Episode 8
Didn't she say, she can't fall asleep?
Turned around and she's sleeping.
Not possible, even if Pan Yu got smarter...
She won't have know about this
secret passage
Did she discovered it?
It is you!
Imperial Mother, I don't care
I don't want to choose any consort anymore
I just want sister Yu to be my consort..
Son, aren't you finished causing me trouble?
I'm not causing any trouble
I'm serious.
Ok, Imperial mother knows now.
Does that means...
You agree to what I want.
It's getting late
you go back to rest.
Imperial mother is tired too.
Imperial mother
don't just tell me to go back.
Are you going to agree
for me to be able to marry sister Pan Yu?
You should go back and rest.
Imperial mother!
If you don't agree today.
I will...
You will what?
Imperial mother have raised you for a long time
but now your wings have hardened
and have the courage to threatened me.
I've been abundantly patient with you
in front of these servants
so you wouldn't lose any face.
But you just don't know how to be grateful.
Just have to annoy me.
That Pan Yu is impudent and
has an exaggerated opinion of her own abilities.
I can't be sure of, in the future,
what other mayhem
she may stir up at this Palace.
I still haven't thought clearly
whether or not to have mercy on her life.
And yet you want me to allow her
become Royal consort.
In your dreams!
You!
What big brother said really is true.
You really want to kill Sister Yu.
I should have guessed sooner.
Originally, you had always been smart
and never talked-back to Imperial Mother.
But as it turns out it was that unfilial son
in the background, putting you up to this.
Give it to me.
What?
The phoenix hairpin.
I won't.
Just like the rest of them, you're forcing me.
Ever since you used Pan Yu's identity
and entered the palace.
You should have known the rules!
Hanging on to this hairpin
to your road of revenge,
does it have any use?
This I know
but this phoenix hairpin,
is a token of my parents love.
But it definitely can't fall into
a person like Du Wan's hands.
I won't give it up even if I die.
Idiotic! To die because of a hairpin,
how would you apologise to your parents?
Would you be able to apologise to the ones
who died to protect you,
the two elderly Pans?
Give it to me.
I'm begging you.
Let me keep this phoenix hairpin.
I'm begging you.
Let me tell you
In here, you are only Pan Yu!
I am Pan Yu.
But I am also Ma Fu Ya
This phoenix hairpin,
is the only possession I have left
from my mother
I can't lose it.
Your highness, I beg you.
I beg you to help me just this once
help me keep this phoenix hairpin.
From now on I'll always listen to you.
A phoenix hairpin
and your entire family's enmity,
as well as the great cause of reinstating your Kingdom...
Which of these are important or not,
I trust that you should have an understanding at heart.
In protecting this hairpin
you'll be unable protect your life!
I don't want to die.
If the ancients can endure humiliation,
I can too.
Right now I will go face her
to admit my wrong and apologise.
Then it appears you won't be able to protect this hairpin.
To the present time
I no longer have another way out.
So let's have a little gamble,
see if it's possible or not
to find a way out of this impasse.
Sister Wan, you are of noble status.
You need not, because of some country bumpkin,
bicker unduly over minor matters.
I will still bicker!
I have to make her personally come over
and bow at me feet for her wrongdoing.
I have come here to apologise to you.
Imperial Mother, blame only me. Don't blame my brother.
He didn't put me up to anything, he really didn't.
Imperial Mother believes
it's not your brother's instigation in the background.
But you need to come up with something
in order for me to believe your testimony.
However you say it, Imperial Mother doesn't really believe.
Wanting to make sister Yu my Royal consort
really is my own perogative!
And it's because you were born earnest and filial,
you've never once dared to disobey
any decisions Imperial mother has ever made for you.
Imperial Mother
Xing'er, mother is praising you. So why the tears?
I'm not weeping because Imperial Mother loves me.
But rather...
it's...
It's what?
it's because I've never once understood
why Imperial Mother dislikes big brother this much.
He clearly obeys you.
Respect you.
But not only did you abolish his princely status,
you forced him to abdicate his post for me.
Yet you still push him around,
not allowing him to leave the palace and build his own residence.
Isn't that like imprisoning him in the palace?
Imperial Mother, I beg you,
share the affection that you have for me with brother.
Don't always, purposefully, embarass him
and making things difficult for him.
Witnessing his pain at your pleasure.
Brother is really pitiful.
He's just like Tang prince Li Xian
who wrote his mother Wu Ze Tian,
a song about picking melons.
Yellow melon audience
ripe melon sub lily
A pick to make a good melon
another pick to make a rare melon
Third pick can still be available
Pick again hold vine in return
You big dissapointment!
In vain that I cherished you all these years,
I fall short of
that articulate brother of yours
showing kindness to you just once!
I...
You brothers are close
close to the extent that
becomes lethal weapon to
shoot my heart and slice my skin.
Fine!
I can't believe that
I can't act and break the rule as royal ruler
to punish that good brother of yours!
I really wasted my efforts on you both.
You two have overestimated me so!
And defied me so!
Imperial Mother!
Daughter,
since
Miss Pan has already apologised
let's forget the whole thing.
Father!
Your daughter, in all my years,
have never been insulted in this way.
Even if one day I become Royal consort
other people will still remember
this day
when the great general Du's daughter
was dishonoured by this cheap wench!
Move forwards to me.
Who said you can rise?
What great ability you have.
With a room full of spectators
you dared to embarass me.
Sister Wan, you're a great person with great generosity
be magnanimous.
Alright, here's my generosity.
For your one hit,
I shall return ten to you!
Pan Yu accepted your beating as punishment.
I beg you not to take my hair clasp.
Are you going to let go? Let go!
Give it to me!
You still not going to let go?
Rigidly refusing to let go?
Fine, I would also like to see
if you'd prefer to keep your arm or your hairpin.
Sister Wan! Sister Wan!
I beg you to have mercy on sister Yu.
I beg you, sister Wan!
Don't stamp anymore, sister Wan!
Wan'er, you...
Stop!
The Empress has arrived.
Sister Yu!
Salutations to the Empress,
long may she live.
You crazy hag! Scram!
You're here also?
Your son greets Imperial Mother.
Sister Yu.
This injury isn't light.
You have a malicious heart.
How could you be this cruel?
I... Brother Xing... She first...
You lot were truly too excessive.
She is, in any case,
a Royal consort candidate.
A beauty like jade,
who you've now made to look like this
for me to behold.
She does end up looking pitiful.
Imperial Mother, your late night visit
was because of this maiden?
What is it? You were frightened?
No, it was my negligence,
inconveniencing Imperial mother.
And I plead Imperial mother's forgiveness.
So it is this object
that has created such a big stir?
Indeed, it was this phoenix hairpin.
This hairpin,
apart from having been singed by flames,
has no other unique qualities.
I ask you
why would you, for this hairpin, be
willing to risk execution by beheadment?
Empress, please hear me out.
This phoenix hairpin
was gifted to sister Yu, by me,
in honour of us becoming sworn sisters.
Sister Yu,
only out of respect for our sisterhood,
became this reckless.
Empress, please consider my sister's
actions were just a result of her high esteem for feelings and meaning.
And have mercy on her.
You both, for the same reason, came to this Palace.
To compete as Royal consort candidates.
Who would have thought your breadth of mind
could be this expansive?
You can
with a girl who's competing for the same position
develop such a strong bond.
Empress
sister Yao
took pity on my parents, who died in vain,
and gifted me this golden hairpin
I had originally intended
to place it on the graves of my parents.
To tell my parents in the Heavens above
that I have sister Yao to look after me
and so they need not worry.
But Miss Du
stubbornly wanted to steal my hairpin.
Please, your Highness, deliberate
and serve me some justice.
You want justice?
Then I will give you justice.
Auntie, don't listen to her lies.
This hairpin,
I will grant to you.
Wan'er thanks your Highness for the grant.
Imperial Mother, you are...
you are too unjust!
Every word that I speak
is justice.
Over a trivial hairpin
the Palace is in chaos.
I would have had her beaten to death earlier,
that would have been the right thing to do.
But since Wan'er
has already delivered a punishment on my behalf
I will allow you to live.
Imperial Mother
I'm going to take sister Yu and have her injuries treated.
Her looks have been destroyed
what's the point in keeping her?
No way!
Imperial Mother
if you force sister Yu to leave
I will follow her out of the Palace
and never come back!
Slowly.
What servant is this?
Her mistress is in a huge problem
and she's here sleeping like a pig.
Your highness, don't wake her.
I'm quite envious of her.
Yun Zhu is carefree
with no troubles.
Sister Yu.
Sorry, I apologize to you.
Your highness, don't be sad because of me
I'm not worth it.
It must be really painful.
If only I could shoulder the responsibilty with you.
Sister Yu.
Why won't you let me take you
to the Imperial physician to get treated?
Such pain, such a troublesome situation
must you cope by yourself?
The Empress
already feels that I stir up too much trouble.
I don't want to
cause troubles for anybody else.
I'm not just "anybody".
That's not what I meant, your Highness.
Your Highness, worry not.
Although, the injury on my face is severe
but I can treat it myself
because in my medical skills
I have some confidence.
Really? Then promise me
you must recover back, to being sister Yu
ten times the beauty that you were before
even a hundred times.
This hairpin, which that
slut Pan Yu, spilt blood for.
Adorned upon my head.
Really makes me look movingly gorgeous,
and incomparibly majestic.
Miss, it's late. You should sleep.
I don't want to.
I am far too happy
and too exhilarated.
Right now, Pan Yu
has turned into an ugly person
with her scarred face.
Right now, Qi Xing
only momentarily doesn't have the heart
to not help her out.
But after a while
he will realise Pan Yu's looks are really damaged.
If come that day
he still takes her as Royal consort
then that would be as impossible as
the sun rising from the west!
Ping Zi, does it look good?
It looks good!
Ghost! A ghost!
How did you become like this?
Why do you have such a serious injury?
Don't be alarmed, I am fine.
You're not that much better off yourself.
Come here.
Why have I...?
Why have I become like this?
Yun Zhu, you'll be fine
so don't worry.
That's right,
look how much worse
sister Yu's injury is compared to yours.
Yet unlike you
she's not howling like a wolf!
Yeah, that's true.
She was originally plain looking anyways.
Not like me.
I was originally an outstanding beauty.
A beauty that captivates nature,
even captivates birds and beasts, loved by everyone.
Who dared to harm me like this?
Alright already!
Yun Zhu
I'll tell you a secret.
For a fact, the Palace
is haunted!
You're so detestable!
Your Highness, stop scaring her.
Yun Zhu, relax.
I will definitely help you make a full recovery.
Are you sure?
What Bing Puo Xue Huan cream
that'll help me heal instantly?
If I believe you then I am a pig!
Miss Wan, remember, don't expose yourself to wind.
Your beautiful face
will be healed in no time.
Alright! No need to
say my name out so loudly.
I'm warning you,
if other people
were to know that my face has changed.
I will chop your limbs off
and feed it to the dogs!
I will dare not do such thing.
My mistress and I had been beaten by a ghost.
Miss Wan you've also been beaten by a ghost.
Yes,
I hear there have been recent ghostly distubances in the Palace.
Is that so?
Then given Miss Wan's state of injuries
looks like this ghost is quite extraordinary.
You!
This ghost isn't picky,
he'll hit whoever!
In all aspects I'm a beautiful lady...
why even bother with
someone like Yun Zhu?
Would that even have an effect?
Even though you're not bad at the art of medicine.
Not only am I "not bad"
but rather I'm really good.
Elder Hua tutored me.
I never would have thought
that there'd be a day I'd need to practice it.
Don't you worry!
Your chesspiece is still not broken!
Give me a month
for me to keep applying this ointment
I will definitely be able to return my face to normal.
With an injury like that
where are you going?
To accompany your little brother to play
and allow him to like me even more
and allow me to become Royal consort earlier.
Sister Yu
Look! Quickly, look! Look!
It's flying!
Sister Yu look, it's flying!
It's flying so high! Quick, look!
Sister Yu, quick, look!
The kite is really soaring!
So high up!
Didn't you say that it would heal really fast?
Why have you worn the mask
and not taken it off for so long?
It's not fully healed. It still needs a few days.
What? Even longer?
Your Highness
Even I'm not anxious, so what are you anxious about?
I'm worried!
I don't care. I don't care.
I want to see it now.
Alright!
Sister Yu,
your face hasn't even the slightest mark.
It's like even more beautiful than before.
Your Highness,
my face has only just recovered.
Best not touch it.
Your Highness please excuse me.
Sorry, it was me being rash.
Sister Yu,
all along I've been so worried about your injury,
and so I prayed for your good fortune at White Horse Temple.
And now you're fully healed!
Come, let's go show our sincerity
and thank Buddha for his blessings.
I never thought, the Crown Prince
could care so much about this girl.
This girl is a scourge.
But now
the situation has been set.
Even if we were to futher intervene
I fear that it would be futile.
Your Highness.
Compared to the Emperor you've always been more bold.
So, why in the face of this situation with the Crown Prince
that you're willing to give up so easily?
He's all grown up now and doesn't need his mother.
Your Highness, last time we lost,
was because Han Ming came to causing trouble.
This time you delegate me to go
take that Pan Yu's life,
Mo Chou absolutely won't let you down.
Mo Chou, oh, Mo Chou.
My temperment, right now,
really hopes that
I can be like your name
and become free of worries.
Your Highness,
of the Emperor's women,
we've already slaughtered more than a few.
Let alone an insignificant maiden.
You wouldn't understand
the thinking of a mother
compared to a
that of a wife is more complex.
Against women trying to snatch my husband
I could kill many without batting an eyelid.
But the woman my son loves,
if we want to touch even a hair on her body,
it can't be done.
Mo Chou.
You've yet to marry.
You've yet to have children.
Naturally, you won't understand.
Being a mother,
all your life
is devoted to
preserving the thin relationship between mother and son.
In this large palace,
there's endless fighting.
If one day I've caused my son to be unhappy,
there's always the possibility
of forever losing
the respect and love of a son.
And losing
the feelings shared between that of mother and son.
However, excuse my stupidity.
Empress why
is it solely for the Crown Prince
that you have such feelings?
But for your oldest son...
Don't mention him to me!
That child is an exception!
In my eyes,
he will always be a disgrace.
A regret that I can't erase!
What is wrong with me?
Why am I thinking about
that cold-blooded unfeeling man?
Yun Zhu.
Why are you sneaking in from there again?
Look at Yun Zhu!
Treating her last injury wasn't at all easy
and now you've caused her another injury!
I thought that my visit would make you happy.
In the middle of the night,
why would I be happy?
I'm warning you,
from now on, no one
is allowed to climb in from under my bed.
Are you sure about that?
You don't want to see another person
to enter from there?
Of course, and especially you.
Elder Hua!
Ya-Ya, Ya-Ya!
Elder!
Ya-Ya...
I missed you so much!
My Ya-Ya.
My God, my God.
I'd have never thought that
Palace of Shu's people were so evil
and possessed such dark hearts.
Ya-Ya, you've suffered so much.
Elder, don't be like this.
Do you know?
If it wasn't for you,
for Imperial father, Imperial mother
and for the hope of finding brother Yun...
a good few times...Ya-Ya...
I nearly couldn't go on any longer.
Ya-Ya please don't say such things.
I know, Elder knows now.
If it wasn't because you
were suffering so,
the First Prince
wouldn't have feared that you had no one to care for you.
The Prince bribed the imperial servants
to arrnage for my safe delivery to your side
as a eunuch on your service.
What, the Prince...?
Elder,
you won't leave me again, right?
No more crying.
Silly girl,
Elder will never leave you again.
Please, no more crying.
No more. No more.
It's actually something to rejoice.
I was previously a eunuch,
now I'm place in the palace as an eunuch again
isn't a bad thing.
It's just that . . .
It's just what?
it's just a mistake.
What did you mistake?
The Prince.
Think about it.
First, he didn't let me accompany you into the Palace
in case I were to unitentionally endanger you.
Second, he was scared people would know our relatipnship.
But now
once you're lonely and endangered
he put himself at risk
to bring me here.
Ya-Ya, think about it
if he's not concerned about you
what else could it be?
Why am I being like this?
I can't get suck in any further.
She is merely just a chesspiece,
moreover a chess piece that I brought myself.
How is it?
Your pretty face
is complete without imperfection.
But when one injury is gone,
along comes a new one!
Was this your doing?
You were envious of my beauty
and the relationship between the Prince and I.
So you waited until I was asleep
and then you'd sneakily attack me.
Isn't that right?
Why would I do such a thing?
Then why don't you tell me
how come recently I've been sleeping in deep slumber
and moreover when I wake up
my nose would be bleeding?
Go on, tell me!
What are you doing, you wretched girl?
What are you rambling on about?
Is there a servant
who treats her master like that?
Where did you come from, eunuch?
And what are you doing
coming into my rooms?
Your rooms?
Yeah!
You!
Elder Hua
let me first introduce you to
this here is
she is the Prince's,
former but loyal handmaiden,
named Yun Zhu.
And this here is...
the Prince's most trusted
and from since I was little,
he has raised me: Elder Hua,
Hua Zi Qiao.
Good!
Elder Hua...?
How's about it?
Out the way!
Elder Hua...
Why don't I know
that the Prince knows
a person like you?
Why don't I know?
You don't know...
then today we will make you know.
(pei) (pei)
What are you doing?
Elder, elder, what are you doing?
I...
What? What? What?!
What I know is
that the Prince is powerful, to the max!
You just want to suck up to the prince
all you can.
Let me tell you.
Stinking wench!
Elder, elder, elder!
As I see it
we are both the Prince's
servants.
I'll accept you for now.
I won't accept you.
Today I'm going to beat you to death.
Elder Hua! Elder, don't be like this.
She may in the future
become the Prince's Princess
and further more
she's watching me on his behalf.
That's right.
Following me Pan Yu has wised up.
And let me tell you
you were sent by the Prince to tend to me.
This...!
It's Ok, it's Ok.
And also, because he knows
Miss Pan is
a troublesome girl.
It's Ok, it's Ok, don't get angry.
What are you doing?
What?
The water is dirty now.
I'm going to go replace some warm water.
You can patiently wait until I then.
What sickness do you have, you old man!
You...you...you're mentally ill!
Brother Xing.
Brother.
So all along you've...
all along you've never
given up on your painting.
I thought that since that woman died
you'd never paint again.
I never thought, not only do you still paint
but also your artistic
talents have developed to such high standard.
Really? Well does it look like the real thing?
More than just looks alike!
It looks alive even!
It looks as though sister Yu
could step right out of this painting
or that the real sister Yu
stepped into this painting.
Just like
a person stepped into the painting.
She's like the bride of my dreams
in picture form.
Brother, can you give this painting to me?
Brother?
This painting
was intended to gift to you in the first place.
Otherwise, why else would your brother
paint a picture of my sister-in-law?
I knew my brother cares for me the most.
Sister Yu's wedding robe
will be tailored to your painted design.
So long as my little brother is happy.
Right now, you're the Crown Prince
everything you could want you will have.
As your brother I can only
do such things for you.
Brother,
you've done so much more for me than just this
espcially the relinquishing of the Crown Prince...
Say no more of it!
With regards to that situation
it can only serve to make us
brothers feel more awkward.
Brother, tell me honestly
do you hate me?