"Mother has stayed in the palace long enough. The matter of Fifth Younger Sister entering the palace has already been decreed by the Emperor. Mother should return and convey the message to Father; he should be pleased."

Zui Yiming no longer gave her the chance to speak, directly calling in the palace maid.

"Someone, escort Madam Zui out of the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A palace maid came in from outside, bowed to Zui Yiming, and then approached Madam Zui, gesturing for her to leave.

"I..."

Madam Zui was unwilling to just leave like that.

At this moment, her only thought was to rescue her daughter from Quan Palace no matter what.

"Ming’er... No, Your Majesty the Empress, Chun’er is your younger sister, you cannot watch her suffer and ignore it. Quan Palace is no place for people to stay. Mother begs you, bring her out and let her stay in your palace, would you?"

Finally, she knew to speak humbly to Zui Yiming.

But now, no matter what she said, it was useless. For Madam Zui, who wanted to exploit her, why would Zui Yiming be lenient?

"Mother jokes, letting Fifth Younger Sister stay in my palace would surely be a grievance for her?" Zui Yiming directly rebutted Madam Zui’s previous words. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Madam Zui: "..."

She just wanted to elevate her daughter’s status a bit, hoping Zui Yiming would regard Chun’er more highly, so that in Central Palace, her daughter wouldn’t suffer bullying from Zui Yiming.

How could she know that Zui Yiming wouldn’t tolerate such words now?

Clearly before, Zui Yiming was whatever she said, but why has she changed now?

"Your Majesty the Empress, you..."

"Grandmother, was what Mother said not clear enough?" Yin Baiqing interrupted, not giving Madam Zui a chance to speak.

"My mother’s Central Palace is not suitable for Fifth Aunt to live in, and furthermore, historically, there is no reason for other women to live in the Empress’s Central Palace. Grandmother, are you intending to defy the laws of the Ziyan Kingdom?"

"No, I wouldn’t dare!"

Madam Zui dared not respond. If she dared to defy the law, she would meet a shattered end.

She’s not foolish, how could she do such a thing?

"Baiqing..."

"I am the Crown Prince!"

She wanted to argue with Yin Baiqing, but he interrupted her again.

Filled with hatred, she wished to pounce and tear apart this brat before her. If it weren’t for his return, where would Zui Yiming find such confidence to speak to her like this?

And now, this brat repeatedly reminds her that he is the Crown Prince.

So what if he is the Crown Prince, is that remarkable?

The Emperor is in his prime, and for practitioners on the Illusion Continent, living for hundreds of years isn’t a problem.

He’s just a Crown Prince. Who knows how long he can hold that position? It’s possible that in a few years, the Emperor might grow tired of Zui Yiming.

At that time, the harem will be full of women, and there will be many princes; the position of Crown Prince will always rotate, won’t it?

"Your Highness, I am not defying the laws of the Ziyan Kingdom, but Chun’er is after all the younger sister of Your Majesty, if she were to stay in Central Palace, it would..."

"It would what?"

Yin Baiqing looked sharply at Madam Zui.