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

Although the days of being confined to the Yikun Palace were difficult, at least there was still a glimmer of hope.

After the emperor returned from his southern tour, not only did he not summon Ruyi, but he also ordered Jinzhong to go to the Yikun Palace to take back the imperial edicts that he had used to confer the titles of concubine, noble concubine, imperial noble concubine, and empress on Ruyi.

The imperial seal was taken away, and the position of queen was abolished without being abolished.

After seeing the emperor's attitude towards Ruyi, the concubines Yu and Li who were still waiting in the palace gradually became bolder. Every now and then, they would go to Yikun Palace to cause trouble for Ruyi and Rong Pei in the name of visiting.

Hai Lan was worried about Ruyi's situation all the way, and as soon as she came back, she couldn't wait to visit her in Yikun Palace, but the guards guarding Yikun Palace did not allow her to enter.

After asking around, Hai Lan found out that Wanpin had not arranged everything for Ruyi in advance as she had wished. As a result, Qin Li from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had emptied all the good things in the Yikun Palace.

Hai Lan was heartbroken when she learned about the humiliations that Ruyi had suffered and wanted to go to the emperor to plead for mercy, but the emperor refused to see her.

Everyone in the palace belongs to Imperial Noble Consort Ling, and no one cares about Ruyi's safety except herself.

Hai Lan knew that the emperor valued Yongqi, so she asked Yongqi more than once to plead for Ruyi.

Yongqi was not present at the time, but when he learned that Ruyi dared to cut her hair, he, like the emperor, thought that Ruyi was crazy.

The last time Ruyi threatened Yongqi to handle Ling Yunche's funeral, she had exhausted Yongqi's last bit of kindness towards her.

This time, no matter how Hai Lan pleaded and how tough she was, Yong Qi refused to respond except for promising to send some food and clothing to Yikun Palace. Hai Lan was so angry that she scolded Yong Qi for being ungrateful.

After Ruyi's imperial seal was taken back, everyone in the palace knew that it was impossible for Ruyi to turn things around. The 12th Prince Yongqi, who was not valued to begin with, was inevitably looked down upon.

Yongqi was very upset. He was the most honorable prince in the palace. But overnight, everyone in the palace said that his mother cursed his father. Not only was he confined to the palace, but everything he had was taken away from him.

Although his adoptive mother, Concubine Yu, was very kind to him, she was just a concubine after all.

Having fallen from heaven to hell, being disliked by the Emperor, and being looked down upon and criticized by palace maids and eunuchs everywhere, Yongqi was so distressed that he locked himself up in Xiefang Palace.

After the enthronement ceremony, Yan Wan had become the undisputed number one in the harem.

On this day, Yan Wan was accompanying Yong Yan and Yong Lin to study. Yong Yan said, "Mother, I am tired and don't want to study anymore."

Yan Wan smiled and said, "If you are tired, you can take a break and then continue to read, but after you have rested, you still have to continue to study seriously, understand?"

Yongyan nodded obediently, "I know. Mother, I feel so sorry for my twelfth brother, but everyone in the palace says that he is the son of the Empress Dowager, and that I cannot play with him. Mother, is that so?"

Yan Wan was stunned, looking at the child's innocent face, and said gently: "Of course not, the Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager, and your twelfth brother is the twelfth brother, they cannot be confused."

Yonglin said, "But everyone in the palace says that the Empress Dowager dislikes me the most and wants to harm me everywhere, so I cannot associate with my twelfth brother or my fifth brother!"

Yan Wan corrected him, "Nonsense, there are indeed some grievances between my mother and your royal mother, but this is a matter between us and has nothing to do with you children! Whether you are with the other princes and princesses in the palace, or with your fifth brother and twelfth brother, you are all your royal father's children, brothers and sisters, you must get along well, understand?"

Yongyan nodded happily, "I understand! I like the fifth and twelfth brothers!"

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"I, my concubine, meet the Emperor!"

"Your Majesty, I beg you to be well!"

The emperor helped Yan Wan up and said with a smile, "Yan Wan has a broad mind and knows how to teach her children!"

Yan Wan said, "Why do you have to involve the children in the affairs of adults? Yongyan and Yonglin can ask such questions, which shows that the situation of the twelfth prince has not been good recently. It is my negligence."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business. It's the queen's reckless behavior that has implicated her own son!"

Yan Wan asked Yong Lin and Yong Yan to leave and said to the emperor, "Hasn't the emperor already chosen a wife for the twelfth prince? Now that the twelfth prince has reached the age, he can leave the palace and start his own household after getting married."

Ruyi cut her hair, and the emperor hated her and even disliked Yongqi, "No hurry."

Yan Wan knew that the emperor had a prejudice against the twelfth prince. Although she sympathized with him, she was powerless to do anything.

Thinking of Yongqi's untimely death, she felt a little sad and reminded the emperor, "A few days ago, Yongqi came to Yongshou Palace to pay his respects. I saw that Yongqi didn't look very good. He was exhausted from the long journey to the south, and after returning to the palace, he had to take care of my canonization ceremony. I'm afraid he must be tired."

Speaking of Yongqi, the emperor felt much better. "Yongqi does everything by himself and is filial to you. You also care about Yongqi very much. Don't worry, Yongqi is so young, he will be fine."

Yan Wan said, "That being said, we can't be careless and need to take good care of ourselves. Yongqi has always been very competitive and often took cold showers when he was young. We should also frequently call the imperial physician to check his pulse."

The emperor nodded, "Yan Wan is right. I will remind Yong Qi. Humph, the Queen has been confined to Yikun Palace during this period, and Concubine Yu has been busy running around. Yong Qi is bound to be in a bad mood."

At this point, Yan Wan asked, "The Queen has returned to the palace alone, and the people and officials are bound to talk about it. The Queen has been under house arrest for several months. During this period, Concubine Yu and Concubine Li have entered and exited Yikun Palace many times. The Emperor should have heard about it. Does the Emperor not care?"

The emperor said, "Of course I know what's going on in the Yikun Palace, but I won't care and don't want to care. Didn't she always say that she didn't want the position of queen? Then I want to see how she will deal with the palace people without the power of queen."

"What's more, if she hadn't relied on her status as the queen to bully Concubine Yu and Concubine Li, why would they have gone to trouble the queen? All of this is just karma!"

"I heard from Jinzhong that Sanbao's leg injury has healed. I will reunite them tomorrow!"

After the emperor left, Yan Wan ordered, "Chun Chan, go tell the people in Xiefang Palace not to neglect the twelfth prince. If I find out who dares to disobey me, I will not let them off easily!"

Chunchan agreed to pass on the message.

Mao Qian asked in confusion: "Master, why don't we just not make things difficult for him? Why do we have to take care of the twelfth prince? Doesn't the master hate the queen?"

Yan Wan said, "The twelfth prince didn't have any bad intentions. His bright future was ruined by the queen, which is pitiful enough. Also, tell the people in Yongshou Palace not to embarrass Yikun Palace. As for Concubine Yu and Lipin, as long as they don't go too far, it's fine."

Mao Qian asked, "The queen has no hope of turning the tables, why should the master be so careful?"

Yan Wan said meaningfully: "It is better to be safe than sorry. You are not the queen, so how do you know that she has no hope of recovery? Moreover, I am the only one in power now, so how do you know that others will not be jealous?"