Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Chapter 48

Carrie was hurt by Harper, so she thought to tell what happened to her husband. However, she wasn't able to see Charles. She
went to the Peony House, thinking she could malign Harper in front of Mavis. But when she arrived at Peony House, Annie
stopped her and did not allow her to enter the house.
"Nanny Annie, is Lady Mavis in?" Carrie was proud to be Hansen's future mother-in-law. But even so, she liked to play safe and
keep all her pride inside. There was no reason for her to unnecessarily boast in her mother-in-law's house. It was better to keep
her head down and act modestly.
Annie smiled sadly at her, not believing Carrie was truly in the house to pay a kind visit to Mavis. "Oh, you just missed her. Lady
Mavis has already fallen asleep. But before that, she asked me to deliver a message to you."
"Tell me." Carrie bit her lip, looking uneasy. At this, she recalled that Harper had left the Peony House earlier. Something must
have happened while she was here. Did Harper accuse her of something in front of Mavis? Promptly, she asked Annie, "Did
Harper say anything bad about me?"
Annie frowned, which Carrie thought to speak louder than any word she could have said. To cover herself, she rebuked, "How
shameless of her! She called me all the unpleasant words you can think of to curse and hurt me, and now you're telling me she
defamed me in front of Lady Mavis? Unbelievable!"
"Lady Carrie!" Annie objected. "On the contrary, Lady Harper did not say anything ill of you in front of Lady Mavis. Lady Mavis
asked me to tell you that you should be wary of your identity. You are a concubine and as such, you will remain a concubine for
the rest of your life. Lady Harper is the daughter of Prime Minister Charles' first wife. It is not just allowed for you to offend her.
Severe punishment awaits anyone who oversteps their boundaries."

Carrie's eye twitched at the awkwardness of this scene. She refused to feel guilty, even though the feeling of guilty in her heart
began to coil tighter. "I did not intent to offend Harper in any way, intentionally or not. In fact, one could say it was her—"
Before she could finish, Annie interrupted her. "Well, I was just asked to relay the message. It would be best for you to go back
and take care of Lady Yvonne. She is going to get married very soon and you must be careful not to tip the scales of fortune."

was almost hit by the door. Furious and offended at Annie's mocking of her, Carrie turned red. Things had been going so well for her since she took over managing the clan's affairs and with her daughter's upcoming wedding. But Harper had been sabotaging all her hard-earned popularity over the Chu

Peony House. There wasn't much she could do to help. Unexpectedly, Carrie sent her many precious things several days later. As an expert in medicine, Harper did her best to test them. After all the tests, she found that they were nontoxic. "Please tell Lady Carrie that I'm grateful for her gifts," Harper asked Shirley to send Carrie her gratitude. As she looked at the maid, she followed with a question. "How's Yvonne doing these days?" "Lady Yvonne is doing all right," Shirley replied. "That's good. I can rest easy then. The wedding ceremony will be held in less than ten days and she must be careful. Well, you can go

"Yes, Lady Harper." Shirley then turned around and rushed out of the Emerald House as quickly as she could, as if she didn't
want to come here at all. Seeing this, Harper felt funny. 'Do I look like a hideous beast? Why is she so afraid of me? Funny how I
didn't notice her fear of me before.'
"Shirley has been acting strange. It looks like she thinks you would eat her alive," Nina said to Harper, curiosity coloring her tone.
"My Lady, the bird's nest looks very good. Let me cook it for you."
Harper took the bird's nest and had a look at it. "Lady Carrie is telling me that we can enjoy the bird's nest all thanks to her."
"Who cares what she thinks? Let's not look a gift horse in its mouth and just enjoy it!" Anabel beamed. She giggled and then took
the bird's nest to the kitchen while Nina collected and organized the rest of the items in the storage. Carrie's gifts were not bad.

had given enough warning for Carrie to stop attacking her. But it turned out that Carrie had made up her mind to deal with Harper. After dinner, Anabel brought a bowl of bird's nest soup to Harper. "My Lady, the

Harper with concern in her voice. Harper smiled and took the bowl. "Thanks, Anabel. You guys can also treat yourselves later. Carrie

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