Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 613

When Francis and Owen reached the gate of the Imperial Palace, Andy stopped them.

With a big smile blooming like a flower, Andy greeted Francis, "Your Highness."

"Lord Andy, are you going out of the palace now, or are you waiting for someone here?" Francis asked gently.

After Andy heard that, his smile grew even brighter. "I've been waiting for you here, Your Highness. I wanted to look around for you, but I was afraid our paths would not cross, so I decided to wait for you at this gate," he answered.

"Does Father want to see me?" Francis asked, his voice still mild and gentle.

"Yes, His Majesty is waiting for you in the Imperial Study," Andy said, gesturing with his arm to invite Francis to the Imperial Study.

"Okay, I'll come with you."

In the Imperial Study, the emperor was reviewing some official reports from his ministers, and his poker face revealed no hint of what he was thinking. When Andy led Francis in, the emperor didn't even put down the ink brush in his hand.

"Father, greetings."

"I heard that you exposed yourself in the rain for two hours at Matthew's mansion," the emperor said, but without any trace of emotion in his voice.

After a few moments of silence, Francis replied, "Yes, that's true."

"Don't you care about your own health?" the emperor asked calmly, raising his head and looking at his son.

Francis smiled bitterly and said, "Father, I have already been in poor health for a long time. Although I have been feeling better recently, the foundations of my health are irreparably harmed. My slight convalescence will only give me a few more years of life at the most. I don't want to die with any regret."

"Regret?"

"Yes, regret," Francis said, raising his head. "Father, my illness has been unrelenting. The reason why I went to Uncle Matthew's mansion that day was only because I wanted to request that he let me visit the military camp of the Black Flag Army. After all, I have never been to a military camp before, and I'm curious about what an army is like. However, he refused me in the end."

After the emperor heard that, his eyes twinkled with interest. Besides his son, he himself was curious about Matthew's Black Flag Army. However, no one could approach near to the Black Flag Army except Matthew himself. It would have been an excellent day's work to gain entrance to the military camp of the Black Flag Army merely in exchange for a good soak in the rain.