Chapter 694 Breaking His Head (Part One)


    Cynthia was retained in the Sleek Pce. Since Harper stayed in the side hall, there was just the main


    hall that remained vacant. Looking at the luxurious and spacious main hall, Cynthia frowned tightly and


    asked the young maid who had guided her there, "Excuse me, but why do I stay in the main hall for the


    night?"


    "Lady Cynthia, since Her Highness is staying in the side hall, only the main hall is avable now. So,


    Her Highness herself ordered me to arrange your stay in the main hall," the young maid answered


    respectfully.


    "I''m just a civilian girl. It''s not appropriate for me to stay in the main hall of the Sleek Pce. Can you


    pass a message to Her Highness for me asking her if she will stay in the main hall and let me stay in


    the side hall?" Cynthia was somewhat annoyed. She was merely a guest visiting Matthew''s mansion. If


    she stayed in the main hall of the Sleek Pce, obviously she would be the topic of gossip. She


    could imagine what others would think of her. Moreover, with a position higher than hers, Harper was


    staying in the side hall. In that situation, if Cynthia were to stay in the main hall, it would be an act of


    adding fuel to the fire, making it easy for others to attack her verbally.


    "Lady Cynthia, please try to understand. Her Highness has already gone to bed. Besides, the moment


    she stepped into the Sleek Pce, she had rified that she wouldn''t be staying in the main hall. So


    please stay in the main hall for the time being despite your unwillingness," the young maid said


    helplessly. She thought it was a great honor to stay in the main hall of the Sleek Pce for a night. She


    couldn''t understand why both Harper and Cynthia were refusing such an honor. She wondered, ''Do


    they look down upon the main hall of the Sleek Pce?''


    Looking at the receding back of the young maid, Cynthia frowned tightly. Her maid, Amy, also looked


    quite uneasy. "My Lady, what do you think about Lady Harper''s intention? She stays in the Sleek


    Pce, but she lives the side hall instead of the main hall, and lets you stay the main hall…"


    "Stop it," Cynthia said, shaking her head. Surely, she couldn''t stay in the main hall. She had no choice


    but to find another ce to stay for the night. "I remember there is a soft bed in the drawing room. The


    weather isn''t cold now. Bring a quilt and follow me. I will sleep on the soft bed in the drawing room."


    "Yes, My Lady."


    When Rufus sneaked into the Imperial Pce, he found that the pce was heavily guarded and


    fortified. The pce guards patrolled once a quarter, leaving no loophole for him to make use of.


    "What a waste of talent for Francis to pay attention to such trivial things!" Rufus sighed. "Look at the


    layout. If he was on the battlefield, he would be an able general."


    "To the Sleek Pce," Howard reminded Rufus, as he was impatient hearing thetter''s sigh. Of


    course, Francis was talented. If he had been worthless, he could never have brought the whole


    situation under his control.


    Rufus pouted. Following Howard, he headed towards the Sleek Pce. However, before they could get


    closer, they stopped in their tracks. The Sleek Pce was not just protected by ordinary guards, but


    there were also additional secret guards outside the pce. They perceived no less than ten secret


    guards nearby. It was difficult for Rufus to break into the pce, even with Howard''s help. It was also


    impossible for them to enter the pce together.


    "Are you sure about getting in? The pce is so heavily protected," Rufus asked with suspicion.


    "No, I can''t!" Howard answered, gritting his teeth in frustration. He perceived that Francis might have


    regarded Harper as his most valuable asset and would have been extremely worried about her. That


    could be the reason why he provided such a heavy guard to the Sleek Pce. It was almost impossible


    for the two of them to enter the pce under such heavy defenses.


    "Then what should we do?" Rufus asked helplessly.


    "Try to see if you can sneak in. If you are sessful, go to locate your younger sister first. Inform me


    when you find out Harper''s location in the Sleek Pce. I will somehow find a way to get in," Howard


    whispered to Rufus after thinking for a while.


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    Rufus thought for a while and then deemed Howard''s n to be feasible. "Okay then, I''ll try it first. If I


    cannot defend myself, back me up."


    "Don''t worry. I''ll be there to support you. Go ahead,"


    Howard said and reassured Rufus. Thinking he would have a fight at the worst, Rufus flipped over the


    wall and entered the Sleek Pce. To his surprise, he wasn''t stopped by anyone. None of the secret


    guards moved, while the ordinary guards could not find out about his existence. In this way, he got


    inside the pce smoothly.


    Standing by the enclosing wall of the Sleek Pce, Rufus still felt unreal. But without wasting another


    minute, he entered the main hall of the pce and looked for Harper and Cynthia.


    He was surprised to find that neither Harper nor Cynthia was staying in the main hall. Then he made


    his way to the side hall. Since Harper was staying in the Sleek Pce, and since he didn''t find anyone


    in the main hall, he concluded that both Harper and Cynthia were staying in the side hall.


    When Rufus was trying to open the door secretly, Harper and Forsythia quickly got out of the bed. The


    two stood behind the door, each with a vase in the hands, both ready to smash the intruder. They were


    expecting a rounder who had broken into their room in the middle of the night.


    Rufus was trying hard to pick the lock and when he heard the door pin getting removed, he felt happy.


    He cautiously pushed the door open, intending to slip into the room. However, as soon as he popped


    his head into the room, he found something wrong and retracted his head immediately. At the same


    time, a vase was thrown at him, but he was lucky enough to escape from it. It fell onto the ground and


    shattered into pieces instantaneously. Rufus broke into a cold sweat at the thought of what would have


    happened to his head if he had reacted a little slow.


    "Harper, it''s…" The vase in Harper''s hands was already picking up the momentum towards his head.


    Although she tried to reduce her strength as soon as she heard Rufus'' voice, the vase still struck his


    head.


    Rufus froze for a moment and felt like the stars were dancing in front of his eyes. He cried in his mind,


    ''No wonder the secret guards outside didn''t move an inch. It turns out they knew I would suffer here!''


    "Rufus?" Harper wasn''t sure if the intruder was Rufus indeed. She ordered Forsythia to light the oil


    lamp. As themp was lit, she found out that the person who sneaked into the room was really Rufus.


    Due to his poor sense of direction, it was difficult for him to find the side hall. However, he got a


    bleeding wound on his head.