~Episode 36~
Eunuch Li from the Harem
I think he will know more Information about this
Grand Secretary
I don't trust him
But I trust you.
Judging by the reports you wrote for so many years,
you have an ambition.
Has a conscience
I want you to think back
If you remember any clues,
that will undo my deepest regret,
I will be eternally grateful.
I will take my leave
Wait a minute Grand Secretary
I heard that you've been suffering from heart pains.
So I prepared some medicine pills for you.
Once your heart hurts
take them immediately.
You will get instant relief.
Thank you Your Majesty
Grand Secretary
Don't forget what you set out to do in the first place.
I will take my leave
Eunuch Li
Is the Emperor asleep?
He's asleep
I dismissed all the guards and eunuchs in the area.
Then then then Then I will go take a look
Eunuch Li
Shh
This can't be a small matter. I think we better discuss the matter properly.
How could you turn weak at this kind of time?
Let me tell you
After tonight
I will promote you to a higher status Live your life in riches
Hurry go
You don't come in
Stay watch
This
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Xiao Tian
You can't leave this place
It has been proven that a mistake wasn't made during the compilation of my father's book.
Xiang Niang is now better
Why can't I leave?
I haven't told Empress Dowager
the result of you lodging the complaint.
Elder Brother
Why won't you say it?
Right now Empress Dowager is sick
Just hold it in for a few more days
Wait until Empress Dowager is better
I will definitely tell her
But I'm getting bored to death here.
I know that it must be boring for you to stay here.
So I already sent someone to accompany you
Who is it?
Teacher.
Ling Chun!
Teacher.
Teacher
Please pardon me, Your Majesty.
Ling Chun,
Then I'll give Xiao Tian to you
Take your time
I have some things to do
I'll visit you guys later
I know
Have a safe trip, Your Majesty.
Ling Chun
I haven't seen you for a long time
Are you doing well?
Teacher
Actually I'm not even one bit fine
Once you left
the Imperial Clinic closed down.
Other than sweeping the floor everyday, it's still sweeping the floor.
I'm getting bored to death
But
I'm really smart
I kept the medicine book you gave to me.
You are quite serious this.
The book is almost tattered.
Well of course
For being a Physician
No matter what they charge us
No matter what pain
No matter how we are being bullied,
I can endure them all!
Who bullied you?
Concubine Mo's personal maid.
Cui Huan.
Teacher
Do you know
When you were not here
Cui Huan kept bullying me and making trouble for me.
Oh
Oh yeah Teacher
Last time when Mister Zhang came to get medicine
She even set up a trap for Mister Zhang.
Mister Zhang was taken away by Eunuch Li
So
My Second Brother got caught
because he fell for Cui Huan's trap.
So I think
that Hei Yu Xiang incident,
may be Cui Huan's doing.
Worse still,
Concubine Mo may know of this incident too.
You can't say this kind of thing without proof.
If Concubine Mo hears of it,
you will be in trouble.
Teacher
This you don't need to worry about
Concubine Mo
stays in the Chu Xiu Chamber all day long now.
To take care and take care of her health.
Even if she wants to hear she can't
Haven't you heard of the saying that "walls have ears"?
I know
Then teacher,
I will help you tidy up your things first.
Teach me a few more skills later.
Okay.
My Lady,
I heard Ling Chun
Got reassigned to accompany Chu Tian Xin
If you feel that Chu Tian Xin is in the way,
we can start from Ling Chun.
Ling Chun is muddle-headed by nature.
Chu Tian Xin trusts her a lot
This a big opportunity
This suggestion is not bad
I'm flattered.
But
Now Chu Tian Xin
is protected everywhere she goes.
All her food
have to be checked through first.
Wanting to harm her is not so easy
Do you any other good plans
For lodging a complaint,
Chu Tian Xin got external wounds.
We can
put something in her medicine.
I know about a kind of snake poison
that will block the air passage once it enters the bloodstream.
Even a silver needle cannot detect its presence.
Let's make Chu Tian Xin
apply the snake poison on her wound
while she's using the medicine.
Snake poison...
Is it easy to find?
Let me think of a way to do that.
Ling Chun
Come help us
Okay
Here
Lift it
Be careful
Did anything happen here?
Nothing happened.
Buddy
You must be tired
What are you holding on your hands
Oh
This is my teacher's medicine cream.
Go in
Thank you
Teacher
I feel that something weird is going on lately.
What do you think?
Would something big happen?
This place is heavily guarded.
Nothing should happen
Teacher I read it in a book
Not all poison
Can be shown on a needle
Ai
I think it's better to be careful
What happens if you get poisioned?
Why should I be scared?
When your here
Ai
Teacher
Once you are healed
Can you tell His Majesty?
Aiya
Ask him
not to let me be a palace maid.
It's so boring and exhausting.
I just want to follow you
Can't I?
Huh?
Teacher
Do you know
Teacher
Teacher do you know
Everytime I see you cure the patients
They will always be happy
The sense of accomplishment is so strong.
I think
I need to follow you to be a good physician
And then after
Be like you
Okay
Next time I'll tell the Emperor
Teacher.
Teacher,
Teacher what's wrong?
Ling Chun,
Where did you get the medicine from?
I brought it from the Royal Clinic
Teacher.
Teacher
What's wrong?
The needle bag.
Ai
Teacher.
How are you?
I've been poisoned
Hurry take the third needle out
Teacher
Is it this needle?
Yes
Help me stick it in
Insert it into the Liang Qiu acupuncture point.
Hurry
No
Insert it into the Yin Shi acupuncture point.
Insert it!
Teacher I've never done this
Stick it in
Oh
Uh
Teacher
I can't
Don't panic.
You can do it.
Don't panic.
Stay calm.
Do it slowly.
Teacher.
Find the fire cups.
To suck out the poison.
Teacher!
There are no fire cups here.
Teacher!
I better use my mouth to suck the poison.
Teacher...
Teacher
Teacher.
Ling Chun.
Teacher,
Are you feeling better?
I'm fine
Thank you for saving me
It's good that you're fine
Ling Chun...
Ling Chun,
Ling Chun!
Ling Chun,
Wake up
Ling Chun
Teacher,
From now on
Would I become a great Physician?
Of course
Don't say anymore
I'll save you first
Teacher
I have no friends in this Harem
I know
You treat me the best
No
Everyone likes you
Really
Teacher,
The day Miss Yun Ying was in danger
Lady Mo came out from the Imperial Clinic.
She told me not to say it.
I was scared
I'm afraid I won't have a chance to say
You won't
I will cure you
Teacher.
Teacher!
Ling Chun
Ling Chun...
Xiao Tian.
Ling Chun!
Don't be like this
Wait a minute
Ling Chun
I promised you that I will teach you acupuncture skills.
I never taught you well
If you can still follow me in your next life,
I would have used my heart to teach you
I will make a copy of the "Art of 9 Needles",
and burn it together with the acupuncture bag to you.
Ling Chun
Xiao Tian.
Dont be like this
Ling Chun. Xiao Tian,
Let Ling Chun go
Ling Chun
Xiao Tian
Elder Brother
Ling Chun is like this because She saved me and she got poisoned from it
I caused her death Calm down
The one who caused her death isn't you
It's the one who added the poisoned Not you
This
This was my fault
It's because I didn't manage the palace well that such things happen.
Xiao Tian,
I swear
I will find out the truth
Catch the culprit
And do justice for Ling Chun.
Elder Brother,
Ling Chun just told me
She doesn't want to follow those maids She wanted to follow me and learn
She wanted to be like me and save people
I haven't helped her fulfill her wish.
She left
Xiao Tian Don't act like this
I will surely plan a proper funeral for her.
And take care of her family.
I will give an order
to make Ling Chun a medical officer. So that her wish will be fulfilled.
Elder Brother,
Is it because I did something wrong?
Why are there someone wanting to kill me?
No Xiao Tian
You saving people
Is right
What you did is right
If I am right Why are there people trying to kill me?
Why did my father and my family got executed after he compiled Ben Chao?
How come kind people have to suffer pain?
How come Ling Chun is dead?
How come my Father and my Mother Were framed to death?
Why are those evil people who caused their death safe and sound?
For what?
Xiao Tian,
Your Father and Ling Chun won't die for nothing
I will catch the murderer
And get revenge
I know
I won't give up
I won't let them be
I will make them pay for everything they have done.
Snake poison.
The Harem Chambers is strictly managed.
It's not possible for snake poison to get into the Harem Chambers.
Even Yun Ying can die by poison secretly produced within the palace.
The snake poison is nothing.
Do you still remember what I told you before?
Yun Ying's death
There are still some doubts that are not solved.
I remember
You suspect that there is another accomplice on the run.
The day Ling Chun died
She said that
The day Yun Ying died
They saw you come out
What did you go to the Imperial Clinic for?
Why did you ask Ling Chun not to tell anyone that you have been there?
Because if she said it,
my life will be in danger.
I heard
Someone wanted to harm Xiao Tian
So I went to report it
Who is the person?
Li Bao Chuan.
Huh
I...
suffered 30 beatings for Xiao Tian once.
Which made Eunuch Li unhappy.
He threatened me more than once.
Before Xiao Tian said
you forced her to take Hei Yu Xiang.
And you said that it was her imagination.
What exactly is the truth?
Please forgive me
for hiding the truth from you.
Why did you do that?
I got threatened by Eunuch Li.
To protect myself,
I had no choice but to do that.
You are a concubine.
Li Bao Chuan is just an Eunuch
How can he threaten you?
Your Majesty
All the Palaces Maids and Eunuchs
have been threatened by Eunuch Li.
If
If Eunuch Li purposely wants to kill someone,
it's not hard for him to make it look like an accident.
So to save yourself
You harmed Xiao Tian?
You know that Xiao Tian alwaysTreated you like her real sister
Your Majesty
I did it save Xiao Tian
If I
didn't let her off on purpose,
how could Xiao Tian have escaped from Chu Xiu Chamber
and seeked your protection?
Why didn't you say it earlier?
I can't say it without proof.
And
Eunuch Li has Empress Dowager for support
I could only tolerate the humiliation of being blamed.
Originally, I wanted to expose it.
But
But once I thought of how Eunuch Li is capable of killing me...
It's alright if I were to die since nobody will pity me.
But the baby I'm carrying is innocent!
To protect myself,
I made you angry,
and caused Xiao Tian to suffer.
I deserve a thousand death!
Once I give birth,
I am willing to die to pay for my crime.
Yi Rou
You should have told me earlier.
Don't worry
I will protect you and your family
To not be harmed in anyways
Thank you Your Majesty
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Do you really believe what Concubine Mo said?
Even though what she said was reasonable, I don't believe her.
I will always remember
the way she looked when she wanted me dead.
Then why didn't you say it to Elder Brother?
Elder Brother trusts her deeply and without a hint of doubt.
There's no point telling him
If you're embarrassed to say it,
I'll say it for you
Eh
Second Brother
Don't go.
No.
We can't just let it be.
She can't push all the blame to Li Bao Chuan.
And not take any blame herself.
The palace is so messed up. What's the point of her acting so innocent?
Second Brother will uphold justice for you.
Eh...
Really don't do it
I will think of a plan
Ling Chun died unjustly.
I will find out the truth
Your servant pays respects to My Lady.
You may all leave
Yes
Ling Chun is dead
The Emperor suspects you for the poison
Impossible
When I added the poison
No one saw
Did you arrange for those palace maids to move things?
Yes
Every palace maid has her own duty.
If you reassign their duties suddenly,
it will seem unusual.
It's very common for the palace maids
to have their duties reassigned in the palace.
But if you were the one who did the reassignment,
that's unusual.
I don't understand what you mean
Within a short period of time,
you got promoted from a palace maid to a 5th grade officer.
With such great speed,
it's unparalleled.
Who was the one who promoted you?
The Emperor knows
It's not wrong for a person to climb higher.
But the higher a person climbs, the faster her fall will be.
You weren't careful enough
I was just following your orders
Ai
Don't say nonsense words
Framing others and quibbling,
that's an additional crime.
Oh
I said it wrong
I was under Eunuch Li's orders
But when the Emperor investigates
Do you think that Li Bao Chuan
will admit that you were working for him?
My Lady, have mercy on me.
Have mercy on me.
You helping Eunuch Li
I won't blame you
But him promoting you
And I saving your life
Who do you want to follow?
Take a look for yourself
I know I was wrong
I will definitely cut all ties with Eunuch Li
And be loyal towards you
Aiya Xiang Niang
Xiang Niang
Eh
Aiyoo
Oh
Aiyah Eunuch Li
This lass...
You're sick
I heard you were sick
I felt so sad
and anxious.
I
Here
Ai Yes yes
Specially
asked someone to brew some tonics for you to replenish your health.
Brew some old tonics for you.
It will be greatly beneficial to your health.
Drink
Here here here
I'll feed you
For you to drink
Why isn't she drinking?
Eunuch Li
Miss already drank earlier
Aiyah
Drinking more won't cause anything bad
Come
Here
Hurry drink
Eunuch Li
Eunuch Li Don't drink
Don't drink
Ai
Aiyah.
This is the top-quality tonic soup I specially
prepared for your daughter.
Eunuch Li
Xiang Niang just got better
I think it's better for her to be careful of what she eats.
To prevent her medicine from having conflicting effects.
And harm her instead of curing her.
Aiya
It's just some tonic soup.
How can it be so harmful?
Grand Secretary
Here
You
You drink
No no no
Tonic soup made of 100 year old ginseng.
Drink drink drink
We are on the same boat.
How come you don't believe me?
This has meaning
My good intention has been treated like donkey liver.
Girl.
Take care
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Grand Secretary
Ming Qing,
From now on whoever comes in
block them at the door.
Don't let them come in. Just say that it was my order.
Yes.
Father
What did Li Bao Chuan just tell you?
Oh
Nothing
How are you?
Mhm
Much better
It's just that after lying in bed for a few days,
I feel a little bored.
It's alright.
I will get Ming Jing to bring you to the Imperial Garden for a stroll later.
Father
What your promised me
You didn't forget right
You said after I'm better
you will retire and resign from your position.
You're not lying right
Xiang Niang
Why would I lie to you?
My resignation,
is not like you running away from home.
I can't just leave whenever I want to.
Give me more time
After I hand over the things that need to be
handed over, I will leave.
Then how long?
I can't say exactly.
But I will make it as soon as possible.
Xiang Ning,
Don't be anxious.
I will do what I said.
You need to take care of your health
Then I won't worry
I have something to do
I'll come see you later
This Grand Secretary Zhao really don't know what's good for him.
Eunuch Li's good intentions were wasted.
Yeah
They were all ruined.
Yes!
Slap yourself.
I've been with Grand Secretary for 20 years
Do I need you both to talk so much?
Next time when I hear youSay something bad about Grand Secretary
you will both carry your slimy tongues to see me.
Slap harder!
Miss
Grand Secretary cannot just leave his job like that.
It's necessary for him to hand over some things.
Then he should at least give himself a date limit.
And make me feel more secure.
Ming Qing,
I keep feeling that my father is just placating me.
He still can't let go of the fame and status.
I think Grand Secretary means it
You didn't see him taking care of you
How much worriy and grief he felt
So
Don't think about those things
Grand Secretary cares about you the most.
I know
But my heart can't feel at ease
Just now when I saw my Father and Li Bao Chuan's faces
I think something will happen
Mistress
Don't bother about him
Why did you come
I'm here to apologize
Last time you said you were here to visit
In the end you got Miss angry
This time you're here to apologize
Who knows what you are trying to achieve?
Hurry leave
What do you want to say?
Just say it
I'm sorry about last time
You just got better
I got you angry
But I didn't do it on purpose
I'm a straight-forward person.
After being provoked by your father, I got angry.
You still dare to say.
Once I see you
I get angry immediately
Can't you leave now
Ming Qing,
You may leave
Sorry
I didn't blame you
I just wish
You didn't forget what you promised me
I didn't forget
Oh yeah
This is
For you
You gave me one last time
you must have one less.
So I must give you one too.
I have alot of those.
Then take it as a form of apology.
I spent alot of time choosing it.
I don't know if you like
If you don't like it then tell me
I will exchange it
You're taste isn't bad
I like it
Then you're not mad?
Do I look so petty to you?
Then okay
I'll come see you next time
Wait a minute
Can I ask you to do me a favour?
Don't just say one
I can do two
I'm worried Li Bao Chuan will harm my Father
Can you secretly protect him?
No way
What kind of status does Grand Secretary have?
I am not the one who should be protecting him.
I know you can't forgive my Father
But he's my only family member
Octopus Girl.
I promised to not harm your Father
That doesn't mean I forgive him
My father is willing to retire and resign from his position.
It wasn't easy for him to decide to leave
Just say I owe you one
Okay?
You're making it hard for me to account to Xiao Shi Tou.
Give him a chance Okay?
Let him start over his life
Aren't you really regretful that you harmed me?
I beg you to help me this once
I beg you
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Run
Zhang Zhe San,
You
Don't think that just because you saved me I will let you go
You dragged a government officer away. That is a crime worthy of death sentence!
Don't assume that just because the Emperor is backing you up, you will be fine.
I can still punish you!
You
Why did you bring me here for?
You caused Xiao Shi Tou's death
I want you to admit your wrongs
I want you to tell him Why you did this to him
He died because of my followers
It has nothing to do with me
It was under your order
You borrowed someones knife to kill
You caused it
You caused this
You shouldn't have stolen prohibited books from the palace.
He shouldn't have hidden a fugitive!
I was under the edict's orders
What did I do wrong?
I know I am not as good at reasoning than you.
If I knew this earlier
I wouldn't have saved you
I should have let those assassins slaughter you.
You appeared as a heroic person
Maybe the killers were sent by you
Because you wanted to earn my trust
You faked saving me
You have lots of haters You know it yourself
I Zhang Zhe San wanting to kill you
Will be done fair and sqaure
And have a conscience
I'm not like you
using the late Emperor's banner,
Kiling peopleStarting fires
Carrying the Qing Lian sign,
committing corruption and receiving bribes.
Xiao Shi Tou is right here.
He's only 7
You shouldn't say that to me
Tell that to him
See if he believes
All this time you wanted to harm Xiao Tian
Xiao Tian didn't care and saved Xiang Niang
Xiang Niang knows all your wrongs
Yet she wanted me to protect you secretly
I Zhang Zhe San can't read words
But I know what's treating others the way they treated you.
Whats wrong and right
You are a Grand Secretary
where did all the books you read about sages go to?
I
Xiang Niang got hurt
Your worry
Xiao Shi Tou
Her Mother
Her Mother Won't be worried?
And all those elders
What are they gonna do
You're not human
Not human
You're not human
Stop stop stop
Don't
I promised Xiang Niang I wouldn't kill you
Stay here and repent on your sins!
Xiao Shi Tou is here
His body is buried in cold damp earth. Can you still face him?
Zhang Zhe San
Please hurry tell the Emperor
What he want's to know
I'll say
Zhao Pu Song is willing to tell us what happened that year.
But he wants you to promise to let him retire.
And pardon him.
Looks like there must be something wrong with the late Emperor's death.
Or else Zhao Pu Song wouldn't have used his own life as a term of exchange.
Even the assassins came looking for him.
If he wasn't cornered,
he wouldn't be saying it.
Didn't you want to know this?
This is a good opportunity
Hai...
Where is he
I made him repent in front of Xiao Shi Tou's grave.
Looking at him
He really found his conscience.
Do you want to give him another chance?
Okay
Tell him
I will pardon him.
Father
Where did you go?
You worried me to death
Xiang Niang
Ming Qing
Don't worry about me
There is nothing wrong
Grand Secretary
Miss her
rushed back from the palace
the moment she heard that you disappeared.
FatherWhere did you go last night?
Why didn't you tell your subordinates?
Xiang Niang
I
I went to look for some colleagues.
Told them
I wanted to retire and resign.
And also gave them some orders.
While we were chatting,
time flew by, and it's already morning.
Father
are you really going to retire and resign?
I won't lie to you
Later in the day,
I will go and tell the Emperor about this.
Father
This is too great
Go pack up
Tell the stewards to dismiss the maids
Guards
Give them how much money
Let them go home and spend there days well
Thank you Father
Go and prepare.
I will go see the Emperor
Ming Qing
Hurry lets go
I pay respects to Your Majesty.
No need to be formal.
Thank you Your Majesty
Your Majesty
I heard Zhang Zhe San said that
you will allow me to retire.
Is it for real?
A king doesn't lie.
If Grand Secretary
tells me the real reason behind the late Emperor's death,
I will promise you something
Your Majesty
This is not a small situation
I must talk to you privately.
Grand Secretary
Please say
Your Majesty
20 years ago
when I was the person-in-charge of the Imperial Study,
I helped the late Emperor to write reports
and approve documents.
Your Majesty
Didn`t I say?
I don`t want to see anyone
Your Majesty,
the Empress Dowager has a headache again.
Grand Secretary
Wait a bit
I will go see Empress Dowager
Yes
Why didn't you make some noise to tell me you are coming to the palace?
What are you looking for the Emperor for?
Of course, I came to look for the Emperor to discuss the nation's affairs.
Do I still need to report to you beforehand?
Are you here to discuss nation's affairs
or your retirement?
20 years
We kept this secret for so long
Grand Secretary Zhao
Chief Zhao.
Bastard Zhao!
Why can't you hold out
at this kind of important time?
Ling Chun