Forensic Imperial Concubine

In the middle of his conversation with Harper, Matthew sighed silently. He knew that Harper would definitely go to the Great Jade
Kingdom by herself. She had decided that she must acquire the Heavenly Book as well as the Sacred Seal. Even if Matthew
could guarantee that he would get it for her, Harper would still insist on going with him. After all, Rolando was not an ordinary
opponent. If Matthew wanted to take something from that man, it would cost him a lot!
But even so, Matthew didn't want Harper to deal with Rolando herself. Nonetheless, he knew his wife too well. Once she set her
mind on something, no one and nothing could stop her, not even Matthew. Moreover, Rolando had once saved Harper's life, so
Harper thought that she should pay him a visit.
"The twelve secret guards will be with you. Remember, protect yourself."
"I know, you can rest assured that I will. I promise that I will cherish my life to the best of my abilities." To join in the celebration of
the coronation in the Great Jade Kingdom, the representatives from the Bright Dynasty had set off. Everyone thought that Harper
would go with them. So they were surprised when she stayed, without showing any intention of going to the Great Jade
Kingdom.
Even Zack was a little bit confused. As far as he knew, Rolando had two of the Heavenly Books, so he thought that Harper
wouldn't have been unconcerned about them. He immediately went to visit her to see what happened. When he reached their
mansion, he found Harper laying leisurely in the yard while basking in the sun. "Wow, you seem to be having a relaxing and
peaceful day."
Harper opened her eyes and saw Zack. With a smile on her face, she asked him to sit down. "What brings you here? Didn't His
Majesty enslave you?"
"I finally have the time and soon enough, I heard that you're lonely and pitiful, now that you're alone. But when I came here, I find
you in this very soothing state. People are saying that you're going to be abandoned by Prince Matthew, since he left home
without you. Everyone is already planning how to push their daughters into his mansion." He then took the teapot on the stone
table and poured himself a cup of tea. "This is some good tea! I have to say, you really have a good taste."
"You are currently the youngest grand secretary of the Cabinet in the Bright Dynasty. I'm assuming the tea in your mansion must
be better than mine. Perhaps the emperor sent all of those valuable things to your mansion in order to win over your heart,"
Harper teased him.
Upon hearing that, Zack smiled helplessly. "Actually, I would rather that His Majesty doesn't treat me so well. That way, I can
slack off on my work."

Harper picked up a grape, put it into her mouth, and said, "I'm afraid that His Majesty already knows what was on your mind. So
he's doing his best to try and win you over and then, you'll have to do everything for him."
After a sigh, Zack felt like Harper was in a good mood so he asked, "Why didn't you go to the Great Jade Kingdom with Prince
Matthew this time?"
"Oh, I'm going there. I'll catch up with him a little later," Harper immediately said.
"Isn't Prince Matthew worried about you?" Zack raised his voice. He couldn't believe what he just heard. No matter how powerful
and mighty Harper was, she was still vulnerable as a woman. There were so many cunning people that might aspire to hurt her.
How could Matthew be rest assured in letting her go by herself? He was so confused. He thought that something just didn't feel
right.
Putting the grapes in front of Zack, Harper said, "Of course, he's worried about me. He left the twelve secret guards to protect
me. I was actually supposed to go with him, but I can't leave right now because of Wendy's condition. I must wait until she
becomes stable enough. Until then, I have to stay here. That's the only reason that I didn't go with him. It's not really that big of a
deal."
Zack did hear that Harper was curing Wendy. He had also heard about Wendy's illness and that it was difficult to treat. Now that
Harper was curing her, Wendy's condition must be very critical but he believed that Harper had a way to treat her.
"Can she recover and be back to normal?" Zack had been Shawn's friend for many years, so he thought that he should care
about his friend's younger sister.
While eating some grapes, Harper replied, "Yes, if everything goes well. Anyway, it's autumn now and the Bright Dynasty is
getting colder. I heard that the climate in the Great Jade Kingdom is warm and it feels like spring all year round. I wonder if it's
true."
"Yeah, it's true. The Great Jade Kingdom has four seasons like spring all the year around. The climate is quite pleasant there. By
the way, it seems like Shawn is going back to the north domain really soon. Will you go with him then?" Zack gently asked.
"I guess so."
Zack was actually relieved to hear that. "That's good. You can take care of each other on the way. Also, His Majesty has ordered
to close the Secret Pavilion. Did you know about this?"

"The Secret Pavilion has been closed?" Harper was a little surprised. The Secret Pavilion was a secret weapon of the Bright
Dynasty. Although it wasn't decent to look at, it could sometimes be gifted with unusual effects. Harper didn't understand why
Lucas had ordered to close it.
"Yes, His Majesty has also dismissed all of the people in the Secret Pavilion. Someone working in there actually refused to obey
the order so His Majesty had them flogged. He even issued an order of arrest." Zack showed the wanted order to Harper.
Immediately, she noticed that Becky was included in the list.
"It's said that she is the one who was in charge of the Secret Pavilion—"
"I know this woman. Not only is she the one in charge of the Secret Pavilion, but she also works for Francis. When I was in the
South Kingdom, she was involved in his plot against me. If she didn't help Francis, I wouldn't have suffered so much." At the
thought of Becky, the light in Harper's eyes darkened a little. If she were to see the wicked woman next time, she certainly
wouldn't be polite towards her.