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[Fated Hearts]

[Episode 4]

If we had taken Zhennan Pass,

our next move would've been to march into the city.

The fact that Jinxiu was able to

mobilize all forces

instantly

proves that the city

was already heavily fortified.

If we had entered,

they only needed to close the gates,

and our entire army

would've been slaughtered with no burial ground.

According to

your theory,

Fu Yixiao's arrow

wasn't a disaster at all,

but actually saved us?

Otherwise, as someone who has rendered meritorious service,

why would her own people

want to kill her?

The fact that Jinxiu knew

our retreat route

can only mean

someone in Susha is collaborating with the enemy.

Someone has leaked

our military secrets.

The person who wanted to kill Fu Yixiao

is most likely

the traitor who's collaborating with the enemy.

That's not necessarily true,

but it's a possibility.

The motive for killing Fu Yixiao

may well be that

she had uncovered some secret.

So Fu Yixiao

had uncovered some secret,

and someone wanted to silence her?

Anyway, this matter

concerns us.

As long as we find out

who wants to kill Fu Yixiao,

we can follow the clues

to uncover the traitor in Susha.

Oh, come on!

Do we even need to investigate?

It's most likely

that old scoundrel Prime Minister Zhuang.

Do you have any evidence?

I... I'm not afraid of him...

I'm sorry, Your Highness.

I got so into thinking of this place as a military camp

that I forgot about you while we were talking.

Your Highness.

What should we do next?

The people who have been following us

must have reached Yujing by now.

We were being followed?

How did I not know that?

Your Highness, are you referring to

those injured soldiers from Jinxiu

whom we saw

when we left Zhengnian Villa?

Treat guests with hospitality.

Take good care of them.

Your Highness.

Physician Xu, what are your chances

of curing her?

The lady's meridians are damaged.

A full recovery

will be extremely difficult.

I have less than

a 30% chance of success.

What if we add this?

Your Highness.

This is really good for external injuries

and might do wonders

for your arrow wound.

But for the lady's

damaged meridians,

it won't be of much help.

Besides, this belongs to the Second Prince...

My brother gave it to me,

so it's mine.

What's mine is hers.

Give her the best medicine we have.

In short,

you must heal my beloved concubine's

hand injury.

Yes.

My dear.

My dear. Don't be angry.

Though you're called a concubine,

you are the only woman

in my household.

Why would I be angry?

I'm so happy.

However,

if you give all your medicine to me,

what will you do for yourself?

Your arrow wound

hasn't healed yet, has it?

Let me check it for you.

Then I shall

also take a good look at

your hand injury.

How's that?

You two, escort Physician Xu out.

-Yes. -Yes.

Thank you, Physician Xu.

Don't look at me.

I know nothing.

I didn't mishear, did I?

Nah, you heard it right!

He said "beloved concubine".

You have to admit that

unmarried noble ladies

are too quiet and refined.

They certainly can't match this female general from the enemy state

in terms of vigor and vitality.

His Highness has such tastes.

How do you know so much about

His Highness's preferences?

You don't know?

How would I know?

Do you remember His Highness asked me

to find someone to paint Fu Yixiao's portrait?

That portrait was painted by me

based on His Highness's descriptions.

Think about it.

Who would describe their enemy

in such detail,

vivid

and heroically impressive?

There were signs all along.

We just realized it too late.

But it does

seem to make sense.

What cooperation?

You're clearly humiliating me!

I don't have time for that.

Giving you the title of concubine

is to protect you.

I don't have many women in my mansion.

Your sudden appearance

will surely arouse suspicion.

I don't need your protection.

I sincerely cooperate with you,

so you'd better play along.

I also sincerely cooperate with the First Prince,

but I won't play along with you.

Your Highness.

Come in.

As a member of my household,

those clothes simply won't do.

Take good care of my wife.

Yes.

My lady,

let me help you change your clothes.

Get out.

I don't need to change.

My lady.

I am here to serve you by order.

I don't need your service.

If we leave like this,

we'll be punished.

Get out!

Don't you understand what I'm saying?

My lady,

please change your clothes,

or we'll have to kneel until you do.

My lady,

please change your clothes.

Fine.

Hurry up.

I'll do it myself. Don't remove my leg wraps.

Who wears leg wraps

under their clothes?

My lady,

let me serve you.

I'll do it myself.

Don't move!

Can't you hear what I'm saying?

Don't touch me!

[Wutong Mansion]

[Wutong Mansion]

Dressing me up like this ridiculous doll,

are you satisfied now?

My dear.

What do you want to do?

Taking you out for a stroll.

In such a hurry

to show me off to others,

what if I refuse?

[Wutong Mansion]

Three Tianshan Snow Lotus plants.

Ten lingzhi mushrooms.

Two jin of cordyceps.

Five jin of tribute Saffron flowers.

Various amounts of northern saposhnikovia.

Western ginseng.

Your Highness,

Physician Xu is being too demanding.

What kind of illness is it?

These are so...

so precious.

Do we really need

all these expensive herbs?

There are many herbs on this prescription

that you can't buy even with money.

I was thinking of using

some ordinary herbs.

But I

still hope your arrow wound

can heal as quickly as possible.

Since we've already agreed to cooperate,

stop being so hostile toward me.

I'm looking out for you in every way.

Shouldn't you cooperate a little?

Thank you for your consideration.

Look at me now.

Isn't this cooperative enough?

I want to see

what tricks you're playing.

Let's go.

Help my wife into the carriage.

Yes.

[Wutong Mansion]

[Wutong Mansion]

[The Yujing City Streets, Susha Kingdom]

Killer God! Killer God!

Your Highness.

So handsome.

Your Highness.

Who is she?

The woman from Jinxiu.

Yes.

So beautiful.

Killer God of Susha.

How could this woman from Jinxiu possibly be worthy of

our prince?

Who is that woman?

I heard she was picked up by our prince

from Jinxiu

and taken as his concubine.

How could she be the concubine of our prince?

A woman from Jinxiu

even dressed in gold and silver

can't display any nobility.

Amazing.

Look at her.

With such crude behavior,

how could she be a royal consort?

How inappropriate!

She truly doesn't deserve our prince.

I knew you wouldn't stay put.

You're parading me through the streets

just to make it known throughout the city, aren't you?

Your identity

will arouse many people's curiosity.

Instead of making them

rack their brains guessing,

it's better to just let them see for themselves.

Though my concubine

is no peerless beauty,

she's hardly an ordinary woman.

Let me guess.

You're making such a grand display

to let everyone know

that I, Fu Yixiao, am still alive, right?

You're overthinking, my dear.

I just wanted to show you

the beautiful sights of Yujing City, that's all.

If you don't tell the truth,

today we'll have

a scene of a wife killing her husband.

Since you've already guessed it,

why bother asking?

You're exposing me

in public

just to use me as bait.

Don't you want to know

who's been following us all this way?

My Lady,

we've arrived at Yujing City.

Ignorant.

My Lady,

the road ahead is blocked.

I don't know what happened.

Anyone bold enough to collide with the prince's carriage

is no pushover.

Your Highness.

Long time no see.

I thought you were dead outside.

You're still alive.

How could I possibly die?

Right.

The wicked live long.

How could you

die so easily?

Look!

Another handsome man came.

He's the only son of Marquis Murong,

Murong Yao.

It turned out to be

[Murong Yao, the Heir of Marquis Changle]

that dashing young Marquis Murong.

He's truly elegant and refined.

Yes.

Another one coming to bother you.

They're much of a muchness.

Miss, you're a rare beauty,

captivating at first sight.

May I ask your name?

I feel like we've met before.

Now I remember.

It was that night,

definitely that night.

You must be the woman

from my dreams.

Do you know who she is?

I don't care.

When I set my sights on a woman,

no one...

She is my

newly taken concubine.

What?

Your concubine?

You're lying...

She doesn't look like a woman from Yujing.

In this Yujing City,

I should have seen

all the beautiful women.

Don't tell me you picked her up

somewhere along the way?

Enough, Yao.

Enough? What enough?

I'm still angry!

You didn't even tell me you were back.

I heard from others

that you were badly wounded at Pingling.

I came here to

end our brotherhood.

I no longer consider you my brother.

You've been saying that

since we were children.

Didn't you want to end our brotherhood?

Get off my carriage.

What?

Am I not allowed to ride in your carriage anymore?

Where are you going?

To your mansion.

I must say, you're really something!

Where did you get this?

Marquis Changle is our prince's

childhood friend,

as close as real brothers.

Keep me in mind when there's something good!

Right?

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

I heard they are close.

Excuse me.

We're friends.

The three or four women around me

are not as good as her.

Yixiao.

Master.

-Master. -Master.

Miss Yixiao.

Master.

Young Master Ling.

What are you doing here?

Master!

I've brought them here.

Master.

I came to Yujing...

to get herbs.

Master.

Master, I'm Fang.

-Master. -Master, what's wrong?

What's wrong?

Master.

Master, what's wrong?

Who are you?

-Master. -Master.

I'm Fang.

Oh no,

I completely forgot

about her memory loss.

Master.

Master.

Get up.

Get up.

Master.

I'm Fang.

Who are you all, anyway?

Master.

Master, we've all been good.

Please don't abandon us.

I'll be good.

Master.

Kids.

You must be tired from your journey.

Why don't we all go to my mansion and talk there?

Let's go.

Master.

What do you think, Young Master Ling?

Master.

Master.

Master!

Okay.

Master.

Let's go.

Master.

-Master. -Master.

Master.

Well...

My Lady.

Stop crying, okay?

Your master is just injured

and has lost some memories.

She hasn't forgotten you.

It's just that she can't

recall you right now.

Do you understand?

Don't cry.

You say I'm your master.

Do you have any proof?

No.

Then that's just your one-sided story.

How come I don't remember

taking on any disciples?

Master.

Master.

Alright, stop crying.

Something's wrong with Master.

These children,

would they lie?

Master.

Master.

When you go out,

we always wait at home

for your return.

Ask Nine.

You would ask Ning Fei

to send someone to take care of us.

If you don't believe me,

you can ask Ning Fei.

I don't know this

Ning Fei you're talking about,

nor do I understand

what you're saying.

Master,

don't you even remember

Ning Fei anymore?

You kids,

go back to wherever you came from.

Young Master Ling,

please do me a favor

and send them away quickly.

Where do you want to send them?

Is my grand prince's mansion

not big enough for a few kids?

Don't be afraid.

She doesn't want you, but I do.

I'm not

as cold-hearted as her.

I'd never disown my own disciples.

I won't let you talk about my master like that.

Say that again if you dare.

I won't allow it either.

That fierce look on your faces

is quite similar to your master's.

You're wasting your time

trying to intimidate me here.

You should eat something first instead.

Master.

Master, wait for me.

The food is here.

Let me

introduce each dish to you.

Crab-stuffed orange from Zhenxiu Pavilion.

Crystal quail slices from Zuixian Restaurant.

Scallop soup and lychee paste

from Sai Jiangnan Restaurant.

Each one is a signature dish

from the major restaurants in Yujing City.

There's also my home-made

roasted whole lamb.

I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Help yourselves.

Don't be shy.

Right, don't be shy.

Make yourself at home.

Eat.

Master.

I can do it myself.

Hurry up and eat.

Then leave immediately.

Don't just sit there. Let's eat.

Make yourself at home.

All of these are signature dishes.

Young Marquis,

we have plenty of

wine cups in our mansion.

Your shabby wine cups

are not worthy of my fine wine.

Today we hold this feast

to celebrate Suige's return,

and also to wish Suige and Sister-in-law

a long and happy...

One more word of your nonsense,

and I'll cut out your tongue.

What does she mean?

She's not my sister-in-law?

Miss Yixiao is such a beauty.

How could she possibly be interested in you?

Come on, Miss Yixiao.

Let me raise my glass to you.

Miss Yixiao doesn't care for wine?

With such spirit,

you're truly captivating.

Since you're not his wife,

Miss Yixiao, why don't you

stay at my mansion with the kids?

I'm a very open-minded person.

I don't care where my friends are from.

If you agree,

my household will have

another dear sister.

It's lively with more people,

unlike his place,

which is so quiet

and full of smelly men.

I actually like it.

It's peaceful.

What about you, miss?

Do you know who she is?

She is from Zhengnian Villa,

Lord Ling's daughter.

My apologies.

I've been terribly rude.

So you're the renowned young physician.

Please forgive my ignorance.

You flatter me.

I left in such a hurry last time

and didn't properly thank you.

I owe it

to your Zhengnian Villa

that my injuries have healed so quickly.

I'll drink first to show my respect.

I'm full.

I'll take my leave.

-Master. -Master.

Your Highness,

I must also excuse myself.

I need to check

Miss Yixiao's hand injury.

Very well, thank you.

My lamb isn't even fully roasted yet,

and you just let them leave?

She's so unromantic

and unyielding.

All my efforts have been wasted.

I'll eat it.

Don't you remember

those kids?

When they came to Zhengnian Villa

looking for you,

I could tell their concern for you

wasn't pretending.

Are you suspecting that

someone deliberately arranged for them

to get close to you?

Aren't you overthinking this?

Why are you here?

I felt sorry for the kids

walking all the way to find you,

so I wanted to give them a ride.

I planned to take them back to the villa

and settle them in

once they couldn't find you

and gave up hope.

I never imagined I'd encounter you

in Yujing City.

It all happened

so suddenly.

Is that all?

What?

You don't believe me?

Fu Yixiao,

you don't actually think

that Feng Suige and I

are working together, do you?

I went to all the trouble of asking Mr. Qin

to find your whereabouts,

yet you actually suspect I'd harm you?

Anyway, those kids

have been delivered to you.

Whether you accept them is your business.

Why are you so afraid of Feng Suige?

That's none of your concern.

During the meal just now,

when he offered you a toast,

I could see the fear in your eyes.

The rule that fighting is forbidden

at Zhengnian Villa,

you know about it, right?

Yes, I do.

Since this rule

was established by the two royal families,

no one has ever violated it.

He alone is the exception.

I've never seen anyone

kill so many people.

The entire room was soaked in blood.

It took me

a full ten days to clean that floor

until it was spotless.

He's not human;

he's a demon.

I don't care what you think.

I advise you to stay away from Feng Suige.

I believe you.

Fear cannot be faked.

You're clearly terrified inside,

yet you're still willing to stay.

That's enough to prove

you're a good person.

Yixiao.

Miss Yixiao is actually a female general from the enemy state?

Then you've got to be careful

staying by her side.

Don't end up worse off than before,

getting yourself hurt again.

That's impossible.

Then what are you after?

She couldn't have secretly

surrendered to you, could she?

Tell me,

how did you win her heart?

Stop prying.

I'm just curious.

Forget it if you won't tell me.

I actually came today for another matter.

I'm here to say goodbye.

His Majesty has sent my father to guard the North Pass,

and I must accompany him.

But as you know,

I have no interest in court affairs,

and I know nothing about leading troops into battle.

But I have no choice.

I'm my father's only son.

When will you return?

What?

Don't tell me

you'll miss me?

Get lost quickly!

With you in Yujing City,

I'm annoyed to death all day long.

Annoyed?

Aren't you happy with me here? Why are you annoyed?

All right, take this with you.

You might need it out there.

That day,

when you went off to war,

I was afraid you'd die out there.

I specifically stole this

from my father.

For that,

I got a severe beating

and was confined for three months.

Three months!

Is that all?

I never used it anyway.

Why don't you take it back

and return it to your father?

Can you really return clothes

after they've been given away?

I don't care.

You, Feng Suige,

owe me a big favor.

How do you want me to repay it?

I'll have to think about that,

but whatever I ask for,

you can't refuse.

Don't worry.

I won't set my sights on

Miss Yixiao.

I'm a man who values

brotherhood,

and would never

steal someone else's love.

I'm leaving.

You really don't want it?

No, I don't.

Lu Ke,

have they shown themselves?

They were about to make a move

on Fu Yixiao at that moment.

Young Marquis

came at just the right time.

Once he showed up with his entourage,

everyone scattered.

But I had Gu Yu and Yun Fang

follow them.

Good.

My Lady talks about you every day.

She came all the way here to see you.

Why are you making her unhappy?

My Lady,

why are you siding with an outsider?

Yixiao isn't an outsider.

She's an ungrateful wretch.

I told her to go get the medicine box just now

and didn't call her for dinner.

She's mad about it right now.

With the smell of roasted lamb filling the yard,

someone's stomach must be

growling from hunger, huh?

Not at all!

I'm not hungry at all.

Does it hurt here?

It hurts if I use force,

but otherwise I don't feel much.

From what I can see of your recovery,

you should be fine day to day,

but with this hand injury, you can't engage in combat.

If you want to regain your former skills

as a top archer,

I'm afraid it'll take some time.

I'm not really sure

if I can fully heal

your hand injury.

But I promise

I'll do my best.

Thank you.

I had them save a lamb leg for you.

Really?

But it's so late now.

Are you sure you still want to eat roasted lamb?

I'll go eat then.

There are only four.

We've only identified four so far.

They left the city when it got dark

and didn't stay in Yujing.

They're cautious indeed.

Your Highness,

they're definitely not ordinary spies.

As per your instructions,

Gu Yu and I followed them out of the city,

but didn't pursue further,

afraid of alerting them.

Who

do you think

they could be?

Judging by their methods,

they must be Jinxiu secret guards.

Jinxiu secret guards?

They serve under

Prince of Zhennan, Xia Jingshi.

The one seeking to kill Fu Yixiao

is him?

But if he

wanted to kill

a military commander,

would he go to such lengths?

This gets more interesting.

Your Highness,

what are

our next steps?

The more anxious they are

to get rid of Fu Yixiao,

the more it shows that Fu Yixiao

holds a secret

that terrifies them.

We'll stay put on the surface,

but deploy our forces secretly.

They might only get one chance,

and we too

have only one.

We must wipe them out completely.

As Master taught,

of ten parts of skill,

seven come from stance training.

We need to firm up our lower body.

Not bad,

you're practicing quite well.

But just learning horse stance

won't be enough to protect your master.

That's none of your business.

Being cautious around strangers

is also good.

But I'm your master's friend.

I only want

to help you

because you're her disciples.

If you don't appreciate it, so be it.

You!

How do you want to help us?

Follow me if you want to know.

Don't go.

I'll go see

what he can do.

I'll be right back.

Fang!

-Fang! -Brother.

It is necessary to have effective tools

to do good work.

If you want to master a skill,

you must first choose a suitable weapon.

Just like my master,

she has an incredibly powerful

Moon-Shooting Bow.

You know quite a bit.

Of course.

I've been with my master since I was little.

I know everything about her.

Really?

I don't believe that.

Why would I lie to you?

Shunzi, Nine

and I are all orphans.

Our fathers and uncles

were the generals of our master.

In the battle at Yazipo,

they all sacrificed their lives.

Later,

our master adopted us.

She taught us martial arts and swordsmanship,

saying it was for self-protection.

We want to join

the Zhennan Army when we grow up,

but she doesn't approve,

saying that the battlefield is dangerous.

But she herself...

So Yixiao adopted

the children of her fallen comrades.

You're trying to get information out of me?

Yes.

I am indeed curious about

the connection between you and your master.

Come on.

This is for you.

Are you really giving this to me?

Of course.

From today onwards,

I am your friend.

Your Highness,

the marriage proposal letter from Jinxiu has arrived.

His Majesty summons you to the palace.

Marriage proposal?

Who's marrying whom?

[Wutong Mansion]

Your Highness.

-Stop following me. -Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Oh no!

This is trouble.

We need to stop him.

We can't let him enter the palace

like this to see the Emperor.

Who can stop him?

Looking at him like this,

I'd even believe he'd burn down the imperial palace!

Gu Yu.

Keep an eye on Fu Yixiao at the mansion.

[Wutong Mansion]

What are you doing?

Assemble the Feng Battalion.

Nonsense!

Do you want everyone to think

His Highness is staging a rebellion?

Are you insane?

His Highness said

no.

Gu Yu.

Gu Yu is right this time.

Let's talk inside.

Don't stop me.

Don't stop me!

Give me back my dagger.

You're a traitor!

You took his stuff,

and you're still holding onto it!

-Let go! -You're wrongly accusing me.

-He gave it to me. -Give it to me.

I didn't say anything to him.

You're wrongly accusing me.

Return my dagger!

Give it to me!

This the dagger he gave me.

-Master. -Are you alright? Get up.

Master.

Feng Suige gave this dagger

to me.

She took it away.

Master,

he's a traitor.

He just insists on having this dagger!

Qin!

Qin, are you alright?

Hang in there.

Hang in there!

General.

My...

My family

has no other members left.

I have only one son,

who is at home in Pingling City.

His name is...

-Fang. -He's a traitor.

I'm not a traitor.

He gave me this dagger.

-There's a birthmark on his arm. -It's mine.

Master, I was wrong.

Look straight ahead.

Stand properly.

Throw a punch!

One.

Two.

Yixiao.

Yixiao.

Brother Ning Fei.

Brother Weiran.

Master!

-Master! -Master!

-Master, don't scare me! -Master!

Your Majesty.

Now that the war between our two nations has just ended,

there is deep hatred between soldiers on both sides.

Without a significant event

to pacify the people,

if conflicts arise again at the border,

I fear both sides will suffer greatly.

Moreover, the marriage alliance

was proposed by Jinxiu,

which clearly shows

their eagerness for peace.

If Jinxiu is so eager for peace,

why don't they send their princess

to marry into our Susha?

Susha has only one princess, Xiyang,

who is His Majesty's precious daughter.

In my opinion,

we must never send our princess to beg for peace.

How is this begging for peace?

Jinxiu clearly proposed the marriage alliance,

and they took the initiative to propose it.

The First Prince requests an audience outside.

Your Majesty.

The First Prince requests an audience.

Summon the First Prince.

Your Majesty, this son pays his respects.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

The Emperor of Jinxiu has sent envoys

with a formal proposal for a marriage alliance,

requesting that I marry your sister Princess Xiyang

to the Prince of Zhennan,

in exchange for lasting peace between our nations

and time to recover.

What do you think?

Your Majesty.

My wounds have mostly healed,

and the Feng Battalion is ready for battle,

prepared to fight at any moment.

Your Majesty.

Susha has just endured a fierce battle.

Our troops, provisions, and siege weapons

have been greatly depleted.

If we go to war again now,

it will do nothing but harm to both the state and the people.

I believe

that gaining an opportunity for Susha

to recover and rebuild

is the best strategy.

Moreover,

if the princess truly brings peace

to the people of both nations,

it will indeed be a blessing for all mankind.

Your Majesty, please think carefully.

How dare you!

What are you doing in court?

Susha has never had

a precedent of sending a princess for a marriage alliance.

Peace has never been achieved

through humiliation.

Only by fighting for

every inch of our territory

can we speak of true peace.

Jinxiu's proposal for marriage

appears to seek peace,

but is actually an insult.

Not all the men of Susha are dead yet.

I will never use a woman

to exchange for your so-called

recovery.

Enough!

Your Majesty, please calm your anger.

Your desire to defeat enemies and achieve merit

is commendable.

But in Susha, no one

has ever dared

to shout in the imperial presence!

The civil and military officials behind you,

are they not all loyal to the country?

Even if there are disagreements,

it's not your place to call for war.

All of you, rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I think

the First Prince is right.

Prime Minister Zhuang.

Share your thoughts.

A marriage alliance only brings temporary peace.

It can never resolve the deep-seated enmity between our nations.

This marriage proposal comes from Jinxiu.

If we reject it,

they will have reason to wage war against us.

The First Prince is brave and skilled in battle,

so naturally he does not fear the enemy.

But years of continuous warfare

have brought unbearable suffering to our people.

If we collect more provisions for war now,

I fear countless citizens

would have to give up

even their winter food supplies.

I do have an idea.

We can return the four cities

west of Zhennan Pass to Jinxiu.

If Jinxiu reclaims these four cities,

peace between our nations can be assured for at least three years.

What did you say?

Your Highness.

I am well aware that you shed blood

and fought hard to conquer these cities.

But this is our only option.

For our people,

and for the greater good,

Susha cannot endure another war.

For the princess's sake,

we cannot agree to the marriage alliance either.

Enough.

Let me

think about it.

Men fight for their country,

and women

can also share in the burden for their nation.

Inform the princess of this matter

and hear her opinion.

Your Majesty.

The court is adjourned.

We respectfully send Your Majesty off.