Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 732 More Confusions Arise (Part Two)

"Yes, Your Highness," Luther answered with determination despite his confusion. He then hesitated for a moment, before speaking once again. "I heard that Her Highness has bought a lot of herbs from the Treasure Pavilion today. I have to remind you that the Treasure Pavilion has a bad reputation in the Birch Pass. A lot of people had been deceived by them. Your Highness, please don't be fooled by them as well."

Upon hearing this, Matthew only smiled, not taking the matter seriously. "It is true that the people from the Treasure Pavilion are really cunning. But fortunately, I have my wife. If it were not for her intellect, I would have almost been fooled by them. You should have given them a warning for their despicable deeds."

Luther was helpless. He answered, "Yes, it's true that I should have given them a warning. But the truth is that I did warn them. I paid a lot of visits to the Treasure Pavilion to demand them to be righteous in their business transactions and stop deceiving people. But they are so cunning and sinister that they never leave any evidence against them. As a result, we never had any fruitful investigations. So we just let them be. But as a countermeasure, we have reminded other people not to buy things from them so they wouldn't be cheated. That's all I can do at most."

"People who don't know much about them would be easy targets. Harper is a physician so she's quite fond of herbs. The medicinal resources from the Treasure Pavilion happen to be of high quality. So she bought some from them. In addition, the south domain and the South Kingdom are full of poisonous miasma, so it's always good to be cautious and prepare more medicines," Matthew commented while he put down the pen on the table.

"But if you carried so many medicinal herbs along the way, I'm afraid it wouldn't be convenient for the march," Luther said, expressing his concern.

"Don't worry. It's not a problem," Matthew said. He didn't explain more. But his confident demeanor made Luther very curious. Today, three chariots full of medicinal herbs were sent by the Treasure Pavilion and it was not easy to preserve or escort them.

However, when the envoy team set off the next morning, Luther didn't see the three chariots of medicinal herbs. As for Harper, she looked worn out, as if she hadn't gotten any sleep the night before. As soon as she entered the carriage, she rested her head on Matthew's thigh and fell asleep. Luther was surprised but he didn't show it to the public. There were rumors that Matthew had been spoiling his wife very much. Now, while looking at them, Luther could say that it was true.

"Your Highness, have you forgotten your herbs?" Luther asked.

"No, they're with us," Matthew responded softly. The little woman lying on his lap turned over in discontent, so he lowered his voice even more in order not to wake her up. "Okay, it's time for us to go." This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

Although he was curious where the medicinal herbs were placed, Luther knew that it was not appropriate to ask any more details about it. He only ordered the guards to protect Harper and Matthew at any cost.

Meanwhile, Becky was wearing a sullen expression on her face. These days, Matthew had grounded her in the Birch Pass. No matter how much she tried, she was unable to go out. Therefore, she could not keep a close eye on Harper. She wasn't even sure whether the tripod was still following Harper or not. Because of these factors, she was getting more and more anxious as the hours went by.

Jack was riding a horse, neck and neck with Becky. He curiously asked, "Beauty, you're always sulking. Aren't you getting tired of being sad all the time?"

Becky, on the other hand, merely cast a cold glance at him. She then proceeded to ignore him. She was fully aware that she couldn't speak to this man on their entire journey. However, it didn't mean that he couldn't annoy her. The moment she responded to him, the disaster began and Jack would never

stop talking. What she didn't know was even if she didn't make any response, he would still talk to himself the whole day. She was already feeling a headache out of too much irritation, but he remained completely oblivious to it.

If she asked him to stay away from her by using rude words, he would continue speaking with her through every random topic such as a flower or the grass on the roadside. His purpose was to make her know that as a female, she was not supposed to say anything rude. If she glared at him, he would take this as a sign that she liked him. Anyway, he could always find a way to continue the conversation with her. It made her even more annoyed and upset so she just continued to ignore him. Yet, he interpreted her silence as being too shy to respond. He got all kinds of absurd theories. Becky was at a loss whether she should beat him or scold him just to make him stop.

Then, Barry glanced at Jack who was trying to start a conversation with Becky. He immediately noticed that the man was making her angry so he shook his head helplessly. "This guy has been imprisoned for more than half a year. It's very possible that he didn't speak any human language for a long time. He must have been bored to death that he almost went crazy. That is why he could talk as long as he has the opportunity to do so. Ah, what a torture it is to talk with him. He hasn't changed at all. Still such a talkative person," he murmured.

Fred cast a glance at Jack and commented, "He needs to be taught a lesson; don't you think so?"

Barry remained silent. He agreed with what Fred had said about Jack. After he returned, Jack was not as arrogant as he used to be because of his flying skills. He became very hard-working in practicing his martial skills. This time, he deliberately provoked Becky in order to have a fight with her and to practice his fighting skills. For Barry and Fred, they were glad that Jack turned to Becky instead of them. Therefore, they were at least relieved to see Jack desperately trying to talk with Becky. In that case, they didn't have to waste their time on him.

"Fred, do you see how Jack is behaving? Who do you think can put him in his place?" Barry couldn't help but ask. He could not think of any woman who could tolerate being Jack's wife. It must be unbearable to be with him all the time.

Fred turned his eyes to the direction of Matthew's carriage. Both of the two people inside it could do that to Jack. Especially, Harper would be extremely good at teaching Jack a lesson. Her mere glance would shut him up immediately. There was no doubt that he would become extremely composed and serious after that.

Barry looked at the carriage as well. He did not forget that when Jack came back, he kept on complaining to Harper about what he had suffered. Out of anger, Harper stuck two needles into his body so that he wouldn't be able to speak for the whole day. What was more, Harper even punished him by demanding that he jump like a frog. They had thought that jumping in that way would not be a difficult task. But when they saw Jack lying on the ground like a dead fish after the exercise, they finally understood how exhausting the punishment was. They confirmed once again that Harper was the one they should not offend even once in their lives. She had tons of methods to punish people without hurting them physically. With these thoughts in mind, the two men gulped nervously. Just imagining the things that Harper could do made the hairs on their arms stand up.