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Court Lady

Ep39

Drink some water.

I just made pork trotter soup.

Shall I bring some for you?

You are here all the time.

Won't my mother give you a hard time?

No, she won't.

She is very good to me.

It's because she doesn't know you once worked in Yanhui House.

She knew.

She knew?

Chumu.

My lady.

My lady.

You are also here, Lianyan.

I'll bring some pork trotter soup for Young Master.

Go.

What a good child!

It's a pity

that she was sold to a dirty place

when she was young by her cruel aunt.

How about you make her

your concubine?

Mother,

you look so pretty today.

So refreshing.

Really?

It's just a Uighur hair bun.

Tell you what.

Your father is stunned by me every day.

Just tell me, is it pretty?

So pretty.

What a sweet talker!

But you can't

just sell me out every time

you want to impress Father.

She was brought back by you.

It's for you that I unwillingly allowed

a former prostitute to serve you.

Where are you going?

His Majesty's order. Reflect on my misdeeds in solitude.

Mother.

Sorry to make you worried about my condition.

The Palace of Light

It's nothing as long as you can recover.

I can walk on my own now.

Look.

Mother,

something seems wrong.

My son,

walk a few more steps.

Okay.

Your Highness.

Go away!

Doctor Liu.

Doctor Liu!

Here.

The Palace of Light

What's wrong?

How could this happen?

Your Highness, you were seriously injured.

It's already a blessing

to have a recovery like this.

What do you mean, a blessing?

It's my fault. It's my fault.

Are you blind?

I am a cripple now.

A cripple!

It's my fault.

Sorry, Your Highness.

I am sorry.

It's my fault.

My son.

My son.

Your Highness.

Go away!

Your Majesty.

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Your Highness.

Why?

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Take it easy, Your Highness.

Why did you ask me to take it easy?

Ask the Heavenly Lord to take it easy.

Why would he keep harming me

and make me a cripple?

Get out!

-Your Highness. -Get out, you all!

Don't catch a cold.

Your Majesty.

You have stood here for half a day now.

The Crown Prince is the foundation of this country.

He incorporates the energy from Earth and Heaven

and is blessed by the sun, the moon, and the land.

He should be a man with good fortune.

How could my son

encounter something like this?

I have the world.

But why can't I find an elixir

that can make my son the man he was before?

The Palace of Light

Get out!

Get out, you all!

Your Highness.

Fushui.

I just came back from the mountain collecting herbs.

I heard the Crown Prince...

Get out!

Yes, Your Highness.

Get out, all of you!

Go as far away as possible!

As far away as possible!

Get out!

What should we do?

I brought you something nice.

Didn't you say your favorite food is grilled fish?

This grilled fish

was brought by a servant a minute ago.

How come you have it now?

I can't lie.

You'll see through me right away when I lie.

An emperor is the son of Heaven

who should be perfect.

The Crown Prince is a cripple now.

How can he be the future emperor?

Even commoners know it,

let alone officials.

Ke.

Have some rest.

Have a freshly made nectar drink.

Yes, Mother.

How about I catch one myself

and grill it for you?

I don't want it.

You...

I am just

an herbalist.

I can't give you any life lessons.

But in my view,

things in this world are just like this fish.

You don't want it,

but others have long been yearning for it.

They won't accommodate you

and will even fight for it in every possible way.

It's my grilled fish.

No one else can have it.

His Highness is finally eating.

Do you know why

I treat you differently?

Because I remind Your Highness

of that late friend of yours,

Chen Ji.

I fell off the horse

and was on the verge of death.

Then, you came to me

and encouraged me to live on.

I am now a cripple

in desperation.

And you straightened me out with grilled fish.

For everything that happened,

if Chen Ji were here,

he would also straighten me out

and encourage me.

Sometimes,

I feel like you are Chen Ji.

You are him with a different face.

But I don't want to be another Chen Ji.

Why?

He died young.

But I'm scared of death.

I promise you.

I will never let anyone hurt you.

What happened to Chen Ji

will never happen to you.

Your Highness.

Zhan Xuanzhi wants to see you.

You are right.

I can't be in hiding anymore.

I need to protect my grilled fish.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

I know that I am impatient.

Your Highness doesn't like it.

But today, I have to speak my mind.

I know.

I should stop feeling sorry for myself.

Right.

I need to pull myself together.

Exactly.

I need to protect my grilled fish.

Grilled fish?

I mean, I need to hold on to what's mine.

Your Highness is so wise.

Your Highness, here are the memorials to the throne.

Put them on the table.

Yes, Your Highness.

Buddha.

I've always followed the rules.

But I did something I shouldn't have done recently.

I feel a bit guilty.

I don't feel guilty.

I feel upset.

Getting married is such a natural thing.

But when I wanted to marry the girl I like,

my family disapproved of it.

My mother said if I

continued to see people in the Sun family,

she would break my legs.

But I really like Lady Sun.

I'm fine with her breaking my legs.

No.

It will hurt.

It'll make your heart ache?

Give me one.

Give me one.

-I want it too. -This is yours.

-I want it too. -I want it too.

This is yours.

Are you alright?

I'm alright.

They are all orphans.

With no one to discipline them, they are wild.

My dress got dirty.

You should at least say,

"Sheng Chujun, you are such a good man."

Why are you only focused on your dress?

I always know that you are a good man.

What are you doing?

Put me down.

What are you doing?

Stop it. Put me down.

What are you doing?

Washing your dress.

No, no.

You are a man.

How can you wash a dress for a woman?

If people find out about it,

they will laugh at you.

It's not right.

I know it's not right.

It should be like this.

So, Your Highness is upset

'cause people at the Literature Pavilion are insensible.

Those damn literati only care about King Han.

They don't care about me, the Crown Prince, at all.

What a bunch of bastards!

You have to teach them a lesson.

How?

How about you make it look nice

by promoting those literati

to higher positions with no actual duties?

Fushui,

since you have nothing else to do,

help me grind the ink.

I thought you wouldn't come to me again.

Her Majesty entrusted me

with the duty to teach King Qin.

Yesterday, King Qin asked me about

the meaning of "hesitation leads

to failure and futility".

I didn't know what it means,

so I want to consult Your Highness.

So you only think of me

when you have a problem.

Sorry that I offended you.

I will leave now.

The Book of Lord Shang: Reform of the Law.

Shang Yang believed that

one must be decisive to do great things.

One can't succeed if he acts hesitantly.

Hesitation leads to nowhere.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I am leaving now.

You're leaving already?

Is there really nothing else?

Sheng Chumu is still reflecting on himself at home, right?

Her Majesty wants to seek justice for her son.

Surely she won't put in a good word

for Sheng Chumu in front of His Majesty.

That's why you want me to help him.

I didn't think it through.

I know this is wrong,

but I still want to try.

Please pretend that

I didn't come here.

Sheng Chumu has someone else now.

Lianyan from Yanhui House

is now living in Duke of Lu's Mansion.

When he is reflecting on himself at home,

he has a girl to keep him company.

He is not as lonely and pitiable as you think.

I don't believe it.

How about we make a bet?

Your dignified manner

is unmatched by any other king.

I'm going to the Court.

The Crown Prince is here.

His leg...

The future emperor is a cripple.

-Your Highness. -It's bad luck for Tang.

I can walk on my own.

His Majesty is here.

Your Majesty.

The Crown Prince has rested for many days.

You are finally back.

I read the memorials you reviewed yesterday.

You were logical and handled things well.

I am gratified.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

The triennial review of officials is approaching.

I think

Lu Yunji, the Minister of Personnel, is the most suitable one

to be in charge.

Good. Lu Yunji it is.

Your Majesty.

I won't let you or His Highness down.

The Imperial Academy of Medicine

suggested that during this period,

I should have some rest at the Palace of Hot Spring for a while.

Well then,

the Crown Prince can stay and oversee state affairs.

Crown Prince,

you need to do some hard work

to share my burden.

I won't let Your Majesty down.

Your Majesty.

I led the Literature Pavilion in reviewing ancient records,

reading local chronicles,

and combining materials of different regions.

We have now finished the Tang Literature.

What a great piece of news!

I will reward you well.

Tell me,

what do you want?

Your Majesty.

I want you to forgive Sheng Chumu.

Chumu crushed the rebels with me.

He should be credited for his hard work, if not for good work.

Besides, the Crown Prince's injury

is not Chumu's fault.

Sheng Chumu was imprudent in doing things.

Punishing him is for his own good.

He remains the General of Cavalry for now.

I can't promote him so soon since I've just demoted him.

Your Majesty, can he be freed from home at least?

Approved.

Also, Sheng Chumu is General of Cavalry,

but it can't be just an empty title.

How about letting him pick 100 cavalries among the Imperial Guards?

How considerate of you as his brother-in-law!

Fine.

For the Tang Literature's sake,

I will give him some benefits.

He can pick 100 elites

from the Imperial Guards.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Young Master.

Her Ladyship asked you to come home soon.

I'll make some soup and wait for you.

Okay, I got it.

Your money pouch.

You're so attentive.

Just attentive?

You're not only attentive but also dexterous.

That's why my mother can't be mad at you.

What a sweet talker!

This lady,

who is she?

It is none of your business.

Say that again.

I said it's none of your business.

I don't believe it.

Say that again.

My answer will be the same even if I say it 100 times.

Who do you think I am?

Do I need to follow you forever,

be loyal to you even if you played me countless times,

and get heartbroken only for you?

You're the one who let me down from start to finish.

Why are you questioning me?

I made a clean break with you long ago.

Now, I can be with whoever I want.

Mark my words.

Fine.

I see.

Did you see it?

Do you believe me now?

Admit defeat.

Come up.

Hang out with me for one day.

You don't want to?

Then I'll take you back to the Palace.

If you want to cry, don't cry here.

Others will think

that I abandoned you.

Alright, get on.

Chumu,

what you said just now was so powerful.

Really?

What did I just say?

Don't you remember what you said?

My blood rushed to my head just then,

and the words just came out of my mouth.

You said you had a clean break with her long ago.

You can like whoever you want.

It's none of her business.

No.

Rou.

Rou.

What's wrong?

Sit tight.

Sheng Chumu,

how many times more will you be played by her?

This will be the last time.

I haven't been feeling well lately

so I didn't come to greet you.

Please don't be mad at me.

How can I be mad at you?

I feel so blessed.

About what?

His Highness went hunting with King Han.

He fell off and got seriously hurt.

I was scared to death.

But King Han was safe and sound.

I feel blessed for you.

His Highness got hurt.

King Han also couldn't sleep or eat well.

Do you know the embroiderer

named Xia Han?

Well...

With so many people in our house,

it's not easy to learn

every servant's nature

in a short time.

Right.

One assassin out of a few hundred servants,

it's nothing.

You are already doing your best

in managing King Han's Mansion.

You were accommodating her all the time,

but she kept making oblique accusations.

When we are back at home,

don't mention this to King Han.

Why?

I already suffered.

If he knows, he will suffer too.

What's in it for us?

My lord.

Last time, I was working in another province,

so I missed the chance to celebrate your birthday.

I was so abashed.

But it's never too late to correct one's mistakes.

I especially prepared a birthday gift for you today.

Please accept it.

So, if I don't accept your gift,

you can't correct your mistake?

Please forgive me, my lord.

Such being the case,

I'll take it then.

You said you were working in another province.

Were you overseeing the operation of grain carriers?

Yes.

During that operation,

two carriers sank.

My lord.

That section of the river was turbulent.

I couldn't...

Alright.

You oversaw the operation of grain carriers and lost two of them.

I can only give you B- this time.

Um...

Based on

your willingness to correct your mistake,

I will give you B.

My lord.

Can you make it higher

to B+?

How many carriers did you lose?

Two.

How many mistakes

do you need to correct?

Understood.

You understood?

I think you are totally clueless.

I was given the order

to recruit a hundred cavalries.

You should know that

these cavalries are the top elites guarding His Majesty.

However,

it's not difficult to be selected.

You only need to pass one test.

General Sheng, what test?

Beat me.

He has an ominous vibe today.

A taste of blood is in the air.

The other day, I saw him

sitting there and looking at the sky.

As it turns out, he was in a bad mood.

Things were great at first

but he was flogged 100 times

and got demoted later.

He is not only in a bad mood

but also distressed.

Shields will be at the front and spears at the back.

We take turns to tire him out.

-Okay. -Okay.

You can have ten men in each group.

Why are there only eight in your group?

Quality over quantity.

Eight men with good cooperation are better than ten.

Still so talkative.

You still remember me?

You're the son of Ren Yuan, Secretary of the Ministry of War.

My name is Ren Lin.

Less talking. Come on.

You were all defeated.

Do you have any thoughts?

What?

Have you lost your tongue?

We don't have experience,

unlike you, who have gone through battles.

You gave off an ominous vibe.

Even standing close to you gave us chills.

We'd already cowered before the fight.

That's why we lost.

The ominous vibe is also a weapon.

You used your brain.

Step out.

Thank you, General.

What else?

General.

You asked us to fight you in groups of ten.

Do you have a hidden agenda?

Explain it.

Every group was formed just now.

It's unavoidable that we would hold each other back.

Back then, a spear

almost hit me.

Indeed.

The number of soldiers doesn't determine

the outcome of a battle.

Step out.

Thank you, General.

General, I...

Shut up.

Step out.

General, did you see something in me?

You gave up the spot in a group of ten

and chose the group of eight.

But among all the groups I've beaten,

yours was the most difficult one.

Thank you, General.

Increase your training volume by 20% starting tomorrow.

Starting today,

you are the 100 cavalries of Tang.

Assemble tomorrow morning.

We'll leave Chang'an.

Leave Chang'an?

Chang'an is too comfy for training.

I'll take you somewhere fun tomorrow morning.

Where?

Great Mount Cang with the most beasts.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Why is he drunk?

He was having too much fun at King Liang's place.

Carry him inside.

Move.

Yes, Your Highness.

Get him inside.

Fushui.

Queen Han came here today

and sent us ginseng.

His Highness almost lost his life。

Yet she wanted to get over it only with ginseng.

I worry that since His Highness is kind,

he may be fooled by that couple again.

Preventing him from being fooled

is not hard.

This was personally sent by Queen Han.

She said that since your legs lack mobility,

you can make soup with this tiger claw

to strengthen your legs.

She went too far!

Sending me a broken tiger claw.

It's not nourishment.

It's a mockery.

His Majesty asked you to oversee state affairs.

It shows his faith in you.

But you mixed public and personal interests.

You...

You let your own desire get the better of you.

Zhan Xuanzhi.

Are you talking to me?

I am talking to you, Your Highness.

I am under His Majesty's order to assist you.

I can't let you believe

the wicked's slanderous talk under my watch.

How dare you!

Forgive me for speaking out of turn.

Your Majesty

should discipline the Crown Prince better.

With the disability, he is in a bad mood.

It's normal that he may do things in the wrong way.

I don't want to criticize him during this period.

I will be considerate

and tolerant.

I cannot agree

with Your Majesty's words.

When commoners have setbacks,

there's nothing wrong if they want to complain and vent their feelings.

But the Crown Prince is no commoner.

He used his power of overseeing state affairs to vent.

Satisfying personal desire through public instruments

will bring him trouble

and impede his development

in the future.

His Majesty is now

resting at the Palace of Hot Spring.

Your Majesty is the only one who can help the Prince.

Looks like you truly want what's best for him.

Wei Song.

Summon the Crown Prince.

Your Highness.

What's happened?

Her Majesty reprimanded him.

What?

It's Directress Fu's idea.

Why does she keep targeting us?

I heard Queen Han always talk to Directress Fu

after greeting Her Majesty.

I see. You can go now.

Yes, Your Highness.

How come it's Queen Han again?

Fushui.

Your Highness. Where is the Crown Prince?

He went to the study. Seems like he's in a bad mood.

Your Highness.

Be the judge.

I just taught those at the Literature Pavilion a lesson.

-Mother... -Your Highness.

Zhan Xuanzhi is leaving to see His Majesty.

What did you say?

Zhan Xuanzhi is leaving for the Palace of Hot Spring.

He just passed the city gate riding a horse.

How dare he...

How dare he tell on me at the Palace of Hot Spring!

His Majesty trusts him.

His Majesty believes everything he says.

Your Highness.

We can't let him bad-mouth you there.

Right.

He must be stopped.

Send some men to stop him now.

Bring him back here.

Yes, Your Highness.

I'll do it now.

Change out of the uniform.

Go outside the city.

Stop and kill Zhan Xuanzhi.

Are we really killing him?

He betrayed the Crown Prince.

This is the Crown Prince's order.

Yes, sir.

-Stop there. -Stop there.

What are you doing?

We're robbing you.

Take out your money bag.

How can robbers

wear the Tang Guards' boots?

Zhan Xuanzhi.

You betrayed the Crown Prince.

He sent me to take your life.

However foolish he is,

he won't be so cruel.

You...

You are sent by that evil man, Fushui.

Go to hell.

Master.

Let's go.

Master.

Why did you set off on your own

without waiting for me?

Who did this to you?

The Eastern...

The Eastern Palace.

The Crown Prince?

No.

Not him.

The Eastern...

The Eastern Palace houses an evil one,

trying to destroy the foundation of Tang.

I am under His Majesty's order.

I...

But I failed my duty.

Du Ning.

Master.

You...

You have to

protect the Crown Prince.

Master.

Master!

Zhan Xuanzhi is dead?

Dead.

What on earth have you done?

This is the memorial to the throne he wrote to His Majesty.

Have a look, Your Highness.

It says I am the second Chen Ji.

I am evil.

He wants His Majesty

to kill me the way Chen Ji was killed.

I heard that

His Majesty forced you to kill Chen Ji

with your own hands.

Your Highness, here comes Attendant Yu.

Your Highness.

Consort Yan sent me to bring some Reishi mushroom

for the Crown Prince's energy.

Thank her for thinking of us.

Shuangxi, keep it.

Yes, Your Highness.

Thank her for me when you get back.

Yes, Your Highness.

I will leave now.

Even Consort Yan is sending gifts now.

Now His Majesty is away and the Crown Prince is in charge,

of course she and King Zhou will behave.

The doctor said

your illness was caused by depression which harmed your liver.

Have a positive mind about everything.

Those brothers were good to each other before,

but now they are fighting hard.

If they can meet more often,

they will naturally get closer.

Oh right,

the ninth day of this month

is the Crown Princess's birthday.

We can take this chance and host a family dinner.

What do you think?

Good idea.

It...

Your Highness.

The Crown Prince acted selfishly. What are you waiting for?

This memorial to the throne

details his improper behaviors of many kinds.

Everyone has signed but you.

Please allow me to think about it.

What's there to think?

He punished the Literature Pavilion severely,

cut down half of the funding,

abused his power, and believed slanderous talks.

These are all true.

But he is my big brother after all.

I can't hurt him.

-Your Highness. -Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Lu Yunji didn't get Wang Yuezhi to bribe him.

So he ranked him in the last place.

What did you say?

This...

This is the edict from the Crown Prince.

Yuezhi already got fired.

It...

If we lack funding,

I can fund it myself.

But how could he...

Lu Yunji was sowing discord

and he did this to Wang Yuezhi.

How could the Crown Prince agree to it?

He is bewitched by an evil man.

As a king,

how can I sit around and do nothing?

Your Highness.

At this point,

please make a decision soon.

-Your Highness. -Your Highness.