The evil plan of the Queen for the King's lover!

Jealousy Caused Her Nose Off!
The Story of a Nose
According to Zhan Guo Ce (Strategies of the Warring States) and Han Feizi (The Complete Works of Han Fei Tzu), Zheng Xiu was King Huai of Chu’s queen consort (King Huai reigned from 328-299 BC). Although she was pretty and intelligent, she also demonstrated intense jealousy.

One day, the kingdom of Wei sent a beautiful woman to meet King Huai, and the King liked her very much. Zheng was jealous of this woman but didn’t let her feelings show. Not only that, she sent nice clothing and jewellery to her and provided the woman with exquisite housing and furniture. King Huai was pleased to hear of this and said, “Being jealous is understandable. Zheng knows I like the woman from Wei, but she cares about her more than I do. This shows her loyalty and integrity.”

After confirming that King Huai still trusted her, Zheng put a plan into action. First, she casually said to the woman from Wei, “The King likes you a lot but does not care for the shape of your nose. If you could cover your nose whenever you meet him, he will love you more.” The woman trusted Zheng and followed her advice.

Curious about why the woman from Wei was doing this, King Huai asked Zheng about it. Zheng pretended to be scared and reluctant to tell him anything. King Huai said, “You can say it no matter how ugly the words are.” Zheng replied, “The woman once said she found your smell to be disgusting.”
Furious upon hearing the explanation, King Huai ordered the guards to cut off the woman’s nose. Although Zheng removed her rival, this episode made her known as one of the most notorious women in history.


https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/7/1/218839.html

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