Forensic Imperial Concubine

Harper's words were so shocking to Miguel that his mouth fell open and his face turned pale. When he came to his senses, however, he snapped at her, saying, "Your Highness, please mind your words!"

"Mind my words?" Harper sneered. "I think it's you who should pick your words carefully."

Miguel opened his mouth to respond, but before he was able to, Harper had already interrupted him. "Lilian is Rolando's concubine and she is pregnant with his child. Yet, I don't see him being as panicked as you are right now. You are just a courtier but you really tried to break into the Imperial Palace, question me, and even threaten me just to save Lilian? People who don't know you may think she's your wife and her baby is yours!"

"Your Highness! Please, stop speaking such nonsense!" Miguel was panicking. A significant number of guards were stationed around the Harmony Palace, and after they heard the things that Harper was saying, they wouldn't hesitate to tell it to everyone they knew. He had a notorious reputation for being offensive to a lot of other courtiers, and so he was sure that they were eagerly waiting for his downfall!

Moreover, even though Rolando favored him, it wouldn't make any difference to his case—in the Great Jade Kingdom, it was considered a crime for someone to have an affair with any concubine of the king! He would be executed without being given a chance to explain himself!

"Nonsense? Am I talking nonsense?" Harper stretched her arm out and immediately, Forsythia handed her a cup of hot, freshly brewed tea. After taking a sip of it, she asked Miguel, "Tell me. Am I really talking nonsense here?"

"Your Highness, why are you so heartless? Lady Lilian is your niece. As her aunt, why don't you want to help her? She will be forever grateful to you if you could give her a hand. Please!" Miguel tried to ask for Harper's help in a much softer tone. Lilian was in such a dangerous situation and only Harper had the ability to save her, so he knew he couldn't ruin the only chance.

much that she started laughing. "Oh, please! Not her gratitude! How

She didn't know what she was doing! Please save her and

I ask you to kill Rolando?" asked Harper with interest. "Will

don't make fun of me! This is a matter of life and death! If

ask you to

you know that I can't

she came to me and I entertained her, but when she stopped finding me useful, she sent me Fantasy, the poison. I'm sorry but I don't need gratitude from either of you two. There is no way I would respond to the crime that she did against me with kindness. Actually, she's lucky I

her seat to leave. Miguel couldn't bear just watching her go, and so he once again tried to get past the guards. Fernando, however, still wouldn't let him get close to her. "Your

is full of innocent people, Miguel. When two countries go head to head in a battle, who dies first? The innocent. Nobody cares about them but they're the first ones affected by

yes!" Miguel knew that time was running out. If he failed to get Harper to

Fernando tried to stop her, but after seemingly realizing something, he went out of her way in an instant. "So am I right? You and Lilian..." she asked as soon as