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[Palace of Devotion]

[This drama is based on historical data and legends]

[The story and characters portrayed are fictitious]

[Episode 18]

Release!

Kill!

General Xiao!

General Xiao!

General Xiao!

Your Majesty!

Beat the drum!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Pull it!

Charge!

Attack!

Open the gate and go full force!

Open the gate and go full force!

Retreat!

It's a desperate fight.

Sure win!

Victory!

Victory!

Victory!

Your Majesty, Xiao Ta Lin has been killed.

Without the spine, the army has collapsed.

Now, the Liao army has retreated

to their military camp at the riverbank of the Yellow River.

They refuse to fight.

Great.

We defeated our enemies in the battle.

Congratulations.

The battle has taken the edge off Xiao Chuo's spirit.

It's confirmed that the Liao army will lose the battle.

I,

on behalf of the Song people

thank all of the generals.

-We don't deserve it. -We don't deserve it.

Your Majesty.

Though Xiao Ta Lin is dead,

we must not drop our guard.

Xiao Ta Lin was Empress Dowager Xiao's favourite general.

In Liao, he was known as the God of War.

Empress Dowager Xiao may make a last desperate effort

to fight against our army and try to invade our city once again

to avenge Xiao Ta Lin.

You're right.

Then we'll sit tight

and be embattled.

If Xiao Chuo dares launch another attack on the city,

we'll annihilate them in one go.

Make sure Xiao Chuo can't go back to the capital even after she's dead.

-At Your Majesty's command. -At Your Majesty's command.

Reporting!

Reporting to Your Majesty.

After General Xiao was shot,

General Yelu Liushou

fought really hard for General Xiao's remains.

The Song army chased him off with a rain of arrows.

The remains of General Xiao

has been brought to Chanyuan City by the Song army.

Conquer Chanyuan City.

Bring back General Xiao's body!

Hold on.

Your Majesty, don't be impulsive.

General Xiao has just died in the battle.

Now, the army is unstable.

It's not the best timing to launch an attack.

Mother.

I refuse to admit defeat.

We need to get back

General Xiao's body at all cost.

We need to explain to the army.

Write to Zhao Heng immediately.

I'm going to exchange Liu E

for General Xiao's body.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Mother.

The Song army killed General Xiao.

Why are you releasing Liu E?

If we don't release Liu E,

we can't get back General Xiao's body.

Furthermore, so what if we release Liu E?

Zhao Ji is in our hands.

Zhao Heng won't get back his son anyway.

General, I can't see Consort Liu anywhere.

Look over there.

Consort Liu!

How could they do that to Consort Liu?

General Su, don't be reckless.

Lack of forbearance in small matters upsets great plans.

Who are you?

I'm Li Ji Long, the General of Chanyuan City.

I'm instructed to bring Consort Liu back to the city.

Where is General Xiao's body?

General Xiao!

General Xiao!

General Xiao!

General Xiao.

Yelu Liushou!

We're not here to fight.

Hand Liu E over to them.

Sorry for the torment, Your Highness.

Let me bring you home.

I can't go back now.

Ji'er is still in the Liao Camp.

Trust me.

I'll bring the Eldest Prince back for sure.

I can't leave now.

I'm bringing you home.

The God of War of the Great Liao

shouldn't have died that way!

None of you can defeat him.

However, you left no means untried

and killed General Xiao in a sneak attack.

That's not a heroic move.

Tell Zhao Heng

I've lost Xiao Ta Lin

but I could still take down Chanyuan City!

You're right, General Li.

Empress Dowager Xiao won't give up easily.

The Liao army may attack again.

The Eldest Prince is still in her hands.

This battle is going to be really tough.

Your Majesty.

Consort Liu is back.

She was following behind the horse cart.

She's lost consciousness.

Yi Jian!

I'm here, Your Majesty.

Summon the Imperial Physician now!

Yes!

Ying'er.

Sorry for the torment.

Ying'er.

Your Majesty.

Ji'er...

Don't worry.

I'll rescue Ji'er for sure.

Don't worry.

Imperial Physician!

General.

Yue'er!

Your Highness.

What's wrong, Your Highness?

Your Highness.

It's blood.

-Your Highness... -This...

Was something wrong with the medicine given by the Empress?

Your Highness.

Her Majesty is kind-hearted.

She is pious and she is a vegetarian.

She never has the thought of harming anyone.

She has no reason to harm you.

Who else could have done it if it wasn't her?

Tell me. Why did Her Majesty harm me?

Why did she harm me?

Tell me.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, please hang in there.

Your Highness, hang in there!

Hurry up. Heat up the water.

Please bless the mother and the baby.

Give it to me.

Here comes the hot water. Hurry up.

Here comes the hot water. Hurry up!

-Give it to me. -Hurry up.

Go now.

Your Highness!

I've a question for you.

Why does it take so long to deliver the baby?

I'm a physician. I'm not a mid-wife.

You...

What's the point of having you here?

Her Highness has given birth!

The baby is born!

Both the mother and the baby are safe.

Is it a princess or a prince?

It's a princess.

Noble Lady, thank you for the effort.

No one expected that the princess would be born during the journey.

She can't wait to see His Majesty.

She's a little impatient.

If His Majesty knows that he has a daughter now,

he'd be really pleased.

I promised His Majesty

to give birth to a prince.

However, I didn't honour my promise.

Be it a princess or a prince,

the baby is nonetheless His Majesty's flesh and blood.

Your Highness, you're still young.

You'll give birth to a prince in the future.

It seems that Noble Consort

has put the blame on Your Majesty.

It happened because her body is weak.

Your Majesty sympathises her

but she can't tell good from bad.

Your Majesty's effort has been futile.

Have you summoned the Imperial Physician?

I already sent someone to get the Imperial Physician before we departed.

Your Highness.

The Imperial Physician said that the baby is gone.

Your Highness, please take care.

Your Highness,

the Empress is here to pay Your Highness a visit.

Your Highness, Her Majesty is here.

Let Her Majesty in.

Yes.

Greetings, Your Majesty. Noble Consort is not at ease.

She just had a miscarriage. Of course she's upset.

Just stay in bed. You need to have a good rest.

After taking the medicine given by Your Majesty,

I had a miscarriage not long later.

Why did that happen?

You've misunderstood.

In this circumstance,

it's impossible for me to harm royal offspring.

You're lying.

You're lying!

-Your Highness. -Your Highness.

-Your Highness. -Don't do that.

Go get help!

Summon the Imperial Physician!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, sorry for the pain and suffering.

Those who are from the Pan Family

are as vicious as snakes.

How could she do that?

Your Majesty.

The wound is deep.

Please put up with the pain when I apply the ointment.

Be gentle.

Is Pan Yu Shu still kneeling outside?

In reply to Your Majesty,

she's been kneeling for the whole night.

However, Your Majesty should just ignore her.

She should have known the consequences.

Forget it.

A few days back, she was filled with rage.

She lost her head for the moment.

That's why she did the mistake.

Since she's been kneeling for the whole night,

she must have learned the lesson.

Your Majesty.

Please be gentle.

She's just worrying that His Majesty will punish her.

She did that to protect herself.

No matter what,

let her come in first.

Yes.

Your Highness.

Her Majesty said that it's cold outside.

She worries that Your Highness may catch a cold.

Please go inside, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Highness, get up please.

The ground is cold.

Your Majesty, after conducting inspection,

I haven't found any poison in the soup and rose perfume

used by the Noble Consort.

The miscarriage was a consequence of the previous abortion.

It's not the Empress's fault.

Since it's an accident,

please take good care of the Empress and Noble Consort.

That way, it's easier for me to explain to His Majesty.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

The Empress was almost killed by Noble Consort.

Your Highness is not taking the matter seriously.

I don't think it is proper.

Lord Guo.

Now, Noble Consort can't even stand up.

How can I punish her?

Your Highness, demoting a consort

won't cause her any bodily injury.

Demoting a consort is a great deal.

We must not take it lightly, Lord Guo.

Noble Consort broke the palace rules as she got impregnated without permission.

She's committed multiple crimes.

I'm afraid that when His Majesty is back,

the punishment will be greater than getting demoted.

It's a matter of balancing priorities.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that even Her Majesty

can't protect Her Highness.

It may put your son in trouble too.

Your Highness.

Noble Consort had two miscarriages in a row.

Her Highness is in pain both physically and mentally.

If Her Highness is punished,

I'm afraid that it'll only cause discord in the harem.

Lord Pan, Lord Guo.

Please stop arguing.

Not only is this a great deal,

it's related to clan relatives and the harem too.

It's not a decision Duke Ji can make.

I believe that His Majesty is coming back soon.

It's not too late to discuss about it later.

Does that mean that the Empress

doesn't even have the power to demote a consort?

You don't have to interfere in the matter, Lord Bi.

I'll explain to His Majesty on my own.

Guo...

Talk to him.

Lord Guo. Lord Guo, please hold on.

Lord Wang, what's wrong?

I don't mean to be rude

but I hope that you don't act out of impulsion.

I act out of impulsion?

I opine that

the officials that stayed back in the Capital

should be honest with one another and work together.

The Censorate may continue watching Duke Yi.

I want His Majesty to know that

the Imperial Court is not solely relying on the Pan Family!

Lord Guo...

Li Ji He and Wang Chao died one after the other.

Now, the General of Liao, Xiao Ta Lin is dead too.

It's to safe that His Majesty

has gotten rid of domestic trouble and foreign invasion.

Perhaps His Majesty will make a triumphant return soon

and punish you and I.

Father-in-law,

what should we do next?

Your Highness.

It's not as bad as you think.

We'll wait and see.

Li Ji He is dead.

We'll be charged for the crime of usurpation.

How can we just wait and see?

Li Ji He is dead.

Hence, the link is broken.

Even if His Majesty has the heart to look into the matter,

he can't do anything.

How about the cannon fodders?

Those cannon fodders used to work for Duke Chu.

They should go back to their original place.

However, we need to pay them.

In comparison to Your Highness's grand scheme,

it's but a trifle matter.

We're the only two left.

Can we

still get it done?

We're not the only two left.

Be it the Imperial Court or the local officials,

many of them support the old system left behind by the Empress Dowager.

Nobody else but Your Highness should become the Crown Prince.

It's Your Highness's destiny.

Never go against it.

Those who go against God's will end up with misfortune.

It's my destiny.

Those who go against God's will end up with misfortune.

It's fate and those who go against the God's will end up with misfortune.

It's fate and those who go against the God's will end up with misfortune.

It's fate

and those who go against the God's will end up with misfortune.

Your Majesty.

What's wrong?

Your Majesty.

Lord Guo Xian of the Secretariat delivered an urgent report.

[Noble Consort took advantage of the fact that she's pregnant]

[and stabbed the Empress]

Darn it!

Send my order.

Noble Consort broke the palace rules and had no respect for others.

She's demoted to Lady of Cultivated Deportment.

Tell her to censure herself.

Yes.

Eat slowly. Don't choke yourself.

Do you want to see your mother?

Yes, I even dreamed of her.

Where is she?

Your mother

is in Chanzhou now.

She's waiting for you.

Where is my nanny?

I want nanny to go there with me.

You'll see your nanny too.

Go with them.

In a short while,

you'll see your father

and your mother.

Really?

Your Majesty, the last time we attacked Chanyuan,

General Xiao died at the front line.

Now, the general of Daming Province in the North, Cao Wei

has taken over Wang Chao's army of 200,000 soldiers.

He's casting a greedy eye on us.

Our army is surrounded by enemies.

It's not wise to launch an attack on Chanyuan now.

General Xiao's soul

is watching us from heaven.

Before we take down Chanyuan,

General Xiao won't rest in peace.

Take down Chanyuan and capture Zhao Heng alive.

What's so scary about the Song army of Daming Province?

Your Majesty!

Stop talking.

I'll take down Chanyuan at all cost.

Empress Dowager Xiao has on many occasions expressed her intention

to make peace with the Song Kingdom.

However, she attacked Chanyuan again and again.

That doesn't make sense.

Your general is dead.

You're an army without its leader.

Inform Empress Dowager now.

If she surrenders,

[Chanzhou]

leaves the territory of Song

and give our prince back to us,

the Song Army will be kind

and spare your lives.

General Xiao

was killed by your dirty trick!

Before we avenge him,

we won't retreat!

Kill them! Go!

Go!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Zhao Yuan Kan, look!

Who is it above the fire?

Stop!

Stop marching forward!

Retreat! Now!

Retreat now!

Withdraw the army!

Yes!

Withdraw the army!

Withdraw the army!

Save me, Father!

Save me, Father!

Save me, Father!

Save me, Father!

Save me, Father!

Kill!

Kill!

Kill!

Save me, Father!

Save me, Father!

Release!

Protect His Majesty!

Your Majesty, let's leave.

Don't hurt Ji'er!

[Chanzhou]

Your Majesty, the Song Army has retreated.

The frontliners have invaded Chanyuan.

We must take down Chanyuan this time.

Your Majesty, please allow us to release arrows.

The Liao Army will invade the city if we don't release arrows now.

No arrows are allowed!

Don't hurt Ji'er!

Your Majesty, the situation is critical.

If we don't release arrows now, Chanyuan will fall soon.

If we miss the right timing, we'll lose in the battle for sure.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Release the arrows!

If we don't release the arrows now,

we can't stop the Liao Army anymore!

Release the arrows!

Release the arrows now!

Release!

Release!

No, Ji'er!

Save me, Father!

Save me, Father!

Save me, Father!

Who would have thought that

Zhao Heng would let them release the arrows.

Your Majesty!

Save Ji'er now.

At Your Majesty's command.

Send all the soldiers out of the city

to chase after the Liao army.

Make sure you rescue the prince at all cost.

Yes!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

The Song Army is approaching.

Please get back to the military camp now

and seek shelter.

[End of Episode 18]