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Court Lady

Ep48

King Han, Hao,

was being arrogant, conceited, and reckless.

I am so disappointed.

Considering that King Han is the son of the late Empress,

starting from today,

King Han shall stay at home to reflect on his mistakes.

All of King Han's responsibilities

shall be handed over to King Zhou, Ke.

King Han's Literature Pavilion shall be shut down immediately.

The above must be strictly enforced.

What?

How...how come?

I can't believe it.

I

accept the edict

and am grateful to Your Majesty.

Anyone who does not belong to King Han's Mansion

must leave immediately.

Move. Move.

Get up. Now.

Be quick.

You can't do this to us.

- Hurry up. - But...

Your Highness!

Move it.

Fortunately, the guard in the prison found it in time

and immediately saved the Crown Prince from the beam of the prison.

The Crown Prince is out of danger

after treatment.

But his throat was hurt, and he can't speak for the moment.

It's just that the Crown Prince was a bit emotional when he woke up

and asked about his son by writing.

Please rest assured, Your Majesty.

Consort Dowager Wang

has brought Prince Que to her palace to look after him.

Tell this

to the Crown Prince.

Tell him to rest assured.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Highness.

Matron Shang is...

Get out of my way.

What on earth did you say to my father?

The truth.

The truth?

The truth.

Who do you think you are?

Do you think you're the embodiment of justice?

How sanctimonious!

King Han is confined in his own mansion

all because of you.

Because of me?

That's right. It's all because of you.

Did I encourage King Han

to force the Crown Princess to die?

My brother wanted to kill the Crown Princess

because she killed Queen Han.

My brother is suffering from his loss.

That's why he couldn't control himself.

The Crown Princess killed herself in fear of punishment.

So, according to you, Your Highness,

the Crown Princess and Queen Han were always against each other

also because they were suffering and the Crown Princess even

couldn't help murdering Queen Han indirectly

by poisoning her own sister.

If that's the case,

then every murderer

has his or her legitimate reason.

Anyway, I know what kind of person you are now.

It is the plotting against each other and the factionalism

that divided the two brothers.

Ultimately, no one won.

You're full of big principles.

You're such a hypocrite.

What's wrong with principles?

I don't lie to the Emperor.

I don't help King Han to hide his murderous intent.

Does this make me a hypocrite?

The Crown Princess was once gentle and kind.

How did she

become someone so cold-blooded that she would

even use her sister's death to reach her goal?

Because she made one mistake and didn't learn from it.

She could only make the same mistake over and over again.

King Han is no different.

He already made a serious mistake by forcing his sister-in-law's death.

If we had hidden it for him,

he wouldn't have any chance to correct it.

You...

Why are you yelling at me?

Do you have any respect?

I'm the Princess!

His Majesty confined King Han

to close the matter.

This is a good thing.

At least, it's better than hiding it

and triggering His Majesty

to punish King Han more severely.

Fine.

You're so articulate,

and I can't beat you in that. Are you happy?

Mother told me to care about our brotherhood.

But

my brother didn't care about it at all.

And speaking of my sister-in-law,

my queen

had been so respectful to you.

Why did you make her life a misery?

How did you expect me to get along with my brother if you behaved like this?

Why

did you do that?

Why?

What

on earth

did you do those evil things for?

For the illusory status and power?

But I, King Han,

always despise status and power.

Those are meaningless.

Now I'm confined in my own house.

So what?

I don't care.

Now,

even though you died,

I lost my love forever.

Forever.

Even if I miss

the chicken soup made by my wife,

I'll never have the chance to taste it again.

If you truly love someone,

you must cherish her.

All the quarrels

and jealousy

are just nothing.

Do you understand?

Sheng Chumu.

I'm asking you if you understand what I said.

Sheng Chumu.

Lower your voice.

His Majesty already confined you to make you reflect on your mistakes.

Don't alarm the guards.

Or you'll be punished worse.

What do I care now?

Punish all they want.

I'm talking to you about Matron Fu.

She really loves you.

She stopped you from killing the Crown Princess

only to save you. Do you know that?

But I really couldn't

help King Han to hide anything from His Majesty.

Because the truth is important.

And the law is important.

Even though they are important,

they can be ruthless, too.

Just like the other day

when that maid was executed

for hiding poison,

even though I felt sorry for her,

I understood

only after Queen Han died

why Her Majesty

hated this kind of behavior so much.

If everyone in the Palace had acted by the rules,

all the tragedies would have been avoided.

Sometimes,

even though one suffers from his own pains,

a mistake is a mistake.

Covering the truth

only leads to more people's misery.

Nothing is predictable in the Palace.

The Palace Rites Service treats everyone fairly

and sticks to justice and the law.

Your Majesty,

can one really

minimize the harm by being fair?

Chumu must

hate me more than yesterday.

His Majesty is a wise man.

After the Crown Princess died,

he knows that Matron Fu

couldn't hide it at all

even if she tried to.

So, you shouldn't blame all this

on Matron Fu.

Do you understand?

Chumu,

I can't take care of you anymore.

You should take care of yourself.

Remember.

Nothing is more important

than the fact that

you and the person you love

stay alive.

Stay alive?

What's the point?

Every time I see her, it hurts so much.

I'd rather not see her.

What did you say?

It's late.

I'm off.

Fine. Get out of here.

You're telling me what pain is?

Look at me.

I'll just die alone.

I'm so scared that someday,

I'll even forget what she looked like.

This is pain.

My queen.

I know you're here.

Come here.

Drink with me.

My queen,

is it you?

I

know you are here.

They locked up my door. So what?

I don't care that they locked me up.

If I'm locked here,

I just won't go anywhere.

I'll stay here with you.

Come.

Drink with me.

Back then,

if I had stayed with you

and hadn't been anywhere else,

no one

could have poisoned you.

If I had been here

on that day,

who could have ordered you to die?

What a good day!

My queen and I

are rowing down the river.

Yan Zifang, General of Admiralty,

was the first to report the Crown Prince and King Liang's scheme

and thus, will be rewarded.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Sheng Chumu, General of Cavalry,

protected the capital during the conspiracy

and thus, will be rewarded.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Commandant Ma Haihu sent the message to the Palace of Hot Spring

and thus, will be rewarded.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Fu Rou of the Palace Rites Service stays loyal to the Emperor at all times

and thus, will be rewarded.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Today,

the person who deserves a reward the most

is King Zhou.

Your Majesty,

I didn't contribute anything the other day.

I don't think I deserve any reward.

The Crown Prince was obsessed with taking his brother down

and King Han was determined to avenge his wife.

But you

are concerned about agriculture and the people.

You are an upright person

and an example to all your brothers.

This is your contribution.

Your Highness.

Matron Fu,

the Palace Catering Service hasn't been doing a good job lately.

You may want to remind them.

Did they do anything wrong?

The food they sent recently

has been too oily.

Her Highness has lost her appetite.

Be quick. Hurry up.

Consort Yan's birthday is a month away,

and these people are rushing to send gifts.

Even if King Zhou was praised by the Emperor,

it's unbelievable that these people are scrambling to lick her boots like this.

Consort Dowager Wang is still in charge.

It's not even Consort Yan's turn.

Matron Fu,

do you agree?

My responsibility is to serve the lords and ladies well.

I'm in no position to comment.

Whether you say it or not,

you'll always be a thorn to her.

What else can you do,

given that the late Empress liked you so much?

Once Consort Yan is in power,

your life will become miserable.

Feeling nauseous again?

What's wrong?

This is the second time today.

It must be the food made by the Palace Catering Service.

Has His Majesty spent any night with you recently?

His Majesty came once before he went to the Palace of Hot Spring.

But I've been serving His Majesty for so many years.

Her Highness hadn't been like this

even when His Majesty came here frequently.

Shut your mouth.

Go and get the doctor.

Of course.

Your Highness, you can't be on your own now.

Let me walk you back.

Matron Fu is certainly the most reliable person in times like this.

Thank you.

King Zhou is a master of pen and sword. His Majesty likes him a lot.

It's all because you raised him well, Sister.

As your birthday is around the corner,

we certainly need to come and celebrate it.

- That's right. - Of course.

You are all so kind.

I invited you here

because His Majesty gave me some Zisun tea from Yangxian.

I would like to share it with you.

Serve the tea.

Yes, Your Highness.

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Please.

The Zisun tea from Yangxian truly lives up to its reputation.

It tastes so different.

The Sichuan pepper and cinnamon in the tea enhance each other.

But this is not the reason

that it tastes so special.

Is it because of the way

you brew the tea, Sister?

Qiao does have a good sense of taste.

There is also...

- Sister. - Your Highness.

Are you OK?

I'm fine.

Your Highness.

- Sister. - Your Highness.

Your Highness.

What's wrong, Your Highness?

Call someone!

Your Highness.

Call the doctor.

- Call the doctor. - Your Highness.

Your Majesty.

King Han has been drinking non-stop.

I'm afraid it's not good for his health.

All he knows is drinking.

Let him drink.

I thought he would reflect on his mistake.

But now

he vented his grievance through drinking and even asked Situ Zhen

and other ministers to submit memos to me to prove his innocence.

Get out.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Look at him.

The Crown Prince and King Han are sons of the late Empress.

I put a lot of effort into raising them.

Why did they turn out like this?

Even though I'm the Emperor,

nothing is going well for me.

Your Majesty, a message from the imperial physicians.

Consort Pearl is pregnant.

Consort Pearl?

Congratulations, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty is healthy and will soon have another child.

The future of Tang is promising.

Finally, some good news.

Sure.

Tell Consort Pearl

that tonight

I'll go to visit her.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

something's up. Consort Yan fainted suddenly.

What?

How is she?

Your Majesty,

Consort Yan's pulse is slow and faint.

She's very weak now.

I know that Consort Yan

has been in poor health.

But she's not so weak as to be in a coma.

Tell me the truth. Now!

But...

I'm not sure.

Bastard.

Why do I keep you useless idiots?

Your Majesty.

I selected two maids who know a bit of medicine

to take care of Consort Yan.

It's very considerate of you.

Get up, you all.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

How come

she just fainted like this?

Who was present when she fainted?

Your Majesty,

Consort Yan was having tea with other ladies.

I remember

Consort Yan said that there was something special in the tea.

What?

Licorice.

It must be licorice.

Your Majesty,

Consort Yan has visceral disorders.

So, she must not have licorice.

Have you heard that?

This is how you serve Consort Yan?

Forgive me, Your Majesty.

Consort Yan said the Zisun tea from Yangxian was rewarded by Your Majesty.

So, she was very careful about how to brew it,

and she took the advice of some minister.

But we didn't expect

that there was danger hidden in it.

Where is the prescription for brewing tea?

The prescription...

I'll go and find it.

Your Majesty.

Doctor,

now that you know

why Mother is in a coma,

you should know what to do, right?

If Consort Yan has been taking it for a long time,

it's hard to clear the toxins in her body.

But still, let me write a prescription.

Who gave Mother this prescription?

Mother has always been in poor health.

What's this person's agenda in doing this?

It's Minister Situ Zhen's handwriting.

Situ Zhen again.

He submitted a memo to beg for my mercy on King Han.

And at the same time, he advised Consort Yan on tea-brewing.

No one is busier than him.

Consort Yan heard that Situ Zhen is an expert at brewing tea.

She has always trusted him.

Who would expect that he hid his agenda

in a tea-brewing prescription.

Doctor,

may I ask you something?

Would any imperial physician

disclose the medical records of the ladies in the Palace?

The medical records of the ladies are confidential.

No imperial physician dares to disclose anything.

Then it's impossible for ministers like Situ Zhen

to know what kind of disease

Consort Yan has

or what she can't eat.

But

if someone is well-connected,

he or she may know something that is meant to be confidential.

But did Situ Zhen write this prescription

particularly for Consort Yan?

He gave it as a gift to the lords and ladies in the Palace.

But he should've expected that Consort Yan might use it.

Father,

Situ Zhen plotted to murder Mother.

Please arrest him for interrogation.

Your Highness,

the Palace Catering Service

has 407 tea-brewing prescriptions on record.

If anyone should be arrested for providing

any prescription that includes licorice,

then Situ Zhen

won't be the only one to arrest.

Besides,

Consort Yan can't have licorice.

But if other ladies

can't have ginseng or radix astragali,

should we arrest everyone

who provided such prescriptions?

Why are you...

Enough.

Situ Zhen intended to flatter the royals

instead of attending to his own duties.

He deserves to be warned.

King Zhou,

if you think he wanted to murder your mother,

then it's only in your imagination.

Your Majesty, Consort Pearl is still waiting.

Tell her

that I'm busy now.

I'll visit her some other time.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Father,

my mother has always liked Matron Fu.

Can Matron Fu stay and look after Mother?

Matron Fu is cautious and considerate.

It'll be perfect if she can look after Consort Yan.

Matron Fu,

you will stay here to look after Consort Yan

with King Zhou.

Of course,

Your Majesty.

The Palace of Illumination

I heard that...

Don't mention him.

Him?

Who's him?

Don't pretend.

I heard that someone pulled out his sword

in the Palace Penal Service

and pointed it right to your throat.

Someone was quite ruthless.

He was impulsive because his brother's death

hit him hard.

Then I wanted to arrest Situ Zhen

only because I was worried about Mother.

One who is impulsive will pay for one's own actions.

You may feel immediate satisfaction.

But you may have to pay for it with your life.

I suggest that Your Highness act

only after you think twice.

Are you saying

that you embarrassed me previously

for my own good?

Correct.

What about him?

I also tried to stop him.

Aren't you worried that he'll hate you?

Whether to him

or to anyone,

I never meant ill.

I only wish everyone well.

If one does good

with one's words and actions,

one will finally get a good result.

What if it's not the case?

Then I'll die with no regrets.

At least I won't have a guilty conscience.

Don't die.

Someone like you

should live well.

I will never bother you,

Your Highness, with my own death.

Come on.

Are you on a hunger strike?

Listen to me.

King Liang will be executed soon.

He's busy enough with his own problem.

Even if you starved to death,

he wouldn't care at all.

The first time we met,

you gave me a pearl.

At that time, I thought

that you were a good man.

I can start

being a good man for you.

My brother was after you.

But I tried to help you.

If I hadn't helped you back then

and had let my brother catch you,

you wouldn't have had the chance

to frame my father and brother with Hong Yide,

they wouldn't have been in prison,

and I wouldn't have begged King Liang

and become Queen Liang.

See?

It was just one choice.

But it changed so many people's lives.

You can make another choice now

and it will change people's lives, too.

Even though I was promoted lately,

I'm willing to give all this up

and get away with you.

Whether it's your father or your brother,

or even King Liang,

I won't hold any grudge against anyone anymore.

It was you who abandoned me.

Why did you come back?

I lost you once

and it hurt.

As long as

you still like me,

we can start over.

God will not

give us another chance to start over.

Why?

We had the chance to meet only because you were full of hate.

If the cause is bad,

how can the result be good?

How is she now?

The doctor's prescription didn't work at all.

I want to find some civilian doctors.

Civilians?

Alright.

Post a notice

calling for capable doctors from civilians.

If anyone can cure Consort Yan,

he'll get generous rewards.

Sure.

I'll do it right away.

Wait.

People desire not only fortune but also status.

So, only monetary rewards are not enough.

Anyone who can cure Consort Yan

will not only be rewarded with money,

but also become a member of the Imperial Academy of Medicine

and receive a salary as an imperial physician.

Thanks, Father.

The late Empress

already left me.

Are you

going to abandon me, too?

I am the Emperor.

But why can't I find someone

with whom I can spend

the rest of my life?

We are husband and wife now.

We'll never leave one another.

Doctor He.

Attendant Yu.

They saw the imperial notice and were selected.

Let them have a try.

The Palace of Wisdom

You can't be discouraged,

Doctor.

The three of you, come with me.

OK.

I came back a bit late today.

General Sun insisted on treating me to a drink

because I got promoted.

Yingying.

Yingying.

I can cure Consort Yan.

Are you sure?

How?

Conduct acupuncture at Baihui, Yintang, and Fengchi,

and the patient will come around.

How deep?

I can't tell now.

Nonsense.

You suggested acupuncture

but you don't know how deep the needle should go?

Are you going to risk Consort Yan's life?

You...

Doctor.

Doctor.

Let's hear him out.

He's the only one

among all of them

who says he can do it.

Yu,

with all due respect,

Consort Yan's life is in his hands.

It's a life-and-death decision.

We can't risk it.

Consort Yan's life is more important than anything.

If anything went wrong,

it wouldn't matter if he was executed,

but I would be held responsible.

We can't do this.

Someone

come and get him out.

Doctor,

but Consort Yan is...

His Majesty is here.

Your Majesty.

All rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

How is Consort Yan?

- Your Majesty... - I can make Consort Yan come around.

Your Majesty,

this arrogant one

said that he would conduct acupuncture

but he doesn't know how deep the needles go.

I don't know that

because this is a rare disease.

A doctor needs to be flexible when it comes to something extraordinary.

Also, one cannot follow any fixed rules for acupuncture

but needs to observe the patient's reaction

and adjust accordingly.

Please allow me to conduct acupuncture on Consort Yan.

Father,

Mother has been in a coma for days.

I'm afraid she will be weaker and weaker.

If he says he can cure her,

why don't we let him try?

OK,

Your Majesty.

Isn't this too risky?

Shouldn't we test his professional skills first

before we rush into any decision.

Matron Fu,

even though they are civilian doctors,

they were selected to come here

only after the Imperial Academy of Medicine

verified their qualifications.

Doctor,

am I right?

You are right.

But...

I don't think it can wait any longer.

Father.

I beg you to make the decision.

You.

OK.

Her Highness woke up.

Your Majesty,

Consort Yan is awake.

Consort...

Your Highness.

You finally woke up.

I was so worried.

Matron Fu,

Consort Yan really came around?

I heard that King Zhou found a civilian doctor who's highly skilled.

Even the imperial physicians couldn't find a way.

But he cured Consort Yan with three needles.

Speaking of his skills,

he did seem like a wizard.

If he's so good,

I wish he can stay in the Palace

so that we won't worry anymore

about whatever diseases we may have.

He saved Consort Yan's life.

So, His Majesty already let him stay at the Imperial Academy of Medicine

and even made him a senior.

So, he achieved everything just like that?

Now that Consort Yan is awake,

we can finally take a break.

I'm going to visit my family.

The late Empress gave Matron Fu special approval

to get out of the Palace to visit family once a month.

It's so enviable.

Even though I still benefit from her kindness,

I'll never see

Her Majesty again.

If Her Majesty was still alive,

the Crown Prince and King Han

wouldn't be like this.

You can go.

Stop, please.

General.

General,

aren't you going to say hi?

Chu...

Your eyeballs are about to fall out.

Why didn't you say hi to her?

She's the most popular person in the Palace.

You want to speak to her?

Who are you?

General Sheng.

Matron Fu.

Everyone says that General Sheng is a master of pen and sword.

I assume

you're not only good at fighting in wars,

but also well-read.

I read a lot.

Have you read Buddhist texts?

Sure.

Do you believe in the law of karma?

How do you interpret it,

Matron Fu?

Everything has a start and an end.

Bad actions

lead to bad results.

Good actions

generate good results.

Only when one believes in the good

can one control his impulse

and keep on the right track.

Even though he has to go through ups and downs,

he'll be fine in the end.

Do you think

everything is so simple?

Just because everything is complicated,

we need to see it in the simplest way

so that we won't forget the original self.

Do you remember your original self?

I thought you forgot it long ago.

I never forgot it.

And that's why I'm asking you

if you believe in karma.

There's no such thing as karma.

There're only gratitude and grudge.

Sheng Chumu is not a monk.

Why should he believe in karma?

A general who fought in many wars

only believes in gratitude and grudge.

That's what I believe in, too.

Such as you, Matron Fu.

I feel grateful to you.

I've done nothing that Your Highness

needs to be grateful for.

When my mother was ill,

you stayed with me every night to help take care of her.

If it hadn't been for you,

I wouldn't have gotten through those days.

Don't worry.

I'll always treat you well.

Why are you here, Your Highness?

Shouldn't you be at Consort Yan's side?

Father is there with her.

So, I got some time to my own

and was about to have a few drinks somewhere.

Would you like to come, Matron Fu?

I'm going to visit my parents.

Excuse me.

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