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♪First sight with suspicion♪

♪A test for two young hearts♪

♪The road is rocky♪

♪The world becomes silent when you are by my side♪

♪Have two pots of tea together♪

♪The game of go is hard to settle♪

♪Play the zither and hear the song♪

♪Who is as beautiful as a painting♪

♪Why look at the flowers outside the window alone♪

♪Have a peaceful life and another summer passed away♪

♪Hope we can stay together forever♪

♪Appreciate the elegance together♪

♪It was misty and rainy that day♪

♪Hold the jade cup to you♪

♪Let’s have a drink and play the game of go♪

♪But the wind blows outside the window♪

♪It disturbs my dream♪

♪It’s just a flash in the pan♪

♪The flowers smother the window♪

♪The leaves fly into the sky with the cloud♪

♪We will meet in the end in the cloister♪

♪We hold hands with tears in eyes♪

♪You whisper to me under the moonlight♪

♪We never have to part again♪

=Rebirth For You=

=Episode 6=

Li Qian.

Wasn’t your shift from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM?

Why do you come back now?

My good sister.

There was some business in the palace.

I was delayed.

What kept you there all night?

You don’t know.

Empress Dowager Cao will hold a birthday banquet.

There are many things to attend to.

Empress Dowager Cao?

But you are just a bodyguard.

Alright.

If anything, tell me after I have some sleep.

I’m tired.

OK.

Sincere and Honest Go to rest then.

Um.

Have a good rest.

Pure and Gracious

Grandmother.

Baoning.

You must’ve suffered last night in the Introspection Chamber.

Come and sit.

I got Fangling

make your favorite dishes

in the kitchen.

Hurry. Have some.

I didn’t think

you’d frame a District Princess.

That Lord Jian’s granddaughter

didn’t learn good things,

but some bad tricks.

Um.

I’ve ordered her to move from there

back to Lord Jian’s mansion.

She shall no longer study with you.

Baoning.

It’s your birthday today.

Stewardess Meng prepared you a banquet.

Tell Yi to come tonight.

It is

also the date when your parents died.

Go to the ancestral temple

and burn incense for them.

And talk to them.

Um.

Virtue and Respect

Father. Mother.

Rest in peace.

I’m doing well with my grandmother.

Virtue and Respect

Three Abodes of the East

Hey.

Your Grace.

A female physician came to the capital

from Jinxi.

Even Minister Wang asked her for treatment.

Grand Empress Dowager heard and summoned her.

She can prescribe some medicine for you.

She’s now waiting for you

to come back.

She must’ve been waiting for a while.

Yeah.

Three Abodes of the East

Are you from Jinxi?

Your Grace.

How is it? Is the capital fun?

It’s better than Jinxi for sure.

But the hometown feels more cordial.

Hey.

Do your people eat noodles with garlic?

You even know that.

I learned from a book.

Come.

Um.

This ointment smells like

the one I made for Qian.

Your Grace.

The ointment on you is special.

It’s from my friend for sprain treatment.

Oh.

I’ve been a physician for years,

but I’ve never smelled anything like this.

Your Grace.

Can I have a look?

OK.

Qingke. Go get it.

Um.

It’s really the one I made for Qian.

So, the friend Qian mentioned

is Princess Jia’nan.

This ointment smells really special.

I smelled,

but I can’t tell its ingredients.

Your Grace.

I’ve learned about your condition.

I’m going to the royal physicians

and make a prescription.

When they review it,

the medicine will be made.

OK.

Qingke.

Um.

Reward her with silver.

Yes.

Your Grace.

I... I don’t want silver.

I’d like to ask you for a favor.

Go ahead.

Li Qian, the son of Li Changqing, Commandant of Bingzhou,

is a third-rank armed guard.

I hope you can promote him.

You know little about the harem.

How can Her Grace promote a bodyguard?

Who is he to you?

Why do you help him like this?

We grew up together.

Is he your brother?

How come you grew up together?

Is it a prenatal betrothal?

I can do nothing to help him.

Qingke.

Reward her with silver.

Yes.

Go throw it.

Yes, Your Grace.

I’m gonna throw it.

No, maybe later.

It’s my birthday.

Grandmother is waiting for me.

Let’s go.

Yes.

Mother is punishing Baoning

in the name of that.

She’s reluctant

to let her be my queen.

Don’t be angry, Your Majesty.

Your health matters.

Qinzheng Hall

Qinzheng Hall Well.

The maid arranged by Mother

might have known something.

Find a chance and get rid of her.

Don’t let me see her again.

Yes, Your Majesty.

East Warmth Chamber How time flies.

The day Baoning came to the palace

was like yesterday.

Tell me.

What do you want for your birthday?

I’ll give you anything.

I wanna go to Empress Dowager’s banquet.

You just got punished.

Now you want to celebrate her birthday.

It is the Empress Dowager’s birthday.

You are an elder.

It’s fine if you won’t go.

But I...

I will be the queen.

I should show manners before her.

And she just punished me.

If I don’t go to her birthday,

I cannot get along with her in the future.

Yi, you heard that?

Baoning is so reasonable

and thoughtful.

She will definitely

be a good queen leading the harem.

Okay. Okay.

You can go if you want.

Grandmother.

In that case,

I’ll go to the Longevity Hill

with Baoning tomorrow.

I can take care of her.

You maid, what are you doing?

Song Xianyi?

Your Grace, please save me.

His Majesty

Three Abodes of the East has a child with Fang Yiru

who was a maid before.

I got to know it coincidentally.

Now His Majesty can’t tolerate me.

Your Grace.

Only you can save me now.

Why don’t you go to Empress Dowager?

After all, she’s His Majesty’s mother.

It’s a disgrace to the royal family.

She won’t allow others to know it either.

Are you sure

it’s His Majesty’s child?

Yes, I’m sure.

He wrote letters to Fang.

There was his seal on them.

I have one right here.

I’ve been taking it with me.

I may believe you for the time being.

Keep this letter well.

It’s the only thing that can keep you alive.

Your Grace.

As long as I can live,

I’ll do anything for you.

This thing is big.

I must think it over.

I thought I could take advantage of

Fang Yiru’s matter,

yet Song Xianyi has known it as well.

My plan is disrupted.

Get out of my way! You wanna die?

Sir, please show me the pass.

The Jin family’s eldest son in Jinxi, Jin Xiao

What pass?

I didn’t take it.

Get away. Get away.

Empress Dowager’s birthday is coming.

No entry if you can’t identify yourself.

Do you know the Jin family in Jinxi?

I’m the eldest son of the Jin family.

I come here

for celebrating Empress Dowager Cao’s birthday.

No pass, no entry.

Please go back, sir.

You bonehead.

I’m warning you.

I’ve been riding for days.

I’m both hungry and thirsty.

Get out of my way,

or I’ll kill you.

Take him.

You...!

Stop it!

Li Qian.

I’m Li Qian, the Third-Rank Armed Guard

conferred by Empress Dowager.

He is really the son of Jin Haitao,

the commander of Suibian Brigade in Jinxi.

He comes for Her Highness’s birthday

on behalf of the Jin family.

Could you let him in

for my sake?

Are you Mr. Li

who saved Her Highness with bare hands?

Since you can guarantee it,

I’ll let him go.

Pass.

Thanks.

You’re good, Li Qian.

You just came days earlier than me.

Are you already an officer?

Let’s go.

Go.

Sure. Let’s go.

Come on.

Have some drinks and meat.

Take it as a reception.

Li.

We both come for Empress Dowager Cao’s birthday,

yet you look like a host.

You are the third-rank guard now.

You’ve changed indeed.

Are you implying something?

I won’t pay

for the drinks and meat.

Sounds like I can’t afford it.

Come on. Eat as you please.

I can even

buy this restaurant as a gift for you.

Put it away quickly.

This is the capital.

There are nobles everywhere.

It’s not like Jinxi.

Sounds like I’m not a noble.

Look.

You don’t need to get me a reception.

Take this

as a celebration of your promotion.

Today, we won’t go back until drunk.

Cheers.

Qian.

I’ve packed your luggage up.

Leave these trivial matters to me afterwards.

You also said they were just trivial matters.

Qian.

Be very careful

on your way to the Longevity Hill.

Um.

Well, Qian.

How is your friend who got sprained?

I believe she’s fine

after using your medicine.

Is your friend Princess Jia’nan?

How did you know?

That day, Grand Empress Dowager summoned me for treatment.

I saw the ointment coincidentally

and I knew it.

Oh.

Qian.

You work in the palace now.

Looks like you are close to her.

That princess did help me a lot.

And

she’s different from what I thought.

Whatever,

she’s a princess.

The Li family is too humble.

Alright.

It’s getting late.

I’ve packed up.

Go back to rest now.

I’m leaving for the Longevity Hill

tomorrow morning.

Alright.

Go to bed early.

Um.

Gate of Divine Might

All set?

Get the carriages ready!

Wait.

Is this His Majesty’s carriage?

Yes, my lady.

It’s all set.

His Majesty will take this carriage with you.

Looks like you have to take another one.

Never mind.

I have no mood to argue with you.

Radiant Cloud

Li Qian

is supposed to have arrived at this inn.

That lady should’ve come along.

Forget him.

Li Qian?

Really?

It’s really you.

Why are you here?

That should be my question.

You don’t have to come here

for the birthday.

Why do you come?

Are you afraid

Empress Dowager would distrust us

if our family turns against her?

To win her full trust,

you must offend the Jiang family thoroughly.

Only this way

will Empress Dowager Cao thinks

you can merely rely on her in the court.

That’s why I come.

Since you come to help me,

do you have any good ideas?

No good ideas.

But wait a moment.

Oh.

My things don’t need upgrading.

And this ointment.

I wonder where it came from.

I won’t use it.

No...

- That’s all. - I...

Leave.

But...

What’s wrong again?

It’s so hot,

and my residence hasn’t yet been arranged.

Who is in charge here?

Eunuch Min who serves Her Highness.

Xiaoman.

Your Grace.

Call Min Zhou here.

Your Grace.

I’m Min Xi, the Document Manager here.

I wanted Min Zhou,

yet you got me an Eighth-Rank Document Manager.

I’ve been waiting for long

and got such a person.

Are you trying to

humiliate me?

Your Grace.

Eunuch Min... He accompanied Her Highness

to the Dehui Hall.

I told you to get me the person in charge.

Look at you.

You got me

someone who knows nothing.

Go tell His Majesty

that Min Zhou doesn’t obey my order.

I’m gonna punish him.

He’d better not speak up for him.

Or he will feel sorry.

Yes, Your Grace.

Your Grace, I’m taking him away now.

Go.

Your Grace.

Eunuch Min really doesn’t have time.

- How about I go to look for him again? - Move.

Move.

Your Grace! Your Grace!

How did you do that?

Not to mention His Majesty.

Even it’s Her Highness,

as long as it’s not about politics,

no one dares to disobey her.

Eunuch Liu.

I barely serve here.

I didn’t know the rules and offended her.

I’m going to find him now.

It’s not the road to that pavilion.

Aren’t we going back to the princess?

I’m going to tell His Majesty.

His Majesty will speak up for me

for the sake that

I serve the Empress Dowager.

Maybe Her Grace won’t be angry.

It’s been deployed at the Tempe of Gratitude.

The Waterfowl Ships at the bottom of the lake

will go ashore from here.

Um.

Your Majesty.

Min Zhou asks for audience.

It’s said that he offended Princess Jia’nan.

Princess Jia’nan?

Call him here.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, please save me.

You serve the Empress Dowager,

but how dare you trespass here?

You bastard.

You failed to look after the princess.

What’s the use of you?

Your Majesty.

I know

my sin is unforgivable.

Empress Dowager’s birthday is around the corner.

Please ask Her Grace

to punish me after the birthday banquet.

Please allow me to share the bliss.

Your Majesty.

You dare say the Empress Dowager...

Your Majesty.

Lord Min offended the princess.

It’s unforgivable indeed.

But Lord Min did make sense.

Her Highness’s birthday is coming.

No blood shall be shed.

It’s not late to punish him

after Her Highness’s birthday.

Your Majesty.

You will not die,

but you must be punished.

You shall apologize to Princess Jia’nan today.

Or else,

even though it’s my mother’s birthday tomorrow,

you will not be spared.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I’m privileged to see you, Your Grace.

Your Grace.

It was my fault just now.

His majesty asked me to apologize and make up to you.

I’m willing to accept any punishment

as long as it makes you pleased.

Has my residence been arranged?

To assure your comfort,

all the residences in Longevity Hill

are decorated according to

Your Grace’s bedroom in the palace.

Your Grace,

you’ve come at short notice.

We’re still cleaning up the Qingshou House.

Please have a rest for a while in the pavilion.

I’d like to stay in Qingshan House.

I lived in there before.

The location and scenery are nice.

Your Grace.

Qingshan House is close to the opera stage.

We’ll have it cleaned out

for the Internal and External Titled Madams

to apply makeup and rest.

If you live in there,

it will break the rules

and destroy the tradition.

Do you come to apologize

or to upset me?

Do I need your permission to choose my residence?

Throw him in the lake.

Your Grace.

Your Grace. Your Grace!

Your Grace. Spare me. Your Grace!

Your Grace. Spare me!

Your Grace! Your Grace!

Your Grace. Spare me! Your Grace.

Your Grace. Please spare me!

Li Qian, you’re quick.

Your Grace. Spare me. Spare me!

Come to help.

Come to help. Someone fell into the water.

Help!

What’s happening?

- Hurry! Help him. - Help!

It’s Lord Min.

Lord Min fell into the water.

Help me.

- Lord Min. - Lord Min.

Lord Min.

- Get a blanket. - Yes.

Your Grace.

How’s Lord Min…

Lord Min, you’re awake.

What on earth is going on?

It’s Commandery Princess Jia’nan.

Lord Min offended her.

She asked her men

to throw him in the lake.

He won’t die.

But, after all, he is aged.

Take him to the hospital.

Yes. Yes.

I’m privileged to see Your Grace.

I know I saved the man who deserved to be punished.

Please show mercy and forgive me.

I’m Li Qian, Imperial Guard.

Please show mercy and forgive me.

Young Master.

Young Master.

Her Grace left.

Why are you still kneeling?

I offended Commandery Princess Jia’nan.

I can’t just get up and leave.

If there’re no officials of high rank

who would ask her to spare me,

I’m afraid I’ll end up

like Lord Min.

Young Master.

Where can we find

a high-ranking official now?

Commander of the Imperial Guards, Cao Guozhu.

Okay.

I’m going to visit Lord Cao now.

Lord Min, I’m going to ask for the doctor now.

Well,

you send some men

to clean up Qingshan House as soon as possible.

So Her Grace can stay in there.

Then find a side hall.

It’s better to be close to the stage.

Her Grace and titled Madams

can fix their make-up

and rest in there.

Lord Min.

Is it appropriate?

As long as Her Grace is pleased,

nothing matters.

Go. Hurry up.

Yes.

Mr. Cao.

Please help my young master.

What’s wrong?

We were patrolling near Qingxin Lake

when we saw Lord Min fell into the water.

Seeing he was almost drowned,

Young Master jumped in the lake and saved him.

But only after he saved him,

did he know Min was punished

by Commandery Princess Jia’nan.

Now Young Master is kneeling by the lake

and dares not get up.

Min Zhou is

a favorite with the Empress Dowager.

I must tell the Empress Dowager first.

Come on.

Go to Dehui Hall with me.

Yes.

Dehui Hall

You wait here outside.

Yes.

Your Highness.

Why are you in such a hurry?

Your Highness.

Min Zhou offended Commandery Princess Jia’nan,

and was thrown in the lake by her men.

Li Qian also offended the princess

for saving Min Zhou.

He’s now kneeling by the lake.

Now,

you’re our only prop.

Please help him.

Commandery Princess Jia’nan was angry with me.

Min Zhou was just her punching bag.

I’m troubled over winning over the Li Family.

Why don’t I take this opportunity to do them a favor?

What do you say?

Yes. Your Highness.

Then, I’ll…

Well,

no hurry.

I’m tired from reading the memorials to the throne.

Why don’t you have tea with me?

We can have a talk.

Yes.

We’ll let them know

who is the real prop.

You’re getting smarter.

Hurry.

Hurry up.

- Min is quite sensible. - Your Grace.

- They’re still moving out the things - Hurry up. Be quick.

used for resting other titled women.

But the house should’ve been cleaned up.

Good.

I heard the Princess had just punished a third-rank guard.

Why nobody steps in?

He’s been kneeling for two hours.

His knees must hurt like hell.

I heard he’s been promoted by the Empress Dowager.

Why doesn’t Lord Cao step in?

If he keeps kneeling like this,

his legs are going to be disabled.

Li Qian.

I didn’t expect that Princess Jia’nan

was so grumpy.

The Empress Dowager knows about it.

She said you were wronged.

Her Highness has sent someone

to Princess Jia’nan

to put in a good word for you.

Come on. Get up.

Be careful.

The Jiang Family is such a bully.

Sooner or later,

I’ll teach them a lesson.

Shut up.

We’re at the Longevity Hill.

Come.

Li Qian.

Have you got into the habit of climbing through my window?

I thought you were waiting for me

with the window open.

Put it down.

Secret Crossbow Strategy Who are you to eat it?

Don’t flatter yourself.

Your Grace.

I didn’t abuse the confidence you’ve placed in me.

I’ve won Cao Guozhu’s trust.

That’s all you want to say?

Yeah.

Shouldn’t I tell you

so that you can rest assured?

OK. I get it.

Leave.

Yeah.

Hey.

I know your knee hurt.

Apply it to the wound.

You’re clumsy-handed.

After returning to the capital,

ask your little wife to do it.

I have neither a wife nor a concubine.

What do you mean by that?

Isn’t Miss Gao, who checked my pulse,

your intended wife?

Of course not.

She is the niece of my father’s military counsellor.

Her parents were both dead since she was a child.

She lives in our house with her uncle since then.

She is my sworn sister.

Oh.

I see.

Take a seat.

What?

Take a seat.

Yes.

You were hurt because of me.

I’ll condescend to

apply the unguent for you.

No, don’t bother.

Sit down.

The ice dew made in the kitchen of Longevity Hill

is really nice.

Your Grace.

It surely isn’t made in here.

The Grand Empress Dowager specially let us

bring it from the palace.

Why haven’t I tasted it in the palace?

It’s a new dessert.

Her Highness likes it.

So she asked us to take some for you.

Although it’s called ice dew,

it’s cooked with warm supplementation.

Your Grace.

His majesty let me bring her to you.

In the next few days,

you stay here to serve Her Grace.

Yes, sir.

Your Grace,

His Majesty still needs me.

I must excuse myself now.

Oh.

You can live in the wing-room of the Qingshan House.

Yes.

Thank you, Your Grace.

You may leave now.

Yes.

I’ve managed to

ask His Majesty for you this time.

And you may

at least stay here till after the birthday party.

But even I can protect you for a while,

I can’t protect you forever.

Please help me, Your Grace.

I don’t want to die.

It seems that this is the only way.

You go to tell the Empress Dowager about it.

But Her Highness

wouldn’t care for a servant’s life.

Her Highness gives you to His Majesty as a concubine.

She owns you.

Fang Yiru is owned by His Majesty.

If you tell Her Highness about it,

she wouldn’t want

Fang to go back to the palace.

But after the baby is born,

it will need a status.

Yes.

The eldest son of the Emperor

needs a justifiable mother.

So,

you go and beg Her Highness

to let you be the nominal mother of the eldest son.

With that status, His Majesty dares not touch you.

Thank you for your advice.

It’s a risky move to help Song Xianyi.

Besides,

although Li Qian has won the trust of Empress Dowager Cao,

to secure a smooth transition,

Fang is the key person.

How dare the Emperor

write private letters to a maid

and keep her outside the palace?

What is he thinking?

Your Highness.

I recommend myself to raise the eldest son of the Emperor.

I pledge allegiance to Your Highness.

Why should I trust you

and let you be the nurturer

of the unborn prince?

With a humble birth,

I can be the Emperor’s concubine

only because of Your Highness’s favor.

I’m infertile.

I will never have my own children.

It’s also for Your Highness’s sake that

I raise the eldest son of His Majesty.

I will never agree

the Emperor to bring the maid back to the palace.

You seem to be the best person

to raise the eldest son right now.

Whatever.

I’ll make an exception

and promote you from Lady-in-Waiting to Talent Lady.

It makes the whole thing right and proper.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Well, you may leave now.

Yes.

Your Highness, what else can I do?

Send some top masters

to take Fang Yiru to me.

Yes.

Your Grace, what’re you doing here?

Are you alone in the room?

Yes, I’m alone.

Come in, so we can talk.

Where is she?

How did you get in?

You didn’t make any noise climbing through the window.

You just said you’re alone.

Why do I get in through the window?

I can get in through the door.

It sounds reasonable.

So, what can I do for you?

My uncle asked me to tell you,

on the night of the operation,

when the lanterns outside Cao Guozhu’s house

become six-linked-pearl lanterns,

it means he’s been eradicated.

You can take action, then.

But Cao is the commander of Longevity Hill.

It’s not easy to kill him.

The Machinist Contest was organized

by the master of the Mechanism Pavilion at the request of His Majesty.

The contest levels were set to

help the master solve the problem

of the Waterfowl Ship.

The ship is built to

help them sneak in from the lake

when the birthday banquet is held,

so they’ll get the opportunity to kill Cao.

Oh.

I get it.

Um.

Hey,

help me to deliver this.

It takes a night to return to the capital spurring on the flying horse.

My family has our own carrier pigeons.

We can use a pigeon.

Empress Dowager Cao knows about

the thing between His Majesty and Fang Yiru.

Before His Majesty regains power,

we must make sure that Fang

arrives at Longevity Hill safely

on the night of the operation.

You know, it’s very important.

You must make sure it’s delivered.

Yeah.

- Rest assured. - Li.

Li.

Li.

Li.

He’s not on duty.

Where the hell has he been?

Well,

I said what I have to say.

And,

the gilding ball,

I want it now.

Since you’ve done hard work on improving it, I reluctantly accept it.

Wait for a second.

Here.

Hey, Your Grace.

Um?

There’s no one outside.

Why do you climb through the window?

Just go out through the door.

You needn’t remind me.

You must come back alive.

Don’t worry, Your Grace.

I will come back alive.

Oil Shop

Abortion prevention medicine.

Thousand Buddha Hall

The Empress Dowager arrives.

Mother, I wish you boundless fortune.

May you live forever.

We wish Your Highness a long life.

My beloved deputies, as you were.

Thank you, Your Highness.

For Your Highness’s birthday banquet,

I specially asked craftsmen to made a precious vase

as a present.

I wish Your Highness a good fortune

and enjoy a flourished country.

Show me the vase.

Dragon pattern.

Mother,

the vase is delicate.

It looks like Mr. Zhang really

put a lot of thought into your birthday banquet.

Mr. Zhang, thank you.

I’m honored, Your Highness.

Today, taking advantage of my birthday banquet,

I have an announcement.

The emperor has ascended the throne for a long time.

You’ve also advised me many times

that we should appoint the empress early,

so that she would give birth to heirs

to inherit the throne.

In my opinion…

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♪Like the bright remote place♪

♪Like the white frost♪

♪Sway in the morning mist♪

♪Yearn for the warm place in my dream♪

♪The joyful time♪

♪Becomes yellow now♪

♪Lost on the road♪

♪Forgot my direction♪

♪Forgive me for being young and frivolous♪

♪I didn’t know what lovesickness is♪

♪It took me years to appreciate it♪

♪The time we spent together♪

♪Even the fate closes every window♪

♪You are still a beam of light♪

♪I’m facing the light and hope is ahead♪

♪Like it never bloomed♪

♪Even the fate tries to stop us♪

♪I’ll still be here♪

♪Missing you until my hair turns white♪

♪I’ll still comb your hair♪