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Watching the person in the mirror's countenance pale and grow haggard,
Examining love together with regret, both new and old.
Keeping watch still by a lantern though it is daybreak, drenched with tears,
Watching others meet as promised, as twilight falls.
Story of Yanxi PalaceEpisode 66
[ Chengqian Palace ]
Li Yu, did you smell anything just now?
About this...
Didn't you smell something raw on Empress? That medicine...
Should I check the medicine?
The Empress wants eternal youth. Yingluo was right.
It's also human nature. No need to investigate.
I will abide.
Your Highness, it's rare for His Majesty to be here.
Why did you talk about unhappy things?
Fifteenth Prince is Noble Consort's son.
Why do you care about his progress?
As for these two princesses, they have the support of the Empress Dowager.
How could they not be married off?
Why are you worried about this?
I'm the Empress, the wife of the children from the concubines of the father.
Even if there certain matters I shouldn't manage, I should manage them too.
Or else, in the future, if anything serious happens,
I'll be the first person His Majesty will blame.
Chen'er. In the future, I'll take the placenta at night. Don't let anyone find out.
Yes.
Your Majesty, stop moving.
You are disturbing my sleep.
Are you serving me
or am I serving you?
You have been asking this question for ten years.
Aren't you tired of it?
Do you know what the Empress said today?
I didn't do anything.
As for you...forget it if you are absurd.
You even brought up the three children in an absurd way.
You are provoking the older princes to be envious
All wanting to have a muddled mother like you
who would lead them to be so unruly all day.
Why aren't you asking me for forgiveness?
Is the Empress blaming me
for being indulgent with our children?
They don't observe the etiquette and are unruly?
You clearly knew that
and you are still doing this?
Zhaohua and Zhaoyu are your daughters.
Either they get married off for a marriage alliance or to win over a subject of yours.
They will eventually be married off. This is a responsibility a royal princess can't shirk.
I merely wanted them to have some short-lived happiness.
How can this be wrong?
Fine.
I won't meddle with these two daughters
but what about Yongyan?
Ever since Great Qing entered the Great Wall,
which prince didn't start to study from 5 am to 3 pm when they were 6, being well-versed on literary and fighting skills?
Yongyan is my son.
Who gives you the right to take him out and run about and neglect his studies?
He's your son. He's also my son.
I have the rights to teach him what I want.
You are really demanding and unreasonable.
Stop there. Come back here.
Give it to me. Give it to me.
Come back here.
Your Majesty, put me down. Put me down!
Your Majesty...
See? You had a hard fall.
Who told you to be so headstrong? You deserved it.
You just twisted your back, right?
Look at how old you are. You are just like a kid.
Who told you to be rash? You deserved it.
You are just like a kid instead.
You stood up and ran off.
If it were someone else, I wonder how many times they would have been beheaded.
I'm not afraid.
If Your Majesty beheads me,
you would think about me.
When I have been beheaded,
what should we do then? It's fine.
Your Majesty can hang my head in front of the bed.
When you are bored,
I can still talk to you.
I don't want your head. It's horrifying.
Get up. Come to bed. Give me a rub.
Why aren't you saying anything?
When Yongyan was young, he was weak and always sick.
The whole house would smell of medicines.
When I saw that, my heart would break.
Hence, whether the child becomes talented or not,
it's not important at all.
I merely want him to be well.
I don't care about anything else.
Among all your sons,
Yongyan is not the most magnetic and smartest.
I only want him to be the happiest and
healthiest. These are good enough.
Yongyan is a prince.
I know.
You were born street smart.
Naturally, you don't understand the difficulties of the Empress.
A rich family can have an absurd child.
The Imperial family must leave
a good reputation in history.
Yongyan is a good kid.
Don't let him be uncultivated.
To add further,
everyone wants their sons to be outstanding.
Don't you want that too?
Your Majesty, haven't you been setting your sights on Fifth Prince?
Stop talking nonsense about state affairs.
Everyone could see that.
Why do you still need to hide this?
Among the princes,
Yongqi is the most outstanding.
Among everyone, who's not convinced?
Thus, just let go of Yongyan
and let him grow up happily.
Don't you have any ambitions?
In other words,
you are not outstanding.
In any case, regardless of who the future Crown Prince is,
I'm not afraid.
As long as Your Majesty is healthy
and lives a long life.
With you here, you can protect Yongyan and me.
I like hearing this.
What's wrong?
I just fell down on my back.
Starting tomorrow, you are not allowed to disturb Yongyan when he's studying. Did you hear me?
Over here?
This New Year drawing looks nice. I like it.
What is this?
Sugared hazelnuts?
We can eat hazelnuts too?
Mother Noble Consort Ling, these sugared hazelnuts are for Ninth Sister.
Look at you. Look at you.
You are too biased.
Not only do I not have anything,
your younger sisters get way much lesser than little 15th.
The Empress Dowager dotes on Seventh Princess and Ninth Princess.
They have the best food and clothes
but as for Fifteen Prince...
Consort Qing and I dotes on him.
Consort Qing is considerate and thoughtful. She is good natured.
As for you...
It's better that I don't have any expectations.
What's wrong with me?
What's wrong with you?
Other than leading Fifteen Prince to run crazily everywhere,
you even caused him to be reproached by Royal Father. What else have you done?
Ever since His Majesty scolded me,
I have never taken him to skip classes again.
You love to hide the truth but I can understand.
When Fifteenth Prince was young, he was in poor health.
You let him run wildly for two years. There's nothing wrong with this.
But he's a healthy child now.
He can't foolishly continues to be like this.
As a prince, if he's ignorant and incompetent, how will he get on with life in the future?
He will blame you when he's older.
In the future, I will take him with me to study.
I understand.
Isn't there a firearms demonstration today?
You should go now.
- About this...- Leave all the gifts here.
I will personally deliver these to them.
- Really? - Yes.
Leave now.
Look at how petty he is.
I'm going to hide all these.
No need.
The gifts for the two princesses and the prince have been delivered.
These are for you.
Fifth Prince was teasing you just now.
Fourth Prince.
Royal Father sent Fifth Brother and I to Suzhou to complete a task.
When I came back, I brought back many specialties.
I would like to gift these to Royal Mother.
Fourth Prince, you came at the wrong time.
Since noon, Her Highness hasn't been feeling well. She's resting now.
Did you call for the Imperial Physician?
It's just an old illness. She will be fine after resting.
When I'm back from the martial arts practice field, I'll visit her again.
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Twelfth Prince, although literary and martial arts are important
but Her Highness hasn't been in good mood.
If you have the time, you should visit her more often.
With you keeping her company, she will be happy.
Gugu Chen, don't worry. I will remember this.
Fourth Prince.
Fourth Prince, wait for me.
Fourth Prince, wait for me!
- Jinzhong. - Here.
Do something for me.
Royal Father values Yongji very much.
If something ugly happens to him,
I will come forward immediately.
When that happens, Royal Mother will look at me with respect.
Are you happy now?
When you do any task, I don't have to worry.
Fourth Prince will hate Twelfth Prince even more.
So what? Talking about Her Highness,
the more Fourth Prince wants to gain her attention,
the better it is for Her Highness.
I really don't understand what you are trying to do.
You will understand.
You will understand my painstaking efforts soon.
[ Weapons Storage ]
It's done.
Your Majesty. Fifth Prince's marksmanship skill is getting more brilliant.
Yongqi, how's your marksmanship?
Royal Father, I still can't be compared with Fifth Prince
but I have confidence that in less than six months,
I can hit the bull's eye too.
A human is most afraid of not having any drive. If you hit the bull's eye,
I will gift you with that Weijie gun.
Thank you, Royal Father. I will train diligently.
Royal Father.
Your marksmanship is not bad.
It was just my good luck.
Why do you say that?
This is a flint lock gun
and not a shotgun.
If it was a shotgun, I fear when I face the enemy, I wouldn't have hit him.
Yongqi.
When Emperor Kangxi wanted to conquer Guldan,
the army used shotguns and wasn't successful.
The flint lock guns barracks is now equipped with the shotgun.
It's more sophisticated than the weapons of the late Emperor.
But between the shotguns manufactured by us
and the tribute of the flint lock guns from England, there is a mark difference.
Both are firearms. What's the difference?
The shotguns need the lighting of the rope to ignite the gun powder.
When it rains, the rope will be wet and can't be lighted.
When it's windy, the gun powder will be blown away.
How will we fight the war then?
Fuheng, you even discussed this with him?
The prince is concerned about military matters. This is a good thing too.
I was merely being honest.
I didn't expect the prince to be able to draw inferences from this.
Royal Father, may I be bold to say this?
Our flint-lock guns and rifles are all being kept among the imperial family.
It's a great pity.
If we can promote the flint lock guns extensively,
we will be invincible at the battle field.
The flint lock gun is currently being used by the royal family.
They were tributes from the West.
I was thinking of doing a mass production but it wasn't possible.
Furthermore, the body of the flint lock gun is long
and its embellishment is beautiful too. Is this suitable for use in a battle field?
Royal Father, nothing is impossible.
We can give up the beautiful embellishments.
We can hire a Western firearms engineer to remodel this.
By the way, Royal Father, I just borrowed a shotgun from the shotgun barracks
to test out the differences.
Fine. Give it a try.
Give it a try now.
Yongqi!
Older brother.
Medical Investigator Zhang, how's Fifth Prince's injury?
To answer Your Highness, I just stopped the bleeding in Fifth Prince.
His wound is very serious.
He's...still unconscious.
What will happen to him in the future?
About this...
I'm asking you a question.
Answer honestly.
To answer Your Majesty, when the shotgun was accidentally discharged,
it harmed the meridian of his right leg.
Even...even if his right leg recovers,
it'll be hard to go back to the original state.
You're saying that there would be a sequela in 5th Prince's leg injury?
Can he still walk normally?
Your Majesty, I will try my best to save Fifth Prince.
It's just that, what man proposes, God disposes too.
As for the rest, I dare not make any guarantee.
You may get up.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Medical Investigator Zhang, is there really no other method?
To answer Your Highness.
In the shotgun barracks, there are many injuries from accidental discharges every year.
It's a common occurrence to lose their lives.
It's a blessing from God that Fifth Prince would preserve his life.
Moreover, the weather's getting hotter every day. It's easy for the wound to be infected.
The priority is to take meticulous care.
As for the rest, I really don't dare to make any guarantees.
He's such a good kid.
It's really such a pity.
My Lady, everyone has gone to visit Fifth Brother today.
You have always been close to him.
Shouldn't you visit him? What are you doing here?
Will visiting him helps him to recover?
Everyone only knows how to surround his bed and ask about his well being.
Other than annoying the sick patient, it's simply useless.
Might as well do something useful.
What are you trying to do?
Noble Consort.
Lord Fuheng.
Noble Consort.
This shotgun was personally borrowed by Fifth Prince's trusted aide from the shotgun barracks.
This is the shotgun.
The weight is eight pounds. You won't be able to use it.
Come, let me try it for you.
Watch this. If you want to discharge it,
you only need to light the rope first.
The soldiers at the battle field will light the rope to ignite the gun powder
to ensure this gun can be fired without any hitches.
Wait.
I tried this shotgun in the battle field.
There won't be any problems.
But when Yongqi lit the rope,
it exploded. Isn't that so?
Based on my speculation, when the wind blows on the sparks, it'll instantly ignites the ammunition belt on his body.
That's how the accident occurred.
Do you think it was really an accident?
Yingluo.
Noble Consort Ling. What the royal family always use,
it's from the Imperial collection of regular flint lock guns.
These guns are mostly tributes from the West.
They are more accurate than the shotguns and even safer
but they were not promoted to the soldiers.
What the soldiers are using, it's the less advanced shotgun.
It's known as the musket.
This kind of guns are extremely prone to accidents
during the process of transporting and using it.
Just for the accidents for this year,
there were more than forty six.
More than half of the injured soldiers died.
Compared to them, Fifth Prince was extremely lucky.
How did the accidents occur?
Eighty percent were from careless usage.
Yongqi sticks to the old rules
because he's very cautious when he does anything.
Do you know how long he trained for today's trial?
He started training from six months ago.
He wasn't impulsive at all.
Are you sure it was six months?
Yes.
The new gun was received three days ago.
Then what's the problem with
the gun he's been using all this time?
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When Fifth Prince regains consciousness, immediately dispatch someone to Chengqian Palace to report.
Yes, Your Highness.
Greetings, Your Highness.
Fifth Prince was very diligent in going to Yanxi Palace.
He had an accident and you are the last person to visit him.
What was so important that
it's so difficult for you to visit him?
Of course, visiting a sick person is important
but capturing the perpetrator is more important.
It was an accident.
Your Highness, what makes you so sure?
Noble Consort Ling. Regarding Fifth Prince's injury,
I can understand that you don't feel good about it.
But every year, there are many incidents with the muskets.
You are saying that you want to capture the perpetrator.
What is your intention?
Your Highness, you are worrying too much. I'm merely mentioning it. What other intention would I have?
I'm rushing to see Fifth Prince. I won't delay you.
Respectfully sending Her Highness off.
Go outside and guard.
I will abide.
Greetings, Noble Consort Ling.
Fifth Prince hasn't regained consciousness.
Medical Investigator Zhang,
Please find someone to prepare pots of hot water and handkerchiefs.
Supervise the palace staff.
When the medicine has been prepared, bring it over immediately.
Tell them to prepare new bed sheets.
Yes.
You are awake.
I really can't hide anything from Mother Noble Consort Ling.
Why did you pretend to sleep just now?
Don't talk about this.
My wives came here to cry.
His Majesty's harem came to cry too.
If I were to regain consciousness,
won't they be crying in a darker and more chaotic manner?
Even the bed will be blown away.
Mother Noble Consort Ling, I know you will never cry.
Don't disappoint me.
Yongqi.
Sorry.
Mother Noble Consort Ling, it was just an accident.
It's definitely not an accident.
- Someone wants to...- Mother Noble Consort Ling. I already said that
it was an accident. Let it end here.
But do you know,
starting from today,
your leg...
I don't need them to tell me. I already know, in my heart,
I fear, this leg is crippled now.
Don't you want to seek justice?
What they wanted to take away, it wasn't my leg.
It was Royal Father's attentive care and pampering.
They won't let me have the position of the Emperor of Great Qing.
No matter how much Royal Father dotes on me,
he will never use the decorum of the Great Qing as a bet.
The people behind this took a big risk
to spare no efforts to fight. Who are they doing this for?
If we investigate this, I fear we will drag my brothers into this.
Royal Mother said,
she wants me to be an upright person.
But when I was lying in bed and couldn't move,
my heart was full of malicious intentions.
I hate the person behind this, the accident and envy my healthy brothers.
Thus, starting from today,
I wouldn't be able stand normally next to them again.
I will never be the pride of Royal Father again.
But I can't pursue this matter.
I can't investigate this.
Because the result of this findings
will be unacceptable to Royal Father and the Great Qing.
He has already lost a son.
He can't lose another.
Your Majesty, take your time to eat.
Your Highness, you are here.
His Majesty has been writing memorials for the entire day. He hasn't taken any rest.
Please persuade him.
Your Majesty, have a sip of water.
Your Majesty, take care of your health.
Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?
I'm fine.
I know that
you are very sad about Fifth Prince's injury.
But it was an accident. No one wanted it to happen.
Now that it has happened, Your Majesty should try to get over it
lest you show your expression in front of Fifth Prince.
He will find it even more unbearable.
What you said, I know them in my heart
but it's impossible.
That's right. Yongqi is a very well behaved child.
Good at literary and martial arts, intelligent and outstanding.
If Heaven wants to punish him this way,
it's a pity.
That's right.
It's a pity.
A great pity.
Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?
Your Majesty, why are you looking at me this way?
It's nothing. I'm tired.
Let me help you to your bed to rest.
I have a lot of unread memorials. You can go back first.
Your Majesty.
Just go back.
I'm taking my leave.
Chief Steward Li.
Your Highness, what instructions do you have?
When His Majesty is having his meal, prepare a bowl of clear duck soup.
I will remember this.
Don't let him work too late. You must persuade him.
I will abide.
Fourth Prince, what's wrong with you?
Tell me. What's going on with Yongji?
The shotgun accidentally discharged. It was an accident.
Every year, because of this, there are many casualties among the soldiers.
If you want me to say, Fifth Prince was unlucky in being shot.
- If this was an accident, why did Royal Father detain all the princes in the palace? - This...
Royal Father definitely suspects something.
Fourth Prince, will we be discovered for what we have done?
Look at the situation now and you are still dare to spout nonsense?!
Fourth Prince, why are you so furious?
Fourth Prince.
Miss Chen, did Royal Mother tell you to come?
Something so major happened today.
Fourth Prince, you probably haven't been eating well.
Royal Mother is worried about you and instructed me to deliver this meal to you
to fill up your stomach.
It's still Royal Mother who dotes on me the most.
Of course.
What are you still doing here? Aren't you leaving?
Do you still want to irritate Fourth Prince and make him angry?
Did Royal Mother want you to relay any message to me?
Did she say when I can return to the manor?
Fourth Prince, it's His Majesty's order for all the princes to remain in the Forbidden City. Please keep calm.
Did you tell Royal Mother that
I want to visit Fifth Brother?
Fourth Prince, why don't you have a good meal today?
As for the other matters, let's talk again tomorrow.
Royal Mother still remembered that I love eating glutinous rice balls with wine?
Of course, Her Highness Empress thinks of you.
Do you still remember that my throat was a bit narrow when I was little?
I wasn't able to swallow the glutinous rice balls.
Royal Mother then asked you to personally cook
and make glutinous rice balls that's smaller than the usual.
After so many years, I still love your cooking the most.
Wait!
What's wrong?
That...I think that
glutinous rice balls with wine is too stuffing.
Why don't you taste other food first?
This duck is not bad. Taste this first.
Gugu Zhen, what's going on?
Fourth Prince, I can't bear to...
What are you saying?!
That glutinous rice balls with wine has lethal poison. You mustn't eat it.
Say it once again.
Eliminate 5th Prince first, then you.
Who then will still become the rival of 12th Prince?
Royal Mother wants to kill me?
She...
She actually wants to kill me.
Your Majesty, Her Highness Empress especially ordered us
to prepare a duck broth for you.
Li Yu.
Go send someone to search for famous doctors in the capital that can cure 5th Prince.
Even those western people who knows how to treat people
can give it a try.
Yes.
Your Majesty, Lord Fuheng seeks an audience.
- Your Highness Empress.- Say it.
Your Highness Empress.
Your Highness Empress, what can't be said in an amicable manner?
Don't you have colds?
Quickly go back and rest. You don't have any business here.
Your Highness.
Say it. What have you done?
Mistress, without your orders,
I dare not do anything.
You have done quite a lot without permission.
After your first time doing it, you think I still will trust you?
Say it. What is your involvement
in Fifth Prince's matter?
Mistress, I'm just a dog by your side.
If you don't give the order,
a dog won't go biting people.
Your Highness Empress, I believe that Yuan Chunwang won't dare do such a thing.
He isn't that bold.
Other than you, who else would dare touch Fifth Prince?
What do you know?
I dare not say it.
It's already at this time. What else can't you dare say?
Mistress, this person is actually
someone you can easily guess.
Who is it?
Fourth Prince.
- Zhen'er!- Call the imperial physician! Quickly call the imperial physician!
What did you say?
I've investigated the latest in and out records of the weapons storage room.
I discovered that four days ago, the trusted eunuch of Fourth Prince, Jinzhong, once went to the weapons storage office.
He used the excuse of looking for a bow and stayed there for an hour.
Afterwards, the shotgun that Firth Prince usually uses got damaged.
The prince has no choice but to borrow a new gun
from the shotgun camp.
Your Majesty, this matter has grave implications.
I dare not act on my own.
I can only ask for your decision on how to handle it.
Have all the people in the weapons storage room died out?
How come they didn't report such a huge matter?
The Imperial Armory handles the weapons for imperial and official use. They has always been very strict.
It's just that for the past month,
the armors for troop review are being shaken and dried.
The whole Imperial Armory are busy making the preparations.
In addition...
In addition, this matter concerns Fourth Prince.
No one dare to talk or meddle. Am I right?
Scoundrel!
The trusted eunuch of Fourth Prince felt that this is a grave matter.
He was afraid of being held responsible for it in the future, hence, he came here to tell me this secret.
He said that he was ordered by Fourth Prince to enter the Weapons Storage Room.
Now, they want to confound the enemies with a dangerous move
and bite you instead.
- Fourth Prince, you cannot trespass in here.- Leave!
I have an urgent matter and must immediately see Royal Father.
Royal Father! I have an urgent matter!
- Please see me!- You cannot do this. You are of noble status, but what about our lives.
- Royal Father! Leave!- I beg you!- Unruly!
What was my usual teaching?
After doing such a treacherous act, you still got the nerve to cause a ruckus here in Yangxin Palace?
Who was the one who did a treacherous act?
We still don't know.
What are you saying?
Fourth Prince, what do you mean? Mistress,
can't you see? Fourth Prince is doing desperate acts because of being pushed to the limit.
Just to clean his name,
he's actually biting you.
Arrest him.
Royal Father! Royal Father, save me!
Royal Father! Royal Father!
Royal Father, save me!
Royal Father, Royal Mother wants to kill me!
Your Majesty, Yongcheng is crazily making a ruckus out here in Yangxin Palace.
He's now even slandering me.
Out of nowhere, why would I kill him?
Royal Father, tonight,
I stayed in the princes' dormitory.
Zhen'er who works by Royal Mother's side brought me food.
That glutinous rice balls with wine has poison!
Royal Mother harmed Fifth Prince and is now harming me!
Royal Father, save me!
Fourth Prince, if the glutinous rice balls are poisoned,
how come you're able to be here safely?
Zhen'er felt guilty and told me the truth.
Fourth Prince, what are you saying?
That's impossible.
Miss Zhen'er is already bed-ridden from sickness.
The whole Chengqian Palace knows this.
Mistress even invited an imperial physician to check her.
How is it possible that she went to your place to poison you?
The poisonous food are in the prince's dorm.
I was afraid that someone would destroy the evidence
so I especially had people watch them.
If Royal Father doesn't believe me, you can just have it investigated.
If that is still not enough,
invite Zhen'er to come here!
Li Yu.
Yes.
Yongcheng, answer me first.
Has Jinzhong gone to the Weapons Storage Room?
I'm asking you!
Yes.
I indeed sent him to the Weapons Storage Room, but that is to—
Fourth Prince sent your servant to destroy the shotgun of Fifth Prince.
Am I right?
Royal Father, I indeed sent my servant
to destroy the firearm that he usually uses.
But that is just because of a moment of anger. I want him to embarrass himself in front of you.
I never thought of harming his life!
Royal Father, I destroyed his old weapon,
but Fifth Little Brother got hurt from the newly delivered shotgun.
I never touched it!
It was Royal Mother. It was her who wanted to harm Fifth Little Brother. It must be her!
A bunch of rubbish.
Your Majesty, I never thought that the son that I personally raised
would bite me back
just to clear his name. I feel so hurt.
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Forgetting Each Other
♫It's very likely that recalling vivid images will throw me into upheaval,♫
♫The past graceful, concerning passions have gone only into hibernation.♫
♫Along with my lord, my original aspirations are now distant, the promises and wishes to accompany each other♫
♫Are proof of yearning endured, trembling in the endless night.♫
♫How true our feelings were, even though our fate was shallow,♫
♫Hearts locked away in dark halls from the light, difficult to find and recover.♫
♫Other people envy my splendid, bright clothing, the warmth beside my pillow, (T/N the love of her lord)♫
♫Then turning round sigh admiringly, through wet tears in somber-colored robes.♫
♫Who clearly would cling to a moment of being in love and inseparable?♫
♫The end of passion becomes merely a sentimental entanglement.♫
♫If one uses separation to cut away the bindings,♫
♫Forgetting one another is also difficult in the depths of one's dreams.♫
♫Who clearly would still cling to these deep feelings and desire them again,♫
♫And give free rein to this state of mind over and over in their dreams?♫
♫Glory and splendor give shelter to appearing to forget the pain,♫
♫From dreams awakening after a time, with nothing new to worry about.♫
♫Treating them like smoke dissipating, ashes flying away, cold hoarfrost under the moonlight...♫
♫All the memories of love, memories of hate...♫
♫All the memories completely vanish.♫