Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Even Howard found this very surprising as well, he knew a bit more than Hailey did. Harper's mother

was a descendant of the

Qin Clan, and all of its members possessed magic power. From that piece of information, he concluded

that Harper must have

inherited such magic power from the Qin Clan as well. After all, she had the blood of the Qin Clan

flowing through her veins.

When Harper walked past Howard, he asked, "Aren't you afraid that people might find out about your

ability if you keep acting so

recklessly like this?"

Without stopping, Harper simply replied, "Afraid? Why should I be afraid? There is nothing to be afraid

of. Will you tell other

people? Will Fred tell other people? Or will the dead tell other people?"

Upon hearing her response, Howard couldn't say anything as he watched Harper walk out. However,

the moment she stepped

out of that place, someone suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking her path. When she saw him,

Harper respectfully bowed

her head and said, "Mister, I'm afraid you're blocking my way."

Harper's words gave Matthew a headache. If he hadn't asked about the situation from his secret guard,

he believed that Harper

probably wouldn't tell him the truth about what happened today. She had even allowed that fake Harper

to sit right next to him.

Because of that, he just couldn't take it anymore. "You broke your promise," he said.

"What are you talking about? I don't think I understand," Harper said, feigning ignorance as to what

Matthew meant. Matthew, on

the other hand, was no patient man, so he didn't want to play along. Pulling her into his arms, he

whispered into her ear, "It

matters not even if you don't understand. I will teach you a lesson once we go back and while we are

lying on the bed!"

Meanwhile, in the Phoenix House, Nina looked at Harper who was busy reading a book by the table.

Somehow, she felt that

something seemed to be quite amiss. But she just couldn't tell what it was.

"Your Highness, would you like me to help you bathe and change your clothes?" Nina then asked

cautiously.

Hearing this, Harper raised her head and glanced at Nina before answering, "No. Go and check if

Matthew has returned or not."

"Yes,"

Nina politely replied. With that, she turned around and walked out of the room. Anabel was outside

guarding the door. When she

saw Nina come out, she asked at once, "Nina, is there something wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing serious. I'm just going to check if His Highness is back. You just stay here and look

after Her Highness," Nina simply said. Although she could tell that something didn't seem right about

Harper, she knew that she was still the mistress, so

she wasn't in a position to be asking her what was wrong. But the strange feeling in her heart kept

haunting Nina. That was exactly one of the reasons why she decided to report it to Matthew. When

Nina went out to look for him, she found out that Matthew had just returned, carrying Harper in his

arms. But due to the fact that Harper was wearing men's clothing as a disguise, Nina didn't recognize

her right away. For that reason, she was taken aback when she saw him holding a strange man in his

arms and couldn't believe her eyes. It seemed that she was at a bit of a loss because of everything that

happened today. On one hand, Harper had been acting weird in the Phoenix House. On the other

hand, Matthew was carrying a man in his arms. These things were just too hard to believe for Nina.

Seeing Nina's reaction, Harper wanted to poke fun at her. So, she turned around and teased, "Little

beauty, what's up?" "You are such a playboy!" Nina blurted out in a stern tone as she glared at the

stranger. Then, she bowed her head respectfully to Matthew and reported, "Your Highness, Her

Highness has sent me here to ask you when you will be coming back to the Phoenix House." "Today, I'll

be staying in the Pine House," Matthew said. The Pine House was the place he lived in. It wasn't that

far from the Phoenix House. However, Matthew rarely ever stayed in the Pine House unless he had a

quarrel with Harper. So, when she heard this, Nina was completely clueless as to why he would want to

stay in the Pine House right now. Moreover, he was

carrying a man in his arms.

After giving it much thought, Nina remembered Harper's unusual behavior back in the Phoenix House.

With that, she

immediately said, "Your Highness, you'd better go back to the Phoenix House right away. Her

Highness... She..." Nina trailed off,

hesitant to continue.

"Why? What's wrong with her?" Matthew asked in an indifferent tone. As Harper struggled to get down

from his arms, Matthew

mumbled, "Stop moving, or else I wouldn't hesitate to teach you a lesson right here right now."

Nina looked at Matthew in great surprise when she heard him say those words. Then, she shifted her

gaze toward the man in

Matthew's arms. Although she wasn't married yet, she was well aware of those things. After all, she

had been serving Harper

even since she was a child, so she had heard Harper and Matthew flirt with each other a lot.

"Something is wrong with her," Nina blurted out, unable to hold it in any longer. At this point, she was

beginning to worry. But there was no way she could let a man take away Matthew from her lady. "I see.

You may take your leave," Matthew flatly said. After that, he went straight to his bedroom along with the

"man" in his arms. Nina immediately moved in front of them to stop them in their tracks and said, "Your

Highness, you can't do that!"

"Get out of the way," Matthew said, with his eyebrows deeply knitted. Seeing Nina on the verge of

tears, Harper patted on Matthew's shoulder and said, "Come on, stop teasing her. She would get

anxious if you continued to tease her like this. Don't just stand outside. Let's go inside and have a talk."

After they entered the room, Matthew put Harper down on a chair. Nina looked at Harper in disbelief.

She knew the voice quite

well given that she heard it every day. However, this "man" in front of her had a strange face. Nina

wasn't sure how this could be.

"Your Highness?" she asked.

"You silly girl," Harper said with a gentle smile on her face. "It's me. Haven't you noticed already that

something is different with

that woman in the Phoenix House?"

Nina was in a state of confusion. Judging from these words, she seemed to have realized that the

woman in the Phoenix House

at the moment wasn't actually Harper. The person in front of her right now, without a doubt, was the

real Harper "Your Highness,

you are here right now! But that woman..."

"Yes, I'm here. That person in the Phoenix House is a fake one. The empress was the one who sent

her here. Be careful and

make sure not to try to unmask her. Just keep acting like usual. I want to see what they're planning to

do," Harper ordered as she

smiled at her.

"As you wish, Your Highness," Nina replied at once. Now, all of the puzzles had been solved. She had

been feeling strange

about that fake Harper. Yet she just couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. And she even felt so

alarmed when she saw

Matthew flirt with a strange man. As it turned out, that "man" was none other than her real mistress.

"Just do whatever she asks you to do. But I want you to think twice before making a decision. If you

have trouble deciding what

to do, just come here to ask me or Matthew. I will be here at any time," Harper responded with the

smile still glued to her face.

"More importantly, the fact that the woman in the Phoenix House is a fake one shall be kept between us

here. No one else

should know about it."

"Yes, Your Highness. I understand. I know what I should do,"

Nina replied in a resolute tone. After that, she left, feeling so relieved. Now that she had confirmed that

the woman in the

Phoenix House was a fake, she didn't have to worry about anything anymore. As long as she knew that

Matthew and Harper still

loved each other, everything was going to be all right.