In the study of the main courtyard.
Liu Shimei entered without waiting for an invitation. Coincidentally, Madam Zhang had just brought some tea over. Upon seeing Liu Shimei, her mature face immediately twisted with disapproval. "What time is it? A young lady who's yet to be wed, parading around town all day and not returning home even after dark!"
"Oh," Liu Shimei replied nonchalantly, "So, I'm not fit to be the Crown Princess like good sister Yan'er, who spends her days cooped up in her chamber embroidering for a living."
She intentionally emphasized the words 'cooped up' and 'Crown Princess', mocking the fact that Yan'er could only lie in bed with her legs mending. It wouldn't be possible for her to stand up for at least two more months, which meant she only had one month left before the selection of the Crown Princess!
