The Empress of China Episode 84
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Your Majesty
Wang and Xiao occupy
on the front
Officers to have the opportunity
see the Emperor
is really most honored
Yes, indeed
Wang De
Old slave here
Let them all dismissed
Yes, His Majesty
Stand down
Yes Yes
Your Majesty!
I don't want you
to see me like this.
Your Majesty!
No!
His Majesty wouldn't do this!
His Majesty wouldn't!
Wu Mei Niang
Wu Mei Niang, it's you!
Isn't it, Wu Mei Niang?
Come out, Wu Mei Niang
Come out
Let go of me
Leave her alone
Let go
Madam Wang, by order of His Majesty,
you must be dead by 1 o'clock.
Now
You have only a burning joss stick time
Don't give me a hard time.
I got it
Before the joss sticks burn out.
Consort Xiao and I would
finish the wine.
You may go!
I remember
when you first came to the Palace,
you were prettier than I was
and enjoyed His Majesty's favour.
I was jealous of you.
I thought if I were sincere towards you,
we could be like sisters.
But I never thought
you kept trying to provoke me.
Now,
what's the use of bringing that up
We have been fighting for so long
But the result is lost
from the woman named Wu Mei Niang
If you had listened to me and
worked with me,
we wouldn't have ended up
like this.
You wanted a more prestigious title,
I wanted His Majesty's love.
Even without her, you and I were
destined to fight each other
until one of us was dead.
Such is the fate of the women in the Harem.
Unless you want nothing
or do not love.
Either way, the ending is the same.
It can't get any better.
Sister
Sister, my dear sister
I don't want to die
I don't want to die, not yet
Why don’t we go beg His Majesty?
Ask His Majesty for old time's sake.
to take pity on us
Beg? With what?
His Majesty gave her everything.
His love and prestige,
neither of us have any of it.
So what if we begged?
At best,
we'd drag out our pitiful existence
and
let anyone of the maids and the eunuchs
trample on us at will.
Is that how you want to live?
No, I don't want that, I don't want that
I don't want to die
I don't want to die! Not yet!
Your Majesty, your Majesty
His Majesty come out,
Consort Xiao want to see you
Open the door, Your Majesty...
Think about your children.
If you're dead,
perhaps
His Majesty would pity them
and they could go on living.
If you prolong your life,
they'll feel ashamed,
never be able to hold up their heads
Think about them.
Children?
My children
You're right!
I won’t give Wu Mei Niang
to hurt my children
for any excuse
If I'm alive,
She'd take it out
on my children,
I can't let that happen.
I won't give her any chance.
Wu Mei Niang,
don't even
think about hurting them
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty,
the deposed Empress Wang and Consort Xiao
have been executed.
Did they leave any word?
Reply to his Majesty
They did not left a word
By the way, His Majesty
Zhangsun Daren has been waiting
in the imperial Study.
Notice his Majesty
Li Ke's 5,000 cavalrymen
did not return to Songzhou,
but they are hiding outside Chang'an.
That proves
Li Ke has treacherous intent.
I urge you to order
General Li Ji to take out the rebels
and charge Li Ke for treason.
Uncle.
Perhaps you're mistaken,
Maybe it's just a misunderstanding.
Whatever his reasons,
to hide 5,000 cavalrymen
outside Chang'an city
is a crime punishable by death.
His Majesty, please order for Li Ke’s
arrest right away!
Uncle, I think
we should talk about this.
Let me send someone to look into it.
Send someone else?
His Majesty that 5,000 cavalrymen
hiding outside the city
You knew about it?
Uncle, why do you say that?
This is absurd!
How utterly absurd!
I have always been cautious.
How could
I be so naive to think we wouldn't have
mutual suspicions.
I deserved this.
Uncle,
please get up
Your Majesty,
since you ascended the throne
I have been arrogant and stubborn
and have repeatedly
making your Majesty upset
without realising it.
I'm too ashamed
to stay in the Court.
Your Majesty, on account of my meager
contribution to Tang
and the fact that I'm your Uncle,
please allow me to resign
and retire from the Court.
While I’m alive, I will not meddle with state affairs anymore.
Your Majesty
I've lived a life of honour and glory,
and do not wish to be the subject of laughingstock.
Please allow me to retire, Your Majesty.
Very well, I allow you
Old Officer thanked his Majesty long grace
Wang De
Your Majesty, what can I do for you
Summons Prince of Wu
Obeys the order
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So
They've already known
about our plan
My objective was
to make Uncle back off.
Now
he has decided to retire,
Third brother
we won't need to fight!
Third brother, your 5,000 cavalrymen ...
I'll send them back to Songzhou right away.
Officer first congratulate Your Majesty
As wise and capable as Father was,
he relied on Uncle all his life.
But I am now
I've forced him to retire.
Don't worry so much, Your Majesty!
Even the best pair of shoes,
may not fit everyone.
Saying all these can be happen
I believe your Majesty did nothing wrong
Your Majesty
Old slave report to your Majesty
Zhangsun Daren in his mansion
suddenly fainted
According to Imperial Physician said
Zhangsun Daren is infected with a cold
His Majesty, do you think
you're indebted to Zhangsun Daren
I let Uncle down
just like I have let you down.
I promised you
to make you the Empress,
but now
out of the blue
Uncle tendered his resignation.
Those aristocratic courtiers
will naturally
tie that to you
and try
their best to object.
The only person
who can turn the table is
Li Ji.
But he ignores all affairs of state,
busying himself
with military affairs.
I don't know General Li Ji
that well.
But an army man is
usually full of valour and vigor
and he's clear about
what he likes or dislikes.
He's the top man in the army.
Why has he remained neutral and maintained
an ambiguous attitude
He's always been like that.
Even during
the Xuanwu Gate incident
he didn't
take any sides.
He didn’t?
If the Prince of Wu plans to stage a coup,
he needs more than soldiers.
He also needs
the support of the Royal family.
Zhaoyi Wu
you can start thinking
apart from His Majesty,
which prince or princess
in the family is on friendly terms
and has been in contact with him.
On the anniversary of the late Emperor's death,
who's in charge of
security at Ganye Temple
Is the third brother
Your Majesty
Maybe Zhangsun Daren was right.
His Royal Highness Prince of Wu
Perhaps he has treacherous intent after all.
Princess Gaoyang is probably
his collaborator in Chang'an city.
On the day of the anniversary of the late Emperor's death,
They may act
Mei Niang,
watch what you say.
Do you have proof
Speculation
All of Mei Niang's speculation
Please allow Mei Niang
to explain one by one your Majesty.
But for now, the key is
to summon Zhangsun Daren
to discuss this.
Third brother
Zhangsun Wuji's resignation
has created
some unknowns for us.
If all this
is just an act, what should we do
Relax, my 5,000 cavalrymen
I have to let them
hiding in the valley nearby.
Wait until the anniversary of Father's death.
I'll order them to protect Ganye Temple.
I'm so relieved
Zhangsun Wuji suddenly resigned,
so he's not supposed
to attend the ceremony
Third brother, are we letting him off
Keeping him alive means endless trouble.
If we don't get rid of him,
I'm afraid
in the future
Pheasant Slave will become a figurehead
while he'll control the Court
and command the courtiers.
Considering that,
on Father's memorial day
I will designate a team
to kill him at all cost.
Your Majesty
Uncle
Officer pay a visit your Majesty
Forgive me for lying to you.
Please get up, Uncle
Thank you, Your Majesty
Your Majesty, I have always
suspected the Prince of Wu
but I don't have any proof.
So I came
to this decision
and pretended to resign and got sick at home.
Only in this way
Prince of Wu wouldn't have the excuse of protecting you
and must send his 5,000 cavalrymen
away from Chang'an.
Your Majesty, please
forgive me for holding out on you.
But I've found out
With only 2 days worth of provisions,
they left in a hurry,
while supplies for the return journey
are for more than 4 days.
Your Majesty, Old officer dare say
those 5,000 cavalrymen
had no intention to
left Chang'an.
This time, your Majesty
You must believe me.
I'd prefer not to believe,
but the presence of
5,000 cavalrymen
is leaving me no choice.
This ploy of going backward
in order to go forward is a brilliant move.
For Zhangsun Daren to endure such humiliation,
you certainly deserve Mei Niang's respect.
Zhaoyi Wu
Ganye Temple is easy to hold but hard to attack.
More than 100 guards
can hold out
for 2 hours.
That will give us
enough time to arrest the rebel
5,000 cavalrymen.
We can only count
on Cheng Zhijie's
6,000 Imperial Guards.
Your Majesty, Zhangsun Daren,
perhaps I have an idea.
You want me to say
Do you know why you've
failed
to win Princess Gaoyang’s heart
You've used the wrong method.
Princess Gaoyang is
arrogant and proud,
but your love is too submissive.
Why should I listen to you
this nonsense
In order to save her life
and ensure you
can be together forever.
Li Daren
What do you mean
Fang Daren
You really don’t know Her Royal Highness Gaoyang
what she's conspiring,
This will implicates your Fang clan
You will get your entire clan killed
Wu Mei Niang sent you
Can she guarantee
Gaoyang's life
What should I do
Your Majesty
Let's do this tomorrow
I'm fine
Thank you, Uncle
Come on
Help His Majesty to his chamber
Yes
I should go
Zhangsun Daren
Mei Niang guess continuously
There's something I don't understand.
About General Li Ji
Why can’t His Majesty count on him
General Li Ji and I are
old friends in many years.
I know him best.
He’s not treacherous,
just stubborn.
Once he makes up his mind,
nothing can change it.
In this world
If there's anyone he'd listen to,
apart from the late Emperor,
his wife would be the one.
After all I with General Li Ji
we've been friends for so long,
there are things I cannot do
except to try to persuade Li Ji
in his camp.
Officer asks to be excused
Daren,
Mei Niang understand now.
Thank you for Daren's advice.
Princess
Wu Mei Niang caught on you're using
Prince of Wu to stage a coup.
She even tried to make me work for her.
I told you
if you pretended to drown
your sorrow in wine,
you'd easily gain
Ninth brother and Mei Niang’s trust.
Now
What're their plans
Is Ninth brother still going to Ganye Temple
Li Zhi thinks he can turn the table on us
and take out all the rebels.
He'll still go to Ganye Temple.
Since Grand General Li Ji's position is
still ambiguous,
they dare not trust him.
All we hope
They're counting on Cheng Zhijie's guards
6,000 guards.
Li Yifu wanted me,
before the cavalrymen are dispatched,
I have to stay away from Tenglong Valley.
Tenglong Valley?
That means
their men are in the valley.
I don't care how,
Send someone immediatly
to keep third brother locked up.
Do anything possible
to take over his 5,000 cavalrymen.
I'll do that right away
Notice Your Majesty,
nothing unusual at Ganye Temple.
Your Majesty, Tenglong Valley is yet...
Doesn't have the...
Enough!
Don't tell me anymore!
Yes
Your Majesty
Why did you dismiss them
At this moment
I don't want any more updates.
I only want to look at you.
When this is over
and his Majesty come back.
you have plenty of time
to look at Mei Niang.
I'm afraid years from now,
His Majesty will get
tired of seeing Mei Niang.
You're right
When I come back,
we have years ahead of us.
Come...
Your Majesty
Must you go to Ganye Temple
I'm still hoping that
Third brother has no treacherous intent.
In that case, if I don't show up,
I would hurt his feelings.
But if he really wants to reverse
and I don't show up,
it'll rouse his suspicions.
Besides, we already
have a plan in place.
Mei Niang, I have a feeling
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this is my predestined fate,
just like Xuanwu Gate
was Father's fate.
Neither of us can run from it.
Your Majesty, it's time.
THANK YOU
Wait for me.