1 00:01:35,860 --> 00:01:40,770 [Fated Hearts] 2 00:01:41,620 --> 00:01:44,009 [Episode 21] 3 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,500 Your Majesty, here, have one. 4 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:49,940 Come on, Your Majesty, 5 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:51,070 try this. 6 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:52,900 Have some wine too. 7 00:01:53,479 --> 00:01:54,479 Have another one. 8 00:01:59,000 --> 00:01:59,840 I missed it again. 9 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:00,570 Your Majesty, 10 00:02:00,570 --> 00:02:02,070 I've sent the Prince of Zhennan and his party 11 00:02:02,070 --> 00:02:03,150 to the Rongyang Palace. 12 00:02:03,150 --> 00:02:03,800 So? 13 00:02:03,940 --> 00:02:04,870 Did they like it? 14 00:02:06,310 --> 00:02:06,680 Here. 15 00:02:12,430 --> 00:02:13,230 Bai Shouzhuo, 16 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:15,750 I like your honesty. 17 00:02:16,190 --> 00:02:17,430 You don't butter me up 18 00:02:17,750 --> 00:02:18,410 or lie to me. 19 00:02:20,710 --> 00:02:22,470 The prince didn't show much reaction. 20 00:02:22,470 --> 00:02:23,870 But the Princess of Zhennan 21 00:02:23,870 --> 00:02:25,280 didn't seem very pleased. 22 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,150 The Princess of Zhennan… 23 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:28,870 Also, 24 00:02:29,030 --> 00:02:30,360 the wife of Vice Revenue Minister Huang 25 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,290 is coming to the palace tomorrow to visit her sister. 26 00:02:33,710 --> 00:02:34,510 Bai Shouzhuo, 27 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:37,630 earlier today, 28 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,710 I saw the dress that princess from Susha was wearing— 29 00:02:39,710 --> 00:02:40,870 absolutely stunning. 30 00:02:40,870 --> 00:02:41,930 Get one just like it 31 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:43,680 and send it to Mrs. Huang. 32 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:46,400 Yes. 33 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:47,960 Also… 34 00:02:48,870 --> 00:02:50,310 Go tell the Prince of Zhennan 35 00:02:50,310 --> 00:02:51,430 that since he's back, 36 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:52,550 I'll hold a banquet 37 00:02:52,710 --> 00:02:54,190 to welcome him. 38 00:02:54,910 --> 00:02:55,870 Let's… 39 00:02:56,590 --> 00:02:57,650 set it for tonight. 40 00:02:58,560 --> 00:02:59,290 Don't forget 41 00:02:59,470 --> 00:03:01,930 to tell him to bring the Princess of Zhennan. 42 00:03:02,710 --> 00:03:03,280 Yes. 43 00:03:04,710 --> 00:03:05,360 Go now. 44 00:03:08,190 --> 00:03:09,590 Do you think what Ling Feng said 45 00:03:09,590 --> 00:03:10,190 is true? 46 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,320 Is Feng Pingcheng really dying? 47 00:03:13,590 --> 00:03:14,790 A matter this serious 48 00:03:15,190 --> 00:03:16,280 wouldn't be fake. 49 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:19,000 If the Emperor could die at any moment, 50 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,530 then fortune is on our side. 51 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:24,750 But Prime Minister, 52 00:03:25,030 --> 00:03:26,360 you don't seem pleased. 53 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:28,560 What are you here for? 54 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:30,880 Be careful. Feng Suige might catch on. 55 00:03:31,630 --> 00:03:32,710 Fu Yixiao has figured out 56 00:03:32,710 --> 00:03:33,570 who I really am. 57 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,560 But Feng Suige still doesn't know. 58 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:36,360 I haven't given Fu Yixiao 59 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:37,630 any chance to approach him. 60 00:03:37,630 --> 00:03:38,150 Later, 61 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:39,680 I'll find a way to keep Feng Suige 62 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:40,560 in the palace. 63 00:03:41,590 --> 00:03:43,710 You think Fu Yixiao will just do as you say? 64 00:03:43,710 --> 00:03:45,360 She cares a lot about Feng Suige, 65 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:46,190 so she won't risk 66 00:03:46,190 --> 00:03:47,400 calling my bluff. 67 00:03:47,470 --> 00:03:48,190 I've warned her— 68 00:03:48,190 --> 00:03:49,920 if Feng Suige learns the truth, 69 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,260 I'll kill the Emperor. 70 00:03:55,030 --> 00:03:56,120 Let me remind you: 71 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:57,900 without my orders, 72 00:03:58,150 --> 00:04:00,010 you must not kill Feng Pingcheng. 73 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:02,440 The heir to the throne hasn't been decided. 74 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,100 If Feng Pingcheng dies now, 75 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:05,460 Feng Suige will be next 76 00:04:05,470 --> 00:04:06,930 in the line of succession. 77 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:08,930 You must not act on your own. 78 00:04:10,430 --> 00:04:11,470 We've already removed Hou Jing 79 00:04:11,470 --> 00:04:12,800 from the Ministry of War. 80 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,870 You now control the central court and all six ministries. 81 00:04:14,870 --> 00:04:15,710 If you kill Feng Pingcheng 82 00:04:15,710 --> 00:04:16,750 and make Feng Chengyang take the throne, 83 00:04:16,750 --> 00:04:17,810 who could stop you? 84 00:04:18,070 --> 00:04:19,130 Now is the best time 85 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,079 to kill Feng Pingcheng! 86 00:04:20,079 --> 00:04:21,190 I'll say it again— 87 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:23,380 without my order, 88 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,560 you must not kill the Emperor. 89 00:04:33,630 --> 00:04:34,680 I was just joking. 90 00:04:36,159 --> 00:04:37,960 I wouldn't dare act recklessly. 91 00:04:38,430 --> 00:04:40,070 Regicide is a serious crime. 92 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,510 Of course I'll listen to your instructions. 93 00:04:42,510 --> 00:04:43,480 You can put on an act 94 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:44,480 for others, 95 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,270 but spare me that spoiled 96 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,800 young marquis attitude. 97 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:52,800 You can't hide 98 00:04:53,270 --> 00:04:54,930 your true intentions from me. 99 00:04:56,870 --> 00:04:58,720 I'm really making a fool of myself. 100 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,310 I'm nothing compared to you— 101 00:05:00,310 --> 00:05:02,280 a wily old fox 102 00:05:02,390 --> 00:05:03,160 who manages 103 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,040 to pass as a loyal, upright statesman 104 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,040 and make the whole world believe it. 105 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:08,240 That's something 106 00:05:08,270 --> 00:05:10,160 I need to learn from you. 107 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:15,280 All right. 108 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:16,290 I'm leaving. 109 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:17,870 I just hope that once it's all over, 110 00:05:17,870 --> 00:05:20,400 you and I can sit down and celebrate together. 111 00:05:20,430 --> 00:05:22,000 But do you think by then, 112 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:24,950 we'll really be able to sit down 113 00:05:24,950 --> 00:05:25,950 and enjoy a drink? 114 00:05:32,430 --> 00:05:33,290 Let me warn you: 115 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,120 the truth will eventually come out. 116 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,720 I can keep Feng Suige in the dark for now, 117 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:37,800 but not forever. 118 00:05:38,190 --> 00:05:39,990 If Fu Yixiao tells him the truth, 119 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:41,830 everything will come to light. 120 00:05:41,830 --> 00:05:42,240 Prime Minister, 121 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:43,970 think about the consequences. 122 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:02,560 Murong Yao 123 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,610 looks like a harmless noble heir, 124 00:06:04,610 --> 00:06:06,550 naive and easy to read, 125 00:06:07,270 --> 00:06:08,240 but in truth, 126 00:06:08,820 --> 00:06:09,880 he's anything but. 127 00:06:13,390 --> 00:06:15,590 [Wutong Mansion] 128 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,280 Actually, he's calculating and meticulous. 129 00:06:17,950 --> 00:06:19,190 His eyes and ears are all over 130 00:06:19,190 --> 00:06:20,590 Feng Suige's residence. 131 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:25,040 The four ladies 132 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:26,300 who are always with him 133 00:06:26,630 --> 00:06:28,760 should all be his trusted operatives. 134 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:29,560 Yes. 135 00:06:30,840 --> 00:06:32,430 Chunhan, Xiachen, 136 00:06:32,470 --> 00:06:33,880 Qiuxi, and Dongxiao— 137 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,040 the four of them are 138 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,370 Murong Yao's most trusted subordinates. 139 00:06:37,950 --> 00:06:40,310 The two assassins who came after me that day 140 00:06:40,310 --> 00:06:42,940 were Chunhan and Qiuxi. 141 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:45,070 So, 142 00:06:45,510 --> 00:06:47,240 his frequent visits to pleasure houses 143 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,510 and daily debauchery 144 00:06:48,830 --> 00:06:49,430 are all 145 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:51,040 deliberate acts 146 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,070 to fool everyone. 147 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:53,120 Yes. 148 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,440 He's always surrounded 149 00:06:55,510 --> 00:06:56,640 by beautiful girls. 150 00:06:57,430 --> 00:06:59,090 But that's just his disguise. 151 00:06:59,270 --> 00:07:00,560 He's very ambitious, 152 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:01,870 and he's never 153 00:07:02,430 --> 00:07:03,960 let any woman distract him. 154 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,270 Miss, your beauty is unmatched 155 00:07:08,270 --> 00:07:09,240 and captivating. 156 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:10,750 May I ask your name? 157 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,410 I feel like we've met before. 158 00:07:13,830 --> 00:07:15,000 It must be that night! 159 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:15,920 You're the very girl 160 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:16,920 I saw in my dreams. 161 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,950 When he first saw me in Yujing, 162 00:07:20,430 --> 00:07:21,430 he was testing me 163 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:22,390 to see if I recognized 164 00:07:22,390 --> 00:07:23,790 Meng Junran's identity. 165 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:26,430 Who does he care about the most? 166 00:07:26,430 --> 00:07:27,190 Feng Suige. 167 00:07:28,430 --> 00:07:29,690 He's just pretending. 168 00:07:31,390 --> 00:07:32,240 And… 169 00:07:33,159 --> 00:07:34,620 and Elder Marquis Murong. 170 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:36,620 Elder Marquis Murong? 171 00:07:37,310 --> 00:07:38,770 Murong Yao is a filial son. 172 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:40,870 He obeys the Elder Marquis completely 173 00:07:40,870 --> 00:07:42,159 and hates to upset him. 174 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,510 You advised me to leave Yujing before. 175 00:07:49,190 --> 00:07:51,190 But I don't want to give up so easily. 176 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:52,950 If he can be so cruel, 177 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:54,750 I'll fight him 178 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:56,680 to the bitter end. 179 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:58,890 You're no match for him. 180 00:07:59,040 --> 00:07:59,920 His methods are ruthless, 181 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:01,320 and he has so many guards. 182 00:08:01,510 --> 00:08:02,120 I don't want you 183 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:03,240 to get hurt again. 184 00:08:03,870 --> 00:08:04,650 Don't worry. 185 00:08:05,190 --> 00:08:06,590 I won't act impulsively. 186 00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:08,270 I'll observe patiently 187 00:08:08,270 --> 00:08:09,920 and wait for the right moment. 188 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:11,040 Then I'll make him 189 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:13,560 pay the price. 190 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:16,720 Be very careful. 191 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:18,120 If you need anything, 192 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:19,630 come find me at Zhengnian Hall. 193 00:08:19,630 --> 00:08:21,040 If I'm not there, leave a note. 194 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:21,800 I'll see it. 195 00:08:23,310 --> 00:08:23,950 Thank you, 196 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:25,720 Miss Yixiao. 197 00:08:30,750 --> 00:08:31,680 I didn't know. 198 00:08:32,630 --> 00:08:33,960 He never told me 199 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:35,020 about his illness. 200 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:36,659 Chengyang, 201 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:38,970 go to your father now. 202 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:40,440 Go stay with him. 203 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:41,960 Mother, 204 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:43,200 what about you? 205 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:44,080 You go first. 206 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,320 I still have a few things to discuss 207 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:47,650 with your grandfather. 208 00:08:48,550 --> 00:08:49,150 All right. 209 00:08:55,150 --> 00:08:55,840 Mother. 210 00:08:58,270 --> 00:08:58,870 Alright. 211 00:08:59,150 --> 00:08:59,910 Go now. 212 00:09:01,030 --> 00:09:01,510 Okay. 213 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:06,910 He never told me about it. 214 00:09:07,550 --> 00:09:08,440 I didn't know. 215 00:09:08,510 --> 00:09:09,710 I knew nothing at all. 216 00:09:10,740 --> 00:09:12,960 I'm the Empress of Susha, 217 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:14,320 his wife. 218 00:09:15,670 --> 00:09:17,670 Yet he kept hiding it from me. 219 00:09:18,390 --> 00:09:19,720 What matters most now is 220 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,490 who will take the throne 221 00:09:22,150 --> 00:09:23,720 after His Majesty dies. 222 00:09:29,390 --> 00:09:30,000 After… 223 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,390 after His Majesty dies? 224 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:35,080 By right, 225 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:37,090 you are the Empress, 226 00:09:37,550 --> 00:09:39,010 and Chengyang is your son. 227 00:09:39,030 --> 00:09:40,150 But His Majesty still hasn't 228 00:09:40,150 --> 00:09:41,550 named an heir to this day. 229 00:09:41,870 --> 00:09:42,670 I used to think 230 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:44,460 he just couldn't decide. 231 00:09:44,870 --> 00:09:46,030 But he's been terminally ill 232 00:09:46,030 --> 00:09:46,760 for 15 years. 233 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,420 How could he not make arrangements for after his death? 234 00:09:50,750 --> 00:09:52,080 There's only one reason 235 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:53,510 he kept it from you— 236 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:55,790 the heir he chose 237 00:09:55,790 --> 00:09:56,910 isn't your son. 238 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:02,360 I didn't know. 239 00:10:04,150 --> 00:10:06,000 He never told me anything. 240 00:10:06,150 --> 00:10:08,210 That's because he doesn't trust you. 241 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:09,180 Remember this— 242 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:11,360 I'll make sure Chengyang 243 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:12,360 takes the throne. 244 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,420 Things won't be peaceful for a while. 245 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,820 Keep your eyes on Chengyang and stay sharp. 246 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:25,390 Now's not the time 247 00:10:25,390 --> 00:10:26,750 to grieve. 248 00:10:43,590 --> 00:10:45,510 [Rongyang Palace] 249 00:10:53,940 --> 00:10:57,140 [Rongyang Palace] 250 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:01,050 What? 251 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,150 Are we under house arrest here? 252 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:04,180 Can't I go out for a walk? 253 00:11:04,180 --> 00:11:05,200 Palace grounds are off-limits. 254 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:06,460 No outsiders allowed. 255 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:07,860 Please go back. 256 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:10,740 No outsiders allowed? 257 00:11:11,300 --> 00:11:12,960 Not even the Prince of Zhennan? 258 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:14,020 We've been ordered 259 00:11:14,030 --> 00:11:15,080 to prevent anyone from trespassing 260 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:15,860 on the palace grounds. 261 00:11:15,860 --> 00:11:18,370 [Rongyang Palace] 262 00:11:16,510 --> 00:11:17,790 This path marks the boundary. 263 00:11:17,790 --> 00:11:19,050 Please do not cross it. 264 00:11:20,390 --> 00:11:21,000 Got it. 265 00:11:22,250 --> 00:11:28,110 [Rongyang Palace] 266 00:11:31,150 --> 00:11:32,010 Your Highness. 267 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:37,840 There are guards at the gate. 268 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,420 They say the palace grounds are off-limits. 269 00:11:40,660 --> 00:11:41,290 Looks like 270 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,330 we're under house arrest here. 271 00:11:43,740 --> 00:11:45,360 They're watching us so closely. 272 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:46,560 We can't do anything. 273 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:48,400 I figured as much. 274 00:11:49,620 --> 00:11:50,950 Someone just came to say 275 00:11:51,390 --> 00:11:53,600 the Emperor is hosting a welcome banquet. 276 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,560 Let's see if
an opportunity comes up then. 277 00:11:55,560 --> 00:11:57,390 Xia Jingyan is very hostile toward you. 278 00:11:57,390 --> 00:11:59,030 In my view, this welcome banquet 279 00:11:59,030 --> 00:11:59,870 is a trap. 280 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:03,600 He wouldn't dare kill me. 281 00:12:04,030 --> 00:12:05,480 He did everything he did 282 00:12:05,750 --> 00:12:07,600 in the Empress Dowager's palace today 283 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:08,150 just to make 284 00:12:08,150 --> 00:12:09,510 the whole world know 285 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,040 he's not afraid of me. 286 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:11,840 To make it clear 287 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,150 that my life is in his hands. 288 00:12:13,150 --> 00:12:14,150 I'm afraid by now, 289 00:12:14,510 --> 00:12:16,030 every official in court knows 290 00:12:16,030 --> 00:12:17,750 he threatened me with a knife. 291 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:21,520 How childish. 292 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:23,860 Even if he won't kill you, 293 00:12:23,860 --> 00:12:24,840 he'll certainly 294 00:12:24,870 --> 00:12:25,840 humiliate you. 295 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,440 Now that we're in Shengjing, 296 00:12:29,630 --> 00:12:30,630 this kind of thing 297 00:12:31,630 --> 00:12:32,790 is bound to happen. 298 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,080 Mother has let you live until now 299 00:12:41,390 --> 00:12:42,000 only out of respect 300 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:42,910 for Father! 301 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:47,150 Last night, Father 302 00:12:47,150 --> 00:12:48,680 passed into the afterlife. 303 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,170 You won't live much longer either. 304 00:12:59,910 --> 00:13:01,030 How satisfying! 305 00:13:02,910 --> 00:13:04,270 Why are you just standing there? 306 00:13:04,270 --> 00:13:05,470 Hurry and pull him up. 307 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:19,000 Take this. 308 00:13:19,670 --> 00:13:21,030 I've circled some names. 309 00:13:21,030 --> 00:13:21,890 Memorize them. 310 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:23,320 You might need them one day. 311 00:13:23,250 --> 00:13:25,690 [Dai Jin] [Wang Encheng] 312 00:13:24,750 --> 00:13:25,480 Understood. 313 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:28,980 Where's Her Highness? 314 00:13:29,790 --> 00:13:30,520 Bai Shouzhuo 315 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,050 just sent some servants 316 00:13:32,150 --> 00:13:33,960 to help her settle in. 317 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,330 She's a princess 318 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,260 but is forced 319 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,600 to live in a place as rundown as Rongyang Palace. 320 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:41,530 It's hard on her. 321 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:42,870 It truly is. 322 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:47,840 The floor needs to be cleaner. 323 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:48,510 Yes. 324 00:13:51,150 --> 00:13:52,280 Move all these away, 325 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:53,180 and this. 326 00:13:53,670 --> 00:13:54,530 Potted plants… 327 00:13:54,550 --> 00:13:55,510 Put them over there. 328 00:13:55,510 --> 00:13:56,240 -Yes. -Yes. 329 00:13:56,260 --> 00:13:57,520 Put them on that table. 330 00:13:58,080 --> 00:13:58,870 The plants in the courtyard 331 00:13:58,870 --> 00:14:00,330 need to be tended to daily. 332 00:14:00,390 --> 00:14:01,200 -Yes. -Yes. 333 00:14:03,150 --> 00:14:03,910 Thank you. 334 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:08,500 Your Highness is back. 335 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:09,510 I asked them 336 00:14:09,510 --> 00:14:10,670 to wash all those 337 00:14:10,670 --> 00:14:12,240 old curtains. 338 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:13,320 The old furniture 339 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,000 can't be replaced right away, 340 00:14:15,150 --> 00:14:16,880 so I had it cleaned thoroughly. 341 00:14:17,150 --> 00:14:18,270 With everything in order, 342 00:14:18,270 --> 00:14:18,840 I hope it helps 343 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,370 lift your spirits a little. 344 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:22,250 I never expected 345 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,380 Your Highness would adapt so quickly. 346 00:14:24,380 --> 00:14:26,150 You thought I was spoiled 347 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:27,030 and would complain 348 00:14:27,030 --> 00:14:28,200 when I saw how old and shabby 349 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:29,530 the Rongyang Palace is? 350 00:14:34,270 --> 00:14:36,070 Your Highness thought the same? 351 00:14:40,390 --> 00:14:41,850 As long as I'm by your side, 352 00:14:43,030 --> 00:14:44,480 no hardship scares me. 353 00:14:51,540 --> 00:14:53,670 Do you have any wishes? 354 00:14:54,220 --> 00:14:56,080 If it's something I can help with, 355 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,000 I'll fulfill it for you. 356 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:01,570 Military Advisor Xiao, 357 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,480 would you give us a moment? 358 00:15:06,750 --> 00:15:08,280 Everyone, come out with me. 359 00:15:09,910 --> 00:15:10,840 -Yes. -Yes. 360 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:20,600 You just said you'd fulfill my wishes for me. 361 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:21,730 What does that mean? 362 00:15:23,550 --> 00:15:25,280 You're clever, Your Highness. 363 00:15:25,510 --> 00:15:27,040 I believe you already know. 364 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:29,750 I helped you escape Yujing. 365 00:15:30,870 --> 00:15:32,790 You don't want to be indebted to me, 366 00:15:32,790 --> 00:15:33,510 so you want to help me 367 00:15:33,510 --> 00:15:34,740 fulfill a wish. 368 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:36,330 If one isn't enough, 369 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:37,200 you can have three. 370 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:38,260 Just one is enough. 371 00:15:40,790 --> 00:15:41,480 My wish
is 372 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,270 for us to be deeply in love 373 00:15:44,270 --> 00:15:45,800 and stay together forever. 374 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:56,690 I'm sorry, 375 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:58,570 but I cannot do that. 376 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,770 ♪ Flying alone ♪ 377 00:16:03,170 --> 00:16:05,770 ♪ With no need for direction ♪ 378 00:16:08,370 --> 00:16:10,590 ♪ Flying up to the clouds ♪ 379 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:10,960 In that case, 380 00:16:10,870 --> 00:16:13,570 ♪ Yet the sun is hiding ♪ 381 00:16:12,510 --> 00:16:14,120 you'll just owe me a favor. 382 00:16:15,390 --> 00:16:16,790 I'll tell you when I think of something. 383 00:16:16,210 --> 00:16:17,820 ♪ Roaming freely ♪ 384 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,510 ♪ Unafraid of wind or frost ♪ 385 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,440 ♪ Don't cry, don't cry ♪ 386 00:16:31,150 --> 00:16:35,050 ♪ I'll remember the way home ♪ 387 00:16:39,910 --> 00:16:43,280 ♪ Don't cry, don't cry ♪ 388 00:16:57,790 --> 00:16:58,550 Brother, 389 00:16:59,390 --> 00:17:00,450 I've learned about 390 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,380 Father's illness. 391 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,300 Even Lord Ling,
with all his skills, 392 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,349 can't do anything? 393 00:17:13,349 --> 00:17:13,880 Will Father 394 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:15,160 never wake up again? 395 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:16,569 Don't worry. 396 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,240 His Majesty will certainly wake up. 397 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:21,920 Really? 398 00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:24,829 Suige, 399 00:17:25,510 --> 00:17:27,040 when Father wakes up, 400 00:17:27,069 --> 00:17:28,490 we should persuade him 401 00:17:28,550 --> 00:17:29,320 not to 402 00:17:29,350 --> 00:17:30,550 work so hard anymore. 403 00:17:35,510 --> 00:17:36,350 I know, 404 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,560 you don't say it out loud, 405 00:17:38,790 --> 00:17:39,590 but deep down, 406 00:17:40,430 --> 00:17:41,740 you care about Father. 407 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:43,880 Then why is it 408 00:17:44,030 --> 00:17:45,880 that every time you two meet, 409 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:47,790 you end up arguing? 410 00:17:49,510 --> 00:17:51,710 There are things you don't understand. 411 00:17:51,790 --> 00:17:52,510 And I hope 412 00:17:52,530 --> 00:17:53,560 you never will. 413 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:56,660 Maybe I don't understand, 414 00:17:57,030 --> 00:17:57,640 but I just 415 00:17:58,350 --> 00:18:00,110 wish
you and Father 416 00:18:00,110 --> 00:18:01,240 could get along. 417 00:18:02,110 --> 00:18:02,880 Now that Xiyang 418 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,070 has left Susha, 419 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:05,310 Father only has 420 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:07,570 the two of us by his side. 421 00:18:13,750 --> 00:18:14,720 You've grown up. 422 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,010 Much more sensible now. 423 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:38,550 Uncle! 424 00:18:39,310 --> 00:18:39,960 Uncle! 425 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:42,160 Uncle. 426 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:43,110 Uncle. 427 00:18:43,590 --> 00:18:44,350 I'm back. 428 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:55,230 Forgive me, Uncle. 429 00:18:55,310 --> 00:18:57,710 No loud voices
inside the ancestral hall. 430 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:09,190 Uncle, 431 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,000 as soon as I received your message, 432 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,730 I rushed back as fast as I could. 433 00:19:12,830 --> 00:19:13,480 Just now, 434 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,270 I was so happy to see you 435 00:19:15,310 --> 00:19:16,840 and forgot myself a little. 436 00:19:17,270 --> 00:19:18,550 Please forgive me. 437 00:19:27,350 --> 00:19:28,410 Are you very happy? 438 00:19:31,750 --> 00:19:33,260 In your letter, you said 439 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:34,920 that old man Feng Pingcheng 440 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:35,750 is terminally ill. 441 00:19:35,750 --> 00:19:37,050 Of course I'm happy! 442 00:19:38,590 --> 00:19:40,000 Heaven is smiling
on us. 443 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:40,480 No. 444 00:19:41,030 --> 00:19:42,510 It's Brother Jingheng blessing you from above. 445 00:19:42,510 --> 00:19:44,110 He's helping you from above! 446 00:19:48,030 --> 00:19:49,030 Stupid pig! 447 00:19:49,050 --> 00:19:50,070 Stupid pig! 448 00:19:50,090 --> 00:19:50,790 Stupid! 449 00:19:51,070 --> 00:19:51,750 -Stupid! -Uncle. 450 00:19:51,750 --> 00:19:52,210 Stupid! 451 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:52,920 Uncle, sorry. 452 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:53,380 Stupid! 453 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:54,160 Forgive me. 454 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:54,960 Stupid! 455 00:19:56,030 --> 00:19:56,720 Uncle, 456 00:19:58,310 --> 00:19:59,440 at least tell me 457 00:19:59,510 --> 00:20:00,690 what I did wrong. 458 00:20:01,110 --> 00:20:02,000 Listen, 459 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:03,860 Feng Pingcheng has to die, 460 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,500 but he must die by my hand! 461 00:20:05,590 --> 00:20:07,670 I can't wait to tear him to pieces! 462 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:08,790 I will not allow him 463 00:20:08,790 --> 00:20:09,550 to die of illness! 464 00:20:09,550 --> 00:20:10,510 I won't allow it! 465 00:20:12,110 --> 00:20:14,510 All these years of grieving my son's death— 466 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:15,480 I have sworn 467 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:16,920 to make him pay a hundredfold, 468 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:17,990 a thousandfold! 469 00:20:19,110 --> 00:20:19,900 I want him 470 00:20:20,310 --> 00:20:21,730 to watch Feng Suige 471 00:20:21,790 --> 00:20:23,520 die miserably before his eyes. 472 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:25,730 I want him to kneel at my feet 473 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,010 begging me to spare Feng Suige's life! 474 00:20:29,140 --> 00:20:30,210 All these years, 475 00:20:31,750 --> 00:20:33,240 I've been imagining the day 476 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:34,350 when Feng Pingcheng, old and grey, 477 00:20:34,350 --> 00:20:35,640 buries his young son. 478 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:37,560 I want... 479 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:38,880 I want to see him living 480 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:40,000 in hell with my own eyes. 481 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,000 How could I let him die from illness? 482 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,060 I summoned you back 483 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,080 because I have a task for you. 484 00:20:52,510 --> 00:20:54,110 I await your command, Uncle. 485 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,270 He's been unconscious
for five days. 486 00:20:56,270 --> 00:20:58,130 I can't let him die just like this. 487 00:20:59,830 --> 00:21:01,570 You must find a way at any cost 488 00:21:02,590 --> 00:21:04,360 to wake him up. 489 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:05,970 Even if it means poison, 490 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,130 you must wake him up! 491 00:21:07,590 --> 00:21:08,070 I want him 492 00:21:08,070 --> 00:21:09,270 to be fully conscious 493 00:21:09,310 --> 00:21:11,070 when he sees
Feng Suige 494 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:12,830 suffer and die! 495 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:15,000 Understood. 496 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,620 [Memorial Tablet of My Late Aunt Wang] 497 00:21:29,670 --> 00:21:32,590 [Ancestral Virtue and Familial Merit] 498 00:21:59,350 --> 00:21:59,920 Father. 499 00:22:06,790 --> 00:22:07,870 Why are you back? 500 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,600 Your birthday is in two days. 501 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:10,750 Of course I had to come back 502 00:22:10,750 --> 00:22:11,810 to celebrate it with you. 503 00:22:11,810 --> 00:22:12,680 I came back secretly 504 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,360 just to surprise you. 505 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:17,440 You're busy with military affairs out there, 506 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:18,590 serving the country. 507 00:22:18,590 --> 00:22:20,450 That already makes me very proud. 508 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:22,270 You didn't need to go through 509 00:22:22,270 --> 00:22:23,930 all this trouble to come back. 510 00:22:24,790 --> 00:22:26,110 I'm old now 511 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,140 and don't care about birthdays anymore. 512 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:30,540 You're not old at all. 513 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,070 You're still strong and vigorous. 514 00:22:32,070 --> 00:22:33,110 Your best days are 515 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:34,060 yet to come. 516 00:22:35,110 --> 00:22:35,710 By the way, 517 00:22:36,110 --> 00:22:37,480 I've prepared a special gift 518 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:38,880 for your birthday 519 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:39,800 this time. 520 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:41,290 You coming home 521 00:22:41,290 --> 00:22:42,620 already makes me happy. 522 00:22:42,750 --> 00:22:43,720 No need to fuss 523 00:22:43,750 --> 00:22:45,320 over gifts. 524 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:46,920 A gift is necessary. 525 00:22:47,110 --> 00:22:48,040 It's a surprise. 526 00:22:48,110 --> 00:22:49,240 I won't tell you yet. 527 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:50,750 I'll go check 528 00:22:50,750 --> 00:22:52,550 how the preparations are going. 529 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:04,000 Prime Minister, 530 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,660 Elder Marquis Murong is here. 531 00:23:11,700 --> 00:23:12,720 So secretive. 532 00:23:12,830 --> 00:23:13,750 If there's something, 533 00:23:13,750 --> 00:23:15,410 you can just send me a message. 534 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:17,790 Why force an old cripple like me 535 00:23:17,790 --> 00:23:19,160 to come here in person? 536 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,070 If it weren't something huge, 537 00:23:21,070 --> 00:23:22,200 I wouldn't have 538 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:23,310 disturbed you. 539 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:25,400 His Majesty is terminally ill. 540 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:26,600 Are you aware of this? 541 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:29,250 What did you say? 542 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,350 So even you didn't know. 543 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,330 His Majesty kept everyone in the dark. 544 00:23:37,070 --> 00:23:37,980 I wonder 545 00:23:38,510 --> 00:23:39,840 who he actually trusts. 546 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:41,650 Terminally ill? 547 00:23:42,590 --> 00:23:44,550 His Majesty has been unconscious for so long 548 00:23:44,550 --> 00:23:45,680 because he's... 549 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:47,210 I just found out today, 550 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:48,640 so I invited you over immediately 551 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,110 to discuss it. 552 00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:53,310 You called me here tonight 553 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,140 surely not just 554 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:56,060 to tell me about 555 00:23:56,070 --> 00:23:57,930 His Majesty's condition, right? 556 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,980 Back then, we fought for this kingdom 557 00:24:01,310 --> 00:24:02,710 with all our old friends. 558 00:24:02,830 --> 00:24:04,160 We weathered the storms 559 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,170 and rode across battlefields. 560 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:08,510 Now, among those still alive, 561 00:24:08,510 --> 00:24:09,840 aside from His Majesty, 562 00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:12,650 there are only the two of us left. 563 00:24:13,030 --> 00:24:13,820 Some things 564 00:24:14,070 --> 00:24:15,880 can't be left unspoken forever. 565 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,000 I've heard 566 00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:22,110 that while His Majesty lay ill, 567 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:23,970 you filled all the key posts 568 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,160 with people 569 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:26,490 from the Zhuang family. 570 00:24:26,790 --> 00:24:28,510 You know the proposed candidate 571 00:24:28,510 --> 00:24:30,640 for Minister of War— 572 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,380 Liu Qin, Vice Minister of War. 573 00:24:33,710 --> 00:24:34,720 He's not a Zhuang. 574 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:36,200 But in the end, 575 00:24:36,830 --> 00:24:37,960 he's still your man. 576 00:24:38,350 --> 00:24:39,200 Are you saying 577 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,060 you haven't placed 578 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:43,270 your own people in the court? 579 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:45,480 Li Liang at the Court of Judicial Review, 580 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:46,990 Liu Jin at the Censorate— 581 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,070 aren't they your longtime associates? 582 00:24:49,070 --> 00:24:50,120 And your nephew, 583 00:24:50,550 --> 00:24:51,640 Murong Jie, 584 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,000 holds a key post in the Jinwu Guards. 585 00:24:54,270 --> 00:24:56,670 You've placed quite a few people yourself. 586 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:01,890 Zhuang Shen, 587 00:25:02,830 --> 00:25:04,440 you called me here today 588 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,030 for the matter 589 00:25:06,030 --> 00:25:07,430 of naming an heir, right? 590 00:25:08,110 --> 00:25:08,800 Yes. 591 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,440 I just want to hear your opinion. 592 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:14,360 To hear my opinion? 593 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,030 My opinion doesn't matter at all! 594 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,340 Stop beating around the bush. 595 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:22,680 Even if 596 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:25,850 His Majesty and the First Prince 597 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:27,200 fall out 598 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:28,350 completely, 599 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:30,980 I'll still advise this: 600 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:32,200 the heir should be 601 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:33,930 the eldest legitimate son! 602 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:36,270 So, 603 00:25:37,110 --> 00:25:39,550 your preferred heir is 604 00:25:39,790 --> 00:25:41,350 the First Prince? 605 00:25:43,510 --> 00:25:45,580 He fought on battlefields for years, 606 00:25:45,790 --> 00:25:47,720 winning one battle after another. 607 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,650 The people of Susha 608 00:25:49,790 --> 00:25:51,250 are all well aware of this. 609 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:52,550 Who can inherit the throne 610 00:25:52,550 --> 00:25:54,200 depends not on military achievements 611 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:55,190 but on virtue. 612 00:25:55,310 --> 00:25:56,030 Enough! 613 00:25:56,750 --> 00:25:58,400 You just want your grandson 614 00:25:58,440 --> 00:25:59,960 Feng Chengyang on the throne. 615 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:00,590 Listen, 616 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,240 unless you can control the whole court, 617 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:03,920 as long as 618 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,400 I still draw breath, 619 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:06,550 I'll never agree! 620 00:26:11,150 --> 00:26:18,830 [Zhuang Residence] 621 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:16,240 Give me a hand. 622 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,250 [Zhuang Residence] 623 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:37,960 This is the medicine 624 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:39,510 your father needs to take tonight. 625 00:26:39,510 --> 00:26:40,270 I suggest 626 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,210 you have an imperial physician examine it 627 00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:44,920 so no one will gossip 628 00:26:45,030 --> 00:26:47,160 and accuse me of harming your emperor. 629 00:26:48,510 --> 00:26:49,550 You persuaded Lord Ling 630 00:26:49,550 --> 00:26:50,720 to come back during the day. 631 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:51,590 Although he's agreed 632 00:26:51,590 --> 00:26:52,960 to continue treating His Majesty, 633 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,790 he's still angry. 634 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:56,790 Who do you mean? 635 00:26:56,790 --> 00:26:57,510 Me? 636 00:26:57,810 --> 00:26:59,150 I'm still angry? 637 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:00,960 You think I'd stoop to their level? 638 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:01,560 Ma Qiming, 639 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,350 I think you're the one who's angry. 640 00:27:03,350 --> 00:27:04,070 You resent me 641 00:27:04,070 --> 00:27:05,550 for revealing Feng Pingcheng's illness. 642 00:27:05,550 --> 00:27:06,790 I know what you're thinking! 643 00:27:06,790 --> 00:27:07,810 I wouldn't dare. 644 00:27:08,070 --> 00:27:08,680 I remember 645 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,070 everything you've done 646 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:11,200 for His Majesty 647 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,130 all these years. 648 00:27:12,270 --> 00:27:13,550 I'm grateful to you 649 00:27:13,550 --> 00:27:15,490 for saving His Majesty's life. 650 00:27:16,070 --> 00:27:16,790 Eunuch Ma. 651 00:27:17,270 --> 00:27:17,750 Yes. 652 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:20,370 From now on, if anyone in the palace 653 00:27:20,790 --> 00:27:22,110 dares to speak ill 654 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:23,240 of Lord Ling again, 655 00:27:23,620 --> 00:27:25,680 just give them 30 strokes of the cane. 656 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,010 If any trouble is caused because of it, 657 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:29,690 I'll take responsibility. 658 00:27:30,030 --> 00:27:30,510 Yes. 659 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:31,510 I understand. 660 00:27:34,070 --> 00:27:34,830 Lord Ling. 661 00:27:37,110 --> 00:27:38,350 How is he doing now? 662 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:41,180 In a day or two at least, 663 00:27:42,030 --> 00:27:43,110 or ten days at most, 664 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:44,110 he will wake up. 665 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:46,100 As for how well he'll recover, 666 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:48,080 that depends on his fate. 667 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:17,310 Great! 668 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:42,430 Isn't this my brother, 669 00:28:42,590 --> 00:28:43,850 the Prince of Zhennan? 670 00:28:46,350 --> 00:28:47,810 Greetings, Your Majesty. 671 00:28:52,030 --> 00:28:52,950 Yesterday, 672 00:28:53,030 --> 00:28:55,300 you nearly died by my blade, 673 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:00,750 and today you still dare to attend the banquet. 674 00:29:00,750 --> 00:29:02,460 You truly don't fear death. 675 00:29:11,790 --> 00:29:13,640 Your Majesty, please don't go too far. 676 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,370 Even if the Prince of Zhennan has displeased you, 677 00:29:15,370 --> 00:29:17,070 he's here at your invitation. 678 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:19,070 Humiliating him like this 679 00:29:19,070 --> 00:29:20,480 is a step too far! 680 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:27,960 Brother, 681 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:31,140 your wife is defending you so fiercely. 682 00:29:31,550 --> 00:29:32,680 Are you moved? 683 00:29:51,070 --> 00:29:52,070 You may rise. 684 00:29:54,750 --> 00:29:56,150 Thank you, Your Majesty. 685 00:29:57,510 --> 00:29:58,160 Come. 686 00:29:58,270 --> 00:29:58,890 Brother, 687 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,060 let me introduce you to everyone. 688 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,380 Wang Encheng, Vice Minister of Revenue. 689 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:07,680 Lu Wang, Minister of Rites. 690 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,800 Shan Huaiqing, Minister of Imperial Stables. 691 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,350 They're all pillars of the court. 692 00:30:14,390 --> 00:30:15,110 Brother, 693 00:30:15,590 --> 00:30:17,390 you should get to know them well. 694 00:30:20,550 --> 00:30:21,160 Be seated. 695 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:35,600 You may not know this yet. 696 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:37,240 My brother now 697 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,440 holds a new role in addition to being 698 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:40,700 the Prince of Zhennan. 699 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:44,750 He's also the live-in son-in-law of Susha. 700 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,680 For lasting peace between our two nations, 701 00:30:53,790 --> 00:30:56,030 Your Majesty agreed to the Prince of Zhennan staying in Susha. 702 00:30:56,030 --> 00:30:58,410 But the prince has returned on his own. 703 00:30:58,510 --> 00:31:00,240 Doesn't this make Your Majesty 704 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:03,470 appear to go back on your word? 705 00:31:04,830 --> 00:31:05,750 Leaving Susha 706 00:31:05,750 --> 00:31:07,160 was entirely my decision. 707 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:08,750 It had nothing to do with His Highness. 708 00:31:08,750 --> 00:31:09,830 If Your Majesty wishes 709 00:31:09,830 --> 00:31:11,490 to punish someone, punish me. 710 00:31:16,310 --> 00:31:18,200 The princess eloped with the prince. 711 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:19,160 Such a bold act 712 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:20,660 is truly admirable. 713 00:31:20,830 --> 00:31:23,160 We are deeply impressed. 714 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:29,310 Enough. 715 00:31:29,830 --> 00:31:31,920 We'll just enjoy ourselves tonight. 716 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,400 Stop talking about that. 717 00:31:34,030 --> 00:31:35,920 I'm in such a great mood today. 718 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:37,000 Brother, 719 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:38,610 you must 720 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:40,500 have a good drink with me tonight. 721 00:31:43,350 --> 00:31:43,880 Go. 722 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:45,550 Serve His Highness properly. 723 00:31:45,550 --> 00:31:46,640 Yes, Your Majesty. 724 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:00,160 Please. 725 00:32:09,350 --> 00:32:11,270 You can't even serve wine properly. 726 00:32:11,270 --> 00:32:12,870 Why should I keep you around? 727 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:15,270 Guards! 728 00:32:17,550 --> 00:32:18,880 Your Majesty, spare me! 729 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,340 Drag her out and beat her to death. 730 00:32:23,270 --> 00:32:24,610 Your Majesty, spare me! 731 00:32:24,830 --> 00:32:25,790 Your Majesty! 732 00:32:26,550 --> 00:32:27,830 Your Majesty! 733 00:32:28,590 --> 00:32:29,720 Your Majesty! 734 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:32,640 See? 735 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,130 Someone died because of you again. 736 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:41,480 Go. 737 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:43,730 Pour wine for His Highness. 738 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:45,400 Yes. 739 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:07,480 Your Majesty. 740 00:33:10,070 --> 00:33:10,920 Please let me 741 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,070 serve His Highness. 742 00:34:02,510 --> 00:34:04,070 Lady Zhuang Jingyuan, 743 00:34:04,090 --> 00:34:05,400 virtuous, gentle, 744 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:06,640 and graceful, 745 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:08,070 has pleased me greatly. 746 00:34:08,230 --> 00:34:11,000 She is hereby promoted to fourth-rank Consort Yuan. 747 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,480 End of the decree. 748 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,400 Thank you, Your Majesty. 749 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:19,179 Congratulations, Consort Yuan. 750 00:34:20,230 --> 00:34:21,590 Come to me. 751 00:34:26,150 --> 00:34:26,949 Your Majesty. 752 00:34:28,670 --> 00:34:30,110 Congratulations, Your Majesty. 753 00:34:30,110 --> 00:34:32,440 Her Majesty has given birth to a princess. 754 00:34:32,590 --> 00:34:34,449 Congratulations, Your Majesty. 755 00:34:35,110 --> 00:34:35,800 Wonderful. 756 00:34:36,510 --> 00:34:38,370 Congratulations, Your Majesty. 757 00:34:38,670 --> 00:34:39,670 Now, Your Majesty 758 00:34:39,670 --> 00:34:41,190 has both a son and a daughter. 759 00:34:41,190 --> 00:34:41,989 Yeah, indeed. 760 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:42,800 Your Majesty. 761 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:44,800 One day, 762 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:45,670 I shall also bear 763 00:34:45,670 --> 00:34:47,270 a prince for you, if you wish. 764 00:34:47,630 --> 00:34:49,150 Of course. 765 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:51,440 Let's go see the Empress. 766 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:04,290 Greetings, Your Highness. 767 00:35:07,590 --> 00:35:09,650 Her Majesty hasn't eaten her dinner. 768 00:35:09,670 --> 00:35:10,230 She's been sitting there 769 00:35:10,230 --> 00:35:11,230 for several hours 770 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:12,740 without saying a word. 771 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:20,170 What are you doing here? 772 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:21,920 It's so late. 773 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:23,510 Why are you still up? 774 00:35:24,230 --> 00:35:25,070 Mother, 775 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,460 please take care of yourself. 776 00:35:27,550 --> 00:35:28,810 Don't grieve too much. 777 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:49,700 [Murong Residence] 778 00:35:46,030 --> 00:35:47,560 Elder Marquis, we're home. 779 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:50,260 Elder Marquis? 780 00:35:53,230 --> 00:35:54,090 Elder Marquis. 781 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,600 Elder Marquis is missing! 782 00:35:57,620 --> 00:35:59,570 What should we do now? 783 00:36:02,550 --> 00:36:03,580 What happened? 784 00:36:03,870 --> 00:36:04,800 How did my father go missing 785 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:05,860 after one trip out? 786 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:06,760 I… 787 00:36:06,810 --> 00:36:08,110 I truly know nothing. 788 00:36:08,130 --> 00:36:09,510 It took us over an hour to get back 789 00:36:09,510 --> 00:36:10,760 from Prime Minister Zhuang's mansion. 790 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,030 I checked the carriage when we arrived, 791 00:36:12,030 --> 00:36:13,000 and the Elder Marquis was 792 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:14,340 already gone. 793 00:36:14,550 --> 00:36:15,630 Think carefully. 794 00:36:15,710 --> 00:36:17,280 Did anything unusual happen on the way? 795 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:19,210 Aside from a cow blocking the road… 796 00:36:22,230 --> 00:36:23,710 I got down and led it away. 797 00:36:23,810 --> 00:36:25,320 Nothing else happened. 798 00:36:27,510 --> 00:36:28,760 After moving the cow, 799 00:36:28,790 --> 00:36:29,710 did you check whether my father 800 00:36:29,710 --> 00:36:31,110 was still in the carriage? 801 00:36:31,110 --> 00:36:32,090 No. 802 00:36:32,670 --> 00:36:34,240 I didn't hear a sound, 803 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:35,580 so I thought 804 00:36:35,630 --> 00:36:36,830 he had fallen asleep. 805 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:42,760 Where did you see the cow? 806 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:43,800 Past Yudai Bridge, 807 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:45,330 at the third intersection. 808 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:45,920 Right, 809 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,850 there's a crooked tree by the road. 810 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:53,590 Search every house 811 00:36:53,590 --> 00:36:54,650 in that area. 812 00:36:54,700 --> 00:36:55,880 Even if we have to turn the Yujing City 813 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:56,360 upside down, 814 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:57,290 we must find him! 815 00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:57,920 Yes. 816 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:02,190 Fu Yixiao, 817 00:37:02,230 --> 00:37:03,320 I know it was you. 818 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:04,960 When I catch you, 819 00:37:05,150 --> 00:37:06,960 I'll skin you alive 820 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:08,290 and cut you into pieces! 821 00:37:17,670 --> 00:37:18,360 Who are you? 822 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:20,230 How dare you 823 00:37:20,230 --> 00:37:21,190 abduct me 824 00:37:21,190 --> 00:37:22,990 right under the Emperor's nose? 825 00:37:23,710 --> 00:37:24,880 No wonder you're 826 00:37:24,920 --> 00:37:26,520 a battle-hardened marquis. 827 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:28,520 Even in danger, 828 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:29,760 you stay calm 829 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:30,960 and unafraid. 830 00:37:33,110 --> 00:37:34,920 So you know who I am. 831 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:37,440 It seems you're my enemy, 832 00:37:38,070 --> 00:37:39,530 but I don't recognize you. 833 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:42,110 I spent decades guarding the borders, 834 00:37:42,110 --> 00:37:43,570 fighting countless wars. 835 00:37:43,590 --> 00:37:45,630 I've made more enemies than I can count. 836 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:47,150 Which side are you on? 837 00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:49,000 What grudge do you have against me? 838 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:49,920 Go on, say it. 839 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:50,880 I'm all ears. 840 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:54,280 Years stationed in the freezing north 841 00:37:54,550 --> 00:37:56,080 left your legs in bad shape. 842 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:57,320 And even so, 843 00:37:57,480 --> 00:37:58,800 His Majesty still wouldn't let you come home 844 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:00,260 to enjoy your retirement. 845 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:01,800 Is that why the Murong family 846 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:03,190 hates His Majesty? 847 00:38:05,070 --> 00:38:05,880 That's all? 848 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:09,280 I don't even know what you're talking about. 849 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,770 My loyalty to His Majesty 850 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:13,000 is as clear as day. 851 00:38:13,670 --> 00:38:15,840 I have never hated His Majesty. 852 00:38:16,590 --> 00:38:18,190 Then why is your son, Murong Yao, 853 00:38:18,190 --> 00:38:19,460 plotting mutiny? 854 00:38:34,550 --> 00:38:36,210 It seems you don't believe me. 855 00:38:38,150 --> 00:38:39,900 I joined the army as a boy 856 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,710 and spent decades on the battlefield. 857 00:38:41,710 --> 00:38:42,550 You have no idea 858 00:38:42,550 --> 00:38:43,400 how many people 859 00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,960 have tried to frame me for treason 860 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,150 before His Majesty. 861 00:38:47,510 --> 00:38:49,170 If you're going to slander me, 862 00:38:49,590 --> 00:38:51,590 at least come up with something new. 863 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:54,510 Yao is plotting mutiny? 864 00:38:55,510 --> 00:38:57,420 Sure, he's always been a handful, 865 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:58,800 but I've never thought of him 866 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:00,140 as ambitious. 867 00:39:00,670 --> 00:39:02,710 I actually wish he were different 868 00:39:02,730 --> 00:39:03,670 so he wouldn't 869 00:39:03,670 --> 00:39:05,280 spend every day in debauchery 870 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:06,340 and waste his life. 871 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:09,280 You think I haven't tried to pull strings 872 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:11,480 for him
in the army and the court? 873 00:39:11,780 --> 00:39:13,040 He just refused. 874 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:15,070 He won't even take an official post, 875 00:39:15,070 --> 00:39:17,150 but you're saying he's plotting mutiny? 876 00:39:17,150 --> 00:39:18,190 This is the biggest joke 877 00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:19,480 I've heard all year! 878 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,070 Murong Yao conspired with Jinxiu 879 00:39:22,070 --> 00:39:23,710 to assassinate the First Prince. 880 00:39:23,710 --> 00:39:24,640 Do you know what? 881 00:39:28,070 --> 00:39:29,510 Now I know who you are. 882 00:39:30,550 --> 00:39:32,280 You're that female general from Jinxiu— 883 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:33,550 one of Suige's people. 884 00:39:34,710 --> 00:39:36,570 A Jinxiu general
is accusing Yao 885 00:39:36,590 --> 00:39:39,190 of colluding with Jinxiu? 886 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:41,230 A dissolute playboy 887 00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:43,030 from a noble family 888 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:44,110 who goes around 889 00:39:44,110 --> 00:39:45,670 with four pretty assassins— 890 00:39:45,670 --> 00:39:47,000 who does he want to kill? 891 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:48,960 Do you really know 892 00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:50,350 your own son? 893 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:52,070 Do you know 894 00:39:52,070 --> 00:39:53,280 who he associates with 895 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:54,360 and who he keeps around him? 896 00:39:54,360 --> 00:39:55,590 You were always away at the border. 897 00:39:55,590 --> 00:39:56,960 Do you really know
what he's been doing 898 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:58,000 here in Yujing? 899 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:01,440 You call yourself the most loyal official in the court, 900 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:02,320 but are you sure your son is 901 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:03,180 as loyal as you? 902 00:40:03,510 --> 00:40:04,360 If he really was 903 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:05,070 some playboy 904 00:40:05,070 --> 00:40:06,670 without ambitions like you said, 905 00:40:06,670 --> 00:40:07,550 why did he take the job 906 00:40:07,550 --> 00:40:09,010 with the Imperial Guards? 907 00:40:10,590 --> 00:40:12,790 That was arranged by His Majesty. 908 00:40:12,860 --> 00:40:14,170 You just said yourself 909 00:40:14,590 --> 00:40:15,630 that all his life, 910 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:17,400 he's never followed orders. 911 00:40:18,670 --> 00:40:19,320 He… 912 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:23,320 My son… 913 00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:26,910 I just feel sorry for you. 914 00:40:27,070 --> 00:40:27,960 Back then, you fought 915 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:28,940 alongside His Majesty 916 00:40:28,940 --> 00:40:30,200 and ended up with all these injuries. 917 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:31,360 His Majesty knows this full well, 918 00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:32,550 so why did he still send you to that cold, 919 00:40:32,550 --> 00:40:34,280 barren place in the northwest? 920 00:40:37,150 --> 00:40:38,150 Murong Yao and Feng Suige 921 00:40:38,150 --> 00:40:39,680 are the closest of friends. 922 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:41,080 But he threatened me, 923 00:40:41,290 --> 00:40:42,320 saying to my face 924 00:40:42,630 --> 00:40:43,510 that if I ever told Feng Suige 925 00:40:43,510 --> 00:40:44,360 his secret, 926 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:45,690 he'd find a way 927 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:46,630 to kill Feng Pingcheng, 928 00:40:46,630 --> 00:40:48,630 who's lying in bed in the palace now. 929 00:40:49,510 --> 00:40:51,400 I don't care if Feng Pingcheng lives or dies. 930 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:53,180 But I won't allow anyone 931 00:40:53,230 --> 00:40:54,290 to hurt Feng Suige. 932 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:56,630 Impossible! 933 00:40:58,030 --> 00:41:00,290 Yao would never say something like that. 934 00:41:00,510 --> 00:41:01,960 He and Suige 935 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:03,910 grew up together like brothers! 936 00:41:04,150 --> 00:41:06,030 He would never commit treason! 937 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:08,230 No matter what method Murong Yao has 938 00:41:08,230 --> 00:41:09,590 to threaten Feng Pingcheng, 939 00:41:09,590 --> 00:41:11,150 as long as I have control over you, 940 00:41:11,150 --> 00:41:12,030 I'm confident 941 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:13,680 he won't dare make a move. 942 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:15,300 Elder Marquis, 943 00:41:16,670 --> 00:41:17,400 I apologize. 944 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:29,090 Are you feeling unwell? 945 00:41:30,760 --> 00:41:31,760 -Are you alright? -Your Highness. 946 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:33,160 Why did you drink so much? 947 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,670 Could you please go get a towel, Your Highness? 948 00:41:35,670 --> 00:41:36,600 Wait for me here. 949 00:41:46,190 --> 00:41:47,150 Did you see Wang Encheng 950 00:41:47,150 --> 00:41:47,880 just now? 951 00:41:48,710 --> 00:41:49,320 Yes. 952 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:51,190 You marked his name 953 00:41:51,190 --> 00:41:52,520 in the Daily Chronicle. 954 00:41:52,630 --> 00:41:54,030 And he looks the part too. 955 00:41:54,630 --> 00:41:57,070 I've long heard about Xia Jingyan's peculiarities. 956 00:41:57,070 --> 00:41:57,960 I just never thought 957 00:41:57,960 --> 00:41:59,550 that what the Daily Chronicle mentioned 958 00:41:59,550 --> 00:42:01,110 about his affairs with officials' wives 959 00:42:01,110 --> 00:42:02,170 was actually true. 960 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:03,280 That Wang Encheng— 961 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:04,190 see if you can find a way 962 00:42:04,190 --> 00:42:05,250 to get close to him. 963 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:06,230 Yes. 964 00:42:07,110 --> 00:42:07,710 By the way, 965 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,110 when we went in just now, 966 00:42:09,110 --> 00:42:10,640 was anyone standing guard? 967 00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:12,860 Just two eunuchs stayed in there. 968 00:42:13,070 --> 00:42:14,230 Looks like Xia Jingyan 969 00:42:14,230 --> 00:42:16,160 truly believes you've submitted. 970 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:18,340 You don't understand him. 971 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:21,150 Removing the guards was just his way to test me.