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This is nice.

The jade is flawless, simple and warm.

It matches you well.

Princess Consort, just take it.

All right.

Thank you, Mother.

Concubine Li,

you may pick one too.

Every of Your Highness's belongings

is so delicate and beautiful.

It's my blessing

to have any one of them.

I heard that Your Highness love peony the most.

The peonies in Xiu Lin Garden

are profoundly beautiful

as well as consummate.

It's a pity that since I came to the palace,

I still haven't had a chance to view them.

Since today's weather is good,

may I have the pleasure

to invite Your Highness and Princess Consort...

to take a look at them in Xiu Lin Garden together?

This...

Concubine Li's idea is great.

The peonies in Xiu Lin Garden...

are so elegant and are also the most beautiful flowers among all.

Let's we

go check it out together.

All right.

High General.

General, this is the inner courtyard of the king's mansion.

Why does general

come with the middle troops from out of the king's mansion?

It's King Jing Ling's order.

We're here to replace Major Yue to guard Cheng Xiu Pavillion.

Why did His Highness suddenly order the deployment?

It's King Jing Ling's decision.

But...

Guard Cheng Xiu Pavillion strictly.

No one is allowed to leave or enter without permission.

Yes.

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Episode 24

Greetings, Great Consort, Princess Consort and Concubine Li.

You may leave now.

Look.

These peonies

are all in beautifully bloom.

Mother's peonies

are indeed as graceful as we heard of.

Right, Sister?

Yes.

Thanks to Great Consort and Princess Consort .....

so that I have the pleasure

to take a look at these beautiful peonies.

Oh no!

Concubine Li.

Oh no!

What's the hustle?

Why did you yell?

What happened?

The courtiers and King Jing Ling...

were quarreling.

Quarrel?

King Jingling announced the governance system of young scholar.

The courtiers dissatisfied

and quarreled with King Jing Ling.

And...

What else?

Say it.

They said Concubine Li mystifies King Peng Cheng

and makes His Highness neglect political affairs.

They want to make things clear with

King Peng Cheng.

Thery're heading to Cheng Xiu Pavilion now.

Why would they

make a fuss over such matter?

Sister,

don't worry.

I believe King Peng Cheng

will definitely explain it well

to the courtiers.

I believe in His Highness.

No way.

If this news spread,

it would affect Kang and

Concubine Li's reputation.

I will think of way

and go calm them down.

Your Highness, please allow us to go with you.

All right.

True blue will never stain.

Don't ever let them

ruin King Peng Cheng's reputation.

Let's go.

Concubine Li.

How are you?

Sister.

This...

It's fine.

You're badly injured.

I'll ask the physician

to come and treat you.

How could it be?

This matter is related to me.

How can I just sit back?

But...

It's urgent.

It would be fine if Concubine Li didn't show up.

Princess Consort, let's go.

Hurry up.

Yes.

Everyone, please stop here.

As King Jing Ling's ordered,

no one is allowed to enter.

Shen Zhi,

when did you start to obey King Jing Ling?

According to King Peng Cheng's order,

King Jing Ling's taken over His Highness's work temporarily.

I'm just acting under orders.

You...

How dare you?

Chief Secretariat, please forgive me.

I'm just acting under orders.

Although King Peng Cheng is the Supervisor of Politics,

we're courtiers.

We have the responsibility to give advise.

Could it be that General Shen

is covering for Concubine Li?

Shen Zhi,

Concubine Li mystifies King Peng Cheng.

Seems that the Shen family

turns arrogant as you're put in an important position.

Vice Minister of Defence, please mind your words.

Concubine Li is King Pengcheng's concubine.

You said that

Concubine Li mystifies King Peng Cheng.

Do you have any evidence?

As the High General,

how dare to speak rudely here

and contradict the courtiers?

Shen Zhi,

you're really arrogant and unreasonable.

Step aside now!

Left Middle Troops, listen to order!

Guard Cheng Xiu Pavillion strictly today.

No one

is allowed to enter!

Yes!

High General,

we're just worried about

King Peng Cheng's safety.

That's why we're seeking an audience with him out of concern.

But you keep blocking our way.

If it's not because of you want to cover for Concubine Li,

just step aside.

Today,

we must see King Peng Cheng.

Go.

Your Highness, please wake up quickly.

King Jing Ling can't hold it any more.

Military Adviser,

what to do?

If General Shen can't stop them,

the courtiers will be...

rushed into the hall.

Go get His Highness's coat.

Military Adviser,

how could you disguise himself

as His Highness in broad daylight?

If they found it out,

you'd get executed.

Whatever.

Go get it quickly.

Yes.

I wonder...

what is going on at Concubine Li's side now.

Your Highness.

What should I do?

Military Adviser.

Military Adviser, you really want to disguise yourself as His Highness?

I can't care about too much now.

It's not the first time anyway.

We shall just deceive them as long as we can.

We're here to seek an audience with King Peng Cheng.

We're here to seek an audience with King Peng Cheng.

How rude you are!

This is Cheng Xiu Pavillion.

The inner courtyard of King Peng Cheng's mansion.

All of you are courtiers.

Can you behave well...

as well as act appropriately?

You rushed into the inner courtyard without permission.

How rude!

King Peng Cheng acts strangely today.

It makes us

worry so much about His Highness.

If it's not because of you're all

the indispensable courtiers,

why should I tell you all this now?

You are really stubborn.

Guard, send them off.

How dare you?

Why shouldn't I dare?

Stop it!

Greetings, Great Consort and Princess Consort.

How is it?

Military Adviser,

we won't be able to hide the truth any longer.

What to do, Your Highness?

Your Highness.

Wake up quickly, Your Highness.

Great Consort is here.

Your Highness.

Why is she here?

Tianzhu agarwood.

This is the thing that King Jing Ling

wants to look for.

I wonder what happened

to King Peng Cheng.

King Peng Cheng.

This must be useful to you.

Qing.

Qing.

Qing.

Qing.

Qing.

Why do you take such a long time

to get a cloak?

The Great Consort is waiting

for you to send it over.

I'm coming.

Send it over quickly.

If Great Consort caught a cold,

you'd get punished.

All right.

Xuan,

what are you doing here?

Everyone is...

just concerned about King Peng Cheng.

Why making a fuss out of it?

It will affect harmonious relationship between you all.

You will put King Peng Cheng...

in a more difficult position.

Dear courtiers,

you are all serving for the imperial court.

How could King Peng Cheng

is reluctant to see you?

Anyway,

this is the inner courtyard of the king's mansion.

You rushed in regardless of the law.

It's really inappropriate.

Right?

How about this?

If

you insist on seeing King Peng Cheng,

then,

let me invite His Highness out myself,

Princess Consort, what do you think?

I'll obey Mother's decision.

Mother.

Summon San Bao.

Great Consort wants to see Military Advisor Cao.

Your Highness.

Why didn't King Peng Cheng see the courtiers?

This...

Why do you hesitate to speak?

Military Advisor Cao,

what happens to King Peng Cheng?

Tell us the truth.

This...

All right. Since you don't want to say it,

I shall make the decision...

to go and see him in person.

Princess Consort,

follow me.

-Mother. -Your Highness.

Kang.

Kang.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, it's inconvenient for you to enter the king's room now.

Please don't move forward any more.

Kang isn't in his room.

Sanbao,

His Highness didn't go to Zhijian Hall...

and also isn't in Cheng Xiu Pavillion now.

Could it be that something has happened to him?

I...

I...

Spit it out.

I really don't know anything.

King Peng Cheng

isn't in Cheng Xiu Pavillion.

Xuan,

what are you hiding from me?

What happened

to King Peng Cheng?

Spit it out.

Don't make me worry.

King Jing Ling,

now,

we have the Great Consort and Princess Consort as witnesses.

You've lied to all of us.

I must accuse you of

sending false political order.

Spit it out.

King Peng Cheng arrives.

Walk slowly.

What are you urging King Jing Ling

to say?

Greetings, King Peng Cheng.

Royal Mother is here too.

Kang.

Greetings, Royal Mother.

Greetings, Great Consort.

I learned that Concubine Li's ankle was hurt...

when she was accompanying Mother to go for a walk

at Xiu Lin Garden.

So I went to see her.

I was just away for not more than 10 minutes.

Why do you all

make a big fuss out of it?

You're really so concerned about me.

I really appreciate that.

Last night,

I was indeed having a drink with Central Protector Lu...

at his mansion.

After that,

I did feel...

a little unwell.

Why didn't Central Protector Lu

tell everyone about it?

Why didn't you calm the courtiers down?

Why do you let things turn into

such unpleasant condition?

Since I asked King Jing Ling to pass order on my behalf,

His words...

is same as my order.

Now,

you all should be discussing

political affairs at Zhijian Hall.

Why were you disobeying my order?

Since you're so disrespectful to King Jing Ling,

do you still take cognisance of my dignity?

I am afraid that you may have forgotten,

as indispensable courtiers,

how dare you simply

accuse my family?

You said that Concubine Li mystifies me.

Are you blaming Concubine Li...

or me?

How ridiculous!

Your Highness, please calm down.

At this point,

if I don't punish you,

I am afraid that everyone will ignore the power of the Supervisor of Politics.

We're sorry.

Your Highness.

We did make mistakes.

We're thoughtless.

But we're just

worried about Your Highness's health condition.

Your Highness,

please be considerate

to our diligence.

Chief Secretariat,

as the head of courtiers,

you're familiar with political law.

As you see,

disobedience of order,

rushed into the inner courtyard of a king without permission,

and slander the king's concubine,

for ones who have committed these three major crimes,

what punishment should I give according to law?

This...

Your Highness,

they're just too anxious,

and acted on impulse.

It's forgivable.

Since King Jing Ling

have said so,

and I know that

you're just concerned about me,

you'll be fined salary of half a year.

Go back and repent now.

Thank you, Your Highness.

You may leave now.

Excuse us, Your Highness.

Kang,

the courtiers rushed into the inner courtyard without permission today,

I actually wanted to make them...

Royal Mother,

female members of a royal family are not allowed to meddle in political affairs.

Otherwise, Sixth Brother and I...

will be put in a difficult position.

All right.

I didn't handle it properly.

Yunzhi.

I'm fine.

Sorry to make you worry.

Send Royal Mother back to take a rest first.

I'll go visit you next time.

All right.

Let's go.

Fourth Brother.

Senior.

I've found agarwood.

How is Fourth Brother?

We only lack for tiger's gallbladder now.

I'll go find it.

Concubine Li,

General Shen can't stop them any more.

If His Highness doesn't wake up,

we won't be able to hide it from them any more.

Senior,

this matter is really important.

If the courtiers know that

His Highness is unconscious now,

and if there's any contemptible man

takes advantage of it,

the consequences will be unbearable.

Senior,

you must have other ways,

right?

Yes.

I can use silver needle...

to seal his blood vessels,

except Quchi point.

Then, I'll use the silver needle

to converge his blood flow upwards...

so that to force most of the posion

in his body out.

But

his life will be at risk if doing so.

I'll go out and delay them.

You must

save His Highness.

Fourth Brother,

I'm sorry.

We have no choice.

Senior.

Start now.

Fourth Brother.

Fourth Brother.

Fourth Brother.

Thanks to Senior.

This method can just suspend the toxicity.

It's not a long-term solution.

The poison in Fourth Brother's body...

hasn't been removed completely.

We lack for only tiger's gallbladder now.

This poison is created by my master.

He must have tiger's gallbladder in his hands.

But

it's not easy

to find him now.

Don't worry.

Since I'm awake now,

we can think of ways together.

Fourth Brother,

I'm going to find the tiger's gallbladder for you now.

Concubine Li, please take good care of Fourth Brother.

I shall take my leave now.

All right.

Does it hurt?

No.

Fourth Brother,

if we can turn back time,

I'd rather

not to meet you.

But meeting you

is the happiest thing

of my life.

Sorry, Fourth Brother.

I really didn't mean it.

I didn't know it was you.

Sorry.

Silly girl.

Sorry.

It's already over.

Fourth Brother.

Fourth Brother, what's wrong with you?

Drink some water.

Last night, in San Jiu Tang,

I heard the conversation between Sixth Brother and you.

It's about the civil unrest in Pengcheng, right?

I'm regret that I didn't have power...

to stop the civil unrest.

Back then,

when Emperor Gaozu just brought peace to the country,

the gentry're arrogant as they took credit for the success.

So they ignored the law completely.

They occupied mountainous areas,

seized fertile land and expelled the people.

They even treat the people

as their underlings.

The people were dissatisfied

and caused civil unrest.

I can't change anything

of the past.

But now,

Brother and I intend to weaken the power of imperious ministers,

promote poor scholars and create new political law.

Every plan that we made

is to prevent

the same tragedy from repeating.

I want to change everything.

Can you understand?

Of course.

In my heart,

you're still

my Fourth Brother who told me the story of the wolf pack.

You're also

my Fourth Brother who intends to govern the country according to law.

You're still my ambitious Fourth Brother,

who're always worried about the people.

I only hope that

you can stay with me in the future

to accompany me

and move forward with me step by step

to achieve my dream which is bringing prosperity to the country.

From now on,

you're no longer

the swordswoman who're always on my mind,

but Lige

who're always by my side.

What's wrong with those courtiers just now?

And why do King Peng Cheng

and Miss...

pull a long face?

Tell me.

What happened?

Aren't you Concubine Li's

closest maid?

You are with her all day long.

Don't you know what happened?

Sounds like you know it.

Judging from your character,

even if your master knew something,

she wouldn't tell you as well.

Perhaps...

Perhaps you'll only give her more trouble.

You could babble all day long.

Why do you stop talking?

You...

It's all my fault.

I'm always noisy and nervous

and didn't give Young Lady enough care.

This...

Now...

Now, everyone is making things difficult to her,

but I can't help anything.

I'm really useless.

Don't cry.

His Highness is injured.

That's why those courtiers

pestered Her Highness.

But don't worry.

In all these years,

His Highness's already used to

handle this kind of situation.

With Your Highness,

your young lady will be fine.

So...

So don't cry.

Really?

Yes.

King Peng Cheng and Brother Sanbao are really nice men.

Let's keep guarding then.

All right.

Greetings, Great Consort.

Today,

you're too impulsive.

Even if you wanted to force King Peng Cheng to show up,

you couldn't lead the courtiers

to force Xuan.

I've warned you many times.

Today, I was too anxious.

That's why I didn't think so much of it.

But everything I do

is just for achieving our goal.

Remember this.

If you want to achieve the goal,

don't ever put Xuan in a difficult position again.

Aunt, please forgive me.

I'll remember it.

Your Highness,

I've already checked the two medicines

that you mentioned.

Mixing tiger's gallbladder and agarwood together

could create a extremely strong medicine which is cold in nature.

Generally, it's used as

a guiding drug to remove deadly poison from human's body.

To remove poison from body?

Why does Xuan need the guiding drug

for removing poison?

Could it be that

King Peng Cheng's poisoned?

Chun Fang,

bring Tianzhu agarwood here.

Yes.

Aunt,

what happened?

Last night,

Xuan came to ask me for Tianzhu agarwood.

At that time,

I had a hunch that something's happened.

That's why I was alert.

I lied to him by saying that it's run out.

Your Highness, it's really lesser.

What?

I just

went to Cheng Xiu Pavillion

for a while,

and someone took

my Tianzhu agarwood away.

If King Peng Cheng's really poisoned,

I must be able to

make him show his weakness.

Your Highness, Vice Minister Fang is seeking an audience with you.

Wait for me here.

I'll go out for a while.

Be careful.

Your Highness,

this is the memorial to the throne

about transferring scholars to official position that's prepared by the courtiers.

Your Highness.

I was really not feeling well today.

That's why I didn't go to Zhijian Hall.

But my intention of creating new political law...

has never changed.

How was the new political law

outlined at Zhijian Hall today?

It's my first official meeting today.

I saw the gentry

were all so aggressive as they're in a large group.

My rank is lower and no one would listen to me.

I was constrained in any way.

I'm afraid the path of introducing the new political law

will definitely be difficult and dangerous.

Are you scared?

Not at all.

Your Highness said that...

introducing the new political law

will take a long time.

What we're doing now

is to lay the first cornerstone

for our future generations.

I'm willing to give my all to assist Your Highness.

I must abolish malpractice.

Anyway,

the compilation of law by Shi Lin Tang must remain unchanged,

the implementation of the new political law shall continue,

the candidate who's chosen to Department of Household Registration is set.

I want to establish a people-oriented government

with no unscrupulous official.

If these wishes of mine are fulfilled,

I'll have no regrets in life.

Yes.

You may leave now.

Yes.

Your Highness,

there's a military report of Northern Wei.

Wei army assembled secretly.

Sure enough, Wei army couldn't hold back any more.

The north of the Yellow River.

The North is in a dangerous situation.

San Bao,

invite Shen Tingzhang to come over.

Yes.

How about it?

There must be

other ways.

Concubine Li,

would you like to eat something first?

You haven't eaten anything all day.

I have no appetite.

Senior,

is there really no

other ways?

Lige,

it's been one day and one night...

since you last ate something.

Even if you care about his safety,

you have to take care of yourself too.

Look at you.

How haggard you are.

Come and eat something.

I went to Cheng Xiu Pavillion just now.

He looked like

an ordinary healthy man.

He doesn't care if

he's seriously ill.

He doesn't care if

he still has tomorrow,

He is committed to implement the new law.

Senior, do you know that...

he's different from

the kind of person we thought of.

He is a man...

who cares so much about the people.

He is a good man.

I can't let him die in this way.

He can't die.

There must be other ways.

There are other ways.

Lige,

what happened today makes me realise that

we can't believe what we've heard

until we see it with our own eyes.

We should measure

right and wrong on our own.

From now on, we can't

completely believe what Master tells us any more.

Besides, Master

is no longer

the one who we knew.

I'll go find him now.

Thank you, Senior.

Concubine Li,

would you like to eat something first?

Xiao Xin,

help me find it.

All right.

Father,

we're going to the battlefield again?

Wei army secretly transferred troops along the Yellow River.

We're on the verge of war.

The situation is complicated.

Your sister

just got married with the king.

I understand.

Did you see the order issued by the Ministry of Defence?

Suiyuan Army's ordered

to guard along the Yellow River immediately.

There will be a war again?

I wonder

how long will we be away again.

This time,

I went back to my hometown

and found that more than half of my land there

was circled by the gentry.

They said I didn't pay enough tax.

So it's paid with the land.

Do you think

it make sense?

Make sense?

What about the general?

He has gone through fire and water for 20 years.

He's always the one who led the army and charged at the front

but he's framed by evil man

and was imprisoned and got punished.

He's all covered with injuries.

How could those villains do that to him?

That's right.

Yes.

How could those villains

Exactly.

feel our bitterness when we went through

fire and water in the frontier?

Yeah. Exactly.

Its' our honour to protect

the country and the people.

We won't afraid to risk our life.

Yes.

But those villains

oppress the people and framed the general.

How irritating.

Enough.

Obedience to military orders is our bounden duty.

General must have his reason

to do so.

Stop talking about it.

Yes.

You knew it long ago?

Our troops are with high morale after we won the battle in Yizhou.

It's inevitable that the soldiers

are impetuous.

Right after, the case of foundry took place.

Even if the innocence of

our family was proved,

in the end,

it still disappointed the soldiers.

Although they didn't say anything,

there are already grudges in their hearts.

I was negligent.

I didn't realise the soldiers' feelings

and appease them in time.

If ill-intentioned man took advantage of it,

the military merits of the 200,000 Suiyuan Army

will become a sword that's

hanging above our head.

By the time,

how could we

save ourselves?

Father, you're right.

The soldiers have deep grievance in their hearts.

If they return to the north

with grievance,

I am afraid it will affect the whole army.

They're our dead brothers.

As Suiyuan Army,

they had the misson

to defend Song

and protect the people.

And their precious lives were sacrificed for that.

But now,

their brothers

have forgotten this mission.

You all are in low morale,

and criticise the imperial court.

When military is undisciplined,

its general will be put on blame.

I, Shen Tingzhang,

as the general of Suiyuan Army,

is willing to receive punishment.

Shen Tingzhang's failed as a leader.

According to military law,

he'll be caned for 20 times.

General.

General.

General.

Of course the soldiers won't forget

their mission to defend the country.

But they all could see that

you're framed by those ill-intentioned men

in the imperial court.

It's inevitable that they find it injustice.

Why do you

want to give yourself a hard time?

But don't you forget that

Suiyuan Army

serves Song,

as well as serves the people.

As Suiyuan Army,

we don't have to ask about anything,

but let our conscience be the guide.

That's to protect the country and people!

Understand?

General,

I, Li Chengxun,

is willing to receive punishment with you.

Lieutenant General Yue and Lieutenant General Guo,

execute now.

Everyone, rejoin!

Today,

in front of our dead brothers,

tell me what's the mission

of Suiyuan Army

again!

Defend Song and protect the people!

Defend Song.

Defend Song and protect the people!

Defend Song and protect the people!

Zijin.

Zijin.

Nice to see you.

I miss you so much.

I really miss you.

You are a general.

How can you

behave like a child?

If your subordinates saw you

behave like this on the battlefield,

they'd definitely laugh at you.

You knew it.

Perhaps we'll be apart

for a few months,

or even

a few years.

Don't say that.

I was born in a general's family.

My life

belongs to the battlefield.

I'm afraid to delay your happiness.

Look at these hands.

They're covered with calluses.

Their owner

must be very ambitious.

He's so hardworking to practise his martial arts skills.

Zijin,

the owner of these hands,

was familiar with military books when he's four years old,

was be able to discharge an arrow from a bow when he's seven years old.

When he's 15 years old,

he went to the battlefield for the first time

and got the largest military merit

as he succeeded to suppress Lam Ap.

He led thousands of cavalries

to defend the country.

He's an outstanding general on the battlefield.

No one could beat him up as he's strong.

Many girls in the city

admire him.

But such a person

falls for me,

thinks of me,

and keeps me in his heart.

I'm so lucky, right?

I help him to fulfil his dream

and am willing to help him to achieve his ambition.

Whatever he wants to do,

I want to support him.

Only in this way,

I'll feel that I deserve him.

No matter life or death,

I will follow him.

Zijin,

thank you for understanding me.

Even if

I can't stay by your side,

your name

has already engraved here.

It can't be erased

forever.

Come back safely.

If the South Wind knows my feelings,

please blow my dream to the west.

Why are you laughing?

Nothing.

Say it.

As soon as I close my eyes,

I'll think of

the first time we met.

You lied to me that

you are a businessman,

and also pretended to be the housekeeper of Lu's mansion.

But you're caught by Huo Yun.

It caused us to run all night

in the mountain

at that night.

How dare you complain me?

You are the same.

A beautiful girl

doesn't like to wear dress but pants.

You can even drink a lot.

I am even no match for you.

That day,

you asked me about

my favourite things.

I already told you.

But you haven't had a chance to tell me yours.

I want to know yours.

I already said it.

At that night,

when you fell asleep.

What did you say?

I said my name.

I said I like Bi Xin Wine,

pear flower,

and Bone Cake.

I also said that

I like our little boat,

and the poem just now.

And I also like

you.

What's wrong?

It turns out that a swordswoman

will feel shy too.

Who is shy?

You're the one who...

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

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