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Lady Court

Ep36

The west gate of City Zhao

Had I known it, I would have left

with Sunji Chenxi to Bean Hill.

Attack!

Charge!

Throw bombs!

Kill them! Kill them, guys!

Kill them!

Charge!

Your Highness.

The enemy is too strong. We are losing.

Archers.

Release!

Arrows!

Your Highness, let's retreat to Bean Hill.

What Bean Hill?

Didn't you say the wall of City Zhao is so strong

that we don't need to worry?

The enemy is too ferocious.

Let's get out from the east gate.

The east gate.

News!

Tell me.

Your Highness, the east gate is besieged.

We still need to go to Bean Hill.

Let's go.

Go.

Go.

- Go. - Let's go.

You go first.

Your Highness.

- Your Highness. - Go.

The east gate of City Zhao

What happened?

What happened?

Your Highness, it's Sheng Chumu's troops.

What are they doing?

Seems like they are setting up a camp.

A camp?

They are also cooking.

So, Sheng Chumu is just a useless rich guy.

He's scared of death and battles

and a useless big eater.

Prepare the arrows.

Let's scare him first,

then charge out of the east gate to attack.

Your Highness is so wise.

Your Highness, I don't think it's a good idea.

Sheng is brave and skillful in battles.

If we attack recklessly...

You loser!

Did his sneak attack scare you?

Release arrows.

The east gate of City Zhao

General, the enemy is going to attack us.

Your Highness, the enemy is too far away.

We can't get to them.

We can't?

Why can't we?

Your Highness, Sheng Chumu must have

calculated the range of our arrows.

His troops

are just out of our range.

Your Highness is so powerful

that Sheng Chumu is scared to come close.

If we can't get to them,

they also can't get to us.

Giant crossbow, get ready!

Release!

Yunmo! Yunmo!

- He... - Your Highness.

Here is a letter.

Soldiers and commoners in City Zhao.

When I was attacking the reinforcements,

some of my men blended into them.

Now they are in the city.

They may open the gate at any moment.

What kind of men have you brought me?

Before entering the city,

did you rule out any mole?

Your Highness, we were raided halfway.

It was not easy for us to make it.

We didn't have time to rule out any mole.

How stupid! I'll punish you later!

Continue!

Anyone who comes out of the city

with a white cloth and without weapons

will not be hurt by us.

In addition...

In addition,

Han...

Han Pengmao resold food for personal gain.

The granary in the city is empty.

If you don't want to surrender,

- go to the granary and get some food. - Your Highness.

You!

Your Highness, this is

Sheng Chumu's plan to sow discord.

Let me ask you, is there any food left in the granary?

With so many reinforcements,

food is almost gone.

No wonder Sheng Chumu

drove the reinforcements to City Zhao.

What a vicious bastard!

News!

Your Highness, many arrows came from outside the city,

with letters attached.

After the commoners saw those,

they held white cloth, opened the gate, and surrendered.

Also...

Also what?

Many commoners ran to the granary

to grab reserved food.

How dare they!

How dare they do this!

Wang Peng, take the soldiers to the granary now.

Where is Wang Peng?

Where is Wang Peng?

General,

are there really our men in the city?

Are you stupid?

With so few people at that time,

how could we have extra men to blend in?

So you are lying to them.

All warfare is based on deception.

Although it's a lie,

as long as they are suspicious of each other,

the city gate should open soon.

General.

Look, the city gate is open.

Retreat.

General, the gate is open.

Are you blind? When did it open?

Not the west gate. It's the east gate.

The east gate is open.

What?

Sheng Chumu attacked faster than me?

He didn't plan to attack at all.

There are traitors in the city.

They opened the gate for him.

This is absurd!

I spent so much effort fighting here,

yet he pinned down the main force in City Zhao.

South Yangtze River region had another good harvest this year.

The Emperor announced that

officials, nobles, and ladies in Chang'an

can relax for one day to celebrate the autumn harvest.

In fact, the celebration is just an excuse

to let the Empress go out and relax,

in the hope that she can fully recover soon.

His Majesty's love for her

is unmatched by others.

That explains

why His Majesty is celebrating

when King Zhao is rebelling against him.

It's for the Empress.

Yes.

I wonder what the situation is over there.

I heard many people died.

I spoke out of turn.

Don't worry, Queen Han.

King Han is the commander in chief.

He stays in the tent

with lots of guards.

What do I need to worry about?

Yes.

The pears are given by the Empress, Queen Han.

Thank Her Majesty for me.

Her Majesty is so good to Your Highness.

There are two queens here.

Why did Her Majesty only reward one of them?

You don't understand.

The pears are tributes from Taiyuan.

The first emperor of Tang put down the rebellion in Taiyuan

and made an unparalleled achievement.

Pears from Taiyuan

is a huge reward.

Now King Han is leading soldiers and fighting battles,

he deserves merits with such work.

Of course Queen Han is the one to be rewarded.

As for Queen Liang,

she doesn't flatter others or smile much.

How can she be favored by Her Majesty

like Queen Han?

You are right.

Queen Liang is odd and answers no one.

Yeah.

Do you think she heard us?

In this autumn celebration,

men and women are separated by curtains.

How dare you cross the boundary?

I am a man who likes to cross boundaries.

Don't you know that?

I only know that you are a coward.

Does King Liang treat you badly?

Yes.

Do you need my help?

Yes.

How?

Leave everything and take me away.

I can't do it.

Then give me some emotional comfort.

Stay away from women for me.

Castrate yourself and have no offspring.

I can't do it.

Men.

So cruel.

Yan Zifang,

you don't deserve me.

King Zhao, what are you doing?

I want to die in a big way.

Die in a big way.

Guard the country and protect the people

After all, when I'm back in Chang'an...

Why aren't you making a move?

I am doomed to die.

Can't you see?

King Zhao is seeking death.

I'll kill myself.

We should stop him now.

King Zhao, listen to me.

Can we stop him?

- As a royal... - Enough.

If we can't stop him...

Tell you what...

If he dies in front of me,

it means I forced a king to die.

It's not a good reputation.

We can leave Sheng Chumu to it.

But...

In fact, before I came to City Zhao,

Consort Xi asked me to give you a letter.

Mother.

She wrote a letter for me?

Right.

Give me that. Give me that!

After Sheng Chumu kills King Zhao,

we need to search King Zhao's Mansion.

For what?

King Zhao holds a few letters from the Crown Prince.

They cannot fall into the hands of others.

And we have to keep it a secret.

Got it?

Got it.

Give me that!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Stop! Stop! Stop!

You and your mother

are reuniting in the underworld soon.

If you have any words, tell her there.

Why do you care about a letter?

My mother won't die. She won't die.

I am guilty but my mother isn't.

Consort Xi participated in your scheme

and tried to communicate with you in secret.

She is guilty and deserves to die.

Bullshit!

My mother doesn't know what I've done.

How could she be communicating with me?

Your Highness, don't get excited.

Hold the torch steadily.

Don't set yourself on fire by accident,

or we can't know the truth.

Now,

the only way to prove her innocence is

for you to tell His Majesty what happened.

What a pity!

You have decided to die.

I...

I...

You've failed both your parents!

You failed your father by disobeying his orders.

You failed your mother by incriminating her.

If you choose an easy way out

and just kill yourself now,

your mother and even her whole family will be executed.

Do it.

Just do it.

If I were you,

I would walk down, allow myself to be arrested,

and tell His Majesty everything in Chang'an,

to prove your mother's innocence.

Maybe you will still be executed in the end,

but at least before you die,

you'll show remorse as a son.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

General, it says "To Brother Chumu".

This is your letter from Queen Han, right?

To Brother Chumu

You talk too much.

Report to the camp.

Tell King Han that

King Zhao has been captured alive

without getting hurt.

Yes, general.

General Sheng.

Lu Qi, where were you?

General Sheng, I've been looking for you.

The general is so good at lying.

Of course.

Back then, every girl in Chang'an

was fooled by him.

Fooling King Zhao

is a piece of cake.

General Sheng.

City Zhao has been conquered,

but there are many things to be dealt with,

like the defense in the city

and arresting King Zhao's adherents.

I need to discuss these with you.

Okay, let's talk.

It happens that King Han is here.

We can formulate a strategy.

Great.

- It's not him! - I don't want to die.

It's not him!

Mother.

- It's not him, - Mother.

This is

what I planned to give Hanxing's wife.

What a beautiful bracelet!

Sorry, Miss. I didn't mean to do this.

What can you do right?

You're useless!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Miss. Please forgive me.

It wasn't intentional.

It really wasn't intentional.

Why beautiful things

always break so fast?

Is it true if things are broken,

they can never return to the way they were?

Mother.

He caused your death.

But when I was in fear,

he was the only one by my side.

He comforted me

and protected me.

Mother.

If I let go of hatred

and stop avenging your death,

will you forgive me?

This time,

if he can return safely with your blessing,

it means you are telling me that

I need to let go of hatred

and move on.

Jisun Chenxin went to Bean Hill?

The road to Bean Hill has long been blocked by us.

Jisun Chenxin can't be there.

How many people does he have?

3,000 elites.

3,000 elites?

3,000 elites went there together?

How come we didn't know about it?

Maybe they want to return and attack us by surprise.

They are returning to City Zhao with only 3,000 men?

No.

We brought lots of people here. The camp is empty.

The one they want to attack is King Han.

Sheng Chumu.

Sheng Chumu.

Capture King Han!

City Zhao has been conquered.

We have no fallback.

Only by capturing him

can we have a way out.

Chumu.

Chumu, why are you here?

Why are you alone?

My horse is the fastest.

Are you stupid?

You want your sister to lose her husband

and her brother too?

Stop talking. Follow me closely.

Surround King Han. Don't let him get away.

Chumu.

Brother.

Chumu.

Brother!

Brother!

Brother!

They outnumber us. What should we do?

Listen to me.

Follow me closely.

Go!

Guys, follow us!

Chumu!

Watch out.

Chumu.

Follow me!

Follow me closely!

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Kill them!

Come on!

Sorry, sister.

I can't protect your husband.

Chumu.

It's me that burdens you.

Charge!

Your Highness!

Charge!

Retreat!

King Han.

How are you?

You won't die, right?

Are you crippled? Why were you here so late?

You were talking nonsense.

You didn't say anything

but grabbed my swift horse and ran.

Who can catch up with you?

Where is my horse?

I'll make you pay when we get back.

You saved my life.

I didn't come to save you.

I came to save King Han.

Well done. Well done.

- Luckily, you came in time. - Sheng Chumu.

Sheng Chumu!

Chumu!

Chumu!

- Sheng Chumu. - Chumu.

Chumu, what happened?

Don't scare me.

If something happens to you,

how should I explain it to your sister?

Chumu. Chumu. Chumu.

Brother, you are hurting me.

Chumu, I am so sorry.

Has the war ended?

Yes.

City Zhao has been conquered.

Congratulations, Father.

So,

King Zhao is dead?

Your Majesty, King Zhao is still alive.

He is coming back to Chang'an with the army.

He was captured alive?

Yes.

King Han said King Zhao is his brother after all.

He doesn't have the heart to kill him,

so he will leave him to Your Majesty.

Good.

Good.

King Han did the right thing.

With such an outstanding achievement,

Father should reward King Han well.

Right.

My son,

you recommended King Han as the commander in chief.

You also made a contribution.

I dare not take the credit.

It's all because of Father's wisdom.

Your Majesty.

Your Highness.

Did Consort Xi eat?

She ate half a bowl of food.

Directress Fu,

you haven't told me any story for several days.

Tell one now.

Your Highness,

Her Majesty is here.

King Qin has practiced calligraphy for a while now.

You can tell him a story.

I can use some rest.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Today, I will tell you

the story of Jing Ke Assassinating King Qin.

When Crown Prince Dan of the Yan State was held hostage in the Qin state,

he was once humiliated by King Qin.

He swore to take his revenge on him,

so he looked for an assassin to kill King Qin.

Sorry, Miss Yin.

I won't do it again.

Why were you running?

Mr. Wu said news came from City Zhao.

Young Master won the battle.

He sent me to tell you this.

He won?

God must have heard me praying.

It was God that was protecting him.

Jasmine.

Miss.

It was my fault the other day.

Does your face still hurt?

It stopped hurting long ago.

It was my bad.

I was too clumsy

and caused you to break the bracelet.

When I have enough money,

I will buy you a new one.

No need for that.

In the future,

I will be happy if you try not to break things.

I'll listen to you.

Miss,

you are so kind.

No wonder Young Master likes you so much.

May heaven bless you

and give you a healthy and chubby son.

This is the story of Jing Ke Assassinating King Qin.

Jing Ke was a true hero.

Then,

how about Crown Prince Dan?

He was also a true hero.

He was unwilling to be bullied by the Qin State

and tried hard to wipe off the shame.

He lost with glory.

I want to be a true hero like him.

Directress Fu,

am I wrong?

I once read a book called Dan of Yan,

It wrote this.

Crown Prince Dan once wrote a letter

to his teacher Qu Wu before making his move,

telling him he was going to assassinate King Qin.

What did his teacher say?

Qu Wu said,

those seeking immediate pleasure act rashly.

Those fulfilling inner desires damage qualities.

What does it mean?

People who are indulged in instant pleasures

won't improve their moral integrity.

People who are only focused on inner desires

will lose their nature.

Qu Wu didn't approve of Crown Prince Dan's method.

Because he thought one couldn't rely on

things that need luck

like assassination to accomplish great things.

Even if he wanted revenge,

he should do it the right way.

He made the Yan State strong

and joined forces with allies to fight against the Qin State.

But Crown Prince Dan only wanted quick revenge

and lost his family and country in the end.

Your Highness,

the greater the responsibility,

the more you can't indulge yourself in instant satisfaction.

No matter if it's about revenge or washing off shame,

if you are in the wrong direction

and distort your nature,

it will be too late to regret it.

I understand what you said.

It's not terrible to encounter setbacks.

What's terrible is lacking a strong mind,

going astray, and losing one's nature.

Right.

Shi has made much progress.

Mother is awake.

Don't call her Directress Fu in the future.

Call her teacher.

I can't take this title.

Greet your teacher.

The student is here to greet the teacher.

King Han.

I know you are a literary talent.

I didn't expect you to be a military talent too.

Your Majesty.

King Han made such a great achievement.

It's such a nice surprise.

I'll reward you with one thing.

Worthy

This is the word "Worthy".

I think you should know its weight.

Rewarding a king with the word "Worthy"

is the greatest compliment in the world.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I will remember Your Majesty's teaching

and be a worthy king.

Get up now.

Lu Qi, you fought bravely.

You'll be rewarded.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Get up now.

Duke of Lu.

Here, Your Majesty.

Your son Sheng Chumu is brave and skillful in battles.

His courage is greater than yours when you were young.

Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I still want to go back...

Don't go back to the border town.

Stay in Chang'an and guard the Xuanwu Gate.

Think twice, Your Majesty.

The Xuanwu Gate guards the imperial city.

It can't be entrusted to someone so easily.

Sheng Chumu fought against 3,000 men by himself

to protect the commander in chief.

With his loyalty and bravery,

he can be trusted.

Your Majesty.

Sheng Chumu.

I am here.

You are now General of Xuanwu. Guard the Xuanwu Gate.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Taichi Gate

Directress Fu.

King Zhou.

Your man, General Sheng, is back.

What can I do for Your Highness?

My mother's sachet is broken.

I'd like you to mend it.

Chu...

Your Highness.

In King Zhao's Mansion,

I didn't find your letters to King Zhao.

Have you searched everywhere carefully?

I searched three times,

but I didn't find them.

I guess King Zhao destroyed them.

I hope so.

My love, I'm back.

You won't believe what His Majesty gave me.

Clothes off.

Although a day of separation feels as long as three years,

it's inappropriate to get undressed the second we meet.

Are you gonna undress?

Okay, I will.

Someone, take my armor off.

My love, what are you looking at?

My love. My love. My love.

My love, what are you doing?

Where are your wounds?

What wounds?

I heard the camp was attacked

and you got seriously hurt.

No.

It's not me that got hurt. It's Chumu.

He was almost chopped into mince.

What?

He was almost chopped into mince?

How come you didn't get hurt at all?

I...

Were you a good brother-in-law?

My love, be gentle.

Mother,

applying medicine

can be done by Chuling and Chujun.

Mother,

leave it to us.

Yeah.

Look, Chumu's back

is scratched like a map.

Stop that nonsense.

He is already like this.

It's true.

What is true?

It's not nonsense. Look.

Look.

You two, get out.

Don't annoy Chumu here.

Yes, mother.

One's body, hair, and skin

all come from their parents.

You are not a dutiful son.

I am not dutiful.

I am not a dutiful son.

I am guilty. I am guilty.

I am not a dutiful son.

My child.

Regretting it now

is too late.

My child.

Back then,

what have I taught you?

Why have you forgotten it?

Father. Father.

Why was I so stupid?

I believed slanders. I was stupid.

I believed slanders.

I was stupid. I was stupid.

Father. Father. Father.

Father. Father. Father.

I was so stupid.

Since you know you're wrong,

just listen to me from now on.

Don't make me worry about you anymore.

Okay.

I'll listen to you.

His Majesty has given me the order.

I won't return to the border town.

I'll stay in Chang'an

and stay with you and my father.

I wasn't talking about that.

Then what?

Get married and have children.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Just now,

I visited King Zhao.

How does Your Majesty plan to punish him?

King Zhao regrets it very much.

His misery

is pitiable.

However,

there is no use regretting it.

He should be executed

for his crime according to the law.

But King Zhao is Your Majesty's own son after all.

And he is too young and foolish.

You mean?

Your Majesty is a kind monarch

and a loving father.

In terms of his punishment,

Your Majesty knows the answer.

Father.

Just then, King Zhao was holding my leg

and calling me father miserably.

His words broke my heart.

There have long been Eight Deliberations.

Deliberation for relatives of the emperor is one of them.

If I can reduce his sentence and make him a commoner based on this,

if he is exiled instead of executed,

he can still be alive.

I want to thank Your Majesty for Consort Xi.

The Empress asked Your Highness to relax.

She kept pleading for Your Highness.

Now His Majesty is showing leniency.

You mean

I can still live?

Not only that.

His Majesty agreed that

tomorrow,

Consort Xi and Your Highness can meet.

Wonderful.

Wonderful.

Great.

Great.

Boss.

No wonder everyone wants to be an official.

It's so lucrative.

Who is it?

What sound is it?

Whose letter?

Go, hand it to the commander.

Let's go.

Attendant Cao.

I want to see His Majesty.

His Majesty and Her Majesty are discussing calligraphy

with great interest.

It'd be best not to interrupt if there is nothing big.

It's big.

Follow me.

He's kicking me.

Good boy.

You'll be a good general in the future.

Stop tricking him.

I feel like you have been happier lately.

I was worried in the past.

Now I've gotten over it.

Right.

Let's not overthink what happened to Hanxing.

For our child,

we should live a meaningful life.

As long as we do more good deeds,

those who are gone will forgive us.

For our child, live a meaningful life.

Young Master.

What happened?

Yin, I'll be back soon.

Have a good rest.

You're useless!

How could you let Yan Zifang see through it?

Young General,

I've tried my best.

Stop saying that you've tried.

If you had tried your best,

my father and I wouldn't have been in prison.

When Yan Zifang captured Hong Yide,

I can't believe you didn't give us any tips.

I did.

I came as soon as I knew it.

But Young General,

you weren't there back then,

and I couldn't stay long,

so I left you a letter to warn you.

You left a letter to warn me?

Yeah.

Didn't Young General receive it?

Young Master,

I have checked.

That day, Yan Wei left a letter

and it was indeed sent to the study.

Is there really someone tampering with my study?

Send me everyone who has access

to the study right now.

Miss no one.

But it's not convenient for Miss Yin...

I told you.

Miss no one.

As you wish.

It has been identified.

It's indeed King Zhao's writing.

The captured elite soldier also confessed

he was ordered by King Zhao to lurk in Chang'an.

I thought since my son is my closest family,

I should be lenient with him.

I wanted him to calm down and reflect on himself.

I didn't expect that

he refuses to come to his senses.

At this point,

he is not repentant at all

and secretly contacted elite soldiers to save him.

Our last bit of father-son tie

is also severed by him.

King Zhao is rebellious and unfilial.

He is not repentant even when he is locked away.

With the crime of betraying the Emperor and his father, he cannot be pardoned.

King Zhao mentioned in his letter

that the elite soldiers should listen to the Crown Prince.

He trusts you a lot.

Your Majesty,

I know nothing about it.

You know nothing?

If you know nothing,

will he count his last hope on you?

I am framed.

Will he frame you with his own life?

Your Majesty.

I think King Zhao believes he won't live much longer,

so he wants someone to die with him.

Shut up!

You should be the one he targets in that case!

You were the commander in chief who suppressed him.

Your Majesty.

I brought him back.

If he frames me,

Your Majesty won't believe him.

This is one thing.

The Crown Prince and I are brothers by blood.

Framing the Crown Prince

is an act of revenge on me. - That's all?

Your Majesty, here is the third one.

Framing King Han is only framing a king,

but framing the Crown Prince

will shake the foundation of the Tang dynasty.

This is the most harmful one to the Tang dynasty.

Shaking the Tang dynasty?

Yes.

Your Majesty can't fall for it.

Your Majesty,

don't forget the Grant Emperor's last words.

Right.

I promised the Grand Emperor.

No matter what happens,

I will trust you and protect you.

Fine.

I will still trust you this time.

I believe

you won't do outrageous things like that.

Get up now.

Thank you,

Your Majesty.

Empress,

what will you do about Consort Xi?

Consort Xi is no longer qualified as a consort.

She should be demoted to a concubine.

She raised

such an undutiful son.

Does her life still have meaning?

I am incompetent.

I mishandled it.

I'll leave the decision to Your Majesty.

Consort Xi's son became a rebel.

She failed at educating him.

Wait.

Your Majesty,

I heard a saying when I was little.

What saying?

Not educating a child

is the father's fault.

How disrespectful, Directress Fu. Leave!

King Zhao did unforgivable things.

He has it coming.

Are you going to blame me for it?

Your Majesty is wise.

Indeed, King Zhao has it coming.

If it's not the father's fault,

is it the mother's fault?

Have you heard her?

Have you all heard her?

This is the result of me being lenient.

How dare a court lady

contradict me like this!

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