Forensic Imperial Concubine

Harper rubbed her own forehead as she felt a headache about to come. "Okay, as you wish," she said.
"You're the best, Aunt Harper."
"You two can take some rest now. I'll have them clean up the palace next door. You can have a good chat tonight. Lilian, don't
tire out your aunt too much. She hasn't rested well enough yet, since she took a long journey to get here."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know exactly what to do."
It was not until then that Rolando left without a bit of worry. As soon as he left, Harper breathed a sigh of relief. She then turned
to Lilian who was smiling happily and said, "Every cloud has a silver lining. Do you really feel happy now, after going through
some hard times?"
"Yes! Thank you very much, Aunt Harper! Without your support, I might not have been married to His Majesty and lived such a
happy life. His majesty is very gentle and considerate. I had never thought that the emperor of a kingdom could be so extremely
thoughtful and kind. Sure enough, I have good judgment. His Majesty is a trustworthy man," Lilian said while smiling brilliantly.
Upon seeing that Lilian looked genuinely happy from the bottom of her heart, Harper also became happy for her. "We were
surprised to know that as well. Lucas was very happy when he heard that Rolando was going to make you his empress. He
immediately asked Matthew to the Great Jade Kingdom to celebrate your coronation."
"Is Lucas alright?"
"He's fine. He always tries to make Zack work hard for him. Your brother is quite at ease right now. Only a few people can be as
carefree as him while being an emperor," Harper said with a smile.
When she heard that, Lilian burst into laughter and even trembled with joy. "Lucas liked to play around when he was still a
prince. I didn't expect that he would still be the same after becoming an emperor."
"Yes, but he's certainly qualified for the position. He's working hard for the safety and stability of the Bright Dynasty. But right
now, he's not powerful enough to do that. As time goes by, he will surely become an emperor no inferior to Rolando," Harper
responded.
"Aunt Harper, why do you always call His Majesty by his name?" Lilian asked in amazement. "In the Great Jade Kingdom, no
one dares to call His Majesty by his name. As perverse as Prime Minister Miguel is, he would never dare to call the name of His
Majesty either."

Lilian's question took Harper by surprise. "I'm just used to calling him by his name. It's a little weird that all of a sudden, I have to
address him as 'His Majesty', but I'll try," Harper replied.
"You don't have to change the way you call him as long as His Majesty isn't enraged with that. When he was a holy monk in the
past, there was no joy or sorrow on his face and he always had an impassive expression. Now as an emperor, he always wears
a warm smile. I can't tell his emotions exactly, but I feel very happy to see him every day. Now that I'm carrying his child, I'm sure
we're going to have a better future."
"Yes, everything will be better from now on," Harper said in the affirmative. Although she didn't have a lot of interactions with
Rolando, she knew that once he liked a person, he would like her forever. The exact reason why Matthew regarded him as a
confidant was because the two of them were similar in a lot of aspects. One of those was that they were both persistent.
"Aunt Harper, when will you have a baby with Uncle Matthew? I think it's time for the two of you to extend your family," Lilian
seriously asked while caressing the bump in her belly.
"Soon," Harper briefly answered, her eyes gleaming a little. She put her hand on Lilian's belly and said, "We will have our own
children soon enough."
Lilian laughed with her eyes curving like two crescent moons. "When you have children, I wonder how a cold and stiff man like
Uncle Matthew would act in front of them."
Harper tried to imagine how Matthew would have a very confused expression on his face while helplessly holding a crying baby
in his arms, not knowing what to do. She thought for a while and burst into laughter. Lilian was apparently thinking about the
same thing. They laughed so hard that their laughter spread far and wide.
Outside of the palace, Rolando heard their laughter, so the expression on his face looked even more gentler. "Your Majesty, the
envoy team of the Bright Dynasty has already passed the Silver City," someone reported.
Rolando's eyes twinkled a little. "Make their pace even slower, so that they can enjoy the magnificent mountains and rivers of our
Great Jade Kingdom. They don't really have to be in a hurry anyway."
"Yes, Your Majesty." It was not until the secret guard hid himself that Rolando took his steps to leave the palace. Everything was
going on as he had planned. While Harper had already arrived at the capital, Matthew was still on the way. Suddenly, Rolando
stopped in his tracks, turned back, and looked at Lilian's palace. His eyes were filled with complicated emotions. Then he turned
back and left without hesitation.

When Rolando returned to his own bedroom, he saw Miguel leaning against a pillar. It seemed like the man had been waiting for
him for a long time. At the sight of Rolando, he didn't move but only said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! You won the first
battle."
Rolando slowly sat down and poured himself a cup of tea. Then he asked, "So that's all that you want to say to me after coming
in here at this hour?"
"Not really. Your Majesty, I came to ask you to make good on your promise."
Upon hearing that, Rolando smiled a little. It didn't even reach his eyes. Moreover, there was something else in that smile. He
looked at Miguel and asked, "How do you want me to fulfill my promise?"
Miguel opened his mouth, but then realized that he didn't know what to say. "Matthew will soon find out that Harper has arrived at
the capital ahead of schedule. By then, all the obstacles that Your Majesty has set won't be able to stop him."
"I have never thought of stopping him for too long. I just have to try and delay his arrival at the capital as much as possible,"
Rolando said. He opened a drawer and took out a book. It was none other than the Heavenly Book. A possession that everybody
wanted had been randomly put in the drawer by the emperor.
When he noticed that, Miguel said, "If others know that the Heavenly Book which everybody wants is just simply placed in a
drawer this way, they would be very furious."