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

Li Yu had just brought Suo Xin in when he heard this conversation.

Li Yu secretly gave惢心 a look, indicating that she should stop thinking about the old relationship and that it was more important to clear herself first.

"Your Majesty, Queen, Suo Xin is here."

Suo Xin limped into the palace and knelt on the ground to pay her respects, "Your servant, I pay my respects to the Emperor, the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine Ling!"

The emperor said, "I summoned you here because I have something to ask you."

Yan Wan said: "Your Majesty, Suo Xin has difficulty walking..."

The emperor nodded, "Li Yu, please take a seat."

惢心 thanked the emperor and the imperial concubine for their grace!

Ruyi and Hailan thought they had won the game when they saw惢心 coming. But they didn't expect that before they had the chance to catch up with惢心, Concubine Ling would take advantage of the opportunity to do惢心 a favor.

This made Ruyi and Hai Lan feel a little unhappy. They hoped that惢心 would not deliberately favor Concubine Ling because of such a small matter.

This was the first time Mao Qian met惢心. While惢心 was paying her respects to the emperor, she secretly looked at her.

Although惢心 is a few years older than Maoqian and has some disabilities in her legs, looking at惢心's appearance and temperament, you can tell that her life after marriage is very good.

They are both women, and both have been married off by the emperor, but the difference is so great that Mao Qian is very envious, and she can't help but resent Ling Yunche and Ruyi even more.

Ruyi asked, "惢心, since you got married, you and I, master and servant, have not seen each other for more than ten years. Are you doing well?"

惢心 smiled and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your concern. I have been living a good life with Jiang Yubin since we got married, and my parents-in-law have also treated me very well. This is all thanks to the grace of the Emperor, Queen, and Concubine Ling!"

Yan Wan smiled and said, "You two are living in harmony and peace, which is worthy of the emperor's efforts in arranging your marriage. Your Majesty, don't you agree?"

Seeing how happy Suo Xin was now, the emperor, who personally arranged the marriage, also felt happy that the marriage was a success. He followed Yan Wan's words and said, "Yan Wan is right."

Hai Lan felt that Yan Wan was deliberately trying to build friendship with惢心 so as to remind her that she had done a favor for惢心, so she quickly changed the subject.

"Your Majesty, the Queen's innocence is the most important.惢心 is here. If Your Majesty has any questions, you can ask惢心 directly!"

Hai Lan's words made the atmosphere tense and awkward again. The emperor put away his smile and asked, "惢心, the queen said that when you left the cold palace, you made a pair of shoes for Ling Yunche in order to thank him for saving your life. Is that true?"

When Suo Xin came in, she saw a pair of familiar shoes on the ground. She pointed at the shoes and nodded, saying, "If the emperor is pointing at these shoes, they were indeed made by me!"

When Ruyi and Hai Lan heard this, they immediately felt that their injustice had been vindicated. Looking at Mao Qian and E Yin Zhu in disbelief, they prepared to strike back.

The emperor was also a little puzzled. Could it be that Su Xin really had liked Ling Yunche?

Seeing the emperor's misunderstanding, Suo Xin hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it is true that I made the shoes. But I was following the orders of the Empress, and I didn't know that they were to be given to Lord Ling. Please understand, Your Majesty!"

The smile on Ruyi's face froze. Hailan saw that something was wrong and quickly rebuked惢心, "惢心, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't lie to the emperor just because Concubine Ling helped you and Jiang Yubin!"

When Suo Xin heard this, she knelt down hurriedly and said, "The crime of deceiving the emperor should be punished by extermination of all nine generations of the clan. I dare not speak nonsense in front of the emperor. I hope the emperor will understand!"

"It is true that Concubine Ling has been very kind to us, and we are both grateful to her. But what does this matter have to do with Concubine Ling? Why should I, a minister, consider Concubine Ling's kindness and deliberately lie to His Majesty?!"

Mao Qian also reacted and questioned Hai Lan, "Everyone knows that Aunt Suo Xin is the confidant of the Queen. Her every move represents the Queen. So what is the difference between the shoes made by the Queen herself and the shoes made by Aunt Suo Xin?"

"The emperor is now investigating whether the Empress and my husband have an improper relationship, not Concubine Ling. Why does Concubine Yu always mention Concubine Ling? Is Concubine Yu trying to throw the dirty water on Concubine Ling?!"

Hai Lan said angrily: "How dare you question me?"

E Yinzhu retorted: "You, Concubine Yu, dare to question Concubine Ling, is this considered as insubordination?"

Ruyi didn't expect that惢心 would say such words in front of the emperor. Could it be that decades of relationship between master and servant are not as important as the few words that Concubine Ling said for her in front of the emperor?

Ruyi looked at惢心 disappointedly and said, "惢心, I never thought you would become like this! Where is the惢心 that used to depend on me in the cold palace? Where is the惢心 that always protected me?"

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong between me and Ling Yunche. I have never done anything to betray you or let you down! If your Majesty believes惢心's one-sided words, I will have no way to defend myself!"

Ruyi's words seemed to put all the blame on the emperor and惢心. The emperor was so angry that he almost laughed.

The emperor said, "Before, you and Concubine Yu vowed to summon惢心 for questioning. Yanwan advised you that this would be detrimental to惢心's reputation, but you still insisted on doing so."

"I followed your wishes, but Suo Xin didn't say what you wanted to hear. How come it's Suo Xin's fault?"

Ruyi said, "If Your Majesty had believed me from the beginning, how could it have turned out like this? Your Majesty interrogated me in front of so many people. Isn't that intentional to embarrass me?!"

The emperor said, "Two rumors have spread in the palace. I summoned you and Yan Wan to question them separately. Yan Wan told me honestly that I did not dwell on the past. Why did you create so many complications when it came to you?"

"As the queen, you heard rumors that were unfavorable to you, but you didn't take the initiative to explain to me or deal with the matter. Instead, you blamed me for not trusting you?"

Ruyi felt that the emperor, as her husband, not only did not trust her, but he also discussed these things in front of the concubines, which was a great insult to her!

Now facing惢心's betrayal, Ruyi feels even more heartbroken.

"Your Majesty, do you think I am unworthy of being the Queen? Do I want to be the Queen? Over the years, not only has the Emperor changed, but even惢心, who was once loyal to me, has become someone I don't recognize!"

"You would rather believe Concubine Ling than me, and I have nothing to say!"

惢心 had already accumulated enough disappointment with Ruyi, but she never expected that she had only told the truth in front of the emperor, but Ruyi would actually deny her character and all her past efforts!

惢心 said: "Your Majesty, I forgot to say just now that I did not hand over this pair of shoes to Lord Ling. It was the Queen who told Lord Ling that she made them for him personally! Everything I said is true. If I lied, I will die!"