1 00:01:49,110 --> 00:01:54,780 [A Dream Within A Dream] 2 00:01:59,730 --> 00:02:02,540 [Episode 17] 3 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:08,620 What is it? 4 00:02:08,620 --> 00:02:09,540 What's going on? 5 00:02:11,010 --> 00:02:13,660 I heard your Chief Master's called something like "Liu"? 6 00:02:13,660 --> 00:02:15,500 I'm known as "Thriver" on the streets, 7 00:02:15,500 --> 00:02:18,660 specializing in dealing with these famous troublemakers in the martial world. 8 00:02:18,660 --> 00:02:19,600 Hurry up 9 00:02:19,780 --> 00:02:21,570 and tell him to come out to see me! 10 00:02:22,130 --> 00:02:22,880 Boss. 11 00:02:23,700 --> 00:02:25,330 This woman is so pretty. 12 00:02:34,850 --> 00:02:35,660 Miss. 13 00:02:36,100 --> 00:02:38,380 Do I look like your future husband? 14 00:02:38,570 --> 00:02:39,510 More like a fly. 15 00:02:40,410 --> 00:02:41,220 Miss. 16 00:02:43,660 --> 00:02:44,700 So beautiful. 17 00:02:47,060 --> 00:02:47,700 Boss! 18 00:02:47,940 --> 00:02:48,570 Boss! 19 00:02:48,850 --> 00:02:49,910 Are you okay, Boss? 20 00:02:51,570 --> 00:02:53,130 Capture that woman! 21 00:02:53,130 --> 00:02:53,820 Yes! 22 00:02:53,850 --> 00:02:54,660 Stop! 23 00:02:56,950 --> 00:02:59,290 Phantom dragon lurks in the black market. 24 00:02:59,350 --> 00:03:02,070 Radiant lanterns illuminate the Nightwalkers. 25 00:03:04,630 --> 00:03:07,350 ♪ Phantom dragon lurks in the black market ♪ 26 00:03:09,130 --> 00:03:12,230 ♪ Radiant lanterns illuminate the Nightwalkers ♪ 27 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:13,500 It's the Moon Immortal. 28 00:03:14,130 --> 00:03:15,950 ♪ In the dark of night, pure dreams run deep and wide ♪ 29 00:03:16,730 --> 00:03:18,580 ♪ Who dares to join the game? This isn't child's play ♪ 30 00:03:19,610 --> 00:03:20,500 Shangguan. 31 00:03:20,660 --> 00:03:21,450 The flute. 32 00:03:31,290 --> 00:03:34,080 Are you the one who's called something like "Liu?" 33 00:03:34,570 --> 00:03:35,660 On the streets, I go by the name... 34 00:03:35,660 --> 00:03:36,540 Sir, 35 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,540 you ruined our stage. 36 00:03:39,410 --> 00:03:40,220 The fine is 37 00:03:40,850 --> 00:03:41,980 200 taels of silver. 38 00:03:42,700 --> 00:03:43,700 On the streets, I go by the name... 39 00:03:43,700 --> 00:03:44,540 Miss, 40 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:45,980 you broke our wine jar. 41 00:03:46,290 --> 00:03:47,950 The fine is 50 taels of silver. 42 00:03:49,130 --> 00:03:50,260 But this gentleman 43 00:03:50,260 --> 00:03:51,660 disturbed this young lady, 44 00:03:51,660 --> 00:03:52,940 which was truly uncalled for. 45 00:03:52,940 --> 00:03:54,130 In my opinion, 46 00:03:54,380 --> 00:03:55,830 the fine for the young lady 47 00:03:55,850 --> 00:03:57,980 should be put on this gentleman's tab. 48 00:03:58,060 --> 00:03:58,770 Please pay. 49 00:03:58,770 --> 00:03:59,980 On the streets, I go by the name... 50 00:03:59,980 --> 00:04:01,170 Master Thief Shanhu. 51 00:04:06,260 --> 00:04:07,510 It seems this crappy ax 52 00:04:07,570 --> 00:04:08,820 is worth some pennies. 53 00:04:09,130 --> 00:04:09,940 How about 54 00:04:10,570 --> 00:04:12,030 giving it to the young lady 55 00:04:12,500 --> 00:04:13,560 to calm her nerves? 56 00:04:23,060 --> 00:04:23,860 Look. 57 00:04:23,940 --> 00:04:26,010 Your ax has disturbed this young lady again. 58 00:04:26,010 --> 00:04:27,530 Kneel and plead guilty now. 59 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,130 You bastard "Liu" something... 60 00:04:30,130 --> 00:04:31,060 Speedy Yunlong. 61 00:04:37,500 --> 00:04:38,880 Even your boss is already on his knees. 62 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,280 What are you waiting for? 63 00:04:48,620 --> 00:04:49,420 Peonies? 64 00:04:50,780 --> 00:04:52,020 Tacky. 65 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:53,320 Lotuses? 66 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:55,320 Mediocre. 67 00:04:57,130 --> 00:04:57,940 Roses? 68 00:04:58,880 --> 00:04:59,760 Dull. 69 00:05:07,260 --> 00:05:09,300 A fine sword suits a noble gentleman; 70 00:05:09,300 --> 00:05:11,420 and jade bamboo is a gift for a beautiful lady. 71 00:05:11,420 --> 00:05:12,380 Miss, may I ask 72 00:05:13,060 --> 00:05:14,280 your gracious name? 73 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:19,020 No need for honorifics. 74 00:05:19,020 --> 00:05:20,380 I live in the west of the city 75 00:05:20,380 --> 00:05:22,130 outside the Shiqiao Gate, at the Duke of Guangping's Residence, 76 00:05:22,130 --> 00:05:24,320 who's Left Vice Minister of the Imperial Secretariat and concurrently Minister of War. 77 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:25,740 My name is Song Yiting. 78 00:05:34,060 --> 00:05:35,090 Chu Guihong. 79 00:05:35,740 --> 00:05:37,670 Since you had the guts to shoot him, 80 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,260 how come you don't have the guts to clean up the mess? 81 00:05:39,260 --> 00:05:40,380 And you come here now, expecting me 82 00:05:40,380 --> 00:05:41,970 to clean up this mess for you? 83 00:05:44,130 --> 00:05:44,940 Well... 84 00:05:44,940 --> 00:05:45,740 Father. 85 00:05:45,820 --> 00:05:46,500 You know, 86 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:47,320 with Heng's skills, 87 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:48,960 there's no way he would've failed to dodge that arrow. 88 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,200 He must have done it on purpose. 89 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:52,570 He... He had long planned to kick Guihong out of the capital. 90 00:05:52,570 --> 00:05:54,180 Don't you fall into his trap. 91 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:54,940 Shut up! 92 00:05:56,700 --> 00:05:58,070 You useless thing. 93 00:06:01,260 --> 00:06:02,320 Your Majesty. 94 00:06:02,740 --> 00:06:04,880 I am to blame for what happened at the stables. 95 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:05,860 But the Seventh Prince 96 00:06:05,860 --> 00:06:07,500 networks with top officials at court, 97 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:09,200 forges alliances with underworld forces outside the court, 98 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,130 has control over the major force of the Xuanjia Army, 99 00:06:11,130 --> 00:06:12,500 and even seeks to strengthen his power 100 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:14,500 through a marriage alliance with the Song family. 101 00:06:14,500 --> 00:06:17,200 Such treacherous ambitions are blatantly obvious. 102 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,610 Please make a wise decision, Your Majesty. 103 00:06:26,180 --> 00:06:26,970 Your Majesty. 104 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,010 Your Majesty! 105 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:31,640 Your Majesty. 106 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:35,110 Chancellor Gao and the others have arrived at the palace gate. 107 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,060 Are they trying to stage a coup? 108 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:43,670 What do you gentlemen intend to do? 109 00:06:43,670 --> 00:06:45,630 Don't stir up trouble here! 110 00:06:45,650 --> 00:06:47,130 If you anger His Majesty, 111 00:06:47,150 --> 00:06:49,150 I'm afraid you'll face punishment! 112 00:06:53,060 --> 00:06:54,850 Chu Guihong shot the prince, 113 00:06:54,850 --> 00:06:56,080 which is unforgivable. 114 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,300 I, Yao Qian, 115 00:06:57,300 --> 00:06:59,670 beg Your Majesty to judge wisely. 116 00:07:00,130 --> 00:07:02,450 Your Majesty, please judge wisely! 117 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:18,130 If you keep sighing like that, 118 00:07:18,130 --> 00:07:19,930 you might just sigh my soul away. 119 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:28,080 Help me up. 120 00:07:38,370 --> 00:07:39,710 Be gentler, okay? 121 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:42,940 Your Highness, 122 00:07:42,950 --> 00:07:44,350 what a smart tactic. 123 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,300 You used me to irritate Chu Guihong again. 124 00:07:47,500 --> 00:07:49,500 Now His Majesty is furious in the palace, 125 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:51,450 and you've made a stir in the entire court. 126 00:07:51,450 --> 00:07:53,970 Don't you think you've gone too far this time? 127 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,450 Didn't you say my tactic was old-fashioned? 128 00:07:56,450 --> 00:07:57,740 As long as it works, right? 129 00:07:57,740 --> 00:07:58,520 You... 130 00:08:01,300 --> 00:08:02,620 Only someone like you 131 00:08:02,620 --> 00:08:03,960 would come up with a move that does even more harm 132 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:05,630 to yourself than to the enemy. 133 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,320 If I didn't risked myself 134 00:08:08,700 --> 00:08:10,760 to make Chu Guihong commit a grave mistake, 135 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,080 how could you break off the engagement with him? 136 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:14,260 And I'm telling you, 137 00:08:15,060 --> 00:08:16,080 when they come in a while, 138 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:17,500 be clear in your mind about 139 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:18,880 what's safe to say and what's not. 140 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,640 We are on the same boat. 141 00:08:21,860 --> 00:08:23,080 I'm telling you too. 142 00:08:23,500 --> 00:08:24,620 Breaking off the engagement 143 00:08:24,620 --> 00:08:25,700 and marrying you 144 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:27,090 are two separate things. 145 00:08:31,620 --> 00:08:33,130 You're the God of Death. 146 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,220 You must keep your word. 147 00:08:35,300 --> 00:08:37,300 Don't try to play dirty, you hear me? 148 00:08:37,700 --> 00:08:38,980 Do you hear me? 149 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:39,900 It hurts. 150 00:08:39,900 --> 00:08:40,720 Do you hear me? 151 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:46,840 Who's the one playing dirty? 152 00:08:48,700 --> 00:08:50,820 Your Highness, now you know what pain feels like? 153 00:08:50,820 --> 00:08:51,900 Then why didn't you dodge 154 00:08:51,900 --> 00:08:53,030 that arrow just now? 155 00:08:53,140 --> 00:08:53,940 I... 156 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:56,660 His Majesty is here. 157 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:02,700 Your Highness. 158 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,480 Your Highness, are you alright? 159 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,290 Why are you bleeding so much? 160 00:09:06,420 --> 00:09:07,320 Hang in there. 161 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,660 The imperial physician will be here in no time. 162 00:09:09,660 --> 00:09:10,450 My Lady. 163 00:09:11,900 --> 00:09:12,660 Mother. 164 00:09:12,660 --> 00:09:14,140 Why are you bleeding so much again? 165 00:09:14,140 --> 00:09:15,450 I-It was her. 166 00:09:15,820 --> 00:09:16,480 Just now, she... 167 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:17,140 My Lady. 168 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:18,940 It's all my fault. 169 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:20,480 Sorry for making you worry. 170 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:21,360 Good girl. 171 00:09:21,390 --> 00:09:23,050 You're just too concerned. 172 00:09:37,820 --> 00:09:38,900 Heng, come on. 173 00:09:38,900 --> 00:09:39,720 Be careful, Your Highness. 174 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:40,480 Slowly. 175 00:09:42,900 --> 00:09:43,570 Be careful. 176 00:09:43,570 --> 00:09:44,480 Slowly. 177 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:55,950 Greetings, Your Majesty. 178 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:05,900 Song. 179 00:10:06,180 --> 00:10:07,080 You rise first. 180 00:10:12,330 --> 00:10:13,730 Thank you, Your Majesty. 181 00:10:16,660 --> 00:10:17,450 You! 182 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:22,060 Answer me. 183 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:24,540 Yes. 184 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:26,950 Your Majesty. 185 00:10:26,970 --> 00:10:28,500 Heng is severely injured. 186 00:10:28,700 --> 00:10:30,710 Might he rise first and answer you? 187 00:10:30,820 --> 00:10:32,240 Your uncle is inciting officials outside the palace gate 188 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,030 to stage a coup. 189 00:10:34,420 --> 00:10:35,200 What, 190 00:10:35,570 --> 00:10:37,850 are you trying to defy me here as well? 191 00:10:37,980 --> 00:10:38,910 I dare not. 192 00:10:53,780 --> 00:10:55,970 How do you intend to punish Chu Guihong? 193 00:10:57,820 --> 00:10:58,660 Your Majesty. 194 00:11:02,660 --> 00:11:03,660 Your Highness... 195 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,480 Chu Guihong is the capital prefect 196 00:11:10,300 --> 00:11:12,750 and the only surviving child of Lord Qianyu. 197 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,970 He's also a great talent to our nation. 198 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:16,620 If he's to be punished, 199 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,300 I believe all the officials will be disappointed as well. 200 00:11:20,300 --> 00:11:21,300 But according to the law of Great Jing, 201 00:11:21,300 --> 00:11:22,490 Article 8 states that 202 00:11:23,300 --> 00:11:25,950 plotting to harm a member of the royal family... 203 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,540 Plotting to harm a member of the royal family 204 00:11:30,540 --> 00:11:32,140 shall be regarded as treason 205 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,240 and shall be executed according to the law. 206 00:11:35,450 --> 00:11:37,050 So, Your Majesty, I'm just as 207 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,300 conflicted as you are. 208 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,480 Being so seriously injured, 209 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,200 yet you're still concerned about 210 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,360 my difficulties. 211 00:11:57,940 --> 00:12:00,420 Heng, you do put the bigger picture first. 212 00:12:07,900 --> 00:12:09,840 But I see your arrow wound 213 00:12:10,780 --> 00:12:13,700 is about an inch above the left side of your chest. 214 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,610 I suppose it's not very serious, is it? 215 00:12:18,180 --> 00:12:20,500 Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. 216 00:12:20,980 --> 00:12:22,390 But if Your Majesty would 217 00:12:22,900 --> 00:12:23,700 graciously revoke the decree 218 00:12:23,700 --> 00:12:25,090 and annul the engagement 219 00:12:25,420 --> 00:12:27,970 between Miss Song and Chu Guihong, 220 00:12:28,700 --> 00:12:30,030 then the knot in my heart 221 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:31,850 would be untied, 222 00:12:32,660 --> 00:12:33,920 and I believe my wounds 223 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,540 would heal faster. 224 00:12:38,300 --> 00:12:39,570 So about what happened at the stables today... 225 00:12:39,570 --> 00:12:40,960 I was just fooling around 226 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,410 with Chu Guihong at the stables. 227 00:12:43,900 --> 00:12:45,060 We were merely fooling around, 228 00:12:45,060 --> 00:12:46,480 so a few bumps were inevitable. 229 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:47,740 It's nothing serious. 230 00:12:51,660 --> 00:12:53,420 Since it's a simple misunderstanding, 231 00:12:53,420 --> 00:12:55,150 this should be easy to resolve. 232 00:12:56,900 --> 00:12:57,750 Song. 233 00:12:58,840 --> 00:12:59,720 Tell me, 234 00:13:01,060 --> 00:13:03,540 do you have feelings for General Chu? 235 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:05,140 Your Majesty, 236 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,140 I have absolutely no improper thoughts toward him. 237 00:13:07,140 --> 00:13:07,940 Alright. 238 00:13:09,420 --> 00:13:10,660 Though the imperial edict for your betrothal 239 00:13:10,660 --> 00:13:12,530 was issued 18 years ago, 240 00:13:12,780 --> 00:13:13,960 since there's no affection 241 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,540 between you two now, 242 00:13:15,820 --> 00:13:16,600 I 243 00:13:16,700 --> 00:13:20,140 have no wish to add yet another pair of ill-fated couple to the world. 244 00:13:20,140 --> 00:13:21,480 I hereby declare that 245 00:13:22,300 --> 00:13:23,900 this betrothal is annulled. 246 00:13:30,140 --> 00:13:30,940 However, 247 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:33,930 Song is not young anymore, 248 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,180 and Song Yude is already aged. 249 00:13:36,570 --> 00:13:37,900 He has long hoped to see his children married 250 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:39,200 and live out his remaining days in peace. 251 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:40,450 His wishes align closely 252 00:13:40,450 --> 00:13:42,700 with mine. 253 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,060 Although this betrothal has been cancelled, 254 00:13:45,060 --> 00:13:45,720 it must be 255 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,140 made up for with another. 256 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:49,480 Liu Mingxi. 257 00:13:50,060 --> 00:13:50,850 Your Majesty. 258 00:13:51,300 --> 00:13:53,000 Bring my jade seal. 259 00:13:53,540 --> 00:13:54,320 Today, 260 00:13:54,700 --> 00:13:56,540 in front of the Noble Consort, 261 00:13:57,020 --> 00:13:59,720 I'll betroth Song as Heng's principal consort. 262 00:14:00,780 --> 00:14:02,320 Your Majesty, that's not right. 263 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:03,900 This is supposed to be just a broken betrothal, Your Majesty. 264 00:14:03,900 --> 00:14:05,720 Thank you for granting our marriage, Your Majesty. 265 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:06,540 I... 266 00:14:09,820 --> 00:14:10,850 By the way, 267 00:14:11,700 --> 00:14:14,140 there was an old custom in the previous dynasty 268 00:14:14,140 --> 00:14:16,600 that once a prince gets married, he must go and govern his fief. 269 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,480 Now that you've been bestowed a principal consort, 270 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:19,960 once you recover from your injury, 271 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:20,820 you shall set out 272 00:14:20,820 --> 00:14:22,300 for your fief. 273 00:14:24,780 --> 00:14:25,570 Your Maj... 274 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,310 Since you're here, 275 00:15:32,700 --> 00:15:34,090 come have a drink with me. 276 00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:08,500 I never expected 277 00:16:09,700 --> 00:16:10,540 this place 278 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:12,660 to be so complicated. 279 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:15,950 The good people I once believed in 280 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:17,990 might not 281 00:16:18,300 --> 00:16:19,430 be so good after all. 282 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,820 And the ones I thought were bad 283 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:25,790 might 284 00:16:25,820 --> 00:16:27,280 have their own struggles. 285 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:30,420 Here? 286 00:16:32,060 --> 00:16:32,990 You mean 287 00:16:33,540 --> 00:16:35,200 you came from somewhere else? 288 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:40,900 But who's not? 289 00:16:42,660 --> 00:16:44,160 We are all visitors here, 290 00:16:44,660 --> 00:16:46,900 unable to escape from this worldly cage. 291 00:16:46,900 --> 00:16:47,930 Everyone 292 00:16:48,700 --> 00:16:51,490 have responsibilities they can't walk away from. 293 00:16:52,060 --> 00:16:53,270 You're like this, 294 00:16:53,900 --> 00:16:54,960 so am I, 295 00:16:55,820 --> 00:16:57,240 and so is everyone. 296 00:17:00,300 --> 00:17:01,890 I never noticed before 297 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:03,780 that as the second female lead, 298 00:17:03,780 --> 00:17:05,830 you're actually quite open-minded. 299 00:17:06,450 --> 00:17:07,780 The second female lead? 300 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,060 It doesn't matter. 301 00:17:12,100 --> 00:17:13,290 What matters is 302 00:17:13,450 --> 00:17:15,000 you're more persistent than me. 303 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,100 You said you wouldn't get married, 304 00:17:16,100 --> 00:17:17,290 and you've held to it. 305 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:20,530 Don't you think 306 00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:22,450 that's strange of me? 307 00:17:23,580 --> 00:17:24,700 No. 308 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:26,580 Not at all. 309 00:17:26,660 --> 00:17:28,050 I think it's a good thing. 310 00:17:28,450 --> 00:17:29,940 You should always hold on to 311 00:17:29,940 --> 00:17:31,620 everything you desire. 312 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,140 Don't ever let worldly norms, 313 00:17:34,180 --> 00:17:35,380 responsibilities, 314 00:17:35,420 --> 00:17:37,150 or royal orders weigh you down. 315 00:17:38,700 --> 00:17:40,750 Since you've thought it all through, 316 00:17:40,900 --> 00:17:42,040 why are you still here 317 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,040 drinking away your sorrows with me? 318 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,660 Because things are out of my hands. 319 00:17:54,100 --> 00:17:56,280 The one I like doesn't like me back, 320 00:17:57,420 --> 00:17:59,900 the one I don't like was injured by me, 321 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,660 and there's another one who I want to run away from but can't 322 00:18:03,660 --> 00:18:05,720 because we're bound by fate. 323 00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:08,630 I understand. 324 00:18:09,700 --> 00:18:10,730 In the past, 325 00:18:11,140 --> 00:18:12,900 I didn't know what love was. 326 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,340 But now that I know, 327 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,700 I'm not as carefree as I used to be. 328 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,150 You fell in love with someone? 329 00:18:25,660 --> 00:18:26,700 Could it be... 330 00:18:26,700 --> 00:18:27,340 Be... 331 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:28,700 Be... 332 00:18:28,900 --> 00:18:29,900 Nan Heng? 333 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:31,240 Of course not. 334 00:18:34,260 --> 00:18:35,680 That's good. 335 00:18:35,730 --> 00:18:37,060 You scared me. 336 00:18:37,740 --> 00:18:39,230 Remember, Song Yiting. 337 00:18:39,700 --> 00:18:41,100 Once you get involved with Nan Heng, 338 00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:42,760 it'll be the beginning of your misfortune. 339 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:43,900 You must never 340 00:18:43,900 --> 00:18:45,360 have any contact with him, 341 00:18:45,420 --> 00:18:46,660 especially not 342 00:18:46,900 --> 00:18:48,110 by the water, 343 00:18:48,180 --> 00:18:49,100 in private rooms, 344 00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:49,960 or during any assassination attempts. 345 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:50,720 Never. 346 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:51,940 Do you hear me? 347 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:55,700 Aren't these exactly the things 348 00:18:55,700 --> 00:18:57,700 you went through with him? 349 00:18:57,860 --> 00:18:59,490 This... This is different. 350 00:18:59,580 --> 00:19:00,700 How? 351 00:19:00,700 --> 00:19:02,090 You don't like Nan Heng, 352 00:19:02,140 --> 00:19:03,740 but you spend a lot of time with him. 353 00:19:03,740 --> 00:19:05,580 Affection inevitably grows over time. 354 00:19:05,580 --> 00:19:06,860 Instead of worrying about me, 355 00:19:06,860 --> 00:19:08,700 you should worry more about yourself. 356 00:19:08,700 --> 00:19:09,520 At least, 357 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,280 I know how I feel. 358 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,350 But what about you? 359 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:13,700 Do you really know 360 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,420 what kind of person 361 00:19:15,420 --> 00:19:16,660 you truly like? 362 00:19:19,140 --> 00:19:20,580 Of course I do. 363 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:23,600 I like... 364 00:19:25,180 --> 00:19:26,140 I like... 365 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,490 You like Father and Mother, 366 00:19:28,620 --> 00:19:30,000 you like Zhixia and Yingqiu, 367 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:30,870 and you like me. 368 00:19:31,620 --> 00:19:33,140 You seem to like everyone, 369 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:34,620 but it actually shows that 370 00:19:34,620 --> 00:19:35,880 you don't love anyone. 371 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:38,130 Sometimes, 372 00:19:38,590 --> 00:19:40,590 I think you're a bit weird. 373 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,760 You seem to be happy around everyone, 374 00:19:44,700 --> 00:19:46,240 but you've never really 375 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:47,890 had feelings for anyone, 376 00:19:47,900 --> 00:19:50,430 nor have you ever really tried to know anyone. 377 00:19:52,940 --> 00:19:53,700 Song Yimeng. 378 00:19:54,810 --> 00:19:57,620 If you keep treating this place as somewhere else, 379 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,900 you'll never live this life well. 380 00:20:08,660 --> 00:20:09,660 So His Majesty knows that 381 00:20:09,660 --> 00:20:11,960 sending princes to govern fiefs is merely an old custom from the previous dynasty? 382 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:13,620 But since the founding of our dynasty, 383 00:20:13,620 --> 00:20:15,480 there has never been a precedent of 384 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,760 a prince being sent to a fief upon marriage. 385 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,620 Is His Majesty trying to use you as a pawn, 386 00:20:19,620 --> 00:20:20,800 sending you far away 387 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,760 to pave the way for the Eighteenth Prince? 388 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:23,800 His Majesty 389 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:25,700 is so biased. 390 00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:50,020 Why are you here again, string puller? 391 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,620 Chief is injured. I'm here to check on him. 392 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:57,580 Also, 393 00:20:58,700 --> 00:20:59,650 someone 394 00:20:59,700 --> 00:21:01,220 asked me 395 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:02,480 to give this to you. 396 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,100 Enjoy your drinks. 397 00:21:04,860 --> 00:21:06,080 I... I'll just put 398 00:21:06,380 --> 00:21:07,660 it here. 399 00:21:09,620 --> 00:21:10,420 Come back. 400 00:21:16,580 --> 00:21:17,480 Anything else? 401 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:18,800 What is it? 402 00:21:19,620 --> 00:21:21,240 This... This... 403 00:21:21,940 --> 00:21:22,720 Open it. 404 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,670 I don't think it's appropriate. It's a gift for you. 405 00:21:26,700 --> 00:21:27,520 I... 406 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:29,580 His Highness asked you to open it. 407 00:21:29,580 --> 00:21:30,900 Do I have to repeat it? 408 00:21:30,900 --> 00:21:31,620 Hurry up! 409 00:21:31,620 --> 00:21:32,240 You... 410 00:21:35,790 --> 00:21:38,850 [Painting of the Exiled Immortal Under the Moon] 411 00:21:39,530 --> 00:21:42,720 [Painting of the Exiled Immortal Under the Moon] 412 00:21:48,450 --> 00:21:51,110 Painting of the Exiled Immortal Under the Moon? 413 00:21:52,940 --> 00:21:53,700 This... 414 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:55,140 This... 415 00:21:54,830 --> 00:21:57,910 [Painting of the Exiled Immortal Under the Moon] 416 00:21:55,420 --> 00:21:58,370 Miss Song Yiting intends to befriend you, Chief, 417 00:21:58,660 --> 00:21:59,960 so she specially left you this painting, 418 00:21:59,960 --> 00:22:03,040 hoping you understand her feelings. 419 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,250 I guess she's fallen in love with you. 420 00:22:07,630 --> 00:22:08,890 Fallen in love with me? 421 00:22:11,180 --> 00:22:13,500 I've never even gotten a clear look at her. 422 00:22:13,530 --> 00:22:15,870 How could there be any feeling between us? 423 00:22:18,360 --> 00:22:19,170 Well... 424 00:22:21,700 --> 00:22:22,520 Explain it! 425 00:22:34,360 --> 00:22:36,010 [Gentle Breeze, Pleasant Weather] 426 00:22:53,700 --> 00:22:54,520 My Lady. 427 00:22:54,620 --> 00:22:55,860 It's so late. 428 00:22:56,180 --> 00:22:57,420 What are you doing? 429 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,580 I'm meditating. 430 00:23:02,180 --> 00:23:03,520 Logically speaking, 431 00:23:04,100 --> 00:23:06,800 I should first marry Chu Guihong, 432 00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:08,630 then break the engagement, 433 00:23:08,900 --> 00:23:10,900 then get stabbed by Nan Heng, 434 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,340 and only after all that should 435 00:23:15,340 --> 00:23:17,460 the story move to me marrying Nan Heng. 436 00:23:19,340 --> 00:23:20,760 Why is the plot developing 437 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:22,960 so quickly all of a sudden? 438 00:23:24,860 --> 00:23:25,660 Could it be 439 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,380 I've really changed my fate? 440 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:30,580 My Lady. 441 00:23:31,140 --> 00:23:33,620 You're about to be the Prince's consort. 442 00:23:34,140 --> 00:23:35,520 It's time you got rid of 443 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,190 those superstitious habits. 444 00:23:40,020 --> 00:23:44,130 [Slacker Escape Plan] 445 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:41,920 I'll never be 446 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:43,720 the Prince's consort. 447 00:23:44,380 --> 00:23:46,250 And once the plot is changed, 448 00:23:46,940 --> 00:23:48,420 there's no going back. 449 00:23:50,700 --> 00:23:52,340 As for breaking off engagements, 450 00:23:52,340 --> 00:23:54,940 I'm familiar with it now that I've done it once. 451 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:56,100 Nan Heng 452 00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:57,280 wants to marry me? 453 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:58,280 Bah! 454 00:23:58,700 --> 00:24:00,660 Let him dream on. 455 00:24:00,790 --> 00:24:02,950 [Slacker Escape Plan] 456 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:03,140 My Lady. 457 00:24:02,950 --> 00:24:04,200 [Iconic Scenes in the Script] 458 00:24:04,290 --> 00:24:07,900 [3. Family Rift over Wild Vegetable Foraging] 459 00:24:07,950 --> 00:24:12,310 [Song Residence] 460 00:24:08,380 --> 00:24:09,480 His Majesty hereby decrees, 461 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,720 the eldest daughter of Song Yude, the Duke of Guangping, 462 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,280 Left Vice Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, concurrently Minister of War, 463 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:16,760 is gentle and obedient by nature, 464 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,280 calm and tolerant. 465 00:24:18,340 --> 00:24:20,280 Her words always conform to the rules of history, 466 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,520 and her conduct follows the standards of propriety. 467 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,250 She's worthy to be favored in the imperial palace 468 00:24:25,270 --> 00:24:27,380 and to share the noble duty of a prince's wife. 469 00:24:27,380 --> 00:24:29,520 Song Yude's daughter shall be wed as Consort to the Seventh Prince. 470 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:32,340 The relevant officials are hereby instructed to prepare the ceremonial rites and official decree. 471 00:24:29,630 --> 00:24:33,760 [Imperial Edict] 472 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:36,140 Miss Song. 473 00:24:36,420 --> 00:24:39,080 You strove so hard to secure this marriage. 474 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:40,650 Accept the edict. 475 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:47,850 Eunuch Liu. 476 00:24:48,420 --> 00:24:49,420 May I ask, 477 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:51,220 what happens if 478 00:24:51,700 --> 00:24:53,180 I don't accept this imperial edict? 479 00:24:53,180 --> 00:24:54,770 Defying the imperial edict? 480 00:24:54,940 --> 00:24:56,370 That's simple. 481 00:24:56,580 --> 00:24:57,700 The family shall be raided and wiped out, 482 00:24:57,700 --> 00:24:59,140 torn limb from limb by five horses, 483 00:24:59,140 --> 00:25:00,240 the males conscripted into forced labor, 484 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,140 and the females sold into servitude. 485 00:25:02,140 --> 00:25:03,140 Miss Song. 486 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:04,480 The choice is yours. 487 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:06,580 Alright. 488 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:08,730 I understand what you mean. 489 00:25:09,940 --> 00:25:11,040 Well, 490 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:12,940 I have another question. 491 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:14,850 Does the Seventh Prince know 492 00:25:14,940 --> 00:25:16,660 that you're coming to announce the edict today? 493 00:25:16,660 --> 00:25:18,140 Didn't His Majesty say yesterday that 494 00:25:18,140 --> 00:25:19,000 when a prince gets married, 495 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:20,340 he'll be sent to govern a fief? 496 00:25:20,340 --> 00:25:21,280 I think 497 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,380 I'd better discuss this with the Seventh Prince first. 498 00:25:23,380 --> 00:25:24,190 Look... 499 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,280 This edict is for you, Miss. 500 00:25:26,340 --> 00:25:27,520 You don't need to worry 501 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,140 about His Highness's part. 502 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:30,040 Miss. 503 00:25:30,180 --> 00:25:31,420 Go on and accept the edict. 504 00:25:31,420 --> 00:25:32,630 Otherwise... 505 00:25:41,510 --> 00:25:42,930 I... I'll accept it. 506 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:53,620 Wait. 507 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:56,580 Father? 508 00:25:58,200 --> 00:25:59,230 Honey? 509 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:02,280 You mustn't. 510 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:05,280 Mr. Song. 511 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,000 Are you trying to defy His Majesty's order? 512 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,410 I'll go back to the palace 513 00:26:09,450 --> 00:26:11,700 and report this to His Majesty. 514 00:26:12,450 --> 00:26:14,900 You don't have to go alone, Eunuch Liu. 515 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,180 I'll go with you to see His Majesty. 516 00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:20,750 There's something 517 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,340 I want to ask His Majesty in person. 518 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:26,140 18 years ago, His Majesty issued the edict solemnly, 519 00:26:26,140 --> 00:26:28,000 and now, he's going back on his words. 520 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,870 Can His Majesty face the noble spirit of Lord Qianyu in the afterlife? 521 00:26:33,030 --> 00:26:34,910 Is this part of the script? 522 00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:38,410 Father! 523 00:26:37,950 --> 00:26:44,760 [Scene 13, Episode 17 Dream of Qingning] 524 00:26:39,940 --> 00:26:41,100 Chu Guihong and I 525 00:26:41,940 --> 00:26:43,670 were betrothed by our parents. 526 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:45,760 There's no affection between us. 527 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:47,760 But it's different with the Seventh Prince. 528 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,900 We are truly in love with each other. 529 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,240 The iconic scene? 530 00:26:53,700 --> 00:26:55,020 It can't be here, right? 531 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:56,140 Honey! 532 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:57,480 Honey! 533 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:58,810 Are you out of your mind? 534 00:26:58,900 --> 00:27:00,940 You've always adhered to the Doctrine of the Mean 535 00:27:00,940 --> 00:27:02,000 and handled matters with tact. 536 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:03,700 You especially avoid making enemies. 537 00:27:03,700 --> 00:27:05,280 If you go defy the imperial edict, 538 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,890 you'll be offending the entire royal family. 539 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:10,100 Are you giving up your position? 540 00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:12,200 Are you giving up our entire Song family? 541 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:12,940 Shut up. 542 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,700 Only by self-cultivation and family harmony 543 00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:18,360 can a noble person shine virtue across the land. 544 00:27:18,700 --> 00:27:19,830 Step aside, you all. 545 00:27:20,450 --> 00:27:21,580 I've made up my mind. 546 00:27:21,620 --> 00:27:22,180 Honey! 547 00:27:22,180 --> 00:27:23,640 Father, please calm down. 548 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:24,520 This marriage 549 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:25,900 has already displeased His Majesty. 550 00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:27,280 If you continue to defy the imperial will, 551 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,620 you'll only make things worse for Yimeng. 552 00:27:29,860 --> 00:27:30,940 Honey, if you insist 553 00:27:30,940 --> 00:27:32,580 on defying the imperial edict, 554 00:27:32,580 --> 00:27:34,940 step over my body! 555 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,280 Master, please think twice! 556 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,450 Master, please think twice! 557 00:27:39,940 --> 00:27:40,900 Honey... 558 00:27:42,620 --> 00:27:44,540 I've been an official for decades. 559 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,420 I still have some dignity in the court. 560 00:27:51,180 --> 00:27:52,040 My daughter 561 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,020 will never marry the Seventh Prince! 562 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,090 No one can stop me! 563 00:28:04,140 --> 00:28:05,850 Father... Father... 564 00:28:05,940 --> 00:28:07,260 Shut up! 565 00:28:14,450 --> 00:28:15,480 Father! 566 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:19,030 [Persistence] 567 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:28,700 Father. 568 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:29,660 Go now. 569 00:28:29,660 --> 00:28:30,860 Go and defy the imperial edict. 570 00:28:30,860 --> 00:28:32,100 I'm begging you. 571 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:34,100 Don't stay here watching my drama unfold. 572 00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:35,140 Go now. 573 00:28:34,950 --> 00:28:37,510 [Persistence] 574 00:28:35,700 --> 00:28:36,520 Go. 575 00:28:36,900 --> 00:28:37,760 Go! 576 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:42,800 Father! 577 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:43,420 Father! 578 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:45,140 Chu Guihong and I 579 00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:46,280 Chu Guihong and I 580 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:47,520 were betrothed by our parents. 581 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:48,940 were betrothed by our parents. 582 00:28:48,940 --> 00:28:49,800 There's no affection between us. 583 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:50,860 There's no affection between us. 584 00:28:50,860 --> 00:28:52,760 But it's different with the Seventh Prince. 585 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:54,810 We truly love each other, Father. 586 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:57,860 Even if one day, 587 00:28:58,040 --> 00:28:59,650 he becomes the crown prince, 588 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,140 I'll stand with him through thick and thin. 589 00:29:02,140 --> 00:29:04,060 If he falls from grace and loses everything, 590 00:29:04,060 --> 00:29:06,200 I'll stay by his side till the very end! 591 00:29:07,380 --> 00:29:09,500 I'll stay by his side till the very end! 592 00:29:10,850 --> 00:29:16,870 ♪ Eyes dulled, enduring all the scorn ♪ 593 00:29:13,900 --> 00:29:15,800 Do you really mean that? 594 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,280 So everything you said to me before 595 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,690 ♪ Pages curled, spare me more thorns ♪ 596 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,480 about wanting to avoid the Seventh Prince at all cost 597 00:29:22,180 --> 00:29:24,280 ♪ I've seen through every illusion ♪ 598 00:29:25,270 --> 00:29:31,330 ♪ Strip the paint, let me choose what's true ♪ 599 00:29:26,550 --> 00:29:28,270 was all a lie? 600 00:29:29,620 --> 00:29:31,140 Of course not. 601 00:29:31,140 --> 00:29:33,520 I wish to run away as far as I can right now. 602 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:35,430 ♪ If the heart has glimpsed the fire on the plain ♪ 603 00:29:34,860 --> 00:29:35,700 Yes! 604 00:29:36,790 --> 00:29:40,910 ♪ Then let me be the moth again ♪ 605 00:29:39,980 --> 00:29:40,980 Even if today 606 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,280 I'm condemned by all 607 00:29:44,580 --> 00:29:45,970 and cast out by my own kin, 608 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:48,520 I'll still marry him! 609 00:29:47,410 --> 00:29:53,310 ♪ Eyes dulled, enduring all the scorn ♪ 610 00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:55,040 You disgraceful child! 611 00:29:54,990 --> 00:29:57,680 ♪ Pages curled, spare me more thorns ♪ 612 00:29:57,930 --> 00:29:59,240 Guards! 613 00:29:58,670 --> 00:30:00,840 ♪ I've seen through every illusion ♪ 614 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,610 Take her away and keep a close watch on her! 615 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:07,940 ♪ The future is hazy, I wander with the flow ♪ 616 00:30:03,450 --> 00:30:05,540 Before marrying Chu Guihong, 617 00:30:06,580 --> 00:30:09,140 she's not allowed to take a single step out of her room! 618 00:30:09,140 --> 00:30:09,940 Yes, My Lord. 619 00:30:09,770 --> 00:30:12,130 ♪ Why does the pain run deep as I seek the path back ♪ 620 00:30:11,860 --> 00:30:13,330 Father! Father! 621 00:30:13,430 --> 00:30:17,390 ♪ In a single night, all turns to hollow sorrow ♪ 622 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:15,480 Please let me marry the Seventh Prince! 623 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,590 We truly love each other! 624 00:30:18,140 --> 00:30:18,940 Father! 625 00:30:19,450 --> 00:30:20,240 Father! 626 00:30:20,900 --> 00:30:21,950 Father! 627 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:23,250 Father! 628 00:30:23,380 --> 00:30:24,240 Father! 629 00:30:24,890 --> 00:30:28,850 [Pure of Heart] 630 00:30:26,180 --> 00:30:26,960 Song Yude. 631 00:30:27,250 --> 00:30:28,960 You were my childhood study companion. 632 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:29,720 Ever since I ascended the throne, 633 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:30,900 I've always protected you 634 00:30:30,900 --> 00:30:31,700 and trusted you. 635 00:30:31,700 --> 00:30:32,280 You're now 636 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:33,940 the Minister of War, 637 00:30:33,940 --> 00:30:35,420 a man above all others! 638 00:30:35,860 --> 00:30:37,040 I just don't understand 639 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:39,180 what you still have to complain about! 640 00:30:41,580 --> 00:30:42,580 I 641 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,940 earnestly plead Your Majesty to revoke the decree. 642 00:30:45,940 --> 00:30:47,940 It was your daughter who failed to uphold propriety first, 643 00:30:47,940 --> 00:30:50,670 stirring public uproar by entangling with Heng. 644 00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:52,180 What I did 645 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,200 was solely to grant their union! 646 00:30:57,340 --> 00:30:58,200 Your Majesty. 647 00:31:01,020 --> 00:31:02,410 18 years ago, 648 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:07,200 Your Majesty were intent on having the Eighteenth Prince succeed the throne 649 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:10,180 someday, so you betrothed my daughter to General Chu. 650 00:31:10,180 --> 00:31:10,960 Now that 651 00:31:11,100 --> 00:31:13,700 the Eighteenth Prince's conduct has faltered, 652 00:31:13,700 --> 00:31:17,000 Your Majesty fears that the Seventh Prince 653 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,060 is cunning and difficult to control, 654 00:31:20,380 --> 00:31:21,840 so again, you intend to use my daughter 655 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,030 as a snare to control 656 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,450 the Seventh Prince completely. 657 00:31:33,130 --> 00:31:34,080 [Pure of Heart] 658 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:41,940 Among all the civil and military officials in the court, 659 00:31:41,940 --> 00:31:44,800 only you cunning old eel 660 00:31:44,830 --> 00:31:47,220 have the audacity to speak such words to me. 661 00:31:48,750 --> 00:31:55,930 [Keep Calm] 662 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:50,760 So in your opinion, 663 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,760 who should I choose to be the crown prince? 664 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,520 Your Majesty, your uncertainty about this betrothal 665 00:32:05,620 --> 00:32:06,680 actually reflects 666 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:10,020 your uncertainty about the choice of the crown prince. 667 00:32:13,620 --> 00:32:17,740 Now, the Gao family's support for the Seventh Prince is gaining momentum, 668 00:32:18,450 --> 00:32:20,700 while the Chu family behind the Eighteenth Prince 669 00:32:20,700 --> 00:32:23,220 has declined due to their defeat in Pingrong. 670 00:32:23,450 --> 00:32:24,790 At this very moment, 671 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,000 my daughter has intensified the conflict between the two sides, 672 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:28,530 with hostility at its peak. 673 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:30,850 Should the two forces clash, 674 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:33,420 the Eighteenth Prince will undoubtedly 675 00:32:33,420 --> 00:32:35,420 be the one to lose out. 676 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:42,520 Your Majesty is trying to balance the court 677 00:32:44,700 --> 00:32:47,040 and protect the Eighteenth Prince 678 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,900 by agreeing to let my daughter marry the Seventh Prince. 679 00:32:51,380 --> 00:32:52,280 This way, 680 00:32:53,180 --> 00:32:54,230 the Seventh Prince 681 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:57,940 won't make a move against the Eighteenth Prince for the time being, 682 00:32:57,940 --> 00:32:59,650 and his power will be weakened 683 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,000 due to his departure from the capital to govern a fief. 684 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:05,700 You cunning old fox. 685 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:07,480 Perhaps I should let you 686 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,200 sit in my throne for a change. 687 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:11,280 I dare not. 688 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,180 The sovereign governs and the minister obeys; 689 00:33:18,180 --> 00:33:20,180 father and son each play their part. 690 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:23,350 But those who fear aren’t always the ones of lower rank. 691 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:25,800 Your Majesty is wise. 692 00:33:27,580 --> 00:33:29,770 My daughter defied the imperial order, 693 00:33:30,660 --> 00:33:32,940 and I'm filled with dread. 694 00:33:33,860 --> 00:33:36,450 What Song Yimeng defied was your order, 695 00:33:36,580 --> 00:33:38,340 not mine. 696 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,800 Then what the Seventh Prince defied was his fate, 697 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:46,900 not Your Majesty's will. 698 00:33:59,960 --> 00:34:01,580 What if Song Yimeng's fate 699 00:34:01,580 --> 00:34:03,280 is to marry Heng? 700 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:12,200 Your Majesty. 701 00:34:14,580 --> 00:34:15,850 I believe 702 00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:18,410 my daughter 703 00:34:18,540 --> 00:34:21,540 should marry someone who truly cares for her 704 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,560 and enjoy their wholehearted love. 705 00:34:23,730 --> 00:34:26,250 Your Majesty's love for your sons is sincere, 706 00:34:26,930 --> 00:34:29,370 so is my love for my daughter. 707 00:34:30,250 --> 00:34:31,890 Then how do you know 708 00:34:31,890 --> 00:34:34,290 who truly cares for her? 709 00:34:35,140 --> 00:34:36,870 Is it necessarily Chu Guihong? 710 00:34:46,060 --> 00:34:47,330 Song Yude. 711 00:34:47,140 --> 00:34:53,370 [Pure of Heart] 712 00:34:47,810 --> 00:34:50,700 My consent to Heng and Song Yimeng's marriage 713 00:34:50,980 --> 00:34:53,460 was supposed to be an expedient with multiple benefits, 714 00:34:53,460 --> 00:34:55,290 yet you openly defy the imperial edict. 715 00:34:55,290 --> 00:34:57,620 What punishment do you think you deserve? 716 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:00,310 I deserve to die. 717 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:02,390 [Pure of Heart] 718 00:35:04,210 --> 00:35:06,810 Song Yimeng actually agreed to the betrothal? 719 00:35:07,140 --> 00:35:08,140 Could it be that Miss Song 720 00:35:08,140 --> 00:35:10,620 has long been in love deeply with Your Highness? 721 00:35:10,620 --> 00:35:11,500 Just look at her. 722 00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:13,830 Does she look like someone deeply in love? 723 00:35:14,330 --> 00:35:15,850 Besides, the one she was arranged to marry today 724 00:35:15,850 --> 00:35:16,980 was Nan Heng, 725 00:35:16,980 --> 00:35:17,980 not Li Shiliu. 726 00:35:18,410 --> 00:35:19,930 Your Highness, you've put on too many acts. 727 00:35:19,930 --> 00:35:22,250 I really can't tell anymore at this point. 728 00:35:22,660 --> 00:35:23,210 Well, 729 00:35:23,890 --> 00:35:25,250 since Miss Song agreed, 730 00:35:25,370 --> 00:35:27,250 doesn't that mean Your Highness has to go govern a fief? 731 00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:28,450 What should we do now? 732 00:35:30,980 --> 00:35:32,370 Song Yimeng agreed, 733 00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:34,210 but Song Yude might not. 734 00:35:34,930 --> 00:35:36,850 He wouldn't be willing to 735 00:35:36,890 --> 00:35:37,980 marry his precious daughter off to me. 736 00:35:37,980 --> 00:35:39,230 Your Highness is wise. 737 00:35:39,370 --> 00:35:41,180 I heard from the Song Residence that 738 00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:42,540 Mr. Song locked 739 00:35:42,540 --> 00:35:44,500 Miss Song in the woodshed in a fit of anger. 740 00:35:44,500 --> 00:35:45,980 She was in despair and trying to end her life in there, 741 00:35:45,980 --> 00:35:47,140 threatening to starve herself 742 00:35:47,140 --> 00:35:48,270 to resist the order. 743 00:35:49,540 --> 00:35:51,390 She actually threatens to starve herself in defiance? 744 00:35:51,390 --> 00:35:53,100 I don't understand, either. 745 00:35:53,290 --> 00:35:54,460 Logically speaking, 746 00:35:54,460 --> 00:35:55,370 Miss Song 747 00:35:55,370 --> 00:35:57,770 wouldn't starve for Your Highness, right? 748 00:35:59,060 --> 00:36:00,460 She's not doing it for me. 749 00:36:01,140 --> 00:36:03,140 She's only worried about Li Shiliu. 750 00:36:03,850 --> 00:36:04,750 So Miss Song 751 00:36:04,930 --> 00:36:06,790 wants to get out and see Li Shiliu? 752 00:36:09,370 --> 00:36:10,620 Why are you here again? 753 00:36:10,730 --> 00:36:11,500 Chief. 754 00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:14,230 Something bad happened in the palace. 755 00:36:15,660 --> 00:36:19,080 [Jiuyao Gate] 756 00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:17,290 Guihong. 757 00:36:17,330 --> 00:36:18,290 The purpose of us coming here today 758 00:36:18,290 --> 00:36:19,330 is to save Mr. Song. 759 00:36:19,330 --> 00:36:20,180 You're doing this for your Song Yimeng, 760 00:36:20,180 --> 00:36:21,100 and I'm doing this for my Yiting. 761 00:36:21,100 --> 00:36:21,850 That's why we must... 762 00:36:21,850 --> 00:36:23,330 That's why you mustn't act impulsively, Your Highness. 763 00:36:23,330 --> 00:36:24,620 How could I be that kind of person? 764 00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:24,980 I... 765 00:36:26,140 --> 00:36:26,810 Heng. 766 00:36:27,330 --> 00:36:28,330 Stop right there! 767 00:36:29,140 --> 00:36:30,060 What's this supposed to mean? 768 00:36:30,060 --> 00:36:31,060 You didn't even greet me. 769 00:36:31,060 --> 00:36:32,520 Are you looking down on me? 770 00:36:35,180 --> 00:36:35,980 Chu Guihong. 771 00:36:36,620 --> 00:36:38,100 His Majesty will surely punish Mr. Song 772 00:36:38,100 --> 00:36:39,890 for defying the imperial edict. 773 00:36:40,060 --> 00:36:41,460 The Song family is in trouble today. 774 00:36:41,460 --> 00:36:43,710 If you've come for the same purpose as me, 775 00:36:43,770 --> 00:36:45,810 why don't we let go of our old grudges 776 00:36:45,930 --> 00:36:47,330 and resolve this matter together? 777 00:36:47,330 --> 00:36:48,330 What do you think? 778 00:36:49,100 --> 00:36:51,020 Mr. Song has a long-standing relationship with the Qianyu Mansion. 779 00:36:51,020 --> 00:36:52,410 That's only reasonable. 780 00:36:56,890 --> 00:36:58,140 He left just like that? 781 00:36:58,810 --> 00:37:02,060 [Imperial Study] 782 00:37:03,500 --> 00:37:04,330 Song Yude. 783 00:37:05,210 --> 00:37:06,500 You defied the imperial edict 784 00:37:06,500 --> 00:37:07,500 and spoke insolently. 785 00:37:07,500 --> 00:37:08,910 You deserve death. 786 00:37:09,540 --> 00:37:11,180 Yet, considering your years of service to our nation 787 00:37:11,180 --> 00:37:12,770 and your considerable merits, 788 00:37:12,770 --> 00:37:15,290 I sentence you to the punishment of 30 lashes. 789 00:37:15,810 --> 00:37:17,540 Do you acknowledge your guilt? 790 00:37:18,410 --> 00:37:19,410 I 791 00:37:20,700 --> 00:37:21,960 acknowledge my guilt. 792 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,480 [Imperial Study] 793 00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:23,930 Eunuch Liu. 794 00:37:24,540 --> 00:37:25,600 Yes, Your Majesty. 795 00:37:25,980 --> 00:37:27,430 Carry out the punishment. 796 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:37,910 Please calm down, Your Majesty! 797 00:37:42,290 --> 00:37:42,890 Your Majesty. 798 00:37:42,890 --> 00:37:44,330 Please calm down, Your Majesty. 799 00:37:44,330 --> 00:37:47,290 Are you two also here to defy my order? 800 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:48,810 Please wait a moment, Father! 801 00:37:48,810 --> 00:37:49,960 Me too! 802 00:37:50,930 --> 00:37:52,750 What are you doing here? 803 00:37:52,890 --> 00:37:53,700 The Imperial Study 804 00:37:53,700 --> 00:37:55,700 isn't a place for you to just drop by. 805 00:37:56,210 --> 00:37:57,290 No, I... 806 00:37:57,290 --> 00:37:59,080 Please calm down, Your Majesty. 807 00:38:02,210 --> 00:38:03,020 Your Majesty. 808 00:38:03,730 --> 00:38:05,160 Mr. Song is aged. 809 00:38:05,410 --> 00:38:06,930 If he were to take the 30 lashes, 810 00:38:06,930 --> 00:38:08,730 it would be like a death sentence. 811 00:38:08,730 --> 00:38:09,730 Besides, 812 00:38:09,750 --> 00:38:11,830 your birthday is in 10 days. 813 00:38:11,930 --> 00:38:13,810 Blood shall not be seen in the palace. 814 00:38:13,810 --> 00:38:14,730 Ridiculous. 815 00:38:15,060 --> 00:38:16,390 If that's the reason, 816 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:18,850 I would rather not celebrate my birthday. 817 00:38:19,930 --> 00:38:20,730 Your Majesty. 818 00:38:21,210 --> 00:38:22,460 His Highness is right. 819 00:38:23,250 --> 00:38:24,730 Your Majesty has been wise all your life. 820 00:38:24,730 --> 00:38:26,850 You must not be stained with the reputation of cruelly killing a loyal minister. 821 00:38:26,850 --> 00:38:28,210 We are risking our lives to offer this counsel, 822 00:38:28,210 --> 00:38:29,770 only so that Your Majesty's name could be 823 00:38:29,770 --> 00:38:32,060 preserved with honor in the records of time. 824 00:38:32,060 --> 00:38:34,810 I'm standing here just fine, aren't I? 825 00:38:35,140 --> 00:38:37,930 There's no need to think about the records of time. 826 00:38:38,250 --> 00:38:38,850 Father! 827 00:38:38,850 --> 00:38:39,660 Shut up! 828 00:38:42,290 --> 00:38:43,140 Your Majesty. 829 00:38:43,930 --> 00:38:45,020 Mr. Song is aged. 830 00:38:46,410 --> 00:38:49,460 I'm willing to bear the punishment in place of Mr. Song. 831 00:38:53,810 --> 00:38:54,810 Well, well, well. 832 00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:56,410 One is 833 00:38:56,850 --> 00:38:58,290 my son, 834 00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:02,640 and the other is the Empress's nephew. 835 00:39:03,660 --> 00:39:04,500 Yet today, 836 00:39:04,850 --> 00:39:06,910 you're both openly defying me 837 00:39:07,020 --> 00:39:08,730 for the sake of an outsider. 838 00:39:09,140 --> 00:39:11,270 You both want to save Song Yude, right? 839 00:39:17,330 --> 00:39:18,210 Very well. 840 00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:21,330 I'll give you a chance today. 841 00:39:21,930 --> 00:39:23,930 Whoever is willing to hand over 10,000 soldiers 842 00:39:23,930 --> 00:39:25,700 to guard the border in Dongshuo, 843 00:39:25,700 --> 00:39:27,480 I will grant their request. 844 00:39:35,290 --> 00:39:36,180 Your Majesty. 845 00:39:36,210 --> 00:39:37,330 This cannot be done. 846 00:39:38,060 --> 00:39:39,770 The Seventh Prince and Mr. Chu 847 00:39:39,810 --> 00:39:41,600 are both pillars of our country. 848 00:39:42,020 --> 00:39:44,410 How can they be punished because of me? 849 00:39:44,410 --> 00:39:46,540 I want to hear it from them personally! 850 00:39:48,290 --> 00:39:49,140 What? 851 00:39:49,980 --> 00:39:51,500 Why are you both silent now? 852 00:39:51,890 --> 00:39:54,830 Don't you both want to marry Song Yimeng? 853 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:57,100 Aren't you both willing to suffer 854 00:39:57,100 --> 00:39:59,020 physical pain for a woman? 855 00:39:59,730 --> 00:40:01,930 As soon as you heard about giving up military power, 856 00:40:01,930 --> 00:40:03,290 you both went quiet. 857 00:40:03,850 --> 00:40:04,930 Lost your voices? 858 00:40:06,700 --> 00:40:08,020 Guihong, are you crazy? 859 00:40:08,210 --> 00:40:09,020 Father! 860 00:40:09,770 --> 00:40:10,870 How about 861 00:40:11,060 --> 00:40:12,500 I take the punishment for Mr. Song? 862 00:40:12,500 --> 00:40:13,660 Get lost. 863 00:40:14,620 --> 00:40:15,410 I... I... 864 00:40:15,410 --> 00:40:16,210 Your Majesty. 865 00:40:16,370 --> 00:40:18,100 I'm willing to bear the punishment in place of Mr. Song. 866 00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:18,730 Good. 867 00:40:18,730 --> 00:40:19,520 Your Majesty. 868 00:40:21,770 --> 00:40:22,680 However, 869 00:40:23,370 --> 00:40:25,000 your 10,000 Xuanjia Army soldiers 870 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,390 will never return to your command again. 871 00:40:28,810 --> 00:40:29,620 Heng. 872 00:40:30,930 --> 00:40:32,700 You'd better think it through. 873 00:40:36,210 --> 00:40:37,330 I have. 874 00:40:38,410 --> 00:40:39,410 Song Yimeng 875 00:40:39,930 --> 00:40:42,330 is the principal consort I worked so hard to secure, 876 00:40:42,330 --> 00:40:43,460 which makes Mr. Song 877 00:40:43,620 --> 00:40:44,730 my father-in-law. 878 00:40:45,290 --> 00:40:46,930 It's only natural to bear the punishment 879 00:40:46,930 --> 00:40:48,180 for my father-in-law. 880 00:40:50,730 --> 00:40:51,700 In that case, 881 00:40:52,770 --> 00:40:54,410 I'll grant your wish. 882 00:40:58,830 --> 00:40:59,770 Eunuch Liu. 883 00:41:00,730 --> 00:41:01,700 Carry out the punishment.