Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Pearce was well aware of the fact that he had to let the mayor release Alexander. Otherwise, he had no idea what Matthew
might do. But he wouldn't just let it go like this.
"Your Highness, I want to know who killed my son," Pearce said with a sullen expression on his face.
"Don't worry. I will definitely find out who the murderer is. After all, this person must be scheming against both you and me. I
certainly understand how you're feeling. Even I don't feel happy about it. No matter who is behind all of this, I will find this person
and demand an explanation," Matthew replied with a sharp look in his eyes.
"The reason that my father chose to settle in River City was that it was the right amount of distance from the imperial capital. It
wasn't too far or too near. This would allow us to find out what happens in the capital quickly without being affected. But
wherever we are, we are unable to escape the conspiracy," Pearce sighed.
"Your father was right. The only thing he forgot is that it's hard to stop others from plotting against your family. Though your family
doesn't have the military power, you actually have a lot of money. Even the emperor is jealous because of that," Matthew said.
He revealed the reason why Pearce and his family were included as targets of the plot.
People always said that winners took all, while losers got none. If anyone wanted to win, they both needed military power and
money. Both of these two factors were indispensable because one should have money for training soldiers. It was a fact that one
couldn't do anything without money.
Pearce became even more distressed. "Your Highness, if my family were about to suffer from a great tragedy—"

Before he could finish speaking, Matthew interrupted him, "Don't worry. I will make sure that won't happen. The more they want
to take you and your family down, the more that I'm going to make it hard for them to even have a chance to do so. I want to see
who is so capable and brave enough to dare touch you and your family. They knew that using your family would cause enormous
trouble in the city." Matthew's words immediately relieved Pearce a little.

from the local government. So there's a chance that a spy is in the government office. Because of this, I'm afraid I need to go there myself to tell the officer in person. Even so, I'm afraid this may not work," Pearce said in a

his eyes. For a few seconds, Pierce was stunned, but eventually, he realized that Matthew was telling the truth. In River City, his family had a very strong influence. How could he forget that? When he found out that the mastermind behind the whole thing was from the imperial capital, Pearce was so enraged that he forgot

"Thank you for your advice, Your Highness," Pearce gratefully said. He must admit that Matthew had as much capabilities and
influence as him, especially because of the fact that he owned military power. It was because of this that the emperor had a love
and hate relationship with him.
"Well, I have something else to do so I'm going to leave first."
"In no time, I will definitely bring Alexander to the place where you are staying at," Pearce stated with a little confidence.
"I see. Thank you then," Matthew responded.
"My Lord! Bad news!" the assistant cried out while he rushed into the mayor's office.
Meanwhile, Hollis was peacefully enjoying his tea. He was so surprised when he heard the assistant's frantic screams that he

made me drop and waste the fresh tea I just made. This is a great tea and you ruined it! Oh God! It cost me ten taels of silver to buy that kind of tea!" Hollis