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

Ruyi seemed to have her secret exposed. She pointed at Chunchan in anger and said, "Chunchan, the Imperial Concubine poisoned you despite the years of master-servant relationship. Aren't you going to expose her crime in public? If not now, when?!"

Chunchan smiled and said, "The Queen took advantage of the fact that I was out of the palace to deal with my aunt's funeral and had Concubine Yu kidnap me and force me to forge evidence of my master's crime."

"Although I am only a servant, I also know the difference between right and wrong and the principle of being loyal to my master. My master has never done anything evil. How can I, a servant, falsely accuse my master of her innocence just because of the Queen's threats?!"

Hai Lan said angrily: "Chun Chan, don't think that Imperial Concubine Ling will give you the antidote just because you said that. She dared to murder the heir to the throne, so what's the big deal about killing a slave?!"

Chunchan said: "My master did not murder the heir to the throne, and I did not betray my master. Why would my master want to kill me?"

Ruyi and Hailan found out that they had fallen into a trap and said angrily, "Is all this just a play by you? Maoqian, you don't hate your Imperial Concubine at all, right?"

Chunchan said, "If we didn't perform this play, how would we know that Xiu'er was the Queen's person? How would we know that the Queen actually wanted to frame the master for such serious crimes as murdering the heir to the throne and stealing the imperial edict?!"

Mao Qian also said: "My master and I are both victims, why should I resent my master? What's more, the emperor has already abolished the marriage between me and Ling Yunche, and I have no relationship with Ling Yunche anymore!"

Ruyi said angrily, "Since you have no relationship with Ling Yunche anymore, why do you go to the flower room to harass and humiliate Ling Yunche repeatedly? You hate me because of Ling Yunche, so why are you loyal to Imperial Concubine Ling who has an old relationship with Ling Yunche?!"

Mao Qian said: "I hate Ling Yunche because Ling Yunche, as my husband, has another woman in his heart. He doesn't care about my efforts at all and he wastes my feelings!"

"I did make things difficult for Ling Yunche, because he owed me that! But Ling Yunche is spineless and willing to degenerate. I look down on such people, so why should I waste my thoughts on such a despicable person?"

"My master has long seen through Ling Yunche. He is a heartless person and a hopeless person. I despise such a person and don't want to care about him anymore, let alone my master?"

"In this palace, I'm afraid only the Empress Dowager thinks that Ling Yunche is a rare talent. Otherwise, why is Ling Yunche's tablet only ranked below that of the wife of Duke Cheng'en?"

Ruyi roared in exasperation, "How dare you, you dogs and slaves, unite to deceive me! When did you find out?"

Yan Wan smiled softly and said, "Does the Queen think that by kidnapping Chunchan, she can alienate us? Chunchan and Lancui and I have known each other since childhood. After entering the palace, whether I was a maid in the Flower Room, a maid in the Qixiang Palace, or a concubine of the Emperor, we have always supported each other."

"Chunchan and Lancui are loyal to me, and I trust them. They have never been unfaithful to me, and I have never been unfaithful to them."

"Don't mention Chunchan Lancui, even if it's Wangchan Maoqian, or anyone else in Yongshou Palace. I won't doubt their loyalty, and they won't betray me!"

Hai Lan knew that she had been fooled by Yan Wan, and she was afraid that if the people inside heard this conversation, they would misunderstand that Ruyi had ulterior motives.

Hai Lan said angrily: "Good, good, good! Imperial Concubine Ling knew that this was a trap, but she still dared to rush in. She is really courageous!"

"So Imperial Concubine Ling came to Yikun Palace this time just to wash away the evil deeds you have done? I have to say, Imperial Concubine Ling's words are really watertight!"

Yan Wan was speechless. "If you have evidence, bring it out as soon as possible, don't just make up rumors here!"

Hai Lan said: "You have been pretending so well these years. Not only have you instigated the mother-son relationship between Yongqi and me, but you have also caused a rift between Yongqi and his sister Yongqi!"

Yan Wan retorted, "I instigated? I have seen Yongqi's face covered with scars from being beaten by you more than once. I have seen Yongqi in a dilemma because of the Empress's affairs more than once? Just based on what you and the Empress did, do you still need me to instigate?"

"You kept emphasizing in front of Yongqi that the twelfth prince was the legitimate son, had a noble status, was the future crown prince, and was Yongqi's future master. How could the relationship between the monarch and his subjects be as close as that between brothers?!"

Ruyi lost her self-esteem and pride in exchange for this rare opportunity, but who knew that Imperial Noble Consort Ling was already prepared.

Ruyi couldn't bear to watch this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity being ruined by Imperial Noble Consort Ling, and said angrily.

"Your Royal Concubine came prepared and deliberately played a divisive trick in front of me in order to deny all the crimes, right?"

"The law of nature is clear, and retribution will come. In front of so many tablets and prayer flags, don't you feel the slightest bit of guilt? Aren't you afraid that the wronged souls you killed will come to claim your life when you wake up in the middle of the night?!"

Yan Wan knew that Ruyi and Hai Lan were stubborn and would not believe her innocence no matter what she said.

Yan Wan believed her words, the emperor had already made up his mind, and she didn't care what Ruyi and Hai Lan thought. Now was the time for her to fight back.

Yan Wan said: "If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. How can I stop worrying about you, Queen?"

"But I am very curious. The Queen has already been confined to the Yikun Palace. How could she have such a plan to trap me?"

Seeing that Yan Wan didn't respond to her words, Ruyi said angrily: "If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish. Just because you are the Imperial Noble Consort, do you really think you are the master of the harem?!"

Yan Wan smiled and said, "Then let me guess. I am already the Imperial Concubine, and the only people who can order my arrest are those few people."

"As soon as I was taken to the Yikun Palace, the Empress framed me with the crime of stealing the imperial edict and coveting the throne. She also kept trying to prove that I wanted to use Empress Xiaoxian to gain the emperor's favor and Princess Hejing's trust, and ascend to the throne of Empress."

"Princess Hejing is the most filial and will certainly not tolerate anyone being disrespectful to Empress Xiaoxian, so she just stood by and watched. The Queen Mother has recently been worried about the marriage of Princess Duanshu's daughter."

"I guess that the Queen Mother voluntarily entrusted the Twelve Prince to the Queen Mother in order to ask her for help. If the Queen Mother succeeds in overthrowing me, murdering the heir to the throne will be a serious crime. Even if I am not sentenced to death, I will be banished to the cold palace."

"If I fall, Yongyan and Yonglin can be raised in Cining Palace. Concubine Yu just analyzed that among all the people in the palace, only the prince born to the Empress and me is most likely to be the crown prince by the Emperor."

"In this way, no matter who is appointed as the crown prince in the future, he will be raised by the queen mother. Queen, is this how you make a deal with the queen mother?"