Original subtitles

Then...

have you found your ferryman yet?

Not yet.

Don't worry.

Take your time.

You'll find him.

[Episode 8]

[Eternal Love of the Fox]

[From Now on, You'll Need an Umbrella]

[Ningshuang Palace]

There's still a long way across the courtyard.

Then...

what about you?

Have you ever seen an animal using an umbrella?

Rain is just water to me.

I'm not afraid of water.

Then why did you ask me to use an umbrella?

I was afraid you'd catch a cold.

Let me ask you!

If

you find your ferryman,

will you ascend to heaven?

Is there really nothing

in this mortal world you care to stay for?

There probably isn't

much good food in the Heavenly Court, is there?

Seems so.

Right?

There certainly isn't any good food in the Heavenly Court.

Even if just for the food,

you should remain here.

Don't you think?

Yes.

You don't have to ascend?

Yes.

For the food here?

For the food here.

You...

You...

Take it!

From now on,

you'll

need to use an umbrella.

Bye!

I didn't catch a cold.

It's always good to take preventive measures.

Thank you for coming all the way here, Guard Mao.

It's nothing.

I've got nothing else to do anyway.

The weather has been cold lately.

Be careful not to catch a chill.

Remember to take your medicine on time.

Thank you, Guard Mao.

Look.

Aren't they cute?

I knitted this pair for Xiangjiu...

They're really beautiful!

Thank you, Miss Le Ning!

They're just a little too small.

That's because I made them for Xiangjiu.

It doesn't matter.

They'll stretch out if I wear them.

Miss Le Ning, you're truly skilled and clever.

This is the best gift

I've ever received in my life.

Then...

Then, I'll give them to you, Guard Mao.

Miss Le Ning is skilled and clever,

gentle and adorable.

Unlike my master,

who's always wearing a stern face

and scolding me. How could he?

He's really choosing her over me!

Master...

Why are you out here?

Aren't you injured?

I truly envy

Qiaoru for having such a good, loyal dog.

Master,

what do you mean?

I'm a loyal dog too.

I was worried about your injuries, so I specially

went to the Imperial Medical Bureau to get medicine for you.

Master, please let me explain.

It's a long story,

but I'll t-try to

m-make it short.

But it's hard to explain...

in just a few words.

Mao Jin.

I no longer plan to ascend.

Not ascending?

You've cultivated for thousands of years

and endured so many tribulations.

If it were me who met my ferryman,

I'd have ascended long ago.

Then I'd be ranked among the immortals, standing alongside

Lord Howling Celestial Dog, the Supreme of our Canine Realm,

guarding the South Heavenly Gate together.

What glory

and splendor that would be.

That's where we differ.

I

don't cultivate to join the ranks of immortals.

I know.

You're doing it for her.

But you're running out of time.

Your tribulations now occur once a month.

Next will be every half month,

then every week,

then every three days,

and finally, daily tribulations.

Perhaps...

I can endure all the tribulations.

But I can't bear to see you suffer like that.

Then go find yourself a new master.

What are you talking about?

I'm a loyal dog.

Not to mention you're still here—

even if one day you ascend,

I'll guard you just like Xiaofu guarded Qiaoru.

Don't forget,

I'm a loyal dog.

Hurry up.

Ms. Xiang.

Do you know

how to

avoid running into that thing at night?

I'm not sure.

Usually, it shows up in the courtyard.

Last time it was at...

Help me...

Forget it, forget it!

Stop talking!

It's so creepy!

Well...

Let me show you something good.

What's this?

Then I...

I'm telling you,

this is Her Highness's secret treasure.

I heard

it was left by the former Emperor of Muxi State.

I only let you see it

because you're smart.

Shocking...

Shocking...

and thrilling.

Is this something you people are allowed to look at?

Quickly prepare the water

so Her Highness can bathe soon.

Yes,

-Madam Chen. -Get the bucket!

Hurry!

Your Majesty,

are you still thinking about the Princess Consort's matter?

Divorce.

My son wants to divorce his wife.

If this news gets out,

we'll become the laughingstock of the common people.

Please don't worry about it.

I'm sure the Princess Consort must have spoken

in a moment of confusion.

You want a divorce?

Dream on.

Father will never agree to it.

I know.

I just want Father to understand that

if he truly wants to help me,

letting me divorce is the best way.

You...

will never escape my grasp in this lifetime.

What are you laughing at?

Laughing at how pitiful you are.

Besides keeping me trapped,

you can't do anything else.

Father has decreed that

if you hit me again,

it will be considered the same as hitting him.

You're so pitiful.

You can't even hit me now.

What else can you do?

You'll see

how I take everything.

A ghost!

Madam Chen!

[Ningshuang Palace]

Last night,

why couldn't I see that thing?

If Old Fox had been there,

he would definitely have seen it.

That stinking old fox,

always hanging around me whether there's a reason or not,

but at the crucial moment, he's nowhere to be found.

It's not nice to speak ill of others behind their backs.

Am I hallucinating?

True.

How would he dare to appear openly

in Ningshuang Palace?

Why wouldn't I dare?

What?

On the orange.

You've turned into a moth?

I'm a butterfly.

You should've appeared earlier.

You have no idea.

Last night,

Princess Ningshuang's bathwater suddenly turned blood red.

It must be that thing causing trouble again.

I was outside the door all night.

I didn't see anything unusual

entering or leaving Princess Ningshuang's chamber.

That's impossible.

Unless...

that thing

has been inside Princess Ningshuang's chamber all along.

I'm going to bring fruit to Princess Ningshuang now.

Come with me and take a look.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Your Highness?

This is strange.

Nothing unusual here.

Please f-f-forgive me, Your Highness!

What are you doing,

Huo Xiangjiu!

Huo Xiangjiu,

do you have a death wish?

Where did this moth come from?

Catch it!

Where did that moth come from?

It flew away!

Anything that dares harm Your Highness,

I'll make it...

disappear.

My nurse,

you're so powerful.

He...

Your Highness,

she is so kind.

She's crying over just a butterfly.

Huo Xiangjiu,

why are you crying?

He wasn't an ordinary butterfly.

My nurse killed a butterfly,

not your husband.

He wasn't an ordinary butterfly!

He...

He...

He flew away.

He f-flew away...

You just said

he wasn't an ordinary butterfly.

What do you mean?

I...

I...

I once

heard a story like this.

There was a pair of lovers

who loved each other desperately.

But the woman's family

kept blocking them at every turn

and wouldn't let them be together.

In the end...

those two lovers were driven to desperation.

They both died for love

and turned into a pair of butterflies,

flying away.

Ever since,

whenever I see butterflies,

I think of this story.

You simpleton,

you actually believe a story like that?

Yes!

I

lack common sense.

People can be treacherous.

In the future,

you should be more careful.

Yes.

Thank you, Madam Chen.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Your Highness,

let's go.

We should go pay respects to the Old Madam.

I don't want to go.

Why are you acting like a child again?

Every time I go,

she shuts me out.

Why should I humiliate myself?

The Old Madam isn't so firm anymore.

She should see you this time.

Come on,

let me help Your Highness change.

Third Uncle,

time to eat.

Third Uncle,

there's news about Third Aunt.

What?

Someone saw her

swatting moths at Ningshuang Palace.

Ningshuang Palace?

That wily fox was telling the truth.

Don't go,

Third Uncle!

We're about to go on duty.

You're never around when the Chief is here.

Don't make things difficult for me this time,

please?

Once I find your Third Aunt,

I'll give you all the money.

It's not about money!

You're my real uncle.

How about this?

Eat before you go.

Right.

Xiangjiu can't get anything good to eat at Ningshuang Palace.

I'll go to the Imperial Kitchen to get her some food.

Well...

there's food right here!

Is that woman

more tempting than the food?

I really want to go to Ningshuang Palace to see Xiangjiu.

It's been so long.

I miss her so much.

Alright.

I'll arrange it for you later.

Then you have to hurry!

Chef Xue!

Make me some delicacies.

I need to take them with me.

It's him...

Attendant Bai.

Mutt?

Rare to see you alone.

Trash.

You? As if!

You demon,

how arrogant.

Attendant Bai.

How dare you dine in the Imperial Kitchen?

Do you have a death wish?

I'm going to teach you a lesson now

on behalf of Chief Steward Sun!

Bai Yu, Bai Yu!

Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai.

This way, this way.

Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai?

Can we settle our grudges

without involving anyone else?

I'm the 30th-generation descendant of the Bai Clan of Bronze County.

Eliminating demons and upholding righteousness is my duty.

You side with evil

and assist in wicked deeds.

I'll take you down right now.

Bai Yu,

do you know

who she is?

Who cares who she is?

She's Huo Xiangjiu's close friend.

Is it good?

Not good.

Don't be afraid.

Mao Jin.

How can you let her eat

in such a smoky, dirty place?

If you want to eat...

let's find a proper place.

No one comes here.

From now on, when it's mealtime,

Miss Le Ning,

you can bring your food here to eat.

The Imperial Kitchen is full of smoke and fire.

If your lotus-like face becomes darkened by the smoke,

Xiangjiu will blame me.

Come on.

Eat more.

This is "Spread Your Wings."

"Smooth Sailing."

"Heart-Stirring."

And "Swift Running!"

Alright, that's enough!

Mr. Bai,

don't you have other matters to attend to?

You should go ahead.

My business was to bring some food for Xiangjiu.

But Miss Le Ning is Xiangjiu's good friend.

Taking good care of Miss Le Ning

will definitely make Xiangjiu very happy

when she finds out.

Attendant Bai,

are you going to bring food to Xiangjiu?

Yes.

I miss her so much.

Attendant Bai, I wonder

if you could take me to see Xiangjiu.

Let me go scout things out first.

If it won't cause trouble,

I'll take you with me.

I'll go to the Imperial Kitchen first

to prepare some food for Xiangjiu.

Mao Jin,

take good care of Miss Le Ning for me.

If there's any negligence,

I'll have your head.

He's so considerate.

Can't see me...

Can't see me...

Where are Xiangjiu and Princess Ningshuang going?

Gongsun Hao.

This is the palace, not your home.

Don't think that just because your dad

has great power in court, you're something special.

I am the Crown Prince's brother-in-law,

the Princess Consort's own brother,

and the future Imperial Uncle.

As the old saying goes, "A brother-in-law is like half a son."

No.

It's "A son-in-law is like half a son."

No.

It's "The Crown Prince is like half my son."

The Crown Prince is like half my brother!

I don't care who your dad is.

In this domain,

even bird droppings that fall from the sky

must answer to our Song family!

Did you hear what I said?

Why are you in such a hurry?

Are you rushing to your next life?

Why are you in such a hurry?

Sorry, sir.

Did you understand

what I just told you?

I heard it.

When your superior speaks to you, you respond with "understood."

Come on,

say it.

Understood.

[Kunning Palace]

-Greetings, Your Highness, -Greetings, Your Highness,

-Madam Chen. -Madam Chen.

Go quickly and announce our arrival,

and say that Princess Ningshuang and Madam Chen

are here to pay respects to the Old Madam.

The Old Madam has ordered

that she will only see you today, Madam Chen.

I knew it'd be like this.

I shouldn't have come.

Please wait, Your Highness.

Give me a moment.

Let me speak to the Old Madam.

Don't trouble yourself anymore.

If she truly wanted to see me,

why would she give such an order?

Since we're already here,

what's the rush to leave?

Let me persuade the Old Madam

to see you.

If it still doesn't work, we'll leave.

Your Highness,

please listen to me.

If you keep being this willful,

I really will get angry.

Alright, alright.

Don't be angry.

I'll wait here.

But let me be clear—

I'll only wait for half an hour.

Alright,

it's settled then.

Half an hour it is.

Don't leave.

Wait for my good news.

That is the girl who defied Brother Fuying.

She's right here.

After searching high and... and...

Seize her!

Go!

I am Princess Ningshuang.

What do you think you're doing?

You're Princess Ningshuang.

I am the Crown Prince's brother-in-law,

the Princess Consort's own brother,

the future

Imperial Uncle,

and the Captain of the Eastern Palace Guard.

This woman

has offended my brother-in-law.

She is a wanted criminal of the court.

I'm taking her away!

People from my Ningshuang Palace

are not yours to mess with—

not even for the Crown Prince.

Put away your swords!

All of you!

I'm just carrying out orders for the Crown Prince.

Besides,

I'm the Crown Prince's brother-in-law,

and you're his sister.

We're relatives, after all.

This is called...

we've turned off our own.

I mean...

we've turned over our own!

We're family,

Your Highness,

aren't we?

We won't even be placed in the same ancestral hall after death.

What kind of relatives are we?

Your Highness really has a sense of humor.

I can also crack skulls open.

Want to try?

No, no! Don't!

Weapons are dangerous!

Take it easy, Your Highness.

Get out of here.

Tell the Crown Prince:

Huo Xiangjiu works for me,

and don't you dare lay a finger on my people.

If you provoke me,

I'll take every single person from your Eastern Palace

and slaughter them one by one.

Your Highness, by doing this,

you're opposing the Crown Prince.

Then go back and ask him

if he dares to be my enemy.

Alright,

I'll go back and relay your message.

I take my leave.

Let's go!

Stop!

Your Highness,

what else may I do for you?

Get lost.

Attendant Bai!

Greetings, Your Highness.

Get over here.

Yes, Your Highness.

Attendant Bai,

how have you been lately?

Thanks to Your Highness's grace,

I'm very well.

You're doing well,

but I'm not.

Then...

Shall we summon the imperial physician?

You're sick.

Yes,

this servant is sick.

Why are you carrying a food box?

Chief Steward Sun ordered me to bring it to His Majesty.

Open it.

What?

My father can eat it,

but I can't?

Your Highness can.

Of course.

Can't I eat it?

No, no.

What...

What I mean is,

if Your Highness eats too much,

it might upset your digestion.

You're just afraid that if I eat them,

you won't be able to report back, aren't you?

I'll make things difficult for you.

Ms. Xiang,

share the food with everyone.

Come, Xiangjiu.

Eat.

Come on,

everyone, have some.

Come on.

Why are you smiling?

No.

I just...

Seeing Your Highness makes me happy.

Whenever I see Your Highness, I'm happy!

I'm extremely happy.

So I...

Are you flirting with me?

How shameless!

Thank you for saving me today, Your Highness.

I didn't do it to save you.

It's just

that you're from my Ningshuang Palace.

If the people from the Eastern Palace harmed you,

wouldn't I lose face?

Regardless,

I still must thank Your Highness for saving my life.

Why does

the Crown Prince want to kill you?

You work for Feng Mochen.

You schemed your way into my palace—

what are you after?

Please forgive me, Your Highness!

They say that

when the Old Madam was giving birth to Princess Ningshuang,

she almost died.

So she came to resent the Princess,

and as a result,

she sent her to be raised by her senior maid,

Madam Chen.

When the Princess grew up,

she often went to Kunning Palace to pay her respects.

But the Old Madam

refused to see her even once.

As time went by,

she naturally grew close to Madam Chen and came to resent the Old Madam.

Your Highness,

would you like to reconcile with the Old Madam?

What's that to you?

I...

lost my mother at a young age,

so I know the pain of being separated from one's mother.

Therefore,

I wish to help Your Highness

and the Old Madam reconcile.

Such grand words,

Huo Xiangjiu.

Since you came to work in my palace,

not a single word from your mouth has been true.

I despise those who deceive me.

Anyone who dares deceive me

deserves no mercy!

You know... martial arts?

As expected of someone

sent by Feng Mochen.

Please forgive me, Your Highness!

This servant

truly only wanted

to help Your Highness and the Old Madam

reconcile

and restore family bonds.

A person who's ignored her child for over 20 years—

why would I want to reconcile with her?

No matter your intentions,

if your mind isn't on your duties,

they're ill intentions.

Put away those schemes of yours

and get out of my palace.

From now on,

you are forbidden to set foot here again.

Otherwise,

even Feng Mochen won't be able to save you.