Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

When Minna saw that someone had spotted her doll, her face instantly turned deathly pale. In a

second, she knelt down and

held onto Cheryl's legs for dear life.

"Cheryl, I'm begging you. Please don't! I didn't hurt anyone! This is just my little secret as a young girl,"

Minna hysterically stated.

But Minna's petition fell to deaf ears as Cheryl exclaimed, "Liar!" She then casually grabbed what

Minna was hiding in her arms.

She said, "The voodoo curse has always been used to hurt people. But you said that you didn't hurt

anyone. Then, you must tell

me what you were doing or what you plan to do with it. Is it possible that you're going to use it to put a

spell on His Majesty?"

As a matter of fact, the real purpose behind Cheryl's words was to simply stop Minna from talking. After

all, Minna was a maid of

fame and prestige in the Spring Palace. It was said that she had served the emperor several times, and

he even wanted to give

her a place in the palace. However, as soon as Cheryl started to question her, it seemed like Minna

became a little stressed out.

Naturally, it made Cheryl even more suspicious of her.

"Did you really use it to seduce His Majesty?" Cheryl asked again.

Minna was about to respond to her, but she stopped herself from doing so. After all, it was a very

sensitive topic. As much as

possible, she didn't want to talk about it. If she had not been caught by Cheryl, perhaps no one would

have known about it.

"Tell me right now. If you don't, I'll take you to Her Majesty in a second. Do you know that your whole

family and all of your

relatives will be killed for using the voodoo curse?" Cheryl aggressively stated.

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"Okay fine, I'll tell you." Minna did not stutter on her words but she suddenly became anxious. While

looking at the thing that

Cheryl took from her, she explained, "That is not a voodoo doll. It's used for a kind of spell called the

Infatuation Spell. You only

need to take the hair of the person you love, tie it in the doll, and pray devoutly every day. With these

simple steps, the person

you love will eventually love you back." Hearing that, Cheryl rolled her eyes. She didn't believe

everything that Minna said. But still, she asked, "Is it because of this that His Majesty is very

affectionate to you?" "Yes. Cheryl, I'm begging you. Please don't tell Her Majesty. If you do, she'll

definitely have me killed," Minna pleaded while her face turned even more ashen. Instead of answering

her, Cheryl frowned at her and asked, "Is this thing really effective?"

"Of course it works. Every time His Majesty came to Lady Sherry's residence, he would instantly

shower me with affection whenever I attended by his side. Fortunately, Lady Sherry is such a

kindhearted woman. When she noticed that His Majesty likes me, she said she would give me to him.

But I don't want to because I just want to stay with her. If Her Majesty finds out, she would have me

killed without mercy. It's fine if I die, but I'm afraid that Lady Sherry would be in trouble as well." Minna

was crying so much while she spoke that she was almost out of breath. With a snort, Cheryl exclaimed,

"What a hypocrite! You've already betrayed your lady by placing His Majesty under your spell. But still,

you pretend to be a loyal servant. You're disgusting! Anyways, I'm confiscating this. Today, I'll pretend

that I didn't see anything, but you are not allowed to do anything like this again. Otherwise, I will report

you to Her Majesty and you already know

what she will do to you."

When she heard that Cheryl was willing to let her go, Minna was so grateful to her. "Thank you so

much, Cheryl. I owe you for

this. The only thing that truly matters for that thing to work is your sincerity. You only have to hold it in

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your hands and pray three

times before seeing His Majesty. And just like that, it will make your wish come true."

Cheryl snorted once again before responding, "What are you talking about? I'm not going to use it

myself. I'm only taking it from

you so you can stop from doing something wrong. Well, go back now and serve Lady Sherry. If she

can't find you, you'll be in

trouble." "Cheryl, you really won't tell anyone?" Cheryl firmly responded, "Of course I won't. That's all

for this matter. I'll burn this spell doll right now. So go on and leave." "Thank you, Cheryl. No words can

express my gratitude for your immense kindness. From now on, if you ever need my help, you have my

word that I definitely won't refuse you." After showing Cheryl with gratitude, again and again, Minna

turned around and left.

When she was finally out of sight, Cheryl looked at the spell doll in her hand. Minna might have been

praying every day from the

bottom of her heart. The doll had a faint fragrance on its body, and it smelt very good.

'Is it true that she can put a spell on His Majesty and win his favor with this?' Cheryl asked herself even

though she already

doubted that it was true. However, she thought about her current circumstances. She was serving the

empress at that moment,

and was honestly having a hard time. Because of Felix, the empress was in trouble, so to release some

stress, she would

always find a way to scold and beat whoever was attending to her. Cheryl thought that it would be good

for her if she could have

the emperor's favors. With that, she could finally leave the Sleek House. However, Cheryl knew that

she couldn't tell anyone

about it. If she did, she would definitely be sentenced to death.

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With a plan on her mind, Cheryl put the spell doll which she had taken from Minna into her pocket.

Then, she made her way back

to the Sleek House to report. The emperor was staying once more with Sherry that night. If Cheryl went

back with that news, the

empress would scold or beat them again.

When Cheryl reached the Sleek House, the empress was dressed in her home clothes. Sitting idly, she

hadn't even touched her

chopsticks despite a table full of dishes in front of her. As soon as she saw Cheryl, a ray of light flashed

in her eyes. "Cheryl,

were you able to see His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, His Majesty is going to stay at the Spring Palace tonight," Cheryl hesitantly replied.

In a brief second, porcelain crashing on the floor was heard throughout the room. The empress had

stroked the bowl and

chopsticks in front of her. She thought, 'I am the first lady of the Imperial Palace. But now that Sherry is

enjoying a little affection

from His Majesty, she dares to look down on me. Does she really think that I don't have the ability to

turn over the situation?' As

long as she was still the empress and her son was the crown prince, Sherry and Francis wouldn't

surpass her.

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