The Empress of China Episode 82
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You knew it
That picture of Chrysanthemum brocade.
there was a problem
Mei Niang
Why didn't you tell me
I asked you many times,
but you wouldn't tell me.
What you did it and a killer
You're no different at all
Mei Niang.
You gave them your consent
Why did you kill my baby
What were you trying to prove
You're as good as the late Emperor
You could do
whatever he could do
Mei Niang
I want my baby back
Why did you
kill my baby
Mei Niang
Nobody would tell me, why
Why are you doing this to me
Mei Niang /Why
Why did you do this to me
Mei Niang
Why
You can hate me
or even kill me.
But you must never doubt me.
I failed
to carry out my promise.
I promised to protect you,
but I failed.
I'm sorry, Mei Niang
I'm sorry
The Prince of Wu should attend
the annual memorial service for the late Emperor,
but he should not
bring 5,000 cavalrymen.
His Majesty
This is inappropriate.
Since Li Ke took office in Songzhou
he had absolute authority
and he started monopolize
to groom troops
that are loyal to him.
His Majesty
Minister believe he harbours treacherous intent.
Uncle, this time he's back to attend
Father's annual memorial service.
Obviously held bring
sacrificial offerings to the late Emperor
Of course, that require soldiers to guard.
His men that five thousand troops and horses
would not enter the city gate.
They'd be stationed
in the woods outside the city.
Chang’an City has no less
than 6,000 Imperial Guards.
What are you afraid of
Your Majesty
6,000 Imperial Guards outside the city in charge
the capital city and the Imperial Palace.
They are deployed
to different places throughout
If you insist on letting the Prince of Wu
attend the annual memorial service for the late Emperor,
Prince of Wu must trim down
his entourage
and bring no more than 1,000 men.
I have been on the throne for a few years,
I'm getting a hang of the rulers
how I should deal with my courtiers.
Uncle fears and concerns
I certainly understand
but the Prince of Wu's loyalty
a year ago,
has been more than proven
Inside Prince of Wu's mansion,
he saved my life
I owe him my life.
At this moment, if I asked him
to trim down his entourage
it'd send a chilling message to all.
Uncle, although now
I have countless courtiers
but he's the only brother I have who's coming back.
Your Majesty, you should separate state affairs
from domestic affairs.
Zhangsun Daren
If you have made up your mind,
Minister will do as you wish.
Elder sister about
Princess Gaoyang's activities,
there’s nothing unusual
The night the Empress was deposed,
she summoned male escorts to her mansion
and got completely drunk.
If Gaoyang would not careful
with those men.
what was Fang Yi'ai's reaction
Fang Yi'ai is a coward.
He was drunk that night too.
But he was alone
went out drinking and to drown his sorrow,
and ended up on the streets.
Recently
Princess Gaoyang's attitude towards him
has become a callous indifference.
Fang Yi’ai
often drowns his sorrow in liquor.
Good,
They say Li Yifu is quite a drinker.
Tell him
to invite Fang Yi'ai for a few drinks.
Yes
I asked you to keep tabs
on the people Gaoyang
has been seeing.
What did you find out
According to Li Yifu.
Princess Gaoyang
has quite a large circle of friends.
There are 4 villas
on the Chongnan Mt. alone
where she often goes hunting and
meets all sorts of people.
There's something
that Li Yifu finds rather unusual.
What is it
Princess Gaoyang
and the Prince of Wu got along rather well.
But in past year
while Prince of Wu was in Songzhou
they have not
contacted each other.
It's as if they have been trying not to arouse suspicion.
Li Yifu wants to know
if we should start investigating Prince of Wu
and...
That won't be necessary.
Someone else
knows everything about Prince of Wu.
Knowing from A to Z
If there's anything we need to know,
it’s best to ask him.
Prince, not far away in front of us
It is the Chang'an City
Yes, I'm finally back
Third brother Ke
Minister pay a visit your Majesty
Third brother Ke
Why insist on being courteous
Blaming me
for sending you to Songzhou
I wouldn't dare
Is Zhangsun Wuji
suspicious of the 5,000 cavalrymen
I brought with me
Don't worry.
I have everything arranged
Let's go back to the Palace.
Good,
Come on
Third brother, this year
I've been practising the sword.
Today, I must
challenge you.
Tonight, I have
prepared a lot of good wine.
Let's both get drunk tonight.
Great
I'm surprised to see Zhangsun Daren
offering sacrifices to Anding.
It broke my heart to see the Princess dead
at such a young age.
While the Empress was deposed
over some trumped up charge does infuriate me.
Because of the deposed Empress,
innocent lives have been lost
Is it even less
Remember inside the Harem.
The Crown Prince’s birth mother
was one of them.
Though the Empress has been deposed,
But so far,
Li Zhong is still the Crown Prince up to this point.
Daren is worried
because the Empress
has been deposed now,
her son
Li Zhong may lose
his title as Crown Prince.
I may take advantage of the situation
and let my son Li Hong
replace him.
Zhangsun Daren,
am I right.
Zhaoyi Wu,
are you threatening me.
Which come from the girl
such big guts
I only want
a strike a deal with Zhangsun Daren.
If Zhangsun Daren
answer my questions,
I guarantee
Li Zhong's position
will not be affected
by the deposed Empress.
What do you want to know
The Prince of Wu is now
back in Chang'an.
I wish to ask Zhangsun Daren
how much do you know about Prince of Wu
His Majesty's swordsmanship
has improved enormously.
You'll be able to beat the Prince of Wu.
Your Majesty
Bad news your Majesty.
We just got word from Qianzhou.
The deposed Crown Prince Li Chengqian,
he has passed away due to illness.
Bring my horse
Yes His Majesty
Prepare the horse
Big Brother,
Pheasant Slave has already sent
someone to bring your bones back to Chang'an.
I can't bury you in Zhao Mausoleum
but Pheasant Slave know
you’d like to be buried in hometown.
You loved freedom
and loathed clamor.
I hope buried here,
you'll like it here.
Big Brother
I'm the third brother came to see you.
How did third brother find me
I was waiting for you at the Imperial Garden
for our practice.
When I heard of Chengqian's death,
I knew His Majesty and big brother
were close,
for him,
you'd set up
the mourning hall to offer condolences
It's true
The guards told me you were here,
so I hurried over.
You know me too well.
Your Majesty has always been kind hearted.
Everything you do
comes from the heart.
That's why it's easy to guess.
Sounds
like it's my shortcoming.
For the past year,
I've been practising hard the swordsmanship,
hoping
to change me in the Royal Courtiers
the weak image people have of me.
I regarding in Taiji Palace to running the state together
I'm getting used
But
I lack the Emperor's authority
Third brother
What do you think I need to do
to make people respect and fear me
Just like the way they respected and feared Father
In fact, even Father
was not all of the ministers
feared and respected to him
So,
if you want real power,
to establish prestige, you must kill and do it
without any fear.
You must know,
the year it was
after the Xuanwu Gate incident
that Father got real power.
Your Majesty, if you want these courtiers
to kneel and worship you,
it's simple, take for instance
Kill me
I was only joking, Your Majesty
His Majesty don't be taken seriously
Being an Emperor
is not about being malicious and brutal.
As the Emperor
You must be
benevolent and forgiving,
Forget it,
Today
We're here to mourn big brother
No more politics.
Consider this a friendly brotherly
chat.
What a shame Brother Qingque is not here.
Actually,
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when we were all living in Chang'an,
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Our daily life
we didn't cherish the time we had together,
and spent our time
for fighting.
Now,
we're either dead or separated
and there is no
turning back.
Third brother, you know me well,
I never fought for anything.
I only want us
to get along
That's why Father picked you.
In terms of gaining Father's favour,
I can't compare with big brother Chengqian,
Learning and ability to say
I can't compare with Qingque
In terms of civil and military skills,
I'm nothing like you.
Let's not talk about that, Let's drink.
I've brought some fine wine from Songzhou
for you to taste it.
Serve the wine
Come on Your Majesty, cheers
Chengqian was lucky.
Although he was reduced to a commoner,
he had His Majesty
mourn for him from afar.
Whether as a commoner or the Crown Prince,
he's still our big brother.
I have never forgotten big brother.
I also haven't
forgotten about Qingque either.
You,
Your Majesty, Minister have a request.
What do you mean by this
Please get up
Hear me out, Your Majesty
If there comes a day
when I pass away like Chengqian,
Your Majesty
will you mourn me
like you do Chengqian
Don't be absurd,
We're alive and kicking,
why this talk about life and death
Just answer me.
Will you do it
If there comes such a day,
I will.
Now that I have your word,
Minister will give your Majesty my all until I die.
Prince of Wu won't rebel.
At the North Gate
outside Ganye Temple,
he has repeatedly
saved His Majesty's life.
The Crown Prince Yin Li Jiancheng
on the battlefield,
had also saved the late Emperor's life
even flesh and blood.
In any power struggle,
can be
at each other's throats.
Just like the saying,
"Sibling rivalry is most heartless".
Zhaoyi Wu,
the Prince of Wu is in Chang'an
to attend the late Emperor's annual memorial service,
But he brought 5,000 cavalrymen with him.
Don't you find that suspicious
That's just Daren's wild guess.
If the Daren is so certain,
I believe Daren,
you have evidence.
When Prince of Wu was the Military Governor of Anzhou,
I placed in his mansion
one of my men
His name was Li Gong.
After Li Gong
careful observation and investigation,
he made the conclusion
the Prince of Wu was loyal
But soon afterwards,
he died under dubious circumstances,
outside Ganye Temple
when the Prince of Wu saved his Majesty
In appearance, Li Gong was
stabbed to death with the knife from the front.
But after
the coroner's repeatedly careful examination,
Finally discovered
we found out he was killed
by extreme thin and sharp dagger
has killed Li Gong from the back
Outside Ganye Temple
A lot of people were there,
including me.
But no one saw
Prince of Wu
kill Li Gong.
Maybe Yang Qingxuan,
she found out
Li Gong's identity, so she...
No no no
The Prince of Wu is an outstanding army commander
and skill in wushu Gao Qiang
he's an expert swordsman.
everyone knows
The other day when Yang Qingxuan tried to assassinate His Majesty,
no doubt it was the Prince of Wu who stopped her.
Everyone saw
Prince of Wu had
a sharp and thin dagger and he acted quickly.
Therefore the old man concluded
I'm certain Yang Qingxuan was
only a scapegoat.
I can't
listens to your statement of only your side of the stow.
Whether or not Prince of Wu
has treacherous intents,
I will conduct my own investigation.
Zhaoyi Wu is willing to do that,
I'm pleased to know
But
let me remind you,
if Prince of Wu rebels,
he needs more than soldiers.
He also needs
the support of the Royal Family.
Perhaps Zhaoyi Wu,
you can start thinking
which prince or princess
in the Royal Family is
on friendly terms
and has been in contact with him.
I should go.
Rui’an
Yes, My Lady, what can I do
Let’s go to Yeting.
I need to see the deposed Empress Wang.
Yes
Daren
Shall we follow Zhangsun Wuji
No need right now,
Must be Zhangsun Wuji
meeting with Zhaoyi Wu
we must tell Gaoyang and the Prince of Wu
You may know the deposed Empress Wang
How is she now
After the deposing, she's rather calm.
Perhaps too calm.
I've worked in Yeting
for over 20 years,
I have never seen
a Imperial Concubine in here
who's as calm as she is.
Take a right turn, the second room.
Then you can see her
What are you doing here,
to gloat
Or to enjoy
my desolation at this moment
In order to take Zhong son,
you poisoned Maid Liu.
Afterward in the Palace
then you became obsessed with spell casting
intent to harm me
and my unborn baby.
These charges were
why you're in here.
You can't blame me,
Wang Yuyan, I wonder about you
Look,
you were once so quiet
and composed.
How could you
become so atrocious and take away
such a fragile and innocent life
How did
you do it
What posture were you in
Like this
Wu Mei Niang,
I wanted to see you
in such pain.
Go ahead, kill me
You won’t get Anding back even if you kill me.
You killed Anding.
I'll kill you
When I saw Anding the other day
I thought of you
All the pain
and anguish
you brought me.
I held out my hand like this
and reached for her neck.
It was so tiny,
I could have
snapped it so easily.
But she smiled at me
and I let go.
I was one step short
because of that smile,
and ended up like this.
But it's alright.
She's dead just the same.
See? Even Heaven is helping me.
This is your retribution.
What did you say.
You let go
You didn't kill Anding
whoever that did it,
I'm so grateful to that person
Shut up
Wu Mei Niang
don't think after you kill me.
you can be the Empress
Listen to me,
your pain is just the beginning.
At the Palace
I'll be watching you from Hell,
and watch how you lose your love
in order to keep your position.
One by one, you lose your love
Watch you in so much pain
you'd wish you were dead.
Maybe you did not kill Anding,
but you already had
the intent to kill.
Whoever killed my child
will have to answer to me.
I will make
each of you
pay with your blood.
Since you helped me
see the truth,
I can help make your wish
come true.
You love His Majesty, right
You care deeply
You just want to get
His Majesty love and affection
Don't
I'll satisfy you, Wang Yuyan.
Before you die,
I'll ask His Majesty to come see you.
Would you like that
No
Don't
I don't want Your Majesty
to see me like this
Don't
Gaoyang
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Mei Niang, why did you go to Yeting
I just went to Yeting
to see Empress Wang.
That vicious woman has no heart.
Why did you want to see her
I can't imagine anyone could kill
such an adorable baby like Anding
How she be able to get down her hand
I had several issues
to ask her
but I came back empty-handed.
THANK YOU
She hates me
and wouldn't tell me anything.
She shows no remorse
She has repeatedly tried to hurt you,
But in the end, she only remember
Always
what you have done to her
Actually if
she didn't soak in wuhua,
that chrysanthemum brocade
you wouldn't have
suffered so much.
she didn't soak in wuhua,