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When Consort Bai heard Chu Lingtian's question, she looked up and saw Chu Lingtian, whose face was as cold as frost and whose voice was icy. She couldn't help but tremble: "Your Majesty, that's not what I meant! I just felt that Her Majesty the Empress has been living in the Phoenix Palace for a long time. All the trivial matters of the inner palace have been handled by me..."

"Oh, so you mean you're managing the harem for the Empress? Does that mean you can replace the Empress as the Empress? What gave you this misconception?"

The Empress, who is the mother of the nation, is unwell and needs to rest. That's why I entrusted you with the temporary management of the inner palace. I never expected that you would have other thoughts because of this!

How dare she shout in front of the Empress! If I hadn't happened to be passing by today, I wouldn't have known that the Imperial Concubine was so arrogant, even demanding that the Flower Goddess bow to her?

"May I ask what the Imperial Concubine's status is? Is it truly as the Empress says? Is the Imperial Concubine's rank higher than mine and the Empress's? If so, does that mean the Empress and I must also bow to the Imperial Concubine when we see her?"

Upon hearing Chu Lingtian's words, Consort Bai collapsed to the ground: "Your Majesty, I dare not! I am innocent! I did not say that! Please forgive me this time! I will not dare to do it again!"

Chu Lingtian nodded after hearing Consort Bai's words: "Since Consort Bai knows she was wrong, then she should bear the corresponding punishment."

Chu Lingtian turned to the Empress: "In Your Majesty's opinion, how should this Consort be dealt with?"

The Empress looked at Chu Lingtian: "Consort Bai offended the two Flower Goddesses first, and then disrespected me. According to palace rules, she shall be slapped twenty times, stripped of her title of Consort, and confined to her quarters for one month!"

Chu Lingtian nodded! Upon hearing the Empress's words, Consort Bai hurriedly crawled to Chu Lingtian's side, crying and pulling at Chu Lingtian's dragon robe: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please have mercy! Please forgive me for being momentarily bewitched and jealous of the two beauties who are so beautiful!"

Because the Empress protected these two, I lost my temper and spoke disrespectfully to Your Majesty. Please forgive me! I beg Your Majesty to consider how diligently I have managed the harem for you all these years and forgive me this time. Your Majesty, I will never dare to do it again!

"From now on, I will certainly respect the Empress and will never do anything foolish again. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me this time, as this is my first offense!"

Chu Lingtian looked at the Empress: "What does the Empress think?"

Consort Bai then crawled on her knees to the Empress's side: "Your Majesty, I was wrong, I dare not do it again! Please forgive me this time!"

The Empress looked at Consort Bai, whose clothes were disheveled and hair loose, showing none of her usual arrogance and domineering manner! She couldn't help but sigh, bent down and helped Consort Bai up: "Consort, in principle, I should not hold it against you because of your past hard work, but today you not only spoke rudely to me, but you also deliberately made things difficult for the two Flower Goddesses!"

This is disrespectful to the gods! Why don't you apologize to the two Flower Goddesses in front of His Majesty and me? If you can gain their forgiveness, I will plead with His Majesty for leniency. What do you say?

Upon hearing the Empress's words, Consort Bai's anger flared up again. His Majesty is the ruler of the nation, and the Empress is the head of the inner palace. There was nothing wrong with her pleading with them!

But now that vile Empress is actually making her apologize to these two lowly country bumpkins in front of everyone present!

Consort Bai knelt before the Empress, gritting her teeth as she spoke, "Your Majesty the Empress commands me to apologize to both of you?"

The Empress nodded and looked at Chu Lingtian: "What does Your Majesty think?"

Chu Lingtian looked at Nangong Li and Li Liuyun and nodded: "These two are the chosen flower goddesses of destiny in the Southern Frontier in the last hundred years, and their status is like that of divine messengers. Moreover, tomorrow the two will be offering sacrifices to the heavens, praying for favorable weather and abundant harvests in the Southern Frontier! Their status is noble and should not be treated lightly! I think the Empress's suggestion is excellent!"

Nangong Li and Li Liuyun looked at Consort Bai, only to see that Consort Bai's fists were clenched and her eyes were full of anger!

Li Liuyun pretended to be scared and took a step back. Nangong Li quickly supported Li Liuyun: "Be careful, what's wrong?"

Li Liuyun turned and threw herself into Nangong Li's arms: "Sister, let's stop, I'm scared! Let's not be in front of the Flower Goddess anymore, look at the Imperial Concubine's eyes, they're so scary! It's like she's going to eat us up!"

Nangong Lilou, who was talking to Li Liuyun, looked at Chu Lingtian and the Empress: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should just let it go. The Imperial Concubine said that she was personally appointed by His Majesty! How could she possibly apologize to my sister and me?"

"We two are merely from the countryside, while the Imperial Concubine holds such a noble position, second only to the Emperor in the harem. How could we possibly deserve a personal apology from her?"

Li Liuyun turned to look at Consort Bai: "Moreover, Consort Bai said, who does His Majesty favor? Who is the true mistress of the harem!"

Before we entered the palace, we often heard among the common people that the Imperial Concubine was the most favored concubine in the harem! Seeing her today, it is indeed true; she is even more imposing than the Empress!

"Your Majesty, I think we should spare the Imperial Concubine. We don't need her apology! After all, she is an Imperial Concubine! We are merely lowly goddesses!"

Listening to the witty banter between Nangong Li and Li Liuyun, Chu Lingtian inwardly rolled his eyes. These two were top-tier green tea bitches! Li Liuyun being a woman was one thing, but he never expected Nangong Li, a seven-foot-tall man, to possess such skill in the art of teasing! This truly made him feel inferior!

Upon hearing their words, Consort Bai stood up angrily: "Don't go too far! When did I ever say that I was the mistress of the harem? I am a Consort, second only to the Empress in rank. You want me to apologize to you? Don't even think about it! You are not worthy!"

Upon hearing Consort Bai's words, the palace maid beside her thought to herself, "This is bad!" She quickly stepped forward and tugged at Consort Bai's sleeve, saying, "Your Highness, a little impatience can ruin a great plan. They are currently His Majesty's favorites. Please bear with them; you'll have a chance to deal with them later..."

Before the palace maid could finish speaking, Chu Lingtian nodded: "Indeed, the Imperial Concubine's status is extremely high. Apart from the Empress, no one in the harem can match her! It seems that it was my fault!"

"It has always been my excessive favoritism towards the Imperial Concubine! This has emboldened her arrogance and disdain for everyone!"

Chu Lingtian turned to look at Consort Bai: "Consort, do you also think that it is beneath a consort's dignity to apologize to a goddess?"

Consort Bai had already spoken, so now she could only stiffen her neck, clench her handkerchief tightly, and squeeze out a single word through gritted teeth: "Yes!"

Chu Lingtian nodded in agreement after hearing this: "I also think it is inappropriate to make the Consort apologize! After all, the Consort's rank is only below the Empress, and she also represents my face!"

Upon hearing Chu Lingtian's words, Consort Bai's face lit up with joy: "Your Majesty..."