Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 113 Plans (Part Two)

After thinking long and hard, Hailey glanced at Sue, who was still lying unconscious, and said through her gritted teeth, "I have no choice but to make a plan for myself."

"My Lady?"

Giving Sue one final glance, Hailey had made up her mind. Sue was going to die if things went on like this. Hailey was still young and she had her whole life ahead of her. But now, all of that had a possibility of going down the drain. She had to come up with a plan, and she had to do it quick. She had to find a way to get herself registered as the legal wife's daughter on the official records. Otherwise, she would remain inferior to others all her life.

Hailey went to meet Charles and told him that her future would be ruined if she were to remain as a concubine's daughter on the official records.

"Father, Mother is seriously ill, and on the official records her is still a concubine. I'm afraid that I will have no chance to be the crown prince's wife as long as I'm a concubine's daughter. For the future of the Chu Clan, I hope you can find a way to register me as Lady Kelly's daughter on the official records." Hailey was straightforward. "I hope you can agree with that."

Thinking about it for a while, Charles came to the sudden realization that Hailey was trying to make a bargain with him. She would stop pursuing the matter regarding Sue being poisoned, but in turn, she wanted to be registered as Kelly's daughter. This condition sounded fair enough to him. "Alright," he nodded.

"What if Grandma and Harper...?"

"I'll take care of them. Don't worry, I will handle this."

"Thank you, Father. I'll be leaving now."

In truth, Harper was aware of Hailey's every move, but she had no intention of stopping her whatsoever. Anabel, on the other hand, couldn't help feeling worried. "How could you be so calm, My Lady? Lady Hailey wanted to besmirch your name in front of your father. She actually claimed that it was you who poisoned Lady Sue!"

As she looked at the coat which was just about finished, Harper simply smiled and said, "Don't worry. Father isn't going to believe her. She can't influence Father's decision."

"My Lady, aren't you worried at all that Lady Hailey might do something to put you in a bad light?"

"You don't have to worry about that. Father knows the truth and I believe he won't let her accuse me of something I didn't do. If she is smart enough, she should realize that the best course of action to take is to simply let it go. She's only going to make Father hate her if she tries to find out more about the truth of Sue being poisoned." Making a knot at the end of the thread, Harper put away the needle. With that, this coat was finally done, just in time before autumn arrived.

"The coats for Lady Mavis and Prime Minister Charles are finally ready," Nina exclaimed. "Would you like to have the clothes sent over right now?"

"I'm going to pay Grandma a visit first thing tomorrow morning. I'll take the clothes with me," Harper said with a big smile on her face. Hailey was a crafty person. Now that she knew Charles wasn't interested in investigating about Sue's illness any further, she would definitely try to find another way out of this predicament she was in. To make the most of what was happening, she would ask Charles to have her registered as Kelly's daughter, and he would have no other choice but to approve it to make sure Hailey would stop questioning Sue's illness. Both of them would benefit from this arrangement. Harper definitely wouldn't let something like that happen.

The following morning, Harper brought the clothes over and visited Mavis, who seemed to have been overjoyed as she showered her with praise.

"Harper, your needlework has improved."

"Grandma, please try it on. If it doesn't fit you, I'll alter it right away," Harper urged. With that, Mavis humored her and put it on.

"It's a perfect fit. Take a look at the stitches. Beautiful! It's plain to see that Harper put a lot of effort into making it," Annie couldn't help commenting. "Lady Harper really is so devoted to you, isn't she?"

"I also made a coat for Father. I'm planning to give it to him when he comes home from work. I'm hoping that he will like it," Harper remarked, feeling a bit hesitant. "Grandma, would you mind checking it for me? Maybe you can just tell me if Father will like it or not."

"I know for a fact that your father is going to like it. After all, it is his daughter's work," Mavis said. "You made it especially for him. I'm sure he knows that you love him."

"Hearing you say that made me feel a bit relieved." Harper was finally able to heave a heavy sigh of relief. For these past couple of days, she had been the one handling the family's domestic affairs. Everything was going well, the rewards and punishments had been well executed and the servants didn't have much time to slack off. This made Mavis very satisfied. After asking Harper something about the way she managed things, she ultimately decided to just let her take care of everything on her own.

"Lady Mavis, Prime Minister Charles and Lady Hailey are here."

"Oh, they came here together. Let them in," she instructed, wearing a smile on her face.

"Good day, Mother," Charles greeted her upon coming in.

"Good day, Grandma," Hailey greeted her as well.

"Both of you, come over here and have a seat," Mavis said with a smile on her face as she invited Charles to sit right next to her. "Harper has made a coat just for you. However, she's a bit worried that it wouldn't be to your liking, so she's asking for my opinion. Put it on. Let me see if it looks good on you."

When Charles saw the expectant look on Harper's face, he thought of what he was going to say later, so he didn't refuse and simply tried it on. "I actually think it looks great on me. I like it."

"I'm glad you liked it, Father," Harper said as a smile crept onto her face. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

At this moment, both Harper and Mavis seemed to be quite pleased. For that reason, Charles decided this would be the best time to say it. "Mother, I want to register Hailey as Kelly's daughter."