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00:00A letter from concuban Gyokyo?
00:17Yes. I was told to deliver it directly.
00:20I'm sorry. Lady Ado is out for tea.
00:23Since she's away, there's something I would like to discuss.
00:31I understand.
00:41Their luggage is all packed. Then it's as I thought.
00:46Please.
00:53Not to be rude, but why are you here today? We've finished tidying up the palace.
00:59So when are you moving out?
01:03Ah, well, aren't you a clever one.
01:06The big cleanup was just a smokescreen.
01:08A new high-ranked concubine is going to be introduced during the New Year's celebration.
01:13And concubine Ado will be forced to leave.
01:18The consort. She can't have children anymore.
01:23I want to know what happened when she gave birth.
01:27To be blunt, I fail to see how it's any of your business.
01:30It has more to do with me than you think.
01:34The doctor who was in charge.
01:37He was my father.
01:40The birth of concubine Ado's child coincided with another delivery.
01:44One deemed more important.
01:47The Empress Dowager's son.
01:58Ladies, when is the doctor expected to return?
02:00He's still tending to the Empress.
02:02My lady, Fang Ming is by your side.
02:04Everything is going to be all right.
02:07That delivery took higher priority.
02:09And concubine Ado was forced to wait.
02:11Lady Ado.
02:20She must have lost her uterus during the delay.
02:26Sadly, the child that was born to concubine Ado passed away soon after.
02:30It would seem you're still blaming yourself for that, Lady Fang Ming.
02:36While concubine Ado was spending time recovering from giving birth.
02:40Caring for her child fell to you, the head lady.
02:46So you figured it all out.
02:48Despite the fact you're the daughter of that incompetent charlatan.
02:52You're right.
02:59There was a rumor.
03:00How the child fell ill and died as a result of the toxic face powder.
03:05But that's not the case, is it?
03:09After all, that charlatan would have banned the makeup from the palace.
03:13But you're a clever woman.
03:15You wouldn't have let the baby die from that.
03:18The real cause of death...
03:21Was this.
03:23So many plants.
03:25So many poisons.
03:27Aconite, azalea, the list goes on.
03:30Their nectar is known to be toxic.
03:33I am aware.
03:34At this moment, you are.
03:37Not back then.
03:38Regular honey isn't poisonous.
03:41You thought it would be a nutritious supplement.
03:43To an infant, though, it can be lethal.
03:52Thank you for your help, as always.
03:54Of course.
03:55It's no trouble at all, Lady Ador.
03:57You focus on rest and recovering.
04:04Thus, concubine Ador's child passed away.
04:09The cause was seen as a mystery.
04:11My father, Luoman, the attending doctor at the time, was blamed for repeated mistakes, including the one at childbirth, and was expelled from the rear palace.
04:21Only later would you learn the truth, and accidentally discovered what caused the baby's death.
04:28Someone came along and taught you how honey can be poisonous when it's fed to an infant.
04:32But you couldn't let concubine Ador find out.
04:38Imagine if she knew you were the one who killed her child.
04:42And so, they had to vanish.
04:46That person was...
04:49Consort Lishu.
04:50During the previous emperor's reign, she was close to concubine Ador, who was her elder.
04:58And she, in turn, was fond of concubine Lishu.
05:02A young girl taken from her parents.
05:05And a woman who could no longer give birth.
05:09A sort of codependency might have developed.
05:12It was during this time, concubine Lishu shared how she almost died after eating honey when she was younger.
05:20To make sure your lady never knew, you started chasing the concubine away from the garnet pavilion.
05:27Later, the previous emperor died.
05:30And concubine Lishu was forced to leave the rear palace for good.
05:34Problem solved.
05:35I imagine it must have been quite a relief for you.
05:40Because you thought you had seen the last of concubine Lishu.
05:44But one day, she returned.
05:47As another high-ranking consort.
05:49And a threat to Ador's status.
05:53An insolent child, constantly attempting to visit your mistress.
05:57As if trying to be with her mother.
06:00To protect concubine Ador, who became incapable of childbirth.
06:04And to conceal the issue with the honey.
06:08You poisoned concubine Lishu's soup.
06:14And what, may I ask, do you want?
06:17There is nothing I desire.
06:20Anything. Just ask me.
06:29You must know it's meaningless.
06:32So there's no point in answering.
06:34Child, think of the person who is most precious to you.
06:56And what they hold most dear in life.
06:59The moment I met Lady Ador, I knew I would spend the rest of my life serving her.
07:09Despite being a woman, she possessed a strong will and the ability to speak as an equal.
07:14Even with the prince, I had nothing but the deepest respect for her.
07:19Compared to me, who could only follow my parents' orders to become a lady-in-waiting,
07:23She was astonishing.
07:27Despite that, I took the most important thing to her.
07:32I'm guilty.
07:34He's gone because of me.
07:36The child lady Ador loved so dearly was taken away.
07:41With these hands.
07:43Back then, do you know what she told all of us?
07:46Do not blame yourselves.
07:49Until seven, babies can die for any number of reasons.
07:53They are susceptible to even the mildest illness.
07:57My child, they simply followed the will of the heavens.
08:01She acted strong, but I knew she cried herself to sleep every night.
08:11It's my fault.
08:21What was her mental state like?
08:23Serving Lady Ador for 16 years.
08:26Without a partner.
08:28Sacrificing everything for the concubine.
08:32I can't relate.
08:34I don't have it in my heart to let anyone that close to my own.
08:40Once he hears my story,
08:42Master Jinchi will surely apprehend Fongwing.
08:45There's no way she wouldn't be executed.
08:48The woman is smart.
08:51And surely she already knows this.
08:55Might I make a suggestion?
08:58My options are limited.
09:03But I can take your two motives and make them into one.
09:06The result won't change.
09:08But if it's preferable,
09:10please hear me out.
09:11I'm spent.
09:26Must bathe.
09:28No, it's too late.
09:29I can at least get changed.
09:31Good thing I wore layers of stiffened oil paper,
09:36just in case our conversation became less civil.
09:39Wasn't cut.
09:40There's that.
09:43Never a dull moment here.
09:46So Fung Ming handed herself over.
09:48Do you know about this?
09:50Not a thing, honestly.
09:52I heard you had Gao Shuan collect some information.
09:55True.
09:56I was hoping to figure something out.
09:58But it was all for naught.
10:00According to you,
10:02Fung Ming's motive was to ensure concubine Aduo would remain in a position of influence,
10:07as one of the four concubines.
10:09Indeed.
10:10Quite odd.
10:11Concubine Aduo was scheduled to leave the rear palace.
10:15She'll relocate to an imperial villa in the south.
10:19Does this affair have anything to do with that?
10:22No.
10:23The decision isn't a new one.
10:25It was the emperor's call.
10:27I see.
10:30Those flowers.
10:32Hongyang put them on display.
10:36Strange.
10:37They're out of season.
10:41Oh, it tastes sweet.
10:49We're boys in you.
10:52It's not as if you ingested a lethal amount.
10:57My suggestion to Fung Ming was as follows.
11:01The poisoning of concubine Lishu,
11:04the cause of death for the baby.
11:06Make both motives into one.
11:08That way,
11:09she could hide the true reason for the baby's death from her mistress.
11:13Fung Ming's death might be inevitable.
11:16But like I said,
11:17it was the best I could do as a girl.
11:19With no power.
11:20I can't sleep.
11:36Maybe I'll take a walk.
11:39Fung Ming was executed.
12:03And concubine Adwoa is set to leave the rear palace tomorrow.
12:08What's this?
12:10Someone beat me here?
12:13You're that girl.
12:14The one who helped clean the other day.
12:17Forgive me, my lady.
12:19Stay.
12:20Care to join me for a drink?
12:23Is that Bruce?
12:24Look at me!
12:25I mean,
12:27if you insist.
12:34Pretty masculine, aren't I?
12:39I feel like you're giving that impression on purpose.
12:44You're an honest one.
12:46After my son left me,
12:48my role changed entirely.
12:51I became the emperor's friend.
12:53No longer his concubine.
12:55No.
12:56Things simply went back to the way they were.
13:00Never in a million years did I think I'd be a concubine.
13:05I was one only in name,
13:07given the role out of pity.
13:09I wanted to hand it off as soon as possible.
13:13So why did I cling to it for so long?
13:17Likely doesn't matter who she ran into.
13:19I knew she'd be saying the same things.
13:28The water must have been so very cold.
13:31It would have chilled her to the bone.
13:38Probably so.
13:40What a fool she was.
13:44She might have been.
13:45We all are.
13:56Maybe you're right.
13:57I think I get it now.
14:10That servant's death.
14:12It really was a suicide.
14:15And concubine Adwo already knew.
14:18Feng Ming might have even aided the girl with her attempt.
14:21To remove suspicion from the consort,
14:25she made the choice to plunge into the waters.
14:28Just as Feng Ming chose the gallows to keep her secret from being revealed.
14:34Whether or not concubine Adwo wished it,
14:37they freely sacrificed their lives to protect hers.
14:40I should follow her lead.
14:48What are you doing?
14:54Ow.
14:54Don't scare people like that.
14:56I didn't mean to.
15:00And what are you doing here?
15:02I might ask you the same question.
15:04Rightfully so.
15:05I'll be going.
15:06Would you mind unhanding me now?
15:11I told you, let go.
15:14Then I'll be cold.
15:16That's your own fault for not putting on a coat.
15:19You better go fetch one.
15:21Have you been drinking tonight?
15:23They asked me, so I did.
15:25I wonder who.
15:28The host invited me to partake with them.
15:30Loaded me up full of booze,
15:32then just took off.
15:33When she finally came back,
15:37she told me she was satisfied and threw me out.
15:41There's someone here in the rear palace
15:43with the power to order Jinji around like that?
15:47Oh, wait.
15:48That's neither here nor there.
15:49I don't have to put up with some clingy drunk
15:51even if he outranks me.
15:53Hold on.
15:55Come to think of it,
15:56he did break my fall when I lost my grip climbing down.
15:58I suppose before being too demanding,
16:01the decent thing would be to thank him.
16:03Master Jinji...
16:05Please don't go.
16:18Keep me warm.
16:20Just a while longer.
16:21Well, neither of them appears to be hungover.
16:40A ceremony must take place
16:44before concubine Adua can leave the rear palace.
16:47First, she must return the crown signifying her as a pure consort,
16:50which will be bestowed upon another.
16:59Wait.
17:00Now I see it.
17:02I knew she resembled someone.
17:04She reminds me of Master Jinji.
17:06The two of them could get away with swapping outfits.
17:12Hold on.
17:14After my son left me, my role changed entirely.
17:18Why did she phrase it that way instead of simply saying he died?
17:22One could interpret that as meaning he's still alive.
17:25There's no evidence of it that I've come across.
17:29But what if concubine Adua's and the Empress Dowager's babies were swapped at some point?
17:34It must have been clear to her after seeing how her child was treated.
17:38What do you think you're doing?
17:39I must tend to her.
17:41The Empress takes priority.
17:42No, you can't.
17:44After all, who is she?
17:47The daughter of a wet nurse and a childhood friend of the prince.
17:49If only her son was born to the Empress instead, he would live a better life.
17:56Perhaps in her state, she simply couldn't tell right from wrong.
18:00But still, the decision would result in her son surviving.
18:05Surely that would have been her greatest desire.
18:09However, what if people found out the babies were swapped later?
18:12If that happened after one of them died,
18:15it would explain why my dad received such harsh physical punishment.
18:18He didn't notice.
18:22If that's the case,
18:24it would explain why the Emperor's younger brother is in such a delicate position.
18:28And why concubine Adua, who's supposed to be a realist,
18:32stayed in the rear palace for so long.
18:36What complete nonsense.
18:38I'm disappointed for even thinking of it.
18:40Please, don't go!
18:42Lady Lixxu!
18:47What else is new?
18:48Imagine being a lonely concubine
18:52and finding a lady-in-waiting you can trust.
18:55How utterly reassuring that must be.
19:00Are you hurt?
19:01At that moment, her masculine, noble face suddenly took on a different expression.
19:14One of a caring mother.
19:16Fong Ming's kin and those connected.
19:28She told me she was kidnapped and sold off, but...
19:31She told me she was kidnapped and sold off.
19:36It's just a moment.
19:36I've been very scared.
19:37She told me,
19:39but she was kidnapped and sold off.
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