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Hua Xu Yine

Episode 41

Liu Mansion

Husband, it's not like you don't know the way Xinci's personality is.

Other people's daughters have already married and had children by her age!

But right now Xinci is still at home!

It's all because you agreed to let her choose her own husband.

Now you suddenly want her to marry into the palace.

How would she agree to it?

If she's my daughter, then she should agree to it!

Husband! Actually with the Liu household's roots right now,

we can be considered to be living in luxury.

To marry His Highness is of course an honor to the house.

But if Xinci ends up unhappy, why bother?

Besides-!

That is just your woman's perspective.

His Highness has worried about me for a while.

If not for our good relationship with the Kingdom of Zheng,

not that the Kingdom of Chen still needs to rely on the Kingdom of Zheng,

do you think that His Highness would keep me?

Then what should we do?

Destroying our Liu household would only be harmful to the Kingdom of Chen, not helpful.

His Highness should understand that.

But if I give in so easily,

those who were against the Crown Prince back in the day wouldn't like it.

As long as Xinci is married to His Highness,

only then can both me and His Highness step down with some face.

Miss, I think you should just forget about it!

That young sir was from outside the city.

That day was just a coincidence that he had come to the painter house.

He might have already left our Wu Lei City already!

If he's really from outside the city and was only staying for a few days,

he probably wouldn't have gone to the painter house.

But, we've already gone there for many days in a row and we didn't see that young sir!

Okay! I don't believe it!

I don't believe that I cannot see him again.

Let's go!

I can't!

Xinci, your father is doing this for our family's sake.

As the eldest daughter of the Liu household, you cannot be stubborn in this matter!

I know! As the Prime Minister's daughter, there are lots of things that I couldn't choose ever since birth!

In other people's eyes, we live in luxury.

But they actually don't know that we are just the bloodline's pawns!

Since you understand this reasoning, you shouldn't disobey my wishes!

But Father, you are already the Left Prime Minister.

You are only in one position lower than the king himself!

But now you want to sacrifice my happiness too!

Father, do you want the Kingdom of Chen?

-How dare you!-Xinci.

I am doing this for our family's future, as well as for you.

If you marry His Highness, this is an honor that many cannot even wish for!

Honor?

A narrow hearted king,

who always plots and plans behind people's backs!

I don't want to spend the rest of my life with someone like him!

Xinci, you cannot speak that way.

If this is spread outside, our household will be in danger!

Mother! Father,

if you have other things you want me to do, I'll definitely do it.

I definitely wouldn't go against your wishes either.

But this is marriage! It's my whole life's happiness!

You two also said that you wouldn't force me in this matter!

Father, are you going to go back on your word today?

Xinci! You cannot talk to your father that way.

Husband, don't hold grudges against your daughter, okay?

Okay okay okay.

You are indeed my daughter.

Let me ask you.

Do you know who's hands that painting in your room came from?

Painting?

You stay in the painter's house every day just for that man.

Is that true?

So what if it is?

Then do you know who he is?

I don't know.

Do you know, Father?

Of course I know.

He is the king that you call narrow hearted and always plotting behind people's backs!

Xinci, I will ask you one more time.

Are you willing to marry His Highness?

I...

You are my precious pearl.

If I didn't know that your heart belonged to His Highness long ago,

why would I go against your wishes?

I am doing this out of consideration for you.

Father, is what you say true?

Whether it is or not, you will understand when you see His Highness.

Then...His Highness wants to marry me too?

You are my daughter.

He must marry you.

Okay!

Since it's like this, I will listen to Father's arrangements.

I know there's a little stream around the bend.

I'll go get some water.

I'll go.

The soldiers are guarding in the back. You are the main general.

If they don't see you, they'll panic.

I'll come back very soon.

I'm afraid that you're stupid and cannot find the road back.

You're the stupid one! If I said I'm going, then I'm going.

Okay then.

This please looks very open. I'll have them set up camp here.

Then I'm off!

-Be careful.-Got it!

Jun Fu!

Speak! Where is Jun Fu?

Su Yu! Let go of him.

I know protecting the Hua Xu Tune is your guardian tribe's purpose.

Yet coercion, and threatening me with Jun Fu's life -

You shouldn't do something like that.

That's right.

This matter has nothing to do with them.

It was me who was directing them from behind.

It really was you.

How about you let him go first?

Let's have a talk.

Are you sure I cannot save Jun Fu?

If you want to take her away, I won't stop you.

Look.

Don't keep us guessing. Get to the point.

Him...

Let's go.

Speak. Just what do you want?

Now that things have come to this, do I still need to voice my goal?

Of course you don't need to.

I've already guessed what your goal is.

Your goal isn't Jun Fu, but revenge.

Should I not?

Su Yu. Jun Fu and I were already going to be married.

If not for you, she wouldn't have left.

All that I planned in detail to do,

was ruined all because of you.

Do you feel that if I wasn't there,

Jun Fu would definitely be with you?

Is that not so?

It's just a shame that I have no way to prove that you're wrong.

Who says there is no way?

You know the way Jun Fu's body is right now better than I do.

If she doesn't have my medicine, how long her life can keep going...

You cannot not know.

You want to use her life to exchange for mine?

No, no no!

That is not meaningful.

What I want is far more fun.

Drink this separation syrup.

Separation syrup?

If ones takes it, they will lose control on their heart and be in a daze.

One will not know what has happened now or in the past.

So this syrup was made especially for me.

Yes. I want you to forget her.

She loves you so much.

If you completely forget her, she'll definitely be in extreme pain.

What good is it to you if you do this?

Good?

I want her to know what it feels like to love someone yet be unable to obtain that person.

And if I won't drink it?

You won't refuse to drink it.

Because you aren't willing to watch her die.

The separation syrup is an advanced soul-shifting technique.

As long as it's an illusion, there is always a cure.

Correct.

If you forget her and I still cannot get her heart,

then I will give up.

As for you, you can only depend on yourself to find the antidote.

If you cannot find it,

then you can only live within the Hua Xu Illusion.

Promise me.

Don't harm her.

Liu Mansion

I wonder, can I get Miss's heart?

How long has Xinci been like this?

She's been like this ever since she came back from the Minister of Works's mansion.

Our daughter has already become like this, you're still smiling?

Doesn't she just want to marry Su Heng?

Just let her marry him then.

But the situation isn't what we imagine it to be!

Besides, His Highness still hasn't said he wants to marry Xinci.

I've heard that on the day of the Minister of Works' banquet,

The minute that demon girl appeared, His Highness left with her!

Can his eyes hold other women?

Don't worry.

Even if he loves that demon girl deeply,

at the moment, he has to marry Xinci.

Are you that confident?

Of course.

And if His Highness treats Xinci poorly?

At the moment, he won't dare to do that.

In the future, if Xinci gives Su Heng a son,

I will help that child onto the royal throne.

At that time, whether or not Su Heng is to live,

is up to one word from us.

Your Highness, Prime Minister Liu has arrived.

Ask him to come in.

Yes.

Your Highness.

You don't need to be so courteous. Sit.

Thank you, Highness.

What have you come here for today?

I still haven't been able to congratulate you on pushing back the Kingdom of Zheng's soldiers.

This matter has already become positive small talk.

The entire court is talking about it.

Your Highness is indeed a great king.

I am also very happy that Mu Yan didn't let me down.

It's just that one battle cannot solve a lifetime's of worries.

Your Highness's meaning is...?

Setting out for battle was a dangerous move.

Since it's a dangerous move, then I can only use it once.

I'm afraid that the second time, the Kingdom of Zheng won't be lacking in protection again.

Indeed.

So I would like to use your power to convince the Kingdom of Zheng

to become allies and friends with my Kingdom of Chen.

This...

You are relatives with the Kingdom of Zheng's Minister of Justice.

The Minister of Justice is currently the King of Zheng's favorite right now.

Then this matter shouldn't be hard for you.

Your Highness has overestimated me.

That Minister of Justice won't submit to me.

Besides, I am already old.

I cannot handle long journeys.

If anything happens on the journey, it's fine if my life is lost.

If I fail your task, that is a big matter.

Then are you not willing to help me solve my problems?

If I can really help Your Highness, I am completely willing.

It's just that I'm old and am not useful anymore.

I'm afraid that I cannot live up to the position of Prime Minister.

How can you say that?

You are the pillar of our kingdom.

Let's talk about this matter later.

Then, I will leave first.

Reporting!

Reporting, Your Highness!

What is it?

General Mu Yan has returned.

This is great! I will go see him in the library!

Yes!

Greetings, Your Highness.

Please rise, general.

What is wrong with your eyes?

Ever since I woke up,

my eyes have been hurting and my head has been spinning.

I don't know what has happened.

Your Highness, is something wrong?

It's nothing.

You just finished a big war,

it must have been that the Kingdom of Zheng isn't willing to be beaten by you,

so they put some sort of spell on you.

However their wish wasn't granted.

The strangeness with your eyes is the marks left over from the spell.

It should be fine.

This is good too.

Where is Miss Jun?

What Miss Jun?

The Miss Jun who went to war with you.

I don't know of any Miss Jun.

Besides, how can a girl be among the soldiers during war?

Your Highness, have you remembered wrong?

It must be that I remembered wrong.

I've been very busy these past days.

Let's go. The court has prepared a celebratory feast for you.

This time you have done great things for the Kingdom of Chen.

I must definitely reward you well.

Let's go!

Soul-shifting technique?

Soul-shifting is a highly advanced technique.

I've only seen it in old books before.

People who have undergone soul shifting aren't any different from normal people.

It's just...

certain people and certain things have completely disappeared from their memory.

As if they have never happened before.

Then, should I ask the imperial physician to cure General Mu Yan?

You can't.

I've already tested him before.

The thing that Mu Yan has forgotten is the girl by his side.

This must have to do with love between a man and woman.

Mu Yan just finished fighting the war.

He is extremely popular in court right now.

Even Liu Wen and the others are looking at him differently.

If this matter gets out,

someone will definitely make use of it.

Then...are we not even going to tell General Mu Yan?

Of course.

Yes.

I already haven't gone to see Murong An for twenty seven days.

I wonder if she's doing well.

Then Your Highness, why not go to see her?

It's precisely because I want to go too much that I cannot go.

I don't understand.

Your Highness, you clearly like Madam Murong so much.

Yes. It's precisely because I like her too much.

So I cannot go see her.

As a king,

I cannot be too obsessed with anyone or anything.

If I am, there will be danger.

Danger?

Ever since times long ago, it has been said that the inner palace and the ruler have to be separated.

A ruler cannot be too obsessed or take too much of a liking to any woman.

That is true...

The previous king also said that a ruler has to balance the power of the inner palace.

He definitely cannot let one girl affect his own actions,

and let that woman become a problem in the end.

Am I not caring about that right now?

I'm just afraid that my obsession will bring danger to Murong An.

But...Madam Murong still hasn't noticed Your Highness's intentions.

If one day, she-

I definitely will not let such a thing happen.

The Prime Minister has done many good things.

He has done many things for the Kingdom of Chen.

I am announcing that from today on,

the Prime Minister does not have to bow to me during court.

That seat is especially for the Prime Minister.

I do not dare.

Prime Minister, you don't need to be so humble. Please.

Then I will have to obey.

Has you daughter been well after going back?

Did she get scared?

She is very well.

That is good. Then I am at peace.

Your Highness, why are you smiling?

Look at this.

Yes.

Congratulations, Your Highness!

It seems that to mediate the disputes between us and Zheng,

Prime Minister Liu has given a lot of effort.

What I wanted is precisely this result.

Prime Minister Liu is suddenly changing his attitude and doing things for Your Highness.

Looks like since Your Highness hasn't mentioned anything about the marriage,

Prime Minister Liu is in a hurry.

His Liu household has very deep roots in my kingdom.

The maternal line especially.

If I hadn't gotten the throne from my father,

I'm afraid those who are pulling the strings today, would be someone from the Liu family.

If I cannot get rid of someone like him, then I will use him instead.

Your Highness, you have decided to marry the Prime Minister's daughter?

It seems the Liu family is definitely in His Highness' good graces.

I'm afraid that a marriage will happen soon.

From His Highness' attitudes, we'll be busy pretty soon.

Indeed!

In this palace, His Highness's marriage,

causes everyone in the palace to become extra wary.

But of course!

The sixth of the eighth is a fortuitous day!

His Highness has decided to marry Prime Minister Liu's daughter on the sixth!

Who let you come here?

This is the court! The place to talk about the country!

How can a girl like you come in?

Country matters?

Is marrying another woman included in affairs of the Kingdom?

How dare you!

Come!

Here!

Take her away!

From today on, lock her away to reflect on her crimes!

Yes!

Ask your heart.

Can you guard your own heart?

Can you? Can you?

Your Highness, it's time to eat.

Murong, she...how is she?

Your Highness, if you're worried about Madam Murong,

today at the court, why did you have to...

Do you think I want to be like this?

The things I'm least willing to do is to go harm her!

But, power in the court is complicated.

And my royal throne has yet to be stabilized.

Countless eyes are watching me, finding my weaknesses,

wanting to find a way to destroy me!

If they discover that my love for Murong An isn't just a brief fling,

Her future days will be in extreme danger!

But Madam Murong may not understand that.

She doesn't need to!

Only if her heart is truly broken will Liu Wen relax.

And what I want to do won't have any troubles.

Sitting on this throne,

means that I have to do things that I don't want to, and say things that I don't want to.

I must be in control of the entire situation.

It's too tiring.

Everyone wants the royal throne and it's power.

But I think that behind the throne, there are too many forced things.

A king doesn't just shoulder personal feelings.

The more important thing is the entire kingdom!

Nothing can be done as the heart wishes.

Is this throne really that great?

I didn't want to forsake you.

Regardless, if only you understood my motives, Murong.

Mu Yan gege! Mu Yan gege.

What's wrong?

Mu Yan gege!

It's fine. I'm here.

I'm sorry. I thought you were him.

It's fine.

Did you have a bad dream?

I keep dreaming the moment when I jumped from the city walls.

It's like he and I are separated by life and death.

Do you think he has met with some sort of danger?

It's just a dream. All dreams are troublesome.

Really?

Trust me. Sleep.

Your Majesty, when you discovered me,

you really don't know what happened to me?

When I found you,

you were unconscious by the lake.

There was nothing around you.

No Su Yu, and no soldiers.

There weren't even any footprints on the grass.

I don't know about anything else.

Do you not believe me?

I do!

But I was clearly together with him!

But when I awoke, he was gone.

It's as if I am in a different world.

Just what happened in between?

Stop forcing yourself.

We've already returned to Wu Lei City.

We will definitely find him.

Since we've come here, it'll be fine when we find him and ask him.

Sleep in peace.

Perhaps we'll see him tomorrow!

Your Majesty, thank you.

Mu Yan gege, just where are you?

It really is General Mu Yan!

He's too handsome!

This is the General Mu Yan who did great things!

Though they were outnumbered, I hear he still killed a hundred enemies by himself!

His Highness has even made him the High General!

So amazing!

Mu Yan gege! Mu Yan gege!

Mu Yan gege! Mu Yan gege!

Mu Yan gege! Mu Yan gege!

Mu Yan gege!

Okay okay okay.

It's really him! Look!

He's already gotten far away, you cannot catch up.

Since you've seen him, you don't need to be afraid of not finding him.

So amazing!

Mu Yan gege.

Prime Minister's Mansion

Su Heng. I hate you.

Murong.

Why do you have to treat me this way?

Because I love you. I cannot lose you!

I really am afraid of losing you!

The throne and love, just what are you afraid of losing?

Both!

If I lose either one I will die!

The throne is my dream and my burden.

But if I lose you, my heart will shatter and I will die!

Why must you marry another woman?

It is to keep my throne!

If I don't have the throne, I will die.

You will be pursued too!

So, I must do something against my heart.

But my heart belongs to you!

Don't worry.

In this entire lifetime, my heart will belong only to you.

My heart will beat only for you.

Is this true?

You are my crisis. Your birth is my crisis!

Madam, His Highness is too tired today.

He has already gone to sleep in the library.

He asks that you sleep early too.

Su Heng, you are indeed heartless!

What is this?

This is a jade bracelet.

Murong, the things of mortals do are like passing clouds to you.

I want to keep you here.

I want you to know what you are unique in my eyes.

There's nothing special about this bracelet.

But the only thing special about it isthat I personally made it for you.

This is the only one in this world.

You made it yourself?

I want you to know that all I've done is for our future.

How do you know that the future you want is the one I want?

Mu Yan gege! Mu Yan gege!

-Mu Yan gege!-Who's there?

General! General are you okay?

It's fine. I just had a dream.

You can go. I'm preparing to dress.

Yes!

Just what have I forgotten?

You cannot do the work we do here.

Uncle, don't just look at how weak I look! I'm really strong!

I'm like a cow! I can do any work!

You, you look just like a chopstick!

Just saying is useless, give it a try.

If you can take three bags then you can stay.

No problem!

Give it a try!

Can you do it or not? If you can't, don't force it.

I can do it! I can walk too, look!

I really can walk!

Wait a second, wait a second!

I'm so sorry! So sorry!

Go work! All of you go work!

I'm really sorry!

You can go, hurry and go!

Uncle, I can help you do calculations!

Just go!

I can really help you do calculations!

Don't touch my calculation books!

Uncle, you've calculated it wrong.

It should be 327 coins. You missed one.

Impossible!

You don't believe me? I'll calculate it for you to see!

Here! All done!

Look!

I really did calculate them wrong.

You know how to use the abacus?

When I was little, my house hired a math teacher.

Hired a math teacher?

Looks like you are a fallen noble.

You know how to read too?

My place needs someone talented like you.

Stay here and help me do the calculations.

Really? Thank you Uncle!

This is great!

Madam! You're awake already?

Where did His Highness sleep last night?

He seems to have gone to Madam Murong's place.

Madam, there was a bout of rain last night.

All the flowers in the villa have opened.

It's very fragrant. Why don't I open the window to let you smell them?

You cannot open the window! I don't want to see sunlight!

Madam...

Ping'er.

Do you feel that I am in a sorry state?

Why would I?

To marry His Highness is a high honor!

Honor?

With no one asking after me, being alone until old age.

Is that an honor?

Madam...

The Prime Minister is asking to see the Madam!

Ping'er, quickly! Help me up!

-Okay!-Help me clean up!

This way please, Prime Minister.

Greetings, Madam.

Father! You and I are father and daughter. You don't need to do these things.

Ping'er, I have somethings to say to Father.

-You can go first.-Yes.

Daughter, is Su Heng treating you well?

Father..

He's not treating you well?

Why would he have a chance to treat me poorly?

What do you mean?

My meaning is that ever since I entered the palace,

he hasn't even looked at me once!

You mean that he didn't even show up to consummate the marriage?

To him, your daughter is just a decoration.

A decoration that he won't even spare a glance to.

How ridiculous!

No!

I've already done enough for the Liu household!

Right now, Father, you should do something for me, right?

♫ Before going far away, ♫

♫ leave tenderness for the wind and rain. ♫

♫ Before tenderness, ♫

♫ forget the wanderings of half a lifetime. ♫

♫ Before forgetting, ♫

♫ sharp blades will be cast out of broken shards. ♫

♫ Before breaking, ♫

♫ bury yourself in the dust. ♫

♫ In the blink of an eye, ♫

♫ you are not you. ♫

♫ Is the fleeting time heartless, ♫

♫ or is true love hard to preserve? ♫

♫ To the ends of the earth, ♫

♫ we will leave and return together. ♫

♫ Until when ♫

♫ will this love song be sung? ♫

♫ To the ends of the earth, ♫

♫ we will leave and return together. ♫

♫ Until when ♫

♫ will this love song be sung? ♫