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Jin-er

No more, not more play of it

Spent a lot of time, but cannot catch it

Boring

Sister Wanru

What are you doing here?

You are enjoying playing

Why could you get angry?

I feel boring to death here

I know you are bored

so I made some Osmanthus cakes for you

How nice you are

Little Princess,

That many?

Aren't you grounded for one hundred days?

I must prepare more for you

You also want to annoy me?

I only care about you

To me

since it is an imperial edict

it is worthwhile even to be grounded

The order is obtained already

But the right person just disappeared

Indeed

It is quite a while after the "Hairpin ceremony"

But his highness the third prince

still hasn't visited our princess

Yes

Everybody is watching in the capital city

Zitan is coming

That may be some trouble

Woo, in fact

I can choose my future husband now

And if I don't choose him

Would he regret or not?

You are right, that's it

He may regret and feel remorse!

To marry you is the biggest wish of Zitan

Did he tell you that?

He is my cousin,

like his mother

his heart is as clear as the limpid spring water

Clear to anybody

My sister

Did he ask you to deliver any message to me?

Will the intimate words between you two

be delivered by a third person?

The day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival

There would be very nice and busy on the streets

Then we will stroll on the streets to celebrate the festival

We can't go out

Do you remember that, when we were children

On the Lantern Festival,

I would wait for you at the foot of the western wall

With our signals of the kite lamp

General

My master invites General Xiao to the capital city to visit us

On the Lantern Festival?

General

Since we just arrived in the Capital City

Is it a little queer?

With my current position

even it is a little queer or strange

I should go anyway in any case

Prime Minister

You just allowed and recognized Xiao Qi

to become a Lord?

That is the agreement between the Emperor and Xie Yuan

Even if I won't allow or recognize it, is there any other way to change that?

A poor guy to become a Lord,

that would be harmful to the country

I will try to convince the Emperor to change his mind

The Emperor shouldn't make him a Lord

Grand Preceptor Gu

You worried a lot

Although Xiao Qi has some meritorious battle achievements

he isn't popular in the court

He cannot make waves there

The poor guy cannot make waves in any case

I think you are misled by your own old ideas

Why will the Xie's family speak for Xiao Qi?

Su-er

Father

What do you think?

Your father just asked you

why the Xie's family will support Xiao Qi to become a Lord?

Hum, er, no benefit, no getting up early

I think they get after the military power

in the hands of

Xiao Qi

The Xie's has gained the control of funds and grains all through those years

But half of the military leadership is in the Wang's

All the grains, funds or treasury and military power are essentials of a country's existence and survival

The Wang's and Xie stand for separate camp

compete with each other in the court

That is a kind of balance the Emperor used for years

This time, the balance will be broken unexpectedly with an external force

Can the governing body stand firm

without the Wang's?

Princess,

Both the master and mistress are not at home right now

We can take the front door

But the older brother and sister-in-law are in the front yard

We will be inquired when we pass through the front yard

And I will become the "small stone stool" again

"small stone stool"

I will remember your kindness

You resort to this every time, come on, come on

Watch out

Princess

Don't fall

I see

If anything could happen to you, I won't live alone

Cloak, take the cloak

I will not have it

Be careful

Watch out

Princess,

Go back

Princess,

Bro Zitan

How come it's you?

It should be me, of course, nobody else

Sister Wanru kids me

Why don't you ask me out yourself?

I want to surprise you, certainly.

But in fact, you frightened me

I didn't get down this way in the past

Then how did you get down?

You have already past the "puberty ceremony"

but still that careless

With you at my side

I cannot get fall, I can say that.

Then, when without me around you?

You are not around?

Where are you going?

You shouldn't go anywhere, I won't allow it

OK

I won't go anywhere

I stay here with you everyday, OK?

Let's go

Jin-er

I'm fine

I go first

Sister, wait for me

Slow down and watch out

Slow down and be careful!

The Lantern Festival is

more and more busy and lively from year to year

Right

Princess,

Jin-er, I don't expect you could come

His highness the third prince

Princess,

It is cold in night

You should be careful, not to catch a cold

Jin-er, you are very nice, thank you.

Thank you, Jin-er

Jin-er, you should just hurry back

Princess,

There are too many people around

You should be careful

Don't worry, just go back assured.

If my father discovered I was not at home,

I would be in a big trouble.

Hurry up!

His highness the third prince

Your highness, Princess of Shangyang

Who am I?

You are a rabbit

A good idea, right?

Nobody can recognize us.

Yes. My Awu is the cleverest one.

Bro Zitan

From now on,

Can you please follow my order for every thing?

Sure

I will do whatever you tell me.

Where are you going?

A boor.

All right, all right

Don't make trouble.

You are so ill-behaved

A drunkard.

You are no longer in the palace.

You can see all kinds of people here.

Don't be too particular about them.

Let's go

Let's go.

Hurry up!

General Xiao.

The Emperor summoned

to award you as a Lord

Actually, he wants to cut down your power

General, you have made great achievements

in these years.

But your military power

threatens the Emperor.

What about you, Prime Minister?

Can't you sleep at night?

General Xiao, you are a clever man.

You know we share thick and thin.

Although the court is not like the frontier where soldiers fight fiercely with swords and spears.

You may be killed without spilling blood.

General, although you are as fierce as a tiger,

You are trapped in the court.

To tell you the truth,

I appreciate you, General.

I cherish talents.

I meet you this time

because I decide to ally with you.

Amazing!

Brother,

What do you mean?

General Xiao fights with King Hulan.

Wonderful!

Okay, okay

Bro Zitan

Why does the legendary General Ningshuo

have three heads and six arms?

You stupid!

The civilians want to highlight his skill,

so that they make him a man with three heads and six arms.

Well

Well

Beat him.

Well done!

I didn't understand.

Did he

rope us in or threaten us?

What he thinks does not matter.

The key is what I think.

Let's

take a walk?

We entered the capital secretly.

The more people, the more eyes.

Are there many people who have been to Ningshuo from the capital?

Well

Well

Well

Okay, okay

I heard that

Xiao Qi cut down

the head of King Hulan.

And he sent the head to the court.

He kills people without blinking an eye.

Yes.

After hearing what you said, I remember that

Xiao Qi will arrive here in a few days.

If I have an opportunity, I want to see

such a Senior General.

Well

Everyone.

General Xiao will go back to the capital.

Will the Emperor grant him

A young girl from a rich family?

Nonsense!

Such a big hero is second to none.

I think only Princess Shangyang matches him.

Just watch the opera.

Why do you talk about Princess Shangyang?

The man with three heads and six arms

Xiao Qi, Xiangqi (chess), carp fin.

You little girl.

What you said is so unpleasant!

Yes.

General Xiao's fame has spread far and wide.

Why are you so rude?

What's up? Be polite!

Even though General Xiao is here,

I still say such words.

Because you talk about Princess Shangyang casually.

Hush.

Princess Shangyang's beauty is such as

to overthrow cities and ruin states.

Ordinary people should not try in vain to marry her.

Only the best man in the world

can match her.

Little girl, have you ever seen Xiao Qi?

Of course!

The man with three heads and six arms.

Why are you laughing?

You two,

My little sister is so stubborn and stupid.

Please forgive her for her impoliteness.

It doesn't matter

Here we go.

I will not.

Here we go.

I want to watch it.

Here we go.

These two are not like brothers and sisters.

They are like a pair of lovers.

To tell the truth,

if I had three heads and six arms,

that would be so wonderful!

What wish did you make?

I made a wish in front of Fairy Moon.

I cannot tell you.

I made a wish that

on the same day next year,

We can still...

No, you cannot speak it out.

My grandma told me that

if you speak the wish out,

it will not work.

Bad guy

What do you want?

Tie them together!

Let them stay together!

Look!

The festival lanterns are coming back.

That's amazing!

Fairy Moon does not agree with

your wish.

She sent it back and let you make a new one.

I will slap you in the face.

You're talking nonsense.

Hurry up!

Bro Zitan

It is so lively in the capital.

I have never seen so many people in Huai'en

except in Ningshuo battlefield.

What's the sound?

Bro Zitan

Go

They came

It's you

I was so lucky on the market

because you two saved my life.

But I do not know your names.

We are paying a temporary tour

in the capital.

We were just passing by.

We just did what we could.

It is not worth mentioning.

Goodbye

Brother,

if we could meet again one day,

I would repay you for your kindness.

It is unnecessary.

It's fine now

Don't be afraid. That's all right.

Sorry

I did not protect you well.

Who dared to

assassinate you?

Princes always strive for power and position.

But I don't want to see that

you are involved in it.

You have lost so much blood.

Is it painful?

It is painful.

Really painful.

You!

It doesn't matter.

OK.

Senior Princess.

Master Guangci cannot solve

the fortune-telling stick.

When Awu was born,

anomalies occurred.

The royal daughter

has her unique destiny.

It was even truer for Awu.

Maybe for me, going too far is as bad as not going far enough.

Princess, you are worrying too much.

The little princess received favour since she was a child.

But she is neither arrogant nor willful.

Anyhow,

she is destined to live a good life.

I hope that

she is just a daughter in an ordinary family.

You grow up with me in the palace.

You know the inconstancy of human relationships in the palace.

The higher you are, the colder you will feel.

Being the empress

is a striking glory for other girls.

But for Awu,

it may be shackles of her whole life.

I had planned to take you out for fun.

I never expected so many things happened.

It's so late.

Go back early and have a rest.

This is the hair clasp made by myself for you.

I should have put it on your hair

on your hairpin ceremony

Unfortunately, I had no chance.

Is it beautiful?

So beautiful.

You should go back quickly and see the imperial physician.

You have lost so much blood.

I see

It's too late.

Go back

Jin-er

Aunt,

Aunt,

Aunt,

Why are you here?

I summoned Awu today.

Your mother wrote back and

said that you were ill.

I am worried about you.

So I went out of the palace in plain clothes.

I come to visit you in the Prime Minister Residence.

Unexpectedly,

I have waited for a whole night.

Aunt, Awu is fine now.

It is so late.

You go out without a maidservant or a bodyguard accompanied.

Where did you go?

Don't tell my father and mother.

Did you

make trouble out?

No.

Today is the Lantern Festival.

Awu ran out secretly.

You could not image how lively it was outside.

It was more interesting than the palace.

Some were making clay figurine.

Some were playing puppetry.

And some were guessing lantern riddles.

How dared you do that?

You are the princess, how could you do that?

Even a girl from an ordinary family dare not do that.

Awu!

I should be strict with you.

Or you will get yourself into trouble.

Dear madam,

The Empress came.

She is now in the princess's house.

She does not allow us to come in.

Empress?

Why does she come here?

Where is the master?

The master has not come back.

I come here for another big thing.

I want you to tell the Emperor that

You and the prince are innocent playmates

and you are pleased with each other.

You are willing to marry him.

Your father and I

Will arrange the other things well for you.

Bring a brilliant wedding for Awu.

Is that okay?

What's up?

Do you want to disobey me?

Although I am your aunt,

you grow up in the palace,

I treat you as my own daughter.

I love you dearly.

Perhaps

Don't you want to be my daughter-in-law?

Aunt,

Awu really know that

You love Awu.

The prince also

Treats me well.

But in my heart,

He is just my elder brother.

There is no love between us.

Awu,

You make a big trouble this time.

I want to help you.

To tell the truth,

No matter whether you love him or whether you are willing,

You can only marry the prince.

As the royal daughter,

you are destined to be the empress

since you were born.

You and me

and your grandma,

and your great-grandma, we all have the same fate.

It is written.

We can only stand beside the emperor.

But Awu

only want to stay with the man I love.

The one you love?

This is the token of love sent by brother Zitan

this evening.

For the whole life,

I will never separate from my brother Zitan.

Never.

Nonsense!

Awu,

Do you know that

if you do such thing,

we will no longer be relatives?

We are enemies.

There are several empresses in the royal family.

Awu is not indispensable.

Aunt,

You are very clear that

as a empress,

you bear so much sorrow.

Why do you want me to follow the same old disastrous road?

You are the daughter of Wang's Family

The royal blood flows in your body.

You must do whatever you should do

just like me.

Fight for the position of the empress,

for the crown prince,

and for the imperial power.

I care little about them.

You care little about them?

You are the royal daughter and you should be responsible for the nation.

Do you

want Zitan to take the place of the prince

and come into power one day?

Do you want Imperial Concubine Xie to take my place?

Awu did not mean that.

Aunt,

If I could marry Zidan,

I would rather give up the position of a royal daughter.

Bastard!

Empress.

Mother.

Empress.

Don't scold her.

We love Awu so much that

my emperor brother and my queen mother never

scold her since she was a child.

What's up?

Empress, do you want to

beat Awu in my Primer Minister Residence?

I am the empress

and Awu's aunt,

why can't I punish my niece?

Empress, you mean I am not a good mother.

Why not give me a slap?

I made a trip in vain tonight.

Brother,

Empress, you go out of the palace at night,

why are you so excited?

Brother,

How could I calm down?

Emperor, if you promise that Awu is married to Zitan,

we have been working hard for so many years,

do you want to make the wedding dress for Xie's family?

In the past years,

I didn't get along with the emperor

The emperor takes precautions against our Wang's family.

He forgets that only after I married him,

he could get support from our Wang's family.

Now he has ascended the throne,

and feels secure,

he wants to discard us

and combine Xie's family to fight against our Wang's family.

Think about it.

If Awu marries the crown prince,

the imperial court and the harem

will be under the control of Wang's family.

Will the emperor

sleep peacefully?

Did you...

To dispel the emperor's suspicion,

and let Awu marries Zitan?

The emperor is a master of chess.

He is familiar with the way of check and balance.

But he is beaten by Awu.

Great!

I will play chess with him.

At that time,

you just need to listen to me.

Who dares to stab the prince in the back?

Mother.

Who wants to hurt brother Zitan?

Whoever could it be except the empress?

How could it be her?

It is always dangerous to fight for the position of the emperor.

But she really should not

involve my daughter.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, I have something to report to you.

Who is making a noise there? Your Majesty.

Who is making trouble?

Your Majesty.

The imperial concubine wants to see you.

Your Majesty.

Why?

Your Majesty.

Someone told me just now that

an assassin hurt Zitan tonight.

Who is so undaunted and reckless?

Your Majesty.

You know

Zitan and I do not seek fame and wealth.

We never fight for the power and wealth.

I only hope that he can become a vassal king and

live a peaceful life.

Your Majesty.

You should bless the prince.

Someone wants to kill the prince.

The only reason is that he wants to fight for the throne.

I am still on the throne.

Who dare assassinate my son?

Such a wild ambition!

Don't be afraid.

I will be responsible for Zitan.

Princess,

Have you sent the medicine there?

Yes.

The imperial concubine asked me to express thanks to you.

What about the condition of his injury?

Nothing serious.

The imperial concubine said that

he will be fine after having a good rest

for several days.

In the capital city,

someone dared to assassinate the prince.

So rampant!

What were the Chief of the Capital Guard doing at that time?

Your Majesty. I feel terrified.

I heard that the third prince suffered from danger last night.

I sent some people to track the assassins immediately.

Have you found them?

In the morning,

the staff at the capital-touring department

fished two corpses from the East Lake.

They are masked men, with black clothes.

The third prince identified that

they were the assassins.

Are they dead?

They are dead.

Dead men tell no tales.

Emm...

I am afraid some assassin is not dead.

Chief of the Capital Guard, you mistakenly killed them?

Your Majesty. I dare not.

The third prince was assassinated.

You just said the assassins are dead.

Do you think you can hide the truth?

Gu Yong.

I am here.

You should investigate into the case.

You must account for it.

I will follow the order.

Wang Xu.

You did not do your best.

You are punished by one year's salary.

Thank you. Your Majesty.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Alright.

Last night,

where did you go?

Yesterday I heard that Awu was sick.

I felt worried about her.

Then I paid a visit to her in the Prime Minister Residence.

It happened that Zitan was attacked outside the palace last night.

Someone dared to kill my prince.

Empress,

who do you think could be so reckless?

I am not the minister in the Dali Ministry

How could I know?

You really don't know?

What do you mean? Your Majesty.

You suspect me?

He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.

In the past years,

You bestow favour only on Imperial Concubine Xie.

It's fine that you don't get along with me

Today, you want to

kill my prince and me for her.

Duke Anming,

Your Xie's family is so insidious.

You are playing the martyr.

You bring disaster to me.

If you really want to impute it to me,

you should ask whether we are willing.

I dare not.

The emperor has assigned the Grand Preceptor Gu to investigate into the case thoroughly.

I believe the whole thing will come to light.

Let's wait for it.

Let's see who plays games in the back.

I really cannot image

who else dared to assassinate Zidan

except

the empress and the Wang's family.

I have three sons.

Zilv is a submissive man.

He has an obscure mother who died early.

He has no royal foundation.

Only Zitan has some good qualities like me and the imperial concubine.

He is the most ambitious one.

He is able to fight with the prince.

I know.

I promise Awu.

Someone else feels uneasy.

Yes.

I told you that day.

Have you asked Wanru?

Your Majesty.

I will ask her when I come back today.

Your Excellency Gu.

The two men were killed by sword in the throat.

It must be a master.

He wanted to kill them to keep their mouth shut.

What else have you found?

Look at these two men.

Judging from their appearance and hair, they are not people living in our Central Plains.

They look like alien races.

Alien races?

Check!

Yes!

Every one inside, listen to me clearly!

We are ordered to screen you strictly.

We will arrest anyone from alien races.

The military officer.

What happened?

I heard that there are alien races here.

Yes. Girls from alien races.

They are also alien races.

We are ordered to screen you strictly.

The military officer.

Come out! All of you come out!

Come out!

All of you come out!

Your Excellency. Let's go.

Why didn't you

check that room?

I dare not to go into the room.

What are you doing?

Military officers cannot go into it.

Open the door.

You cannot go into it.

If I find something suspicious, you cannot bear the responsibility. Get away!

Military officer! You cannot come in!

Military officer! Get away!

You don't want me to check it,

then I must check it today.

Turn your face.

What's up?

Do you want me to do it myself?

Meet the second prince.

Meet my father.

Alright!

I want to talk with you about an important matter.

An important matter about me?

Today the emperor mentioned your marriage with me.

What is your plan?

I am not considering about my marriage now.

It is time to consider it.

Today the emperor mentioned a man.

I think he is a good choice for you.

Who?

Do you know

who will go to the capital and be enthroned after a few days?

General Ningshuo, Xiao Qi.

It is him.

But do you want me to marry

a boor who comes from a humble home and kills people like files?

Don't make irresponsible remarks.

I will not marry.

I will go to the palace

and ask the imperial concubine to support me.

Wanru.

The emperor has discussed with the imperial concubine about it.

The imperial concubine is also pleased to help us achieve such a goal.

Since you have discussed about it,

why do you come to ask me?

Father, you can tie me up and bring me there.

I will immediately complete the formal wedding ceremony with Xiao Qi.

Wanru.

Don't be moody.

Or you will delay the great future of our Xie's family.

What is the great future of our Xie's family?

You are too young.

I will not tell you about it.

Well

Then when I can understand it,

let's talk about my marriage then.

Wanru.

Wanru.