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=Glory Back=

=Episode 27=

This box of valuable items is for Noble Concubine Feng.

Be careful.

This is indeed quite fragrant.

Why are you here?

Greetings,

My Lady.

What do you want from me?

These are all gifts for you as an apology.

I intentionally damaged your qin before the banquet.

My face has been hurt.

It's the retribution I brought upon myself.

I truly deserve it.

You should not only apologize to me.

You owe an apology to Wenxin as well.

She is Wentang's elder sister.

I once recklessly harmed others' lives.

I owe an apology to Wentang.

Wenxin, I apologize to you.

Easy for you to apologize,

but Wentang could never come back.

I know I was deeply wrong.

I wish to spend my days with scriptures to atone for my sins.

I beg My Lady for forgiveness.

You caused the death of Wentang.

And you secretly tried to harm me multiple times.

Your malicious acts will never be forgiven by Wenxin.

Neither will I forgive you.

I sincerely repent.

Now, I am nothing but a useless person.

I only beg you to let me live my remaining days in Yongfu Palace.

I won't accept your apology or take your gifts.

Yes.

What's wrong with her?

I'm not sure if she truly repents

or if she plans to play a trick again.

Her sins

cannot be erased with mere repentance.

Forgiveness is not something she can ask for.

Allowing her to live

is already my greatest mercy to her.

Greetings, My Lady.

I've sent the scriptures I copied a hundred times

and gifts to your place.

I will not accept your gifts.

The previous ones will be sent back.

Since you want to copy the scriptures, just avoid drinking alcohol.

Today is my birthday, so I was a bit indulgent.

I heard the fruit wine you brew is sweet and mellow.

May I have a try?

On my past birthdays, my father would always fold a paper bird for me.

He hoped I'd be as free as a bird.

But since I came here, I've lost my freedom.

You choose your own path.

Even in the palace, you can choose how to live.

Wenxin, fetch her a jar of fruit wine.

My Lady, on my past birthdays,

many people were with me.

Now, with my looks ruined, I'm alone.

My Lady, could you please keep me company for a moment?

Your fruit wine is surprisingly sweet.

I'll give you a toast, My Lady.

Thank you for allowing me to stay and copy scriptures to atone.

It's never too late to repent.

It's best to correct mistakes.

Is that truly the case?

If you truly repent,

I will be lenient with you.

Though I can't forgive you, I won't make it difficult for you.

For years, I've tried to rely on my beauty

to earn prestige for my family.

But once I entered the palace,

the title of a merchant's daughter crushed me.

You won't make it difficult for me?

But do you know how much difficulty I've faced?

So your repentance and apology are fake.

Yeah.

I'm just fooling you.

In this palace,

can one survive by merely being virtuous?

I have no chance to rise.

There's no end to the future torment and humiliation.

Su Dai, it's not that I won't spare you.

It's you who won't spare yourself.

I know the mechanism of the flagon

better than you do.

I pitied you and gave you a chance.

You shouldn't have tried to kill me.

I didn't drink that cup of wine.

How could I not know

you'd recognize if I poisoned you?

But if it were you who poisoned me,

wouldn't it be flawless and impossible to fail?

My Lady, you've demanded so much gold and silver from me.

Why did you still poison me?

In the end, I won.

My Lady.

Talented Lady Su is dead.

How did she die?

I heard Noble Concubine Feng poisoned her.

(She actually did this.)

(As a useless person, )

(she finally helped me once.)

You used to only have a pretty face.

Now that your face is ruined,

what value could you possibly have now?

Now that my face is ruined,

it's only a matter of time before I die.

Surviving just means enduring more humiliation.

If you want to eliminate Feng Qing,

why not make a deal with me?

You think you can eliminate Feng Qing?

An ugly and ruined lady

is completely useless.

My deal is effortless for you.

But eliminating Feng Qing is not easy.

Ultimately, you need me more,

not the other way around.

What do you want?

I want my family to be a hereditary imperial merchant.

Fine.

Then you'd better show me something.

Let me see if it's worth it.

(You're powerful.)

Please help me find a good physician.

I don't keep useless people around.

My Lady, you can't treat me like this.

A loser like you suits Yongfu Palace well.

Talented Lady Su said you'd know after looking at this.

I acted out a scene with her

in front of Feng Qing. It's worth it.

Where is His Majesty now?

(Yongfu Palace)

Your Majesty, before she died, Talented Lady Su said

Noble Concubine Feng demanded money from her

and poisoned her.

Bring it up.

Your Majesty,

this was found in Noble Concubine Feng's side hall.

When I passed Yongfu Palace a couple of days ago,

I happened to see Talented Lady Su

carrying a box into Qing's place.

It was this box.

Your Majesty has gifted me countless treasures.

Why would I demand anything from Talented Lady Su?

Your Majesty,

Talented Lady Su gave me things as an apology.

I haven't touched them. They've been stored in the side hall.

I intended to return them all to her.

Your Majesty,

this is the flagon they used for drinking.

The poison was hidden in its secret space.

What about the wine?

Your Majesty, the wine was brought by Wenxin.

She said it was fruit wine, brewed by Noble Concubine Feng.

Talented Lady Su drank it and died shortly after.

That's indeed my wine,

but this flagon belongs to Talented Lady Su.

She hid the poison in its secret space,

planning to kill herself and frame me.

The poison was indeed hidden inside.

You drank together with Talented Lady Su.

Talented Lady Su died suddenly,

yet you remained unharmed.

It's hard to believe she killed herself.

Su Dai's face was ruined. What if she had thought of suicide?

Your Majesty,

I heard of a similar case in former dynasty.

A disgraced and resentful consort drank poisoned wine

to use her life to frame her enemy.

Talented Lady Su was not framing anyone. She was murdered!

Your Majesty,

Talented Lady Su once sent me a blood-written letter,

accusing Noble Concubine Feng of bullying her and demanding money.

I dismissed it as malicious slander.

Who could have imagined she would lose her life?

It was my fault for failing to notice.

I compared her handwriting from the scriptures copied

to this letter.

It indeed came from Talented Lady Su.

If Talented Lady Su wanted to accuse me,

she should have reported it to Noble Consort De.

Why did she give the letter to you?

A few days ago,

I sent her a birthday gift.

She remembered my kindness.

She said that when her birthday came,

she would plant a begonia tree herself.

How could she possibly kill herself on that very day?

Noble Consort De holds the Empress's Seal.

If this matter is lightly dismissed,

there will be no peace in the harem.

While that may be true,

it still needs further investigation.

The witnesses and evidence are present.

You saw Talented Lady Su

delivering things to Noble Concubine Feng's place.

Palace maids saw them drinking together before Su Dai died.

And the letter is enough solid proof.

Enough!

The matter is not settled. No rash judgments.

Your Majesty, the Su family donated gold for the flood disaster.

Su Dai died tragically on her birthday.

Where is the rule of law in the harem?

Where is the dignity of the royal family?

Your Majesty can't show favoritism and must handle this impartially.

(Su Dai set a trap with her life.)

(I need to find another way out.)

(I must not let His Majesty openly show bias towards me.)

Your Majesty,

something is suspicious.

I implore Your Majesty to investigate this and clear my name.

I'll go to the Imperial Household Office for investigation.

♪ Rouge-stained tears ♪

♪ Falling into a sleepless night ♪

In that case,

it shall be as you say.

♪ A passed vow ♪

♪ Tearing out the final page ♪

♪ Reigniting the world with a heartbeat ♪

♪ Back to the abyss, shedding the brightest blood ♪

♪ Settling love and hate ♪

♪ Incense burns to ash, sword points at the demons ♪

At the Imperial Household Office,

I have ways to ensure you never leave.

♪ Cycles overlap, breaking the cocoon to be a butterfly ♪

♪ Holding the faint dawn, gently kissing the long night ♪

♪ Back to the abyss, shedding the brightest blood ♪

♪ Settling love and hate ♪

♪ Incense burns to ash, sword points at the demons ♪

♪ Leaping forward, fear not fiery seas or desolate wilds ♪

♪ The broken blade reforged into a jade ring ♪

♪ Cycles entwined, rebirth breaks the karma ♪

♪ Holding the faint dawn, moonlight bathes the palace ♪