Forensic Imperial Concubine

Watching his uncle and aunt leave hand in hand, Lucas felt many feelings welling up in his heart. He had always known that his uncle was not interested in the throne. Even though he had persuaded his father countless times, his father still didn't want to listen to him. Moreover, his father sent people to attack his uncle. It was lucky that his uncle survived. Otherwise, the whole Bright Dynasty would have been in danger.

The moment Lucas appeared in the Tranquil Hall, everyone understood that Matthew had forgone the throne, and that Lucas would soon become the new emperor.

"Your Highness, our empire can't survive without an emperor. Please ascend the throne as soon as possible," Zack proposed as he stepped out first. Yet, the rest of the courtiers hesitated. For a moment, they didn't know if they should agree or not. Although Zack was young, he represented the interest of the Bu Clan. Since the Bu Clan had already backed up Lucas, they found no reason to object.

"Your Highness, please ascend the throne as soon as possible," Allen too proposed, stepping out.

"Please ascend the throne, Your Highness." More and more courtiers stood out and expressed their support to Lucas. Lucas had thought that it would take some time to convince the courtiers to support him, but only to find that Zack had helped him to ease out of his worries. No wonder Harper had praised Zack a lot. He was really good at reading people's mind and handling things perfectly. Nobody would hate a man like him.

"Is the imperial astronomer here?"

"Your Highness, I'm here."

the auspicious time is," Lucas asked slowly. He was never hypocritical or sentimental. The throne was what he cherished for. Now that everyone had supported him, he wanted to be a good emperor, and meet the expectations of his father and uncle.

auspicious time will be

I want to know if everything would be ready for the enthronement.

Rites stepped out and replied at once, "Your Highness, please be rest assured. The Ministry of Rites

countries," Lucas declared loudly. "I know that I am not as talented as my uncle. Neither do I possess exceptional military commanding skills like him. But, I would like to assure you all that I will try my best to be a good emperor. I hope all of you will

you of our

to Matthew's mansion, Harper had both familiar and strange feelings. "I

of his mouth slightly rose. Then it seemed that something occurred to him. He took out a pair of jade bracelets from his pocket and put them on her wrists. "Remember to keep my gifts well in the

I promise to cherish them forever with my

any idea how I felt when I received the

holding her husband's neck softly. "I have never shown my real handwriting in front of others, and only you have

next second, Matthew dragged Harper into his arms. They stood face to face. "Though I was in a fit of anger, it suddenly came to me that this was not your real handwriting. That made me realize that