Forensic Imperial Concubine

Harper had been sleeping soundly, but before she could even open her eyes, she already felt that someone was looking at her. It
ultimately confused her. She wondered if Rolando had finished their imperial court session in the morning. When she finally
opened her eyes, she saw Lilian looking at her with a pair of wide-opened eyes.
Sitting up immediately, Harper asked in surprise, "Why did you get up so early? Your face looks a little pale too. Do you feel
uncomfortable anywhere?"
Lilian shook her head and forced a smile. "No, I just didn't sleep well last night. As a matter of fact, I always had nightmares
these days," she replied.
Hearing these words, Harper got up and quickly put on a robe over her shoulders. Then she approached Lilian and felt her pulse.
"Well, your vital energy and blood flow show that you're fatigued. You also have too much liver-fire. Since you're currently
pregnant, it will be better if you don't take any medicine. I'll make a prescription of medicated diet and send it to the kitchen so
they can prepare it for you."
Lilian immediately expressed her gratitude. "Thank you very much, Aunt. By the way, I actually came here because I realized you
haven't explored the palace here since you arrived. So for today, how about I show you around the palace?"
"That sounds great," Harper responded. After Harper freshened up, she and Lilian had breakfast together before they took an
idle walk. Meanwhile, Forsythia was actually worried about Harper, so she closely followed them. Lilian noticed what the maid
was doing but didn't say anything about it. In a very lively mood, she simply introduced all the spots and views on their way to
Harper.
Harper carefully listened to her. In fact, she was a little concerned about Lilian's behavior last night. Harper had planned to ask
her why she had acted that way, but it was hard for her to do so when she saw Lilian's state.
"Are you tired? If you are, we can take a rest for a bit. After all, you're carrying a baby. We've been walking for such a long time. I
think it's time for you to have a rest," Harper suggested.
Holding Harper's arm, Lilian said, "Let's go to the pavilion ahead and have a rest there for a while. By the way, Aunt, Uncle
Matthew is supposed to arrive soon, right?"
"I had been informed that the envoy's team is approaching the capital. He should arrive soon enough. But they are rather slow.
At most, I thought they would arrive one or two days later than I did. But it turns out they still need a few days more to get here,"
Harper answered immediately.

"You must miss Uncle Matthew very much, right?" Lilian asked in a mischievous tone.
Harper playfully glared at her and complained, "You're making fun of me."
"Everyone knows you and Uncle Matthew love each other very much and have a very active intimate life. I just feel that it's
strange how the two of you didn't come to the Great Jade Kingdom together," Lilian asked. Her voice became unusually lower.
But Harper didn't notice it. "I had been treating Wendy's heart disease, so I couldn't leave the imperial capital when Matthew had
to set out. But I actually feel that it's strange as well. It's so surprising to me that your uncle will arrive much later than me even
though he set out a week earlier."
Lilian's eyes lit up at Harper's words as she suddenly remembered what Francis had said. According to him, Rolando had done
everything in order to lure Harper to the capital of the Great Jade Kingdom. Now that Matthew would arrive later, she thought that
Rolando had been behind it. It was true that Lilian herself was only a pawn to draw Harper here.
"Uncle Matthew will certainly arrive before my coronation ceremony. You don't need to worry about him, Aunt. There is no one in
this world who can stop Uncle Matthew," Lilian said slowly. Even though Rolando was also capable, it would not be that easy for
him to stop Matthew from doing anything, especially when it involved his beloved Harper.
"Are you really okay?" Harper asked while looking at Lilian's pale face. Even though she had already felt Lilian's pulse, Harper
could see that the lady had been worrying too much. Not knowing what could make Lilian so worried, Harper asked, "Are you
worried about the coronation ceremony? I want you to know that it's completely understandable. After all, you will officially
become the empress of the Great Jade Kingdom."
Shaking her head, Lilian answered, "No, these days, I just frequently had nightmares, so I couldn't sleep that well. Don't worry
about me. I'm fine, just a little tired."
"Let me escort you back to your palace. It would be better for you to have a good rest," Harper immediately said. It was
becoming more apparent that Lilian was not in a good condition.
"Thank you but it's fine, Aunt. We're not far from the Bliss Palace anyway. I was planning to have a good walk around the palace,
but I didn't expect that my health is not good enough to do that. I'm sorry but I can't accompany you any longer today. I'll visit you
later," Lilian apologetically said.
"No, don't worry about it," Harper assured her. She then turned to Daisy and said, "Daisy, take good care of your master."
"Yes, Your Highness," Daisy responded and then helped Lilian to leave.

As she looked at Lilian's receding figure, Harper's eyes were full of confusion. Last night, Lilian seemed to have deliberately
provoked Rolando, and the man looked very embarrassed. Although he had tried his best to cover it, Harper was still able to
sense that something was wrong between the couple. "I don't know what but something must have happened between them last
night."
"Your Highness, your servant thinks that Princess Lilian looked rather unusual today. She's obviously not feeling well, but she still
forced herself to show you around the palace. But after a while, she suddenly felt uncomfortable and wanted to go back, leaving
you alone in here," Forsythia said with a frown.
"Well, I think Lilian means well. She's pregnant now, so she can't be too careless. Let's go back too. It seems like the Imperial
Palace here is not a special one after all," Harper said. Since walking around the palace didn't really pique her interest, she
decided to go back.
"Yes, Your Highness."
The two of them headed for the Harmony Palace at a slow pace. Along the way, Harper was thinking about Lilian's unusual
behavior. There was only one person in the world who could influence Lilian's thoughts, and that was Rolando. Could it be
possible that the couple had a fight because of her last night?
"Forsythia."
"What's the matter, Your Highness?" Forsythia asked in confusion.
"Didn't Lilian say that she frequently had nightmares and couldn't sleep well these days? Send this bottle of medicine to her. It
can help relieve her uneasiness and it won't do any harm to the baby. Tell her to take a pill before she goes to sleep every
evening. I'm sure that she can have a good sleep for a whole night." Harper thought for a while and decided to leave the palace
as soon as possible. It was too awkward for her to stay in the palace any longer. She had agreed to stay here for Lilian's sake.
But now, for that same reason, it seemed like she needed to leave the palace at the earliest opportunity.