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♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

♪Endings only mark new routes♪

♪It's all part of the scenery♪

♪To the horizon's call♪

♪Your journey hasn't started♪

♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

♪Put every twist behind you♪

♪Drift leisurely through time♪

♪Make headway against the wind♪

♪Let mountains bow to your pace♪

♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

♪Let your nature burst free♪

=The First Jasmine=

=Episode 8=

- Your Highness.
- How do you feel?

Much better.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I was just asking.

I'm talking about the monkeys.

Qingyu told me everything.

Let me apply the medicine.

I'll make some tea.

These are old scars.

Medicine won't help much now.

This is Jade Ointment
from the Western Regions.

It contains angelica, chuanxiong root,

peach kernel, safflower,

and pearl powder.

It can reduce scars and soothe skin.

Reduce scars?

Do you find them unsightly?

No.

No.

So, shall we apply it?

Any cooling sensation?

It does feel smooth and cool.

That means it's working.

Apply twice daily.

Within half a month,

these scars will vanish.

It's so effective?

Then, can I have another jar of it?

What for?

You might not even finish one.

I'd like to give one to Qingshuang.

She was also
bitten by monkeys on her arms.

Qingshuang?

Qingyu and Qingshuang grew up with me.

I can't keep this ointment to myself.

Alright.

I'll ask Jin to bring it.

Please don't forget.

Your Highness, the tea is ready.

We are leaving.

Does the Princess Consort
have a maid named Qingshuang?

The Princess Consort has many maids.

Tao, Xing, and Qingyu.

As for Qingshuang,
I can't recall right now.

I'll ask around tomorrow.

My Lady, Devotee Yunji
sent you an invitation

to the Red Sleeve Banquet.

I see.

Devotee Yunji? A spiritual practitioner?

She is the Dowager Consort.

After the late emperor passed away,

Dowager Consort Qin left the palace
and became a spiritual practitioner.

She burns incense, chants sutras,
and prays for the people every day.

Why would a spiritual practitioner
host a banquet?

The Red Sleeve Banquet
honors Lady Lin Tinglan.

The Empress Dowager adores Lady Lin.

As a talented young lady,
instead of being confined indoors,

she travels around

and helps those in need.

People praise her as a heroine.

Come with me tomorrow.

I'm going too?

Dowager Consort Qin
is close to the Empress Dowager.

She's been hosting events
under the pretext of spiritual practice

to form alliances

for the Empress Dowager.

Our family has been in decline

and has never
received an invitation from her,

until you left Lishan Mountain
and married in.

Who do you think she is inviting now?

We haven't seen Lady Lin in ages.

That's right.

Why are we here?

Didn't your third uncle tell you?

Longevity Shop has close ties
to Dowager Consort Qin.

(Lin Tinglan)

What a perfect "Desolate Song".

So deeply moving, it's heartbreaking.

Truly exquisite.

It makes me yearn
for my husband's warm embrace.

You must be
Prince Ding's newlywed bride?

I, Ye Li, pay my respects.

Lady Li from the Ye family.

Princess Li's sister.

I heard she grew up on Lishan Mountain

and returned only to get married.

No wonder we haven't seen her.

Lishan Mountain has been closed
for nearly eight years.

How's the book coming?

Before I left,

Grandfather and tutors were annotating
the Treatise on Rivers and Waterways.

It may take some more time.

I didn't know
you were from Lishan Academy.

Years ago, I read Headmaster Xu's
Hundred Writings,

yet one sentence still puzzles me.

Could you please enlighten me?

My pleasure.

The Hundred Writings states,

"Let knowledge grow.

Leave no one behind."

It means that all people in the world,

regardless of gender

or status,

shall have access to knowledge.

Given this, I'm curious.

Lishan Academy is a leading institution.

Why does it refuse
to accept female disciples?

Headmaster Xu
has written numerous books.

Why does he act against
his own preached doctrines?

Since you enjoy travelogues,

you must have read Journey Among
All Things by Fuyao the Hermit.

Yes. Remarkable work.

Are you aware
that Fuyao the Hermit is a woman?

Lishan Academy has never
denied women entry to its studies.

The commoners often favor sons,

funding education primarily for boys.

Therefore, aspiring male scholars
vastly outnumber female ones.

But Lishan Academy
has female disciples and tutoresses.

Fuyao the Hermit is one of them.

I see.

How ill-informed I was.

I nearly wronged Headmaster Xu.
For penance, I shall drink.

Good.

Misunderstandings ought to be aired out.

Once aired,
grievances vanish like clouds.

Lady Lin acknowledges her error
with an open mind.

I propose we share this toast.

Everyone, raise your cups.

Master Ye speaks well.

I also have a question
for Princess Ding.

The Empress Dowager
admires Lishan Academy.

But right after the late emperor
passed away,

Lishan Academy closed down
to compile texts.

They say you people feared
the Empress Dowager might claim the throne

and found an excuse
to close down the academy.

Is that true?

His Majesty might be young,

but he is steadfast and strategic.

The Empress Dowager
offers her wise advice.

They are of one heart and one mind,

granting Dachu prosperity.

Whoever slanders the Empress Dowager
as attempting to claim the throne

intends to sow discord
between His Majesty

and the Empress Dowager.

Such villains
deserve the gravest punishment.

You are truly eloquent.

Shall we drink together?

Let's drink.

Everyone, raise your cups.

Dig in. Try it.

I'll try it.

This way.

Tasty, right?

And this one.

You're in the mood for food?

Dowager Consort is obviously

siding with the Empress Dowager
against Lishan Academy.

Can't you see this is a trap?

How dare you come?

She invited me. So I came.

Master Ye, this lotus lamp won't light.

Is that so?

- Let me see.
- Look.

I'll come shortly.

Hurry up.

Be cautious.

What I'm holding is a Four Flavors Puff,

stuffed with
seasonal fruits and flowers.

The crust is made
with rare wild cliff honey.

This honey is incredibly precious.

A single jar costs 100 qian of silver.

You endured years of hardship
on the mountain.

I bet you haven't
enjoyed such luxuries for years.

Here, dig in. It's all yours.

Has living on the mountain

made you forget your manners?

What's wrong?

You have black sesame seeds
stuck between your teeth.

Thank you.

Check my teeth. Where is it?

I don't see it.

Look carefully.

Please spare me.

It's fine.

It won't come off so easily.

May I take you to clean it up?

Wait here.

Alright.

Don't be mad, Your Highness.
Have some pastries.

Take them away.

Never serve me
anything with sesame in public again.

Yes, Your Highness.

Not the milk cakes though.

They're sesame-free.

Bring Ma'am Zhu.

Yes, Your Highness.

Here we are, Your Highness.

There's nothing here. How do I rinse it?

Are you mad at me?

Li, let me explain.

I didn't mean
to break off our engagement.

They forced me to.

They said that Guo Jin
had become suspicious of me.

Marrying you would be
dragging you down with me.

I thought you could stay on the mountain

if I broke off the marriage.

But Guo Jin betrothed you
to that disabled man.

What are you trying to say?

Li.

Let's run away.

Run away?

Yes.

Run away.

I've had this idea for too long.

On your wedding day,

I saw you step into
another man's carriage

in your bridal gown.

That's when the thought
took root in my mind.

I want to take you
to ride out of the city,

through the Eastern Market,

out past the city gates,

and along the winding mountain path,

back to Lishan Mountain.

And if not Lishan Mountain,

then Eastern Peak,

or the borderlands,

or Cangbei.

Anywhere is fine,

as long as you're there.

But you didn't do that.

That's right.

Because I got scared.

I knew we couldn't
make it back to Lishan Mountain.

We couldn't even escape that alley.

You haven't changed one bit.

Still the same as before.

Cowardly and hypocritical.

You always hide your ugliness
behind high-sounding words.

And after a while,

you actually start believing
that you're honest and righteous.

Prince Li.

Don't you find yourself ridiculous
when you say these things?

Mo Jingli,

I genuinely despise you.

So stay away from me.

Ma'am, where are they?

Li.

I hear voices up ahead.

Shall we take a look?

Let's go.

No, I don't believe it.

If you truly didn't care
and truly loathed me,

why did you kill Lu Changfu?

You knew
my precarious position at court.

So you killed Lu Changfu

to sow discord between His Majesty
and the Empress Dowager, right?

You can't fool me.
I know your tactics all too well.

So you still care about me.

I killed Lu Changfu

not for you,

but for Lishan Academy.

He owed Lishan Academy seven lives.

He had to pay with his life.

It had nothing to do with you.

Ye Li, stop.

Take one more step forward,

and I will jump into this pond.

You know I can't swim.

Let go of me. Let me die.

Let me go.

Let me die.

(Cicadas always seem to want
attention by making noise,)

(as if that's the whole point
of their existence.)

(But the membranes
they use to make noise are so thin)

(that the slightest strain
tears them apart.)

(Mo Jingli.)

(You are exactly like those cicadas.)

Master Gu.

(Gu Zheng)

Long time no see.

General Mo.

No, Prince Ding, I should say.

What brings you to visit
an old man like me?

I've come to request your assistance.

You joined the officialdom?

Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture.

Master Gu, you are
just like a pearl buried in dust.

The people yearn for true governance.

But shadow lingers

above the imperial court.

If you'd take up the brush of justice
and join me in sweeping away

centuries of corruption

and purging the world

of its filth,

then we can build a legacy

that shakes heaven and earth
and saves the people.

Where did you learn those fancy words,
just to disgust me?

I paid a scholar on the way here.
He wrote it on the spot.

I bet you didn't pay him well.

The flattery is devoid of sincerity.

Get real with me.

I intend to rectify the wrongs,

restore my family's honor,

vindicate the Heiyun Cavalry,

and seek justice
for my deceased elder brother.

The cost of securing my services

might be too high for you.

Why don't you spell it out?

I want to engrave the denunciation
from eight years ago

on Marquis Muyang's tombstone.

Deal.

On the fifth day of next month,

the Minister of Rites will
hold a feast for his grandson.

At the Heaven-worshipping ceremony
three years ago, entrusted by you,

he offered incense for you.

You sought his help

and wished for eighteen sons.

It became a running joke.

It went perfectly,
but we need a follow-up.

Your Highness should thank him.

The gift shouldn't be too modest.
Nor should it be excessive.

I have prepared a set
of gold lock, bracelet, and anklet

with auspicious cloud patterns

and a pair of jade pendants.

At the banquet, you'd best
play the zither to congratulate them.

On the eighth day of next month,
there's a polo match at Yunjing Garden.

Yuan Changkong will be there.

You've been on bad terms for years.

Make sure you argue with him.

Get physical if possible

till you have bruises on the face.

- On the fifteenth day...
- I won't go.

Which one?

None of them.

But you must show up, Your Highness.

You haven't joined any banquets
in over a month.

Do you know what people say about you?

They say that you've settled down
since you got married,

casting aside your frivolous ways
and becoming composed.

But why would the son
of a former crown prince be so composed?

Then what should I do?

Be as you were before.

As I was before?

Play the zither,

get drunk,

act like a madman,

and get into brawls with others.

Better still,

tear my clothes,

bruise my face,

then parade that very image
of degeneracy at court,

inciting revulsion from all,
and making myself the laughingstock.

That's exactly it.

I know your heart harbors bitterness.

But this is the only way

to convince the Empress Dowager
that you're just a decadent libertine

instead of someone consumed by hatred.

And only then...

can you survive.

Only then can your family survive.

Then I shall continue
making the arrangements for you.

Since Your Highness feels troubled,

let off some steam

at the Yinshan Mountain Retreat

(Visit Yinshan Mountain Retreat)
on the day after tomorrow.

Your Highness.

Master Zhu's stone flowers have bloomed.

Really?

Take a look.

Your Highness.

Tao and I tend to them meticulously.

We water them with the dew

from the grass tips
before the sun rises.

Surely they sense our devotion.

So they bloom to delight us.

Your Highness promised

to treat us to a feast

if the stone flower blooms.

Are you true to your word?

Of course.

That's great!

- Thank you, Your Highness.
- Thank you, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

What happened outside?

Just on my way here,

I noticed many strong men
hauling furniture around,

as if installing new furnishings.

Hurry up.

Be careful.

Don't chip anything. Hurry up.

Are you renovating the mansion?
Why did you buy so many things?

Ask your third uncle.

Higher.

Be careful.

My screen with mother-of-pearl Inlay.

Be careful, okay?

Watch it.

Uncle Wenshen.

Li.

Your timing is perfect.

Take this inside the room.

Let's get this one. It's light.

Come on, give me a hand.

What a commotion.

You emptied the entire Longevity Shop?

Of course not.
These are just daily necessities.

I can't stay at your place forever.

I have so much work at the shop.

Those devotees are waiting for me
to pray for them.

How long will you stay?

Let's start with two months.

That's way too long.

How heartless can you be?

Who treats you best
in the entire Ye family?

It's me, right?

Can't I stay for a few days?

Why can't I...

What's that?

This... is the Celestial Maiden.

Loot at her. Her beaded necklace
is magnificent, right?

Li, you are now
the esteemed Princess Consort.

Your daily provisions
must reflect that status.

From what I see now,

my apprentices at the shop
live better than you.

That won't do.

The bed is stiff.

The desk is small. The window...

What about the window?

It lets in far too much light.

It's too transparent.
It disturbs my sleep.

Bad sleep gives me awful headaches.

I'll do it myself. Let it be.

Tell you what, I brought some fine tea.

Come on in.

(Basking in Grace)

Green Plum Prelude.

You just can't let it go.

Ye Li, you've gone too far this time.

Your Highness, please calm down.

They merely had an engagement years ago.

It's all in the past.

How is that in the past?

They're still meeting in private.

Were you blind?

So what if they meet?

It's the Empress Dowager's decree.

They are

both married.

She won't let them off
if they do anything inappropriate.

I can't swallow this insult.

What can you do?

Someone has to die.

Your husband?

Y-You want to kill Prince Li?

That's a deadly crime.

What nonsense.

I'm talking about Ye Li.

Your Highness, we can't just
kill someone like in the storybook.

How do you kill her?

She is Princess Ding.

Who would take such a job?

Let me make you something to eat.
Stop overthinking this.

So what if she's Princess Ding?
I'm Princess Li.

I'll find a way.

(Groceries)

(Han Mingxi)

My Lady, are you looking
for someone to hire?

Your price range?

It depends on the distance.

We have many workers.

How many people do you need?

The job takes place inside the capital.

Inside the capital?

Yes.

The headcount doesn't matter

as long as the job is done neatly.

Rest assured.

Our men always carry out tasks cleanly.

Good.

Bring the target before me,
and you shall be rewarded.

Bring the target before you?

Yes. Do not strike yet.

Wait for my command.

My Lady, what kind of workers
are you seeking?

Assassins.

Assassins?

We escort goods for a living.

We can help collect debts.

But murder is out of the question.

But...

Please leave.

Or I'll report you to the authorities.

I...

What's the world coming to?

Need an assassin?

Why do we have to talk here?

The most dangerous place
is often the safest.

It's the biggest restaurant
in the capital.

No one would imagine
that under broad daylight,

someone would discuss
a murder deal here.

Why do we have to talk like this?

For our safety,

it's best if we never
see each other's faces.

Who do you want to kill?

Don't say it.

Write it down.

(Princess Ding, Ye Li)

Can you afford my price?

Of course. Name your price.

(Five thousand guan)

So much?

Deal.

Then it's settled.

You're killing her now?

Turn around.

I have some arrangements to make.

I have one more condition.

I'm listening.

Capture her alive and bring her to me.

I am an assassin, not a kidnapper.

You too, turn around.

I know.

It's just that...

I...

You wish to do it yourself?

Yes. Exactly.

So I want her alive.

That increases the price.

Get it done and you'll get double.

Deal.

Is there anything else?

No.

Won't you take the front door?

I'm an assassin.
I never take the front door.

What an expert.

Look where you're going.

You've been busy all day.
Have some lychees and rest.

The imperial physician says lychees
replenish energy and relieve fatigue.

A short break will do you good.

I didn't realize it.

I am somewhat tired, indeed.

Crystal clear and sweet. Very good.

Documents pile up like mountains.

Why bind yourself so?

You're exhausting yourself here.

But that young child
may not appreciate your kindness.

What have you heard again?

I heard Prince Ding requested a man
from His Majesty. Gu Zheng.

His Majesty has already released him.

Gu Zheng.

He joined the court 14 years ago.

The longstanding cases he solved
proved him capable.

In the first year of the Xide Era,

Marquis Muyang discovered some
Lishan Academy disciples plotted rebellion

and sent Lu Changfu to arrest them.

But those disciples refused to confess.

So Lu Changfu burned them alive.

Gu Zheng learned of this
and wrote to impeach Marquis Muyang.

His superiors
intercepted the denunciation.

Then he criticized the court
outside the palace,

insulting you and Marquis Muyang,

and was sentenced to death.

But both execution attempts
met with obstacles.

First, lightning struck an ancient tree
in the Marquis Muyang's mansion.

Later, the executioner broke his arm.

You declared that heaven shows mercy
to the living

and that he may carry divine blessings.

You spared his life
and kept him in jail.

Now, eight years have slipped by.

He still refuses to confess

and keeps cursing every day.

His Majesty released such a man

and reinstated him to his position
in the Jingzhao Prefecture.

His Majesty is just a child, after all.

You're right.

Perhaps His Majesty values his ability

and doesn't intend to upset you.

Yanqi is young and hasn't learned
to be thoughtful.

I will guide him.

(Ye Mansion)

♪The towering Lishan Mountain♪

♪Rises into the sky♪

♪The mighty Lishui River♪

♪Flows ever east♪

♪The towering Lishan Mountain♪

♪Rises into the sky♪

♪The mighty Lishui River♪

♪Flows ever east♪

♪Rises into the sky♪

♪The mighty Lishui River♪

Wanzhou, is that you?

(Memorial tablet of Xu Wanzhou)

Master.

You woke up?

Are you alright?

Are you feeling unwell?

I...

Master.

You fainted in the mansion last night.

What were you doing
at Xu Wanzhou's courtyard, Master?

I...

I heard the sound of the zither.

(Preview)

Will Your Highness
be back for dinner today?

Do you need something?

I invited my senior brother over.

Will you come back and dine with us?

Your Highness, let me treat your legs.

You do have sensation in your legs.

What makes you think you can help me?

♪Memories hold you back
from fulfilling your dreams♪

♪Only by moving forward
can you find reunion♪

♪Endings only mark new routes♪

♪It's all part of the scenery♪

♪To the horizon's call♪

♪Your journey hasn't started♪

♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

♪Both joy and grief
make the trip worthwhile♪

♪Trying to catch up
to your own lost shadow♪

♪Within the wilds, echoes thrive♪

♪Clear mind leads to a clear path♪

♪Be grateful to your losses♪

♪Make your steps weightless♪

♪Towards mountains,
chase the stars bright♪

♪Let time embrace you
and wash away the past♪

♪Put every twist behind you,
drift leisurely through time♪

♪Make headway against the wind,
let mountains bow to your pace♪

♪Rush towards a life without regret♪

♪Let your nature burst free♪

♪Unbound by form♪

♪Let your nature burst free♪

♪Unbound by form♪