Forensic Imperial Concubine by Erika Black

"I order you to leave for the south region immediately. Handle all the problems related to the flood disaster with urgency and
return only after the condition returns to normalcy."
"I get it, Your Highness."
"Is the Minister of Revenue here?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Felix took a look at the minister, his heart aching. It was after some tiresome efforts that he was able to secure his people in the
Ministry of Revenue, and be successful in winning them over. But now, in the blink of an eye, they were about to go to help the
disaster relief. Felix felt heartbroken at the thought of this. He ordered, "Immediately arrange some officials to search and
purchase medicinal materials, look for folk medicine and physicians, and proceed to Stream County. Lucas will also be there to
rescue the survivors, and he will be in charge of all the relevant matters of Stream County."
All the officials were slightly surprised. Lucas had never participated in any state affairs, but now Felix asked him to leave the
imperial capital and provide disaster relief in Stream County. Was he trying to keep Lucas away from imperial capital? Was the
crown prince planning something big here?
"Your Highness, I'm afraid Prince Lucas may not be the right choice to bear such huge responsibility," the Minister of Revenue
said tentatively.
"Lucas is a prince, and our father is ill now. As a son of our father, he too must contribute to the state affairs. There are frequent
disasters around the country. What we can do is to try our best and minimize the impact of the natural disaster on the common
people. As a prince, how can he stay out of this matter? This is settled, and there would be no more discussion on this matter.
The Ministry of Revenue has to prepare everything in three days, and three days later, Lucas will go for disaster relief in Stream
County."

"I will order the grain warehouse of Stream County to supply their grains immediately. Lucas will go there with the imperial edict."
Felix looked around and continued, "The officials of the Cabinet will stay for a meeting. Others can leave now." "Yes, Your
Highness."
Felix and the officials of the Cabinet continued to discuss the specific details of the disaster relief, but the other officials had
different opinions. Matthew had taken his wife to the Holy Chant Temple to pray and hadn't come back yet. Francis was put
under house arrest. The empress dominated the imperial harem alone, but the emperor was ill. Felix and the empress controlled
both the imperial court and the imperial harem. "Crown Prince Felix decided to send Prince Lucas to the disaster area for relief
efforts. Do you think he is going to...?" one of the courtiers said in a low voice to his companion. "Shh, don't talk nonsense!" The
other courtier looked around in suspicion. "Mind you, this is the Imperial Palace. Even the walls have ears here. Do you wish for
an early death? Shut up now!" "I am just being curious. His Majesty is seriously ill, and Crown Prince Felix manages the state
affairs. Her Majesty is in charge of the imperial harem. Prince Matthew is not in the imperial capital, and Prince Francis is too
weak to go out of his mansion. Also, Crown Prince Felix has decided to send Prince Lucas out of the imperial capital. So now,
the situation will be such that the crown prince would be the sole person of authority remaining in the imperial capital. It's
obviously thought-provoking." The first
courtier shared his worries.
The other courtier walking with him pulled his sleeve and said, "You're thinking too much. Don't talk nonsense and invite trouble!
If you are free, just go home, have some tea or go for some recreation. Don't think about such nonsense. You would fall sick if
you think so much."
The courtier who was reprimanded scratched his head. Although he did not fully understand the underlying meaning of his
fellows' words, he understood more or less that his worry was unreasonable. Whatever Felix or the empress intended to do was
none of his concern. All he needed to do was concentrating on his own job.
In the imperial harem, the empress was in charge of the emperor's residence and no one was allowed even to get close to him.

Sherry and Monica offered their service multiple times for looking after the emperor, but the empress refused them. All the other
concubines were cowering in their own residences and didn't dare to provoke the empress. "Sherry, do you think His Majesty
would really wake up?" Monica was uneasy. The empress was domineering in the imperial harem, which made her restless.
Felix was in charge of the imperial court, and the empress controlled the imperial harem. The mother-son duo had an iron hold
over the imperial capital. Everyone knew what both of them were doing and what they would do. If the emperor didn't wake up
soon, he would probably never wake up.
"I don't know, either." Sherry frowned. "No one knows about the current condition of His Majesty. It is said that there was an
urgent message at the imperial court today. Stream County had an earthquake, and there are countless dead and wounded
people. Besides, there is also a flood disaster in the south region, so it is difficult for the peasants to cultivate crops. These are
the kinds of disasters that would always make people feel uneasy."
"Sherry, do you think Her Majesty and Felix will..." Monica made a gesture of cutting her neck. "And then Felix will take the
opportunity to ascend to the throne?"
Sherry's eyelids twitched. She hastily covered Monica's mouth and looked around to see if anyone was around. Seeing no one,
she breathed a sigh of relief. "Monica, don't talk nonsense! Never forget that in the Imperial Palace, even walls have ears. You
may even get killed if you are not careful enough."
Monica covered her mouth with her hand. Everyone had a sense of insecurity in the Imperial Palace. She had only one daughter,
and never worried too much about anything. At most, her daughter would be married off by the empress to some powerful
officials. But Sherry was different. She had Francis, and the emperor loved him very much, even though he was in poor health. If
Felix took the throne, he wouldn't let Francis have an easy life.
"Sherry, I am just worried."
"His Majesty is the son of God. He will be out of danger soon. You don't have to worry about him. He will wake up," Sherry said
in an elegant and generous manner. The emperor would wake up anytime. The empress and Felix could only be arrogant for a
few more days. After enjoying a higher position, anyone would feel unfair when they went back to the original one. When the
emperor recovered, Felix would suffer.
A trace of coldness flashed in Sherry's eyes. Felix and the empress had the paramount power and no one could fight back them.
So, they would not take care of the emperor wholeheartedly. Their best hope was his immediate death, so that Felix would
throne officially!