" Princess Silver "
Episode 48
Lady Rong Le, it's almost time for the morning session.
Your Highness, it's time to get changed.
Your Highness.
You are awake.
Who are you? Why are you in my room?
If you are worried Prince Li will blame you for this,
I will keep this secret for you.
Ever since I started to serve you,
I have been deeply in love with you.
And now I am going to die for you,
I shall have no regret.
Don't be ridiculous.
I have no idea who you are.
Your Highness!
Your Highness, you can't do this.
We are in the house of Prince Li.
Please, don't be so reckless.
You must not kill him.
Guards, lock him up and interrogate him.
Your Highness, you can't be so cruel to me!
Your Highness!
And the rest of you, get back to your work.
Miss Sun.
You betrayed Prince Li.
That man was not an assassin!
I was locked inside this side room.
I peeped outside through a crevice in the door.
Ling Yue brought this man here...
by sneaking him in from the garden during the night.
Enough of your madness!
If you don't love Prince Li,
why won't you let me have him?
If you don't love him, why are you still holding onto him?
-She killed someone! Look! -Let go!
-Your beloved Consort Rong Le... -Guards!
is going to kill someone!
Guards! Save Her Highness now!
Guards! Take her down, now!
-Yes. -Look at her!
Let go of me!
-She is killing someone! -Your Highness.
-Look! She is killing someone! -Consort Rong Le has a beau...
and we all know that.
What a waste of Prince Li's love for her.
What are you looking at? Get back to your work now!
Your Highness,
this must be a setup.
Chun Ni? Where is she now?
She was keeping watch last night. She must know something.
Prince Fan Yang urges to get ready for the morning session.
Tell them I'll be there in a moment.
-I will be there. -Yes.
-What do we do now? -Ling Yue.
Change my clothes for me.
Your Highness.
What do the officers have to discuss today?
I heard Your Highness...
was found to be in bed with another man this morning.
While Prince Li is away for war, you are committing adultery.
Consort Rong Le, what do you have to explain?
The beau is just outside.
If we hadn't run into him just now,
he might have been mistaken as an assassin...
and executed by Your Highness.
Insolence!
Do not draw your own conclusion.
There are many questions to be answered.
We cannot draw our own conclusion and deem the Consort guilty.
Prince Li trusts Her highness.
We still need to rely on her for the national affairs.
Before we get any solid evidence,
the Consort is still who she is.
Please, show your respect for her.
I think we should discuss this matter when Prince Li returns.
I disagree with you.
The Consort is the decision maker of the Imperial Court.
Her Highness' decency...
is more than just a family matter.
If Her Highness is not loyal to Prince Li,
then she might betray this land as well.
In that case, what right does she has...
to make the decision...
and bring order to Imperial Court?
All of you are in high spirit...
out of your loyalty for His Highness,
that is a relief.
But I know better than anyone...
that I didn't do anything to betray Prince Li.
I am now being framed by people with vile intention.
If I cannot prove my innocence,
I am afraid Sir Cao is right.
I cannot be the decision maker.
In that case,
you are all trustworthy officers of His Highness,
I am willing to leave the investigation to you.
I hope you can bring me the justice I deserve.
I just came back from Chen not long ago.
I have no personal attachment for Your Highness.
Allow me to make the judgement for this matter.
Is there any objection?
You have always been righteous, honourable...
and a valued officer.
I have heard from Prince Li about your wisdom and wise judgement.
I have no objection.
I assure you, Your Highness,
while I am here,
I won't allow anyone to frame or disrespect you.
Pardon my frankness.
Bring the witness in.
Do you recognise the person sitting there?
Earlier this morning,
someone saw you coming out from her room.
It has nothing to do with her.
From the first moment I saw her,
I have been in love with her.
It was me that seduced her.
She never gave me any promises.
He is spitting lies!
I have never met him before this morning.
I don't know him either.
But people saw him coming out from your room.
The Consort's room has always been heavily guarded.
How is it possible for this man to walk around so freely?
In that case,
all who passed by Her Highness' room...
shall be brought in for questioning.
Bring them in.
While the two of you were in the Consort's room,
did you see this man?
We were there only to help Her Highness get changed.
-We don't know anything. -Yes.
Miss Ling Yue came in and chased all of us out.
We didn't see anything back there.
Take them away from here.
Bring in Ling Yue.
Officers, do not believe what this assassin is telling you.
He must be trying to harm the Consort.
Her Highness puts Prince Li even before her own life.
She would never do anything to hurt Prince Li.
Prince Fan Yang, say something.
Ling Yue.
Simply tell us...
what you saw in the Consort's room just now.
I went into Her Highness' room,
she was pointing a sword at this man.
He must be an assassin.
He was trying to kill her but he was compromised.
You said he is an assassin,
what evidence do you have?
The Consort's room is heavily guarded.
How exactly did this killer sneak past the guards?
How did Her Highness find out about his motive?
How did she retaliate?
Was there any witness...
at the scene?
Chun Ni the servant can be her witness.
Her Highness has issues falling asleep since she got the injury.
It was Chun Ni who has been keeping watch for Her Highness.
She was on duty last night.
Your Highness.
Was Chun Ni in your room last night?
Can you prove she was there?
Yes.
Bring her in.
Officers, someone from the house found a corpse in the well.
After examination, we can confirm she was killed...
before being disposed into the well.
The servants recognise her.
It was the Consort's personal servant, Chun Ni.
I killed her!
Nonsense!
This has nothing to do with her Highness.
Chun Ni was getting into my way.
I strangled her and tossed her into the well.
Her Highness didn't know.
According to the forensics, she wasn't strangled to death.
The cause of death was impact to her skull.
-She died from skull fracture? -Your Highness.
What do you have to explain?
The servant must have found out about your affair,
that is why she was killed.
This man is even trying to defend Her Highness.
So this is why Her Highness looks so calm.
She killed the witness!
So he really is her beau.
She killed the witness.
Silence!
We only found the body.
This doesn't mean Chun Ni was killed by Her Highness.
Allow me...
to conduct a search at your room...
-to acquire more evidence. -Why?
The Man Yin Chamber is Her Highness' room.
No one can enter the room without order from Prince Li.
Besides, there is no way she would kill Chun Ni.
Ling Yue.
That's enough.
Sir Cao.
I allow you to conduct the search.
But it must be by someone I can trust.
After all, we are searching for evidence,
not a fabricated false proof.
Your Highness.
I am willing to lead the search.
Do I have the permission?
Thank you, Prince Fan Yang.
Prince Fan Yang, we didn't find anything suspicious.
If there is nothing here, then we can leave now.
-Yes. -I found something!
Your Highness, look.
A witness wishes to have an audience.
Bring her in.
Greetings, Consort Rong Le and fellow officers.
I am Sun Ya Li, the daughter of the fugitive Sun Ji Zhou.
I was a witness at Man Yin Chamber this morning.
I am willing to prove what happened just now.
I hope all of you...
-would let me explain. -No!
She is mad, you can't take her words as evidence!
Besides, she holds grudge against the Consort.
Miss Sun is speaking clearly and with manner, she is perfectly normal.
You are just a mere servant,
how dare you show such insolence on the court!
Miss Sun,
if you were there,
would you mind tell us what you saw?
When I was at the Consort's room,
she was holding a sword and trying to kill the man.
If you don't believe me,
you can check the cut on the man's neck.
But people came in before she had the time to end him.
A dozen of people can prove what I said.
Indeed.
After investigating, most of the people that were at your room...
saw you holding a sword against this man and trying to kill him.
Someone even heard Ling Yue...
telling you not to kill the man.
No, I was just reminding...
Silence!
Miss Sun, continue.
When I was locked up inside the manor,
I saw Ling Yue bring that man inside more than once.
This man disguises as a male servant to sneak in.
I didn't notice at first.
Now that I think of it,
the side room I live in...
is right between the path to the back door and Man Yin Chamber.
Which is why when Ling Yue brought him inside,
I was able to see them.
Miss Sun,
you said you are locked inside the side room,
how did you notice Ling Yue and this man?
Sir,
Ling Yue claimed that...
I hold a grudge against the Consort.
She was telling the truth.
Both Ling Yue and the Consort were my close friends.
But I found out about her affair,
so she started to grow apart from me.
She even framed me.
In order to hide her secret,
she even locked me inside the manor.
I could only peep through the cracks of door and window...
to see the world outside and ease my mind.
But who knows?
All I saw was Ling Yue and that man.
They came in at midnight and leave at dawn.
Her Highness must be using that time to commit adultery.
You mad woman! What are you talking about?
You heard it all, she was trying to frame Her highness.
Ling Yue.
I won't blame you for calling me a mad woman.
You are her servant,
this is your duty.
But listen to me,
she will sacrifice anyone for her own gain.
You must protect yourself.
Let go of me! Do not fall for her lies!
Ling Yue! This is enough!
Miss Sun, you mentioned that...
the Consort locked you up to protect her secret?
Yes.
Fellow officers,
all you know about is the woman Prince Li married as his consort,
but you didn't know...
the same woman was once wife of Fu Chou from Northern Realm!
While she is married to Fu Chou, she seduced Prince Li.
She is also Rong Le the Elder Princess of Western Qi.
The whole nation knows she was once General Fu's wife!
Shut it!
Don't fall for her lies!
She is clearly holding a grudge against Her Highness!
When we were in General Fu's manor,
Miss Sun tried to seduce the General!
Now that she is in Qingzhou,
she climbed into Prince Li's bed instead!
-Enough! -She is...
You mentioned the General's manor.
The manor of General of Defence?
She is Fu Chou's wife?
So, the rumours are true.
You vile woman!
You may have dark hair now,
and Prince Li believes you are no demon,
but if you are Fu Chou's wife,
you might also be a spy from Northern Realm.
Your Highness!
Why?
Why are you the one getting their love even when you betrayed them?
I was always righteous but I lost my whole family!
This is all your fault!
Let go of her! Let go!
Let it go!
Consort Rong Le!
How dare you kill a person in front of us all!
Do Prince Li and the laws...
mean nothing in your eyes?
-He is right! -Sir.
This is not true, Her Highness didn't do it.
It was me, I killed Miss Sun.
-It was me that pushed her. -Consort Rong Le!
What else do you have to say?
You committed adultery and murders!
All of these crimes...
are your doings!
Bring it in.
Inside the Man Yin Chamber,
we found shard with blood stain on it.
The servants confirmed this.
It was from the vase that was used in your room.
I bet after you hit Chun Ni with this vase,
you cleaned the crime scene.
That's why you allowed me to search your room.
But you never expect...
or noticed that...
there was a shard left by the bed.
There were even blood stains under the bed.
You overlooked the details.
I have another question for Your Highness.
Prince Li sent several urgent request...
and urged you to send reinforcement to the front line.
But you delayed the requests.
You secretly kept a beau and betrayed His Highness!
I have no choice but to suspect...
you are purposely sending Prince Li to danger.
You left him to die by the hands of the Northern Realm!
You want to take the throne for your own by killing your husband!
Prince Li trusted you,
but you are sending him to his death!
Prince Li arrives!
Wu You!
I know you will believe me.
They didn't know about our past,
but you will believe me, right?
About Ya Li,
I don't know why she would come up with so many lies.
I didn't kill her, it wasn't me!
Why?
Why are you doing this?
Do you really think I can accept this?
Wu You.
You don't believe me?
People can lose their trust in me,
but why won't you believe me either?
-Her Highness! -The Consort is...
-Leng Yan! -Yes!
Take this sinner...
into the prison!
Yes!
That is all for today.
Get some rest.
Yes.
You wish to learn martial arts too?
I can teach you a thing or two.
But you must remember.
Sometimes, not knowing any martial art...
makes it easier to cover your identity and keep yourself hidden.
-Thank you, Master. -Don't call me that.
Not even she is my student,
neither are you.
From now on, you will be Qing Hu.
Stay by her side, keep an eye on her.
If there is anything unusual,
report back to me.
Yes.
Our previous plan failed.
Master is bringing this plan forward.
Yes.
Let go of me!
We are born under the same roof,
why are you the princess...
and I am the lowly servant?
Xiao Sha!
Everything is set, bring Her Highness and come with me.
Brother, you look pale.
You stayed up all night?
Shouldn't you be in the camp? Why are you here?
I am worried for you.
They said she is locked up, is that true?
Brother, you can't honestly believe she is keeping a beau.
That is not who she is.
I know her better than anyone.
If there is nothing else,
get back to the camp and prepare for the battle.
Your Highness.
Your Highness, report from the prison guard.
The Consort went missing last night.
Xiao Sha and Ling Yue are gone as well.
Alert the guards, send out the wanted order!
-Yes. -Leng Yan.
Lead your men on the search,
you must find her at all cost.
Yes.
Brother, are you really going to kill her?
She is Man Yao!
She is the one you gave up your life to protect!
What is going on now?
I know, because of what happened to Lady Yun,
you are very upset. But this scandal about a beau...
and the rumours about Silver-Hair Demon...
are clearly lies to frame her.
Can't you see it?
Are you done?
Mind your own business.
Leave.
Shouldn't you be in the camp? Why are you here again?
Rong Le is going to get killed!
Why are you still messing around here?
What did you say?
Who is harming Princess Rong Le?
Explain everything!
Someone is framing Rong Le.
They said she is keeping a beau.
To make things worse, Wu You believes the lies.
He sent her to the prison.
She is now a wanted fugitive!
I must help her!
-Where are you going? -Let go of me!
-Where are you going? -I need to find her!
How are you supposed to do that?
She is not in the manor or the prison.
The guards told me...
your brother was seen near the prison.
I bet he is the one that rescued Rong Le.
-My brother? -Yes.
Where could they be now?
They couldn't have gone far.
Rong Le is still wounded.
She is wounded?
All the more reason to go to her now!
Calm down!
Listen to me!
From what I heard, her wound isn't so serious.
Your brother and Ling Yue are there to take care of her.
Don't worry about it.
She is safe.
Princess Rong Le and my brother are the only family I have.
If they are gone,
I have no reason to stay here.
It's all right, they will be fine.
Come here and have a seat.
Don't worry.
When my brother calms down,
he will bring Rong Le back after his mind is clear.
Trust me.
They will be fine.
Really?
I am sure of it.
You know how much my brother loves Rong Le.
When the rumours about Silver-Hair Demon was spreading,
my brother risked his life just to keep her safe.
Isn't that right?
It's all right.
I should be on my way now.
There much works to be done back in the camp.
You need to take care of yourself.
When Rong Le comes back, she needs you to tend to her.
Right?
What?
She was keeping a beau and escaped from prison?
-This is impossible. -According to the scout,
Prince Li stabbed her in front of everyone and sent her to prison.
That was indeed the truth.
But the Consort went missing from the prison,
so Prince Li sent out order to have her arrested.
Zongzheng Wu You must be out of his mind!
With Rong Le's righteousness,
she would never do something so outrageous.
This is clearly a set-up.
Zongzheng Wu You is no fool.
How could he fall for this trick?
According to my source, there are people...
that saw the Consort sleeping in a bed with another man.
They have both witnesses and evidences.
Perhaps this is why Prince Li lost his nerves.
Get to the bottom of this.
Find Rong Le and report back to me.
Yes.
Your Highness.
Quickly, have a seat.
Let me take this off.
Does it still hurt?
We have a search warrant!
Officers, how may I help you?
Have you seen this woman? She is badly wounded.
No.
Your Highness, the soldiers with search warrant are here.
I will distract them, use the opening to leave.
We have search warrant! Everyone, come out from your rooms!
There is no time.
What do we do now? They are coming up here.
We will improvise as we move along.
At worst case, we will show ourselves and fight them off.
Your Highness, this way.
Captain, are they the targets?
-Stop right there! -After them!
Your highness, someone disguised as us and distracted the guards.
They actually left.
Who could they be?
Who dressed as us and distracted the soldiers?
I was at the clinic to get some medicines,
a few men were asking around for your whereabouts.
I think they are from the Northern Realm.
Your Highness, it must be General Fu Chou.
He knows you are in trouble so he sent help.
Whoever that was,
they soldiers are gone now.
This place is safe for time being.
We will stay here for the night...
and leave at dawn tomorrow.
This is outrageous.
Someone framed you.
But Prince Li actually believes their lies.
He even ordered to have you arrested.
That is cruel.
Your Highness, have some tea.
Her Highness is still wounded.
We can't keep running and hiding.
We need to find a place so she can get well.
The land is vast,
Prince Li's men is everywhere.
There is no safe place for me in the south.
As for the Northern Realm,
I will never step into that land again.
I am not going back to Western Qi either.
In this whole world,
there is no place for me to get shelter.
Your Highness,
we can still head to Chen.
Prince Zhen Bei is your good friend.
Besides, his wife is Princess Zhao Yun.
She is your close friend too.
If you go there, I am sure they will get you a fine doctor.
Your Highness.
Are you afraid this might bring them trouble?
But I think Prince Zhen Bei is not one that fears troubles.
He is friendly and helping.
You even saved his life once.
He owes his life for you.
Furthermore,
you haven't seen Princess Zhao Yun in over a year.
She would be really glad to see you again.
Very well.
We will head to Chen.
I will ready the bed for you.
Your Highness, we passed the southern border.
Chen is straight ahead.
Your Highness, are you all right?
I am fine.
Pick up the pace and leave this place.
The Seven Asuras!
Your Highness, Prince Li is really trying to kill you!
Who are you? How dare you pick a fight at our border!
Princess Rong Le?
Li Wu?
Your Majesty, I have an urgent report.
Come in.
Your Majesty,
Princess Rong Le was ambushed at the border of Chen.
Li Wu the bodyguard of Prince Zhen Bei rescued her.
She suffers no injury from the ambush.
But she had a fallout with Prince Li.
Her previous wounded got worse.
Everyone in the whole nation knows about their fallout.
There are rumours it was Prince Li who sent the assassins.
-I found out... -Enough.
I know who did this.
For the past year,
Zongzheng Wu You executed the reformation at the south.
He earned the people's trust.
Someone...
are afraid he might grow more powerful by the days...
and becomes harder to deal with.
So, they used Rong Le to create this mess.
The Silver-Hair Demon was their plan,
so was the scandal.
Little Xun.
Yes.
Ready the carriage.
I am heading to Chen.
But Your Majesty, your health...
-I am afraid... -Their plan failed.
After luring Rong Le to Chen, they will come up with new plans.
The dessert I gave her could only subdue the poison for a year.
The effect would have worn out by now.
She may have consumed the Blood Raven Root...
and suppressed the poison,
but she will have a relapse soon.
I must go to Chen.
Yes.
Any progress on the item I ordered you to search?
This is why I came here.
This is half of the tome that I found on Mount Lone Frost.
The information you want is in this tome.