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

Seeing that Ruyi had started off badly, Hai Lan was afraid that Ruyi would be led astray by Yan Wan, thus giving Yan Wan a chance to argue and turn the tables, so she quickly pulled Ruyi aside to talk.

"Sister, the most urgent task now is to induce Imperial Noble Consort Ling to reveal her guilt. As long as her words show her intention to seize the throne, or to murder sister and the heir, we can make the emperor believe it and punish Imperial Noble Consort Ling!"

Ruyi nodded and said to Yanwan, "You and Ling Yunche have known each other since childhood, and you have already reached the stage of discussing marriage. The ruby ​​ring that Ling Yunche gave you has both of your names on it. It is clearly a token of your love!"

"After so many years, you still kept this ring. It's obvious that you still have feelings for Ling Yunche. But in order to climb up the social ladder, you deliberately spread rumors in the palace, causing the emperor and the people in the palace to misunderstand that I had an affair with Ling Yunche. It was you who killed Ling Yunche!"

Yan Wan broke away from the eunuchs and said, "The relationship between me and Ling Yunche was made clear by惢心 and Zhao Jiuxiao in the Yangxin Palace that day. And the Empress and Ling Yunche hugged each other twice in front of everyone. Everyone saw it with their own eyes. I am not making up rumors without any reason, am I?"

"The Empress always says that I am vicious and that I killed Ling Yunche. But ever since I became the Emperor's concubine, I have had no contact with Ling Yunche. On the other hand, after the Mulan Paddock, the Empress knew that the Emperor disliked Ling Yunche, but she not only met with Ling Yunche, but also stood up for him!"

"The Empress always says that there is nothing between her and Ling Yunche, and that the Emperor is overthinking it. Then why was the Empress so angry when Concubine Yu falsely passed on the imperial decree to sentence Ling Yunche to death? Why did the Empress say in the Hangzhou Palace that Ling Yunche's death was a family matter and that she wanted to beat me to death with a stick?"

"I have always kept my distance from Ling Yunche, but the Queen never avoided suspicion and had many intimate actions with Ling Yunche. It is clear that Ling Yunche was killed by you, the Queen!"

Ruyi said: "This palace and Ling Yunche are innocent, you kept this ring because you still have feelings for Ling Yunche!"

Yan Wan sneered, "The Queen's claims of innocence are totally unfounded. I am tired of hearing them! The Queen said that this ring is physical evidence, with my name and Ling Yunche's name engraved on it. Words are not enough. Why not ask the Emperor to personally tell us whether it is true or not!"

Ruyi has confirmed from Hailan that the one in Chunchan's hand is the one Ling Yunche mentioned before his death, and there is indeed a "Yun" and a "Yan" in it.

Ruyi thought that Yanwan wanted to meet the emperor at this time, and wanted to rely on the emperor's past favor for her and her own eloquence to exonerate herself. How could Ruyi let her do as she wished?

Ruyi said, "I will present the evidence to His Majesty, but not now! After you became His Majesty's noble lady, you have been using the title of Empress Xiaoxian to win over Princess Hejing and show your loyalty to His Majesty. In fact, you are doing this for your own glory and wealth, and to recruit helpers to deal with the Jin family!"

Yan Wan admitted it. "This vicious woman Jin has tortured me for five years. Can't I seek justice? I did use the name of Empress Xiaoxian, but I also respect her and have sincerely worked for her for so many years!"

Ruyi was secretly delighted and asked, "You finally admitted that you have been using Empress Xiaoxian and Princess Hejing!"

Yan Wan said: "Empress Xiaoxian taught me the rules, gave me a position, taught me how to gain a foothold in the palace, and protected me from being harassed by Jin. I am grateful to Empress Xiaoxian in my heart, and I am willing to spread the name of Empress Xiaoxian's virtue and share her worries!"

Ruyi asked, "So you admit that you killed Jin?"

Yan Wan was somewhat speechless. "I have always hated Jin in my heart. This is known to everyone in the palace. But if I had not accidentally discovered that Li Xin wanted to kill Su Lian, and had not noticed the strangeness of Empress Xiaoxian's death, and then discovered that Jin seduced Meipin to kill Empress Xiaoxian and the Seventh Prince, I am afraid that I would have continued to get along with Jin."

"But Jin was ruthless and cruel. Empress Xiaoxian trusted her, but she wanted to kill Empress Xiaoxian and the Seventh Prince! I reported her crimes to the Emperor, and the Emperor was furious and asked me to investigate secretly. Who knew that during the investigation, she also murdered the Empress and the Thirteenth Prince, and wanted to put the blame on me."

"I staged a play with the emperor to lure Jin to reveal her true colors. But I didn't expect that the queen would still suspect me of killing the Thirteenth Prince even though the evidence of Jin's crime was so solid. Instead, she set up a tablet for Jin, the culprit, embroidered prayer flags, and wanted to capture me to avenge her."

"If I have designed to expose the real culprit who murdered Empress Xiaoxian and several heirs, then I admit it. I am indeed not as kind as the Empress!"

Ruyi was very unhappy to hear Yanwan's sarcastic words, but Yanwan heard the people in the inner room praising Yanwan's kindness and righteousness.

"Jin is vicious by nature. For the sake of Prince Yu, she did not hesitate to harm the concubines and the royal heirs, stir up trouble in the palace, and even interfere in the affairs of the court! Even if Yan Wan used the name of revenge for Queen Xiaoxian to deal with Jin, it would be reasonable. But the Queen ignored her own tragic death of her children in order to overthrow Yan Wan. It is really incomprehensible!"

"No matter what Imperial Concubine Ling's original intention was, it was Imperial Concubine Ling who avenged my mother and my brother. My mother was respected and loved by the palace people because of Imperial Concubine Ling's many plans. She is worthy of my mother's teaching and cultivation."

Ruyi said: "Yongjing's death may have nothing to do with you, but since you were able to set a trap for Jin, you must have known that Grandma Tian's daughter was Hu Yunjiao. Yongqi regarded you as his adoptive mother, but you let Hu Yunjiao stay with him, you sinister villain!"

Yan Wan retorted, "It was Jin who bribed Grandma Tian. It must be Jin who wanted to deal with Concubine Yu, so she asked Hu Yunjiao to change her name and go to Yongqi. Hu Yunjiao has served Yongqi for many years. If she had the intention to murder Yongqi, would Concubine Yu, as his mother, not be able to detect it?"

Hai Lan said angrily, "Didn't you go to the Emperor and make false accusations, sending Yongqi to Zhongcui Palace, recognizing Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui as his adoptive mother, and alienating us from each other? And then you instigated Hu Yunjiao to alienate the mother-son relationship between Yongqi and my sister?!"

Yan Wan said, "If you hadn't planned to harm the Third Prince, why would the Emperor be wary of you? Yongqi is a kind and upright child. Seeing that his words caused the Emperor to be furious with the Third Prince, he felt guilty."

"The Emperor was afraid that you would influence Yongqi, so he agreed to my proposal. As for Hu Yunjiao, except for the time when Xilin Jueluo brought Hu Yunjiao to the palace to pay respects, I have never had any contact with her again. What evidence does Concubine Yu have to prove that I was the one who instigated Hu Yunjiao?"

"Besides, which lie did Hu Yunjiao tell in front of the emperor that day? Yongqi is such a smart child. If I really killed him, why did he entrust his wife and children to me to take care of when he was dying?!"