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

After all the concubines left, Rong Pei took everyone from Yikun Palace away to make it easier for Ruyi and Ling Yunche to talk.

Ruyi looked at Ling Yunche, who was no longer as high-spirited and majestic as before, and felt very uncomfortable. "Ling, Ling Yunche? Is it really you? How did you become like this?"

Ling Yunche didn't want to think about that tragic scene again, and comforted Ruyi who was in pain.

"Your Majesty, don't worry about me. As long as this matter doesn't implicate you, I will be satisfied."

Ruyi said sadly: "But you have done so many contributions for the emperor and saved several princes. How could the emperor treat you like this?!"

Ling Yunche said helplessly: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. No matter if I am a royal guard or a eunuch, I am still your servant. Your Majesty didn't take my life, so I should be grateful!"

"Empress, I know that the Emperor has misunderstood you. You must be very angry about this injustice you have suffered. But now that the Imperial Concubine Ling is in power in the palace, your situation is not good. I beg you not to worry about me."

Ruyi cried, "Why did the emperor do this? Why did he humiliate you and me like this? You and Concubine Ling were childhood sweethearts. In order to dispel the emperor's suspicion, she must have spread slander in front of the emperor. She has such a cruel heart to hurt you like this!"

Ling Yunche also hated Yan Wan in his heart. He always believed that Yan Wan betrayed him in order to get close to him. It was Yan Wan who secretly instigated the imperial guards in the Yangxin Palace to exclude him, which made him unable to make any further progress for so many years.

He believed that it was Yan Wan who instigated Mao Qian to cause a disturbance in the Yangxin Palace, causing the emperor to misunderstand that he and Ruyi had an affair. He believed that it was Yan Wan who instigated Jin Zhong to slander him in front of the emperor, which made the emperor decree that he would be turned from a man into a eunuch!

Ling Yunche also hated everyone who was present that day equally. He hated why Concubine Yu and Concubine Rong acted on their own and told Mao Qian about the rumors in the palace, and why they brought her into the palace to testify.

He hated Mao Qian for being so greedy. He had already married her, so why couldn't she be satisfied? She even took advantage of his drunkenness to secretly write down his dreams and took his beloved collection to report to the emperor.

He hated Yan Wan's eloquence, for she had completely erased their past feelings in front of the Emperor with just a few words, and even staged a self-torture trick in front of the Emperor.

He hated why涼心 didn't follow Ruyi and Hai Lan's wishes and admit that the shoes were given to him by her personally. That would have proved Ruyi's innocence and he would not have ended up like this.

He hated Zhao Jiuxiao for being his brother who had shared the same hardships with him, but he was attracted by Lan Cui's beauty and refused to testify for him in front of the emperor. Why did he say those words, as if he was an incompetent and cold-blooded person?

He hated Li Yu for standing by and watching, refusing to plead for him and Ruyi in front of the emperor.

He also hated why the emperor listened to the one-sided words of Yanwan, Maoqian and others and trampled his dignity and pride as a man to pieces!

But no matter how much hatred he had in his heart, it was of no avail. If he wanted to live peacefully in this palace, he could only hide his hatred deep in his heart and not let anyone see it.

Ling Yunche advised Ruyi, "Noble Concubine Ling is powerful, Your Majesty, you must not have any conflict with Noble Concubine Ling at this time. Ling Yunche is just a worthless life, and it is not a pity to die. Please do not worry about it, Your Majesty."

"I hope that the Queen will not do anything for me, and do not give me any preferential treatment in the Yikun Palace. Just pretend that there is no Ling Yunche in the Yikun Palace, or just treat me as a pillar or a pot of flowers in the Yikun Palace."

"When the emperor calms down and no longer doubts you, you will have the strength to compete with Concubine Ling!"

Ruyi knew that everything Ling Yunche said was for her own safety. Seeing Ling Yunche enduring humiliation and trying to survive, her heart ached.

"I will ask you to do some rough work like sweeping the courtyard in Yikun Palace. If you have anything to say, just tell Rong Pei."

Ling Yunche smiled with relief, nodded, and went out.

Seeing Ling Yunche's no longer upright figure, Ruyi could no longer bear it and cried out in grief, covering her chest.

In the evening, the emperor came to the Yiku Palace.

The emperor and empress ate at the same table and asked Xiao Lingzi to serve at their side.

The emperor said, "I sent Xiao Lingzi to serve you. Are you used to it? Xiao Lingzi, you did a good job in the Yangxin Palace before. Now you must be more careful to serve the queen in the Yikun Palace."

Ling Yunche felt deeply humiliated but helpless, he could only hunch over and hum a low response.

The emperor had his meals in the Yikun Palace for three consecutive days, and he and Ruyi chatted and laughed cheerfully in front of Ling Yunche, showing their affection for each other.

When it was time to go to bed, everyone left. Ruyi couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty hasn't come to Yikun Palace for more than a year. You have been very caring towards me in the past three days. I want to ask you, how long will you continue to act out this loving drama in front of Ling Yunche?!"

The emperor said, "You are my queen. It is up to me whether or not I come to Yikun Palace, and when I come to Yikun Palace! Could it be that the queen hopes that I will never come to Yikun Palace again?"

Ruyi endured the humiliation and said, "Your Majesty is my husband. How could I not look forward to your coming? But Your Majesty always thinks that Ling Yunche and I have an affair, and deliberately humiliates me and Ling Yunche in front of the concubines and servants. I want to ask Your Majesty, do you still regard me as your wife? As the Empress of the Qing Dynasty!"

The emperor stopped pretending and asked, "As the queen, shouldn't you give me an explanation for something like this?"

Ruyi said, "There is nothing wrong between me and Ling Yunche. How else do you want me to explain, Your Majesty? Why do you believe the explanation of the concubine Ling, but not mine? And why do you want to humiliate me like this?!"

The Emperor said, "Yan Wan's words are well-founded, and there are so many people who testify for her. Look at you, the rumor has been around for so long, and you just don't care. Mao Qian has evidence in her hands, and the people you called to testify, Suo Xin and Zhao Jiuxiao, also contradict your words. How can I believe you?"

Ruyi said, "If His Majesty is willing to believe me, then no matter what I say, His Majesty will believe it! I have long said that I don't want to be the queen, but it was His Majesty who insisted on letting me take this position. Now His Majesty not only does not believe in my innocence, but also gave the power of the empress that belongs to me to Concubine Ling!"

"Your Majesty, is this the original intention of your Majesty to establish the Queen?"

The emperor sneered, "You said at the time that you only wanted to be my wife and not my queen. If that's the case, you should just sleep with me, and I'll let Yan Wan take care of the palace affairs. Isn't that exactly what you wanted at the time?!"

The emperor originally wanted to stay in the Yikun Palace and let Ruyi sleep with him.

But so many things have happened, and he and Ruyi have long since reached the point where they are tired of each other. If it weren't for Ling Yunche, he wouldn't even want to step into the gate of Yikun Palace.

The emperor was tired of performing these days and suddenly felt it was very boring.

After saying that, without even looking at Ruyi's ugly face after hearing what she said, she simply walked away from Yikun Palace.