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[Scarlet Heart] [Episode 30]
[Prince Lian's Manor]
Come and walk with me.
Yes, my lord.
I can't believe Ruo Xi actually begged the emperor
to exempt you from being punished.
Now she's become the emperor's favorite woman
but she still cares about old friends like us.
It's certainly very kind of her.
During the time that she's been living here
you've also been very kind to her.
I'm sure she'll always remember that.
I wish she could forget about the past.
As much as I'm grateful for her help
I really don't want it to happen again.
The conflict between Fourth Brother and I will never be solved.
Even if she can help me this time
what about the second and third times?
All I want is for her to be safe and well in the palace.
I really don't want her to get involved
with our conflicts or any palace affairs again.
After having fought for the throne for so many years
everything's finally come to an end now.
Perhaps you should just let go
and live a peaceful life.
You still have me
as well as our son.
We'll always be with you.
It's something that the emperor will never have.
But the problem is
even if I want to let go...
it won't be that easy to do so.
How was Mongolia for the past few months?
Of course it wasn't as comfortable as Beijing.
But we'll have to go back again
after we come to see you as well as Tenth Prince's mother.
I'll see what I can give you
to bring back to Mongolia.
Although it's not anything expensive
at least it'll make your life a bit more comfortable.
You seem to have totally changed, Sis.
Tenth Prince told me the emperor keeps on picking on Eighth Prince.
Didn't you come up with anything to fight back?
When I had to suffer with Tenth Prince in Mongolia
I could feel such anger burning in me, but I couldn't take it out on anything.
Why are you still so bad-tempered even after being married for so many years?
Since you've managed to get away from Beijing
that means you won't get into any trouble.
You should be happy about it.
It's a fact that we've lost the battle, so there's no reason to complain.
Considering the power that Eighth Prince used to have
wouldn't he want to put up a fight?
Everything's already come to an end.
Any unnecessary conflicts will just cause harm to even more people.
Since we're part of the royal family
we get to enjoy the luxuries that ordinary people don't get to have.
So we must also put up with the pain that ordinary people don't need to have.
Rather than complaining about it
we should just take it easy and live each day with joy.
But at the end of the day
it'll probably still be inevitable
that disaster shall fall upon us.
If he decides to lock us up
then I'm willing to get locked up with Eighth Prince.
Even if he decides to chop our heads off
we're still not going to be afraid.
I've already had too many conflicts
and too much laughter
throughout my whole life.
I have no regrets at all.
Sis, you're right.
As long as
we have our husbands with us
then nothing else matters.
- Come on. - Slow down, it's very slippery.
Hong Li, why don't you give Cheng Huan a go?
Give me the ball.
Give it to me.
- Tenth Princess Consort. - I'd like to talk to you.
I just saw Ming Yu.
As royal princes
Ninth Brother and Tenth Brother actually broke the law and caused disruption.
I'm not going to turn a blind eye to it.
"Please be advised that Tenth Prince"
"has allowed his servant to cause public disruption"
"by harassing women and insulting soldiers."
"Therefore he's been locked up in jail."
"Reported by Commander Xu Guo Guei."
You're determined to get rid of them, aren't you?
Nothing like this has ever happened to them before.
As royal princes
don't you think it's inappropriate for anyone to accuse them like this?
I'm sure they must be very angry
because other people have full control of them now.
The more you try to suppress them, the harder they'll try to fight back.
So it'll be very easy for you to pick on them.
No matter how careful Eighth Prince is
he still won't get away with it.
Because as soon as his brothers make a mistake
he'll be blamed for not keeping an eye on them.
Eighth Prince has already given up on fighting for the throne.
Why can't you just let him be?
He only gave up because he didn't have a choice.
Everything's still a mess right now.
There's much unrest in the palace and problems with corruption everywhere.
In January this year
I've already issued 11 orders
to warn all the officials in the palace.
More than 30 people's assets were confiscated because of corruption
with the majority of them high-rank officials.
That's why so many people are against me right now.
They're hoping that Eighth Prince's gang will step forward and stick up for them.
If I don't do something to scare them
and let those rebels gang up against me
then they'll ruin the Great Qing.
Perhaps you're right.
But are you really just trying to scare those rebels?
Think about Thirteenth Brother.
He got locked up for 10 years.
He's wasted 10 years of his life.
If it wasn't for what had happened to him
you wouldn't have ruined your health either.
Even the imperial doctor said he can only guarantee you another 10 years.
Do you know how scared I am?
The reason why things have turned out this way
is all because of Eighth Brother and his men.
That's just a matter of perspective.
It's not their fault.
I don't blame them.
I'm sure Thirteenth Prince doesn't either.
Since we've already forgiven them
why can't you just let them be?
No.
I don't want you to get stressed.
But they keep dragging you into our conflicts.
You might care a lot about them.
But has Tenth Brother's wife ever cared about your health?
I've done my best to keep you away from them.
But she still managed to bump into you in this huge Forbidden City.
Are you sure it's just a coincidence?
Perhaps it's because there's nothing else she can do.
Things are very unpredictable in the palace.
I can only promise you that I won't take their lives.
Thank you.
[Laundry Room]
- It's Miss Ruo Xi. - Let's go and tell the others.
- Come on. - Hurry, Miss Ruo Xi's here.
- Hurry. - Greetings to you, Miss Ruo Xi.
There's no need for that. Get up.
Yes.
Where's Eunuch Zhang?
- He's left the palace. - He's left?
It's raining. Why don't you go back into the house?
Yes.
I better not come here again.
I'll probably just make them anxious and upset.
Eunuchs are different from maids.
They don't usually get asked to leave unless they've made a huge mistake.
They only get released from the palace when they reach the age of retirement.
Zhang Qian Ying's considered quite a senior eunuch in the palace.
So he shouldn't have been released from the palace so easily.
Perhaps Wang Xi can tell me what happened to him.
Miss Ruo Xi.
Why are you crying?
You might have heard wrong.
Nobody's crying here.
Whom are you praying for?
Nobody. I just wanted to put out some cakes.
Today is...
my family's death anniversary.
These cakes
used to be Eunuch Li's favorite.
What actually happened?
Tell me the truth.
Now that the situation's already like this
why would you still want to hide it from me?
Ever since I came to the palace
I was assigned to work with Eunuch Li.
He was always very nice to me.
Even when I got punished
he still did his best to help me come back and serve the late emperor.
Now he's passed away
yet I didn't even know about it.
Do you know how heartbreaking that is?
My mentor passed away on this day last year.
That's a month after the emperor was enthroned.
Yu Tan told me
that Eunuch Li was released from the palace for retirement.
Did something happen to him after he left the palace?
Everyone thought my mentor had left the palace for retirement.
But in fact he had already poisoned himself
and had been cremated.
Why?
I know why.
The emperor would never have let him go.
I'm too naive.
I forgot he's now the emperor.
- So Zhang Qian Ying's died as well? - I heard they cut his tongue off
chopped off his hands, and kicked him out of the palace.
Wang Xi, we better stay away from each other from now on.
We shouldn't see each other anymore.
I'm not worried about myself.
I just don't want to get you into trouble.
Stop pretending that you're asleep.
You skipped dinner and went to bed very early tonight.
Are you sick?
Let me light the candle.
No.
You always like to stay in the dark.
- How are you feeling? - I'm fine.
I had too much cake in the afternoon.
That's why I didn't feel like having dinner.
Then get up and have a chat with me.
You shouldn't lie down when you're too full.
Gao Wu Yong told me
you went to the laundry room this afternoon.
I went for a walk
and suddenly I ended up there.
It's no big deal.
I just had a chat with some old friends.
You shouldn't go back there unless it's absolutely necessary.
The battle in the northwest has become quite intense.
So I can't keep an eye on you.
Make sure you eat on time so that I won't have to worry about you.
I'm just a little tired today.
I won't do it again.
Then you should get some rest.
I still have a lot of reports to read.
I've already learned to answer his questions with utmost care.
I didn't want to light up the room because he might notice my expression.
Although I knew how ruthless he was to Eighth Prince
I always believed that he'd loved me and wouldn't do anything to hurt me.
But now I'm beginning to be scared of him.
I've become very sensitive to everything that he says.
Royal Father, I'm not sure if I should make a recommendation or not.
Go on.
Now that everything has finally stabilized in the palace
I think perhaps it's time to reinstate Eighth Prince's power
and allow all the princes under the Eight Banners
to participate in all palace affairs.
Eighth Prince?
Keep going.
At times when the Great Qing urgently needed extra troops before
the Political Consultative Meeting had played a very important role.
Since we're faced with political unrest right now
perhaps we should work with Eighth Prince
to stabilize the country and proclaim the Aisin Gioro family's power.
Who asked you to say this?
It's my own idea.
I just want to stabilize the Great Qing...
Who asked you to say this?
- I... - Tell me!
- Ninth Uncle asked me to say it. - Did you join Eighth Prince's gang?
But Royal Father, this country belongs to all of us.
After all the effort that Eighth Uncle has put in
he should also be respected and recognized.
I'll also need his assistance if I become the emperor.
Get out of here.
Go back to your Eighth Uncle.
I don't need a useless son like you.
Get out!
I only wanted to help when I suggested he reinstate Eighth Prince's power.
But he scolded me instead.
Why would he rather trust an outsider instead of his own brothers?
Third Prince.
- People might see us. You should go. - Okay.
- Hello, Miss. - Yu Tan.
Since when did you know Third Prince so well?
I only happened to bump into him.
He said he had a fight with the emperor, so I just wanted to comfort him.
The emperor's been in a bad mood lately.
I feel sorry for him.
Miss, I have to get back to work.
Consort Nian is here.
Let her in.
- Greetings to you, Your Majesty. - Rise.
Come here.
Your Majesty, you've finally thought of me.
I've been very busy with the battle in the northwest.
- I must have neglected you. - Don't worry, Your Majesty.
I'm sure my brother will take care of the battle in the northwest for you.
Tell Nian Geng Yao
that if he can defeat our enemy
and win this battle gloriously for the Great Qing
then I'll definitely promote him to Duke of First Rank.
Even if you don't reward him
my brother will still be totally dedicated to you, Your Majesty.
[If you think there's no more water]
[just look up and you'll see it's become clouds.]
Nian Geng Yao's certainly an excellent general.
In the final battle, he told his troops to split their attack
and went straight for our enemy's base.
His strategy didn't leave any chance for our enemy to fight back at all.
They surrendered straight away.
It was certainly a glorious victory.
Everyone in the palace is also praising Nian Geng Yao for his superb strategy.
I've already decided to promote him as Duke of First Rank
and appoint his son as Viscount of First Rank.
As for his father, Nian Xia Ling
will be appointed as Duke of First Rank
and become the crown prince's mentor.
The Nian family certainly deserves such appointments for their achievement.
Thirteenth Brother, I don't want anybody to know about these appointments yet.
- I want to give them a surprise. - I understand.
Are you hungry?
Fourteenth Prince has already proved our power in the northwest before.
Now that the emperor's united so many troops to fight this battle
all Nian Geng Yao has to do is come up with a strategy
and he'll win the battle for sure.
Auntie.
- What's wrong? - Auntie, they're steaming someone.
What do you mean?
They wouldn't tell me, but I overheard their conversation.
Royal Uncle's even ordered all eunuchs and servants to go and watch it.
Auntie, how do you steam someone?
Is it like steaming buns in the imperial kitchen?
What did you say?
- Steam someone? - Yes, that's right.
Did you hear who they're going to steam?
No, that's all I heard.
Wang Xi.
- Auntie. - Don't go anywhere. Wait here.
Why won't Auntie let me go with her?
Why did she rush out?
Miss, where are you going?
I saw Princess Cheng Huan just now.
Isn't she with you?
- Miss-- - How dare you touch me?
Miss, listen to me.
Please go back or else the emperor will kill me.
Miss.
Wang Xi.
I better take you back, Miss.
Who is it?
Do I have to ask them myself?
Please forgive me.
I'll definitely get killed if the emperor finds out.
Miss.
It's Yu Tan.
Yu Tan?
Miss.
Yu Tan.
Go away. Why did you do it?
I have my reasons.
I'll explain to you after you get better, okay?
She was like a sister to me!
But she didn't feel the same about you.
- I already gave her a chance. - Go away. I don't want to see you.
Go away.
- I don't want to see you. - Calm down. You're pregnant.
The imperial doctor took your pulse
and told me you're two months pregnant.
I hate you.
If you want me to go
then I'll go right now.
But please take care of yourself and our child.
- Mei Xiang, Ju Yun. - Yes.
- Look after her for me. - Yes.
Your Majesty, Miss Ruo Xi's already very weak.
So her emotional fluctuations will affect the baby.
I'll do my best
to find the right prescription to keep both the mother and baby safe.
But the real problem is her depression.
You must do whatever you can to cure Ruo Xi.
I don't want anything to happen to her.
I'll take care of everything else.
Yes, Your Majesty.
- You may go. - Yes.
- Greetings to you, Royal Brother. - It's okay.
Thank you, Royal Brother.
Why do you look so worried, Royal Brother?
- Ruo Xi's pregnant. - She's pregnant?
You should be happy about it.
She's refusing to see me.
I gave an order to have Yu Tan steamed in front of everyone
as a warning to them.
But Ruo Xi was there when it happened.
She now has a fever
and has affected the baby.
I thought you already warned Yu Tan.
What did she do this time to make you so angry?
Ninth Brother persuaded Hong Shi to become the crown prince.
He also asked Yu Tan to use Eighth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Brothers
to ruin my relationship with Ruo Xi.
If I didn't do something to warn them, then things would have just gotten worse.
Since Ruo Xi's been in the palace for so many years
I'm sure she should know that certain conflicts are inevitable.
But she's a very sentimental person.
So it might take her some time to accept it.
I'll find a chance to go and explain to her.
Even after we explain
I'm afraid she'll still hate me for it.
You may go.
Yes.
Dear God.
We hereby vow to become sisters from now on.
We'll love and support one another.
After Xi Que got beaten to death
I made a promise to you
that no matter what mistake you made
I'd always keep you safe and well.
I thought that the emperor's love for me
would have been enough to protect you from all harm in Forbidden City.
But I never thought
he'd do something like that to you.
Miss.
Get the imperial doctor.
Greetings to you, Miss.
Go outside.
Sit down.
I shouldn't.
Do you need help with something, Miss?
What actually happened to Yu Tan that day?
She died very quickly.
So there wasn't too much pain.
Did she say anything before she died?
She kept smiling.
She didn't say anything.
- How are you doing yourself? - I'm very well.
If you don't need anything
then I'll get back to work.
I'm tired. Help me to my bed.
Get some rest, Miss.
Goodbye.
Miss, please keep my family safe.
I know I'll die very soon.
I've always wanted a chance to explain it all to you.
But I'll never get to do that now.
I can't explain everything in just a few words.
But I really don't need to say anything at all.
I'm sure you'll understand, Miss.
I'm just a very silly person.
I don't have any regrets at all.
Please don't be too upset, Miss.
She once told me
that she never went to school
and didn't know how to read or write.
But she actually wrote me this letter with her blood.
Yu Tan.
What else did you hide from me?
Miss, Thirteenth Prince has come to see you.
Let him in.
You're already very weak.
Now that you're pregnant
you shouldn't give yourself such a hard time.
Do you really hate Royal Brother so much
that you even want to hurt your own child?
- No, I don't. - Then you should take extra care.
First of all, considering your age and this being your first pregnancy
it's already quite risky.
Secondly, since you've always been sick
and have affected the baby
Royal Brother's very worried about you
yet you don't seem to care at all.
He didn't want to tell you the truth because you might get worried.
I was only going to come and chat with you.
But seeing how upset you are, I might as well get to the point.
If you want to keep this child, then you better listen to the imperial doctor.
I'll do my best.
But it really breaks my heart.
Can you tell me how I can stop my heart from aching?
Perhaps you'll feel better after you hear the truth.
However, it might also make you feel even more upset.
Tell me.
Yu Tan was a spy that Ninth Brother had put close to Royal Brother.
She kept giving him information about Royal Brother's plans and actions.
But because of you, Royal Brother couldn't punish her for it.
All he did was keep on warning her.
But she still didn't listen.
The reason why Royal Brother got so mad this time
was because she tried to ruin his relationship with Hong Shi.
She did a lot to stir things up between them.
Ninth Brother even asked her to use Eighth, Tenth, and Fourteenth Brothers
to try and ruin your relationship with Royal Brother.
Both those things have made Royal Brother very mad.
So he didn't have any choice but to punish her so harshly.
It's also a serious warning to Ninth Brother.
So the person who saved Yu Tan and her family was Ninth Prince.
The reason she was so careful in the palace for the past 20 years
wasn't because of me.
I wonder what her story with Ninth Prince was.
Ruo Xi.
Aren't you angry?
No matter what
I'm sure she'd treated me as her sister.
She just happened to be caught between us, that's all.
As for everything else...
sometimes we don't always have a choice.
If I really have to blame it on someone
I can only blame God for being so cruel.
You're always so forgiving
and prefer to remember pleasant things.
The emperor could have prevented this from happening.
But he didn't try to stop it.
He already decided to release Yu Tan from the palace.
When Yu Tan first got assigned to serve Royal Brother
he already asked Gao Wu Yong
to repeat the punishment for breaking Yang Xin Palace's rules to everyone.
When they beat up the servant who'd spread rumors last time
he especially asked Yu Tan to watch her get punished
as a warning to her.
Perhaps the emperor did think about releasing Yu Tan from the palace.
But since Ninth Prince wouldn't let her go
that's why she came to beg me.
But the emperor still didn't object
and let her stay in the palace.
Because if he had let Yu Tan leave
then he wouldn't know what Ninth Prince and his men would get up to.
That's why he decided to keep her even though he knew she was a spy
so that she could be his spy too.
I know it'll be very hard for you to forgive him.
But Royal Brother had really hoped that Yu Tan would realize her mistake.
He really didn't mean to hurt you.
If he hadn't cared about you
he wouldn't have been so angry at Yu Tan either.
Both the emperor and Ninth Prince played a part in killing Yu Tan.
I also helped them in doing so.
I know you're very upset about Yu Tan.
But you shouldn't blame yourself for it.
Thirteenth Prince.
Do you realize what I've been through lately?
How did Eunuch Li die?
I'm sure you knew a long time ago.
Yu Tan was like my own sister.
Even if she was wrong
why did he have to kill her in such a cruel way?
What about the others?
Although Zhang Qian Ying also did me wrong
he didn't deserve to die.
What else is he hiding from me?
Inside this palace...
the only thing that I feel now is fear.
You're only seeing the harsh and serious side of Royal Brother.
Can't you see how much he loves you?
According to the rules
if a servant makes a mistake, even her family would get punished.
But because of you
he only punished her.
Ruo Xi, can't you see what he's done for you?
I want to take a rest.
[Yang Xin Gate]
I'm sorry, my baby.
But you won't be able to see your father for a while.
People might envy you
and say it's an honor to be born into the royal family.
But I'd rather you be the child of an ordinary family.
I'd hate to see you sacrifice everything for the throne
just like your father did.
That's not what I want to hear.
What I need is an explanation.
As princes, all you ever do is gang up against me
and come up with those stupid tricks of yours.
I know exactly what you're trying to do.
How dare you tell Tenth Brother to stay in Zhang Jia Kou and disobey my order?
Just because I'm kind to you doesn't mean I'm scared of you.
How can he insult his own brothers like that?
They must be so embarrassed.
Greetings to you, princes.
You shouldn't bow to us now that you're so highly respected.
I might get scolded for it again.
I'd like to speak to Ninth Prince in private.
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