Chapter 888 Lilian Was Poisoned (Part Two)
"Lady Lilian, are you okay?"
"Call the imperial physician. My stomach is aching!" Lilian turned deathly pale because of the pain and
it rendered Miguel terrified. Anyone who would see how Lilian looked like would surely take great pity
on her and would try to protect her from any harm.
"Call the imperial physician! Quick!" Miguel once again ordered the servants.
When the imperial physician arrived, Lilian was already feeling delirious from the pain. Despite that,
she forced herself up. "My baby! Physician, is my baby okay?" she asked faintly yet earnestly.
She didn''t care about what she was feeling and what would happen to her—at that point, the only thing
important to her was her baby. Her inquiry, however, was met with a grim stare from the imperial
physician. It only meant one thing: it was very likely that she would lose her child if the situation
continued.
"Say something. What happened to Lady Lilian?" Miguel angrily demanded as he grabbed the imperial
physician by the cor.
This shook the imperial physician up so much that when he answered, his words were barely intelligible
because of how much his voice trembled. "My Lord, Lady Lilian ate something that is very bad for her
and the baby. Right now, there is a very high chance that she would suffer a miscarriage."
"Then why are you still doing nothing? Help her!"
"Well..." The imperial physician started, but it seemed like he could not find the right words to say. After
a few moments, he took a deep breath andid everything out. "I''m afraid it''s toote. The baby in her
belly was the first thing the substance hit. I''ve already felt her pulse, and I know I can''t do anything
about it. If Lady Lilian consents to have an abortion right at this moment, she will suffer less, because if
the fetus dies in her womb, her life would be in danger, too!"
"What?" Miguel took a step backwards and looked at the food on the small table. Before the ident
happened, Lilian had only eaten this food. "Investigate what was put in it," he ordered.
"Yes, yes." The imperial physician immediately checked the food on the table.
"My baby, my baby..." Lilian wailed.
"Lady Lilian, the baby..."
"Call Harper Chu!" Lilian suddenly said as she grabbed Miguel''s arm. In a pleading voice, she added,
"Please, please call Harper Chu! She is one of the most skilled physicians I know. I''m sure she will be
able to save me and my baby. Please!"
Indeed, how could Miguel forget Harper? Everyone knew how skilled she was. Out of every medical
professional in the kingdom, it was only her who could make the impossible possible!
"My Lord, someone put poison in the food," the imperial physician said in shock. That meant that even
if he was able to save Lilian''s baby from death, it would be born with the damages caused by the
poison, torturing him all his life until he eventually died from it.
Miguel had never been so angry with himself. ''Why didn''t I check Lilian''s food before forcing her to eat!''
he thought, trembling. If anything happened to Lilian and her baby, he knew that he was the one
responsible for it.
"I am going to find Princess Harper," Miguel proimed before rushing to the Harmony Pce.
With Harper being Lilian''sst hope, he knew that he must make her go and see Lilian, no matter what
he had to pay.
Upon arriving at the Harmony Pce, Miguel was met with strong defiance from the guards stationed
at the gates. Seeing how anxious Miguel was, Fernando said expressionlessly, "I''m sorry but you
cannot enter. His Majesty hasmanded that no one should disturb Princess Harper."
"Get out of my way! It''s a matter of life and death. It''s not something to be trifled with!" Miguel bellowed,
intending to fight his way through the guards.
Fernando, however, would not let him through and instead, blocked the gate. "Prime Minister Miguel,
we are under orders from His Majesty. Please don''t make it difficult for us. No one is allowed to enter or
leave the Harmony Pce!"
Without any choice, Miguel began shouting, his voice mixed with his internal force. "Your Highness,
Lady Lilian was just poisoned and her life is in danger. Please help her!"
At that time, Harper was studying the Heavenly Book. When she heard the deafening noise outside,
she sneered and said to herself, "Miguel is so interesting. He broke in this ce just to force me to see
and save Lilian. I wonder—what''s the rtionship between them? How is it worth for him toe here
and ask for help in such an outrageous way?"
"Your Highness, will you give him an answer?"
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"Bring a chair to the gate. I''d like to see how he would persuade me to save her." Harper''s face looked
hard and cold. Being under house arrest in the Imperial Pce, she could do nothing. Everyone
wanted to step on her. Was she a pushover?
"Your Highness, please show mercy and save Lady Lilian and her unborn baby. After all, she is from
your country..."
The gate of the Harmony Pce opened slowly and a maid set a chair down. Then, Miguel saw Harper
slowly sit down, her cold eyes squarely on him, as she asked, "Excuse me, Prime Minister Miguel, what
makes you think you can convince me?"
"I''m the prime minister of the Great Jade Kingdom."
"As far as I know, the courtiers should not interfere in the business of the imperial household. Don''t you
think it''s inappropriate for you to threaten me here, especially that you''re the prime minister?" Harper''s
whole aura was deathly cold. She remembered that she had already made it clear that she had nothing
to do with any of Lilian''s issues. Lilian almost ruined everything for her, and there was no way she
would return something good for something evil that was done to her!
"What if I say as a friend?"
"Prime Minister Miguel, it depends on who you are friends with. If you are my friend, I''m sorry—I don''t
remember having a friend like you. But if you regard yourself as Lady Lilian''s friend, then you will also
be held ountable for her sins." With a cold and sharp stare, she red at Miguel. "Have you... had
an affair with her?"