I Took My Sister’s Place In The Palace And Unexpectedly Found The Life She Could Never Keep

Shenqingdu, you are my dog. Do you understand? Do your duty well. In the future, I will have father find a good family for you. If you dare to have any improper thoughts, I will really marry you off to a dog, and make you a dog's bride. Do you hear me? Just because I, a concubine's daughter, have a face that looks exactly like yours, you guard against me, a foot-washing maid, like a dog. Nanny, this is bad. The emperor flipped our beauty's green tag tonight. What? But the beauty she... Under the guise of the palace banquet, she went to the imperial garden to find the ninth prince, Yuhui. The beauty often says, if the emperor doesn't summon anyone to his bed for half a month, he definitely must be impotent. She longs for the ninth prince every day. What should we do? This is a capital offense punishable by beheading. Since the beauty is missing, we absolutely cannot let the truth be exposed. We must find someone to take her place. Nanny. Bansia, I also have some beauty. Idiot. Isn't there a ready-made one right here? Nanny, I don't want to go. If I get caught, I'm dead. The emperor drank wine tonight. In the pitch dark, he won't be able to recognize you. Shenqingdu, I'm telling you, this is your blessing. Others beg for it and can't get it. Nanny, nanny. But you just said yourself to let me go, to spare me. Let me tell you, if the miss is exposed, none of us will survive. Think about your mother. She is still in the Shen mansion. If you are obedient, she can live a better life. If you don't listen, I'll send word back to have them beat your mother to death. I will go. I will go. I will be obedient. Please don't hurt my mother. Third watch, all is peaceful. Did I wake? No no. I was pretending to sleep. I wasn't woken up. You are quite honest. Why were you looking at me just now? Is there something on my face? Yes, um, your eyebrows. I just praised you and now you start flattering me. Why are you hiding? Do you think I'll eat you? I am afraid of saying the wrong thing. Nanny said making the emperor angry results in beheading, which nanny said that. I'll have her killed. Ha ha ha. I was just scaring you. Whatever you want to say or do, just follow your heart. I will not be angry. What is your name? Shen Mingxu. What is the emperor's name? He Gucheng. Remember it. Your nails look very nice. I drank wine tonight and my head hurts. Let me go get you a bowl of vinegar. I heard drinking vinegar stops the to no need. If I get discovered as an imposter, it will be disastrous. What's wrong? I just remembered. That seems to be a rumor. It cannot cure a hangover. Playing the guqin strings, making a promise for three lifetimes. Your ladyship, the emperor said to let you sleep a little longer. He will join you for breakfast after morning court. Eunuch, I'd like to go back to wash up first and change clothes. I'm covered in sweat. The emperor didn't say much to me at all. I didn't even dare look at him. Really? I didn't even see clearly what he looked like. Imp, don't think that just because you served the emperor, you can fly up to a branch and become a phoenix. Let me tell you, yesterday we had no choice but to send you there. Forget about this from now on. Don't get any twisted ideas. Otherwise, neither you nor your mother will survive. Yes, I understand. She's back. A miss. Shenqing Du, why didn't you die? Miss, what's wrong? Yi. On what grounds did he say that about me? I like him so much, how could he scold me? He actually said that even a concubine's daughter like you knows etiquette better than me. On what grounds does he compare you to me? What kind of thing are you? I'll beat you to death. The emperor has arrived. Miss, quickly hide. Why is the emperor here? Perhaps the emperor has taken a liking to you. Miss, quickly wipe your face and receive him. You absolutely cannot let the emperor notice anything. All right, all right. Don't make a sound. Stay hidden. If you ruin this, neither you nor your mother will live. I am late to receive you. Please forgive me, your majesty. You don't look very well. Why didn't you sleep a little longer? It is getting late. I dared not oversleep. Dared not. This doesn't seem like you. Your majesty, you are joking. Let's eat something first. You worked hard last night. You should nourish your body. I didn't work hard. You eat first, your majesty. I am not hungry. Living in the palace these days, are you getting used to it? Jin Yang palace is a newly built palace. If the furnishings in the room are incomplete or unsatisfactory, you can tell Chang Hai. Let him arrange it. Your majesty, I like it here. There is nothing I am dissatisfied with. That's good. But looking around this room, I always feel something is off. This folding screen looks a bit special. Your ladyship, what's wrong? What's wrong with you? Probably last night. I was indeed exhausted from last night. Is it serious? Let's summon the imperial physician to take a look. I am just hungry. I've had this problem since childhood. I get dizzy as soon as I'm hungry. Then eat something. Okay, your majesty, you eat too. I am not hungry. I'll just watch you eat. It is getting late. I still have official business to handle. Take your time eating. Oh right, feel free to mention it to Chang Hai. Tell him to arrange it. Don't see me out. I'll go myself. Shen Qingdu, go to hell. Did I tell you to stand up? It's all her fault. Seeing her face makes me sick. Nanny Zhou, kill her. And throw her into the lake. We can't do that, miss. This is the imperial palace, not like at home. If we are discovered, even the Empress Dowager won't be able to protect us. Isn't there a place in the palace specifically for palace maids who made mistakes to do hard labor? Throw her in there. Make her do hard labor day and night. Stop washing. It's been almost tainy hours. If you keep washing, your hands will be ruined. I'm fine. The weather is warm now. If it were winter, my hands would have rotted from the cold long ago. Taking advantage of the dark, go deliver these dried clothes to the various palaces. Consider it going out for a slow walk. Find an empty place to rest and get some fresh air. Thank you, auntie. I've seen that noble lady Jiang from afar. You two obviously look exactly alike. Truly the same face, but a different fate. I heard that in order to conceive a dragon heir, she dances and sings in the imperial garden every day, wanting to win favor. But the Emperor is busy handling disaster relief and famine matters. He doesn't even go to take a look at her. Auntie, there is no need to sigh. My fate hasn't been sealed yet. Quanyi Bureau, so you were hiding here. Ninth Prince, King Du, these past, have you been living well these days? Why would you come to a place like this? Ninth Prince, Your Highness, this servant still has work to do. Just now I blocked your way. It was truly not intentional. Please let this servant go, Your Highness. You are alienating me because of Shen Mingshu. Did she get you sent to this place to suffer? King Du, let me go beg my royal brother to bestow you to me. Okay. Ninth Prince, if you are truly doing this for my own good, then please stay far away from me. Don't make things difficult for me. If you truly despise me so much, then why at the palace banquet did you ask to meet me in the imperial garden? Ninth Prince, you know I have always valued proper etiquette the most. How could I possibly invite you to meet in the imperial garden? Please respect yourself. This servant is doing fine now. There is no need for you to worry. I still have work on hand, so I will take my leave first. Please excuse me, Your Highness. I don't believe your words. I don't believe a single word. I will rescue you from here. You can come in. What are you looking at? Bansia, you are so beautiful now. Is this the first day you realize? I have always been beautiful. Before, I was just a pearl covered in dust. You know where you should put that, right? Then go put it there yourself, and leave when you're done. I still have things to do, so I won't watch over you. Oh my, please don't be willful anymore. Didn't you say you would serve the Emperor well? Why do you keep thinking about the Ninth Prince? I'm just not resigned to it. Did you see? As soon as he sees me, he walks the other way. Like I'm some god of play, I am so good to him. On what grounds does he do that, to your ladyship? Your status is different now. Countless people in the palace are watching you. The Empress Dowager and the Jiang family are both relying on you. It's a good thing that the Ninth Prince is avoiding you. Otherwise, if someone catches hold of something against you, our days will not be easy. Just properly be your ladyship. With the Empress Dowager's support in the palace, and the Jiang family backing you outside, things will go smoothly. You might even become the Empress. What's bad about that? Besides, the Emperor is so wonderful, handsome, elegant, and the supreme ruler. How many people beg for this their entire lives and never get it? Why can't you get this through your head? I know that he doesn't like me. What can I do? How could that be? You are the only one in the palace who has been promoted and ranked. How is that not liking you? The Emperor is just busy. When he is less busy, you can properly have a child with him, and your path will be completely smooth. What's more, my period is already two months late. I secretly drank so much medicine and there is no effect. Nanny, could my body be ruined? It won't be. Don't talk nonsense. Keep taking the medicine properly and it will be fine. Stop crying for now. We still have to go see the Empress Dowager. Why are you here? Did I permit you to come in? This servant came to deliver clothes. I said did I permit you to come in? Where were you just now? Did you hear anything? I was just over by the servant's side quarters, listening to them play cards. Where is Banksia? Miss, no. Your Ladyship, I was the one who let her in. I really needed to use the restroom just now, but I absolutely did not let her into your room. Right. You didn't go in, right? No, you idiot. In the future, do not casually let people in. Yes, I will remember. Kneel right here. You are not allowed to eat dinner. Kneel for a full two hours before leaving. Your Ladyship, where are you going? I am going to pay respects to my aunt. You also kneel here. Watch her until she finishes her kneeling time. Who is there? Turn around. Raise your head. I told you to raise your head. You are. This servant found a brick. Do you want this servant to climb in and knock him out? Playing the guquine in the middle of the night every day. It's so noisy it disrupts my peace of mind. I'll go take a look at who it is. Throw that thing away first. Sneaking around, what does it look like? You haven't answered me yet. Who are you? This servant is a palace maid from the Huani Bureau. That's not what I'm asking. This servant is named Shen Qingdu, and Shen Qingdu. What is your relationship with Noble Lady Shen? This servant is Noble Lady Shen's illegitimate younger sister. Illegitimate sister. Then you are also a miss of the Jiang family. A miss of the Jiang family would be in the Huani Bureau. In the Jiang family, other than the legitimate children, all other children are born as servants. Your face was struck. They treat you badly. What does good or bad even mean here? This kind of life. This servant has already gotten used to it. Gotten used to it. Do you not want to escape this kind of life? This servant's status is lowly. I don't have that opportunity. This servant should go back. If there were an opportunity. If there were an opportunity. Who gave you all of this? You must remember it well. I remember. I heard from a sister at Cianfu Palace. It seems something happened at Jinjiang Palace. Noble Lady Shen, in a single day, invited several imperial physicians in. Isn't that so? At night they even secretly searched the entire palace. Everyone keeps guessing but can't figure out the reason. Shen Qingdu. Shen Qingdu. Is life at the Huani Bureau comfortable? Do you want to leave? Leave. The Huani Bureau. Then I will give you an opportunity. Do you want it or not? Why are you looking at me like that? It's not like I'm going to eat you. I just want to borrow your belly for a bit. What do you want to do? I want you to help me give birth to a child. Serve in bed on my behalf. And give birth to a dragon here. So her body is completely ruined. She cannot have children. I don't want to. Miss, please spare me. You have no right to refuse. You are my dog. Whatever I tell you to do, you must do it. Qingdu, my good little sister. Help your older sister, okay? As long as you can give birth to a child, I will let you leave the palace, okay? And not just you. I will also have my mother let your concubine mother leave the mansion. The two of you will be free from then on. You will never have to be slaves or servants again. You can go wherever you want. Isn't that good? I promise. I promise. Swear that you will release me and my mother. You swear? I swear. This is too similar. Simply exactly the same. The emperor has arrived. The Zhang family has exhausted its wealth to relieve the disaster victims. Sharing my burdens. I am deeply gratified. Reward them. Once on the bed, speak less to avoid making mistakes. Otherwise, none of us will survive. Yes. Your majesty. Mam. You rest first. I still have many memorials to review. What are you doing? Let this concubine help you grinding. No need. It is late. You go to sleep first. I won't. It's boring. Sleeping is boring. Then what is interesting? Only being with your majesty is interesting. Noble Lady Shen, you seem a bit different tonight than usual. How am I different? I don't know. What do you think? Exactly what is different? Perhaps it's the difference between having clothes on and off. Is that so? Your majesty, what are you doing? Get up quickly. The memorials aren't finished yet. And I won't review them anymore. He is not just someone's husband. He is the emperor of all the people. His serious look is truly captivating. It's a pity that none of this belongs to me. At least, not yet. How was it? Did the emperor notice anything unusual last night? Did he ask anything? No. The emperor was strictly business and spoke very little. That's good. Work hard to conceive a dragon heir. Don't think about anything else. If you dare to try any little tricks, I will skin your mother to make a lantern. Do you understand? I understand. I will be obedient. Please don't hurt my mother. Alright, alright. As long as you are obedient. Why would I hurt her? Get lost. Teamwear is my little beauty. Why are you unhappy? Someone said, we would meet every day, but ended up missing for half a month. So it is because of this. I was wrong, don't be angry, okay? Even though I didn't see you, you were always in my thoughts. Then what have you been doing these past few days? I was very busy. Excavating the canal. I went to supervise the work for a few days. I also personally went to Yuzhou to inspect the troops. Going back and forth like this. Half a month passed. See you didn't know did you? You don't care about me. You have no idea where I went. You didn't tell me either. You're awake. Such courage. Teasing me right after waking up. Why why are you still here? Why can't I be here? What time is it already? Hurry and go to morning court. Today is a day off. Noble Lady Shen, let me lie down a little longer. If he has nothing to do all day, then I won't be able to go back. Wouldn't there be two noble lady shens in the palace? No wait. If Shen Mingshu realizes I haven't returned, she definitely wouldn't dare step outside. You want to see me every day. Wait until this busy period is over. We will be every day. Even for the entire empire. I wouldn't trade you for it. Your majesty, are you going to the autumn hunt next month? Then wouldn't this concubine not see you for a long time? Yes. Then what should we do? You want me to take you with me? Not exactly. That wouldn't be good. Who brings a concubine to the hunt? It's not good. Then forget it. Tell me what do you want to do outside? Nothing much. Just want to see you every day. I will tentatively believe you for now. However, this matter requires careful consideration. Is he doing this intentionally or unintentionally? Noble Lady, please relax. This girl's body is very healthy. Conceiving a dragon hair is only a matter of time. There is no need to rush right now. I haven't seen my family in half a year. I really miss them. Em, I do. Then after the autumn hunt ends, I will accompany you back to the Zhang mansion to stay for a couple of days. Oh right. I heard you have a younger sister who entered the palace with you. Um, yes, that is true. Why does your majesty ask about her? I heard the bond between you two sisters is very deep. One cannot be separated from the other. Always together wherever you go. Since that's the case, I shouldn't keep you apart. Bring her along as well during the autumn hunt. To keep you company. Tell me are you hiding something from me? Why would the emperor suddenly mention you? I wouldn't dare. My mother is still in the Zhang mansion. How could I dare? Besides, what ability do I have to make the emperor accommodate me in deceiving you? It better be true. Chang Hai said you two sisters look very much alike. I wondered how alike you could be. Do we not look alike? You are far apart. Noble Lady Shen's beauty is unparalleled. Not alike at all. Having two men in her heart. When thinking about this one, where does she put the other one? She is truly busy. King Du, tomorrow if I take first place at the autumn hunt, I will beg royal brother to bestow a marriage upon us, okay? I will take you away. I will never let you suffer again. Do you know the autumn hunt is not so easily won. Even if you win, you, a dignified prince marrying a lowly palace maid like me, will face countless obstacles and criticisms. I am not afraid. For you I am willing to do anything. Really, ninth prince. For me you are willing to do anything. Ten of course. Good ninth prince. Remember your words today. Do not break your promise. Whoever shoots the white deer will be heavily rewarded. Shen King Du, the miss's shoes are ruined. You accompany me to bring her a new pair of shoes Hino. She is right inside. Miss. Im Fi. Bansiya what happened to you? Shen King Du, what are you playing dumb for? You still want to deceive me. You still dare to see the ninth prince. What kind of thing are you? Huh? I won't let you succeed. You thought I didn't know he wants to hunt the white deer, so he can beg the emperor to bestow you to him, right? Dream on, Bansiya. Shen King Du, do you know what that is? Bansiya, tell her. What did you pour into her mouth? This. It is a poison smeared on arrowheads to paralyze prey. If a person drinks it, they will go blind. Diff and mute. Their skin will fester. They will live in darkness and pain forever. Unable to even die. Did you hear that? You will rot and stink, but you won't die. I want to see whether the ninth prince will still dare to marry you like this. Shen King Du, I have said it before. You are my dog. Keeping you alive is my mercy. If I am unhappy, I can crush you to death whenever I want. Didn't you want to cling to the ninth prince? Didn't you want to escape? Let me see how you escape now. Why are you treating me like this? Do you hate me that much? If I die, you will also become a discarded pawn. I don't care. I would rather give up any future prospects than let a villain like you succeed. Shen King Du, what I hate most in my life is your face. Why does a lowly thing like you look so much like me? On what grounds can you snatch away what should belong to me? You forced me to do all this, do you understand? I never thought about snatching your things. For so many years, all I asked for was to live well with my mother. You couldn't even tolerate that. Live well. Shen King Du, you shouldn't have been born at all. If it weren't for you, the ninth prince would like me. I would have married him long ago, instead of being sent into the palace and dragged into this struggle. You blame me for everything. But have you ever thought? Many things wouldn't have changed even if I didn't exist. It's all your fault. I blame it all on you. Hahaha. Then what are you laughing at? Sister, our ill-fated connection in this life is finally coming to an end today. Yes, destroying you. From now on, I will be the one and only. No one can ever snatch things from me again. Sister, why are you so certain? That the one being destroyed today is me, and not you. What do you mean? Are you feeling a sharp pain in your chest? Finding it hard to breathe? Was the tea delicious? Miss No. You ungrateful wretch. Why did you betray me? You beat me and scolded me all day long. Where is the gratitude? Where is the righteousness? I kindly took you in. Then that was because your family ruined mine. Causing our family to be broken and dead. Forcing the surviving young daughter of our family to become your servant. You call that kindness? No, no. As long as you let me go, I will give you. Give you enough jewelry to last ten lifetimes. Or I can also make you a royal concubine. Let you be above others. I don't care about that. I have been your servant since I was bay years old. I've been waiting for this day. How could I let you go? How is it, sister? Does it feel good to have it backfire on you? You harmed me? Yes. But I never thought of using such a vicious method. I originally just wanted to replace you and sell you far away. It was your own jealousy that made you want to poison me. You see, if you hadn't taught me, I wouldn't have known there was such a potent thing. You wanted to replace me. Since when did you start scheming against me? Uh, that was too early. Far too early, sister. Do you remember some months ago, when I replaced you to serve in bed? Why did you think the ninth prince went to the imperial garden in the middle of the night and who so coincidentally told you that the ninth prince was in the imperial garden? It was you who arranged it, right? It was me. If you ran away, someone would have to replace you to serve the emperor, that person would definitely be me. Think again about your body. Why did it break down for no reason? That was also you. Tin, you're so smart. At that time, I was thrown into the huani bureau by you. You were poisoned and couldn't possibly suspect it was me. Sister, that poison. Do you know where it came from? It was the leftovers from what the first madam force fed my mother. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have known such a thing existed in the world. Wouldn't you say this is called divine retribution? As for me, just like this, bit by bit, I occupied what was yours, stole your position, until I completely replaced you. Just like the despair you always feared. Sister, if only you had given me a slight way out, I wouldn't have had to be so ruthless. Like a baby bird seeing light for the first time. Like a silk moth tearing through its cocoon toward a new life. Aha! Found her by the ditch, bitten by a venomous snake. We clearly locked her in the wooden cabin, who moved her to the ditch. Could it be someone saw all this? Qingdu, what's wrong with you? Qingdu, Qingdu, what happened to her? Cao Ji. You hunted the white deer. What reward do you want? Cao Ji. This subject brother does not want any reward. I only wish for peace and prosperity in the nation, and for your majesty to be blessed with boundless fortune. Cao Ji has grown sensible. But what must be rewarded will be rewarded. We will hold on to it and talk about it later. You may rise. Bring her inside and let the accompanying imperial physician examine her. Noble Lady Shen, stop crying. Follow me. Are you injured? No. How could this concubine be injured? I have reminded you countless times. Tell me whatever you want to do. Why did you hide it from me? Why did you do something so risky? Your majesty, what are you saying? What do you think I am saying? Shen Qingdu. Are you still pretending? Why are you kneeling? Get up. So your majesty, you have known who I am all along. Then why did you never expose me? You tell me. Why did I know your identity from the start, yet still play along with you? Because you need me. To need you for what? You need me to help you replace Shen Mingshu. Why would I need you to replace her? Because Shen Mingshu is from the Shen family, the Empress Dowager's person. Their power is too great. It is a danger to you. So Shen Mingshu's existence is disadvantageous to you. And I, although from the Shen family, am just a concubine's daughter treated as a servant. I have no affection for them. I won't side with them, let alone do anything disadvantageous to you for their sake. So you needed to use me to replace her. It's both pulling out the thorn they planted in your heart and hanging a sword over their heads to help you keep them in check. So you played along with my act. Watched me do this step by step, even bringing me out for the autumn hunt this time. To give me the opportunity. Is that? So it isn't it? Is there anything else, anything else? Right, everything you said is right. You are very smart. You have seen right through me. Then you may retreat. The greatest taboo before an Emperor is that he doesn't like others guessing his thoughts too thoroughly. I should have played dumb. Why did I say so much? He won't kill me, right? Qingdu. My poor child. Mother, please hug your daughter. You, what's wrong with you? Have you gone senile? Is she really my daughter? Mother, do you not want me anymore? Auntie, what's wrong? If this isn't Mingshu, who is it? I have known her for many years. I couldn't be more familiar with her. Maybe. I've gotten a little muddled. But the Emperor's side has been too quiet. He's ignoring me now. Bestow upon noble Lady Shen the title of Noble Consort Shen. This concubine is here to express gratitude for the Emperor's grace. No need to thank me. This is what you deserve. Understood. I heard. Someone is rebelling. And a battle has broken out. Please don't let anything happen to him. Why are you here? I couldn't sleep. Why didn't you wear shoes to run out of the palace? Do you have a death wish? You came to find me. Otherwise who? You were worried about me. Otherwise what? What is there to worry about? Running so far in the snow. What if you froze? I heard someone rebelled and started a war. And you had no news for so long. I was afraid you had been killed. And you had no news. I was afraid you were killed. Aren't I perfectly fine? Stop crying. Let's go back to the palace. I'm not crying. You shouldn't be mad at me anymore, okay? You haven't spoken to me in so long. Do you know why I'm mad at you? You still don't know. Can you give me a hint? You said I played along with your act. To have you help me replace Shen Mingshu. To balance the Zhang family and the Empress Dowager. But do you really think if I wanted to deal with them, I would have to use you? I don't need to. I have 10,000 ways to deal with them. I absolutely don't need to use you. I cooperated with you simply because you wanted me to. And I was willing to do as you wished. You couldn't feel a single bit of my kindness towards you. And even misinterpreted my true intentions. Saying I did all this just to use you. If you were me, how would you feel? A pigeon. I was wrong. Don't be mad. I was being too clever for my own good. I'm an idiot. Stop crying. Keep it down. If people hear, they'll think I'm scolding you. Then do you forgive? Stop crying. I forgive you. Oh my what's wrong? Your ladyship. This is. Are we going to die? Teen your ladyship is pregnant. Men. Drag this panicky fellow down and behead him. Your majesty. Spare my life. This old subject simply has a bit of a stutter. Reward him with a hundred tales of gold. Get lost. And thank you. Your majesty. We have a child. Bye bye. We have a child. What bye bye? So cringeworthy. I don't like it. Then from now on, we won't call him bye bye. How about Guy Guy? Ha ha ha ha. Pika Ching. Exactly when did you recognize me? The first day. And then you still like me. Perhaps it's because I have never seen. Silliness and shrewdness appearing at the same time. In one person. Sometimes like a sharp knife. And at other times like a piece of soft tofu. So mysterious that it makes one unable to resist wanting to find out more. Then did you find out anything? No. I just fell for you. Ting King, your past was very bitter, wasn't it? If no one treated you well in the past, then I will be the person who treats you best in this world. And I will also be the person you like the most. A lifetime is very long. Maybe I will meet someone who treats me even better. Then I will treat you well for a lifetime. So well that you won't even look at anyone else. King Dew. I lost my own name. And live under someone else's identity. But at least, in the dead of night. There is someone kissing me. Calling my real name. Reminding me that Shen Ki.