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[The Promise of Chang'an]

[Episode 30]

Zhen'er.

Why have you come?

What do you mean, why have I come?

My brother is one month only. As his eldest royal brother,

am I not supposed to come see my little brother?

Mother Xian, this is from the capital's

best craftsman who made a longevity lock on my request.

I'll gift it to Qiyuan.

Thank you, Eldest Prince.

I have thanked you on Qiyuan's behalf.

Take it.

Well, you've already given your gift. You may go now.

No way. I still have something important that I haven't done.

N-no... Hey!

Mother Xian, the truth is that I also came here to request something of you.

I want you to pair me with Zhen'er.

Your Highness! What nonsense are you speaking of?

Mingyu, don't listen to his nonsense!

I'm speaking nonsense? You promised me before

that after Mother Xian gave birth, you would marry me!

Now, Qiyuan is almost a month old! Of course I'd have to come and claim the promise!

When did I promise you?

- You want to go back on your promise? - No, I—

Eldest Prince.

If you could love Zhen'er,

they I'd obviously feel happy for her.

It's just that important things like marriage cannot be treated as children's plays.

Ever since the ancient times, it was the parents or matchmakers who decided marriage issues.

If you suddenly, out of the blue, talk to me about marriage matters...

Oh, you mean the rituals?

See, I was so excited that I forgot.

Otherwise, wouldn't Zhen'er have been aggrieved?

If you don't do this properly, I will not accept this.

No! Don't say that!

I would never cause Zhen'er any grievances!

How about this. Right now, I'll go back and find my Royal Mother.

I'll get my Royal Mother to ask my Royal Father

to give Zhen'er to me as a side consort.

- That's the deal! - I—

- I'll be going now. - Mingyu!

- Wait for me! - Hey, no—

- Wait for me! - Eldest Prince!

Zhen'er wait for me. Wait for me a moment.

- Mingyu, I-I didn't— - I know.

Of course I would never want you to be entangled with the affairs of the palace harem.

I just want you to find your own source of happiness.

Don't worry, Lan Zhaoyi would never agree.

Mingyu. The truth is, to me, the biggest happiness

is staying by your side.

As for other things, you can let me take initiative for myself.

What?

You say you want to marry a low ranking palace servant to be your side consort?

Didn't I tell you? Ling Zhen'er isn't a low ranking palace servant.

- She's Consort Xian's official maid! - And so?

Isn't she just a female official of an unfavored Consort?

If I say it in an uglier way,

she's a person from an unfavored palace.

Of course it has to do with that.

Of course it has to do with you.

In this entire palace who wouldn't know about the conflicts between Yong Ning Hall and Guan Ju Hall?

If you marry someone from the Yong Ning Hall, then you'd be choosing to go against the Imperial Noble Consort.

If you go against the Imperial Noble Consort,

that means that you're going against the crown prince, the future Emperor.

I don't agree.

You shouldn't even think about her being a side consort,

even if she were a mere concubine, that wouldn't be ok!

Emperor? What do you mean by Emperor?

Isn't he just a little baby who isn't yet a month old?

We can't even be certain that he'll be the Emperor in the future!

Sister Lan Zhaoyi.

Consort Shu.

How come you have arrived without telling someone to announce it?

I was just bored with nothing to do, so I decided to come talk to Older Sister.

Consort Shu has arrived. Then the two of you may talk amongst yourselves.

I'll be leaving.

Anyway, I've already made a decision on that matter.

You...

Consort Shu, please come up to sit.

Thank you, Older Sister.

For what reason were you quarreling with the Eldest Prince?

Don't even mention it.

Now that my son is older, I don't feel much at ease.

Earlier...

Nothing, Qihan just found something fresh to explore.

In a few days, he'll forget about it.

Look at this embroidery. It's crooked again.

I've been embroidering so much these days. I'm going to go blind.

Sister, you are sewing something for a child, right?

- Is it for the crown prince? - Of course.

You think I'd pour this much heart

to get the appreciation of the one in Yong Ning?

I am just doing this because the Imperial Noble Consort and the crown prince.

The Guan Ju Hall has been ordering to embroider this and that all day.

If I wasn't thinking about trying to win over the crown prince,

who would ever do such menial tasks?

Everyone thinks that your embroidery is good.

That's why they're all trying to snatch it.

Look, this spool of yarn was all used up again.

Consort Shu, sit for a while.

I'm going into the room to get new yarn.

Sure.

Come.

Get Consort Shu some snacks.

- Consort Shu, I was wrong. I should die. - Be careful.

- Be careful. - I'll prepare another hazelnut crisp for Consort Shu.

Consort Shu.

Consort Shu?

Sister Lan Zhaoyi, you've returned.

What were you thinking about earlier?

[Guan Ju Hall]

This embroidery skill sure is exquisite.

Lan Zhaoyi really poured her heart into it.

Imperial Noble Consort, look how mighty the crown prince looks wearing this cape.

Exactly. My son, you have to be like your Royal Father in the future

to command troops on the battlefield. Sound good?

Sound good?

Imperial Noble Consort. The Consort Xian has arrived to see you.

Tell her to go to the front hall to wait for me.

You all should come as well.

Greetings, my sister.

Why are you here?

Sister, I personally made some little toys for my nephew.

I brought them here to help him release boredom.

There's no need. The crown prince does not need anything.

Who knows what kind of dirty things might be in those?

If you don't feel at ease,

then I will just take them back.

Wait.

Keep them here so you won't find an excuse to cry about your hardships to His Majesty.

If my nephew likes them, then in the future, I'll make more.

No need to go through that trouble.

Then... I will take my leave.

Be well, my older sister.

Imperial Noble Consort. These are all children's toys. There's nothing special about them.

Should we keep them?

Why keep them? Throw them all out.

Who knows what intent she has?

Yes.

[Guan Ju Hall]

Mingyu, she's already treats you like this.

Why are we still coming to this Guan Ju Hall?

No matter what, I never would have thought that

my sister and I would come to this.

Still, blood is thicker than water.

Perhaps we just need some time

to dissolve all of this.

Zhaoyi. Madam Zhen'er has arrived.

Greetings, Lan Zhaoyi.

Normally, I always notice that you are by the side of Consort Xian. I never looked at you closely.

Today, now that I can see you up close individually,

you really aren't that pretty.

For what reason did you send me here for?

What reason? Shouldn't it be clear to you?

You're just a little servant.

You don't use your own capabilities to treat your master well,

but you've found ulterior motives. You want to be a social climber. (T/N: Literal translation: Climbing dragons and attaching to phoenixes)

You're using methods to seduce the prince.

Me? I'm seducing the prince?

Today, I sent you here to tell you

that people must know their place.

It's best if you clearly consider your own status.

My Qihan is the eldest son of the Emperor.

His status is very respected.

I will not allow you to marry him.

You'd better not fantasize about climbing up to become a phoenix.

Lan Zhaoyi.

By saying this, aren't you afraid that I'll laugh my head off?

Alright, even if I really wanted to climb up to become a phoenix,

if I wanted to climb the dragon and attach myself to a phoenix,

I need to find an actual dragon, no?

Xiao Qihan is His Majesty's eldest son.

Do you not even know how respected his status is?

To put it impolitely,

you weren't birthed from an impressive family either.

Yet now, you look down on my status.

After all, I'm the daughter of the prime minister of Muqing Zhou.

I'm a daughter of a high-ranking minister and his official wife.

- I don't respect just anyone. - You—

Lan Zhaoyi, if you have no other matters to talk with me about,

then I will take my leave.

Don't move!

You're insulting my origins, saying that you look down on me.

I didn't say that. You said it yourself.

You wily fox. Today, I'm going to discipline you well.

I'll teach you who your master really is.

Zhi'er, discipline her!

Yes.

This cloth tiger... This fabric...

This fabric is so familiar...

Look, is this familiar?

The dirty thing that cursed the fifth prince was found outside your Yong Ning Hall!

The fabric was also sent to your Yong Ning Hall exclusively!

- This doll! - What do you mean, voodoo doll?

What voodoo doll are you speaking of? Don't spout nonsense.

Lan Zhaoyi, I never said anything about a "voodoo doll".

I think you felt guilt for doing nasty deeds and slipped up.

I-I didn't say anything! Don't slander me!

Hurry and get out!

This isn't good, this isn't good, Zhaoyi.

The crowned prince is in trouble!

Your Majesty, our child was doing fine earlier.

- How could this have suddenly happened? - Don't panic. Don't panic.

You need to find a way to save him!

- Mingyu! Something bad happened! - What's going on?

The crown prince has a health emergency!

What? He was fine. How could this have happened?

They said that he suddenly started wheezing.

Now, His Majesty has rushed all of the imperial physicians into the Guan Ju Hall.

They are doing their best to save him.

Zhen'er, is my sister doing ok?

Zhen'er. Let's go see.

Ok.

Your Majesty, Imperial Noble Consort. I admit my wrongs.

The crown prince's emergency...

I cannot do anything about it.

What?

Useless!

- Your Majesty, spare me. Your Majesty, spare me. - You big herd of idiots!

What use are you?

Find a plan for me! Hurry!

How come he's stopped moving?

Your Majesty! Why has my child gone still?

Child?

My child...

You herd of failures!

I asked you all to check his pulse every day and night!

I told you to note down and remove every single food that could start up the crown prince's wheezing

from his diet! Why did you screw up?

I should die ten thousand deaths for my sins. Ten thousand deaths.

Investigate. Continue investigation!

All of the Crown Prince's personal iteams.

- There cannot be any gaps! - I obey.

Get out!

Yes, Your Majesty.

Child.

Wanyin.

It's ok.

Our child...

Our child is gone from us.

Gone from us.

Gone from us.

Prince of Yan, we have gotten news from the palace

that the crown prince has died.

For what reason?

They say he had a health emergency.

The imperial physicians were unable to do anything.

A few hours later, he died.

How strange.

I fear that due to this, the harem will not be able to stay peaceful.

Yan Hai, find someone to lurk in the shadows.

If anything happens to Mingyu,

you must ride all day and night to report it to me.

Your Majesty, take care of your health.

How about tonight, you go to sleep early?

The crown prince's elegy...

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty. There are no outsiders here.

You don't have to endure it all alone in your heart.

No.

Yunqi.

You don't know

in my heart,

this shouldn't have happened.

It was all my fault.

Release him!

Don't leave your mother!

Don't leave me!

My child. My child.

My child! My child!

Younger sister. You're still young.

After you recover your health,

wouldn't you be able to have more children?

My heart feels like it was pulled out

and then cut into pieces. It hurts.

Who killed my child?

Imperial Noble Consort. Warm yourself.

Get out!

Imperial Noble Consort, please don't be angry.

It's fine. Clean things up and go.

Imperial Noble Consort, His Majesty told the imperial physicians to clean up everything

that the crown prince used daily,

but here is something they overlooked. It was left at the foot of the bed.

Should I send it straight to the imperial physicians room?

What is this?

This is Mingyu's. This is something Mingyu brought.

Didn't I ask you to throw out everything Mingyu gave?

Did the crown prince touch this whistle?

This whistle...

Before his death, His Highness really did... really did play with it.

- What? - Younger sister.

Why is there powder on your hands?

Why is there powder on this whistle?

Is there some kind of suspicious things on this?

It was her! It was her again!

Imperial Noble Consort! Imperial Noble Consort! Imperial Noble Consort!

[Yong Ning Hall]

- Older Sister? - Wanyin?

Sister Qi and I were about to go see you.

How come you came wearing so little?

Zhen'er, go get a cloak for Older Sister.

Yes.

Hurry. Let's come in.

[Yong Ning Hall]

Zhen'er, go get a bowl of ginseng soup for her.

Yes.

Where is Qiyuan?

Qiyuan... He is inside.

What is this?

This is the blessing charm that Zhen'er got for Qiyuan.

Older Sister. Put Qiyuan down. Let's go.

What?

You're so anxious to kick me out.

What are you so afraid of me seeing?

Qiyuan's life is already so lucky.

What kind of Lucky Charm would he need?

- Nanny, please take Qiyuan to Dong Xiang Hall. - Yes.

Don't take him away!

Older Sister. Older Sister.

Look. Qiyuan has been crying all this time.

Give him to me first. Let me coax him into calmness, ok?

Mingyu. You also have a child.

Do you want to feel the pain of losing him?

Older Sister, what do you mean by this?

If I were to choke him with my bare hands,

would your stone heart beat?

Don't come!

My child has already died.

Yours is fine.

It was you! It was you who caused my son's death!

It wasn't!

Someone, aren't you going to take the child from her?

Who dares to come?

Mingyu. What did you do to my child?

I didn't do anything. Trust me, Older Sister. I didn't.

I can swear it.

Look. Look at Qiyuan.

He's so young and doesn't have the strength to cry.

Give him to me.

If you have anything to discuss with me, we can discuss it slowly, ok?

What would you discuss with me? How you killed my son?

Mingyu, you're so cruel at heart.

We are blood sisters!

Why would you treat me like this?

Older Sister, give him to me.

Qiyuan has been crying all this time.

Don't come here!

Older Sister, give him back to me, ok?

Get away! Do you believe that I will really choke him?

I really will!

Older Sister, give him back to me, ok?

His Majesty has arrived.

Wanyin, why did you come to Yong Ning Hall?

Why are you holding onto Qiyuan? What happened?

Your Majesty! Our child was killed by Consort Xian!

If you don't help me, then I will bash myself and Qiyuan to death right here.

What nonsense are you spouting?

What is going on? Someone, reply!

Your Majesty. Look at this.

This is the fish whistle that Mingyu gifted my son.

She knew that my son had athsma.

Inside, she hid powder that caused his wheezing.

Our child died after playing with this.

This... That's impossible. It's impossible.

Your Majesty. The person who did this was Mingyu. You must demand justice for me!

Wanyin. Stand.

How do you explain this?

Your Majesty, I don't know why there would be fine powder in this either.

Everything I gave the prince

I checked very thoroughly.

You really sent this to him?

Your Majesty. Let my sister give Qiyuan to me.

I am asking if you sent this!

I did, it's true, but when I sent it, it was perfectly clean!

You think I'm slandering you?

You think that I would kill my own child in order to slander you?

Wen'er can corroborate the events of that day!

To respond to Your Majesty, he really did get his breathing problems after playing with the whistle.

I did see that there was powder on this whistle.

Your Majesty, I have never asked you for anything in my life,

Now I have lost my beloved son.

I only wish that you will allow this child to pay the price of my child's death!

- No! - What nonsense are you spouting? Give me the child! Give him to me!

- Give him to me. - Imperial Noble Consort.

Your Majesty.

Older sister. I have never caused the crown prince any harm.

Your Majesty, give me Qiyuan.

We can investigate the rest of this slowly.

The voodoo doll from last time.

On account of you fought to stay alive in the travel palace

to return to the palace, I didn't fuss about it with you.

I never thought that you would continue over and over

to use these cruel methods to hurt a little child.

Your Majesty, we still don't know

if the fine powder on the whistle was the cause of His Highness's death.

- How could you do this— - Then we'll let the imperial physicians check.

Consort Xian will stay in the Yong Ning Hall.

I will take the Sixth Prince with me.

If after the investigation, the allegations against you are true,

I will not let you see your child ever again.

No!

No one can take my child away!

Mingyu! Don't be so impulsive!

You dare to threaten me?

You can't even wait for the inspection? What else can you say?

None of this was done by me!

Sister. Your Majesty.

I understand your pain from losing your child,

and if you must find someone to pay for it, I can.

However, the child is innocent.

I'm begging you. Let my child go.

Consort Xian!

Consort Xian!

Your Majesty, Imperial Noble Consort! Consort Xian... Consort Xian would never hurt the crown prince!

Imperial Noble Consort, Imperial Noble Consort, if you really think

that all of this started with voodoo magic,

then you should search Jiguang Hall. Maybe then, things will all be clear.

What do you mean by this?

Are you saying that the voodoo doll was from Lan Zhaoyi?

In order to protect your princess, you'll pour the dirty water on others?

Your Majesty, this is a huge matter. I'm afraid to intrude,

but in the past, I accidentally found that Lan Zhaoyi's embroidery was very unique,

and it matched the voodoo doll

that we found outside the Yong Ning Hall one year ago. It had the exact same stitching!

In the past, I didn't dare to overthink, but now that it was brought up again,

I can't just not mention it.

Please search it.

Search it!

What are you all doing?

Lan Zhaoyi, according to the decree of His Majesty, we are to thoroughly check Jiguang Hall. Sorry for the intrusion.

Why are you planning on doing a thorough investigation here?

Search it!

Search this area carefully for me!

What are you looking for?

You won't be able to find anything! You just want to get dirt on me for no reason!

Search this area carefully for me!

General!

General.

and the testimony from Jian'er, the maidservant from Ji Guang Pavilion.

The voodoo doll found outside Yong Ning hall truly did originate from the Jiguang Hall.

The stitching came right from Lan Zhaoyi's hands.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare me. I really knew nothing.

I accidentally saw Lan Zhaoyi hiding the voodoo doll.

She made me hide it. I was afraid and nervous, so I threw it outside of Yong Ning Hall.

I never wanted to frame Consort Xian or hurt the Imperial Noble Consort. I had no choice.

I could only do what Lan Zhaoyi said. Your Majesty, spare me. Consort Xian, spare me.

Imperial Noble Consort, spare me.

Your Majesty, I made it for fun.

I never thought that this actually had any use.

If this was useful,

then the crown prince wouldn't have only felt the aftereffects a year later, right?

- This had nothing to do with me. I was wrong! In the future, I will never— - Shut up

You made such a wicked thing.

You dare to say that you made it for fun and that it had nothing to do with you?

Such a malicious heart has committed an act that should be punished by flaying by a thousand blades.

Your Majesty, spare me. Your Majesty, spare me. I will never do this again.

I never wanted to kill the crown prince, I really didn't.

Your Majesty, the imperial physicians have things to report about the medicine.

- Bring it in. - Yes.

- Greetings, Your— - Skip all of that, what did you find out? Tell me immediately.

To respond to Your Majesty, there is not a single thing on this whistle that could have caused the crown prince's wheezing.

No way! Then what was the powder on the fish whistle?

To reply to the Imperial Noble Consort, this is pine pollen that helped ease the crown prince's sores.

I should die.

I was reminded that when His Highness was playing with the whistle,

I was applying pine pollen to him.

- Perhaps... Perhaps it was then that— - You wait to say this now?

What an absurd, hilarious reason.

Your Majesty, such a ruckus at Yong Ning Hall today. Consort Xian is truly innocent.

What else is there?

To reply, I have already found the material that caused the crown prince's wheezing.

It is this.

This cloak was embroidered for my child by Lan Zhaoyi.

It was you!

It was you who tampered with all of this!

No. It wasn't me. I didn't do this.

Your Majesty, I didn't do this. I didn't do this! I was framed!

Your Majesty, take a look.

The powder hidden inside this cloak is hazelnut powder.

That is what caused the crown prince's wheezing and was one of the foods that the crown prince was unable to eat.

It was hidden very carefully into the cloak.

If it weren't for the skylark that is raised by the imperial physician flew out of the cage to peck this area,

It would have been very hard for me to find it.

Lan Zhaoyi, your crimes have been exposed. Do you admit your wrongs?

I was wronged! I didn't do this!

I definitely did not hide hazelnut powder in my embroidery!

Your Majesty, I was wronged. I was wronged, Your Majesty.

- I was wronged! - That's enough!

You devious woman. After your first attempt at killing the crown prince failed, you created another attempt!

You still dare to say you were wronged?

- Someone, come. - Here.

Drag her out. Interrogate her.

Investigate clearly to see if anyone else was involved.

Look at all manors and halls. Especially the Prince of Su's manor and the Prince of Su himself.

After she has confessed all the truth, I will then determine her crime and punishment.

Yes.

I admit my wrongs.

It was done by me, just me.

The Prince of Su had nothing to do with it.

It was just me by myself! No outsiders!

- Your Majesty! - Get her out of here!

Your Majesty, it was all me.

It had nothing to do with the Prince of Su! Your Majesty!

It was all me! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

It was done by me myself!

Your Majesty, I did all of it myself! Your Majesty, Your Majesty! It was just me!

Your Majesty! I did it! It had nothing to do with others!

Your Majesty! Believe me!

It was all my doing, there was no one else involved!

It had nothing to do with Qihan, Your Majesty.

I hate him. I hate Helan Wanyin. I hate Guan Ju Hall.

I will send her to death! I will make them all die!

It had nothing to do with the others, Your Majesty.

It was just me.

Your Majesty. Believe me.

It really was done by myself alone.

It has nothing to do with outsiders.

It has nothing to do with Qihan, Your Majesty.

Consort Xian. Zhen'er.

This little prince suffered many surprises this morning.

He is so young, but he's pretty obediant.

Seeing his own father treat him like that must have chilled his heart.

I talked too much.

It's fine.

We should let this matter stay in the past.

When he grows up, don't tell him about it.

Consort Xian you should be at ease.

I think the things Her Majesty said to you were very reasonable.

His Majesty was just muddled at the time from the pain.

When he finally becomes clear-headed again, he will understand.

Besides, you have the Sixth Prince.

You still have many days to make a comeback.

A comeback?

The walls of the palace are so high.

It's impossible for me to make a comeback.

I am just looking forward to when the knot in my sister's heart loosens

and the two of us can be close again.

Zhen'er.

Zhen'er?

Mingyu.

Will Lan Zhaoyi suffer really harsh tortures in the Ministry of Justice?

His Majesty... His Majesty even said that he would cut her to pieces.

[The Promise of Chang'an]

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"Falling Fate" - Singer: Li Yugang

♫ Who is swaying at dusk on the riverbank by the gently fluttering willows? ♫

♫ That beauty dances between the clouds and the rippling moonglade ♫

♫ Dancing lightly like the startled birds and your graceful face is like a delicate bloom ♫

♫ Longing in the wind, with glistening eyes looking toward the ripples ♫

♫ I could not take my eyes off such a sight to behold ♫

♫ It seems brief, my adoration for you has been for years ♫

♫ You come or go as you please, my soul is being led by dreams of you ♫

♫ These are foolish and infuriating times, I still wish we could be together forever ♫

♫ Destiny leads you into my life to make me whole ♫

♫ My love for you is like an ink-mark that never dries ♫

♫ As the snow scatters in the wind, as the clouds shield the moon ♫

♫ As I have to be drunk to sleep through the night ♫

♫ Like you, the paper I write on is full of melancholy ♫

♫ Destiny leads you into my life, times of great changes separate us ♫

♫ My tears fall and fill the curtained carriage along the way ♫

♫ This homeward journey, this boundless life ♫

♫ It is fleeting, and filled with joys and sorrows ♫