Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 695 Breaking His Head (Part Two)

Seeing his wound, Harper touched her nose, feeling guilty for what she had done. She ordered,"Forsythia, bring me my medicine kit."

"Yes, Your Highness." Rufus was a frequent visitor to Matthew's mansion, and Forsythia also knew himwell. Ever since Harper had been staying in the Sleek Palace, they had always been on alert. WhenRufus tried to break in secretly at midnight, they thought it was some random rounder outside, and thatwas the reason why they had waited behind the door to strike him down. They didn't expect it would beRufus.

Harper quickly applied some medicine to Rufus' head to stop his bleeding and then bandaged thewound on his head. She said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect you here. I thought it was somerounder trying to pick up loose women, so I tried to…"

Rufus rubbed his head angrily. It was an unforeseen disaster for him. Even though he understoodHarper's situation, he couldn't help but snort at her. "But you should have asked who I am before youstruck," he said.

"If it was an enemy outside and if I were to ask, then I would end up exposing myself to danger, right?"Harper said, pouring a cup of tea and handing it to Rufus. "Here, have a cup of tea and it will calm youdown. Don't worry, your wound isn't serious, and it will recover soon."

Rufus drank up the tea in one gulp. He shouldn't have explored the Sleep Palace this way. He realizedthat Howard must have guessed about this hidden threat as well as the possibility that Harper would beon high alert. That would be the reason he dared not come first, but encouraged him to do that. Rufuswondered if Matthew's head had ever been smashed when he courted Harper and broke into her roomat night in the first place.

"Have you broken Prince Matthew's head previously while he was trying to enter the Chu Clan mansionat night?" Rufus asked as he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

Waving her hand and shaking her head, Harper said, "That's impossible. Matthew has excellent martialarts skills and quick reflexes. Even though I tried launching a sneak attack, I was no match for histalent."

Rufus' face darkened when he heard her. Did she mean that he got struck only because he was weakin martial arts and was slow to react?

"Now that you made all the way to the Sleek Palace at night, there must be something urgent. Is itbecause of your younger sister?" Harper believed Rufus must have come for Cynthia. This wasbecause Cynthia had just come during the daytime and he had appeared at night of the same day.

"I came for you!" Rufus said, giving Harper something secretly. "I hope that you wouldn't be bullying myyounger sister too much."

Harper took over the thing Rufus gave her nonchalantly. "Why would I bully your younger sister? She'snot just your sister, but Matthew's cousin as well. She has always been a part of my family. I will treather well for your sake, even if not for Matthew's sake."

"Come on! I know you're dark-minded!" Rufus didn't believe Harper's words at all. He knew her toowell. If any woman were to cast her greedy eyes on Matthew, she would not sit idly. It was not her wayof doing things.

"Why wouldn't you trust me? When your younger sister came to see me, I immediately arranged for herstay in the main hall for the night. I have really treated her very well!"

Rufus' face twisted in shock. "Does my younger sister stay in the main hall of the Sleek Palace?"

"Yes. The Sleek Palace has only one main hall and one side hall. If I stay in the main hall, she will haveto stay in the side hall which would have been unkind from my side. So I let her stay in the main hall.Haven't you seen her in the main hall?" Harper asked in surprise.

"No, there isn't anyone in the main hall."

Harper pondered carefully for a while and then said, "Now that there is no one in the main hall, I thinkshe must be sleeping in the drawing room, where there is a soft bed. I feel sorry for her. The bed in themain hall is big and soft, but she seems to dislike it somehow. Instead, she prefers the small andnarrow soft bed in the drawing room."

Rufus thought to himself, 'How shameless you are! You yourself don't dare to sleep in the main hall, butyou incited my sister to do that. If my sister were to sleep in the main hall, while you were actuallysleeping in the side hall, what all consequences would she be facing then?'

"How long do you intend to stay in the Sleek Palace?" Rufus asked, shifting the topic of conversation.That was because he was afraid that if they continued their conversation about his sister and Harpersaid something that really irritated him, he might take her by the throat when he could not endure hisanger.

Harper answered, slightly sadly, "Mister Rufus, there is no point in asking me that. You should askFrancis when he is planning to let me out of the Imperial Palace."

"I think he would never let you out of the Imperial Palace," Rufus mumbled. "You always attract theattention of too many men. I don't know why Matthew married a woman like you. Just because of that,he always has to guard against the flies around you. He is always fed up with Zack. Now here comesPrince Francis."

Harper grounded her teeth and gave Rufus a tight stab on the wound on his head without anyhesitation. The pain made him grimace. "What the hell do you think you are doing?" he complained.

Harper yawned. "I mean it's time for you to leave. Goodnight."

"I almost forgot that I have something else to say," Rufus said, grasping Harper's sleeve. "There are toomany guards outside the Sleek Palace. Howard is also outside. He is trying to get in."

Harper was taken aback. Then she quickly realized that Howard might be worried about herdispleasure as he had lost Felix, which resulted in Felix's early death. "Tell him to meet with the masterof another house and not to take action arbitrarily."

"Just that?"

"Should I ask you to pass a long speech to him?" Harper asked back. "Will any woman like such adilatory man like you?"novelbin

"That's pure slander, Harper Chu!"

"Get out! You are troubling me now!" Harper exclaimed, pushing Rufus out of the room. Then sheclosed the door, went to bed and told Forsythia to go to sleep too. She didn't care about Rufus, or whatwould happen to him. If he fell into Francis' hands, she thought she couldn't be blamed for that, andthat would be purely due to his misfortune.