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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,100 --> 00:00:09,960 Subtitles brought to you by The Gentle Empress Team @ Viki. 2 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:17,090 Watching the person in the mirror's countenance pale and grow haggard, 3 00:01:17,090 --> 00:01:23,780 Examining love together with regret, both new and old. 4 00:01:23,780 --> 00:01:30,760 Keeping watch still by a lantern though it is daybreak, drenched with tears, 5 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:40,000 Watching others meet as promised, as twilight falls. 6 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:49,380 Story of Yanxi Palace Episode 2 7 00:01:50,570 --> 00:01:54,430 The newly-selected Imperial Concubines will enter the palace in a few days. 8 00:01:54,430 --> 00:01:57,990 If you have any illnesses, treat them immediately. 9 00:01:57,990 --> 00:02:00,850 Those who do not have any illnesses, buck up. 10 00:02:00,850 --> 00:02:05,500 Don't let the new Imperial Concubines outperform you. 11 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:08,260 - Yes. - Yes. 12 00:02:13,190 --> 00:02:15,590 Calling for dispersal. 13 00:02:17,180 --> 00:02:21,800 What's wrong? His Majesty is retiring for the night alone again? 14 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,020 To answer the Noble Consort, 15 00:02:26,020 --> 00:02:29,660 the memorials are piling up like a mountain. His Majesty wants to amend them during the night. 16 00:02:29,660 --> 00:02:34,180 He doesn't want everyone to wait for him in vain. 17 00:02:38,510 --> 00:02:42,080 Let's leave. What are we still waiting for? 18 00:02:44,100 --> 00:02:46,960 Respectfully sending Your Highness the Noble Consort off. 19 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,950 After going through the elimination and embroidery training, 20 00:02:56,950 --> 00:02:59,680 you are now the palace maids. 21 00:03:01,490 --> 00:03:05,060 Starting from today, you will be under my control. 22 00:03:05,060 --> 00:03:08,130 We just joined the palace and are still unaware of the rules. 23 00:03:08,130 --> 00:03:11,370 May Gugu please take good care of us. 24 00:03:11,370 --> 00:03:16,220 About this...no one can take care of anyone. Just watch out for yourselves. 25 00:03:16,220 --> 00:03:20,310 Gugu, what do you mean by this? 26 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:27,210 Don't be anxious. You will find out later. 27 00:03:37,470 --> 00:03:42,140 Yingluo! Yingluo, come here. I reserved a nice space for you. 28 00:03:45,670 --> 00:03:47,240 Let's go. 29 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,380 Yingluo, thank you very much for today. 30 00:03:53,380 --> 00:03:55,400 Don't mention it. 31 00:03:57,370 --> 00:04:00,980 Is this the place where all the newly-hired palace maids are staying? 32 00:04:02,020 --> 00:04:04,300 Yes. What's wrong? 33 00:04:04,810 --> 00:04:08,670 It's nothing. I wanted to ask about the comparison between the palace maids who joined earlier 34 00:04:08,670 --> 00:04:11,530 and the newly-hired palace maids and know more about the rules. 35 00:04:11,530 --> 00:04:16,730 I think someone is trying to curry favors with the Gugu. 36 00:04:16,730 --> 00:04:20,770 - If you say so, be it so then. - You! 37 00:04:20,770 --> 00:04:24,090 - Stop saying that. - Why can't I say that? 38 00:04:24,090 --> 00:04:27,210 She's the most able, greatest and the most ado about nothing! 39 00:04:27,210 --> 00:04:31,020 You turned us into evil people. I know you are not a good person! 40 00:04:31,020 --> 00:04:34,420 Jixiang, do you really think she's helping you? 41 00:04:34,420 --> 00:04:40,020 Let me tell you. She's only wants to highlight herself in front of the Chief Eunuch. 42 00:04:40,020 --> 00:04:42,990 - You are spouting nonsense. - If you don't believe me, ask her then. 43 00:04:42,990 --> 00:04:47,330 Yingluo, you stole the attention today. Did you do it for yourself? 44 00:04:50,580 --> 00:04:54,730 Fine. You are ignoring me, right? 45 00:05:00,570 --> 00:05:04,840 Jinxiu, what are you doing? Stop splashing! Stop splashing! 46 00:05:04,840 --> 00:05:07,040 You were ignoring me, right? This is the consequence. 47 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,070 She deserved it. Who told her to steal the attention? 48 00:05:09,070 --> 00:05:11,800 That's right. She turned us into slime. 49 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:16,090 Remember not to steal the attention in the future again. You are in such a rush to succeed. 50 00:05:16,090 --> 00:05:19,210 Yingluo, let's cover it with a bed quilt. 51 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,900 Jinxiu, what are you doing? Why did you wet her bed quilt? 52 00:05:29,900 --> 00:05:31,560 What if the Gugu finds out? 53 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,620 Still dare to complain? 54 00:05:33,620 --> 00:05:37,340 There are many of us here. Still afraid that she will do it? 55 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,990 Wei Yingluo! What are you doing? 56 00:05:48,990 --> 00:05:51,530 Yingluo, are you crazy? 57 00:05:51,530 --> 00:05:53,290 Let's go and report this to the Gugu! 58 00:05:53,290 --> 00:05:58,110 Don't. Yingluo is being rash. She didn't do it deliberately. 59 00:05:58,110 --> 00:06:00,790 Yingluo, say something, quick! 60 00:06:00,790 --> 00:06:04,790 You are being extreme. Why did you wet my quilt? 61 00:06:06,940 --> 00:06:08,330 Have you caused enough trouble? 62 00:06:08,330 --> 00:06:11,340 Caused trouble? Who's causing trouble? 63 00:06:11,340 --> 00:06:13,440 It's clearly you! 64 00:06:14,090 --> 00:06:17,230 Jixiang couldn't finish her embroidery. We could only make up for the difference. 65 00:06:17,230 --> 00:06:21,060 Because I helped her and received praises, the rest of you were jealous. 66 00:06:21,060 --> 00:06:24,090 You didn't help her and also forbade others from helping her. 67 00:06:24,090 --> 00:06:27,930 Is there such a logic in this kingdom? Initially, I didn't care about it 68 00:06:27,930 --> 00:06:30,440 because I didn't enter the palace to make friends. 69 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,200 But I need to warn you today. I, Wei Yingluo, 70 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,620 am bad-tempered and not that easily provoked. 71 00:06:36,620 --> 00:06:40,630 Whoever dares to keep whining again, I have a way to deal with her! 72 00:06:41,370 --> 00:06:43,960 You are simply arrogant and despotic! 73 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:46,940 Wei Yingluo, release me. 74 00:06:46,940 --> 00:06:48,750 - Didn't you want to see the Gugu? - Let go your hand! 75 00:06:48,750 --> 00:06:53,090 I will go with you and tell her what has just occurred. 76 00:06:53,090 --> 00:06:55,480 Yingluo, release her. Aren't you afraid that the Gugu will mete out punishment? 77 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,000 Do you think the Gugu who handles the matters is that free 78 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,350 to have the time to distinguish right from wrong for all of you? 79 00:07:02,860 --> 00:07:06,360 There are only a few of us living here together. 80 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,390 If we create troubles, 81 00:07:08,390 --> 00:07:11,490 we will be immediately kicked out. Do you believe it or not? 82 00:07:11,490 --> 00:07:13,880 Fine. Let's go now. Let's go. 83 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:15,990 - Let's go! - Yingluo, release her! 84 00:07:15,990 --> 00:07:18,560 - Release her. It's late. You will wake up the Gugu. - Don't you want your life? 85 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:22,020 I was wrong. I was wrong, okay? 86 00:07:22,020 --> 00:07:25,120 - I will not mention this again. I don't want to be kicked out. - Let her go. 87 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,960 It's middle of the night. Why are you creating a ruckus? 88 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:38,570 Gugu Fang, I was careless just now and overturned the tea pot. 89 00:07:38,570 --> 00:07:40,580 Our quilts are wet. 90 00:07:40,580 --> 00:07:45,410 Why so troublesome? Just flip the quilt. Don't make any noise again! 91 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:55,940 Stop there. 92 00:08:04,100 --> 00:08:08,400 Wei Yingluo, what else do you want? 93 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,590 Flip my quilt. 94 00:08:30,500 --> 00:08:34,140 Yingluo, you are great. 95 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:41,750 People are good in nature. They should learn to protect themselves. You must remember this. 96 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,540 Shut up. Go to sleep now! 97 00:09:59,960 --> 00:10:02,560 Yingluo, are you crazy? 98 00:10:03,430 --> 00:10:06,850 Get off. Get off now. 99 00:10:06,850 --> 00:10:12,400 Yingluo, come to your senses. Your older sister is already dead! 100 00:10:18,270 --> 00:10:20,870 Everyone said that 101 00:10:22,540 --> 00:10:24,910 she died from an illness. 102 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,960 But it's proven now that 103 00:10:30,820 --> 00:10:33,670 she didn't die from an illness. 104 00:10:35,190 --> 00:10:37,170 She was strangled to death. 105 00:10:37,170 --> 00:10:39,160 Shut up! 106 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,360 Look, all of you! Everyone, look! 107 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:44,560 Yingluo! 108 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:48,520 She has traces of contusion down on her neck, from having met with a murderer! 109 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,590 She was murdered! 110 00:10:51,590 --> 00:10:55,830 She was murdered, she was murdered! - Don't say anymore. 111 00:10:55,830 --> 00:11:01,430 Wei Qingtai, your daughter dared to open the coffin to surprise the dead. Thunder and lightning will strike! 112 00:11:01,430 --> 00:11:06,940 That's right. Yingning did an ugly thing and was expelled from the palace. That's why she committed suicide. 113 00:11:06,940 --> 00:11:09,130 This kind of unruly woman 114 00:11:09,130 --> 00:11:11,950 - has shamed her clan. - How humiliating! 115 00:11:11,950 --> 00:11:15,190 Wei Yingluo is speaking nonsense today. 116 00:11:15,190 --> 00:11:18,540 Do you want us to execute her by the law of the clan? 117 00:11:18,540 --> 00:11:21,650 No, Clan Leader. It's Yingluo who doesn't know right from wrong! 118 00:11:21,650 --> 00:11:25,310 Everyone, clan elders, junior brothers, please forgive her. I will discipline her! 119 00:11:25,310 --> 00:11:28,000 Yingluo, quickly kneel and apologize now! 120 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,970 I lost my mother when I was young. 121 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,830 It was my older sister who raised me. 122 00:11:43,330 --> 00:11:46,350 It's said that we came 123 00:11:46,850 --> 00:11:49,260 from the same clan. 124 00:11:49,260 --> 00:11:53,130 But we have never taken a bite of their meals, 125 00:11:53,130 --> 00:11:57,270 taken a single sip of water from them and received any redress from them. 126 00:11:57,270 --> 00:11:59,410 Yingluo. 127 00:11:59,410 --> 00:12:01,630 My older sister died an innocent death. 128 00:12:01,630 --> 00:12:05,000 They can't even differentiate right from wrong 129 00:12:05,660 --> 00:12:09,230 and criticize her for staining the reputation of the graveyard. 130 00:12:09,230 --> 00:12:12,850 They don't even want to bury her, 131 00:12:13,680 --> 00:12:16,660 and want me to apologize to them. 132 00:12:16,660 --> 00:12:18,060 Who gives you the right? 133 00:12:18,060 --> 00:12:21,990 You are unwilling to forgive. What are you trying to do? 134 00:12:21,990 --> 00:12:23,940 My older sister... 135 00:12:25,650 --> 00:12:28,530 died from unknown causes. 136 00:12:33,470 --> 00:12:35,650 I want to enter the palace 137 00:12:36,770 --> 00:12:38,990 to investigate the truth of her death. 138 00:12:38,990 --> 00:12:41,310 What is she doing? 139 00:12:41,310 --> 00:12:45,130 If you enter the palace, you will get into trouble. 140 00:12:45,130 --> 00:12:46,850 Must you force me to expel you from the family? 141 00:12:46,850 --> 00:12:48,540 I don't care. 142 00:12:49,550 --> 00:12:54,320 Father. Even if you expel me from the family 143 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,240 and the clan, 144 00:12:59,110 --> 00:13:01,820 I will still seek justice 145 00:13:01,820 --> 00:13:04,340 for my older sister. 146 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,230 What's wrong? Who hit me? 147 00:13:16,490 --> 00:13:19,560 Gugu, what's wrong? 148 00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:21,460 What's wrong? 149 00:13:21,460 --> 00:13:23,690 Look at everyone's sleeping positions? 150 00:13:23,690 --> 00:13:27,140 Facing up, touching your bellies, saliva streaming down, looking more like a row of toads! 151 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:33,260 This is the Forbidden City. There are rules for walking and sitting. 152 00:13:33,260 --> 00:13:34,750 You must not relax. 153 00:13:34,750 --> 00:13:38,320 Gugu, how should we sleep then? 154 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,430 Your legs. Lie down. 155 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,140 Quick. 156 00:13:45,980 --> 00:13:48,030 Your legs. 157 00:13:48,030 --> 00:13:49,280 As for you, 158 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,900 turn to the other direction. 159 00:13:54,230 --> 00:13:58,140 Remember this position. Don't forget it even when you are asleep! 160 00:14:06,020 --> 00:14:08,900 Go back first and let them sleep for a while. 161 00:14:08,900 --> 00:14:11,600 Wake them up in half an hour. 162 00:14:17,740 --> 00:14:20,320 Your Highness, what's wrong? 163 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,460 Something is not right. 164 00:14:23,510 --> 00:14:27,670 Your Highness, it's not daybreak yet. 165 00:14:27,670 --> 00:14:30,030 Did you have a bad dream? 166 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:33,500 Idiot. 167 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,890 There's definitely a problem with Imperial Concubine Yi. 168 00:15:30,380 --> 00:15:32,260 Next. 169 00:15:37,940 --> 00:15:39,660 What is this? 170 00:15:48,340 --> 00:15:50,350 What are you doing? 171 00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:59,580 Ayan, think of an immediate solution. 172 00:15:59,580 --> 00:16:01,810 Eldest Sister, don't panic. 173 00:16:01,810 --> 00:16:03,510 How can I not panic? 174 00:16:03,510 --> 00:16:07,190 Noble Consort Gao must be getting suspicious. She already suspects us. 175 00:16:07,190 --> 00:16:08,820 What should we do now? 176 00:16:08,820 --> 00:16:11,510 We should think of a countermeasure against her. 177 00:16:12,570 --> 00:16:14,730 Her Highness Noble Consort Gao is here! 178 00:16:15,930 --> 00:16:18,860 Quick, leave by the back door! 179 00:16:21,270 --> 00:16:22,990 Fangcao. 180 00:16:25,260 --> 00:16:26,940 Ahem... 181 00:16:38,390 --> 00:16:42,670 Your Highness the Noble Consort. I wish Your Highness good health. 182 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:47,120 Noble Lady Yu, I heard you are sick. 183 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,670 I came specially to visit you. 184 00:16:49,670 --> 00:16:55,220 - Imperial Physician Liu, please take a good look at her. - Yes. 185 00:16:55,220 --> 00:16:57,800 Noble Consort. 186 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:02,390 What's wrong? I was kind to bring Imperial Physician Liu to take a look at you 187 00:17:02,390 --> 00:17:04,550 and you are not even appreciative? 188 00:17:04,550 --> 00:17:09,290 Noble Consort. I'm merely coughing. I don't need any treatments from the Imperial Physician. 189 00:17:09,290 --> 00:17:11,910 Imperial Physician Liu. 190 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:18,030 Your Highness the Noble Consort..! 191 00:17:18,030 --> 00:17:21,160 Release me! Let me go! 192 00:17:30,020 --> 00:17:31,500 Greetings to Your Highness the Imperial Concubine Yi. 193 00:17:31,500 --> 00:17:33,470 Mingyu, I want to see Her Highness the Empress! 194 00:17:33,470 --> 00:17:36,540 Her Highness is not feeling well today and has excused herself from the morning greetings. 195 00:17:36,540 --> 00:17:38,860 Imperial Concubine Yi, what brings you here? 196 00:17:38,860 --> 00:17:41,680 It's an urgent situation. I need to see the Her Highness the Empress! 197 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,950 I already said she's not seeing anyone now. 198 00:17:43,950 --> 00:17:46,110 Please come back later. 199 00:17:46,790 --> 00:17:49,180 Your Highness the Empress, help me! Your Highness the Empress! 200 00:17:49,180 --> 00:17:53,180 Imperial Concubine Yi, this is Changchun Palace. How dare you shout here? 201 00:17:53,180 --> 00:17:56,350 Your Highness! Your Highness the Empress! 202 00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:58,740 Your Highness the Empress! 203 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:03,780 Your Highness the Empress! 204 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:09,650 Your Highness the Empress! I'm begging you, please save Noble Lady Yu! 205 00:18:09,650 --> 00:18:13,070 Please save Noble Lady Yu, Your Highness the Empress! 206 00:18:13,070 --> 00:18:15,170 This belongs to me. 207 00:18:16,230 --> 00:18:20,210 Palace maids are not allowed to bring substances into the palace. 208 00:18:20,210 --> 00:18:24,340 Tell me what's in here. 209 00:18:25,830 --> 00:18:30,070 I was afraid of missing home, so I took a handful of dirt from the doorway. 210 00:18:30,070 --> 00:18:32,550 I brought some soil from there in this small bottle into the palace. 211 00:18:32,550 --> 00:18:35,440 This is not going against the rules in the palace, right? 212 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,990 Seeing how nervous you are, 213 00:18:37,990 --> 00:18:42,440 I'm going to check if this is soil or not. 214 00:18:43,580 --> 00:18:45,050 Gugu! 215 00:18:45,050 --> 00:18:46,900 How impudent. 216 00:18:47,850 --> 00:18:50,640 Your Highness the Noble Consort! Noble Consort, please spare my mistress! 217 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,990 Noble Consort, please release me. 218 00:18:52,990 --> 00:18:56,500 Please spare my mistress. 219 00:18:59,290 --> 00:19:01,840 Your Highness the Empress. 220 00:19:04,380 --> 00:19:07,380 Noble Consort Gao, what are you doing? 221 00:19:07,380 --> 00:19:10,200 Noble Lady Yu is sick. 222 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:15,680 I specially brought the Imperial Physician here to diagnose her illness. 223 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:20,690 Imperial Physician Liu, what did you force Noble Lady Yu to drink? 224 00:19:22,310 --> 00:19:25,040 Her Highness the Empress is asking you a question. 225 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:28,000 Tell her the truth now. 226 00:19:29,450 --> 00:19:31,120 To answer Your Highness the Empress, 227 00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:33,170 when I diagnosed her illness, 228 00:19:33,170 --> 00:19:37,240 I came to discover her left pulse was like a deep bow-string, while her right pulse was slippery but not as strong. 229 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,680 There's also heat in her liver and mucus in her lungs, 230 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,810 and she's suffering from a cough. 231 00:19:43,810 --> 00:19:48,550 To relieve the heat in her lungs, I specially prescribed a dosage of 232 00:19:48,550 --> 00:19:50,700 of throat demulcent and expectorant for treatment. 233 00:19:50,700 --> 00:19:52,200 You are spouting nonsense! 234 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,950 She is definitely pregnant. 235 00:19:54,950 --> 00:19:56,320 How could she have a cough? 236 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,470 How dare you, Imperial Concubine Yi! 237 00:19:59,290 --> 00:20:03,190 What did you say last night at Yanxi Court? 238 00:20:03,190 --> 00:20:06,450 You said Noble Lady Yu merely has a cough. 239 00:20:06,450 --> 00:20:09,320 Today, you are saying she's pregnant. 240 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:13,060 Unless you deliberately lied to me! 241 00:20:14,180 --> 00:20:18,150 Your Highness the Empress. Imperial Concubine Yi and I discussed the long-term future 242 00:20:18,150 --> 00:20:21,110 because it concerned a royal heir. (T/N general term for His Majesty's offspring, the royal bloodline) 243 00:20:21,110 --> 00:20:22,800 We dared not confirmed it yet, and thought of waiting for six months 244 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,940 for the Imperial Physician's diagnosis later 245 00:20:24,940 --> 00:20:27,130 before we report to Your Highness the Empress. 246 00:20:27,130 --> 00:20:29,910 I had no intention of hiding this from Your Highness! 247 00:20:29,910 --> 00:20:33,320 - May Your Highness the Empress please pardon my offense! - No. 248 00:20:34,980 --> 00:20:36,930 It's because she's afraid 249 00:20:36,930 --> 00:20:41,100 when she's pregnant with a royal heir that she will be harmed by others. 250 00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:44,320 That's why she deliberately lied that it was a cough. 251 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,580 Harmed by others? 252 00:20:46,580 --> 00:20:48,780 Who would harm her? 253 00:20:48,780 --> 00:20:53,770 Imperial Concubine Yi, are you deliberately pointing to someone? 254 00:20:53,770 --> 00:20:56,180 The truth will be revealed. 255 00:20:56,180 --> 00:20:59,810 My speculation is not wrong. 256 00:20:59,810 --> 00:21:01,840 This bowl of medicine 257 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,900 is the evidence of the Noble Consort's poisoning the royal heir of His Majesty! 258 00:21:04,900 --> 00:21:06,790 How presumptuous! 259 00:21:10,360 --> 00:21:15,140 Whether there's poison or not, we will be able to tell. 260 00:21:15,140 --> 00:21:17,120 Court Investigator Zhang. 261 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,550 As per your order. 262 00:21:25,300 --> 00:21:35,040 Subtitles brought to you by The Gentle Empress Team @ Viki. 263 00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:47,540 To answer Your Highness the Empress. This medicine is definitely a throat demulcent and expectorant. 264 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,250 Is there anything else? 265 00:21:57,250 --> 00:21:59,940 To answer Your Highness the Empress, there is nothing more. 266 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,960 Your Highness the Empress. 267 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,400 You heard it. 268 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,930 Noble Lady Yu said that it's too early in the month. 269 00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:13,810 It's common for the Imperial Physician to give a wrong diagnosis. 270 00:22:13,810 --> 00:22:17,340 It's she who is paranoid and kept it hidden. 271 00:22:17,340 --> 00:22:21,110 I invited the Imperial Physician here out of good intentions to diagnose her 272 00:22:21,110 --> 00:22:24,050 and she bit me in return. 273 00:22:24,050 --> 00:22:28,180 As for Imperial Concubine Yi, she's even more outrageous. 274 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:33,010 She slandered me for trying to kill His Majesty's royal heir. 275 00:22:33,010 --> 00:22:35,860 A low-ranking Imperial Concubine 276 00:22:35,860 --> 00:22:39,070 even tried to defame a high-ranking Noble Consort? 277 00:22:39,070 --> 00:22:42,130 This is highly disrespectful! 278 00:22:42,130 --> 00:22:47,000 Your Highness the Empress, everything was my fault. It was all my fault! 279 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:52,570 What is this thing? 280 00:22:52,570 --> 00:22:55,000 I already told you, it's soil from outside my home's door. 281 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,160 Why are you eating it? 282 00:23:00,450 --> 00:23:02,700 Wait for me, Gugu! 283 00:23:04,530 --> 00:23:08,670 You don't know this, Yingluo, but she probably thought it was sesame and walnut powder. 284 00:23:08,670 --> 00:23:10,820 Other palace maids used to hide them before. 285 00:23:10,820 --> 00:23:13,920 She discovered it and confiscated them all. 286 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:15,930 That's because she can't see well. 287 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,860 This really is soil for when I miss my home. 288 00:23:18,860 --> 00:23:21,180 You brought outside soil into the palace? 289 00:23:21,180 --> 00:23:23,680 You're really a silly girl. 290 00:23:34,210 --> 00:23:37,620 Sister. I'm sorry. 291 00:23:38,340 --> 00:23:43,600 Noble Consort Gao, Imperial Concubine Yi was only in a panic. 292 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:48,620 She can speak without reservation if she's in a panic? 293 00:23:48,620 --> 00:23:53,410 Empress, we've got the ancestor's rules laid out. 294 00:23:53,410 --> 00:23:57,310 Imperial Concubine Yi defamed me without any evidence. 295 00:23:57,310 --> 00:24:00,110 If she's not punished severely, I fear the lower ones will copy, 296 00:24:00,110 --> 00:24:03,720 and the upheaval will spread rampantly and the morale will crumble altogether! 297 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,970 Noble Consort Gao, this matter isn't as serious as you say. 298 00:24:07,970 --> 00:24:11,960 Imperial Concubine Yi only did so out of worry for Noble Lady Yu's royal fetus. 299 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:17,750 Empress. The lower-ranked offending the higher is a crime that cannot be forgiven. 300 00:24:17,750 --> 00:24:21,680 You're the mistress of the six palaces, the mother of the world. 301 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:25,830 You should be most fair without any bias. 302 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,850 If you are inclined to favor her, 303 00:24:29,850 --> 00:24:32,580 I have nothing I can do, naturally. 304 00:24:32,580 --> 00:24:37,330 But for standing crooked and managing unfairly, 305 00:24:37,330 --> 00:24:40,180 anyone might question 306 00:24:40,180 --> 00:24:42,830 your skills in governing the six palaces. 307 00:24:42,830 --> 00:24:45,240 You're impudent! 308 00:24:47,750 --> 00:24:50,990 Empress, it's my conduct and words. 309 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:53,750 They were wild and offended the Noble Consort. 310 00:24:53,750 --> 00:24:56,330 It's my fault. 311 00:24:56,330 --> 00:25:01,210 Your Highness the Empress' gracious mercy on me, I shall keep it to heart. 312 00:25:01,210 --> 00:25:05,590 May Empress stop worrying over this matter. 313 00:25:07,850 --> 00:25:10,380 Noble Consort, I misspoke. 314 00:25:10,380 --> 00:25:12,480 However you'd like to punish me, I am at your disposal. 315 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,540 As for...as for Noble Lady Yu. 316 00:25:15,540 --> 00:25:19,400 May you consider her to be harboring a royal heir 317 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,480 and spare her. 318 00:25:23,060 --> 00:25:26,520 Noble Lady Yu is very precious right now. 319 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,630 I will not make it difficult for her. 320 00:25:31,510 --> 00:25:33,540 As for you. 321 00:25:34,870 --> 00:25:37,370 You are really at my disposal? 322 00:25:37,370 --> 00:25:39,240 You may not. 323 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:41,410 You may not! 324 00:25:41,410 --> 00:25:43,740 There's no place for you to talk here! 325 00:25:44,530 --> 00:25:47,820 Noble Consort, all the mistakes, 326 00:25:47,820 --> 00:25:49,590 they are all mine. 327 00:25:49,590 --> 00:25:51,540 I conducted myself wrongly. 328 00:25:51,540 --> 00:25:55,480 If you wish to beat me or scold me, I am happily the recipient. 329 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:59,430 I only beg that Your Highness' anger can dissipate. 330 00:26:14,380 --> 00:26:22,730 Subtitles brought to you by The Gentle Empress Team @ Viki. 331 00:26:24,180 --> 00:26:27,120 How are you alone here? Where are others? 332 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:29,890 They all went to eat breakfast after finishing up the chores at the maiden's dorm. 333 00:26:29,890 --> 00:26:32,020 Why didn't you go? 334 00:26:32,020 --> 00:26:36,150 Today is my first day so I wanted to come early. 335 00:26:36,150 --> 00:26:38,270 You're mature. 336 00:26:43,820 --> 00:26:47,540 Momo Zhang, I'd like to inquire about a person from you. 337 00:26:47,540 --> 00:26:49,150 Who? 338 00:26:49,850 --> 00:26:52,130 You've managed the embroidery house for years. 339 00:26:52,130 --> 00:26:55,950 Have you ever heard of Wei Yingning? 340 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,030 No. 341 00:27:01,030 --> 00:27:05,550 She was assigned to the embroidery house. Why wouldn't you know? 342 00:27:06,490 --> 00:27:08,750 Other than the talented palace maids that work in the embroidery house, 343 00:27:08,750 --> 00:27:11,810 we also hire a few seamstresses from outside that are skilled. 344 00:27:11,810 --> 00:27:14,600 When everyone's working, we all keep our heads down. 345 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,400 Who knows who is what name. 346 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,990 Her embroidery was outstanding. You wouldn't have not noticed. 347 00:27:19,990 --> 00:27:25,020 So what if her embroidery was excellent? That's nothing much in this palace that's full of talent after talent. 348 00:27:25,020 --> 00:27:28,140 Another thing I need to remind you. 349 00:27:28,140 --> 00:27:29,860 The person you just mentioned. 350 00:27:29,860 --> 00:27:35,330 The third character in that name is also Noble Consort Gao's maiden name, and palace maids need to avoid it. 351 00:27:35,330 --> 00:27:36,300 Avoid it? 352 00:27:36,300 --> 00:27:38,960 Yes. Names of the harem members. 353 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,830 The servants aren't worthy to say them. 354 00:27:40,830 --> 00:27:45,360 The person you mentioned probably changed her name here already. 355 00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:48,710 So you should never use that name again, 356 00:27:48,710 --> 00:27:50,550 and ask around everywhere. 357 00:27:50,550 --> 00:27:54,420 If someone hears you, you will be punished. 358 00:27:54,420 --> 00:27:56,850 Momo Zhang. You're not even going to eat? 359 00:27:56,850 --> 00:27:58,350 I was wondering what you were doing. 360 00:27:58,350 --> 00:28:01,070 So you were bothering the supervisor here? 361 00:28:01,070 --> 00:28:03,030 What were you two talking about? 362 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,980 It's enough. Since you're both here, let's not idle around. 363 00:28:06,980 --> 00:28:08,650 Make a trip with me. 364 00:28:08,650 --> 00:28:11,050 - Yes. - Yes. 365 00:28:11,730 --> 00:28:13,740 Palace maids aren't allowed to drop in anywhere. 366 00:28:13,740 --> 00:28:19,060 If there's nothing else, just stay docile at your assigned palace to do the chores. 367 00:28:19,060 --> 00:28:21,050 You're embroidery maidens. 368 00:28:21,050 --> 00:28:24,680 You have to measure the mistresses often for making clothes. 369 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:27,090 You must remember the paths well. 370 00:28:27,090 --> 00:28:30,560 Or else you'll get yourselves lost after a few turns here and there. 371 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,440 And you had better not delay your chores. 372 00:28:33,980 --> 00:28:37,630 - Yes. - The Chief Supervisor has issued an order. 373 00:28:37,630 --> 00:28:39,920 Noble Lady Yu is pregnant. 374 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:43,360 The embroidery house is making new clothes for her. 375 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:47,080 When you enter Yonghe Palace, look around carefully 376 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,960 - to see how I... -Spare my mistress! 377 00:28:50,650 --> 00:28:52,080 Spare my mistress. 378 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:56,460 Imperial Concubine Yi, this servant is asking you a question on behalf of Noble Consort. 379 00:28:56,460 --> 00:28:58,630 Why am I slapping you? 380 00:28:59,410 --> 00:29:03,300 I defamed Noble Consort and behaved without fidelity. 381 00:29:03,300 --> 00:29:06,410 Spare my mistress, Noble Consort! Please! 382 00:29:06,410 --> 00:29:08,700 Noble Consort also asks this. 383 00:29:08,700 --> 00:29:11,220 Will you remember to speak with prudence from now on? 384 00:29:12,090 --> 00:29:13,200 I will. 385 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,440 - Louder. - Your Highness!/i> 386 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,160 I have marked those words. 387 00:29:18,980 --> 00:29:22,030 Don't hit her. Sister made a mistake because of me. 388 00:29:22,030 --> 00:29:25,520 If Noble Consort wants to punish, punish me! 389 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:29,640 Noble Lady Yu, you're pregnant with the royal heir so you're a precious body. 390 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,030 You naturally won't get beaten. 391 00:29:32,030 --> 00:29:36,770 But you and Imperial Concubine Yi are the same. It's best not to meddle after committing wrongs. 392 00:29:36,770 --> 00:29:38,890 Hurry and go back. Hurry back! 393 00:29:38,890 --> 00:29:44,850 I won't go. I can't let them shame you like this. 394 00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:47,030 I won't go. I won't go. 395 00:29:47,030 --> 00:29:50,000 I'm fine. Hurry and go back! 396 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:54,130 Noble Lady Yu, if you're throwing this ruckus, what if the royal fetus is harmed? 397 00:29:54,130 --> 00:29:55,570 I won't be able to handle that. 398 00:29:55,570 --> 00:29:58,300 Hurry and go. Ayan, hurry and go back! 399 00:29:58,300 --> 00:29:59,740 Are you all logs? 400 00:29:59,740 --> 00:30:01,920 Hurry and drag Noble Lady Yu away. 401 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:06,430 I won't go. 402 00:30:06,430 --> 00:30:08,620 - I won't go. - Let go! 403 00:30:09,170 --> 00:30:11,570 I'm begging you, please don't hit her anymore. 404 00:30:11,570 --> 00:30:14,390 - Your Highness! - Continue. 405 00:30:14,390 --> 00:30:16,750 Fifteen more left. 406 00:30:16,750 --> 00:30:20,800 Supervisor Zhang, this is..? 407 00:30:21,590 --> 00:30:23,960 Imperial Concubine Yi offended a superior rank. 408 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,240 She offended the Noble Consort. 409 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:30,390 Noble Consort punished her to be slapped in public. 410 00:30:30,390 --> 00:30:33,130 But Imperial Concubine Yi is also a mistress of a palace. 411 00:30:33,130 --> 00:30:37,500 So what if she is? You have to see who she offended. 412 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:41,280 The rule of the palace is to slap the body, not the face. 413 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,850 But Noble Consort chose this, 414 00:30:43,850 --> 00:30:48,180 clearly to shame Imperial Concubine Yi, so her face is dropped to ground. (T/N her reputation suffers badly) 415 00:30:48,180 --> 00:30:52,090 Honestly, even if you have a title of Imperial Concubine, 416 00:30:52,090 --> 00:30:55,290 you are less than the lowest palace maid. 417 00:30:59,710 --> 00:31:02,540 - Noble Lady. - What is it? 418 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,670 Noble Lady, why have you slimmed down instead? 419 00:31:14,670 --> 00:31:18,520 She can't eat or sleep lately, so of course she's thinned out. 420 00:31:24,790 --> 00:31:27,750 There's poison in loquat leaves. 421 00:31:28,830 --> 00:31:31,190 Why couldn't that be tested? 422 00:31:31,190 --> 00:31:33,480 Noble Lady, don't think about that anymore. 423 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:37,560 Court Investigator Zhang's medical skills are so good, so he wouldn't be wrong. 424 00:31:38,830 --> 00:31:41,840 She wants to kill my baby in my belly. 425 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:43,750 But why couldn't the test show there's poison? 426 00:31:43,750 --> 00:31:46,700 Noble Lady Yu, I beg you not to say it anymore. 427 00:31:46,700 --> 00:31:48,700 Old loquat leaves aren't poisonous. 428 00:31:49,190 --> 00:31:51,070 But young leaves are poisonous. 429 00:31:51,070 --> 00:31:55,020 Yingluo, what nonsense are you saying? 430 00:31:56,470 --> 00:31:58,030 What did you say? 431 00:31:58,030 --> 00:31:59,460 Yingluo. 432 00:31:59,460 --> 00:32:02,120 Do you know the rules? 433 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:04,130 Don't talk recklessly about what you don't know. 434 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:12,980 Say again what you just said. 435 00:32:12,980 --> 00:32:15,220 - I used to . . . - Yingluo. 436 00:32:20,690 --> 00:32:23,490 When I young, I loved to eat loquat. 437 00:32:23,490 --> 00:32:25,760 But once, I accidentally ate the pit. 438 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,960 I had trouble breathing and I kept vomiting. 439 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:30,800 Later, a travelling physician told me this. 440 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:34,120 That physicians prescribe medicines relying on the medical volumes. 441 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,040 Medical volumes always refer to using aged loquat leaves 442 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:40,210 to make loquat ointment. But most people are unaware. 443 00:32:40,210 --> 00:32:42,900 It was later by coincidence that he discovered 444 00:32:42,900 --> 00:32:47,220 that old loquat leaves are not poisonous, but young leaves and the pit are poisonous. 445 00:32:47,220 --> 00:32:50,850 If eaten in an excessive amount, it can endanger one's life. 446 00:32:50,850 --> 00:32:53,940 The loquat ointment sent by Noble Consort was probably made with young leaves. 447 00:32:53,940 --> 00:32:57,130 The toxicity is so faint that Court Investigator Zhang never discovered it. 448 00:32:57,130 --> 00:33:01,630 Even if he did discover it, she could just push the blame to the medicine house that made the ointment. 449 00:33:01,630 --> 00:33:03,810 That was it. 450 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:07,820 Go see the Empress with me and repeat this to Her Highness! 451 00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:10,810 Noble Lady. You can't. 452 00:33:10,810 --> 00:33:14,500 How can you believe the words of a petty palace maid? 453 00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:18,620 Could it be that she's more accurate than Court Investigator Zhang? 454 00:33:18,620 --> 00:33:22,750 Yingluo, how are you so unruly to dare to speak like that! 455 00:33:22,750 --> 00:33:25,030 Are you trying to die? 456 00:33:25,030 --> 00:33:28,480 She's experienced. She knows the truth. 457 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:30,770 - She-- - Noble Lady! 458 00:33:37,470 --> 00:33:40,060 Noble Lady. 459 00:33:40,060 --> 00:33:41,800 She only just entered the palace. 460 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:47,080 She knows nothing. I beg you for your noble mercy. 461 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,340 Spare her once. 462 00:33:51,750 --> 00:33:53,480 Alright. 463 00:33:55,250 --> 00:33:57,350 I won't make it hard on you. 464 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,520 I will go and make my own appeal. 465 00:34:02,140 --> 00:34:03,640 Noble Lady. 466 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,070 Noble Lady! 467 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:13,880 You foolish girl. You've caused a big disaster. 468 00:34:15,660 --> 00:34:18,220 Noble Lady Yu, as soon as Her Highness returned, she's been aching in her head. 469 00:34:18,220 --> 00:34:22,010 She's still not awake. You won't be able to see her today. 470 00:34:22,010 --> 00:34:24,590 Miss Mingyu, I have an urgent matter to report. 471 00:34:24,590 --> 00:34:26,840 May you announce me quickly! 472 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:31,350 Close the gate. 473 00:34:34,530 --> 00:34:37,210 Miss Mingyu. Miss Mingyu. 474 00:34:37,210 --> 00:34:38,890 Hurry and open up, Miss Mingyu! 475 00:34:38,890 --> 00:34:42,700 Miss Mingyu, it's urgent matter! 476 00:34:46,770 --> 00:34:48,400 Look, there's Yingluo. 477 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:51,940 I thought Supervisor Zhang admired her. 478 00:34:51,940 --> 00:34:55,390 Look how drastically it's changed since they got back. 479 00:34:56,610 --> 00:34:59,940 She spoke nonsense and angered the supervisor. 480 00:34:59,940 --> 00:35:02,500 I don't know what she did wrong. 481 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:05,050 What in the world did she do wrong? 482 00:35:20,900 --> 00:35:24,510 Alright. We stop here for today. Everyone is dismissed. 483 00:35:33,770 --> 00:35:35,890 Look at how haughty she usually is. 484 00:35:35,890 --> 00:35:38,350 Now she's punished and she deserves it. 485 00:35:38,350 --> 00:35:40,030 Keep up that arrogance. 486 00:35:40,030 --> 00:35:43,230 Jixiang, what are you doing? 487 00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:46,340 You're not scared that the Supervisor might punish you? 488 00:35:46,340 --> 00:35:48,530 But . . . 489 00:35:48,530 --> 00:35:51,360 Alright, if you're too late, I won't be saving you any food. 490 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:52,890 Alright, never mind. Let's go eat. 491 00:35:52,890 --> 00:35:55,170 Let's go eat. 492 00:36:32,450 --> 00:36:34,900 She's been out there for so long. 493 00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:37,010 Yes. 494 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,950 What are you looking at? 495 00:36:45,490 --> 00:36:51,030 All these hours above my head, two thousand and eighty clouds have floated by. 496 00:36:51,030 --> 00:36:53,240 Three hundred and two were iridescent clouds. 497 00:36:53,240 --> 00:36:55,560 The rest were all white clouds. 498 00:36:57,010 --> 00:37:01,220 You're so idle, are you? Everything's just clouds to you? 499 00:37:01,220 --> 00:37:03,880 In the past, I always wondered... 500 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:07,020 why can't I embroider the iridescence of clouds? 501 00:37:08,470 --> 00:37:12,280 But after today, I can embroider it. 502 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,310 Stop the cloud talk. Let me ask you this. 503 00:37:14,310 --> 00:37:18,010 Did you think through what I told you to think about? Know your mistake now? 504 00:37:18,010 --> 00:37:19,970 What did I do wrong exactly? 505 00:37:19,970 --> 00:37:23,290 You've been kneeling here a night and a day, and you still don't know what you did wrong? 506 00:37:23,290 --> 00:37:25,600 Do you think, 507 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:27,830 that I, Yingluo, shouldn't have told the Noble Lady 508 00:37:27,830 --> 00:37:29,960 that the young leaves of loquat are poisonous? 509 00:37:30,570 --> 00:37:32,610 Do you know your status? 510 00:37:32,610 --> 00:37:37,070 Young leaves of loquat are poisonous. The royal physicians don't know this, but you do? 511 00:37:37,850 --> 00:37:39,720 Nonsense. 512 00:37:39,720 --> 00:37:43,570 Is that head of yours atop of your neck trying to reach the sky? 513 00:37:43,570 --> 00:37:44,730 What are you laughing at? 514 00:37:44,730 --> 00:37:48,540 Yes is yes, and no is no. 515 00:37:48,540 --> 00:37:50,140 Every single word I said, 516 00:37:50,140 --> 00:37:52,220 I am guilt-free to myself and to the world. 517 00:37:52,220 --> 00:37:53,920 Yes, you're guilt-free in your conscience. 518 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:55,910 But you don't owe your mother and father? 519 00:37:55,910 --> 00:37:58,140 Do you not owe me, I who am worried about you? 520 00:37:58,140 --> 00:38:01,110 I know you punished me to kneel 521 00:38:01,110 --> 00:38:02,980 out of your concern for me. 522 00:38:04,090 --> 00:38:06,050 So I have knelt. 523 00:38:06,050 --> 00:38:09,350 - But you still won't admit you were wrong? - They are separate matters. 524 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:12,400 Not at fault, but to admit fault? 525 00:38:13,300 --> 00:38:15,230 Forgive this Yingluo for the inability to do so. 526 00:38:18,010 --> 00:38:20,980 I'll take you to go see the consequence of speaking bluntly. 527 00:38:33,370 --> 00:38:35,140 Careful now. 528 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:39,950 Oh, Supervisor Zhang, what brings you here? 529 00:38:41,250 --> 00:38:43,630 We left something here yesterday, so I came to retrieve it. 530 00:38:43,630 --> 00:38:46,790 This isn't a clean place, so hurry and go after you get it. 531 00:38:46,790 --> 00:38:50,150 Thank you, Gonggong, for your reminder. We will go right away. (T/N Polite term of address for a eunuch.) 532 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:54,380 Quick, let's go. 533 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,950 Why didn't you wait until I went and begged the Empress? 534 00:39:01,310 --> 00:39:05,830 - Why are you so foolish? - Noble Lady. 535 00:39:05,830 --> 00:39:09,770 She's already gone, so don't speak so wildly anymore. 536 00:39:09,770 --> 00:39:11,810 She didn't go. 537 00:39:12,530 --> 00:39:14,510 She didn't go. 538 00:39:19,220 --> 00:39:22,650 - Noble Lady. - You know the truth. 539 00:39:22,650 --> 00:39:24,760 Hurry and tell everyone. 540 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:26,540 Noble Consort wanted to kill. 541 00:39:26,540 --> 00:39:30,800 She wanted to kill the child in my belly. Sister didn't talk wildly. 542 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:33,090 You go tell everything the truth! 543 00:39:33,090 --> 00:39:35,000 - Go! - Noble lady. 544 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:39,530 - Noble Lady. - Fangcao, your mistress is too upset. 545 00:39:39,530 --> 00:39:43,290 Her mind is unclear. Hurry and escort her back to rest. 546 00:39:44,970 --> 00:39:46,590 Let's go. 547 00:39:46,590 --> 00:39:49,960 Noble Lady, let's not throw a fuss anymore. Let's go back inside. 548 00:39:50,650 --> 00:39:54,040 - I beg you. Let's go. - Fangcao. 549 00:39:55,710 --> 00:39:57,560 Did you hear it? 550 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:00,920 The young leaves are poisonous. 551 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:02,700 They are poisonous. 552 00:40:02,700 --> 00:40:04,140 Yes. 553 00:40:06,310 --> 00:40:07,910 Still looking? 554 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,680 Did you see it clearly? 555 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:20,030 Imperial Concubine Yi was shamed in front of everyone and lost all her pride. 556 00:40:20,030 --> 00:40:24,260 Noble Consort wanted her dead. 557 00:40:24,260 --> 00:40:28,500 What you said couldn't even restore anything. 558 00:40:28,500 --> 00:40:31,700 This time, you were lucky actually. 559 00:40:31,700 --> 00:40:35,210 Next time, if Noble Consort finds out, 560 00:40:35,210 --> 00:40:38,370 your little life wouldn't be easily preserved. 561 00:40:39,030 --> 00:40:41,090 Why did Imperial Concubine Yi die? 562 00:40:41,740 --> 00:40:43,900 If she didn't die, 563 00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:46,350 there would still be a stroke of hope. 564 00:40:48,150 --> 00:40:51,040 - What did you say? - It's because Imperial Concubine Yi was too weak. 565 00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:53,730 Other shamed her, and she had to go die? 566 00:40:53,730 --> 00:40:55,560 For what? 567 00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:59,130 A lofty Imperial Concubine slapped before the crowd. 568 00:40:59,130 --> 00:41:03,350 How could she put down her feet in the palace in the future. 569 00:41:03,350 --> 00:41:06,610 If she doesn't seek death, she is supposed to live and court shame upon herself? 570 00:41:06,610 --> 00:41:11,070 If it were me, even if a thousand people spit on me, 571 00:41:11,070 --> 00:41:13,230 I can still dry off my own face. 572 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:18,590 Even if I am forced to wait kneeling, I would still wait. 573 00:41:19,240 --> 00:41:21,410 Until the day truth is revealed. 574 00:41:21,410 --> 00:41:26,390 Circumstances are more powerful than humans. Just an egg, and how can you run yourself into the rock? 575 00:41:26,390 --> 00:41:28,610 You said it wrong. 576 00:41:28,610 --> 00:41:30,830 I am not an egg. 577 00:41:30,830 --> 00:41:33,120 I am that stinky rock. 578 00:41:33,780 --> 00:41:35,890 If one day it really is your turn, 579 00:41:35,890 --> 00:41:39,280 you will know just how scary this really is. 580 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:41,400 Worst case your head's cracked and you bleed, 581 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:44,000 and you die. 582 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,210 You are forbidden to say that. 583 00:41:46,700 --> 00:41:48,360 Stubborn donkey. 584 00:41:53,820 --> 00:41:55,890 Why did Sister die wretchedly for no reason? 585 00:41:55,890 --> 00:41:58,040 Why should Imperial Concubine Yi hang herself to death? 586 00:41:58,040 --> 00:41:59,760 Why is the world so unfair? 587 00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:02,310 Why? Why? Why? 588 00:42:02,310 --> 00:42:05,950 Daring slave! Who said you could hurt the spiritual cypress? 589 00:42:05,950 --> 00:42:08,500 Why are you hiding? His royal carriage is here, so why aren't you kneeling? 590 00:42:08,500 --> 00:42:11,930 Hurry. Hurry up! 591 00:42:19,020 --> 00:42:21,530 Your slave begs for Your Majesty's royal peace. 592 00:42:25,030 --> 00:42:27,040 Who told you to harm the spiritual cypress? 593 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:30,110 I am audacious. I do not know what a spiritual cypress is. 594 00:42:30,110 --> 00:42:33,560 What a scoundrel. This is the spiritual cypress. 595 00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:37,780 It provided shade to His Majesty, thus the recipient of "Spiritual Cypress" tag personally penned by His Majesty. 596 00:42:37,780 --> 00:42:41,460 It's got it hanging there clearly and so many come to kneel and worship eagerly. 597 00:42:41,460 --> 00:42:43,750 But you dare to harm it? 598 00:42:43,750 --> 00:42:46,540 Drag her down and flog with thirty blows. 599 00:42:47,690 --> 00:42:49,940 I just came into the palace, so I was unaware of Spiritual Cypress. 600 00:42:49,940 --> 00:42:53,330 But I did so for a reason. 601 00:42:55,910 --> 00:43:04,860 Subtitles brought to you by The Gentle Empress Team @ Viki. 602 00:43:24,920 --> 00:43:32,270 The Forbidden Palace's walls surround them, feeling like a good place to reside. 603 00:43:32,270 --> 00:43:38,490 ♫As the walls sever the setting sun's rays, they lose their past dreams as it grows cold.♫ 604 00:43:39,590 --> 00:43:46,970 ♫Decaying leaves cover the neglected shuttered window, that remembers the cold winds of twenty harvests.♫ 605 00:43:46,970 --> 00:43:53,440 ♫Knowing only how to go with the flow, and pass the years.♫ 606 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:56,210 ♫Unmarried and hopeful, the heavy, dark gates are locked, ♫ 607 00:43:56,210 --> 00:44:00,990 ♫Cultivated and proud, gem-like beauties, and yet somehow♫ 608 00:44:00,990 --> 00:44:03,670 ♫Flowers who stay may endure breakage, causing them ask to change their karma♫ 609 00:44:03,670 --> 00:44:09,240 ♫Can not an empty branch give them a carefree place to rest upon?♫ 610 00:44:09,240 --> 00:44:16,540 ♫Longing to be together with him, separated as the illumination in the western window declines,♫ 611 00:44:16,540 --> 00:44:23,840 ♫At leisure to be melancholy, also perplexed and worried about it all.♫ 612 00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:31,330 ♫Who will pity her, and record her lifetime full of misery?♫ 613 00:44:31,330 --> 00:44:38,600 ♫A pretentious, showy vision on a stage.♫ 614 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:46,180 ♫Longing to be together with him, separated as the illumination in the western window declines,♫ 615 00:44:46,180 --> 00:44:53,260 ♫At leisure to be melancholy, also perplexed and worried about it all.♫ 616 00:44:53,260 --> 00:45:00,870 ♫Who will pity her, and record her lifetime full of misery?♫ 617 00:45:00,870 --> 00:45:07,510 ♫A pretentious, showy vision on a stage.♫ 618 00:45:08,300 --> 00:45:18,010 ♫A pretentious, showy vision on a stage.♫ 54772