Female Novel
Chapter 844 Saving Prime Minister Miguel (Part Two)
"There are only a few people in the Great Jade Kingdom who can hurt you. You and Rolando are veryclose, just like brothers are. It wouldn't have been easy for anybody to hurt you this much without himknowing. So, you must have left the capital for a significant reason before someone plotted againstyou." While she was speaking, Harper's eyes were fixed on Miguel, so she clearly saw Miguel's pupilsshrank at her assumption.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Miguel said, "Don't make wild guesses here. I won't tell youanything. Of course, I have to thank you for saving me. But please release my acupuncture point. Ihave something to do."
"What is so important that when the new emperor is about to crown his empress, you appear hundredsof miles away from the capital? Can you reveal even a little bit of information to me?" Harper curiouslyasked.
"Your Highness, please don't push me too hard," Miguel replied. As soon as he finished speaking, heclosed his eyes and fell silent. Miguel knew that Harper was so shrewd that she could determinewhether her assumptions were right or wrong based on his expressions and reactions. So the onlything he could do was to silently resist her questioning in this way.
But Harper didn't make things difficult for him. "Well, I won't ask you why you're here anymore. But Iwant to ask you another question. Do you like men?"
"Bullshit!" Miguel exclaimed, suddenly opening his eyes and furiously glaring at Harper. "I like women.How many times do you want me to tell you? I only like women!"
"Don't you have romantic affections for Rolando?" Harper asked. She was very much surprised with hisresponse, because Matthew had told her that without a doubt, Miguel loved Rolando.
Meanwhile, Miguel felt like he just choked with his own blood. He realized that it was really hard tocommunicate with Harper. "No, I don't!" he simply stated.
"So you have romantic feelings for Matthew and that was why you were so hostile towards me?"Harper concluded in a way that it seemed like she had just found out the truth, which only made Miguelburn with rage. If he could move then, he would surely prove to Harper whether he liked men orwomen.novelbin
"I was hostile to you only because you have influenced someone." Miguel believed that it wasnecessary for him to explain himself to Harper as soon as possible. Otherwise, she would assume thewrong things about him. He gritted his teeth out of frustration and continued, "Because of you, thatperson has changed a lot. He's no longer like himself in the past."
After thinking for a while, Harper asked, "Are you talking about Rolando?"
"Yes, it's His Majesty!" Miguel honestly responded. The expression in his eyes was a bit complicated."He used to be well aware of what his responsibilities are. He could bear any kind of pain for the sakeof his duties. But now, he has even sacrificed his own arm for a woman. Don't you think it was tooridiculous?"
Harper was surprised to hear that the reason why Miguel had been hostile to her was actually thatRolando had saved her. She explained, "At that time, I had lost my ability to protect myself. I didn'texpect that he would save me at the price of his arm."
Shifting his eyes to Harper, Miguel said, "I didn't mean to make you feel that way. But when we were inthe South Kingdom, I found out that you had excellent martial arts skills. Then, I remembered that youhad allowed His Majesty to block an arrow attack for you when you were almost assassinated. Ithought that you had deliberately tried to harm him. Anyway, can you please release my acupuncturepoint now?"
Harper stretched her hand to grant what he just asked. But she reminded him, "Please pardon me fortalking too much. But your wound is very deep, so it would be better for you to not move too much. Asa matter of fact, you're lucky that you're still alive."
Miguel had wanted to try and sit up once again. However, when he heard what Harper said, he choseto continue lying on the bed right away. "I heard that you were not in a good condition so you went tothe south region to recuperate for some time. But it turns out that you're actually here. Are you comingto attend the coronation ceremony of Princess Lilian as the new empress?"
"No, I'm not," Harper responded. She then stood up and walked towards the window. Looking out at thebustling street, she said, "I just want an answer."
"An answer to what?"
"Why are you still asking me when you already know the answer?" Harper said, turning her head awayfrom him. "The Heavenly Books of the Qin Clan have once again showed up in this world. Rolando hadstayed in the Bright Dynasty for five years because of them. So I don't believe you don't know whatanswer I want."
Miguel hadn't expected that Harper would speak so candidly. "Are you going to take the Heavenly Bookfrom His Majesty?"
"No, I just want to read and know its contents. After all, it's not easy to take something that Rolandoowns," Harper impassively said.
"It's good that you know that. But if it's you who's going to ask him for it, he may just give it to you,"Miguel said with a sigh.
"So, what's the price that I have to pay?" Harper asked with a smile on her face while she suddenlyturned around to look at Miguel.
Miguel opened his mouth but couldn't say anything even though he wanted to. 'What His Majesty wantsis you. Unfortunately, you and Prince Matthew are an affectionate couple who love each other verymuch. Nothing could separate the two of you, so you won't agree to his request. However, His Majestyis not someone who would give up so easily. Therefore, your trip to the Great Jade Kingdom will beextremely dangerous.'
"If possible, it's not too late for you to turn around now and go back to the Bright Dynasty," Miguelsuggested after thinking about it for a while.
"Now that I've already reached the Great Jade Kingdom, I have never thought of retreating withoutdoing something about it. I can give what Rolando wants to know in exchange for reading the book. Ibelieve he won't say no," Harper said, raising her eyebrows.
'Naive!' Miguel thought. He wanted to tell Harper that Rolando's target was nobody else but her. Butwhen he remembered what Rolando had said to him, he swallowed his words and said, "Now thatyou're going to the capital, please take me with you. I'm injured right now and I can't go back there bymyself."
"Okay, I'll take you to divert us from boredom."