Chapter 590 The Scapegoat (Part Two)


    "My darling is so considerate and sweet! How did you know that I am so hungry?" With a wide smile,


    Harper went to the table, sat down, and took the chopsticks from Matthew. She then asked, "Will


    Francis get rid of us? After all, we are a loose end to his borate n."


    Matthew ced some food in front of Harper and said, "At this moment, I don''t think he would. As you


    said, he''s still recovering. Also, the emperor will not suspect him at all for two reasons. One, because


    he''s weak and two, because he had once saved his life. The emperor will believe that I had nned


    everything."


    "Then, I guess it''s time to admit that I''m really quite impressed with Francis. Darling, do you have any


    wine here?" Harper asked abruptly.


    "No, you shouldn''t drink since you have a very low tolerance for alcohol." Matthew was worried that


    Harper would lose herself once she had wine. Although he liked to see drunk Harper, her health was


    more important to him.


    Harper put down her chopsticks and said, "Then forget it. I admire Francis for his hard work and


    intelligence ining up with such a n. But if he had the ability to think of such aplex scheme,


    he should be able to notice that he was being poisoned for so many years."


    "It was the emperor who poisoned him," Matthew supplied.


    With those few words, Harper''s eyes widened in shock. She couldn''t believe what she just heard. But


    soon enough, she felt a sense of ease. "It''s not surprising that there''s an emperor who would poison


    his own son since there''s a father like Charles. No wonder, Francis could still be tricked by poison,


    even though he is very intelligent. Anyways, since it''s bing clear that the emperor does like to use


    poison, I''m afraid that it was him who poisoned our mother—Lady Cecilia as well."


    In a second, the intent to kill was seen across Matthew''s eyes. Cecilia''s death had left a wound in his


    heart that would never heal. Since a long time ago, it was clear to him that the emperor had something


    to do with his mother''s death. Now, he was certain that the emperor poisoned her. Matthew thought


    that if it was indeed the emperor who wanted to kill her, there must be someone helping him in the


    pce.


    Matthew also put down his chopsticks. He then poured a cup of tea and let Harper rinsed her mouth


    with it. "All the poisonse from the imperial pce. The royal family is full of the most wicked people


    that plot the most vicious acts."


    "But still, there are also many beautiful women in the royal family, including seventy-two concubines in


    different pces. Every kind of beauty can be found inside the family. It is literally like heaven on earth.


    Don''t you like it, darling?" Harper asked with faux interest while she ced her chin on top of her


    hands.


    "I have you and that''s more than enough for me. I don''t need anyone else." Then, Matthew asked a


    servant toe in and put away the dishes on the table. "What did you learn today?" Matthew asked


    Harper when they were alone.


    "The man behind the things that were done by the empress is the emperor. His purpose is to ruin me.


    But I did something awful in return." Harper stretched out her index finger and pointed it high in the air.


    "What kind of awful thing?" As soon as he asked, Matthew thought of Fiona who didn''t appear at the


    birthday banquet. At that, he could almost guess what had happened.


    With a guilty look on her face, Harper narrated, "I had Fiona dressed up like me and then, I sent her to


    the emperor''s ce. Who would have known that the emperor was so shameless as to defile his


    daughter-inw?"


    Suddenly, an intense look could be seen in Matthew''s eyes. "Do you have some sort of drug?"


    "Drug? What kind of drug?" Harper idly asked. She wasn''t sure if Matthew was upset or not.


    "After taking this kind of drug, a man will never be able to touch a woman again. I want to give this kind


    of drug to the emperor as his birthday gift. He already has so many sons and daughters, so he doesn''t


    need to have any more children. For the sake of his body, I want to give him the drug," Matthew


    frantically said.


    Harper giggled with her hand covering her mouth. "Then, the emperor would only be able to watch his


    beautiful concubines instead of touching them. That sounds interesting!"


    "Do you have that kind of drug?"


    "Not yet, but if I work hard, I think I can make it."


    "Okay, that''s perfect. When it''s finished, give it to me and I will give it to the emperor." Matthew put his


    hands on both sides of the chair and leaned closer to Harper. "Since that had been settled, let me


    teach you something you don''t know yet."


    "Wait!" Harper eximed while she ced her hands on his chest. "There''s one more thing. I can''t


    believe I almost forgot it."


    Matthew carefully looked at the expression on her face and he knew that whatever she was going to


    say, it wouldn''t be brief.


    "What is it? We can talk about it while I continue with what I am about to teach you," Matthew


    comined, almost sounding like a whine.


    Harper took a deep breath. "Stop it. Let''s talk about this first. Members of the Qin n in the Joy City


    were killed and the token of our mansion was left at the scene."


    "Did Zack tell you that?" Matthew asked while the expression on his eyes changed.


    "It doesn''t matter who told me. Just answer this: were you aware of this?" Harper looked into Matthew''s


    eyes. She believed in him. If he wanted to kill members of the Qin n, it was impossible for him to


    leave any traces on the crime scene.


    The expression on Matthew''s face changed once again. Of course, he knew everything that Zack


    knew. But he didn''t tell Harper about it because he didn''t know who had betrayed him. "Yes, but I didn''t


    tell you."


    "Is there a traitor in our mansion?" There was no other possibility that Harper could think of. If the news


    about the Qin n had spread so quickly and it had something to do with Matthew''s mansion, then it


    must be someone from the mansion who leaked it. Obviously, the person who did that could only have


    one intent and that was to drive a wedge between the couple.


    "Yes," Matthew briefly answered. He then squeezed into the chair and sat down beside Harper. She felt


    that the chair was a little bit too crowded, so she simply sat on his legs. Then, he continued, "Besides,


    during that time when we left River City, someone broke into our mansion. From what we know, that


    person was looking for something. He was extremely cautious, but fortunately, our secret guards found


    him."


    "Did we lose anything in the house?" Harper asked. She was so surprised. That person must be very


    familiar with theyout of the mansion since they were able to sneak in without being caught.


    "No, he didn''t find what he wanted. Guess what he was looking for inside?" Matthew asked in a low


    voice.


    Harper raised her head in contemtion and said, "It must be something confidential or valuable."


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    "The Heavenly Book," Matthew supplied.