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Court Lady

Ep11

Get out.

Your Highness.

Father just lectured me today,

asking me to be thrifty.

As the Crown Princess,

you didn't set a good example

but decorated your dress

with so many gems and pearls.

This is too extravagant.

Have you no morals?

Your Highness, I'm just...

Get out.

I don't want to see you

being so wasteful and hateful.

What's the rush?

Your Highness.

So inelegant and reckless.

What are you wearing?

This is so extravagant and flashy.

Enough!

I am the wife of the Crown Prince.

You are just a servant kept by the royals.

How dare you scold me in my face?

Your Majesty, time to take the medicine.

Let her be punished for long enough.

She's only been here for a few days,

and yet she's already so arrogant.

She even treated a matron

like a dog.

If I don't teach her a lesson,

she will not be slapping Matron Situ's face,

but my face in the future.

It has been two hours.

The Empress said

Your Highness can get up and go now.

We're so unlucky this time.

If we come across Matron Situ next time,

we can try to avoid her.

No.

In the Imperial Palace,

forbearance

means being bullied by others even more.

Being treated

like that for once is enough.

Stand up straight.

Stand up straight.

Listen carefully.

The Imperial Palace

isn't like anywhere else.

The first rule

is to follow the rules.

Don't look at what you shouldn't see.

Don't ask what you shouldn't ask.

Most importantly, don't touch

what you shouldn't touch.

Is that clear?

Yes.

Isn't this Sheng Chuling?

You son of a gun.

Why aren't you flirting with pretty girls

but here?

It's rare for His Majesty to trust us nobles

to guard the Imperial Palace.

Therefore,

I've decided to become a new man,

starting from being a guard.

Officer Cao,

Palace of Tranquility.

Rong Xingguang,

Palace of Peace.

Not me. Not me.

Sheng Chuling.

The Eastern Palace.

The Eastern...

The Eastern Palace?

Can I guard somewhere else?

Where do you like? Pick one.

Great.

Are you shopping for food?

Just follow the order.

Guard the Eastern Palace.

Do you have to be so rude?

What did you say?

I said that

since you have a sonorous voice,

you must be in great health.

Stop flattering me.

You're on duty tomorrow morning.

Yes, sir.

Don't be late.

General,

half a day has passed.

But we've only chiseled off a small piece.

You can go now.

Yes, sir.

So this is from the city wall?

It's quite heavy.

This is rammed earth.

It's harder to break than stone walls.

Stone walls are hard,

but the stones

are held up with mortar, so the interface is fragile.

But each layer of rammed earth is compressed

to form a monolithic wall.

As for Nine Tower City,

the earth used to build it was specially made,

so it's very strong.

Throughout history,

attackers have failed to conquer this city.

The more I hear,

the more upset I feel.

Cheer yourself up.

In this world,

no wall can remain impregnable.

How to do it?

-General. -General.

You're here.

Chumu.

How do we conquer it?

Use water.

Brilliant.

We can use water to wash away the city wall.

Look around.

Do you see any rebels guarding the upper stream?

Here.

No.

Can water wash away a city wall this solid?

This way.

I have one here.

No wonder there's no rebel guarding the upper stream.

As it turns out, water doesn't work.

It works.

If water can't wash it away,

it can flood the city.

That way.

Flood?

The flood is coming!

Run.

Hurry. Close the gate.

Where is the water from?

Close the gate.

Hurry!

Hurry up!

Block the gate up.

Speed up!

Hurry!

Come on!

Your Highness,

be blunt,

as the saying goes, love and respect for parents come first.

You should spend more time

accompanying His Majesty and Her Majesty.

I've tried my best.

Every day, I read,

practice riding and archery,

and learn state affairs.

I dare not to waste time.

Whenever I'm free,

I'd pay visits to and connect with them.

Countless things need to be done every day.

Even my wife

has been neglected by me for a while.

What else can I do?

Even if you're doing a wonderful job,

it's no use if His Majesty can't see it.

Tell me,

how can I let my father see it?

King Zhou offered a letter warning against extravagance.

Your Highness can also use this method

and offer a great book.

Father is very knowledgeable.

It's not easy to find a great book for him.

Now there is a great book.

What book?

The Book of Han.

Duke of Chang,

hasn't my father already read the Book of Han?

If I offer him this book

like it's a new thing,

he'd only scold me for being ignorant.

Hear me out.

Ban Gu used many archaic words in the Book of Han

and his writing is too concise.

Therefore, there aren't many people

who can really understand its contents.

Father did say that

it's a profound book,

but it's also obscure.

Without a good teacher,

people can't understand its profound insights.

If there is a copy of the Book of Han with quality annotations,

His Majesty must be delighted.

Who can annotate?

Yang Chishu.

Yang Chishu

whose father and grandfather are both masters of Confucianism?

Indeed.

He spent many years

quoting annotations

from 23 authors throughout history,

making revisions,

and polishing it.

Now it's finally done.

Great.

If I offer Father this book,

he won't even remember that letter about extravagance.

Duke of Chang,

you have helped me a lot.

Well then,

I'll go visit Yang Chishu immediately.

Good. Hurry back.

Your Highness.

Why are you here?

Her Majesty said

Your Highness's been working hard lately,

deserving a bowl of cubilose porridge.

I offered to come

so that I can visit Your Highness.

Put it down.

Yes, Your Highness.

Wait a minute.

Matron Situ,

I am not a child anymore.

Slow down. Don't choke yourself.

Right.

These are the pearls

I especially asked others

to bring back from the North Sea.

I went through a lot of trouble to collect ten pearls this big.

I was going to send these to Mother personally,

but the letter sent by King Zhou

put me in a dilemma.

Matron Situ,

please send these to Mother.

Rest assured, Your Highness.

I will get it done.

Ask a maid to hold it.

It's okay.

I am very efficient.

For things this precious,

it's better that I hold it.

Good.

I'll leave now.

I saw it first.

I'm the one who saw it first.

You want Princess Xinnan's reward so bad

that you are lying.

Give me that.

How dare you to be so loud?

What is this? Give me that.

Have you forgotten about all the rules?

It's just a kite.

Is it worth fighting for?

And you are so loud.

Where are your manners?

If you disturbed the Crown Prince,

can you bear the consequences?

Report to

the Palace Etiquette Service later.

Each of you will be flogged ten times.

Go.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

I don't know what happened.

I'd just left for a while

and there were only seven pearls left.

Your Highness,

Directress Fu is here with the embroidery.

Put it over there.

Matron Situ,

get up.

They are already lost.

Words don't matter now that you can't find them.

I wanted to send Mother ten pearls,

meaning perfection.

Now, my effort is wasted.

Your Highness,

it's better to ask others

for important matters

in case it's the wrong person.

Directress Fu,

is there anything else?

The new table cloth adopts a new pattern.

I want to see how it looks on the table.

If it's not good,

I can bring it back to modify it.

Go ahead.

Yes, Your Highness.

What is it?

Your Highness.

The pearls.

Your Highness.

Look, Your Highness.

The pearls.

I didn't lose them.

They're here.

There must be someone

in the Palace trying to frame me.

Right.

Who is trying to frame you?

In the Eastern Palace,

it seems that everyone was once

scolded by you.

Alright.

Just let it go.

I have enough on my plate.

Don't make it worse.

Father.

I just received a message.

Sheng Chumu conquered the Nine Tower City for real.

What?

He conquered it?

How?

He brought the city wall down

and charged right in.

The city wall

is made of rammed earth.

Even 20,000 soldiers

trying day and night can't bring it down,

let alone 2,000 soldiers.

How did he do it?

He used water to flood the city.

The flow of the Nine Tower River

is no threat to the city wall.

I guess the rebels in the city

also thought so at first.

But Sheng Chumu is so cunning.

First, he used water to flood half of the city wall.

After the water receded,

he left the wall under the sun for two days.

Then he ordered soldiers to throw rocks

at the lower part of the wall with mangonels.

Come here.

The city wall was flooded

and left under the sun for two days.

Then they threw rocks at it.

The rammed earth of the wall got loose.

Plus the weight

of the upper wall,

it soon collapsed.

The rebels thought

they wouldn't be defeated.

When they saw the wall that has been intact for a century collapse,

they must've lost their morale, too.

Sheng Chumu

really is something.

Here comes the flood. Run!

Run!

Charge!

Charge!

The Nine Tower City.

The Nine Tower City

Sheng Chumu has now

entered the Nine Tower City,

waiting for the main force.

What should we do?

Sheng Chumu has made it

easy for us.

Of course we are going.

Station our men

in the Nine Tower City.

Matron Situ.

I want to

speak with you in private.

The other day at the Eastern Palace,

why did you help me?

It was just a coincidence.

You didn't pass the court lady test.

Do you have complaints about me?

Indeed, I don't understand.

Why did you

make things difficult for me on purpose?

Actually,

someone had asked me to do it.

Who?

Queen Han.

Queen Han?

Do you know

what a court lady test is?

Newcomers need to learn court etiquette.

If you don't pass the court lady test,

it's hard to be promoted.

You are only half right.

The court lady test is the test to be a member of the Imperial Palace.

Once you pass,

it means you are prepared

to be a lady who belongs to the Emperor.

With this identity,

even if His Majesty has never bestowed favor on you,

from then on,

without His Majesty's permission,

you can't marry others.

Even if His Majesty shows mercy

and allows you to get out,

you can either be a nun

or

stay single forever.

I appreciate

Queen Han's thoughtfulness.

I also appreciate

your protection.

Again, looks like His Highness won't be here tonight.

Your Highness.

Sit.

Shuangxi,

serve His Highness some soup.

Yes, Your Highness.

About the three pearls,

it was you, right?

Your Highness, I...

Stop.

I don't want you to lie to me.

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It's my fault.

I've been neglecting you recently.

That's why you had those thoughts.

Your Highness.

Your dance the other day

was really beautiful.

But I was disturbed

by King Zhou

and got angry with you.

Dear,

don't hate me.

I would never hate you.

Don't do things like

what you did with the pearls anymore.

How I wish

you can stay a fairy in the flower rain

like the first time I saw you

and

stay innocent forever.

I would be happy

to be like a fairy forever for Your Highness.

From now on, I'll never

make the same mistake.

Welcome, General Lu.

General Sheng,

you did a deed of merit again.

I owe it to His Majesty's good fortune

and the bravery of soldiers.

I have

noted them down for you.

Sheng Chumu,

good job.

I'll leave all the tough work to you

in the future.

General Lu,

after you.

Sheng Chumu is such a bastard.

The bet about the martial arts competition

almost emptied our family's fortune.

Luckily, His Majesty assigned

Father as commander-in-chief this time

and we can recover some loss.

It's not that I am greedy,

but our family business is too big.

If I don't accumulate wealth through wars,

how will

our descendants live?

Is that all?

We've searched the officials' mansions thoroughly.

It's all here.

I have news.

General Lu,

General You and others are here.

Hurry,

bring these to the back.

Yes, sir.

General Lu.

The troops had an arduous march.

They spent so much time in the wild.

Now that they are finally in the Nine Tower City,

shouldn't we reward

those soldiers with something?

Yes, we should.

But how?

We don't care about the rewards ourselves,

but the soldiers have risked their lives.

We can't let them down.

The officials' mansions

have been emptied by someone.

If General Lu is benefiting greatly,

you won't

leave us with nothing, right?

Stop it.

General Lu is always fair.

We are so loyal to General Lu.

Of course we'll benefit from it.

Father,

the generals made a good point.

Right.

The rebelled officials' mansions have been emptied,

but maybe

they didn't run away.

Maybe,

they are hiding in people's homes.

Right.

Search the city.

Everyone in this city is rebellious.

We don't need to show mercy.

General Lu,

give the order.

Well,

search the city then.

Stop there. Here's more.

Mother.

Don't run.

Come here.

Spare me.

The rebels fought back?

It's not the rebels.

It's the Tang Army.

They are searching the city.

Searching the city?

They claim to be looking for the rebels left.

But they're actually bullying commoners.

They not only loot things,

but also take women away.

It's chaotic out there.

News.

General Lu,

General Sheng asks to see you.

I knew Sheng Chumu

would come after me.

That General You is so nasty!

It's fine if he wants to make some profit.

I didn't expect that

he'd blatantly loot the city

after he arrived.

And he even said I agreed to it.

Bastard.

Father,

when Sheng Chumu is back in Chang'an.

he'll definitely bring it up to the Emperor.

We can't

keep him.

Send him in.

General Lu.

-Outside... -General Sheng,

I was just looking for you.

I just received the news.

A small group of rebels

was spotted around the Anxi Gorge.

Bring 200 soldiers with you

and find the whereabouts of the rebels.

Report the news to us

as soon as you have it.

200 soldiers?

You only need to find them.

If you bring too many soldiers,

you will be exposed.

Besides,

it's just a small group of rebels,

what are you afraid of?

You don't need me for this.

Why can't you just send a lieutenant there?

Stop arguing.

It's an order.

Military orders cannot be disobeyed.

As you say.

But how about what's going on outside?

I'll rectify the situation.

Just focus on your task.

Don't mind others' business.

Yes, General.

Directress Fu.

Your Highness.

Father rewarded me with a jade flute.

Can you make me a flute bag?

Okay.

I'll send it to Your Highness by the middle of this month.

Your Majesty.

Your Highness.

I have finished the work Homage to the Phoenix.

Let me see it.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Get up.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Shi,

look.

Is it beautiful?

Yes, it is.

Bring it to Consort Dowager Su.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Directress Fu's craftsmanship

is brilliant.

Directress Fu,

this was just sent here from the Court of State Ceremonials.

It's from somewhere far away.

And it has a very interesting name.

Guess what it is.

Your Majesty,

this is called "look back".

This is the first time I have seen it.

But you already knew it.

I come from the city of Guangzhou.

When merchants from afar come to our country,

some of them choose to land there.

They have brought many things

that we haven't seen before.

This snack is one of those.

We have been in the Palace for so long

that we don't know

there are so many interesting things out there.

Our country is powerful and prosperous.

People thousands of miles away

all admire us.

All thanks to His Majesty's kindness.

Listening to you

makes me so happy.

Thanks to Your Majesty's discernment,

Directress Fu's uniqueness was discovered.

Otherwise,

she'd still be stuck in King Han's place.

Sit down.

Tell us more interesting things

about merchants from afar.

Yes, Your Majesty.

They not only

roast horses in there,

but also roast

whole camels in there.

Camels?

I have seen their paintings.

It's huge.

If a whole camel is put in there,

then

how big must be the stove?

In the past, I only knew that you can do embroidery.

To my surprise, you also know

so many interesting things.

I am so bored living in the Court.

King Liang is a big man now,

but he is still restless.

When he comes to visit me,

he always leaves soon without saying much.

Directress Fu,

can you come here more often

and also tell me stories?

Yes, Your Highness.

Weisong.

Here.

Reward Directress Fu with a tortoiseshell comb

that was just presented by Zhang city.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Alright,

I have kept you long enough.

You can go now.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I will leave now.

Directress Fu.

Anything I can do, Your Highness?

I don't want the flute bag anymore.

Use the time making the flute bag

to tell me stories.

I can make the flute bag

and tell you stories.

Really?

After finishing my work in the office,

I'll come to tell you stories.

Brilliant.

Your Highness.

The Empress rewarded you again.

How does Your Highness know that

it was from Her Majesty?

Father only gave the Empress and my mother

tortoiseshell combs from Zhang city.

It's not from my mother,

so it has to be Her Majesty.

You're certainly well-informed

on what's happening in the Palace, Your Highness.

If you want to live a good life here,

you have to keep your eyes

and ears open.

Come to the Peak Pavilion tomorrow morning.

What for?

Just come.

You must give the letters to Duke of Lu in person.

Yes, sir.

I heard we have a new task now.

Lu Yunji sent me

to the Anxi Gorge

to find out about the rebels.

I leave tomorrow morning.

The Anxi Gorge?

Isn’t that called the Death Gorge by the locals?

Yes.

He only gave me 200 soldiers.

Chumu,

I have to tell you

what I really want to say.

Go ahead.

Run away.

Although I loathe deserters,

it's better than being killed by others' plots.

My family houses 800 people in Chang'an.

How can I run away?

Can Sheng Xiaojing's eldest son be a deserter?

Then I'll come with you.

For my sister,

I have to make sure you come back alive

even if that means I need to risk my own life.

You can't go.

Why?

I have to

tell you something.

What?

That fire your family had wasn't an accident.

I found traces of kerosene at the scene.

Do...

Do you mean

my mother was murdered?

I always feel that the Lu family did it.

But I can't find evidence

and I can't figure out why they did it.

Lu Yunji.

So you need to stay here

and find the culprit.

Find the culprit.

Avenge your mother's death.

If I don't come back alive,

take good care of your sister.

Chumu!

Why have I had so many nightmares recently?

Did something bad

really happen to Chumu?

Father.

Yes, sir.

Sheng Chumu is so sly.

He didn't write two secret letters,

but three.

He ordered three trusted men

to send these in different routes.

Luckily,

two were captured last night.

The third one made almost 100 km,

but luckily, he was stopped.

Sheng Chumu can fight

and knows the art of war.

His writing is sharp.

If such a good son is dead,

how could Sheng Xiaojing

not be heartbroken?

Sheng Chumu has conquered many cities.

The rebels have already hated his guts.

If they know

he is going to the Anxi Gorge,

they won't have mercy on him.

The Anxi Gorge

will be where he is buried.

Retreat to the north.

What do you think?

I made it myself.

Isn't it beautiful?

Your Highness, you asked me to come

for this?

Come on.

I'll push you.

What?

Do you need me to carry you?

I don't like

toys for kids.

Do you know how swings were invented?

I guess someone was bored

and made it as a diversion.

Wrong.

This is used for praying.

Praying?

During the Spring and Autumn period,

it was a custom of the northern peoples.

Emperor Wu of Han introduced it to the Court.

On Tomb Sweeping Day,

tree branches are used as the frame

and colorful ribbons are attached

to pray for longevity.

So its original name meant longevity.

To avoid the naming taboo,

its name was changed later.

I see.

Playing on a swing

is like riding on a cloud.

Using the swing to pray for longevity

for the people we care about

is a long-standing custom.

It's not your so-called

a toy for kids.

Can I really use it

to pray for people's safety and longevity?

Sure.

Sit tight.

The higher you go,

the more effective the prayer is.

Then higher.

Aren't you afraid of falling?

No.

Here we go.

I don't ask you to live a long life,

but to return safely.

You must return.

Rou.

Rou,

Rou, are you okay?

It's my first name.

Only my family uses it.

Your Highness,

please don't call me that anymore.

Fine.

As you wish.

Thank you, Your Highness.

But you need to promise me one thing.

Go horse riding with me tomorrow.

I...

You can't say no.

I'm a court lady of the Palace Workshop Service,

not a maid of the Peak Pavilion.

Maids of the Peak Pavilion

have all passed the court lady test.

Matron Situ

seems to be too strict with you

about the test.

How about I ask my father for a favor

so that you can pass the test sooner?

You...

Despicable!

You are despicable too.

You colluded with the Palace Etiquette Service

to fail the test on purpose

and evade the duty of serving His Majesty.

I couldn't wrap my mind around it.

Matron Situ

is so unpopular,

why were you willing to help her?

So I did a little investigation.

As it turned out, you had colluded with each other.

No wonder.

Your Highness,

don't be so assertive.

Matron Situ is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

She is kind.

Fine.

You are all good people.

I'll be the bad guy.

Now I am openly threatening you

to go horse riding with me tomorrow.

You heard me?

Yes.

You are so cute

when you're mad.

You!

Any food left?

Sorry that I put you through this.

No.

We're so lucky to have you as our leader.

Without you, we'd be dead in the battle

at the gorge.

You shouldn't have stayed.

If we could stall the enemy with our lives

to buy you some time,

with your fighting skills,

you could definitely break free from the rebels.

But you couldn't bear to leave us.

It's not you that put us through this.

It's us

that held you back.

Alright.

Along the way,

with so many soldiers dead,

we've finally got a clear picture of the gorge and the rebel's den.

If you can come back alive,

send it to the main force.

Wait for them to destroy the enemy

so that we can reduce casualties.

You should be the one keeping the map.

We swear to protect you.

No.

We need to move separately.

If we're separated,

isn't it easier for them to destroy us one by one?

Didn't you just say

it's you that held me back?

If we move separately, we'd have a higher chance to live.

This is an order.

Yes, sir.

Also,

you can only give this to Xi Tao.

Tell him that

I want him to hand this map to General Lu in person,

Yes, sir.

Loosen the reins.

Slow down.

Your Highness!

Fu Rou!

Grasp the reins.

Stop.

Stop running.

-Fu Rou. -Help!

Fu Rou.

Your Highness.

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

My crops.

It's over.

I'm so sorry.

I...

I'll pay you for the crops destroyed.

Bring this fan

to Huang's Silk Store on Chang'an Avenue.

Ask them to give you 50 taels of money.

A fan for 50 taels?

I don't believe you.

You'll know when you get there.

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