Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 540 Supporting You With All My Life

Matthew and his companions had been waiting in the front hall for quite a while. Pearce still hadn'tshown up. They kept calm and just waited in silence. About an hour later, Pearce appeared, supportinghis wife, a beautiful woman with a thin face.

"It's a great pleasure to see you, Your Highnesses." As soon as Pearce's wife had entered the hall, shebowed to Matthew and Harper.

Harper stepped forward quickly and extended her hands to offer support. "You don't need to be socourteous. We just came here to apologize to you for what Alexander did."

Harper supported Allie with her hand and led her to sit down at the master's seat. There was a spark inPearce's eyes when he noticed this, but he didn't do anything to stop her. He followed his wife and satdown next to her. Alexander knelt down and made three kowtows in front of them. Then he said,"Thank you, Marquis Pearce and Lady Allie! I will never forget your generosity and kindness."

Allie looked at Alexander kneeling on the floor with an anxious face, as if he feared that they would notforgive him.

"My son's death was not your fault. I am the one who should apologize. You got into serious troublebecause of my impulsiveness. Will you forgive me?" Allie's voice was sad and tender. Alexander was afew years younger than her son. She could imagine how terrified he had been recently.

Alexander nodded his head heavily and said, "If I hadn't quarreled with Alban, he wouldn't have beenharmed by evildoers. I know I was wrong. Lady Allie, will you please forgive me?"

"You didn't do anything bad. I know Alban well, and I can imagine how he must have provoked you first.You were just defending yourself." Allie understood the personalities of both her husband and her sonwell. She wiped away her tears and said, "Although I knew he was somewhat vain, I never wanted torebuke him. As a result, I am also to be blamed for what happened."

"Well, Allie, don't be so sad now." Seeing his wife's sorrowful condition, Pearce felt distressed. Hecould not help looking at Matthew and thinking, 'What have you done, Matthew? Yesterday you forcedme to make the government release Alexander. Today you arrange a meeting to make my wife sad.Can you do something good for us?'

"Lady Allie, if you don't mind, I will come to visit you and Marquis Pearce often. I will take care of youfor Alban's sake and support you with all my life," Alexander said suddenly.

Pearce and Allie were surprised. Even Harper felt surprised. However, Alexander's idea was sensible,and therefore she would not object to it.

"You..." Pearce said in uncertainty. "Do you intend to be my adopted son?"

"Marquis Pearce, it's not quite like that. Alban was your only child. Although I didn't kill him, he diedbecause of me. I wish to support you even though I can't be adopted. I have an elder sister and ayounger sister to be taken care. As the only heir of my clan, it's my duty to maintain the Chu Clan, sonaturally, I cannot be your adopted son. Nonetheless, I would like to take you and Lady Allie as myparents, serve you and support you," Alexander explained. Then he turned to ask Harper, "May I dothat?" He looked at Harper expectantly.

"Sure, you may." Harper nodded.

"Marquis Pearce and Lady Allie, may I have the honor to support you and serve you?" Alexanderturned to Pearce and Allie again.

The couple stared at each other. They were amazed that Alexander would offer to take care of them forthe rest of their lives even though he was not their son.

"Certainly you may, but without a formal status, it's not justifiable," Pearce said in a hesitant voice. Thefact that Alexander was unwilling to abandon the ruined Chu Clan showed that this child was honorable

and sincere. With Matthew's protection, he would certainly have a bright future, so they were willing tolet him support them for the rest of their lives.

"How about this?" Harper then turned to look at Pearce and Allie. "How about letting Alexanderrecognize you as his sworn parents? What do you think of it?"

"Great idea! Allie, what do you think of that?" Pearce looked at his wife cautiously. He was afraid thatshe would be unwilling to agree.

Allie's face brightened into a smile. She responded then, "I am more than happy."

Alexander was overjoyed and excited.

With a gentle push to Alexander, Harper reminded, "Greet your sworn father and mother."

"Greetings, Father and Mother." Alexander promptly knelt down and kowtowed sincerely.

Allie stood up and helped Alexander up. "Accepting a sworn son can't be so simple. I will arrange abanquet, invite the guests and then recognize Alexander as our sworn child. This will also be good forAlexander."

"I'm afraid you can't do that," Matthew finally said. "If it becomes known to the world that Alexander isyour sworn son, the emperor will regard you as the members of my party. That will do you no good."

"There is nothing to be afraid of. We won't let it trouble us." Pearce didn't care whether he would beregarded as a member of this or that party. He only wanted his wife to be happy.

"How about this? Let Matthew and I be the witnesses. We can just make it simple," Harper suggested."The murderer is still hiding in the dark, and we'd better keep a low profile. Of course, we will definitelycatch the murderer."

"But this has happened all of a sudden with no preparation. It will be unfair to Alexander," Allie said,feeling a bit uneasy. "I need some time to prepare for it. The ancestral temple has to be prepared aswell."

"Well, in this case, you can determine a date, and on that day I will take Alexander over and then, youcan recognize him to be your sworn son," Harper said to Allie with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I'll have my people prepare for it at once." Allie stepped out to tell her people to preparefor all the things that would be needed. Pearce gave a grateful look at Harper. Now that his wife hadsomething to do, she would be cheered up rather than immerse herself in sorrow every day.

"Thank you, Your highnesses."

"Pearce, it is not our idea." Harper looked at Alexander. "It is his own idea. He didn't even tell this to usbeforehand."

Pearce looked at Alexander, reached out his hand and stroke his head. "You are truly a good boy."novelbin

"Alexander, you go outside now and play for a while. I have something to discuss with your swornfather." Harper asked Alexander to go out. Pearce gestured to an attendant to escort him out.

"Take good care of him."

"Yes, My Lord."

Pearce looked at Harper first, and then turned to look at Matthew. "Have you found somethingalready?"

"Pearce, you must know all about the powerful forces of the River City. Recently, have any powerfulpeople entered the city? Or are there any powerful people in the city who are involved in the battle forpower?" Harper suspected that the murderer was still in the River City. Even if the main criminal behind

the murder was not there anymore, his accomplices must still be there. They helped the main criminalby keeping Matthew staying in the city.

"Powerful people who have recently entered the River City, and who are involved in the battle forpower..." Pearce suddenly widened his eyes and looked straight at Matthew.

"Except us," said Harper sullenly.

"In addition to you, the other powerful person in the River City would be me," Pearce said confidently.

Harper had the urge to throw her teacup at the head of Pearce in frustration. 'Are you kidding me?' shethought.

Noticing Harper's unhappy attitude, Pearce thought for a while and said, "I can't think of any otherpowerful person. But actually, there is someone from the imperial capital."

"Who is it?"

"Prince Jason."

Harper looked at Matthew. Jason had been travelling outside the capital all the time, so he had nothingto do with the imperial court affairs. He might not be involved in the fight for the throne. However, whowas really indifferent to the throne? Although Jason was constantly travelling around, who knew whatwas in his mind? They wouldn't know the truth until they met him.

"I have only seen him a few times. I had the impression that he was like a coward." A look of disdainovertook Matthew's face. Back then, when he glared at Jason, the latter would cry. He cried so hardthat he couldn't catch his breath. What was more, Jason even once had pissed his pants just becauseof Matthew's glare.

Harper looked at Pearce. She thought, 'As a prince, how could Jason really be such a coward?'

"I don't think he looks like a coward. Actually, he looks like a reserved person who is averse to socialcontact," Pearce said as he recalled his memory on Jason. "The point is, whenever Prince Matthew'sname was mentioned, he always seemed to be unwell."

Matthew snorted and said, "No other prince has been so frightened to the extent of wetting his pants atthe sight of me."

The corner of Harper's mouth twitched. She thought, 'To think that a prince pissed his pants because ofyour stern look! How terrible you are! He must have been very embarrassed.'

"I treat him no differently than I do all the other princes, but he is the only one to be such a coward."Matthew indeed disliked Jason. Jason was even about the same age as him, but he cried every timehe saw him and even pissed his pants. He hated cowards more than anything else, so his dislike ofJason grew every time he saw him.

"Prince Jason did not stay in the imperial capital. Was it because of you?" Harper asked playfully.

"I have no idea," Matthew answered.

Pearce had also heard of that. At the time, Matthew had just come back from the battlefield. He was fullof sinister aura and couldn't restrain himself at all. Felix, being the eldest prince, was not afraid ofMatthew at all. But the other princes were all very afraid of him, so it was believable that Jason wasscared enough to piss his pants.

"Could it possibly be Prince Jason?"

"Humph! If he knew that I was in the River City, he would have run away like a mouse." Matthew lookedvery disdainful at the thought of it. The smile on Pearce's face also turned stiff, to realize that Jason

was so afraid of Matthew that he might actually run away overnight.

Harper felt pity for Jason, thinking of how badly Matthew might have traumatized him.

"Find out straightaway if Jason is still in the River City," Matthew ordered coldly, and Fred went out tocarry out the task at once. Then Matthew asked Pearce, "Is there any powerful secret force in the RiverCity?"

"Secret force?" Pearce considered it for a moment. "Yes, the Scarlet Devils."