Forensic Imperial Concubine

"I made you feel worried again," Matthew said with concern.

"We are a couple now. Of course, the hardships have to be endured together," Harper said, as she held Matthew's hands. "Don't forget what I have told you, 'No matter we are living, dead or separated, we always love each other.'"

"It's still in my mind, 'I want to hold your hand and grow old together with you, '" Matthew continued at once.

The next morning, Harper and Matthew took Alexander to Pearce's mansion.

Although Harper had told Pearce and his wife that receiving Alexander as their sworn son should be treated as a small matter and needn't be disclosed to the public, they still took the matter seriously. They specifically confirmed the auspicious occasion and opened the ancestral temple of their mansion. They even invited an elder of the Zhao Clan to witness the whole ceremony.

The steward of Pearce's mansion hurried in and reported, "They are coming! My Lord, My Lady, they are coming!" Elated, Pearce and wife looked at each other, and rushed out to see Matthew and his wife walking in with Alexander.

The boy gave the gifts he had prepared to Pearce and his wife and said respectfully, "Please accept the gifts. I have personally prepared them for you two."

"Thank you, Alexander. You are so considerate."

Seeing the arrival of the guests, the elder of the clan hastened to urge them, "It's almost the auspicious time. We need to take the boy to the ancestral temple first and worship the ancestors."

respect to their ancestors before the big event. Even though the ceremony was not grand, it would still be necessary to keep Alexander's name on the ancestral temple. But before that, the ancestors should be worshiped, and then, the elder would write his name on the

process of the ceremony, Pearce and his wife worshiped the ancestors by lighting the incense and kowtowed repeatedly in front of their tablets. Then, it was Alexander's turn to follow suit. Since Harper and Matthew were outsiders, they had to

elder recorded Alexander's name on the

tea to his sworn parents. Pearce and his wife were sitting in the main seat of the main hall. The elder was sitting on their left, and Matthew along with Harper sat on their right. The steward brought two cups of tea

tea and handed it to Pearce,

he gave a

other cup of tea, knelt down and offered it happily to Allie, saying, "Mother, please have a cup of

gave him a big red envelope, but

you, Father and Mother." Alexander politely

two days. If you all don't mind, please celebrate it along with us in our mansion," Allie proposed. "It'd be so quiet if only we

lonely and empty. So to come out of that, she wanted the mansion

come back to accompany you, Father and Mother," Alexander said.

that Alexander said it to console her, she felt

going to be here, and we'll celebrate the festival with you," Harper said at once. "After the festival,

Alexander very much. The other day, she even