Untouchable Lovers (凤囚凰)

Untouchable Lovers

Episode 38

Master, His Highnesses are here.

- Greetings to Your Highness. - Your Highness Prince Kang.

Chancellor Ma, His Majesty has heard that your body has not yet recovered and to show his concern,

requested the Prince Regent and I specially come to take a look at you.

You should rest well, and allow the Imperial Physician to properly diagnose and treat you.

I have only a small indisposition, which has unexpectedly alarmed His Majesty.

May Your Highness Prince Kang on my behalf express my gratitude to His Majesty.

What illness does Chancellor Ma have?

This...

Imperial Physician, Chancellor Ma has been grieving excessively,

his mind is suffering from pent-up frustrations which are capable of leading to a lingering illness, tell me, am I right?

Yes, yes, yes. Chancellor Ma, if he could only open up his emotions

and rest at ease, his recuperation will not be more than several days.

Since the imperial physician already said it, I'm at ease now.

Chancellor Ma, today, Prince Regent was especially ordered by His Majesty to come and apologize to you.

Chancellor Ma, my words last time were too sharp and my actions were too reckless. I'm here to apologize.

No need for that.

I only of humble position and my words don't carry much weight. I am unable to bear the apology of Your Highness Prince Regent.

Servants! Bring His Highness Prince Kang tea. Your Highness, please be seated.

Chancellor Ma, it's me who offended you. You can blame me alone. Why must you resign?

This is my business. It doesn't seem to be related to you.

Unrelated to me?

May I ask Chancellor Ma, as the present chancellor of the empire,

you are the head of state affairs, a pillar of the government.

You should be cautious and conscientious in serving the government.

But now, your face is flushed and you don't show any sign of illness, yet you resigned with illness as an excuse.

Is it really due to extreme grief, or you're trying to coerce His Majesty?

Prince Regent, His Majesty asks you to come here to apologize and not to scold people.

Before, I was too anxious and had said excessive words.

I sincerely apologize. But it's very obvious that Chancellor Ma is refusing to accept it.

That's right!

I don't accept it.

Men, escort the guest out!

No matter how much you hinder me, I will find out the truth.

I take my leave.

Chancellor Ma, Your Highness, your servant takes his leave.

Chancellor Ma this 'taking drastic measures to solve a problem' strategy is really clever.

This is just the start. Just wait and see. I'll let him know

what it means to be at the end of one's wit.

Your Majesty, calm down. Harming your body from anger just for these people is not worth it.

What do each of them want to do?! Are they trying to revolt?!

Your Majesty, who angered you that you are throwing such a huge fit?

Hongxiu, if you came here also for Prince Regent's Wife, then don't bother talking.

Why are you not talking?

Didn't you say it yourself that if I came to ask for leniency in behalf of Prince Regent's Wife too, I shouldn't talk anymore?

Did you come here to anger me too?

Your Majesty, do you really believe that Prince Regent's Wife is the murderer?

Of course, I don't.

Why then must you still punish her?

Because I'm the emperor.

If I'm just a normal person, of course, I'll follow uncle's will

and let that innocent Liu Song princess go.

But I'm the emperor. I must prioritize the general situation.

Even if I know that something is odd about this, I can only do what I have done.

But...

Look at them yourself.

Government from Rank 3 and up all submitted memorials requesting me to execute the Liu Song princess.

And those old students and subordinates of Chancellor Ma, they imitated him and submitted their resignations too. There are even those

that say Prince Regent is tyrannical. That he is disturbing the order in the government. And then, just left their seals and left office.

Not only here in Pincheng, but this issue is being noisily discussed in the whole state. The situation is quite awful.

Your Majesty, this is coercion.

1 or 2 can be called coercion. But with so many people submitting memorials like this, it's unwise to incur public anger.

Are you really going to throw away Princess Consort's life just because of these people who clearly have ulterior motives?

Liu Chuyu has already admitted to her crime. I don't have any other choice.

- Your Majesty! - Hongxiu...

Don't be like them to try to force me.

I dare not and can't bear to.

Ma Zhongliang gave me a suggestion.

He requested that Prince Regent personally execute Liu Chuyu on the day of Ma Xueyun's burial.

Really?

Yes. I heard it very clearly.

That is indeed a good news.

Royal Mother, what matter is making you so happy?

Yun'er, you came just in time.

I have a good news to tell you.

What is it?

His Majesty has already gave his decree asking Prince Regent to execute that Liu Song woman

in front of Ma Xueyun's casket.

Really!

After entering the palace for more than 20 years, I've never seen such an odd event.

They actually wanted to publicly execute the Prince Regent's Wife?

They can really think of ways.

When the choice for the Prince Regent was still being deliberated, Ma Zhongliang went against all objections and did his best to assist Rong Zhi to get it.

Just to help the Prince Regent, he even married his daughter off to him to become a side wife.

Now, Ma Xueyun has tragically died. If the Prince Regent's Wife was some other people,

at most, it will just be a murder due to petty jealousy.

But Liu Chuyu just happen to be not from our tribe. If Rong Zhi was smart,

he should have resolutely handled this and allowed Ma Zhongliang to vent his anger.

But he actually was impervious to reason or advice

and didn't mind offending the majority to keep helping her.

With him being like that, will Ma Zhongliang ever forgive him?

Yun'er...

You must personally go to the funeral procession.

Tell me about every detail when you return. I must know them.

Royal Mother, don't worry. I'm am looking forward to Rong Zhi's facial expression

more than Royal Mother. How painful could it be during that time?

Empress Dowager still won't see me?

Your Highness, if Prince Regent's Wife didn't confess, Her Lady Majesty Empress Dowager might still be able to defend her.

but...

Stop making it hard on Empress Dowager.

What place is the Ministry of Justice. They naturally will have ways to let a woman talk.

Empress Dowager is usually very intelligent. Why is she being muddled now?

Prince Regent.

I thought that Empress Dowager has made up your mind to refuse to see me.

I indeed don't want to see you,

but I can't bear to. Rong Zhi,

what time is it already?

You still won't give up.

Chuyu is the princess of Liu Song. Her life and death concerns the relationship between Wei and Song.

His Majesty is also being pressured by government officials.

If we haphazardly just execute her, how are we going to explain that to Liu Song in the future?

Am I going to just watch as the conflict between Wei and Song erupts again?

Liu Song has already lost one battle, hence, they sent their princess for a marriage alliance.

If they will get angered by this, it is still a matter in the future.

What's important now is the present difficulty.

Think about it well.

Those government officials kept waiting outside Taihua Palace

forcing His Majesty to make a decree. What is their purpose?

What they want is not Chuyu's life.

What they want is for you to be removed from your Prince Regent position.

It's better that I clear this up to you.

Your Majesty wants you to personally publicly execute Chuyu

so as to show everyone that you're clearly severing your ties with her, to pacify the anger of the Ma clan and the state officials.

If you're able to do it, then this matter will come to past.

But if you don't, you're a person who covets for a woman's beauty and shields a criminal.

You think that a person like that can be Wei' Prince Regent?

What you mean is...

other than killing Chuyu, there is no other way?

Yes.

Isn't it too cruel?

As the Empress Dowager, I'm telling you

to not forget how hard it was for you to get the Prince Regent position.

The more you must not forget your past grand ambition.

Tomorrow is the funeral procession and burial. Go back now.

Your Highness, I can arrange for some men.

As long as we plan it well, we surely can rescue Princess Consort.

You must not act rashly.

The funeral procession is tomorrow. Are you just going to watch as Princess Consort dies?

This is His Majesty's imperial decree. No one can disobey it.

General Huo.

- Will you go tomorrow? - I will.

Even if you will face the predicament of being asked to personally kill the Princess Consort?

Yes.

Okay. I'll accompany you until the end.

Eat.

Is this the meal before the execution?

Yes. You'll be going on your way tomorrow. Have a full meal.

Master.

Xueyun...

I'll accompany you.

Doctor Gu! Doctor Gu!

- There's no more time to explain. Just come with me. - Hey, go where?

- Deputy Commander Wang! Where are we going? - Let's just go.

Hey, Doctor Gu! Doctor Gu! Where are you going?

I've brought you the criminal.

- Bring her here! - Yes!

It's her! The murderer!

Really never thought that a woman can be that cruel!

The Lady of the Ma family is such a kind person! She even gave us free grains and porridge last year.

She actually got killed by this evil woman!

Looking so gentle and weak like that, never thought that she's that sinister.

My older brother was exactly killed by these Liu Song people.

- Right. My father was also killed in the battlefield. It's all these evil people's fault. - Right...

Kill her! Kill her!

Prince Regent, you came just in time.

It's exactly the time for her execution.

Men!

Rong Zhi, are you going to kill me too?

It's already time. Just do it then.

Your Lady Majesty.

It's okay.

You're still worried about Prince Regent?

Hope Rong Zhi will make the right choice.

He must not disappoint me.

Your Lady Majesty, don't worry. His Highness is very smart.

After thinking about it carefully, he surely will think for the sake of the general situation.

Rong Zhi!

I told you that I won't let anyone hurt you.

Prince Regent, the execution of Liu Chuyu is His Majesty's decree.

Are you going to disobey his decree?

His Majesty is being blinded.

As the Prince Regent, I have the duty to correct his mistake.

Rong Zhi! Today is Xueyun's burial day.

I must use this woman's blood as a sacrificial offering to my daughter.

It's fine if you don't want to help, yet you still kept defending her.

This is being extremely ungrateful.

Men! Take this evil woman's head!

I came late. May Your Highness forgive me.

What an affectionate and righteous Prince Regent.

Xueyun, did you see it?

This is the man that you loved so much.

I was really blind to marry you off to him.

Rong Zhi, even if you brought this men,

even if His Majesty's Longlin army comes here, they won't be able to stop me from killing her!

What about if you add me too?!

Huo Xuan, why are you here?