Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 873

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.

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!"