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[The Virtuous Queen of Han]
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Episode Five
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You neither have concrete proof,
nor do you have any witnesses.
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Not to mention the lack of motive.
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It is utterly ridiculous that
you have reached a verdict.
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Lady Rui's death will now be re-investigated
by the representative of law.
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Lady Wei is to be acquitted
of murder charges!
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- Thank you, Your Majesty.
- And if I won't allow it?
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What would you do?
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Happiness and peace to
Grand Empress Dowager.
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Happiness and peace to
Grand Empress Dowager.
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Your Majesty.
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You may all get up.
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Thank you, Grand Empress Dowager.
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What brings Grandmother here?
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I heard that the Emperor and Empress
are investigating a murder in the harem.
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I'm worried that the proceedings might
be biased, so I came to have a look.
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To say that Lady Wei is the murderer
is a one-sided statement.
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There is neither the motive
nor the evidence or witnesses.
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Therefore, I have acquitted her.
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Lady Rui's death will be investigated
by the representative of law.
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Mother. Your Majesty.
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I have a witness, and she can reveal
the motive behind this murder!
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Summon the witness then.
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Servant Xiao Qian greets
Grand Empress Dowager.
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His Majesty and the Empress.
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Don't stand on ceremony.
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Answer the questions
that we ask of you.
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Yes.
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Xiao Qian, how did Lady Wei
treat Lady Rui?
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Tell us all that you know.
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Grand Empress Dowager,
Your Majesty, Empress
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I delivered meals to Lady Rui and
Lady Wei every day.
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Lady Wei often complained to me about
the hardships of caring for Lady Rui.
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She even hated Lady Rui for causing her
pain when she acted out of madness.
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- No!
- Shut up!
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I'm not lying.
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She was bitten by Lady Rui.
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Lady Wei was afraid that she might
be bitten by Lady Rui again.
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She was worried about her own life.
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In order to survive,
she had to strike first.
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Xiao Qian, we have no grudges.
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Why are you framing me?
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Zi Fu...
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I'm sorry.
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But in front of Grand Empress Dowager,
His Majesty, and the Empress
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I have to tell the truth.
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- No! I...
- You also said that
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Lady Rui was insane and scary anyway,
so no one would care if she died.
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You were sure that you could
get away with it.
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You are lying. I've never
said such words before!
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Since we now have the witness,
and the motive
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she will be sentenced to death
according to her crime!
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- Guards!
- Present!
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Who instigated you to do this?
Speak up!
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Your Majesty, I have never once
thought of hurting Lady Rui.
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Not even to mention being
manipulated by others.
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But now there is a witness who claims
that you have the motive to kill.
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The witness is lying!
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I was indeed hurt by Lady Rui.
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But she never meant to do so.
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I have never hated her for that.
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Your Majesty, this case is now
made clear to us all.
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Moreover, Grand Empress Dowager has
already announced her verdict.
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Why would you give the murderer
another chance?
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Auntie, the verdict of Lady Wei as
the murderer is but based on
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the testimony of one witness,
the palace maid, Xiao Qian.
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This is indeed very suspicious.
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If Lady Wei is the murderer, where
did she get the poison from?
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Your Majesty is wise.
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Lady Wei is but a new person
of the household.
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How could she be so bold as to
stash poison in the palace?
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If what Xiao Qian said is true
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it means that Lady Wei poisoned
Lady Rui so as not to be abused.
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That is self-defense instead
of a premeditated murder.
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If so, could Lady Wei possibly
carry poison with her at all times?
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What is her motive then?
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Your Majesty, this means that she has
been harboring evil intentions.
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She originally wanted to deal with
more than just Lady Rui.
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She might have other
malicious intentions.
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We might as well order to have her
executed as soon as possible.
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It seems that the Empress agrees
as well that this isn't simply about
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the murder of an old concubine.
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There is a hidden plot behind this.
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I couldn't close the case like this.
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I must investigate very closely!
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Your Majesty, there are still various
other suspicions.
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There might be unspeakable plots
and schemes behind this case.
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I won't rest until the truth is out!
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Your Majesty, a crafty woman who
sneaked poison into the palace
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should be sentenced to death for
poisoning someone
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whether she had other intentions
or self-defense.
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It is but a speculation to say that
she has hidden schemes.
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Even if we really do investigate it,
we might not get to the bottom of this.
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How could a scheme be so paradoxical?
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I already have a suspect!
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She could manipulate
others to give their lives up for her.
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She could use her connections in
the harem to stir up trouble.
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This person could be you...
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Princess Pingyang!
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You were the one who got
Lady Wei into the palace.
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How could this chaos be of no relation
to Pingyang Manor?
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Your Majesty, I have been close
to you since we were little.
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I have nothing to hide from you.
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I offered Lady Wei to you then
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in hope of sharing your
worries and burdens.
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Who would expect that my act of nobility
would end up being read as treachery?
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Investigate me all you wish,
Your Majesty.
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I won't rest until you get to
the bottom of this matter!
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I would like to see what schemes
you could possibly say I am up to.
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Fine. But know that if
I do discover anything
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the punishment will be severe even if
the culprit is my family!
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Otherwise, I'd have failed
my grandparents!
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Che Er, in investigating this case, you
have implicated your own sister.
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You have even sworn in
the name of your grandparents.
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Is that so?
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Grandmother, I know that Lady Rui
was once your maidservant.
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Grandmother came here to listen
to the interrogation out of
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your past affection for her.
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You do not wish Lady Rui to
die a wrongful death.
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In respect to Grandmother's affection
for your maidservant
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as well as your reputation,
I must unravel the truth.
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Good!
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I'll let you do it your way.
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Thank you, Grandmother.
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- Mother!
- Grandmother!
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I will give you five days.
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- Duan Hong!
- Present!
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Take Lady Wei, Fan Niang, and
Xiao Qian, to Feichang Palace.
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Yes.
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Grandmother, I am the leader
of the harem.
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I should be in charge of the witness
and criminal of this case.
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Grandmother!
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This is an unusual case.
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It might implicate more than
just the harem.
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It might even implicate
the imperial court!
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Enough! Both of you!
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Stop fighting over this.
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They will all be under my watch.
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Fan Niang and Xiao Qian will be kept
in the side court of Changxin Palace.
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All personnel from Pingyang
Manor will be kept in
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Empress Dowager's Changqiu Palace.
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None of them are to leave the palace.
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As for Lady Wei, she will be
imprisoned in Starry Pavilion, alone.
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Che Er, within these five days, I am
sure to keep her safe and sound.
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If you can prove that she is innocent,
I will release her immediately.
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If not, I will offer her head to
Lady Rui as a memorial!
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That songstress is indeed a jinx.
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She's implicated us all and had us
imprisoned here!
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When has the Pingyang Manor ever
been in such a predicament?
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Greetings to Marquess and Princess.
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Lock him up anywhere else.
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Just don't lock him up here with us.
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He is by no means related
to Pingyang Manor!
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You are dismissed. Marquess
was just joking with you.
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Yes.
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Joking?
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Your Highness, His Majesty will
punish us anytime.
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He is the brother of that songstress.
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It's normal that he's implicated but
now our whole manor is dragged into it.
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Isn't that unjust?
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My sister and I have implicated
Marquess and brought you trouble.
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I beg you for your forgiveness.
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But in my humble opinion
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His Majesty will not put Princess in
a difficult position.
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This could be a way to stall time
in order to save my sister.
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Shut up. Do you really think that
you've progressed here in the palace?
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What do you know?
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The Emperor is indeed trying
to stall for time.
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Couldn't you tell?
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Get up.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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Of course I realized that!
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But the mind of the Emperor is
always unpredictable.
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Although His Majesty
is stalling for time
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we are all still here in the palace
as suspects.
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Aren't you smiling a
bit too cheerfully?
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It's okay that we're
locked up here
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so long as you are reunited
with your daughter?
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Just let them be.
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They all serve at Pingyang Manor.
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It's normal that they would want to
get together and have a talk.
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Are we to weep and whine instead?
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Your Highness!
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Princess. Marquess.
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His Majesty has orders
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to ask Your Highness over to
Feichang Place for questioning.
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Questioning?
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We are about to have our meal.
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His Majesty has already prepared
wine and food.
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An eight-person sedan chair is
also sent for Your Highness.
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Your Highness is respectfully invited.
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An eight-person sedan chair?
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Marquess, this is an honor extended
to a prestigious guest.
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Good...
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Your Highness, you'd better hurry along.
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Go ahead.
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Didn't you say that you have
questions to ask me?
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Why don't you go ahead and ask me?
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I'd like to ask my dear sister
if this new betle wine
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is the best of all the lovely
wines that you have tasted?
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This is not bad.
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Since my sister likes it, I
will save them all for you.
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My brother has troubles.
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As siblings, we should
share the burden.
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Good wine is hard to come by.
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Why don't we share it instead?
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I have troubles and you came to
my aid without a second thought.
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As for such a small gift, how could I
not give it all to you?
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Mother is a bit displeased.
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But don't you worry.
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I told her that I treat this as
spending a few days with my brother.
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We aren't really at
each other's throats.
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Mother is already much relieved.
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But you have to close the case
as soon as possible.
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Everything will be fine after you seek
Mother's forgiveness.
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I'd love to close the case
as soon as possible.
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I'm worried that Auntie was
very careful in her actions
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and didn't leave behind any traces.
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You are very frank about this.
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Zi Fu is modest and kindhearted.
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Besides arousing jealousy in others
because of being in my favor
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are there other reasons that
could get her into this trouble?
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Fan Niang arranged for Zi Fu to learn
about palace regulations from Lady Rui.
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This was a trap right
from the beginning.
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As for that Xiao Qian,
she might seem feeble
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but she can be relentless
when it favors her.
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All her allegations of Zi Fu strummed
on the heartstrings of Grandmother.
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It's easy to tell that someone
is behind all this.
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Who could that person be?
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We all know fairly well who it is.
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We will start investigating
Lady Rui's cause of death.
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We need to confirm the cause of death
and find out where the poison is from.
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Then we can follow up the clues
to get to the truth.
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Greetings to Your Majesty
and Princess.
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You're back. What did the
imperial physician say?
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According to the imperial
physician's examination
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Lady Rui did indeed die of poisoning.
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As for the type of poison,
they are still debating
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and have yet to reach a conclusion.
00:15:08,684 --> 00:15:10,846
Could it have been tampered
with in the kitchen?
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After Lady Rui's death, in case
the kitchen staff were involved
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the imperial physician has already
gone to investigate there.
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He even saved the remains of her food
to examine closely.
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None of the above is suspicious.
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I will continue to look into
Fan Niang and Xiao Qian.
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I have already made a decree that
whoever reports to me will be rewarded.
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Those who come to me with clues
will also be rewarded.
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Those who come with evidence will be
rewarded even more.
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I will use my contacts in the palace
to look out for clues.
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I hope that the truth can be
announced very soon.
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Now our greatest enemy is...
time.
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Happiness and peace to
Grand Empress Dowager.
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These fish are quite thoughtful.
00:16:06,662 --> 00:16:10,226
They know that if they starve to death,
their owner will be displeased.
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Therefore, they always have
their fill at all three meals.
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Some people won't eat even
when they are fed, to stir up trouble.
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Are you deliberately going
against my wishes?
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Do you mean to put your life in danger
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so that my promise to the Emperor
will be broken?
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Or have you lost your appetite
from the guilt of killing someone?
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Grand Empress Dowager, I didn't
choose to only drink and not eat
00:16:43,379 --> 00:16:45,957
for the past few days
in order to go against you
00:16:46,500 --> 00:16:52,591
but to grieve the passing
of Lady Rui.
00:16:54,799 --> 00:16:56,956
This is something new.
00:16:56,956 --> 00:16:59,386
Anyone would have been amused
to hear you say so.
00:16:59,386 --> 00:17:05,580
Do you think that I would have
believed in such a lie?
00:17:05,580 --> 00:17:08,354
I'm sure Your Highness will understand.
00:17:08,354 --> 00:17:10,717
I have never lied.
00:17:10,717 --> 00:17:12,124
All creations in this world
have feelings.
00:17:12,124 --> 00:17:15,055
Even the fishes are considerate of
their owner's feelings.
00:17:15,055 --> 00:17:19,217
Not to mention that Lady Rui and I
had spent many days together.
00:17:19,217 --> 00:17:21,819
We naturally felt for one another.
00:17:21,819 --> 00:17:27,424
Hadn't she hurt you when
she had a relapse of madness?
00:17:29,044 --> 00:17:33,407
Come over here and let me
have a feel of that wound.
00:17:45,017 --> 00:17:47,189
She bit deep into your flesh.
00:17:47,189 --> 00:17:49,034
It must be very hard for you.
00:17:49,034 --> 00:17:53,893
I think it is possible that you
killed her because of this.
00:17:53,893 --> 00:17:58,450
But to say that you have
feelings, and grieved for her
00:17:58,450 --> 00:18:00,299
I don't believe that!
00:18:02,299 --> 00:18:04,484
Lady Rui only injured me because
of the relapse of her illness.
00:18:04,484 --> 00:18:06,508
I have no reason to harm her.
00:18:06,508 --> 00:18:11,459
Are you too pure and innocent
or too crafty and cunning?
00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:17,227
You're behaving like a hypocrite in
order to be free of the charges?
00:18:17,227 --> 00:18:18,807
I did not kill her.
00:18:18,807 --> 00:18:20,251
Apart from the times when
she had relapses of madness
00:18:20,251 --> 00:18:22,402
Lady Rui had treated me very well.
00:18:22,402 --> 00:18:25,914
She was forthcoming in teaching me
about regulations of the palace.
00:18:25,914 --> 00:18:29,678
In my eyes, she was pitiful.
00:18:29,678 --> 00:18:32,115
But above all, she was
very respectable.
00:18:32,115 --> 00:18:33,996
Respectable?
00:18:37,500 --> 00:18:39,019
How was she respectable?
00:18:39,852 --> 00:18:42,000
She knew that she was no longer favored
00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:46,278
but when she was in her clear senses
she would groom and dress up.
00:18:46,278 --> 00:18:49,016
She would have her makeup
done and put on the dangling
00:18:49,018 --> 00:18:51,461
hairpin with twin butterflies
that she cherished.
00:18:51,461 --> 00:18:53,953
She would then wrap up her scarred foot.
00:18:53,953 --> 00:18:56,459
She still honored her identity as a
person of the household.
00:18:56,459 --> 00:18:58,087
Lady Rui insisted upon being elegant.
00:18:58,087 --> 00:19:02,464
She would fulfill her duties whether
anyone saw her or not.
00:19:02,464 --> 00:19:05,714
The first regulation that she
taught me was to know superiority
00:19:05,717 --> 00:19:09,103
and be faithful to our masters.
00:19:09,103 --> 00:19:10,236
That's enough!
00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:15,196
Did she ever mention to you how
she ended up where she was?
00:19:15,199 --> 00:19:18,895
Because of her loyalty
to her mistress?
00:19:18,895 --> 00:19:20,586
I don't want an abortion!
00:19:20,586 --> 00:19:22,759
I want you to have the abortion!
00:19:22,759 --> 00:19:24,086
- Drink it!
- I don't want to!
00:19:24,086 --> 00:19:26,661
If Lady Rui had been disgruntled
about what happened to her
00:19:26,661 --> 00:19:30,393
she wouldn't have taught me
what loyalty means.
00:19:30,393 --> 00:19:31,817
She...
00:19:32,817 --> 00:19:38,897
Did she ever tell you...
if she hated anyone?
00:19:38,897 --> 00:19:41,063
- Let go!
- No!
00:19:43,073 --> 00:19:44,991
My child...
00:19:44,991 --> 00:19:50,385
Did she have any
regrets before she died?
00:19:50,385 --> 00:19:57,624
Lady Rui never spoke explicitly
about her hatred and regrets.
00:19:57,624 --> 00:19:59,307
I didn't want to probe into it either.
00:19:59,500 --> 00:20:02,336
She only once deeply sighed.
00:20:02,336 --> 00:20:05,818
'A step into the palace
and one falls deep.'
00:20:05,818 --> 00:20:08,705
'An involuntary action
and one regrets deeply.'
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,478
Falls deep...
00:20:13,478 --> 00:20:16,126
Regrets deeply...
00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,038
What about you?
00:20:19,038 --> 00:20:21,538
Do you empathize with her?
00:20:21,538 --> 00:20:26,253
What I learned when I was little is to
take life as it is and be happy.
00:20:26,253 --> 00:20:29,521
Stay strong yet kindhearted,
and live in harmony with others.
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,678
And...
00:20:31,678 --> 00:20:34,457
Life is easier with a smile.
00:20:34,457 --> 00:20:35,777
Good.
00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:43,833
I will have your meals made vegetarian
00:20:43,833 --> 00:20:46,180
so that you may continue
to grieve her passing.
00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,376
Thank you, Your Highness.
00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:55,498
May I be so bold as to ask Your
Highness for a loom and silk threads?
00:20:55,625 --> 00:21:01,093
I heard that you already asked
palace maids for cloth and thread
00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:05,702
to make fabric flowers
to pass your time.
00:21:05,702 --> 00:21:07,803
Now you are asking me for a loom?
00:21:07,803 --> 00:21:12,872
I sewed fabric flowers in order to
decorate the coffin of Lady Rui.
00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:15,270
Now that I've met Your Highness
00:21:15,270 --> 00:21:19,273
I would be so bold as to ask you
for a loom and silk threads
00:21:19,273 --> 00:21:23,028
to weave three meters of red linen
to cover the scar on Lady Rui's foot
00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,474
in hope of easing her mind so that
she could leave the world in peace.
00:21:29,299 --> 00:21:31,050
Come over here.
00:21:41,473 --> 00:21:42,980
You are indeed a beauty.
00:21:42,980 --> 00:21:46,226
But unexpectedly, you are
considerate and thoughtful as well.
00:21:46,226 --> 00:21:55,101
No wonder the Emperor fell head
over heels in love with you
00:21:55,101 --> 00:21:58,355
and forgot to act with propriety.
00:22:11,125 --> 00:22:15,009
Back then, the Emperor doted
on me the most.
00:22:15,009 --> 00:22:18,263
He complimented me on my feet and said
they were smooth like jade.
00:22:20,934 --> 00:22:26,442
Then I had a scar on my feet, and I
was ashamed to face the Emperor.
00:22:52,721 --> 00:22:54,473
- Your Majesty.
- How is the investigation?
00:22:54,473 --> 00:22:57,868
Your Majesty, Fan Niang's uncle
used to be an imperial physician.
00:22:57,868 --> 00:23:00,421
He once traveled with the army
to the west of the river regions.
00:23:00,421 --> 00:23:02,921
She could have learned about poisons
and medicines from him.
00:23:02,921 --> 00:23:05,096
Then she poisoned Lady Rui in secret.
00:23:05,096 --> 00:23:06,490
This indeed make sense.
00:23:06,490 --> 00:23:09,188
But, her uncle passed away
three years ago.
00:23:09,188 --> 00:23:10,673
It will be difficult to investigate
further into this.
00:23:10,673 --> 00:23:12,724
Your Majesty, are there any clues in
the medical scrolls that
00:23:12,724 --> 00:23:14,724
the imperial physicians sent over?
00:23:14,724 --> 00:23:17,974
Would I still be so anxious
if there were any?
00:23:17,974 --> 00:23:20,185
There were only Lady Rui and
Lady Wei in that room.
00:23:20,185 --> 00:23:24,223
They both had the same food, but
only Lady Rui was poisoned.
00:23:24,223 --> 00:23:27,521
It seems that this poison
is used very meticulously.
00:23:27,521 --> 00:23:31,297
Sadly, we don't have much
time left to figure it out.
00:23:31,297 --> 00:23:33,471
Xiao Qian has a fairly
simple background.
00:23:33,471 --> 00:23:35,198
She is just an ordinary palace maid.
00:23:35,198 --> 00:23:38,000
Fan Niang, on the other hand,
is a lot more complicated.
00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,291
She has no siblings but she is
raising a nephew outside the palace.
00:23:42,291 --> 00:23:44,634
I will investigate further into that.
00:23:44,634 --> 00:23:48,009
Despite the rewards, no one has
come forward with information.
00:23:48,009 --> 00:23:52,003
Zi Fu's life is in the hands of gods.
00:23:53,758 --> 00:23:54,886
The dawn is about to break.
00:23:54,886 --> 00:23:57,983
I used to love watching the sun rise.
00:23:57,983 --> 00:24:01,001
I always found it invigorating
and full of hope.
00:24:01,001 --> 00:24:05,266
But for the past few days, I had
hoped that dawn would never break.
00:24:05,266 --> 00:24:08,803
The days are going by
even more quickly.
00:24:20,339 --> 00:24:21,385
Happiness and peace to Empress.
00:24:21,385 --> 00:24:22,791
Joy and bliss to Grand Princess Dou.
00:24:22,791 --> 00:24:25,109
- Happiness and peace to Mother.
- Happiness and peace to Grandmother.
00:24:25,109 --> 00:24:26,942
Don't stand on ceremony.
00:24:32,555 --> 00:24:35,490
- Qiu Ping, you are dismissed.
- Yes.
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,354
Grandmother, I have
brought you a sachet that
00:24:40,355 --> 00:24:42,939
contains gastrodia,
tuckahoe and lavender.
00:24:42,939 --> 00:24:44,951
It said to calm nerves and
restore stamina.
00:24:44,951 --> 00:24:46,814
It will help you sleep very well.
00:24:46,814 --> 00:24:51,585
'Golden butterflies by my side,
sounds of bells surround me.'
00:24:51,585 --> 00:24:56,115
You should know that I haven't touched
00:24:56,115 --> 00:25:00,105
this dangling hairpin with
twin butterflies for many years.
00:25:00,105 --> 00:25:03,287
And I won't allow anyone else
to touch it either.
00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:06,262
I have heard about it.
00:25:06,262 --> 00:25:13,946
In your opinion, why have I taken
it out and pinned it on my head?
00:25:15,209 --> 00:25:18,611
I'm afraid... that you must be
thinking of an old friend?
00:25:18,611 --> 00:25:21,016
So you do know about it.
00:25:21,016 --> 00:25:26,041
Although I have put some things away
00:25:26,041 --> 00:25:28,483
it doesn't mean that I would
forget about them.
00:25:28,483 --> 00:25:32,298
There are some people whom
I would not see
00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:36,191
but it doesn't mean that
I do not care about them.
00:25:36,191 --> 00:25:41,271
Lady Rui played a crucial role in
00:25:41,271 --> 00:25:43,338
my being the favorite of
late Emperor Xiao Wen.
00:25:43,338 --> 00:25:47,226
I had wished for her to
live peacefully ever after
00:25:47,226 --> 00:25:53,046
but someone had to destroy
that favor of mine!
00:25:53,046 --> 00:25:57,923
Grandmother, it was that bitch
Lady Wei who destroyed your favor.
00:25:57,923 --> 00:25:59,622
Don't try to manipulate me!
00:25:59,622 --> 00:26:02,522
I have spoken to that person
of the household.
00:26:02,522 --> 00:26:07,803
I know what sort of a
person she truly is.
00:26:07,803 --> 00:26:10,527
Haven't I already said it once?
00:26:10,527 --> 00:26:13,335
My eyes may be blind but not my mind!
00:26:15,329 --> 00:26:16,708
Mother!
00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:19,868
Have I done something
wrong to upset you?
00:26:19,868 --> 00:26:23,622
If so, I beg for your forgiveness.
00:26:25,237 --> 00:26:27,563
I had no other choice.
00:26:27,563 --> 00:26:28,563
Mother!
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,391
Mother! Jiao Er is suffering.
00:26:33,391 --> 00:26:40,551
In the harem, even the Empress
would have to act cautiously.
00:26:40,551 --> 00:26:44,500
Yes, Jiao Er is indeed a bit
spoiled and willful.
00:26:44,500 --> 00:26:47,186
But she has no evil intentions.
00:26:47,186 --> 00:26:51,182
Moreover, Jiao Er hasn't produced
any offspring for so many years.
00:26:51,182 --> 00:26:54,622
You can imagine the pain
that she is going through.
00:26:54,622 --> 00:26:56,083
Mother...
00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,626
Grandmother...
00:26:59,441 --> 00:27:02,317
Mother, you are already
someone of greatness
00:27:02,317 --> 00:27:05,938
but you still needed help in
securing your position.
00:27:05,938 --> 00:27:08,042
That goes without saying for Jiao Er.
00:27:08,042 --> 00:27:10,114
The harem is full of danger.
00:27:10,114 --> 00:27:14,711
Sacrifices have to be made
in order to survive!
00:27:14,711 --> 00:27:17,951
Grandmother, I do not hope to be
the only apple of the Emperor's eyes.
00:27:17,951 --> 00:27:21,391
But I hope to at least have
a spot in his heart.
00:27:21,391 --> 00:27:23,071
However...
00:27:23,528 --> 00:27:27,259
Lady Wei is but a songstress from
Pingyang Manor.
00:27:27,259 --> 00:27:30,912
Yet His Majesty put up an act
in front of Mother
00:27:30,912 --> 00:27:35,867
and intends to pin treachery
on Princess Pingyang
00:27:35,867 --> 00:27:37,965
in order to stall for time in this case.
00:27:37,965 --> 00:27:40,354
Lady Wei has only just
entered the palace
00:27:40,354 --> 00:27:43,696
and she has already made a laughing
stock out of the imperial family!
00:27:43,696 --> 00:27:45,328
Mother...
00:27:45,328 --> 00:27:49,680
You might find this person
of the household likable
00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,240
and would like to let her off.
00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,696
But all people are unpredictable.
00:27:53,696 --> 00:27:56,307
She may be good now,
but what about tomorrow?
00:27:56,307 --> 00:28:01,328
How can that be compared to kinship
that will never change, Mother?
00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:04,478
Grandmother...
00:28:04,478 --> 00:28:09,582
I just want to stay by your side
and serve you.
00:28:09,582 --> 00:28:13,635
Other than that, I have no other
desires and will be content.
00:28:13,635 --> 00:28:16,141
Jiao Er...
00:28:19,299 --> 00:28:21,750
The sachet that you brought me...
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,951
Does it really help with
regaining stamina?
00:28:26,951 --> 00:28:30,833
Let me have a try.
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:37,444
Grandmother will definitely like it
once you've tried using it.
00:28:43,334 --> 00:28:46,259
Grandmother, have a whiff of it.
00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,425
According to the rumors
among the servants
00:28:59,425 --> 00:29:02,125
Fan Niang must have
an adulterer in the palace
00:29:02,125 --> 00:29:03,605
but no one knows who he is.
00:29:03,605 --> 00:29:05,429
I also think that there is more than
meets the eye about
00:29:05,429 --> 00:29:07,813
the relationship between her
and that nephew she is raising.
00:29:07,813 --> 00:29:11,048
If she really had committed
obscenity in the palace
00:29:11,048 --> 00:29:14,314
she could have been threatened
and manipulated because of it.
00:29:14,314 --> 00:29:16,810
If there really is some sort of poison
00:29:16,810 --> 00:29:19,441
that could have different effects
on different people
00:29:19,441 --> 00:29:21,731
physicians are sure
to record them down.
00:29:21,731 --> 00:29:23,810
If not...
00:29:24,500 --> 00:29:27,680
Could it be that Lady Rui's death
is not caused by poisoning?
00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:31,396
But the imperial physician has already
confirmed that Lady Rui died of poison.
00:29:31,396 --> 00:29:34,500
Actually, poisoning isn't always
the result of poisons.
00:29:34,500 --> 00:29:36,704
You could get poisoned as well if
you have the wrong foods.
00:29:36,704 --> 00:29:41,000
Look. Xi Niang had grilled rabbit
meat and then she had cabbage soup.
00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,147
She's older and weaker now
00:29:43,147 --> 00:29:46,047
so after she had food from
food groups that clashes
00:29:46,047 --> 00:29:47,906
she is feeling sick.
00:29:47,906 --> 00:29:51,635
I've worked in the kitchen for years
so I've seen a lot of such examples.
00:29:51,635 --> 00:29:55,336
I remember they found out that
Lady Rui likes licorice soup.
00:29:55,336 --> 00:29:58,676
What ingredient would
licorice clash with?
00:29:58,676 --> 00:30:00,568
That is very difficult to tell.
00:30:00,568 --> 00:30:04,428
Because the ingredients, seasoning,
and the methods of cooking
00:30:04,428 --> 00:30:05,882
could have contributed to the clash.
00:30:21,515 --> 00:30:23,827
This is osmanthus powder. It's ground
to powder from dried osmanthus.
00:30:23,827 --> 00:30:27,136
Could this have clashed with
Lady Rui's food?
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,715
Osbeckia?
(a kind of herb)
00:30:57,196 --> 00:30:58,891
I can't be sure of this.
00:30:58,891 --> 00:31:03,046
This is the herb that the cook Dong Yu
uses to season the food.
00:31:03,046 --> 00:31:04,046
Dong Yu?
00:31:04,046 --> 00:31:08,943
He likes to grind dried flowers and
herbs for seasoning.
00:31:08,943 --> 00:31:11,750
He knows a bit about medicine and
has never made any mistakes.
00:31:11,750 --> 00:31:13,184
Which one of them is Dong Yu?
00:31:13,184 --> 00:31:14,805
Summon him here for questioning.
00:31:14,805 --> 00:31:18,385
Dong Yu went back to his hometown
to visit relatives some time ago.
00:31:21,505 --> 00:31:22,534
He's dead?
00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,000
I tracked down the house that
Dong Yu lived outside the palace.
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:29,045
Little did I expect to find his body
in the well near his house.
00:31:29,045 --> 00:31:31,817
People have said that many accidents
have taken place in that well.
00:31:31,817 --> 00:31:34,809
Someone had once fallen
into the well and drowned.
00:31:34,809 --> 00:31:36,875
Such a coincidence?
00:31:36,875 --> 00:31:38,599
Do you believe that?
00:31:38,599 --> 00:31:42,446
I don't. I believe that Dong Yu
took part in this matter.
00:31:42,446 --> 00:31:46,593
I looked into his background and
discovered some clues.
00:31:46,593 --> 00:31:50,028
It's a pity that they wouldn't be good
enough to overturn the case.
00:31:50,028 --> 00:31:52,394
Are you sure that there is a problem
with that osbeckia?
00:31:52,394 --> 00:31:53,973
I once guarded the northwestern regions.
00:31:53,973 --> 00:31:56,087
I know that this herb comes from
the western regions.
00:31:56,087 --> 00:31:57,625
Its element is extremely cold.
00:31:57,625 --> 00:31:59,361
The old and the weak must not take it.
00:31:59,361 --> 00:32:02,894
If Lady Rui had been drinking
licorice soup for many years
00:32:02,894 --> 00:32:05,053
it would clash with this herb.
00:32:05,053 --> 00:32:07,075
There is a high possibility of
it being dangerous.
00:32:07,075 --> 00:32:11,319
Unfortunately, this is only what
you heard on the frontier.
00:32:11,319 --> 00:32:14,928
We couldn't use it as an evidence.
It would not be convincing enough.
00:32:14,928 --> 00:32:19,465
The cooks might have seen Dong Yu using
osbeckia to season Lady Rui's food
00:32:19,465 --> 00:32:21,220
but they couldn't tell how much
was used in it.
00:32:21,220 --> 00:32:23,865
Even if we summon the imperial
physicians to study it now
00:32:23,865 --> 00:32:25,890
we would need time before
we could prove that
00:32:25,890 --> 00:32:29,000
Lady Rui died from the poisoning
caused by the clash of these foods.
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,314
But we have less than a day...
00:32:31,314 --> 00:32:34,117
Your Majesty, what we have at hand
needs time to be proven.
00:32:34,117 --> 00:32:35,518
We don't have time to spare.
00:32:35,518 --> 00:32:40,797
It seems that there is only one
last resort to take.
00:32:42,653 --> 00:32:43,653
What?
00:32:43,653 --> 00:32:44,888
His Majesty is coming over?
00:32:44,888 --> 00:32:47,060
We were just notified.
00:32:47,060 --> 00:32:48,464
He should be here very soon.
00:32:48,464 --> 00:32:50,105
We have to close the case tomorrow.
00:32:50,105 --> 00:32:54,635
Yet he chose to visit me now...
Could he have discovered something?
00:33:03,287 --> 00:33:04,759
Greetings to Your Majesty.
00:33:04,759 --> 00:33:06,200
Get up now.
00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:07,555
Get up.
00:33:07,555 --> 00:33:09,416
Have you had your meal?
00:33:09,416 --> 00:33:11,451
Not yet.
00:33:11,451 --> 00:33:12,984
We'll have the meal together then.
00:33:12,984 --> 00:33:16,505
Look, I've brought you some snacks
and fruits from the south.
00:33:16,505 --> 00:33:18,988
They expedited the delivery by horse.
00:33:18,988 --> 00:33:21,551
I've brought them over especially
for my Empress.
00:33:21,551 --> 00:33:23,736
Thank you, Your Majesty.
00:33:23,736 --> 00:33:25,977
You don't have to stand on ceremony.
00:33:25,977 --> 00:33:27,203
Here.
00:33:29,915 --> 00:33:31,332
- You may all be dismissed.
- Yes.
00:33:39,453 --> 00:33:45,135
Empress, I just took over the throne
and want to accomplish many things.
00:33:45,135 --> 00:33:47,614
You might think that
I have been neglecting you.
00:33:47,614 --> 00:33:50,075
I understand.
00:33:50,075 --> 00:33:53,137
Please don't worry, Your Majesty.
I have no complaints about that.
00:33:53,137 --> 00:33:54,912
Empress is very understanding.
00:33:57,617 --> 00:33:59,588
I now have nothing more to worry about.
00:33:59,588 --> 00:34:01,711
Your Majesty...
00:34:01,711 --> 00:34:05,679
We've known each other
since we were little.
00:34:07,013 --> 00:34:08,449
We often played together.
00:34:10,871 --> 00:34:12,400
Our relationship is very strong.
00:34:16,123 --> 00:34:19,480
We used to share the delicacies
like this when we were little.
00:34:21,208 --> 00:34:24,594
How could this relationship
be easily influenced?
00:34:24,594 --> 00:34:27,063
Don't worry, my Empress.
00:34:27,063 --> 00:34:31,474
No matter what, you will always
be my Empress.
00:34:33,273 --> 00:34:36,172
I am so happy to hear you say so.
00:34:36,172 --> 00:34:38,619
That's good then. Please keep this
in mind, Empress.
00:34:38,619 --> 00:34:41,510
Let's forget about all the
obstacles and troubles we've had.
00:34:41,510 --> 00:34:44,760
We will trust each other like
we once did.
00:34:46,126 --> 00:34:49,655
Stop vying with all
the other concubines.
00:34:51,619 --> 00:34:53,288
Your Majesty means...
00:34:53,288 --> 00:34:57,391
After days of investigating
Lady Rui's cause of death
00:34:57,391 --> 00:34:58,690
it's highly possible that she died from
00:34:58,690 --> 00:35:00,478
the poisoning that resulted from
the clash of foods.
00:35:00,478 --> 00:35:02,755
This usually stems from accidents.
00:35:02,755 --> 00:35:04,596
It has nothing to with Lady Wei.
00:35:04,596 --> 00:35:06,061
Is that so?
00:35:06,061 --> 00:35:08,193
This whole matter is very suspicious.
00:35:09,500 --> 00:35:11,713
This might not necessarily be a
murder from poisoning.
00:35:11,713 --> 00:35:15,206
Why should we forfeit a life
by making a wrong judgment?
00:35:15,206 --> 00:35:16,500
Why don't we...
00:35:16,500 --> 00:35:19,155
Your Majesty hasn't been so gentle
to me for such a long time.
00:35:19,155 --> 00:35:21,733
I should be happy about it.
00:35:24,610 --> 00:35:27,003
Grandmother has always doted
on you the most.
00:35:27,003 --> 00:35:32,358
If you could tell her the truth
in person, and resolve this crisis
00:35:32,358 --> 00:35:33,849
I will definitely be grateful to you.
00:35:33,849 --> 00:35:38,668
We will then live in harmony, and our
relationship will be stronger than ever.
00:35:38,668 --> 00:35:41,219
Didn't our relationship start
when we were little?
00:35:41,219 --> 00:35:44,786
Why would it only get stronger
if I choose to help her?
00:35:47,500 --> 00:35:50,289
I wouldn't dare to disobey Grandmother.
00:35:50,289 --> 00:35:53,346
Lady Wei killed Grandmother's friend.
00:35:53,346 --> 00:35:55,806
I wonder if it is because you don't
dare to disobey her
00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:58,898
or if it's because you're so keen
to get rid of Lady Wei
00:35:58,898 --> 00:36:00,798
that you would risk sacrificing
an innocent person?
00:36:00,798 --> 00:36:03,954
Innocent? If she is innocent
00:36:03,954 --> 00:36:07,490
Your Majesty should have investigated
the case thoroughly by now?
00:36:07,490 --> 00:36:11,427
You don't have to put on a false front
to coax me into pleading on her behalf.
00:36:11,427 --> 00:36:16,431
Ever since you took the throne, when
have you spoken to me so tenderly?
00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:19,072
Now you're only doing this
for the sake of someone else!
00:36:19,072 --> 00:36:20,500
Why should I help you?
00:36:20,500 --> 00:36:24,724
Why? Because of this
relationship between us!
00:36:24,724 --> 00:36:27,503
Because of the capacity that you should
have as the Empress of Great Han!
00:36:27,503 --> 00:36:29,927
Like you said, as the Empress
of Great Han
00:36:29,927 --> 00:36:33,077
there is all the more reason
why I could not be biased!
00:36:35,744 --> 00:36:37,608
So much for not being biased.
00:36:37,608 --> 00:36:38,835
I understand now!
00:36:53,074 --> 00:36:55,983
Your Majesty, Her Highness said that
she would like to rest now.
00:36:55,983 --> 00:36:57,333
She asked you to come over tomorrow.
00:36:57,333 --> 00:36:58,416
Head back and report to her again.
00:36:58,416 --> 00:37:00,121
Tell her that I have an urgent
matter to discuss with her.
00:37:00,121 --> 00:37:01,121
Yes.
00:37:06,532 --> 00:37:09,760
His Majesty said that he has an
urgent matter to see you about.
00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:12,594
I just heard from Grand Princess Dou
00:37:12,594 --> 00:37:16,280
that the Emperor has gone to ask
Jiao Er for a favor for Lady Wei.
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,458
Now, what?
00:37:18,458 --> 00:37:22,322
Jiao Er wouldn't help him so
now he's come to me.
00:37:22,322 --> 00:37:27,021
Go and tell the Emperor
that I am feeling unwell
00:37:27,021 --> 00:37:31,001
so no one is allowed to disturb me!
00:37:31,001 --> 00:37:32,278
Yes.
00:37:48,706 --> 00:37:49,706
She won't see me?
00:37:49,706 --> 00:37:51,467
Did you make it clear to her that
I have an urgent matter?
00:37:51,467 --> 00:37:54,007
I did but Her Highness is feeling unwell
00:37:54,007 --> 00:37:55,788
and she had orders that no one
is allowed to disturb her.
00:37:55,788 --> 00:37:57,490
No one is allowed to disturb her?
00:37:57,490 --> 00:37:58,490
Yes.
00:37:58,490 --> 00:38:00,168
Then there's nothing
I can do about it.
00:38:01,766 --> 00:38:02,838
Duan Hong!
00:38:08,077 --> 00:38:09,077
Present.
00:38:09,077 --> 00:38:13,150
Didn't you tell me that
you have already found evidence
00:38:13,150 --> 00:38:16,197
to prove that Fan Niang is the true
murderer of Lady Rui?
00:38:16,197 --> 00:38:17,197
Exactly.
00:38:17,197 --> 00:38:18,829
Arrest Fan Niang immediately!
00:38:18,829 --> 00:38:19,829
Yes!
00:38:19,829 --> 00:38:22,695
Qiu Ping, show my
imperial guard the way.
00:38:24,177 --> 00:38:25,353
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
00:38:25,353 --> 00:38:26,509
Grand Empress Dowager has orders that
00:38:26,509 --> 00:38:30,257
no one is allowed to disturb the two
witnesses, Fan Niang and Xiao Qian.
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:32,860
The circumstances have changed.
00:38:32,860 --> 00:38:36,097
Grand Empress Dowager
is now feeling unwell.
00:38:36,097 --> 00:38:39,231
She has already said that
she must not be disturbed.
00:38:39,231 --> 00:38:42,202
But I have to investigate
this case impartially.
00:38:42,202 --> 00:38:45,396
I could only investigate first
and then report to her later.
00:38:45,396 --> 00:38:46,697
Get up now to lead the way.
00:38:46,697 --> 00:38:48,570
Don't give the criminals
a chance to escape!
00:38:48,570 --> 00:38:50,083
Yes.
00:38:54,086 --> 00:38:55,547
What is the matter, Qiu Ping?
00:39:02,152 --> 00:39:03,152
Fan Niang.
00:39:03,152 --> 00:39:07,987
We have found evidence to prove that you
are involved in the murder of Lady Rui.
00:39:07,987 --> 00:39:09,775
I'm now taking you to the Emperor.
00:39:09,775 --> 00:39:11,168
Don't say such nonsense.
00:39:11,168 --> 00:39:13,030
What evidence do you have?
00:39:19,300 --> 00:39:20,545
Do you recognize this?
00:39:21,199 --> 00:39:24,157
We found this in your room
in the Lateral Courts.
00:39:24,157 --> 00:39:28,492
You used this osbeckia to kill Lady Rui.
00:39:28,492 --> 00:39:30,181
How is that possible?
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,750
I don't even know what that is.
00:39:34,500 --> 00:39:37,443
How could that sort of thing
be in my room?
00:39:37,443 --> 00:39:38,443
Is that so?
00:39:38,443 --> 00:39:40,894
Your uncle was once
an imperial physician
00:39:40,894 --> 00:39:42,452
who served with the army at
the frontier for years.
00:39:42,452 --> 00:39:44,635
How could you not even
know about osbeckia?
00:39:44,635 --> 00:39:47,012
So what? That was my uncle!
00:39:47,012 --> 00:39:49,713
He's already been dead for three years.
00:39:49,713 --> 00:39:51,572
You had made copies of medical
scrolls for your uncle.
00:39:51,572 --> 00:39:53,791
You should know that osbeckia and
licorice clash in elements.
00:39:53,791 --> 00:39:55,327
Using them together will produce poison.
00:39:55,327 --> 00:39:58,936
You have used this knowledge to poison
Lady Rui, and framed Lady Wei for it!
00:39:58,936 --> 00:40:01,384
This is just an assumption!
You have no concrete proof!
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:05,068
Should I bring Dong Yu here
to confront you?
00:40:05,500 --> 00:40:07,699
Who's Dong Yu? I...
00:40:07,699 --> 00:40:09,000
I don't even know him.
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,000
Then why did you go in and out
of his room?
00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:13,114
Why is your hairpin in his bedroom?
00:40:15,099 --> 00:40:17,606
This hairpin does not belong to me.
00:40:18,199 --> 00:40:21,297
You've forged evidence
and slandered me!
00:40:21,297 --> 00:40:23,590
Guards! The evidence is solid.
00:40:23,896 --> 00:40:25,396
- You...
- Take her away!
00:40:25,396 --> 00:40:26,396
Yes!
00:40:26,396 --> 00:40:28,369
Does His Majesty really plan to
torture me for a confession?
00:40:28,369 --> 00:40:32,840
Sir, Grand Empress Dowager has kept
me and Xiao Qian in Changxin Palace
00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:34,574
for fear that we will be wronged.
00:40:34,574 --> 00:40:36,425
Her Highness is wise!
00:40:36,425 --> 00:40:38,983
Once she learns that you used
Dong Yu to kill Lady Rui
00:40:38,983 --> 00:40:40,773
she will not let you off easily.
00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,190
I beg Her Highness to uphold
justice for us!
00:40:44,190 --> 00:40:45,907
Grand Empress Dowager!
00:40:45,907 --> 00:40:48,496
Master Steward, you have the duty to
carry out His Majesty's orders
00:40:48,496 --> 00:40:51,849
but you have to have the evidence in
order to take her from Changxin Palace.
00:40:51,849 --> 00:40:55,885
If not, even His Majesty would be
in a difficult position.
00:40:55,885 --> 00:40:57,806
Dong Yu has already
confessed to the crime.
00:40:57,806 --> 00:40:59,726
He said that Fan Niang
is the mastermind.
00:40:59,726 --> 00:41:02,934
This is a lie!
Dong Yu is already dead!
00:41:02,934 --> 00:41:04,500
He's made up the evidence
and the witness!
00:41:04,500 --> 00:41:06,594
Didn't you say that
you don't know Dong Yu?
00:41:07,474 --> 00:41:09,467
How do you know that he's dead?
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,751
- Take her away!
- Yes!
00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:24,000
Jiao Er, today is a sunny day.
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,262
It's a great day to send
that woman to her death
00:41:26,262 --> 00:41:28,588
to regain your dignity
and appease your anger.
00:41:28,588 --> 00:41:30,568
These few days have been so long.
00:41:30,568 --> 00:41:32,068
I couldn't wait for a minute longer.
00:41:32,068 --> 00:41:35,648
Don't worry. It's been days and
His Majesty couldn't find anything.
00:41:35,648 --> 00:41:37,588
He even went to you for help.
00:41:37,588 --> 00:41:40,967
That bitch, Lady Wei, will not
live to see tomorrow.
00:41:40,967 --> 00:41:43,047
Just sit back and enjoy a good show.
00:41:43,047 --> 00:41:46,148
Grand Empress Dowager arrives!
00:41:49,300 --> 00:41:52,476
Grandmother, I'm here to greet
you in the morning.
00:41:52,476 --> 00:41:54,001
Happiness and peace to Mother.
00:41:54,001 --> 00:41:55,393
You may both get up.
00:41:55,393 --> 00:41:58,710
The Emperor arrives!
00:42:02,380 --> 00:42:03,920
- Great blessings to Your Majesty.
- Great blessings to Your Majesty.
00:42:06,503 --> 00:42:07,503
You may both get up.
00:42:13,518 --> 00:42:15,916
Your Majesty is here in Changxin Palace
early in the morning.
00:42:15,916 --> 00:42:20,793
You must be here to plead for mercy
on behalf of Lady Wei?
00:42:20,793 --> 00:42:24,543
Grand Empress Dowager is righteous
and a woman of her words.
00:42:24,543 --> 00:42:26,422
If Lady Wei isn't the murderer
00:42:26,422 --> 00:42:28,675
Grandmother would not make
things hard for her.
00:42:28,675 --> 00:42:34,000
If she is the murderer, she
will be punished severely.
00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:35,646
Che Er.
00:42:35,646 --> 00:42:40,414
Since the truth is already known,
you should just close the case.
00:42:40,414 --> 00:42:42,512
Yes.
00:42:43,311 --> 00:42:46,750
Duan Hong! Bring them here!
00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:50,577
Greetings to Grand Empress Dowager.
00:42:50,577 --> 00:42:51,657
Greetings to Your Majesty.
00:42:51,657 --> 00:42:53,036
Greetings to Empress.
00:42:53,036 --> 00:42:54,617
I have already brought
you the criminals.
00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:02,777
Greetings to Grand Empress Dowager,
Emperor, and Empress.
00:43:02,777 --> 00:43:07,740
How did you poison Lady Rui and then
frame Lady Wei for it? Speak up!
00:43:09,161 --> 00:43:14,161
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