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[Forbidden Love]

[Episode 2]

Her Highnesses,

get ready to go.

Why is it when an emperor

wants to ascend to heaven,

it's us women's lives

that are sacrificed

as stepping stone.

What's the reason for this,

and what heavens is this?

In your next life,

when you become someone of prestige,

come reason with me then.

Eunuch, let me do it myself.

Hurry up.

The auspicious time has come.

Her Highnesses,

go in peace.

♫ Even if the road ahead is rough ♫

♫ I'll pledge my life to you ♫

♫ The wind has risen ♫

Who is Bu Yinlou?

♫ The wind has risen ♫

Who is Bu Yinlou?

Chief Xiao! Chief Xiao!

Who is Bu Yinlou? Speak!

Who is Bu Yinlou?

Bu Yinlou, Bu Yinlou!

Say something! Who's Bu Yinlou?

I'm asking you.

Bu Yinlou.

Bu Yinlou.

Who is Bu Yinlou?

Speak!

It's her. Put her down.

Put her down!

Put her down! Down!

Put her down!

Put her down!

Her.

Wrong person, it should be her.

Put her down!

Bu Yinlou.

Bu Yinlou.

You're Bu Yinlou?

I am

Bu Yinlou.

Take her away.

Yes.

Hold her.

Chief Xiao.

Chief Xiao! Chief Xiao!

Chief Xiao.

Chief Xiao, wait.

Chief Xiao,

if you want take someone away,

I dare not ask too much.

But we can't change

the set name list.

Now is the auspicious time,

but she didn't die.

This is against the rules.

If the Grand Secretariat asks about it,

I won't be able to take responsibility.

Chief Xiao.

Eunuch Yan.

Chief Xiao.

You took bribes

and traded with the names on the list.

How dare you talk to me about rules?

Remove her from the list.

Chief Xiao, we can't

only an odd number of Tribute Ladies.

Now we're short of one.

What should we do?

Cao Chun'ang.

Noble Consort Shao.

Eunuch Yan.

Her Highness was afraid

the late emperor's journey to being a deity would be lonely

and insisted on accompanying His Majesty.

As servants,

shouldn't we fulfill

her loyalty?

Is the number even now?

Yes, yes.

Shame on you!

Return to Zhaoding Bureau

and receive 50 lashes as punishment.

[Abyss clear and jade clean]

Draping embroidered uniform, with a golden python on his belt.

The Head Eunuch of Zhaoding Bureau...

Xiao Duo?

Who is Bu Yinlou?

You are Bu Yinlou?

Xiao Duo?

He saved me.

He is my Fish Immortal.

You're were strangled

and must've hurt your throat.

You don't have to speak. I'll speak.

If I'm right,

just nod.

You're looking for

the maid that serve you.

According to the rules, when the mistress died,

the maids will return to the General Household Service

for a new appointment.

I'll send someone to the General Household Service

to find her for you.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I'm sure you know

I'm not the one you should be thanking

but...

But who? Tell me!

Lady Bu.

I was thoughtless.

After all this trouble,

you must be tired.

You should rest.

I will visit you

later instead.

He's leaving just like this?

Why did he leave without finishing his sentence?

Why did he save me?

Godfather, this Lady Bu

doesn't look smart.

Prince Fu's love interest

is so weird.

Did we save the wrong person?

Do you really think she's stupid?

Think about the white ribbon that was strangling her.

There's something wrong with it?

She's not simple.

Godfather.

[Abyss clear and jade clean]

All right, stop hiding it.

I know everything.

What do you know?

Isn't it Chief Xiao?

Head Eunuch of the Zhaoding Bureau.

He is in charge of the 12 Eunuchs of the inner court,

and hundreds of officials outside,

and have countless eunuchs and maids below him.

He also has a group

of fierce guards.

Everyone in the Imperial City

are scared of him.

Someone so powerful has your back,

why didn't you tell me

earlier on?

I was worried about you for nothing.

If I knew him,

I wouldn't have gone to the tower

for nothing.

I have nothing to do with him.

Think I'm this gullible?

If you don't know him, why would he save you?

Do you know

who got me back?

It's his right hand man,

Eunuch Cao.

Mistress,

you've died once.

And even got the title of Great Consort.

What a worthy death.

Your Highness.

That's right.

Her Majesty isn't

the Empress Dowager yet,

yet you took the lead

to rank above her.

What a feat.

Zhenshun Consort Dowager Duan.

What a beautiful name.

Zhenshun Consort Dowager Duan?

Me?

Why does it sound so bad?

She has only been in the palace for three months.

Not to mention being favored,

the late emperor

hasn't even met her.

She must've played some tricks.

Be it she's pretending to be dumb

or acting indifferent,

I don't care.

But I'm afraid Prince Fu's feelings for her is true.

Otherwise, why would a grounded Imperial Disciple

go through all this trouble

to save a mere lady?

If I can control her,

Prince Fu will be at my disposal.

Find a proper position

and make her a Great Consort.

Since ancient times,

there hasn't been a living person who has a posthumous name.

Lady Bu

is so lucky.

What should her posthumous name be?

Zhenshun Consort Dowager Duan.

That sounds good.

Why was I

appointed as Zhenshun Consort Dowager Duan for no reason?

Are you hot, Your Highness?

No. Is Chief Xiao hot?

How about I fan you?

No need to trouble you, Your Highness.

It's no trouble at all.

You saved my life. It's the least I can do.

Thank you, Your Highness. I'm not hot.

You're not hot?

I am.

He's not saying anything,

what's his motive?

So pretentious and full of flattery.

Come, give me a hand.

This is Pear with Rock Sugar

made by the Imperial Kitchen.

It's good for your throat.

You don't like pear soup?

Why is he making me

drink pear soup for no reason?

I like it.

I like it a lot.

Please enjoy.

Do you need me

to feed you?

No need.

I'll do it myself.

I heard that since you entered the palace,

His Majesty has never visited you.

I'm useless.

All I did was eat

even my waist is a round thicker now.

What do you mean?

What's wrong with his lips?

He wants me so openly.

Has he taken a liking to me?

I really can't do this.

I...

I don't have many strengths,

but have many shortcomings.

Look.

I snore and kick the blanket when I sleep,

I don't even know how to wash clothes, make clothes,

or mend clothes.

I would even lose nine out of ten card games.

I'm really not suitable

for living together with.

If you really want to get married,

why don't you go out

and check other places?

Get married?

You, me?

Chief Xiao, Chief Xiao.

It’s a misunderstanding.

It's a misunderstanding.

It's all a misunderstanding.

I knew it.

Chief Xiao,

you saved me from danger.

You're a good person.

Bad people can't be

so good-looking.

With this face,

would you do something like this?

Of course not! Tong Yun,

who made up this rumor?

Don't let them in

in the future.

Chief Xiao,

I can’t repay you for saving my life.

From now on,

we are sisters.

Sisters?

Wrong word.

Good friends... Good friends.

Everything aside,

we are strangers no more.

Since you don't treat me as an outsider,

I would like to

to borrow something from you.

What do you mean by borrow?

Just take whatever you like.

This hairpin

doesn't look like it's from the palace.

You brought it from the Bu's residence, right?

I will borrow it.

Chief Xiao,

if you like this,

just take it.

Don't worry.

I'm a tight-lipped,

I will never gossip about it.

If there's anything else you like,

take whatever you want.

Tong Yun,

pack the things in my box

and pass them to Chief Xiao.

You should keep those for yourself.

If people find out,

they'll think I've robbed you.

Yes.

Chief Xiao, you're right.

We’d better keep a low profile.

If you like anything,

just tell me.

It's not convenient for you,

but it's convenient for me.

Mistress, what's wrong with you?

Look at him.

He's so scary.

It's okay.

You seemed

quite calm just now.

Didn't you pretend to be close to him,

and tried to be sisters with him?

You believed that?

In order to save my life,

I have to put up a strong act.

But

I think you two look quite close.

You call that close?

That's called a near-death experience!

He saved my life

for no reason,

and is treating me so well.

For one,

he's not after me for my beauty.

And secondly,

he's not after me for my intelligence.

Let me ask you,

what else

is there left on me?

Nothing.

Exactly.

I'm poor and dumb.

Would you believe me

if I say he's just being generous?

I'm afraid the things he wants

can kill me too.

What should we do?

What should we do?

Since we can't avoid it,

why not

just lay down and do nothing.

At least I can die peacefully

in a nice pose.

[Xiecui Garden]

Godfather, calm down.

It's not a big deal

to sacrifice a little for the bigger plan.

What's with

that Lady Bu?

She's ridiculous!

She's absolutely

shameless!

This woman is hiding her wits,

she's definitely not up to any good.

She will be a great danger in the future.

Send someone to keep an eye on her.

Don't let her

cause any trouble in such a critical period of time.

Godfather,

given your intervention,

even if she doesn't move at all,

she's already causing trouble.

The Grand Secretariat

is making a scene

because you promoted her.

They said

this is against the rules,

and nothing of this sort has happened before.

Even the Empress Dowager and the Empress

haven't been promoted yet,

but this mere Lady did.

So what if it's against the rules?

Who dares talk about my decision?

Come say it straight to my face.

I've done

what Prince Fu asked me to do.

Now it's time for him to work for me.

I really don't understand.

This Prince Fu is just

an ignorant and incompetent man.

What can you get

doing this favor for him?

Prince Fu is the only prince

of the late emperor.

Prince Rong,

having lived in his uncle's residence for a while,

it would make sense for him

to ascend the throne too, right?

You want to use Prince Fu

to take people from Fengyi Palace?

To Prince Fu’s Mansion.

[撷翠苑]

Chief Xiao, please.

Chief…

Chief Xiao, please.

Chief Xiao, how is it?

Did you save her?

This is a hairpin from Bu's residence.

Where is she?

I want to see her.

Don’t worry, Your Highness.

Chief Xiao saved her

from being hung.

Although she's fine,

she was shocked

and it damaged her vitality,

so she needs to rest.

The Chief gave her

the position of a Consort Dowager.

I'm sure

she can live a better life in the future.

You can rest assured.

That's good.

That's good.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

After all,

I'm not saving her for nothing.

Of course.

Please tell me

whatever you want.

I want you

to help Prince Rong get rid of the threat of Her Majesty.

I...

I don't know anything

about the court.

Chief Xiao, I can't

help you with this.

The late Emperor passed away.

Empress Rong An

seized this opportunity to control Prince Rong

and confined the royal family.

She colluded with the Prince of Nanyuan

to fight for power in the capital.

Have you ever thought that

if she succeeds,

the royal family will lose their power.

From then on, the Great Ye

will be in the control of others.

You should know

my nickname is

the Lantern Prince.

I have no power and I am a fool.

You want me to go against my sister-in-law?

It will be futile.

Even if I...

even if I want to, I can't do anything.

The 17 princes

who were of the same seniority as you

all died

after the rebellion.

You survived, not through just luck

but by judging the situation

and being able to compromise,

and endure the pain an ordinary person wouldn't be able to bear.

If that's the case,

how can you be an ordinary person?

No.

All I want nowadays is to live.

I can't afford to

offend the Imperial City.

What do you mean?

You are the Emperor.

Even though you have been silent

and without desires,

Her Majesty still thinks

you are a thorn in her flesh.

Didn't the Imperial Guards outside

wake you, His Highness,

up yet?

If you just do nothing,

one day,

you and the entire Murong family

will be eradicated completely.

Only by working with me

can you survive.

Even if you don't care about yourself,

are you going to ignore

the lady in Xiecui Garden?

She's just a concubine.

Her Majesty won't give her a hard time.

Her Majesty is magnanimous,

she won't make things difficult for her.

But I’m petty.

Chief Xiao, you are...

Even a eunuch can threaten you?

Why aren't you angry?

Is it because you are used to

being used

and bullied by others?

Chief Xiao, you're going too far.

What can you do to me?

I heard that

the birth mother of Prince Fu

was framed

and died tragically in the harem.

That's how those without power would end up.

You can't protect her

nor yourself.

Much less those you love.

Only when you have the power,

can you talk about an everlasting love.

Chief Xiao.

Fine.

I promise you.

That's great.

[In Mourning]

Godfather,

although this medicine can suppress the growth of beard,

it's still harmful to your health.

Just take one pill every month,

you shouldn't take it too much.

I'm meeting the Empress tomorrow.

It's better to be careful.

I can't make any mistakes.

How would you make any mistake?

Your disguise

is so real.

No flaws at all.

Didn't Consort Dowager Duan say

she wants to be your sister?

I'm just worried

that it might actually become real...

Do you think

this medicine will really affect your...

Have some tea.

From now on,

we are sisters.

After Her Highness heard that Chief Xiao is

[Empress Rong'an's servant, Yilan]

coming to Fengyi Palace,

she was very happy

and asked me

to wait at the door since morning.

Chief Xiao, it's late.

You should leave now

if you want to see Her Highness.

Greetings, Your Highness.

You may leave.

Yes.

You're so thoughtful.

It's late,

and you're still here to greet me?

I just made an incense.

Smell it. Does it smell good?

Your Highness, incense-making skills are excellent,

it is absolutely refreshing.

I shouldn't have

came to disturb you.

But these days,

the embroiderers of the Royal Clothing Service

are in a hurry to make mourning clothes for each palace.

Prince Rong is growing very quickly,

the embroidery girls have to measure him

to find out what size he wears.

I have no choice

but to come and disturb you.

You are my servant.

Why do you care about Prince Rong?

Do you know

my size?

Why don't you

measure

my clothing size?

Of course,

I know it by heart.

But I really don't know

Prince Rong's size.

I see.

You're not here

to see me

but to see Prince Rong.

Fair enough.

After all,

Prince Rong is the future emperor.

No matter who becomes the emperor,

you are my master.

You are so sweet.

You always know how to get on my good side.

But Prince Rong

is asleep.

You don't have to worry,

I will personally arrange the measurement

for Prince Rong.

Yilan,

did anyone touch

the incense when its burning?

The new servant doesn't know the rules.

Please forgive her.

She should behave like a servant.

She should only touch her master's things

when told to do so.

When she's told nothing,

she should

keep your hands to herself.

Beat her to death.

Yes.

[Zhaoding Bureau]

There's news from the Zhaoding Bureau.

As Godfather said,

there is a batch of guards dispatched

to Fengyi Palace.

Her Majesty announced

that Prince Rong was sick

and keeps Prince Rong around her at all times.

She hasn't left Fengyi Palace

for a few days now.

She's even wary of you.

What should we do?

She can't hide Prince Rong forever.

According to the etiquette,

the Empress

must lead the concubines

to guard the late Emperor's funeral in Shangyin Palace.

During that time,

only Prince Rong will be in Fengyi Palace.

From Fengyi Palace

to Shangyin Palace

it's just an hour,

I'm afraid it's not enough time.

But

if someone can stall Her Majesty

at Shangyin Palace,

maybe it will work.

An informer has been planted

in Fengyi Palace.

Get them to do it.

Pick some good fighters from the Zhaoding Guards

and let Qilang lead the team.

On the night of the funeral,

I want to make sure nothing goes wrong.

Yes.

[Abyss Clear and Jade Clean]

♫ In the late autumn, the swifts wane in secret ♫

Your Highness, you will be

at Shangyin Palace tonight, right?

♫ Are you also ♫

I haven't put on makeup and changed.

♫ Wallowing in sorrow ♫

What a coincidence.

I'm fast.

I'll personally dress you up and help you change.

♫ The moon crescents ♫

♫ The song of moonlight in my previous life ♫

Please, Your Highness.

♫ Who will I sing it with ♫

Don't mention it.

You're good.

♫ The candle is out ♫

♫ How do I cover my dried tears ♫

♫ It's my fault for being too harsh ♫

What's wrong?

Your Highness didn't use the bruise medication

I gave you.

It's just a bruise.

It doesn't matter.

Did it hurt?

No.

No.

I'll have a chat with Your Highness

so it won't hurt anymore.

Speaking of hurt,

you should know

about me.

If I want to hurt someone,

I have hundreds of ways to do so.

If anyone makes me unhappy,

I will make sure they won't have a good time either.

Your Highness,

should we rip your skin

or cut your throat today?

I was just chatting

but ended up scaring Her Highness instead.

Chief Xiao,

are you having any difficulties?

You always help me.

If there's anything

I can help with,

just let me know.

Don't force yourself, Your Highness.

This has nothing to do with you.

Not at all, not at all.

We are family.

No need to be so polite.

I'll leave it to you then.

Just like this?

Don't you want to

trial me first?

No need.

Your Highness is brave and resourceful.

You will succeed.

Tonight,

no matter what it takes,

you must stall the Empress in Shangyin Palace

until past nine.

Why...

Why do I have to stall the Empress?

Does your neck still hurt?

I'll do it!

It's just stalling the Empress,

I'll stall her until the end of the world

and beyond.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Godfather, you're really getting

Consort Dowager Duan to do this?

Didn't you not trust her?

It doesn't matter if I trust her.

If she wants to live,

she knows what to do.

She tried so hard

to get on the boat of Prince Fu.

Think she can just keep to herself from now on?

[Abyss Clear and Jade Clean]

There's no such thing as

free lunch in this world.

If Her Majesty finds out,

she will die.

It'd be hard to explain to Prince Fu.

It can be troublesome...

Let's just wish her good luck then.

[Shangyin Palace]

[Spirit Tablet of the Learned, Peaceful, Filial, Virtue-manifesting Emperor Shunzong of the Great Ye]

[11PM, 1AM, 3AM, 5AM]

[Fengyi Palace]

Everyone talks about

how important the ceremony is.

Looking at this with my own eyes,

isn't that a lie?

Think about it, the late Emperor

was so powerful when he was alive.

All the concubines wanted a piece of him.

Now that he's gone,

even his only son

Prince Rong says he's sick and can't come.

Poor him.

Mistress,

you're taking pity on the late Emperor.

You're so kind.

Not really.

It's just that

seeing everyone is here only out of formality

made me feel relieved.

Mistress,

do you think what we were tasked can be done?

How about trying to just

gloss it over?

Look at her.

Do you think she's someone

I can fool so easily?

No way.

[3PM, 5PM, 7PM, 9PM]

Tell them to light the lantern.

Light the lantern, quick.

Light the lantern.

Hurry up.

Light up the lanterns.

Tonight, the southeast wind will rise at nine.

The sky lanterns flewn from the Prince's residence,

with the direction of the wind,

will go to Fengyi Palace.

I need these sky lanterns

to create chaos

in Fengyi Palace,

so I can take Prince Rong away.

Let's go.

-Fire! -Fire!

-Fire! -Send help!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Save Prince Rong!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!