Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

In the largest brothel of the imperial capital, Lucas was lying on the soft bed of Yvette, the top courtesan in the establishment.
The bleeding on his forehead was seeping through the bandage, but it seemed that he didn't really give a damn about it. He
simply lay on the soft bed, listening to the music from the zither Yvette was playing. The glass in his hand was already empty, but
no wine was poured into it. At that moment, his mind seemed to have wandered off somewhere else.
When the piece of music came to an end, Lucas still didn't say a word. Noticing that, Yvette stopped playing the zither
completely. Standing up, she walked toward Lucas and took a seat beside him. "You look so lost in thought even though you've
just come back to the imperial capital. It seems that there must be a beauty in the Stream County that you're thinking of day in
and day out."
As Lucas heard that, a glimmer of light flashed across his eyes. He shook the glass in his hand with a straight face, which
seemed rather different from his usual playful look. "I'm thinking about Lilian's marriage," he flatly told her.
"Your Highness, the Bright Dynasty is facing both internal and external problems, so it's a good strategy for Princess Lilian to
marry the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom in order to make peace with them. Why are you so worried about it?" Yvette
asked in confusion.
As a bitter smile crept onto his face, Lucas replied, "You don't know anything about Rolando. To give you an idea, that man is
comparable to Uncle Matthew. He is too full of himself. If he actually had a crush on Lilian, I wouldn't have been against her
marriage to him. However, he is cruel and ruthless, and this would be nothing more than a political marriage for the sake of the

arrives in the Great Jade Kingdom!" Lucas exclaimed, sitting up with a deep frown on his face. "Earlier today, I went to the Imperial Palace and saw Father. I had been absent for a few days, but drastic changes had taken place in him. He was mostly just skin and bones and didn't even look human anymore. On top of that, his temper had become much worse. He got so furious with me simply because we had a disagreement on a very trivial matter. It was so bad that he even violently smashed a teacup onto my head. This was the first time he had ever done anything of that sort to me," "Now, Prince Francis is the

His Majesty's health condition has been getting worse. Unfortunately, as soon as he made it through Her Majesty's murder attempt, he ended up falling into Prince Francis' hands." "Today, I saw Francis and noticed that his health has improved a lot. In the past, he used to be so weak that he had to sit in a wheelchair all day long. But now, he looks like a totally different person. What on earth could have happened since he

the rooms of some of the girls here." With those words, Lucas' otherwise gloomy face didn't seem as cold as before. "So, does that mean you also have Francis' portrait?" "I did want to have one, but I gave up, because I'm afraid that someone might get jealous," Yvette said in a playful tone, trying to hold back her laughter. "The situation in the imperial capital is changing bit by bit. Your Highness, are you ready for what's about to