Original subtitles

Lan State, with benevolence and righteousness, dispatched troops

from nearly a thousand li away,

and arrived to solve our desperate situation.

We wish the Jiuliao were utterly defeated,

but within ten years,

they may dare to incite trouble again.

This entire matter rested on Li and Lan States both together

commonly fighting Jiuliao for this victorious result.

Tonight, let’s allow ourselves to get completely drunk!

Good, good!

Come on!

This sweet wine is called “Joyful Spring”.

I brew it myself in Li, in my Mian pool.

This wine is especially fine quality,

in order to thank the Lan ruler for rushing to my aid.

I toast you.

Fill it up full!

Third Elder Brother, beware of poison in the wine.

The flames of war

were merciless in this battle.

My Great Lan has how many

heroic officers and soldiers dying and buried here.

Today, Li State has set up a feast

and the Li ruler conferred wine,

how few of them are here to finish it.

Hence I decided

tonight, Great Lan’s soldiers from high to low

will drink no more

than this one dedicated cup....

to salute the flow from the top rank down,

all of the officers and soldiers possessing the heroic spirit!

I will drink this tea instead of wine

to salute the Li ruler.

At our great feast,

how can there be a lack of female company!

Let there be singing and dancing!

Disperse!

Apparently the Lan monarch

is not pleased with my arrangements!

So...what shall we do for fun?

How about we arrange a fight!

Li ruler, you have a good idea.

I heard that General Miao took to the battlefield

and was a match for few enemies.

With courage and determination he attacked the enemy,

presumably his swordsmanship was equally outstanding.

I just happen to at my side one person

who may possibly match his writing with his martial arts skills, Prime Minister Gu.

These two should have a competition

to see who is more brilliant!

General Miao already attacked the enemy

and is exhausted,

it would be better we assign someone else just as brave

to come meet the martial arts enemy head on.

Your Majesty!

This officer will not be substituted for Great Lan

and will compete against Prime Minister Gu in martial arts.

I will humbly undertake fighting General Miao,

to exchange pointers.

Good.

This martial arts competition will end at a certain point.

Stab him, Prime Minister Gu!

Stop fighting, both of you!

Both swords are poisoned!

This...this…!

Why would they be poisoned?

Who...

would have the impertinence with both countries at a feast celebrating

to do such a despicable and disgusting thing!

Prime Minister Gu’s double-edged sword

was a gift from his monarch.

My double-edged sword

will be used against Jiuliao later.

It was from the Emperor.

The Lan Army came to save the trapped Li Army.

Prime Minister Gu, are you going against the Imperial purpose to rescue Lan?

One is surprised at the favor that bestowed upon you and given you

to receive this highly-toxic double-edged sword.

General Miao treasonously placed himself in the hands of Great Lan.

How can you return to your original master

so easily?

This Fengqing’s sword before was poisoned,

after he drank blood!

As a matter of fact, one’s fate

is not always to be a useful person

all on their own,

right?

King of Rui is convinced I am base and shameless,

having supplied both with swords

and hoping they will both slaughter each other?

I, in the capacity of my country’s ruler,

would do something this disgusting?

I’ll pretend not to notice this,

rather than using five horses to dismember a body

for coming to strike at my elder brother, the Emperor,

and treat you as an esteemed ally, rather than

treating you as a traitor

because of this matter who cannot be trusted!

Fifth Younger Brother.

King of Rui, you’ve completely misunderstood me!

Apparently today

is just a misunderstanding,

right, Emperor of Li?

Gu Qinghong, listen up!

At this time, I had no intention of killing you.

I, together with your Miao wife, have a deep blood enmity,

and I of the Miao clan will at some time future settle the score

in a straightforward and upright fashion!

In no way would I use this

despicable, shameless, and really contemptible method!

If there is an unfortunate calamity to the

diplomatic relations between these two countries

so as to hurt the present conditions of the common people,

you'd better stay away and not come near me in this life!

Inevitably, there will be a day

when I can openly settle the score,

throw you down and cut off your head,

to revenge my Miao clans’ and your wife’s blood hatred!

Miao Minghu, hello, what great courage you have!

General Miao!

My sword will not stop when it strikes!

Since the Li Emperor gave this to me,

you can have this one back!

Highly-skilled in military arts,

as befits the best military commander.

In addition, capable of planning,

abilities can said to be rated as those of the commander-in-chief.

Miao Minghu, he’s worthy of this.

My Great Lan is proud to have this commander-in-chief.

It’s definitely my Great Lan’s good fortune,

wouldn’t you say, Li Emperor?

Father.

Mother.

Your child has been unfilial.

I wasn’t able to bury you and give you rest.

His Majesty is here.

Thank you, Your Majesty, on behalf of my Miao clan.

For arranging the burial of the bodies and markers,

these are your great kindness and favor,

and this humble general will remember as long as he lives

General Miao, please rise.

Today, this all

really isn’t supplied by me.

Look,

these are Great Lan’s officers and soldiers!

They toward you have love and respect.

All this you have won, and are receiving back.

We’re waiting to return to Lan State

because you are my Great Lan’s most important general!

Men!

We ourselves will assist Great Lan’s great general

in laying his family to rest!

You’re so strange!

Are you a man or a demon?

I, the Grand Tutor, am trying to speak to you,

King of Rui, about something?

Can I tell you something?

King of Rui’s abilities

are activated by the Heavenly Tear gemstone.

King of Rui needs to understand what Grand Tutor knows,

if you continue to try to defeat me

and go within a 10 li perimeter,

the flowers and plants, trees, and beasts of the field and birds

will all be destroyed in a short time.

Why is it like this?

This is our planet’s mother ship,

our king’s greatest power!

We use this sort of power

to eliminate the inferior and violent!

But with every war,

we along with all our military

left the natural world destroyed,

and found ourselves refuted.

We had survived on our mother planet

for an awfully long time,

and were afraid a war would possibly destroy it all.

All the beautiful things on the planet

were taken to another,

sub-planet where they can grow.

Do you know

that the fragrance of the flowers and birds of this world,

all of its rivers and mountains,

were all brought here by our ancestors?

This belongs to us alone,

and only our Heavenly Tear gemstone

to return it from here!

During such a war,

the Sacred Priestess carried away the Heavenly Tear gemstone

along with the phoenix from the mother planet.

“Sacred Priestess”?

“Sacred Priestess” refers to my mother, right?

She came here from the mother planet to see

if all the beautiful things were fine,

she did not return.

She loved, above all, one particular man

and went into hiding

and she gave him a son,

By her loving a man and hiding here,

she deprived the people of her wisdom and teaching.

She made Lan State rich and powerful,

but also made the bordering states uneasy.

Finally, they recruited followers

to kill the source of their calamity by murdering her body and began the war.

In other words,

my mother feigned death

and concealed the Heavenly Tear gemstone from me?

You really are very clever.

I really am not willing to harm you.

I, together with Jiao Tong,

have been seeking this for several years.

Unexpectedly,

she has been from the very beginning concealed in the Lan State palace grounds.

You want to use me

to threaten my mother?

Right.

We had not anticipated your growth of power up to now,

nor for it to upgrade so rapidly.

At Sacred Priestess’ time of escape,

Divine Bird prevented us from touching her.

The Divine Bird received a serious injury,

but left behind a pair of stone eggs,

all along not having incubated them.

It was therefore important for us to wait

before once more assembling

people of this world to seek.

The Emperor really has a treasury

that we are very interested in.

These Earth men

love gold, jewels, fame and profit,

together with wealth.

You may have a usefulness for these

after we all have left for the mother planet,

and taken it all back!

I want to call on my Third Elder Brother

to give up what’s in the Imperial treasury.

Indeed, accomplishing this is a grand and beautiful dream,

but how can Xiao Fengming possibly

easily give it up?

Furthermore, the individual in question,

I sense

that his body contains some

of the Sacred Priestess’ blood!

This makes him become, when compared with the average person,

much more formidable!

He seems to know

your body’s blood

compared to his is 100 times more powerful!

He’ll want to take it!

You can’t drive a wedge between me andThird Elder Brother.

King.

The mother planet is waiting for all of us to return!

At the very moment the people here realize

you are here to plunder

absolutely everything, at that time

they will abandon you.

You just wait and see!

Princess, it’s time for lunch.

I’m not hungry.

The main army force has set out to assist the Li ruler,

the Princess has come to this Donglin Temple

to pray for blessings for His Majesty.

I’ve been eating meals for some time

but you haven’t eaten anything in this temple,

for a long time.

I’ve been watching the Princess lose weight!

Qiuzi,

can you tell me if Brother Miao

is on the battlefield or it’s already over?

Is there anyone back yet?

Princess look!

Zhaoyi Nie sent this as a gift to the Princess.

This “general kite”

will protect him, Princess!

It’s so mighty!

Princess Yunle! Princess Yunle!

You should quickly go see the King on the back mountain!

Our Great Lan has helped Li defeat Jiuliao,

already a total victory

returning right now to Donglin Temple!

Really?

They’re all returning safely?

The entire force has returned riding on great horses.

There’s His Majesty, the King of Rui,

and also Commanding Officer Xue!

And who else?

And...and...and..

General Miao Minghu!

Very good, great!

Qiuzi! Hurry up and get things together,

we’ll follow the main forces from the temple to the palace.

Yes

Thank you, Buddha! Thank you, Buddha!

Play music and announce

that His Majesty and his troops are returning

in triumph to the Imperial court tomorrow.

The Empress and the harem should be made aware of this.

Replying to the Empress Dowager

The six palaces already know. (aka inner court/harem)

His Majesty has sent them a verbal decree

that this time helping Li with military aid was a great expenditure,

keep the celebration simple

to avoid affecting the common people

but still meeting and welcoming him back.

Indeed, all the people truly love and respect

His Majesty.

Also

the army’s main force is passing Donglin Temple right now,

and Princess Yunle has finished and will now also return.

Oh, this daughter of mine!

In order to pray for blessings for the new army,

she unexpectedly traveled to the Buddhist temple!

Miao Minghu...is in a position to show off!

Reporting to the Empress Dowager,

General Xue Mingyi is outside the palace hall, requesting to appear.

The new army’s big triumph

has Xue Mingyi no less worried

than I am myself.

Allow him to come in after waiting outside the hall!

Yes

Your subject pays respects to Your Highness the Empress Dowager.

You may rise.

Thank you, Your Highness the Empress Dowager

General Xue, first thing in the morning

you come to Shangyuan Palace to appear before me,

what is the matter?

His Majesty aided Li to a quick victory

and is returning this morning.

Your old subject is appearing before Your Highness the Empress Dowager

having recently taken part in prayers to Buddha

because of being deeply worried and sick at heart,

and sought to meet with you, the dynasty’s central colleague,

having prepared a gift

to be provided to Your HIghness the Empress Dowager,

as a sign of my good intentions.

General Xue, you’re being much too polite.

On the battlefield, you’ve displayed top bravery

and that really isn’t mine.

You should leave and take it with you!

Your Highness the Empress Dowager,

this gift really isn’t

just from this old subject alone,

it’s to show filial respect to the Empress Dowager.

Empress Dowager’s refusal

makes this old subject then wonder how to get her to team up,

as my Great Lan sets the whole world in order,

and my colleagues will make clear.

You brought this gold, silver and jewelry

to tell me how the ranks high and low

of my court’s old subjects are greedy?

In His Majesty’s new army, things are a lot less fancy.

This old subject acted foolishly,

may the Empress Dowager forgive me!

Then you will at once explain these jewels

and your purpose for appearing?

Within the army, it was rumored

that sending out troops to aid Li first

was what Your Highness the Empress Dowager promised His Majesty

and allowing Miao Minghu to lead the forces

to decisively defeat and then return to the court,

even conferring upon him a title as “White Horse Cavalry Commanding General”!

This is how my Xue military family leaders are treated,

and we have suffered serious damage!

General Xue.

You are my own left wing,

and your Xue military family is my right one!

Would I not be stupid

to chop off both my left and right wings?

This old subject understands Your Highness the Empress Dowager

is the most likely to attach importance to and be affectionate with people.

It’s just that those below who support this old subject may

entertain apprehensions,

and so there still needs to be a method

to allow all of them to be at ease.

General Xue.

Tell me, do you have any such methods?

This old subject actually has one idea.

Now this Princess Yunle

is of the right age for marriage...

My son, Xue Bi--

Enough!

That Gao Yang will use LI State’s Princess

to ally by marriage with the monarch.

You also think you can mimic his idiosyncrasies

to think you too can ally with the monarch’s family

to suppress me?

This old subject wouldn’t dare!

I request the Empress Dowager to calm down.

In vain you have followed me how many years?

Jiuliao was one military task where the outcome was already decided

when I along with His Majesty decided to use

a capable individual from the very start!

I knew someday in the future it would be necessary to confront this war situation

incessantly without this one person,

and I don’t need you to come tell me

how to act!

You clearly believe

so long as I am not overturned,

you all may then live it up for the rest of your days

with high position and great rank!

As for Princess Yunle,

naturally my daughter

is at a major turning point in her life,

I have my own arrangements.

This time, going on the military campaign to comply with the Will of Heaven,

defeating Jiuliao decisively and returning,

all our military men have achievements

and shall have equal rewards!

King of Rui, step forward for the conferment!

Going with nature and the seasons, and subject to the Will of Heaven,

the Emperor’s Imperial Decree states,

“King of Rui, Xiao Fengqing,brave and fierce, incomparable,

assisted by driving cart into the midst of the enemy ranks,

an outstanding achievement!

Specially conferred as Chief of Staff (“King of Generals”)

to lead the Three Armies (ancient “Left, Right, and Center”)

and bestowed the reward of 20,000 silver pieces and 1000

“qing” of good fertile land.” (6700 hectares modern measure)

Signed by the Emperor. (End of Decree.)

I, your subject and younger brother, receive the decree.

May the Emperor live forever, long live, long live the Emperor!

This time, in defeating Jiuliao

there was yet another meritorious official!

Miao Minghu, step forward to accept the Imperial Decree!

Going with nature and the seasons, and accepting the Will of Heaven,

the Emperor’s Imperial Decree states:

“Miao Minghu attacked the Jiuliao enemy

making an all-out effort.

Against an unusual number of soldiers of Jiuliao’s main force,

his contributions cannot go unnoticed.

Specially conferring him as the “White Horse Cavalry Commanding General”,

Commander of the New Army.” Signed by the Emperor himself.

Subject Miao Minghu thanks the Liege Lord for his favor!

May the Emperor live forever, long live, long live the Emperor!

Imperial Mother, have you an objection?

None.

Miao Minghu is a capable commander in chief,

though this time permitted Your Majesty to personally take part in the expedition,

he single-mindedly serves my Great Lan to great effect.

Conferring him as “White Horse Cavalry Commander”

also is regarded as “fame follows merit”.

To have a meritorious high-ranking military

officer to lead troops resulting in achievements,

one follows the other, there must be a reward.

Serving government officials, cautious and conscientious,

equally shall have a reward!

May the Emperor live forever, long live, long live the Emperor!

Zitong,

Because I’ve been outside the palace,

the harem affairs have made you work too hard,

they really are exhausting.

Your subject does not find it difficult.

Your Majesty being out leading troops to battle,

now that is truly exhausting.

Your Majesty, these dishes are by my

special instruction to the Imperial kitchen

,specially prepared for Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, please eat some of them.

Right! While I was not present in the palace,

did the central palace (Empress) have any problems?

Your Majesty, nothing happened in the palace,

everything went well.

Except...

Concubine Du met Zhaoyi Nie

and between them there is a misunderstanding.

Concubine Yu and Du Ruo also seem to be implicated together.

Fortunately, King of Rui rushed back in time!

King of Rui? King of Rui came back too?

Ten days ago,

At that time, the Empress Dowager wanted to

investigate the death of Jieyu Bao, who died in tragic circumstances from

desiring to take away the King of Rui’s mother’s precious gemstone,

following which Zhaoyi Nie carried it away from the body.

This stone really has some spiritual influence.

Fortunately, the King of Rui arrived in time to answer

the Empress Dowager who had Zhaoyi Nie in her presence.

Ten days ago?

Ten days ago, Fifth Younger Brother was still together with me.

In front of the line, side by side doing battle with martial arts,

he would have to have a very swift horse.

It’s not possible for him to have made it.

Informing Your Majesty, Your Highness the Empress,

Her Highness Concubine Du and Her Highness Concubine Yu.

Furthermore, Imperial Medical Bureau’’s

Imperial Physician Du Ruo seeks audience.

You’re telling His Majesty this just as he’s here to dine?

What work matter

outranks HIs Majesty’s meals and discussion cannot be held later?

Let them come in.

If they’re looking for me,

there must be an important matter.

Yes.

Your official Du Ruo

pays respects to Your Majesty,

Your Highness the Empress.

You may rise.

Concubine Yu,

your voice really has returned since the last time we met?

All entirely to Imperial Physician Du’s credit.

Concubine Du, you’re looking for me, what is the matter?

Your Majesty, your subject has one matter,

hoping Your Majesty will respond.

Tell me, I’ll hear it.

I, your subject, want to return to Li State.

That’s without any rhyme or reason,

why would you want to return to Li State?

Since your subject has arrived at Lan State,

I have not been feeling acclimated,

always tired and generally ill-disposed.

Therefore, I want to go back to Li State.

This entire thing involves both Li and Lan,

we will have to examine it together.

Rise and continue.

Concubine Yu, you have something important to discuss?

Replying to Your Majesty, your subject would like to go out of the palace

and devote myself to spiritual development,

to pray for blessings for Great Lan and Your Majesty.

Imperial Physician Du, and you?

Reporting to Your Majesty,

I believe that my level of scholarly knowledge is too sparse and shallow,

such that I cannot take up my duty as an Imperial Physician.

I most earnestly request Your Majesty

to excuse me from my Imperial Medical Bureau position.

Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Empress,

Zhaoyi Nie asks to appear.

Granted.

Yes

Wushuang pays respects to Your Majesty,

Your Highness the Empress.

You may rise.

Zhaoyi Nie,

You have come to find me, what’s the matter?

Wushuang heard that Imperial Physician Du

wants to resign from their Imperial Medical Bureau post.

So...

I’ve come here specifically to get Imperial Physician Du to remain.

A few days ago,

Wushuang’s body was hit by snake venom.

Thanks to Imperial Physician Du’

great care and consideration,

I was able to recover from my illness in this way so rapidly.

As a result, I earnestly ask if Imperial Physician Du

can remain

to continue my treatment and recovery.

It’s now clear to me.

All of you have concerns which I will look into.

All of you vilified Wushuang,

and plotted to murder Jieyu Bao!

Zhaoyi Nie, you take care.

Wushuang thinks...

that included in this is clearly some misunderstandings.

Jieyu Bao and all of you in the harem

have been sisters from the start.

Dying a violent death, it is indeed unreconciled.

Concubine Du, in order to uphold justice, should be cross-examined and investigated,

as well as the usual subordinates.

Wushuang will not take your remark

seriously, Your Majesty,

don’t blame them any more!

Your Majesty’s great victory and return

has filled the morning with festive jubilation.

There is no reason anyone should point to the harem on these trifling matters,

or use them to cause alarm among the common people.

Nie Wushuang,

I don’t need for you to ask for a favor on my behalf,

you--

Imperial Physician Du, how is Concubine Du?

Your Highness.

Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Empress,

Her Highness Concubine Du is with child.

Great!

Within the palace, we’re adding another son to the family!

Your Majesty defeated an enemy and returned to court this morning,

and in the harem, Concubine Du is expecting a child!

This is indeed two happy events for the same family!

Your Majesty,

those hideous messed-up matters,

how can they compare to a happy event?

Concubine Du will now

comply with the Empress,

there will be no more investigations.

Your subject is not feeling well, Your Majesty,

Your Highness the Empress.

My body is feeling out of sorts.

and had better return to the palace now.

Today I am particularly happy

to accompany Concubine Du back to Guanju Palace.

Your Majesty, please have some tea.

Please, Your Majesty, forgive me!

If my guess is not mistaken,

this child’s

father is really Gu Qinghong?

Yes.

I’m repelling Jiuliao

to finally finish steadying the

Lan and Li State mutual relationship,

really not that easy.

So it’s not likely that I can punish you.

it’s just that finding someone to suit

Great Lan’s objectives

would not be simple.

First, the coalition to fight Jiuliao and

second,

you’ve come with a map to search for my father’s wife in the storehouse,

you’re wholeheartedly serving Li!

Whether or not you understand this,

I was in the middle of resisting Jiuliao at the time

and your elder brother Gao Yang planned to trap me

into betraying Great Lan!

Regarding him and the way he handled that timeframe,

his central place in his heart not having you there,

what is your future situation?

You want to kill yourself?

Where is my Great Lan’s prestige then!

Your Majesty,

won’t you even let your subject die?

That’s right!

You were Li State’s Princess, you entered Lan and are pregnant,

you’re not allowed to die!

The diplomatic relations between Lan and Li States

would be severed off

and all my energy wasted.

I absolutely cannot allow that to take place!

You will first have your child,

keep safely that fetus and remain calm,

and if Gu Qinghong makes any move,

then don’t blame me

at that time if I become hostile and merciless!

Gao Yan, you’re very beautiful,

however for my part,

from beginning to end, it hasn’t mattered even a little bit

about this relationship.

Focus on bearing your child.

I...

probably won’t make things difficult for you as mother and child.

Elder Sister,

this meal is from the Imperial Kitchen, along with a tonic

to help support your pregnancy.

Just leave it here.

I really haven’t any appetite.

Elder Sister,

your servant wishes to know why your frame of mind isn’t good?

You’re titled, Concubine Du,

and on top of it, you’re conceived a child?

Indeed, the heaven’s have eyes!

I’m not really so upset

about my matters as Concubine Du.

You should go back and rest.

I will take the tonic in a moment.

You may rise.

Your Majesty, why are you here?

Why can’t I be here?

You think

I should stay with Concubine Du,

is that so?

Concubine Du is newly pregnant,

Your Majesty should go to accompany her,

you really shouldn’t stay here

Tonight, I’m staying not because she’s carrying a child...

I just wanted to come and see you.

At the time I was aiding Li State in repelling Jiuliao,

always from the start was a little uneasy

not knowing how you were in the middle of the palace

and how you were getting along?

Only now apparently

Wushuang is bright enough to more or less understand the logic that

great events transform themselves into lesser matters,

then are transformed again into trifling ones.

Really, I have a whole new respect for you.

Your Majesty has overpraised me.

Actually, mine is a trifling matter.

Concubine Du has reason to be jealous in her mind.

Concubine Yu will go all out desiring criminal charges

and the power to undertake them.

After this, there is Wushuang to handle.

As for Du Ruo,

I believe

she too has her own secret troubles.

In the middle of this palace, it’s as though everyone is splitting hairs,

it’s improbable one is having an easy time.

I came here tonight

and had a matter to discuss with you.

Fengqing returned to the palace ten days ago?

Yes, that’s correct.

Ten days ago, the King of Rui returned to the palace.

Were it not for the King of Rui standing up for me,

Empress Dowager, I’m afraid, would have been unlikely

to let go of me.

But ten days ago,

Fengqing was with me in Li State.

From Li State back to Lan State,

one simply cannot vanish and hurry back!

You think that

Fengqing would rather that

we all would not know his secret?

That’s unlikely.

Your Majesty,

no matter what,

the King of Rui wholeheartedly

vows loving devotion to Your Majesty.

He found out Your Majesty cares for me,

then I unexpectedly met with a mishap,

and Your Majesty was there.

Fifth Younger Brother’s intentions,

I understand them clearly.

No matter what happens,

I will always accept and forgive him.

King of Rui also told me

before he left

it would be better if he died

if it would allow Your Majesty to ease your mind.

Fengqing is my most beloved Fifth Younger Brother,

and you are my most beloved wife.

So long as you are here,

I will never feel alone.

Wushuang thanks Your Majesty for your great favor

in taking the hundred ghosts of my Miao clan

and laying them to rest in peace!

I allowed this for your older brother’s sake

and they were my Miao wife’s ancestors.

I had a solution to justify myself,

each and every person by themselves have in their thoughts

one matter that entirely gnaws at their mind.

A few days ago,

Meiren Ji’s remains disappeared

from the center of the palace

and you bore the burden of being falsely accused.

For the time being,

I will maintain that you are innocent

to allow Fengqing to make an explanation.

The Divine Birds at last have hatched!

-Your son… - Your son

- greets Imperial Mother. - greets Your Highness the Empress Dowager.

Eunuch Li, get them seats.

Yes

This most recent time that Your Majesty attacked Jiuliao

was very hard work.

King of Rui also went out and did his duty.

I’m awfully glad

that King of Rui was raised to chief of staff

despite the objections centered in the court.

But I am in favor

of the desired hope that King of Rui may in future

assist Your Majesty,

repenting past mistakes and turn over a new leaf.

We must ourselves turn our Great Lan

into a tower of strength.

Thank you, Your Highness the Empress Dowager.

Indeed, it’s unexpected

as I am remnant of an external foreign people,

Her Highness the Empress Dowager will permit me to take up

my new title.

Today, I’ve called over the King of Rui

because I have completed what I

promised His Majesty on this matter.

Eunuch Li.

Yes

Conduct Imperial Physician Du in.

This official pays respects to Your Highness the Empress Dowager,

Your Majesty, and King of Rui.

You may rise.

Imperial Physician Du,

you will give His Majesty and King of Rui an explanation

on Meiren Ji’s matter,

and in no way conceal the truth.

Yes.