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=Glory Back=

=Episode 30=

It's you?

What are you doing here?

Hunting geese every day,

yet I got pecked by one.

Once I get out of here,

I will make those who harmed me suffer!

His Majesty's decree.

Meng Shu is confined to Xuanxiao Palace forever.

He will never see you again.

You forged a decree?

With my brother, His Majesty would never treat me this way.

His Majesty

has informed General Meng about you,

and ordered him

to garrison the border for three years.

How could His Majesty treat us like this?

I am innocent!

Innocent?

At the Empress Dowager's mourning hall,

you ordered Cao Zhen to light Calming Incense,

causing the late Empress to be unable to escape the fire.

At the memorial ceremony for the Empress,

you threatened Yinsheng

to falsely accuse Gu Xuan and Gu Wan of adultery.

At the Yun Country banquet,

you locked Wenxin in the ice cellar

and had Su Dai frame me by dying.

His Majesty has known

all your despicable acts.

Yet you still fantasize about him coming here again?

No matter what I've done,

as long as they help me achieve my goal.

Power has no morality.

It's about win or lose.

In the harem, everyone struggles for surviving.

One can borrow power and employ schemes,

but must not lose conscience.

Achieving great things inevitably requires sacrifice.

We, the Meng family, with ambitions,

what's wrong with making a big splash?

You trample lives for selfish gain,

and you call it "wrong"?

It's wicked. It's sinful. It's vile.

The success is built on others' failure.

I am of noble birth and raised in luxury.

I have tasted the splendor and wealth of the highest position.

Even if temporarily fallen from grace,

I remain a hundred times more glorious than you lowly ones.

Do you know what this is?

This is the thing you yearned for.

It's empty,

fake,

illusory.

Do you know what this is?

This is his love for you.

It's empty, fake, illusory.

♪A passed vow♪

Impossible!

Gu Qing is gone!

You are nothing but a lowly maid!

Once you were of noble birth and arrogant,

now you reap what you sowed, utterly defeated.

You will slowly rot and wither,

trapped here,

being the person you despise most.

Isn't that your greatest retribution?

♪The broken blade reforged into a jade ring♪

♪Cycles entwined, rebirth breaks the karma♪

♪Holding the faint dawn, moonlight bathes the palace♪

A single thought becomes sin.

A lifetime trapped in obsession.

In the end, it was all a dream.

How ridiculous!

Wan, you tampered with the letter and Blood Gu

the army sent me?

I didn't expect you to risk your life

to frame Noble Concubine Meng.

Even you didn't expect it, right?

Only the least likely person

doing the impossible

could achieve a surprise victory.

You were always frail,

yet you did something so shocking.

Noble Concubine Meng didn't expect to be outwitted by you.

Noble Concubine Meng acted recklessly, relying on her power

and repeatedly harming Qing, you, and me.

We had to eliminate her anyway.

How could we miss such a rare chance?

But...

You shouldn't have risked your life!

Qing.

Qing?

You confessed to her?

Wan.

How is she?

She's fine now.

I'll prepare some medicine

to expel all the remaining poison.

It was my oversight

to let you harm yourself to deal with Noble Concubine Meng.

Since childhood, you always protected me.

Now that you have suffered greatly and been reborn,

shouldering everything alone.

I've always wanted

to help you.

You should have discussed it with me.

I would never have let you suffer.

My suffering wasn't in vain.

We took down Noble Concubine Meng. And it was a two-for-one victory.

It seems you have a deeper plan.

This act was meant for Noble Consort Leng, right?

We don't have solid evidence,

but with the three of us united, we can surely break the scheme.

I must reveal the truth about the fire of the mourning hall to the world

and to restore order and justice to the harem.

May the three of us work together to break the scheme.

Lord.

Here's the detox herbs for Noble Consort Wan. Please check.

Where's the coptis root?

You told me this morning that no coptis root

for Noble Consort Wan because of her cold condition.

I remembered wrong.

Deliver it to Noble Consort Wan after it's done.

Yes.

What's wrong with Physician Gu? He seems distracted.

Qing, your guess was right.

I used that testimony as bait.

The one who entered my room was Physician Chen.

(Noble Consort Leng has an ally in the Imperial Medical Office.)

I've always wondered

how Noble Consort Leng can protect her pregnancy alone in the Cold Palace.

If Physician Chen was helping her,

then it all makes sense.

Physician Chen is highly skilled and not greedy for wealth.

Why would he help her with such a risky endeavor?

Maybe she has leverage over him.

He's about to be promoted.

Perhaps there's some hidden reason

tying the two of them together.

Uncover their relationship,

and then we can find Noble Consort Leng's weak spot.

(Lanzhi Palace)

You become weak because of me.

I pray every day, hoping you to recover soon.

Besides Qing,

you're the only one in here who cares for me so deeply.

I wanted to prepare some detox soup for you,

but then I thought

you have Physician Gu, such a skilled brother,

so I shouldn't overstep.

These past few days, Physician Gu

must be attentively treating you, right?

He's been quite busy lately,

but he did come the first day to prescribe the detox formula.

Only the first day?

No matter how busy, what could be more important than treating his own sister?

Xuan often visits me, but recently...

Noble Consort Leng, could you get me the pouch from the box?

It helps regulate my qi.

This looks like Noble Concubine Feng's handkerchief.

How did it end up with you?

I found this handkerchief on the palace path.

I forgot to return it to her.

Coincidentally, that same day in the palace, I also ran into Xuan

escorting an infected maid out of the palace.

Why would Physician Gu

personally escort an infected maid out of the palace?

He rarely tells me about Imperial Medical Office matters.

That's just how Xuan is.

He prefers to attend to everything himself.

He should be especially attentive to you.

If you ever need anything, just tell me.

Consider me your own sister.

Thank you.

Then rest well.

I'll visit you another day.

(I haven't heard of any epidemic in the palace.)

(There might be something suspicious about this.)

This is what I secretly copied

from Physician Gu.

(Testimony) It's the testimony of that old worker's son.

Gu Xuan is investigating the truth about the fire.

Did you destroy the original?

Rest assured. I sprinkled powder on the original.

(A few hours later,)

(the writing on it will become blurred.)

(This way, we destroyed the testimony)

(and he wouldn't discover it's been tampered with.)

Do you have any leads on Gu Xuan taking the infected maid out of the palace?

I checked all the epidemic records from the past few days overnight.

Gu Xuan made false records of the infected person to the Imperial Medical Office.

Why would he go to such lengths to send a mere maid out?

And Gu Wan happened to find Feng Qing's handkerchief?

Could it be

that the person Gu Xuan was trying to get out of the palace was Feng Qing?

Are you saying Gu Xuan and Feng Qing are having affairs?

I recall when Feng Qing was still a palace maid,

Gu Xuan already knew her.

Speaking of it, Feng Qing being possessed by the late Empress

did save Gu Xuan's life.

Their relationship must not be ordinary.

Heaven is helping us!

Our hardship is about to end.

Just help me deal with Feng Qing,

and then we will have no more worries.

Yue, what are your plans next?

Wenyuan.

Do you know anyone in the Imperial Astronomical Office?

Your Majesty.

The Imperial Astronomical Office discovered a strange stone in the Imperial Medical Office.

They say this omen is no small matter.

The concubines have all gone to see that.

Take me to see it.

Yes.

(Feng)

What's your opinion on such an omen?

Your Majesty,

the cracks on this stone are naturally formed, resembling the character Feng.

Combining this with the birthdates of whose name with the character Feng,

I deduce this stone might be related to Noble Concubine Feng.

Heaven sends signs, and Earth responds with omens.

Qing must be an incarnation of heavenly bestowed auspiciousness.

You must carefully calculate.

Once I unearth this stone

and see its full appearance, a comprehensive judgment can be made.

Lord.

We found something.

This...

This...

What does it mean?

Black water flowing beneath the stone signifies debauchery.

And it appeared at the Imperial Medical Office,

fearing someone there harbors ill intentions towards Noble Concubine Feng.

This is a serious matter. Are you certain?

I always speak bluntly and dare not make rash judgments.

Moreover...

Moreover, this...

Say it.

The stone's full appearance portends great misfortune.

We must search the Imperial Medical Office to find the source of calamity.

Since it is an ill omen, it must be dealt with promptly

to avoid disrupting the nation's fortunes.

I summoned you because this matter is too suspicious.

I fear someone in the Imperial Medical Office might use this to harm you,

so I ordered the search.

I understand.

Don't worry.

The search is only to find those with ill intentions,

and to avoid disrupting the nation's fortunes.

Your Majesty, we found this handkerchief under Physician Gu's pillow.

Bring it here.

Is this your handkerchief?

Yes.

Why would Noble Concubine Feng's handkerchief be under your pillow?

Your Majesty, I am unaware of this.

Someone must have deliberately planted it to frame me.

I always act upright.

I'd never engage in such despicable acts.

Your Majesty, I noticed some suspicious acts by Physician Gu.

I don't know if it relates to that omen,

but it concerns Noble Concubine Feng's innocence and the nation's fortunes.

I dare not hide it.

Say it.

Here are last month's epidemic records from the Imperial Medical Office.

Physician Gu privately added a record

of an infected maid from the Laundry Bureau.

(Epidemic Record)

I remember that night.

Who did you take out of the palace?

♪Once a lonely sail, without a guiding light♪

♪With the warmth you lent me, how could I fear loneliness♪

♪Day and night together, sharing joys and sorrows♪

♪Searching all under heaven, my heart won't change♪

♪Fate in haste, looking back countless times, you swayed for me♪

♪Among a vast sea of people, faintly seeing the old self♪

♪Scenery along the way, looking back, love finds its echo♪

♪Watching the bustling world together, we write more verses♪