This palace is from modern day 2

Chapter 337 I Don't Like Your Attitude
I paused for a moment. I actually felt that such a thing was very cruel. However, maybe things will turn around because of this. The candidates for the burial are not executed immediately. They will be given death when the Empress Dowager is buried.
"Yanhe..." The first name I called out was my cousin. When she heard me calling her, her eyes widened in disbelief, her lips trembled slightly, "Sister..."
Then I named three more names, without exception, they were all young ladies who made an exception to enter the palace.

As soon as my words came out, they immediately burst into tears, plopped and knelt on the ground, "Ma'am, please forgive me, please, please forgive me."

All three of them knelt down, but Yanhe stood upright, she just looked at me resentfully, this expression made me frown.

"You go down." I said to the other women who survived the disaster election safely. Now their faces are no longer happy when they were just elected, and all of them are tainted with sadness. 
Perhaps at this moment they realized that entering the palace was not as good as they imagined.

I sat down, looked at the three people who were still crying, and coughed, "This matter has been settled, and there is nothing I can do about it."

"You just can't tolerate us competing for favor with you." Yanhe interjected, I looked at her displeased, originally I was thinking of helping her for my cousin's sake, but now reading the list is just the next step Wei only.However, I didn't expect her to be so restless.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. We are willing to leave the palace. We will not compete with you for being the emperor. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Should I say they are simple, or stupid?After Yan He said such a few words, he lost his position.

Stand up, I don't think I need to talk nonsense to them, "The only one who can save you is your father."

After finishing speaking, I walked out of the palace gate, and after the silence behind me, there was another cry.

"What do you mean?" Yan He chased me out, looking at me with a very unpleasant attitude.

"Yanhe, although you are my cousin, I don't like your disrespectful attitude, so I will stop here if I am smart. If you are smart, you should understand."

(End of this chapter)