Transmigrated as the Stepmother of a Rebellious Heir

As soon as she said that, Lin Yuan was displeased. She glared at Shu Wan, "What do you know? Let me tell you, any man, oh no, any normal person who saw the late Empress would like her very much."

Saying this, Lin Yuan suddenly seemed a bit downcast. She didn't know what she thought of, her eyes slightly red, "She was a very, very good person, beautiful, kind, learned, capable, too. Isn't it only right for His Majesty to favor her?"

Being praised like this to her face, even Shu Wan felt a bit embarrassed. She coughed lightly, "Now that His Majesty has found someone who looks more like the late Empress, I guess I will be idle in the future, and you can come over more often."

"Hmph," Lin Yuan snorted lightly, "Don't try to cozy up to me. I only have one good friend, and that's you, Shu Wan."

Shu Wan couldn't help but smile, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."

Within the harem, as Lin Yuan said, a large number of people who looked strikingly like Shu Wan were brought back from the Shu Family.

Among them was a woman named Shu Yun, who even looked eighty percent similar to Shu Wan.

She was originally the illegitimate daughter of Prime Minister Shu from outside and had never been accepted by the Shu Family. Now with Qi Yuan aggressively searching for people who resembled Shu Wan, Shu Yun's returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion under the guise of a lady of wealth.

Among the group, Shu Yun was the most similar to Shu Wan, and given her self-awareness as the daughter of the Prime Minister, she anticipated a future of certain brilliance.

The palace denizens were all cunning observers, and although Shu Yun had not yet been made a consort, the treatment she received in the palace was exceedingly high, even on par with that of the concubines.

Shu Yun herself was a bit carried away; despite not having a title, she wanted to pick a palace to reside in, banking on her identity as the Prime Minister's daughter.

This choice landed her on Zhongcui Palace.

Especially after hearing that Shu Wan had risen to become a noble by virtue of that face, she was even more determined to live in Zhongcui Palace.

So, there was Shu Wan, casually lying in the courtyard basking in the sun, when suddenly, the courtyard door was kicked open, and the dust raised even fell into her cup.

Shu Wan frowned and lifted her head to look towards the courtyard door, where a young girl in a pink and purple pomegranate dress was walking towards her.

Seeing her, the girl's face showed clear disdain, "Aren't you going to get up and salute?"

At that moment, a palace maid stepped forward, "Who are you? This is Noble Lady Shu, you should salute Noble Lady Shu."

"Noble Lady Shu?" Shu Yun covered her mouth and giggled lightly, "Who doesn't know how you got your title? The daughter of a small-time County Magistrate, climbing to this position because you look a bit like Shu Wan, do you really think you're so important?"

As she spoke, Shu Yun caressed her own face, beaming with pride, "I certainly look much more like her."

"Is that so?"

Shu Wan finally stood up, scrutinizing Shu Yun's face carefully.

In terms of facial features, they indeed resembled her, especially since her features were very much like Prime Minister Shu's. As the illegitimate daughter of Prime Minister Shu, Shu Yun naturally bore a resemblance.

However, Shu Yun's arrogant demeanor was too striking, so much so that it drew attention away from the specifics of her features.

"Knowing you're a fake, you"

"Slap," Shu Yun didn't finish her sentence when Shu Wan slapped her face.

Before Shu Yun could react, Shu Wan slapped her again with the back of her hand.

Shu Wan used her hand strength; after these two slaps, Shu Yun's face immediately swelled up.

"Now you don't look alike," Shu Wan withdrew her hand, saying indifferently.

"How dare you!" Shu Yun covered her face in disbelief, "Do you know who I am?! His Majesty will definitely take your life for this!"

Before Shu Wan could speak, another large group of people came into the courtyard.

"Noble Lady Shu, you really must have His Majesty's Holy Favor to dare raise your hand against my sister," Shu Qing walked in while glaring at Shu Wan.

She hated the face before her deeply. She couldn't understand why Qi Yuan was so taken with that face; one day, she was going to tear it off.

"She offended me, and I disciplined her. What's the issue?"

"How presumptuous, what right does a mere noble, like you, have to discipline others?"

The palace rules were strict: only those with the rank of concubine and above had the right to punish their servants on their own accord.

"I had no right, yet I disciplined her," Shu Wan's expression remained calm, "I even dare to discipline you. Don't believe me? You can try it."

"You've got some nerve! Who gave you this confidence, your seventh-rank father?!" Shu Qing sneered, then gave a signal to someone beside her, "Take her to see Imperial Concubine."

"Certainly."

However, before they could lay hands on her, Shu Wan looked towards the entrance, "Of course, it was His Majesty who gave me the confidence,"