Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

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Harper smiled and replied, "Yes that is how it is in most of the cases. Men are used to treating their wives that way. When they
are happy, they spoil their wives, but when they are angry, they treat their wives indifferently. Then, why is it considered wrong if
a woman behaves in the same manner? Since you want a wife who should be an equal partner, my temperament and
personality should also match with yours. Otherwise, how will I be a suitable ally to my handsome and unparalleled husband?"
"Now, that sounds good. Rather, I should say, that sounds much better than the sweet words you said to me in the past,"
Matthew said. He kissed her hair and held her closer to his chest.
Hearing that, Harper smiled happily. She remembered that she was asked to say "something nice" to her husband. And she
tricked him by saying "something nice" repeatedly, but she gave up on it very soon.
"If you like to hear nice words, I will say them to you every day. I promise the nice words will be different each day and you will
never get bored of them." Harper chuckled, rubbing her nose on Matthew's chest.
"All kinds of 'something nice'?" Matthew asked as he lifted Harper's face to glance into her beautiful eyes.
"You are so smart!" Harper remarked. Of course, she would just repeat the "something nice" to him. It would give her a headache
if she had to think of new nice words to praise him every day. No matter how unique she tried to be, all complimentary words
would be used up sooner or later.
"And how cunning you are!" Matthew pointed at the forehead of Harper. "You are yet to tell me how you managed to cross the
Labyrinth Swamp. Will you tell me now?"
"It was easy. I used this," Harper said in her usual nonchalance and took out the Sacred Seal. It was the same seal that she had
taken from the library of the South Kingdom. "This seal saved my life even when the library collapsed."
Matthew watched with his eyes wide open as Harper continued, "This looks like any other jade pendant. Is it very powerful?"
"It can open an enchantment barrier," Harper added. She went on to demonstrate the power of the Sacred Seal to Matthew. As
soon as the spiritual energy was put into the Sacred Seal, there was a sudden emission of a soft light that kind of wrapped

"Is this also a secret skill of the Qin Clan?" Matthew asked. "I don't know, but since I am able to use it, it means that it has
something to do with the Qin Clan. But we know too little about the Qin Clan," Harper remarked. She let out a sigh and
continued, "The more I know about this Sacred Seal, the more I feel that the
destruction of the Qin Clan is not that simple. As they were really powerful, how could they be easily slaughtered?" "No matter
how powerful they were, they were bound to have some weakness," Matthew said in a suggestive tone. "Don't get too worked up
with this. The more anxious you are, the more mistakes you'll make. Take your time, and the truth will be revealed sooner or
later." "Yes, you are right." Harper nodded. "Do you know why I entered the Labyrinth Swamp?" "I am sure you must have been
forced into it," Matthew said decisively. He believed it must have been a helpless situation for Harper that made her enter the
Labyrinth Swamp. She would never go there out of choice. After all, she was not a fool. She knew how dangerous it was. A
gleam of shimmer flickered in Harper's eyes. "I was attacked by Catherine, the Holy Maiden. At that time, I had no other choice
but to enter the Labyrinth Swamp." "The Holy Maiden?" Matthew furrowed his brows as he vaguely remembered being
encountered by a woman when he went to the South Kingdom in search of Harper. That woman even tried to stop him from
going close to the Labyrinth Swamp. But he
didn't notice her. At that time, his only concern was to find Harper.
"Well, I had always underestimated this Holy Maiden. I just thought she had the same hobbies as me, but I didn't expect her to
be so scheming." A stiff frown settled on Harper's forehead as she spoke about Catherine. Harper then thought of how ruthless
Catherine was. The latter didn't hesitate even for once before hurling a death stroke to her own sister Diana. She was indeed
more vicious than Harper's half-sister Hailey.
Matthew brushed it aside and said without much interest, "Well, I can't remember meeting such a person. And even if I met her, I
did not pay attention to her."
"Have you ever been to the South Kingdom before?" Harper asked curiously. Suddenly, a possibility occurred to Harper.
Matthew nodded and replied, "Yes. I went to the South Kingdom ten years ago. The former emperor asked me to take the

Sacred Seal of the South Kingdom. Unfortunately, although I entered the library, I could not break through the security
mechanism of the library. I ended up getting hurt and couldn't get the Sacred Seal. From then on, I have never entered the
library." "Did you happen to meet Catherine when you went to the library back then?" Harper probed.
Matthew scrunched his forehead and thought carefully but failed to recollect anything significant from that time. "No, I don't
remember seeing any girl even at that time. And even if I met her before, I didn't care to remember. Obviously, who would care
about a person we have met only once?"
"Oh! She is quite a beauty! Certainly not the type to be forgotten so easily!" Harper remarked.
"The Holy Maiden of the South Kingdom was just a teenager ten years ago. Who knows whether she will be beautiful or not?"
Matthew snorted. "And even if she is a drop-dead gorgeous, haven't I seen enough beauties in my life? What's the big deal
about her?"
Harper felt sorry for the Holy Maiden as the latter had a huge crush on Matthew. She recalled how Catherine tried to break the
ice with her. At the very beginning, she had worn plain clothes and appeared in front of the tavern that the couple lived. Slowly,
she started coming to Harper and became pally with her. Later, she invited her to the Starry Palace. Her only aim was Matthew.
But since Matthew had no impression on her at that time, Harper didn't realize such a secret crush at all.
"It will be an interesting trip to the South Kingdom this time." A trace of excitement flashed in Harper's eyes. "Darling, you can
ask someone to take Diana back to the South Kingdom secretly. I believe Lance must be very glad to see his precious daughter
alive."
"Speaking of Diana, I have a question. Since when are you being so close to her? I even heard her calling you master," Matthew
asked. He didn't know much about Diana, but he could sense that she was an extremely cunning opportunist.
"Well, all thanks to the Labyrinth Swamp. While I was dealing with the challenges in Swamp, she got a clear view of my powerful
strength. She was so impressed by my strength that she wanted to be my disciple. Since then, she has been calling me master.
But I haven't agreed to accept her as my disciple yet," Harper answered casually. "I just saved her from danger as I did for the
others."
Matthew nodded as he got the clarity of the matter. He suggested, "Darling, it's a good idea to take her as your disciple. We can
help her to climb up to a high position so that the South Kingdom and the Bright Dynasty can form a temporary alliance,"
Matthew added slowly. "Even if the peace will be short-lived, it is still worth it."
"Okay, so be it," agreed Harper.