Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Matthew didn't have any misgivings about Harper entering the clothes business. It was no longer like

the beginning of their

marriage. At that time, he would have had his doubts. How could such a young lady from a powerful

family who barely went

outside know how to do business in different fields? However, he had learned to respect her

capabilities after being married to

her for so long. Moreover, he was mystified by her way of thinking. The more he knew her, the more

she intrigued him.

"What kind of garments do you want to make?"

"Matthew, do you have outstanding female embroidery workers?" Harper asked. The couple had visited

all the garment shops in

the city, and had seen the wide scope and abundance of garment makers there, but not many of them

were outstanding.

"Yes. How many do you need?" Matthew asked decisively.

Harper stretched out three fingers and said, "I need thirty. All of them must have exquisite embroidering

skills."

Matthew nodded, looking at her lovingly. "Don't worry. I will find only the best ones for you."

"Why don't you ask me what I have in mind? Aren't you afraid that I will do something foolish or bad?"

Harper asked with a smile.

"Will you? Do you need a knife? I will prepare one for you," Matthew said after a moment's

consideration.

With a smile, Harper punched her husband. "I want to create a brand in River City."

"Who is 'Brand'? Is it a boy or a girl?" Matthew asked innocently.

Harper's mouth twitched in a mixture of amusement and irritation, and for a moment she didn't know

how to answer, but then she

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calmed down. "I mean, when people see any garment that comes from my shop, they will recognize it

straightaway. This is the

brand."

"I see. It's a form of fame." Then he made a deduction. "We can use the rich and powerful people in

River City... Hmm, Pearce

and his wife are our best choices, I think. We can invite them to your shop to buy some clothes. Your

brand will spread twice as far with half the effort if they wear the clothes with your brand." "That's what I

am thinking too. So, now, let's try our best to keep them happy. If we need any help, we'll just ask

them," Harper said frankly. "Smart girl!" Matthew praised as he stopped in front of a tea house. "How

about using this building as your shop?"

Harper looked the building up and down several times. It was a three-floor house, which met her

requirements for a clothing shop perfectly. She walked into the building with her husband in order to

have a look at the interior. This tea house was quite busy with customers. The waiter walked over to

them as soon as he saw them enter. "Welcome! There are private rooms upstairs, please." "Yes."

Harper nodded her head and was pleased to see how the hall was decorated. She walked upstairs to

the second floor, following the waiter. The arrangement of the second floor was also nice, but if she

wanted to make a clothing shop there, she would need to make some adjustments. "Waiter, what is on

the third floor?" she asked the waiter. "The storeroom is on the third floor, and our shopkeeper lives

there," the waiter said with a smile. "Sir, ma'am, what would you

like to drink?"

"A pot of green tea, two plates of your best desserts."

"All right. Hang on, please."

"Honey, it won't be easy to buy this place, since they are doing such good business," Harper

commented cautiously.

Matthew stared at her and smiled. "If they don't sell it, we can just snatch it. Or, we can kill them all and

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loot it."

Harper's face darkened immediately, but she would have been a fool if she couldn't see that he was

joking. "Is this tea house

yours?" she asked.

Matthew nodded and said, "Yes, but if you like it, it's yours now." "Well, thank you very much. When will

the embroidery workers be ready?" A pleasant smile spread across Harper's face. She had faith in his

speed. "Within three days, I will have the embroidery workers arranged for you. Although outstanding

embroidery workers are easy to find, their embroidery styles are almost the same without any

specialties. How do you make the clothes of your shop distinguish

from other shops'?" Matthew asked curiously. He had once gone to the gambling house improved by

her, and found that it had

drawn many new customers in an instant and defeated all its competitors within a few neighboring

blocks. When Felix became

aware of it, he almost wanted to take back the title deed. This time she wanted to open a clothing shop,

and Matthew looked

forward to her good performance.

"We won't leave here until the New Year, at any rate. I have enough time to think about it." Harper

smiled mysteriously. "By the

way, all the embroidery workers you find must be morally upstanding."

"Don't worry. I will find all the workers for you and give their indentures to you. If you find problems with

any of them, you can

beat or kill her."

"Cruel beast." Harper rolled her eyes. "But I like that."

"Well, you always need some method of intimidating your subordinates, after all. But I'm curious. What

exactly are your

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intentions, Harp?" asked Matthew.

"There are many gifted scholars and beautiful ladies in River City. It's natural to make good use of

them. We need to persuade

Marquis Pearce and his wife to help us and let everyone else think it is their business. Since we are

doing business outside the

imperial capital, we must keep a low profile as much as we can. His Majesty is always waiting for me to

make a mistake." Harper

was excited by her plan.

"Are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid of him, but I don't want to get in trouble." As she spoke, Harper poured a cup of tea for

her husband. "Honey,

please support me in the following days."

"No problem. By the way, when you're free, you should train Rufus more. Turn him into a money-

making slave for us."

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