Forensic Imperial Concubine

Harper was still sleeping late that morning. Nina and Anabel were waiting outside. Harper didn't like to be disturbed when she was sleeping. If there was any noise to awaken her, she would be very irritated and might punish everyone in the house.

When Noah arrived, he saw that the door of Harper's room was closed and that Nina and Anabel sat at the door and did some needlework. "Nina, is Her Highness up yet?"

"Steward Noah, Her Highness is still asleep. What's the matter?" Nina quickly stood up and asked.

"The word from the Imperial Palace is that His Majesty is unwell."

Harper woke up at that moment, just in time to hear that the emperor was ill. She quickly had the maids come in to help her change clothes and freshen up. She was finished and ready in the blink of an eye. She remembered what she had said the previous night to Matthew: that the emperor might suddenly drop dead from excessive indulgence in sex. It seemed that her prediction might have already come true. Perhaps his body couldn't bear it anymore.

"Come in, Noah," Harper said.

"Good morning, Your Highness."

"Skip the courtesies. Do you have any detail about His Majesty's illness?" asked Harper with curiosity.

face, Noah couldn't help but cough to remind her that she shouldn't make her delight in the emperor's misfortune so obvious. But he quickly remembered Harper's personality, and realized that nothing he said to her could hold her back

wits' end and didn't know what to do. When His Majesty finally woke up, he was so weak that he needed to stay in bed to recuperate. His Majesty ordered Crown Prince Felix to take care of state business on his behalf, with the assistance of Grand Secretary Franklin and Prince Francis. After that, His Majesty fainted again," Noah reported, though he didn't understand why Matthew had ordered him to tell Harper the news by himself. He

crown prince would handle national affairs in his stead was quite interesting. If the emperor really had awoken after fainting, he would not only have

likely to die soon," Noah continued after a moment's thought, as his mind sorted through the news he had heard recently.

him and obtained Harper's help, of course he

Maxwell's mansion, as a token of our concern for his wife," Harper said

"Yes, Your Highness."

it to the Kong Clan mansion as well. Caroline is pregnant, but I can't visit her at present. I'll visit her in person when my

will deliver the message to

"And then..."

share in the business." Noah was wryly amused by this letter he had received from Rufus. He thought that Rufus' insistence and pushiness in asking him to persuade Harper to agree to the proposal were rather shameless. Noah knew perfectly well that Matthew would not let him see the sunrise tomorrow if he said or

the news, Harper was absolutely delighted.

gladly. "Tell him that I'm