Forensic Imperial Concubine novel Chapter 802

"Then, let's go back to the imperial capital after you have tea with her."

"Okay."

In the South Kingdom's palace, Catherine finally gave the antidote to Lance. Then, she stood aside silently. Meanwhile, Diana sat by the bed and helped Lance sit up. "Father, how do you feel?"

"Much better," Lance lovingly said. He then turned to Catherine who was standing beside him without making any noise. He then gestured for her to come forward.

But Catherine remained standing where she was and looked at Lance and Diana with a complicated expression on her face. She didn't understand why Lance preferred Diana when she had always been the troublemaker between the two of them. However, at that moment, she seemed to understand that Diana was very kind with lots of qualities that she didn't have. Even though Diana almost died in her hands, she could still wholeheartedly smile and act just like a small child in front of their parents as if nothing had happened.

"Catherine, your father is calling you." The soft urging of Celia, the queen of the South Kingdom took Catherine out of her thoughts and back to reality. She briefly looked at Diana before looking at Lance, then stepped forward.

"I know what you want to say, but I'm not going to admit that I'm wrong. Moreover, I'm not going to back down on my beliefs," Catherine stated stubbornly.

Diana raised her eyebrows and said, "Catherine, Father said that the position of Holy Maiden would be abolished. From now on, the Holy Maiden doesn't exist in the South Kingdom. You will be the princess of the kingdom just like me."

With wide eyes, Catherine looked at Lance in disbelief. She thought, 'Why? Why did he forgive me? I did a lot of unforgivable things. Why should he even forgive me?'

With a smirk, Diana continued, "By the way, there is one more thing that I haven't told you. You know what? I'm really honored to have Harper as my master. So when she leaves the South Kingdom, I'm going to leave with her."

"What are you saying?"

Lance reached out to gently grab Catherine's hand. He then reached for Diana's hand and placed it on top of Catherine's. "Catherine, Diana, never forget that we are family and the two of you are sisters. Family and blood are above anything in this world. From now on, you should help and support each other."

Catherine felt like she was dreaming. The things happening in front of her felt surreal. "Aren't you going to punish me for what I did?"

Diana removed her hand from Lance's grasp then flicked Catherine on the forehead. "Everyone makes mistakes. I've also made quite a few of them, haven't I?"

"Mother, I..."

"You need to stop thinking too much about what happened in the past. Let bygones be bygones. The two of you must cherish each other from now on. After all, after your father and I are gone, the fate of the South Kingdom will in your hands."

"Mother, where are you going with Father?" Catherine asked with confusion.

Celia smiled softly and said, "There is one more thing that I have to do. After that, I'm going to live in seclusion with your father. We'll leave everything to you and Diana."

"Don't worry. Diana will handle everything well. I will support her in the days to come." Taking a deep breath, Catherine had decided that she was going to atone for her sins for the rest of her life.

Diana only shrugged her shoulders, as if it wasn't a big deal to her at all. She had never wanted the throne of the South Kingdom. She didn't want it before and she certainly didn't want it then. What she wanted now was to stay with Harper, her master and learn more things from her. She had actually decided that she was going to escape from the huge burden of ruling the South Kingdom.

"Diana, please invite Princess Harper to the palace tomorrow. We have something to deal with and it would be better if we can resolve it as soon as possible." Celia was overcome with excitement when she thought of Harper's face. Soon enough, the day finally came.