Chapter 649 The Complicated Situation (Part One)


    By the time Josef returned to the Tranquil Hall to report to the emperor, Jason had already left.


    "Your Majesty, the former empress has gone," Josef informed the emperor euphemistically. Hearing


    this, the emperor closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. After being married to the emperor all these


    years, the empress met such a cruel fate. Although she deserved it, he couldn''t help feeling a little sad.


    "Your Majesty," Andy carefully called out.


    "I''m okay. How is Francis doing?"


    "Prince Francis is taking a good rest in his mansion. Since his body is frail, I''m afraid it''s going to take


    quite a while for him to recover. Fortunately, Prince Jason is back and can lend his help. Please do not


    worry yourself too much, Your Majesty," Andyforted the emperor with a pleasant smile. "Your


    Majesty, with Prince Jason around, you seem to be in high spiritstely."


    "Is Lucas back?"


    "Prince Lucas has gone to help with the disaster relief. He has yet toe back," Andy cautiously


    replied. "Prince Lucas enjoys roaming around. The former crown prince was the one who sent him to


    help with the disaster relief. I wonder if he..."


    "He is my son; I know he''ll be able to handle this trivial thing well," the emperor interrupted Andy.


    ''Lucas, it''s good for you to leave the imperial capital. Everything''s in a mess here and even the pce


    isn''t at peace. This won''t be a good time for you to return, '' the emperor thought. Then, he ordered,


    "Well, you may now take your leave."


    "Yes, Your Majesty."


    With Andy gone, the emperor was now all by himself in the hall. He kept silent for a long time. The


    entire hall was so quiet that he couldn''t even hear the sound of his breath. It wasn''t until nightfall that a


    voice came out from the hall. "Someone, go to invite Matthew into the pce."


    "Right away, Your Majesty."


    A guest came to a remote yard in the imperial capital. Felton was in the middle of taking his medicine


    when he heard his steward, Mathias, came to report to him, "Young master, a guest is here to pay you


    a visit."


    "Please send the guest in."


    After cing the bowl of medicine down at the table, Felton said to the figure who came in, "It''ste in


    the evening. Aren''t you afraid that he might get jealous if he found out what you''re doing?"


    Hearing this, the figure proceeded to take off its cloak, revealing its elegant and beautiful face. It was


    Harper. "His Majesty has called him into the pce, so I came here to see you. By the way, I want to


    ask what you said to him that day."


    "I only told him what I was supposed to say." Upon saying that, Felton picked up the bowl and


    continued to take the medicine. "Although I''m not in good health, I can still rely on the medicine to


    make sure that I survive. You''re different from me. Or, do you perhaps want to lose your life?"


    With her eyes growing darker, Harper said, "Didn''t you say that we shouldply with the destiny?"


    "But wasn''t it you who said that you have a say in your own fate?!" Felton put the medicine bowl down


    on the table with a loud thud. "Are you trying to say that you gave up in fighting against fate?"


    Harper smiled, "Felton, you don''t have to be mad at me. I only said that casually. I''m the one in charge


    of my life. Anyway, the fate of the Qin n should be broken."


    Letting out a long sigh of relief, Felton said, "Do you know that it almost scared the living daylights out


    of me when I heard that you were pregnant?"


    "Someone was plotting against me. Whenever I was with him, I always made sure to use


    contraceptives. How could I be pregnant? At first, I had thought it was due to a mistake of my


    contraceptive measures. But I found outter that I had actually been poisoned by the Terminalia


    Cheb." Harper sighed. "Getting the medicine like Terminalia Cheb is not an easy task. So, now I


    am also very curious about who is behind all this. At first, I thought it was Francis who did it, but Iter


    found out that it wasn''t him."


    "If it''s not him, then who is it? Jason?"


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    "Although Jason isn''t that smart, he can''t be so cruel to me. Whoever it is, that person must know


    things about the Qin n, know what Matthew is thinking, and probably even know everything else


    about us quite well. That being said, those who know us well and are capable of working for us are very


    limited. There are only a handful of them." Harper thought that the whole thing was such a big


    headache. "Felton, I asked you toe to the imperial capital this time for two reasons. The first is for


    your health, and the second is to find the person hiding behind the scenes. Once the people of the Qin


    n reveal themselves, both the royal family and the people lurking in the shadows will begin to take


    action."


    "Harper, you and Prince Matthew..."


    "I can find ways to keep myself safe. But it''s going to take quite a while. I wonder if he would be willing


    to wait for me," Harper wondered, feeling a bit helpless. "By the way, what''s going on with the Qin n


    in Joy City?"


    "The emperor''s secret guards are currently searching for the third Heavenly Book. Who''s going to think


    that you''ll actually hide it in the imperial temple?" Felton said, looking Harper in the eye. He couldn''t


    understand why she had to go through lengths just to hide it there. "Has your seal been removed?"


    "Yes, it has," Harper quickly replied as she rubbed her temples. "But I still don''t know who attacked me


    in the general''s house."


    "You were attacked at the general''s house?" Felton asked in surprise.


    "Yes, otherwise, I wouldn''t have been backstabbed by Hailey and the others even if my martial arts


    skills were sealed," Harper replied with a slight frown. "I always think that someone is plotting against


    me. At first, I thought that it was Matthew himself, but I found outter that he was just one of the chess


    pieces. Then, I started suspecting Hoffman and Felix, too. But as it turned out, none of them was the


    culprit. When I was on the way to River City, I also suspected Francis. Then, I found out that my fellow


    brother Jason and the chief of the Scarlet Devils were the same person. Back then, I was pretty sure


    that he was the one. In the end, however, I found out that it wasn''t him as well!"