Forensic Imperial Concubine

She sank down without much struggle. The scene was so terrible that the women present around were deeply scared. None of them dared to utter a single word. Many of them thought that Chelsea deserved it, because she has cheated on Maxwell. But what perplexed them most was the reason why he had called out everyone and forced them to watch the horrific scene. Some of them even looked at Ivy questioningly. Covering the mouth with her handkerchief, Ivy too looked quite disturbed. This was because even though he had called out all his women in the mansion, she was spared.

"Maxwell, the crime Chelsea committed was unforgivable, so she deserved more than this. But what about the servants in her house? Do you want to expel them all?" she asked calmly, pinching her own palm.

Maxwell stood up, passed by his wife, and left without looking back. He didn't say anything, but the anger on his face was evident. Not knowing what to do, all others looked towards Ivy.

Maxwell had always respected his wife and had never embarrassed her in front of others. It seemed that at that time, he was very angry with her as well. Seeing the incidents unfolding before their eyes, the others became more cautious. Ivy felt suffocated as she didn't know what to do. Finally, she broke her silence and ordered, "Sell out all the servants and maids working in Chelsea's house. Seal up her house and yard. Get her dead body out of the water and throw it to the mass grave."

"Yes, My Lady."

rooted in the imperial court and had the support of many courtiers. But, Maxwell belonged to the emperor's faction. The recent incidents unveiling in their mansion made her feel that everything was a bit too coincident. It was not long ago that another of Maxwell's concubines had fallen into the water and drowned due to her carelessness. What happened today to Chelsea was due to her treachery. But it was ironic that the cause of death was similar in the case of both the deaths. With all

own room, she began to cough again. However, this time, she coughed up blood. Seeing the blood on her handkerchief, the maid got very scared. Everybody knew that hemoptysis was serious and was an obvious sign of dying. She wondered why Ivy had such a symptom at this

maid, "Call the physician in the mansion... No, not now.

"Yes, My Lady."

added coldly. She guessed that she must

study, Maxwell took out a list from a drawer and crossed out the name of Chelsea. The list included all the suspects from his mansion, who might have poisoned him. He had been getting rid of these people one by one, and had successfully eliminated all the servants and guards from the list. Now,

with you and your mother soon. It won't be so long," Maxwell mumbled to himself. Then he put the list away, as cool as ever, and went to bed in his study. Tomorrow, Matthew and Harper would be back, which would make the imperial capital a place

attention to the happenings in Maxwell's mansion. Now, what Maxwell needed the most was to cut off his wife's connection with the outside