The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

When Concubine Qian heard this, her legs immediately went weak and she knelt down quickly.

"Please forgive me, Queen! I never meant to offend you! Please spare my life, Queen!"

Chang Ning was very impatient: "Concubine Qian, it's not that you didn't mean to offend me, you're just too careless.

Once the dragon is in the sky, the earth under his feet becomes mud.

You have forgotten the days when you were a humble servant in the palace.

I gave you a chance, but unfortunately you were useless.

You have been making trouble again and again, and this time you are trying to block my imperial decree and prevent the implementation of my policies.

According to palace rules, I think it is not too much to beat you to death!"

When she said the last part, Changning shouted at her harshly, which frightened her to death. It seemed as if Nianhulu's tongue was still in front of her eyes, and Concubine Qian cried with tears and snot.

"Your Highness, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again. I just felt that there were not enough people to serve you, so I dare not have any opinions about you, or overstep your authority!"

Chang Ning supported himself on the edge of the chair and slowly stood up. He glanced down at Concubine Qian and said with great disgust: "Just you? How dare you overstep your authority?

Come, pass on this imperial decree to strip Concubine Qian of her title, demote her to Madam, move her to the rear palace, and confine her for three years. From now on, there will be no more Concubine Qian in the palace, only Madam Liu.

Liu was so frightened that she looked up at Changning blankly. Then she realized that she had been demoted and was no longer the head of the palace or a concubine.

This realization nearly made her faint.

She couldn't help crying out: "My Queen!"

Her screams were so loud that Chang Ning glared at her again and said coldly, "The third and fourth princesses are in the side hall. If you startle them, it will not just be a demotion or confinement."

Liu Da Ying was originally crying with his mouth wide open, but when he heard this he suddenly covered his mouth and dared not make any sound anymore.

Changning was satisfied.

"I am not a cold-faced and heartless person. Since you said that there are not enough people to serve you, according to your position, you can have two palace maids to serve you. But it is not easy to cut off a quarter of them, so I will just leave none.

From now on, you will do your own work in the palace. If you stay at home well, someone will bring you food. If you behave well, I will let you out soon."

Oh, that sounds nice, but what does it mean to perform well?

It would be better to just rely on the Queen's words?

But Liu Da Ying no longer had any intention of resisting.

She had seen clearly that she had no power to resist and that any struggle she made would only be like an egg hitting a rock and would be beyond her ability.

Liu agreed to leave.

The entire harem also received the news.

Concubine Qian made a big scene and brought all the people from the palace to Chengqian Palace to demand an explanation. Everyone was waiting to see the show.

Since the Emperor ascended the throne, the Empress has not been seen taking action for a long time, and everyone has really forgotten the Empress's methods.

What about the once high and mighty Concubine Qian?

Before she could even take a single step in the hands of the Queen, she was demoted to the lowest rank of concubine, confined to her house for three years, and not even given a single servant. By the time she came out, it was unknown how old she would look.

All the concubines were still a little frightened.

Yupin was laughing at the joke: "Oh my, you are so mean, Sister Liu, we are all sisters living in the same mansion, she pretended to be a good person before. But after entering the palace, everything changed, she kept saying "I am the concubine! I am the concubine!"

Tsk, now it’s all right, just a promise.”

Everyone knew that Concubine Yu loved to make sarcastic remarks, and Concubine Ning did not stop her because she thought the same way in her heart.

The Queen should have taken action to punish such a rampant person long ago.

However, when it comes to reducing staff, Yupin was unsure and quickly went to discuss it with Ningpin.

"Sister Wu, what do you think the Queen means by this? Why is she laying off our staff? Did something serious happen?"

Yupin felt unsure, Ningpin shook her head: "I don't know either, I just know that the entire harem is being purged. Maybe since the emperor ascended the throne, he has not had time to tidy up the inner court, and now the queen is in charge. But I always feel that something is going on here."

Yupin seemed to have thought of something, and she lowered her voice furtively: "Do you think there is something unclean in the palace? Is the emperor and empress using this matter to investigate?"

Ningpin thought it was not possible: "What kind of unclean thing could it be?"

"Wild men! And witchcraft and the like."

"You fool, are you crazy? How can you say such nonsense?" Concubine Ning was shocked and quickly covered her mouth. She looked around and luckily there were only the two of them.

Yupin knew that she had said something out of turn, and she dared not say anything more. It was no wonder that she was losing her mind. Indeed, the Queen did not give any signs this time, which made people confused.

There are many people who are also confused, but there are also some who respond positively.

Concubine Zhang and Noble Lady Gao were very active.

On the very day when the Queen's decree was issued, they immediately sorted things out and reported a list of names of all those who had been sent away. There was no dragging their feet, which was truly jaw-dropping.

Concubine Mao also acted quickly. The three of them worked in unison and finished the task, showing their loyalty to Changning.

"Your Majesty, I have asked them to pack up those palace maids who should be sent out of the palace. They can leave at any time." Concubine Mao spoke in a friendly and flattering tone.

Concubine Shu was not to be outdone: "I am the same here, just waiting for the order from the Majesty."

Gao Guiren's usually pretty face now revealed a hint of excitement. She felt that from today onwards, she would definitely be a member of the Queen's faction!

Fearing that she would be a step late and make the Queen think that her intentions were not sincere, Gao Guiren hurriedly followed: "My concubine! My concubine too! Those people had already asked them to pack their bags."

Changning nodded with satisfaction. It was indeed good to have a few concubines who knew the current affairs as role models.

First, Concubine Qian, who disobeyed the imperial order, was demoted to Liu Da Ying, and later three concubines obeyed the imperial order without saying a word and set an example.

Changning felt that there should be no problem this time.

But something unexpected happened within two days.

That night, Changning was snuggling up to Yinzhen, and the two of them were sleeping in each other's arms, but suddenly in the silent night, a hurried sound was heard.

Chang Ning had been worried for the past few days and had not been sleeping well. He asked loudly, "Chuixue, what's going on outside?"

Hearing Changning's voice, Chuixue hurried in to answer, her voice full of panic: "Madam! Yuqiu just came over and said that the Second Princess suddenly had a high fever! She's already delirious!"

Changning jumped up immediately with goose bumps all over her body. Yinzhen was also woken up. When he heard that Hutuli had a sudden high fever, he was also shocked.

The two asked people to dress them while they asked anxiously, "Please tell me clearly what happened. Why did you suddenly get a fever? Hutuli has always been strong. How could he be sick?"