Good Bye My Princess (Dong Gong / 东宫)

Li Chengyin?

What are you doing here so late?

You are not here to argue with me again, are you?

I am not here to argue with you.

I am here to sleep with you.

This is none of your business. Go out.

What is improper about The Crown Prince wishing to sleep in The Crown Princess Consort's hall?

You all hurry up, this is the first time that The Crown Prince is staying overnight at our Bearing Graces Hall. You must all serve him well.

Yes.

Greetings to The Crown Prince.

Greetings to The Crown Prince.

I did not know that The Crown Prince would be coming here tonight.

We have not yet totally prepared for you yet, please pardon our offense.

Then hurry up and prepare.

Yes.

You, infuse the tea. The water must be warm and the tea should not too strong.

- And you, prepare the bedroom clothes. - Okay.

And you all, serve The Crown Princess Consort and help her wash, dress, and change her clothes.

Go.

Leave.

Crown Princess Consort, this way.

Crown Princess Consort, this way.

Crown Prince, this way.

Crown Princess Consort, this way.

Crown Princess Consort, this way.

What is your opinion on Xu Niang's child?

The Empress has already told me.

Told you what?

That in the future, I will raise the child.

That I will be his mother.

And you agreed to do so?

How can you be this selfish?

You stole someone else's child to raise them

and want them to call you "mother" to protect your position in the future?

Is this what you want?

I know why you are so angry.

I heard from others that

you are not The Empress' biological son.

Your biological mother separated from you when you were really young.

Do not worry.

I will not let Xu Niang's child be apart from her.

But you.

It was you who acted in confusion under the influence of alcohol, causing Xu Niang to become pregnant.

And then you felt that her status was too low and would not accept her into The Eastern Palace.

You committed the first wrong in this situation.

It is not what you think.

Then let me ask you,

did you have a child with Xu Niang because you genuinely liked her?

Apart from this,

do you not have any other words to say to me?

What words?

I am your husband.

Are you not angry that I now have a child with another woman?

Did you not say that the men of the Central Plains having three or four concubines is normal?

Additionally, I have already heard all about the imperial court and harem having three thousand beauties.

And in Xi State, my father also has many wives. I have a lot of siblings as well.

Who you want to marry, who you want to have kids with, is not something I can control.

I do not like Xu Niang.

I know, the one you like is Zhao Sese.

So tonight, you should not have come here.

You should have gone to her, stayed with her, and coaxed her.

This is The Eastern Palace. I am The Crown Prince.

I will sleep wherever I wish to sleep. Tonight, I will sleep here.

Then you sleep. I am going to sleep with Ah Du.

You are my Crown Princess Consort. Tonight, you will sleep here.

On what grounds should I listen to you?

If Ah Du came in right now,

and Imperial Mother punished her

or The Emperor or Empress Dowager punished her,

then I would really be unable to protect her.

Li Chengyin, you are despicable, shameless, and indecent.

And if you really do not sleep,

then I really will become despicable.

You dare?

Go over a bit.

Your attitude is so good while sleeping?

What are you doing?

Why do you alone have to use two blankets?

You should be grateful that I came here.

You still want to fight over a blanket?

Who asked you to come here?

This is my bed, my blanket.

If Sese did not persuade me to come, I would not have come at all.

Zhao Sese let you come here?

If it was not for Sese's reputation,

would I come here to receive your anger?

You leave.

Do not worry, I will leave in the morning.

Why are you still not sleeping?

What are you looking at?

Nothing.

There was no blanket for me to use on the bed. I came outside to get some air.

I will return the blanket to you.

Quickly come back to sleep.

Do not worry.

I have sent them to a different place to patrol.

Tonight, there is just me and you.

Let us drink to our heart's content.

Thank you for your daily care.

How have I been taking care of you?

If it was not for you, the great commander of the Yulin Army, always offering the right help,

I am afraid I would have to put on a show every day, playing "catch the burglar" with the government troops.

As long as you know.

If I were you,

I would let go of the past events.

Why must you feel sad by yourself?

If you were able to let go,

would you not have a guilty conscience over not caring for her?

For me and you,

Xiaofeng is not just the Crown Princess Consort.

As long as she is safe and sound,

the rest is unimportant.

You are right.

Your Highness, Your Highness.

- Ah Zhao. - Your Highness.

Were you on duty last night?

No, last night I was not on duty.

Last night, someone was peeking around outside of Jin Hall.

From the sound of the footsteps, they are not skilled in martial arts. Likely a palace servant.

Make sure to properly investigate the servants of Bearing Graces Hall.

Yes.

Your complexion does not look good. Did you not sleep well last night?

No. It is probably because the wind was strong last night.

Really? Why did I not hear it?

Last night was the best sleep I have had in the past year I returned to Shangjing.

Empress, last night, something strange happened in The Eastern Palace again.

If you want to say something just say it. Stop your fake manner.

The Crown Prince stayed in the Assuming the Rites Hall for the first time.

He really stayed there all night?

Even though the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Consort fought

the Crown Prince left Assuming the Rites Hall at sunrise today.

Why has the Crown Prince changed his attitude?

Look at you! While you keep talking, I have made a liang move without your knowing.

Empress, you're...cheating.

Tell Ying'er to keep an eye on Assuming the Rites Hall.

If there are any situations, she should report it.

Whatever pawn it is, in this chess game,

what matters is the hand with which you roll the dice,

not the pawns themselves!

Related Lady of Excellence, Related Lady of Excellence

- Related Lady of Excellence - What happened?

Why so bold?

Related Lady of Excellence,

last night, The Crown Prince stayed at Crown Princess Consort's Bearing Graces Hall.

Rela-Related Lady of Excellence

Perhaps The Crown Prince is just acting rashly because he feels wronged,

purposefully acting this way for you to see.

He is not.

He really is angry.

I broke the jade pendant he sent me.

He really is upset with me and is not willing to visit me.

Related Lady of Excellence, since The Crown Prince is not willing to come here,

how about we visit Crown Princess Consort.

And this way, we can let The Crown Prince know that you, Related Lady of Excellence, is a tolerant person.

Crown Princess Consort. Be dignified. Be steady.

Older sister!

- Older sister, are you alright? - Are you alright?

- Careful. Careful. - Slowly.

- How are you? - I'm fine. I'm fine.

- Come in and sit. - Alright.

I've always wanted to come see you

but I was scared to disrupt your peace so I never got a chance to.

Today, the weather is nice and I heard you had no duties so I made the decision to come over today.

I handpicked these gifts carefully.

Although they are petty,

they speak my heart.

You're a year older than me. Why would you call me older sister?

Even though you are younger, you are of higher status.

This little sister's using honorifics is appropriate.

No need! I feel awkward when I hear it. You can just call me Xiaofeng.

This...

Crown Princess Consort.

Consort of Excellence's calling you sister feels closer and harmonious.

I have long heard that there is a capable servant by your side.

Now that we encounter, she lives up to her name as your solid support.

In Eastern Palace, Consort of Excellence is Crown Princess Consort's solid support.

Consort of Excellence, please don't feel estranged!

This little sister has understood such a generous heart of big sister.

Crown Princess Consort doesn't know a lot of people in Shangjing.

In the Eastern Palace, she only knows Consort of Excellence as you both entered at the same time, unlike others.

I hope that Consort of Excellence will visit Bearing Graces Hall.

It is boring this afternoon. Why don't we go play something to have fun?

Great.

Let's play leaf card!

Pass.

- How skillful is Consort of Excellence! - Sister is being lenient on me.

I don't know what is with today. I can't seem to have the right cards.

How weird!

Pass.

Sister's boots are really pretty.

Our Central Plains does not have such refined items.

You are right. This type of boots can only be found in Western State.

Do you like it?

If you like it, I will have my father send some good boots next time his men come.

That would be great. Then I thank you again.

These boots are warm. Sister can give one pair to the Crown Prince.

Li Chengyin? I will never do that.

Didn't Crown Prince stay at Bearing Graces Hall last night?

So you came today

because last night Li Chengyin spent the night here.