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 2

The newly-selected Imperial Concubines will enter the palace in a few days.

If you have any illnesses, treat them immediately.

Those who do not have any illnesses, buck up.

Don't let the new Imperial Concubines outperform you.

- Yes. - Yes.

Calling for dispersal.

What's wrong? His Majesty is retiring for the night alone again?

To answer the Noble Consort,

the memorials are piling up like a mountain. His Majesty wants to amend them during the night.

He doesn't want everyone to wait for him in vain.

Let's leave. What are we still waiting for?

Respectfully sending Your Highness the Noble Consort off.

After going through the elimination and embroidery training,

you are now the palace maids.

Starting from today, you will be under my control.

We just joined the palace and are still unaware of the rules.

May Gugu please take good care of us.

About this...no one can take care of anyone. Just watch out for yourselves.

Gugu, what do you mean by this?

Don't be anxious. You will find out later.

Yingluo! Yingluo, come here. I reserved a nice space for you.

Let's go.

Yingluo, thank you very much for today.

Don't mention it.

Is this the place where all the newly-hired palace maids are staying?

Yes. What's wrong?

It's nothing. I wanted to ask about the comparison between the palace maids who joined earlier

and the newly-hired palace maids and know more about the rules.

I think someone is trying to curry favors with the Gugu.

- If you say so, be it so then. - You!

- Stop saying that. - Why can't I say that?

She's the most able, greatest and the most ado about nothing!

You turned us into evil people. I know you are not a good person!

Jixiang, do you really think she's helping you?

Let me tell you. She's only wants to highlight herself in front of the Chief Eunuch.

- You are spouting nonsense. - If you don't believe me, ask her then.

Yingluo, you stole the attention today. Did you do it for yourself?

Fine. You are ignoring me, right?

Jinxiu, what are you doing? Stop splashing! Stop splashing!

You were ignoring me, right? This is the consequence.

She deserved it. Who told her to steal the attention?

That's right. She turned us into slime.

Remember not to steal the attention in the future again. You are in such a rush to succeed.

Yingluo, let's cover it with a bed quilt.

Jinxiu, what are you doing? Why did you wet her bed quilt?

What if the Gugu finds out?

Still dare to complain?

There are many of us here. Still afraid that she will do it?

Wei Yingluo! What are you doing?

Yingluo, are you crazy?

Let's go and report this to the Gugu!

Don't. Yingluo is being rash. She didn't do it deliberately.

Yingluo, say something, quick!

You are being extreme. Why did you wet my quilt?

Have you caused enough trouble?

Caused trouble? Who's causing trouble?

It's clearly you!

Jixiang couldn't finish her embroidery. We could only make up for the difference.

Because I helped her and received praises, the rest of you were jealous.

You didn't help her and also forbade others from helping her.

Is there such a logic in this kingdom? Initially, I didn't care about it

because I didn't enter the palace to make friends.

But I need to warn you today. I, Wei Yingluo,

am bad-tempered and not that easily provoked.

Whoever dares to keep whining again, I have a way to deal with her!

You are simply arrogant and despotic!

Wei Yingluo, release me.

- Didn't you want to see the Gugu? - Let go your hand!

I will go with you and tell her what has just occurred.

Yingluo, release her. Aren't you afraid that the Gugu will mete out punishment?

Do you think the Gugu who handles the matters is that free

to have the time to distinguish right from wrong for all of you?

There are only a few of us living here together.

If we create troubles,

we will be immediately kicked out. Do you believe it or not?

Fine. Let's go now. Let's go.

- Let's go! - Yingluo, release her!

- Release her. It's late. You will wake up the Gugu. - Don't you want your life?

I was wrong. I was wrong, okay?

- I will not mention this again. I don't want to be kicked out. - Let her go.

It's middle of the night. Why are you creating a ruckus?

Gugu Fang, I was careless just now and overturned the tea pot.

Our quilts are wet.

Why so troublesome? Just flip the quilt. Don't make any noise again!

Stop there.

Wei Yingluo, what else do you want?

Flip my quilt.

Yingluo, you are great.

People are good in nature. They should learn to protect themselves. You must remember this.

Shut up. Go to sleep now!

Yingluo, are you crazy?

Get off. Get off now.

Yingluo, come to your senses. Your older sister is already dead!

Everyone said that

she died from an illness.

But it's proven now that

she didn't die from an illness.

She was strangled to death.

Shut up!

Look, all of you! Everyone, look!

Yingluo!

She has traces of contusion down on her neck, from having met with a murderer!

She was murdered!

She was murdered, she was murdered! - Don't say anymore.

Wei Qingtai, your daughter dared to open the coffin to surprise the dead. Thunder and lightning will strike!

That's right. Yingning did an ugly thing and was expelled from the palace. That's why she committed suicide.

This kind of unruly woman

- has shamed her clan. - How humiliating!

Wei Yingluo is speaking nonsense today.

Do you want us to execute her by the law of the clan?

No, Clan Leader. It's Yingluo who doesn't know right from wrong!

Everyone, clan elders, junior brothers, please forgive her. I will discipline her!

Yingluo, quickly kneel and apologize now!

I lost my mother when I was young.

It was my older sister who raised me.

It's said that we came

from the same clan.

But we have never taken a bite of their meals,

taken a single sip of water from them and received any redress from them.

Yingluo.

My older sister died an innocent death.

They can't even differentiate right from wrong

and criticize her for staining the reputation of the graveyard.

They don't even want to bury her,

and want me to apologize to them.

Who gives you the right?

You are unwilling to forgive. What are you trying to do?

My older sister...

died from unknown causes.

I want to enter the palace

to investigate the truth of her death.

What is she doing?

If you enter the palace, you will get into trouble.

Must you force me to expel you from the family?

I don't care.

Father. Even if you expel me from the family

and the clan,

I will still seek justice

for my older sister.

What's wrong? Who hit me?

Gugu, what's wrong?

What's wrong?

Look at everyone's sleeping positions?

Facing up, touching your bellies, saliva streaming down, looking more like a row of toads!

This is the Forbidden City. There are rules for walking and sitting.

You must not relax.

Gugu, how should we sleep then?

Your legs. Lie down.

Quick.

Your legs.

As for you,

turn to the other direction.

Remember this position. Don't forget it even when you are asleep!

Go back first and let them sleep for a while.

Wake them up in half an hour.

Your Highness, what's wrong?

Something is not right.

Your Highness, it's not daybreak yet.

Did you have a bad dream?

Idiot.

There's definitely a problem with Imperial Concubine Yi.

Next.

What is this?

What are you doing?

Ayan, think of an immediate solution.

Eldest Sister, don't panic.

How can I not panic?

Noble Consort Gao must be getting suspicious. She already suspects us.

What should we do now?

We should think of a countermeasure against her.

Her Highness Noble Consort Gao is here!

Quick, leave by the back door!

Fangcao.

Ahem...

Your Highness the Noble Consort. I wish Your Highness good health.

Noble Lady Yu, I heard you are sick.

I came specially to visit you.

Imperial Physician Liu, please take a good look at her. - Yes.

Noble Consort.

What's wrong? I was kind to bring Imperial Physician Liu to take a look at you

and you are not even appreciative?

Noble Consort. I'm merely coughing. I don't need any treatments from the Imperial Physician.

Imperial Physician Liu.

Your Highness the Noble Consort..!

Release me! Let me go!

Greetings to Your Highness the Imperial Concubine Yi.

Mingyu, I want to see Her Highness the Empress!

Her Highness is not feeling well today and has excused herself from the morning greetings.

Imperial Concubine Yi, what brings you here?

It's an urgent situation. I need to see the Her Highness the Empress!

I already said she's not seeing anyone now.

Please come back later.

Your Highness the Empress, help me! Your Highness the Empress!

Imperial Concubine Yi, this is Changchun Palace. How dare you shout here?

Your Highness! Your Highness the Empress!