Consort Li felt very regretful at the moment. She had only behaved so boldly because she thought that the empress was supporting her. How did things end up like this? She slowly stood before the Noble Consort and said meekly. "Noble Consort Zhan, I-I ... didn't mean to offend you. It was all a misunderstanding. This lowly consort saw that the empress was not happy with your absence so I spouted nonsense..."