Original subtitles

Your Highness,

Armory Director, Yang Yi, has committed suicide by poison.

These 3 registrars are

all in charge of purchasing the repeating crossbows.

-My Lord! We realize our mistake! -We know our mistake!

My Lord, don't kill us!

Don't kill us!

Spare our lives!

We really don't know anything!

[Heir of Prince Jing'an, Xiao Sheng; courtesy name: Wuyi]

My Lord, don't kill us!

Spare us, My Lord!

My Lord.

It was the Armory Director who took bribes from others.

We know nothing.

-Yes! -Spare us, My Lord!

Spare us, My Lord!

Give me a name.

I really don't know!

It was all done by the Armory Director, Yang Yi!

My Lord!

My Lord, don't kill me!

You are quite lucky.

Still won't talk?

It's... It's Prince Changsha!

Very good.

My Lord.

Please don't kill me!

My Lord, don't kill me!

[Key to the Phoenix Heart]

[Episode 1]

Your Highness, the Valiant Cavalry has been completely wiped out.

The Northern Qin's Army is pressing on the border.

The Eagle King has started to attack the city!

Change into armor!

Zhang Ji, Feng Wu!

-Yes, Your Highness! -Yes, Your Highness!

You two lead the death squad

to secretly put fish oil, dry wood, and sulfur

in the granaries and armories.

Once the enemy breaks into the city,

seal the gates and reduce everything to ashes.

Burn the entire Jiuzhang Plain.

Please think twice, Your Highness.

You are the Beifu Commander.

[Zhang Ji, Lieutenant General of Beifu Army]

If anything happens to you...

If I don't act as bait,

how can we lure the Eagle King's army into the city?

How else can we avenge the Valiant Cavalry?

Where are the Beifu soldiers?

-Here! -Here!

Raise your wine.

-Yes! -Yes!

We are outnumbered by our enemy!

Will you fight to the death with me?

-We will! -We will!

If we can't make it back...

-Then so be it! -Then so be it!

Who says we stand alone?

We share weal and woe.

Holding onto our brotherhood,

we face life and death together!

It will be proven today.

Fight!

-Fight! Fight! Fight! -Fight! Fight! Fight!

[Jiuzhang Plain, Ye]

-Charge! -Charge!

♪ Fight and let flames sweep the plains in darkness ♪

♪ Still hot-blooded ♪

♪ Our original intention won't change ♪

♪ Fight to the bitter end ♪

♪ My promises endure like a river ♪

♪ I dare you to challenge me ♪

♪ Listen, the winds begin to roar ♪

♪ The clash of arms rages on ♪

♪ Let flames sweep the plains in darkness ♪

♪ Still hot-blooded ♪

♪ Fight and let flames sweep the plains in darkness ♪

♪ My promises endure like a river ♪

♪ I dare you ♪

Urgent military report from Jiuzhang Plain!

Urgent military report from Jiuzhang Plain!

[Jiankang, Ye]

[Grand Tutor's Mansion]

Mrs. Bai,

[Princess Yunzhao, Li Fuhua] [Mrs. Bai] [Mr. Bai]

Jiayu always sits in on classes at the Imperial Academy.

She is quiet, gentle, graceful, and refined.

Your Highness, is this what you meant by "quiet, gentle,

graceful, and refined"?

Lin, let's go.

-Let's go. -Mrs. Bai, please hold on.

[Xie Jiayu, Grand Tutor Xie's daughter]

Mrs. Bai,

Mr. Bai,

I'd like to greet you.

It's okay.

I've long heard

about Mr. Bai's handsome looks and talent.

Seeing you today,

I realize it's indeed true.

What's wrong, Mr. Bai?

You look so pale.

Are you feeling unwell?

-Lin! -Young Master! Young Master!

Lin! Lin! Lin!

Lin?

Who bought the konjac?

It was planted in the backyard.

What about the fish maw?

It's what you left over last night, Mother.

And what about the blood?

I used chicken blood to fake it.

So it doesn't look quite like human blood.

It's a bit darker.

Pig blood should work better next time.

And this creepy hair?

Mother, that's not hair.

It's from the tails of Lightning and Dilu.

I only cut off this tiny bit.

They are steeds bestowed by His Majesty!

Don't worry, Mother. It will grow back.

Cang'er!

You not only let

the Young Lady mess around,

but also kept watch for her.

[Cang'er]

Guards!

Hold her down and beat her!

Today, I will let you know

what it means to turn a fake act into reality.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

Mother, just beat me if you want to beat someone.

Don't involve others in it.

But I've already told you, Mother,

I only want Mao.

Since you won't listen to me, Mother,

I won't listen to you, either.

That should be fair.

Marriage is

determined by parents.

How can you decide it yourself?

Beat her!

[Nanxing]

Is this really Xiao Wuyi's coffin?

No way. How could a figure like Young Lord Xiao

die in battle so easily?

No matter how good Xiao Wuyi is at fighting,

he is still human.

[Xie Huaigui, Grand Tutor of Southern Ye]

Look at this coffin.

It's a specification that only a prince can use.

If it's not Xiao Wuyi, who else could it be?

But how could Jiuzhang Plain be seized by others?

All because Xiao Wuyi thought he was smart.

Do you know any inside information, bro?

-Greetings, Grand Tutor. -Greetings, Grand Tutor.

Speak and act cautiously.

Do not discuss state affairs.

-Yes. -Yes.

Master, please save Lady Jiayu.

If you don't go back, her life will be in danger!

Okay, hurry.

Stop, stop.

Go, go away.

It must have hurt so much!

Father,

you are finally back.

Darling, no matter how angry you were,

you shouldn't have beaten her like this.

After all, Yao Yao is a girl.

Father...

Your good daughter

trimmed the tails of your two beloved horses.

My... My...

M-My...

Dilu?

Father.

It hurts.

It really hurts.

Isn't it just a horse?

You still shouldn't have beaten her.

When has she ever taken a beating honestly?

Why didn't you tie the cushion today?

She didn't tie the cushion?

Nanxing, fetch the physician quickly!

Yes, Madam.

Are you trying to infuriate me to death?

Since you didn't tie the cushion,

why didn't you cry out when you were beaten?

You don't care about me anyway, Mother.

So crying out was pointless.

If beating me could make you feel better, Mother,

I'd just let you beat me.

I could endure it.

Darling,

Yao Yao knows she is wrong.

She won't dare to do it ever again.

You always spoil her.

That's why she is so unruly now.

I'm anxious to arrange a marriage for her just because...

Forget it.

I can't discipline you anymore.

Let the Xies' ancestors educate you.

Go reflect on your mistakes at the ancestral hall.

Copy the "Book of Rites" 100 times.

You are not allowed to come out until you finish.

Yes, copy.

Mother, I will do it.

I will copy it 100 times.

Your Highness,

Prince Changsha is here.

Prince Changsha?

Stay put here and behave yourself.

Don't come out.

Your Highness, what are these?

[Prince Changsha]

Betrothal gifts, of course.

I have admired Jiayu for a long time.

So I specifically came to deliver the betrothal gifts today.

Where is Jiayu?

Jiayu!

-Jiayu? -Your...

Your Highness, you must be joking.

Jiayu is still young.

She is not in a hurry to get married.

Why did I hear that Her Highness has recently

been looking for a marriage match for Jiayu?

But unfortunately,

Jiayu didn't take a liking to any of them.

She even scared away

Young Master Bai today.

So,

Jiayu is still too young

and immature.

I plan to keep her by my side

and discipline her for a few more years.

That would be even better.

Your Highness, you carry on the late Empress Dowager's

imperial demeanor.

And the Grand Tutor, needless to say,

boasts the elegance of a noble family.

In the future, when Jiayu follows me into the palace,

she will surely impress the world as empress.

Your Highness, the Xie family and I

have no intention of sending Jiayu to the imperial palace.

It doesn't matter.

She is young,

so you, my aunt, and the Grand Tutor can't bear to let her go.

I can wait.

However, I

also admire the Grand Tutor's talent and dignity.

In three days, at the Lantai gathering,

I will hold a poetry gathering at the Mid-Lake Pavilion.

Grand Tutor, I'll be

waiting for you to give your guidance on poetry.

Farewell.

What an arrogant jerk.

If the world falls into his hands,

wouldn't the people be like living in hell?

Prince Changsha has been forming factions,

craving the support of noble families.

If it weren't to win over you and the honest officials,

he wouldn't have targeted Jiayu at all.

It's my fault.

I don't allow you to go to that poetry gathering.

I didn't say I was going, Darling.

You are in such a hurry to arrange a marriage for Yao Yao,

but she likes Mao.

Prince Changsha is out of the question,

and Prince Qi is even more so.

In view of Prince Changsha's eagerness,

I'm afraid it will happen soon.

You've started copying already?

Father.

I brought you some food.

Thank you, Father.

I thought you were copying the book.

What are you designing now?

Father, lend me your jade crown.

You're giving this jade crown to Mao?

Mao left the capital on a mission for the Empress Dowager this time.

He went to Qingyun Mountain to seek medical help and pray for His Majesty.

It is said that he found a miraculous doctor.

Then the Empress Dowager will definitely reward him.

Mao said

that when the time comes, he will ask for a fief

and then come to propose to me.

This will be the most important day of his life.

I want to give him a jade crown,

so he can look his best on that day.

Why are you sighing, Father?

I'm jealous.

Jealous?

I haven't even received

a jade crown personally designed by my daughter,

but that boy beat me to it.

Father!

Mao is the student you're most proud of.

If you like it, Father,

when it's your birthday,

I'll buy a piece of fine jade and carve one for you myself.

How about that?

I don't need these things.

I'll just be happy as long as you cause

less trouble for your mother.

Come on, eat it while it's hot.

Okay.

My Lady, please get off.

My Lady, I really don't think I can do this.

Maybe I should just go back.

You can do this. Come on.

Trust yourself.

-Let's go. -I can't.

You are Young Master of Miraculous Craft.

Yes, it's me.

I heard you two want to negotiate

a big deal worth 3,000 taels of silver.

What exactly do you want to buy?

Young Master of Miraculous Craft,

can you really make anything?

Of course.

From flying wooden kites

to waterwheels for drawing water,

as long as it's a mechanical device,

there is nothing I...

There's nothing our Young Lady can't make.

Three feet long, weighing sixteen taels,

portable,

a repeating crossbow that shoots four arrows at once.

Can you make it?

What?

Are you stumped?

What do you need

this item for, sir?

It's a gift.

It's a weapon of slaughter.

Who would dare to receive such a gift?

Why do you care so much?

Just tell me if you can make it.

I can't.

You're lying!

My younger brother likes to hunt wild bears.

We heard that you can make a four-shot repeating crossbow,

so we came here for it.

Three thousand taels of silver. The price is negotiable.

If you like hunting,

Young Master of Miraculous Craft has other mechanisms.

This Whistling Arrow can drive away wolves at night.

And these Nine-Linked Rings

can be used either as a trap

or as a lock.

This Breezing Powder...

Enough.

I don't want any of these.

I just want the repeating crossbow.

I can make it, but I won't.

Why?

This three-feet, four-arrow repeating crossbow

was custom-made for a buyer.

It was agreed that it could only be sold to him.

Being merchants, we must keep our word.

No matter how much you pay me,

Young Master

of Miraculous Craft still won't take this deal.

You are the real Young Master of Miraculous Craft.

Tell me who that buyer is.

Will you let us go

if I tell you?

If you tell me, you'll suffer less.

Creating such a harmful thing, you

deserve to die.

Fine.

Don't you just want a name?

I'll tell you.

Say it!

He said his surname is

Xiao.

Xiao?

And his given name is Sheng.

What?

Xiao Sheng?

Jump!

I don't dare.

Stop there!

It's too late.

Toys!

Come and take a look!

Fortunately, I was prepared,

and asked you to switch carriages to pick me up.

[Li Lejun, Princess Pingning]

You knew it was a trap.

Why did you still take the risk?

I was just trying to make money.

The monthly allowance my mother gives me

is nowhere near enough to make a jade crown for Mao.

It's just a pity to lose such a big deal.

As expected, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

I just don't know

who Xiao Sheng is.

What kind of trouble did he stir up

to bring people to me, Young Master of Miraculous Craft?

I hope he didn't shoot anyone.

You don't know who he is,

yet you dared to sell it?

He had money, and I had the goods.

Why should I care about who he is?

By the way.

It's the letter my brother wrote to you.

When is Mao returning to the capital?

You say it.

We underestimated the enemy.

We didn't expect Young Master of Miraculous Craft to be a woman.

She threw some weird gadgets at us

and got away.

She also said the one who bought the repeating crossbows i-is Xiao Sheng.

Xiao Sheng?

Me?

It must've been Prince Changsha

intentionally using your name, Your Highness.

Rest assured, Your Highness.

No matter what it costs,

I will find this woman

and get solid proof of her collusion with Prince Changsha.

But I feel like

she doesn't seem to be in cahoots

with Prince Changsha.

Do you have any evidence?

It's just a feeling.

Your Highness, this is what she dropped.

This is an official tribute satin.

It's specifically made by the imperial court.

Only the female relatives of noble families can have it.

Is there a record in the Household Department's archives?

So what if there is?

With so many noble female relatives,

are we supposed to ask them one by one?

How's the investigation on Prince Changsha?

As our spies reported last night,

Prince Changsha will hold a poetry gathering at the Lantai gathering.

He's invited lots of officials,

claiming it's to review the world's poems.

But he just wants to use the chance to win over the officials.

He really thought you died in battle, Your Highness.

Lantai gathering?

This is a great opportunity for the young masters and ladies

of noble families to size each other up.

Maybe Young Master of Miraculous Craft will attend it, too.

We can just go join the fun.

By the way, is there any news from Yongzhou?

Have you found Armory Director Yang Yi's family?

Not yet.

I think he will definitely like

everything designed by you.

That's true. I've spent a lot of time designing it.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Mother.

No need for formalities, Lejun.

Where have you been all day?

I went to Prince Qi's Mansion to find Lejun, of course.

And I

spent the whole day copying the "Book of Rites."

My hands are so sore.

Really?

Today...

Jiayu was with me.

Your injuries haven't healed. Don't run around.

Once you're healed, go kneel in the ancestral hall.

Mother, I...

Don't think you can escape it.

Mother,

can you take me to attend the Lantai gathering

the day after tomorrow?

When did I say I was going?

Don't you want to enjoy

that beautiful scenery, Mother?

What are you plotting now?

Mother, you got me wrong.

I just want to apologize to Mr. Bai.

After all, I was the one acting improperly that day.

Whether the matchmaking worked or not,

we shouldn't lose our manners.

You can go to the Lantai gathering,

but no running around.

Apologize sincerely.

Don't worry, Mother.

I promise I'll stick to you like glue.

[Lantai gathering]

Let's go take a look ahead.

Mr. Bai, I offended you last time.

Today, I'd like to apologize to you.

Don't worry about it, Jiayu.

I also misunderstood last time.

This is my cousin.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, Miss Xie.

Talk nicely with Mr. Bai.

Remember not to run around.

Do not go to the poetry gathering at the Mid-Lake Pavilion, whatever you do.

Please rest assured, Mother.

I'm not interested in

those poetry gatherings.

I wouldn't go even if they invited me.

Come and take a look.

Absolutely top-quality items.

Your fan is so beautiful.

May I take a closer look?

My cousin bought me this bamboo fan.

It even has his inscription on it.

It's the only one in the world.

Mr. Bai's handwriting is really amazing.

If you want one, Jiayu,

I'll write an inscription for you.

That's great!

But I don't want an inscription on a fan.

I want it on that celadon piece.

Here you are.

"The peach blossoms are in full bloom,

brilliant..."

Mr. Bai, you are truly amazing.

Miss, I'll take this celadon.

How much is it?

100 taels of silver.

100 taels of silver? Are you kidding me?

This is made from the clay of Mount Xi,

not to mention this gentleman's inscription.

It's unique in the world.

No matter how great the inscription is,

it's not worth this price.

Even Prince Qi's poems aren't worth 100.

I don't want it anymore.

What do you mean?

My cousin's poems are inferior to Prince Qi's?

Cousin.

I mean, this seller is greedy.

If I want it,

I'll just ask Mr. Bai

to write another one for me later.

Why waste money on it?

Stingy.

Miss, I'll buy this celadon.

Okay.

Hold on.

You are right.

I'm here to apologize today.

I'll just force myself to buy this celadon.

I already said I'd buy it.

I'll add another 50 taels of silver.

Two hundred taels.

Two hundred...

and one taels.

Cousin, you...

This celadon is mine now.

There are really so many rich people.

[The peach blossoms are in full bloom, brilliant]

Mr. Bai,

I'm afraid I'm meant to miss out

on your fine handwriting.

I want this pot.

Okay.

Nine-Turn Mind-Changing Pot!

Jiayu, where are you going?

Cousin, just leave that stingy person alone.

Why is the Nine-Turn Mind-Changing Pot out for sale?

Didn't you specifically

pick all these goods yesterday, My Lady?

Oh, no.

I must have misplaced it.

Did you tell her how to poison with this pot?

I explained how to use it once.

Turn left for poison and right for wine.

She still bought it, knowing how to use the poison?

This person must be up to no good.

I'll follow her and see.

My Lady! Please don't run around!

Move out of the way! Move!

Move!

Go away!

Make way!

Prince Changsha is here!

Move!

Prince Changsha?

He's here for the poetry gathering, too?

Can he compose poems?

Chan.

I've made up my mind.

I'll put an end

to everything today.

After the dance,

I'll curry favor with Prince Changsha.

Then I'll drink this poisoned wine with him.

Sister,

I'll take full responsibility for this.

It has nothing to do with anyone else.

No,

we either live together

or die together.

How moving your sisterhood is.

You want to kill Prince Changsha?

Who are you?

You can't.

You want to expose us?

I mean,

this pot won't work.

Although it was made of purple clay,

the kiln temperature wasn't high enough,

causing the body to crack

and have a poor seal.

Now the pot's both sides contain poisoned wine.

If you drink it,

you'll die, too.

How do you know?

Because I made this pot.

Then we'll die together.

Do you have to do it this way?

Is it worth it?

Prince Changsha is a brutal tyrant.

Every day, there are sisters who are tortured to death by him.

If I can exchange my life

for a way out for my sisters today,

it's worth it.

If you dare to expose it,

I'll kill you first.

Your Highness, the Grand Tutor is ill.

[Wei Qianli, Household Department Adjutant] [Capital Prefect]

I'm afraid he can't make it today.

He just refuses to show respect to you, Your Highness.

[Chen Guangtong, Military Advisor]

He's a mere teacher. How dare he put on airs?

The Xie family is the head of the noble clans.

Although Grand Tutor Xie holds no court position,

during the late Emperor's reign,

he once served at the center of the imperial government.

Now the court is full of the Xie family's disciples.

They seem to have no faction,

but their roots actually run deep

as the leader of the honest officials.

We cannot underestimate them.

Never mind.

Today, we only talk about bliss,

but not anything else.

Congratulations,

Your Highness.

Now that Xiao Wuyi is gone,

the Beifu Army is leaderless.

I heard you are very good at painting and calligraphy.

Take a look at this painting for me.

Your Highness,

this painting is truly marvelous.

With grand mountains

and waters,

it looks very authentic.

Nice.

Let's drink to our hearts' content today!

Play the music.

Go this way.

Where is this?

Don't worry.

I'm absolutely a good person.

After you leave the Lantai gathering,

go to the blacksmith shop in the east of the city

and find a half-blind old woman.

Tell her Young Master of Miraculous Craft sent you.

She is really capable.

She can help you change your identities and leave the city.

Let's go.

But if Prince Changsha finds out about what you're doing,

he won't let you go.

Don't worry, he can't do anything to me.

Hurry, let's go.

Keep up. All of you, keep up.

Wait, what are you doing? Who are you?

Freeze!

It's you.

Let go of me!

What are you two up to?

Young Master of Miraculous Craft,

I suppose you've been doing well.

Who are you?

Don't move!

Tell me

which family's lady you are.

Why should I tell you?

Fine.

After I finish my business,

I'll come back and take my time to deal with you.

You want to kill Prince Changsha,

right?

What a coincidence.

I have also been annoyed with him for a long time.

Take them away. Leave no one behind.

How do we leave?

The Heir of Prince Jing'an has arrived!

The Heir of Prince Jing'an?

Isn't he dead?

Nice...

Isn't he dead?

Aren't you dead?

Were you exhilarated seeing

my coffin enter the city?

Did you really think I was dead?

As wise and mighty as you are, Your Highness,

you wouldn't die.

So, which jerk spread the rumor

that I died in battle in Jiuzhang Plain?

You?

No?

You?

Or you?

Your Highness, I just ran into

some of your dancers on the way,

who were scheming to poison you,

so I brought them over to you.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Guards!

But I like her temper.

I wonder if you can give her to me.

If you like her,

just take her away.

Since you're so generous, Your Highness,

why not also let me attend today's Lantai gathering?

Why did it suddenly

become so quiet upon my arrival?

Isn't it a poetry gathering today?

Dance!

And compose poems.

Adjutant Chen,

you are famous for your poems in the capital.

Write one for me right now.

Your Highness, what kind of poem do you want?

Compose a poem praising the battle in Jiuzhang Plain,

where the Beifu Army reversed a losing battle

and killed the enemies heroically.

I'm sorry, Your Highness.

I don't know how to write poems.

I can't do it for you.

-He killed the man! -He killed him!

Are you crazy, Young Lord Xiao?

How dare you kill an imperial official?

No one is allowed to leave.

If you leave, how will you pay for the deaths of the 30,000 soldiers

of my Beifu Army?

Prince Changsha,

he didn't know how to write poems.

Do you know how to write?

I don't believe you dare to kill me.

He actually...

He actually killed someone.

People die in every battle.

Fine.

After I finish my business,

I'll come back and take my time to deal with you.

Will he kill me later, too?

No, I have to run away quickly.

Do none of you really know how to write poems?

I do!

-Me, too! -I can also write!

Continue the music and dance!

Guys,

if this dance ends,

while the poem is not done,

I will continue.

I've finished writing.

I've finished writing, too!

Me, too.

-Me, too. -I've also finished writing.

Read it.

Dedicated to Young Lord Xiao.

Not to me.

Read it to Prince Changsha.

Cold frost flies...

Read it loudly!

Cold frost flies over 1,000 feet.

Wuyi subdued tigers with his valour.

The army was drenched in enemy blood,

defending the country like a bright sun.

What a flattering poem.

I'll let it pass, just barely.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Write it down and compose a tune.

Send it to Prince Changsha as a gift later.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Next one.

With armored horses and spears, banners fluttered in the wind.

Brave warriors shed blood on the battlefield.

The long wind brought rain like the tears of thousands of soldiers.

Loyal souls from Jiuzhang Plain bowed towards their hometown.

Jiankang is so sunny and warm.

Even now, the blood

is still warm.

Your Highness, do you know

how cold the blood was in Jiuzhang Plain?

Do you know that the 18 coffins that entered the city

actually contained 18 generals of my Beifu Army who died unjustly?

Actually, I don't care

how you fight here in Jiankang at all.

I also don't care who sits on the throne,

whether it's you or His Majesty.

But you made me change my mind.

From today on,

you won't get anything you want, Prince Changsha.

I'll snatch the person you want to marry.

And I will also take

whatever you already have.

I was wrong. I was out of my mind.

Your Highness, you...

Your Highness, you are a generous man.

I

will chant sutras and pray for the fallen soldiers

every day.

You still haven't found her?

Who on earth did she go to see?

Mother!

-Mother. -Where on earth did you go?

I've just been to the restroom.

Get in the carriage now. Let's go home.

Your Highness, it's anesthetic.

Go investigate the background

of all the stalls at today's Lantai gathering.

Any stalls with this mark

belong to Young Master of Miraculous Craft.

I'd like to know which family on earth she's from.

[Prince Jing'an's Mansion]

Mother,

[Xiao Ziqi] [He Yuanji, Crown Princess in Prince Jing'an's family]

I am sleepy.

[Xiao Yao, Prince Jing'an's eldest son; courtesy name: Anming]

He didn't even say anything

and just sent a dozen coffins home.

[Yao Yunzhi, Prince Jing'an's consort]

Anmin.

Your Highness, Young Lord Xiao is back.

Where is he?

His Highness took the dancers

and Madam Rui back to Fuying Courtyard.

He said he'd rest early for the court tomorrow morning,

and he'd greet you, Your Highness, another day.

Is this called resting early?

He is clearly having a party!

That hurts like crazy.

Keep messing around, and you'll never recover.

[Ruisheng, maid who serves the Heir of Prince Jing'an]

But I have you, right?

Even the best physician

can't save a patient who seeks his death.

You barely survived this time.

You must rest for half a year.

Don't get worked up or fight.

Once the injury relapses,

even gods can't save you.

What I need to do can't be

put off for half a year.

What are you going to do?

Young Lord Xiao, you've worked hard defending the territory these years

and earned numerous military merits.

You deserve a nice reward and promotion.

You...

Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.

I wouldn't dare decline the rewards for my soldiers.

But for myself, I seek neither promotion nor titles.

I only ask for one person.

Please grant me this marriage, Your Majesty.

I wish to marry

Grand Tutor Xie's daughter as my principal consort.