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

Hai Lan successfully persuaded the Queen Mother, and the sun was setting when she came out of the Cining Palace.

Princess Hejing was not in the palace, and Hai Lan had no way to leave the palace, so she had to return to Yanxi Palace first.

The next day, Princess Hejing came to burn incense for Yongqi, and Hailan took the opportunity to talk to Princess Hejing.

"Princess, may I have a word with you?"

Princess Hejing was stunned. She had never had any contact with Concubine Yu and usually saw her because of Ruyi's affairs.

She came to burn incense only because Yongqi was her younger brother, and had no idea what Concubine Yu wanted to say to her.

Princess Hejing walked aside and waited for Concubine Yu to speak.

Hai Lan looked around, afraid that someone would see her and the news would reach the ears of Imperial Noble Consort Ling.

Hai Lan took out a letter and handed it to Princess He Jing, saying, "Princess, this is the letter that the Queen asked me to pass on to you."

Princess Hejing was surprised and sneered, "What are you talking about, Madam Yu? Is this a letter from the Empress Dowager to me? I am so flattered to receive a letter from the Empress Dowager in my lifetime!"

Hai Lan ignored the sarcasm in Princess He Jing's tone and said, "It is indeed a letter from the Queen to the Princess. The Queen knows that the Princess has a huge misunderstanding of her, but the Queen is ill and may not live long, so she wants to tell the Princess what is in her heart. Please take a look!"

Princess Hejing intuitively thought that Ruyi was playing some tricks again, and said to Hailan: "Although this princess has always lived in the princess's residence outside the palace, I also know that Empress Yu is the most trusted person around the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager has anything to say, why not Empress Yu help convey it? Why bother writing a letter?"

Hai Lan could only say, "The Queen knew that Empress Xiaoxian and the princess had always disliked her and felt that she was disrespectful to Empress Xiaoxian. The Queen did not think so before, but when she became the Queen herself, she finally understood how Empress Xiaoxian felt at the time."

Princess Hejing asked, "Why, is it because your Highness felt that your Highness had taken away the rights that belonged to the Queen, and she is upset, so she came to complain to me?"

Princess Hejing spoke in a sarcastic tone, which made Hailan unhappy. However, in order to overthrow Imperial Noble Consort Ling and for Ruyi's future, Hailan had to endure it.

Hai Lan said, "Princess, you misunderstood! The Queen knew about Shui Linglong's incident, and the princess knew about it beforehand, otherwise she wouldn't have rushed to the palace to save Imperial Noble Consort Ling."

"The matter has passed, and Her Majesty the Queen does not want to pursue it any further. Her Majesty the Queen only wants to ask the Princess, are you helping Imperial Noble Consort Ling in order to support her to ascend the throne of Queen?"

Princess Hejing already knew that Ruyi had asked Hai Lan to sow discord between herself and Imperial Noble Consort Ling, and she wanted her to help her deal with Imperial Noble Consort Ling.

Princess Hejing laughed and said, "What is the Empress Dowager talking about? The Empress Dowager cut off her hair and cursed the Emperor, ruining her own position as Empress. Do you really want me to sympathize with you?"

Hai Lan said: "The Empress did not mean to curse the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. She just did something impulsive to protect the Emperor's reputation! Empress Xiaoxian is the Emperor's first wife, and Imperial Noble Consort Ling is just a maid from Changchun Palace. Can the princess really tolerate a maid sitting on the seat of Empress Xiaoxian?!"

Princess Hejing naturally could not tolerate this, but she was not a fool so she would let Ruyi manipulate her.

"If the Emperor really abolishes the Empress Dowager's position as Empress, the country cannot be without an Empress for a day. Your Majesty is the highest-ranking concubine in the harem, so it is reasonable for the Emperor to make her Empress. What reason does this princess have to stop him?"

Hai Lan said: "There is nothing wrong with other people being named queens, but Imperial Noble Consort Ling is of low birth and was a maid serving Empress Xiaoxian. If she really becomes queen, how will the world view Empress Xiaoxian? Wouldn't it be a mockery for a maid to be on the same level as the queen?!"

These words touched Princess Hejing's heart. But she couldn't just turn around and deal with Imperial Noble Consort Ling because of this. Wouldn't that satisfy Ruyi?

"The Emperor has long promoted the Empress's family, and Empress's brother has made great achievements in the court, which is much more powerful than the Emperor's mother's Ulanara family. If the Emperor really makes Empress Ling the Empress, who dares to disobey? Moreover, Empress Ling has given birth to six children for the Emperor!"

Hai Lan said: "The Empress and the Emperor have been childhood sweethearts, so she chose a concubine and almost took away the position of the legitimate wife of Empress Xiaoxian, which made Empress Xiaoxian unhappy. But the Empress just hopes to be with the Emperor forever, not to snatch the position of Empress Xiaoxian!"

"The Empress has also told the Emperor many times that she has no intention of becoming Empress. It was because the Emperor felt that Empress Xiaoxian had passed away and the country could not live without an empress for a day, and he had such affection for the Empress that he insisted on making her Empress."

"The Empress knows very well that there is no going back to the past between her and the Emperor. After she cut her hair, no matter what the reason, she will not be able to keep her position as Empress. The Empress wrote this letter because she doesn't want the Princess to continue to be deceived by Imperial Concubine Ling and become a stepping stone for her to ascend to the Empress' throne!"

No matter what the past grudges were, the fact is just as Hai Lan said, Ruyi no longer has the power and honor of a queen.

The oath Princess Hejing had made in front of Empress Xiaoxian's portrait had come true. In her heart, Princess Hejing naturally did not want the emperor to appoint a third empress.

Although Princess Hejing didn't say anything, Hai Lan could see that Princess Hejing had been shaken.

Hai Lan continued, "Noble Consort Ling is very cunning. How ruthless and cruel was Jin of Qixiang Palace? Even Empress Xiaoxian was deceived by her and was killed by her under the guise of Concubine Mei. But Noble Consort Ling was able to escape from her Qixiang Palace!"

"From that time on, Imperial Noble Consort Ling had the intention of clinging to the Emperor and Empress Xiaoxian. Under the pretext of avenging Empress Xiaoxian, she defeated the Jin family and won the trust of the Emperor and the princess."

"After Imperial Concubine Ling gave birth to the Fifteenth Prince, she began to fight for the throne. First, she caused the Queen's Twelfth Prince to fall out of favor, and then she killed my Yongqi. In this way, her Fifteenth Prince is the Emperor's last choice!"

Princess Hejing asked, "Madam Yu is saying that Madam Ling killed Yongqi? Do you have any evidence?"

Hai Lan said: "Although there is no definite evidence, I am Yongqi's mother. Princess, don't you believe me?"

Princess Hejing felt that Hailan would not say such things out of thin air, and asked hesitantly, "Does your majesty really have such ambitions?"

Hai Lan hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said, "She has no ambition and means, how could she have gone from being a palace maid to the position of Imperial Noble Consort? Princess, please wait a few days. Once I have gathered all the evidence, I hope you can persuade the Emperor to see if your Imperial Noble Consort has the intention to seize the throne!"

Princess Hejing thought for a moment and replied, "I hope the Empress Dowager and Empress Yu won't make me wait too long. Also, if the Empress Dowager deceives me, I will never let it go!"