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

Ling Yunche returned to work in the Yangxin Palace as he wished. He wanted to take the opportunity to reverse the verdict and clear his name, but the person behind the scenes did a great job, and after so much time had passed, there was no trace of anything left.

The emperor, in consideration of Ling Yunche's risking his life to save the three princes, not only transferred Ling Yunche back to the Yangxin Palace to serve, but also granted a marriage for Ling Yunche and Mao Qian, just like in the book.

Ling Yunche only has Ruyi in his heart, but he cannot go against the emperor's decree, so he has to get married reluctantly.

Thanks to the emperor's reward, Ling Yunche finally bought his own house.

Mao Qian is a traditional, good family-oriented woman. Although she is a bit aggressive, she follows her husband wherever he goes and only wants to live a peaceful life with Ling Yunche.

But Ling Yunche was always indifferent to Mao Qian. Except for the wedding night when he performed the Zhougong ceremony, he tried not to sleep in the same bed with Mao Qian.

After finally getting home, he only knew that in the dead of night, he would take out the pair of shoes that Ruyi had given him behind Maoqian's back to express his longing for her.

The Empress Dowager was naturally indignant when she saw that Ruyi gave birth to a pair of children within two years and took all the power in the palace into her hands.

After thinking it over, she still felt that she must have a prince in her hands in order to compete with Ruyi, otherwise she, the empress dowager, would really have to spend her old age in peace.

The Queen Mother began to visit the Tenth Prince frequently again, and even expressed her welcome directly to save trouble.

"Shu Fei, do you still remember how you entered the palace?"

Yihuan didn't expect that the Queen Mother had not given up yet. She must have bad intentions in asking this question today.

"I remember that it was because of the Queen Mother's recommendation that I had the opportunity to enter the palace and serve the Emperor. I am grateful to the Queen Mother!"

The Queen Mother sneered, "You are grateful to me? Since you entered the palace, you have never said a word for me, and you have never done a thing for me. Even when I valued the Tenth Prince, you refused to send him to the Cining Palace. Do you think you are grateful to me?"

Seeing that the Queen Mother had made her point clear, Yi Huan knelt down and said, "I know that I have failed the Queen Mother's kindness. I am guilty!"

The Queen Mother said, "Before, you were so devoted to the Emperor that you didn't want to work for me. I didn't force you. But now you have the Tenth Prince. As his mother, don't you want him to have a good future?"

"The Tenth Prince's health is gradually getting better, and you have a good family background. I also want to help you. Don't you really have any ideas?"

Yi Huan felt a chill all over her body and shook her head, "I dare not have such thoughts! In terms of legitimate wife, there is the twelfth prince born to the queen, and in terms of age, there are the third, fourth, and fifth princes. I am just an ordinary concubine. I just want to stay with the emperor and the tenth prince forever, and I will be satisfied!"

Yihuan didn't argue, but the Queen Mother had to, "You are confused! How can a mother not think about her children? You have my help, what is there that you dare not think about?"

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. This concubine and the Tenth Prince dare not covet it. Please don't force this concubine, Queen Mother!"

Yihuan doesn't care at all whether she is a queen or a concubine. As long as she can be with the emperor forever and share the same gratitude and aspirations with him, that's enough.

Yihuan didn't care about the position of the crown prince, because the emperor had the final say anyway. She didn't want to hurt her relationship with the emperor because of this position, and make the tenth prince the target of public criticism.

The Queen Mother was angry that he did not fight back, but she did not come to discuss this with Yihuan.

The Queen Mother stood up and said, "You don't fight for the Tenth Prince, but I want to fight for a good future for him! I'll give you ten days to explain to the Emperor and send the Tenth Prince to the Cining Palace. Otherwise, I'll do it myself!"

Yihuan fell to the ground. She didn't expect that after two years, the Queen Mother still refused to let her and her son go. Could it be that they would never be able to escape the fate of being pawns?

Yihuan's first thought was to find Yanwan to discuss countermeasures, but then she thought that the Queen Mother was serious this time, and Yanwan had already done a lot for her, and Yihuan really couldn't bear to implicate Yanwan again.

Just when Yihuan was feeling restless and at a loss, the Tenth Prince, who was far away in Xiefang Palace, seemed to have sensed something and suddenly burst into tears. He caught a cold at night.

It was normal for children to catch a cold. Upon hearing the news, Yihuan sent the imperial physician to treat the child while sending someone to report to the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother thought that Yihuan deliberately fabricated the story of the Tenth Prince being ill in order to keep him, in order to discourage her from raising him.

The Queen Mother ignored the Tenth Prince's illness and took him to the Cining Palace. The Tenth Prince was not used to the life in the Cining Palace and became seriously ill, suffering from rubella.

Rubella is contagious, and the Queen Mother was not willing to keep the Tenth Prince in the Cining Palace, nor did she want to return him to Yihuan. So she sent him to the Prince Zhen's mansion to recuperate under the pretext of treating his illness.

The emperor has been busy with state affairs and has not entered the harem for a long time. Yihuan has no choice but to go to Yikun Palace to ask Ruyi for help.

Yi Huan greeted and said, "Your concubine greets Her Majesty the Queen!"

Ruyi said, "Get up, Yihuan, what's wrong with you?"

Yi Huan said anxiously, "The Empress is in charge of the six palaces. She must have known that the Queen Mother sent the Tenth Prince to Prince Xian's mansion to recuperate, right? I want to ask the Empress to plead for me so that I can be reunited with the Tenth Prince!"

Ruyi had naturally heard about this, but there was already a precedent of the Empress Dowager and the Consort Dowager raising princes and princesses. As a daughter-in-law, how could she disobey the Empress Dowager?

Ruyi said in embarrassment: "Yihuan, I know you are worried about the Tenth Prince, but Prince Xian will definitely take good care of the Tenth Prince, you don't have to worry so much."

Yi Huan looked at the babbling Twelfth Prince and said, "Your Majesty is also my mother, so you should be able to understand my anxiety."

"The Fifth Princess has a heart condition, and the Queen is always very careful, fearing that the Fifth Princess will be frightened. The Tenth Prince has rubella, so I can naturally stay by his side and take care of him!"

Ruyi knew that the Queen Mother wanted to fight for power by raising a prince. She was afraid that if she went to plead for Yihuan, the Queen Mother would target her children.

She declined, "I understand your feelings, but I cannot disobey the Queen Mother. If you are really worried, why not ask for the Emperor's grace?"

Yi Huan was in a dilemma. "I also want to ask for the emperor's mercy, but the emperor has been busy with state affairs recently. Not only does he not enter the harem, he also does not allow anyone to disturb him. I really have no choice but to ask the queen for help!"

If that were the case, Ruyi would not be able to speak for Yihuan.

Ruyi declined politely, "Then I have no choice."

Seeing Yihuan's disappointed look, Ruyi suddenly thought of Yanwan, "Aren't you and Concubine Ling good sisters? The emperor has always doted on her, why don't you ask her for help? Isn't she willing to help you?"

Yihuan didn't go to find Yanwan because she felt that she had troubled Yanwan too much, and she also felt that as Ruyi's mother, she could understand her feelings better.

But unexpectedly, Ruyi was indifferent and even acted coquettishly towards him.

Yihuan felt that Ruyi was not as kind as she appeared to be, and left Yikun Palace in utter disappointment.