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Episode 31

How is it you?

I'm waiting for you.

I didn't say that I was going to come here.

I don't care, I'm just going to wait for you here.

You person...why are you like this?

I worked so hard to get you away

yet you run back...

By doing that, I'm very upset.

But, I'm not happy either.

If I'm with you and you're upset, I can stop following you.

I can wait here for you till you come back.

I think that by doing this, you won't be upset, right?

Go to the front and check!

Emperor! Emperor! Emperor!

It sems like a lot of people are coming.

Are they looking for you?

Emperor! Emperor! Emperor!

Where are you, emperor?

He must be nearby, look carefully.

Emperor! Emperor!

Why are these people so scary?

Don't be scared.

They are your servants.

As for me, if I get found out by them, things will get complicated.

How about I just leave with them?

When you're with me, you're not happy.

Remember, you must be happy.

I'm going to leave now.

Emperor!

Your servant Zha Lan Tai greets the emperor.

Greetings emperor!

I heard that you faced problems and came to save you.

Please hurry and come with us to the palace.

Fine.

Emperor, please.

Official.

Go away.

What are you doing?

This is my manor's doctor...he's going to look at the emperor.

I'm scared that if there is a lot of people, he won't be able to check specifically. Go away.

Then I'll go prepare food for you.

Emperor, Look at this thing.

This thing is very pretty, right?

Are you feeling a bit tired? You really want to sleep.

Then just sleep, don't open your eyes.

Is your plan good?

Official, if you try it out, you'll know.

Emperor, drink tea.

Emperor, sit down.

Emperor, you're going to allow Official Zha Lan Tai to have a raise in status.

Allow Official Zha Lan Tai to a high-standing official.

Good, good, good, now not to mention Li Wei's situation,

this entire sky is ours now!

Stop.

Mistress, he peacefully went back to the palace.

Mistress, are you at peace now?

His eyes are hazy, he sees nothing...

he has no expression at all.

This isn't what a living person should be like.

What happened to him?

This person looks really strange.

Who?

The person next to the emperor.

I saw him in Ning Gu Ta before.

He's a hypnotist. He's followed Zha Lan Tai all this time.

Who knows when he became an eunuch?

Is that so?

What is going on?

Emperor.

Emperor, you're saying we don't need to interrogate the assassinators?

Emperor, this doesn't really follow the rules.

Li Wei, Official Li also experienced it. That's the best evidence.

To continue on, it's a waste of time. To keep it going, the more we'll overthink.

But emperor, what if they have other relations?

If they have, then that is better.

I'm tired, bid your goodbyes.

We shall leave now.

What is wrong with the emperor?

This isn't like the emperor's way of doing things.

I also think that the emperor looks strange but I can't tell what.

Did you see their facial expressions earlier?

They are angry but don't dare to say anything.

Official, don't worry, I'm still investigating,

when I'm more familiar with the emperor's personality

it'll be even harder to tell.

All the guards and palace maids of the emperor are all changed right?

I followed your orders and switched them to our people.

In the future, we can do as we please in the palace.

No one can fight against us.

Good.

I thought that after catching those assassinators, our end of the world was going to be here.

Who knew that I can avoid unlucky things and get a better outcome?

God sure is taking care of me, Zha Lan Tai.

Emperor, are you in pain?

Emperor, look at this.

Look at this and you won't feel pain.

Emperor, are you in pain?

Emperor, look at this.

By looking at this, you won't be in pain.

Emperor, look at this.

Emperor.

Come over here, send the emperor to rest.

Yes.

Didn't you say that your plan will not have any mishaps?

How could this happen?

Before, I never failed before. Unless, he has someone or something in his past that he can't let go.

And it's something that the emperor will never forget.

Once his consciousness goes over his body's ability to withold it all,

that will happen.

Official, don't worry too much. Just don't let him come here anymore.

This hypnotism does benefit me.

But there are still holes in it.

What if he suddenly recovers?

No.

I have to find an escape for myself.

You can come back first. Yes.

Poor Consort Yu,

she just had her child and won't eat. Hitting and yelling at people all day.

Who knows when it'll end?

You better take care of her well. Don't make any mistakes.

The women in the palace are all high in status with children,

She just gave birth to a son, so she's higher than others. If one day the emperor thinks of her,

Who knows, she might even have the fate of being an empress.

That's true, but being servants...how can we care about all that?

Don't cry.

Greetings, Consort Yu.

Greetings Consort Yu. Who are you?

I am Zha Lan Tai.

Mistress, Official Zha is the little brother of the empress.

So it is like that,

was it the emperor who told you to let me out?

Niang niang, he's busy with the country's matters. He doesn't have much time to think of others.

The empress has orders,

to let you go back to Xian Fu Gong and recover.

So it was because I got a bit of your benefits.

I thought that he didn't want you.

How is that possible? He's still the emperor's son.

Please, Consort Yu, get on.

Slowly.

Please.

Niang Niang, you just gave birth; I don't know what you like.

Do you like to watch plays?

If you like to listen to plays, there is a new play recently called Di Xian Ji.

It's about the Ming Dynasty's Wan Gui Fei's story.

Wan Gui Fei caused Ji Fei to be pregnant and yet can't see the sun.

The emperor doesn't care about anything.

Until one day, the emperor was gone.

Ji Fei's son got the throne.

Ji Fei paid off all her hard times then.

I heard about it before.

Ji Fei is very lucky.

In the entire palace, only she gave birth to a son.

Not like me,

the emperor has so many sons. It won't land on him ever.

It won't be impossible.

Things happen because of people. If you are willing, I'll make a plan for you.

Just like we treated the empress dowager,

she gave birth to Shun Zhi Ye, who is the ninth. Yet under the guidance of Duo Er Guin,

she became the empress. How dare you!

Don't you know that the words you said just now...even if you had ten heads, it won't be enough to cut!

What if this is the emperor's meaning also?

Greetings emperor.

You can all go away.

This tea is not hot, not cold, it's just right.

Drink a bit.

Emperor, emperor...you...

In the future, I'll only care for you.

I'll only love you.

Emperor, emperor, don't you know

that I waited for this word

for so long.

Emperor.

This...Zha Lan Tai...what is wrong with him?

Niang Niang, didn't I say

that I could help you?

What horrific method did you use on the emperor?

You are completely filled with crime and should die!

The things that happen in this world has always been "the winner takes all."

If failed, then it is naturally filled with crime and should die.

But what if you succeed?

Then everything will go smoothly.

Once the emperor wakes up, and is not good to you.

This is your only chance.

Even if you don't think for yourself,

you should think for the little prince.

If you agree,

starting from tomorrow, the emperor will be sick.

One year later, it'll be impossible to treat and he'll die.

At that time, he will give a royal decree making your son, the crowned prince.

Then you and I can control the sky together.

Prince, Su Gong Gong,

I left without bidding goodbye. My emotions toward you are still real.

Don't think, don't miss. If we have fate, we'll see each other then.

Where are you going?

I...

You want to go back to the palace to see the emperor?

How did you know?

From the moment you watched the emperor go back to the palace,

you were always a bit distracted.

Can you not forget the emperor from your heart?

It's not like that. The emperor is in danger.

Danger?

I learned to read the heart. I can see what he is thinking from his face.

Last time I saw the emperor,

his face had no expression at all. To question a person,

how can he not have any thoughts or expression at that moment?

And that Jiang Hu hypnotist is strange and his actions are the same as the emperor,

all of this is too weird.

I must go and see him.

Do you think that with your strength, you can get into the palace?

I will contact Chun Xiu gu gu, she will help me.

If you're going, then you must take me with you.

That's too dangerous, I don't want to be a burden to you.

I'm not scared of being burdened.

If we don't do this well, we might even die.

Then letting me live alone on this world...

it's not much better than dying together.

Prince. Lian er.

Let me be by your side.

To not know your news,

or know how you are at every moment. That is real hell.

Also me.

You can't possibly want to leave me behind, right?

I stayed in the palace longer than both of you. I'm also quite familiar with the palace.

If you don't have me, you won't succeed in doing this.

Fine, as long as we have the same heart,

then we can definitely find out everything.

Come.

Li gong gong, if you're not comfortable...I'll change it for you immediately.

Comfortable, comfortable,

there is no spot on this world that is more comfortable than this.

It's good as long as it's comfortable,

I have something.

Someone asked me to give to you.

Take a look and see

if it goes well with you.

Who gave you that?

Do you want to see?

Hurry, hurry!

Once you get what you need, hurry and go.

Don't walk around, you hear?

You guys are all familiar faces in the palace. If you get found out,

I'm going to be brought down too.

Alright, alright, alright, you already said it a hundred times.

This is the emperor's favorite food,

I want to get it myself.

Niang niang, are you alright?

I'll go back and get some medicine. I'll be back soon.

Looks like Yu Shu is true-hearted towards the emperor.

If we can use her, then she'll be very helpful.

How about go since there is no one there? Go! Go!

Alright, alright, alright, go, go go .

Remember this, that you took us here. If anything happens, we die together.

Are you crazy? At this time, you dare go around like this?

Don't say so much useless thing, let's go.

This time, I'm doomed.

You brought the medicine so quickly?

Yu Shu.

Why is it you guys?

Don't panic. We came for the emperor.

I think he's under influence.

Why isn't she surprised at all?

Does she know about it?

You already knew about it, right!

Then you must help me! Help the emperor!

I don't know anything.

I'm going back to the palace.

Yu Shu! You love the emperor, right?

Otherwise, you won't make food and cause your hand to be like that.

Since it is like that, the one you love is faced with danger,

how can you not help?

Why must you always act like you understand me?

Don't force me.

Right now, the palace is filled with Zha Lan Tai's people.

I don't want him to be the emperor.

I don't want to be the empress dowager either!

I just want to live quietly, can I?

So he wanted your child to get the throne...

Then you're doomed.

Think about it. Without the skin, hair adheres.

Once the emperor is gone and the little prince gets the throne,

do you think he will share the throne with you?

Even if he does.

Do you think that he won't be scared

that you will speak of his past things?

Once the throne is at your hand, only the throne will matter.

Do you think you'll have any good outcome?

Yu Shu! Yu Shu! Don't hurt him!

I also have a daughter,

luckily, she's just older than him by a little.

I have experience in taking care of children.

Before confirming the emperor's safety,

I will help you care for him.

I don't know what you are calling me here for.

Go away. Yes.

Yesterday, I had a dream.

I dreamed that I was holding the little prince's hand to rise to the throne.

But a lot of rumors were spreading,

saying that the emperor doesn't even like me,

how could my son be the emperor?

In the end, I woke up and thought about it,

and I wanted to discuss it with you.

Can you allow me to care for the emperor?

One, people would believe that the emperor dotes on me.

And no one will suspect little prince.

Two, I also want to see the emperor some more.

After all, in this life, the time to see him is limited.

Niang Niang, you thought of all this quite well.

I will go and plan that out for you.

In the future, every night, we'll allow you to go and take care of the emperor.

I will also spread the rumor in all the areas of the palace,

saying that the emperor dotes on niang niang.

That'll be the best way.

Then I shall take my leave.

I won't send you out, then.

It's alright, everything is going pretty smoothly.

I hope it'll continue being smooth.

You don't even know how worried I was earlier.

My hands are sweating.

No matter how hard, we must pull through.

This is all for the emperor.

Greetings emperor,

you can all go down.

We don't need you to care for us here.

Yes.

Emperor, I'm Lian er.

Do you remember me? Emperor...

A lot happened in the past.

At first, I thought you were a eunuch.

I followed you to the battlefield.

We had a lot of beautiful memories between us.

Emperor, do you remember?

It's useless, he's completely under their control.

He can't hear anything you say.

Then what can we do to help him?

I don't know where the problem lies either.

Lian er.

Lian er.

Yu Shu, did you hear that?

He recognizes me.

He recognizes me.

Emperor, I'm Lian er.

I came to save you.

You must stay strong.

You must be fine, you understand?

Yu Shu, he is reacting!

He has reactions!

Emperor, do you remember me? Think carefully.

We fell into the well together.

We also went to buy laterns together.

Do you remember?

Think about it.

Emperor, emperor, emperor.

Emperor.

Emperor, emperor! What's wrong?

Emperor, emperor!

Emperor!

Emperor are you alright?

What's wrong with the emperor?

You ask me?

I want to ask you!

What is wrong with the emperor?

Emperor, look at this.

Look at this and you won't feel pain.

Emperor, look at this.

Look at this and you won't feel pain.

Hurry and bring the emperor to sit down.

Emperor,come.

Can I dare ask niang niang how he became like that?

I should be asking you that.

His body isn't well, he neets to quietly rest.

Niang niang, why don't you return to the palace.

Fine.

Then emperor will be under your care.

Yes.

Let's go. Yes.

My hypnotizing skills shouldn't have problems.

This Consort Yu has been seen by the emperor plently of times.

It shouldn't have problems.

Then what is it that caused the emperor to be like this?

Could it be that palace maid?

Prince, don't worry. Yu Shu is there. Nothing's going to happen.

How was it?

We can confirm he's under control.

We saw the hypnotist with this weird thing

that seemed to be used to hypnotize the emperor.

What is it?

I'll draw it out for you.

I read about it before.

Once you are controlled by someone,

this person will be used by the person for life.

Then what should we do?

Only to steal this away and change it to something else,

but normally, they will wear this around their neck.

They won't take it off even when taking a bath.

Then let's think of a way to steal it.

No.

In that room, it's filled with their people.

If that thing goes missing,

they will threaten the emperor.

That will be too dangerous.

Then what should we do?

Let's exchange it.

To make this thing is not too hard.

What is hard is at how we're going to exchange it.

Mudan?

Mudan. Mudan!

Wait for me! Mudan!

Mudan!

Sister, you look the same.

I know you hate me.

I'm in the wrong. I'm sorry towards you.

But...I never would've thought things would've been like this.

What happened in the past

I don't want to mention it.

I just want to ask you to look upon our relationship as sisters,

and help me out.

What is it?

In a few days, Brother Ceng will be killed.

I want to ask you to help me save him.

I can't help you with that.

If he runs away,

Li Wei will face trouble.

My stupid sister.

You still can't see?

That man...

he doesn't love you at all.

He loves only status and power.

Only I, your little sister, will put you first.

At that time, I gave you the chance to enter the palace,

so I went to the Cold Palace in your place. And I got my beauty ruined by the fire.

Yes, I know, you gave up a lot for me.

But you are not me.

You don't understand him.

You're right, he used to chase after status and power.

But he isn't like that anymore.

He treats me well, with his true heart.

We will be together forever.

Mudan, I can't help you.

Take care of yourself and stop.

What is that?

Don't be worried, it's just sweat-covering medicine.

Just a bit of it won't harm your body.

Sister, let me tell you the truth,

if he treated you with his true heart...

I will only pretend to be you and threaten him.

I won't have to come find you and beg you.

But I don't believe his relationship with you.

Since you are so unclear of it all,

let's give it a try.

If he is willing to let Brother Ceng go in exchange of you,

then that shows he

treats you with his true heart and loves you.

And I'll be at rest to give you to him.

But if he doesn't come save you,

then you'll be able to see his true identity.

You won't blame me for making you sad.

It doesn't matter if he comes or not.,

you can save Ceng Jing.

I must save Brother Ceng.

But I also want to save you.

Sister, just help your ill-fated little sister.

Actually, you're also helping yourself.

Official, someone sent you a letter.

The woman you love is in my hands.

If you want to save her,

tomorrow, bring Ceng Jing, alone, to the river side.

Otherwise, you can just wait to retrieve her corpse. -Mudan.

These people!

Dare to touch my woman!

Li Wei, Li Wei!

Li Wei!

Any good man come out, I'll greet you!

Did you bring the person?

He's in the bag, check for yourself.

You see, he treats me with his true heart.

Let me go.

It can be true-hearted or it can be fake will.

I must see the real person.

Check for yourself.

My men are all over the place, take a look.

If you dare play around,

I will make sure you die without a place to bury yourself.

I came by myself.

What tricks can I play?

Now you...shouldn't you give me back my person?

Li Wei!

You want to battle with me? You're a bit too soft.

I knew you'd be faking it, and you don't admit it.

Look at who is next to you.

You used my sister to be me and catch Ceng Jing.

Naturally, I should repay this favor.

Right now, my sister is in my hands. I want to see just what you'll do.

Only a woman...she won't be an obstacle to me.

Catch all these people!

Kill!

STOP! STOP! STOP!

They ran! Chase for me!

Thank you for your help today. Goodbye.

Men...can't be tested.

The more you want to test him...

the more he pains you.

You can really be sure that

your Ceng Jing treats you with all his heart?

He can't even distinguish between me and you.

I can't say much of this either.

But I can't control myself to not think of him, to not love him.

Right now, he's going to be killed.

My heart has been shredded into a pile.

I'm thinking, even if he doesn't love me,

if he can live well...then I'd be happy.

But now, he's going to die.

Then there is nothing.

I won't even have a memory.

Your feelings right now are also my feelings.

Even if Li Wei is worse,

and doesn't care about how I feel,

I can't just back up.

You say...

what should we do?

What should we do?

Sister, help me save Ceng Jing.

Help me save him.

If he really died,

I won't be able to live on.

Sister! Help me and save him!

Save him! Save him?!

Right now, I can't even save myself.

And I'll save him?

Sister, how can you be so stupid?

Since Li Wei is still going for status and doesn't take you seriously,

then how about you

just give him the status.

At that time, see if he

will still cherish you.

As for me,

as long as Brother Ceng is alive,

nothing else matters.

Nothing else matters.

If I go back now,

will Li Wei trust me?

Sister, sister, sister!

I'm alright.

I'm alright. Compared to the pain in my heart,

what does this compare to?

Sister!

Sister!

Please.

Official Li, you came to find us late at night, what is it for?

I'm not at ease and I can't figure it out.

I want to ask you for your help.

Official Li, please speak.

Life is just a blank.

Right now, I am quite free. I can do whatever I please.

I want be burdened by anything, anyone.

But there is a woman.

I don't cherish her existence.

I only used her as my chesspiece to a higher status.

But suddenly I lost her.

I feel quite weird.

My heart is like someone is holding on to it.

Not pain. Just uncomfortable.

I want to cry. But I can't cry.

I can't sit, can't stand, and I feel uncomfortable.

So, I want you to help me.

Why can't you accept fate's arrival?

Yet you want to force yourself?

I'm scared of falling into it.

In that case, there will be a lot of restrictions.

Can you escape it?

If you can't escape it, why torture yourself?

Actually, you can

change a perspective to view things.

Love will bring a lot of restrictions and worries,

but it will also bring you happiness.

I think I'm starting to understand.

But I...it seems...

a bit too late.

Official, official! Hurry over! Mistress is injured!

Yun er, Yun er?

Hurry and find the doctor!

I escaped, I escaped.

Yun er.

As long as you have heart, everything is doable.

You're a servant, I'm a servant.

How come they get to eat good things yet I have to do hard tasks?

I won't do it anymore! Isn't it just one life?

What is this, so disgusting?

I just woke up, I didn't have much place to get angry...

who knew that I met you?

Here, I'll wipe it for you.

I'll do it myself.

Your thing is dirty now too.

There is some water here, do you want to wash it off?

Here.

This thing sure is pretty. What is it? I never seen it before.

Let me see, let me see!

Look at me, being so clumsy.

I'm sorry. Here,

let me help you. Sorry.

Sorry.

Scared me to death.

Emperor, emperor,

look, we can be saved.

Emperor?

Lian er?

Emperor, you remember me? Come on, let's sit down.

Emperor, look,

can you recognize me?

Why is it like this?

Yu Shu, don't worry. On the way to Jiang Nan, he faced some assassinators.

He lost his memory.

We have a lot of important things to do. Not only are we going to help him recover his memory,

we also have to have him pretend that he's under their influence.

That way, mistakes won't be too likely.

Emperor, listen to me. There is something very important that you must do.

You must listen to me carefully, understand? Otherwise,

a lot of bad things will happen.

Emperor, please confirm this document. Copy this on the other one.

Greetings Consort Yu.

Hurry and go prepare ink for the emperor.

Yes.

Emperor.

Emperor. How are you today?

General Zha, nothing happened to the emperor, right?

Come out with me.

Emperor didn't I tell you to listen to them completely?

How can you not listen?

I don't like them.

It's not the matter of liking them or not..it's--

Lian er, right now the emperor can't remember anything.

If you want the emperor to listen to us, it can be hard.

But we can't make mistakes now.

Emperor, I'm telling you, you must listen to me.

If you don't listen to me, you won't see me again.

Didn't you say nothing will go wrong with your method?

How did this suddenly happen?

I think I've used my power too much and I'm a bit tired.

Anyways, in this year, don't let anything bad happen.

Otherwise, both of our lives will be hard to keep.

If you think about it, nothing should go wrong with my object.

Why is it like this now?

I should carefully investigate it.

Didn't they say they have the most forbidden books in the palace?

Why can't I find anything that I want?

Why does this person look so familiar?

Right. Isn't it that suspicious palace maid with Consort Yu?

Chu Xiu Gong? Xi Fei niang niang...

No wonder the emperor won't listen to me because of her.

This palace has no place for me to stay.

It's so hot, so hot.

It is pretty hot.

How dare you! You don't want to live?

Isn't that Lian er's drawing?

Stop right there!

How dare he?

Go and find Li Qing Xi! And tell him to capture that eunuch!

I'll wait here.

Yes, niang niang.

I'm so angry

Consort Qian, what is wrong?

Yu Shu, you came just in time.

We should go talk to the empress.

Are there any rules in the palace?

Earlier, there was a eunuch,

he dared to run into me.

He's pretty tall and he looks strange.

I looked and I saw that he was holding Lian er's drawing. So I wanted to ask him what was up with that,

guess what? Not only did he not answer me, he went running without a word!

I'm so angry. Are there no rules?

Tall? Looks strange..?

Shoot!

It makes me so angry!

Yu Shu, Yu Shu!

I didn't finish talking, why did you leave also?