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

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine Ling! The Emperor has asked me to take the Seventh Princess and the Ninth Princess to the Yangxin Palace."

Yesterday, the three little princesses were frightened because they saw Prince Qingyou fall into the water. Today, Yihuan came to Yongshou Palace to visit.

Yi Huan asked, "What are you going to do in the Yangxin Palace? Are you two princesses going alone?"

Jinzhong replied, "In reply to the two imperial concubines, Crown Prince Qingyou has woken up, and Princess Hejing told the emperor that it was the Sixth Princess who pushed Crown Prince Qingyou into the water. The Empress also went to the Yangxin Palace and felt that Crown Prince Qingyou was exaggerating the facts, so she asked Princess Hejing to keep the peace."

"Rong Pei also talked too much, and the emperor was furious and beat Rong Pei with fifty sticks. Princess Hejing said that the three little princesses were also present yesterday, so the emperor asked me to take the princesses to the Yangxin Palace to find out what happened."

Yanwan and Yihuan looked at each other and both felt that no matter what the truth was, Ruyi's words were too biased towards Yingfei and her daughter.

Yan Wan said to Jing Yu and Jing Yun, "You two will go to the Yangxin Palace in a while. Don't be afraid when you meet the Emperor, the Empress, and Sister Jing Se. Tell them everything you saw yesterday. Empress and Empress Shu will be waiting for you in Yongshou Palace."

After Jinzhong took Jingyu and Jingyun away, Yanwan asked Yihuan, "What do you think, sister?"

Yi Huan said, "Princess He Jing may not understand the Sixth Princess's personality, but don't we understand it? Didn't the Sixth Princess almost push you away when you were pregnant with Yong Lu? I think this time it has something to do with the Sixth Princess, but poor Concubine Yu has become the scapegoat!"

Yan Wan sighed and said, "I didn't want to stay there yesterday, and I couldn't take Jingyu and Jingyun with me, so I left the princess to Concubine Yu's care. I didn't expect this to happen. I feel a little guilty."

At this time, Chunchan told the news she had heard, "My Lord, Concubine Shu, I went to inquire yesterday. It was said that when the Queen asked about this matter yesterday, Concubine Yu deliberately pulled the Queen aside and said something to her."

"After that, no matter how Concubine Yu explained, the Queen Mother insisted that it was Crown Prince Qingyou who fell into the water by accident. She confined Concubine Yu to the palace on the grounds that she was not doing a good job in looking after the princess and the Crown Prince. On the way Concubine Yu was taken back to the palace, she kept cursing the Queen Mother for being unfair. Many people heard it!"

Yi Huan analyzed, "Since Concubine Yu entered the palace, she has always been on good terms with us. This position of concubine was also won by you, my sister. In the eyes of the Empress, Concubine Yu is one of our faction. The Empress insisted on accusing Concubine Yu of negligence. First, she wanted to find a scapegoat for Concubine Ying and the Sixth Princess, and second, it was because of you, my sister!"

Yan Wan understood what Yi Huan meant. "Concubine Yu did not take good care of Jing Yu and Jing Yun and offended me. Concubine Yu was implicated and confined to the palace by the Queen because of Jing Yu and Jing Yun. The Queen and Concubine Yu clearly wanted to alienate the relationship between Concubine Yu and me!"

Yihuan continued, "It's not just that. Concubine Yu is from the Khorchin tribe, and Princess Hejing is also married to a Khorchin tribe. If this gets out, even if Prince Khorchin is unhappy, it's their internal matter. But if Concubine Yu holds a grudge against you because of this, there's no guarantee that the Khorchin tribe behind her won't be hostile to you!"

Yan Wan sneered, "What a vicious plan! This must have been thought up by Concubine Yu! Since the Queen and Concubine Yu want Concubine Yu to turn against us, we must let Concubine Yu know who caused her to be confined!"

"Chunchan, find a way to pass a message to Concubine Yu and tell her the truth. If Concubine Yu wants to lift the confinement and needs my help, just let me know!"

Chunchan replied, "Yes, I will tell Concubine Yu right away!"

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"Your son pays respects to the Emperor Father and Empress! Greetings to Third Sister!"

Jingyu and Jingyun's soft and sweet greetings broke the awkward and tense atmosphere in the Yangxin Palace.

The emperor smiled and said, "Hurry up, hurry up. The emperor asked you to come here because he has something to ask you."

Jingyu said, "Eunuch Jinzhong has told Mother, and Mother told me and my ninth sister not to be afraid and to tell Father, Mother, and Third Sister everything."

Princess Hejing looked at her younger sister, her face gentle and her smile soft, "Yes, don't be afraid. Seventh sister, ninth sister, tell me what happened yesterday? What did you see?"

Jingyun was the first to speak, "Father Emperor, yesterday Sister Jingyun took us out to play, and then she bumped into Qingyou. They had a big fight, and suddenly Qingyou fell into the water!"

Ruyi heard that Jingyun's words meant something similar to hers, so she immediately tried to guide Jingyun to say something that would benefit her.

After all, Jingyun was only five years old and could not accurately tell the whole story. Before Ruyi could speak, the slightly older Jingyu spoke.

"Yesterday, Sister Jingju wanted to play with us, so Empress Ying asked Empress Dowager to take Mother and us to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers. Later, Mother went to the Yangxin Palace to pay respects to the Emperor and asked Empress Yu to look after me and my ninth sister. Then Sister Jingju took us to the lake to play."

"I didn't expect that at this time, Third Sister's Qingyou ran over and the two of them bumped into each other. Sister Jingju didn't see who bumped into her and started to curse, and then Qingyou cursed back. Empress Yu saw it and rushed over to mediate, but Sister Jingju knew Qingyou's identity and cursed harder and harder. They quarreled more and more fiercely, and I don't know why Sister Jingju pushed Qingyou down!"

Ruyi had been trying to interfere with Jingyu. Princess Hejing heard that Jingyu's words were the same as Qingyou's, so she immediately supported Jingyu, "Seventh sister, please continue. The emperor and the third sister are listening!"

Jingyu continued, "Qingyou fell into the water, which frightened Empress Yu and us, but Sister Jingyu stopped us from getting close. Empress Yu shouted for help, and the guards came to rescue Qingyou!"

Princess Hejing glanced at Ruyi and asked Jingyu, "Seventh sister, ninth sister, did you tell the Empress Dowager about these things yesterday?"

Jingyu and Jingyun shook their heads. "After Qingyou was sent away, the Queen Mother, Queen Ying, and Queen Yu came. The Queen Mother asked what happened, and Queen Yu told her what happened. But Queen Ying insisted that Queen Yu was lying, saying that Sister Jingyun was the kindest person and would never do such a vicious thing!"

"Later, the Empress Dowager ordered people to take Concubine Yu back to the palace. Concubine Yu was angry and aggrieved, and she shouted that she was wronged, saying that the Empress Dowager deliberately favored Concubine Ying and Sister Jingyun!"

After hearing what Jingyu and Jingyun said, the emperor would have gotten angry long ago if he hadn't been afraid of scaring them.

"Why didn't you tell the Empress Dowager the truth yesterday?"

Jingyun thought of what happened yesterday and was so scared that she cried, "I'm scared! Sister Jingyun is so fierce. She won't let me tell my sister!"

Ruyi's face turned pale instantly, and she said to the emperor, "Concubine Yu has always been on good terms with Concubine Ling. Concubine Ling must have taught Jingyu and Jingyun to say this! Didn't Jingyu just say that Concubine Ling told them before she left?"

Princess Hejing questioned, "The Empress Dowager doesn't believe Qingyou's words, and she said that it was Empress Ling who taught her to do so. Then why does the Empress Dowager believe Empress Ying and Sixth Sister? Empress Yu is indeed good friends with Empress Ling, but everyone in the palace knows that Empress Ying has a closer relationship with the Empress Dowager!"

The emperor coaxed Jingyu and Jingyun in a low voice for a while, then said to Jinzhong: "Jinzhong, send the princess back to Yongshou Palace."