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Jun Tao.

I was wrong last time.

You're magnanimous. Forgive me.

All right. Can you go now?

Yes.

Well, you're actually quite beautiful.

It's just those ordinary folks don't know how to appreciate it.

Stop it.

Don't use your sword.

Otherwise, no one would marry you.

Let me tell you.

If not for Prince Gaoyang and Young Lady, I would have killed you long ago.

All right, I'll stop.

Good thing His Highness isn't marrying Lady Weiyoung.

Otherwise, I would have to deal with you daily.

What did you say?

Nothing.

I'm busy, I'll go ahead.

Tell me clearly.

Who is Prince Gaoyang marrying?

Tell me.

-Jun Tao. -Tuoba Jun.

I'll kill you!

Stop it, Jun Tao.

What's the matter?

Jun Tao.

What did I do to offend you again?

Jun Tao.

Your Highness.

It's all my fault.

It slipped out.

What exactly are you talking about?

He is going to marry Li Changle.

Tuoba Jun, what are you doing?

That's what my mother wants.

I won't marry Li Changle.

Flowery and insincere words.

Weiyoung.

You're the one I want to marry.

Didn't I tell you earlier?

Regardless of how hard it is,

I'll be together with you.

The Crown Princess is against us being together.

That's why you brought me here today, right?

Don't worry.

I'll handle it.

Even though Mother disapproves,

Father wishes us well.

And let me tell you a secret.

Mother can never win against my father.

I trust you.

Thank you.

Your Highness!

Your Highness, I have bad news.

The Crown Princess fainted at home.

What?

Your Highness.

What happened?

She was fine yesterday.

It happened after she came back from the garden.

There were previously no symptoms at all.

Physician Liu.

What's wrong with my mother?

Your Highness Prince Gaoyang.

The Crown Princess has a sickness of the heart.

This is caused by long-term anxiety.

Since the Crown Prince passed away,

the Crown Princess looked fine on the surface,

but I know

that she always can't sleep at night.

That's the cause of her sickness.

And she was extremely anxious lately.

That's why her condition worsened.

Physician Liu.

Please save my mother.

Your Highness, don't worry.

I'll surely do my best.

It's just that the Crown Princess needs to rest.

She can't get upset anymore.

Walk the royal physician out.

Yes.

Mother.

You must get well soon.

I haven't fulfilled my filial duties to you yet.

If you want to be filial,

listen to my words.

Mother, go ahead.

I'll do whatever you want.

Leave Li Weiyoung.

Take Li Changle

as your wife.

I hope that

we can grow old together

and never be apart.

Young Lady.

It's cold at night. Rest early.

Didn't Prince Gaoyang send someone to tell that his mother is safe?

Don't worry anymore.

Jun Tao. Am I wrong?

Shouldn't I accept Tuoba Jun's feelings for me?

He is stuck between me and the Crown Princess.

The more he loves me, the more he will be suffering.

You and Prince Gaoyang love each other.

There's no right and wrong in matters of love.

Maybe this is a trial from the heavens.

If Tuoba Jun can't make Weiyoung happy,

how can l leave in peace?

If Li Minde really goes back to Rouran

and never comes back,

what should I do?

Li Minde.

Who exactly am I

to you?

CHIYUN'S MANOR

Mother.

The Crown Princess is sick.

I heard that she is using this opportunity

to pressure Prince Gaoyang to give up on Li Weiyoung.

Prince Gaoyang has always been filial.

I believe he will make the decision soon.

Regardless,

we can't let Li Weiyoung win.

Don't worry.

Regardless of what decision Prince Gaoyang makes,

Li Weiyoung won't be able to marry him.

Why is that?

Be patient.

You will know soon enough.

Urgent report from the border 800 miles away.

Open the city gates!

PING CITY

Your Highness Prince Gaoyang.

The Crown Princess will be fine for now.

You've taken care of her all night.

Now that she is fine,

go and rest.

There's no need.

I want to stay here with Mother.

Prince Gaoyang, the Emperor wants to see you urgently.

Please go to the palace now.

Take good care of Mother.

TAIJI HALL

There is a report from the border.

Liu Song's army seems to be preparing for a war.

What do you think, beloved officials?

Your Majesty.

Their intention to have a northward invasion is very obvious.

I think we should assemble and organize troops to fight with them.

Your Majesty.

Prince Dongping is right.

It's just that we had just experienced a big calamity.

We suffered great damages and the citizens are having a hard time.

This might not be the best time to declare war.

I agree.

We should focus on recovering from the calamity first.

It's not right for us to declare war.

Your Majesty, I have an idea.

We can have an intermarriage with them first to resolve this issue.

When our food supply is sufficient,

then Liu Song will not be a problem.

Intermarriage might alleviate the pressure we are facing now,

but we would still fight Liu Song sooner or later.

At that time, the princess who marries into them would surely die.

Please reconsider, Your Majesty.

Giving our noble Princess to intermarry with them is

an insult to the Wei Kingdom.

Your Majesty.

I suggest finding a daughter from a noble family in Ping City instead.

Aren't their lives precious as well?

How can we belittle that?

Prince Gaoyang, do you know how many soldiers would die

if we fight unprepared?

If one person's life could save the lives of countless soldiers,

then that person's life would be worth it.

This is for the greater good.

You all agree, right?

If intermarriage is just a temporary solution

and they don't intend to stop the war,

what would that do?

We can't recover, and it would be embarrassing as well.

Your Majesty.

I've already sent someone to check the border situation.

I hope we can plan this carefully.

Prince Nan'an.

What do you think?

Your Majesty.

Using intermarriage in exchange for time to recover,

this is beneficial to our current circumstances.

Prince Gaoyang has a point too.

However, without any proof,

accepting intermarriage now

is a chance for us to buy time for recovery.

That makes sense.

Your Majesty.

That's enough. I've already made my decision.

Send an envoy to go to Liu Song and discuss the intermarriage.

-Your Majesty is brilliant. -Your Majesty is brilliant.

However,

who should we send for intermarriage?

Your Majesty.

I would recommend the most suitable candidate.

That's the Prime Minister's second daughter,

Li Weiyoung.

Your Majesty, you can't do that!

Why not?

Everyone knows

that Li Weiyoung received the title of Lady Anping.

She has the highest status among the noble's daughters.

She is the most suitable candidate.

Prime Minister Li.

Don't you think so?

General Chiyun is right.

It's just...

What is it?

Aren't you willing to do so?

We can even sacrifice our princesses.

Is your daughter especially precious?

It's my daughter's honor to intermarry

on behalf of the Princess and serve the kingdom.

I object.

Li Weiyoung is not suitable for intermarriage.

Why are you against this so much?

Because...

Because Li Weiyoung is the one I want to marry.

-What... -Well...

-Well... -How can Prince Gaoyang...

How bold.

How can you say such nonsense at the royal court?

I know I'm wrong.

I've loved Li Weiyoung for so long.

I swore to marry Li Weiyoung.

Prime Minister Li, you've educated your daughter well.

Prince Gaoyang is contradicting His Majesty for your daughter.

Father.

Li Weiyoung is just the daughter of a servant who washed feet.

If Prince Gaoyang marries such a lowly woman,

isn't that a huge insult to the royal family?

In terms of status,

Li Weiyoung is also the daughter of the Prime Minister.

She also received the title of Lady Anping from you.

How can her status be lowly?

Li Weiyoung presented a disaster relief plan for our kingdom.

How can her wisdom compare to ordinary women?

Jun!

Marriage concerns the dignity of the royal family.

As Prince Gaoyang,

how can you not consider the prestige of the royal family?

How unreasonable.

-Uncle Han. -That's enough.

In the royal court, stop making useless arguments.

I, Li Xiaoran,

hereby report to Your Majesty.

Please agree to let my daughter, Li Weiyoung to go to Liu Song

and intermarry on behalf of the Princess.

Grandfather.

I permit it.

I give the title of Princess of Anping to Lady Anping

and she'll go to Liu Song.

What?

You said Weiyoung will intermarry?

The borders sent a report.

Liu Song's army seems to be preparing for a war.

It's obvious that he wants to have a northward invasion.

And our kingdom just experienced a huge calamity.

The citizens are having a hard time.

It's not suitable to declare war.

The officials suggested intermarriage

in exchange for time to recover.

Why did they pick me?

In the future, when the two sides fight,

the one who intermarried would surely die.

How can the royal family make such a sacrifice?

Because of that,

General Chiyun suggested choosing a girl from the noble's daughters in Ping City.

You're Lady Anping.

Naturally, you were his first choice.

Chiyun Nan, you're ruthless.

You want to push me into a corner.

Isn't there any room for negotiation?

In the royal court,

Prince Gaoyang swore that he was going to marry Weiyoung.

He had a dispute with Prince Dongping.

And he also contradicted His Majesty.

His Majesty was furious.

After considering both sides' opinions,

I had no choice but to agree to send Weiyoung for intermarriage.

This intermarriage is a death trap indeed.

Weiyoung is your daughter.

How can you bear sending her to die?

Mother.

The Emperor has given his command.

This is already a foregone conclusion.

And the kingdom is in peril.

As the Prime Minister,

how can I ignore the command for my own selfish ends?

Weiyoung.

For the greater good,

I don't have any other choice.

I can't disobey the Emperor.

No way.

The royal court is full of men.

Yet they can't come up with any ideas,

but to sacrifice a girl to protect the kingdom.

What's the use of having them?

I would never agree to let Weiyoung intermarry.

How impetuous.

Do you have a say in this family?

Uncle.

Weiyoung is your daughter.

What have you done for her before?

And now, you want her to make such a huge sacrifice.

How can you bear that?

Do you even deserve to be a father?

Shut up!

Disobeying the royal order

will get our entire clan killed.

Uncle!

You...

Weiyoung.

The Li family

did you wrong.

It's fine, Grandmother.

Don't worry.

It's fine, don't worry.

Your Highness.

How is the situation?

They reported that Liu Song kept sending food northward.

I think they feigned agreement to the intermarriage

and still insisted on invading us.

His Majesty shouldn't do this.

His Majesty knows that you like Li Weiyoung,

but still picked her for intermarriage.

He is such a fool.

Furthermore, General Chiyun is related to the Li family by marriage.

Yet he picked her.

Isn't he obviously aiming at her?

It was Chiyun Nan's scheme.

He wanted the iron ore mine in our land for himself.

He kept it from His Majesty.

Desiring military merits and Liang Province,

he framed my father for staging a coup.

That's right.

Chiyun Nan and Weiyoung bear grudges against each other.

Intermarriage is all Chiyun Nan's plan.

The officials are scared of the Chiyun family's power.

No one dares to oppose him.

And our kingdom just experienced a great calamity.

Grandfather is worried about the citizens. He wouldn't dare to declare war easily.

So Chiyun Nan had this opportunity.

In that case, why not tell His Majesty about Chiyun Nan's plan?

Your Highness.

Young Lady.

You're embroidering this for Prince Nan'an, right?

It's so nice.

His Highness would surely like it.

I know His Highness doesn't like extravagant designs.

So I made it much simpler on purpose.

Lady Weiyoung is too pitiful.

This intermarriage is equivalent to death.

Aside from Prince Gaoyang,

even the Prime Minister wouldn't dare to beg on her behalf.

It's obvious that General Chiyun is taking revenge for Madam and Lady Changle.

General Chiyun cannot be offended indeed.

It's just strange

that Prince Nan'an doesn't really seem to care.

Didn't he want to marry Lady Weiyoung before?

Young Lady, let me take you away.

Who cares if Wei and Song will fight or not?

Why should you endure all of this?

Do you think we can run away if we want to?

Father has already increased security.

We can't run away even if we want to.

The Prime Minister is too ruthless.

He is doing this for the sake of the family.

If something happens to me,

the Emperor will blame the entire Li family.

I also don't want that to happen.

So...

So are you really willing to go to Liu Song and die?

For the greater good,

I need to obey the orders and intermarry,

but I didn't say that I won't do anything and let Liu Song do whatever he wants.

Even if I get there, I would still escape and come back no matter what.

Scram!

Weiyoung.

Minde.

Weiyoung.

Uncle is watching you closely. I'll get straight to the point.

It's okay to go to Liu Song.

When you get to Wei's border, I have a way to get you out of there.

No one can ever find you.

Minde, what are you planning?

Don't risk your life because of me.

It's hard to tell you all the details now.

Just trust me.

I definitely won't let you marry Liu Song and suffer there.

Young Lady.

Young Lady, the men from the palace are here.

His Majesty verbally commanded

Lady Anping to go to the palace right away

to prepare for intermarriage.

I obey His Majesty's command.

After I leave,

maybe we won't see each other again.

Grandmother, Mother, don't worry.

No matter where I am,

I will always treasure my life

and take good care of myself.

I can't fulfill my filial duties to you anymore.

Please take good care of yourselves, Grandmother, Mother.

Don't worry about me.

Weiyoung.

The Li family

did you wrong.

Grandmother.

Weiyoung.

My Weiyoung.

I won't let you go.

Don't go. I won't let you go.

My daughter, why is your life this hard?

Your Highness, it's getting late.

Mother.

Grandmother.

I have to go.

No.

Weiyoung, my daughter.

Don't take my daughter away.

Weiyoung.

Weiyoung!

-Weiyoung. -Changru.

I made this myself.

It contains the protection amulet I got from the temple yesterday.

I hope it can keep you safe.

Thank you, Changru.

Weiyoung, you have to be careful.

I will sincerely pray to the heavens that you can come back safely.

Changru.

If we won't see each other again

in this life,

I hope we can still be cousins

in the next.

Your Highness, it's getting late.

I have to go.

You must take care.

Young Lady.

Prince Nan'an should be giving up on Lady Weiyoung, right?

Li Weiyoung.

I pay courtesy to you, Your Highness.

Weiyoung. I have heard about the intermarriage.

Li Minde must be really worried about you, right?

Minde is very loving and loyal.

I'm very fortunate to have a family like him.

Did Li Minde tell you anything?

What are you referring to?

Did he tell you about going to a distant place?

Is Minde going to a distant place?

Why didn't I hear about that?

It seems like she doesn't know anything.

No, I was just asking.

By the way, Jun is currently begging Father.

Maybe there's still hope to change his mind regarding the intermarriage.

He'll only infuriate His Majesty by doing that.

Please tell this to His Highness.

My heart belongs to him.

If something happened to me on the way to the intermarriage,

I would rather die than lose my honor.

Please don't infuriate His Majesty again because of me.

Your future is uncertain, yet you're still worrying about Jun.

Don't worry. I'll surely tell him what you said.

Everyone.

Weiyoung is the intermarriage princess my father picked.

She is also my friend.

If you don't treat her well, I surely won't spare you.

-We wouldn't dare. -We wouldn't dare.

Go.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Jun.

Aunt Di, tell me.

How is Weiyoung?

She asked me to tell you this.

Her heart belongs to you.

If something happens on the way to intermarriage,

she would rather die than lose her honor.

Weiyoung.

Also,

she doesn't want you to contradict Father because of her.

At this point,

you're still the one she is most worried about.

Do you want me to tell her anything?

Aunt Di. Give this to her for me.

She would understand once she reads this.

I definitely won't let her intermarry to Liu Song.

Jun, what are you planning to do?

Don't be rash.

Father won't spare you and Weiyoung.

Don't worry.

Not only does this concern Weiyoung's safety,

it also concerns Wei's military plans.

I won't be impulsive.

Jun.

Jun.

JINGGONG GATE

Grandfather.

I have something to say.

Liu Song has already agreed to intermarriage.

There's nothing more to say.

Grandfather, there must be a hidden agenda behind the intermarriage.

Let's go.

Grandfather.

How impetuous.

You dare to disobey my command?

I sent someone to monitor the moves of Liu Song's army.

Liu Song's army is assembling by the border and allocating food.

They have no intention of intermarriage.

Please take back your command, Grandfather.

Assembling the army?

Why did Chiyun Nan tell me that Liu Song's army has retreated?

Should I believe you

who is thinking of his own love affair

or the general who is very experienced in battle?

Grandfather.

What I'm saying is true.

I don't object your pursuit for love,

but I don't want you

to treat your love affair as your top priority.

If you keep talking about his,

I surely won't spare you.

It's true that I love Weiyoung and I'm reluctant for her to go,

but my request is not purely because of love.

It's also for the Wei Kingdom.

That's enough!

I don't want to hear your excuses for Li Weiyoung.

Since the ancient times,

do you know how many unnecessary wars had been resolved through intermarriage?

There are countless of them.

I'm not afraid of Liu Song.

I just don't want to fight wars that I'm not sure I'll win

and risk the lives of soldiers.

If Li Weiyoung alone

can buy time for Wei to recuperate,

I think it's worth it.

Grandfather, please reconsider.

Liu Song is very ambitious.

They always act perfidiously.

How can they back off just because of intermarriage?

Even if they agree to intermarriage, that's not their true intentions.

There must be a conspiracy.

In the royal court,

all the officials support intermarriage.

Chiyun Nan has fought so many wars all these years.

Does he know less about Liu Song than you?

If Liu Song really has this ambition, why didn't he object to it?

Grandfather, Chiyun Nan agreed to intermarriage and proposed the candidate

under the guise of the kingdom and people's welfare,

but what he really wants is to put Li Weiyoung to death.

Okay.

I want to hear

why Chiyun Nan and Li Weiyoung bear grudges against each other?

He dared to risk fooling the Emperor and throwing away everything.

Tell me!

Please forgive me

for not being able to tell you.

You bastard!

As the royal family's eldest grandson,

not only can't you help with the kingdom's affairs,

but you also keep contradicting me just because of a girl.

Are you really not afraid that I'll punish you?

Your Majesty, the annual imperial guard exhibition drill is about to start.

They're waiting for you to arrive.

Grandfather.

Grandfather!

Your Highness.

I think you should stop.

The Emperor is really mad this time.

Don't infuriate him further.

Otherwise, you don't know how he would punish you.

Ready.

Shoot.

All hit.

Ready.

Your Majesty, Prince Gaoyang is in front.

What are you waiting for?

Proceed.

COMMAND

Ready.

Shoot!

All hit.

Grandfather.

You pursued me

until here?

For Li Weiyoung's sake,

you are persevering indeed.

I disobeyed you, Grandfather.

I'm willing to be punished.

But this matter is really suspicious.

It concerns the safety of the Wei Kingdom.

Even if you kill me, I must stop the intermarriage.

Don't think I wouldn't dare to kill you.

It won't be a pity if I die.

But what about Wei's citizens?

What about the Wei Kingdom?

Liu Song is predatory by nature.

If you think intermarriage

can ensure the safety of the citizens and the Wei Kingdom,

that's no different from fooling yourself.

You bastard!

Guards.

Beat him up and make him leave.

Yes.

Wait!

Please spare him, Your Majesty.

Jun infuriated you.

I didn't discipline him well.

I apologize to Your Majesty and the Crown Prince.

If you want to punish anyone, punish me.

-You-- -Your Majesty.

For the Crown Prince and my sake,

please forgive Jun.

Mother.

I gave you the title of Prince Gaoyang.

I can give you a title.

I can also take it away.

Just like what I did to your father.

Don't test my limits.

His Majesty is leaving.

Grandfather, if you won't take back your command,

I'll kneel here forever!

You're really such a disappointment.

For the sake of that Li Weiyoung,

look at what you turned into!

Mother.

This intermarriage is most probably a conspiracy.

For the sake of the Wei Kingdom,

I have to do this.

You're making it sound so grand.

Aren't you doing this for Li Weiyoung?

Is she that important?

There are so many noble girls who are a hundred times better than her.

Why are you only infatuated with her?

You will soon understand

what's so good about Weiyoung.

I have no time to tell you in detail now.

Please convince Grandfather to take back his command.

There's really something suspicious about this intermarriage.

You're so infuriating.

Mother, please don't be mad.

Please take care of your health.

Li Weiyoung

is all you're thinking about now.

Do you still care about me?

Qiu Yi.

-Yes -Look for someone to watch him.

If he begs for Li Weiyoung again,

I'll ask the Emperor for my death right away.

I want to see

if Li Weiyoung

is more important to you

than your own mother.

Your Highness.

What did you say?

You want to take Princess Anping to Rouran?

This...

Wouldn't this offend Wei and Song?

Regardless,

I can't just watch her go to die.

But if we do this, it would bring great calamity to Rouran.

As long we arrange it properly,

they wouldn't know that Weiyoung is brought to Rouran.

No.

This involves too many parties.

I can't make a decision on this.

I must consult the Khan.

But there's no time.

Even so, I can't agree with you.

Please fulfill your promise

and go back to Rouran with me.

Indeed. I made that promise.

But even if I am to be destroyed by heaven and earth,

I definitely won't leave Weiyoung and go to Rouran alone.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

My lord, what should we do now?

The most important thing now is to take His Highness back.

Make preparations based on His Highness' instructions first.

Yes.

Women are such trouble.

If something happens to His Highness because of this woman,

I surely won't spare her.

Your Highness.

His Highness has already kneeled there the whole afternoon.

He won't be able to take it if he continues to do so.

Please go out and talk to him.

Shut up.

If he doesn't suffer a bit,

he would surely cause trouble sooner or later.

If I go soft on him now,

I'm actually harming him.

But...

That's the lesser of two evils.

I can only let him suffer a bit.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Let's go back.

It's raining so hard. You would get sick.

If Grandfather doesn't take back his command,

I will just kneel here.

Your Highness.

Changru, why are you here?

I made a new belt.

I couldn't wait to give it to you.

I wonder if you like it.

Really?

Can I put it on for you?

Your Highness.

You gave me a belt.

Do you want to bind me to you?

I understand how you feel now.

I really

like this belt.

It's late.

You should get going.

I don't want anyone to know that we're in contact.

Yes, Your Highness.

I'll get going, then.

PRINCE NAN'AN WILL BE THE MARRIAGE ENVOY TO ESCORT PRINCESS ANPING TO SONG

Your Highness.

You're the marriage envoy who will escort Weiyoung?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I just never heard Weiyoung mention it.

This would be a tiring trip.

I hope you come back soon.

I understand how you feel.

I will never forget your goodwill.

I will always

keep this belt close to me.

If that's the case,

I have no other wish anymore.

-Is the marriage envoy right ahead? -Yes.

SONG

I, the Song Kingdom's marriage envoy, Zhang Chao,

pay my respects to Your Highness Prince Nan'an.

Lord Zhang, I heard a lot about you.

It's great fortune for both kingdoms

to make peace with each other.

You're right indeed, Your Highness.

I never thought you would be the marriage envoy.

It's an honor to travel with you at this time.

Please look favorably upon me.

You're too kind, Lord Zhang.

The princess for intermarriage is in the horse carriage behind you, right?

Yes.

I'll pay my respects to the Princess.

I, the Song Kingdom's marriage envoy, Zhang Chao,

pay my respects to Princess Anping.

Lord Zhang.

Lord Zhang!

We should get going.

Okay. Prepare to proceed.

Let's go.

Tuoba Jun swears to protect Li Weiyoung.

I won't go back on my word.

Tuoba Jun.

Where are you?

Subtitle translation by Coleen Chua