Chapter 889 The Mystery Solved (Part One)


    Harper''s words were so shocking to Miguel that his mouth fell open and his face turned pale. When he


    came to his senses, however, he snapped at her, saying, "Your Highness, please mind your words!"


    "Mind my words?" Harper sneered. "I think it''s you who should pick your words carefully."


    Miguel opened his mouth to respond, but before he was able to, Harper had already interrupted him.


    "Lilian is Rndo''s concubine and she is pregnant with his child. Yet, I don''t see him being as panicked


    as you are right now. You are just a courtier but you really tried to break into the Imperial Pce,


    question me, and even threaten me just to save Lilian? People who don''t know you may think she''s


    your wife and her baby is yours!"


    "Your Highness! Please, stop speaking such nonsense!" Miguel was panicking. A significant number of


    guards were stationed around the Harmony Pce, and after they heard the things that Harper was


    saying, they wouldn''t hesitate to tell it to everyone they knew. He had a notorious reputation for being


    offensive to a lot of other courtiers, and so he was sure that they were eagerly waiting for his downfall!


    Moreover, even though Rndo favored him, it wouldn''t make any difference to his case—in the Great


    Jade Kingdom, it was considered a crime for someone to have an affair with any concubine of the king!


    He would be executed without being given a chance to exin himself!


    "Nonsense? Am I talking nonsense?" Harper stretched her arm out and immediately, Forsythia handed


    her a cup of hot, freshly brewed tea. After taking a sip of it, she asked Miguel, "Tell me. Am I really


    talking nonsense here?"


    "Your Highness, why are you so heartless? Lady Lilian is your niece. As her aunt, why don''t you want


    to help her? She will be forever grateful to you if you could give her a hand. Please!" Miguel tried to ask


    for Harper''s help in a much softer tone. Lilian was in such a dangerous situation and only Harper had


    the ability to save her, so he knew he couldn''t ruin the only chance.


    "Be grateful to me?" Miguel''s words amused Harper so much that she startedughing. "Oh, please!


    Not her gratitude! How can I bear the weight of such a coveted thing?"


    Miguel took a step forward, but Fernando blocked his way. From a distance, he began to beg, saying,


    "Your Highness, please forgive Lady Lilian! She didn''t know what she was doing! Please save her and


    her unborn baby, I beg you! I will do anything for you if you do! I promise!"


    "Well, what if I ask you to kill Rndo?" asked Harper with interest. "Will you go do it?"


    "Your Highness, please don''t make fun of me! This is a matter of life and death! If we''re a minutete...


    Lady Lilian and her unborn baby will..."


    "Well, that''s why I''m asking you. If I ask you to kill Rndo, will you go kill him?"


    "His Majesty is our emperor, and you know that I can''t kill him!"


    "If you can''t do that, then why are you telling me that you''d do everything I want you to do? Who''s


    talking nonsense now?" Harper sneered. "When Lilian needed my help, she came to me and I


    entertained her, but when she stopped finding me useful, she sent me Fantasy, the poison. I''m sorry


    but I don''t need gratitude from either of you two. There is no way I would respond to the crime that she


    did against me with kindness. Actually, she''s lucky I haven''t thought of exacting revenge against her."


    And with that, Harper rose from her seat to leave. Miguel couldn''t bear just watching her go, and so he


    once again tried to get past the guards. Fernando, however, still wouldn''t let him get close to her. "Your


    Highness, Lady Lilian made a mistake, but her baby is innocent! For the sake of her child, please save


    her!" he shouted desperately.


    "Innocent?" Harper stopped. "This world is full of innocent people, Miguel. When two countries go head


    to head in a battle, who dies first? The innocent. Nobody cares about them but they''re the first ones


    affected by the consequences of the decisions made by the ruling ss!"


    "Your Highness, just tell me how I can make you say yes!" Miguel knew that time was running out. If he


    failed to get Harper to Lilian as soon as possible, Lilian would be in grave danger.


    Hearing this somehow made Harper feel suspicious about the true nature of Lilian and Miguel''s


    rtionship. Because of that, she turned around and walked towards Miguel. Fernando tried to stop


    her, but after seemingly realizing something, he went out of her way in an instant. "So am I right? You


    and Lilian..." she asked as soon as she was in front of him.


    "There is nothing between me and Lady Lilian!" Miguel hurriedly denied, shaking his head violently.


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    "Oh, Miguel, please. As I told you a while ago, Lilian is Rndo''s concubine. If there''s anyone who


    shoulde to beg me for her life, it''s not you—it''s him! So go back. Just an advice: as a courtier,


    you''d better stay out of the affairs of the imperial harem. Rndo is also a man, and you know how


    men react when other people meddle in their business," Harper said indifferently. She found no


    sympathy for Lilian inside her, because of her, Lilian deserved what she was going through. If she didn''t


    set her up with Francis, she would definitely help her. But after what she had done, Lilian had be


    nothing but a stranger to Harper.


    "Your Highness!" Miguel knelt down and kowtowed hard with a thud. "Please have mercy, Your


    Highness. Save them."


    Looking at how dedicated Miguel was to convincing her to go and help Lilian, Harper couldn''t help but


    be impressed. It was not the first time she met Miguel. Back then, she saved him when he was


    seriously wounded and was under aa. However, even then, she never saw him act the way he


    was acting now. ''He won''t leave until I help Lilian,'' she thought, feeling pity for him.


    After a moment of silence, Harper flicked a pill to Miguel and said, "This pill can control the poison


    coursing inside her veins. However, because she was pregnant, the poison couldn''t bepletely


    removed from her body unless she aborts her baby. Even if she uses that pill, the poison will eventually


    find its way to the baby. If she decides to still give birth to it, it wouldn''t live long."


    "Thank you, thank you very much, Your Highness!" Miguel took the pill and left quickly.


    Harper silently stared at Miguel''s receding figure and also rushed towards the door. Fernando, on the


    other hand, was extremely nervous upon seeing Harper was about to leave. "Your Highness, His


    Majesty ordered..."