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♪There seems to be a trace of fragility in your look,♪

♪which tugs at my heartstrings as we fool about.♪

♪How should I describe my feelings?♪

♪Perhaps there is no word for them.♪

♪I don't understand. I show no interest. I feign ignorance.♪

♪But I can't resist your persistence.♪

♪Your love for me is long-lasting and strong.♪

♪How should I accept it?♪

♪In tranquility. Calm as the wind.♪

♪We don't regret living in this world.♪

♪I'd take anything fate gives me.♪

♪I'd let everyone misjudge me.♪

♪So what?♪

♪I don't care about right and wrong.♪

♪Perhaps our feelings can't be described and only we understand them.♪

"The Heiress"

Episode 8

Yinzi,

the two of you got strength.

The corset you've got on me today is too tight

I don't feel comfortable.

Rewind it.

Really?

Yuanniang?

Thank God it's just a false alarm.

Why are you here?

My Lord.

I've checked it. Nothing big has happened.

It's just a small fire.

But...

But what?

It's weird.

The house has been vacant for so long.

No one would cook in there.

The fire is suspicious.

Take me there.

Eternal loyalty

Young master.

Young master.

Young master.

We should go.

Let's go then.

It's been really weird today.

Once it caught a fire.

Yuanniang showed up in my closet.

It must have been a diversion.

We were being neglectful.

A diversion?

Our conversation earlier...

Could it have been overheard?

These days,

we've been too busy with dealing with the Fifth Prince

and forgotten our real threat.

He's not the only one.

If something happens to me,

you must follow through with the plan,

and clear the Han Army's charge of deceiving the Emperor.

But...

No but.

I'm not afraid of death.

Understand?

If Wang Zhongyu finds out that Shiyi is a woman.

I'm afraid the Wang family would make a move.

By that time,

the Han family would be in danger.

I can't let that happen.

Come in.

Your Highness.

Do some investigation for me.

See what's been going on in the Wang family lately?

Report me once you get anything.

-Yes. -Yes.

Shiyi, I assure you.

I'll do everything I can to keep you

and your secret safe.

Who would have known brother Shiyi is actually sister Shiyi?

If His Majesty finds out this,

her whole family would be facing the calamity of extermination.

Brother Shiyi, no.

Sister Shiyi, as a girl,

she has been carrying a heavy burden all this time.

Wait a minute.

Isn't she the present-day Hua Mulan?

That's cooler than running into a soldier.

She's the heroine I've been looking for this whole time!

For my work,

I have to keep her safe.

Young master.

Master wants to meet you in his den.

He must have found out what happened today.

What should I do?

He would definitely skin me alive.

Calm down.

You'd be fine, trust me.

Wait, you're wearing this to see master?

You'd probably change into something nice.

Right.

I'll go get changed.

Please hurry, young master.

Master is in bad mood.

Okay, okay.

How dare he sneak into my den to steal?

I would definitely break his legs this time.

I dare you to try!

Dad, mom.

You're asking for me?

Spill it.

What did you do today in the Duke Han's Mansion?

Just ask him nicely, no need to shout.

Son, you don't look good,

better not go out too often.

If anything happens to you,

who could we rely on in the future?

I just went for a walk,

and to get back at Han Shiyi

for pushing me into water by the way.

Nothing else?

You should know

that your behavior

would probably affect our relationship

with the Han family.

You make it sound like

we're on good terms with the Han family.

Besides,

if they knew the things you've done.

Our relationship breakdown is just

a matter of time.

Easy.

Next time if I'm planning to take anything about them,

I'll let you know.

Okay?

Okay, don't piss him more.

I'll let it pass this time.

As long as

you stop messing with Han Shiyi any more.

Things can't be changed.

He's working for the Fifth Prince now.

Dad.

If we can fix our relationship with the Han family.

Is there any possibility of coexistence between us?

Didn't you want to marry Xiyuan

to Han Shiyi earlier?

Coexistence?

It depends on whether they're

willing to surrender military power.

Otherwise, they need to be wiped out.

You're putting Xiyuan in a miserable plight.

Don't worry, my dear.

I wouldn't marry Xiyuan into their family

until they hand over the military power.

I see what it is now.

The Han family's military power is the wealth

that everyone covets.

And our family has always been greedy.

Shut up.

Dad.

I didn't know that

power is even more important than family to you.

Brother.

Brother.

I heard that you were lectured by dad.

So, did you survive?

Just say why you're here.

Nothing.

I just want to give you some consolation.

And inquire something

about the Fifth Prince by the way.

Xiyuan.

Dad would never let you marry him.

You should give up by now.

I don't care.

I have every right to pursue my own happiness.

Let me ask you.

Does he feel the same way about you?

Or it's just your own wishful thinking?

This is called one-sided love, do you know that?

You don't even know

if he's into you.

Don't look at me like that.

Not a chance.

Brother.

Please.

Please do me a little favor.

Let me see the Fifth Prince, okay?

I promise you.

If I tell him my feeling

and he doesn't feel the same way,

I'll give up.

Okay?

How am I be able to

set you up to meeting?

Please, brother.

I can't.

If anyone finds out,

my reputation will be in jeopardy.

Please, brother.

Please help me.

Come on.

Leave right away if you get rejected.

Don't let anyone spot you.

I know. When did I fail you before?

The Imperial College

I'm telling you.

Don't run off like a wild cat.

Careful not to be recognized, got it?

I got it.

When could I see the Fifth Prince?

He doesn't have lunch with you guys?

He does.

Today is exceptional.

Where would he have lunch then?

He'll eat alone today.

But if he has to go back to school,

he would pass this way.

You're going to wait here for him.

Okay.

Xiyuan.

You are a girl.

How can you manage this?

Don't worry about me. I got my way.

Fine.

But don't forget what you've promised me.

I know, my goodness.

If he rejects me,

I'll give up completely.

Are you satisfied now?

Come on, just go, please.

I promise you this is the last time.

Just go.

Your Highness.

Why are you looking at me like that, Your Highness?

Have you fallen for me or anything?

I'm just wondering

what you looked like when you were disguising yourself as a servant

in Duke Han's Mansion.

If you're so interested,

I can do it again for you tomorrow.

I hope you can focus on your business

and know what you should do

and what not to.

I'll keep it in mind.

I'd like to excuse myself if nothing else.

Your Highness.

If that thing's so important,

should we do something about it?

We don't know for sure if he has found out.

Let's just wait and see.

Your Highness.

It's my pleasure to meet you.

Hey, I have a liking for you.

This girl is going to confess her feeling to the Fifth Prince.

Although she's a little feisty,

but she looks pretty.

They're sort of well-matched,

a golden couple.

What would the prince react to this?

There's going to be a good show.

Your Highness, I...

Actually I...

Oh, show time begins.

Your Highness.

How dare you!

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

This is Wang Xiyuan, my pleasure to meet you.

You're the daughter of the prime minister.

You should know the Imperial College are not allowed for women.

Disguising yourself as a man has already broken the rule.

You'd better leave right away.

Your Highness.

I am here to tell you.

I have been attracted to you

ever since the first time I saw you.

Heard enough?

You.

Why are you here?

Sorry.

I interrupted you.

You can go on, I'm leaving now.

Oh, you're Wang Xiyuan, right?

Don't worry.

Your conversation about giving up or something,

I heard nothing.

Please go on.

That meant you heard everything,

didn't you?

I didn't hear all of it though.

Like the part of your confession just now,

I didn't hear it.

It came out too quietly.

But if you want me to hear it,

I can give you consultation for free.

I'm kind of an expert in this after all.

-Do you need it? -Han Shiyi!

I will remember this!

Why are you leaving?

Don't go!

Now you can resign yourself to it?

Han Shiyi ruined everything.

If it wasn't for him,

the Fifth Prince would have noticed me.

He drew the prince's attention from me!

Enough, Wang Xiyuan.

Stop making a scene.

You've promised me.

You'd drop this if he rejects you.

I don't care.

I would have succeeded

without Han Shiyi's interruption.

Xiyuan.

Your Highness, why didn't you accept

her confession of love?

Confession of love?

Just see how glad you are.

So what?

I do think you two are a good match.

Don't let her slip away.

Is that the reason you hid behind the rockeries?

To hear my answer?

No.

Definitely no.

I have the habit of studying

on the rockeries, Your Highness.

The sun, the stars and the moon bear witness.

I swear.

I didn't mean to ruin

your moment with her.

I'm glad you ruined it.

You should understand my feelings.

I almost forgot.

He's into men like me.

You know what.

I have to go back to study now, Your Highness.

I've found reading was indeed

a good thing recently.

If I don't read a few more books everyday,

even the pork joint and roasted duck

would be less delicious to me.

I better go now.

Take this as a gift from me.

See you later.

Don't follow me!

The Imperial College

I heard there was a fire in your place last night.

Nothing too serious.

Just a small fire.

Good then.

Oh right.

You have to come to my house today.

My grandma asks about you all the time.

Today?

No need to pick another day.

Okay.

It's been a long time.

I should pay my grandaunt a visit.

I'll talk to the Fifth Prince

and ask a day off.

Okay.

Han Shiyi.

Your Highness, he's the one who started it.

Such a brat!

-Your Highness. -My lady.

My lady.

Let go of me!

Even you disobey me?

I have to teach you some lesson today.

Stop!

Who gives you the right?

Who are you?

You want to stand in my way of punishing my own handmaid?

I'll punish you along with her too.

Wang Xiyuan!

What are you doing here?

This is the Imperial College, not our mansion.

You can't do whatever you want!

Mr. Zhou, my sister got impulsive when she was angry.

Please forgive her.

Never mind.

Are you all right, Miss?

This is the supervisor of the Imperial College.

Xiyuan, you almost made a huge mistake.

Go home.

Just go home.

Yun'er.

Come on.

I'm not mad at you now.

Let's go.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Don't let your hair down again.

It's inappropriate.

Thank you.

I'll give it back to you tomorrow.

No need.

Did you hurt anywhere?

Of course not.

You know the martial art.

No need to conceal it.

This man...

Just know some basic skills.

How did you know by the way?

There was the time you fell from a tree,

you chose to land in a protective position

instead of

showing your ability of martial art.

I could tell you have the skills.

But no matter what,

it still hurts.

So don't do it again.

If something bad happens,

I will cover for you.

♪Your love surrounds me.♪

♪Perhaps it's fate at work.♪

Your Highness, I'm going to my grandaunt's today.

So I need to go home to get changed.

Okay.

I'll give you a ride home.

Thank you.

Shiyi.

I will keep you safe.

Shiyi's here meeting grandaunt.

Shiyi.

Oh, come on, get up.

Come here.

Thank you.

Get up.

Come here

and let me see you, Shiyi.

Is your dad well?

Yes.

My father's doing great.

He misses you all the time.

But with duty at hand,

he can't come home to serve you.

Never mind.

Come here and sit.

I heard that you're the Fifth Prince's reading partner.

Yes.

But I have no idea why he would choose me though.

I've been confused about something, grandaunt.

Just make here your home.

You can ask me anything.

There's rumor that

His Majesty ascended the throne

with the help of the Chu family.

Is it true?

His Majesty was once

an ignored son of a concubine.

His brothers had been fighting for the throne fiercely.

They got weakened by each other through the process.

His Majesty was the third party who benefited from the tussle.

His Majesty was so lucky then.

It was not just luck.

His Majesty was a crafty and unrevealing man.

He married the daughter of General Chu,

a very influential and powerful man.

Without the help of General Chu,

he wouldn't be able to survive the tussle,

let alone ascend the throne.

People were saying

His Majesty loved the current Empress Wang

more than the late Empress Yuan.

Therefore he adored Empress Wang's son, the Second Prince more,

and wanted to make him the Crown Prince.

That's why he has been stalling the announcement of the Crown Prince.

These things.

You should get to know.

In case you would get set up and wouldn't even have a clue.

Come here.

Although both of the princes were born of the legal wives.

But people tend to think

the original wife's son

is more valued than the second wife's.

Especially in royal family.

But in His Majesty's heart,

I'm afraid that

he does have his preference.

But it's none of our business though.

Our family only serves and defends the country,

but never involves in this kind of thing.

Can you keep that in mind?

I'll never forget your instruction.

That's what my father always teaches me too.

Good.

Shen's Mansion

The chicken soup with truffles

has been simmering for hours.

You should drink more.

It's good for your health.

Okay.

Grandaunt.

What's wrong?

Your hairpin belongs to the Fifth Prince.

Apparently he thinks highly of you.

You recognize this hairpin?

Is there anything special about it?

It looks like a normal hairpin,

but indeed a rare treasure.

Grandaunt is such an informed woman.

I want to hear more about it.

It appears to be made of violet gold,

but it's actually made of black gold.

This hairpin

used to belong to his mother, the late Empress Yuan.

It's a very important thing to the Fifth Prince.

He must value you so much that he was willing to give it to you.

Shiyi.

You must tread carefully,

think twice before acting.

I'll keep that in mind.

His Majesty stayed in Wang's mansion to avoid epidemics when he was a child.

He's known Wang

since childhood.

I'm afraid they had feelings to each other since then.

Then why did he marry Chu?

Because His Majesty needed the Chu family's help.

From the time His Majesty married Chu

to the time when His Majesty ascended the throne,

it's five years.

His Majesty didn't have any concubines during the time,

not even a serving woman.

What about the Empress Wang?

Wang had been waiting for him the whole five years,

the following year after His Majesty ascended the throne.

She entered the palace secretly on the occasion of

the Emperor's selection of his concubine.

The year the General Chu died,

Wang rose through the ranks very quickly that

it only took her a year to become

the Imperial Concubine.

Once His Majesty achieved power, he married his true love.

Empress Yuan must have been having a grievance then.

Empress Yuan

died a few years later.

His Majesty made Wang as the Empress.

So the Second Prince, the son of Empress Wang turned from

illegitimate to legitimate overnight.

Because he was a few years older than the Fifth Prince too.

The prime minister and all those courtiers

thought he should be the Crown Prince

for those two reasons.

I knew nothing about the Fifth Prince's life

until grandaunt told me.

No wonder he has been carrying

that solemn face all the time.

Since this hairpin is so important to him,

I can't accept it.

People have already misunderstood

our relationship with the reading partner thing.

He is a man with an ax to grind.

I should be more careful around him.

Your Highness.

Thank you for your help yesterday.

Here is your hairpin. I'm giving it back.

I wouldn't take things back

once I gave them away.

But this hairpin...

What's about it?

I can't tell him where I got the information

about the hairpin yet.

Nothing.

I'll keep it for you then.

If one day you want it back,

you know where to find me.

Your Highness, Lu Long, Zhang Shupeng

and Zhou Xuezhang have arrived.

They are waiting for you in the den.

Okay.

Your Highness, I'll let you do your things.

I'm leaving now.

Wait.

Go with me.

Sure, it is.

Our country advocates filial piety.

Once people get titled unfilial,

they wouldn't be chosen to be the supervisor.

This would sure affect Xuezhang's career.

But I don't understand.

Why would the Li family accuse me of

not providing for my mother?

Should a poor student like me

feed all those mouths of the Li family?

What's so difficult to understand?

They're tempted.

People are easy to tempt.

Your birth parents.

I'm afraid they were

bought to do this.

What a horrible move.

There must be someone behind this.

Otherwise it wouldn't happen

right in the middle of the selection.

Are they really my birth parents?

Am I really running the blood of them?

Is it that

I'd become mercenary and disloyal

like them one day?

We can't choose our birth parents.

If it's true that

they've got bought to do this,

I'll go kneel in front of them,

beg them to tell the truth,

to prove my innocent.

Yes!

That's exactly what you should do.

If it could work,

then nothing in this world

can't be solved

by begging.

So how can we

fix this, Shiyi?

You know how, I won't be fooled.

As smart as Your Highness is,

you must have a brilliant idea.

Well.

Considering the situation, Xuezhang can't be the supervisor any more.

We'd better stick to the previous plan.

Shiyi, you are going to be the supervisor.

Your Highness, I suddenly

have an idea now.

He got me.

Such a sly man!

Whatever.

Zhou Xuezhang became the supervisor because of me.

If he gets expelled,

his future would be bleak.

We'd love to hear your brilliant idea, My Lord.

It's not that brilliant actually.

We're just going to beat them in their own game.

Who?

What are you doing here?

This madam Lee is dripping with gold and silver.

Seeing the decoration here,

they don't seem to be short of money

or need Zhou Xuezhang's providing, and have to

go to the capital to accuse him.

I'm afraid they got manipulated by someone vicious.

You are madam Lee, right?

We're from the Imperial College.

This one is our head.

He heard about your accusation against Zhou Xuezhang for being unfilial.

So we came to learn more information.

It must have been a long way to get here.

Please come sit down.

Bring water.

Please have a seat.

This Zhou Xuezhang is so awful.

Please feel free to tell us your grievance.

We'll help you.

Zhou Xuezhang is different now.

He has achieved success ever since he became the supervisor.

But he didn't care about his mother at all.

How unfilial he is.

He was poor before,

so I wouldn't have blamed him.

But now is different.

He even has a carriage for ride.

Right, he is so ungrateful.

You have to denounce

your son's behavior

in tomorrow's trial.

Yes, right.

However, the litigation

wouldn't be easy.

How so?

He has an obligation to provide for his mother.

Everyone knows his family name is Zhou.

He already has a mother in that family.

Now there's this birth mother of him showing up out of nowhere.

I'm afraid the Zhou family wouldn't buy it.

He can't deny it.

Ten months of pregnancy to give birth to him,

I had suffered a lot.

Besides, I have a written pledge.

He can't deny it.

A written pledge wouldn't prove anything.

If he juggles with words with you,

and claims there's loophole in it,

we will be at a disadvantage.

My Lord.

I was telling the truth.

Please help me!

Oh, come on, get up.

Please get up.

All of us,

will stand up for your rights.

But the way to do it...

Let me think about it more carefully.

Got it.

How about this?

You give him some of your landed property.

Once he inherits your property,

he becomes your family.

You can accuse him for not providing for you by then.

We can win the litigation for sure.

Mom, we can't.

Yeah.

The landed property is our life.

We can't give it to him.

If he keeps the property for himself,

we'll be damned.

It would be a fake title deed.

False one?

Our purpose

is to win the litigation.

A fake title deed can make

Zhou Xuezhang provide for you

and keep your property safe at the same time.

We're giving him a lesson.

He would have to learn from it.

Madam Lee, let me tell you.

Zhou Xuezhang not only

has a carriage for ride,

he also has a house in the capital.

Just look at you, a birth mother of him,

still living in the countryside.

Please make decision for me, My Lord.

It's here.

Clear the land.

I have to plant something else.

Yes, My Lord.

Wait, wait a minute.

What's going on here?

Didn't you give the land to Zhou Xuezhang?

I'm here today

is to clear the land.

It was just a false title deed.

You...

Hey, madam.

It's clearly written on the pledge.

It can't be fake.

You want Zhou Xuezhang to provide for you.

You have to let him inherit your land.

No problem in it at all.

You are with him!

If not doing this,

then your accuse against Zhou Xuezhang for not providing for you

would be a false charge.

How are you going to prove

he is your son?

This...

Proof it is.

This can prove my son was adopted by the Zhou family back then.

Tomorrow in court,

the Lord would bring me justice.

None of you can get away from it.

It was written on it

that you had sold Zhou Xuezhang to the Zhou family

for fifty taels.

Yes.

I took those money.

Madam Lee, let me ask you.

Why did you sell your son?

You wouldn't get your land back

without telling us the truth.

My Lord.

My son is a part of my life.

What mother would have the heart to sell her child?

We were living in poverty back then.

Selling my son was the only way

to survive the starvation.

Back then,

when Mr. Zhou was still alive, they were wealthy.

Xuezhang would have had a better life with them.

I was doing it for his own good.

In other words,

Zhou Xuezhang had helped you all through the tough time

by being sold to the Zhou family.

Is it correct?

You impudent woman!

Zhou Xuezhang had already provided for you and your family.

How dare you accuse him of being unfilial?!

Who had instigated you?

Zhou Xuezhang is the student of the Imperial College.

A false accusation against the court member

would not only be punished by flogging.

You'd better tell the truth.

I was stupid.

Please spare my life.

A couple...

A couple of days ago,

those men from the capital

forced me to print my hand on some paper.

I can't read,

neither did I know what was written on the paper.

You're good at passing the buck.

Was it really just putting your handprint?

Spill the truth.

Please forgive me, My Lord.

I also took something from them.

There was indeed someone behind all this.

My best guess is the Wang family.

I, I don't know what it is.

You have framed a court member.

Flogging would have been your punishment.

But considering your old age,

and you are Zhou Xuezhang's birth mother.

I will spare your punishment this time.

But if there is a next time, I'll make sure you regret it!

Thank you, My Lord.

I feel guilty to you.

I'm not worthy of your respect.

You are my mother as well.

I will find ways to repay you in the future.

Okay now.

Problems are solved satisfactorily.

My Lord.

Thank you for helping me.

Your kindness,

I'll sure repay in the future.

Well, don't mention it.

I wasn't intending to help you in the first place.

I just happened to have the time,

and couldn't stand to

let that woman trick you.

Perfect for killing time.

I had my bad in this.

She is my birth mother after all.

I should treat her more properly.

Okay, fine.

Whatever you like.

Things has been all settled now.

You can breathe a sigh of relief.

As for me,

I haven't gone to Yidian Pavilion

to see Hong'er and Luan'er for so long.

I miss them so much.

Your Highness, My Lord.

Please excuse me.

You've done well today.

I'd like to take you to a place.

Are you taking me to meet some new girls?

Your Highness, where are you taking me?

You'll see.

♪Fate played a cruel joke. Things went contrary to our wishes. Disputes were ignored.♪

♪God knows who I might become♪

♪and what I am to other people.♪

♪I only need your company♪

♪when the sun sets and rises.♪

♪You and I should understand♪

♪the preciousness of the blossoms.♪

♪There is no right and wrong.♪

♪Your tenderness hypnotizes me.♪

♪Your love surrounds me.♪

♪Perhaps it's fate at work.♪

♪The blossoms came out as promised.♪

♪Can somebody tell me why♪

♪the promises have been forgotten?♪

♪The heart is changing.♪

♪You keep me safe.♪

♪You put my mind at ease.♪

♪You understand me.♪

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

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♪She and he are the same person.♪

♪Nobody can see through her disguise.♪

♪She is young and frivolous,♪

♪not knowing where to look.♪

♪She jests that the world was so big,♪

♪yet too small for a few people.♪

♪Stubborn as a mule,♪

♪she stays in an alien land.♪

♪She howls at the sky♪

♪and vows to become♪

♪a good man♪

♪with a sense of propriety.♪

♪One's love life♪

♪changes constantly.♪

♪How many years♪

♪have slipped away?♪

♪It's a love-hate relationship.♪

♪The end of the story♪

♪has been no secret♪

♪to us.♪

♪How come you♪

♪still have hopes?♪