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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 23

You said your name was Jinzi?

My lady,

have you really lost your memory and forgot me?

My lady,

you were raised by the collateral relatives of the Han family.

The general made such an arrangement to keep you safe.

But when the Han family ran into misfortune,

the relatives came up with malicious ideas and almost harmed you.

So

my name is Han Yuanniang?

Yes.

You are Han Yuanniang, the daughter of Duke Han.

But the general and the Han Army

were framed

and led into a trap.

Lord Han broke the siege after a struggle

and sought aid from Jin Shangwu, the Chiliarch of Lintangzhou.

But Jin Shangwu closed the city and refused to go out.

When Lord Han went back to Yuzhou,

the Han family had met its destruction.

The general lost the battle.

Lord Han died from fighting.

My lady, are you still recovering?

Shiyi, are you okay?

I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm feeling better now.

Who framed the Han family?

It's...

It's Tuoba Xun, the commander of the State of Wei.

He colluded with the officials of our imperial court and framed the Han family.

With the surviving soldiers and officers,

I came to the capital with intention to inform His Majesty of what happened.

I never expected we would be intercepted

and our appeal letter would be withheld.

To this day,

the Han Army is still accused of failing to defend the state's territory.

How can they rest in peace?

My lady,

you must clear the Han Army's name.

Who intercepted you?

I've checked.

Those people worked for the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince?

Why would he stop you from submitting an appeal letter?

Because the whole Han Army has been annihilated

and its reputation has been ruined.

By contrast,

the Crown Prince has rendered great service by providing aid in the northern territory,

and thus has moved into the Eastern Palace, becoming the Crown Prince.

If I may make a conjecture,

the Crown Prince probably

doesn't want us to affect his contributions.

We need to investigate this matter further.

Don't jump to conclusions.

Now,

do you know

how I got hurt?

I think

they are still hiding something from me.

My lady, where are you hurt?

Someone is coming.

Zhou Xuezhang?

Jinzi.

Why are you here?

I just came to check.

Shiyi.

You are not dead.

This is Han Yuanniang, Shiyi's elder sister.

Sorry.

Miss Han.

I have heard about what happened in the northern territory.

Don't grieve too much.

Shiyi is wanted by the city administration.

It's not safe

for you to hide here.

Mr. Zhou,

please keep this secret.

Don't worry.

I'm greatly indebted to Shiyi.

I won't rat you out.

Yuanniang, let's run away.

It's better to leave

than hide from place to place in the capital.

Run away?

Jinzi looks sincerer.

But I feel like she is playing along with Wang Zhongyu.

Nobody in the capital is trustworthy.

If I really am Han Yuanniang,

I might as well visit the northern territory

and find out the truth myself.

He is right.

The Crown Prince's people are looking for you right now.

We should leave

and only return to clear the family's name when the time is right.

Okay.

Since we are leaving,

I want to visit the northern territory.

There are things

that I mean to investigate.

Alright. Let's visit the northern territory.

We'll pack up and leave at dusk.

Miss Han,

since you have made a decision,

let me send you off.

It's my way to repay Shiyi.

Come on.

Who are you?

Sir,

I'm sorry.

On His Majesty's order, we are here

to arrest Han Yuanniang who deceived His Majesty,

disguised herself as Lord Han, and lied to everyone.

Her crime is too serious to be pardoned.

Hope you won't try to stop us.

His Majesty must have mistaken.

Otherwise...

Han Yuanniang would never disguise herself as Lord Han.

Lord Han has died for the state already.

Yeah, Your Excellency.

You need to carry out a thorough investigation,

lest you should arrest a good person.

That's not my job.

I simply came on His Majesty's order.

As for whether Han Yuanniang disguised herself as Lord Han,

His Majesty will be the judge.

Officers, seize her.

-Who dares to touch her? -Don't worry, my lady.

I won't let them seize you.

Please put down unnecessary resistance.

The Imperial College

has been surrounded by the Palace Guards.

You have no way to escape.

Don't act rashly.

I'll go with you.

Just leave them alone.

Yuanniang.

It's alright.

-After you, please. -My lady.

My lady.

Wang Zhongyu,

you lied to her,

and then you got her arrested.

Your family just can't leave us alone.

I want her to be safe more than you do.

Otherwise, I wouldn't hide her identity

and travel far to rescue you.

But your family...

I'm different from my father.

She must seize this opportunity

to restore the identity of Han Yuanniang.

It's the only way to change her life.

Think about it.

What would happen if Han Shiyi,

a person who had died, suddenly came back to life?

I don't care.

The Han Army is gone now.

As long as I'm alive,

I won't let anyone hurt her.

Don't worry.

I will find a chance to rescue her.

Have you got any news?

We have sent people out to search.

But there has been no result.

The Shadow Guard appeared around the Wang family.

But she wasn't found there.

If she has got her memory back

and refused to come to me,

then she must distrust me.

If she hasn't got her memory back,

then it's dangerous for her to stay outside.

People have been dispatched to guard the eight city gates of the capital.

We've also sent messages to the stations to the north of the capital suburbs by pigeons.

She didn't leave the city.

She must be hiding somewhere.

Only when we drop our guard

will she leave the city.

You always keep an eye on the Wang family and the Han family,

and the Shen's Mansion.

But the Han family...

The fact that few people are at the Han family's house

makes it easier for her to hide.

Go find her.

Yes.

Your Highness. Your Highness.

There's bad news.

Prime Minister's Mansion

What's the matter, Xiyuan?

Brother.

After mom and I leave for Jiangnan,

will you and dad really come after us?

Why can't the whole family leave together?

What did dad tell you?

Dad said

I should listen to you from now on.

Brother.

I'm a little worried.

Is dad hiding something from us?

Dad has hidden quite enough things from us.

It's too late to ask now.

Every aristocratic family rises and falls eventually.

Don't worry too much.

I have made arrangements in Jiangnan.

You and mother

should be fine

even without the other family members taking care of you.

The situation is that serious?

Even the other family members are going to cut ties with us?

I just prepared for the worst.

Xiyuan,

no family can enjoy wealth forever.

I trust that you can

take care of yourself and mom

in any circumstance.

Yes, I can.

I will spend the rest of my life with mom.

Change your clothes

and marry a good man.

Get it?

It's my own business.

Whatever. I won't interfere in your life.

This is the route map you will use tomorrow.

Take it with you.

Read it and memorize it tonight.

Brother.

What about my sister-in-law?

Divorcing letter

Miss Su.

Our parents arranged

our marriage.

You can go home,

find a man you really love

and live with him.

It's better than suffering with me.

Zhongyu,

I know you love Su Lan.

I don't mind you marrying her.

If she doesn't want to be a concubine,

I can let her be my equal.

It's not as simple as you think.

This is settled.

You will leave with Xiyuan and the others tomorrow.

Zhongyu.

I'm your wife.

I will go where you go.

I won't leave you.

Miss Su, timing doesn't matter in love.

I don't want you to end up like me.

Yidian Pavilion

This is...

It's the play I wrote after I found out

Han Shiyi was a woman.

I titled the play

"The Heiress".

It records her life journey.

I hope it can help you.

My lady,

I heard that Han Yuanniang

had been arrested on His Majesty's order.

I think her doom is impending.

She would never prevail against me.

She is unworthy.

I knew

only I could marry the Crown Prince.

Han Yuanniang,

there is nothing to blame except your bad luck.

Wang Zhongyu.

Jinzi.

Li Yanyi.

Which one of them lied?

Or did they all lie?

I didn't deserve that they wasted time

going through great trouble

to set traps and lie to me.

Your Highness.

Is everything ready?

Yes, everything is ready.

You are dismissed.

Yes.

It seems

I have no choice but to make this move.

Chengtai Street

The Yellow Memorial

After you arrive in Jiangnan,

take care of our mom

and yourself.

Do you hear me?

Wait for me to go home.

The Yellow Memorial

Be good.

Take care, brother.

I'll get going.

Yun'er.

Go.

The Yellow Memorial

Please respect the people's will, Your Majesty.

Please respect the people's will, Your Majesty.

Restore Han's legitimate daughter's identity.

Restore Han's legitimate daughter's identity.

-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.

The Imperial College's supervisor is holding the yellow memorial

outside the city with the students and people,

asking you to respect the people's will.

Your Majesty,

the late emperor bestowed the yellow memorial on the Imperial College.

No matter who submits the yellow memorial,

the current emperor must hasten to examine the yellow memorial.

Tens of years have passed.

This is the first time the yellow memorial has been used.

If you don't examine it in time...

The yellow memorial...

Report.

Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has asked for an audience with you.

Let him in.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

I pay respect to you.

Spare the formalities.

I beg you

to bestow marriage on Han Yuanniang and me.

What?

I disapprove.

I beg you

to bestow marriage on Han Yuanniang and me.

Yanyi.

Come with me

to a place.

Please respect the people's will, Your Majesty.

Please respect the people's will, Your Majesty.

Restore Han's legitimate daughter's identity.

Restore Han's legitimate daughter's identity.

The Memorial Tablet of Empress Yuan of the State of Chen

At your age,

I met your mother.

She was the Chu family's only legitimate daughter.

She was arrogant and aloof.

To seize the throne,

I married your mother.

Then to protect my territory,

I raised the Wang family to a high status to counterbalance the Chu family.

Therefore,

I couldn't treat her wholeheartedly.

Maybe she never knew

how much I wanted to be with her

and that my heart had no place

for other women.

Then why did you favor Empress Wang the most among the harem members?

I had to do that

to counterbalance the Chu family.

I raised the Wang family and Empress Wang to a high status,

but lost my love.

Son,

you don't have to marry Han's daughter

just to give the people and the imperial court

a satisfactory answer.

The state I will leave you with will be much better

than it was over 20 years ago.

Father,

it's my wish to marry Han Yuanniang.

My feelings for her

are the same as your feelings for my mom.

All emperors

have limited freedom.

Since

you have found true love,

I won't try

to stop you.

Son.

I have toiled for my whole life.

I hope my son's life will be happier than mine,

even if it's just a little happier.

I permit you

to marry Han's legitimate daughter.

Thank you for granting my wish.

According to heaven's will and the emperor's edict,

Duke Han's ancestors

helped found the state and made social contributions.

Their kindness has benefited their descendants.

Duke Han's legitimate daughter Han Yuanniang

is virtuous, demure, clever, accomplished,

highly cultured, sensible, amiable, and kind.

She and the Crown Prince are a good match.

Ceremonies shall be held and their ancestors shall be notified

that she is to become the Crown Princess.

The Imperial Board of Astronomy will pick an auspicious day to hold their wedding.

The announcement is made

to inform you all.

This edict is issued by His Majesty.

Long live the Emperor.

♪Don't ask how many chances you have to fall in love.♪

♪Even if nothing but the lingering warmth was left...♪

My lady.

Let's get in the chaise.

♪Don't wait, because she is not yours anymore.♪

My lady, take care.

Get your memory back as soon as possible.

I'll head back to the northern territory now.

I hope you'll get to return to the northern territory too.

♪You said I wasn't the person you were waiting for.♪

♪You told me not to take it seriously.♪

♪I can't bear watching your cruelty,♪

♪sinking deeper and deeper.♪

♪I promised you not to ask.♪

Your Highness,

these are the bridal headpiece and wedding dress sent from the palace.

I see.

♪I said people should learn to wait for their loved ones,♪

♪even if waiting meant wasting their whole lives.♪

♪You need to love fiercely and get hurt badly♪

♪to bear your love in mind forever.♪

♪Don't keep me waiting.♪

♪Don't keep me♪

♪from waiting.♪

You said

we'd been a couple already.

My name is Chen...

Li Yanyi.

You are my legal wife.

Do you know a rumor is popular among the people?

The rumor says the Crown Prince

brought destruction to the Han Army.

Li Yanyi who claims to be your husband

is the Crown Prince.

If Li Yanyi is the Crown Prince,

then everything he said is a lie.

Who exactly am I?

Who exactly am I?

Western Chamber

Yuanniang.

Capital

Mom, you should leave the city first.

I have things to do. I will catch up with you soon.

You, come here.

Yes.

Go.

-Yes. -You.

Go.

My lady,

I've just got the answer.

What is it? Has Miss Han been rescued?

His Majesty has restored Miss Han's identity

and made her the legal wife of the Crown Prince.

My lady, you can rest easy now.

Let him pass.

I had no wish to harm you.

I just wanted to leave the city.

I know.

Miss Han,

please burn some incense sticks for Lord Han

on my behalf.

Miss Wang looks domineering,

but she is actually a loyal and good girl.

If I were Han Shiyi,

then I let her down.

If I were not Han Shiyi,

I would hate to see

Miss Wang lose her bright future.

In that case,

I should help her start a new life.

Actually,

Shiyi visited my dream last night.

He said if I met you,

I should relay his message to you.

Lord Han mentioned me?

What did he say?

Shiyi said

you and him were destined to be nothing more than friends

and spend only a short time together.

Don't waste your wonderful life for him.

You have a happy marriage ahead of you.

Don't miss out on it.

Did he really say that?

Right.

He never liked me anyway.

I think you've mistaken him.

You are straightforward and kind.

Of course Shiyi liked you.

But a person can only live for tens of years.

If two people are lucky enough to become a couple,

they should just treat each other sincerely.

If one of them passes away,

the other one shouldn't spend the rest of his or her life mourning.

Just live as nature takes its course.

If you meet a new love,

you should establish new ties.

Lord Han was one of the few good men in this world.

It's a shame that I misjudged him

and thought he was a playboy.

Now that I think about it,

I feel so regretful.

So,

if you want him to rest in peace,

you should live

a good life from now on.

Tang Liu,

give her your horse.

Yes, my lady.

Miss Wang,

remember what I said.

You should find a good man to spend your life with him.

Don't keep mourning someone in the past.

You have a wonderful life ahead of you. Don't waste your time.

If we ever see each other again,

I hope to see you with plenty of children and grandchildren.

Miss Han,

have a safe journey.

Your Highness.

The Crown Princess's trail has been found

at a place 35 kilometers north of the capital from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

She rode northward,

heading to the northern territory.

The station ahead of her is waiting for your order.

Should we stop the Crown Princess?

She is going to visit her family's graves in the northern territory.

I dare not stop her.

Young master,

Madam has left.

She asked me to give you this.

Did she say anything?

No.

She said you'd understand once you saw it.

You are dismissed.

Yes, young master.

Medallion of Pardon

Divorcing letter

Miss Su,

you silly girl.

Chen

I can't believe His Majesty

restored Han Shiyi's identity

and bestowed marriage on her and the Crown Prince.

Your Majesty,

a liar like Han Shiyi

can't become the Crown Princess.

Like you, I didn't expect

His Majesty to make this decision.

Han Shiyi is really enduring.

The whole capital pleaded for her.

Your Majesty,

Han Shiyi already enjoys great prestige,

even though she hasn't entered the palace yet.

In the future, I'm afraid...

How dare she?

Your Majesty, calm down.

I'm just worried for you.

I hear that Han Shiyi is on her way to the northern territory.

After she comes back,

she will stir up more trouble.

In that case,

I will make her unable to come back.

Han Shiyi is heading to the northern territory.

Surely, the Crown Prince will go there too.

It's best to use the Han Army incident

to turn them against each other

and make sure they won't come back.

Han Shiyi,

I'd like to see you vie with me for my cousin now.

Show yourselves.

You have followed me the whole way.

Who sent you?

Sometimes, the more you know, the more you grieve.

It's nice to leave this world quietly.

Lord Han,

goodbye.

Retreat.

Shiyi.

Shiyi. Here.

How are you?

Are you okay?

How are you?

Are you okay?

Wang Er.

You have got your memory back?

You have got your memory back.

Shiyi, you have got your memory back.

Shiyi, you... you...

Go away.

I...

Shiyi.

They left no clue.

It seems whoever sent the assassins is cautious.

The more you know, the more you grieve.

It seems the person who sent the assassins knows me

and is on good terms with me.

Why are you staring at me?

Don't suspect people randomly.

I've just saved you.

Was it a coincidence that you showed up here?

Do I have to say it?

Alright. Alright. Alright.

I came to protect you.

Shiyi.

Shiyi, where are you going?

Stop following me!

Wang Er,

though you've just saved me,

I can't trust you.

Keep following me

and I will show no mercy to you.

You've never trusted me anyway.

Shiyi.

Shiyi.

You may not trust me,

but I've saved you at least.

It's safer for people to travel in pairs than travel alone.

Your Highness,

a group of unidentified people

attempted to assassinate the Crown Princess.

Is she hurt?

No.

Wang Zhongyu has saved her.

What's your intention?

Officer,

I hope to join the Han Army and fend for myself.

The Han Army no longer exists.

It's called the Northern Army now.

I hear

this place takes in the remaining troops of the Han Army.

It's true.

But few troops have come.

I'm afraid there isn't much left of the Han Army.

Officer,

my friend joined the Han Army years ago.

Do you know where the graves of the Han Army are?

There were tens of thousands of Han Army soldiers and officers.

We didn't have enough graves to bury them all.

They were buried in the Northern Mountain.

Go find them.

The Tombs

The Tombs of Soldiers

Cry if you want to.

It'll make you feel better.

Dad said

a man wouldn't weep easily.

But you are a woman, after all.

Cut it out.

I'll always be Han Shiyi,

the heir of Duke Han.

The Tombs of Soldiers

Jinzi.

My lady.

Thank you.

My lady.

I've waited for you here.

I knew you would come back

and visit us.

The Tomb of General Han Jizhong

The Tomb of General Han Jizhong

Dad,

your disobedient child Han Shiyi is back.

The Tomb of General Han Jizhong

My Lord.

Dad.

Don't worry.

I will find evidence,

make His Majesty exonerate the Han Army,

and clear the names of the officers and soldiers.

Northern Territory. Boundary Marker When I visited Cheng Huaiquan's family

and made a fake threat of revenge,

they gave me a map,

saying Cheng Huaiquan knew this day would come.

To protect themselves,

they buried the letters sent to and from the villain

under the boundary marker of the northern territory.

Northern Territory Boundary Marker

This should be the place.

Northern Territory Boundary Marker

This is evidence that proves

a treacherous official in the capital colluded with Cheng Huaiquan

and offered the Han Army's deployment plans to the State of Wei.

This will definitely

make His Majesty clear the name of the Han Army.

Yanyi.

I never expected

you to betray the Han Army.

No way.

Maybe it's a misunderstanding.

I'm too familiar with this handwriting.

It's his handwriting.

And here is the mark of his personal seal.

It can't be faked.

Dad,

look how you sealed it. Nobody would believe its authenticity.

I've always affixed my seals this way.

I can't believe it's him.

My lady,

who is this villain you are talking about?

The Crown Prince,

Chen Yanyi.

I see.

No wonder the Crown Prince intercepted my appeal letter.

I never knew

you were so good at acting.

I really underestimated you.

Shiyi, actually...

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Speak.

Who sent you?

Your Highness, you...

Yuanniang, are you alright?

You have become the Crown Prince as you wished.

The Han family no longer holds you back.

Are you happy now?

The destruction of the Han Army pains me as much as it pains you.

It's the imperial court's fault

that the meritorious officials didn't meet a good end.

Shiyi, I would never hurt you.

It's the Han Army's fault.

We lost the northern territory.

But you recovered the northern territory.

You earned a good reputation.

Nobody cares about the defeat in the northern territory

or whether the 60,000 officers and soldiers of the Han Army are wronged.

I've been investigating the defeat of the Han Army.

But all the officers and soldiers in the know are dead.

I can't find concrete evidence.

Then why did your people stop Jinzi

when she tried to declare the Han Army was wronged?

I found through investigation that your servant

carried no evidence.

Submitting her appeal letter would be a waste of time

and draw the attention of the Wang family.

So I had my people send her away.

What if I have evidence?

If you have evidence,

I will clear the Han Army's name.

You really are

a superb actor.

If I didn't know the truth,

I probably would

be fooled by you again.

What do you mean?

You sent assassins

and came here today.

It's all to get this thing, right?

What is this?

This is evidence that proves

you colluded with Cheng Huaiquan

and sold out the deployment plans of Han Army to the State of Wei.

Shiyi.

I trust the Crown Prince's character.

He wouldn't do this.

We...

Maybe we should investigate before jumping to conclusions.

The truth is out in the open.

I don't need to investigate.

Tens of thousands of martyrs who constituted the Han Army fought bloody battles

and risked their lives to defend the territory.

They vowed to live or die with the northern territory.

But they were accused of failing to defend the territory.

Did anyone say a thorough investigation should be carried out?

At that time,

all our officers and soldiers

thought aid would come to them.

Everyone gritted their teeth and held on.

But what did we get after all the waiting?

We got a feeling of despair.

A commander's success costs tens of thousands of lives.

Tens of thousands of martyrs died

as your stepping stones to become the Crown Prince.

You should be happy now.

Today,

I will make you pay a proper price.

Shiyi.

Your Highness!

Back off.

♪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.♪

♪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?♪