Chapter 960 The Invitation From The Qin n (Part One)


    "Harp, someone from the Qin n has just arrived. He imed that the Qin n wants to make peace


    with you and that he has a letter for you." Seeing how busy Harper was reading a book, Matthew


    immediately snatched the volume off her hand, even giving her a look of disagreement. "Harp, you


    have to stop doing this. You''re a pregnant woman! You shouldn''t overwork yourself!" he said


    exasperatedly.


    "What? I''m just reading a book!" Harper was a bit speechless in front of the protective husband, who


    seemed to make a fuss about anything that might cost her time and energy.


    "Harp,e on. You know you''ll get tired after reading for some time. The bnce between work and


    rest is very important, especially for someone expecting." Aside from strictly monitoring his pregnant


    wife''s daily activities, Matthew made sure that he had prepared every food that was good for pregnant


    women, as per their physician. He even cooked the chicken soup himself! "You know what? Eating is


    better than reading. Come and have a taste of this chicken soup I made."


    "Okay, didn''t you just say that someone from the Qin n arrived? Then now isn''t the time for chicken


    soup!" Harper said confused to high heavens. Matthew didn''t react whatsoever, and so Harper just


    gave up, taking the bowl of soup from his hand. As she stirred it to cool it off, she said, "Let him in."


    "What''s with the rush?" asked Matthew immediately, "Drink the chicken soup first. There is plenty of


    time." With that, instead of going ahead and calling the visitor in, he just sat by Harper''s side, making


    sure she ate her food.


    Harper knew that there was no way she would be able to convince Matthew any further, and so she


    resigned herself to finishing the chicken soup. Matthew''s eyes lit up with happiness when he saw that


    Harper was drinking more than he had expected. After Harper emptied the bowl, he filled another one


    at once.


    "One more, Harp," Matthew cheerfully urged.


    "Matthew, your chicken soup is honestly one of the best chicken soups I have tasted, but having too


    much of it will make me sick. Why don''t you try it?" Before Matthew could respond, Harper quickly took


    the bowl from his hand, scooped a spoonful of soup, and basically forced it to him. Though surprised,


    Matthew grinned widely, opened his mouth like a spoiled child, and closed his eyes as he gulped the


    liquid down. The look on his face, however, suddenly changed.


    "Bitter? Why does it taste like drug!" he grumbled, tears almost forming in his eyes.


    "Bitter?" Harper asked, an amused smile on her face. "No, it''s not. You worked so hard on it. So, drink it


    all!"


    Seeing that Harper was in such high spirits, Matthew dared not reject her. ''It is just a bowl of chicken


    soup. Even though it tastes like bitter medicine, it''s not a big deal,'' he thought. He wouldp the soup


    all up in tears if need be. After all, he himself had cooked it, and he could me no one else.


    After finishing his bowl of the soup he concocted, Matthew was in no mood to speak anymore. Harper,


    now free and unbothered by Matthew, then asked one of her servants to usher Qin n''s messenger


    in.


    "Good day, Your Highness," greeted the man, who looked gentle and amiable. He turned out to be the


    new steward of the Qin n.


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    "I believe you bring news from the Qin n?" asked Harper a bit drily. She had already made a clean


    break with the Qin n. It wasn''t that hard for her, as Felton was the only one she truly cared about.


    "Lady Victoria wants you to go back to the Qin n. She wanted to discuss something important—the


    whole n''s inheritance." The steward didn''t know how Harper would react to the invitation, and so he


    tried to take a look of her face. Since he didn''t want her to decline the invitation, he was trying to be as


    cordial as humanly possible.


    After a few moments of silence, Harper finally spoke. "Oh, I thought it would be something important. It


    turns out that it''s only about the inheritance. Please tell Lady Victoria that as a granddaughter married


    into another family, I''m not interested in the inheritance of the n at all. And besides, their inheritance


    only gets passed down to the sons of the n. It isn''t my ce to take any of it, so I''d better not meddle


    in things I''m not a part of," refused Harper rather indifferently.


    Hearing this, the steward became anxious. "Your Highness, it''s not like what you said. You are a


    member of the Qin n and also the direct line of descent. I mean, if you are not qualified, who else


    deserves it? Lady Victoria even noted that you are the most eligible person to inherit everything the


    n has."


    "I said I''m not interested," Harper reiterated in a tone a bit more hostile. She had no time to care about


    the Qin n. Currently, her top priority was Derrick and how to effectively deal with him. He had proven


    to be incredibly cunning and ruthless that he would even use his own son and daughter to get what he


    wanted. As he was clearly desperate, he would do and use anything to his advantage.


    The steward felt more anxious than ever before, but he made sure he didn''t show it on his face. "I


    understand. Lady Victoria also asked me to give this to you. She instructed me to tell you to read that


    first so that you''d understand her better."


    Harper narrowed her eyes, but she didn''t take the letter over. Seeing that, Matthew gestured to the


    maid, and the girl went to take the letter over at once. After a careful check, she handed it to Harper


    finally.


    Harper knew that Victoria wanted to get the Qin n''s inheritance all the time, and she would never


    give up before she got what she craved for. For this, Harper was expecting that there would merely be


    some fancy words in the letter, which aimed at luring her to give a hand. But she was wrong. Yet, what


    was written in the letter was beyond her imagination!


    "What''s wrong?" Seeing that the expression on Harper''s face changed, Matthew leaned forward and


    asked worriedly.


    Harper didn''t answer him. She instead raised her head and looked at the steward, "Go back and report


    to Lady Victoria that I''ll pay a visit as she wishes, in three days."


    "Yes, Your Highness." The steward then left cheerfully. As soon as the man had left, the letter was


    handed to Matthew. After reading it, he smiled.


    "I have been wondering why the olddy has the courage to go against us. It turns out that she has


    colluded with Derrick for quite a long time."


    "You see, Matthew, what the olddy says is that she has the lord of the Phoenix City in her hand and


    asks us to discuss how to deal with him. Besides, Daphne is also in her control. Now it could be said


    that she has the bargaining chips, so she wants to negotiate with us, forcing me to go there this time,"


    Harper analyzed indifferently. In fact, she didn''t care if the old fox Derrick was caught by the Qin n,


    but the problem was, Daphne had also fallen into their clutches!


    "But Derrick is definitely a sly old fox, howe he would make the mistake and fall into the hands of


    Victoria? Unless this old fox surrendered to her voluntarily." Matthew had seen the matter more clearly


    than Harper. "Derrick has built his authority through years of scheming and calcting, while the old


    lady has been hiding in the deep mountain for many years. No matter how clever she might be, the Qin


    n can''t catch Derrick this easily. Derrick might only be a bait. I''m afraid they are inviting you to a


    dinner full of conspiracies," Matthew reminded.