"The secret between the two of you... has been known to me for some time." "Ever since... night after night..." "I have lain in bed with my eyes open." "Have you ever considered how I might feel?" "I do not blame you." "I know... it was she who seduced you." "Father." "Where is your mother?" "Your Majesty, Mother is dressing." "I shall go and see if she is ready." "These berries... were your birth mother's favorite." "Even after the Festival... she would wear them for a few days... to ward off evil spirits." "Yes." "Each year, on this day... you too should wear... a twig of berries... to honor the memory of your birth mother." "I shall not forget, Father." "His Highness!" "His Highness, Prince Jai arrives!" "Mother... what happened with Wan?" "He knows everything." "Will he tell?" "The chrysanthemums are all ready." "They deserve to bloom once." "I understand..." "Jai." "Go then." "By order of the Commanding Officer:" "To reward your hard work... a banquet has been prepared." "While at your feast... your duties will be assumed by our Commanding Officer." "Orders received." "We thank our gracious Prince." "Mom, what is going on?" "The Emperor wants to kill our entire family." "Why?" "Where is Dad?" "The Empress sent help." "Please, this way." "Your Majesties" " Emperor, Empress... the Imperial Doctor's family is outside." "Let them come." "So it was you who defended them." "Leave us." "Your Majesty, I have come to you still alive." "It was beneath contempt... to attack us under the cloak of darkness." "Once again you have deceived me." "You coward and hypocrite... my daughter and I stand before you." "Go ahead, kill us!" "You should not have worked for the Empress." "You brought this upon them." "And my husband and daughter?" "They knew nothing about me!" "But they knew far too much about me." "Father... who is she?" "Wan!" "Wan..." "I shall tell you who she is." "Your Majesty!" "She is the woman in the portrait." "Empress!" "Your father's first wife... your birth mother." "Father... is this true?" "Yes... it is true." "Now are you satisfied?" "Yes." "I wanted him to know... what kind of a person his father is." "Didn't you say she died a long time ago?" "Chan!" "Chan!" "Mother... why did you have to tell us?" "Chan!" "Chan!" "Chan!" "What else is there up your sleeve?" "You will find out soon." "Yu!" "Mother... this is now out of your hands!" "Your shameful incestuous affair... you think I don't know?" "You think I am still a child?" "I know what you and Jai have been planning." "I am acting first!" "Wan!" "Wan!" "Have you gone mad?" "I am not mad!" "Abdicate immediately and offer me the throne!" "I know you have never liked me." "Who has ever cared about me?" "Who has ever thought about me?" "He is your older brother!" "And I want to kill him!" "I hate him!" "I hate you all!" "I..." "I..." "I am so sorry." "Attack!" "Halt!" "Attack!" "Throw!" "Shields up!" "Shields up!" "Shields up!" "Forward!" "Forward!" "Attack!" "Do not harm Prince Jai!" "Do not harm Prince Jai!" "Throw!" "Catch!" "Ready!" "Ready!" "Ready!" "Ready!" "Ready!" "Ready!" "Ready!" "Ready!" "Ready!" "Shoot!" "Hold the gates!" "Take him alive!" "Kneel!" "Rise!" "You took the life of my favorite son." "He told me everything... about your pitiful coup." "I thought he would." "You are truly insane." "Execute!" "I had a plan." "After the Chrysanthemum Festival..." "I was going to remove Wan as Crown Prince... and appoint you as my heir." "I had told you before... what I do not give you... you must never take by force." "The Imperial Flag... was a final warning to you." "I always knew... that this was not a battle I could have won." "Kill me, or dismember me... you will do as you wish... but I need you to know, Father... that I did not rebel... for the sake of the crown." "I did it for the sake of my mother." "Heaven, earth, and man unite." "Fortune and prosperity to all..." "Midnight..." "The Hour of the Rat." "The Chrysanthemum Festival begins." "The phoenix spreads its wings." "Sun and moon shine bright." "The four seas rise." "Frontiers push back." "Humanity, wisdom, trust..." "Ritual, righteousness, loyalty..." "Deep virtue pervades." "Father to son..." "Wise kings all." "Follow the Heavens' way." "Peace and glory above..." "Rain down..." "On all nations below." "Your servant kneels before the Empress." "Your Majesty's medicine for the hour is ready." "What is the punishment... for a prince in rebellion?" "Your Majesty - to be torn apart by five horses." "Jai." "Father... is prepared to spare you... if you agree to one thing." "From now on... every day... you will personally serve your mother's medicine." "Mother... your son has failed you." "Please forgive me." "# Your tears # glisten, laced with pain." "# The crescent moon hangs in the past # pale with sickness." "# Cool night, too long # turns to frost." "# Who is on the tower # frozen in despair?" "# The rain drums lightly # on a crimson pane." "# My destiny is written on paper # fluttering in the wind." "# Distant dreams # rise like incense." "# Melting into the night is # your image." "# Chrysanthemums fall # weeping to the ground." "# Traces of your smile on a yellowing scroll, # your heart now empty." "# My thoughts quietly rest, # the north wind blows." "# Not yet dawn, # your shadow clear and close." "# Only companion of my soul, # on the lake, a couple mirrored." "# Blossoms of evening air, # beauty undimmed, # scatter everywhere." "# A fate hard to swallow." "# Sadness, do not cross the river, # your autumn heart will sink." "# Drowning in longing, # you will not reach the other shore # whose hills and rivers # echo with the clamor of hooves." "# My armor is shredded # by the dividing hour." "# The sky slowly brightens." "# Your sighs, silk soft, # weave a night of sorrow." "# So fragile, so spare." "# Chrysanthemums fall # weeping to the ground." "# Traces of your smile on a yellowing scroll, # your heart now empty." "# My thoughts quietly rest, # the north wind blows." "# Not yet dawn, # your shadow clear and close." "# The only companion of my soul, # on the lake, a couple mirrored." "# Chrysanthemums sigh # in the cool night air." "# Traces of your smile in yellowing despair, # your heart now empty." "# My thoughts quietly rest, # the north wind blows." "# Almost dawn, # your shadow, clear and close." "# The only companion of my soul, # on the lake, the two of us."