Chapter 678 Set Off For The Marriage Alliance (Part One)


    The procession for the political marriage alliance was to set off very early the next morning. The


    decision to leave was made in such a hurry that Matthew and Lucas did not even have enough time to


    prepare. The old emperor had just been buried, so bystanders were quite suspicious why it seemed


    like the bridal procession couldn''t wait to set off for its destination.


    The night before, someone came to Lucas'' mansion. He was in the middle of packing his belongings


    when he heard a noise from the window. Someone had broken in. As soon as he touched the sword on


    his waist, he saw Matthew and Harper. Surprised, he looked out of the window to check whether there


    were other people but he immediately closed it again.


    "Uncle Matthew, it''s the middle of the night. What are you doing here?" Lucas was startled, to say the


    least. He just visited Matthew''s mansion earlier that day, so he did not understand why they came to his


    mansion at midnight.


    Matthew sat down, arm in arm with Harper. "Do you really believe that we''re going to the Great Jade


    Kingdom just for the marriage alliance?"


    "Am I wrong to think that?" Lucas was a little confused. He thought, ''Earlier in the day, your wife asked


    me to do my best in escorting Lilian. But now, you came to me at night and told me not to take it for


    what it is. If we''re not going for the marriage alliance, what are we going there for? Are we going to


    invade the Great Jade Kingdom and take Emperor Rndo''s crown?''


    Matthew sneered before he responded. "Don''t be so naive. Do you really believe that Francis has no


    other purpose for making us escort Lilian for the marriage alliance? I think you might have been in the


    romantic ce for too long. Being in thepany of women might have confused your mind."


    "Uncle Matthew, are you saying that Francis wants to use this chance to kill me?" Although Lucas knew


    Francis wouldn''t let him go so easily, he didn''t expect him to make a move in such a short time. He had


    never even shown any intention ofpeting for power. He couldn''t understand why Francis was in


    such a hurry to kill him.


    Although he was relieved that Lucas was finally on the same page, Matthew snorted. "I''m afraid, it''s not


    just you. I have reasons to believe that he wants to kill me as well."


    When he heard that, Lucas calmed down. He was now certain that Francis wanted to kill him. If one


    were to look into the imperial edicts, he would find that one of them was missing. The missing imperial


    edict was probably the testamentary edict of the former emperor. No matter what was written on it and


    who had hidden it, Francis had been concerned with it in secret. Francis would kill him for security,


    whether he had the imperial edict or not.


    "Uncle Matthew, have you thought of a way to deal with it?" Matthew was someone who would not act


    if he wasn''t a hundred percent sure about it. Now that he came to him, he must have already had a


    n. Francis wanted to kill Matthew, but it would never be that easy.


    Matthew nodded his head and replied, "Yes, and I need your cooperation."


    "Whatever you want me to do, I''ll certainly do it." Lucas was extremely obedient. Now that he had


    be Francis'' target, it would be hard to survive. But if he cooperated with Matthew, he might have a


    great chance of living. If he were left to fend off by himself and his subordinates, he would probably not


    be a match for Francis.


    "Tomorrow, you and I will still escort Lilian to the foreign country as nned. But before we leave, I


    must ensure Harp''s safety in the imperial capital. She can''t go with us." Matthew looked at Harper


    tenderly while she just shrugged in surrender. She had told Matthew that she was capable enough to


    protect herself. But no matter what she said, Matthew was not convinced. She then let him do anything


    he wanted to do.


    "I''m going to ask my men left in the imperial capital to protect Aunt Harper." Lucas immediately thought


    that he understood what Matthew meant.


    But Matthew shook his head and said, "My men will protect her. What you need to do is find a way to


    trouble Francis after we leave. It would be better if he got injured and stayed in bed for some time."


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    Lucas was rather surprised. Did Matthew just say that he wanted him to send people to injure Francis?


    But Francis was skilled in martial arts so his men might not be able to hurt him. With honesty, he


    stated, "Our men may not be capable enough to hurt him."


    "It doesn''t matter if he gets hurt or not. I just want you to make trouble for him. Anything that would


    distract him is enough."


    "Okay, I''ll do everything in my power to make that happen."


    "In that case, see you tomorrow. I hope we can be safe on our journey." It was a simple pleasantry but


    Lucas knew that there was some underlying meaning behind Matthew''s words.


    With reluctance, Lucas smiled. Safe? Now that he was made aware of the situation, they both knew it


    would be hard to aplish. How could Francis allow him to be safe and sound? Judging from the


    cruelty he had when he killed Felix, Lucas knew that Francis who seemed to be gentle was actually the


    most vicious one.


    On the morning of the next day, the procession for the marriage alliance finally set off. Francis


    personally bid his goodbyes at the border of the imperial capital. Standing on the wall, Harper quietly


    watched the procession leave. After this departure, she felt a little sad because she didn''t know when


    they woulde back. However, she knew that everything would be okay with Matthew since he could


    protect himself and had very capable men with him. Even so, she couldn''t help but worry about him


    since she loved the man very much.


    After Francis saw the procession off, he noticed that Harper was still standing on the city wall. He


    asked his subordinates to leave, then made his way on the city wall. "This time, they''re going to the


    Great Jade Kingdom for the marriage alliance. I really hope that they can form asting union with


    them."


    Without saying a word, Harper only watched as the procession went farther and farther. It was not until


    the procession finally disappeared from her sight that she said, "I hope so too."


    "Are you going back to your mansion, Aunt Harper?" Francis was as gentle as ever. He had a very


    handsome face, full of purity and kindness. It was for this exact reason that it became hard for people


    to take precautions against him.