Shanghai Prefecture, China
Li Imperial Palace
Flashback
Two days prior
Imperial Concubine Ah Lam: We can still get him back if we do our best. He lost his empress, but he still has us. If one of us were to bear his children---------------- If one of us were to give him a son, then his majesty would be happy again.
Imperial Concubine Chu Hua: Don't be ridiculous! What are you saying?
Imperial Concubine Ah Lam: We need to act as soon as possible before Princess Li Mei finds a wife for his majesty. She's there to find wives for everyone, but she's not even married herself. Who knows when she'll get married and leave the Imperial Palace? If she doesn't leave, we won't have a chance to approach his majesty. For how many years will she stay here without being married? Doesn't she realize that she's troubling his majesty? She's not even helping, so why is she here exactly? She's a nuisance in the royal palace.
