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

After the Sixth Princess was sent to Xiefang Palace, Yan Wan reselected servants for her and treated her the same as other princes and princesses.

After Balin Meiruo was demoted to a concubine, she was not allowed to go to Xiefang Palace to visit the Sixth Princess without the emperor's order.

As a concerned mother, she could only try her best to send people to inquire about the current situation of the Sixth Princess.

There is a big difference between serving the princesses and princes in Xiefang Palace and taking care of the Sixth Princess by Balin Meiruo himself. Balin Meiruo felt that Yan Wan was holding a grudge against him for offending her in the past, so she deliberately withheld the Sixth Princess's treatment and made the Sixth Princess suffer.

Balin Meiruo had been spoiled since childhood, and she did not know how to restrain herself even when the emperor stripped her of her title of concubine and demoted her to a maid.

When she went to the Yikun Palace to pay her respects, she repeatedly complained about Yanwan to Ruyi and asked Yanwan to give an explanation to her and her daughter.

Balin Meiruo pointed at Yanwan and said angrily: "Jingxuan is still such a young child, and you, Concubine Ling, are so cruel that you deduct her food and clothing expenses, leaving Jingxuan hungry and cold! You gave birth to so many princes and princesses, can't you understand the motherly love of this concubine?!"

Ruyi thought she had caught Yan Wan's fault and immediately supported the Sixth Princess. "It is indeed inappropriate for you to do this, Concubine Ling! Even if the Sixth Princess made a mistake, she is still a princess of the Qing Dynasty and the Emperor's own flesh and blood. How could you treat her like this?"

Yan Wan said calmly, "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. I did not reduce the number of people serving the Sixth Princess, nor did I reduce her food, clothing and other expenses. How can it be said that I deliberately treated her harshly?"

Balin Meiruo said angrily, "You're still saying no? How did I take care of Jingju in the palace before? How did your concubine take care of Jingju? Jingju hasn't had any food from our Balin tribe for many days. Isn't this considered harsh treatment?!"

Ruyi said, "Ying Changzai is my mother. She can't have said it in front of me several times without any basis. Concubine Ling, you should give Ying Changzai an explanation!"

Yan Wan said: "The diet and the way of educating children in the Balin tribe are indeed very different from those in the palace. I have always followed the rules and regulations passed down by my ancestors, and I have never shown any favoritism even to my own children, Jingyu and Jingxuan."

"The princesses and princes all have special people recording their daily diets. The Empress and Ying Changzai, if you think that I have been harsh on the Sixth Princess, you might as well look for the daily records. These cannot be false!"

Balin Meiruo was waiting for this sentence. She immediately asked someone to bring the daily records. "Since Noble Concubine Ling is speaking so frankly, I believe you are not afraid to go with me to meet the Emperor, right?"

Yan Wan said indifferently: "If you want to go, I can accompany you to see the emperor!"

When they arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Balin Meiruo complained to Yanwan about her and Jingjuan's harsh treatment, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ling is unworthy of being a mother. She gave birth to so many princes and princesses, but you actually deducted Jingjuan's treatment! Your Majesty, I am really wronged. Your Majesty believed the slander of Princess Hejing and Concubine Ling and demoted me to a concubine."

"Not only was I suppressed by Concubine Ling and others, but even my daughter Jingxuan was implicated and suffered so much injustice! Your Majesty, Jingxuan is also your flesh and blood, how can you bear to watch Jingxuan suffer? Your Majesty, Jingxuan can't eat or sleep well in Xiefang Palace, please let Jingxuan return to my side!"

Yan Wan calmly handed the daily record to the emperor, "No matter how I explain, the Empress and Ying Changzai think that I deliberately treated the Sixth Princess harshly. Please make the decision, Your Majesty!"

Since Yan Wan was named Concubine Ling and took charge of palace affairs, she has been highly praised. The emperor has never heard any concubine, palace maid or eunuch say anything mean about Yan Wan in private.

The emperor listened to Balin Meiruo's wailing and opened the daily records. It showed that all of Jingju's food, clothing and expenses were in compliance with the rules, neither more nor less.

The emperor said, "The palace has its own rules. It is your fault that you followed your Bahrain's rules and brought up Jingju to such a good character. Concubine Ling followed the palace rules to take care of Jingju. How dare you blame Concubine Ling? If you frame Concubine Ling for a trivial matter again, I will never forgive you!"

Balin Meiruo looked at the emperor in disbelief and asked, "I am now a concubine and have no right to raise the princess. Then why doesn't the emperor let Concubine Yu or the Empress raise Jingxuan? Only then can I feel at ease!"

The Emperor said, "The Queen's own twelfth prince is being raised in Concubine Yu's Yanxi Palace. How can she raise your Jingju? Concubine Yu has such a vicious temper. If you hand Jingju over to her, won't she be more lawless? As long as you, the mother, don't cause any more trouble, Jingju will not be able to bear the hardship in Xiefang Palace!"

Balin Meiruo only felt that the emperor was bewitched by Concubine Ling. In the emperor's heart, he no longer regarded Jingjuan as his own flesh and blood.

Balin Meiruo felt that compared to the emperor, Ruyi had always been on her and Jingxuan's side. Balin Meiruo, who had been frustrated in the Yangxin Palace, took Yanwan back to the Yikun Palace.

Ruyi thought she could make Yan Wan suffer a loss this time, but she didn't expect to hear the emperor implying that she would not be able to teach her children, which made Ruyi very angry.

"Since the emperor thinks that Concubine Ling is the one who can discipline his children, why not raise Jingxuan in Yongshou Palace?"

Yan Wan immediately refused, "Thank you for your kindness, Queen, but I usually have to not only assist you in managing the palace affairs, but also take care of the five children, Jing Yu, Yong Lu, and I am really too busy to do anything else. I have no choice but to let you down!"

Hai Lan said: "If Imperial Concubine Ling really wanted to take care of the Sixth Princess, she could have simply refused the job of assisting in managing the Sixth Palace. After all, Imperial Concubine Ling is still reluctant to give up the power in her hands!"

Yan Wan smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, when the Empress punished Li and the other two with the punishment of standing on the board, I had already asked for my resignation. But a few years later, the Emperor granted me the power to assist in managing the six palaces. If I refuse again, wouldn't I be ignorant of good and evil and disobey the Emperor's decree?"

"I cannot afford this charge. If Concubine Yu wants the power to manage the six palaces from me, you can just report it to the emperor directly. If the emperor agrees, I will offer it to him with both hands!"

Hai Lan was choked by Yan Wan and was speechless. Balin Meiruo said indignantly: "If Imperial Concubine Ling really treats all children in the palace equally, why is she unwilling to take care of my concubine Jingju? In Imperial Concubine Ling's heart, are a few children not as important as the power in her hands? Imperial Concubine Ling has really tarnished the word mother!"

Just as Yan Wan was about to retort, E Yinzhu said sarcastically, "Doesn't Ying Changzai usually look down on Concubine Ling? Why is she so eager to send the Sixth Princess to Yongshou Palace today? Ying Changzai knows how to care for her Sixth Princess, so why can't she understand how Princess He Jing felt that day?"

"The Sixth Princess pushed Crown Prince Qingyou into the water. If the guards had come a little later, Crown Prince Qingyou would have been in danger! Queen, Concubine Yu, and Concubine Ying, why didn't you feel sorry for Crown Prince Qingyou at that time? Princess Hejing and the Khorchin tribe want justice for Crown Prince Qingyou, why are you still refusing to admit your mistakes?!"

"Oh, I understand. Crown Prince Qingyou is the grandson of Empress Xiaoxian. The Empress naturally doesn't care whether he lives or dies!"

E Yinzhu said it so bluntly that Ruyi was so ashamed and angry that she asked the concubines to leave.