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Oops! The King is in Love

Episode 19

Eat your food.

Mom.

The garrison soldiers

came to the capital quite suddenly.

Why does the war concern you?

Tell me.

When was the last time you had a proper meal?

Of course the war will concern me!

If the enemy invades our borders,

the common people will be the ones suffering.

Come on.

I don't want to look at the bigger picture.

As a mother, I just can't bear to see you suffer.

Mom.

Mom!

Don't pretend crying.

I'll eat, OK?

There you go.

Honey,

I'm telling you.

Yanqing is a catcher.

You are still young.

So you might turn blind

when you meet a man who is sweet to you

just like what I experienced back then.

Don't worry.

If that punk dares to come again,

I'll break his legs for you.

It's OK.

I'll personally break his legs.

Mom.

I was wondering,

how did you trick my dad out of his study?

Trick?

I never lied to him.

At that time, your mother was the most gorgeous woman

in the capital.

That bastard

wooed me in any way he could.

For example,

pretending to be sick,

writing love poems,

and pretending to be intimate with another woman to make me jealous.

He used all the tricks

to go after me.

But so what?

In the end he abandoned you and me

for fame and fortune.

Lotus and Lily.

I have found a perfect husband.

Now I'm living happily outside the palace.

Our wedding is approaching.

So this letter is to

invite you two to my wedding.

I thought

Sanbao would never talk to us again.

I didn't expect

she still remembers us.

We'll feel assured as long as

she's living a better life than us

and happily ever after.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Hang in there.

Stay strong!

No way!

I need to get out of the palace.

I want to see her,

even for just one last time.

Didn't the letter say that Sanbao is going to be married?

I know.

But the mansion doesn't look festive at all.

Young Master.

Sanbao?

His Majesty has something important to deal with.

So he needs to stay behind closed doors for several days.

No one should disturb him during this period.

But it's Her Majesty's order that

I need to come to greet His Majesty every day

about how he's doing with his study and the meals.

Anle,

I need your help.

I need to get out of the palace to deal with something important.

Just tell her the truth.

If you dare to tell any lies,

your head will be gone.

Why? Do you want to defy His Majesty's order?

Get lost!

Yes, Your Highness.

What

made Princess Anle lose her temper?

Mother, Sister Zhiyue, what are you doing here?

If I didn't come to see His Majesty with Zhiyue,

I'm afraid you would get away with it.

Step aside!

Mother…

Where is my brother?

He…

He was still here a while ago.

Shut up.

Our dignified emperor

ignores his duty to govern the whole country

because of a coquette!

I didn't expect you to also be a part

of such a ridiculous scheme!

Don't worry, aunt.

I'll bring His Majesty back

even if I have to search the whole city.

Suppress the news of His Majesty's absence.

Whoever dares to discuss it in the palace

will be killed by flogging on the spot.

Lin.

Yes, Your Majesty.

From now on, you will be the new Palace Seneschal.

Issue a wanted on Sanbao.

Once she is found, kill her on the spot!

Yes! I am on it.

I originally thought

you would not be happy

with an arranged marriage.

I didn't expect after I got married,

me and my husband

respect

and love each other.

This marriage will last until we die

and it's far more solid

than all the sweet talks.

Although my husband is a boring man,

there is no secret

between us.

This morning he told me that

if Your Majesty allowed him to go to battles,

he would definitely bring me with him.

Husband and wife

will do all the things together through thick or thin.

His words moved me

than those empty promises of love.

I married the right man for me.

Are you sure you are married to Lin Yanqing?

Of course!

Do you know that the Number One Scholar's marriage

needs to have the emperor's edict?

Are you an idiot?

Then why are you here with an idiot?

I want to be an idiot with you.

Tell me.

So you would never see me again

if I didn't trick you to get out of the palace this time?

I shouldn't have left the palace.

I just

wanted to see you for one last time.

Fine.

Now that you saw me,

you can go now.

I won't hold you up.

No.

I don't want us to end like that.

If you don't hold me up,

you will go to hold another man up.

It's better

we hold each other up.

Bad news!

Sanbao is wanted by the royal court.

The constables are already downstairs.

Young Master, you two need to leave first.

We'll cover for you guys.

After you two get out safely,

investigate the whereabouts of my real mother.

Wait for my news to meet up.

Yes.

Come with me.

General!

Bad news!

Our army's provisions were robbed by the Mosa army.

The remaining provisions can only last for seven days!

What should we do?

Send a messenger to report the matter

and ask the royal court to allocate food here.

Yes, sir!

He is a felon wanted by the royal court.

Once you find him, you're allowed to kill him on the spot if he fights back.

Zhixia.

The reason I sent you out of the palace

was the Empress Dowager found out

you're a woman.

So I had to send you out for your safety.

When I received your letter,

I also knew that you did it on purpose.

But I just couldn't control myself.

I was thinking I would let it go

after I saw you for one last time

and then be alone for the rest of my life.

But

once I saw you,

especially the moment I held you in my arms,

I felt like the whole world became quiet.

That felt like…

Like…

Your Majesty.

I understand.

I understand.

But now I think you should go back to the palace.

It wasn't easy for Anle to cover up for me until just now.

Since I'm already out of the palace,

I have to find my real mother.

Zhixia.

At the beginning I wanted to keep you away from the schemes in the palace.

But

I still got you involved in this vortex.

Will you blame me?

Then you have to hold me tight.

Be it a vortex

or a storm,

it'll be a beautiful view to me as long as I'm with you.

Zhixia, where did you go again?

Your Majesty?

Your Majesty.

Get up.

Your Majesty, why did you renege on your word?

Is Zhixia with Your Majesty now?

I didn't think it through.

So we need to make another plan.

I went to Minister's Residence and Emerald Bordello to find her

but got nothing.

Now the Empress Dowager suddenly gave an order

to arrest Zhixia.

I'm afraid she might get killed!

Where is she?

Tell me.

You can rest assured that she's in a safe place.

I won't let her get hurt.

I came tonight to discuss something important with you.

I also have an important thing to report to Your Majesty.

Dongsheng and Mosa have been fighting for a long time

and General Gong Ye never got a decisive victory.

Mosa troops robbed

every bit of our army provisions.

Now that you have left the palace

and the Empress Dowager doesn't know what to do,

it might jeopardize our state security if it waits any longer.

I have a strategy

to solve this crisis.

Of all the civil and military officials,

why did the royal court choose me

to supervise the escort of army provisions?

This is an extremely dangerous task

with both the Mosa army and the domestic bandits.

I heard that none of the officials

escorting the provisions last time came back alive.

What should I do?

Master.

But this is Her Majesty's order.

I don't think you have any other choice.

Get out of here!

Leave me alone!

Out!

Master.

Why did you come back again?

Yanqing!

Your timing is perfect!

You are the Number One Scholar.

Come on!

Think of a solution for me.

Uncle, you're shouldering a heavy responsibility now.

So I'm ordered to come to your rescue.

Ordered?

Tell me now.

What is your solution?

Only my grandfather can break the current deadlock for you.

Prime Minister Lin?

But he's still in prison now.

The military pay and provisions were always handled by my grandfather.

The State of Mossa has always respected him because of his reputation.

You only need to tell Her Majesty the current situation.

But it will destroy me.

If Gong Ye finds out,

he certainly will give me a hard time.

Then your problem is out of my depth.

You have no other option but to go to the frontier in person.

If anything happens on your way…

You are threatening me.

If my grandfather delivers the provisions,

you will make great contributions because you recommended him.

If he fails in his mission,

the defeat of battle is still considered as General Gong's responsibility.

But uncle, you'll be fine.

Uncle.

You have to think twice about your decision.

Shut up.

See him out.

Please.

I didn't expect that

this little punk did give a good idea.

There really is no other escape for me

except releasing Lin Ke.

Your Majesty.

Although Prime Minister Lin is in prison,

since now there is no progress in the military provision delivery matter,

at such a time of crisis,

I believe

he is our

best candidate to deal with Mosa.

Your Majesty.

I don't think that's a good idea.

Your Majesty.

Prime Minister Lin has a high reputation in the folk.

And the Mosa people respect and fear him.

With him as the commander,

the security of Dongsheng will be guaranteed.

Fine.

I'll personally write a letter to General Gong

to tell him the matter

and clarify his possible doubts.

That's a brilliant idea.

Give my edict.

Ling Ke will make amends for his fault by

dealing with for military provisions transportation.

No mistake is allowed for him.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Grandpa, let's go.

Grandpa, you have suffered these days.

Yanqing.

Now that we are in a national crisis,

as a man of Dongsheng, you need to prepare to sacrifice your life for your country.

Yes.

I'll keep your word in mind.

Someone!

Go to the Ministry of Revenue to get

Treasury's official warehouse accounts in the past three years.

And invite all the rich businessmen in the city

to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion

to discuss borrowing food for the army from them.

Off you go.

Yes.

Grandpa, let's go home.

The army provisions were robbed

and Prime Minister Lin was released.

Tell me the truth.

Did you arrange these things?

There are constables coming!

Zhixia.

No matter what happens,

I will always be by your side.

Where are the constables?

Yan Jin! You lied to me!

I…

No one would expect you are hiding in such a bustling place.

It's really suitable for hiding.

Of course. This is my headquarters.

Come with me.

This bird's nest stew is just at the perfect time to eat.

Zhixia.

I don't think that's a good idea.

Many people coming to Emerald Bordello

can afford bird's nest.

But my mother

makes the best bird's nest stew.

As her daughter,

it's okay for me to share a little bit.

Then as her future son-in-law,

it's not too much

for me to share a little bit, too.

Who are stealing my bird's nest stew?

It's really my dear daughter.

It's really my dear mother.

You little punk.

What trouble did you get into this time?

Why are you wanted by the royal court?

Ow!

And you little bastard!

You eat my bird's nest stew and woo my daughter.

I'll teach you a lesson!

Mom!

It's just a misunderstanding!

A misunderstanding.

Yan Zhixia.

I can't control you anymore.

But you, as a grown man,

aren't you ashamed of yourself?

How many times did you come to this brothel?

Twice.

I came with Zhixia both times.

Yes!

What kind of

sweet talks and even black sorcery did you use

to deceive this silly girl

so she left Lin Yanqing who is honest, talented with a prestigious family

and has to date you secretly?

Now great. She's wanted by the royal court.

I'd like to see how you are going to solve it.

Auntie.

I can explain.

I don't want to hear it!

I don't want to hear it!

Stop, stop!

He is…

Auntie.

I will give you five kilos of bird's nest back next time.

You?

You think you can afford them?

Mom.

It's not safe in Emerald Bordello with so many people coming and going.

Get out of here.

Get back to your dad's mansion.

It's safer there.

My dad?

Dad is now leading the troops to arrest me in the city.

I was scared to death.

That bastard.

I'll going to kill him!

Young Master.

What happened that you're so panic?

Young Master.

I saw Miss Zhixia.

Where is her?

Say it!

Ms. Zhixia was at Emerald Bordello.

Prepare a horse now.

I'm going to Emerald Bordello.

But Young Master.

There was a man with Miss Zhixia.

The two acted somewhat intimate.

Cut your nonsense!

Search the place.

Yes, sir!

Officer,

if you make such a big scene,

how can I do business?

Mrs. Emerald, I don't want to be like that either.

But I am ordered to search the place.

Whoever intervenes the searching will get killed.

Keeping searching!

Don't let anyone go.

Officer.

Please don't search that room.

The Number One Scholar?

Officer. Do you still need to search this room?

Since His Excellency is having fun in that room,

I don't think the criminal dares to hude in here.

I'll come to have fun some other time.

Let's go.

See you, officers.

Welcome to come to our in the future.

My good son-in-law.

It was all thanks to you today.

Come out.

Zhixia.

This is too much.

You almost implicated your mother into your trouble.

This trouble definitely has something to do with this punk.

I'm telling you.

This is Lin Yanqing.

We would have been arrested if it weren't for him today.

It's all because of him.

What are you doing holding hands?

Zhixia.

Hurry and leave with Yanqing.

Now only he can protect you.

Mom.

Sorry.

I didn't know it would escalate into such a mess.

Auntie.

Could you take Zhixia out of the room?

I have something serious to talk about with His Majesty.

You say he is His Majesty?

I hit His Majesty.

And I also scolded His Majesty…

Mom.

I told you you couldn't hit him.

Zhixia, take your mom to have some rest.

But you guys…

Rest assured.

We need to talk about important military affairs.

Mom, let's give them some privacy.

Your Majesty

Something is bothering me that

I want to ask you.

Sure.

A few days ago in the palace,

Your Majesty gave your sacred promise

to make a bet with me.

So why would you still not let Zhixia go now?

Since Your Majesty likes Zhixia,

why can't you protect her?

Your behavior of reneging of your word

isn't the right demeanor for a monarch.

It was nothing but that Your Majesty found Zhixia interesting

and was caught in a momentary impulse.

It's not a momentary impulse.

And I didn't mean to ruin your marriage.

I finally understood what love is

after I met Zhixia.

You and Zhixia grew up together.

But love is definitely not

measured by the length of time you knew each other.

Your love for Zhixia

is so selfish.

But I just like Zhixia.

and I want to be with her.

I have lost her once.

I don't want to lose her again.

If one day

you do something that hurts Zhixia,

you'll have to answer to me.

Mom.

Are you okay?

Kneel.

Kneel!

You are really a big girl now.

Yan Zhixia.

You know

what is the most important thing for a girl?

To choose a husband from a family of equal social rank.

Your father is indeed a minister.

But your mother came from a brothel.

I have a humble occupation.

Lin Yanqing is the Prime Minister's grandson.

The Lin family was still willing to

let you two get engaged despite my social status.

And what did you do?

Mom,

I have talked it out with Yanqing

about our engagement.

It's the parents' decision.

It's not for you to decide.

I like Yan Jin.

I just want to marry him.

Regardless of my low social status,

with your naughty and mischievous personality,

things will not end well for you to be a member of his harem.

But I know Yanqing very well.

What's wrong with him?

When did he ever hurt you?

He is good in every aspect.

And he has never hurt me.

I'm the one who hurt him.

Yet you still hurt him knowingly.

Mom.

Yanqing is just like a brother to me.

In terms of feelings, he is the young master in the Prime Minister's family.

He never knew what I really needed.

He just gave me what he thought I needed.

You really piss me off!

As long as I am still alive,

I will never allow you to marry His Majesty.

Over my dead body will he get you!

Mom!

Such touching melody of Zither.

The Number One Scholar is indeed talented.

What are you doing here?

I'll cut to the chase.

Where is Sanbao?

Sanbao is His Majesty's personal attendant.

Why did you ask me about his whereabouts?

Lin Yanqing.

Lin Yanqing.

You don't deserve your honor after all.

Don't you find it ridiculous

trying to conceal for her after everything happened?

Sanbao is your fiancée Yan Zhixia

and His Majesty also left the palace for her.

Don't tell me you don't know anything about it.

But I don't.

Say it!

Gong Zhiyue! Cut it out!

Lin Yanqing.

You can't even keep the woman you love.

Aren't you as miserable as me?

Didn't you two have engagement?

Marry her!

Are you a man or not?

How about you?

Will you be happy

being his wife knowing that

there is another girl in his heart?

Lin Yanqing!

Why did you drink so much wine?

You came.

Come on.

Join me.

Are you silly?

Is it worth it to get drunk because of her?

Why?

Is it a crime?

Anyway, you don't love me.

I'm silly, too.

Give me some wine.

I still want to drink more.

You are silly.

And you are not?

I'm silly, too.

We are

both so silly.