Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

'Her business has nothing to do with you?'
Miguel looked at Harper in shock. Did he hear it right? Why did Harper say that matters concerning Lilian had nothing to do with
her? Wasn't she Lilian's aunt? Moreover, Lilian was still the princess of the Bright Dynasty. It was said that she had a good
relationship with Harper, so Miguel couldn't understand why Harper was acting like Lilian was a total stranger to her.
"Lady Harper, how ruthless you are! As far as I know, you and Lilian are in good terms. When she was still just a princess of the
Bright Dynasty, she was friends with you." The expression on Miguel's face turned cold. He had thought that Harper was kind
and warm, but he didn't expect her to be so heartless. If the Bright Dynasty were to clearly state that it didn't care whether Lilian
was dead or alive, then her fate would definitely be very miserable.
Upon hearing the accusation, Harper smiled and said, "Ruthless? All right, I am ruthless as you said. Don't waste time in my
palace 'cause I won't change my mind about helping her. But what really intrigues me is that how come you care about Lilian so
much, since she is Rolando's consort and you are his valued prime minister.
With that, Miguel looked a little awkward. "I'm just showing a little extra concern about everything that has to do with you since
you saved my life once."
Harper smiled nonchalantly. "Oh, really? If so, thank you very much. But instead of caring about Lilian, you should care about
me. After all, I'm under house arrest, and it was me who saved you, not Lilian. So I'm actually wondering if there is any special
relationship between the two of you."
"There is nothing going on between us!" Miguel said, obviously a little provoked with the topic.
Harper folded her arms across her chest and looked at the man with interest. She thought there must be something suspicious
about him since he was so agitated. But Harper didn't care about it or want to investigate it further. She just hoped that he would
leave her palace as soon as possible. So, she changed the subject and asked, "Do you know that Rolando was poisoned the
day before yesterday?" "Poisoned? You were the one who were actually poisoned, weren't you?" Miguel responded right away.
In fact, he was confused. His emperor had fought with Matthew that night, and it seemed that it was impossible for him to be

poisoned during that time. "So you knew that I was poisoned and almost forced myself on Rolando. What role did you play in
this?" Harper rigidly said. "I don't have any idea about this at all."
"Oh, you didn't know? Well, it doesn't matter if you didn't know. The culprit is in prison anyway and I don't want to investigate it
further. But I won't interfere in anything that has to do with Lilian. Miguel, please just leave." Harper's tone was a little cold. She
had directly asked Miguel to leave but the latter still wanted to say something. Unfortunately, Harper had already turned around
and didn't look at him anymore. It was obvious that there was no room for negotiation about this matter. She wouldn't help Lilian
this time. Everyone should be responsible for their own behavior. When Miguel left the Harmony Palace, he somehow felt that
something was wrong. It so happened that he came across Sean who was about to deliver something to Harper. "Sean," he
called.
"Prime Minister Miguel," Sean greeted respectfully. He was actually afraid of Miguel. Although the latter always wore a smile on
his face, Sean knew that he was not as kind as he looked. The man would always plan something with his own interests in mind.
If Sean and the other servants were not careful and accidentally offended him, he would definitely do something to give them a
hard time.
"Delivering something to Lady Harper?"
"Yes, Prime Minister Miguel. His Majesty had acquired a piece of superior warm jade and asked me to bring it to Lady Harper."
Miguel opened the box and found that it was indeed a superior jade. "Did the Harmony Palace have any guests the day before
yesterday?" "No, it didn't have any. Lady Lilian was the only one who came here to visit Lady Harper. They had a walk in the
garden together." Sean didn't understand what Miguel's real intention was, but he still told the truth. After all, the man would still
be able to find out about it anyways. "What happened next?"
"I can't tell you." Sean was afraid of Miguel, but he knew that he couldn't tell him more than he already did. Even though Miguel
was the most important and capable assistant of the emperor, he couldn't reveal all of the emperor's secrets to him.
"Then can I ask why His Majesty put Lady Lilian under house arrest?"

"Lady Lilian made a mistake. His Majesty was worried that the baby might get hurt, so he asked her to stay in the Bliss Palace.
That way, she could be able to focus on the baby." Sean's explanation was extremely euphemistic. He didn't want to admit that
Lilian was under house arrest.
"I heard that His Majesty had sent people to put Lady Lilian under house arrest right after he walked out of the Harmony Palace.
Is that true?"
"Prime Minister Miguel, I don't know."
"You..." Miguel was getting furious by then, but he knew that Sean was just being loyal to the emperor. He couldn't force the man
into telling him what he didn't want to tell. But he was almost sure that Lilian being under house arrest was related to the fact that
Harper had been poisoned.
Miguel then figured out that something wrong with Harper's statements. She said that she had been poisoned and even almost
forced herself on Rolando. But, didn't the emperor had romantic affections for her? Why did Harper say that? Miguel racked his
brain, trying to find some answers. If the emperor had feelings for Harper, shouldn't he seize the opportunity when she
volunteered to get intimate with him?
With all these questions in mind, Miguel headed for the Imperial Study right that instant. The emperor gave the Heavenly Book to
Harper and placed her under house arrest in the palace. Miguel couldn't figure out what was going on, but it was necessary to
poke fun at the emperor.