1 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,510 You continue searching to the north. 2 00:00:21,568 --> 00:00:22,830 Make sure to search thoroughly. 3 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:23,920 - Yes! - Yes! 4 00:00:26,112 --> 00:00:27,856 As for His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, 5 00:00:27,870 --> 00:00:29,280 make sure they are strictly guarded. 6 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,184 Report immediately if there's anything unusual. 7 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:31,920 - Yes! - Yes! 8 00:00:33,790 --> 00:00:34,790 You guys, come with me. 9 00:00:34,790 --> 00:00:35,456 - Yes! - Yes! 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,470 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 11 00:00:38,030 --> 00:00:39,320 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 12 00:00:39,670 --> 00:00:43,600 Crown Prince! 13 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,750 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 14 00:00:46,030 --> 00:00:52,320 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 15 00:00:52,670 --> 00:00:53,430 Crown Prince! 16 00:00:53,430 --> 00:00:57,824 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 17 00:00:57,872 --> 00:00:59,200 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 18 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:00,880 All available men have been dispatched. 19 00:01:01,750 --> 00:01:03,000 The garrisoned guards nearby 20 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:04,430 are also rushing here. 21 00:01:04,430 --> 00:01:07,060 Crown Prince! 22 00:01:07,070 --> 00:01:09,008 You've been keeping watch for most of the night. 23 00:01:09,504 --> 00:01:10,560 The night is cold and damp. 24 00:01:11,590 --> 00:01:13,280 You should go back and rest for a while. 25 00:01:13,712 --> 00:01:15,480 The mountains here stretch on endlessly, 26 00:01:15,776 --> 00:01:16,960 and the terrain is complex. 27 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,840 The enemy deliberately struck here, 28 00:01:21,430 --> 00:01:23,560 knowing it would be hard to search. 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,510 Searching the mountain inch by inch 30 00:01:25,510 --> 00:01:27,200 is like looking for a needle in a haystack. 31 00:01:27,232 --> 00:01:28,310 I will stay right here. 32 00:01:29,150 --> 00:01:30,790 Mo Yuan can report to me at any time. 33 00:01:32,070 --> 00:01:33,310 I want to see the Crown Prince 34 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,120 return safely. 35 00:01:37,150 --> 00:01:38,680 Crown Prince! 36 00:02:58,020 --> 00:02:58,800 =Blossoms of Power= 37 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,690 (Adapted from the novel, After My Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang) 38 00:03:01,700 --> 00:03:04,660 =Episode 30= 39 00:03:24,768 --> 00:03:26,030 You're not pretending anymore? 40 00:03:26,304 --> 00:03:28,080 What are you talking about, Changqing? 41 00:03:28,190 --> 00:03:29,520 My body is weak. 42 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:30,870 You can't just leave me behind. 43 00:03:50,630 --> 00:03:51,840 I must say, all these years, 44 00:03:52,150 --> 00:03:53,400 you've really put on a good act. 45 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:54,280 If I didn't pretend, 46 00:03:54,352 --> 00:03:56,310 how could I experience this rare brotherly bond? 47 00:03:58,080 --> 00:03:58,750 Don't run! 48 00:03:58,784 --> 00:03:59,520 Stop right there! 49 00:03:59,552 --> 00:04:01,120 - What happened to the brotherly bond? - Stop! 50 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:02,560 - After them! - After them! 51 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:03,870 Wait for me! 52 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:05,150 Get them! 53 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:06,470 Hurry! 54 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:07,910 Chase them! 55 00:04:08,470 --> 00:04:09,120 After them! 56 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:10,910 Get them! 57 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,160 Search carefully! 58 00:04:17,750 --> 00:04:19,120 You guys, go that way. 59 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:20,040 - Yes! - Yes! 60 00:04:26,510 --> 00:04:27,680 Search thoroughly! 61 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:28,870 - Yes! - Yes! 62 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:34,560 This way! 63 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:43,480 Over there! 64 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:48,920 Stop! 65 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:50,360 After them! 66 00:04:50,430 --> 00:04:51,070 Stop! 67 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:57,430 Don't run! 68 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:44,480 They're over there! 69 00:05:45,750 --> 00:05:46,510 Stop! 70 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:50,360 Stop! 71 00:05:51,270 --> 00:05:51,920 That way! 72 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:52,830 Get them! 73 00:05:58,870 --> 00:05:59,560 After them! 74 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:00,120 That way! 75 00:06:03,310 --> 00:06:03,830 Changqing, 76 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:05,390 keep going down this path, 77 00:06:05,390 --> 00:06:07,050 and you'll be able to leave this mountain. 78 00:06:07,104 --> 00:06:07,920 What about you? 79 00:06:08,304 --> 00:06:09,280 You're injured. 80 00:06:09,290 --> 00:06:10,590 I'll stay behind to hold them off. 81 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:11,120 No. 82 00:06:11,840 --> 00:06:13,600 If we leave, we'll leave together. 83 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,800 I don't want to owe you a favor. 84 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,040 Aren't you best at saving your own skin? 85 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:19,270 If you don't go back for reinforcements, 86 00:06:19,270 --> 00:06:20,420 neither of us will make it out. 87 00:06:20,430 --> 00:06:22,180 Tell Xihe not to worry and wait for my return. 88 00:06:22,190 --> 00:06:22,600 Go. 89 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:23,870 Come back. 90 00:06:36,870 --> 00:06:39,190 Crown Prince! 91 00:06:39,830 --> 00:06:40,680 Crown Prince! 92 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,800 Your Highness, we still haven't found any trace 93 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,656 of Prince Xin and the Crown Prince in the east. 94 00:06:44,992 --> 00:06:45,952 Send another squad 95 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,190 to search deeper into the west. 96 00:06:47,190 --> 00:06:47,630 Yes. 97 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:48,680 Somebody, come quick. 98 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:50,680 Your Highnesses, 99 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,000 Prince Xin has returned. 100 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:55,480 Crown Prince! 101 00:06:57,310 --> 00:06:57,870 Let me. 102 00:06:59,000 --> 00:06:59,600 Changqing, 103 00:06:59,870 --> 00:07:00,920 are you badly hurt? 104 00:07:01,270 --> 00:07:02,240 It's nothing serious. 105 00:07:02,870 --> 00:07:03,950 Prince Xin, 106 00:07:03,950 --> 00:07:05,670 why didn't the Crown Prince return with you? 107 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:06,560 Where is he? 108 00:07:06,624 --> 00:07:08,576 Crown Prince and I were trapped in a cave. 109 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,270 We encountered a large group of pursuers while escaping. 110 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,040 To cover my escape, 111 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,424 Crown Prince stayed behind alone to hold them off. 112 00:07:15,630 --> 00:07:16,750 Was he injured? 113 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,000 At least when I left, 114 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:20,750 he was fine. 115 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:25,560 He also said 116 00:07:27,232 --> 00:07:28,390 to tell you not to worry. 117 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:30,270 Let's go rescue him quickly. 118 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:31,160 Follow me. 119 00:07:31,830 --> 00:07:32,430 Mo Yuan. 120 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:33,310 Changqing. 121 00:08:07,190 --> 00:08:08,240 Crown Prince, 122 00:08:08,830 --> 00:08:10,630 I finally managed to invite you here. 123 00:08:15,456 --> 00:08:16,920 Since my forth brother invited me, 124 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:18,680 how could I not come? 125 00:08:31,270 --> 00:08:33,000 You knew it was me all along. 126 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,670 The people who besieged Changqing and me 127 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:36,600 were highly skilled. 128 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,400 They were definitely not ordinary soldiers. 129 00:08:38,448 --> 00:08:40,360 But they tied me up and didn't kill me. 130 00:08:43,390 --> 00:08:44,390 Right now, 131 00:08:44,544 --> 00:08:46,480 the only person who doesn't want me dead 132 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:48,080 yet is my sworn enemy 133 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:49,720 is none other than you. 134 00:08:49,936 --> 00:08:51,312 You also know 135 00:08:51,344 --> 00:08:52,960 that after that incident in northwest, 136 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,120 you have no chance 137 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:55,120 at the throne anymore. 138 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:56,360 So I guessed 139 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,360 that you must have some unfinished business 140 00:08:58,384 --> 00:09:00,720 and wanted to clear things up with me face to face. 141 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:06,840 Huayong, 142 00:09:07,630 --> 00:09:09,390 I truly admire your intellect 143 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:11,630 and respect your methods. 144 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:14,960 Come to think of it, 145 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,670 the biggest mistake I made 146 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:19,200 was from the very beginning 147 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:20,840 going against you. 148 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:23,030 But don't worry, 149 00:09:24,550 --> 00:09:25,440 today, 150 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:27,750 I'm not here to hurt you. 151 00:09:29,870 --> 00:09:31,030 I just want 152 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:33,480 to make a deal 153 00:09:33,550 --> 00:09:34,790 with you. 154 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:36,120 What kind of deal? 155 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,320 Haven't you always wanted to know 156 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,720 who poisoned you? 157 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,120 I can tell you the truth right now. 158 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:52,440 But my condition 159 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,440 is to clear Yanyan of all her crimes, 160 00:09:56,544 --> 00:09:59,100 and allow her to be buried with the honors of a Princess Consort 161 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:00,272 in the imperial mausoleum, 162 00:10:00,448 --> 00:10:01,872 and receive ancestral offerings. 163 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:03,960 As long as you agree, 164 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:05,240 it can be done. 165 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,030 Back then, Father 166 00:10:07,248 --> 00:10:10,000 arranged my marriage to the princess of the fallen Nanzhou state. 167 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,320 He used my marriage to show his benevolence, 168 00:10:12,390 --> 00:10:14,840 but it also ruined my path to becoming the Crown Prince. 169 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,870 Later, Yanyan and I fell in love. 170 00:10:18,270 --> 00:10:19,200 I thought 171 00:10:19,750 --> 00:10:21,390 we could grow old together. 172 00:10:22,910 --> 00:10:24,150 I didn't expect Father 173 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:26,720 to actually reprimand me, 174 00:10:26,784 --> 00:10:28,440 saying I was supposed to monitor her, 175 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,270 not fall in love with her. 176 00:10:37,030 --> 00:10:38,150 It's truly ridiculous. 177 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:40,270 My future, 178 00:10:40,790 --> 00:10:41,870 my feelings, 179 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:43,240 to him, 180 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,840 are nothing but stepping stones to the throne. 181 00:10:48,150 --> 00:10:49,320 From childhood to adulthood, 182 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,440 when has he ever treated me like his own son? 183 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,120 How could I not hate him? 184 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,670 But Yanyan was always innocent. 185 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:02,510 She was always coerced by me, 186 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,000 taking the blame for me, 187 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,240 and doing many things against her will. 188 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,240 The person I've let down the most in this life 189 00:11:13,790 --> 00:11:14,750 is her. 190 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,120 Li Yanhui was deeply devoted. 191 00:11:19,030 --> 00:11:20,440 As for burying her 192 00:11:20,608 --> 00:11:21,792 in the imperial mausoleum, 193 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:24,240 I can promise you. 194 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:31,320 Then, thank you, Huayong, 195 00:11:32,032 --> 00:11:33,600 for fulfilling my long-cherished wish. 196 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,550 But I don't need you to negotiate terms with me. 197 00:11:38,864 --> 00:11:40,528 I want you to return to the palace 198 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,480 and plead guilty to Father. 199 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:45,240 Plead guilty? 200 00:11:54,870 --> 00:11:55,720 Huayong, 201 00:11:57,270 --> 00:11:58,720 do you think our father 202 00:11:58,910 --> 00:12:00,750 is some kind of honorable gentleman? 203 00:12:02,630 --> 00:12:03,670 Did you know 204 00:12:04,512 --> 00:12:06,630 that Prince Qian treated him like a blood brother, 205 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,000 yet he, on the battlefield, 206 00:12:08,150 --> 00:12:10,440 brutally murdered his older brother to usurp the throne? 207 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:11,240 Xiao Changtai, 208 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:13,320 stop your nonsense! 209 00:12:20,150 --> 00:12:21,600 Actually, you and I are the same. 210 00:12:22,390 --> 00:12:24,120 We are just pitiful people used by Father 211 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,870 and then abandoned. 212 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,550 I can tell you the truth right now. 213 00:12:31,616 --> 00:12:33,184 The one who poisoned you back then, 214 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:34,384 leaving you bedridden 215 00:12:34,550 --> 00:12:36,910 and doomed to an early death, is none other 216 00:12:37,030 --> 00:12:38,630 than our good father! 217 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:43,270 Xiao Changtai, 218 00:12:44,910 --> 00:12:47,030 I've long heard 219 00:12:47,670 --> 00:12:48,870 these rumors you speak of. 220 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,240 Don't seek revenge on the wrong person. 221 00:12:51,510 --> 00:12:53,200 But don't delude yourself into thinking 222 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,910 you can drive a wedge between Father and me with this. 223 00:13:06,750 --> 00:13:07,960 Once you see this, 224 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,150 you'll have no choice but to believe it. 225 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,200 (Year 8 of Youning, Daxing.) 226 00:13:18,210 --> 00:13:20,440 (Year 8 of Youning) (I'm here to confess to all ancestors.) 227 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:22,710 (Tablet of Prince Qian, Xiao Juewei) (My sins burden the state,) 228 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:24,790 (causing the royal family to lose its virtue.) 229 00:13:25,030 --> 00:13:30,510 (Emperor Youning, Xiao Juechong, plotted to murder his own brother, Prince Qian.) 230 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,870 (Fearing chaos would ruin the country, I helped him hide his crime,) 231 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,510 (letting his sibling's blood be shed.) 232 00:13:37,664 --> 00:13:39,600 (Edict of Repentance) (This is my first sin.) 233 00:13:40,270 --> 00:13:43,550 (Later, I learned he secretly harmed his own son, Xiao Huayong.) 234 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:45,200 (But I dared not expose it.) 235 00:13:45,670 --> 00:13:48,150 (Though I sheltered the young child from disaster,) 236 00:13:48,270 --> 00:13:50,960 (Tablet of Prince Qian, Xiao Juewei) (I still cannot escape the blame.) 237 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,030 (This is my second sin.) 238 00:13:53,344 --> 00:13:56,190 (Meng Weeps Blood and Kowtows) (I received the ancestors' protection,) 239 00:13:56,200 --> 00:14:00,240 (yet I indulged my son in doing evil, violating morality and heaven.) 240 00:14:00,550 --> 00:14:03,200 (Today, I bare my heart with this edict of repentance,) 241 00:14:03,589 --> 00:14:05,139 (praying to the heavens) 242 00:14:05,220 --> 00:14:09,320 (Edict of Repentance) (to bless Daxing with order and peace.) 243 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,240 Back then, Father murdered Prince Qian. 244 00:14:11,630 --> 00:14:13,200 If this matter were exposed, 245 00:14:13,670 --> 00:14:14,720 the various factions 246 00:14:15,270 --> 00:14:16,630 would be unrestrained. 247 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,750 Perhaps they would raise their own armies and divide the empire. 248 00:14:19,910 --> 00:14:22,510 Grandmother either had to join him in death, 249 00:14:23,510 --> 00:14:24,910 or cover for him 250 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,784 to ensure his ascension to the throne. 251 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,960 She had no choice at the time. 252 00:14:29,910 --> 00:14:31,000 Out of helplessness, 253 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,670 Grandmother covered up all of Father's sins. 254 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:35,670 On this edict of repentance, 255 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:38,000 every word is written with a bleeding heart. 256 00:14:38,630 --> 00:14:40,080 It's written clearly. 257 00:14:41,670 --> 00:14:43,150 Even if you don't believe my words, 258 00:14:43,728 --> 00:14:44,910 you must know full well 259 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,360 whether this handwriting is that 260 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:49,600 of Grandmother herself. 261 00:14:52,790 --> 00:14:54,550 Why did Father want to kill me? 262 00:14:57,030 --> 00:14:59,440 Why bother racking your brains over it? 263 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:03,390 I will let you go. 264 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,150 You can ask him yourself. 265 00:15:07,270 --> 00:15:08,720 Wouldn't that be better? 266 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:13,200 But sometimes, 267 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,670 I truly don't understand. 268 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:17,630 Why would a sickly person like me 269 00:15:17,630 --> 00:15:20,390 receive such generous treatment and care from you? 270 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:25,720 Whoever fed you the cherry cheese 271 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,910 is the one who poisoned you. 272 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,910 A word of advice for you. 273 00:15:32,390 --> 00:15:34,960 Don't put too much trust 274 00:15:35,750 --> 00:15:37,320 in your father. 275 00:15:37,910 --> 00:15:39,550 In his heart, 276 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,150 there is only the throne. 277 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,600 There is no father and son. 278 00:15:52,510 --> 00:16:04,150 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 279 00:16:04,150 --> 00:16:06,150 - Where are you, Crown Prince? - Crown Prince! 280 00:16:06,150 --> 00:16:09,510 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 281 00:16:09,910 --> 00:16:10,720 Crown Princess, 282 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:11,840 it's getting late, 283 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,620 and the paths are becoming harder to navigate. 284 00:16:13,632 --> 00:16:15,440 Let me have someone escort you back first. 285 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:16,360 We've got it from here. 286 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:17,648 Until I find the Crown Prince, 287 00:16:17,904 --> 00:16:19,280 I absolutely will not go back. 288 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:25,390 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 289 00:16:25,390 --> 00:16:26,000 Hurry! 290 00:16:27,030 --> 00:16:28,270 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 291 00:16:28,270 --> 00:16:28,840 Let's go! 292 00:16:29,030 --> 00:16:30,270 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 293 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,070 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 294 00:17:04,070 --> 00:17:04,680 Crown Prince! 295 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:05,900 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 296 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:07,590 Crown Prince, where are you? 297 00:17:07,590 --> 00:17:11,510 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 298 00:17:13,310 --> 00:17:14,510 Slender-Leaf Qionghua. 299 00:17:16,070 --> 00:17:17,070 Moonlit Cool Fragrance. 300 00:17:17,070 --> 00:17:19,640 - Crown Prince! - Crown Prince! 301 00:18:16,570 --> 00:18:21,950 ♪As time rushes by, spring brings life, autumn brings death♪ 302 00:18:23,650 --> 00:18:29,440 ♪A heart weathered by frost will melt in love♪ 303 00:18:30,460 --> 00:18:36,220 ♪Across miles of treasured moments, every move is a game of truth and lies♪ 304 00:18:37,570 --> 00:18:43,360 ♪With this broken body, I'll become your armor♪ 305 00:18:44,420 --> 00:18:50,030 ♪I want destiny, and also tender words of love♪ 306 00:18:50,190 --> 00:18:57,780 ♪As night stains my eyes, I'll gaze once more at the rosy clouds♪ 307 00:18:59,310 --> 00:19:00,000 Let's go. 308 00:19:01,310 --> 00:19:01,790 Mo Yuan. 309 00:19:01,990 --> 00:19:05,300 ♪My heart rises and falls, we embrace in a sea of clouds♪ 310 00:19:05,469 --> 00:19:08,909 ♪In this eternity, you are a part of it♪ 311 00:19:08,990 --> 00:19:10,420 ♪My longing can level♪ 312 00:19:11,270 --> 00:19:12,310 Let me look at you. 313 00:19:12,830 --> 00:19:13,830 Are you hurt? 314 00:19:15,550 --> 00:19:16,350 I'm fine. 315 00:19:16,370 --> 00:19:18,710 ♪Stars sink into my hair, the moon slips through my fingers♪ 316 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:19,680 I'm perfectly fine. 317 00:19:20,830 --> 00:19:22,000 I'm not hurt at all. 318 00:19:22,940 --> 00:19:27,580 ♪Withering and flourishing, year after year♪ 319 00:19:27,590 --> 00:19:29,160 Why did they let you go? 320 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:33,300 ♪I have a dream of a long wind in my sleeves♪ 321 00:19:33,300 --> 00:19:36,830 ♪My heart rises and falls, we embrace in a sea of clouds♪ 322 00:19:36,970 --> 00:19:40,260 ♪In this eternity, you are a part of it♪ 323 00:19:40,380 --> 00:19:41,920 ♪My longing can level♪ 324 00:19:42,110 --> 00:19:43,750 Changtai let me out. 325 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,750 ♪Drunk or sober, it's all like a dream♪ 326 00:19:46,790 --> 00:19:47,880 Let's go home first. 327 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,910 ♪Stars sink into my hair, the moon slips through my fingers♪ 328 00:19:50,910 --> 00:19:54,290 ♪For how much joy do we share this life together♪ 329 00:19:54,290 --> 00:19:57,280 ♪Withering and flourishing, year after year♪ 330 00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:58,510 Your Highness! 331 00:19:58,790 --> 00:19:59,440 Your Highness! 332 00:20:00,110 --> 00:20:00,920 Your Highness! 333 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:02,720 Your Highness! 334 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,190 ♪May the sand and dirt in my sleeves♪ 335 00:20:05,420 --> 00:20:07,980 ♪Become the tears in the corner of my eyes♪ 336 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,430 ♪And blossom into a flower♪ 337 00:20:15,980 --> 00:20:20,060 (Clarity and Serenity) 338 00:20:21,350 --> 00:20:22,110 Hurry up. 339 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:23,920 Hurry. 340 00:20:28,070 --> 00:20:30,470 Your Majesty, Xiao Changtai has fled into the deep mountains. 341 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,704 We've lost his trail. His whereabouts are unknown. 342 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:34,350 Keep searching. 343 00:20:34,350 --> 00:20:35,312 Yes, Your Majesty. 344 00:20:41,510 --> 00:20:42,200 Your Majesty, 345 00:20:42,210 --> 00:20:44,300 the poison in the Crown Prince has flared up again. 346 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:45,350 It's very aggressive. 347 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,000 Much more severe than before. 348 00:20:51,968 --> 00:20:53,552 - Your Majesty. - Your Majesty. 349 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:54,590 Your Majesty. 350 00:20:57,550 --> 00:20:58,240 Your Highness. 351 00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:02,720 Your Highness. 352 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:05,920 Your Highness. 353 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:11,110 Xihe. 354 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:12,160 I'm here. 355 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:13,240 I'm right here. 356 00:21:13,550 --> 00:21:14,440 Xihe. 357 00:21:19,750 --> 00:21:21,240 Huayong, come. 358 00:21:27,550 --> 00:21:28,110 What's wrong? 359 00:21:28,110 --> 00:21:29,000 - Your Highness! - Your Highness! 360 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:29,880 Call the imperial physician! 361 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:30,640 - Your Highness! - Your Highness! 362 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:33,660 - Huayong. - Call the imperial physician! 363 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:34,810 - Huayong! - Your Highness! 364 00:21:34,912 --> 00:21:36,496 - Huayong! - Your Highness! 365 00:21:37,750 --> 00:21:38,680 Father. 366 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:41,400 I don't believe it. 367 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:42,510 Don't be afraid. 368 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:43,920 It was just a dream. 369 00:22:17,790 --> 00:22:18,550 Your Highness, 370 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:20,160 you're awake. 371 00:22:22,270 --> 00:22:23,440 Xihe, 372 00:22:24,256 --> 00:22:26,000 you've been with me this whole time? 373 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,440 This is the medicine made from the Slender-Leaf Qionghua? 374 00:23:09,790 --> 00:23:10,440 Your Highness, 375 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,400 while I was watching over you, 376 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,440 I kept thinking 377 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:17,440 that when you woke up, 378 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,960 there was something I must tell you. 379 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:22,030 What is it? 380 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,200 No matter the dangers ahead, 381 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:25,720 I will stay by your side 382 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:27,440 and press forward with you. 383 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:29,110 In my heart, 384 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:31,160 you are the best. 385 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:34,440 With you here, 386 00:23:35,790 --> 00:23:37,350 my heart has found its home. 387 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:56,700 (Chenning Hall) 388 00:24:03,750 --> 00:24:05,510 (Why did Father want to kill me?) 389 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,160 Why bother racking your brains over it? 390 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,030 I will let you go. 391 00:24:12,310 --> 00:24:13,640 (You can ask him yourself.) 392 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:15,640 (Wouldn't that be better?) 393 00:24:23,830 --> 00:24:25,440 Your Majesty, time for your medicine. 394 00:24:30,310 --> 00:24:31,350 Greetings, Father. 395 00:24:36,550 --> 00:24:37,720 Huayong... 396 00:24:38,510 --> 00:24:40,400 My boy is back. 397 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:42,830 Your Majesty. 398 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:45,270 What's wrong with His Majesty? 399 00:24:46,030 --> 00:24:47,200 Your Highness, 400 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:48,790 after you went missing, 401 00:24:48,790 --> 00:24:50,720 His Majesty worried day and night, 402 00:24:51,070 --> 00:24:52,750 and caught a cold. 403 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:54,830 Come. 404 00:24:56,590 --> 00:24:57,550 Huayong, 405 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,110 let me take a good look at you. 406 00:25:20,590 --> 00:25:22,030 Quick, tell me, 407 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:24,350 how did you get back? 408 00:25:32,110 --> 00:25:33,310 I caught them off guard 409 00:25:34,270 --> 00:25:35,590 and escaped on my own. 410 00:25:37,350 --> 00:25:38,310 Good. 411 00:25:39,270 --> 00:25:40,400 That's good. 412 00:25:42,590 --> 00:25:44,350 Seeing my boy, 413 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:45,880 my illness 414 00:25:47,270 --> 00:25:49,240 is more than half cured. 415 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,030 Be good, Huayong. 416 00:26:17,830 --> 00:26:19,030 Drink your medicine. 417 00:26:20,590 --> 00:26:22,720 You'll slowly get better. 418 00:26:30,350 --> 00:26:30,880 Come. 419 00:28:30,750 --> 00:28:32,480 Father, it's broken. 420 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:34,640 Come. 421 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:36,200 Let me see. 422 00:28:38,510 --> 00:28:39,550 Let me take a look. 423 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:43,510 It's cracked. 424 00:28:46,510 --> 00:28:48,310 As long as we repair it with care, 425 00:28:49,350 --> 00:28:51,000 it can be fixed. 426 00:29:11,270 --> 00:29:12,240 Father. 427 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:13,720 You're awake. 428 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:22,590 Huayong, 429 00:29:23,590 --> 00:29:25,350 I've fixed this box. 430 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:27,750 From now on, use it 431 00:29:28,590 --> 00:29:30,400 to hold your favorite candies. 432 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:36,920 Thank you, Father. 433 00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:50,000 This is what I 434 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:52,590 used as a child. 435 00:29:54,510 --> 00:29:56,310 I can't believe you kept it all this time. 436 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:01,960 Inside are 437 00:30:04,310 --> 00:30:06,240 my favorite honey candies from childhood. 438 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,000 Huayong, 439 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:35,790 you've suffered. 440 00:30:43,070 --> 00:30:45,400 Your body is still weak. 441 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:48,750 Don't worry about me. 442 00:30:51,550 --> 00:30:53,680 Hurry back to your palace and rest. 443 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:56,510 Get up. 444 00:31:05,550 --> 00:31:06,680 Go back. 445 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:08,270 Let me help you lie down. 446 00:31:32,590 --> 00:31:33,590 I will take my leave. 447 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:31,680 Let's go back. 448 00:33:49,460 --> 00:33:52,700 (East Palace) 449 00:34:14,928 --> 00:34:16,320 It's late and the dew is heavy. 450 00:34:16,624 --> 00:34:18,320 Why are you still out here in the wind? 451 00:34:20,070 --> 00:34:21,280 You haven't rested yet? 452 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:24,000 I'm waiting for you. 453 00:34:33,070 --> 00:34:34,840 You went to see His Majesty today. 454 00:34:36,150 --> 00:34:38,360 Was it about what the Fourth Prince said? 455 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:43,400 He was desperate and talking nonsense. 456 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:45,280 How could it be taken seriously? 457 00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:46,550 Father has ordered 458 00:34:46,592 --> 00:34:48,160 a strict manhunt across the country. 459 00:34:48,208 --> 00:34:49,150 Father and I 460 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:52,230 have never had a rift. 461 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:54,400 And we never will. 462 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:01,360 If you want to be alone for a while, 463 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,230 I'll go back and wait for you. 464 00:35:14,510 --> 00:35:15,630 Stay with me. 465 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:18,630 Just for a little while. 466 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:21,590 Okay. 467 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:23,630 I'll stay with you. 468 00:35:25,230 --> 00:35:26,230 But... 469 00:35:27,590 --> 00:35:28,510 not here. 470 00:35:39,710 --> 00:35:40,550 Your Highness, 471 00:35:40,550 --> 00:35:41,960 the scented bath is ready. 472 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:43,070 You may leave. 473 00:35:43,590 --> 00:35:44,150 Understood. 474 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:47,480 Your Highness, 475 00:35:47,616 --> 00:35:49,030 go change your clothes first. 476 00:36:41,930 --> 00:36:44,600 ♪Amidst the flickering lights♪ 477 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:48,670 ♪Alone for several autumns♪ 478 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,110 This scented bath is indeed different. 479 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:55,000 Just the smell of it is refreshing. 480 00:36:57,760 --> 00:36:58,920 In this bath, 481 00:36:59,030 --> 00:37:02,840 I used roselle, sour jujube seed, and silktree bark. 482 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:04,480 They are all herbs 483 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:07,150 that calm the mind and soothe the nerves. 484 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:12,620 ♪For all eternity♪ 485 00:37:13,060 --> 00:37:15,710 ♪The timeless wind and moon♪ 486 00:37:16,290 --> 00:37:19,900 ♪Quietly reflect in your sparkling eyes♪ 487 00:37:21,070 --> 00:37:23,810 ♪Scattered red petals fall like rain♪ 488 00:37:24,270 --> 00:37:28,110 ♪It's a wonderful time in the world♪ 489 00:37:29,050 --> 00:37:31,890 ♪Bits of worries and sorrows♪ 490 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:33,670 Is the water temperature okay? 491 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:38,440 It's perfect. 492 00:37:40,670 --> 00:37:41,800 Are you still tired? 493 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:45,630 With you here, 494 00:37:47,648 --> 00:37:48,710 everything is alright. 495 00:38:08,848 --> 00:38:10,190 Congratulations, Your Highness. 496 00:38:10,190 --> 00:38:11,880 The Crown Princess is pregnant. 497 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:13,510 We're having a baby. 498 00:38:13,616 --> 00:38:15,470 (Three years old, four years old) If there is truly a way 499 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,230 (Fourteen years old) to let me stay with her a little longer, 500 00:38:17,230 --> 00:38:18,992 even if it means enduring the agony of reforging my body, 501 00:38:19,030 --> 00:38:20,000 I am willing to do it. 502 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:21,710 Tell me the truth. 503 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,320 Am I already beyond cure? 504 00:38:24,350 --> 00:38:29,490 ♪How can you be this wonderful♪ 505 00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:34,450 ♪I've hidden so many words♪ 506 00:38:35,070 --> 00:38:37,870 ♪Too reluctant to tell you♪ 507 00:38:38,740 --> 00:38:45,710 ♪So never uncover♪ 508 00:38:45,900 --> 00:38:48,260 ♪The sand that slips away with one grasp♪ 509 00:38:49,390 --> 00:38:52,120 ♪The flower that withers after one bloom♪ 510 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:58,420 ♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪ 511 00:39:00,180 --> 00:39:03,000 ♪Every answer I gave♪ 512 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:06,650 ♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪ 513 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,810 ♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes when I hurt you♪ 514 00:39:11,070 --> 00:39:14,380 ♪How hard it truly was?♪ 515 00:39:17,350 --> 00:39:20,790 ♪The wounds that healed with just a little comfort♪ 516 00:39:21,780 --> 00:39:24,110 ♪The lies made whole with a single embrace♪ 517 00:39:25,380 --> 00:39:31,140 ♪Pretending to be brave as if I'd never been hurt♪ 518 00:39:32,550 --> 00:39:35,680 ♪It's a shame I never could♪ 519 00:39:36,130 --> 00:39:39,140 ♪Give you a moon in return♪ 520 00:39:39,250 --> 00:39:45,890 ♪With the same open heart you loved me♪ 521 00:39:45,890 --> 00:39:49,560 ♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪ 522 00:39:50,430 --> 00:39:53,190 ♪Never knowing I was lost♪ 523 00:39:53,630 --> 00:39:56,760 ♪Why don't you take me away?♪ 524 00:39:57,200 --> 00:40:03,150 ♪Lead me out of this endless game of hide-and-seek♪ 525 00:40:04,550 --> 00:40:08,100 ♪You'll never♪ 526 00:40:08,380 --> 00:40:17,850 ♪Know how much I long to, long to♪ 527 00:40:44,020 --> 00:40:47,500 (No animals were harmed in the making of this film)