Forensic Imperial Concubine

Harper tapped the table and burst out in laughter. "I didn't expect him to overreact so madly. I'm very restrained at home now. He
doesn't allow me to do anything, and puts me on a strict diet. Pregnancy itself isn't hard for me, but his restrictive orders are hard
to take..."
A glint of something arose in Zack's eyes, but his face became gentler. "Caroline is also pregnant now. She has had terrible
morning sickness. She quickly vomits whatever she eats. George is so worried about her."
"Wow, it's great to hear that Caroline is pregnant!" Delighted, Harper stopped tapping on the table. "I'll prepare some pills for her
morning sickness and have them delivered to her later. It may help relieve her pain."
"I thank you on her behalf."
Harper gave him a reproachful glance and said, "Don't be so formal with me. I wonder how Hansen has been since he was in the
north domain."
"Don't worry about him. Shawn is also in the north domain to help him. Where is Gigi? Has she been taken away by Lady Casey
again?"
"Alas. After she stayed at our mansion for just two days, Lady Casey came and brought her back to her mansion. She said that
she couldn't fall asleep if she couldn't see Gigi. Now it's difficult for me to even see her."
"Lady Casey's daughter-in-law hasn't been pregnant yet. Thus, she has to spend all her time taking care of Gigi. I'm sure it's
easier for you to have them take care of her." Zack smiled. "The weather has been warm. I heard that the peach blossoms in the
Holy Chant Temple have bloomed. Let's find a good day and see the peach blossoms there."
"No, thank you. Rather than watch them, I prefer to cut them." Matthew's voice rang out abruptly. As he strode in, he fixed his
eyes on Zack and asked him, "Grand Secretary Franklin is about to retire. Have you been free recently?"
"Your Highness, as long as you don't get me in trouble, I can spare some time to enjoy the peach blossoms."
"My Harper has no time to enjoy the peach blossoms. She needs to take care of herself and the baby," Matthew said coldly as he
sat down next to Harper. "If you want to enjoy the peach blossoms, I'll ask my men to dig up all the peach trees in the Holy Chant
Temple and plant them in your yard."
Hearing his words, Harper glanced at him and said in a blaming tone, "If you do that, the abbot of the Holy Chant Temple will
have a quarrel with you."

"Chodak dug up one already; why can't I?" Matthew questioned innocently. Harper had no idea how to respond. Eventually, she
said, "I don't care about peach blossoms."
"Well, I don't like them either. Otherwise, I have to cut them off one by one." Matthew's voice was emotionless, but Zack got his
point.
"Your Highness, it's said that your mansion can't sustain any flowers even if they are planted in your garden. Harper is afraid that
the peach blossoms will be ruined."
Harper's mouth twitched into an awkward smile. "It's not like that."
"I can't grow peach flowers, chrysanthemums or begonias in my yard. I can only grow one kind of flower," Matthew said.
"Apricot blossoms(*)?" (*Teasing that the prince may have affairs with a lot of women.) Zack asked slowly. "The same one as the
red apricot blossom in the poem, 'With so much spring in the garden, how can it be contained? A spray of red apricot blossom
has already reached over the wall'?"
Hearing what he said, Harper was at her wit's end. How could the two men fight each other every single time they met? In an
oral fight, Matthew could be beaten by Zack. But in a real martial arts fight, even ten Zacks would be no match for Matthew.
"I've heard that the matchmakers have trampled the threshold of your mansion. Is it true?" Matthew narrowed his eyes with an
intimidating air.
"Those ladies introduced by the matchmakers are not as beautiful as the ladies waiting outside your mansion. They look forward
to your love with watery eyes." Zack took a sip of his tea. "After all, His Majesty still wants you to marry more concubines."
Blue veins stood out on Matthew's forehead, and he said, "If His Majesty wants to offer me any beautiful concubines in the
future, I'll deliver them all to you since you are so tender to women and don't want them to suffer."
"What does the suffering of others have to do with me?" Zack asked in a mild voice. "Your Highness, I heard that you have a
childhood sweetheart, and His Majesty has already summoned her to the imperial capital. Moreover, Harper is pregnant and
can't serve you well nowadays. I'm sure your childhood sweetheart will be very appealing to you, and the two of you will take to
each other at once when you meet."
"My..." Matthew asked.

"Childhood sweetheart?" Harper cut in abruptly. The two bickering men looked at her at the same time, as she sneered, "What
sort of childhood sweetheart?"
"Hiss!" Zack covered his face with one hand.
"What? Do your teeth hurt? Do you need my help to take them out?" Harper asked aggressively.
Zack covered his face with his hand and wasn't sure if he should put it down. He then said, "Harper, this childhood sweetheart is
a serious matter. She was not only His Highness's playmate in childhood, but she also had an intimate relationship with him."
"Don't talk nonsense, Zack." Matthew was also perturbed by what he heard.
"I'm just telling the truth! Your childhood sweetheart is your cousin. I didn't say anything wrong. Back in the old days, Lady Cecilia
had a twin sister who married Nate Nie, the provincial commander-in-chief. Now your aunt and her family are on their way back
to the imperial capital."