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Chapter 618 The Pillow Talk (Part Two)
Then she sat on his legs and blew a warm breath in his ear. She said in a gentle and lovable voice,"What do you think about it, honey?"
Matthew's body became hot in an instant. The look in his eye was intense and it seemed like he wasplanning something. Yet, after a while, his eyes became calm and then his voice was a little hoarse andhelpless. He said, "If you weren't pregnant, then I would be obliged to let you know the consequencesof flirting with me!"
Harper chuckled silently. Her expression was gentle, looking like a mother-to-be. She always used tobe gentle, but there was also shrewdness and coldness hidden within. Now, she was plain and gentle,and the anger that resided in her heart had all but dissuaded.
Matthew placed his hands on Harper's belly and said, "The thought that a little boy will come to rob youof me in the near future makes my heart ache. I was looking forward to having a baby for all thesedays, but now that you do have one, I worry that the baby will divide your love for me. What should Ido, Harp? I feel sorry for myself for saying this, but I'm already jealous of our baby."
Harper couldn't help but burst out laughing. "You're being such a baby. How could you be jealous of anunborn child? Tell me, what did Felton say to you earlier?"
"He said that both the late and the current emperors have killed members of the Qin Clan in theimperial capital," Matthew whispered. "Although we already knew about this, Felton's intentions weredifferent. He tried to sow dissent between us."
"There is no amount of lies in this world that would make me believe him more than you," Harperemphasized. "What the late emperor did has nothing to do with you. You were just a child when the QinClan was destroyed. You shouldn't burden yourself with that guilt."
"But, I'm not happy about being threatened," Matthew said in a grim tone.
"Who would dare to threaten you?" Harper stretched out her hand and poked Matthew's face. But quiteweirdly, she found out that it was funny to poke his face, and soon, she was addicted to it. Matthewgrabbed her finger to stop her.
"Don't be so skittish, honey," he said.
"If you really ought to call someone skittish, then Lilian is." Harper laughed. "I just found out today thatLilian is actually quite smart."
"Well, there isn't any doubt that she is indeed very special."
Lilian seized the opportunity of bringing a present from Francis, to tell them what happened in Felix'smansion and the palace in a joking way. She even reminded Harper of her promise. Monica kept her inthe palace to embroider for her wedding. It seemed that the emperor was going to grant her amarriage.
Matthew noticed that Harper maintained her silence. "What are you thinking, Harp?" Matthew asked,breaking the silence.novelbin
"I'm wondering who would be the person that could please the emperor, so that he would offer himLilian." Harper thought of all the young men in the imperial capital who were still unmarried, but shecouldn't find a right candidate.
"The emperor will not grant her a marriage for the time being," Matthew clarified. "Their target isChodak, but he is not someone who would get tricked easily. However, if someone takes action andpushes him to give up being a monk, the outcome might be different."
"Lady Monica…?" Harper presumed.
"I dare say, Lady Sherry would be the one who would take action." A trace of slyness flashed inMatthew's eyes. Francis had recovered, and the emperor seemed too eager to cultivate him. Eventhough Sherry had said that she only hoped for Francis to be safe in his lifetime, she would never giveup if she found out that she and her son had the chance to seize the power.
Harper turned her attention towards the window. She wrapped her arms around Matthew's neck andsaid, "The third Heavenly Book is still hiding in our mansion. It's a hidden danger for us, and the newshas already been leaked out. We should somehow find a way to transfer the book."
After being silent for a moment, Matthew answered, "I'll find a way to deal with it. Now there are threeHeavenly Books, one in the royal family, one in the Great Jade Kingdom and the last one in yourhands. Many people want the one with you. It's a hot potato if you keep it in your hands. I am thinkingabout offering it to the emperor when the time comes; what do you think?"
"I would rather see it destroyed than give it to him." Harper was so furious. "All these years, he devisedso many vicious plots against us. First, he had sent people to assassinate you and when that didn'twork out, he tried to poison you. He had also tried to kill me by sending his people several times toassassinate me. I will never give him the Heavenly Book!"
"Okay, it's up to you. You are free to give it to whomsoever you trust," Matthew said plainly.
"Tell me, what would happen if I were to destroy the book?" Harper asked with a strange smile. Herexpression was curious, playful and sly altogether. It was hard for Matthew not to answer her.
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. It can't be burned by fire, chopped by knife or doused by water. I've mademy attempts to destroy it, but unfortunately, I couldn't make it," Matthew replied with regret. From thelook of his eyes, it was clear that he was telling the truth.
"Really?" Harper found it hard to believe. "Give it to me, so that I can make a try."
Matthew was a little hesitant. The only person who was treating the Heavenly Book as a plaything washis wife. Since he had immense love for her, he wouldn't hesitate to give it to her so that she couldmake a try.
"It's not here with me. I hid it somewhere safe."
"Shall we go and retrieve it then?" Harper smirked.
"Okay, I'll get it, and give it to you. You can crush it like a walnut, or feel free to do whatever you want todo with it," Matthew replied. He then led Harper out of the hall. But unknown to them, a figure wasfollowing them silently as they left the hall.