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Story of Yanxi Palace
Episode 10
Then there's only one possibility:
FuHeng raped my sister
YingLuo
Don't make unfounded claims
I asked him today, face-to-face, if he knows AMan
He said "No", but with a frightened face
But you don't have solid evidence, do you?
I dare to say,
that he knows my sister
Doesn't his denial reveal some clues?
What clue can it reveal?
YingLuo
You are a brilliant girl
How could you lose your mind so easily when it comes to your sister's affairs?
Think of this
Maybe FuHeng accidentally found that jade pendant
And didn't found the owner
Failed to return it
Or maybe
FuHeng knows your sister indeed
But has nothing to do with her death
If he had nothing to hide
He could have called a spade a spade
But he hesitated
He's scared!
YingLuo
Could you not be so stubborn?
mother
You told that my sister lost her virginity
But determined not to tell the name of the man
In this royal palace
He could only be the emperor or the royal guards
If he's the emperor
It would be sister's honour, instead of shame. Then everyone would have known.
But this didn't happen -- the man must be a royal guard
she may seem weak
but she is very strong
being framed like this, she wouldnt stay back and do nothing
she didnt say
it doesnt mean she didnt want to say
it means she wouldnt dare to say
shes afraid of bring our family down with her
our dad and me
who would make her so terrified?
Only someone like Fuheng, with so high status and power,
Hes the 'prince' of the Fucha family, the brother of the empress.
he belongs to the royal family, a future minister.
so he had to keep it a secret.
thats why she was killed.
okay
but all of this is just your own reasoning.
at least there is some evidence
ok
even if all of this is real
tell me
what you gonna do
murder must be killed. loan must be paid. reasonable. (an old chinese saying)
Ying Luo
you know who he is.
being reckless is like turning yourself in.
your sister has raised you up with so much effort
all for you to sacrifice yourself like this?
calm down
think about it more
is that yingluo?
come on in
help me to make some ink
Yes
This is the list of things to sell from the storage/inventory
Why do you have to sell stuff in the storage/inventory?
The inventory
is filled with stuff that has been used for a long time already
I told them to take it all and sell it to Chong Wen Qu (a place)
all of the money made
I plan to donate it to raise orphans
Your majesty
Aren't donations and taking care of the poor supposed to be taken care of by the national treasury?
The nation is so big
Over here, there's a drought and over there is a flood
Where can you get all of the money to help?
the Empress proposed to establish a separate fund
since the Imperial Household department that splits the money
but they constantly refused
saying that there's a limit for the budget
unable to make ends meet
that's why the Empress ordered to sell things from the inventory
and decreasing the expenditure of the palaces
controlling the budget was of good intentions
instead the empress received backlash
saying she wanted to buy a good reputation, wishing for luck
with all the money coming into our Chan-Chun palace
Donating to the poor is a good thing
Why won't your majesty tell anyone about it?
You're causing yourself to have a bad reputation
Kindness that you want to show off to others is not real kindness
Someone in a high position of power
should help the poor and put in all of their efforts and everything to help
that is supposed to be normal
wanting everyone to know when you just did something nice
and running around to tell everyone else about it
is not
real kindness
kindness you want to show off to others,
is not real kindness
Your highness
I don't read a lot of books
but I think this saying is very logical and true
I will make the ink for you
sycophantic (swarmy)
Ming yu
I ordered you to visit concubine Yu
Did you hand that task over to someone else?
I don't dare to
I just came back from there
Concubine Yu is still the same
crying all day
often waking up in the middle of the night
her entire body weak and pale
to the point where you can't recognise her
Did the emperor not ask or visit?
the emperor has many duties
how can he have time to take care of concubine yu?
Something invaluable is easy to find
He is truly hard to find
Sadly
Concubine yu is not concubine Dong Er
who knows where to find
someone like emperor Shun Zhi
your highness
the emperor treats you well
why would you say such words?
I must have gone clumsy
I don't even know what I'm saying anymore
The words you have said are not wrong
In the past when concubine Dong Er died
Emperor Shun Zhi fell sick because of her
and even voluntarily cut off his hair to become a monk
sadly someone as faithful and romantic like that
No longer exists
Emperor Shun Zhi's love for concubine Dong Er is admirable
but looking at it from a different perspective
is completely different
what do you even know
let her speak
I want to hear
I don't dare to say
say it
I won't punish you
Greetings your majesty
If the empress knew you came, she would be very happy
I will go tell her right away
No need
I'll find the empress to talk to
all of you can go
yes
Concubine Dong Er fell fatally sick and died
making Emperor Shun Zhi incredibly sad and love sick that he didn't turn up to court for 5 days
he burnt down 2 palaces and jewellery
and even ordered the death of 30 maids
For concubine Dong Er
to have such a lovesick husband, she is very lucky
but for those 30 maids
they also have families
they were also living human beings
anyhow, because of Concubine Dong Er's death
Emperor Shun Zhi neglected thousands of civilians, ministers and officers
he was a heartless emperor nonsense
Who allowed you to criticise Emperor Shun Zhi
Definitely punishable by death
Who's there!
I beg your majesty to not be angry
It was I who told her to say it honestly
I can't take back on my word
On behalf of Ying Luo I beg for your pardon
Please forgive her
Ying Luo
Quickly beg for forgiveness
Your servant knows her faults
Haven't you not finished what you were saying?
Now
Continue speaking
I want to her what other offensive and treacherous words you have to say
Speak
Ying Luo
Speak!
Your majesty
Emperor Shun Zhi had left a paper
mentioning his extreme love for concubine Dong E
and regretted that this love caused other people to be hurt
I just repeated the words of Emperor Shun Zhi But you accused him of
letting putting the servants to death, did I mis-hear?
Your majesty is of course right
but
Emperor Kangxi had already abolished killing the servants after their own passes away
and no one else was killed alive after their owner died
so you just repeated the words of Emperor Shun Zhi
It was bad at conveying things
which caused the misunderstanding
okay,
then let me ask you. You also said
"The commoners would rather the Emperor not love anyone"
What does that mean?
I heard that the emperor wakes up very early in the morning
In the summer, he wakes up when the sun rises and
in the winter, he wakes up right before 5 o'clock
When military reports that Xichui needs more soldiers
Even if it is midnight, the Emperor will still discuss the details with all military officials
and these military officials take turns every 5/6 days
but they still feel very tired
But the emperor has always been like this, every day and every year. And the people admire the emperor's persistence
but, the emperor is too busy with politics
and has no time for the harlem
so the concubines will inevitably feel lonely
so it means that in order to be a good emperor, if you
love for the world and the commoners, you will inevitably not able to give much love to the concubines
Emperor,
your servant is dumb
did I say something wrong?
You are right
Such magnificent love comes at the cost of something much smaller
The emperor is a good emperor
please drink tea
Head out now, if you don't want to be punished
Thank you for your kindness, your majesty
wait
This voice and the way she says things,
why does it sound familiar to me
I remembered,
You are the ... Get out quickly and go kneel down
don't stay here and make the emperor mad
Please don't be angry. Yingluo is a smart girl and has been helping me a lot
Please forgive her for me
Empress,
I have seen this person
A month ago, she was the lowest ranked maid
and now she is already serving you in Changchun Palace
and she has gotten your trust, it shows that she must be cunning
and is up to no good
Empress,
how can you keep someone like that close to you?
Yingluo's character,
I should know the best since I am her owner
I am willing to attest to her charaters
Empress,
don't be overtly kind, you don't know what you are getting into
Emperor, I will trust the people I use, and won't use the people I don't trust
I believe her
Yingluo is definitely not someone the emperor thinks she is
It's all thanks to the Empress today that I'm letting you go
If you continue to use sweet words and a sweet voice, trying to act smart (idk how to translate this accurately but basically don't act like a know it all)
I will execute you
Please forgive me your majesty
Turn around
Go and receive 20 hits/ flogs
Your majesty, your majesty, your majesty
I didn't do anything wrong
The person I told you to find is lingering in front of you
But you didn't even know
Have you gone blind?
Her? She's the one that scratched the tree?
30 hits/ flogs
Your majesty, you just said 20 why 30 now?
It's all your fault!
your majesty! your majesty!
stand up
What's wrong? What happened?
I didn't know to keep quiet
And the emperor heard me
from now on you need to learn to control your mouth
You even played around and joked with the emperor around
be careful or you'll bring bad fortune to yourself
Your majesty
You already heard what his emperor said We should kick Ying Luo out before we bring troubles to ourselves
I know his majesty best
Love and he wants them to live
Hate and he wants them to die
If he already dislikes someone
then he becomes extra critical and strict
Ying Luo and mistress concubine Yu have no relations Yet she risked her life to save her
Someone like that is very precious
I refuse to kick her out
Your highness
Alright
I have made up my mind already, no need for more words
Your highness
Messages from outside the palace say your brother has fallen sick in prison
Your mother says you have to think of a way to send some money out
money?
Each year I receive 300 wen (copper coins)
Disregarding my living expenses, I've sent over half of it to them already
Your highness
Business and negotiations are not easy
Your father has always been honest
Your family has spent over half of the expenses
Last time when the ministry of justice searched the house
They already took the rest
Now the situation is more complicated
Your father is trying to go around to borrow some money
Sadly he had offended many when he was still in office These people are already doing their best,
by not adding insult to injury
Your mother is running out of other options
which is why she resorted to write a letter to you
Zhen'er
Come with me to the Imperial Household Department
Your highness
What are you going there for?
To ask them to give me my salary early
Let's go
Consort Xian
It's not that I don't want to help you
But there's really no way for me to help you
The empress has said before that an early salary can be taken if necessary
as long as the consort/ concubine is there to receive it in person
Why do you say there's no way?
There something you don't know.
The new minister in charge, Minister Gao ordered for the inventory to be locked
for checking
During the checking time, absolutely no one can open the inventory
Even if the emperor wanted something, he would have to wait
for all the servants and ministers to turn up to open the inventory
Then how long do I have to wait? When will the inspection be done?
This isn't easily estimated
The Imperial Household Department has in its storage
silver, ceramics, furs, fabrics, clothing and tea
total of 6 types
For them to be all counted, it will take at least 2 months
at most half a year
Are you joking with Consort Xian
Who can wait this long
Consort,
I am just following orders
Please understand, Consort
It is okay, Zhen'er
Don't give Eunuch Liu a hard time.
lets go
The Emperial Consort has said, Snowball (the dog) needs the best fur for a new vest
is it ready?
How do I dare make emperial consort wait
I opened up the storage yesterday
and immediately took out the best furs
please look through these options
what a bastard, they can't open up the storage for us
but will do it for Emperial Consort Gao
what kind of person is he? I will go talk to him
don't, Zhen'er, don't make things more complicated
Now days the new head in charge here
is the father of Emperial Consort Gao
of course he will prioritize her needs
Consort, but snow ball is just a dog
In their eyes,
The head of the Chenqian Palace, is less than a dog
Sorry, Consort, Zhen'er deserved death. Zhen'er said the wrong words
Let's go. I'll think of another method
The spring weather is still cold
you are always by the emperor's size
Sometimes, you have to watch for many hours at night
should dress more warmly
so you don't get sick (and die)
Elder sister, don't worry, I will do
You don't know how to take care of yourself
The weather is getting cold day by day
If you keep doing this, I will tell our parents to get you a wife
Elder sister!
Okay
I know you want to make the decision yourself. I am not going to force you
but if there is someone you like,
just let me know
I will ask the emperor to let you marry the person
If you keeping doing this, I won't come next time
I know, bye
Your younger brother is leaving
Young master,
Please wait
Ying Luo
Young master said last time, this is inappropriate
how about this distance now? Is that appropriate?
What did you stop me for?
This, is for you
What is that?
The empress kept saying that she was worried
for you standing out and guarding in the cold
But males aren't allowed to use hand warmers like females
I went to the kichen and
asked for pig's baldder
and put in hot water and stitched it up
it is very warm if you put in front fo your chest
I washed it many times, promise it is not dirty
smell it if you don't believe
No, I am not cold. Young master, you don't want this?
okay, I will go back and tell the empress
and see what she says
kk, I will take it. Don't tell the empress
so
will you use it?
I will. K, then I won't be worried anymore
See you, young master! Thank you
Fucha Fuheng
Even if I can't kill you now
I can still hurt you
what time of the year is it
why is the wind still so cold. It is blowing on my neck
Is it? It is kinda warm
how is it warm?
What do you have hidden there? Nothing
Let me see
Give it back
What is it? So warm! Hailancha, give it back to me
What kinda bro are you, you got nice stuff you don't want to share
This thing, looks like nothing fancy
but the thought is cute
doesn't look to be made by a man
say
which little maid is chasing after you again?
No. Really? No
K, then let me borrow it. Let me be warm too!
Give it back to me
Yingluo
Fucha guard is waiting for you by the well
and wants to ask you something
They're here your highness
Greetings your highness
no need
Take this bag and sell all of the things inside
Following the rules, take 2 parts of the share
It's your highness's possessions, how would I dare
You guys are taking risks and selling it out of the palace
You deserve to take it but I still have things to say
listen carefully
The stuff that comes out of your hands and to the stores, you must never mention of me
You dare to steal things from the palace
Noble Consort, this bastard is the one to blame
he is doing it for money
he is doing it for the profit
I thought he looked to be up to something
so I followed him along to find out
It was my fault for not finding this sooner
Please forgive me, noble consort.
That is not true
Noble consort
This wasn't my idea
Watch your head if you don't shut up now
Consort Xian
It was my fault
I was tempted this time
I stole your stuff to make a sell
If you didn't catch me,
I would have committed a great crime
Zhen 'er
what?
Noble consort, it was my fault
it was me
and him who planned this
My master does not know
She found noticed something off
and followed along to find this out
Please don't misunderstand my consort
Zhen'er
Consort
It was all my fault
I deserve to die a million times
People say that even the heaven is jealous of brilliant people
the 2nd Prince was gifted so he died before reaching adulthood
In comparison, our 4th prince is may not be talented
but he is healthy
There is much blessing awaits for him in the future
That makes sense
I have asked you to be on the look out for the Yonghe Palace. How is it going?
I heard that the Empress wants to take her to the garden tomorrow
The emperial doctors have said that Concubine Yu's on the road to recovery
The empress
is messing with other people's affairs
If
we let Concubine Yu gave birth to a smart little prince
There would be no room for our Yongcheng in the heart of the emperor
You mean ...
A Shuang
I think tomorrow's weather is going to be good
hasn't it been long
since we last invited Noble Consort Gao to visit the garden?