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Opening Song: 雲天外 - 杜淳 Beyond the Clouds - by Du Chun

♫ 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. ♫

♫ Entangle myself ♫

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

♫ 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, ♫

♫ I want to at least be with you through life and death. ♫

Love Yun Ge from the Desert

Episode 42

[Three months later]

Yun Ge has already told me.

This time,

we could safely dodge the problem,

was all because of you.

The Empress Dowager,

and Hu'er.

You also ended up like this was because of us.

Right,

Hu'er misses you.

He knew I was coming to see you.

He got me to bring,

the word he wrote as a gift to you.

"Kang"(means: health or well-being)

My lady has taught him well.

With one look at his writing,

will know his school work has not fallen into disuse.

I can only teach him,

to revise what he's learnt before.

If Teacher Meng is no longer in the palace,

Hu'er is lazy.

This time, His Majesty granted his grace and was lenient.

Let Yun Ge and I live.

But I'm still a guilty person.

I have no right or reason to return to the palace to teach the Crown Prince.

Brother Meng, Hu'er needs you.

His Majesty also needs you.

The people beside His Majesty,

no one is trustworthy.

This time, we

although we've hurt his heart.

But I think,

he's just, in that moment, didn't know how to face you both.

Wait until I've fully recovered,

I will personally go into the palace,

and thank His Majesty for not killing us.

What about being the teacher?

We'll leave that up to His Majesty to decide.

Then I'll return to the palace first.

I'll send you off.

Sister Xu.

So fast and you have to leave.

Rock Meng, drink your medicine.

I'll go send Sister Xu off.

Let's go.

This time, it's all thanks to your and Xiao Mei.

Otherwise Rock Meng and I,

Sooner or later, would have died in the cave.

We were only beside His Majesty adding fuel to the flames.

If Teacher Meng really did died

Bingyi would regret it for sure.

But no matter what, Sister Xu is still needed.

Just now,

you called him Rock Meng.

You've forgiven him?

To be frank,

I also don't know.

To brave death, you went to save him,

proves that you still have feelings for him.

Besides, you both are now husband and wife.

Loving each other is natural.

But at first I married him because I hated him.

I wanted to make him suffer.

But you cannot denny,

you still have feelings for him.

In this type of life-death situation,

no matter who, I will be concerned about them.

Being a person,

sometimes it's quite strange.

Confused, to not knowing oneself.

What oneself is thinking.

On the contrary, sometimes, when one faces a life-death situation,

only then could one be clear,

able to calmly face oneself.

hear oneself own inner heart's true thoughts.

Do you think I'm right?

If you want to take Meng Jue away

then kill me first!

Your life is mine,

you don't have my permission to die.

My good sister.

Actually

you are a woman who can't hide your true heart,

listen to my advice,

give yourself a chance to get to know yourself,

and a chance to accept each other.

I believe,

if you both can persist to keep going,

you will be even happier than me.

What about you,

His Majesty still haven't forgiven you?

He still hasn't spoken to me.

But...

we've been husband and wife for so long,

He won't carry a grudge over me.

That's good.

I'll leave first.

I'll come see you another day.

- Go in.- Okay.

Reporting to Your Majesty.

Even though Prince Guangling has died,

but the problem Princess Jie You, is still present.

Sending troops is a matter of sooner or later.

It's not hard sending troops,

The crucial point is who will be the commanding general?

In order to win this war,

this commanding general, apart from understanding,

each and every frontier sect

and each monarch's system

but also be swift and decisive.

In order not to exhaust our stock.

Disturbing people's livelihoods.

Dearest advisers, who do you deem most fitting?

Your Majesty,

I nominate myself.

I am willing to commission the troops.

General Huo, have you confidence?

I shall not disappoint Your Majesty's wish.

I shall return as coveted.

Great.

I then order you, Huo Guang, my commanding general.

Huo Yu.

I order you deputy commander.

Prepare for dispatch immediately.

Your subject obeys.

Does His Majesty still send over tonic every day?

Home come there's still no movement in your belly?

Mom.

His Majesty doesn't even go to Jiao Fang Palace anymore.

Even if I don't have a child,

I think he will still cherish me.

But only by bearing a prince

can we pass on the glories of our Huo family to the next generation.

Plus your father's heading the army this time.

If he can return in covet,

then His Majesty

will value our Huo family even more so.

Mom.

Dad's age is advanced.

Isn't this dispatch a bit too much?

Huo Yi is accompanying him.

So winning is not an issue.

Just that you, Chengjun,

you really have to work on it harder.

Your daughter understands.

Is your health better?

Much better.

Thank you for

delivering tonics and medicines these days.

They are just my duties.

Please don't be formal with me.

Certificate of Divorce

What is it?

It's a certificate of divorce.

Master!

Did I do something wrong?

You haven't done anything wrong.

Just that in my lifetime,

I only want Yun Ge as my sole wife.

If I don't divorce you,

I will ruin your lifetime's happiness.

Then why did you marry me?

At the time, His Majesty

granted you and Yun Ge to me for marriage.

If I wanted to marry Yun Ge,

I had to marry you.

You are too harsh!

I'm sorry.

Xiang Lan?

What's wrong?

Xiang Lan?

What happened?

All your fault.

Master married me because of you.

Now he's divorcing me because of you.

All your fault!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry?

You and Master are sure on the same page.

Both saying sorry to me.

I already knew long ago that he didn't care about me.

And I never thought about taking your place either.

But now, he won't even allow me to stay by his side.

What did I do so wrong?

You are great.

You are better than me in everything.

But the one he loves

is not me nevertheless.

It's you.

I will accept the divorce certificate.

I will leave Meng estate.

But I will never

I will never wish you happiness.

I hope you will be unable to love each other forever.

Tormenting each other forever.

Staying in pain forever.

Why are you smiling?

Your wish has long been granted.

Like you said,

Meng Jue and I are already like that.

And we will probably continue this never-ending tale.

Regardless of your presence,

it is going to be difficult for Meng Jue and I to be together.

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Xiang Lan already returned to Gui Yuan.

She said she would vacate Meng estate in the next few days.

I will have everything settled for her.

It was Sister Xu and Hu'er's help

that helped you escape.

Now you divorce Xiang Lan.

Wouldn't that anger His Majesty again?

You're afraid His Majesty

would target me again?

Last time I could rescue you

but it doesn't mean I can again.

Whatever His Majesty is thinking

I can soon find out.

But you . . .

What is your plan?

I've brewed some restorative medicines lately.

I've discovered prescriptions and recipes are similar.

So I plan to read some medical books.

Learn some medical skills.

That's great.

I . . .

I know you are Divince Healer Mu's disciple.

But I don't plan to learn from you.

Alright.

But I have medical books in the library.

Help yourself to them

when you want to read them.

Thank you.

I thought when I recovered,

Yun Ge would leave.

And I would follow her.

But it seems

she plans to remain in Chang'an for now.

Remain at Meng estate.

Yun Ge.

May I see this as an opportunity you've given me?

Greetings to Your Majesty.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Master Meng seems to be recovering well.

I have Your Majesty's grace to thank for.

But your response to my grace,

is to divorce Xiang Lan?

If I don't divorce Xiang Lan,

and keep her by my side,

it will be her biggest torture.

I never asked you would be as good to Xiang Lan as you're to Yun Ge.

I just wanted you could partition a littl bit of love to her.

Forgive my incompetence.

I am willing to accept any

punishment from Your Majesty.

Meng Jue, I ordered you.

Forgive me audacity.

Your Majesty must also

harbor one woman you love the most.

Then you should be able to empathize

how it feels to have someone you love dearly in your heart

and how impossible it is to divide one's heart

to another.

I heard Yun Ge is interested in learning medicine.

Great.

Then I will send someone to teach her.

You continue to stay in the palace

and teach Hu'er.

What? You're not content with my decision?

I don't dare.

I just think the way you manage things now

is getting more and more puzzling.

Hu'er needs you. You need Yun Ge.

I must contain Yun Ge in order to contain you.

I . . .

obey.

Big Mistress, the guest is already here.

Isn't it just Meng Jue?

Miss Yun, how are you?

Royal Doctor Zhang! How is it you?

I heard you were interested in medicine.

So I was asked by His Majesty to tutor you.

I do indeed want to learn medicine these days.

Perfect timing. I finally have my chance.

Then, I shall trouble you.

As I know,

Master Meng's medical skills take the crown.

Why didn't you ask him to teach you?

Your medical skills are superb. Having you as my teacher,

is already a blessing to me.

Big Mistress, these are the medical booklets from Master.

He told me you should look through them whenever you want.

So these beautiful flowers are all poisonous.

Yes. Oleander, White Trumpet, Calla,

these seemingly harmless flowers all hold hidden poisons.

Then one could easily get poisoned at any given time.

Miss Yun, do you know the symptoms of chest paralysis?

Chest paralysis symptoms are pain in the breasts,

Qi stagnation or blood stasis.

Attacking shoulders, throat, abdomen,

with serious cases affecting the arms and fingers.

Severe back pain and back to the chest.

Freezing heart pulse, or violent explosion of Yang Qi.

Very good. Let's start with discussion on heart paralysis today.

Good.

Let's start.

Walking among three people, I find my teacher among them.

I choose that which is good in them and follow it,

and that which is bad and change it.

Hu'er, it's so sunny. How come you're sleepy?

Sorry, Mother Empress.

Crown Prince, look who's here?

Teacher's back.

Teacher's back.

Teacher!

Hu'er.

Hurry and help Her Ladyship to sit.

- Crown Prince. - Slow.

Your Ladyship, allow me to take your pulse.

Brother Meng,

I keep feeling dizzy lately and my appetitie's not good.

After I eat a meal, I get queasy.

I don't know why.

You needn't worry.

This is a normal symptom of pregnancy.

Pregnancy?

Yes, Hu'er,

soon you will have a brother or sister.

Mother Empress. Mother Empress.

Is what Teacher said true?

It is true.

However, Your Ladyship . . .

you've got to restore your body first.

Reporting to Your Majesty,

Master Meng already visited Crown Prince at Jiao Fang Palace.

Tomorrow, he can return to his duty.

Also, Master Meng took pulse for Empress.

Confirming Empress is pregnant.

Look after Empress diligently for me, Hao Sheng.

If anything is needed, report here.

Obeyed.

Bai Ping, prepare for return to Zhao Yang Palace.

Your Majesty.

Anything else?

Her Ladyship the Empress suffers from weak health.

She's always depressed. I think . . .

When I have time, I will go.

You are dismissed.

Obeyed.

Pingjun and I are having another child.

Before, it was more worry than joy.

Now we don't need to worry.

But why do I

feel a mysterious loss?

I heard you're with child again.

I am so happy for you.

I heard you are learning medicine now.

I think you and him are getting along much better.

It's not related to him though. Purely my interest.

Also, I don't learn from him.

As long as you're happy, I'm relieved.

Let's go take a look.

What happened?

Emperor has something to share.

Pardon.

Pardon me.

Pardon.

I . . .

know

you don't want to fight.

Neither do I.

But somethings

we must do.

As is said, a nation not strong

yields no pride of people.

And without people's glory,

there is no national prosperity.

Hence, I believe

our Great Han's men of iron blood

will most definitely go to war for our Great Han's glory and prosperity.

Many years later,

you may not remember your father or your elder brother's faces.

But you will be very proudly pat your chest

as you tell others, my father and elder brother,

died in war that year.

They sacrificed for our nation.

They are all great heroes.

We are going to war again?

We don't want to fight.

Suffering is coming again.

Didn't it just stop?

Are they drafting again?

Who wants to fight?

Suffering is coming again.

Oh my.

People will be suffering again.

Your Majesty.

Will you allow me to say a few words to the people?

Geez.

What is this?

For this war, His Majesty

can't sleep night after night.

His days are suffered trying to come up with best plans.

I am just a frail woman.

I can't commission an army to battle.

I can't lessen His Majesty's stress.

I can't do my utmost for the lives in the world.

The only thing I can do

is from now on, reducing my usage.

Donate all my monies to army resource.

I hope that will

help His Majesty

reduce worries over army expenditure.

So the lives of the world have one less worry.

I am willing to take all my accessories

to donate for army spending.

If a gold pin

can spare the tax burden of ten households,

then that is more meaningful than it being a decoration on my head.

Consort Huo. Consort Huo.

Miss Xu.

Empress. Do you recognize me?

I am your neighbor Ah Xiang.

Empress!

Consort Huo.

Hurry and escort Empress up here.

Obeyed.

Empress!

Don't fret, Sister. You be yourself.

Be myself?

Empress, the emperor has invited you.

You take your dismissal first.

I have something to say.

Obeyed.

Actually when others call me Empress,

I am not only nervous,

I'm also scared.

My palms are sweaty right now.

I've probably disappointed everyone.

I am not as you imagined.

The image of that Empress Xu.

I can't change myself to be posh and elegant.

No matter how I doll up,

I am still just me.

A woman born to a humble family.

I have hoped before

that I can have a more transparent heart.

And a more perfect air.

I have also dreamed before

I could be a graceful daffodil or a luxurious peony.

But just now,

I suddenly realized what I am.

I am a farm-side

wheat grass readily seen.

I was raised on the farm.

My pair of hands are full of blisters.

At the start, I was ashamed to expose my hands before other consorts.

I often hide them in my sleeves.

But today,

I am ashamed of my previous thought.

My hands . . . I should be proud of my hands.

They have raised silk worms and farmed the land.

Harvested the ground and weaved the cloths.

I have used my hands and toiled

to sustain myself and my family.

I know how to stand before them at the hardest moment.

Open my hands and protect them.

Not allowing them to get any harms.

I don't know about great state affairs.

I only know, if you bully my family,

you are a tiger by the side,

you may not attack me now,

but it doesn't mean I am safe.

It's possible he's just waiting for the time

he can nail you in the net at once.

We have two choices.

One is to await his attack.

Second is before he attacks us,

we pull his tooth out so he has no chances.

Of hurting us and our families.

I want to tell all the men,

don't worry and go.

Leave your wives to me.

As long as they have a pair of hands like these,

I can teach them now to take care of themselves.

How to take care of the elderly and the young.

Your Majesty, I have a plea.

Speak.

I hope you will allow

all the silk purchases of the palace

to first come from families with soldiers

at fair prices,

and allow people to establish weaving houses.

Women who are skilled in weaving can stay at weavers.

All the palace officials and personnel can go to these weavers.

Therefore their men can go to battle without worries of home.

I allow.

- Great!- Thank you, Your Majesty.

Empress! Empress!

Sister.

Empress.

Empress. Empress.

Empress, what's wrong?

Are you alright?

I am fine. Hurry and go up.

Pingjun.

There's nothing more important than you right now.

Let's go.

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How is it? Any better?

Much better.

You must remember

if you're body isn't feeling well, send for royal physician at once.

Also,

you are with child now. Don't leave the palace at whim.

You must stay in the palace and rest.

If you want to see Yun Ge, I can just summon her.

What's wrong?

Any other discomfort?

I am fine.

I thought you would be mad at me.

And you won't see me ever again.

What foolish thing you're saying. We're husband and wife.

The most important thing right now

is to safeguard our child.

I will come see you often, like before.

Like before?

Those are the

sweetest words I've heard recently.

You are really a foolish wheat grass so content.

I want to ask about something.

Why do you eat haw?

This medicine is too bitter.

You can't taste, then how can you taste bitterness?

I am most aware

last time when I drank your blood in the cave,

I knew what blood tasted like.

What does blood taste like?

A sweet flavor.

Blood is only fishy. How can it be sweet?

I thougth you really got your taste sensation back.

In my heart,

it is sweet.

Then what does haw taste like?

Sour and sweet.

Just like how a certain person makes me feel.

Then what benefit does it have?

You came to ask me about haw's benefit?

Yes.

It's recorded in the booklet.

I want you to tell me.

Haw has soft characterisitc.

It has two tastes of sour and sweet.

It can help with digestion, spread Qi,

fill the stomach, dissipate belly ache,

stop bleeding and prevent postpartum blood stasis.

Cease stabbing pains.

I got it.

Also,

it's not compatible to pregnant women.

You can finally taste.

Your Majesty, smell these flowers.

They are indeed very clean-scented.

I feel so refreshed and reinvigorated even my headache is better.

Really?

- Fu Yu, Ba Ping. - Present.

Take all these lilies and move them to Jiao Fang Palace.

Obeyed.

Your Majesty,

these lilies are only a few in the palace.

Consort Huo already sent people to take them today.

If we move them all,

I will . . . I will be scared she seeks blame in me.

- Audacious! - Forgive my crime, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, if Consort Huo likes them, grant them to her.

I said I will give them to you, then I must give them to you.

Plus you are with a big belly now.

If you're relieved, that's the most important.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Come. Move the flowers.

Obeyed.

Greetings to Your Majesty and Empress.

Pardoned.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Earlier you said you were sending these flowers away.

I wonder where they are being sent?

Sent to Jiao Fang Palace.

- But . . . - Empress is pregnant.

And lately she's been having bad headaches.

When she smelled the fragrance of the lilies,

her headache symptoms are much improved.

Hence, I am gifting all these flowers to Empress.

I believe Consort Huo would agree.

Of course.

As long as it's for Sister's better health,

I would have no reason to object.

Then I shall thank you in advance.

Sister, it's hard on you.

I hope you can

give birth to a prince for His Majesty soon.

Thank you for your concern.

Pregnancy and birth are natural duties of women.

Furthermore,

bearing a few more children for the emperor is also my duty.

Empress is quite right.

Your Majesty, Chenjun has other business to tend to so I will dismiss myself.

Consort Huo, this is from Madame Huo.

Wishing Consort to bear an imperial heir soon.

May your anger dissipate.

Bear an imperial heir soon? Like I don't know that?

An illiterate wild village bumpkin.

What gives her the right to ride above my head?

Her? She's the mother of earth?

If you want to birth an imperial heir soon,

I just won't allow it.

Consort Huo, watch out for the listening ears.

What do I fear?

You all take your dismissals.

Obeyed.

Alright. Let's do that.

Afterwards, I shall reward you heavily.

Who made this bowl of soup noodle?

You couldn't guess who.

Could it be her?

Correct.

I didn't imagine

in this lifetime

I could eat the soup noodle she made for me again.

Master, the second madame spent her days cooking for you.

I never saw you touched by it.

Thank you for making soup noodle for me.

It's nothing.

I just thought I'd let you taste my food

so you don't think

all soup noodles are the same.

I ate the best tasting noodle soup

in the whole world.

Alright. I want to continue reading the medical booklets.

If you have nothing else, go out first.

Is the royal physician Zhang teaching you well?

Yes, good.

How's Hu'er's studying these days?

Much progress.

Then Big Brother and Sister should be relaxed.

By the way

you still owe me a meal.

You said you would cook for me when my taste is back.

I hope you don't think a bowl of soup noodle does it.

I didn't forget. But as to when this meal gets eaten,

and what is eaten, that's all up to me to decide.

Alright. Then I will wait.

- Miss Yun. - Yu An, you're finally back.

I didn't disappoint your task on me.

I already took Yun Yi safely back to frontier.

That's great.

Let's go pick wild herbs together and we can talk as we go.

How is my brother? And Ah Zhu.

Young Master's injury is almost all healed.

I think Ah Zhu was homesick.

So I had her stay there and came back myself.

That's fine too.

My dad and mom . . did they ask about me?

Master Yun and Ah Zhu knew you don't want to worry them.

So they only reported the good news and not the bad.

They heard you married Meng Jue and they're both happy.

They want you to take him back to frontier,

so the families can take a look.

I've been in Chang'an for so long. I'm due a trip back home.

Then . . . will you take Meng Jue back with you?

This land appears to have been burned before.

Yes. But when Master bought this land, it wasn't.

Meng Jue? Why did he buy this land?

I don't know either.

But not after he bought it, it was burned mysteriously.

It's been desolate until now.

Was what was planted here before always this yellow flower?

Yes.

Before, this whole mountain was.

This yellow flower . . .

I think I've seen it in the medical booklet.

Er Yue.

Does this river endat Xiao Chuan Village?

Yes. How did you know?

Late emperor always loved to eat

sturgeon fish from this river.

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Closing Song: 綠羅裙 - 杨颖 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. ♫