Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

Although the Birch Pass was the natural border between the Bright Dynasty and the South Kingdom, it was quite noisy and
bustling. And in spite of the relationship between the Bright Dynasty and the South Kingdom being tense at the moment, there
were still many merchants going back and forth to the border of the two countries. They brought over the herbs from the South
Kingdom to the Birch Pass for trading.
"It seems that we came out at the right time, just in time for the morning market." In the morning market of the Birch Pass, lots of
items were being sold—medicinal materials, ores, some unique jade which could only be found in the South Kingdom, as well as
some rare small articles. All kinds of people were busy looking around to find what they needed.
"Sir, would you be interested in purchasing a precious jade pendant? It's the pink warm jade only available in the South Kingdom
and can't be found anywhere else. This jade pendant should be perfect for your wife. As you can see, the pink color looks very
clear. And it will also be very useful to help her get back to health. Sir, I highly recommend that you purchase a jade pendant for
your wife." The vendor stopped Matthew in his tracks and tried his best to convince him into buying the jade he had in his stall.
Taking a closer look at the jade in the hands of the vendor, Matthew was actually about to take it. However, Harper suddenly
grabbed the jade and remarked, "This is not a warm jade, otherwise, I would've felt warm when I touched it. Apart from that, its
pink color is not quite right. The warm jade of the South Kingdom looks pink because the geology of the place where they are
produced is red. That's what gives the jade that slight tint of red, thus giving it the name pink warm jade. The jade you are selling
is a fake one."

are beautiful, noble and kindhearted." Seeing this man's reaction, Harper was a bit surprised. As soon as the fake jade was recognized, this man immediately took out a genuine jade and tried to sell it instead. Because of that, Harper became curious and wanted to see how much this man could do. So, she took out a piece of warm jade which she always carried around and said, "I don't need a warm jade. I already have a piece of superior suet white warm jade, which

all rare treasures. I'm sure you're going to like them." Then, the vendor turned to Matthew and added, "Sir, your wife is so beautiful. Why don't you pick a good treasure and give it to her as a gift? It will definitely make her happy." It seemed that he still hadn't given up on persuading Matthew into buying

way of doing things. Despite that, she didn't object to Matthew's suggestion and followed him into the vendor's shop. It was a rather small and messy shop. The shopkeeper was inside leaning against the counter, nodding off. Hearing a couple of footsteps approaching, he immediately ran out from behind the counter and greeted, "Distinguished guests are walking inside my shop. Come in, please. Is there anything in particular you