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Your Highness's reward for the troops

is a blessing to the soldiers of Suiyuan Army.

Your humble general is here,

on behalf of the two hundred thousand soldiers of the Suiyuan Army,

to thank Your Highness for your grace.

General Shen has fought for many years,

and has accomplished a great deal,

there is no need for such courtesies.

I've heard that madam has been ill

since General returned to Jian Kang,

so I've ordered the doctor

to take extra care of her.

San Bao!

Yes.

Here are some rare herbs that

I have found

from the Shangyao Bureau.

Bring these back to madam.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Also,

I've asked the Emperor

to grant the marriage.

Grant the marriage?

Your Highness,

there is a difference between the noblemen and the commoners.

Back then, Emperor Gaozu was just

making a humorous remark.

My daughter

is really not worthy of this fortune.

A nobleman does not make jokes.

Emperor Gaozu

has already left his last edict.

The Emperor and I

have also discussed this matter.

As this time General has returned in triumph,

the imperial court will entrust the Shen family with a heavy responsibility.

The Shen family will also be

at the forefront of the storm.

A marriage

will be the best protection for the Shen family.

It will also be the first step,

for what the Emperor and I,

will be doing.

For the sake of the two hundred thousand Suiyuan troops in the north,

and for the greater sake of the people and the country,

General

should stop refusing the offer.

Your humble general understood.

The Song of Glory

Great Consort Sun,

This is a matter for the country,

Episode 5

you can't just let it be!

King Peng Cheng as the Supervisor of Politics,

is just taking in a concubine,

how can I disrespect him?

Besides,

the Princess Consort Xie has never given birth.

He is willing to take in a concubine

to spread the branches and leaves of his family,

so that's a good thing.

This

is indeed an important matter,

but historically, the royals and the commoners are not allowed to intermarry.

King Peng Cheng intending to take in a commoner as his concubine,

it's against rules of etiquette.

If the rest of the country were to follow this lead,

the consequences would be extremely serious!

Great Consort Sun,

the ancestral rules must not be broken!

I hope that the Great Consort Sun, for the sake of the country,

stop this marriage.

Chief Secretariat,

I understand your concern.

Chun Fang.

Here.

Chief Secretariat,

do you remember?

King Peng Cheng

has the edict from Emperor Gaozu.

I'm just a Grand Consort

who's out of the palace.

Are you asking me to defy the edict?

For this matter,

There's really nothing I can do about it.

You can rest assured.

Yunzhi, is a good kid.

As long as I'm here,

she will always be

the consort of this palace.

Great Consort Sun,

I'm doing this,

never for the honors of my family,

but for the sake of

the Song Dynasty's lasting prosperity!

Lasting prosperity?

Good!

Yunzi is here.

Greetings Royal Mother.

Good.

Chun Fang,

let's have tea.

Yunzi.

Brother, what's the point of this?

What's the point?

King Peng Cheng

was so disrespectful to the nobles

and is bent on having his own way,

resulting in the great wealth among the commoners

and the loss of etiquette.

But you, as the consort,

are acting as if you do not care.

What are you trying to do

to our ancestral customs?

Brother...

Princess Consort Xie...

Let's go.

Your Highness.

Xuan is here.

Men, prepare a seat.

Yes.

Why did the Chief Secretariat

come to see you just now?

Your Fourth Brother

is marrying the daughter of the Shen family.

The Princess Consort Xie

has never given birth.

The Chief Secretariat is probably worried.

Are you referring to

Shen Tingzhang, General Shen's daughter?

Which other Shen family could there be?

Ji Shu,

tell me,

which of his daughters

will General Shen marry to Fourth Brother?

The one who can marry King Peng Cheng

is naturally the legitimate daughter of the Shen family.

However,

General Shen has just met his daughter,

would he be willing to let her get married?

Besides,

given the personality of the Lady Shen,

would she be willing to be married into the royal family?

Your Highness,

you seem to be particularly interested

in the Lady Shen.

A woman

who dared to assassinate Lu Yuan alone.

The first time she met her father,

she fought against her sister.

She really is a person who hates evil as one's enemy,

and dares to do what she wants.

A person like this,

she would never casually marry someone

she had never met before.

Furthermore, the fact that the Lady Shen

has returned to the mansion,

the Shen family hasn't announced it to the public.

So, Your Highness,

it might be as you wish,

the one who will be married

is the young lady of the Shen family.

Really?

Your Highness,

I have misspoken, misspoken.

Your Highness,

Emperor Gaozu's last edict

was a marriage with the Shen family.

And as known to the people,

since the Lady Shen

disappeared,

the young lady of the Shen family

has passed on to become

the daughter of General Shen Tingzhang.

Therefore, King Peng Cheng's intention

is probably to marry

the young lady of the Shen family.

What Lady Shen or young lady?

Get out of the way!

Your Highness!

San Jiu Tang

The whole town is looking for you

and you still have the nerve to come to my place?

Madam Shen is very ill.

I had to come.

It's that serious?

Senior,

I remember you have a Compendium

of Medicinal Minerals

with a special remedy for hysteria,

where is it?

I burned it.

You burned it?

Read it, memorised it, so I burned it.

Write it down.

Write it down!

She's A Nu's birth mother.

Can you bear

to keep her unconscious?

You really think you're

the daughter of the Shen family?

Do you know that

commiting to the Shen family

is only a temporary measure?

I understand.

Then do you know that

King Peng Cheng is going to take

the daughter of the Shen family as his concubine?

This matter has nothing to do with me.

As soon as Madam Shen gets well,

I'll leave.

Hurry up and write!

Doctor,

will this prescription work?

This prescription is extremely dangerous.

If it works,

madam may regain consciousness.

If it don't,

madam

might not survive.

Live or die, please be careful.

Zhou Zheng.

Here.

Send the doctor off first.

Yes General.

This way.

Where did you get this prescription?

San Jiu Tang.

San Jiu Tang,

seemingly a medicine store,

but in reality,

it also deals in information from the underworld.

Their information has always been reliable.

This prescription

will never have any problems.

But information from San Jiu Tang

has always been extremely costly.

Where did you get the money?

The owner of San Jiu Tang

once owed me a favor,

the current situation is urgent

and mother

doesn't have much time left.

Since there's no other way,

we might as well give it a try.

Father!

I really want to save mother!

Jiaer,

what did you call me?

Father!

Brother!

I know that

ever since I entered the Shen's mansion,

you guys have been suspicious of me.

But I really don't have the need

to harm mother!

It was mother who found me,

gave me this family,

and let me felt the warmth of home.

If I really wanted to

harm her,

then when she fell ill,

I should have just left.

Why would I

struggle to find this remedy?

Father,

please believe me!

If there is any problem with this prescription,

I, Lige, is willing to compensate with my life,

I will not say anything else!

Father,

Sister has experienced the underworld

and has seen a lot.

She might be able to save mother.

Let's bet on it.

I trust my sister.

Jiaer,

father

is entrusting your mother's life

to you.

Mother will be safe and sound.

General,

Military Protector Lu asked to see you.

The Military Protector has arrived in person,

I'm sorry for the delayed welcome.

The Emperor has bestowed a marriage upon you.

I,

have come specially to congratulate the General.

Thank you, Military Protector.

My grandfather once told me that

when General followed Emperor Gaozu

to expand the territory

and lay the foundation of the dynasty,

you were the bravest of them all.

Now that you're in your prime,

you're still as sharp as ever.

I admire you.

I am embarrassed.

General, there is no need to be humble.

Out of the four mighty generals under Emperor Gaozu,

you are the only general

who have earned the honor of receiving the pillar of loyalty.

It can be seen that the General has the blessing of heaven

and the hearts of the people.

Be careful what you say, Military Protector.

I, as a courtier,

living off the ruler's pay and sharing his worries,

It's my duty.

The general has returned victorious,

and has been honored with a marriage with the royal family,

a double blessing has descended upon the house.

The glory you have now,

is unparalleled.

Why would General be so cautious and humble?

Military Protector, at such a young age,

not only were you the Minister of Defense

you were also the Military Protector,

in charge of a hundred thousand troops.

As the companion of the King like me,

wouldn't you know the proper measure?

My family

can only be in such a stable state today,

all because Emperor Gaozu

and His Majesty did not give up on us

and did not hesitate to promote us.

I wouldn't dare to take credit for it.

Military Protector, take my advise.

Gossip is a fearful thing.

You should take people as your guide,

and take yourself as a role model.

This surely is the Emperor's blessing.

And of course,

King Peng Cheng's

untiring efforts to promote you.

Pillar of Loyalty

I am just joking,

I hope General won't mind.

General is not at all surprised by the honor bestowed upon him,

truly a veteran of the battlefield.

Lu

wish that General will always

have the trust of King Peng Cheng.

Thank you Military Protector for your kind words.

It's getting late,

I shall leave now.

Take care, Military Protector.

Pillar of Loyalty

Father,

mother's medicine is ready.

Let's take a look.

Alright.

This voice...

It's the dregs

from Madam's medicine.

How is Madam?

I've heard that madam

hasn't woken up in the past two days.

Young mistress has been preparing the medicine for her

and taking care of her day and night,

Toward the young mistress, The General...

Young mistress?

What a filial and virtuous

young mistress!

Find out what the prescription is

and don't let anyone else know.

Yes.

Mother.

Mother, slow down.

What did you call me?

Mother.

Say it again.

Mother!

Good girl.

Zi Lan,

you're finally awake.

It's the prescription Jiaer sought

that saved you.

Mother, don't get worked up.

Are you feeling

unwell in any way?

This prescription is very strong,

so if you are feeling unwell in any way,

you must tell me.

Mother.

Father,

mother,

I'm is guilty.

I shouldn't have been so reckless

as to make such a huge mistake.

Father,

this is the scripture that I copied by hand, while I was

reflecting on my misdeeds behind closed doors at the Buddhist temple,

I have sent it to the Hu Guo Temple

to ask the abbot to burn incense and bless the scriptures.

I...

I don't dare to ask for

forgiveness from father and mother.

I only wish that mother

could recover as well as she was before this.

As long as you've reflected on yourself.

It's good that your mother is now...

Mother! Mother!

- Mother! Mother! - Zi Lan!

What's going on with you?

Zi Lan!

Mother! Mother!

Feng!

Mother!

Find the doctor!

Yes!

Hurry!

What's going on?

Isn't mother awake already?

Is there something wrong with the prescription?

Sister, excuse me!

Father,

even if I have to risk my life,

I'll save mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Sister.

Are you here to blame your younger sister?

Blaming me

for stealing your credit

for days of hardwork.

What are you trying to say?

In my prescription for mother,

there is a medicine called Achyranthes root,

which can relieve stagnation and remove blood stasis.

But mother's body was too weak,

so ever since the medication began,

I have been cautious about the dosage,

and mother's condition has gradually improved.

However,

the bamboo scroll that you brought in today

was soaked in peach seed juice.

The peach seed and the Achyranthes root have the same medicinal properties,

that's why mother

suddenly vomited blood today.

The so-called inducing blood with blood

is just your cover-up.

You are very knowledgeable,

I couldn't think of that much.

In the past few days,

I've been copying sutras at the Buddhist temple,

how would I know

what kind of prescription you're using?

If you suspect me,

why don't you report it to father?

This time,

you did indeed do a watertight job.

But listen carefully,

I don't want to argue with you.

Just be the Miss Shen that you are in the Shen's mansion,

and we won't cross path.

Do you really think you're the first daughter of the Shen's mansion?

Whether I am the first daughter of the Shen's mansion,

I do not know.

But I do know that

you,

are not.

Listen carefully,

all your

complicated trickery,

I don't know.

But if you dare to make a scene with mother again,

I'll kill you!

You wouldn't dare!

Do you think that

I have never killed

someone as despicable as you

after all these years of wandering in the underworld?

Mother,

I learned this when I was in Meizhou.

Have a taste.

Okay.

You too.

Alright!

Who threw that at me?

Who else besides your sister?

You're acting more and more unruly.

What are you doing

sneaking around

in front of your sister's room?

I...

I'm just checking out what you guys are eating!

Give me a taste!

That's...

It's sweet! It's not bitter at all!

Delicious!

Rude.

We, Shen family,

are born in the general's family,

living a life that is fierce

and filled with danger.

The women, although being in the house,

must not forget about it.

So when we make lotus seed soup,

we never remove the core of the lotus seed,

just to that the bitterness.

I got it.

But mother, to be honest,

it tastes better sweet.

Jiaer,

mother

has chosen a few more

clever and industrious girls for you.

Mother!

The manpower that sister has here,

if it continues to grow,

there will be no place to sleep!

Feng is right.

The manpower I have in my courtyard

is more than enough.

This courtyard

is a bit small.

It's not even big enough for so few people.

Why don't mother expand it for you?

Mother!

You're so biased!

This courtyard

is almost bigger than yours!

You're only thinking of my sister.

You must have forgotten that you have two sons.

How old are you already?

Still being so whiny?

In my opinion,

your courtyard

is the closest to your sister.

Perhaps

we could cut down

the plum tree in front of your gate

and make it into a back garden for your sister?

What!

That's where I do my training!

Where can't you do your training?

No, I...

That's enough, Mother.

Stop teasing Feng.

Don't worry,

I won't cut you down your plum tree.

Sister is so nice to me!

Jiaer,

mother can still see you again today,

I really have to thank your master.

If one day

I could still see him again,

mother

will definitely have to thank him

for his great kindness.

Exactly right!

I'd also like to thank him

for letting my sister back!

Sister, you don't even know,

I'm bored to death

facing that big brother

Jia Ning Pavilion

who acts like a pillar every day!

Aren't you afraid that your brother will find out

you're talking about him like that

and punish you?

I'm telling the truth!

Is big brother

really as dull as a pillar?

It's more than dull!

Let me tell you,

my big brother,

he has got a girl in his heart.

He has got her in his heart for so long,

it's almost rotting way.

He won't even tell her.

It's truth.

Your big brother,

apart from being on duty,

he spends his whole day in the study,

researching the art of war,

just like a lump of wood,

the kind that won't rattle when you knock it.

Exactly!

He is silent when on duty in the royal court.

At home,

he's like a wooden pillar.

When he's talking to someone,

it' s even more boring!

No matter what he was asked,

he would only answer,

yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Am I really

like a pillar?

Stop it.

You know what,

that's really all he would answer.

Alright.

He always has.

General, you're back.

Here, quickly come over.

Have some of Jiaer's lotus seed soup.

You'll definitely like it.

Let me tell you, what she made

is different from what I made.

Actually, removing the core of the lotus seeds

is really quite sweet.

Is something wrong?

His Majesty has asked the Shen family

to be allied by marriage with King Peng Cheng.

allied by marriage?

It took us eighteen years

to find our daughter.

Are we going to marry her off

so soon?

Besides,

King Peng Cheng as the Supervisor of Politics,

the Royal Court is full of ups and downs,

how can we put our daughter

in such a situation?

No, I disagree!

Zi Lan, the Emperor has given the order!

The noblemen and the commoners don't intermarry.

What is this alliance by marriage

all about?

Those generals,

will they agree?

The Emperor's health is failing

and the Lu family is running wild.

King Peng Cheng, as the Supervisor of Politics,

has to endure the humiliation and move forward

to achieve his ambitions.

In order to reshape the imperial regime,

he must take charge of the military,

and the only people King Peng Cheng can trust

are the Shen family.

If he is after a grand ambition,

what about us?

Are we supposed to be sacrificed?

Whether in the past, or now,

you only have the Royal Court in mind!

When did you ever consider about

our little family?

It's because of you

that Jiaer...

Enough!

It's not just King Pang Cheng

who needs us Shen family.

Have you ever heard of

one's great merits make the king feel uneasy?

Since the beginning of time,

in the path of conquests and power,

there are only two outcomes for the meritorious warriors.

It's either to be trusted forever,

or...

We, the Shen family,

also need the protection of King Peng Cheng.

But General,

we already found Jiaer.

Wouldn't it be nice

for us to resign from our posts and retreat into seclusion,

and the family living our lives

in peace and unity?

Zi Lan,

you too came from a family of general,

you should understand as well as I do,

why are the generals are out there

fighting and bathing in blood.

When Emperor Gaozu

gave me the Pillar of Loyalty on his deathbed,

I promised that

our Shen family

would protect the Song Dynasty for generations to come.

Lotus seeds

are all bitter.

Who is it?

Sister, it's me.

Jia Ning Pavilion

Pillar...

Big brother.

It's almost winter, and the house is cold.

I see that you

don't like to be served by maids.

I've prepared a heater for you.

When you're sleep at night,

put it in your bed at night.

Before this, I was suspicious of you.

Please don't take it to heart.

I...

I just...

I know!

You're just worried about mother!

I'll never

doubt you again.

I believe

that you are my sister.

Since you came back,

mother's condition

has improved

and Feng has become more lively.

The whole house

is now filled with laughter.

Jiaer,

welcome home.

Thank you, big brother.

That's great, miss!

King Peng Cheng

is going to form an alliance by marriage with the Shen family!

Be careful.

Thank you Your Highness.

Are you General Shen's daughter?

That's right, I am Shen Leqing.

"Le" as in do the things that please you, "Qing" as in pure and elegant.

it's a good name.

Before this,

I've always been hoping for you to come to the Shen family,

and being able to take a peek at you,

I'm already contented.

To be your consort...

I wouldn't dare to dream of it.

You know what?

You've been hidden in my heart

for years.

Even in my dream,

it's all about your every move,

every gesture.

Now I finally have the chance

to come to you.

The heaven is still in my favor.

It must have heard

my thoughts of you!

Miss,

the thought of

marrying

the man of your dreams

is making you shy!

You little brat!

All you know is making fun of me!

All you know is making fun of me!

Miss!

Watch as I catch up to you!

I will stop saying it!

I will stop saying it, okay?

I'm in a good mood today,

so I'll spare you.

But Miss,

the Shen family now

has a legitimate daughter.

So what?

Shen Jiaer has just come back,

mother will definitely not allow her to get married.

Might as well let me get married

and fulfill the wishes of both of us.

Is this feasible?

Not feasible...

Even if it' s not feasible, I have to fight for it!

It's the only chance I' ll ever get

and I can't give it up!

Loyalthy

Father.

Qing.

Qing is aware that the Emperor has granted a marriage.

I wish to get married for my sister.

Will you marry King Peng Cheng

as his concubine?

Yes.

Do you know that

if you marry into the royal family as a commoner,

what awaits you

will not be glory and wealth,

but the condemnation

of the nobles in the whole world.

No matter if you are favored or disfavored,

you will never stop being surrounded

by concealed arrows.

Qing is your daughter.

All these years in the Shen's Mansion,

father and mother

have treated Qing as if I were your own daughter.

Your kindness in raising me

is something I dare not forget.

Qing is willing to share father's worries.

No! No! No!

I promised your father that

I would raise you up,

and then find you

a stable and happy marriage

to live out your life in peace.

Marrying into the royal family

is a tough road to take.

Qing understands.

But the Emperor has already given the order

and the marriage has been arranged.

If you refuse it, you're disobeying the order.

Both of you are my daughters,

and I can't sacrifice your happiness

for Jiaer's sake.

Father,

someone has to go.

Qing is willing to go.

If sister goes,

Qing is worried that

mother will be agitated again.

What if mother...

Come.

This is too harsh for you.

No, it's not.

Father,

Qing was ignorant before.

I regret it so much

and I wish to atone for it with this.

But there's one more thing.

This is a difference between commoner and legitimate daughter.

Me, getting married for my sister,

with are many people in the house,

it's inevitable that news will leak out.

So, I would like to ask father

to arrange for sister to leave Jian Kang temporarily.

After I get married,

father and mother can bring my sister back.

At that time, you could announce that

the legitimate daughter of the Shen family has been found.

That would make things more reasonable.

Alright.

Alright.

All these

should be enough for you to spend a while.

Qing,

the thing uncle told you last time,

about getting your cousin

a position in the Suiyuan Army...

But father just got back...

Could it be that

you're trying to make it real

and really think of Shen Tingzhang as your father?

Don't forget

how your father died!

If it weren't for that Shen Tingzhang's

greed for military glory,

your father...

The thing that I asked you to do,

have you done it?

This time,

all of them were brought in by uncle myself.

Don't worry, it's foolproof.

I never

want to see

this Shen Jiaer again.

Uncle guarantees that

the body won't even be found.

Sister,

didn't you just come back?

Why are you leaving again so soon?

When are you coming back?

Rascal,

when I' m not around,

don't make mother angry again,

do you hear me?

Do you hear me? Speak up!

I hear you.

Big brother,

I'm not in Jiaern Kang,

and little sister is marrying into the royal family,

so from now on, the family

will have to rely on you to fulfill the filial duty.

I'll definitely take good care of mother.

Father...

You don't have to say anything.

I understand.

Sister,

I was reckless in the past,

and I have made many mistakes.

I hope you won't take them to heart.

Don't worry, sister.

We are sisters.

Qing will never

let you down.

Sister, just remember

what I have told you.

General. Madam.

Young mistress's chariot

is ready.

I'm sorry,

I'm not A Nu after all.

My existence is perhaps

the most dangerous thing for the Shen family.

Madam, take care.

No need to see me off.

Your Highness,

just now, Fang Qing

clearly recognized Your Highness

but he still failed to behave himself.

Why is Your Highness so forgiving of him?

He was the best student of the Grand Tutor

before he died.

With the Grand Tutor gone,

Fang Qing is now teaching in the Yi Xian Hall,

he's the representative of all the scholars in the world,

and the future honest official of our Song Dynasty.

The new regime

needs not only the hearts of the people,

but also the many talents

in the Yi Xian Hall.

San Bao...

Young Master, be careful!

You?

You?

Young Master!

Young Master! Young Master! Young Master!

Young Master!

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