Music
In fact, in my opinion
none of the concubines
can match her.
I hear that
your Majesty never forgets the local pasta
after returning from your private visit to Shanxi Province.
So...
I sent someone to inquire about the cooking methods
and cook the bowl of longevity noodles for Your Majesty personally
and I hope Your Majesty could taste it.
This longevity noodle can not be broken.
This long noodle is made by myself
I knead dough and make the noodles
all by myself.
The green on this noodle is green vegetable juice
which means that the Qing Dynasty
will be endowed with political clarity
and last for long.
Thank you for your considerable thoughts, Concubine Hui.
I will relish the good taste.
Concubine Hui, you are so good.
Your Majesty
I wish Your Majesty
enjoy happiness
as today every year.
I wish Your Majesty and the Queen
in extremely good fortune
and have a lovely baby early
let the Empress Dowager embrace her great-grandson as soon as possible.
Good.
I appreciate Concubine Li's good wishes.
Grandmother
queen
let's have a drink for this blessing.
Cheers.
Your Majesty
Don't you have
Lady Attendant
I have heard you can't leave her for a moment
why don't you let her come to celebrate
your birthday on such a big occasion today?
What the Queen mention is Li Yihuan.
This Li Yihuan is
just a Lady Attendant of a low rank.
She is just more clever
than other ordinary maids in the palace when she serves me.
How can she be qualified to
attend such a grand occasion?
It's no simpler to manage the imperial harem
than to administrate the court.
First of all, what accounts most
is the art of balance.
If the imperial harem is on fire
the emperor will be in trouble.
Grandmother
I am still at a young age
I hope grandmother could help me more.
Yes, I will.
All the concubines
please accompany me and the queen as well as Empress Dowager
to have a drink.
Let's drink.
Li Yihuan
can you act with a bit of dignity?
Don't you think it all clearly for yourself?
You'll never be fooled by that cheater emperor again.
You totally abandon love for him.
What are you jealous of?
You have to bear in mind that
in this world
only your Bro. Zhu treat you best.
Thousands of miles away
when performing such a dangerous task
he still never forgets your birthday
and prepare your birthday gift in advance.
Look at the cheater emperor
he owns thousands of beautiful girls
with various charms
and glamour
Who remembers you?
Don't be silly
Yihuan girl.
Why are you here, uncle?
Today, in order to celebrate the emperor's birthday
this imperial kitchen
has made a lot of delicious and delicate food.
I specially selected several
very good ones
for you to taste.
Uncle
are these all sent to me
with the emperor's order?
The emperor?
No
it is me.
I think
you usually like to eat delicious food
so I specially bring these to you
to taste
which is also my uncle's
kindly considerations for you.
Wait a minute, uncle.
Uncle
thank you for thinking about me.
I don't have anything valuable for you
I will give you this golden hairpin.
Yihuan
what are you doing?
Sit down, sit down, sit down.
Your uncle is just an eunuch.
Gold and silver jewelry
is your uncle's greatest affection
but no matter how greedy your uncle is
I can't take advantage of my own family members.
You still keep the golden hairpin
for your own use.
Uncle
is your antidote for Major Supplementation Pill nearly finished?
I have some left here
I'll give all these to you.
Yihuan.
It is too troublesome to have
a antidote for Major Supplementation Pill each month.
You ask Jianqing
if he can develop
an antidote that can completely
eliminate the poison of Major Supplementation Pill once.
Uncle doesn't want to recognize our relatives
and let me tell you
not to bother him any more.
He doesn't want to be handicapped by us.
It's unexpected that he would become
what he is now.
When he was a child
he listened to me, his elder brother most.
Father
Although the uncle refused to recognize us
he secretly helped me and Bro. Zhu many times.
From this point of view
he still cherish the family bonds in his heart.
Although he has kinship in his heart
I am afraid that once he reaches the critical point of life and death
he will still betray you all
for self-protection.
Therefore
you must not
eliminate the poison of Major Supplementation Pill once
but only give him an antidote pill each month
to delay the effect of drug-induced seizures.
Only in this way
can your safety in the Forbidden City be assured.
Godfather
Would it be too ruthless for us to do this?
He's your brother
our uncle
and has helped us
so many times in secret.
Prince
in the face of righteousness
there is no individual considerations.
Defu has lived in the palace for more than thirty years.
He has been accustomed to blackmailing each other
and cheating on others and benefiting himself.
Although he still has some kinship
with you and me in his heart
he can't stand the test of life and death.
You and Yihuan have a special identity
and I am the leader
of the Zhu Ming Alliance.
I have to ensure your
absolute safety.
Uncle
this antidote to completely relieve the poison of Major Supplementation Pill
is being developed by my brother.
If it is developed
I will give it to you.
Well
I hope you didn't lie to me.
Well, I will stop talking.
You eat it quickly
and I'll go back.
Uncle, take care.
Qianying
do not leave.
Don't leave.
Qianying
is it you?
Didn't I let you go?
Why are you coming back?
It is I who hurt you like this.
I can't give up on you
and I can't set my mind at rest.
Didn't you say
you never liked me?
I said that because
I didn't want to get you into trouble.
I'm afraid you will always think of me.
In fact
in my heart
Don't move.
I just apply the medicine for you.
Did you apply the medicine for me all by yourself?
Then
then the beatings I suffered
are worthwhile.
Qianying
now that you're back
don't go
will you?
You agree?
I promise
I promise.
Sister Fan
How can Wu Sangui
unearth our details so clearly at once?
Can't it be that we have spies
in the Pearl Valley
from the Duke Pingxi's mansion?
Yes
there are not only spies
planted by Oboi in the Pearl Valley
but also spies planted by Duke Pingxi's mansion.
Junior brother, what should we do now?
Well, let's act in this way.
The Big brother and master are going to Diandu
and I'm going to join them
and tell them this important news.
As for you
you'd better find a way to
stay with Wu Yingqi
and get some more information.
Actually
I'm worrying that Wu Sangui will punish Wu Yingqi severely.
I also want to go back
and see his state now.
But he already knows
that we are people in Pearl Valley.
This time he can let us go
is because he cherishes the affection in the past.
Moreover
he also said that
he would never want to see me again.
It is a statement made when he was angry.
In fact, he still wants to see you again in his heart.
Senior sister, I can see it
Wu Yingqi has true love for you
and he seems o disapprove
of his father's
actions.
Therefore
he would not really hate you in his heart.
But because he is sincere to me
I don't want to use him any more.
Senior sister
What we are committed
is to restore the Ming Dynasty
and benefit the people of the world.
Even Big brother
for the sake of the great cause of restoring the Ming Dynasty
can put aside the his love for the junior sister
temporarily.
You must not be confused at this time
by the son of Wu Sangui, the big traitor
you must honor your commitment to the significant cause.
Ok
I will go back.
Yihuan
even your uncle remembers that today is your birthday
and brings you so many delicacies.
What about the cheater emperor?
Now he must be surrounded by all kinds of beautiful women
he forgets all about you.
Who ever remembers you?
You're silly.
Cheater emperor
cheater emperor.
He is just a cheater emperor.
He is such a liar.
A big liar.
You are such a liar.
Cheater emperor.
You are eating all the delicious food behind me.
Your, Your Majesty.
Blessings for Your Majesty.
Well.
There's no outsider here.
Stop pretending.
Why do you come straight in
silently like a ghost?
You scare me to death.
Today
I accompany the Empress Dowager and concubines
but I am thinking of you all the time.
I bring good
gifts for you.
Your Majesty need not spend money on me.
These good things should be given
to your queen
concubine Xian
concubine Hui
and seventy-two concubines in your imperial harem.
Why do you give these to me?
I just have a queen
four concubines and nine virtuous women.
Then there are other concubines with different, lower ranks
the number of them totaling dozens.
I definitely do not have seventy-two concubines.
Besides
many of seats of the host are still vacant.
Are you interested in any of them?
Tell me
I'll bestow ranks to you tomorrow.
I don't deserve it.
What the Queen mention is Li Yihuan.
She is
just a Lady Attendant of low a rank.
She is just more clever
than other ordinary maids in the palace when she serves me.
How can she be qualified to
attend such a grand occasion?
It is horrible.
There's something upside down in this room.
What things?
Vinegar jar.
Don't you smell it?
It's too sour.
Your Majesty makes joke of me.
How dare I be jealous?
Actually
you follow me secretly today
and are secretly jealous.
My heart is
full of joy.
It seems that
you don't feel angry with me.
Brother
don't be angry with your junior brother.
You remember
that I used the assumed name of Childe Long San
and became sworn brother and sister in the Star Restaurant.
We were born on the same day in the same month.
Today is my birthday
of course, it is also your birthday.
It will be interesting to
celebrate the birthday with you.
You see
I remember you once said
when you were in your hometown
every time you had a birthday
your father and brother
made this lotus lantern for you
and let you put the lantern in water to pray for blessings
right?
You remember
every word I said.
Silly girl
how can you forget what you said?
Why are you still stunned?
Let's put the lanterns in the water.
Where should we put them since it is so late?
Let's go.
What is your destination?
Go.
Slow down.
Make a wish first.
Junior Long
today is also your birthday
you may make a wish also.
Okay
so you make a wish first.
What is the wish?
I won't tell you it's your turn.
I am not afraid to tell you
about my wish
I wish we could have a day
like today every year.
Put the lantern
Junior Long
Actually
today I also prepare a gift for you
but
my hand is too slow I only embroider half of it
and the other half is not finished yet.
Aren't you mad at me?
You prepare a gift for me.
Originally
I wanted to give you a well prepared gift
but today I see that your concubines
have prepared so many exotic treasures for you.
Especially the concubine Xian
she embroidered such a good small bag for you.
Mine is
really ugly.
The stitches are rough.
Look at what you embroidered.
The pattern dose neither resemble a wild duck
or a fat geese.
If you regard it ugly
you just throw it.
Who says I don't want it?
It's the ugliest small bag I've ever received
but it's also the most precious single one in the world.
Brother
this is your first time to do needlework, right?
Don't mention it.
My finger is almost
becoming a sieve.
Is there anyone like you to complain me?
A little goose and wild duck?
What I embroidered is ....
What is it?
I didn't figure it out at all.
I embroidered the roast duck
in the No.1 restaurant in the capital.
You really don't forget to eat all the time.
But it's OK.
If I'm in trouble next time
I'll take this small bag
and stare at the duck every day to stop hunger.
Is there anyone like you?
Your Majesty is not afraid of violating taboos.
You still want to be in trouble again?
This private visit was dangerous enough.
It was impossible to have a second such visit.
No.
In the future
I will take frequent personal visits to observe the people's conditions.
Otherwise
how can I be worth the roast duck small bag
you embroidered for me?
It's not enough to just observe people's condition
by visiting people in private
because at that time
you could have ten thousand ideas
but as long as you go back to the Forbidden City
you have only one idea.
Brother
I know that you must
be disappointed with me this time
but I have no alternative.
If I kill all the corrupt
officials
not only the throne of me
could not be secured
I am afraid even my life is endangered.
This is not what a wise monarch should do
but a vulgar man to
show off his bravery.
You can't take hasty actions
in dealing with administrative affairs.
You have to give a further thought to all the matters before making a decision.
You should trust me.
Give me three years
within three years
I will clean up
all the corrupt officials
on the list.
Are you telling the truth?
If I fail to do so after three years
no matter how you turn angry with me
I will say no single word.
You finally laugh.
Okay
take this small bag back.
When you finish embroidering it
you must give it to me.
I will keep it well.
Actually
I also prepare a gift for you.
What is this?
It is so ugly indeed.
Look at the fierce.
eyes
and thin lips
he looks like an unkind and ungrateful man
it is so ugly.
You will not suffer any loss at all.
I just complained a few words
you return all these back.
How do I complain you?
Well
Although you are the son of heaven
you are not necessarily
the most handsome man in the world.
Moreover
when you are angry
you are especially like a door god
which is terrible.
Nobody dares to say so.
Today is your birthday and I spare you.
This small picture was painted
for you by myself.
In the past, the imperial concubines and queen all wanted
to have my self-portraits
but I do not give it to any of them.
Do you like it?
Brother
I intentionally show disrespect for you
in front of the concubines.
In fact, I want to protect you.
These women in the imperial harem
usually seem to be
courteous
but in fact, they all fight secretly for their own purposes.
I am fond of you
because you are simple-minded
and different from them.
I don't want to cause disaster to you
because of my preference.
In those days.
My grandfather and father
are both natural affectionate persons.
They were all intoxicated by beautiful women
which imperiled the Qing Dynasty
so my grandmother has always been resentful about this.
She has apprehension about the emperor solely loving a single woman.
I should take into account the ideas of my grandmother
I can not show preference to you
in front of everyone.
This is also a protection for you.
Do you understand?
Father
I come back.
Qianying
Your face...
You little boy. Father, mother
Your face...
The wound is healed.
Wu Yingqi found all the medicinal materials in Duke Pingxi's mansion
and made icy muscle and skin ointment
which cured my face.
It's Wu Yingqi again.
Why is he so kind to you?
Are you falling in love with him?
Dad
don't think so.
I just have an ordinary friendship with him
if you don't believe it
you just ask junior brother Ye.
Mosheng
you tell the Master San
what's the relationship between your senior sister and Wu Yingqi?
You can rest assured, Master San
my senior sister is a person who acts in a proper way
and will never do anything beyond the rules
and she will not have an affair with Wu Sangui's son.
Ok, come in.
Come in.
Things are in this house
this place is the best evacuation point.
Not far away
we will meet you here.
Qianying
this topographic map of Duke Pingxi's mansion
is well drawn.
It must have taken a lot of effort.
At last I hear my father's approval.
In fact, your father has always been loving you
also proud of you.
However
it is strange
that the key Wu Sangui gave Wu Yingqi
should be the real one
but I got the false key
from Wu Yingqi.
Did Wu Yingqi
transfer the golden key to others?
It's impossible.
He's a weak scholar with no power to tie the chicken.
Besides
he doesn't know the secret of the golden key.
What's the use for him to transfer the golden key?
You are in charge of this task.
You have been with Wu Yingqi for so long.
Dad believes your judgment.
Thank you, Dad.
If Wu Yingqi did not have the gold key
the key that Wu Sangui gave Wu Yingqi
should be a fake key.
He wanted to use Sister Fan
to send us false news
so that we mistakenly thought that
the golden key
was no longer in his hands.
This Wu Sangui is very cunning.
He even learned from Oboi
and planted spies in our Pearl Valley.
Now a task of top priority is
that we find out the hidden traitors.
Mosheng and Qianying
were found out after a whole month after their departure to Yunnan
which shows that
the hidden traitor in Pearl Valley
is not of high rank.
In the future, the actions of these children
can only be known by our masters
and not by anyone in the valley.
Sister Fan and I have been investigating for a long time.
The real golden key
should be in the secret room of Wu Sangui's study.
That's the study I just mentioned.
That's right, it is here.
It's also
the most guarded
and inaccessible place
of the whole Duke Pingxi's mansion.
Prince
What should
we do next?
My godfather
I think we can make full use of our respective strengths
and each performs his own functions.
Sister Fan and Brother Ye
are responsible for
ascertaining the guarding situation and the law of rotation of the Western Palace of Pingwang.
Ok, ok.
Fifth Master
you are responsible for making the masks of the people
in the mansion who can approach the study
and teach us to imitate the
voice of these people in advance.
Rest assured
as long as I take a look at them
and listen to them
I promise I can make fake ones
that they can't even tell the difference
from the real ones themselves.
Good.
Fourth Master
you are responsible for contacting
the planted agents in Yunnan border guards
spreading rumors that the Myanmar army is about to take unusual actions
diverting Wu Sangui's attention.
Please rest assured
in recent years
I have arranged several of our
planted agents in the Yunnan border guards.
OK.
What about our couple's mission?
Yeah
the mission is vitally important.
Everyone has a heavy burden.
Third Master
I remember you have been developing a new poison
that would make people paralyzed
unable to move
or speak after taking it
but could keep awake
so that
other people would not easily
perceive anything strange.
Yes.
This poison is named
dumb as a wooden chicken.
I have tested it on myself.
What about the effect?
On that day
your third master was sitting in the room as usual.
I thought he was thinking about something
and didn't disturb him.
But two hours later
he still sat there motionlessly.
I called him
he didn't respond to me
and I pushed him
he didn't move either
which frightened me.
After another hour
he gradually recovered
and told me that
he was experimenting with a kind of new poison
called dumb as a wooden chicken
he just looked like
a dumb chicken at that time.
Good.
Sister Fan
It's up to you to scatter
this poison
into the diet of the night guards.
Well
I should be able to find the opportunity
as I dress up as the maid of the princess.
Second Master
you are the one with the highest martial arts among us.
You are responsible for solving unexpected situations
and killing the those who are not poisoned in the garrison.
Well
your teacher hasn't had a fight for a long time.
My hands are itching.
Another important problem
is the organs in the Duke Pingxi's mansion.
Although I, sister Fan and Brother Ye
know the tactics of organ battle
we are not as experienced as Master Xueyi.
If Master Xueyi is present
our success will be
more guaranteed.
Rest assured
I have transmitted letters by flying pigeons to Snow-coated Residents
and I guess she should be here too.
Sister Tang is really a divine mathematician
she even guesses I have already come.
Over the years
this is the first collective action
of our six masters.
How can I miss it?
How about Qiu Gui?
He is so cunning
that he finds several substitutes to cover for him.
I wanted to keep track of his whereabouts
but I received your letters transmitted by the flying pigeon.
So...
I entrusted the allies of Niujiao Village in Shanxi Province
to help me continue to hunt him down
and I join you in Diandu.
Master Xueyi comes back just in time.
In this way
even though the Duke Pingxi's mansion is a hazardous spot
we can safely break through it.
The Prince arranges all the matters properly.
Then you just act as the chief dispatcher.
I will devise the evacuation plan.
I appreciate your efforts, godfather.
Your Majesty
the case of Liu Dezhao concerns parities from various aspects.
How do you plan to deal with it?
All officials who take bribes and bend the law
and embezzle the court's money for disaster relief
will all be punished by me.
Others should not be handled for the time being.
Let's take Liu Dezhao's case seriously
and I will execute one as a warning to others .
so that the local officials can perceive the implications
and I will see if they dare
to hold an office and enjoy all the privileges without doing a stroke of work
and even bully the people.
This Liu Dezhao
Not only did he take bribes and bend the law
and embezzle the court's money for disaster relief
but he also assassinated court officials
and murdered empresses and concubines.
A total of 672 of his nine clans
should be beheaded.
Junior Long
672 people
you kill too many people.
According to the law, I should kill his nine clans
but I govern the country by benevolence
I just kill
people in his three close clans instead.
But it is Liu Dezhao who violates the law.
It is just one single person who violates the law
why should his parents
and children accompany him to die together?
This Liu Dezhao
he not only killed the father of the concubine Li
the old minister Shujian who I rely on
he also wanted to assassinate me.
I have already shown mercy
for not killing his nine clans.
Killing his nine clans.
Junior Long
aren't you and Empress Dowager
both Buddhists?
The first precept of Buddhism
is to abstain from killing.
Is it that you just massacre and slaughter the innocent at will
to kill so many people?
Yihuan
no emperor of any dynasty
can tolerate the crime of assassinating the emperor.
This is the law of the Qing Dynasty
and I must abide by it.
If you show pity for him
and will not help me to draft the Imperial edict
I'll write it myself.
Please don't.
Serving as Lady Attendant
how could I hold an office and enjoy all the privileges without doing a stroke of work?
I've drafted most of my decrees.
I'll do it.
Slow down.
Actually
you don't have to blame yourself at all.
I let you and Ye Mosheng leave
not just out of personal feelings
but because of righteousness.
Righteousness?
Yes.
In fact
I am very clear about the world's evaluation of my father
and I also understand that
in the future history books
my father and even I
will be included as traitors
scolded by generations of people to come.
If I were not the son of Wu Sangui
I would like to kill him too.
I would like to sacrifice him for the Emperor Yongli
and appease the wrath of the world.
Unexpectedly
you have such thoughts.
Yingqi
unexpectedly
you would say such heartfelt words to me
I...
I am
both moved and
ashamed in heart.
Qianying
for all these things I told you
I haven't spoken to anyone
except my mother.
I just want to tell you that
besides being different in status
and position
we are identical in
judging right and wrong.
Prince
The street ahead is the only way for Duke Pingxi
to enter the mansion.
There is a teahouse in this street.
We might as well
go upstairs
and have tea
while observing the movement of inside the mansion.
Guests, please enjoy it.
Whatever you want, just order me.
Okay, I come.
What do you want?
Pu'er tea.
Good!
Pu'er Tea for the two guests upstairs.
Tea is coming.
Come on
take your time.
Waiter
I want Pu'er tea of many years' standing.
Why do you give the tea of this year to me?
Look at the tea color and you can see it.
Give me a change.
Okay, I'll change it for you right away.
I'll change it for you right away.
Walk slowly. Come again next time.
It is hot.
Come, I will order two.
Ok.
Master Xueyi
This tea tastes good.
I like to drink strong ones.
Why are there so many Qing soldiers downstairs?
Yeah
Look!
there are such a large group of army.
That's right.
The Myanmar army is really rampant.
Little brother
what happened?
I heard that
it was the Myanmar army that attacked the border
and robbed people of their property.
Duke Pingxi led his troops to fight back
against the Myanmar army.
Songgotu
I am here.
How about the case
of Shanxi Governor Liu Dezhao?
Your Majesty
Liu Dezhao took bribes and bent the law
committed numerous crimes
not only embezzled the court's disaster relief money
but also enclosed land
he caused harm to the whole region
assassinated Shujian, the garrison commander of Shanxi Province
and even assassinated the emperor.
It was a terrible crime.
His crimes were confirmed.
The Ministry of Punishments had taken him
and 33 associates to Caishikou for beheading.
What about his clans?
The Liu clan
will be deprived of merit and fame
demoted to the common people
and exiled for 3,000 miles.
How can this
be handled so lightly?
Yes
Your Majesty
the crimes committed by Liu Dezhao is monstrous.
His nine clans will be killed
he should not be subjected to such light punishment.
This case
deserves a heavier sentence.
According to the law
Liu Dezhao's nine clans should all be killed.
But I consider that Empress Dowager is aged
and could not bear the massive killings
I would like to accumulate good fortune for the Empress Dowager.
The emperor governs the world with benevolence and filial piety
which is the model of the world.
I pay homage to the wise Your Majesty.
Adjourn an imperial court session.
Songgotu, you stay.
Yes.
Adjourn an imperial court session.
Long live Your Majesty.
Songgotu
Yes, Your Majesty.
Why is the measurement of penalty of the Ministry of Punishments so light this time?
Your Majesty
Liu Dezhao committed the most heinous crimes
it's not too much even to kill all his nine clans.
However, according to
Your Majesty's decree
the rest of his clans should be punished lightly
and the innocent people should not be involved.
So the Ministry of Punishments, taking into consideration of Your Majesty's decree
lightly sentenced them
only depriving them of their merits and reputation
relegating them to the common people
and exiling them for 3,000 miles.
My decree?
Yes
Your Majesty
have you forgotten?
On that day in the imperial study
you drafted the decree
and then Lady Attendant
handed it over to me.
Your Majesty
do you mean to send the case of Liu Dezhao
back for retrial?
Needless to do that
Liu Dezhao and his associates have already been beheaded.
That's how the case is settled.
You could withdraw.
Yes.
Your Majesty, take care.
Take care.
Who made the threshold so high?
Cut it flat for me at once.
Yes, yes, yes.
Little Dezi
you hurry up
to call craftsmen.
Hurry up.
If the threshold is not cut flat
I will cut off your head.
Yes, yes.
Your Majesty, cease to be angry.
Too bad.
Is my conspiracy unmasked?
You wait outside
and don't let anyone to get close.
Yes.
Junior Long, is the imperial court session in the early morning finished?
Have some tea.
You got so angry in the early morning.
Heavenly prestige could not be offended.
Who is so ignorant?
How he dares to trigger Junior Long's anger?
You also know that heavenly prestige could not be offended.
You're doing a good job
of being the Lady Attendant .
Is Liu Dezhao's
case over?
Over.
Liu Dezhao and his fellow associates were beheaded
the Liu clan
is deprived of merit and fame
demoted to the common people
and exiled for 3,000 li.
Are you satisfied with the result?
The concubines in the imperial harem are not allowed to interfere with the administrative affairs.
Although I am not your concubine
I am also a woman.
I have long hair but short wit.
How dare I talk about politics at random?
But since Your Majesty handles the case this way
there must be Your Majesty's principles.
Li Yihuan
don't think I'm spoiling you
you can be haughty because of my indulgence.
How dare you change the imperial edict
and give Songgotu a false decree?
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