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=Tigers Sniff the Rose=

(Based on the novel of the same name by Yiren Kuikui)

=Episode 20=

I want more!

Just one more.

- Is there more? - Is there more?

I want that one!

I didn't realize

you liked children so much.

This is delicious!

No more.

Still hungry?

Yes.

I don't like children.

Your Highness,

but just now...

Yan Shang!

I don't like children!

Do I make myself clear?

I'm sorry.

Here, have one.

Let me try!

Let me try!

- Here. - This one's mine!

Try this one.

I'm going back.

Give me one.

Look at this.

I want more!

I want another one.

- Is there more? - Is there more?

Aren't you going back?

I want this one.

Don't grab it!

- It's mine! - I've only got one left!

Right.

Your Highness, go on without me.

I still have things to do.

Smells delicious!

Here, give me one.

Smells delicious!

Smells delicious!

Of course he'd mind.

Who wouldn't?

Even I...

Your Highness!

(Princess Danyang's Residence) Did you just get here?

I thought you'd be home by now.

What's wrong?

Where have you been?

They're all gone.

You didn't save one for yourself.

So I went to buy more.

The shops were already closed.

I knocked for ages.

Aren't you cold?

Come on.

Get inside.

Why are you so clumsy?

Didn't you play with these as a child?

No.

When I was little,

I spent every day studying and doing farm work.

Unlike you,

always so mischievous.

♪Be the blue silk that catches your tears♪

♪Be the sleeve we held♪

Try it.

♪Worn by dust and years♪

♪Let's conspire♪

Is it good?

♪To grow old together♪

Wipe your mouth.

♪Let me be a captive beast bound by the same lock as you♪

You have some too.

♪- Through trails of mud and blood; - Let grief drown in your eyes♪

♪Soar with the wind, burning bright as a song♪

♪Plunge into hellfire as one♪

♪See how roses and green bamboo enchant♪

♪Be the vow I make with all my heart♪

♪If we say forever, then forever it shall be♪

♪Not a single hour less♪

♪However deep the snow, I'll wait if you're there♪

♪We'll be gods above, or wandering souls♪

♪In heaven or the underworld, you're all I need♪

♪If we can stay♪

Your Highness.

What's wrong?

I loved reading as a child.

And now,

I still do.

What you loved as a child,

you can

still love as an adult.

♪Sharp winds or fierce rain♪

That's different.

These little things

are meant to be gifts

that bring you joy.

If you have to buy for yourself

everything you want,

how sad is that?

That won't happen to me.

Then

I'll buy them for you.

Whether you're ten

or

twenty.

♪Let me be the fireflies dancing across your brow♪

You spent next to nothing,

and you're making me sad.

♪Together we'll soar to the skies, burning bright as a song♪

♪Together we'll turn to ashes♪

Your embroidered shoes are wet.

♪Two shadows entwined, a beautiful sight♪

Your Highness,

let me take you back to your room.

♪Be the vow I whisper again and again♪

♪If we say forever, then forever it shall be♪

♪Not a single hour less♪

♪However deep the snow, I'll wait if you're there♪

♪We'll be gods above, or wandering souls♪

♪In heaven or the underworld, you're all I need♪

♪If we're lucky to stay in this world, let's return to when we first met♪

♪- May time be free of fear; - Boats rock♪

♪- May time be free of pain; - Lights fade, seasons turn♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

♪Sharp winds or fierce rain, nothing can break us♪

♪- Be my one and only in this world; - Be my one and only in this life♪

♪My last untouched innocence♪

May I?

Your Highness.

What did you call me?

Wanyao.

You're so clumsy.

You can't do anything right.

I have to teach you everything.

Mr. Wang.

Mr. Xu.

What do you make

of this passage?

You mean

this one?

Mr. Xu,

look at Mr. Yan.

Early morning, not seriously proofreading,

his face is all flushed.

What do you think

he's thinking about?

I suppose...

Look at that glowing face,

so full of youthful vigor.

Without the Princess,

could a nobody like him

have come third?

Everyone has their own fate.

Congratulations, Mr. Liu.

After you.

Stop staring.

You're not destined for promotion.

Wenji.

Rice cake!

Try some.

I never thought

I'd get to eat rice cake in Sheng'an.

You should make a wish with a rice cake,

just like we used to.

Just like we used to!

I wish

my parents good health

and peace throughout the land.

And...

may you reach the highest rank!

May you

rise to the very top.

Is it authentic rice cake?

I haven't tried it yet.

Try some for yourself.

- Not quite authentic. - Not quite authentic!

I'll buy it from another shop next time.

What's wrong?

Yan Shang.

I've been lucky to have you by my side

after all I've been through.

Back at the local school,

how much did you help me?

If I counted them all,

I'd lose count.

Just get to the point.

Yan Shang.

Actually...

Yu Cheng'an talked to me.

I nearly forgot all about you.

You certainly know how to keep your cool.

Always so quiet.

I...

dared not disturb you.

I heard you used to study.

Why become a eunuch?

In reply

to Lord Yu,

I...

once hoped to become an official,

but fate had other plans.

I met with misfortune.

Scholars have always looked down on eunuchs.

You must resent that.

In reply to Lord Yu,

I wouldn't dare.

But...

I do resent it.

Tell me.

Ten years of hard study,

all to pass the exams

and make a name for myself.

But now,

I failed.

Then

you should've stayed in the Imperial Cuisine Service,

enjoying free food.

You'd have got by just fine.

Why go to Hongwen Hall,

a place with no perks?

Seems your ambition to climb higher

is still alive and well.

I wouldn't dare deceive you, Lord Yu.

What I mean is,

as a eunuch,

must I

spend my life serving tea,

forever at others' beck and call?

I've read some books

and know a fair bit,

so why shouldn't I aim higher?

And Hongwen Hall

offers better prospects than the Imperial Cuisine Service.

Does he want

to recruit you?

No.

Perhaps

he just asked out of curiosity.

Yan Shang,

what do you think?

Wenji,

do you ever feel

you could've done more?

Princess Danyang

helped me enter the Imperial Cuisine Service.

And with your help,

I got a post at Hongwen Hall.

That fulfilled

my dream as a scholar.

I couldn't ask for more.

But now,

I've been thrown into endless hell,

left broken and ruined.

Some things,

I understand far better

than I used to.

So many people study for ten years,

only to seek

enough food and warmth.

Those who become eunuchs

seek nothing more than a steady income.

Shouldn't we aim higher,

all the way to the heart of the Imperial Palace?

Wenji,

that's a dangerous path.

Especially since

Yu Cheng'an harmed Chunhua.

Thanks for the warning.

I haven't forgotten it.

But Yan Shang,

ever since you came to Sheng'an,

entered the Princess's residence,

and visited the Investigation Office,

which path you've taken hasn't been dangerous?

I'm only looking for a way to rise.

I'm not about

to risk my life for Yu Cheng'an.

But I'm worried about you.

Thank you.

Wenji.

I should thank you

for speaking so frankly with me.

It's getting late.

Yan Shang,

let me see you out of the palace.

Tell me what you really think.

I wouldn't mind

if you laughed at my sincere words.

I think,

in ancient times,

there was the Grand Historian.

And today,

there's Lord Yu,

head of the eunuchs

and a pillar of the Huai Dynasty.

With Lord Yu as my example,

I believe

whether eunuch or court official,

what matters is making a name in history.

To rise through the ranks,

the imperial exams aren't the only path.

Can't a eunuch have

a future of his own?

Indeed.

A fortune can't compare

to the wisdom in books.

If my foolish son could be like you,

speaking such wisdom on the spot,

I'd have nothing to worry about.

You flatter me.

Wenji.

As for me,

I've trained eunuchs before.

They're loyal enough.

However,

they've read too little

and lack the knowledge.

They're not fit for great things.

I'm willing to learn from you

and I'll do my utmost

to serve you faithfully!

You may go.

I will

take my leave.

(Since coming to Sheng'an,)

(I've suffered one setback after another,)

(fallen into a bottomless abyss.)

(At last, there's a glimmer of hope.)

(Yan Shang,)

(how could I let this chance slip away?)

(You told me,)

(even without hope,)

(I must live for what I believe in.)

(Taking down a petty man like Zhang Jun)

(took the Princess and the third-ranked scholar)

(working so hard together.)

(But my enemies)

(are far more powerful than Zhang Jun.)

(Power)

(counts for nothing)

(except)

(before greater power.)

(Within these palace walls,)

(who knows if there's no path for me)

(to reach the very top?)

Your Highness,

will you wear this pearl hairpin again today?

I'll do your hair now.

Cailian.

Pick any outfit of mine.

I'm giving it to you.

Lend me

what you're wearing.

(Cailian, Princess Danyang's Maid)

(Hongwen Hall; Pursuit of Wisdom) See you tomorrow, Mr. Wang.

All right. See you tomorrow.

Take care.

I'm off.

(Quiet Contemplation) Remember to proofread this.

Yan Shang,

why aren't you heading home?

Your maid is waiting outside.

A maid?

Mine?

Yes, that's what she said.

She's here to pick you up.

Yan Shang,

your maid is absolutely stunning.

She certainly is.

I couldn't find a woman like her

in my household.

Yan Shang,

would you be willing

to part with her?

Yan Shang, you should let her go.

If you're willing to give her to me,

you can name

your price.

This is no joking matter.

Your Highness, what brings you here?

Is a maid just an object

for you to take?

You petty officials

dare to ask for me?

What,

have you grown tired of your wives?

Now you want to marry a princess?

I failed to welcome you

and kept you waiting, Your Highness.

I deserve death.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

Your Highness, please forgive me.

Calm down.

Dear Yan Shang,

aren't you happy to see me here?

Wanyao, stop fooling around.

Your Highness,

it's dangerous to travel incognito.

Let's go back.

Free time's rare.

That's why I dressed this way.

I'm so glad

you came to get me.

So where shall we go?

During the Double Festival,

the Emperor lifts the curfew.

I want to see the night market.

Your Highness, but...

The Princess has an order. Yan Shang, you must obey.

All right.

The Princess wishes to visit the night market.

Yan Shang of Hongwen Hall will escort her.

No disobedience.

I obey.

And one more thing,

tonight,

don't call me "Your Highness".

I obey.

Let's go.

Look! The fire-breather is amazing!

Look!

(Leming Tavern)

(Jinxiu Silk House)

How is it?

Too big.

This one!

You look better without it.

Let's check the others.

So pretty!

No, thanks.

Let's look over there.

What's this?

No idea.

No idea?

I'm from Lingnan. Of course I don't know.

Then how come you, a local, don't know?

I seldom hang out. How would I know?

You country bumpkin!

You don't even know this?

Seldom hang out, huh?

(Rose Pastry)

Wanyao!

I checked it. It's called rose pastry.

Pretty?

My colleagues didn't flatter you.

My lady

really is breathtaking.

(Pretty!)

What a flatterer,

dear Yan Shang.

Bravo!

Bravo!

So pretty!

Yeah.

Missed.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Thanks.

What good luck!

Excuse me.

Sir...

Let's have a go too.

All right.

Sir,

what's the first prize?

That one.

That's beautiful.

I want it.

Win one for me.

Me?

I...

I can't.

All right.

Here, sir.

Sir, the arrows are over there.

Try that one.

So close!

Try again.

Almost!

See? One more won't help.

One more!

Let me try again.

He'll make it this time.

No chance.

Let me show you.

Again.

My lady is amazing!

One more time.

Just one left.

Try it yourself.

Win or lose,

the prize is ours.

All right.

How did it fall?

It was fine a moment ago.

The flower fell off.

Sir?

Why get rough, sir?

(Meng Zaishi, Military Governor of the Central Circuit, North Jing)

I don't want the prize.

Give it to that lady.

Yes, sir.

No need.

My lady,

let's go home.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Your Highness, it's been a while.

What do you want?

So, you found yourself a new lover?

Let's go.

What's the hurry?

Don't you want your things back?

You've got the wrong person.

This is my wife,

not some princess.

There's no curfew tonight.

The Imperial Guards are everywhere.

Please, show some restraint.

Don't cause a scene with the officials

and spoil the festivities.

Dear,

let's go home.

Don't look back.

Your Highness,

are you all right?

That man...

He didn't follow us.

Who was he?

He didn't seem to be a local.

As you said,

he mistook me for someone else.

Yan Shang,

I'm a little tired.

Take me back to the residence.

You can go rest now.

Everything's fine here.

Got it.

Mother, I hit it!

Mother,

(Young Mu Wanyao) let's see who can shoot more accurately.

The other day, Yang Si challenged you to archery.

Why didn't you accept?

Mother, I don't want to compete with him.

He cheats all the time.

Mother,

everyone gets a prize for competing.

If I win,

you should give me one too.

So, what do you want?

If I win,

I want a hairpin.

All right.

(Rebellion of the Seven Military Governors)

Mother,

where are we going?

I don't know either.

Mother, can we still go home?

I don't want to leave Sheng'an.

Of course we can.

Once the rebels are defeated,

we can go home.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, urgent news!

Your Majesty, good news!

Your Majesty!

The rebels in Jiannan Circuit have been defeated.

Our forces captured rebel leader Jia Xingzhang

and executed him on the spot!

Who led the troops?

It was Yu Cheng'an!

Good!

Yu Cheng'an, senior palace attendant,

rose to the occasion in a crisis...

(Sheng'an)

Mother.

Apart from North Jing,

are all the rebellions put down?

Almost.

We'll be back in Sheng'an soon.

(Sheng'an)

Meng Baiyu, Military Commander of North Jing's Central Circuit,

has shown great virtue and loyalty.

We greatly commend him.

Our eldest daughter, Princess Danyang,

is gentle and virtuous,

well-versed in propriety.

We hereby decree

that she be wed to Meng.

Proclaim this far and wide.

See that it is carried out.

I beg you, Lord Yu.

Your Highness

has the support of the whole realm.

Now war ravages the land,

and the people are suffering.

And Your Highness wants to stand aside?

In times like these,

how could that be acceptable?

♪A daughter ventures forth♪

♪In the name her father gave♪

♪Into savage lands, to tame tigers and slay wolves♪

What are you doing?

♪The fate is sealed, a destiny bestowed by Heaven♪

♪When did you decide to defy it, to change it?♪

(Mingde Gate)

♪Defy its might, and the submission it demands♪

♪Defy its scorn, stain the sky with blood♪

♪We weren't born for sacrifice. Love isn't meant for silent suffering♪

♪Nor wed for the sake of any kingdom♪ (Central Circuit; North Jing)

♪Cold as a blade, yet peerless as a bloom♪

The soldiers are charging!

♪Who dares make me bow down in the dust?♪

Let me go!

Put me down!

By Central Circuit custom,

the bride is seized.

Don't you know?

I'm from Sheng'an!

Not for much longer!

Your Highness!

My hairpin!

(With Bold, Majestic Strides)

(So this is my husband-to-be?)

(Meng Baiyu, Military Governor of the Central Circuit, North Jing)

You're not too pampered to come after all.

You are right.

But married or not,

wherever I go,

I'm still a princess of Huai.

Then today,

it's time for the Princess of Huai

to serve me in the bridal chamber.

I'm from the Central Plains.

By our custom,

we haven't shared the wedding feast,

drunk the nuptial wine,

bowed to each other,

or greeted our guests.

How can we retire to the bridal chamber?

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We have to make it out alive.

So is your father!

And Yu Cheng'an's the biggest liar of all!

I'd never have spared your worthless life!

♪Be the ferry where you wait for the sun♪

♪Be the blue silk that catches your tears♪

♪Be the sleeve we held, worn by dust and years♪

♪Let's conspire to grow old together♪

♪Let me be a captive beast bound by the same lock as you♪

♪- Through trails of mud and blood; - let grief drown in your eyes♪

♪Soar with the wind; plunge into hellfire as one♪

♪Burning bright as a song♪

♪See how roses and green bamboo enchant♪

♪Be the vow I make with all my heart♪

♪If we say forever, then forever it shall be♪

♪Not a single hour less♪

♪However deep the snow, I'll wait if you're there♪

♪We'll be gods above, or wandering souls♪

♪In heaven or the underworld, you're all I need♪

♪If we can stay, let's return to the village of our first meeting♪

♪- May time be free of fear; - boats rock♪

♪- May time be free of pain; - lights fade, seasons turn♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

♪Sharp winds or fierce rain, nothing can break us♪

♪Be mine in this world; be mine in this life♪

♪My last untouched innocence♪

♪If only we could return to the village where we first met♪

♪Stay by me; help me forget the frozen dream of last night♪

♪Fireflies glow, flowers kiss our lips; just us, through dawn and dusk♪

♪- May time be free of fear; - boats rock♪

♪- May time be free of pain; - lights fade, seasons turn♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

♪By your side, through joy and pain, is that eternity?♪

♪Till fireworks flood the town♪

♪Till the lake is still and clear♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

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