The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

The harem has been in turmoil again recently.

The routine running and square dancing activities in the Imperial Garden in the morning also stopped quietly.

Everyone in the palace felt in danger.

"Sister Wu...are you okay there? Three or four palace maids have been taken away from me."

Concubine Yu had a bitter face. In addition to the five or six palace maids who were originally going to be laid off, Su Peisheng rushed in that day with a threatening look. He didn't even look at her, but just said that the emperor had an order, and then turned her palace upside down. She was very angry, but she also knew that this was a serious matter.

In the end, several palace maids were taken away by the group of strong imperial guards.

She really wanted to complain, and just as she said one word in the palace, she saw all the palace maids kneeling and kowtow, shivering all over. Her mind immediately became clear, the emperor was searching the entire harem, and any disturbance could lead to a fatal disaster.

So she swallowed the words back, feeling a little panicked.

Although she and Concubine Ning Wu had always quarreled, over the years, the two of them had the best relationship.

At this moment, Concubine Ning quickly covered her mouth and whispered, "Misfortune comes from the mouth, sister."

Well, I can’t nag about this anymore.

Yubin breathed a sigh of relief. When will this matter be over?

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has basically reshuffled its staff.

Several young palace maids were whispering.

"Have you heard? The deputy steward was beaten to death at noon today!"

"Of course, I not only heard about it, I also saw it... Eunuch Su ordered the entire harem to watch the execution... I was standing in front, it was so scary, the blood was everywhere, I am scared now."

"I'm also... I'm also scared... So many people were killed... Are they really okay? It seems like hundreds of people have died... Will we be implicated?"

"Who knows? This time the emperor is furious. Oh, it's hard for us. After killing this group of people, we still have to clean up the ground. The blood is so thick that it will take several days to finish!"

"Alas, I really don't know when this will end... But luckily I'm following Aunt Bai. I heard that Aunt Bai is going to be given an important position."

In the Cining Palace

"Empress Dowager! You have to make the decision for us!"

"That's right! That's right! Madam, we are the concubines of the previous emperor after all. Why doesn't the emperor care about our dignity and ask those eunuchs to search everywhere in the palace? Where can we put our dignity?"

"Your Majesty, we all depend on you. The Emperor shouldn't treat us like this!"

The concubines below were chattering and indignant because Yinzhen had ordered people to search every room in the palace and to take away all the palace servants for questioning, which angered them.

But if they were asked to go to the emperor or the empress to reason with them, they would not dare.

These were Han concubines taken in during the late Kangxi reign. They were not very old and had been invisible in Kangxi’s harem before. Although they were favored in the later period and became a little spoiled, they still knew how to be afraid.

It was just that when the Empress Dowager was Consort De, she was always known for her tolerance and kindness, and she treated these young concubines with kindness, so they all came together to ask the Empress Dowager for mercy.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother ignored them and just picked up the teacup and took a sip.

This made the chattering little concubines dare not say anything anymore. They could only exchange glances with each other. No one knew what the Queen Mother's attitude was.

In fact, this is not the first time they have come here to make trouble.

The allowances after becoming a dowager empress were not as good as those of a concubine in the harem. Although Changning would give her more rewards during festivals, they were limited after all, and the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were even more opportunistic.

The previous emperor was gone, and the remaining concubines who had sons had all left the palace to be with their sons. Was there anyone left who was worthy of their respect?

Therefore, the food, clothes, incense and candles that were delivered were mostly perfunctory.

The Empress was in a high position and they did not dare to disturb her. They had previously been dependent on the Empress Dowager, who was generous and often gave them some bright clothes from their youth and old clothes that did not fit them, which made them come to the Cining Palace to complain.

But this time it was clearly different.

The Queen Mother won't fall for their tricks.

In the mist of tea, the Empress's face became more majestic. The little concubines dared not to act presumptuously anymore. They all knelt down obediently, waiting for the Empress Dowager's lecture.

The Queen Mother saw that they finally knew the difference in status and knelt respectfully, so she finally let out the anger in her chest and spoke slowly and oppressively: "You have lived in comfort for too long and have forgotten where you came from. Who brought you what you are enjoying now?"

Although the words did not sound harsh, cold sweat dripped down their foreheads.

Everyone was submissive and dared not speak.

The Queen Mother slammed the teacup on the table with a "bang" and endless anger.

"If you have such a big grudge against the Emperor and Empress, how about I convey it to you?"

All the concubines were stunned, looked at each other, and then kowtowed in unison to apologize.

"Your Highness, please forgive me! Your Highness, please forgive me! I dare not!"

The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? It's just that the Emperor has just ascended the throne and will not do anything to you, the concubines of the previous emperor. He is afraid of being known as a mistreat to the concubines. This is because the Emperor is kind and gentle, but who would have thought that you would use this as an excuse to take advantage of him?!

You have had enough of the good life and don't know what to do. Then I will show you a way. Why don't you just follow the late emperor and be buried with him? It will also add some glory to the family. What do you think? "

Burial?

Everyone was trembling with fear, as if they simply couldn't believe that the usually kind and amiable Empress Dowager could utter such cold and horrifying words.

But they couldn't help but believe it. After all, they had heard that the emperor had killed many people in the inner court in the past few days. Even in the court, the Ministry of Justice arrested officials and threw them into prison every day.

Even the late emperor's eighth prince was to be executed.

The entire Manchu noble family of Niuhuru was also executed.

Compared with them, what am I?

Now the concubines finally realized how stupid they were.

The Forbidden City and the imperial court today are no longer the peaceful places they once were, nor are they the emperor and empress dowager who wanted to govern the court peacefully.

Now they need to establish their authority, need to establish iron-like discipline and blood-like prestige, need strong deterrent power, and not allow anyone to climb over their heads and challenge the imperial power.

They made a bad move.

The Queen Mother slowly said under everyone's horrified gazes: "The palace can no longer accommodate you. Changchun Temple outside the capital can provide you with a place to stay."