Forensic Imperial Concubine

Harper had thought that the envoy team would take another couple of days to reach the capital of the South Kingdom. But to her
surprise, the team arrived just one day later than she did. Moreover, after the team entered the capital, Becky immediately found
her.
Becky stood face to face with her and gave her an angry stare. Looking at the angry face of the woman, Harper said nothing.
She was calm and collected and just stared back at Becky.
"Here you are! You are really something, Your Highness! You have made your arrival at the capital of the South Kingdom so
early! I thought you would die of a poisonous insect or snake bite!" Becky was in a terrible mood. To catch up with Harper and
Matthew, she pressurized the envoy team to hurry on with their journey overnight, so they could reach the capital sooner.
After taking a sip of tea leisurely, Harper broke her silence. "Sorry to disappoint you. Those poisonous insects and snakes were
afraid of me and didn't dare to attack me."
"Humph!" Becky snorted and ignored Harper as she found a place to sit down. As soon as she sat down, there was a noise from
outside. However, she was still angry with Harper since the latter had gotten rid of her, so she didn't pay attention to the noise.
On the other hand, Harper was just standing by the window, casually watching the ceremonial procession passing by down the
stairs. When the wind blew the curtain of the sedan chair, Harper saw the people sitting inside—it was Francis, who had fled
away from the imperial capital of the Bright Dynasty.
"His Majesty's son-in-law looks so handsome." People downstairs kept talking amongst themselves about the person in the
sedan chair.
Harper was shocked to hear their talks. If Francis had become Lance's son-in-law, then which princess did he marry? Could it be
Diana?
"Our princess is so beautiful, and her husband is so handsome. The two of them make a perfect couple. Her Highness remained
single for so many years, and now she finally chose a husband she truly loves. That's something great."
Overhearing the people downstairs, Harper couldn't help but look at Francis with fresh eyes. When the situation was not good for
him, he would yield. Now, to get the support of the South Kingdom, he didn't hesitate to marry Diana.
"He is really something!" Harper said in an ironic tone. Becky, who had been sulking over alone, had also walked to the side of
the window and cast her greedy eyes on the person in the sedan chair. The affection reflected in her eyes was completely
caught by Harper.

Matthew made no comment on what Francis had done. Deep in his heart, he knew that Francis was a fierce and powerful
person. He was flexible, cunning and ruthless. When he fled away from the imperial capital of the Bright Dynasty, not even once
did he care about Sherry, his mother. Lucas had ordered Sherry to commit suicide after he took the throne and became the new
emperor.
Suddenly, the curtain of the sedan chair was opened. Francis looked out and his sight fell precisely on Harper. There was a
stream of emotions flowing through his eyes, which Harper couldn't understand, and neither did she want to understand. She just
looked at Francis coldly, as if they were strangers. There was no trace of affection in her eyes or on her face.
Contrarily, Becky blushed instantly at the sight of Francis' gaze. Seeing this, Harper smiled, knowing that Becky was really in
love with Francis. If it weren't for Becky's help, Francis wouldn't have possibly escaped from the Imperial Palace in the first place.
When she saw that the man she loved and whom she had helped wholeheartedly had now turned out to be the husband of a
princess of the South Kingdom, she didn't look angry but grateful. Harper really couldn't understand what she was thinking.
"Hey, don't you think the princess' husband is quite charming?" Harper asked in a low voice.
As soon as she heard Harper's question, Becky suddenly came back to her senses. Shifting her gaze to Harper, she said, "I
don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh dear, you really don't understand what I am talking about?" Harper asked with a forced smile. "Who would have expected
this? Prince Francis of the Bright Dynasty is now the husband of Princess Diana of the South Kingdom. After all, Diana used to
be Prince Hoffman's woman. Does it mean that the two brothers shared the same wife?"
"Shut up!" Becky angrily yelled at Harper. "Your Highness, you may be Prince Matthew's wife, but that doesn't mean that you can
talk any nonsense!"
Harper snorted at her. "You know very well about this nonsense. Maybe the relationship between Diana and Hoffman was
unknown to many, but you were more than aware of it, right?"
Of course Becky knew it. All the records maintained in the Secret Pavilion were about secrets unknown to the public. So she was
aware of the dubious relationship between Diana and Hoffman. She understood that Diana was not the best choice for Francis,
and neither did she like Francis to be Diana's husband. But she thought it was okay as long as Francis liked Diana.
Since she didn't want to argue with Harper, Becky turned around and left. Now that she saw Francis with her own eyes, she was
finally relieved. That person was indeed telling the truth to her. Francis was fine, though he didn't fit the identity of Diana's

husband.
As soon as Becky left, Harper's face darkened. Looking at the receding procession, she said, "Something is wrong with Luther."
"Why do you say that?" Matthew asked in a flat tone. In fact, he too knew that Luther was questionable. That was the reason he
had transferred Shawn to the south domain for help. He had done that as a backup, but what totally surprised him was that all
the three commanders of the Bright Dynasty in the south domain were disloyal to Lucas.
"Francis has become Lance's son-in-law now," Harper sneered. Luther had already met Francis, but he didn't mention it to the
couple that Francis had married a princess of the South Kingdom. But why didn't he reveal it to them? There could be just one
reason for it and that was because he was helping Francis to hide the truth from the couple.
"This helps you in confirming that there's something wrong with Luther, right?" Matthew asked with a smile. "But I am sure that
you must have suspected him much earlier."