Chapter 690 Cynthia Came To The Imperial Capital (Part One)


    Arrangements had been made by Francis for Harper to stay in the Sleek Pce. It was a well-known


    fact to everyone that the Sleek Pce was the ce where the future empress was supposed to live.


    Meaning to say, Francis did this deliberately and his purpose could not be more obvious. Harper was


    someone who held a special ce in his heart. Knowing this, Sherry had beening over to the


    Sleek Pce to find fault with Harper. But each time, Francis woulde and quickly solve whatever


    the trouble was. In order to make sure Sherry wouldn''t be able to make any trouble for Harper, he


    decided to ce his mother under house arrest.


    It should go without saying that Sherry was so angry at his decision—so much so that she smashed


    everything in her pce as a way to vent her anger. How she wished she could rip Harper into shreds.


    "That bitch! Bitch!" she cursed spitefully.


    "Please don''t be angry, My Lady." A maid tried to calm her down.


    "Don''t be angry? How can I not be angry? She is Matthew''s wife! But she is now living in the Sleek


    Pce! Why on earth would Francis make such arrangements?" Sherry furiously screamed as her face


    became contorted. Although Francis was her son, she waspletely clueless as to what was going


    on inside that mind of his and what he was intending to do.


    The maids in waiting didn''t dare to speak another word upon seeing the anger in Sherry''s eyes. They


    simply lowered their heads and backed away. After serving her for quite a while, they hade to


    realize that anyone who tried to soothe her whenever she was like that would only end up being


    severely punished instead. For that reason, they opted to just keep their mouths shut.


    After letting off some steam, Sherry finally calmed down little by little. At the same time, she started


    thinking about the current situation. Harper posed a great threat to her as well as Francis. After all, the


    world knew that she was Matthew''s wife. Sherry was well aware of the fact that Francis had a thing forProperty belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    Harper. But she would never let him do whatever he pleased. If he were to express his feelings for


    Harper in front of others, he would be deemed unqualified to serve as the next emperor.


    "No. I can''t just sit back and let her continue to stay here," Sherry eximed as she gritted her teeth.


    "Go and invite Harper here.


    I would like to have a word with her."


    "My Lady, Prince Francis wouldn''t allow you..." the maid said, trying to remind her, albeit hesitantly.


    "He only forbids me from leaving the pce. It doesn''t mean that you can''t leave here. It is true that he


    doesn''t want me to meet Harper, but he never said anything about Harper not being allowed toe


    here to meet me instead. Just go and ask her toe here right now!" Sherry snorted with such


    disdain. One way or another, she was determined to get rid of Harper so that she wouldn''t pose a


    threat to Francis. Now that they hade this far after so many hardships, she could not allow Harper


    to get in their way.


    At the gate of Matthew''s mansion, a low-key and ordinary carriage pulled over. A maid then walked


    toward the mansion and knocked on the door. "We are from the Xiao n. We''vee here to visit


    Lady Harper," she said.


    Hearing this, the guard nced at the maid and hesitated for a bit, saying "Miss, I regret to inform you


    that Lady Harper hasn''t been back to the mansion for quite a while. She is staying in the Imperial


    Pce at the moment. If you want to see her, you would have to send the information to the Imperial


    Pce."


    Cynthia Xiao, Matthew''s cousin, was surprised to hear that. "Harper is Matthew''s wife. Why is she living


    in the Imperial Pce now? Isn''t she supposed to be staying in Matthew''s mansion?" she asked in


    confusion.


    "Prince Francis has been seriously injured. For that reason, Lady Harper was ordered to stay in the


    pce to treat him," the guard answered politely. "She hasn''te back ever since she left. So, I''m


    afraid we cannot let you in and receive you as guests. Please go back for now."


    "Hey, how could you talk to us like that?" the maid yelled out. When the guard closed the door, her


    finger almost got caught, so she was so furious and jumped to her feet out of anger.


    "Amy, just forget it," Cynthia Xiao ordered. "Let''s make a detour to an inn for now. Matthew is currently


    on the way, escorting Princess Lilian to the Great Jade Kingdom. Harper is in charge of all the affairs in


    the mansion. Given that she isn''t home at the moment, no one would dare to allow us toe inside


    without her permission. That is perfectly understandable. We should just leave."


    Amy got inside the carriage, anger still brewing inside of her. "Humph! I''ve heard that Lady Harper is a


    jealous woman. The way I see it, what that guard said isn''t making any sense. She is a married


    woman! How could she stay in the Imperial Pce for so long? That is just impossible. It''s clear to see


    that she is doing this to turn us down on purpose in order to drive us away!"


    Despite hearing that, Cynthia Xiao didn''t give her any response. The Xiao n hadn''t been a part of


    the court for many years. Thus, they had little to no influence in the imperial capital. But they were


    aware of the situation here. Cynthia Xiao knew that Harper was indeed staying in the Imperial Pce.


    However, the reason why she was there wasn''t the same as what the guard had said. As far as Cynthia


    Xiao was concerned, Harper was deliberately being kept in the Imperial Pce by Francis in order to


    threaten Matthew. Harper was probably being held as a hostage.


    "My Lady, aren''t you the least bit mad at her?" Amy asked, her face burning red with anger. Cynthia


    Xiao was quite an important and influential figure in the Xiao n. If it weren''t for her, the Xiao n


    might not have been willing to allow them toe here. That being said, the result remained the same,


    and they were still turned down.


    Calmly flipping through the book in her hand, Cynthia Xiao answered, "Why would I be angry? He


    was only telling the truth, anyway. She is indeed in the Imperial Pce right now. As for the real reason


    why she is being kept there, it is not that important anymore."


    "That means we can''t get into Prince Matthew''s mansion, am I right?" Amy asked, sounding so


    concerned.


    A faint smile crept onto Cynthia Xiao''s face. "I''ve heard that my brother, Rufus, is currently in the


    imperial capital. I want you to ask someone to get in touch with him. He and Matthew always get along


    well. Maybe he can help us get inside Matthew''s mansion."


    "Yes, My Lady." Hearing that, Amy felt so relieved. Without dy, she intended to ask someone to


    contact Rufus at once. But the second she opened the curtain to give out the order, their carriage was


    stopped by someone.


    "Is Lady Cynthia from the Xiao n in the carriage?" Ken asked, leading a group of guards and


    stopping them in their tracks.


    When she heard this, Cynthia Xiao immediately pulled the curtain aside and nced at the well-armed


    guards outside. Feeling a bit confused, she replied, "Yes, I am here. Sirs, why are you stopping us?"


    Ken made a bow and answered politely, "It''s nice to meet you, Lady Cynthia. Prince Francis heard that


    someone paid a visit to Prince Matthew''s mansion. So, he was worried that no one would entertain you


    there. For that reason, he ordered me toe here to invite you to the Imperial Pce so you can


    meet Lady Harper."