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00:00Surely it's a mistake? As a reward?
00:14I understand.
00:17Lady Fuyo! Please wait!
00:30Lady Fuyo!
00:36Lady Fuyo!
00:40Lady Fuyo!
00:50Lady Fuyo!
00:57Wow, so cold!
00:59We've been living in the capital for a while now, but these chilly mornings are still hard to get used to.
01:04Oh, how I miss the sand and sunlight.
01:06The temperature dropped in the morning and evening back west.
01:09The western capital. That seems like such a long time ago.
01:13But the lady's arrival at the palace? It feels like only yesterday.
01:17I forgot to say, I received some excellent news from father recently.
01:21Apparently, trade between the central capital and ours has been on the rise.
01:25Further proof the emperor loves Lady Kyo-kyo?
01:29It is his favorite concubine's homeland. The central officers can't ignore that.
01:34Are you off to clean the kitchen? Wait for us, we'll help.
01:38Mm-mm. We have to split the chores or we won't finish. We can't rely on the other servants.
01:44Remember how bad it was back when she was pregnant?
01:46Like the one time we found that poison needle hidden inside of her dress.
01:50It probably had to do with her being a foreign princess. That was the past.
01:55Now we have an extra lady in waiting.
01:59Mau Mau? You cooking something tasty?
02:02A cold remedy.
02:03I didn't realize you could make those too.
02:06The new lady in waiting is so talented.
02:08Hey, you're sure you don't need anything?
02:16Are you eating?
02:17That's my job.
02:19You have any troubles, tell me.
02:21You got it.
02:24So, by the way, you hear? There's a new rumor going around everyone's talking about.
02:29Nope.
02:30They say there's a spirit haunting the rear palace.
02:34A spirit?
02:36I heard too! A ghostly lady dressed in white!
02:39Sounds like a big deal.
02:41Uh, only all of the servants, eunuchs, and concubines are talking about it.
02:45As I recall, it started a few weeks ago.
02:47Those who've seen her say a ghostly lady dressed all in white appears and dances under the moon.
02:51Also, she's been seen every night on the eastern wall.
02:59That's so.
03:01The castle walls completely cage in the rear palace.
03:05The only way you can enter is through one of the four gates located at each cardinal direction.
03:10But there are always guards posted at them.
03:15Plus, there's a moat surrounding the perimeter.
03:18Sneaking in or out is impossible.
03:20I've heard stories about what's at the bottom of those waters.
03:29Apparently, the corpses of past concubines who tried fleeing call it home.
03:32In short, just your typical ghost story.
03:36What should I do if I see the spirit for real?
03:38Try waking up, cause you're dreaming.
03:44Excuse me, but could you look at this medicine?
03:47Oh, it's you, miss.
03:49Just one moment, please.
03:51Hard to believe not long ago, he didn't want me anywhere near this place.
03:55But as soon as he found out I know how to make my own medicine,
03:58he started acting more cordial.
04:01These days, he shares ingredients with me.
04:04He even makes tea.
04:05Should he really be so laid back?
04:10Forgive the wait.
04:15Go on.
04:16You prefer salty over sweet, right?
04:18If you're feeling generous, may I?
04:20Oh, right away.
04:22Hard at work?
04:27Good girl.
04:28I don't deserve such lavish praise.
04:31Does he really have nothing better to do?
04:33Eunix ought to be at the domestic service department.
04:36Instead, he wanders around the entire rear palace like he's overseeing the inner court.
04:40But if that's the case, he must outrank the matron of the serving women.
04:47I'd say he could be the emperor's guardian, but just look at him.
04:51No one this young would have that job.
04:53I get it.
04:55He must be the emperor's favorite.
04:59You're thinking about something lascivious right now, aren't you?
05:02My mind's pierce-driven snow.
05:05Doctor, if you're free, would you mind fetching these from the back?
05:14Out with it.
05:15Why did you really come here?
05:18Have you heard anything about this spirit?
05:21Only a few rumors.
05:22And how much do you know about sleepwalking?
05:27Sleepwalking?
05:29Seems like I got your attention.
05:32How would you treat it?
05:37I don't know.
05:39As far as I'm aware, medicine won't do any good.
05:42And is there a cure other than medicine?
05:44That sounds outside my expertise.
05:47Hmm.
05:48A shame, truly.
05:53What if something were to come to mind?
05:57He sticks to you like a sparkly leech!
05:59I'll see what I can do.
06:04I'll see what I can do.
06:17This guy doesn't come off as your typical eunuch.
06:22Lady Mau Mau.
06:23You don't have to call me that.
06:25I'm pretty certain you outrank me by a significant margin.
06:28Then, Xiao Mau?
06:32Little Mau?
06:33That's a sharp turn.
06:35One more thing.
06:37Would you mind not glaring at Master Jinchi?
06:39As if you were a mere insect?
06:42He noticed.
06:43You should have seen him when he returned.
06:45He ecstatically shared with me how you stared at him like he was some venomous caterpillar.
06:50I'll be more careful from now on.
06:56If anyone else saw him in that state unprepared, there's a good chance they might pass out.
07:02To each their own, I guess.
07:04There she is.
07:13There she is.
07:21A moonlit cotton rose.
07:27Interesting coincidence.
07:28Her name happens to be Fuyo.
07:33She's a mid-ranking concubine, soon to be rewarded to a military officer.
07:37I believe she's been here two years.
07:49Despite being a skilled dancer, she's quite timid.
07:52It's so peculiar.
07:54She's stumbled performing for the Emperor.
07:56And ever since then, he's refused to touch her.
07:59The poor girl.
08:00She's locked herself away.
08:01I guess some things can't be avoided, but a bestowal?
08:07It's enough to break your heart.
08:11Did she start sleepwalking over the shock of being used as a prize?
08:15They do say illness is a result of an unbalanced mind.
08:19No.
08:20Further information is needed.
08:22Maybe I'll take another look at her.
08:25Guim, where is concubine Fuyo's room?
08:27Hmm?
08:28Her building is on the north side.
08:29You've been most helpful.
08:32And thanks for the snacks.
08:35Leaving already?
08:38I just hope her condition begins to improve.
08:41Being a princess from a small vassal state, I'm certain she doesn't want to go back there.
08:47What was that?
08:48Oh, yes.
08:50You don't know?
08:51I feel sorry for concubine Fuyo.
08:54Me too.
08:55I shudder at the thought of being given away to some military officer as a trophy.
09:09Compared to how she looked dancing on the wall, it's like she's a different person during the day.
09:13Indeed.
09:15I was just as surprised the first time I saw her in this state.
09:18The lady appears so unassuming.
09:22She really is like a cotton rose.
09:25How do you mean?
09:27Well, the Fuyo flower, her namesake.
09:30In the morning, it blooms revealing white petals.
09:33However, once evening falls, its color changes and takes on a deep pink hue.
09:40Most strange.
09:41A flower that can alter its appearance over the course of a day.
09:44Yes.
09:44The spirit story?
09:53Yeah.
09:54Do you happen to know any more about it?
09:56It's got me curious.
09:59Nothing comes to mind, except I heard she first appeared on the north side of the rear palace.
10:04Huh?
10:05The north side?
10:07Xiaolin!
10:08Fetch the laundry!
10:08She moved from there to the east?
10:09Coming!
10:10Gotta go!
10:11Dad said never base conclusions on pure speculation, but what other answer is there?
10:30It's called sleepwalking.
10:32Or somnambulance.
10:34They say it's caused by stress.
10:36The patient moves about in their sleep, as if they're awake.
10:41A while ago, at the brothels, I saw a courtesan with the same illness.
10:48She was a cheerful person and skilled at poetry.
10:51She even received a purchase offer.
10:55However, it ended up being rescinded.
10:58Soon after, she started roaming the brothel at night, as if possessed by a demonic spirit.
11:04The next morning, she had no recollection of the previous night's events.
11:20Go on.
11:21Then what happened?
11:22Nothing.
11:23When the purchase offer was rescinded, the sleepwalking came to an abrupt end.
11:28I see.
11:29Could it be that the courtesan didn't want to be sold?
11:34It's possible.
11:36A wealthy merchant made the proposition.
11:38But he had a wife and children, not to mention grandchildren.
11:43Also, she only had a single year left on her contract.
11:46Perhaps concubine Fuyo and her are alike.
11:56Is that really what's going on?
12:01I think so.
12:04Are you sure?
12:07Hold it in!
12:08Remain strong!
12:09I'll return to my work.
12:20From that day on, concubine Fuyo was forbidden from leaving her room.
12:25Until the day of her bestowal, eunuchs were placed to watch her.
12:33I hope this ends well.
12:39Is it me?
12:42Or is Mau Mau acting odd lately?
12:44I haven't noticed.
12:54I can tell.
12:56Something must be wrong.
12:59Something must be wrong.
13:01Concubine Fuyo is leaving today.
13:10Do I have that right?
13:13So I've heard.
13:14I've heard.
13:31Come now.
13:33Speak.
13:34You should know by now.
13:35You can tell me what you're thinking.
13:38Anything at all.
13:40I swear I won't get upset.
13:42After all, I asked you.
13:47This is nothing more than conjecture.
13:49So if you wouldn't mind keeping it just between us two.
13:52I promise.
13:53My lips are sealed.
13:54Do you remember the story of the courtesan I told you about earlier?
14:01The sleepwalker, right?
14:03That's correct.
14:04So there was another with the same affliction.
14:07Like before, the negotiations for her fell through.
14:10And a little while later, this courtesan received another purchase offer from someone else.
14:15However, she was considered to be ill.
14:18Since she was seen as less valuable, her price was halved.
14:22Turns out, the entire affair was a ruse.
14:25How so?
14:27Predictably, the second man who made the offer to buy her happened to be an acquaintance of the first.
14:32The woman had pretended to be sick in order to nullify the initial purchase.
14:37Later, the one she wanted showed up, and he bid for her at half the price.
14:42They wanted to be together, but the man lacked the silver, and the woman still had time left on her contract.
14:51She and concubine Fuya, they both had similar intentions?
14:55The military officer she's being given to, apparently the two of them were childhood friends and grew up in the same land.
15:01From what I hear, this soldier demonstrated notable valor during the battle against the barbarians the other day.
15:08The military officer was a very good man, and he was a very good man.
15:39When asked what he wished for, he was adamant about receiving concubine Fuyo.
15:48Before he left for war, he must have fantasized about being with her.
15:53But he's an officer, and could never propose marriage to a princess.
15:58As fate would have it, she was later sent to live in the rear palace.
16:03The princess also had feelings for her childhood friend.
16:07That's probably the reason she failed at her dance.
16:10It's a good way of avoiding the Emperor making advances towards you.
16:15After all, he never touched her, and she managed to keep her purity intact.
16:22That said, the Emperor could have still shown interest, which would have delayed her reunion with the officer.
16:30And so she feigned her somnambulism.
16:33Far be it from me to say I know what the Emperor thinks.
16:36But that is possible.
16:38The battle took place in the east.
16:40It's curious.
16:41The ghost.
16:42Do you remember where she danced nightly?
16:45The eastern gate.
16:48She was probably wishing for a safe return.
16:51Still, though, it's speculation.
16:53How about the world it is?
17:15Star Trek
17:18say mama yes what i sound like a truly awful person if i said i envy concubine fuyo
17:36when i saw her dancing that night she was so beautiful
17:48nothing like she was during the day she struck me as just another nondescript princess
17:58no my lady i wouldn't say that
18:28it said love has the power to make a woman more beautiful
18:58i wonder what sort of medicine it would make
19:28where's this rumored apothecary i have a special request
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