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The King's Woman
Episode 32
Madame Min,
what do you mean by those words?
What I mean is...
Madame Li has hindered the paths of too many people.
If minister wants to regain the trust of His Majesty,
there is also a way.
I can also help you with it.
But...
minister, you must first stand on our side.
Madame, what do you want me to do?
The spring hunt tomorrow is the best time.
Qing'er, did you see my dagger?
Dagger? Is it not Madame always carry it by your side?
I placed it by the side of my bed before I slept last night.
But do not know why, it is already gone when I woke up this morning.
It must be that you dropped it when you were changing your clothes this morning.
Could it have been stolen?
Stolen? Madame, who dares to be that bold to steal your dagger?
Madame, let us go to the spring hunt first and then I will just help you find it later when we get back. Let us go.
The weather today is very good. It is indeed a good time to hunt.
Since I entered the palace,
sister is the person who really took great care of me.
But recently, there are some things that I really cannot understand.
This nine eye glass beads are high quality product of the southern state of Chu.
Only the royalties of Chu can have them.
Chu liangren previously gave Han zhangshi one string of them.
But coincidentally, the poison bottle that that was given to Lord Han Fei that led to his death
also has this nine eye glass beads.
What is there not to understand?
The nine glass beads on this medicine bottle does not belong to Han zhangshi .
But it was Madame Chu's present to you.
Am I right?
When you entered the palace, Chu liangren wanted to win your favor
so she gave you a string of nine glass beads.
I smelled white sandalwood on Han zhangshi.
Madame, what is the matter?
Do you habitually burn incense in your room?
Burn incense?
Incense is expensive.
This is a refined activity of a highly ranked madame.
How can I?
A level 7 zhangshi surely will not be able to use such an expensive fragrance.
And among the madams, the one who likes to use sandalwood scent the most is Sister.
That is why when I smelled sandalwood fragrance from Han zhangshi,
the first one I thought of is you.
It can even be said that Han zhangshi seemed to be following orders from Chu liangran
but in reality, she was working for you.
This matter was done by Chu liangren to begin with.
There were both material evidence and witness. How could I be involved in this matter?
Regarding the letter for the family back home, it was indeed Chu liangren who instructed Han zhangshi to do it.
The purpose was to help Tingwei Official deal with Han Feizi.
And the Tingwei Official repaid her by letting his assassins abduct me out of the palace
and let me die outside the palace.
But Tingwei Official and Han Feizi are classmates after all.
It is unlikely for him to have be so heartless as to kill him.
The person who borrowed the hands of another to kill someone is you, Madame Min.
You knew about the scheme of Chu liangren to poison Lord Changping.
You then took the poison and gave it to Lord Han Fei.
And you even placed a nine eye glass beads on its container
so as to frame everything to Chu liangren.
Just with your one-sided testimony,
you plan to say that I am the one who gave the poison already?
Yes, all of these are just my inference.
But my only evidence is your heart.
Madame Min has always put out an appearance of not getting involved with state affairs.
But secretly, the one who is deeply involved in state affairs was actually you.
The purpose of you entering Qin is actually to help Prince Jia regain the throne.
But actually, your deeper motive is to take revenge on the king of Zhao
because King Qian of Zhao dumped you.
No such thing! Where did you get all of those?
Sister can deny everything that I said.
However, you relationship with the king of Zhao is something that you cannot deny.
Queen Dowager already told me everything.
The reason I chose to tell Sister everything about this now when there is no one else but us
and did not tell them to His Majesty directly is because I want to help you.
Madame Min,
what really is your purpose in entering Qin?
You indeed plan to help Prince Jia reclaim the throne of Zhao, right?
I do not need your help.
Gonsun Li, you are too smart.
If your intelligence could have let you suit your actions to the times,
I also will not need to harm you anymore.
But you have meddled too much.
I then can only eliminate you.
When did you steal my dagger?
Help! Help!
Help! Save me!
Save me!
Madame Min!
- Madame, you're hurt. - What's wrong?
What's going on?
Your Majesty...
It was her.
It was her who wanted to kill me.
I did not. Your Majesty, I did not.
I really did not.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Wife is injured. No need to bow.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Royal physician, how is my wife?
Informing Your Majesty, although there is a superficial wound, it did not affect her muscles and bones. It is no big deal.
I will just prescribe some medicines,
to be applied externally and to be taken in, and the injury will be fully healed in a few days.
Okay. Go now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Madame Li,
this is your dagger, right?
Replying to Your Majesty, it is mine.
Madame Li indeed used this dagger to hurt me.
Replying to Your Majesty, I never used this dagger to harm anyone.
Why then is this dagger inside the carriage?
Informing Your Majesty, there was someone who clearly stole the dagger of Madame.
This morning, we already could not find it.
This dagger was an item that you always carry by your side.
Tell me. Who else could get this dagger?
Your Majesty, what I can only tell you is that
I never thought of using this dagger to hurt Madame Min.
If it was not you, then was it Mindai who hurt herself using the dagger?
Madame Min!
I never learned martial arts.
I would already get scared just by the sight of blood.
How could then have I hurt myself using the dagger of Madame Li?
Madame Min, you know that everything I said was true. If you really want to fool His Majesty like this,
I can only say the truth then.
Your Majesty, the mastermind in the killing of Lord Han Fei is the Madame Min in front of you.
The poison was indeed prepared by Chu liangren.
But the target was not Lord Han Fei.
Madame Min ordered someone to send the poison to the prison. Just to frame Chu liangren
and Han zhangshi,
she then left nine eye glass beads from the state of Chu as evidence. Just to silence her,
she even killed Han zhangshi.
As for Jing liangren, it was also Madame Min who killed her.
Just to deepen our suspicions against Chu liangren,
hence, she used the matter about Chu liangren causing the miscarriage of Jing liangren,
and used the same black hell falsebore
against Jing liangren.
You really made it sound so exaggerated.
Madame Li, on the day that Jing liangren died, I was in your chambers chatting with you.
How could you have said that it was I who poisoned her?
I asked the royal physician. The poison that Lord Han Fei and Jing liangren died from
were both black false hellebore. But the level of poisoning is different.
Madame Min, you bribed the servant by the side of Jing liangren
and ordered her to add a few black false hellebore in the food of Jing liangren.
After accumulating for so many days, the body of Jing liangren was not able to take it anymore
so she naturally died. Because it was quite slow for the effect of the poison to manifest,
of course, no one would suspect that it was you who did it.
Just for your own interest, you killed Jing liangren and Han zhangshi.
The person in here that borrowed the hands of someone else to kill is only you.
Little sister, you completely do not have any evidence for these things that you are saying.
The deaths of Han Fei and Han zhangshi have nothing to do with me.
Do not make unfounded accusations against others just to get away from your own crime.
Framing everything on me!
I indeed have no evidences to prove that these were done by you
but everyone by Madame Min are from Zhao.
Following the orders of Prince Jia. Of course, they will not betray Madame Min.
Moreover, even if Your Majesty will suspect you,
Han zhangshi and Jing liangren are both dead. What can His Majesty do to you then?
Mindai, I do not understand.
You said that Madame Li is trying to cover up her crime. What crime?
Replying to Your Majesty, the reason that Madame Li wanted to silence me
was because I was about to expose a scandal.
Your Majesty, you must not listen to the nonsense talks of Madame Min!
It was Madame Li who helped Crown Prince Dan leave Qin.
Your Majesty, the abduction of Madame Li
was exactly a part of the plan of Crown Prince Dan to escape Qin.
Xiao Li, you say it.
Informing Your Majesty,
because Madame was worried that Madame Li has intentions to betray Qin,
so she told me to secretly monitor Madame Li.
What we are about to face
is not some mountain cat or wild boar,
but the Huben Army who does not blink when they kill.
Since you are already decided, we also do not have any retreat path anymore.
Who is it?
Xiao Li, how could you treat our Madame like that?!
Madame Li masterminded the planning of the escape of Crown Prince Dan.
And even the assassin who trespassed into the manor that day
- also seemed to be a senior brother of Madame Li. - You....
Your Majesty, what Xiao Li said were all true.
She previously swore by me that if there was anything false about what she said,
she is willing to be locked up in Yongxiang Prison and will never dispute it.
Little sister, it is also fine if you will not admit the things that I have said.
What is important is if Your Majesty will still believe you.
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Tingwei Official is seeking an audience!
Why did he come?
It was me who asked him to come. The purpose is for him to prove that
everything I said were true.
Let him in!
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Get up. Hurry and say it. I do not have much patience right now.
Informing Your Majesty,
it was indeed my ignorance and doing that Madame Li
got taken out of the inner palace.
I got confused by the words of Chu liangren, hence, did such a thing.
But the reason I did that
was because I have always suspected Madame Li
has evil intentions against our Qin.
What do you mean? I do not want to hear you passing your responsibilities.
One must be punished appropriately for the crime that he has done.
Why do you say that Madame Li has evil intentions against my Qin?
I am terrified.
I saw how Your Majesty favored Madame Li more and more as the day goes by.
But Madame Li came from the already deceased state of Wey.
Her whole family has already been killed by our Qin Army.
Hence, she kept going against our government.
That is why, I cannot help but worry
if Madame Li has an ulterior motive in
frequently serving by the side of Your Majesty.
And as expected, that day when Madame Li got abducted out of the palace,
other than Zhong guard Hanshen,
there seemed to be another second senior brother.
This person was actually the one who really saved Madame Li.
And also, he is the leader of the people who rescued Yan Dan.
And also, I also heard that before Madame Li entered the palace,
she was childhood sweethearts with this second senior brother, their relationship is not that simple.
Your Majesty, everything that I said were true.
I definitely did not lie to Your Majesty.
Do not forget. It was I who allowed you to have this bastard child.
He is not a bastard child. He is a child by me and my senior--
Maybe it was too dark that time so I was not able to recognize him.
And also, after this Second Brother
rescued Madame Li,
exactly a day has past
before Madame Li returned to the palace.
Within this one day, a man and a woman alone together,
and it was even in the wilderness,
it is hard to say if there will be any re-ignition of past romance.
Tingwei Offcial!
Do not make fabricated rumors or entire irrelevant statements.
Madame Li, if not because you are guilty,
why are you being this angry?
Other than Madame Li, all of you go out.
Go out!
Stand up.
Look at me.
Are everything they said earlier true?
Say it!
If you will not say it,
I will immediately execute all the Yan people in the manor of the Crown Prince.
It is true.
That man that is highly skilled in martial arts
that rescued Yan Dan is your senior brother, am I right?
Yes.
Because you knew that he will come, that is why you had to help him.
No.
I just wanted to help Crown Prince Dan of Yan to return to his mother state
and not let him continue compromising just to live.
Your Majesty also does not want him to age and die here in Qin.
You just cannot lower down your pride and let a hostaged prince leave.
If Your Majesty wants to punish me, I am willingly accepting it.
Helping Yan Dan leave Qin is just an excuse.
You actually just want to see him. You wanted to be with him.
You getting abducted out of the palace was also part of your plan,
including Han Shen.
Getting abducted...
Getting abducted was just to let Crown Prince Dan successfully leave his room.
Your Majesty, I know that I lied to you.
But all of these were planned by me. Others have nothing to do with this.
I was so worried about you.
You instead connived with that person to fool me?
I feel very guilty.
On one hand, you helped Yan Dan escape Qin.
On the other hand, showing me false affection.
That is how you expressed your guilt?
It is not like that.
Stop lying to me!
Until now, you still love that man, am I right?
That senior brother who you think of a day and night.
From then until now, you have never loved me.
Just for your own interest, you lied to me.
You and your second senior brother met up in the wilderness.
I am sure that you two had a revival of your romance.
No, it is not like that.
I just wanted to help Crown Prince Dan return to his state.
My love for you is real.
It is really not like what you are thinking.
- It is really-- - Enough!
I will not believe you anymore.
Sorry.
- Sorry. - Get lost.
- Leave! - Sorry.
Sorry.
Sorry...
- Li Zhong! - I am here.
Immediately lock Madame Li in the Yongxiang Prison and to await her punishment!
Yongxiang?
Can you not understand?!
Yes, I will immediately had it done.
Also lock up all the household members of Crown Prince Dan.
Yes.
Sir, what are you doing?
We are just about to leave for Ji City.
I fear that you all cannot go back anymore.
Men, arrest all of them!
Eldest Senior, there are no one else here. [Handan, Zhao State]
Just be honest with me.
Are you really sent
by the king of Qin to arrest Crown Prince Dan?
Junior, my purpose is really not Crown Prince Dan.
I already told Lord Tian Guang the truth earlier.
But really sorry. It is not convenient to let more people know about this matter.
Okay. I believe you.
Maybe you feel that because junior sister and I are staying in the Qin palace, we are people of the king of Qin.
I have no opinion on how you want to look at us.
But I want to tell you
that after entering the palace for so many years, Li'er has not changed.
She is still that Li'er who will surely draw her sword to help if she sees any injustice,
will extend her helping hand to any weak who will need it.
Even though I tried to advice her against it numerous times, she still had to make herself get involved in this matter of Crown Prince Dan of Yan.
Your Highness Crown Prince, since Han Shen has a different motive,
why then is he also coincidentally here in Handan City?
If he was ordered by the king of Qin to get information about your whereabouts,
did we not all got fooled by him?
General Fan, Young Warrior Han really contributed during the escape of His Highness Crown Prince.
If not because he deliberately let Young Warrior Jing hurt him,
we might have not been able to pass Hangu Pass until now.
Han Shen indeed previously provided great help to us.
I am willing to believe that Guard Han Shen has no evil intentions in coming here.
General Fan, stop worrying already.
When junior sister knew that you have learned the sword technique left by master,
she really was happy for you.
I am now not a chivalrous warrior and instead shifted to being an assassin that does not even blink when I kill.
Is that something to be happy about?
Only now did I understand
why Master sealed the Huluo Sword Technique inside a cave instead of giving it to us.
In chaotic times, every one must sacrifice. Junior sister did.
You did. I...of course, cannot be an exception.
Let's go!
Could it be that Ying Zheng has found us?
Your Highness Crown Prince, no need to panic. Let us just leave this to Young Warrior Jing.
We must not make rash moves.
Han Shen just arrived and such matter has already happened. He surely is doubtful.
General Fan, do not make conclusions this early.
We must first know who these people are.
Go!
Madame
Lord, I am begging you. Do not beat my Madame anymore.
If you want to beat, beat me.
I am willing to receive the punishment on Madame's behalf.
- Lord - Stop
Madame Li, I really did not expect to see you here.
Do not worry. Your humiliation of me previously,
I will return double to you!
Speak. Why did you privately help His Highness Crown Prince leave Qin?
Did you secretly conspire any terms with Yan State that will be harmful to my Great Qin?
There are not any terms.
I am a concubine of Great Qin. What should or should not be done, I know what is appropriate.
Lord Ting Wei. It is only me who wanted to help His Highness Crown Prince Yan. It has nothing to do with anyone else.
Really? You really are so innocent and pure.
His Highness Crown Prince Yan is the prince of Yan State.
You freed this person away from Qin, causing turmoil in the realm.
Could it be you did not know?
The matter has reached this point. You still dare to protest. Fine.
It seems I must continue to let you suffer.
Let us see if you will speak the truth or not.
- Beat her - Yes
Lord
Madame. Madame
Stop
Madame, you are stubborn.
You will not make a sound.
If Lord Ting Wei..if your abilities and wisdom are half of Han Fei,
you would not need to stay in this dark Yongxiang Prison
and torture an insignificant concubine like me.
A cunning person like you can only rely on your power to bully others.
You have huge guts! You dare to tell me off!
You privately helping a traitor leave Qin is a huge crime of lying to the king!
Today, you disregarded the power of my Great Qin king.
Talking wildly and insulting me! Okay...
Men! Continue hitting her!
- Yes. - The more cruel, the better! - Lord!
Lord! I beg you,
just hit me instead!
How come Young Warrior Jing is still not back?
I will just go out and take a look.
Who are you?!
Who are you? Why did you come here to see me?
As they say, those with good intentions will not come. I came here today
full of good intentions and to implement kind acts.
Bullshit! What kind of kind acts are you employing here?
You immediately had my friend contained upon entering.
You clearly were sent by the king of Qin.
Your Highness Crown Prince, the Yan state is so remote and the weather very cold
causing the state to be weak and have very few produce for income.
I am afraid that Your Highness Crown Prince will just suffer once you return to Yan
so I especially came here to escort Your Highness Crown Prince back to Qin to enjoy a prosperous life.
You indeed are assassins sent by the king of Qin!
Your Highness Crown Prince, do not be afraid.
The Qin state is warm in the winter and cold in the summer with very abundant produce.
I guarantee that you will have a comfortable days for the rest of your life.
- Greetings Your Majesty - Do not hit anymore.
Lord, I beg you do not hit Madame anymore.
His Majesty is here!
- Greetings Your Majesty - Greetings Your Majesty
How is the interrogation?
Informing Your Majesty. The criminal is mean and tenacious.
So far, she refuses to admit she privately helped His Highness Crown Prince Yan leave Qin and is connected to the Yan King.
- Continue the torture - Yes
Give it to me.
Lord!
Letting Crown Prince Yan Dan leave Qin, did you plan it all by yourself?
What benefits did he give you? Admit to the facts!
I just told you.
He did not give me any benefits.
It was my own wish.
♫ Changing clouds and rain extinguished the splendor ♫
♫ Hundreds of flowers wither, multi-colored tears; A bustling banquet will still need to end ♫
♫ Loneliness is painful, youth is short, life is hard ♫
I want to kill you right now.
You were never my king.
I do not want anything that you give me.
Even if my body stays by your side,
my heart will never be with you.
♫ Hundreds of flowers wither, multi-colored tears; A bustling banquet will still need to end ♫
♫ Loneliness is painful, youth is short, life is hard ♫
♫ Hundreds of flowers wither, who pities them? Gains and losses cannot escape the unavoidable times ♫
♫ The magnificent royal carriage cannot anymore return to the past ♫
They have arranged all of this.
Distraction scheme.
Lord Tian? Lord Tian Guang?
Lord Tian Guang?
General Fan. General Fan
General Fan! Wake up quickly.
Warrior Jing
Where is His Highness Crown Prince?
His Highness Crown Prince was taken by a nagging old man.
It was you who led the thieves to His Highness Crown Prince!
General Fan, calm down first. I have already looked at Lord Tian Guang.
His Qi and blood just rushed towards his heart. He is already out of danger.
Let us take him into the room to rest first.
Then discuss how to save His Highness Crown Prince.
His Majesty is here.
- Greetings Your Majesty - Greetings Your Majesty
Madame is injured. No need for formalities.
Thank you Your Majesty
How are you feeling today? Are you a little better?
Thank you Your Majesty for your concerns.
I am fine.
It is just I am still worried about Madame Li being imprisoned in Yongxiang.
The tortures of Qin has always been very cruel.
How can younger sister endure the torture?
Madame Li injured you like this. You still speak on her behalf.
I really did not expect she would do such a thing.
Younger sister came from a military family
She naturally has a chivalrous temperament.
Plus, His Highness Crown Prince was looking for a helper at that time.
It was her former senior.
How can she stand by and do nothing?
Do not mention her. Speaking of Yan Dan matter,
does Madame think that I should just let him return to Ji
or send men after him so as to correct what the people are seeing and hearing?
I think Your Majesty should stall.
The Yan state has been weak for a long time and the king of Yan is an imbecile.
Even if Crown Prince Dan is able to return to Ji, it is not guaranteed that he will be able to provide any help.
If Your Majesty ordered people to pursue Crown Prince Dan,
this matter will surely just end up with you two badly hurt
and will even let the people of the world criticize you as being tyrannical and heartless.
If Great Qin intends to unify China,
winning the people's hearts is also a mandatory principle.
What you said makes sense.
It is just that the battles recently are not going well.
I am very troubled.
If attacking Zhao is obstructed,
I think it is better to take Han and Wei first.
Both states are poor and weak.
They have long been an easy target so it will not be hard to conquer them.
A victorious battle would definitely boost the morale of the army.
Wait for the soldiers to hone their strengths.
Then it is still not too late to go north.
If I withdraw troops from Zhao,
will you be happy?
Chu liangren--
Madame! Madame!
You bitch.
If I do not teach you a lesson today, you will never be obedient.
Men! Shave off their hair.
Yes!
While Yan Dan was still a captive, he and Your Majesty were like brothers.
The Grand Teacher, servants, and maids in the manor of Crown Prince
are all innocent ordinary citizens and have never got involved in state affairs.
Our Yan has never had any past relations with Madame
yet we were able to repeatedly obtain help from you.
I and the other servants do not know how we can repay your kindness.
We can only bow to you here.
Thank you, Madame!
Thank you Madame for saving our Crown Prince of Yan!
Hurry up and rise. Hurry up and rise.
Yan Dan is a hostaged prince that came to my Qin.
He is an evidence that the relations between Yan and Qin is good and we have no intentions of conquering each other.
It is my call if he betrayed Qin or not.
If anything bad happens to Yan Dan before he reaches Ji,
I will have you answer for it!
Lord is ordering us to withdraw.
What?
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♫ Although we are poles apart with the whole galaxy between us, ♫
♫ I wait a thousand years just for this once. ♫
♫ Across numerous mountains and streams, I gaze at your beauty, ♫
♫ with the stars and moon as our intermediator. ♫
♫ The distant sky and sea converge. ♫
♫ The dark night falls. ♫
♫ My love is locked outside this city’s gates. I painfully await my lover’s return. ♫
♫ I waited until time and space have shattered, mountains and rivers have turned to ash, ♫
♫ and my face has withered. ♫
♫ I leave love behind, and continue to reincarnate into this world. ♫
♫ I fully understand the innumerable twists and turns of joy and sadness. ♫
♫ I will follow you through life and death. ♫
♫ We will travel across the vast heavens and earth. I will freely fly with you. ♫
♫ Yearning for you is better than lonely seclusion. ♫
♫ You are my only weakness. ♫
♫ I gaze with eager expectation. My tears fall like meteors. ♫
♫ I use a mirror to fix the makeup on my eyebrows. ♫
♫ If I can peacefully rest in your heart, ♫
♫ I will not fear rain nor wind. ♫
♫ The troubles of the secular world will become as still as water. ♫
♫ Even if my body shatters, or if my soul becomes ashes, ♫
♫ I will never regret true love. ♫
♫ I have known the love of the evening mist and morning clouds, but I only want your embrace. ♫
♫ I fully understand the innumerable twists and turns of joy and sadness. ♫
♫ I will follow you through life and death. ♫
♫ We will travel across the vast heavens and earth, and freely fly with you. ♫