Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

"Lady Lilian, are you okay?"
"Call the imperial physician. My stomach is aching!" Lilian turned deathly pale because of the pain and it rendered Miguel
terrified. Anyone who would see how Lilian looked like would surely take great pity on her and would try to protect her from any
harm.
"Call the imperial physician! Quick!" Miguel once again ordered the servants.
When the imperial physician arrived, Lilian was already feeling delirious from the pain. Despite that, she forced herself up. "My
baby! Physician, is my baby okay?" she asked faintly yet earnestly.
She didn't care about what she was feeling and what would happen to her—at that point, the only thing important to her was her
baby. Her inquiry, however, was met with a grim stare from the imperial physician. It only meant one thing: it was very likely that
she would lose her child if the situation continued.
"Say something. What happened to Lady Lilian?" Miguel angrily demanded as he grabbed the imperial physician by the collar.
This shook the imperial physician up so much that when he answered, his words were barely intelligible because of how much
his voice trembled. "My Lord, Lady Lilian ate something that is very bad for her and the baby. Right now, there is a very high
chance that she would suffer a miscarriage."
"Then why are you still doing nothing? Help her!"
"Well..." The imperial physician started, but it seemed like he could not find the right words to say. After a few moments, he took
a deep breath and laid everything out. "I'm afraid it's too late. The baby in her belly was the first thing the substance hit. I've
already felt her pulse, and I know I can't do anything about it. If Lady Lilian consents to have an abortion right at this moment,
she will suffer less, because if the fetus dies in her womb, her life would be in danger, too!" "What?" Miguel took a step
backwards and looked at the food on the small table. Before the accident happened, Lilian had only eaten this food. "Investigate
what was put in it," he ordered. "Yes, yes." The imperial physician immediately checked the food on the table. "My baby, my
baby..." Lilian wailed. "Lady Lilian, the baby..."

"Call Harper Chu!" Lilian suddenly said as she grabbed Miguel's arm. In a pleading voice, she added, "Please, please call Harper
Chu! She is one of the most skilled physicians I know. I'm sure she will be able to save me and my baby. Please!" Indeed, how
could Miguel forget Harper? Everyone knew how skilled she was. Out of every medical professional in the kingdom, it was only
her who could make the impossible possible! "My Lord, someone put poison in the food," the imperial physician said in shock.
That meant that even if he was able to save Lilian's baby from death, it would be born with the damages caused by the poison,
torturing him all his life until he eventually died from it.
Miguel had never been so angry with himself. 'Why didn't I check Lilian's food before forcing her to eat!' he thought, trembling. If
anything happened to Lilian and her baby, he knew that he was the one responsible for it.
"I am going to find Princess Harper," Miguel proclaimed before rushing to the Harmony Palace.
With Harper being Lilian's last hope, he knew that he must make her go and see Lilian, no matter what he had to pay.
Upon arriving at the Harmony Palace, Miguel was met with strong defiance from the guards stationed at the gates. Seeing how
anxious Miguel was, Fernando said expressionlessly, "I'm sorry but you cannot enter. His Majesty has commanded that no one
should disturb Princess Harper."
"Get out of my way! It's a matter of life and death. It's not something to be trifled with!" Miguel bellowed, intending to fight his way
through the guards. Fernando, however, would not let him through and instead, blocked the gate. "Prime Minister Miguel, we are
under orders from His Majesty. Please don't make it difficult for us. No one is allowed to enter or leave the Harmony Palace!"
Without any choice, Miguel began shouting, his voice mixed with his internal force. "Your Highness, Lady Lilian was just
poisoned and her life is in danger. Please help her!"
At that time, Harper was studying the Heavenly Book. When she heard the deafening noise outside, she sneered and said to
herself, "Miguel is so interesting. He broke in this place just to force me to see and save Lilian. I wonder—what's the relationship
between them? How is it worth for him to come here and ask for help in such an outrageous way?"
"Your Highness, will you give him an answer?"

"Bring a chair to the gate. I'd like to see how he would persuade me to save her." Harper's face looked hard and cold. Being
under house arrest in the Imperial Palace, she could do nothing. Everyone wanted to step on her. Was she a pushover?
"Your Highness, please show mercy and save Lady Lilian and her unborn baby. After all, she is from your country..."
The gate of the Harmony Palace opened slowly and a maid set a chair down. Then, Miguel saw Harper slowly sit down, her cold
eyes squarely on him, as she asked, "Excuse me, Prime Minister Miguel, what makes you think you can convince me?"
"I'm the prime minister of the Great Jade Kingdom."
"As far as I know, the courtiers should not interfere in the business of the imperial household. Don't you think it's inappropriate for
you to threaten me here, especially that you're the prime minister?" Harper's whole aura was deathly cold. She remembered that
she had already made it clear that she had nothing to do with any of Lilian's issues. Lilian almost ruined everything for her, and
there was no way she would return something good for something evil that was done to her!
"What if I say as a friend?"
"Prime Minister Miguel, it depends on who you are friends with. If you are my friend, I'm sorry—I don't remember having a friend
like you. But if you regard yourself as Lady Lilian's friend, then you will also be held accountable for her sins." With a cold and
sharp stare, she glared at Miguel. "Have you... had an affair with her?"