Chapter 336: If you get hurt, you will lose your hands and feet. If you get hurt, you will lose your life.
The Mo Kingdom's Palace actually looks not much different from the Dongyou's Palace. It is located in the Mo Kingdom's imperial city, concealing all the filth and bloodiness in the royal family.
In Concubine Qin's Yongfeng Palace, a woman dressed in a purple palace gown with a gold-threaded pattern was looking indifferently at the palace maid who was kneeling and trembling in front of her. The woman was well maintained and looked like she was in her early thirties even though she was nearly forty years old.
"Your Highness, I deserve to die. I didn't mean it." The girl in pink palace dress was kneeling on the ground, holding a carved sandalwood comb tightly in her hands.
And on the comb, there was a long black hair entangled.
The palace maid looked at the hair on the comb and was so scared that she became incoherent. The imperial concubine cared most about her hair, but when she was combing her hair just now, she used a little too much force with her hands and actually pulled out a strand of the imperial concubine's hair.
For her, this was tantamount to a capital crime, but she still had some hope in her heart that the imperial concubine would be in a better mood today and forgive her this time.
"Madame Gui, please come in."
Concubine Qin changed her sitting position, fiddled with the delicate armor on her hands, and glanced at the palace maid kneeling on the ground. Although the palace maid did not look up, looking at her constantly shaking body, it seemed that she was very scared.
Especially when she called "Madame Gui", the palace maid kneeling on the ground began to tremble even more violently.
"Your Highness." Nanny Gui, who was guarding outside, walked in with her body bent. She glanced at the little palace maid kneeling on the ground without leaving a trace, and then stood respectfully not far from Imperial Concubine Qin.
"This palace maid pulled out a hair of mine. Please deal with her according to the rules." Concubine Qin looked at Nanny Gui, and her light tone decided the fate of a palace maid's life.
"Yes, Your Majesty." After giving a flattering smile, Nanny Gui turned her head with a sullen face and looked at the palace maid on the ground.
"Someone, drag her out and cripple her right hand." Nanny Gui ordered loudly, her voice was hoarse and cold, as if she was ordering the meal to be served.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
After hearing what Madam Gui said, the maid kowtowed and begged for mercy. The imperial concubine had praised her for her good craftsmanship a few days ago, and she thought she was different from other maids. She didn't expect that after she made a mistake, the imperial concubine would show no mercy at all.
Concubine Qin just looked at the palace maid coldly, with a hint of impatience on her face.
"Shut your mouth, don't you want to live anymore?" Aunt Gui noticed Concubine Qin's impatience, so she walked up to the maid and slapped her hard, scolding her hatefully.
The palace maid was caught off guard and fell to the ground, but the slap also woke her up. Thinking of Concubine Qin's temper, she stopped crying.
Soon, several eunuchs came in, paid their respects to Concubine Qin, and then dragged the palace maid away without mercy.
The eunuchs dragged the palace maids with them, all with a calm expression. It was obvious that this kind of thing happened frequently in Yongfeng Palace.
Not long after the palace maid was dragged away mercilessly, an extremely shrill scream was heard.
"Burn this comb too." Concubine Qin said coldly as she looked at the comb left on the ground after the palace maid was dragged away.
After hearing what Concubine Qin said, Nanny Gui hurried forward, picked up the comb, and hurriedly retreated.
Only then did Concubine Qin reveal a satisfied smile. No one or anything that she disliked would have a good life.
"Your Highness, something happened at Qinyan Villa." Just as Imperial Concubine Qin was fiddling with the jewelry and hairpins on the table, thinking about what to wear when she met the Emperor today, a middle-aged man who looked like a eunuch ran in.
"What, what happened?" Concubine Qin's smile disappeared instantly. She slammed the gold hairpin in her hand on the table and asked with wide eyes.
"There's news that the hot spring pool is on fire." The eunuch was stared at by Concubine Qin and was so frightened that he knelt on the ground.
"The hot spring pool is on fire? Is the damage serious?"
After hearing this, Concubine Qin stood up and walked to the eunuch, asking anxiously, "There is a very important bargaining chip in the hot spring pool. What if something goes wrong..."
Concubine Qin had no other thoughts at the moment. She wanted to go to the hot spring pool immediately to check on her hostages, but she couldn't just leave the palace. She had to ask the emperor for permission first.
However, considering the emperor's favor towards me, it is not difficult, it just takes some time.
"Where is Eunuch Yu?" Concubine Qin continued to speak. The Eunuch Yu she was referring to was naturally the man Su Yue had seen in the yard before.
"Eunuch Yu specifically instructed that only the house over there was damaged, and everything else was normal." The eunuch said the truth, but he was not clear about the deeper meaning of his words.
"Tell Eunuch Yu that I know." Concubine Qin finally felt relieved after hearing this. After giving the order, she saw Nanny Gui bringing a new palace maid over.
"Yes, your Majesty." After receiving the order, the eunuch retreated. When he walked to a place where Concubine Qin could not see him, he stopped to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
Concubine Qin was deeply favored by the emperor and her status in the palace was second only to the empress. She was always arrogant and moody.
There were very few eunuchs and palace maids who could serve her for a long time. Many of them were like the previous palace maid. They were beaten severely at best, had their hands and feet broken, and even lost their lives at worst.
"Your Majesty, I will find another palace maid to continue combing your hair." Nanny Gui smiled cautiously and said to Concubine Qin.
"Well, come here and comb your hair. I'm going to see the emperor." After Concubine Qin glanced at the new palace maid, she sat on the carved pear wood chair.
"Go, Dong'er." Nanny Gui said, and glanced at the new palace maid.
When the palace maid named Dong'er saw Nanny Gui's eyes, she naturally thought of what Nanny Gui had told her when she came here before. So she suppressed the fear in her heart, nodded, and walked towards Concubine Qin.
In the Prince's Mansion of Mo Kingdom, Mo Jingchen kept walking back and forth in the study.
It has been several days since Concubine Qin held the Prince's Mansion hostage. While he was holding Concubine Qin hostage, he sent people to search for Qin Yan Villa, but they all returned empty-handed. Even Su Yue's people who had gone there before have had no news since then.
Do I really have to agree to Concubine Qin's request and persuade my father to let me lead the troops to start a war?
With a "pa" sound, Mo Jingchen slapped the table heavily. He hated himself for not waiting any longer and for easily believing Concubine Qin's nonsense.
Rou'er cannot move, and usually needs several servants to serve her at the same time. I wonder how she is doing now.
"This Concubine Qin really made a good move for the future of her eldest son, Mo Jinghan!"
Mo Jingchen laughed in anger. Asking him to lead troops to fight, isn't it obvious that they want to kill him with justification? Once he, the crown prince, died, the position of crown prince would be vacant. With Concubine Qin's ability, it would be too easy for Mo Jinghan to become the crown prince.
It was such an obvious trap, but Concubine Qin did not hide it from herself at all. It was obvious that Concubine Qin knew too well what Rou'er meant to her.
At this time, Mo Jingchen thought of his mother's advice. She said that his doting on Rou'er would one day harm Rou'er. He didn't understand it before, but now he understands a little.
"Come on, continue to investigate Qinyan Villa." Mo Jingchen thought of this and still sent another group of people over without giving up.
If he could find out any information about Rouer, he would still have some room to fight back.
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