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=Glory Back=

=Episode 22=

Today, I've gathered all of you here

to figure out countermeasures for the severe floods in Jiangnan.

Just after Noble Lady Feng was promoted, Jiangnan suffered floods.

Perhaps her possession has brought bad luck.

Yingzhu, ward off ill fortune for Noble Lady Feng.

Yes.

How dare you offend Noble Lady Feng?

Move!

How dare you!

His Majesty comes to me daily, never complaining about ill fortune.

Are you questioning His Majesty?

I rather think you should ward off ill fortune yourself.

I heard Cao Zhen was closest to you in life.

Now she's dead, she might still be thinking of you.

You wretch!

Relying on His Majesty's fleeting favor, how dare you put on airs before me

and curse me?

You just said to ward off ill fortune for me.

Everyone knows I was possessed by the late Empress just days ago.

Could you be implying the late Empress was an ill spirit?

Noble Lady Feng, mind your words.

May I ask you?

Should Noble Concubine Meng's earlier remarks not warrant a slap?

Noble Consort De holds the Empress's Seal,

so naturally, we defer to her judgment.

Today was meant to discuss the Jiangnan floods.

Let us be in harmony.

I propose the harem reduce expenditures

to share His Majesty's burdens.

Noble Consort De is right.

Henceforth, cosmetics and clothing for each palace shall be halved.

Those with private savings might donate them as charity.

This would show our intent to share His Majesty's burdens.

I have some imperial gifts and dowries.

But those risen from servants, how do they have private savings?

One can contribute money or labor.

Noble Lady Feng, what do you think?

Noble Lady Feng hails from the Imperial Wardrobe.

Perhaps she could sew five hundred robes

to donate to the Jiangnan victims in three days.

What? Five hundred robes?

You are truly thoughtful.

Robes alone are insufficient.

Inscribing sutras on them would grant the victims blessings.

To sew robes and inscribe sutras within three days

seems rather rushed.

Perhaps...

Noble Consort De, you underestimate her.

She rose from a maid in the Imperial Wardrobe

to a Noble Lady favored by His Majesty in mere months.

Robes could never stump her.

This is a deed to ease His Majesty's worries

and pray for the people.

Noble Lady Feng, I bet you won't refuse.

It's my honor to share His Majesty's burden.

I will strive wholeheartedly to fulfill the task.

This concerns disaster relief.

Since you agreed,

failure will incur severe punishment.

(Wan has joined Meng Shu to hassle me?)

(Could the harem truly change a person?)

His Majesty awaits me at Wende Hall. I take my leave.

Feng Qing, weren't we going to see His Majesty at Wende Hall?

Who wants to see him? It's just an excuse to leave.

If I don't leave, who knows what other trouble will arise?

Using His Majesty's name for peace is most effective.

You're using His Majesty as your shield?

Since he's favored me now, I have to take the advantage of it.

Then why not seek protection with His Majesty's favor?

To keep you from others' harassment.

Though I must sometimes rely on His Majesty's power here,

he could lift me to the clouds, could also cast me into the abyss.

Today I get his favor, yet tomorrow, he'd discard me.

Relying on others is never as good as relying on myself.

What about the five hundred robes?

Even working through the night, we couldn't finish that many.

If you're truly punished, then...

Don't rush. Focus on practicing your calligraphy.

Things will be alright.

Despite such a rush schedule, Feng Qing still agreed?

Is she making the robes at Yongfu Palace?

Your Majesty, Noble Lady Feng is not working at all.

I just saw her fishing with her maid.

Fishing?

Indeed. Your Majesty, why not use this chance to help her?

She has time to fish but won't ask me. She might not want my help.

To the lake.

Your Majesty, are you still going?

With her cunning moves, she surely has her purpose to do so.

I might as well accompany her.

Let's go.

Yes.

Your Highness, now is the perfect time. Go beg His Majesty.

Don't rush.

The fun of fishing

is waiting for the fish to take the bite patiently.

Your Majesty!

Should we help...

Don't rush. The fun is waiting for the fish to take the bite.

Timing to put the bait and lift the rod

depends on one's wish.

This is all I saw.

With less than two days left, she still finds leisure to fish with His Majesty.

What exactly is she up to?

His Majesty punished me to copy sutras for that vile woman Feng Qing.

My hand is nearly broken from it.

This time, I must let her suffer too.

To copy sutras onto five hundred robes must make her exhaust herself.

Your Highness,

Noble Lady Feng isn't copying sutras, but fishing with His Majesty.

She thinks she could escape punishment with His Majesty's favor?

This concerns disaster relief.

I don't believe His Majesty can shield her.

(Lanzhi Palace)

Noble Lady Feng hasn't finished the robes.

Now she doesn't even dare to show up?

Noble Lady Feng has arrived.

Guards! Seize Noble Lady Feng!

What do you want?

I ordered you to sew the robes and inscribe the sutras,

yet you indulge in leisure daily.

You must have had others do it.

Such disrespect! You deserve punishment.

What do you mean, Your Highness?

The five hundred robes inscribed with sutras

were prepared by me on the very first day.

I thought that you sewing the robes yourself

would express His Majesty's care for the people.

Yet you show such contempt for the people

and disregard His Majesty's grace.

This is truly unacceptable.

No evidence, no conviction.

Punishing me without even inspecting the robes?

Isn't that a fabricated charge?

We are families, let's get along well.

Why not inspect the robes first?

His Majesty has arrived.

I heard Noble Lady Feng sewed hundreds of robes

for the disaster victims in Jiangnan.

I would like to see them.

Yes, present them.

Your Majesty, this robe was embroidered by Noble Lady Feng

using scraps from the Imperial Wardrobe Office.

The phoenix tail pattern on the lapel expresses

Noble Lady Feng's blessings for the disaster victims.

The sutras were handwritten by the Noble Lady herself

to show sincerity.

Bring it here.

Five hundred robes were made into a patchwork robe,

fully inscribed with sutras.

This fulfills the decree of Your Majesty.

Ridiculous!

You're just twisting of words. What a scoundrel's act.

We agreed to donate five hundred robes for disaster relief.

Yet you just brought one piece to fulfill your task.

This patchwork robe is sewn from scraps of five hundred robes.

It meets the count of five hundred robes

and meet the intent of inscribing the sutras.

Noble Lady Feng, you are witty, skilled at wordplay.

But the people won't receive the clothes.

Your Majesty,

currently, Jiangnan is hot.

The people lack food, not clothes.

I have prepared a thousand dan of grain to send to the disaster area.

Today, with this patchwork robe, we pray for the people.

This truly shows Your Majesty's care for the people.

(You sent so many spies to watch me, but so what?)

Good!

Hang this robe in the Ancestral Temple for worship and blessings.

Noble Lady Feng is virtuous and caring for the people,

immediately promoted to Concubine.

♪ Holding the faint dawn, gently kissing the long night ♪

(I know you can handle these disputes yourself, )

(but I don't want to see you slighted.)

(He promoted me so quickly.)

(Does he figure out that I'm actually Gu Qing?)

His Majesty has arrived.

His Majesty is here.

Don't you greet His Majesty?

Say I'm asleep. Put out the lights.

(Qingning Hall)

The lights were on just moments ago.

She's deliberately hiding from me.

Who dares reject Your Majesty like this?

Besides the late Empress, only this Lady Feng would dare.

Set the qin up here.

Yes.

Who's playing the qin?

It's His Majesty.

(When did he learn to play so well?)

(Though not perfect, he has clearly put in effort.)

(This is Qing's favorite antique qin.)

(And I'm playing Flowing Water, her favorite piece.)

(I bet she would come out to see.)

For the past six months,

Your Majesty has reviewed memorials late into the night every day,

and had to find time to practice the qin.

For the last year's Flower Festival...

Now, finally, I can hear Your Majesty play again.

Wrong note! That note is wrong.

(Qing couldn't stand anyone playing a wrong note.)

(She must come out to correct this mistake.)

I'll go teach him.

♪ Once a lonely sail, without a guiding light ♪

(No one comes to play the qin when someone is asleep.)

(It's a trap. I won't fall for it.)

Your Majesty, Her Highness might be sound asleep.

It's late in night. Your Majesty, maybe you should return to rest.

I'll play a while longer to keep her company.

Yes.

♪ Fate in haste, looking back countless times, you swayed for me ♪

♪ Among a vast sea of people, faintly seeing the old self ♪

(I have always had one wish.)

(To play Flowing Water together with Xiao Luo.)

Is what he said true?

He remembered every word I said?

(You still refuse to admit your identity to me.)

(Is it still because of the musk bracelet?)

I brewed this wine with herbs.

It helps dispel cold and dissolve stasis.

It's perfect for you.

Before, you were either

giving me the cold shoulder or talking back.

After the false accusation, you've finally talked properly to me.

Having been through that, I've realized that only close kin is reliable.

I was so rude before. Hope you won't hold it against me.

Why would I?

As long as you understand my sincere intentions, that's enough.

I previously wanted to use ice silk to embroider a sachet in memory of Qing.

Have you found the missing silk?

A few days ago, I had people search the hall again,

but it still hasn't been found.

Don't worry.

I've had the Imperial Wardrobe Office buy it.

Once there's news, I'll send someone to get it.

Ice silk is extremely precious. How could it just disappear?

You lost the ice silk today.

What if you lose even more valuable thing tomorrow?

You should be wary of it.

You are right.

Even Yinsheng, whom I trusted most, could betray me.

What isn't possible in this palace?

Perhaps it wasn't someone close to you.

After receiving the silk, did anyone come to visit you?

I was unwell during that period and rarely interacted with anyone.

On the Spring Equinox, Noble Consort De came to give me a fox fur coat.

(Spring Equinox, a few days before the fire.)

(If that's true, Noble Consort De is also a suspect.)

♪ Once a lonely sail, without a guiding light ♪

♪ With the warmth you lent me, how could I fear loneliness ♪

♪ Day and night together, sharing joys and sorrows ♪

♪ Searching all under heaven, my heart won't change ♪

♪ Fate in haste, looking back countless times, you swayed for me ♪

♪ Among a vast sea of people, faintly seeing the old self ♪

♪ Scenery along the way, looking back, love finds its echo ♪

♪ Watching the bustling world together, we write more verses ♪