Her words, spoken with shame and in near whispers, echoed loudly in the room. She hung her head in disappointment, her cheeks red and hot, and was unable to meet the gaze of others. She felt that this was yet another dire mistake that stemmed from her ill-advised marriage to Houyi.
The silence that elapsed after caused her peers to shift uncomfortably in their seats.
The Goddess had long accepted that her time in the Mortal Realm as Empress Chang'er, would always be a sore point for the gods. Over the thousands of years, there have been countless and endless ridicules, nasty gossip, and nonstop vitriol directed at her back.
There were even multiple calls for her to step down from her position as a member of the Senior Council– To strip away her title as an Alpha God.
But despite that, none had dared address it directly to her face.
