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

Concubine Chun was seriously ill and died before her enthronement ceremony. The Emperor named her Imperial Concubine Chunhui and built a separate mausoleum for her.

When Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui was seriously ill, Yongqi and his wife Xilin Gioro often came to Zhongcui Palace to pay their respects and visit her.

From the conversations among the concubines, we learned that Yong Zhang went to the Yangxin Palace because of Hai Lan's instigation.

Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui did not vent her anger on Yongqi because of this and continued to care for him. Yongqi felt really angry and guilty.

Over the years, with Hu Yunjiao whispering in Yongqi's ear, Yongqi gradually became more distant from Ruyi.

The emperor ordered Yongqi to take charge of the funeral for Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui. On the day when the coffin of Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui was moved, Hu Yunjiao was at Beile's residence dressing Yongqi.

"Although I have only been to the Zhongcui Palace once, I can see that the Imperial Noble Consort really cares about Prince Beile. I heard that it was Imperial Noble Consort Ling and Imperial Noble Consort Shu who begged for mercy for the Imperial Noble Consort and the Third Prince."

"After the Imperial Noble Consort fell seriously ill, she entrusted Prince Beile, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Princess to the care of the two Imperial Noble Consorts. The Imperial Noble Consort did not forget to make plans for Prince Beile before she died. This servant feels really bad!"

Yongqi said sadly, "Empress Chun and Empress Ling were so kind to me, but the Emperor and Empress Ling targeted Empress Ling everywhere. Now, because of Empress's words, my third brother was punished by the Emperor and Empress Chun died of illness. I really can't rest in peace!"

Hu Yunjiao took the opportunity to instigate, "My Lord, please don't say that. You have always been very filial to the Imperial Noble Consort, and the Imperial Noble Consort has seen it all. She entrusted you to the care of the Imperial Noble Consort Ling because she was considerate of you."

"Your Highness Yu did say something wrong, but you did it not for yourself, but for the Empress. If the Imperial Noble Consort and the Imperial Noble Consort Ling knew this, they would not blame you."

"I heard that the Empress sent Concubine Rong a sterilization soup some time ago, which made Concubine Rong very sad. The Emperor has even punished the Empress! The Emperor is quite resentful of the Empress, so you, Lord Beile, must keep your distance from the Yikun Palace!"

Yongqi felt very heavy in his heart. Hai Lan had instilled in Yongqi the idea since he was a child that Ruyi was their benefactor and that they must be loyal to Ruyi.

Yongqi once had no doubts about this and would do whatever Hai Lan asked him to do.

But when he realized that he was just following what his mother taught him and said a few words in front of the Emperor, he ruined his brother's bright future.

He learned that the man his mother had devoted all her loyalty to was so cold and heartless to her, allowing her to be confined to the Yanx Palace again and again and to be punished by the emperor time and time again.

Yongqi watched helplessly as his mother did all kinds of evil things under the instigation of the Empress Dowager, and watched as Empress Chun and Empress Ling, who truly loved him, were targeted and framed by his own mother.

Yongqi was in great pain, but as a son he could not hate his own mother, so he transferred all his hatred onto the culprit!

After the funeral of Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui was completed, Yan Wan successfully gave birth to the Fourteenth Prince, and the Emperor named him Yonglu.

This was Yan Wan's first prince, and the emperor was very happy. As soon as Yan Wan came out of confinement, he held a ceremony to promote her to the title of noble concubine.

The emperor felt pity for Han Xiangjian's suffering and at the same time appointed her as Rongpin.

Listening to the music, Ruyi was almost furious. "When the emperor made me the empress, he asked the Grand Secretary Fucha Fuheng to be the chief envoy to perform the ceremony."

"Fucha Fuheng comes from a prominent family. His sister is Empress Xiaoxian, and he has fought many battles for the emperor. He is qualified to be the envoy to confer the title on this palace."

"Over the years, Fucha Fuheng's official position has become higher and higher, and the emperor has become more and more fond of him. Concubine Ling was just a bannerman, and was only given the title of noble concubine. Why did the emperor let Fucha Fuheng be the chief envoy before conferring the title on her?"

"What does the emperor want to do? Does he take me, the queen, seriously? Does the emperor really favor the snob Concubine Ling so much?!"

Hai Lan comforted Ruyi and said, "Sister, calm down. Concubine Ling just gave birth to a prince, and she is very popular now."

Ruyi was even more worried. "In the past, Concubine Ling gave birth to two princesses in a row. People in the palace said that Concubine Ling was destined to be childless. No matter how favored she is, I don't care about her."

"But I didn't expect that she actually gave birth to a prince. If she continues like this, one day she will threaten the status of this palace and Yongqi!"

Hai Lan said: "No, the emperor has reached the age of destiny, and the fourteenth prince has just been born. Since ancient times, the country has relied on the eldest son. No matter how favored she is, the emperor will not consider her son, sister, you can rest assured!"

Hai Lan seemed to feel that her words seemed to imply that she was coveting the position of crown prince, so she quickly explained.

"Now that the Third Prince has passed away along with Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui, the Fourth Prince has been adopted by Prince Lu, and Yongqi has become the Emperor's oldest prince."

"Yongqi and I have long since sworn to be loyal to the Empress and the 12th Prince for life! Although the 12th Prince is still young, with Yongqi leading the charge, we will not let anyone else take away the 12th Prince's position. Don't worry, sister!"

Hearing Hailan's words, Ruyi felt much more relieved and said with a smile: "Hailan, I know your feelings. Why should we be so distant with each other? Yongqi is a very good child. Don't waste him."

After Hai Lan left, Ruyi said, "The Emperor forced me to be the Queen. Yongji would not dream of becoming the Crown Prince. But if Concubine Ling has this in mind, I will not allow it!"

Seeing that only the master and servant were here, Rong Pei said to Ruyi, "Empress, what Concubine Yu reminded you of is that you should consider the twelfth prince. The fifth prince is so capable, he will definitely be a good helper to the twelfth prince in the future!"

Ruyi said, "There's nothing good about that position. If Yongqi has ideas, he can fight for it. As for Yongqi, I hope he can become a noble prince in the future, read books and grow flowers every day, wouldn't it be a happy life?"

Rong Pei exclaimed: "The concubines fought to the death for their prince to sit on that position, but the Empress was the only one who disdained it. I really admire her!"

In the evening, the emperor held a celebratory banquet specially for Yan Wan, as well as the full moon banquet for the Fourteenth Prince.

Yongqi sent many gifts to Yanwan and the Fourteenth Prince, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

Yan Wan looked at the things in the eunuch's hands and said with a smile, "Yongqi, your gift is too expensive."

Yong Qi smiled and said, "Today is my fourteenth brother's full moon. As his elder brother, I naturally want to express my gratitude. I hope your Majesty will not despise me."

Yan Wan heard the hidden meaning in Yong Qi's words and smiled gently, "How could that be? Jing Yu and Jing Yun like the things you sent them very much and often say that Fifth Brother treats them the best. Come and play with them more often when you are free."

Yong Qi heaved a sigh of relief, "Don't worry, Madam Ling. I will! The banquet is about to begin, let's go to Chonghua Palace."