A Surgeon Time-Traveled, Fled a Royal Marriage… and Took the Rebel Prince Back to the Future!
Make way Miss, stop running Make way Make way Miss, stop running I’m Yunxi A time traveler The top medical doctor of the 21st century But ended up being stabbed by my own patient When I woke up again I didn’t even get a clear look at that bastard’s face Then Yunxi, as the princess of Zhenguo Duke’s household You will soon marry Prince Chu Thankfully it’s just marriage But look at yourself now You don’t act like a princess consort at all Nanny, teach her properly this time Yes Why is there this arrangement again? No table manners No proper sleeping posture Don’t kneel before elders I’ll stab you Owner, handling this is very easy Don’t worry Medical system Why did you follow me here? Wait Why am I still here? Let’s go Goodbye My brief career as Zhenguo Princess It’s a shame he’s disabled Fake! His leg bones are fine Where is she? Hey, cripple Have you seen our young lady? Why did your young lady run away? Our young lady has gone mad Refusing to marry Insisting on being an independent woman Our master fears she’ll starve outside So he sent us to capture her back There You just wait! What are you doing? Who told you to betray me? Where is my prince? Sorry about this Need to borrow your body Who told you to betray me? Now we’re even Hey! Prince Your Highness Why did you come here alone? Who would dare step on you? Tell me I’ll chop him up right away Forget it The task I assigned you How is it going? We found her At the Earth God Temple nearby A girl is selling herself to bury her father Not only is she stunningly beautiful But she can also quickly marry Your Highness This way His Majesty will cancel the engagement And annul it with that legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo That Miss Shangguan is foolish, ugly, and crazy That’s not what worries me What worries me is another mole appearing in Chu Manor If only we could find her I am incompetent We still haven’t found her to this day In the palace The woman who detoxified you Enough, tomorrow First go to the Land Temple Let’s meet that woman selling herself to bury her father Father Father Here, I bought it You spent so much money for me Thank you, kind sir Thank you, kind sir From now on, I am yours No no no This money isn’t for buying you It’s for buying your entire stall Including my father Exactly, including your father Where did he go? He was just here Let’s go inside and look Ouch My poor ill-fated father Oh dear, you died so tragically Ah, my father! Enough Stop crying and come with me now We’ll hold the wedding ceremony tonight he’s not bad-looking Pity I don’t know how to serve a man in bed Young master, I’m used to rough labor I don’t know how to serve people My body is ruined And I can’t bear children Look how handsome and dashing you are You should find another wife She’s not for me Don’t worry, you won’t need to care for elders Nor bear children Just hold the title nominally Divorced? Oh no! Then that’s even more unacceptable Just come with me If all else fails If negotiations fall through, I’ll bring her back Sorry about this Could you help me carry this? Don’t tell me you’re going to a matchmaking session carrying a corpse? Well I can’t just abandon my father by the roadside At least let the father-in-law meet his future son-in-law Let’s go Brother I’ve brought your bride It’s you Your father fell off Hey How come you look different from that girl selling her father’s burial? This She bought someone else’s dead father to escape I’ll take my leave now Hold on There aren’t many kind-hearted and filial girls like you nowadays Why not marry me? What? You want to marry this ugly girl? No need for childbirth No need to support parents No need to work I’ll provide housing Food and drink And you can move around freely under my name Would you be willing? Such a good deal exists? Alright, but I have one condition Speak We must hold our ceremony where crowds gather Let the fake father from Duke Zhenguo’s mansion know The whole world will see I’ve married a wild man in a wedding ceremony. Even if they capture me and take me back, it won’t matter. I couldn’t ask for more. With so many commoners bearing witness. The Emperor cannot deny my marriage. This is my betrothal gift. Consider it a bargain for you. This is my return gift. A gilded spittoon! Don’t underestimate it just because it’s a spittoon. It’s crafted with ancient techniques. Treasure it carefully. It’ll be worth at least a hundred million in the future. Extremely valuable. Ahhh! Enough, stop your nonsense. Hold the ceremony right here. First bow to heaven and earth—good. Second bow to the people. Couple bows to each other. Good. Ceremony complete, escort to the bridal chamber—good. Hey, wait! Where will our wedding night be? This shall be your home. Hey, wait! Why do I feel he knows it better than you? Your home, you know. Wu Xin is my battlefield brother. He handles all matters. So between us two, there’s no distinction. Oh, but you’re both retired foot soldiers. How is that possible? To afford such a fine house? Hmm. On the battlefield, we collected 108 heads in total. Two heads for one toilet. Ten heads for one tiled house. Such a big yard It cost me 100 heads in total What did the remaining 8 heads get exchanged for? The remaining 8 Exchanged for pots, pans, and furniture Why find such a big yard? Your Highness This is the smallest one in your name Can you find one without a smell? It’s so smelly This used to be a doghouse for military dogs It’s not bad But our heads were all used to buy this house So we don’t have money to live on? We do Hmm We have military pensions How much? Here This money though small for a retired soldier like you to have so much pension Are you playing with me? Spill the truth Spill the truth The pensions of my 100 brothers are all here But I think our family is also dead But I feel poor brothers you’re gone and still suspected If that’s the case then don’t blame me for being ruthless Husband Can you still stand up with that leg? Hey Back in the day, I fell off a horse I was already numb The system scans his spine Master You have to believe me He has 206 bones in his body Each one strong and sturdy His muscles are firm and powerful IQ of 140 Psychological resilience of 3S+, comparable to a psychopathic killer Husband Although I am your wife I am also a doctor Rest assured, from now on My only goal is to help you stand up again Madam Husband Since you sincerely married me I will certainly do my best to heal you If you keep refusing, it will break my heart Uh, sister-in-law Let me do it No, no, no You are just his friend Not his subordinate Let me handle it Footbath helps疏通经络 Ah What’s wrong? Is the water too hot? But you said you have no sensation I just remembered something. Alright, let’s continue then. Madam, hmm. This water is practically boiling. It’s too hot. You just don’t get it, do you? The water needs to be hot to properly brew the Chinese herbs. Chinese herbs. Hmm. Though it’s a venomous snake, its venom can stimulate your adrenaline, which greatly benefits you. Go soak in it. What are you “ah-ing” about? I’m encouraging the snake to bite my brother faster, so he recovers quicker. Exactly right. And also this one— though its bite hurts more, its medicinal effect is stronger. Here goes! Why are you’re crying? I… The thought of my brother’s leg will soon be healed brings tears of joy to my eyes Good brother Why are you crying too? Happy Wife, Happy Life It’s so effective Then you wait Soak a little longer I also know acupuncture I’ll go get it, you wait Ahhh! Your Highness What should we do? He’s going to needle you again! Mere scoundrel Hey, I’m back Why didn’t you soak longer? Uh, the snake and centipede were fighting I made them take it outside Then where’s my foot basin? Madam, aren’t you going to give me acupuncture? Oh, right. I even applied saltwater to this one. Saltwater, sister-in-law? Are you actually here to treat the illness or to barbecue meat? You just don’t understand. These steel needles coated in saltwater may hurt more when inserted, but my husband’s leg requires extraordinary measures during this critical time. Besides, didn’t you lose all sensation? So relax. Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelu jah Do you feel anything now? No feeling at all. It doesn’t hurt a bit. Then the second treatment begins. Tap tap tap I feel something! Really? Only one treatment and you already feel something? Then the second treatment is a must! No no no no Maybe it was the centipede and venomous snake foot soak that worked Oh Then come down and try walking a few steps. Your Highness? Huh? Is your leg really lame? It really is lame. Husband. Then I’ll brew some more herbal medicine for you. Who told you to fake paralysis and deceive me? My lord, are you still pretending? Anyway, I, the prince, am already married. The Shangguan family should withdraw the arrest warrant. Your Highness. Speak. That old fox Shangguan is truly cunning. Even though you’re paralyzed, they’re still rushing to send their daughter over. Duke Xiang undoubtedly wants to plant a spy in my residence. After all, you hold military power, it’s inevitable some villains would covet it. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you. The Emperor knows about your marriage, and has sent a reply. It says tomorrow the Emperor will go to Great Xiangguo Temple to offer incense. He said to bring the bride to meet him. The Empress Dowager said she’ll go together. The Empress Dowager also wants to meet her. Another one who wants to plant a spy by my side So be it We’ll meet together tomorrow But the princess consort is so ugly When her family sees they’ll surely laugh at you A person’s worth lies in their character Don’t just care about appearance Look at her As soon as she entered the mansion, she busied herself treating me treating my leg So by nature she’s not a bad person She’s actually quite good Meeting the parents? Then I must give you a surprise Your subject and younger brother pays respects to Your Majesty Empress Dowager I have heard The Prince of Chu’s leg was cured by the princess consort It seems this princess consort is no ordinary person My leg indeed owes to the princess consort’s efforts Grand Tutor Presumably, my affairs you already know This is the letter of breaking off the engagement Your daughter is wise and virtuous but she and I have no marital fate Please accept it Your Highness, my daughter is doubly unfortunate in the future. However Your marriage contract was bestowed by the Emperor This humble subject dare not casually revoke it Since that’s the case Speaking of which, she’s still a royal daughter-in-law Why not summon her for an audience with Your Majesty Uh… This humble servant will fetch her personally Your Highness Your opinion? Your face… Greetings to the Imperi… Ahahaha! Isn’t this my mischievous daughter Yunxi? Haha! …Yunxi? Haha! Prince Cheng Your tactic of feigned refusal earlier This old man truly admires it Hahaha! You’re Shangguan Yunxi, the legitimate daughter of Duke Zheng? You’re the Prince of Chu? Indeed You think I want to marry? I don’t want to marry either! Your Highness Prince Chu, you… *Coughs* The King of Chu has loved her deeply for a long time Could he not know she’s the Grand Tutor’s daughter? Your Highness, Prince of Chu Did you not get married at the Earth God Temple before the deities and common people exchanging vows? You cannot go back on your word Exactly, exactly! Second brother, your affection is genuine and you overcame all obstacles to be together You must grow old together Yes Your Majesty What should we do now? The whole world knows we remarried at the Earth God Temple You’ll remain Princess Consort temporarily Once I find a suitable person I’ll replace you Ah So you already have a beloved in your heart Does that mean once you find her my role as Princess Consort ends? Correct. Later when meeting the Empress Dowager she won’t be easy to please Don’t you dare— I understand perfectly Rather, Your Highness You must realize that since I’ve married you my dignity reflects your dignity I’ll need you to take care of things later After all The last person who threatened me The grass on their grave has grown three meters tall Then I’ll consider it your agreement Sigh How pretty can an ugly person be? With her hideous appearance that’s beyond compare I’ve seen it myself Unless she gets a new head His Highness the Prince of Chu and the Princess Consort of Chu have arrived It seems The Princess Consort is not only a peerless beauty But also a remarkable woman of unparalleled talent in the four arts Your son respectfully requests May the Empress Dowager be in good health May the Noble Consort be blessed Greetings to His Highness the Prince of Chu Greetings to the Princess Consort What’s going on? Trying to intimidate me right from the start This prince has heard that the inner palace enforces strict discipline Strict hierarchy It seems not to be the case Has His Majesty not visited in a long time? Greetings, Princess Consort of Chu I beg for your forgiveness, younger sister This consort is unwell Can only greet you with ordinary courtesy Never mind, Imperial Consort. You carry royal twins Fetal anemia Elevated fetal heart rate Imminent premature birth Dangerously high, imminent premature birth Imperial Consort, this princess consort of yours… Come here to your imperial mother Prince of Chu I heard you neglected the bride yesterday Didn’t greet the bride Nor kicked the sedan door Is this true? Guards, investigate this! Who dares spread rumors behind this prince’s back Disturbing Her Highness’ peace? Find them and tear out their tongues This old one worries too much Today is the bride’s first day entering the household Don’t let her feel neglected Imperial Mother, your son has matters to attend I take my leave How insolent Shangguan Yunxi The Grand Emperor awaits our respects Speak Shangguan Ziqian Isn’t this the original host’s biological brother? The Empress Dowager actually captured him to threaten me into compliance Seems Prince Chu bringing a knife to the wedding chamber wasn’t entirely unreasonable Today marks our first palace audience with the Grand Emperor Mind your courtesies Your Benevolence, Imperial Consort No wonder Consort Songzi blessed you with twins Are you implying I carry both prince and princess? However these two children of yours are excessively active causing fetal malposition which may complicate delivery Are you forecasting a difficult birth? Does the Princess Consort curse my lady? My mistress maintains universal goodwill and has never slighted you This is clearly sorcerous deception! Why such alarm, Princess Consort? What schemes does the Imperial Consort harbor? Whether I speak falsehood summon the imperial physician and truth shall reveal itself Darling, this excessive fuss— Consort Lan, should the physician confirm you carry no twins can you shoulder that charge? How absurd she appears Twin births concern imperial succession Should this prove false and reach the Emperor’s ears… Your Highness, trust me I summoned the imperial physician today precisely because premature birth is the most common complication with twins Your fetal heart rate is currently too high and the baby is in breech position These issues must be resolved today Otherwise… It seems the Princess Consort is not only versed in medicine but also possesses divination skills Consort Lan You must seize this opportunity Ah! If you’re ignorant, don’t flaunt it You— hey! Ah, Your Highness, there’s no need for concern Perhaps the Princess Consort read some medical texts and let anxiety cloud her judgment Empress Dowager The Princess of Chu is clearly jealous of our Mistress Malicious curse You must uphold justice for our Mistress Shangguan Yunxi You have already fulfilled your duty as a matchmaker Leave the rest to fate Also the imperial physician and the Retired Emperor That is the real business After Noble Consort returns from paying respects Please prepare several more Imperial physicians and midwives This pregnancy is perilous May heaven protect the virtuous Turn misfortune into blessing Your Highness must not believe vile slanderers Heaven naturally protects the virtuous Ah! Ah! My belly Ah! My belly! Noble Consort, you must have been bewitched by the Princess You’ve had a shock Rest upon returning and you’ll recover Physician Shen and the midwife And the Princess too Quickly, stop the Princess from leaving! Your Highness That half-skilled Princess only frightens you You’re not even listening to me anymore? Do you want a spanking? Go quickly! Yes! Um… Thank you for earlier. 6 I’m telling you I don’t care what you’re thinking You better behave yourself and stay in your place If you want to die I won’t stop you But something like what just happened is not allowed to happen again You’re just worrying for nothing My heart is very hard I absolutely won’t give you a second chance Princess, please stay The Imperial Consort’s abdominal pain won’t stop I’m afraid she’s going into labor Please have the Princess Consort stay by your side It’s better not to go Didn’t you say the Princess Consort only knows how to curse This servant speaks out of turn We implore Your Highness and the Princess Consort to forgive This servant deserves death This servant deserves death Please forgive this servant despite past grievances Imperial Consort How dare you! Your Highness, thank you for your concern But I cannot stand by and watch someone die Let’s go Ahhh!!! Reporting to the Empress Dowager The Imperial Consort is showing signs of a difficult labor Then what are you waiting for? Go save her immediately! Good heavens! This is disastrous! Someone is going to die! Empress Dowager, this is truly dire—I fear… …the Imperial Consort may not survive The Imperial Consort has just given birth… …how could she not survive? Because what’s blocking the birth canal… …is not the baby’s head This is truly not a normal delivery If it’s the buttocks, won’t it be impossible to deliver? Not only that, but the mother cannot be saved It’s not the buttocks, Your Grace… …what I saw was the baby’s back It’s completely stuck… …both mother and child will suffocate to death Her Highness… such a tragic fate for Her Highness Fetal heart rates of both babies are dropping Intrauterine hypoxia It is the will of heaven We should leave some time for the Noble Consort and her family to reunite There’s still time What solution does the Princess Consort propose? Perform a cesarean section to deliver the babies How dare you! This is utter nonsense Cutting open the abdomen Performing abdominal surgery to extract the child How could the mother survive that? You clearly intend to harm the Noble Consort Murdering imperial heirs Guards! The Chu Princess Consort is spreading heresy Drag her out and give fifty heavy strikes Wait Very well This prince has fought on battlefields for many years I’ve witnessed all manner of strange phenomena You didn’t let the Princess Consort finish speaking Why would you assume her method wouldn’t work? What more is there to say? She clearly intends to kill the Imperial Consort and the royal heir. Moreover, Since that’s the case, Princess Su, please go examine her first. The twins are in an abnormal position. The baby’s umbilical cord is wrapped around its neck three times. Consort Lan’s cervix is already dilated to eight centimeters. Delaying further will lead to only one outcome. The death of all three—mother and both babies. We’re running out of time. Follow my procedure: Perform a cesarean section to deliver the babies. I can guarantee both mother and children’s safety. But Abdominal surgery can cause fatal agony! Anesthetics can be administered. The medication lasts four hours—enough to extract the babies. Then suture the incision. Oral anti-inflammatory medication internally, Topical wound treatment externally. It only takes three months to become self-sufficient in daily care. But to fully recover and conceive again requires three more years. Our physical form is bestowed by our parents; harming one’s body is the grave offense of filial impiety. This method is unacceptable. If Consort Lan dies in childbirth before my eyes how shall I answer to the General’s General’s estate? Greetings, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, disaster! The Consort has fainted! Fifth Princess Consort I care not what methods you employ you must save the Consort for me. However I require your written military pledge. Should any harm befall Consort Lan or her child all blame shall fall upon you. What? A competition is possible but I have one condition. I still need someone to assist me This person is crucial The decisive factor for victory Who? My brother Shangguan Yuqian You vile woman So this is your scheme Where is he now Then ask the Empress Dowager What’s the child’s name Then summon him quickly Sister Ziqian has arrived Perfect timing, change into surgical gowns Assist me quickly, hurry up I happen to need an assistant, come Deliberately mystifying Hey hey, don’t touch It’ll cut you Uh, miss Where did you get these instruments Clearly extraordinary at first glance My mother gave them to me The only set remaining in this world Change into it Come Imperial Physician Li, help me pull it apart sideways How… how can this be so cruel? About giving birth It has always been a cruel process, quick! Quick! If you need to vomit, go outside! I’ll help you. This emperor will also go! Wait. Childbirth is a filthy affair Don’t get tainted by the bad luck Giving birth It has always been women’s greatest suffering If this is considered bad luck Then creating suffering itself Is even more inauspicious How dare you! Such filthy blood from childbirth How could it defile the imperial body? Your Majesty should wait here That alone is the highest blessing for the Noble Consort You must not approach such inauspicious places The Noble Consort is giving birth here, her life hanging by a thread Yet you disdain her body as dirty For heaven’s sake, act like decent humans! So many cuts… Including the final amniotic membrane Total of eight layers For women in labor No method of delivery is easy One comes out sideways Another with the cord wrapped three times around the neck Truly troublesome indeed I’ll have to spank you both hard until you cry later Ah! Aah! It’s born! It’s born! It’s a princess A daughter… a daughter is fine too A daughter is fine Congratulations, Your Majesty Felicitations, Your Majesty It’s a prince Prince Oh dear Twin dragon and phoenix! My beloved consort, you’ve endured hardship Trouble! The Imperial Consort looks unwell Your Highness Test results show low white blood cell count Severe anemia caused by mild chronic poisoning Let me see my child Ah Disaster! The Imperial Consort is hemorrhaging The Imperial Consort is hemorrhaging Trouble I’ll stop her bleeding Don’t move her! Impossible! This isn’t enough System, test blood type Patient has type A blood When women give birth They put one foot in the grave Moreover, the Consort has borne two children consecutively Your Majesty should still make funeral preparations for the Consort The person isn’t even dead yet Your Majesty, I need you Summon some guards and palace maids here Why do I need to draw blood? How dare you! Princess Chu Judging by your attire are you planning to resort to witchcraft in the harem? Consort Lan is severely anemic It is indeed caused by chronic poisoning But she is now in critical condition Yet you are here quibbling with me, her attending physician? Could it be that the cause of the Consort’s anemia lies with Your Highness the Empress Dowager? How dare you! Empress Dowager, the Princess spoke out of turn It was due to my lack of discipline But rest assured regarding the Consort’s poisoning and anemia we will investigate thoroughly If it was truly the Princess’s doing I will personally bring her before you to receive punishment Since Your Majesty has successfully delivered twins it proves the Princess has expertise in obstetrics As for the Imperial Concubine Whether her life is saved or not It’s up to you As for the Imperial Concubine Whether her life is saved or not It’s up to you Mother should prioritize her health Look, it’s already dark Why don’t you return to your palace to rest You Hmph And you The lives of the Princess of Chu and the Imperial Concubine Lan I entrust them all to your hands Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty Ziqian Present Let’s go gather some palace maids and guards Come over Thank you You are all type A blood Later when I call out someone’s number that person should step forward Also, roll up your sleeves Understood? Good, let’s proceed Who is number one? Lai Ziqian, do as I taught you Take it in and hand it to him Accompany the person to rest How is the Imperial Consort? Your Majesty, rest assured The surgery was very successful Blood loss was one-third of a normal person’s The Imperial Consort is now in good condition But she hasn’t passed the critical period yet Therefore, 24-hour monitoring and care are required Good Princess of Chu, you’ve rendered great service today Tell me, what reward do you desire? I have heard the Imperial Academy is the finest institution in Yunshu My younger brother is naturally gifted and intelligent and wholeheartedly wishes to serve the court So This concubine hopes Your Majesty can make an exception and admit him into the Imperial Academy Granted He Thinks hiding his younger brother in the Imperial Academy means this Empress can do nothing about it? I heard Your Majesty plans to investigate the Imperial Consort’s anemia case thoroughly 10 Isn’t she preoccupied with thoughts of Prince Chu? Give her an opportunity Yes What? My hands ache from performing surgeries all day Ah Hey hey hey I told you to help me undress Why are you holding me? Hey, Your Highness I-I performed surgeries all day today I’m exhausted Could you help me take off my clothes? These multi-layered garments are so troublesome Nonsense! Do you take me for your maid? But we’re husband and wife! You actually know that? You caused me so much trouble today. If it weren’t for my presence, your head would’ve rolled long ago. How can you be so shameless, woman? Because my gratitude can only be expressed through actions Then forget it I don’t even care to kiss you, hmph! Your Highness, why haven’t you told the Princess Consort that the Emperor has assigned the matter of the imperial concubine’s poisoning to your investigation? The Princess Consort is well-versed in pharmacology She can certainly assist you Look how rashly he’s acting Don’t let him wade into this muddy water. Let’s go Wait, Your Highness Wait, Your Highness The poison the imperial concubine was exposed to is a type of calming incense containing an ingredient called Tianzhu Suhe (Indian Clary Sage) Prolonged inhalation will silently aggravate her blood deficiency By the time she gives birth her energy will be depleted resulting in three deaths with one corpse I’ll investigate this myself Don’t meddle in this affair I can’t remain trapped in the palace forever living under his constant disapproval Who knows when he’ll find his precious Ms. White Moonlight Have some pastries Ah wait, Zixia Tell me How much are those 40 dowry chests really worth? Princess Consort. How could your stepmother actually give you dowry? It’s all fake. The chests are filled with dirt. No way! Then I’ll have to live on dirt from now on. Princess, just serve His Highness well, bear him a child or two, and you’ll never worry about food again. Zixia, let me tell you, relying on men is worse than relying on yourself. With your medical skills, opening a clinic would surely be a huge success. His Highness treats you so well, he even gave you his own bedchamber. Princess, I think your standards are too high. Besides, how can we open a clinic without money? You’re the clever one, aren’t you? Where’s His Highness today? The Imperial Consort’s case is being tried at the Censorate. His Highness went there long ago. What? Princess, where are you going? Go to the Censorate for the hearing Bring the prisoner Wait, wait, wait Why are you here? This princess consort As the attending physician of Consort Lan Based on my understanding of Consort Lan’s medical condition Can assist Your Excellencies In uncovering the mastermind behind this And bringing them to justice Grant her a seat Bring the prisoner Imperial Physician Li conspired to harm Consort Lan With intent to endanger the imperial family Do you plead guilty? I plead guilty Guards, have him sign the confession Ah, wait, Your Honor The case hasn’t been investigated yet And it’s already concluded? The prisoner has confessed Thus the case is closed Then may I ask Your Honor Imperial Physician Li What was his motive for harming Consort Lan? What deep-seated grudge did he hold That he dared to act Under the Emperor’s very nose? And where did the poison come from? These questions Are already answered in the confession Contained within this dossier This official reminds the Princess Consort Today you are merely an observer Matters of judgment Are not your place to comment Very well May I at least review this dossier? Princess Consort of Chu It’s only out of respect for His Highness the Prince that I’ve tolerated your presence until now In this court of law how dare a mere woman act so insolently Why shouldn’t I Your Excellency the Censorate By principle, the Princess Consort is the key witness She has the right to participate in the investigation By sentiment, she is my Princess Consort and represents my authority What Are you instructing me how to govern? This humble servant wouldn’t dare Consort Lan is ordinarily extremely gentle She wouldn’t even scold a palace maid How could she possibly publicly assault Physician Li’s grandmother in the marketplace text: Moreover, this Indian benzoin toxin had been accumulating in Consort Lan’s system for some time Yet Physician Li was only treating Consort Lan for the first time He was substituting for another imperial physician Your Honor, how do you explain this Princess Consort, adjudication requires solid evidence That woman has already confessed to her crime Why are you still being so unreasonable? Why are you still being so unreasonable? I’m the unreasonable one? Fine, since Lan… Consort Lan is the victim, why don’t we immediately summon Consort Lan to confront Physician Li in court? What do you think, Your Honor? Guards, summon Consort Lan! Ah… Your Highness, Consort Lan just gave birth. She can’t endure this turmoil. If the Princess Consort and Your Highness have doubts, then I propose detaining Physician Li in the imperial dungeon first, and reopening the trial later. How about that? Approved. We’ll reopen the trial another day. Physician Hong, Do you have other family members? Only my elderly mother remains. But just two days ago, she passed away. Died. The neighbors have already helped bury her. How remarkably quick. Physician Li, rest assured, I will surely get justice for you. Ah… Having committed so many murders, grave-digging is a first for me. How novel. Humph, you can rest assured. Follow the princess. Such things will only increase, not decrease. Humph. Wu Xin, what are you talking about? Tell me so I can join in the gossip. Gossip. We’re talking about switches. Ah, yes, yes, yes. Yes, yes, we’re talking about switches. Talking about switches. Oh. Why stop? Don’t stop, the gossip! Quickly, quickly. As I expected. Wu Xin, let’s go. I know where we should go. Here, drink. Who are you? Your aunt and uncle. They’re eating so well. Don’t be afraid, granny. We’ve come to rescue you. You’re the mother of the imperial physician, aren’t you? Great, I believe you. Come, take the prisoner. You go ahead. Your Highness, you go ahead. Take the prisoner, Imperial Physician Li. Imperial Physician Li, your mother I have already settled her properly for you Whether she lives or dies is entirely up to you now Your Majesty, I have been wronged Every time I went to the Orchid Pavilion with Imperial Physician Gu It was under the orders of the Imperial Hospital Imperial Physician Gu personally diagnosed and treated the Consort That day, the Consort had a difficult labor It was because Imperial Physician Gu was absent I was summoned there temporarily I had absolutely no knowledge That the Consort suffered from blood deficiency I bore no grudge against Consort Lan Why would I poison and harm her? You’re spouting nonsense! There is no such person as… Imperial Physician Gu Beat him thirty… no, forty heavy strokes! Who says there’s no Imperial Physician Gu? Guards! Summon Imperial Physician Gu! You’re lying! That day, you deliberately found an excuse to send me away And took charge of the Consort’s delivery without authorization I was momentarily confused How could I have fallen into your trap? Since everyone insists on their own version Perhaps I should summon the person involved Welcome, Consort Lan Physician Gu Since the beginning of autumn last year After my diagnosis I have frequently experienced dizziness Your Highness It’s all him Physician Li claimed his pulse-reading skills were inadequate And wished to practice more So from last autumn onward He replaced me in treating you Nonsense! When did I ever replace you? That’s true Each time I received treatment It was behind this wooden lotus screen With no one else nearby Mistaking someone was possible Thank you, Your Highness But that time when the wind blew the curtain aside I saw On the wrist of the physician treating me A knife scar About two finger joints long Physician Gu Who gave you the audacity to poison me? Your Highness, I am falsely accused! I admit I was the one taking your pulse But the Indian storax is a tribute item Access is entirely managed by Imperial Physician Li Your subject has absolutely no access to it Of course you couldn’t obtain it from the Imperial Medical Bureau But you could acquire it elsewhere How come I’ve heard Imperial Physician Gu leaves the palace once every month? Tha…that’s your subject’s home leave Apart from visiting family Aren’t you also meeting with certain out-of-town merchants? Enter Come, take a good look. Is it him? Yes Every month he comes to me to purchase Indian sachets Because Indian sachets are extremely rare So I remember very clearly Enough, dismissed Imperial Physician Gu still won’t confess? Confess truthfully! Hahaha Never imagined the rumored foolish princess consort would actually be someone so meticulous and cunning in methods I admit defeat to you both Guards, stop him! Then regarding His Highness and the Princess Consort Imperial Physician Gu has committed suicide to escape punishment In this official’s opinion this case should be considered closed Are we just letting the mastermind go? Why rush? Even if you want to spare him he might not spare you The Censorate concludes the case Imperial Physician Gu committed suicide to avoid punishment Bite off one’s tongue to commit suicide Imperial Physician Li, guilty of negligence Is stripped of his position as imperial physician And banished from the imperial palace Thank you for Your Highness’s mercy What an impressive Shangguan Yunxi Now risen to power And sabotaging my plans Calm your anger, Empress Dowager This matter is finally settled Fortunately, Prince Chu Didn’t suspect us No wonder Prince Chu disregards you You truly don’t understand him Prince Chu was a hostage in enemy territory since childhood Endured humiliation to fulfill his mission Secretly built his own power base Returned home after countless hardships In just three short years Gained control of military power Dominated the imperial court Such a man is truly formidable Then What should we do now? I’ve sent Shangguan Yunxi’s father To personally bring him home The rest depends on you Xue’er will not disappoint the Empress Dowager What are you staring at? What is he looking at? I’m looking at whatever he’s looking at Frivolous and presumptuous Your father is the current Prime Minister after all Is this how they taught you? I may have a mother’s birth but lack a father’s upbringing It’s already remarkable I turned out like this Your Highness should make allowances I heard Three years ago you were sent away by the Duke’s household Xiangyang It seems these three years haven’t treated you well Developing such a temperament Yes yes yes, I have parents who birthed me but none who raised me By the way, Your Highness The mastermind behind this poisoning Do you truly intend to ignore it? I can help you Hear what should be heard Don’t inquire about what shouldn’t be Elder sister Rest assured, sister I’m safe at the Imperial Academy Moreover, Father often visits me Silence! Ziqian Keep your distance Your Highness You look just like your mother. If I hadn’t healed this face myself, Father probably wouldn’t even recognize what his daughter looks like, would he? Bastard! I, your father, told you not to—why didn’t you listen? Now you’ve dragged your younger brother into this. Must you implicate the entire Duke’s mansion before you’re satisfied? You didn’t want me to return? Then why back then, didn’t you just strangle me to death? Ziqian is your child. Am I not? You lack the ability to protect him yourself, yet you blame me instead. A coward like you doesn’t deserve to be a father. You… you want to hit me? Fine—go ahead, hit me. You dare raise a hand? I’ll proclaim it to the whole realm Let everyone witness how the Crown Prince abuses his own daughter You! Grand Tutor My Princess Consort is not yours to lecture Your Highness Three years ago, a seer foretold this woman is a cursed star incarnate bringing doom to father, husband, and sons She’s unworthy to be your Consort I implore you to cast her from the manor Cursed star! How peculiar then Father that after all these years I’ve failed to doom you yet my mother perished Who truly bears this curse? You treacherous daughter! Grand Tutor, even tigers spare their young First a cursed star now a discarded wife Do you truly crave my death? Is granting me mercy so difficult? Silence! Treacherous wretch, begone! My household affairs are not yours to admonish Only in deference to your fatherhood shall I spare you this once Should there be repetition Do you comprehend? This humble subject understands Step aside Your servant takes his leave Does it hurt? It seems you’ve suffered much these three years Your Highness, do you truly not care? The words he spoke I’m a cursed star What a coincidence So am I Your Highness, rest assured Once I establish myself in the capital I will depart of my own accord During this period Consider the Chu Palace As my temporary refuge Your Highness, rest assured Once I establish myself in the capital I will leave the Chu Palace voluntarily During this time Consider the Chu Palace It’s just a temporary place for me to stay Do you think the prince’s mansion is somewhere you can come and go as you please? Coming and leaving whenever you want? Why are you suddenly angry? Sigh Don’t walk so fast Stop following me Why are you suddenly acting like you’ve swallowed gunpowder? Your Highness has already investigated everything thoroughly Prince… Prince? What is the princess doing there? Should I call her over? Why bother calling her? She has legs – she can come herself I was just Haven’t seen Your Highness in so long Acting petty like this Our princess is truly a lively treasure Jia… ah Princess, I see some injuries on your face Let me apply some medicine for you Go fetch me a basin of washing water Come on This medicine works wonders Just apply a little I said I don’t need it Go fetch me the washing water. Hurry up, yes! That Huang Fei’s face… It’s his, kept here. Yes, hey, wait. Don’t say I gave it to you. Princess, you’re awake. What’s wrong with the Princess? Zixia, is there a dog… That came onto my bed? Why does the bed smell like a dog? No, there isn’t. Let me apply the medicine for you. Give it to me, I’ll do it myself. Oh, then I’ll get you a mirror. Hmm, my face isn’t swollen at all. Looks like I’m pretty thick-skinned. I won’t apply this medicine. I hate medicine; it’s so sticky. Shangguan Yunxi. Ah, Your Highness, good morning. Are you angry? Why? Who provoked you? Punish you to copy Buddhist sutras 100 times. What? Why? What’s his madness this time? Your Highness. What’s going on? Practicing breathing exercises. Why come here so early? Trouble is brewing. Rumors are spreading outside… The Princess has the power to revive the dead. And she’s extremely kind-hearted. Never charges consultation or medicine fees. Prioritizes treating the poor. Many people are coming for her reputation. Interesting. Patients are swarming in. Either the Princess admits her incompetence… Or she obediently treats them. Your Highness, do not speak thus Some patients are simply incurable Even if the Princess consort lowers her status to treat the impoverished would that not disgrace the imperial family? But if we refuse certain ill-intentioned individuals will surely exploit it Send orders to the Dragon-Tiger Battalion to trace the source of these rumors How dare they provoke my Chu Prince’s residence? They court death! Using Dragon-Tiger Battalion for such trifles Nothing concerning the Princess consort is trivial. Go! Empress Dowager The rumors have already spread These past days crowds seeking treatment at Chu Prince’s residence have been endless Once Shangguan Yunxi begins treating them we can sabotage among the patients she treats (sabotage operation) Frame him for causing a patient’s death By then, not even the Prince of Chu could protect him, not even the Emperor himself Xue’er’s tactics are truly masterful If things continue this way her title of Princess Consort will likely be impossible to retain Shangguan Yunxi brought this upon herself How could someone of the Prince of Chu’s noble status ever be within her reach? His Highness has traced the source of the information It came from the Minister of War’s residence But the Minister of War’s residence… The Princess Consort bears no grudge against them Why would they do this? Her enemy isn’t the Minister of War but the Empress Dowager in the palace Find the former Imperial Physician Li exiled from court Investigate this Yes Princess Consort Hmm, you can continue your discussion I’ll take my leave now Ah, no need We’ve finished talking Princess Consort, you may enter directly Oh What are you doing? Why aren’t you coming out? Is it pleasing to see? Beautiful Uh, no, not that, uh Sorry about that I didn’t know you were bathing Wu Xin just said she told me I could come in Then I, uh, no, not that… Does it still hurt? No, it doesn’t Are you sick? No Then why does your face hurt so much? It’s too hot in here I’ll go out first Wait Could he be thinking of consummating the marriage tonight? Forget it Such things can be postponed temporarily but not avoided forever Might as well fulfill his wish when we graduate Why have you come to see this king? Those patients are blocking the entrance Such an important matter Why didn’t you tell me? You don’t need to handle that This king has his own solution How will you solve it? Did you finish copying the characters I assigned? I told you to copy Buddhist scriptures Not to draw earthworms What earthworm This is the way I write Then your handwriting must be cursed Or are your hands hexed Copy it all over again You Ah Ahem Your Highness, I only know medicine I have no talent for anything else So you see How about Invite the patients blocking the door in I’ll treat them for free Okay What qualifications do they have To have my princess treat them I’ve already ordered them to be driven away They are all poor people You drove them out Isn’t it just their lives you want? Their lives matter But the life of my princess consort does not? What do you mean? Forget it, I’ll take you somewhere nice another day Why did you bring me here? Physician Li knows This… It wasn’t Princess Chu who saved Consort Lan It was Physician Li Princess Chu merely assisted When it comes to miraculous healing, it’s always Physician Li If it’s her Then why didn’t the Emperor reward her? He did! Look This Hundred Herbs Hall was bestowed upon Physician Li He was just expelled from the Imperial Hospital That’s because His Majesty sympathizes with us poor folks But which bastard reported us? Made me camp outside Shuguang Mansion Sleeping on the ground for three days Damn right! I’ll beat that scoundrel to death It’s absolutely despicable, really Now I understand So you were thinking of a perfect solution that satisfies both sides This method not only protects me But also doesn’t abandon these patients If we disregard the lives of the people What’s the point of me being a prince then? Might as well sign some more Let’s make a Your Highness, let’s divorce What did you say? I had a dream last night I dreamed about my past life I feel that kind of life has true value What value is there in living at Zhenguo Manor? The value of being a human punching bag? No, no I’m not talking about life at Zhenguo Manor I mean when I was a doctor before Anyway, people should have aspirations while alive You’re now a royal princess What aspirations do you need? Do you want to be the mother of the nation? Why must a woman’s aspirations be to become A man’s wife? Can’t I stand on my own? Shangguan Yu Shangguanyun Xi I never expected you to be so ambitious You even want to become emperor? Ahhhh! We’re truly talking past each other Forget it, I won’t discuss this with you anymore To express my gratitude for your rescue Let me take you to a restaurant for dinner Come on, let’s go Please hold on Greetings, Your Highnesses Hi, Dr. Li I’ve taken credit for the Princess’s accomplishment I feel deeply guilty I cannot repay you adequately I can only offer this flower As a humble token of respect Thank you, um Dr. Li is an exceptional young talent Healing the sick and saving lives You deserve this kindness Dr. Li Your pharmacy has no physician attending patients The patients are all waiting Hurry along now I take my leave Your Highness, look, look Flowers! How beautiful Aren’t you treating me to dinner? Let’s go Oh What a pity You already have a white moonlight Are you sure Prince Chu is here? Confirmed I personally received him No mistake. By his side there’s also a peerlessly beautiful young lady Who knows which noble lady she is Hey My lady is the capital’s most talented woman Whether in appearance or talents she’s top-notch in all Except for my lady No one else is worthy to stand by Prince Chu Yes yes yes. The moment we saw Prince Chu I immediately notified Miss Xue’er Consider yourself clever, huh Oh, what a coincidence! Your Highness the Prince of Chu is here too? I am the Princess from the Grand Commandant’s residence. Xue’er greets Your Highness the Prince of Chu. What is the matter? I’ve heard Your Highness possesses extraordinary talent and wisdom. Your military achievements surpass all others. Xue’er deeply admires Your Highness. That’s why I’ve presumptuously come to meet you. I beg Your Highness to forgive my boldness. Since you know it’s presumptuous… …then withdraw at once. Here. I won’t eat fatty meat. How dare you! His Highness serves you food personally… …and you dare refuse? You’re merely… …relying on your mediocre looks… …to act so willfully. Consider carefully… …how many heads you have to lose. This prince allows rejection. Is that unacceptable? But for someone like you—lacking even mediocre looks… …yet acting recklessly… …thirty strokes of the rod should suffice. How dare you offend the Princess of Chu? Your Highness, Xue’er… Xue’er didn’t recognize the Princess, hence… You don’t know her, but surely you recognize me? I was wrong. text: This humble girl offers her apologies now. You’re kneeling in the wrong direction. Princess Consort. I was wrong. Oh dear. Let it go, Your Highness. Since he admits that I possess some charm I’ll simply assume you lack eloquence. But next time you offer yourself This Princess Consort advises you to choose elsewhere. See, in broad daylight how awkward this makes everyone. Hahaha. Ah, Your Highness You say I don’t understand such affected delicacy fair enough but how could even you lack all tenderness toward women? Ah! Not being family Prepare tomorrow evening and accompany me to the Grand Commandant’s birthday banquet. What? The Grand Commandant’s residence? That’s the one who just offered herself to me Oh, his birthday banquet Damn it Why are you cursing at me? I was talking about the Minister’s wife, damn it Oh But I just ridiculed his daughter Hey Hey, you Hey Strange, where did my flower go? What flower? The one Dr. Li gave me That afternoon I returned with the prince Then the one I was holding in my hand Strange, I clearly took it from Then casually placed it here You really didn’t see it? No, I didn’t Your Highness, what are you doing here? Feeding fish, feeding fish But in this prince’s mansion’s pond there aren’t any fish raised They are raised, they are Raised Look, what fish have I raised then? Great wisdom appears as foolishness To the Prince This birthday banquet will begin in just one hour The Princess Consort’s attire is also prepared Should you or a matchmaker deliver it to her? Your Highness, won’t you attend? Why should I go? The banquet’s starting soon – off to the warehouse Yes Princess These All are carefully prepared by His Highness for you You may choose freely I won’t go to be shot dead Shot dead No no no, Princess rest assured Our longevity banquet is extremely secure Weapons are not permitted at the venue You needn’t worry at all About your personal safety Ah Princess His Highness is famously decisive He detests disobedience most Moreover when the time comes Everyone will bring their beautiful wives Our Prince would stand alone How embarrassing It would become a joke Then you go instead I’m definitely not going Let me return You must go. Your Highness, you said you wouldn’t. I have matters to attend to and can’t go. Your Highness, you should seek another suitable match. Then tell me what matters you have. I haven’t watered the flowers yet. And I haven’t practiced my calligraphy. Oh, right. Fukang said The Mid-Autumn Festival is in a few days. He’s also going to teach me how to make Kongming lanterns. Shangguan Yunxi You’re the one who shamelessly insisted on marrying me. You should bear the corresponding responsibility. Don’t apologize to me. Me? Shameless? Your Highness, our marriage was arranged by His Majesty. Arranged by His Majesty. Do you understand? Besides, you’re a dignified prince. With power and influence. Why worry about lacking women? Since we can’t stand each other. Why force what isn’t meant to be? Why not just separate? Shangguan Yunxi This marriage was decreed by the Emperor How dare you defy the imperial order? What?! Going is exactly right Wait, I didn’t mean— Fine, I’ll go But we must establish three rules In public I’ll cooperate fully with you But my private affairs Are none of your concern How dare you bargain with this prince? You— Ah, my head hurts terribly Your Highness should find another companion Shangguan Yunxi Do you even realize There are many loyalists of the Chu Princess outside The decree was carelessly disseminated further I intend to take eighteen concubines Hey you Have all those people been properly arranged? Everything is in place We only await the Chu Princess’ arrival This time we won’t let her escape The King of Chu arrives The Princess of Chu arrives They say the legitimate daughter of Duke Zhenguo is an absolute monstrosity Hah I must witness this legendary ugliness myself Who claimed Duke Zhenguo’s daughter was ugly? She’s celestial in her beauty Not even the King of Chu deserves such perfection Clearly Duke Zhenguo protected his daughter intentionally by spreading those rumors. Exactly! Princess, enough You gave me your word You’ll no longer interfere with my personal affairs Had I time to take concubines I’d never have agreed Then dare I ask Your Highness What do you need me to do for today’s grand feast? Go sit and watch the show Your Highness How do I look in this outfit today? Mediocre Zixia, let’s go Ah! Look at him, showing off and being so arrogant He definitely won’t let me take a concubine Don’t let the royal residence descend into chaos later I’m doing this for the greater good Do you understand? Hmm… Yes, yes, yes Congratulations on the Grand Dowager’s birthday We husband and wife arrived late Please forgive us Wuxin, present the gift quickly Thank you, Your Highness Not at all Please be seated. Greetings to Your Highness Greetings to the Princess Everyone, make yourselves comfortable Prince of Chu Princess of Chu, please All this official posturing here It’s really so boring I heard The women are all in another courtyard I want to go see Go ahead, but don’t wander too far Old Madam heard Xue’er met Prince Chu at noon today They conversed very pleasantly Presumably she’ll soon become Princess of Chu? Speak Didn’t the Chu Prince’s Consort enter the household long ago? That Zheng Duke’s legitimate daughter is foolish and ugly The Chu Prince merely respects the Emperor’s face Just wait – within three months news will surely spread of the Chu Consort falling ill and passing away As for whether it’s truly illness… Hahahahaha Grandmother This is a gift bestowed by Her Majesty the Empress Dowager Mother specially brought it to honor you A gift from Sister Empress Dowager must surely be unparalleled in the world Why don’t we unveil it now and let all sisters broaden their horizons Indeed Open it and see Open it Truly beautiful, exquisite Sister, you should look too How audacious! You actually tripped me with your foot Good heavens! I’ll trip you then And you still stubbornly deny it You’re just jealous of the Empress Dowager Bestowing rewards upon our household So you deliberately set up obstacles You little troublemaker You intentionally bumped into me twice How dare you play the victim first Where do you place this princess consort and Prince Chu In your estimation? Where did this madwoman come from Daring to impersonate Prince Chu’s consort Damaging imperial gifts And attempting to harm my granddaughter You don’t believe me? Fine then, ask her We met at noon In the tavern Miss Xue’er offered herself to Prince Chu And knelt begging me Have you forgotten already? Grandmother, nothing like that happened I don’t know him at all It’s him! He’s jealous of me He deliberately slandered my reputation Hmph Do you think just because I stay indoors I’m deaf and blind? The reputation of the Chu Princess We’ve all heard about it Not only is she ugly She even stole credit from Physician Li Claiming she cured the Imperial Consort Causing the Chu Manor’s gates to be swarmed with patients Hmph It’s no wonder the Chu Prince might execute her someday That wouldn’t be surprising It’s her! Not only did she overturn the Empress Dowager’s gifts She even dared impersonate the Chu Prince’s consort Doesn’t she know who she’s messing with? Xue’er is the only daughter of the Minister of War The Empress Dowager dotes on her most Kneel and apologize immediately! Grandmother Drag her out and give her twenty lashes This madwoman Actually dares To trample over our Minister’s household This is utter lawlessness! Guards! Where are you? Drag her out at once! Shang Guan Yunxi I advise you to obey quietly Otherwise If I’d known the Taiwei family were all such shameless scoundrels I should’ve brought a dog How dare you! Ah! Ah! My leg! My dear granddaughter! It hurts! Ouch! Wuxin! What are you doing here? The prince was concerned so he specifically Huh? What happened? Your Highness, this woman impersonates the princess consort and incited her subordinates to violence injuring my granddaughter Your Highness You must deliver justice for this old woman Your Highness, they bullied me Are you injured? No, but he deliberately knocked me down then falsely accused me first, claiming I shattered the Empress Dowager’s reward Moreover they called me an imposter of the Chu princess consort Isn’t this They never regarded you with any respect at all? She truly is the Princess Consort of Chu The Princess Consort of Chu is actually a peerless beauty Your Highness, it’s him He ordered someone to break my leg It hurts so much Xue’er, what happened to you? What’s going on here? Your Highness, and this guard He just touched me with his hand If Wuxin hadn’t arrived early I would’ve already… hmm… I am your daughter Your Highness, it’s a misunderstanding Misunderstanding, misunderstanding Wuxi, execute everyone who laid hands on her Aiyo! As for this woman How does the Princess Consort wish to deal with her? Your Highness, everything is a misunderstanding Why must you be so aggressive? Misunderstanding? If Wuxin hadn’t been here my Princess Consort would likely have been beaten to death by you And you call this a misunderstanding? Your Highness Though my Grand Commandant’s estate isn’t the imperial palace it’s not a place to be casually disrespected either There was a minor misunderstanding between the Princess Consort and my daughter If Your Highness deliberately seeks conflict then this old this old man today will tear off all pretenses of civility I will demand justice before the Emperor. The misunderstanding between the Grand Commandant’s residence and my Prince’s mansion It’s no longer just tonight’s matter. What does the Prince of Chu mean? Master, disaster has struck! Someone has broken into our mansion and smashed both the main gate and banquet hall. What? Who did this? Some family members of patients They accuse the Grand Commandant’s residence of spreading false rumors that made them wait outside Prince Chu’s mansion for three days causing their relatives to die without treatment. They demand you deliver justice or they’ll report this to the authorities. Who did this? Grand Commandant! So it was you who spread those reckless rumors! Slandering my Princess Consort and framing my Prince of Chu’s mansion! Wuxin, send men to wreck this place. Aye-aye! Right away! Heavens above! What sins have we committed? Your Highness So this is the grand spectacle you wanted me to witness? Indeed. Was it entertaining? Most entertaining. But when did you become so vengeful? I like your vengefulness It suits my taste perfectly, hehe Now that the show’s over How will you thank me? Giving you a handkerchief? Too ugly Giving you silver? Tacky Giving you jade? Why are they all store-bought items? No sincerity at all? I’ll gift you calligraphy I wrote myself That’s repaying kindness with enmity! Then how about this I’ll cook you instant noodles back home “Poop noodles” (wordplay on “instant noodles”) I swear on my reputation They’re super delicious Your reputation as an ugly princess is worth how much? Though my reputation isn’t worth much But I can ruin your reputation until it’s worthless Hmph Mother, my leg hurts terribly Oh dear, my poor daughter King of Chu, you’ve gone too far in bullying us! I swear eternal enmity with you! Quick, try this Yunxi special edition instant noodles! You said your handwriting looks like earthworms. These noodles look like earthworms too. If you don’t believe me, ask Wu Xin. Hmm. Your Highness, let me tell you. Even if this noodle is poisoned, I’d still eat it willingly. Is it really that delicious? Mmm. Let me tell you, Even if this noodle is poisoned, I’d still eat it. How is it? Not bad. I’ll get you another bowl. Thank you, Princess. Two bowls. Hmm, I must say, This poop noodle actually tastes pretty good. Ah, Your Highness. Hmm, you mentioned the Princess Consort She had previously proposed a mutual separation With her skills like this Which noble household do you think she could go to Where she wouldn’t be treated well by the master You absolutely cannot do this I knew it Where did she get the confidence to argue with me Don’t worry, even if she can’t become the Princess Consort I’ll find a way to keep her trapped in the mansion As a pure and virtuous one Good Hmph He broke Sister Xue’er’s leg And even got Brother Muyan to back him up If this continues It will surely bring trouble to Brother Muyan Before, His Highness used to visit you often Since that vixen arrived His Highness rarely comes anymore I originally thought that without flattery Or attention-seeking He could never catch His Highness’s eye We just had to wait for him to die of depression But who would have thought He actually used seductive tricks Hmph, and is thriving in this Prince’s mansion Miss, you need to do something Hey, where are those two? They were summoned by Lady Baili Who is this Lady Baili? It was on your wedding night when you summoned the Prince away because that person had a headache again What a master manipulator! Then he was wrong to do that He should’ve come to me for the headache Zixia, bring my silver needles I’ll teach him a proper lesson Your Highness The young lady caught a chill after being rained on and the medicine isn’t helping Probably illness from melancholy The physician said she needs someone to talk with Jia’er isn’t young anymore She needs companionship She’s not sick at all No, she truly is ill What illness? Spring pancake cravings Brother Muyan Come closer Qing’er has something to tell you Speak, I’m listening This afternoon, to go to the outskirts and buy your favorite pastries that’s why she got drenched Aren’t you concerned at all, Your Highness? Silence! Jing’er, I don’t mean to criticize but you’re not a child You’ll come of age in one year You should know what’s proper and what’s improper You ought to understand Brother Ningyuan Don’t be angry Xin’er knows she was wrong What a rare specimen Wait a moment Why has Your Highness come out? The one inside Needs your close care He’s the orphaned child of the old general I only regard her as a younger sister Don’t overthink it. I’m overthinking it. I am a professional physician I wouldn’t argue with a patient But if I go in Miss Baili will definitely be unhappy So Is this okay? How are you? Does your head still hurt? Brother Moyan It hurts so much. Come closer. What are you trying to do? Aren’t you suffering from a cold? I’m using silver needles To drive out the cold from your body Brother Muyan, when did you learn medicine? Just now Come on, give me your hand That’s not necessary, right? Don’t you trust me? No Oh dear, look how much you’re trembling It’s really severe, ahhhh! Feeling any better now? Seems like it’s still not working Let’s try a few more Doesn’t hurt anymore, doesn’t hurt Brother Guyan, your acupuncture skills are truly remarkable That’s good to hear Tomorrow I’ll find some matrons to come over and teach you proper etiquette When the time comes we’ll arrange a good marriage for you What? Didn’t the physician say you need companionship? Once married you’ll have someone by your side No, I refuse Brother Guyuan Brother, don’t you know Jing’er’s feelings? All these years There’s only you in Jing’er’s heart, only you The eldest son of the Gu family excels in character and scholarship has excellent character truly a worthy lifelong partner I’ll have him come see you tomorrow I don’t want any Gu family eldest son I only want Brother Muyang—you I’ve said I dislike others touching you You dislike me touching you? But Shangguan Yixi is acceptable? You promised Father Mother has to take care of me for my entire life. Are you going to break your promise? Bai Lijing Remember this. You are my sworn sister. From beginning to end, you will only ever be a sworn sister. Abandon those groundless notions of yours. Brother Murong Brother Murong It’s you? Hmph. Do you think you’ve won? Do you know why Brother Muyan would rather let you live in the main hall than allow you to reside in Yaohua Palace? Because there lives an extremely important woman. As long as that woman exists, you can never become the true princess consort. Hahaha. I’ve known all along. There is someone special in his heart And I never wanted to either live in the Yaohua Palace of the Prince’s mansion What exactly are you trying to achieve by saying this? Do you dare to follow me? Actually, he really wants to meet you too Sigh Princess Consort Though I’ve never seen this woman trespassing into the Yaohua Palace is strictly forbidden by the Prince There was once a maid who entered the side palace and was immediately punished by the Prince Really? That’s perfect I need to ask him a favor To beg him to convince the Prince to divorce me The Prince was sent to Donglin as a hostage in his childhood enduring countless hardships To save him, my sister willingly married into Donglin becoming a concubine to a sixty-year-old man suffering endless humiliation and finally died during the Mid-Autumn Festival Since then, the Prince never celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival nor allows anyone to live in this side palace It was me I pleaded with my father to accompany him to Donglin I stayed by his side all along Until now We were originally so good Why did you have to interfere Miss Baili summoned me here today Just to make me watch you cry Shangguan Yunxi You vixen What tricks did you use to seduce my Brother Muyan The Prince and I were wed by imperial decree It’s not like you didn’t know All these years You never won Qin Muyan’s heart Shouldn’t you yourself Make a 100-page PowerPoint And properly reflect on it Why make things difficult for me What nonsense are you spouting now I will definitely eliminate you And make Brother Muyan hate you forever Forget it People who set flags Never come to good ends Besides I have absolutely no improper thoughts About your Brother Muyan You still have a chance This place Is the late Princess Yuyao’s qin hall The place Brother Muyan cares about most If you burn this place down If you burn this place down I’ll believe you Baili Jing, have you gone mad I have medicine if you want to try it I’m not insane This is the thing Brother Muyan cares about the most You destroyed it He will never forgive you He could never possibly like you Hahaha Mental illness is still an illness Come with me I’ll take you to find your Brother Muyan Talk properly Bai Lijing, you’re insane You keep professing your love for Qi Muyan Now Yet you destroyed what he values most Is this what you call love? How disgustingly selfish You… Your Highness! Your Highness! Guards! Guards! Fire! Fire! My Lord! My Lord! Yaohua Palace is on fire The princess consort is still inside! Yunxi Yunxi! Ah! Brother Fuyan It’s Shangguan Yunxi You finally came to torment me The flames are too intense I only wanted to save her earlier Get away What is he to you? Would you risk your life for him? Your Highness, wait Yunxi, stop His Highness Your Highness, I’ll go in with you This is madness! Yuxin Yuxin! Your Highness Get out now! No I must retrieve something crucial Don’t just stand there, hurry! I have my own way to get through All ofyou, get out of here! Wu Xin, quickly take him out. Hurry! He doesn’t know martial arts. Hurry! Your Highness Where’s Yunxi? What’s wrong with her? The Princess Consort hasn’t… Not found How could this be? Your Highness, the Princess Consort said she had a way to escape Maybe not finding her isn’t bad It proves she’s still alive Search Dig three feet underground if needed, but find her! Understood Manman Sister Aili Why were we there that day? Summon him here Yes How dareyou! I am a descendant of a military family! How couldyou treat me like this? Brother Muyan Look at him Brother Moyan Why are you looking at me like that? His death wasn’t caused by me How do you know he’s dead? Brother Moyan We are family How could you suspect me? Ah! Was it you who took her to Yaohua Palace? He said it was him He was jealous that sister lived in the main courtyard He asked me to take him there Then who started the fire? I don’t know about him He told me to wait for him outside Get out! Wuxi, take him back Without my orders He is not to leave his room half a step No! No! Brother Moyan Don’t, Brother Moyan Brother Moyan, don’t I wasn’t telling you Where did you go I was so big I told you to leave Why didn’t you go The princess’s nameplate was blackened by the fire But luckily it wasn’t damaged I’ve wiped it clean for you Do you know what matters more than your own life When encountering such things in the future prioritize saving your life Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing How did your hand get injured It’s nothing, just a minor issue It’ll heal soon Do you know after you disappeared I thought you were burned to ashes How heartbroken and devastated I was Where have you been all this time I System, I’m here Leave this place, OK Such advanced technology Had I known the system brought my entire room I would’ve come in earlier I never want to return to this wretched ancient era again What do you mean he wasn’t found If he’s alive, I must see the person If he’s dead, I must see the corpse Since no corpse was found Director, even if I have to dig three feet into the earth I will find him Forget it System, let’s go back. Alright You’re this worried about me? Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for someone else And abandoned your beloved Th-that’s a different matter He is kind-hearted But that doesn’t mean your life isn’t important Ah, right What exactly happened Did Baili Jing try to harm you Uh, no, not really It wasn’t Baili Jing Yes, it wasn’t him It’s okay, tell me No matter who it is, I’ll handle it for you It really wasn’t him When I went to pay respects to the Grand Princess I accidentally knocked over the brazier and inadvertently caused a fire It really wasn’t No, it has nothing to do with him You’ve been together for so many years He obviously knows that the one you care about most in your heart is your Grand Princess sister How could he possibly do something to upset you? Fortunately, it wasn’t him who betrayed me If it really were him This imperial city I truly have nothing left to linger for here Oh, by the way Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival How do you want to celebrate? I’m sorry… I Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival I’m sorry I forgot you don’t celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival Why not seize this golden opportunity That might be what “sister” meant She probably wants us to cherish every moment we spend together You’re so glib, I won’t talk to you anymore Miss You avenged Miss Xue from the Grand Commandant’s residence This is a reward from the Grand Commandant’s wife But Brother Muyan He has plenty of time ahead When the King of Chu forgets about him The Grand Commandant will remind the Emperor to arrange your marriage I’m telling you, you crazy woman How are you becoming more vicious by the day So your mind isn’t quite right after all Being used as a pawn by the Grand Commandant’s residence Are you human or ghost Have you ever seen ghosts wandering around in broad daylight You You’re not dead How dare you What… what sorcery did you use now Since you insist I used dark magic Then I can’t disappoint you Aah! Let Yunxi go How dare you hurt me Brother Ming won’t let you off Bai Lijing, I hold grudges and I’m petty If someone slaps me I’ll make them a thousand cuts You dared to set me on fire What do you think I’ll do to you? You hurt me How would Brother Weiyang see you? He’d think you’re a vicious woman You make a good point, humph But sorry I couldn’t care less how he sees me Know what a venomous creature is called the black widow? During daytime you’re still yourself But when night falls Hahaha wahahaha In short It’s quite fascinating You Savor it slowly Bye-bye No! Qin Muyan Qin Muyan You’re troubled Thinking about your sweetheart? What happened? Wuxin reported All women from that night Have been married off So you think she’s already wed? She’s no longer pure How could her husband could treat her well? Then keep searching for her If she’s happy, bless her If not, help her gain independence Anyway, after she enters the prince’s mansion I will naturally relinquish the position of princess consort Why are you still fixated on the congratulatory gift matter How will you survive once you leave the prince’s mansion I can still practice medicine Go find Physician Li You work alongside me Yet your heart still thinks of another man My thoughts are on work You’re the one thinking about people I was merely concerned for his safety After all, that person tried to save me behind the rockery that day But ended up being… Wait, are you saying The rockery in the rear garden Could it be the original host Could it be the original host What are you muttering Your Highness, that night… Your Highness Your Highness, please go see Miss Baili Where does she hurt now No no, not her Heh heh heh Speak! What’s making you fidget It’s… difficult to voice He was acting like a madman Perhaps Your Highness should see for yourself Come, let’s go see together I won’t go What’s worth seeing about madness We are husband and wife Any fine scenery should be admired together Heh heh heh Why was the door locked To protect the reputation of the young lady and Your Highness What? Miss Miss has gone mad Desperately calling your name Go open the door Oh my goodness What’s wrong with her? Miss suffered some unknown shock Her mind has become unstable She seems fine during daytime But her condition worsens at night Doesn’t recognize anyone at all Did something happen to her? What could have triggered this? The Princess Consort visited that day The next day Miss became like this Yes, that night I did visit Baili Jing But I left within half an hour And when I departed Wasn’t your mistress perfectly fine? Brother Muyan I’ve missed you so much In that case, the Prince’s mansion Isn’t suitable for recuperation Move her to the outer residence Hey, restrain her Your Highness Tie her up, tie her up, tie her up No, no! Brother isn’t here He promised my father he’d care for me It must be that vile Shangguan Yunxi It must be her Definitely her It’s her, it’s her! What did you want to ask me earlier? Oh right I meant to say That night in the back garden of the imperial palace Aren’t you a commoner Seeking an audience with Consort Chu and Imperial Physician Li They’ve even tracked us down to our doorstep Throw them out Hey hey hey, wait a moment Imperial Physician Li heals the sick He came to see me so late It must be a life-or-death emergency Have him wait in the corridor How kind of you, Your Highness Oh, Doctor Li I heard Even the Grand Commandant’s wife came begging to you They certainly know Why I opened the Hundred Herbs Hall Most likely they want to beg the Consort to save someone But can’t swallow their pride Haven’t they consulted other physicians? These past few days at the Grand Commandant’s residence Famous doctors have nearly worn down the doorstep But that Miss Xue’er Has had persistent high fever for days And fallen into a coma No medicine administered has worked Now whether to save the leg is no longer important The important thing is to preserve life Sigh This requires surgical intervention to resolve What’s the use of drinking medicine? What the Princess means is There’s still a chance to preserve life Hmm But the Grand Commandant’s residence suffered grave injuries The Princess takes priority To save or not to save Save them! Why wouldn’t we? The Grand Commandant’s residence is eager to send us silver certificates Why wouldn’t we take them? Moreover I haven’t finished settling that grievance yet Then how should I respond? Give them this prescription Have them prepare the medicine according to this Century-old lingzhi mushroom Tianshan snow lotus And what is this century-old ambergris? Heh heh heh I haven’t heard of any of them This here It’s a secretion from the sperm whale’s body You might as well Just write “looting a burning house” on it The Grand Commandant is well-read in poetry and literature He can understand it clearly So what if he understands His daughter has severe internal inflammation She’s had persistent high fever for days If this continues any longer We’ll have to ask him to turn right upon exiting And go straight to the coffin shop That’s cheap Everything shall follow the Princess Consort’s instructions Done Wait, hold on Tell him This final medicinal ingredient Is only available at the Chu Royal Manor Understood I originally hoped Dr. Li would mediate But after all this circling around We still have to personally go beg him Forget it, Master. Let’s endure this for Xue’er’s sake. Who are you? We’re from Tai Rui Manor. No. This is tribute for the Princess Consort. Uh… please… Th-this… Ah, Master! Ah, Master! I seek the Chu Princess Consort. I act under the Empress Dowager’s decree. Our Princess Consort is ill. She cannot receive guests. You… you have such nerve! Bullying the Taiwei Manor is one thing, but now you dare disregard even Her Majesty the Empress Dowager? I’ll report this to the Empress Dowager at once! Hmph! Your Highness. Why would such rumors emerge from the Herbal Hall? Claiming that the century-old Longyan incense is in our Chu Royal Manor? And that the Taiwei couple, desperate to save their daughter, came several times only to be turned away? It’s even reached the Empress Dowager Ah Oh Your Highness, do you think these rumors could have been spread by the Princess Consort? Let them exhaust themselves with this fuss. Something happened. Your Highness! The Empress Dowager has arrived! The Empress Dowager actually came in person. It seems the Grand Commandant’s wife has worn out the floor tiles at the Empress Dowager’s palace with her visits. But now the Princess is still claiming illness. His meticulously arranged grand scheme At this critical moment how could he not be present? Yes. After all, it’s the Grand Commandant’s residence’s fault. This palace is deeply concerned about Princess Chu’s health. Specially brought the Grand Commandant and his wife to visit Princess Chu. The Empress Dowager is thoughtful. The Princess is well aware of her own condition. If Her Majesty has no other business please return another day. Since the Princess insists on refusing visitors This palace will then seek the Emperor. Princess Surely you wouldn’t refuse even the Emperor? May I ask why Her Majesty involves imperial edicts even bringing forth the Emperor? Thanks to the Grand Commandant’s residence’s “blessings” This Princess intended to offer birthday felicitations in goodwill yet nearly lost my life. Now I must beg pardon for not paying proper respects. That day’s incident was indeed a misunderstanding. The situation has been thoroughly investigated. Princess should cease mentioning it. This palace’s purpose in coming is to inquire whether Prince Chu possesses a certain medicinal substance called Centennial Longyan Incense. Oh. The Prince’s mansion is entirely managed by the Princess Consort. I, the Prince, neither know nor possess it. Or perhaps there exists one from… returned from the Ministry of Defense. I have been ill for a long time. My memory has grown somewhat unreliable. What about the steward and the matron? Are they also unaware? The treasury has always been personally guarded by the Princess Consort. We who serve as attendants… How could we possibly know? Since no one knows… I, the Empress, shall return to report to His Majesty. Requesting the Emperor to come personally… to question the Prince of Chu and his Consort. Ancient wisdom declares the people paramount. The ruler secondary; should the Son of Heaven break the law… he shares guilt with commoners. Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, wielding imperial authority… coerced officials to surrender confidential reports. How is this any different from banditry? So what if it is? The entire Yunshu Kingdom belongs to His Majesty Let alone a small place like Chu Palace If you obediently surrender it This palace will reward you handsomely Otherwise… Ah! The Empress Dowager’s Censorate surveillance office Responsible for monitoring all officials Censor Liu who impeaches officials Is waiting outside while I handle important matters Censor Liu Her Majesty’s words earlier Did you hear clearly? I heard clearly The words Her Majesty just spoke This old minister will transcribe verbatim in a memorial To present to His Majesty Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! Her Majesty’s true intention Was To purchase the secret treasure from Prince Chu with gold There was no breach of protocol It’s nothing Grand Preceptor Taiyue Whether protocol was breached Will be judged by His Majesty Requires no concern from you *coughs* Your Highness, this concubine is entirely to blame This concubine shouldn’t have fallen ill We must not neglect Her Majesty the Empress Dowager or the Grand Commandant Ahem Your Majesty the Empress Dowager My princely mansion cannot accommodate a Buddha of your stature Attendants, escort the guests out You! Attendants, escort the guests out Your Highness the Prince of Chu Xue’er’s life now hangs by a thread Ultimately bestowed by the Princess of Chu That century-old ambergris is merely a medicinal ingredient Your Highness, why must you refuse to save her? Whether she lives or dies what concern is that of mine? Your Highness, this subject’s wife is entirely at fault I failed to educate my daughter properly Please spare her this once Your Highness If only you would provide the ambergris Whatever demand you make we husband and wife shall obey without question Princess, show mercy! Must you two also force this palace to kneel and kowtow to you? Your Majesty speaks too gravely This subject and His Highness harbor no such intention But thanks to Miss Xue’er This subject truly feels deeply aggrieved. If the Grand Commandant’s residence would issue an official document proclaiming to the world admitting the slander against this subject then this matter shall be considered resolved. Very well, I shall issue the document upon my return. This century-old ambergris is priceless beyond measure. If exchanged for something else this princess consort could never accept it. But if it were a piece of land this princess consort would find it acceptable. This humble official shall immediately prepare the land deed. And deliver it to Your Highness with utmost haste. Do not rush—not just any land would satisfy this princess consort. I recall the Grand Commandant’s residence owns a certain property Though inferior to our Prince of Chu’s estate that pond particularly pleases my eye. That residence was personally bestowed by the late king gifted to my maternal family upon this queen’s coronation. How dare you… Your Highness! Worth it. All the finest things in this world It’s merely a piece of land. Then I shan’t have it. Escort the guest—wait, wait, wait! Please prepare the ambergris, Princess Consort. This humble official shall retrieve the land deed immediately. Ahhh! It hurts! It hurts! Kill me! Just kill me! Physician Li, the medicine is fully prepared. Can you save my daughter now? Indeed… This truly is century-old dragon’s blood incense. This medicine is exceptionally rare. Never expected You’d track us down so quickly Cost us an imperially bestowed mansion Just obtained it That woman truly dares to ask for the moon Not afraid it’ll choke her to death? True nobility lies in self-awareness Not in ingratitude Ah, since they’re willing to give it to you You ought to be grateful Divine Healer, please save my daughter My services come at a steep price So this is all you prepared? Ah, yes yes yes The consultation fee is ready Here’s 5,000 taels of silver Divine Healer, please accept I’m not just preserving her life I can make her walk again Come on, now One flat fee 50,000 taels? This… Fine, we’ll gather it We’ll gather gold The Em… emperor? How? Grand Commandant, holding such high office With an elder sister as Empress Dowager Can’t even produce a mere 50,000 taels? The mansion is gone The silver is gone too… this… This will empty the Grand Commandant’s mansion! Master! Kill me! Father, kill me! Mother, it hurts too much! Of course I could also give your daughter an anesthetic shot Let her Hey no no no Fine fine you wait I’ll fetch the bank notes right now First use this iodine Clean your young lady’s leg Thank you It’s all here Your Excellency What do you mean by this Divine Healer forgive me These gentlemen are here as witnesses If she’s saved the money all goes to the Divine Healer If she isn’t saved then blame not this official’s ruthlessness Since that’s the case let’s draft a written agreement Black on white no one can deny it His Excellency doesn’t trust you and neither do I Greetings Your Excellency Alright close the door I’ll operate on your daughter Standard procedure Dr. Li stays Please Thank you Divine Healer His condition is critical now I need to bring you in with him into the operating room Ah, the operating room You all What are you trying to do? Hello Scalpel No. 1 Forceps No. 2 Hammer No. 3 Hammer You said a hammer? Hmm, a hammer Let me tell you This is already considered mild We haven’t even used the electric saw yet Apply the needle Needle No. 6 and thread No. 3 Plaster cast And plaster cast This is called immobilization bandaging To prevent dislocation Helps the bones heal faster Alright, take him out Miracle doctor! How’s my daughter? Xue’er, why has my daughter fainted? The anesthetic hasn’t worn off yet She should wake up by evening The surgery was successful. He will be able to walk again in three months. Good, good, good. Then I’ll go prepare some white porridge for Xue’er. White porridge is all carbs. It has no nutrition. How will he recover? You can add some… …corn, …dried meat, or boneless fish slices. Anything is fine. Oh, right. This anti-inflammatory and painkiller… …give it to him as directed. In three months, he’ll be as lively as a dragon or a tiger. Thank you, thank you. Then, the century-old ambergris… …and the Tian Shan snow lotus… …ah, those… I’ve ground them into powder… …and added them to this anti-inflammatory. So the century-old ambergris is for inflammation. Thank you, divine doctor. Thank you, divine doctor. If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave. I’ll come see him again tomorrow Hold on Hold on Are you leaving? If anything happens to my daughter Where would we find you? You took our payment You need to take full responsibility Don’t you dare leave Are you messing with me? Fine Then I won’t treat your daughter Dr. Li, go report to the authorities They say the Grand Commandant and his wife abuse their power Illegal confinement Grand Commandant, sir We did sign a written agreement I’ll go right away Wait, wait, wait, wait Everything can be negotiated We were just overly concerned for our daughter Acted in haste Divine Physician, please don’t hold it against us Don’t hold it against us Divine Physician… As you can see, my daughter has just recovered from a serious illness She still needs constant medical care Please endure the inconvenience Stay for one night. Just one night Can we? Yes However, overnight care… …comes at an additional cost Madam! Madam! Madam! This is Madam’s dowry Please accept it graciously Enough, stop crying I’ll stay in the neighboring room Call me if anything happens Exactly By the way, prepare writing materials for me I need to write a letter to my family I won’t return tonight Reporting to Your Highness There’s news about that mysterious woman A palace maid claimed… …she saw a veiled woman Exiting the Empress Dowager’s chambers Who is it? What? Ah, Wang Fei Hmm, Royal Physician Li I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were here Oh hey It’s nothing, Royal Physician Li Please Could you deliver this letter to the Chu Prince’s Mansion for me? That guy If he finds out I haven’t returned for so long He’s probably been cursing me in his heart already Here When did you injure your arm? Oh, you mean this? This was from the fire at the Chu Prince’s Mansion the other day I accidentally got hurt, but it’s fine It will leave a scar You say it’s nothing? Thank you What are you all doing? Ah, why are you here? I still want to give you This is utterly improper Me?! No, listen to me He’s a doctor now I’m the patient He was applying medicine for me So it’s not what you think Shangguan Yunxi Have you forgotten What you promised me? I’ve always remembered my status when outside Keep your axe properly Don’t make me the capital’s laughingstock Maintain my womanly virtues So His Highness rushed here Just worried his consort might be outside Staying out all night Making you lose face Becoming the city-wide joke? Ah, no! His Highness worried you might be trapped at the Minister’s residence And unable to return home Oh it’s fine Haven’t I already disguised myself? If His Highness hadn’t come shouting No one would’ve known I’m the Chu Princess You think The Grand Tutor who manipulates court affairs Is a fool? Once his daughter recovers See if you can become famous Once his daughter recovers See if you can become famous Forget it, I can’t be bothered to argue with you Hey, you should head back I still need to care for the patient Come back with me, I need to ask you something What’s so urgent that it has to be said now? Can’t you say it in a few days? Wait until I’m done What are you doing? Aaaaaah Aaah Aaah Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaah Aaah Aah Aah Aaah Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaah I’m truly not joking with you I have patients to care for If something goes wrong, I’ll go to jail Will you take responsibility, Your Highness? Your Highness Your Highness Your Highness, please wait The divine physician cannot leave How dare you try to detain this prince’s divine physician in your mansion? No, no, he cannot leave Hey, move aside I’ve poured my entire dowry into this for him Ah, Your Highness I’ve already accepted the money Please show some mercy Let me stay here This prince has no shortage of subordinates You, get out! Hey, hey! You can’t leave! What if something happens to my daughter? Your Highness You mustn’t go Qin Muyan Let go of me What exactly do you want? I want you to remember what happened three months ago Ah, Your Highness I beg you for compassion Ah, Zixuan Get lost! Let go! Stop touching me! Spit it out! Shangguan Yunxi I ask you about three months ago what happened in the back garden Isn’t that right? That snowy night three months ago in the rockery of the back garden, wasn’t it? Did he find out it? But If he discovers I’m his white moonlight he’ll never let me leave Wh-what? By the pond in the back garden I don’t know You didn’t even ask which night I never went there on any night. The back garden It was the snowy night three months ago. In the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber You were wearing a veil and returned very late. I remember that night now. The Empress Dowager was gravely ill. I did return somewhat late. But I left immediately. Then that wasn’t you either? It truly belonged to the original owner. This certainly isn’t mine. It was very late at the time. If I ran out again and got caught by the matrons I’d be beaten to death with sticks! Would I risk my life? It really wasn’t you? Truly, it wasn’t. The palace gates were about to close then. As soon as I left the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber the matrons dragged and shoved me out of the palace. Your Highness, now may I go to the Grand Commandant’s residence to earn that silver? No. You Are you trying to secretly meet your Dave? Let me tell you You only have two hours each day. The rest of you stay here Hey hey hey Qin Muyan Why are you restricting my freedom? Ah, Your Highness You finished so quickly? Let me tell you If she goes out again I’ll break your legs Ah, Your Royal Highness Going out will get my legs broken Hey, anyone here? Let’s go, let’s go! Come on, baby Hey, don’t mention that Today I am determined to take down the Taiwei Mansion The location of this Taiwei Mansion is truly excellent It’s right in the city center City center, hmm Let’s go Where is Your Highness going? Does His Highness know you’re going out today? Your Highness Did he explicitly forbid you from bringing guards? Hahaha He didn’t mention that Hahaha, you Go appease him Hahaha, me appease him? I don’t want that If I coax him, I’m a dog If he leaves like this Who knows how many days before he returns Though I can’t coax him But I can see him off Ah, Princess Consort Ah Wu Xin *coughs* I heard His Highness is traveling far I came specifically to see him off Where is he? Princess Consort, the sun is high in the sky His Highness left long ago Haha, is that so It seems I’ve arrived too late. Forget it, Zixia. Let’s go. Hey, wait a moment. Princess Consort. Are you going to the Grand Commandant’s residence to reclaim that reclaim that land? If that’s the case, His Highness the Prince has instructed that I, your subordinate, accompany you. It has to be him, after all. She’s gone out. If Your Highness is concerned, you could follow her personally. What’s the point of going? That shrew of hers only bullies others; who would dare bully her? Hahaha. My residence! Master, disaster! The Princess Consort of Chu has stormed in! Demanding to reclaim the Grand Commandant’s residence and ordering everyone to vacate immediately. That wretch actually dares to come! I’ll deal with her myself. Well, hello there. Wu Xin. Take these two useless nuisances and cut them down. Princess Consort, this is the Second Prince, Prince Jin. Oh. Is he a free gift with the land deed? No. Then drive them out. Right away! Greetings, Your Majesty. Second nephew. If you’re here as a mediator invited by the Grand Commandant, Your Majesty, I advise you to save your breath. Aunt Huang used a key. Swindled Grandpa out of a mansion Do you take this prince for a fool? Or do you bully the Taiwei Manor for having no one? Second nephew, the way you speak is… Wrong. Back then… It was the Grand Commandant who knelt and begged me And reluctantly sold this mansion to me Here Look This This is the contract we established at that time What about the written agreement? Does Second Nephew also want to be a scoundrel? You… I am the Second Prince If I don’t permit it, who dares to act? Ugh, ugh, ugh! Princess Consort If you harm him Those ministers in the palace They will impeach the prince again You can’t touch him, right? Fine, then we’ll leave Wu Xing, take the notary and the land deed Go to the palace to have tea with His Majesty the Emperor Halt! You wouldn’t go to Father over such a trivial matter would you? Ah, tattling? I wouldn’t dare tattle I’m just going to have some tea with His Majesty the Emperor Maybe chat a bit. As for where the conversation will lead… That’s not up to me. How could the Imperial Uncle have married a rogue like you? Who are you calling a scoundrel? You’re the scoundrel here! Oh, so you do have some self-awareness! Then get the hell out of here, nephew! Grand Commandant Would you like to join me for a cup of tea with His Majesty? Master! Oh dear, oh dear! Don’t be angry, don’t be angry Princess Consort This is our only remaining estate If you drive us out now you’re condemning us to homelessness! Aiya! We’re still your uncle and aunt by blood We’ve always treated you as our own daughter How could you be so ungrateful? Hmm… “Treated as your own daughter,” you say? Then tell me this How exactly did you treat your “own daughter”? What kind of treatment was that? Remember when you were ten? You took a fancy to my gold bracelet Without a second thought I immediately gave it to you And when you were four Those hoodlums were harassing you I risked my life to protect you! Have you forgotten all that? I remember every detail vividly That gold bracelet you snatched it back the same day As for those hoodlums It was you To protect your real daughter who pushed me into their midst! If that young ruffian hadn’t taken pity… De Chou, what do you think will happen to me now? Let me die This home is gone What’s the point of me living anymore? Madam, you can’t die Madam, if you die I can’t live alone either Second Prince, my lord Please inform His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, this old minister is leaving Susu My lord I need you Ah! Sigh Who’s there? No, it’s not me Oh, let me die I don’t want to live anymore Who’s there? That fart stinks so bad! Ouch! Ah, ouch! I can’t take it anymore I can’t stay here I need to leave Hey, don’t go Can’t leave, Second Young Master, oh no! Seriously, it stinks horribly! So that’s it You all enjoy attacking people with farts this much Ah Ah, the toilet! I need to find a toilet You drugged it, hey! Hey, hey, Grand Commandant! Without evidence you can’t just speak recklessly Can’t wrongly accuse an innocent person, right? Without evidence you can’t just speak recklessly Can’t wrongly accuse an innocent person, right? Sachet Sachet, ouch! Ouch, untie it! I won’t touch it! Wait, take this What’s wrong? Take these two useless things and get them out of here for me Aiyah! Hurry! Quickly, carry them away! Quickly, carry me away! You really want to leave this place? Fine, I’ll grant your wish. Oh my! I can’t, I can’t! Be ruthless! Get them out of here! Make them crawl out! Got it! Hey, hey, hey! Let’s go and measure the Taifu’s residence properly. Let’s do it right! Farewell! Wow, the princess is so powerful! Your Highness, shall we go in and take a look? Your Highness, are we really not going back to check? What’s there to see? It’s already embarrassing enough. Remember, I was never here today. Let’s go back. Yes, yes, yes. Empress Dowager, you have to stand up for us! This is a great humiliation! A great humiliation indeed! Liu Ping, Empress Dowager. I, your humble consort, am at your disposal. I, the Empress Dowager, recall that three months ago I kept Shangguan Yunxi in the palace to learn palace etiquette. Later, the palace gates were sealed shut. It was you who took her in Yes, Your Majesty At that time She was covered in bruises from Your Majesty’s corporal punishment When I caught her I dragged her into the palace And locked her up overnight I grant her to you. You know what to do Do you I do Your Majesty Rest assured We truly are fated to be apart It’s really not It’s really not The palace gates were about to close then As soon as I left Your Majesty’s chambers The matrons Pushed and dragged me out of the palace At that moment All city gates had already been sealed As a woman under investigation, I couldn’t leave the palace It seems this is our final chance Guards The prince will investigate The women who did not leave the palace that day Who exactly is it Yes Wait, call the princess She’s not in the mansion She’s gone to see that Dr. Li again Just got the medicine to prevent miscarriage So eager to move No She was invited to the palace by the Empress Dowager What Pay respects to the Empress Dowager and kneel If The Empress Dowager wants to help the Grand General There’s no need We can discuss with the Emperor About the deed personally signed by Tai Wei There’s nothing to discuss Then why all this resentment in the room Ah You stole my hairpin Naturally, you must kneel and accept punishment Stole your hairpin I, the Princess of Chu What hairpin don’t I have You may not lack now But you did before I heard that before the princess was married She was mistreated by her stepmother at home Always doing embroidery to support herself She didn’t even have a single decent piece of jewelry Oh The Marshal’s wife investigated quite thoroughly, didn’t she? It seems there’s a big trap waiting for me. Just speak your mind. What schemes are you plotting now? I’d like to see what play you’re performing today. Watch me see if I can still keep my knees from bending. Empress Dowager, on a snowy night three months ago, I happened to see the unconscious Princess Chu. Feeling sorry for her, I let her stay in the palace for a night. Unexpectedly, after taking her away the next day, I found I was missing a hairpin. Cloth, what kind of hairpin? The one you’re wearing on your head. Princess, wear this one. It’s too flashy. We’re going to the palace, this one looks more noble, okay? The prince has given me so many jewelry pieces, I don’t know when such a trashy one got mixed in. How dare you! If it were an ordinary piece of jewelry, I would definitely give it to you, sister, but this is a piece given by the Empress Dowager. Not only did you steal it, but you also publicly insulted it. Please punish the princess, Empress Dowager, to uphold the royal dignity. Tai Wei I am here. The title is theft. What crime? The empress dowager’s hairpin is priceless. Just the value of the hairpin itself is enough for Su Ming to be imprisoned for life. Moreover, this hairpin was a gift from the late emperor. The princess stealing a royal gift is likely to be beheaded. Beheading is unnecessary. After all, she is the wife of the Prince of Chu. Life imprisonment? That’s also not possible. The princess still needs to bear heirs for the royal family. If she is imprisoned, I will only serve the king. The death penalty can be spared, but the punishment cannot be avoided. Guards, record the punishment. Your Majesty, please spare her! These 57 lashes are not going to kill our princess, are they? The princess is such a skilled physician, and there are miraculous medicines in the prince’s residence. She can endure these 50 lashes. No. You can’t touch my princess, Jin Xia! Why bother? When you put this hairpin in my hair, didn’t you want my life? Aren’t you simply after my life? It was him. He captured my elder brother and forced me into doing this. He claimed he merely intended to teach the Princess Consort a lesson to regain some lost dignity. But his true intentions were darker. How vicious they truly are! They actually sought the Princess Consort’s life! The state has its laws, the household its rules. Your Princess Consort committed a capital offense. Fifty strokes of the cane is already exceptional leniency from Her Majesty the Empress Dowager. No! Absolutely not! This will take her life! If you must flog someone, flog me instead! Such loyalty in a servant. If you wish me to spare her, it can be arranged. The law has a precedent of blood for blood Since the Princess Consort cannot endure fifty heavy cane strikes Hand over the land deed for the princess’s restoration This wretched maid deserves punishment So this was your trap all along What if I refuse to hand it over Then don’t blame me for showing no mercy Guards, prepare the beating rods Who dares Your Highness, save the princess Ugh Answer me Was it truly you who sheltered him that night Obviously Dare you swear an oath Are you threatening me That night He lay injured at the back garden gate In heavy snowfall Had I not dragged him inside He might have frozen to death With both witnesses and evidence present How can you still deny it With both witnesses and evidence present How can you still deny it It’s over, there’s no denying it this time. It really wasn’t me. It really wasn’t. Exactly. We have both witnesses and material evidence. What else is there to deny? Carry out the punishment immediately. I’d like to see who dares, King of Chu! Your status is second only to the Emperor. Above ten thousand others. What kind of woman could you not have? Yet you’d rather offend me, the Empress Dowager. than fail to protect her. Who exactly is she? She’s the one I’ve been searching for. I won’t lose you again. King of Chu, don’t presume your military merits give you license to act lawlessly. The princess consort stole first. With both witnesses and evidence present, these fifty cane strikes cannot be pardoned even if the Emperor himself came. Did you think people of my Chu Manor could be so easily turned against me? Zixia. Your Highness. These are the letters exchanged between Liu Ping and me. He kidnapped my brother. The evidence of framing the Princess Consort is all here. Wh-wh-what? Ke…ke? Aren’t you my dowry attendant? How did you become part of the Prince’s household? When I first arrived at the Prince’s mansion, the Prince had my entire family settled properly. My brother is also the Prince’s covert guard. Before Liu Ping could find me, my brother had already sought out the Prince. Liu Ping, Your Ladyship! How utterly unfortunate. I’m embarrassed for you. Liu Ping. The kidnappers you dispatched are now detained in my residence, including your elder brother. With both witnesses and evidence secured, are you certain you can endure over fifty cane strikes? Queen Dowager! Queen Dowager, save me! It appears this wasn’t solely Liu Ping’s scheme. It was executed under my command. So what? I am the Empress Dowager. Do you dare to hit me? I dare not. But others can. What others? The Grand Commander. Don’t you know what it means when the tree falls and the monkeys scatter? I couldn’t care less about those monkeys. However, they’re just ants I can crush anytime. Mere ants. Yet these very ants hold evidence of your embezzlement, your leaking of defense maps, and proof of endangering our soldiers’ lives. Today I’ll execute you to appease these fallen souls. Aaaaaah! My lord! My lord! My lord, you… you… How dare you kill in my, the Empress Dowager’s, palace? Seize him! Hold! Eunuch Liu. Why aren’t you attending the Emperor? What brings you to my quarters? I bear the Emperor’s decree. His Majesty declares: The Empress Dowager acts arrogantly and despotically, committing countless acts that disgrace the royal house. We needn’t elaborate. Henceforth, remain in your palace to convalesce. Do not venture out. What? The Emperor? Dares to confine me? His Majesty further states: The Princess of Chu has suffered unjustly. A bounty of one thousand taels We thank Your Majesty As for Consort Liu Given your intimate relationship with the Empress Dowager is so close Your consort rank shall be revoked Demoted to palace maid You shall empty the Empress Dowager’s chamber pot daily Your Majesty Enough. This is no place to linger Princess Consort of Chu, you may withdraw Thank you, Your Majesty Hail the Emperor Hail the Emperor Hahaha Your mission is complete Time to return to the modern era The time has come Leaving so soon? Where are you going? Did I not say I would always protect you Your Highness Truthfully, I wasn’t the one who saved you that night You still deny it? To be precise It was this body that saved you But the mind wasn’t truly mine Observe my vengeful nature How could such kindness exist? I prefer things as they are now Your Highness I have to go Don’t leave Let go of me I command you to stay Your Highness One day you’ll understand In this world Not everyone revolves around you I have my own family And my own aspirations to fulfill I can’t stay Have I failed you in some way? Are you truly so reluctant To be my princess? You’re the only one I love You’re wonderful Qin Muyan I’ve never doubted your sincerity I love you But I love myself more Since you refuse to stay Then I’ll go with you. You’re crazy. If you go with me, you won’t be a prince anymore. What’s so good about being a prince? The royal family is the most heartless. Now that the war is over, my responsibility is also lifted for this life. It’s time to make some free choices. Alright, this time, I’ll protect you. Dr. Shangguan, you’re awake. Where’s Qinglian? What prince? Where’s the prince? What prince? Didn’t you see a man coming back with me? No, I didn’t see anyone. Oh no, Dr. Shangguan has gone mad. Prince, prince, prince, prince, prince, prince, where are you, prince? Longing cannot be faked. The prince lingers in my heart. At the end of waiting, can we not embrace? Qi Muyan hasn’t arrived yet. I thought I never loved. Memories are chaotic. Even if it’s a dream, how can I break it?
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Plot Summary:Modern medical doctor Dr. Shangguan Yunxi time-travels into the disfigured eldest granddaughter of the Duke Zhenguo. Defying an imperial arranged marriage, she flees—only to collide with the equally marriage-resistant Prince of Chu!
They strike a deal: a marriage of convenience. Chaos ensues as the bickering pair evolves into unlikely partners: saving a noblewoman in labor with twins, and thwarting the Empress Dowager’s lethal schemes. Through life-or-death trials, their hearts intertwine.
In the end, the Prince abandons his throne for her. Together, they cross time back to the modern world, crafting their happy ending!
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I've been searching for the name of this FL in vain 😭
Plot Summary:Modern medical doctor Dr. Shangguan Yunxi time-travels into the disfigured eldest granddaughter of the Duke Zhenguo. Defying an imperial arranged marriage, she flees—only to collide with the equally marriage-resistant Prince of Chu!
They strike a deal: a marriage of convenience. Chaos ensues as the bickering pair evolves into unlikely partners: saving a noblewoman in labor with twins, and thwarting the Empress Dowager’s lethal schemes. Through life-or-death trials, their hearts intertwine.
In the end, the Prince abandons his throne for her. Together, they cross time back to the modern world, crafting their happy ending!
😂😂😂😂well this is funny so far 😂😂😂😅
Tq director n crew. Also actors n actress. So funny😂❤
I am dead, they married each other to escape marriage with each other 😂😂😂😂 10:47
Different plot.. Surprising end, though not a bad one. 8/10