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=The Unexpected Marriage=

=Episode 20=

It's rare that you still have such a good appetite.

Actually I don't.

But we should cherish food.

Maybe we'll have nothing to eat anymore.

Cherish the present moment.

You should eat some too.

(Pure Like Orchids)

That's right.

We can't make ourselves feel bad

for tomorrow's troubles.

After dinner,

I'll help you find a solution.

If things go well

tomorrow,

then everything is fine.

If it doesn't go well...

There are no ifs.

Your Highness.

If you have goodwill,

whatever you do, it will go smoothly.

Because you know

what you're doing

isn't for your own interest.

We are not gambling with God.

We're following the will of heaven.

No matter what the result is,

I will always be with you.

So...

So...

He hasn't left.

Letting a man stay overnight before getting married.

It's really outrageous.

So it's getting late.

Your Highness, go to bed early.

Wish you a great success tomorrow.

I'll wait for your triumphant return at home.

I'm leaving.

Changsheng...

There is a tough battle to fight tomorrow.

Let him preserve his strength.

(Essentials for Businessmen) What?

People are dissatisfied

with the early grain harvest

and injured Jing?

This is disobedience.

Father, pleaes calm down.

Farmers can't take the long view

like Jing does.

But if we rashly harvest food,

it'll provoke public opposition.

And if the locust plague doesn't occur like Jing predicted,

resentment will build

and the consequences will be dire.

Your Majesty.

We just received a message.

Prince Qin brought his soldiers

to harvest grain by force.

Now they are confronting the farmers in the fields.

This...

In my opinion,

we should summon Jing back

and think of a long-term plan.

Father, please think about it.

If this gets out,

our royal family will lose face.

The locust plague will soon occur.

If we continue the stalemate,

when the locusts arrive,

it'll be too late for everything.

You'll harvest nothing at all.

Today I hope everyone will join me in harvesting food.

I promise

all the grain harvested today

will be returned to you.

The national treasury will also give you corresponding compensation.

What locust plague?

The weather is fine.

There's no sign of locust plague.

That's right.

I must harvest

the grain today.

Now the locust plague has been rampant in Dongpei.

It'll soon affect Great Tang.

I'm doing this

for your good.

Then make some gesture.

It's not that we won't harvest food.

But you have to satisfy us.

We need some actual compensation.

Jing.

Aunt.

Do what you should do.

I'm here

to give you a helping hand.

You're not here to negotiate.

You are here to forcibly collect food.

Brothers, protect our food.

For our wives, children and parents,

let's fight to the end!

I don't believe they'll make a big deal out of it.

Fight to the end!

The grain is growing so well this year.

We will lose a lot of money.

His Majesty will not leave us alone.

We refuse to harvest grain!

- We can't. - We can't do it.

Your Highness.

General Zhao wrote to you

that he's raised food

and is personally escorting food to Great Tang.

He'll arrive within three days.

(To Princess Changsheng) Great.

Your Highness, bad news.

The negotiation broke down.

His Highness prepares to forcibly collect grain.

Finally, we have reached this point.

Jinyan, go and gather the servants in the mansion

to follow me to the fields

and help His Highness harvest grain.

Yes.

I hope the news of food arriving

can resolve the conflict.

Your Highness.

Where are you going in such a hurry?

His Highness is in trouble.

- I have to go there. - Your Highness.

His Highness is wise and resourceful.

He will solve the trouble himself.

We women will only cause trouble.

I think you should stay

and study women's virtues with me.

OK, I'll study with you later.

Your Highness, I won't let you go.

How dare you!

This is not a place

for you to mess around.

Someone.

I am Mr. Huaishan's granddaughter,

General Ru Lin's daughter,

and your guest.

Who dares to be rude to me!

I am the Princess of Fuyu,

and His Highness's wife,

also the mistress of Prince Qin's Mansion.

Are you turning a deaf ear to my orders?

Why are you still standing there?

Do you want to be punished?

Let's go, Miss.

- Miss, please leave. - Let me go.

Let me go.

We refuse to harvest food.

Here's the imperial decree.

Prince Qin, receive the order.

Prince Qin Lv Jing

is dedicated to the people,

contributes to the country,

and cares for the folks.

Grain collection

is out of goodwill.

But this matter is serious

and needs to be considered in the long term.

Prince Qin is summoned to the palace

without delay.

- Prince Qin, receive the order. - (Isn't Father making me...)

Jing.

Disobeying the order is a serious crime.

Protect yourself first

and look for the future.

Your Highness, accept the order.

Your Highness.

It's such a mess here. What are you doing here?

Folks.

This is a letter from Fuyu.

There is the stamp

of General Zhao Huaibi.

He is coming here with food.

Now the locust plague has not occurred,

so we can still take precautions.

When the plague occurs,

the food we can compensate for you will not be enough to share.

For your family,

give up your greed

and come harvest food with us.

Who is Zhao Huaibi?

Never heard of him.

You are the Princess of Fuyu.

Who knows you're here to help

or to cheat us?

She wants to cheat us.

We must not let them collect the grain.

Right.

Yes, we can't.

We won't harvest food.

I was worried that you would be hindered on your way back.

So I borrowed

the Royal Guards from Father

to escort you back.

Do what you want to do.

I'll accompany you.

Harvest grain.

- Harvest grain. - Yes.

You're forcing us.

Princess Royal.

Disobeying the order and arousing public anger...

Soldiers, obey my order.

Stay here

and protect the people.

Anyone who leads troops into the fields

and causes a fight

shall be killed.

Aunt, what are you doing?

Are you disobeying the order like Jing?

The decree was given to Prince Qin.

How am I disobeying the order?

Isn't it right

to protect the people?

Then I'll wait here.

Then

I'll meet His Majesty with you all.

Father will decide

who's right and who's wrong.

It's raining here.

You're frail and weak.

Why not find a place to hide from the rain?

Thank you for the concern.

You can't harvest it.

Don't cut it.

- Don't take our food. - Go back.

It's an urgent situation.

He will definitely collect the food by force.

Then,

he will violate His Majesty's will

and at the same time

lose the support of the people.

You just need to...

Ge.

What a good plan to kill two birds with one stone.

Miss, you can't go out.

You two just let me out.

We are following orders.

Jing.

Grandpa.

- They... - Grandpa.

You are...

It's time for us to go.

Grandpa.

Are you angry?

Prince Qin didn't want to confine us.

It's Liu Changsheng who is causing trouble for us.

No.

We caused a lot of trouble for them.

It's time to leave.

Grandpa.

What are you talking about?

Grandpa.

Do you remember

why did I name you Ru Jing?

As transparent as glass,

both inside and out.

Flowers in a mirror, moon in the water.

They're all illusions.

Yes.

You are too obsessed.

It's easy to be blinded.

But you are born intelligent

and prone to trouble.

Go, go, go.

Leave with me.

I...

I'm not leaving.

That's fine.

If you insist on staying,

I won't force you.

But remember

to stay true to your heart.

Don't use your own cleverness

to do something evil.

Otherwise it will backfire on you.

Grandpa.

Jing has been busy.

I won't say goodbye to him.

I left him a letter

in the study.

If you have something,

you know how to find me.

Grandpa.

Miss.

Miss Ru Jing.

Don't run away. We'll fail our job.

We'll fail our job.

Miss.

Where's His Highness?

Because of disobeying the decree,

he was taken to the Imperial Study.

What?

Disobedience?

Yes.

I'm going to save His Highness.

(Imperial Study)

I

disobeyed the order.

Please punish me.

I, Liu Changsheng,

am willing to take the punishment with my husband.

Brother.

Jing was reckless to disobey the order,

but considering the emergency,

I hope you will treat it leniently.

What are you doing?

I haven't said a word yet.

But you guys didn't even let me talk.

As a prince,

you disobeyed the order.

As my sister,

you led troops to resist the Royal Guards.

Do you all want to rebel?

Father.

His Highness was forced to do so.

Facing the imperial decree,

he could have just let it slide.

But for the sake of the people,

he did not stand idly by.

Please forgive him

for the sake of his sincerity.

Your Highness, I disagree.

Father's intention is not to withdraw troops

but to summon Jing back

to think of a long-term plan.

This time, Jing forcibly collected the grain.

Now there is public resentment.

What do we do now?

Mr. Xiao.

Why are you laughing?

I felt that Prince Lu's words were inappropriate.

He kept saying a long-term plan,

but it takes time to come up with such a plan.

Right now, the locust plague is overwhelming.

In addition to harvesting food,

I want to know if you have any better ideas.

Mr. Xiao.

Have you seen the plague?

No.

Will it occur tomorrow?

According to Mr. Huaishan,

it will...

If it doesn't occur tomorrow,

what should we do?

But we know for sure that locust plague will...

How can you be so sure?

If the locust plague doesn't occur,

and the people lose confidence in the royal family,

leading to some chaotic scenes,

what should we do?

If protests erupt first,

and then the natural disaster falls,

what will you do?

Ke.

Your questions

are all groundless speculation.

Jing also did something reckless

because of groundless speculation

and caused such consequences.

Ke.

Now

do you have any idea?

In my opinion,

disaster prevention

must not be taken lightly.

But we also need to

pacify the people.

Maybe

Jing needs to suffer some grievances.

We should

confine Jing to the Reflection Room

to resolve people's resentment.

Tomorrow, we will give back all the food

we have collected in batches.

You go handle this.

Yes.

I'm willing to go

to the Reflection Room with His Highness.

Father, I did this all alone.

Please let Changsheng go.

Changsheng is the Princess of Fuyu.

Brother, please think twice.

Changsheng will be temporarily under house arrest

and can't go out without order.

Thank you, Father.

Leave me.

Don't worry, Jing.

I will definitely

help you take care

of your family.

No need for the trouble.

Proceed with caution

and be cautious.

Changsheng.

Think positively.

There will be a way.

Thank you, Aunt.

Where's His Highness?

Princess Royal.

You should go back and rest earlier.

Okay.

Wait.

Stop there.

He is in the Reflection Room.

Reflection Room?

It's all because of you.

You should find a way to get him out.

You...

What is the Reflection Room?

Is it a prison cell?

When civilians make mistakes,

they go to the jail.

When people in the royal family make mistakes,

they go to the Reflection Room.

It sounds

like

a more comfortable place, right?

The Reflection Room is different from the cells outside.

The punishment will only get worse.

The Reflection Room, as the name suggests,

is a place for reflection.

Although there is no corporal punishment,

compared to physical suffering,

mental torture

is even more terrifying.

The temperature there is extremely low,

like an icehouse,

with wind coming from all directions.

The reflective person wears a singlet,

and only sleeps four hours a day,

sustaining life with just soup.

There is no sound,

and no speaking allowed.

Outsiders are not allowed to visit.

It's pitch dark,

you can't see anything.

The one who receives the punishment

will have all five senses

destroyed.

His Majesty

is really ruthless this time.

Brother

was forced to do so.

Now we have to figure out a way

to rescue His Highness.

As long as the locust plague occurs tomorrow,

Jing's words will be confirmed.

Then he can get away with it.

This is the only time I hope

the disaster to happen soon.

Princess Royal.

We've arrived at the inn.

So fast.

Then I will go back first.

By the way,

you looked so gorgeous

when you led soldiers

to rescue His Highness.

(Huadeng Pavilion)

Come on, Ge.

Let me toast you.

Thanks to your good idea,

this plan went so smoothly.

It's because of Your Highness's

wise decision.

But Your Highness,

now that Jing

is in the Reflection Room,

next...

Of course, strike while the iron is hot

to avoid future troubles.

Although Father punished Jing,

it was all out of his helplessness.

Tomorrow when the locust plague strikes,

Jing will naturally have room for maneuver.

So

we should take a drastic measure

as soon as possible.

Don't worry.

I have it all planned.

This time you've made a great contribution.

Is there any reward you want?

I dare not take credit.

There's only one thing.

The rhododendrons

are going to bloom.

Are you willing

to see the blooms with me?

When the rhododendrons bloom,

I will go with you

to view them.

Cheers.

(Prince Song's Mansion)

Honey.

What did you go?

You look flustered.

You are going to be the Empress.

What nonsense are you talking about?

You are a prince.

How could I be the Empress?

Honey, how can you be so stupid?

Well,

if I were the Emperor,

you're naturally the Empress.

Your father has died?

No.

What are you daydreaming about?

Besides, if your father is really gone,

Lv Jing would be the one...

He's in the Reflection Room.

Lv Jing disobeyed the order and collected grain yesterday.

He got punished.

There are several farmers

who made a remonstrance today.

They also incited the crowd by saying that there was not enough food this year.

He must pay for this.

Some people even

hit their heads against the stone gate,

bang,

their brains spilling out all over the floor.

Lv Jing

is doomed this time.

Really?

I'm leaving for the Imperial Study now

to find Ke and Father.

I'm going to add fuel to the flames.

- Don't go. - Why?

Your fifth brother

just pretends to listen to you.

But every time something goes wrong,

he stays away

from the trouble.

You just

never learn the lesson

no matter how many times you fell.

Lv Hou.

(Youlan Pavilion)

Your Highness.

It's a mess outside.

What should we do?

Your Highness, General Zhao has sent the food

to a hidden place ten miles outside the city.

According to your instructions,

Youyong has already brought people to take over.

General Zhao wanted to come visit you.

But after listening to what you said

that it's a troubled time right now

and he's inconvenient to meet you,

so he went back.

Got it.

Your Highness, please get ready.

I have contacted my grandpa.

You will go to the palace with me and my grandpa to see His Majesty.

Account book.

Liu Changsheng.

His Highness is not dead yet.

Are you so anxious to divide the family property?

Miss Ru Jing, please watch what you say.

I'm confined here,

and can't leave the house without order.

We cannot disobey the order a second time.

Miss Ru Jing, please help

my husband leave the Reflection Room.

I will surely return your favor.

Now you know you can't disobey the order.

Why didn't you persuade His Highness yesterday?

Liu Changsheng, you shouldn't have come to Great Tang.

Your Highness, don't listen to her nonsense.

(Should I come here)

(or not?)

(Memorial from Assistant Minister of Punishments)

Prince Qin just collected some grain.

He didn't commit any serious crime.

These ministers spoke with conviction

and wanted me to...

Yes, Jing has already been sent to the Reflection Room.

Do they really want him dead?

Those people are really...

They even...

What?

Those people

threatened us with their lives.

Some even hit their heads

against the ground,

and their brains were flowing out.

It was white,

just like the tofu pudding you're eating.

Well...

Father.

Now only by sacrificing Jing

can we preserve the dignity of our royal family.

Get out.

Get out of here!

I'm leaving.

You stay.

I'm back.

I didn't mean you.

I'm leaving.

Ke.

What's your view

on this matter?

I think what Hou said is a bit radical.

After all, we're brothers.

Even if Jing did something wrong,

he doesn't deserve death.

It's just that the situation is too tense right now.

Jing first disobeyed your order

and then forcibly collected the grain.

We must give the farmers an explanation.

This, this...

How to explain?

In my opinion,

we should temporarily take back Jing's military power

and his title

to quell the impeachment of the ministers.

The Reflection Room is a tough place.

Why not ask Jing to leave the capital

and stay in the fiefdom for a while?

It can be an explanation to the farmers.

Wait for the public grievances to dissipate,

then we can get Jing back

to continue serving the country.

I know you don't want to let Jing go.

But it's a stopgap measure for now.

Keeping him by your side at this moment

will only bring more danger to him.

Just do

as you wish.

Yes.

Your Highness, it's late now.

Be careful not to catch a cold.

I'm fine.

You should explain this to Youyong and Youmou.

Now Prince Qin's mansion

is not like what it used to be.

(Youlan Pavilion)

The Royal Guards were ordered to guard here.

Ask them

to avoid conflicts

and don't offend people

lest people will speak ill of us.

Yes.

Your Highness.

You have been busy recently,

and your body is weak.

You'd better go back and rest soon.

I can't sleep.

Instead of wasting time in bed,

it's better to think about

some solutions.

His Highness has great prestige in the court

and many supporters.

We might as well

contact them

and see if they will speak up for His Highness.

I thought about this last night.

But it won't work.

His Majesty asked His Highness

to go to the Reflection Room.

If at this moment,

his supporters stand out,

they'll be going against His Majesty.

First, defying the order

and then drawing over the ministers.

A slight mistake

and a wrong attitude

will create chances for people

to slander him.

By that time,

His Highness will be doomed.

Your Highness is thoughtful.

Your Highness.

Go back and rest soon.

If you catch a cold and get sick,

you'll have another bowl of ginger soup.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, bad news.

His Majesty issued an order

to remove His Highness's title

and send him to the fiefdom.

What?

Father has ordered

to take back Jing's military power

and deprive him of the tile,

send him to the fiefdom.

Impossible.

It's true.

Because this idea was mine.

You...

So why are you telling me this?

You're showing off

that you're powerful now?

Miss Ru Jing.

You don't know the situation at that time.

The ministers and the commoners

were all writing to impeach him.

Father had no choice,

and Hou wanted to sacrifice Jing.

I was forced

to make this decision.

I was being rude.

Your Highness, please forgive me.

You and I are both hoping that Jing

will get through this.

How can I blame you?

Just a pity

that when Jing was in power,

some ministers

were close to him.

Now they give him the cold shoulders.

There's no one

to speak for him.

I have sent a letter to my grandpa.

We can go to the palace to see His Majesty tomorrow.

If Mr. Huaishan can come to help,

we'll surely turn the tide.

But

Jing is leaving now.

If there is a minister who can defend him

and keep him here

to buy time

until Mr. Huaishan comes,

we'll have a greater chance of success.

I'll get it done.

Your Highness.

Farewell.

Your Highness.

Miss Ru Jing

is deeply in love

with Jing.

Mr. Huaishan alone

can persuade Father.

But if Prince Qin's confidants speak for him,

it will only alienate him from Father

and make Father more suspicious.

Stop.

Your Highness.

It's time to set off.

Okay.

Wait a moment.

Fortunately, I made it in time.

Ru Jing.

How did you come?

Your Highness, don't worry.

I have contacted some ministers

to go speak for you.

When Grandpa arrives...

The ministers will speak for me?

Yes.

What's wrong?

Your Majesty,

please recall the order

and take Prince Qin back to the palace.

Your Majesty,

please recall the order

and take Prince Qin back to the palace.

Your Majesty,

please recall the order

and take Prince Qin back to the palace.

Are you trying to rebel?

Get up.

Get up quickly.

Ministers,

get up first and explain yourselves.

His Majesty will listen to you.

Your Majesty, please think twice.

Great Tang

can't live without Prince Qin.

The soldiers cannot fight without the general.

Yes.

I disagree.

His Majesty is in charge

and there's also Prince Song here.

Ke is right.

You mean

that Father and I

are no better than Prince Qin?

Besides,

Father has stripped Jing of his title.

If you mention Prince Qin again,

that is disobedience.

Your Majesty,

please recall the order

and forgive His Highness.

Outrageous.

You all are going to rebel.

Mr. Huaishan is here.

Greetings,

Your Majesty.

Mr. Huaishan

came back again.

What is it for?

Your Majesty...

Today,

there are so many people in the Imperial Study.

I'm afraid there's no place for me.

Your Highness.

Princess Consort Lu came to pay respects.

Do you want to see her?

Prince Qin's Mansion

is guarded by the Royal Guards.

She can still come and go freely.

Could we decide

whether we want to see her?

Invite her to the lobby.

Changsheng, you're sick.

How could I ask you to receive me?

Usually,

you rarely come here.

How come you have time to come today?

Don't you know?

Jing's title

has been stripped away.

There is no more Prine Qin in the world.

Of course, Prince Qin's Mansion has ceased to exist.

There is no Prince Qin in the world,

but I remember it in my heart.

Be careful with this statement.

After all, it was Father who issued the order

to deprive of the title of Prince Qin.

You are blatantly defying him.

- You... - But it doesn't matter.

You're not the only one

who's defying the order.

There are also Jing's confidants.

If it weren't for them

going to the Imperial Study together

and asking for His Majesty's forgiveness,

I guess with Mr. Huaishan's authority,

Father

would also forgive Jing.

What?

You heard it right.

This is all thanks to

Miss Ru Jing's help.

If it weren't for her,

the ministers wouldn't have done this.

What a pity.

I assume

Jing

should be on the way now.

Don't get angry.

You must take good care of your health.

What if there's worse news?

What will you do then?

Worse news?

Yes.

It'll be a long trip.

I don't know whether the Royal Guards

can escort Jing well.

What if someone who wants to harm him

gets mixed in?

Even Youyong and Youmou

may not be able

to keep Jing safe.

Since you're seriously ill,

I will take my leave.

No need to see me off.

I'm going to notify them.

His Highness is in danger.

Your Highness.

You are now confined to here.

You can't leave the house.

It is a capital crime.

Rather than surviving here,

I'd rather die with him.

Your Highness.

Protect His Highness. There are bandits.

Protect His Highness.

Protect His Highness.

Are you here

for me?

Lv Jing.

You didn't follow the imperial decree.

You will die today.

Go.

Your Highness.

Changsheng,

where are you going?

Chu Ge.

You lured me out?

I just wanted to visit you.

I didn't expect that on the way back home,

I ran into you.

But speaking of which,

Jinyan and Shenxing

never leave you.

What about the other maid?

Right.

Where's Shenxing?

Princess Royal.

(Fine Spirits of the Universe) Help.

Princess Royal.

Help!

Princess Royal.

Princess Royal.

You are Her Highness's maid, Miss Shenxing?

Yes, go tell Princess Royal

that someone wants to kill His Highness.

Quick.

(Imperial Study)

Father.

Father.

Sorry for disturbing you.

There is really something important to report.

What happened again?

The Royal Guards reported

that on his way to the fiefdom,

Jing ran away because he was dissatisfied with you.

Dissatisfied with me?

Ran away?

Yes.

Princess Changsheng came out from the dog hole

and escaped the house

with a large sum of money.

Pass my order.

Capture

Lv Jing

and Liu Changsheng.

Bring them in alive

or dead...

Catch them alive.

Yes.

Protect His Highness.

Kill them all and leave no one alive.

Your Highness, leave here.

Focus on the big picture.

Your Highness, go!

Leave here, Your Highness!

Chase them.

He can't get far.

Go.

♪Sitting alone in the west window, quietly watching the snow♪

♪Silently falling and piling up♪

♪The red flowers can't stand the cold♪

♪And withered at night♪

♪Facing the freezing north wind♪

♪Looking at you, it's hard to say goodbye♪

♪I fear the heat will fade away in an instant♪

♪The snow covers the night♪

♪After the separation, it's hard to meet again♪

♪Can't see through the ups and downs of fate♪

♪Let the yearning for you run wild♪

♪How can a lonely lamp comfort me♪

♪The sky is dark, the moon is waning♪

♪Hear my cry♪

♪You're wearing a blue gown♪

♪Spring breeze blowing♪

♪Another year has passed♪