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Chapter 699 Make You The Empress (Part Two)
When Harper put down her bowl and chopsticks, Francis casually put down his bowl and chopsticks aswell despite not having eaten much. Seeing that, Cynthia also had to put down her bowl andchopsticks. And after rinsing her mouth, she stood up and left the table right away.
"What do you want to ask me? Go ahead," Harper flatly said, aware that Francis would definitely askher since Rufus had come to her last night.
Seeing how cold Harper was being toward him, Francis felt so distressed. "Given the way you'respeaking to me, I just don't know how I'm supposed to ask you anything. I just really wanted to havebreakfast together with you. That's all. You don't have to think of me as an authoritarian."
Putting down the teacup, Harper said, "Francis, we are both adults. Why don't we go straight to thepoint? I don't want to waste my time beating around the bush with you. You live such a scrupulous lifeand you seem to enjoy it. You may not feel tired, but I do. If you want to ask me anything, just go aheadand ask it. If you don't ask me right now, I may not give you an answer if you ask me about it nexttime."novelbin
"Why did Rufus come to you?"
"He didn't come here for me."
"What message did Howard deliver to you?" Francis knew that if he let this opportunity slip away, itwould be impossible for him to get the truth from Harper later on.
As a faint smile appeared on her face, Harper glanced at him and said, "A piece of good news."
Francis' eyes dilated slightly, and he asked again, "A piece of good news for whom?"
"For you, of course," Harper immediately answered, casting a glance at Francis, who didn't seem tobelieve what she just said. In a low voice, Harper then added, "He told me the whereabouts of the
testamentary edict."
Francis reflexively stood up in a hurry upon hearing that, but soon realized that he had behavedimproperly. So, he sat down slowly and remarked, "So, the testamentary edict really exists."
"It seems that you have already heard about it," Harper said with a gentle smile. "Would you like tomake a deal with me?"
"I will never let you out of the Imperial Palace. Earlier today, the courtiers asked me to ascend to thethrone as soon as possible. I have already approved their request and will ascend the throne andbecome the new emperor on a selected auspicious day," Francis resolutely said, taking a deep breath.It would be useless to make the testamentary edict public once he had officially become the newemperor.
"Is that so? Congratulations then!" Harper said in a flat tone, her eyes without a hint of joyfulness.
"After I ascend the throne, I intend to make you the empress." Francis' statement exploded by Harper'sears like a bomb. She felt so lightheaded and was left at such a loss for words.
"What did you say?" she asked just to be sure she didn't just mishear it.
Francis stood up and looked down at Harper. Word by word, he said it carefully again, "I intend to makeyou the empress after I ascend the throne."
"Are you out of your mind?" Harper asked in a cold tone. "Have you forgotten that not only am I amarried woman, but also the wife of your uncle Matthew!"
"Matthew's wife has died of illness. And you are neither Harper Chu nor his wife. You are just anunmarried girl who has just been selected for my harem," Francis said in a gentle and rather pleasantvoice. "I want to share the throne with you. Please don't push me away, Harper. All these years, you
have been working so hard for the throne, haven't you? Uncle Matthew has no interest in the throne.Otherwise, he would have usurped the throne long ago. Now, I'm placing the throne in front of you.Would you like to stand with me and watch the beautiful scenery of the whole country?"
Thinking that Francis must have gone crazy, Harper took a deep breath, took out a piece of brightyellow brocade from her sleeve, and tossed it to Francis. "Have a look. It's the testamentary edict leftby your father."
Francis caught the edict, his eyes filled with surprise. It seemed that he had not expected the edict toactually be in Harper's possession. What was more, the edict clearly stated that the heir of the lateemperor was Francis, his sixth son.
"If my father chose me as his heir, why didn't I get the edict?" Francis asked in confusion.
After taking a quick glance at Francis, Harper said, "There are many people who don't want you to bethe emperor. It wouldn't be hard for them to change or replace the contents of the testamentary edict.Now, you are the perfectly justifiable heir and will ascend the throne and become the new emperor. Asfor me, I will never be your wife. Besides, the courtiers will never allow Prince Matthew's wife to be thenew emperor's empress."
With a glimmer of light in his eyes, Francis said, "I have already asked someone to send the divorceagreement you have written yourself to the Great Jade Kingdom at once. I believe that it will be inUncle Matthew's hands very soon. The courtiers won't object to you, who have already divorced UncleMatthew peacefully."
"When did I write a divorce agreement myself?"
"I have written it on your behalf, complete with your handwriting and your seal, so Uncle Matthew won'tdoubt it. Out of everything, he has always hated betrayal the most. Once he receives the divorce
agreement, do you think you would still go back to him?" Francis wore a bright and innocent smile, butHarper could clearly see the viciousness in his smile.
"You..." Harper found herself utterly speechless and didn't know what to say to Francis at that point.Obviously, he had reached a dead end and was beyond saving.
"He's not going to believe it."
"He will!" Francis slowly said. "Because I have sent not only the divorce agreement but also the tokenof affection he gave you when you two got married."
"My ice jade bracelet!" Harper's face turned into a frown. "I remember that I left my ice jade bracelet athome."
"It's quite easy for me to get something from Uncle Matthew's mansion. Harper, you just need to stay atthe Sleek Palace safely and wait until you become the new empress. Your robe as the empress shouldbe completed in a few days. By then, you can try putting it on. I believe that it will definitely suit youperfectly."