Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

When Matthew opened his eyes, he was still in a daze. He just remembered that he couldn't bear the

pain when he was taking

the medicated bath. Before he passed out, he had noticed the panic look in Rena's eyes. At that time,

he suspected that she had

done something to hurt him. Therefore, he sat up at once.

"He's awake!" Zack murmured.

"What are you talking about?" asked Rufus, without realizing what had happened. Denny turned his

head and saw Matthew

sitting up. He was so surprised that he rushed to the bedside and checked Matthew's pulse.

"The toxins have been removed. You are fully detoxified. Congratulations, Your Highness."

Matthew did not speak. He looked at Zack with puzzled eyes and asked, "Zack, why are you here?"

Zack's expression had been neutral, but frost spread over his face when he heard Matthew's question.

"Why am I here?

Shouldn't I ask you?"

Matthew couldn't understand what Zack meant, but it didn't stop him from guessing what had

happened, which was why Zack

came to the mansion. He looked at Rufus, hoping that he could get an explanation from him.

"Your Highness, you have just woken up. Although you have been detoxified, you still need a good

rest," Denny said quickly. For

some reason, he felt uneasy. He was afraid that Matthew would discover that Harper was in a coma in

order to save him.

However, Rufus didn't care about Denny's thoughts at all. "Your wife invited him after your

detoxification failed. When you two

were in a coma, he was in charge of your mansion. By the way, she has arrested Johnson and his

daughter."

"What do you mean? We two were in a coma?" Matthew looked suspiciously at Denny. He had an

intuition that many things had

happened during his coma, and that Harper might have been hurt, so he couldn't relax.

"It's... Umm..."

"Tell me!" Matthew shouted angrily, which made Denny tremble with fear. Denny didn't know what to

say.

"Let me tell you," Zack said, standing in front of Matthew. "Something was wrong with your medicated

bath. An aphrodisiac was

added to it, causing a burst of toxins in your body and endangering your life. At that time, Denny and

Johnson as well as Rena

hid the fact that your detoxification failed. Rena seized the opportunity to attempt the assassination of

Harper, planning to frame

Harper for the failure of the detoxification."

"Your Highness, Rena was just worried about you. She didn't mean to hurt Her Highness. Besides, Her

Highness didn't really get

hurt at all!" Denny explained in a hurry, to defend Rena.

But Zack ignored Denny and continued, "Harper put Rena under restraint. She guessed that you were

in danger. Then she

commanded her men to break in and restrain Johnson and Denny. Finally, she invited Rufus and me

here. Your guard, Barry,

knows everything from beginning to end. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

"How is my Harp?" Matthew asked worriedly.

"She is in a coma." Taking a deep breath, Zack took out a small box from his pocket and threw it to

Matthew. "Harper asked me

to give this to you after you woke up. Since you are awake already, I'm leaving now."

"Thank you, Zack." Matthew stopped Zack, who was just about to leave.

"Matthew Jun, since you have made every effort to marry this woman and keep her by your side, you

should protect her well."

Zack walked to the door and stopped. "One more thing, if you dare to hurt her, I will never rest until I

have made you pay for it!"

As Zack's figure receded, Matthew got out of the bed. He was a little weak after being detoxified, so he

fell directly to the floor.

When Denny reached out to help Matthew up, he was pushed away. Seeing this, Rufus helped

Matthew get up and said, "You've

only just recovered. Why don't you lie down for a while? What would you get up for?"

"Barry."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Take me back to the Phoenix House."

When Forsythia saw Barry pushing Matthew in, her eyes reddened with emotion. She greeted him,

"Your Highness."

"Where is my wife?" Matthew was restless, but he controlled himself. He had never expected to get

Harper involved in this. He

thought he had everything planned well, but he had no idea that she'd get hurt. If he had known that,

he would have made every

effort to force Johnson and his daughter to hand over the Tribulation Flower. He would never have

given the job of detoxifying

him to the father and daughter!

"Her Highness is inside." Forsythia turned her head away so that Matthew wouldn't see the tears in her

eyes. As a secret guard,

she had been trained to show no emotion since she was a child. But when she saw Harper lying there

like a corpse, she was

overwhelmed with grief. She had regarded Harper as her true master for a long time.

Looking at the pale Harper lying in the bed, Matthew felt that his heart was seized by something strong

enough to stop his heartbeat in an instant. Denny didn't wait for Matthew's orders, and took the

initiative to check Harper's pulse. To his surprise, he couldn't even feel it, which meant that her vitality

had decreased to its lowest ebb. Only the slight undulation of her chest revealed that she was still alive.

"How is she?" "Well, Her Highness is greatly damaged. The blood in the heart contains the vital energy

and essence of the human body. Her body is already weak. With such serious injuries, even if she

awakens, it will take her six months or a year to make a full recovery." Denny didn't dare to lie. It was

inconceivable that Harper could survive a case like this. Anyone else would have died earlier. "Do you

have any idea?" In reply to Matthew's question, Denny shook his head. "Maybe my master has an

idea." Matthew stroked Harper's pale face, with a look of infinite tenderness on his own face. "Johnson

has a way to save her? Are you sure?" "Yes, I don't dare lie to you. The vital energy of Her Highness is

severely weakened, and the meridian of her heart is damaged. For her to recover, it unquestionably

requires my master's unique therapy." What Denny said was partly true and partly false. In fact, he

could also treat Harper, but he needed to offer a reason to release his master. If he allowed the two of

them to remain

locked up, he was afraid that Matthew would kill them in anger.

"Go and bring Johnson here." Matthew didn't look at Denny. He was completely disappointed at this

man. Even at this time,

Denny still couldn't shed light on the current situation. Matthew had completely given up on him.

Rufus shook his head and was exasperated with Denny's behavior. Even at this time, Denny was

continuing to play a trick in

front of Matthew's eyes. Didn't he see that the prince was on the verge of rage? In order to restrain his

anger, Matthew trembled

slightly, but Denny kept provoking him!

At the same time, Rufus worried about Matthew. Previously, Matthew had been fearless because he

had no weakness. But now

he had a weakness, and it was Harper. She was his Achilles' heel. However, Denny, who had been with

them for many years,

had not seen through it!

When Johnson was brought in, he still had a proud demeanor, so Barry promptly kicked the man's legs

and forced him to kneel on the floor. "How dare you!" Johnson turned pale with anger. "Your Highness,

is this the way you ask for help?" "I will have Rena sent to the military camp as a gift for the Black Flag

Army." Matthew had completely lost his patience. His beloved woman was lying in bed, and no one

knew whether she was going to die, and yet both of these fools dared to test his patience again and

again! "Your Highness, please don't. Rena is innocent!" Denny immediately knelt down. "Your

Highness, please let Rena go. If you release her, my master and I will make every effort to cure Her

Highness and ensure her full recovery!" "Your Highness, don't push me too—" "Master, think about

Rena!" Denny interrupted his master in a hurry. If Johnson couldn't come to his senses quickly,

Matthew would really send Rena to the military camp as a gift for the soldiers there. This was the

imperial capital, Prince Matthew's mansion, not the Medical Valley!

Johnson turned his head resentfully and didn't say anything. He was forced to yield in this unfavorable

situation, but a trace of

his confidence remained in him, because he thought that Matthew was asking for his help. "If you want

me to treat Harper Chu—

Aargh..."

Before Johnson finished his words, his mouth was hit by a tea cup. Several teeth rolled out of his

mouth, and it was full of blood.

The killing intent burst out from Matthew in an instant, causing Denny to freeze motionless. "How dare

you utter my wife's name!"

Johnson opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything to refute him. Since Matthew's toxins had been

removed, they had no

more leverage over him. His own daughter had drugged Matthew with the aphrodisiac to achieve her

own purposes, resulting in

the failure of the detoxification. If the matter was brought up, who could guess what Matthew would do

to Rena!

"Three days. You only have three days." Matthew didn't look back, but just gently put Harper's hand

into the quilt. "Three days

later, if my wife can't wake up, I will send Rena to the military camp. Don't worry. There are military

physicians in the camp, and I

will never let her die. I will force her to live a life worse than death."

"Your Highness, you can't do this!" Denny was nervous. "Rena...Rena is innocent!"

"Is my wife not innocent?" Matthew turned his head and looked at Denny, who was kneeling on the

floor. "I was too lenient with

you, so you have even forgotten that she is my wife!"

"Your Highness, Rena—"

"It's your own business that you care for Rena, but you made a serious mistake. You shouldn't have

hurt my woman! You'd better

make sure that my wife will wake up within three days. Otherwise, I'll force you to see Rena's

humiliation every day!" Matthew

was furious, like a mad lion.

Denny fell to the floor, in a difficult position. Johnson finally realized the situation and panicked. When

they were negotiating with

Matthew, they both had forgotten one thing. It was rumored that Matthew was cold-blooded and

bloodthirsty. This wasn't a

groundless rumor. It was the truth. Although Matthew truly was a sanguinary person, he kept this side

of himself hidden all the

time. When a tiger concealed its sharp teeth, it was still a tiger!

"Your Highness, we will try our best to cure Her Highness." Johnson finally came to his senses. He

could save his daughter only

if Harper woke up. He must have been blinded by something in the beginning. He had thought that his

daughter would be happy

if she were married to such a man, and he even forced Matthew to agree to divorce his wife and marry

Rena. If Matthew had

really agreed to marry Rena after a divorce, perhaps she would have died silently the next day after his

detoxification.

"Trying your best is not enough. You must cure her; otherwise, all of you will die." There was no sign of

warmth or affection

remaining in Matthew's eyes. He would help his friends at any time, but there was a line that even his

friends and his brothers

couldn't cross, and Harper was that line!