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[Shadow Love]

[Episode 18]

[General's Residence]

By the General's command,

we must ensure the Crown Prince's safety.

Understood!

Such a big fuss just to walk a few steps from the carriage.

How bold!

How dare you not kneel before the Crown Prince!

His Highness said there's no need

for formalities.

You!

Huai'en.

We had never met before.

Why do you show me such hostility

every time I see you?

The General was wounded because of you,

and you're only feeling my hostility.

I'm already going easy on you.

Insolent!

His Highness risked his precious life

taking a blow meant for General Li

and got a graver wound!

I don't care.

I serve only the General.

I only care about her safety.

Your loyalty to Shuang is impressive.

I'm pleased to see it.

I heard that you killed the spy, Huo Du.

Is that true?

What?

Are you looking for an excuse

to punish me?

As sinful as Huo Du was,

he deserved death.

I'm rewarding the troops,

and you deserve a reward, too.

Huai'en.

Come in!

It's all nice stuff.

Is that all?

That's fine.

Sir, please

tell all the ladies in the residence

that these items

are distributed to them.

If they don't like

these extravagant things,

they can trade them for weapons

to keep for themselves.

They're rewarded by His Highness!

You...

The things His Highness gave me

should be mine to dispose of, right?

I...

Huai'en,

Jin'an has lost his memory

and forgotten most of the etiquette.

We should be tolerant.

Yes, Your Highness.

How did you know I lost my memory?

Someone

told me, of course.

Shuang?

This afternoon,

I'm going fishing.

Would you like to join me?

It's been a while since I went fishing last time.

I remember

Shuang loved eating the fish I caught for her.

She loves fish?

I didn't expect such picturesque scenery

in this border region,

let alone such substantial fish catches.

I wonder if Shuang

has ever visited here.

I'm surprised

at your leisurely mood, Your Highness.

I thought you'd be busy with state affairs.

Should I call you

a jack of all trades

or

simply an idle man?

Everyone has their own place in this world.

It's like how Shuang has so many people around her,

each eager to serve her devotedly.

But if she doesn't need them,

getting too close

would only cause trouble.

Despite the abundant fish,

the amazing scenery,

and such a lovely day,

no one else is

fishing here other than us.

Do you know why, Your Highness?

Because these fish

have struggled to reach this clean water.

Day after day,

they've grown accustomed to this life.

One more

or one less,

and their balance would be disrupted.

The fish understand this,

and so does everyone

but you,

Your Highness.

See?

No matter how you mess around,

what's meant to be mine

will eventually come to me.

It's a hectic day in the army today.

Shuang will surely return late.

Dining alone would be rather dull for me.

Would you like

to join me

for a drink tonight?

What do you think?

I'm also quite busy.

I've grown up with Shuang.

I treat her friends

as my own.

Besides,

she's been straightforward since childhood.

She must've offended you

quite a bit during this time.

I'd like to apologize

on her behalf.

That's not necessary.

Your Highness, you don't know me well.

I actually like women who are candid and straightforward.

Whatever Shuang says to me,

I take it with pleasure.

Let's set

these fish free.

Your Highness, since you know Shuang so well,

you must know

she has a benevolent heart.

She'd surely

want these fish to return home, too.

[Sixu Clinic]

What on earth are you doing?

You've been acting weird since you walked in,

almost messing up all my herbs.

Today, I caught

an unusual medicine scent on the Crown Prince.

The medicine he's been using lately doesn't smell like that.

So

I came here to check.

What unusual medicine scent?

There are only a few types of external wound medicines.

You must've smelled it wrong.

What you smelled

was probably the special wound medicine I prescribed.

Shuang asked me for it.

Of course I'd give it to her.

Don't be jealous.

His Highness took that hit for her anyway.

Show me.

Give it to me.

It's not this one.

What do you mean?

I think you're just too jealous

to have your nose function properly.

Wait, why are you all siding with him?

He invited me to fish today,

acting arrogant and showing off.

It was irritating just to watch.

And now,

even you're backing him up.

When did I back him up?

I just did what a physician should do.

What's there to be upset about?

Isn't Shuang's feelings what matters most?

As a physician,

you should be fair.

I don't care!

Whatever medicine he gets,

I want it, too.

Are you insane?

Why take medicine when there's nothing wrong with you?

Does poor alcohol tolerance count as an illness?

Pardon?

The Crown Prince invited me for drinks tonight.

You know what a lightweight I am.

He's already beaten me in fishing today.

I can't lose a second time.

It's a matter of pride,

so please help me.

Do you have any medicine

that can prevent me from getting drunk?

Are all you men this childish?

I don't know whose side you're on.

Are you still my friend?

I do have something.

Something to keep you from getting drunk.

Nanxing.

Get me my medicine box.

Isn't that the medicine for growing beards?

I'm still looking for it.

What's the rush?

Does this really work?

One packet will help you handle one catty.

It smells pretty potent.

Give me two more packets.

But still drink less, okay?

Lu Xin.

Thank you.

My good friend.

Good

friend.

Don't drink too much! Okay?

Boss.

Isn't that just digestive Xiaoyao Pills?

How can that keep someone from getting drunk?

I had to find some way to send him off,

or he'd have kept messing around.

Never get drunk...

If he believes he can stay sober,

then he won't get drunk.

It's a psychological trick,

you know?

Awesome, Boss.

I merely invited you for a few drinks together.

But judging by your attitude,

you seem ready for a drinking contest.

We've only met a few times,

and we didn't hit it off.

So what's there to drink about?

If I'm not mistaken,

you want to play

the same trick as when we were fishing today,

beating around the bush

and jeering at me, right?

You're not only smart

but also straightforward.

You're close to Li Shuang.

You have her full trust,

but not mine.

Besides,

your identity remains unclear,

and you claim to have lost your memory.

Who knows

if you're after something

from her?

My devotion to Shuang

is self-evident.

It's not your place to question it.

No matter how much she loved fishing before,

that was back then.

No matter how skilled you are,

it's all pointless.

Three years have passed.

Things remain,

but people have changed.

She's into drinking now.

If you want to win against me,

you should cater to her current interests.

Seems like

you're quite confident.

But I remember

when you drink,

your face appears quite twisted, doesn't it?

I simply have

a sharper sense of smell.

Come on.

Fill it up.

We use bowls.

Good wine!

Are you drunk?

I'm alright.

Good,

that's good.

Good wine!

One more.

Good wine.

Why do these grapes look like this?

Why isn't the fish swimming?

Are you

alright?

Don't tease me.

Nice wine!

Muyang,

Li Shuang must be

hopelessly in love with me.

But you—

don't be too heartbroken.

It's been so many years.

It's time to let go.

Just forget

about the past.

Accept your loss and move on.

Cheers.

[General's Residence]

Welcome back, General.

I brought you some date cake.

Really?

Well.

At your command, General.

At your command, General.

Ouyang Jun.

You've had a long day as well.

Stay

and have dinner with Qiao and the others.

Thank you, General.

Where is Jin'an?

He's drinking with the Crown Prince.

Drinking with the Crown Prince.

Muyang, your bed isn't as comfy as mine,

though it's still quite soft.

Now you know

who the General favors, huh?

Oh, no!

Here comes a wave!

Swim faster!

I am an aquatic dragon!

Your Highness.

Shuang!

Welcome back.

Jin'an.

Shuang!

The water here is deep.

Don't come over.

Get up quickly.

I'm coming to you.

Alright, I'm coming.

Look at this pretty hairpin!

Who gave it to you?

Was it me?

Stop it.

Let's go back.

Yes, I gave it to you.

Your Highness,

he was drunk today, behaving inappropriately

and offending you.

When he sobers up tomorrow,

I'll bring him to apologize to you.

I was the one who invited him to drink tonight.

I just didn't expect

he would have such a lightweight.

Thank you for your understanding,

Your Highness. I'll take him back now.

He can't hold his liquor.

Six sixes.

Six sixes.

Let's go.

Six sixes.

Hold on.

Muyang,

you're drunk.

Don't go that way.

The water there is deep.

It's dangerous!

Shuang.

If you want to fly to the sky,

just hop on my back.

I don't want to.

If you get on my back, I'll...

No.

Swoosh!

I'll fly to the moon.

I just want to go back to the room now.

I-If you want to go underground...

Forget it.

Fairies don't land on the ground.

-Let's go back. -Flowers!

So beautiful.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Mind the steps.

Be careful.

(Drinking game chant) Five chiefs.

Six, six, six.

Be careful.

Come on!

Come drink here!

Five chiefs.

Eight Immortals crossing the sea.

So impressive.

Why on earth would you

challenge the Crown Prince in drinking?

His Highness has an incredible tolerance

and never gets drunk.

Why did you compete with him in drinking?

He never gets drunk?

Listen,

if you lose to me this time,

you must...

You must stay away from Shuang!

Shuang is mine.

You lost!

Go away. Leave now.

Shuang is mine now.

I'll deal with you properly tomorrow.

Fish.

Do you like eating the fish he catches?

Yes, I do.

You've known him for so long

and share so many memories with him.

He's better at fishing than I am,

and he can even drink more than I can.

How is he better than me at everything?

You even brought him medicine for his wounds.

Lu Xin gave me medicine, too.

But the meds she offered me turned out to be fake.

Eat fish.

Fish is good.

It's good for the eyes.

I can close my eyes and rest in peace, too.

No, I can't rest in peace.

Your Highness.

All these dishes

were Li Shuang's favorites.

Especially

this pear-blossom pastry.

I specifically ordered them

to add some more sugar.

She'll definitely like it.

Your Highness,

why put yourself through this?

General Li escorted Jin'an back to his room last night

and

hasn't come out yet.

If she doesn't come out,

I will wait until she does.

Can you let go of me now?

Why are you in my room?

We didn't do anything, did we?

Seems like you don't remember.

It's okay if you

can't recall anything.

Just remember

to look in the mirror later.

Look at the tear stains

all over your face.

Maybe they will jog your memory.

By the way,

nice crying.

Let's do it again sometime.

I really enjoyed it.

Share so many memories with him.

You even brought him medicine for his wounds.

Your Highness.

You traveled all the way here,

yet I've been a poor host.

You really didn't need to go to so much trouble.

Three years ago,

I promised

to take good care of you.

But things were beyond my control.

I unwillingly broke that promise.

Now,

you've grown so distant from me.

If I still don't do something,

I'm afraid that in your heart,

there will be no place for Muyang anymore.

Take it easy.

Actually, I'm doing all this

just to please myself.

As for whether you can get this treat,

that remains unknown.

The old rule applies.

You must defeat me first.

Your Highness,

I was once ignorant and unruly.

Yet you were kind and easy-going enough

to practice martial arts with me.

But now you and I are lord and subject.

I cannot

and dare not do it.

General Li cannot do it,

but Shuang can.

If I win,

you should give me

that plain jade hairpin you're wearing.

How's it?

Your Highness,

this plain jade hairpin

may not be that valuable,

but I wear it every day,

and I've been used to it.

I'm afraid...

Win against me first.

I apologize for my offense.

It's fine.

You won.

Your hairpin

is safe.

-Your Highness! -Your Highness!

Your Highness.

General Li, how bold you are!

His Highness is injured,

yet you still went to such lengths!

It smells like that day,

but more potent.

Something's wrong.

If anything happens to His Highness,

can your Changfeng Army

bear such responsibility?

It was just a hit by a branch,

yet he's so delicate.

You lackey,

you have no place to speak here!

Excuse me.

How dare you!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Knowing His Highness was injured,

you still insisted on drinking with him last night.

You wretch, can you afford

the consequences?

You've been around the Crown Prince enough to see many things.

You should know this is clearly a symptom of poisoning.

We checked all weapons beforehand

and detected no poison,

yet somehow this one

shows signs of toxins now.

I'm afraid

it was coated with some rare poison

that could activate over time.

But this is weird.

Those bandits from Taiping Mountain

were wiped out by us long ago.

How did these people come out of nowhere?

Though bandits did all sorts of evil,

they usually only sought fortune.

These people,

though dressed as bandits,

showed signs

of years of professional training,

and their assassination attempt

was well-organized.

They were obviously no ordinary ruffians.

If they intended to kill someone,

why did they poison only one blade?

It doesn't make sense.

Look, the calluses on this man's hands

are thicker than the others.

The blade that wounded His Highness

was held in his hand.

Are you suggesting

that this man differs from the other assassins

with a special identity?

I also can't figure it out for now.

But there must be

something fishy here.

Go find a coroner

to examine these bodies carefully

and write a detailed report

to submit to me.

Make sure nothing is omitted.

And you go to the scene of the incident

to look for any other clues.

Remember,

don't let a single word get out.

Yes.

Quack!

If anything happens to His Highness,

you all

will pay with your lives!

You know nothing!

His Highness has been poisoned with something fierce and special

that silently attacked his vital organs.

Were it not for this wine

stimulating his blood circulation,

were it not for Jin'an

detecting it promptly,

His Highness would die a sudden death

upon the poison's onset.

Take good care of him.

Lu Xin!

How is His Highness?

The assassin's blade was poisoned.

Thank goodness you're alright.

Fortunately, His Highness took the blow for you.

If you were the one lying in there,

I'd be worried like crazy.

Are you saying

His Highness's poison

cannot be detoxified?

That day, you rushed to my clinic,

saying you smelled

an unusual scent on His Highness.

Is it this one?

Very similar.

But something seems to be missing.

That's right.

I made this based on His Highness's poison.

I can counteract all the other toxic components,

but one ingredient is missing,

which must be the one you smelled.

However, this poison is so rare

that even I have never known it before.

Just now,

I used acupuncture on His Highness

to save his life.

The only solution now...

Shuang,

let's move His Highness to my place.

If anything happens,

we can respond immediately.

Perhaps I can even find a way to detoxify him.

Are you sure you can cure him?

I can only try my best.

No.

If we can't cure His Highness,

Lucheng will be in big trouble.

As his physician,

your entire family will be executed.

How can you say it that way?

I may not be able to fight with you on the frontlines,

but I've always been treating the wounded in the rear.

After all these years of friendship,

am I just

a coward in your eyes?

I'm the only one left in my family

and in my entire clan, anyway.

I have nothing to fear.

I'll go back, set things up,

and wait for you.

See you.

I know you're worried about him,

but I'm worried about you as well.

I don't want to see you frowning.

This is a critical situation now.

If we don't get through this,

the Li family

and the Changfeng Army

will face catastrophes.

Besides,

His Highness and I grew up together.

By the way,

Lu Xin just mentioned

that you could smell the poison on His Highness.

How come?

Actually, right from when you

brought me home,

I discovered that I had

extraordinarily sharp senses.

I could hear the faintest sounds

and detect

barely perceptible scents.

I didn't tell you before

because after the case about the witch in the secret chamber,

these abilities

disappeared along with my power.

I only gradually regained them later.

That makes sense.

You could hear Li Zhangyi's whispers.

I should have realized that.

This is the evidence

I found in the morgue today.

The blade is coated with poison.

Take a sniff

and see if it smells the same as the poison

on His Highness.

You're really using me like a bloodhound.

Whatever makes you happy.

Have you considered

who could be behind poisoning

the Crown Prince?

Prince Li has always been

on bad terms with the Crown Prince.

As His Majesty's eldest son,

he's supported

by many court officials.

The position of heir

should have been his.

But somehow,

three years ago,

His Majesty suddenly issued an edict

and made Muyang

the Crown Prince.

Is this money pouch

also something found on the assassin?

What's wrong with it?

The patterns and threads on this pouch

are way too luxurious

for an assassin to keep for himself.

Besides.

Don't you find the scent

quite familiar?

The Crown Prince

has always had trouble sleeping.

When his mother was alive,

she made him a special incense

to help him sleep.

Every night before bed,

he'd burn this incense.

But why?

If this were a trick of self-inflicted harm,

the poison

would be far too potent and dangerous for it.

Let's set aside the court affairs for now.

We should take His Highness

to Lu Xin's clinic first.