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

When the Emperor arrived, Zhenshu and Lixin, who were beside Concubine Jia, pulled Wei Yanwan behind them and used their bodies to block Wei Yanwan.

Everyone hurriedly greeted, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!"

"It's so hot, why are you standing here?" asked the emperor.

"I come here to enjoy the flowers. Does Your Majesty want to go to Changchun Palace to see the Seventh Prince?" Ruyi asked.

When the emperor mentioned his legitimate son, the Seventh Prince, he felt a surge of joy in his heart and said with a smile, "Yes, I miss Yongcong very much every day I don't see him."

Concubine Jia also smiled and said, "Eighth Prince also wants to see his brother. I am about to take Eighth Prince to Changchun Palace to pay my respects to the Empress."

The emperor and his men were talking, Jinzhong glanced at Wei Yanwan casually, signaling her to act quickly. Wei Yanwan was behind Zhen Shulixin, stroking her face gently, and cried out in pain, attracting everyone's attention.

"What's going on?" the emperor asked.

Jinzhong immediately said, "Your Majesty, which palace maid was punished and beaten, and cried out because of the pain on her face."

Concubine Jia didn't expect Wei Yanwan to do this, and immediately said, "It's all because I didn't discipline the palace maids properly. I've disturbed the emperor. Why don't you shut up!"

Wei Yanwan said in a wronged voice, and the emperor was dissatisfied when he heard it: "The queen and I have never treated the palace maids harshly. I have never heard of any palace maid or eunuch who could not bear the pain after being punished. Jinzhong, bring the person back to me for a look."

Jinzhong was waiting for these words, and immediately took a few quick steps, peeling off Zhen Shulixin who was so cowardly as to dare to block the emperor's sight, and gently supported Wei Yanwan to pay her respects to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, it's her."

The emperor looked at Wei Yanwan and thought she was beautiful. He smiled at Ruyi and said, "This palace girl is quite smart. Standing under this trumpet creeper, she looks a bit like you."

Jinzhong hurriedly said, "Forgive me for saying something that may be too careless. This maid does look a bit like Concubine Xian, but she can never match Concubine Xian's elegance and grace!"

Of course, Ruyi knew that Wei Yanwan was somewhat like her, otherwise Concubine Jia would not have deliberately changed Wei Yanwan's name and trapped her in Qixiang Palace and tortured her for five years.

But when these words came from the emperor's mouth, Ruyi was displeased, and felt that the emperor, like Concubine Jia, was deliberately embarrassing her.

"Your Majesty has really lost your mind. I am a young lady from the Ulanara clan, a noble family, and your childhood sweetheart. Wei Yanwan is just a heartless woman who has fallen on hard times and is greedy for wealth. What qualifications does she have to compete with me?"

Wei Yanwan knelt down and greeted the emperor, saying, "I, Ying'er, the maid of Qixiang Palace, greet the emperor!"

"Ying'er? Which Ying?" the emperor asked with a frown.

"It's the Ying that means cherry blossom. My real name is Wei Yanwan, which means Yanwan in the joy of this evening and the good times. Ying'er is the name given by Concubine Jia." Wei Yanwan replied.

"How dare you! You know that Noble Concubine Xian's real name is Qingying, yet you gave your maid such a name. Are you trying to disrespect Noble Concubine Xian? From now on, you don't have to call her Ying'er anymore. Call her Yanwan by her real name!" the emperor said angrily.

Concubine Jia lied that she had no knowledge of the matter and quickly knelt down to apologize to the emperor.

The emperor ignored Concubine Jia and asked Wei Yanwan, "Did Concubine Jia hit you in the face?"

"No, the master was gentle. It's because I have fair skin that one spot appears red." Yan Wan said ambiguously.

When Concubine Jia heard Wei Yanwan say such imaginative words, she pointed at Wei Yanwan and said angrily: "Nonsense! She was obviously lazy at work just now, so I pinched her lightly. Who are you showing this aggrieved look to?"

The Emperor held Wei Yanwan's wrist and showed the red marks on her hand to Concubine Jia, questioning: "Were the marks on her hand also caused by a slight twist? There are new and old wounds on her body, which shows that she has not been beaten or scolded by you for a short period of time!"

With scars all over her body, Concubine Jia had no way to deny it and had to apologize to the emperor.

The emperor then asked Wei Yanwan, "Liangshi Yanwan? Have you ever been to school?"

Wei Yanwan answered carefully, "I used to serve the eldest prince in Concubine Chun's palace, and I heard him say a few words."

The emperor looked at Wei Yanwan for a long time, and finally remembered that he had seen Wei Yanwan playing with the eldest and third princes in Concubine Chun's palace a few years ago.

At that time, Wei Yanwan was innocent, bright and lively, and the eldest prince and the third prince were not as dull and taciturn as they are now.

The emperor said: "You don't have to go back to Qixiang Palace, just stay and serve in front of the emperor."

Concubine Jia didn't want to let Wei Yanwan go, and wanted to say something, "Your Majesty, I..."

"Why, you don't want to release him?" The emperor interrupted Concubine Jia and scolded her, "I think you don't need to go to Changchun Palace to pay your respects. Go back to your own palace and reflect on yourself!"

Wei Yanwan was about to express her gratitude, but Ruyi hurriedly stopped her when she saw that Wei Yanwan not only escaped from Qixiang Palace, but was also being taken to the Yangxin Palace by the emperor to serve.

"Your Majesty! Wei Yanwan is in her prime at this age. Your Majesty, why don't you let her leave the palace, or arrange a marriage for her, such as a guard, to comfort Miss Yanwan for her suffering?"

Wei Yanwan was young, beautiful and in her prime. Because she had been tortured by Concubine Jia, she looked quite pitiful standing under the trumpet creeper, which made the emperor feel even more pity for her.

The emperor said, "I think Yanwan is very smart. It's a pity to let her leave the palace and marry so early."

Ruyi did not dare to disobey the emperor's wishes, and hurriedly asked Wei Yanwan: "Why don't you ask Miss Yanwan what she thinks? Miss Yanwan, do you want to leave the palace and let the emperor arrange a marriage for you that is suitable for you? The emperor is here, just tell him boldly!"

It was difficult for Wei Yanwan to make this decision because it meant that she would never be able to leave the palace and live the life of an ordinary citizen in her lifetime.

Before Wei Yanwan could answer, she suddenly heard Ruyi's inner voice: "Didn't you always cry and ask Ling Yunche to beg me to rescue you from Qixiang Palace? Didn't you want me to grant you a marriage? Now that I'm helping you, why are you still hesitating? Hurry up and agree!"

Previously, when Wei Yanwan heard Ruyi's dissatisfaction with the emperor saying that she looked like her, she thought that she had tinnitus from being beaten by Concubine Jia. Now that she heard Ruyi's true thoughts again, Wei Yanwan was shocked. Could it be that she could read minds? !

Jinzhong saw that Wei Yanwan was slow to respond and thought that she was hesitating, so he hurriedly reminded her, "Miss Yanwan, Concubine Xian is waiting for your response."

Then Jin Zhongxin said, "Don't be fooled by Concubine Xian's words. If she really wanted to save you, would she let you be bullied in Qixiang Palace for five years? This is your only chance to turn things around, so you must seize it!"

Wei Yanwan didn't have time to be shocked by her sudden ability to read minds. She stood up and bowed to the emperor again, saying firmly.

"Your Majesty is the ruler of the world, rich in all the seas, and even more so my master. I am willing to stay in the palace and serve you!"

The matter was settled. Ruyi felt sour in her heart and asked sarcastically, "Does the emperor think highly of her?"

The Emperor said to Ruyi, "The Concubine Jia deliberately used Ying'er's name to embarrass you. I reprimanded her in public and transferred Wei Yanwan to serve in front of the Emperor in order to clear your name and let the people in the harem know your position in my heart."

"You are going to pay your respects to the Queen. I will accompany you to Changchun Palace."

"Your Majesty, I would like to appreciate the flowers before paying my respects to the Empress!" Ruyi refused.

The emperor did not force them and took the palace servants to Changchun Palace to visit Empress Fucha and the Seventh Prince.

Wei Yanwan followed behind the team and vaguely heard Ruyi thinking, "It seems that I was right. Wei Yanwan is really a heartless person who will do anything to climb up the social ladder! After meeting the emperor, she forgot about her childhood sweetheart Ling Yunche so quickly. It's a waste of Ling Yunche's efforts to save her! It's also a waste of my kindness to her!"