Forensic Imperial Concubine

"Get me some water from the kitchen," Harper said calmly. There were only four maids in the Emerald House. Harper did not ask for more in order to avoid this kind of unexpected thing to happen. Unfortunately, trouble had its way of happening even when she had done everything to avoid it.

Nina soon fetched some water and put it into a bowl. Harper took a sip. The water was clean.

"What do you think, My Lady?" Nina asked anxiously.

"There is no problem with the water." Frowning, Harper wondered how the bird's nest soup had been poisoned. Frustrated that she couldn't figure it out, Harper went to inspect the kitchen. Enya and Elsie didn't know what happened to make Harper's mood sour but they sensed they had to stay silent.

Harper checked the water tank in the kitchen and the bird's nest again. Then she looked at the roof and the windowsill. Even the ash in the stove did not have a trace of the poison. But there was poison in the soup. That much she was certain.

'It's so strange!' Harper thought for a long time, but still was unable to figure out a possibility. It took a certain brand of brilliance and cunning to be able to poison her so subtly. If it weren't for her medical background, she wouldn't detect the poison at all. They would have been poisoned to their deaths. If someone had run into the Emerald House to poison her, her maids should have noticed that person's presence. What on earth could have happened?

With a serious face, she sat by the table, staring at a point as her fingers tapped on the table slightly. Suddenly, her hand tipped the cup lid by accident. The lid rolled and fell to the floor before it broke into several pieces.

"Ah, it broke again." Upon seeing that, Anabel immediately went to clean the debris.

broken again. What do you mean?" Harper asked in surprise.

continued cleaning the pieces and answered, "Last night, Elsie accidentally broke the lid. So I went and got another new one from the storage

pulled Anabel swiftly and stopped her from touching the broken pieces of the cup lid. Squatting down, she began to inspect one of the pieces. "My Lady, be careful. It may cut your hand,"

all the pieces into the water. After a while, she pulled out

God!" Anabel screamed, her eyes wide in shock.

face. Both Nina and Anabel held their breaths and dared not

our house tonight. Be careful while you observe. We will soon know who is trying to kill me." She did not think she could take the risk of keeping Enya and Elsie in her house anymore. They were easy targets, easy ways for people to manipulate and do their dirty work for them. The stakes just got higher. She

My Lady," Nina and Anabel

you sure that Harper accepted the bird's nest?" She had been asking Shirley

Shirley was a little

her plan went well, Harper would have eaten the bird's nest by now. Her dead body should have caused a stir in the Emerald House. However, it all seemed silent over at Harper's side. The silence made Carrie uneasy. What would Harper do if she discovered that the bird's nest was poisonous?

nothing happened. Finally, she could not handle the suspense anymore. She

Shirley persuaded, trying to stop Carrie from doing anything crazy. She knew that Carrie must keep her head low and stay on her

are going to visit Lady Harper. What's more, the bird's nest I sent to her is nontoxic. So if she is found to be poisoned, it will have nothing to do with me anyway!" Carrie said darkly. "If she is lucky enough to survive it, this could give be a lesson for her to respect me in the