Forensic Imperial Concubine

When Felix arrived, the empress was already there. She was standing in the hall in white undergarments, wearing no coat. With
a mixed expression on her face, she looked worried. The mother and son were planning to make the emperor sick and unable to
recover from his illness. They thought this would help the son ascend the throne justifiably. But, shattering all their dreams, the
emperor woke up unexpectedly.
Felix frowned slightly and said, "Mother, why did you come here with no coat or shoes? It's freezing outside, and you may catch
a cold. I heard that Father has woken up. Is it true?"
The empress regained her composure and ambled towards the emperor. "Your Majesty, you finally woke up. I have been so
worried about you."
The emperor opened his eyes slowly and looked at the empress, uttering in a faint voice, "Gloria, I... How long had I been
asleep?"
"Your Majesty, you have been asleep for more than half a month. For all these days, I have been waiting here and taking care of
you for your speedy recovery. Now that you finally woke up, I..."
The empress wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes. "Your Majesty, I am so glad to see that you are awake."
The emperor looked weak, but his heart was filled with hatred. The empress had set him up by poisoning him, and now she was
squeezing out tears for earning his sympathy. The emperor realized the fact that the lady in front of him was a back-stabbing and
double-dealing twister.
Although the emperor hated the empress in his heart, he didn't show it on his face. He held the empress's hand, pretended to be
weak, and said affectionately, "Gloria, I know you care about me a lot. I'm getting weaker and weaker. I'm afraid I'm dying soon."
"Your Majesty, please don't use such harsh words. I am certain that you will live a long life as the emperor of the Bright Dynasty."
The empress held his hand in turn. "Look, now you are awake! I am sure you'll be getting much better in the forthcoming days."
The emperor shook his head and waved at Felix. "Felix."
"Father." Felix panicked as he saw the emperor awake. He quickly regained his composure and knelt in front of the emperor.
"Father, I'm so happy to see you awake. I feel so relieved right now."
"I think it's still early to say that you are relieved!" the emperor said, clearing his throat. "You will have to bear the heavy burden
of the throne."

Felix raised his head suddenly and looked at the emperor in disbelief. But suddenly, he got a sense of realization that he was a
bit overreacting. He quickly lowered his head, and said, "Father, you are the emperor of the Bright Dynasty. I merely have to
concentrate on my duties."
The emperor sneered in his heart, but he looked even more gracious. "You don't have to say anything. I'm well aware of my
health. When I was in a coma, I was fortunate enough to see the late emperor in my dream. He said that he would come soon to
pick me up. I was about to meet him, but he said that I still have something in my heart to be shared with my inheritor, so I'm
awake."
"Father, please tell me. What would you like to share with me?"
The emperor stretched his hand to touch Felix's head and said, "Just summon Franklin, Maxwell, Matthew and Allen to the
palace. I have decided to make an imperial edict to pass the crown to my rightful inheritor."
Andy was shocked upon hearing the emperor's words and felt that he missed a heartbeat. He thought, 'Has the emperor even
lost his common sense because of his illness? Otherwise, why on earth would he decide to pass the crown as soon as he woke
up? Although not in good health, he will not die in a short time. Then why did he say that?'
"Well... Father, but I don't think it's the right time." Felix was a bit hesitant.
"What do you know about my health? I have been told by the imperial physicians that I'm in poor health. Only when I hand over
the throne and pass all my responsibilities to you, I will feel rest assured of peace and tranquility as the retired emperor. In such
a way, I can recuperate from illness and wait for the late emperor to pick me up again." The emperor leaned against the back of
the chair, his face looking very calm and peaceful as that of a monk.
The empress was delighted. It was better that the emperor was willing to transfer the throne to her son, so they wouldn't be
accused of coercion and murder of the emperor. "Felix, just do as your father asked. Summon the officials and princes here
immediately."
"Yes, Father."
Felix immediately summoned the officials to the Imperial Palace. In the meantime, the emperor was feeling so weak that it was
difficult for him to even open his eyes. The empress had a weird feeling that something wasn't right. Yet, before she had time to
figure out what was wrong, the emperor asked her to send someone to fetch a blank scroll for the imperial edict.

Thus, the empress dispelled her doubts at once. She thought about the incidents that were about to take place, 'After getting the
blank scroll, the emperor will write an imperial edict about passing the crown to my son. Then the imperial seal will be stamped
on the edict, and my son will officially become the emperor of the Bright Dynasty.'
The empress was elated. After the blank scroll was brought, the emperor asked people to help him get up. But unfortunately, he
was too weak to stand up. Helplessly, the empress moved a small table to the bed and placed the empty scroll on the table. She
eagerly waited for the emperor to write about his step down from the throne.
The empress even grinded the ink for the emperor to write his imperial edict. She was ingratiating herself with the emperor, but
the latter hated her to the core. He had doted on her so much, thinking she was kind. But, never even in his dreams had he
expected that she would have played her trick on him by letting him die of his illness, so that Felix could take the throne!