Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 73

Maxwell quickly drank a cup of tea. Seeing that, Harper stood up and refilled his cup. But he drank it up soon again, and she refilled his cup one more time. Seeing that he was about to drain another cup of tea, she stopped him and said, "General, I suggest you taste the tea carefully with your tongue."

"For me, it tastes the same. I drink solely to relieve my thirst. I don't care whether it's tea or water." After drinking the tea, Maxwell stared at Harper with his tiger-like eyes.

Harper touched her face, convinced that there was nothing on her face. "General, I don't think you invited me here to enjoy the tea."

Maxwell remained silent for a while. Harper was patient. She didn't urge him to say anything. Instead she continued drinking tea. Finally, he opened his mouth and asked, "Harper, can I trust you?"

"What did you mean by that, General?" asked Harper in confusion.

"If all the physicians in the world say that a person is healthy, but you check his body and figure out that he is actually sick, what would you do? Would you consider him sick or not?" Maxwell asked, in order to make sure whether Harper was a trustworthy person to him.

"Of course he is sick!" Harper replied decisively.

"What if you will be killed on claiming he is sick? Would that deter you from speaking the truth?" Maxwell asked further.

"In that case, I would tell the patient that he is actually sick. On the other hand, I will hide this fact from others. That would be perfect! The patient is given the truth whereas others are given what they want to hear. It would be like hitting two birds with one stone. Does that sound like a good solution?" As she spoke, Harper adopted a low voice. If it weren't for the fact that Maxwell's hearing was excellent, he would have barely heard her.

"Would you insist on this solution even if that patient is a powerful person and may kill you after hearing what you have to say?" asked Maxwell in a low voice.

"General, I think you have a short fuse," Harper said. What she just said seemed to be irrelevant to the topic they were talking about. However, when Maxwell realized Harper was talking about something else to remind that someone might be watching them secretly, he stiffened for a second. He then stood up all of a sudden and swept the desserts on the table to the floor. He grabbed Harper's wrist and pulled her closer to him. Her other hand grasped his wrist in order to keep herself from falling down.

"General, what do you think you are doing?" Harper said in a seemingly anxious tone. She seemed to be in a panic.

"Harper Chu, you should feel grateful when I show you my respect!" Maxwell shouted. He was a man of authority and was used to speaking in a loud voice. "Let me tell you this. I want to take you as a concubine! I think you should feel honored!"

'Holy shit!' was Harper's thought. Harper put a little strength on his wrist which almost made him cry out with pain. But he was relieved to have asked her this question. He knew that Harper had a bad reputation, so it took him ages to come up with this idea. Yes, he said those words deliberately to avoid the spy who was watching and listening to them secretly from knowing what they were truly talking about.

"General, despite my low status, I am determined to never marry a man as his concubine! Never!" Harper said arrogantly. "General, you'd better not force me! That's not what a gentleman is supposed to do!"