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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:47,200 ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL ZHU YU BY TUAN ZI LAI XI ON JJWXC.NET 2 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,840 If the Emperor lacks virtue… 3 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,920 let him abdicate, then. 4 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:13,560 Yigui, 5 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:15,520 mind your words. 6 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,480 What was said today, 7 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:23,040 neither I 8 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,520 nor any of my ministers 9 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,320 has heard a thing. 10 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:33,520 Come. Let's drink 11 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:35,320 and enjoy 12 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:37,720 this moment together. 13 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,160 UPHOLD VIRTUE, GRANT MERCY CHERISH THE WORTHY, HONOR THE DIFFERENT 14 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:40,600 Back then, only a handful of us 15 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,760 heard that remark about abdication. 16 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,880 Could someone have betrayed us? 17 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,960 HEAR ALL SIDES 18 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:56,920 I was not the fool. 19 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,120 The late Emperor was tyrannical and corrupt. 20 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:02,160 The people suffered under his rule. 21 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,280 And he feared the Crown Prince 22 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:06,920 was too popular. 23 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,800 So he deliberately elevated the Jia clan and the Sixteenth Prince. 24 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:14,560 If, back then, 25 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:17,560 the Xie, Wei, and Qi families had joined forces 26 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,200 and placed Crown Prince Chengde upon the throne, 27 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,360 would the court have been clean and the people at peace? 28 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:29,440 But the Crown Prince 29 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,040 was too indecisive. 30 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,320 He lost the chance. 31 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,000 The Crown Prince and Linshan both died in battle. 32 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:42,520 And you, Grand Tutor, 33 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,080 spent your days in gloom, cast aside and ignored. 34 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,400 Tell me, would I really betray myself? 35 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,000 The Crown Prince once said 36 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,240 that Li Xing, though born of an upright scholarly line, 37 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,000 was obsessed with power. 38 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,880 -Could it be… -Exactly. 39 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,720 The moment Crown Prince set out for Jinzhou, 40 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,480 his fate was sealed. It was a dead end from the start. 41 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,120 The Crown Prince is foolish, 42 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,840 led astray by flatterers. 43 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,680 He even dared dream of taking my throne. 44 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,000 What say you, my ministers? 45 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:20,000 Your Majesty is wise and will judge rightly. 46 00:04:20,079 --> 00:04:20,720 PRINCE CHANGXIN SUI TUO 47 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,280 I serve in the far northwest 48 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:23,960 and know little of the court's affairs. 49 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,080 I dare not speak rashly. 50 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,280 For the sake of the realm, 51 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:38,680 I 52 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,760 must do what pains me most. 53 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,000 Nephew, will you lend your strength? 54 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:51,160 You are the son of my imperial sister, 55 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:56,520 with half the blood of the imperial family in you. 56 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,000 Your Majesty means… 57 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:12,200 I would share the realm with you 58 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,760 and bind our houses in lasting alliance. 59 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:28,440 The late emperor gave Prince Changxin a hollow promise 60 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,600 and made him refuse to send troops. 61 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,440 To rid himself of his own son, 62 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,880 he even invited wolves into the house. 63 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,680 Truly a ruler without virtue. 64 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:42,640 The late emperor 65 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,560 forged letters in Rongyin's hand to summon me back to the capital… 66 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:46,480 QINGYUAN PALACE 67 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,400 …while I was on my way to send reinforcements. 68 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:53,440 Yan, 69 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,240 while the fire spreads, you must leave now. 70 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,760 No. We leave together. 71 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,080 Lord Wei, you… 72 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:02,880 If I had not cut my losses and escaped, 73 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,800 I would have been branded a traitor who defiled the palace. 74 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:07,920 The Wei clan 75 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,600 would have been exterminated to the ninth generation. 76 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:11,840 Get out! 77 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:13,960 Yan, 78 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,000 you go first. 79 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:21,680 Rongyin! 80 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,440 Do not worry. I will handle things here. 81 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,840 The Xie, Qi, and Wei families served Dayin for three generations. 82 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,800 We fought until our flesh and blood were spent. 83 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,160 Yet that dog of an emperor 84 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,880 toyed with us like pieces on a board! 85 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,600 As for what came after, 86 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,760 Grand Tutor, you know it well enough. 87 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,720 It was I who bathed the palace in blood. 88 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,720 Had I not launched a coup, 89 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,080 tell me, how could I have survived? 90 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,760 After Rongyin died, 91 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,880 I seized that dog emperor by the throat 92 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,440 and forced him to write the edict of abdication. 93 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,160 Only by taking control of the court myself 94 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,480 could Dayin remain stable 95 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,640 and the realm endure. 96 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,160 The disgrace laid upon Wei Qilin 97 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,280 was also something I had no choice but to do. 98 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,680 The late emperor's scheme 99 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,560 was far too thorough. 100 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,920 Before returning to the capital, 101 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,720 I entrusted the tiger tally to the man I trusted most, Wei Qilin, 102 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,640 and ordered him to seek reinforcements in my place. 103 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,960 Your Highness, the tiger tally is genuine. 104 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,000 Please send the troops at once. 105 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,240 This tally is fake. 106 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:04,160 It does not match. 107 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,440 Everything had already been arranged by the late Emperor. 108 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,000 Later, misled by Qi Min, 109 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,040 Zheng reopened the Jinzhou case from 17 years ago 110 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,440 and discovered that Wei Qilin's family was still alive. 111 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:23,920 Silencing them 112 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,120 was the only way to preserve the bond between uncle and nephew. 113 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,320 Who would have thought that fate would intervene. 114 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:32,360 Zheng was saved by Fan Changyu. 115 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,880 Heaven's will cannot be escaped. 116 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:44,600 Truly… 117 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:52,440 when emperors play their games, loyal ministers die unjustly. 118 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,480 So, in the end, 119 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,920 I have still lost. 120 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:15,160 Shall we go in? 121 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:28,360 Let's leave. 122 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,240 Fortunately, 123 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,560 Xie Zheng, who is the blade himself, finally found its sheath. 124 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:41,600 Fan Changyu. 125 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,640 Let me borrow Changyu's words. 126 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,040 In this life, be a good pig. 127 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:50,880 In the next life, 128 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,960 be a good man. 129 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,080 A man like me… 130 00:10:05,560 --> 00:10:08,000 will surely fall into the depths of hell. 131 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,640 There will be no next life for someone like me. 132 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,280 Little wooden horse, 133 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,840 clip-clopping along. 134 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:37,520 A young boy, brave and proud. 135 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:44,520 Sword in hand, singing battle songs, 136 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:52,240 driving all the enemies away. 137 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,160 Time for morning court. 138 00:11:08,680 --> 00:11:09,520 Morning court. 139 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,080 Morning court. 140 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,280 My ministers, 141 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,360 who has a matter to present before me? 142 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,000 Chancellor Wei, why are you kneeling? 143 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,520 Am I really that frightening? 144 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:25,200 Never mind. 145 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,040 If there's nothing further, court is dismissed. 146 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:29,440 In the end, this realm 147 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,000 can only depend on me. 148 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,000 Depend on me. Depend on me. 149 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:38,240 Brother. 150 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:43,280 Look what I brought you. 151 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:46,400 All your favorite things. 152 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:48,520 Candied plums 153 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:50,760 and your beloved osmanthus pastries. 154 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:52,960 Come. Have a bite. 155 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,400 Delicious. Delicious! 156 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,160 Slow down. You will choke. 157 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,040 Delicious. 158 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:09,800 Brother. 159 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,040 Do you still recognize 160 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:15,360 who I am? 161 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:40,680 Wha… What? 162 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:44,200 Brother. 163 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:45,360 What did you say? 164 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,640 I am wise. Yes. 165 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:51,520 What did you say? 166 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,520 I thought you would not come. 167 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,800 Someone had to see you off. 168 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:25,600 You may break your promises. 169 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:28,360 I do not. 170 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:30,400 I must say, 171 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:33,800 you even made soup for me. 172 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:35,920 Very kind of you. 173 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:38,920 Even a condemned prisoner 174 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:41,200 is given a last meal 175 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,320 before execution, doesn't he? 176 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,000 Feed me. 177 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:48,960 Do not waste your effort. 178 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:22,520 What is it? 179 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:24,760 You pity me? 180 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:44,640 The flavor is good, 181 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:47,360 though it has gone cold. 182 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:56,880 Do you know 183 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,880 when I truly fell for you? 184 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:03,880 I do. 185 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,400 But if I could do it again… 186 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,080 I'd never have pulled you out of that water. 187 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:15,320 You were the only one who saw my face 188 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:17,160 and did not recoil in fear. 189 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:19,600 Your reward. 190 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,040 And in you, 191 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,280 I saw something I had long yearned for. 192 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:49,680 Freedom. 193 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:56,800 You once had that too. 194 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,320 It was right in front of you. 195 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,320 But you hid it behind your mask. 196 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,720 Thank you for keeping your word. 197 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,080 You hate me so much… 198 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,040 yet you still gave me what I asked for. 199 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:26,280 Yu Qianqian. 200 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,440 I truly liked you. 201 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,000 That is why, 202 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:35,800 if there is another life, 203 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:38,160 I hope 204 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:41,440 we never meet again. 205 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:46,840 Is there more? 206 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,240 Do not let it go to waste. 207 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:21,640 At the very end… 208 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,680 You once told me 209 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:27,599 that if you died, 210 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:28,880 you could return home. 211 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:32,840 I want to know 212 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:36,600 who you truly are. 213 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:41,920 A wandering ghost? 214 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,400 A fallen immortal? 215 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:47,960 Tell me. 216 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,320 Let me die knowing the truth. 217 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:58,160 I am just myself. 218 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:01,040 I am Yu Qianqian. 219 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:07,120 You… 220 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,840 You liar. 221 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:54,360 Are you alright? 222 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:05,800 Changyu, 223 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:07,720 I have a secret. 224 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,720 I came from a place very, very far away. 225 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,400 I might never be able to return. 226 00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:19,360 If it is that far away, 227 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:21,520 then do not go back. 228 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,240 Come back to Lin'an. We will live there in peace. 229 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:34,800 Come on. 230 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:59,080 DAYIN 231 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:00,680 In the 18th year of Yongping, 232 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,960 Yu Bao'er's name was formally registered in the imperial genealogy. 233 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,800 His mother, Empress Dowager Yu, renamed him Qi Yu. 234 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:15,040 That spring, the new emperor ascended the throne and began the Yongxing era. 235 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,600 His birth mother, Lady Yu, was honored as Empress Dowager Mingde 236 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,080 and granted authority to rule from behind the curtain. 237 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,800 The late Huaihua Commandant Wei Qilin 238 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,440 was posthumously granted the title Count Zhongyong. 239 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,240 The late General Meng Shuyuan was posthumously named Marquis Wusu. 240 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,440 Marquis Wu'an, Xie Zheng, was appointed Prince Regent 241 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,280 to oversee affairs of state. 242 00:20:37,360 --> 00:20:40,440 Fan Changyu was elevated to General Huaihua 243 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,840 and granted the rank First Rank Lady Protector of the Realm. 244 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:45,400 Together, they help govern the court. 245 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,360 The new emperor took the throne at a young age. 246 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,600 With the Three Excellencies sharing power, 247 00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:52,640 both court and people looked forward 248 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:54,640 to peace across the land. 249 00:20:58,320 --> 00:20:59,720 Long live the Emperor! 250 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:06,200 Long live the Emperor! 251 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:13,520 Long live the Emperor forever! 252 00:21:19,360 --> 00:21:25,280 Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor forever! 253 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:30,240 GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS 254 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:34,240 Do not forget what you promised me. 255 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:35,880 Your mother is not here. 256 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,400 Hurry and eat some more. 257 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:41,640 Do not worry, Changning. 258 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,160 When I hold power one day, 259 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,800 I will not go against the Prince Regent or General Huaihua. 260 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,880 Only weak emperors grow suspicious of loyal ministers. 261 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,080 When you finally take power, 262 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,040 could you make me a princess too? 263 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,200 You want to be a princess? 264 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,200 Like the physician lady. 265 00:21:58,280 --> 00:21:59,680 She looks so impressive. 266 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:01,080 When I get married, 267 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,800 my husband must offer his family's entire fortune as a bride price. 268 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,320 The whole realm belongs to me. 269 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,600 No one has more wealth than I do. 270 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:10,760 Would you like to be my empress? 271 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,520 You are giving me the imperial palace as my bride price? 272 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,160 Not just the palace. The entire realm. 273 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:17,680 The entire realm? 274 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:19,680 What does that mean? 275 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:20,920 It means… 276 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,520 from the battlefield, where your sister fights, 277 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:24,440 to this palace, 278 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:26,760 and even farther south, 279 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:28,000 all of it belongs to me. 280 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:29,800 If you become my empress, 281 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,320 then it will all belong to you. 282 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:33,160 That big? 283 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,680 Even my falcon would need days of flying to reach it. 284 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,440 You cannot go back on your word. 285 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:40,000 Let's make a promise. 286 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:43,720 -Pinky swear. -Pinky swear. 287 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:45,160 -A hundred years, never to change. -A hundred years, never to change. 288 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,320 -Only puppies break the promise. -Only puppies break the promise. 289 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,320 Qi Yu, how many times today have you had sweets sent in? 290 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:52,720 You will ruin your teeth! 291 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:54,600 Come here! 292 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:57,240 Come here right now! 293 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,200 You are getting more disobedient by the day. 294 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:04,560 -Pretty Lady, do not hit him! -Mother! 295 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:05,720 Changning, be good. 296 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:07,200 -Do you know how many cavities -Pretty lady… 297 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:08,320 -you already have? -Please! 298 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:09,760 -And you still run? -Pretty lady… 299 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:11,520 Come here! 300 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:14,360 Do not run. 301 00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:24,320 Get over here. 302 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:25,880 You skip your writing practice… 303 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:26,800 HUMBLE YOURSELF AND STAY ON GUARD 304 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:28,560 …yet you still sneak sweets. Come here. 305 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,960 LI RESIDENCE 306 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,120 Careful with that. 307 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:37,680 Oh no, that… 308 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:55,760 The estate's confiscated. Watch yourself. 309 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:58,760 Stand over there. 310 00:24:15,360 --> 00:24:16,280 Grandfather, 311 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:18,360 wars with Northern Jue 312 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:20,840 have drained Dayin's treasury. 313 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,200 Our family has donated everything we own. 314 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:26,480 Let it serve as atonement for our crimes. 315 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,240 His Majesty and the Prince Regent keep their word. 316 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,160 They will not pursue past offenses. 317 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:33,760 Please set your mind at ease 318 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:35,680 and retire to a peaceful life. 319 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,480 Peaceful retirement? 320 00:24:44,360 --> 00:24:45,960 Call it what it is. 321 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,760 Confiscation and exile. 322 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,240 The crimes of our family were unforgivable. 323 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:56,800 This is already the best outcome. 324 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,040 If they had shown no mercy, 325 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,040 the entire Li clan 326 00:25:04,120 --> 00:25:05,800 would have been wiped out. 327 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:16,040 I played the villain for nothing. 328 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,120 Seventeen years ago, 329 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,600 I became the villain for nothing. 330 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:50,680 Wenkan, 331 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,480 have you truly 332 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,160 asked to be exiled to the frontier, 333 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,640 to suffer in that frozen wasteland? 334 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:08,840 Perhaps 335 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,680 this is the best ending fate could have arranged. 336 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,440 LIN'AN 337 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:43,720 Changyu is back! 338 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:46,000 -Changyu! -Changyu! 339 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,880 Changyu is back! 340 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:53,840 -Changyu! -You are back! 341 00:26:54,360 --> 00:26:56,200 Changyu is back! 342 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,200 NOODLE SOUP 343 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,080 Changyu, you are back! 344 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,800 Mrs. Fan! 345 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:03,840 Changyu! 346 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:05,880 Changyu! 347 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:07,440 Mrs. Fan! 348 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:11,200 Greetings, General Huaihua. 349 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,960 -Please. -General Huaihua! 350 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,160 -Changyu! -Changyu is back! 351 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:17,800 You are back! 352 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:19,320 LUO'S PAWNSHOP 353 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:20,800 Mrs. Fan is back! 354 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,240 Mrs. Fan is back! 355 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,520 SUN’S BAMBOO WORKS 356 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:27,440 Changyu! 357 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:29,880 You are back! 358 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,320 -General Huaihua! -Mrs. Fan! 359 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:37,320 Changyu! 360 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:38,920 Changyu! 361 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:39,960 Changyu! 362 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:41,160 Changyu! 363 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,000 You are back! 364 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:50,600 Changyu is back! 365 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:23,920 You have waited long for this moment, haven't you? 366 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:44,920 SPIRIT TABLET OF MENG LIHUA SPIRIT TABLET OF WEI QILIN 367 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,040 All I ask 368 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:49,360 is that they come home soon. 369 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,320 Milady, that is enough. 370 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:56,880 They are blessed with good fortune. 371 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,360 They will be fine. 372 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,200 You men would never understand. 373 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:04,800 You do not know how a mother feels when a piece of her heart is torn away. 374 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:06,920 Do we look that important? 375 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,920 You think we could just go around being the parents of General Huaihua? 376 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,600 What nonsense are you thinking? 377 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:16,160 Mr. Zhao! Mrs. Zhao! 378 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:19,960 Zhao. 379 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:21,480 Zhao, listen! 380 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:23,440 We are back! 381 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:24,800 Is that Ning's voice? 382 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:28,160 -Miss them so much, you're hearing things? -Mr. Zhao! Mrs. Zhao! 383 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:29,920 -Listen. -Listen to what? 384 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:31,560 Mr. Zhao! Mrs. Zhao! 385 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,000 It is true. 386 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,560 They really came back. 387 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:39,120 Is anyone… 388 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,280 Mr. Zhao! Mrs. Zhao! 389 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:45,000 Changyu. 390 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:46,800 Changyu! 391 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,280 You are really back! 392 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:50,320 Mr. Zhao. 393 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:51,920 Mrs. Zhao. 394 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:52,840 You are tanned. 395 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:55,600 And thinner too. You poor child. 396 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:56,720 It is good you are back. 397 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:00,000 Mother. 398 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:01,800 Father. 399 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:03,960 I came back safe and sound. 400 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:06,800 I will serve you both as your daughter. 401 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,200 We will never be separated again. 402 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:10,040 I will take care of you too. 403 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:14,120 Changyu. What did you just call us? 404 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:15,800 On her way home, 405 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:18,000 she kept thinking of changing how she addresses you. 406 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:20,000 She hopes you will allow it. 407 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:26,000 -Good. -How could we deserve such a blessing? 408 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:28,720 As long as you are staying, that is all that matters. 409 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:31,400 No matter how grand the officials or how wide 410 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:32,520 the world outside, 411 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:33,840 nothing compares to home. 412 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,000 Nothing compares to having your parents beside you. 413 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,160 No more parting, children. 414 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,360 We will never be separated again. 415 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,640 Mr. Zhao! Mrs. Zhao! 416 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:44,960 We are back! 417 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,840 Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao, we all made it back safe. 418 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,120 We will take care of you together. 419 00:30:58,560 --> 00:30:59,760 Jin Yuanbao. 420 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:01,560 You have grown up. 421 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:03,480 Come, come, get up. 422 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:06,240 Man Cang. 423 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,240 You are still as sturdy as ever. 424 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:11,840 -Man Wu. -Mrs. Zhao. 425 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:14,920 Where is Man Di? 426 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:17,840 One is still missing. 427 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:21,160 Mother. 428 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:24,800 Man Di 429 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,040 did not make it back. 430 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:38,320 How could one be missing? 431 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:41,240 Good children. 432 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,000 You are home now. 433 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:44,120 You are home now. 434 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:45,480 You are home. 435 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,520 Come. Come inside. 436 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,920 -Quick, come inside. -Come in! 437 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,280 Come. You are home now, Changning. 438 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:53,320 We are home! 439 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,880 SPIRIT TABLET OF ZISU, A DEAR FRIEND 440 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:07,640 SPIRIT TABLET OF FULING, A DEAR FRIEND 441 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,720 SPIRIT TABLET OF LAN SHUHUI, A DEAR FRIEND 442 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,160 SALVATION FOR ALL 443 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:26,640 Mother! 444 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:28,880 -Mother! -Your Majesty, 445 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:30,840 you should address her as Mother Empress. 446 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:33,600 Mother Empress, come here. 447 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:40,760 What is it? 448 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,600 Mother Empress, I want to issue a decree. 449 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,160 I want to make Changning my empress. 450 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,720 Then you should ask whether Changning is willing first. 451 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,120 Last time Changning asked me to make her a princess. 452 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:54,400 I did not want to, 453 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:55,640 so I made her empress instead. 454 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:58,120 Changning already agreed. 455 00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:59,680 We even pinky swore. 456 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:02,640 That still will not do. 457 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:04,440 Why not? 458 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,120 Because you are both still children. 459 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:08,840 You cannot marry yet. 460 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:10,840 Wait until you turn 20. 461 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,200 Then you can ask Changning again. 462 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:13,120 All right. 463 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:16,240 It is snowing! 464 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:39,400 At the third quarter of noon… 465 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:44,000 Wei Yan will be executed now. 466 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:00,360 Yigui, 467 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:04,320 this wine was prepared by Jiuheng himself. 468 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:06,520 It will spare you… 469 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,280 from the torture of death by a thousand cuts. 470 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:39,840 Another year of falling snow. 471 00:34:41,639 --> 00:34:45,600 Another year of falling snow. 472 00:34:50,639 --> 00:34:52,880 Did you anger your uncle again? 473 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:55,000 Uncle is so strict when he teaches. 474 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:56,040 And he has no patience. 475 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:57,320 He is always scolding me. 476 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:00,000 Uncle! 477 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:00,920 I won! 478 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:11,800 So you finally came. 479 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:46,360 It is getting late. 480 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:49,920 You should head home. 481 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:17,840 Wei Yan, former Chancellor. 482 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:19,560 Though he served the realm, his crimes stand. 483 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:21,000 Treason, deceit, and kinslaying. 484 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:22,520 Peace claimed, but built on blood. 485 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:24,040 Sentenced to death. 486 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:25,360 Let posterity judge his life. 487 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,040 In this life, be a good pig. 488 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:29,760 In the next life, 489 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:32,720 be a good man. 490 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,320 A man like me… 491 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,240 will surely fall into the depths of hell. 492 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:45,360 There will be no next life for someone like me. 493 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:07,960 TWO MONTHS LATER 494 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:11,440 XIGU ALLEY 495 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:14,560 Excuse me. Let me pass. 496 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,120 Did you know? 497 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:18,960 Ever since we came back to Xigu Alley, 498 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:21,440 this tree somehow became a matchmaking tree. 499 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:24,800 People say the fate between General Huaihua and the Prince Regent 500 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,400 began right here under this tree. 501 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:27,920 How did the story turn into that? 502 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,960 You dragged me home from the snowy ferry crossing. 503 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,360 Anyway, people say this tree is very powerful. 504 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:35,760 If you toss a red ribbon into the branches 505 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:37,320 and two ribbons tangle together, 506 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:40,080 then that person is your destined one. 507 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:41,480 You really believe that? 508 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:42,520 It is true. 509 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:43,960 A lot of people made wishes here 510 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:46,160 and later met the one meant for them. 511 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:00,920 Did we really have to sneak out in the middle of the night 512 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,960 like thieves just to come here? 513 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:07,040 If people saw the two of us coming here to pray in person, 514 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:09,080 they would laugh us to death. 515 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:19,040 You go. 516 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:21,680 Afraid? 517 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:23,240 I'm the head of the house. 518 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:24,920 My ribbon should be catching yours. 519 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:27,680 All right. 520 00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:33,080 Let's do it. 521 00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:38,360 It has to catch. 522 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:46,560 -That doesn't count. -What are you doing? 523 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:47,640 I am trying again. 524 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:50,200 I need to pull it down and throw it again. 525 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:51,280 Ours are not tangling. 526 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:53,600 It is fine. They already tangled. 527 00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:54,560 Where? 528 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:57,120 -I can't even tell whose ribbon that is. -Trust me. 529 00:38:57,800 --> 00:38:58,720 In this life, 530 00:38:59,240 --> 00:39:00,400 the next life, 531 00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:01,560 and every life after, 532 00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:03,600 we are tied together. 533 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:09,800 Still, I want to take it down. 534 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:10,960 Come on. Let's go. 535 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,600 -Put me down! -No. 536 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:14,640 Did you hear me? 537 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:15,560 I did not. 538 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:17,440 I have to get back! 539 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:15,160 CHANGYU AND ZHENG, TOGETHER FOREVER AND EVER 540 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:20,640 XIE 541 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:25,680 FIVE YEARS LATER, JINZHOU MILITARY CAMP 542 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:28,280 I haven't been to a military camp in years. 543 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,400 The memories come flooding back. 544 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:31,920 They do. 545 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:33,480 Form ranks! 546 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:37,840 -Form ranks! -Form ranks! 547 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:38,760 Move it! 548 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:40,080 Prince Regent. General Huaihua. 549 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:41,320 Northern Jue forces invaded. 550 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:42,800 Blood-clad Cavalry is assembling. 551 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:45,680 Changyu, I'll have someone escort you back to Lin'an. 552 00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:47,560 What are you talking about? I am going with you. 553 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:48,480 Do not be absurd. 554 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:50,080 When did you last see battle? 555 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:51,640 Do not underestimate me. 556 00:40:51,720 --> 00:40:52,880 I did not earn the title 557 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:54,600 of General Huaihua by sitting around. 558 00:40:54,680 --> 00:40:56,480 -Someone! -Yes! 559 00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,080 -Bring me my armor. -Yes! 560 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:19,400 General Xie, 561 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,920 if things turn dangerous, hide behind me. 562 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,200 You are a mother of two. Time to stop making jokes. 563 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:27,960 Then be careful. 564 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:29,520 Come back safe. 565 00:41:30,040 --> 00:41:30,880 Come back safe. 566 00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:50,080 THE END 567 00:41:50,720 --> 00:41:53,120 END CREDIT SCENE 568 00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:59,880 IF THE JINZHOU TRAGEDY 17 YEARS AGO HAD NEVER HAPPENED 569 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:09,080 Zheng is really devoted to practicing his sword. 570 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:12,320 A few days ago, 571 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:14,240 his father pointed out 572 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:15,920 that his sword forms were not solid enough. 573 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:17,480 So lately, 574 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:19,520 aside from eating, sleeping, and studying, 575 00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:20,640 he spends all his spare time 576 00:42:20,720 --> 00:42:22,120 right here practicing. 577 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:25,760 Ever since he was little, 578 00:42:25,840 --> 00:42:27,720 he has been stubborn like this. 579 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:30,320 He does not resemble me at all. 580 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:32,000 Nor his father. 581 00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:33,960 He takes after his uncle. 582 00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:37,560 They say nephews are like their uncles. 583 00:42:37,640 --> 00:42:39,200 That saying exists for a reason. 584 00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:44,080 The little one in my belly though 585 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:45,920 is quite lazy. 586 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:47,880 Already full term 587 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:49,600 and she barely moves. 588 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:51,400 I am thinking 589 00:42:52,120 --> 00:42:54,720 she will be a quiet girl. 590 00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:58,400 But whenever her father teases her, 591 00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:00,240 she suddenly kicks so hard, 592 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:03,040 she nearly scares him to death. He spent the whole night awake 593 00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:05,000 worrying to me, 594 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:06,840 "What if it turns out to be a boy?" 595 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:09,840 What is wrong with that? 596 00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:12,480 General Wei likes daughters that much? 597 00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:15,360 He was positively smug about it. 598 00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:18,480 He told me, "If it is a girl, we will name her Changyu." 599 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:20,200 And if it is a boy? 600 00:43:20,280 --> 00:43:21,960 He said boys are tough. 601 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:24,800 We would just call him Rocky 602 00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:26,160 or Buster for now. 603 00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:27,600 When he grows older, 604 00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:29,240 his grandfather can give him a proper name. 605 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:35,600 I have heard 606 00:43:36,120 --> 00:43:38,000 there is an old folk trick. 607 00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:42,000 Let a child guess whether the baby in a pregnant woman's belly 608 00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:44,360 is a boy or a girl. 609 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:45,920 -Shall we try it? -Why not? 610 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:47,200 Zheng. 611 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:50,040 Come here to me. 612 00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:53,600 Let me ask you something. 613 00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:56,800 What do you think is inside Aunt Meng's belly? 614 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,680 A little boy or a little girl? 615 00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:04,480 A little girl. 616 00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:08,200 If it is a little girl, 617 00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:09,320 then you must marry her 618 00:44:09,920 --> 00:44:11,480 and bring her home as my daughter-in-law. 619 00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:14,520 Why would she become your daughter-in-law? 620 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:20,160 Because I like her. 621 00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:26,680 All right. 622 00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:50,680 "If it is a girl, we will name her Changyu." 623 00:45:02,840 --> 00:45:06,080 CHANGYU 624 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:08,400 WHERE CLOUDS MEET VERDURE 625 00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:11,560 Greetings, Madam. 626 00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:13,240 Thanks for coming. 627 00:45:13,320 --> 00:45:14,720 How is she? Has she delivered? 628 00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:17,000 Yes. Mother and daughter are both safe. 629 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,160 I was sent to deliver the good news. 630 00:45:19,240 --> 00:45:20,120 Thank you, Nanny. 631 00:45:20,200 --> 00:45:21,520 Please come inside. 632 00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:25,000 It was kind of her to send word. 633 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:28,000 I've prepared a small gift to show my regards. 634 00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:30,400 Thank you. 635 00:45:30,920 --> 00:45:32,480 How is she doing? 636 00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:34,760 She is doing well. 637 00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:36,880 Please help pass along a message. 638 00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:38,680 In a few days, I will come visit her. 639 00:45:38,760 --> 00:45:39,880 Very well. 640 00:45:39,960 --> 00:45:41,520 Madam, please stay. 641 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:42,680 Thank you for your trouble. 642 00:45:57,560 --> 00:45:59,800 Mother, did Aunt Meng give birth? 643 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:01,240 She did. 644 00:46:02,240 --> 00:46:03,160 What is it? 645 00:46:03,840 --> 00:46:06,600 Zheng, are you already thinking about your little bride? 646 00:46:22,920 --> 00:46:24,360 CHANGYU'S BIRTHDAY, FIFTH YEAR OF QINGHE 647 00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:25,640 17TH DAY, 1ST MONTH 648 00:46:25,720 --> 00:46:30,120 CHANGYU'S BIRTHDAY 17TH DAY, 1ST MONTH, 5TH YEAR OF QINGHE 649 00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:35,480 SIXTEEN YEARS LATER 650 00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:36,800 Over the past five years, 651 00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:38,480 Father has worn down the Northern Jue forces 652 00:46:38,560 --> 00:46:39,960 until their treasury is nearly empty. 653 00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:42,680 And now those old men at court 654 00:46:42,760 --> 00:46:44,240 are calling for a ceasefire. 655 00:46:44,320 --> 00:46:46,200 Is that not the same as handing the Northern Jue army 656 00:46:46,280 --> 00:46:48,760 a chance to recover and strike again later? 657 00:46:50,440 --> 00:46:52,040 I came to the capital in Father's place 658 00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:54,080 to persuade His Majesty 659 00:46:54,680 --> 00:46:57,160 to continue and march for their stronghold. 660 00:46:57,240 --> 00:46:58,400 We could wipe them out. 661 00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:00,920 Do you really think 662 00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:04,320 those old ministers are the ones calling for the ceasefire? 663 00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:08,800 Your father's campaigns these past years 664 00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:10,640 have been steady and measured. 665 00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:12,680 His aim has always been 666 00:47:12,760 --> 00:47:14,680 to grind down Northern Jue's strength 667 00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:16,960 until they collapse entirely. 668 00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:21,280 But His Majesty does not see it that way. 669 00:47:22,520 --> 00:47:24,000 But my father has always been 670 00:47:24,080 --> 00:47:25,440 absolutely loyal to His Majesty. 671 00:47:26,680 --> 00:47:28,040 Twenty years ago, His Majesty 672 00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:32,080 was much like the present Crown Prince Qi Min. 673 00:47:32,160 --> 00:47:33,440 Virtuous and upright. 674 00:47:34,920 --> 00:47:36,640 Yet over the years, his attitude 675 00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:38,680 toward the Eastern Palace has changed. 676 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:43,080 He fears history repeating itself. 677 00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:45,560 He guards against it, 678 00:47:45,640 --> 00:47:47,200 even with his own son. 679 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:50,600 So imagine how he must regard a lord stationed in the northwest, 680 00:47:50,680 --> 00:47:54,160 commanding a hundred thousand troops, and not even of the imperial clan. 681 00:47:54,240 --> 00:47:56,920 How could he possibly leave such a man unchecked? 682 00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:01,320 Enough. 683 00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:04,840 Set aside the matter of attacking Northern Jue for now. 684 00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:07,040 If you bring this up again 685 00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:08,320 before His Majesty, 686 00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:10,280 His Majesty will still find excuses 687 00:48:10,360 --> 00:48:13,840 to brush it aside, talking about floods in the south 688 00:48:13,920 --> 00:48:15,200 and other affairs of state. 689 00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:20,840 Thank you for the advice. 690 00:48:21,360 --> 00:48:22,520 No need for that. 691 00:48:22,600 --> 00:48:23,600 Oh, by the way, 692 00:48:23,680 --> 00:48:25,920 your aunt prepared some dishes. 693 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:27,080 Let's go eat. 694 00:48:28,680 --> 00:48:29,680 You are finally 695 00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:32,360 old enough to share a few drinks with me. 696 00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:36,680 These days, even Father and General Wei cannot outdrink me. 697 00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:39,680 Tonight I will see whether you can hold your wine better than I can. 698 00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:42,840 So the fledgling has grown his wings. 699 00:48:43,640 --> 00:48:47,920 Very well. Let's settle it at the wine table. 700 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:48,840 Please. 701 00:48:48,920 --> 00:48:50,400 BY IMPERIAL GRACE 702 00:48:52,240 --> 00:48:52,920 YIXIANG RESTAURANT 703 00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:54,640 Guests, please come inside. 704 00:48:54,720 --> 00:48:55,560 Very well. 705 00:48:56,160 --> 00:48:57,280 This way, please. 706 00:48:59,560 --> 00:49:00,560 Please. 707 00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:11,560 -Careful. -Strange. 708 00:49:11,640 --> 00:49:13,560 Lin'an felt oddly familiar. 709 00:49:20,240 --> 00:49:22,360 You two must also be guests from the capital. 710 00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:23,920 Please come upstairs. 711 00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:25,680 The other guests are waiting for you. 712 00:49:27,400 --> 00:49:28,360 Ms. Yu, 713 00:49:29,320 --> 00:49:30,960 you look familiar. 714 00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:33,160 Have we met somewhere before? 715 00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:36,600 Funny you should say that. 716 00:49:36,680 --> 00:49:38,240 Now that you mention it, 717 00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:39,760 I feel the same. 718 00:49:40,640 --> 00:49:42,960 Perhaps in a past life, we were good friends. 719 00:49:43,880 --> 00:49:45,880 Come. Let me treat you to our specialties. 720 00:49:47,760 --> 00:49:48,600 Let's go. 721 00:49:50,600 --> 00:49:52,360 You must all be tired from the journey. 722 00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:53,400 Allow me to offer a toast. 723 00:49:53,920 --> 00:49:54,880 -Come. -Come, come. 724 00:49:55,400 --> 00:49:56,400 To your hard work. 725 00:49:56,480 --> 00:49:57,520 Bottoms up. 726 00:50:06,640 --> 00:50:07,840 Thank you all for waiting. 727 00:50:16,720 --> 00:50:19,080 This is our restaurant's signature dish, snow frog soup. 728 00:50:19,160 --> 00:50:20,600 Honored guests, please enjoy. 729 00:50:21,280 --> 00:50:23,600 -Smells decent enough. -Snow frog soup? 730 00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:25,200 It smells wonderful. 731 00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:40,960 Sir, would you like to try some? 732 00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:57,480 Sir, are you feeling unwell? 733 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:06,360 I will go change. 734 00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:07,880 Please enjoy yourselves. 735 00:51:22,240 --> 00:51:24,520 Sir, are you truly all right? 736 00:51:26,720 --> 00:51:27,600 It is nothing. 737 00:51:27,680 --> 00:51:29,400 Please go about your work, Ms. Yu. 738 00:51:32,840 --> 00:51:34,560 The soup tastes great, and you throw up. 739 00:51:35,080 --> 00:51:36,880 I am this pretty, and you still throw up. 740 00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:39,080 What on earth is wrong with you? 741 00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:46,000 Are you all right? 742 00:51:50,160 --> 00:51:51,760 Your Highness values talent and courtesy. 743 00:51:52,400 --> 00:51:55,760 Why such an aversion to a mere innkeeper today? 744 00:51:56,360 --> 00:51:57,720 I tried the soup just now. 745 00:51:57,800 --> 00:51:59,320 There was nothing unusual about it. 746 00:52:01,600 --> 00:52:03,120 I do not know why either. 747 00:52:04,640 --> 00:52:06,720 Perhaps she was an enemy of mine in a past life. 748 00:52:08,240 --> 00:52:09,360 When I see her, 749 00:52:09,880 --> 00:52:11,400 my heart is strangely pleased, 750 00:52:11,920 --> 00:52:13,240 yet I cannot go near. 751 00:52:14,200 --> 00:52:15,400 The moment I do, I feel sick. 752 00:52:18,520 --> 00:52:20,520 That's why they say fate brings people together, 753 00:52:21,880 --> 00:52:23,280 but destiny keeps them apart. 754 00:54:51,200 --> 00:54:54,840 NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS EPISODE 755 00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:55,800 Subtitle translation by: Jiaxin Wang 51831

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