"Are you feeling better?" A hoarse and stern voice sounded, with a hint of imperceptible impatience.

Shen Miao raised her head and looked towards Old Madam Shen.

Madam Shen's smile faded, and she held her head high in a somewhat haughty manner. She was clearly already in her seventies, yet she wore a narrow, thin, peach-colored brocade jacket and skirt, with green jade turquoise buttons at the collar, and a headband embroidered with white orchids. Her silver hair was tied into a cloud-like bun, dotted with jade beads.

She was a woman who was extremely particular about her appearance. In her previous life, when Shen Miao was still a boudoir dweller, she had always thought that Madam Shen was the most noble woman. She could not help but be fascinated by her elegant and beautiful temperament even in her old age. But now, she found it a little ridiculous.

General Shen's first wife, Shen Xin's mother, was born into a distinguished family and a true lady of noble birth, but unfortunately passed away in middle age. Later, while General Shen was on the march, he rescued a singing girl from a local thug. With nowhere else to go, the singing girl pleaded to be his concubine. She gave birth to Shen Gui and Shen Wan, and was later made his wife.

The singing girl rose through the ranks and became Madam Shen, and later, Old Madam Shen. Her fame and status changed, but her inner villainous nature remained the same. Shen Miao still remembered how in her previous life, Old Madam Shen forced her to marry the lame Prince of Yuzhou, simply to pave the way for Shen Qing.

She looked at the woman before her. Old Madam Shen had been beautiful in her youth, with a pointed face and large, bright eyes. But in her old age, she looked like a dry, triangular drumhead with two eyes sticking out of it. Yet, she refused to accept her fate and insisted on applying brightly colored lipstick.

It really is… extremely undignified. Shen Miao nonchalantly commented in her mind with the eyes of a queen in her previous life, and humbly said, "I've taken the medicine and I'm much better now. Thank you, grandmother, for your concern."

The next second, she heard Old Madam Shen shouting from above her: "Unfilial daughter, kneel down!"