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Women had a decisive say in Huayuan City

while men had it in Xuanhu City.

The two cities had always been at odds.

Xuanhu was defeated

after a fierce battle,

so their Young Master Han Shuo had to marry

into Huayuan City and live there.

I heard Xuanhu City's Young Master

will marry one of our princesses.

I wonder which one will marry him.

Men have the decisive say in Xuanhu City,

but in Huayuan City,

women are superior to men.

Our officials are women.

Our City Owner is a woman.

All men are boors

and know nothing about high-quality life.

Look at them.

To get the black stone mine,

they even agreed to send their Young Master here as a hostage.

Look.

He's a handsome young man.

Pitifully, he has a heart disease.

All doctors said that

he couldn't live to 20.

He's going to be 19.

Why did Xuanhu City

send a dying guy here?

It bodes ill.

Let's go.

Move away.

Move away.

Get lost. You. All of you get lost.

Get her. Move away.

Get out of the way.

the Dragon Bone was Huayuan City's rare treasure.

It could cure all diseases and it was the only one of its kind.

The main reason why Han Shuo agreed to marry into Huayuan City

was to get the Dragon Bone.

To reach his goal,

he tried to get Chen Chuchu, the Second Princess of Huayuan City, into trouble,

so that he could save her

and she'd fall in love with him.

After that, he'd use her to get the Dragon Bone.

Who are you?

Han Shuo, Young Master of Xuanhu City.

You're the one

who'll marry into Huayuan City?

You're good-looking.

Clean him up

and send him to my mansion tonight.

Your Highness,

his marriage to you needs approval from your mother.

Taking him back like this...

...is against the rules.

If your mother knows about it...

Since my childhood, there has been nothing I can't get.

Third princess?

He's just the Young Master of Xuanhu City.

I'm going to ask for my mother's permission to marry him.

There is no time like the present.

I'll marry him tomorrow.

May I know who you are?

I'm the Third Princess of Huayuan City.

Chen Qianqian.

Third...

What to do?

Young Master.

Are you having a heart attack again?

Take the medicine.

What's wrong?

Hold on.

Take your time.

I've had heart disease since my childhood. I often suffer from heart attacks.

Doctors said I'll die at 20.

I'm afraid our Young Master doesn't have the luck to stay with you.

Please take back your words.

It's something about the two cities.

It'll be terrible if he dies.

You're terminally ill?

In this case,

take him to my mansion

while he's still alive.

Wait.

As the saying goes,

nothing forcibly done is going to be agreeable.

We need to give it a go at least.

Cut the crap.

Get prepared when you arrive at the post house.

I'll marry you tomorrow.

Count yourself unlucky

to meet me.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Obviously, she's taking him for marriage by force.

Oh no. He's going to marry Third Princess.

She's the greatest evildoer.

She's spoiled by her mother.

Look. The young man is in poor health.

I wonder how long he can survive

if he stays with Third Princess.

I bet he'll die soon.

Let's go.

Alright. Go back.

Young Master,

it's beyond our expectations.

Rumor has it that

Chen Qianqian is unreasonable and ridiculous.

And she has no regard for laws.

She is illiterate

and she suffers from Princess Syndrome.

She even ordered everyone in the city

to treat her as a princess of the first rank.

Princess of the first rank?

A city is too small for her, right?

But I remember clearly

I told them to frighten the horse of

Second Princess Chen Chuchu.

Why was it Chen Qianqian?

What to do?

Young Master.

Act according to circumstances.

(Han Shuo calmly said: Act according to circumstances.)

The hero saved the wrong person

and the hero was taken for marriage by the female supporting role.

I'm such a talented screenwriter

to create such an interesting story.

("The Tiger Sniffing the Rose", third draft of Episode 1)

(Available balance: 573 yuan)

(Available balance: 573 yuan)

When will they transfer money for the script to me?

Mr. Zhang.

Xiaoqian,

as for this script,

it can't be finalized for now.

I see. I'd like to know...

The hero

Mr. Han said

he has some questions about it.

Can you go there and communicate with him?

As long as you convince him,

we can begin the shooting.

Okay. I'd like to ask you about...

...the money for the script.

Who will pay me?

Everyone, please step back.

Don't push.

Don't bother them while they're working.

We're here!

Hi, Mr. Han.

I'm the screenwriter of "The Tiger Sniffing the Rose",

Chen Xiaoqian.

-Hi. -Hi.

I'll make a long story short.

I've read the script.

I think something is wrong with the hero

Han Shuo's character set.

I see. What do you think... Mr. Han?

Can you tell me what you think is wrong?

Mr. Han.

What do you think is wrong?

Mr. Han, what's wrong with the character set?

Can you tell me what are Han Shuo's motives for doing that?

As for his motives,

he wanted to get the Dragon Bone,

Huayuan City's most precious treasure.

As the Young Master of Xuanhu City,

Han Shuo had heart disease from his childhood.

He often had heart attacks.

Only the Dragon Bone could cure him.

So, Han Shuo agreed to marry into Huayuan City

in order to get the Dragon Bone.

In the end, he was killed by Chen Chuchu.

Okay. Lift up.

It's just that a hero often falls for a beauty.

That's the problem.

Why did Han Shuo

fall in love with Chen Chuchu suddenly?

Just because she's the heroine?

Excuse me. Okay.

Well. Mr. Han. Look.

Okay. Lift up.

Because the heroine is clever,

quick-witted, beautiful and kind-hearted.

Isn't that enough?

Okay. Go refine his make-up.

No.

A healthy relationship is based on equality.

People in Huayuan City think men have to obey women.

It's quite the opposite for people in Xuanhu City.

Such being the case,

I don't think Han Shuo would fall in love with a woman from Huayuan.

Besides,

Han Shuo is kind of

a male chauvinist.

A male chauvinist?

Do you think we're equal?

Okay. Down.

If two people are not equal,

they couldn't even communicate,

let alone fall in love.

Just like you and me.

Will you fall in love with me?

As for the feminism expressed in your script,

in my opinion,

it's not different

from the male chauvinism you criticized.

The equality you look forward to

is not real equality.

What you...

Madam, you've never entered a relationship, right?

Get into a relationship if you have time.

Then you'll be able to

write a better love story.

Get started.

Okay. Got it.

Up.

Okay. Lift up.

Mr. Zhang, I tried my best to cooperate,

but it was impossible to communicate with him.

He flew away every time I wanted to say something.

I've even got a hoarse voice,

but he wouldn't listen to me.

Xiaoqian...

Hold on.

I think he's insane.

(get-rich-quick)

(Available balance: 27.573 yuan)

Hello? Mr. Zhang.

Xiaoqian.

I thought about it carefully.

Go ahead.

I'm too young.

I should've kept my bad mood from affecting my work.

Right.

Trust me.

As for the issues Mr. Han mentioned,

I'll correct them all.

The shooting won't be postponed.

Trust me.

Tens of thousands.

It's just about relationships.

It's just about equality.

Let me show you

what an excellent screenwriter can do.

Han Shuo killed Chen Qianqian and then deceived Chen Chuchu.

After being treated with the Dragon Bone, he began to rebel.

He conquered Huayuan,

killed the City Owner and slaughtered the common people.

He turned hostile all of a sudden.

Han Shuo,

I've never doubted you.

Han Shuo,

I've never doubted you,

but you're so cruel.

You're so cruel as to treat me like that.

Chuchu,

when I become the City Owner,

you can continue to be my wife.

Asshole.

No way.

I can't write like this.

Han Shuo really fell in love

with Chen Chuchu

after starting it as a lie.

He conquered Huayuan,

but he let Chuchu go.

After she escaped,

Chuchu endured hardships to plan retaliation.

In the end, they had to have a decisive battle.

They loved and hated each other. It's sad and weepy.

I can't write like this.

(Men in Xuanhu City can sleep with Kriegie after winning, so can women in Huayuan City.)

I can't write a beautiful love story because I've never got in a relationship?

What a joke!

I can't catch a cold.

I haven't finished the script.

Chen Chuchu, the Second Princess of Huayuan City,

finally became the City Owner

after going through hardships and setbacks.

At her enthronement ceremony,

the sun and the moon were up in the sky at the same time.

The gate to Heaven was wide open

and radiant splendor appeared.

(The final episode)

I'm sleepy.

It's hard to be a screenwriter.

I had a good sleep just because the script was done.

(Supreme gourmet roast whole lamb)

(Crystal clear jade-like celadon decanter)

(The famous painting of grass and bamboo)

Chen Xiaoqian.

What did you do?

You just got paid

and you dared to come to a nightclub for fun?

And you even did cos-play.

Get up. Hurry.

Her Highness woke up. She's dashing wine glasses.

Whatever. I've spent lots of money anyway.

I don't care.

It must be expensive.

Your Highness, let us pay our respects to you.

Thank you for your patronage.

What's your price?

For me, it's 1,000 taels of gold per song.

900 for me.

800 for me.

But Your Highness,

you can get all this for free.

For free?

Well. What did you call me just now?

Your Highness?

Your... Highness?

Let me have a look.

What a coincidence.

A lotus bracelet with a small bell.

This is a kind of special accessory of musicians

in the Music and Dance Academy in my script.

Could it be

here is...

Your Highness.

(The East Wind Sends Its Regards)

This dream looks familiar.

I wrote it?

Oh no.

I'm trapped in the script I wrote.

My script tells

a story that happened in Huayuan City,

a place where women had the decisive say.

In Huayuan City,

women enjoyed higher status

than men.

If a couple had a baby girl, they'd be wild with joy.

Congratulations.

It's a baby girl.

A baby boy again.

You good-for-nothing.

Do you want me to die without descendants?

In Huayuan City,

both civil and military officials

were women.

Men couldn't secure an official position.

And they didn't have the right to be educated.

Want to study? In your dreams.

You'd better think about marrying into a rich family.

Go. Get to work.

Hurry.

Innocence is a virtue for men.

There were five social classes: scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants and men,

ranked in descending order.

-It can be said that, -He shirked at work,

-men were at the bottom of the social ladder. -discipline him better at home.

So little?

You...

I'll teach you a good lesson after we go back.

In Huayuan City,

all singers and dancers

were men.

Come on.

Sell it to me.

You have good skin.

(The Music and Dance Academy)

I can't believe I became Third Princess of Huayuan City,

Chen Qianqian.

The one who called herself the princess of the first rank.

(Debauchery)

(Luxury and Extravagance)

(Ignorant and Incompetent)

The one who took Han Shuo for marriage by force

and was poisoned by him

on their wedding night.

The cameo role who died in the third episode.

Which episode is it?

Which episode?

Well. I meant

what's the situation now.

Situation?

What does she mean?

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your wedding dress is sent here.

What?

Your Highness,

you're getting married today.

We worked against the clock

to complete the embroidered wedding dress in time.

Please try it on to see if it fits you.

Episode three?

I'm telling you.

Take it away now.

This is not a wedding dress, but a mourning dress.

Besides, I won't marry Han Shuo.

He's a jinx.

I have to stay away from him.

Take it away.

But it...

Young Master,

the wedding procession has been staying at the gate since last night.

They said they're here to protect us,

but actually, they're keeping eyes on us.

I've been waiting here for a long time

under the order of your father.

Young Master, she's one of us.

What on earth has happened?

Why did something unforeseen happen

once you entered the city?

I...

I was ordered by Young Master Han

to get close to Second Princess Chen Chuchu,

since she's the best candidate

for the City Owner

in the minds of the common people and officials.

Only through getting close to her can we get the Dragon Bone

to cure Young Master Han.

But unexpectedly,

it was Chen Qianqian's horse

that got frightened.

Master Han saved the wrong person

and hit her fancy.

It seems that someone doesn't want me

to have anything to do with Chen Chuchu.

I guess someone let it happen on purpose.

Young Master,

is it the City Owner of Huayuan?

Nothing is known yet.

I showed weakness by pretending to have heart attacks.

I hope people here

can lower their guard.

Young Master, please don't worry.

As long as you give an order,

all secret spies hidden in Huayuan City

will keep you safe

and stop Third Princess having her way.

Here. Have a look. It's cheap.

Young Master, are you okay?

It doesn't matter.

I won't have a heart attack that easily.

What shall we do next?

Push the boat along with the current.

Now that Third Princess is eager to marry me,

let's do as she wishes.

I'll poison Chen Qianqian tonight

to get rid of her.

Then we'll go with the original plan,

help Chen Chuchu succeed her mother

and use her to get the Dragon Bone.

When I get Huayuan's rare treasure

and my heart disease is cured,

I'll light up the fire beacons on the lookout tower.

Then our armies will be sent here

to conquer Huayuan City.

Young Master, you're so wise.

Kill all those who failed their work this time.

Young Master,

we're in the enemy camp. We may get into trouble anytime.

Please think it over

and give those who made mistakes,

especially me,

a chance to make amends.

Then find out the chief culprit of

this accident.

Kill him as a warning to others.

Yes, Young Master!

Young Master,

the chief culprit has been killed.

You...

Who told you to kill the horse?

He had the horse killed?

It's a warning to me.

I'll be the next one.

Xuanhu?

A small city

at the border.

They even sent their Young Master here

as a hostage.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

Han Shuo is seriously ill.

Obviously, he's a worthless person.

He could only vent his anger on a horse.

In the end,

he'll be ordered about by you.

At the border?

A small city?

Worthless?

Ordered about by me?

I'm telling you.

If you want to survive,

never say those words in the presence of Han Shuo.

Of course I won't.

In case

I really offend Han Shuo,

you'll keep me safe, right?

I can't even keep myself safe,

let alone you.

If I do as the plot says,

drink the poisoned wine on our wedding night

and die,

will I wake up?

Your Highness,

let me tell you

about the procedures of your wedding ceremony.

Listen carefully.

You don't like these unnecessary formalities,

but it's a different case this time.

Since your mother got married,

no wedding ceremonies have been held

for over 30 years in Huayuan City.

This time, you'll marry the Young Master of Xuanhu.

The ceremony will be grander.

I don't want to mention anything else for now.

Just the flower parade

will include 64 horses...

You're Zi Rui, right?

To reach the necessary word count,

I gave you lots of lines.

Will you always be a chatter-box?

I'm telling you.

From now on,

you can say no more than ten characters each time.

But...

Tell me about the procedures. In ten characters.

Flower parade.

With Second Princess.

Cancel the flower parade. I'm not going.

What?

Your Highness,

it's unprecedented.

I'm telling you.

What matters the most

is to marry Han Shuo.

Except for drinking "cross-cupped" wine,

everything else can be cancelled.

Then how will we explain it

to your mother and your sister?

It's easy.

Just tell them I'm burning with anxiety.

I can't wait to celebrate the wedding with Han Shuo.

What?

The flower parade is cancelled?

Your Highness,

it's said that Han Shuo is eager to

celebrate the wedding with Third Princess.

Everyone thinks

Third Princess was the one who can't wait.

Zi Zhu,

Qianqian is my younger sister.

Stop discussing her without respect.

Please forgive me.

It couldn't be better

if Han Shuo is the right guy for her.

In this case,

Qianqian will be more mature.

Young...

Young Master.

The poison is called "Soul Missing Powder."

It's colorless and odorless after dissolving in water.

Victims will die a sudden death during their sleep,

before anyone else knows it.

Trust me.

No matter how they investigate it,

they couldn't think it has anything to do with you.

There is one more thing.

I heard

Chen Qianqian's only strength is

that she's good at Kung Fu.

Take this with you,

just in case.

If anything happens,

you can prevent yourself being hurt.

If something really happens between her and me tonight,

who do you think will be hurt?

I've thought too much.

Chen Qianqian is brutal and domineering,

but her mother is indulgent with her.

Tonight,

I have to kill her.

Young Master, you're wise.

Young Master,

Third Princess just ordered

to cancel the flower parade.

What?

As the Young Master of Xuanhu City,

Master Han deserves the grandest reception.

How can she cancel it at will?

Third Princess also asked us

to take Young Master Han to Yueli Mansion directly

so that they can celebrate the wedding immediately.

Master Han, this way please.

Ridiculous.

Outrageous.

How can a bride be so impatient?

Bai Ji,

let's do as Her Highness said.

Young Master.

What's the next procedure?

Offering sacrifice to Heaven.

Praying for permanent peace.

Don't bother.

I don't need to tell God I'm getting married.

Cancel it.

Take him here directly.

Third Princess and our Young Master

had been engaged to each other in their childhood.

How can she marry the Young Master of Xuanhu

and make our Young Master lose face?

What will he do

now that she's married?

Lower your voice.

Don't let him hear it.

You know,

he hates it the most

when we mention his engagement to Third Princess.

It doesn't matter.

I heard Young Master Han had heart disease

and couldn't live to 20.

Our Young Master can afford to wait.

He'll survive that guy.

Minister Pei,

Third Princess asked me to tell you

she'll keep everything simple for her wedding.

Sacrifice to Heaven

will be cancelled.

So, the prayer for the ceremony will...

Okay. I see.

Don't you want to know why?

Third Princess is unlearned and ignores rites.

Now that she wants to cancel it, let it go.

It can save me the trouble of praising her in the article.

I'll take my leave.

What's the next procedure?

Go to see the City Owner, that is, your mother.

Cancel it.

Your Majesty.

What's up?

Third Princess passed on a message.

She said you have to attend to numerous affairs every day,

so she wouldn't bother you with a petty thing like getting married.

She's running wild.

I also thought it was improper.

I've sent someone to her mansion.

She's been arrogant and willful since childhood.

She's even more self-willed.

Your Majesty.

Perhaps Third Princess

just thinks the formalities are unnecessary.

Fine.

Let her cancel it.

It's no big deal.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This Young Master Han

is in poor health,

and Third Princess

is not that thoughtful.

What if anything happens

and Han Shuo fails to tough it out?

Leave it to fate.

Just consider as that Qianqian helps me out.

You'll get a divorce in the following cases: you're not obedient to the in-laws;

you fail to have a female heir;

you have an affair;

you're jealous...

You contract infectious disease;

you're a big mouth and love to gossip;

you're against rules and regulations.

The seven conditions are the seven grounds

for lawfully divorcing a man in Huayuan City.

I've remembered them.

Young Master...

This is also a custom in Huayuan City.

The bridegroom will follow the one

who takes off his veil

on the wedding night.

It'll be considered unchaste if he follows someone else.

As for this,

I can comply with it too.

Absurd.

How dare you

ask men to follow these rules?

The status of women in Xuanhu City

is the status of men

in Huayuan City.

You bi...

Bai Ji,

when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

What is it?

Gecko cinnabar.

How dare you?

I decided to get married to Third Princess

to ease the relationship

between Xuanhu and Huayuan.

As for men's virtues and the veil,

I've tried my best to be tolerant.

But you're pressing at every stage.

You're...

You're going too far in bullying them.

Young Master.

Why bother with the gecko cinnabar?

Even if you leave a red mark now,

it'll be gone after I sleep with him tonight.

There is no point of doing that.

You're right, Your Highness.

I'm leaving.

Master Han.

Young Master.

I'm not leaving.

Master Han, shall we go through the motions

or

get right to the point?

It's our wedding night.

How could we not drink to add to the fun?

(Make Chen Qianqian drink the poisoned wine on the wedding night.)

(... the poisoned wine)

"Cross-cupped" wine.

I need to pay attention to my posture

to drink the poisoned wine.

Qianqian,

we met each other yesterday

and we got married today.

I hope we can support each other

and share joys and hardships together.

Fine.

In this case, I can go home soon.

Cheers.

What's the matter?

I'm sorry

for having your spirits dampened.

Sorry.

Let's do it again.

Cheers.

What's wrong this time?

Isn't it a posture

people in Xuanhu are used to?

You want to take the veil off, right?

So much trouble.

Why is it tied so tight?

Why is it you?

Didn't you say you don't want to act as him?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Could it be that

you think I poisoned your wine?

As for this matter,

you know it best.

Drop the act.

Fine. It's not poisoned, right?

Okay. Pick one. Let's drink it up.

Let me tell you the truth.

Even if I die today,

I'll take you with me.

Servants!

Here.

I don't want to talk to you.

Your Highness, what can I do for you?

Lift him up.

He likes to stay in the air.

Lift him up?

Your Highness,

today is your wedding day.

Don't make trouble,

or your mother will be worried.

Please think it over.

She'll be worried even if I don't make trouble.

Besides, I didn't aim to do that,

but, he wanted to poison me.

Your Highness, why are you saying that?

You don't believe?

You don't believe, right?

Fine. Let me prove it to you.

The two poisoned glasses of wine are evidence.

I'm telling you.

If I die today,

you couldn't survive.

You poisoned the dishes, right?

Good idea.

Great.

Your Highness,

what are you doing?

I'd like to see where else you can hide the poison.

Salty.

Did he smear it on his lips?

It turns out you're a drama king.

You!

Tell me

if I'm bound to die.

Yes, definitely.

Zi Rui,

if I die,

tear his body up by five horses and implicate the nine generations of his family.

Got it?

Master Han, why don't you explain to her?

Don't listen to him.

I...

Zi Rui,

so many of you

are waggling here before my eyes.

I feel the poison

has attacked my brain.

I'm dying.

I can't control my tongue.

Oh no. My head is spinning.

I need to sit down.

Let me lie down for a while.

Your poison has a strong delayed effect.

Go get the doctor!

Young Master.

Your Highness.

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