1 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:29,160 Your Highness, 2 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:30,760 is the poison acting up again? 3 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:35,560 Give me the medicine. 4 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:37,200 But 5 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:38,430 Physician Xie said... Give it to me. 6 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:03,600 Don't worry. 7 00:01:04,784 --> 00:01:06,140 It will hold me over for a while. 8 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:11,560 I, as a blade, 9 00:01:11,790 --> 00:01:13,430 swear to protect you to the death. 10 00:01:25,710 --> 00:01:26,480 Remember this. 11 00:01:27,824 --> 00:01:29,840 When facing battle, do not harbor a death wish. 12 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:32,400 You must hold onto the will to live. 13 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:35,350 You are not a blade. 14 00:01:36,310 --> 00:01:37,230 You are my man. 15 00:03:04,900 --> 00:03:05,660 =Blossoms of Power= 16 00:03:05,670 --> 00:03:08,570 (Adapted from the novel, After My Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang) 17 00:03:08,580 --> 00:03:11,540 =Episode 28= 18 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:32,940 This way. 19 00:03:34,990 --> 00:03:35,630 Careful. 20 00:03:44,630 --> 00:03:45,400 Report! 21 00:03:48,150 --> 00:03:48,840 Report! 22 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:52,150 Report! 23 00:03:53,590 --> 00:03:54,910 The Le tribe has reached Tingzhou. 24 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:57,960 Young Master, 25 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:58,990 there is no time to lose. 26 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,740 We must send reinforcements to Tingzhou now. 27 00:04:00,752 --> 00:04:02,864 We cannot let the Le tribe advance any further. 28 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:04,240 I, Guo Ying, 29 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,560 beseech you for the order 30 00:04:05,616 --> 00:04:07,264 to reinforce Tingzhou immediately. 31 00:04:07,710 --> 00:04:08,190 No, 32 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:09,470 Uncle Guo. 33 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:10,840 I will go. 34 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:11,910 Young Master, 35 00:04:11,968 --> 00:04:13,072 you are severely injured. 36 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,830 It is not suitable for you to lead troops right now. 37 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,120 The Duke has not yet awakened. 38 00:04:16,190 --> 00:04:18,190 Northwest Army still needs you to take command. 39 00:04:18,430 --> 00:04:19,390 You cannot go. 40 00:04:19,390 --> 00:04:20,630 Please let me go instead. 41 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:21,680 I request the order 42 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,360 to go to Tingzhou in your stead. 43 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,630 The Crown Prince has arrived! 44 00:04:35,952 --> 00:04:38,496 - Greetings, Your Highness. - Greetings, Your Highness. 45 00:04:38,950 --> 00:04:40,040 Please rise, Generals. 46 00:04:40,510 --> 00:04:41,870 There is no Crown Prince here. 47 00:04:42,224 --> 00:04:43,872 Only the son-in-law of the Shen family. 48 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:49,630 You are severely injured. 49 00:04:49,712 --> 00:04:51,760 It is indeed unsuitable for you to go to battle. 50 00:04:52,032 --> 00:04:53,600 As the son-in-law of the Shen family, 51 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,552 I am willing to go to war in your stead. 52 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:56,560 No. 53 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:57,830 Weapons have no eyes. 54 00:04:58,240 --> 00:04:59,800 If anything were to happen to you, 55 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,296 how could I explain it to His Majesty? 56 00:05:01,300 --> 00:05:03,710 Once the news of the Duke of Wei's critical condition spreads, 57 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,584 the foreign tribes will surely make their move. 58 00:05:05,728 --> 00:05:07,696 The Le tribe is only the enemy in front of us. 59 00:05:07,712 --> 00:05:09,950 If the foreign tribes learn that northwest is leaderless, 60 00:05:09,950 --> 00:05:10,770 and take advantage of it, 61 00:05:10,784 --> 00:05:13,120 it will only put us at a greater disadvantage in this war. 62 00:05:13,430 --> 00:05:14,680 Your primary duty 63 00:05:14,830 --> 00:05:16,390 is to be the backbone of northwest. 64 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:18,830 But Your Highness... 65 00:05:18,830 --> 00:05:19,920 The matters you worry about, 66 00:05:20,270 --> 00:05:21,190 you can rest assured. 67 00:05:21,616 --> 00:05:24,160 The people of northwest are also subjects of Daxing. 68 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:25,504 If I stay out of this, 69 00:05:25,510 --> 00:05:27,720 how can I be fit to sit on the throne of the Crown Prince? 70 00:05:29,190 --> 00:05:30,000 Please, Young Master, 71 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,360 grant me the military seal. 72 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,480 None of you has seen His Highness? 73 00:05:42,190 --> 00:05:44,480 We haven't seen His Highness since early morning. 74 00:05:49,568 --> 00:05:51,040 Where did the Crown Prince go? 75 00:05:51,390 --> 00:05:52,720 His Highness left at dawn, 76 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,064 leading troops to Tingzhou City. 77 00:05:54,432 --> 00:05:55,120 Prepare my horse. 78 00:05:55,152 --> 00:05:56,920 Dispatch all the personal guards in the manor. 79 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:58,190 Follow me to Tingzhou City. 80 00:05:58,190 --> 00:06:00,360 - Your Highness! - Your Highness! 81 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,700 Charge! 82 00:06:35,700 --> 00:06:43,160 - Charge! - Charge! 83 00:06:48,750 --> 00:06:50,950 Charge! 84 00:07:06,510 --> 00:07:07,510 Changtai? 85 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,390 You are the one behind Geng Liangcheng. 86 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:12,310 Huayong, 87 00:07:13,070 --> 00:07:15,040 you've been acting sickly, deceiving everyone. 88 00:07:15,616 --> 00:07:17,120 Did you think you were the only one 89 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,000 who could turn their face 90 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:20,800 into a mask? 91 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:22,720 You actually committed treason. 92 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:24,260 Have you forgotten 93 00:07:24,270 --> 00:07:26,680 the humiliation when the Le tribe trampled the Central Plains? 94 00:07:26,690 --> 00:07:29,310 Xiao Changtai, you are unworthy of being a son of the Xiao family! 95 00:07:29,310 --> 00:07:30,000 Shut up! 96 00:07:32,270 --> 00:07:33,240 When I win, 97 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:34,480 history 98 00:07:34,950 --> 00:07:36,600 will be written by me. 99 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:37,630 Die! 100 00:07:57,430 --> 00:07:58,120 Report! 101 00:07:58,176 --> 00:08:01,248 The Yaozhou garrison broke through the mountain pass defense and is attacking! 102 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:02,800 Yaozhou garrison? 103 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:04,600 Who is leading them? 104 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,430 It's Prince Xin, Xiao Changqing. 105 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,190 Soldiers, hear my command! 106 00:08:15,270 --> 00:08:16,160 - Yes! - Yes! 107 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,000 Attack! 108 00:08:19,390 --> 00:08:20,390 Charge! 109 00:08:20,390 --> 00:08:23,600 - Kill! - Kill! 110 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,670 - Kill! - Kill! 111 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:14,630 Your Highness, the battle is lost. 112 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:16,600 We must retreat! 113 00:10:20,630 --> 00:10:21,240 Go! 114 00:10:21,910 --> 00:10:22,960 Retreat! 115 00:10:42,470 --> 00:10:44,710 ♪A wall that collapses at a single push♪ 116 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,290 ♪Frost that melts at a single smile♪ 117 00:10:49,610 --> 00:10:54,890 ♪How can you be this wonderful♪ 118 00:10:55,670 --> 00:10:56,550 Why are you here? 119 00:10:56,820 --> 00:10:59,760 ♪I've hidden so many words♪ 120 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:01,720 If you dare to act on your own again, 121 00:11:01,776 --> 00:11:03,088 I won't let you off lightly. 122 00:11:04,270 --> 00:11:05,030 Yes, my princess. 123 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:11,020 ♪So never uncover♪ 124 00:11:11,210 --> 00:11:13,910 ♪Wind that misses the grasp♪ 125 00:11:14,820 --> 00:11:17,290 ♪Light that ignites at a single touch♪ 126 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:23,400 ♪A person can find strength time and again♪ 127 00:11:25,590 --> 00:11:28,330 ♪Our past♪ 128 00:11:29,050 --> 00:11:31,320 ♪Has been full of ups and downs along the way♪ 129 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:32,368 It's so good to have you. 130 00:11:32,740 --> 00:11:34,350 ♪Admitting my confusion♪ 131 00:11:34,350 --> 00:11:36,290 ♪Just like your regret♪ 132 00:11:36,290 --> 00:11:39,930 ♪How hard can it be?♪ 133 00:11:42,580 --> 00:11:46,170 ♪The wounds that healed with just a little comfort♪ 134 00:11:47,090 --> 00:11:49,720 ♪The lies made whole with a single embrace♪ 135 00:11:50,590 --> 00:11:55,740 ♪Pretending to be brave as if I'd never been hurt♪ 136 00:11:55,760 --> 00:12:02,750 - We won! - We won! 137 00:12:04,430 --> 00:12:08,400 ♪So please try your best to be open first♪ 138 00:12:08,550 --> 00:12:09,320 Let's go home! 139 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:10,790 Let's go home! 140 00:12:11,550 --> 00:12:14,080 - We're going home! - Let's go home! 141 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:15,790 Nice! 142 00:12:16,140 --> 00:12:19,460 (Shen) 143 00:12:19,460 --> 00:12:22,780 (Tingzhou) 144 00:12:22,780 --> 00:12:28,720 ♪Lead me out of this endless game of hide-and-seek♪ 145 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:35,540 ♪The flustered mortal world♪ 146 00:12:35,540 --> 00:12:37,300 - We won! - We won! 147 00:12:37,300 --> 00:12:43,340 ♪Your eyes remain clear and bright♪ 148 00:13:00,510 --> 00:13:01,630 For the next few days, 149 00:13:01,870 --> 00:13:03,720 you must be very careful, Your Highness. 150 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:05,750 Don't let the wound get wet. 151 00:13:07,670 --> 00:13:09,000 Get out, all of you. 152 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:34,630 Report! 153 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:36,840 Your Highness, 154 00:13:36,912 --> 00:13:38,464 the Princess Consort wishes to see you. 155 00:13:40,660 --> 00:13:43,020 (Willows Reflected in the Meandering Stream) 156 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:34,510 You're back. 157 00:14:41,550 --> 00:14:42,150 Come sit. 158 00:14:59,870 --> 00:15:01,360 I cooked myself 159 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:02,910 and made some of your favorite dishes. 160 00:15:05,390 --> 00:15:06,080 Yanyan, 161 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:08,720 you look beautiful today. 162 00:15:09,670 --> 00:15:11,360 Just like the day of our grand wedding, 163 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,440 when you first married me. 164 00:15:21,630 --> 00:15:22,120 Come, 165 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:24,080 have a taste. 166 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:34,870 You don't think 167 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:36,510 that seeing you defeated, 168 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,600 I'd kill you to claim credit, do you? 169 00:15:50,630 --> 00:15:52,200 How could I ever doubt you? 170 00:15:53,510 --> 00:15:55,080 I just don't trust anyone else. 171 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,000 Given our current situation, 172 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,670 if someone wanted us dead, 173 00:16:12,550 --> 00:16:14,150 why would they even bother with poison? 174 00:16:22,550 --> 00:16:23,200 Yanyan, 175 00:16:25,072 --> 00:16:27,072 you should go back to the imperial capital. 176 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:28,870 Right now, 177 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:31,390 I have nowhere left to run. 178 00:16:32,030 --> 00:16:33,240 But you're different. 179 00:16:34,336 --> 00:16:37,000 Everyone knows you were confined to the manor by His Majesty. 180 00:16:38,270 --> 00:16:39,840 No one knows you came to northwest. 181 00:16:40,910 --> 00:16:42,320 Everything I've done 182 00:16:42,910 --> 00:16:44,120 has nothing to do with you. 183 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:51,480 I can't go back. 184 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:55,670 Making the wrong choice 185 00:17:00,670 --> 00:17:01,790 leads to a path of no return. 186 00:17:05,350 --> 00:17:06,200 Yanyan. 187 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:15,160 I never wanted you to fight 188 00:17:15,344 --> 00:17:17,360 for that dragon throne in Mingzheng Hall. 189 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:19,920 In your eyes, 190 00:17:20,350 --> 00:17:22,070 it's the path to supreme imperial power. 191 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,070 But in mine, 192 00:17:28,590 --> 00:17:30,480 it's a deep grave leading to the underworld. 193 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:00,920 Yanyan, 194 00:18:02,270 --> 00:18:03,310 what are you doing? 195 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:10,270 I'm truly tired. 196 00:18:12,270 --> 00:18:13,400 All these years, 197 00:18:14,350 --> 00:18:15,960 in front of everyone, 198 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,960 you acted like you were madly in love with me. 199 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,480 But I was always just a knife in your hand, 200 00:18:24,590 --> 00:18:26,270 a mask you wore in public. 201 00:18:29,270 --> 00:18:30,640 I'm truly tired of it. 202 00:18:32,550 --> 00:18:33,270 Yanyan, don't. 203 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:34,720 Yanyan! 204 00:18:35,550 --> 00:18:36,110 Don't! 205 00:18:36,110 --> 00:18:38,820 ♪Time is like a river flowing backward♪ 206 00:18:38,820 --> 00:18:41,450 ♪The story is sketched anew♪ 207 00:18:41,510 --> 00:18:43,030 No! 208 00:18:46,460 --> 00:18:49,220 ♪The tide engulfs the lines on my palm♪ 209 00:18:49,220 --> 00:18:51,940 ♪Pushing me to converge with you♪ 210 00:18:51,940 --> 00:18:56,420 ♪Sifting for joy in a sea of sorrow♪ 211 00:18:57,060 --> 00:18:59,260 ♪I step onto this winding path♪ 212 00:18:59,310 --> 00:19:00,030 Yanyan. 213 00:19:00,060 --> 00:19:02,060 ♪What was swept away?♪ 214 00:19:02,260 --> 00:19:06,420 ♪Joy and sorrow show no emotion♪ 215 00:19:07,510 --> 00:19:08,960 I only hope in the next life, 216 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:12,960 we'll never meet again. 217 00:19:12,980 --> 00:19:17,540 ♪Only to find it's just a bubble♪ 218 00:19:18,790 --> 00:19:21,060 ♪Scene after scene of yesterday♪ 219 00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:23,930 ♪Lies between the sky and the water♪ 220 00:19:23,930 --> 00:19:26,300 ♪The stars are sinking♪ 221 00:19:26,300 --> 00:19:29,300 ♪Like a sunken vow♪ 222 00:19:29,790 --> 00:19:32,470 ♪You drifted away alone♪ 223 00:19:33,100 --> 00:19:37,540 ♪Without a single word of goodbye♪ 224 00:19:38,410 --> 00:19:41,020 ♪Leaving no room to turn back♪ 225 00:19:41,020 --> 00:19:45,290 ♪I can only stay there forever♪ 226 00:19:45,290 --> 00:19:50,520 ♪In the coming years, I'll always remember that year, my graceful lover♪ 227 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,930 ♪Love hangs on the crest of the waves♪ 228 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:57,330 ♪Waiting for regret to swallow me up♪ 229 00:20:11,380 --> 00:20:18,380 (Half a Month Later) 230 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:26,880 Charge! 231 00:20:28,790 --> 00:20:29,480 Charge! 232 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:35,000 General Shitou, 233 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,440 flank the enemy from behind! 234 00:20:42,110 --> 00:20:43,270 General Xiaoniu, 235 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,110 the enemy has been repelled. 236 00:20:45,510 --> 00:20:47,110 We must press our advantage! 237 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:55,240 My shoulder's been hit! 238 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:56,070 I'm still alive. 239 00:20:56,070 --> 00:20:57,310 I can still fight! 240 00:20:58,830 --> 00:20:59,480 Good! 241 00:21:00,030 --> 00:21:01,510 Spoken like a true soldier. 242 00:21:04,270 --> 00:21:04,960 Charge! 243 00:21:06,830 --> 00:21:07,680 Father. 244 00:21:08,544 --> 00:21:10,220 You haven't recovered from your injuries. 245 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:11,552 Why are you out here again? 246 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:14,640 You know your father. 247 00:21:15,030 --> 00:21:17,310 I just can't sit still. 248 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,680 If you focus on recovering, 249 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,270 I'll cook something special to reward you tonight. 250 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:25,480 I'll listen to you. 251 00:21:26,590 --> 00:21:28,070 I'll do whatever you say. 252 00:21:29,830 --> 00:21:33,550 As they say, military orders on the battlefield are absolute. 253 00:21:33,790 --> 00:21:34,640 But at home... 254 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,472 What do you say, my good son-in-law? 255 00:21:39,856 --> 00:21:41,632 Youyou is in charge of everything. 256 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,480 Well said. 257 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:51,920 Youyou, 258 00:21:52,310 --> 00:21:53,920 your cooking has improved again. 259 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:55,030 It's very flavorful. 260 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:56,110 Then eat some more. 261 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:57,070 Okay. 262 00:22:08,550 --> 00:22:09,310 Father-in-law, 263 00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:11,344 this is freshly grilled. Please, have a taste. 264 00:22:11,830 --> 00:22:12,880 Grilled by you? 265 00:22:13,030 --> 00:22:13,440 Yes. 266 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:15,550 I absolutely cannot accept this. 267 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,650 There is a distinction between ruler and subject. 268 00:22:17,664 --> 00:22:19,110 I am not worthy. 269 00:22:21,110 --> 00:22:21,790 Father-in-law, 270 00:22:21,792 --> 00:22:23,780 the day I first entered northwest's military camp, 271 00:22:23,790 --> 00:22:25,720 I told the generals and Yun'an 272 00:22:25,744 --> 00:22:27,170 that there is no Crown Prince here, 273 00:22:27,296 --> 00:22:28,736 only the Shen family's son-in-law. 274 00:22:28,784 --> 00:22:30,496 That is even more true today. 275 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:37,000 All right. 276 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:38,110 Then 277 00:22:38,310 --> 00:22:39,510 thank you, my good son-in-law. 278 00:22:48,790 --> 00:22:49,270 Come. 279 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:58,830 In the battle of Tingzhou, 280 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:00,790 you protected our territory 281 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:02,680 and executed the traitor. 282 00:23:03,270 --> 00:23:04,480 Tonight, you and I 283 00:23:05,070 --> 00:23:06,240 must have a few more drinks. 284 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:09,510 Since you're in high spirits, 285 00:23:09,792 --> 00:23:11,310 I will certainly keep you company. 286 00:23:11,830 --> 00:23:13,160 But you're still injured, 287 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:14,880 so please remember to drink in moderation. 288 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:16,480 All right. 289 00:23:17,070 --> 00:23:18,200 I'll listen to both of you. 290 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:29,920 What is this? 291 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:31,110 It smells so good. 292 00:23:31,510 --> 00:23:33,400 I don't think I've ever smelled it before. 293 00:23:34,368 --> 00:23:37,290 This incense is made by pouring strong liquor over it and burning it dry. 294 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,880 Once lit, the aroma of the liquor is intoxicating. 295 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:41,120 It's just like drinking alcohol, 296 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:42,550 but it doesn't harm the body. 297 00:23:42,592 --> 00:23:44,480 And there's no hangover when you wake up. 298 00:23:46,750 --> 00:23:47,400 Right. 299 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,030 I'm already feeling a bit dizzy. 300 00:23:50,110 --> 00:23:50,920 It feels like 301 00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:53,880 I've drunk several jugs of liquor. 302 00:23:55,790 --> 00:23:56,240 Here. 303 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:57,750 Okay. 304 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,480 Since you're so worried about Father, 305 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:40,960 why didn't you stop him from drinking? 306 00:24:41,750 --> 00:24:42,720 Father is happy. 307 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:44,310 Let him drink if he wants to. 308 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:46,550 I just need to find a way 309 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,110 to minimize the harm. 310 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:52,000 Why are you smiling? 311 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:55,440 I find that sometimes you 312 00:24:56,110 --> 00:24:57,000 understand everything, 313 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:58,680 and see through everything. 314 00:25:00,590 --> 00:25:01,720 In the past, 315 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,110 I never paid much attention to matters of the heart. 316 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:05,590 But from now on, 317 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:07,590 I will devote my heart to you. 318 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,310 Let's take Father back first. 319 00:25:22,510 --> 00:25:23,350 And then, 320 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:25,480 I want to take you somewhere. 321 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:27,920 Now? 322 00:25:39,110 --> 00:25:40,160 From this spot, 323 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:41,590 the view of the stars is excellent. 324 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:43,790 They seem so close, 325 00:25:43,824 --> 00:25:45,680 as if you could pluck them from the sky. 326 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:49,070 The beauty of the night sky 327 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:51,350 is ever-changing. 328 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:53,720 Watching it alone 329 00:25:54,310 --> 00:25:55,440 and watching it together 330 00:25:55,744 --> 00:25:57,136 are completely different. 331 00:25:57,790 --> 00:25:58,790 It is indeed different. 332 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,830 I've seen countless night skies, 333 00:26:03,110 --> 00:26:04,510 but never once 334 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,310 have I been this close to the stars. 335 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:39,030 Here is a 336 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:41,550 closer heart, 337 00:26:42,550 --> 00:26:43,790 right in your hands. 338 00:26:50,110 --> 00:26:51,240 I accept 339 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:52,790 this heart. 340 00:26:54,070 --> 00:26:55,510 I will surely cherish it. 341 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,240 From our youth to our old age, 342 00:26:58,830 --> 00:26:59,750 we will never part. 343 00:27:13,070 --> 00:27:14,200 I have something 344 00:27:14,590 --> 00:27:15,510 I want to give you. 345 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:18,440 What is it? 346 00:27:53,270 --> 00:27:54,270 Are these... 347 00:27:54,270 --> 00:27:56,940 (Name List) 348 00:27:57,070 --> 00:27:59,000 all your trusted officials in the court? 349 00:27:59,536 --> 00:28:01,728 I've painstakingly cultivated them for years. 350 00:28:02,030 --> 00:28:03,920 Finally, I have some useful subordinates. 351 00:28:04,310 --> 00:28:05,590 They are all on this list. 352 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:07,590 To you, these 353 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:09,750 are crucial secrets. 354 00:28:10,110 --> 00:28:11,480 It's everything you have. 355 00:28:12,510 --> 00:28:13,750 And you're giving it all to me? 356 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:15,680 We are husband and wife, of one mind. 357 00:28:16,550 --> 00:28:17,590 What is mine 358 00:28:18,070 --> 00:28:19,310 naturally belongs to you too. 359 00:28:23,350 --> 00:28:24,480 Actually, I've been 360 00:28:25,152 --> 00:28:27,160 looking for a chance to give this list to you. 361 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:29,480 Now that the situation is settled, 362 00:28:30,310 --> 00:28:31,160 in the court, 363 00:28:31,232 --> 00:28:34,080 you have your grandfather and the Cui family for civil affairs, 364 00:28:34,384 --> 00:28:37,200 and the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Shunan for military affairs. 365 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:39,750 You also manage the inner palace. 366 00:28:40,310 --> 00:28:41,550 The people on this list 367 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:43,790 are all reliable. 368 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,400 They can be of help to you in the future. 369 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,200 You've planned so thoroughly for me, 370 00:28:53,270 --> 00:28:55,750 arranging every step for me. 371 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:57,720 It's you who took every step 372 00:28:58,110 --> 00:28:59,200 steadily. 373 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:01,310 I merely assisted from the sidelines. 374 00:29:01,952 --> 00:29:04,310 I was the one who pulled you into this worldly chaos. 375 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:05,350 Now, 376 00:29:06,070 --> 00:29:07,680 I just want to make it up to you more. 377 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:22,480 Today, since we are 378 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:24,160 being honest with each other, 379 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:26,000 then... 380 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:27,830 I will tell you something, too. 381 00:29:30,350 --> 00:29:31,510 Do you remember 382 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:33,480 when Prince Xin 383 00:29:34,510 --> 00:29:36,160 called me Gu Qingzhi? 384 00:29:37,530 --> 00:29:40,570 ♪Pushing the sea of stars to flow across♪ 385 00:29:40,790 --> 00:29:41,750 So, 386 00:29:42,110 --> 00:29:44,590 do you believe what he said? 387 00:29:44,590 --> 00:29:46,960 ♪In an endless cycle♪ 388 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:50,200 Xihe... 389 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,740 ♪Soft voices in the moonlight♪ 390 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,070 I am deeply in love with you. 391 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:58,880 I want to be bound to you in marriage 392 00:30:00,096 --> 00:30:02,112 and spend the rest of my life with you. 393 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:04,830 The one I love 394 00:30:05,472 --> 00:30:07,680 is Shen Xihe, the person standing right in front of me. 395 00:30:07,888 --> 00:30:09,400 Not Commandery Princess Zhaoning. 396 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,760 Not the beloved daughter of the Duke of Wei. 397 00:30:12,270 --> 00:30:13,750 Nor anyone else. 398 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:15,480 Just you. 399 00:30:15,870 --> 00:30:19,710 ♪It's a wonderful time in the world♪ 400 00:30:20,650 --> 00:30:23,490 ♪Bits of worries and sorrows♪ 401 00:30:23,890 --> 00:30:27,500 ♪Are gently gathered into your elegant sleeves♪ 402 00:30:28,610 --> 00:30:31,370 ♪Gradually, on the misty path♪ 403 00:30:31,870 --> 00:30:35,670 ♪Not a trace of sorrow can be found♪ 404 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:50,590 I once promised you 405 00:30:50,944 --> 00:30:52,160 that if there ever came a day 406 00:30:52,608 --> 00:30:53,830 when I fell in love with you, 407 00:30:54,790 --> 00:30:56,310 I would tell you immediately. 408 00:30:57,730 --> 00:31:00,640 ♪People come and go♪ 409 00:31:01,590 --> 00:31:02,640 Xiao Huayong, 410 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:06,680 I love you. 411 00:31:09,140 --> 00:31:12,490 ♪When I gaze upon you♪ 412 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:16,400 ♪Our destiny is beyond anyone's control♪ 413 00:31:16,980 --> 00:31:18,680 ♪Everything♪ 414 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:24,090 ♪Is past the point of no return♪ 415 00:31:24,660 --> 00:31:27,550 ♪The timeless wind and moon♪ 416 00:31:27,810 --> 00:31:31,710 ♪Quietly reflect in your sparkling eyes♪ 417 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,490 ♪Scattered red petals fall like rain♪ 418 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:40,270 ♪It's a wonderful time in the world♪ 419 00:31:40,690 --> 00:31:43,520 ♪Bits of worries and sorrows♪ 420 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:47,780 ♪Are gently gathered into your elegant sleeves♪ 421 00:31:48,700 --> 00:31:51,540 ♪Gradually, on the misty path♪ 422 00:31:51,870 --> 00:31:56,340 ♪Not a trace of sorrow can be found♪ 423 00:31:57,750 --> 00:32:01,420 ♪I once said all my goodbyes in a past life♪ 424 00:32:01,420 --> 00:32:03,870 ♪Weeping silently♪ 425 00:32:05,900 --> 00:32:14,300 ♪I will hold you in this lifetime until the very end♪ 426 00:32:37,270 --> 00:32:38,000 Father, 427 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:39,550 after I go back, 428 00:32:39,790 --> 00:32:42,110 please don't delay taking your daily medicine. 429 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:45,680 Youyou, 430 00:32:46,070 --> 00:32:47,590 with such a long distance between us, 431 00:32:48,030 --> 00:32:50,590 I don't know when I'll be able to see you again. 432 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:55,400 Father, Yun'an, please don't worry. 433 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,160 After I return to the capital, 434 00:32:57,616 --> 00:32:59,520 I will personally ask His Majesty for a favor. 435 00:32:59,790 --> 00:33:00,880 My father often says, 436 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:03,750 the royal family also values family bonds. 437 00:33:03,792 --> 00:33:06,576 He will surely grant permission for a visit at the end of the year. 438 00:33:08,350 --> 00:33:09,680 Having such a good son-in-law, 439 00:33:09,984 --> 00:33:11,520 what do I have to worry about? 440 00:33:12,976 --> 00:33:14,350 Take good care of yourselves 441 00:33:14,448 --> 00:33:15,720 and look after each other. 442 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:30,790 - Thank you, Your Highness! - Thank you, Your Highness! 443 00:33:30,848 --> 00:33:33,136 - Thank you, Your Highness! - Thank you, Your Highness! 444 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:41,160 Please take it. 445 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:42,880 Please take it. 446 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:43,880 Please take it. 447 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:44,750 Thank you. 448 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,510 Thank you, Your Highness! 449 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:50,200 Thank you, Your Highness! 450 00:33:50,224 --> 00:33:53,510 - Thank you, Your Highness! - Thank you, Your Highness! 451 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,110 Thank you, Your Highness! 452 00:34:14,550 --> 00:34:15,280 Stop the carriage. 453 00:34:26,510 --> 00:34:30,110 - Greetings, Your Highness. - Greetings, Your Highness. 454 00:34:30,192 --> 00:34:32,016 Please, everyone, no need for formalities. 455 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:35,550 Bringing blessings to the people 456 00:34:36,150 --> 00:34:38,070 is truly the duty of my wife and me. 457 00:34:39,070 --> 00:34:39,670 Great. 458 00:34:40,512 --> 00:34:41,400 That's wonderful. Excellent. 459 00:34:45,030 --> 00:34:47,760 I only hope that northwest will have favorable weather, 460 00:34:48,150 --> 00:34:49,320 and remain peaceful and safe. 461 00:34:49,424 --> 00:34:51,660 May our nation prosper and our people live in peace. 462 00:34:51,670 --> 00:34:53,880 - Well said! - Well said! 463 00:34:57,190 --> 00:34:58,510 Peace and prosperity! 464 00:34:59,510 --> 00:35:01,510 - Well said! - Well said! 465 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,992 - Greetings, Your Highness. - Greetings, Your Highness. 466 00:35:32,590 --> 00:35:33,880 Greetings, Your Highness. 467 00:35:34,230 --> 00:35:35,320 Greetings, Crown Princess. 468 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:44,550 Changqing. 469 00:35:45,728 --> 00:35:46,920 For the battle of Tingzhou, 470 00:35:46,992 --> 00:35:48,720 I haven't had the chance to thank you. 471 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:49,780 No need for formalities. 472 00:35:50,630 --> 00:35:52,320 I receive a salary and enjoy a fief. 473 00:35:52,784 --> 00:35:54,640 It's my duty to share the court's burdens. 474 00:35:56,510 --> 00:35:57,150 Then, 475 00:35:58,096 --> 00:35:59,808 is there something you need? 476 00:36:02,590 --> 00:36:03,670 You are weak 477 00:36:03,670 --> 00:36:05,056 and shouldn't be traveling so much. 478 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,550 Now, you've fought on the battlefield for the people 479 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:08,840 and even got injured. 480 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,710 I volunteered 481 00:36:11,824 --> 00:36:14,480 to escort you and the Crown Princess back to the imperial capital. 482 00:36:19,872 --> 00:36:21,190 Since we're going the same way, 483 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:22,590 I'll trouble you. 484 00:36:57,550 --> 00:36:58,710 Could you 485 00:36:59,670 --> 00:37:00,440 feed me? 486 00:37:00,816 --> 00:37:02,070 You want me to feed you? 487 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:05,840 Just like usual. 488 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:16,000 Here, I will feed you. 489 00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:18,110 No need to trouble you. 490 00:37:19,248 --> 00:37:21,300 An older brother taking care of his younger brother 491 00:37:21,312 --> 00:37:22,176 is perfectly natural, 492 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:23,550 isn't it? 493 00:37:32,190 --> 00:37:32,670 Here. 494 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:34,000 Open up. 495 00:37:52,110 --> 00:37:52,800 Is it good? 496 00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:55,630 Not bad. 497 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:03,760 By taking action this time, 498 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:05,550 your martial arts skills 499 00:38:06,670 --> 00:38:07,760 are pretty much exposed. 500 00:38:12,150 --> 00:38:13,110 So what? 501 00:38:16,416 --> 00:38:18,630 Aren't you afraid word of this will reach the court? 502 00:38:20,030 --> 00:38:21,480 And your years of feigning illness 503 00:38:22,030 --> 00:38:23,110 will all be for nothing? 504 00:38:25,904 --> 00:38:28,176 If I can't protect the army and people of northwest, 505 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:30,670 or my closest loved ones, 506 00:38:30,976 --> 00:38:33,072 no matter how well I hide my true self, 507 00:38:33,190 --> 00:38:34,070 what's the point? 508 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:55,510 Me feeding you wontons 509 00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:57,360 is just this once. 510 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:00,110 Thank you, Changqing. 511 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:22,360 Stop messing around. 512 00:39:22,510 --> 00:39:23,480 I thought 513 00:39:23,710 --> 00:39:25,190 I made myself clear enough. 514 00:39:25,248 --> 00:39:26,110 Changqing, watch out! 515 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:29,440 Please help me bandage this. 516 00:39:30,070 --> 00:39:31,230 It hurts, Changqing. 517 00:39:31,710 --> 00:39:33,880 Do you believe I'll kill you with a knife right now? 518 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:34,840 I do. 519 00:39:35,030 --> 00:39:36,070 But right now, 520 00:39:36,150 --> 00:39:37,392 you don't have a knife. 521 00:39:41,710 --> 00:39:44,650 ♪I've hidden so many words♪ 522 00:39:45,270 --> 00:39:48,070 ♪Too reluctant to tell you♪ 523 00:39:48,940 --> 00:39:55,910 ♪So never uncover♪ 524 00:39:56,100 --> 00:39:58,460 ♪The sand that slips away with one grasp♪ 525 00:39:59,590 --> 00:40:02,320 ♪The flower that withers after one bloom♪ 526 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:08,620 ♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪ 527 00:40:10,380 --> 00:40:13,200 ♪Every answer I gave♪ 528 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,850 ♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪ 529 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:21,010 ♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes when I hurt you♪ 530 00:40:21,270 --> 00:40:24,580 ♪How hard it truly was?♪ 531 00:40:27,550 --> 00:40:30,990 ♪The wounds that healed with just a little comfort♪ 532 00:40:31,980 --> 00:40:34,310 ♪The lies made whole with a single embrace♪ 533 00:40:35,580 --> 00:40:41,340 ♪Pretending to be brave as if I'd never been hurt♪ 534 00:40:42,750 --> 00:40:45,880 ♪It's a shame I never could♪ 535 00:40:46,330 --> 00:40:49,340 ♪Give you a moon in return♪ 536 00:40:49,450 --> 00:40:56,090 ♪With the same open heart you loved me♪ 537 00:40:56,090 --> 00:40:59,760 ♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪ 538 00:41:00,630 --> 00:41:03,390 ♪Never knowing I was lost♪ 539 00:41:03,830 --> 00:41:06,960 ♪Why don't you take me away?♪ 540 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:13,350 ♪Lead me out of this endless game of hide-and-seek♪ 541 00:41:14,750 --> 00:41:18,300 ♪You'll never♪ 542 00:41:18,580 --> 00:41:28,050 ♪Know how much I long to, long to♪ 543 00:41:54,220 --> 00:41:57,700 (No animals were harmed in the making of this film)