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

Ruyi finally won over the Empress Dowager and Princess Hejing to deal with Imperial Noble Concubine Ling together, and persuaded the Emperor to set up the prayer flag bureau to test Imperial Noble Concubine Ling.

No matter what, Ruyi must let the Emperor hear it with his own ears tonight and make the Royal Concubine confess her crimes and evil ambitions!

Ruyi asked directly, "Your Royal Consort is always good at speaking and arguing, and I have long experienced this. But do you dare to say in front of me and these tablets that you don't want your son to sit on the throne of the Crown Prince and don't want to replace me as the Queen?!"

Of course, Yan Wan knew what Ruyi and Hai Lan were planning. Although only these people appeared in Yikun Palace, Yan Wan could hear the thoughts of the emperor and the other two who were hiding in the dark.

The Queen Mother has been completely won over by Ruyi and hopes to reveal her ambitions in front of the Emperor so that the deaths of Yongqi and others can be blamed entirely on herself.

After the fall of the Imperial Noble Consort, the power of the harem would be taken over by the Empress Dowager in return.

Princess Hejing didn't want anyone to sit on the throne of queen that her mother once sat on, so she helped Ruyi deal with her.

However, she had not shown any improper thoughts during this period of time, which made Princess Hejing somewhat suspicious of Ruyi's intentions.

The emperor has always believed in himself, but under the instigation of the empress dowager and Ruyi, as it concerns the country and the people, the emperor has to be cautious and agrees to set up a test.

Knowing what everyone was thinking, Yan Wan naturally understood how to respond.

Yan Wan said, "The Emperor will naturally discuss with the military ministers about who he wants to appoint as the heir, as this is a major matter concerning the foundation of the country. Why should the Empress and I worry about this? Doesn't the Empress know the rule that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs?"

"As for the position of Empress, I know that I am of humble origin. It is a great blessing for me to be appreciated by Empress Xiaoxian and favored by the Emperor. I have been honored twice and have been named Imperial Noble Consort in charge of the Six Palaces. I know myself well and dare not dream of the throne of Empress!"

Ruyi heard Imperial Noble Consort Ling's words so well that she felt a little impatient and pressed on, "We are the only ones in Yikun Palace, so why should Imperial Noble Consort Ling hide anything?"

Hai Lan also said: "What is the current situation in the palace? How can the Imperial Concubine Ling be smart and not see it? The Emperor has reached the age of destiny. Although he has 17 princes, they either died early or were adopted by others."

"In terms of age and virtue, there is Yongqi. In terms of status and favor, there is the twelfth prince of the Empress, and your fifteenth prince, Imperial Noble Consort Ling. In order to pave the way for the fifteenth prince, you placed the vicious woman Hu Yunjiao next to Yongqi, and used rumors to deal with the Empress and the twelfth prince."

"You used a vicious scheme to ruin the reputation of the Empress, and the Emperor confiscated her imperial seal and confined her to the Yikun Palace. Later, the Emperor intended to make Yongqi the heir, and you instructed Hu Yunjiao to harm Yongqi!"

"Yongqi is dead, Yongji has fallen out of favor, and the best choice for the emperor is the fifteenth prince. Imperial Concubine Ling, you have such vicious thoughts!"

Yan Wan laughed sarcastically and said, "How could Concubine Yu be so good at making up stories? When Ling Yunche came to the rescue at Mulan Paddock that day, he threw himself on the Empress without hesitation, holding her fingers tightly together and unwilling to let go. Could it be that I pushed Ling Yunche behind her back, causing him to do such a disrespectful and rebellious thing in public?"

"Later, rumors spread in the palace, and the emperor summoned me to the Yangxin Palace for questioning. I told him everything. Did Concubine Yu think that the emperor couldn't see through my tricks, or was she deliberately covering up for me?"

Without waiting for Hai Lan to refute, Yan Wan continued, "Mao Qian is right here, you might as well ask her, did I pass on the message to her and let her go to the palace to report Ling Yunche? Did I also arrange for惢心 and Zhao Jiuxiao to give false testimony in front of the emperor in advance?"

"Afterwards, the Emperor turned Ling Yunche into little Lingzi and sent him to work in the flower room. If it weren't for the Empress who was worried about him and repeatedly stood up for Ling Yunche and humiliated Lingzhi, how could Lingzhi cause trouble in the Imperial Garden and let the twelfth prince witness that unbearable scene with his own eyes?"

Hai Lan said angrily, "You arranged Lingzhi's mission, so she must have been bribed by you a long time ago. So you deliberately chose the end of the Seventeenth Prince's birthday banquet to frame the Queen and Ling Yunche!"

Yan Wan retorted, "I have repeatedly invited the Empress to Yonglin's birthday banquet, but she has always refused on the grounds that she is not feeling well. Even when the Emperor asked, the Twelfth Prince gave the same answer. Who would have thought that the Empress, who is recuperating in the Yikun Palace, would actually meet with a eunuch in the Imperial Garden?"

"I even specially took Aunt Lingzhi, the manager of the Four Treasurys, to kneel down and kowtow to apologize to a servant eunuch! Lingzhi's job was indeed arranged by me, but if the Empress hadn't deliberately suppressed Lingzhi from leaving the palace, how could Lingzhi have resentment towards the Empress?"

"I just followed the palace rules and I will have no more contact with Lingzhi. Even if Lingzhi framed the queen, what does it have to do with me? Why didn't the queen say it was because she was mean to her servants!"

Ruyi couldn't think of a suitable rebuttal to Yanwan. Remembering that Maoqian had been conquered by Hailan, she pointed at Maoqian and wanted Maoqian to testify against Yanwan.

"Mao Qian, you live in Ling Mansion, how did you know the news in the palace? Did Imperial Concubine Ling send Chun Chan or Lan Cui to Ling Mansion to tell you?"

Mao Qian replied, "In reply to the Queen, I have long noticed that Ling Yunche has someone in his heart, so when someone in the palace started talking about the rumor, I believed it was true. That's why I followed the people in the palace into the palace to meet the Emperor."

"The person who came introduced herself as a maid of Concubine Rong. After I entered the palace, it was Concubine Rong who personally brought me to see the emperor."

Ruyi secretly blamed Maoqian for not being able to speak, and deliberately misled Maoqian, saying, "But I remember that on the day you entered the palace, Concubine Yu also entered the Yangxin Palace with you. Could it be that you remembered the wrong person?"

Mao Qian said, "It is true that Concubine Yu was there that day, but as far as I know, Concubine Rong was worried about the Queen's safety and wanted me to testify for her. But because she didn't have a token to leave the palace, she asked Concubine Yu for help."

"Before I entered the palace, I really couldn't tell the difference between the ladies in the palace, but now that I have been serving the Imperial Noble Consort for a long time, I can naturally tell them apart. It was Concubine Rong who found me that day, there is no doubt about it!"

Ruyi said angrily, "Maoqian, what's wrong with you? Why are you still covering up for Imperial Concubine Ling at this time?"

Mao Qian said, "I have no intention of covering up for Imperial Concubine Ling, but no matter what time it is, I will only tell the truth! Doesn't the Empress want to hear the truth?"

Yan Wan laughed sarcastically and said, "If the Queen wants to punish me, you still have to produce evidence. You can't just slander me. The Emperor won't approve of it!"