Noble Concubine Shih's heart was struck with terror, and she quickly knelt down.
"I dare not! I haven't slept well all night, and I feel so guilty!"
In the end, coming from the same family, she ultimately couldn't afford to break completely with the Empress Dowager. Moreover, she couldn't overpower the Empress Dowager, so after much thought, the only option was to submit.
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly.
"Guilty?"
Noble Concubine Shih buried her head even lower.
"Mother, I was momentarily clouded by folly and made a grave mistake, almost harming my sister and the child!"
"I know my error!"
Noble Concubine Shih finished speaking and then deeply kowtowed. Her eyes were slightly reddened, her attitude sincere, and indeed she looked haggard from not having slept well the night before. To look at her was to see the very image of true remorse.
The Empress Dowager didn't quite believe her, yet, in the end, she also had no choice, for they were, indeed, one and the same.
