Forensic Imperial Concubine

The guards of Phoenix City quickly arrived on the scene, further proving how heavily guarded the city was. Instead of feeling
relieved that they were coming, Daphne felt annoyed more than anything. She finally had a chance to show her strength, but the
guards just had to spoil it for her!
Beth stepped aside and watched the drama unfold as Harper and the others came under attack. But the moment she realized
that the assassins couldn't hurt Harper at all, a plan manifested inside her head and she left quietly.
Unbeknownst to her, Harper saw her slipping away. Also unknown to her was the fact that someone was right behind her,
following her closely and secretly.
As the daughter of the old lord, Daphne was left to deal with what had happened while Harper and Matthew went back to the Joy
Inn in silence. Everyone thought that they came to Phoenix City alone. Even the people of the Qin Clan thought they finally came
upon a good opportunity to ambush them. They didn't know that they had their secret guards with them until the ambush took
place.
"I never knew Harper is more than capable of fighting. It's highly probable that if we meet and engage in some kind of battle, the
result will be a draw," Douglas, the second young master of the Qin Clan, flatly said.
"Master Douglas, don't you think that sending assassins to kill Princess Harper is not appropriate?" Steven Qin, the steward of
the Qin Clan, one of Douglas' underlings, asked cautiously. Once Princess Harper found out what they did, it would only be a
matter of time she sent them something more sinister. She was a heartless lady after all, and was pretty unpredictable.
"If we are found out, I guess we can always put the blame on Darren. We can tell everyone that we busted his plan and lay it all
on him. It should be easy, I guess," Douglas added.
"Do you think Princess Harper would believe all of that?" Steven Qin asked, genuinely surprised. 'Princess Harper is not stupid.
She and Darren are on good terms. How could she believe that Darren sent someone to assassinate her? Do you think Darren is
a fool? And if he did want her dead, he wouldn't send anyone after her right now unless he wants to experience the wrath of the
Bright Dynasty!'
Everyone in the world knew that Prince Matthew was obsessed with his wife, so it only made sense that he would be
overprotective of her. One could beat, scold, frame him for all kinds of crime—he wouldn't care nor would he take it seriously. But
he would waste no time if anyone dared lay a finger on his wife.

"It doesn't matter if she believes it or not. As long as she finds out that we are involved, we can just place the blame on Darren.
You know, Harper would definitely find it difficult to ask Darren, a close acquaintance, whether he really sent assassins after her
or not," Douglas explained.
Steven Qin cast a glance at Douglas and sighed discreetly. If it were Felton, he would never do such a stupid thing. However, the
old lady Victoria had already given up on the wise Felton as his body was already too weak and he might die at any time soon.
She then chose Douglas, a leader with a weak sense of strategy.
Steven Qin wasn't intending to say anything more. He would just do whatever Douglas asked him to do, because as a servant,
he had no right to question the decisions his higher-up made. All their duty entailed was to obey.
"Well, then. Let's go back home." After discovering Harper's true level of martial art competence, Douglas immediately wanted to
discuss countermeasures. Now that they found out that Felton was of no importance to Harper, they had to get rid of him.
Although he was his elder brother, there was no need for him to keep him, basically a useless person, in the Qin Clan.
That evening, Harper changed into one of her night suits. Just as she was preparing to leave, her husband caught the corner of
her eye: he was also dressed in a night suit, just like her. It turned out they had the same idea.
"Somehow I just knew you'd be going to the Qin Clan's residence tonight. That's why I got ready myself! So, do you want to
massacre everyone in there or shall we just blow the mansion up into tiny little pieces?" Matthew asked as he looked Harper in
the eye.
"Darling, how could you think of such a terrible thing? I just want to have a look around the base of the Qin Clan, and that's all.
But since I'm so helpless and weak, wouldn't you help me?" Harper asked, smiling sweetly.
Upon hearing that, Matthew couldn't help but roll his eyes. With a chuckle, he said, "All right, darling. Now let's go see what that
Qin Clan is all about as they really had the audacity to offend and provoke us!"
Harper smiled awkwardly at that. To be fair, she was the only one the Qin Clan was trying to provoke and they really got into her
nerves. But since she and Matthew were a couple, he apparently felt provoked as well. 'Well, they also looked down on him,'
Harper thought.
But before Harper and Matthew even arrived at the Qin Clan's residence, one secret guard had already gone through the entirety
of the Qin Clan's base. Just after Beth went back to the base, he returned and reported to his masters. The couple then went on
their way straight to the Cloud Mountain with the surrounding darkness effectively becoming their cover.

"One thing I admire about the Qin Clan is that they're smart. They knew that their base couldn't be erected in Phoenix City, so
they put it on the outskirts. Their wise counsellors truly are their treasure. We can never underestimate them."
"Well, you know what kind of person Felton is. Only smart produces smart." Matthew and Harper pierced through the darkness
and soon, they were already climbing to the peak of the Cloud Mountain.