Congratulations, Gu'gu.
The Emperor already ordered to promote 8th Prince to Qinwang.
8th Prince, 13th Prince,
General Ma and General Long.
Those four are the prime ministers.
The Emperor relies on 8th Prince.
Is 13th Prince well?
Very well.
You will be able to see him soon.
These several days, 8th Prince and 13th Prince
are discussing about imperial matters with the Emperor at Yangxin Palace everyday.
The Emperor treats 13th Prince very differently.
Because all of the other princes need to avoid using Emperor's name,
they've all changed their own names, except 13th Prince.
The Emperor ordered 13th Prince not to change his name.
However, 13th Prince kneeled down and declined.
The Emperor really treats 13th Prince generously.
I understand.
As long as you understand.
Only seven days.
Only seven days, the Forbidden City has already changed its owner.
I was doted by the former Emperor for many years,
but I betrayed him for 4th Prince.
Am I really obsessed with the Forbidden City?
This is 4th Prince's dream.
But it's my prison.
Let's stand up.
The Emperor asks me to escort you back.
13th Prince.
Ruoxi has not groomed myself for seven days.
My hair is messy and face is dirty.
It is unfit for facing the Emperor.
I would like to groom myself.
Miss. You will live here for now.
I will have the servants prepare the bath.
Your servant, Mei Xiang.
Your Servant, Ju Yun.
Greetings, Gu'gu.
Greetings, Ruoxi Gu'gu.
Please rise.
Is Yutan still in the palace?
Your servant doesn't know.
What about Wangxi?
Eunuch Wang is still here.
Would you mind finding Eunuch Wang for me?
Yes.
Miss. Please wash your face and rinse your mouth first.
Alright.
Jie'jie.
Jie'jie, what is the matter?
Eunuch Wang.
Where are you serving in the palace?
I'm serving at the Empress's Palace.
However, there hasn't been enough people recently.
I am also serving at Yangxin Palace.
What about Yutan?
Yutan has already passed the age limit to be released out of the palace.
The Emperor has given her grace so that she could leave the palace.
Let her come here and see me.
Your servant cannot make that decision.
You may leave.
Yes.
You two can leave.
Yes.
What am I afraid of?
How long can I put this off?
When I couldn't see him, I yearned for him.
Yet when I can see him, I cannot wait to run away.
You're awake, why are you pretending to be still sleeping?
Do you want me to help you light a lamp?
I don't want to, this is good.
Don't worry.
I am really tired.
I just want to lay next to you. Is that fine with you?
I have hoped for this moment for a very long time.
Just the two of us, belonging to each other.
What's past is past.
Ruoxi.
I am here.
I just had a dream that I was hugging you.
It's fine now.
You and 13th Prince have both returned to my side.
We are all by your side.
I think I better not sleep.
There are still many things to see to.
I want to see Yutan.
All these years in the palace,
we've always had each other for company.
We're like sisters.
Even after I was sent to the Laundry Department,
she kept taking care of me.
I promise you.
I also want to see Jie'jie.
Right now is not the time.
Things in the palace still need to be reorganized.
When everything is settled,
I will arrange for her to come and see you.
Okay?
Thank you.
I want you to smile like this everyday.
You should go.
Didn't you say that you still have things to do?
You really know how to torture people.
Gao Wuyong.
Your servant is here.
Send food.
Send some light dishes and porridge.
Understood.
All right. That should be fine.
It is still warm. Let it cover a little longer.
Gu'gu, Miss Yutan is here.
Come in.
Jie'jie.
Why did you only come now?
You may leave.
Yes.
Yutan, are you well?
Come here and sit.
What difficulties do you have? Tell me.
Jie'jie, Yutan doesn't want to leave the palace.
I will plead the Emperor to reward you well.
After you leave the palace, you definitely will not suffer.
All these years, although the rewards given cannot be compared to yours,
but it is enough to last until I am old.
Do you have someone in mind?
I will beg the Emperor to arrange a good marriage for you.
If the Emperor personally confers the marriage, even if you cannot be the first wife,
nobody will dare to look down on you.
Yutan doesn't want to marry anyone.
Ever since I entered the palace, I had gotten rid of that idea.
Now...
I just wish that my family would always be safe.
My younger brothers will have a successful official career.
This is why I entered the palace.
Now, I just want to keep Jie'jie company.
People who want to leave, can't.
People who can leave, doesn't want to.
My very good Jie'jie.
Please allow me to stay.
In my heart, I also wish you can accompany me.
In this Palace, who else can I do I have to talk about private things?
But there are some things that I can't do.
I can only go and beg the Emperor.
Then, Jie'jie has promised me?
The Emperor will definitely not refuse your request.
In this matter, I may not be able to guarantee.
But yet you are so full of confidence.
Where are you staying now?
Still in the same old courtyard.
Eunuch Li is well?
I haven't seen him.
I heard he left the Palace to enjoy his retirement.
It is getting late.
Jie'jie needs to rest.
There will be more days to talk.
I'll see you out.
Mei Xiang, Ju Yun.
Here.
Help me see out Yutan.
Yes.
Shall I help Gu'gu retire for the night?
Has the Emperor rested already?
I don't think so.
It has been said that for this period, the Emperor has been attending to official matters.
He always goes to bed very late.
Today, I have been sent a few good horses from Xibei.
So I want to give Yi Qinwang a grand gift.
If Imperial Brother wanted to gift a good horse that day...
How about...?
I have my own plans in mind.
First, come and see the grand gift I have prepared for you.
Eling'e.
Eling'e!
That year, when you set up false charges against me.
You caused Yi Qinwang to be exiled for ten years.
Also, you wanted to sow discord between my father and I.
Lian Qinwang.
You and Eling'e are old acquaintances.
If what I have just said is not the truth,
you can investigate the case thoroughly.
I have no objections.
Good.
Your Majesty, please spare me!
Please spare me, Your Majesty!
I recently stepped onto the throne.
There are many things that needs to be dealt with.
It is the time when I needed people the most.
Thank you, 8th and 13th Brother, for your hard work.
Imperial Brother, what you've said was too serious.
I will do the work with all my effort.
If Imperial Brother does not consider me slow and stupid,
I will do the work with all my effort.
Recently, I am checking the account books in every department.
These account books were all confusing and inaccurate.
Right now, the state treasury is empty.
What good plan does 8th Prince have?
The plan should be different for different departments.
Also, the account books are very important matters.
It is beyond my ability.
Please allow me to handle those chaotic and non-important matters from the local offices.
It will be more appropriate that way.
Everything in the Imperial Court is important. There are not chaotic and non-important matters.
How about this?
13th brother and I have not dealt with Imperial matters for many years.
Right now, it's time for us to be familiar with it and we should start from detailed matters.
13th Prince and I will start by examining those account books.
If we find something that's not right,
we will call 8th Prince to discuss about it. Is that alright?
-Yes. We will follow the order.\-Yes. We will follow the order.
It's been ten years.
We can finally be together.
Thank you, Imperial Brother for your kindness.
Come, eat more.
Eat some more.
Thank you, Imperial Brother.
Here, sit, sit.
Come, let's eat.
Okay.
Having been separated for 10 years, the reunion isn't as happy as I imagined however.
One is purposely familiar.
The other is following all the rules of etiquette.
That has added quite a lot of awkwardness.
I have finished.
There also many things I have to do.
I asked to be excused.
You may leave.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I'm full too.
Then take away the food.
Do you think it's really strange?
How did this happen?
Ever since he returned, he became like this.
Following all the rules of etiquette and being extremely respectful.
I wish for everyone else to respect me, even fear me,
but I don't want him to be like that.
I just want to be his 4th Brother,
and not the Emperor.
Just work it out slowly.
13th Prince has been imprisoned for 10 years and suffered so much.
Once he was released, he has to experience so many changes.
He still hasn't warmed up to it yet.
I hope it's like that.
You two are the only people that I love and treasure dearly.
How has Miss been sleeping recently?
At most, I could only sleep for 4 hours each day.
How about your appetite?
If it's something I like, I can eat a few mouthfuls.
If my body doesn't feel well,
I can't eat anything at all.
Reporting Your Majesty, from taking her pulse, it is an old illness.
Now, it is hard to reverse the process.
What do you mean?
She has worried for many years and the qi has become a knot in her heart.
"All five internal organs are affected."
In the recent years, her hands were often in cold water,
therefore, the poison of the cold has invaded her body.
Is there a cure?
This... I don't dare to say.
Say it!
Yes.
At the time, Imperial Physician Li was the best in the Royal Palace.
If he saw this lady, he must have had a prescription...
As well as a cure, but from how the lady is currently,
no matter how good a physician is,
the cure would be useless if the patient doesn't listen.
Don't worry, this time I'm here.
I can ensure that she will obey the prescription.
If she follows everything, can this illness be cured?
As I said before.
It is hard to reverse the process.
Now, we can only take care and not make it worse.
If everything goes according to my predictions, I can ensure her 10 years.
Give your prescription.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Don't push all the blame onto yourself.
Everything is fine now.
After 10 years, I don't even know if I'd want to live longer.
Here, drink some tea.
These past day, I've been busy with Court work and haven't paid a lot of attention to you.
I feel bad about it.
Why do you say so?
His Majesty values you.
You should put work first.
Now, Imperial Brother just got crowned.
His throne is unstable, a lot of Court officials wants to move and rebel.
No matter how small a matter is,
I must do it myself so that there won't be any mistakes.
If there is any problem in Court,
the consequences will be severe.
Although the saying goes that dying for your friends is completely reasonable,
but now that I have you,
I can't let you get suffer with me again.
Prince, I don't deserve to be treated like this.
How?
The most worthy thing in my life is having you by my side.
I've already asked Imperial Brother to grant you as my Ce'fujin.
No.
What's wrong?
I am willing to be by 13th prince's side and serve you.
I don't need any titles.
In these years, you have suffered enough.
These past ten years, if not for you, I would not be able to get through the days.
Now, I don't want you to suffer from anything.
Prince.
We are each other's companion and we stay together by each other's side.
Nothing can be happier than this.
It's another dirty account book.
What's wrong?
The account book.
Now the treasury is empty.
If I don't look clearly,
how would I know where the money went?
And how would I get back the money that was taken away?
Of all the officials in the court,
only a few are clean.
Eventually, they'll mess everything up.
What about 13th prince?
Why don't you let him come here?
Do you think I'll let him go?
He must be like me right now.
Full of headaches.
No wonder it's so hard.
They are all using single-entry bookkeeping.
What did you say?
I said, how is this all so messy?
Not everyone can understand these account books.
I spent a lot of time in the past learning how.
Can I have a look?
You understand these things?
If I do?
Even if you understand, I won't let you look.
Why?
Because, now you're my woman.
I have you by my side so you can have a good life,
not to let you suffer.
It's late. You need to rest.
You still have to attend morning court.
Why don't you go rest first?
I'm going to look a little longer.
After entering Yangxin Palace, did you sleep well once?
You can't look anymore tonight.
All right.
No peeking.
Don't be nervous.
I just want to lay by your side.
Do you know? These past years...
I haven't had a single good night's sleep.
I also don't know why.
Only when you are by my side, I can have a full sleep.
I am really really tired.
Except for this palace, I have no other place to go.
I only want to be together with you.
Just let me hold your hand.
This way, I can sleep peacefully.
Don't release Yutan, okay?
Let her stay and accompany me.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty.
Wake up, it's time for the morning court session.
Be careful of the cold.
Since we were separated, I had hoped for the reunion.
Several times, I had dreamed that I was with you.
Tonight, I looked at you frequently under the candle light.
Because I was still afraid that our meeting was in a dream.
Dreaming at midnight.
I've also dreamt that you were by my side.
But once I open my eyes, there is only the cold night.
Does dreams have this?
Do you really want to know?
Gao Wuyong is waiting outside.
Come.
Sleep some more.
Last night, you slept late. Sleep.
Jie'jie, please drink.
When did you start following His Majesty?
I knew that I couldn't keep it a secret from Jie'jie.
It was from a few years ago.
Eunuch Li would definitely be very sad.
Not only with you, but with me as well.
We've all disappointed him.
In the Laundry Department, you secretly helped me.
Was it also His Majesty's orders?
At that time, it was inconvenient for His Majesty to interfere.
And in the palace, I was worth listening to.
So he ordered me to look for Zhang Qianying, the money was all paid by His Majesty.
It was only me in name.
Besides, this matter concerned Jie'jie, I was very happy to help.
You were brought up by Eunuch Li.
Neither power nor money can move you.
So why?
Jie'jie doesn't know.
I have a brother. Our parents died early.
Long time ago, my brother and I were relying on each other for survival.
My brother is rash.
Because the son of county magistrate forcefully snatched a girl,
he accidentally killed the other person and was sentenced to death.
Although I worked in the palace,
but you know how my teacher is, he's very strict.
There was no place for me to speak, and it was so far away.
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't help.
My brother is the only one who can continue our bloodline.
I was very nervous then.
Later, luckily Official Li heard about this and interfered with the case.
He helped reduce my brother's sentence.
He said, although it is a crime, it doesn't deserve death.
My brother was beaten
and placed him in jail for 8 years. But his life was preserved.
Official Li? Is it Li Wei?
Yes.
In the central plains, outside the place, he has Long Keduo. Inside the palace, he has Wangxi.
4th prince indeed has made comprehensive arrangements.
Li Dequan, I have looked for you for days.
Today, the Emperor is not here.
Please tell me the truth.
On the day when the previous Emperor passed away, what really happened?
To answer Your Highness.
The passing of the previous emperor was unexpected.
He left a verbal command regarding succession, this, was well known to everyone.
I want you to tell me the truth today.
I know you have some difficulties.
I also know what you're afraid of.
But you have served the previous emperor for so many years.
He views you as trusted confidant.
If even you refuses to tell me the truth, who else can I trust?
I...
When the previous emperor was still alive,
he personally told me himself.
The one he held in regard was 14th Prince.
I want you to tell me the truth.
I want you to tell me on the day of Emperor's demise,
did he really pass on the title of Emperor to 4th prince?
There is no one around now, tell me the truth.
I will do my best to safeguard your life.
Your Highness, I, I...
Imperial Mother.
Your Majesty, how come you are free today to come to my place?
I came to find Eunuch Li.
Eunuch Li came here to reminisce about former times with me. Why?
Does the Emperor also want to interfere?
Now everything in the palace is being reorganized.
These few days Eunuch Li will be kept very busy.
He will not be able to reminisce about old times with Imperial Mother.
Eunuch Li, there is already someone waiting at the entrance.
Are you not leaving?
Your Majesty.
Mother.
Do you still want to meet 14th brother?
Governing the country is keeping me busy.
I will let 14th brother return to keep you company.
Li Dequan, you better go.
Yes.
Mother, you should rest well in the palace these few days.
I will take my leave.
Eunuch Li has worked hard for half his life,
accompanying the previous Emperor until his demise.
I want to thank you.
I don't dare to accept.
Offer the wine.
Eunuch Li.
I thank Your Majesty for your kind favor to give me the chance
to continue serving the previous Emperor.