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The King's Woman
Episode 30
Your Majesty, I have one thing to report.
Say it.
Recently, Crown Prince Dan of Yan turned his back on Qin and escaped.
It is a major crime of rebellion.
I am frightened and just inquiring
that should our Qin not send troops to chase after Crown Prince Dan of Yan
so as to stop the people of the world from making criticisms?
Your Majesty,
I think that this matter should just be left for you to decide on your own
and there is no need for others to comment about it.
Tingwei Official,
Yan Dan has been a hostage here in Qin for so many years and is like a brother to His Majesty.
Although he left Qin and escaped, hence, disappointed His Majesty,
if Qin will send out an army just to chase after a hostaged prince,
I fear that is what will not pacify the tongues
of the people of this world.
That is indeed true.
I traveled far to invite Han Fei to join our Qin. But never thought
that I would just let him die full of grievances in my Qin.
It is these kinds of injustice that will trigger the mocking of the people in this world.
Saying that I am an ungrateful person.
Your Majesty, please forgive my sins!
That time, I really was just worried that the intention of Han Fei to protect Han
will endanger our Qin!
That is why, I recklessly made such bold moves.
Your Majesty, it is all because I was dumb and unskilled. May Your Majesty forgive me.
Enough!
Killing a Li Si will not bring back a Han Fei.
Lord Han Fei now is already dead and we kept losing in our fight against Zhao.
Meng Wu, come to discuss with me once you have come up with a countermeasure.
I will abide.
Countryside within Zhao territory
Your Highness, looks like we have already arrived in Zhao.
We are now 300 miles away from Qin.
We can slow down now.
Although that is the case, it is still times of war and chaos.
In remote villages, there are still a lot of bandits that use this chance to rob people.
It is still better that we be careful.
And also, just to ensure the safety of Your Highness,
it is better that we address each other as servants and young master. That would be more appropriate.
The considerations of Young Warrior Jing is very thorough.
What is wrong?
Nothing.
Never thought that His Majesty did not send out any army to go after Crown Prince Dan of Yan.
This Consort Li has always had a good relationship with Crown Prince Dan of Yan.
She must have made slanderous talks in front of His Majesty.
Talking about it, if not for this Consort Li,
will I end up in this dire strait?
Sect Leader Xiao Hou, it is not that I want to vent my anger on you.
But if not because you were not able to do your task well
and allowed Consort Li to return to the palace,
will I be this idle here at home
and be treated this coldly?
Minister Li, my master has great martial arts skills.
This time, it was totally unexpected.
Unexpected?
The eldest senior brother that rescued Consort Li is just a lowly palace Zhong guard.
Sect Leader Xia Hou, you cannot even beat him.
What else do you want me to say?
Han Shen?
Minister Li, what do you mean by that?
Han Shen? Han Shen is a nobody.
Even if a hundred Han Shen will come, they will never be a match to my master.
Was it not Han Shen that saved Consort Li?
He personally escorted Consort Li back here to the palace so how can it be false?
Han Shen did not come. If he dared to come,
even if there were ten Han Shen, I would have annihilated them.
But Consort Li clearly said
that it was her senior brother who saved her.
Could it be that she still has another senior brother?
The senior brother that Madame Li talked about is another person.
That Han Shen is her eldest senior brother.
That one who hurriedly came to save her
was her second senior brother.
Also her old lover, Jing Ke.
Jing Ke? Old lover?
These two cheating couple were always together before Consort Li entered the palace.
They are never apart. Not only do they eat together,
they surely have also slept together.
I have met with them numerous times before.
That disgusting sweetness,
surely cannot come from just an ordinary co-disciple relationship.
There is actually such a thing?
My health was not good recently so I was not able to visit sister.
It is fine.
I also heard about your matter.
Is this child really by Lord Han Fei?
Honestly, I also never thought I will get pregnant.
When I noticed it, I also was very shocked.
This matter...
I really do not know how to tell you.
Never thought that I would be pregnant with the child of Lord Han Fei.
A few months ago, I had been vomiting quite severely and totally was not able to leave my room.
But you just hiding here in the palace is also not a good plan.
Does Your Majesty already know about this?
To tell you the truth, because I was too afraid,
I asked Madame Li a few days ago
to beg His Majesty for mercy in my behalf.
Madame Li?
But may sister be at ease. I just told her about my pregnancy.
As for others, I did not tell her anything.
But thinking about it now.
What I am carrying is not His Majesty's child.
Although His Majesty is not killing him,
how long can we really survive here in the palace?
Zhangshi, do you still want to leave the palace?
Yes.
I want to go to Zhao and reunite with my family
before this child is born.
These past days, there have been no news from them.
I still cannot be at ease.
The road from Qin to Lu is quite far.
It will still be a toiling travel.
You all leave first.
Yes.
In my opinion, the time is also right now.
So as to prevent more nightmares, little sister should leave the palace soon.
Really? Madame is willing to help me leave the palace?
It is better that less people know about this.
Let us make it tonight then. You will leave the palace by tonight.
I will order Zhongchang Attendant to let the guards allow you to pass.
There will be people outside the palace that will come for you and help you leave Qin.
I will never forget this great favor by Madame.
Zhangshi, it is actually not suitable for your health to go on long travels.
But I can see how much you miss your family so I also cannot bear to insist to make you stay.
You still have to be extra careful in your journey.
Thank you Madame for your concerns.
Do not know why but since I said that I am pregnant,
I have gone to like to eat sour things more and more.
This is called slowly getting into the right state.
It must be because liangren really thinks that you are pregnant
so your body is also changing to as if you are really pregnant.
Slowly getting into the right state is indeed used as such.
No matter what, my mood is very good right now and so is my appetite.
Go and tell the royal kitchen to make me some snacks.
Yes.
His Majesty is here!
Why is His Majesty here?
Hurry. Hurry. Hurry.
Hurry. Hurry.
Here. Cover it.
The belly! Hurry!
Hurry!
Hurry. Here.
Your Majesty
Liangren, What is wrong? You are not feeling well today?
I am fine.
After waking up this morning, I had a little headache
so I laid in bed. I am being rude.
Then rest well.
There are many important matters in the palace lately.
I am really not in the mood to manage the harem affairs.
I understand.
I was very angry at you previously.
But you have been married into my great Qin.
You are a concubine in my harem. I have been very cold towards you.
Your Majesty, you had said things too seriously.
What about the child? Is the child well?
The child is very well.
He even kicked me twice just now.
Really? Let me feel it.
But it is not kicking now.
Your Majesty, do not worry.
Then rest well
Take care of Chu liangren well. If you need anything, tell Zhongchang Attendant.
-Thank you Your Majesty. - Thank you Your Majesty
I am going back first.
Scared me to death!
So hot!
It seems His Majesty hasn't found out. Your acting was so realistic.
Tell me. A pregnant belly is so big.
Is it not very heavy?
Next time, I have to act a bit more realistic.
Informing Madame, the matter of Han zhangshi leaving the palace, I have already arranged it properly.
Wait until she has left the palace for several days.
Then we can say she secretly escaped.
Maybe His Majesty will not investigate the location of a 7th rank zhangshi.
After Han zhangshi left the palace,
her mouth will be shut forever.
But Han zhangshi is pregnant.
Why keep a person who does not have a function?
Besides, her family in the mother state
Should they not also be neatly eliminated?
Her mistake is that she actually went to Madame Li
to ask her help in begging for mercy from His Majesty.
It shows trust in Madame Li.
What I want is a person who is isolated, having no one loving her.
If she trusts others, it is being disloyal to me.
How can I keep that kind of person?
Southern Palace
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-Qing'er, leave first. - Yes
It is fine to give this to me.
I will wait outside the door.
Queen Dowager
I brought some red dates for you.
Red dates
Eat some more.
I have not seen you lately.
I feel really bad.
Queen Dowager, do not think I am treating you coldly.
It is just there are too many matters at this time.
These red dates are very good.
Very sweet
Strange
The flavor of these red dates is like the red dates of north Zhao that Buwei gave me.
The flavor is very similar.
Sister Min gave these red dates to me.
She said these red dates can only be eaten in the king's palace.
I do not know their origins.
Sister Min? Is it Min Dai?
It is sister Min Dai.
Has she given birth to a prince for our Zheng'er?
Sister Min has not given birth.
She does not like our Zheng'er one bit.
I do not understand
why she was willing to marry into a remote place like Qin.
Queen Dowager, what do you mean?
In Handan, everyone knows the daughter of Elder Min Dai is very close to prince Qian.
Look at the lanterns in the winter. Appreciate the flowers in the spring.
They're always inseparable and very intimate.
Prince Qian
Could it be the Zhao king now?
Little sister surely have heard about Qin using the excuse of helping Yan to attach Zhao.
Our past king suddenly died and Crown Prince Qian ascended the throne.
But Zhao Qian is a person with bad conduct, arrogant and willful.
My Zhao state will not last long.
I thought Sister Min hates him very much.
But all the Zhao people know
that Zhao Qian is famous for being a womanizer.
Needless to say, after he was established as a prince
and borrowed the harem name.
I do not know how many women he has enjoyed.
Sister,
the Zhao state now is being attacked by Qin.
Han Dan is in imminent danger. Is sister still emotionally okay?
Little sister, you also know that
I usually never ask about state affairs.
I am already a wife of Qin. So everything about Han Dan now
is very far from me.
Oh no. I am almost done eating it. What should I do?
I have to control the consumption a bit.
What is this?!
This is pine cone tea that I asked someone from Zhao to bring me.
There were too many things happening lately. Nourishing one's health more
is always good.
Thank you for the concerns of sister. I am actually fine.
Not really. You just went to visit His Highness Crown Prince of Yan
but accidentally got kidnapped
and suffered shock. How can that not be a big matter?
This pine cone tea is really refreshing.
Thank you, sister. You always share with me whatever good things you have.
Qing'er, come and taste it too.
Qing'er...
Qing'er. Qing'er.
Sorry, Madame. I was in a daze earlier.
It is fine. What are you thinking that you were so absorbed in it?
Sister Min is a friend. Just say what you want to say.
Sister Min, you will not mind to listen to it, right?
Of course.
I heard from other palace servants that
Han zhangshi is dead.
What?! Dead?
Han zhangshi...is she sick or...
She was murdered.
Murdered? How could that be?
The security in the inner palace is very strict.
How could anyone enter the palace and commit murder?
Informing Madame, that I do not know anymore.
I only heard that she died in a ravine at the outskirts of the city.
It was a farmer who found her.
Because her clothing were quite exquisite, that is why the local officials investigated her identity.
In the end, it was a member of the palace Huben Army that recognized her.
This matter is too strange.
Han zhangshi is just a level seven royal concubine.
The palace gates of Xianyang is not a place where she can just get out whenever she wants.
She left without permission so how come no one knew about it?
That, I am not sure anymore.
I only heard that the appearance of her corpse was terrifying.
And her abdomen was opened up.
The baby inside her womb surely was...
One corpse, two lives.
Who really wanted to do such evil thing on Han zhangshi?
She was such a good lady.
Talking about it, this matter is really full of strange aspects.
Han zhangshi surely is involved in the poisoning of Lord Han Fei.
And the people who are the top suspects in the poisoning of Lord Han Fei are Li Si and Chu liangren.
Although the two of them continue to deny it until now,
there are really no other suspects in this case.
That is why, I am thinking, could it be that Han zhangshi was also silenced by them?
How come Madame Min is acting strangely today?
She does not like my Zheng'er at all.
Queen Dowager, what do you mean by that?
In Han Dan, everyone knows that the daughter of the marquis, Mindai, is very close to Prince Qian.
Watching lanterns during winter, admiring flowers in the spring.
The two of them never separates and are very sweet with each other.
Your Majesty, there are other people from Chu here in the palace.
They also are able to get hold of a nine eye glass beads.
Actually, the nine eye glass beads that Chu liangren gifted me was still with me.
But I instead feel that this matter was not done by Chu liangren.
Oh? Why so?
The matter about Chu liangren and Li Si killing Han Fei through poison
has already been settled. The two of them also have already been punished by His Majesty.
Chu liangren got demoted and Li Si got planked.
Even if they deserved to be punished for their crimes, they already have went through their punishment.
Chu liangren really need not make another move like this,
risking the possibility of getting punished for another crime and bringing more trouble to themselves by killing another person.
Maybe...it was because Chu liangren...
ordered Han zhangshi to do some secret dealings
and was afraid that she will expose her?
It can also be because Chu liangren is being threatened by Han zhangshi
so she has no choice but to kill her.
What sister said is also reasonable.
But just relying on us making inferences here, we really will not be able to find the truth behind this.
That is right.
A dead person cannot be revived.
The bad deeds of Chu liangren might really just get buried with Han zhangshi now.
She kept trying to blame everything to Chu liangren. Is she trying to hide something?
The Zhao state is indeed a rich state. They are really living up to their reputation.
We still have not entered Han Dan yet the people here are already wearing bright and neat clothes. Then Han Dan surely is a richer city than here.
Young Warrior Jing, really thanks to you.
I finally was able to witness the Huluo Sword Technique.
It is all thanks to you that we were able to successfully rescue His Highness Crown Prince out of Qin.
Lord Tian Guang is overly praising me.
While we have not successfully reached Yan state, this journey will still be full of danger. We still must maintain vigilance.
In this journey, really have to trouble Young Warrior Jing.
Let us look for a more spacious inn and let me entertain you well.
Young Sir, you are being too courteous.
Young Sir,
you all go first. I will just follow.
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Who are you?
Your Highness Crown Prince!
- Your Highness Crown Prince! - General Fan?
Liangren! Liangren!
Oh, no! Oh, no!
Jeez, why are you panicking like that?
Do you not know that doing that might cause my miscarriage?
Han zhangshi left the palace without permission and has died in the city outskirts.
What did you say? Han zhangshi is dead?
News just came that the royal physician and Huben Army already went to verify the identity of the corpse and it was indeed Han zhangshi.
And also the child in her womb.
The child is gone?
Liangren, what should we do?
His Majesty already knows that liangren is pregnant. Do we continue to pretend
or go out of the palace to buy a child in place of it?
Do not talk about these first.
Let me think about it.
Who will want to kill Han zhangshi?
How come someone keep trying to hinder my path?
Just to find out who really discovered our plan with Tingwei Official, I have been investigating these past days.
And finally, there was palace servant that told me that Madame Min will sometimes go to the room of Han zhangshi.
She was always acting mysteriously. Always just letting only her personal attendant Xiao Li enter the room with her.
- Mindai? - Yes.
She was the one who used us.
That is right. How come I never thought of that before?
Han zhangshi knew about our poisoning plot and leaked this to Mindai.
It was surely the two of them!
It was the two of them who framed me.
No, I am telling His Majesty about this!
Your Lady Highness! Your Lady Highness! Please wait!
You are currently a pregnant woman.
Do not burn too much with anxiety and instead expose yourself in front of His Majesty.
What then should we do?!
Calm down a little first. We must at least first gather enough evidence before telling His Majesty that an injustice was done to us.
Calm down a little first.
Really good, Mindai.
I surely will not forgive her!
Chu liangren, hello.
Madame, Chu liangren is here.
Madame.
Mindai.
Are you already dead now or just pretending to sleep?
Sister, why are you here?
You look so angry. Careful not to cause a miscarriage.
I even planned to visit you.
Stop pretending already.
I came today to make you pay.
It was you who caused the death of Jing liangren.
It was also you who killed Han zhangshi.
Why must you frame me?
Sister, you really are so concerned about the death of Han zhangshi.
But that really surprised me.
Usually, anyone who will not benefit you, you will never give them even one look.
How come now you are so concerned about this matter regarding Han zhangshi?
Could it be it was Han zhangshi who told His Majesty about you poisoning Lord Han Fei?
That is why you hate her that much?
Mindai, stop turning things upside down.
It was clearly you who used Han zhangshi to steal my plot and borrowed my hands to kill someone.
You even dared to speak with such certainty in front of me?
You killed Han zhangshi just to silence her.
You really are so heartless!
Borrowing your hands to kill?
Chu liangren,
do you dare then to truthfully tell His Majesty
that the person you wanted to kill is not Lord Han Fei but is Lord Changping?
Lord Changping is the left prime minister of Qin.
And Lord Han Fei is just a guest subject.
You attempted to murder an important minister of the government. A crime like that
will surely be graver than just killing a guest subject, right?
You...
You are making venomous slanders!
Stop!
What is going on?
Chu liangren just suddenly came to my room and unreasonably made a scene.
She even was making false accusations and causing such a ruckus.
Sorry to have allowed little sister to see such an embarrassment.
You are making up things!
Since Chu liangren is already pregnant, it is better that you return to your chambers now so as not to harm your child.
Sister, are you alright?
Since you are fine, I will take my leave now.
Chu liangren! Chu liangren!
Chu liangren.
Why did you come?
Now that you are able to see me in such dire straits, are you happy now?
If I want to mock you, I could have just helped Madame Min earlier and vent my anger on you. Why then must I ask you to leave first?
Madame Min and you are like real sisters. If you two want to ridicule me, you have all the time to do it privately. No need to do it in front of me.
Chu liangren, let me ask you. Is the death of Jing liangren really has nothing to do with you?
If Jing liangren was murdered by me, I swear that I will never get reincarnated when I go to hell.
What about Lord Han Fei, did you poison him?
I do not have any grudges or hatred with Lord Han Fei so why will I kill him?
That is strange then.
Han zhangshi told me that the glass beads you gifted her is still with her.
Then who owns the glass beads found in prison?
I have entered the palace for so many years and have given out glass beads to Queen Dowager and to Mindai.
Yet His Majesty insisted that it was me who did it.
Why will he not go suspect Mindai?
Lord Han Fei was the one who suggested to attack Zhao, Is it not that the person who should be angrier at him be Mindai?
Chu liangren, in the coming days, do not go cause trouble to Madame Min anymore. This is for your own good.
Why must I listen to you?
If you do not want to end up like Jing liangren and Han zhangshi,
just listen to me this once.
Actually, I really feel sad for Han zhangshi.
A woman in the prime of her youth, bearing the happiness of being a soon to be mother,
never thought that she will just suffer a terrible shady death like that.
The sudden death of Lord Han Fei was depressing already.
But there was that hope for their next generation.
Yet never thought, that the ending will be like this.
This is really making people sigh.
Although Han zhangshi died outside of the palace,
still do her funeral and burial based on the rules for a palace concubine.
Thank you, Your Majesty. I will give the instructions.
What about her family from her mother state?
Have you informed them?
This is also one of the matters that is perplexing me. Only after trying to communicate with them these past days did I discover
that the family of Han zhangshi in her mother state have all died not long after she left the palace.
Han zhangshi most likely did not know about it when she left the palace.
It is just...why then must Han zhangshi leave the palace? I really cannot understand until now.
Madame, in your opinion, is the matter of Lord Han Fei getting poisoned
be related with Han zhangshi?
I also used to think so. But when I asked Han zhangshi last time about it,
she seemed to be even blaming herself for the death of Lord Han Fei.
The glass beads that Chu liangren gifted me are clearly still with me.
Yes, I indeed was instructed by Chu liangren then
but I really thought that His Majesty will just lock him up for a few days.
Now...Lord Han Fei is already dead.
No matter how much I explain things, no one is willing to listen to me anymore.
The thing I regret the most is that Lord Han Fei is actually a good person.
If not because of me, he also will not die of injustice here in Qin.
Could it be that Han zhangshi was silenced by Chu liangren?
I also thought the same thing before.
But Chu liangren got demoted due to the matter regarding Lord Han Fei.
She really has no reason to add more crimes under her name at this moment.
Your Majesty, because of getting demoted due to the matter about Lord Han Fei, Chu liangren
easily overthinks and worries too much. Now that she is pregnant,
she will also become the mother of a prince or a princess in the future.
Your Majesty should stop being hard on her.
You really are strange. Chu liangren had repeatedly try to harm you.
Yet you do not hate her but instead are defending her.
Actually, being also a woman, I do can understand what she was thinking.
What Chu liangren wants is the queen position. I do not envy or want it.
Then what else is there for us to fight about?
You...just do not want me to make you my queen.
If you could have led the royal harem early on, will there be these so many things still happening?
Actually, after entering the palace, I also have learned to accept my fate.
As long as others do not harm me, I will not harm them.
As long as I am able to raise Tianming to adulthood, I am already at ease.
As for the others, I do not need any of them.
Then do you need me?
Still asking when you already know the answer.
- Your Majesty, I want to say something but please do not be mad. - Okay.
When you have time, can you go to the Southern Palace to visit Queen Dowager?
A few days ago, I went to the Southern Palace to visit her.
Her face really has aged a lot and her state does not seem very good.
If others tell me about this, I surely will become very angry.
But because it was you,
okay, I will go visit Queen Dowager with you tomorrow.
Liangren, this is a grave crime of lying to the king.
One will get executed for this!
I really cannot dare to do it! May liangren just let me off this time!
Of course, I know that this is a crime of lying to the king.
I also know that this a crime punishable by death.
But Royal Physician Lu, do not forget.
You and me are accomplices to the crime.
It was you who detected that I was pregnant before.
If I let other royal physicians find out that I never got pregnant,
you still will not be able to deny your involvement in this. You still will get executed.
That is why, there is only one way now.
Li'er,
I feel a bit anxious. My loved ones are becoming farther and farther from me.
Today, I saw how thin and pallid royal mother has become.
My child also accidentally died from a miscarriage.
Chengqiao and Yan Dan also have turned against me. By my side, there is now only you.
After I entered the palace, I heard someone say that
the Marquis of Chang'an got exiled to a foreign state because he rebelled against Qin.
He did not forsake me.
It was me who forsake him.
I ask that I be allowed to go out of the palace for a month. I have an important matter to take care of.
Once I have finished doing it, I will surely return as scheduled.
What matter?
It is a matter that Madame Li asked me to do.
A matter that I cannot know?
I can only say that it is a matter that will not harm Qin or Your Majesty.
In protecting your junior sister, you are able to do it up to the point of not marrying forever.
You are already contented just staying by her side, is that it?
As long as I can see that she is safe and happy, I am already contented.
Can you really do what you said?
May Your Majesty not worry, I surely am a man of my words.
Little sister said last time that you are going to investigate the death of Han zhangshi.
I want to know how the investigation of little sister
has been coming along.
I already know who caused the death of Han zhangshi.
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♫ Although we are poles apart with the whole galaxy between us, ♫
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