Chapter 288

Miss Liu has never punished herself, so how dare this newly arrived concubine Shen?

Shen Man was not a true legitimate daughter of a noble family. Although her father was a wealthy merchant and had many concubines in his household, the difference between her and a true noble family was still very large. Otherwise, how could she not have a single servant?

After Shen Zheng bought her, he trained her on how to please Song Xuan and taught her all manners, but he did not specifically instruct her on how to deal with the other women in the harem.

Shen Zheng felt that there weren't many women in the harem, so there was no need to deal with them too much; all he needed to do was win Song Xuan's favor.

Seeing Zhu Lan's surprised look, Shen Man curled her lips, her eyes almost overflowing with smugness: "I agreed, so it's normal to punish a palace maid."

The two maids beside Shen Man were already approaching Zhu Lan. Just as they were about to raise their hands to restrain Zhu Lan, Shen Qingnian, dressed in a moon-white dress, walked in, followed by a group of palace maids and nannies.

As Shen Qingnian led the group into the flower hall, Xiao Ju, who was behind her, stepped forward and helped Zhu Lan up. The old women were carrying tables, chairs, and benches, and some were even holding incense burners and bouquets. After they quickly arranged these items, the flower hall finally looked like a proper flower hall.

As Shen Man watched this series of actions, her face gradually turned green.

So it turns out that Fang deliberately left her here in the cold wind.

Zhu Lan, who had just stood up, was still being scolded by Xiao Ju: "You brat, who told you to kneel? Miss never punishes you like this, don't you know that?!"

Xiaoju's face was angry and her tone was provocative; anyone could tell who she was talking to.

Upon hearing this, Shen Man's face turned even greener.

She was only a concubine, accompanied by two palace maids, which paled in comparison to the large group behind Shen Qingnian.

Although the woman in front of her was covered by a light veil, she had an extraordinary temperament. One could vaguely see her stunning appearance under the veil. The style and design of her clothes were unlike anything she had ever seen before. Even the hairpin in her hair shone brightly, like the radiance of the sun and moon.

A look of amazement and envy flashed in Shen Man's eyes. This Miss Liu was far beyond her imagination and made her feel ashamed of herself.

Originally, she wanted to use her position to give the other party a hard time, but unexpectedly, she was outmaneuvered by the other party instead.

While Shen Man was sizing up Shen Qingnian, Shen Qingnian was also observing her.

She wore a pink outfit of medium to high quality, and her appearance did indeed resemble his own somewhat; it was quite remarkable that Shen Zheng had gone to such lengths.

Seeing the obvious jealousy in Shen Man's eyes, she couldn't help but frown.

Shen Zheng was really being reckless. The person she chose looked similar to her, but wasn't as thoughtful. The jealousy in her eyes was completely undisguised.

Thinking this to herself, Shen Qingnian said calmly to Shen Man, "Shen Man, please sit down."

As soon as she finished speaking, the palace maids behind her stepped forward with teapots and began to carefully pour tea for them, showing great skill and training.

Shen Man pursed her lips, and couldn't help but say, "Miss Liu, you haven't bowed to me yet."

She really couldn't stand the arrogant and domineering attitude of the man surnamed Liu.

Shen Qingnian helped her sit down on a chair with Xiaoju's help, and then looked at Shen Man, chuckling softly: "I forgot to tell Sister Shen that His Majesty has exempted me from the formalities."

Now that Sister Shen has entered the palace, we are sisters from now on. There's no need for such formality between sisters. Please sit down."

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