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The King's Woman

Episode 23

Qing'er, leave first.

Yes.

Your Majesty, rest well.

You're not allowed to leave. Accompany me and let's sleep together.

♫ I prayed for my blue wish. ♫

♫ In the bamboo forest, the falling leaves create a line of light. ♫

- Why are you here?! - You...

Why are you here?! I am even the one who wanted to ask you that!

♫ Yet I cannot turn against the already ascertain curve. ♫

♫ Who is still in the domain of someone's heart? ♫

♫ If my heart is not at ease, I cannot pretend to like something. ♫

If you still don't eat,

I will keep feeding you like this.

You are my royal consort.

I will not allow anyone to bully you.

Even if it is just one strand of hair, I will not allow it.

I was really angry earlier.

How come you just will not believe it?

You are my royal consort. If someone dared to hurt you,

I will surely not forgive him lightly.

I am not allowing you to leave.

If you dare to move one more step forward,

I will definitely not forgive you lightly.

♫ My empty tears are tied down and are unable to be released. ♫

♫ What to do? Even if I turn around, I am destined to be alone, ♫

♫ but I do not demand forgiveness. ♫

♫ As I look across the mountains and rivers, I know my yearnings for you are true. ♫

♫ Over years and months, my pain remains deep. ♫

♫ While I try to mask my laughter, the flowers fall like tears. ♫

♫ I have merely turned around. ♫

Drink some water.

Here.

Informing Your Majesty, I think that the Han state is already weak and lacking in vitality.

The Qin state annihilating it will just be an easy feat.

Why not just conquer Han first to boost the morale of the troops?

It will make the momentum of our army greater.

It will be beneficial once we attack the other states.

What does Subject Han think about it?

Informing Your Majesty, I think that

the weak Han is not a threat to the world. Rather than destroying Han,

why not just eliminate Zhao first? Because the Zhao state is currently strong.

If we succeed in conquering Zhao,

the name of Qin will intimidate the other five states.

Naturally, where water flows, the canal is formed.

Subject Han, you previously submitted a suggestion to send an envoy to Chu

and bribe the important officials there. Lead Han to attack Zhao.

Even if Zhoa and Qi unite, it will not be a problem.

But from my opinion, you are just dropping what is near and going after what is far away, just saying absurdd matters.

All the people in the world know that Zhao and Qi are the strong states.

If we are able to put down these two states, the alliance will get destroyed on its own.

Subject Han, is your real intention to help our Qin think of ways to unite the whole world?

You clearly know that even though the Han state looks as if they are willingly submitting to our Qin,

they actually hate us very much.

Since start of the warring state period, the six states have repeatedly met up to go against Qin and the Han state has never been absent.

As someone from Han , do you really have the intention to break their alliance?

I...Subject Li, you...

- misunderstood it. - I did not.

This is a literary writing that you authored.

Han State is like a county under Qin.

And that Zhao is will bring disaster to Qin so we should eliminate Zhao first.

But who does not know that the current Han state is already close to its destruction.

Totally no need to care about them.

While the Zhao state still is powerful.

And you instead want our Qin to dispatch our army to face them in battle. You are making our state suffer a loss.

You making feints like this to misguide His Majesty.

I think that you are just trying to cover up your intention of keeping he Han state alive.

Keeping the Han state alive?

Your Majesty!

So Your Majesty was worrying about this matter.

Wife, what do you think about the character of Lord Han Fei?

Lord Han Fei is not good in speaking but he has a strong personality. He is not good in being resourceful.

But in the current warring state period,

where everyone are competing to become famous, he really is a rare talent that is pure and lofty.

I also think the same thing.

Now that Qin has the intention of merging the six states. Everyone knows that.

If one can really disregard the survival or death of one's mother state, that is really being too pretentious.

I instead feel that since Lord Han Fei has already joined Qin to help Your Majesty create a plan on how to unite the world.

He clearly knows that Your Majesty might get angry

but he still expressed his stand of saving Han. That is being sincere.

What you said is very reasonable.

Then how does wife think I should handle this matter?

Wife does not stand with Han nor Zhao.

I just want to hear your opinion. It is find to be direct.

As important ministers that make strategies, who will not want the king to use the plan that one made?

But as long as one is human, you surely will have a selfish reason.

No matter if it is due to fame, interest, or just pure loyalty to relationships.

But no matter whoever said what,

in the end, it must still be the sacred heart that will choose the strategy.

Your Majesty can admire strategists but you must not let them control you.

Just like me. No matter how much I say,

this world is still yours.

In the end, it will still be Your Majesty who needs to control it by yourself.

Your Majesty, it is your turn.

Li'er! I finally found you!

Queen Dowager.

I already finished eating the red dates you gave me last time.

- I want to eat red dates. Do you still have any? - Queen Dowager.

Royal Mother?

Red dates? I have none now.

But I have Yunmeng oranges from the southern state of Chu. Do you want to taste them?

- Qing'er, get some Yunmeng oranges. - Yes.

Southern state of Chu?

Those were given by that witch Huayang, right?

The things she give has poison. You must not eat them!

I am not eating. You also must not eat them.

- These have poison! You cannot eat them! - Hey, Queen Dowager...

- These things have poison. They cannot be eaten! - Queen Dowager!

They cannot be eaten.

They cannot be eaten.

Don't eat them.

Okay. We will not eat them.

Not eat them.

Royal Mother sometimes are in a crazy state.

Sometimes, she is so awake as if she knows everything.

Later on, I realized that this is quite good too.

It can let her forget those past things. Maybe, this will make her pain less.

That is why, what is good in being a Queen?

If Queen Dowager was not forced to sit on this position,

maybe she would not be like how she is now.

Could it be wife is lamenting

that if you become the queen and I die,

you will also become like Queen Dowager is now, guarding an empty house alone?

Do you also want to look for some male companions to accompany you?!

Why are you such a petty person?

As a king, you have so many women.

Yet you wanted all the women in your royal harem to be loyal to only you?

I just feel that Queen Dowager is really so pitiful

and wanted to be good to her. Is doing that wrong?

What are you talking about now? Really...

You really have wasted my deep love for you.

Fine then. If you do not want to be the queen, I will not beg you too.

Why is he so unreasonable?

Madame, why not just say a few more words to His Majesty?

Not anymore. I want to go back to my chambers.

Lan'er!

Lan'er...

Lan'er, what's wrong with you?

Lan'er! Lan'er!

Lan'er... Lan'er, wake up.

Lan'er...

Brother Jing...

Hurry. Quickly get up.

What's wrong with you?

Brother Jing...

Sorry, Brother Jing.

I fainted and caused you to worry.

What's going on with you?

You couldn't have given me all the rations, right?

How could you be that stupid?

Brother Jing, I want to...

tell you something. I fear that if I do not say it,

I will not have the chance anymore.

I like you a lot.

From the first time I saw you, I already liked you.

What outstanding fighting skills.

Yours is not bad too.

But I know...

that you only have Sister Li in your heart.

That is why, you must learn the sword technique well.

Rescue Sister Li. And then, I will keep watching you.

Keep watching you...

Keep watching you...

Lan'er, Lan'er!

Lan'er! Wake up!

Lan'er... Lan'er...

The stone door will open when the Huluo technique is achieved.

Is Madam still angry at His Majesty/

An evil tiger like him with such bad temper, no need to bother with him.

Madame actually called His Majesty an evil tiger?

Even the temper of a tiger is way better than his.

He just gets angry so easily.

Sometimes, he is childish like a little child.

Sometimes, he is gentle like an adult.

Saying that he is a tiger is already being courteous with him.

Qing'er, let me tell you.

If next time, he will get angry like this again,

I will then slap him

and make him unable to talk for several days due to the pain.

Then it means that you are not afraid of the tiger eating a human?

Why are you here?

This is my inner palace. Why cannot I come?

Then Qing'er...this girl...

How come a tigress like you is this fierce?

If I am really your husband tiger,

I fear that I will be eaten by you already before I even catch a prey.

If you dislike my temper that much, then why did you still come to my place?

Let go! Why are you so unreasonable?!

Coming to my chambers and you still criticize me!

Let go!

Jeez, let go--

♫ The night is slightly cold, the moon is indistinct. ♫

♫ I raise my glass to the war casualties. ♫

♫ The flower falls as the wind blows; frost forms over one's brows. ♫

♫ My dreams are too long. They are difficult to forget. ♫

♫ I keep thinking about them as I toss and turn in bed. ♫

♫ The rain falls on the window frame, knocking down two rows of tears ♫

♫ Recalling the past, they are like facades. ♫

♫ Only an empty scene. ♫

♫ Several golden millet entwine around several worries. ♫

♫ Even swallows and phoenixes are in pairs. ♫

♫ Fate is short, but the love is too long. ♫

♫ Who is looking forward to who goes back to whose side? ♫

♫ It is unable to be cut off. The more you try to reason it, the more confusing it gets. ♫

♫ The thing that you can't wave off is the parting sorrow that is rotating around your finger tip. ♫

Lan'er, you're finally awake.

Brother Jing.

I am still alive.

Am I dreaming?

You feel anything?

We finally got out.

Really?

I just knew that you can do it.

You are still weak. Lie down first. I'll got pick you some fruits to eat.

Purely winning by being unexpected. Not relying on the boundaries of power.

The rabbit rises while the swan falls. Forever not being a noble warrior.

So this is the true essence of the Huluo Sword Technique.

Brother Jing.

Stop there.

Bao Ye.

Why are you here?

You'd never think that I'd be waiting in 2 places for a long time.

If we never came out,

you would have starved to death here.

You sure are Xia Hou Yang's eldest disciple.

Cut the crap.

Hand over the Huluo Sword Technique that you learned from the cave.

Otherwise, I'll kill her.

Brother Jing, don't listen to him. Lan'er is not afraid of dying.

Shut up. If you say one more word, I'll kill you.

Brother Bao, don't panic

I will hand over to you know the mental cultivation method in the Huluo Sword Manual.

Don't hurt Miss Lan'er.

This is the true essence of the Huluo Sword Technique.

Did you see it clearly.

Good.

What a good Huluo Sword Technique. The sword skills of Young Warrior Jing has improve by a great mile in just a day.

I am very honoured.

Xia Hou Yang?

Although my disciple is not talented, he left me a lot of clues

that allowed me to be able to search up to here.

If Young Warrior Jing will not mind to teach me,

I also want broaden my sight.

I am not a hero.

I will never be one.

Lan'er.

Let's go.

You're awake.

Am I that ugly, you can't open you eyes to look at me?

If you don't open you're eyes to look at me.

I'll kiss you until you look at me.

Alright, I lose.

You're eyes are so beautiful.

Am I dreaming?

I'm afraid that once I let go.

You won't care about me.

If you don't want to be the Queen, that's fine.

As long as you stay with me, that's fine.

I want to keep holding you like this.

Once I finish with Court matters,

I'll come see you.

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Brother Jing.

- How are you feeling now. - Thanks for the herbal medicine.

I've already put it on.

That's good.

Lan'er, you've suffered such a severe wound.

Are you pretending to be okay so I won't worry?

It's my fault.

It was not easy for you to finally be able to understand the true essence of the Huluo Sword Technique.

Because I got hurt, I've hindered you from learning the sword play.

Don't say that, you shielded me from that stab.

If you say that, I'll feel worst.

I feel that it's really dangerous here.

Tomorrow, I will go to the city to get us a horse carriage. Let us then go to the house of Lord Tian Guang.

At the same time, you can recover for a few days.

Your Majesty, our army has finished gathering. [Fan Wuqi]

please King, give your orders.

Alright. Soldiers listen to my command.

Today, my great army will be attacking Zhao. If you are unable to annihilate Zhao, promise not to go back to Qin!

If Zhao is not destroyed, I swear that I will not go back to Qin!

If Zhao is not destroyed, I swear that I will not go back to Qin!

Fan Wuqi, listen to my orders.

You're subject is present.

I am sending you to lead the army in attacking Zhao. I hope that you will not disappoint the hopes of everyone!

I obey.

If you see General Fan, it is like seeing me!

Like seeing His Majesty! Like seeing His Majesty!

Like seeing His Majesty! Like seeing His Majesty!

General Fan,

the success of the Qin army all depend on this battle. I will wait for your victorious return.

I surely will not disappoint your orders.

It's Madam Li.

Greetings, Madame Li.

Jing liangren, long time no see. Have you been well?

Thank you Madam. I'm fine.

I've been unwell the past few days. Right now I came out to walk around.

Jing liangren, your complexion does not look good.

Have you asked for the Royal Physician to see you.

Liangren stop being sad already. If you continue to be sad,

If you get sick, then what to do.

What is going on?

Madam Li is here.

What is she doing here?

Madame Chu.

What a rare guest.

Why has Madam Li come to my place?

It is just that I have not seen Madame Chu for a long time already. I miss you already.

I then am really overwhelmed by this surprise.

Why didn't you ask someone to tell me you're coming first.

I didn't prepare anything.

Shangyi,

Go, prepare some stuff.

Yes.

There's no need.

Actually, it's nothing, I just wanted to come see you.

See me?

Actually I have something

as you know, I come from Wey State

Although I was born in a warrior family, my grandfather works for the government.

That is why, since I was little, I have frequent interactions with the women from the royal family.

Hence, naturally, I learned some sorcery techniques.

Sorcery techniques?

Why are you bring this up today?

I recently heard that Jing liangren had a miscarriage and cannot sleep or eat.

She cried so hard.

I was just worried that the soul of her fetus

might still be in this palace, circling and not dispersing.

What soul of the fetus?

You haven't heard?

There is actually this saying among the ordinary citizens. When the baby is able to convert into

human form while inside the body of the mother, it then already has a soul.

If this dark soul was not guided to a proper place after the miscarriage,

then this dark soul will keep encircling his mother.

If the baby was killed because of a deliberate attempt to harm it, then this dark soul might possess the person who harmed it,

the dark soul not dispersing, and just will not leave.

Jing liangren having a miscarriage? Then why did you come to my chambers?

Did I not already say it earlier, I know some sorcery techniques.

I just wanted to take a look around the palace.

I want to know if this dark soul is still in this palace.

Running around and causing mischief like a little child.

If I am able to see this dark soul, I might be able to guide him.

Tell him to just go and get reincarnated and stop making Jing liangren feel sad.

Then... have you seen anything?

Let me see.

Is this dark soul under this table?

Or behind Madame Chu?

There's noting behind me. Don't scare me.

Hurry up and help me see if there's anything.

Madame Chu, why must you be this nervous? Could it be the miscarriage matters has something to do with you?

How could the miscarriage have anything to do with me?

I think that Madame Chu is just feeling guilty.

If that day, you did not force Jing liangren to drink the tea you gave her,

She wouldn't have had an miscarriage, right?

You even scared her that she cannot dare to say the truth.

Madame Chu really did things so thoroughly.

What nonsense are you saying. What evidence do you have to show I did it?

Let me tell you, mind your own business.

Don't blame me for dealing with you too.

I'm not afraid if you'll deal with me or not.

But this dark soul going after the life of the people that it has grudges against, it still better for Madame Chu to be careful.

Shut up... just shut up.

I already finished what I want to say. As for if this room has a dark soul,

Madame Chu just go feel it on your own.

Madam.

Why did you scare me?!

234 B.C.

Fan Wuji attacked Pingyang and Wucheng in Zhao State.

He achieved great victory. He was able to kill the Zhao general Hu Zhe and killed 100,000 soldiers.

The Zhao army suffered a huge drawback.

Good!

Your Majesty, I have embarrassed myself.

Please sit down.

Yes.

Yan Dan, accompany me to train too.

Sure.

Come.

The one who loses will be punished to drink one cup of wine.

Okay.

It is still Your Majesty who is better than me. I won't be courteous anymore then.

I think that you clearly just want to drink so you deliberately lose to me.

Your Majesty.

I want to compete with you.

You?

Your Highness Crown Prince, can I borrow your bow?

- Please. - Thank you.

You tigress really likes to play.

If Your Majesty loses to me, you will then be punished to drink two cups of wine.

Okay! I am willing to accept if ever I get defeated.

You used two arrows?! You cheated!

Your Majesty didn't really say that one can only shoot one arrow.

Fine. I will punish myself to drink two cups. Come.

- Yan Dan. - Your Majesty.

You still haven't drank the wine you owed me.

Never thought that the archery skills of Your Majesty is that exquisite.

I am really impressed.

Subject Han, you have overpraised me.

Comparing my archery skills to your knowledge, I am still so far away.

Your Majesty, you have overpraised me.

I previously heard that Madame Li was born from the Gongsun family, commander of Puyang.

Seeing you today, you indeed are a female icon.

In terms of intelligence, fighting skills, and imposing manner, you will not lose to a man.

Your Highness Crown Prince are praising me too much.

I just happen to play with daggers and swords since I was little.

They are insignificant skills and not worthy to be mentioned.

But Your Highness Crown Prince is actually the one who has great fighting skills

yet you just keep them hidden.

What does Madame mean with those words?

Your Highness Crown Prince clearly am able to hit the target yet you deliberately let His Majesty win.

You can fool others but not me.

Looks like my fooling skills are a bit clumsy.

Even Madame Li was not fooled.

Why must you do that?

You want to win but you cannot really win.

You miss your home but you cannot go home.

You hate them for killing your comrades but you cannot get angry.

He treats you like a friend but you know that

you are just a slave.

This is what a hostaged prince is about.

Don't know why but recently, I will sometimes remember when Zhao Jia and I

were both still hostages here in Qin, those younger years.

That time, I also just ascended the throne.

We were indeed all very young then.

There was one thing that really gave me a deep impression. I do not know if Your Majesty still remembers it.

Tell me about it.

That year, the winter here in Xianyang was so cold.

Even me who grew up in the northern lands of Yan was not able to take it.

Zhao Jia and I would wear a fox-fur robe everyday and wear a fur hat.

By our side, we still have to put a heater so we can feel warm.

But Your Majesty would just wear light clothes and continue studying. Not minding it at all.

So it is this matter.

I remember.

Your Majesty said that if you are not able to understand the hardships of a normal citizen,

how then will you understand the principles of governing the world?

That time, the young, and wildly arrogant me thought that you were such an idiot.

There were fox-fur robes available but you wouldn't wear it and just allowed yourself to freeze from the cold.

After slowly getting older, I then realized

that it was me and Zhao Jia who were the idiots.

I just want to know

what happened to you before you entered the palace, what are the things that you like.

Everything about you,

I want to know them all.

Can I?

Greetings, Your Majesty.

When Han zhangshi was cleaning up the table of Han Fei,

accidentally discovered a letter.

The letter was wrote by Han Fei for the king of Han.

Your Majesty, I...

I...definitely has no intentions of doing covert communications.

Zhang...you...why must you treat me like this?

I really want to know

who has such big guts

to abduct my royal concubine.

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♫ Although we are poles apart with the whole galaxy between us, ♫

♫ I wait a thousand years just for this once. ♫

♫ Across numerous mountains and streams, I gaze at your beauty, ♫

♫ with the stars and moon as our intermediator. ♫

♫ The distant sky and sea converge. ♫

♫ The dark night falls. ♫

♫ My love is locked outside this city’s gates. ♫

♫ I painfully await my lover’s return. ♫

♫ I waited until time and space have shattered, mountains and rivers have turned to ash, ♫

♫ and my face has withered. ♫

♫ I leave love behind, and continue to reincarnate into this world. ♫

♫ I fully understand the innumerable twists and turns of joy and sadness. ♫

♫ I will follow you through life and death. ♫

♫ We will travel across the vast heavens and earth. I will freely fly with you. ♫

♫ Yearning for you is better than lonely seclusion. ♫

♫ You are my only weakness. ♫

♫ I gaze with eager expectation. My tears fall like meteors. ♫

♫ I use a mirror to fix the makeup on my eyebrows. ♫

♫ If I can peacefully rest in your heart, I will not fear rain nor wind. ♫

♫ The troubles of the secular world will become as still as water. ♫

♫ Even if my body shatters, or if my soul becomes ashes, ♫

♫ I will never regret true love. ♫

♫ I have known the love of the evening mist and morning clouds, but I only want your embrace. ♫

♫ I fully understand the innumerable twists and turns of joy and sadness. ♫

♫ I will follow you through life and death. ♫

♫ We will travel across the vast heavens and earth, and freely fly with you. ♫