1 00:01:35,940 --> 00:01:40,830 [Fated Hearts] 2 00:01:41,539 --> 00:01:44,009 [Episode 14] 3 00:01:44,759 --> 00:01:45,840 Is she an enemy? 4 00:01:47,700 --> 00:01:48,880 She was. 5 00:01:49,229 --> 00:01:49,920 And now? 6 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:54,470 Whoever she is now is none of your business. 7 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:56,789 Fine. 8 00:01:57,950 --> 00:01:59,590 [In Memory of Late Mother Qingyu] 9 00:01:58,289 --> 00:02:00,170 If your mother were still alive, 10 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,150 seeing you so troubled by love, 11 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:05,840 she would probably laugh at you. 12 00:02:05,910 --> 00:02:07,520 Troubled by love? 13 00:02:08,070 --> 00:02:09,820 Before I avenge my mother, 14 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,810 [In Memory of Late Mother Qingyu] 15 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,620 I have no time to think about such things. 16 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:14,020 Why did you come to Yujing 17 00:02:14,020 --> 00:02:14,880 this time? 18 00:02:14,900 --> 00:02:16,160 How long will you stay? 19 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:17,590 Is it for the wedding? 20 00:02:17,590 --> 00:02:18,310 I'm not interested 21 00:02:18,310 --> 00:02:19,380 in joining the fun. 22 00:02:19,710 --> 00:02:21,000 I'm here to see a patient. 23 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,260 I'll leave after that. 24 00:02:23,010 --> 00:02:29,040 [Wutong Mansion] 25 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:24,560 Make sure to send Lord Ling 26 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:25,260 back to Zhengnian Hall. 27 00:02:25,260 --> 00:02:25,810 Yes. 28 00:02:26,079 --> 00:02:27,030 With me here, 29 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,440 he's unlikely to die. 30 00:02:45,470 --> 00:02:46,329 Your Highness. 31 00:02:46,710 --> 00:02:48,640 Xia Jingshi took Xiao Weiran away? 32 00:02:49,329 --> 00:02:50,340 How did you know? 33 00:02:51,890 --> 00:02:56,810 [Wutong Mansion] 34 00:02:53,340 --> 00:02:55,079 I locked him up in the patrol unit 35 00:02:55,079 --> 00:02:57,360 precisely to make it easier for them to rescue him. 36 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,090 If I'd kept him in my residence, 37 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:00,100 do you think Prime Minister Zhuang and his people 38 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:01,630 would've dared make a move? 39 00:03:01,910 --> 00:03:02,590 But Xia Jingshi 40 00:03:02,590 --> 00:03:03,740 didn't go to get him himself. 41 00:03:03,740 --> 00:03:05,400 He went through the envoys of the two nations. 42 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:06,240 At the Ministry of Rites, 43 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:07,260 they promised Xia Jingshi 44 00:03:07,260 --> 00:03:09,060 that they would help him bring Miss Yixiao back. 45 00:03:09,060 --> 00:03:10,720 Xia Jingshi probably thought 46 00:03:11,700 --> 00:03:12,900 it wouldn't work out, 47 00:03:13,190 --> 00:03:14,030 so he gave the opportunity 48 00:03:14,030 --> 00:03:15,030 to Xiao Weiran. 49 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:16,700 Which means 50 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:18,780 Xia Jingshi has already tacitly acknowledged 51 00:03:18,780 --> 00:03:19,680 that Miss Yixiao 52 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:20,880 isn't your prisoner, 53 00:03:21,310 --> 00:03:22,710 but stayed voluntarily. 54 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:24,320 Xiao Weiran switched sides. 55 00:03:24,430 --> 00:03:26,300 He saw the play couldn't go on, 56 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:28,260 so he just dropped the act. 57 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,470 If you're right, 58 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:31,430 Xiao Weiran 59 00:03:31,430 --> 00:03:33,290 probably won't return to Yujing. 60 00:03:33,550 --> 00:03:36,120 Xia Jingshi will naturally reassign him elsewhere. 61 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,400 If he stays in Susha, 62 00:03:37,590 --> 00:03:39,920 he would be under our close surveillance. 63 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:44,130 Where is she? 64 00:03:44,910 --> 00:03:45,430 Lu Ke? 65 00:03:46,470 --> 00:03:47,150 Didn't you send him 66 00:03:47,150 --> 00:03:48,210 to chase Xun Xiang? 67 00:03:51,540 --> 00:03:52,940 Oh, you mean Miss Yixiao. 68 00:03:53,190 --> 00:03:54,920 She's still at Zhengnian Hall. 69 00:03:55,700 --> 00:03:57,240 I helped her save Ning Fei, 70 00:03:57,710 --> 00:03:58,430 and she thinks one thank‑you 71 00:03:58,430 --> 00:03:59,850 is enough to brush me off? 72 00:04:00,150 --> 00:04:00,710 Exactly. 73 00:04:01,150 --> 00:04:02,030 If it weren't for 74 00:04:02,030 --> 00:04:02,780 your sake, 75 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,030 Lord Ling 76 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:05,460 wouldn't care about that Ning Fei. 77 00:04:05,460 --> 00:04:06,680 Miss Yixiao should at least offer 78 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:07,880 to treat you to a meal. 79 00:04:08,150 --> 00:04:08,960 So rude. 80 00:04:11,590 --> 00:04:14,030 Go tell the kitchen to prepare some good dishes 81 00:04:14,030 --> 00:04:15,090 and a few jars of fine wine. 82 00:04:15,090 --> 00:04:15,890 Call her over. 83 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:19,390 And invite Miss Ling 84 00:04:19,390 --> 00:04:20,550 and those kids too. 85 00:04:21,190 --> 00:04:22,050 Your Highness, 86 00:04:22,190 --> 00:04:23,160 you helped her, 87 00:04:23,190 --> 00:04:25,320 and now you're inviting her to dinner? 88 00:04:25,950 --> 00:04:27,900 Inviting her to dinner? 89 00:04:28,190 --> 00:04:29,420 Don't I need to eat? 90 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:30,640 Don't you need to eat? 91 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:32,920 I've already eaten, Your Highness. 92 00:04:40,430 --> 00:04:41,040 Yixiao? 93 00:04:41,780 --> 00:04:42,870 She's not here. 94 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:44,090 She sent Ning Fei off 95 00:04:44,090 --> 00:04:45,490 and left just after dusk. 96 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:46,890 Where did she go? 97 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:48,330 She didn't say. 98 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:49,190 I thought she went back 99 00:04:49,190 --> 00:04:51,050 to the First Prince's residence. 100 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,030 I knew you'd come. 101 00:05:30,930 --> 00:05:32,260 With your personality, 102 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,600 you'd have to get to the bottom of it no matter what. 103 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,659 Aren't you going to tell me the truth? 104 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:54,600 On the cliff, 105 00:05:55,430 --> 00:05:56,600 were you that eager 106 00:05:56,620 --> 00:05:57,620 to see me dead? 107 00:06:01,190 --> 00:06:02,120 I never once thought of 108 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:02,850 killing you. 109 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,560 But since I was working with him, 110 00:06:06,750 --> 00:06:08,610 I couldn't let you stand in my way. 111 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:10,480 Meng Junran, 112 00:06:10,750 --> 00:06:12,150 when will the military funds 113 00:06:12,150 --> 00:06:13,390 you promised arrive? 114 00:06:13,870 --> 00:06:15,560 Yesterday, 100,000 taels of silver 115 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:16,720 were already sent off under the escort 116 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:18,190 of the Rongtong Escort Agency. 117 00:06:18,190 --> 00:06:20,120 They'll soon reach Pingling City. 118 00:06:20,470 --> 00:06:22,330 I've fulfilled my promise to you. 119 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,100 But what about you? 120 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:26,680 Didn't you say that with our plan, 121 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,340 we would definitely win the Battle of Pingling? 122 00:06:29,510 --> 00:06:30,910 You don't need to tell me. 123 00:06:31,830 --> 00:06:32,920 I know it was that female commander of yours 124 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,120 who ruined our plan with a single arrow. 125 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:36,500 Since that's the case, 126 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,120 Prince of Zhennan, why don't you execute her 127 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:40,450 to uphold military law? 128 00:06:42,830 --> 00:06:43,510 What? 129 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,340 You can't bear to do it? 130 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,890 One must pay the price for their mistakes. 131 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:50,120 How Yixiao should be punished 132 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,220 is an internal matter for the Zhennan Army. 133 00:06:52,220 --> 00:06:53,730 It's none of your concern. 134 00:06:58,560 --> 00:06:59,480 Who is that 135 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:01,860 masked man? 136 00:07:02,390 --> 00:07:03,190 If you hadn't 137 00:07:03,190 --> 00:07:05,450 relentlessly tried to kill him that day, 138 00:07:06,430 --> 00:07:07,360 would we 139 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:08,610 be in this mess today? 140 00:07:11,750 --> 00:07:12,320 Yixiao! 141 00:07:13,630 --> 00:07:14,270 Yixiao! 142 00:07:14,630 --> 00:07:15,140 Yixiao! 143 00:07:15,170 --> 00:07:15,700 Stop! 144 00:07:16,190 --> 00:07:16,880 Your Highness, 145 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:18,000 don't try to stop me. 146 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,600 That person from Susha definitely has ill intentions. 147 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:20,620 He'll pass here 148 00:07:20,650 --> 00:07:21,750 on his way back to Susha. 149 00:07:21,750 --> 00:07:22,430 Let me kill him. 150 00:07:22,430 --> 00:07:23,960 Yixiao. Yixiao, calm down! 151 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,450 Your Highness, you don't want me to kill him? 152 00:07:27,450 --> 00:07:29,180 Does that mean you want me dead? 153 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,030 What are you talking about? 154 00:07:31,030 --> 00:07:32,360 You know I wouldn't kill you. 155 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:33,670 Why are you forcing me? 156 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:35,000 Don't be deceived by that person. 157 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:35,909 We're running out of time. 158 00:07:35,909 --> 00:07:37,040 Just let me kill him. 159 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,710 No one deceived me. 160 00:07:38,740 --> 00:07:40,300 This is all my own choice. 161 00:07:46,570 --> 00:07:47,500 Your own choice? 162 00:07:49,830 --> 00:07:50,470 Yixiao, 163 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:51,580 it's all right. 164 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:52,620 I know. 165 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,190 I know that you don't understand me now. 166 00:07:54,190 --> 00:07:55,630 You will understand in the future. 167 00:07:55,630 --> 00:07:56,480 Everything I've done 168 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:57,790 is for our future. 169 00:07:58,590 --> 00:07:59,730 Give me the bow now 170 00:07:59,750 --> 00:08:00,800 and come back with me. 171 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:01,240 Okay? 172 00:08:05,340 --> 00:08:06,280 Give me the bow! 173 00:08:06,870 --> 00:08:08,200 Whatever your reasons, 174 00:08:08,630 --> 00:08:09,510 you cannot sacrifice 175 00:08:09,510 --> 00:08:10,680 the people of Zhennan Pass! 176 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,340 War always costs lives! 177 00:08:12,620 --> 00:08:13,860 I'm ordering you now 178 00:08:14,020 --> 00:08:15,150 to come back with me! 179 00:08:15,190 --> 00:08:16,570 Soldiers spill blood 180 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:17,950 and die on the battlefield 181 00:08:17,950 --> 00:08:18,680 so the common people 182 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:19,800 can live in peace 183 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,160 and avoid slaughter! 184 00:08:21,190 --> 00:08:22,780 But for your own selfish reasons, 185 00:08:22,780 --> 00:08:24,240 you want to sacrifice the lives 186 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:25,770 of 300,000 civilians at Zhennan Pass! 187 00:08:25,770 --> 00:08:27,180 How could you be so cruel, 188 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:28,900 so heartless? 189 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:31,560 I am cruel? 190 00:08:32,270 --> 00:08:33,130 Let me tell you, 191 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,360 if I had the slightest bit of 192 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:36,400 soft-heartedness, 193 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:37,120 I, Xia Jingshi, 194 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,120 wouldn't have lived to see this day. 195 00:08:40,390 --> 00:08:41,030 Yixiao, 196 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:42,530 I'm begging you. 197 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,080 Just pretend nothing happened. 198 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:46,440 Pretend you don't know anything. 199 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:47,300 Go back with me! 200 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:48,390 I won't go back! 201 00:08:49,030 --> 00:08:49,890 Your Highness, 202 00:08:51,030 --> 00:08:53,360 I'm sorry I cannot obey your orders today. 203 00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:54,910 If you insist on this path, 204 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,400 I'll kill him even if it costs me my life! 205 00:09:00,670 --> 00:09:01,270 Yixiao, 206 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:03,550 I knew this path 207 00:09:03,550 --> 00:09:05,080 would be full of obstacles, 208 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:07,600 but I never imagined 209 00:09:07,630 --> 00:09:09,120 you'd become one of them. 210 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:11,770 I also never imagined 211 00:09:13,510 --> 00:09:16,000 you could be so ruthless. 212 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:18,360 Fine. 213 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:22,240 So you really want to do this, 214 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:22,870 right? 215 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:37,380 Didn't you just say 216 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:39,410 everything you had done 217 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:41,720 is for our future? 218 00:09:42,860 --> 00:09:43,720 Then right now, 219 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:45,870 I'll act on behalf of my future self 220 00:09:45,870 --> 00:09:46,600 and stop you. 221 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:49,460 Will you let me? 222 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,660 I have never begged you for anything. 223 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:57,080 Today, 224 00:09:57,870 --> 00:09:59,630 I'm begging you. 225 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:33,720 No. 226 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:34,340 Yixiao! 227 00:10:49,270 --> 00:10:50,290 Put down the bow! 228 00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:54,660 Don't force me! 229 00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:52,520 ♪ The rain drifts endlessly ♪ 230 00:11:53,110 --> 00:11:55,990 ♪ The old dream burns the heart ♪ 231 00:11:56,500 --> 00:11:58,760 ♪ Dreams sink into ruin ♪ 232 00:11:59,460 --> 00:12:02,520 ♪ Missing the warmth of your palm ♪ 233 00:12:03,030 --> 00:12:05,270 ♪ Awaiting dusk ♪ 234 00:12:05,820 --> 00:12:09,050 ♪ Shadows take root in the mountain pass ♪ 235 00:12:09,610 --> 00:12:15,280 ♪ In just a moment, tears stained ♪ 236 00:12:15,940 --> 00:12:17,850 ♪ Amid the bustling sound of wind and rain ♪ 237 00:12:18,330 --> 00:12:22,080 ♪ Who laughs at me, heart cold as the desert? ♪ 238 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,260 ♪ Dreams turn through a lifetime ♪ 239 00:12:24,540 --> 00:12:28,310 ♪ Who sighs for me, enduring separations? ♪ 240 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:30,760 ♪ Love is a trial, harsh and cold ♪ 241 00:12:31,580 --> 00:12:34,430 ♪ Who crushes the lingering pain for me? ♪ 242 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:40,110 ♪ Clouds vanish, rain ceases, seek me ♪ 243 00:12:44,270 --> 00:12:46,870 ♪ The world is vast and far ♪ 244 00:12:50,980 --> 00:12:53,360 ♪ Time is unbearable to endure ♪ 245 00:12:53,540 --> 00:12:55,000 At the Battle of Pingling, 246 00:12:55,630 --> 00:12:56,320 your plan 247 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:57,720 was to use the lives of hundreds of thousands 248 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:58,870 of civilians in the city as bait, 249 00:12:58,870 --> 00:12:59,470 wasn't it? 250 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,510 Once Feng Suige had breached Zhennan Pass, 251 00:13:02,510 --> 00:13:04,040 he would not only have died, 252 00:13:04,670 --> 00:13:06,220 but would also have been branded with the stigma of a city massacre. 253 00:13:06,220 --> 00:13:07,560 Of course he must die. 254 00:13:08,270 --> 00:13:09,150 Only his death 255 00:13:09,150 --> 00:13:11,040 can throw Susha into utter chaos. 256 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:12,270 Only with his death 257 00:13:12,270 --> 00:13:12,910 will I one day 258 00:13:12,910 --> 00:13:14,910 be free from fighting on two fronts. 259 00:13:14,910 --> 00:13:15,440 Yixiao, 260 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:17,720 you must understand that 261 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:19,240 he is our real enemy. 262 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:20,000 Are the civilians in that city 263 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,370 your enemies too? 264 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:26,510 Yes. 265 00:13:27,630 --> 00:13:29,490 So many people can be sacrificed. 266 00:13:30,390 --> 00:13:31,480 I, Fu Yixiao, 267 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,330 just a mere officer of the Zhennan Army— 268 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,120 what does it matter if I die? 269 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:40,840 I never intended 270 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:41,520 to kill you. 271 00:13:41,630 --> 00:13:42,270 If that day 272 00:13:42,270 --> 00:13:43,910 I had truly wanted to kill you, 273 00:13:43,910 --> 00:13:45,120 how would that arrow have ended up 274 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:46,120 in your shoulder? 275 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:47,630 Well then, 276 00:13:47,630 --> 00:13:49,270 thank you for not killing me. 277 00:13:53,340 --> 00:13:54,310 Xia Jingshi, 278 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:56,880 I'm asking you one last time— 279 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:58,510 who is 280 00:13:58,510 --> 00:13:59,370 the masked man? 281 00:14:00,510 --> 00:14:01,030 Yixiao, 282 00:14:03,020 --> 00:14:03,550 can you 283 00:14:03,550 --> 00:14:04,550 come back to me? 284 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:06,840 I'm asking who that person is! 285 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:07,650 Answer me! 286 00:14:08,550 --> 00:14:10,550 I don't expect you to understand me. 287 00:14:10,770 --> 00:14:11,970 I only want to tell you 288 00:14:13,790 --> 00:14:14,750 that I used to think 289 00:14:14,750 --> 00:14:15,670 everything I wanted 290 00:14:15,670 --> 00:14:17,000 was the most important, 291 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:18,920 but after losing you, I realized 292 00:14:21,150 --> 00:14:22,750 you were what mattered most. 293 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:24,600 I never truly wanted 294 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:25,440 to kill you. 295 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:29,410 Give me another chance. 296 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:31,890 You still refuse to tell me. 297 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:34,510 I know. 298 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:36,810 It was all my fault before. 299 00:14:36,810 --> 00:14:37,670 Whatever happened before, 300 00:14:37,670 --> 00:14:38,270 it was all my fault. 301 00:14:38,270 --> 00:14:39,320 I did everything wrong. 302 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:40,270 I know that whatever I say now 303 00:14:40,270 --> 00:14:41,040 is useless. 304 00:14:41,300 --> 00:14:42,230 All I ask 305 00:14:42,630 --> 00:14:44,160 is for you to come back to me. 306 00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:46,050 As long as you come back to me, 307 00:14:46,050 --> 00:14:47,450 I'll do anything you ask. 308 00:14:47,750 --> 00:14:49,150 I can give up everything. 309 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,210 We can be like before. 310 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:52,550 Let's start over. 311 00:14:52,910 --> 00:14:53,870 Let's be together again, 312 00:14:53,870 --> 00:14:54,360 okay? 313 00:14:57,510 --> 00:14:59,320 You look ridiculous now. 314 00:15:00,870 --> 00:15:02,130 No matter what you say, 315 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:03,980 there's no going back. 316 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,630 When you shot that arrow, 317 00:15:11,270 --> 00:15:12,270 the old Fu Yixiao 318 00:15:12,270 --> 00:15:13,360 was dead. 319 00:15:15,630 --> 00:15:17,120 You killed her yourself. 320 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:30,240 You once saved me, 321 00:15:31,670 --> 00:15:33,470 but you also killed me yourself. 322 00:15:35,030 --> 00:15:35,960 From now on, 323 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:38,600 our debts are settled. 324 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,060 We owe each other nothing. 325 00:15:40,550 --> 00:15:41,550 Next time we meet, 326 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,120 we'll be enemies. 327 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:00,360 Ning Fei is dead. 328 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:02,700 Tell Xiao Weiran about it. 329 00:16:03,510 --> 00:16:04,770 Think of it as closure. 330 00:16:53,370 --> 00:16:54,800 I was careless. 331 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:56,720 I never imagined 332 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:57,840 you'd choose this moment 333 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,080 to meet Xia Jingshi. 334 00:17:00,050 --> 00:17:01,250 When did you get here? 335 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:02,600 Looks like 336 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:04,000 I can't escape 337 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,200 your grasp after all. 338 00:17:05,270 --> 00:17:06,400 What did he do to you? 339 00:17:06,750 --> 00:17:07,750 Did you two fight? 340 00:17:09,910 --> 00:17:10,690 I'm fine. 341 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:12,960 Answer me. 342 00:17:13,589 --> 00:17:14,790 What happened to you? 343 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:16,369 I'm really fine. 344 00:17:17,220 --> 00:17:18,210 Don't worry. 345 00:17:18,750 --> 00:17:19,640 I'll tell you 346 00:17:20,349 --> 00:17:21,609 what I need to tell you. 347 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,000 I'm doing this for your own good. 348 00:17:27,069 --> 00:17:27,920 Do you know what would have happened 349 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,260 if the Imperial Guards 350 00:17:29,350 --> 00:17:30,680 had caught you just now? 351 00:17:36,610 --> 00:17:39,720 ♪ Take down the setting sun as my heart ♪ 352 00:17:40,070 --> 00:17:43,530 ♪ Fold the heaven and earth to make my wings ♪ 353 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:45,490 ♪ If fate shows no mercy ♪ 354 00:17:45,270 --> 00:17:46,250 You know what? 355 00:17:46,020 --> 00:17:49,590 ♪ Then don't blame my recklessness ♪ 356 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:48,520 I've made up my mind. 357 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,530 Even if it means breaking off the marriage alliance, 358 00:17:51,220 --> 00:17:54,560 ♪ I thought this life would drift like a solitary sail ♪ 359 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:53,360 I'll rush in to save you. 360 00:17:54,910 --> 00:17:58,030 ♪ Yet I chanced upon you in the smoke-filled alleyway ♪ 361 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,260 [Wutong Mansion] 362 00:18:52,060 --> 00:18:53,460 Did you have a nightmare? 363 00:19:01,530 --> 00:19:02,800 You're all sweaty. 364 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:07,450 I'll light the candles for you. 365 00:19:08,120 --> 00:19:08,600 No. 366 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:12,750 No need. 367 00:19:17,030 --> 00:19:17,940 With the light, 368 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:19,750 all the monsters and demons 369 00:19:19,750 --> 00:19:20,920 will vanish. 370 00:19:22,860 --> 00:19:25,460 ♪ Lost in the wilderness ♪ 371 00:19:26,390 --> 00:19:28,770 ♪ I've been looking for you ♪ 372 00:19:28,970 --> 00:19:32,210 ♪ Even if devastation fills my eyes ♪ 373 00:19:32,580 --> 00:19:35,370 ♪ The shadows continue to sway ♪ 374 00:19:35,850 --> 00:19:38,600 ♪ The phoenix going against light ♪ 375 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:41,940 ♪ Has been looking for a thousand miles ♪ 376 00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:45,480 ♪ As years pass, dust stirs, stirring deep longing ♪ 377 00:19:45,890 --> 00:19:51,970 ♪ All I ask is to be together forever ♪ 378 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:58,680 Why are you here? 379 00:20:00,710 --> 00:20:02,770 I was worried you'd have nightmares. 380 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:06,030 Aren't you going to ask me 381 00:20:06,030 --> 00:20:07,230 what I dreamed about? 382 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:09,680 I can guess. 383 00:20:12,550 --> 00:20:14,350 Those dreams aren't scary at all. 384 00:20:14,350 --> 00:20:16,010 I couldn't see colors in them, 385 00:20:16,070 --> 00:20:17,800 so I knew they were just dreams. 386 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:21,630 I remember... 387 00:20:22,270 --> 00:20:23,110 I had just left 388 00:20:23,110 --> 00:20:24,660 Xia Jingshi's. 389 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,300 You were probably just too tired. 390 00:20:29,030 --> 00:20:30,670 You fell asleep 391 00:20:31,060 --> 00:20:32,920 as soon as you left Xia Jingshi's. 392 00:20:33,070 --> 00:20:34,090 I fell asleep? 393 00:20:34,870 --> 00:20:35,550 Yes. 394 00:20:36,790 --> 00:20:38,520 You really can sleep anywhere. 395 00:20:38,590 --> 00:20:40,680 You actually fell asleep on the street. 396 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,540 It really scared them at the time. 397 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:44,160 But I told them not to worry. 398 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:45,280 You must 399 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:46,840 have been exhausted. 400 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:48,850 Exactly. Too tired. 401 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:55,400 It's not dawn yet. 402 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:56,570 Go back to sleep. 403 00:20:57,070 --> 00:20:58,600 I'll keep watch at the door. 404 00:20:58,680 --> 00:20:59,920 You can rest easy. 405 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:01,290 I'll keep 406 00:21:01,590 --> 00:21:02,920 these candles burning. 407 00:21:03,110 --> 00:21:04,040 There's no need. 408 00:21:04,550 --> 00:21:05,440 I'm fine now. 409 00:21:05,750 --> 00:21:07,010 You should go rest too. 410 00:21:37,910 --> 00:21:38,870 Feng Suige, 411 00:21:40,050 --> 00:21:40,800 thank you. 412 00:22:01,070 --> 00:22:02,710 Who told you to provoke her? 413 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:03,960 Those are just common methods 414 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:04,980 to treat hysteria. 415 00:22:04,980 --> 00:22:05,750 She has a head injury 416 00:22:05,750 --> 00:22:06,750 and a blood clot in her brain. 417 00:22:06,750 --> 00:22:07,590 Any stimulus 418 00:22:07,590 --> 00:22:08,720 or emotional outburst 419 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,000 could cause her clot 420 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,200 to burst like a flood. 421 00:22:11,270 --> 00:22:12,590 She's having nightmares 422 00:22:12,590 --> 00:22:13,640 because she was 423 00:22:13,660 --> 00:22:14,660 overstimulated. 424 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:15,440 If you want her 425 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:16,570 to live peacefully, 426 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:18,320 stay away from all the chaos. 427 00:22:20,970 --> 00:22:29,860 [Wutong Mansion] 428 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,250 Where are you taking me? 429 00:22:27,830 --> 00:22:28,270 What? 430 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:30,420 You think I would harm you? 431 00:22:30,610 --> 00:22:32,720 What are you up to? 432 00:22:33,590 --> 00:22:34,590 Whatever it is, 433 00:22:35,030 --> 00:22:36,860 it can't be anything bad. 434 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:38,350 If you don't tell me, 435 00:22:38,350 --> 00:22:39,000 I won't go. 436 00:22:39,190 --> 00:22:43,500 [Wutong Mansion] 437 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:44,020 The wind picked up last night, 438 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,800 and today the sky's full of dark clouds. 439 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:48,510 I'm worried it might rain 440 00:22:48,510 --> 00:22:49,880 and ruin the herb fields, 441 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:51,280 so I want to check on them. 442 00:22:51,590 --> 00:22:53,060 It's a long journey. 443 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,070 I just want someone to talk to. 444 00:22:56,930 --> 00:22:58,930 The dignified First Prince of Susha 445 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,110 actually has the leisure 446 00:23:00,110 --> 00:23:01,570 to farm? 447 00:23:03,270 --> 00:23:04,030 What a coincidence. 448 00:23:04,030 --> 00:23:05,180 I'd like to see it. 449 00:23:20,450 --> 00:23:22,070 What are your plans now? 450 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:23,920 Plans? 451 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,250 Since you left Xia Jingshi, 452 00:23:27,270 --> 00:23:29,240 you're no longer a female general of Jinxiu. 453 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:29,830 And if I were to 454 00:23:29,830 --> 00:23:30,830 make you my concubine, 455 00:23:30,830 --> 00:23:32,630 it would seem far too frivolous. 456 00:23:33,030 --> 00:23:34,560 Have you ever thought about 457 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:37,540 joining me? 458 00:23:39,830 --> 00:23:40,900 Joining you? 459 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:42,260 What's in it for me? 460 00:23:43,790 --> 00:23:44,920 What's in it for you? 461 00:23:46,830 --> 00:23:48,400 You'll officially work for me. 462 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:49,550 Whatever happens from now on, 463 00:23:49,550 --> 00:23:50,580 I'll protect you 464 00:23:50,830 --> 00:23:52,180 and keep you safe. 465 00:23:52,750 --> 00:23:53,590 I know 466 00:23:54,510 --> 00:23:55,910 you're trying to find out 467 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:57,000 what exactly Xia Jingshi 468 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:57,640 told me. 469 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,310 You can be straightforward. 470 00:23:59,310 --> 00:24:01,350 There's no need to beat around the bush. 471 00:24:01,350 --> 00:24:02,440 That day in the tent, 472 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:03,830 the one meeting with Xia Jingshi 473 00:24:03,830 --> 00:24:04,920 was a masked man. 474 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,030 Xia Jingshi called him Meng Junran. 475 00:24:07,030 --> 00:24:08,160 No matter how I pressed him, 476 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,620 Xia Jingshi refused to reveal his identity. 477 00:24:10,750 --> 00:24:11,790 In the Battle of Pingling, 478 00:24:11,790 --> 00:24:12,810 their plan 479 00:24:13,270 --> 00:24:14,870 was to lure you into the city, 480 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:16,640 use hundreds of thousands of civilians as shields, 481 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,580 and wipe out your Feng Battalion. 482 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,700 Use civilians as shields? 483 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,310 If you had broken through Zhennan Pass 484 00:24:24,310 --> 00:24:25,750 and entered Pingling City, 485 00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:27,310 would you have slaughtered the civilians? 486 00:24:27,310 --> 00:24:28,110 Of course not. 487 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:29,640 What if among the civilians 488 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,310 there were hidden crossbowmen 489 00:24:31,310 --> 00:24:32,620 out to kill you? 490 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:34,550 When you can't tell the enemy 491 00:24:34,550 --> 00:24:35,760 from the civilians, 492 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,160 what would you do? 493 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,190 I have to kill them all. 494 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:42,530 In that case, 495 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,240 you'd become the true culprit behind the massacre 496 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,000 of hundreds of thousands in Pingling City. 497 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,520 Even if you managed to survive 498 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:48,650 and return to Susha, 499 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:50,400 your reputation would be ruined. 500 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:51,350 Everyone would see you 501 00:24:51,350 --> 00:24:52,810 as a bloodthirsty killer. 502 00:24:53,350 --> 00:24:54,680 What a clever scheme. 503 00:24:55,550 --> 00:24:56,350 It seems that 504 00:24:56,370 --> 00:24:57,920 if not for that arrow you shot at me that day, 505 00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:58,550 I'd have died 506 00:24:58,550 --> 00:24:59,950 without a proper burial. 507 00:25:00,830 --> 00:25:02,890 I guess it was a blessing in disguise. 508 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:03,600 By the way, 509 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,130 thank you for the gold-threaded soft armor you gave me— 510 00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:07,060 it saved my life. 511 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,610 But why didn't you use it yourself? 512 00:25:10,790 --> 00:25:13,450 With my martial skills, I didn't need to wear it. 513 00:25:15,510 --> 00:25:17,240 I know what you're about to say. 514 00:25:17,750 --> 00:25:19,030 That I'm so arrogant, 515 00:25:19,120 --> 00:25:21,120 yet I still ended up defeated by you. 516 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:23,240 I wasn't thinking that at all. 517 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:24,070 You said it. 518 00:25:26,590 --> 00:25:28,320 A blessing in disguise, right? 519 00:25:42,030 --> 00:25:43,090 Whose home is this? 520 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:44,310 Mine. 521 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:46,030 It's quite similar 522 00:25:46,030 --> 00:25:47,490 to my home in Zhennan Pass. 523 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:48,780 Looks like 524 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:51,780 you're not fond of living in a grand mansion either. 525 00:26:53,750 --> 00:26:55,350 That's my mother's hairpin. 526 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:00,670 You mean 527 00:27:01,070 --> 00:27:02,720 the former empress of Susha? 528 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,360 This is my mother's private residence. 529 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:08,970 When she was young, 530 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:10,960 she often led troops in battles. 531 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,200 Every time she returned from war 532 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,310 and didn't want to go back to the palace, 533 00:27:14,310 --> 00:27:15,160 she would come here 534 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:16,220 and stay for a while 535 00:27:16,510 --> 00:27:18,370 to escape all those constraints. 536 00:27:20,350 --> 00:27:22,790 I never imagined the former empress of Susha 537 00:27:22,790 --> 00:27:24,590 was such a free-spirited woman. 538 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:30,030 My mother always yearned 539 00:27:30,030 --> 00:27:31,690 for a life of freedom and ease. 540 00:27:32,070 --> 00:27:33,800 If it hadn't been for my father, 541 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,070 she would never have trapped herself 542 00:27:35,070 --> 00:27:37,140 within the palace walls. 543 00:27:39,590 --> 00:27:40,270 So... 544 00:27:41,070 --> 00:27:42,400 you once lived here too? 545 00:27:43,590 --> 00:27:44,830 When I was little, 546 00:27:44,850 --> 00:27:46,680 I often stayed here with my mother. 547 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:48,480 There were no palace rules here— 548 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:49,680 just freedom and joy. 549 00:27:51,110 --> 00:27:52,920 She would spend her days with us 550 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:54,080 planting herbs 551 00:27:54,270 --> 00:27:55,730 and tending flowers here. 552 00:28:01,190 --> 00:28:02,920 Sometimes when my father came, 553 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:04,620 he'd take me and Xiyang 554 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,500 to the stream to catch fish. 555 00:28:22,890 --> 00:28:23,960 Hug it. 556 00:28:33,150 --> 00:28:33,750 Aside from 557 00:28:33,750 --> 00:28:34,920 the four of us, 558 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:36,640 no one knew 559 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:38,100 what this place used to be. 560 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:47,920 Now, there's you. 561 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:49,780 ♪ Love is a trial, harsh and cold ♪ 562 00:28:50,300 --> 00:28:53,330 ♪ Who crushes the lingering pain for me? ♪ 563 00:28:53,890 --> 00:28:59,260 ♪ Clouds vanish, rain ceases, seek me ♪ 564 00:29:02,990 --> 00:29:06,320 ♪ The world is vast and far ♪ 565 00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:12,470 ♪ Time is unbearable to endure ♪ 566 00:29:13,020 --> 00:29:15,950 ♪ Lost in the wilderness ♪ 567 00:29:16,390 --> 00:29:18,900 ♪ I've been looking for you ♪ 568 00:29:19,410 --> 00:29:22,100 ♪ Even if devastation fills my eyes ♪ 569 00:29:22,770 --> 00:29:25,240 ♪ The shadows continue to sway ♪ 570 00:29:25,930 --> 00:29:28,630 ♪ The phoenix going against light ♪ 571 00:29:29,310 --> 00:29:31,900 ♪ Has been looking for a thousand miles ♪ 572 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,400 ♪ As years pass, dust stirs, stirring deep longing ♪ 573 00:29:36,030 --> 00:29:40,530 ♪ All I ask is to be together forever ♪ 574 00:30:05,110 --> 00:30:06,570 Who's trying to catch you? 575 00:30:06,750 --> 00:30:08,270 Why do they want to kill you? 576 00:30:08,270 --> 00:30:08,960 You already know the answers 577 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,290 to these two questions. 578 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,550 According to our previous agreement, 579 00:30:13,550 --> 00:30:14,310 our cooperation 580 00:30:14,310 --> 00:30:15,240 ends here. 581 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:18,610 I said before 582 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:20,640 that if you want to leave, 583 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:22,560 I won't force you to stay. 584 00:30:25,590 --> 00:30:26,650 You brought me here 585 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:28,480 just to tell me this? 586 00:30:30,310 --> 00:30:30,830 Yes. 587 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:39,850 But not exactly. 588 00:30:40,310 --> 00:30:41,290 Then what is it? 589 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:42,640 Stop beating around the bush. 590 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:43,480 Just say it. 591 00:30:46,370 --> 00:30:46,960 Whatever 592 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:48,280 Xia Jingshi's plan is, 593 00:30:49,070 --> 00:30:50,810 it only targets Susha 594 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:51,640 and me. 595 00:30:52,030 --> 00:30:53,630 It has nothing to do with you. 596 00:30:54,270 --> 00:30:55,330 If you're willing, 597 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,000 I can find you 598 00:30:57,030 --> 00:30:59,360 a place with beautiful scenery to live in. 599 00:30:59,470 --> 00:31:01,730 You can take those children with you too. 600 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:04,830 So you don't want me to help you find 601 00:31:04,830 --> 00:31:06,070 that masked man? 602 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:09,480 Even without you, 603 00:31:10,770 --> 00:31:12,190 I can find him on my own. 604 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:24,540 Feng Suige, 605 00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:26,530 you seem 606 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,620 rather unfamiliar today. 607 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:30,380 Your sudden concern for me 608 00:31:30,790 --> 00:31:32,010 makes me a bit scared. 609 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:34,240 What are you up to? 610 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:36,660 What purpose can I have? 611 00:31:36,660 --> 00:31:38,000 Whatever your purpose, 612 00:31:38,330 --> 00:31:40,590 you clearly don't have good intentions. 613 00:31:43,350 --> 00:31:44,220 Feng Suige, 614 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:45,830 since the day 615 00:31:45,830 --> 00:31:46,920 you arrested me, 616 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:48,180 I've wanted to tell you 617 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:52,220 that even though you hold every advantage 618 00:31:52,220 --> 00:31:53,550 and seem certain to win, 619 00:31:54,270 --> 00:31:55,270 you will never 620 00:31:55,270 --> 00:31:56,160 beat me. 621 00:31:57,790 --> 00:31:58,560 Why? 622 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:17,110 Because I always know 623 00:32:18,030 --> 00:32:19,350 what you're thinking. 624 00:32:33,270 --> 00:32:34,930 There's quite a big fish here. 625 00:33:05,090 --> 00:33:08,120 ♪ Take down the setting sun as my heart ♪ 626 00:33:08,550 --> 00:33:12,060 ♪ Fold the heaven and earth to make my wings ♪ 627 00:33:12,570 --> 00:33:13,980 ♪ If fate shows no mercy ♪ 628 00:33:14,340 --> 00:33:17,700 ♪ Then don't blame my recklessness ♪ 629 00:33:19,830 --> 00:33:23,040 ♪ I thought this life would drift like a solitary sail ♪ 630 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,560 ♪ Yet I chanced upon you in the smoke-filled alleyway ♪ 631 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:30,070 ♪ Like a fleeting flower falling into ♪ 632 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:29,210 She's having nightmares 633 00:33:29,210 --> 00:33:29,880 because she was 634 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:31,370 overstimulated. 635 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:32,780 ♪ My eyes ♪ 636 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:32,240 If you want her 637 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:33,390 to live peacefully, 638 00:33:33,420 --> 00:33:35,160 stay away from all the chaos. 639 00:33:33,510 --> 00:33:34,930 ♪ Once I was like a frost-edged sword ♪ 640 00:33:35,390 --> 00:33:37,120 ♪ Sweeping across the battlefield in gleaming light ♪ 641 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,450 ♪ Never thought who'd lay me to rest ♪ 642 00:33:40,830 --> 00:33:42,250 ♪ Once unstoppable and sharp ♪ 643 00:33:42,750 --> 00:33:44,460 ♪ Now my heart's tied to you ♪ 644 00:33:45,790 --> 00:33:47,820 ♪ Thinking of you day and night ♪ 645 00:34:37,190 --> 00:34:38,050 Your Highness. 646 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:39,420 We found Xun Xiang. 647 00:34:39,510 --> 00:34:40,710 Lu Ke is watching him. 648 00:34:42,020 --> 00:34:42,679 I see. 649 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:44,710 When she wakes, 650 00:34:44,710 --> 00:34:45,850 escort her back to the residence. 651 00:34:45,850 --> 00:34:47,110 Be extremely careful. 652 00:34:47,590 --> 00:34:47,960 Yes. 653 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:45,390 When you planned to kill, 654 00:35:45,470 --> 00:35:47,670 did you ever think about your daughter? 655 00:35:53,190 --> 00:35:55,000 Do you plan to surrender, 656 00:35:55,110 --> 00:35:56,360 or should I have your whole family arrested 657 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:58,490 to keep you company? 658 00:36:01,510 --> 00:36:02,200 Get in! 659 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:07,340 Your Highness, 660 00:36:07,510 --> 00:36:09,070 the Xun family is distantly related to the Empress. 661 00:36:09,070 --> 00:36:09,960 Aren't we being 662 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,190 a bit too conspicuous? 663 00:36:11,190 --> 00:36:13,100 Fu Yixiao is under my protection. 664 00:36:13,510 --> 00:36:14,840 I want everyone in Yujing City 665 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:16,400 to know about this. 666 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:17,860 Whoever dares to harm her, 667 00:36:18,670 --> 00:36:19,670 I will kill them. 668 00:36:36,070 --> 00:36:37,200 Your Majesty, I came 669 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:39,360 to report something important. 670 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:42,920 Recently, someone actually 671 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:45,400 attempted to assassinate a member of my household. 672 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:47,030 We've caught the culprit. 673 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:48,740 He's outside the hall. 674 00:36:51,230 --> 00:36:52,190 Are the Ministry of Justice 675 00:36:52,190 --> 00:36:53,960 and the Court of Judicial Review both closed? 676 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:54,920 If someone tries to assassinate you, 677 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:56,070 just go to them. 678 00:36:56,670 --> 00:36:58,930 What do you mean by bringing the assassin 679 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:00,210 into the palace? 680 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,440 It's because this person has a special identity. 681 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:04,000 I have no authority to handle him. 682 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,000 I request Your Majesty's judgment. 683 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:06,920 Lu Ke. 684 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:13,480 Kneel! 685 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,110 Your Majesty, spare me! 686 00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:18,440 Your Majesty, spare me! 687 00:37:20,650 --> 00:37:22,710 Is this the child from the Xun family? 688 00:37:23,030 --> 00:37:23,630 Yes. 689 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:25,920 Your Majesty, you remember 690 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:26,920 the Empress's relatives 691 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:28,070 very well. 692 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:31,660 Are you saying 693 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,320 that this person's assassination attempt at your residence 694 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:35,920 is connected to the Empress? 695 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:37,970 Your Majesty, you are wise. 696 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:40,060 The truth and justice 697 00:37:40,150 --> 00:37:41,950 rest entirely on your judgment. 698 00:37:42,150 --> 00:37:44,150 I'm afraid the Empress already knows 699 00:37:44,150 --> 00:37:45,190 that I brought Xun Xiang 700 00:37:45,190 --> 00:37:46,120 into the palace. 701 00:37:47,070 --> 00:37:48,320 As for how deeply 702 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:49,550 she is involved, 703 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:51,320 Your Majesty, 704 00:37:51,550 --> 00:37:52,680 please wait and see. 705 00:37:53,710 --> 00:37:56,320 You seem quite confident. 706 00:38:15,510 --> 00:38:16,980 Greetings, Your Majesty. 707 00:38:18,710 --> 00:38:19,510 Your Majesty. 708 00:38:21,710 --> 00:38:22,550 First Prince, 709 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:24,800 you brought someone covered in blood 710 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:25,960 before His Majesty. 711 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:27,590 If it startled His Majesty, 712 00:38:27,590 --> 00:38:29,450 what punishment would befit you? 713 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:32,360 His Majesty is a warrior emperor 714 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:33,280 who has expanded our territories 715 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:34,880 and achieved unparalleled merit. 716 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:36,740 He will not be startled so easily. 717 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:38,290 Empress, 718 00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:40,230 why are you here? 719 00:38:40,550 --> 00:38:41,590 I heard today that 720 00:38:41,590 --> 00:38:43,960 the First Prince entered the palace unexpectedly 721 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:45,780 and feared he might displease you again. 722 00:38:45,780 --> 00:38:47,320 His Majesty didn't sleep well last night 723 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:49,050 and woke up dizzy this morning. 724 00:38:49,670 --> 00:38:50,510 First Prince, 725 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:52,670 please speak to His Majesty patiently. 726 00:38:52,670 --> 00:38:54,270 Don't upset him. 727 00:38:55,190 --> 00:38:56,030 Your Majesty, 728 00:38:56,030 --> 00:38:57,800 I truly admire 729 00:38:58,030 --> 00:38:59,690 your concern for His Majesty. 730 00:39:00,230 --> 00:39:01,320 However, 731 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:02,250 you may not know, 732 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:04,380 but General Xun 733 00:39:05,190 --> 00:39:07,190 has already confessed everything. 734 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:23,630 I don't understand 735 00:39:23,630 --> 00:39:24,850 what First Prince is saying. 736 00:39:24,850 --> 00:39:26,800 But if I weren't here today, 737 00:39:27,230 --> 00:39:28,270 some matters 738 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,600 might have been impossible to clarify. 739 00:39:31,230 --> 00:39:34,150 Our Zhuang family and the Xun family are only distant relatives, 740 00:39:34,150 --> 00:39:35,810 with very little connection. 741 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:37,330 I don't know 742 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:38,510 how Xun Xiang offended 743 00:39:38,510 --> 00:39:39,840 the First Prince today. 744 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,350 But no matter what the Xun family has done, 745 00:39:42,350 --> 00:39:43,870 I am unaware. 746 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:45,800 How this matter should be handled 747 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,590 is for Your Majesty to decide. 748 00:39:48,150 --> 00:39:50,210 Although I'm not welcomed in Yujing, 749 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,360 everything should follow the principle 750 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:54,150 of fair rewards and punishments. 751 00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:55,280 Otherwise, how can I continue 752 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:56,530 living here? 753 00:39:57,190 --> 00:39:58,060 First Prince, 754 00:39:58,960 --> 00:39:59,900 when has His Majesty ever let you 755 00:39:59,900 --> 00:40:01,230 suffer any injustice? 756 00:40:01,590 --> 00:40:03,050 -Isn't this... -Empress. 757 00:40:03,710 --> 00:40:05,160 This is not the harem. 758 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:06,900 I'll talk to you 759 00:40:07,030 --> 00:40:08,630 when I get back. 760 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:09,970 You may leave now. 761 00:40:19,290 --> 00:40:20,520 Yes, Your Majesty. 762 00:40:32,710 --> 00:40:34,320 I know you suspect the Empress 763 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:35,450 of involvement, 764 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:37,700 but you have no solid evidence. 765 00:40:38,630 --> 00:40:40,570 Didn't he say nothing at all? 766 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:42,390 Does it matter 767 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:43,760 whether he did or not? 768 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:47,260 I am truly innocent... 769 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,440 Xiyang is about to be married. 770 00:40:52,670 --> 00:40:54,730 This is the biggest matter right now. 771 00:40:55,110 --> 00:40:57,150 You have been close to her since childhood. 772 00:40:57,150 --> 00:40:59,140 Before her wedding, 773 00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:01,640 you cannot let the Jinxiu people 774 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:04,440 see our royal family as divided. 775 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:06,400 Your Majesty, since you said you will not pursue it, 776 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:07,680 then we will not. 777 00:41:08,150 --> 00:41:09,440 But in the future, 778 00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:11,110 if I act against anyone around the Empress, 779 00:41:11,110 --> 00:41:13,160 I ask that you treat it the same way. 780 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:14,050 How dare you! 781 00:41:15,110 --> 00:41:17,180 She is your mother after all! 782 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,540 She has never been my mother. 783 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:24,070 For the sake of a mere Jinxiu prisoner of war, 784 00:41:24,070 --> 00:41:25,110 you're deliberately 785 00:41:25,110 --> 00:41:26,300 opposing me today. 786 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:28,750 No matter how lawless you are, 787 00:41:28,920 --> 00:41:30,890 there are limits. 788 00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:32,980 After all, Susha 789 00:41:33,710 --> 00:41:35,860 is still ruled by me. 790 00:41:36,070 --> 00:41:37,860 Of course you're the ruler. 791 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:39,230 Wasn't it also you back then 792 00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:40,630 who tacitly allowed them 793 00:41:41,070 --> 00:41:43,720 to murder my mother? 794 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:49,760 Your Majesty! 795 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:55,360 Your Majesty! 796 00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:56,400 Please don't be angry. 797 00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:57,440 -Your health is more important. -Your Highness. 798 00:41:57,440 --> 00:41:59,150 Your Highness, kneel, please. 799 00:41:59,150 --> 00:41:59,860 I'm begging you, 800 00:41:59,860 --> 00:42:01,330 please kneel now! 801 00:42:07,470 --> 00:42:09,590 I issued a strict order long ago 802 00:42:10,670 --> 00:42:11,630 forbidding anyone 803 00:42:11,630 --> 00:42:14,270 from mentioning the late Empress. 804 00:42:15,190 --> 00:42:17,070 How dare you defy my decree? 805 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:18,540 Why forbid it? 806 00:42:19,870 --> 00:42:22,940 Could it be that you feel guilty? 807 00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:24,690 What did you say? 808 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:27,350 Do you really want me to repeat it? 809 00:42:28,910 --> 00:42:30,640 Convey my imperial order: 810 00:42:31,110 --> 00:42:32,880 The First Prince has committed great insubordination 811 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:34,140 and defied his elders. 812 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:36,150 He is to return to his residence and reflect on his conduct. 813 00:42:36,150 --> 00:42:39,320 Before Xiyang's wedding, the ancestral offering ceremony 814 00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:42,770 will be performed instead by the Second Prince, Chengyang. 815 00:42:49,070 --> 00:42:49,930 Your Highness! 816 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:01,360 I shall take my leave as well. 817 00:43:01,590 --> 00:43:02,000 Let's go.