Forensic Imperial Concubine

In the study, Rolando was calmly going through the reports delivered by his officials. Miguel entered the room and sat down
beside him. Playing with the folding fan in his hand, he looked at the emperor with great interest. But Rolando was so absorbed
in reading that he completely ignored the uninvited visitor.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Lady Harper almost forced herself on you the day before yesterday. Is that true?"
Rolando abruptly stopped writing for a few seconds. Yet, he soon continued to read the reports and wrote more vigorously.
Miguel noticed that there was something wrong with the emperor's expression. "Your Majesty, I've always thought that you're
fond of Lady Harper. I didn't expect you to be indifferent to her."
"Miguel, you are being too talkative!" Rolando frowned a little.
"Your Majesty, I'm just curious. Don't you like Lady Harper?"
Scowling at the visitor, Rolando seriously exclaimed, "Miguel! You'd better shut up and leave if you don't want me to punish you."
"Your Majesty, then please release Lady Lilian. After all, she's pregnant. It's not a good environment for her to take care of the
baby," Miguel pleaded at once.
"What I should do is none of your business. Have you found Matthew?" Rolando nonchalantly said.
"We didn't find him. I've searched the entire Imperial Capital since he escaped yesterday, but still, I couldn't find him anywhere.
He seems to have disappeared into thin air." Miguel paused after thinking about what he should say next. After a while, he
continued, "Your Majesty, are you really going to cancel the grand ceremony to bestow Lady Lilian the position of your
empress?"
"You think I am joking about that?"
"Your Majesty, the envoys of the Bright Dynasty will be here soon. If they find out that you canceled the grand ceremony..."
"I'm not even afraid of Matthew. How could I be afraid of several envoys?" Rolando calmly proclaimed. "Miguel, why do I feel like
you're recently becoming more and more sentimental and soft-hearted?"
Miguel opened the fan and used it to cool his face. "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm being soft-hearted, but you — You have always
been so soft-hearted to Lady Harper."
Rolando narrowed his eyes and snapped, "You'd better not cross the line, Miguel, or I won't be polite to you."

Miguel's heart missed a beat. He held his breath and said, "Your Majesty, you gave the Heavenly Book to Lady Harper so easily.
Aren't you afraid that she'll leave with the book?"
"I know her better than you do," Rolando said coldly. Harper valued the "friendship" between him and her. He knew how much
Matthew had been on guard against him, but she didn't take any precautions when interacting with him. It was not because of his
harmless appearance, but because he had saved her twice. If she didn't take their long-term friendship into consideration, she
would have already left the city. Rolando was quite certain that he understood her personality really well.
"Your Majesty, since that's what you think about the current situation, then I won't ask it anymore. By the way, there is still a
Heavenly Book which is in Matthew's hands. Since we cannot find him, it will be very difficult to get the book."
"Don't worry. Harper will get the last book for me," Rolando firmly said. More than anyone, Harper wanted to know about the
hidden contents on the blank part of Rolando's Heavenly Book. So there was no doubt that she would acquire the last book so
she could study the contents. Even though Matthew could refuse anyone, he couldn't refuse his wife Harper.
All of a sudden, Miguel understood why Rolando gave the Heavenly Book to Harper. All this time, he had been assuming that his
emperor had romantic affections for Harper, but it was just a cover-up. Rolando was still the same person he knew before who
would play any trick to achieve his goals!
"Your Majesty, it's nice that you're still the same. You haven't changed," Miguel said with a lot of underlying meanings, for he
didn't know whether it was good for the emperor to do so. As an emperor, he should be the one to continue trying his best to
reach his goals with any means possible. However, he felt uneasy about the emperor's attitude.
"Well, you should leave now."
"Your Majesty, excuse me for leaving." Miguel cupped his hands and left. As soon as he got out of the study, the expression on
his face darkened instantly. If Harper got the last book and was trapped in the Harmony Palace, it would be hard for her to get
out of the emperor's hands. He had thought the emperor would treat Harper in a different way, but it seemed like he still chose
his kingdom over the woman he loved. Indeed, the emperor was quite qualified for the position!
"Prime Minister Miguel." A eunuch bowed to him.
"Arise." As Miguel walked forward, the eunuch followed behind and whispered, "Lady Lilian is in a very bad condition. Although
His Majesty hasn't changed her treatment after she has been under house arrest, she has lost her temper and won't even eat or
drink. She's a pregnant woman. I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to take it anymore if she keeps on going like this."

Miguel stopped walking. Then he turned around and headed for the Bliss Palace. He knew that Lilian was unaware of her current
situation and kept on triggering the limits of the emperor. Although the emperor couldn't find any evidence, Miguel had no doubt
that she was involved in what had happened these days.
Out of confusion, the eunuch asked, "Prime Minister Miguel, are you going to visit Lady Lilian? But His Majesty has ordered that
no one is allowed to enter the Bliss Palace."
"Don't worry. They're going to let me in," Miguel nonchalantly said. He had made a mistake before. Now, he had to make more
mistakes to amend the first one. He wasn't as tough as iron like the emperor and couldn't be so calm and unmoved in the face of
the woman he loved. If he were the emperor, he wouldn't be a good one. So Rolando stood out from every prince and became
the emperor.