Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Chapter 49

"Get me some water from the kitchen," Harper said calmly. There were only four maids in the Emerald House. Harper did not ask
for more in order to avoid this kind of unexpected thing to happen. Unfortunately, trouble had its way of happening even when
she had done everything to avoid it.
Nina soon fetched some water and put it into a bowl. Harper took a sip. The water was clean.
"What do you think, My Lady?" Nina asked anxiously.
"There is no problem with the water." Frowning, Harper wondered how the bird's nest soup had been poisoned. Frustrated that
she couldn't figure it out, Harper went to inspect the kitchen. Enya and Elsie didn't know what happened to make Harper's mood
sour but they sensed they had to stay silent.
Harper checked the water tank in the kitchen and the bird's nest again. Then she looked at the roof and the windowsill. Even the
ash in the stove did not have a trace of the poison. But there was poison in the soup. That much she was certain.
'It's so strange!' Harper thought for a long time, but still was unable to figure out a possibility. It took a certain brand of brilliance
and cunning to be able to poison her so subtly. If it weren't for her medical background, she wouldn't detect the poison at all.
They would have been poisoned to their deaths. If someone had run into the Emerald House to poison her, her maids should
have noticed that person's presence. What on earth could have happened?
With a serious face, she sat by the table, staring at a point as her fingers tapped on the table slightly. Suddenly, her hand tipped
the cup lid by accident. The lid rolled and fell to the floor before it broke into several pieces.
"Ah, it broke again." Upon seeing that, Anabel immediately went to clean the debris.
"Anabel, you said it broken again. What do you mean?" Harper asked in surprise.

Without raising her head, Anabel continued cleaning the pieces and answered, "Last night, Elsie accidentally broke the lid. So I
went and got another new one from the storage house. I didn't expect it to break again now. It seems that we have to get another
one tomorrow."
Harper pulled Anabel swiftly and stopped her from touching the broken pieces of the cup lid. Squatting down, she began to

with concern. Harper picked up the pieces, and asked Nina to get another bowl of water. Then, she put all the pieces into the water. After a while,

waited silently for Harper's plan. "Clean all the mess. Let's just pretend that nothing has happened. You will watch carefully if anyone is wandering outside our house tonight. Be careful while you observe. We will soon know who is trying to kill me." She did not think she could take the risk of keeping Enya and Elsie in her house anymore. They were easy targets, easy ways for people to manipulate and do their dirty work for them. The stakes just got higher. She couldn't afford the risk anymore. "Yes, My Lady," Nina and Anabel agreed. In the

Shirley replied honestly. Truth be told, Shirley was a little scared. Harper was the daughter of Charles' first wife, after all. If
anything unusual happened to her after she ate the bird's nest, it would be obvious that Carrie would be the prime suspect.
There would be consequences.
Carrie waited for any development from Harper's side of the house for minutes now. She had been fidgeting at her handkerchief
anxiously. If her plan went well, Harper would have eaten the bird's nest by now. Her dead body should have caused a stir in the
Emerald House. However, it all seemed silent over at Harper's side. The silence made Carrie uneasy. What would Harper do if
she discovered that the bird's nest was poisonous?
Carrie waited for a long time, yet nothing happened. Finally, she could not handle the suspense anymore. She turned to Shirley
and said, "Let's go check what's going on out there."

Carrie from doing anything crazy. She knew that Carrie must keep her head low

nontoxic. So if she is found to be poisoned, it will have nothing to do

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