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Upon hearing Chu Lingtian's words, Ji Rouxue looked at the person sitting above her in confusion. After thinking for a moment, she replied, "No matter what the reason, the damage has already been done. If it can be made up for, that's fine. But if things are beyond repair, then what's the point of talking about forgiveness? We are human beings, not bodhisattvas."

Repaying evil with good may win the praise of the world. But life is short, only a few decades; we live for ourselves and those we value. The opinions of others are truly unimportant! What does Your Majesty think?

Chu Lingtian was surprised that Ji Rouxue would say such a thing. In Chu Batian's memory, Ji Rouxue was a kind and unassuming person. Chu Lingtian originally thought that Ji Rouxue would choose to forgive him!

After listening to Ji Ruxue's words, Chu Lingtian thought for a moment and nodded: "Your Majesty is right." Then he sighed and said, "Never mind, one wrong step leads to another. No matter what the future holds, he will owe you! Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. I'm leaving!"

After Chu Lingtian finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the door. Ji Rouxue also stood up: "Your Majesty, I will see you off!"

Chu Lingtian nodded, and the two of them headed towards the palace gate, one after the other.

As they approached the palace gate, Ji Rouxue suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, although I do not know exactly what happened, I must say that Your Majesty is doing very well now! I am very grateful for your concern for Huainan, but what happened in the past has nothing to do with the people here now! You do not need to blame yourself too much!"

Upon hearing Ji Rouxue's words, Chu Lingtian paused, turned around to look at Ji Rouxue, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

Ji Rouxue didn't say anything else, but simply bowed and turned to go into the hall!

Zuo Lu was truly worried for the Empress. He watched her departing figure, then glanced at Chu Lingtian, who was standing dumbfounded at the palace gate. He felt quite emotional. What the Empress said was also what he wanted to say. Although His Majesty's style of doing things was still as unpredictable as before, he was still very much intrigued.

But his attitude towards these palace servants and ministers, as well as his handling of state affairs, were completely different from before. It was as if he had become a different person. If he hadn't followed His Majesty since childhood, he would have thought that the person in front of him was someone else in disguise.

Chu Lingtian paused for a moment, shook his head, and stepped out of the Empress's palace gate. No sooner had Chu Lingtian left than Consort Bai, leading a group of people, stormed towards the Phoenix Palace.

Consort Bai led her entourage to the entrance of the Phoenix Palace, where they were stopped by the guards: "His Majesty has decreed that the Empress is currently recuperating. His Majesty has instructed that outsiders should not disturb her. All consorts, please return."

Upon hearing the guard's words, Consort Bai laughed in anger: "What a joke! His Majesty has decreed that I am not allowed to disturb Her Majesty the Empress's rest. I have heard that Her Majesty the Empress is feeling much better today."

"Your Majesty, I have brought my sisters to visit. How can that be considered an intrusion? Your Majesty, as the head of the palace, surely you have the magnanimity to tolerate such a thing? These sisters are already at the door; how can you turn them away! Get out of my way."

The guards at the gate were about to stop them again when they suddenly heard a voice behind them: "The Empress has decreed that Consort Bai and all the ladies-in-waiting be summoned to the palace."

The person who came was none other than Granny Liu, the head maidservant by the Empress's side.

The guards at the gate hurriedly stepped forward: "Granny, His Majesty instructed us to guard the palace gates and not to disturb the Empress's rest with any unauthorized personnel. That's why we stopped the Consort and the others."

Granny Liu nodded: "Her Majesty the Empress already knows. You have done well. You may step down now."

Hearing what Granny Liu said, the guards breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, we will take our leave. If Her Majesty has any orders, please feel free to speak! His Majesty has said that Her Majesty the Empress is the head of the harem, second only to the Emperor. Anyone who dares to provoke or insult Her Majesty the Empress is guilty of deceiving the Emperor!"

Granny Liu hadn't expected that His Majesty would leave his imperial guards behind to watch over the Empress's gates. Moreover, the words spoken by these guards were clearly a warning from His Majesty to the Consort and the other concubines.

Granny Liu nodded, and the guards at the gate withdrew. Consort Bai led the other concubines toward the main hall of the Empress's Phoenix Palace.

Consort Liu and her entourage arrived at the main hall of the Phoenix Palace, where they saw Chu Ruxue dressed in a bright yellow imperial palace gown, adorned with a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin. She sat regally on the main seat, exuding elegance and majesty, radiating authority without a hint of anger.

Consort Bai felt a chill run down her spine, but she still forced herself to step forward and curtsy, saying, "Your Majesty the Empress is well. I heard that Your Majesty is in good health, so I brought my sisters to visit you."

Ji Rouxue smiled faintly, "It's rare for the Imperial Concubine to have such a thoughtful gesture. Please rise."

Consort Bai rose, her eyes scanning the hall as if searching for something.

At this moment, Granny Liu stepped forward with a teacup, saying, "Your Highness, this is freshly brewed tea."

Ji Rouxue gestured for everyone to drink tea, but Consort Bai took a small sip and put the tea down, saying sarcastically, "The taste of this tea is quite different from before."

Ji Rouxue's expression remained unchanged. "If the Imperial Concubine finds it unpalatable, I will have the Imperial Kitchen prepare something else. May I ask what brings the Imperial Concubine and her sisters to my Qingluan Palace today? I recall that the six palaces have already been exempted from the rites of worship!"

Consort Bai snorted coldly, about to say something more, when suddenly a commotion arose outside the palace. A palace maid rushed in, panicked, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! There's an assassin trying to kill His Majesty in the Imperial Garden!"

Everyone was shocked. Ji Rouxue immediately stood up and said, "Quickly come with me to see what's going on."

Having said that, he led everyone hurriedly towards the Imperial Garden. By the time they arrived at the scene of the incident, the assassin had already been killed!

When Chu Lingtian saw the Empress and Consort Bai and other concubines rushing over together, his face turned cold: "Why is the Empress with Consort Bai and the other concubines? Didn't I tell you to take good care of your injuries?"

Ji Rouxue stepped forward: "Just now, Consort Bai and her concubines came to visit. We had only exchanged a few words when the guards came to report that His Majesty had been assassinated in the Imperial Garden. I was worried about His Majesty, so I brought my sisters to the Imperial Garden. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Chu Lingtian asked Consort Bai and the other concubines, "Did Consort Bai really bring all the concubines to inquire about the Empress's condition?"

Consort Bai and the other concubines gritted their teeth and admitted, "Your Majesty, we were only worried about Her Majesty the Empress's health, which is why we came together to check on her. We had absolutely no intention of disturbing Her Majesty's rest!"

Chu Lingtian glanced at Granny Liu behind the Empress and said, “Granny Liu, since Consort Bai and the other concubines have come to visit your Empress, why don’t you bring some gifts? Let me see them.”

Upon hearing Chu Lingtian's words, Granny Liu was first taken aback, then understood his meaning: was he going to punish the concubines who had disturbed the Empress's rest?