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Opening Song: 雲天外 - 陸毅 Beyond the Clouds - by Lu Yi

♫ The sea of bitterness knows no borders. Turn around; there’s the shore. ♫

♫ I don’t dare to turn around, afraid that you will scatter and leave. ♫

♫ Tumbling in the mortal world, going around in circles. ♫

♫ In my eyes, I only have you, looking towards me. ♫

♫ Let me finish telling you about my love. ♫

♫ Let my heart call out loudly. ♫

♫ I will even entangle myself in six levels of reincarnation. ♫

♫ I will never let you feel lost all alone. ♫

♫ Woah... ♫

♫ My love endures, too quickly. ♫♫ In a moment, I am beyond the clouds and the sky. ♫

♫ Don’t throw it away so easily. ♫♫ Do not fret over whether it is good or bad. ♫

♫ Your love is what I depend upon, ♫♫ Without you, this world is pale ♫

♫ Even if it all turns into dust, ♫♫ at least I want to be with you through life and death.♫

♫ Woah...Hah... ♫

Love Yun Ge from the Desert

Episode 23

Stalactite

Tastes dry and warm.Mainly to reverse cough and improve breathing,

improves the eyesight.

Dogwood, tastes sour.Mainly to decrease the evil Qi.

In between cold and warm,get rids of cold and wet arthritis.

Bat wing, mainly for eyesight.

Improves night vision.If taken for a long time, makes one happy.

No wonder you are my senior.

Senior come have some tea.

Can't believe even after all these years.

You can still remember where everything goes.

I am so astonished.

You are masters new student

Bai He. When master accepted me as a student you had already left for quite some time.

But you were his favourite. He would often mention you.

Come let me check your pulses.

You've been bitten by a spider and it's poison has been in your blood for some time.

Even though I can't get rid of the poison fully.

But I will try my best.

to give you back your original look.

Thank you senior.

I will write you a prescription. But you must cooperate.

In order to get it to work.

I hear from master that you are very knowledge in regards to poison.

But you've been gone for so long, why are you back.

Ever since you got poisoned did you meet a man that goes by Liu?

He told you? He told me to come heal you.

Can't believe he can still remember me.

You know who he is?

From looking at how he talks and dresses.

He's not a simple person.

He must be from a rich family .

His last name is Liu, His status

is much higher than any boy from a rich family in Chang An.

perhaps he is one of those that master refused to associate with.

Royalty? He is the emperor.

Liu Fu Ling.

Why is there a row of beads?

Is hiding behind these

makes Your Majesty's thoughts harder to guess?

Miss Yun, the Imperial Headdress beads are made of the most precious Oriental pearls.

The front and back have 12 strands each, total of 576 beads.Each bead is exactly the same.

It's to highlight Your Majesty's respectable and noble status.

Right.

Wearing this precious and heavy imperial head dress is like telling everyone

that what the Emperor is carrying are big, important responsibilities.

Yun Ge, I asked them to make you a new gown.

Try it on later and see if it fits.

Your Majesty, I have something I want to clarify.

Say it.

Forgive me if I offend you.

At the New Year's eve banquet, all officials will bring their main wives to attend.

Miss Yun currently has not been officially given status.

Don't know how her seating will be arranged?

If she attends only as a palace maid, then she must only stand with Mo Cha.

And she cannot wear a gown and cannot be given a seat.

If that's the case, then I just won't go anymore.

Yun Ge

A rare exciting event like this,

if Sister Yun will not go and look,

then it's too bad.

Sister Yun has been in the palace for so long.

Why don't you give Sister Yun status now so that she won't keep on having an indeterminate status and causing officials to gossip about it?

Thank you, Xiao Mei.

The winter night sky is really wonderful.

If you look on the southern direction,

you can easily find the bright Orion's three stars.

The astrologist uses the brightness of Orion

to predict if next year will be smooth and peaceful,

harvest will be abundant.

Tonight's stars are shining so bright.

I believe that next year will definitely be better.

Brother Lin

Maybe next year, I won't be here anymore.

I know what you are thinking.

As long as you don't like to do it, I won't force you.

You don't have to give importance to Xiao Mei's words.

But if I stay here,

it will only give you more problems.

Yun Ge, look at me.

In my heart, I only want you to be my legal wife.

About other status,

as long as you don't want to,

for me, they also do not mean anything.

- Brother Lin, I...If next year you are really leaving,

I also hope that you can be happy

like when we were little.

Sir, for the banquet this year,

all maids and eunuchs of Xuan Shi Hall (main imperial audience hall) are all under Yu An.

I tried many times to put our men in

but they are either sent to other areas due to excuses by Yu An

or directly sent outside of the palace when faults are found.

As long as Yu An is alive,it will be

hard for our men to enter Xuan Shi Hall.

Is there any recent events at the palace?

Heard that Your Majesty is frequently seen at the residence of a palace maid

and stays there for very long.

What does this palace maid looks like?

And she was able to bewitch our emperor,who used to never get near any woman.

The emperor being bewitched by her is a small thing,

but to have her bear a royal child,then that's not good for us.

Your Majesty has been in power for so many years but he still doesn't have any children.

If some women can get his attention,this is good news for our Han dynasty.

Father, do you really think that way?

Is it in your power to interfere with the emperor's choice of women?

I...I'm just not happy about it.

Enough.You all take your leave.

Yes.

To protect Huo Family's status.

I have been fighting my whole life.

Am I to lose to the hands of a woman with unclear background?

If the women of Huo,

cannot be the favorite in the Inner Palace.

Then all other women should not expect to live.

Wishing Your Majesty long life...

Miss Yun

The king has arrived in the center stage,the four sides bear the universe.

Amid the different changes (challenges),

preparedness was worth it.???

calculation of five

The inner country is peaceful, the scholar and warriors are happy.

The soil is rich. The sun is bright

Solemnly be at ease.

The offering ceremony has ended.

Sister Yun, sit here.

Here, Sir Tian, sit...

Please.

Look, where did this peasant wife come from?

She doesn't even know any proper etiquette.

Right.

- The dance is good.- Right.

See how I shame her.

Mo Cha

I don't care how you do it but either you make me sit beside Sister Shui

or make Sister Shui sit here.

Miss Yun, this...

Miss Yun wants to sit with Mrs. Liu.

- Don't know whose wife she is.- You're right.

Your Lady Highness is requesting you to sit with her.

- Sister.- Yun Ge, thank you.

Thank me for what?

I saw sister haven't even eaten anything.

Hurry and have a taste.

These food...I don't know how to eat them.

You go and eat some for me to see first.

Sister Shui...

I am serious with what I just said.

Right now, Ping Yi is already an official in Chang An City.

I am afraid that there will be more different types of banquets in the future.

I don't want him to be laughed at because of me.Help me, please.

Big brother is really lucky to have a doting wife like you.

- Hurry and teach me.- Okay.

Here.This is a wine bowl while this is a wine cup.

- Sir Luo, toast.- Toast.

Do you see the girl beside the Emperess?

Hand should be like this.

Hold it like this then cover it.

She looks familiar.

What family is she from?

She is the girl who bewitched the emperor, called Yun Ge.

I cannot get any background of her.She most likely is an orphan from a foreign land.

She works as a cook for a living here at Chang An.The famous Elegant Chef is her.

- They really dance great.- Right.

The one sitting beside her is Shui Ping Jun, Liu Xun's wife.

These 3 people are old acquaintances of Meng Jue.

Especially that Yun Ge

and Meng Jue have some special relationship.

- Did you get it?- Does Cheng Jun know about this?

Looking at her, it seems she knows.

Worthless girl, how can she lost to that orphan?

Having her part of our Huo Family is really in vain.

- Look at me.- Hey, wait.

You cannot be reckless with this.If Da Si Ma finds out...

What are you scared of?

She's just a palace maid.

Even if things get out of hand, it's still an incident involving a palace maid.

Will the Emperor go against us just because of a palace maid?

You're right.

There are a lot of people going in and out of the palace.

If something do happen, how will they know who did it?

Don't worry.

But you must be careful of Yu An's men.

Don't worry.

The City Guards are our people.Who's afraid of who?

- Right- Like this?

I'll go give the Empress a toast.

Your Lady Majesty, I am a stupid person but was able to receive Your Lady Majesty's uplifting love

and was granted a seat.I am so grateful.

So I'm especially toasting you to wish Your Lady Majesty good health.

Your Lady Majesty, are you feeling unwell?

It's nothing.It's just they were dancing on stage continuously

causing me to feel a little dizzy.

Your Lady Highness, let me first assist you back to Jiao Fang Hall.

Why don't we accompany you to go out and take a stroll,breathe some fresh air.

That will be nice.Let's leave for a short a while but come back quickly.

Let's not destroy Your Majesty's good mood today.

Sister Yun, about the giving of status I mentioned last time,have you decided?

Thank you Xiao Mei for your good intentions.

But I don't want any of those things.

Why?

It's very obvious what Brother Emperor feels about you.

If Sister Yun will want it,

the decision on matters about giving wife status can come from me.

Xiao Mei,

you are really nice to me and Brother Lin.

And because of that, I cannot...

Whoever Brother Emperor chooses, then I will also choose that person.

I believe that if Sister Yun is in my place,

you will also treat me similarly.

Xiao Mei, thank you for everything that you've done.

Sister Yun, didn't you teach me

to bravely run after the things that you want to do.

How about you?

Who is the person you mostly want to spend the rest of your life with?

I am very sure with my answer.

So I can love everything that he loves.

Sister Yun, how about you?

I am a little tired.I'll go to Jiao Fang Hall to rest for now.

Cheng Er can accompany with there.

Hurry and go back to the banquet.

Wishing the Han Dynasty prosperity and peace.

Get up.

The prince from the frontier fortress, Ke Er Da Da, requesting an audience.

I heard that Han country has vast land and numerous products.

From what I can see today, it's really the truth.

Jewels as bright as the sky's stars

glares my eyes.

Delicious dishes make my tongue not able to say any words anymore.

And also, women as beautiful as the snow mountain's fairy

makes me blush and moves my heart.

In my country,

the vast sky have mighty eagles flying.

Borderless grass plains have strong horses running.

Han Brother,

where are your mighty eagles and strong horses?

Yu An

The claws of the sky's mighty eagles

will not appear if they will not see a poisonous snake.

The iron hoofs of the grass plains' strong horses, will not be raised if they don't see ferocious wolves.

Brother from the grass plains,

you wouldn't consider a mighty eagle who folds its wings as a big wild-goose.

Consider a sleeping and resting strong horse as a small deer, right?

Sister Shui, your mother has known of Brother Liu's true identity already, right?

It really confirmed the prediction of the fortune teller.

I dare not tell her.

Right now, she's really so happy.

If she meets someone, she'll tell them that her son-in-law is an official,

working closely with Hua Da Si Ma everyday.

Thinking about that time when I was still pregnant,

she didn't even visited me.

But now, she's helping me take care of Hu Er frequently.

Sometimes, she even bring some chicken eggs.

I'm really afraid that when she discovers that Ping Yi is the grandson of Crown Prince Wei,

she might squeeze my neck and tell me

to give her back all the chicken eggs I ate.

Then force Ping Yi to divorce me.

Even though Auntie is quite tactless and impulsive,

but compared to the people in the palace, her thoughts are way too simple.

Yes, you're right.

These past years, I looked back to look at my mother.

and I really felt that she's funky and cute.

That time when she was treating Ping Yi badly,

Ping Yi will always happily answer her.

I was really afraid that time.

Ping Yi always keep everything to himself, accumulating them.

Thinking about it now,

I finally understand why Ping Yi doesn't argue with her.

Because this mother of mine is really easy to deal with.

He doesn't really mind all of those things.

But...

But after entering this palace,

I started to be careful with my speech.

Yun Ge,

will I also become a careful person?

It's hard to predict how a person will change.

Sister having a little more foresight and considering consequences is only right.

Let's go.Let's be careful persons together.

Respectable and noble emperor of Han,

we warrior of the frontier traveled a long distance to come here not for jewelries,

not for good wine, and mostly not for beautiful women.

We are looking for...

Like a mighty eagle will only fly with mighty eagles.

A strong horse will only run with strong horses.

A warrior will only like to meet warriors like him.

We are looking for

someone worth us giving this treasure sword to.

But how come

I can only see gossiping wild geese

and milk drinking small deer.

At the wild plains at the city's outskirts,a deer is calling out while eating grass,

an important guest came to visit from a far away land,I welcomed him extravagantly with music.

Under the music of flute and drums,we exchanged gifts.

They treated me very well,and instructed me to follow the path to happiness.

At the wild plains at the city's outskirts,a deer is calling out while eating grass,

An important guest visited me from a far away land,he has a noble and renowned character.

Sister used to admire those madam and ladies that attend the banquets.

But now you also became one of the banquet guests

and its in the Royal family's grandest banquet.

How are you feeling?

Some things are still more beautiful if you look at them from afar.

Or in other words, some things

are best when you cannot have them.

When you cannot have them, you wanted to have them.

But when you already have them, you always seem to miss the past.

In this world, the most discontented thing

is a human's heart.

Sister's words recently are always so deep.

It enlightens people.

Stop laughing at me.

Look at my life these days, one time you are on the ground then the next moment you are flying in the sky.

This rising and falling, living and dying are also sudden.

In just some short months,

it seems like I've experienced one whole lifetime.

You're not even allowing me to be happy about it for a moment.

Mo Cha, Fu Yi, we're already very near the banquet hall.

I want to talk with sister privately.

Please wait for me in front.

Okay.

Yun Ge

You and Brother Meng at present...

I don't have the slightest relationship with him anymore.

Don't mention him anymore from now on.

Brother Meng did dated Lady Huo for some time.

- But he...- Sister Shui,

I know that the two of you are good friends.

But if you still keep mentioning him, I'm leaving.

I won't talk about him anymore.

Then let's talk about your Brother Lin, is that alright?

I also don't want to talk about him.

Let's talk about happy stuffs, instead.

Yun Ge

Other than us, you don't have any other relatives here at Chang An.

Since the day we took oath,

I already treated you as my true younger sister.

Thinking that you are alone here in the palace,how can I not be worried?

Do you know?

Every night,

I panic just thinking about it.

Sister Shui,

I know you are worried that Your Majesty will harm Brother Liu.

But rest assured

that Brother Lin will never hurt Brother Liu.

I believe you.

I can also see that Your Majesty is serious about you.

Since you decided to stay in the palace,

then why won't you accept the status the Empress is granting you?

You must know that this is every girl's dream.

Because in my heart, he is not the emperor.

He is the my childhood friend Brother Lin.

I also don't care about the vanity that others are envious of.

I only care about our relationship.

You really make others admire you.

Things that others aim for their whole life,

for you is just like light clouds, have not weight at all.

Sister, isn't you the same?

You have a lot of that people are envious of.

But the most important thing in your heart is only Big Brother.

That's right.

Our dynasty uses courtesy to make friends with other nation.

We use tasteful wine to cordially welcome a tired visitor's body.

We use songs to pleasure a visitor's home-sicked soul.

Our swords are only used to attack our enemies.

If visitors from far away place

really wants to use your method to prove our friendship,

we will not back away.

Our warriors climbed mountains and swam waters to come here,

just to see the might of the Han kingdom.

Why don't we send warriors to have a duel?

Three rounds to determine the winner.

Prince, I am just one of the small officials of my dynasty.

If I'll be given the chance to compete with Your Highness,

then I'll be very honoured.

Prince, let me fight.

Okay, using a duel to meet one's friend but do not go overboard.

First round of duel

Start now

Please

I usually use a spear when riding a horse.

But when not riding a horse, I'm more used to wrestling.

I won't use any weapon.You choose your weapon.

I have been trained with a lot of weapons since I was a child.

I cannot think of a weapon I want to use at present.

- Why don't we just fight bare-handed.- Okay.

Isn't that Ping Yi?

Why are they fighting?

- What's really going on? I'll go take a look.- Don't...

Elder brother used to be the head of the city's wandering heroes.His martial arts is most likely very good.

Or else those wandering heroes will not agree to be under Elder brother.

You're right.

Elder brother won!

The warriors of Han dynasty is really clever.

The martial arts skill of the grass plains is also brilliant.

It's my first time to see such wonderful bare-hand fight.

For the second duel,

Han warrior please accept my challenge.

We will follow the Prince request.

Head Consultant Meng Jue, receive the order.

Sending a scholar official to compete in martial arts.

I really don't know what Your Majesty is thinking.

I'm here.

I order you to represent our dynasty to have a duel with the warrior from the frontier.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This frontier Prince looks like he has good fighting skills.

If he can dispose Meng Jue for me,then that's a good thing.

Basing on the things happening today,

Liu Ping Yi and Meng Jue will most likely be used in the future by the Emperor.

I miscalculated.

Please.

No!

This duel...

the Frontier Prince wins.

I'm thanking the Prince for sparing his life.

Respectable and noble Emperor, A-Li-Ya is requesting to compete for the third round.

Your Majesty

Your Majesty, I'm willing to compete with the Princess.

Allow me, Brother Lin.

I guarantee that I will be alright.

I am allowing your request.

This is my weapon.What's yours?

Is this question very hard to answer?

Just use what weapon you usually use.

Honestly, I usually use a lot of different weapons

so I cannot choose one right away.

How about I'll just use a curved knife?

But we Han people rarely uses curved knife.

Can I borrow and use Princess' curved knife?

I just want to know

why you risked your life to spare my life?

I don't know what Your Highness Prince is talking about.

Meng Jue, in the future,

if I became the ruler of the frontier,

as long as your still an official of the Han dynasty,

my men will never attack the Han dynasty.

Princess, the competitions earlier are really quite scary.

Princess is quite beautiful.

You wouldn't want to carelessly leave any scar in your face or in your body, right?

I am also quite young.

I haven't sang the romantic songs I've learned to my lover yet.

I also wouldn't want to leave him permanently when I haven't expressed my feelings for him yet.

Why don't we just fight with knowledge?

What kind of knowledge fighting?

Each of us stand on one side and each one will show one stance.

This way we can compete who has the better martial arts skill and also will not harm each other.

If no accident will occur,

then Yun Ge will win.

With Yun Ge's bad martial arts skill, how can she...

Unless Yun Ge has a teacher or friend who is a martial arts master.

Although her baseline martial arts skill is lacking, but with her intellect and talent,

if she sees them since she was young,

she has most likely memorized all those stances already.

If there won't be any internal strength used,if the other party will not use aggressive stances,

she can flawlessly copy

and show all those stances.

I never expected that Yun Ge has this special background.

Her family are all Masters in martial arts.Only she is the stupidest.

Fighting duel not only competes with stances, also with speed.

Even if your stances are excellent, but if you are slow,

you will also be killed.

Princess is really an expert.You are really right.

Then who will be the first one to perform the first stance?

Why don't we just pick sticks to decide?

For fairness, let's each send one person to pick.

A duel will not end with just one stance.

I'll allow you to go first.

Yun Ge really tricked that Princess into her scheme.

This rascal's tricking skill is really high.

Heaven, please make sure Yun Ge will be safe.

Respectable and noble emperor of the the Han country,

please forgive an inexperienced hunter like me.

An eagle folding its wings is to prepare for a higher flight.

A strong horse temporarily resting

is to prepare for the next long trip.

Thank you for the Han people's hospitality.

I will transmit your generosity and heroism

to every corners of the great plains.

Hope that our friendship will be like the snow of Mount Sky

holy and glorious.

This is my father's gift to you, a treasured sword.

Yes.

Your Majesty has a decree.Assistant Prime Minister Liu Ping Yi

and Head Consultant Meng Jue gave my dynasty accomplishments and spread our might.

Having both brains and skills, both are fit to be used given important jobs.

Rewarding assistant prime minister Liu PIng Yi 300 gold bars

and head consultant Meng Jue 100 gold bars.

Lady Yun Ge, have both intellect and courage and didn't backed down.

Will be commended with the other two.

Thank you Your Majesty's grace.

- Yun Ge!- Head Consultant, please mind your actions.

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Closing Song: 綠羅裙 Green Flowing Skirt - by Angelababy

♫ In my starry sky, only a blanket of darkness remains. ♫

♫ Without you by my side, the numerous stars disappear. ♫

♫ Sometimes your retreating figure hides itself; sometimes it appears. ♫

♫ Even breathing seems to be so far away. ♫

♫ Hear no more. Possess no more. I gradually feel your warmth in my hand. ♫

♫ Dare not look, dare not think. Memories have you have become hazy. ♫

♫ The green flowing skirt drifts in the wind. Yet when I extend my hand, nothing. ♫

♫ Tears in the corner of my eyes are among the clouds. Once I reminisce, they follow the wind. ♫

♫ Hear no more. Possess no more. I gradually feel your warmth in my hand. ♫

♫ Dare not look, dare not think. Memories have you have become hazy. ♫

♫ The green flowing skirt drifts in the wind. Yet when I extend my hand, nothing. ♫

♫ Tears in the corner of my eyes are among the clouds. Once I reminisce, they follow the wind. ♫