The emperor looked at Ruyi in astonishment. Ruyi seemed to be proud of the disbelief in the emperor's eyes. She raised her index finger and handed the strand of broken hair to the emperor.

At this time, Princess Yanwan and Princess Hejing thought the time was about right, so they came to ask for an audience with the Emperor.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"Your son pays respects to His Majesty Father and Empress!"

The emperor helped Yan Wan and Princess He Jing up. He saw that Yan Wan was walking unsteadily and asked, "Noble Concubine Ling, what happened to your legs?"

Princess Hejing glanced at Ruyi and told the emperor truthfully, "In reply to your Majesty, the Empress Dowager suddenly sent Rong Pei to look for you this afternoon. You thought something was fishy, ​​so you asked a maid to tell me."

"When I arrived at the Empress's bedroom, I saw that the people in the Empress's palace had arrested Empress Ling and the other two. They said that Empress Ling had ruined the reputation of the Emperor and wanted to take her to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation!"

"Empress Ling said that the Empress had no evidence, and even if she was guilty, it should be the Emperor who punished her. The Empress said that she was personally appointed as the Empress by the Emperor, and in a rage, she wanted to beat Empress Ling to death!"

"That dog slave Sanbao is a bully who dares to kick Madam Ling! If I had been a step later, I'm afraid the Emperor would never see Madam Ling again!"

When the emperor heard that Ruyi could be so domineering, he sneered.

"The Queen kept saying in front of me that she didn't want to be the Queen, but when she faced Concubine Ling, she used the title of Queen that I personally bestowed upon her to suppress her."

"She says one thing to my face and another behind my back. I don't know which one the Queen says to believe!"

In addition to being framed by Imperial Noble Consort Huixian and murdering Concubine Mei and her son, she was banished to the cold palace by the Emperor and Empress Xiaoxian.

In the past few decades, today is undoubtedly the most miserable time for Ruyi.

Ruyi originally thought that today was a perfect opportunity for her to overthrow Concubine Ling and suppress Princess Hejing at the same time.

But unexpectedly, the Emperor not only protected Concubine Ling, but also let Ruyi know the sad news that her twelfth prince would have no chance of becoming the crown prince.

Ruyi has always been arrogant and could not tolerate the fact that Concubine Ling, the winner of the palace fight, looked down at her, the defeated opponent.

Ruyi was so angry that her head was hot, and she only wanted to show her arrogance as Ulanala Ruyi in front of Concubine Ling.

She just wanted to let the emperor and the other two know that she didn't want the position of queen at all. The imperial concubine used tricks and schemes to pull her down from the position, but she didn't care at all!

Concubine Ling is not a winner, but she has never failed either!

Ruyi loosened more of her hair, used it to cover the slap marks on her face, and cut her hair in front of Concubine Ling and Princess Hejing!

Just now, when Concubine Ling and Princess Hejing came in to pay their respects, they saw that Ruyi's hair was loose. They thought that Ruyi had angered the emperor and was beaten by him, so they didn't think much about it.

Now, Concubine Ling and the other two looked at each other in shock as they looked at the strands of hair falling from Ruyi's hands.

Both of them were frightened by Ruyi's crazy behavior and knelt on the ground in panic.

"What is the Empress doing? Your Majesty, according to the rules of our Qing Dynasty, one can only cut hair when one's parents or family members pass away. Now that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are both in good health, isn't the Empress's action..."

"Even if the Empress Dowager is angry, she cannot curse the Empress Dowager and the Emperor!"

Ruyi looked at the emperor's furious expression and Concubine Ling's and Concubine Ling's expressions as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and she felt a strange sense of pleasure in her heart.

"Didn't the emperor say that I covet the position of empress? Didn't your concubine want my position as empress? Today, I will grant your wish!"

"Your Majesty and I have known each other since childhood. I wanted to be with you for the rest of our lives, but I didn't expect that your Majesty would not only fall in love with someone else, but also blindly favor the enchanting concubine!"

"When we grow old together, old age will make me resentful. Since the emperor has changed and no longer has me in his heart, I will cut off my hair as a sacrifice to commemorate the dead Qingying and Hongli!"

The emperor only reacted at this time. Listening to Ruyi's increasingly crazy words, the emperor angrily said: "Come here, the queen is crazy, send someone to send the queen back to the palace tonight!"

In order to maintain the last bit of dignity, Ruyi walked out on her own.

Rong Pei had been waiting outside, and she vaguely heard the Emperor and the Queen arguing again.

But she subconsciously felt that Ruyi was right, and the two had had many quarrels before. Even if there was a big commotion inside, Rong Pei didn't think anything serious would happen.

When Ruyi came out with disheveled hair, Rong Pei stepped forward and wanted to help Ruyi return to the palace to rest.

As soon as he saw Ruyi's uneven hair, he was immediately scared and broke out in a cold sweat.

The boat was quiet. The two looked at each other, and Yan Wan asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, please calm down. When the princess and I came here, we met Master Fu Heng. Master Fu Heng said that he saw someone dared to tie up Jin Zhong, who served the emperor, and he had rescued Jin Zhong."

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Shall I accompany Your Majesty back to the palace to rest?"

When the emperor heard the imperial concubine mention Jinzhong who was arrested by Ruyi without authorization, he immediately thought of Li Yu who had already defected to Ruyi, and the emperor ordered people to dock the dragon boat.

"Li Yu, you are truly loyal to the Queen. If the Queen wants to force me to abdicate today, you will be the most capable eunuch in charge of the new Emperor! What a pity."

Li Yu risked everything to help Ruyi, but he was always worried.

I thought that even if Ruyi quarreled with the emperor again, Jinzhong would be dead by then, and the worst that could happen to me would be a scolding, and I would still be the chief eunuch of the Yangxin Palace.

But when Li Yu saw Ruyi coming out in that state, he knew that everything was over!

Li Yu had no time to blame Ruyi for being such a waste and how she had done things like this, causing him to suffer the emperor's wrath.

Li Yu quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "I dare not! I was bewitched by the Empress, and I was blinded by greed. I dare not have such thoughts, Your Majesty, please understand!"

The emperor looked coldly at the eunuch who had served him for decades, "From Prince Bao's Mansion to the Yangxin Palace, you have served me for decades. Why haven't you figured out who your master is?"

"Although Wang Qin has a bad temper and bad behavior, he is loyal to me after all. You have studied under him for many years, but you have not learned anything. In view of your decades of service to me, I will not take your life. Take eighty lashes of the cane and go back to the Old Summer Palace!"

Li Yu knew that it was the Emperor's grace that saved his life, so he did not dare to say anything else. He thanked the Emperor and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

The emperor continued, "From now on, I will promote Noble Consort Ling to Imperial Noble Consort in charge of all harem affairs. The canonization ceremony will be held after she returns to the palace!"

"The eunuch Sanbao, who is in charge of the Yikun Palace, has committed insubordination. Break one of his legs for me! The Yikun Palace will be sealed from today!"

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