Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Jay Chou: Prince Jai

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• Prince Jai : [upon discovering the Black Fungus]  Mother was taken ill yesterday. Was it because of this?

  Empress Phoenix : [nods head] 

  Prince Jai : Why is Father doing this to you?

  Empress Phoenix : Jai, after the Chrysanthemum Festival, I shall tell you the whole truth.

  [turns away] 

  Empress Phoenix : Each day, in front of your father, I have to feign ignorance. Every two hours, I swallow this poison without protest. Nobody knows what is happening. I shall die exactly as your father intends. A half-wit. But I refuse to submit without a fight. On the night of the Festival, I shall put an end to all this.

  Prince Jai : Do my brothers know?

  Empress Phoenix : No.

  Prince Jai : If I had not returned, would Mother have gone ahead?

  Empress Phoenix : Yes.

  Prince Jai : Then why did you tell me?

  Empress Phoenix : Because I want you to be Emperor.

  Prince Jai : Are you going to kill Father?

  Empress Phoenix : I shall force him to abdicate, but it is not my intention to kill him.

  Prince Jai : Mother, a son cannot stand in rebellion against his father! Whatever the circumstances, he is still my father and my Emperor.