The Buddhist beads all crashed to the ground, like big and small pearls falling on a jade plate, which was quite shocking to behold.
"After all, the position is there. I advise my sister to use less scheming. Otherwise, it won't just be this thread that's broken, but also our relationship. I just want to stay quietly in this imperial palace, so I've always adhered to the Emperor's words and advocated thrift and virtue."
After saying that, the Queen left in a grand manner with a large entourage. This speech was undoubtedly a warning to Concubine Chen. "Don't make trouble with me, and I won't trouble you. But if you do, I'll surely fight back!" How could Concubine Chen not understand this? But she just couldn't hold back her anger.
She tightly grasped a Buddhist bead, as if she were going to crush it. Her eyes were as blood - red as if they were filled with blood. Even the maidservant beside her felt a bit pained, although she often had to endure hardships because of Concubine Chen.
She slowly helped Concubine Chen up. "Your Ladyship, why do you torture yourself like this? Your status and influence are already so high and great. The Queen is also a person who doesn't fight or grab. Why do you have to go to such great lengths with the Queen..."
The maidservant's heartfelt words didn't warm Concubine Chen's heart. Instead, she felt even more annoyed. She suddenly slapped the maidservant hard across the face. "What do you, this lowly thing, know? Did I allow you to talk so much? She doesn't fight or grab because she has her eyes on something more important. What do you understand! I gave you a hint to do something, and you couldn't even do it well!"
The maidservant dared not show her anger. She knew that the failure of this matter wasn't her fault, but she could only kneel down and apologize repeatedly. "I'm sorry, Your Ladyship. It's all because of my stupidity. I not only talked too much but also ruined your important matter..."
In the past, as long as the maidservant apologized like this, Concubine Chen would calm down and not pursue the matter anymore. But now, when Concubine Chen thought about her humble background and that her reputation in the past was not as good as the Queen's, she gritted her teeth in anger! It was precisely because of these things that the Queen could step on her.
If it weren't for her son being so promising, allowing her to survive in this ruthless harem and obtain the title of Concubine, she might have ended up like those in the Cold Palace, unknown even after death.
She ground her teeth angrily. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Finally, she even started beating the maidservant to vent her anger. The maidservant gritted her teeth and didn't dare to let out a sound. She thought that it would be over after a few blows.
Who would have thought that Concubine Chen became more and more excited as she beat. She took off the hairpin on her head and was about to stab the maidservant kneeling on the ground. The maidservant saw the sharp and shiny hairpin and crawled away in fear.
"Please, Your Ladyship, I was wrong! Please spare me, okay? I entered the palace for the sake of my whole family. Please spare my life. I still have to support my family..."
But at this moment, Concubine Chen's anger had overwhelmed her reason. She was determined to catch the maidservant. So she walked up to the maidservant and said fiercely, "You slut. Not only did you not reflect on your mistakes, but you also tried to escape? I'm telling you, if you try to escape one more time, I'll send you to the Punishment Department!"
The maidservant standing beside, who was also the sister of the punished maidservant, immediately got goosebumps when she heard the words "Punishment Department". How many maids and eunuchs who had made mistakes were sent there and tortured until they wished they were dead. No one had ever come out alive.
Looking at her sister who she had been getting along with day and night, she felt pity. She couldn't bear to see her sister be sent to the Punishment Department for punishment. She quickly knelt down and pleaded, "Your Ladyship, please! Please spare Linlang. It was just an unintentional mistake. Your Ladyship is usually so magnanimous..."
This little maidservant didn't know where she got the courage to plead for someone else when the Concubine was angry. Wasn't this just walking straight into the line of fire?
So cold sweat broke out on the little maidservant's forehead.
Concubine Chen didn't care about the lives of these servants at all. She just looked at the pleading maidservant coldly and said, "Are you going to get out of the way? If not, I'll punish you together. Otherwise, I'll send both of you to the Punishment Department!"
The maidservants' bodies began to tremble. They only heard before that the treatment in Concubine Chen's palace was good. Who would have known that Concubine Chen was actually so blood - thirsty.
They were all in a panic. One of them couldn't help shouting, "Your Ladyship, aren't you afraid that the Emperor will see this? He might not want to know about these disgraceful things of yours anymore!"
This maidservant plucked up her courage and shouted these words with a life - or - death attitude. Surprisingly, it actually worked. Concubine Chen suddenly stopped her hand.
She took a step back and gracefully put the hairpin back on her head, as if nothing had happened. She suddenly grabbed a maidservant's hand, and her eyes were so gentle that it seemed like water was about to drip out. The maidservant was so scared that she kept shrinking and wanted to avoid her, but there was nowhere to retreat.
Looking at her like this, Concubine Chen seemed quite pained. Suddenly, she seemed like a different person and said softly, "Don't be afraid. I was just joking with you just now. Why did you take it seriously?"
At this moment, this was the real Concubine Chen in everyone's eyes. It was hard for everyone to connect the extremely terrifying crazy woman just now with the dignified and virtuous Concubine Chen.
The two maidservants couldn't believe it. They got up in a daze and looked at Concubine Chen because the change in her attitude was really too great. Concubine Chen smiled and took off the gold bracelet on her arm and gave it to one of the maidservants.
The maidservant naturally kept refusing and involuntarily took a few small steps back in fear. "Your Ladyship, this is not appropriate. We are just lowly maids. We don't deserve such a precious thing from you."
But Concubine Chen forced the gold bracelet onto her hand and finally fixed it firmly. She even pretended to be angry. "This is to apologize to you. It was really my fault just now. I lost my temper at you without knowing the whole story. You've really suffered."
The two maidservants were a bit hesitant for a moment and couldn't help but stand still in a daze. Concubine Chen took a step back imperceptibly and suddenly shouted towards the door, "Come here. Arrest these two maidservants and send them to the Punishment Department for punishment! How dare they steal my things!"
The sudden change in her expression made the two maidservants see the Concubine Chen who seemed a bit mentally unstable just now again.
The two of them widened their eyes instantly. They screamed and roared crazily, but it was of no use. Because as soon as the eunuchs came in, they covered their mouths and then silently took them away. It all just depended on Concubine Chen's expression.
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After the sun set and twilight came, the stars shone brightly. Xiao Huaishi was sitting on the main seat, and below were the envoys from the Western Yue State.