Forensic Imperial Concubine

Upon seeing Hannah, Shawn's mother, who just arrived at her doorstep, Harper was taken aback. The next second, she noticed
that Shawn also came along with her. She immediately realized that Hannah must have come to confirm if she could really cure
her daughter. After all, Wendy was Hannah's only daughter so she couldn't take any risks. Even though Harper had already told
Shawn that there was an 80% chance that she could cure Wendy, Hannah still personally came to confirm it.
Performing the role of the mansion's hostess, Harper welcomed them inside. "Lady Hannah and Shawn, please have a seat.
Nina, make a pot of tea with the new tea leaves that I brought back from the South Kingdom for our guests."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Even though Hannah had taken a considerable amount of time thinking and rehearsing about what to say, she suddenly forgot
all of them when Harper was in front of her. In fact, she had a lot of things that she wanted to say and ask, but Harper looked
quite intimidating. For a moment, Hannah found it hard to speak.
After the hot tea was served, Hannah sipped her tea before saying, "Your Highness, Shawn told us that you can cure my
daughter. Travis and I have been very excited since we heard that, so we came to express our gratitude."
"Lady Hannah, please don't say that. I haven't started the treatment for your daughter yet. As of now, I am only 80% sure that it
will work. It's too early for you to express any kind of gratitude. After all, I've been friends with Shawn for a long time. Also, I just
acquired a few herbs that could cure heart disease. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare offer to cure your daughter," Harper said with a
smile.
Looking at the peaceful expression on Harper's face, Hannah thought, 'Sure enough, you can't be underestimated. My husband
made a mistake. I'm just afraid that in the past, you ruined your reputation on purpose for reasons that we don't know.'
"Your Highness, you said that you're 80% sure. I think the probability of success is very high. So I'm here to ask how our family
should show our gratitude to you for curing my daughter." Hannah cautiously asked. As far as she was concerned, since Harper
was offering them such a great favor, they would certainly pay a heavy price.
"Well, you've already paid for that." Harper looked at Shawn. Their glorious win at the Birch Pass battle wouldn't have been
achieved so smoothly if it hadn't been for Shawn. So Harper had long thought that she should give him something in return.
"We've already paid you?" Hannah looked at Shawn in surprise who looked rather confused as well. He had no idea when he
had given anything to Harper.

"If it wasn't for Shawn's help, Matthew and I wouldn't be able to control the Birch Pass so quickly. So, in retrospect, you've
already given us something. You don't have to worry about anything, Lady Hannah," Harper lightly said.
Hannah stared at Harper for a long time without saying a word. She had thought that the latter would demand a very
unreasonable price. In fact, Hannah was well-prepared for that or anything that Harper might ask. But Harper told her so casually
that they wouldn't owe her anything, just because Shawn obeyed all of their orders and helped them in the battle. From Hannah's
perspective, what her son did couldn't be regarded as anything close to a "debt".
Shawn had clearly been ordered to aid in the Birch Pass. No matter who was in the Birch Pass, he would have supported them.
But Harper took Shawn's obligatory support as if he had done it by his own free will.
After a long while, Hannah softly said, "I see. Thank you very much, Your Highness. May I know when do you plan on starting
the treatment for my daughter?"
Harper looked at Shawn before saying, "Three days later. I still need to prepare something. That's why I plan on curing her in
three days."
"Your Highness, is there anything we need to prepare in advance?" Hannah immediately asked. She felt embarrassed and sorry
for misunderstanding Harper's intentions. Upon careful reflection, she now realized that Harper also didn't ask for anything at all
after she saved the daughter of the Bu Clan.
Although Franklin had requested the vice director position of the Imperial Academy of Medicine for Harper, she was already
Matthew's wife at that time. Such a title was not a big deal for her.
"Please tell Wendy to maintain a happy mood. I'll take care of the rest," Harper stated with a small smile.
"Thank you so much, Your Highness." Hannah bowed to Harper out of both appreciation and apology. She and her husband had
misunderstood her because of her reputation. Now, Hannah felt deeply sorry.
While watching the receding figures of Hannah and Shawn as they left the mansion, Harper said, "Such a pity for her as a
parent! I don't know how long she struggled before she made up her mind to come to our mansion."
"Then why did you pretend to be so intimidating? You scared her to such an extent that she spoke so cautiously," Matthew asked
with a smile on his face. As soon as he was finished with the imperial court session, he returned home and overheard the
conversation between Hannah and his wife.

Harper smiled broadly and said, "It's not my fault though. I thought that Hannah came here to assert dominance and show that
she was superior. After all, when her man fought with my man, he showed no mercy at all. Even though I am not worried that he
can defeat you, I can't lose my composure as your wife."
"Yes, yes. As long as you're with me, everyone else in the world should make way for you."
"Humph! You're teasing me!" Harper exclaimed, pretending to be upset. "Did anything good happened in the imperial court
session?"
"I'm not sure if it is a good thing. The Great Jade Kingdom had just delivered a state letter, informing us that Rolando decided to
appoint Lilian as his empress. He's inviting representatives from our Bright Dynasty to attend the ceremony." Matthew sighed.
"Rolando wanted to make Lilian his empress?" Harper asked in surprise. Although the Bright Dynasty's power and influence
could be considered as equal to the Great Jade Kingdom's, the latter was wealthier. If Rolando wanted to conquer the world,
how could he appoint a foreign princess as his empress?
"It feels strange to you as well, right? That's why I said earlier that I don't know if it's a good thing. I can't help but think that
Rolando has a plan in mind," Matthew slowly said.