Chapter 554 Go Back To The Imperial Capital (Part Two)
"Tomorrow," Matthew answered on Harper''s behalf, then asked her, "Will that be good enough?"
Harper nodded and thought to herself, ''I''m almost done here in the River City. All the embroiderers are
doing a good job. As long as they follow my instructions for the design and construction of those
garments, I will arrange for Pearce and his wife to promote the sales. Since I don''t need to monitor the
business full-time, there''s no need for me to stay here. I can simply have Rufus manage things in my
absence.''
"Prepare a room for him so that he can freshen up. We will set off tomorrow and return to the imperial
capital," Matthew then said. The situation in the imperial capital was calm then. The emperor must
have been feeling guilty that Francis was seriously injured in order to protect him. He would try to
compensate Francis as well as he could. Francis was his son, after all.
"Thank you, Your Highness," Owen said. Then the waiter took him to his room so that he could freshen
up. Matthew pinched Harper''s palm and said, "If you don''t want to go back now, we can stay here and
go back after the New Year."
"Everything here is set. Although the imperial capital is not truly at peace, it''s not chaotic now either. I
need to go back to have a look anyway," Harper said slowly. "And the people behind it, who failed once,
are bound tounch more attacks. Their targets are Charles first, and then Alexander. I''m particrly
afraid that they might hurt Gigi."
Matthew squinted his eyes a bit, and answered, "Well, let''s go back to the imperial capital tomorrow
morning. We can leave Rufus to deal with matters here."
"I had the same idea." Rufus, at that moment, was busy urging on the workers, when he suddenly felt
that a cold wind strike his neck for no reason. When he turned around, he didn''t see anyone there. The
windows were tightly closed, so he had no idea where the wind came from. Maybe it was a telepathic
link which indicated that Harper had left everything for him to deal with. He was going to be a busy
man.
They left in such a hurry that they didn''t even have time to say goodbye to Pearce and his wife in
person. They just sent someone to inform Pearce that they were going back to the imperial capital for
some unspecified reasons.
Hearing that, Pearce merely waved his hand, as if to say that he had known it already.
Allie felt a bit uneasy. She asked him, "Pearce, the situation in the imperial capital..."
Before she could say another word, Pearce interrupted, "Don''t worry. Prince Matthew is cunning and
clever. The emperor seems to have the upper hand now, but the truth may be totally different. Over the
years, if it weren''t for the fact that Prince Matthew still values his blood ties, the emperor wouldn''t have
been able to keep his throne for such a long time." The situation was perfectly clear to Pearce. If
Matthew were to join the struggle for power, he would be sure to win, given his unmatched cleverness.
But would he actually be willing to fight for the throne?
He had once asked Matthew frankly whether he wanted to take the throne or not. He quickly found that
the prince had no interest in that position. The only focus of his interest and passion was Harper, his
wife.
"He is a deplorably unambitious man in that respect. All his attention is directed to that woman."
"Do you dislike Harper?" Allie quickly asked him sullenly. In her eyes, although Harper was young, she
was very capable and smart, so she liked her, and Pearce''sment bothered her.
"I dare not," Pearce answered at once. He was wise enough to keep such thoughts to himself. Matthew
was cunning, while his wife was even more cunning. Even if she looked fragile and gentle, the truth
was that he dared not underestimate her.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.
"It''s good to know that. I''m very fond of her," Allie said. She had only just stepped out of mourning for
her son. "Even as a weak woman, she dared to endure trouble for the sake of the Chu n. If it
weren''t for her, her n would have been eliminated. In such a crisis, others would have abandoned
that family and left them to perish, but she didn''t do that. Instead, she helped to raise her younger
brother and sister even though they weren''t her own mother''s children. She is truly a broad-minded and
kind-hearted woman."
"If she were any less outstanding, she would not have dared to marry Prince Matthew,"mented
Pearce.
"Yes, I agree. She has to endure even more as Matthew''s wife," Allie sighed. Even while living in a
remote city, they still couldn''t avoid getting involved in trouble. How much worse it was for Harper,
being so close to Matthew?
"News from the imperial capital informs us that the emperor was almost assassinated, and Prince
Francis was seriously injured in order to protect the emperor. They rushed back to the imperial capital
on that ount. I''m afraid something momentous will happen there soon," Pearce said. Though he
didn''t know what was in Matthew''s mind, he was pretty clear about the situation in the imperial capital.
Yet he still couldn''t figure out who was the real murderer of his son.
Pearce was puzzled. Jason, who was hiding outside the city, was also puzzled. He had nned to
leave the River City because it would do him no good to encounter Matthew. However, when he saw
Owen appear in the River City, dressed up in disguise, his curiosity held him to the spot.
Owen was a close manservant to Francis. Now that he appeared here, it could only mean that Francis
was there, or that Francis sent him there, but in either case, Owen''s appearance at that spot was
extremely weird to Jason.
The next day, when Matthew''s carriage left the official inn and headed for the imperial capital, Jason
was still confused. ''Why is Uncle Matthew going back to the imperial capital with Owen at this moment?
Is the situation in the imperial city already cleared up?'' he pondered.