Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 856

Harper took Rolando's hand and carefully alighted from the carriage as she looked around the bustling city. Every capital that she had been in had always been full of life and devoid of fears of war. "There are so many people here," she sighed.

"This is the busiest street in here," Rolando said proudly. The two of them then walked side by side. Harper looked bright and lively in her blue-green dress while Rolando looked even more gentle and dashing in his creamy white get-up. The women and girls in the street all stood shocked and motionless at the sight of Rolando as they fixed their eyes on him. Harper didn't care, however, as she was busy looking at the stalls on both sides of the street.

"Madam, please take a look. These are not expensive but they are definitely delicate and beautifully made," a vendor said to Harper excitedly as soon as she came upon his stall. He handed a butterfly-shaped hairpin to Harper and said, "This hairpin is perfect for your dress today."

Harper took over the hairpin from him and examined it closely. The more she looked at it, the more she realized how much she liked it. Indeed, it was cheap but exquisitely made. It was too bad that she wasn't really big on showy accessories, so she put it down after looking at it for a while. Rolando, however, noticed this and walked toward the stall, picked up the hairpin, and put it on her bun. "Well, I think it really suits you quite well. I will take it."

"You have a good taste, Mister. Your wife looks so beautiful with it. And this hairpin is not expensive. It only costs one tael of silver," the vendor said.

Rolando handed a big silver ingot to the vendor and said, "Keep the change."

"Thank you, Mister. Thank you very much!" the vendor replied excitedly, ecstatic because of Rolando's generosity.

Seeing that Rolando gave the vendor ten taels of silver, Harper said, "You're so generous! He demanded one tael of silver, but you paid ten! But then no matter how rich you are, you can't spend money like that!"

Upon hearing that, Rolando smiled softly. "If it's for something I like, money will never be an issue. I am willing to spend more. After all, it's not easy to be in a good mood."

"Well, I guess you're right," Harper said as she smiled and nodded her head.

"Several days ago, I lost the jade pendant I always wore. I haven't found one that I like just as much yet, so I'm thinking that since we're out and about, would you like to choose one for me?" Rolando said suddenly.

"Sure," Harper agreed even without thinking. "But I doubt you can wear any jade pendant from a place like this. Obviously, the ones they're selling don't have very high quality."

"It's just a jade pendant. I will treasure it as long as it's chosen by you."

"Does Rolando want to hold my master as a hostage? If so, should we rescue her?" After saying that, Diana felt that something was not adding up when it came to her assumption. "But then if Rolando wanted to take my master hostage, he wouldn't have taken her out to go shopping. Right?"

"Aren't you the one always boasting about how easily you can see through men? Can't you understand what is going on?" Zorro asked teasingly. He really wanted to knock Diana's head out to see if she had a functioning brain.

"You mean, Rolando... Rolando loves my master?" Diana exclaimed in a raised voice. Zorro hurriedly covered her mouth and dragged her away. If Rolando's men found out where they were, things would take a terrible turn for them.

"Can you please turn it down!" Zorro hissed. When he finally let go of her, he noted how Diana looked so excited, like she was looking forward to watching a good play. He asked, "What's up with you?"

"I'm so excited at the thought of how spectacular the fighting scene between Prince Matthew and Emperor Rolando would be! Can you imagine them fighting to the death, just for my master?" Diana said, clapping her hands excitedly. "I wonder when Prince Matthew will arrive. If he knew that my master went shopping with Emperor Rolando happily, I am sure that he would slash Rolando's throat mercilessly!"

The corner of Zorro's mouth twitched violently. 'Is this woman taking pleasure in Prince Matthew's misfortune?' he thought. Diana was indeed looking forward to seeing Matthew and Rolando have a fierce fight. After thinking for a while, Zorro admitted that he, too, wanted to watch such a scene. However, he immediately realized that before those two powerful men fought against each other, he and other secret guards would be the ones who would suffer first.