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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?
00:16:26Shen Yun-King, you're giving me something so beautiful to me.
00:16:27Shen Yun-King's diary.
00:16:41Shen Yun-King.
00:17:22This bed is far too hard.
00:17:39Now it's hot.
00:17:41Shen Yunqing, are you alright? Did you burn yourself?
00:17:44I'm fine, don't worry. Breakfast is ready. Eat while it's still warm. I need to step out for a bit.
00:17:49Where are you going?
00:17:51Today is the day a new bride visits your family. The charms I'm making for my parents need a few
00:17:55more stitches.
00:17:56I need to buy some thread before we head back.
00:17:58Then I'll go with you.
00:18:00Alright.
00:18:06Greetings, your majesty.
00:18:09Your majesty.
00:18:14Greetings, your majesty.
00:18:17What's wrong? Are you unwell?
00:18:21What happened to his majesty? Is he ill?
00:18:24You're much?
00:18:24Oh, there's plenty of dirt around here. No need for such a beau, friend.
00:18:28Yuan Lu.
00:18:29What are you doing?
00:18:30Are you alright?
00:18:31I'm fine. Don't worry.
00:18:33They are.
00:18:34The palace is complicated. Once it's settled, I'll tell Yunqing who I am.
00:18:38Oh, they.
00:18:39They're here looking for Yuan Lu.
00:18:41Oh, right. My friends. They're here for me.
00:18:43I used to serve at the palace. We're all old friends.
00:18:47Oh.
00:18:48Shen Yunqing, let me help Yuan Lu with the guests. Can you buy the thread yourself?
00:18:52Alright.
00:18:58Greetings, your majesty.
00:19:00Tell me, what happened?
00:19:02Word came from the palace. The dowager empress worried over you, overtaxed herself and suddenly fainted.
00:19:07What? Yuan Lu, stay and protect Yuanqing.
00:19:10Yes, sire.
00:19:10The rest of you, return to the palace with me.
00:19:17Also, have someone select fine gifts and send them to the Shen residence as Yuanqing's homecoming gifts.
00:19:23Yes, sire. Let's go.
00:19:25Hot buns! Come and get them!
00:19:27Come have a look! Good deals on fine goods! Come have a look!
00:19:31Jae Yu is home entertaining guests. I'd better not go back and disturb him.
00:19:36Father never approved of Ji Yu's status.
00:19:38I'd only be humiliated if I went back. I'll just go on my own.
00:19:49They're family, after all. No matter how painful, I still have to face them. Let's go in.
00:19:56Father, your daughter is home!
00:19:58Father, your daughter is home!
00:20:05Father, why did you come back alone, sister?
00:20:11Today is the bridal homecoming. Why did you come back alone, sister? Could it be?
00:20:15You're afraid your beggar husband would embarrass you, so you wouldn't even let him come back with you.
00:20:22My husband had matters to tend to.
00:20:24Shen Yunqing, married to a beggar. You must have suffered quite a bit. You'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! My husband doesn't know, but my sister has always enjoyed keeping you company of low-lifes.
00:20:42If you brought her to our Murong residence, she might not even feel at home.
00:20:46You needn't trouble yourself. I'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!
00:20:57On 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?
00:22:28And 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.
00:22:39She 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!
00:22:58Congratulations!
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 Liu, 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.
00:23:43Such 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 or 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.
00:24:42Fine.
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, I suffered endlessly.
00:24:54Why should Shen Yun-King 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 so 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 all of Vermillion Bird Street on your knees,
00:25:29telling everyone that you married a beggar and brought shame upon the Shen family,
00:25:36and that you willingly choose to sever all ties with the Shen family.
00:25:45Greetings, Your Majesty.
00:25:46Greetings, Your Majesty.
00:25:49Mother.
00:25:51Didn'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, you dared sneak out and cause trouble.
00:26:04The consort selection, you may decide, Mother.
00:26:07Since you are well, I'll take my lead.
00:26:09You!
00:26:12Your Majesty, the memorials have been piling up for days.
00:26:15If you delay any further, urgent matters may suffer.
00:26:17Please put state affairs first, Your Majesty.
00:26:20After reviewing them, you can still reach Shen residence 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?
00:26:49Only because Yun-Kiao 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?
00:27:00Am 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 Pendant!
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?
00:27:31Kiyu 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.
00:27:45Kiyu may not match your noble birth!
00:27:47Just because you own pendants as a matter of course,
00:27:50does that mean Kiyu 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 Huaner.
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 Shen's 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
00:30:23are 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
00:30:30and your wish shall be granted.
00:30:32No, the coals are burning so fiercely.
00:30:34Anyone who steps on them
00:30:36would never survive.
00:30:37I won't do it.
00:30:38Oh?
00:30:39It seems Elder Sister
00:30:40no longer wants the Jade Pendant.
00:30:42Don't throw it.
00:30:46Kiyu is the only person
00:30:48who ever truly cared for me.
00:30:49That pendant was left to him
00:30:51by his parents.
00:30:52I won't let his gift be desecrated.
00:30:56Fine.
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
00:31:30is enough for a pampered young lady
00:31:31to 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
00:31:40treasures it so.
00:31:42I don't have much to offer you now.
00:31:44This Jade Pendant
00:31:45was my father's last gift to me.
00:31:47Now I give it to you.
00:31:56To you,
00:31:57I will get that Jade Pendant back.
00:32:07To you,
00:32:11I will get that Jade Pendant back.
00:32:18Now...
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.
00:32:46She really does treasure it.
00:33:08Found it!
00:33:09Finally found it!
00:33:12You cherish so dearly
00:33:14your bond with that filthy beggar.
00:33:17If your face were ruined,
00:33:19would your beloved husband
00:33:21still want you?
00:33:22You!
00:33:23What are you doing
00:33:24glaring at me like that?
00:33:25I warned you long ago.
00:33:27Marrying a beggar
00:33:28leads 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
00:33:41is for you to spend
00:33:42the rest of your life
00:33:43hiding in the gutter.
00:33:45Like a rex
00:33:46watching me become
00:33:47the most exalted woman
00:33:49in this world.
00:33:55Master! Master!
00:33:56His Majesty is here!
00:33:58What did you say?
00:33:59His Majesty!
00:34:27Your Majesty!
00:34:35Shen Yun-King
00:34:36Shen Yun-King
00:34:38I'm sorry I'm late.
00:34:39Ji-Yu
00:34:41I didn't lose
00:34:42the Jade Pendant
00:34:43you gave me.
00:34:47Wasn't it supposed
00:34:48to be the Emperor?
00:34:49How can it be him?
00:34:51That filthy beggar
00:34:52can actually afford
00:34:53such lavish clothes!
00:34:55And these men
00:34:56aren't they palace guards?
00:34:58Why would they
00:34:58follow a beggar?
00:35:00Mother
00:35:00I heard that beggar's brother
00:35:02once held a post
00:35:02in the palace.
00:35:03How hard could it be
00:35:04to steal a few outfits?
00:35:06This beggar must be here
00:35:07because he lost face
00:35:08at the wedding last time
00:35:09and wants to save face.
00:35:10I heard there have been
00:35:11thefts in the palace.
00:35:12Could they be
00:35:13the ones behind it?
00:35:15What a joke!
00:35:16A filthy beggar
00:35:17dares put on a show
00:35:18at our Shen residence!
00:35:19Sister!
00:35:20Look at the fine
00:35:21husband you chose!
00:35:22Being useless
00:35:23is one thing
00:35:23but now to save face?
00:35:25He has the audacity
00:35:26to steal from
00:35:26the Imperial Palace.
00:35:28If the Emperor
00:35:28finds out
00:35:29will you even survive?
00:35:31Incorrigible fool!
00:35:32You're courting death!
00:35:37What?
00:35:38What are you gonna do?
00:35:40Shen Yun King
00:35:40what's wrong?
00:35:41It hurts.
00:35:53Who did this?
00:35:55It was me.
00:35:55So what?
00:35:56I was only trying
00:35:57to help my dear sister.
00:35:58Who would have thought
00:35:59she'd walk barefoot
00:36:00over hot coals
00:36:01just for some
00:36:02worthless jade pendant?
00:36:04I can't fathom
00:36:05what goes on
00:36:05in that head of hers.
00:36:07Utterly stupid.
00:36:08Shut your mouth!
00:36:08Who do you think
00:36:09you are to shriek
00:36:10and holler before me?
00:36:11So what if I berate her?
00:36:13She's the one
00:36:13who married
00:36:14a useless wretch like you.
00:36:15Compared to me,
00:36:16Shen Yun King,
00:36:17you're nothing but ants.
00:36:19Even if I wanted
00:36:20her dead today,
00:36:21she should kneel
00:36:22and thank me for it.
00:36:23Let's see how long
00:36:24you keep up this charade.
00:36:25Seize him!
00:36:29No one lays a hand
00:36:31on what's mine.
00:36:32Seize them!
00:36:33Yes, sir!
00:36:39How dare you!
00:36:40I am the lady
00:36:41of the Morong residence!
00:36:44Husband, save me!
00:36:46You filthy beggar!
00:36:48You dare lay hands
00:36:49on my wife?
00:36:49You must have
00:36:50a death wish!
00:36:52Wretched fool!
00:36:53Young Master Morong
00:36:54is of royal blood.
00:36:55If you dare touch him,
00:36:57you make an enemy
00:36:58of all the Morongs.
00:37:00Royal blood?
00:37:01So what?
00:37:01Anyone who touches
00:37:02my people
00:37:03will meet nothing
00:37:04but death.
00:37:06You filthy beggar!
00:37:07You're overplaying
00:37:08your hand!
00:37:09Before I lose my temper,
00:37:11let go now
00:37:11and I might spare
00:37:12your life!
00:37:13You've tormented
00:37:14Shen Yun King
00:37:14to such a wretched state.
00:37:17Shove their faces
00:37:18into the burning coals!
00:37:19No!
00:37:20Father, let me go!
00:37:21Scower!
00:37:22Father, do something!
00:37:23You dare touch me?
00:37:25When the Ministry
00:37:26of Justice arrives,
00:37:27they won't let you off!
00:37:28Wait!
00:37:29You said
00:37:30the Ministry
00:37:31of Justice?
00:37:33Scared now, aren't you?
00:37:34My brother
00:37:35is a court official.
00:37:36If you harm me,
00:37:38you're as good as dead!
00:37:41I'd like to see
00:37:43exactly who
00:37:44in the Ministry
00:37:45of Justice
00:37:45would indulge
00:37:46scum like you
00:37:47to be so brazen.
00:37:48Press him down!
00:37:51Shower!
00:37:51Let me go!
00:37:52Let me go!
00:37:53You worthless wretch!
00:37:55Want to die?
00:37:55Don't drag the
00:37:56Shen family down!
00:37:58Stop!
00:38:05Brother!
00:38:06Brother!
00:38:06Save me!
00:38:08Get him!
00:38:09Shoot!
00:38:23You cur!
00:38:24You tried to hurt
00:38:25my brother?
00:38:26Insolent!
00:38:27What if I am?
00:38:29That voice...
00:38:31You're...
00:38:36Quite the authority
00:38:37you wield,
00:38:38Minister of Justice.
00:38:41Your Majesty!
00:38:43Your Majesty!
00:38:47Your Majesty!
00:38:48This beggar?
00:38:49Impossible!
00:38:51Brother!
00:38:52Don't let this
00:38:53filthy beggar fool you!
00:38:54He stole from
00:38:55the Imperial Palace!
00:38:56These people
00:38:57were all bribed by him!
00:38:58You're new here!
00:38:59Mistakes are natural!
00:39:00But he really is
00:39:01just a filthy beggar!
00:39:02Not the Emperor!
00:39:04Could I truly
00:39:05have been mistaken?
00:39:06I once caught a glimpse
00:39:07from afar
00:39:08of His Majesty's profile.
00:39:10Perhaps they just
00:39:11look alike.
00:39:12His Majesty would never
00:39:13appear in a place
00:39:13like this.
00:39:14You wretched girl!
00:39:15Look at the fine
00:39:16husband you chose!
00:39:17Now you've provoked
00:39:18young Master Murak!
00:39:19Let's see how
00:39:20you get out of this!
00:39:21My lord!
00:39:21You must seek justice
00:39:22for us!
00:39:23That filthy beggar
00:39:24and Shen Yun-King
00:39:25have no regard
00:39:25for decency!
00:39:26They tried to murder
00:39:27their own kin!
00:39:29Outrageous!
00:39:29In the Imperial Capital
00:39:31such insolence
00:39:32won't be tolerated!
00:39:33Guards!
00:39:33Take them all
00:39:34and throw them
00:39:34into the Justice Dungeon!
00:39:36Interrogate them
00:39:36under torture!
00:39:38Hold on!
00:39:40What else do you
00:39:41have to say?
00:39:42I had no idea
00:39:42when you became
00:39:43the Deputy Minister
00:39:44of Justice.
00:39:45You're just
00:39:45a filthy beggar.
00:39:46How could you
00:39:47possibly know
00:39:48about court officials?
00:39:49My brother
00:39:50was appointed
00:39:50by the Dowager Empress.
00:39:52Regretting it now,
00:39:53are you?
00:39:53You even dare
00:39:54to deceive
00:39:55the Dowager Empress?
00:39:56The Morong family
00:39:57certainly has
00:39:57some nerve.
00:39:58Dowager Empress,
00:39:59you must seek
00:40:00justice for me!
00:40:02His Majesty
00:40:02married outside
00:40:03wed to the eldest
00:40:04daughter of the
00:40:05Shen family.
00:40:05For that woman's sake,
00:40:07His Majesty
00:40:07even lashed out at me!
00:40:09What?
00:40:09You're saying
00:40:10the Emperor
00:40:10actually married
00:40:11some woman
00:40:12outside the palace?
00:40:16Attendant!
00:40:18Prepare my palanquin!
00:40:21How dare you!
00:40:22You dare offend
00:40:23the Empress?
00:40:23How many heads
00:40:24do you have to spare?
00:40:25Lord Morong,
00:40:26please see reason.
00:40:27The Shen family
00:40:28has severed all ties
00:40:29with Shen Yun King.
00:40:30Whatever he said
00:40:30has nothing to do
00:40:31with us.
00:40:32My lord,
00:40:32the Shen family
00:40:33has always abided
00:40:34by the rules.
00:40:35We'd never dare
00:40:36malign the royals.
00:40:37We beg Lord Morong's
00:40:38fair judgment.
00:40:39Yes, my lord,
00:40:40please look into this.
00:40:41You filthy beggar!
00:40:42Offending royalty
00:40:42is a capital crime!
00:40:44My lord,
00:40:44you must not let him go!
00:40:45Shen Yun King,
00:40:46your husband
00:40:47committed a grave crime.
00:40:48No one can save
00:40:49you today.
00:40:50I cannot let
00:40:50Qi Yu come to harm.
00:40:53Have mercy, my lord.
00:40:54My husband was
00:40:55merely confused
00:40:56for a moment.
00:40:59Shen Yun King,
00:41:03I'll take you
00:41:03to a physician now.
00:41:06Such audacity!
00:41:07You dare try to flee?
00:41:08Guards!
00:41:09Stop them!
00:41:13Anyone who dares
00:41:13stand in the way
00:41:14will be killed on sight.
00:41:15Yes, my lord!
00:41:28You think leaving
00:41:29will be that easy?
00:41:41Chase, you!
00:41:49Shen Yun Kiao!
00:41:50How can you be so vicious?
00:41:52Qi Yu has never wronged you.
00:41:53How could you do this
00:41:54to him?
00:41:55That filthy beggar
00:41:56dared have someone
00:41:56disfigure me.
00:41:58Did you really think
00:41:59I'd let you walk away
00:42:00so easily?
00:42:04Don't bother looking.
00:42:05Your men are too busy
00:42:07to save you now.
00:42:09You're asking for death!
00:42:12Qi Yu, I'm fine.
00:42:15Go now.
00:42:16Go.
00:42:17Can you really escape?
00:42:19Why won't you
00:42:20just leave me alone?
00:42:21I must say,
00:42:22you are truly blessed
00:42:23to your sister.
00:42:24Even married off
00:42:25to a beggar,
00:42:26you still win tree love.
00:42:27But the more that's so,
00:42:29the less I'll let you
00:42:30have your way.
00:42:30What lies between us
00:42:32should not involve
00:42:33the innocent.
00:42:34Do whatever you want
00:42:36to me.
00:42:37I beg you,
00:42:38let Qi Yu go.
00:42:42Shen Yun King!
00:42:45How touching!
00:42:46Even at a time like this,
00:42:48such devoted lovers you are.
00:42:50Since your bond
00:42:51runs so deep,
00:42:52I might as well
00:42:53send you off together.
00:42:54Die!
00:42:55Die!
00:42:56Die!
00:42:56Die!
00:42:57Die!
00:42:59Die!
00:42:59Die!
00:43:02The Dowager Empress arrived!
00:43:13Who dares harm my son?
00:43:16Greetings, Dowager Empress.
00:43:20He's truly the Emperor?
00:43:27The physician!
00:43:29Fetch the physician!
00:43:29Quickly!
00:43:30Your Majesty,
00:43:32this servant
00:43:32deserves death!
00:43:33Silence!
00:43:37Shen Yun King!
00:43:38Ren Lu!
00:43:39Escort Yun King
00:43:40back to the palace
00:43:41for treatment.
00:43:42If anything happens
00:43:42to Shen Yun King,
00:43:44I will hold you responsible.
00:43:45Yes, Your Majesty.
00:43:54My son,
00:43:55your wound.
00:43:59Your Majesty!
00:44:01Your Majesty!
00:44:02Impossible!
00:44:03How can he be the Emperor?
00:44:04I had it all figured out.
00:44:06Given a second life,
00:44:08and I chose wrong again.
00:44:12Spare me,
00:44:13Your Majesty!
00:44:13Please!
00:44:14Your Majesty!
00:44:15Please forgive me!
00:44:16I was blind and foolish
00:44:17and hurt you by mistake!
00:44:20Your Majesty,
00:44:21everyone in the Shen residence
00:44:22has 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
00:44:33Shen Yun King,
00:44:34did you ever imagine
00:44:35this day would come?
00:44:37Hear my decree.
00:44:39Shen Zhao and his entire household
00:44:41are to be executed
00:44:42on the spot.
00:44:44My lady!
00:44:47Moronghi,
00:44:48as a court official,
00:44:49abused his authority
00:44:50and aided in tyranny.
00:44:53Immediately,
00:44:54he was stripped of his post
00:44:56as Deputy Minister of Justice
00:44:58and imprisoned
00:44:59alongside Morong An.
00:45:01Hold down,
00:45:02dear Empress!
00:45:03I have committed
00:45:04a grave offence,
00:45:05but it was all
00:45:06the Shen family's doing.
00:45:08For my father's sake,
00:45:09I beg you,
00:45:10grant this guilty servant
00:45:11a chance to atone.
00:45:13Yes, yes, exactly!
00:45:14We beg the Dowager
00:45:15Empress for mercy!
00:45:16My son,
00:45:17though the two
00:45:17Morong family's sons
00:45:19are foolish,
00:45:19they were not
00:45:20the masterminds.
00:45:21Spare them this once
00:45:22and show leniency.
00:45:25But those two,
00:45:27as you wish, Mother.
00:45:36Shen Yun King.
00:45:37Shi Yu,
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
00:45:42you shouldn't move
00:45:43with your wound.
00:45:43Physician?
00:45:45Why are we in the palace?
00:45:47The Dowager Empress
00:45:48saved us.
00:45:49The Dowager Empress?
00:45:54Mother!
00:45:55You wish to make
00:45:55Shen Yun King
00:45:56your Empress?
00:45:57I will never allow it.
00:45:58I have already
00:45:59pledged myself
00:46:00to Shen Yun King.
00:46:01Whether you consent
00:46:02or not,
00:46:03I will overcome
00:46:03any obstacle
00:46:04to make her my Empress.
00:46:07You...
00:46:08Very well.
00:46:09I will find
00:46:10an opportunity
00:46:11to test Shen Yun King.
00:46:13If she passes
00:46:14my test,
00:46:14I will no longer
00:46:15stand in the way
00:46:16of your marriage.
00:46:18Thank you, Mother.
00:46:19Until then,
00:46:21you must not reveal
00:46:22your identity
00:46:23to Shen Yun King.
00:46:24Otherwise,
00:46:25I have plenty of ways
00:46:26to punish her.
00:46:28I shall remember.
00:46:30She left the palace
00:46:31to pray
00:46:31and passed
00:46:32by the Shen Estate.
00:46:33That's how
00:46:34she saved us.
00:46:35What about my father?
00:46:37The Dowager Empress
00:46:38ordered your sister
00:46:39and Murongan
00:46:39to receive 50 lashes.
00:46:41Murongan had long
00:46:42frequented pleasure houses
00:46:43so his body
00:46:43couldn't endure it
00:46:44and he fainted.
00:46:45She had no choice
00:46:46but to confine him.
00:46:47Your sister was sent
00:46:48to hard labor
00:46:49to 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,
00:47:03I'll protect you.
00:47:06I got a guard post
00:47:07from her.
00:47:07She placed you
00:47:08at the Bureau of Servants.
00:47:10From now on,
00:47:11we'll both serve
00:47:12in the palace.
00:47:13Good.
00:47:13Now that we both
00:47:14have positions,
00:47:15after three to five years
00:47:16of service,
00:47:17we'll leave the palace
00:47:18together and live
00:47:18an ordinary life.
00:47:20Alright.
00:47:23Shen Yun King,
00:47:24I hope you can forgive me.
00:47:30this is the Bureau
00:47:32of Palace Servants.
00:47:34So where do you
00:47:35guards stay?
00:47:36We patrol all over
00:47:38the place.
00:47:39No fixed quarters.
00:47:42Don't worry.
00:47:43Whenever I'm free,
00:47:44I'll come visit you.
00:47:46Alright.
00:47:57Visiting the Bureau
00:47:58without any advance notice?
00:48:01This is the new maid,
00:48:03Shen Yun King.
00:48:04In the days ahead,
00:48:05I must trouble
00:48:06Steward Lin
00:48:06to look after her.
00:48:09This is the Bureau's
00:48:10steward,
00:48:11Steward Lin.
00:48:12Go to her
00:48:12if you need anything.
00:48:14Greetings,
00:48:14Steward Lin.
00:48:15I see.
00:48:16Rest assured,
00:48:17I'll take good care
00:48:18of Shen Yun King.
00:48:20She's being far
00:48:21too gracious.
00:48:21I'm here to work.
00:48:22Why does it feel
00:48:23like I'm here
00:48:24to be a mistress?
00:48:25Perhaps she's just
00:48:26a kind person.
00:48:27That's good then.
00:48:28You won't be bullied
00:48:29at the Bureau.
00:48:30Shen Yun King,
00:48:31please follow me.
00:48:43Wash all of these clean.
00:48:45We both serve
00:48:46in the Bureau.
00:48:47I have no reason
00:48:48to do your laundry.
00:48:49How dare you even ask?
00:48:50You took my duties,
00:48:51so now I scrub
00:48:52chamber pots.
00:48:53Some people,
00:48:54who knows what tricks
00:48:54they use to get
00:48:55into the Bureau,
00:48:56since Steward Lin
00:48:57favors you so much,
00:48:58giving you all
00:48:59the easy work.
00:49:08Give it back!
00:49:11A Dragon Jade pendant.
00:49:13Only His Majesty
00:49:14made to wear
00:49:14such a thing.
00:49:15Speak!
00:49:16Where did you steal this?
00:49:17What, His Majesty?
00:49:18Give me back
00:49:19my pendant now!
00:49:21Go notify
00:49:22Steward Lin at once.
00:49:23Yes!
00:49:40King Shen!
00:49:42You!
00:49:42I...
00:49:43I didn't mean to!
00:49:44Seize her now!
00:49:48All of you,
00:49:49stop!
00:49:53Your Majesty.
00:49:55This Bureau
00:49:56is such a humble place.
00:49:58You have never
00:49:58set foot here before.
00:50:00I fear it may
00:50:00offend your sacred person.
00:50:02Allow this old servant
00:50:03to announce
00:50:04your arrival first.
00:50:05No need.
00:50:07I disguise myself
00:50:08as a senior attendant,
00:50:10precisely to observe
00:50:12Shen Yun-King
00:50:12as she truly is.
00:50:14If she were to learn
00:50:15my identity,
00:50:16it would only
00:50:16complicate matters.
00:50:19Palace rules
00:50:20are strict.
00:50:20I was only gone
00:50:21for a brief moment
00:50:22and you've already
00:50:23grown so brazen.
00:50:24What do you
00:50:25take this place for?
00:50:26Madam,
00:50:27she did it all.
00:50:30Shen Yun-King
00:50:31stole His Majesty's
00:50:32pendant.
00:50:32I caught her
00:50:33and fearing exposure,
00:50:35she actually
00:50:35tried to harm me.
00:50:36Theft is the
00:50:37gravest sin here
00:50:38than sticky fingers.
00:50:39Madam Lin,
00:50:40you must punish
00:50:41her severely.
00:50:41Madam,
00:50:42it's not what
00:50:42they say.
00:50:43Enough!
00:50:48Hand over
00:50:48the Jade Pendant.
00:50:51The Jade Pendant
00:50:52is my own.
00:50:53I said hand it over.
00:51:02A dragon-emblazoned
00:51:03Jade Pendant.
00:51:04It really is
00:51:05His Majesty's.
00:51:11Please judge
00:51:12fairly, Madam.
00:51:13I truly did not
00:51:14know it belonged
00:51:15to His Majesty.
00:51:16Madam,
00:51:16please don't be
00:51:17deceived by her
00:51:17honeyed words.
00:51:18She dared to steal
00:51:19His Majesty's
00:51:20Jade Pendant.
00:51:21Who knows what
00:51:22other audacious
00:51:23things she might
00:51:23do in the future?
00:51:25Palace rules
00:51:26clearly state
00:51:26that for theft
00:51:27of goods worth
00:51:28more than one
00:51:28chian,
00:51:29the left foot
00:51:30shall be severed
00:51:31and branding
00:51:31administered.
00:51:32I will thoroughly
00:51:33investigate this
00:51:34matter.
00:51:35Until the truth
00:51:36is established,
00:51:37the Jade Pendant
00:51:38shall remain
00:51:38in my custody.
00:51:39If you are
00:51:40truly innocent,
00:51:41I will see that
00:51:41justice is done.
00:51:44Rise.
00:51:45Thank you, Madam.
00:51:48This is Madam Wang,
00:51:49the new steward.
00:51:50She will be working
00:51:51alongside me
00:51:52to manage the bureau.
00:51:53Madam Wang.
00:51:53All of you
00:51:55behave yourselves.
00:51:56Anyone caught
00:51:57shirking or scheming
00:51:58will be punished
00:51:59according to
00:52:00palace rules.
00:52:01Yes, Madam.
00:52:02The matter of you
00:52:02bullying your fellow
00:52:03servants is unresolved.
00:52:05Scrubbing the
00:52:06chamber pots
00:52:07is now your duty.
00:52:09You don't eat
00:52:11until you're done.
00:52:13Yes, Madam.
00:52:17And here I thought
00:52:18you had some real talent.
00:52:20So cunning
00:52:20and seductive.
00:52:21So good at
00:52:22seducing people.
00:52:23Yet you still
00:52:24got punished.
00:52:27Let's see if you
00:52:28dare act so
00:52:29arrogant around
00:52:29us again.
00:52:46There, isn't that better?
00:52:51Your Majesty.
00:52:52Miss Zhao has come
00:52:53to the palace
00:52:54again today.
00:52:54Would you like to?
00:52:56No.
00:52:57Send her back
00:52:57where she came from.
00:52:59But...
00:52:59And you.
00:53:00I'm going to see
00:53:00Shen Yun King.
00:53:01If you keep following,
00:53:03won't that give me away?
00:53:04I'll take my leave
00:53:04at once.
00:53:07All done.
00:53:08Well done,
00:53:09Shen Yun King.
00:53:10Shen Yun King.
00:53:12Ji Yu,
00:53:12what are you doing here?
00:53:15Stuart Lin,
00:53:15how could she make you
00:53:16do this?
00:53:17I'll talk to her.
00:53:18It's just chamber pots.
00:53:19It's not a big deal.
00:53:20Don't bother the matrons.
00:53:22All right.
00:53:24By the way,
00:53:25the jade pendant
00:53:26you gave me,
00:53:26what's the story
00:53:27behind it?
00:53:28Why does everyone
00:53:28say it belongs
00:53:29to His Majesty?
00:53:33Well...
00:53:34My father once
00:53:35earned the title
00:53:36of Top Scholar
00:53:37to inspire future scholars.
00:53:39His Majesty
00:53:40bestowed the pendant
00:53:41upon him.
00:53:42That's how it came
00:53:42to our family.
00:53:43I see.
00:53:44No wonder they keep
00:53:45mentioning His Majesty.
00:53:46I thought you were
00:53:47lying to me.
00:53:49Who's there?
00:53:50It's Matron Wang.
00:53:51Go quickly.
00:53:52Tomorrow I'll be on duty
00:53:53under His Majesty.
00:53:54I'll find time
00:53:55to come see you then.
00:53:56All right.
00:54:00Matrons,
00:54:00I finished washing
00:54:01all the chamber pots.
00:54:03Finished?
00:54:03Then sweep the entire
00:54:04back courtyard
00:54:05from end to end.
00:54:10Yes, ma'am.
00:54:15Finally done sweeping.
00:54:23How dare you
00:54:24throw away my things!
00:54:28Granny Wang gave the order
00:54:29herself.
00:54:30Deliver her medicine
00:54:31at dawn tomorrow.
00:54:32She also said
00:54:32the medicine must be
00:54:33brewed with Morning Dew.
00:54:35Stay outside tonight
00:54:36to 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
00:54:44single me out?
00:54:47After that Jade Pendant
00:54:48theft,
00:54:49Granny Wang didn't punish you.
00:54:50That was merciful enough.
00:54:52All she's asking
00:54:53is for you to collect
00:54:54Morning 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?
00:55:01His Majesty
00:55:02personally gave it to you?
00:55:04I...
00:55:05Forget it.
00:55:06Why do I even bother
00:55:07explaining to you people?
00:55:08Who said you could go in?
00:55:10The Night Dew
00:55:10is heavy and cold.
00:55:11I'm getting my own blanket.
00:55:13You can't stop me.
00:55:14Such nerve!
00:55:15This is the palace.
00:55:16No yours or mine.
00:55:17Don't think
00:55:17Steward Lin has your back.
00:55:19You can do as you please.
00:55:20Move.
00:55:25Shen Yun King!
00:55:28Shen Yun King!
00:55:30Are you alright?
00:55:31This?
00:55:32Who did this?
00:55:34Why is Unic Yuan Liu here?
00:55:35Could he be?
00:55:37You're all dead!
00:55:39Your...
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 to Shen Yun King.
00:55:56I meant no offense.
00:55:57I only saw someone was hurt and rushed forward to help.
00:56:00He's not the Emperor.
00:56:01Then why does Unic Yuan Liu show him such deference?
00:56:04Unic Yuan Liu, what on earth is going on?
00:56:09You've all misunderstood.
00:56:11This young guard bears some resemblance to his Majesty, so he was summoned to the palace
00:56:15for questioning.
00:56:16He's new and doesn't know the rules.
00:56:18Don'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 Yauchi and caused this young officer concern.
00:56:27Since you know you were wrong, off with you now.
00:56:30Thank you, Madam.
00:56:33Hmm.
00:56:35Your Majesty, just now I truly had no other choice.
00:56:41Go keep watch.
00:56:43Don't let the Dowager blame Yun King.
00:56:46Yes, sire.
00:56:48Unic Yuan Liu.
00:56:54Edward Lin.
00:56:56Is there anything else, Unic Yuan Liu?
00:56:59No, no, nothing.
00:57:08I wonder who's backing her and what their status really is.
00:57:12Consorting with a guard is a grave offense, yet Madam Wang only made her kneel.
00:57:18Now that you mention it, you're right.
00:57:20Even the matter of the stolen jade pendant was hushed up.
00:57:26Tell me, if the Emperor found out someone stole his jade pendant, what 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, a maid seeks audience outside the study.
00:57:54There is a place.
00:58:00I don't know.
00:58:03I can't be.
00:58:04I can't be.
00:58:08I can't be.
00:58:11I can't be.
00:58:15I can't be.
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
00:58:41origin and you dared serve it to someone what's going on inside that head of yours
00:58:46please forgive me i won't do it again
00:58:52luckily it was just an allergy and not life-threatening but the rash on her face won't
00:58:57fade quickly guards drag her away and sell her off to a slave trader please spare me auntie
00:59:11auntie wong perhaps you could let me try you i've studied
00:59:15medical texts and can prepare remedies perhaps i can ease the rash on your face
00:59:20if 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 let's see how arrogant
01:00:02you'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 you 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 just a bit sharp-tongued that's all
01:00:50your majesty i believe that his 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 no 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
01:01:45when did shen yunking ever seduce his majesty
01:01:49jing xian
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 xian
01:02:07do you have any idea who i am that you dare act so insolent before me the one standing before
01:02:13you is the daughter of chancellor jiao miss jiao is the dowager empress's pick for empress
01:02:18you brainless fool how dare you provoke miss jiao as the chancellor's daughter miss jiao must be reasonable
01:02:26i never seduced his majesty i truly haven't please my lady have mercy on us
01:02:31let you go
01:02:33i did no such thing
01:02:40flash her face for me
01:02:49stop
01:02:51the bureau of palace
01:02:53servants 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 jiao
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 jiao 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
01:03:26preposterous
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
01:03:35yochi 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 bill
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 as 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
01:04:35early 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 i shall spare no effort
01:04:46insolent wretch disturbing 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 and 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 zhalwaner
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 on behalf of the dowager empress
01:05:36stop
01:05:41your majesty
01:05:43zhalwaner do you know who it is you were about to strike
01:05:46greetings dowager empress
01:05:48greetings dowager empress
01:05:50how could you possibly be the dowager empress
01:05:57greetings dowager empress
01:06:02how 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 on 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 you 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 this 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
01:09:07i'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 this 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 to 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 is 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 and well organized
01:10:37one can tell real thought went into this
01:10:43entrusting the banquet to you is quite a fine choice indeed
01:10:47your majesty something 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 jowanner has already
01:11:19shallager 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 i truly cannot bear another day
01:11:34very well with your temperament
01:11:36the discipline office serves no purpose anyway
01:11:40i also wish to ask your majesty to grant shen yun kiao a reward
01:11:44i survived this ordeal only because shen yun kiao risked her life to save me
01:11:49i recall that shen yun kiao and shen yun king are sisters how do you think i should reward her
01:11:54yun kiao is indeed my sister but the two of us have seldom been close we share no deep bond
01:11:59as for yun kiao's affairs it is not my place to interfere i leave it entirely to your majesty
01:12:04your majesty i believe that shen yun kiao is kind hearted perhaps there has been some misunderstanding
01:12:11very well she has been in the discipline office long enough and 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
01:12:22jowanner though i have lifted your punishment i never said you were free to go
01:12:27next month the marriage alliance with liao shall fall to you
01:12:33what a diplomatic marriage you refuse or would you remain in the discipline office
01:12:38no i obey your majesty
01:12:43return to the palace
01:12:45your majesty may i have a word with my sister
01:12:52shen yun king you ruined our parents and the murongs
01:12:55you made me suffer endlessly through every torment i will settle this score with you in time
01:13:00it's only been a moment and you've already forgotten your pain
01:13:04if you hadn't insisted on crossing me how would you have ended up like this
01:13:09i thought you'd truly become a phoenix but 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 won't you with his majesty
01:13:23shen yun king
01:13:25shen yun king the dowager empress wants you gone she has more orders for you
01:13:34shen yun king let's see how long you can stay so smug
01:13:37brother please just let me go out i'm cooped up here every day one of these days
01:13:42i'll lose my mind from it you dare complain if you and shen yun kiao hadn't been so foolish we
01:13:48wouldn't have provoked his majesty and i wouldn't have lost my position
01:13:52if you ask me it's all that wretch yun kiao's fault
01:13:55husband
01:13:57how are you back the dowager empress pardoned my punishment i don't have to stay there anymore
01:14:02you've brought this ruin upon us and you dare come back
01:14:05brother the one who wronged you is shen yun king instead of blaming each other
01:14:09why not think of a way to deal with her
01:14:11shen yun king she's probably already a consort by now how can we fight her
01:14:15i saw her at that office we spoke face to face shen yun king is just a lowly palace maid
01:14:20now
01:14:21she's no threat at all
01:14:23a palace maid did his majesty marry her on a whim
01:14:27if his majesty truly cared for her how could he bear to make her a servant i've already thought it
01:14:32through the spring banquet is early next month all the nobles and aristocrats will be invited to the palace to
01:14:37attend this is our only chance
01:14:39the spring banquet our moorong family is on the guest list too then can i attend to
01:14:46all the banquet guests are high-ranking nobles we can't afford any mistakes
01:14:51oh stop worrying you've checked every detail several times already nothing will go wrong i hope so
01:15:08have more if you like it plenty more in the palace only because our seats are
01:15:12so remote this time that no one patrols here otherwise we could never meet so openly like this
01:15:18shen yun king
01:15:22once the banquet is over i have something to tell you
01:15:27all right i'll be right here waiting
01:15:35husband look
01:15:40shen yun king she's actually with a guard
01:15:47you're on duty today hurry back now
01:15:52remember to wait for me
01:16:00dear sister simply can't go anywhere without a man by her side
01:16:07shen yun king forgotten 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 not your shen residence that indulges you your every move will reach his
01:16:21majesty and the dowager empress you've only just been released have you learned nothing my husband and
01:16:28i are invited to the palace banquet honored guests you are nothing but a servant if pleased they may reward
01:16:35you
01:16:35if they are displeased even if you die no one would care
01:16:39what are you doing
01:16:46shen yun kiao haven't you done enough to ruin me
01:16:51as long as you suffer i'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
01:17:02you greetings your majesty the dowager empress
01:17:14greetings dowager empress
01:17:19shen yun king you've worked hard organizing the palace banquet
01:17:27it is my duty i 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 shen yun king and the guard were all over each other
01:17:41when caught she tried to conceal it if she dares to be so bold in broad daylight imagine what she
01:17:46does behind closed doors
01:17:50i did have contact with the guard but 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 if you had a clear conscience why rush to leave the moment you saw
01:18:04us
01:18:04such an affair means death you may execute me but i beg you to show mercy and spare the young
01:18:09guard'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
01:18:39but shen yun king organized the banquet with great devotion her merits offset her fault
01:18:44nope her punishment shall be waived
01:18:51shen yun king you may go attend to your duties
01:18:55yes
01:19:04she escaped punishment yet again how is shen yun king always so lucky
01:19:08first the emperor shielded her and now the dowager protects her they even gave her the spring banquet
01:19:14to organize since shen yun king is in charge of the spring banquet that makes things easy
01:19:18your majesty the banquet is over there where are you going the banquet is about to begin please change
01:19:24and head over now i've thought it over and i feel that i should tell the truth to young king
01:19:28sooner
01:19:29go fetch shen yun king at once and tell her to meet me there
01:19:36what is it you've done a great service this time the nobles all praised the spring banquet even the
01:19:42dowager looked quite pleased that's good to hear someone awaits you in the rear yard hurry who
01:19:52is
01:19:53assassin protect the dowager empress
01:19:56what happened in there an assassin disguised as a dancer attacked the empress young master
01:20:02took the blade for her the assassin escaped what
01:20:08take her away
01:20:11what are you doing the empress was attacked we have orders to arrest shen yun king
01:20:16for questioning at the court
01:20:27i shen yun king grieved the prime minister prime minister joe she was in charge of the banquet is
01:20:32her the palace is heavily guarded no one could get in easily shen yun king must have colluded with the
01:20:38assassin the one who sent one her away is also named shen yun king hmm how dare you you planted
01:20:44an
01:20:45assassin at the banquet to kill the empress what were you scheming everyone i arranged was verified
01:20:50as for how an assassin got in i truly do not know please grant me time to investigate of course
01:20:55you
01:20:56don't know before the banquet you met secretly with a guard whispering intimately you had no time
01:21:01to care for the empress's safety what there's more to this i can testify that god is at the rights
01:21:06office now guards bring that guard here i will get to the bottom of this
01:21:17is it him yes that's him
01:21:28lord chancellor they've been brought in
01:21:37i will uncover the truth the palace banquet was arranged by your own hand you want to wash your
01:21:46hands of it now too late outside assassins used the banquet dance as cover to strike this was clearly
01:21:52premeditated whether or not she sent the assassin the dowager's safety was at risk she must answer
01:21:58for it i didn't lord chancellor please punish these two lord chancellor please judge fairly the banquet
01:22:06assassin is all my fault please do not implicate anyone else if my husband had not reacted in time
01:22:12and shielded the dowager even ten heads of yours wouldn't suffice i enough main shen yun king had an
01:22:17illicit affair defiling palace order she endangered the dowager both shall be executed immediately lord
01:22:24chancellor please withdraw this order
01:22:30qiu i'm sorry for dragging you into this shen yun king let's see how you get out of this one
01:22:41i'd like to see who dares lay a hand on her
01:22:45you're your majesty long live your majesty long live long live
01:22:55how is this possible shen yun king i'm sorry i deceived you greetings your majesty long live your
01:23:04majesty shen yun king your majesty what is going on how dare you all believing one side of the story
01:23:11and rushing to judgment condemning an innocent person to death such conduct how dare you call
01:23:16this governance if i'm not mistaken seizing me and bringing me here was your idea seeing the
01:23:23dowager in danger i acted out of urgency i didn't know the one with my sister was your majesty please
01:23:29forgive me your majesty i would never dare deceive your majesty my loyalty to your majesty heaven and
01:23:34earth can attest you have applause shen yun king at every turn had i not been here today
01:23:39you would have had your way no i never intended to harm my sister i was truly worried about the
01:23:45dowager's health and lost my composure chancellor jow you know this i truly did not enough yun kiao say
01:23:51no more your majesty what matters most right now is resolving the assassination attempt please render
01:23:58judgment and punish shen yun king the truth has not yet been established how can you be sure she did
01:24:03this
01:24:04as the person in charge of the spring festival banquet she led assassins into the palace and
01:24:09attacked the dowager empress her crime warrants death please order immediately her imprisonment and
01:24:15thorough interrogation the chancellor speaks rightly had my husband not been present today the dowager
01:24:21empress might not have survived your majesty my safety matters little but if shen yun king goes unpunished
01:24:27should such an incident occur again who will safeguard the palace i implore your majesty to deal with
01:24:32shen yun king how dare you mu rong an you presume to force my hand
01:24:38if i can produce evidence proving shen yun king's innocence what punishment shall you face impossible
01:24:51impossible i am speaking to you
01:24:55if i have falsely accused shen yun king today
01:24:59i am willing to suffer the same punishment as she very well guards bring them in
01:25:09your majesty is wise by your majesty's command this servant planted informants in advance
01:25:15and apprehended the assassin in time mercy your majesty the attack on the empress dowager was ordered by
01:25:21shen yun kia the two of them i was truly forced into it what it's it's over
01:25:30do not think i am unaware you did this for your daughter jowanner since you wanted shen yun king
01:25:36dead i will not let you live either guards take him your majesty i have served great shield with
01:25:42devotion for decades how can your majesty treat me like this and all of you believing one-sided claims
01:25:48and rushing to judge harming the innocent with such conduct how dare you call yourselves officials
01:25:53your majesty we acknowledge our fault three months salary shall be docked should this happen again
01:25:59i will show no leniency we thank your majesty for his mercy as for you two mercy your majesty it
01:26:05was all
01:26:05shen yun kiao it was a wretched idea you're lying your majesty i was merely jealous of my sister young
01:26:11king i never meant to harm the empress dowager the assassination was morong an's idea even him
01:26:17taking a blade for her was staged by himself wretched woman how dare you betray me enough
01:26:23morong an and shen yun kiao as masterminds shall be executed immediately the seamstress shall be held
01:26:29at court to await sentencing mercy your majesty mercy your majesty mercy wait
01:26:44your majesty i wish to ask you to spare shen yun kiao from death why is that she tried to
01:26:50harm me time
01:26:50and again if she were simply put to death she'd be getting off easy shen yun king how dare you
01:26:57do this to
01:26:57me i hate you if not for you i should be the one enjoying all of this you're wrong it
01:27:04wasn't i who
01:27:04made you this way it was yourself the fate you face now is entirely of your own making very well
01:27:11genuine kiao shall be made a lowly slave vanished to southern prefecture never to set foot in the
01:27:16capital again no i won't go i refuse to go to southern prefecture i want to be an imperial noble
01:27:22lady i want
01:27:23to be the distinguished woman in the world young king so what is your majesty's true name
01:27:32hong you hong you now that the guilty have been punished his majesty and her ladyship have finally
01:27:39found their happy union my lady from this day forward i shall make you my empress
01:28:06the empress investiture ceremony now begins
01:28:24long live your majesty rise
01:28:31chen yun king from this day on you are my wife i intend to abolish the imperial harem the inner
01:28:37palace
01:28:37shall have but one mistress and that is you my empress shen yun king