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Court Lady

Ep17

Look at you.

One is General of Dominance

and the other is General of Courage.

But you fought with each other at the city gate

in front of all the soldiers!

What a disgrace!

Even I feel ashamed for you!

Your Majesty, it was Lu Qi who was messing around,

so I arrested him.

Your Majesty,

it was Sheng Chumu

who gave me a hard time.

He even humiliated my sister

in front of everyone.

Quiet!

You said that

Sheng Chumu

humiliated your sister. What happened?

My younger sister

is engaged to the son of Duke of Chang.

But then that young master

came down with an illness.

So, Sheng Chumu said that

my younger sister is a jinx,

bringing bad luck to everyone near her.

Mouthful of nonsense.

How is it going?

How is the son of Duke of Chang now?

He's not well.

I'll grant him some medicine.

You shall send it for me.

When you meet Duke of Chang,

do console him.

I understand.

You can leave now.

Get up.

Your Majesty,

you just let him leave like that?

Lu Yunji mistreated you in the Sheng Country.

I am aware that

you're holding grudges against him.

But for my sake,

let it go.

Don't pick on people of the Mansion of Duke of Cai anymore.

I'll reward you as compensation

in the future.

Your Majesty,

if you do want to reward me,

I'd like to ask for a wife.

You have indeed grown up.

All right. I will think about

marrying Princess Xinnan to you.

Your Majesty,

the lady I want to marry is not...

Your Majesty,

the Crown Prince has returned from the Hall of Harmony.

Let him in.

-Understood. -You can go now.

Father.

How is the Grand Emperor?

Father,

His Majesty is much better now.

He told you something about me, didn't he?

What do you think?

His Majesty just mentioned it casually.

I didn't dare to listen.

Why didn't you?

I'm so glad you can find time to visit me.

Now in the Palace,

you are the only one who cares about me.

I am the idlest person in the Palace.

I don't have much to do anyway, so here I am.

Xinnan.

Who are you smiling at?

No one.

I just saw a butterfly flying away.

It was so beautiful. I was delighted.

Sis,

when is the Crown Prince coming back?

He hasn't sent a word home after he left.

Do you need him for anything?

I want to ask him for a...

A what?

An accessory.

Never mind.

I'll wait for him to come back.

Kaiqing,

you are the eldest son of the Empress and me.

Haven't I shown how much I care for you?

How could a few words of the Grand Emperor

plant doubts in your heart

and make you feel restless?

Father, I was wrong.

I won't listen to His Majesty again.

Wrong.

The Grand Emperor is my father

and your grandfather.

Of course,

you can listen to his words.

However,

what truly disappointed me is that

the Crown Prince I spent so much effort to cultivate

doesn't even have a steadfast and determined mind.

How come

you are so impressionable?

The Grand Emperor didn't say anything wrong.

He is not at fault.

It is you

who is not steadfast

or confident enough!

Father.

Get out.

Call in King Zhou.

Tell him to read me

the Book of Changes to relieve my fatigue.

Understood.

The Hall of Rain

Your Highness.

Your Highness, Her Majesty

asked you to go to the Hall of Joy.

After I get changed.

Her Majesty ordered that

you shall go there right away.

The Hall of Rain

Your Highness.

Mother,

I have never done

such a shameful thing.

If that is the case,

then the Crown Princess must have made it up?

The Crown Princess?

Get out!

Mother.

Your Majesty.

Go get the doctors!

Your Highness, you are back.

What is wrong with your face?

Your Highness.

You bitch.

Brother.

You are finally back.

I'd like to ask you for a...

What happened to your face?

Nothing.

What do you want?

Brother, I want a guard of the Eastern Palace.

No way.

Only one. I just want one.

It is against the rules.

Forget about the rules.

I just want a guard.

How dare you!

I am the Crown Prince and even I have to obey the rules.

How can you, a princess, do whatever you want?

Brother.

Shut your mouth!

The more you get, the more you want!

Why are you crying?

Follow me.

Don't cry.

What can I do?

My brother wouldn't allow me.

Come here.

Maybe I can ask my father

to ask His Majesty for your hands in marriage?

Can we do that?

Let's do that.

Father.

Here is to you.

What did you do this time?

Nothing.

Nothing bad.

I want to get married.

Chuling,

didn't you say that marriage

would get in the way of having fun?

Why have you suddenly come around?

Yeah.

Moreover,

I have found someone.

Really? Who is she?

She is...

Wait, just for the record,

you can't be like your big brother.

If it's not a match,

I won't allow it.

Rest assured, Mother.

It will definitely be a good match.

She is of the noble class.

How about Princess Xinnan?

No way.

Why is it?

She's marrying Chumu.

I don't want her.

I want her.

All right.

Princess Xinnan

is a daughter that His Majesty adores.

If she is to marry

into our family,

the person has to be the future Duke.

And that

will be your big brother.

Father, this is not fair.

I have no problem with Chumu being the Duke.

What about you, Chujun?

See, we are fine with it.

But I've got to marry Xinnan.

I only want Fu Rou.

I want Xinnan.

I want Fu Rou.

-I want Xinnan. -I want Fu Rou.

-I want Xinnan. -I want Fu Rou.

Quiet!

I...

Listen,

tomorrow morning,

I will go to the Palace

and ask His Majesty's opinion.

Now, eat.

Thank you, Father.

The flowers are fabulous.

Your Majesty,

you govern the country with virtues.

Even the flowers thrive under your grace.

Duke of Lu,

you are really poor at fawning on people.

I even feel uncomfortable hearing your words.

All right.

Just get to the point.

Your Majesty,

I am not young anymore.

I want to have grandchildren.

My son

is of similar age as your beloved daughter,

Princess Xinnan,

would you...

I would.

You would?

You have been devoted to Tang for years

and made outstanding contributions.

You deserve such a reward.

All right.

My princess

shall be married to your son, Sheng Chumu.

Wait a minute.

Your Majesty,

did you say that

your daughter, Princess Xinnan,

shall be married to Chumu?

Who else would it be?

Your Majesty,

the son I was talking about

is my second child.

My second son.

Your second son?

Do you mean that my princess

is not good enough for your eldest son?

That's not what I mean.

Do you mean that my princess

is not qualified

to be the future Duchess of Lu?

I certainly didn't mean that.

My princess is already going to

swallow her pride

and marry a mere General of Dominance.

Do you really expect the daughter of the Emperor

to condescend to marry

a guard in the Palace?

No, of course not.

Then it's settled.

Duke of Lu,

if you dare to have

such insubordinate thoughts,

you shall be executed.

I...

I dare not.

Duke of Lu,

I think you've really grown too old.

Are you too old to properly thank me for my benevolence?

I, Sheng Xiaojing,

thank Your Majesty for your benevolence!

In my view,

recently,

Sheng Chumu has made some achievements.

Given that,

I shall grant him this as a reward.

In two months,

we will celebrate Xinnan's birthday.

At that time,

I shall issue the edict

to announce the marriage.

You can get up now.

Duke of Lu,

you can just sit tight

and wait to see your grandchildren.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

How is it going? How is it?

His Majesty has agreed to the proposal.

Really?

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

But His Majesty has ordered you to marry

Sheng Chumu.

What did you say?

Did you hear it wrong?

No, I didn't.

His Majesty also said that

right after your birthday,

he shall issue the edict to announce your marriage.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

It's fine, don't cry.

How can I marry Sheng Chumu?

Don't cry.

His Majesty got it wrong. But how could you?

How could you accept it?

I...

How dare you talk to me like that?

Mother, see how he yells at me!

Father.

I know that I am not as good as my brother.

But I am still your son.

If your future wife ended up being your sister-in-law,

could you take it?

I couldn't.

She has to be my wife,

not my brother's!

I...

What are you doing?

Chuling,

here, listen to me.

About this,

you can't blame your father.

His Majesty made this decision.

Besides,

if Princess Xinnan is to marry Chumu,

we won't be able to do anything about it.

I...

I don't want it.

Mother.

This is the decision of His Majesty.

You can't disobey his order.

Mother,

I don't want to marry Sheng Chumu.

Why is it?

Because I don't like him.

So, did you change your mind?

Who do you like now?

I like...

Tell me

and I'll have him executed,

so you can forget about that willful thought.

Why did you say that?

How dare he seduce the daughter of the Emperor?

If that's not a capital crime, then what is?

Mother!

I don't care!

I will not marry Sheng Chumu.

Your Majesty.

How is she?

Matron Situ has not been in good shape for long.

She was just pretending to be well for decency's sake.

Now that she was caned,

the doctor said that

she might not be able to survive this.

Though she made a mistake,

I shouldn't have punished her

in my fury.

Tell the imperial physicians

to use every effective medicine

they have.

I understand.

Your Highness.

Why are you here?

Just lie down.

Her Majesty

didn't punish you, did she?

Don't worry about me.

How do you feel now?

I'm afraid that

I may not live

to serve you anymore.

Don't start with that negative talk.

I will send you the best medicine.

You will get through this

and live to the day I ascend the throne.

As for the Crown Princess,

I'll scold her.

Don't give her such a hard time.

After all, she is pregnant with your child.

It was my fault. I was careless.

And I got you implicated.

I have had

no child

all my life.

But the luckiest thing in my life

is to have the chance

to serve you.

Now when I close my eyes,

I can still see the smile you had

when you were a little baby

in a cradle.

After I...

After I die,

you must

take care of yourself.

Don't stay up too late reading.

It will overtax your nerves.

If you like to eat something,

don't eat too much of it.

It might impair your spleen and stomach.

I know.

I will keep in mind everything

that you have taught me.

That would be good.

Your Highness,

I have one last thing

to ask from you.

Say it. I'll give you anything you want.

I want to

touch your face

one last time.

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Directress Fu,

we got news from the Palace Etiquette Service

that Matron Situ...

She just passed away.

Poetry collections

Directress Fu.

It seems that we need to get more materials

like gold threads and pearls from the Housekeeping Service.

Why is it?

His Majesty is going to marry Princess Xinnan

to General of Dominance.

General of Dominance?

Marry?

Brothers,

Stick your chest out proudly and stand tall.

From now on, we are no longer pirates.

We can now walk in Chang'an by rights.

Bless His Majesty.

He even managed to civilize these pirates.

It's said that the boss of the pirates has made great contributions.

He wiped out all the other pirates.

Look at those people in the wagon.

-They are all his prisoners. -My lady.

Come on. Let's go home.

Stop!

Do you still have the pearl I gave you?

Yes.

Throw it away.

Why?

Lu Yunji is my enemy.

Fang Ziyan shall enter now.

Your Majesty.

Fang Ziyan

shall be granted the title of General of Admiralty.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Get up now.

Fang Ziyan,

do you know why

I have made you General?

That's because

I realized my errors and mended my ways.

I followed your orders

and wiped out all the other pirates.

In fact, what I admire about you the most

is that you advised me how to build ships properly.

The world is vast.

Only by building more and better ships

can we spread the spirit of Tang even more widely.

In your counsel, you mentioned

the method to build the sealed cabin.

This can exert influence on our shipbuilding industry for hundreds of years.

So,

I granted you this reward.

Your Majesty,

I am guilty.

I have granted you a pardon.

I am guilty of something else.

There's something

I haven't confessed to you.

What is it?

When my family was massacred, I was shot and fell into the river.

Then, the old boss of the Four Seas Sect saved me

and made me a pirate.

I was given the name Fang Ziyan.

It is not my real name.

Now that I'm honored to get this pardon,

I can finally live as a decent man.

Given that, I hope I can go back to use my real name

for the sake of my late parents.

To avoid disgracing your parents as a pirate,

you decided to change your name.

At least you still have a sense of shame.

All right.

The name of Fang Ziyan

can be cleared away forever along with

your dishonorable past.

Tell me,

what is your real name?

My real name is

Yan Zifang.

Sheng Chumu

must have known that

Yan Zifang is an enemy of you, Father.

No wonder Sheng Chumu kept helping him

and even persuaded His Majesty to make Yan Zifang General.

Clearly, they are going against you, Father.

Only two green generals.

I am Duke of Cai. Would I be afraid of them?

But Sheng Chumu is the son

of Duke of Lu.

And he's endorsed by King Han.

So what?

How could King Han compare with the Crown Prince?

Duke of Chang is on the side of the Crown Prince.

He chose Yingying to be his daughter-in-law.

Obviously, it was for the Crown Prince.

Besides, I have been serving in the Court for years.

My words still carry some weight.

As long as Yingying's marriage can be settled,

then, Father,

we will finally have

the Crown Prince on our side.

My lord,

Young Master,

Her Ladyship is...

How is Yingying?

She still wouldn't eat today?

Father,

since my sister came to Chang'an,

I have rarely seen her smile.

Makes sense.

She didn't get to be the Crown Princess

and then suffered a lot kneeling before the Court.

After the engagement,

the son of Duke of Chang

came down with a sudden illness.

And Sheng Chumu

even made fun of her,

saying that

Yingying was a jinx, bringing bad luck to everyone.

He smeared Yingying like that.

If the son of Duke of Chang really dies of this disease,

Yingying wouldn't have

the slightest chance to remarry.

How dare he!

My lord!

My lord, Young Master,

Duke of Chang's son finally woke up. He has been saved.

Really?

Yes.

Father,

it seems that the medicine granted by His Majesty

truly worked.

Your Highness,

the countermove you took

at the Hall of Nectar with His Majesty

wasn't well thought out.

You should learn from King Zhou.

First, he took Han Feizi as an example.

"In the Shang Dynasty,

it was stipulated that whoever dumps dust on the street shall have their hands chopped off."

Then, he mentioned Shang Yang's Reforms in the State of Qin.

When talking about how to punish the thieves,

he didn't propose his own idea

but listed ancient laws and regulations

for His Majesty to make the final decision.

This is the smartest way

that satisfies His Majesty the most.

I have so much business to attend to every day,

while King Zhou can just read his books with ease.

Of course, he is better than me

when it comes to citing the classics.

Your Highness...

Save it and leave.

Please pardon me.

Your Highness.

I am aware that

Your Highness is still mad at me.

I shouldn't have said that.

But

I didn't do it on purpose.

Her Majesty was so intimidating

that I was so scared

and told her everything.

Your Highness,

for the sake of our child

yet to be born,

please forgive me once.

I'm hungry.

If you have prepared any food,

bring it over.

I made this myself.

It's bird's nest congee.

Bird's nest congee?

The last dish Matron Situ served me herself

was bird's nest congee.

I couldn't eat the bird's nest congees

you made.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Here you are.

Come on, sit over here.

Come here.

What are you so pleased about?

You're full of the joys of spring.

Xinnan is going to marry General of Dominance.

My sister is getting married.

Of course, I am happy for her.

But why do you look so wistful?

'Cause your man turned out to be unfaithful?

He will remain faithful to me.

So confident?

Do you need anything else?

If not,

please pardon me.

I called you in because I have something for you.

Warships of Tintu

You've never seen this before, have you?

These are all ships from other countries.

In the Sewing Office,

you either embroider gaudy flowers

Warships of Tintu

or apricot trees with swallows.

Maybe you need some

novel and beautiful patterns?

This is exactly what I have been thinking about.

Where did you get these?

From Yan Zifang.

Yan Zifang?

Your Highness,

you know a person called Yan Zifang?

He is the boss of the Four Seas Sect

who pledged allegiance not long ago.

Isn't his surname Fang?

He changed his name after his family was massacred

and he became a pirate.

Now, he is starting all over again.

Of course, he wanted his real name back

to bring honor to his family.

His family was massacred?

He became a pirate?

Is it really him?

Do you know Yan Zifang?

The name

resembles that of someone I used to know.

I did underestimate you.

The daughter of a businessman in Guangzhou

got involved with the son of Duke of Lu.

And now, she even knows a person

who was a pirate.

Everything's in flux.

Anything is now possible.

You are right.

You're certainly living a colorful life, Directress Fu.

Maybe

you would become

a queen admired by others one day.

I dare not wish that.

As long as you want,

I can make your wish come true.

Since it's just a wish,

it shouldn't come true.

Sis.

Why do you look so gaunt all of a sudden?

Did the Crown Prince upset you again?

Enough questions.

I am your sister!

Don't you hide anything from me!

Shuangxi, you tell me.

My lady,

Her Highness has suffered too much.

-Your Highness. -Your Highness.

What brings you here today?

Are you practicing swordsmanship?

Yes.

I want to get out of here, Your Highness.

I told you not to call me that.

Why do you still call me Your Highness?

You are noble while I'm humble.

We should draw the line clearly.

I understand.

After today,

I won't come here anymore.

Therefore,

let's not feel constrained today.

We can just be friends like old times.

We will never have days

like this ever again.

Alright.

Xiong Rui, go get us some tea.

Sure.

You just said

you want to...

I want to get out of Chang'an.

You want to leave?

I want to master swordsmanship and become a ranger.

I will go travel across the world.

After you become the emperor,

if I meet anyone who does evil,

I will kick their ass for you

as my contributions

to your governance.

A ranger?

Good.

It suits your personality.

When did you come up with this idea?

Well,

when he fell off the stage the other day,

the idea just hit him over the head.

Did you fell off the stage?

When was it?

In our business,

this is more normal than usual.

Don't listen to Xiong Rui.

Xiong Rui, you can go home first.

Excuse me, Your Highness.

So, you're learning swordsmanship from him?

I couldn't find anyone else to teach me.

He is fine.

How would you be able to protect the weak

and uphold the good like this?

You may need someone to protect you.

You are pouring cold water on me again.

Here,

this is the last time for me

to teach you some useful things.

A performer?

What does His Highness think of you as?

All right. Fine.

Keep it down.

Just sit down.

The Emperor already said that

for the reputation of His Highness,

no one can say a word about it.

Sis, you...

All right. Stop it.

After I got married and moved in here,

I finally realized what living in desperation means.

I feel so regretful.

But it's already too late.

I'm just taking it one day at a time.

Maybe

after the child is born,

my life could be more worth living for.

Lingwei,

don't mention this when you get back.

I wouldn't want to bother our parents. You heard me?

Yes, I did.

It's fine.

But...

Take this.

This is the last day.

You want to give me more rewards?

It's not a reward

but a gift for my friend who is leaving.

When you look at it,

it's like you are looking at me.

A gift from a bosom friend.

I will treasure it.

Chen Ji,

I want to watch you play Zhao Yun for the last time.

Sure.

I will become such a hero with courage and honor.

I was born for loyalty,

and am willing to die for it.

-Chuling. -Xinnan.

I...

Well...

Go wait for me outside.

Have you heard of it?

Yes, I have.

I even went to see my mother.

I wanted to tell her that I only want to marry you.

Did you tell her?

No.

Fortunately, I didn't.

Otherwise, you would have been killed by my mother.

What should we do, Sheng Chuling?

I'd rather die than marry your older brother.

He'd rather die than marry you as well.

What?

How dare he look down upon me?

No, it's not like that.

You know it yourself that

my older brother loves Fu Rou with his whole heart.

He would never fall for you.

He would.

As the Princess, I really...

Besides,

only I can marry you!

You wish.

Now,

he can only refuse to marry you.

Not an option.

It is a felony offense to disobey the order.

What if my father gets furious?

Even chickens and dogs

in your mansion will not be spared.

I think highly of you.

That's why I decided to marry the Princess to you.

Now you're rejecting the marriage?

Have you no respect for me?

Please don't be mad, Your Majesty.

I have reasons

that I am too embarrassed to tell.

Your Majesty,

the Princess is the perfect daughter-in-law that I've ever wanted.

The reason why

he wouldn't accept the offer

is that...

What?

It's that...

Your Majesty,

you've always known that

my eldest son is ignorant.

He was reckless when he was young.

That's why

he ended up with this disease.

What disease? Tell me!

Yes.

It's just that in the bedroom,

my stamina

falls short of my wishes.

Is it the truth?

Yes, it is.

I appreciate Your Majesty for your grace.

But I can't

ruin the Princess's life.

In this case,

no one shall ever speak of

this marriage again.

You can get up now.

Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

I have something else to say.

Go ahead.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Duke of Lu toils and moils for our country.

Now that his eldest son came down with this disease,

I really feel sorry

for the Duke!

To have offspring is the very opposite of nothing.

I wonder if I could

ask Your Majesty to send some doctors now,

so they can have a look at Sheng Chumu,

and check how serious his illness is.

I am fully aware of my own conditions.

There is no need to call in the doctors.

He is right.

No need to call in the doctors.

There is no need.

Duke of Lu,

the two of you

are so afraid of getting checked by the doctors.

Is it because you are guilty?

Could it be that

Sheng Chumu is not ill at all?

But you just dislike the Princess

and lied in front of His Majesty?

Your Majesty,

I dare not lie to you.

In that case,

you should not be afraid of the doctors.

Get in here!

Yes.

Call in the doctors.

Understood.

Duke of Cai,

I noticed that you've looked a bit sick recently.

Should I ask the doctors to examine you as well?

You are so wrong, Duke of Lu.

I don't look good because I have been worried about the country and our people.

Duke of Lu,

look at you.

Your face is so ruddy.

I don't understand now.

The doctor said your son is ill.

How could you still be laughing?

As for Sheng Chumu,

he's always looked weak and creepy, and reminded me

of someone.

Today, I finally found out.

He looks just like those eunuchs.

Nonsense!

People with physical illness

can still be treated.

But for people with mental illness,

they can never be cured.

Take care.

Excuse us.

Sure.

But I have three sons.

They all need to be treated carefully.

Father,

Lu Yunji didn't get to us this time.

But he will try again.

When Lu Yingying gets married to the son of the Duke of Chang,

he would gain another strength.

As for Duke of Chang,

why does he just have to

get involved with Lu Yunji?

Birds of a feather flock together.

Lu Yunji robs people of their property

and Duke of Chang often takes bribes.

Both of them are woodworms in the government,

which will damage the foundation of Tang sooner or later.

I heard that the Crown Prince

has been very close to Duke of Chang lately.

The Prince might have been deceived by him.

Father,

I have things to attend to.

You can go home first.

Come home early.

Your drug is quite effective.

The doctor didn't notice anything wrong.

This is a secret drug from Persia.

The doctor may have never even heard of it.

How would he be able to notice it?

I have been of great help.

How would you pay me back?

Pay you back?

Did you forget that

I was the reason why

you got to become General of Admiralty from a pirate?

Moreover,

about you hiding your real name from me,

I am not done with you.

So, you already knew that

Fu Rou was engaged to someone called Yan Zifang when little.

Fu Rou is mine.

Don't even think about it.

Sheng Chumu,

it is despised

to burn bridges.

And this drug of mine

is so precious or even priceless.

Now that I've eaten it, what can you do about it?

Then, you owe me one.

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