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[Episode 6]

Greetings, Your Grace.

Why did you

barge into my Fucang Palace like this?

Your Grace,

I'm here to apprehend an assassin.

You...

You harassed me first.

Considering your meritorious service to His Grace,

I wanted to summon you to the Eastern Palace

to reward you properly.

Who would have thought...

you tried to climb the social ladder

by seducing me?

You...

I reprimanded you severely,

but you tried to assassinate me.

You're slandering me!

Who is the slanderer—

Your Grace, given how well you know me,

you should be able to tell. Right?

Prince Fuying is benevolent and kind-hearted.

Everyone knows that.

If this gets out,

I'm afraid everyone would think

she slandered you.

You are a wise man, Your Grace.

Since that is the case,

let me take her away.

Wait.

Anything else, Your Grace?

How long have you been by His Grace's side?

His Grace is very strict.

Being by his side

must be quite taxing.

How long have you been by His Grace's side?

Your Highness,

it hasn't been long.

His Grace is very strict.

Being by his side must be quite taxing.

I don't know why,

but when I first saw you

at the family banquet,

my heart was deeply stirred.

Since that day,

I've been thinking of you day and night.

Today, I specifically ordered someone to summon you here

to relieve the pain of this longing.

If I go with you to confront each other

-before His Majesty, -How did he know?

do you think His Majesty

would believe me

or you?

It was merely a misunderstanding.

I didn't expect...

to disturb you, Your Grace.

I...

won't disturb you any further.

I'll take my leave.

Wait.

You harassed her.

And you haven't given her an explanation.

Your Grace, do you...

want me to apologize to her?

Of course not...

as simple as apologizing.

What do you want, Your Grace?

It's up to her.

Let it go.

He is the Crown Prince after all.

You have my support.

What are you afraid of?

You said that yourself.

[Eternal Love of the Fox]

Your Highness,

drink all of this,

and our misunderstanding will be considered resolved.

I am the Crown Prince.

Your Grace,

you just let her humiliate me like this?

That's a fair point.

Xiangjiu,

he is the Crown Prince after all.

For my sake, how about letting him...

drink half of it?

Well...

since His Grace already said that...

just drink half of it.

Are you trying to kill me?

You're exaggerating.

This is merely a bucket of dirty water.

Your Highness,

please.

Since you're not willing...

kill her.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Please spare me, Your Highness!

Please don't kill me, Your Highness!

-Your Highness! -Let go!

What are you doing?

Let go!

Let go immediately!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, help!

Your Majesty!

His Highness wants me to drink that!

If I don't drink it, he'll kill me!

Help me!

Your Majesty!

You set me up.

Fuying.

What's going on?

Father.

It's not what you think.

Why would I do something like that?

It was...

It was just a joke.

A joke?

Yes.

A joke.

A joke!

What joke?

Prince Fuying...

was here to alleviate my boredom.

We made a small bet.

The loser would drink this bucket of dirty water.

Prince Fuying unfortunately lost.

My maid took it seriously

and forced him to drink it.

Prince Fuying... was furious,

so he took out the dagger...

It's all my fault.

I shouldn't have let them make that bet.

How can it be your fault?

A bet is a bet.

Fuying.

You have always been broad-minded.

How could you lose your gentlemanly composure

on such a trivial matter?

Father, you're right.

I lost my composure.

A bet is a bet.

I should...

I should drink this bucket of dirty water.

Your Highness, don't say that.

How could we make His Highness drink something like this?

I was...

I was just

joking with His Highness.

If anyone should drink it,

it should be me!

How could we make

a young lady like you drink such dirty water?

How could we make the noble Crown Prince

do something like this?

I'll drink.

I'll drink!

-I'll drink. -I'll drink!

I'll drink!

I'll drink!

I'll drink!

I'll drink!

Alright,

you drink!

A bet is a bet.

Mochen,

the girl by your side...

is quite impressive.

She is indeed a bit mischievous,

but she's not a bad person.

Today, Prince Fuying offended her first.

After all, she's from the Fucang Palace.

So I ordered her to administer a small punishment.

I understand.

We can't indulge Prince Fuying

when he makes a mistake

just because he's benevolent and kind-hearted.

With you overseeing him for me,

I feel much more at ease.

Your Majesty,

I have a presumptuous request.

Then don't say it.

But I still can't help saying it.

Mochen,

let her speak.

I

allow you to say it.

Your Majesty,

the Crown Prince is benevolent, but only to some people, I think.

I...

I...

Stop coughing.

You'll cough your liver out later.

Mochen,

let her speak.

Say it.

Go ahead.

Mm.

Your Majesty,

I saw with my own eyes in the Eastern Palace

that the Crown Prince either beat or berated the Princess Consort.

Although you are the Emperor,

you're also the Princess Consort's father-in-law.

Your daughter-in-law was abused,

but you ignored it.

It's akin to being an accomplice.

The sin is even greater!

How dare you!

The Crown Prince and the Princess Consort live in the Eastern Palace.

They spend their own time together.

How would His Majesty know

how they get along?

That's not true.

Has the Princess Consort

never mentioned to His Majesty that she was abused?

I can guarantee

the Princess Consort indeed has never mentioned it to His Majesty.

Then the problem is even bigger.

Your Majesty,

please think about it.

How come the Princess Consort has never dared to mention it to you?

There must be

a reason for that.

You're right.

If this is true,

I will

give the Princess Consort an explanation.

Mochen,

you've got

quite a discerning eye.

Master,

don't you think you're

too close to her?

If you're too close,

you'll be reluctant again.

Your tribulation is in a few days.

Since she has appeared,

don't miss her this time.

Let her help you ascend,

so you won't suffer the tribulation again.

Master!

Master.

-Greetings, Your Grace! -Greetings, Your Grace!

[Imperial Wardrobe Bureau]

Your Grace, why

d-did you come

to this s-small Imperial Wardrobe Bureau?

Director Zhou,

does His Grace need a reason

to go wherever he wishes?

That's n-not...

not what I meant.

Is there

a maid named Xin Qiaoru here?

Xin Qiaoru?

Director Zhou,

is he

talking about Ru?

T-There is...

There is such a girl.

But she's no longer in the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau.

Where is she?

Well...

She was punished and sent to the Cold Palace.

The Cold Palace?

Why was she sent to the Cold Palace?

She tore the dress we made

for Princess Ningshuang!

She...

She was sent to the Cold Palace just because of that?

That wretched girl

was very withdrawn usually.

She didn't fit in.

No one wanted to be around her.

She only got along well

with that animal.

Animal?

Animal?

Your Grace,

there is a stray dog

in the Cold Palace.

She always fed that animal.

Since we're both lost souls,

do you want to come back to the Fucang Palace with me?

There's a lot of good food there.

Come on!

If you don't come, I'm leaving.

Where are you going?

Master, why is she acting so crazy?

-Take care, Your Grace! -Take care, Your Grace!

Come.

Did they...

discover something?

Don't worry, Director Zhou.

No one

will ever discover that.

Clever.

Qiaoru?

You can still see her?

Yes.

We've already switched back.

Why can I still see her?

It...

is your regret, right?

I remember now.

You're Xiaofu.

Xiaofu.

Since you couldn't bear to part from it,

why did you hang yourself?

Listen to me, everyone.

There were 2 apes on a tree,

one male and one female.

An old man was herding sheep below the tree.

Suddenly, a fierce tiger pounced to hunt

and devoured his sheep.

The female ape on the tree said 5 words in astonishment.

The male ape immediately

molested the female ape.

Everyone,

what are the 5 words

the female ape said?

Director Zhou,

that's so dirty.

Ru,

why aren't you laughing?

Director Zhou's joke is so funny.

It's funny, right?

This kind of joke is very dull.

Dull?

It's okay. It's okay.

I know a better one.

Director Zhou.

I...

I'm not interested in this kind of joke.

Everyone is laughing so happily.

Why won't you play along?

Ru,

you're so unsociable.

I'm afraid it's inappropriate.

Oh.

You don't know how to laugh.

It's okay. It's okay.

Xiang Dong.

Xiang Ling.

You two, as her good sisters,

teach your younger sister

how to laugh.

-Yes. -Yes.

When your superior tells a joke,

you should... laugh!

Laugh! Laugh!

Funny, right?

Laugh!

Funny, right?

Laugh happily.

If Princess Ningshuang finds out about this,

we will die.

Of course!

Of course.

I don't need you to remind me.

Go fix it now.

Director Zhou,

if Princess Ningshuang

finds out we hide it from her,

I'm afraid we'll die even more horribly.

How about...

You tore Princess Ningshuang's dress.

Princess Ningshuang showed mercy

and spared your life.

Just stay in the Cold Palace

for the rest of your life.

But you must never step outside.

Taking even half a step out of the Cold Palace

is a capital offense.

But

someone will deliver food to you at the door every day.

But I heard that those people

are not very punctual.

Sometimes...

they forget the time.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Xiaofu.

Come.

Xiaofu,

it's been 3 days since they delivered food to us.

Where are you going, Xiaofu?

Xiaofu.

Where did you get this?

As usual,

half for each of us.

Look at her.

She's sleeping quite contentedly.

Ru,

I thought you didn't know how to smile.

This animal made you smile, right?

Xiaofu.

Let it go!

Xiaofu!

I'm begging you.

You can do whatever you want to me.

Then smile.

Give us a smile.

If you smile,

we'll let it go.

Come on, smile.

I'll smile.

I'll smile.

Let me see

how deep your bond is.

Will you die for it?

Too bad.

It seems your bond with it isn't that deep.

Then...

say goodbye now.

Wait!

If I die,

will you let it go?

We'll keep

our word.

She really hanged herself!

We...

Don't let anyone see us!

Let's go!

Let's go!

Thank you.

She was also a demon.

Why had she always been bullied?

To transform into human form,

she exhausted all her cultivation.

If she had remained a little flower,

she wouldn't have suffered any of this.

She fell in love.

What does that mean?

Now you should understand.

Some regrets don't need to be made up for.

If she could forget her regret,

at least when she left,

she wouldn't have been so heartbroken or reluctant.

If it were you,

when your life is nearing its end,

would you choose to make up for your regret?

To make up for 1 person's regret,

only for it to become 2 people's regret—

what's the point?

Of course we should make up for it.

Even if it becomes 2 people's regret,

regret

is better than forgetting.

Move.

Move forward.

Why did His Grace...

ask us to come to such a place at night?

It's so creepy.

Isn't...

Isn't...

Isn't this

where Ru hanged herself?

L-Let's... go back.

-Okay. -Okay.

Stop!

You wretched girl, where did you come from?

Why are you here playing tricks

in the middle of the night?

Director Zhou.

Isn't she the maid by His Grace's side?

So you are His Grace's maid.

His Grace asked us to come here

in the middle of the night.

May I ask why?

Yes.

I heard

Director Zhou likes to laugh very much.

So I specifically came here

to see how you laugh.

Laugh?

Laugh.

Are you...

making fools of us?

You...

This is outrageous.

Let's go!

Stop!

You're leaving just like that?

Then the matter of you ruining Princess Ningshuang's dress

and framing Qiaoru for it

will be exposed.

Hey.

Don't talk nonsense!

I saw it with my own eyes.

You used Xiaofu

to force Qiaoru to hang herself!

You were there too?

You...

You really did something like that?

No!

We were just joking.

We didn't know she would really sacrifice her life

for that animal!

It's an animal to you,

but not to Qiaoru.

In Qiaoru's eyes,

Xiaofu was her family.

Just like now, in the eyes of others,

you might be considered human.

But in my eyes,

you are worse than pigs and dogs.

Those above are superior;

those below are lowly.

That is an eternal, unchanging truth.

I told a joke, and she had the nerve not to laugh!

She didn't even know how to flatter her superiors.

What's the point

of keeping her?

So when you tell those dirty jokes,

she should force a laugh?

She earned a job

through her own hard work.

That makes her lowly?

You're merely in a different position.

That makes you superior?

Who are you to decide who is superior and who is lowly?

Director Zhou,

don't waste words on her.

She knows too much.

How about...

killing her?

You wretched girl,

you brought this on yourself!

Don't blame me.

Didn't you practice martial arts before?

Kill her.

Go!

Since you all love jokes so much,

let's make a joke too.

You guys are so close.

I'd like to see

who is willing...

to die for her.

I don't believe you have the nerve to kill someone!

Of course I don't have the nerve to kill a person.

But an animal—

it's hard to say!

What do you want?

As long as we have it,

we'll give it to you!

I made myself very clear just now.

Xiang Dong.

Xiang Dong,

we are good friends.

When you first joined the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau,

I always took good care of you.

Now,

it's time for you to repay me.

Xiang Ling.

Actually,

we aren't that close.

What did you say?

When I first joined the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau,

you always bullied me.

Every time you bullied someone,

you demanded I must be on your side.

When did you ever treat me as a friend?

Clearly, you've always treated me as your lackey.

If you want to kill her,

just do it!

I've long disliked her!

Killing someone like her

is getting rid of the evil for the people!

You wretched girl!

Xiang Dong!

Where are you going?

You wretched girl!

Come back!

Director Zhou.

Don't call me!

You are just a lowly maid.

What?

Do you think I'll take your life seriously?

Director Zhou.

Miss,

do whatever...

you want!

Director Zhou!

These friends of yours

really are not as good as Xiaofu.

Please.

Don't... Don't kill me.

You are

worthless in your friends' eyes.

Now, I...

can't even bear to kill you.

How come you...

Why did you do that to me?

I didn't bully you.

You two bastards!

Third Uncle,

this window is so heavy.

I can't carry it much longer.

Tell me,

why did you insist on catching assassins?

Look at us. When can we...

ever stop doing this?

How about this?

You go beg Chief for mercy.

Okay?

I'll kill you!

Assassins!

Guards!

Assassins!

Guards!

Assassins!

Assassins!

There really are assassins!

Over there!

Assassins!

Finally, we've got assassins!

Assassins!

Assassins!

Does it still smell?

Yes.

The smell of a dragon.

Your Highness,

last time, His Grace repeated your words

exactly as they were.

It must be because that bitch Huo Xiangjiu informed on you.

One day, I'll find an opportunity to kill her

to avenge you.

If she dies now,

how will Father think of me?

Find a perfect way...

to get rid of her.

But Your Highness,

do you truly plan to keep Song Yicheng by your side?

He is not someone easy to deal with.

Your Highness...

Isn't that better?

Let him stay by Gongsun Hao's side,

accompanying him at all times.

Then Gongsun Wugui will have no choice but to work diligently for me

day and night, with utmost caution.

Your Highness, you truly know how to make the best use of everything.

Your Highness.

Here is the record of the Princess Consort's activities today.

She went to the Kunning Palace to see Old Madam.

She said a total of 27 sentences,

365 words,

to Old Madam.

The Princess Consort knelt and paid respects to Old Madam.

Old Madam asked,

"how have you been?"

The Princess Consort answered,

"thanks to your blessing,

everything's been fine."

Old Madam asked,

"you look much more haggard.

Is there anything

that upsets you in the Eastern Palace?"

The Princess Consort answered,

"nothing upsets me."

When she went to see Mother,

was she wearing makeup?

Why did you let Mother see how haggard you were?

You told me to go

to the Kunning Palace to pay respects to Mother every 3 days.

Today is the day.

Of course I should go.

I don't know

how Mother noticed I looked haggard.

You did it on purpose.

You deliberately let Mother see how haggard you were,

making her think I didn't treat you well!

I didn't.

I didn't.

I treat you so well.

Why did you do that to me?

Why?

Chief!

Chief!

Move aside!

His Majesty ordered me to come and take a look.

So it's true!

Your Highness,

you've truly broadened my horizons.

Chief Steward Sun,

it's not what you think.

Get ready for His Majesty's oral decree.

-Chief Steward Sun! -Get ready for the oral decree!

Prince Fuying

has always prided himself on benevolence, filial piety, and virtue.

Recently, I heard

he has mistreated his wife and acted unscrupulously.

I don't know if it's true.

To prevent further rumors from spreading,

I hereby grant

the Princess Consort a decree of favor.

From now on,

if Prince Fuying harms her in the slightest,

it will be as if he harms me!

Your Highness,

His Majesty also said if you

suffer any grievance in the future,

you must tell him.

He is not just the Emperor.

He's also your father-in-law.

There are some matters...

that even Father can't handle.

In this world,

is there anything that His Majesty can't handle?

If Father really wants to help me,

please allow me...

to divorce the Crown Prince.

Show yourself.

Show yourself!

It's not raining. Why are you holding an umbrella?

My style today:

elegant.

Leaving your back to your enemy—

you're quite bold.

What's wrong with that?

I have you.

Are you sure I'll help you?

I'm 100% sure.

Why?

I don't know.

I just...

trust you...

for no reason.

Actually,

when I first saw you,

I felt somehow familiar.

Have we met before?

Qiaoru?

Qiaoru's spirit and body have been utterly destroyed.

This is her lingering shadow.

That's right.

I'm her lingering shadow.

Miss Xiangjiu,

did your father

disappear 2 years ago?

Let me tell you.

Two years ago,

I saw a very, very suspicious, strange man in the palace.

Although he was wearing eunuchs' clothes,

he clearly wasn't someone from the palace.

I saw him...

enter a very terrifying,

very,

very terrifying place.

You must never go there, understand?

What is that place?

It's...