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Madam, please let me see Weiyoung.

Haven't I already told you many times?

Weiyoung has fallen ill.

Master Li ordered to lock her away,

so that her disease won't spread in the family.

Madam, please.

She must be really scared now.

Let me see her.

Just for a little while.

If you want, you can also quarantine me in Junlan Court.

Madam.

Stop arguing and saying nonsense.

-Madam, I'm begging you. -Madam.

Why are you yelling?

You're so ill-mannered.

Madam.

I just saw Prince Gaoyang with the royal physician.

I heard they were sent by the Crown Princess.

Master Li is bringing them over.

Why is Prince Gaoyang here?

Could it be that last time...

What exactly is going on?

Tell me.

Actually, it's nothing.

It's just...

I'll deal with you later.

Chun Ming.

His Highness, Prince Gaoyang, is here.

-Your Highness, Prince Gaoyang. -Your Highness, Prince Gaoyang.

There's no need for courtesy.

What are you planning to do?

Do it.

What are you doing?

Aren't you scared of karma?

-Capture her. -Help!

Shut her mouth.

Hurry.

-Help! -Capture her.

Capture her, hurry.

Your Highness.

Madam's pulse is stable.

She is just a little weak.

She just needs to rest a bit, and she would be fine.

That's good.

Now my mother would feel at ease.

I thank the Crown Princess.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I am forever grateful.

Madam, you're sick. There is no need for courtesy.

By the way,

I heard that Lady Anping doesn't feel well either.

Since Royal Physician Liu is here, let him give her a checkup too.

-Help! -Capture her.

Help!

Hurry.

Capture her.

-Stun her. -Let go of me.

-Drag her over here. -Yes.

Lady Weiyoung.

Lady Weiyoung.

What's going on?

Your Highness.

She has already seen a physician earlier.

She might already be sleeping.

That's right. Weiyoung is fine.

We don't need to trouble Royal Physician Liu.

Your Highness, please go to the front parlor and have a seat.

Here, this way.

Your Highness!

Please save Weiyoung.

She is not in good condition.

-Lady Weiyoung. -Pull her up.

No.

Lady Weiyoung.

Seventh Concubine, are you crazy?

How dare you say nonsense in front of His Highness?

Guards, take the Seventh Concubine away.

-Hurry. -Your Highness!

Prince Gaoyang, please save Weiyoung.

She is really sick.

Your Highness, don't listen to her.

Weiyoung is feeling much better.

Your Highness.

The Seventh Concubine has always been weak.

We're afraid she might get sick.

So we wouldn't let her see Weiyoung.

That's why she's thinking too much.

Royal Physician Liu, follow me.

Weiyoung!

-Weiyoung. -Bai Zhi.

Weiyoung.

Weiyoung, how are you feeling?

Royal Physician Liu.

I don't care what you do.

You must save her.

Your Highness, don't worry.

I'll surely do my best.

Weiyoung.

Weiyoung.

Nothing can happen to you.

What is a servant like you

doing in here?

If you lie to me,

I'll kill you at once.

Lady Weiyoung committed suicide.

It was too late when I got here.

I was about to save her.

And you came, Your Highness.

Is that true?

I wouldn't dare lie to you.

Why would Lady Weiyoung commit suicide?

At this point,

I can't hide it from you anymore, Your Highness.

There is a story behind it.

It starts with a folding fan.

Is it this folding fan?

It is that folding fan indeed.

Your Highness.

As the mother of Lady Anping,

It's my responsibility to discipline her.

We discovered

that Lady Anping hid this folding fan which was used by a man.

After continuous questioning,

she still wouldn't tell us where this folding fan came from.

We have no choice but to ground her.

We hoped that she would repent.

We never thought that she would commit suicide.

It's all my fault.

I didn't discipline her well.

She did such a humiliating thing that shamed the family

and even troubled you to worry about us.

Your Highness.

-Weiyoung. -Lady Anping is awake.

Weiyoung.

Your Highness.

Weiyoung.

How are you feeling?

Tuoba Jun.

Bai Zhi.

Where is Bai Zhi?

Bai Zhi is fine. Don't worry.

Jun Tao.

Jun Tao too. They captured Jun Tao.

Tell them to release Jun Tao.

Didn't you hear her?

Release her now!

Yes, Your Highness. Right away.

Your hand...

Silly child.

What is so bad

that you have to do such a stupid thing?

Are they telling the truth?

The witchcraft issue concerns too many people.

I'm afraid it would drag Grandmother and Mother down.

Chiyun Rou must have expected that I wouldn't dare speak the truth.

Yes.

I was wrong.

I was too impulsive.

Even though Mother is strict,

she did it for my own good.

Parents get mad momentarily.

When they get over it,

they won't hold it against me.

Am I right, Mother?

All parents are the same.

How can they not love their daughter?

But Weiyoung,

what you did this time was really...

That folding fan--

If it was because of this folding fan,

please don't blame Weiyoung again, Madam.

She hid it because of me.

Because this folding fan

is mine.

Get out.

-Come on. -Okay.

I'll get going.

Rest well.

It was really close earlier.

If I was another second late...

I wonder who sent that letter.

Your Highness.

It's her.

I recognize her.

The one who informed us was her.

The one who defended Lady Weiyoung in front of the Crown Princess previously

was also her.

Your Highness.

I'm going to visit Weiyoung now.

I heard that you saved Weiyoung.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I'm not the only one

who saved Weiyoung.

You asked someone to send that letter, right?

Please keep that a secret for my sake.

If Madam and Changle find out,

I might...

This happened to Weiyoung

because of them.

For Weiyoung's sake, please don't investigate any further.

I'll remember how much you care about Weiyoung.

I'll go visit Weiyoung now.

Go ahead.

We've never heard about the third young lady of the Li family before.

Compared to Lady Changle, she doesn't stand out.

A woman's reputation should not only be based on her looks and her talent.

It's just that people are always too narrow-minded.

Cry.

You're crying?

You dare to cry?

Mother.

If you didn't act on your own

and met with Prince Gaoyang in secret,

that Li Weiyoung might have already been dead.

Now Prince Gaoyang is interfering.

Everything I did before was wasted.

And you still dare to cry?

How would I know that was Prince Gaoyang's folding fan?

It's just a common item.

And Li Weiyoung

would rather die than tell the truth.

I know.

Clearly, Li Weiyoung is trying to fool me.

She purposely made me think that her lover gave her the folding fan.

She must have expected me to meet with Prince Gaoyang.

When Prince Gaoyang saw the folding fan, he became suspicious.

She fooled me.

So what if you get it now?

I risked my life to get to this point.

Now everything is in vain.

It would be harder to deal with her in the future.

But Prince Gaoyang keeps protecting her.

He even gave her that folding fan.

Clearly, he liked her from the beginning.

Didn't Prince Gaoyang say it?

That was just a folding fan.

What can it mean?

Prince Gaoyang turned his back on his promise to me

because of Li Weiyoung.

Even if I die,

I won't let them be together.

Even if Prince Gaoyang likes Li Weiyoung,

do you think that's a good thing?

To Li Weiyoung, we still don't know

if his feelings are good or bad for her.

Royal Physician Liu is outstanding indeed.

After taking a few pills,

Bai Zhi looks so much better.

How about this?

Let's take Bai Zhi back to her room.

No.

I won't feel at ease.

She got hurt because of me.

If something really happens to her,

I would never feel at peace in this lifetime.

You're too kind-hearted.

It's natural for a servant

to suffer a bit for her master.

To me,

she is not just a servant.

She is like my sister.

Life is equally precious.

You silly child.

How are you feeling?

Does it hurt?

I'm fine.

Changle is

still so young.

How can she bear to do this?

Why wouldn't she

when she has a strong backer?

Lady Weiyoung.

-Jun Tao. -Lady Weiyoung.

Jun Tao.

I wasn't able to protect you.

I made you suffer. I deserve to die.

Get up quickly.

It's all because of me.

I dragged all of you down.

Jun Tao is also back.

Now we have finally gotten through this.

It's not over yet.

I can't just sit and do nothing.

I can't let the people who care for me

get hurt again.

I shouldn't have anything to do with him.

I never thought I still got him involved this time.

Now,

how should I face him?

HEAVEN'S COURT

Your Highness.

Lady Weiyoung is here.

Your Highness.

If there are no outsiders, you don't need to bow to me.

Of course, Cheng De doesn't count.

Thank you, Your Highness.

You saved me again this time.

Every time you see me,

you're always thanking me.

Aside from that, don't you have anything else to say?

I wonder why

you asked me to come here today.

Regarding what happened last time,

even though you all said the same thing,

I feel that this is not that simple.

You're hiding something from me.

The truth is as we said.

How do you explain your wounds, then?

Furthermore,

your servant was almost beaten to death.

How do you explain that?

That's because...

Because my family suspects that I'm not acting honorably.

So they punished me.

You're lying. You're hiding something.

Weiyoung, why can't you tell me the truth?

What's the matter, Your Highness?

I've already told you I'm fine.

Why are you still forcing me?

Do you really not know the reason?

Li Weiyoung.

Until when are you going to pretend?

Because I'm worried about you. And I like you.

I've long wanted to tell you that.

Do you know that when I held you and thought you were dead,

I was almost scared to death?

Weiyoung.

Do you really not know

how I feel?

But I don't like you at all.

I don't feel that way about you.

If you don't like me,

then tell me.

Why did you keep this folding fan?

And why did you treat it

as if it's something precious to you?

Because you already left

when I saw this folding fan.

I thought

it was something my savior left,

and that if I get a chance to meet my savior again,

I must return it to him personally.

That's why I took it.

If that's the case,

why didn't you mention it even if we've met many times before?

Because I forgot.

But why didn't you tell Madam where this folding fan came from

when she questioned you?

If you're telling the truth, why didn't you just tell her?

Because she wouldn't have let it go even if I told her.

So...

So I just let you come and save me.

I don't believe you.

I don't believe you're that kind of person.

I don't care if you don't believe me.

I'm telling the truth.

After Lady Changle gave me this folding fan,

I only realized something was wrong after three hours.

"Why did Lady Changle have this folding fan?

And why did you suddenly fall ill?"

I only realized the answer

to those simple questions after three hours.

Do you know why?

Because I was crazily happy

during those three hours.

I was thinking about why you kept this folding fan.

"Did you look at this folding fan every day?

Whenever you see this folding fan, do you think of me?"

So all of that

was just wishful thinking.

You're right.

That's just your wishful thinking.

This folding fan is just a joke.

What's the use of keeping it?

HEAVEN'S COURT

Move.

Minde?

Why did you suddenly come back? That was fast.

Because I'm worried about you.

What are you doing here?

Is it because of this broken folding fan?

You haven't gone home, right?

Aunt Xuemei has missed you every day.

Come on, let's go home.

-Why are you here? -Why are you here?

Weiyoung.

Weiyoung, how are you feeling?

This folding fan is just a joke.

What's the use of keeping it?

I'm sorry.

Tuoba Jun.

I just found out the issue about witchcraft.

If my mother hadn't said anything, would you even tell me?

How's your hand?

I'm fine now.

I'm not keeping it from you on purpose.

I'm just afraid that you would be worried.

Look. I'm fine now, aren't I?

That old witch.

She never changed.

She always thinks of ways to harm you.

How despicable.

Good thing you got through this.

Otherwise, I surely won't let her get away with it.

Thank you, Minde.

She failed this time.

She surely won't give up.

If you have the time for this, you should think about how to deal with her.

No one gets hit and doesn't fight back.

I would surely get back at her

for all the pain she caused me.

No matter what happens, count me in.

Don't worry, I'll help you.

Thank you, Minde.

Bull's eye.

Hey, Li Minde!

Why are you avoiding me like avoiding a plague patient?

Am I that scary?

If you don't want to teach me, I'll learn it myself.

I believe I can do it.

Darn it.

You were sick last time.

I was worried.

But now,

I see that you have recovered.

I can feel at ease now.

Thank you for your concern, Crown Princess.

After I recovered,

I wanted to thank you personally.

But there are too many things happening in the household lately.

I wasn't in a good mood.

I was afraid of spoiling your mood too

if I come and see you.

As the Madam, you have to deal with many household affairs.

That must be hard on you.

What are you doing?

Qiu Yi, go and help Madam up.

I thank you for your concern.

I'm really embarrassed to face you.

Why did you say that?

Crown Princess.

It's all my fault.

I didn't teach my daughter well

and got Prince Gaoyang dragged into it.

This is actually our issue. I shouldn't tell you.

But I really can't hide it from you

because of your concern for me.

It's related to Jun?

What exactly happened?

Some time ago,

I discovered that my illegitimate daughter, Weiyoung,

was keeping a man's folding fan.

I suspected that Weiyoung was taken advantage of,

but I found out later that this folding fan

belonged to Prince Gaoyang.

What?

Madam.

You have to drink this detox soup on time.

If any poison is left in your body, it will cause you harm.

Changle.

Don't worry.

The Crown Princess has always had high hopes for Prince Gaoyang.

How can she let Prince Gaoyang do anything

with an illegitimate daughter before he is married?

I went to see the Crown Princess today.

You'll see.

The Crown Princess will surely find a way to stop this.

If the Crown Princess doesn't agree,

Li Weiyoung can never get near Prince Gaoyang in this lifetime.

Mother.

You can feel at ease now.

To do great things, you must have a high tolerance.

Don't get affected by what those lowly people say.

Yes.

I'll listen to your instructions.

TAIJI HALL

The flood last year didn't only let the people suffer,

but it also worried me.

Good thing all of you are united

and the plan for the disaster relief was executed in a timely manner.

The peoples' condition has stabilized.

I feel deeply relieved.

Today,

I must reward all of you greatly.

Prince Dongping.

You went to the disaster-stricken area yourself.

I should reward you first.

What reward do you want?

It's my duty to assist you, Father.

I don't want any reward.

You're my good son indeed.

Prince Gaoyang.

Your Majesty.

You helped coordinate the disaster relief in Ping City.

Everything was organized properly.

You did well.

I didn't do it on my own.

It's the result of the hard work done by each official.

-Prince Gaoyang is so humble. -Yes.

He didn't take all the credit.

He is so generous.

His actions are as grand as a king's.

-Yes. -Yes.

You put in a lot of effort because of this flood.

You were complimented by the Emperor.

This calls for a celebration.

Good thing we have Prince Dongping and Prince Gaoyang.

Yes, all the officials also...

I stooped down

and mingled with those people

in order to get Father's favor.

But look at him.

He can easily

and comfortably

get Father's favor.

What right does he have?

No matter what Jun does,

he has always impressed Father ever since he was a child.

You know that.

Like before,

Jun took a year off to have fun.

If it were us,

Father would surely rebuke us.

But not only did Father not blame Jun,

he even gave him an important role

in the disaster relief operation,

so that he can easily make an achievement.

I must say

that Father treats Jun differently indeed.

Jun.

I have to congratulate you.

You received compliments from Father.

How about this?

I'll have a banquet at my manor tonight.

Will you honor me with your presence?

Uncle, I feel honored for being invited.

But my mother also has a banquet tonight.

I really can't make time for it.

Please forgive me.

In that case,

next time then.

I'll get going.

He doesn't know how to appreciate favors indeed.

Your Highness and Prince Dongping went to the disaster-stricken area,

but he was only busy with getting the people's favor.

You were the one who handled all the disaster relief affairs.

But Prince Dongping got all the credit.

From beginning till the end, Prince Dongping never mentioned you.

That's too much.

If Prince Dongping didn't mention it,

do you think Father wouldn't find out?

What do you mean?

Who do you think Father is?

Do you think you can hide these things from him?

But in Father's eyes,

regardless of how well I did,

it doesn't mean anything because my status is low.

If I stay beside him and work hard

without asking for any credit,

Father will look highly upon me instead.

However, this way,

won't you have to work under Prince Dongping for a long time?

You're so talented.

How can Prince Dongping compare to you?

If I want to do great things,

how can I be so short-sighted?

Even if I'm a royal son,

I don't have any power.

If the Crown Prince didn't pass away,

and if I didn't do everything I could to gain Prince Dongping's trust,

I wouldn't be where I am now.

As long as I work hard under Prince Dongping,

Father would surely see my good attributes.

If Prince Dongping's position is stable, I won't stand a chance.

But if his position is unstable,

I would have my way

to gain Father's favor.

But based on how the Emperor complimented Prince Dongping

and who the officials favor,

Prince Dongping's position is steady as a mountain.

You and I both know what kind of person Prince Dongping is.

He is all brawn and no brains.

He is stingy and fond of women.

Now

with my support,

of course, he has nothing to worry about.

But Jun is getting mature day by day.

And Father thinks highly of him.

Prince Dongping is jealous of him.

It wouldn't be too hard for me

to stir up trouble

and let him do some stupid things to lose Father's favor and trust.

When both of them loses His Majesty's favor,

you can use all the power you have accumulated all these years

and replace them.

The one who laughs last

laughs best.

Mother.

-Your Highness. -Your Highness.

Leave us.

You asked me to come here so suddenly.

Did you miss me?

Be more serious.

Come here.

I have something to tell you.

What's bothering you, Mother?

Let me ask you.

What's going on with you and the Li family's illegitimate daughter?

Why are there rumors

about you two sneaking around?

Mother, where did you hear that?

It doesn't matter where I heard it from.

Tell me

if it's the truth or not.

I'm so stupid.

If it weren't true,

how could anyone dare to spread such rumors?

That Li Weiyoung.

When I first met her,

I thought she had a sharp tongue, but she wasn't ill-mannered.

I never thought

she would be so cheap.

You don't know even what happened yet.

Why do you have to insult her?

Jun.

You've never talked to me that way before.

You're doing this

because of an illegitimate daughter?

Is she the girl you told me about?

The one you like

from the Prime Minister's household?

It's my mistake.

Please don't be mad.

Do you know

why I look down on her so much?

She's low born.

And she's seeing the royal grandson in secret.

She wants to be associated with the royals.

She doesn't know her place.

That's the biggest sin

she has committed!

You've misunderstood.

That's not the case.

They claim that we're sneaking around

just because I lost my folding fan

and she kept it.

Her family misunderstood her because of this.

I found out accidentally.

So I testified and cleared her name.

But I'm not sure why

such a rumor was spread.

But I promise.

This has nothing to do with Lady Weiyoung because...

Because she

doesn't like me.

Are you telling the truth?

I'm telling you the truth.

It's good if it's not true.

The floor is cold and hard.

Why are you still kneeling?

Stand.

Stand.

Come, sit down.

Jun.

Don't blame me for worrying.

I want my daughter-in-law

to be beautiful and talented, and has a good family background.

Someone who would be able to help you in life,

not someone like Li Weiyoung.

She has no power

and is low born.

I've always had high hopes for you.

Don't disappoint me.

Mother, why did you mention this again?

Haven't I made myself clear?

I know what you're thinking, but...

That's not what I want.

Your father was the Crown Prince.

If nobody had caused trouble for him,

the Emperor wouldn't have lost his trust in him and he wouldn't have died.

This position belongs to you.

Prince Dongping?

He doesn't deserve to compete with you.

Now the Emperor favors you.

Your father's former subordinates support you.

Plan everything well.

And you can accomplish great things!

Mother.

This is very risky.

If we make even a minor mistake, we would bring great trouble upon us.

I don't want to let you

and Father's former subordinates be in danger because of me.

I'm not after the throne.

And I don't want to enter into a false marriage because of that.

Jun.

I've already decided.

If you really love me,

please don't mention this again.

Jun.

Why can't you understand

that people already consider you an eyesore?

We can only be safe if we're victorious in the end.

For you,

for our long-term glory,

I will never allow you to act recklessly.

His Highness still hasn't come out?

It has been four or five days.

His Highness has been reading and writing in the study room every day.

He won't allow the servants to disturb him.

His food is also placed outside the door.

He gets it himself.

All right. I got it.

Subtitle translation by Coleen Chua