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[Unchained Love]

[Episode 9]

[Silent Room]

Tongyun.

Why are you sitting on the floor?

Mistress.

Eunuch Liu took

all our valuables.

Bastard!

What's wrong?

Why is it so hot?

Let's get you some rest.

Let's go.

Be careful.

Here.

Be careful.

Lie down.

I'll get some medicine for you.

Eunuch Liu.

Eunuch Liu.

Well,

what brings you here,

Consort Dowager Duan?

I...

I caught a cold after kicking off my blanket last night.

I wanted to get some cold medicine.

The eunuch in charge of the pharmacy

said that

I had to ask your permission first.

A while ago,

I injured myself.

The eunuch in charge of purchasing supplies

slacked off.

We are short of

all medicines for colds and heatiness.

Tell you what.

When we purchase some,

I will

inform you again.

That bastard!

How could he neglect his duty

while you were ill?

It will ruin

your reputation.

Eunuch Liu,

you sacrificed yourself

to protect the mausoleum.

I admire you.

This is a little something from me.

Please accept it.

I'm afraid this is against the rules.

I can't help you with this.

Don't stand on ceremony.

I said I can't help.

Don't stand on ceremony.

This engraving is...

Why is it stained with lipstick?

L- Let me swap it out for you.

No, no, no.

This ring belongs to Chief Xiao

of the Zhaoding Bureau.

Consort Dowager Duan and Chief Xiao...

So the person who helped you

was Chief Xiao.

You should have said so earlier!

Look at h- how

things have t- turned...

Eunuch Liu.

D- Don’t talk nonsense.

Chief Xiao doesn’t want others to know

about these kinds of things.

I understand.

It's too precious a gift,

I-

I can't accept it.

You said

you wanted some cold medicine.

I remember there's still some left

in the warehouse.

I'll go find it for you now.

I'll send it to you after I find it.

I'll send it over.

I'm sorry

I besmirched your good name.

Come on. Hurry up.

Put them back

wherever you took them from.

Be careful.

If anything goes wrong,

I'll skin you alive.

Your Highness,

please don't take it to heart.

In the future, if you need anything,

please come to me.

Come to me.

I can settle it for you.

Fragrant.

I'll take my leave first.

Let me know if there's anything you need.

Miss Tongyun.

Tongyun.

Here, take the medicine.

Mistress, you're amazing.

I'm relieved.

I'm almost recovered already.

Eunuch Liu

has gone too far.

This time,

I have to fleece him.

Hurry, drink the medicine.

Consort Dowager Duan’s accounts

are in a heavy deficit.

Why hasn’t Chief Xiao come to settle them for her?

Did she trick me?

But there was indeed a stain on the jade token.

I saw it very clearly.

If they weren't in a relationship,

how could Consort Dowager Duan’s lipstick

get on

Chief Xiao's personal ring?

Hot!

Are you trying to scald me?

Please forgive me.

I'll get you some cold water.

Enough.

Aren’t you close

with Consort Duan?

Go and sound her out.

See if there is really

something going on

between her and Chief Xiao.

Don't worry.

You will be rewarded.

Yes.

Sir, you called for me.

Are the dishes not to your liking?

There are no authentic Shu dishes here,

nothing suits my taste.

You must be joking.

We don't serve Shu cuisine here.

I wonder

what I can really do for you?

As I've said,

I want authentic Shu cuisine.

Wait a moment, Sir.

I’ll go prepare it.

Chief Xiao,

this jade really is useful.

We have followed your instructions,

and scoped out

all the suspicious locations.

We have a good idea of

all the contact points

the Prince of Nanyuan has set up in the capital.

Should we get rid of them?

There's no hurry.

Station some of our men

at all the contact points

we found today.

Wait for my instructions.

Got it.

Why the long face?

Take a good look.

These are all

account books

sent by Eunuch Liu from the Imperial Mausoleum.

Do you know how they got here?

Consort Dowager Duan.

She wants to be served with

good food and good drinks,

and she wants exotic treasures to play with.

See, she's too extravagant.

Eunuch Liu owes the Treasury

a lot of money.

He's asking you for it.

Didn't you say

you didn't reveal our identities?

How does he know

Consort Dowager Duan knows me?

I didn't reveal anything.

It's the Consort Dowager

who didn't stand on ceremony with you.

Eunuch Liu sounded

extremely lecherous in his letter.

He said shes's your-

Your-

My what?

He said she’s your lover.

Did Consort Dowager Duan really say that?

Who else could be so

shameless?

You can't let her off

this time.

I won't.

Don't help her again.

I won't.

Where are you going?

The mausoleum.

The mausoleum.

Wait.

Why are you still going to the mausoleum?

If she's throwing around

my name,

it means she's in trouble.

What troubles can she have?

I think she is the biggest trouble.

She's doing well.

Only I

am living a miserable life.

Mistress.

It's not sustainable

to keep lying to Eunuch Liu.

What should we do

if someone finds out?

Am I the one who said

there's something going on between us?

That's it then.

He's a pervert. He thinks everyone is like him.

He deserves to be tricked.

I'm not cheap enough

to sell myself to a eunuch.

[Hall of Peace]

It's almost noon.

Why isn't anyone here?

Let's not wait anymore.

Tongyun.

What dishes should we request

for lunch today?

I want crystal ham hocks.

Crystal ham hocks?

Guards!

Carve their hocks

from their bodies.

What?

This must be painted on.

How dare you lie to me?

You don't want to live anymore?

I’m not lying.

Chief Xiao stamped it personally.

It’s real.

If there is really something going on

between you and Chief Xiao,

I'm willing to

remove my head

for you to use as a football.

Mistress.

Eunuch Liu.

Let's talk calmly.

It's not nice

to get so agitated.

It's not nice?

Do you really take yourself as a mistress?

Let me tell you.

In the Imperial Mausoleum,

I

am the real master.

I'm not a mistress,

but I don't have a master either.

Hold them down!

Get off!

Beat her up!

Get off!

Mistress!

How dare you hit me?

Mistress!

Get off!

Stop it!

- Stop! -Get lost!

Get off! Get off!

Stop it!

You knaves!

How dare you bully Yinlou?

Flog him!

Flog him!

Don't be afraid. I'm here.

Your Majesty.

You shouldn't dirty your hands

with these kinds of scumbags.

Leave them to me.

Okay.

Cao Chun'ang, take them all away.

Take them away.

Chief Xiao.

Why brings you here?

Your Majesty,

I heard that the Chief of the Imperial Mausoleum

has been bullying the concubines.

I'm here to investigate.

This is...

This is all my fault.

I shouldn't have sent Yinlou

to the mausoleum.

Sun Taiqing.

Arrange for Consort Dowager Duan to return to the palace with me.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

You promised to let me go.

I...

I only promised...

I only promised to send you to the mausoleum.

I never said

I wouldn't take you back.

How can you—

Your Highness.

His Majesty's words are to be taken as royal decrees.

You only have to thank him.

Your Majesty.

Her Highness was frightened,

I think she hasn't fully recovered yet.

The view at the back mountain is good.

Why don't Your Majesty take a walk with Her Highness there?

Okay.

Okay, let's go.

Coming on a walk

makes me feel much better.

Right, Yinlou?

Yes.

It's so nice.

It's—

Why are there graves everywhere?

Let's go somewhere else.

This cemetery is quite spacious.

Your Majesty, look.

It's a sunny day today.

It's a good day

for playing cards.

Tongyun, ask the rest to come.

We will set up a dozen tables.

Yes, Mistress.

What are your intentions

with these graves?

Chief Xiao,

you don’t understand.

Playing Mahjong near graves brings good luck.

As the saying goes, "Official titles and wealth come with coffins."

The opportunity must not be missed,

for it will never return.

Your Majesty.

You seldom come here.

Today,

we will make sure to play good hosts to you.

Nine circles.

How did you have another one?

Hit.

Twenty thousand.

Sixty thousand. Sixty thousand.

No, no, no.

South. South. South.

Kung. Kung. Kung.

You're too slow. Let me do it.

What are you doing?

Tongyun, this way.

Who's next?

Let me see.

Yes, yes. Pung.

Pung. Pung. Pung.

Sixty thousand.

Don't move.

Pung. Pung. Pung.

Fifty thousand. Pung.

No.

Self-draw!

Big! Big! Big!

Again. Again. Again.

I win.

Self-draw.

Come on. Shuffle the tiles.

Come on.

[Silence Room]

[Bu Yinlou]

Mistress, didn't you notice?

His Majesty

looked really upset.

Have you been possessed?

That sounds about right.

[Bu Yinlou]

It's my first time seeing someone

play cards so shamelessly.

What's the use of shame when it comes to playing cards?

I just want to have a good time.

Did I do my best?

Was I shameless enough?

How could this happen?

Tell me.

She's a refined lady

who was raised

with a good education.

How could she be

so coarse and vulgar,

as if she were a common woman?

Her Highness has a lively personality.

Maybe her life in the Imperial Mausoleum

has been too insipid.

She's been repressed for too long.

Your Majesty, don't be angry with her.

How could I be mad at her?

It's just...

It's too sudden.

Your Majesty,

there's something I must say.

Given Her Highness' deportment,

how could she gain the approval of the court officials in the future?

How could she establish herself in the Inner Court,

and serve by your side?

Your Majesty, don't worry.

I have an idea.

The sacrifice to the late Emperor will be held soon.

Your Majesty only needs to issue an edict

commanding me to handle it.

I can take the chance

to bring Her Highness out of the Imperial Mausoleum.

and relocate her at a residence outside.

I will bring in some senior maids to teach her the rules.

It won't be difficult to learn

those rules on propriety and comportment.

Your Majesty.

This is a good idea.

This way...

This way...

Yinlou won't be able to

return to the palace anytime soon.

Your Majesty.

These days, the people of the court are on edge.

They are all waiting for an excuse to cause trouble.

If Her Highness returns rashly to the palace,

she'll be an easy target.

Only when we are well prepared,

can we truly

ensure her safety.

Okay.

Fine. I'll allow it.

But don't look for another residence.

Just send her to yours

to avoid any unforseen circumstances.

Her Highness's status in the future

will be extremely esteemed.

To send her to my residence,

might it not be too-

I only trust you

to handle Yinlou's affairs.

Don't refuse.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, slow down.

What did His Majesty say?

Will it work or not?

Tongyun, it’s cool outside.

Let’s go wait outside.

Let's go.

I don't feel hot.

-Let's go. -I don't feel hot.

I think you feel hot.

I don't.

Let me show you something interesting.

Oh no.

It's still a useless card.

Give me some time.

Give me some time.

The good days are over?

When

can I go back

to being a good-for-nothing?

As long as it's in my hands,

no card is useless.

What do you mean?

Please make yourself clear.

His Majesty

will not force you to return to the palace.

You're scaring me again.

You promised not to scare me.

I'll cry when I'm scared.

Yes, you will.

There's too much you will do.

You'll use my name

to make a show of your strength.

You know everything?

Isn't it just a matter of owing a heavy debt

to the Imperial Mausoleum?

And having a lover?

I was wrong.

You admit your wrongdoing too lightly.

But you have defiled

my chaste reputation.

How will you make it up to me?

Aside from me,

everything in this room belongs to you.

Take what you want.

In this whole room,

you are the most valuable thing.

Why don't you go home with me?

You mean...

I'm not going back to the palace?

I'm going to your house?

I pulled out all the stops

trying to convince His Majesty.

He's already back in the palace.

If you're unwilling,

I'll ask him to come back.

Don’t. I’m willing.

You’re kind, righteous,

and beautiful.

I'll pack my bags now.

I won’t delay a moment of your time.

Chief Xiao,

do you think it will be inconvenient

for me to go to your house?

You are not well-liked.

What if

someone makes a fuss about me leaving the mausoleum

to make trouble for you?

What should we do then?

Are you worried about me?

That's right.

The mausoleum sacrifice will be held soon.

The last step of the mausoleum sacrifice

is the parading of the royal robes.

As the Consort Dowager, you have an exalted status.

You must carry

the late Emperor's robes

out of the mausoleum, and into the Ancestral Temple.

As long as we leave the mausoleum,

everything will be fine.

As for who it is that comes back,

that is up to me.

I understand that.

But can I

not carry the late Emperor's robes?

You don't have to.

I'll bring you out directly then.

Weren't you worried that

I'm not well-liked?

If word gets out,

I'll just be remonstrated against.

I'll carry them.

They're just robes.

I'll make sure

to carry them well.

[Garden, Xiao's Residence]

Your Highness,

you've been watching the flowers

for four hours now.

Are they that beautiful?

"The meaning of 'shaoyao' is to be delicately elegant,

with a beautiful appearance.

This flower is delicate and beautiful,

thus, it is named 'shaoyao'."

What?

What appearance?

Because it is fragile and without structure,

it is also known as the "boneless flower."

I see.

You have a crush

on a pretty girl.

And whenever this pretty girl

sees Your Highness,

she becomes weak,

just like this boneless flower.

Right?

It is me who loses my bones

whenever I see her.

Chief,

someone with Chief Xiao's token

is here to see His Highness.

Chief Xiao's token?

Greetings, Princess Hede.

I shall take my leave.

Last time,

I was lucky to have won this piece of jade from you.

When I looked at it afterwards,

I realized it was of extraordinary quality.

It seems like a family heirloom.

It's inappropriate for me to take it away.

[Yuwen]

Have it back.

A- Are you here just to return the jade?

Yes.

This is too precious.

[Yuwen]

Next time, you mustn't

give it away so carelessly.

By the way, the flowers are nice.

They match your clothes.

[Bu's Residence]

I didn't expect Bu Yinlou

[Legitimate daughter of the Bu family, Bu Yin'ge]

to have the ability to get in His Majesty's favor.

She's really a bitch's daughter,

born to be a vixen.

My goodness.

My girl.

You can be angry,

but why would you ruin

the southern pearl your father gave you?

Mother, don't bother.

It's not important anymore.

Look how happy Father was

when he got back.

Back then,

the late Emperor was sickly,

so there were no prospects for me in the palace.

If not, how could she get to enter in my place?

If I were the one who went,

she would have nothing to do with it.

She was merely a Lady of the late Emperor.

His Majesty took an interest in her,

so he's keeping her outside

as a plaything.

He would never send her back to the palace

with a proper title.

Fisheyes are fisheyes after all.

They will never become pearls.

Our Young Miss is different.

You are captivating,

just like this southern pearl.

You thought you were smart

when you made her a tribute lady.

She must be holding a grudge.

If she tells on us

to His Majesty,

what would happen then?

I don't care.

Go look for her at the Imperial Mausoleum,

see how she is now.

Go now.

Alright, Young Miss.

Don't be angry. I'll go now.

-I'll be right there. -Hurry.

Be good.

Let's go.

Oh my god.

Have you heard?

Eunuch Liu was flogged to death by His Majesty.

Apparently, he offended Consort Dowager Duan.

No wonder.

No wonder the new Chief

assigned Beauty Li here to do tough chores

the moment he took the position.

She must have been implicated.

Beauty?

She was so eager to be a eunuch's lover,

her reputation is ruined.

She's worse than a servant now.

I heard that

she was the one

who blabbered to Eunuch Liu,

and got Consort Dowager Duan in trouble.

How could she have know that

the Consort Dowager was His Majesty's beloved?

Let alone Beauty Li,

whoever offends her will be doomed.

Exactly.

Sir,

I left some gifts

on the carriage.

I'll have to trouble you

to get them for me.

Yes.

Are you Beauty Li?

You are...

When your father was alive,

he served at the Hanlin Academy.

He was my husband's colleague.

Right,

our families used to be in contact.

We can be considered old friends, right?

Please enjoy.

I should have visited you earlier.

This is my first time meeting you,

but I can already feel a connection between us.

I've heard that

you are close with our Second Young Miss.

That's all in the past.

Not everyone

has the good fortune

to be friends with Consort Dowager Duan.

She's a little narrow-minded,

and hard to get along with.

I've heard that Eunuch Liu of the Imperial Mausoleum

offended her,

so he was flogged to death by His Majesty.

I've also heard that someone else

told on her to Eunuch Liu.

If she finds out about this,

that person wouldn't be able to live long either.

That's not true.

Eunuch Liu is dead.

Consort Dowager Duan

won't give others a hard time.

Even if she won't,

there are many people

who will do it on her behalf.

How dreadful.

As her mother,

I'm really worried that

she would push people into a corner,

and get herself hurt instead.

She's His Majesty's woman now.

No one would dare

do anything to harm her outright.

With her personality,

even His Majesty

won't be able to protect her.

Your Ladyship,

what are you worried about?

I've heard the mausoleum sacrifice is coming.

As the Consort Dowager,

she must

carry the late Emperor's robes out of the mausoleum.

But she is so clumsy.

If she drops the robes,

she would have committed

a crime of grave disrespect.

When that happens,

who could protect her?

Beauty Li,

you must help her.

[Hall of Peace]

The auspicious time has come.

The sacrificial rites will begin.

The royal robes, please.

Are you okay?

She tripped me.

Let's talk outside.

I'm going to kill you.

Take her away.

Yes.

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Why the panic?

It's only a small issue.

The Zhaoding Bureau will investigate it.

The rites must continue.

Don't miss the auspicious timing.

Sending off the royal robes.

It's not necessary.

It's not necessary.

On such a grand day,

it's not good to take a life.

Keep it.

She tried to assassinate you.

Yes, she's too bold.

We can't let her go.

I'll deal with her myself.

Now that I'm in your hands,

I have no more hope.

Do whatever you want.

Fine.

Alright.

I'm done.

You can tell me now.

What did I do to you,

that was so heinous?

Why did you have to kill me?

You forced my hand.

If I didn't kill you,

would you have let me off?

Are you crazy?

Why won't I let you off?

Stop pretending.

You've climbed the ladder.

Eunuch Liu died horrifically

because

he had offended you.

What about me?

Even if you wouldn't have done it yourself,

there are many people looking to please you

who would do it for you.

Do you know

how much I hate you?

Yes, you‘re formidable.

You're capable.

You have His Majesty as a backer.

What about me?

In order to survive,

I had to become a eunuch's lover,

and get trampled on.

My shame and dignity

have all been ruined.

But why?

Why do you get to be

so high and mighty?

Just because

I didn't get trampled on like you did,

I am in the wrong?

I owe you?

Yes, you owe me.

If you couldn't protect me,

from the very beginning,

you shouldn't have tried.

You shouldn't have told me that you would be there for me.

You shouldn't have made me trust you,

and unable to survive without you.

You abandoned me all of a sudden.

Why didn't you

come to save me then?

Why didn't you come?

You said

you were there for me.

You said that.

I'm sorry.

I'm not invincible.

I can't be there for you all the time.

Why make things so ugly?

I am

an extremely narrow-minded person.

Chief Xiao,

according to the rules of the Zhaoding Bureau,

what should happen next?

The 72 tortures of the imperial prison.

Lay them on her one by one.

No need.

I'll do it myself.

It's better for everyone.

What are you doing?

Bu Yinlou!

What are you doing?

You're on your own now.

What do you mean?

Taking out the trash.

You said it first.

I have a powerful backer now.

What am I supposed to do with trash,

other than get rid of it?

Go straight for three li.

Your mother and your younger sister

are waiting there for you.

Scram.

Bu Yinlou.

If you don't want to listen—

Beware of your legitimate mother.

Okay.

Thank you.

She wanted to kill you.

Why did you

spare her life?

Do you remember

the graveyard in the mausoleum?

Those belong to

concubines of lowly status.

I often wonder

what their names were.

What were they like when they were alive?

What did they like,

and what did they hate?

Who did they shed tears for?

Today,

does anyone still remember them?

I don't want to be

buried there someday, all by myself.

I don't want to become

one amongst countless bodies in that place.

I don't want any other woman

to be buried there ever again.

I hate this world.

I hate myself for being unable to do anything.

But at least

she can be free from now on.

This way, it feels as if

I have won too.

I'm here.

I will always be by your side.

Do you know?

Through this incident,

I've learned a lesson.

"I am here."

These three words

must not be said lightly.

No one knows what will happen

in the future.

You can't possibly

stay by my side forever.

I'm scared

that if I get used to you,

I will become like Li Pingru,

and become reliant on you.

If that happens,

I will never be able to

go on by myself ever again.

But as of right now,

I believe you will help me

with whatever I need.

Right?

What do you want to do?

Pick a fight with my legitimate mother.

I'm willing to join you

in picking a fight.

But before that,

you must go back with me.

There are many watchful eyes there,

so Your Highness will have to

to enter my residence

as a member of my clan.

This way, we won't arouse suspicion.

Don't worry.

Since it's in the name of your clan member,

then it'll be

inappropriate for you

to keep calling me "Your Highness."

Just call me by my name.

Okay.

Yinlou.

Why are you dressed like this?

Is the parade of the royal robes your parade,

or the late Emperor's?

Don't you like it?

What? I'm not dressed auspiciously enough?

Auspicious?

It's incredibly auspicious.

I'm afraid you might get a heatstroke.

Why don't you lose two pieces?

No. I like it this way.