Forensic Imperial Concubine

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.
"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 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.
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.