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Episode 27Reporting to the emperor

The imperial city is hard to penetrate

and easy to defend.

But stations in the country outskirts have little protection

It is very likely our army would be annihilated in one night!

The imperial city is strongly fortified

and has adequate provisions.

Your majesty need not worry

We cannot be content

We must think of ways to rescue the emperor!

I am the emperor

Big brother is also the emperor

Who's the real emperor?

It's your highness, naturally

The subjects only listen to your commands

Only me?

Then

guard the imperial city well. Don't let them charge in and kill me, that's all I want!

Emperor

Please, out of your brotherly love,

you must think of ways to save your older brother!

Emperor

Your brother was captured because he went to battle for you

You must rescue him

He wanted to be emperor himself, and willingly went to battle.

What does it have to do with me?

Emperor!That's the truth!

He wanted to lead the war himself!

Besides

He stole my Sister Yu

and I didn't say anything about it!

Don't pretend I owe him anything!

As ruler of the kingdom,

you dare say such things!

...We are rescuing him...

Second brother already said he would go,

besides killing people is uncle's thing.

Nothing to do with me

Emperor, so you're not making any effort to send troops and save him?

You and uncle are in charge of fighting wars

You decide yourselves

End of court!

Emperor!

Hey!

Immediately open your gates!

Otherwise we will kill your emperor!

Attack!

Qi You!

Heaven is kind to me

allowing me to see you one last time.

You can't die!

You must come back alive to finish our deal,

to personally hand me the jade pendant!

I'm afraid I won't be able to

I won't let you die!

Prepare to fight the enemy!

Commander Han, quickly open the gates

Once the gates are open, Han troops will charge in

and the imperial city is dead!

We have 100,000 imperial soldiers

There must be a way to fight them back

We must save him first!

I'll notify the emperor first

Emperor arrives!

Emperor!

Look!

Quick! They're about to break in!

Release the arrows!

Good brother

Big brother loved you for nothing

Quickly tell them to stop!

They will hurt your brother!

I don't care! I don't want to die!

Release the arrows! More arrows!

This...

More arrows! Don't stop! More arrows!

Qi You!

Qi You!You can't go down there!

Qi You!No!

Let me go down there!Ya Ya!

Your life is important

Qi You!

Fu Ya

Emperor

We can't continue shooting arrows

Your big brother has been hurt

I don't care if he's hurt!

Don't stop!

Whoever stops, I'll strip his family

and kill his nine degrees of kindred!

Don't stop! I don't want to die!

I can't die!

I can't die! I don't want to die!

I'm not going to court. Don't come over here!

I'm telling you, I'm not going to court!

What emperor doesn't go to court?

Do you want to be emperor or not?

Look at all the court officials

Who really considers me the emperor?

Especially that Grand Tutor Yang

Ever since he taught me school, he loved to put on a serious face

He would punish me with planks or make me copy books for no reason

Now great

If I don't open the city gates,

he has more reason to lecture me!

And in front of so many subjects,

I won't have any face left!

If you don't go now,

they will still find you here.

You can't hide from it

Think of a way to save me!

Emperor don't worry

Times have changed

Grand Tutor Yang was strict towards you

because back then you were only a crown prince.

Now you are already the Emperor

However much audacity he may have,

he only has one head.

I promise

that he won't dare offend the Emperor like before.

Really? You're not lying to me?

Emperor don't be afraid

Whoever dares offend the Emperor

I'll be the first to shame him!

Come, let's go to court

I...Let's go!

Where is this emperor?

Outrageous!

Coward!

No regard for his own blood!

Now,

he's not even attending court!

Who said the emperor wasn't attending court?

Your majesty

Don't yell at me!

10,000 years to the Emperor

See, I told you there would be no trouble

Subject respectfully asks the emperor to discuss official court business.

Subject respectfully asks the emperor to discuss official court business.

Tell them to rise

Please rise

Thanks your majesty

Subject has news to inform the emperor

Don't subjects have to kneel

when informing the emperor?

That depends on whether the subject

has any respect for the emperor.

Excuse subject's transgressions

Hehe, Grand Tutor is kneeling before me!

He's actually kneeling before me!

Subject has news to inform the emperor

The Han troops are threatening us with the emperor

They're just outside the city

Your majesty should personally open the gates to face the enemy

First,

to appear on behalf of the royal family to comfort the people

and second,

to encourage and raise the morale of our troops.

And third?

Third, once the gates are open,

our kingdom and people will perish. We will all be captured.

But the emperor

faced the enemy head-on for Shu's kingdom and people.

Now he's in the enemy's hands,

...

how could your majesty not lift a finger to save him?

Which emperor is Grand Tutor referring to?

He's also the emperor

I'm also the emperor

Everyone is the emperor!

So many emperors, which one is the real emperor?

You're making me confused

Reporting to emperor,

a kingdom cannot tolerate two rulers.

Your majesty already has firm hold of the dragon court

You are naturally and undoubtedly the kingdom's emperor

As for the First Prince outside,

please issue an imperial decree

declaring him Han Cheng Emperor.

Issuing a decree is easy

but I must ask,

is Han Cheng Emperor greater or is the Emperor greater?

Replying to the emperor,

Han Cheng Emperor is only a title of honor.

The Emperor controls the real power

That means everything in Shu Kingdom still goes by me, right?

Right

Yes, emperor

The Emperor is the master of the kingdom,

the representing figure of the whole country.

Emperor, please immediately issue the decree and send troops

to save Han Cheng Emperor.

Then what if I...

what if I'm not willing to?

Not willing to?

Han Cheng Emperor

is the emperor's own brother!

How could the emperor neglect his own blood relative?

Right!

How could the ruler of the kingdom

say such words?

When the two brothers were princes,

didn't they have mutual love and respect

for each other?

In the moment of life and death,

how could he be so heartless?

Now what?

What are you afraid of? If they're vicious

the emperor can be even more vicious!

Quick

Emperor please calm down

I'm not fit to be ruler of the kingdom?

The way you're acting now,

are you fit

to be my subjects?

Subjects are terrified. Emperor please calm down.

All listen to me. I've already decided.

Strictly defend the gate

Do not open!

Violators will have nine degrees of family killed!

Do not discuss this again! Court adjourned

!

Emperor!

Darling, you're awake

Darling's awake

Come

Help her up

Is he dead?

I...I don't know either

If he's dead,

remember to tell me.

Sister Yu,

what do you mean?

Yes

Sister don't worry

If he leaves

I will go with him.

I can't let him wait too long

Sister

What a silly thing to say

Is he the only person in your heart?

If Sister leaves,

then what about us?

Sister, Yu er is not being cruel

I promised Qi You

I would follow him in life and death.

His parents and brother

have already abandoned him.

In this world,

he only has me left.

Good sister, don't think of these

Perhaps there is still a chance of survival

Right!

There's no hope!

Crow's mouth! Saying these words again

Why is there no hope?

I heard the subjects

asking the emperor to issue a decree

giving First Prince the title of Han Cheng Emperor,

and to rescue him.

That's great news!

Why is there no hope?

The emperor wouldn't agree to it

What did he say?

That damn emperor said

whoever dares open the gates

will be killed for treason.

Whoever dares mention the subject of saving him again

will be beheaded, along with nine degrees of kindred.

How could it be?

First Prince has always treated His Highness Qi Xing

kindly.

Yes

Your body's still weak. Come back!

Ya Ya!

Yu er, sorry

I couldn't bear seeing you marry Meng Zhi Xiang,

and originally thought that sending the Northern Han troops

would save you from this danger.

I wanted to save you

But I didn't think

it would turn into this.

I really didn't

Sorry, I'm really very sorry

Is he dead?

Reporting to princess,

he can still make sounds.

He's not dead yet

This is a good way to tell

Dead people do not make sounds

Vile woman, kill me if you have the guts!

What did you say?

No so fast. Idiot!

He's purposely

trying to infuriate me

so that I kill him.

But

I won't fall for his trap.

Killing you would be letting you off lightly

I'm telling you

This princess's

favorite game

is to hear people cry for mercy.

That should be easy

Servant

has plenty of human torture methods.

A Nu

Are you going to splash salt water on his wounds?

You're quite cruel

Reporting to princess,

this is not salt water, but sugar water.

Sugar water?

What's salt water?

When sugar water is splashed on the body,

after a day,

I guarantee bugs and ants will be crawling all over his wounds,

biting and stinging his entire body.

Extremely painful

Compared to the pain of using salt,

this is 10,000 times worse.

Hey, you hear that?

You just need to say

"Princess please have mercy"

and this princess will let you off the hook today.

What? You can't hear

me talking to you?

Are you seeking death?!

Stop!

Liu Lian Si! What are you doing?

Imperial brother!

Let me kill this person!

To dissolve the hatred in my heart!

I already told you not to touch him

You dare disobey me?!

Imperial brother!

He's our enemy!

You won't let us kill, torture, or humiliate him

Could it be

that you're sympathetic to him?

Keeping him alive will bring us endless future trouble

Shut up

To kill him or not, I will decide

I don't need you to interfere

Besides

I want to exchange him for

a rare treasure.

Your highness is brilliant

You can exchange their emperor

for anything.

How would they dare refuse?

Right, I heard

that Shu Kingdom is affluent, with vast territories

and many treasures.

This time,

our national treasury will be replenished.

What would I want those material things for?

I want to exchange him for

a priceless treasure.

I dare ask Han Emperor, what treasure

is worth going through so much trouble?

Even if you don't tell me, I know

That priceless treasure is Princess Fu Ya

But

our emperor has already given instructions

to exterminate her at all costs.

Liu Lian Cheng

You want both kingdom and beauty

No way!

The emperor is really refusing to open the gates and send troops?

Is empress dowager unaware of this?

You suddenly come to beg me

as if it were my idea to not send troops and save him.

You think I'm more heartless than tigers and wolves!

Subject is frightened

Mother and son's hearts are linked

Empress dowager couldn't possibly not care

about Han Cheng Emperor's life and death.

You've misspoken again!

Han Cheng Emperor has never

regarded me as a mother.

Since when did he consider me his mother?

It's Empress Dowager who didn't want her son first.

What status are you using to speak to me?

Are you the late emperor's imperial concubine,

Han Cheng Emperor's empress,

or the woman the emperor likes?

Regardless of your status, you have no right to make decisions in the back palace!

Qi You was right

Empress dowager has always been greedy

Your own son is in a critical moment of life and death

Yet you're only concerned

about losing power.

If I don't retain the power,

how will I plot and calculate

to save him?

Empress dowager is willing to save Han Cheng Emperor?

Please forgive Pan Yu for my rude and impetuous words

If empress dowager is willing to save Han Cheng Emperor,

Pan Yu is delighted

and sincerely submits to empress dowager's instructions.

Brother

Subject here

What was the situation on the battlefield that day?

That child Qi You is brave, skillful in fighting,

and great at military strategy.

How could he fall into the enemy's hands?

Empress dowager

Right now, we should be thinking of how to save him

Why ask those unimportant questions?

No, those questions are crucial

Knowing why we lost

affects how we save him

and where to start.

What a great pillar of the country!

You don't even have the insight of a woman!

Replying to empress dowager, Subject explained last time

that because of a spy in my army,

Han Cheng Emperor

was defeated and captured.

Of course I knew there was a spy

But is this spy hiding among the troops

or in the palace?

Sister, drink this

I can't. You drink it.

It's been several days

You won't eat anything

At least have some nourishments

She's right. People are iron, food is steel

You can't give up

You still have someone to save

Right

That's right

I went through a lot of trouble to brew this supplement tonic

Hua Gong Gong gave me this awful prescription

...No old hens,

only pigeons.

But the imperial kitchen

didn't have them.

It wasn't easy to get a hold of two pigeons

If you don't eat it,

you would be wasting my kind intentions.

Thanks Sister

Then

where did you find the pigeons?

I secretly "borrowed" two

from Maiden Su.

What? You stole these pigeons?

Hey!

What do you mean "steal"?

...Based on the friendship between Maiden Su

and our miss,

if I asked her

she would give them to me anyways.

Besides,

she had an entire cage full of pigeons.

If I take two,

it shouldn't be a big deal.

An entire cage?

Yes

I didn't think

such a gentle, graceful person like Maiden Su

would also have cravings for pigeon.

Keeping an entire cage,

and secretly having a feast.

She's keeping pigeons

but they're definitely not for feasting.

Then...

what can you do with pigeons,

other than kill and eat them?

Deliver messages

Strange

We only have one message pigeon left

Weren't there 3 yesterday?

Is it because you were careless

and didn't shut the cage properly,

so they flew away?

Impossible

Everytime I feed them,

I'm especially careful.

Father never replied

and pigeons are getting fewer by the day.

How will we deliver messages in the future?

Sister Yao

Yu er?

Sister Yao

Yu er, you're here

Is Sister writing a letter?

Yes

In a few days

I'll be leaving the palace,

so I'm writing father a letter

telling him not to worry.

Why does Sister Yao keep pigeons?

Is it because you use them

to deliver letters home?

Sister is joking with me

I keep this pigeon as a pet

to admire

it flying freely,

and because when it's tired,

it returns home to rest.

These two good fortunes

I also seek but cannot attain.

I keep it for fun

to console my loneliness.

Sister has such a sensitive heart

Even a pet

can bring you sentiments of the changing seasons.

If only humans

could be like pigeons,

flying freely

and returning home when tired.

What happiness

Sister has seen through my mind

I miss my father too much

Sister's filial piety is admirable

Our sisterly friendship...

in your heart

how much weight does it carry?

In this icy palace,

only Sister genuine cares for me.

In this world, aside from my parents

you are my only dear relative.

Me too

Sister

Don't forget our

sisterly friendship.

I really like this pigeon

Can I have it?

No!

Since Sister likes it,

Sister can have it to play with.

Thanks Sister

I will find a cage

and take good care of it.

Miss

This is our last

messenger pigeon.

Don't you think that Sister Yu

already suspects me?

She didn't expose me because of our old friendship

She took the pigeon away

to destroy evidence for me.

Then aren't we exposed?

Let's leave the palace immediately and return home

Can we still return?

Can we still return?

I don't know when

daughter will receive this letter.

A perfectly fine daughter

Why would you send her to that

dark place?

My poor Yao er

Don't worry. I told daughter

that once the Emperor defeats Shu,

we'll bring her back.

We'll be reunited as a family

Shu Kingdom won't surrender to you

because you've captured me.

If I were you,

I would kill me in an instant

to avoid future consequences.

Kneel down!

Kneel down!

You just need to say

"Princess please have mercy"

and this princess will let you off today.

What?

Didn't you hear

what I said?

Princess

Go

Don't worry

I will come back alive

to give you the jade pendant.

Jade pendant?

Give it to you personally

Princess

Why is it you?

You scared me

Dare I ask why princess

is in the prisoner tent this late?

I can go wherever

I want to go.

None of your business!

Servant is worried for princess

This person has typhoid fever

He's sick?

Then

Then why hasn't he been treated?

His cheap life

won't end that quickly.

Besides this person once offended princess

so why save him?

That's up to me!

I'm telling you

If anything happens

to this person,

I will...

I won't have anyone to beat up for fun.

Then you can take his place

I'll beat you three times a day!

Understand?

Quickly go!

Quickly get the army doctor!

Yes

Faster!

It's you. You're here.

Guard Mo

Is there really a spy in the palace?

We can't go wrong by being cautious

Guard Mo

We just shot this messenger pigeon

It's from outside the palace

It's the same kind

Someone is indeed playing tricks in the palace

What does the letter say?

Can I see?

Empress dowager should be the first to read it

Strange

Why hasn't Father

replied to my letter yet?

Sister Yao!

Sister Yu

Quick, leave with me

Maiden Yu is so hurried

Where are you taking my miss?

Come with me if you want to live

What does Sister mean by this?

Sister Yao

You're the spy from Northern Han?

I...

She is actually

the daughter of Northern Han court official Xiang Yun!

I've been so blind!

Empress dowager calm down

Mo Chou

will seize this vile person right now!

Northern Han is so deceitful

I fear that

she's not the only spy in this palace!

We're sisters

Why did you lie to me?

Why?

I don't know what you're talking about

You must be wrong

Yes, I was wrong about you

I thought you were pure and kind

but I didn't think you were so full of schemes.

Why would you harm Qi You?

By harming Qi You, you're harming me!

You know?

Collaborating with the enemy to betray the kingdom ...you don't want to live anymore?

You must be mistaken

I'm not guilty of this crime

That's why I came to ask you

Are you or are you not

the spy Northern Han sent?

I don't have anything to say

I am just a typical

woman from Shu.

Sister Yao

We've known each other as sisters

If you don't tell me the truth,

how can I help you?

You can't help her!

Su Yao is an enemy spy

She has now been exposed

Quickly kneel to be arrested!

Wait

Empress dowager orders

that the spy be captured.

Anyone who resists will be killed on the spot!

Why is empress dowager so certain

that Su Yao is the spy

from the enemy kingdom?

The evidence is conclusive

What else do you have to say?

Thank the empress dowager for me,

for giving me a letter from home

and relieving my homesickness.

Su Yao dies with no regret

Don't touch her

Miss...you...

Good sister,

you've served me for so many years.

How could I bear

watching them interrogate you with torture?

You go first

I'll be there shortly

Thanks miss

Sister Yu, goodbye forever

Guard Mo, what are you doing?

Empress dowager wants her alive

for questioning. Take her away

Yes

You're really not going to confess?

I don't have that much patience

to waste on you!

Are you going to confess?

Confess!

Never mind

This girl seems frail and weak

but her inner heart

is stronger than a man's,

stronger than steel.

She definitely won't talk if we use torture

Two kingdoms are at war. Each person works for her own master.

I won't blame you

You live deep within the palace

You couldn't possibly obtain

Shu army's lineup chart.

As long as you tell me

who is the planted spy in the palace,

I promise to give you a quick death

and spare you from

a long, drawn out torture.

I can tell you

but I will only speak to one person.

Who?

Pan Yu

Pan Yu?

Your majesty is writing to the new Shu emperor,

summoning him to surrender?

Whether Shu surrenders or not,

I don't really care.

I just want to exchange Meng Qi You

for a person.

Who are you exchanging him for?

Preposterous! I'm discussing important military matters

How dare you eavesdrop!

I already heard, what's done is done!

Imperial brother,

who are you exchanging him for?

Eavesdropping on military plans is punishable by death

You don't even pretend

to not have heard,

and dare ask another question in reply!

So what if I ask you?

If imperial brother won't say,

it's because of a guilty conscience!

Don't think that just because Mother and I

spoil and indulge you,

you can

criticize me without thinking.

If any of this

leaks out,

I will deal with you using military law.

Leave!

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