Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

When Rolando woke up, he couldn't see Harper anywhere, so he immediately panicked. "Is there anyone here?"
Hearing his voice, Harper who was taking a nap in the outer room, got up, and went to him. "How are you feeling?" she asked.
With one foot on the ground, Rolando had already thrown away the quilt. He felt relieved at the mere sight of Harper who was
approaching him. "I thought you were gone."
Harper poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Rolando. "It is true that I want to leave, but I can't do that unless your men are
willing to let me go."
Rolando took the cup of tea in his hands without saying anything. He understood why Harper wanted to leave the Imperial
Palace. But he also knew that he just couldn't let her go at the moment.
In a soft voice, Rolando asked, "Can you stay in the palace with me for a few more days? If you want the Heavenly Book, I can
give it to you."
Harper didn't say a word in response. Since Rolando had suddenly changed his attitude, she couldn't figure out what he was
thinking. So she had no other choice but to remain silent. The Harmony Palace was surrounded by multiple layers of protection
with numerous guards in each layer, so not even flies could enter. For Harper, getting out of the palace was as difficult as
reaching heaven.
"Your Majesty, I just got news from the Bliss Palace that Lady Lilian is not feeling well." Sean's voice came from the outside.
"If she's not feeling well, she should call for an imperial physician and not me. I can't help her," Rolando impassively said, as if
Lilian meant nothing to him.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I'm going to call for an imperial physician for Lady Lilian right away," Sean said. He then left in a hurry.
Rolando had been irritable since yesterday. Although his tone while speaking was still calm and composed, Sean was sensible
enough to figure out his emotional instability at that moment. After he left, Harper sighed and said, "She's still your woman and
she's carrying your child right now. You'd better go and see her." Rolando didn't respond to Harper's suggestion. Instead, he
slowly asked, "Harper, if I can find out who's behind the plot against us, how are you going to deal with that person?"

Harper frowned while fondling with Patrick in her arms. The creature was sleeping soundly with its four legs facing the sky. It
seemed to enjoy Harper's touch very much. "We've already caught her and she's in prison now." Upon hearing what Harper said,
Rolando immediately understood that she didn't want to hold Lilian accountable. However, he couldn't just let her go that easily.
He had long been thinking of an excuse, and this time, Lilian provided him with a great one herself. Rolando believed that Lilian
was asking for it, and he wouldn't show mercy to her. After he put on his clothes and shoes, he said, "Now that you don't want to
make anyone else accountable, I'll forget about it too. I have a lot of reports to review today, so I'm leaving now. And, thank you
for detoxifying me." Looking at him, Harper slowly called out, "Rolando, there are a lot of ways that you can use to detoxify
yourself. Why did you keep on suppressing it instead?"
Rolando raised his head to look at Harper with complex expressions in his eyes. After a while, he turned away. Harper was right
when she said that he had numerous ways to detoxify himself. After all, there were countless maids in the palace, as well as
Lilian. However, he didn't want to do that. He didn't want to touch any other woman.
"I'm leaving now," he simply said without answering her question.
"Rolando, are we still friends?" Harper asked in a low voice while fiddling with an empty cup in her hand.
Rolando didn't answer the question either. What he wanted was much more than that. He didn't want to be just her friend. The
reason why he had restrained himself was that he wanted to achieve his goal. In order to do that, he didn't mind constraining
himself. But now that it was obvious how he could not achieve his goal even if he were to succeed in controlling himself, he
wouldn't do it any longer. So he didn't answer Harper's question. Only time would provide her the answer. In the Bliss Palace,
Lilian had smashed everything she could get her hands to. Naturally, the entire palace was in a mess. Sean just stood there
without saying anything. He hadn't expected that Lilian would fall out of Rolando's favor so soon. "Where is His Majesty? I want
to see him!" "Lady Lilian, His Majesty is too busy to come here and see you. But, he has already called an imperial physician for
you."
"Enough!" Lilian exclaimed, boiling with rage. Despite what had happened yesterday, Rolando had stayed in the Harmony
Palace for a day. It had gone beyond Lilian's expectation, making her extremely restless. She was afraid that what she had done

actually turned out to push Rolando and Harper into being a couple. It would have certainly satisfied Rolando but it was the worst
thing that could happen to her. "I must see His Majesty today!"
Sean simply shook his head. Lilian had been gentle and decent in his eyes. But at that moment, she was like a spoiled brat who
would endlessly make trouble for herself and everyone around her. She looked unreasonable and vicious.
"As I have said, His Majesty is too busy to come here and see you, Lady Lilian."
"He's busy being together with that bitch? Get out of my way! I'm going to see His Majesty!" Lilian exclaimed. Enraged, she
raised her hand, about to slap Sean in the face.
Sean stepped back a little in order to dodge the slap. Failing the attempt, Lilian almost fell to the floor. Fortunately, Daisy was
very attentive and she had agile hands to catch Lilian before she could hit the floor.
"You dog! You're just a servant! How dare you avoid me?!" Lilian threw insult after insult at Sean, but he was a shrewd man who
had served in the palace for many years already.
"Your Highness, you look as ferocious as a tiger. I'm sure there is nothing wrong with your health. But His majesty still needs me
to serve him, so please excuse me for my absence." With that, Sean directly turned around and strode away, leaving no chance
for Lilian to respond.
Lilian was about to catch up with him, but she was stopped by two middle-aged women guarding by the door. She was
immediately irritated. Without a bit of hesitation, she slapped one of the women as hard as she could. She had thought that the
woman would be hit so bad that she would spit blood. But as it turned out, the woman managed to endure her slap. Lilian, on the
other hand, was thrown back and fell to the ground.