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00:00:00Lady Shen of the Murong residence, virtuous and prudent by nature, diligent and gentle,
00:00:05is hereby bestowed the title of First Rank Imperial Noble Lady.
00:00:09I humbly thank your majesty for this grace.
00:00:11Shen Yun King, receive the decree.
00:00:21Murder! Help! Help!
00:00:32Sister.
00:00:34Why?
00:00:34Don't call me sister. You don't deserve to.
00:00:39We're both Shen daughters. Why should you have it better than me?
00:00:43If only three years ago, the one who caught my ball had been Murong On.
00:00:47The bliss you cling to is nothing but an illusion.
00:00:51Shen Yun King, die!
00:01:01If I could have one more chance, I would give up all this glory.
00:01:07What time do you think it is? Still sleeping?
00:01:10You, master, young lords from noble families heard the Shen girls are choosing husbands and have all come to catch
00:01:16the ball.
00:01:17Look at young king, still sleeping. Not an ounce of propriety befitting a young lady.
00:01:22Listen to me. When you and Chao are through, you'd better aim well.
00:01:25Whoever marries best will be the Shen family's pride. Don't you dare disappoint me!
00:01:32Shen Yun King, die!
00:01:32Wasn't I just stabbed by a sword?
00:01:41This is rebirth. I've returned to three years ago, the day of the ball toss ceremony.
00:01:48Miss, it's your turn to throw the ball.
00:01:52Shen Yun King.
00:01:54Sister, why don't I go first?
00:01:56In my past life, Shen Yun King insisted I throw first, deferring again and again.
00:02:01But now, it seems Shen Yun King has also been reborn. Fine, go ahead.
00:02:07To me! To me! To me! To me! To me! Over here! Over here! Miss Shen! Over here! Over here!
00:02:11To me!
00:02:12Get lost! All of you get lost!
00:02:19In this life, the one who marries Murong An will be me.
00:02:29Master, look! The one who caught it is the Murong's second young master.
00:02:33It's him! It's Murong An, second son of Murong.
00:02:36The Murongs are distant kin to royalty. The eldest son, Murong He, just days ago, was
00:02:41appointed deputy minister of justice. If the Shen family could marry into the Murongs,
00:02:45we'd practically be royalty ourselves. Murong An. In this life, I finally changed my fate.
00:02:52In three years, Murong An will rise in rank and title, and I will become a noble imperial lady.
00:02:57Shen Yun Kiao, oh Shen Yun Kiao, you scheme so hard that you don't know you've walked straight into a
00:03:02wolf's den. Wonderful, wonderful! Chowar is truly a daughter I raised myself. She brings honor to the Shen family.
00:03:12You flatter me, father. I only wish to do right by our family. Once I become Lady Murong,
00:03:17I shall watch my every word and deed and bring prosperity to our family. Sister, don't you agree?
00:03:23How fortunate for you, sister. I'm truly happy for you. Shen Yun King, your good fortune has been stolen
00:03:29by me. In this lifetime, I will never let you overshadow me again. Chowar, look! Young Master Murong
00:03:37can hardly take his eyes off you. Isn't that... the Emperor? Your Majesty, dress like this outside.
00:03:53If the Dowager Empress finds out. She nags me daily to pick a concert. I had no choice but to
00:03:58slip out for
00:03:59some peace. It's a good chance to see the life of common folk. Your Majesty has always been a devoted
00:04:03ruler, but dress like this. Shabby as these clothes are. They help me blend in unnoticed. Would you rather
00:04:10I stroll through the streets in my dragon robe? Your Majesty, are you alright? Watch it, you filthy beggar! Hurry!
00:04:22Master Shen's two daughters are tossing the ball today. We'll miss it if we're late. Choosing a husband?
00:04:27Come on, let's go have a look. In my past life, that beggar snatched my ball. After I fled that
00:04:32marriage,
00:04:33I suffered endlessly. How fitting. This time, I'll make you taste the bitterness of being cast aside by
00:04:39your own kin. Go now. Do as I told you. Understood secondness. What are they up to? Now that our
00:04:46Shen family
00:04:46has secured ties with the Murong residence, when Shen Yunqing chooses her husband shortly,
00:04:51she'd better not disappoint. Mother, what kind of thing is that to say? Sister has always been lucky.
00:04:57How could you possibly embarrass father? If you ask me, sister will surely find the finest husband of all.
00:05:02Shen Yunqing, your sister's marriage is as good as settled now. We already have one with power,
00:05:07so you'd better find one with wealth. Only then will you be worthy of being a daughter of Shen Zhao.
00:05:14Miss, it's your turn. Schemes and plots, gold and silver treasures, are all but passing clouds and
00:05:19drifting smoke. In this life, I only wish to find a good and true companion and live out my days
00:05:25in peace.
00:05:26Your Majesty! Miss Shen threw it to me! Get lost!
00:05:43It's him. In my past life, he was the one who caught Shen Yunqing's embroidered ball.
00:05:48Oh my! A perfectly good embroidered ball! Snatched away by a beggar! Sister, what rotten luck you have!
00:05:54Of all people, you picked a beggar! Who knows which deity you've offended? Where does that leave father's
00:05:59reputation? Useless girl! With all those men below, you had to throw it to a beggar!
00:06:04Now everyone in Shangjing is laughing at us! Are you trying to humiliate me? My lord!
00:06:09At least our chow has done well and matched with the Murongs. Otherwise, the Shen family would truly be
00:06:15disgraced today. How would we ever show our faces again? What's done is done. Sister, don't be too upset.
00:06:21Though this beggar is low-born, at least his face is passable. I just feel sorry for you,
00:06:26sister. Spoiled since childhood, now marrying a beggar. Marriage is a woman's greatest path in life!
00:06:32You chose a beggar! From now on, you'll sleep under the sky! The Shens can't help you!
00:06:37Oh my! This is going to be quite a show! The Shen family's eldest actually marrying a beggar?
00:06:42Everyone's watching! If she refuses, the Shens broke their word! Who would ever deal with the
00:06:46Shen family again? Exactly! Let's see what the Shens do! Hey, where are you going? Stop her! Don't let
00:06:52her run off! My lord, I finally found you! My heavens! Why is the embroidered ball in your hands?
00:07:00Perhaps you should just toss it away! Outside the palace, we are ordinary commoners.
00:07:05We mustn't break the customs of the people. Besides, dressed as shabbily as I am,
00:07:10she certainly won't want to marry me. I... Sister, in such a rush to meet your perfect match?
00:07:28You threw the embroidered ball yourself! You chose the man yourself! Don't tell me you're having regrets!
00:07:33You wretched girl! Look at the beggar you drew in! If he becomes our son-in-law,
00:07:37you'd be trampling our entire family's honor beneath your feet! In my past life,
00:07:41I suffered at the Murong residence, reduced to a pawn for the Shens to court the powerful.
00:07:47Looking back now, I'd rather marry a beggar and live in peace. The rule of the ball toss is that
00:07:52whoever catches it is chosen, even if you refuse now! I am willing to marry him! I am willing to
00:07:58marry him!
00:08:06My name is Shen Yun-King. What's yours? I... My name is Qi Yu.
00:08:14Today, with all of you as witnesses, I, Shen Yun-King, am willing to marry Qi Yu as his wife!
00:08:24You truly want to marry me? Of course! You already caught my embroidered ball! Would
00:08:30you go back on the word? No, it's not that! It's just that I have nothing! If you marry me,
00:08:36you'll have no proper home, barely enough to eat! Would you still agree? We both have two hands and two
00:08:42feet! What we want, we can build for ourselves! If we work hard in the future and find honest work,
00:08:47making a living won't be hard. Palace people would resort to anything for the smallest gain.
00:08:51She's unlike anyone I've met, someone so easily content. A filthy beggar, and she actually treats
00:08:56him like a treasure! Shen Yun-King, you'd better think this through. Marrying a beggar means ruining
00:09:02your own future. A future isn't built on status alone, but on character and virtue. Qi Yu may be
00:09:08dressed plainly, but he seems approachable, well-mannered, and may well make a fine match. You...
00:09:14The rules of the embroidered ball toss have already been set. Even if Master Shen wishes to go back on
00:09:19his word now, it's too late. That's right. If he refuses, not only would it break our customs,
00:09:25it would tarnish the Shen name. Since you've chosen to marry down, don't ever blame the Shen family for it.
00:09:33The Shen family's future glory will have nothing to do with you. I understand, Father. All right,
00:09:38everyone, move along. Always crowding around for a spectacle, honestly. The show's over. Time to go
00:09:44home. Young Master Murong! Young Master Murong, please wait! Young Master Murong, would you kindly
00:09:51come to the Shen residence to discuss the wedding? Let's go. Right this way, please. Sister, don't say I
00:10:00didn't warn you. Marrying a beggar for the rest of your life, you'll forever be beneath me. Perhaps you
00:10:06should worry about yourself first. Life at the Murong residence won't be as easy as you imagine.
00:10:19You... Make way, make way!
00:10:37Oh heavens, are you all right? Are you hurt anywhere? I'm fine. See? I'm perfectly all right. I'm so
00:10:44sorry. I'm truly sorry. It wasn't on purpose. Be careful next time. Will do! To marry someone so
00:10:49gentle and kind-hearted, that is my good fortune in this life. In three days, come to the Shen residence
00:10:55for me. Back at the palace, Mother would force me to choose a consort. So why not? Very well. I'll
00:11:02be there for sure.
00:11:06The second Miss Shen is wed today. Her dowry includes gold inlaid gemstones, phoenix hairpins,
00:11:14a pair, one EC pearl flower crown, a pair of jade bracelets, 20 bolts of shoe brocade,
00:11:21and three land deeds for silk shops in the east of the city.
00:11:26The second Miss Shen's dowry is worth a fortune, yet the eldest Miss Shen got nothing at all. Both
00:11:32daughters of the Shen family, what a stark difference. Haven't you heard? The second Miss
00:11:36Shen is marrying the Murong residence's second young master, while the eldest Miss Shen is
00:11:40marrying a beggar. How could they be treated the same? If my sister truly marries a beggar,
00:11:45she'll toil for the rest of her life. I wonder if she'll adapt. The groom is here!
00:11:53Worthy of the Murong's second young master, what a grand procession. The Murong residence holds
00:11:58immense power. Once the second Miss Shen marries in, she'll live in endless luxury. But Shen
00:12:03Yun-Yung King, marrying the beggar. That'll be quite the spectacle. Here we come!
00:12:14Greetings, father and mother. Rise, rise, son-in-law. This bridal procession of yours
00:12:20is a rare spectacle in all of Shang-Jing. That shower is so valued by you as an honor for
00:12:26our Shen family.
00:12:27Young master Murong has arrived, yet there's no sign of the other groom. If I were him,
00:12:31I'd bury myself underground and never show my face. Sister, the auspicious hour is nearly past.
00:12:37Your husband still hasn't come for you. Perhaps he doesn't intend to come at all.
00:12:42He's here! He's here! The groom is here!
00:12:48The groom finally came. What I promised you, I will fulfill.
00:13:00I'm terribly sorry for arriving late. What on earth are you wearing? Before all these guests,
00:13:05you're making me lose face! Today is her wedding day after all, and this beggar shows up dressed like
00:13:11this to claim his bride. How can my sister not find this humiliating? Marriage is a lifelong matter. What
00:13:17matters is sincerity, not appearances. The one eye Shen Yun-King have chosen will never be swayed by
00:13:23others' words. Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? Don't be angry, master. Once Yun-King leaves,
00:13:28she'll have nothing to do with the Shen family. The auspicious hour has come. The bride may board the
00:13:34sedans. Minister Zhang has arrived. You're merged! Shut your mouth if you want to live.
00:13:47What an honor to have Minister Zhang grace us with his presence. Pardon us. Heaven rewards the devoted.
00:13:53It truly does. Congratulations, Master Shen. Thank you, thank you. Minister Zhang, please come inside.
00:14:00After you, bridegroom. The groom goes first. After you, please.
00:14:07Don't tell me you walked here on foot. On a wedding day, no bride has ever walked to her
00:14:12husband's home. Well, today is certainly an eye-opener. Indeed, unlike my husband.
00:14:26My lady, let's go home.
00:14:31My lady, let's go home.
00:14:48Shen Yun-King, once I'm an imperial noble lady, you'll regret this.
00:15:04So, this is where you live.
00:15:19This is the place you found for me.
00:15:21Your Majesty, didn't you say it had to match your current status?
00:15:25This is far too run down. Is this even livable? I was afraid you'd blow your cover.
00:15:34I'm sorry you have to put up with this, staying in such a dump. How about we?
00:15:38Give it a good cleaning. It's actually quite spacious. It'll be cozy once we settle in. From now on, this
00:15:44is our home.
00:15:44Home. Home. Our home. The eldest Shen daughter is so remarkably virtuous, far better than all those noble ladies the
00:15:52Dowager Empress chose for me.
00:15:56Shen Yun-King, I don't have much to offer right now. This jade pendant was given to me by my
00:16:03father before he passed. Now I'm giving it to you.
00:16:08Shen Yun-King, you're giving me something so precious?
00:16:15Yes, rest assured. I'll keep it safe.
00:16:19His Majesty gave away his personal jade pendant. Does he truly love Shen Yun-King?
00:16:24Shen Yun-King?
00:16:26Shen Yun-King?
00:16:30Shen Yun-King?
00:16:36Shen Yun-King?
00:17:22This bed is far too hard.
00:17:39Now it's hot.
00:17:41Shen Yun King, are you alright?
00:17:43Did you burn yourself?
00:17:44I'm fine, don't worry.
00:17:45Breakfast is ready.
00:17:46Eat while it's still warm.
00:17:48I need to step out for a bit.
00:17:50Where are you going?
00:17:51Today is the day a new bride visits her family.
00:17:53The charms I'm making for my parents need a few more stitches.
00:17:56I need to buy some thread before we head back.
00:17:58Then I'll go with you.
00:18:00Alright.
00:18:07Greetings, your majesty.
00:18:09Your majesty.
00:18:14Greetings, your majesty.
00:18:17What's wrong?
00:18:18Are you unwell?
00:18:21What happened to his majesty?
00:18:22Is he ill?
00:18:24You're much?
00:18:24Oh, there's plenty of dirt around here.
00:18:26No need for such a bow, friend.
00:18:28Yuan Lu.
00:18:29What are you doing?
00:18:30Are you alright?
00:18:31I'm fine.
00:18:32Don't worry.
00:18:33They are.
00:18:34The palace is complicated.
00:18:36Once it's settled, I'll tell Yun King who I am.
00:18:38Oh, they.
00:18:39They're here looking for Yuan Lu.
00:18:41Oh, right, my friends.
00:18:42They're here for me.
00:18:43I used to serve at the palace.
00:18:45We're all old friends.
00:18:47Oh.
00:18:48Shen Yun King.
00:18:49Let me help Yuan Lu with the guests.
00:18:51Can you buy the thread yourself?
00:18:52Alright.
00:18:58Greetings, your majesty.
00:19:00Tell me.
00:19:01What happened?
00:19:02Word came from the palace.
00:19:03The Dowager Empress worried over you,
00:19:05overtaxed herself, and suddenly fainted.
00:19:07What?
00:19:08Yuan Lu, stay and protect Yun King.
00:19:10Yes, sire.
00:19:11The rest of you, return to the palace with me.
00:19:17Also, have someone select fine gifts
00:19:19and send them to the Shen residence.
00:19:21As Yun King's homecoming gifts.
00:19:23Yes, sire.
00:19:24Let's go.
00:19:25Hot buns!
00:19:26Come and get them!
00:19:27Come have a look!
00:19:28Good deals on fine goods!
00:19:30Come have a look!
00:19:31Cheeyu is home entertaining guests.
00:19:33I'd better not go back and disturb him.
00:19:36Father never approved of Cheeyu's status.
00:19:38I'd only be humiliated if I went back.
00:19:40I'll just go on my own.
00:19:49They're family after all.
00:19:51No matter how painful, I still have to face them.
00:19:54Let's go in.
00:19:56Father, your daughter is home!
00:19:58Father, your daughter is home!
00:20:02Father!
00:20:03Father, why did you come back alone, sister?
00:20:11Today is the bridal homecoming.
00:20:13Why did you come back alone, sister?
00:20:15Could it be?
00:20:16You're afraid your beggar husband would embarrass you.
00:20:18So you wouldn't even let him come back with you.
00:20:22My husband had matters to tend to.
00:20:24Shen Yun King, married to a beggar.
00:20:26You must have suffered quite a bit.
00:20:27You've grown so thin.
00:20:29If you hadn't married that filthy beggar, I might have taken you as a concubine.
00:20:33At least you wouldn't have fallen this low.
00:20:36Wretch!
00:20:37My husband doesn't know.
00:20:38But my sister has always enjoyed keeping you company of lowlifes.
00:20:42If you brought her to our Murong residence, she might not even feel at home.
00:20:46You needn't trouble yourself.
00:20:48I'm doing just fine.
00:20:49But you, dear sister, these days, I doubt you've even seen your own husband.
00:20:54You!
00:20:55Damn you, Murong An!
00:20:56On our wedding night, he went to the pleasure houses, and everyone found out about it.
00:21:02He humiliated me completely.
00:21:04Chowar!
00:21:10Mother.
00:21:12Greetings, father.
00:21:14Greetings, mother.
00:21:15You came back alone, and you have the nerve to show your face?
00:21:18It hasn't been long, and you've forgotten all the manners we taught you.
00:21:21A man as distinguished as young Master Murong escorted Chowar home for the visit.
00:21:25Your husband, who knows what he's busy with, couldn't even accompany you.
00:21:29Mother, don't flatter her.
00:21:30That filthy beggar is probably out on the streets begging right now.
00:21:34Father-in-law, your son-in-law has prepared some gifts.
00:21:37Bring them in.
00:21:40For our son-in-law to visit in person, that alone is an honor for me.
00:21:44And to bring all these gifts, too.
00:21:46Carry them inside at once.
00:21:48My daughter marrying our son-in-law is a blessing of eight lifetimes.
00:21:51Unlike certain people who chose a beggar for a husband.
00:21:53But let's not speak of it.
00:21:55The Shen family raised you all these years, and you plan to come back empty-handed?
00:21:58Indeed, sister.
00:21:59Don't tell me you're truly this destitute that you can't even prepare a homecoming gift?
00:22:05Of course not.
00:22:08These are charms I embroidered for father and mother.
00:22:12I pray that father and mother will have peace and safety.
00:22:21Get out!
00:22:22What a disgraceful thing!
00:22:24Sister, what on earth did you embroider?
00:22:26A trinket sewn from scrap cloth, and you dare show it off to embarrass yourself?
00:22:31Truly worthy of a beggar's wife.
00:22:33Even the gifts you present are a perfect match.
00:22:37Never mind, never mind.
00:22:38She married a beggar, after all.
00:22:40What could you expect her to bring?
00:22:42Master!
00:22:43Master!
00:22:43The palace has sent gifts!
00:22:44They say they're homecoming gifts from the eldest miss!
00:22:47What?
00:22:57Master Shen, congratulations!
00:22:59Your eldest daughter has caught the eye of some powerful patron.
00:23:02They had someone from the palace arrange for me personally to deliver these gifts to you.
00:23:06Shopkeeper Lou, the palace truly sent you to deliver these?
00:23:10The chief eunuch himself came to arrange it all.
00:23:13How could it be false?
00:23:14They said it was for the Shen family's eldest daughter.
00:23:18You must be mistaken.
00:23:20All of Shang Jing knows that Shen Yunqing married a beggar.
00:23:22Unlike our Murong son-in-law, whose brother is Deputy Justice.
00:23:26The palace sent these out of regard for our Murong son-in-law.
00:23:28That's why those currying favor with us are countless.
00:23:31To think even the palace took notice.
00:23:35Those currying favor with us are countless.
00:23:37Father-in-law, please accept these.
00:23:40Our Chow are truly married a fine husband.
00:23:42Such a grand homecoming and all these precious gifts.
00:23:45They truly bring honor to our Shen family.
00:23:47But I recall being told these gifts were for Shen Yunqing.
00:23:50Thank you, Shopkeeper.
00:23:51Sorry for the trouble.
00:23:53They're for the Shen family.
00:23:55No mistake there.
00:23:56I must have been mistaken.
00:23:57They're for second miss.
00:23:58Then I shall take my leave.
00:24:01Carry everything inside for me.
00:24:05Sister, my husband sent homecoming gifts twice over.
00:24:08Looking at all this, don't you feel the least bit ashamed?
00:24:13Gifts need not be many.
00:24:14Sincerity is what matters.
00:24:16I see nothing wrong with it.
00:24:17Have you no thought for our family reputation?
00:24:19Or father's dignity?
00:24:21I poured everything into raising you.
00:24:24And what do you do?
00:24:25The eldest daughter of the Shen family not only married a beggar,
00:24:28but now you bring back this worthless rubbish to disgust me.
00:24:32Don't bother coming back from now on.
00:24:33The Shen family has no room for such a disgraceful daughter.
00:24:42Don't bother coming back from now on.
00:24:43I'll leave then.
00:24:45Take care of yourself.
00:24:46I'll come visit another day.
00:24:50In my past life, because of that wretched beggar,
00:24:52I suffered endlessly.
00:24:54Why should Shen Yunqing get to leave so easily?
00:24:57Father, look.
00:24:58She actually intends to leave without a word.
00:25:00How utterly improper.
00:25:02Indeed, Master.
00:25:03You mustn't let her go so easily,
00:25:04lest people start gossiping behind our backs,
00:25:07saying the Shen family has no discipline.
00:25:09Stop!
00:25:11You think you can come and go as you please?
00:25:14What do you take the Shen residence for?
00:25:17In your eyes, everything I do is wrong anyway.
00:25:20I might as well leave,
00:25:21so I'm no longer an eyesore to certain people.
00:25:24You want to leave?
00:25:25Fine.
00:25:25Unless you no-tow your way around
00:25:27all of Vermilion Bird Street on your knees,
00:25:29telling everyone that you married a beggar
00:25:31and brought shame upon the Shen family.
00:25:35And that you willingly choose to sever
00:25:38all ties with the Shen family.
00:25:44Greetings, Your Majesty.
00:25:46Greetings, Your Majesty.
00:25:49Mother.
00:25:50Didn't she faint?
00:25:52Could it be that she...
00:25:55So you still remember I'm your mother?
00:25:57All I asked was for you to choose a consort.
00:26:00Was that so hard for you?
00:26:01As the Emperor,
00:26:02you dared sneak out and cause trouble.
00:26:04The consort selection?
00:26:06You may decide, Mother.
00:26:07Since you are well,
00:26:08I'll take my lead.
00:26:10You...
00:26:12Your Majesty,
00:26:13the memorials have been piling up for days.
00:26:15If you delay any further,
00:26:16urgent matters may suffer.
00:26:17Please put state affairs first, Your Majesty.
00:26:20After reviewing them,
00:26:21you can still reach Shen residents in time.
00:26:24To the Imperial Study,
00:26:26Chao always thinks things through.
00:26:28Do as your sister says.
00:26:31Just because I married Chi Yu,
00:26:33you all have to humiliate me like this?
00:26:35You came home with no one to accompany you,
00:26:37no gifts to present.
00:26:39Asking you to pay respects is hardly unreasonable.
00:26:42Your sister thought of the Shen family,
00:26:44unlike you,
00:26:45who married a beggar and disgraced our family.
00:26:47What dignity?
00:26:48Only because Yun-Kyao married into a wealthy family
00:26:51that you indulge her so.
00:26:53Insolent wretch!
00:26:54Have I been too lenient with you?
00:26:56These outrageous words,
00:26:57who taught you to say them?
00:26:59Am I wrong?
00:27:01In your heart,
00:27:03daughters are merely pawns
00:27:04to curry favor with the powerful.
00:27:06How dare you,
00:27:07speaking to your father like that!
00:27:13The Dragon Jade Pendon!
00:27:18No!
00:27:19I must inform His Majesty at once!
00:27:23Give back my Jade Pendant!
00:27:26This Jade Pendant is of fine quality!
00:27:29Did you steal it from somewhere, sister?
00:27:31Chi Yu gave me this pendant!
00:27:32Give it back now!
00:27:33That filthy beggar!
00:27:35Then it's even less likely to be His!
00:27:38He must have stolen it from somewhere!
00:27:40A Dragon Emblazoned Pendant!
00:27:41How could it possibly appear here?
00:27:43Turns out I was mistaken.
00:27:45Chi Yu may not match your noble birth!
00:27:47Just because you own pendants as a matter of course,
00:27:50does that mean Chi Yu is unworthy?
00:27:52Hmph!
00:27:53Guarding a beggar's trinket as though it were precious!
00:27:56Come to think of it,
00:27:57how strange!
00:27:58You've been out here for so long,
00:28:00yet your husband hasn't come looking for you.
00:28:02He doesn't seem to care, does he?
00:28:06Give me back the pendant!
00:28:08You can have it back!
00:28:09But first you must sever all ties with the Shen family!
00:28:13You father!
00:28:14Will you let Shen Yun-Kiao behave so brazenly?
00:28:16I am your daughter too!
00:28:18You insisted on marrying a beggar
00:28:20and brought shame upon the Shen family!
00:28:22From now on,
00:28:24I, Shen Zhao,
00:28:25have only one daughter,
00:28:26and that is Zhao Er!
00:28:32All I ask in this life is to be with someone sincere.
00:28:36Even plain meals and simple living
00:28:38are better than enduring scorn in the Shen family.
00:28:43Very well then.
00:28:45From this day forward,
00:28:49I, Shen Yun-King,
00:28:50sever all ties with the Shen family.
00:28:52We are strangers henceforth.
00:28:59For the sake of a filthy beggar,
00:29:01you choose to cut ties.
00:29:03Good thing the Shen family never counted on you.
00:29:07Isn't that what you think, father?
00:29:08Why should I stay and suffer in the Shen family?
00:29:11You!
00:29:14Give me the pendant.
00:29:16Not so easy!
00:29:18Someone,
00:29:18bring the burning coals from the kitchen
00:29:20and lay them on the ground.
00:29:21What are you doing?
00:29:29Greetings, your majesty.
00:29:32Who sent you here?
00:29:33I am the daughter of the Grand Chancellor Zhao Shun,
00:29:36Shao Wanner.
00:29:37The Dowager Empress sent me to attend to your majesty.
00:29:40I have state affairs to attend to.
00:29:42Leave.
00:29:43Your majesty,
00:29:44something terrible has happened.
00:29:46Her ladyship is at the Shen's.
00:29:48At the Shen's.
00:29:49What happened there?
00:29:51What is it?
00:29:52Speak!
00:29:53During her homecoming visit,
00:29:55the Shens mistreated her.
00:29:56They forced her ladyship to kneel.
00:29:58What?
00:30:00Please calm down, sire.
00:30:01Summon my men.
00:30:02Call the Shadow Guards
00:30:03and come with me to Shen residence.
00:30:06Sire, where are you going?
00:30:07The Dowager Empress said.
00:30:21Our body, hair, and skin are gifts from our parents.
00:30:25If you wish to sever ties,
00:30:26you must first repay the debt you owe them.
00:30:29Walk across and your wish shall be granted.
00:30:32No!
00:30:33The coals are burning so fiercely.
00:30:34Anyone who steps on them would never survive.
00:30:37I won't do it.
00:30:38Oh?
00:30:39It seems Elder Sister no longer wants the Jade Pendant.
00:30:42Don't throw it!
00:30:46Kiyu is the only person who ever truly cared for me.
00:30:49That pendant was left to him by his parents.
00:30:52I won't let his gift be desecrated.
00:30:55Fine.
00:30:57I'll walk.
00:31:20For the sake of a beggar,
00:31:22you'd actually go this far.
00:31:24You've truly lost your mind.
00:31:25Kiyu!
00:31:28A worthless Jade Pendant is enough
00:31:30for a pampered young lady to walk through hot coals.
00:31:33No wonder she'd marry a beggar.
00:31:36After all,
00:31:37a beggar has nothing of value to offer.
00:31:39No wonder Elder Sister treasures it so.
00:31:42I don't have much to offer you now.
00:31:44This Jade Pendant was my father's last gift to me.
00:31:47Now I give it to you.
00:31:56To you, I will get that Jade Pendant back.
00:32:11She actually made it through.
00:32:17Now.
00:32:20Can you return the Jade Pendant to me?
00:32:22You want it?
00:32:23Then you'll have to get it yourself.
00:32:25If you dare take it.
00:32:28This Jade Pendant is yours.
00:32:46He really does treasure it.
00:33:11You cherish so dearly your bond with that filthy beggar.
00:33:17If your face were ruined,
00:33:19would your beloved husband still want you?
00:33:22You!
00:33:23What are you doing glaring at me like that?
00:33:25I warned you long ago.
00:33:27Marrying a beggar leads to one fate
00:33:29being trampled underfoot.
00:33:30All you're scheming to torment me.
00:33:33Will it truly get you what you want?
00:33:40What I want is for you to spend the rest of your life
00:33:43hiding in the gutter.
00:33:45Like a rex.
00:33:46Watching me become the most exalted woman in this world.
00:33:55Master! Master!
00:33:56His Majesty is here!
00:33:58What did you say?
00:33:59His Majesty!
00:34:17Shanyun King!
00:34:28Shanyun King!
00:34:29Your Majesty!
00:34:35Shen Yun King, Shen Yun King, I'm sorry I'm late.
00:34:39Chi Yu, I didn't lose the Jade Pendant you gave me.
00:34:47Wasn't it supposed to be the Emperor? How can it be him?
00:34:51That filthy beggar can actually afford such lavish clothes!
00:34:55And these men, aren't they palace guards? Why would they follow a beggar?
00:35:00Mother, I heard that beggar's brother once held a post in the palace.
00:35:03How hard could it be to steal a few outfits?
00:35:06This beggar must be here because he lost face at the wedding last time and wants to save face.
00:35:10I heard there have been thefts in the palace. Could they be the ones behind it?
00:35:15What a joke! A filthy beggar dares put on a show at our Shen residence!
00:35:19Sister, look at the fine husband you chose. Being useless is one thing.
00:35:24But now to save face, he has the audacity to steal from the Imperial Palace.
00:35:28If the Emperor finds out, will you even survive?
00:35:31Incorrigible fool, you're courting death.
00:35:37What? What are you gonna do?
00:35:40Shen Yun King was wrong.
00:35:41It hurts.
00:35:53Who did this?
00:35:55It was me. So what? I was only trying to help my dear sister.
00:35:58Who would have thought she'd walk barefoot over hot coals just for some worthless jade pendant?
00:36:04I can't fathom what goes on in that head of hers. Utterly stupid.
00:36:08Shut your mouth! Who do you think you are to shriek and holler before me?
00:36:11So what if I berate her? She's the one who married a useless wretch like you.
00:36:15Compared to me, Shen Yun King, you're nothing but ants.
00:36:19Even if I wanted her dead today, she should kneel and thank me for it.
00:36:23Let's see how long you keep up this charade. Seize him!
00:36:29No one lays a hand on what's mine. Seize them!
00:36:33Yes, sir!
00:36:39How dare you! I am the lady of the Murong residence!
00:36:44Husband, save me!
00:36:46You filthy beggar! You dare lay hands on my wife? You must have a death wish!
00:36:52Wretched fool! Young Master Murong is of royal blood.
00:36:55If you dare touch him, you make an enemy of all the Murongs.
00:37:00Royal blood? So what?
00:37:01Anyone who touches my people will meet nothing but death.
00:37:06You filthy beggar! You're overplaying your hand!
00:37:09Before I lose my temper, let go now and I might spare your life!
00:37:13You've tormented Shen Yun King to such a wretched state.
00:37:17Shove their faces into the burning coals!
00:37:19No! Father, let me go!
00:37:21Scower! Father, do something!
00:37:23You dare touch me?
00:37:25When the Ministry of Justice arrives, they won't let you off!
00:37:28Wait!
00:37:29You said the Ministry of Justice?
00:37:33Scared now, aren't you? My brother is a court official.
00:37:36If you harm me, you're as good as dead!
00:37:41I'd like to see exactly who in the Ministry of Justice would indulge scum like you to be so brazen.
00:37:48Press him down!
00:37:51Shower! Let me go! Let me go!
00:37:53You worthless wretch! Want to die? Don't drag the Shen family down!
00:37:58Stop!
00:38:05Brother, brother, save me!
00:38:08Get him!
00:38:09Get him!
00:38:23You cur!
00:38:24You tried to hurt my brother?
00:38:26Insolent!
00:38:27What if I am?
00:38:29That voice!
00:38:31You're...
00:38:36Quite the authority you wield, Minister of Justice!
00:38:41Your Majesty!
00:38:43Your Majesty!
00:38:47Your Majesty!
00:38:48This beggar? Impossible!
00:38:51Brother, don't let this filthy beggar fool you!
00:38:54He stole from the Imperial Palace!
00:38:56These people were all bribed by him!
00:38:58You're new here!
00:38:59Mistakes are natural!
00:39:00But he really is just a filthy beggar, not the Emperor!
00:39:04Could I truly have been mistaken?
00:39:06I once caught a glimpse from afar of His Majesty's profile.
00:39:10Perhaps they just look alike.
00:39:12His Majesty would never appear in a place like this.
00:39:14You wretched girl! Look at the fine husband you chose!
00:39:17Now you've provoked young Master Murak!
00:39:19Let's see how you get out of this!
00:39:21My lord! You must seek justice for us!
00:39:23That filthy beggar and Shen Yun-King have no regard for decency!
00:39:26They tried to murder their own kin!
00:39:29Outrageous!
00:39:29In the Imperial Capital, such insolence won't be tolerated!
00:39:33Guards! Take them all and throw them into the justice dungeon!
00:39:36Interrogate them under torture!
00:39:38Hold on!
00:39:40What else do you have to say?
00:39:42I had no idea when you became the Deputy Minister of Justice.
00:39:45You're just a filthy beggar.
00:39:46How could you possibly know about court officials?
00:39:49My brother was appointed by the Dowager Empress.
00:39:52Regretting it now, are you?
00:39:53You even dare to deceive the Dowager Empress!
00:39:56The Murong family certainly has some nerve!
00:39:58Dowager Empress, you must seek justice for me!
00:40:01His Majesty married outside wed to the eldest daughter of the Shen family!
00:40:05For that woman's sake, His Majesty even laughed out at me!
00:40:09What?!
00:40:09You're saying the Emperor actually married some woman outside the palace?!
00:40:16Attendant!
00:40:18Prepare my palanquin!
00:40:21How dare you?!
00:40:22You dare offend the Empress?!
00:40:23How many heads do you have to spare?!
00:40:25Lord Murong, please see reason!
00:40:27The Shen family has severed all ties with Shen Yun-King!
00:40:29Whatever he said has nothing to do with us!
00:40:32My lord, the Shen family has always abided by the rules!
00:40:35We'd never dare malign the royals!
00:40:37We beg Lord Murong's fair judgment!
00:40:39Yes, my lord, please look into this!
00:40:41You filthy beggar! Offending royalty is a capital crime!
00:40:44My lord, you must not let him go!
00:40:45Shen Yun-King, your husband committed a grave crime!
00:40:48No one can save you today!
00:40:49I cannot let Chi-Yu come to harm!
00:40:53Have mercy, my lord!
00:40:54My husband was merely confused for a moment!
00:40:59Shen Yun-King!
00:41:03I'll take you to a physician now!
00:41:06Such audacity!
00:41:07You dare try to flee?!
00:41:08Guards, stop them!
00:41:12Anyone who dares stand in the way will be killed on sight!
00:41:15Yes, my lord!
00:41:28You think leaving will be that easy?
00:41:41Shen Yun!
00:41:49Shen Yun-Kiao!
00:41:50How can you be so vicious?
00:41:52Chi-Yu has never wronged you!
00:41:53How could you do this to him?
00:41:55That filthy beggar dared have someone disfigure me!
00:41:58Did you really think I'd let you walk away so easily?
00:42:04Don't bother looking!
00:42:05Your men are too busy to save you now!
00:42:09You're asking for death!
00:42:12Chi-Yu, I'm fine!
00:42:15Go now!
00:42:16Go!
00:42:17Can you really escape?
00:42:19Why won't you just leave me alone?!
00:42:21I must say, you are truly blessed to your sister!
00:42:24Even married off to a beggar, you still win tree laws!
00:42:27But the more that's so, the less I'll let you have your way!
00:42:31What lies between us should not involve the innocent!
00:42:34Do whatever you want to me!
00:42:37I beg you, let Chi-Yu go!
00:42:42Shen Yun-King!
00:42:45How touching!
00:42:46Even at a time like this, such devoted lovers you are!
00:42:50Since your bond runs so deep, I might as well send you off together!
00:43:01The Dowager Empress arrives!
00:43:13Who dares harm my son?!
00:43:16Greetings Dowager Empress!
00:43:20Who dares harm my son?!
00:43:27The physician!
00:43:28The physician!
00:43:29Fetch the physician!
00:43:29Quickly!
00:43:30Your majesty, this servant deserves death!
00:43:33Silence!
00:43:37Shen Yun-King!
00:43:38Ren Lu!
00:43:39Escort Yun-King back to the palace for treatment!
00:43:42If anything happens to Shen Yun-King, I will hold you responsible!
00:43:45Yes, your majesty!
00:43:53My son, your wound!
00:43:59Your majesty!
00:44:02Impossible!
00:44:03How can he be the emperor?
00:44:05I had it all figured out!
00:44:06Given a second life, and I chose wrong again!
00:44:12Spare me your majesty, please!
00:44:14Your majesty!
00:44:15Please forgive me!
00:44:16I was blind and foolish and hurt you by mistake!
00:44:20Your majesty, everyone in the Shen residence has been arrested!
00:44:24What?!
00:44:26You called him?!
00:44:27He was just a beggar!
00:44:28How can he be the emperor?!
00:44:29Mercy, your majesty!
00:44:31I know my wrongs!
00:44:32When you were tormenting Shen Yun-King, did you ever imagine this day would come?
00:44:37Hear my decree!
00:44:39Shen Zhao and his entire household are to be executed on the spot!
00:44:44My lady!
00:44:47Mo Dong-Ki, as a court official, abused his authority and aided in tyranny.
00:44:53Immediately, he was stripped of his post as deputy minister of justice and imprisoned alongside Mo Rongan.
00:45:01What?
00:45:02World Dowager Empress!
00:45:03I have committed a grave offense!
00:45:05But it was all the Shen family's doing!
00:45:08For my father's sake, I beg you, grant this guilty servant a chance to atone!
00:45:12Yes!
00:45:13Yes!
00:45:14Exactly!
00:45:14We beg the Dowager Empress for mercy!
00:45:16My son, though the two Mo Rong family sons are foolish, they were not the masterminds.
00:45:21Spare them this once and show leniency.
00:45:25But those two...
00:45:27As you wish, mother.
00:45:36Shen Yun-King.
00:45:36Shen Yun-King.
00:45:37Are you alright?
00:45:38Are you hurt?
00:45:39I'm fine.
00:45:40Lie back down.
00:45:41The physician said you shouldn't move with your wound.
00:45:43Physician?
00:45:45Why are we in the palace?
00:45:47The Dowager Empress saved us.
00:45:49The Dowager Empress?
00:45:54Mother!
00:45:54You wish to make Shen Yun-King your Empress?
00:45:57I will never allow it.
00:45:58I have already pledged myself to Shen Yun-King.
00:46:01Whether you consent or not, I will overcome any obstacle to make her my Empress.
00:46:06You...
00:46:08Very well.
00:46:09I will find an opportunity to test Shen Yun-King.
00:46:13If she passes my test, I will no longer stand in the way of your marriage.
00:46:18Thank you, mother.
00:46:19Until then, you must not reveal your identity to Shen Yun-King.
00:46:25Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to punish her.
00:46:28I shall remember.
00:46:30She left the palace to pray and passed by the Shen Estate.
00:46:33That's how she saved us.
00:46:35What about my father?
00:46:37The Dowager Empress ordered your sister and Murong-An to receive 50 lashes.
00:46:41Murong-An had long frequented pleasure houses so his body couldn't endure it and he fainted.
00:46:45She had no choice but to confine him.
00:46:47Your sister was sent to hard labor to perform hard labor.
00:46:50As for your parents...
00:46:51What happened to them?
00:46:54They were exiled.
00:46:58Exiled.
00:47:02From now on, I'll protect you.
00:47:06I got a guard post from her.
00:47:08She placed you at the Bureau of Servants.
00:47:10From now on, we'll both serve in the palace.
00:47:13Good. Now that we both have positions, after three to five years of service, we'll leave the palace together and
00:47:18live an ordinary life.
00:47:19All right.
00:47:23Shen Yun-Jing.
00:47:24I hope you can forgive me.
00:47:26Shen Yun-Jing.
00:47:31This is the Bureau of Palace Servants.
00:47:34So where do you guards stay?
00:47:36Shen Yun-Jing.
00:47:37We patrol all over the place. No fixed quarters.
00:47:42Don't worry. Whenever I'm free, I'll come visit you.
00:47:46Shen Yun-Jing.
00:47:57visiting the bureau without any advance notice
00:48:01this is the new maid shen yun king in the days ahead i must trouble steward lynn to look after
00:48:07her this is the bureau's steward steward lynn go to her if you need anything greetings steward lynn
00:48:15i see rest assured i'll take good care of shen yun king she's being far too gracious i'm here to
00:48:22work why does it feel like i'm here to be a mistress perhaps she's just a kind person
00:48:27that's good then you won't be bullied at the bureau shen yun king please follow me
00:48:43wash all of these clean we both serve in the bureau i have no reason to do your laundry
00:48:48how dare you even ask you took my duties so now i scrub chamber pots some people who knows what
00:48:54tricks they use to get into the bureau since steward lynn favors you so much giving you all the easy
00:48:59work
00:49:08give it back
00:49:11a dragon jade pendant only his majesty may to wear such a thing
00:49:15speak where did you steal this what his majesty give me back my pendant now
00:49:21go notify steward lynn at once yes
00:49:40jing shen you i i didn't mean to caesar now
00:49:48all of you stop
00:49:53your majesty
00:49:55this bureau is such a humble place you have never set foot here before i fear it may offend
00:50:01your sacred person allow this old servant to announce your arrival first no need
00:50:07i disguise myself as a senior attendant
00:50:10precisely to observe shen yun king as she truly is
00:50:13if she were to learn my identity it would only complicate matters
00:50:19palace rules are strict
00:50:20i was only gone for a brief moment and you've already grown so brazen
00:50:24what do you take this place for
00:50:26madam she did it all
00:50:30shen yun king stole his majesty's pendant i caught her and fearing exposure she actually tried to harm me
00:50:36theft is the gravest sin here than sticky fingers
00:50:39madam lynn you must punish her severely madam it's not what they say
00:50:43enough
00:50:47hand over the jade pendant
00:50:51the jade pendant is my own i said hand it over
00:51:01a dragon emblazoned jade pendant it really is his majesty's
00:51:11please judge fairly madam i truly did not know it belonged to his majesty
00:51:15madam please don't be deceived by her honeyed words
00:51:18she dared to steal his majesty's jade pendant
00:51:21who knows what other audacious things she might do in the future
00:51:24palace rules clearly state that for theft of goods worth more than one qian
00:51:29the left foot shall be severed and branding administered
00:51:32i will thoroughly investigate this matter
00:51:35until the truth is established the jade pendant shall remain in my custody
00:51:39if you are truly innocent i will see that justice is done
00:51:44rise
00:51:45thank you madam
00:51:48this is madam wang the new steward
00:51:50she will be working alongside me to manage the bureau
00:51:53madam wang
00:51:54all of you behave yourselves
00:51:56anyone caught shirking or scheming will be punished according to palace rules
00:52:00yes madam
00:52:01the matter of you bullying your fellow servants is unresolved
00:52:05scrubbing the chamber pots is now your duty
00:52:09you don't eat until you're done
00:52:13yes madam
00:52:17and here i thought you had some real talent so cunning and seductive so good at seducing
00:52:23people yet you still got punished
00:52:27let's see if you dare act so arrogant around us again
00:52:46there isn't that better
00:52:51your majesty miss jiao has come to the palace again today would you like to
00:52:56no send her back where she came from but
00:52:59and you i'm going to see shen yun king if you keep following won't that give me away
00:53:03i'll take my leave at once
00:53:07all done well done shen yun king
00:53:09shen yun king
00:53:11ji yu what are you doing here
00:53:15steward lin how could she make you do this i'll talk to her
00:53:18it's just chamber pots it's not a big deal
00:53:20don't bother the matrons
00:53:22all right
00:53:24by the way the jade pendant you gave me what's the story behind it
00:53:28why does everyone say it belongs to his majesty
00:53:34well my father once earned the title of top scholar
00:53:37to inspire future scholars
00:53:39his majesty bestowed the pendant upon him
00:53:42that's how it came to our family
00:53:43i see no wonder they keep mentioning his majesty
00:53:46i thought you were lying to me
00:53:49who's there
00:53:49it's matron wang go quickly
00:53:52tomorrow i'll be on duty under his majesty
00:53:54i'll find time to come see you then
00:53:56all right
00:54:00matrons i finished washing all the chamber pots
00:54:02finished then sweep the entire back courtyard from end to end
00:54:09yes ma'am
00:54:15finally done sweeping
00:54:23how dare you throw away my things
00:54:27granny wang gave the order herself
00:54:29deliver her medicine at dawn tomorrow
00:54:31she also said the medicine must be brewed with morning dew
00:54:35stay outside tonight to collect it
00:54:37morning dew
00:54:38that's right
00:54:39morning dew
00:54:40you all heard it
00:54:41i'm not making this up
00:54:43why does granny wang single me out
00:54:47after that jade pendant theft
00:54:48granny wang didn't punish you
00:54:50that was merciful enough
00:54:51all she's asking is for you to collect morning dew
00:54:55be grateful
00:54:55i never stole that jade pendant
00:54:57stop making false accusations
00:55:00not stolen
00:55:01then what his majesty personally gave it to you
00:55:03i
00:55:05forget it
00:55:06why do i even bother explaining to you people
00:55:08who said you could go in
00:55:10the night dew is heavy and cold
00:55:11i'm getting my own blanket
00:55:13you can't stop me
00:55:14such nerve
00:55:14this is the palace
00:55:15no yours or mine
00:55:17don't think steward lynn has your back
00:55:19you can do as you please
00:55:20move
00:55:25chen yon king
00:55:29chen yon king
00:55:30are you alright
00:55:31this
00:55:32who did this
00:55:33why is yunuch yuen lu here
00:55:35could he be
00:55:37you're all dead
00:55:39your majesty
00:55:41you're the emperor
00:55:47insolent fool
00:55:48this is the inner palace
00:55:50who permitted you to enter
00:55:51you must not reveal your identity
00:55:53to shen yon king
00:55:56i meant no offense
00:55:57i only saw someone was hurt
00:55:59and rushed forward to help
00:56:00he's not the emperor
00:56:01then why is yunuch yuen lu show him such deference
00:56:04yunuch yuen lu
00:56:05what on earth is going on
00:56:09you've all misunderstood
00:56:10this young guard bears some resemblance to his majesty
00:56:13so he was summoned to the palace for questioning
00:56:15he's new and doesn't know the rules
00:56:17don't you know this bureau is not to be entered freely
00:56:20forgive me madam
00:56:21it was all my fault
00:56:22i shouldn't have quarreled with yaochi
00:56:24and caused this young officer concern
00:56:27since you know you were wrong
00:56:28off with you now
00:56:29thank you madam
00:56:35your majesty
00:56:36just now i truly had no other choice
00:56:41go keep watch
00:56:43don't let the dowager blame yon king
00:56:45yes sire
00:56:48yunuch yuen lu
00:56:54steward lin
00:56:56is there anything else yunuch yuen lu
00:56:58no no nothing
00:57:04as for you
00:57:08i wonder who's backing her
00:57:10and what their status really is
00:57:11consorting with a guard is a grave offense
00:57:14yet madam wang only made her kneel
00:57:18now that you mention it
00:57:19you're right
00:57:20even the matter of the stolen jade pendant
00:57:23was hushed up
00:57:26tell me
00:57:26if the emperor found out
00:57:28someone stole his jade pendant
00:57:31what would he do to her
00:57:40i still worry the dowager will blame shen yun king
00:57:45then perhaps i should
00:57:48your majesty
00:57:49a maid seeks audience outside the study
00:57:51i
00:57:54i
00:58:04i
00:58:06i
00:58:22my my face you stupid fool what did you put in that bowl i i got this recipe from a
00:58:29taoist
00:58:30he said that after consuming it it would beautify the skin
00:58:35i only meant well for you auntie wong i was simply foolish for a moment an item of unknown origin
00:58:41and you dared serve it to someone what's going on inside that head of yours please forgive me i won't
00:58:47do it again luckily it was just an allergy and not life threatening but the rash on her face
00:58:56won't fade quickly guards drag her away and sell her off to a slave trader
00:59:02please spare me auntie
00:59:11auntie wong perhaps you could let me try
00:59:13you i've studied medical texts and can prepare remedies perhaps i can ease the rash on your face
00:59:19if my method works please spare jing shang's life
00:59:28his majesty hasn't paid any attention to me in ages
00:59:32yet i hear he has time to visit the bureau of palace servants
00:59:36who in the bureau of palace servants could have his majesty so preoccupied
00:59:42it's not me even if i had the nerve of a lion i wouldn't dare seduce his majesty
00:59:50now i remember yes someone at the bureau has that kind of nerve
00:59:56shen yun king if the noble consort thinks you're the one seducing his majesty
01:00:01let's see how arrogant you'll be then
01:00:06you need only wait six hours and the rash on your face will disappear
01:00:12it does look a bit unsightly but the rash does seem to be fading away
01:00:18you do have some skill thank you for the kind words
01:00:30thank you
01:00:33if it weren't for you today
01:00:35you can hit me or scold me i'll take it all
01:00:38why would i scold you
01:00:41you're willing to forgive me
01:00:42you're not so bad really
01:00:44just a bit sharp-tongued that's all
01:00:50your majesty i believe that
01:00:52his majesty's resolve to make her empress is no mere impulse
01:00:57genuine king truly possesses remarkable qualities
01:01:09it's her
01:01:19you're the one who seduced his majesty
01:01:25with that seductive fox face of hers
01:01:27no wonder she can't behave herself
01:01:29it's one thing for his majesty to find a bride outside
01:01:32but since when
01:01:33through the likes of you
01:01:35you lowly wretches dare to harbor such impudent thoughts
01:01:44when did shen yunking ever seduce his majesty
01:01:49jing xiang
01:01:51have you forgotten how treated you before
01:01:55jen yunking never once provoked me of her own accord
01:01:58it was you who picked fights on purpose
01:02:04jing xiang
01:02:07do you have any idea who i am
01:02:09that you dare act so insolent before me
01:02:11the one standing before you is the daughter of chancellor jow
01:02:15miss jow is the dowager empress's pick for empress
01:02:18you brainless fool
01:02:20how dare you provoke miss jow
01:02:23as the chancellor's daughter
01:02:25miss jow must be reasonable
01:02:26i never seduced his majesty
01:02:28i truly haven't
01:02:29please my lady have mercy on us
01:02:31let you go
01:02:34according to yaochi
01:02:35not only did you try to seduce his majesty
01:02:37you didn't even spare the guards
01:02:39i did no such thing
01:02:41flash her face for me
01:02:49stop
01:02:51the bureau of palace servants is part of the inner palace
01:02:55since when is it your place to interfere
01:02:57a mere old servant woman
01:02:59dares to raise her voice before me
01:03:03you how dare you
01:03:04miss jow
01:03:05the palace
01:03:06answers to his majesty and the dowager empress
01:03:09punishing servants yourself is against the rules
01:03:12i beg miss jow to show mercy
01:03:16his majesty and i grew up together
01:03:18i am the only candidate for empress
01:03:20this inner palace will be mine sooner or later
01:03:22dealing with a lowly maid is nothing worth mentioning
01:03:25preposterous
01:03:28you're nothing but a servant of lowly birth
01:03:30if i don't teach you a lesson you'll never know your place
01:03:33hold this wretch down for me as well
01:03:35yowchi how dare you
01:03:39i never imagined you could be so vicious
01:03:41i was truly blind
01:03:53a disfigured old servant
01:03:55daring to use the title of dowager empress
01:03:58you must have a debt for
01:04:00you still refuse to admit your wrongdoing
01:04:03what wrong have i committed
01:04:06blame your own lowly birth
01:04:08you could only enter the palace as slaves
01:04:11defying your masters is asking for death
01:04:14you bring me my whip
01:04:18as the steward of the bureau of palace servants
01:04:21you allowed a servant to seduce his majesty
01:04:24leading others astray
01:04:26your crime is unforgivable
01:04:34early next month marks the annual spring festival banquet
01:04:38this year all nobles will be attending
01:04:40prepare well for it
01:04:41rest assured sire
01:04:43i shall spare no effort
01:04:46insolent wretch
01:04:47disturbing his majesty
01:04:48do you know your crime
01:04:50your majesty
01:04:51your majesty
01:04:53greetings your majesty
01:04:54please come to the bureau of palace servants
01:04:57and save shen yung king
01:04:59what did you say
01:04:59shen yung king is in danger
01:05:09what are you doing
01:05:11miss jiao came here for me
01:05:14i can't let you be punished for no reason at all
01:05:20how touching
01:05:21since you so enjoy playing the martyr
01:05:23i shall grant your wish
01:05:25enough jiao wanner
01:05:26i warn you not to push this too far or else
01:05:29you dare call yourself that
01:05:30a slave who doesn't know her place
01:05:32today i shall teach you some manners
01:05:34on behalf of the dowager empress
01:05:36stop
01:05:41your majesty
01:05:43jiao wanner
01:05:43do you know who it is you were about to strike
01:05:47greetings dowager empress
01:05:48greetings dowager empress
01:05:50how could you possibly be the dowager empress
01:06:01how is this possible
01:06:03the dowager empress was merely testing you all
01:06:06yet you
01:06:07so arrogant and presumptuous
01:06:09dare to offend the dowager empress herself
01:06:11your majesty
01:06:12i didn't mean to do it
01:06:14please intercede with the dowager empress
01:06:16on my behalf
01:06:17your majesty
01:06:21i believe this matter is of great importance
01:06:24it concerns the dowager's dignity
01:06:26please judge this carefully
01:06:28i
01:06:37exactly
01:06:38you
01:06:40your majesty
01:06:41you still won't admit fault
01:06:42i know my error
01:06:44dowager empress
01:06:45i should not have spoken so in your presence
01:06:47those words were never my true intent
01:06:49it was all this servant's fault
01:06:51she told me a palace maid was seducing his majesty
01:06:54and i lost my composure
01:06:55miss jiao it was clearly you who told me to silence
01:06:59if you wretched slave hadn't misled me
01:07:01how would i have made such a grave offense
01:07:05dowager empress i am innocent
01:07:07innocent of what
01:07:08you were the one who incited us to bully shen yun king
01:07:11you spread that rumor about her
01:07:13that was you too
01:07:14you jing zhang
01:07:15how dare you betray me
01:07:16enough
01:07:19the palace maid yauchi has spread malicious rumors and violated palace rules
01:07:24she is to be taken away and sold at once
01:07:27have mercy now at your empress
01:07:29i am truly innocent
01:07:31shen yun king
01:07:32i saw you with that guard flirting with each other
01:07:34i never made anything up
01:07:39so
01:07:40you are the shen family's eldest
01:07:55shen yun king
01:07:57shen yun
01:07:59the dowager didn't punish you
01:08:01of course not
01:08:02she discussed the spring banquet with me
01:08:04asking if i had any thoughts on it
01:08:08that's a relief
01:08:13what is it
01:08:16shen yun king has passed the test
01:08:21so then may i tell her the truth
01:08:23and about making her empress
01:08:24there's no rush for that
01:08:26the spring festival banquet is next month
01:08:29the ministry can't handle both at once
01:08:31they simply don't have the manpower
01:08:33besides
01:08:34this is all too sudden
01:08:35i worry that the other ministers will object
01:08:42i suggest
01:08:44we let shen yun king organize the spring banquet
01:08:48if she can manage the banquet well
01:08:50it will not only prove her capability
01:08:52but also justify
01:08:54crowning her empress
01:08:55the dowager wants you to run the spring festival banquet
01:09:00me
01:09:02but i don't know how to do any of this
01:09:04don't worry
01:09:04with your talent
01:09:06you'll manage just fine
01:09:08i'll help you behind the scenes
01:09:17move it all of you
01:09:18anyone caught slacking off
01:09:20my whip doesn't have eyes
01:09:26useless
01:09:27still think you're some young lady
01:09:28in the discipline office
01:09:30nobody gets to slack off on my watch
01:09:40jen yun king
01:09:41this is all your fault
01:09:43get in
01:09:43don't touch me
01:09:44i'm the prime minister's daughter
01:09:46you'd better show me some respect
01:09:48the prime minister's daughter
01:09:51in my past life
01:09:52murong an rose at the spring banquet
01:09:54by the dowager empress
01:09:55if i can escape this wretched place
01:09:57and find a way to get murong an
01:09:58to the spring banquet
01:09:59i can turn it all around
01:10:05what a dump
01:10:06they actually expect me to wash clothes myself
01:10:08miss jow
01:10:09i have a favor to ask
01:10:10a favor for me
01:10:11why should i help you
01:10:13if i weren't down on my luck
01:10:16you wouldn't even be worthy of speaking to me
01:10:21my sister shen yun king
01:10:23is the reason i'm locked up here
01:10:24if you're willing to help me escape
01:10:26i'll repay you with everything i have
01:10:30shen yun king
01:10:33not bad
01:10:34the banquet arrangements are clear
01:10:36and well organized
01:10:37one can tell real thought went into this
01:10:43entrusting the banquet to you
01:10:44is quite a fine choice indeed
01:10:47your majesty
01:10:48something terrible
01:10:49the discipline office is on fire
01:10:51what
01:10:54shen yun king
01:10:55come with me to the discipline office
01:11:08sir what's the situation inside
01:11:10the fire burned the whole rear yard
01:11:12nearly half the people didn't make it out
01:11:14could it be that jow wanner has already
01:11:19belliger empress
01:11:20greetings your majesty
01:11:22greetings your majesty
01:11:24good you're alive
01:11:26at least i can answer to your father
01:11:28i've learned my lesson
01:11:30please lift my punishment
01:11:31this place
01:11:32i truly cannot bear another day
01:11:34very well
01:11:35with your temperament
01:11:36the discipline office serves no purpose anyway
01:11:40i also wish to ask your majesty
01:11:42to grant shen yun xiao a reward
01:11:44i survived this ordeal only because shen yun xiao risked her life to save me
01:11:49i recall that shen yun xiao and shen yun king are sisters
01:11:52how do you think i should reward her
01:11:54yun xiao is indeed my sister
01:11:56but the two of us have seldom been close
01:11:58we share no deep bond
01:11:59as for yun xiao's affairs
01:12:01it is not my place to interfere
01:12:02i leave it entirely to your majesty
01:12:04your majesty
01:12:05i believe that shen yun xiao is kind hearted
01:12:08perhaps there has been some misunderstanding
01:12:11very well
01:12:12she has been in the discipline office long enough
01:12:15and seems to have changed somewhat
01:12:17then let her leave the discipline office for now
01:12:20thank you for your grace your majesty
01:12:22jah wanner
01:12:23though i have lifted your punishment
01:12:25i never said you were free to go
01:12:27next month the marriage alliance with liao
01:12:30shall fall to you
01:12:33what a diplomatic marriage
01:12:34you refuse
01:12:36or would you remain in the discipline office
01:12:38no
01:12:40i obey your majesty
01:12:44return to the palace
01:12:45your majesty
01:12:46may i have a word with my sister
01:12:52shen yun king
01:12:53you ruined our parents and the murongs
01:12:55you made me suffer endlessly through every torment
01:12:58i will settle this score with you in time
01:13:00it's only been a moment
01:13:02and you've already forgotten your pain
01:13:04if you hadn't insisted on crossing me
01:13:06how would you have ended up like this
01:13:09i thought you'd truly become a phoenix
01:13:11but you're still a pheasant
01:13:13it seems the emperor never gave you a proper title
01:13:16what do you mean by that
01:13:21drop the act
01:13:22weren't you with his majesty
01:13:23shen yun king
01:13:25shen yun king
01:13:25the dowager empress wants you gone
01:13:27she has more orders for you
01:13:34shen yun king
01:13:35let's see how long you can stay so smug
01:13:37brother please just let me go out
01:13:40i'm cooped up here every day
01:13:41one of these days
01:13:42i'll lose my mind from it
01:13:44you dare complain
01:13:45if you and shen yun kiao hadn't been so foolish
01:13:48we wouldn't have provoked his majesty
01:13:49and i wouldn't have lost my position
01:13:52if you ask me
01:13:53it's all that wretch yun kiao's fault
01:13:55husband
01:13:57how are you back
01:13:58the dowager empress pardoned my punishment
01:14:00i don't have to stay there anymore
01:14:02you've brought this ruin upon us
01:14:03and you dare come back
01:14:05brother
01:14:05the one who wronged you is shen yun king
01:14:07instead of blaming each other
01:14:09why not think of a way to deal with her
01:14:11shen yun king
01:14:11she's probably already a consort by now
01:14:14how can we fight her
01:14:15i saw her at that office
01:14:17we spoke face to face
01:14:18shen yun king is just a lowly palace maid now
01:14:21she's no threat at all
01:14:23a palace maid
01:14:24did his majesty marry her on a whim
01:14:27if his majesty truly cared for her
01:14:29how could he bear to make her a servant
01:14:31i've already thought it through
01:14:32the spring banquet is early next month
01:14:34all the nobles and aristocrats
01:14:36will be invited to the palace to attend
01:14:38this is our only chance
01:14:39the spring banquet
01:14:40our morong family is on the guest list too
01:14:43then can i attend too
01:14:46all the banquet guests are high-ranking nobles
01:14:49we can't afford any mistakes
01:14:51oh stop worrying
01:14:52you've checked every detail several times already
01:14:55nothing will go wrong
01:14:56i hope so
01:15:07delicious
01:15:08have more if you like it
01:15:09plenty more in the palace
01:15:11only because our seats are so remote this time that no one patrols here
01:15:14otherwise we could never meet so openly like this
01:15:18shen yun king
01:15:22once the banquet is over
01:15:24i have something to tell you
01:15:26all right
01:15:27i'll be right here waiting
01:15:35husband look
01:15:40shen yun king
01:15:42she's actually with a guard
01:15:47you're on duty today
01:15:48hurry back now
01:15:52remember to wait for me
01:16:00dear sister simply can't go anywhere without a man by her side
01:16:06shen yun king
01:16:07forgotten your brother-in-law
01:16:09what barely cast aside by his majesty and already tangled up with a guard
01:16:15this is the imperial palace
01:16:16not your shen residence that indulges you
01:16:19your every move will reach his majesty and the dowager empress
01:16:23you've only just been released
01:16:25have you learned nothing
01:16:26my husband and i are invited to the palace banquet
01:16:29honored guests
01:16:30you are nothing but a servant
01:16:32if pleased they may reward you
01:16:35if they are displeased
01:16:36even if you die
01:16:37no one would care
01:16:39what are you doing
01:16:46shen yun kiao
01:16:47haven't you done enough to ruin me
01:16:51as long as you suffer
01:16:52i'm happy
01:16:55you escaped that incident at the shen residence only because you were lucky
01:16:59but now no one is here to protect you
01:17:03greetings your majesty the dowager empress
01:17:14greetings dowager empress
01:17:19shen yun king
01:17:20you've worked hard organizing the palace banquet
01:17:27it is my duty
01:17:28i don't find it hard at all
01:17:30dowager empress
01:17:32i have something to say
01:17:33speak
01:17:34i wish to report shen yun king for an affair with a guard
01:17:37i saw it with my own eyes
01:17:38shen yun king and the guard were all over each other
01:17:41when caught she tried to conceal it
01:17:43if she dares to be so bold in broad daylight
01:17:45imagine what she does behind closed doors
01:17:50i did have contact with the guard
01:17:52but it was not the sordid affair they claim
01:17:54before we entered the palace we had already shared our feelings
01:17:58in the palace we rarely met
01:18:00if you had a clear conscience
01:18:01why rush to leave the moment you saw us
01:18:04such an affair means death
01:18:06you may execute me
01:18:07but i beg you to show mercy and spare the young guard's life
01:18:10it was i who asked to meet him
01:18:16ultimately neither of you is innocent
01:18:20i implore the dowager empress to seize the guard and execute it alongside her
01:18:25please execute them both to uphold palace decorum
01:18:32there is indeed a strict rule in the palace that maids are forbidden from associating with guards
01:18:38but shen yun king organized the banquet with great devotion
01:18:42her merits offset her fault
01:18:44her punishment shall be waived
01:19:04she escaped punishment yet again
01:19:06how is shen yun king always so lucky
01:19:08first the emperor shielded her
01:19:10and now the dowager protects her
01:19:12they even gave her the spring banquet to organize
01:19:14since shen yun king is in charge of the spring banquet
01:19:17that makes things easy
01:19:18your majesty the banquet is over there
01:19:20where are you going
01:19:21the banquet is about to begin
01:19:23please change and head over now
01:19:25i've thought it over
01:19:25and i feel that i should tell the truth to young king sooner
01:19:29go fetch shen yun king at once and tell her to meet me there
01:19:32but
01:19:36what is it
01:19:37you've done a great service this time
01:19:39the nobles all praised the spring banquet
01:19:41even the dowager looked quite pleased
01:19:44that's good to hear
01:19:46someone awaits you in the rear yard
01:19:48hurry
01:19:49who
01:19:53assassin protect the dowager empress
01:19:56what happened in there
01:19:57an assassin disguised as a dancer attacked the empress
01:20:01young master moron took the blade for her
01:20:03the assassin escaped
01:20:05what
01:20:08take her away
01:20:11what are you doing
01:20:12the empress was attacked
01:20:13we have orders to arrest shen yun king
01:20:16for questioning at the court
01:20:27i shen yun king grieved the prime minister
01:20:29prime minister joe she was in charge of the banquet
01:20:32is her
01:20:32the palace is heavily guarded
01:20:34no one could get in easily
01:20:36shen yun king must have colluded with the assassin
01:20:38the one who sent wanner away is also named shen yun king
01:20:42how dare you
01:20:43you planted an assassin at the banquet to kill the empress
01:20:46what were you scheming
01:20:48everyone i arranged was verified
01:20:50as for how an assassin got in
01:20:52i truly do not know
01:20:53please grant me time to investigate
01:20:55of course you don't know
01:20:56before the banquet you met secretly with a guard
01:20:59whispering intimately
01:21:00you had no time to care for the empress's safety
01:21:02what there's more to this
01:21:04i can testify
01:21:05that guard is at the rights office now
01:21:07guards bring that guard here
01:21:08i will get to the bottom of this
01:21:17is it him
01:21:20yes that's him
01:21:28lord chancellor they've been brought in
01:21:33t you
01:21:34shen yun king do you know your crime
01:21:36the assassin i truly know nothing of it
01:21:39lord chancellor please grant me some time
01:21:41i will uncover the truth
01:21:42the palace banquet was arranged by your own hand
01:21:45you want to wash your hands of it now
01:21:47too late
01:21:48outside assassins used the banquet dance as cover to strike
01:21:51this was clearly premeditated
01:21:53whether or not she sent the assassin
01:21:55the dowager's safety was at risk
01:21:57she must answer for it
01:21:59i didn't
01:22:00lord chancellor please punish these two
01:22:03lord chancellor please judge fairly
01:22:05the banquet assassin is all my fault
01:22:07please do not implicate anyone else
01:22:09if my husband had not reacted in time
01:22:12and shielded the dowager
01:22:13even ten heads of yours wouldn't suffice
01:22:15i
01:22:15enough
01:22:16main shen yun king had an illicit affair
01:22:18defiling palace order
01:22:19she endangered the dowager
01:22:21both shall be executed immediately
01:22:24lord chancellor
01:22:24please withdraw this order
01:22:29qiyu
01:22:31i'm sorry for dragging you into this
01:22:33shen yun king
01:22:35let's see how you get out of this one
01:22:41i'd like to see who dares lay a hand on her
01:22:45your
01:22:46your majesty
01:22:47long live your majesty
01:22:49long live
01:22:50long live
01:22:55how is this possible
01:22:57shen yun king
01:22:58i'm sorry
01:22:58i deceived you
01:23:01greetings your majesty
01:23:03long live your majesty
01:23:05shen yun king
01:23:06your majesty
01:23:07what is going on
01:23:09how dare you all
01:23:10believing one side of the story
01:23:11and rushing to judgment
01:23:12condemning an innocent person to death
01:23:14such conduct
01:23:15how dare you call this governance
01:23:18if i'm not mistaken
01:23:20seizing me and bringing me here was your idea
01:23:22seeing the dowager in danger
01:23:24i acted out of urgency
01:23:26i didn't know the one with my sister was your majesty
01:23:28please forgive me your majesty
01:23:30i would never dare deceive your majesty
01:23:32my loyalty to your majesty
01:23:34heaven and earth can attest
01:23:35you have apposed shen yun king at every turn
01:23:38had i not been here today
01:23:39you would have had your way
01:23:41no
01:23:41i never intended to harm my sister
01:23:44i was truly worried about the dowager's health
01:23:46and lost my composure
01:23:47chancellor jiao
01:23:48you know this
01:23:49i truly did not
01:23:50enough yun kiao
01:23:51say no more
01:23:53your majesty
01:23:54what matters most right now
01:23:55is resolving the assassination attempt
01:23:57please render judgment
01:23:58and punish shen yun king
01:24:00the truth has not yet been established
01:24:02how can you be sure she did this
01:24:04as the person in charge of the spring festival banquet
01:24:07she let assassins into the palace
01:24:09and attacked the dowager empress
01:24:11her crime warrants death
01:24:12please order immediately her imprisonment
01:24:15and thorough interrogation
01:24:16the chancellor speaks rightly
01:24:18had my husband not been present today
01:24:20the dowager empress might not have survived
01:24:22your majesty
01:24:23my safety matters little
01:24:25but if shen yun king goes unpunished
01:24:27should such an incident occur again
01:24:28who will safeguard the palace
01:24:30i implore your majesty to deal with shen yun king
01:24:32how dare you murong an
01:24:35you presume to force my hand
01:24:38if i can produce evidence proving shen yun king's innocence
01:24:42what punishment shall you face
01:24:44impossible
01:24:49impossible
01:24:50jiao xun
01:24:51i am speaking to you
01:24:55if i have falsely accused shen yun king today
01:24:58i am willing to suffer the same punishment as she
01:25:02very well
01:25:02guards bring them in
01:25:09your majesty is wise
01:25:11by your majesty's command
01:25:12this servant planted informants in advance
01:25:15and apprehended the assassin in time
01:25:17mercy your majesty
01:25:18the attack on the empress dowager
01:25:20was ordered by shen yun kiao the two of them
01:25:22i was truly forced into it
01:25:24what
01:25:26it's
01:25:27it's over
01:25:30jiao xun
01:25:31do not think i am unaware you did this for your daughter
01:25:33jiao wanner
01:25:34since you wanted shen yun king dead
01:25:36i will not let you live either
01:25:38guards
01:25:38take it
01:25:39your majesty
01:25:40i have served great xia with devotion for decades
01:25:43how can your majesty treat me like this
01:25:45and all of you
01:25:46believing one-sided claims
01:25:48and rushing to judge
01:25:49harming the innocent
01:25:50with such conduct
01:25:51how dare you call yourselves officials
01:25:53your majesty
01:25:54we acknowledge our fault
01:25:56three months salary shall be docked
01:25:57should this happen again
01:25:59i will show no leniency
01:26:00we thank your majesty for his mercy
01:26:02as for you two
01:26:03mercy your majesty
01:26:05it was all shen yun kiao
01:26:06it was her wretched idea
01:26:08you're lying
01:26:08your majesty
01:26:09i was merely jealous of my sister young king
01:26:11i never meant to harm the empress dowager
01:26:14the assassination was murong an's idea
01:26:16even him taking a blade for her was staged by himself
01:26:19wretched woman
01:26:20how dare you betray me
01:26:21enough
01:26:23murong an and shen yun kiao
01:26:24as masterminds shall be executed immediately
01:26:27the seamstress shall be held at court
01:26:29to await sentencing
01:26:31mercy your majesty
01:26:32mercy your majesty
01:26:33mercy
01:26:35wait
01:26:44your majesty
01:26:45i wish to ask you to spare shen yun kiao from death
01:26:48why is that
01:26:49she tried to harm me time and again
01:26:51if she were simply put to death
01:26:53she'd be getting off easy
01:26:55jen yun king
01:26:56how dare you do this to me
01:26:57i hate you
01:26:58if not for you
01:26:59i should be the one enjoying all of this
01:27:02you're wrong
01:27:03it wasn't i who made you this way
01:27:05it was yourself
01:27:06the fate you face now
01:27:08is entirely of your own making
01:27:09very well
01:27:11jen yun kiao shall be made a lowly slave
01:27:13vanished to southern prefecture
01:27:15never to set foot in the capital again
01:27:17no i won't go
01:27:18i refuse to go to southern prefecture
01:27:20i want to be an imperial noble lady
01:27:22i want to be the distinguished woman in the world
01:27:27young king
01:27:28so what is your majesty's true name
01:27:32hong yu
01:27:34hong yu
01:27:35now that the guilty have been punished
01:27:37his majesty and her ladyship have finally found their happy union
01:27:41my lady
01:27:44from this day forward
01:27:45i shall make you my empress
01:28:05the empress investiture ceremony now begins
01:28:24long live your majesty
01:28:27rise
01:28:31chen yun king
01:28:32from this day on
01:28:33you are my wife
01:28:34i intend to abolish the imperial harem
01:28:36the inner palace shall have but one mistress
01:28:38and that is you my empress
01:28:40shen yun king
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