Forensic Imperial Concubine

"Oh? Is that so? Tell me," Diana asked with interest. She actually noticed that he didn't feel that well. But still, she chose to ask because she knew that Francis wouldn't like to talk about his state.

After some dry coughs, he took the wine jar, poured a bowl of wine, and quickly drank some again. This way, he suppressed his desire to cough. "I heard that the Worship Ceremony will be held in the South Kingdom very soon."

"Yes, it's a very important ritual for us," Diana slowly said. The Worship Ceremony was a grand event for everyone in the South Kingdom. If anything unpleasant were to happen during the actual ceremony, the people believed that the kingdom would be in trouble since bad luck would descend upon them.

"It's a good opportunity to attract Matthew into coming to the South Kingdom. There are two things on how this will work. One, the kingdom sends invitations to all the other countries to participate in the Worship Ceremony. And two, you include a promise to show something really fascinating in the invitation letter. I'm sure Matthew and his men wouldn't be able to decline," Francis said without haste which would make anyone feel comfortable upon hearing his voice.

Diana carefully thought about his plan before asking, "What kind of thing would be fascinating enough to lure him?"

"How about the Holy Article from your kingdom?" Francis suggested.

For a moment, there was a twinkle in Diana's eyes. The Holy Article of the South Kingdom was actually medicines. But she didn't believe that Matthew would fall into the trap if she lured him through that. After all, Matthew was a prince and already owned various medicines all over the world. It would be unnecessary for him to risk his life by coming to the South Kingdom just for some medicines.

he won't take that kind of bait," Diana

little difficulty. He then paused for a little while and took a deep breath. At that moment, the exhaustion had started to sink in. So he closed his eyes in

the man looked like he would give anything for some sleep. She added, "In that case, don't worry. I'll ask my men to get ready. Anyway, you must be tired after

had left, he would have fallen asleep long ago. So when he heard Diana's promise, he felt extremely relieved. Without a heavy burden in his heart for the time being, he fell asleep right

had to admit that he had a face that nobody could resist. If she were to only consider his facial features, she would never think that he was capable of doing anything remotely evil. The Bright Dynasty was home to a lot of handsome men, but Diana found that Francis was on a different level.

she reached out her hand to stroke his cheek. Francis seemed to have felt what she was doing and unconsciously furrowed his eyebrows. It even looked like he was irritated by it, but he didn't wake up. "It appears like the men

clearly, but there was one thing he said loud enough that it was hard for her not to hear. "Harper," he murmured. At that, Diana couldn't help but laugh. "You are so strong that you would never shed tears even in a reality as

Diana pulled the curtain open. She looked at Owen who had been driving the carriage. When he saw Diana, he was worried and

"Don't worry. He'll be fine. He just fell asleep. He was seriously injured but still ran all the way here. So, he is in dire need of some rest," she comforted.

him, Princess Diana," Owen