Forensic Imperial Concubine

Giggling behind her hand, Harper said, "Marquis Travis, please don't tease me. Every time your son sees me, he's always so
attentive and vigilant, as if he's afraid that I might trick him. How could he have affection for me? Back then, the reason why he
agreed to go to the north domain as I had required was that your clan was having a hard time. I knew that it was like walking on
thin ice despite all of your glories on the surface. He wanted to take another route of retreat by cooperating with Matthew and
me."
At this point, Travis was becoming a little furious. He knew his own son too well. Once Shawn blinked his eyes, he would
immediately understand what he was thinking. It was impossible for Shawn to be vigilant against Harper. Travis was afraid that
even if Harper told him to die, Shawn would court death without a single thread of hesitation. Moreover, every time he spoke ill of
Harper, Shawn would be so upset very quickly and would even brutally argue with him. All facts that he had were leading to one
thing, that his only son loved Harper very much.
"What I'm saying is true. My son really—"
"What about me?" Shawn's voice was suddenly heard out of the blue, interrupting his father. "What are you two talking about?
You look quite happy. Why did you mention me?"
At his son's sudden appearance and questions, the expression on Travis' face gradually changed. At the same time, Harper
smiled and replied, "Marquis Travis was telling me about the interesting stories of your childhood."
"Interesting stories of my childhood..." Shawn slowly repeated. As soon as Travis saw the subtle expression on his son's face, he
realized what Shawn had remembered. Beaming with joy, Travis immediately said,
"Well, we just talked about that time when I threw you into the military camp for the first time. I told her how you were picked on
by the soldiers to the point that you teared up."
Upon hearing that, Shawn blushed in embarrassment. "I didn't know there was such a thing."
A faint smile flickered across Harper's lips. She looked around, but didn't find any physician with Shawn. Immediately, she
silently asked him with her eyes why he hadn't brought Physician Gore back with him.
"Physician Gore was out collecting medicinal herbs. The people there said that he would come back tomorrow. I have already
planned to personally come to him again." As soon as the topic of conversation was shifted to business, Shawn regained his
composure and calmness in an instant.

Nodding her head, Harper said, "If Physician Gore refuses to come, you can tell him that I will write down the silver needle
acupuncture method for him if he agrees to take care of Lady Wendy. He has been very eager to learn the method for a long
time."
A glimmer of light flashed in Shawn's eyes. In the end, he only said two words. "Thank you."
"You are most welcome. But we don't need to say thanks to each other because we're friends," Harper said in a gentle tone with
perfect countenance. While watching how the two interacted, Travis suddenly found out that he had been wrong. He had hated
Harper very much because his son loved her, but it was not until then that he realized that it was just his son's unrequited love. If
— No, there wasn't an if. Even before he came back, Harper had already married Matthew and become a princess.
Meanwhile, Shawn repeatedly pondered on the word "friend" in his head. In fact, Harper only recognized very few people as her
friends. That list included Zack and Caroline from the Bu Clan, Carlson, and George, sort of. Aside from these people, he was
afraid no one could call themselves as Harper's friend.
"I feel honored to be your friend. Can I casually call you by your name from now on?" Shawn said with a very serious expression
on his face.
"Of course you can. A name only exists so that one can be called anyways," Harper said with a smile. Looking at the father and
son in front of her, she shifted the topic of conversation by asking, "Have you heard about the letter of credence from the Great
Jade Kingdom?"
"Do you mean how Emperor Rolando of the Great Jade Kingdom is going to make Princess Lilian as his empress?" Travis asked
right away.
Nodding her head, Harper said, "Although I'm acquainted with Rolando, I don't know him at all, such as his way of doing things,
his disposition, and his means. But I have a feeling that it's a little abrupt to make Princess Lilian as his empress."
"He used to be as well-known as Prince Matthew. The two of them are almost equal when it comes to tactfulness and
capabilities. It can be said that they are well matched. Such a person must be quite ambitious. So obviously, Princess Lilian is
not the best choice for the position of his empress," Travis said. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was a fact that when
Rolando did something, he must have other intentions for doing so.
"What does Prince Matthew plan to do?"

Harper slowly responded, "We're actually going to pay a visit to the Great Jade Kingdom. No matter what Rolando wants to do,
I'm afraid he has been targeting Matthew all this time. We might as well interact with him in the open. Anyway, Princess Lilian is
a princess of the Bright Dynasty, the younger sister of the current emperor, so Rolando shouldn't go too far in whatever he was
planning to do with her."
Shawn took a glance at Harper, but didn't say anything. Since Rolando had once saved Harper's life at the risk of his own,
Shawn couldn't speak ill of her savior in front of her. Moreover, the relationship between Harper and Rolando was quite
congenial. Or at least, in Shawn's perspective, it was better than her relationship with him. When Rolando had been the imperial
monk of the Bright Dynasty, Harper had been allowed to enter and leave his mansion whenever she wanted. By now, Rolando
had gone back to the Great Jade Kingdom and become its emperor. Shawn didn't know if there had been any changes in their
relationship since then.
Even though Shawn wouldn't dare to speak ill of Rolando, his father was different. "Rolando is not a good person! As a matter of
fact, he is very wicked. In the past, when he fought against Matthew, he always played all kinds of tricks. Just as so, Matthew
hated him very much then."
Harper opened her eyes very wide in disbelief. "It seems like you know Rolando quite well, Marquis Travis. Please tell me more
about him. What kind of a person is he?"