~Episode 22~
I want to let you officially
take your position on the throne.
Imperial Mother! Imperial Mother!
Imperial Mother
If I just leave like this.
BeiHan will be in chaos.
How will I rest peacefully?
Imperial Mother,
don't just blame yourself.
I know what to do.
Cheng-er
You still don't know what to do.
So
Mother is very concerned.
After you, Northern Han
won't have an heir.
In the afterlife,
your Imperial Father will still blame me.
So
for Mother,
light incense before your Father's grave.
Yun Er, take care of Cheng Er for Mother
Produce heirs for Northern Han
Mother
It's important to take care of yourself
Don't say anymore
Mother's health
unfortunately won't last much longer.
The coronation ceremony must be quick...quick
Yes, Xiang Yun obeys
Mother
Whatever you want me to do,
I'm willing to do.
But before the coronation,
you must let me
complete an unfulfilled wish.
Mother please approve
Please graciously grant your permission
First Prince said he's thinking of a way
but he's not back yet.
I'm so worried!
Actually, I think
if nothing works
Sister marrying the Emperor is also pretty good.
What?? Are you blind?
Marry the emperor?
The emperor is old enough
to be Ya Ya's father!
No matter how old he is, he's still the emperor
With him to support you,
who would dare touch you?
Then in the palace,
we could walk sideways and no one would dare stand in our way.
You...you think you're a crab?
You selfish girl!
So you can throw your own weight around,
you're going to trade your sister's life?
Right?
I've seen the real you!
Get out! Get out
You unloyal person!
This place has no room for you
I don't want to get out!
Why should I get out?Why should I get out?
I'm thinking for her own good
Imperial decree is like a mountain
To disobey is punishable by death!
I'm thinking for her own good!
What are you doing?
Get out!
What's happening?
While Sister's not here, he's...
Don't fight anymore
Hua Ye Ye, don't bother with Yun Zhu
You know her personality
How is Sister Yu?
Any news?
No news at all
But
no news
is the best news.
At least we know
that her life is not in danger now.
True, Sister Yu has a stubborn personality
I really don't know how she'll
answer to the emperor.
Oh no!
My poor baby
She must be suffering so much torment
Master, Miss has written you a letter
Heavens! She's not dead. She's still alive?
What are you talking about?
Our daughter is a spy in the enemy state
I'm already in constant fear
and you curse her like this?
I'm not talking about our daughter
I'm talking about
Princess of Chu Kingdom, Ma Fu Ya.
She's still alive
She's currently living in the Shu royal palace
Didn't you say
there was no news of her after a long search?
That she probably died that year
in the river?
This is daughter's letter
See for yourself
His highness crown prince
Hasn't he always
been depressed over
losing this Princess of Chu?
This is great news
You should quickly notify
the Crown prince of this.
Times have changed
In two days
it will be Crown Prince's coronation ceremony.
This can't be reported
True
If His Highness Crown Prince
finds out that Ma Fu Ya is still alive,
how would this be handled?
Ma Fu Ya
thanks Crown Prince for risking his life to save me.
Northern Han Court. New emperor succeeds to the throne.
Grand coronation ceremony begins
Welcome new emperor to the court
My Northern Han court
When the late emperor passed away,
all important matters in court
were managed by me.
Today I pass the throne onto my son
and hope that every court subject
Congratulations new Emperor on succeeding to the throne
10,000 years to the emperor
Kowtow
Reporting to the Emperor,
The envoy from Gao Gou Li pays tribute
with this ginseng and
congratulates new emperor on succeeding to the throne.
Take it away, I don't need it
This...
Emperor, if you want to consummate the marriage with Empress...
This ginseng is very nutritious
In time,
Northern Han will be able to have
a continued bloodline
and countless heirs.
If you want, eat it yourself
Emperor
It would be useless to Xiao An Zi
Since Xiao An Zi can't eat it,
what should we do with this tribute gift?
Give it to Empress Dowager and senior men in court
Yes. But...the Empress
Yes
Xiao An Zi will handle the matter
Your majesty, it's getting late
Please
drink some nuptial wine with Niang Niang
and rest early.
Empress Dowager is tired today
Let's rest early
I'm not only tired today,
but for a lifetime.
With the emperor ascending to the throne,
Empress dowager can worry less in the future.
Look at his personality
Perhaps I will have to keep worrying
for a lifetime.
Reporting to Empress Dowager, Xiao An Zi begs to see you
Let him in
Yes
Xiao An Zi greets the Empress Dowager
Xiao An Zi
Why are you not
serving the Emperor and Empress?
It's this late
What are you doing here?
Empress Dowager don't worry
The Emperor is overjoyed today
He's in a very happy mood
Here
He's given the envoy's tribute gifts
to the court subjects.
He also specially prepared these
high-quality, priceless treasures
to show filial respect for Empress Dowager.
Empress Dowager
The emperor is so filial
You can rest assured now
Yes, put it down
Xiao An Zi, today is a joyful day for the emperor
You also pick some
Thanks Empress Dowager for your kindness
Emperor
Niang NiangNiang Niang?
Lu Qiao congratulates the emperor
and empress.
Wishes for hundred years of harmony and many heirs
Serve the emperor and empress well
Otherwise, you're dead
Empress dowager don't worry
Xiao An Zi is going now
Go
Subject greets empress dowager
Why are you so flustered?
Empress dowager please forgive me
Subject has extremely important news
Princess Fu Ya, under the name Pan Yu,
is residing in the Shu Kingdom palace.
Princess Fu Ya didn't die?
Xiao An Zi. Xiao An Zi!
He left a while ago
Never mind
This news
can't be made public.
But you can't contain fire with paper
We must contain it anyway
Let's deal with it after tonight
Otherwise
my painstaking effort
will go to waste.
Your majesty
If your majesty is unaccustomed
to sharing a bed,
then...
I can sleep
on the small bed outside.
Emperor! Emperor!
How dare you! Why do you disturb me?
Emperor, something extremely urgent!
What?
Emperor, where are you going?
Something urgent in court
I have to go handle it
How do you know this news?
I brought the Empress Dowager a tribute
when I saw Mr. Xiang
with a panicked expression
visiting her late at night.
I thought something was wrong
so I slowed down and eavesdropped.
When I eavesdropped...
I found out
that Princess Fu Ya is still alive!
She's using the name Pan Yu
and living in the Shu Kingdom royal palace.
You're not lying to me?
Emperor
Something this serious
how could I make it up?
If emperor doesn't believe me,
you can ask the empress dowager
or Mr. Xiang.
No, without evidence
they won't admit it.
Then what does your majesty want to do?
The empress...
Tonight I'll rest in the imperial study
But, if the empress asks...
You tell the empress
that tonight
I have to handle an extremely urgent
military situation.
Tell her to go to bed early
I'll visit her tomorrow
Yes, servant understands
Master, the pigeon flew back
Dear Father,
All is well with daughter in the Shu palace
Last time I reported
Princess of Chu Ma Fu Ya
was staying in the Shu palace.
Since then, the Shu emperor has forced her into marriage
causing chaos
within the Shu palace.
You...
Master Xiang
An Zi has been waiting for a long time
Xiang Yun
News that Princess Fu Ya wasn't dead
Something so important
How dare you hide it from me!
Emperor please calm down
Humble subject...
Humble subject didn't mean to deceive the emperor!
Shut up!
I...
If I hadn't sent Xiao An Zi
to summon you
and obtained this letter,
how long did you plan on
hiding it from me?
Humble subject
Humble subject is doing this all for your majesty!
For me?
Xiang Yun
You know of
my love for Princess Fu Ya.
When Princess Fu Ya asked me for help that time,
you and Empress dowager obstructed it in every possible way.
Now, Princess Fu Ya is in trouble
and you fail to report it.
What kind of subject are you?!
Subject's death has trivial importance
But your majesty
cannot, for a woman,
send troops to attack Shu Kingdom!
Consider the people of our kingdom!
Emperor!
I haven't condemned you with a death penalty yet
But you're concerned about the state of the kingdom?
Your majesty, please reconsider
Your majesty!
This matter
I won't make widely known.
Listen, if the empress dowager
gets any bit of this news,
you don't need to worry about the people
plunging into suffering.
First worry about your entire Xiang family
being killed!
I...
Empress
Your leg can't tolerate the cold
Let's go back to our palace
It's nothing
I've been stuck indoors for several days
It's nice to get some fresh air
Xiao An Zi, summon Hai Tao into the palace
I want him to immediately mobilize the troops
to attack Shu Kingdom.
Your majesty
Going to war for a woman...
Empress dowager surely won't approve it.
I have a righteous cause for sending an army
Fu Ya is trapped in a tiger's den
I'm attacking Shu Kingdom
first
to secretly rescue Princess Fu Ya
and second,
so that our Northern Han
can control the central plains.
Kill two birds with one stone
Servant understands
So it is so
Princess
Go away!
For this woman
the emperor wants to go to war.
Empress
The Emperor sending troops
may not necessarily be
because of that woman.
Except for Ma Fu Ya,
who else would
ruin my happiness?
I hate you Ma Fu Ya!
You liked to fight with me since we were young
Why is it you every time?
You...you remember...Ma Fu Ya?
I remember. Of course I remember
Niang Niang, why subject yourself to this?
Ma Fu Ya is not dead
I can kill her again
Until the final moment,
I won't admit defeat.
I want to see Ma Fu Ya dead
I want to see Lian Cheng turn back around
and return to me.
Why
do you want to suddenly attack Shu Kingdom?
I learned that
the Emperor of Shu, Meng Zhi Xiang
is stupid, incompetent, and at odds with his subjects.
Now
is the best opportunity to attack.
First,
it can raise Northern Han's military reputation.
Second,
it can unify the land
and establish prestige.
Are we going to war?
Great! Great!
Shut up! Are you done counting the Buddha rice?
Not yet
Then keep counting
Otherwise I will punish you severely
You said
the Shu palace is in chaos?
Is this true?
That is what Xiang Yun reported to me
If Mother doesn't believe me,
ask Xiang Yun.
Reporting to Empress Dowager,
that Shu Emperor Meng Zhi Xiang
is a promiscuous old man.
He has long been spurned by the people of Shu.
The people of Shu are all frightened,
my undercover spy reported.
To take victory over Shu Kingdom,
now
is Northern Han's most opportune time.
Yes, Mother
Now is the best opportunity
If we wait until the winter snow,
we will miss our good opportunity.
Emperor just ascended to the throne
and wants to start a war now?
This isn't good
Doesn't Mother want me to
imitate the achievements of the late emperor?
Now
is a very good opportunity.
We cannot miss it
Right right, Mother
If I go with brother off to war,
you won't have to worry.
We will definitely win!
Shut up
Not to mention a female
Your emperor brother going off to battle
I haven't agreed to yet.
Official Hai, you're a senior general in my court
The Emperor just ascended to the throne
I just want to ask you
With your troops
are you sure you'll succeed in this war?
Reporting to Empress Dowager
I drill the troops everyday
with the hopes of
helping His Majesty expand territory
and a magnificent Northern Han for future generations.
We have
strong soldiers and horses, and sufficient army provisions.
It will surely help His Majesty
achieve endless exploits.
But Shu and Han are so far apart
To unify the central plains,
why would we start with Shu Kingdom?
Mother, Zhou dynasty has Chai Rong
He is strong in military strategy
and difficult to tackle.
Let's start with the weak
When we seize Shu,
it will inspire the people.
If Zhou loots the burning house,
won't we be caught between two fires?
Empress Dowager's concern is very
carefully thought out.
That Zhou dynasty
has always glared at us like prey.
We must guard against them
Yes, Mother
To establish a reputation through the ages,
we must take a risk.
The Emperor's desire for fame
may bring us trouble.
For the attack against Shu, let's take it slowly
Mother abdicates the throne to me
but actually monopolizes the power.
I think Mother
doesn't want me to make the decisions?
Cheng Er
Saying something like this
If this spreads,
aren't you afraid people will ridicule you
for being unfilial?
You are the ruler of the people
I will not let you go
throw your life away for nothing.
Mother
I approve
I beg Mother
Allow the Emperor to attack Shu Kingdom
You're also encouraging him to attack?
Aren't you afraid that in battle,
something might happen to him?
I know very well that the Emperor is ambitious
As his wife,
I should assist him to my best ability.
Besides, the shortage of provisions
and the issue of passing through other territories
are not unsolvable.
The Empress has a good plan?
Yes
I will write to my Imperial Father
and ask him to let Northern Han pass through Chu territory.
Northern Han has powerful troops
Chu Kingdom has adequate supplies
and can help the Emperor guard against Zhou dynasty.
The Emperor won't have to worry about them
Good!
If we can
be allies with Chu Kingdom,
our strength would be greatly increased!
Then I will immediately write the letter
Cheng Er
The Empress is doing this all for you
all for Northern Han
Don't let her down
Niang Niang
Are you really going to
help the Emperor save Ma Fu Ya?
Helping the Emperor send troops is real
He will thank me
But
if the Emperor really attacks
Shu Kingdom
he will find Ma Fu Ya.
Then Niang Niang...
Two armies joining forces to attack Shu Kingdom
When the city falls,
I will first tell Imperial Father
that Ma Fu Ya is in the Shu palace.
How do you think
Imperial Father will handle it?
Exterminate the problem
Exactly
My Father will send someone
to find Ma Fu Ya first
and kill her.
First,
my Chu Kingdom
will not have to worry about future trouble.
Second, let Lian Cheng give up hope on her.
If I really
let him save Ma Fu Ya,
wouldn't I fail through a final lack of effort?
Son, swords are blind
On the battlefield,
be extra careful.
Do not advance prematurely
Don't worry Mother
Son is sure this battle will result in victory
We're fortunate that the Empress has written to Emperor of Chu
that he is allowing us passage through Chu territory.
He also dispatched General He Lian Xiong
to attack Shu Kingdom with us.
This comradery
must be remembered.
Yes, I will remember
I wish the Emperor
quick success, instant victory
and an early triumphant return.
Wish the Emperor instant victory
and an early triumphant return.
Mother
Son is leaving for battle. Mother take care
Off to battle!
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Your majesty, it's late. You should rest.
No
We've already reached the Shu Kingdom border,
I can't
allow any slack.
But you, General Hai
must rest and build up energy
to lead the troops.
Go rest, don't worry about me
Thanks Emperor
Emperor, please have some calming soup
Put it down
How dare you! You...
Lian Si?
You're really bold
You dare dress as a man
and infiltrate the camp?
Who do you think you are?
Hua Mulan or Hong Funu?
I don't care
You're here fighting a war
I want to follow you!
Don't make trouble. The battlefield is not a game
There is constant danger
I'm sending you back tomorrow morning
Don't!
It wasn't easy to slip away
I don't want to go back
Lian Si!
Emperor brother
Please let me stay
Let me follow you
Besides
I just wanted to
gain some experience here.
I won't cause trouble for you
Won't cause trouble?
What is this?
Isn't this trouble?
If I didn't destroy that map,
would you be able to
sleep well tonight?
Yes
You're here to manage
my eating and everyday life?