Story of Yanxi Palace (延禧攻略)

Watching the person in the mirror's countenance pale and grow haggard,

Examining love together with regret, both new and old.

Keeping watch still by a lantern though it is daybreak, drenched with tears,

Watching others meet as promised, as twilight falls.

Story of Yanxi Palace Episode 68

I've already stayed at the prince manor for too long.

I've really had my fill of it.

Mother Ling says, if I still won't come out and face reality,

she might just tear apart that prince manor.

To leave me with no place to hide.

As you know, Royal Father,

Mother Ling is someone who does what she says she will.

Yingluo is acting too recklessly indeed.

Mother Ling said Royal Physician Ye is in Jiangnan.

I want to go and find him. Perhaps,

perhaps, my leg,

still has hope.

Alright.

Good! You go too.

Your father is very happy.

That you can pull yourself together so fast.

Royal Father, may you approve

Royal Mother to come too. Will you?

Royal Mother. Royal Mother.

Greetings to 12th Prince.

Royal Mother, greetings.

Yongji.

Royal Mother, Royal Father has approved.

You can go along on the southern tour too.

Royal Father consented. He did!

Yongji, how are in such a wreck?

Zhen'er, hurry and pour water.

Yes.

Mistress, Your Highness. How filial is 12th Prince?

To be able to persuade His Majesty to change his mind.

It wasn't me.

I knelt for six hours outside the door and Royal Father wouldn't agree.

But as soon as 5th Brother went, Royal Father changed his mind.

Royal Mother, 5th Brother is so good.

It was all thanks to 5th Brother this time.

We need to thank him well.

Thank him for what?

What a loser you are.

And to look so happy it at that!

Go out.

Royal Mother. Did Yongji do something wrong?

Get lost!

12th Prince, you should go out for now.

Royal Mother. Everyone says you're ill.

At first I didn't believe it, but now I see that,

you really are sick.

12th Prince! 12th Prince! - Don't go after him.

Your Highness.

He knelt for six hours but that's less than one word from another.

And he actually stands there looking so happy? How funny.

How funny is that!

Us mother and son, to His Majesty,

we are nothing.

We are nothing.

15th Prince!

Slower!

15th Prince!

Forgive me, 15th Prince.

What's going on?

Forgive me, 15th Prince. I deserve death.

Alright, move aside.

15th Prince, it's time to go to class.

Sister Nalan, it's all my fault.

This time, I beg pardon from you sincerely.

We've been together for so long.

In my heart, I've always respected you.

Since you like Yongyan,

let us look after him together in the future with no suspicion. Alright?

By the way, the brush and ink you sent are truly great.

Yongyan is so happy with them.

He said, Master Liu at the academy is an ink fool.

He loves to collect good inks stones and brushes.

Today, he took it to show off the master especially.

When I see Yongyan now,

I am more delighted than seeing His Majesty.

Would I harm him?

In the future, don't you calculate me with your pettiness.

Next time,

you watch if I will forgive you.

Yes, yes, yes. It's all my fault. I'll never dare again.

I will peel an apple for you personally.

You eat it and treat it as you've forgiven me.

Consort Qing, 15th Prince suddenly fell very ill.

He's been sent back to Yanxi Palace.

Let's go.

Don't be anxious. Let's ask what happened.

Noble Consort Ling. How is Yongyan?

He was fine in the morning. How is he ill so suddenly? Is he alright now?

Noble Consort Ling, what did the royal physician say?

The royal physician said Yongyan was poisoned.

Poisoned?

Show it to Consort Qing.

The royal physician already verified.

The bristles were soaked in poison.

The prince has a habit. Before he starts to write,

he likes to put the tip of the brush into his mouth to moisten it.

Thankfully the prince is lucky and he only wrote halfway.

And Master Liu saw and became fond of the brush so he took it to admire it.

What did you do?

What did I do?

How dare you use such a poisonous hand! You knew very well Yongyan is my only hope.

Why did you do this? Why?

How can you regard me as such?

I didn't do it. I really didn't do it.

The weasel bristle brush and the ink stone were both from you!

If it's not you, who would it be?

Yes, I did gift the weasel brush and the ink stone.

But I bought them at high price.

I can swear to heaven. I really didn't do anything to them.

It's true. I . . .

I know it. It was your incompetence in caring after him.

But you want to push off the blame on me here.

Alright, Lu Wanwan.

What kind of a mother are you?

If it were me looking after Yongyan,

this would've never happened.

I have not looked after him well indeed.

But you who had poisoned him,

don't you think about getting out of this one. Let's go!

Go with me to His Majesty to testify.

Let's go. - I'm not going. - Go!

I didn't do it. - Enough!

Let go.

Yongyan is still resting.

You two want to wake the kid?

Consort Qing, you lost composure.

How many years have I been in the palace?

I finally got a son after so much trouble.

If someone dares to touch Yongyan,

I will seek their life!

Why don't you use that brain and think about it?

I gifted you the brush and the ink and if something happened, could I escape implication?

Someone framed me, clearly.

Right! That is a framing.

Brush and ink were only touched by you and me. Who would frame?

5th Prince was met with misfortune.

And 4th Prince was sent to a Imperial Clan Court.

If Yongyan was gone too,

shut your mouth! Yongyan is fine.

I'm just saying, in case.

If 15th Prince also loses the strength to fight.

Who would benefit?

It's 12th Prince!

12th Prince.

Great. They harm one and another.

Now, they've dragged me into it too.

No. This time, I must go to His Majesty and lodge a complaint on her.

Lodge a complaint? Where is your evidence?

Brush and ink were gifted by you.

How is that linked to Empress? No cause and no proof.

How will you confront Empress?

Then . . . I can't just sit and be framed like this.

Yingluo. Consort Shu is right.

We can't just sit idly about this.

You all be quiet.

This matter has too many slip-ups.

It doesn't seem to be Empress's conduct.

The one with best reason to harm Yongyan in Forbidden City,

is the empress. If it's not her, who would it be?

Think about it.

First, 5th Prince first met with misfortune.

Then 4th Prince was exposed. And now, Yongyan is poisoned.

These incidents in a row happened all too smoothly.

Empress always conducts herself prudently and cautiously.

She would have no need to rush to invite suspicion.

Wei Yingluo.

If someone tried to offend you in the past,

you would poke a hole in the sky.

Now, you're a noble consort.

And you're so easily scared of wolf and tiger already.

I think you're getting more and more useless.

You won't go, is that right? If you don't go, I'll go.

Even if His Majesty knows and doesn't do anything,

I still need to let Empress know!

Consort Shu. Don't rough up the grass to warn the snake.

Consort Shu! Consort Shu!

Empress still hasn't hit the target. Will she act again?

Shoukang Palace

Greetings, Empress Dowager.

Greetings, Your Highness Empress.

Empress Dowager, if there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave.

Empress Dowager suddenly called me for an audience. May I ask for what reason?

When Rongyin left,

Emperor was so heart broken.

He kept delaying naming a new empress.

It was me who reminded him

that you are dignified and virtuous.

Qualified to be a motherly model of the empire. Do you still remember?

I won't dare forget that it was you who helped my promotion.

Kneel.

I told you to kneel!

I don't know what mistake have I done that made you so mad.

May Empress Dowager enlighten me.

If you stayed contented with your lot,

focused in managing the inner palace, I would have stayed quiet