Female Novel
Chapter 682 I Will Never Take Your Life (Part One)
Sherry was shocked by Harper's stern look. The former only knew that Francis was hurt, but she hadno idea how badly he was wounded. The reason why Sherry vexed Harper as soon as she came wasthat she had to humble herself last time when she begged Harper to help Francis.
"Somebody, take Lady Sherry back so she can rest," Jason decisively ordered. Since Sherry hadn'thad a rival in the Imperial Palace for a long time, she was stupid enough to antagonize Harper. Such areckless act would not only put Francis' life at risk, but also make Harper suspicious of her.
Sherry didn't resist. She only glared at Harper before turning away. Meanwhile, Harper looked at Jasonwith a complex expression on her face. However, she didn't say anything. Instead, she asked thepeople from the Imperial Academy of Medicine to prepare all the medications and tools she needed.She knew that Jason didn't believe her, even though they had studied together and she had justrecovered her memory.
Then, Harper checked Francis' injuries. Both of his wounds were deep and he was seriously injured.But still, he was lucky because it was not fatal. However, she had to be extremely careful when pullingout the hidden weapons because he could die from massive bleeding.
"Your Highness, Prince Francis' wound is even more serious than Mister Zack's last time. This arrow..."All the imperial physicians didn't dare to come forward for two reasons. One, Harper was extremelyskilled at treating physical injuries. And two, the one who had been wounded was Francis who wasmost likely to ascend the throne. There was no room for mistakes or carelessness, unless they didn'twant to live anymore.
Harper leisurely asked the servants to boil some medicine, and disinfected a sharp knife with liquor.Jason didn't steer away his eyes from her, not even for a second. He was afraid that she would stabFrancis in the throat and kill him.
"You know, it hurts me to see you looking at me like that." Harper glanced at Jason when she wasabout to take out the hidden weapon from Francis.
Even though it wasn't obvious, Harper was actually a little worried about the procedure. She took out awhite porcelain bottle from her brocade bag and looked at Jason. "It's up to you whether I can give himthis medicine or not."
Jason took the bottle, opened it, and tried to see its contents. He was familiar with the smell. It was theBlood-generating Pill that Harper had made using methods she was yet to disclose. The pill couldquickly replenish the blood which had been lost of an injured person. It would be very useful for Francisat that moment.
"How many are you going to give him?"
"Three. After that, I might give him more depending on his condition." Harper's voice was indifferent,revealing not a single emotion. The expression on her face was as cold as ice. Her earlier confusionhad disappeared and the calm and collected Harper had come back.
Jason immediately took three pills and helped Francis take them. After seeing that, Harper took out thehidden weapon from Francis. Her hands were steady, without a trace of quivering. All the imperialphysicians held their breaths for fear that their heavy breathing might affect Harper. One wrong moveor one tremble of her hand could easily take Francis' life.
Despite the gravity of the situation, the process of taking out the hidden weapons went smoothly.Francis, though he had lost a lot of blood, was stable with Harper's Blood-generating Pills. After sheclosed down the wounds with some fabric, Harper immediately wrote a prescription, then orderedsomeone to get some medicine and decoct it.
Jason folded his arms across his chest and stared at Harper curiously. "If my brother were not injuredbecause of protecting you, would you save him?"
Harper reached out her hand to Jason and said, "Give me the medicine bottle."
Jason raised his eyebrows and threw the bottle to Harper. She took it, opened the cap, checked theinside, and carefully put it away. "I will save him. But I won't be willing to just give out my pills like that.After all, there is only one left."
Her response made Jason quite annoyed. "Is a pill more important than a human's life? When did youbecome so cruel, woman?"
Harper turned to face him and apathetically asked, "How about you? When did you become soaffectionate? You're by his side all the time. You're so cautious too. I have to start suspecting thatsomeone may be hiding in the closet."
The expression on Jason's face became distorted. Then, he furiously grabbed Harper by the collar."Woman, don't challenge my bottom line. Do you understand? Ah..."
Jason loosened his grip and violently shook his hand. It was hurting so much that his face turned red.He was even trying very hard not to cry out loud. "What did you do to me?"
"Didn't our master tell you that the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is?" Harperthen turned to a eunuch and commanded, "Serve some tea."novelbin
Amidst his trembling, the young eunuch put the tea onto the table. Then, he quickly kept a distancefrom her for fear that she might hurt him. "I once heard from you that I am a poisonous rose with thornssince I was a child. How can you forget about it now?"
Jason squinted his eyes in confusion. The last time he had seen Harper, she was obviously confusedas he claimed to be her senior fellow brother when he showed up from nowhere. "You..." Jason tried tospeak but he couldn't form more than a word.
"It's a blessing that I have unexpectedly recovered some memories when Prince Francis blocked thehidden weapons for me." Harper's voice was very light while she slightly lowered her head. The teacupwas steaming and her expression couldn't be seen clearly because of the mist.
Jason finally understood why he felt that Harper was like a completely different person. It turned outthat she was the same person but had lost some of her memories. For some reason, those lostmemories had been related to him and Francis.