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♫ Swallows leaping over clouds ♫

♫ Steeds galloping across the vast plain ♫

♫ A pavilion enveloped by misty rain; A silk robe and a golden armor ♫

♫ Flowers under the moonlight being blown by the wind ♫

♫ When was the vault of heaven drawn ♫

♫ Whose house is the bright moon shining at ♫

♫ The cool wind in the courtyard stitches spring buds ♫

♫ Trying to understand the words kept inside the heart ♫

♫ Love is like a song; Affection is like a painting ♫

♫ Dreams fall on my flower hairpin ♫

♫ Hear about the faraway places; Read everyone's mind ♫

♫ Who let this beauty provoke the world ♫

[Legend of Xiao Chuo]

[Episode 14]

My Husband, we will have a child!

Congratulations, Grand Prince and Princess Consort!

My dear girl, you are so amazing!

You need to rest well.

Chongjiu, Guiyin, you need to take good care of the Princess Consort.

Or else I will punish you.

Do not worry, Grand Prince. We two sisters will never leave the Princess Consort's side.

When the little prince arrives, our royal residence will become lively.

Guiyin, please go to Chancellor and Prince Taiping's residences. Let my father and elder sister know.

- Yes, My Lady. - Wait!

Let us wait a little on this matter.

Do not leak out the matter of Princess Consort's pregnancy.

Or else, I will surely not show you mercy.

- I do not dare to talk! - I do not dare to talk!

- I do not dare. - You may leave.

Yes, Grand Prince.

Do you know Zhimo was castrated recently?

Zhimo was castrated, and Mingyi has a weak body.

Their bloodline is about to end.

I don't know if His Majesty was too rash or the brothers already had a plan

to end the bloodline of Prince Renhuang.

You're worried...

our child will be harmed by them?

It's better to be careful.

But, I will eventually look pregnant.

- When that happens— - Do not worry.

Leave that to me.

At the worst, we will make the first move.

Xiyin! You must not risk danger!

- Have you forgotten our imprisonment last time? -Do not worry! Do not worry!

I am only thinking about the worst possibility.

Zhimo was castrated. The royal court is uneasy right now.

The Emperor won't do anything against the second emperor's line for now.

Xiyin, I am scared.

Your Highness, Princess Consort.

Miss Yanyan has come.

Yanyan came just in time!

She can chat with you and help you pass the time.

Then...my pregnancy,

can I tell Yanyan about it?

She is your little sister, why would there be a problem?

Just that...Prince Taiping cannot know about it.

We have to guard against Yansage.

For our child, we must be careful.

Do not worry. Yanyan is my little sister, she will not harm me.

Your Highness. Regarding the Princess Consort's pregnancy,

I think it would be best if we kept it from the Xiao Manor.

- Miss Yanyan— - But, Wuguli has always been close with Yanyan.

She does not guard against her family.

If I force her to keep it a secret, her heart will be uneasy.

She is pregnant now.

Being too worried is bad for her health.

We should move faster.

Once us men have dealt with the matters outside,

the women will not have to worry.

You are correct, Your Highness.

I will go and prepare right away.

Miss! Be careful!

You are going to get married soon yet you are still so clumsy?

I cannot understand what Han Derang likes about you.

I finally got a chance to visit, can you not say something nice?

Alright! Tell me.

You are not at home preparing for the wedding.

Why did you run over here?

Are you looking for makeup products from me?

You will definitely prepare whatever I want.

Why should I ask?

Look at you. My shameless little sister!

You are so open with what you want!

You are my second sister after all.

That's right. Since the weather is nice today,

let's go play at Eldest Sister's manor! Come on!

I...will not go anymore.

You go by yourself.

You usually love playing polo the most!

Now that you are married,

you have to pretend to be demure?

That's not it, I just do not want to go.

Besides, I do not like going to Eldest Sister's home.

Why?

Are you worried about Grand Prince Taiping and Xiyin's relationship?

No.

Then why?

Why are you being so coy today? It is not like you,

Come and sit.

You can leave first.

I am pregnant.

- You are pregnant? - Yes.

I will be an aunt soon?

This is great news, why are you hiding it?

Let me listen!

It is too soon!

It is just...I do not know if this child

is fortune or misfortune.

Why do you say that?

Do not ask anymore.

In any case, I will just ask one thing of you.

If you go to Eldest Sister's home,

- do not tell her about my pregnancy. - You do not even trust Eldest Sister?

It is not that I do not trust her!

I do not trust that Yansage.

Xiyin is still under house arrest.

You must have heard about it too.

That Zhimo was castrated?

You mean...you are afraid the Emperor will attack your child?

With his temper, and he has no children of his own,

Yansage does not have children either. Do you think he would let Xiyin and Mingyi

have children?

[Duke Yan's Manor]

Brother Derang!

Why did you come?

What are you writing?

Yanyan! Yanyan!

Split back into ordos, divide the military power?

Aren't these things a new emperor would do?

Not so loud!

Are you writing this for Imperial Prince Xian?

That is right. You do not know him well yet.

But...I believe he will be a new wise ruler for Great Liao.

He is more suitable than Yansage or Xiyin.

Who says I do not know him well?

If you two want to discuss things in the future, bring me along.

I can help you out.

I can go in and out of Grand Prince Taiping's manor as I wish.

Perhaps I can help you get news.

I will not let you put yourself in danger.

Grand Prince Taiping is old and crafty.

What should I do if something happens to you?

Do not worry, how could I make you worry?

Besides, I do not dare to risk danger these days.

I have not even married you yet!

Yanyan.

But...I have to go risk my life now.

I did not want to tell you before because I feared you would worry.

If anything happens to me...

I am afraid our marriage will—

You are not allowed to talk nonsense!

No matter how long I have to wait, I will wait.

Yanyan. To be able to marry you in this life

is my greatest fortuitous event.

That's right! Aren't we getting married?

Give me a Han name!

You want a Han name?

That is right! The wife has to follow her husband.

Okay! Then let me have a good think about it.

Do not make me wait too long.

We have arrived at the place you wanted to go.

Aim forward. Here.

Release!

If I can really become someone like Empress Dowager Shulü who can change the world,

of course I would not have lived in vain!

Yanyan. I lost too much in this life.

For the things I want to obtain now,

I definitely will not let go anymore.

What if the person I wrong was you?

Mingyi, as long as the actions the Emperor takes is for the benefit of the world,

then no forgiveness is needed.

Fourth Brother Han, I hope that regardless of what happens in the future

you will be able to stand behind me.

Accompany me to complete this path of Great Liao reform.

I read the latest article you wrote, it enlightened me.

You flatter me. It was nothing but my humble opinion.

You are too humble. I found an old book from the previous dynasty recently.

Come and take a look at it in my manor.

Of course, I will. I will also bring a good wine with me.

Your Highness, please wait a moment.

Thank you Butler Xiao.

You...?

My family name is Liu, from Zhuzhou (Zhu Prefecture).

Today, I am meeting with Chancellor Siwen to discuss the matter regarding the Southern dynasty attacking Great Liao.

So you came to discuss big matters with my father?

What is it about?

I already said it is about the country. Are you still interested?

You said you surname is Liu.

Emperor Taizu had a great admiration for Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, and changed his surname to Liu.

Are you planning to fulfill the wishes of the founding emperor, Prince Renhuang, and the previous emperor

in promoting the Han way?

Then...as you see it, Miss Yanyan, can I succeed?

- Of course, you can! - Why?

Because a just cause arouses much support, an unjust cause finds little.

The just cause is already on your side, so of course you will succeed.

Then what is the 'just cause that arouses much support' that you are thinking of?

I heard you can obtain the world,

but you cannot quickly settle the world.

If our Great Liao wants longterm peace,

then we must imitate the Southern people by implementing the Han system.

I think you can become someone like Empress Dowager Shulü .

- Really? - Really.

Thank you, Grand Prince Mingyi!

Yanyan.

- If you really want to become someone like Empress Dowager Shulü, that is very good. - Father.

But can you not tell that Grand Prince Mingyi is just being polite with you?

Father, why must you rain on my parade? Can you not let me be happy for a while?

Greetings, Chancellor Siwen.

Alright, forego with the formalities.

Yanyan, I have things to discuss. Go and play.

Then I will leave first.

Your Highness. Grand Prince Mingyi?

With the current events that have occurred, why did you leave the palace at this time?

Chancellor Siwen, it is exactly because the current situation is tense,

that is why I left the palace to see you.

Your Highness, please be frank.

Yanyan said just now, a just cause arouses much support, an unjust cause finds little.

Moreover, she said the just cause was on my side. What are your thoughts on this?

I also think that way.

Since the just cause is on my side,

then how should you handle the unjust cause?

Your Highness, what do you think?

If Mount Shanggu happens again, how would you deal with it?

Your Highness. Do you already have a plan?

The Chage Revolt has never ended.

I am sure you understand what I mean.

Right?

- You mean...? - No one knows what the Emperor did back then.

Everything is just a guess.

But Lihu and his son have always been regretful

that they lost two chances.

Yes.

If these current acts become a normality,

and everyone follows suit, then there will never be peaceful days again.

Chaos

is just certain people deliberately creating confusion.

If someone stepped forward at this time,

controlled the situation, settling down the empire,

then I believe this person would earn great merit.

Your Highness, I am from the Empress' Clan,

but I will also follow Grand Prince Wuzhi's actions from back then to support the ruler in assembling a new army

and stabilizing the country.

I heard the Southern troops are moving towards the north.

Great Liao must be ready to set off.

With the Emperor's temper, he will not think so much.

So, I hope you can suggest to the Emperor

to have him go to the Winter Nabo.

As for Shangjing, Yansage can keep guard here.

Yansage staying behind to guard Shangjing.

The Emperor going alone to Mount Hei (Black).

I understand.

I will definitely make the proper arrangements.

I am at ease to hear those words.

Chancellor Siwen, I know your eldest and second daughter

are married to Yansage and Xiyin. Then, for Yanyan,

do you have plans for her?

Yanyan? What do you mean, Your Highness?

Yanyan knows many things and is a magnanimous person. I think

she can become a person like Empress Dowager Shulü.

If we lose this round,

we will surely lose our lives. But if we win,

I think the best choice to be Empress is

Yanyan.

Yanyan...

is still a child.

Yanyan is intelligent. Towards her future,

do you have no expectations?

In a father's eyes, she is still a child.

I do not hold high expectations for her future.

You are right.

In your eyes, Yanyan will always be a playful child.

But you heard what Yanyan said just now.

Yanyan's analysis of the situation

and also her astuteness towards the overall situation,

that is not something all noble girls have.

And my future wife

must be someone like Empress Dowager Shulü.

She can support the Great Liao empire behind me.

If you agree, Yanyan can become someone like that.

Her future is limitless.

Your Highness.

Do you know what your words mean?

I am willing to

be one with Yanyan and enjoy the world together.

Chancellor Siwen, I truly like Yanyan.

I want to marry her.

I also believe this affection

will not lose to anyone.

I will use my hard work

to make Yanyan happy for life.

I also know...out of the Empress's Clan, only your clan

has never produced an Empress.

Chancellor Siwen, please give me a chance. At the same time,

give your bloodline branch a chance.

I am willing to be joined as one with Yanyan

and enjoy the world together.

I also know

among the Empress's Clan, only your clan

has never produced an Empress.

Chancellor Siwen, please give me a chance.

At the same time, give your bloodline branch a chance.

Husi.

Master.

What has Third Young Miss been doing recently?

Master, besides going out for a ride,

she has been going to Eldest and Second Young Mistress's house to play.

Recently, she has been preparing her dowry.

She is trying on her wedding dress right now.

She has been laughing a lot recently.

She has been laughing a lot?

She is looking forward...to marrying Han Derang.

- Yes, yes, yes. - You can go.

Yes, Master.

Young Mistress, this wedding crown is so pretty!

Of course it is! These were all personally designed by Brother Derang.

He also got special craftsmen to construct it.

When matched with this wedding dress,

Young Master Han will definitely be completely besotted!

Father?

When did you come?

Come and take a look! Does my wedding dress look nice?

Yes, it does.

Father, you did not even take a good look!

Father. I know I was wrong.

What did you do wrong?

Just now, I said a few more words to Imperial Prince Xian.

But I did not do it on purpose, I just happened to run into him.

That is why I just talked casually with him.

Yanyan, come.

Let me take a good look at you.

Among your three sisters,

only you resemble your mother the most.

In the blink of an eye, you are already so big.

You are getting married too.

Oh right, you must change your childish behavior.

Do not worry, Father. I will not suffer even if I marry into the Han family.

Brother Derang is so good to me. Also, Uncle and Aunt Han really like me.

They all say that they really want a daughter!

They said we can have whichever of their sons we want!

What is it, Father?

In one's lifetime, setbacks and misfortunes happen 80 or 90 percent of the time.

What do you mean?

From now on, if you run into unhappy matters,

remember what I said to you. There is no obstacle you cannot pass.

You are Tengri's child.

You cannot be like other men and women,

grieving for spring and mourning for autumn. You got that? (T/N: be too sentimental)

I remember, Father. Do not worry!

Children of the Khitan do not cry easily.

This part of you is also like your mother.

You are very strong.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

- Your Majesty, spare me! - Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, spare me!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

You useless things.

- You interrupted my good dream. - Your Majesty!

Even being servants of the lowest tier

was too much for you to handle.

Your Majesty, spare me!

Your Majesty, Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, don't! Your Majesty!

You simply do not deserve to live.

Your Majesty..

Drag him out and feed him to the wolves.

Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare me!

Spare me!

You pity them?

I do not dare!

Then you think I am cruel and violent?

Very well. If you are willing to die in his place,

I can spare him.

Did you all see that?

Common people, in the face of situations that are none of their business, will come out and be meddlesome.

But once your own life is in danger,

you will not care about others, right?

Remember this from now on.

All that sympathy that does not require you to pay a price

is cheap.

- Your Majesty! - It is also disgraceful.

Your Majesty, spare me!

Thank your friend. He saved you.

- Your Highness. - What is it?

Today, His Majesty went out hunting.

On a whim, he killed a few of his personal attendants again.

Don't he kill people every day?

Who did he kill?

Baihai, Chubu's adopted brother.

This day has finally arrived. Does Chubu know?

Not yet, we were afraid he would lose control.

Find a chance to tell him.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness, where are you going today?

Let us take a walk and then go to Nuli.

Nuli controls all the imperial guards now.

If we need to make a move, we need his cooperation.

We are going to see him so openly?

What if Grand Prince Taiping finds out?

I think Chubu will not tell anyone.

Let us go.

You have convinced Chubu?

Not yet. I am testing him.

I want to see if he is completely loyal to Yansage.

If he does not follow today,

then in the future, I will find a chance to convince him to join us.

Strange.

How many years has Chubu served you?

Has he not always been loyal to Grand Prince Taiping?

How could he change sides just like that?

Do you have any guarantee?

We are now in a crucial moment.

If one thing goes wrong, all our efforts would be in vain.

It is precisely because he has served me for years that I have confidence in him.

Do not worry. Chubu maybe from a low ranked background,

but he is someone who values relationships.

The Emperor just killed his adopted brother Baihai.

I think he will not work for Yansage anymore.

His adopted brother Baihai died so coincidentally.

Mingyi. Baihai's death,

does it have anything to do with you?

Fourth Brother Han, where has your mind gone?

The Emperor kills as his heart wishes. How could I influence it?

It is good if it is not.

Mingyi, you are a person who holds great aspiration.

I believe you will not kill innocent lives rashly like those cruel people.

Fourth Brother Han, do not worry. I...

will not do that.

I believe you.

We have already made preparations for Mount Hei.

My father and Chancellor Siwen will be going along. Once it is done,

we will make the first move to take the initiative.

After you succeed the throne, we will immediately return to the capital.

By that time you will be the leader of Great Liao, there is nothing Yansage can do.

I am afraid he might increase the defense of the city that we will not be able to return from Mount Hei.

No matter what, my father will be among the accompanying officials.

If anything changes, he will immediately send a letter back.

We have arranged soldiers along the path too. If our plan succeeds,

you and I will rush through the night to go to Mount Hei.

That is all we can do. Also,

what about the travel clearance token?

Do not worry. Leave it to me.

Greetings, Your Highness.

I asked to meet you to discuss important matters.

- Come, after you. - After you.

You must be tired. Rest early.

Fourth Brother Han, go slowly.

Xinning!

Po'er. Turn around the carriage, let us go to Liu Zigu's place.

Your Highness, please come in.

Your Highness, it is all thanks to you.

Or else, we would not have survived.

Your father saved my life. Taking care of his family

is what I should do.

[Liu Zigu - Personal attendant of Yelü Jing, Emperor Muzong of Liao] I volunteered to join the army when I was just fifteen to serve that tyrant, with the intention of avenging my father.

Yet you keep holding me back and forbid me from standing out.

Grand Prince, we can instigate his close attendants to make a move!

You must not act rashly.

What you must do now is

act submissive in front of that violent ruler.

And then wait for my order.

You will be able to get vengeance soon.

Yes, Your Highness.

Eldest Sister, how are things in the palace?

You want to ask about Zhimo?

It is in the past. Zhimo and Hugudian both got married.

Mingyi has left the palace to recuperate. His Majesty has also agreed to not pursue the matter any further.

The Emperor is not pursuing the matter?

Everything started because of him!

There is nothing that mouth of yours does not dare to say!

Be careful of attracting trouble from your mouth.

We do not have the right to interfere with these things.

Thankfully, Yansage's words still hold some weight.

Or else I do not know how things would have ended.

He has worked hard recently for Mingyi and his siblings.

He is exhausted and finds it hard to sleep.

He has suffered.

The Emperor only knows to keep doing evil things.

Grand Prince Taiping only knows to follow behind him and clean up his messes.

They are still brothers!

So what if they are brothers?

Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong learnt about the governance of the Southern dynasty

because they wanted the Khitan people's lives to get better.

Yet he is over there saying we can give up the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun!

He is destroying the empire created by the founding and second emperors.

That is wrong, very wrong!

If Grand Prince Taiping continues being like this,

he will lose his human nature eventually too.

There was never just one way of ruling a country.

The eight tribes of Khitan have wandered on the grassland for generations.

The grassland is our root.

These past few years, for the sake of the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun,

how many wars have we fought with the Southerners?

His Majesty is now saying he wants to give up the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun

because he does not want to watch more soldiers dying in vain.

How could they be dying in vain?

If we did not have the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun,

our Great Liao would not be as flourishing as it is today.

Yansage is not thinking the same way too, right?

If he does,

then he is really true brothers with the Emperor!

The Emperor is not only his older brother, but he also owes him a lot.

In all these years, Yansage has done his best to convince the Emperor to stop his wrong ways.

Eldest Sister, you have changed.

In the past, you also thought the Emperor was tyrannical.

But ever since you married Yansage, you have stood on their side.

I just understand how he feels.

The ties of brotherhood are the hardest bonds to break in this world.

Just like how, when you or Wuguli did something wrong,

while other people would incessantly scold you two,

I would still protect you two.

But right is right and wrong is wrong.

Even the ties of kinship would be of no use.

Could it be you have fallen for Yansage

that is why you are speaking up for him?

Yanyan, I am married to him.

He is my husband.

Can I still speak ill of him?

Then, what if you had to choose between our family and Yansage?

In my heart, the most important people in this world are father

and my two younger sisters.

Do you not believe me?

It is not that I do not believe you.

I just do not believe...do not believe that Yansage.

Why do you seem to be holding back on your words?

What happened?

Did Xiyin stir up trouble again

and implicated Wuguli?

No, it is not that.

Then I will go ask her myself right now!

Eldest Sister! Eldest Sister! Do not go! Do not go!

Then hurry up and tell me the truth!

Then, if I tell you, you better not tell Yansage.

Speak!

Wuguli is with child.

Really?

She is just afraid that Yansage will harm her child.

That is why she kept it to herself and did not dare speak of it.

This silly girl!

She must have been instigated by Xiyin,

that she had to take precautions against her older sister as if I was an enemy.

Between her and Yansage, who does she think is more important to me?

For whose sake did I get married for?

It is not that, Eldest Sister.

It is not that Second Sister does not trust you.

She does not trust that Yansage.

I know. Do not worry.

Worry about what?

Greetings, Brother-in-Law.

Little girl, did you tell some secret behind my back because you were afraid I will hear about it?

No. Besides, a man like you

will not also understand the secrets told by a little girl like her.

This girl's wedding is coming up.

I am busy preparing her dowry,

yet you two are telling secrets behind my back?

You two sisters...

Um, then thank you, Brother-in-Law!

Thank you, Eldest Sister! I will be going now.

This girl...

Yanyan has always been afraid of you. She just said a few gripes about you behind your back.

After seeing you, she felt guilty.

I could have guessed that. Would I fuss about that with her?

Come with me. Look at the dowry I have prepared for her.

[Duke Yan's Manor]

Eldest Sister has changed.

She obviously is defending Yansage now.

Your eldest sister and Yansage are a married couple.

Yanyan, you must always remember,

you definitely cannot tell Hunian about our situation.

I know my limits.

I used to always think that Eldest Sister understood everything.

The words she would say would definitely be the most correct.

But now I have realized,

there are certain things that she cannot see through properly either.

That day on the grassland,

we were chatting about the differences between Khitan people and Southern people.

You really enlightened me.

Yanyan, your degree of astuteness regarding these types of matters

exceeds a lot of men, and naturally beats Hunian.

Then you must take extra care.

I heard from Eldest Sister that Yansage

has always kept a watchful eye over Mingyi and his siblings.

I know.

Then, what are your upcoming plans?

Currently, His Majesty has already gone to the nabo in Mount Hei.

We plan on using this opportunity to take action.

You have people near His Majesty?

Then you better pay extra heed.

You must not let those people monitoring Grand Prince Mingyi find out about your plan.

Do not worry.

At the moment, those people beside Mingyi that have always monitored him,

have probably all been coerced by him.

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♫ Who is writing the word affection that is continuous with the mundane world ♫

♫ Who is riding the horse like the wind while enjoyingly drunk with his thoughts ♫

♫ A tune about a beauty, thousands of scrolls about the empire ♫

♫ Listening to a shepherd's song about how two people in love are inseparable ♫

♫ If Yan (swallow) treads on heavy waves ♫

♫ We would still look like how we were when we first met when we meet again ♫

♫ Tenderness being confided in one's most inner portion ♫

♫ Using perfection to fill up the vacant part of the heart ♫

♫ That I accompanied you until our hair has become white did not go in vain ♫

♫ It was keeping watch day and night; It was the dawn of the long sky ♫

♫ It was the beating heart still piping hot; The past being continued at a distant place ♫

♫ It was the persistence of a belief; It was being unbothered by grief or joy ♫

♫ It was at that fleeting moment of looking back, melodious peace lasting for years ♫

♫ If Yan (swallow) flies among the clouds ♫

♫ The mundane world will shake again ♫

♫ No regret about romantic love ♫

♫ And no fear from thorns coming from all corners ♫

♫ This life has been heart-rending ♫

♫ If Yan (swallow) wear herself out in treading the heavy waves ♫

♫ If Yan (swallow) wear herself out in treading the heavy waves ♫

♫ Tenderness being confided in one's most inner portion ♫

♫ Tenderness being confided in one's most inner portion ♫

♫ Accompanying you until our hair has become white has not been in vain ♫