"Beauty in the Closet" "Episode 32"
I don't understand why you're still hesitating, Your Majesty.
These two demons has used dark magic...
...to bewitch you and create chaos in the nation.
Now, they've been exposed and captured in my formation.
And yet, you're still delaying the sentencing process.
I find this baffling and hard to understand.
Don't tell me, Your Majesty,
that you've been bewitched by those two demons...
...to the extent that you're thinking of sparing them.
Ever since they entered the palace,
they've never done anything harmful to the people and the nation.
I don’t understand...
...why Officer Wang and Officer Quan...
...insist so much on killing them.
-Your Majesty. -I didn't say that I was going to spare them.
Why are the two of you so desperate?
The Empress Dowager has arrived!
I never thought that you have the time to come today, Grandmother.
There are demons inside the palace.
And they happen to be your favorite ladies.
Can I not come?
These demons are malicious.
While they've been captured,
they've not been sentenced yet.
Please be cautious, Your Royal Highness.
Although His Majesty has ordered to cover up this incident,
However, fire cannot be wrapped up in paper.
If the news spread,
there would be an uproar in the nation.
Recently, our country has been plagued by disasters and war.
I'm afraid that these are caused by the two demons.
Lady Huang and Lady Hu...
...have been in the palace for quite some time.
Your explanation doesn't make sense, Officer Wang.
Things just don't add up here.
Is it me who's not making sense,
or is Deputy Head Hua thinking of letting these two demons...
...to continue their stay in the palace and bewitch the emperor?
Officer Wang is right.
Many years ago, King Zhou was bewitched by Da Ji, the vixen spirit.
Not to mention how King You lit up the beacon towers to amuse his lady.
Fox spirits...
...have always been the roots of troubles.
But, I am not the type of person that will blame my incapability on women.
But, they are demons!
This is enough reason to execute them!
Otherwise,
how would the people in the country see you?
Who would support an emperor who loves demons?
Well said, Your Royal Highness.
I hope that you will think for the nation's sake, Your Majesty.
I'm saying these for your own good as well.
If you cannot bear to mete out the sentences,
I shall do it on your behalf.
Officer Quan.
Eliminate the demons now.
Don't show them mercy!
Wait!
Grandmother.
I shall handle this myself.
Your Majesty.
Are you going to spare those two demons?
No.
It's just that there are some things that I have not investigated thoroughly.
Please wait for one more day...
...before sentencing them.
They are demons, not humans.
Hesitation can cause further havoc, Your Majesty.
I hope that you can make a swift decision.
And execute the demons.
Your Majesty!
Do you want the nation to fall in your own hands?
I said one more day!
In the future,
you can have the final say, Grandmother.
I understand.
By then, I will also send some troops from the Divination Army to guard Han Yuan Hall...
...in order to aid Officer Quan in exorcising the demons.
Your Majesty.
The palace's affairs are usually handled by my imperial guards.
The Divination Army need not get involved.
Right now,
you have no right to speak!
Enough.
I'm tired.
You're all dismissed.
Your Majesty.
You have been standing here for a long time.
It's time to go back.
It's His Majesty.
He's finally come to see us.
Your Majesty!
Let me bear all the consequences for our doings.
Please let my sister go.
She's innocent!
Sister, I'm guilty as well.
We shall bear everything together.
Your Majesty.
I have never liked you.
The one who likes you...
...has always been my sister.
My sister is a nine-tailed fox with a hundred years of training.
I'm a weasel from Mount Li.
A weasel?
Is that you?
It really is you.
You...
It's you.
You're my weasel.
It's me, Your Majesty.
My sister and I really have no plans to harm you.
Your Majesty.
No matter what they've done in the past,
it still won't change the fact that they are demons.
Fu Quan, stand aside.
No, Your Majesty.
If you continue being so merciful, Your Majesty,
you wouldn't only have to deal with the Empress Dowager and Wang Shou Cheng.
You'd also have to deal with everyone in the court...
...and the whole country's people!
Your Majesty.
I feel pity for the ladies as well.
But in this case,
there is no chance to turn things around.
Your Majesty!
It's better not to see them.
Your Majesty.
He's gone.
Even after I told him about the weasel,
he still won't forgive us.
When facing such matters,
I'm sure that anyone would be very angry over it.
I believe...
...that His Majesty will think this through.
Just give him some time.
He will figure things out and forgive us.
To think both of them were demons.
We've actually been attending to demons all this while.
Aunty.
Can we touch this?
Is there any dark aura on it?
Regardless of whether they're monsters or demons,
throughout so many years in the palace,
I've never served anyone so unassuming.
Even you know how they've treated us.
They've treated us like family.
Most importantly,
they'd always leave the good food to us.
Even if they're demons,
they're kind-hearted demons.
I'd say that Officer Quan is more of a demon herself!
Exactly.
I think that the two ladies...
...are more like fox fairies.
As in fairy sisters!
Fairy sisters?
Greetings, Your Majesty.
You may leave now.
I'd like to be alone.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Nine-tailed fox.
Weasel.
Fairy sisters.
Fairy.
No wonder your eyes look familiar.
You've been by my side all along.
-Halt! -Stand aside!
Please don't put us in a tight spot, General Li.
Officer Quan has told everyone that the demons are malicious.
No one is allowed to enter.
Demons?
How dare you say the two ladies are demons!
Stand aside!
Let him enter.
Zhen Ying.
I know that you are a persistent man.
Go ahead, then.
General Li.
Yu Xi.
Fei Luan.
You...
You really are a demon.
I know.
I've promised you that I'd never deceive you.
I'm sorry.
I may be a fox,
but my feelings are true.
I...
I can't explain why I hid the truth from you.
But, you can surely feel...
...my feelings for you.
Right?
You know it.
Right?
Li Yu Xi.
You've finally believed me.
If you did not choose the wrong person,
you wouldn't be in this state now.
So what if my sister and I are not humans?
We are kind-hearted by nature.
Unlike you, who's so vicious and selfish.
I'm sure that you just didn't want to let Yu Xi and my sister get together.
That's why you took revenge.
Li Yu Xi.
We may not be humans.
But, no matter what,
you can't believe her lies!
Yu Xi.
I've told you before.
This woman is not a human being.
She's a fox demon.
You should believe this by now.
End your dreams sooner.
There may be still time.
Yu Xi.
You have to believe me.
I didn't mean to deceive you.
I don't know.
Fei Luan.
I really don't know who I should believe.
I really don't know!
Yu Xi.
I'm sorry.
Wu Huan.
Get someone to bring that servant girl, Cui Huang, here.
Your Majesty.
How do you know Cui Huang?
She was the one who testified that Qing Feng wasn't pregnant.
She was also the one who started all these incidents in the palace.
She's still here?
What?
You really don't know?
Your Majesty.
What do you mean by that?
You helped before Royal.
She was the one who helped you and the Crown Prince escape the palace.
She's a regular presence in Hua Er Hall.
Wu Huan.
Just because I don't say it,
it doesn't mean that I don't know.
Since she is from the same place as Qing Feng and Fei Luan,
I'm sure she's not human either.
So?
Do you want to kill her as well, Your Majesty?
No.
I need her...
...to save Qing Feng and Fei Luan.
Your Majesty, General Li is requesting for an audience.
-Let him in. -Yes, Your Majesty.
What is it, General Li?
Your Majesty, I beg you...
...to spare Lady Huang and Lady Hu.
You can have my life instead.
I am willing to do whatever you want.
I beg of you, Your Majesty!
Killing a brave general for concubines.
A life for a life.
General Li.
How thoughtful you are.
I wish for nothing else.
You understand the ladies' characters better than I do.
But, they are demons!
As the ruler of the nation,
how would I answer to the court if I don't kill them?
How would I answer to the people?
My decision is made.
Your Majesty!
You were influenced by the Charm Fruit's powers before this.
That's why you couldn't let go of Lady Hu.
Can you bear to kill her now?
So what if I can't bear it?
Some things have to be done even when I'm reluctant to do so.
I need to set an example for my people.
You are right.
Because of the Charm Fruit,
I can't bear to kill her.
But if I kill them now,
I would also be free from the Charm Fruit's influence, right?
-Your Majesty! -As the Son of Heaven,
nothing can stop me...
...and control me.
Even if it's my beloved woman.
Even if I can't do it myself,
I can get Wu Huan to do it on my behalf.
General Li.
I shall take it that you're drunk now.
You may leave.
I take my leave.
Why did you lie to him, Your Majesty?
Saving Qing Feng and Fei Luan...
...must not be done openly.
It can only be done discreetly.
I can't get myself involved in this.
This is especially true for Yu Xi.
Are you worried that Wang Shou Cheng would find out...
...that Li Yu Xi is working for you,
or are you worried that Li Yu Xi and Lady Hu...
I must not let the Empress Dowager have something on me.
Right now, the ones that can help them are you...
...and the servant girl called Cui Huang.
You can distract Officer Quan and the Divination Army.
As for the crystal formation,
I'm afraid that only the servant girl called Cui Huang can deactivate it.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I shall do my best to find Cui Huang...
...and rescue the ladies.
Wu Huan.
We must save them.
Wu Huan.
Your Highness.
What is it? Are you feeling upset?
I am fine.
Haven't you found Cui Huang?
Didn't His Majesty say that she is still inside the palace?
Actually, I didn't look for her.
I don't want to.
What?
I thought you'd be happy to hear that she's still here, and that you'd like to see her.
I have said...
cheating someone's feelings is an unforgivable act.
The thought of her disgusts me.
I'm not talking on her behalf.
I don't wish to interfere in your love life as well.
I just don't want to see you deceive yourself.
Your Highness.
As an eunuch,
I can never reciprocate any woman's feelings.
Hence, I hope that you won't mention such things again.
Right now, my only objective...
...is to fulfill the late emperor's wish...
...and help the Crown Prince ascend the throne.
That's all.
Do you wish to see the two ladies from Zi Lan Palace die?
I do not wish for it as well.
But, this is the only way...
...to sow discord between Li Yu Xi and His Majesty.
This is the easiest path.
If they really die,
your crumbling friendship with His Majesty...
...will be utterly ruined.
This can't be avoided.
This is bound to happen.
No need for emotions.
Sister.
How will His Majesty deal with us?
Will he release us?
Release us?
I can't see His Majesty anymore, then.
I'd rather die like that.
Sister.
Tell me.
Do you think that we can only wait for our doom here?
There's a saying that goes like this.
"The more you love someone, the more you can hate someone."
His Majesty must be hating us to bits now.
Since the beginning,
I shouldn't have thought of doing something for the Fox Tribe...
...and eat the Charm Fruit.
In the end, I got my own emotions involved.
I couldn't complete my mission.
Now, I can't even keep my own life.
I even dragged you down.
Right now,
His Majesty will never spare Mount Li.
No!
I can't let anything happen to the tribe!
Fei Luan.
After I die,
write something on my skin.
Someone is bound to collect my remains afterwards.
Just write,
"Mount Li is in danger. Evacuate."
Use our fox language so that no one else can read it.
Stop scaring me, sister.
Maybe nothing will happen to us.
Just write those words.
Just for precaution.
You two are going to die soon.
And yet, you are still having wild thoughts.
That's very amusing.
It's you again, inhumane monster!
If you want to kill me,
you should wait for a few hundred years more!
But, by then,
no one would still want you!
You're a demon.
A fox demon who bewitches the emperor.
Even if His Majesty wants to save you,
can he oppose the will of the court officials?
Can he ignore the people of the nation?
At least we have a clearer conscience than yours!
Oh, no.
You've got it wrong, my ladies.
As the Head of the Ministry of Rites,
eradicating demons for the sake of the country...
...and upholding justice...
...is my duty.
There's no need for you to worry.
This time,
even His Majesty can't save you.
Not to mention Yu Xi.
Hu Fei Luan, Huang Qing Feng.
Rest in peace.
You can't just kill us as you wish.
We have trained for hundreds of years.
I'd like to see how you can kill us!
What will you even use?
Sister! My head hurts!
Just kill us if you can!
This is nothing!
Can't stand this anymore?
The show has just begun.
When the sun is out tomorrow,
my armillary sphere would gather enough energy...
...to spare you from this pain.
Prepare to die!
No, I need to save them.
I'll fight with her!
It's you.
Come with me.
How did you know that I'd come to save Qing Feng and Fei Luan?
During the Flaming Bead incident, you said...
...that you only wanted to chase Lady Huang out.
You didn't want to harm their lives.
Now that they're captured inside...
...under the Empress Dowager's orders,
only death awaits them.
I knew you'd come to save them.
Are you here to help me, then?
No.
I'm here to stop you.
His Majesty refuses to abdicate.
King Zhang is sure to start a coup and oust him.
Right now, King Zhang has already established some power in the palace.
He just lacks support from the military.
I've been instigating Li Yu Xi lately.
If Fei Luan dies,
Li Yu Xi would definitely hate His Majesty.
He'd lead the coup.
That's right.
In order to instigate Li Yu Xi,
isn't there any other way...
...other than letting Fei Luan die?
This is the best chance.
But I can't see Fei Luan die.
I know.
In order to fulfill huge ambitions, sacrifice is inevitable.
Hua Wu Huan.
Before this, you saw through my identity...
...and said that I was shameless.
You said that I deceived you.
You said that you never asked anything from me.
What are you trying to tell me now, then?
Are you asking me for help now?
What does your huge ambition has to do with me?
I am not asking you.
I am begging you.
What if I say no?
When you impersonated as Consort Qiu,
didn't you want to protect Mount Li and your fellow people?
Yes.
My desire to protect my people...
...is just as strong as your desire to help Consort Qiu.
But, I will not sacrifice my own sisters.
You only have Consort Qiu in your eyes.
But, I'm different from you.
I'm not as cold-blooded and heartless as you are.
I'm more sentient than you.
-Cui Huang! -Are you still trying to stop me?
Let go!
Don't force me, Hua Wu Huan!
If you're so determined to save them,
I'll help you.
-Go! -Chase him!
Go!
Chase him!
I've taken care of the guards.
You should go and save them now.
Thank you.
Wu Huan.
I take it back my words...
...about you being heartless and cold-blooded.
Take them and leave.
Sister Cui Huang.
Hang on.
I'll save you!
Sister Cui Huang!
Are you all right?
Damn you, Cui Huang.
You deserved that!
If you didn't expose my fake pregnancy to His Majesty,
Quan Zhen Ying wouldn't have gotten the chance to reveal our identities.
You may hate me,
but you've dragged Fei Luan into this as well.
You must be really happy now!
Stop blaming Sister Cui Huang.
She's here to save us.
Stop scolding her.
I'll scold and curse her as I like!
I'm going to die, anyway.
I'm going to lash everything out!
Right now,
I can't even see my mother for the last time.
And look.
Even she can't deactivate this crystal formation.
What else can she do?
We have no hope left.
Huang Qing Feng!
What?
You're right.
It was my fault.
I'm sorry.
I just wanted to chase you out of the palace.
I didn't think that this would happen.
But, I won't sit by and watch my tribe people suffer.
As long as I'm here,
all these talk about giving up...
...seems to be too early.
Sister Cui Huang is using her spirit essence.
She's using all her powers to save us!
How are you feeling?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Cui Huang.
Thank you.
Cut the talk. Hurry!
Go!
Do you think that you can save them...
...by deactivating my crystal formation?
You've underestimated me.
I'm not sure what heretic forces she has gained.
Her dark magic is stronger now.
Be careful!
Don't worry. Leave this to me!
Go now!
Go!
Huang Qing Feng, Hu Fei Luan.
We'll see!
Your Majesty!
How is it?
The ladies have left the palace.
Officer Quan has sent out troops to capture them, though.
Your Majesty!
You must not go there.
Your Majesty!
This won't work. We need to split up!
No, sister. I'm going with you!
Run there.
I'll distract them.
No!
Just listen to me. Go!
Sister!
Come!
Chase them!
Hu Fei Luan.
How dare you come back.
Look at that pitiful face of yours.
I've finally caught your tail, haven't I?
Very well, I shall grant your wish today.
I will not let you off this time, demon!
Yu Xi.
Run!
Sorry, Yu Xi.
Li Yu Xi.
You're still helping her after seeing her true colors, you crazy man!
No matter whether Fei Luan is a demon,
she's still a kind girl.
Zhen Ying.
Spare her.
It's not that I don't want to spare her.
His Majesty wants me to kill her.
His Majesty?
That's right. It's His Majesty.
If you dare to stop me, I'll kill you as well!
Scram!
If you want to kill Fei Luan,
then kill me first.
Don't think I won't do that, Li Yu Xi!
Yu Xi!
Your Majesty.
No one is chasing us now.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, what's wrong?
You're injured!
I'm fine.
Run.
Don't let them get to you.
I'm not leaving you.
Ride on the horse and go!
No.
I won't leave you.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Hang on, Your Majesty!
-Qing Feng! -Granny!
Save His Majesty, please.
Don't worry, Qing Feng.
His injuries are not a problem.
As long as he's not dead, we can save him.
By the way,
w-why are you here?
Cui Huang told us to come.
She said you were in danger.
What exactly has happened, Qing Feng?
Where is Fei Luan?
You...
Haven't you seen her?
No.
Go look for her, everyone.
-Hurry up! -Okay.
Let's look for her.
-Hurry! -Over there.
-Over there! -Okay.
Fei Luan!
There she is!
Fei Luan!
-Fei Luan! -Mother!
I'm back, mother!
Elder!
Your Majesty.
Hang on, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
It's all my fault.
His Majesty got hurt because of me.
It's all my fault.
Don't worry, Qing Feng.
Granny is healing his injuries now.
He'll be fine.
That's right, sister.
Stop walking in circles.
You're making me dizzy.
Granny's here!
Granny!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Do you know...
...how worried I am about you?
I'm fine.
Don't worry anymore.
All right.
Everyone's watching.
Okay.
Thank you for your help, Granny.
I am deeply grateful.
Don't mention it, Your Majesty.
It's my pleasure.
If it weren't for you saving these girls in time,
Qing Feng and Fei Luan wouldn't have returned safely to Mount Li.
That's right, Your Majesty.
You are now Qing Feng's husband.
That makes you our son-in-law.
No need to stand on ceremony with your own family.
Exactly!
Look, mother!
How do you find this son-in-law?
Very good.
Luckily, His Majesty is not the petty and choosy type.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have liked you.
As a matter of fact,
I know that Qing Feng and Fei Luan entered the palace...
...to resolve your crisis at Mount Li.
This is not only your homeland.
It holds a special meaning to me as well.
My mother was a lowly palace maiden.
I was bullied when I was young.
The eunuchs even threw me here...
...and left me to die.
Luckily,
I met a fairy here.
Not only did she rescue me,
she also encouraged me to become stronger.
Since then, I swore to myself...
...that if I become the emperor,
I must eradicate corruption and restore order in the court.
I must make our nation great again!
I love this look on His Majesty's face.
It's simply...
...the most handsome and dashing and charming look in the world!
Qing Feng.
You were that fairy.
Remember?
Fairy?
I'm a fairy?
Okay.
Let me tell you now.
Remember?
You're saying...
that you're the tearful boy...
...who kept picking on his snotty nose?
That's me.
How can this be?
That's why...
...to me, Mount Li...
...is a place full of warm memories.
I don't want to destroy this place.
It's just that...
...the palace is controlled by corrupted officials now.
My power is unstable now.
I need to use the palace extension project as a guise...
...to train my soldiers here and form my own troops.
Only then can I fulfill my childhood dream.
I have been incompetent.
I've let you all down.
Your Majesty, don't say so.
Although it's only been a short while since my sister and I entered the palace,
we know how difficult your situation is.
Rest assured, everyone.
After I remove those corrupted officials from the palace,
I will retract my troops here...
...and stop the construction.
Mount Li shall return to its peaceful state.
See? I was right!
His Majesty is the best emperor in the world!
He'll definitely help us!
That's right!
Your Majesty.
On behalf of every life in the mountain,
I'd like to thank you for saving our lives.
Thank you, Your Majesty!
Please don't say that, everyone.
I've been bothering you all.
Fei Luan.
I have something to tell you.
-Your Majesty. -I owe you an apology.
All this while,
I was influenced by the Charm Fruit, and was smitten by you.
I did not consider your feelings.
I knew that you love someone else.
And yet, I kept you around by force.
I know...
...that you have been distressed all this time.
As for me,
I have finally understood my own feelings.
Ever since Qing Feng was injured,
I have finally realized...
...how it feels like to love someone.
Therefore, I hope that you can choose the one you love.
Your Majesty, you mean...
After everything settles down,
I will remove your title in the palace.
Then,
you shall be a free person...
...no longer bound by the palace rules.
You can go anywhere you like.
You can love whoever you love.
But...
The Charm Fruit...
After my experience of countering the Charm Fruit...
...and having Qing Feng by my side,
I believe...
...that I can win this fight.
Foolish sister.
Why do you look so stunned?
Thank His Majesty.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Thank you.
Thank you, sister!