Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Matthew rolled his eyes at her and said, "Killing is my job. You should use your hands to paint and save people's lives. You don't
need to taint them with oil or blood."
A wide smile reached Harper's eyes. She was so happy and content. Matthew was in a good mood, as well. Moreover, Allen
must have known that they had just come back so he didn't send someone to disturb them. The two had a very rare time of
leisure.
In the kitchen of the Phoenix House, Angelica and Peony kept shaking their heads while looking at the couple inside. "They
rushed into the kitchen after coming back and even kicked us out. Are they going to cook by themselves?"
Nina then asked the two maids to leave and not disturb Harper and Matthew. After that, she also left. The moment she left the
kitchen, Barry stopped her.
"Barry, is there something wrong? They're busy in the kitchen. If you have something to tell them, I'm afraid you will have to wait
for a while," Nina whispered.
"I'm not here for His Highness."
"Oh," Nina briefly replied. For a long time, she just looked at Barry, not knowing what else to say. After a while, she could only
ask him, "How was your trip to the South Kingdom?"
"Well, although there were some risks all throughout our journey, we successfully overcame each one of them." After a moment
of silence, Barry took out a jade hairpin from his pocket and handed it to Nina. "I saw it on the way. I immediately thought that it
would suit you very much, so I bought it back."

Nina took the hairpin in her hands. With trembling lips, she said, "Thank you. You— Are you hungry? Shall I make you something
to eat?" "No, thanks. I've already had my supper." For a few minutes, Barry just stared at Nina's face. When he noticed that she
was just carefully holding the jade hairpin in her hands while looking a little overwhelmed, Barry took it from her and put it on her
hair. "Lady Harper has granted our marriage. Tomorrow I'll ask a matchmaker to send the betrothal gifts. I promise I will try my

best not to hurt you or even make you unhappy." In an instant, there was a blush on Nina's face. She didn't know how to respond
so she stuttered, "Well... well, I..." "You... You don't want to marry me?" Barry asked with so much worry.
Nina quickly shook her head and said, "I... I actually want to stay with Lady Harper, but I can't do that after getting married,
right?" "I'm Prince Matthew's bodyguard. Even after we get married, we don't have to leave this mansion. After all, we are
members of this household. We can also move out from here and live outside if you like, but I still need to go back every day so I
can fulfill my duties. I know you're Lady Harper's personal maid and you've been with her since you were a child. You grew up
with her so it's understandable that you have so much love for her. If you don't want to leave, after our marriage, I won't ask you
to move out of this mansion. And I also hope you can continue to take care of her," Barry patiently explained.
Upon hearing that, Nina breathed a sigh of relief. Then, it took her a while to remember something. She took out a sachet from
her pocket and handed it to Barry. "Here you go. I embroidered this sachet in my spare time."
After that, Nina turned around and left in a hurry. The intoxicating blush on her face could still be seen. When Barry looked at the
exquisite sachet in his hand, tenderness poured out of his eyes. Suddenly, Jack appeared out of nowhere. Barry quickly put
away the sachet, composed the expression on his face, and quietly looked at him.
"Gee, you've really fallen for her so bad. Surprisingly, it seems like she feels the same. No wonder Lady Harper didn't hesitate in
giving you permission to marry her personal maid. But she wasn't like that with me. She even told me that she wouldn't give me

any maid. Barry, I'm not so bad, right? Anyway, I'm handsome and remarkable..." Jack stated while he circled around Barry.
When Jack turned to Barry, he couldn't find him. Apparently, when Jack was mumbling to himself, Barry had silently left. Jack
didn't even notice that. "Since you have a wife-to-be now, you think that you don't need me anymore. You forget your friends
whenever you see a woman!" Jack murmured to himself. Then, he saw Forsythia passing by the door, so he quickly caught up
with her and exclaimed, "Forsythia, Forsythia!"
Forsythia nonchalantly asked, "What's up? Her Highness already told us that everyone from the Phoenix House are forbidden to
get in touch with you. So don't even try to deceive us."

"I just came back to the imperial capital and my legs are almost broken from running miles after miles. Her Highness is so
heartless. I just said those remarks in a playful manner. How would I even dare to push around her beloved maids? Forsythia,
we grew up together. We've known each other for more than ten years. Your ruthlessness is breaking my heart." Jack wanted to
cry but no tears were seen in his eyes.
He even covered his chest to show that he was "protecting" his wounded heart. Upon seeing that, Forsythia pursed her lips in
disappointment. "Fred, throw him out."
"Okay." Fred's voice came into the room. Jack didn't even realize it but his body was already in the air. He couldn't help but yell,
"Fred, you little bastard, how dare you do this to me! Ah!!!"
After a minute, the sound of something heavy falling on the ground was heard. Forsythia gave a thumbs-up with satisfaction.
Fred turned his head, pretended not to see it and walked out. Forsythia closed the door, forbidding anyone from disturbing the
couple. After all, Harper only had few chances to be with Matthew. They hadn't had the opportunity to just spend some time
together for long. The two were so busy and traveling around, especially during this trip to the South Kingdom when Harper had
been in danger several times. Fortunately, good things always happened eventually. Forsythia really hoped that both of them
could be safe and happy.
Jack's fall on the ground was so painful. He would not have been in such a mess if Fred hadn't sealed his internal force. Fred
was getting back at him because he told Harper about the time when he said that she always nagged. But they were close like
brothers. How dare Fred treat him in such a way! Jack thought that he must have his revenge for this humiliation..