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

Although the emperor has reached old age, he has always been in good health.

Recently, I suddenly fell ill for some unknown reason. I sent for the imperial physician to diagnose and treat him many times, but there was no improvement.

As time went on, rumors spread in the palace that the emperor was seriously ill and was about to die.

The people in the palace were in a panic for a while, and the concubines from various palaces took turns to go to the Yangxin Palace to take care of the patient.

When Yihuan heard that the emperor was seriously ill, she was so worried that she cried all day long.

Whenever she was sick, she and Yan Wan went to Anhua Palace to pray for the emperor.

To put his mind at ease, he even summoned the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory to divine for the emperor? Only when Yihuan and Yanwan knew that the emperor would be able to survive safely did they breathe a sigh of relief.

One day, Yan Wan had just entered the Palace of Tranquil Longevity to attend to the emperor when she saw the emperor instructing Jin Bao to put away a small yellow box.

When Yanwan passed by, Jinbao happened to whisper to the eunuch beside him: "Follow me and put this edict behind the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque!"

Yan Wan turned a deaf ear to him, holding the medicine and sitting in front of the dragon bed, she said, "Your Majesty, it's time to take the medicine."

The emperor is not sick at all. Although what he drank was not medicine, if he continues to pretend like this, I'm afraid the emperor will really get sick.

The emperor gestured to Yan Wan to put down the medicine first, leaned on the pillow, and said to Yan Wan pretending to be weak.

"These medicines have no effect at all, so I might as well stop taking them!"

Yan Wan immediately advised softly: "The emperor is ill and needs medicine to recover. This bowl is a little cold, I will ask the imperial physician to bring another bowl."

The emperor said: "No need, I am tired of drinking."

Yan Wan said, "How can he get better if he doesn't take the medicine? Sister Yi Huan prays for the emperor every day in Anhua Palace. If she knew that the emperor refused to take the medicine, I wonder how she would cry."

"Your Majesty's health is not only yours, but also the support of all the subjects and concubines in the world. Your Majesty must take good care of your health!"

Thinking of the days when Yihuan pretended to be sick and how she had to force herself to smile in front of him with red and swollen eyes, the emperor felt bad.

During this period of time, Yanwan never showed any inappropriate behavior, which really made the emperor doubt the authenticity of Ruyi's words.

The emperor tried to test him: "I am over fifty years old, and I have not appointed a crown prince because I think I am in good health. But I never expected that I would get such a serious illness. If I pass away, who will take over the throne?"

Yan Wan said: "Your Majesty must not say such unlucky and discouraging words! The imperial doctors are very skilled, and I believe that Your Majesty will definitely recover!"

The emperor said, "Of course I hope I can recover, but I have reached the age of 50, and there are some things I have to plan for! Yanwan, who do you think I should make the crown prince?"

Yan Wan said, "Your Majesty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs! If Your Majesty wants to discuss the matter of appointing a crown prince, why not summon the ministers to meet you now?"

The emperor said: "I will naturally summon them. I just want to hear your thoughts."

Yan Wan said: "If the emperor asks about the affairs of the harem, I can still give him some advice. But the matter of establishing a crown prince concerns the foundation of the country, and I dare not speak rashly!"

"A few days ago, I, together with Sister Yihuan, summoned the director of the Imperial Observatory. The director told me and Sister Yihuan that the emperor has great fortune and will live a long and peaceful life."

"The celestial phenomena predicted by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory have all come true, so Sister Yihuan and I are certain that the Emperor will be fine!"

The emperor was very pleased with Yanwan's words. After observing her for these days, he found that Yanwan did not have the ambition to seize the throne for Yongyan as Ruyi said.

The emperor couldn't help feeling a little guilty, and became more determined to make Yongyan the crown prince.

Yan Wan knew everything the emperor was thinking and sneered in her heart.

The emperor said, "Many emperors throughout history have pursued immortality, but has anyone succeeded? Of course I hope to live a hundred years, but I also know that is just flattery from the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory."

Yan Wan smiled and said, "That being said, this kind of words makes people feel comfortable and hopeful. Isn't it more conducive to the emperor's recovery? Regardless of whether the emperor believes it or not, this concubine and sister Yihuan believe it anyway."

The emperor said: "Yongyan is very young, but he knows the rules very well. He studies hard, respects his teacher, and is friendly to his brothers and respectful to his younger brothers. This is all because of your good teaching."

Yan Wan said: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"

No matter how the emperor tested her, Yan Wan remained neither humble nor arrogant.

There was also no evidence that Yanwan had privately communicated with Jinzhong.

Yanwan didn't take any action at all, which made Ruyi and others very anxious.

Pretending to be sick was not a pleasant experience, and the emperor gradually lost his suspicion of Yan Wan. He was ready to announce that he had recovered from his illness and exempted the concubines from serving him.

Princess Hejing has been secretly paying attention to Yanwan's actions since her conversation with Hailan that day, but apart from what Ruyi said, she has not found anything else suspicious. She is prepared to stop interfering and wait and see how Ruyi will end up.

The Queen Mother is obsessed with power and is even willing to use her own reputation to guarantee Ruyi. How could she possibly let Yanwan get through this disaster safely?

Ruyi, Hai Lan and the Queen Mother discussed it and prepared a drastic measure to force Yan Wan to take action.

Ruyi asked Maoqian and Xiu'er to persuade Yanwan to persuade the emperor to make Yongyan the crown prince, and asked Chunchan to produce the evidence of Yanwan's guilt as soon as possible.

She also asked the Empress Dowager to persuade the Emperor to test Yan Wan again.

Soon, the palace was filled with gloom, and imperial doctors and ministers came in and out of the Yangxin Palace.

There was another rumor in the palace that after the emperor passed away, the emperor and the empress's only legitimate son, the twelfth prince, would inherit the throne.

Mao Qian advised Yan Wan, "My dear, if this news is true, what should we do with our Fifteenth Prince?"

Yan Wan shook her head and said, "It's impossible. The Emperor has already received the Empress' imperial seal. The Twelfth Prince is no longer considered the Emperor's legitimate son. What qualifications does he have to inherit the throne?"

Mao Qian said, "But my Lord, don't forget that the Emperor has not deposed the Empress. The Empress Dowager is on the Empress' side. If the Emperor dies in the future and the Empress Dowager falsely passes on the imperial decree, it will be all over!"

"I heard from the people in the Yangxin Palace that the emperor is afraid that he may not have much time left, so he has already written the edict to appoint a crown prince and placed it behind the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming"!"

Yan Wan suddenly realized, "Could it be that the emperor ordered Jin Bao to issue the edict to establish the crown prince? Did Jin Bao tell me what the emperor wrote?"

Mao Qian said, "How did Jin Bao know this? Master, I think you should think of a way to see what is written in this edict, and then you can deal with it!"

Yan Wan felt that what Mao Qian said made sense, and said, "That's right, Wang Chan, come with me tonight to take a look!"

Not long after, Hailan rushed to Yikun Palace to report the good news to Ruyi, "Sister, Imperial Noble Consort Ling has finally taken the bait! Chunchan also agreed to help us, but in order to save her life, she wants to take the ruby ​​ring herself and expose Imperial Noble Consort Ling's crimes in front of the emperor!"

Ruyi endured humiliation for so long and finally succeeded.

Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief and ordered, "Rong Pei, take out all the prayer flags I made!"