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The King's Woman
Episode 39
For Great Qin, even if I die, I must kill her child!
Consort Li was out of the palace for several days before she got pregnant.
Your Majesty knows this!
She and her senior spent that night together in the wilderness.
Your Majesty, how can you be sure the child in her womb is yours?!
What did you say, Madame Min?
Do you know what you are saying?
I definitely had this child with His Majesty.
You have no evidence to back up your words.
Consort Li, do you dare to swear by it?
Do you dare swear that Tianming is His Majesty’s child?
You do not dare? You do not dare to swear.
What proof do you have for His Majesty to believe you?
Shut up!
- Qing'er - Here
- Take Madame back to the palace. - Yes
Madame
You know I can kill you anytime.
However, I think I must let you live.
I want you to personally see
the Qin army invade your Handan.
This is the best punishment for you.
Madame. Madame!
Madame
Madame. Madame
[Manor of Prince Jia, Handan, Zhao State]
Your Excellency, I heard Ying Zheng plans to assign Wang Jian as a general,
Yang Duan and He Xing Sheng as secondary generals, and lead 20 thousand troops to attack Zhao.
Your Excellency, if we sit still
and you have not taken back the throne, our Zhao will be exterminated by the Qin army.
With General Li Mu around, you think those two, Yang Duan and Xing Sheng, will be able to touch our Zhao army?
Guo Kai recenlty is doing some underhand tricks again.
He and Dun Ruo are very close.
He frequently gathers his retainers to discuss matters.
General Li Mu previously was against my royal father changing the Crown Prince to Zhao Qian.
Chang Hou and Guo Kai are still bearing grudges about it.
Just do not let those crafty and fawning officials fiddle with His Majesty
and affect the position of General Li Mu.
I instead remember that...
Prince, has Madame Min delivered a letter lately?
She seems to have some kind of situation at the Qin palace.
I have sent a person to inquire but His Majesty ordered to put her under house arrest.
I am afraid the plot failed and has been exposed.
Madame, do not be sad anymore.
These matters will pass over time. Then it will be good.
It is all my fault. How can the miscarriage be a small matter?
If I had paid a little attention, this would not have happened. I…
Qing'er
Was I wrong?
Madame, you were not wrong.
In this world, Madame is the kindest, smartest, prettiest person I’ve met.
Madame is not wrong.
I truly love His Majesty.
Am I wrong?
Madame should not think like that.
His Majesty is only temporarily angry. Plus, he was confused by Madame Min’s evil words.
Because His Majesty loves you very much,
his anxiety caused a misunderstanding towards you. It’s Madame Min’s fault.
Madame is not wrong.
Between Ying Zheng and I,
other people's words
can actually confuse and destroy our relationship.
Is that not very sad?
Madame, do not think too much.
Here. Drink some medicine.
Qing'er. Leave first.
I want to rest for a moment alone.
Madame, rest. I will wait outside.
Li’er. Tell me…
Do you think our child will be a prince or princess?
If the child is a prince, we will name him Yang’er.
If the child is a princess, we will name her Yue’er. Do you not love to look at the moon?
How is that? Yang’er and Yue’er. Are they not nice to hear?
I am jealous of Han Shen. I am jealous of the men around you.
I promise you. From now on, I will never treat you like that again.
Thank you for coming back to me.
- Li Zhong - Your Majesty
Tell me. Is it true what Madame Min said?
It is unsuitable for me to comment on the matter between Your Majesty and Madame.
It does not matter. I only want to know.
If you are not an official and you are only Madame Li's friend,
a bystander, in your eyes,
is Madame Li the kind of person to disappoint me?
Your Majesty, forgive me for being frank. Madame Li is ethical, kind,
and very righteous. A person like her who has principles,
I think she will be completely loyal to the person she chooses.
Actually
Actually, I also know
Madame Li is definitely not an easy woman. If she truly rekindled her romance with her senior brother,
how can she happily shared her pregnancy news with me?
It's..it’s just whenever I recall her spending the night alone with that man
plus the times in the past when they were together,
I am just a man, an ordinary man.
I really cannot suppress this anger.
Your Majesty, I am an outsider. It's unsuitable for me to say much.
Your Majesty is a brilliant master and very wise. I believe in time, you'll make a wise decision.
Slowly
Reporting!
Informing Madame Li, Chu liangren is here.
Why is she coming at this time? Madame, do not see her.
I will help you send her away.
Invite her in.
Yes
Greetings Chu liangren
- You are dismissed. - Yes
I heard Madame Li isn't feeling well. I especially came today to see younger sister.
This is the Yunmeng oranges that are most famous in our southern state of Chu.
After coming to Qin State, I don't have a chance to eat them often.
They are in season. Royal Father and Royal Mother sent a person to deliver them.
I especially brought them today for younger sister.
Try it.
These were just delivered from southern Chu. Really fresh, soft, and juicy.
Hurry. Try it.
This tangerine is really sweet.
If you like them, I will often bring them for you to eat in the future.
Truthfully, I really admire you.
You dress into these beautiful clothes everyday
and then live in a simple and naive way.
It is very good.
I admit that when I was still in my mother state, I was spoiled by my royal parents.
When I came to Qin, I also have Grand Queen Dowager loving me.
Here in the palace, I also did some excessive acts against you.
I hope Younger Sister will forgive me.
Moreover, regarding that matter with Lord Han Fei,
it was all thanks to you that I was given justice.
Truthfully, I wonder what Chu liangren came to see me today for.
Maybe you have something to ask of me.
Now that Madame Min has lost power,
your grievances was given justice,
you probably want me to say a few good words to His Majesty
so you can get rid of the status of liangren, return to Zhaode Palace,
and return to being a Madame in a grand way.
Really, little sister was able to see through these little thoughts of mine.
Of course, if little sister will be able to put in some good words in front of His Majesty,
I surely will be very grateful.
I will thank little sister now then.
Reporting!
Liangren, bad news! Grand Queen Dowager has died!
What?
Grand Queen Dowager is dead.
- Liangren... - Chu liangren...
Grand Queen Dowager...
I am not filial.
I still have not served you properly yet and you are already gone.
I still have not worked hard to fulfill your wishes yet.
You left me alone here in the palace of Qin.
What should I do?
You left me alone here in the palace of Qin. What should I do now?
No, I must go see Grand Queen Dowager.
Liangren! Liangren!
Chu liangren...
Southern Palace
Queen Dowager, so sorry.
A few days ago, I was feeling unwell so I was not able to come over and visit you.
May Queen Dowager forgive me.
It is very cold here.
Staying here, I really am very lonely,
so alone.
Queen Dowager, your body is weak
and this Southern Palace is too cold.
It is indeed not a good place to recuperate.
Once I go back, I will tell His Majesty
to let you transfer to a warmer palace.
No.
I do not want to go anywhere.
I do not want to die in Xianyang.
Queen Dowager, I can understand your yearning for your home province.
The journey from Xianyang to Handan is very far.
It will need months of travel.
Your health now is weak.
It really is not suitable for you to go on a long journey.
I...do not care.
- Queen Dowager. - I do not care.
I want to go back to Handan.
That is where my home really is.
Even if I die, I still want to die in Zhao.
Go and tell Zheng'er.
Let him take me back to Handan, okay?
If he does not agree,
even if I die crawling back, I still...
will crawl back to there.
Li'er...help me,
okay?
Queen Dowager, lie down first. Here.
Here.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
What is it, Madame?
I have something that I want to ask permission from you about.
It is rare for Madame to have something to ask for my permission.
With my understanding of you, what you are going to ask me is a matter that is not about you
but instead is of others. Am I right?
Your Majesty have guessed it right.
I want to beg His Majesty to allow Queen Dowager to return to Zhao.
Queen Dowager?
Was it her who told you to let her return to Zhao?
Your Majesty, Queen Dowager is gravely ill.
Recently, she has also become more delirious.
Adding the fact that her health is weak to begin with
and she kept having minor and major illnesses nonstop.
I am worried that Queen Dowager does not have much days left.
Queen Dowager also told me before that if one day she dies, she wishes to die in Handan.
That is why, I want to beg Your Majesty
that you may be able to fulfill her final wishes.
So that is the case.
It was me who had been very negligent of Queen Dowager.
It is rare that you have this filial piety.
It is just...
With the current situation, letting you and Queen Dowager return to Zhao seems impossible.
Is Qin attacking Zhao?
That is right.
Since my Qin has already annihilated Han, the plan to nibble away at Wei has also been laid out.
Among the three Jins, only Zhao is left.
But Zhao is a powerful state.
I fear that this battle is going to be a fierce one.
What I am worried about is if I let you and Queen Dowager enter Zhao at this time,
war is a very chaotic thing. I do not want you to risk this danger.
So there will be a war again soon.
In the grand ambition to unite the world, this is unavoidable.
If I let you and Queen Dowager enter Zhao at this time,
once your identities get discovered,
letting the soldiers of Zhao know that you two are the Queen Dowager and royal consort of Qin,
by that time, not only the Zhao army, even the normal citizens will try to harm you two.
Wife, although you are skilled in martial arts,
I am afraid that you will be kind and be lenient on them. It will then instead bring you harm.
Looks like whatever I say, I will not be able to stop you from attacking Zhao.
Your Majesty, I can understand why you do not want to make allowances for Queen Dowager.
It is just that for these past years that you put Queen Dowager in house arrest here in the palace,
you sometimes do not even visit her for a year,
to part and never meet again.
a revenge and torture like those are already way enough for Queen Dowager.
If Your Majesty will agree to let me take Queen Dowager out of the palace,
I surely will do my best to hide our identity.
Your Majesty, please just agree
to let me bring Queen Dowager back to Handan.
Okay. Since you are this persistent,
if I still do not agree, will it not show that I am being too heartless to Queen Dowager?
I will then send a troop of Huben Army to protect you two.
The Black Banner Army led by Meng Wu and me will follow afterwards.
If there is any problem, immediately inform me about it.
Thank you, Your Majesty. I will then take my leave now.
Okay.
Zhao Gao.
I am here.
Regarding the matter to protect Madame Li, let Li Zhong do it.
Yes, I understand.
Beyond the border of Qin
Queen Dowager, are you cold?
Not cold.
Li'er, you do not know that before, whether it is the summer or winter,
I would wear thin clothes dancing everyday. Never feeling cold at all.
This is nothing.
Queen Dowager, this fox cape of mine is very warm. Why not put them on for awhile?
No need. I already said that I am not cold.
I know that you are not cold.
It is just that Qing'er had me wear too much clothes this morning.
Right now, I feel hot and this fox cape is too warm.
Queen Dowager, just temporarily put this on for me.
May Queen Dowager forgive my willfulness.
I will then just undertake this difficult task and put on this fox cape of yours for now
so as to not let you feel too hot.
Thank you, Queen Dowager.
Li'er. Are we really on our way to Handan?
Of course.
So great.
I really miss the Zhao state a lot.
I have always wanted to go back to visit.
Never thought that Zheng'er will really agree to let me go back.
Queen Dowager, this journey to Handan is really far.
Rest for awhile.
Once we arrive at Handan, let us go around the city.
You must do as you say then.
Of course.
Okay, I will just rest for awhile.
The Emperor is here!
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Rise.
Why is the complexion of Madame that bad?
Could it be that because you caused the death of several people here in the palace,
you were now being pestered by grudging ghosts and cannot sleep anymore?
A girl will doll herself up for the man who loves her.
Since Your Majesty already does not want to see me,
why then must I waste my time looking good?
Okay.
I will then take you to a place.
In a place where someone loves you.
In a few days, I am going to attack Zhao.
Mindai, you come too.
Your Majesty is attacking Zhao yet you want to take a Zhao citizen like me with you.
Are you trying to check my loyalty?
Or does His Majesty just want to know
if during the time that the Qin army trample on the people of Zhao,
will I be thumping my chest and stomping my feet,
shout and cry loudly?!
Or when you have set fire on the lands of Zhao,
will warm tears flow from my eyes
and I could not bear to look at it?
Anyways, you must go.
This is a royal order.
You are not allowed to disobey.
Dress up prettily.
I believe that King Zhao Qian surely is looking forward to see you.
I will abide.
Madame! Madame! Madame...
Madame...
[Manor of Prince Jia, Handan, Zhao State]
You are saying that Zheng'er will be arriving at Handan soon too?
Yes.
Three days after Queen Dowager set out, the Qin Army also left Xianyang.
Right now, they are near Chunliu already.
Since Zheng'er is coming,
the time that I have been waiting for so long has finally come.
Lord have decided now to let His Majesty know that you are alive?
Was it not that I have been waiting for so many years
just for this moment?
Lord, you must not.
If your identity is exposed, will His Majesty treat you--
Can a person who has died die again?
But Lord still has not fulfilled your grand ambition.
Is it not that Lord wants to put down the world, support the overlord to power, and serve the only king?
That is right. For so many years, did you still not see it?
Other than Zheng'er, in this present world, no other king has such capabilities.
I was wrong and old already.
The Zhao state is already a lamb that is waiting to be killed
No matter if it is Zhao Qian or Zhao Jia,
they will disappear sooner or later.
Only Ying Zheng will be able to rule the world.
We are currently in the manor of Prince.
Lord, what are your plans?
I have to meet up with Consort Zhao.
Sikong, this meeting is very important.
I am going to let Consort Zhao change her mind and return to me.
If His Majesty is bringing her with him back here to Handan, this will be my only chance.
Are you a new palace maid?
Yes.
Raise your head.
You are a man? Why did you disguise as palace maid and came here to the tent of Queen Dowager?
Why must you trespass into the tent of Queen Dowager?
Men!
Madame...spare me!
Say it. Why did you come here to the tent of Queen Dowager?
I...secretly came in to deliver...a letter to Queen Dowager.
Deliver a letter to Queen Dowager?
Where is the letter?
In my chest.
Queen Dowager, is this really the handwriting of Lü Buwei?
Is he still alive?
Yes. It is him.
This is his handwriting.
The place where he wanted us to meet is a place that only he and I know.
Queen Dowager, I feel that this matter is a bit fishy.
Let us first discuss this with His Majesty before deciding on it.
No, we cannot. Go back and inform Lord Lü
and tell him that I surely will go to the meeting.
Queen Dowager...
Li'er, hurry and let him go back. Lü Buwei is still waiting for me!
Queen Dowager, the Qin and Zhao army will be crossing their swords soon.
I feel that you going there now is really inappropriate.
I do not care who is fighting who. I want to see him.
If you do not allow me to see him, I will die in front of you!
Queen Dowager! Queen Dowager! Let us first discuss this with His Majesty before deciding.
No! I want to see him!
- Queen Dowager, calm down first. - I want to see Lü Buwei!
- I want to see Lü... - Queen Dowager.
Queen Dowager, lie down first.
Madame Li, I greet you.
I did not know that Madame is here so I failed to welcome you immediately. Hope you will forgive me.
Lord Li, at ease. What about His Majesty?
His Majesty and General Meng have gone out of the camp. They went to check on the path so as to be able to come up with a plan on how to proceed.
When will His Majesty return?
It will most likely take four to five days round trip.
What is it? Does Madame need His Majesty for something?
Queen Dowager has been very restless these days and has kept asking when we will arrive at Handan.
I was thinking of bringing some attendants to take Queen Dowager out for a walk.
Furthermore, her body has been quite weak today.
I am worried that this will slow down out troops.
How about I take her to Handan first and then meet up later?
Handan is the capital of the Zhao state. It is a military center.
I am worried that if Madame and Queen Dowager's identities are exposed, there will be in great danger.
We naturally will not reveal our Qin identity.
In addition, Queen Dowager was born in Handan, so she already has a Zhao State accent.
If I attend to her as a daughter-in-law, no one should have any suspicions.
Furthermore, I have already gone through so many situations.
Does Lord Li still not trust me?
I do not dare.
It seems that Madame has already taken everything into consideration. I cannot hold you back.
How about this? I soon after bring some personal bodyguards to travel with you.
I hope Madame will be more careful.
Thank you for your trouble, Lord Li.
Then I will take my leave.
Younger Sister, will this military uniform, are you planning
to defeat the Zhao State with His Majesty?
Did Madame Min come with His Majesty?
His Majesty is fully aware and wants to take revenge on me.
Destroying the Zhao State is the best way to do so.
Are you delighted to attack Zhao before my eyes?
I have no grudges against the Zhao State. I have never thought of harming a single blade of grass or tree.
I came here to accompany the Queen Dowager.
Stop trying to feign innocence and friendship. Consort Li,
I killed your child. Do you not hate me?
Or course I Hate you.
I so wanted to just kill you when the night is deep and silent as payment for the life of my child.
Other than that child with whom I am not fated to be with, I still have Tianming.
But you...
You also will have children of your own in the future.
Are you not afraid that grudges will just get passed on from generations to generations
and produce a person as lamentable and pitiable person like His Majesty?
Pitiable? You are saying that His Majesty is pitiable?
Yes, His Majesty is pitiful,
that is why he wanted to take revenge on this world.
Stop trying to act as if you are morally better than everyone else, being so lofty and treating others with contempt.
You totally are so disgusting.
Madame Min, we were once the closest friends.
But your ignorance caused you to not gain anything.
You are on your own now.
Prince, you are finally here. [Manor of Guo Kai, Handan, Zhao State]
I was unable to welcome you earlier on. May Prince forgive me.
No need to be this courteous. Who does not know that the banquet of Minister Guo
is the most famous in Handan? How can I not come and take a look?
Prince, please sit down.
Come. Come. Drink.
Cheers. Cheers.
There is actually an honored guest in your banquet that I do not recognize?
Fill it up. Fill it up. Okay.
Should you not introduce him to me?
Prince, that one is the businessman doing business in the borders of Zhao and Wei.
His name is Dun Ruo.
But the personality of this person is quite weird.
He does not want to interact with people he just met.
Hope Prince can understand.
Recently, I indeed was able to hear that
Minister Guo and Dun Ruo are frequently meeting.
You even were able to get a lot of benefits from it.
No. No. No.
Actually, I have other reasons for being close with him.
What do you mean?
To tell you the truth, I am suspecting
that he is a spy sent by Qin.
Spy?
Minister Guo, you have known earlier that Dun Ruo works for Qin
yet you still had close dealings with him. Why so?
It is exactly because I know that he is a spy of Qin
that is why I must drag him to my side so I can monitor him better.
And also, this banquet was exactly organized to lure him to my trap
so as to verify if the matter with Qin is true or not.
What then are you planning to do?
Prince, do not worry. I have already made the arrangements.
Today, just drink and eat.
Bro, look.
I think that this matter is grave.
We cannot delay. We must give this letter to master immediately.
Let us go.
Queen Dowager, come. Be careful.
Queen Dowager!
Lord Lü.
- Let go of me! Let go of me! - Queen Dowager!
What are you doing?! Lü Buwei, what are you doing?! Let go of Queen Dowager!
Tell Zheng'er that I want to personally see him.
If he does not obey, I will kill his royal mother.
For so many years, you have always been lying to me.
Do you want my royal throne that much?!
Zheng'er, you must believe me.
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Today, all people who have offended me,
even if my birth father
or my royal mother, or even the Heaven,
I, Ying Zheng, today...
will kill you all!
♫ 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. ♫