Chapter 96: Slap! (1)

A figure was adorned in a light blue hanfu, the fabric shimmering softly under the sun's glow. The silk of her upper garment, as smooth and luminous as a calm lake at dawn, was embroidered with delicate silver threads forming intricate patterns of blossoming flowers and fluttering butterflies. The wide sleeves, lined with a contrasting shade of pale white, flowed gracefully with each of her movements, resembling the gentle wings of a celestial being.

She walked into Mingde Palace with hurried steps, her face filled with an impatient and slightly dark expression. Behind her were two rows of maidservants, two on each side. Two of the maidservants were holding onto another maidservant, who everyone remembered as the one caught having an affair with a palace servant last night.