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

The Fourth Prince was favored by the Emperor and was granted a title at an early age. In order to help the Fourth Prince become the crown prince, Concubine Jia wrote a letter to Prince Yu.

First, he wanted Prince Yu to be frugal and make more contributions to the Qing Dynasty. Second, he asked Yu for many ginsengs and jewels from the famous concubines to make friends and bribe court officials.

The ministers in the court saw that the Fourth Prince was favored and thought that he had a chance to be the crown prince, so they all flattered Concubine Jia and her son. Concubine Jia and her son were in the limelight for a while.

Yan Wan has Jinzhong, a know-it-all who is well aware of the goings-on in the court. Yan Wan feels that it is time to overthrow Concubine Jia.

The Fifth Prince's facial injury was so severe, and he often had to go to school with other princes. Soon, everyone in the palace knew that it was Hai Lan who punished the Fifth Prince.

For many years, the Fifth Prince was raised in Zhongcui Palace, because the Fifth Prince often helped Yongzhang and Yongrong out of trouble in front of the Emperor. When Concubine Chun saw this, she was grateful and really loved the Fifth Prince.

Concubine Chun had no idea how Yongqi, who had always been the most filial, had offended Hailan, causing her biological mother to beat him like this!

The princes were getting older, and the emperor, in addition to testing them on their daily homework, would also assign them some tasks to handle, so naturally they had more opportunities to meet.

Ever since the funeral of Empress Xiaoxian, the Emperor felt that Hailan was not as harmless as she appeared to be, but had a vicious heart. From then on, he distanced himself from Hailan.

Later, when Concubine Li committed suicide, the Emperor took into consideration that Ruyi was pregnant and left Rong Pei to serve her, letting Hailan take the blame. However, the Emperor knew that it must have been Hailan who gave Ruyi the idea, and Hailan was not innocent at all.

Now seeing the wounds on Yongqi's face, the emperor was shocked and became even more dissatisfied with Hai Lan.

The emperor originally wanted to go to Yikun Palace to ask what was going on and let Ruyi teach Hai Lan a lesson.

The emperor was sitting on the dragon chariot. When he saw many courtiers and ladies, he stopped and asked, "Are you going to pay homage to the queen?"

One of the ladies said, "I will go to Qixiang Palace to pay my respects to Concubine Jia first."

The emperor nodded and let these ladies go. After thinking for a while, he said, "The queen is the master of the harem. How could these ladies go to see Concubine Jia first instead of the queen? Will they also go to see Concubine Ling?"

Li Yu replied, "Not only the wives of the nobles, but even the ministers in the court often invite the Fourth Prince out of the palace to drink and have fun because he is favored. As for Concubine Ling, I have never heard of her."

Although the emperor was somewhat dissatisfied with Ruyi's behavior in recent years, he could not tolerate a concubine surpassing the queen. Moreover, the princes were gradually becoming adults and inevitably had some other ideas.

Suddenly, the emperor thought of some past events, "Li Yu, go to Yongshou Palace."

Li Yu said: "Go to Yongshou Palace!"

Yan Wan greeted, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

The emperor helped Yanwan up and dismissed his attendants. "Yanwan, how is the investigation going on with the matter I asked you to do?"

Yan Wan was stunned at first, obviously not expecting the emperor to suddenly mention this matter, "Huh? Your Majesty, you mean Concubine Jia? Your Majesty, Su Lian's condition has improved, the doctor said that she will be able to recover in a few months at most!"

"In addition, when I sent people to investigate secretly, I found that Concubine Jia had close contact with the Yu family. She took the ginseng and jewelry sent by the Yu family and gave them to many ministers."

The emperor sat down and sneered, "The lady-in-waiting has already regarded Concubine Jia as the master of the harem, and Yongsheng has made friends with the ministers in the court. He has become the next master of the Forbidden City!"

Yan Wan knelt down hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Once people have suspicions, all the details of the past will be infinitely magnified. The emperor discovered the ambitions of Concubine Jia and her son, and immediately thought of the assassination in Mulan Paddock.

To this day, the mastermind behind the assassination has not been found.

The emperor told Yan Wan to get up. "You get up. You've done a great job. Keep investigating. If you don't have enough manpower, just tell me!"

Yan Wan said: "Yes."

The emperor returned to the Yangxin Palace and sent Yu Hu to investigate the Mulan Paddock incident again. He also asked Yu Hu to issue an order that the palace strictly forbade the princes to have any contact with court officials.

Concubine Jia realized that she had been too complacent recently and was afraid that she had violated the emperor's taboo, so she asked the emperor to issue this imperial decree.

There are several wild horses in the Imperial Stables, which are difficult for ordinary people to tame. In order to show off in front of the emperor, Yongsheng volunteered to tame the wild horses.

When the emperor saw Yongsheng's performance and thought of the wild horse that suddenly appeared in Mulan Paddock, his suspicion grew stronger.

Yu Hu came back and reported: "Your Majesty, I asked the servants at Mulan Paddock and they said that the Fourth Prince trains wild horses every year."

The emperor said, "I was chasing the wild horse alone, and I told no one to follow me. Why did Yongcheng suddenly appear?"

Yu Hu replied, "The people who serve the Fourth Prince said that the Fourth Prince saw a deer and wanted to offer it to the Emperor, so he didn't let anyone follow him. He accidentally entered the same forest as the Emperor, and happened to see someone hiding in a sneaky way. He followed him and found out that it was the assassin who wanted to kill the Emperor!"

The emperor became more suspicious, "This is really too coincidental. I have to think more about it!"

Yu Hu asked, "Your Majesty, the one who rescued you that day was Empress Ling Fei's brother Zuo Lu. Do you want me to check it out as well?"

The emperor shook his head. "Zorlu has never been to Mulan Paddock. I heard from Concubine Ling that he was practicing horseback riding and archery, so I asked him to go with me on a whim."

"I sent people to investigate afterwards. Zuo Lu was unfamiliar with the Mulan Paddock, and Concubine Ling also told him not to run around. Zuo Lu had been with the guards the whole time, following me from a distance. He rushed over to block the arrow for me when he heard my shouts."

Seeing that the emperor had no suspicion of Zuo Lu, Yu Hu apologized and said, "I was just overthinking!"

Yu Hu asked again, "Although this matter is strange, I can't find any solid evidence that the Fourth Prince assassinated the Emperor. Your Majesty, please tell me what I should do next?"

When it comes to an assassination, it is better to believe it happened than to believe it did not happen.

The emperor ordered the fourth prince Yongsheng to move out of the palace and moved the eighth and eleventh princes to Xiefang Palace.

Concubine Jia and her son suddenly fell from the clouds, and always felt that someone was secretly trying to harm them.

When Yan Wan learned about this, she ordered the maid in Qixiang Palace to add a little medicine to Jia Fei's tranquilizing soup every day, which made Jia Fei suspicious and always felt that Su Lian and others whom she had harmed were coming to her to take her life in her dreams at midnight.

In order to find peace of mind, Concubine Jia asked Li Xin to find many dogs for her outside the palace and raise them in Qixiang Palace.