indeed the queens conspired to make the headstrong girl acquiesce to the rigors of her role , but found themselves , instead , suffering for their own attempts at forcefulness , for the girl was certain to wreak upon all who defied her a vengeance most lethal , as evidenced by the unfortunate incident which took place soon after the matron ranked 1,237th in the queenly hierarchy informed the menservants that they would all be castrated if any one of them ever engaged in sexual intercourse with the princess .