Original subtitles

♪When sorrow and joy blend into ink♪

♪Flowers fade, rain falls, helpless as time♪

♪Lament this frail body, tangled in love and hate♪

♪Yet I still wrestle with fate♪

♪Snow drifts down, burying all glory♪

♪Blame this destiny granted to me♪

♪Trapped in the chains of love and cause♪

♪When the dust finally settles♪

=Glory in Shadows=

=Episode 16=

Old Madam!

Bad news!

Concubine Qin died suddenly.

Her Ladyship suspects Concubine Tang of killing her.

In a fit of rage,

Her Ladyship beat Concubine Tang to death!

Shen Yaochu!

She never gave me a moment's peace!

Hurry, hurry.

Stop right there!

Old Madam.

What are you carrying?

They are...

They are...

Move.

Mother!

Concubine Tang and Concubine Qin

are truly dead.

What a nuisance!

Out of the way!

Carry them away.

Shen Yaochu,

Concubine Qin was no virtuous lady.

She deserved to die.

But what did Concubine Tang do

for you to kill her?

Concubine Tang

killed Concubine Qin.

She killed herself in fear.

Is that so?

Her wound shows she was killed!

Shen,

you are vicious and jealous.

Concubine Qin is dead.

Must you kill Concubine Tang?

If you don't believe me,

I have no other recourse.

Guards!

Shen attempted murder.

Seize her!

Seize me?

For the sake of your future grandson,

Old Madam,

you'd best stay out of this.

You...

How dare you threaten me with your child?

That's right.

If not for the child,

how would I dare challenge you?

How dare you!

In my view,

a dead concubine is just

a dead concubine.

As long as I give birth to the legitimate son,

what does it matter if a few

more concubines die?

Do you agree,

Old Madam?

I take my leave.

I'm not dead?

No, you're alive.

That wound is also fake.

We used a feigned-death drug to get you out.

This was supposed to be your grave.

Your Ladyship,

you believe that I didn't kill her?

We never suspected you.

But why...

I don't understand at all?

Someone colluded with Qin to cause trouble.

Today we set a trap

to draw out the mastermind,

but he shifted the blame onto you.

Though you had conflicts with Qin Ruoyi,

your heart is not evil.

You would never commit murder.

So, the murder must be someone else.

So,

you pretended to fall for it

just to confuse the enemy

and make him lower his guard, right?

I see.

Thank goodness you thought of faking my death.

Otherwise, I truly would have died wrongfully.

So, what should I do now?

To mislead the mastermind,

you need to remain dead for a while.

Do not appear in public

and alert the enemy.

This is also out of your safety.

Also...

Do you remember my promise?

To let you leave the Li Manor

and seek the wider world.

Your Ladyship...

Once this turmoil passes,

General and I will send you out of the city.

Go wherever you wish,

do whatever you wish,

follow your own heart.

But

you cannot use

the name of Tang Yuzhu.

What does a name matter?

If I stayed in the manor forever,

people would call me Concubine Tang.

Who would remember my name?

Now that I have changed my fate,

why not give myself a new name?

Glad you think that way.

For now, stay hidden.

When it's over,

we will come for you.

Oh, right.

I just remembered something.

I don't know if it will help you.

Before I lost consciousness,

I smelled a certain fragrance.

Are you here to make fun of me too?

Of course.

What's happened to you...

That was a woman?

She was slender,

not built like a man.

That woman in black sprinkled some spices on me,

and I passed out completely.

When I came to, I remembered nothing.

Only now do I recall

her distinct fragrance,

the scent of Fragrant Concubine Treading on Snow.

So far, those who died

of Fan Scorpion Poison include my mother,

Shopkeeper Liu, and Qin Ruoyi.

These three seem to have no connection,

but on closer thought,

they're all tied to me.

I once thought Qin Ruoyi poisoned them,

but now she has died from the same poison.

So, behind all this,

there must be a hidden manipulator.

General,

do you remember what Qin Ruoyi

said to Scholar Kong?

She was right.

My child must die.

Could that woman mentioned by Qin Ruoyi

be the woman in black Yuzhu spoke of?

This person can move freely in Li Manor

and bears you ill will.

Who could it be?

Could it be...

Old Madam?

Old Madam.

General, I have urgent news.

It's fine, go ahead.

Recently, our men intercepted

letters to and from Lord Qin.

One letter in particular requires your inspection.

You act the general's wife well,

avoiding military talk.

If you have military duties,

I will return home.

(The plot to assassinate Li Jingchuan may be exposed. Urgent cleanup is needed.)

Take a look. It's not military matters.

The one secretly corresponding

with Lord Qin is Old Madam?

So your assassination attempt

was also Old Madam's doing.

From now on,

we share a common enemy.

Do you have a plan?

She is my mother in name.

I still cannot act against her.

In that case,

let me handle it.

What will you do?

Qin Ruoyi and Tang Yuzhu dead today.

Given Old Madam's temper,

she will surely punish me.

Then why don't we

advance by retreating?

(Li Manor)

Shen,

why did you kill Concubine Tang?

(Stability Ensures Peace)

Old Madam,

I've made it clear.

Concubine Tang killed herself in fear,

none of my business.

Do you take me for blind?

Her wound shows she was killed!

Anyway, you won't find her body.

What did you say?

Brother!

Wan'er.

Brother,

Mother is questioning

Sister-in-law over the deaths

of the two concubines.

I don't know why

sister-in-law treated them so cruelly.

You should go!

Old Madam.

General.

Jingchuan,

I know you favor Shen,

but this concerns human life.

This must not be taken lightly.

Human life?

Did you really kill her?

I did not.

After killing Concubine Qin, Concubine Tang

killed herself in fear, not me.

Wan'er and I both saw it clearly.

Concubine Tang was murdered.

You, as the Primary Wife,

are so vicious.

Our household has no place for the likes of you.

What evidence do you have?

You can't even find the body.

How do you convict me?

You had the body moved away.

Of course I couldn't find it.

Old Madam,

I did not spend much time with Tang,

but I know very well

she didn't have the nerve to kill anyone.

Shen Yaochu!

I treated you well all this time,

yet you commit murder!

General,

you once said you only love me.

Concubine Tang is dead, so be it.

Now no one will disturb us anymore.

Ridiculous!

What nonsense is that!

(Stability Ensures Peace)

No matter how jealous you act,

I don't care.

But you dared to kill an innocent person.

Such cruelty makes you

unfit to be my wife!

What else can you do? Divorce me?

Yes, I will divorce you.

But...

But I am carrying your child.

If my child

were to have such a vicious mother,

I would rather not have this child!

Pregnant?

Shen,

are you truly pregnant?

You asked for an imperial physician to take your pulse.

Today, I'll summon an imperial physician

and see what excuse you have left.

♪New snow falls thick beneath the eaves♪

♪Covering the courtyard gate♪

♪Your gaze melts winter into spring♪

♪Turning back from the boundless multitude♪

♪Gazing at you in that fleeting moment♪

♪All the hardships fade into drifting dust♪

♪A foolish dream turns earnest with you in it♪

♪Even a feigned play can grow into true affection♪

♪Too many dusks walked alone beneath my umbrella♪

♪Yet I crave the warmth left in your embrace♪

♪Among thousands of bright lamps, is there one♪

♪That waits quietly for me?♪

♪Time grinds through the rings of memory♪

♪Only you keep me warm in the long night♪

♪Scars left by the days gone by♪

♪Lie upon the lines of our hands together♪

♪I hold out a heart sincere and true♪

♪Crossing the deep courtyard♪

♪Just to trade it for one kiss from you♪

♪Praying our hair turns gray without regret♪

♪So that true love will finally come to be♪