Forensic Imperial Concubine

"Well, Francis, let me ask you this. What do you like about Harper? We both know she's cruel and horrendous," Diana curiously
asked. No matter how hard she tried to think about it, she just couldn't figure out why Francis fell in love with such an insidious,
cunning, manipulative, and cruel woman. She couldn't even think of one redeeming quality for Harper.
Instead of directly answering her question, he asked in reply, "What? Do you think you're even in comparison with her?" In
Francis' perspective, even if Harper was vicious, she was very kind to other people as long as they treated her the same way. It
was true that she was cunning, but she had never made the first move to purposely hurt others. She was cruel to her enemies
which was a principle that no one could blame her for. Being merciful to one's enemies only meant that one did not have much
regard for themselves. They might either have self-esteem issues or they didn't have concrete boundaries for themselves. In this
respect, Francis didn't think that Harper was in the wrong. The only thing he hated about her was that she had been too kind to
him. But when he fell in love with her, she ruthlessly left him without as much of a little hesitation.
His question made Diana enraged. She grew furious not because Francis did not deny that Harper was a cruel woman, but
because they were both vicious for him. And despite that, he still favored Harper over her. As a matter of fact, Diana was more
ruthless than Harper in many respects. The most essential distinction between them was that Diana would kill someone no
matter if they were her enemies or not. She would randomly kill someone when she was in a bad mood. She didn't need to have
an acceptable reason. But Harper would never do that. With this in consideration, if Harper was not worthy of Francis, Diana was
even more unworthy.
"Let's go. We need to entertain our guest," Francis gently said. He decided not to continue their conversion because he knew it
would turn into an argument and he also did not like other people questioning his personal life.
That day, Francis and Becky had agreed to meet in the courtyard. The instant she saw Francis, Becky immediately became
delighted. Her eyes were full of affection. Francis, on the other hand, had the same expression he had all day. He politely invited
her to take a seat. The way he behaved was still so elegant and composed, just like the time when he was still the prince who
was respected by the officials.
"Thank you for your help while we were in the imperial capital of the Bright Dynasty. Without you, I couldn't have escaped from
there," Francis said. His voice was as gentle and charming as the birds singing on the trees.
Becky was a little shy. She smiled in a very subtle way before saying, "It's not a big deal, Your Highness. How have you been? I
heard that you were badly hurt at that time."

"I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern," Francis replied with a smile on his face. In front of Becky, he behaved in a very kind
way, as if to show that he respected her very much. It was thrilling for Becky but she didn't show it that much on the outside.
"Hi, Becky. There you are. Please forgive me for being late in greeting you here. I've heard from my husband that if you hadn't
saved him, he would have been killed by that disgusting woman," Diana said while she leisurely approached them.
A hint of disgust flashed across Becky's eyes when she heard Diana mention Harper. She was already well aware of how hateful
that woman was in person. If it were not for the fact that she was no match for either Matthew or Harper, she would have taught
Harper a lesson some time ago.
"That woman is so difficult to deal with! I haven't met someone more vicious than her!" Becky commented as she frowned
deeply. Harper had some unusual martial arts skills that even now, Becky couldn't figure out how she was able to execute those
skills.
"Couldn't agree more. She is indeed very heinous," Diana responded. She shared the same sentiments. Her heart would still
tremble with fear whenever she thought about how Harper struck her when they fought. Her Venomous Insect King was dead
because of Harper, and she had not fully recovered yet. Another one of her enemies was the Holy Maiden. Originally, she was
no match for the Holy Maiden. Now, Diana was weaker than before, making her incapable of fighting the Holy Maiden even
more. With these thoughts, Diana was so enraged that she could feel the wrath seeping through her veins.
Francis picked up a cup of tea and casually blew the bubble on the surface. He then said, "If Matthew wasn't with Harper, it
would be easier to deal with her."
Upon hearing that, the two women both looked at each other at the same time. At that moment, there were so many emotions in
their eyes. Everyone knew how Matthew cherished Harper. If anyone wanted to hurt and take revenge on Harper, they would
have to deal with him first before they could even touch her. Because of what Francis had done to Harper, Matthew had now
been keeping a close watch on her. He rarely moved a step away from her. Therefore, it was impossible for them to lay a hand
on Harper as long as Matthew was with her.
"Becky, can you think of any way to drive him away from her? Or, do you have any idea how to lure Harper out?" Diana asked
with curiosity. She wondered if they could part Harper and Matthew and then deal with them separately. As long as they were
separated from each other, it might be possible to defeat them. Francis would never give a hand to help Harper nowadays.
Therefore, she would have no way to escape.

"Maybe we can give it a try," Becky answered with some hesitation. Truth to be told, she was not a hundred percent sure. After
all, Harper was wary and cautious, so was Matthew. Therefore, it wouldn't be easy to think of a plot against them.
Even though Becky's response was not an ultimate statement, Diana took it as an affirmation that Becky agreed to help them.
Diana breathed a sigh of relief at that. She held Becky's hand and said, "I'm sure we can do it. I'm just so thrilled that Francis has
you as his friend. I feel so honored."
A questionable blush bloomed across Becky's face while she took a secret glace at Francis. He was gently smiling at her which
made her even more determined to kill Harper for his sake.
Not long later, Becky left to proceed with their plan against Harper and Matthew. When she was gone, Diana sat down next to
Francis and said, "It seems like Becky is quite affectionate towards you. Do you have the heart to take advantage of such a
woman who likes you very much?"
Francis, on the other hand, merely cast an apathetic look at her and flatly responded, "You once had deep feelings for Hoffman.
Yet you didn't choose to save him, did you?"
When she heard his accusation, her face turned pale right away. However, as fast as it came, it went away in an instant as well.
She didn't take his remark seriously. With a sigh of relief, she said, "Yes, I did. But so what? We are of the same kind; don't you
think so? In our eyes, our objective is greater than anything else. So we can take advantage of everything and everyone as long
as we can benefit from it. The one we love can be our stepping stones, too. You know what? Maybe that's exactly the reason
why Harper chose Matthew over you."