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

Ruyi was turned down in front of the emperor and returned to Yikun Palace angrily.

The next day, Yanwan arrived at Yikun Palace early, ready to follow Ruyi's instructions to organize the ceremony of crowning the queen.

When Jiapin heard that Yanwan had this job, she taunted her after paying her respects, "Lingpin has finally gotten in good hands with the right person. She only helped the Imperial Concubine deliver a tray of snacks, and now she can help the Imperial Concubine organize such an important ceremony. Lingpin has really gotten her reward after all the hard work!"

Yan Wan responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "The Imperial Noble Consort was able to sit on the throne because of the Emperor's favor. Jiapin was able to be reinstated because of the Yu family, and I was able to sit on the throne of a concubine, but it was all thanks to Jiapin's help. In the end, I should thank Jiapin!"

"You! You are so sharp-tongued!" Jiapin was furious.

Seeing that Suo Xin was standing beside Ruyi with great difficulty, Yan Wan asked with concern, "The Imperial Concubine's coronation ceremony is already very busy. Aunt Suo Xin has difficulty walking, how can she stand for so long? Please sit down and take a rest."

Suo Xin traveled back and forth between Yikun Palace and Jiang Mansion every day. She was so busy that she couldn't even stand steadily and was very tired.

Chunchan hurriedly brought a stool for惢心 and helped惢心 to sit down.

Unexpectedly, Rong Pei, who was standing by, saw Yan Wan making the decision to let惢心 sit down, and she walked over quickly and hugged惢心, with such a big hug that both惢心 and Chunchan were startled.

Rong Pei scolded Yan Wan, "The Imperial Noble Consort hasn't spoken yet, how can you, a mere concubine, make the decision? Do you have any rules at all? Do you know the difference between the superior and the inferior?"

Yan Wan was startled, and looked at Ruyi and said, "I just felt that Aunt惢心 had difficulty walking, and I wanted to make her feel more comfortable. I didn't mean to overstep my authority."

Ruyi was already furious in the Yangxin Palace yesterday, and she was even angrier when she heard that the marriage between惢心 and Jiang Yubin was arranged by Lingpin. She wanted to ask惢心 what was going on when she came back, but Jiang Yubin had already taken惢心 out of the palace, so she endured it.

But she didn't expect that Concubine Ling would come to Yikun Palace early in the morning to ask her for power, and she even dared to command the people in Yikun Palace over her while she was still sitting there!

Fortunately, Rong Pei is loyal, otherwise wouldn't Lingpin be overstepping her authority and bullying others in her Yikun Palace? !

Ruyi said, "惢心 is my former head maid. I have the final say on whether she sits or stands in Yikun Palace. Lingpin is trying to take my place by overstepping my authority?!"

Yan Wan didn't expect that Ruyi and her servant would make such a big deal about such a small matter. Yan Wan turned to look at惢心 and saw that惢心 also looked confused.

Then she said, "I dare not, but I feel sorry for Aunt Suo Xin who had suffered in the Ministry of Punishment, and I am afraid that Aunt Suo Xin's wound will hurt if she stands for too long. I was worried that I broke the rules, and I have no intention of overstepping my bounds. Please understand, Your Majesty!"

"I have said that惢心 is from Yikun Palace. Could it be that this palace does not care about惢心 as much as you do? If Lingpin is not overstepping her authority, what else could it be?!" Ruyi said.

Suo Xin felt bad because it was her fault that Concubine Ling was scolded by the Imperial Noble Consort, so she spoke up for Yan Wan.

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Concubine Ling is acting like this because she is worried that I can't bear the fatigue. It's all my fault. Please don't blame Concubine Ling!"

When Ruyi heard惢心 speaking in favor of Lingpin, she felt that惢心 was deliberately embarrassing her master in front of the other concubines, and she angrily said, "Lingpin said something hypocritically good for you, so you can't tell right from wrong? Wasn't she saying that I was treating you harshly?!"

Rong Pei also blamed Suo Xin, "You are someone close to the Empress, how can you speak in favor of others? Isn't this a deliberate betrayal of the Empress? When the Imperial Concubine scolded you, you just listened, but you talked back several times. Don't you take the Imperial Concubine seriously?! Today, I will teach Concubine Ling a lesson on behalf of the Imperial Concubine!"

All the concubines were stunned. Concubine Chun hurriedly pleaded for Yan Wan, saying, "Sister Lingpin didn't mean it. Imperial Concubine, please forgive Lingpin for once!"

Yi Huan also said: "Sister Yan Wan is just worried about Suo Xin. Doesn't the Imperial Concubine worry about Suo Xin? Sister Yan Wan is a concubine, how can she be taught a lesson by a head maid? Isn't this breaking the rules?!"

Before Ruyi could say anything, Rong Pei saw that these concubines did not follow Ruyi's lead, and was so angry that she wanted to hit Yanwan: "How dare you! Lingpin was disrespectful to the Imperial Concubine, do you want to be disrespectful to the Queen too?!"

Seeing that Rong Pei's slap was about to hit Yan Wan's face, Chun Chan and Suo Xin, who was dragging her injured leg, hugged Rong Pei from behind while the other stood in front of Yan Wan and grabbed Rong Pei's hand.

Rong Pei used to be a maid in the Old Summer Palace. She was stronger than Chunchan and Suoxin combined. She was about to break free from the two of them. At this critical moment, Li Yu brought Jinzhong to deliver the imperial edict.

Li Yu was almost stunned by the scene of pulling the hair, but Rong Pei thought that help had come, and said to Li Yu: "Eunuch Li, quickly take people to hold Chunchan and Suoxin, I want to teach Concubine Ling a lesson!"

Does Rong Pei want to teach Suo Xin a lesson as well? Li Yu got angry and gave Jin Zhong a look.

Jinzhong saw that his master had been wronged and was almost beaten by the crazy woman named Rong Pei. Upon receiving Li Yu's signal, he immediately stepped forward and pushed Rong Pei to the ground. Together with Chunchan, he supported Rong Pei, who was about to fall.

Seeing Rong Pei suffer a loss, Ruyi asked, "Jinzhong, what are you doing?!"

Jin Zhong said nothing, but cursed in his heart: "Why are you asking me what I am doing? I want to ask you two fierce women in the deep palace what you want to do! If you hurt Master Ling, I will never forgive you two crazy women!"

Yanwan was angry at first, and was caught off guard by Jinzhong's words of defense. She almost laughed out loud on the spot.

Li Yu suppressed his anger and explained his purpose, "I am here to announce the imperial decree. Please accept it, ladies."

"Concubine Ling Wei is gentle and virtuous and has won my heart. I hereby promote her to be my consort and give her the title of Concubine Ling. The ceremony of conferring the title will be held on the same day as the Imperial Noble Concubine. I decree this!"

"Empress Ling Fei, congratulations!"

Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect that Yan Wan would be made a concubine in just three years!

Concubine Chun, Yihuan, Concubine Wan and others came to congratulate Yanwan on her promotion to concubine, and the farce ended.

Ruyi went to the Yangxin Palace and asked, "Noble Concubine Chun and Concubine Jia gave birth to a prince, so it was natural for her to take the position of concubine. Concubine Shu was born in the Yehenara clan and also stayed in the position of concubine for many years."

"Lingpin was first promoted to a noble lady, and within three months she was promoted to a concubine. After serving the emperor for three years she became a concubine. She has no family background and no children. Doesn't the emperor think that Lingpin's promotion is too fast?!"

The emperor said, "You have no children, but I still made you the queen. Didn't you always say that you don't want to be the queen, but just want to be my wife and stay by my side? If you don't want to be the queen, you probably won't be willing to manage the palace affairs. I made Yan Wan a concubine just to let her share some of the chores for you."

Ruyi never thought that the emperor would use such an excuse to promote Lingpin, and said: "I am not..."

"It's not anything? Aren't you not interested in the position of queen?" the emperor asked.

Ruyi paused, "Of course not, I just felt that Lingpin was promoted too quickly, which was unfair to the other sisters."

The emperor remembered what Li Yu had reported when he came back from the palace, and reminded him, "Yan Wan is very popular in the palace, so you don't have to worry about that. You should discipline your palace maids well and don't let them cross the line of honor!"