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Court Lady

Ep43

Aren't these the letters from the Crown Prince to King Zhao?

We did a great favor for the Crown Prince.

Yan Zifang.

Yan Zifang.

Yan Zifang!

General!

What are you looking at?

I am looking at...

Are you looking at her?

No, I didn't...

-You are mistaken... -As for the singer,

I just got her in my mansion.

I didn't know my personal letters to King Zhao

had already been obtained by Sheng Chumu.

If they took these letters

to His Majesty to stir up trouble,

accusing me of colluding with King Zhao,

I would suffer great losses again.

Chujun,

you did us a great favor.

Thank you for your appreciation.

Once I knew that Chujun had a fallout with King Han,

I sent a man to reach him.

I knew that

he would be of great help for Your Highness.

King Liang,

I only knew that you enjoy eagle fighting and field hunting.

I didn't know that you are so considerate.

I am a person

who doesn't like to show off.

I have many strengths,

but people don't know them.

By the way,

Yan Zifang also helped a lot this time.

Your Highness.

Look at you.

You have got such a lovely queen.

You can never find another woman like her.

Why do you just have to treat her badly

and favor that coquette?

What?

Did I treat you badly?

Did you tell on me?

Why are you yelling at her?

Mother,

His Highness treats me very well.

Did you hear that?

I treat her very well.

It's just I found that

Yingying has grown thinner.

I was just reminding you of it.

Why are you all worked up?

She is such a good wife.

She looks after me attentively every day.

Do you know how much she has done for you?

Yingying,

here.

Put this on.

Mother,

you cherish this bracelet.

I can't take it.

I can't.

I am old.

I will die sooner or later.

If you don't take it,

do you want him to give it to those cheeky coquettes?

Put it on.

I will be glad to see you wear it.

Stop slacking off!

Can't you see how dirty the floor is?

Go clean it right away!

I am in charge of that area.

You should be cleaning this area.

You damn newbie.

Do you know the rules or not?

I remember all the rules made by Her Majesty.

Which one are you talking about?

Now the joke is on you.

She used to be a court lady,

much favored by Her Majesty.

How will she listen to you?

I don't care how favored you were.

Even if you were a phoenix,

now that you've fallen, you'll be lowlier than a chicken.

What are you doing?

-Attendant Hu. -Attendant Hu.

This newbie started it.

All right. I don't have time for this now.

Go away.

General Sheng, please.

His Majesty is expecting you.

What a handsome general!

He looks so charming, even with a straight face.

He is the famous Sheng Chumu.

Don't even dream about it.

For a successful and privileged man like him,

there are plenty of women who dream

of marrying him.

Get off!

Stop it.

-Your Highness. -Your Highness.

You were right.

This woman knows nothing else

other than how to seduce a royal member.

I, for one, am enchanted by her.

I hate ugly and vicious women

who are jealous of others, like you.

Your mere existence is just a waste of food.

-I beg for mercy! -I beg for mercy!

Your Highness,

The punishment of maids should be handled by the Palace Penal Service.

If you take the liberty of punishing them,

it will be against the rules.

You are so methodical.

Aren't you annoyed by yourself?

Miss.

Miss, please help us.

We won't do it again.

So noisy.

Get lost.

-Yes. -Yes.

I didn't ask you to leave.

What else can I do for you?

Please conduct yourself, Your Highness.

I was so blind before

that I took a fancy to such a dull woman like you.

Take this.

What is it?

This elixir was taken from...

No.

This elixir was borrowed from you.

I wanted to give it to my father

but didn't get to do it in the end.

Now I'm giving it back.

Thank you, Your Highness.

For what? It was yours in the first place.

Not for the elixir.

Thank you

for helping me out just now.

Think of it as me returning the favor for Great Mount Cang.

As a court lady...

Being a maid, I thought you have

forgotten about it long ago.

It's not like I've suffered brain damage.

Why would I forget about it?

Sheng Chumu,

you are truly good at troop training.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

What is your plan next?

The cavalries only finished the first stage.

To form a true military elite,

they still need much more training.

I want to take them back

to Great Mount Cang for training.

Things change fast and unpredictably in Chang'an.

Believe me, I know it.

But you are still young.

You can't stay dispirited.

Go back to Chang'an.

Don't hide in Great Mount Cang anymore.

But the training...

If you want to train the soldiers,

I can find a good place for you.

The Forbidden Court.

The Forbidden Court?

Yes.

The Forbidden Court has a circumference of 120 miles.

Many ferocious beasts are kept in there.

There's even a Tiger Garden.

How do you like it?

It should be enough for you to train the cavalries.

Your Majesty,

this is inappropriate.

The north of the Forbidden Court is adjacent to the Wei River, the west to Chang'an,

south to the Palace,

and east to the Chan River and Ba River.

It is a critical area.

How could I train

the cavalries in such a place?

As long as you know it is a critical place,

it's enough.

I will not fail you, Your Majesty.

Focus on the training.

You don't need to worry about anything else.

Understood.

You can go now.

Is there anything else?

No.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

King Liang is waiting outside.

Send him in.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

I wonder why you called me in.

You instigated the Crown Prince

to order the guards to fight for your pleasure.

And you also whipped the Princess.

You did all these things.

Xinnan is your niece.

How could you do that to her?

Your Majesty,

Her Majesty has already punished me.

I've been staying at home and reflected on myself every day.

When the Grand Emperor was still alive,

you were his favorite.

But you stirred up trouble again and again.

How could I tolerate that!

Do you really want me to expel you from Chang'an?

Your Majesty!

Our father is gone.

If I can't even be blessed by your tolerance,

how am I gonna live?

Your Majesty, I beg you.

For the sake of our father.

For the sake of our father.

Your Majesty,

have a cup of tea.

Your Majesty,

have some tea.

Have a cup of tea.

You!

What is this smell?

What smell?

Were you drinking?

I...

You bastard!

During the national mourning,

no one is allowed to drink.

The Empress treated you very well.

How could you do this to her, who's just passed away?

Are you heartless?

Your Majesty!

You are right! I made a mistake!

But I have been devastated.

When I just got married,

Her Majesty sent us a statue of the Fertility Goddess.

But now she left us forever.

I couldn't sleep at night.

So, I resorted to wine for my sorrow.

Shut your mouth!

Everyone knows that you are a heavy drinker.

I don't care if you were devastated.

You can't break the rules. Take my order!

Send King Liang...

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, I beg for mercy!

Your Majesty, I beg for mercy!

Your Majesty, I beg for mercy! Mercy!

Send King Liang

back to his mansion.

He shall stay at home and reflect on himself.

Thank you, Your Majesty!

Thank you.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Thank you for your mercy.

Thank you,

Your Majesty.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you for your mercy.

Thank you.

Stop there.

This is the last time.

The Grand Emperor is gone now.

The Empress also passed away.

You'd better conduct yourself properly.

Otherwise,

you will be seriously punished.

Of course.

Get out!

Yes, Your Majesty.

Yes, Your Majesty.

General Sheng.

I haven't seen King Qin for a long time.

I want to go visit him.

At the moment,

King Qin should be reading.

General Sheng is here, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Sheng Chumu, what are you doing here?

His Majesty called me in.

So, I stopped by to visit you.

What are you reading?

I am reading Chapter 24 of Zhuangzi.

My teacher used to read me this as a story.

But now I have to read it myself.

Better than nothing.

Why don't you ask your teacher to tell you stories like before?

I couldn't find her anywhere.

I asked my mother, but she didn't know.

I asked the others, and they didn't know, either.

They were all brushing me off cuz I'm a child.

I hate it!

When I was passing by the Imperial Garden,

I saw her there.

Really? Where is she now?

Why hasn't she come to see me for so long?

Judging from her clothes,

I think she was relegated to a maid

in the Palace Penal Service.

The Palace Penal Service?

The kettle is empty. Go get some water.

I am not on duty today.

It is Xiaolu who is on duty today.

But she is ill and lying in bed in the room.

She can barely move.

She is now in the Palace Penal Service.

Does she still regard herself as the lady of a rich family?

She is always unwell.

Even if she is unwell,

she should finish her work.

Go get her.

I will go fill the kettle.

What are you doing?

The meal of everyone is rationed.

Why are you getting another one?

Xiaolu hasn't eaten.

She is ill. Why does she get to eat?

Didn't someone just say that

she has to work even when she is ill?

If she needs to work,

she can also eat.

You...

Hypocrite!

What?

Yan Zifang?

How dare he come to my mansion?

He said he just came from the Eastern Palace

and wanted to stop by to see you.

Nonsense.

Lowly as he is,

how dare he even come close to the Crown Prince?

Send him in.

Yes.

My Lord.

Young General Lu.

Yan Zifang,

I heard that you went to the Eastern Palace?

Yes.

And you met the Crown Prince?

Yes.

In that case,

you were sent here by the Crown Prince?

You are now at home waiting to be investigated.

Why would the Crown Prince send me to visit you?

The Crown Prince should avoid arousing suspicion.

I came here today to give you some advice, My Lord.

Leave us now.

I heard that Sheng Country is ravaged by unrest.

You should submit a memorial to advise

His Majesty to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace?

So, the Crown Prince is saying that

in Sheng Country...

This is only a bit of humble advice from me.

It has nothing to do with the Crown Prince.

Of course.

Of course.

I'll draft it today.

Please excuse me.

Thank you, General Yan, for coming here yourself.

Walk him out for me.

Please.

I thought I was going to starve again.

I thought in the Palace Penal Service

where there are only lowly maids and families of the guilty courtiers,

people would take care of each other in adversity.

I didn't expect that

people are even more indifferent here.

It doesn't matter

as long as I have you to take care of me.

Such a sweet talker

for your age.

Sister,

I heard that

you have read all the books in the world.

Is it true?

Of course, it's not.

There are countless books in the world.

I can only read some of them when I have spare time

and try to learn more things.

Then, teach me how to read.

Will you?

Have you ever read anything before?

Only a little.

Still, I know too little.

You will be eager for knowledge when you only know little.

All right.

I will let you read together with me then.

Thank you, Sister.

I will learn from you.

You should eat now.

Father,

Yan Zifang looted our boat before.

And he also used

Hong Yide to screw us up.

With old scores and new,

should we just let him go so easily?

I suppose he truly works for the Crown Prince.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have delivered the message for him.

So, what do we...

We need to think about the big picture to achieve something great.

Anyone who is willing to help us now

shall be regarded as a friend.

As for our old scores,

let's keep those in mind for now.

I understand.

We'll get even with him later.

Keep an eye on Yan Zifang.

Finish your own meal first

before sending food to her next time.

Now there's no...

It doesn't matter.

I didn't want

to eat it in the first place.

Aren't you hungry?

I am a little bit hungry.

But just now,

I saw a roach flying into my bowl.

I'd be disgusted if I ate it.

Get up, you!

Get up now!

Why did you do that?

What did I do?

You knew there was a roach in it,

but you didn't tell me. Are you trying to make me sick?

King Qin is here.

Your Highness.

Get up now.

I came to pay respect to you, Master.

What are you doing here, Your Highness?

It took me great effort

to find out where you are now.

Once His Highness knew about your whereabouts,

he couldn't even eat his meal

and came here right away.

I have been relegated to a maid in the Palace Penal Service.

I am not a directress anymore.

Please call me Fu Rou, Your Highness.

I don't care if you are a directress or not,

my mother said that you are my teacher.

So, you'll always be my teacher.

Master, have you eaten?

I was busy just now.

I haven't eaten.

That's perfect.

I haven't eaten as well.

Let's have a meal here together.

Hurry. His Highness wants to have a meal here.

Father,

without you here,

I have totally become a punchbag.

If you are there in Heaven,

please look at this.

Father!

Open your eyes and look at this!

Father!

Who are you talking to, Your Highness?

Aren't my eyes already wide open for you?

I'd like to see

which coquette you were talking to.

You bitch!

Who are you to

dishonor my father?

I was wrong, Your Highness.

I will beat you to death!

My lady!

You bitch!

You dishonored my father!

You bitch!

I am sorry!

I will kill you!

I will kill you today!

Bitch,

you are no better than her.

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Your Highness,

why do you have to do this?

You are all the same.

You call me "Your Highness",

but in your heart, you look down on me.

You are no different.

No,

you are even worse than them.

They only look down on me.

But you put me to shame all the time.

You are my queen.

But you have another man in your heart.

Let me dress your wound for you.

I don't need you to play nice here.

I don't need you to clean all this.

I get mad whenever I see your face.

Please excuse me.

Stop there.

How dare you just go away?

Can't you see that I am bleeding?

Palace Penal Service

Your Highness,

Directress He and Manager Xu are here.

Your Highness.

The Palace Penal Service is a degrading place.

With your noble status,

you are not supposed to be here.

I don't need you to tell me

where I should go.

As the directress or manager, we dare not tell you to do anything.

Manager Xu,

go get Matron Wu.

You!

Your Highness,

the Palace Penal Service is quite crowded.

You shouldn't stay here for too long.

You should go back now.

No, I won't.

Even if Matron Wu is here,

I won't be afraid of her.

Why would Your Highness be afraid of a court lady?

It's just that

Matron Wu abides by

the rules made by the late Empress herself.

If you don't respect Matron Wu,

you will be disrespecting Her Majesty.

If His Majesty learns about this,

won't he be upset?

Your Highness,

that's not how a good son should conduct.

So, you should go now.

Master.

Yan Ying said,

"Only an outstanding talent

can recognize current trends."

Though today I didn't get to tell you a story,

after what happened just now,

you still learned about

compromise.

You didn't come here for nothing.

As you wish, Master.

Let's go!

You've only been here for a few days,

and trouble has already followed you here.

Clean up the dining hall on your own.

Understood.

Didn't you say that

people are indifferent in the Palace Penal Service

and don't take care of each other?

All right.

Now you can take care of the others all you want.

If the clothes of the maids are torn,

you will be the one to patch them.

I understand.

It is not a big deal to patch some clothes.

We still need more embroidered shoes

for the maids for next year.

Fu Rou,

you will take care of that as well.

Yes.

However...

Do you want to argue about it with me?

I dare not.

I just need some materials for the shoes from the Sewing Office.

Don't worry. You'll get all the materials you need.

However, if you are given the materials

but can't make enough embroidered shoes on time,

you will be punished.

This is extra work.

You can do the needlework at night.

As for the work assigned in the day,

you also need to finish it carefully.

Understood.

She really knows how to play nice.

You couldn't even find the chance to punish her.

She is in the Palace Penal Service.

I'll deal with her sooner or later.

I heard that she and King Zhou are quite close.

What if...

That might be true,

but Consort Yan detests her.

Now that the Empress is gone,

isn't it obvious who will be in charge

of the six palace services in the future?

From now on, we only take orders from Consort Yan.

You are right.

Find a remote palace

and send her there.

Then, we can punish her in secret.

Who are you going to punish this time?

No one.

It's just that Directress Fu loves to stir up trouble.

We are thinking about where to put her.

It's her.

She is fine in other aspects.

It's just she is too clever by half.

I knew that she would suffer a setback.

As for where to send her to,

how about the Ebriety Pavilion?

It is remote and secluded.

Manager Xu,

from now on, make sure all the work of Fu Rou is in the Ebriety Pavilion.

I understand.

The Ebriety Pavilion

is a vast place.

The Ebriety Pavilion

But only a handful of maids are maintaining it.

The nobles don't come here often,

so we can't even get any tip.

All right. There, there.

Don't cry anymore.

Don't cry anymore.

It's all right. Stop crying.

Why are you crying?

Don't cry anymore.

It's fine. There, there.

Why is the son of the Crown Prince here?

He was taken care of by the late Empress herself in the Hall of Joy.

But then she got gravely ill.

To avoid affecting the child,

and since this is a quiet place,

the baby was sent here.

Maybe after the wake of the late Empress, the Crown Prince

will come and pick him up.

You can have a look around here.

If you need me,

find me in the room at the northwest corner.

Stop crying.

Don't cry anymore.

All you can do is cry.

Just let him cry here.

This is a secluded place. No one will hear him.

Come on, let's go to the backyard for some tea.

-Let's go. -Come on.

There, there.

Don't cry.

It's all right.

If the nurses get back

and find that I let myself in,

they will be upset for sure.

Hurry!

Hurry up!

No one is here. Hurry! Do it!

Are...Are we really going to do this?

-You... -You idiot!

Kill this little baby.

The Crown Prince is crippled.

If his child is also dead,

he will be deposed for sure.

When the new Crown Prince comes into power,

we can enjoy a lifetime of wealth.

But...But I am scared.

A lot of babies get smothered in sleep.

Besides,

we'll blame it on the nurses. What are you afraid of?

Hurry!

Get away from him!

This...

Go after her!

Go after her! Hurry!

Don't run!

Don't run!

Stop there!

-Stop there! -Don't run!

Help! Help!

-Catch her! -They want to kill the son of the Crown Prince!

Or we'll all be killed!

Catch her!

Stop there!

Don't run!

Open the door! Open it!

Open the door!

As long as you give us the baby,

we will let you go.

Why bother talking to her?

Kick it open and kill them both!

You'd better not.

I have got a knife.

If you dare to come in,

I will cut the baby

and then cut my own throat.

It's not like you're cutting our throats.

Why would we be scared by you?

Your plan is

to smother the Crown Prince's son,

and then blame it on the nurses.

But if the baby is wounded,

His Majesty will get to the bottom of it.

You will not get away with this.

I didn't know

there was such a knowledgeable maid here.

May I ask who you are?

My name is Fu Rou.

So, it is Direstress Fu.

You misunderstood us.

How can I misunderstand murder?

You are from King Han's Mansion.

We are also doing this for King Han.

We are on the same side.

Did King Han send you here?

Exactly.

You are lying.

King Han will never do that.

King Han is determined to avenge his queen.

As long as the baby is dead,

the crippled Crown Prince will be deposed.

The Eastern Palace has given you hell.

Don't you want to avenge Queen Han as well?

Though Queen Han died miserably,

I still can't bear to

kill an innocent baby.

You don't need to do it.

Just open the door.

Of course, we will still

give you the credit you deserve.

Open the door!

Come on! Open it!

-Open it! -Wait a minute.

Let me think it through.

Obviously, she is just stalling!

Are you going to open it or not?

-Open the door! -Open it!

All right.

So, you asked for this.

Then, don't blame us.

If you want to kill the baby, you will need to kill me first.

Wait.

Attendant Wei?

As is ordered by the late Empress,

Fu Rou is appointed as the matron of the Palace Etiquette Service.

Matron Fu, take the order.

Thank you.

Get here

and take the son of the Crown Prince.

Yes.

Please be assured.

Even if you don't believe in me,

you should be able to recognize the handwriting of Her Majesty.

Is this a test for me?

Yes.

Before she passed away,

the 5late Empress enjoyed some time with King Qin in the Imperial Garden.

After she came back, she wrote this order herself.

The late Empress doubted me?

Her Majesty needed to

make sure that you spoke for Queen Han for justice,

rather than fawning upon King Han.

She also needed to make sure

that you could remain impartial

regardless of the grudge you hold against

the Eastern Palace.

The Crown Prince, King Han, King Qin,

and other princes

are all children of His Majesty.

The Palace Etiquette Service assists the management of the harem

and is connected to all the nobles in countless ways.

Matron Liu is old.

The late Empress needed to choose a person

who can be selfless and impartial for the post.

Matron Fu,

What's your opinion?

I don't have any opinions on this.

It is already stated in the rules clearly that

the six palace services

should be managed justly.

My personal opinion is not needed.

Please.

Here, take it.

Thank you.

Come on.

Look, Hu, the Jackal, is arrested.

-The Court finally got us justice. -Thank you.

Don't be silly. Hu Ning was caught.

But the new one, Zhang Zhihui,

is worse than Hu.

We rebelled against the Court before.

Now, the Court

regards us as a bunch of unruly people

and earnestly wishes us to die.

Where did you hear that from?

Recently, they've been talking about it in the taverns.

Never mind. Let's go.

Come on!

I have prepared some wine for you.

This way, please.

Stop there!

Who are you?

Kill this corrupt official

and get justice for the people in Sheng Country!

How dare you attack the stage station?

You unruly people!

Kill the corrupt official!

Kill!

What is it?

Why are you so quiet?

Duke of Cai,

I read your memorial.

You predicted the situation in Sheng Country

and offered clear, considerate, and pragmatic plans.

You are truly a seasoned general with decades of experience.

You shall be the commander in chief this time.

I am willing to risk my life.

Your Majesty, Sheng Chumu also knows well about Sheng Country.

So, as for the post of the second in command...

Do you want to recommend Sheng Chumu?

King Han,

aren't you afraid that people will laugh at you

as you only recommend your brother-in-law?

Sheng Chumu is General of Cavalry.

He can just do his job and guard the Forbidden Court.

Duke of Cai.

Yes.

You are an experienced general.

In this expedition, you should also guide and support some young blood.

You can take them out and train them properly.

Show them the mud and blood of a real battlefield.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I also want to take the chance to train Lu Qi properly.

Duke of Cai,

why are you acting just like King Han?

You also only recommend your own child.

Lu Qi just had a child.

He shall stay in Chang'an

and enjoy a few leisure days.

Then, who is the young blood you referred to?

Du Ning, Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue.

He is young and skilled.

I recommend him to you.

He can learn a lot from you.

How about arranging him to supervise army provisions for you?

As you wish, Your Majesty.

I will not fail your trust.

This man, Du Ning,

is obviously sent by His Majesty to spy on you!

His Majesty

put me in prison for some trivial matter.

Now he even sent a man to spy on me during the expedition.

As a general who has

devoted his whole life to His Majesty,

how could I ever rebel against him at such an old age?

If he keeps pushing us like this,

we shall rebel even if we don't want to.

Careful what you say!

My lord, Secretary Du of the Ministry of Revenue is here.

He is quite fast.

He was appointed by His Majesty himself.

Though his rank is not high,

we can't afford to offend him.

Go out

and invite Secretary Du in politely.

Yes.

Fu Rou, take the seal.

Congratulations! Matron Fu.

Secretary Du, please.

Secretary Du?

This woman looks just like

the younger sister of a friend of mine.

That woman?

She is the concubine of our Young Master.

I must be mistaken.

This way.

Please.

What are you doing? You scared me.

What are you looking at? You were entranced.

Nothing.

Here, let me hold my baby.

What is it?

You don't look well.

I am fine.

Shan,

it's all your fault.

You are growing heavier.

Look how tired your mother is.

Why do you blame a baby?

Do you not want him to grow?

I was just being considerate of you.

I heard that you are going to war again.

Is that why you don't look so well?

Why?

You hate to part with me?

You can go all you want.

You can stay out for a year for all I care.

You wish!

I will not stay out for even a day.

So, you don't need to go this time?

His Majesty asked me to stay at home with my son.

Father will still be the commander in chief.

However,

to keep an eye on my father,

His Majesty sent a man with him.

Then, the Duke must be in a difficult situation.

Father has been leading troops for years.

How will he be outmatched by Du Ning, a young lad?

If he obeys my father, that's fine.

But if he doesn't,

we will get rid of him.

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