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

The next day, Ruyi received a letter from Concubine Yu in the palace, saying that the Fifth Prince had caught a cold, but his condition did not improve after a long time.

Concubine Yu was worried that the Fifth Prince's condition would worsen, so she sent a letter to Ruyi, asking her to send Jiang Yubin back to the capital to treat the Fifth Prince.

Before Ruyi had time to reply, the emperor summoned Ruyi and Yanwan to see him.

"Your Majesty, your servant pays respects to you!" Ruyi and Yanwan paid their respects.

The emperor was feeding the koi fish in the pond. He exempted the two from the formalities and asked, "How is the situation in the palace?"

Ruyi was about to talk about this, but the emperor asked, and she immediately replied: "Everything is fine in the palace, but Concubine Yu wrote to say that Yongqi has been suffering from a cold for a long time and is afraid that it will become a serious illness. So she wrote to ask me if it is possible to let Doctor Jiang return to the capital early."

"It may be because this is Shu Fei's first pregnancy that she is always worried. If this continues, it will inevitably harm her health."

Yan Wan said, "Is the Fifth Prince so seriously ill? Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, I remember when I was chatting with Concubine Chun, I heard the servants around the Fifth Prince say so."

"I don't know when the Fifth Prince developed this habit, but he always uses cold water when bathing, regardless of whether it's cold or hot."

The emperor frowned and said, "Cold bath? It's not long since the beginning of spring. I guess it's because of this cold that it hasn't been cured for so long."

Ruyi had long known that Hai Lan had made Yongqi take cold baths since he was very young, saying that this would help strengthen Yongqi's physique and will.

Ruyi explained for Hailan: "I think Hailan thinks this can strengthen Yongqi's physique."

The emperor disagreed and said, "How old is Yongqi? Is it worth it? If you want to exercise, there are many ways. Don't rely on Yongqi's youth to torture your body like this, lest the cold air enters your body and hurts your body!"

Ruyi said, "Yes, I will tell Hailan, what about Jiang Yubin?"

Suddenly someone came to report that Doctor Qi was found fallen into the water and had drowned!

Ruyi was shocked and asked, "Are you saying that Doctor Qi drowned? How could this happen?"

The young eunuch replied, "Last night, Doctor Qi was so happy that he drank a few more glasses of wine, and he didn't let the boy with the medicine box follow him. Maybe Doctor Qi wanted to enjoy the moonlight, and he missed a step and fell into the pond!"

Qi Ru's death was disguised as a drowning accident. The emperor thought that Yu Hu did a good job in this matter and expressed regret on his face.

"Qi Ru once begged the Empress Dowager, saying that he wanted to retire and return home after Concubine Shu gave birth to the dragon fetus, and the Empress Dowager has agreed. I didn't expect something like this to happen. Yan Wan, tell her family to give more rewards."

Yan Wan responded, "I obey your order. I will take care of Doctor Qi's funeral."

Ruyi always felt that the death of Doctor Qi was strange, and tentatively asked: "Doctor Qi was not a heavy drinker, and the boy who carried the medicine box was not around at the time. Is this too much of a coincidence?"

The emperor could see that Ruyi had become suspicious of Qi Ru's death because she knew the truth about the pregnancy-maintaining medicine.

Before, Yu Hu had asked, Qi Ru was the imperial physician who served him exclusively, once Qi Ru was gone, who would fill Qi Ru's vacancy?

Among the imperial physicians in the palace, Imperial Physician Jiang and Imperial Physician Bao both have good medical skills, and Jiang Yubin is the imperial physician that the Empress relies on. He also married Suo Xin, the former head maid of Yikun Palace.

Yu Hu thinks Jiang Yubin can come to serve the emperor, but the emperor has become very cautious after experiencing Qi Ru's betrayal.

Even if it was someone recommended by the Queen, the Emperor would not easily believe it. And if such a thing happened again, the Emperor would not care about anyone's face, and would fake it as an accident and kill them all without mercy!

The emperor's expression was a little stiff. Seeing this, Yan Wan hurriedly said, "There are too many coincidences in the world. Doctor Qi has passed away. The most urgent thing is to deal with Doctor Qi's funeral."

Ruyi didn't dare to say anything more, lest the emperor start to suspect her, so she followed Yanwan's words and said, "What Concubine Ling said is true."

The emperor's complexion returned to normal, and Yan Wan said worriedly, "But Doctor Qi suddenly met with an accident, what should Sister Shufei do?"

Ruyi said, "We can only send one of the imperial physicians who are accompanying the emperor back. Jiang Yubin is an excellent physician. Why don't you send him back to take care of Shu Fei and Yong Qi?"

The emperor also wanted to test Jiang Yubin's true strength, so he said, "Then let him go. Let Jiang Yubin set off immediately."

Yan Wan said: "But if this happens, wouldn't there be fewer people serving the emperor?"

The emperor said: "It's nothing. My body has always been healthy, and those people are enough to handle it."

Yanwan nodded and said nothing more.

Jinzhong came over to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Qing is here to pay her respects."

The Emperor and Empress sat down, asked Yan Wan to sit down as well, and said, "Let her in."

That day, she and Concubine Mei played music and danced for the emperor, but the emperor didn't even look at them, let alone turn over their name cards.

Concubine Qing was originally discouraged, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden turn of events. As soon as she returned to her bedroom, the decree of promotion came down.

Concubine Qing knelt down and greeted, "Your Highness and Your Majesty the Queen!"

The emperor asked, "Stand up, why are you here?"

Concubine Qing stood up and replied, "The Emperor has promoted me to a concubine, and I heard that the Empress is also here, so I came here to express my gratitude to the Emperor and the Empress!"

Concubine Qing turned sideways and saluted Yan Wan, saying, "I greet Concubine Ling!"

The emperor said, "We are in the temporary palace now. Your enthronement ceremony will have to wait until we return to the capital. You don't have to perform this grand ceremony yet."

Concubine Qing was a little embarrassed, and Yan Wan smiled and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Sister Qing's dancing was so graceful that I was fascinated by her last night and I have the idea of ​​learning to dance."

Concubine Qing smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Lingfei, for your compliment."

Ruyi asked, "Concubine Ling knows how to cook and can play the moon guitar. Learning poetry and books is not enough. Now she wants to learn dancing too?"

The emperor smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with Concubine Ling having many talents."

Yan Wan smiled and said, "Sister Meipin's pipa playing is the best in the palace. I know I can't catch up with Sister Meipin. Thinking about Sister Qingpin, who was not good at singing and dancing before, but can dance so well, I just want to learn more talents to please the emperor and the empress."

Someone seemed to be asking to see the emperor outside the garden, and Jinzhong came to report: "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Imperial Observatory wants to see you."

Besides government affairs and offspring, the emperor has always cared most about auspicious signs, because the emperor calls himself the Son of Heaven, and the source of his power is a gift from heaven.

Therefore, every strange phenomenon that occurs in the world is a warning or praise from heaven to the emperor. Ever since Empress Xiaoxian fell into the water and died, the emperor believed in the theory of celestial phenomena even more.

In the past, it was because Concubine Yu instigated Concubine Chun to say that her birth date and horoscope were in conflict with the eldest prince Yonghuang that Concubine Chun sent Yan Wan to work in the flower room.

The emperor said, "Let him come in."