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Watching the person in the mirror's countenance pale and grow haggard,

Examining love together with regret, both new and old.

Keeping watch still by a lantern though it is daybreak, drenched with tears,

Watching others meet as promised, as twilight falls.

Story of Yanxi Palace FINAL EPISODE - Episode 70

Let me ask you now.

When the imperial boat was me with danger . . .

Did you think of me for half a second?

The Empress is tired. Help her up and leave.

Your Highness, stop talking.

If I don't talk, I will be choked to death.

Look at me.

My hair is in a mess.

My makeup is melted.

And also my hand,

I wanted to dash into the fire to save my husband, save my Emperor.

Even if the flame left scars on my hand,

it's not painful at all.

I don't feel any pain at all

because you were in danger, I wanted to save you.

Even if I can't save you, I was willing to die with you.

But this woman...

This is a revolt!

Even if I prepared early, it's not foolproof.

But when Your Majesty knew it was dangerous, you even sent all your guards to protect her.

What did she do for you?

Nothing. Nothing at all.

Wei Yingluo has never loved you!

She only love herself.

To obtain her goals, she kept using you.

You didn't treasure the person who loves you. You treasured the person who didn't love you.

Hongli, you are a fool!

No, I'm the fool instead.

I...in this kingdom, am the biggest fool

and the stupidest woman in this world.

Your Highness.

Take the Empress away.

Go away!

What are you trying to do?

Are you really crazy?

Your Majesty, Empress Xiaoxian loved you

but loved freedom even more.

Noble Consort Gao loved you but loved the Gao family even more.

Consort Chun has never loved you.

And all the others? They just see wealth and prestige.

Only me. I'm the only one in Forbidden City

who clearly loves you.

Just one confidential letter and you were easily able to mobilize the Hangzhou military.

You still dare to say that you are only and fully devoted to me?

Not just the Hangzhou military.

Jiangnan officials that we passed by,

they have already become puppets.

When my father passed away, I realized the importance of power.

All these years, I sent people to gather countless

secrets of princes and dukes, cabinet ministers and officials of both military and scholar sectors.

There were those who were greedy. There were those who neglected their duties. There were those who committed crimes.

Thus, they were afraid of me

and had to obey me.

One day when Your Majesty dies, I would be the second Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.

You are committing a revolt.

The harem can't get involved in state affairs.

I did it to protect myself!

Madam Nala, you finally admitted.

I had a hundred, thousand opportunities to kill you.

Every night and day, the voices would tell me,

"Take action. Take action".

But I couldn't do it.

My heart and feelings couldn't bear to.

I couldn't harm my husband.

I couldn't harm my beloved one.

I couldnt harm you.

Put down the knife.

Did you think I would hurt her?

The one whom I hate the most, it's not her. It's you instead.

Aisin-Gioro Hongli.

I hate you very much.

I hate you.

Your Highness.

Manchurians, other than for state funeral, one cannot cut their hair.

Crazy. The Empress has really gone crazy.

By doing this, you are cursing me

and also the Emperor.

The Empress is arrogant

and displayed signs for insanity.

Escort her back to the Forbidden City now.

Emperor Brother. My mistake has nothing to do with the Empress.

Please don't blame her.

Drag him out.

I'm willing to receive thousands of slashes.

Yuan Chunwang!

How dare you! You even dared to use a knife in front of His Majesty?

You liar.

You tricked me for many years.

You are really crazy.

Your Majesty, they have gone crazy.

Under the threats of Her Highness,

I committed many tyrannical deeds.

I'm willing to make up for it

and point out one by one those officials that were bribed

to throw themselves at camp.

Your Majesty, please spare my life.

The person who carefully planned this

is now saying that he was forced by others?

You...are you really that innocent?

Yingluo, are you saying that this eunuch planned everything?

For the past days, I kept thinking about the stories you told me.

My father lived in a

very, very big house.

I was in front of him and he refused to acknowledge me.

Those brothers of mine

have noble and wealthy blood flowing in him.

Everyone of them is a noble person. As for me...

At that time, I only cared about my sadness.

I wasn't paying attention to him.

Hence, I sent someone to your hometown,

Taixing Mountain.

Taixing Mountain?

Quick. Everyone, leave.

Everyone, leave.

Yingluo,

who exactly is he?

Empress Dowager. Inthe past, you said that

when the late Emperor was being chased by killers, Mrs Qian distracted them.

Later on, Late Emperor hid in a farm house.

And he . . . the daughter of the farm that took in Late Emperor,

he's the son she bore.

Noble Consort Ling, I don't know what you are talking about.

Xiao Quanzi didn't sleep for days and nights

and returned by boat today.

He also brought a neigboring witness.

Would you like to meet him?

Wei Yingluo.

Empress Dowager,

he claims that the blood of the Aisin-Gioro clan is flowing in his veins.

But the previous Prince Lian of the First Rank maliciously took revenge on him and sent him to the palace.

You instigated Prince He of the First Rank to revolt.

Kept pressuring Empress.

He wants to borrow the hands of Prince He of the First Rank to kill Empress Dowager and Your Majesty!

Once he succeeds, when he returns to the Forbidden City,

he would betray Prince He of the First Rank and expose his crimes in front of the imperial clan.

By then, Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Empress, and Prince He of the First Rank,

all the people that hates him will successfully get eliminated.

A lowly eunuch

would actually be this daring.

You've played my biological brother within the palm of your hands.

May I ask in your heart,

how much does your biological brother worth?

Hongli, upon being born, you all enjoyed a lucrative life.

You have power and position.

Do you know what I'm doing?

I'm a 'cleaning soldier'!

Do you know what that mean?

It's the lowest ranked eunuch in the Forbidden City.

Everyday, I have to transport commodes and manure carts.

Hongli, tell me, on what basis?

How come you all can enjoy glory, splendor and wealth,

while I have to live in an inhumane manner?!

But what does all of these have to do with Yongqi?!

Yuan Chunwang,

why must you switch the decaying bugs of Ye Tianshi?

It was a Myanmar corpse bug, you idiot!

A Myanmar corpse bug eats corpse.

Once it gets contact with flesh and blood, it is very lethal.

Why bother acting tough? You saved their Yongqi,

but harmed yourself instead!

You...

Extend your hand. Let your emperor see it.

Extend your hand.

Extend your hand to me. Give me your hand.

Yuan Chunwang, where's the antidote?

How could I have an antidote?

This strange poison for Myanmar has no antidote.

Wei Yingluo, you promised me before

that you will accompany me in Yuanming Garden for a lifetime.

You didn't fulfill your promise. That's fine.

I'll help you fulfill it.

Li Yu! Call for Ye Tianshi!

Yes.

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

The former emperor has no illegitimate child.

He...isn't a descendant of Aisin-Gioro.

You're making up things.

How could I not know if the Former Emperor has an illegitimate child or not?

You claim to be the descendant of the Aisin-Gioro Clan.

What evidence do you have?

Yongzheng recuperated his injuries in the house of my grandfather.

He left behind clothing used by a prince of the first rank.

That is an undeniable hard evidence.

Just to save the Former Emperor, Lady Qian

switched clothes with him.

It was a golden official robe.

So precious.

Will the bandits spare her?

Who really took advantage of the chance to rape the daughter of the peasant,

we can never know.

You're making up things! There's no other possibility!

It was him!

Impossible. You're lying!

You could have been like other people,

marry and have children.

Live the days of ordinary people.

But, you believed a lie.

You came to Forbidden City

and was forced to turn yourself into a useless person.

You have grudges. You have hate.

Too bad, you bore grudges towards the wrong person.

The Former Emperor

don't have a son like you.

The Emperor also don't have a brother like you.

Everything you did

was just for naught.

So pitiful.

Such a pitiful child.

No! I'm not pitiful!

I don't need people to pity me! I'm real. I wasn't wrong.

Liar. You're lying to me, right? You're lying to me!

You deserved to die. All deserved to die.

Take this man away and kill him by hanging.

Don't!

Don't kill him.

Empress Dowager, this man falsely claimed to be an imperial descendant

He incited a huge trouble and mustn't be easily forgiven.

Emperor, just listen to me this time.

- You all deserved to die.- Take him away.

You all deserved to die.

Don't touch me! I'm a prince!

I'm a member of the Aisin-GIoro Clan! I really am!

I really am from the Aisin-Gioro Clan!

I'm an Aisin-Gioro!

Spread my decree. Immediately return to the capital.

Call for the imperial physicians for a consult.

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I don't believe it.

There surely will be a way.

Isn't it?

Your Majesty, I've done my best.

It's just Her Highness...

I don't want to hear useless words.

Your Majesty.

Don't make things hard on Imperial Physician Ye.

Li Yu, I've sent men to inform Fuheng

to investigate that bug. Did he send back any words?

Your Majesty, there are still no news.

Leave. All of you, leave!

Yes.

You saved Yongqi,

yet got gravely injured for it.

What have I done wrong?

Why is the heaven punishing me like this?

I have to watch as the people by my side

leave me one by one.

Aren't I still well?

What about in the future?

- Your Majesty.- I'm not willing to hear it. Leave!

Urgent military report from Myanmar.

Your Majesty.

Go do your work.

I'll be here waiting for your return.

Wait for my return.

- Your Highness!- Your Highness!

- Your Highness!- Your Highness!

You all stop crying.

Later, the three children will come here.

If they see you two crying,

I have to make up new excuses again.

Zhenzhu.

If I die,

tell my three children

that their mother

went to travel the world.

I didn't want to bring them with me. They are such a burden.

Your Highness, don't say unlucky words.

You understand?

- Your Highness!- Your Highness!

Doctor Ye! Doctor Ye!

- Your Highness...- Doctor Ye.

Hurry. Save Her Highness.

Let Her Highness lie down properly.

Stop just standing there. Go get me some clean water.

Yes...!

- Gugu, go get me some clean handkerchief.- Okay.

Doctor Ye, the water is here.

Hurry! Hurry!

Doctor Ye, I beg you. Save Her Highness.

Save Her Highness.

Your Highness! Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Her Highness is awake. She's awake.

Your Highness, Lord Hailancha is here.

Hailancha?

Didn't you go to Myanmar

with Fuheng to battle?

How come...

Our army has defeated the Myanmar Army.

The Myanmar people sent an envoy to negotiate for peace. I then delivered the memorial

back to Forbidden City.

I just knew it.

Fuheng will surely win.

Is he returning with the main army?

Of course. Lord Hailancha brought back the antidote.

If not because of that, how could you have woken up.

Antidote?

It was a miracle pill made from the sacred heart heart of Myanmar.

The sacred heart plant grows in a swampy area with malarial infestation.

It can cure the poison of the corpse bug, preserve one's beauty,

and make you stay forever young. It's also called 'Beauty Stabilizing' pill.

Your Highness, you have indeed earned good fortune out of a disaster.

Where is Fuheng?

Just to collect the sacred heart herb,

he contracted malaria.

He insisted to continue commanding army despite his illness, and refused to leave the battlefield.

I've urged him numerous times.

He was so stubborn.

Hailancha,

where is Fuheng now?

Fuheng's corpse...

...has been transported back to Forbidden City.

♫Softly falling into the hollow of my palm,♫

♫Resting frozen in the center of my palm.♫

♫Our meeting across past incarnations was inevitable,♫

Hailancha...

Sorry.

I wasn't able to take him back safely.

But Fuheng said, the malarial illness will cause unending trouble.

So many soldiers will die.

If we can't attain victory in one go, we would just kept being pushed back.

He's the main commander. He can only die,

but never retreat.

Even if he has just one breath left,

he must attain victory.

Noble Consort Ling,

Fuheng asked me to ask you one question.

Say it.

Wei Yingluo,

this life, I've guarded you.

I've guarded you enough. In the next life,

can you be the one to guard me instead?

♫ I hear the sound of the snow slowly falling♫

♫ Though I close my eyes, it's impossible to stop the vision.♫

I was rude. I wish Noble Consort Ling can fully recover soon.

I...

I will take my leave.

♫ As though you are holding me closely, and speaking sweetly.♫

♫ Opening your eyes to a sky filled with merciless snow falling,♫

Noble Consort Ling...

♫ Who, after suffering this loss for a lifetime, is fond of this scene?♫

I know that you're the most favored woman of His Majesty.

You're also the most powerful woman here in Forbidden City.

But how come...

...you won't even give him any bit of a chance?

♫ Endless tears, believing it cannot be true,♫

♫ In this life, being born under an unlucky star.♫

- Zhenzhu.- Your Highness.

I want to be alone for a while.

- You leave first. - Yes.

His Majesty will surely be happy to learn that you're now fine.

I'll go inform him of this wonderful news now.

♫ Nothing you can do about being approached, not being inconsistent in love,♫

♫ Though merely holding onto it from the outside, prone to this sort of circumstance.♫

♫ I hear the sound of the snow slowly falling♫

♫ As though you are holding me closely, and speaking sweetly.♫

♫ Opening your eyes to a sky filled with merciless snow falling,♫

♫ Who, after suffering this loss for a lifetime, is fond of this scene?♫

Okay.

I promise you.

♫ Who, after suffering this loss for a lifetime, is fond of this scene?♫

Your Highness, it's time to eat.

His Majesty removed my servants and took back my conferment treasure.

He removed my status as the empress.

He didn't leave me anything.

But the food here everyday

and your attitude towards me are totally unlike treating a criminal.

Your Highness Empress, I'm a servant that once served Imperial Consort Dowager Yu.

Prince He of the First Rank?

Prince He of the First Rank said that he hopes you'll be well.

Is he living well?

There's no living well for a criminal.

His Majesty considered that they are biological brothers

and just locked him in his prince manor. He didn't torment him further.

That's good then.

He...didn't say anything else?

None.

Thank you.

I will take my leave.

Thank you that you're still willing to come here.

Why do you wish to see me?

Everyone is saying that the empress has gone insane.

This invited the emperor to spurn her.

It was you who begged him for leniency,

hence, my last dignity was preserved.

But I want to know why you begged for leniency in my behalf?

Have you forgotten how I maltreated you?

Moreover, you're not a woman with a soft heart,

who would repay evil deeds with kindness.

Empress,

do you still remember that I collapsed after entering the Workhouse?

You sent an imperial physician to save me.

Get an imperial physician to examine her.

Oh? That matter happened so long ago.

I don't remember it anymore.

Even if you don't remember, it's enough that I do.

From now on, we don't owe each other anything.

If there's nothing else,

I'm very busy.

You knew even before

that Yuan Chunwang will make his move, am I right?

With your intelligence,

you only have one reason for indulging him to move step by step.

That is to approach Prince He of the First Rank.

Noble Consort Ling, it's been 24 years.

It's exactly been 24 years.

You have never forgotten the death of your sister.

You want Hongzhou to pay with his life.

You want him to lose everything.

But you also know that His Majesty puts so much importance on brotherhood.

It's impossible that he'll kill Hongzhou.

Unless...

Empress,

you're overthinking.

It was indeed like that.

Probably, the only unexpected part is Yuan Chunwang dragging you to hell with me.

Too bad, he also failed.

I should leave.

Last question.

I spent decades but still unable to win his heart.

What method did you really use to make His Majesty love you this much?

Your Highness Empress, you love him so much,

but why must you tell him?

The person who said it first is the loser.

What a joke.

What a joke. This is so funny!

Prince He of the First Rank, His Majesty instructed me

to send you off.

Yes.

His Majesty gives much importance to brotherhood.

He is allowing you to return to your manor after drinking this wine.

Looks like...

...Royal Brother wants me to die from illness.

Prince,

please.

He clearly have set up a fool proof trap,

but he was still laughingly chatting with me.

I finally understood

why Royal Grandfather chose him.

He...is indeed...

...the person with the coldest heart

and most ruthless method in this world.

look at what good item I've brought you.

Look...don't... Don't steal it!

Let me play it for a while, okay?

He has gone severely mad,

but Empress Dowager just won't kill her.

Don't know what the reason is.

He kept claiming that he's a royal descendant.

Your Highness, is it true?

Father said that I'm the real one!

Whether it's true or not, it's not important anymore.

Isn't returning to where you've come from

- quite good too?

Did you hear it? Father said that I can ride horses.

I'll ride one. Kneel!

Come down first. I want to ride on your back.

Greetings, Imperial Noble Consort.

Wishing Imperial Noble Consort thousands of fortunes and golden health.

How does it feel to become the Imperial Noble Consort

and seeing people bow to you?

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Rise.

So relaxing.

For the man who gave you such honor,

don't you have anything to say?

None.

You have no conscience.

Your Majesty, I don't have a conscience.

Why then are you still favoring me?

I can't do anything about it.

Admit it.

In my body, you've wasted so much time.

You're unwilling for everything to go in vain, so you fell deeper and deeper.

Even if you're gravely sick,

I still put official matters first, because I'm the emperor.

I don't understand what love is.

Stop assuming.

Looks like we're the same.

Answer my question again.

If you dare say nonsense again, I'll cut off your head.

Your Majesty places the empire at the top spot,

yet you request me to love you the most.

You are so domineering!

Wei Yingluo.

Your Majesty, regarding the question you asked earlier,

I don't have an answer right now,

but I will use a lifetime to answer you.

Just continue waiting.

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Forgetting Each Other

♫It's very likely that recalling vivid images will throw me into upheaval,♫

♫The past graceful, concerning passions have gone only into hibernation.♫

♫Along with my lord, my original aspirations are now distant, the promises and wishes to accompany each other♫

♫Are proof of yearning endured, trembling in the endless night.♫

♫How true our feelings were, even though our fate was shallow,♫

♫Hearts locked away in dark halls from the light, difficult to find and recover.♫

♫Other people envy my splendid, bright clothing, the warmth beside my pillow, (T/N the love of her lord)♫

♫Then turning round sigh admiringly, through wet tears in somber-colored robes.♫

♫Who clearly would cling to a moment of being in love and inseparable?♫

♫The end of passion becomes merely a sentimental entanglement.♫

♫If one uses separation to cut away the bindings,♫

♫Forgetting one another is also difficult in the depths of one's dreams.♫

♫Who clearly would still cling to these deep feelings and desire them again,♫

♫And give free rein to this state of mind over and over in their dreams?♫

♫Glory and splendor give shelter to appearing to forget the pain,♫

♫From dreams awakening after a time, with nothing new to worry about.♫

♫Treating them like smoke dissipating, ashes flying away, cold hoarfrost under the moonlight...♫

♫All the memories of love, memories of hate...♫

♫All the memories completely vanish.♫