Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Johnson and Rena kept on speaking badly of Harper in front of Matthew, in order to discredit her.

Johnson, meanwhile, was

endeavoring to whitewash his daughter.

Harper didn't get involved in Matthew's treatment. She shut the door and turned a blind eye to the

outside world. The only thing

she did was to write down the herbs that were needed to detoxify Matthew, and then let the steward

give the list to Matthew.

"Your Highness, we have prepared all the herbs that are needed. Why don't we just give them to the

steward, instead of just

delivering the list to His Highness?" Nina asked in confusion. She remembered there were medicinal

herbs in abundance in

Harper's room of herbs. Why wasn't she even willing to offer her resources?

"Because it won't be me to detoxify Matthew. Think about this. What could happen to me if there is

something wrong with the

herbs offer by me? For the sake of Matthew's safety, it's better and wiser for me not to be involved in

anything to do with the

treatment." Being of her cautious nature, Harper always considered matters more carefully than others

did.

"Well, just let those incompetent fools claim all the credit. What a shame! After all, your prescription is

the key to His Highness's

cure."

"As long as Matthew is cured, that's all that matters to me! But I still worry about him." Harper cast Nina

a bewildered look, but in

an instant, she became determined and confident again. When she remembered what motivated

Johnson to do this job, Harper

guessed that he and his daughter would spare no effort to detoxify Matthew.

According to the deal agreed upon between Matthew and them, they would detoxify him within three

days. Furthermore, he

would hand over the method of the antidote and the Golden Cicada to Johnson only on that day.

Johnson felt rather pleased to

consider this arrangement. In the end, Harper would hand over her trump card, which would bring her

close to death once the prince recovered. "Your Highness, the medicine bath is ready." It was Denny's

duty to prepare the medicine bath, while the most critical procedure, using the Tribulation Flower and

Golden Cicada, was in Johnson's charge. Rena was standing by her father's side to assist when

needed. Barry took off Matthew's clothes and helped him into the medicine bath. Then he was driven

out of the room. The procedure was not to be shared with anyone from the outside. Only the people

inside were to know. "Your Highness, it will be a little painful. You can shout out if you can't endure it. It

will make you feel better," Rena said affectionately. "If necessary, I will certainly tell my father to try to

reduce your pain."

"Hmm," Matthew responded coldly. He was wondering what Harper was doing these days. It had been

just a few days since he had seen her, but to Matthew, it felt like more like a year. He almost couldn't

bear to delay seeing her any longer. Johnson was displeased when he saw that Matthew treated his

daughter with indifference. But he reflected that Matthew was always inclined to be cold-mannered, so

he gathered his thoughts and focused on what was important. They had discussed the method written

by Harper to detoxify Matthew, and it was feasible. Furthermore, Johnson was sure that Harper must

have had

the Canon of Medicine in her possession. After he cured the prince, he would make every effort to

persuade her to hand over it.

"Master, we can start now." Seeing the water vapor, Denny realized that the toxins in Matthew's legs

were moving from his legs

to his body at a visible speed.

Johnson nodded his head. He turned the Tribulation Flower into a state of liquid, and then he dipped

silver needles in it and

stabbed them into the main acupuncture points all over Matthew's body. The poison of the flower was

an effective match against

the toxins in his body. When the they were evenly matched in strength, he would put the Golden

Cicada into Matthew's body and

remove all of the toxins at once. At first, it should have been Denny to assist Johnson, but Rena

volunteered to replace Denny. However, being a spoiled child, she wasn't as skilled at acupuncture as

Denny. As a result, the speed of the acupuncture was much slower, which gave the toxins time to

spread faster than expected. Denny had no choice but to step up and help. After all, it was a matter of

life and death. If anything bad happened to Matthew, none of them would ever leave the prince's

mansion alive. Rena looked at the two busy people, and her face turned slightly pale. She regretted

being so self-willed and over-confident. If

something went wrong in the process of detoxification, they wouldn't even be able to make a clear

excuse.

"Okay." Johnson heaved a long sigh of relief when he saw that the toxins in Matthew's body had

subsided. "We will just wait for

the balance of the toxins in his body."

Denny wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. "I didn't expect it to be such a troublesome matter to

detoxify His Highness. But the

poison itself is very complex, so the difficulty is perhaps not so surprising after all."

"Without your help, it would have been difficult even to carry out the acupuncture alone. How could

Harper dare to threaten the

prince? Is she so skilled in acupuncture? Do you know her medical skills?" Johnson asked.

Denny shook his head. He recalled that the first time Harper pierced Matthew's body with the needles,

she was so quick that he

couldn't even see it clearly. If Harper was here to do the acupuncture, she would undoubtedly be able

to finish it alone. Johnson

had to place the needles very carefully, for fear of making a mistake, but Harper was different. She

didn't even need to think

carefully, as if she knew where exactly to put the needles.

"Her skill with the needles is excellent." Denny had to admit that Harper was remarkably talented in

acupuncture therapy. "She is

able to find all the acupuncture points with great accuracy, and it seems to be an easy task for her. I

can't imagine how she is

able to do it."

"Really? I doubt it. It must be that you happened to see her outdoing herself. She can't be always that

accurate, can she?" Rena

retorted quickly. "My father is the greatest acupuncturist. No one can be better than him. But even my

father is always cautious,

careful to avoid any mistake. When she pierces with the needles so quickly, does she have no fear of

mistakes? She probably

doesn't even know that if she makes a mistake, she will kill the patient!"