Forensic Imperial Concubine

After taking a glance at the door of the ward, Shawn gave out his orders. "Keep guard here," he said with authority. "No one is allowed to enter the room without the permission of Lady Harper. That should apply to my parents as well."

"Understood!"

Shawn then turned around and checked on Harper, who quickly fell asleep because of how tired she was. Her peace, however, was short-lived: Darwin, the mansion’s resident physician, made a ruckus outside and almost woke her up. Shawn found that unacceptable and so he rushed outside and told Darwin to keep it down.

"Is she okay? Her face looks very pale," Shawn asked Forsythia worriedly as he stared at the sleeping lady in front of her.

Forsythia frowned primarily because she herself had no idea how Harper was doing at that moment. She had only seen Harper weak when she was detoxifying Matthew. But even that Harper was way different from the Harper she was facing now. Based on her analysis, however, even though Harper looked rather pale at the moment, she was not weak per se—she was only too tired. "Her Highness had been busy for six consecutive hours," she explained to Shawn. "She even didn't dare blink during the treatment in fear of making any kind of mistake. Besides, that whole process forced her to use a huge chunk of her spiritual power, which is why she is now this tired and pale. I think this is nothing serious and with proper care, she would bounce back in no time."

Shawn agreed with Forsythia's analysis of the whole situation. After staying for a bit longer just to gaze upon Harper's beautiful face, he left, went to the kitchen and brought the nutritious ginseng soup for Harper. Then, he told Zorro, "Please tell Prince Matthew that Wendy's condition has yet to stabilize. Because of that, I think it would be better if Lady Harper stays here tonight. Tell him to rest assured that we will take care of her."

Zorro nodded in understanding. 'Lady Harper must be extremely exhausted, especially after everything that has happened,' he thought. For him, however, Wendy was dead, no matter if she was still breathing nor not. He would never be able to comprehend how a person whose chest had been split open would be still alive. Even though she still had a pulse, he was sure that she would breathe her last breath soon enough. 'No matter how advanced Lady Harper's medical skills are, she wouldn't be able to save such a lost cause.'

was recuperating later. He began to understand that

had arrived to his doorstep, decided to stay in his own room instead of meeting with him. This hostile reception was a result of the last time they met: the

he came, he immediately took him to the house Harper was staying in for the night. "Lady Harper was so tired that she fell asleep almost immediately. Before she went to sleep, however, she told us that tonight would be a very

then led him to Harper’s quarters. There, he lifted the quilt and lied on the bed next to

that he kept still for a while, just staring at Matthew. When he realized what he was doing, he shook his head and thought to

disturb the sleeping couple. After that, he walked towards Wendy's ward. Forsythia kept watch inside the room in case of any change in her condition, while Zorro was keeping guard outside the door to prevent anybody unauthorized from

look?" Shawn asked Zorro in a low,

Harper told us that Miss Wendy is still very weak from the operation. You can have a look at her outside the door, but you cannot

a look at Wendy, even if that meant that he could only see her from a

so sorry, Marquis Shawn. I understand that you are worried about your sister, but you must understand that she had just undergone such a tough operation. If anyone comes inside, her wounds might get infected, and then, the situation