Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

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On their way to the Great Jade Kingdom, Harper and her companions maintained a normal travelling speed. Because of Diana's
presence, however, the journey didn't seem as boring as it had been. After crossing the border between the Great Jade Kingdom
and the Bright Dynasty, Harper changed into men's clothing and all the members of the group disguised themselves as
businessmen.
When they entered the territory of the Great Jade Kingdom, Harper and her companions slowed down their pace. They started to
wander around the tourist spots of the kingdom, as if they went there just to enjoy and take in the beauty of nature.
"Master, I'm afraid we're going to miss the coronation ceremony of the Great Jade Kingdom's empress if we play around like this.
Don't you think so?" Diana asked Harper who was currently reading a book in the carriage to kill time. Diana was sitting opposite
of her. Feeling extremely bored, all she could do was to stare at her master. She couldn't understand why Harper liked reading
so much. Whenever they were in the carriage, she could see Harper reading book after book.
Harper answered, "It doesn't matter. As long as the envoy team can attend the coronation ceremony, it's going to be okay. We
just need to get there at our current pace. After all, our purpose is not to attend the coronation ceremony there. Besides, the
ceremony won't take place until more than two weeks from now. Even though we travel this way, we'll still have enough time to
be there on time."
"The one who's going to be the empress of the Great Jade Kingdom is a princess of your Bright Dynasty. Don't you feel excited
about that?" Diana asked in amazement. She believed it was a joyous event, so she couldn't understand why Harper looked so
indifferent.
Nonchalantly, Harper asked her back, "Why would I feel excited? It's none of my business. I'm just a bystander. What's more
important is that Rolando and Lilian feel excited about it. I believe they don't care whether or not others feel happy for them."

"You're so blunt and honest!" Diana commented while shaking her head. If the new empress of the Great Jade Kingdom was a
princess of the South Kingdom, she would be extremely thrilled and ecstatic. After all, it was a good thing since it could indicate

that the two countries were on good terms with each other. She believed that all of the people in the country should share the
happiness from such an alliance. "My Lady," Forsythia called Harper while lifting up the curtain of the carriage. "What's wrong?"
Harper asked while she shifted her eyes from the book to Forsythia. Forsythia responded, "We've found a man who's seriously
injured and in a coma ahead of us. Zorro told me to ask you if we should—"
"Just ignore him," Harper casually replied. "Master, how ruthless you are! Let's at least see who the man is. He might be
handsome, you know?" Diana complained. After jumping off the carriage, she continued, "I'll go and see what's going on." While
looking at Diana's receding figure, Harper couldn't help but shake her head helplessly. She knew that Diana felt extremely bored
to be inside the carriage these days, so she kept on wishing for something to do. With such thoughts in mind, Harper didn't stop
her. Diana came back very soon. "Master, the man turned to be an old acquaintance of yours!" "An old acquaintance? Who are
you talking about?" Harper asked, astonishment evident in her eyes. "The new prime minister of the Great Jade Kingdom, Miguel
Hua!" At the mention of the man's name, Harper narrowed her eyes a little. Both she and Diana had met Miguel in the South
Kingdom.
At that time, Miguel had been very hostile and exceptionally unkind to her. When she mentioned this to Matthew, he had told her
that Miguel was gay and he was in love with Rolando. So the reason why Miguel was adverse towards her was because Miguel
didn't like how Rolando had saved her at the price of his arm.
"Master, shall we save him or not? If you don't want to save him, I'm going to give him one more stab to help him die sooner,"
Diana asked with so much excitement.
At those words, the corner of Harper's mouth twitched. "Leave him alone. Don't stab him. Let's just go."
"Let him die by himself?" Diana actually felt that her master wasted such a good opportunity. She had thought that she would at

least take the chance to get revenge on him. To her surprise, Harper chose to simply turn a blind eye on him, as if she hadn't
seen him. So then, their group passed by Miguel who was lying helplessly on the road. However, a few seconds later, Harper's
carriage suddenly stopped in its tracks. In a rigid voice, Harper ordered, "Take him with us." "Yes, My Lady." When Miguel woke

up again, he found himself inside an inn. He opened his eyes and saw a person standing in front of the window. At that time, the
person had the back turned on him but still, Miguel thought the person looked somewhat familiar.
However, he just couldn't remember where he had seen this person before.
"Thank you for your help. I don't know how to thank you b—" Upon seeing the person turn around, he swallowed the rest of his
words of gratitude. "Harper Chu!"
Crossing her arms over her chest, Harper said, "I'm honored to be recognized by you, even at first glance, Prime Minister
Miguel."
"Did you save me?"
"I didn't want to, but after reconsideration, I changed my mind. After all, Rolando is my friend and you're his most helpful
assistant. So it only seemed inappropriate for me if I didn't save you from danger. That was why I told my men to pick you up,"
Harper plainly said, as if she was talking about how she just picked up a mere puppy on the roadside.
Miguel struggled to sit up, but he scratched his wound in the process. It hurt so much that his eyebrows furrowed so tightly
together while he fell back to the bed once again.
"You're severely injured. It would be better if you don't move your body for the time being. Or else, your wound will split and it'll
cause me more trouble." After saying that, Harper activated a gust of wind from her fingertip and hit one of Miguel's acupuncture
points. In an instant, his body could no longer move except for his eyes.
"What did you just do?"
"You need to have a good rest so your wound can heal in peace." Harper pulled out a chair and sat down in front of Miguel.
"What happened in the Great Jade Kingdom? How could you, the new prime minister who is greatly favored by your emperor, be
injured this much? You were even lying on the ground, hundreds of miles away from the capital of the kingdom."
Miguel firmly closed his lips, refusing to answer her question. Harper had already thought that he wouldn't tell her the reason. But
she thought that it was worth a try to still ask. She didn't really care even though the man didn't answer
her.