Original subtitles

=Bloom in Turmoil=

=Episode 1=

(My lady, Lu Shiqi is here with men to raid the manor.)

(You must hide quickly.)

(Lu Shiqi, you vile scoundrel!)

(Lu Xinnian, Lu Zhao's Granddaughter) (I should never have saved you.)

(Lu Manor)

(Lu Zhao colluded with the enemy and embezzled military funds.)

(By imperial order, we're here to seize your assets.)

(Lu Shiqi, Lu Zhao's Deputy)

General Lu?

Shiqi,

the general treated you well. How could you slander him?

Resisters will be executed on sight!

Attack!

(Lu Zhao, Great General of Kingdom Li)

Lu Shiqi!

Lu Zhao, order Lu's Army to lay down their arms and surrender.

Are you defying the decree and rebelling?

Lu's Army has been loyal to the throne for generations.

Even if I die, you will never command Lu's Army.

You rebelled. Your entire clan shall be executed.

Let's see who dares to follow you now.

We believe in Old General Lu.

- Lu's Army would rather die than yield! - Lu's Army would rather die than yield!

Lu Shiqi!

(Lu Manor)

Grandfather!

Xinnian, run!

(Two hours earlier)

Greetings, my lord.

Shiqi? Why have you returned from the frontier?

It's your wedding. Shouldn't I rush back for a celebratory toast?

Shiqi, I'm sorry.

For your safety and Grandfather's, I can't defy the decree.

No, you can't marry Lord Huai'en.

You can only be my woman.

Are you insane? I am now Lady Huai'en.

Come with me.

Shiqi, I can't leave.

Are you mad? Defying the decree warrants the wiping out of one's clan!

Shiqi, I...

To you,

what does our childhood bond mean?

Lu Shiqi,

what we had was nothing but a dream.

What I want, you can't give me.

What is it you want?

From now on, I am Lady Huai'en.

Wealth, power, status.

Everything I desire will be mine.

For these, you're willing to become someone else's plaything?

Kneel!

I am Lady Huai'en.

We are worlds apart.

It was all just your delusion.

Delusion?

When I saved you,

it was merely out of pity.

You are nothing but a dog raised by the Lu family.

Now, I've grown tired of you.

Lu Xinnian,

from this day forth,

you take your broad highway, and I'll walk my path to perdition.

In life or death,

we shall never meet again.

(By the imperial decree,)

(I must marry Lord Huai'en to save the Lu family.)

(Shiqi, I'm sorry.)

Xinnian, this is my longing for you.

Inside the die, a red bean lies.

Do you know my bone-deep yearning for you?

You suffered such grave injuries just to pick the red beans for me?

You said you liked the red beans from the west.

So I'd conquer the entire Western Regions.

I will give you everything you desire.

I will protect you for a lifetime.

My lady, something happened!

Exterminate the Lu family, leaving none alive!

You must survive! Go!

Hyah!

Lu Shiqi, Grandfather treated you like his own kin.

Why are you doing this to us?

My lady, didn't you say it yourself?

The imperial decree can't be defied.

You can't defy the decree? Or is it love turned to hatred?

Lu Shiqi,

I truly regret saving you back then.

I should have let you become a eunuch in the palace.

Exactly.

You saved me, but then you humiliated me

and abandoned me.

You brought this upon yourself.

But out of regard for our past affection,

if you come over here, I will grant you an intact corpse.

In your dreams!

The imperial decree has arrived!

By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:

For quelling the rebellion, Lu Shiqi is named General of the Northern Front.

He shall command the Lu's Army. So ordered.

Do you see now?

The dog you spoke of not only can bite its master

but also can become the master.

Come here.

If you want to live, come to my side.

Come!

I, Lu Xinnian,

would rather die

than be with a beast like you.

(Grandfather, I've failed you)

(and failed the Lu family.)

(Lu Xinnian,)

(your lifetime's devotion)

(was misplaced.)

♪The moon kisses the blossom♪

♪Red beans bloom in stealth♪

♪Black hair entwined♪

♪Bound half a life to fate♪

♪The undone chess game♪

♪Is set up anew♪

♪Pieces clatter against the cliff♪

♪Longing shatters in my heart♪

♪A cold blade sunders every vow♪

♪In memory's abyss♪

♪How can regrets be filled?♪

♪When the wind blows♪

♪Candle shadows lean♪

♪A silhouette burns my eyes♪

♪Even if I crush mountains, rivers run dry♪

♪Just to undo the knot inside♪

♪Even if true hearts are buried in eternal night♪

♪I'd still wish to dwell in memories bright♪

♪Shadows in the game♪

♪Truth's hard to tame♪

♪Wanting closeness, kept apart by worlds between♪

♪Wanting to forget, but memories replay their sting♪

♪A tear of hatred♪

♪Falls onto fingertip near♪

♪With obsession♪

♪I mend the world's♪

♪Ever-changing cracks♪