Qi Yu bathed, changed into fresh clothes, and with her long hair still dripping, she sat at the table, hands cradling the steaming ginger soup Chunlan had brought from the kitchen.
She took a sip without tasting it, feeling warmth spreading through her body, and the chill inside her fading considerably.
Chunlan stood beside her with her head bowed, her tone full of remorse as she said, "It is all this servant's fault."
After finishing the ginger soup, Qi Yu heard her words and said in a low, soothing voice, "This matter is not related to you."
Chunlan shook her head, took the empty bowl from her hands, and left with a dejected air.
Because the Princess had been caught in the rain, the Prince had lost his temper quite severely—making the atmosphere in the Prince Residence even more suffocating than the relentless rain these past days.
Chunlan took it upon herself to accept punishment, forfeiting this month's reward money and even spending several days laboring in the kitchen.
