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

The Emperor promoted Concubine Chun to Imperial Concubine, and when the day came, he conferred titles on the six palaces. It was not possible for Concubine Ying and the others to cause any more trouble.

Seeing that Han Xiang was still favored and was in the emperor's bedchamber every day, not only the other concubines were jealous, but even the empress dowager could no longer sit still.

Han Xiangjian now spends her days in Yikun Palace, learning the rules from Ruyi. She doesn't care about the emperor's favor, but she has other worries.

One day, Han Xiangjian finally couldn't help but said to Ruyi: "Empress, I have a request, I hope you will approve it!"

Not only did the emperor summon Han Xiangjian every night, but because Han Xiangjian was learning the rules in Yikun Palace, the emperor wanted to see her after leaving court, so he often went to Yikun Palace under the pretext of visiting Ruyi.

Ruyi felt very uncomfortable when she saw her young man being gentle and infatuated with another woman in her palace.

Hearing Han Xiangjian's words, Ruyi could not hide her resentment and asked back, "You are now the most favored concubine in the palace. The emperor will immediately do whatever you want. It's too far to ask me for help."

Han Xiangjian thought Ruyi was just teasing her and didn't notice the jealousy and hostility hidden in Ruyi's tone, so she went straight to the point.

"Only the Queen can help me with this matter. Does the Queen know any way to avoid pregnancy?"

Ruyi was shocked and suspected that she had heard it wrongly. She asked hurriedly, "What did you say? Don't you want to be pregnant with the emperor's heir?!"

Han Xiangjian never thought that being favored by the emperor was something to be proud of, and even felt that it was not a good thing at all.

Han Xiangjian said to Ruyi expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, I know that I don't want to enter the palace at all, let alone serve the emperor!"

"I only have my young lover Hanqi in my heart. Since we are destined not to be together, and since I have to consider my people and have to enter the palace to serve the emperor, I accept my fate, but I don't want to have the emperor's child!"

"The Emperor just wants me. Now that he has gotten what he wants, please help me, Queen. Although I cannot be with Han Qi, I will never get pregnant with someone else's child. This would be a betrayal of the relationship between Han Qi and me!"

Ruyi was greatly shocked and stammered, "Rong, Rong Guiren, do you know what you are talking about? The imperial physician in the palace would not dare to prescribe such medicine for you!"

Han Xiangjian nodded with great confidence, "Of course I know, so I came to ask the Queen for help, and beg the Queen to grant me this!"

Ruyi was slightly tempted, but she couldn't agree so quickly. She just said that she needed to think about it carefully and asked Han Xiangjian to go back to Baoyue Tower to rest first.

After a while, the Empress Dowager asked Fujia to invite Ruyi to the Cining Palace for a talk.

"Your son pays respects to the Empress Dowager!"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Please sit down, Queen. I have read the records of the Jingshifang over the past month or so, and it is almost always Rong Guiren who has been sleeping with us!"

"Let's not talk about the fact that Concubine Rong once tried to assassinate the emperor in public. According to the rules left by our ancestors, the emperor cannot use a dish for the third time during a meal, not to mention that he only favors one person in the harem?!"

"The Emperor is obsessed with Concubine Rong. Although Concubine Rong is unwilling to enter the palace, it is a foregone conclusion that she will become the Emperor's concubine. I have to be on guard in advance!"

Ruyi listened to the Queen Mother's words and had a vague guess in her mind, but she didn't want to say it out loud, so she pretended to be stupid.

"It is indeed against the rules for the emperor to favor the noble lady alone, but I think that over time, the emperor will treat everyone equally as he did in the past. Empress Dowager doesn't need to worry too much!"

The Queen Mother laughed and said bluntly, "If the Emperor only favors one more concubine, it is not worth it for me to call you to the Cining Palace. I will just say it directly."

"Noble Rong is favored every day, I'm afraid that it won't be long before news of her pregnancy comes. The emperor is already so crazy now, if Noble Rong is really pregnant, who knows what crazy things the emperor will do!"

"This is about the heir to the throne, so I dare not be careless. Since Concubine Rong does not want to enter the palace, she must not want to give birth to a child for the emperor. The queen should save Concubine Rong from the trouble and let her serve the emperor without distraction!"

Ruyi's heart skipped a beat, and she asked cautiously, "The Empress Dowager meant not to let Concubine Rong get pregnant...but the Emperor dotes on Concubine Rong so much..."

The Queen Mother interrupted Ruyi and said, "I heard that it was you who helped the Emperor persuade Concubine Rong to sleep with him?"

Ruyi nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty asked me to follow your duties as the Queen, and I have no choice but to obey."

The Queen Mother said, "Now, I still ask you to follow the Queen's duties. If you want peace in the palace, the Emperor will not do anything out of line for Rong Guiren. Queen, think of a way to save Rong Guiren from the pain of childbirth!"

Ruyi looked embarrassed but felt relieved in her heart, so she pretended to be coerced by the Queen Mother and had to agree.

The next day, Ruyi brought a bowl of sterilization soup to Baoyue Tower. Ruyi exempted Han Xiangjian from the ceremony and said to her.

"Xiang Jian, yesterday you asked me if I needed a method to get pregnant, and I have brought it to you. As long as you drink this bowl of soup, you can rest assured. I wonder if your mind has changed?"

Han Xiangjian's gaze fell on the bowl of soup in Rong Pei's hand. She seemed to see her lover buried under the avalanche through the air, and her eyes were filled with moisture.

"Han Qi and I have long been committed to each other. We have envisioned our future more than once, but it all ended with that avalanche."

"My heart has long been buried in the snow along with Han Qi's body. Although I cannot be with Han Qi, I will never break my oath to Han Qi!"

"I have made up my mind. Thank you, Queen, for your support!"

Han Xiangjian picked up the soup with a determined look and drank it all. Seeing Han Xiangjian's expression of not hesitating, Ruyi felt that she had helped Han Xiangjian and Han Qi, the star-crossed couple.

They will definitely be grateful to her in their hearts, and her worries have been eliminated. Thinking of this, Ruyi lowered her head slightly, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily curved into an arc.

After doing all this, Ruyi felt relieved and said that she still had palace affairs to deal with, so she returned to Yikun Palace first.

Rong Pei was a little worried, "Empress, why did you come to Baoyue Tower in person? You can leave these matters to Concubine Yu or Concubine Ying. What if the Emperor finds out..."

Ruyi felt very comfortable at the moment and said with a smile, "I was following the Empress Dowager's order and fulfilling Rong Guiren's wish. How could the Emperor blame me?"

"If this matter is handed over to Hailan or Ying Fei, Ling Fei is the best at stirring up trouble and discord, and Shu Guifei has always been partial to Ling Fei. Wouldn't they take this opportunity to punish Hailan for the serious crime of harming a concubine?"

Rong Pei felt that Ruyi was very thoughtful. "The Queen is right. We can't give Concubine Ling a chance to bite back."