Chapter 799 The Queen Of The South Kingdom (Part One)


    Fred had created so much noise inside the Imperial Pce of the South Kingdom that it drew the


    attention of many people. Even the queen of the South Kingdom, who was leading her life in seclusion,


    had alsoe out of her pce. Her appearance out of her pce after so many years had taken


    everyone by surprise.


    "Your Majesty!" everyone called out in disbelief.


    Harper followed the direction of the crowd''s gaze until her eyes met a dignified woman dressed in a


    white robe. The woman walked towards them slowly and gracefully. She had a forgiving look on her


    face. She looked at Catherine and asked, "Catherine, what are you doing?"


    "Mo... mother..." Catherine called out, shocked to see her mother outside after so many years. The


    queen of the South Kingdom had note out of her pce for many years. Thest time she was


    seen outside her pce was when Catherine had be the Holy Maiden. Since Catherine lived in


    the Starry Pce, the empress had closed the doors of her pce to the rest of the world.


    The queen came forward and looked at Fred who seemed to be on a rampage to kill everyone who


    came in his way. A frown appeared on her calm and cid forehead as she said, "Sir, please stop."


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    However, Fred turned a deaf ear to her. The queen then turned to the woman who was drinking tea


    calmly, but she could not see her face properly as someone stood in front of her. Yet, she addressed


    her and requested politely, "Can you ask your man to stop, please?"


    "Stop it, Fred," Harper ordered in azy tone. "If you don''t stop right away, you will face severe


    consequences."


    Fred put his sword down but he was still seething in rage and fighting his impulse to hurl the sword at


    his enemies. The queen heaved a sigh of relief to see Fred stop the killing. Then she looked at


    Catherine and asked tenderly, "Catherine, when did youe back?"


    Catherine opened her mouth to say something but could not utter a word. She remained tongue-tied.


    The sudden appearance of her mother who was still untouched by the muck of conspiracy that


    Catherine had dived so deep in, made it very difficult for her to reply to even the most simple question


    asked by her mother. Catherine just lowered her head in silence.


    The queen looked around and asked, "I don''t see Diana here. Where is she?"


    Catherine''s face changed a bit. She finally managed to reply, "She hasn''te back yet."


    "Oh, I see. She must have gone out to have fun again. Catherine, you are the elder sister. You have a


    lot of responsibilities and must be working very hard," the queen said and smiled lovingly at her elder


    daughter. Her smile exuded the confidence that her daughter had grown up to be a responsible


    member of the royal family and must be guiding the people of the kingdom in the capacity of the Holy


    Maiden. At the same time, she must be looking after her father and younger sister. Then, the queen


    turned to Harper and said courteously, "It''s so nice to have a guest in our pce today. Where do you


    come from, if I may ask? And also, why did you instigate your man to do mass killing inside our


    pce?"


    Harper signaled Zorro to move to the side so that she coulde face to face with the queen. Then,


    with her chin resting on one of her hands, she replied with a fake smile, "Well, I''m afraid you have to


    ask your daughter about that. Please ask what she had done to me and your husband. Oh, for your


    information, your husband is bedridden after being infected by some life-threatening venomous insect


    poison. He can''t even move his limbs."


    Thecent look on the face of the queen seemed to be disappearing. She turned to look at


    Catherine with a frown. Catherine felt guilty and lowered her head to avoid eye contact with her mother.


    Catherine''s silence was self-exnatory. The queen did not doubt that Harper was telling the truth. She


    did not probe Catherine any further. Instead, she walked to Harper and said, "Lady..."


    But as soon as the queen got a clear view of Harper''s face, she got startled. She froze on the spot as if


    she was struck by lightning. She stood there staring at Harper''s face. She was unable to move, and her


    eyes were full of shock, excitement, and incredulity.


    "Mother, are you all right?" Catherine was baffled by such an unusual reaction of her mother.


    After a few moments, without removing her eyes from Harper, the queen said in a trembling voice,


    "Catherine, order all the people here to leave."


    "No, Mother, I can''t leave you alone with this woman. She is up to no good..." Catherine protested.


    "I order you to get everyone out of here!" the queen shouted. It was the first time she had spoken to


    Catherine in such a serious tone. Although Catherine hated Lance and Diana, she was still very


    respectful to her mother. Therefore, she waved her hand and beckoned everyone to leave.


    Harper also motioned her men to leave. Fred, on the other hand, stood behind her looking at everyone


    with a ferocious look in his eyes. At the moment, he was like an angry lion ready to pounce on them


    once he was set free.


    "Who are you? Can... can you tell me your mother''s name?" The queen spoke in a very gentle and


    warm manner as if she was a next-door neighbor.


    "My mother''sst name is Qin," Harper replied politely.


    "Herst name is Qin!" the queen repeated after she raised her eyebrows. Seemingly, she tried to


    suppress her excitement. Harper''s mother''sst name was Qin, which meant that Harper was a


    descendant of the Qin n!


    "Judging from your dressing style, you seem to be married. Whose is your husband?" the queen


    probed in a soft voice as if she wanted to know everything of Harper.


    "Hisst name is Jun," Harper replied to her.


    "Oh, you are married to the royal family of the Bright Dynasty?" the queen asked. She raised her


    eyebrows once again and added, "Who is it, if I may know?"


    "Prince Matthew," Harper replied in a t tone. "What? Haven''t the Holy Maiden told you everything? I


    thought she must have updated you about all this."


    "I haven''t been out of my pce for ten years. I know very little about what is going on outside my


    pce. Catherine is the Holy Maiden and she seldomes back from the Starry Pce. My husband


    and Diana oftene to see me, but they never mention anything that''s going on outside. So, my


    knowledge about the recent happenings in the South Kingdom is very limited, leave aside people who


    come from outside," the queen confessed candidly. Then she walked close to Harper and asked with a


    big smile, "Would you like to have a cup of tea with me?"


    "Yeah. But I am afraid that the Holy Maiden will be unhappy about it," Harper teased as she looked at


    Catherine''s twisted face from the corner of her eye. "After all, the Holy Maiden of the South Kingdom


    may have other ns. Your husband is bedridden at the moment, and the other princess of the South


    Kingdom has also been forced to hide from being murdered. This is not a good time for tea."


    "Well, can I invite you to have tea with me after three days?" the queen proposed again. She did not


    want to give up so easily. If not today, then three dayster. At least, in this way, she would get an


    opportunity to talk to Harper.