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[The Promise of Chang'an]

[Episode 56]

Your Majesty, Your Majesty!

The temple is a sacred place, what are you yelling for?

Your Majesty, you should hurry up to see the Imperial Noble Consort!

What happened to the Imperial Noble Consort?

She is not feeling well, the Imperial Physician couldn't even write her a prescription.

I don't know for what reason,

I can not keep my calm.

You have overworked.

In what condition is the Imperial Noble Consort?

The doctor has seen her.

She has also taken the medicine. But there is no improvement.

The heart is the one which got sick, after losing the Second Prince.

She hasn't recovered from the pain.

How could she recover only by eating medicine?

The Imperial Noble Consort can not be optimistic due to her condition.

The weather is getting colder and colder.

If it goes on like this...

I am afraid her body will grow even weaker.

Your Majesty!

Ruoxuan!

Your Majesty, you have come...

You do not have to feel sad! I did not have good fortune through my life.

But having met you and got to know you

was enough for me.

Ruoxuan...we still have time left

let's take everything easily.

There is time left for meeting and separating.

What else is left?

I only hope that Your Majesty

will live well in the future,

take care of yourself well.

The Empress Dowager is already old.

You shall not let her overwork herself.

And do not let her take trouble.

Your Majesty...I beg you...restrain your grief.

I do not want you to go.

Ruoxuan...if you go how will I live?

Then I...

will let Your Majesty to miss me a little.

Day by day...a little.

I...this heart is clear

and without any pain.

I wish Your Majesty won't yearn for me.

Qiyuan...if next life we will be soulmates...

let's not meet eachother...

in the palace...

Ruoxuan!

Ruoxuan!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Imperial Noble Consort has already passed away! You shall not let her not be at rest in her grave!

Your Majesty!

What happened?

Imperial Noble Consort...has passed away.

In the end...

this day has arrived.

Zhen'er follow me to the Temple of Blessing.

to light a candle for this child.

My surname is Hwang. Hwang Yuan. This time you shall not forget it.

Princess Hwang. I will remember it.

Your Majesty...is this really you?

I am so scared...I am so scared this is only a dream.

This time...His Majesty is inappropiately angered.

I can understand all the suffering Qi Yuan is going through.

All of this suffering...

can only be healed by time, slowly.

No one can help him.

After some several years, he will understand.

No matter if one is an Emperor, a general, minister of state

or an ordinary man...

everyone lives this the same.

Everyone feels the same...

Your Majesty.

For how long time haven't you closed your eyes?

Have a rest!

Come here...read with me.

I dare not.

Xiao Linzi,

you have also been by my side for more than ten years...

That's right.

You know very well how I feel.

It is not an exaggeration if

I say you are my bestfriend, right?

I dare not.

Stand up!

You have observed my love story with Ruoxuan

from the beginning till the end.

In the past, we

were brought together by indescribable fate.

The first time we met

was when my kite got tangled with Ruoxuan's.

You wanted to untangle them, but I did not let you.

Ever since then, those two kites never left each other.

Gracefully flying into the distance.

She was really ingenious.

She could even think of

something like Spring Silkworm Pancake.

When the spring silkworm dies,

that's when the silk thread ends.

When the candle turns into ashes, that's when the tears dry.

There was also some jelly.

It was called something like... Smiling Spring Breeze.

Who knows where the person has gone.

The peach blossoms continue

to smile in the spring breeze.

That time when she brought desserts in order to pass her message,

she wrote:

"in this lifetime we are destined

to pass each other by.

Wait for joining each other in the next life.

Now that I think about it,

why did it become real?

Your Majesty! I thought of something interesting.

Do you still remember... still remember Xi Shan's red leaves?

Yes... Yes...

Red leaves!

This is the last memory

she left me...

All these endless squabbles in the world,

people keep on fighting. Why?

Though I own the entire lands,

the things I should keep

have all left me.

In the end,

I am still alone.

Your Majesty!

What is the point of everything?

Your Majesty!

Then since you have taken my red leaf,

shouldn't you give me one in return?

The Empress Dowager has arrived!

- Empress Dowager. - Where is His Majesty?

- Empress Dowager, you mustn't go in! - What is going on?

Xiao Linzi, what are you doing?

Empress Dowager, Auntie Ling,

His Majesty... His Majesty got smallpox.

Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager.

How could this have happened? Wasn't he fine a few days ago?

How come he suddenly... suddenly got smallpox?

His Majesty had a fever yesterday, and even in the night it did not go down.

We asked the doctors to take a look, and then we found out that he had contracted smallpox.

I should die. I did not take care of His Majesty sufficiently.

No. I must go in and take a look.

Mingyu! You must not.

Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician!

His Majesty, His Majesty, how is he?

To reply, there are no positive signs of recovery.

Your Majesty! You have woken up!

Xiao Linzi.

Help me get up.

Your Majesty, you should lie down and rest more right now.

Your Majesty! The Imperial Physician said that after you woke up, the physicians should be called. I will go right now.

No need to rush.

I just had a nightmare.

I had a dream that I went back to my childhood.

I even saw the Ninth Royal Uncle.

He was teaching me archery.

Xiao Linzi. Help me

go back to the palace that I lived in when I was young.

Your Majesty.

I want to go back and take a look.

Even the best soldiers must be matched with a good weapon.

I personally made this bow out of rosewood

and rhino horns for you.

Thank you, Ninth Royal Uncle!

When you can achieve many military merits and hunt large hawks,

do not forget to be a good emperor.

Ninth Royal Uncle. When I was young,

I always blamed you for being too strict.

You stole too many of my happy childhood memories.

After I grew up,

I blamed you for being too controlling

and never let me govern.

In your eyes, aren't I just a joke?

You taught me so much,

so much,

but you never told me

that being an emperor would be this hard.

If I had known earlier,

then I would rather you stay by my side forever

while I always stayed as

the young man with no worries or encumberments.

Sadly, it was too late.

Everything was too late. We cannot go back.

We cannot revert anything.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Mother Queen.

you worked hard for more than half of your life,

but I always made you angry.

Now, I know better

yet I have no opportunity

to serve your anymore.

It was I who was incapable.

Mother Queen, please forgive me.

No.

Qiyuan. Ever since your childhood until now,

you have always been an obedient and sensible child.

I know

that you want to do everything

right.

But the will of the heavens cannot be defeated by man.

Mother Queen.

I hope that you can take care of yourself well.

Your health is not in good condition.

Please do not tire yourself out.

Also, I

still have a wish to fulfill.

When Ruoxuan was still here, she always advised me

to be diligent in governing with compassion for the people.

I hope that all of the emperors in the future

will also be diligent in governing with compassion for the people.

Great Sheng will never increase taxes again.

I... promise you.

Thank you, Mother Queen.

Then I won't have much regret left.

Mother Queen, don't be too sad.

This is my final destination.

Ruoxuan,

I'm coming to see you.

Qiyuan...

Qiyuan!

Qi Yuan!

My son!

Qiyuan!

During more than half of your lifetime, all the hardship

and suffering have been for Great Sheng.

This journey that you've taken has not been easy.

I've seen it clearly.

My heart aches for you.

But, you must stay strong

and not lose all hope, nor can you give up.

Right now, about the throne,

we're waiting for you to decide.

They say...

as long as a woman can conquer herself,

then everything can be done well.

But, Zhen'er,

how do I

conquer myself?

I heard that the Late Emperor had said this to the Regent.

If he was destined to fight many battles

that are also difficult,

then, he must conquer himself

before he can conquer the enemies.

The Regent couldn't conquer himself during his lifetime.

Therefore, he ended up...

Mingyu, you must stay strong

and conquer yourself. Only this way

will Great Sheng will get through the current crisis

and continue to prosper.

That's right.

For Great Sheng's future,

I must stay strong.

If Great Sheng

wants to stay strong for a long time,

it must have a

wise emperor who can inherit the past and develop the future.

Even though the Eldest Prince is still young,

but he is Qiyuan's

first own child.

I must raise and nurture him well.

Let's select an auspicious day to let Eldest Prince succeed the throne then.

The era will be named Li Xin. I will stay by his side (Li Xin means a new beginning)

to develop together Great Sheng's brilliant future.

Turn around.

Kneel.

May Your Majesty live for thousands of years, thousands or thousands of years.

May Your Majesty live for thousands of years, thousands or thousands of years.

Bow.

All rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Royal Grandmother, what is "Your Majesty?"

Your Majesty is the emperor, and that's you.

You are the person who is in charge of the world.

Who does the person who is in charge of the world do?

I can't explain everything to you right now.

But, don't worry.

Grandmother will hold your little hand

and teach you bit by bit.

I will listen to Royal Grandmother.

Zhen. You are the emperor, so you should refer to yourself as Zhen.

From now on, you will become a good emperor.

Zhen will remember it.

Why are you looking at me like this?

Why are you smiling? You are making me unsure.

I'm thinking... time doesn't tolerate us.

Zhen'er has grey hair now.

Time doesn't tolerate us.

Why would it make me an exception?

You are the one who has been blessed by time.

You still look young and energetic.

You're teasing me again.

I am telling the truth.

Zhen'er. These years,

you have followed me and suffered because of it.

Following you, I've been enjoying fortune and fame.

How could I have suffered?

I am telling the truth.

These years, I remember

all of the sacrifices you made.

When I compare my sufferings with yours, Mingyu,

mine are so miniscule.

Humans always have times in which they are compelled to do things.

All of mine were chosen by myself.

I do not regret it.

But you. You deserve to make your own choices as well.

Now, the new emperor has ascended

and granted amnesty to the lands.

Xiao Qihan is among those who are pardoned.

Zhen'er. He still loves you.

He is the best candidate for you.

The past resentments and hatred

have all passed by.

You should go find him. Go ahead.

I will not.

I will stay with you for the rest of my life

and care for you.

I am now the Grand Empress Dowager.

Who wouldn't be able to take care of me?

Did you know?

In this life, the one thing I could not rest assured about

was your ability to find your own happiness.

Go ahead. Go find him.

Mingyu, you are assisting the young emperor by yourself, and there are so many things to worry about.

I really cannot feel at ease.

Besides, I also cannot bear to leave you.

There is something I have to say. If I say it, you likely will not believe me.

In this life, the place I want to be most

is by your side.

Your life

has been full of extreme hardships.

I fear that only I

will be able to understand and experience it.

How could I bear

to make you bear this pain alone?

We grew up together.

From Yonglin's grasslands

to Great Sheng's palace.

We have went through fire and water together.

In my heart, wherever you are

is my home.

So I will not leave.

I will stay with you for the rest of my life.

[Changyun Hall]

Half of the winter has already passed.

The next spring is about to arrive.

In this life, the luckiest thing I have experienced

is having you, my wonderful younger sister.

Your Majesty, what you see

is Great Sheng's territory.

In the future, you will look down on your lands

and rule millions of people.

Your Majesty.

Let's go. We will go to court together.

[The Promise of Chang'an]

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"Falling Fate" - Singer: Li Yugang

♫ Who is swaying at dusk on the riverbank by the gently fluttering willows? ♫

♫ That beauty dances between the clouds and the rippling moonglade ♫

♫ Dancing lightly like the startled birds and your graceful face is like a delicate bloom ♫

♫ Longing in the wind, with glistening eyes looking toward the ripples ♫

♫ I could not take my eyes off such a sight to behold ♫

♫ It seems brief, my adoration for you has been for years ♫

♫ You come or go as you please, my soul is being led by dreams of you ♫

♫ These are foolish and infuriating times, I still wish we could be together forever ♫

♫ Destiny leads you into my life to make me whole ♫

♫ My love for you is like an ink-mark that never dries ♫

♫ As the snow scatters in the wind, as the clouds shield the moon ♫

♫ As I have to be drunk to sleep through the night ♫

♫ Like you, the paper I write on is full of melancholy ♫

♫ Destiny leads you into my life, times of great changes separate us ♫

♫ My tears fall and fill the curtained carriage along the way ♫

♫ This homeward journey, this boundless life ♫

♫ It is fleeting, and filled with joys and sorrows ♫