Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chodak left chicly and resolutely without turning back or hesitating. He was as swift as a breeze blowing across the lake, raising a layer of ripples, and then in the next moment, peace was resumed and he was gone without even a trace.

Bored to death, Harper leafed through the Buddhist scripture. "Matthew, Chodak…" she mumbled.

"Chodak doesn't exist anymore. He died by the side of the lake. From now on, the person who is alive will be Rolando, the crown prince of the Great Jade Kingdom," Matthew said while dealing with the letters he had received. "The emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom is terminally ill. Being the crown prince, he can't stay here any longer."

"Even though his father is terminally ill, he is only a deposed crown prince…" Harper paused for a while as something came to her mind all of a sudden. "Why on earth was he deprived of the title of the crown prince in the first place?"

"One reason was that he enjoyed high prestige, making his father view him as a threat; another reason was that he wanted to look for the Heavenly Books," Matthew sneered. "He is decisive and always maintains a low profile. To avoid suspicion, he even shaved his head and became a monk. Nobody would look for a former crown prince among monks."

"So, you know all the things about him," Harper said casually. "Although I am not sure why you had let him stay in the Bright Dynasty, I'm quite sure that you must have struck a deal with him."

"Yes, you're right. I was poisoned once, and he was the one who saved my life with a pill. So, I provided him with a shelter in return." Matthew explained the reason. For him, it was not a bad deal to exchange a shelter for his life.

Suddenly, someone knocked at the door and called out, "Your Highness."

there was a

grandmaster ordered me to invite His Highness to play a game of Go," the young monk said respectfully, after

that, Matthew put away the letters he still hadn't dealt with and said, "All right. I've long wanted to play a game of Go with Master Thubten. Now that I'm not too busy, I'll be happy to come. Harp, you may have a nap. I'll be

admired by common people, and enjoyed a higher status than Chodak. Now

Harper stretched herself, intending to relax and have a sleep. All of a sudden, a gust of wind blew in and extinguished the candle in the room. Harper was alerted, but she didn't move an inch. She narrowed her eyes slightly and tried to figure out

once again. Harper saw a man in scarlet red sitting at the table. She was quick to recognize him as

to strike at him. However, Marquis Scarlet addressed her before she could

was present in the room other than Marquis Scarlet and her. But

heart, Harper sat down, maintaining her calm. "I have no idea what you are talking about, Marquis Scarlet,"

even didn't recognize me as your classmate. If you remember, we were classmates for five years. During those five years, we had spent a lot of time learning together. But you seem to have completely abandoned our friendship." As he looked at Harper's face, Marquis Scarlet suddenly laughed grimly. What

about to do. After failing in his first blow, Marquis Scarlet launched another attack, but Harper dodged it again. Marquis Scarlet didn't use his internal force. The two of them exchanged more than a dozen blows by making use of the catch skills that

to a halt.

there was no one but Harper in the room. The window was open, and