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=Glory Back=

=Episode 32=

We knew all along it was your ploy.

Doesn't that mean your plan backfired?

Step three, the final blow.

In chess, there's a term called an 'eye.'

It's crucial to the life or death of the game.

I made myself a living eye

to carve a path to life within the predicament.

When you had Wan's palace maid

take my handkerchief to frame me,

I anticipated your move.

I reported the matter to His Majesty immediately.

Your Majesty, you were aware of this too?

Noble Concubine Feng claimed she had a spectacle for me.

Why wouldn't I indulge her?

Did you truly believe your scheme was flawless?

Didn't Physician Gu

secretly help Feng Qing leave the palace?

What's wrong with me exposing that?

You lurked in the shadows.

Rather than waiting for your next vicious move,

I chose to give you a handle.

Thus, you would strike against me as I intended.

After you came to check on me today,

you became complacent

and revealed your true face.

I drank too much just now and was talking nonsense.

Besides, it's all your speculation with no witnesses.

It proves nothing.

Don't forget what you promised me.

Physician Chen, what are you doing?

Do you know

that harming a consort warrants death?

I haven't done anything.

Wan,

seal the burner

and Physician Chen in the same room

until he confesses.

Someone!

I... I added mercury to it.

Mercury vapor poisons, causes coma, and leads to death.

Who ordered you? Noble Consort Leng?

Given her viciousness,

guess

whether the first thing she does after succeeding

would be to eliminate you,

the accomplice who knows her biggest secret.

Even if you don't care for yourself,

what about the child?

Gu Xuan discovered

the young prince is allergic to egg whites.

Such a rare condition

happens to be identical to yours.

He is your child, isn't he?

Well,

if I inform His Majesty and arrange a blood test to prove paternity,

both you and Leng Yue would face execution of entire clans.

My lady, I know my sins are grave.

But my family is innocent.

I beg for your mercy.

If you confess the whole truth,

I promise to ensure your family is spared.

Your Majesty,

Noble Consort Leng set the fire to murder the late Empress.

She also had me poison Noble Concubine Feng with mercury.

You...

Even you dare betray me?

Didn't you poison my wine too?

And I actually had hope for you.

I never imagined you'd disregard our years of affection

and be so malicious.

Men are useless!

They're only obstacles in my path to power.

If I'd known this,

I should have disposed of you sooner.

Do you think

this will let you escape blame?

Don't you see?

We've long fallen into their trap.

There was no escape from the very beginning.

And you boasted about your flawless calculations?

Leng Yue,

Physician Chen has exposed all your crimes.

What else do you have to say?

Everything you schemed and toiled for

has come to nothing in the end.

It's utterly laughable.

Truth beneath the thunder. Caution before completion.

It was all just a play.

T-Then all the hardships

and suffering I've endured, what were they for?

You reaped what you sowed.

You even deceived me.

I've been worried about you,

thinking you'd finally found happiness.

You should never have committed such heinous crimes

all for an empress title never meant for you.

No.

No.

The empress title is mine.

I won't miscalculate.

I've divined it many times.

I... I am destined to be Empress with unparalleled nobility.

I am the Empress chosen by destiny.

With your wicked schemes and cunning plots,

you'll finally meet your deserved fate.

Truly, karma is real, and retribution is certain.

Leng Yue murdered the late Empress.

Her crimes are numerous and unforgivable.

Imprison her in the dungeon immediately

and execute her by fire at noon tomorrow.

No.

Physician Chen was complicit. He shall be hanged.

No!

No!

I am the Empress chosen by destiny!

Let go of me!

No!

No!

♪Holding the faint dawn, moonlight bathes the palace♪

A toast to weathering the storms together,

which have finally turned into the serenity now.

A toast to Qing's rebirth

and that our family can finally reunite.

A toast to our unbreakable bond.

Qing, I feel you're different from before.

Back when I was Empress,

I was surrounded by smiles and goodwill.

But the brighter the light,

the darker the shadow.

I thank Heaven for giving me a second chance,

letting me be reborn as Feng Qing.

Stripped of the Empress's crown,

I finally saw how treacherous people can be.

Having been brutally trampled in this life,

I know rising again is tough.

Through the rain with them,

now it's my turn to hold an umbrella for them.

Qing, what do you plan to do?

The most important thing for women is the right to choose.

I will establish examinations for female officials based on skill.

Those wishing to leave the palace will be granted funds and freedom.

Every woman will have her place to show her worth

and let her light be seen.

With more paths to choose,

they won't be forced to rely solely on men

and fight amongst themselves.

Come on.

Come on.

I thought I'd never taste this wine again.

Nothing in this world

is sweeter than Qing's fruit wine.

I wonder when we'll share a drink again after today.

With this matter settled, I should return to the army.

A true man's aspirations lie far and wide. Well done, Xuan.

Qing, aren't you curious about my plans?

I want to see with my own eyes

the magnificent landscapes depicted in those travelogues

that I've read countless times.

But your leg...

Thanks to Xuan's care these past days,

my leg is much better.

What trapped me before wasn't my injured leg,

but my calloused heart.

Wan, you've finally come around.

Qing got a second life. I want one too.

I'll do what I truly desire,

so I won't waste my youth or have regrets.

In the years to come, I only wish you peace, happiness, and fulfillment.

If His Majesty ever wrongs you,

even at the ends of the earth,

I will ride back and take you away.

♪Once a lonely sail, without a guiding light♪

Xuan, have you truly let go?

In this life, for one person and one love,

I defied heaven and fought with my life. I have no regrets or remorse.

And you?

Qing and His Majesty got married in youth, a match made in heaven.

No matter the storms,

they will traverse stars and moon to forge eternity.

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

Wan,

Xuan,

on your journeys to come,

may you traverse the world and live life to the fullest.

But remember,

my place is always a home for the weary and a haven for the returning.

Do you resent me, Your Majesty?

For giving me so many chances,

yet I never confessed I am Qing?

I resented

that I couldn't win back your heart.

I said I firmly believe fate

is on our side this time.

When you came to me with that handkerchief,

I was happy.

Your Majesty,

I have lost a handkerchief.

Soon, someone will bring it to you to frame me.

Why?

One glance, and spring adorns the lane.

Her phoenix grace enchants the soul.

Ziyuan,

when we first met,

you wrote me this love poem.

You finally admit it.

When we drank in Hualin Garden,

I wasn't drunk.

You wouldn't reveal your identity to me.

So I've been waiting for you.

So you already knew, Your Majesty?

You're finally willing to trust me again.

Qing.

Whatever troubles your heart,

you can tell me.

Xuan once disguised me as a plague-stricken palace maid,

trying to smuggle me out of the palace.

That night, he happened to run into you.

But he did that out of fear I'd be harmed again.

You'd be harmed again?

The mourning hall fire wasn't an accident.

The real culprit was Noble Consort Leng.

What?

Noble Consort Leng?

It's my fault for not protecting you.

I will get justice for you.

Your Majesty.

I'll take my revenge myself.

What I lost, I will take back with my own hands.

Please give me a chance.

I want to put on a show for her

to make her confess her crime and let the world bear witness.

Do whatever you need to do

and proceed confidently.

I will always be behind you.

The year we got married,

you planted this peach tree personally.

Three years later, it bloomed, and you wished to see the flowers.

But at that time, I was caught up with other matters.

From now on,

I will make up for every regret we've had.

I don't even remember such a small thing.

But you have kept it in your heart.

Nothing about you is small to me.

After that fire,

I thought loneliness would be my fate ever after.

Until I met you again.

Only then did I feel joy and sorrow again.

If not for your chance at rebirth,

I would never have seen you again.

Without this chance, I wouldn't have truly understood

Your Majesty's feelings.

Though I am emperor,

many things are beyond my control,

and my affection is hard to voice.

In the past, I acted as I saw fit, thinking it was good for you.

But I ignored your feelings and caused you much pain.

Tomorrow is the coronation ceremony.

This time, I will definitely hold your hand

and grow old with you,

not failing the realm, nor failing you.

May our land be peaceful and the people content.

May we forever stay together through every dawn and dusk.

♪When longing is within reach♪

♪Perhaps it's the will of heaven♪

♪Deep affection, not knowing when it began♪

♪Two hearts pledged♪

♪Memories too profound to forget♪

♪Day and night longing, predestined by fate♪

♪Haunted day and night, only to find you♪

What is your name?

(Your Majesty,)

I'm Feng Qing.

(Why does she always remind me of Qing?)

Qing.

(Could a soul, after death,)

(possess another person)

(who's completely different?)

(Unless there is)

(a karmic connection between the two.)

♪I gaze at the bright moon and stars♪

♪Wishes under the fireworks♪

♪In this transient life, I only wish to grow old with you♪

♪You hold the lantern as we walk side by side♪

I wish to grow old together with Qing,

have a child, and live a happy life.

♪I gaze at the bright moon and stars♪

♪May you always cherish this longing♪

♪In this life and the next, in dreams and reality, with you♪

Ms. Script Writer, have you finished?

You don't even have time for me.

I've been with you all along.

You are the male lead in my story.

Greetings, my lady.

But I have a question.

Why did the Empress's soul possess Feng Qing?

Want to know?

(Glory Back II)

Find out yourself.

♪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♪