Forensic Imperial Concubine

The empress was hoping that the emperor would ask for her opinion on how to deal with the girl he had spent the night with, but
he never did. Instead, he took Cheryl away, making her his attendant.
Noticing how distorted the empress's face was due to so much anger, Nancy couldn't help feeling uneasy, so she said, "Your
Highness, please calm yourself down. She is nothing but a bitch without an ounce of self-respect. For as long as she is in the
Imperial Palace, you'd be able to get a chance to take care of her."
Hearing this, the empress took a deep breath and replied, "Have you received any news from Matthew's mansion?"
"No, I'm afraid not. We haven't heard from the fake Harper ever since she returned to Prince Matthew's mansion."
"I want you to pass a message to her. Tell her that even though she has managed to deceive everyone and masquerade as
Harper, she still has to do whatever I tell her to do. Otherwise, she'll have to pay for it in the future."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Oh, and send Cheryl some gifts," said the empress in a cold tone. Despite the fact that the empress despised Cheryl from the
bottom of her heart, she wouldn't let it show. There was no way she could ever let any evidence against Cheryl fall into the hands
of the enemy. "Tell her to serve the emperor well."
"As you wish, Your Majesty." Seeing that the empress had finally pulled herself together, Nancy let out a sigh of relief. The
angrier the empress was, the more she would need to calm down, because people tended to do unreasonable things when they
were angry. In the Imperial Palace, even the tiniest slip-up could lead to irreversible consequences. For that reason, she had to
remind the empress at all times.
As soon as Nancy had left, the empress closed her eyes in frustration. It wasn't after some time had passed that she opened her
eyes again, and they were filled with coldness. "Well, well, well, Cheryl, aren't you such a good girl?"
Back at Matthew's mansion, the fake Harper wanted to go out. However, she was told that everyone in the Phoenix House
wasn't allowed to go out unless they had the prince's permission!
"Steward, what did you just say to me?" the fake Harper asked in a cold voice. "Matthew has grounded me?"
"Your Highness, His Highness didn't mean to have you grounded. It's just that now isn't the right time to go out. His Highness
simply wants you to keep staying in the Phoenix House for your own safety," Noah calmly answered. The smile he had on his
face was comparable to the sun in March. Yet, the imposter only felt his smile was full of mockery.

"Is Matthew home? I want to see him."
"His Highness has his hands full at the moment and doesn't have the time to meet you," Noah flatly replied.
His response made the imposter feel a bit worried. She knew that Matthew loved Harper. The last time she was at Matthew's
mansion, she witnessed firsthand how much he loved her. Knowing that, the fake Harper wondered why Matthew would insist on
making her stay in the Phoenix House. On top of that, he hadn't even bothered to come to see her from the time they came back
from the royal banquet.
"I have to see Matthew right now. I don't think you're in a position to stop me!" The fake Harper was feeling so anxious.
Everything that had been happening was beyond her expectation. She had to see Matthew right away. It was very hard for her to
deal with the situation all by herself in the mansion. Because of that, she had to see him as soon as possible.
"Forgive me, Your Highness, but His Highness is very busy right now!"
"I am his wife. What's so important that he can't even make some time to see me?" the fake Harper asked. Then, she pushed
Noah away and headed toward the Pine House in spite of him telling her not to bother Matthew. She needed to find out what it
was that Matthew was so busy with.
The guards wanted to stop her at once, but they never expected her being capable of acting so fast. She targeted their
acupuncture points to keep them from moving. After that, she went straight toward the Pine House. The fake Harper happened
to know Matthew quite well. Knowing how much he loved Harper, he wouldn't say anything if she were to kill all of these guards.
She hurriedly ran toward the Pine House, only to see Fred outside guarding the door by himself. To her surprise, Fred blinked
when he saw her, but he didn't try to stop her. In fact, he was even acting as though he didn't see her at all.
The fake Harper assumed that Fred would try to stop her, but he didn't. Seeing that, she realized that Harper held quite a high
position at Matthew's mansion. No one else dared to try to stop her if she insisted on going to the Pine House.
"Is Matthew inside?" the fake Harper asked in a rather cold tone.
Taking a glance at the door, Fred didn't say a word. Of course, he knew that Matthew was inside. Thanks to his trained senses,
he could easily tell what was going on inside the room, but there was no way he could tell the fake Harper about it. So he opted
to just keep his mouth shut.

Since Fred wouldn't give her any response, the imposter walked up toward the door and decided to enter the room herself to find
out. But just as she was about to push the door open, Fred quickly stood in her way and stopped her in her tracks. "I think it
would be better for you not to go inside the room right now," he said.
"Get out of my way! How dare you stop me?" Those words made the fake Harper so furious. Clearly, she was about to lose her
patience. She stretched out her hands and tried to shove Fred away, but the latter didn't even move an inch. Because of this, she
finally flew off the handle and just seized the opportunity to kick the door open.
Fred was taken aback, but he still didn't turn around. After looking inside the room, the fake Harper stood by the door utterly
dumbfounded, and her eyes were wide open as though she had seen a ghost. She turned frigid and was rendered speechless.
She could hardly believe her eyes. In front of her, Matthew was lovingly holding a man in his arms, and they were kissing. The
man's clothes were in total disarray. And one of his shoulders was even exposed.
"Matthew, someone wants to see you now," said the man. The imposter was startled when she heard the man's voice. She had
her finger pointed at the man without saying anything for a long while.
Fred still didn't try to stop her and simply continued standing by the entrance while holding his sword in his hand. The fake
Harper then entered the room. She was so eager to know who the man in Matthew's arms was. The imposter's actions left
Matthew feeling so displeased. Then, he pulled the man's coat up and straightened it, seeming as if he didn't want anyone else
to see him naked.
"Matthew... What are you doing?" asked the imposter. Witnessing this firsthand sent chills down her spine. She never truly
thought that Harper was good enough for Matthew and he shouldn't be spoiling her. Now that she had finally admitted the fact
that Matthew indeed loved Harper, she never could've expected that it might not actually be true. As it turned out, the reason why
Matthew hadn't been visiting her for several days wasn't because he had his hands full with work. It was actually because he
was busy fooling around with another man.