The Empress of China Episode 67
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Gaoyang.
Will Consort Xiao
attend the banquet
Yes, but don't worry,
If she messes with you,
I'll help you out.
Once we arrive at the side tower,
I will take the initiative to
apologise to Consort Xiao.
Just
let her say and do whatever she wants.
Don't step up for me.
Just leave her alone
For the sake of the child
For the sake of the child.
Consort Dowager Wu.
Mei Niang to pay a visit the Empress
Feel free, please
Last night, his Majesty suddenly summoned you
I didn't get a chance
to share my thoughts with you.
Last night gathered
Your demeanor left an impression on me
But I has understood,
when I look at you again today,
your beauty appearance of imperial concubine
Also truly makes me
feel ashamed.
I wonder why Consort Xiao isn't here yet.
His Majesty approaches
Mei Niang to pay a visit your Majesty.
Please be seated.
Mei Niang,
I thought it was a chrysanthemum banquet.
I don't see
any chrysanthemums here.
Your Majesty.
I suppose someone has noticed that
Although this banquet to enjoy chrysanthemum
But at the side tower,
there are no chrysanthemums anywhere
That's because the purpose of this banquet
is not to view the flowers
But for welcome
of someone who loves flowers
returns to the Palace
Consort Dowager Wu.
I always heard in this Palace
Chrysanthemum is your favourite flower.
At the General Assembly in the Zhenguan era.
You once galloped around the garden in
Taiji Palace while holding a chrysanthemum.
Your heroic bearing
amazed the Prince of Mongolia.
After I heard about your return.
I ordered for this chrysanthemum embroidery
to be made with golden silk thread.
It's finally done today.
I hope you like it, Consort Dowager.
Thanks to Empress love
Mei Niang did nothing to deserve such hospitality.
I dedicate this wine thanked to you, the Empress
My dear,
that’s very thoughtful of you.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I've heard great things
about Consort Dowager.
Today
I'd like to express my admiration.
Your Majesty.
Old slave report to Your Majesty,
Consort Xiao said,
today, she could not attend
the Chrysanthemum banquet.
She said His Highness, the Prince of Yong
suddenly got sick
She needs to take care of him.
Sujie is sick? Is it serious?
Old slave
has asked about his condition,
but the people at Xianling Palace spoke
evasively
and refused to answer directly.
Something happened to Sujie. I need to see him.
Yes.
Your Majesty.
What's happening to
Sujie
I'm not sure what to say, Your Majesty.
Who did it to Sujie
wound like this
Your Majesty, can you promise me
you will punish
whoever did this to Sujie
I promise you, whoever did this to him.
I won't forgive
Tell me.
Was it the Empress
It was, It was...
Hurry up and tell me
Who the hell was
It was...
Have you heard this proverb before
What is it
Whoever pleases you without a cause is either a villain or a thief.
Empress Wang is overly kind to you.
It is too warm
She is sweet like honey.
She said she admired you
and wanted to be your friend.
Cheat
Only new girls in the Palace would believe that.
I'm sure she has a hidden intent.
You have to be careful.
As the Empress,
her biggest worry is
nothing more than someone will jeopardise her position.
After that, her biggest
hope is
to give birth to a son
to inherit the throne.
But in her mind,
I don't have anything to do with that.
That's true.
I see. She wants to team up with you
against Consort Xiao.
What her intent is.
It doesn't matter
It appears that
Empress Wang doesn’t consider me her enemy.
I don't intend
to get involved in the fight.
In the future
I'm afraid I'll only disappoint her.
Right, all you care about,
only the child in the womb
You Ah
Stop sighing.
I heard
your relationship with Fang Yi'ai Daren
get on marital harmony
You've been having a harmonious
So,
shouldn't you be going
Don't make him worry.
Friends are forever,
but men are temporary.
It's stupid to
choose the temporary over what's forever.
Is Consort Dowager Wu there
This is Dong Shenghai from the Attending Office.
Greetings, Consort Dowager,
Greetings, Princess Gaoyang
What's the matter
Consort Dowager Wu, I was commanded to
take you to the Attending Office.
Ridiculous
Attending Office is where
sinners are interrogated in the Palace.
Why are you
taking Mei Niang there
Whose command is this
Well,
Please calm down, Princess
I'm here
for His Majesty's command.
His Majesty summoned Consort Dowager Wu
to the Attending Office
to ask her about
the injury of His Highness Sujie.
I shall do as commanded.
Mei Niang receive orders from the emperor
Your Majesty, Consort Dowager Wu is here.
Gaoyang pays a visit your Majesty
Mei Niang pays a visit your Majesty
Pays a visit, Consort Xiao.
Please rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
what is this regarding
Why did you summon Mei Niang to the Attending Office at this late hour
Sujie was injured,
I need to know what happened.
When Sujie was practising swordplay
with Zhong'er.
he accidentally bumped into you, Consort Dowager.
It was his fault,
but you as imperial concubine
you shouldn't have hit mercilessly
to this child
Nonsense!
Sujie used the sword fight
as an excuse to bully Zhong'er
Mei Niang couldn't stand it
and stepped forward,
but Sujie
purposely bumped Mei Niang's stomach
Such a ruthless kid
deserved to be punished
There was no violence involved
Princess Gaoyang, were you there
Did you see it with your own eyes
I wasn't there.
So you only heard what happened
from someone
What about you
You only heard Sujie's side of the story
The children will not lie
Also his whole injury
will not lie
You're not being reasonable
Enough!
The children will not lie, right
There was another child there
Summon Zhong'er
Summon Prince of Chen, Li Zhong
Palace lady Liu, I've brought my son, Li Zhong.
Greetings, Your Majesty, Consort Xiao
Consort Dowager.
Liu.
I know you have nothing to do with it.
Please rise.
Zhong'er, it's alright, Come here.
Tell us what happened
during the sword fight.
Today Sujie and I
went to the bamboo forest to play.
When we were having a wooden sword fight,
Consort Dowager Wu passed by.
Sujie suddenly stepped backwards
and bumped into Consort Dowager by accident.
Consort Dowager Wu was very angry.
She took Sujie's wooden sword
and hit Sujie maliciously.
You
If so
When I arrived at the Bamboo Mansion
Why were you with Mei Niang in the same place
Consort Dowager promised to give me snacks
if I kept
my mouth shut.
I was scared at that time very much,
so I said "yes”.
You ungrateful little brat
Princess Gaoyang,
the children only
spoke the truth
Why are you so angry
Consort Dowager Wu, do you have anything to say
Notice your Majesty
I've nothing to say.
I was worried about
the child inside me
and out of my mind.
My stupid mistake.
I hope Consort Xiao can forgive
Please punish me. Your Majesty.
Consort Dowager has admitted her mistake.
That means
I didn't wrong her.
How she is to be punished.
Your Majesty, I shall let you decide
Here's my command.
Consort Dowager Wu Mei Niang shall be
severely punished for hurting the Prince.
However, she's carrying His late Majesty's child.
Physical torment will be inappropriate.
She shall be staying in Chengqing Hall for a month
to brood over her mistake through sutra chanting.
Yes, Your Majesty
That's all.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
His Majesty was protecting her Let's go
Wang De.
Yes, Your Majesty
Tomorrow,
let Physician Zhou examine Sujie
Yes, Your Majesty
Physician Zhou, how's Sujie
Reply to Your Majesty,
the young Prince is in good condition.
After a few more doses,
he will recover
I want to know
if Sujie's bruises
were really caused
by physical abuse.
Well...
Reply to Your Majesty
maybe so, maybe not.
What do you mean
When I was at Xianling Palace,
I smelled stasis relief balm
on Prince's body.
Stasis relief balm is used
to treat external injuries and bruises.
However, in the absence of external injury.
if stasis relief balm
is applied
to children's delicate skin,
it will leave marks
that resemble bruises.
The difference is
just too subtle
to be noticed.
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Mei Niang.
Mei Niang to pay a visit Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, what brings you to
Chengqing Hall at this late hour
Please get up.
You must have suffered a lot
in the past few days.
From this moment on,
you are exempt from all punishment.
You may leave Chengqing Hall anytime.
I appreciate your mercy, Your Majesty,
but for my mistake.
I should be punished
Mei Niang will remain here.
I won't go anywhere.
Mei Niang,
I know you didn't make a mistake.
Are you upset
because I wronged you
This matter has come to an end.
Everyone is happy.
It can't get any better.
Your Majesty, why
complicate it
I'm not complicating it
I just can’t let
anyone wrong you
I remember a long time ago
Mei Niang once
told Consort Yang that
In the Palace,
safety was much more important than the truth
Right now, that's exactly what Mei Niang
need
I just want safely
to keep my child.
Being wronged at all.
I don't mind.
Your Majesty, you don't have to
do anything for me.
It's late night. You should leave, Your Majesty.
Ever since you came back.
Why are you must keeping me
at arm's length and acting
so cold
You're just a woman
Don't put everything on your shoulders
You're pregnant
You need someone to rely on
Someone to take care of you
Let me be the one Please
My darling Sujie, do you know
since Wu Mei Niang came to the Palace,
His Majesty hasn't
visited me.
Perhaps those rumours
are not entirely groundless.
All these years,
in His Majesty's eyes.
I'm nothing
but someone else's shadow.
I don't have backing
like Empress Wang.
You couldn’t be the Crown Prince
when you were born.
Though His Majesty dotes on you.
you're still just the Prince of Yong.
But I assure you,
All the time
I won't let
anyone bully you again.
Wang De
Your Majesty
Bring me some vintage wine.
No memorials tonight.
I only want to drink.
Yes
But...Consort Xiao is
still kneeling outside,
waiting to see you.
Tell her
I’m busy tonight.
Tell her to leave
But...
You...
Your concubines pay a visit Your Majesty
How dare you
You know very well
Without being summoned,
you're not allowed in here.
Isn't it true Your Majesty used to love
I'm not kneeling in front of you right now,
the daring
and presumptuous Consort Xiao
I'm busy with state affairs. You should leave.
Your Majesty
I came in plain clothes,
just like that first time you saw
the innocent Liangdi Xiao.
I'm hoping
that on account of your love in the past,
You'll have justice served.
Fine! What is it
I think
you're being partial to Consort Dowager Wu.
Sujie obviously...
Don't be angry, Your Majesty
Get up
Raise your head
Look me in the eyes.
Tell me
you have never lied to me.
I have never lied to Majesty.
Or else
I'm willing to endure any pain and torture.
You'd better go
Your Majesty
I don't know when
His Majesty started to doubt me.
If I have done
or said anything wrong,
you could just punish me.
I cannot stand being snubbed by you.
Take good care of Sujie.
I'm warning you,
don’t use the children as a bargaining
for threaten me
For Sujie,
if anything happens to him,
I'm holding you personally responsible.
Is that clear
Get out
I have one last question...
would like to ask your Majesty
You were fond of me
because I bear a certain
resemblance to Wu Mei Niang
I was once in love
with the old Liangdi Xiao.
She was not deceitful
or pretentious.
Though she was capricious,
she was forthright and sincere.
But today’s Consort Xiao,
is like a stranger to me.
The old Liangdi Xiao
I see...I understand
Empress,
His Majesty visited Chengqing Hall late last night,
he was talking with Consort Dowager Wu,
spent almost two hours
and leave
They seemed rather intimate.
For this Palace
I was planning on asking her
how to win over His Majesty.
Looks like she's
really good at it.
Might as well...
Wu Mei Niang broke the spell
of His Majesty's favour of Consort Xiao.
She's carrying
the late Emperor's child,
yet His Majesty can't help himself already.
I can’t imagine
if she were to stay in the Palace for good.
what would happen
Empress have
every reason to worry.
This two day
I've heard a rumour
about
Consort Dowager Wu’s child.
This is what's been circulating
If it's true,
she's much more dangerous
than Consort Xiao.
If you allow her to stay in the Palace,
Surely no end of trouble for the future
Last night Consort Xiao requested an audience with His Majesty.
Judging from her looks,
she didn't get what she wanted.
The Empress visit the younger sister today
What have you brought here
You're so good with jokes.
We haven't
visited each other for some time,
I thought
I'd take a stroll with you in the Imperial Garden.
Go ahead if you wish to make fun of me,
spoke frankly,
don't bother to beat around the bush.
This isn't quite right.
When Consort Dowager Wu first returned
you seemed to be quite friendly towards her.
Bad luck may turn to good,
tackling her
may be a good thing after all.
My Lady, The Empress
has such bad luck.
She was already snubbed
because of Consort Xiao.
Now
that Consort Dowager Wu is back
She'll never
turn things around.
Yes! I heard
when Consort Dowager Wu
was still the late Emperor's Cairen,
she already had
his Majesty head spinning.
The Empress
spends her days alone in tears
inside her chamber.
Imagine
she wants to bear a child...
The servants pay a visit the Empress,
Consort Xiao
Your Majesty
Greetings, Your Majesty
At ease...
Today
Military Governor of Qu of Anxi
submitted
an exquisitely crafted phoenix hairpin
It's perfect for you.
I was just going to send it
over to Lizheng Hall.
Why don’t you escort me
to go take a look
Yes
You're all dismissed
Yes
Let's go
Your Majesty
Why are you doing this
You’re my Empress.
Uphold your dignity.
It's my duty
Your Majesty
Zhangsun Daren has been waiting.
I have the government affairs to be busy
I must leave you now.
I'll send the phoenix hairpin
to Lizheng Hall.
I'll see you when I have time.
His Majesty is on his way...
Your Majesty
Leave that for tomorrow,
I want to go to Chengqing Hall.
But you specifically instructed me
to report to you right away
Recommendations made by the Prince of Wu for the Ministry of Defence
No matter when and where
Do you want to give you
Xue Wanche and Chai Lingwu...
I'd like to make a bet with you, Your Majesty.
When the Prince of Wu is given an influential post
and he doesn't promote
likes of Fang Yi'ai or Chai Lingwu,
I won't bring up the topic
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of his rebellion again.
But if he does.
you must guard against him.
Very well
You’re on
Uncle,
I lost the bet.
Your Majesty, may I ask...
Did His Highness recommend someone
THANK YOU
not suitable
Wrong,
They're very suitable.
Be patient, Rui Gong-Gong.
Consort Dowager Wu
should be coming out soon.
Lufu, have you
heard the rumour
about Consort Dowager Wu and her child
Lufu, have you