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

While Hailan was racking her brains to find a way to help Ruyi get away with the crime, Ruyi said, "Your Majesty, I did give Ling Yunche a pair of shoes, but they were not made by me!"

"I have been in the cold palace for three years. Thanks to Ling Yunche's care, there was a fire in the cold palace and someone deliberately released a snake. It was Ling Yunche who risked his life to save me and惢心. So when I left the cold palace,惢心 specially made a pair of shoes for Ling Yunche to express our gratitude."

Mao Qian was shocked and retorted: "Aunt Suo Xin used to be the head maid of Yikun Palace and was very loyal to the Queen. If the Queen said so, Aunt Suo Xin would naturally agree!"

Ruyi said to the emperor: "If the emperor has any doubts, he can take an old nightgown that I embroidered and compare it with the Ruyi cloud pattern on the shoes, and then he will know whether it was made by me!"

The emperor originally just wanted to get to the bottom of the matter and let it go like he did with Yan Wan.

Unexpectedly, the more they asked, the more people were involved, and many shady things were found out, which really made the emperor very angry.

The emperor asked Yu Hu to bring something down for comparison, and it turned out that the Ruyi cloud pattern on the shoes was indeed not the work of Ruyi.

Ling Yunche and Mao Qian were both stunned. Ling Yunche remembered that when he was in the cold palace, Ruyi clearly said that the shoes were made by her, so he had kept them as a treasure for so many years, and would think of her whenever he saw them. It turned out that these shoes were made by惢心?

Ling Yunche felt a little disappointed, but then he thought, this is a good thing, as it won't implicate Ruyi.

Mao Qian calmed down and questioned again: "The Queen said that she wanted to thank Ling Yunche for saving her life. She could have rewarded him with gold, silver and jewelry, or recommended him to the Emperor for a promotion. Why did she only give Ling Yunche a pair of shoes she made herself? Doesn't the Queen understand the meaning of shoes?!"

Hai Lan said, "Hasn't the Empress recommended Ling Yunche to the Emperor? Otherwise, how could he be transferred from a cold palace guard to the Yangxin Palace? Mao Qian, since you have already found out that it was a misunderstanding, you should stop making trouble!"

Mao Qian ignored Hai Lan and kept on talking about the shoe-making. "Since the Queen has promised Ling Yunche a high position and generous salary, and has already repaid Ling Yunche for saving her life, why did she ask the head aunt, Suo Xin, to make a pair of shoes for Ling Yunche as a token of love? I dare to ask the Queen to give me an explanation!"

Ruyi felt that the truth had been revealed and that the emperor should come and apologize to her and severely punish this criminal woman who dared to accuse her and Ling Yunche.

Ruyi wanted the emperor to drive Maoqian out of the palace, but the emperor obviously had doubts in his heart, so he just sat there quietly. Others also looked at her, waiting for her to give a reasonable explanation.

Ruyi was immediately annoyed and simply put the blame on the absent惢心, "I ordered惢心 to give Ling Yunche some rewards, but I didn't expect惢心 to make a pair of shoes for Ling Yunche on her own initiative. I didn't take it seriously at the time, which led to today's misunderstanding!"

Mao Qian asked, "Is that so? Aunt Suo Xin acted on her own initiative. Could it be that Aunt Suo Xin is interested in Ling Yunche?"

Li Yu had passed messages on behalf of Ruyi and Ling Yunche several times before, and now he thought that there was indeed something wrong. Li Yu was thinking that there might be something unclear between the two of them, but he didn't expect Ruyi to bring the topic to惢心.

When Li Yu heard Mao Qian suspect that惢心 had feelings for Ling Yunche, she hurriedly explained for惢心: "Madam Ling, please don't make random guesses!惢心 and Imperial Doctor Jiang Yebin love each other, and they have already been married by imperial decree. Madam Ling, please don't make such slanderous remarks!"

Li Yu stood aside and said nothing, feeling that he was suspected by Mao Qian, a lowly lady of noble birth, of having an affair with Ling Yunche.

Why did Li Yu get anxious when it came to惢心? Could it be that in Li Yu's heart, she, the empress of the Qing Dynasty, was not as good as a palace maid? !

Ruyi said unhappily, "Ling Yunche is also惢心's savior. What's wrong with her wanting to repay him privately? If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can summon惢心 to ask if it was惢心 who made the shoes!"

Yan Wan said, "Your Majesty, Aunt Suo Xin has been out of the palace for many years, and she and Imperial Doctor Jiang have a harmonious marriage and have children. Aunt Suo Xin is old and has a disabled leg, and it was not easy for her to marry Imperial Doctor Jiang. It is inevitable that some outsiders will say something behind her back when they see her."

"In my humble opinion, since the shoes were not made by the Empress, it must be a misunderstanding. Your Majesty, why don't you just let it go and disturb the peaceful and happy life of惢心?"

Li Yu was naturally happy to hear Yan Wan say this.

But Ruyi and Hai Lan thought that Yan Wan knew that惢心 was loyal to them. Yan Wan was worried that if she sent惢心 to testify, she would not get what she wanted.

It would make the emperor feel guilty towards them, so they deliberately said such generous words in front of the emperor.

Hai Lan questioned Yan Wan, "Mao Qian can question the innocence of the Queen just because of what Ling Yunche said in the dream. Can't the Queen summon惢心 to the palace to testify in order to prove her innocence? Is Concubine Ling thinking about惢心's reputation, or does she not want the Queen to be cleared of her grievances?!"

Ruyi recalled something and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Jin also slandered me and Master Anji for having an affair. In order to prove my innocence, Suo Xin volunteered to go to the Ministry of Punishment, but she ended up having her leg broken by the people there!"

"At that time, didn't the emperor want to issue an edict to grant a marriage between惢心 and Ling Yunche in order to commend惢心's loyalty?"

Ruyi wanted to guide the emperor.惢心 had been interested in Ling Yunche, so she secretly gave Ling Yunche a pair of shoes with the meaning of token of love.

Later,惢心 and Jiang Yebin fell in love with each other, and惢心 was moved by Jiang Yebin's infatuation and married him. Isn't this a reasonable thing to think about?

Li Yu was furious. The Queen's words implied that惢心 was a fickle woman? !

Yan Wan immediately retorted, "What are you talking about, Concubine Yu? How could I not want the truth to be revealed? Aunt Suo Xin broke her leg for the Empress, and the Empress wanted to ask the Emperor to grant Aunt Suo Xin a marriage. I am very moved."

"I don't know what went wrong, causing the emperor to misunderstand that Lord Ling and Aunt Suo Xin were in love. The emperor wanted to make things work for them, so he intended to grant them a marriage. If Aunt Suo Xin hadn't told me the truth, and I had reported it to the emperor, wouldn't the emperor's wishes have been wasted in vain?"

Thinking of the past, the emperor felt even more unhappy. Since Ruyi and Hailan wanted to send someone to testify, then let them do as they wish!

The emperor ordered, "Li Yu, go summon Suo Xin to question her."

In the end,惢心 was involved in this matter. Li Yu was very dissatisfied with Ruyi and was worried that if惢心's in-laws knew about this, they would misunderstand惢心 and make惢心 suffer in the future.