The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

"Everyone, go play in your grandmother's palace. Grandfather Emperor has things to do."

He didn't have many sons, but he had so many grandchildren that he couldn't remember their names.

Looking at those little radishes, the Emperor of Chu sent them away without mercy.

As for the older ones, the King of Chu looked at them for a long time and finally kept them.

"You don't have to greet each other all the time. What matters is that you do your job well."

The Emperor of Chu arranged positions for the older imperial grandchildren, but none of them were important positions, and he did so under the pretext of giving them experience.

Over the years, the King of Chu has held on to power tightly in his hands, and his suspicion has become increasingly serious, especially towards his aging grandchildren.

He was not a foolish emperor, but as he grew older, he felt a sense of powerlessness as he looked at his young and strong descendants.

The King of Chu no longer planned to pass the throne to his son, so he began to look for his successor among his grandchildren.

I have many grandchildren, but I can remember very few of them.

There were quite a few who were very outstanding among them, but the Emperor of Chu had been observing them silently in his heart without showing it.

Since he had such a plan, he had to make some plans for the next successor.

A strong father makes a weak son.

The retired emperor is just a mascot. If his existence affects the new emperor, it will be a disaster for the Great Chu.

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"If it is a scourge, it must be eradicated."

Queen Zhu sat on the throne in the palace, scolding the concubines below.

The concubines, headed by Concubine Xian, were almost fifty or sixty years old, but they still acted like little wives. When they were scolded by the Queen, their dissatisfaction was almost shown on their faces.

But they didn't dare.

The queen is not a kind person and is merciless to all of them.

They had thought about killing her quietly, but all their plans failed.

On several occasions, evidence was seized and presented before His Majesty.

His Majesty was so furious that the blue bricks in the palace changed color during those incidents.

They lost almost all their men and horses before they could save themselves, and their power that they had built up over the years was almost destroyed.

They became obedient and well-behaved, and no longer dared to act like a troublemaker in front of the queen.

As for sour words, I would never dare to say them.

I'm old now, and I don't want to be slapped in the face in front of those little concubines. I'd be so embarrassed that I'd die.

This beating is a real beating.

It's that kind of intimate contact between flesh and flesh.

I think Concubine De has a lot to say on this matter.

In short, as long as His Majesty is alive, the Queen will be the boss of the harem.

"If I find out anyone dares to attack the emperor's grandson again, I will do it myself."

The queen's cold voice sounded, and this sentence scared the people below so much that they couldn't help but retract their hands.

Outside, they could also hear the roars and shouts of the palace servants, which made them feel scared.

Soon, two people were dragged in. They were two young concubines dressed in palace costumes.

Their faces were pale and they were kneeling on the ground, shivering constantly.

They went to watch the ceremony.

I witnessed with my own eyes that the hands of the palace maids in their palace were chopped off and then hung around their necks with hemp ropes. They were probably being paraded through the palace at this moment.

After watching the entire execution process, they were so frightened that they fainted, and were then awakened by the queen's maid.

As long as they fainted, whether the execution was in progress or not, the people would stop and wait until they woke up before continuing.

Unable to escape or hide, they watched helplessly as pairs of hands were chopped off.

It's just a matter of chopping off your hands, no one will die.

There were many female doctors standing there, ready to save people and stop the bleeding at any time. Those punished palace maids couldn't die even if they wanted to.

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. From now on, I will definitely discipline the servants in the palace."

Concubine Kang was trembling, but she was much better than the dumbfounded Amy next to her. At least she could finish her sentences.

She knelt down and kowtowed, not knowing whether to thank the queen or something else.

The fourth prince's seventh son was poisoned in the virtuous concubine's palace, and it was finally discovered that the murderer was a palace maid in their palace.

Concubine Kang expressed her injustice. She was a childless noble who had received a little favor from the emperor. How could she have the courage and ability to poison Concubine Xian's palace and harm the emperor's grandson?

It was obvious that she was going to be the scapegoat.

Murdering the emperor's grandson is a serious crime. She and Ai Cairen will have to die if they don't live.

Concubine Kang kowtowed to the Queen several more times, her eyes full of gratitude.

If it weren't for the Queen's kindness, she would probably have died in the palace after drinking a cup of poisoned wine.

It was just a matter of watching the execution, she could still hold on. As long as she didn't die, everything would be fine.

"Stand up. As a concubine, you must not only serve His Majesty well, but also control the people in your own palace. In the future, if such things happen again, once they are investigated, they will be severely punished."

The virtuous concubine was also frightened and her heart was beating wildly, but when she saw that Concubine Kang was fine, she began to feel dissatisfied.

"Queen, Mao'er also calls you Grandmother. Now he almost..."

As the virtuous concubine spoke, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Can we just let the culprit go like this? I disagree! I want to ask His Majesty what the punishment is for murdering the Emperor's grandson!"

The virtuous concubine glared at Concubine Kang and questioned the queen harshly.

The queen stood up and walked down step by step.

"If she were the murderer, she would be punished according to the law. But she is not. I am the Empress. Not only am I the grandmother of the Emperor's grandson, but I am also the mistress of all the concubines in the harem. I will not murder an innocent concubine."

After saying this, the Queen looked at Concubine Shu and Concubine De with some joking eyes.

The two of them felt a pang of fear in their hearts, and the queen took a look and turned away.

"I have already figured out the situation. Please be patient, Concubine Xian."

The virtuous concubine looked at the queen in front of her, her breathing slowed down, and she didn't even dare to speak.

Truly, the momentum is a bit too overwhelming.

Concubine Kang is now very grateful to the Queen. The Queen is the best Queen. If it weren't for the Queen, she would have died.

She pulled Amy beside her and kowtowed continuously, and was helped up by the queen.

"The Imperial Household Department will send a new batch of palace maids later. You two will be fined one year's salary for failing to control your subordinates. You will be required to copy scriptures and examination papers for the emperor's grandson Mao and offer sacrifices to the Buddha every day until you recover. This will atone your sins."

"Thank you, Madam, for your grace."

Concubine Kang rested her forehead on the ground, feeling very sad.

When the concubines came out of the Queen's Palace one after another, none of them dared to talk to each other, and they walked back to their own palaces with their eyes and noses watching their hearts.

As they walked out of the palace gate and reached the fork in the road, they were about to leave towards their respective palaces.

A group of people came over there.

It was dark at night, and when they saw someone coming, they looked over curiously.

When I saw this, I almost lost my soul.

Some of the timid concubines were so frightened that they fell to the ground, covered their eyes and dared not look again.

A group of palace maids, whose inner clothes were stripped off, were led by a eunuch to parade around the palace as a warning to the public.

They were palace maids who had just been executed.

Their faces were pale, their hands were hanging down without forearms, leaving only empty sleeves soaked in blood.

But the white hands on their necks were exactly their chopped-off hands!