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

Yongqi performed well in pacifying the Dzungar Khanate and had reached marriageable age. The emperor intended to confer the title of Beile on Yongqi and arrange a marriage for him.

On this day, the emperor summoned Ruyi, Concubine Chun, and Yanwan to the Yangxin Palace to discuss the matter.

"I, my concubine, meet the Emperor!"

After greeting, the emperor said, "I called you all here today because it is time for Yongqi to get married. Who do you think is the right person?"

Ruyi asked, "Does the emperor have a suitable candidate in mind?"

The emperor said, "Yongqi is intelligent and filial since childhood, and has performed very well in recent years. I intend to give him Ortai's granddaughter Xilinjueluo as his wife, and at the same time confer him the title of Beile."

Ruyi smiled and said, "I think this is a good idea."

Concubine Chun and Yan Wan also said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Everyone agreed on this matter, and the emperor smiled and said, "If that's the case, then you should prepare immediately."

Three years have passed since Yan Wan gave birth to the seventh princess. During this period, the eighth and ninth princesses were added to the palace.

Yan Wan is pregnant for the third time, but Hai Lan has been confined to the Yanxi Palace.

Jinzhong dismissed all of Hailan's confidants and capable people in the Yanx Palace, leaving only a few palace maids and eunuchs who were best at flattering the powerful to serve Hailan.

Hai Lan had been confined to the Yanx Palace by the emperor many times, and had long lost all his favor.

At the beginning, the palace servants were a little concerned about the Queen and the Fifth Prince, so they served Hai Lan quite attentively.

But gradually, the Empress not only stopped coming to the Yanx Palace to visit Hai Lan, but also stopped allowing Rong Pei to take care of the Imperial Household Department so that Hai Lan's life could be better.

The Fifth Prince often found excuses to visit Hai Lan in the Yanx Palace, but every time they met, Hai Lan was only concerned about the Empress.

Every time, she would remind the Fifth Prince over and over again to be loyal to the Empress and the Twelfth Prince, and to help the Empress deal with Concubine Ling.

The Fifth Prince heard a lot, and seeing that the Empress turned a blind eye to his mother's plight and refused to help, he gradually became estranged from his mother and the Empress.

These palace servants had no scruples, so naturally they would not be polite to Hai Lan. Hai Lan was a noble lady, and she also gave birth to the fifth prince. But in this palace, her treatment was not even as good as that of a concubine.

If Li Guiren and the other three had not been unable to go to the Yanx Palace without an imperial decree, they would have gone together to watch Hai Lan's joke.

Even so, the four noble ladies of Li often sent people to inquire about Hailan's recent situation in the past three years. When they learned that Hailan was being embarrassed and neglected by her own palace servants in the Yanx Palace, they laughed so hard that their stomachs almost burst, and they sighed that what a reward it is!

When Ruyi saw that Yanwan was pregnant again, even though Yanwan had given birth to princesses twice in a row, they often made fun of her in private.

But the emperor not only still dotes on Yan Wan, he also loves the two princesses she gave birth to. If Yan Wan gives birth to a prince this time, she will have the power to assist in managing the six palaces.

On the other hand, although Yingpin had a good family background and was also a princess, she was still a concubine after entering the palace for many years. Hailan, as Ruyi's right-hand man, was trapped in the Yanxi Palace.

People like Concubine Qi have too low a status to be favored by the Emperor, which makes Ruyi very worried.

Taking advantage of Yongqi's marriage, Ruyi said, "Your Majesty, Yongqi is getting married soon, and Hailan has been confined to the Yanxi Palace for three years. Your Majesty, for Yongqi's sake, please release Hailan?"

During these three years, with Yanwan assisting in managing the six palaces, the palace was peaceful and harmonious, and three princesses were born in succession.

It was rare for the harem to have peace, and the peaceful emperor even forgot about Hai Lan.

The emperor couldn't help but look at Yan Wan's expression when Hai Lan was mentioned suddenly, and refused: "Noble Lady Hai ordered Ye Xin to murder Concubine Ling and the Seventh Princess. If it weren't for the fact that she is Yong Qi's mother, I would have abolished her and sent her to the cold palace long ago!"

"I have confined Concubine Guo Hai twice before for other reasons. I thought she would repent and reform, but I didn't expect her to become even worse! I think she should continue to reflect on herself in Yanxi Palace!"

Ruyi continued to persuade, "Your Majesty, Hailan has repented. Please give Hailan another chance to correct her mistakes! Moreover, Hailan is Yongqi's biological mother. Yongqi is getting married, but his biological mother is still under house arrest. If this gets out, it will damage Yongqi's reputation."

"Your Majesty, please forgive Hai Lan for Yongqi's sake!"

The emperor pointed at Concubine Chun and said, "Yongqi was sent to Concubine Chun's Zhongcui Palace when he was young. Concubine Chun has always taken care of Yongqi as if he were her own son."

"With Concubine Chun here, who dares to look down on Yongqi? Besides, isn't Yongqi's marriage arranged by you and Concubine Ling?"

Concubine Chun was about to express in front of the Emperor and Empress that she would do her best to help Yongqi arrange the wedding so that the Emperor and Empress could rest assured.

Then Ruyi said, "Your Majesty, Hailan is Yongqi's biological mother, and Concubine Chun is only his adoptive mother. Blood is thicker than water, how can the grace of raising be as great as the grace of giving birth?!"

"Back then, Yonghuang was also raised in Zhongcui Palace, but when something happened, didn't Concubine Chun only care about her own son Yongzhang?"

The funeral of Empress Xiaoxian was a thorn in the hearts of the Emperor and Concubine Chun, mother and son.

Whenever Concubine Chun thought about it, she felt that she was stupid and had harmed Yongzhang and Yonghuang, and she felt extremely regretful.

Whenever the emperor thought about it, he suspected that Concubine Chun was related to Empress Xiaoxian's death by drowning, and he was full of suspicion and resentment towards her and her son.

As Jin's crimes were exposed, although the emperor knew that it was not Concubine Chun who did it, because of this previous record, the emperor could not get over the grudge against Concubine Chun.

Now that it was suddenly mentioned, both the Emperor and Concubine Chun looked unhappy.

Ruyi was unaware of this and was still trying to find excuses to persuade the Emperor to release Hai Lan from the Yanx Palace so that she wouldn't be left alone in the palace.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Yan Wan hurriedly said, "Although Concubine Chun is an adoptive mother, her care for the Fifth Prince is obvious to everyone in the harem, and the Fifth Prince is also very filial to Concubine Chun."

"Your Majesty, the Empress is also thinking about the Fifth Prince's dignity. The Fifth Prince is a filial child. He misses Concubine Hai and often asks for Your Majesty's grace to visit her in the Yanxi Palace."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hai has been under house arrest for three years. The Fifth Prince is getting married soon. For the sake of the Fifth Prince, Your Majesty should release Concubine Hai from house arrest!"

The emperor looked at Yan Wan in confusion and said, "Noble Lady Hai almost harmed you and the Seventh Princess, and you don't hate her, but instead plead for her?"

Yan Wan smiled and said, "I am not as magnanimous as the emperor thinks. At the beginning, the emperor had already issued an order to severely punish Hai Guiren and Ye Xin, and gave me justice. Why should I hold on to them?"

Ruyi didn't believe that Yanwan would be so kind as to plead for Hailan. She must have thought that the emperor would never agree to release Hailan, so she deliberately tried to gain a good reputation of being tolerant and virtuous in front of the emperor and disgust herself at the same time.

When Yan Wan heard Ruyi's thoughts, she said in her heart, "You guessed half right," and continued to speak to the emperor.

"As the elder brother, the Fifth Prince loves my Seventh and Ninth Princesses the most. I know that besides the fact that the Fifth Prince values ​​the relationship between brothers, he also feels guilty and is only trying to make up for the mistakes made by the Noble Lady Hai."

"Although Fifth Prince has never spoken for Lady Hai in front of me for the past three years, how can a child remain indifferent to our mother's house arrest?"

"Fifth Prince is so sensible and never makes things difficult for the Emperor and me. On the occasion of Fifth Prince's wedding, the Emperor should show him some grace!"

The emperor thought Yan Wan was very virtuous and agreed with a smile: "Well, I will give Concubine Hai another chance. You can let her out, but Concubine Chun and you will still have to worry about Yongqi's marriage!"

"I obey the decree!"