Chapter 655 Francis Is In Critical Condition


    Harper''s eyebrows knitted. She tapped on the table as usual and Zack said nothing. He suspected that


    regr ways ofmunication might expose the news. Whenever some important news came up,


    they always chose this way ofmunication, because no one could decrypt their behaviors.


    Zack tranted Harper''s message and memorized it. The army in the north domain was the most


    important part of their n. If the army in the north domain was in trouble, the ck g Army would


    have a hard time dealing with it on its own. Now the forces in the court, under the leadership of Jason


    and Francis, were divided into two factions. The force that used to support the deposed Felix had


    shrunk and soon, the hidden force of the court would be in the light.


    "Your Highness, Lord Zack, we arrived at Prince Francis'' mansion." Andy''s voice came from outside the


    carriage. Harper and Zack shared a look at each other. Thetter then jumped down from the carriage


    and helped Harper get off.


    "Let''s check on Francis. He''s always ill. It''s rather worrying."


    Harper thought Francis might have been poisoned again. He had been in and out of the pce, and it


    wasn''t difficult for the emperor to poison him there. Harper checked his pulse, but his condition was


    much worse than expected.


    "Harper, how is His Highness?" Zack asked at once upon seeing her frown.


    Harper shook her head and asked, "Where is Owen?"


    "Your Highness, I''m here," Owen answered quickly.


    "Tell me. What did he eat and what did he do recently?" Harper felt the situation rather tricky, and


    reproached Francis wildly in mind. ''You bastard! It is difficult for me to detoxify you. It is also extremely


    hard to treat you and bring you back to normal. You acted so carelessly, ruined all my efforts and


    almost got yourself killed.''


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    "My master didn''t eat much and even had no appetite. He just read books, made some sugar figurines,


    and did nothing else. Your Highness, please save my master''s life," Owen pleaded in an innocent tone.


    Harper was stressed. "Run to the pce at once and request His Majesty for the thousand-year-old


    Ganoderma."


    "Your Highness, I''m afraid Ganoderma is too potent for Prince Francis'' current condition. He is too


    weak now. I don''t think his body would endure its strong effect…" one of the imperial physicians said


    hesitantly


    "Fine, then I''ll leave him to you. Maybe you cane with a better idea to treat him." Harper moved


    away and the imperial physician stepped back immediately. Without uttering another word, he sent


    someone to the Imperial Pce to get the Ganoderma.


    "Why do you all gather here? Do you have nothing else to do?" Harper asked in a soft voice, looking at


    the group of imperial physicians standing behind her. "Go back to your respective homes if you have


    nothing else to do or say. Don''t crowd here."


    "Your Highness, we are here to help cure Prince Francis," said another imperial physician.


    "Well, since you are all here to cure Francis, I believe he doesn''t need my help anymore. I''ll go back


    home then." Harper was about to leave, but no one dared to let her leave. The physicians'' survival


    depended on Francis'' recovery. If anything happened to Francis, then they too wouldn''t survive.


    "Your Highness, we will leave right now!" The imperial physician scurried out, afraid that it would be too


    late. They would be in trouble if Francis was not treated properly.


    Looking at the imperial physicians who were scrambling to leave, Harper disdained them. "When


    Francis'' condition was good, they all wanted to boast about their achievements, and when it was bad,


    they all ran faster than rabbits."


    Hearing that, Zackughed and covered his mouth. "They did nothing for Francis, but still were


    unwilling to leave. It just happens that you are here. If anything happens to Francis, they would put the


    me on you. But, if you cure him, they can take advantage of it."


    "Am I really that easy to be bullied?" As she spoke, Harper sat down on the bedside, took out a silver


    needle, and skillfully took off Francis'' clothes. Zack coughed as a reminder to Harper, but soon he


    realized that Francis was only a patient in her eyes, and that there wasn''t any distinction between a


    male and a female. He suddenly felt sympathy for Matthew. No wonder that every time he mentioned


    Francis, Matthew got jealous.


    Harper took out two small porcin bottles from the medicine kit and put the needles in. Then, she


    administered the acupuncture on Francis'' body, while he was still in aa. Halfway through the


    procedure, she felt something wrong suddenly. Francis'' body temperature was rising. She then


    measured the temperature on his forehead.


    "He has a fever. That''s not good." Harper had a serious look on her face. "Owen, quickly prepare some


    wine. I need it to rub his body and relieve his fever."


    "Yes, Your Highness."


    Francis'' condition was unsteady. Unable to continue with the procedure, she quickly pulled out all


    needles. Francis had been the most troublesome patient in her entire career as a physician.


    "Is he alright?" Zack asked worriedly.


    "He was too weak and stressed recently. Thus, he got seriously ill." Seeing that Owen had brought the


    wine, Harper immediately wiped Francis'' body to help control his fever. "I will prescribe a fever-reducing


    decoction. You need to ask someone to prepare the decoction and bring it here quickly."


    "Yes, Your Highness."


    Harper wrote the prescription and sent someone to collect the herbs and prepare it. In the meantime,


    Ganoderma was brought from the Imperial Pce, but Harper didn''t have time to deal with it.


    The decoction was finally done. Harper was so tired with her efforts that she asked Owen to feed the


    decoction to Francis. But Francis'' teeth were tightly clenched and despite Owen''s efforts, Francis didn''t


    open his mouth to drink the decoction. With no way out, Owen turned to Harper for help.


    Harper nced at Francis and took the bowl from Owen''s hand. She had a sip to check the


    temperature. When she was sure that it wouldn''t burn Francis'' throat, she pinched his nose and poured


    it down to his throat without hesitation. Francis coughed, which made Owen''s heart ache.


    Zack touched his nose and realized how gentle Harper was to him. Though earlier he was once forced


    to take the medicine, she was not as rude as she was just now!


    "Is that all?" Zack asked.


    "Just turning the fever down!" Holding the Ganoderma, Harper said viciously, "When he wakes up, tell


    him that he owes me a lot. It''s with a lot of effort that I got the precious saussurea involucrata, and now


    I will force it down his throat!"


    Owen stepped back and hid behind a pir. He seemed to be timid and didn''t dare to offend Harper.


    Harper ignored him. She took out the pills she had prepared from the saussurea involucrata and then


    fed one to Francis. "You owe me a lot now. I won''t hesitate to sell you for money if you don''t wake up


    and pay me back!"


    "Your Highness, please don''t! I''m sure His Highness will pay you back," Owen promised.


    Harper looked at Owen, who was hiding behind the pir. Then she gave up and looked at Zack. "Zack,


    you can go back now. His condition is unpredictable. I have to stay here and monitor his condition.


    Matthew wille to pick me upter."


    Zack maintained his silence. When he came to Francis'' mansion with Harper, he made a promise to


    Matthew that he would send her back safe and sound. He said, "I''ll wait for you. I promised His


    Highness that I''ll send you back safely."


    "Lord Zack." As soon as Zack finished, Andy walked in, which made Zack frown.


    "What''s up, Lord Andy?"


    "There''s a Cab meeting. Prince Jason and all other officials are waiting for you to join," Andy said


    cautiously. Although the emperor had got much better these days, he grew more irritable. Thus, when


    he ordered all the officials of the Cab to have a meeting, Andy dared not to neglect and immediately


    carried out the order.


    "What?" Zack was surprised.


    "Go ahead. I''ll stay in Francis'' mansion. Nothing bad will happen," Harper said.


    "Well, I''ll go to the pce to attend the meeting. After that, I''ll be back to pick you up as soon as


    possible," Zack said, and then went along with Andy.


    Harper continued concentrating on Francis. Suddenly, a figure shed by outside the window. Harper


    looked back, but saw no one. She became suspicious.


    "Fred," Harper called out.


    "Yes, Your Highness.


    "Tell Matthew that I''lle back homete. Ask him to pick me up a littleter."


    After a brief silence, Fred said, "Your Highness, His Highness has gone to the military camp. There is


    some emergency in the camp. Should I go there and inform His Highness?"


    "All right. When Francis'' condition gets stabilized, we can go back by ourselves," Harper said, as she


    dissuaded Fred from sending her message to Matthew. Just at that moment, Francis was having a


    fever again.


    Francis'' condition was abnormal. In normal circumstances, his fever should have already subdued. The


    pills and the physical cooling method should have helped him.


    Harper put her hand on Francis'' forehead and said, "It''s strange. Howe I cannot control his fever?"


    "Mother." Suddenly, Francis grabbed Harper''s hand and held her in his arms. "Mother, I''m afraid.


    Please don''t leave me." Harper tried to pull her hand back.


    But he was gripping her arm. She looked around and found that Owen had disappeared and only she


    and Francis were left in the room.


    "Francis, you''re mistaken. I''m not your mother. Let go of me!"


    However, Francis didn''t let her go. Instead, he pushed her towards him and made her fall on his body.


    Francis held her arm possessively and murmured, "Mother, they are not ying with me."


    Looking at Francis, who was still unconscious, Harper kept her body a little away from him. She was


    immersed in various thoughts about Francis. He had been feeble since he was five years old, and other


    princes and princesses didn''t want to y with him at all. He lived alone in his pce, and no one


    cared about him except his mother, Sherry, who visited him every day. No friends, no childhood. All his


    childhood memories were about medicine, pain and the sickbed.


    "Okay, I am not going. You can go to sleep. I''ll be here with you." Francis was relieved after hearing her


    soft voice. He stretched his brows, but was still grabbing her arms as if he was worried that she would


    disappear once he loosened his grip.