The Apo Master dressed up as Concubine Ling and killed the Ruyi sisters

For many days, the emperor summoned Han Xiangjian every night.

The emperor had been so fond of Han Xiangjian in the past, and no one thought there was anything strange about it.

Ruyi was originally happy to see Hanxiang being favored, but after waiting for many days, the emperor not only did not come to see her. During the entertainment banquet, the emperor's attitude towards her did not seem to soften.

Ruyi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, secretly blaming Han Xiangjian for being useless.

"I trust Rong Fei so much, but Rong Fei can't even handle a small matter. I am really disappointed! I have already given up my dignity and surrendered. How can the emperor turn a blind eye to it?"

Hai Lan advised: "The gap between sister and the emperor is too deep, and it can't be resolved with just a few words. Since sister has handed this matter over to Rong Fei, give her some more time."

"It is better for the Emperor to favor Concubine Rong than for the Emperor to favor Concubine Ling and Concubine Shu."

At this point, Ruyi can only place all her hopes on Han Xiangjian.

Ruyi asked again, "What's going on in Yongshou Palace?"

Rong Pei said: "Nothing happened."

Ruyi frowned and asked, "We are already halfway through the southern tour, and there is still no progress at all?"

Hailan said: "Don't worry, sister. I will find a chance to talk to Maoqian."

The imperial ship would stay in Hangzhou for a few days, and the emperor would allow the concubines to go ashore for sightseeing.

Hailan took advantage of Yanwan's happiness to go out with her and went to find Maoqian who was staying in the palace, avoiding being seen.

Mao Qian was surprised to see Hai Lan appear in front of her, and hurriedly greeted her, "This servant greets Lady Yu!"

Hai Lan had limited time, so she got straight to the point, "Mao Qian, you've been in the palace for so long, do you still hate Ling Yunche?"

Mao Qian was stunned, not knowing why Hai Lan asked her this question. Could it be that she wanted to punish her privately to avenge Ling Yunche while Concubine Ling was away?

But even so, she is not afraid!

Mao Qian said bluntly: "As a husband, he is unfaithful to his wife. Shouldn't I hate him?"

Hai Lan said: "You can hate Ling Yunche, and you can also hate Ling Yunche's sweetheart. But what I want to say is that you hate the wrong person!"

Mao Qian was startled and said, "What do you mean by that, Lady Yu? Although Ling Yunche and you both don't admit it, the person in Ling Yunche's dream is the Empress. I am very sure of this. So how can you say that you hate the wrong person?"

Hai Lan tacitly agreed with Mao Qian's statement and evaded the main point by saying, "You only know one side of the story, but not the other. You should know that Ling Yunche and Concubine Ling had a relationship before, right?"

Mao Qian suddenly realized and sneered, "I was wondering why Concubine Yu came to see me. It turns out that she took advantage of our master's absence to come and sow discord."

"Of course I know about this matter, but my master has already explained it to the emperor in the Yangxin Palace that day, and惢心 and Zhao Jiuxiao also testified for my master."

"Even if our master and Ling Yunche were once in the stage of discussing marriage, it is normal for them to break off their relationship just because Ling Yunche fell in love with someone else and didn't care about our master's situation!"

Hailan knew she was in the wrong and didn't want to argue with Maoqian about who was right or wrong.

"What if Concubine Ling is still obsessed with Ling Yunche?!"

Mao Qian laughed out loud as if she had heard a huge joke, "Never forgetting? Lady Yu, are you talking about our master's obsession with Ling Yunche? Ling Yunche is such an irresponsible person, why would our master still be obsessed with him? Lady Yu, are you kidding me again?!"

Hai Lan said, "It's absolutely true! Did you know that when Concubine Ling was still a maid in the Sizhiku, Ling Yunche gave her a ruby ​​ring. This ring is naturally not worth much, but the ring is engraved with their names, representing the feelings between them."

"Before Noble Concubine Ling planned to get close to the Emperor, she asked for the one in Ling Yunche's hand back. If you don't believe me, you can look for it in private and you will know whether what I said is true or false!"

Mao Qian said, "I have served our master for quite some time, but I have never seen the master wear this ring, not even a ruby."

Hai Lan said: "Noble Concubine Ling has always been cautious, how could she wear it and let others see it? Besides, Chunchan is the head maid of Yongshou Palace and the most trusted confidant of Noble Concubine Ling, so it is normal that you don't know."

Mao Qian hesitated. "This is just your one-sided statement. Don't think that I don't know what you want to do. It's nothing more than seeing that our master is too glorious, and you and the Queen want to find something to hold against our master through me!"

Seeing that Mao Qian was still doubtful, Hai Lan continued, "I admit that you are right. But you risked your life to enter the palace to meet the emperor, wasn't it because you couldn't stand that Ling Yunche's heart was not with you?"

"For this reason, you insisted in front of the Emperor that the Empress and Ling Yunche were having an affair. This caused the Emperor to become suspicious of the Empress, and Ling Yunche was humiliated and died."

"You took revenge on the Empress and Ling Yunche. But have you ever thought that maybe all this was a trap set by Concubine Ling?"

Mao Qian pointed out the doubts in Hai Lan's words and questioned, "Your Excellency just said that our master is obsessed with Ling Yunche. If all this is really a trap set by our master and Ling Yunche was killed, doesn't it contradict your words?"

Hai Lan hurriedly added: "Ling Yunche risked his life to save the Empress at Mulan Paddock, and rumors spread after he returned to the palace. I was afraid that this rumor would be detrimental to the Empress, so I let people spread the rumor that Ling Yunche and Concubine Ling were childhood sweethearts."

"I guess that in order to protect herself, Concubine Ling asked Concubine Yu to trick Concubine Rong into telling you the news. You thought you had found the man of Ling Yunche's dreams, so you risked everything and went to the palace to report it."

"This way, the Emperor's eyes will be on the Empress and Ling Yunche. If the Imperial Concubine Ling plays a trick in front of the Emperor, naturally no one will doubt her!"

"Mao Qian, I hate Concubine Ling, but I can't bear to see you being deceived by Concubine Ling!"

Mao Qian seemed to have been persuaded by Hai Lan, and murmured to herself, "No wonder the master didn't let the people of Yongshou Palace embarrass Ling Yunche. I used to think it was to avoid suspicion. It turns out that the master is obsessed with Ling Yunche and feels guilty about him!"

Hai Lan struck while the iron was hot and said, "Noble Concubine Ling acted cruelly. She used you to deal with the Queen and snatched the power of the palace from the Queen. After achieving her goal, she saw that you betrayed Ling Yunche and tortured him so much. She will definitely kill you to avenge Ling Yunche!"

"Mao Qian, if you want to live, you have to join forces with us!"

Mao Qian asked: "What should this servant do?"

Hai Lan said: "Now that Concubine Ling has not suspected you yet, after returning to the palace, you should secretly look for the ruby ​​ring. When you find it, give it to me. Tell me any news you get, and I will tell you what to do later!"

Mao Qian nodded in agreement. After talking for a while, Hai Lan left in a hurry for fear of being discovered.

Maoqian looked at Hailan's back for a while with a smile on his face, then went back to doing his own things.