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Your Majesty, didn't you promise me that

you won't force me if I am not willing to do it?

Don't you have a better impression of me now?

Why are you still pushing me away?

I acknowledge that you are a good Emperor

but I still think that

you are the only man in this world

that doesn't deserve to be loved

Is it because of your fiancee?

What if he never comes back?

What if he has already married someone?

He won't

Why do you trust him that much?

This isn't about trust

Even he is out of the picture

there is still no possibility between us

What if I am not the Emperor

but your sworn brother, Long San?

Will you accept me?

As long as you are still in the Forbidden City

wearing your dragon robe

as long as you still have thousands of consorts in your harem

you will still be the Emperor

I am not ready to share my man

with thousands of women

Very well

Since you will always regard me as the Emperor

I will make an order now

to oblige you to accompany me

Your Majesty

aren't you a grown up man?

When have you become so childish?

Aren't you determined to be a good Emperor?

How can a good Emperor snatch away someone else's wife?

Now, I don't want to be a good Emperor anymore

I just want to be an evil and lustful king!

Your Majesty...

Li Yi Huan!

Your Majesty

I've offended you again

Please forgive me

Look at you

How do you feel?

You've made yourself sick

I bet you had a fun day yesterday

How was it a fun day?

Do you really think that Kang Xi is the son of Heaven?

Do you think by hugging him

you can brave the rain

and even warm yourself?

It was a misunderstanding

It was a timely rain

Brother Long was so excited

that when he hugged me

I can't bear to push him away

Do you know

how awful it was

for me seeing you hugging Kang Xi in the rain?

Brother Zhu, are you angry?

Wasn't you the one

who asked me to approach Kang Xi

and try to get some information?

How can I be angry with you?

I am angry at myself

Little junior

it is said that kings have no heart

but the Eldest Senior always have you in his heart

You must never

fall for Kang Xi's lies

I didn't fall for him

I know very well that

I only treat him as my brother

as my friend

Moreover, Kang Xi respects me

He gives me space

Yi Huan

you are still so naive when it comes to relationships

that you can't see it clearly

But Qing Cheng and I can see it clearly

If you continue to stay by Kang Xi's side

without being mindful of your own feelings

one day, something will surely happen

Little junior

you must never fall for Kang Xi, do you understand?

If you do

you will not only disappoint the Eldest Senior

you will also disappoint the masters

Moreover, you will only land yourself into troubles

Sister Xue

why are you saying all these things?

Why are you accusing me?

All right...

Let's not talk about this anymore

Since we have all decided to stay in the palace

and continue to search for information

then all of us must always have the best interest

of our cause in mind

I understand

I understand

His Majesty has arrived!

Greetings, Your Majesty

Greetings, Your Majesty

Rise

Thank you, Your Majesty

You're here too, Imperial Physician Li

Noble Lady Li was injured by Oboi's assassin not long ago

Although her wounds have been healed

she was injured internally

hence she needs some prescription to improve her situations

Wan Xin

you have served me well

and even risked your own life

facing Oboi's assassin

From this day

I will name you Concubine Li

as a token of appreciation from me

Thank you, Your Majesty

Rise, my dear

Wan Xin

You are gentle

and well-mannered

your father is also a minister whom I trust

You deserve this promotion

Tomorrow, I will make an order to have your belongings moved

to the main palace of Yonghe Palace

From now on

you are the owner of Yonghe Palace

Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty

Wan Xin

are you feeling better now?

I am

Thank you for your care, Your Majesty

All right

Then you will accompany me tonight, won't you?

Yes, Your Majesty

When I was in the Pearl Valley

I couldn't understand many things

But now I can

This is so pretty!

Is it for me?

It is not for you

Put it down

Be good

This clothes

is for Qing Cheng

For Sister Xue?

Isn't she doing some secret mission with the Sixth Master

in Shanxi since a year ago?

You are right

The secret mission she is on

is to make her pretty

That is why I'm making this for her

What mission is that?

I want to take this mission as well

Look at you

You have never mastered anything

You have not mastered any

of the martial skills we taught you

But look at your Sister Xue

She is diligent and obedient

It doesn't worry us to send her

Moreover

you don't look like Miss Shu at all

Miss Shu?

Who is Miss Shu?

I don't understand

This is confidential. Don't ask anymore

All right

So much money!

Fourth Master, they are right to say that

you are the God of Fortune in this Pearl Valley

Every time you come back, you come back with gold and silver

How can I be the God of Fortune?

I am just an accountant

This money is all hard-earned money

from the brothers in our alliance

But Fourth Master

if we are not short of funds

why are we being so thrifty?

You little girl

Look at your Brother Zhu

He is the Crown Prince

yet he still sets an example to lead a simple life

Exactly, I know he is thrifty

But all these money are more than enough for us

why is he still doing that?

It is not enough for the few of us in this valley

to restore the Ming Dynasty

We need an army

which needs a lot of money

We have to invest in our military budget

hence we have to cut down whatever unnecessary

in our daily lives

Fourth Master

this bangle is so pretty!

Is it for me?

Don't...

Give me that...

Be good

Let me tell you this

You are the Crown Princess to be

All the good things we have here are all supposed to be reserved

for you and the Crown Prince

But your Sister Xue

is to be sent for a special mission soon

All these are bought for her

I knew it

It is never my turn to have all these enjoyable missions

How unfair it is

Are you willing to let your Fifth Master cut through your face

and change how you look

to something else?

Besides all these martial skills

you still have to be fluent in arts and music

can you do it?

What do you mean?

Cutting through Sister Xue's face

and change how she looks?

You will understand

when your Sister Xue comes back tomorrow

Little junior

you like this golden bangle, don't you?

I promise you. I will buy you one

that is even more beautiful than this on your birthday

Forget about it

It is so expensive

Given our modest allowance

how are you going to afford it?

Don't worry

I will keep my promise

Can I just have a look?

All right... Have a look...

Eldest Master, I'm back

Sister Xue

why are you a little bit different than when you left last year?

Little junior

I've been on a secret mission out there for one year

What I was doing was to try my best

to become someone else

I was even jealous of Sister Xue back then

I was jealous that

she can wear so many beautiful clothes

and so many luxurious jewellery

and make herself looks so pretty

But I never knew that

it isn't easy at all for her

She is not the only one

No one has an easy job

among all of us

Yi Huan

were you also carried like this

to Kang Xi's bedroom

when you served him in his bed those times?

It has been so long

Nothing had happened

Don't mention it again

Were you feeling disgusted

when you saw

Kang Xi ordered for Qing Cheng's company?

Of course I was

But don't get me wrong

I wasn't being jealous

I was just thinking that

Sister Xue has only loved you and you alone

but now she has to...

Don't mention it again

These days spent in the Forbidden City

are considered to be

a difficult challenge to me

Not only that I have to swallow my pride

and kneel before my nemesis

I have to witness you and Qing Cheng

being ravaged by him

One day

I will chop off the arms he used to hug you

and make him kneel before me

as my slave.

Sixth Master

why are you here?

Sixth Master, don't worry

Tonight I'm the only one on duty

in this Imperial Medical Institution

Very well. Follow me to Yonghe Palace now

Qing Cheng had obtained important information

when she served Kang Xi tonight

The drug I use to make those servants on duty sleep

can only last for an hour

We have to be quick

I was playing chess with Kang Xi

When we were playing

Songgotu suddenly came with an emergency

Kang Xi ordered me to stay in the bedroom

when he met Songgotu at the outer hall

Songgotu has been

working on Oboi's case

The reason he came to see Kang Xi at late night

must be because he had some important discovery

But they were talking really soft

in the outer hall

Even though I had used all my energy to listen carefully

I can only get a rough idea

It turns out that

Oboi has been running an information network all these years

He has his spies in the camps of those feudal princes like Wu San Gui

and even in our rebel alliance

Our Pearl Valley is on the list too

I should've expected this

These nobles in the Qing Dynasty are not stupid

While we are infiltrating their bases

surely they will also have their spies

infiltrating ours

Godfather had rushed back to the Pearl Valley to investigate this

But there are over 800 people

living in the Pearl Valley

who are the remnants of the Ming Dynasty

It must take a long time

to find out who the spies are

Other than this

to save his own life

Oboi refuses to surrender this network

He made his bargain tonight

that he wants Kang Xi to discharge him from his crimes

and let him go back to his residence

so that he can continue to run this network

and answer only to Kang Xi alone

Songgotu thought this was extremely important

that was why he had to come at this time

to report this to Kang Xi

How did Kang Xi react?

Kang Xi had been tolerating Oboi for years

It wasn't easy for him to take down Oboi

surely he is not willing to be threatened again

That is why he was furious with Oboi's arrogance

But he soon calmed down

and ordered the eunuchs

to send me back to Yonghe Palace

As I leave

I saw him leaving with Songgotu

I guess they are heading to the prison to see Oboi

Your sinful servant Oboi

greets Your Majesty

Oboi

since I assumed personal rule,

this is the first time you kneel before me

Your Majesty

I deserve to die

for being disrespectful to you all this while

Does that mean

you have finally come to your senses?

Your Majesty

I have served three generations of Emperors

I can't bear to see the doom of our Qing Dynasty

I can't bear to see the Manchu people being once again

chased back to outside the Shanhai Pass

Oboi

how dare you

How dare you having such ill will

to curse our Qing Dynasty

Do you really think without you

His Majesty and all his ministers

are unable to keep this empire strong?

Exactly!

Your Majesty

did you see it?

it is clear that

Oboi is showing no remorse

Oboi

I think it is better for you to stay here

and wait until your senses come back

Your Majesty

if you can't even let go off

a veteran minister like me

how will those generals who surrendered to us

such as Wu San Gui, Shang Ke Xi and Geng Jing Zhong feel?

Will they feel good for it?

This empire

belongs to Aisin Gioro apparently

But do you have any idea

how many of the remnants of the previous dynasty

are still roaming free among us, Your Majesty?

Of course I know

I'm taking one step at a time

just like playing chess

After I'm done with you

I will deal with every single threat, one by one

I'll find out who they are

and get rid of all of them

No, Your Majesty

Although I challenged your authorities

I am not an enemy of our empire

In fact, it is because of my allegiance

I can't bear to see the doom of our dynasty

That is why I calmed myself down

and decided to let go off

my personal issues with you

I am ready to work with you

to deal with our real enemies

Your Majesty

since you have already burned all the letters

between those ministers and me

I can tell you are a person with great tolerance

Why can't you be more tolerant

and spare my crime?

If Kang Xi makes a deal with Oboi

it will be bad for our alliance

Our priority now

is to find a way

to sabotage their negotiations

We have to find out who is the spy in the Pearl Valley

and get rid of him

before Kang Xi makes a deal with Oboi

The only person who can achieve this at the moment

is Yi Huan

I can see that

Kang Xi really cares about her a lot

The reason he promoted me from a noble lady to a concubine

was to provoke her

Why is Yi Huan related

to your promotion as a concubine?

Don't worry, Eldest Senior

It is exactly because Yi Huan has no clue in relationships

that is why Kang Xi wants to test her

This also shows that

Yi Huan only treats him as brother

but has no romantic feelings towards him

You don't have to be worried

Given such emergency

I can only set aside my personal agendas

To be honest with Your Majesty

all these years

I have inserted many spies

in Wu San Gui's and the rebel's bases

All these spies

listen only to my command

If you kill me

they will go silent

Oboi, oh Oboi

I get it now

Although you look tough

you still want to live

What about this

You will surrender your network to me

and I will spare you from death

Since we are here

I shall be absolutely honest with you

If you set me free

I will redeem myself and serve you

by handling this information network

If you don't

I will bring with me to my grave

this network that I have built for years

How dare you!

Your days are already numbered

yet you still dare to bargain with His Majesty?

Are you threatening His Majesty?

It is not a threat

It is a request

I beg you, Your Majesty

For the sake of our country

we must stop our own internal fighting

Your Majesty

I have made the best offer I can make

isn't it the time

for you to show your sincerity?

Oboi

if you are truly sincere

you will first surrender the antidote for the pill

Forgive me

I can't give you the antidote for the pill

I'm sure the Li siblings have their own agendas

If I can't leave here alive

and investigate what they are up to personally

I am willing to give my life

and bring them with me to my grave

so that Your Majesty

will have one problem solved

This might be the last thing I can do

for you, Your Majesty

and for my beloved Qing Dynasty

Oboi

you know very well that you are going to die

yet you are trying your best

to get rid of two of His Majesty's most capable servants

in order to avenge yourself

Songgotu

if you are protecting these Li siblings

because of our personal vengeance

then you are helping the enemy!

One day you will be the reason of our fall!

Oboi

you can stop creating conflicts

Whether the Li siblings are truly loyal

or they are up to something

this is something I can figure out myself

It seems that Your Majesty

have yet to trust me fully

but you have at least

suspected the Li siblings

Then I can have my mind rested for the time being

Since you do not want to surrender the antidote

there is no point of us continuing this negotiation

Your Majesty, do you have any idea

how terrifying it can be

when it comes to the information I gathered

from the feudal princes like

Wu San Gui, Shang Ke Xi, Geng Jing Zhong

and from the rebel bases?

Typical fear tactic

No, Your Majesty

This is never a fear tactic

If you agree to my terms

I will immediately give you

an extremely confidential information from the rebels

I assure you that the value of this information

is enough for you to let me go

Your Majesty

if Oboi is telling the truth

then it is already treason

for him to have kept it from you for so long

And if he is not telling the truth

that will also be treason

So...

Your Majesty, do consider my offer

It is for our Qing Dynasty!

Brother Zhu

so you want me to sabotage the deal

between Kang Xi and Oboi?

No. I want the exact opposite

I want you to convince Kang Xi

to accept Oboi's offers at once

spare him

and let him go back to his residence

Are you serious?

Our background is suspicious

and now we have Oboi stirring up conflicts between Kang Xi and us

Kang Xi has never fully trusted us

At this moment

if we continue to create conflict between him and Oboi

he will only become more and more suspicious of us

Oboi is cunning

He will never surrender the network

He will make sure he is the only one to control it

But surely he will contact the spies under him

If Oboi is set free

we will have the chance

to find out who the spies are

I see

Now, I understand

Brother Zhu

you are brilliant

Look at you

This is the first time you praise me

However

if Kang Xi touches me again

promise me you won't be jealous

Greetings, Your Majesty

Greetings, Your Majesty

Greetings, Your Majesty

You prick, Brother Long

How can you ignore me?

Leave me alone

I want to have a walk alone

Greetings, Concubine Li

Save your protocols

Yi Huan is going to see Kang Xi

I wonder how things are going

Don't worry

Although Kang Xi is apparently

angry with Yi Huan

doesn't that mean that

he really cares about Yi Huan?

Surely she can handle him

Lady Yi Huan

mind your protocols

It is a crime to misbehave in front of His Majesty

I can't even feel my legs now

how can I stand?

If you can't stand, then kneel

How can you just sit on the floor?

Stand up, faster

Li De Fu

- Yes, Your Majesty - Go have a look...

and see if my medicine is ready

Yes, Your Majesty

Brother Long

what a coincidence!

We are indeed sworn brothers

You are having medicine

so am I

I'm having some flu

Before I came, my brother made me drink

a big bowl of medicine

Brother Long

I know that you're mad at me

Surely you have the right to be made at me

but can you not ignore me?

All right

since Your Majesty doesn't want to see me

then I must not stay here and disturb you

I'm leaving

I'm leaving!