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[Fated Hearts]

[Episode 12]

Such rash actions

harm royal dignity.

This matter must be strictly investigated,

or the people will not accept it,

nor will the court officials.

Actually,

Prime Minister Zhuang's argument is not without logic.

You are a bit too bold.

Even if you've guessed my intentions

and acted decisively,

couldn't you have

consulted with me beforehand?

Since it's all for the sake of the kingdom,

I...

can hardly rebuke you.

Mr. Ma, a reply from Jinxiu.

You may go.

Your Majesty,

the Emperor of Jinxiu has replied.

To the Emperor of Susha,

the Prince of Zhennan is of noble Jinxiu lineage,

with unparalleled status

and impeccable character.

Your Majesty has shown great discernment,

and I shall not let this precious gem be tarnished.

The Prince of Zhennan's marriage to your princess

will surely become a timeless tale.

If we can resolve military conflicts through this,

the princess and her husband will have rendered great service.

I will be greatly comforted.

Enclosed are Jinxiu's royal genealogy records

and the prince's birth date as engagement gifts.

May we maintain good relations

and harmony between our families and kingdoms.

Regarding the matter of marrying into your family,

I gladly give my blessing.

Your Majesty, what does this mean?

Don't you understand?

Make him understand.

"Regarding the matter of marrying into your family,

I gladly give my blessing."

Congratulations, Your Majesty, on gaining a son-in-law!

May auspicious cranes and dragons fly with heaven's blessing!

-Congratulations, Your Majesty! -Congratulations, Your Majesty!

Congratulations, Your Majesty,

on gaining a son-in-law.

May auspicious cranes and dragons fly

with heaven's blessing.

Your Highness!

We cannot agree to this.

Your Highness,

this is all Feng Suige's plot.

We absolutely cannot agree to the matrilocal marriage.

How did you learn about this?

Everyone is talking about it.

At the inn,

even the coachmen and servants know.

The news shouldn't have spread so quickly.

It must be Feng Suige

who deliberately leaked the information.

He wants to publicly humiliate His Highness

and humiliate Jinxiu.

I can't stand

this humiliation anymore!

I'll pack our things and we'll leave.

Leave?

Where to?

Back to Pingling City.

If we don't leave tonight,

by tomorrow, the news

will spread throughout Yujing City,

and then we'll never be able to return.

It's already too late.

The Emperor has already agreed.

If I leave now,

won't I become the one who ruins

the marriage alliance between the kingdoms?

If Your Highness stays in Susha long-term,

the Emperor can justifiably

take back control of Pingling City.

Why wouldn't he do so?

What should we do then?

Feng Suige's strategy is an open trap.

There's no way to counter this.

He's anticipated every situation.

He knows

that Your Highness

has no choice but to stay in Susha

as a son-in-law.

You can't agree to this, Your Highness.

You absolutely can't.

If we leave tonight,

what about rescuing Yixiao?

What I mean is

we should leave with Yixiao together.

Enough.

Things have come to this point. We can't fight fate.

This marriage was bound to happen eventually.

Moreover, our marriage

is greatly important to Jinxiu.

Becoming a son-in-law doesn't just humiliate me.

It also affects the Emperor's dignity.

I'll keep this in mind.

He'll pay for it later.

Your Highness,

what if we let Feng Suige believe

that we're leaving

Yujing tonight?

Why are you bringing him up?

He must be secretly celebrating right now.

If I were Feng Suige,

I would keep Yixiao under house arrest.

Because if someday

we decided to go down fighting

and leave Yujing,

we might take Yixiao with us.

Yixiao staying at Zhengnian Hall

is ultimately unsafe.

She could fall into

Feng Suige's hands again at any time.

Here.

You two,

go to Zhengnian Hall now and stay with her.

The current situation is sensitive.

I must stay here

to avoid giving others grounds for criticism in the future.

-Yes. -Yes.

(Rice Cake)

Your Highness.

All the people around have left?

Yes.

The enemies won't be alerted.

But Your Highness,

how can you be certain

that Xia Jingshi

will definitely act tonight?

[Inn]

Jinxiu's messenger just entered the city today

and Xia Jingshi has already left the pharmacy

and returned to the inn.

I believe he already knows about

the reply from the Emperor of Jinxiu.

With his power alone,

he can't change the situation.

If he wants to escape from Susha,

he must have someone help him.

And he will definitely come to find him personally.

[Zhengnian Hall]

Xueying,

there's sleeping gas!

Sister!

Protect the children!

Alright.

Yixiao!

Sister, the children are all safe.

After him!

Sir.

Please come in.

Who exactly

is Xia Jingshi meeting?

In my opinion,

it's most likely Prime Minister Zhuang.

Before today,

I also thought

this person would be Prime Minister Zhuang.

But Fu Yixiao

gave me a new idea.

After the Battle of Pingling, this person

disguised as a merchant

and sneaked into Jinxiu's military camp

to meet secretly with Xia Jingshi.

Then it couldn't possibly be Prime Minister Zhuang

but someone else.

We can't worry about all that now.

We must find this person

today.

Your Highness!

There's trouble at the pharmacy.

The pharmacy is in trouble,

yet you have time to come here?

Why aren't you helping?

I told Gu Yu to come

and report everything to His Highness first.

Lu Ke,

keep watching Xia Jingshi.

Yun Fang,

send men to surround the teahouse.

Gu Yu, come with me.

Let's go.

Split up and chase him!

Go help Yixiao!

You be careful.

Hurry!

Who are you?

Why do you want to kill Yixiao?

Seems I won't be able to leave today.

Why would someone

in Yujing City want to harm you?

How would I know?

Are you hiding something

from us?

It's you all who are hiding things from me.

Explain yourself.

What have we hidden from you?

You know very well.

I won't argue with you today.

Let's chase the assassin first.

Yixiao!

Why?

Yixiao,

I'm sorry.

Why are you doing this to me?

We are

brothers who faced life and death together!

Yixiao,

I have no choice.

For Jinxiu,

I have no choice!

I've suspected anyone.

How could it possibly be you?

Why are you doing this to me?

Why would you do this?

Our lives

have long ceased to belong to ourselves.

Yixiao.

You go ahead.

When I finish what I need to do,

I'll join you in the afterlife.

What I owe you,

I'll repay in the next life.

Take this.

What is this?

This is my mercy as a prince.

So you were prepared all along.

I was right.

You've already remembered

who wants to kill you.

Xia Jingshi shot me down with an arrow,

simply because I heard

what I shouldn't have heard.

What exactly happened

in that tent that day?

And who was that so-called merchant?

What are you really planning?

All you need to know is

everything is for Jinxiu!

Am I not

a citizen of Jinxiu too?

Am I not your brother?

Would I really

betray Jinxiu?

I've risked my life

for Jinxiu all these years.

What plan could possibly

make you so determined to kill me?

Stop asking!

Everything I've done

was for Jinxiu,

for His Highness!

I, Ning Fei...

I, Fu Yixiao...

I, Xiao Weiran...

With tea in place of wine,

hereby become sworn brothers.

We may not have been born on the same day...

But we vow to die on the same day.

Go!

She told you to go.

Did I say you could leave?

You know

I never agreed to this marriage alliance.

Jinxiu Military Advisor Xiao Weiran

deliberately attempted to harm my family.

I can't let

such a good opportunity slip away.

Will you surrender

or fight to the death?

Your choice.

Come, this way please.

Where's the customer

who just went upstairs?

He's upstairs.

Hey.

Hurry!

Where is he?

Speak up! Where is he?

Speak? He escaped through the back door.

Where is he?

[Hongfu Pewterware]

Your Highness,

please punish me.

I lost him.

Your Highness,

when I went in,

I saw Xia Jingshi

going upstairs.

He couldn't have done this alone.

He must have had help.

Do you mean

someone helped him escape?

Otherwise, how would a prince from Jinxiu

know which teahouse in Susha's Yujing Capital

has a back door?

Your Highness, don't worry.

I'll lead men to search right away.

We'll definitely catch him.

No need to search.

Before you even begin,

he probably will have already

returned to the inn unscathed.

However, tonight

wasn't completely fruitless.

Just now, Xiao Weiran tried to kill Fu Yixiao.

The fox has shown its tail.

Go interrogate him

and deliver a message from me.

Yes.

Being so cautious,

seems like you're afraid of Feng Suige.

Shouldn't you be

the one being cautious?

I can't stay in Susha anymore.

I must go back.

After the wedding,

I'll find a way

to help you leave Yujing.

However,

what do you plan to do with that woman?

She's lost her memory.

She won't be a threat.

Who can be certain about that?

There's no guarantee

she won't remember something.

I've already killed her once.

I will never

kill her again.

I'll bring her back to Jinxiu.

Also,

after your plan starts,

the secret will no longer be a secret.

Anyway,

she can't die.

Your Highness,

are you certain?

What do you mean?

Xiao Weiran failed to assassinate Fu Yixiao.

He has now fallen

into Feng Suige's hands.

Let me remind you.

If you don't want to be trapped here forever,

stay calm

and don't act rashly.

Don't sacrifice yourself

for someone like Xiao Weiran.

♪ The rain drifts endlessly ♪

♪ The old dream burns the heart ♪

♪ Dreams sink into ruin ♪

♪ Missing the warmth of your palm ♪

♪ Awaiting dusk ♪

♪ Shadows take root in the mountain pass ♪

♪ In just a moment, tears stained ♪

What will you do to Xiao Weiran?

I captured him.

How I deal with him is none of your business.

Of course it concerns me.

He is my brother.

I wanted to let him go.

Why did you capture him?

Where is he being held?

In the dungeon?

Since he's in my custody,

♪ The world is vast and far ♪

let me handle this.

I'm the one involved.

I'm the one he wants to kill.

Naturally, I'll take care of it.

Let go.

♪ Time is unbearable to endure ♪

You should know

you won't get any answers.

♪ Lost in the wilderness ♪

♪ I've been looking for you ♪

Of course I know!

♪ Even if devastation fills my eyes ♪

Do you think I don't know?

But he's my brother.

♪ The shadows continue to sway ♪

Can you understand how I feel?

♪ The phoenix going against light ♪

What if it were Yun Fang?

If it were Yun Fang today,

what would you do?

♪ Has been looking for a thousand miles ♪

I just want to personally ask him

why he did this.

♪ If nothing said, then nothing heard; if no will, then no us♪

He once told me

that we were

♪ The moon is clear yet heartless ♪

brothers who faced life and death together!

♪ No love, no longing; no meeting, no missing ♪

Together,

we crawled out from piles of corpses.

♪ With high mountains and long roads, a life adrift ♪

We bled

and killed together.

♪ A life adrift ♪

We're closer than family related by blood.

♪ Lost in the wilderness ♪

But I don't know why

♪ I've been looking for you ♪

and from when

♪ Even if the wilderness is boundless ♪

we became

like this today.

♪ We won't separate ♪

♪ In the dark night, I look back ♪

♪ Amid despair ♪

Fu Yixiao.

♪ A grain of incense, a tear, an inch of ash ♪

Listen to me.

This is not your fault.

♪ Gathered and parted, all for you ♪

What he said might be right,

but that was in the past.

You are no longer

the Fu Yixiao you once were.

And Xiao Weiran

♪ You and I silently recite ♪

is nothing but a liar

who means you harm.

Why should you care about him?

♪ This love will never perish ♪

If you look at things from another angle,

you're already luckier

than most people.

♪ I search for you, yet cannot find you ♪

At least when those you trusted

betrayed you,

you've already forgotten them.

Isn't that right?

Are you trying to comfort me?

Perhaps I am.

Thank you for your good intentions.

But your way of comforting people

is truly terrible.

But in everything I do,

I always consider you.

I will never

let anyone hurt you again.

The Three Heroes of Jinxiu

really live up to their reputation.

You even bear to kill your own.

Tell me,

if a human truly becomes heartless and disloyal,

how are they any different from beasts?

The prince will punish me

for what I've done.

The marriage alliance between our kingdoms is imminent.

The prince will soon find out

that you've imprisoned me here.

Aren't you all

afraid of ruining the bigger picture?

Your life or death won't affect the bigger picture.

Jinxiu's undercover guards

infiltrated Susha's Yujing City,

hijacked and burned a merchant ship,

and attempted to assassinate His Highness.

We haven't

even settled this debt with you yet.

In such a short time,

you managed to get an entire ship of oil.

There must be someone

in Yujing City secretly helping you.

I don't understand what you're talking about.

It doesn't matter if you don't confess.

We have plenty of time.

Don't expect to

get a single word out of me.

We know you're tough.

His Highness said,

for you,

it's imprisonment without trial,

confinement without execution.

What does that mean?

What exactly do you mean?

Did you say what I told you to?

How did he react?

It seems the ship burning incident

is definitely connected to him.

That's right.

Besides Xia Jingshi,

only he can mobilize Jinxiu's undercover guards.

Your Highness,

the marriage alliance is about to take place.

Now that we've captured Xiao Weiran,

won't Xia Jingshi

make a fuss

with this?

Making a fuss will only hinder the marriage alliance,

which isn't what he wants to see.

Then isn't he afraid

Xiao Weiran might be forced to confess?

He knows Xiao Weiran won't confess.

And we don't need his confession anyway.

Then I'm even more confused.

Your Highness, you clearly know

he won't say anything,

yet you still keep him imprisoned here.

Do you want to

force him to commit suicide?

Just because we can't get him to talk

doesn't mean others can't.

Why are you doing this to me?

We are

brothers who faced life and death together!

I, Xiao Weiran...

I, Fu Yixiao...

I, Ning Fei...

From this day on, join the Zhennan Army

and swear loyalty unto death to His Highness!

Kill!

[Wutong Mansion]

Feng Suige!

Where is Yixiao? Where is she?

She's safe.

What about Weiran?

Is he here with you too?

He plotted to kill Yixiao,

so I locked him up.

Stop talking nonsense.

I don't care what tricks you're playing.

You must hand them

over to me today.

Otherwise, I'll...

Otherwise what?

I see that besides talking big,

you only have brute strength

and no other use.

No wonder even your own brother

manipulates you.

What are you saying?

You should recognize

this waist token, right?

How did you get this?

This was found on

an assassin's body in the forest

where Fu Yixiao fell off the cliff.

Assassin?

After Fu Yixiao fell off the cliff,

she was attacked by assassins.

You didn't know?

You're lying.

Yixiao fell off the cliff by accident.

Who told you that?

Someone saw it with their own eyes

that His Highness and Weiran...

Why should I tell you?

With her skills, how could she accidentally fall?

Perhaps she had too much to drink.

I think Xia Jingshi

keeps you around

for entertainment.

Hey!

The wound on Fu Yixiao's shoulder

was from an arrow shot within five steps

of her.

She was completely unprepared,

which means the archer

was someone she trusted.

Later, I found her

at Zhengnian Villa

and brought her back to Yujing.

Along the way, Jinxiu's undercover guards

were waiting for an opportunity,

and they knew

they couldn't make a move in Yujing City.

That's why they used those children

to force her to show herself.

Haven't you thought about any of this?

This...

And who can mobilize

these Jinxiu underover guards?

I don't need to tell you this.

You should already know, right?

Feng Suige,

don't think that I'll believe you

by playing these tricks.

If you don't believe me, go ask Yixiao.

I will.

Yixiao!

Yixiao!

Yixiao, answer me!

Yixiao, where are you?

Yixiao!

Yixiao!

Yixiao!

Yixiao.

I'm glad you're alright.

What's wrong, Yixiao?

Say something.

Yixiao.

Feng Suige just told me

that Weiran wanted to harm you.

What exactly happened?

You can't believe what Feng Suige says.

He must be trying to sow discord between us.

Yixiao, you can't stay here.

Let's go find His Highness.

Are you done talking?

If so, then go back.

Yixiao!

Impossible.

Impossible!

What Feng Suige said wasn't true.

There must be a misunderstanding!

Yixiao,

I'll ask His Highness to clarify.

I'll definitely get to the bottom of this.

Your Majesty, Xue Yan pays his respects.

No need for formalities.

These are the betrothal gifts

prepared by our kingdom.

Please review them, Your Majesty.

[Gift List]

[Two emerald tassel crowns]

[Two pearl and jade crowns]

Your emperor

allowing the Prince of Zhennan to stay in Susha

shows sincere intention to maintain peace between our nations.

I will

also do my utmost to improve bilateral relations.

From now on, Susha and Jinxiu

will be brotherly kingdoms

with no more war or conflict.

Your Majesty's benevolence

is a blessing for all people.

I have instructed the Ministry of Rites to set a date.

The 15th, 10 days from now,

is an auspicious date.

The Prince of Zhennan and Xiyang

will be married in 10 days.

Ceremonial Officer, what do you think?

Everything is at your discretion, Your Majesty.

Xiyang.

Greetings, Brother.

The weather is fine today with few clouds,

perfect for flower viewing.

I heard the betrothal gifts from Jinxiu have arrived.

Father has decreed that in 10 days,

you will marry Xia Jingshi.

What's wrong?

Your wedding is approaching,

yet you still think of seeing me?

Brother,

are you reproaching me?

I was just making a casual remark.

Can't I even make

a joke anymore?

Why are you so down?

I don't know

if I should tell you or not.

As siblings,

what can't you tell me?

Since you've agreed

for me to marry the Prince of Zhennan,

I feel grateful.

I shouldn't be the one to say this.

I can't say it either,

but still,

I can't help wanting to know the truth.

Brother, why are you doing this?

Are you referring to

making him marry into our family?

He can stay with his family

and marry the person he loves.

Isn't that the best outcome?

But after all,

he is the Prince of Zhennan from Jinxiu.

This marriage alliance

is not only a matter between our kingdoms

but also a blessed union between him and me.

I thought that in the days to come,

I could be with him

and see the vastness of the world,

experience all aspects of life,

and live freely and passionately.

I never imagined

he would be trapped in a cage because of me.

What do you want then?

Give him back his freedom.

Let me return to Jinxiu with him.

♪ Don't cry, don't cry ♪

Do you realize what you're saying?

♪ I'll remember the way home ♪

Brother.

Do you know

♪ Don't cry, don't cry ♪

how happy I was

when you agreed to let me marry him?

I thought you cared about me

♪ I'll find the way home ♪

and understood me.

I thought that was why

you agreed

to let me marry your enemy.

But I never expected

that behind all this

was your scheme.

I am your sister.

We have the same parents.

How could you take advantage

of even my wedding?

♪ Flying alone ♪

He's the one

who will accompany me forever!

♪ With no need for direction ♪

In this world,

he'll be the only one

to remain by my side forever.

How am I supposed to face him

♪ Flying up to the clouds ♪

and explain in the future?

♪ Yet the sun is hiding ♪

Brother,

you really

disappointed me.

♪ Roaming freely ♪

♪ Unafraid of wind or frost ♪

♪ The wet wings ♪

♪ Will carry me far away ♪

[Jingming Garden]

Prince of Zhennan.

According to our customs,

you must

stay in a separate residence

before the wedding.

[Jingming Garden]

You six, guard the main entrance.

Yes.

You four, guard the back.

Yes.

[Jingming Garden]

The rest of you, patrol throughout the residence.

Yes.

His Majesty is concerned about

you and the Princess's safety.

He has specially assigned Imperial Guards to protect you day and night.

Prince of Zhennan,

please make yourself

comfortable and at ease

in this residence.

This...

Prime Minister Zhuang also said

you should not be troubled by this.

The wedding is the priority.

After the wedding,

everything might change.

[Jingming Garden]

I am your sister.

We have the same parents.

How could you take advantage

of even my wedding?

He's the one who will accompany me forever!

In this world,

he'll be the only one

to remain by my side forever.

How am I supposed to face him

and explain in the future?

Brother,

you really

disappointed me.

Your Highness.

What is it?

Xia Jingshi has already moved into

the royal villa.

That guy would never have imagined

that you would find a way

to detain him in Susha.

I bet even that old fox Prime Minister Zhuang

is completely helpless.

Have you found the person who tried to assassinate Yixiao?

His identity has been confirmed.

It's Lieutenant Xun Xiang from the North Pass.

By now, Xun Xiang should have

already escaped from Yujing City.

Don't worry.

I've already sent people to capture him.

He won't get away.

Your Highness,

I just can't figure this out.

Why would Xun Xiang

want to kill Miss Yixiao?

It makes no sense.

He was acting on someone's orders.

Years ago, the Xun family

received favors from Empress Zhuang.

This matter is likely connected

to the Zhuang family.

So the Empress sent someone

to kill Miss Yixiao?

For Prime Minister Zhuang?

Prime Minister Zhuang instructed the Empress to do this?

For now, we don't need to ask so many questions.

Once we catch Xun Xiang, everything will be clear.

We need him alive.

Understood.

The marriage alliance is already finalized.

Why did you take such unnecessary action?

I'm just removing obstacles

for Xiyang, that's all.

That female general from Jinxiu

went through life and death with Xia Jingshi.

They've probably already fallen for each other.

She's just a female general.

Are you saying Xia Jingshi

won't have concubines in the future?

But in my opinion,

if that woman isn't eliminated,

she'll eventually become a threat.

She's in Yujing City right now.

How could I miss

this opportunity?

You acted rashly.

If Feng Suige notices anything,

the blame will fall on me.

Father, you needn't worry.

That Xun Xiang

comes from the 17th Battalion of lower ranks.

Nobody pays any attention to him.

He won't be connected

to you in any way.

Anything you do

will be connected to me.

Drop this matter.

Don't act rashly again.

Let me remind you.

If you don't want to be trapped here forever,

then stay calm

and don't act rashly.

Your Highness,

Princess Xiyang is here.

Got it.