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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:08,840 Subtitles brought to you by The Gentle Empress Team @ Viki. 2 00:01:10,700 --> 00:01:17,140 Watching the person in the mirror's countenance pale and grow haggard, 3 00:01:17,140 --> 00:01:23,690 Examining love together with regret, both new and old. 4 00:01:23,690 --> 00:01:30,820 Keeping watch still by a lantern though it is daybreak, drenched with tears, 5 00:01:30,820 --> 00:01:39,950 Watching others meet as promised, as twilight falls. 6 00:01:41,230 --> 00:01:48,980 Story of Yanxi Palace Episode 59 7 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,920 Chen Mixia before also offered a batch of Western guns as tribute. 8 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:03,660 They are very inferior to the guns you confiscated from the battlefield. 9 00:02:04,970 --> 00:02:10,310 The guns you gathered can hit further and more accurately. 10 00:02:10,310 --> 00:02:15,020 I've instructed the Imperial Armory and the Imperial Workshop to imitate them. 11 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,010 Your Majesty, Zhang Tingyu has succumbed from illness. 12 00:02:19,010 --> 00:02:22,080 His son is earnestly asking permission to bring his soul back to their hometown. 13 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:27,040 In his last years, he was muddled and did a lot of wrong things. 14 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,600 But he is, after all, an old subject who brought merits to the Qing Empire. 15 00:02:32,220 --> 00:02:33,850 Spread my decree. 16 00:02:34,900 --> 00:02:38,690 Follow the last decree of the late Emperor and allow him to enjoy a spot in the Imperial ancestral temple. 17 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,240 I thank you on behalf of Lord Zhang. 18 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:43,790 Rise. 19 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,390 I know that 20 00:02:56,220 --> 00:02:59,390 since my fourteenth year in reign, 21 00:02:59,390 --> 00:03:02,800 I'd been demoting and reprimanding him a lot. 22 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:07,310 Haven't you all been discussing this behind my back too, saying that I'm too heartless? 23 00:03:07,310 --> 00:03:13,610 But whenever I remember the hardships of Liu Tongxun, 24 00:03:13,610 --> 00:03:17,940 I got more irritated about how old and muddled Zhang Tingyu was. 25 00:03:17,940 --> 00:03:23,590 Both are the stabilizing pillars of the Qing government. One has become ill from toiling too much to the point of vomiting blood, 26 00:03:23,590 --> 00:03:29,660 while the other one only cared about glory in his afterlife. 27 00:03:29,660 --> 00:03:31,360 I understand. 28 00:03:35,450 --> 00:03:37,740 He and I 29 00:03:37,740 --> 00:03:41,520 have been fighting for so many years. Now that he's suddenly gone, 30 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:46,020 I feel lonely and ashamed. 31 00:03:46,020 --> 00:03:51,250 Your Majesty, to share an ancestral temple spot with 32 00:03:51,250 --> 00:03:53,730 you is the best honor that a subject can have. 33 00:03:53,730 --> 00:03:57,300 Lord Zhang's soul in heaven will surely feel very grateful for it. 34 00:03:57,300 --> 00:04:02,840 He surely will curse me for frightening him before. 35 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:12,840 I heard that you went to Yuanming Garden to visit and pay respects to the Empress Dowager. 36 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,150 I went to visit Empress Dowager there, 37 00:04:15,150 --> 00:04:18,400 but regrettably she was praying to Buddha then and I wasn't able to see her. 38 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,750 I instead saw Her Highness Consort Ling. 39 00:04:21,580 --> 00:04:26,910 I told her that Lord Aibida brought back a world-renowned beauty and offered her to you as a tribute. 40 00:04:26,910 --> 00:04:30,690 In less than three days, she packed up her bags and returned to the palace. 41 00:04:33,180 --> 00:04:34,740 Really? 42 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:42,660 Your Majesty, there is still a pile of memorials in the Council of State office. 43 00:04:42,660 --> 00:04:47,720 I must immediately go back. I'll just return later to inform Your Majesty of the important details. 44 00:04:48,230 --> 00:04:49,740 I'll take my leave. 45 00:04:49,740 --> 00:04:51,540 Fuheng, stop right there! 46 00:04:53,410 --> 00:04:55,300 Your Majesty, do you still have any other instructions? 47 00:04:59,330 --> 00:05:01,700 You usually are busy with official work. 48 00:05:01,700 --> 00:05:06,090 Let Fuca An'er enter the palace to study with the princes. 49 00:05:08,090 --> 00:05:10,650 Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. 50 00:05:19,830 --> 00:05:21,310 Rise. 51 00:05:24,780 --> 00:05:27,160 How is the condition of Consort Ling? 52 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,560 Replying to Your Majesty, other than being unable to sleep at night, 53 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,050 Her Highness Consort Ling also shows signs of disharmony between her liver and stomach. 54 00:05:33,050 --> 00:05:37,610 I've prescribed some fragrant thyme and stomach-soothing soup to slowly nurse Her Highness' health. 55 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:39,630 Disharmony between the liver and stomach? 56 00:05:39,630 --> 00:05:43,310 Because of irregular meals, her stomach would ache. 57 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:48,660 How were you attending to her? How come she's having irregular meals? 58 00:05:48,660 --> 00:05:52,540 Your Majesty, Her Highness Consort Ling used her own blood to copy the Avatamsaka Sutra. 59 00:05:52,540 --> 00:05:56,950 She continued to do so even when we were in Yuanming Garden. As days passed by, 60 00:05:56,950 --> 00:06:01,990 she suffered a lot of blood and energy loss, and developed loss of appetite. Hence, the problem with her stomach. 61 00:06:16,220 --> 00:06:20,350 Mingyu, organize the twenty pages 62 00:06:20,350 --> 00:06:22,730 and tell someone to deliver them to Yuanming Garden. 63 00:06:28,930 --> 00:06:30,600 Your Majesty? 64 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,370 Why did you come? 65 00:06:34,570 --> 00:06:35,980 No need. 66 00:06:35,980 --> 00:06:39,430 You're now sick, so stop acting tough. 67 00:06:41,300 --> 00:06:43,410 Thank you for understanding, Your Majesty. 68 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,220 What's wrong with your hand? 69 00:06:51,070 --> 00:06:54,650 It's nothing. Just a small wound from bleeding myself. 70 00:06:54,650 --> 00:06:57,270 I order you to stop writing! 71 00:06:57,270 --> 00:07:01,760 - Your Majesty, please forgive me but I can't obey you. - You... 72 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,600 Since I've promised the Empress Dowager that I'll complete the eighty volumes, 73 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,960 I can't stop midway. 74 00:07:14,980 --> 00:07:16,570 I... 75 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,120 really want to just let you emerge from this and perish on your own. 76 00:07:21,180 --> 00:07:25,320 But giving consideration to how you meticulously cared for the Empress Dowager, 77 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,890 that's why I gave you such order. However, if you insist to not listen, 78 00:07:29,890 --> 00:07:33,880 you must bear all the consequences. 79 00:07:34,790 --> 00:07:38,690 If the Empress Dowager asks about it in the future, no one should be implicated. 80 00:07:38,690 --> 00:07:40,820 I understand. 81 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,720 Does Your Majesty still remember your promise? 82 00:07:52,260 --> 00:07:56,560 Your Majesty said that you wouldn't let anyone bully me. 83 00:07:57,940 --> 00:08:02,400 Tonight, Your Majesty came to my Yanxi Palace. Everyone in the inner palace has already seen it. 84 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,960 If you just leave now, how can I make a foothold here in the Imperial harem? 85 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:12,440 I fear that I won't be able to stay any longer here in the Forbidden City. 86 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:23,380 Tonight, I'll stay here at Yanxi Palace 87 00:08:23,380 --> 00:08:27,730 just to preserve your honor. About the others, don't even think about them. 88 00:08:32,420 --> 00:08:33,870 Li Yu. 89 00:08:33,870 --> 00:08:35,830 I'm here. 90 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,540 Go and clean up the side room. 91 00:08:39,540 --> 00:08:42,710 Tonight, I'll sleep here. 92 00:08:42,710 --> 00:08:44,110 This... 93 00:08:45,700 --> 00:08:47,210 Yes. 94 00:09:48,370 --> 00:09:49,900 Get out! 95 00:09:51,680 --> 00:09:53,400 Your Majesty. 96 00:09:54,820 --> 00:09:59,220 There's a rat in my sleeping chamber. I'm afraid. 97 00:09:59,220 --> 00:10:01,040 If there's a rat, go look for someone to catch it for you. 98 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,300 I'm not leaving! 99 00:10:03,300 --> 00:10:06,930 Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I didn't wear any shoes. 100 00:10:06,930 --> 00:10:10,170 If I go out like this, my feet will get cold. 101 00:10:10,170 --> 00:10:11,840 Your Majesty! 102 00:10:15,230 --> 00:10:19,770 Wei Yingluo, I haven't forgiven you. Immediately get out! 103 00:10:19,770 --> 00:10:22,390 - I'm not coming down. - Get down! 104 00:10:26,070 --> 00:10:27,530 You... 105 00:10:28,330 --> 00:10:34,860 Your Majesty, I take contraceptive medicine because I'm afraid. 106 00:10:36,900 --> 00:10:38,230 What are you afraid of? 107 00:10:38,230 --> 00:10:39,730 I'm afraid of dying. 108 00:10:41,330 --> 00:10:43,270 I don't understand. 109 00:10:43,270 --> 00:10:45,450 When a woman gives birth, 110 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,940 one of her feet steps into the gates of hell. 111 00:10:49,940 --> 00:10:54,800 I'm selfish. I'm afraid of dying. 112 00:10:55,730 --> 00:10:58,720 I don't want to be like my mother... 113 00:10:59,350 --> 00:11:04,570 dying in bed because of a difficult labor. I'm so afraid. 114 00:11:06,420 --> 00:11:08,480 So very afraid... 115 00:11:12,700 --> 00:11:14,300 And so... 116 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:19,330 I asked Ye Tianshi for contraceptive medicine. 117 00:11:20,420 --> 00:11:25,980 Your Majesty, I don't have the courage to get pregnant and have children. 118 00:11:27,650 --> 00:11:31,230 I'm not yet ready to be a mother. 119 00:11:32,770 --> 00:11:35,130 Why didn't you tell me about this in the past? 120 00:11:35,130 --> 00:11:36,970 When my mother passed away, 121 00:11:37,860 --> 00:11:40,820 everyone said that she was great 122 00:11:41,820 --> 00:11:44,980 for continuing the descendants of the Wei family. 123 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:51,600 But does a woman live just to give birth to children? 124 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,740 Don't tell me there's no other meaning for them! 125 00:11:55,670 --> 00:11:57,560 Your Majesty. 126 00:11:59,190 --> 00:12:01,600 Now that I have told you this, 127 00:12:03,590 --> 00:12:07,080 do you think that I'm a heretic? 128 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,730 I understand. 129 00:12:22,330 --> 00:12:27,660 If you are not willing, no one will force you. 130 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,440 Your Majesty, are you still angry with me? 131 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,770 You distinctly know that 132 00:12:45,610 --> 00:12:50,820 I'm angry with you not only because of this matter. 133 00:12:50,820 --> 00:12:52,940 Regardless of what the reason is, 134 00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:56,980 it's already in the past. 135 00:12:59,560 --> 00:13:02,480 Your Majesty, don't be angry with me anymore. 136 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:05,680 Come here. 137 00:13:30,690 --> 00:13:35,190 Yingluo, you knew what I wanted to ask. 138 00:13:35,190 --> 00:13:37,550 Why did you avoid answering me? 139 00:14:20,900 --> 00:14:23,910 - What are you laughing at? - It's rare to see the failure of your strategy. 140 00:14:23,910 --> 00:14:27,060 His Majesty left in the morning. He didn't even pass on his greetings. 141 00:14:27,060 --> 00:14:29,080 You are still happy? 142 00:14:30,490 --> 00:14:33,950 - Whose side are you on? - Enough, don't be angry. 143 00:14:33,950 --> 00:14:36,580 If it doesn't work this time, try again next time. 144 00:14:36,580 --> 00:14:40,840 With your ability, are you still afraid that you can't hold on to His Majesty? 145 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,320 I fear it won't be that easy this time. 146 00:14:48,850 --> 00:14:50,410 Come in. 147 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:59,010 Your Highness, His Majesty has gone to Lijing Pavilion to have breakfast with Imperial Concubine Shun. 148 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:13,100 Greetings, Your Highness the Empress. 149 00:15:15,810 --> 00:15:19,040 - You can forego the formality. - Thank you, Your Highness. 150 00:15:26,810 --> 00:15:31,530 Our sister Consort Ling stayed for a long time at Yuanming Garden. Now that she's back, 151 00:15:31,530 --> 00:15:34,350 does everyone not recognize her? 152 00:15:37,060 --> 00:15:41,300 Consort Ling is proud and arrogant. 153 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:44,440 She actually showed up here today? 154 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,820 Did she lose her position to Imperial Concubine Shun 155 00:15:47,820 --> 00:15:50,430 and remembered us thereafter? 156 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:56,320 Consort Jia, the grudge between you and Consort Ling is already in the past. 157 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,710 You have been pardoned, had the Eleventh Prince and been promoted. 158 00:16:00,710 --> 00:16:03,890 What else are you still humiliated about? 159 00:16:03,890 --> 00:16:07,650 That's right. Whether we were friends or enemies in the past, 160 00:16:07,650 --> 00:16:11,470 we have a common enemy now. 161 00:16:11,470 --> 00:16:14,990 Why can't we get along? 162 00:16:23,100 --> 00:16:29,310 Sister Consort Ling, I have offended you many times in the past. Please forgive me. 163 00:16:30,980 --> 00:16:35,240 Consort Shu is now a fourth-ranked consort, unlike the past. 164 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,730 There's no need to be so formal. 165 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:40,430 Enough. Since you are here, 166 00:16:40,430 --> 00:16:42,590 take a seat then. 167 00:16:49,660 --> 00:16:51,510 In treating Imperial Concubine Shun, 168 00:16:51,510 --> 00:16:54,180 His Majesty will hold her so carefully in his hands, afraid of her getting broken... 169 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:56,770 holds her so carefully in his mouth, afraid of her getting dissolved. 170 00:16:57,870 --> 00:17:01,450 If we talk about the divine grace, 171 00:17:02,730 --> 00:17:07,410 even Sister Consort Ling at that time can't be compared to her. 172 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,470 She's just a woman from the wild mountain. 173 00:17:10,470 --> 00:17:13,360 Does she still think she's a fairy? 174 00:17:13,360 --> 00:17:17,550 Your Highness, we are just like headless flies. 175 00:17:17,550 --> 00:17:21,370 After encountering this, we still need to make your decision? 176 00:17:21,370 --> 00:17:26,290 There are many consorts and concubines in the harem. I have never been jealous and fought for favors. 177 00:17:26,290 --> 00:17:30,040 I have never asked who His Majesty favors. 178 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,970 Imperial Concubine Shun is behaving improperly now. 179 00:17:32,970 --> 00:17:35,680 She doesn't stop singing and dancing daily at Lijing Pavilion, 180 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:40,100 drawing His Majesty to indulge in sensual pleasures, causing the Imperial court to debate on this. 181 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:44,370 Your Highness, what should we do? 182 00:17:45,330 --> 00:17:48,920 I have a proposal on how to deal with Imperial Concubine Shun. 183 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,060 When that time comes, I will need the cooperation of the three of you. 184 00:17:52,060 --> 00:17:55,620 You only need to exert half the effort, but the result will be doubled. 185 00:17:56,380 --> 00:18:01,570 Subtitles brought to you by The Gentle Empress Team @ Viki. 186 00:18:02,470 --> 00:18:07,210 Yingluo, I feel uneasy about your gathering just now. 187 00:18:07,210 --> 00:18:10,210 Doesn't it seem like the gathering of bad women? 188 00:18:11,810 --> 00:18:15,250 I want to see what they will do 189 00:18:15,250 --> 00:18:19,650 to ascertain the realities and falsehoods of Imperial Concubine Shun. 190 00:18:19,650 --> 00:18:22,780 But I'm afraid you will be misguided by Her Highness the Empress and will find it hard to get out. 191 00:18:22,780 --> 00:18:25,090 You will never be able to go back again. 192 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,730 Whatever I want, His Majesty will give it to me. 193 00:18:36,450 --> 00:18:41,340 But I still want to go out of the palace. 194 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,820 The green tiles on the red wall in the Forbidden City 195 00:18:48,650 --> 00:18:51,740 makes one feel suffocated. 196 00:18:54,890 --> 00:18:57,720 When I'm feeling bored, 197 00:18:58,650 --> 00:19:00,540 I will ride my pony 198 00:19:00,540 --> 00:19:03,410 and circle Lijing Pavilion 199 00:19:03,410 --> 00:19:06,100 again and again. 200 00:19:06,100 --> 00:19:11,200 This way, it will seem like I have gone back to the past. 201 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:15,060 Imperial Concubine Shun, the bottom must be stable. 202 00:19:16,700 --> 00:19:21,730 That's right. Look ahead and continue to maintain this. 203 00:19:21,730 --> 00:19:25,130 Yingluo, tell me. After time has passed, 204 00:19:25,130 --> 00:19:28,740 if I tell His Majesty that I would like to leave the palace for a walk, 205 00:19:28,740 --> 00:19:30,970 will he agree? 206 00:19:33,190 --> 00:19:36,350 Yingluo...Yingluo! 207 00:19:37,950 --> 00:19:40,580 - Your Highness! - Your Highness! - Are you okay? 208 00:19:40,580 --> 00:19:42,840 Yingluo, are you okay? 209 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,700 Yingluo, are you okay? 210 00:19:47,700 --> 00:19:51,350 I'm sorry. I'm still not used 211 00:19:51,350 --> 00:19:53,950 to these "flower pot" soled shoes. 212 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,130 Are you really fine? 213 00:19:57,130 --> 00:20:00,430 Imperial Concubine Shun, you are not carefull and dropped this. 214 00:20:00,430 --> 00:20:02,410 Show it to me. 215 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:09,320 His Majesty personally engraved this and gifted it to my mistress. 216 00:20:13,060 --> 00:20:17,720 "The calm moon shadow is reflected in the bottom of the water, like a piece of jade that sinks". I don't quite understand this poem. 217 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,510 I wonder what it means. 218 00:20:19,510 --> 00:20:21,540 His Majesty is praising you. 219 00:20:21,540 --> 00:20:25,060 That you're like a jade within the water, so perfect and flawless. 220 00:20:26,060 --> 00:20:30,220 I'm tired today. Learn again tomorrow. 221 00:20:30,220 --> 00:20:32,790 - But I still... - Escort the guest out. 222 00:20:33,360 --> 00:20:38,870 Yingluo, why are you suddenly angry? 223 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,060 Is it because of this jade? 224 00:20:45,270 --> 00:20:49,200 Can't you tell that I didn't like you from the start? 225 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,560 Based on your personality, if you really hated me, 226 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,110 you would have kicked me out earlier. 227 00:20:58,110 --> 00:21:03,100 You heard me babbling. This proves that you don't hate me, right? 228 00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:05,830 Are you two deaf? 229 00:21:05,830 --> 00:21:06,990 See the guest out. 230 00:21:06,990 --> 00:21:09,900 It wasn't his intention for me to approach you. 231 00:21:09,900 --> 00:21:11,760 It's just that... 232 00:21:13,500 --> 00:21:16,330 It's just that it's too lonely. 233 00:21:16,330 --> 00:21:18,810 I merely wanted to find someone to talk to. 234 00:21:19,470 --> 00:21:23,660 I brought this jade here without any other intentions. 235 00:21:23,660 --> 00:21:25,400 Xiao Quanzi. 236 00:21:25,990 --> 00:21:30,030 Imperial Concubine Shun, why don't you leave first for today? 237 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:36,370 Yizhu, why did you talk so much today? 238 00:21:37,130 --> 00:21:40,470 Mistress, this was a gift from His Majesty. 239 00:21:40,470 --> 00:21:42,730 I didn't say anything wrong. 240 00:21:42,730 --> 00:21:47,660 But by saying this, Consort Ling thinks that I'm deliberating showing off. 241 00:21:47,660 --> 00:21:50,180 Consort Ling is not sincere with you. 242 00:21:50,180 --> 00:21:54,850 She wasn't even serious in teaching you the rules. 243 00:21:55,550 --> 00:21:58,040 Because I like it. 244 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:02,000 I don't understand. She doesn't give you any face. 245 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,110 What do you like about her? 246 00:22:04,110 --> 00:22:06,260 A person who has a cold smile on her face 247 00:22:06,260 --> 00:22:10,120 is far better than those women with sinister smiles. 248 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:12,890 I don't understand what you are talking about. 249 00:22:12,890 --> 00:22:17,160 You will never understand what I meant. 250 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,560 Mistress, why haven't you changed at all? 251 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:38,700 If outsiders were to see this, they will say you don't have any deportment again. 252 00:22:44,290 --> 00:22:51,180 Chief Steward Yuan, for the requirements in the death anniversary celebration of Princess He'an, 253 00:22:52,450 --> 00:22:56,820 Imperial Concubine Qing is currently preparing them and will deliver the list to the Imperial Household Department later. 254 00:22:56,820 --> 00:23:02,490 For the meals, pastries, milk teas, wines, 255 00:23:02,490 --> 00:23:07,080 and fresh fruits, just prepare them according to the list. 256 00:23:07,870 --> 00:23:09,640 As for the praying lama... 257 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:14,230 Yingluo, only in the ceremony for Emperors and Empresses may there be a lama praying. 258 00:23:14,230 --> 00:23:18,360 As for ranks from the Imperial Noble Consort downward, there isn't such a tradition. 259 00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:22,010 Even if the Imperial Household Department agrees to it, those censors will not. 260 00:23:22,010 --> 00:23:25,150 They won't dare complain about the Empress Dowager, thus they will surely vent their anger on you. 261 00:23:25,150 --> 00:23:29,640 Yuan Chunwang, are you muddled? 262 00:23:30,890 --> 00:23:33,730 You dared to directly call me by my name. 263 00:23:34,940 --> 00:23:39,230 Yuan Chunwang, starting on the day that you betrayed me, 264 00:23:40,290 --> 00:23:42,920 you're no longer my sworn brother. 265 00:23:45,590 --> 00:23:50,190 You're just a servant. Please remember your status. 266 00:23:51,210 --> 00:23:52,630 Yes. 267 00:23:52,630 --> 00:23:55,440 It's indeed not appropriate to have a lama praying, 268 00:23:58,260 --> 00:24:02,320 but we can allow it in consideration for the love of Empress Dowager to her daughter. 269 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:06,530 In my opinion, just set the praying lamas in front of the tomb of Princess He'an. 270 00:24:06,530 --> 00:24:09,850 Invite a female shaman into the palace instead. 271 00:24:11,390 --> 00:24:15,830 Just for a minor thing, you have angered Consort Ling. Leave us now. 272 00:24:15,830 --> 00:24:17,200 Yes. 273 00:24:18,450 --> 00:24:23,190 Your Highness the Empress, I wasn't able to welcome you appropriately. 274 00:24:23,190 --> 00:24:25,430 May Your Highness please forgive me. 275 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,540 Empress Dowager personally chose you to organize the ceremony. 276 00:24:31,540 --> 00:24:34,140 It's really going to be tiring for you. 277 00:24:34,140 --> 00:24:37,670 I've checked it earlier. Everything is in order. 278 00:24:37,670 --> 00:24:42,390 It's all thanks to you knowing the likes of Empress Dowager so well that everything has been done so smoothly. 279 00:24:42,390 --> 00:24:44,770 Thank you for your praises, Empress. 280 00:24:44,770 --> 00:24:48,470 I'm just doing my best to organize it. 281 00:24:48,470 --> 00:24:51,440 Don't know if Empress Dowager will be satisfied with it. 282 00:24:52,550 --> 00:24:57,160 Since you're here, can Your Highness give me some guidance? 283 00:24:58,730 --> 00:25:01,090 Not much should be changed. 284 00:25:01,090 --> 00:25:04,230 It's just that regarding the little Buddhist flower, 285 00:25:04,230 --> 00:25:08,460 if you burn it in front of the offering table, Empress Dowager might become happier. 286 00:25:08,460 --> 00:25:09,690 Little Buddhist flower? 287 00:25:09,690 --> 00:25:13,430 Every death anniversary offering ceremony or during the year-end ceremony, they will use a little Buddhist flower. 288 00:25:13,430 --> 00:25:18,350 Seeing how His Majesty puts great importance to the death anniversary of Princess He'an, 289 00:25:18,350 --> 00:25:22,050 Empress Dowager and His Majesty will surely reconcile back to like how they used to be. 290 00:25:22,050 --> 00:25:27,040 Thank you for your advice, Your Highness the Empress. I will remember it. 291 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,220 Empress Dowager hasn't seen Imperial Concubine Shun yet. 292 00:25:29,220 --> 00:25:33,970 During that day, may Consort Ling please personally introduce her. 293 00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:45,940 Yingluo, what's wrong? 294 00:25:45,940 --> 00:25:48,430 Empress is making her move. 295 00:25:48,430 --> 00:25:50,320 Making her move? 296 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:55,260 Great trouble will soon befall on Imperial Concubine Shun. 297 00:25:55,260 --> 00:25:59,250 Empress Dowager, Consort Ling is currently in the Imperial Household Department verifying the items needed for the offering ceremony. 298 00:25:59,250 --> 00:26:02,750 She ordered me to let you see the list again and see if there's still anything missing, 299 00:26:02,750 --> 00:26:05,200 so she can immediately have them done. 300 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,310 After now seeing you for three years, 301 00:26:07,940 --> 00:26:10,820 you've become more prudent. 302 00:26:10,820 --> 00:26:12,530 Consort Ling said 303 00:26:12,530 --> 00:26:15,930 that you exerted a lot of effort for this offering ceremony. 304 00:26:15,930 --> 00:26:20,570 It is my honor to do something for Princess He'an. 305 00:26:22,570 --> 00:26:25,600 Empress Dowager, you have journeyed for quite a long time to come here. 306 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:29,030 You haven't yet noticed that Lijing Pavilion has been renovated, right? 307 00:26:29,030 --> 00:26:31,310 Lijing Pavilion? 308 00:26:31,310 --> 00:26:35,260 Last night, I heard that songs and dances were playing there all night. 309 00:26:35,260 --> 00:26:37,470 It seems like Imperial Concubine Shun has choreographed a new dance 310 00:26:37,470 --> 00:26:41,030 which was absolutely fabulous. Even His Majesty can't stop praising it. 311 00:26:41,030 --> 00:26:44,870 If given a chance, I also want to see it. 312 00:26:44,870 --> 00:26:47,270 I fear that you won't dare to watch it. 313 00:26:47,270 --> 00:26:49,230 Why won't I? 314 00:26:49,230 --> 00:26:53,450 I heard that in that beautiful dance, one must remove one piece of clothing every time you finish dancing a part. 315 00:26:53,450 --> 00:26:57,660 Once you're done dancing, your whole body would have to be naked! 316 00:26:57,660 --> 00:26:59,870 Would you dare watch? 317 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:06,960 Empress, I wasn't here in the Forbidden City for a long time. 318 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:11,400 You didn't even try to meddle when such a person has entered the palace? 319 00:27:15,410 --> 00:27:18,970 May Empress Dowager forgive me. I once warned His Majesty 320 00:27:18,970 --> 00:27:21,480 that he's favoring Imperial Concubine Shun too much. 321 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,090 If I excessively advise him, I fear that it might lead to an opposite effect. 322 00:27:24,090 --> 00:27:27,100 I can only slowly plan it. 323 00:27:28,190 --> 00:27:31,740 For just a woman, the Emperor is making such grand acts. 324 00:27:31,740 --> 00:27:34,500 This is so unimaginable. 325 00:27:35,330 --> 00:27:39,400 As the Empress, you have the power to manage the Imperial harem. 326 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,940 Now that such a bewitching woman has appeared in the palace, 327 00:27:42,940 --> 00:27:47,300 you instead are passing the blame. This is so outrageous. 328 00:27:47,300 --> 00:27:49,880 Empress Dowager is right for lecturing me. 329 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:54,420 I have a gentle temperament, and wouldn't dare meddle too much in His Majesty's personal matters. 330 00:27:54,420 --> 00:27:57,710 I'm afraid of having a reputation as a jealous Empress. 331 00:27:57,710 --> 00:28:02,620 Now that you're back in the palace, I now have a backer. 332 00:28:02,620 --> 00:28:06,000 I will do everything according to your instructions. 333 00:28:10,750 --> 00:28:12,640 Good. 334 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:17,600 So, you're attending to me like Bodhisattva 335 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,370 just to hug onto my feet 336 00:28:20,370 --> 00:28:23,600 not long after. (T/N a play on the idiom of "hugging Buddha's feet" in time of trouble) 337 00:28:24,490 --> 00:28:29,400 Empress, you're the master of the six palaces. 338 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:35,970 You decide what to do. 339 00:28:39,130 --> 00:28:42,140 Respectfully sending off Empress Dowager. 340 00:28:48,950 --> 00:28:51,950 Your Highness the Empress, the preparations for the offering ceremony still hasn't been completed. 341 00:28:51,950 --> 00:28:54,150 I will take my leave now. 342 00:29:02,420 --> 00:29:06,270 Before, she got promoted because of Consort Ling. 343 00:29:06,270 --> 00:29:10,540 Now that there is trouble, she's still weak and inept. 344 00:29:10,540 --> 00:29:15,250 Your Highness the Empress, Empress Dowager doesn't seem interested in meddling in this matter. 345 00:29:15,250 --> 00:29:16,970 What should we do? 346 00:29:16,970 --> 00:29:20,730 That's right, Your Highness the Empress. If Empress Dowager won't intervene, 347 00:29:20,730 --> 00:29:23,930 will we just allow Imperial Concubine Shun to continue with her arrogance? 348 00:29:23,930 --> 00:29:29,220 After going through so many things, when will you two change your attitude? 349 00:29:29,220 --> 00:29:32,410 Who said that the Empress Dowager isn't meddling? 350 00:29:35,380 --> 00:29:37,810 Is the offering ceremony all set up? 351 00:29:37,810 --> 00:29:40,370 Everything has been arranged appropriately. May Your Highness not worry. 352 00:29:40,370 --> 00:29:42,740 What about the female shaman? 353 00:29:42,740 --> 00:29:46,420 I've made the arrangements with them. 354 00:29:48,290 --> 00:29:51,720 I've always been at ease when you do things. 355 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,650 You can leave. 356 00:29:53,650 --> 00:29:55,250 Yes. 357 00:30:04,290 --> 00:30:08,160 Yingluo, His Majesty keeps favoring Imperial Concubine Shun. 358 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:10,770 I fear that he won't easily look back. 359 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:16,230 If the plan of the Empress is successful, 360 00:30:16,230 --> 00:30:18,550 that's removing an eyesore for you. 361 00:30:18,550 --> 00:30:23,350 In my opinion, just treat it like you don't know anything. Okay? 362 00:30:26,140 --> 00:30:29,520 Don't help any of them. Just let Imperial Concubine Shun's fate 363 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,100 decide the outcome. 364 00:30:50,710 --> 00:30:55,420 I completely don't have any other motive in approaching you. I'm just too lonely, 365 00:30:55,420 --> 00:31:00,340 hence, I want to find someone to talk to. In this whole Forbidden City, 366 00:31:00,340 --> 00:31:03,390 we all live under a pretentious mask. 367 00:31:03,390 --> 00:31:06,080 Being able to be oneself in front of each other 368 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,630 is such a good thing. 369 00:31:27,370 --> 00:31:30,780 This is the first time that Empress Dowager has invited me over to Shoukang Palace. 370 00:31:30,780 --> 00:31:35,490 I should be wearing my banner clothes to show respect. 371 00:31:35,490 --> 00:31:40,750 You couldn't even wear these shoes well. If you slip and fall, won't that be too embarrassing? 372 00:31:40,750 --> 00:31:44,800 It's all Consort Ling's fault for not being serious in teaching you. 373 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:49,140 It's not her fault. I'm the one to blame. 374 00:31:49,140 --> 00:31:52,020 You are not allowed to say bad things about her again. 375 00:31:56,910 --> 00:31:59,390 - Yingluo. - Your Highness Consort Ling, what are you doing? 376 00:31:59,390 --> 00:32:02,630 - Yingluo! Yingluo! What are you doing? - Mistress! Mistress! 377 00:32:02,630 --> 00:32:05,250 - Saving your life. - Where are you going? Mistress! 378 00:32:05,250 --> 00:32:08,060 The shaman is here! 379 00:32:48,950 --> 00:32:51,380 This is so weird. 380 00:32:51,380 --> 00:32:55,040 On the death anniversary of a princess, they have to gather all of us here to pray Buddhist scriptures. 381 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,640 Isn't this too inappropriate? 382 00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,990 I have only heard of praying to the heavens, to the earth, to the ancestors. 383 00:32:59,990 --> 00:33:02,660 I've never heard of doing any death anniversary ceremony for a dead princess. 384 00:33:02,660 --> 00:33:05,320 His Majesty is famous for being filial. 385 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:09,510 As long as it can make Empress Dowager happy, he's willing to be follow her every whim. 386 00:33:09,510 --> 00:33:11,860 If not because today is a major court meeting day, 387 00:33:11,860 --> 00:33:14,540 His Majesty would even personally come here. 388 00:33:15,450 --> 00:33:19,400 You're unhappy? Then go tell Empress Dowager that. 389 00:33:20,980 --> 00:33:23,540 Have you memorized "The Sutra of the Fundamental Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva"? (T/N 13 chapter long sutra about Buddha's conversation with the Bodhisattva, likely Chinese in origin and translated into Sanskrit in the Tang Dynasty) 390 00:33:23,540 --> 00:33:26,330 Don't let Empress Dowager hear you reciting it wrong. 391 00:33:26,330 --> 00:33:29,660 - Not only were you unable to fawn on her, you'll even get scolded. - You...! 392 00:33:29,660 --> 00:33:33,200 Please stop talking. Being able to copy sutras for the Princess 393 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:37,170 is also accumulating good karma for oneself. What's bad about it? 394 00:33:43,490 --> 00:33:46,160 [ Death Anniversary Offering Ceremony for Princess He'An ] 395 00:34:44,060 --> 00:34:47,400 Greetings, Empress Dowager. 396 00:34:54,100 --> 00:34:57,590 This is the "Sutra of the Fundamental Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" that I've copied for the Princess. 397 00:34:57,590 --> 00:35:01,500 Hope the Princess can go to the paradise in the west. 398 00:35:14,250 --> 00:35:17,690 Fire! Fire! 399 00:35:17,690 --> 00:35:18,940 Quickly put out the fire! 400 00:35:18,940 --> 00:35:21,790 - He'an! He'an! - Fire! Fire! 401 00:35:21,790 --> 00:35:24,760 - He'an! - Quickly put out the fire! 402 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:27,670 Hurry! He'an! 403 00:35:27,670 --> 00:35:29,480 - He'an! - Quickly come and put out the fire! 404 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:31,490 My He'an... 405 00:35:31,490 --> 00:35:33,500 Your Highness, be careful. Quickly splash the water! 406 00:35:33,500 --> 00:35:35,860 - Hurry! - Hurry! 407 00:35:37,370 --> 00:35:39,140 My He'an... 408 00:35:39,140 --> 00:35:42,690 For so many years, I've been organizing a death anniversary ceremony for He'an. 409 00:35:42,690 --> 00:35:45,180 This matter has never happened before. 410 00:35:45,180 --> 00:35:47,630 What's going on today? 411 00:35:47,630 --> 00:35:49,780 It's just an accident. 412 00:35:49,780 --> 00:35:52,740 - Don't worry. - Grand Shaman, 413 00:35:52,740 --> 00:35:54,610 with the offering ceremony becoming like this, 414 00:35:54,610 --> 00:35:57,220 will that affect my He'an? Will it? 415 00:35:57,220 --> 00:35:59,770 Informing Empress Dowager, Princess He'an has died at a young age. 416 00:35:59,770 --> 00:36:03,840 Her lifespan has ended, still hasn't reincarnated, and has no chance of going to the west. 417 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:07,250 It was because Empress Dowager wanted the Princess to go to the paradise in the west, 418 00:36:07,250 --> 00:36:09,600 so you keep doing kind and charitable deeds all your life. 419 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:14,810 Actually, you'll be attain your wish in just two more years. But what a pity that today, 420 00:36:14,810 --> 00:36:18,220 it got destroyed by this evil witch! 421 00:36:18,220 --> 00:36:19,390 What evil witch? 422 00:36:19,390 --> 00:36:24,150 When she appeared, the Buddhist flower and offering items all got destroyed. 423 00:36:26,180 --> 00:36:28,840 - You're making up nonsense! - Imperial Concubine Shun, don't be unruly. 424 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,720 Grand Shaman, are you speaking the truth? 425 00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:33,320 You all dare to doubt me? 426 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:35,160 I didn't do anything. 427 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:39,000 Your Highness the Empress, I know that you've always been benevolent. 428 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,960 But this Imperial Concubine was born with such an excessively pretty face, 429 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,160 and her actions are bewitching the Emperor. 430 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,060 Perhaps she's really an inauspicious person? 431 00:36:46,060 --> 00:36:49,700 The Grand Shaman is an envoy who bridges the communication with the ghosts and deities. 432 00:36:49,700 --> 00:36:52,620 How could we doubt her words? 433 00:36:53,620 --> 00:36:57,140 Consort Ling, why are you not speaking? 434 00:36:57,140 --> 00:37:02,380 Empress Dowager, I don't know much about ghosts and deities. 435 00:37:02,380 --> 00:37:04,810 I dare not make any rash conclusion. 436 00:37:04,810 --> 00:37:08,470 Consort Ling, you clearly are defending that inauspicious woman. 437 00:37:08,470 --> 00:37:11,090 Empress Dowager, allow me to say a few words. 438 00:37:11,090 --> 00:37:14,220 Your thirty years of effort all got destroyed today. 439 00:37:14,220 --> 00:37:16,820 Princess He'an got dragged down by this inauspicious woman. 440 00:37:16,820 --> 00:37:20,770 The dream of her going to the paradise in the west has become burst bubbles. If you still tolerate her, 441 00:37:20,770 --> 00:37:24,190 don't know how many of us will also be affected by her? 442 00:37:24,190 --> 00:37:26,090 Empress Dowager! 443 00:37:28,870 --> 00:37:31,720 - Arrest her! - Empress Dowager. 444 00:37:31,740 --> 00:37:33,510 Hurry up! 445 00:37:34,380 --> 00:37:37,620 Empress Dowager, this person is slandering me. 446 00:37:37,620 --> 00:37:39,590 I really don't know what has happened. 447 00:37:39,590 --> 00:37:43,570 - You're saying that you were slandered? - It is slander. 448 00:37:43,570 --> 00:37:45,660 There must be someone who bribed the Grand Shaman 449 00:37:45,660 --> 00:37:47,480 and tinkered with the offering stage! 450 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:50,600 Now that everything has been burned into ashes, I'm unable to show you any evidence. 451 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:52,860 But as long as you interrogate the Grand Shaman, 452 00:37:52,860 --> 00:37:55,720 - you will know the truth? - Who is the Grand Shaman? 453 00:37:55,720 --> 00:37:57,960 Even Empress Dowager must show her some respect. 454 00:37:57,960 --> 00:37:59,970 How can you be allowed to destroy her reputation here? 455 00:37:59,970 --> 00:38:01,900 Even if His Majesty was here, he wouldn't be able to save you. 456 00:38:01,900 --> 00:38:06,100 But I can swear by the heavens that I really don't know what has happened! 457 00:38:06,100 --> 00:38:08,210 I'm not an inauspicious person! 458 00:38:08,210 --> 00:38:10,260 Quickly take her away. 459 00:38:11,090 --> 00:38:14,350 Let go! Let go! 460 00:38:14,350 --> 00:38:16,920 Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager! 461 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:18,990 Please look at me carefully. 462 00:38:18,990 --> 00:38:23,280 I'm a person with blood and flesh, a living human being! 463 00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:40,620 Take her away! 464 00:38:40,620 --> 00:38:42,260 - Don't! - Wait! 465 00:38:45,850 --> 00:38:47,410 You... 466 00:38:48,700 --> 00:38:50,540 Come with me. 467 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,350 What's going on? 468 00:39:01,350 --> 00:39:04,440 The Grand Shaman said that she's an inauspicious being. 469 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:07,530 Why then did Empress Dowager easily let her off? 470 00:39:09,900 --> 00:39:12,640 Your Highness the Empress, this..! 471 00:39:20,860 --> 00:39:24,320 Respectfully sending off Your Highness the Empress. 472 00:39:27,510 --> 00:39:30,600 When were you born? 473 00:39:31,890 --> 00:39:34,010 Reply to my question. 474 00:39:37,330 --> 00:39:40,810 Zi hour (11 pm to 1 am) of the fifteenth day of the ninth month. 475 00:39:41,740 --> 00:39:44,440 Why do you ask me this, Empress Dowager? 476 00:39:45,460 --> 00:39:47,900 Fifteenth day of the ninth month... 477 00:39:49,460 --> 00:39:51,050 You're... 478 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:55,020 Take her away first. 479 00:40:01,990 --> 00:40:05,630 Gugu Liu, what are we doing? 480 00:40:05,630 --> 00:40:08,460 Please wait here for a while. 481 00:40:08,460 --> 00:40:12,010 When it's time to release you, you'll get released. 482 00:40:14,570 --> 00:40:17,570 - Empress Dowager. - Sit. 483 00:40:23,490 --> 00:40:27,140 Your Highness initially trusted the words of the Grand Shaman. 484 00:40:27,140 --> 00:40:29,970 Why did you suddenly change your mind? 485 00:40:29,970 --> 00:40:32,770 Do you still remember that I once told you 486 00:40:32,770 --> 00:40:35,360 that when He'an was gravely sick, 487 00:40:35,360 --> 00:40:38,460 I went to beg for mercy to all temples, 488 00:40:38,460 --> 00:40:42,740 kept kowtowing and burning incense to Buddha everywhere, 489 00:40:42,740 --> 00:40:45,720 hoping that he'd just take away ten years of my life 490 00:40:45,720 --> 00:40:48,600 in exchange for He'an's life? 491 00:40:50,290 --> 00:40:54,210 That time, there was a high monk who told me 492 00:40:54,210 --> 00:40:58,560 that I could leave a mark on the child. 493 00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:01,220 Even if I'm unable to make her stay in this life, 494 00:41:01,220 --> 00:41:05,090 I would still get a chance to reunite with her in her next life. 495 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:10,630 Hence, I hardened my heart and placed two holes... 496 00:41:10,630 --> 00:41:16,230 at the bottom part of her lips, around this area. 497 00:41:16,230 --> 00:41:20,230 But earlier, when Imperial Concubine Shun threw herself at me, 498 00:41:20,230 --> 00:41:22,690 I discovered that she... 499 00:41:24,710 --> 00:41:28,010 Talk of reincarnation is too absurd. 500 00:41:28,010 --> 00:41:29,990 You shouldn't believe such things. 501 00:41:29,990 --> 00:41:32,280 But her birth 502 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:35,740 was also during zi time of the fifteenth day of the ninth month. 503 00:41:35,740 --> 00:41:39,060 The same birth time and date. The same mark. 504 00:41:39,060 --> 00:41:40,490 Are all these just coincidences? 505 00:41:40,490 --> 00:41:42,470 Quickly! Quickly! 506 00:41:44,190 --> 00:41:46,280 Move more quickly! 507 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:56,760 Your son respectfully greets Royal Mother. 508 00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:01,610 Greetings, Your Majesty. 509 00:42:03,950 --> 00:42:07,540 Royal Mother, where is Imperial Concubine Shun? 510 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:16,900 Royal Mother, you mustn't believe the words of the shaman. 511 00:42:16,900 --> 00:42:19,710 Chenbi surely isn't some inauspicious being. 512 00:42:19,710 --> 00:42:25,260 Emperor, you gave the Grand Shaman a title of worship, 513 00:42:25,260 --> 00:42:29,810 but you're asking me to not believe her. Isn't that contradictory? 514 00:42:29,810 --> 00:42:35,070 Royal Mother, I gave the Grand Shaman a title and position 515 00:42:35,070 --> 00:42:37,990 so she can do her duty during the day and night offering ceremonies. 516 00:42:37,990 --> 00:42:40,150 It is to continue the old customs of our old ancestors, 517 00:42:40,150 --> 00:42:43,760 so as to urge everyone to not forget how hard this empire was obtained. 518 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:47,640 Not to let her dominate your thoughts and dictate your decision. 519 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:52,100 Please believe me that Chenbi is just an ordinary woman. 520 00:42:52,100 --> 00:42:54,850 She surely isn't some inauspicious being. 521 00:42:54,850 --> 00:42:58,870 Your Majesty, don't worry. Imperial Concubine Shun is currently very safe. 522 00:43:00,290 --> 00:43:02,570 I left you by the side of Empress Dowager 523 00:43:02,570 --> 00:43:06,370 not to sow discord or eliminate your competition. 524 00:43:06,370 --> 00:43:10,280 I have never said anything bad against Imperial Concubine Shun. 525 00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:14,350 You've misunderstood Yingluo. She's not that kind of person. 526 00:43:14,350 --> 00:43:18,600 Royal Mother, you are too biased with this woman. 527 00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:22,980 Maybe...she's not as kind as you think. 528 00:43:33,110 --> 00:43:35,710 Chenbi, come over here. 529 00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:46,820 Okay already, Emperor. We'll turn this leaf over. 530 00:43:46,820 --> 00:43:49,290 Don't make things too difficult on the Grand Shaman either. 531 00:43:49,290 --> 00:43:52,850 Take your beloved Imperial consort away with you then. 532 00:43:52,850 --> 00:43:54,880 Quickly thank the Empress Dowager for her grace. 533 00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:00,980 Thank you for your grace, Empress Dowager. 534 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:09,510 Let's go. 535 00:44:15,530 --> 00:44:17,250 Wait! 536 00:44:21,950 --> 00:44:27,960 Subtitles brought to you by The Gentle Empress Team @ Viki. 537 00:44:32,630 --> 00:44:37,880 Forgetting Each Other 538 00:44:40,540 --> 00:44:46,530 ♫It's very likely that recalling vivid images will throw me into upheaval,♫ 539 00:44:46,530 --> 00:44:53,430 ♫The past graceful, concerning passions have gone only into hibernation.♫ 540 00:44:53,430 --> 00:45:00,370 ♫Along with my lord, my original aspirations are now distant, the promises and wishes to accompany each other♫ 541 00:45:00,370 --> 00:45:08,070 ♫Are proof of yearning endured, trembling in the endless night.♫ 542 00:45:08,070 --> 00:45:13,990 ♫How true our feelings were, even though our fate was shallow,♫ 543 00:45:13,990 --> 00:45:20,830 ♫Hearts locked away in dark halls from the light, difficult to find and recover.♫ 544 00:45:20,830 --> 00:45:27,720 ♫Other people envy my splendid, bright clothing, the warmth beside my pillow, (T/N the love of her lord)♫ 545 00:45:27,720 --> 00:45:34,510 ♫Then turning round sigh admiringly, through wet tears in somber-colored robes.♫ 546 00:45:34,510 --> 00:45:41,420 ♫Who clearly would cling to a moment of being in love and inseparable?♫ 547 00:45:41,420 --> 00:45:48,100 ♫The end of passion becomes merely a sentimental entanglement.♫ 548 00:45:48,100 --> 00:45:55,060 ♫If one uses separation to cut away the bindings,♫ 549 00:45:55,060 --> 00:46:02,010 ♫Forgetting one another is also difficult in the depths of one's dreams.♫ 550 00:46:02,010 --> 00:46:08,820 ♫Who clearly would still cling to these deep feelings and desire them again,♫ 551 00:46:08,820 --> 00:46:15,680 ♫And give free rein to this state of mind over and over in their dreams?♫ 552 00:46:15,680 --> 00:46:22,570 ♫Glory and splendor give shelter to appearing to forget the pain,♫ 553 00:46:22,570 --> 00:46:30,010 ♫From dreams awakening after a time, with nothing new to worry about.♫ 554 00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:38,440 ♫Treating them like smoke dissipating, ashes flying away, cold hoarfrost under the moonlight...♫ 555 00:46:38,440 --> 00:46:43,120 ♫All the memories of love, memories of hate....♫ 556 00:46:44,910 --> 00:46:52,080 ♫All the memories completely vanish.♫ 52216