Forensic Imperial Concubine

"What kind of guards are they? Are they the same with the palace guards?" Harper curiously asked. At that exact moment, the crockery jar made a loud noise. The soup was already boiling. Harper picked up the seasoning bag beside it and sprinkled some in the jar. In fact, the seasoning bag seemed a little familiar to Chodak, as if it was from his own room.

The corners of Matthew's mouth curved into a smile as he said, "The palace guards are not as good as the Cyan Garment Guards. After all, the Cyan Garment Guards are on a par with my secret guards."

Harper then exclaimed, "Really? I didn't know that they are so competent! That's thirty thousand secret guards! Whoa! It must be so expensive to sustain such a large group of people. As a monk, do you still have the money to support so many people, Chodak?"

Chodak's eyes suddenly had a spark while he kindly smiled. "When I was still the crown prince, I own a lot of industries. Although I am a monk now, the industries are still mine. The revenues from those industries are enough to maintain the army as long as they don't eat that much."

Harper nodded her head as an acknowledgment while she washed the white porcelain bowl. She then stirred the soup in the pot and looked at the grilled fish that Matthew had cooked. "My soup is almost ready. How about your fish?"

"Almost done," Matthew responded with a smile. He turned the fish over to keep on grilling them. Then he reached out his hand to Harper, and she gave the seasoning bag to him. Although he almost burned the Phoenix House's kitchen when making the chicken soup for her last time, he actually had strong survival skills in the wild. The only problem was that the kind of kitchen at home was not suitable for him.

bowl of soup and handed it to them. "Eat the fish and drink the soup at the same time. With some wine, it

got from. Beside Matthew, Chodak

use the word 'steal'. Besides, you're a monk but you're hiding some wine so discretely. Do you

Chodak poured a cup of wine and handed it to Harper. "Try the wine. I made it. It's better than the wine in your mansion. This peach blossom wine tastes mellow and sweet. You won't feel drunk

and immediately nodded. "You're right; it's good. I didn't expect you to be

playing Go and making wine. I seldom made this kind of wine ever since I came here. This peach blossom wine is particularly special for me because I made this exactly the day before I became a monk. I would have never anticipated that he would take it." Then, Chodak opened the jar and closed his eyes while he took a whiff of the wine. It seemed like the sweet smell of the wine made him recall something

handed the grilled fish to Harper

but they could also remain as noble and composed while eating. In front

hear it. He said with a smile, "Back then, Rolando had so many beautiful followers. Everyone