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[ Ming Dynasty ] EP37

I didn't realize until my father died.

He has no ambition to take the throne from you.

Even grandfather doesn't know how to help me defeat you.

But my father made it.

He has tolerated over and over again.

But you don't know the sense of dignity.

All the seigniors don't want to be close to you because of your arrogance.

He sent me to Nanjing.

To stablize the seven provinces of the south.

And sent Yang Shiqi to disarm you.

And wrote letters to your generals.

Only with eight months.

He disintegrated all your foundation.

I took the army to Shandong just to the harvest fruits.

I also spent a long time to inherit his relay.

Now I know my father is a wise and benevolent emperor.

You are right.

In the end, we two lose to your father.

What about your third uncle?

He is not so stubborn like you.

He has surrendered long ago.

You can see him in Beijing.

Really?

It depends on what you will talk about.

We will talk about our rebellion.

Nephew.

I could have killed you that day.

Now I really regret it.

Don't make the same mistake as me.

If you think I will idle around...

You really look down on me.

Grandfather and my father don't allow me to kill you.

I promised them.

If you want to commit suicide, I will remove you from our family tree.

Uncle, live on.

This is my order.

It's the imperial doctor.

Imperial doctor.

Do not let him in, let him go.

Ok, I will tell him to go.

Did the queen wake up?

Not yet.

You should wait a moment outside.

Yes...

Come.

Water.

I told the doctor to wait outside.

I'll find a way to drive him away.

Where is Ange?

Died.

She jumped off in front of me last night.

I silenced.

I have her buried quietly.

Her parents are dead.

She comes for revenge.

I killed her sister.

Now I paid it with blood.

Why did I think she was pitiful when I saw her?

I relaxed my vigilance.

It's my first time to be a good person.

Enough.

Who can I blame?

I so regret.

You almost scared me to death last night.

I almost fainted.

You would have died if the doctor hadn't come in time.

I told him to stop your bleeding and save your life at all costs.

Why save my life?

You told the doctor to protect me rather than my baby.

I...

I told the doctor...

What are you talking about?

Are you crazy?

You said that.

You hate him.

You wish he would disappear.

He is born to be the crown prince.

It's no use, no matter how much the emperor loves you.

You can't take it away.

Do you know what you're talking about?

He is my baby.

I am done talking with you.

Why?

Why am I still alive?

Why do you save me?

Why do you let me live in the world?

It's ok.

I know you're sad.

I'm sad too.

But the baby.

You rolled down from the stairs last night.

He died at that time.

Don't cry.

Don't cry.

Manyin.

Don't cry.

Sister.

Sister, what should I do?

Prince.

Prince. -Father.

Imperial decree.

Prince.

Prince.

Prince.

His Majesty.

Here's the imperial decree.

As I know, I can find the loyal and benevolent ministers

among the dutiful sons of harmonious families.

among the dutiful sons of harmonious families.

I often read the history books.

I know The Upheaval of the Eight Princes in the Han dynasty.

And Xuanwu Gate Incident in Tang dynasty.

And Zhao Kuangyin's death in the Song dynasty.

It's numerous to mention them one by one.

I often remind myself to cultivate my virtue.

Earlier on, prince Han rebelled, and now I have put down the rebellion.

I know he barely reads history books.

I know he barely reads history books.

I know he barely reads history books.

I will send the minister to help prince Han read more books.

I hope he can realize his previous faults.

That's all.

Thank you, your Majesty.

Prince.

I am instructed to help you read.

What do you want to read?

I can prepare it for you.

Sister.

I want to ask you something.

Say it.

Who else knows what happened last night?

Except you and me.

I told Yeqiu to bury Ange's corpse.

I didn't tell her why.

Give her some money.

Let her go home.

Let the doctor in.

He needs to make a vow that he will keep the secret.

He can't tell anybody.

Can't tell the emperor.

And, can't tell the queen mother.

But the doctor archived your pregnancy.

It's been several months, if...

If the emperor comes back, how will you explain it to him?

If the emperor knows, I will be doomed.

He will think I am an ominous woman.

And he will drive me away.

If he finds out I keep a lot of secrets from him, I should die today.

Don't talk nonsense.

Sister.

I exchange this with my life.

I need to figure out a way.

What can you do?

Your baby died.

You want to ask another one from god?

I don't want to hear your nonsense now.

I will send the doctor in.

Zhu Qiyu is not dead.

Emperor Zhu Gaochi gave the name.

Sister, you need to make the vow.

You will keep mouth shut.

Ok, I will swear.

Hands off.

Well, you come here with an imperial decree?

Yes.

Where did he give you?

Nanjing?

Or Shandong?

Just like you.

Forever confinement.

Why in the decree, I am the only rebel?

He is eldest brother's good student.

He told me to advise you if you can confess that

you are muddleheaded in the ancestral temple,

And explain to all the seigniors,

that we told lies.

He can send us out of Nanjing.

We can find a better estate to live a peaceful life in old age

Years later, he will erase the rebellion.

No one will talk about the rebellion.

How about you?

What are you thinking about?

I think.

Take things as they come.

We just need to acknowledge the mistake.

I don't want to be confined in the capital like a thief forever.

You should make a compromise.

Why don't you kill yourself?

The brat says, if I kill myself, he will move me from the family tree.

He is the emperor now.

He wants the decency.

He wants the decency?

He has the final say?

I am growing older with the surname Zhu.

Brother, at this time, he really has the final say.

Don't be stupid.

Be hypocritical or benevolent; we are still alive.

We can drink wine and have beautiful girls as we like for the rest of our life.

Brother.

We still have a chance.

We still have a chance.

Have another try with me.

Ok?

We still have a chance.

Hurry.

Why didn't you wake me up?

So ridiculous.

Did we bring the crown?

Yes.

And the cape?

Yes, I got it here.

Not so hurry.

I took a nap.

They didn't wake me up.

I run along the way.

Almost missed the welcome ceremony.

No welcome ceremony.

You don't need to wear that crown.

Chicken ribs.

No crown.

No welcome ceremony?

What's wrong?

Ministry of rites gave me the clothes and protocols half a month ago.

It's family's battle.

We still need to hold the ceremony?

So mortifying.

People think I will have uncles executed in public.

But if I really do so, how can I explain to my grandfather in the underground?

How to explain to father?

So I don't want to lose face for our family.

So what's going on?

Tell me.

Your aunts cried in front of me.

Tell them, they still have the titles, but they will be under lifelong confinement.

I will write a sin book to share responsibility with them.

I won't punish their followers.

And they won't record in the history books.

Let bygones be bygones.

I believe this is what the father wants too.

I'm afraid the tree wants to be still—but the wind is blowing.

Why do you say so?

What they talked about at your grandfather's funeral circulated around.

And the versions vary a lot.

All because of uncles' families. They want to kill us without spilling blood.

Emperor, I tell you this not because I want you to kill them.

I just want to remind you.

I'm afraid when you hear this from others, you will do it with great fanfare.

It will be others' laughing stock.

Your aunts cried along the way from Donghua gate, not only for me.

So, where do you hear this?

My brother came to see me.

He heard it from the market.

I told him, the fake can't be true.

Rumors will die down.

The emperor needs to be generous.

We are likely to misjudge people by some remarks or in a short time.

I know.

He comes here to see you?

Your father's funeral was held in haste.

He is afraid that I can't cope with it alone.

He stayed with me for days and nights.

By the way, he also said he would hold a family banquet to celebrate your victory.

I guess he is short of cash again.

I don't know.

But he wants to be a tax official at Chaoyang gate.

Tax official?

He?

Mother, tell him.

I will find him another post.

We are constructing the canal.

It's the main road of the country.

He is not eligible.

I still have no clue.

I can't waste time with him.

He still thinks I am a child?

He talks so at this time.

Mother.

Don't take it personally.

Not taken.

You are right.

You are no longer a kid.

You don't need to listen to me.

I will tell him like this.

I will leave you be.

I won't be busy since you won't hole the ceremony.

Mother.

You need to take care of yourself.

I will see you every day in your palace.

Go back.

The emperor is here.

Congratulations, your Majesty.

No red tape.

As I know you go to see queen mother in Cining palace

right after you get back.

I'm still thinking you will have lunch there.

I got a cold-shoulder treatment.

Yeqiu.

The emperor has lunch here.

Yes.

Well.

Invite the queen here.

We can eat together.

Queen.

She is unwell in bed.

Unwell?

We should go to see her.

She catches a cold.

The doctor said she needs to shelter from the wind and the light.

She needs to be in bed alone.

You can see her another day.

Shelter from the wind and light, what's the disease?

Is the baby all right?

She just catches a cold.

Probably the queen is noble, so the doctor tells her to be careful.

Sometimes the head of the family needs to ignore your mistakes.

My father used to tell me this.

I couldn’t understand at that time.

Now I come to realize.

You have a big victory without blood.

What a good news.

Why are you still complaining here?

My mother told me Zhang Kejian wants to be the tax officials at Chaoyang gate.

He will seek private gain.

I am the emperor of the world.

I can't feather my nest.

Queen mother has only blood brother.

She is bereft of husband.

And you were out on the battlefield outside.

These months she is worried and scared day and night.

It will be so great if someone can be around her in the future.

I know.

But the battle is just over.

I need to process.

Go to see my mother for me frequently.

What will they do with the concubines who have a miscarriage in the palace?

I work in the imperial hospital for not long.

I don't know.

But you are still young, and the emperor loves you very much.

You still have the chance to be pregnant.

If the emperor asks me, what should I say?

I have prepared the diagnostic log out for you.

You are worried about the emperor day and night while he is away.

Which led to your miscarriage.

The diagnostic logout can't deceive him.

He can find the truth out as long as he wants.

Who is Ange?

When did she come in the palace?

How long has she served me?

Why she died?

So many eunuchs and maids know her.

We can't deceive him.

Yes...

This is a bit difficult.

But it's all the imperial harem secret.

I'm just a doctor.

You received my money.

You made the fake diagnostic logout.

You need to help me till the end.

And it's late if you want to change your mind now.

From the diagnostic logout, I can be pregnant again by next month.

Yes.

I still have some savings.

If you settle this well, I can keep you rich forever.

You need to find out a solution.

Otherwise, we will be punished for deceiving the emperor.

Yeqiu.

Put out the light.

Wait here.

You can't be noticed.

I'll come back soon.

Yes.

He is back.

He asked where you were the moment he saw me.

I said you got the cold, and it's not convenient.

How will you tell him?

I know it.

I have everything arranged.

Just buy more time for me.

What do you mean?

The doctor says he will find a man for me. I need to get pregnant again.

Are you crazy?

Whose idea?

What should I do?

I'll tell him I killed someone.

And someone pushed me down the stairs for revenge.

Will I have a happy life in the future?

Sister.

I have no other way out.

What can I do?

I can do nothing.

I disagree.

Don't worry.

I won't let him hurt you.

Even if he punishes you, you should think it's your atonement.

Prince.

Prince.

I am instructed to teach you to read here.

What is your attitude?

You want to defy against the court?

Come, read after me.

Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?

Is it not a delight, after all, to have friends come from afar?

Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure

though men may take no note of him?

Read.

Read.

Stupid.

The emperor said...

What did he say?

I enlightened him when he was little.

So I won't rebel after reading those books?

Ridiculous.

What did you say?

Confucius tried to lobby the kings.

He just wants to be an official in Qi.

But they had Yanying.

Then he wanted to be an official in the Chu.

But someone spoke evil words behind his back.

He lived in a miserable life.

And Mencius.

He bragged in front of King Hui of Wei.

So adulatory.

All the kings are illiterate.

They are so stupid.

Emperor Zhou was alive, why didn't he go to see him?

All the dukes and princes are rebels like me.

And they had the independent countries to stay away from emperor Zhou.

Why did they go to the rebels for shelter?

Jaunty, right?

Tell them to get out of the coffin and see me.

I...

Don't give me that face.

All your books are trying to seek for fortune and reputation.

You really revere it as sacred?

Ridiculous.

Your Majesty, prince Zhao is here.

Your Highness, please.

Your Majesty.

Uncle, you are quite healthy.

Take a seat.

Your Majesty.

I said a lot of harsh words to you.

No civility, please.

Sit.

Thank you, your Majesty.

What's wrong?

Just be straight.

Your Majesty.

Don't need to be skeptical.

I have no power and position now.

I need to go through a lot of processes before I can see you.

I...

I am a toothless and pawless tiger.

You don't need to take precautions against me.

You can come anytime you want.

Anything else?

I want to ask you a favor.

I...

I can be your spy.

I can sense the danger for you.

What danger do I have?

You really think you can be carefree on the throne?

The secrets in the palace are everywhere.

Your grandfather left the imperial decree before the expedition.

Did your father give it to you?

Imperial decree?

Impossible.

How do you know this?

You don't want to know how I and your second uncle

escaped out of the capital?

Why did the military seal in imperial bedroom

disappear without a good reason?

Who did it?

All the palace gates will be closed before it gets dark.

And imperial guards go on patrol.

But there is a passage.

As long as you can pay the money.

I know the passage.

You pardoned the orphans.

But the veterans who attended the campaign of Jingnan were unhappy.

They gathered secretly to persuade the capital's army into a mutiny.

Do you know all this?

No.

But I know what you want.

Uncle.

Read more books.

Don't come up with any clever ideas.

I want to give peace to the people.

I can't afford all your secret passages or whatever.

I beg your leave.

Your Majesty.

It's ok.

What brings you here, your Majesty?

I have thought about what you told me in the daytime carefully.

But it's hard to tell the truth.

So you can't be charged with the crime of framing the palace women

and the ministers just because I can't figure that out, right?

You mean my selling the secrets is a crime?

Then pretend I didn't say that, ok?

No.

and topple over you.

Are headed by infanta of Qingcheng.

She was Jianwen's aunt.

She came to make peace on behalf of Jianwen.

But she was the first one to rebel.

She is worried the orphans will make her pay for her betrayal.

Another one is Yuan Rong.

I know him.

He is the son-in-law of my father.

My brother-in-law.

After he becomes the marquis of Guangping, he is actively promoting it.

Another is Li Rang.

He is conferred with the title of marquis of Fuyang.

You should know the consequence of deceiving me.

Deceive the end

You should know the consequence of deceiving me.

I know.

Put everything down.

Put it down.

Behave.

Take them away.

Go.

Interrogate them three.

See if there are any other parties.

Don't make them torture.

Don't starve them.

Let them sign. And that's the end of it.

Yes.

How do you know all these?

My father assigned the work.

After my father relaxed the orphans' supervision, they began to make plans.

My father thinks they are our relatives.

Father told me to keep an eye on them.

But they began to study how to assassinate you.

God bless you.

Come.

Tell me something happened in the palace.