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

Ruyi could never have imagined that Han Xiangjian had sent people to Yikun Palace to inquire about the news.

But Ruyi didn't think she did anything wrong. "You are already the emperor's concubine. No matter how much you and Hanqi loved each other, you can never be together again! As the master of the harem, I have the responsibility to discipline the concubines. What's wrong with me stopping you from defiled the palace?!"

Han Xiangjian snorted coldly and retorted: "I am deeply in love with Han Qi and want to be with him. But since I have entered the palace to serve the emperor, I know that I am not destined to be with Han Qi in this life!"

"I have already told you that Han Qi's health has been greatly depleted in his search for me, and I am afraid that he may not have much time left. I left Han Qi in the Old Summer Palace not because I wanted to continue our relationship, but because I wanted to see him often and fulfill his dying wish. I dare not admit the crime of defiling the palace!"

"You clearly promised me, but you went back on your word. If you had reservations and explicitly rejected me, I would understand. But you delayed me on one hand, and asked Ling Yunche to drive Han Qi out of the palace on the other, which eventually led to Han Qi's illness and death. Whose fault is this?!"

"What's more, if I met Han Qi once, it would be considered as defilement in the palace. You are the queen, but you always stay in the same room with a guard. What's that? Mao Qian reported you. Did she wrongly accuse you and Ling Yunche?!"

With the background that Han Xiangjian said, Ruyi seemed to have a clue about many things that happened before.

"After Ling Yunche became a eunuch, was it you who ordered the people from the Flower House and the Four Treasury to embarrass Ling Yunche?"

Han Xiangjian said, "Although Ling Yunche was the direct murderer who killed Han Qi, he was also under your orders. He has been turned into a eunuch by the emperor. For me, this is already revenge. Why should I be so hard on a eunuch? If you want to blame someone, blame Ling Yunche for offending too many people in the palace."

Ruyi suddenly thought of something and questioned Han Xiangjian, "So, it was you who ordered Lingzhi to deliberately frame me and Ling Yunche in the Imperial Garden?!"

Han Xiangjian admitted with a smile: "Yes, but this is also thanks to the Queen and Rong Pei, whom you trust the most."

Han Xiangjian suddenly changed his face, which made Rong Pei unable to adapt. When she heard Han Xiangjian mention her, Rong Pei asked, "What does this have to do with me?"

Han Xiangjian said, "I have learned the rules in Yikun Palace, so I naturally know how to behave. Lingzhi hated you for a long time, but she was finally rescued by Imperial Noble Consort Ling, and she lived a good life for a few years."

"Lingzhi is a timid and kind person, and she doesn't want to have anything to do with your Yikun Palace. But after you knew that Ling Yunche was suffering, you asked Rong Pei to pass a message to Lingzhi. Seeing that you were still entangled with Ling Yunche, I wanted to bribe Lingzhi, but Lingzhi refused at first."

"Unexpectedly, when Rong Pei was supporting Ling Yunche in the flower room and was about to deal with Aunt Li, she ran into Mao Qian. Rong Pei was no match for Mao Qian, so she came to the Sizhiku and vented her anger on Ling Zhi."

"Poor Lingzhi was beaten like that. I didn't need to say much, Lingzhi agreed to work for me. If you don't go to the Yongshou Palace Banquet, Keliyete will naturally not go either. Imperial Concubine Ling was kind enough to send the drunk Twelfth Prince back to the Yanxi Palace, but I took the lead, just to let the Twelfth Prince see with his own eyes what a despicable person his mother is!"

Ruyi was so angry that she cursed, "Han Xiangjian, you lunatic! Yongqi asked you to send him back to Yanxi Palace because he trusted you. Yongqi was still so young, how could you bear to do that to him? It was you who ordered the eunuchs who served Yongqi to go to Yongshou Palace to report to the emperor, right?"

Han Xiangjian said, "You and Keliyete were both able to murder the young Second Prince. I want the Twelfth Prince to see the true face of his mother. How could she be so cruel?"

"As the mother of the 12th prince, you ignored him. Do you know how miserable the 12th prince was in the palace because you cut his hair and cursed the emperor? Imperial Noble Consort Ling used to take good care of the 12th prince. After the news of you framing Imperial Noble Consort Ling got out, she was afraid that someone would spread rumors that she would harm the 12th prince, so she stopped paying attention to him."

"You have ruined the future of the twelfth prince, making him unable to hold his head up in front of everyone. How dare you blame me now? The twelfth prince is so unlucky to have a mother like you!"

Ruyi only then remembered that she still had a son, Yongji, and she shouted with both heartache and anger: "Yongji is the emperor's only legitimate son, how dare you treat him so harshly!"

Han Xiangjian said, "The suffering of the twelfth prince was caused by you, his mother! Also, let me remind you again that the emperor has deposed the empress, and you are no longer the empress, but the sinner Ulanara!"

Ruyi was so angry that she collapsed on the chair and pointed at Han Xiangjian and said, "I never thought that you would betray me! If you hate me so much, why did you come to see me?"

Han Xiangjian smiled and said, "You wanted to see me because you wanted to set a trap for Imperial Concubine Ling, but unfortunately Imperial Concubine Ling had already seen through you. And I came to Yikun Palace to see you because I want to confront you."

Ruyi said angrily: "I don't want to see you again, get out of Yikun Palace!"

Han Xiangjian didn't want to leave yet, so she smiled at Ruyi and said, "I will leave when it's time, but I haven't finished what I want to say. I heard that you placed many tablets and prayer flags in the Yikun Palace that night, hoping to make the Imperial Concubine repent for her sins."

"I don't know why the others died, but your mother, Madam Cheng'en, is related to me!"

Ruyi threw herself on Han Xiangjian as if struck by lightning, and angrily said, "What did you say? It was you who sent people to the mansion that day and angered my mother to death? You vicious woman, why did you do this! I will kill you to pay for my mother's life!"

Han Xiangjian pushed Ruyi to the ground, looked down at her and said, "I heard that when Imperial Noble Concubine Ling gave birth to the Seventh Princess, Keliyete asked her maid to run to Yongshou Palace and tell Imperial Noble Concubine Ling that her mother and brother were exiled, which almost caused Imperial Noble Concubine Ling to die."

"I just wanted to test the health of the wife of Duke Cheng'en to see if she could make the Imperial Concubine healthy. Unfortunately, when the wife of Duke Cheng'en heard that it was you who killed Prince Rong, she died of anger. She is really not resistant to stimulation!"

When Ruyi learned the truth about her mother's death, she wanted to kill Han Xiangjian in anger, but the poison took effect and Ruyi felt severe pain all over her body.

"You vicious woman! Rong Pei, San Bao, hurry up and get the imperial physician!"

Rong Pei was already stunned by this unexpected turn of events. Just as she was about to get up to ask for the imperial physician, she heard Han Xiangjian say, "It is a serious crime for a concubine to commit suicide. I will report the truth to the emperor. Now that I have said this, you, Ulanara, take care of yourself!"