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=Glory Back=

=Episode 24=

Halt!

This maid has contracted the plague. I must send her out immediately.

Otherwise, it can lead to its spread.

Xuan, you once promised me.

If you accept my sachet, you will no longer act willfully

and recklessly.

Do you remember?

Go through quickly.

I need to close the gate

on time.

It seems Qing is asleep. Just leave her alone.

She is unwell.

Why is there not a maid to look after her?

Feng Qing.

How dare you!

Your Majesty.

(Could it be that Xuan sent Feng Qing out of the palace?)

(He's so bold.)

(What should I do now?)

Why are you on Feng Qing's bed? Where is she?

I don't know, Your Majesty. I don't know how I fainted.

Where is Concubine Feng?

Wenxin.

I've waited so long for you. Why haven't you come to drink with me?

Your Majesty, Your Highness.

What brings you here?

(Qing doesn't seem to be unwell.)

(Perhaps she hasn't let go of the past and is avoiding me.)

His Majesty is concerned about you and came to check on you.

What is going on here?

Come on, if you couldn't drink, you should have said so earlier.

You actually got drunk after just one cup of liquor.

Forgive me, Your Majesty.

I felt unwell and thought liquor might help me feel better.

Wenxin never drank before, so I let her drink a cup of liquor.

I didn't expect...

Your Majesty, I had my first drink today.

That's why I misbehaved. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

Noble Consort, what crime has this maid committed?

The maid drank alcohol while on duty and even slept on her mistress's bed.

According to palace rules, the light punishment is 20 slaps.

The heavy punishment is 30 strokes of the cane.

But considering it's her first offense, if Your Majesty shows mercy...

To enforce the discipline, she deserves severe punishment.

Tomorrow at Chen hour, Eunuch Xu will come to administer 30 strokes.

Your Majesty...

Feng Qing.

You're tired. Go to sleep early.

Yes.

Who are you?

Put me down first.

If you hadn't climbed the hill in the snow to pick a snow lotus

as my birthday gift,

I wouldn't have fallen into an ice hole while chasing you.

Xuan, go back.

Are you still going to act willfully?

Qing.

Take me back quickly. In case something happens.

Hurry!

His Majesty is going to my place. No time to switch with Wenxin.

Take me over the back wall.

If anything goes wrong, just blame it all on me

to protect yourself.

Don't worry about me.

You go to relevant offices to make your lies plausible.

Your Highness, I've investigated.

This morning, a maid suspected of being ill was sent out.

This morning?

When they arrived at the gate last night, the gate was already locked.

So she was sent out early this morning.

It was a false alarm.

Was I truly overthinking?

Are you really taking me on an outing?

Yesterday, His Majesty said he would punish me with 30 strokes.

Don't worry.

I have a solution for this matter.

My Lady, I'm here by His Majesty's order to administer 30 strokes to Wenxin.

It's not yet Chen hour. Wait a little longer.

Yes.

His Majesty has arrived.

Your Majesty.

Feng Qing, are you overseeing the paddling with me?

The time has come, Eunuch Xu.

Yes.

After a night of sleep, I feel much better.

The weather is good today.

Do not waste such good times on trivial matters.

There are no small matters about you. I'm always concerned about you.

Your Majesty handles many affairs daily. Your health is paramount.

Do not overexert yourself. Why not relax today?

Let me accompany you on an outing.

Alright.

But I'm used to Wenxin's service. I cannot be without her.

I beg Your Majesty to pardon Wenxin.

Since that's the case, the paddling is waived.

- Thank you, Your Majesty. - Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, the snacks for today's outing are ready.

(Ziyuan, I've heard this tree grants people's wishes.)

(Alright, Qing, what wish do you want to make?)

(I wish to be with you forever.)

After Qing left,

every time I miss her, I come here

and hang a bell beneath her wish strip.

Unknowingly, this tree is already full of bells.

(The wedding is coming.)

(Qing wishes to support His Majesty and help the people together.)

(This is my first wish.)

I wish to grow old together with Qing,

have a child, and live a happy life.

I hope Qing's wishes can come true.

Then these wishes I added later must surely be fulfilled too.

(Wish to play a tune with Ziyuan.)

Ziyuan is not skilled at the qin, but wishes to learn it.

Did Your Majesty add this later too?

Qing enjoys playing the qin, so I learned it for her.

I practiced for half a year, planning to surprise her at the Flower Festival.

But unexpectedly, urgent news arrived from the border.

By the time I finished handling it and rushed back, she had already left.

(At that time, I thought he had forgotten our date.)

(So I left in a huff.)

So, Your Majesty is reminded of someone by these objects today.

You always say I mistake you for the late Empress.

But today, I ask you to be the late Empress for a day.

Help me make it up to her.

I hope she knows I never betrayed her.

So what does Your Majesty wish to say to the late Empress?

Five years ago, my elder sister was forced to marry into Yun Country.

Her ambition exceeded my expectations.

If you had borne a son then,

she would have tried to depose me, installing our son to control the court.

I dared not gamble, so I couldn't make you pregnant.

(As husband and wife, why couldn't we be frank?)

(Qing, can you understand me?)

So far, has Your Majesty ever regretted it?

If we could return to the day I gave you the bracelet,

I would never have done this.

I wanted to secretly change the bracelet once the court was stable,

so you would never know about it, getting you out of the dilemma.

But I didn't expect that a fire would forever separate us.

Things are unpredictable. You ultimately missed your chance.

Qing, do you know how much I miss you?

Don't you have anything you wish to say to me?

I dare not answer on behalf of the late Empress.

(Qing, even now, do you still refuse to reveal your identity to me?)

This is pretty.

Come and see, lanterns!

Lanterns!

I want this one.

Alright.

Take it.

Come again, sir.

Wishing lanterns make your wishes come true.

Three coins each, come take a look!

Isn't this nice?

This one is nice.

(Qing, you're unwilling to speak.)

(But will you write down something you can't frankly say?)

Feng Qing.

Would you like to release a lantern?

Sir, write down your wish and place it inside the lantern.

My wishing lanterns work.

Come take a look, lanterns.

Another lantern.

♪ Affection quietly blooms ♪

It won't work if you look.

♪ Jade falls silently, laying hidden clues ♪

♪ I have eyes only for you ♪

(The past is the past.)

(May Qing and Ziyuan grow old together.)

♪ We hold hands, leaning on each other ♪

(Every year, Qing's wishes were all about me.)

(What wish will she make?)

♪ I gaze at the bright moon and stars ♪

♪ Wishes under the fireworks ♪

♪ In this transient life, I only want to stay by your side ♪

It's getting late. I'll have them escort you back.

(Didn't he ask me to be the late Empress for a day?)

(Why send me away first now?)

Do you have something else to do?

I need to observe the people's lives around here.

Yes.

Quick, fish it out!

So, observing the people's lives means stealing their lanterns?

You don't understand.

I need to know what the common people have in mind.

So I can fulfill their wishes.

Be careful!

Come on.

I forgot one more thing to say. Let's go back.

(He's definitely up to something.)

(I'll find out what exactly it is.)

Young Master, is this the one?

It's wrong?

That one! Yes, that's the one.

Fish it out!

Young Master!

Young Master.

I'll do it.

Young Master, be careful!

You must be careful, Young Master!

Why is it so slippery?

Watch out!

Young Master, watch out!

Get the right one, please.

This one.

It's the right one?

It's not?

Put it away.

Be careful with it.

Let me see which one it is.

(So he is actually trying to find out my wish.)

Be careful!

(Perhaps this is his truest self, hidden beneath political maneuvers.)

Young Master, are you alright?

I'm fine.

Be careful.

Hurry! You go that way!

Hurry!

(May the nation be stable and rich. May the people live well.)

It's Qing's handwriting.

Great. Found it, finally.

May the nation be stable and rich.

May the people live well.

This time, Qing didn't mention me once.

Put those lanterns back. Don't let their wishes go unanswered.

Alright.

♪ Drawn to you, I've never forgotten. Nothing can keep me from flying ♪

♪ Fate may not fulfill our wishes, but I just hope you are well ♪

Each palace must perform at Grand Princess's homecoming party?

My Lady.

The Grand Princess persuaded the King of Yun to visit Ning.

His Majesty takes it seriously,

ordering each palace to perform to showcase our nation's grandeur.

His Majesty sent me to deliver the Jiao Wei Qin,

hoping you'll practice hard and win the top honor.

(Why didn't he come himself?)

What is His Majesty doing?

Well...

(Maintain mental calm)

If Concubine Feng asks,

just tell her I'm busy making people live well.

Yes.

His Majesty is busy making people live well.

I'll take my leave.

♪ 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 ♪