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The series "The Empress of Ayodhaya"

was inspired by the history of Thao Sri Sudachan.

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and are not entirely based on true historical events.

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of "The Empress of Ayodhaya"

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Brahmin Wamon has a message for you.

If Lady Chittrawadee is truly with child,

and the child is a boy,

that child will become the heir to the throne

and rule Ayodhaya in the future.

Jinda's sacrifice in offering herself to Ayodhaya will be in vain.

Please ask her to consider carefully.

It seems I have no other choice now.

The prisoner we captured yesterday

was hiding among these merchants.

I ordered my men

to bring them in for questioning.

Who are they?

I'm just a merchant.

I didn't know

those two had snuck in, I swear.

Release them.

Release them!

It is Your Majesty's great mercy.

Do you want to die like him,

or will you tell me who sent you to kill me?

I'll talk! I'll talk!

Khem,

prepare the troops.

I'm marching to Kamphaeng Phet.

I'm going to confront Ok Ya Narai.

He's plotting rebellion against me.

With all due respect,

we cannot declare war

based solely on a prisoner's word, Your Majesty.

Huh?

I believe Your Majesty

should first demand a tribute

to test their loyalty.

If they refuse,

then we march. That would be wise, Your Majesty.

Ayodhaya is like a city of gold.

Everyone covets it.

I have

no heir to secure the throne.

The kingdom is unstable.

How can I ever sleep soundly?

With all due respect, Your Majesty,

while you've been

waging wars,

securing an heir

is just as important

and must not be neglected.

Of course, Khem.

What are you doing, Khem?

I see that

Your Majesty has had little time with the concubines.

Today is an auspicious day,

so I humbly request permission

to present someone to serve Your Majesty.

You two may rest now.

Yes Sir.

Your Majesty,

you've fought tirelessly in battles,

but I am just a woman.

I cannot serve Your Majesty on the battlefield like Khem,

so I humbly offer to attend to Your Majesty

and bring you comfort.

Your Majesty!

With all due respect,

what has happened?

Someone shot an arrow at me, but it missed.

I'll send my men to hunt them down immediately, Your Majesty.

Wait!

Send men to track them down,

but you must accompany me back to the palace.

The arrow didn't hit me,

but it struck La-ongkham.

Hey!

What are you gossiping about?

It's time! Why haven't you brought the food up yet?

Come on, lower the fire!

It's boiling over, it will burn soon.

Ah, Heuang, just in time.

Bring up your mistress's meal.

Is it just rice and salted fish?

I prepared it myself.

I heard Lady La-ongkham

was struck by an arrow,

and if she eats anything unsuitable, it could worsen her condition.

So I got permission from Madame

to serve only rice and salted fish.

By the grace of her fortune,

the arrow only grazed her.

It's nothing serious.

Though the arrow only grazed her,

sneaking out of the royal grounds

is no small offense.

Well then, take my meal up.

Let your mistress enjoy it

before facing the consequences.

The King is here.

Lady Jinda comes to visit Lady La-ongkham.

Thank you, Lady Jinda, for your kindness in visiting.

I was reminded of when I made the same mistake.

Your Majesty punished me with a cane,

and I was bedridden for days.

I thought Lady La-ongkham

must be in similar pain.

Don't speak in riddles.

Do you think I'm unfair, sparing La-ongkham from punishment?

She went out and got injured on my behalf.

That's an act of merit.

I repaid her kindness

just as I did yours.

You have a ring I gave you but you chose not to use it.

So why complain?

You're lucky

it turned out to be good.

This only succeeded

because you agreed to help me.

You better play your part well, Samet.

Do not shoot the King.

Yes my Lord.

I only took a small risk,

and now I'm one of the King's favorites.

Don't get too excited.

Do you know

why the King rushed back to the inner court?

Just tell me.

The Royal Physician informed His Majesty

that Lady Chittrawadee

is three months pregnant.

She told the King

she dreamt of a large Buddha statue

and believes it's a sign that it will be a son.

The King is overjoyed,

saying when the child is born,

he will reward Lady Chittrawadee

with gold equal to

the weight of the baby prince.

Do it, Lady Jinda.

Brahmin Wamon was right.

You don't have the courage to do it.

What did you say?

That day, Brahmin Wamon told me.

Jinda is too soft-hearted.

She won't be able to poison the child in the womb.

I agree.

You have to do it in her place.

No, no!

You can't take this risk for me.

But if Lady Chittrawadee truly gives birth to a son,

that child will be the heir.

By then,

no matter how many sons you bear, it will be too late.

I know.

I know!

Let's do it this way.

If it must be done,

I'll do it myself.

Phat.

Phat.

Come here.

- Does it hurt? - It hurts.

You're grown up, but still falling like a child.

Phut, don't scold your brother.

I'll put some medicine on it.

- Mother! - Ouch!

Mother!

- My Lady! - Mother!

- Yes, my Lady. - Go call the Royal Physician.

Yes, my Lady.

Mother!

- Your Majesty. - Stay still.

How could this happen?

All of a sudden, I had stomach pains,

and then I started bleeding.

With all due respect, Your Majesty,

Lady Chittrawadee has been poisoned.

Sae,

what did you just say?

Say that again.

Sae, what are you saying?

I believe

that Lady Chittrawadee is in this condition because

she was poisoned, Your Majesty.

Interrogate everyone who entered the kitchen.

Bring me the one who killed my child.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Did Lady Chittrawadee miscarry?

She was poisoned

out of jealousy.

What are you implying, Madame Sae?

Do you really not know?

Why should I know?

The King said that

if he finds out who did this,

they will be beheaded.

Search everything thoroughly.

If anything suspicious is found, bring it out.

Don't fear the consequences.

You don't need to worry, Lady Jinda.

There's nothing for you to fear.

Has anything suspicious been found?

Nothing at all, Madame.

Madame Sae, what are you hoping to find?

Can you tell me?

Lady Chittrawadee had her meal in the late morning,

and miscarried by the afternoon.

The royal physician believes she was poisoned.

The King ordered a search

in hopes of finding clues about who poisoned her.

So she was poisoned,

and now you're searching for the poison?

The poison in her food.

If nothing is found, you can all go.

Wait a moment.

In the late morning,

do you happen to know

what Lady Chittrawadee ate?

The attendants said

she complained about the smell of fish and couldn't eat it.

So, she only had chili paste with vegetables.

She commented that the chili paste smelled strangely good,

even though it was unusually spicy.

Someone poisoned the chili paste.

I hid the poison here, but now it's gone.

Did you take it?

Luckily,

I kept it with me.

I was so scared the guards would find it.

How did you get it?

Don't tell me

you poisoned Lady Chittrawadee,

did you?

- Lady Jinda, I… - Why did you do it?

Lady Jinda, listen to me.

Madame Sae,

what is it now?

I almost fell for the trick,

but the heavens don't favor the guilty.

With such evidence, there's no escape.

Surround the chamber,

and don't let anyone leave.

I'll bring this poison to the King.

‪Hey!

Let me go!

Lady Jinda.

Lady Jinda.

- I swear I didn't do it! - Then why did Lady Chittrawadee miscarry?

I didn't do it. That's the truth.

But why did you take the poison?

I only thought about it,

but you didn't command me.

How could I have dared?

Even if you didn't do it,

if Madame Sae brings the poison to the King,

the Royal Physician will know it can cause miscarriage.

We'll both

be in trouble.

What have you discovered? Speak.

Upon investigation, I found that this box

contains medicinal herbs used for treatment,

but in large doses, they can be deadly, Your Majesty.

By royal command, Lady Jinda is to be brought before the King

for interrogation.

Follow me, Lady Jinda.

Is this your drug?

Yes, Your Majesty.

You brought poison into the palace.

Who were you planning to kill?

Poison?

Kill someone?

This powder

is ground from gok galangal seeds.

It's medicinal,

but if used excessively,

it can cause convulsions,

heart palpitations,

and even death.

Did you give this poison to Lady Chittrawadee?

Answer me.

With all due respect,

the guards searched the entire inner court

and found no one else with poison,

only Lady Jinda, Your Majesty.

I never thought

you would be so envious

that you would kill

even my child.

Someone as wicked as you

deserves the death penalty,

to die as a consequence of your crime!

Please listen to me, Your Majesty.

I didn't do it.

Lady Chittrawadee's miscarriage

wasn't caused

by the medicine in this box.

Ok Khun Khem said himself

that the herbs can cause death,

but Lady Chittrawadee

is still alive, isn't she?

I believe someone else

is behind her miscarriage.

Who?

I don't know yet,

but I'm willing to stake my life on it.

By noon tomorrow,

if I cannot find the culprit

for you to punish,

I will take the medicine in this box

and end my own life.

I will wait.

Lady Jinda.

Tubtim.

How was it?

We have until tomorrow noon

to find the one who poisoned Lady Chittrawadee.

I'm so angry with Wamon

for lying that it was a miscarriage-inducing drug

when it's actually deadly poison.

- Good thing I didn't use it. - Lady Jinda.

Don't think about anything else.

Focus on

how we find the one who poisoned Lady Chittrawadee,

especially in the dead of night like this.

I think I know

where to start.

The poison was put in the food this morning.

You should go search the leftover dishes and see what you find.

Someone's coming.

Someone's there.

Lady Tanyong, what is she doing here?

- Lady Jinda. - Lady Tanyong.

What's in your hand?

What's in my hand will reveal

who poisoned Lady Chittrawadee.

And if I want it,

what must I exchange for it?

The chili paste?

The one you made this morning.

Do you also think I'm the one who did it?

This chili paste

is what's left from Lady Chittrawadee's meal.

Madame Sae said that Lady Chittrawadee complimented

that it smelled strangely good.

I grew suspicious, so I asked for the leftovers.

It's true that this is my chili paste,

but the smell,

there's something odd about it. Some unfamiliar spice was added.

Right, Tubtim?

Or perhaps

someone mixed in poison.

But after the meal,

the maids usually eat the leftovers.

If there was poison in this,

- why hasn't anyone fallen ill? - Someone has.

The maid who ate this paste

complained of stomach pain,

saying her period came early.

I've figured it out.

If it wasn't poison,

but an herb that induces menstruation,

an ordinary person would be fine.

But for someone newly pregnant,

it would cause bleeding

and miscarriage.

The mastermind behind this is both clever

and cruel.

Neither Lady Chittrawadee,

you, nor I

are familiar with this herb.

It must have come

from the north.

Thank you, Lady Noi,

for helping me.

I don't help for free.

One day, you'll repay me.

Lady Chittrawadee has already miscarried.

If we wait for Lady Jinda to be executed first,

then reveal the truth

that Lady La-ongkham was behind this,

you'll receive merit

and eliminate a rival at the same time.

Thongdee,

the positions of the 4 main concubines are never-ending. Even if we kill each other,

the King will just appoint new ones.

There's no end to it.

Why should I bother?

It's better to sit back and watch the tigers fight.

Isn't that better?

Lady Jinda said

she'd bring the culprit before the King tomorrow.

Who do you think she's referring to?

She's probably just trying to buy time.

She might be looking for

a scapegoat as we speak.

It will be morning soon.

I just want the King to punish her quickly

so I can finally sleep soundly.

- Be careful, my Lady. - Walk faster.

- Hurry up. - What was that sound?

Does it hurt?

Walk carefully, my Lady.

Walk faster.

- Be careful, my Lady. - Walk faster.

Does it hurt?

The guards are taking Lady Jinda.

Lady Jinda, why has fate been so cruel to you?

What fate?

Your mistress committed a crime and must be punished according to the law.

I didn't do it.

I wasn't the one who poisoned Lady Chittrawadee.

Someone else did.

Don't think of running away.

My people

are already gathering evidence for the King.

When the time comes,

the true culprit will be punished.

What evidence?

There's no evidence left.

Everything has been discarded.

Whatever you discarded,

my people will find.

Perhaps Tubtim

has already discovered it.

Nonsense. Take her away.

‪Be careful.

- Be careful, my Lady. - Walk carefully, my Lady.

What has Tubtim found?

Nothing, my Lady.

Wait.

Lady Jinda was right.

If you heard that someone was coming to find the evidence,

you wouldn't sit idle. You would come to see for yourself.

You followed me, didn't you?

Your mistress won't get away this time.

Seize her!

- Seize her! - No, no!

‪Hey!

Let me go!

Give it back!

Let me go!

With all due respect, Your Majesty,

the inner court has conducted a thorough investigation.

It was Thao Si Chulalak

who secretly added Makwaen,

an herb that induces menstruation,

into the chili paste served

to Thao Intharasurenthorn.

That caused the miscarriage.

The culprit is not Thao Srisudachan,

but Thao Si Chulalak.

‪Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Thao Si Chulalak

has violated Royal Criminal Law

by harming the people of the land,

a crime punishable by death.

Furthermore, you committed treason

by poisoning a member of the royal family,

also punishable by death.

I ordered your execution.

If you had not defended yourself,

I would have committed a great sin.

I never meant any harm to anyone, Your Majesty.

If you had no ill intentions,

then why were you carrying poison?

Being a woman is difficult.

Our comfort or suffering

depends entirely on men.

But as long as I live,

I refuse to let anyone oppress me.

If I am ever shown no mercy,

I will end my own life

rather than let anyone harm me.

I am your King.

As long as I am here,

you have nothing to fear.

No one will harm you.

ONE MONTH LATER

It was really chaotic in the palace.

Now that we can come outside, I feel much more at peace.

The King saw that I was wrongly accused,

so when I requested to return to Lopburi to visit my father and make merit,

he kindly granted my wish.

Now that you are the King's favorite,

whatever you ask for, he grants.

I'm so happy for you.

Father.

Please rise, Teacher.

Please don't do that.

You are no longer Jinda my daughter.

You are Thao Srisudachan,

the King's chief concubine.

But you will always be my father.

I've heard that

now you are in the King's favor,

is that true?

The King is focused on warfare.

The military strategies you taught me since I was a child

have made me his favorite.

Now, he consults me

on all state matters,

trusting me more than anyone.

All that remains

is for you to bear a son

and become the Queen Consort.

It won't be long, believe me.

It won't be long.

Stop here.

The Lady wishes to pay her respects to the Buddha statue here.

I will be meditating.

No one is to disturb me under any circumstances.

Yes, Lady Jinda.

What will you be praying for,

Lady Jinda?

I have a question for you.

Why didn't you tell me

that the powder in the box was poison, capable of killing someone?

If you knew it was poison, would you have used it?

And what if I had?

Lady Chittrawadee bled. If she had died,

wouldn't you be afraid that I'd be caught

- and sentenced to death? - I had already planned for that.

That's why I told Tubtim to do it.

But Tubtim is my nursemaid!

That's why she must sacrifice for you.

We had only one chance.

This time, the heavens favored you.

Lady Chittrawadee miscarried because of someone else.

But if no one had acted,

in a few months, she would have given birth to the heir

and become Queen Consort in your place.

What would you have done then?

But I don't like it.

I don't like that you didn't tell me

and manipulated Tubtim.

I know you too well.

You're stubborn but soft-hearted.

You would never be able to accomplish such a significant task.

That's why I had to stay close, helping you along the way.

Now, the other concubines have fallen under your influence.

All that remains is for you

to conceive a son,

and you'll become Queen Consort.

Then, our time will finally come.

Today is an auspicious day.

May the Royal Heir to the throne of Ayodhaya

be born today.

‪Lady Jinda, what's wrong?

‪For the past few days,

‪I've felt dizzy ‪and nauseous in the mornings.

‪Did you have your cycle last month?

‪Today is our chance.

‪I've found a way

‪to destroy Lady Jinda.

‪If Lady Jinda rises to power,

‪Ayodhaya will be engulfed in flames.

‪What do you want me to do?

‪Khun Phirenthorathep ‪couldn't have gone far.

‪Do you want me to tell him?

‪We must stop her,

‪or I'm done for.

Subtitle translation by: Panuwat Baikeawon