Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

"Try not to worry yourself too much. Rolando may be a cold man, but he is by no means a vicious man," Harper said slowly.
"There is a saying that all emperors are unfaithful and fickle, but they are also affectionate."
A wry smile crept onto Lucas' face. What Harper said sounded contradictory and ironic. Emperors were fickle because they
would soon abandon a woman they had just doted on; emperors were affectionate because they would fall in love with multiple
women at the same time but such affections didn't last long.
"I'll be taking my leave now, Aunt Harper."
The receding back of Lucas seemed so lonely. Seeing that, Harper helplessly shook her head and blurted out, "He is another
hair-splitter."
"Your Highness, why did you say that?"
"I guess he must have been irritated by Prince Francis. As a result, he has no clue what he's supposed to do for the time being.
And the younger sister who has grown up by his side is going to marry someone far away from him for political reasons, so he
feels restless and cannot keep his cool." Harper had not expected that Lucas could actually be so warm-hearted and that he had
been watching over the younger sister who had grown up together with him.
"Prince Lucas is also very affectionate, Your Highness."
"What do you mean?"
"He goes whoring almost every day. In fact, his lovers are available in almost every major brothel in the imperial capital. I even
heard that when the courtiers go whoring, they would ask first if the prostitute they liked is Prince Lucas' lover, fearing that the
prince would make trouble for them if the one they chose was really his lover," Nina blurted out. It was clear as day that she
didn't think highly of Lucas.

Hearing that, Harper burst out laughing. "Have you forgotten that the largest brothel of a country is an emperor's harem?!"
"Please don't say that, Your Highness!" Nina reminded her at once, looking around quickly to make sure that no outsider was
there to hear it. Then, keeping a low voice, she said, "Your Highness, if anybody else heard what you said just now, you would

be accused of showing great disrespect to His Majesty." "Don't you think so? The Imperial Palace is the largest brothel, and an
emperor is like the most popular prostitute. Today, he curries favor with the empress; tomorrow, he will curry favor with a noble
consort; the day after tomorrow, he will curry favor with
a lady; and so on and so forth. There are so many women he can take for himself," Harper added, shaking her head in
disappointment. "So, Nina, never marry a man who wants to have many concubines. After you marry Barry, if he ever dares to
take any concubine, I will allow you to castrate him." At the same time, Matthew had just returned and was walking toward
Harper with Barry. Overhearing what Harper had just said, he could not help looking at Barry, only to find that the color of his face
had been changing bit by bit. In the end, Barry's face turned red all over. Seeing this, Matthew couldn't hold back his laughter. As
a result, Barry's face grew even darker. He glanced at Matthew, wondering if Harper would castrate Matthew one day as well if
she became unhappy, since she could incite Nina to castrate him just like that. "What will you do if His Highness takes a
concubine, Your Highness?" the maids asked Harper simultaneously. "Are you going to
castrate His Highness as well?"
Hearing that, Matthew instantly took back his foot, which was just about to step into the yard. He wanted to know what Harper
would do.
"I will give him a divorce agreement and break up with him for good. Then, we won't ever have anything to do with each other
anymore," Harper said in a cold voice. Although she made it sound like a joke, nobody dared to take it that way.
Seeing the maids all dumbstruck, Harper couldn't help but laugh. "I'm just kidding. You are all so gullible! I have a sense of clear
distinction between love and hatred. If I love him, I'll love him with all my heart. If I don't love him any longer, I'll break up with him
peacefully. There won't be any looking back, which can only hurt both sides."

Nina desperately winked at Harper, trying to give her a sign that Matthew had returned and was right behind her. And he seemed
to be fuming with anger. Noticing that Nina kept blinking her eyes, Harper asked innocently, "Nina, what's the matter? Is there
something in your eye? Listen, you must remember what I said. If Barry dares to take a concubine, you have to castrate him,

understand? If you can't do it, just tell me and I'll have someone do that for you." Hearing this loud and clear, Barry cast Harper a
cold glare. 'You will suffer from your own words. You're sowing discord between
me and Nina. Just wait and see. Very soon, His Highness is going to punish you!' he thought to himself.
Forsythia forced a cough to let Harper know that Matthew was right behind her.
However, Harper shifted her gaze toward Forsythia and asked, "Forsythia, do you have a sore throat? Have you caught a cold?
Let me check your pulse. I'm sure I can cure you with just one set of medicines."
At this point, Forsythia couldn't take it anymore. She said, "Your Highness, I'm all right. I don't need to take any medicine. But
judging from the look on His Highness's face, I guess he would not be cured by only one set of medicines. I wish you luck."
As soon as she said those words, Forsythia quickly slipped away like a loach. Nina and Anabel ran away too, leaving Harper by
herself. After blinking her eyes, Harper hastily poured a cup of tea, turned around, and handed it over to Matthew with both
hands. "Welcome back, darling. Are you thirsty? Here, have some tea."
But Matthew didn't accept the cup of tea. Instead, he asked in a menacing tone, "Are you going to give me a divorce
agreement?"
"Your Highness, are you going to take a concubine?" Harper curiously asked.
"I said I would never take any concubine!"
"Have you fallen in love with another woman?"
"I am a devoted husband!"
"That's it. You haven't fallen in love with any other woman, nor are you going to take any concubine. With that, how could I give
you a divorce agreement? Of course I will live happily with you as always!" Harper placed the cup of tea by his mouth. "Have
some tea, darling. You must have had a hard time in the imperial court session. I have asked the chef to prepare your favorite
dishes as a reward for you."
In just the blink of an eye, the darkness on Matthew's face disappeared completely. Seeing that, Barry helplessly covered his
face with his hands, thinking that there was no cure for what Prince Matthew had..