Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 744

A strange emotion flashed in the Holy Maiden's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. Even so, Harper still caught sight of it. Because of that, she felt curious and wondered if the Holy Maiden was happy to hear that she was married.

"Your husband must treat you very well," the Holy Maiden said. The women in the South Kingdom were actually very open-minded. Many of them would go out to pick medicinal herbs to help support the family. Moreover, there were a lot of female shamans in the entire place. They started to learn some poisoning skills since they were children. Such skills could not only hurt people, but save them from various diseases and conditions as well.

The Holy Maiden closed her eyes and carefully sniffed her surroundings. "You have a faint smell of medicine. Are you a shaman?" she asked.

"I'm afraid I can't be called a shaman. I only like dealing with medicinal herbs. Some of them should be treated in various ways in order to preserve them very well. I have also been educated with medical effects by physicians, so that I can help my husband with our livelihood. As time goes by, it seems like my body has absorbed the smell of medicine," Harper lied without batting an eye.

While listening to Harper, the Holy Maiden nodded her head. It seemed like she believed what Harper said. However, Harper couldn't help but snicker because it was so easy to deceive her. She thought that the Holy Maiden was naive enough that if she left the South Kingdom, it was very likely for her to be caught by human traffickers.

"How long are you going to stay in the capital?" the Holy Maiden curiously asked.

"I wanted to leave when all the medicinal herbs that we brought are sold. But my husband said that we should wait until the Worship Ceremony is over," Harper answered with a simple smile. And just like that, the two women sat together while talking about everything for two hours.

"How about you and your husband come to the Starry Palace as my guests? Let's say, one of these days, before you leave the capital. Please let me entertain you to express my gratitude. What do you think?" Harper couldn't count how many times she had been surprised that day. However, that invitation must be the most overwhelming of all.

"Your Grace, the Starry Palace is a holy place. How can we as normal citizens enter a place like that? I have already seen you, and even got to sit with you and talk about a lot of things. I can say that I have no more regret in my life. My life is now complete," Harper said while waving her hand continuously.

But the Holy Maiden only handed a token to Harper. "Since I've invited you, it means that you can enter the palace. Besides, it's not forbidden to enter the Starry Palace. The only place where outsiders are not allowed to enter is the library inside of it."

With the token in her hands, Harper looked very much flattered. "I see. In that case, thank you very much for this once in a lifetime invitation, Your Grace."

"I think tomorrow is a good day. How about coming to the Starry Palace tomorrow? I'm honestly always so bored while staying there by myself. It will be really amazing if you can accompany me. We can talk over tea, just like what we're doing now," the Holy Maiden stated with confidence. She even ordered the keeper of the inn to escort Harper and her husband to the Starry Palace tomorrow.

"Let me see you out," Harper said. While she led the Holy Maiden to the door, they happened to bump into Becky, who was coming back into the inn. Becky didn't have any idea who the Holy Maiden was. But when she saw that Harper was with her instead of Matthew, who was always by Harper's side, Becky instantly had an impulse to embarrass Harper.