Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

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As ominous light filled the Harmony Palace, the secret guards stationed in the immediate vicinity quickly gathered to report the
abnormal phenomenon to Rolando. Rolando was at first alarmed and confused by this development, but he quickly came to the
realization that it must have been Harper who caused this. 'She must have already obtained the last Heavenly Book and is now
unveiling its deepest secrets. That might be the reason for the appearance of such light!' he thought. And he was right—Harper
was the only key that would be able to decode the secrets embedded in the Heavenly Books.
"To the Harmony Palace now," he announced at once. He was craving to know more.
Meanwhile, in the Harmony Palace, Harper was already under a magical state of consciousness. Every character that could be
found in the Heavenly Book had turned into what seemed like small people, and they flew and danced joyously in the air before
they rushed into her body. Soon, she began the ritual—she closed her eyes and chanted as her hand performed the chant's
accompanying choreography. Unfortunately, it turned out that the Heavenly Books of the Qin Clan did not record any method that
one could do to achieve immortally—they merely recorded the cultivation methods of the Qin Clan.
When Rolando arrived, he found himself unable to enter Harper's room no matter what he did. It was as if there was an invisible
wall along its perimeters, preventing any outsider from entering.
"What's going on?" Rolando asked in a panicked tone as he stretched his hands out to feel what was hindering him from even
touching the door. When he felt and confirmed that indeed, there was an invisible barrier that was surrounding the room where
Harper was, he began to strike it, hoping to break it down. His first strike, however, made it clear that it would be impossible for
him to do that: his knuckle just bounced off of the unseen force field. 'Is this because of the Heavenly Books? What kind of
powerful secret was it keeping hidden?' he thought.
"Your Majesty, I don't think we would be able to enter Princess Harper's room no matter what we do," Fernando said helplessly.

"Ah!" A pained scream suddenly came from inside the room. The moment Rolando heard it, his face became drained of blood.
"Harper! Harper! What is happening in there? Are you all right? Harper!" he screamed at the top of his lungs as he continued to
strike the invisible barrier, hoping to break it. Inside, Harper was experiencing something she had never experienced before. As

the incredibly potent and powerful energy came into her body, she felt as if all her bones were about to break. The pure,
untethered power of the Qin Clan was so formidable that even though the strength of her willpower was above average, she was
only barely able to handle it. Soon enough, she found herself spitting out blood as the damage on her body worsened. Spiritual
power laid heavily on her that she felt like a knife was being wedged inside her, slowly cutting her body in half.
Her agonized screams came one after another, making the people who were helplessly waiting outside become filled with
anxiety and dread. Patrick, upon seeing Harper rolling on the ground screaming in pain, immediately rushed over to help her.
Before it could even get remotely close to where she was, however, a powerful force had it flying to the invisible barrier, and
soon, it dropped on the ground, which looked rather hilarious. At that very moment, Rolando suddenly felt a profound feeling of
weakness that even supporting his own weight seemed impossible. His hands found his chest and clung to it as if they were
trying to prevent it from falling apart. Cold sweat began to
trickle down his forehead. "Your Majesty, what's happening to you? Are you hurt?" Fernando asked in an alarmed tone when he
saw what was happening.
As much as Rolando wanted to explain to him what he was going through, he couldn't. He felt as if his heart was being crushed
into a million tiny pieces, and his body was being weighed down by something unseen. The pain was so unbearable that he felt
like it was killing him. At that same time, Harper's screams were becoming weaker and weaker, as if she was close to perishing.
"Harper..." Rolando muttered as sweat continued to drip down his face. He looked so weak and frail that one would think he
might fall down and lose consciousness at any minute. Fernando immediately tried to take him away to have him attended to, but
he refused to leave.

"Call the imperial physicians! Call the imperial physicians!" Fernando called loudly at once. Rolando weakly shook his head.
While he didn't fully know or understand what was happening inside Harper's room, he was well aware that the imperial
physicians wouldn't be much of a help to him. The only one who could treat and save him was Harper, but she was locked inside
the room, experiencing something horrible! She was in grave danger and she badly needed help! As the Harmony Palace

became engulfed with fear and uncertainty, the situation at the Bliss Palace didn't look any better. Miguel's efforts to seek help for
Lilian proved to be fruitless as when he finally arrived with the medicine Harper gave him, Lilian
already had a miscarriage. With pools of blood around her, her servants and maids could not do anything but look on and
tremble with fear. The imperial physician tending to her looked lost and defeated as he wasn't able to save the baby.
Miguel stood still at the doorway of Lilian's room for a minute, stunned by what he was seeing. Quickly, however, he collected
himself, helped Lilian sit up, and fed her the medicine. While sad because the baby had died, he could not afford to let Lilian
suffer the same fate.
Lilian felt cold to the touch, and so Miguel began transforming his internal force to share it with her. As he did that, he ordered the
servants to clean up the mess. The imperial physician stood aside, not knowing what to do.
After a while, Lilian began to look like she was feeling much better. She dozed off for a bit, and when she woke up, the first thing
she saw was Miguel. Deep inside, she felt a sense of disappointment—she was expecting someone else to be by her side, a
different man to save her. "My baby. How is my baby?" she asked, her voice still crackly.
Miguel didn't answer and just averted his gaze so that it wouldn't meet Lilian's. Sensing that something was gravely wrong, she
looked down on her belly to touch it, only to find that her previously bulging belly was already flat. It only meant one thing—her
baby was gone. With wide and teary eyes, she shrieked, "My baby! Where is my baby?!"
"I'm sorry, Lady Lilian. We were not able to save your baby," Miguel responded, sounding devastated. He knew that it would be
difficult for her to accept this cruel fact. "There was nothing we could do. I am so sorry."
"My baby! My baby! What did you do with my baby!" Lilian hysterically cried out. "I want my baby back! Without it, His Majesty
would stop caring about me! Give my baby back to me!"
"He won't stop caring about you! Trust me on this, Lady Lilian!" Miguel said in a firm tone in an effort to comfort the despairing
woman. He sympathized with what Lilian was feeling, but he knew that she should not let it control her. "Please, you must rest
now. It wouldn't be good for you if you continue to stress out yourself like this."