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

When Li Yu arrived at the Jiang Mansion, Suo Xin had prepared the meal and was preparing to serve her parents-in-law.

Jiang Yubin was on leave today, and it was a rare occasion for him to enjoy the family happiness at home. When he suddenly saw Li Yu coming over, his first reaction was that the emperor was unwell and summoned him to the palace for treatment.

Jiang Yubin had no time to eat, so he hurriedly asked the servants in the mansion to get his medicine box.

Li Yu knew that Jiang Yubin had misunderstood, but it was inconvenient for her to explain her purpose in front of Jiang's father and mother, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to惢心.

Jiang Yubin understood and took Li Yu to his study.

Li Yu said: "The emperor has ordered that Suo Xin come to the palace to meet him immediately!"

Jiang Yubin and Rong Xin were both stunned. "I have been out of the palace for many years. Why did the emperor suddenly summon me back to the palace? Li Yu, did something happen in the palace?"

Li Yuyan spoke briefly and concisely. When惢心 heard Ruyi say that she had secretly made a pair of shoes for Ling Yunche, and that Ling Yunche had kept them until now, she was stunned.

Li Yu was afraid that Jiang Yubin would misunderstand, so she explained for惢心: "This is just the Queen's one-sided statement. I believe惢心 is not that kind of person!"

惢心 woke up as if from a dream, and hurried to see Jiang Yebin's ugly face, and hurriedly explained: "That's not the case at all! It's true that I made this pair of shoes, but the Queen didn't tell me that it was for Ling Yunche. I was just following orders!"

Jiang Yubi believed in惢心's character, and after hearing her explanation, his expression softened instantly, but he was still a little worried.

"Even so, the Queen specifically said in front of the Emperor that you did it, probably hoping that you would admit it. But if you really admit it, it will inevitably damage our reputation. No matter what you say, it's wrong!"

Li Yu also thought of this and said angrily, "You were the head maid of the Empress, and she treated you like this! In order to get away with it, the Empress and Concubine Yu deliberately threw dirty water on you in front of the Emperor, trying to make the Emperor and Madam Ling think that you and Ling Yunche had a relationship!"

"The Imperial Concubine Ling explained for you. She didn't want to involve you because of your reputation, but was confronted by the Imperial Concubine Yu in public. The Empress insisted on summoning you, so the Emperor allowed me to bring you into the palace!"

Suo Xin said with a chill in her heart, "I am just a little palace maid. I just complained to the Imperial Concubine Ling. The Imperial Concubine Ling first helped me and Yu Bin to obtain the Emperor's imperial decree to grant marriage. She also tried to rescue Yu Bin when he was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment."

"On the other hand, my loyal queen doesn't get any good things from me. When she makes a mistake, she wants me to take the blame. It's really chilling!"

Li Yu was relieved to see that惢心 was no longer thinking about the Empress like before, and said to惢心: "惢心, if she is unkind, then you are unjust. It is more important to save yourself first!"

After all,惢心 is a kind person. She is afraid that she will hurt Ruyi by doing this. She said worriedly, "But if I tell the truth, wouldn't it be confirmed that the Queen and Ling Yunche have an affair? Will the Emperor think that I deliberately framed the Queen in order to escape punishment? Will he punish us severely?"

Jiang Yubin suddenly thought of the rumors about Yan Wan and Ling Yun Che, and asked Li Yu, "By the way, weren't there rumors about the Imperial Concubine and Ling Yun Che circulating in the palace recently? Why did the Emperor only investigate the Empress?"

Li Yu said, "The Emperor summoned Concubine Ling to the Yangxin Palace this afternoon. Concubine Ling dispelled the Emperor's doubts with just a few words and proved her innocence. Suo Xin, don't worry. You just told the truth. If the Empress and Ling Yunche were really innocent, how could they be convicted because of what you said?"

"Just speak boldly, the emperor is not an unreasonable person. The imperial concubine Ling has always been good to you. If the situation is not right, the imperial concubine Ling will not stand by and watch you die!"

With that said, Jiang Yubin and惢心 felt relieved.

Not daring to delay in responding to the emperor's summons, Li Yu and the other two set off immediately.

Li Yu went to summon the witness. The atmosphere in the Yangxin Palace was quite depressing at the moment.

Although Hai Lan believed that惢心 would not say anything detrimental to Ruyi, this alone was not enough to save both Ruyi and Ling Yunche at the same time.

Since Ling Yunche is bound to be implicated in this matter, why doesn't Hai Lan drag Concubine Ling into it as well? This way, she can solve a major worry for Ruyi!

Having made up her mind, Hai Lan immediately challenged Yan Wan, "Your Majesty, there are not only rumors about the Empress and Ling Yunche in the palace, but also rumors about Concubine Ling. Since Your Majesty wants to give an explanation to the harem, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other!"

The emperor and Yan Wan looked at Hai Lan at the same time. Yan Wan chuckled and said, "Concubine Yu is right. The emperor had already asked me questions before you came. If Concubine Yu has anything else to know, I will tell you everything I know!"

The Emperor said, "I have already investigated the matter between Concubine Ling and Ling Yunche, and I don't think there is anything wrong with it. If you have any questions, just ask Concubine Ling."

E Yinzhu and Han Xiangjian immediately said, "I believe in the kindness of your Highness, and will never mention this matter again!"

Hai Lan didn't expect that even though she had gone to great lengths to spread the rumor, the emperor didn't care at all.

"Your Majesty, Ling Yunche caused the rumors because he saved the Empress, but the Imperial Concubine and Ling Yunche have known each other since childhood and have a childhood sweetheart relationship. Isn't this even more suspicious?"

Yan Wan corrected him, "I am indeed from the same hometown as Guard Ling. When I was young, Guard Ling took care of me several times. I don't deny this. But after I became the emperor's concubine, I no longer had any contact with Guard Ling. If you see me and Guard Ling having private contact, you can just tell the emperor!"

After the original owner and Ling Yunche had made things clear, Ruyi felt that the original owner was a despicable person who was greedy for wealth and fame, and repeatedly persuaded Ling Yunche not to have any contact with the original owner and not to think about her anymore.

Even though the original owner had been tortured in Qixiang Palace for five years, Ling Yunche turned a blind eye. After that, Yan Wan came to this world and completely cut off contact with Ling Yunche.

It was naturally a pipe dream for Ruyi and Hai Lan to find evidence of Yan Wan and Ling Yunche's relationship at this time.

Seeing that she couldn't find any flaws with Yan Wan, Hai Lan thought that Mao Qian just couldn't tolerate her husband having an affair with another woman, so she set her sights on Mao Qian.

"Mao Qian, you also heard Concubine Ling admit that she knew Ling Yunche. In all the years since you and Ling Yunche got married, have you heard any rumors about Concubine Ling?"

Maoqian is just a bit straightforward, but she is not a fool. How could she not see Hailan's intention?

Mao Qian smiled and said, "Everyone knows that Concubine Ling is the emperor's favorite concubine. Naturally, I have heard of Concubine Ling. Back then, someone falsely accused Concubine Ling's mother of practicing witchcraft on the Empress. It was also discovered that Concubine Ling's brother, Lord Zuolu, was involved in the murder of the Empress's Thirteenth Prince."

"If I remember correctly, in this case, Ling Yunche personally led people to search the mother's house of Concubine Ling, but found nothing. Is Concubine Yu referring to the fact that Ling Yunche deliberately shielded Concubine Ling?"

In the case of witchcraft and sorcery, Yan Wan did not hold Ruyi responsible, but instead put all the blame on Jin.

If they were to investigate again, they would inevitably find some clues. Hai Lan was afraid of getting into trouble, so she had to say, "It has been found out that the witchcraft case was done by the Jin family. Don't take your anger out on others just because you hate Ling Yunche!"

Mao Qian could hear the hidden meaning in Hai Lan's words, and laughed sarcastically: "Although I am stupid, I also know that every wrong has its perpetrator. Your Highness is innocent, and I will not deliberately make trouble for her!"