Xiao Linzi said methodically, "Master, you got it a bit wrong. Her exact words were 'We are all to be released from the palace, yet she still acts like she is a Consort?'"
Upon hearing this, Lian Hua responded, "Isn't that the same thing?"
She turned her head and asked Xiao Jizi, "Once released from the palace, one cannot be considered to have any rank of the palace anymore, right?"
"Of course. Once you leave the palace, you become a commoner and can no longer claim any rank from the palace. If you wish to have a rank again, you must earn an imperial decree," Xiao Jizi answered loudly, secretly pinching Xiao Linzi, wishing he could scold this fool on the spot for making things worse.
Cui Laner hurriedly defended herself, "Beauty Lian, what the concubine meant was about Sister Kong... The concubine has already petitioned to stay in the palace, I believe, I believe His Majesty will soon decree..."
By the end, her voice grew weaker and more uncertain.
