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

Ruyi and Hailan were still guarding the twelfth prince. The emperor did not want to disturb the twelfth prince's rest, so he did not let Li Yu make the announcement.

Ruyi and Hailan were analyzing the situation in the palace by the Twelfth Prince's bedside when the Emperor suddenly came in.

Hai Lan was startled and said hurriedly, "I pay my respects to the Emperor! The Emperor is here to visit the Empress and the Twelfth Prince. I will take my leave first."

The emperor nodded indifferently, sat down beside the twelfth prince's bed, and asked, "Is Yongji okay? What did the imperial physician say?"

Ruyi said, "The imperial physician said that Yongqi had a fever due to shock. The imperial physician has already prescribed medicine for Yongqi. He will be fine if he has a good rest. Your Majesty does not need to worry."

The emperor nodded and said, "It's good that everything is fine. I have already interrogated the assassin and found that he is from the Bahrain tribe."

Ruyi asked, "Balin tribe? Haven't the entire family of King Balin been captured by the prince of the Khorchin tribe? Who is this assassin to King Balin? Why did he target Yongqi?"

The emperor said: "The assassin is a warrior from the Balin tribe. It was because the prince of the Khorchin tribe captured the entire family of the King of Balin that the assassin hated the Khorchin tribe to the core. He assassinated Yongqi in order to put the blame on the Khorchin tribe."

Ruyi couldn't understand it. King Balin should know that Balin Meiruo was in his camp. After this incident, she also tried her best to protect Balin Meiruo.

He had done a favor for the entire Balin tribe, so how could the King of Balin repay his kindness with evil and send assassins to kill Yongqi?

It had been such a long time since Yongji was sent back to his tent that the emperor finally thought of coming to visit him. Ruyi had long been dissatisfied, thinking that the emperor did not care about Yongji, his legitimate son.

Are they using such lame excuses now in an attempt to exonerate the Khorchin tribe?

Ruyi questioned, "Prince Balin and I have no grudges, so why would he send assassins to kill my concubine Yongji? The root of the matter lies with Princess Hejing's son, Prince Qingyou. Even if Prince Balin finds it difficult to kill Prince Qingyou, he should have started with Concubine Yu. How could it be Yongji?"

The emperor was also a little confused when he found out the truth. Ruyi had just been frightened by the assassination of Yongqi, and the emperor did not want to tell Ruyi this chilling fact. He did not expect that Ruyi's words actually suspected that he was favoring the Khorchin tribe.

The emperor felt unhappy for a moment, but he didn't want to explain too much. Anyway, the truth would come out once he returned to the palace.

The emperor said perfunctorily, "This assassin doesn't look very smart. Who knows what he is thinking? Ruyi, although Yongqi is not yet an adult, he should work harder on archery and horseback riding. His brothers are like him at this age. They are both civil and military and can do things for me."

"Yongji is my legitimate son, and I have high expectations for him. I hope you can teach him well and don't let me down."

When she raised the question, the emperor was unable to justify himself and said that he could not understand the assassin's thoughts. Ruyi felt that the emperor was guilty and deliberately changed the subject.

Before Ruyi had the chance to investigate further, she heard the emperor say in front of her, his mother, that Yongji was not as good as the other princes. This was outrageous!

If the emperor denies Yongji, he is denying her and their past feelings!

Ruyi, who felt humiliated, said directly, "Your Majesty also knows that Yongqi is still young. Isn't it normal for him to be a little scared when being kidnapped by an assassin? Your Majesty has always been calm and composed, and even had the mind to tease the assassin with Concubine Ling and Concubine Shu, but he didn't care about Yongqi's safety, and even blamed Yongqi for not being brave enough!"

"If it weren't for Ling Yunche who risked his life to save the emperor, how long would the emperor have wanted to deal with the assassin? I only want to know why the assassin wanted to assassinate Yongji. The emperor personally interrogated the assassin, but refused to tell me the truth. He also blamed Yongji for not being as good as Yongcheng and Yongqi, and also blamed me for not being able to teach Yongji well?!"

Ruyi mentioned Ling Yunche's rescue again, which reminded the emperor of the scene of their ten fingers intertwined.

What the emperor meant by saying that was that although Yongji's current talent and courage were not as good as Yongsheng and Yongqi's, as long as Ruyi paid close attention to Yongji's studies from today on, the emperor would still value Yongji as his legitimate son and have high hopes for his future.

Unexpectedly, the emperor's good intentions were regarded by Ruyi as a mockery of her and her son.

The emperor said angrily, "I have already said that the assassin dared not attack Yongji. The actions of Concubine Ling and Concubine Shu were also to find out the identity of the assassin and to shake his defense. The assassin was originally ready to stop. If you and Ling Yunche had not acted rashly, how could you have provoked the assassin?!"

"Is there anything wrong with what I said? Yongji's talent is indeed not as good as Yongcheng and Yongqi, but hard work can make up for shortcomings. As long as he works hard, he can achieve something!"

The quarrel between Ruyi and the emperor finally woke up Yongji, who was sick and sleeping. Yongji met his royal father and mother and had an argument with them because he was not brave enough in front of the assassin.

Yongqi felt both wronged and frustrated, and also felt uneasy because he was the culprit in the quarrel between his father and mother.

Yongqi cried out, "Father, please calm down, Madam, please calm down. It's all my fault. I will study hard in the future! Father, Madam, please stop arguing!"

When the emperor saw that Yongqi was woken up by him and Ruyi, he knew that he shouldn't say such hurtful words in front of the child, and hurried to comfort Yongqi.

"Okay, Father, don't quarrel with the Empress Dowager anymore. You should have a good rest. Father believes that Yongqi will be as outstanding as your fifth brother in the future."

The emperor walked out and said to Ruyi, "Ruyi, Yongji is my only legitimate son. I cannot fail to value him. I hope you can focus on Yongji's studies and do your duty as the queen!"

Ruyi heard that the emperor was still blaming herself. Not only did he accuse her of being unqualified to be the queen, he also accused her of being unqualified to be a mother!

The emperor said that he hoped to focus on Yongji's lessons. So where did the emperor think his mind was before, was it on the palace fight with Concubine Ling and others? Or was it on the quarrel with him?

Ruyi said angrily, "Your Majesty, I have already said that I am not willing to be the queen. Your Majesty has long disliked me and always thinks that I am inferior to Empress Xiaoxian!"

"Your Majesty despises Yongji for his lack of talent, but Your Majesty, don't forget that Yongji not only has the blood of my Ulanara clan, but also the blood of your Aisin-Gioro clan!"

When the emperor heard this, he wondered if it was my fault that I had placed high hopes on my own legitimate son.

The emperor looked at Ruyi, who seemed to think everything was someone else's fault, and felt that she was unreasonable.

"Since you want to know the truth, I will tell you. In order to escape the crime, Ying Changzai knew that King Bahrain had sent her a warrior, so she came up with a vicious plan to pretend to assassinate my brother and frame the Khorchin tribe. Unexpectedly, the assassin heard that I valued my legitimate son, so he chose Yongji!"

"Look, this is Ying Changzai, whom you have always favored and protected. In order to escape the crime, she attacked your Yongqi! Are you satisfied with this answer?!"