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[The Wolf]

[Episode 40]

But you just told me you didn't know where he was.

And then you said he was really busy.

I...

He has always been busy.

He has tonnes of works to do.

Right?

What is this?

Nothing!

Nothing? Let me see it!

Let me take a look!

All right!

It's nothing!

Collection of 100 Flowers?

Collection of 100 Flowers. Yes!

Do you like gardening?

Yes!

I've always liked flowers and plants.

Princess loves gardening too.

There's nothing wrong with guys loving gardening.

Let me take a look.

What are the contents?

Chun Ju, 18 years old.

Good at playing the flute.

Fu Rong, 16 years old.

Good in poetry.

Qiao Feng.

There's Yu Huan too.

[Collection of 100 Flowers] What is this?

This...

You're muttering because you're looking for this, right?

[Collection of 100 Flowers] Speak! Is this for His Highness?

Yes.

Yes?

No!

It's for me.

This is for me.

For you?

Tomorrow is the wedding day

but His Highness wants to try something new today, is it?

Absolutely not!

Princess!

- Ma Jing! - Princess!

I've done more wrong than right.

Prince!

Princess!

Princess!

Look at what Ji Chong and Ke Lang did!

Ji Chong actually wanted to call for a prostitute

before the wedding day!

Your Highness, are all the men in the world the same?

They're indecisive and always go after something new.

I thought Ji Chong has devoted himself to Your Highness,

but I was wrong.

Look at all the girls here.

How could they be any better than your outstanding beauty?

You must be so disappointed with Ji Chong.

Don't make a scene.

Return it

and apologize to Ke Lang and the prince.

Don't mention that I've seen this.

Why should I apologize?

Ji Chong is actually reading this kind of thing on the night before

the wedding day.

He's a prince, not that fellow Ji Chong.

He has used his reputation and marriage to protect me.

I'm indebted to him and so I shouldn't be unreasonable.

Besides,

it's normal for men to fool around.

Don't make a fuss about it.

Your Highness.

Alright,

tomorrow is the big day.

Don't let this trivial matter spoil the great event.

But back then, when someone went to the Flower Inn, you...

Stop talking about what happened in the Bo Mansion.

[Are you still thinking about]

[what happened in the Flower Inn?]

How dare you laugh?

Fine.

Go and look for the girls in the brothel since they are so sweet.

No matter how sweet they are, they last only for a little while.

But your brightness is eternal.

Your Highness,

I know I shouldn't have compared them.

I don't want you to look back either.

After all, that person owes a blood debt to us.

But do you still remember this?

Back when you knew that Lord Bo went to the Flower Inn with Mo Xiao,

you acted

in a very

different manner than you had acted when you knew that Ji Chong

wanted to call for prostitutes.

Although I have never had a grand love, I can tell that

you're not in love with him.

You'd never thought of yourself at all.

It happened the last time

when you were engaged to Lord Bo.

Now, the same thing happened when you're engaged to Ji Chong.

Your Highness, you're so pitiable.

Silly girl,

there's nothing pitiable about me.

Ji Chong has sacrificed his own marriage too.

Ji Chong

is my Mr. Right.

My future

and marriage

are never at my own disposal.

Whether I'm the princess of the previous dynasty

or the princess from the Ma Mansion,

these are my responsibilities.

Your Highness.

You're hiding here and drinking alone.

I've never seen such a coward groom like you.

Why didn't you ask the servant to clean it?

As a grand supervisor, I have to take the trouble to clean it.

I can't stand the mess.

There's nothing I can do about the mess in your life,

but I can't ignore the mess in the King of Jin Palace.

Right.

My life as Li Ju Yao

has been a mess,

and yet I've fallen in love with the good girl, Ma Zhai Xing.

Why can't she be more self-indulgent

and think more of herself?

Don't always compare your temper and life with others.

That's her wisdom of life.

Wisdom?

Ma Zhai Xing is a total idiot!

She's not in love

or possessive of me at all.

In her heart, she hasn't let go of the man yet.

She just refuses to admit it.

Instead of whining here like a woman, go And say it to her face

if you dare.

Grand Supervisor,

stop goading me.

Do you think I've never thought about it?

Ever since I found her on the Qi Mountain,

I've been wanting to talk things out and tell her everything

so that she can make her own choices.

But you've never seen the face she made

when she thought about the man.

How could I be so cruel to tell her the truth?

It would shatter her.

Truth? What truth?

Something like

she doesn't love me

and shouldn't have married me.

Silly boy,

I believe

that you've made all the decisions in her best interest.

However, as a princess, she's a phoenix and also a caged bird.

No,

she's not.

When you open the cage,

a caged bird will

fly away after a short hesitation.

Ma Zhai Xing

is a bird in a painting.

She can't fly away

and she has no intention to fly away.

She'll just wait idly

and be eaten away by reality.

You can't save her.

She was born to live for the whole painting.

If you cut her away, you'll destroy the painting

and the bird in the painting will have no real reason to exist.

But I just want her to be happy.

Your Highness,

the spy said that Lord Bo is locked up in the prison by Chu Kui.

He'll be put to death tomorrow.

This... This...

Although he got what he deserved,

this is still bad news.

Keep the news from Princess.

At least don't tell her on the big day tomorrow.

This is such a torment.

Master,

His Majesty has ordered to put Lord Bo to death at noon tomorrow.

Master,

take it easy.

Some things are just like

the rain and thunder.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Right.

His Majesty is the one who wants to kill him.

That's why

nobody will be able to save him.

Perhaps

he can only rely on God.

Nonsense!

You're saying that if I were to kill Lord Bo tomorrow,

it would be unfavorable to me?

Your Majesty,

the current vision of the sky is not a good omen.

So...

Enough!

I'm the destined Emperor

while Lord Bo

has committed the unpardonable sin!

Besides, I've fulfilled my promise and agreed

to his condition to exchange one life for another.

He actually turned against me for Ma Zhai Xing.

Ma Zhai Xing, she's the bane of my life!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, please calm down.

Yao Ji, as the grand diviner, can't you share His Majesty's burden

and find a solution?

Yes.

Master.

Master, how was it?

Did His Majesty believe you?

Master,

the Night Fury spying in enemy country has sent us the news

but I'm not sure if I should say it.

Quit dilly-dallying.

It's what it is now

and Lord Bo will be put to death tomorrow,

there's nothing you can't say.

It's about Ma Zhai Xing.

Tomorrow, Ma Zhai Xing will get married to the prince,

Ji Chong.

Ma Zhai Xing

is such a vicious woman.

Lord Bo,

does she really deserve what you did for her?

Leave!

Rumor has it that those who raise a wolf will use its fang

as a lucky charm.

It'll protect you from danger.

Do you like it?

[Xing Er, ]

[after you returned, ]

[you must have been suspected and suffered grievances.]

[But once Lord Bo dies tomorrow, ]

[it'll get you out of a fix.]

[Everything will go back on the right track.]

The wedding between the prince and princess

is a major event in the Prince Mansion.

Be quick and neat on what you're doing.

Take it there for me.

Okay, I'll take it.

Alright, move away.

Be careful not to bump into it.

It's here.

Be careful.

Slow down.

Hurry and deliver it.

Okay.

They're waiting for this, hurry and deliver it.

This...

Okay, I'll hop to it.

His Majesty has ordered

the traitor, Lord Bo to be sentenced to death.

Take him to the execution ground.

Open the door!

Your Highness, do you think I'm very shameless?

I'm just afraid that you'll

marry the wrong person.

After tomorrow, we'll be separated for a long time.

The wedding day is put off to the indefinite future.

I want you...

I want you to see how I look in the wedding dress

so that you'll understand that

the fate between a couple

can surmount all the difficulties.

Third Brother,

you have such a heroic spirit.

But

I don't want you to die with everlasting regret.

I'd pondered for a while but I've decided to tell you.

Last night, we received the news from the frontline.

You've betrayed your country

and hesitated at nothing to die for Ma Zhai Xing,

and yet she's getting married to the Prince of Jin right now.

Thanks for informing me.

This is such great news.

I can finally feel at ease to go on my way

without any regrets.

I'll just see

how much longer you can pretend.

Guards, get ready for the execution!

Yes!

The auspicious moment has come!

The wedding shall start now.

Hold on!

Before the ceremony starts, there's something

I need to tell Ma Zhai Xing

as this is very important

for her.

Last night, we received a secret report that Lord Bo

will be put to death today at noon.

At noon?

Is it right now?

Great!

It's great!

Lord Bo got what he deserved.

Your Highness, you can finally avenge yourself

and get married to Lord Chuan today.

It's indeed a double blessing!

This

met my expectations.

He chose his destiny himself.

That day, I didn't get to kill him at the War of Boxiang.

Today,

it serves him right

to be put to death.

Do you want to go back?

Aren't you going to die if you go back?

Hence,

the next time she hears about me,

I would've died a graveless death for betraying my country.

She'll be pleased that I get what I deserve

and let go of the hatred.

Why are you

telling me this right now?

Because I know,

be it that he's a blessing

or misfortune in your life,

he means something to you.

No,

I don't want to recall what had happened in the past

as I had more suffering than happiness.

I just want to move forward

and stop thinking about the agony.

As I move forward,

you'll be with me at the front.

That's enough for me.

Don't ever tell her the truth.

Let the truth sink like a stone in water

and free her from all the agony.

Ji Chong,

I'll entrust to you

all my wishes for her.

Zhai Xing, are you really willing to marry me

even if I might have made many selfish decisions

and hid something from you

to make you stay?

Because I believe

that you've made all the decisions

for my own good

and that's enough.

Great.

I, Li Ju Yao, swear to God

that I'll protect you forever!

I want to make you my wife!

I'll be the only one in the world

who truly cares about

your happiness.

Thank you.

Fire up!

What's wrong with the weather?

This...

My goodness, why did the weather change?

What's happening?

Right.

What's wrong?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Why?

Has Lord Bo been put to death?

Your Majesty, Lord Bo has been taken to the execution ground.

When he was about to be executed, the thunder roared all of a sudden.

All the nine-millennium cypress trees

were struck down by lightning.

What?

All my Nine-Dragon Cypress were struck down?

Your Majesty, the guard reported

that there's strange snow at the Imperial Mausoleum.

Atrocious!

Your Majesty, I deserve to die.

I'm worried about what Yao Ji said before.

She said the current vision wasn't a good omen.

I fear that it was somewhat credible.

Your Majesty, the grand diviner, Yao Ji requested to see you.

Let her in.

I pay respect to Your Majesty.

My Chixiao Sword?

Your Majesty, I was praying in the Imperial Ancestral Temple

when a bolt of lightning struck the temple and hit Chixiao sword.

The sword was broken into two.

The Chixiao Sword was made of dark iron.

How could it possibly break into two?

How did this happen?

This sword...

This sword is a gift from heaven.

Your Majesty, please sentence me to death.

I'm incompetent.

Your Majesty, we received a bulletin from Marquis Liu.

The continuous rainfall has led to

flooding at the Huai River this morning.

What?

Is heaven making things difficult for me

because I want to kill Lord Bo?

But if I don't kill him,

he would be uncontrollable!

Besides, if I don't kill him, I'll lose my dignity

as the son of heaven!

Your Majesty,

I know a method that can make the best of both worlds.

Your Majesty, could it be that Lord Bo is not fated to die?

That's a fallacy!

I'll just kill him myself then!

His Majesty has arrived.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Get up, I've words for you.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Highness, there's a reason behind His Majesty's action.

I'll tell you the truth later.

Please obey His Majesty's order first.

It has been ascertained that

Lord Bo didn't intentionally

betray and flee from the War of Boxiang.

Instead, he was negligent.

This... Is that real?

However, it's undeniable that he lost the battle.

He's exempted from the death penalty but hardly from the punishment.

Lord Bo will be banished to the Qiannu Batallion.

He's demoted to slave forever, with no chance to ever rise again.

With no chance to ever rise again!

I'll do as instructed.

Back then, if he didn't

give me this dagger which was made of dark iron,

I wouldn't be able to break the Chixiao Sword

and gain His Majesty's trust.

So,

Lord Bo has actually saved his own life by being nice to you, Master.

Master, what about the flood caused by heavy rain at the Huai River

and the rain at the execution ground?

If a snake leaves its hole, it means rain is on its way.

I predicted the weather.

As for the flood at the Huai River, I've been holding up the news

for today.

What about the meaning of

the Emperor Star and Five Planets Alignment?

Those were sheer nonsense.

When His Majesty took his sword from the Imperial Ancestral Temple,

he looked uneasy, anxious, and terrified.

He kept talking to himself.

So, I purposely told him about the vision in the sky to provoke him.

When he was not in his right mind, I laid before him his genuine fear.

Without further ado,

we still need to deal with one person.

After losing in the War of Boxiang,

His Majesty has grown weaker as he's haunted by the devil within him.

That was why he easily believed in stars.

But Lord Yun...

Lord Yun...

The odds are on his side.

I'm afraid it would be hard for Lord Yun to

believe in these superstitions.

But at least we could help Lord Bo escape from the fire penalty.

At first, I thought

His Majesty wouldn't let Lord Bo survive even if I did all I could

to save Lord Bo.

But I never expected

him to end up in the Qiannu Batallion.

I heard that all the slaves in the Qiannu Batallion

were once military officers before they were arrested by Lord Bo.

They are influential

and hate Lord Bo to the core.

Sending Lord Bo to the Qiannu Batallion is

no different than sending him to hell.

Besides, all the slaves in the Qiannu Batallion

will have the word 'slave' stamped on their faces.

Lord Bo will face the same humiliation.

Not only did His Majesty want Lord Bo to pay a heavy price,

but he also wanted him to suffer mentally too.

He might as well die just now.

Xing Er.

Master, you've heard it wrong.

Lord Bo didn't say anything.

It was the whistling sound of the wind.

Not Xing... Xing...

Xing Er.

I saved him out of my own free will.

I know

he loves Ma Zhai Xing.

But can she balk at no sacrifice

to help him like me?

You nasty fellow,

am I drinking for my wedding

or your death?

Today, I feel so sad

about the news of your death.

I don't want Zhai Xing to be sad too.

From now onward,

I'll take good care of her

so that she won't feel sad for you.

I'll keep my promise.

Your Highness,

I received news from the spy.

Lord Bo was supposed to be put to death,

but he was demoted

to slave at the last minute.

Life is truly unpredictable.

Your Highness,

you're the star tonight.

Go inside and drink with everyone.

Tonight, we're not

celebrating my wedding,

but to congratulate that fellow

for escaping from death.

What's wrong with the groom?

Did he not know that the bride is waiting for him?

Today is a big day.

It's crowded with many guests.

He certainly has to drink with many people.

Let him have fun.

I'm alright.

Today is your wedding day.

How could he neglect you?

Who neglected who?

What took you so long?

Hurry up! Say something nice.

Go!

I've come to apologize

to my bride.

I can't drink,

drink it yourself.

But you must

drink this cup of wine.

I was worried about something far away.

I thought he would die today,

but who would've expected that

he has survived.

You're saying that...

Lord Bo didn't die,

but he was banished to the Qiannu Batallion.

You don't have to

worry about your expression.

I can understand.

Even if it was someone we didn't know who was going to die,

we would feel uneasy as well.

Not to mention all your past experiences with Lord Bo.

Although he escaped from death,

the situation didn't get any better for him.

Let's finish this cup of wine.

Consider him having died once.

It has lessened

your hatred, right?

It's so strong.

Stong liquor is good.

You can get drunk faster.