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lt's your turn, my Lady

l've had enough

lf you don't want to play chess let's play the zither

We're always either playing chess or playing the zither everyday

What would you like to do then?

lf you're unhappy, his Majesty will blame me

His Majesty? Would he have the time to blame you?

He only cares about practising his skills l don't know when he'll stop

My Lady

You may go out now

Yes, my Lady

Where did he go?

What happened?

Are you alright?

What's wrong with you?

Wake up!

How is he?

My Lady, he caught a chill and he's running a high fever

l'll give him a prescription He'll be fine once he takes the medicine

- Thank you - Send the royal physician out

- And go get the medicine - Yes

My Lady, l'll take my leave now

Now you know better than to pit yourself against me

- lt's you again, you evil woman - You're awake?

Why have you trapped me here? What do you want?

l didn't trap you the door isn't even locked

There must be a trap outside

lf you're afraid you can take me as a hostage

Why would l need to do that? l can leave by myself

My head is spinning and my legs have gone soft

Didn't you say you were going to leave?

l know, you must have made me drink some potion

You caught a chill and you're having a fever

That's why you feel giddy

Yes, that seems to be it My forehead seems rather warm

Are you alright?

Help me up, l'll repay you next time

You should take a rest

Why are you so fat?

What can l do about it? l was born like this

l saved you out of goodwill You must leave once you get well

Of course l'll leave when l recover

ls there any treasure here that would make me stay?

You...

l saved you out of goodwill and you didn't even thank me

Are you giving me water?

Yes, drink up

Are you trying to kill me?

l was drenched by the rain last night

And now you're throwing hot water at me

Did l do something against you in my previous life?

What's so funny?

l'm laughing because l find you amusing

You seem to be enjoying yourself

Actually, l am partly to blame this time

l don't have any grudge against you but l almost caused your death

l'm glad you realise that

Take a good rest and leave after you get well

Of course l'll leave after l get well You needn't remind me

Do you think l find it comfortable here? Non sense!

My Lady

- Did the Emperor come out? - No

My Lady, let me bring this bowl of ginseng soup in

- l want to see him - l'll go pass the message

Please wait for a while

Please excuse me

Your Majesty

- What is it? - The royal concubine wishes to see you

Tell her that l need to concentrate on practising my skills

l'll see her when l'm done

Yes

What did he say?

My Lady

- His Majesty says he's practising, so... - That's enough

Hand this to him

Yes

My Lady

Go away... l don't need any company

Yes

- Do you know who l am? - Go away!

l was just kidding why are you getting all worked up?

lt's you. Why are you still here?

l was just about to leave and l passed by here

Just go. l'm looking for someone to vent my anger on

lf you don't leave soon l'll vent it on you

Go ahead

You women are really troublesome

Always having mood swings...

But as a royal concubine you can be very fierce, isn't it?

You can do whatever you want

You have tears in your eyes Are you crying?

Why are you crying?

l know

Someone must have bullied you, isn't it?

Tell me and l'll go teach him a lesson

l know

Someone said you were too wilful and wouldn't play with you, isn't it?

Stop crying... Or l'll feel like crying too

Alright, l'll give in to you l'll play with you

What's wrong with you? You're all quiet

l'm leaving

Where are you going?

l'm going to have fun l'll go wherever there is fun

l'd like to take a walk outside too l want you to go with me

Are you going to have fun?

Are you going?

lf there's fun to be had l'll be there! Let's go

- l want to bring my rabbit along - Alright...

Not so hard! Are you trying to kill my rabbit?

She's laughing at you, bite her...

Don't...

l've known you for so long but l still don't know your name

What is your name?

l'm not telling

l saved your life and you won't even tell me your name?

Alright, l'll tell you. l'm Zhou Botong

Zhou Botong... Your name means that you're an expert in everything

- lt's a good name - Of course it is!

What's your name then?

You didn't save my life Why should l tell you?

l know, your name is 'royal' and your surname is 'concubine'

That's nonsense!

My name is...

- written like this - What is that?

lf you didn't see it, then just forget it

l don't understand your language How would l know what you were writing?

My name is Ying

ls that the character for 'eagle'?

Whatever you say

Eagles is good at catching rabbits

- But l don't know if you can do that - Of course l can

Let's see who's better at catching rabbits The loser will be given a slap

- Alright - Let's begin

Wait...

1, 2, 3...

Emperor Duan, your skills are rapidly improving

lt's all thanks to your patience and guidance

You're too modest

l think in half a year's time you'll be able to perfect it

So that's where you're hiding

Where's my rabbit?

Rabbit? l ate it. lt was delicious!

You ate my rabbit?

Are you really angry?

Don't be angry, l was just teasing you

Are you still angry? Don't be angry

l'll hit myself

Still angry?

You can hit me

Why's your face so red?

ls it very hot today?

Ying

You're here

What are you hiding? Something fun?

Here

What are they? lt's quite interesting

lt's a pair of mandarin ducks

You're lying again

lt's just a pair of ordinary ducks

Stopjoking around. Give that back

l wasn't joking

l'm giving this handkerchief to you

But you must promise me that you'll take good care of it always

You're asking me to take care of 2 ducks

You're always like that

Alright... l'll take it

Ying

Where shall we go tonight?

Let's go steal food from the imperial kitchen

l want to go to the temple tonight Can you go with me?

What's so fun about praying?

Are you going with me or not?

l think there must be something fun to do at the temple too. l'll go with you

Let's go

What a heavy downpour! There must be an evil spirit

Watch what you say, this is a temple

My Lady...

You may leave now

Yes

Buddha, please forgive me for not offering you incense for so long

A pair of swallows lived in the eaves of the palace roof

But the male swallow kept flying away

and neglected the female swallow

Recently, another male swallow flew in

and got along very well with the female swallow

But the female swallow knows that it's wrong

Buddha, please have mercy and tell the female swallow what she should do

Where's the female swallow?

Didn't you say that you'd be done very quickly?

You can go back first l want to stay here for a while more

lt's so dark outside

And it's raining so heavily How am l supposed to leave?

lt's a real downpour

And it's rather cold too

What are you doing?

l'm trying to dry my clothes

You fool! You'll burn your clothes Give that to me

- lt won't - Give it to me...

Oh no, it went out!

Emperor Duan, you finally did it!

lt's all thanks to your guidance

Your Majesty...

Taoist Wang

Take a rest here while l go in and see my wife

You should do that you've not seen her for so long

Your Majesty, she's not in her room

- Where did she go? - She's at the temple

The temple?

l know you want to beat me up l've already done it for you

lt's not your fault

Not my fault?

Do you think l'm stupid?

l made such a terrible mistake

l don't know what to do

l can't stay here anymore

You want to leave?

Take me with you Let's go as far as possible

Where can we go?

My dear

You two...

You adulterous couple!

- Your Majesty, no... - Move aside

Your Majesty

- Your Majesty, stop it... - Move aside

Your Majesty!

What's going on?

Ask him!

Are you alright?

l'm fine

Your scoundrel! How could you do such a thing?

Brother

Your Majesty

Your Majesty, this scoundrel has committed such a shameless act

l will not cover up for him

l've brought him here. You can punish him in whatever way you choose

Your Majesty, l know that l'm in the wrong

But this has nothing to do with Yinggu

Please don't blame her

lf you know that you're in the wrong you should know what to do

Your Majesty, l... l'll kill myself in front of you now

Please don't hold it against me anymore

Don't do that...

- Leave me alone... - You mustn't die...

Stop it!

Forget it

Your Majesty, why?

What is done is done

What's the use of forcing him to his death?

Your Majesty, l've already told you that you can punish him any way you choose

His behaviour is erratic and he can't tell right from wrong

What's the use of blaming him?

My dear...

Your Majesty

l have a question for you

But you must answer me in all honesty

Have you fallen in love with Zhou Botong?

Are you truly in love with him?

Forget it

l'm not going pursue this matter

But you must leave the palace immediately with Zhou Botong

Your Majesty, l can't do that

What do you want then?

l've already done something wrong

How can l take your wife away? l can't do that...

We can't do that

Your Majesty

lf you force me into doing that

l'd rather die before you now

Your Majesty, in that case why don't you let her stay?

l'll take this scoundrel away with me

Alright

You can do whatever you want

Scoundrel, let's go!

Are you just going to leave like that? Don't go

Ying, l'm giving this back to you

Farewell, Ying

Brother

Your Majesty, we're leaving now

We'll apologise again next time

There's no need for that. Farewell

You...

Ying

Ying, it's all in the past now

You'll forget all about it after a while

No, l won't

l'll never forget it for the rest of my life

l really don't understand it l want to know

how can someone like Zhou Botong

be compared to me in terms of looks and intelligence?

Your Majesty, you're better than he is in all aspects

Then why?

Why did you do that?

Ying

Do you feel that l've not been treating you well?

Your Majesty, what do you think?

l thought that...

Ever since you entered the palace

l've taken care of you in every possible way

l would do anything to give you whatever you wanted

Your Majesty, do you think that's enough?

You've always been either busy with the affairs of the state

or practising your skills

You didn't keep me company

l hardly ever saw you

Your Majesty, l'm after all human

l'm not a block of wood

Perhaps it really is my fault

But whatever the case

l shouldn't have let you down by committing such a shameful deed

Ying, it doesn't matter whose fault it is

That's all in the past now

Let's not bring it up again

Listen to me, l promise you that

l won't neglect you again

lt's too late now

My heart is elsewhere

He's already gone

He's never going to come back

No...

Ying...

Can't we patch things up?

A cracked mirror

will always have a scar

lt can never be mended again

Ying...

Your Majesty, please forgive me

What's the use of perfecting my Yiyang Finger skill?

ls it really my fault? Should l not have practised it?

Your Majesty... Are you alright? Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, take your medicine first

- l told you l'm not drinking it - Your Majesty

- l told you l'm not drinking it! - Your Majesty

Go out first

Your Majesty, you've been ill for 2 years

The entire court is very worried

Please take care of yourself

l know... You've all been very good to me

l know what to do

Your Majesty, there's something l wish to say very bluntly

Just go ahead

Your Majesty, you've not bothered about the royal concubine

for the past 2 years

and forbid us to even mention her

But l know that

your Majesty's illness

is due to your intense longing for the royal concubine

l told you not to bring this up again

Your Majesty, there are many other women in the world

Why should you...

l've already told you not to bring this up!

Please forgive me

Forget it...

What you're saying does make sense

Two years have gone by in a flash

l believe that she should have gradually forgotten about that person

She should change her mind now

l've shown no interest in her

for the past 2 years

l do feel quite bad about it

How has she been recently?

She's given birth to a boy

What?

She's given birth to a boy?

The seeds of misfortune have been sown

Did she name the child?

Tell me!

Yes, she did. His name is Zhou Niantong

Niantong, Zhou Niantong...

lt's him again...

Go out

Take care, your Majesty

My dear Ying...

Why? Why did this happen?

Ying

Why?

Tell me, will you...

Will you never be able to forget about Zhou Botong?

Why?

Ying

You must want to see your father

l'd like to see him again too

Be good... Stop crying...

Your father will definitely come back and take us with him

Be good...

Who is it?

What do you want?

Niantong!

Niantong

Niantong

Niantong

- His Majesty won't see you - Let me go in and see him

- His Majesty will punish us - Don't stop me

My Lady, you mustn't go in...

- Your Majesty - Your Majesty

My dear

Your Majesty, l deserve to die

Please have mercy and let Niantong off

Why is the child crying so badly?

Your Majesty, if you want to kill me

l won't blame you at all

But Niantong is innocent

When did l sentence you to death?

Why is the child so badly injured?

Your Majesty Didn't you send a guard to attack my child?

He was injured by a guard?

Who injured this child?

Your Majesty, we wouldn't dare to do that without your orders

Your Majesty, if you aren't the one who's responsible for this

please have mercy and save him

This is a really strange wound

His blood vessels are badly injured yet he's still able to cry

lt looks like the person who injured this child

must be very highly skilled

His internal skills must be exceptional

He's injured but still alive and able to cry...

Who can it be?

Your Majesty, could it be Zhou Botong?

Zhou Botong?

No, he would never hurt his own flesh and blood

He might be afraid of becoming a laughingstock

if he lets his bastard child live

That's why he attacked him

lt's not him

l can tell from the attacker's laughter that it's not him

l'll never forget that laugh for the rest of my life

That's even more strange

Do you know who he is?

Your Majesty, let's not bother about who's responsible right now

Please have mercy and save my son

You're the only one who's capable of saving him. Your Majesty...

My dear

Your Majesty, l know that l deserve to die

l've let you down

l'm not worthy of begging you for anything

But the child is innocent

l'm willing to sacrifice my life in exchange for my child's life

l just hope that l can repay your kindness in my next life