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=No Doubt In Us= (Adapted from the Manman comic No Doubt in Us)

=Episode 14=

So, you admit planting spies

to watch His Majesty's every move?

Your Majesty, these two eunuchs have confessed.

They privately sold information from maids to those outside the palace.

As for the rumors about you and His Highness,

they just heard from others and believed it to be true.

Got a name list?

Yes.

These scoundrels peddle false rumors as intelligence.

Their testimonies cannot be trusted.

Wouldn't you agree, Third Uncle?

Your Majesty is wise.

However, when I visited the study to discuss affairs,

Your Majesty was indeed seen together with His Highness.

And the study is not a place for Your Majesty.

Prince Xiaoyao handles state affairs, while I supervise him.

This is His Majesty's decree.

The Empress Dowager can testify for me.

His Majesty did inform me of this before his departure.

Your Majesty's inappropriate behavior inevitably invites slander.

I've been loyal and helpful since I married His Majesty.

Now His Majesty risks his life on the front lines.

Instead of serving the nation, you stir up things here.

Are you loyal then?

Accusing me of impropriety?

You truly aim to blame His Majesty for poor household governance.

So, do you intend to have a new ruler?

I swear to heaven that I'm loyal to His Majesty.

By slandering me, you undermine His Majesty's authority.

Is that how you show your loyalty? Shame on you!

- We're wrong. Punish us. - We're wrong. Punish us.

There is such a miraculous place in the desert.

It's clear, warm, and moist.

There are clear seasons here.

Now such heavy snowflakes fall.

Beyond the valley, a blizzard must rage.

Huna, thank you.

Before my triumphant return, I witnessed this wonder.

You're now Queen of Dada.

May I borrow your sacred Soul Silk?

That is managed by royal shamans. Right after purging the imperial court,

I'll naturally gift it to Chen.

Aren't you curious why I need it?

If I questioned such trivial matters,

as Queen of Dada, I would seem petty.

Friendship is always the most precious.

Huna, thank you.

I wish to return to Chen immediately.

Unfortunately, you can't.

Beyond the valley, snow has sealed all mountain passes.

What?

You have to stay longer before saying goodbye.

This is the closest place to the moon in the desert.

It's called Moon Lake.

Perfect for drinking.

It's almost the end of the year.

I wonder how lively Chen is for the new year.

(Xiao Jinyun, )

(I fear I'll miss the New Year's Eve.)

(May you stay safe. Wait for my return.)

(Xu Yu, tonight is New Year's Eve.)

(Though the palace bustles, you're not with me.)

(I'm not happy without you.)

(The north is cold. How do you do?)

(Do you have dumplings and fine wine?)

Xiao Jinyun, I promise you.

I'll return safely. I keep my word.

♪ Swallows fly south again ♪

♪ We smile at each other in the setting sun ♪

Xiao Jinyun, Happy Spring Festival.

♪ Only gentleness remains ♪

Xu Yu, Happy Spring Festival.

♪ We share many memories ♪

♪ Frost tints my brows, while I make a wish ♪

♪ Alone holding an umbrella in rain ♪

♪ I never closely saw it ♪

♪ Worldly joys feel illusory ♪

♪ If you're absent ♪

♪ I'll have to shun my desires ♪

(Xu Yu is strong enough to knock out a bear.)

(Why would she need monthly checkups?)

(Since Mother means well, I'll comply.)

(It might improve Xu Yu's image.)

What's wrong?

Well...

Speak.

Empress Dowager, Her Majesty is pregnant.

- What? - What?

Empress Dowager.

Your niece is indeed two months pregnant.

Leave.

Yes.

Mother, this is impossible.

Xu Yu, His Majesty has been at war for over half a year.

Yet you're two months pregnant.

Only your death can quell my wrath.

His Majesty forbade you from killing me.

Adultery and secret pregnancy are unforgivable crimes.

I'll feed you abortion decoction

out of respect for Marshal Xu's service in defending the nation.

Otherwise,

you'd have been stripped publicly as a warning to all.

I couldn't possibly be pregnant. This matter is deeply suspicious!

How dare you quibble!

I grant you one final chance.

You'd best speak truthfully.

Is the child you are carrying Jinming's?

No.

Then you deserve death all the more.

Are you sure?

How would I dare misdiagnose?

Empress Dowager let me take the pulse,

claiming that her niece

accidentally fainted in Fengyi Palace

while chatting with Her Majesty.

Only afterward did I realize it.

Why would Empress Dowager's niece be in Fengyi Palace?

The person I examined must have been Her Majesty.

I saw Her Majesty the other day.

Her aura showed no signs of pregnancy.

Someone must be deliberately framing her.

I've already sent people to check Her Majesty's recent meals.

Someone must have added drugs

to her food, causing a fake pregnancy.

Empress Dowager is enraged. I fear Her Majesty will be punished.

Don't panic.

If I can't even protect my sister-in-law,

I'm useless.

Leave it to me.

Grand Preceptor, what should we do?

Trust Jinming.

Your Majesty, allow me to feed you this medicine.

Mother, you mustn't!

If I drink this,

how could I have His Majesty's child in the future?

You never should have conceived.

On your wedding day, I replaced Fengyi Palace's incense.

The incense contained a sterility drug.

Had Jinyun not discovered it and mercifully removed it,

you'd have been barren long ago.

(Mother actually did this behind my back?)

(No!)

(I will never allow Xu Yu's body to be harmed again.)

Force her to drink it.

If you force me, Mother,

I'll end my life right here.

How dare you threaten me!

Before His Majesty returns,

if the Empress dies suddenly,

what will happen to the court and harem?

Mother, I implore you to reconsider.

The Empress has a sudden migraine and rests in seclusion.

Isn't that a good reason?

Someone! Feed her the medicine.

Mother!

The child she is carrying is mine.

You cannot hurt her.

What?

You...

Jinming, how could you betray Jinyun?

When he returns, you'll learn the truth.

If you insist on executing her, I can die for her.

You...

Virtuous Consort is so kind.

Your Majesty is now confined to the Cold Palace,

but she specifically asked me to deliver food to you.

(Annotation)

(Save this place.)

Great calligraphy, Your Majesty.

(Th-This is His Majesty's handwriting.)

(I'm sure about it.)

You're trying to poison me?

I'm not, Your Majesty! Spare me, please!

Are you hearing yourself right now?

Your Majesty's voice lives in my mind.

Thus, from your speech and handwriting,

I deduced it.

Though I'm ignorant of the full story,

I...

I could never mistake Your Majesty.

You know what?

Knowing too much is very dangerous.

My family and I depend entirely on Your Majesty.

If Your Majesty is safe, I am willing to die.

Keep your mouth shut then.

As you command.

Now tell me.

Who seeks to poison me?

♪ Parting clouds to pluck the waxing moon ♪

♪ Brewing a pot of bygone years ♪

♪ Chill flame, window shade, console my grieving soul ♪

♪ Drunk through lifetimes with no dreams returned ♪

♪ If not for letting go, how could I bear to shatter this dream ♪

♪ Returning to drift through the mortal world ♪

♪ Like her, like me, like you ♪

♪ Hairpins carved with endless sighs and regrets ♪

♪ Fate laid bare my deepest thoughts ♪

♪ Like vows, like remorse, like love ♪

♪ Loving, hurting, and regretting our late meeting ♪

♪ Tell me, after all this entanglement, who regrets it more ♪