Untouchable Lovers (凤囚凰)

Untouchable Lovers

Episode 6

These are all my fault.

It was because of my greed for power

and my fear of losing the Empress position,

that's why, I...

killed a baby who's still in her swaddling clothes.

She is my biological daughter.

Chuyi's twin sister!

Now, everyone has betrayed me and my family has left me. I have nothing.

These are all my retribution!

This is fate, Empress Dowager. Stop making things hard on yourself.

Tell me, will Xiu'er hate?

Will she bear a grudge on me?

Will she never forgive me?

No...

Xiu'er...

Xiu'er...

You would never forgive me...

You would never forgive me...

Greetings, Princess.

Princess, do you have anything you want to instruct us?

Pavilion Master, this item has always been with me.

What is it?

That is a blue cashmere crystal.

What is its purpose?

It's an item that helps dispel a seven-death fate.

The Imperial Astrologer then said the little princess has a seven-death fate.

That she surely will bring chaos into the dynasty.

You have fully recovered?

Yes, thanks to your blessings.

Which doctor treated you that you recovered so fast?

I treated myself.

You know the art of medicine?

Come with me.

Rong Zhi, hurry and examine Empress Dowager.

See if you can cure her.

I especially brought you here not to see you shake your head.

This is one of the three conditions.

Princess, you're forcing me to do something that impossible.

I also have things that I can't do.

But I want you to do your best in saving her

and not shake your head by just looking at her once.

Since you said it that way, I'll do my best.

Prepare some medicines and acupuncture set.

Let everyone follow my instructions. Maybe, we can prolong her life a bit longer.

But I can't give you any guarantee.

Let us just do our best and listen to the Heaven's will.

Even if you are unable to save her, I won't blame you.

I've already used acupuncture to stabilize Empress Dowager's illness,

but she's already a lamp whose oil is about to run out. (dying)

I fear that...

- Princess! - Empress Dowager!

Empress Dowager!

Princess! Are you alright?

I'm alright.

Why are you here?

Greetings, Princess. Imperial Astrologer is here to pray for Empress Dowager.

You are the present Imperial Astrologer? I've long heard of your good name.

I've also heard about you.

What is your relationship with the past Imperial Astrologer?

He is my teacher.

The Imperial Astrologer then said the little princess has a seven-death fate.

That she surely will bring chaos into the dynasty.

Where is he?

Teacher is dead.

Dead?

So, he died. That's too bad.

Although I should say to contain your grief, I can't help but to say

that when I heard of his death, I felt unspeakable joy.

Too bad, I wasn't able to personally kill him.

Teacher said that everything in this world is fated.

If it's not yours, it will never be yours.

It's the same with life and death.

If I'm able to meet you, he told me to relay a message to you.

You are his most feared and best enemy.

If there is a netherworld after death, he would be waiting for you there.

Indeed. Your teacher is an outstanding person.

He is also my only failure.

But I lived longer than him. That counts as a victory.

As for the netherworld, I will never go there.

Bad luck.

Princess, let's go.

You go back first. I have something to ask him.

Okay. I'll wait for you outside.

Tian Rujing.

Before your teacher died, did he leave any more message?

Teacher said that he has been upright and aboveboard all his life,

but he has wronged one person.

Who?

An innocent baby, a royal princess.

How did he wrong her?

Empress before gave birth to a twin sisters.

The past emperor was so happy that he invited my teacher to foretell their future.

The result of the divination was very unfortunate.

One of the baby has the seven-death fate.

She surely will bring chaos to the Liu family empire, thus, the emperor

decided to execute her.

Just because of a ridiculous prediction,

you had to force a defenseless baby to death?!

Really despicable and shameless!

What happened afterwards? Did that baby get executed?

The past Empress, which is the current Empress Dowager,

tried many times to kill this child, but she can't bear to.

In the end, she has decided to tell a palace maid to bring the princess out of the palace and drown her.

The palace maid then returned bringing the child's swaddling clothes to prove that she has done her task.

You think that by eliminating the seven-death,

you can already stabilize the dynasty of the Liu family?

How can there be such an easy thing in this world?

The course of nature move in cycles. Retribution is unfailing.

Since it is a seven-death fate, how can it easily disappear?

Seven-death, failed soldier, and greedy wolf stars have all appeared.

The world will topple and the momentum is unstoppable.

I'm here, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Here!

I'm here, Your Majesty.

I caught you!

Your Majesty.

- Get lost. - Your Majesty.

- Your Majesty... - Your Majesty, Empress Dowager has been sick for a long time.

Don't run.

Shouldn't you go to Yongxun Palace to visit her?

Your Majesty.

- I'm here... - Don't run.

If you keep not minding it,

those minister will start submitting complaints again, Your Majesty.

I know that you're here!

Your Majesty.

Be quieter.

Let's continue playing. You girls are good.

Your Majesty, here!

- Your Majesty, I'm here... - Wait a minute.

Who are you?

Don't run.

These were all my fault.

It was because of my greed for power

and my fear of losing the Empress position,

that's why, I killed a baby

who's still in her swaddling clothes. She is my biological daughter.

Stop talking...

She's Chuyi's twin sister!

Stop talking!

Now, everyone has betrayed me and my family has left me. I have nothing.

These are all my retribution!

Who am I?!

Zhu Que! Zhu Que! What's wrong with you?

Zhu Que, what really has happened?

I want to go out for a while.

Where do you want to go?

Don't ask. Let me be willful this once.

Who is it?

It's me.

It's already so late. Why are you here?

I want to see you.

For what?

Look at a cruel woman

who didn't hesitate to drown her daughter for glory, splendor, and fame.

You...who are you?

Who do you think?

Who else?!

No... Impossible.

She's dead. She's already dead.

Have you ever thought

that maybe the maidservant then couldn't bear to do it,

so she survived.

She got adopted by a farming family.

Although poor,

she was able to enjoy a life where she was doted by her parents.

But beautiful scenes never last long.

That farming family had their own son.

She became not that important anymore.

What she did are the dirtiest and most tiring chores.

What she ate are bran that others wouldn't even dare to touch!

What are you doing?

Hateful brat, you're being given food and you won't eat it and you even vomited it out?

When she was 7, a disaster happened.

There were not even one grain of food in the field.

Everyone were starving.

The citizens couldn't continue living anymore.

Look at me!

She tried her best to work...

But the gaze her parents were giving her

was becoming more and more like how a bad wolf looks at a sheep!

I don't want to listen!

I don't want to listen! Stop saying it!

Stop saying it...

Why are you hiding from me?

Are you scared?

Do you feel guilty?

You shouldn't feel guilty.

Aren't you a person that covets for wealth and fame?

That's why everyone deserted you.

None of your children is willing to mind you.

You deserve to lie on your bed and wait for death.

What you said is right. This is your retribution.

The punishment that the Heaven is giving you.

You are a woman that was able to abandon her own child.

And you even dared to say high-grounding words. You are not worthy to be a mother at all!

- No! No! - You are not worthy!