Forensic Imperial Concubine

Chapter 873 Matthew Finally Arrived (Part One)

It was already evening when Matthew arrived at the Great Jade Kingdom's Imperial Palace to look for Harper. Patrick led the way, while he closely followed behind. With Patrick, it was a piece of cake to find Harper in the huge place.

Patrick, which was leading the way in a very calm manner, suddenly rushed into a pile of rocks and hid. Matthew furrowed his eyebrows a little. He was about to take the creature out and teach it a lesson, so that it would stop being mischievous at a critical time like this. But he then felt like someone was behind him.

"What a surprise, Prince Matthew! Did you come to the Imperial Palace at this hour just to ask me for a cup of hot tea?" Rolando asked in a mocking tone while having a polite smile on his face.

Matthew turned around and looked at Rolando impassively. "No, thanks. I'm here to pick up my wife."

"What are you talking about, Your Highness? Didn't your wife go to the south region to take some rest due to her poor health condition? Why did you come to the Imperial Palace of the Great Jade Kingdom to see her? The only ones who live here are my women." Rolando gave a sincere smile.

Matthew narrowed his eyes at him. "Are you instigating a fight with me?"

"No. On the contrary, I think it's you who came to look for trouble. To find your wife in this palace, don't you think it's a little funny?" Rolando said slowly.

"Cut the crap. Where is my wife?" Matthew firmly asked. NôvelDrama.Org holds this content.

Rolando looked at him and suddenly smiled. He lifted his collar a little to reveal a red mark like hickey on his neck. "I don't know which one you're looking for. Is it the one in my bedroom?"

With his pupils dilating, Matthew took out his sword and tried to stab Rolando. In turn, Rolando stepped back repeatedly, but didn't fight back. It seemed like he was just teasing Matthew. He placed his index

finger beside his lips and said, "I used to wonder why the cold-blooded Prince Matthew fell in love with a woman like Harper. Now that I've finally owned her, I completely understand you."

"Go to hell!" Matthew instantly lost his mind because of Rolando's provocations. Even though he trusted Harper, it was hard for him to trust Rolando. He knew that the man was such a shrewd human being that he would try every means to get what he wanted. Now, Matthew was regretting that he didn't come to the kingdom with his wife. He knew that Rolando's target was Harper, but he had chosen to leave her, giving Rolando the chance that he had been looking for.

It wasn't hard for Rolando to notice that Matthew had lost his composure. The smile on his lips quickly changed. He immediately took out his sword and fought with Matthew. Although he couldn't use his right hand to wield a sword, only a few people knew that he could do it with his left hand.

An invisible net preventing everyone who would dare to sneak into the Imperial Palace from escaping had already been set up. As long as Matthew had entered the place, it would definitely make it impossible for him to get out. Rolando intentionally said something vague in order to provoke him and make him lose his self-control. This way, it would be easy for Matthew to misjudge, and then step into the life and death array that they had prepared for him long ago.

Being trapped in the array, Matthew realized that he had been tricked. With so much rage in his eyes, he looked at Rolando who was standing outside the array. "Rolando, if you even dare to touch her, I'll tear you to pieces! I swear to the heavens!"

But Rolando didn't care much about his threats. He just replied, "I'm a simple man. If Harper were to throw herself at me, I wouldn't be able to refuse."

"You..." Matthew was starting to get extremely anxious. He took a deep breath and reminded himself to keep calm and not fall deeper into Rolando's trap. He finally realized that Rolando's plan was to trigger

him. His Harp would be fine. Rolando was just taking advantage of his chaotic mind, so he must stay calm at such a moment.

"Go!" Rolando stood aside and looked at Matthew nonchalantly. He knew that the array could only trap Matthew for a while. He had actually considered killing Matthew. If the prince was dead, could he stay by Harper's side and take her as his own?

When this idea came to his mind, Rolando suddenly decided that he really wanted to kill Matthew right then and there. Only after Matthew died could he possibly have a chance with Harper!

"Your Majesty." Miguel appeared beside Rolando with a serious look.

"Give me the antidote," Rolando demanded firmly.

"We don't have it. The poison had been given by Prince Francis from the Bright Dynasty. Princess Lilian doesn't have it either." Miguel was feeling extremely helpless.

The expression on Rolando's eyes grew cold as he said, "Leave Francis alone. Kill Matthew now."

Miguel was utterly surprised. That wasn't in their plan. After all, it was not easy to kill Matthew. And if they succeeded in doing so, it would probably cause a commotion. It would enrage Harper and harm their kingdom's status.

"Your Majesty, I don't think—"

"All you need to do is execute my commands." Rolando looked bitterly at Matthew who was struggling in the array. He and Matthew were destined to be enemies. And it turned out that they fell in love with the same woman. It was just impossible for the two of them to co-exist.

Before Miguel could do anything, Rolando had already taken the step towards Matthew, who had already broken through the array. After all, even though the array were carefully designed, it could only trap him for about fifteen minutes.

Being attacked by Rolando, Matthew protected his vital parts and exclaimed, "Rolando! I didn't expect you to be even more shameless!"

"Thank you for the compliment. You and I are destined to be enemies. We would have fought sooner or later. It doesn't matter how or why, as long as I win in the end," Rolando said in a heartless tone.