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Modern genius becomes a princess, uses mind power to save the world, becomes the most loved royal. Modern history genius travels to ancient dynasty, becomes a princess with mind-reading ability. She stops many crises, helps the emperor solve problems and breaks deadly plots against him.  She fixes royal family bonds, eases conflicts and guides a royal lord away from power fights. A noble lady redeems herself after hearing her thoughts and protects her in the rebellion.  The rebel prince fails and dies, the dynasty escapes its original destroying fate completely. The emperor gives her highest honor, and she becomes the sweet center of the whole royal family.  #PalaceDrama #ShortDrama #ChinaDrama #DramaReels #RevengeDrama #TimeTrave #UnderdogStory #DramaLovers

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00:00:06Your Majesty, this tea is poisoned.

00:00:16How dare you?

00:00:17Father, please calm your anger.

00:00:21What happened? Where am I?

00:00:24How did I turn into a child?

00:00:26I, Li Kang, fought battles half my life, crushed rebellions across 18 provinces, and have ruled this throne for 21

00:00:32years.

00:00:33Yet, today, I almost got killed by my own sons.

00:00:37Speak.

00:00:39Who among you is so eager to make me abdicate?

00:00:43Wait, Li Kang?

00:00:45The legendary Emperor Yu Xuan from history?

00:00:48Emperor Yu Xuan, Li Kang, who pacified the southern borders and founded the Yu Dynasty.

00:00:53Such an extraordinary emperor.

00:00:54Yet, in his later years, he was deceived by his second son, Prince Jing.

00:01:00Forced to consume elixirs, deposed the crown prince, and died miserably in Taiji Hall.

00:01:06After his death, the dynasty lasted barely 10 years.

00:01:10What a tragic waste.

00:01:11If only I could change all this.

00:01:16No way!

00:01:17I've actually traveled to the Yu Dynasty, and became Emperor Yu Xuan's granddaughter?

00:01:22Even though no one spoke, why do I hear a little girl's voice?

00:01:26Could it be that I am already so ill?

00:01:28Father, this matter was not done by me.

00:01:31I am willing to find the real culprit for you.

00:01:33Please grant me permission.

00:01:36Father, today's family banquet.

00:01:37Though it was organized by the crown prince, but I trust his character.

00:01:41Father, the poisoning incident must have nothing to do with the crown prince.

00:01:45Second brother, you are too kind.

00:01:47That's why you get deceived.

00:01:49Father, the banquet was organized by the crown prince.

00:01:51The wine and food were also prepared by eldest brother.

00:01:53Only he had the opportunity to poison it.

00:01:55Please see clearly, father.

00:01:57Father, I was nearly poisoned to death.

00:01:59Yet, not one of my three sons asked if I was alright.

00:02:03None truly cared for me.

00:02:05Their minds were only on passing the buck.

00:02:08Why isn't anyone concerned with Grandpa Emperor?

00:02:11Grandpa Emperor isn't angry because someone wants to usurp the throne,

00:02:15but because it's heartbreaking enough that outsiders want him dead.

00:02:17Now even his own children want to harm him.

00:02:20How heartbroken he must be.

00:02:24I actually heard.

00:02:26The thoughts of the crown prince's little daughter, Lee Nianian.

00:02:31Oh?

00:02:33Come.

00:02:35Come to my side.

00:02:37Father, Nianian is still young and doesn't know any better.

00:02:40If anything she did was improper, it's due to the son's inept upbringing.

00:02:43If punishment is due, I plead with your majesty for mercy.

00:02:46Spare Nianian.

00:02:48Don't be afraid, Mother Consort.

00:02:50Everything will be fine.

00:02:55Emperor Yuxuan Li Kang is the great hero who quelled the chaos and unified the central plains.

00:03:00Such an indomitable figure would never arbitrarily punish the innocent.

00:03:11In their eyes, am I nothing but a capricious tyrant who never seeks the truth?

00:03:17Yet in the end, the only one who understands and trusts me is this little girl I've barely met.

00:03:24Imperial Grandfather, whenever Nianian feels unhappy, she eats a candy.

00:03:29You just went through such a scary thing.

00:03:32You must feel very sad inside right now.

00:03:35Eat a sweet candy, and you won't feel so bad.

00:03:42How dare you!

00:03:43His majesty is the exalted emperor, unruffled in the face of chaos.

00:03:47How dare you act in such a petty manner, disturbing his majesty's peace!

00:03:50At your age, how dare you presume to guess his majesty's thoughts!

00:03:53Clearly, you harbor evil intentions.

00:03:56Guards, take this impudent lass who knows no respect!

00:03:59Away with her!

00:04:12I have three grown sons, yet none of them understands my mind, as well as a child.

00:04:19Father, calm your anger.

00:04:20Your son's filial devotion is as constant as the sun and moon.

00:04:24Grandfather, please don't be angry.

00:04:26It's bad for you, gives you headaches, and makes it hard to sleep.

00:04:31If Grandfather feels unwell, Nianian and Father would be heartbroken.

00:04:36Is your father truly concerned about me?

00:04:39Of course!

00:04:41Father often tells me stories about your majesty, saying Grandfather not only quelled rebellions,

00:04:46but ensured all subjects had enough to eat, making you the greatest hero under heaven.

00:04:50Nianian and Father, Grandfather, I like you best.

00:04:53So in your father's heart, this is how I'm seen.

00:04:57Ha ha ha ha, you little one are quite the sweet talker.

00:05:00Then, I ask you, regarding today's poisoning attempt, who do you think is behind it?

00:05:06Father, Nianian is still young.

00:05:08I didn't ask you.

00:05:10Nianian, you speak.

00:05:14Grandfather, I stake my life.

00:05:17I think that Father had no part in this.

00:05:19Oh?

00:05:21Why do you say that?

00:05:22My father is the most genuine man in the entire realm.

00:05:26He cares only for Grandfather and the people's welfare more than his own life.

00:05:32The Crown Prince would never do this.

00:05:35Historical records show he was exiled precisely because he was too upright and died away from home.

00:05:41After the Crown Prince's death, the Great You fell within decades.

00:05:44If Grandfather knew this, wouldn't it break his heart?

00:05:49What?

00:05:53Your Majesty, please don't be angry.

00:05:55Father Emperor, calm your anger.

00:05:57I was too blunt.

00:05:58Did I make Imperial Grandfather mad?

00:06:00Well, you can't blame him.

00:06:03This year has been turbulent enough.

00:06:04In just a few days, relief funds and grains sent to Hangzhou will be stolen by bandits.

00:06:09This sparked the Yizhou Rebellion, marking the beginning of Dayu's sharp downturn.

00:06:16Even the Crown Prince didn't know about diverting funds to Hangzhou.

00:06:21How did Nianya know?

00:06:22Could she truly possess the gift of foresight?

00:06:25Your Majesty, please calm down.

00:06:28The child only wants to protect His Highness.

00:06:32She must have spoken rashly out of desperation to defend her father, saying those shocking things.

00:06:39Children speak without filter.

00:06:41Please consider her filial devotion and show leniency.

00:06:45Who said I was angry?

00:06:48I trust the Crown Prince with my eyes closed.

00:06:51Though this girl is young, sees more clearly than all of you.

00:06:56Crown Prince, this regicide case, I entrust you with this.

00:06:59Who dares plot against me?

00:07:02I will not fail you, Father Emperor.

00:07:04I'll spare no effort to uncover the truth.

00:07:07At such a young age, you dare speak bluntly.

00:07:11Such courage is rare.

00:07:13Jung'an?

00:07:14At your service.

00:07:16Bestow the mutton-fat Jade Ruyi.

00:07:18Tribute from Huzhou.

00:07:19To Nianyan.

00:07:20Yes, Your Majesty.

00:07:22I always thought children were troublesome.

00:07:24But seeing Nianyan today, her innocent words are quite endearing.

00:07:29For the Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet in five days, Crown Prince and Crown Princess bring Nianyan along.

00:07:35Thank you, Father Emperor.

00:07:36Princess, you are the only one among the Imperial Descendants, the only child yet to be ranked, to attend the

00:07:43Dragon Boat Festival Banquet.

00:07:44This exceptional honor is hers alone.

00:07:49Thank you, Imperial Grandfather.

00:07:57Rush urgent orders.

00:07:59To General Liu.

00:08:00He must send elite troops to escort Hangzhou's grain convoy.

00:08:03On it.

00:08:04Also, dispatch covert agents to New Zhou.

00:08:08Your Majesty.

00:08:11What else?

00:08:14Your Majesty.

00:08:15Nianyan is still young, and a girl at that.

00:08:18Palace etiquette is complex.

00:08:20If she accidentally steps out of line, wouldn't that waste Your Majesty's affection?

00:08:26Whereas both the Prince of Jing and Rui's Imperial Grandsons are always well-behaved, perhaps...

00:08:32Ah, Your Majesty.

00:08:34This servant has overstepped.

00:08:36Please forgive her.

00:08:38The Imperial Consort has spoken improperly.

00:08:39Deduct one year's salary.

00:08:41Yes.

00:08:42Set off for Taiji Ho.

00:08:46Farewell, Your Majesty.

00:09:13Farewell, Your Majesty.

00:09:14Nianyan.

00:09:14When Her Highness hosted banquets before, everything went smoothly.

00:09:19Why does it become so dangerous under your management?

00:09:22That it frightens children?

00:09:25Perhaps if the Imperial Consort feels overwhelmed, she should inform Father Emperor and return the authority over the six palaces

00:09:31to Her Highness.

00:09:32Breaching banquet etiquette is minor, but damaging royal dignity would be disastrous.

00:09:37You!

00:09:38Nianyan's affairs require no concern from the Imperial Consort.

00:09:41No matter what, she now has Father Emperor's permission.

00:09:45The only grandchild attending the banquet.

00:09:48This extraordinary honor is not something others can casually question.

00:09:52Hmph.

00:09:53Fine.

00:09:54I'd like to see, if by the Dragon Boat Festival, you'll still be so sharp-tongued.

00:10:04You child, you scared Mom to death.

00:10:11You child, are you trying to frighten Mom to death?

00:10:15Is this what parental concern feels like?

00:10:18You know exactly what kind of man your Imperial Grandfather is.

00:10:21If you misspeak, neither your father nor I can save you.

00:10:25Why rush forward?

00:10:26Nianyan, Dad knows you spoke up for me before Grandfather.

00:10:30Because you worried I'd be scolded.

00:10:32But Grandfather is the supreme ruler.

00:10:35Even Dad must be extremely cautious around him.

00:10:38A single misstep could bring disaster.

00:10:42You're the apple of Dad's eye.

00:10:45Dad and Mom will protect you.

00:10:47No matter what happens, you must never act so recklessly again.

00:10:52Understand?

00:10:53Mm-hmm.

00:10:55Historical records state, during the 21st year of Yuanfeng Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet,

00:11:00the Crown Prince remonstrated with his life before the court,

00:11:02trying to stop Emperor Yuxuan from taking elixirs.

00:11:06This enraged Emperor Yuxuan, who deposed and exiled him.

00:11:10Before reaching exile, the Crown Prince died of illness en route.

00:11:14The Crown Princess followed him in death.

00:11:19Nianyan, did you hear?

00:11:21Don't ever make Dad and Mom worry like that again.

00:11:25Dad, Mom, I'll protect you too.

00:11:30Nianyan has grown up.

00:11:32Imperial Grandfather.

00:11:33Dad, Mom, they aren't just cold words on a page,

00:11:37but real people, my dearest family.

00:11:41Now that I'm here, I will change this history.

00:11:44I will alter their fate.

00:11:47A scapegoat?

00:11:48A fire pit?

00:11:49Why did she say Second Brother was harming me?

00:11:52Third Brother, just admit your fault.

00:11:54Father Emperor is furious right now.

00:11:57Wait for the storm to pass.

00:11:58Then we can explain everything slowly.

00:11:59Just do as I say.

00:12:01Father Emperor.

00:12:02Grandpa Emperor.

00:12:04If Third Uncle truly wanted to harm you,

00:12:07would he be stupid enough to poison the elixir he presented himself?

00:12:12Though the elixir is indeed problematic,

00:12:14so many people could have tampered with it along the way.

00:12:18Third Uncle might have been used by villains too.

00:12:21Shouldn't we investigate first before punishing anyone?

00:12:24Even Second Brother and the Imperial Concubine urged me to confess.

00:12:27Yet, she dared to plead for me before Father Emperor.

00:12:35Yonyan is right.

00:12:37Prince Rui shall be confined to his residence for now.

00:12:40As for this case, it will be handed over to...

00:12:42Father Emperor.

00:12:43Your son has always been close with Third Brother.

00:12:46I cannot believe he would commit such a treasonous act.

00:12:49I implore your majesty to entrust this case to me,

00:12:51so I may clear Third Brother's name.

00:12:53Second Brother.

00:12:54Hmm.

00:12:55Why didn't he plead for mercy when tensions were high earlier?

00:12:58Now that Grandpa Emperor has relented and temporarily halted punishment,

00:13:02he comes out putting on this show of brotherly affection.

00:13:04Such perfect timing.

00:13:06Since you're closest to Third Brother,

00:13:08you should avoid suspicion at this critical time.

00:13:10The Crown Prince shall investigate this case.

00:13:12Get to the bottom of it.

00:13:14Your son accepts the decree.

00:13:16I will not fail your majesty.

00:13:18Yonyan, regarding today's event,

00:13:19if not for the Crown Prince and your insistence,

00:13:21the consequences would be unimaginable.

00:13:23Speak.

00:13:24What do you desire?

00:13:25Whatever I possess shall be granted to you.

00:13:30Grandpa Emperor,

00:13:32Nyanian wants nothing.

00:13:34Nyanian's greatest wish is for Grandpa Emperor's illness to heal.

00:13:38To always stay by your side.

00:13:39That alone brings Nyanian the greatest joy

00:13:41and is what matters most to me.

00:13:43The Emperor likely has tuberculosis.

00:13:45This is treatable.

00:13:46We just need to gather the materials and extract Allison.

00:13:49Such a sweet-talking girl.

00:13:50Since that's the case,

00:13:52you shall remain in the palace from now on.

00:13:54I wonder how much longer this frail body can endure.

00:14:01Third Brother.

00:14:04You look terrible.

00:14:06Are you resentful towards me?

00:14:07With Imperial Concubine just now,

00:14:08I didn't speak up for you?

00:14:09How could I?

00:14:10I...

00:14:11You say you're not.

00:14:12But deep down,

00:14:13you must be hurting.

00:14:15Taoist Master Xuan Miao and the Elixir were borrowed from me.

00:14:18Yet now you bear this grave accusation.

00:14:20My heart aches too.

00:14:22Seeing you kneeling there earlier,

00:14:23I nearly rushed out recklessly.

00:14:26Then why didn't you, Second Brother?

00:14:28Because of the Crown Prince.

00:14:29The Crown Prince wants nothing more

00:14:31than to see us lose our composure.

00:14:32Think about it.

00:14:33If Imperial Concubine and I also got implicated,

00:14:35who would remain to mediate before Father Emperor?

00:14:39Taoist Master Xuan Miao possesses a mortal aura

00:14:41and noble character.

00:14:42Why would he poison Father Emperor?

00:14:44Exactly.

00:14:45Consider this further.

00:14:46If you were severely punished today,

00:14:48I would lose a vital ally.

00:14:50Who would benefit most?

00:14:53The First Brother.

00:14:56But if it's the First Brother,

00:14:58why did Nyanian plead for me?

00:15:02She's just a little girl,

00:15:03probably unaware of the truth.

00:15:05Mother and I had planned to uncover the truth

00:15:07once Father Emperor calmed down.

00:15:08But my voice carries little weight,

00:15:10and Father Emperor assigned the case to the Crown Prince.

00:15:12As your elder brother,

00:15:14I've let you suffer such injustice.

00:15:17I'm utterly useless.

00:15:19Second Brother,

00:15:20when it's clearly the First Brother

00:15:21scheming against us both,

00:15:22how could I blame you?

00:15:24Though Nyanian meant well,

00:15:25she's still young,

00:15:27unaware of the stakes,

00:15:27and must have been deceived

00:15:29by the First Brother.

00:15:30Second Brother,

00:15:31you've been so sincere to me,

00:15:33yet I almost believe those nonsense.

00:15:34How foolish of me!

00:15:36Third Brother,

00:15:36rest assured,

00:15:37I'll find a way to uncover the truth

00:15:39and clear your name.

00:15:40Hmm.

00:15:42Here.

00:15:44As for Father Emperor,

00:15:45I recently acquired an auspicious stone.

00:15:47Present this to him later.

00:15:49Ah!

00:15:50Blamement was discovered at your estate.

00:15:52Father Emperor has been troubled

00:15:54by Yunjo's drought for days.

00:15:56Seeing such an auspicious item

00:15:57will please him greatly.

00:15:59Then you'll regain his favor.

00:16:02Alright,

00:16:02I'll follow your advice.

00:16:03I'll present it to Father Emperor soon.

00:16:05Hmm.

00:16:06Let's go.

00:16:07Hmm.

00:16:10Third Uncle Grandpa Emperor

00:16:11doesn't want to see

00:16:12these phony auspicious signs right now.

00:16:15You're definitely going to get scolded again.

00:16:17This child still doesn't understand

00:16:19Imperial Father

00:16:19as well as Second Brother does.

00:16:23Imperial Father,

00:16:24look at this.

00:16:27Your Majesty.

00:16:31Oh, uh.

00:16:36Your Majesty.

00:16:38Your servant will fetch

00:16:39the Imperial Physician immediately.

00:16:41No need.

00:16:42I know my own body well enough.

00:16:45Go and fetch those memorials

00:16:46for me to review.

00:16:47Your Majesty.

00:16:48You've been reviewing them

00:16:49nonstop for three hours.

00:16:51Just go.

00:16:52Yes.

00:16:56According to what Nianyan said earlier,

00:16:58after Prince Jing ascended the throne,

00:17:00Dayu collapsed within ten years.

00:17:01Without the elixir prolonging my life,

00:17:04my body is burning out.

00:17:05The only solution now

00:17:06is to accomplish more tasks.

00:17:08Only by ensuring

00:17:09the Crown Prince's smooth succession

00:17:11can Dayu endure.

00:17:13Grandpa Emperor.

00:17:14Oh.

00:17:16Nianyan.

00:17:17Nianyan greets Grandpa Emperor.

00:17:20Why are you here at this hour?

00:17:22Grandpa Emperor.

00:17:23Imperial Grandmother

00:17:24heard you've been too busy to eat,

00:17:26so she specially made fish porridge

00:17:28and asked me to bring it.

00:17:29Oh, come here.

00:17:30Heh heh.

00:17:31Hmm.

00:17:37Grandpa Emperor,

00:17:38no matter what,

00:17:39you must eat first.

00:17:40Health is the most important.

00:17:42Just like the silver in the accounts,

00:17:44if the initial one is missing,

00:17:45no matter how many zeros follow,

00:17:47it's all useless.

00:17:49Your health is that crucial initial one

00:17:51for the nation's stability.

00:17:53Where did you learn that clever analogy?

00:17:55It actually makes sense.

00:17:57Ah, we just resolved the famine in Hangzhou.

00:18:00And now Governor of Yunzhou

00:18:02submitted a memorial

00:18:03saying that in recent months,

00:18:04Yunzhou has had little rain.

00:18:06This year's grain harvest

00:18:08is likely to decrease sharply.

00:18:10How could I eat?

00:18:14Over these years,

00:18:15I personally went to the Temple of Heaven

00:18:17to pray,

00:18:18ordered temples built across the provinces,

00:18:20and ensured incense burned without cease.

00:18:23Yet disasters still plague the land endlessly.

00:18:26Bandit Fangping roams free,

00:18:28drought has struck again,

00:18:30and my health

00:18:31weakens

00:18:32day by day.

00:18:34Have I truly been wrong

00:18:36all these years?

00:18:38King Zhou trusted in oracle bones.

00:18:40King Yu

00:18:41obsessed over auspicious signs.

00:18:43In the end,

00:18:44they only lost their kingdoms and lives.

00:18:47So-called auspicious omens

00:18:48and heavenly mandates

00:18:49are merely tricks to fool people.

00:18:52Grandpa Emperor,

00:18:54don't blame yourself too much.

00:18:56In Yan Yan's opinion,

00:18:57placing hope solely

00:18:58in burning incense and praying

00:19:00is actually the worst strategy.

00:19:03Elite troops and capable generals

00:19:05can quell bandits.

00:19:07Virtuous and capable officials

00:19:09can manage disasters.

00:19:10As long as we're willing

00:19:12to put in the effort,

00:19:13how could we fail to conquer nature?

00:19:15Success depends on human effort.

00:19:18Man can conquer nature.

00:19:22I was narrow-minded,

00:19:24actually imitating those doomed kings

00:19:26who sought divine guidance,

00:19:28unaware that the rise and fall

00:19:29of the nation ultimately

00:19:30depends on human affairs.

00:19:32Not heavenly mandate.

00:19:34Yan Yan,

00:19:35you enlightened me.

00:19:37Your majesty,

00:19:39Prince Rui has come

00:19:39to pray his respects.

00:19:40Imperial Father,

00:19:44Imperial Father,

00:19:45your son discovered

00:19:46on the estate a strange stone,

00:19:48naturally inscribed

00:19:48with the words

00:19:49Dayu Ping'an.

00:19:50I heard that in Yunzhou,

00:19:51rainfall has been scarce these months.

00:19:53With this auspicious object,

00:19:54it can surely pray for rain.

00:19:56Your son dared not delay

00:19:57and specially came

00:19:58to present it to you.

00:19:59Third Uncle Grandpa Emperor

00:20:01doesn't want to see

00:20:02these false auspicious signs.

00:20:04You're definitely

00:20:05going to get scolded again.

00:20:06This child still isn't as good

00:20:08as second brother

00:20:08at understanding Imperial Father.

00:20:12Imperial Father,

00:20:13look.

00:20:17If I find out you're involved

00:20:19in any more of these shady dealings,

00:20:20you'll never step foot

00:20:22outside this prince's estate again.

00:20:23Imperial Father,

00:20:24that's not what I meant.

00:20:26Fool,

00:20:27now is the time

00:20:28to tell Grandpa Emperor

00:20:29you've developed

00:20:30drought-resistant rice...

00:20:31I commanded you

00:20:33to reflect on your mistakes

00:20:34in confinement,

00:20:34and this is how

00:20:35you spend your time?

00:20:37But this is an auspicious omen.

00:20:39A mere stone,

00:20:40and you dare call it

00:20:41an auspicious omen?

00:20:42The stability of our borders

00:20:43is defended by our frontier soldiers

00:20:45with their very lives.

00:20:46The people's sustenance

00:20:48is earned through sweat

00:20:49and toil by officials

00:20:50across the land.

00:20:51If the great Yu dynasty's

00:20:53strength depended

00:20:53on a stone to prove it,

00:20:55what use would our

00:20:55civil and military officials be?

00:20:57I might as well send them

00:20:58all to dig up stones

00:20:59on your estate.

00:21:00If you bother me again

00:21:02over such nonsense,

00:21:03reflect on your mistakes.

00:21:05If I find out

00:21:05you're doing any more

00:21:06improper things,

00:21:08you will never ever

00:21:09step foot outside

00:21:09your estate again.

00:21:10Imperial Father,

00:21:12that's not what I meant.

00:21:13You fool,

00:21:15now's the time

00:21:15to tell the Emperor

00:21:16about your drought-resistant

00:21:18rice seeds.

00:21:20Imperial Father,

00:21:21today I came

00:21:22to actually present

00:21:24something else.

00:21:25What?

00:21:26Speak.

00:21:27Recently,

00:21:28I studied

00:21:28the 20 chapters of Xinong.

00:21:30I cultivated a new

00:21:31type of rice seed.

00:21:32Ordinary rice

00:21:33yields about

00:21:34three to five dan per mu,

00:21:35but my drought-resistant rice,

00:21:36though yielding only three dan,

00:21:38can still produce two dan

00:21:40even after a hundred days

00:21:41without rain.

00:21:42What do you think,

00:21:43Imperial Father?

00:21:46That does sound promising.

00:21:48Submit a memorial

00:21:49detailing it.

00:21:50I'll have the Ministry of Revenue

00:21:51examine it.

00:21:52Go to your estate

00:21:53to verify.

00:21:54If it's truly as you said,

00:21:55you can also be considered

00:21:56to have made a contribution

00:21:57to our great you.

00:21:59In the future,

00:22:00the people of Yunzhou

00:22:01will no longer suffer

00:22:02from drought disasters.

00:22:08You finally can do

00:22:09some proper work.

00:22:12It's good that I can

00:22:13help Imperial Father.

00:22:14Oh dear,

00:22:14why are you grinning foolishly?

00:22:16Quickly seize the opportunity

00:22:17to show concern for the Emperor

00:22:18and build rapport.

00:22:21Imperial Father deals

00:22:21with countless state affairs daily.

00:22:23Your son can alleviate

00:22:24your worries,

00:22:25which is truly fortunate.

00:22:26Imperial Father,

00:22:27you must take care

00:22:28of your Imperial health

00:22:29and avoid overworking.

00:22:32Since you have talent,

00:22:34focus on studying diligently

00:22:35and produce results.

00:22:37In the future,

00:22:38I can assign you some tasks.

00:22:40Now that the weather

00:22:41is getting hotter,

00:22:42pay attention to adding clothes

00:22:43in the morning and evening.

00:22:44Don't be too fond of coolness

00:22:46and catch heatstroke.

00:22:47I recall when you were little,

00:22:49you couldn't stand

00:22:50the heat at all.

00:22:55Imperial Father?

00:22:56Oh.

00:22:56You just showed concern for me.

00:22:58Imperial Father,

00:22:59set your mind at ease.

00:23:00I'll give it my absolute best.

00:23:01I'm heading home

00:23:02to tend the fields right away.

00:23:03Safe travels, Prince Rui.

00:23:06Hey, Eunuk Jung.

00:23:07Did you hear that?

00:23:08This old servant heard it clearly.

00:23:10The Emperor just praised me.

00:23:11Praised you.

00:23:12He certainly did.

00:23:13Easy now, Prince Rui.

00:23:14Slow down a bit.

00:23:15Do slow down.

00:23:16Well, Emperor Grandfather,

00:23:18Third Uncle isn't a bad person.

00:23:20He's just a bit naive.

00:23:21If he could be guided

00:23:22onto the right path

00:23:23to serve the nation

00:23:24and its people,

00:23:24you'd have fewer worries,

00:23:26Emperor Grandfather.

00:23:27Hmm.

00:23:28Well said, Neonion.

00:23:29Ha ha.

00:23:30Good child.

00:23:31Second Brother.

00:23:36Third Brother.

00:23:37But you've come to present

00:23:37a treasure to Imperial Father?

00:23:39Already presented it.

00:23:40Second Brother.

00:23:41You wouldn't believe it.

00:23:42Imperial Father just told me

00:23:43not to get chilled

00:23:44and to mind my health.

00:23:45That's good.

00:23:46That auspicious stone

00:23:47helped you out.

00:23:48At least my efforts

00:23:49didn't go to waste.

00:23:50Ah.

00:23:51Imperial Father didn't like your stone.

00:23:53But my drought-resistant rice seeds,

00:23:54he really liked those.

00:23:56He even ordered the Minister of Revenue

00:23:57to inspect them at my estate.

00:23:58Hey, Second Brother.

00:23:59You have daughters.

00:24:00What do little girls

00:24:02around that age usually like?

00:24:04Little girls?

00:24:05Third Brother.

00:24:07Why ask that all of a sudden?

00:24:08It's Neonion.

00:24:09She helped me

00:24:10in front of His Majesty today.

00:24:11If not for her,

00:24:12I wouldn't have thought

00:24:13delivering rice seeds

00:24:14to Imperial Father.

00:24:15I was thinking I'd get her

00:24:16something nice

00:24:17as a thank you.

00:24:22Second Brother.

00:24:22Don't overthink this.

00:24:24Neonion is just Neonion.

00:24:25The Crown Prince

00:24:25is the Crown Prince.

00:24:26What bond

00:24:27do we brothers share

00:24:28between you

00:24:29and the Crown Prince?

00:24:29I'll always stand by your side.

00:24:31What are you saying?

00:24:33Do you think Second Brother

00:24:34is the suspicious type?

00:24:35Most young ladies

00:24:36appreciate delicate

00:24:37and beautiful things.

00:24:38Go browse

00:24:39the Treasure Pavilion.

00:24:40They should have

00:24:41something suitable there.

00:24:42Okay.

00:24:43Thanks Second Brother.

00:24:44I'll head out first then.

00:24:45Go ahead.

00:24:48This Lee Neonion

00:24:49First,

00:24:51currying favor

00:24:52with Imperial Father.

00:24:53Now cozying up

00:24:54to Third Brother.

00:24:55Could the Crown Prince

00:24:56be using this little girl's hand

00:24:57to win people over?

00:24:59Isn't Prince Rui already?

00:25:02Neonion,

00:25:03what do you like?

00:25:03Tell Third Uncle.

00:25:05No matter what rare treasures,

00:25:06Third Uncle

00:25:07will get it for you.

00:25:08I want garlic.

00:25:10Garlic?

00:25:11Garlic extract

00:25:12is made from garlic.

00:25:13How come in this dynasty

00:25:15there's no garlic?

00:25:16Neonion.

00:25:17Huh?

00:25:17Neonion.

00:25:18Look what good things

00:25:19Third Uncle brought you.

00:25:21Come in.

00:25:24Donghai Night Pearl,

00:25:26Heshen Jade Rui,

00:25:28Zishui Ice Pattern Cup,

00:25:30and this,

00:25:31Liu Li Telescope.

00:25:33This is something

00:25:34I spent a fortune to buy

00:25:35from Zhenbao Tower.

00:25:36You can't find it anywhere

00:25:37in the capital

00:25:37a second rare item like this.

00:25:38How about that?

00:25:39Do you like it?

00:25:40Thanks Third Uncle.

00:25:42Not to your liking?

00:25:44All of you,

00:25:45leave.

00:25:47Neonion,

00:25:48what do you like?

00:25:49Tell your Third Uncle.

00:25:50No matter how rare

00:25:51the treasure is,

00:25:52he'll get it for you.

00:25:53I want garlic.

00:25:55Garlic?

00:25:56It's a seasoning

00:25:57for cooking.

00:25:58But we don't have it here.

00:26:00Only the Western regions

00:26:01have it.

00:26:02So the food

00:26:03doesn't suit your taste?

00:26:04That's easy enough.

00:26:05I'll send a trade caravan

00:26:06to the Western regions

00:26:08to hunt down

00:26:09that garlic for you.

00:26:10I'll even get you

00:26:11a manor dedicated

00:26:12to growing

00:26:12these Western ingredients.

00:26:14You can eat

00:26:14whatever you want,

00:26:15as much as you want.

00:26:17Neonion,

00:26:18the books are all packed.

00:26:19We can head out now.

00:26:21Third Brother.

00:26:26Are these all books

00:26:27from Wenyuang?

00:26:28Yes.

00:26:29We were just about

00:26:30to bring them

00:26:30to your place

00:26:30with Neonion.

00:26:31Cut the crap.

00:26:32You've always targeted

00:26:33Second Brother and me,

00:26:34always setting traps for us.

00:26:36You're the one

00:26:36who's out of line.

00:26:37The Emperor finally

00:26:38entrusted me

00:26:38with a proper task,

00:26:39and you've practically

00:26:40emptied the entire

00:26:41Wenyuang library.

00:26:42If I hadn't arrived

00:26:43just in time today,

00:26:44would you have hidden

00:26:44all these books away?

00:26:46You've gone too far.

00:26:47Third Uncle,

00:26:48don't just make

00:26:49baseless accusations.

00:26:51Father gathered

00:26:51these books

00:26:52specifically

00:26:53to give to you.

00:26:55What?

00:26:59These aren't just books

00:27:00from Wenyuang.

00:27:01They include rare editions

00:27:02from Father's

00:27:03personal collection.

00:27:04He was trying

00:27:05to help you wholeheartedly,

00:27:06and this is how

00:27:07you repay him?

00:27:08It's like biting

00:27:09the hand that feeds you,

00:27:10completely misjudging

00:27:11his good intentions.

00:27:14I?

00:27:14Don't take it to heart,

00:27:15Third Brother.

00:27:16I didn't hear

00:27:17a thing just now.

00:27:19Ah, I must admit

00:27:19it's rather embarrassing.

00:27:20I've read the

00:27:21Shenong 20 chapters

00:27:22multiple times myself,

00:27:23but couldn't grasp

00:27:24anything significant

00:27:24from it.

00:27:25Yet you,

00:27:26Third Brother,

00:27:27managed to deduce

00:27:27a method for cultivating

00:27:28drought-resistant

00:27:29rice seeds from it.

00:27:30Truly admirable.

00:27:31Of course.

00:27:32How could ordinary

00:27:32people compare to me?

00:27:34With these

00:27:34drought-resistant

00:27:35rice seeds,

00:27:36the severe drought

00:27:37in Yunzhou

00:27:37now has a chance

00:27:38to be overcome.

00:27:39On behalf of Yunzhou's

00:27:40tens of thousands

00:27:41of citizens,

00:27:41I thank you,

00:27:42Third Brother.

00:27:44The Eastern Palace

00:27:45doesn't have many

00:27:45agricultural texts,

00:27:46but here's

00:27:47Chiming Yaoshu,

00:27:47Zhaorin Benye

00:27:48and Xixi Yueling

00:27:49all with annotations

00:27:50from previous dynasties.

00:27:51I must highlight

00:27:52one specifically.

00:27:53This incomplete copy

00:27:54of Fangsheng Jishu,

00:27:55it's been lost for ages

00:27:57and I paid a great price

00:27:58to recover it.

00:27:59Now I entrust

00:28:00all these texts to you,

00:28:02hoping they'll

00:28:02aid your efforts.

00:28:05Thanks.

00:28:08Sorry.

00:28:25What did you say?

00:28:33The Crown Prince

00:28:34gifted all the

00:28:35agricultural texts

00:28:36from the Eastern Palace

00:28:38to Prince Rui.

00:28:39Yes,

00:28:40I witnessed it myself.

00:28:42His Highness Prince Rui

00:28:42and His Highness

00:28:43the Crown Prince

00:28:44visited Princess Yuxing

00:28:45almost simultaneously.

00:28:46Shortly after,

00:28:47attendants from

00:28:47the Eastern Palace

00:28:48carried several crates

00:28:49of books

00:28:49to Prince Rui's estate.

00:28:50Prince Rui

00:28:50accepted them all.

00:28:52So that's why

00:28:53Li Nianyan spoke up

00:28:54for him.

00:28:55During the palace banquet

00:28:56last time,

00:28:57the Crown Prince

00:28:58is deliberately

00:28:58showing favor

00:28:59to win over

00:29:00Third Brother.

00:29:01I've actually been

00:29:02played for a fool.

00:29:04No wonder

00:29:04Third Brother

00:29:05suddenly came up

00:29:06with this idea

00:29:06to present drought-resistant

00:29:08rice seeds.

00:29:09He's doing it

00:29:10for the Crown Prince,

00:29:11trying to curry favor

00:29:12with the Emperor.

00:29:22What a fuck.

00:29:23If anything comes up,

00:29:25just tell Dad.

00:29:26Don't always

00:29:27bother others.

00:29:28Hey,

00:29:28eldest brother,

00:29:29what do you mean

00:29:30by others?

00:29:31Nianyan is my own niece.

00:29:33Third Brother,

00:29:34did I say something wrong?

00:29:36But Nianyan

00:29:36is my own daughter.

00:29:38Shouldn't she come

00:29:39to her own father

00:29:39if she needs anything?

00:29:41Nianyan.

00:29:41Huh?

00:29:43The merchant caravan

00:29:45is all arranged.

00:29:46They'll set off tomorrow.

00:29:47Everything you asked

00:29:48for is covered.

00:29:49Here.

00:29:51See if anything's missing.

00:29:52I'll add it right away.

00:29:54Chichiao,

00:29:55Lily Bing,

00:29:56Chunjiu.

00:29:58Third Uncle,

00:29:58I just mentioned it

00:30:00in passing before,

00:30:01yet you took it

00:30:02so seriously.

00:30:04You're so good to me.

00:30:08Everyone says

00:30:09daughters are thoughtful.

00:30:10Nianyan,

00:30:11you're just too adorable.

00:30:12If there's anything else

00:30:13you like,

00:30:14just tell me

00:30:15and I'll get it for you.

00:30:17What's all this?

00:30:18I could hear from

00:30:18way over there

00:30:19you two laughing.

00:30:20Eldest Brother.

00:30:22Dad,

00:30:24Third Uncle

00:30:24was just about

00:30:25to go to the

00:30:26Western regions

00:30:27to get me

00:30:27some exotic things

00:30:28and I was

00:30:29thanking him.

00:30:31Third Uncle,

00:30:32there's no one

00:30:32in this world

00:30:33kinder or more

00:30:34amazed than you.

00:30:36Exotic things?

00:30:37Why not ask Dad

00:30:38for help?

00:30:39No need to search

00:30:40for this Lily Bing.

00:30:41The Eastern Palace

00:30:42storeroom has it.

00:30:43I'll have it

00:30:44sent over to you

00:30:44later.

00:30:46Nianyan,

00:30:47if anything comes up,

00:30:49just tell Dad.

00:30:50Don't always

00:30:51bother others.

00:30:52Ah,

00:30:53Eldest Brother,

00:30:53what do you mean

00:30:54others?

00:30:55Nianyan is

00:30:56my own niece.

00:30:58Ah,

00:30:58Third Brother,

00:30:59did Eldest Brother

00:30:59say something wrong?

00:31:01Nianyan is

00:31:01my own daughter.

00:31:03So,

00:31:03if she needs anything,

00:31:04isn't it right

00:31:05for her to come

00:31:05to her real father?

00:31:06Dad,

00:31:07take a sniff.

00:31:08This sour smell

00:31:09all over the hall,

00:31:10could it be

00:31:10someone's jealousy

00:31:11flaring up?

00:31:12Don't be jealous,

00:31:13Dad.

00:31:14You're the best

00:31:15dad in the

00:31:15whole world.

00:31:19Third Uncle

00:31:20is also the best

00:31:21Third Uncle

00:31:21in the world.

00:31:22Heh.

00:31:25Now,

00:31:26no more bickering,

00:31:27okay?

00:31:29Hmm,

00:31:30Third Uncle,

00:31:31weren't you supposed

00:31:32to inspect

00:31:33the rice today?

00:31:34How come you

00:31:35have time

00:31:35to visit me?

00:31:36Second Brother

00:31:37offered to go

00:31:38in my place,

00:31:38so I prioritized

00:31:39the merchant convoy.

00:31:40That's why I came

00:31:41to see you first.

00:31:41Third Uncle,

00:31:42this rice seed situation

00:31:44directly affects

00:31:45your standing

00:31:45before Grandfather

00:31:46Emperor.

00:31:47You just trust him

00:31:49like that.

00:31:50Aren't you afraid

00:31:51he might pull something?

00:31:55Silly girl,

00:31:56second brother would

00:31:57never harm me.

00:31:57We grew up together,

00:31:59thick as thieves.

00:32:00All these years,

00:32:00I'm not good at either

00:32:01academics or military affairs,

00:32:03and I don't even please

00:32:04Imperial Father.

00:32:05He's the only one

00:32:06by my side,

00:32:06helping me come up

00:32:07with ideas.

00:32:08Last time,

00:32:09he suggested I present

00:32:10the auspicious stone

00:32:10to Imperial Father.

00:32:13And before that,

00:32:15he told me to offer

00:32:16the longevity elixir.

00:32:19Ah, well,

00:32:20even though both times

00:32:21didn't win

00:32:22Imperial Father's favor,

00:32:23second brother

00:32:24would never harm me.

00:32:25Rest assured.

00:32:26But...

00:32:26Prince Rui,

00:32:27your servant

00:32:27has exhausted himself

00:32:28searching for you.

00:32:29His Majesty

00:32:29urgently summons you

00:32:30to the Hall

00:32:31of Mental Cultivation.

00:32:31His Majesty

00:32:32is rather displeased

00:32:33right now,

00:32:33so you must be careful.

00:32:34Angry?

00:32:36Fine,

00:32:37I'll go now.

00:32:38Third Uncle,

00:32:39I'll go with you.

00:32:45Be careful out there.

00:32:47No wonder.

00:32:53I was wondering

00:32:54how Third Brother

00:32:54suddenly became so capable.

00:32:56So it was...

00:32:58Imperial Father,

00:32:59Third Brother

00:33:00only meant well,

00:33:02though he merely

00:33:02employed the wrong method.

00:33:03You may guide him

00:33:04properly in the future,

00:33:06but please don't harm

00:33:07your Imperial health.

00:33:09Your Majesty,

00:33:10Prince Rui

00:33:10and Princess Yuxing,

00:33:11await your summons

00:33:12outside the Hall.

00:33:13Announce their entry.

00:33:14Announce.

00:33:19Seems Second Brother

00:33:20has already reported

00:33:21the rice seed matter.

00:33:23Your son pays his respects

00:33:25to Imperial Father.

00:33:26Father,

00:33:27how did the rice seeds

00:33:28I cultivated look to you?

00:33:31How dare you mention

00:33:32those rice seeds?

00:33:35Second Brother,

00:33:36all these years

00:33:37I've given you

00:33:37my heart and soul.

00:33:38no matter what you say.

00:33:40I've always listened

00:33:40and obeyed

00:33:41without any reservation.

00:33:42How could you

00:33:43set me up like this?

00:33:44Father Emperor,

00:33:45Third Brother and I

00:33:45are his closest brothers.

00:33:47I always have

00:33:47his best interest at heart.

00:33:49You know this,

00:33:50but today,

00:33:51he actually accuses me

00:33:52like this.

00:33:56Father Emperor,

00:33:57what does this mean?

00:33:58I've done the task

00:33:59you assigned so well.

00:34:01Why are you still angry?

00:34:02You call this doing well?

00:34:04To avoid being confined,

00:34:05you actually made up

00:34:06drought-resistant rice seeds

00:34:07to deceive me.

00:34:08If I hadn't sent people

00:34:09to your estate to check,

00:34:10I would have been kept

00:34:11in the dark.

00:34:12In the past,

00:34:13when you did foolish things,

00:34:15I turned a blind eye

00:34:16and closed the other.

00:34:17Let it pass.

00:34:18But this rice seed matter

00:34:19concerns the people's livelihood.

00:34:21Before you act,

00:34:22you don't even think.

00:34:23Think carefully.

00:34:23Like these shriveled grains,

00:34:25half-moldy rice seeds

00:34:26if sent to Yunjo.

00:34:27The people plant them.

00:34:29They'll yield nothing.

00:34:30By then,

00:34:31you'll be the one

00:34:32who harms the people.

00:34:34Father Emperor,

00:34:35this batch of drought-resistant rice

00:34:37was planted by your son

00:34:38with my own hands.

00:34:39Each grain was plump.

00:34:40It needed far less water

00:34:42than ordinary rice seeds.

00:34:43How can it be inferior?

00:34:44Every word I say is true.

00:34:46Not a single lie.

00:34:47How dare you argue?

00:34:49Open your eyes.

00:34:50Take a good look.

00:34:54How is this possible?

00:34:55I went to the fields myself.

00:34:57Just days ago,

00:34:58every rice year was plump and full.

00:35:01How in just a few days

00:35:02could it turn out like this?

00:35:06Second brother,

00:35:07you visited my estate.

00:35:08The rice seeds I planted

00:35:09weren't like this at all.

00:35:10Isn't that right?

00:35:11Third brother,

00:35:12on normal days,

00:35:13I'd let it slide.

00:35:14But today,

00:35:15it's in front of Father Emperor

00:35:16and it's a matter of state affairs.

00:35:20I really can't cover for you now.

00:35:21You!

00:35:24You!

00:35:25Just stop being stubborn.

00:35:27Hurry up and apologize to Father Emperor.

00:35:28Father Emperor,

00:35:29please,

00:35:30calm your anger.

00:35:31Third brother was only trying

00:35:32to wholeheartedly ease your burdens

00:35:33to do more for you

00:35:34and that's why he messed up

00:35:35in a weak moment.

00:35:37Luckily,

00:35:37Father Emperor is wise

00:35:38and caught it in time

00:35:40so it didn't turn into a disaster.

00:35:41From now on,

00:35:43third brother should think it over

00:35:44and change his ways.

00:35:46Second brother,

00:35:47all these years,

00:35:48I've been open-hearted with you.

00:35:50No matter what you said,

00:35:51I followed every word

00:35:53without holding back.

00:35:54How could you set me up like this?

00:35:55You acted recklessly,

00:35:57lost your discipline.

00:35:58I've been worried for you too.

00:35:59But how could you just

00:36:00drag me into this

00:36:01for no reason?

00:36:03Father Emperor,

00:36:04my third brother and I

00:36:05share a deep bond as brothers.

00:36:06I always look out for him.

00:36:08You know this.

00:36:08Yet today,

00:36:09he falsely blames me like this.

00:36:16Grandpa Emperor.

00:36:18Deep brotherly bond?

00:36:19I don't think you've ever

00:36:20seen me as a brother.

00:36:21Prince Rui, stop.

00:36:22Prince Rui.

00:36:23Prince Rui,

00:36:24what are you doing?

00:36:25How dare you?

00:36:26Before the Emperor,

00:36:27attack your own brother.

00:36:29What kind of behavior is this?

00:36:30Look at yourself now.

00:36:32Where is there a bit

00:36:33of royal dignity?

00:36:34Where did your usual

00:36:35discipline go?

00:36:35This is outright treason.

00:36:37Guards.

00:36:38Grandpa Emperor,

00:36:39please don't be angry first.

00:36:41Getting angry harms your health.

00:36:42Listen to me.

00:36:43These rice grains

00:36:44aren't third uncles.

00:36:46Third uncle's high-yield

00:36:47rice grains,

00:36:48father will bring them over soon.

00:36:54Father Emperor,

00:36:56yesterday,

00:36:57your son sent someone

00:36:58to deliver agricultural books

00:36:59to third brother

00:37:00and on the way,

00:37:01picked up some rice ears.

00:37:02Today,

00:37:03I heard that second brother

00:37:04and third brother

00:37:04because of the rice seeds issue

00:37:05were arguing before

00:37:06your majesty

00:37:06so I specifically brought them

00:37:08for father emperor

00:37:08to inspect personally.

00:37:12third brother

00:37:13usually acts

00:37:14although recklessly,

00:37:15but he's inherently

00:37:16kind-hearted

00:37:16and upright.

00:37:18Your son believes

00:37:19he would never

00:37:20because of competing

00:37:21for favor

00:37:21and on such an important matter

00:37:23lie and deceive.

00:37:25These rice ears

00:37:27are the evidence.

00:37:29Eldest brother.

00:37:30Prince Jing,

00:37:31what more do you have to say?

00:37:35Father Emperor,

00:37:36your son has been wronged.

00:37:38Your son doesn't know

00:37:39why third brother's

00:37:40rice grains were swapped.

00:37:42Third brother,

00:37:43we have decades of affection.

00:37:45You must believe

00:37:45second brother.

00:37:46Lee White,

00:37:47I've always been close to you.

00:37:50Today,

00:37:50I've suffered this disaster.

00:37:52Not only do you not

00:37:53speak for me,

00:37:54instead,

00:37:54you kicked me when I was down,

00:37:56seriously hurting me.

00:37:57It was Eldest brother

00:37:58and Yanion

00:37:58who stood up

00:37:59without hesitation

00:38:00to prove my innocence.

00:38:02After the truth came out,

00:38:03how dare you still have

00:38:04the nerve to plead with me?

00:38:06After all these years,

00:38:07I was completely wrong

00:38:09about you.

00:38:09Our decades of brotherhood.

00:38:12I must have been blind.

00:38:14From today on,

00:38:15you go your way,

00:38:17I'll go mine.

00:38:18There'll be no ties

00:38:19between us anymore.

00:38:24From now on,

00:38:27I only have Eldest brother

00:38:28as my brother.

00:38:29He is my true sibling.

00:38:34Framing your own brother?

00:38:36Disrupting court order?

00:38:37If I do not punish severely,

00:38:38how can justice be served?

00:38:40Guards!

00:38:41Seize Prince Jing.

00:38:44Your Majesty.

00:38:46Chen Er is innocent,

00:38:47Your Majesty.

00:38:48What?

00:38:49Do you still want to defend

00:38:50this rebellious son

00:38:50and plead for mercy?

00:38:51In three months,

00:38:52the magistrate of Yunzhou

00:38:54who suffered from the disaster

00:38:55will bribe Jing Wang.

00:38:56But the Emperor discovers it.

00:38:58Jing Wang is severely beaten

00:38:59with one hundred strokes.

00:39:01Develops a high fever

00:39:02that won't go away.

00:39:03And though he barely survives,

00:39:04he's left with

00:39:05lasting health problems.

00:39:07What?

00:39:08Disrupting the court order.

00:39:09If I don't punish harshly,

00:39:10how can I command respect?

00:39:12Guards!

00:39:12Seize Jing Wang.

00:39:16Your Majesty.

00:39:17Chang'er is innocent,

00:39:19Your Majesty.

00:39:20What?

00:39:21Do you still want to defend

00:39:22this unfilial son

00:39:22and plead for mercy?

00:39:23Your Majesty!

00:39:24I know!

00:39:26Everything that happened today

00:39:27was my doing.

00:39:29Chang'er is innocent,

00:39:30Your Majesty.

00:39:31It was I who resented

00:39:33Rui Wang for achieving

00:39:34such a great feat,

00:39:35and in a moment of madness

00:39:36I plotted to frame him.

00:39:38I used the excuse

00:39:39that I'd never seen

00:39:40the new rice seeds

00:39:41and had him bring them

00:39:42into the palace,

00:39:43then secretly switched them.

00:39:45Chang'er had no idea,

00:39:46Your Majesty.

00:39:48Everything was my doing,

00:39:49Your Majesty.

00:39:50You know it.

00:39:52Chang'er has always been filial,

00:39:54not just to me,

00:39:55but even more so

00:39:56to Your Majesty.

00:39:58Consul Chu did this

00:39:59to help Jing Wang

00:40:00ascend to the throne.

00:40:01She didn't hesitate

00:40:02to take the blame

00:40:02for her son,

00:40:03but for Jing Wang,

00:40:04the throne is like

00:40:05a death sentence.

00:40:06Historical records state,

00:40:07Jing Wang ascended the throne,

00:40:09but within just ten years,

00:40:10due to his frail health,

00:40:11overwhelmed by state affairs,

00:40:12ending up at the mercy

00:40:13of rebels,

00:40:14drawn and quartered.

00:40:15A tragic end.

00:40:16If she knew this,

00:40:17I wonder if she would

00:40:19regret what she did today.

00:40:21What?

00:40:24What I just heard

00:40:25was Li Nianian's thoughts.

00:40:27Only I can hear it.

00:40:29Is what she said

00:40:30true or not?

00:40:31What nonsense

00:40:32are you talking?

00:40:33If this was really

00:40:34your doing,

00:40:34it has nothing to do

00:40:35with the second prince.

00:40:36Then why didn't he

00:40:36say so before?

00:40:37Why didn't he take

00:40:38this opportunity

00:40:39to defend himself?

00:40:40Your Majesty,

00:40:41Chang'er has always

00:40:42been pure and filial.

00:40:43How could he do

00:40:44such a thing?

00:40:45Could he really be asked

00:40:46to, in front of everyone,

00:40:48shift all the blame

00:40:49onto his own mother?

00:40:50My heart aches for him.

00:40:52That's why I lost

00:40:54my head briefly

00:40:54and resorted to this

00:40:55desperate measure,

00:40:56Your Majesty.

00:40:57Silence.

00:41:01Imperial father,

00:41:03you are magnanimous.

00:41:04Imperial concubine mother

00:41:05was just confused

00:41:06for a moment.

00:41:07Your child is willing

00:41:07to stand in for

00:41:08Imperial concubine mother

00:41:09and apologize to

00:41:10Prince Rui.

00:41:10I beg you,

00:41:11for the sake of

00:41:12Imperial concubine mother

00:41:13who has served you

00:41:13for many years.

00:41:15Please spare

00:41:15Imperial concubine mother.

00:41:18Shameless.

00:41:19Beg for mercy

00:41:20all you want.

00:41:21In three months,

00:41:22the governor of Yunzhou

00:41:23who suffered a disaster

00:41:24will bribe Jing Wang,

00:41:25but it will be discovered

00:41:27by the emperor,

00:41:27Jing Wang will be given

00:41:28one hundred lashes

00:41:29and he will have

00:41:30a persistent high fever.

00:41:31Although he barely

00:41:32escapes with his life,

00:41:33he will suffer

00:41:34lasting health problems.

00:41:35Even if he avoids today,

00:41:36sooner or later,

00:41:37he will face retribution.

00:41:40Consort Chu,

00:41:41your virtue is lacking.

00:41:42Your actions are despicable.

00:41:44Starting today,

00:41:44you are stripped of your title,

00:41:46demoted to consort,

00:41:47and all privileges

00:41:47are reduced accordingly.

00:41:49As for Jing Wang,

00:41:50Your Majesty.

00:41:52What?

00:41:53Do you have any objections?

00:41:55I have already been lenient

00:41:56with you.

00:41:57Your Majesty is wise.

00:41:59How could I have any objections?

00:42:01It's just that Chang'er,

00:42:02although it was an

00:42:03unintentional mistake,

00:42:04but after all,

00:42:05he committed a fault.

00:42:06Please,

00:42:07Your Majesty,

00:42:08punish him severely

00:42:09so that he can deeply reflect

00:42:10and appease Rui Wang's heart.

00:42:13Mother?

00:42:14What is she up to?

00:42:15Has her conscience

00:42:16suddenly awakened?

00:42:18If he can be severely punished,

00:42:20this matter can be put behind us,

00:42:21and avoid any resentment

00:42:23between them brothers

00:42:24from developing grudges.

00:42:28Mother is right.

00:42:29In this matter,

00:42:30I indeed acted improperly.

00:42:33If Imperial Father

00:42:34does not punish me severely,

00:42:35I fear that I won't be able

00:42:37to rest day or night.

00:42:39I can't face their brother again.

00:42:41Jing Wang failed to stop

00:42:43the consort in time,

00:42:44nearly causing a disaster.

00:42:45He is now demoted

00:42:46to Prince of Shuangzu,

00:42:47find one year's salary,

00:42:48and confined to his residence

00:42:50for three months.

00:42:51I accept the punishment

00:42:52and thank Your Majesty.

00:42:58Just wait a few more days,

00:43:00and we'll know

00:43:01if Li Nyanian's words

00:43:02are true or not.

00:43:03Are you sure you heard right?

00:43:05Did the Prefect of Yunzhou

00:43:06really bribe officials

00:43:07in the capital?

00:43:11Absolutely true.

00:43:12I had it thoroughly checked out.

00:43:14People in Yunzhou

00:43:15are starving everywhere

00:43:16due to the drought,

00:43:16but the local Prefect

00:43:17is still focused on

00:43:18bribing to get promoted.

00:43:19When the Emperor found out,

00:43:20he was furious.

00:43:22Any officials in the capital

00:43:23who took bribes

00:43:23got 100 lashes.

00:43:24I heard some people

00:43:25were beaten nearly to death,

00:43:27barely clinging to life,

00:43:28and had to be carried

00:43:28out of the palace.

00:43:30Rumors say the final bribe

00:43:31was meant for His Highness.

00:43:33But Jing Wang

00:43:34is still under house arrest,

00:43:35so he can't accept gifts,

00:43:37which is how he avoided disaster.

00:43:39Chang'er has always been frail,

00:43:41if he had really been beaten.

00:43:43Please calm down,

00:43:44Consort Shu.

00:43:45This ordeal turned into

00:43:46a blessing for Jing Wang.

00:43:48A greater calamity lies ahead.

00:43:51Historical records show

00:43:53that Jing Wang

00:43:53ascended the throne

00:43:54for only 10 years

00:43:56and due to his frail health

00:43:57was overwhelmed

00:43:58by state affairs

00:43:59and ultimately ending up

00:44:00with being drawn

00:44:01and quartered by rebels

00:44:02a tragic end.

00:44:03Is what Nianyan said true?

00:44:04Does she really have the power

00:44:06to foresee the future?

00:44:07Does that mean Chang'er will?

00:44:08No, I absolutely cannot

00:44:09let this happen.

00:44:11Chu Sui, quickly have someone

00:44:12prepare the warm chamber.

00:44:13Then prepare a generous gift

00:44:15and accompany me

00:44:16to visit Princess Yusheng

00:44:17to invite her to stay

00:44:18at Yanning Palace for a while.

00:44:20Yes.

00:44:22I need to find a way

00:44:23to keep her by my side

00:44:23and gather information.

00:44:25She must know a way

00:44:26to save Chang'er.

00:44:27Nianyan is with me.

00:44:28Doing just fine here.

00:44:30Why should she go to you?

00:44:31Empress Dowager,

00:44:33Nianyan promised me

00:44:33half a month ago

00:44:34that she would come to my estate

00:44:35to have a good time?

00:44:36Nianyan should come with me

00:44:37to live in the East Palace.

00:44:38Nianyan, it's time to return

00:44:40to the East Palace.

00:44:40Huh?

00:44:42Why is it so lively

00:44:44here at the princess's place?

00:44:45Greetings to the Empress.

00:44:48Please rise.

00:44:49Hongsor Xu graces us

00:44:50with her presence.

00:44:51What brings you here?

00:44:51The weather is getting hotter.

00:44:53I thought about the princess

00:44:54that the Empress's palace

00:44:55might feel stuffy and hot

00:44:56so I specifically sent craftsmen

00:44:58to build a fountain pool

00:44:59for fun and play.

00:45:01I want to invite the princess

00:45:02to stay for a few days.

00:45:04Huh?

00:45:07No.

00:45:08How can Nianyan go stay

00:45:09at your place?

00:45:09First come, first served.

00:45:11You know,

00:45:11Nianyan has already agreed

00:45:12to come to my estate

00:45:13for a short stay.

00:45:14Your Highness,

00:45:15that's a bit much

00:45:16since the princess

00:45:17hasn't left yet.

00:45:18Probably still thinking it over

00:45:20considering other places.

00:45:21That's perfectly natural.

00:45:23Princess,

00:45:24you probably haven't been

00:45:25to my palace, have you?

00:45:26My place not only

00:45:27has a fountain pool,

00:45:28but behind it,

00:45:29there's a small garden

00:45:30planted with a large patch

00:45:31of liuhua roses.

00:45:32And it's the blooming season

00:45:33right now,

00:45:34looking like clouds

00:45:35and rosy hues from afar.

00:45:36The palace also keeps

00:45:37four or five little kittens.

00:45:39When dusk comes,

00:45:40we stroll in the garden,

00:45:41enjoying the view,

00:45:42watching the kittens

00:45:43play with butterflies

00:45:44among the flowers.

00:45:45Wouldn't that be fun?

00:45:46Kittens!

00:45:47Hey, Nianyan,

00:45:48what's so special

00:45:49about kittens?

00:45:49At my place,

00:45:50there's a majestic big tiger.

00:45:53Don't you like to eat

00:45:54that fruit from the western regions

00:45:55called hammy melon?

00:45:56I specially planted it for you,

00:45:58just waiting for you to eat it.

00:45:59Hammy melon!

00:46:00Oh, Nianyan,

00:46:02you should still live here

00:46:03with your grandmother.

00:46:03In this small kitchen,

00:46:05Buddha jumps over the wall

00:46:06is stewing.

00:46:06If you leave,

00:46:07you won't get to eat it.

00:46:08Buddha jumps over the wall!

00:46:10Nianyan,

00:46:11you've been staying in the palace.

00:46:12It's been two months already.

00:46:13It's time to come back with me,

00:46:14and your mother

00:46:15has been missing you every day.

00:46:16Yes,

00:46:17I haven't spent time

00:46:18with mother in a long time.

00:46:20Maybe I should...

00:46:21No!

00:46:22Come stay at my place

00:46:23for a few days.

00:46:23It's no trouble at all.

00:46:24Besides,

00:46:25my princess consort

00:46:26misses Nianyan too.

00:46:27Outside,

00:46:28the palace is chaotic.

00:46:29It's not as safe as inside.

00:46:31Princess,

00:46:32you should come with me

00:46:32to Yanling Palace

00:46:33for a few days.

00:46:34Ugh,

00:46:34my palace isn't far.

00:46:36Nianyan should come with me.

00:46:37Come on, princess.

00:46:38She should come back

00:46:39to the palace with me.

00:46:40Stay with me.

00:46:40Let's go home, okay?

00:46:42Come to my place, princess.

00:46:43Stop fighting over her.

00:46:45So being too popular,

00:46:46is troublesome.

00:46:47What should I do?

00:46:49What are you arguing about?

00:46:53Your humble consort

00:46:55greets your majesty.

00:46:57Consort Xu,

00:46:57a few days ago,

00:46:59you've just committed

00:46:59a big mistake,

00:47:00remembering our past ties.

00:47:01I'll let you off lightly.

00:47:03You should be in Yanling Palace

00:47:04reflecting on your wrongs.

00:47:05What are you doing

00:47:06running around?

00:47:07Prince Rui,

00:47:08I recall a few days ago

00:47:09the governor of Longzhou

00:47:10just sent some

00:47:11waterwheel diagrams, right?

00:47:12This is a major

00:47:13agricultural matter.

00:47:14You should be at the estate

00:47:15deep in research.

00:47:15What are you doing

00:47:16in the palace?

00:47:17Crown Prince,

00:47:18Minzhou Ports,

00:47:18last year's World Expo

00:47:19tax accounts are a mess.

00:47:20This can't be overlooked.

00:47:22You,

00:47:22immediately work

00:47:23with the Minister of Revenue

00:47:23to oversee this.

00:47:24Thoroughly investigate

00:47:25the account details

00:47:26and report back to me quickly.

00:47:27Your son accepts the command.

00:47:29But your son...

00:47:30What are you standing there for?

00:47:31Get out now

00:47:31and handle your duties.

00:47:33Your son takes his leave.

00:47:38Nyanian,

00:47:39my granddaughter.

00:47:40They dare to fight me.

00:47:42Could they really win?

00:47:43Is she trying to

00:47:44win support for Prince Jing?

00:47:47Why bother?

00:47:48With Prince Jing's frail health,

00:47:49he'd die even faster as emperor.

00:47:52Actually,

00:47:53if he and Prince Jing

00:47:54had always stayed honest

00:47:55and behaved themselves,

00:47:56considering my father

00:47:57and grandmother's nature,

00:47:59they might have lived longer.

00:48:02What is it?

00:48:04Do you think it's pretty?

00:48:06But we can add it

00:48:07to this dress.

00:48:08Greetings, Empress.

00:48:10Consort Shu,

00:48:11what brings you back?

00:48:13I had nothing to do

00:48:14in the palace,

00:48:15so I organized the storeroom

00:48:17and found a set

00:48:17of nine linked rings.

00:48:18Figured it'd be perfect

00:48:19for the princess,

00:48:21so I brought it over.

00:48:23She's been visiting

00:48:24Nyanian a lot lately,

00:48:26always with lavish gifts.

00:48:27Before,

00:48:28she insisted on taking

00:48:29Nyanian to her place,

00:48:31maybe she finds

00:48:31Nyanian adorable

00:48:32and wants to steal

00:48:33my granddaughter?

00:48:38Empress,

00:48:38is this the summer dress

00:48:39for the princess?

00:48:40Yes.

00:48:41Although this qiying silk

00:48:43is bright-colored,

00:48:44but it has gold threads

00:48:46woven in.

00:48:46Summer clothes

00:48:47are already thin.

00:48:49If worn,

00:48:50it might chafe

00:48:51the princess's skin.

00:48:52Why not switch

00:48:53to something soft,

00:48:54like fine-patterned

00:48:55huajin brocade,

00:48:56and add a touch

00:48:57of qiying silk

00:48:58for embellishment?

00:48:59That way,

00:48:59it'll be both pretty

00:49:00and comfy.

00:49:01How about that,

00:49:02Empress?

00:49:03I overlooked that.

00:49:04I was only thinking

00:49:05of qiying silk's rarity,

00:49:07but I forgot that part.

00:49:08You're very attentive,

00:49:09consort shu.

00:49:10You think of everything.

00:49:11You're too kind,

00:49:12Empress.

00:49:13Empress,

00:49:14I just usually

00:49:14pay attention

00:49:15to small details.

00:49:17If you don't mind.

00:49:18I'll handle the embroidery.

00:49:21It's my way

00:49:21to show care

00:49:22for the princess.

00:49:24Why is she being

00:49:25so nice all of a sudden?

00:49:27Giving gifts again,

00:49:28making clothes for me.

00:49:29What's she up to?

00:49:31Is she trying

00:49:32to win support

00:49:33for Prince Jing?

00:49:34Why bother?

00:49:35With Prince Jing's

00:49:36frail health,

00:49:37he'd die quicker

00:49:38as emperor.

00:49:39Truth is,

00:49:40if she and Prince Jing

00:49:42had always been

00:49:42honest and well-behaved

00:49:44with my father

00:49:44and the Empress Dowager's

00:49:45nature,

00:49:46they might have

00:49:47lived longer.

00:49:49What's the matter?

00:49:53Consort shu,

00:49:55what are you up to?

00:49:56I just remembered

00:49:56some palace duties

00:49:57still need handling,

00:49:58so I'll take my leave now.

00:50:02Consort shu,

00:50:03please wait.

00:50:04All this time,

00:50:05you've given me

00:50:06many gifts.

00:50:07I have nothing

00:50:09to repay you with,

00:50:10so I made you

00:50:11a sachet.

00:50:12Here.

00:50:13It has entwined

00:50:14branches embroidered,

00:50:16matching your name.

00:50:17I worked on it

00:50:18for ages.

00:50:20You know my name?

00:50:22Yes.

00:50:23All these years

00:50:24in the palace,

00:50:25His Majesty

00:50:26calls me Consort.

00:50:28Chang'er calls me

00:50:28Royal Mother.

00:50:29In everyone's eyes,

00:50:30I'm His Majesty's

00:50:31Consort.

00:50:33Prince Jing's

00:50:34birth mother.

00:50:35It's been so long.

00:50:37Since anyone

00:50:38called me by my name.

00:50:39First,

00:50:40you are

00:50:40Shu Lianji,

00:50:42then you are

00:50:43His Majesty's

00:50:44Consort,

00:50:44and Prince Jing's

00:50:45royal mother.

00:50:47It doesn't matter

00:50:48if others remember

00:50:48your name,

00:50:49as long as

00:50:50you remember it

00:50:51yourself.

00:50:52All these years,

00:50:54I've been focused

00:50:55solely on Chang'er.

00:50:56For his future,

00:50:58I've racked my brains,

00:50:59who I originally was,

00:51:00I've almost forgotten.

00:51:02This child is so

00:51:03innocent,

00:51:04has no guard

00:51:05against me,

00:51:05and treats me

00:51:06with sincerity.

00:51:07But I'm full of schemes

00:51:09and ulterior motives

00:51:10towards her.

00:51:11Nianyan,

00:51:12thank you.

00:51:21Chang'er.

00:51:23Royal Mother,

00:51:24I heard from

00:51:25Ching Kui that you

00:51:26went to find

00:51:26Nianyan,

00:51:27that little girl.

00:51:28Did you succeed?

00:51:30Succeed?

00:51:30Succeed in what?

00:51:33Didn't you go to

00:51:34scheme against

00:51:34that little girl

00:51:35to avenge me?

00:51:37What revenge?

00:51:38Don't talk nonsense.

00:51:39Nianyan is a good child.

00:51:41How could I harm her?

00:51:43No matter what plans

00:51:44you have,

00:51:45don't target her.

00:51:46Do you hear me?

00:51:48Once Father Emperor

00:51:49passes away,

00:51:50I'll claim the

00:51:51Crown Prince

00:51:51killed the Emperor.

00:51:52I'll lead troops

00:51:53to crush the rebellion.

00:51:54We'll be perfectly

00:51:55justified.

00:51:55As long as I

00:51:57eliminate the Crown Prince,

00:51:58the throne will be

00:51:59mine for sure.

00:52:01Mother concubine,

00:52:02what nonsense

00:52:03are you saying?

00:52:04If Li Nianyan

00:52:05hadn't caused trouble,

00:52:06how could you

00:52:07be demoted

00:52:08from noble consort

00:52:08to imperial concubine?

00:52:10And how could I

00:52:10suffer repeated setbacks,

00:52:12completely losing

00:52:13Father Emperor's favor?

00:52:15She ruined us,

00:52:16mother and son,

00:52:17to such a miserable state,

00:52:18yet you still

00:52:19defend her everywhere.

00:52:20Chang'er,

00:52:20you're being foolish.

00:52:23Our situation now

00:52:25was never caused

00:52:26by Nianyan.

00:52:27It's our own fault.

00:52:29I have no idea

00:52:30what kind of person

00:52:31Li Nianyan is,

00:52:32what kind of evil creature.

00:52:34What trick did she use?

00:52:36First,

00:52:36she tricked Father Emperor

00:52:37into making her a princess,

00:52:39then Prince Rui

00:52:40because of her switch sides

00:52:41and joined the Crown Prince.

00:52:42Now,

00:52:43even you,

00:52:44Mother concubine,

00:52:44have been fooled by her.

00:52:46What kind of spell

00:52:47did she cast on you?

00:52:49I'm doing this

00:52:49all for you, Chang'er.

00:52:51Look at the current situation.

00:52:52Prince Rui

00:52:53has long since

00:52:54turned against you completely.

00:52:55I was demoted in rank

00:52:56by His Majesty again,

00:52:57and you're just

00:52:58the Prince of the Second Rank.

00:53:00In contrast,

00:53:02the Crown Prince

00:53:02has a solid position.

00:53:04His only daughter

00:53:05was also made a princess

00:53:06by His Majesty

00:53:06is holding a strong hand.

00:53:09Given these recent circumstances,

00:53:10if we don't show goodwill

00:53:12to the Crown Prince,

00:53:13do you still want

00:53:14to go after Nianyan

00:53:15and keep fighting against him?

00:53:17Do we stand a chance?

00:53:23Chang'er,

00:53:24you've been frail

00:53:24since childhood.

00:53:25Even if you do become Emperor,

00:53:27with your current health,

00:53:28how can you carry

00:53:29the heavy burden

00:53:30of ruling the kingdom?

00:53:31Listen to me,

00:53:32your mother.

00:53:33Don't fight anymore.

00:53:35For us,

00:53:35Mother and Son,

00:53:36to live peacefully

00:53:37is the best

00:53:37long-term plan.

00:53:38Mom,

00:53:39even you look down on me?

00:53:41In strategy

00:53:41and talent,

00:53:42where am I worse

00:53:43than the Crown Prince?

00:53:44This heir's position,

00:53:45why can't I fight for it?

00:53:47Now the Crown Prince

00:53:48has no legitimate son yet.

00:53:49As long as Father Emperor

00:53:50is still alive,

00:53:51I still have a chance.

00:53:53Still have a chance.

00:53:54Your Ladyship,

00:53:55something terrible

00:53:56has happened.

00:53:57His Majesty

00:53:57is gravely ill

00:53:58and unconscious,

00:53:59with a high fever

00:53:59and not waking up.

00:54:00The Empress

00:54:01has summoned you

00:54:02to attend to His Majesty.

00:54:03The Crown Prince

00:54:04and the Crown Princess

00:54:05have already rushed over.

00:54:06What?

00:54:09How is His Majesty now?

00:54:10Judging by the expressions

00:54:11of the Imperial physicians,

00:54:13the situation seems dire.

00:54:14While they're already

00:54:15using ginseng soup

00:54:16to prolong His Majesty's life.

00:54:17Once Father Emperor

00:54:18passes away,

00:54:19the Crown Prince

00:54:19will ascend the throne naturally.

00:54:21I have long-standing grudges

00:54:22with him.

00:54:23How could he just let me off?

00:54:25Don't panic yet.

00:54:27His Majesty's current condition

00:54:28isn't clear.

00:54:29There might be a turn

00:54:30for the better.

00:54:31Besides,

00:54:31the Crown Prince

00:54:32is kind-hearted.

00:54:33As long as we mother and son

00:54:34sincerely show goodwill to him,

00:54:36given the Crown Prince's character,

00:54:37he definitely won't hold

00:54:38on to past grudges.

00:54:39How can I bet my life

00:54:41on his whim?

00:54:43Either way,

00:54:44it's death.

00:54:45I won't just sit

00:54:47and wait for it

00:54:48and watch the Crown Prince

00:54:50take the throne.

00:54:51What else can we do?

00:54:52Listen to your mother.

00:54:54Don't do anything rash.

00:54:58Could it be

00:54:59you're planning a coup?

00:55:01Exactly.

00:55:02Once Father Emperor

00:55:03passes away,

00:55:04I'll announce that

00:55:04the Crown Prince

00:55:05murdered the Emperor

00:55:06so I can lead troops

00:55:07to quell the rebellion

00:55:08and it'll be

00:55:08perfectly justified.

00:55:10Once I eliminate

00:55:11the Crown Prince,

00:55:12the throne will be mine.

00:55:15How could you have

00:55:16such treasonous ideas?

00:55:17Have you ever considered

00:55:19that the Crown Prince

00:55:20and I are both attending

00:55:20to His Majesty's illness?

00:55:22Once news of your coup

00:55:23reaches the palace,

00:55:25what will become of me?

00:55:27The Crown Prince

00:55:28is kind-hearted.

00:55:29He likely won't harm

00:55:31the Empress Dowager.

00:55:32I'll also hurry

00:55:33to bring troops,

00:55:34Mother Concubine.

00:55:35Now we are already

00:55:37cornered.

00:55:38This is our only way out.

00:55:40If I can't rescue you

00:55:41in time,

00:55:42I hope you'll support me,

00:55:44Empress Dowager.

00:55:45Once I ascend the throne,

00:55:46I'll appoint you

00:55:47as Empress Dowager

00:55:48and you'll receive

00:55:49eternal worship.

00:55:50I have many things

00:55:51to prepare.

00:55:54I take my leave now.

00:55:56Chang'er!

00:56:03Your Highness.

00:56:07Your Majesty is critically ill now.

00:56:09How can you?

00:56:09Because you dote on the Princess.

00:56:11Let her be willful

00:56:12and meddle with

00:56:13Your Majesty's life

00:56:14so casually?

00:56:15Nianyan is definitely

00:56:16not someone who talks nonsense.

00:56:18As long as there's

00:56:18a glimmer of hope.

00:56:19I, the Crown Prince,

00:56:21will never give up.

00:56:22I guarantee with

00:56:23the Crown Prince's seal,

00:56:24let her try.

00:56:25If anything goes wrong,

00:56:26I alone will bear

00:56:27the responsibility.

00:56:29Father,

00:56:31the medicine for

00:56:32Emperor Grandfather,

00:56:33I've made it.

00:56:34What kind of medicine

00:56:35is this?

00:56:35This is,

00:56:36I use the medicinal herbs

00:56:37Third Uncle brought

00:56:38from the Western regions

00:56:39to refine these pills.

00:56:40They're especially effective

00:56:41for lung disease.

00:56:42If Emperor Grandfather

00:56:43takes them,

00:56:43he'll definitely get better.

00:56:45Whoa, whoa, whoa!

00:56:46Princess,

00:56:47you absolutely

00:56:48must not do this!

00:56:49Your Majesty's health

00:56:50is poor now.

00:56:51If we're not careful,

00:56:53he could lose his life.

00:56:54How can you just

00:56:55give him medicine

00:56:55so casually?

00:56:56If the medicine conflicts,

00:56:59Your Majesty

00:56:59might not survive.

00:57:01Your Majesty!

00:57:01I've tried this medicine,

00:57:02it really works!

00:57:04You wouldn't harm

00:57:04Emperor Grandfather,

00:57:05I would never do that!

00:57:07Just let me try, please!

00:57:08No way!

00:57:11Nyanian,

00:57:12the Empress Dowager

00:57:13knows that you care

00:57:14deeply for Emperor Grandfather,

00:57:15but his illness

00:57:16is very serious now.

00:57:18If there's the slightest mistake,

00:57:19it could be life-threatening.

00:57:21We can't handle this recklessly.

00:57:22Nyanian,

00:57:23the Imperial Physicians

00:57:25are highly skilled

00:57:25and very experienced.

00:57:27Even they don't have

00:57:27a better way

00:57:28to cure your grandfather

00:57:29completely.

00:57:29So how could you?

00:57:31Nyanian,

00:57:32don't cause more trouble

00:57:33for your father.

00:57:34Come on,

00:57:34let Mother take you back

00:57:35to the Eastern Palace,

00:57:36okay?

00:57:37Historical records say

00:57:38Father,

00:57:39because he advised

00:57:40Emperor Grandfather

00:57:41not to take

00:57:41the longevity elixir,

00:57:43was exiled to Liangzhou,

00:57:44but before he reached

00:57:45the exile place,

00:57:46he died of illness

00:57:47on the way.

00:57:47Was that Nyanian

00:57:48speaking just now?

00:57:49Mother then took

00:57:50her own life out of grief,

00:57:51and her remains

00:57:52were never found.

00:57:53The Empress Dowager

00:57:54also fell gravely ill

00:57:55because of this

00:57:56and confined herself

00:57:58in Cunning Palace.

00:57:59After the fall of Great Yuu,

00:58:00holding Emperor Grandfather's body,

00:58:02she burned herself to death.

00:58:03I've already changed

00:58:04their fate.

00:58:05Emperor Grandfather's fate

00:58:06of dying from lung disease,

00:58:08I have to change this too.

00:58:09Empress Mother,

00:58:10Crown Princess.

00:58:12You all heard that?

00:58:15You all heard that?

00:58:16A few days ago in my dream,

00:58:20I received guidance

00:58:21from an immortal

00:58:22who said Nyanian is a child

00:58:24blessed with fortune.

00:58:25Nyanian is my lucky star

00:58:27regarding Great Yuu

00:58:27and my achievements.

00:58:29You don't know,

00:58:30but I do.

00:58:30Yes, Your Majesty,

00:58:31what Nyanian said.

00:58:32You never doubt it,

00:58:33and adopt it fully every time.

00:58:35Could it be because of that?

00:58:37Thinking that,

00:58:38beyond my watchful eyes,

00:58:39you can just do

00:58:40whatever you want

00:58:41for this investigation

00:58:42of Minzhou Port,

00:58:43we'll send

00:58:43Vice Minister Shen Xi.

00:58:44Emperor Grandfather,

00:58:45better to send

00:58:46Lord Chen Sheng instead.

00:58:47He is the one

00:58:48who can solve the corruption.

00:58:50Hmm, alright.

00:58:51I'll listen to you.

00:58:53Father, Mother,

00:58:54Empress Dowager?

00:58:56Do you believe

00:58:57that there are people

00:58:57born with knowledge?

00:58:59I am one.

00:59:00Emperor Grandfather

00:59:01is now in critical danger,

00:59:02so don't hesitate any longer.

00:59:04Believe me,

00:59:04I truly have confidence in this.

00:59:06Nyanian,

00:59:07since you say

00:59:08you're confident,

00:59:09we trust you.

00:59:10Go ahead and do it.

00:59:11Don't be scared.

00:59:12Oh no, it can't be.

00:59:14Crown Prince,

00:59:15Empress.

00:59:17Your Majesty

00:59:18is critically ill now.

00:59:19How can you,

00:59:20because you don't

00:59:20on the Princess,

00:59:21let her be willful?

00:59:22Recklessly meddle

00:59:23with His Majesty's life?

00:59:25If something bad

00:59:26happens to His Majesty,

00:59:27the consequences.

00:59:29Who will be responsible?

00:59:31Please reconsider,

00:59:32Your Highness

00:59:32and Your Majesty.

00:59:34Crown Prince?

00:59:35We,

00:59:35as Imperial Physicians,

00:59:37must prioritize

00:59:38His Majesty's

00:59:38health and safety.

00:59:39We hope

00:59:40that Your Highness

00:59:41and Your Majesty

00:59:42don't soften

00:59:42your hearts

00:59:43for a moment,

00:59:44lest it cause

00:59:44a huge disaster.

00:59:46Please reconsider,

00:59:47Your Highness

00:59:47and Your Majesty.

00:59:49Now,

00:59:50my father is gravely ill.

00:59:52The Imperial Hospital

00:59:53has no good solutions.

00:59:54Nyanian

00:59:55is definitely not

00:59:55someone who talks nonsense.

00:59:56As long as there's

00:59:57a glimmer of hope,

00:59:58I,

00:59:59the Crown Prince,

01:00:00will never give up.

01:00:01I pledge

01:00:01with the Crown Prince's seal.

01:00:03Let her try.

01:00:04If any mishap occurs,

01:00:05I alone

01:00:06will take the blame.

01:00:07I,

01:00:08the Empress,

01:00:08am willing to guarantee

01:00:09with the Empress's seal

01:00:10for Nyanian.

01:00:11If Your Majesty

01:00:12is harmed by this medicine

01:00:13and suffers any misfortune,

01:00:15I,

01:00:15the Empress,

01:00:16am willing to stand

01:00:16with the Crown Prince

01:00:17and share this responsibility.

01:00:18I,

01:00:19the Crown Princess,

01:00:20am willing to use

01:00:20the Crown Princess's seal

01:00:21to guarantee for Nyanian.

01:00:22I,

01:00:23the Imperial Consort,

01:00:25am also willing

01:00:25to take responsibility

01:00:26for the Princess.

01:00:28Imperial Consort Shu,

01:00:29how could even you?

01:00:30Such a major matter.

01:00:31How can you guarantee

01:00:32it so carelessly?

01:00:33How foolish.

01:00:34Father,

01:00:35Mother,

01:00:36Empress Dowager,

01:00:37and Imperial Consort Shu.

01:00:39Thank you all.

01:00:40Mad?

01:00:42You're all mad.

01:00:44The Princess

01:00:44is only eight years old.

01:00:46She brings out

01:00:47this unknown origin,

01:00:48unknown composition pills,

01:00:50and you actually

01:00:51let His Majesty

01:00:52take them.

01:00:53I,

01:00:53an old minister,

01:00:54have received great favor

01:00:55from His Majesty,

01:00:56spent my life

01:00:57studying medicine

01:00:58only to protect

01:00:58His Majesty's health.

01:01:00I absolutely cannot

01:01:01stand by

01:01:01and watch you act

01:01:02so recklessly

01:01:03and put His Majesty

01:01:04in a dire situation.

01:01:06All right.

01:01:06Today,

01:01:07I'll stake my life

01:01:08on this.

01:01:09I implore the Crown Prince

01:01:11to retract his order.

01:01:16Physician Li,

01:01:17get Li Taiyi bandaged up

01:01:19fast to stop the bleeding.

01:01:22Crown Prince,

01:01:23Li Taiyi's wound

01:01:24has been bandaged.

01:01:25He just had a sudden

01:01:26fit of rage

01:01:27and hasn't woken up yet.

01:01:29Crown Prince,

01:01:30Li Taiyi has served

01:01:31the Royal Family for years.

01:01:33He's been diligent

01:01:34and hardworking,

01:01:34putting his heart

01:01:35and soul into it.

01:01:36Even without big wins,

01:01:37he's worked tirelessly.

01:01:38Now he's been driven

01:01:39to attempt suicide.

01:01:40If we don't punish

01:01:41the Princess,

01:01:42I'm afraid it won't

01:01:43console Li Taiyi's loyalty.

01:01:45Your Highness,

01:01:46Minister Liu

01:01:47makes a good point.

01:01:48Please,

01:01:49Your Highness,

01:01:50put the greater good first.

01:01:51Rescind your order

01:01:52and focus on

01:01:53state affairs soon.

01:01:54Don't delay

01:01:54important national matters.

01:01:56I beg Your Highness

01:01:57to punish the Princess.

01:01:59Enough!

01:02:03Nienien is sincere

01:02:04in wanting to save

01:02:04Imperial Father.

01:02:05What's she done wrong?

01:02:06Imperial Mother,

01:02:07I,

01:02:08the Crown Princess

01:02:09and Consort Sue

01:02:10are all willing

01:02:11to vouch for her.

01:02:12How can you call

01:02:13that stubborn?

01:02:16Then tell me,

01:02:17do you have a better plan

01:02:19to cure my Imperial Father?

01:02:21Speak up!

01:02:22Your Highness,

01:02:24we only have

01:02:25your best interest

01:02:26at heart.

01:02:26You!

01:02:27Nag, nag, nag.

01:02:29All day long

01:02:29is all you do.

01:02:30This Chancellor He,

01:02:32History,

01:02:33says he's loyal

01:02:33and patriotic.

01:02:34Dedicated himself

01:02:35to Dayu.

01:02:36But at this critical

01:02:37moment,

01:02:38why is he so pig-headed?

01:02:40In less than

01:02:41three years,

01:02:42Dayu will

01:02:43fall apart.

01:02:50Why are you

01:02:50glaring at me?

01:02:52Only by saving

01:02:53Emperor Grandpa

01:02:53can we save Dayu.

01:02:56Chancellor,

01:02:57he's scared by a kid

01:02:58shaking like this.

01:02:59What a joke!

01:03:00And this Minister Liu,

01:03:02eagerly waiting

01:03:03for Emperor Grandpa

01:03:03to die,

01:03:04for Prince Jing

01:03:04to take over

01:03:05so he gets promoted,

01:03:06how clueless.

01:03:08After Prince Jing

01:03:09becomes Emperor

01:03:09in history,

01:03:10the Liu family,

01:03:11with their deep-rooted influence,

01:03:13was executed

01:03:13to the last person.

01:03:14Even infants

01:03:15in their cradles

01:03:16weren't spared.

01:03:16The Liu family

01:03:17wiped out?

01:03:19Gentlemen,

01:03:20say no more!

01:03:21This Prince,

01:03:21your Highness,

01:03:22I was foolish

01:03:23just now.

01:03:24The little princess

01:03:25is wise and righteous.

01:03:27Her courage

01:03:27is amazing.

01:03:28The medicine

01:03:29she has

01:03:29must work.

01:03:30I support her

01:03:31using it.

01:03:32I only hope

01:03:34His Majesty

01:03:34recovers soon.

01:03:35Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

01:03:37The Chancellor

01:03:37was right.

01:03:38I was too

01:03:39short-sighted earlier.

01:03:41Just stuck to the rules,

01:03:42please, Princess.

01:03:43Use the medicine!

01:03:48Imperial Father!

01:03:54Emperor Grandpa!

01:03:55Emperor Grandpa!

01:03:58Nianian has made

01:03:59a medicine

01:03:59that can cure you.

01:04:00We're discussing

01:04:00giving it to you!

01:04:02When did Nianian

01:04:03ever learn medicine?

01:04:04Emperor Grandpa,

01:04:05this medicine

01:04:06can really heal you.

01:04:07Please let her try it.

01:04:10If not for you

01:04:11trying to save yourselves,

01:04:12letting my Nianian

01:04:13to bear society's

01:04:15condemnation for a lifetime.

01:04:16I'm terrified,

01:04:17Your Majesty.

01:04:18I wouldn't dare!

01:04:19Wouldn't dare!

01:04:21It was my decision.

01:04:23I meant to.

01:04:25Imperial Father!

01:04:30Emperor Grandpa!

01:04:34Imperial Father!

01:04:35Your Majesty!

01:04:36I only want to save you.

01:04:38I can't lose you!

01:04:40Even if there's only

01:04:41a slim chance.

01:04:42This must be my fate.

01:04:44For many years,

01:04:45I've been trying to make you

01:04:47into a wise ruler

01:04:48who can shoulder

01:04:48great responsibilities.

01:04:50I've been too harsh on you.

01:04:52Imperial Father!

01:04:54I...

01:04:55I've never blamed you.

01:04:58I know your good intentions.

01:05:00You did it all

01:05:01for the sake of Dayu's realm.

01:05:04Ahuwa.

01:05:06All these years,

01:05:07you've managed the harem

01:05:08in perfect order,

01:05:10leaving me with no worries.

01:05:12But I favored

01:05:13the Imperial Consort

01:05:14exclusively

01:05:15and neglected you.

01:05:17I've wronged you.

01:05:18Your Majesty!

01:05:19You've been working

01:05:20day and night

01:05:20for the kingdom,

01:05:21giving your all.

01:05:23As long as you think of me,

01:05:25I am content.

01:05:27You're always

01:05:27so understanding.

01:05:30Lianzi.

01:05:31Your Majesty!

01:05:32You love the southern rivers,

01:05:34small bridges

01:05:35and flowing water.

01:05:36But over the years,

01:05:37for me and Chang'er,

01:05:39you've willingly stayed

01:05:40within the palace walls.

01:05:42After I'm gone,

01:05:43you should leave the palace.

01:05:45Go see the splendors

01:05:47of the world.

01:05:48Live a carefree life.

01:05:50Your Majesty!

01:05:52It's I who

01:05:52have betrayed your trust!

01:05:54Didn't properly discipline Chang'er!

01:05:56It's my fault!

01:05:59Nyanyan.

01:06:01During this time,

01:06:02with you by my side,

01:06:05I've been very happy.

01:06:07If it weren't for you,

01:06:08I might have been

01:06:09in trouble long ago.

01:06:10For Dayu and for me,

01:06:12your contributions.

01:06:14Others don't know.

01:06:15I know best in my heart,

01:06:17I made you a princess.

01:06:20That's not nearly enough.

01:06:21Just being with you,

01:06:23Emperor Grandpa,

01:06:24and helping you out,

01:06:25for me is happiness enough.

01:06:27Ah,

01:06:28I'm afraid I won't get the chance

01:06:29to see you.

01:06:31Grow up,

01:06:33get married,

01:06:34and have children.

01:06:35Emperor Grandpa!

01:06:37No way!

01:06:38I can't just let you go like this,

01:06:40Emperor Grandpa!

01:06:41Even if I have to trick you,

01:06:42I'll get you to take it!

01:06:44Emperor Grandpa!

01:06:46Since you won't let me heal you,

01:06:48then let me give you another candy.

01:06:50Please, eat it!

01:06:51Just think of it

01:06:52as my last wish.

01:06:55Please, uh...

01:06:56Whenever I'm feeling down,

01:06:58I have a piece of candy.

01:07:00You just went through

01:07:01something so scary,

01:07:02you must be really upset right now.

01:07:05Have a sweet candy,

01:07:06and it'll make you feel better.

01:07:11All right, I promise.

01:07:19Uh, Father...

01:07:20Emperor Grandpa!

01:07:22Today,

01:07:23Father Emperor is dead.

01:07:25No one can protect you now!

01:07:27I'll start by making you pay!

01:07:29Who said I died?

01:07:42Listen up, everyone!

01:07:43The Crown Prince has vicious ambition,

01:07:45and poisoned Father Emperor.

01:07:46I led troops into the palace,

01:07:48to wipe out the traitors,

01:07:49and purge those around his majesty.

01:07:51If you know what's good for you,

01:07:53surrender quietly!

01:07:54You barged into the Hall of Mental Cultivation

01:07:56with troops.

01:07:57That's high treason!

01:07:58Do you think spinning a few lies

01:07:59can twist the facts

01:08:01and shut everyone up?

01:08:02Out of brotherly love,

01:08:04I can give you one chance.

01:08:06Turn back now,

01:08:08and I'll spare your life.

01:08:09Stop using your Crown Prince title

01:08:11to hypocritically lecture me!

01:08:13I've poured all my energy

01:08:15for this kingdom,

01:08:16sacrificing so much effort,

01:08:18yet Father never approved!

01:08:21You?

01:08:21Just because the Empress bore you,

01:08:24you slid right into becoming Crown Prince.

01:08:26I've been scheming to eliminate you!

01:08:28I've schemed so much!

01:08:29But every time,

01:08:30you,

01:08:31this brat,

01:08:32ruined my plans,

01:08:33caused me and third brother

01:08:35to become enemies,

01:08:36you all deserve to die!

01:08:38It's your own evil heart

01:08:40for the throne!

01:08:41Using any means necessary,

01:08:43that's why others

01:08:44have turned against you!

01:08:46Shut up!

01:08:46You wench!

01:08:48What right do you have

01:08:49to lecture me?

01:08:50Today,

01:08:51Father Emperor is dead.

01:08:53No one can protect you.

01:08:54I'll start with you!

01:08:55Who said I'm dead?

01:09:19He's still alive!

01:09:23His Majesty

01:09:25has passed away!

01:09:27Your Majesty.

01:09:29Your Majesty.

01:09:32Your Majesty!

01:09:37Grandfather Emperor

01:09:38can still be saved.

01:09:39He just temporarily

01:09:40stopped breathing.

01:09:41Quick,

01:09:41help me lift

01:09:42Grandfather Emperor up!

01:09:46Your Majesty.

01:09:50Princess,

01:09:51you mustn't!

01:09:52How can you treat

01:09:53the Imperial body

01:09:54like this?

01:09:54This is improper!

01:09:58Father Emperor

01:09:59has woken up.

01:10:00Quick,

01:10:00check his pulse!

01:10:01Check his pulse quickly!

01:10:02Oh,

01:10:02thank goodness!

01:10:04Your Majesty

01:10:05is divinely protected!

01:10:07Grandfather Emperor,

01:10:08you scared me

01:10:09half to death!

01:10:10Although

01:10:11Your Majesty's pulse

01:10:12is still weak,

01:10:13the old chronic illnesses

01:10:14have all vanished!

01:10:16Your body

01:10:16is bursting

01:10:17with vitality,

01:10:18like a withered tree

01:10:19coming back to life!

01:10:20It's an absolute miracle!

01:10:23You saved me again?

01:10:25I owe my life

01:10:26to you.

01:10:29It was Nyanian

01:10:30who saved me,

01:10:31and it was also

01:10:32Nyanian

01:10:33who persuaded

01:10:33the Imperial Consort

01:10:34to tell me

01:10:35about your rebellion.

01:10:36That's why

01:10:36I immediately

01:10:37informed Prince Rui

01:10:38to enter the palace

01:10:39and quell it.

01:10:42How do you plead?

01:10:44Minister Liu,

01:10:46I've always

01:10:47showered you

01:10:47with favor.

01:10:48Every good thing

01:10:49I remembered you,

01:10:50considered you

01:10:51my trusted

01:10:51right-hand man,

01:10:53entrusted you

01:10:54with heavy duties,

01:10:55entrusted you utterly.

01:10:56When the court

01:10:57turned against me,

01:10:58why didn't you warn me?

01:11:00Instead,

01:11:00you teamed up

01:11:01with them

01:11:02to scheme

01:11:03and harm me.

01:11:07Don't you dare

01:11:08throw those words

01:11:09around to trick me.

01:11:11What you're plotting

01:11:12in your mind,

01:11:13I see it crystal clear now.

01:11:16You're just after

01:11:17the Liu family's influence

01:11:19to use it

01:11:20for your own gain.

01:11:21If not for

01:11:22the princess's cleverness

01:11:23who woke me up

01:11:24just in time,

01:11:26I'd still be foolishly

01:11:27kept in the dark,

01:11:28working my heart

01:11:29out for you.

01:11:30Hmm,

01:11:31what's that got to do

01:11:32with me?

01:11:33Lin Yan Yan,

01:11:33it's you again

01:11:34ruining my plans.

01:11:37Me again?

01:11:38I only spoke the truth.

01:11:40You,

01:11:41chasing power and profit,

01:11:42will do anything.

01:11:44Sacrificing countless innocents,

01:11:46you don't deserve

01:11:47the throne.

01:11:49Nor do you deserve trust.

01:11:51You,

01:11:51your highness,

01:11:53don't argue with her.

01:11:54Things look grim now.

01:11:56We're surrounded.

01:11:57I've checked.

01:11:58The southeast corner

01:11:58has the weakest defense.

01:11:59I'll guard you

01:12:00and break out

01:12:01and meet the

01:12:02Imperial Guards outside.

01:12:04Liu Ping believes

01:12:06Prince Jing

01:12:06avenged his family's massacre

01:12:08and has stayed loyal.

01:12:10He doesn't realize

01:12:11that the slaughter

01:12:12was orchestrated

01:12:13by Prince Jing.

01:12:14Poor Liu Ping

01:12:15is still kept in the dark,

01:12:17grateful to Prince Jing,

01:12:18ready to die for him.

01:12:20How tragic.

01:12:21Is what she said true?

01:12:23I can hear

01:12:24the princess's thoughts.

01:12:25Liu Ping,

01:12:26Prince Jing

01:12:27has committed

01:12:28countless atrocities

01:12:30for his selfish gain.

01:12:30you know this well.

01:12:33Now that things

01:12:33have come to this,

01:12:34will you still

01:12:35blindly serve him?

01:12:36Aren't you afraid

01:12:37he'll turn on you?

01:12:38Don't you dare

01:12:39soak discord!

01:12:40Liu Ping,

01:12:42if I hadn't avenged

01:12:43your family back then,

01:12:45you'd still be

01:12:46wandering who knows where.

01:12:47Well, you really doubt me

01:12:48over some girl's nonsense.

01:12:50How could you?

01:12:52Your highness,

01:12:53did you have anything

01:12:54to do with

01:12:55my family's massacre?

01:12:58What nonsense!

01:13:00How could I possibly

01:13:01do such a thing?

01:13:02We're in grave danger now.

01:13:03Don't overthink this!

01:13:04Quick!

01:13:05Escape the palace with me!

01:13:07I'll grant you

01:13:08riches and glory later.

01:13:11Liu Ping!

01:13:13You!

01:13:23Li-Nyanian!

01:13:25It's you again

01:13:27who ruined my plans,

01:13:28preventing me

01:13:29from becoming emperor!

01:13:31Today,

01:13:32I must kill you!

01:13:34Ah!

01:13:35Li-Nyanian!

01:13:37What?

01:13:44Chang'a!

01:13:47Stop it!

01:13:49Don't go any further!

01:13:57Mother!

01:13:58Mother!

01:14:00Mother!

01:14:03Consort Hsu!

01:14:05Noble consort!

01:14:07Noble consort!

01:14:09Noble consort!

01:14:12Mother!

01:14:15Li-Nyanian!

01:14:17Don't be sad!

01:14:20Being able to

01:14:21take this knife

01:14:22for you!

01:14:24It's like doing

01:14:25one last good deed!

01:14:29From now on,

01:14:31I am no longer

01:14:33anyone's mother!

01:14:36I am

01:14:37Xia

01:14:39Li-Nyan

01:14:41Ji!

01:14:50Noble consort!

01:14:54I'm grateful, son!

01:14:57She

01:14:57is your birth mother!

01:14:59How could you do it?

01:15:01How did I raise

01:15:03such a thing

01:15:03worse than a beast?

01:15:05Worse than a beast?

01:15:12I am worse than a beast!

01:15:14You forced me into this!

01:15:17It's you!

01:15:18It's you!

01:15:19This biased old bastard

01:15:20forced me!

01:15:22In your eyes!

01:15:25There's only the crown prince!

01:15:28And this bitch!

01:15:29Li-Nyanian!

01:15:35You, you, you, you, all of you!

01:15:39Every one of you pretends!

01:15:42Feigned benevolence!

01:15:44You all joined forces

01:15:45and drove me to this point!

01:15:47It's you

01:15:48who killed my mother!

01:15:55You beast!

01:15:57Shut up!

01:15:58How dare you say

01:15:59that Imperial Grandfather

01:16:00is biased!

01:16:01If he were truly biased

01:16:02when he found out

01:16:03you poisoned him

01:16:04and incited Third Uncle

01:16:05to present the longevity pill

01:16:07as the mastermind behind it,

01:16:08he should have executed you

01:16:10by a thousand cuts!

01:16:11But he endured it

01:16:12precisely because

01:16:14you're his son!

01:16:16What?

01:16:19You knew all along?

01:16:24You knew all along?

01:16:26You keep saying

01:16:27accuse my father

01:16:28of pretending

01:16:29but you repeatedly

01:16:30provoke trouble!

01:16:31Yet he never intended

01:16:33to harm you!

01:16:34Third Uncle

01:16:34has always obeyed you!

01:16:36He only showed me

01:16:37a little care!

01:16:38You don't care

01:16:38about our past bond

01:16:39at all!

01:16:40You framed him

01:16:41with false accusations!

01:16:42For your rebellion,

01:16:43you totally ignored

01:16:44Consort Shu's well-being!

01:16:45Even at her

01:16:46dying moment,

01:16:47she was still

01:16:48shielding you,

01:16:49begging you

01:16:49to change your ways,

01:16:50pleading for mercy

01:16:51on your behalf.

01:16:52Search your heart!

01:16:54Who is really

01:16:55to blame for all this?

01:16:58That's not true!

01:17:00Li Huicheng!

01:17:01We've all been

01:17:02giving you chances,

01:17:03trying to pull you back!

01:17:05You're the one

01:17:06who made yourself

01:17:07all alone!

01:17:10No, it isn't!

01:17:12That's not true!

01:17:14If you hadn't interfered,

01:17:16I would have taken care of Mother!

01:17:18Been good to my brothers!

01:17:20I'd have been a great emperor!

01:17:22I wouldn't be isolated!

01:17:24All this is your fault!

01:17:26You caused it all!

01:17:28But you still pinned it

01:17:30on Third Uncle

01:17:30as the one who poisoned

01:17:31Imperial Grandfather

01:17:32and pushed him away!

01:17:34Under your rule,

01:17:36Great Yu fell

01:17:37within a decade.

01:17:38Consort Shu died tragically

01:17:40at the hands of rebels,

01:17:41and you were torn apart

01:17:42by horses.

01:17:44History indeed

01:17:45had no place for me,

01:17:46but there you were,

01:17:47a criminal.

01:17:49Impossible!

01:18:14Damn!

01:18:18You...

01:18:39For...

01:18:41Second brother.

01:18:45Prince Jing Li Huichang.

01:18:48Treasonous.

01:18:50Poisoned my body.

01:18:52Framed loyal ministers, guilty of heinous crimes.

01:18:56Now demoted to commoner.

01:18:58Removed from the Imperial Clan Registry to uphold the law.

01:19:04I failed as a father.

01:19:06Imperial Grandfather, it's not your fault.

01:19:09Prince Jing brought this on himself.

01:19:12He was blinded by power.

01:19:14He did too many heinous acts.

01:19:17Now, before his death, he was able to come to his senses.

01:19:21That's still a blessing.

01:19:23The dead are gone.

01:19:25The living must carry on.

01:19:27Imperial Grandfather, you must take care of your health.

01:19:30Great Yu still needs you.

01:19:34My life was snatched back from the King of Hell by you.

01:19:40I have decided to confer upon you the title of Zhenguo Princess, with rank equal to a prince of the

01:19:46first rank.

01:19:48My dear ministers, what matters do you have to report at today's court assembly?

01:19:53Imperial Father, the remaining rebel forces have all been executed. Not a single one escaped.

01:19:58Imperial Father, the casualties among the Imperial guards and workers have been fully accounted for.

01:20:02I, your son, have also followed protocol and distributed compensation to them as a gesture of consolation.

01:20:07Good.

01:20:09This time, I was able to turn danger into safety, preserving both my life and the nation, thanks to Consort

01:20:15Shu and Nianian.

01:20:17I intend to posthumously confer upon Consort Shu the title of Duanyi Imperial Consort, in recognition of her merit in

01:20:23protecting the throne, and her loving mother's heart.

01:20:25Her funeral will be conducted according to the rights of an Imperial consort with a grand burial.

01:20:31Prince Jing's son will inherit the title of Prince of a Commandery?

01:20:34Crown Prince, what do you think?

01:20:37Imperial Father is wise and sagacious.

01:20:39If it weren't for Duanyi Imperial Consort timely reporting the information, we wouldn't have known.

01:20:44Prince Jing's rebellion and acted in time.

01:20:48Now she has passed away.

01:20:50Her merits benefit her descendants. It's only natural.

01:20:54Hmm.

01:20:56Nianian.

01:20:57My life was saved by you from Yan Wang's grasp. You snatched it back.

01:21:02You've saved me from peril many times.

01:21:05And saved the nation from collapse.

01:21:07I have decided to enfeef you as Zhenguo Princess, with rank equal to a prince, granted free access to the

01:21:13palace, the Imperial Study, and other places, and exempt from bowing to me.

01:21:18Grandfather, this reward is too generous. I only did what I should have done.

01:21:23Ah, I still feel it's not enough. Just accept it. Haha.

01:21:30Your majesty, I have a petition.

01:21:33Speak.

01:21:34I feel that such a reward is insufficient to repay the princess's merits.

01:21:38After the princess passes away, her memorial tablet should be placed in the Imperial Ancestral Tab.

01:21:45May she be eternally worshipped by future generations.

01:21:48That old sly fox.

01:21:52Your majesty, I concur. The princess has outstanding merits, and a princess's residence should be built to match her reputation

01:22:01as the Zhenguo Princess.

01:22:03I second that.

01:22:05Hmm. Good. I grant all of them. Haha.

01:22:09Thank you, Emperor Grandpa, and thank you all ministers for your kindness.

01:22:12Thank you all ministers for your generosity.

01:22:16Haha.

01:22:21South Sea Coral.

01:22:23Ruqing.

01:22:24Xiladon Vase.

01:22:26Huzhou Pearls.

01:22:27Nyanian.

01:22:28Your investiture gifts are way too many, aren't they?

01:22:30Oh, Uncle.

01:22:32You can take whatever you want.

01:22:34Chancellor.

01:22:35He and others also gave me a lot of things. To be honest, it's strange. Why is it that they

01:22:41suddenly are so nice to me?

01:22:44Naturally, it's because our Nyanian is so lovable. Anyone who sees you will treat you well.

01:22:49Let's not talk about that, Nyanian. I'm here to ask you something. Would you like to come stay at my

01:22:54estate for a few days? The Hummymelons I grew are piled up like a mountain.

01:22:57Father, I have something to report. Yesterday, the crown princess was examined and found to be three months pregnant,

01:23:03and we were thinking of bringing Nyanian back to spend more time with her.

01:23:06The crown princess is pregnant? That's wonderful news!

01:23:09What did the Imperial Physician say?

01:23:11Mother, the physician said everything is fine.

01:23:16Ugh. But recently, I have been suffering from severe morning sickness and I feel a void inside.

01:23:22I think it's because Nyanian isn't by my side. That's why I feel this way.

01:23:26Without Nyanian by her side, both of us can't sleep well. Third brother, wait a bit longer.

01:23:31Big brother Nyanian isn't a physician. Even with her here, she can't cure morning sickness.

01:23:35Besides, Nyanian and I have already made plans to go horseback riding and archery together.

01:23:39How about this?

01:23:41I'll recommend to you a master gynecologist. Let him take a look at sister-in-law.

01:23:44I guarantee it'll cure her completely.

01:23:46How can anyone else replace Nyanian? Only with Nyanian here can her mother feel at ease.

01:23:51Your Majesty!

01:23:54Ah, I've just recovered from a serious illness, and I'm still weak. Only Nyanian can cheer me up.

01:24:01Nyanian should stay by my side.

01:24:04Ahahaha!

01:24:05Here we go again!

01:24:06Father Emperor, how long has Nyanian been with you? Aren't you being too stingy?

01:24:10Me?

01:24:12Stingy? At my age, I want to enjoy doting on my grandchildren, and relish in family happiness. What's wrong with

01:24:18that?

01:24:19Besides, Nyanian is my granddaughter, so she should be with me.

01:24:23In that case, Father Emperor, you and Nyanian can stay at my estate for a while.

01:24:27My estate has gentle breezes and sunny days, and fragrant fruits. It's perfect for you to recuperate.

01:24:33Nonsense! I am the Emperor. How can I just leave the palace at will? If all the court officials find

01:24:39out, how improper would that be?

01:24:41Right. Not to mention Father Emperor. Nyanian is still young. Her rashly leaving the palace. That would also be worrisome.

01:24:48Besides, the Crown Princess needs Nyanian the most right now. So, Nyanian should still come back to the Eastern Palace

01:24:55with us.

01:24:56No. No, I...

01:24:58Hey, hey, hey! Last time Nyanian already agreed with me.

01:25:01Think it over again. How are you talking to the Princess?

01:25:04How long has it been since you went back?

01:25:06Nyanian.

01:25:09Yes?

01:25:11Grandfather Emperor.

01:25:13Nyanian, stay with us, okay?

01:25:15Nyanian, come back with Mother, alright?

01:25:19Come back with Father and Mother, okay?

01:25:21Nyanian, come to Third Uncle's place. Third Uncle has a big tiger there. Come to Third Uncle.

01:25:25Good heavens! Being the favorite, why is it so hard?

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