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♪If not for you♪

♪I wouldn't have wanted to make a name for myself♪

♪Only when I have your love♪

♪Is my invincibility not in vain♪

♪The towering peaks I've conquered♪

♪Leave me♪

♪Feeling empty♪

♪I've given everything♪

♪Just to follow you♪

♪Through life and death♪

♪Could it be that love♪

♪Is the true end of this life♪

♪Why does every battle♪

♪Bring deeper pain♪

♪I never got it♪

♪You once promised me♪

♪You'd give me ordinary days♪

♪Then I'd rather♪

♪Face blades and fall♪

♪Into your arms instead of the clouds♪

♪I'll pass through layers of fog♪

♪And barriers♪

♪The world's rights and wrongs, wins and losses♪

♪Who's to weigh their worth♪

♪Only love♪

♪Gives me a sky as wide as the sea♪

♪I only want to be your hero♪

=The Prisoner of Beauty=

=Episode 27=

Why

are you here?

Mr. Wei,

have some honeyed drink

to sober up.

I understand

your feelings now.

I also admire you.

I'm willing to stay

by your side forever.

With great virtue

and extreme beauty,

you were born to soar like the phoenix.

Yet you're trapped in Wei

like a caged bird.

The world

only sees your beauty

but not the pain in your heart.

If

the world is united someday,

and you're free from this turmoil

and able to truly be yourself again,

will your heart

feel a bit more joy?

Tell me.

Do you long for that day?

If you do,

I want to help you.

If you do,

I want to help you.

(The orchid from Yanzhou.)

(The woman Mr. Wei painted)

(is actually Lady Qiao.)

Why are you dressed like this?

I know

you have a goddess in your heart.

But the goddess is unreachable.

I'm willing to dress as her,

wearing an orchid,

just to stay by your side.

What do you know?

Last night,

you were drunk

and mistook me

for the Lady.

But I am willing.

I'm willing

to dress like her

to stay by your side.

Listen carefully:

I'll have Zhu Quan

give you enough wealth

to settle comfortably elsewhere.

Starting today,

leave here.

Mr. Wei,

look at me.

The Lady is now your cousin-in-law.

There is no possibility

between you two in this life.

Shut up.

If you dare

leak a single word of this,

I'll make your life worse than death.

Mr. Wei.

(Huadian)

- How about this? - Any more of these?

(Rouge) Yes. These are our newest items.

The styles are all very lovely.

Ladies, take your time to browse.

These few are quite nice too.

Take a look.

Let me pick a few more.

- There's more. - This one suits you.

- Ma'am. - Thanks.

- This one? - Sir, you're here.

We've prepared it for you.

- Please wait. - This one's pretty too.

Did you hear?

A few days ago,

Mr. Wei dismissed all his concubines.

Why the sudden change?

Maybe

he's fallen for some noble lady

and is keeping himself for her.

In that case,

won't Lanyun be sent back to Luozhong Tavern?

Exactly.

A pheasant is still a pheasant.

Even if it perches high in the branches,

it won't become a phoenix.

Sir, your item is ready.

Here.

- Thank you. - Take care.

I like this one.

Is what they said true?

Yes.

Overnight,

all the concubines in the mansion were dismissed.

They were all crying,

unwilling to leave.

What a spectacle.

Interesting.

You're here.

You haven't left your study all day.

You must be troubled by the route change.

No matter how busy you are,

you mustn't neglect your health.

I had the kitchen make some snacks.

I'm not hungry right now.

Don't worry.

I'm fine.

There's always a solution to every problem.

I know you'll figure it out.

You've already overcome

so many hardships alone.

Now, you have me,

Mr. Gongsun,

and the strength of Yanzhou.

How can the route issue not be solved?

Do you want to eat some treats from Kangjun?

My Lord.

Aren't you busy?

There's no rush.

I heard from Wei Liang

that there's a shop with delicious snacks.

I'll get some for you, okay?

Sure.

My Lord.

Whoa.

(Wei Mansion)

Why did you come out?

My Lord.

My name is Lanyun.

I'm from Mr. Wei's mansion.

I know who you are.

What do you want?

I came today

to inform you of something.

Your cousin, Mr. Wei,

has shown disrespect to the Lady.

What?

Mr. Wei is not home today.

Please wait for a moment.

Zhonglin,

it's only natural

that others also admire the woman you admire.

If you think she's wonderful,

so will others.

If someone

tries to force

their way in,

what will you do?

I suppose this is fate.

Hurry, hurry.

- Mr. Wei. - Mr. Wei.

You're finally back.

Just now, the Lord came to see you.

While waiting in the study,

he accidentally knocked over a candle.

Luckily, no one was hurt.

Who was here?

The Lord?

Yes, the Lord.

Where's Lanyun?

(Wei Mansion)

My Lord.

If you tell anyone about this,

I will execute your entire clan.

Do you understand?

My Lord.

(Wei Mansion)

- My Lord. - My Lord.

Where is the Lady?

She's in Lady Xu's chamber talking with her.

She will be back soon.

Good.

The Lady loves the incense warmer

Mr. Wei gave her last time.

The weather is dry.

Let's use it today.

Wait.

What incense warmer?

My Lord,

it was a gift from Mr. Wei

on New Year's Day.

(Panyi Chronicles)

Inside are the Lady's cherished items.

There's also the hairpin from you.

Please calm your anger.

You may leave.

Yes.

What's wrong with you?

Why take out your anger on my makeup box?

This box

contains your treasured things?

Yes.

Why are there things

given by other men?

Gao Heng has been gone for days.

Besides, the things he gave me aren't here.

I'm not talking about Gao Heng.

I don't know any other men in Yujun.

What about this?

It was a gift from Mr. Wei

on New Year's Day.

He's family.

You suspect me and Mr. Wei?

All men in the world can try their best

to get you like me,

but he can't.

If any other man dares come near you,

I won't hesitate to kill him.

Even if Mr. Wei's reputation is poor,

at least he is honest.

If he has other thoughts,

that's his own business.

Why did you break my makeup box?

You're always so suspicious.

Not all men in the Wei Clan

am I interested in.

My Lady.

My Lady,

the Lord left with red eyes.

A man

can't avoid troubles outside

so they'd come home upset.

But his heart is still soft.

It's not about you.

(Government Office)

We've sent out many envoys and lobbyists.

(We went to Liangya in person) But Liu Yan is unmoved.

One day,

I'll conquer Chijun.

Let's see if he'll keep whining.

Shut your mouth.

What's wrong?

My Lord,

there's a letter from Bianzhou.

We can go through Bianzhou to build the canal.

Actually,

(How's it going?) if we reroute the canal

(The canals are beneficial) through Bianzhou,

it'd be much easier than going through Liangya.

This canal project has nothing

to do with Bianzhou.

Why would Chen Pang offer this?

He wants us

to hand over Mr. Wei as a hostage

and have him go to Danjun at once.

How dare he dream of that?

Send my orders:

Expel Bianzhou's envoys now.

Tell them to go back

to where they came from.

My Lord,

the envoys from Bianzhou

have visited Mr. Wei without permission.

Where is he?

Who?

Chen Lie from Bianzhou.

He's long gone.

Tell me.

Did you agree to return to Bianzhou?

Zhonglin, I have a question.

Answer me first.

You know it, right?

No.

Why lie to yourself?

Zhonglin, I admit.

I was momentarily confused.

Have you ever treated me like a brother?

Yes.

Good.

All you have to do is promise me

to stop loving her from now on,

and this matter will be over.

I will treat this as if it never happened.

Never happened?

I don't want your pity.

Whenever I make a mistake,

you and Grandmother only protect me.

You spoil

and protect me.

Yes, you carefully protect me.

We are family.

I'm not a guest.

Sometimes, I wish you could

scold me

and even hit me once.

This kind of careful, cautious

protection and wariness

only makes me feel like a pet.

No one has ever thought about it that way.

We've been brothers for years.

Can't you see

whether Grandmother

and I are sincere to you?

Yan.

As I said before, you'll always be my cousin.

We're doing this

only because we want you to stay here,

not return to Bianzhou or keep in contact with them.

I've said all I needed to say.

How you decide

is entirely up to you.

Give me.

Your eyes feel uncomfy?

Close them for a bit.

Go away.

Look at my face.

I fought with Yan today

and got beaten like this.

This is between you and your cousin.

What does it matter to me

how badly beaten you got?

Stop.

Sorry.

That day,

I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you.

I know it's been hard enough

for you to manage

those family affairs,

and you've been treating Yan

like family

for the sake of me

and Grandmother.

I understand you have no other intentions

with him.

That day,

I was angry,

so I said those foolish things.

Please don't be mad anymore.

Well, if you're still angry,

go ahead and hit or scold me.

Just don't hurt your health.

You train every day.

Your skin's thick and tough.

If I hit you,

you won't feel it, but my hand will hurt.

Then you decide.

I'll hit myself.

Enough.

If you get new wounds,

you'll blame me again.

Does it hurt?

Yes.

It hurts so much.

I haven't even touched you.

Don't let Grandmother

or Mother know about this.

Don't trouble them.

I understand.

As long as you and I are united,

I'm willing

to share any problem with you.

You're not mad, right?

Does it still hurt?

Yes,

but I need a hug for a while.

Why did Zhonglin and Shiyuan fight?

I heard

the Lord accidentally knocked over a candle yesterday,

which burned Mr.Wei's study,

so they fought

at home today.

Maybe

it's just brotherly play.

There must be more to it.

Go get Tan

and Zhu Quan.

I want to ask

what really happened.

Yes.

(Wei Mansion)

Greetings, Grandmother.

How did you get that wound on your face?

I fell accidentally.

It's nothing.

You're already the Lord of Wei

but still so careless.

You're right.

Where is Shiyuan?

Someone went to fetch him.

Grandmother, do you miss me?

It's still early.

Grandmother sent someone to get you

because she knew you'd be late.

How did you get the wound on your face?

I drank last night

and fell.

You're grown-ups now.

Why are you both so careless?

Yes.

I heard Shiyuan's house was burned.

Grandmother,

I am to blame.

That day I went to Yan's mansion

and accidentally knocked over a candle,

which caused the disaster.

I have already

discussed it with the Lady,

and we will take this opportunity

to properly repair

Yan's mansion

as compensation.

No need.

For such a trifle,

I can fix it myself.

You're truly brothers,

just like Cousin and Ci to me.

When I was still home,

even if there was some friction,

we never held grudges.

Yes.

I've known Yan for 20 years,

and we've never had a falling out.

Yan,

once the house is repaired,

let's pretend

this never happened.

We are still brothers.

What do you think?

Yes.

You're brothers.

Let's act

as if it never happened.

They'll fix your house.

You can ask for whatever you need.

But

don't take what is beloved.

As the saying goes,

"Don't covet a friend's wife."

I may spoil you,

but I always let you yield to Zhonglin.

Do you blame me?

I'm the elder brother,

while he's the younger.

That's how it should be.

I'm glad you know that.

The most precious feelings in the world

are not just romantic love.

Of course,

I can move on.

I've never seen such a good horse.

Last time Wei Qu said

that Wei is prosperous

and even better than Yanzhou.

If you like it,

feel free to ride it.

This is your horse.

I won't ride it,

lest your cousin blame me.

I'll take it to the stable first.

Ci.

(Qiao) You look different

after this trip.

The Deer Hunt

really broadened my horizons.

As Grandfather described,

heroes from everywhere gathered there.

Practicing martial arts with experts

is much more useful than training alone

at home for years.

Weapons are blind.

Did you get hurt?

Don't worry.

I just got some minor wounds,

and now they're mostly healed.

At the feast,

I followed Manman's instructions

and stole the thunder for the Qiao Clan.

Manman said

it was to show

that I'm the future of Yanzhou.

You've really grown up.

Then

how is

Manman?

She is well.

The Lord of Wei treats her kindly.

Did she mention Bi Zhi

at the Deer Hunt?

I heard

it was because

there was no time to send letters,

but I don't know

much more than that.

During this trip to Yujun,

I met Mr. Wei, the Lord's cousin.

He said I was a young hero.

- He also said... - Enough.

You've had a tiring journey.

Go unpack first.

We'll eat soon.

(Qiao)

Ehuang.

How's the task I assigned you?

Lanyun went to find the Lord of Wei as planned.

He knew about that

but didn't blame Lady Qiao.

Ehuang,

your plan

might fail.

Their marriage is tangled

with interests.

If they don't care,

I'll just add more fuel to the fire.

Mr. Wei

has someone he likes again.

Mr. Wei

is fickle

and never settles down.

Half the women in the city are related to him.

Yet it's different this time.

The woman he likes now

is the Lady,

his cousin-in-law.

Mr. Wei.

Mr. Wei.

Look.

How can such a trifle trouble you?

Let me take this to Lady Xu.

No need.

I'll take it myself.

I'd like to visit her.

You can visit her tomorrow.

Let me go.

What's wrong with you today?

Why are you stopping me?

Well...

Tell me.

Mr. Wei,

there have been rumors outside lately.

You should avoid going out.

When have I ever feared rumors?

Mr. Wei,

the rumors say you have

an affair

with Lady Qiao.

Don't worry.

I'll have

those spreading rumors

all detained immediately

and investigated.

It'll pass in a few days.

Rumors are like water.

Blocking them won't help.

The more you threaten

and intimidate,

the more they believe

their version is the truth.

In time,

lies become facts.

So,

what should we do?

Cover it up.

Only that can calm rumors.

Bianzhou wants me to return.

They proposed cooperating on the canal

and spread rumors

to damage our brotherhood

and force me to leave Wei.

How do you know

Bianzhou is behind this?

It has to be Bianzhou.

Cover it up?

With this story?

I heard

Mr. Wei has a dancer close by.

Mr. Wei

often dresses her like the Lady

and has her

dance for him every night at home.

Does he have the dancer

dress like the Lady or is it the other way around

that he has the Lady

secretly meet him at the mansion?

Can he really do such a thing?

Greetings, Young Master.

If you promise to help me with something,

I'll go back to Bianzhou with you.

Alright.

Recently,

there have been rumors in the city,

- saying... - Enough.

Don't spread this anymore.

Yes.

In a while, no one will talk about it.

Grandmother.

Shiyuan.

I brought you some delicious snacks.

It's too late for snacks.

You must have something to say.

How wise of you to see that.

I heard

the scenery at Mount Shuang is unique.

I want to see it for myself.

Mount Shuang

is close to Bianzhou.

Yes.

Since your birthday banquet,

I've stayed in Yujun.

You know me;

I can't stay

in one place for too long.

If you were like a bird

that always comes back,

that would be fine.

Don't be like flowing water

that never returns.

But what if the water runs wild

and hurts my family?

If we can't even stop water,

how can we still be your family?

I don't want to ruin Lady Qiao's reputation,

hurt Zhonglin's dignity,

or see you caught in the middle.

Shiyuan,

I can't bear to part with you.

You can't leave.

This isn't your fault, Shiyuan.

Grandmother,

just think of it as me going out to relax.

Maybe once I'm out,

I'll be able to let go

of this fixation on someone

and something before me

and move on

from the feelings that I should never have.

A fledgling must eventually leave the nest.

I may never return,

but my heart will always be here.

Grandmother,

take care.

Shiyuan!

What nonsense.

Pass down my order:

Find the one who started this rumor.

Yes.

My Lord,

I heard something,

but I'm unsure

if I should tell you.

Right now,

the city is full of rumors

about Lady Qiao and Shiyuan having an affair.

I trust her character

and can't say things

like where there's smoke, there's fire.

Still,

rumors can be hurtful.

Shall we...

What?

Shall we send her out of the city for now

to avoid the spotlight?

She's the one being slandered

and being gossiped about.

Why should I drive her out of Yujun?

She is the Lady of Wei

and my wife.

She's being slandered.

The ones spreading rumors

should be the ones cast out of Yujun.

If I find out who it is,

I will make them pay.

He tried every way to seduce the Lady.

Yeah.

Not just the Lady.

He seduced many women.

What an outrageous slander.

Arrest them, now!

Yes!

Stop!

Stop! Don't move!

Stop running! Stop!

My Lord.

Mr. Wei, please leave.

The rumor-spreaders were caught.

They're spies from Bianzhou.

Why the shouting?

Mr. Wei is here,

demanding they be released.

We won't let you take them.

Please leave, Mr. Wei.

Mr. Wei, why are you protecting

these two Bianzhou spies?

Because I want to.

When Bianzhou proposed a partnership,

I wondered

why they insisted Mr. Wei be the hostage.

Could there be secret dealings

between you and Bianzhou?

I've never tried to hide it.

I might as well tell you:

I have been to Bianzhou on my travels.

You've never dealt with state affairs,

but surely you know

whether you belong

to Wei or Bianzhou.

Today, I will take them with me.

Don't you dare stop me.

Stop.

My Lord.

Yan.

Zhonglin, you're here.

You can tell everyone

why I'm protecting these spies,

why Bianzhou wants me as a hostage,

and whether I belong to Wei or Bianzhou.

Release them.

- Yes. - Yes.

Wherever you belong,

you are always my cousin.

But in this world,

a cousin should never love his cousin-in-law.

♪The moonlight is as silent as the deep sea♪

♪From afar♪

♪It once lit up dreams with a breath♪

♪But vanished with a sigh♪

♪Brushing past my fingertips♪

♪My heartstrings were stirred quietly♪

♪As if we once met before♪

♪Holding back a love so deep♪

♪Love asks for nothing in the end♪

♪Leaving only obsessions♪

♪I've wandered in the world♪

♪Yet cannot have it all♪

♪We meet and part in the fires of war♪

♪Embracing, leaving tender marks of love♪

♪With one breathtaking glance♪

♪How could I ever forget♪

♪I would cross mountains and seas♪

♪To spend time with you♪

♪When we grow old♪

♪Nothing will change♪

♪The misty rains never cease♪

♪Falling gently on your brow♪

♪Lingering in my heart♪

♪I would sever fate's ties♪

♪To protect your smiling eyes♪

♪Even if behind me lies a storm♪

♪No matter the trials♪

♪I carry this longing for the journey♪

♪This life♪

♪Will not be in vain♪

♪I would cross mountains and seas♪

♪To spend time with you♪

♪When we grow old♪

♪Nothing will change♪

♪The misty rains never cease♪

♪Falling gently on your brow♪

♪Lingering in my heart♪

♪I would sever fate's ties♪

♪To protect your smiling eyes♪

♪Even if behind me lies a storm♪

♪No matter the trials♪

♪I carry this longing for the journey♪

♪This life♪

♪Will not be in vain♪