Forensic Imperial Concubine

When Harper and Matthew reached the entrance of the Birch Pass, they immediately saw a person who was leaning against the
city gate and holding a long spear. The couple could feel his rage even from far away.
Harper lifted the curtain and said, "Carlson arrived so soon."
Looking at her, Matthew noticed that she looked guilty. With eyebrows raised, he said, "Why are you afraid of him? Be tough
enough and ask him to go down on his knees and welcome his aunt."
Harper glared at Matthew. After all, she and Carlson were friends. It wouldn't be appropriate to treat a friend like that. Moreover,
the man was Prince Allen's son. He came from a royal family so there was no need for him to kneel down just to greet them!
Meanwhile, Carlson briefly looked at the curtain of the carriage and snorted.
Holding his spear horizontally, he stopped the envoy team, as if nobody would be able to resist him. "You've gone too far. How
could you play tricks on me?"
Harper lifted the curtain once again and said, "Carlson, long time no see. You're breaking my heart by doing this when we just
meet after not seeing each other for so long."
Carlson was rendered speechless with that. The truth was he felt wronged by what they had done. When he had just come all
the way from the north domain to the Birch Pass in the south domain, he heard that the couple went to the South Kingdom. Even
though he was very tired, he promptly followed them but before he could reach them, they had already gone back to the Birch
Pass. What was more, he also heard about the accident which happened to Harper. He was so concerned with her that he went
back to the Birch Pass in a hurry. So when he got the news that she left for the South Kingdom again, he felt even more
desperate to see them.
Wiping away the tears that didn't actually exist in the corner of her eye, Harper said in a very sad tone, "Well look at me! I've
encountered some great troubles recently! I was sent to the South Kingdom and was locked in the library there by force. Then
the library even collapsed, almost killing me. Well, that was fine, just a narrow escape from death. But that's not all! I was even
made to enter the Labyrinth Swamp against my will! Do you know what kind of place that is? Anybody who had gone there never
came back!"
"Well, I just..." Carlson tried to explain but he was quickly interrupted.
"You don't know how much I've gone through just so I can get out of the Labyrinth Swamp alive. Then, I have to go back to the
South Kingdom to deal with some matters. As my good friend, you don't even feel sad for me even when I've suffered so much.

And here you are, embarrassing me at the city gate. Are you still my friend?" Without waiting for a response, Harper dropped the
curtain, leaving Carlson nothing but a shadow of the curtain being blown by the wind. He was at a loss for what to do. But before
he could decide about anything, Barry drove the carriage forward. Carlson didn't have a choice but to silently make way for them.
When the envoy team entered the Birch Pass, Carlson hadn't recovered from feeling guilty. Meanwhile, Shawn had witnessed
everything from the gate tower. He just shook his head and stated, "I told him that he's just going to suffer if he goes to them with
that attitude. But he didn't trust me. This couple worked together and destroyed him."
The deputy general briefly looked at Shawn and silently thought to himself, 'It's because you only reminded him that Prince
Matthew might give him a hard time. But you didn't mention that Princess Harper might do the same!'
Then, Carlson slowly followed the team into the city, still filled with guilt. For the past months, Harper had suffered a lot of
hardships. She almost lost her life several times. It was great relief to see her being alive, so how could he blame her!
After returning to the city, Harper didn't look like she felt grieved at the slightest. Instead, she was gracefully drinking tea and
playing Go with Matthew in the carriage.
"Later on, when he realizes what you'd done, he'll definitely curse you for making him so sad," Matthew said while pushing the
desserts in front of Harper.
"Well, he won't. If it was you who told him those things, he'd think you were bullying him. But it was me, so he'd only feel guilty,"
Harper said while laughing.
"Harp, you're quite naughty. But I like it very much," Matthew said with a smile.
Harper reached for a piece of cake and fed it to her husband. "When shall we go back to the imperial capital?"
"Now." A hint of playfulness could be seen across Matthew's eyes. It was obvious that he wanted to completely play a trick on
Carlson. Harper realized that and thought about it for a while.
"Then, if Carlson were to see me in the future, he wouldn't just use a spear to block the way, but he'd probably throw it to me
straight on. I don't think he'll believe me anymore," Harper worriedly said.
"Don't be afraid. He can't do anything to us." Matthew then turned to Barry and decisively said, "Barry, we don't have to go to the
general's mansion. We'll just leave the Birch Pass and return to the imperial capital."

"Yes, Your Highness."
Shawn had expected that the couple would stay in the general's mansion for one or two days after they tricked Carlson so many
times. So he went back to the general's mansion as soon as possible to receive them. He waited for a long time only to find out
through a report from the guard at the city gate that Prince Matthew's carriage had already left the city!
"The envoy team has already left?" Shawn asked in surprise.
"Yes, after entering the Birch Pass, they changed their direction midway. They directly left the city and it looks like they're going
back to the imperial capital." The guard also reported that they didn't dare to stop Prince Matthew's carriage. They just let it go
and they might have been far away already.
Shawn rubbed his forehead with one hand and thought, 'This couple is so troublesome. How can they throw this awful mess to
me right now without many any further arrangements?'
Then, it seemed like an idea suddenly came to Shawn. He quickly said, "Servants, pack up our things. I'll go back to the imperial
capital as well. It's time for me to tell His Majesty what I've done. Prepare two of our fastest horses so we can catch up with
Prince Matthew."