The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Old Madam Xia immediately kowtowed and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I went too far. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Madam Xia also kowtowed, "Please forgive me, Queen."

The reason why Old Madam Xia acted presumptuously was that she believed that the Queen recognized them and was taking the path of family affection.

But Qin Wan doesn't agree with them now and refuses to acknowledge her relationship with the Xia family.

Then Old Madam Xia has no reason to teach Qin Wan a lesson. There is a difference between the monarch and the ministers. Qin Wan is the monarch and the Xia family is the ministers.

In the face of imperial power, the Xia family had no choice but to bow down.

Qin Wan looked at Old Madam Xia coldly, "Countess Yongchang, you are indeed overstepping your authority. You are not allowed to question how I discipline the harem."

"I don't even need you to teach me how to do things."

Old Madam Xia nodded again, "Yes, your Majesty taught me that!"

Xia Wenyao, who was kneeling at the back, saw her mother and grandmother kowtow to Qin Wan, while she just stood at the top, looking at the three of them with contempt.

At this moment, Xia Wenyao felt humiliated, not only for the elders in her family, but also for herself.

Why does she have the right to monopolize the emperor?

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

Qin Wan glanced at the angry Xia Wenyao, "Oh? What do you think, Second Miss Xia?"

Madam Xia turned her head to look at her eldest daughter and scolded her in a low voice: "Don't make trouble!"

Xia Wen Yao didn't look at her mother. Although she was kneeling on the ground, her back was straight and her eyes were fixed on Qin Wan without a trace of fear.

"The Queen is so arrogant now, isn't it because she is relying on the power of the Xia family?"

"My Xia family is a centuries-old family. My father and my uncle are all important officials in the court. Your Majesty was able to take charge of the court after the death of the late emperor, all because of the help of my Xia family."

"But the Queen got the benefit, and actually..."

Before Xia Wenyao could finish her words, she was scolded by Old Madam Xia, "Shut up!"

Old Madam Xia was really scared. How could she say such a thing?

The men in the family are the strength of the Xia family. The women in the inner house can be humiliated, and the queen will not really take her life. At most, she will just give her a verbal lesson.

But the second granddaughter was obviously going to say something extremely treasonous.

Old Madam Xia was really scared, and she was already sweating coldly on her back.

"Please forgive me, Queen, this child is possessed by a demon!"

Xia Wenyao was holding her breath, so how could she admit it? "Grandma, I am very sober now. I just can't stand seeing someone taking advantage of others and then forgetting their roots."

Suddenly, crisp applause was heard in the hall. Qin Wan clapped her hands and looked at Xia Wenyao, "Second Miss Xia is so bold. I also want to hear how I took advantage of the Xia family."

Xia Wenyao raised her head and tried her best to meet Qin Wan's eyes, "The late emperor valued my Xia family. Your Majesty's position as the Crown Princess is so secure because the late emperor knew that you are the granddaughter of the Xia family.

Also, when Quanzhou was in trouble, my Xia family was the first to support it and donated 30,000 dan of grain."

"Also, the late emperor passed away and the crown prince disappeared. During this period, was it possible that my third uncle and father were dealing with other forces in the court?"

"Without the support of our Xia family, how can a woman like the Queen rule over all the officials?"

Xia Wenyao spoke her words passionately.

"Pah bang pah..."

"Miss Xia is really eloquent!" Qin Wan walked down the stairs slowly and came in front of the three people from the Xia family. "If I hadn't experienced it myself, I would have been moved by your selfless words!"

Qin Wan walked up to Xia Wenyao and said, "When it comes to assessing the situation, who is better than your Xia family?"

"I became the Crown Princess because I am the Crown Prince's wife. But when you asked me to be the Crown Princess, your Xia family didn't even offer any support!"

“Also, the 30,000 dan of grain donated by your Xia family, weren’t you trying to please the late emperor?

When you participated in the selection as a concubine of the Xia family, wasn't this the Xia family's token of loyalty?"

Qin Wan's hand suddenly grabbed Xia Wen Yao's chin and looked at the face that was somewhat similar to her own.

Qin Wan's mouth curled up slightly, "But you're unlucky!"

Xia Wen Yao's chin was pinched. She wanted to break free, but the Queen's hand was like a pair of pliers and she couldn't move at all.

There was anger in Xia Wenyao's eyes, and she couldn't say what she wanted to say.

Qin Wan was so angry that she said, "No, it should be said that your luck is too bad, because your face, which is somewhat similar to mine, can't even pass the first level."

At this time, Old Madam Xia and Second Madam Xia no longer thought about stopping it.

When Xia Wen Yao participated in the talent show, the Xia family came with great hopes.

But I don’t understand why the late emperor didn’t choose him.

"Why...why?" Xia Wen Yao asked with difficulty.

Qin Wan laughed and said, "Of course it's because the old bastard, the late emperor, and I don't get along! Hahaha!"

Xia Wenyao: “.........”

The Queen called the late Emperor an "old bastard"?

Old Madam Xia and Second Madam Xia were also stunned.

The Queen...she doesn't even take the late Emperor seriously!

Qin Wan dared to say this, but she was not afraid at all that Zhao Zhen would know.

Because he was the sandwich at that time. The relationship between the Emperor and his daughter-in-law, the Crown Princess, was not good, and he knew it very well.

Only now did Old Madam Xia know why her second granddaughter lost the election.

“As for what you said about your father Xia Tongmiao and your third uncle Xia Tongzhang, one is the director of the Imperial College, and the other is the vice minister of the Imperial Household.

A mere fourth-rank official, why would you bother to help me?

Are they qualified?"

Xia Wenyao: “.........”

She hadn't expected that the man who had always been regarded as the father of heaven was so insignificant in the eyes of the queen.

Qin Wan let go of Xia Wenyao's chin, and Miaoyu immediately handed over a handkerchief. Qin Wan wiped her hands and threw them on the ground. "I pushed Prime Minister Li to the position. Do you think your father has a higher position than Prime Minister Li?"

Xia Wenyao: “..........”

Xia Wen Yao's straight back suddenly bent, as if all the strength in her body was drained away.

Madam Xia Er immediately came to Xia Wenyao, "Yao'er, Yao'er?"

Qin Wan returned to the upper seat and sat down. "Well, I am tired today, you can leave now!"

Old Madam Xia and Second Madam Xia breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

As long as it doesn’t involve the official positions of the men in the family.

"Thank you, Queen. I will take my leave now!"

Madam Xia helped Xia Wen Yao to stand up. Before the three of them left the hall, they heard news that shocked them.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot that there are still rewards that have not been given out!"

Old Madam Xia's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Qin Wan anxiously.

"Granny Ping, tell Gui Xi to go to the Taichang Temple and select five beautiful dancers to be concubines for the masters of the Xia family!"

"Yes, madam!"

Old Madam Xia's heart skipped a beat. "Empress, the Xia family doesn't..."

Old Madam Xia really wanted to say that the Xia family had no shortage of concubines.

Qin Wan said calmly: "Didn't Madam Xia ask me to be generous? Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone!"

"Granny Ping, tell Gui Xi to stay at Xia's house tonight and have him keep an eye on the masters of the Xia family. The wedding night is tonight!"

Old Madam Xia: “….”