Ten minutes later, Tang Li received 99+ comments.

All of them were asking her to retract her post.

There were also warm-hearted netizens privately messaging her—

["You can’t do this."]

Then, they recommended her to read "Ascend" and "Liu E’s Story."

Tang Li: ...What did she do?

And why was she not okay?

In the blink of an eye, the comment section was in chaos.

[Big Bear Hug: "Why hasn’t it been retracted yet? If Tan Palace sees it, it’s over!"]

[Atongdu: "Could it be a hacked account? Otherwise, why would such irrational things be posted?"]

[Cumin Sprinkled Celery: "Sister, a Noble Consort who doesn’t want to be Empress is not a good Noble Consort, but we should take it slow! You’re forging imperial decrees and acting before reporting, one trick after another. No matter how good-tempered Song Renzong is, he can’t handle you doing this!"]

Tang Li: "?"

Clearly, none of them believed her statement.

Just as she was about to reply to a fan, Feng Qi sent a voice message.

Feng Qi came to inform Tang Li that the prepared press release had been rejected by all major media outlets.

[Tang Li]: "???"

Feng Qi: "Yang Ning was too ruthless, they’re afraid if they pick up your piece, they’ll be in hot water next."

Tang Li: "..."

"Otherwise, with this big news of your marriage, and your statement out for nearly half an hour, how come not a single marketing account has shared it?"

"Should we show the marriage certificate?" Tang Li suggested.

Feng Qi questioned her: "Do you think netizens would believe it to be real?"

Tang Li was somewhat unwilling: "...What I said shouldn’t be this untrustworthy!"

"That’s something you’d have to ask yourself what you did last night."

Feng Qi jabbed her again: "Your fake certificate incident is now known to everyone online. The power of preconceived notions, I shouldn’t have to remind you how scary that is."

The implication was that her credibility among netizens had already crashed.

Tang Li couldn’t figure out why.

"Even if I’m Noble Consort Tang, I’m already with Song Renzong, why aren’t they surprised?"

Feng Qi said: "The Douban server crashed several times this morning, isn’t that surprising enough?"

Tang Li: "..."

Feng Qi further explained: "Moreover, your Excellency is a normal man, over thirty and yet unmarried, having a steady partner isn’t strange; your recent gossip is layered like Russian dolls, they’re probably not surprised by anything anymore."

Tang Li: (￣￢￣)

Just after listening to Feng Qi’s voice message, the door was pushed open.

The one coming in was Song Jingtian, holding a tablet.

"All your fans have come looking for me!" The little guy passed on the original words: "They said they can’t reach you, and told you to delete the statement immediately, or if you refuse to cooperate, they’ll collectively report you for posting false information! They’d rather do it themselves than have your account banned and end up stuck doing community service!"

Tang Li: ......

No way.

She announced a marriage, how could it be false information?

She imagined many reactions from netizens, but not the kind she was experiencing now.

She couldn’t remain silent any longer.

Tang Li forwarded a fan’s comment and replied: "No PR team involved, the statement was personally written by me, every word is true, please do not believe or spread rumors."

Thirty seconds later—

[Director NiuV Blog Office: "~(゜O゜)σ She’s panicking, she’s panicking!"]

[Jiji Chicks Hatching: "I said something this low-level, it must be her own writing, how could you all not believe me! You even scolded me!"]

Fans followed up closely—

[Atongdu: "Understood. So, when will the post be retracted?"]

[Big Bear Hug: "Of course, we don’t believe the rumors, but let’s not be stubborn, delete the post first, be good!"]

[Mighty Woman: "Nice writing, but no next time."]

Tang Li: ......

In the end, they still didn’t believe her.

This had to be rectified by an official media.

Song Jingtian said beside her, "Now it seems there’s only one way left!"

"What is it?" Tang Li turned her head, humbly seeking advice. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"They don’t believe you could marry my elder brother, right?" A spark of wisdom flashed in the little guy’s eyes: "Then have a child secretly, and amaze everyone!"

Tang Li: "..."

Song Jingtian didn’t forget to impart knowledge: "The regulations of the ’Regulations on Disciplinary Action for Civil Servants of Administrative Organs’ explicitly state, civil servants can’t have children out of wedlock, so if you give birth to my elder brother’s child, wouldn’t you be the rightful First Lady!"

"You want me to rise in status because of my child?" Tang Li summarized.

The little guy disagreed: "How can you call it rising in status because of the child, clearly, it’s evidence better than argument!"

Tang Li exposed: "I think it’s a case of a small person getting bold."

Song Jingtian: "..."

Good intentions mistaken for a donkey’s liver and lungs!

The little guy clamped his tablet under his arm and also threw harsh words at Tang Li: "Then continue being your Noble Consort Tang!"

Tang Li: "!!!"

Before Tang Li could stand up, Song Jingtian slipped away swiftly.

Being a Noble Consort Tang, was no longer possible.

No matter which country’s president, their marriage and family matters have always drawn public attention, a topic on par with other political news.

Therefore, Tan Palace’s official blog was scheduled to announce Song Baiyan’s marriage news at noon tomorrow.

Before that, tomorrow’s "Capital Morning News" will also publish the news.

This was what Tan Palace’s press office had informed her of in the afternoon.

Originally, she wanted to snag the exclusive, but once again became the object of mass ridicule online.

That’s right.

By evening, Douban had set up a discussion group for her.

[The Noble Consort’s Promotion Diary]

Group description: Updates in real-time on every stunt by the Noble Consort to become Empress.

The group currently has over twenty thousand members.

... The rate at which her V Blog gained followers still couldn’t catch up with this speed.

Just as she was considering reporting this illegal organization, she received a video call from Gao Wenlan.

Tang Li hadn’t been in touch with this godmother for some time.

When the video connected, upon seeing Gao Wenlan, she almost didn’t recognize her.

"Did you go steal honey?"

These words earned her a glare from Gao Wenlan.

Upon closer inspection, Tang Li realized Gao Wenlan’s face was swollen and her body fuller; before she could express concern, Gao Wenlan spoke first: "You really got married to His Excellency?"

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Gao Wenlan started urging: "While you’re young, have kids early, don’t wait until you’re forty or fifty to suffer through it."

Tang Li: "Are you pregnant?"

Gao Wenlan: "......"

The more Tang Li looked at her, the more she seemed pregnant, "Have you been missing due to morning sickness?"

"I’m talking about you, don’t shift the focus to me." Gao Wenlan blushed, quickly changed the topic: "You’ve really outdone yourself, now nearly eight billion people worldwide know you’re using social media to force a marriage with the current President of country S."

Tang Li: ...(╯°Д°)╯┻━┻

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Second post at midnight, muah!