Consort Yu shuddered and knelt at the jade stairs. Her knees hurt and felt a little numb and her forehead was pressed to the ground. She did not move an inch.

She had already been kneeling for several hours. If the two palace maids accompanying her were not holding her up, she would have already fainted.

"Your Highness, His Majesty invites you in."

Lead eunuch Liu Xi stood at the entrance with a smile on his face. However, to Consort Yu, his smile ...