Original subtitles

=To Love or To Defy=

=Episode 11=

Shao,

Changle Palace will host the Spring Banquet soon.

I've invited all the noblewomen in the capital.

Your father wants you

to select a woman

and marry her.

- Mother... - You don't have a choice.

I like Wang Jiarou, the Grand Marshal's daughter.

You've known each other since young.

I believe you like her too.

But the Grand Marshal works for the Crown Prince.

After you marry his daughter,

he will work for you.

Stay out of trouble these days.

Keep an eye on him.

Aye.

(I can't let the Crown Prince stop Yilan from leaving.)

Blessed by heaven,

(Imperial Study) Qi has enjoyed prosperity.

The Spring Banquet is a good opportunity

for everyone to have fun.

You should feel relaxed.

Long live the emperor!

Long live Qi!

(Guardian Duke, Crown Prince's Uncle)

The compass cracked.

Is it an ominous sign?

You've trained with the Grand Marshal in the mountains.

They say you're the most talented fortune-teller.

Tell me

what you've observed.

Congratulations.

(Wang Jiarou, Grand Marshal's Daughter)

Consort Wei's destiny is Taiyin,

with great blessings.

With this auspicious star,

Qi will definitely enjoy

long-term prosperity.

Long live Qi!

Good! Reward!

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Keep playing the music.

Keep dancing.

Be careful!

Father.

Play the music.

Dance!

Shao.

Have a drink with me.

Crown Prince, I shall accept

your kind invitation.

Your Highness.

Your destiny is Qisha.

Born a tough rebel

with a difficult life.

You were supposed to lose your family and live in poverty,

yet as the peace-making princess,

you've become a noblewoman.

You shouldn't be Consort Wei.

But you just said my destiny

was Taiyin with great blessings.

That's right.

I just deceived the emperor.

Why did you cover for me?

Yuan likes you.

Yuan?

I heard Father

wants you to marry Miss Wang.

Shao,

you should settle down.

Brother, you haven't got married.

How can I seek happiness first?

I will tell Father that I want

to build a career before getting married.

What a great excuse.

But as for your affairs with the consort,

if Father wants to investigate,

he'll find traces.

You're his favorite child.

There is no doubt.

However,

the woman you love...

What do you want to say?

You're way out of line.

Control your people,

and I'll keep the secret.

They called me a freak when I was little.

Some even said I was a monster.

Only the Fifth Prince treated me like a friend.

I don't want him to be upset.

I'm the Fifth Prince's mother.

Miss Wang, please don't talk nonsense.

My divinations never go wrong.

You're wrong.

I am Consort Wei,

and I'm not a rebel.

I just want to live.

Qisha, Pojun, Tanlang.

Your destiny has three ominous stars.

When they converge,

the ruler will change,

and there's no turning back.

Your Highness,

Qi is going to fall,

and

it's because of you.

What happened to him?

Everything is predestined.

You can't escape your destiny.

He's coughing blood, this...

The wine is poisonous.

Poison.

Your Highness, it was too risky.

You nearly died.

Don't worry. I have a plan.

What about the Crown Prince?

He failed to manage his men.

He's no longer the leader of the imperial guards.

His Majesty even sealed the East Palace.

No one can stop Yilan

from taking Her Highness's mother out.

Replace the imperial guards at East Palace

with our people tomorrow.

Let Yilan leave the city quickly.

Aye.

Wait.

Did Her Highness come?

No.

Your Highness, I'm here.

Your Highness.

Your Highness,

guess what I brought you.

What is it?

May you live happily

every day.

Thank you, Miss Wang.

I like it.

If you like it,

why don't you tell me an interesting story?

I'm not good at storytelling.

That's strange.

I was certain

today was meant for stories.

If you can't tell a story,

why don't you tell me something interesting?

Listen,

my father and I love gossip.

Now that you mention it,

I do have

an interesting story.

Really?

Come on, tell me!

Listen...

Forbidden love with an overbearing rascal?

Oh my god!

The consort is so miserable.

Your Highness, if I share this interesting story

with my father,

will...

will the consort in the story be upset?

It's just a story, isn't it?

You've lost again.

What's going on?

You're distracted.

I'm thinking about

the poisonous wine at the Spring Banquet.

I'm anxious.

For what?

This is quite suspicious.

I can't figure out the reason.

If the Crown Prince was the target,

who would benefit from it?

It's indeed inappropriate to let the Fifth Prince

lead the imperial guards.

Forgive me!

I'm always thinking too much.

I have no ill intentions!

And my doubts aren't baseless.

I've heard some rumors.

Your Majesty, please investigate it.

Rumors again?

Okay.

Tell me what you heard.

I heard that

a prince is having an affair with Consort Wei.

Father,

could this be a misunderstanding?

♪Dreaming of a meeting♪

♪A gust of wind, a thought♪

♪See you in the dust♪

♪Hiding pain and sorrow♪

♪A promise to keep♪

♪Words that I can't say♪

♪Longing for you♪

♪But can't♪

♪Reveal the truth♪

♪May stars grant you light♪

♪Yet fate shows twists and turns♪

♪No fear of recklessness♪

♪Or obstacles♪

♪But fear the endless night♪

♪Wish to go on an adventure with you♪

♪Yet trapped in a cage♪

♪One day, we'll meet again♪

♪And be together till death do us part♪