While the gods discussed affairs in High Firmament Hall, elsewhere, inside a side hall of the Heavenly Sovereign's Divine Hall...
Dressed in the robes of a Heavenly Consort, Ao Cunxin walked to the seat of honor with her maids supporting her and sat down. Below her, the many female immortals bowed in greeting and called out in unison, "We pay our respects to Your Highness, the Heavenly Consort!"
It was her first time formally receiving the homage of so many divine women of the Heavenly Realm, and Ao Cunxin's vanity was immensely satisfied. A delighted smile spread across her face. She nodded, then told them mildly, "You may all rise."
"Hm?" At these words, quite a few of the kneeling female immortals could not help lifting their heads to look at her in confusion. Rise?
"Your Highness, that expression cannot be used casually. In the Heavenly Court, only the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Sovereign, and Their Majesties' Heavenly Queens, may command the immortals and gods to rise. You should tell them to dispense with the formalities instead," a Divine Attendant of the Heavenly Sovereign's Divine Hall approached Ao Cunxin and whispered to her.
Only a Heavenly Queen could tell them to rise?
Hearing this, Ao Cunxin's happy expression abruptly froze. Her face twitched a few times before she recovered, kept her smile in place, and said quietly, "I understand."
"You may all dispense with the formalities."
"Thank you, Your Highness," the female immortals called out, then stood up one after another.
"The Heavenly Sovereign has honored me by marrying me into his heavenly palace and naming me his Heavenly Consort. Today..."
"Your Highness, he did not marry you as a wife; he took you as a consort!" the same Divine Attendant corrected Ao Cunxin again. The word "marry" was used