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

After hearing Yan Wan's analysis, Empress Dowager Ruyi and others were all shocked.

The Emperor has always disliked the Empress Dowager interfering in the affairs of the previous dynasty and the harem, so he has been reluctant to agree to a good marriage for the daughter of Princess Duanshu.

Previously, the Queen Mother had repeatedly fought for Yihuan's Tenth Prince and intended to interfere in state affairs, which had displeased the Emperor.

If Yihuan had not listened to Yanwan's advice and taken the initiative to let Yongyue be adopted, thus ending the Queen Mother's wish, the mother and son would have probably fallen out long ago.

When Dawachi rebelled, the Queen Mother, worried about Princess Duanshu's safety, prayed for her in the Buddhist temple in the Cining Palace and did not interfere in the affairs of the harem for many years.

The emperor thought that the empress dowager was preparing to retire and not care about worldly affairs. After listening to Yan Wan's words, he realized that the empress dowager was just lying in wait, looking for an opportunity.

After listening for so long, Princess Hejing already understood that Ruyi was deliberately showing weakness in front of her in order to get her to take action against Imperial Noble Consort Ling.

Princess Hejing was very angry when she found out she had been deceived.

When the Empress Dowager heard Yan Wan publicly expose the conspiracy between her and Ruyi, she looked at the Emperor's suspicious expression, secretly cursing Ruyi for being a waste in her heart, while whispering to explain to the Emperor.

"The Emperor and the Empress were childhood sweethearts, and I cannot bear to see them end up like this. I listened to the Empress's pleas and thought she had realized her mistakes. That's why I wanted to mediate between the Emperor and Empress, and I have no other intentions!"

The emperor asked with a half-smile, "Is your Royal Mother intervening in this matter just to reconcile the relationship between me and the Queen? I heard that the Queen is seriously ill. Your Royal Mother, don't you plan to raise Yongji?"

The Queen Mother hurriedly distanced herself from the matter, "Even if the Queen is seriously ill, Yongqi has Concubine Yu to take care of him. I am old now, and I don't have the energy to take care of the princes and princesses."

The emperor nodded in agreement, "The Empress Dowager has reached her seventies, it is time for her to enjoy her retirement. Looking after the princes and princesses is too tiring, I dare not trouble the Empress Dowager!"

After hearing the emperor's veiled warning, the empress dowager dared not say anything but was angry, and she blamed Ruyi and Hai Lan even more for their incompetence.

Even with such a golden opportunity, she couldn't overthrow Imperial Noble Concubine Ling. It seemed that the harem was truly dominated by Imperial Noble Concubine Ling!

Ruyi and Hai Lan were naturally unaware of the confrontation between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

But Yanwan exposed the deal between her and the Queen Mother, which made Ruyi shocked and angry.

Ruyi knew that the plan she had prepared for so long had failed again. She was very unwilling but there was nothing she could do.

Hai Lan was eager to help Ruyi turn the situation around, and pointed at the tablets and prayer flags all over the hall.

"Why does your Imperial Concubine have to talk about other things? Since your Imperial Concubine has nothing to hide, do you dare to swear in front of the spirits of these people?!"

Yan Wan sneered in her heart, swearing a poisonous oath is indeed your final trump card, she has been waiting for it for a long time!

Yan Wan snorted coldly, "You have no evidence, and you can't win the debate with me, so you start asking for help from gods and Buddhas?"

Hai Lan thought Yan Wan was guilty, so she provoked her, "Why, are you scared, Imperial Concubine Ling? I don't think Imperial Concubine Ling can be scared sometimes!"

Yan Wan laughed sarcastically, "Afraid? Why should I be afraid? I know that Concubine Yu likes to swear an oath to show her loyalty to the Queen."

"Since Concubine Yu insists on forcing me to swear an oath to prove my innocence, would Concubine Yu dare to swear with me?"

Hai Lan refused and said, "Now it is your Imperial Concubine who has to prove her innocence to the Empress, why should I swear an oath?"

Yan Wan also provoked, "The Queen's seal had long been taken away by the Emperor. I, under the Emperor's order, am taking over the management of the harem on behalf of the Queen. I have not received any order from the Emperor to prove my innocence. Is Concubine Yu faking the imperial edict?!"

"Or, Lady Yu has something to hide, and doesn't dare to swear the oath with me?"

Hai Lan was anxious to get Yan Wan to swear, and immediately said, "As long as the Imperial Noble Consort dares to swear, I will definitely accompany you!"

Yan Wan curled her lips and smiled, then suddenly stretched out three fingers and swore, "I, Wei Yan Wan, swear here by the entire Wei family that I have never done anything to murder the heir to the throne, and I have no intention of coveting the throne! If I say even a word that is false, I am willing to be punished by heaven!"

"Mrs. Yu, it's your turn."

Ruyi and Hai Lan waited for a long time, but there was no warning from heaven.

Hai Lan was a little anxious, and Yan Wan and others kept urging her, so Hai Lan had to reluctantly and perfunctorily swear.

"I swear by the entire Koriyet clan that, except for the time when I was confused and harmed Consort Chunhui's third prince, I have never done anything to murder the royal heir. If I have said even a single word that was false, I will be punished by heaven!"

Before Hai Lan took the oath, she suddenly remembered that she had once plotted against Consort Chunhui and her son. She was worried that Yan Wan would use this to set a trap for her, so she added a sentence to avoid having to take the oath.

Yan Wan found it funny, it seemed that Hai Lan was still guilty. However, Hai Lan's self-righteous behavior would not be blessed by God.

Yan Wan suddenly said sadly: "The emperor has a total of 17 princes and 9 princesses. Although there are many, it is a pity that most of them died early."

"My fourteenth and sixteenth princes, the thirteenth prince and the fifth princess of the queen, and the second and seventh princes of the queen Xiaoxian, it is so sad..."

When Hai Lan heard the name of the Second Prince, she suddenly felt guilty for some reason. In this place full of tablets and prayer flags, it seemed that there were many souls of those who died unjustly floating around, desperately looking for their murderers.

Suddenly, Hailan saw a little child holding reed catkins in a dark fog, struggling to breathe.

This familiar yet unfamiliar scene brought back Hai Lan's long-forgotten memories.

Hailan was very scared. Seeing the child in the black fog approaching her step by step, Hailan was so scared that she fell to the ground and screamed in horror.

"Don't come over here, don't come over here! I didn't mean to hurt you. Who made you the son of Empress Xiaoxian? I was just flying a kite because I was worried about my sister. Who made your mother punish me to kneel for two hours?"

"You can't blame me. Who made you so weak? I just put a handful of reed catkins and you died. Who made you so useless?!"

"Ahhh, don't come over here! Second Prince, even if the emperor loves you, so what? You are too weak to be the crown prince. I am just sending you to where you should go! Don't bother me!"

Hai Lan screamed as if she had seen a ghost, scaring everyone. Before Rong Pei could help Hai Lan up, they heard Hai Lan somehow reveal the incident of her assassination of the Second Prince.

Ruyi was horrified and hurriedly covered Hailan's mouth to stop her from speaking.

But Hai Lan had lost her mind at this moment and could not recognize Ruyi at all. She thought it was the wronged ghost of the Second Prince coming to claim her life, so she hid from place to place and knocked over many tablets and prayer flags.

Princess Hejing, who was inside, suddenly learned the truth about Yonglian's death. She could no longer remain calm and rushed out in shock and anger, pointing at Hailan and cursing.

"So it was you who murdered the Second Prince, you vicious woman!"