Princess Pearl 2 (7/48) [ENG SUB] Huan Zhu Ge Ge II - 还珠格格 (還珠格格) 第二部第07集 1999

Thank the heavens, thank the earth
Gan xie tian, gan xie di

Thank the fate for letting us meet
Gan xie ming yun rang wo men xiang yu

Ever since you were here
Zi cong you le ni

life has been full of miracles
Sheng ming li dou shi qi ji

So much anguish, so much laughter
Duo shao tong ku, duo shao huan xiao

interwoven into a piece of magnificent memory
Jiao zhi cheng yi pian can lan de ji yi

Thank the wind, thank the rain
Gan xie feng, gan xie yu

Thank the sun for shining on earth
Gan xie yang guang zhao she zhe da di

Ever since you were here
Zi cong you le ni

the world has become so beautiful
Shi jie bian de hao mei li

Drifting together, wandering together
Yi qi piao bo, yi qi liu lang

Years gone by were filled with an intoxicating sweetness
Sui yue li quan shi zui ren de tian mi

Seas may dry up, stones may wear away
Hai ke ku, shi ke lan

Heaven may collapse, earth may crack
Tian ke beng, di ke lie

But we'll always be shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
Wo men jian bing zhe jian, shou qian zhe shou

Seas may dry up, stones may wear away
Hai ke ku, shi ke lan

Heaven may collapse, earth may crack
Tian ke beng, di ke lie

But we'll always be shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
Wo men jian bing zhe jian, shou qian zhe shou

Travelling to every edge of the world
Ta bian tian ya

Visiting sunsets everywhere
Fang bian xi yang

Singing to clouds and moons everywhere
Ge bian yun he yue

Thank the wind, thank the rain
Gan xie feng, gan xie yu

Thank the sun for shining on earth
Gan xie yang guang zhao she zhe da di

Ever since you were here
Zi cong you le ni

the world has become so beautiful
Shi jie bian de hao mei li

Drifting together, wandering together
Yi qi piao bo, yi qi liu lang

Years gone by were filled with an intoxicating sweetness
Sui yue li quan shi zui ren de tian mi

Seas may dry up, stones may wear away
Hai ke ku, shi ke lan

Heaven may collapse, earth may crack
Tian ke beng, di ke lie

But we'll always be shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
Wo men jian bing zhe jian, shou qian zhe shou

Seas may dry up, stones may wear away
Hai ke ku, shi ke lan

Heaven may collapse, earth may crack
Tian ke beng, di ke lie

But we'll always be shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
Wo men jian bing zhe jian, shou qian zhe shou

Hands holding hands holding hands
Shou qian zhe shuo qian zhe shou

Seas may dry up, stones may wear away
Hai ke ku, shi ke lan

Heaven may collapse, earth may crack
Tian ke beng, di ke lie

But we'll always be shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
Wo men jian bing zhe jian, shou qian zhe shou

Seas may dry up, stones may wear away
Hai ke ku, shi ke lan

Heaven may collapse, earth may crack
Tian ke beng, di ke lie

But we'll always be shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand
Wo men jian bing zhe jian, shou qian zhe shou

Hands holding hands (repeat 4 times)
Shou qian zhe shuo

Lined up inside the Palace is a drove of women
whose only purpose in life is to wait on me!

Perhaps it's about time that there is
another woman who is different from them.

You are already different enough as it is!
Don't be so arrogant lest my patience finally runs out.

I just had another son recently
so I'm thrilled to bits.

That said, I owe Consort Ling
so many apologies at this very moment.

I don't want to be angry with you
or want any disaster to befall the Palace.

I will keep you alive for now
but you had better watch your step.

I am merely a "gift". Even my basic right
to be a woman is entirely out of the question.

It is a gift that can be discarded, destroyed
and treated like it's invisible on your whim.

If you want to treat me like a woman
then please respect my rights as a person

and let me live with a little dignity.

Hmph! What does living with a little dignity look like?
And how do you define dignity?

Just let me have free will
and the right to say 'no'.

Humph! How dare you!
You actually dare to ask me for the right to say 'no'?

Don't you know that there isn't a single person across
the whole of China who has the temerity to say 'no' to me?

And what makes you think
I will give you that right?

Every person who is a real man ought to have...
(speaking in Uyghur language).

Wh-what's that supposed to mean?

When translated to Chinese, it means "a magnanimous and
forbearing heart and the true mettle of a chivalrous man".

Magnanimous and forbearing heart?
True mettle of a chivalrous man? Hahaha!

You've 'put my king in check'!
('put me on the spot')

So in other words, I won't be a real man
if I don't give you that right?

Hahaha! Formidable indeed!
You are a very formidable character.

I find myself getting more and more gripped
by the game I'm playing with you.

Fair enough. I will let you to live with a little dignity
given how you are holding me totally spellbound.

You are beautiful, noble, aloof, arrogant
and even gave your heart to someone else.

A woman like you is the
first and only one in my life!

On top of that, you want to have
free will and the right to say 'no'.

In that case I will not coerce you.

Very well. I will take up your challenge!

As a matter of fact I'm bent on finding out
how long you can persist in defiance!

After a while the focus of your life will switch
to one that looks forward to meeting me.

When that time comes I hope for your sake that you're able
to maintain this natural and unrestrained charm of yours!

Propitiousness to 5th Prince!
Propitiousness to Master Fu!

Why're the three of you dressed like this?

We've decided to use the
old way of slipping out.

Her Ladyship Ling is recovering from labor
so I'm sorry for bugging her.

And even if I ask her, she fears the Dowager
and wouldn't agree to let us go out.

So it's better not to ask at all.

I must go out today even if a knife is held
to my throat. I have to meet my teacher!

ZiWei, are you on the same page?
Aren't you afraid of being caught by the Dowager?

Consort Xiang has asked us
to send another letter to MengDan.

I feel we should come up with a way as well
lest they become beset by nagging worries.

Also, it's about time we put our heads together
and figure out what our next moves should be.

ZiWei is right.

Now that MengDan is on a path of
gradual recovery from his wounds,

it is indeed necessary for us to discuss a plan together
and then decide where we go from here.

I thought of a plan but I'm just
not sure if it is well thought out.

I thought of a plan too. Why don't you tell us
about your plan first? We'll see who has a better plan.

Shhh! Not here. We can discuss it further
when we are on our way inside the carriage.

Then what are we waiting for? 5th Prince, you should
tell XiaoShunZi to ready the carriage right away.

We must come back as soon as possible.

Hui Bin Lou

- Hey ya! Hey ya!
- XiaoYanZi! ZiWei!

Why are you all dressed up like this today?

There was no other way,
so we had to resort to XiaoYanZi's old trick.

If we didn't do that,
we would never have gotten out.

How is my teacher?
Has he recovered from his wounds?

LiuHong, it looks like business
is unbelievably good for you!

No questions about it!
It's been busy all day long.

Actually, I miss my (laid-back) life
back in the tenement a litte bit. Hahaha.

That's exactly how my bro is. He can't stand
being restricted by even a bit of daily routine.

Although we are busy now,
it is well worth our sacrifice

because everybody in the tenement
has food to eat and clothes to wear now.

Hey, sister XiaoYanZi! Sister ZiWei!

BaoYaTou! Hey, hold on! You're coming to
HuiBinLou everyday. Not studying anymore?

I'm a big girl now so I can work.

Sister LiuHong is short-handed
and it happened that I can help out.

I'm not good at studying anyway.

When you've grown up, what'd you do
if you don't learn how to read like me?

If I don't learn how to read like you,
who knows, maybe I will act like a GeGe!

Dear me!

My, my, BaoYaTou is yet another
clever and articulate girl.

We mustn't make light
of the potential in her! Hahaha!

Oh, by the way,
what's happening with MengDan?

Well, his two friends departed for home
the day before yesterday

while he is staying behind and
has braced himself for the long haul.

We're at a loss for what to do next,
so he is anxious to see you all.

This way please.

My friends, MengDan owes you all a great debt of gratitude
that can never be repaid. Please accept a bow from me.

Hey!

Please don't do that.
We have become friends and close confidants.

So don't talk about how greatly
beholden to us you are and all that.

Yeah exactly! You are my teacher.
How could you kneel to me?

Although you didn't teach me anything up to now,
I've decided long ago that you will be my teacher.

Teacher, have you recovered
completely from your wounds?

Thank you for your concern. I'm fully recovered
at long last and can fight bravely for a just cause again.

We brought you a panacea.

Once you finish reading it,
please burn it away for heaven's sake.

Thanks to your letters,
I've suffered more than anyone else.

I've all but turned into
a wastepaper basket.

I've no idea how it happened
but before I knew it I got jittery everytime.

After that I ate one bellyful of letter paper.

Imperial Father always say I lack the appetite for 'ink
and written characters', so eating some might do me good.

But... it didn't help me one bit because everything
I swallowed down was written in Uyghur!

XiaoYanZi, 5th Prince has told me all about
your two letter eating mishaps.

XiaoYanZi, I, MengDan, vow to impart
all my martial arts to you if given a chance.

Well, if that's the case,
I didn't eat those letters for nothing.

HanXiang has asked me to tell
all of you our whole story.

I feel that I should also tell
all of you everything about us

and let you know
who exactly are you helping.

All of you should know by now that HanXiang is
the daughter of Khoja Ali — a Princess of XinJiang.

I'm a son of Uyghur nobility. Uyghur and Chinese languages
were both required subjects in my studies since childhood.

Because HanXiang was born with an amazing fragrance,
she was deemed by Khoja Ali a national treasure

that drew more of his attention
than even his sons' education.

I was ten years old when I followed my mother
in a visit to Khoja Ali's home as his guests.

It was the first time I met HanXiang.
She was eight years old that year.

I will never ever forget
that picture in my head.

That day, she stood in the meadow besides a river
and wore a white cotton traditional Uyghur dress.

With a smile on her face and both arms outstretched,
there she was just dancing and twirling.

I was left open-mouthed and dumbstruck by the sight
of a multitude of butterflies dancing around her.

Those butterflies seemed to be frolicking with her as
they fluttered hither and thither over her head and arms.

It was a very beautiful sight!

Along with her dance movements,
a delicate fragrance was being given off constantly.

Only then did it dawn on me
what 'fragrant' Princess means. ('Xiang')

I was completely entranced
by her as I watched her.

I racked my brains trying to think of performing
some martial arts to grab her attention.

To show the martial arts I had
already learned at that time,

I threw some punches for a while, did some cartwheels
the next moment and then walked on my hands.

I performed all sorts of zany antics including
talking to her with my head upside down.

All my best efforts were paid off
when I finally made her burst into laughter.

That one burst of laughter, as it turned out,
would change our destiny forever.

We really didn't have a care in the world
during those years of childhood.

From the day we know each other,
it seemed that we were destined to fall in love;

or perhaps, it was Allah the true God who brought
us together, a proverbial match made in Heaven.

I resided in Khoja Ali's home for two years
during which I was together with HanXiang all the time.

As soon as I turned twelve years old,
I decided I must marry HanXiang.

Awesome! Yay!

HanXiang!

As time slowly went by, we grew up.

Our childhood friendship blossomed
into a passionate love for each other.

Whenever we were apart for even a few days, we became
so inconsolable that we didn't want to live anymore.

At times, we had spent our time doing
absolutely nothing except for racing in the wind.

And then we came to the decision:
never to separate in this whole lifetime.

You are wind, I am sand
Ni shi feng er wo shi sha

entangled in a sweet and lasting love
chan chan mian mian

while going around ends of the world
rao tian ya

You are wind, I am sand
Ni shi feng er wo shi sha

entangled in a sweet and lasting love
chan chan mian mian

while going around ends of the world
rao tian ya

Bit by bit
Dian dian di di

former days has faded away like clouds and flowers
wang ri yun yan wang ri hua

(former days has faded away like clouds and flowers)
(wang ri yun yan wang ri hua)

Heaven and Earth will last forever
Tian di you you

home will only be where we can stay together in love
you qing xiang shou cai shi jia

(home will only be where we can stay together in love)
(you qing xiang shou cai shi jia)

Every day from morning to evening
Zhao zhao mu mu

we might as well travel all over on the red dusty roads
bu fang ta bian hong chen lu

Entangled in a sweet and lasting love
Chan chan mian mian

you are wind, I am sand
ni shi feng er wo shi sha

You are wind, I am sand
Ni shi feng er wo shi sha

entangled in a sweet and lasting love
chan chan mian mian

while going around ends of the world
rao tian ya

You are wind, I am sand
Ni shi feng er wo shi sha

entangled in a sweet and lasting love
chan chan mian mian

while going around ends of the world
rao tian ya

It was the year HanXiang turned seventeen
when I made a formal marriage proposal to Khoja Ali.

Who would have thought that my proposal
would unleash Ali's rage? He expelled me.

At the same time, he forbade
HanXiang to see me again.

From that day forth, I and HanXiang
had attempted to elope seven times in all.

Every single one of those attempts only ended
in our recapture by Khoja Ali and his men.

As a last-ditch attempt, we came up with the
idea of climbing over the Celestial Mountains.

Go.

HanXiang! HanXiang! HanXiang!

Are you all right?

After them!

Father!

Father! You have to trample
over my body first!

MengDan! MengDan!

MengDan! Don't die! MengDan!

MengDan! MengDan!

HanXiang! Listen to me and step aside!
I simply must kill him today!

No! Don't! You mustn't kill him!

He is a perpetual scourge to us,
so I simply have to kill him!

No! No! Nooo! Father, I'll follow you back!
Spare his life! Father!

If you obey me from now on
then I will let him live!

You must swear it in the name of Allah!

- Fine, I will!
- No!

HanXiang, don't swear! You mustn't do it!

Father! I swear,
I will always obey my father!

MengDan! MengDan!

MengDan! You are wind, I am sand!
As wind gently shifts, the sand lighty floats!

- HanXiang! HanXiang...
- As wind strongly blows, the sand takes flight!

As soon as wind crosses over the celestial mountains,
the sand follows closely over the celestial mountains!

- Han... HanXiang!
- As wind gently shifts, the sand lighty floats!

- As wind strongly blows, the sand takes flight!
- Han... Aahh-ah-ahh...Han...

As soon as wind crosses over the celestial mountains,
the sand follows closely over the celestial mountains!

MengDan! MengDan!!

You are wind, I am sand
Ni shi feng er wo shi sha

entangled in a sweet and lasting love
chan chan mian mian

while going around ends of the world
rao tian ya

You are wind, I am sand
Ni shi feng er wo shi sha

entangled in a sweet and lasting love
chan chan mian mian

And this is our story.

Once we made an oath in Allah's name
then we as Uyghurs must never break that oath.

That last attempted elopement
took place in the spring of last year;

as early as this year,
HanXiang was taken by Ali to Beijing.

All of you know what happened next.

This is so touching. Seven times?
Both of you actually tried to elope seven times?

How is it possible that
you didn't get away?

Because HanXiang's body emanates a fragrance
that lingered along our entire escape route.

No matter how far we fled, Ali located us
as long as he let out a pack of hounds.

Ah, so that explains it.
It appears for every upside, there is a downside.

That is indeed a major problem.

Sigh, quite frankly, I have been feeling
very guilty for helping the two of you.

I feel that I have really
let Imperial Father down.

But after listening to your story today,
I have no second thoughts.

My wish is that all lovers in
the world could unite in marriage.

I'm going for broke!

I've decided to put my reservations aside
and also put my heart into helping you two.

What took you so long?
I have long since made up my mind!

Well then let's not waste anymore time.
Just tell MengDan the plan we settled on.

Do you already have a plan
that can help me?

The way things stand, HanXiang is
in an extremely delicate situation.

For some reason, Imperial Father has exercised
an utmost forbearance towards HanXiang.

Admittedly he was so enraged he wanted to strangle
HanXiang to death after you had attempted to snatch her,

but he swallowed his pride and didn't pursue the
matter any further after we talked him out of it.

Although HanXiang refuses to relent and is keeping a
distance from him, Imperial Father didn't use coercion.

It seems completely inconceivable to us
that he would be so forgiving and tolerant.

All in all, HanXiang isn't in any danger

because Imperial Father is in a jovial mood
after he had another son recently.

You may think HanXiang isn't in any danger
but I believe that her life is in extreme danger.

When it comes to what men are like,
I've a better understanding than you.

If it weren't for His Majesty's determination to
win over HanXiang, he wouldn't have tolerated her.

His forbearance is exactly like this smoldering cinder:
it can re-ignite into a raging fire at any time.

And when that time comes,
HanXiang will be doomed!

MengDan's analysis makes a lot of sense.

As you said before, not only did His Majesty
not use coercion against HanXiang

but he also lavished gifts on her, which included
jewelry, musical instruments and clothes from HuiJiang.

The more generous his giving is,
the more obvious his motive becomes.

It doesn't mean he doesn't fancy this individual;
on the contrary, he fancies this individual.

We had originally planned to persuade His Majesty
to give up HanXiang. In light of what was just said,

that idea isn't worth trying at all
because I'm sure it isn't going to pan out.

What should we do then?

There is another way but
we mustn't act in undue haste.

The fact that Imperial Father treats HanXiang so well
proves that he cares about her and wants to win her heart.

We can just exploit the kind of mindset that
Imperial Father is in when we formulate our plans.

As long as Imperial Father refuses to give up
on HanXiang, she will still have a way out.

It just so happened that I and ZiWei
see eye to eye on this idea.

What we mean is HanXiang should be
allowed to change her attitude slowly

and put on an act that she has been
won over gradually by His Majesty.

We'll wait until His Majesty revels in his success and
relaxes his guard before we try to sneak HanXiang out.

MengDan, then you must take her away
at once to a faraway place.

Sneak her out? How?

Imperial Father may not have allowed us
to come out, but we still went out. Didn't we?

Though the Palace has skilled fighters and armed guards
stationed everywhere, we're afterall GeGe(s), a Prince

and also an Imperial bodyguard who has
the freedom to go in and out of the Palace.

Hmm, this plan seems kind of dangerous.

Having said that, if it is meticulously planned,
it might turn out to be a brilliant plan!

We need to plan out every single detail
in advance carefully and thoroughly.

As for the equipment required and escape route taken,
we must also make all the necessary arrangments.

I reckon that HuiJiang is definitely
a place you mustn't go back to.

When His Majesty first discovers
that Consort Xiang has gone missing,

he'll surely dispatch troops to give chase
in the direction of HuiJiang!

That's exactly right. Apart from that,
all of you must cover your tracks well.

By the time Consort Xiang escapes
and His Majesty begins an investigation,

will the two of you, as GeGe(s) who often visit BaoYueLou,
be able to disavow any knowledge or involvement?

You can say that again. LiuHong is right. The Dowager
is already keeping tabs on ShuFangZhai's every move.

Both GeGe(s) have been hanging by a thread each day
and can hardly look after themselves.

Do we have any strength
left to help Consort Xiang?

Strength isn't the important thing here.
The thing is we've no choice but to do it!

If we don't do it, can we still
consider ourselves as heroes?!

Exactly! Our sense of duty and honor
makes it simply impossible not to do it.

After listening to MengDan's profound and stirring story,
we can no longer flinch from doing it.

Regardless of the dangers and difficulties,
everybody must pull out all the stops.

But this requires elaborate planning.

If the rescue plan is ill-conceived,
it won't work and we will lose our lives.

And that is why I stated that
we mustn't act in undue haste.

MengDan, are you willing to wait?

I will wait. I will definitely wait patiently.

In that case, first things first,
you have to shave your head.

You speak Chinese fluently
and don't sound like an Uyghur.

Only your hair makes you highly conspicuous. Anybody
can tell with one look you come from the border regions.

LiuHong, bring the razor over here.

We will help shave his head
while we discuss our plans.

Understood.

I hope the GeGe(s) have indestructible bodies like Buddha.
Deliver them from calamity; turn misfortune into blessings.

In the Heaven above or Earth below,
may heaven, earth and ancestors all protect them.

I wish both GeGe(s) have eyes that see a thousand miles,
have ears that accompany the wind, can hear my prayers...

Will you please stop reciting
scriptures all the time?

If we continue to keep watch in the courtyard,
everything is gonna be fine. Just pipe down, will you?

Your recitation is making me anxious.
I'm getting sick and tired of hearing from you!

You are the one who should pipe down!
What I am reciting right now is the scriptures!

In the Heaven above or Earth below, may heaven,
earth, emperors and ancestors all protect them.

I hope the GeGe(s) have indestructible bodies like Buddha.
Deliver them from calamity; turn misfortune into blessings.

I wish both GeGe(s) could hear my earnest
and sincere prayers. Please hurry back home!

The Empress Dowager has arrived!
The Empress has arrived!

- Yikes! - Now look what you've done!
You and all your scriptures!

They didn't bring back the GeGe(s)
but called the Dowager here instead!

Propitiousness to the Empress Dowager!
Propitiousness to the Empress!

Where are your masters?

- Our masters?
- M-ma-ma...

The Dowager is already here in person.

Why haven't you announced it so that
your masters will step out to receive her?

Umm, announce...
Uh, announce, annou-...

What's the matter with both of you?!
Don't you get that?!

Your lowly servant deserves to die!
Your lowly servant deserves to die!

Get lost! I'm going in to take a look!

The Empress Dowager has arrived!
The Empress has arrived!

Your lowly servant salutes
the Empress Dowager!

Where are your masters?

Masters? They have gone, gone...

Replying to Dowager, our masters
have gone for a stroll in the gardens.

That's right. Our masters... masters
have gone for a stroll in the gardens.

Hmph! A stroll in the gardens?
Let's go in and wait for them inside.

All right, let's get off the carriage here.

Phew! Finally, finally! I suppose it's
time to disperse. We're going to slip back.

No, no. I'm still worried. We'll walk you back to
ShuFangZhai first and see that you're safe inside.

Okay, let's go!

It's alright! The coast is clear.
Hurry, hurry. Come on in!

It's okay!

Em-Empress Dowager, wh-what brings you here?

Propitiousness to the Empress Dowager
and Your Ladyship the Empress.

Propitiousness to Empress Dowager.
Propitiousness to Imperial Mother.

Your servant FuErKang pays his respect to the
Empress Dowager and Your Ladyship the Empress.

Where did all of you go dressed like this?

Replying to Dowager, there was no other way.
I really wanted to go outside and hang out.

It used to be Her Ladyship Ling
who made the decision to let me go out,

but she is recovering from labor.
I didn't know who else to ask.

So I had no choice but to ask
5th Prince and ErKang to take me out.

And did you visit "Buddha" again?

Oh, replying to the Dowager...

ErKang! You mustn't help extricate
them from their predicament.

You have always been among my favourite
members of the younger generation.

I have always felt that you are a child
who is capable of deep intellectual thoughts.

But now, even you have become
so absurd and so frivolous!

You are a huge let down to me!

It is as the Empress Dowager lectures.
Your humble servant is incredibly ashamed.

Two GeGe(s), one Prince and one Imperial bodyguard —
all of you are individuals of high standing.

I'd never have guessed that you would deviate
from orthodox teachings and established norms.

You're precluded from beatings and verbal abuses
in your noble capacities as Prince and GeGe(s).

Were you brought into the Palace by ZiWei GeGe?
Is your name JinSuo?

- Replying to Dowager, my...my name is JinSuo.
- On your knees!

RongMoMo! GuiMoMo!
Beat this girl for me first!

Zha!

Empress Dowager please show mercy!

Don't beat JinSuo!
She is like a sister to me!

When a master makes a mistake,
it's all the fault of foolish servants!

Why didn't you try to talk her round?

I'm not going to punish the two GeGe(s) today
but I simply must beat these servants!

Miss! Miss! Don't worry about me!
I can take the beating all by myself!

- Empress Dowager!
- Get out of the way now!

Dowager, it's my fault. It's all my fault!
I'm begging you to let JinSuo off!

- Empress Dowager, please assuage your wrath.
- Dowager, please show mercy!

Does a mere servant girl deserve
to have all of you plead on your knees?

Despite all your pleas,
I still have to beat her!

Stop the beating!

And beat these two Palace maids as well!

Empress Dowager, your lowly servant has realized
her mistake. Please don't hit us. Have mercy...

Empress Dowager, please stop the beating!
Empress Dowager!

XiaoYanZi! Don't!

XiaoYanZi! If you dare to be insolent again,
I will take these three girls all away!

And don't even think about ever
seeing them again in your lifetime!

Empress Dowager! Although you are angry
with us, the ones getting beaten are them.

But by no means have they done anything wrong!
Beating them inflicts more pain on us than beating us.

This is too cruel! We would rather take the
beating ourselves than see them get beaten!

Empress Dowager! You've a compassionate and merciful
heart. I beseech you to let them off! Empress Dowager!

ZiWei!

You mustn't take advantage of the Dowager's benevolence
to break the rules inside this Palace.

You have been engaging in all sorts of
downright disgraceful acts day and night

and also making ErKang and 5th Prince
cover up for you on every occasion.

You had brought into the Palace from the
common folk all those abominable ways

that led 5th Prince astray and led ErKang astray.
Don't you ever feel ashamed of yourselves?

Exactly. I had warned you ahead of time not to bring
the shady ways of commoners into the Palace.

By the looks of things,
I was preaching to deaf ears.

From now on, nobody will be allowed
to dissuade me. RongMoMo! Beat them!

Anyone who wants to beat them
have to beat me as well!

GeGe, don't!

Stop the beating!

In that case, don't hold back against them.
Just beat those who want to take a beating!

GeGe, go away! Don't hit the GeGe!

Miss! XiaoYanZi! Never mind about me!

Never mind about me!
RongMoMo, hit me! Hit me! Hit me!

Don't hit the GeGe(s)!
Don't hit the GeGe(s)!

Don't hit the GeGe(s)!
Don't hit the GeGe(s)!

Empress Dowager, we are at fault!
Don't beat the GeGe(s). Beat us!

5th Prince! Where do you
think you are going?

YongQi! Stop right there!
Are you going to call the cavalry?

Are you going to find your Imperial Father and
have him come here? I won't allow you to go!

Empress Dowager! Both GeGe(s) are frail.
Don't be so heavy-handed with them!

Empress Dowager, beat us up instead!
We have fleshy bodies. Please beat us up instead!

Don't worry. Soon it will be your turn!

That's enough.

Men! Drag XiaoDengZi and XiaoZhuoZi
to the courtyard for fifty strokes of the paddle!

Zha!

Goddess of Mercy protect and save us!
Empress Dowager! Dowager, please spare us!

Empress Dowager, please spare us!

Empress Dowager, please don't!
Empress Dowager!

Empress Dowager, all they did was do
what we told them. Did they do anything wrong?

- Please spare them.
- Strike!

nine, ten...

- My dear GeGe(s)!
- My dear forefathers!

Help! Help!

Goddess of Mercy! Tathāgata!

Monkey King! ZhuBaJie (Pigsy)!

All come... all come and save me!

Empress Dowager,
you have struck fear into me!

I beg of you to spare them.
I wouldn't dare do it again!

GeGe! GeGe!

Empress Dowager,
the two GeGe(s) have taken a beating.

The other three girls are also covered all over
with cuts and bruises. Isn't it enough already?

Fifty strokes will drive XiaoDengZi
and XiaoZhuoZi to their deaths.

The Dowager keeps a vegetarian diet, chants Buddhist
scriptures and can't bear to hurt an ant let alone a human.

'Saving a life is more meritorious
than building a seven-storey pagoda'.

All of us know the mistakes we made.
We were taught a lesson. So please forgive both of them!

His Majesty has arrived!

Imperial Father!

Save us! Imperial Father!

Empress Dowager, why must you get so angry?

Beating servants is a trivial matter
but causing bodily harm isn't.

15th Prince isn't one month old yet, so I implore the
Dowager to accumulate good deeds for the baby Prince.

Stop the beating now!

When are you two going to stop getting into trouble?!
You've been fouling up the atmosphere here day and night!

I'm also saddened to see how brokenhearted you are!
What in the world should I do with you?!

Your son will accompany Imperial Mother back now.
As for these two girls, I'll lecture them at a later time.

Go!

XiaoDengZi! XiaoZhuoZi!

It was me who made you end up like this.

I'm... I'm not dead yet.

I'm still breathing.

The Dowager and Imperial Father have gone far enough.
Do you think it's alright if we go back to ShuFangZhai?

I just can't put my mind at rest.
I really want to check their condition.

Now what should we do about
a room full of badly wounded troops?

I want to go and
take a look for myself too.

The problem at hand isn't just
a room full of wounded troops.

ZiWei and XiaoYanZi must be very shaken.
The more they brood over it, the sadder they will feel.

And we just don't know
if something will go wrong.

Tsk. Sigh.

Why are we still dithering then?
Let's get going now.

QingEr?

If I were in your shoes then I wouldn't
go to ShuFangZhai for the time being.

It was you who asked His Majesty
to come over. Wasn't it?

There you are, I knew it!
His Majesty couldn't possibly be telepathic

and have known that ShuFangZhai was facing an ordeal
before he rushed here at such an opportune time.

I didn't plan on calling in
the cavalry when I went there,

but had only gone looking for
the Dowager at ShuFangZhai.

As soon as I came to the doorway of ShuFanZhai,
I saw the eunuchs moving stools and holding paddles,

and also saw that 5th Prince couldn't call for help.
So I had little choice but to run an errand for you all.

Heh, so it was you, QingEr.
Many thanks to you.

Don't mention it. I'm someone... who tries
my best to help when entrusted by a friend.

You were helped by me many times over!

Have you considered how you're going
to return me the favor in the future?

If there is anything I can do for you,
and if you say the word,

I'll never refuse even if my body
gets pulverized or my bones get smashed.

That sounded so serious.

Just relax. As to what I want, I'm not going to ask you
to get your body pulverized or bones smashed.

I will remember the favors you owe me
and ask for them back in the future.

Well, that's all from me.
Besides I can't stay here any longer.

And if the Dowager is cognizant that
I had furnished secret information,

I might get into more trouble
than I bargained for. I'm going now.

Hold on QingEr. Why did you say that we mustn't
return to ShuFanZhai for the time being?

The informants sent by the Empress
are still lurking around.

Think about this. How is it that,
at the slightest hint of trouble brewing in ShuFangZhai,

the Dowager will always receive
an anonymous tip off? I've got to run.

Didn't you dispatch GaoYuan and
GaoDa to watch over ShuFangZhai?

What's up with them?
Haven't they rooted out those informants yet?

The Imperial Palace is full of eunuchs,
armed guards and palace maids.

Any one of them could be an informant.
How is it possible to root out all of them?

Someone who isn't an informant today
could easily become an informant tomorrow.

We can't even rely on GaoYuan and GaoDa.

Then what should we do now?

Let's go over to your place first. And tell XiaoShunZi
and XiaoGuiZi to see how things are at ShuFangZhai.

XiaoZhuoZi and XiaoDengZi are hurt
so somebody must apply ointment to them.

A room full of girls is next door.
What do you expect them to do?

You are just as thoughtful as always.

There is a girl, she is kind of wilful
You yi ge gu niang, ta you yi xie ren xing

She is kind of arrogant too
Ta hai you yi xie xiao zhang

There is a girl, she is kind of rebellious
You yi ge gu niang, ta you yi xie pan ni

She is kind of crazy too
Ta hai you yi xie feng kuang

Starting squabbles when there is nothing to do
Mei shi chao chao xiao jia

Being awake, anyway, is just being awake
Fan zheng xing zhe ye shi xing zhe

Telling white lies when there is nothing to do
Mei shi shuo shuo xiao huang

Being idle, anyway, is just being idle
Fan zheng xian zhe ye shi xian zhe

There is a girl, she is kind of wilful
You yi ge gu niang, ta you yi xie ren xing

She is kind of arrogant too
Ta hai you yi xie xiao zhang

There is a girl, she is kind of rebellious
You yi ge gu niang, ta you yi xie pan ni

She is kind of crazy too
Ta hai you yi xie feng kuang

Wo wo wo...

Who is that girl? (Who is it?)
Shi nei ge gu niang ya? (Shi Shui?)

Aaaahhh...

I'm exactly that girl! (What?!)
Wo jiu shi zhe ge gu niang

Laughing and joking all day long
Zheng tian xi xi ha ha

creating trouble impetuously one after another
Kan dao feng er jiu qi lang

And also stumbling in a daze
Ye ceng mi mi hu hu

getting into all kinds of trouble all at once
Da huo xiao huo yi qi chuang

And also wasn't afraid to love or hate
Hai ceng shan shan shui shui

when roaming around mountains and rivers
Gan ai gan hen zou si fang

Laughing and joking all day long
Zheng tian xi xi ha ha

creating trouble impetuously one after another
Kan jian feng er jiu qi lang

And also stumbling in a daze
Ye ceng mi mi hu hi

getting into all kinds of trouble all at once
Da huo xiao huo yi qi chuang

And also wasn't afraid to love or hate
Hai ceng shan shan shui shui

when roaming around mountains and rivers
Gan ai gan hen zou si fang

And also fought tooth and nail
Geng ceng hong hong lie lie

to get a chance at love
Pin si pin huo ai yi chang

I'm exactly that girl!
Wo jiu shi zhe ge gu niang

There is a girl, she is kind of wilful
You yi ge gu niang, ta you yi xie ren xing

She is kind of arrogant too
Ta hai you yi xie xiao zhang

There is a girl, she is kind of rebellious
You yi ge gu niang, ta you yi xie pan ni

She is kind of crazy too
Ta hai you yi xie feng kuang

I'm exactly that girl!
Wo jiu shi zhe ge gu niang