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

The emperor found Ruyi's words ridiculous.

"I really can't understand what deep hatred there is between you and Concubine Ling that you must kill her?"

"You said that you managed the harem without a single injustice or miscarriage of justice. Then what about you letting Concubine Yu and Rong Pei torture Concubine Li and the other two with a board? What about humiliating them to the point of nearly committing suicide? You deliberately withheld the money that Grandma Tian was going to save her life, and in the end, Jin bribed her to kill Yongjing."

"You blamed all this on Concubine Ling, and even falsely accused Wei Yang of cursing you with witchcraft. Jiang Yubin just said a few good words for Concubine Ling, but you thought Jiang Yubin was involved and sent him to the Ministry of Punishment to be punished. Is this a false case?"

"Balin is arrogant and domineering, and her daughter Jingxuan has the same personality. It was Jingxuan who pushed Qingyou into the water, but you insisted on protecting Balin and confined the innocent Concubine Yu to the palace. As a result, Balin became more daring and even sent assassins to kill Yongqi!"

"Aren't all these things true? Are they all deliberately framed by others? How can I feel at ease when you manage the harem like this?"

Ruyi directly retorted: "When I was Imperial Concubine Xian, the Emperor asked me to assist Empress Xiaoxian in managing the harem. Why didn't you say I was incompetent at that time? When the Emperor appointed me as Imperial Concubine and even Empress, I repeatedly stated in front of the Emperor that I didn't want to be Empress. Why did the Emperor try so hard to push me to a high position?"

"Does this mean I am willing to be the queen? Since Your Majesty despises me so much, why did he tolerate me being the queen for more than a decade?!"

Over the years, whenever the emperor and Ruyi had a disagreement, Ruyi would always say that she did not volunteer to be the queen. The emperor was tired of hearing this.

The emperor retorted: "Yes, you did tell me that you didn't want to be the queen, but only wanted to be my wife. But don't you understand that the emperor's wife is the queen?"

"Okay, even if there are differences between them. You said you only wanted to be my wife, and I have already granted your wish by letting Concubine Ling take full charge of palace affairs. Why are you dissatisfied again?"

"I really cared about you at first, so I was willing to share the most honorable position in the world with you, but what you did really disappointed me!"

Ruyi could not hide her jealousy and said, "Your Majesty cares about me? I have endured ten years of hardship in the palace before you made me a noble concubine and granted me the power to assist in the management of the six palaces, together with Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui. And what about Imperial Noble Consort Ling? She is just a Han Chinese maid who only learned the rules in Changchun Palace for half a year."

"At first, she was given the title of noble lady, in March, she was given the title of imperial concubine, and if she had no children, she was given the title of consort. Moreover, when the emperor wanted to make me the empress, he also gave her the power to manage palace affairs!"

"Noble Concubine Ling served the Emperor for more than ten years before she gave birth to a princess for him. The Emperor then granted her the power to assist in managing the six palaces! Noble Concubine Ling's seventh princess was only a few years old when the Emperor chose Lawangdorji as a good match for her. Yongji is the Emperor's legitimate son, but the marriage has not yet been finalized."

"Your Majesty is so partial to one and yet you still say that you care about me?!"

The emperor said, "I gave you a chance, but you failed to manage the palace affairs well and failed to convince the concubines and palace servants, so I asked Concubine Ling to assist you."

"As for Yongji, he is my only legitimate son. How could I not have high hopes for him? That year at Mulan Paddock, I asked you to teach Yongji more lessons when you had nothing to do. What did you say to me?"

"After returning to the palace, Concubine Yu took care of Yongji for you. In the past few years, how many times have you been to the Yanxi Palace? How many times have you tested Yongji's homework? As Yongji's biological mother, you didn't care about Yongji at all."

"And I have more than one son, Yongji. I am busy with many things every day. Why should I spend more time on a son with mediocre talent?"

Ruyi was struck by lightning when she heard this. What did the emperor mean by this? Did the emperor really no longer consider Yongji? How could that be possible!

Ruyi was very emotional. "Doesn't the emperor value legitimate sons the most? In the past, the emperor doted on Empress Xiaoxian's second and seventh princes so much that he even secretly appointed the second prince as his successor when he was only a few years old. Later, even though the two princes died young, the emperor posthumously named the second prince as Prince Duanhui and the seventh prince as Prince Zhe."

"My children Yongjing and Jingsi are also the emperor's legitimate son and princess, but after they died young, the emperor did not posthumously confer any honors on them. That would be fine, but now the emperor and I only have Yongji as our legitimate son. Why does the emperor ignore Yongji like this?!"

The emperor said: "Although Yonglian and Yongcong are young, they are very talented. Although Empress Xiaoxian was very strict with Yonglian in the past, which caused Yonglian to fall ill, it is normal for a mother to attach importance to her children's studies."

"But what about you? Yongji has grown up so big, when have you ever worried about his studies? I told you to pay attention to Yongji's studies and make him as good as Yongqi. You only heard me say that Yongji has ordinary talents, and you thought I was deliberately humiliating you."

"It is said that Yongqi not only has the blood of the Ulanara clan, but is also a descendant of my Aisin-Gioro clan. If you don't take it seriously yourself, why should I bother with it?!"

After hearing this, Ruyi felt a chill to the bone. It turned out that the emperor had really given up on Yongji, so he planned to make Concubine Ling the Imperial Noble Concubine just to bypass her as the Queen!

Even if the emperor chose Yongqi as the crown prince, he would sever the mother-son relationship between Hailan and Yongqi because of his relationship with Hailan.

Such a vicious plot must have been thought up by Concubine Ling!

After all, Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui has passed away for many years. What’s the use even if she was once Yongqi’s adoptive mother?

Suddenly, Ruyi felt that this matter was not so simple. Concubine Ling was not Concubine Shu. She had two sons and two daughters, and her brother had no heirs.

It must be because Concubine Ling's sons Yongyan and Yonglin were only a few years old, and she was afraid that she could not sit firmly on the position of crown prince, but also wanted to maintain her wealth and glory for a lifetime, so she set her sights on Yongqi!

Ruyi shouted, "No! Your Majesty cannot make Yongqi the Crown Prince!"

The emperor looked at Ruyi coldly and said, "Queen, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs!"

Ruyi turned a deaf ear to him and continued, "Your Majesty, if you want to make Yongqi the heir, that's fine, but you must execute Concubine Ling! Otherwise, after a hundred years, Concubine Ling will definitely kill Yongqi and Yongli and support her fifteenth prince to inherit the throne!"

The emperor thought Ruyi was crazy. "Queen, do you know what you are saying? How can you be the mother of the country when you are like this?!"

Ruyi absolutely could not tolerate that the Concubine Ling, whom she despised the most, and her fifteenth prince Yongyan would one day sit in the position that originally belonged to her and Yongqi!