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[The King's Woman]
[Episode 15]
From midnight till after midnight, during the changing of the shifts
the security in the palace is at its lightest.
Now that no one is around, this is our only chance.
Let's go.
Junior Li.
You can't bear to leave Tian Ming behind?
If we leave like this...
What will happen in the palace in the next few days?
Let me think about it...
When I think about it, I can't bring myself to leave.
We're just leaving Tian Ming in the palace temporarily.
Once we settle down, I'll think of a way to fetch him.
In my time here, I've memorized all the guards' shifts here.
Even if I come back here again, nothing will go wrong.
Trust me.
But...
But the baby was taken not too long ago.
If I'm not with Tian Ming, someone will try to harm him.
I believe that Ying Zheng will protect him.
I can tell that Ying Zheng cherishes you greatly.
He should know that if anything happens to Tian Ming
you would never come back.
On the contrary
Tian Ming is the only hope of bringing you back to the palace.
He will definitely do his best to protect him.
The next shift guards will be here soon.
We won't get to leave if we don't go now.
Junior Li, don't you want to leave Qin palace?
Let's go.
Brother Gao?
- Come and have a look! - Come and have a look!
The finest quality!
- Get me some of this. - This is tasty.
How are you, sir?
Have you seen a tall and lean man?
He speaks with a Wey accent.
He carries a long sword.
Tall and lean?
Speaks with Wey accent?
I'm sorry, young lady. I haven't seen him.
Thank you.
- Come and have a look! - Come and have a look!
You can have it cheaper!
Brother Jing.
I advise you to fight more seriously.
The renowned Gongsun Swordsmanship can't be just that?
I'm the one who's lacking.
- It's not the Gongsun Swordsmanship. - All right then.
Now that Gongsun Swordsmanship...
Who else but you can use it?
If you're bad at it
it makes Gongsun Swordsmanship useless.
Good!
Jing Ke, that's the true power of Gongsun Swordsmanship.
It's just that you're too troubled.
It distracts you from wielding it to its full potential.
You worry about the fighting world, your school, and fellow disciples.
Or perhaps it's your beloved.
Do you know?
These are all distractions to a swordsman.
Bear this in mind.
In this world, only you and the sword you wield are real.
Brother Gao.
I understand what you're saying.
But to discard all that--
is not so easy to do.
There's no rush.
As long as you remain on this path
one day, you'll be able to let it all go.
Come on! Let's practice some more!
Master Regular Palace Attendant!
This...
- What happened? - Miss Qing.
Madam Li has gone missing.
Don't you know that?
Missing?
I didn't know!
Last night, Madam just told me that she wished to sleep in.
She told me to wake her up much later.
I just came from the kitchen.
Oh, it seems this was premeditated.
Master Zhao, what do you mean?
I suspect Madam Li planned her disappearance.
Or perhaps she planned this with a close confidant?
That's impossible.
Madam would never leave the palace without Prince Tian Ming!
A mere palace maid like you sounds so sure about it...
Could it be that Madam Li told you to say that?
That's not true!
I'm very worried about where Madam is now.
Could she have been kidnapped?
Don't make such an assumption.
Everyone in the harem is now a suspect.
I'll start investigating from those closest to her.
Master Zhao, you're suspecting me?
You're Madam Li's personal maid.
She's now missing and yet you know nothing of it.
It's your negligence of duty!
I know I've neglected my duties.
I'll definitely ask for punishment.
However, shouldn't our priority be finding Madam Li?
Certainly.
But I'd like to first find out just how much you know.
Me? I don't know anything about it.
Guards! Take these servants to the Lateral courts for questioning!
- Yes! - Master Zhao!
- We're innocent! - I'm innocent!
His Grace will be the judge of that!
- Regular Palace Attendant! - Hurry up!
- We're innocent! - Regular Palace Attendant!
- Meng. - Present.
Keep searching the palace.
If we still can't find Madam Li by noon
send out the messenger to inform His Grace.
Yes, Master Zhao.
Madam!
Madam, something has happened!
What is it? You're so flustered.
This morning, I heard breaking news.
I went to a few places to verify it.
It seems to be true.
What is true?
Madam Li went missing from the palace last night.
Regular Palace Attendant had a lot of servants arrested this morning.
They're being tortured and interrogated.
No one knows anything yet.
This actually happened?
Qing and the other maids have almost been tortured to death.
A concubine goes missing from the harem.
This has never happened in the palace of Qin.
That witch, Consort Li...
She really is very bold.
She's capable of anything just because His Grace dotes on her.
What does she take the harem of Great Qin for?
Madam, this is a great opportunity for us.
It's good if Consort Li doesn't return.
If she does return to the palace...
I'll have to make good use of this.
Exactly.
However His Grace may favor her
the harem is still managed by Grand Empress Dowager Hua Yang.
I believe that with such a huge incident
His Grace couldn't possibly let her off easily.
That would be a great time for Madam to move up the ranks.
[Laifu Inn]
- Server. - Coming!
Have you seen a tall and lean man who speaks with a Wey accent?
He also carries a long sword.
Miss, in Great Wei, there are at least 800, if not a 1000 of such guests.
How am I to help you?
How about this?
Why don't you take a seat, have some bean rice and think about it?
The guest you're looking for might just come through--
Server!
Coming!
Wine!
Brother Gao!
Ge Lan?
What are you doing here?
It's been a while. How is your father?
Thank you for asking. He's safe and healthy.
As for you...
Why aren't you in Wei State instead?
I'm here to meet a friend.
How about you?
Did Warrior Ge come with you?
I'm looking for a friend.
It's very urgent.
But I don't know where to find him.
I heard from Mister Tian Guang that you had a match with Brother Jing?
Do you have any news of him?
You're referring to... Jing Ke?
We were really meant to meet up.
Brother Jing!
I finally found you!
Lan?
What brings you here?
Brother Han sent me to find you.
Senior Han?
Where did you see him?
Brother Han wrote to say
that he'll bring Sister Li out of the palace soon and come see you.
Junior Li, you're awake?
Senior Han.
I've fed the horses. We can get going.
- Senior Han. - Yes?
You didn't tell him what I told you, did you?
You mean the fact that you've given birth to Tian Ming?
Don't worry, I didn't mention it.
Thank you, Senior Han.
You must want to tell Junior Jing about it personally?
That would be great.
It's just that he didn't even know about Tian Ming.
I'd like to tell him when he gets to meet him face-to-face.
But now...
I'm worried that Tian Ming...
Are you worried Junior Jing can't handle it?
If it were me, how could I not accept the child I had with the woman I love?
That's not what I'm worried about.
Then what are you worried about?
Forget it. We'll talk about it when we meet up.
I'm not in the palace, so I worry for Tian Ming's safety.
His Grace left on a secret trip so not many know of it.
Don't worry.
Tian Ming is a blessed child.
He will surely be fine.
Let's go.
Master Zhao, Qing is innocent!
- Master Zhao, stop it! - Master Zhao, stop it!
Qing is innocent!
Master Zhao!
Please spare her, Master Zhao!
Master Zhao, spare me!
All right, all right!
You just won't let me have it easy, will you?
You've already been beaten so badly.
You still refuse to tell me how you helped Madam Li leave the palace?
Master Zhao, I'm innocent!
I really don't know anything!
Look...
How pretty this face is.
If you lose an eye...
Or a nose...
It would be such a pity.
Please spare me, Master Zhao!
Since you refuse to come clean, how about this?
I'll cut off one of your ears first?
- Please spare me, Master Zhao! - Guards! Do it!
Yes!
Master Zhao!
Master Zhao...
I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!
Hold it!
Good, go ahead.
I am all ears.
That day...
That night...
Madam told me... not to get her changed.
I only found out... Madam was missing when I got back from the kitchen.
As for the rest, I really don't know anything about it!
I'm innocent, Master Zhao!
Brother Jing?
Brother Jing, go in quickly!
Quickly! Come in!
They haven't gotten here yet.
Did we get here early?
Let's wait for them.
Junior Li.
Let's go.
Don't you dare forget.
I allowed you to give birth to this bastard.
He's not a bastard.
He's Senior's and my--
If you want to keep him...
You must tell everyone that he is my child.
Do you understand?
I want you to know...
I am your one and only king.
You're my concubine.
I won't let anyone mistreat you.
Not even to lay a finger on your hair.
I've changed my mind.
I'm going to keep Tian Ming by my side.
Only by doing so...
can I keep you by my side.
Sister Li!
Sister Li...
Let's talk inside.
Come over here!
Quickly!
What is the matter?
Brother Jing and Sister Li are finally reunited.
How wonderful.
We've brought two lovers back together.
It's a joyous occasion.
Why are you crying then?
I...
These are tears of joy.
I'm crying out of joy.
Is that so?
It seems we share the same fate.
The same fate?
What do you mean?
We both have mixed feelings about this reunion.
We're happy that they are reunited.
But, at the same time, because they are reunited
we become depressed again.
Isn't it so?
Young lady.
You have feelings for Jing Ke, don't you?
We're on the same boat, and share the same misfortune.
But as long as Brother Jing and Sister Li can live happily...
It doesn't matter if Brother Jing never knows about my feelings.
Because Sister Li is such a wonderful person.
I hope they can stay together forever.
Live happily ever after.
I can completely relate.
Not only do we share the same misfortune, but we're also equally deep in it.
Senior Jing, you've lost so much weight.
Without you by my side...
I can't even believe I've made it alive till today.
Let me take a good look at you.
Li...
Why do you look so sad?
Tell me.
How did he treat you?
He didn't mistreat me.
How did you pull through the past year?
Do you know?
When I heard that you had gone to the Qin Palace
I tried to rescue you.
But before I could even get in, I was arrested.
You went to Qin Palace?
I knew that must have been you.
Did they hurt you?
Everyone knows that the laws of Qin State are very strict.
Anyone who gets arrested is to be severely punished.
How could you be so silly?
I was almost banished as a hard-labor convict.
Fortunately, Mister Tian Guang rescued me on the way.
He saved my life.
Li...
Put all of this behind you now.
No matter how much I suffered
as long as you're by my side now, it was all worth it.
From now on, I won't let you leave me ever again.
I'll protect you with my own life.
Even if they come hunting you down to every corner of the world...
I won't let them take you away.
In life, we share one coat.
In death, we'll share one grave.
From what I know of you
you'll go wherever fame and fortune lies.
You have always catered to those in power.
Why would you be willing to return to Great Qin?
That's enough!
Don't bother wasting your breath!
I know very well what kind of person you are.
I have made up my mind.
Because of your past contributions
I will spare your life.
However...
From this day forth, you're to be banished to Shu area.
Never are we to meet again.
Marquis?
Marquis.
Minister Ma.
You have served under me for years.
Would you say that I've had great success or great failure in my life?
Marquis, you're extremely wealthy.
You have power and authority.
You were once a chancellor with 3000 underlings.
You own 100,000 households in Luoyang.
You're known throughout the world.
The “Spring and Autumn Annals” you wrote will be passed down for generations.
In all six states, who could possibly have as many accomplishments as you?
Accomplishments?
What use do I have of so much wealth and power?
The son I've raised and mentored refuses to acknowledge his father!
He sees me as some viper or leech!
What is the point of my life?
Marquis...
Forget it.
Could His Grace have misunderstood you?
It's all right.
You are dismissed.
I'd like to spend some time alone.
All right then.
If you need anything, call for me.
Master Li, Ouyang has news to report.
Speak.
These two warriors now work for me.
You can speak freely.
Yes. The task in Luoyang has been carried out.
His Grace did visit the marquis's manor.
According to the scouts
His Grace is going to banish Marquis Wenxin to Shu area.
Lu Bu Wei...
You'll never make a comeback!
[Manor of Marquis Wenxin]
Is anyone there?
Marquis killed himself!
Young Master, there's one thing that baffles me.
Speak.
It's about Marquis Wenxin.
What have you decided?
Didn't I say that his name is not to be mentioned again?
Yes, I'm just concerned that
there will be trouble in the future if it's not handled well.
Fret not.
I have already taken care of it.
Your Grace is wise.
- Greetings, Young Master. - Speak.
Marquis Wenxin killed himself with poisoned wine.
What? Marquis Wenxin is dead?
Yes, we learned of it this morning.
Master Lu has killed himself with poisoned wine.
The marquis's manor is now shrouded in despair.
Even the banner for guiding his soul is hanging at the manor.
Your Grace.
You are Lu Bu Wei indeed.
This is how you end up?
Your Grace, are you all right?
I'm perfectly fine.
I've never been happier.
The prince and Madam have been away for years.
It's one joyous occasion after another.
Zheng has also grown a lot.
I almost couldn't recognize him.
I am the only one in the world...
Only your Second Father would never betray you.
Zheng, don't you understand?
You're my son!
However scheming I might be
I'd never abandon you or betray Qin State!
If there's anything I still hope for
it's for you to unite the states and become the emperor!
Do you understand?
Your Grace, Regular Palace Attendant has an urgent matter to report.
- Speak. - Madam Li has been missing for two days.
Many were already deployed to search for her, but in vain.
Your Grace, please instruct us.
What did you say?
[South Palace]
Let me out of here!
Empress Dowager, you must not!
Go away!
- Get lost! - Empress Dowager!
Let me out of here!
- Empress Dowager! - Get lost!
Empress Dowager!
Get lost! Let me out of here!
His Grace gave orders to prohibit you from leaving South Palace.
Scoundrels!
How dare you treat me so!
Let me out of here!
I'm going to see him!
Bu Wei!
How could you leave me behind?
How am I to go on living?
How am I to go on living, Bu Wei?
Bu Wei!
You've returned?
I'm exhausted!
I really haven't breathed such refreshing air in so long.
The scent of the wild and the earth.
It feels like I left this place for a very long time.
Exactly.
I almost forgot I came from the fighting world
after spending such a long time in the palace.
Senior Han, you've been in hiding for so long.
How's your swordsmanship now?
Stop teasing me.
Which warriors could I have met within the palace?
My sword is already blunt.
How about this?
We are finally reunited.
Brother Jing and Sister Li should put on a friendly match for us.
Lan!
Are you purposely trying to make me look bad?
In the past year--
When would I have had the chance to wield a sword?
I'm quite rusty now.
Li, it's all right.
We'll use that swordsmanship we came up with.
If you forgot the stances, I'll remind you.
Brother Jing, you're so skilled now.
You should give Sister Li an advantage.
How about... covering up your eyes?
That won't do.
Wouldn't that be bullying my senior?
How about this?
I'll cover up my eyes as well.
Sure.
Why don't we use this silk scarf?
The sight of this scarf reminds me so much of what we went through.
I'll blindfold Brother Jing with my scarf then?
[Preview]
Since Ying Zheng was a child
he has been manipulated by Lu Bu Wei and Empress Dowager Zhao.
Grand Empress Dowager Hua Yang is also a scheming person.
Ying Zheng has never been treated with sincerity since he was young.
He also doesn't trust anyone completely.
It seems that after spending a year by Ying Zheng's side
you understand him better than anyone else.
I don't believe that Madam Li is a mother who would abandon her child.
She has put up with insults and humiliation in the palace
but she has never once tried to leave.
This is all for the sake of Tian Ming.
She couldn't have left just like that.
I bore Ying Zheng a child.
Ying Zheng...
Ying Zheng and you--
I'm going to kill him! I'll kill him!
You can't kill him. He's the father of my child.
My child can't do without his father.
So you're Ying Zheng's woman now?
You have his best interests at heart?
No wonder you keep speaking up for him.
You have sided with him.
Have you forgotten about our vengeance?
Have you forgotten that mentor wanted us to save the world?
I didn't.
I didn't forget Grandfather's last words.
It's just...
I'm just too unfilial.
I'll never be able to fulfill Grandfather's dying wish.
Get lost.
- Get lost! - Brother Jing!
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