Forensic Imperial Concubine

The procession for the political marriage alliance was to set off very early the next morning. The decision to leave was made in such a hurry that Matthew and Lucas did not even have enough time to prepare. The old emperor had just been buried, so bystanders were quite suspicious why it seemed like the bridal procession couldn't wait to set off for its destination.

The night before, someone came to Lucas' mansion. He was in the middle of packing his belongings when he heard a noise from the window. Someone had broken in. As soon as he touched the sword on his waist, he saw Matthew and Harper. Surprised, he looked out of the window to check whether there were other people but he immediately closed it again.

"Uncle Matthew, it's the middle of the night. What are you doing here?" Lucas was startled, to say the least. He just visited Matthew's mansion earlier that day, so he did not understand why they came to his mansion at midnight.

Matthew sat down, arm in arm with Harper. "Do you really believe that we're going to the Great Jade Kingdom just for the marriage alliance?"

"Am I wrong to think that?" Lucas was a little confused. He thought, 'Earlier in the day, your wife asked me to do my best in escorting Lilian. But now, you came to me at night and told me not to take it for what it is. If we're not going for the marriage alliance, what are we going there for? Are we going to invade the Great Jade Kingdom and take Emperor Rolando's crown?'

Matthew sneered before he responded. "Don't be so naive. Do you really believe that Francis has no other purpose for making us escort Lilian for the marriage alliance? I think you might have been in the romantic place for too long. Being in the company of women might have confused your mind."

"Uncle Matthew, are you saying that Francis wants to use this chance to kill me?" Although Lucas knew Francis wouldn't let him go so easily, he didn't expect him to make a move in such a short time. He had never even shown any intention of competing for power. He couldn't understand why Francis was in such a hurry to kill him.

was relieved that Lucas was finally on the same page, Matthew snorted. "I'm afraid, it's not just you. I have reasons to believe that

He was now certain that Francis wanted to kill him. If one were to look into the imperial edicts, he would find that one of them was missing. The missing imperial edict was probably the testamentary edict of the former emperor. No matter what was written on it and who had hidden it, Francis had been concerned with it in secret. Francis would kill him for security, whether

who would not act if he wasn't a hundred percent sure about it. Now that he came to him, he must have already had a plan. Francis wanted to kill Matthew, but it would never be

nodded his head and replied, "Yes, and I

extremely obedient. Now that he had become Francis' target, it would be hard to survive. But if he cooperated with Matthew,

will still escort Lilian to the foreign country as planned. But before we leave, I must ensure Harp's safety in the imperial capital. She can't go with us." Matthew looked at Harper tenderly while she just shrugged in surrender. She had told Matthew that she was capable enough to protect herself. But no matter what she said, Matthew was not convinced. She then let him do

the imperial capital to protect Aunt Harper." Lucas immediately thought that he understood what

said, "My men will protect her. What you need to do is find a way to trouble

was rather surprised. Did Matthew just say that he wanted him to send people to injure Francis? But Francis was skilled in martial arts so his men might not be able to hurt him. With honesty, he stated, "Our men may not be capable enough to hurt

you to make