Female Novel
Chapter 888 Lilian Was Poisoned (Part Two)
"Lady Lilian, are you okay?"
"Call the imperial physician. My stomach is aching!" Lilian turned deathly pale because of the pain andit rendered Miguel terrified. Anyone who would see how Lilian looked like would surely take great pityon her and would try to protect her from any harm.
"Call the imperial physician! Quick!" Miguel once again ordered the servants.
When the imperial physician arrived, Lilian was already feeling delirious from the pain. Despite that,she forced herself up. "My baby! Physician, is my baby okay?" she asked faintly yet earnestly.
She didn't care about what she was feeling and what would happen to her—at that point, the only thingimportant to her was her baby. Her inquiry, however, was met with a grim stare from the imperialphysician. It only meant one thing: it was very likely that she would lose her child if the situationcontinued.
"Say something. What happened to Lady Lilian?" Miguel angrily demanded as he grabbed the imperialphysician by the collar.
This shook the imperial physician up so much that when he answered, his words were barely intelligiblebecause of how much his voice trembled. "My Lord, Lady Lilian ate something that is very bad for herand the baby. Right now, there is a very high chance that she would suffer a miscarriage."
"Then why are you still doing nothing? Help her!"
"Well..." The imperial physician started, but it seemed like he could not find the right words to say. Aftera few moments, he took a deep breath and laid everything out. "I'm afraid it's too late. The baby in herbelly was the first thing the substance hit. I've already felt her pulse, and I know I can't do anything
about it. If Lady Lilian consents to have an abortion right at this moment, she will suffer less, because ifthe fetus dies in her womb, her life would be in danger, too!"
"What?" Miguel took a step backwards and looked at the food on the small table. Before the accidenthappened, Lilian had only eaten this food. "Investigate what was put in it," he ordered.novelbin
"Yes, yes." The imperial physician immediately checked the food on the table.
"My baby, my baby..." Lilian wailed.
"Lady Lilian, the baby..."
"Call Harper Chu!" Lilian suddenly said as she grabbed Miguel's arm. In a pleading voice, she added,"Please, please call Harper Chu! She is one of the most skilled physicians I know. I'm sure she will beable to save me and my baby. Please!"
Indeed, how could Miguel forget Harper? Everyone knew how skilled she was. Out of every medicalprofessional in the kingdom, it was only her who could make the impossible possible!
"My Lord, someone put poison in the food," the imperial physician said in shock. That meant that evenif he was able to save Lilian's baby from death, it would be born with the damages caused by thepoison, torturing him all his life until he eventually died from it.
Miguel had never been so angry with himself. 'Why didn't I check Lilian's food before forcing her to eat!'he thought, trembling. If anything happened to Lilian and her baby, he knew that he was the oneresponsible for it.
"I am going to find Princess Harper," Miguel proclaimed before rushing to the Harmony Palace.
With Harper being Lilian's last hope, he knew that he must make her go and see Lilian, no matter whathe had to pay.
Upon arriving at the Harmony Palace, Miguel was met with strong defiance from the guards stationedat the gates. Seeing how anxious Miguel was, Fernando said expressionlessly, "I'm sorry but youcannot enter. His Majesty has commanded that no one should disturb Princess Harper."
"Get out of my way! It's a matter of life and death. It's not something to be trifled with!" Miguel bellowed,intending to fight his way through the guards.
Fernando, however, would not let him through and instead, blocked the gate. "Prime Minister Miguel,we are under orders from His Majesty. Please don't make it difficult for us. No one is allowed to enter orleave the Harmony Palace!"
Without any choice, Miguel began shouting, his voice mixed with his internal force. "Your Highness,Lady Lilian was just poisoned and her life is in danger. Please help her!"
At that time, Harper was studying the Heavenly Book. When she heard the deafening noise outside,she sneered and said to herself, "Miguel is so interesting. He broke in this place just to force me to seeand save Lilian. I wonder—what's the relationship between them? How is it worth for him to come hereand ask for help in such an outrageous way?"
"Your Highness, will you give him an answer?"
"Bring a chair to the gate. I'd like to see how he would persuade me to save her." Harper's face lookedhard and cold. Being under house arrest in the Imperial Palace, she could do nothing. Everyonewanted to step on her. Was she a pushover?
"Your Highness, please show mercy and save Lady Lilian and her unborn baby. After all, she is fromyour country..."
The gate of the Harmony Palace opened slowly and a maid set a chair down. Then, Miguel saw Harperslowly sit down, her cold eyes squarely on him, as she asked, "Excuse me, Prime Minister Miguel, whatmakes you think you can convince me?"
"I'm the prime minister of the Great Jade Kingdom."
"As far as I know, the courtiers should not interfere in the business of the imperial household. Don't youthink it's inappropriate for you to threaten me here, especially that you're the prime minister?" Harper'swhole aura was deathly cold. She remembered that she had already made it clear that she had nothingto do with any of Lilian's issues. Lilian almost ruined everything for her, and there was no way shewould return something good for something evil that was done to her!
"What if I say as a friend?"
"Prime Minister Miguel, it depends on who you are friends with. If you are my friend, I'm sorry—I don'tremember having a friend like you. But if you regard yourself as Lady Lilian's friend, then you will alsobe held accountable for her sins." With a cold and sharp stare, she glared at Miguel. "Have you... hadan affair with her?"