[EngSub] 九尾狐殿下 16|九尾狐楊冪為取回心魄,下凡助帝君歷劫狠傷其心,轉世帝王一氣之下竟要立她為後

Good. Good singing, good singing. Father, may I ask you a question? How many times have you watched this show already? Aren't you sick of it? All right, what good suggestions do you have then? I've seen some new things outside recently. They're quite interesting. We would like to show them to you. Okay. Go show them to me. Yes. What kind of person gets showered with praise in the capital? What kind of person sends blessings all over the nation? What kind of person shines when he stands up? What kind of person loves the people more than anyone in history? Sire Kang Xi gets showered with praise in the capital. The Qing Dynasty sends blessings all over the nation. My master shines when he stands up. The emperor loves the people more than anyone in history. Good! Good singing, good singing. Thank you for your praise. Actually, we're not that good at it. The people in the performance troupes are the ones best at it. If you allow them to enter the palace to perform, and invite all the officers and their spouses over, I guarantee everyone will find the performances very exciting and fresh. That's a good idea. That will make the Qi Qiao Festival* (*Chinese equivalent of Valentine's Day) more interesting. - Go get it done. - Yes, Father. Greetings, Your Highness. You must be in a good mood to come admire the flowers this early in the morning. I'm someone who has been abandoned by His Majesty. It's normal for me to have the time to come admire flowers. But you're favored by him and yet have the time to visit the Imperial Garden. This is strange. You're really good at teasing me. His Majesty has been busy with court matters recently. That's why he hasn't been visiting Chu Xiu Palace. How does the word 'abandon' come into play? You are young, beautiful, and understanding as well. I'm sure that His Majesty will visit you again very soon. This flower has bloomed very beautifully. I think it suits you very well. I would not dare think so. It suits you. I never use fresh flowers as ornaments. No matter how beautiful fresh flowers are, they will wither one day. Although artificial flowers are not as beautiful as fresh flowers, they never fade and can be used repeatedly. His Majesty should have ended the court session by now. I need to remind him to take his medication. Fei Cui, let's go back. Yes. Your Highness, this flower is in full bloom. It will be a waste to throw it away. What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to avoid crossing my path? I would not dare disturb you when you're favoured. - But now that you... - I'm still your master now. You are still a servant. I understand. I'll take my leave. Wait. Do you know why I slapped you? Because I dislike you. I really don't understand why I liked you before I entered the palace. You gave up your future prospects and entered the palace as an eunuch for a woman. How can you face your ancestors? How can you face yourself? If I were you, I'll just kill myself. What are you living for? Don't think that you can do as you please just because I have temporarily lost favour. I... Do you think you can give me comfort and protect me? This slap is to let you know this. Once you're a servant, you're forever a servant. Although I've lost favour, I'm still your master. Yes. Scram! Quick, quick, quick! On your knees! - Gr... greetings, Your Highness. - Who are these people? This is the performance troupe the 8th prince brought into the palace to celebrate the Qi Qiao Festival for His Majesty. Performance troupe? There are all sorts of performance troupes in the palace. Why do we need to get one from outside? Your Highness, these people are good at singing. Singing is my forte. If His Majesty likes to listen to songs... Is this set of clothes nice? It is. How do you know without looking? You've always had good taste. You'll look good in anything. But it's different this time. Father invited us to celebrate Qi Qiao Festival in the palace. Those wives will surely dress themselves up. If I don't come up with something special, I'll lose to them. It's too plain. I'll go change. Qing Chuan has gone missing for three days. Where did she go? Okay, okay, okay. Stop, stop. Look at yourselves. How long have I been training you all? When you finally get to show yourselves, you can't dance well. You can't sing well. If this continues, my Meng Xian Court will soon fold! What's the matter? Continue practicing. Yes. Chests out and chins up. What's wrong? A sudden bolt of energy? Are you all trying to rebel? Don't even think of doing it. No, Aunt. Look ahead. It's just someone trying to peep at us. Pull him out and break his legs. I'll see if he still dares to do it. D... don't be mistaken. I wasn't trying to peep. I was only trying to... - What's wrong? - Th... there is a corpse beside him. N... no. No, it wasn't me. I pulled her up while fishing. I only wanted to bury her. It has nothing to do with me! It has nothing to do with me! Aunt, what should we do now that he has escaped? Why are you so scared? We didn't kill her. What's there to be afraid about? She's dressed up quite well. You go take a look. - See if she has any money on her. - But I... What's wrong? Do you want me to go get it personally? Okay. Quickly, quickly. Okay. Aunt, she's still alive! It's her? Where am I? Am I still alive? Hey. You're awake. - It's you? - Yes, it's me. Don't you think it's such a coincidence? I made you the top courtesan a year ago and sent you to the crown prince. A year later, I saved your life. Don't you think that it's destiny at work? You saved me? As the saying goes, the debt to a lifesaver is bigger than anything else. Shouldn't you repay the favour and help me out? What do you want me to do? I have customers from all over at my brothel. What do you think I want you to do? I won't work as a courtesan. It is not up to you to decide. Although this place cannot compare to the crown prince's abode, it is still heavily guarded. If you would be an obedient courtesan and earn money for me, I will ensure that you get a good life. If you don't, I have a lot of methods to handle you. There is not a single cat that cannot be tamed in this world. No matter what you choose to do, the ending will be the same. You're a smart person. You should know whether it's better to do it willingly or to be forced into it. [Meng Xian Court] - You're here! - I'm here, I'm here. Please enter. Master Zhang, Qing Chuan is here. Master Zhang, Qing Chuan is here. Are you satisfied with her? I am, I am. And the money? Money? I have tons of it. Please do me a favour. Let me talk to her alone. You're so bad. Okay, I won't stand in the way of the two of you. Qing Chuan is still a clean person. You have to be gentle with her. I will, I will! Watch your step. Little beauty, let me give you a kiss. - Co... come on! - Ah, stop! What's that? Don't mind, don't mind. It's nothing. Just some infectious disease. Even if you get infected, in the worst case, you'll only have to stay in bed for half a month. It's no big deal. Oh, you said that you want to kiss me, right? Okay, let's kiss then. Don't, don't, don't. Don't come over. H... help! - Master Zhang! - Help! Master Zhang! Master Zhang! Why did Master Zhang leave? I don't know. You don't know? Did you pull any tricks? I didn't. There must be a reason. Is there a reason? I won't know even if there's one. Why are you so afraid if there is no reason? I'm not afraid. Do I look afraid to you? If you are not afraid, why are you running away from me? I'm running away because... I'm running away from you because you're chasing me! Stay still. What's the matter again? Qing Chuan, in order to make you more obedient in the future and not disrupt my business, I've decided to teach you our rules. If you don't know how to be a courtesan, learn how to! Tie her up! Have a good look at how the others do it. I really didn't do anything. - Let me go. - If you dare to do this again, I won't be light on you. Let's go. I... I really didn't do anything. Let me go. - Let me go! - Come chase me! - Come on! - Trying to escape? Wait till I catch you. - Where can you escape to? - Come on! Why do courtesans lack all restraint nowadays? They run into the arms of every man they see. They should know that the wife is not as good as the concubine. The concubine is not as good as the courtesan. The courtesan is not as good as a fling. And a fling is not as good as not doing anything. If you're so easily won over by a man, why will he cherish you? Sister Zi Yan, I know you have the most restraint among us. But what's the use of your restraint? In the end, you don't have a single customer. You! Well said, well said. Courtesans nowadays not only don't know about restraint, they don't even know any manners. Unlike us. Back then, when I was still a Red Girl*, (*courtesan who sells both talent and body) I'll bow to my seniors whenever I see them. Things are worsening by the day. They don't have any manners. Who are you referring to? Who are you referring to?! I'm referring to the person who is getting all worked up. Fine. How dare you say I have no manners? I'll fight it out with you today! Are you here to accompany me or to fight? If you fight, I'll get a refund from your 9th Aunt! Master Zhang! Why will I fight with an old woman like her? I only wanted to teach her a lesson. I'll let her off if you don't like me to do that. That's good! - Let's go for a drink. - Let's go. Don't you run away anymore. I'm an old woman? Xiang Cao, am I old? I'm not even thirty yet. Am I old? You're not old, Sister. You much more beautiful than all of them. Then why is it that no one looks for me? Is my prime really over? Hey. Hey. What do you want to say? Are you trying to spite me as well? I don't dare to. I just want to ask you if you want to rise to the top again. Youth once gone will not return. How can I rise to the top again? I will consider helping you if you release me right now. - Really? - You can choose not to believe me. But if you would give it a try, there might be a ray of hope. If you don't try, there won't be any chance. Xiang Cao, release her. Yes. Here. - Thank you. - Hey! Why did you release her? How dare you! Why did you release her? Lady Boss, you punished her just so she will serve the customers. How about this? I'll give you money for handing her over to me for a few days. What do you think? This... This is one of your treasured pieces. Can you really bear to give it to me? Even if I don't, it's already in your hand. Xiang Cao, let's go. You brat. Zi Yan is usually a very stingy person. Why is she willing to stand up for someone? What's going on here? Quick, come. What do you think they're doing inside? - It seems like she's training her voice. - Training her voice? Are you sure? Zi Yan still intends to sing? 9th Aunt, please take care not to fall. Qing Chuan, we have no other intentions. We were just passing through and wanted to take a look to see if you need anything like some food or drinks. We don't need either. - But you have to help me with something. - Help you? Speak up. What is it? Decorate the main hall in this manner. - This... What is this thing? - What's this? I don't know. You don't have to know. Zi Yan will be paying for all the expenses. 9th Aunt. These are Zi Yan's entire savings. I've been trying to get them for a long time. You actually have the ability to touch it. You're amazing, really amazing. - So are you doing it or not? - I'll do it, of course. I'll do it. - Okay, let's go. - Let's go. - Is she okay with it? - Don't worry. - I will make you popular. - Thank you! Come, drink it up! Drink! Drink! Your wine is here! - Let's drink it up. - Okay, okay. - Why are the lights out? - Light them up quickly! How beautiful. I'm like a fallen flower flowing along the water current. Following the stream towards the sea of people. Amongst all the people, I don't know where I am. Somehow I feel I lack a bit of love. I pace around day and night. Pacing within the sea of people. I pace around day and night. Pacing within the sea of people. How do you find this? Not bad, huh? Yes, I've never seen such a beautiful performance. Look over there. Good! Good! Good! Good! Good! Did you see that? - Do you have any money? - Why? Take it out. Superb performance, Zi Yan! Superb performance, Zi Yan! - What are you doing? - Look on. Superb performance, Zi Yan! Zi Yan! Did you see that? Did you see that? Superb performance, Zi Yan! I'm rich! - Zi Yan! - I'm rich! I'm rich, I'm rich! Use a small sum of money to earn a lot more. - See that? - That's great! So much money! - Superb performance, Zi Yan! - Zi Yan! Another song! Another song! Everyone! Zi Yan's performance ends here today. We'll see all of you tomorrow. Goodnight. - Come back! - Zi Yan! See you tomorrow. See you tomorrow! See you tomorrow. Don't be so anxious, everyone. Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Please wait a moment. How was it? Qing Chuan, do you hear that? They're asking me to sing again! This is great. This is great! Qing Chuan, what are you up to? If she doesn't go out soon, the customers will make a big scene. Don't be too anxious! I'll go out right away. I'll go right away. - You can't. - Why? Haven't you heard that people crave for what they can't get? If you fulfill people's wants in one go, who will come watch you next time? Is that so? Listen to me if you want to become popular. If you want to just have a short-lived dream, go on. Don't come to me. Aunt. Actually, Qing Chuan has a point. Men often like things best when they can't get it. Well, you don't have to serve any customers tonight. Go back and rest first. We'll discuss this matter tomorrow. - Go back first. - Okay. Thank you, Qing Chuan. You made the right decision. Qing Chuan. What's the matter? Are you going to make me serve customers again? How could I? What you have in your brain is much more useful than serving customers. I mean, Zi Yan hasn't served any customer for a long time. Yet you could make her this popular. The other girls I have are much better than her. If you come up with some ideas for them, I'll split the earnings with you, 50-50. I'm someone who has seen the idol marketing packages of the 21st Century. What's so difficult about doing it? Well then, 40-60. You'll take 60 percent and I take 40. Deal. Deal! What's taking everyone so long? Has the time been changed? Please be patient, Your Highness. His Majesty will be here at the noon hour. There's still a bit of time until then. Greetings to the princes. Isn't this 4th Sister-in-law? Why are you here so early today? She's dressed up so beautifully. She must be here to be seen by everyone. Don't tease me. It's such an honor to be able to watch a show with Father. I naturally have to come here early and await his arrival. I really admire how thoughtful you are. I wonder what show you'd like to watch today. I like to watch 'The Peony Pavilion' most. It feels different every time I watch it. I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. They won't perform 'The Peony Pavilion' today. There will only be some songs from the capital. That's right. 8th Brother noticed that Father is getting bored of watching the same few shows in the palace every day. So, he went to the east side of the city and invited the Xi Rong Sheng Performance Troupe over. 4th Sister-in-law. What's wrong? Nothing... Nothing. They will perform 'The Swapping of The Crown Prince' tonight. Father loves to watch these kind of shows involving birth secrets. Once the show starts, he will definitely want to get to the root of it all. What a waste. Empress Dowager Liu in the show strategized all her moves to reach that position. But she was still put to death in the end. How tragic. His Majesty arrives. - Here, Your Majesty. - Greetings, Your Majesty. 4th Sister-in-law. It's better for you to come clean about some things personally. If it gets exposed by someone else, even 4th Brother cannot get away with it. Think it over. Father! Father, I'm sorry. I deserve death. 4th Prince! 4th Prince. 4th Prince, so you're here. - This is bad, 4th Prince. - Xiao Shun Zi, what's wrong? 8th Prince got the Xi Rong Sheng Performance Troupe here to perform so as to force the 4th Princess to admit her parentage. Godfather said that it's not a big deal but he's afraid that His Majesty will suspect that you allied with Long Ke Duo and are scheming something. Come down quickly, 19th Prince. Be careful. 19th Prince, come down quickly. - Come back. - 19th Prince. - It's dangerous. - Come down quickly! 19th Prince. We cannot bear the responsibility - if you fall. - Come down. 19th Prince. 19th Prince. - 4th Prince, be careful. - 4th Prince. - Come, 19th Brother. - Be careful. 4th Brother. 4th Prince! 4th Prince! - 4th Prince! - 4th Prince! 4th Prince! 4th Prince, are you all right? - 4th Prince! - 4th Brother. - 4th Brother. - 4th Prince, are you okay? I broke my leg. Quickly, send the 4th Prince to Yong He Palace. I'll report this to His Majesty. Let's go, 4th Prince. Tell me. What fault did you commit? Your Majesty, the 4th princess says that she was late in greeting you. Why are you interrupting? Let her speak herself. What fault did you commit exactly? Unrestrained and warm at heart. His feelings are unclear. - What is she doing there? - I don't know. I wonder where he stays. I wonder what his name is. It's making me anxious and unable to sleep well. His name is Zhu De Zheng. He lives in Beijing. Why aren't you speaking up? Father, I felt that I should wear brighter colors to Qi Qiao Festival. But I just realized that Father has been cutting down expenses and extravagance to raise funds for disaster relief. I'm too thoughtless to put on so much gold and silver and behave so extravagantly. I deserve death. I see. Females from the inner palace never participate in court matters. It's not your fault since you didn't know. His Majesty will not blame you. Thank you, Father. That's not the issue, Father. - According to what I know... - Your Majesty! Your Highness, this is bad. The 4th prince injured himself while trying to save the 19th prince. What happened? Where is he? We have sent him to the Yong He Palace. - Let's leave for Yong He Palace. - His Majesty leaves. Please have a safe trip. His Majesty arrives. - Yin Zhen. - Greetings, Your Majesty. Father, Mother. Please forgive me for not being able to pay a proper greeting. - Leave us. - Yes. Why bother about the greeting when you're injured so badly? How is it? Did you injure the bone? The imperial physician says that it's likely to be a bone fracture. - Is it that serious? - Father, Yin Xi is still young. If he had fallen from the rooftop, it would be disastrous. Since I'm already grown up, this injury is nothing. But the imperial physician says that I need to recuperate for a period of time. I'm afraid I can't participate in court matters for a while. Your health is more important. We'll talk about other matters next time. Your Majesty, the Qi Qiao celebration is about to start. Everyone is waiting for Your Majesty. Please leave Yin Zhen to me. Don't leave the palace for now since your leg is in such a condition. Stay with your mother and recuperate. I'll visit you again. Thank you, Father. Let's go. - His Majesty leaves. - Please have a safe trip. 4th Prince, does it hurt? What exactly is going on? I gave birth to you. You can hide it from His Majesty but not from me. Jin Zhi just confessed her wrongdoings and you had to injure yourself at the exact moment. How can things be so coincidental? Besides, given your skills, I don't think you'll be so careless as to fall from the roof. Mother. It's okay to let Mother know about this. Mother, Jin Zhi is the illegitimate daughter of Long Ke Duo and a performer. It's not a big deal actually. But I don't know how Yin Si got wind of it. He got the performance troupe here to threaten Jin Zhi. He plotted to put a charge on me, saying that I schemed and allied with the court ministers. You are very clever. Using your injury to quit all court duties. Firstly, you show His Majesty that you love your brothers. Secondly, you can also prove to him that you're not scheming anything. Even if this gets exposed in the future, it won't be very damaging. Mother. I know that you've never liked me engaging in politics. - But this time around... - You've done a good job this time. Although we don't want to hurt other people, other people want to harm us. I don't want you to be involved in the fight for power. That doesn't mean that you have to take everything that comes your way. His Majesty favors the 8th prince now. It's nothing much actually. But if he is this intolerant of his brothers, he will not make a good emperor in the future. You'll have to make plans for yourself and for the crown prince. How vexing that was! That perfect opportunity was utterly ruined by Concubine Xi. The tables have turned though. 4th Brother had actually used his injury as a means of shedding all responsibility, so that can only indicate that he is no longer our opponent. Then will we not be revealing the relationship between 4th Sister-in-Law and Long Ke Duo? Are you right in the head? He has already surrendered. That must mean that we have already accomplished our aims. Even if we remain entangled in this, we can only say that Long Ke Duo has suffered a loss of personal morality. Anything beyond that cannot be proven. It may even cause His Majesty to believe that we have personally intruded upon the privacy of others. That's right. From now on, we must do everything to the best of our abilities. Do we not need to defeat 2nd Brother? Are you so unaware of the crown prince's personality? If you do not provoke him, he will sweep all faults aside. To continue to persist in his defeat may result in our outsmarting ourselves with our own cleverness. The way I see it, as long as His Majesty continues to show favour to 8th Brother, the heir's throne cannot be lost. 8th Brother, do you not agree? Your mouth never runs out of words. There are still many official documents to be processed, hurry and see to them. Yes, Your Majesty. Let's go. Come on. [Liu Bei Pavilion] I knew you wished to see me, so I came. Your leg... It is fine. That is good. Su Yan, I wish to arrange for you to be positioned at the Prince's Residence for surveillance. You must notify me immediately of any developments. I knew that there would always be a motive behind our every meeting. I am so fearful of your motives. I really want to see you, but every time we meet I desire escape. Only that way, can I fool myself into thinking that it is for our mutual yearning that we would meet with a kind of simplicity. Yet ultimately, I can never escape. There is also nothing I can do. Su Yan, you are also aware that I am a most cautious person who carefully scrutinizes my every step along the way, yet I have still fallen into such a state. If I were to truly act as you desire, as a normal man, do you truly believe that I can live on? It is not that I do not wish for the simplicity of such a life. Within the palace, this is the life we must lead. Su Yan. Only with your presence here, can I find air to breathe within the palace. If you were not here, I would not know what to do. Am I really of such importance to you? Only your heart can answer that with the utmost clarity. Su Yan. And you? When have I never heeded your words? Just as I have often told myself to never see you again, I cannot endure the prospect of this loss. This past while, the crown prince's schoolwork has progressed much. His handle on official affairs has also been of acceptable standards. However, I have observed that his vitality has not been its most animate. - Could he have fallen ill? - Please be at ease, Your Majesty. I have already summoned an imperial physician to examine the crown prince. The crown prince is perfectly well. Then is he not working with all his efforts? Every time I visit his residence I see the crown prince prostrated upon the writing table, although it cannot be for this reason. - Then what do you believe is the cause? - I believe that a person's capacity for success is dependent on their surrounding environment. There's a saying that goes, those who stray near vermillion is stained red, those near ink is stained black. If all the maids at the Princes' Residence were of literate and sound minds, it would definitely serve to advance the princes' education. Were they to have no true desire for academic merit, then the princes will not benefit from their influence. Your words hold reason. Come catch me! Over here! Come! Come! Greetings, Your Majesty. Greetings, Your Majesty. No wonder the princes have made no progress. So they have been led astray by the likes of you all. - Li De Quan. - Yes, Your Majesty. You remain here. Have them all taken away. Go to the other palaces and find some literate servants to attend to the princes. Take your time at this task, only the best must be selected. - Yes, Your Majesty. - What frivolity! Please leave well, Your Majesty. You may all rise. - Eunuch Li. - You have all worked hard. Here you are. We can never grow tired of doing the work of Eunuch Li. - Yes. - Yes. 4th Western Compound's Palace Maid Su Yan will attend to the Princes' Residence. Yes. Greetings, Crown Prince. - Greetings, Crown Prince. - Greetings, Crown Prince. Rise now. - Yes. - Yes. The attendance of this place will not be a matter of ease. You are all people of intelligence, so you must be prudent in your statements and take care in your personal conduct in your attendance of the princes. Do not forget that His Majesty's grace is vast and mighty. - Yes. - Yes. Xiao Shun Zi, have them settled. Yes. Please remain awhile, Miss Su Yan. This entire fiasco was intended for you alone. This is a message the 4th prince wished for me to pass on to you. You must keep it well. Yes. In the East Wing resides the 8th prince. The 9th prince lives in the Partial Wing and the West Wing is the 10th prince's. The 11th prince. The 12th prince. Who is it?