1 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,920 BASED ON THE NOVEL "THE PRISONER OF BEAUTY" BY PENGLAI KE 2 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,160 Stop! 3 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:51,400 My lord. 4 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:52,920 Yan. 5 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:55,720 Zhonglin, you're here. 6 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,440 You can tell everyone 7 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,400 why I'm protecting these spies, 8 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,600 why Bianzhou wants me as a hostage, 9 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,040 and whether I belong to Wei or Bianzhou. 10 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:12,720 Release them. 11 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:13,840 - Yes. - Yes. 12 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,240 Wherever you belong, 13 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:24,760 you will always be my cousin. 14 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,280 But in this world, 15 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,480 a cousin should never love his cousin-in-law. 16 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:40,840 This isn't the time for that. 17 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,880 I'll find out who started the rumor and I will clear your name. 18 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,440 Then I'll tell everyone. 19 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,280 I'm the son of Chen Pang from Bianzhou. 20 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:53,680 What? 21 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,400 I'm Shiyuan of the Chen clan. 22 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:05,880 From this day forth, 23 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,000 I'm no longer your cousin Shiyuan, my lord. 24 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,240 After more than 20 years of brotherhood, 25 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,400 I ask but one thing. 26 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:25,360 Let me go. 27 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:33,880 Yan… 28 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,000 My lord. 29 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,800 Today, I'll leave Yujun, 30 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,120 and return to Bianzhou. 31 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:50,960 No need to see me off. 32 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:05,360 YUJUN 33 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,720 YUJUN 34 00:04:21,959 --> 00:04:22,960 Yan! 35 00:04:30,840 --> 00:04:31,760 Yan. 36 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:33,960 My mind is made up. 37 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,400 Zhonglin, don't try to stop me. 38 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:36,600 Please trust me. 39 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:38,440 I'll find out who started the rumor. 40 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,720 Even if you do, so what? 41 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:42,640 Some will never believe the truth. 42 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,080 Only by taking all the blame myself 43 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:47,920 can you and Lady Qiao remain honorable. 44 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,480 You're my family. 45 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:51,640 You don't have to take the blame. 46 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,400 But what if I want to return to my other family? 47 00:04:58,640 --> 00:04:59,920 Don't say that to me. 48 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:01,520 Say it to Grandmother. 49 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,480 Are you afraid that if I go back to the Chen clan, I'll stand against you? 50 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,160 Is that why you refuse to let me go? 51 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:07,760 Wei State fears no such thing. 52 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:11,920 Zhonglin, 53 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,360 I beg you, 54 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,760 let me walk my own path. 55 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,920 I've served the Wei family for over 20 years. 56 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:23,840 I have ambitions. 57 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,960 Now that the chance lies before me, I must seize it. 58 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,280 You truly believe that once you return, 59 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,280 you'll get everything you desire, and you'll rule a region? 60 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,360 If I succeed, it is my fortune. 61 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:38,400 If I fail, it is my fate. 62 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:39,920 Even if I die, 63 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:41,720 I'll have no regrets. 64 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:55,880 Yan! 65 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:08,240 I swear, 66 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,880 so long as Lady Xu draws breath, 67 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:15,160 I shall never raise a hand with Bianzhou to invade Wei State. 68 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:17,280 I swear on my severed finger. 69 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,040 This wine is called "Yearning for Home." 70 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,160 I'd planned to take it with me, 71 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,360 but now, 72 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:41,880 my life is like driftwood. 73 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:44,600 What home do I have? 74 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,600 Let this be our farewell wine, cousin. 75 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:54,160 Don't cry! 76 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,080 Take care of Grandmother for me. 77 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:01,200 All right? 78 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:13,600 Yan! 79 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:39,240 What happened last night? 80 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:40,640 How did she suddenly hit her head? 81 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,640 Last night, Mr. Wei came to say his farewells. 82 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:43,720 Farewells? 83 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,960 My lady, the city has been restless lately. 84 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,320 But how could Grandmother allow him to leave? 85 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:51,920 She couldn't stop him. 86 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:53,480 Think of something. 87 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,760 We have to cheer up Grandmother. 88 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:56,960 It won't be easy. 89 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,960 Since last night, she has been not well. 90 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,120 Not well? 91 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:03,280 How is she not well? 92 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:05,640 Where was she hurt? 93 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,240 She… she hit her head. 94 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:08,560 Head? 95 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:10,160 Mother. Mother! 96 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:11,800 That's really bad! 97 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,360 - Ma'am, slow down. - Mother… 98 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,360 When have you ever taken to bed, Mother? 99 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:19,920 Mother! 100 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:21,920 Why are you not well? 101 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,640 How could just a bump to the head make you like this? 102 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,880 - Mother? - Am I too late? 103 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,040 Quick! Go to my chambers. 104 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,520 Bring me that important item. 105 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,720 - What item? - The gold-jade burial suit! 106 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,840 Grandmother is only in low spirits. 107 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,000 Low spirits, is it? 108 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,520 Mother, what would you like to eat or drink? 109 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,240 I'll have it prepared at once. 110 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:54,560 Sorry to trouble you. 111 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:56,880 It was just 112 00:08:57,680 --> 00:08:58,560 a bump on my head. 113 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,640 You even went so far as to prepare a coffin? 114 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:02,520 I… 115 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,640 You've long been waiting for this day, haven't you? 116 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:06,920 No… 117 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,920 I misunderstood the servants' words. 118 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,600 They said you hit your head. 119 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:13,920 I thought something terrible had happened, 120 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,360 and… I was so panicked, I didn't know what I was saying. 121 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:19,760 Please don't take offense, Mother. 122 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,680 That item is complicated to prepare, so I had it readied in advance. 123 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:24,960 For myself, actually! 124 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,440 Mother, you won't be needing it. 125 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:28,840 Fine. 126 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:29,840 You're filial. 127 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,280 Mother, please keep Grandmother company. 128 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:36,880 I'll take my leave. 129 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:38,960 All right, all right. 130 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:40,320 You may all leave as well. 131 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,040 Mother, please rest well. 132 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,120 Ma'am, let's go. 133 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,320 I've calmed Grandmother down. 134 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:43,080 In the end, 135 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,040 I couldn't make him stay. 136 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,080 I wonder… 137 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:51,600 Does everyone I care about 138 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:53,960 always end up leaving me? 139 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:03,640 I understand. 140 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,000 I've been away from home too, 141 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,440 and my heart aches with longing. 142 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,120 But you still have me, 143 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:18,440 Grandmother, 144 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,000 and Mother. 145 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,000 We are all your family. 146 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,120 We'll always stay by your side. 147 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,600 Rumors have been swirling, 148 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,520 forcing Mr. Wei to leave. 149 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,360 Grandmother fell gravely ill. 150 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:45,720 It feels like 151 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,160 someone's pulling all the strings. 152 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:51,480 But don't worry, my lord. 153 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,480 We will find the one behind all this… 154 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,520 and restore Wei's honor. 155 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:06,280 Good. 156 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,960 YUJUN, WEI STATE 157 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,800 Lord of Wei summoned you all of a sudden. 158 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,320 Did he find something out? 159 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:37,800 Zixin hasn't returned from dealing with Lan? 160 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:42,920 I've come this far. 161 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:44,200 There's no turning back now. 162 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,360 I'd rather risk it all 163 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:48,520 than fall short. 164 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,000 What Lady Qiao has, 165 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:54,320 I can have as well. 166 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,480 PEACE AND PROSPERITY 167 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:16,640 You summoned me, my lord. 168 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,400 Is there something I can help with? 169 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:21,760 There's an old case still unsolved. 170 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:23,640 I'd like your opinion. 171 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:27,760 Do you know this woman? 172 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:35,240 She looks 173 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,720 a bit like Lady Qiao. 174 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:39,560 Oh, right. 175 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,520 I heard a rumor a few days ago. 176 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,440 Perhaps it's connected to her. 177 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:50,440 Nothing else? 178 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,120 Zhonglin, 179 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,040 I don't know what you mean. 180 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:00,760 She's confessed. 181 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,600 She said you asked her to bring me to the painting, 182 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,000 and then you spread rumors about my cousin and my wife. 183 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:14,800 You'd believe her over me? 184 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:16,480 What do you think? 185 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:31,600 That's right. 186 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,000 I was the one behind it. 187 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,680 But everything I did was for the sake of the Wei clan. 188 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:41,800 Yanzhou sent a beauty, 189 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,600 using Lady Qiao to divide you and Shiyuan. 190 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:46,760 How could you accept that? 191 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:48,400 Wei Liang. 192 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:54,880 Zixin… 193 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:58,320 Zixin. 194 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:01,720 At first, he refused to speak. 195 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,680 I had him whipped ten lashes. 196 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:07,760 Then he admitted to switching the wheat seeds 197 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,240 at Grandmother's birthday banquet. 198 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,600 I gave him ten more lashes. 199 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:15,920 He admitted to framing Qiao Ci. 200 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,880 With another ten lashes, 201 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,760 he admitted the rumor involving my cousin and my wife 202 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:25,880 was entirely his doing. 203 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:30,480 Thinking of Yan's pain 204 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,320 from losing his finger, 205 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,600 I cut off his as payback. 206 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:43,440 Zixin? 207 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:45,800 - Zixin. - It wasn't me. 208 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,000 - Zixin. - It was her. She's behind it all. 209 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:50,840 She did everything. 210 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,000 She came here to marry the Lord of Wei. 211 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,160 To marry Lord of Wei, she'd do anything. 212 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:56,120 Anything! 213 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:00,440 She's behind it all. 214 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,280 Drag these two out. 215 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:03,320 Execute them at once. 216 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:04,200 Yes. 217 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:06,400 Spare me, my lord! 218 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:07,720 My lord, spare me. 219 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,800 - Ehuang! Ehuang, save me! - I don't want to die, my lord. 220 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,280 - Ehuang! - My lord! 221 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:13,520 - It wasn't me. - Please spare me! 222 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,640 - Ehuang! Ehuang! - Have mercy, my lord. Don't take my life! 223 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:18,360 My lord! 224 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:26,760 Zhonglin, 225 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,600 I've always acted for you, and for the Wei clan. 226 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,160 My conscience is clear. 227 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,360 A clear conscience, you say? 228 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:42,320 During the wheat seed incident, 229 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,200 I was still the Lady of Bianzhou. 230 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,080 Every move I made was controlled by Chen Xiang. 231 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,160 He feared the Qiao-Wei alliance 232 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,240 and worried that the canal construction would threaten Bianzhou. 233 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,600 So he ordered me to come here and sow discord. 234 00:16:58,480 --> 00:16:59,840 We were on opposite sides. 235 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,560 I had no other choice. 236 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,040 Her Ladyship and I stood on opposite sides once too, 237 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,319 but she never stooped as low as you did. 238 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,760 How can I compare to Lady Qiao? 239 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:25,560 She was born in Yanzhou. 240 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,640 Her family has loved her since birth. 241 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,200 The people support her. 242 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:32,400 But me? 243 00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:37,480 I've been a pawn of the Su clan since birth. 244 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,240 I was cast aside by my own family. 245 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,880 My life is adrift. 246 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:47,760 My suffering… 247 00:17:50,120 --> 00:17:54,680 My suffering is far worse than Lady Qiao's! 248 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,600 It is your own delusions that have brought you to this wretched state. 249 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,360 If you'd returned to Wushan earlier, 250 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:03,880 you wouldn't have fallen into my hands. 251 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,480 My delusions? 252 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,360 If I'd had Lady Qiao's good fortune 253 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,000 of having a man who truly cherishes her, 254 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,840 why would I be plagued by such delusions? 255 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:38,480 Why me? 256 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,240 Why was I the one marked with the peony? 257 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,680 Why did I have to be separated from Bogong forever? 258 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,960 Why did I marry Chen Xiang but not grow old with him? 259 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,880 Am I the one with delusions? 260 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:05,000 All I ever wanted was to find a place where I belonged! 261 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:09,760 Zhonglin… 262 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:13,680 remember how I lived 263 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,680 in your home as a child? 264 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,480 We were meant to be family. 265 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,160 It was the Qiao clan who betrayed us. 266 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,080 If not for them, Bogong would still be alive! 267 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:27,360 The Qiaos caused Bogong's death! 268 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,240 - Enough! - They ruined everything! 269 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:33,360 How dare you speak Brother's name? 270 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,640 You say no one ever cared about you, 271 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,200 but Brother loved you 272 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:43,320 and cherished you. 273 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,160 Even as he lay dying, he asked me to look after you. 274 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:49,440 Chen Xiang 275 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:51,560 treated you well. 276 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:52,920 He built you that pavilion 277 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,600 and indulged your schemes for Wushan. 278 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,480 But you ignored all their kindness. 279 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,360 Instead of blaming so-called "unfairness," 280 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,400 why not ask yourself why you never saw the love and care around you? 281 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:04,400 No. 282 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:06,920 That's not true. I didn't… 283 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,480 I don't want your excuses. 284 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,560 Now, you've harmed Wei's interests 285 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:15,480 and the ones I love. 286 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:18,680 So you deserve… 287 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:20,600 My lord, she's a spy from a foreign state! 288 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,720 - She deserves execution! - Execute her! 289 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,400 Zhonglin, you can't kill me. 290 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,480 I can help you rule the realm. 291 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:35,440 Zhonglin, look at me. 292 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:36,840 I have the peony mark. 293 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:38,520 It's a symbol of fortune. 294 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,760 You can use me to win the hearts of the people 295 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,280 and command all the powers. 296 00:20:42,360 --> 00:20:44,400 Zhonglin. Zhonglin… 297 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:45,840 An empress's fate? 298 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,040 Yes, an empress's fate. 299 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,000 My family doesn't need that. 300 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,280 And my brother knew long ago that your huadian was fake. 301 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,640 But he still cherished you and wanted to marry you. 302 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:21,760 What a pity. 303 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:27,640 You don't deserve it. 304 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,680 For the sake of my brother, 305 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:45,000 I'll spare your life. 306 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:48,760 You all knew it long ago… 307 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,920 By military law, she shall be branded 308 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:52,720 with the slit nose. 309 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:53,560 Yes! 310 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:55,920 Wei Shao. 311 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,240 Kill me. Just kill me. 312 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:58,880 Kill me now! 313 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:01,200 If you don't, then as long as I live, 314 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,360 I'll make sure I drag you and Lady Qiao to hell! 315 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:08,720 You think that Lady Qiao truly loves you? 316 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:11,800 Every woman's love for a man 317 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,200 is always a game of calculation. 318 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,480 They want either your heart or your power. 319 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,240 But in her heart, what matters most will always be the Qiao clan. 320 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:26,000 I'm waiting for the day she turns on you. 321 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:29,360 Carry it out. 322 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:31,800 Wei Shao! 323 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:32,680 Just you wait. 324 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,080 I'll drag you and Lady Qiao to hell! 325 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,200 WEI 326 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,800 SPIRIT TABLET OF WEI BAO, MY LATE BROTHER 327 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,440 Are you feeling regret for your brother, my lord? 328 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:28,200 Yes. 329 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,400 She let down Brother's deep love. 330 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:38,320 Was the Su Ehuang your brother loved the same one as now? 331 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,080 Of course not. 332 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:42,720 Now she's done many wicked deeds 333 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:44,760 and betrayed Brother's sincerity and kindness. 334 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:49,320 And to save herself, she even shamelessly claimed she admired me. 335 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:51,640 Shameless. 336 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:56,640 I believe the Su Ehuang your brother loved 337 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,240 was pure and kind-hearted. 338 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,080 At least back then, she didn't betray him. 339 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:05,640 Besides, 340 00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:09,480 even if she says she admires you now, it might not be a lie. 341 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:12,440 What nonsense are you talking about? 342 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,640 Now, Wei Shao rules Wei State, 343 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,480 commands millions of soldiers, 344 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:18,960 reclaimed Xindu, 345 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:22,160 built the Yongning Canal, and governs the waterways across the realm. 346 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,640 Su Ehuang admires those in power. 347 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,360 It's no surprise she's taken a liking to Wei Shao. 348 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,400 You're quite casual calling me by name, aren't you? 349 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,280 What I want to say is that people can change. 350 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,120 She's been through hardship 351 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,520 and it shaped who she is now. 352 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,280 So you needn't feel regret for your brother. 353 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,600 At least returning the jade to him 354 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:49,920 is a good thing. 355 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:52,320 Yes. 356 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:54,480 People do change. 357 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:58,280 What about you? 358 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,080 Will your feelings for me 359 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,040 change one day? 360 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:04,840 Of course not. 361 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,760 Because I already have a husband who truly loves me. 362 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:11,920 What's wrong? 363 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:15,760 I just saw Lady Yulou's face. 364 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:17,480 It was horrifying. 365 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,080 We should run while we still can. 366 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:22,800 Lady Yulou is disfigured. 367 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,080 What noble house would still marry her? 368 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:29,160 If we keep serving her, we'll have no future. 369 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,440 She shouldn't have crossed Lord of Wei. 370 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:33,440 Even that empress's fate is fake. 371 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,640 What should we do now? 372 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:36,680 Calm down. 373 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,600 Let's find a chance to take her valuables and leave. 374 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:55,640 A daughter? Again? 375 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,160 How could she bear the future of the Su clan of Wushan? 376 00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:59,680 Find her a good husband in the future. 377 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,640 Your huadian almost washed off in the rain. 378 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:03,920 Be careful. 379 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,240 Without that huadian, you're nothing! 380 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,640 Once in the Wei family, you must get along with both young masters. 381 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,880 The future of the Su clan depends on you. 382 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:13,640 Chen Xiang, Governor of Bianzhou, is frail. 383 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:16,120 He needs the blessing of your empress's fate. 384 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:17,840 Be cautious in your conduct. 385 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:21,080 Now, we rely on you to revive the Su clan. 386 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,240 Lady Yulou is no longer the Lady of Bianzhou. 387 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,640 Stay indoors and avoid bringing trouble to the Su clan. 388 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,200 But Brother loved you and cherished you. 389 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,920 Even as he lay dying, he asked me to look after you. 390 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,840 Chen Xiang treated you well. 391 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:36,240 He built you that pavilion 392 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:38,160 and indulged your schemes for Wushan. 393 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,200 But you ignored all their kindness. 394 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,080 You love yourself the most. 395 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,320 Kill me now! 396 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:44,960 If you don't, then as long as I live, 397 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,000 I'll make sure I drag you and Lady Qiao to hell! 398 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:51,960 Lady Yulou is disfigured. 399 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,640 What noble house would still marry her? 400 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:57,920 If we keep serving her, we'll have no future. 401 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:00,040 I'll go take her valuables now. 402 00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:01,160 Let's escape together. 403 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:02,040 All right. 404 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:07,640 Here. 405 00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:12,600 Take it. Hurry up. 406 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:14,160 Let's go. 407 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:18,640 What's this? 408 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:19,960 This is worth a lot. 409 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:22,680 Quick, hurry up. 410 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:25,800 Lady Yulou. 411 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:28,440 Lady Yulou. 412 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:30,840 Lady Yulou. 413 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,200 You're leaving me too? 414 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,240 You think I've lost my worth 415 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,000 and want to discard me like trash? 416 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:42,320 Have mercy, Lady Yulou. 417 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:43,800 Please have mercy, Lady Yulou. 418 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,080 I was born with an empress's fate, 419 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,880 too noble for mere mortals to bear. 420 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,200 Only a golden mask can conceal it. 421 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,960 You have chosen to serve me 422 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,800 and I will repay 423 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,240 your loyalty. 424 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:18,960 Lady Yulou. 425 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:20,000 Remember, 426 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,040 it's not that I must marry the ruler of the realm. 427 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:26,320 It's that whoever marries me 428 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,920 will become the ruler of the realm. 429 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:34,920 We are at your command, Lady Yulou. 430 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:38,200 Send out my command. 431 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,640 Summon General Xue Tai. 432 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:41,640 XUE TAI, JUEJUN 433 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:42,920 Let's go 434 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:45,440 to Liangya. 435 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,160 There seem to be many documents today. 436 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,120 I guess His Lordship will work late. 437 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:58,640 Her Lordship is as diligent as ever. 438 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,240 If I did that, my head would explode. 439 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:01,920 If you don't, it might anyway. 440 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:03,960 Someone, come in. 441 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:09,080 Yes, my lord? 442 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,000 My neck feels stiff. 443 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:12,080 I'll fetch the physician. 444 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:13,480 No need. 445 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:15,040 Come, tend to my neck. 446 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:17,800 Over here, come on. 447 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:22,040 Here. 448 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:29,320 All right, stop. 449 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,000 Are you trying to kill me? 450 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:34,920 Sorry, but I don't know how to do it. 451 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:36,880 That makes sense. 452 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,480 You're not married yet. 453 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,920 There's no one by your side to look after you. 454 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:42,640 It's not your fault. 455 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:44,920 All right, you may leave now. 456 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:45,840 I'm leaving. 457 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,240 My lord, do you want to ask about the canal construction? 458 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,080 Troops have been sent out. They'll arrive soon. 459 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,200 Good. I trust you with this task. 460 00:30:58,240 --> 00:30:59,040 Got any snacks? 461 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,800 - I'll check the kitchen. - No need. 462 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,600 Just give me what you usually eat. 463 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:05,720 Dried meat. 464 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:06,600 Here, try some. 465 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,040 Curb your hunger. 466 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:12,600 You can't eat this forever. 467 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,160 Didn't you use to eat this all the time? 468 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:16,880 I did, but I don't eat this anymore now. 469 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,880 You know why you could handle such a rough life? 470 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:21,960 Because you weren't married. 471 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,720 Back then, you'd finish a whole pack. 472 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:28,280 You can go now. 473 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:30,120 Want more? 474 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:31,720 No. Get out. 475 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:45,200 My lord, Wei Qu said you might be cold and asked me to bring you a coat. 476 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:46,120 All right. 477 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:50,760 You're dressed too lightly. 478 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,760 It's May, but still chilly in the mornings and evenings. 479 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,080 I'll go pick up the supplies later. 480 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,480 They made new uniforms for me. 481 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,200 But uniforms are all standard sizes. 482 00:31:58,280 --> 00:31:59,280 None fit you well. 483 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:01,560 How about this? 484 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:03,880 I'll have Chunniang tailor them for you. 485 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:06,920 That won't be necessary. I can wear them. 486 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,920 How can you wear them if they don't fit you? 487 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,160 Look at mine. 488 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:12,800 Her Ladyship tailored all of these for me. 489 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:14,080 That's what makes them comfortable. 490 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:16,040 Right. 491 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:27,360 My lord. 492 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,200 It's getting late. You should go back. 493 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:31,360 No rush. 494 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:32,680 Let me tell you a few things. 495 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:35,840 - Tomorrow, you… - Her Ladyship asked you to go back. 496 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:39,080 Her Ladyship asked? 497 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:43,640 Didn't you have something to say? 498 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,000 Please, I'm listening. 499 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,400 It's nothing important. 500 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:48,640 We can talk another day. 501 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,520 You always put work first, my lord. 502 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,040 If you return later, Her Ladyship can wait for you. 503 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,160 I told you, it's nothing important. 504 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:57,480 If she can wait, so can you. 505 00:32:58,240 --> 00:32:59,040 Later then. 506 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,320 His Lordship doesn't seem busy with work. 507 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:14,520 Or maybe he is, but he jokes with us just for fun. 508 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,480 Are we that funny? 509 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:18,640 Except you. 510 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:22,600 He keeps saying, "Her Ladyship this, Her Ladyship that." 511 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:24,120 Why doesn't he go back sooner? 512 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:25,480 Feels like he's showing off. 513 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:27,440 Maybe even trying to humiliate us. 514 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:31,920 Now, Her Ladyship and His Lordship 515 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:34,440 seem to grow closer every day. 516 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,000 Almost like newlyweds. 517 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:38,600 Her Ladyship's mourning ends soon. 518 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:39,680 No wonder they're like newlyweds. 519 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:43,440 You're too young for this. 520 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,960 MANSION OF LIANGYA'S HEIR LIANGYA STATE 521 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,200 If you want to resist Wei State, my lord, 522 00:33:57,840 --> 00:33:59,400 you must first take Panyi. 523 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:02,080 To reach Panyi, 524 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:06,080 you have to pass through Boya, Xindu, and Xiaogang, 525 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,360 each heavily fortified, 526 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,320 easy to defend, and hard to take. 527 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:16,520 But Liancheng 528 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:18,679 lies right on Yanzhou's border, 529 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:19,960 is nestled in the mountains, 530 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:20,920 and is poorly defended. 531 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,800 My lord, why not start with Liancheng 532 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:25,400 and then move on to Xiaogang, 533 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:27,199 killing two birds with one stone? 534 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:28,440 Isn't that the ideal plan? 535 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:31,920 Lady Yulou, it's easy for you to say that. 536 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,360 Xiaogang is hard to take, 537 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:36,920 and between Liancheng and Xiaogang 538 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,400 lies Mount Lian-gang. 539 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,960 Marching through it 540 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:43,400 will wear out our troops. 541 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,040 If that happens, 542 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:46,760 our chances of victory will only worsen. 543 00:34:47,639 --> 00:34:49,000 The key to this battle 544 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:50,920 is Mount Lian-gang. 545 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:52,520 Once, I disguised myself 546 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,360 and patrolled the borders. 547 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:55,199 By chance, 548 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,240 I found a secret path through Mount Lian-gang. 549 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,400 It connects Liancheng and Xiaogang. 550 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:02,560 I asked around, 551 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:04,760 and it turns out General Bi Zhi of Boya 552 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:07,320 secretly ordered its construction. 553 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:09,960 My lord, you're wise. 554 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,280 Surely, you know who's behind this. 555 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:24,640 MILITARY MAP 556 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:25,680 My cousin 557 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,280 is a scheming woman. 558 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:30,800 Good thing she married Wei Shao. 559 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,160 In fact, I should thank her schemes 560 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:36,840 for creating this opportunity for you. 561 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:39,040 My lord, 562 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:43,120 I've placed my winning strategy in your hands. 563 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:45,320 Does that show my sincerity? 564 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:52,120 Lady Yulou, remember how you refused to travel with me, 565 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:53,480 enchanted by the beauty of Yujun? 566 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:55,880 Why do you change your mind? 567 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,480 At the time, my husband had just died. 568 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:03,360 As one born with an empress's fate, 569 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:05,880 whoever wins me, wins the Central Plains. 570 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:08,600 Everyone sought my fortune, 571 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,040 but only out of lust. 572 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:13,600 They were not true heroes. 573 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,120 I once thought you were the same. 574 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:21,280 But after you left, I realized 575 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:24,080 that Chijun 576 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:25,680 is where I truly belong. 577 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,640 Your ambition 578 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,200 impresses me, my lord. 579 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:39,800 Lady Yulou, do you mean to follow me in this life? 580 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,000 Please do not misconstrue my intent. 581 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:45,560 I'm not here to propose marriage, 582 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:46,880 but to forge an alliance. 583 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:47,960 An alliance? 584 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:52,800 On what grounds? The secret path, 585 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,120 or the huadian on your forehead, 586 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:57,440 the possibly fake empress's fate? 587 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:01,040 I stand on my late husband's will, 588 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,400 the loyalty of General Xue Tai, 589 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,200 and 50,000 elite troops stationed in Juejun. 590 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:11,160 My lord, 591 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:13,880 relying on beauty to serve is the most degrading way. 592 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,560 I don't serve anyone seeking to rule the realm. 593 00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:20,280 Instead, I'm the one 594 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:22,040 who decides who will. 595 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:29,840 The Wei family wronged me. 596 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:31,160 Lady Qiao wronged you. 597 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,600 Isn't our alliance 598 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:36,120 destined by heaven, my lord? 599 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,360 I heard the Lord of Liangya has rallied his forces 600 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:52,760 and is ready to march. 601 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:57,840 So the first step 602 00:37:58,400 --> 00:37:59,160 is a success. 603 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:01,840 Lady Yulou? 604 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:10,600 Lady Yulou, 605 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:12,680 His Lordship wishes to speak with you. 606 00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:15,480 About the battle plans? 607 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:16,600 Not exactly. 608 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:19,600 Someone from the Su clan of Wushan has come. 609 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,960 His Lordship wants you to meet him. 610 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:34,200 My lord. 611 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:37,240 Lady Yulou, 612 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:38,280 my lord, 613 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:40,480 by order of the patriarch, 614 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:43,600 I have come to Liangya to arrange Lady Yulou's marriage. 615 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,400 The Governor of Taozhou came in person, 616 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:04,440 offering one million in silver, 617 00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:05,880 hundreds of duan of silk, 618 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:07,120 twelve hu of wine, 619 00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:09,280 twelve hu of every grain, 620 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:12,720 and twenty years of tribute from two counties 621 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:15,520 all to seek Lady Yulou's hand from Wushan State, 622 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:16,960 as a concubine. 623 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:26,400 Outrageous! 624 00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:37,680 I now command 50,000 troops in Juejun. 625 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:39,400 I will not be a concubine. 626 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:41,280 Lady Yulou, you may not realize, 627 00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:44,000 but the Governor of Taozhou offers these gifts because of your troops. 628 00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,480 That's why he's willing to give up two counties' tribute. 629 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,200 Otherwise, as a remarried woman, 630 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:51,160 how could you expect such generous betrothal gifts? 631 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:54,120 But lately, the patriarch learned 632 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:56,480 that Lady Yulou is residing in Liangya State, 633 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:59,960 and wondered if His Lordship wished to marry you. 634 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,520 But he hasn't seen the Lord of Liangya grant Lady Yulou her title. 635 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:05,240 The patriarch is confused, 636 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:08,120 so he sent me here to inquire. 637 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,240 Your Lordship, if you merely enjoy Lady Yulou's company 638 00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:12,600 but have no intention of taking her as a concubine, 639 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:15,680 then may Lady Yulou return home with me 640 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:16,960 and marry as soon as possible. 641 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:23,040 I do not intend to take her as a concubine. 642 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:26,000 Lady Yulou, please return home with me. 643 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:34,760 I'll grant two counties as Lady Yulou's personal fief, 644 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,840 along with double the Governor of Taozhou's betrothal gifts, 645 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:39,600 to present to Lady Yulou 646 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:41,440 as my formal proposal. 647 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:45,920 I, Liu Yan, 648 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:48,320 sincerely wish to marry Lady Yulou 649 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:50,000 and make her my wife.