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

When Ruyi saw Grandma Tian coming back, she thought something happened to the Fifth Princess, so she hurriedly called Grandma Tian in to talk.

When Grandma Tian entered the inner room, she saw Ruyi wearing a nightgown made of fine silk, covered with a quilt and pillow made of expensive fabrics. She also wore a headband inlaid with gemstones and jade, and everything she saw was luxurious.

Ruyi asked, "But what's wrong with the Fifth Princess?"

Grandma Tian came to her senses and explained her purpose, "The Fifth Princess has done nothing wrong. I just want to ask for mercy from the Queen for some personal matters."

Ruyi felt relieved and stroked her armor and said, "Private matter? What do you want to talk to me about?"

Grandma Tian said hesitantly, "My daughter has a strange disease. In order to treat her, I have already spent all my savings and my family is now penniless. As a midwife, I can get some reward money. I would like to ask the Queen to give me the other half of the reward money!"

Ruyi frowned and said, "The Fifth Princess was born with a heart disease. I exempted you from half of your reward in order to pray for her. If I reward you again, won't it make others think that I change my mind every day? Won't it make the heavens think that I am not sincere in praying for the Fifth Princess?"

Grandma Tian knelt down and said, "I dare not! But I urgently need this reward to see a doctor and get medicine. I can wait, but my daughter can't! Please, Queen, have mercy!"

Ruyi was very dissatisfied and said: "Don't you want to pray for the fifth princess?!"

For the sake of her daughter's life, Grandma Tian said frankly: "Of course I am willing to pray for the Fifth Princess, but I don't understand. Praying for blessings has always been about giving away money and goods. Why is the Queen different and instead wants to reduce the reward silver I deserve?!"

Ruyi said angrily, "How dare you! Are you questioning me?"

Hai Lan saw that Ruyi was already in a bad mood because she was worried about the Fifth Princess's mental illness. But Granny Tian kept pestering her over a little money, which made Ruyi even angrier.

Hai Lan rebuked: "As midwives, it is your duty to protect the Queen during childbirth. But the Fifth Princess was born with a heart condition, and you failed to fulfill your duty! You did a poor job, but the Queen has not yet held you accountable."

"For a little reward, you disturbed the Queen's rest, and even dared to question the Queen's will. What is your intention? Get out of here right now!"

Seeing that Ruyi was angry, Rong Pei came over and slapped Grandma Tian in the face, cursing, "You ungrateful thing, what kind of lowly thing is your daughter? How can she be compared with the Empress's fifth princess? Get out of here before the Empress punishes you for your disrespect!"

Not only did Grandma Tian not get back her half of the reward money, she was beaten and scolded by Hailan Rongpei, and she also heard Rongpei scolding her poor daughter as a cheap thing. She secretly hated Ruyi for being a heartless woman. No wonder the fifth princess was born with a heart disease, it turned out to be retribution!

When Yanwan heard Chunchan talk about what happened to Grandma Tian, ​​she had no intention of using Grandma Tian to harm others, and felt that Grandma Tian was also a pitiful person.

He told Yihuan about this. Yihuan, remembering that Grandma Tian had helped him with his baby's delivery, gave her some silver to help her out of her urgent need.

Soon, it was the month of Empress Xiaoxian's death, and according to custom, double the monthly allowance was to be paid to pray for the Tenth Prince.

Ruyi's fifth princess could not be frightened even by the slightest stimulation. Ruyi was in a bad mood, so she waived the reward.

When Rong Pei went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect the monthly allowance for the Yiku Palace, Qin Li, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, personally distributed the allowance.

"Why did Aunt Rong Pei come in person? I was about to send it to Yikun Palace in person. This is double the monthly allowance. Aunt Rong Pei, remember to pay my respects to the Empress on my behalf."

Rong Pei looked at the monthly allowance, took back half of it, and said, "Pass on the Queen's decree. From now on, the rule of doubling the monthly allowance will be abolished!"

Qin Li was stunned and asked in confusion, "Abolish? This rule was personally requested by Concubine Ling to the Emperor in order to pray for the Tenth Prince. Why is it suddenly being abolished? Half of it has already been issued!"

When Rong Pei heard the name of Concubine Ling, she became angry and ruthlessly scolded Qin Li, the general manager of the Imperial Household Department, in front of everyone in the department.

"What's wrong with you, the chief steward? Don't you understand what the Queen says? The Queen is the master of the six palaces, so you should follow the Queen's will. You just need to do what the Queen tells you to do, why are you talking so much nonsense?!"

"The flood in the south of the Yangtze River has not been resolved yet, so how can the palace have extra money to pay an extra month's salary? This is also to pray for the Fifth Princess. If there is an extra palace, you can immediately send someone to take it all back!"

Rong Pei left after saying this. Qin Li failed to please Yikun Palace and instead made Rong Pei lose face in front of his subordinates. He was almost angry to death.

Qin Li endured it again and again, hoping that one day Yikun Palace would fall out of favor, and then he would see how he would deal with Rong Pei, the shrew!

At this time, a young eunuch with no eyes asked, "Chief Eunuch Qin, are we really going to take back the monthly allowance?"

Qin Li cursed, "Didn't you hear that the Queen has spoken? If you don't take it back, do you want me to fill this hole? Didn't you hear that it was all for the blessing of the Fifth Princess?!"

Everyone in the palace had a share of the free monthly allowance, and no one wanted to return it. The young eunuch said distressedly, "I've never heard of such a blessing. That's a month's allowance, and people look forward to it all year long. If we take it back for no reason, won't the people in the palace hate our Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

The people working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs also had a share of this extra monthly allowance, so naturally they were unwilling to return it. Qin Li was angry at first, but when he was reminded by the eunuch's words, he immediately gave orders.

"This steward is reluctant to give it up, but what can we do? When you issue the monthly allowance, you should say that it is the order of the Empress Dowager, and that it was Aunt Rong Pei from the Yikun Palace who personally came to convey the order. You have to give it up. If you don't give it up, it means you are not praying for the Fifth Princess!"

In the next few days, the servants from all palaces came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs happily to collect their double monthly wages, and left with resentful faces while taking their monthly wages.

Yanwan came to Chuxiu Palace, preparing to go to Xiefang Palace with Yihuan to visit the Tenth Prince.

Just at this time, Chunchan and Hexi came back from collecting their monthly allowance. Yanwan didn't care at first, but seeing their unhappy expressions, she asked curiously, "Didn't you go to collect your monthly allowance? Why do you look like that?"

Chunchan said, "This month is the anniversary of Empress Xiaoxian's death. Originally, we could have received double the monthly allowance. But the Empress suddenly issued an order saying that we could only receive one monthly allowance. The whole palace was unhappy!"

Yanwan and Yihuan looked at each other and asked, "Is there such a thing?"

He Xi said angrily, "This double monthly allowance was a favor requested by Concubine Ling for the Tenth Prince, in order to pray for his well-being. But the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the Empress exempted this rule in order to pray for the Fifth Princess."

"We are all praying for the prince and princess, why should our Tenth Prince be wronged?!"

Yi Huan was also dissatisfied, and was afraid that He Xi would cause trouble, so she reminded him, "He Xi, don't talk nonsense!"

Yanwan didn't expect Ruyi to do this, but when she thought about how Ruyi withheld the reward from the midwife, she seemed to understand it.

Yan Wan looked at the palace maids who were full of resentment and said, "We can't control what happens to the Empress, but the Tenth Prince is weak and needs to be prayed for. Since the Empress won't let the Ministry of Internal Affairs pay, sister, for the sake of the Tenth Prince, we will pay for it ourselves."

Yihuan thought this made sense, and patted Yanwan's hand gratefully, "Sister Yanwan is thoughtful. Let's put it this way. We can't control other palaces. The people in Chuxiu Palace and Yongshou Palace will still receive double the monthly salary this month, and we will pay for it!"

Yan Wan nodded, "Yes, my sister and I can still afford this little money!"

Chunchan, Hexi and the others knelt down to express their gratitude, "Thank you for your grace, both masters! Thank you for your grace, Tenth Prince!"