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[The Virtuous Queen of Han]

[Episode Forty-Four]

Your Majesty, Princess Pingyang and the Empress seek audience with you.

- Greetings to Your Majesty. - Greetings to Your Majesty.

Don't stand on ceremony.

- Thank you, Your Majesty. - Thank you, Your Majesty.

It's so rare to see my sister come over with Zi Fu.

You are both even smiling so cheerfully.

Could it be that you have good news for me?

I would like to ask Your Majesty for a joyous favor.

I hope that Your Majesty can do me the favor.

What joyous favor is it that requires Empress and my sister to both ask it?

I'm almost forced to agree to it already.

Princess and I are here to ask Your Majesty to bestow a marriage.

Princess and Wei Qing are in love.

They have both widowed and now they should enjoy married bliss.

I hope that Your Majesty can grant us our wish.

No.

Your Majesty, Wei Qing and Princess are compatible in status.

Moreover, they have mutual affection for one another.

They are also both without spouse.

Why has Your Majesty objected to this marriage?

Please do explain.

This took me by surprise. I need time to think it through.

I need to give this matter much thought.

Your Majesty, what are your concerns?

I've already been through so much during the past few years.

I've realized how unpredictable life is.

I no longer have it in me to watch my life go by meaninglessly.

We fell for each other years ago.

But fate was unkind to us and so many obstacles were in our way.

Therefore, we had no choice but to put our feelings aside again and again.

Our hearts ached time after time.

Since you are so deeply in love

why don't you just stay together in private?

Why do you have to ask me to bestow marriage to you?

It is because of love that there is fear.

Princess has no trepidation, but Wei Qing is still hesitant.

Since Your Majesty knows that they are in love with each other

why aren't you willing to help them fulfill this wish?

Wei Qing is hesitant.

He must have his reasons.

And so do I.

Wei Qing is modest, faithful, valiant, and courageous.

He risked his life for Great Han, and won every battle he fought.

He is the faithful subject whom I treasure the most.

He is indeed a great match for Sister.

But the more merits he has, the more enemies he has made.

And the more danger he is in.

The name of Great General Wei is known all across the nation.

Foreign enemies and hidden traitors all see him as a thorn in their flesh.

So many people want to take revenge on him.

So many would do anything to take his life.

Wei Qing is a Commander, but also my subject.

This is a risk that he must take.

But how could I bear to put my sister in grave danger at all times?

Your Majesty...

Since I entered the harem, there were so many times that I almost died.

Does Your Majesty still remember how you felt then?

I was in great pain and sorrow.

I was willing to exchange anything for your life.

If Your Majesty were to know that I would come across such dangers

would you have abandoned me so that you wouldn't witness my death?

I can understand Your Majesty's sentiments in protecting your sister.

But Your Majesty is also someone of deep affections and sentiments.

You are very close to Princess, so you should be able to tell

that the depth of the love between Princess and Wei Qing

is just as profound as the love between us.

If our love didn't even falter in the threat of death

I believe it will be the same for the both of them.

If Your Majesty will deny me my wish

I will still be parted from him in life, even if not in death.

It is just as miserable.

No matter what obstacles await us in the future

no matter how far we could both go on together

I just want to abandon all restraints to spend the rest of my life with him.

I beg Your Majesty to grant me my wish.

I beg Your Majesty to put yourself in her shoes.

Please fulfill their wish.

[Great General's Manor]

Your love started because of a horse.

Are you going to end it with one as well?

Sister...

You know about it already?

Princess has already asked His Majesty to bestow marriage.

What?

Princess... She...

His Majesty has also granted it.

My main purpose in coming here today is to convey His Majesty's decree.

Princess is deeply in love with you.

Don't let her down any more.

I was afraid to let her down so...

Whenever you get back from the battles

you always talk about interesting findings at the frontier

or the amazing scenery in the deserts.

As for the struggle of life and death in the battles

you hardly ever brought it up.

You've conquered so many battles and took on so many injuries.

I never asked you about it because I didn't want add on to your worries.

I could only pray quietly for the battles to be over soon.

I know that not only are you risking your life to protect the nation

but also to fulfill our brother's wish to attain merits and fame.

Moreover, you ensure my status as the Empress with your meritorious services.

But do you know that I also have expectations of you?

I hope that besides living for the sake of Great Han and the people

that you can live for yourself.

I hope that in addition to bringing peace to the nation

you can also be blessed with a good marriage.

Fulfill what was unfulfilled.

But I am doing very well now. I wish for nothing more.

I don't believe that you do not feel for the Princess.

Are you not willing to marry her?

You have always put other people ahead of yourself.

If you put me as your priority, please marry for my sake.

Don't make me regret this for life.

If you put Jia Er as your priority

you should know that she would want you to continue that romance again.

If you put Princess as your priority

then you should go ahead with it all the more

so that she will no longer have to be parted from you again.

But above all else, what I hope is that you can put yourself first.

Stop denying yourself the love in your heart.

But I still have to take care of Xi Niang.

I still have my three children to look after.

I have to consider them as well.

As long as you have the desire to be remarried

any doubts you have can be managed.

Xi Niang.

She...

I've already told Xi Niang about His Majesty's bestowed marriage.

What?

Those must be Xi Niang's tears of joy.

Princess has promised Xi Niang to treat her as her own mother

and carry out filial duties on behalf of Jia Er.

She also promised to treat your three sons as her own children.

I've also promised her to keep the manor the way that it is

including this Jia Chamber that was set up especially for Shen Jia.

In the future, I will burn sandalwood incense for her in person.

Thank you.

In the past, you were the one who made me the promises.

Now, I shall repay your affection with my promises to you.

Be it blessings or disasters in the future

I will stay by your side.

For life or for death, however separated

to you I pledge my word.

Xi Niang.

I thought that after Jia Er died, I would no longer have a daughter.

Who knew that the gods would now bless this family whole again?

You are indeed very skilled.

After your amazing massage

the pains in my shoulder have subsided a lot.

I am flattered. Thank you, Your Majesty.

My godfather is definitely very skilled in massage.

My skills in massage are also taught by my godfather.

Your Majesty, Elder Yi seeks audience.

- Summon him in. - Yes.

Warm blessings to Your Majesty.

Greetings to Madame Li.

Whenever you show up, I know that I am in for a treat.

Empress told me that Your Majesty has been feeling sore all over your body.

So I've especially made some icy jade dew for Your Majesty.

I hope that your aches can be cured through food.

Icy jade dew?

It is made with mandarin oranges, water chestnuts, and pears.

Sugarcane juice is added and it's poured into the hollow peel of the oranges.

They are then chilled in the ice chamber.

It can help boost one's appetite and relieve body heat.

The fragrance of the mandarin oranges is sweet and appetizing.

Great! Empress is really thoughtful.

Everyone has been making efforts to ease my aches and pains.

Yuan Shu is Madame Li's godfather.

He is here to give me a massage.

It worked really well.

The pain in my shoulders has already subsided quite a bit after the massage.

Elder Yi is very thoughtful as well.

The food therapy he designed is indeed catered to Your Majesty's needs.

How do you know that it is suitable for me?

When I was giving Your Majesty a massage

I could tell that your channels and vessels are quite blocked.

It could be a stagnation of energy flow in your liver.

The channel to your gut is blocked.

That is why you have been feeling mild pains on the sides of your chest

and having occasional cramps.

It is indeed so.

Moreover, you must have often tasted bitterness in your mouth.

That is caused by the leak of energy from your liver.

The pain in the sides of your chest is triggered because the liver and gut

are of the same source.

I believe Your Majesty must be easily frustrated and angered?

You've only given me a massage once

and you already know my condition so well.

It seems that you're skilled in medical theory as well.

Yi Han, you made this dessert to unblock the stagnation in the liver and gut?

The pear, water chestnut, and sugarcane juice, can relieve heat from the liver.

Mandarin oranges can smooth out the energy flow

strengthen the gastric system, and relieve stagnation and pain.

Chilling it into a sorbet further intensifies the fragrance of oranges.

It is cool and refreshing. It helps boost one's appetite.

You and Yi Han are both well-read in medical theories.

You can then diagnose complicated diseases for me together.

I once heard that Elder Yi had a heated dispute with Liu An

on the ritual platform.

He stopped Liu An from confusing the people.

In comparison, what I learned is but a trifle.

Madame Li said that you are skilled in medicine, divination, and astrology.

Are you skilled in astronomy as well?

I couldn't say that I am skilled in it.

I can only make predictions from the current situations.

From my years of keen observation

a halo near the sun means that it will rain at midnight.

When ants abandon their colony, there will definitely be wind and rain.

That is how I predicted rainfall the previous time.

If I could have more assistance from capable wise men

to prevent and fight natural calamities...

Great Han is sure to prosper for generations to come.

But what I hope for the most is to have the gods bless my people.

Your Majesty has the desire to help the people

so the gods will be in your favor!

In my opinion, the gods have already repaid your kindheartedness

before Your Majesty even prayed to them.

How is that so?

When thunder sounds at midnight of the jiazi day (sexagenary dates)

there will be a great abundance in food crops.

Today is jiazi day

but there hasn't been sounds of thunder yet.

Your Majesty is the son of gods and everything is within your reach.

Just like this moment

thunder sounds on a dry day, impacts on Weiyang Palace.

Great! Yuan Shu, you are well read in medicine and astronomy.

You are indeed an uncommon man.

I bestow to you a pass to enter the palace freely.

You can visit your goddaughter more often as well as give me massages

to relieve my aches and pains.

I would also like you to discuss matters of astronomy with Yi Han

and predict the climate to offer me assistance!

Thank you, Your Majesty!

I will certainly do my best to serve Your Majesty!

According to Uncle Yi's observation, while Yuan Shu was in the palace

he was still paying great attention to each and every move

out there in the world in secret?

He must have secret plans in mind.

And he made use of great timing to speak right before the thunder sounded.

His Majesty then took him as an amazing man

who could predict the climate.

Perhaps he made his appearance in the palace today according to his plan.

If so, I'm afraid that Madame Li is just as calculated as he is.

Your Highness must not let your guard down.

Once, I played a duet with Madame Li.

Her notes flowed with great ease and layered with great complexity.

It was as if she was trying to overpower my tune.

It is completely different from her usual modest behavior.

The notes played by a person tell the person's true character.

It seems that she is actually someone who strives to make it to the top

and wishes to show off in front of all.

She has always been modest and well-mannered before others.

I can't make a conclusion from mere speculation.

All I can do is to pay more attention in the future.

Your Highness is right.

It seems that Your Highness is already doing very well

in grasping the protocol of managing the harem.

I have been Empress for several years now.

It is in one's nature to present one's skills to the Emperor

in order to gain fame and wealth.

We should not be overly suspicious.

But we must always be cautious.

This pair of godfather and daughter

one has the pass to enter the palace at will

and the other lives in the harem.

Should they try to stir up any trouble

the harem would be the first to be affected.

I can only observe quietly.

If she is truly virtuous, I will definitely be on her side.

If she is deceitful, I will punish her.

Your Highness, Madame Xuli fell and was injured in the courtyard.

The Empress arrives!

At ease.

Greetings to Your Highness.

How is she?

She is fine now.

But it will take some time for the wound on her forehead to heal.

Fortunately, she didn't fall upon anything too hard or sharp.

Otherwise, her life would have been in jeopardy.

All right. Write down the prescription and start brewing the medicine.

Yes.

Sister should recuperate here in my palace

so I can look after you myself.

Thank you, Your Highness.

What exactly happened?

This is all my fault.

I was too absent-minded.

I was practicing dancing in the courtyard

and I tossed out ribbons which Sister tripped over.

I caused her to be so seriously injured.

I beg Your Highness and Sister for forgiveness.

You have always been very agile in your ribbon dance.

Why would you...

I've been practicing some new stances for His Majesty.

I was too focused on my practice to notice anyone passing by.

Coincidentally, Madame Xuli passed by and stepped on the ribbons.

I was too focused on my practice to notice anything.

When I pulled the ribbons, I heard the sound of Sister falling over.

I truly don't know if this is just an accident or if you did it on purpose.

It really was an accident! I beg Sister for forgiveness.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

When you were dancing, your eyes were wide and alert.

How could you not notice that I was approaching?

The moment I stepped on the ribbons

you immediately pulled the ribbons with great force and made me fall over.

How could that be a coincidence?

But that is the truth!

No matter what, Sister was hurt because of me.

If Your Highness insists on punishing me

I am willing to accept the punishment.

Indeed. You should be punished.

Whether it was done on purpose or not

you have caused Madame Xuli to be injured.

Since you feel remorseful, I will take that into consideration.

You are to weave cloth in the weaving room

from the first day of the month to the fifteenth.

Yes.

You have yourself to blame for not retaining your composure.

You're already stirring up trouble before the timing is right.

You nearly exposed your true personality and dark schemes.

But that Madame Xuli is really annoying.

She is always protective of Empress and suppresses me.

I was angry, so I couldn't help but teach her a lesson.

Do you wish others to start gossiping that you have gotten cocky?

You have to put the interests of the whole above all else.

What's the use of taking fragrance pills these days?

I have to weave in the weaving room every day.

Not only am I all groggy from weaving all day

but I also have to pretend that I feel great remorse.

Even if I give off fragrance

how will I be able to get His Majesty to notice me?

How are you feeling?

I just feel dizzy and my heart aches whenever I think about this matter.

When I think about how I have to keep being submissive to them

and pretend that I am modest and obedient

I feel uncomfortable.

I really hope that I can gain great authority

to make the Empress pay for this!

Don't worry.

You aren't too far from having great authority.

Could it be...

Your pulse flows smoothly without any blockages.

It is like slippery beads.

It is the pulse of pregnancy.

Pulse of pregnancy?

I am pregnant?

I could give birth to an imperial heir and attain great authority?

Weaving? I'll see who is the one that gets to weave now.

I'm going to tell His Majesty about this right away.

Whatever punishment she gave me will all be spared.

Hold on.

You must go to the weaving room. You also must weave the cloth.

And you must wear yourself out even more with the weaving.

The Empress arrives!

Warm blessings to Your Highness.

You may get up.

You asked to see me urgently. What is the matter?

I have a matter to discuss with Your Highness in private.

What secret is it that can not be known to others?

I've come over here to weave before I even had breakfast.

Since Madame Li repents sincerely, I am very much comforted.

Once the time is up, you can leave.

When I was weaving, the more I thought about it

the more I felt that I had done nothing wrong.

What do you mean by that?

I didn't mean to hurt Madame Xuli.

It was Madame Xuli who stepped on my ribbons.

How could I possibly expect that to happen?

Even if it was an accident, it was caused by your carelessness.

Now that Madame Xuli is injured

can you say that you had absolutely nothing to do with it?

Besides, you said that you are willing to be punished for it.

Because of Madame Xuli's mishap

I took a step back and asked to be punished.

However, Your Highness manages the harem

so you should be able to make the right judgments.

Since you know that I'm innocent, how can you punish me for no reason?

You asked to see me.

What exactly is it for?

Is it just to tell me this absurd reasoning and excuses

to make me spare you from punishment?

Those aren't absurd excuses.

A reasonable person could tell

that if Madame Xuli didn't know that she should dodge

it must be that she had ulterior motives.

She injured herself in order to frame me for it.

Now that she is injured, that is her fate.

- How can you blame it all... - Shut up!

I had wanted to believe that you had no intention to hurt her.

So I asked you to meditate and reflect on yourself.

However, you try to make others sound so mean.

This attitude of yours

makes me believe all the more that you intended to harm Madame Xuli.

If so, I should give you a harsher punishment!

Your Highness wishes to punish me?

I'm afraid that you will regret that decision in the future!

I have no idea what you are up to.

But whatever it is, don't you dare do what you please in the harem!

From now on, you are not to leave the weaving room

until you have truly repented.

Your Highness!

Please have mercy on me!

Please spare me and my unborn child!

Your Highness! I really didn't lie to you!

Please be kind to me and allow the imperial physician to take a look!

This is an imperial heir!

This is the bloodline line of Great Han, Your Highness!

I really can't take such a heavy punishment, Your Highness!

Stop putting on an act!

Get up!

- Please spare me, Your Highness. - Get up!

Please spare my unborn child...

Summon the imperial physician!

Yes!

Madame!

What is the matter? Madame! Wake up!

Madame!

His Majesty arrives!

- Greetings to Your Majesty. - At ease.

Why has she fainted so suddenly?

Madame Li is fine. She is just pregnant.

Is this true?

Her pulse flows smoothly without any blockages.

It is like slippery beads, so she must be pregnant.

You are pregnant.

This is great.

You should rest well from now on.

If you need anything, just let Bai Min inform me.

You must take care of yourself and don't pass out again.

Madame is very frail. She must not overexert herself.

You should go and prepare prenatals for Madame Li now.

Let her nourish her health and build up energy.

Yes!

Here.

Your Highness...

I have done wrong.

What are you doing?

Your Highness, please spare me.

Stop making me weave in the weaving room as punishment.

I really can't take it anymore.

Tell me what happened.

Her Highness ordered me to weave in the weaving room.

I am not to leave the room without the Empress' permission.

- But... - Since you are now pregnant

you won't have to go to the weaving room anymore.

Nurse yourself back to health.

But you must also be careful of your words and actions.

Only then can you have high morals to educate and raise your child.

But didn't Your Highness say that even if I am pregnant, I have to be punished?

When did I ever say such words?

What exactly happened?

I accidentally caused Madame Xuli to get injured the other day.

I held myself responsible for it and asked to be punished willingly.

But then I felt unbearably nauseous in the weaving room

and recalled that I haven't had my period for quite some time.

I was then worried that I might be pregnant.

But I went to the weaving room upon your request.

You didn't inform me of your pregnancy then.

I did!

But Your Highness wouldn't believe me.

You accused me of finding excuses to avoid punishment.

Nonsense!

You are just making this up.

How can you slander me, Your Highness?

I begged Your Highness to spare my unborn child.

Not only did you refuse to do so, but you punished me even more!

Your Majesty knows what I am like. I am telling the truth!

I am also telling the truth! I have not lied at all!

If Your Majesty doesn't believe me

you can ask the maids in the weaving room.

They all heard me!

That isn't necessary. You asked to speak to me in private.

Therefore, there are no witnesses at all.

It seems that you have been plotting to put on this act for ages.

I am wronged!

Wronged?

In the weaving room, you were arrogant and spoke impudently to me.

But the moment I opened the door

you immediately started crying in front of others

and whining that you're pregnant.

Your Highness, the gods are watching.

How could you accuse me so?

I might have been of lowly birth

but I know that a person should always remain true and sincere.

The gods can prove my words.

I beg Your Majesty to believe me!

Your Majesty believes her?

If I lied and slandered the Empress

I am willing to die of torn organs and disfigurement!

Would you really make such an oath to make His Majesty believe you?

Mother is tied to her child.

Aren't you worried that the imperial heir would be harmed?

If the imperial heir is harmed

I am willing to be punished a hundred fold.

We all know the truth in our hearts.

I have no fear or regrets!

Lie down quickly. Here.

There is actually someone like you in this world who twists the truth.

I allowed you into the harem and made you a Madame!

Empress.

Your Majesty doesn't believe me?

Do you think it is appropriate to discuss this matter now?

Your Majesty, Her Highness has arrived.

Greetings to Your Majesty.

I have prepared your favorite food.

Here, have a taste.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

How is it?

How did Your Majesty know that I have refrained from eating spicy food?

I know everything about you.

In the past, I liked to see you get jealous for me.

But recently, you seem to be overly jealous?

You were almost as green as this plum.

If Your Majesty is referring to Madame Li's punishment

I consider myself to be just and fair.

All I ask is for the truth to be out.

I refuse to be wrongly accused.

Zi Fu, it is just a misunderstanding between you and Madame Li.

A misunderstanding?

What we each said was inconsistent and conflicting.

Only one of us is telling the truth.

This cannot be glossed over.

How could it be rendered as some misunderstanding?

When people have doubts about one another

and have verbal conflicts, misunderstandings are formed.

Madame Li couldn't help being impertinent

out of her instinct to protect the imperial heir.

She already admitted to that.

I have also lectured her about it.

Your Majesty believes her?

You might have been too worried about Madame Xuli's injury

and thus formed a biased opinion of Madame Li.

I can understand that.

Madame Li has already said that she is willing to be punished.

Then she went back on her words for some reason.

It is normal that you would be suspicious of her.

You felt that she was finding excuses to avoid punishment.

Your Majesty means that Madame Li was telling the truth

but I was too angry to empathize with her?

Now that this matter has played out like this and Madame Li is pregnant

why don't we let her rest well for the sake of the imperial heir?

Let bygones be bygones.

You have always insisted on harmony and amity in the harem.

That is still my motto.

I can let this all go for the sake of the imperial heir.

But Your Majesty needs to come to terms with Madame Li's personality.

In two days' time, I'm going with Your Majesty

to provide relief for the poor.

If she is to do what she pleases without our supervision

I'm afraid that I will be worried about it throughout our trip.

I've decided to postpone this trip for a couple of days.

Madame Li hasn't been feeling too well these days.

Her pregnancy is unstable.

I'd like to set out on the trip when she is a lot more stable.

Hasn't it crossed Your Majesty's mind

that she is just pretending to be frail to get your sympathy?

Moreover, the date of our trip to relieve the poor is already announced.

The people are looking forward to the arrival of Your Majesty.

Would you disappoint the people for the sake of your favorite concubine?

I am doing this for the imperial heir.

Empress keeps on saying that Madame Li lied and put on an act.

How can you be so sure?

I saw her change her attitude right before my eyes.

She is totally different before others and in private!

She is actually the one who begged Your Majesty to stay with her.

Your Majesty was too soft-hearted and agreed to it?

Are you hectoring me now?

I have no intention to do so.

Didn't you say that she would do evil in the harem if she is left alone?

Now that I am postponing the trip to provide relief

to the poor it can save you from your worries.

I can understand that Your Majesty is postponing the trip

out of your deep concern for your own child.

I shouldn't make Your Majesty handle matters my way.

Please allow me to go on the trip alone

and bring great blessings from Your Majesty to the people.

Must you insist on going alone?

I only said that I would like to postpone the trip.

But you insist on leaving as scheduled.

Couldn't you be as gentle as you used to be and consider my feelings?

Your Majesty, I thought that this idea would help with sharing your burdens.

Who knew that this would infuriate you?

It is my fault that I failed to judge Lady Li carefully.

I walked right into her trap and made her a Madame.

I will head back to my palace now to reflect on my mistakes

and await for the time to set out on the trip to relieve the poor.

After Your Majesty left the palace

I couldn't stop myself from missing you.

I could only transfer my thoughts into my weaving

and then embroider all the regions onto the linen, one at a time.

In the future, I will take you around the entire nation

to visit all the places that are embroidered on here.

We shall witness the people's joys and abundance in life.

I will then embroider the word 'he'(harmony) onto the linen

to celebrate the harmony and prosperity of Great Han.

Now that most of the people in Great Han

are living in peace and harmony

although they might not all be well-fed and clothed...

It is time for me to fulfill my promise.

I will embroider the word 'he' onto this linen.

Then I will also fulfill my promise.

I will visit all the places in this harmonious nation.

- Ming Yue. - Yes.

Have the kitchen prepare lamb stew and mackerel.

Those are His Majesty's favorites.

I was indeed a bit too harsh to His Majesty just now.

I will go and prepare them right away.

- Bai Min. - Present.

Go and pack my luggage for me right away.

Your Majesty is going to leave the palace with Her Highness tomorrow

to help relieve the poor?

I've promised the Empress to relieve the poor

in places where life is still not plentiful.

We'll have all the people enjoy the abundance of life and blessings.

Also, prepare some wine. I shall feast with the Empress tonight.

Yes!

Your Highness, His Majesty's closest servant reported back

that His Majesty has gone to Fragrance Halls

and didn't indicate when he would return.

Your Highness, will you continue waiting?

We'll wait a bit longer.

Yes.

If I hadn't run into Yuan Shu

I wouldn't have known that you couldn't sleep from stomach pains.

Fortunately, Godfather found Your Majesty in time.

If Your Majesty hadn't stayed by my side

I'm sure that I wouldn't have pulled through this pain.

You'll be fine. Don't worry.

I'm here for you.

I am so scared.

I beg Your Majesty not to leave.

I won't.

Let's leave now.

We'll head back to pack and leave for the trip tomorrow to relieve the poor.

- Yes. - Yes.

Distribute the rice grains to the people!

Greetings to Your Highness!

The people who received rice yesterday are kowtowing outside

in gratitude to His Majesty's kindness!

I hope that all our people can live in prosperity and abundance.

We'll distribute food supplies in Shiqiao County tomorrow.

Prepare some lighter clothes so that I can walk around easily.

I will hand out the supplies in person

so that the people can feel His Majesty's great kindness.

Yes.

Your Highness. Look who is here.

His Majesty?

Duan Hong, what brings you here?

Greetings to Your Highness.

Although His Majesty did not join you on this trip

he is very concerned about you.

Therefore, he sent me over to protect Your Highness.

I understand.

Thank you for coming all the way here to protect me.

Actually, the day before you left

His Majesty had already ordered his men to pack his luggage

to set out on this trip with you.

He even prepared to hold a feast in Jiaofang Palace with you.

But then Lady Li nearly had a miscarriage.

His Majesty had no choice but...

I understand.

His Majesty has me on his mind

there is nothing more that I ask for.

You have been going around to so many places these days

to provide relief to the poor in person.

Are you tired?

This is nothing compared to all those working out there in the fields.

In the countryside

I could see that even if the children aren't leading a plentiful lifestyle

they are still cheerful and having a lot of fun.

It reminds me of our happy childhood memories.

On my way here, as I went past the scenic views of the countryside

I remembered the times of our childhood.

It was difficult but we were very happy.

I remember that you, Wei Qing, and my eldest brother

used to catch fish in the river.

Exactly. Wei Qing was the glutton.

Whenever he saw a fish in the water

he would leave everything behind to catch the fish.

We even caught crabs together.

We also lit lanterns to make wishes.

My older sister made a wish not to work in the farms.

Wei Qing wished to have steamed bread every day.

You used to walk around with your ocarina but couldn't play it at all.

Your Highness is finally cheerful now.

Don't ever frown again.

I'm really fortunate to have an older brother like you

who has forever protected me.

You make me feel at ease.

Didn't you say that the Big Dipper could point the direction?

But the stars are nowhere in sight now.

Zi Fu, don't be scared.

Although there are no stars now, I can be your Big Dipper.

All right, I will be your Big Dipper.

My Big Dipper?

Whatever happens, I will be here to protect you.

I remember how I brought you into the palace.

I also remember that I promised to be your Big Dipper.

Affections of the Big Dipper shine brightly on this love.

It stays bright up in the skies.

For all of eternity.

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