It's Not Easy Being King (King is Not Easy / Da Wang Bu Rong Yi / 大王不容易)

You criminal!

How dare you trespass onto palace grounds?

Who sent you?

Oh no.

I am so dead this time.

I'll never get another chance to climb over the wall to see Shao Yong.

This isn't the afterlife, is it?

You...

Who are you? Why are you wearing my clothes?

No. How dare you impersonate me?

No...

Explain yourself. What are you after?

Guards!

What are you yelling for?

I don't know what's going on either.

Aren't you the King?

Why... are you dressed like a palace maid?

- What's going on? - What's going on?

- Why have I turned into a woman? - Why am I a man?

Why would this happen?

If I'm not mistaken...

For reasons I cannot explain...

You have become me. And I...

- have become you. - What are you-- Watch your hands!

But I don't want to be a man, I don't want to!

- Stop whining! - I don't want to be a man!

- Don't you-- - Who's making noise over there?

Stand properly!

Your Majesty.

You've made yourself so difficult to find.

Shen Jia.

Do you not recognize us anymore?

"Us"? How dare you refer to yourself as His Majesty?

That is punishable by law!

Do you want to die?

You...

Your Majesty.

Yes, that would be me.

This person... is impersonating me.

- Give her twenty lashes. - Yes.

No, thirty. Thirty.

I am His Majesty. How dare you?

Guards! Hurry and lock this crazy woman up!

Release me!

Let go!

You want to hit me? All right.

But it's going to hurt.

Forget it.

I... I'm also in the wrong.

I'll give myself twenty lashes.

Your Majesty, you must not.

Guards.

Get this servant out of here.

I know how to walk. Let go!

Why?

Help me clean the storage room tomorrow morning.

All right.

Da Xi... where were you? Why are you so dirty?

Um. I went out for a night stroll.

- I tripped. - You fell? Does it hurt?

There's still hot water left. Let's go bathe.

No, no, no.

Uh, I've already bathed. You two go.

How come your face is still so dirty then?

- Um... - Yeah.

- It's really okay... - Don't worry! We're all girls! Let's go.

I said no!

What a perfect hit!

Da Xi, now you don't have a choice. Come on.

- What's happening? - Why are you shouting?

We always bathe together.

Da Xi, what's wrong with you today?

- You do? - Yeah...

Yeah, of course! Come on, let's change.

Yes, so we can enter the bath.

I heard the King's newest consort ran out of the royal bedchamber.

I wonder why.

Maybe our King is too vigorous in bed and scared her.

Or not. Maybe he's not very vigorous.

Just think, he has so many consorts but he doesn't have many sons.

I think he's really into women, but he must not be very fertile.

You know what, that makes sense.

- Yeah. - That's enough.

Stop it.

Da Xi, what's wrong? Why are you so strange today?

I'm fine.

Someone could overhear us slandering the King

and that wouldn't be good.

No way... You're the one who usually instigates these conversations.

There's worse, too! You... haven't forgotten, have you?

True.

Da Xi...

Dear lord... why have you done this to me?

Where is he?

Oh, it's Your Highness.

Yes...

Are you all right?

No.

What's wrong?

Official Shen.

I've requested attendance with His Majesty so many times

but he keeps refusing to see me.

I know that you're His Majesty's most trusted attendant.

I wanted to ask you to say some things in my favor.

I really admire His Majesty!

I really want to spend the rest of my life with him!

I beg you, Official Shen!

Your Highness, that is too difficult for me.

I cannot defy the King's orders.

Official Shen.

If you won't help me, I'll just kill myself!

All right, all right, Your Highness. I'll help you, okay?

Really?

Take this.

His Majesty should be in his bedchambers right now.

I hope this time, Your Highness can return to his side.

If you succeed, please remember that I helped you.

I will, I will!

Although, Official... What are you doing with this?

That...

Never mind! I won't ask. Thanks, Official Shen! Thanks!

Right, what am I doing with that?

What would I be doing with that?

Approach if you have business. Otherwise, retreat.

What a huge bed!

Isn't it scary sleeping in it?

My king, it's nighttime. Let us go to bed.

Who are you?

My king, what's wrong?

It's your consort.

Oh, it's-- it's you.

Do you need something?

I know I've wronged you, my king.

I'm here to make up for my errors.

I hope Your Majesty can forgive me.

No... you-- Right now, I... I'm not too tired right now.

Do you want to chat? We can chat.

Your word is my command.

Um, put your clothes on first.

Uh... listen.

A woman has to do more than just take off her clothes.

She has to understand how men think.

She has to be smart.

She has to know when to be forward and when to retreat.

That way, even if you aren't physically attractive...

You can stand your ground.

Um... don't be seductive, be smart. Got it?

My king, you mean you think Ni Chang is dumb?

Obviously... the fact that you even have to ask...

I knew it, my king!

Your Majesty!

- Your Majesty! - Stand over there.

Just like that. Perfect.

Your Majesty, your bathwater is ready. It is bath time.

- Bathwater? - Yes.

There are people to help me take off my clothes?