Immediately, Chun Nuan and Chun Xi stepped forward a few paces, intending to bypass Shen Li and seize Jiao Yue.
Just as the two were about to reach Jiao Yue, Shen Li stepped directly in front of Jiao Yue, blocking them. "Back off!"
Chun Nuan and Chun Xi exchanged a glance, then looked at Shen Miao. Neither of them moved.
Shen Li fixed a cold gaze on Chun Nuan and Chun Xi. "Heh! They even dare to disobey my order. It seems the maids your ladyship has trained are nothing special!"
"Sister, I'm doing this for your own good. You'd better step aside quickly, lest they accidentally hurt you later."
"Hurt me? Your ladyship's maids are quite capable. Do they even dare to act against their superior and harm me?"
Shen Li's tone turned slightly cold, and her eyes were filled with authority as they landed directly on Chun Nuan and Chun Xi.
Chun Nuan and Chun Xi felt as if the gaze on them was like a sharp sword pressed against their necks. It seemed that if they made any inappropriate move, they would be killed on the spot.
"Sister, everything I've done is for your own good! That little maid has ill intentions and loves to sow discord. In the long run, I'm afraid she'll bewitch you and make you do things you don't want to do. Sister, you'll surely understand my good intentions later."
Shen Miao had always acted as if she was concerned about Shen Li. If it weren't for the fleeting look of cruelty in her eyes, many people might have been deceived by her.
"What are you still standing there for? Drag that little maid over here."
This time, Chun Nuan and Chun Xi didn't hesitate. They directly reached out to grab Jiao Yue. Jiao Yue, who had been standing behind Shen Li, now stepped forward. She didn't take the threat from Chun Nuan and the others seriously at all.
"I'm my mistress's servant. No one but my mistress can touch me!"
After all, Jiao Yue had learned martial arts. Chun Nuan and Chun Xi, two maids who had never done heavy work, were no match for her. Jiao Yue got entangled with them.
Ming Yue and Han Yue on the side weren't idle either. Although they couldn't openly fight against Chun Nuan and Chun Xi, they secretly kicked Chun Xi a few times.
When they were arguing just now, they had already attracted the attention of others. Now they were even fighting in front of the Buddha statue. The pilgrims who were offering incense in the main hall turned their heads in disbelief and looked at them.
The few monks in charge of guarding the main hall were all very young. They had never seen such a scene before, so they hurriedly ran to the backyard to call for help.
The remaining monks frowned and had long faces. They repeatedly tried to persuade them from the side. "Madam, stop fighting! You must not act like this in front of the Buddha! Madam, stop fighting."
Shen Li just stood there coldly watching. Anyway, Jiao Yue wasn't at a disadvantage at all. On the contrary, Shen Miao was a bit anxious. "You, this maid, are really out of line! You even dare to fight back. Let me teach you a lesson!"
Seeing Chun Nuan and Chun Xi, whose hair had been messed up and clothes had been torn by Jiao Yue, Shen Miao was burning with anger. She strode forward, raised her hand and was about to slap Jiao Yue in the face.
Naturally, Shen Li wouldn't let her harm Jiao Yue. She grabbed Shen Miao's arm and held it tightly. Shen Miao couldn't break free, so she raised her other arm. This time, Shen Li didn't just simply hold her back to prevent her from moving.
This time, she exerted force with her hand and directly pushed Shen Miao backward. After all, Shen Li was a martial artist and had greater strength than ordinary people. With this push, Shen Miao took two or three steps back in succession. Then, unsteady on her feet, she sat down on the ground and had a solid fall.
Seeing this, Chun Nuan and Chun Xi quickly broke free from the entanglement and walked up to Shen Miao one after another.
Shen Zhen was standing behind Shen Miao. She stretched out her hands and then retracted them, retracted them and then stretched them out again. After repeating this several times, she hesitated in her heart. Standing there at a loss, she didn't know what to do.
"Miss, are you okay?" Chun Nuan, with her hair looking like a chicken coop, helped Shen Miao up.
It was just then that Shen Miao came to her senses from the shock of being pushed down by Shen Li. Seeing the hand Chun Nuan stretched out to help her, she angrily shook it off. "Get out of the way!"
Shen Miao stood up on her own. Due to the pointing and whispering of the people around, her face had turned blue and looked extremely ugly. Now facing Shen Li, the words of blame were about to blurt out. But the moment she tilted her head slightly, she noticed a familiar figure. The angry expression on her face facing Shen Li immediately changed.
"Sister, why did you push me? Did I do something wrong to make you angry?" As Shen Miao said this, there were already tears of grievance in her eyes. She looked at Shen Li in disbelief, shaking her head with a pitiful look on her face.
"Sister, I didn't expect you... you would treat me like this for a maid. I endured everything you did to me in the mansion before, but what's wrong with me in this matter? Sister, why do you hate me so much?"
As Shen Miao spoke, two lines of tears full of confusion and grievance flowed down.
The on - looking pilgrims pointed at Shen Li and Shen Miao, whispering something that no one could quite hear.
"Miss, it seems that the three young ladies of the Shen Mansion are surrounded by the crowd in front!" At this moment, a little maid standing outside the crowd stood on tiptoe, looked at the crowd and said to He Yimeng beside her.
"The three young ladies of the Shen Mansion? What on earth is going on in front?" He Yimeng slowly stood up from the kneeling cushion, holding the maid's hand and asking curiously.
"I just took a couple of glances, miss. It seems... the eldest young lady of the Shen Mansion somehow pushed the second young lady to the ground."
"Oh? Is that so!" He Yimeng murmured in a low voice.
"Miss, shall we go and take a look too?"
He Yimeng nodded. "Let's go. Help me over there to have a look." With that, she held the maid's hand and walked step by step towards the place where the crowd had gathered.
As soon as He Yimeng got closer, she saw a large group of people gathered there, whispering to each other and discussing something.
Shen Li and Shen Miao, who were surrounded by the crowd, were still standing there, allowing the pilgrims to talk about them.
"Hate you? Sister must be misunderstanding. When did I ever say that I hated someone? I don't remember at all."
Shen Li remained unmoved by Shen Miao's "grievous" tears. She just wanted to see how long Shen Miao could keep up her act without anyone to play along.
"Really? Sister, you really don't hate me?" There was a hint of surprise in Shen Miao's tone. "But... sister, then why did you push me to the ground just now?"