Chapter 676 Suffer From Your Own Action (Part One)


    After leaving the Imperial Pce, Lucas felt very worried. Since Matthew was the one in charge of the


    matters concerning Lilian''s marriage to the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom, Lucas thought that if


    he could somehow manage to persuade Matthew, Lilian might be able to escape the fate of marrying a


    man from a foreign country solely for the sake of peace between the two countries.


    "Your Highness, Prince Lucas wants to see you."


    "Prince Lucas?" Harper asked in surprise. "Are you sure he wants to see me and not Matthew?"


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    "Your Highness, His Highness has yet to return, and Prince Lucas said that he wants to see you


    specifically."


    "All right. Let him in." Harper went on reading the book in her hand, which was about the Great Jade


    Kingdom, including many unknown ces and customs they had.


    When Lucas came in, he saw Harper sitting in the swing in the yard, holding a book in her hand. She


    seemed to bepletely absorbed in the book she was reading. "Aunt Harper," Lucas greeted her.


    "Have a seat," Harper said in a rather t tone. "I heard that you did an excellent job in the disaster


    relief program this time, so much so that the people were singing praises to you. You look like a real


    prince now."


    "You''re probably just teasing me, Aunt Harper," Lucas said with a bitter smile. "I''vee here today to


    ask for your help."


    "Ask for my help?" Harper echoed, feeling so curious. "I''m just a housewife. How can I be of help to


    you?"


    "Please persuade Uncle Matthew to object to Lilian''s marriage to the emperor of the Great Jade


    Kingdom."


    Upon hearing that, Harper understood in an instant the reason for Lucas'' sudden visit. He was afraid


    that Lilian might end up having a miserable life if she married the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom


    for the sake of the peace between the two countries, so he wanted to stop the marriage from taking


    ce.


    "Do you have any idea why Princess Lilian volunteered to marry the emperor of the Great Jade


    Kingdom?" Harper asked after telling a maid to serve Lucas a cup of tea. Lucas simply said thanks, but


    he just wasn''t in the mood for some tea. The two of them, Lucas and Lilian, had grown up together, and


    he had been fond of her, so he didn''t want to see her fall into such a tragic fate.


    "For the peace between the Bright Dynasty and the Great Jade Kingdom."


    "You''re overthinking things," Harper refuted right away. "She only did that because the emperor of the


    Great Jade Kingdom is Chodak, and that is a matter of fact."


    "What?" When he heard this, Lucas was so astonished that he got up from his seat. However, he


    quickly realized that it was an inappropriate behavior, so he sat back down again slowly. "Aunt Harper,


    are you kidding me? You mean that the emperor of the Great Jade Kingdom is Chodak?"


    "Yes, Chodak is actually Rndo, the former crown prince of the Great Jade Kingdom. Because of the


    turmoil in the Great Jade Kingdom recently, he had to give up his identity as Chodak and resumed his


    identity as Rndo. It wasn''t until she found out that Rndo is Chodak that Lilian volunteered to


    marry the emperor in order to bring peace between the two countries. You should know better than


    anyone just how much she loves Chodak."


    Upon the words, Lucas'' hands couldn''t stop trembling as he held the teacup. It took him several tries


    before he finally managed to take a sip of the tea. Never could he have imagined that the new emperor


    of the Great Jade Kingdom would be Chodak, the imperial monk who looked pure and clean and had


    beenpletely disillusioned with the mortal world.


    "But...how did you know?"


    "Chodak told me himself," Harper lied with a straight face. Truth be told, Matthew was actually the one


    who told her that, but she would never tell Lucas that Matthew had actually been aware of Chodak''s


    real identity long ago and yet he just let him hide in the Bright Dynasty for five years. After all,


    disclosing this information would put Matthew in quite a disadvantageous situation.


    "Oh, I forgot that Chodak often yed games of Go with you when he was serving as the imperial


    monk."


    "Yeah," Harper nonchntly said. "There''s nothing you can do to stop the marriage, and you don''t


    really even have to think about stopping it. Going to the Great Jade Kingdom to be with Rndo is


    exactly what Lilian wants. If you try to stop her, she will only me you and hate you for it. I think you''d


    better escort her there yourself. That way, you can make it clear to Rndo that Lilian has a deep root


    and background in the Bright Dynasty, and that if she is ever treated unfairly in the Great Jade


    Kingdom, you will not let him off and will make him ountable."


    "Aunt Harper, I..." Lucas stammered, swirling the teacup in his hand. "Rndo is cruel and heartless. I


    won''t object to the marriage if he does like Lilian. But the fact of the matter is that Lilian has been


    courting him for five years. Throughout those long years, she concerned him wholeheartedly regardless


    of her own reputation or gains. However, he has never really cared a scrap about her. I''m afraid her


    one-sided love would not have a happy ending."


    "At that time, he was an imperial monk that didn''t care about worldly affairs. Considering that, there


    was no way he could reciprocate any woman''s feelings, let alone have a rtionship with one. But


    things are different now. He is the emperor of his kingdom. And he will have numerous beauties in his


    harem. Perhaps Lilian simply wants to be by his side," Harper exined, trying to convince Lucas.


    "Lucas, you are not her, so you probably don''t understand how all of this is supposed to make her


    happy."


    Lucas fell silent, confused as to what Lilian was thinking. In his opinion, Rndo would not be a Mr.


    Right for Lilian. That being said, if Rndo was not, then who else was? Born as a princess, Lilian


    never really had a choice but to be married to someone she didn''t love. Considering all these, it would


    certainly be better for her to stay with the man she truly loved. In this way, at least she could see the


    man she loved every day.


    "Aunt Harper, what does it feel to love someone?"


    "Someone once told me that when you love someone, you would want him to live, and that after you


    couldn''t be loved back by him and hated him, you would want him to die. But in my opinion, when you


    love someone, even if you die because of that love, you will still feel content," Harper replied. As she


    spoke, her eyes were brimming with so much tenderness and warmth that Lucas felt very impressed. It


    wasn''t until muchter that he finally came to his senses.


    "You love Uncle Matthew very much, don''t you, Aunt Harper?"


    "Yes, I do love him very much," Harper admitted in all sincerity. "For me, he is more important than


    everybody else in the world."


    "I see. Thank you for clearing up my confusion, Aunt Harper. I will escort Lilian to the Great Jade


    Kingdom and make sure she''s safe and sound so she could be on Rndo''s side. And I will give


    Rndo a piece of my mind and tell him that nobody is allowed to mistreat this sister of


    mine."