Chapter 691 Cynthia Came To The Imperial Capital (Part Two)


    Cynthia Xiao couldn''t help but frown upon hearing his words. First of all, it was kind of weird for Francis


    to find out about the situation in Matthew''s mansion so soon. Was he actually having his men spy on


    Matthew''s mansion? Besides, if it were true that he was worried that no one would entertain her in


    Matthew''s mansion, he should have just let Harper leave the Imperial Pce ande back. But now,


    this man was inviting her into the Imperial Pce instead. Was this an order from Harper or from


    Francis?


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    "Who is the one inviting into the Imperial Pce? Lady Harper or Prince Francis?" she asked.


    "It doesn''t matter anyway," Ken tly replied, his voice calm and sensible. "Lady Cynthia, this way


    please."


    "Lady Cynthia..." Amy was about to rejected Ken.


    "Amy, don''t be rude," Cynthia Xiao stopped Amy from saying anything else. Then, she turned to Ken


    and said, "Very well. Please lead the way."


    "Yes. Forgive me, Lady Cynthia. I''m only following orders," Ken apologized. With that, he asked the


    guards to surround the carriage from the front to the back. It might appear that he was protecting the


    carriage, but he was actually just escorting them into the Imperial Pce.


    Standing by the window and looking at the person being taken away, Rufus squinted his eyes. "Mister


    Rufus, Lady Cynthia is being taken into the Imperial Pce. Is she going to be all right?" asked Rufus''


    manservant.


    "What could possibly happen to her?" Rufus answered in a rather indifferent tone. "What? Do you think


    Francis would be so lecherous that he''d actually do something to her? I''m afraid the people in the


    Swan Castle only wish that Francis would actually make a move on her."


    Hearing his response, the attendant smiled awkwardly. He had been noticing that his young master


    was bing more and more displeased with the people in the Swan Castle. Rufus had only been


    back to the imperial capital for a few days, and now Cynthia had arrived afterwards. Now, she even


    went directly to Matthew''s mansion to pay a visit, only to be turned down and even forcibly escorted


    into the Imperial Pce. These developments were very strange. However, it seemed that Rufus was


    not worried at all.


    "So we''re just going to leave Lady Cynthia like this?" asked the attendant.


    "I will pay a visit to the Imperial Pce tonight," Rufus said in a cold tone. Thinking of the thing he was


    holding in his hand, he would naturally find a way to give it to Harper. Cynthia Xiao being brought into


    the Imperial Pce had just given him a perfect excuse to visit the Imperial Pce at night.


    "You''re going to the Imperial Pce? Then, I will apany you," Howard suddenly chimed in. At that


    time, he was sitting nearby, carefully wiping his sword with a handkerchief.


    "I will be visiting the Imperial Pce at night!" Rufus stressed out.


    "Whatever. I''ll being with you," Howard tly replied. Howard took Felix away, but Felix managed


    to escape. Then, Felix chased after Francis and eventually got himself killed in the process. This left


    Harper very displeased with Howard, so Howard was determined to make amends for it.


    "My sister has been taken into the Imperial Pce. So, I, at least, have an excuse to go there. But what


    about you? Do you have any excuse?" Rufus asked angrily as he stood with arms akimbo. As soon as


    he came back to the imperial capital, Howard had been following him wherever he went. If it were not


    for the fact that he worked for Harper, Rufus would''ve taught him a lesson a long time ago.


    Giving him a cold stare, Howard answered, "My sister is in the Imperial Pce as well."


    "Your sister is in the Imperial Pce?" he echoed. "Come on! Don''t try to fool me! Bah! Do you actually


    consider Harper to be your sister? Are you kidding me?" Rufus chided. But after a while, he realized


    that Harper was indeed Howard''s sister, to some degree, although not rted by blood. But would


    Harper ever admit that he was actually her brother? No one knew.


    Howard''s sword was now glistening with cold light. As he waved his sword, he pointed it straight toward


    Rufus. And then, his sword stopped in front of Rufus'' face. "Of course, I do."


    "Are there really such brother and sister in the world who would scheme and hurt each other?" Rufus


    argued, and his stomach even ached because of anger. ''What? Is he trying to threaten me with that


    damned sword?'' he cursed deep inside.


    Howard sneered, "Isn''t that what your n is like? Your family is no different from mine when ites


    to this respect."


    This rendered Rufuspletely speechless. After giving it much thought, he realized that Howard was


    merely telling the truth. If brothers and sisters were not from the same mother, the fights among them


    would probably be even fiercer. Although he rarely came back to the Swan Castle, he knew that the


    overt and covert struggles were constantly happening one after another. At the thought of that, he was


    afraid that the fights in his family were even worse than those in the Chu n.


    "I''m not involved in scheming against them." Rufus made it clear.


    "Can you say for certain that they never thought of ying tricks on you?" Howard posed the question


    as he sheathed his sword. "You may not scheme against others, but that doesn''t necessarily mean


    they won''t do this to you. As the eldest legitimate son of the Xiao n, you are the one whom


    everyone is keeping a close eye on. They all want to pull you down from your current status. If you


    hadn''t been with Matthew all these years, do you seriously think you could''ve stayed safe and sound


    for so long?"


    As Rufus heard that, his eyebrows became deeply knitted and he wore a long face at once, but he


    couldn''t argue with what Howard said. Nowadays, Francis was so powerful, and Matthew was ced


    at a disadvantage. The Xiao n at the Swan Castle was ready to make a move. Knowing that, he


    thought that the purpose of Cynthia Xiaoing here this time was to persuade Matthew topete


    for the throne. If Matthew seeded in bing the next emperor, the Xiao n would be able to


    return to the court and be powerful in the Imperial Pce once again. However, Matthew was not


    someone who would be easily manipted by others. There was no way in hell that he would allow the


    Xiao n to make a decision for him.


    "You can''te with me. Otherwise, Francis will be suspicious," Rufus insisted. He was not really


    just being naive. It just so happened that he did not want to think too much about those nasty things. In


    the past, he disliked Harper because he mistakenly thought that she seemed like such a kind woman,


    yet she was cruel and heartless deep inside. Later, he got to know what kind of life Harper had been


    through in the Chu n before she married Matthew. He began to feel pity for her and even hated


    Howard and others who had mistreated her in the past. In his eyes, he thought that they were the ones


    responsible for turning an innocent and gentle girl into such a cruel and spiteful woman.


    After hesitating for a while, Howard went on and said, "Prince Francis has now kept her grounded in


    the pce to prevent Matthew''s men from getting in touch with her. Are you sure you''ll be able to see


    her after you go there tonight?"


    Rufus had a second thought and didn''t say anything for a while. If Francis had taken precautions


    against Matthew and his men, the Sleek Pce where Harper was now staying in would probably be


    heavily guarded. If that was really the case, he was worried that he might get caught as soon as he


    appeared, and thus he wouldn''t be able to see her in the end.


    "How about this? We''ll just go there together. You will attract the guards'' attention and I will take that


    opportunity toe and meet her. If you have something to say or anything you want to deliver to her, I


    will help you out. So, are you sure you don''t want me to go inside with you?" Howard said, not feeling


    worried whatsoever. Now, Lucas was killed and Francis had yet to take any action. It only went to show


    that he was afraid of something. Considering that, Francis wouldn''t be able to make a move until his


    problem was solved.


    "Why don''t you attract the guards'' attention instead?" Rufus asked. After thinking it through, he realized


    that if the guards were focused on Howard, he could sneak in to see Harper instead. Personally, he


    preferred this idea much more.


    "Because I''m not Matthew''s man," Howard helplessly replied, looking so shocked at Rufus'' stupidity.