The Empress of China Episode 83
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She hates me all over her bones
she wouldn't tell me anything.
She's never change
She has repeatedly tried to hurt you,
But in the end, she only remembers,
it's always
what you have done to her
If she didn't
soak with wuhua,
that chrysanthemum brocade to harm you
you wouldn't have suffered so much.
Today, why waste
your breath
on someone like her
Let's go
What's wrong, Mei Niang
What do you mean
Didn’t you want me to help you
After the fall of Consort Xiao
to clean up the mess after
We have one question about
Consort Xiao's daughters
Yiyang and Xuancheng
According to the Tang rule,
they should be
exiled to Lingnan.
But they're so young,
if we go by the book,
they probably couldn’t survive
the long journey,
and may die on the way.
How about
we say
they're too sick to travel.
Send them
to the Palace in Luoyang for 2 years.
In the meantime,
I'll plead their case to His Majesty
so that he would pardon them.
As for Sujie,
let him become the Military Governor of Shenzhou
and send him away from Chang'an.
As you wish
Mei Niang, you're finally
willing to leave Penglai Palace
I'm so relieved.
I should get going.
As you have expected,
Wu Mei Niang failed to get any answers
from Empress Wang.
This two-person has become
hate each other to the core,
they won't talk to each other.
Your Highness,
if we send Princesses
Yiyang and Xuancheng to Luoyang,
will you let them live
Let them stay in the Luoyang Palace
Stay there for a while, after 6 months,
we'll announce
they died of an illness
And secretly ship them back to Chang'an
Hidden them in Yeting
They can live,
but not well,
as long as they're alive
Let them believe
their ill fate is
courtesy of Wu Mei Niang.
Yes
These two pawns
may someday become useful.
It seems that night she’ll be drinking
with those gigolos till around 11 o'clock tonight.
Thanks to you, accompanied by a Li Daren
or else I'd be drinking all by myself.
How miserable
Am I a coward or what
No, no, no, no,
not at all.
I think you are
You're definitely not a coward.
You supposed to be deeply in love
Speaking of which
There is a woman
can make you so deeply in love
Perhaps a blessing
Blessing
Li Daren
You're so good at consoling me
Everyone in Chang'an knows
in terms of quantity and quality of gigolos engaged.
The Fang's stands No 1
This blessing
Who'd want this sort of
Fang Daren,
I'm sure that your Highness
Someday,
the Princess will understand your deep feeling.
Drink drink drink
Come on,
That's right
Someday she'll realise
I'm the one who'll be there for her till the end.
And only me.
Let's have another drink
Come on, drink it
Cheers! Cheers!
My Lady,
I’ve just checked with the Bureau of Costumes.
One month before Empress Wang,
only two people touched
the golden silk threads in stock.
Guiren Chen of Hanxiang Palace and
Princess Gaoyang.
It was my fault, Anding
I mistook
the Empress Wang as my enemy
and completely overlooked
the real killer behind my back.
Gaoyang, if you can be so vicious,
I won't go easy on you either.
You will pay for this with your life.
I will destroy you
On the anniversary day,
Outside Ganye Temple guarded by the Imperial Guards
Will be thousands on duty,
commanded
by a general from the Guanlong aristocrats.
Third brother, I can only count
on your 5,000 cavalrymen.
Your Majesty
You can rest assured,
A few days ago,
I appeared to have sent them
back to Songzhou,
when in fact they are hiding
in a near mountain outside Chang'an,
On the anniversary day
and will be at your Majesty's command.
They can be at Ganye Temple to help you take control.
When that happens
Your Majesty, in front of all the courtiers,
could spell out Zhangsun Wuji
his wrongdoings as a Prime Minister
You can also take out
the rest of his clique.
But General Cheng Zhijie
is also part of
the Guanlong clan.
He's also friends with Uncle.
Though he's stationed
the border of the Western Regions,
the Imperial Guards
still take orders from him.
Third Brother, if someone should buy off
this division and pitch them
against us,
there are 6,000 of them
Your Majesty, don't forget
Stationed in Chang'an
One of the largest army
is under General Li Ji’s command.
They can decamp anytime
and reach Ganye Temple
in half an hour
Even if Cheng Zhijie were
to summon his 6,000 Imperial Guards,
from Taiji Palace to Ganye Temple
would take him at least 3 hours.
All these years,
Li Ji has remained neutral
but your Majesty,
On the day of anniversary
if you're determined
to put Zhangsun Wuji in his place,
I'm sure General Li Ji
will take your side.
That's why
whether it's the guards at Ganye Temple
thousands of security guards
or the 6,000 Imperial Guards,
will no longer be a threat.
Good! I'm relieved to hear that.
Come on
You don't have the heart to do it
He's our Uncle after all
and he hasn't
done anything treacherous.
He's just too domineering.
This
really makes me uneasy.
Your Majesty,
our objective
is not to kill him.
We only want Zhangsun Wuji,
in the future,
to stop
meddling at will in state affairs and your personal
gesticulates
If at this moment your Majesty
cannot make up your mind,
it's not too late a put a stop to this.
Too late
the arrow is on the bow.
Or
I'll regret it for the rest of my life.
Third brother, after we've taken control
at Ganye Temple,
take this written order
to discharge
all the Imperial Guards who are loyal to Uncle.
Yes! As you wish
My Lady
His Majesty and the Prince of Wu are
in Ganlu Palace.
They dismissed the entire eunuch and Palace maids
and have been drinking for over 2 hours.
What did you say, they're in Ganlu Palace
alone?
Yes
Come on, drink it
Anyone there, bring us more wine
Your Majesty
Don't, for tonight
we've had enough
Tomorrow morning,
you have to get up early to read the memorials.
It's alright.
Someone will do it for me.
Who?
Mei Niang
Since
my headaches are getting worse,
Mei Niang has been helping me
with state affairs.
Third brother,
since Anding's death,
I have tried for Mei Niang
to let her keep busy
so that her mind
won't wander and ...
Your Majesty
Minister greetings to Zhaoyi Wu
Your Highness Prince of Wu
I thought
if you were done drinking.
You could enjoy
the hangover soup I made
I guess His Majesty
has no such luck.
Rui'an
My Lady
Help His Majesty
go to the his chamber.
Yes. Hurry
I'm rather drunk myself.
Excuse me.
What's your hurry, Prince of Wu
I've ordered the Imperial Kitchen
to make the hangover soup.
It took them 2 hours to make it,
and I've put in a lot of effort.
If you don't mind,
have a seat
and enjoy it
I'm happy to oblige.
Serve the soup.
Father Daren
As expected,
Li Ke's 5,000 cavalrymen in Chang'an
Sure enough did not return to Songzhou.
They’re stationed
at 20 miles to the south of Chang'an.
in the woods of Dongfo Ravine
If we report to His Majesty.
we can charge Li Ke with treason.
A report of this situation
is not sufficient
proof of Li Ke's intention to rebel.
You'll only alert him.
Chong son, in a few days,
the anniversary of the late Emperor’s death is coming up
I need to know Li Ke's concrete course of action
and about 5,000 cavalrymen,
how he plans to use it
You send spy around him
Any word from them
Not yet
About Li Ke's return to Chang'an.
There's something odd
If he plans
to usurp the throne,
he must have
the support of the army.
But up to this point,
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he's made
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no contact with Li Ji.
Tell your man to watch Li Ke closely.
Yes
As I've heard,
because of Princess Anding,
Zhaoyi became so dispirited
that you locked
yourself in Penglai Palace
and refused to come outside.
Even His Majesty couldn't reason with you.
Is that right
I'm just curious
what brought you out of
Penglai Palace today
Today is the last day of Anding's mourning period.
I want to send her off
and also take a look at
her resting place.
I see.
Looks like
something is on your mind.
It's nothing really.
Each time I return to Chang'an,
the feeling of different faces in the same places
is getting stronger and stronger.
But as I remember,
His Royal Highness Prince was gone
for just over a year.
In a year,
a lot can happen
I remember the last time
I was in Chang'an,
I had an encounter with Zhaoyi.
Things were not going too well
for both of us,
but as good friends,
we were at least sincere towards each other.
What do you mean by that
What are you implying
Zhaoyi Wu,
you seem to treat me
like a treacherous usurper
who is capable of hurting His Majesty.
Why would you think that
The way you looked at me
when you came in.
And also when you saw His Majesty
safe and sound,
the look of relieve
gave you away.
I'm afraid Prince of Wu was mistaken.
Mistaken?
About something like this
Can I misunderstood
If Zhaoyi
still consider me a friend,
I hope you'll level with me.
Very well, someone told me
you're back in Chang'an
to stage a coup.
Are you talking about Zhangsun Daren
Is that why you left Penglai Palace
and went to Chongjing Temple
You both think I'm plotting a rebellion
Don't look so surprised.
If Zhangsun Wuji can
put me under watch,
I can do
the same to him.
Tell me
Why do you believe him
I don't.
But in his words
It's true, indeed
he has evidence.
Evidence, that you think
If I wanted to kill His Majesty.
why would I wait till now
Back then at the North Gate
and at my mansion.
I had plenty of opportunities to kill him.
But I didn't.
Instead I saved his life.
Maybe the time was
not right then.
Or perhaps you were not
confident you'd succeed.
Fine
Let's lay everything out in the open.
Tell me
about your so-called evidence
carry out one by one
See if I can
defend myself.
Do you own
an extremely thin
and sharp dagger
Yes
I carry it with me at all times.
How did you know about it
You had a guard
called Li Gong
who was killed outside Ganye Temple
amidst the confusion during the fighting.
I killed him.
Because
Zhangsun Wuji was
spying on me
I grabbed my chance
to finish him off.
What's wrong with that
A year ago, there was a shipment into Chang'an.
Armour and weapons
The real buyer
was Yang Qingxuan?
Prince of Wu said
you would answer
all my questions.
No.
It wasn't Qingxuan.
You were the real buyer.
That's why
you killed someone investigating you.
Am I right
What do you need so many
the armour and weapons for
Smuggling these items into Chang'an
is considered treason.
I have no intention to rebel.
Then what was your motive
I'll be honest with you.
These weapons
His Majesty ordered the shipment.
All because of you
He was fed up with Zhangsun Wuji's
domineering and meddling.
He designated me to train
shadow guards who will take orders from him.
It was the reason
why I got back to Chang'an
from Songzhou overnight.
If Zhaoyi don’t believe me,
when His Majesty wakes up tomorrow
feel free to ask him.
It never occurred to me
Qingxuan over this happen
would assassinate His Majesty
Maybe that’s
why you got it all wrong about me.
This is His Majesty's written order.
On my father's death anniversary day,
I will lead 5,000 cavalrymen
straight to Ganye Temple.
Zhangsun Wuji
and other leaders of the Guanlong clan.
We'll go after them
At Chang'an city,
we’ll take out the Guanlong partisans
I'll be counting
on you, brothers
We'll follow your lead
and risk our lives
Mother
Zhong son
Mother
Zhong son
Mother
Zhong son
Mother, Mother
Zhong stop it
You can’t open the door.
Watch your hands.
Mother, I know
In here doesn't have enough to eat
This is specially for you
I've brought you food.
Yeting is heavily guarded
day and night guards
It wasn't
easy for me to get inside.
Good, I will eat it
I will eat it
Mother, I know
Wu Mei Niang framed you.
I'm pretending to listen to her.
When I become the Emperor,
I will make
Wu Mei Niang pay for this
Zhong son, listen to me.
Forget it
about revenge.
Secure your position as the Crown Prince
and try to protect yourself.
In the Palace, you must
find a way to survive.
I will, Mother
Mother, I really missed you
Zhong son
Mother
Zhong son
Father Daren,
a note from Chen Zhixuan.
My humble official Chen Zhixuan
Notice Prime Minister
The Prince of Wu is not conspiring
against the state.
He's working on His Majesty's order
to topple your Excellency and
take out the Guanlong clan.
Mei Niang
Your Majesty,
This hangover does not wake you up
how do you like
the taste of your hangover
My head feels like it's about to split open.
But after drinking your soup.
I'm feeling
much better.
Thank you, Mei Niang
Oh no! I'm due for the morning assembly.
I still have memorials
to read.
Majesty, those on your side
are finished.
Mei Niang
In order to help me with all the memorials
You've been up all night
You've worked hard
His Majesty has it crossed your mind,
a year ago, smuggling in Chang'an,
the shipment of armors and weapons
belonged to the Prince of Wu
It wasn't him
The real owner of the goods,
it's me.
By the way, Mei Niang
when we were drinking last night,
at last drink
I thought
I heard your voice.
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Mei Niang,
are you worried third brother
would hurt me
Eventually
you do care about me, right
Your Majesty
If you have time,
THANK YOU
visit Empress Wang at Yeting.
What did you say
Your deposed Empress, Wang Yuyan
is locked up in Yeting,
She wants to see your Majesty.
I think
your Majesty should go and see her.
After all, she loved you
with all her heart.
After all, she loved you