Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 869 Being Poisoned (Part One)

Rolando, who at that point was only pretending to be calm, walked as quickly as possible out of anxiety. "Sonia, how come Harper fainted?"

"I have no idea," Sonia replied, looking shocked and stressed. "Earlier this morning, Lady Lilian came to visit her and invited her to go to the garden. Lady Harper didn't refuse, and so they went out together. After some time, Lady Harper came back and I didn't notice anything wrong with her—she has always wanted to be alone, and so I didn't disturb her when she went into her room to read some books. Then, all of a sudden, I heard something breaking! I quickly rushed in to see what was happening and that was when I found her lying on the ground, losing consciousness!"

"Did you send for the imperial physician?" Rolando asked calmly. Although the imperial physician might not be helpful at all in this situation, he knew that it would be better than nothing. But something about this whole thing wasn't sitting right with him: as a physician with superb medical skills, it was incredibly strange that Harper would just faint like that out of the blue.

"I have already sent someone to call the imperial physician," Sonia replied. She knew very well that the lady of the Harmony Palace was much, much more valuable than the lady of the Bliss Palace. Because of that, she understood that if anything happened to Harper during the time she served her, Rolando would immediately order her execution!

With everything that was happening inside the imperial palace recently, Rolando couldn't help but be extremely worried. They still had that criminal on the loose, and now, something bad happened to Harper. Was it done by the same culprit? A murderous look appeared in Rolando's eyes. 'Whoever that person was, I would never let him or her go!' he thought.

"Your Majesty."

Rolando opened the door and walked in, not even bothering to look at the person kneeling on the ground. The imperial physician hadn't arrived yet, and so he immediately sat beside Harper's bed inThis belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

order to feel her pulse. He was expecting it to be faint and erratic, but he discovered otherwise: Harper's pulse was smooth and powerful. With his basic medical knowledge, he was able to come to a conclusion that whatever happened to Harper wasn't something one should be worried about. "Where is the imperial physician? Why hasn't he arrived yet?" Rolando asked in an annoyed tone.

"I will go check on where he is," Sonia immediately said. She then closed the door and left the room.

Rolando frowned again. He turned to Harper and said in a soft voice, "Harper, please wake up."

Harper felt like her head was being split open. The last thing she remembered was that she started reading a book and that she fell asleep soon after that. The next thing she knew, she was lying on a soft bed, opening her eyes next to a handsome man softly calling her name. Somehow, that filled her with so much joy that she immediately put her arms around that man's waist. Rolando was so taken aback by Harper's sudden action that he did not know whether he should feel happy or shocked that she was already conscious. Either way, he didn't know how to appropriately react.

"You... you finally understand..."

"Matthew, you finally came!" Harper's cheerful voice shattered every bit of happiness and hope residing inside Rolando's body. Harper didn't understand anything—she just thought he was Matthew.

He could feel a bitter feeling taking over his heart. "Harper, I am not..."

Before Rolando could finish his sentence, however, Harper's soft lips were already on his. Rolando shuddered and felt his blood boiling. His mind was telling him that he must push Harper away, but his body wanted more. However, just as he leaned in for a more passionate kiss, Harper let go of him. Her arms stayed around his neck as she talked to him in a coquettish tone.

"Matthew, how come you arrived just now? You departed way earlier than I did, but why did you arrive way later than me? Did anything happen to you on the way?" The expression on her face made her

extremely charming, while her wide, bright eyes and luscious red lips added to her allure.

Rolando was completely smitten by her that his breath began to become bated. Slowly, he opened his mouth and asked in a hoarse voice, "Do... do you know who I am?"

Harper rolled her eyes at Rolando as if she was asked the dumbest question she had ever head and said, "Wow. You think your wife will just forget you like that, Matthew? We just haven't seen each other in half a month!"

Harper's flirty tone made Rolando feel even more tortured. Unfortunately for him, it was just the beginning. Suddenly, Harper then pulled on her collar and said, "I'm so hot. Do you feel hot?"

"Hot?" Rolando felt hotter than hot. The fire inside his body was so strong that it was burning through his reason in record time. But then it was at that moment that Rolando regained his sanity and realized that Harper had fallen victim to something!

Quick thinking led him to look around the things inside the room. Harper was smart and well trained in medicine and so it was not easy to plot against her. 'So what is it? What is the thing in this room that is making Harper act the way she is now? What is making her not distinguish the person in front of her?' he thought.

"I'm so hot, Matthew." Harper directly put her hands into Rolando's clothes. Rolando gasped and grabbed her hands immediately.

"Harper, don't challenge my limits. I'm a man!" Sonia arrived with the imperial physician just in time to see Harper sensually resting her hand on Rolando's body as Rolando breathed heavily. When she tried to push open the door and enter the room, however, a gust of strong wind blew, causing the door to slam shut in front of them before they were even able to step in.

"Nobody is allowed to come in!" Rolando shouted, his voice sounding heavy and restrained. The imperial physician, who was a learned and experienced man, immediately understood what was happening. How could he not know? Despite that, he didn't dare to leave in case Rolando had any orders for him. He just took a few steps away from the door and stood quietly.

All of a sudden, cold air poured into the room. Rolando's eyes then fell on the censer in the corner of the room. 'There seemed to be smoke coming from it!' he thought. Then, he smelled the fragrance of osmanthus.

"It's coming from the incense!" Rolando hissed, and finally understood what was happening. He wanted to get up and extinguish it, but before he could act on it, Harper was already pinning him on the bed. This shocked him because he didn't know what Harper might do, but surprisingly, she just lay in his arms as she hugged him tight.