"How could you be so careless? You've soaked Madam Yin's sleeves. How can she continue to enjoy the flowers?" Princess Xiangyu strode forward and stood in front of the little palace maid Cuixian. "It's not that I don't want to forgive you, but your mistake is too serious. Madam Yin's husband is the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister knew that Madam Yin had entered my Dehua Palace and suffered such an injustice, I'm afraid he wouldn't discuss it with us. In this case, I have no choice but to do my best and ask you to apologize to Madam Yin now. Come, take this little palace maid away and give her forty lashes of the cane, and expel her from Dehua Palace."

Princess Xiangyu's words were truly high-sounding, bluntly stating that the punishment of Cuixian was all due to Song Wanning. Because of this, the surrounding ladies looked at Song Wanning with somewhat complicated expressions. After hearing Princess Xiangyu's words, Song Wanning naturally couldn't let her throw dirty water on her.

Song Wanning stepped forward and looked at Princess Xiangyu as she pleaded for Cuixian. "Your Highness, I only got my clothes wet. This little maid's crime is not serious enough. I will not blame her. Please, Your Highness, forgive this little maid this time."

Princess Xiangyu listened to Song Wanning's words but still smiled. "It's hard to believe that Madam Yin is so considerate. But if I don't punish her now, I'm afraid this little girl will ruin the reputation of Dehua Palace. How about this, let her take Madam Yin to the palace to change clothes? This will be my apology to Madam Yin."

"Thank you, Princess, for your kindness. I have clothes in the carriage now. I just need to go change inside." Song Wanning said calmly, "This little maid was careless. I will punish her by making her accompany me to change clothes."

"That won't do." Princess Xiangyu flatly refused, looking at Song Wanning and saying, "There are fine clothes in Dehua Palace, all brand new, some for Madam Yin to change into. Now that I have failed to entertain you well and caused Madam Yin to suffer such an injustice, I will compensate you with a new set of clothes as an apology. If Madam Yin is unwilling to accept it, it means she is unwilling to forgive this palace maid."

Princess Xiangyu's words left Song Wanning with no way to refuse. If she continued to recommend, she was afraid that Princess Xiangyu would bring trouble to this palace maid again. Seeing this, Song Wanning said softly, "The princess is so kind. Wanning is afraid that she cannot bear the blessing of such a gift of clothes. The princess's clothes are always beautiful. How can a concubine like me bear such an honor?"

"Stop talking and go quickly. Otherwise you might catch a cold if you don't change your clothes. I'm afraid the Prime Minister will come to your house." Princess Xiangyu said as she pushed Song Wanning into the side hall of Dehua Palace.

"Thank you very much, Princess. But I am now used to helping my personal maid change clothes, and I am not used to asking the palace maids for help. I wonder if I can bring my personal maid Xi Que in to change clothes." There was still a faint smile in Song Wanning's eyes, and Princess Xiangyu had no good way to refuse.

Seeing this, Princess Xiangyu said shyly, "Take her in. Change quickly so you can enjoy the peonies with the other ladies. There's only one dress inside, perfect for Madam."

Song Wanning responded and entered the side hall of Dehua Palace with Xique, who was beside her. Also accompanying her was the young palace maid named Cuixian.

Cuixian stood in front to lead the way for Song Wanning, and said with gratitude, "Thank you, Madam, for saving me today. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have a place in Dehua Palace now. Madam, you are so kind, Cuixian will repay you in the next life."

"It's just a small matter, nothing serious. I just need to change my clothes first." Song Wanning responded, looking at the only extremely luxurious dress in front of her, which was really not suitable for her current status. Seeing this dress, Song Wanning looked at Cuixian and slowly said, "Which dress did your princess say I should wear? Now there is only this dress here, it's too grand."

Cuixian said as she opened the curtain, revealing a dress inlaid with gold and jade. She smiled and said, "Madam, you are so lucky! This dress was originally made by the Queen for Princess Xiangyu's wedding. Now you can wear it. It is such a great blessing."

Song Wanning heard this, but she only raised her eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "Such expensive clothes, Princess Xiangyu didn't say she wanted me to wear this set just now, I'm afraid there was a mistake?"

Cuixian saw this and showed a bit of embarrassment on her face. She hurriedly explained, "Now this is the only set of clothes in the room. I think it must be correct. Madam, please change into it quickly."

Seeing Cuixian's expression, Song Wanning understood. She was afraid that Cuixian and Princess Xiangyu were setting up a trap to bring bad luck to her. The problem lay with this dress.

Song Wanning narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Cuixian and said, "I dare not wear such an expensive dress easily. I am afraid that I will trouble this aunt to go out and ask the princess, but she wants me to wear this dress."

Although Cuixian was a little embarrassed, she still agreed to it when she saw Song Wanning. "Then Madam, please wait for a moment while I go out to ask the princess for instructions."

Song Wanning responded and stood in the side hall of Dehua Palace with Xique.

Song Wanning glanced at the gorgeous clothes in front of her and said coldly, "I'm afraid there's something shameful hidden in here. I wonder if Xique can help find out what it is."

Xi Que responded and immediately stepped forward to examine the dress. She looked at Song Wanning and said, "Madam, this dress has quite a lot of aphrodisiac fragrance on it. I'm afraid that if you put it on for a while, you'll get hot all over and lose face in front of all the other ladies."

"I thought so. So you were waiting for me here." Song Wanning sneered and looked at Xique and said, "I wonder if there is any way to remove the aphrodisiac scent on this dress?"

"I've been wandering the martial arts world for many years. To prevent myself from falling into situations like this, I often carry a special pill in my mouth. Taking it keeps me awake, so my wife can't be controlled by the aphrodisiac." Xi Que said, pulling a pill from her sleeve. "Now, I just hope my wife can get through this disaster safely."

Song Wanning took the pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

A moment later, Cuixian, who had come from outside, reentered the room to pay her respects to Song Wanning. "Madam, I have just consulted Princess Xiangyu. She said that this dress is an apology for your sins. Please forgive me. Princess Xiangyu really likes this dress, so it won't be an insult to you if I give it to you now."

Song Wanning responded and looked at Cuixian who had come to her door and said, "In that case, please ask Miss Cuixian to help me put on the clothes in front of me."