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Episode Twenty

How come they die in such short time?

I haven't even enjoyed myself.

How come...

there's no women?

Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Wei asks to see you.

Let her come tomorrow.

Your Majesty,

please forgive my rudeness.

But this is very important.

I have to come.

It looks as if Imperial Concubine knows the time of day.

Sorry, I was being abrupt.

I have given orders

to capture Yan Xun.

Please remit your anger, Your Majesty.

I couldn't bear to see that...

Couldn't bear?

The Wei State is under the danger of destruction,

Our imperial family is in the risk of death.

Could you bear to see that?

Your Majesty,

Yan Xun grew up here in Chang'an.

He is loyal to you.

How do you know?

I would rather kill all

just for one.

I've been putting up with them for a long time.

I can't bear it anymore.

The powerful families in Chang'an

and your parent family Wei

have taken actions

to crusade against the traitors of the Wei State.

Uncle,

you call Ye'er here.

Do you have something urgent to say?

Look for yourself.

The secret orders that His Majesty gave.

What? Arrest Yan Xun?

Ye'er earnestly requests for you

to stop this.

Listen to you.

What are talking about?

Are you a member of our Wei family?

I know Yan Xun well.

There's no chance that he will conspire against the state¡£

You think that you can tell

one person conspires or not?

This is our Wei family's chance of

winning honour.

If you have fright,

your brothers can

take your place.

I don't mean that.

However,

Yan Xun is my friend.

There's no chance that...

Silly!

Today, Song Zifu was killed

by His Majesty himself on court.

His Majesty has given his orders, you must obey.

Duke Dingbei has lost his powers.

Yan Shicheng family must die.

Are you going to crusade against rebels of the Wei State

and build up establishment?

Or you want to be

a nameless dandy forever.

It is up to you.

Huanhuan.

Am I being

really stuipid?

I always thought that

Brother Yan Xun's love

was me.

However, I found that

I was the only one who thought so

until today.

You are in such great happiness.

You have me who love you so much.

How about me?

Who will love me?

Don't be sad, princess.

You have been crying these days.

My heart aches for you.

What will I do,

Huanhuan?

Mother.

Why do you call me back

in such hurry?

Tonight, there will be troubled times.

As a prince,

I hope that you can keep out of the affair.

What do you mean by that?

You stay with me.

Don't run around.

Chun'er has locked herself

in her room for days.

What's the matter?

Girly stuff...

A littie grief is hard to avoid.

Troubled times...

What trouble can it be?

Brother Yan Xun used to

take me to eat

the iced lotus seed soup.

He would also tell stories

and jokes for me.

And he would give many

presents to me.

But now...

After the slave girl Xing'er

showed up,

Brother Yan Xun and me

have drifted apart.

Today, he told me that

he regarded me as his sister.

Who wants to be his sister?

Princess.

Open the door.

Yes.

The newly arrived tippy tea this year

tastes good.

Song'er, Chun'er.

Do you two think that

your extravagant life

is what you deserve?

You can eat iced food

in such hot weather.

This is the dream of many people.

We are born in the imperial family.

So unlike common people

we can live in ease and comfort.

Mother,

you said that there was

something important to tell us.

However,

why are you saying these

strange things?

Mother,

what do you want to tell us exactly?

I just want to remind you two

that you are

the prince and the princess of the the Wei State.

You have got

the enviable power and wealth.

You can enjoy

everything of the entire world.

What is the point of this?

There are too many thing that I don't like,

but the one I really want is unavailable.

People always think that the Royal Family is noble,

but nobody knows that there are many suffering

they can't understand

of being the member of the Royal Family.

Song'er, Chun'er,

I want you to remember

you can get everything that ordinary people can't get,

however, there are two things

that ordinary people can get with extreme ease

but you must leave behind you.

What are these two things?

Friendship

and love.

I want you to forget the affection

and not get involved with it.

Why?

Affection is the most difficult thing

in this world.

You can't control it

while you are in this high position.

If you get involved with it,

you will fall into the dilemma

between the affection and the duty.

At last, you will bring trouble upon yourself.

It will not only hurt you,

but also do nothing but harm

to the people around you.

But these are human nuture.

We are not the wood,

how could we

cut off the thread of love totally?

Yeah.

What is the pleasure of life

if there is no good friend

or the person you wish for?

Yeah.

Pleasure?

You are the prince and the princess.

The pleasure is not the purpose of your life.

Besides, you can get everything you want in this world

except the affection.

Isn't this enough?

You two just

stay here well for me.

And you are not allowed to go any place.

Think over what I just said.

Take a look at this map carefully.

All the machinery

built in the Jile Pavilion

are on this map.

You can see

even the exit of escape is very clear.

This is not a normal hairpin,

and there is skilful contrivance in it.

Because you can't bring any weapon with you

when you get into the Jile Pavilion,

so this is the only thing you can bring with.

Come on.

Get up.

Go. Move.

Come on. Come on.

Move, now.

Go.

Move. Move.

Go. Go.

Please let us go.

I don't want to die.

Move.

I have youger sisters and brothers

at home.

Hurry up.

Move.

Come on.

Come on.

Please let me come back.

Why are you crying?

I will kill the one

who is crying.

Hurry up. Go.

Come on.

Come on.

- Hurry up. - Please let us go.

Hurry up. Come on.

Hurry up. Go.

Go.

It's your fortune

to serve our Old Master today

as you are just the humble persons.

But it depends on your luck

that whether you can survive

or not.

Come on. Get in.

- Hurry up. - Please let us come home.

Get in, now.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Don't be frightened, Xing'er.

The prince asked me to send you the message.

The message?

How could you know that you can wait me here?

The prince said

if I couldn't get into the Green Hills Court,

then I could find

the most secret trail to the outside,

then I would find you.

Your prince just foretells like a prophet.

The prince is very smart.

What is the message? Just tell me.

During the 9 p.m to 11 p.m,

the prince will wait for you at the west gate,

he will not leave until he sees you.

I get it.

Xing'er.

Will you come?

Please tell your prince,

if I don't show up

on time today,

you guys don't need to wait for me anymore.

Then I will report this to the prince.

What a personality.

That's why the prince likes her.

Sixth Sister.

Come here.

Listen to me.

I finally find a chance to

leave the Green Hills Court.

What happened?

During the 9 p.m to 11 p.m,

both of you go and wait for me at the west gate.

Be careful,

don't be found out by somebody else.

What?

Sixth Sister.

Why didn't you

come with us?

I...

I've got something very important to do.

What happened?

Sixth Sister.

Don't you plan to take the revenge?

If you really plan to take the revenge,

just bring Xiaoqi with you,

Xiaoqi could help you a lot.

You could rest assured, as long as I am alive,

I will come to join you.

If...

If I can't show up on time,

the guys of the Prince Yan Xun

will pick up you,

and you need to go back to Yanbei with them.

Then,

you won't be the maids anymore,

and you could just live your life.

Sixth Sister.

You must come back alive.

As the beautify I have,

I'm born to belong to the noble person.

Why is Sixth Sister so lucky?

Young Master likes her so much,

but she still chooses to go with the Prince Yan Xun.

And I...

Young Master.

Xiaoba.

Seventh Sister.

What are you talking about alone?

Who is the Young Master?

I... I just said Young Master...

Who will take care of him

when we all leave?

Yuwen Yue is our enemy.

Why do you think about him?

We will be free when we get Yanbei.

Zhixiang Sister is dead,

Linxi Brother is dead, too.

We and Sixth Sister

need to rely upon each other for life.

Xiaoba.

Hurry up.

Keep up. Keep up. Keep up

Hurry up. Come on.

Why are you crying? Come on.

Hurry up.

Come on. Keep up.

Since you are here,

just stop crying. Come on.

You should think about

how to make the Old Mr. Xi happy,

so not only you can survive,

but also you may get the chance

to become the noble person.

Just get inside, now.

All of you go inside, now.

Go inside quickly.

Why are you crying? Shut up.

Don't be scared.

Where have you been?

Why did you take so long?

The Imperial concubine asked me to

send the pastries to the West Palace.

What's matter, Your highness.

Why do you look like

you are preoccupied by some troubles?

I don't know what happened either.

Today, my mother just came here suddenly,

and said something every strange.

I'm worried

there is some dangers to Yan Xun Brother.

The Prince Yan Xun?

What kind of danger

will the Prince Yan Xun have?

You just go and figure out for me

what happened

during the Audience.

Yes. I will go right now.

Wait.

Be careful,

and don't let my mother find it.

Don't worry.

Duke.

You can just wait for a moment,

let me take two guys

to get into the city and inquire about some informantion.

Xun'er is always cautious,

and he won't ask me for help

until it is very critical.

If the thing in the letter is true,

I will go and meet the emperor

early tomorrow morning,

and ask him

what he is going to deal with me.

Duke, please don't do this.

Stop it.

We will take a rest here.

And we will get into the city early tomorrow morning.

Yes.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Come on.

Keep up.

Go inside.

Hurry up.

Come on.

Go inside.

Go inside, now.

The following ones just hurry up.

Come on.

Why are you crying? Move.

Come on.

Move.

Go.

Hurry up.

Come on. Keep up.

Hurry up.

Come on.

Come on.

Keep up.

You just wash and

freshen up without protest.

I will kill her if someone refuses to do it.

Just scatter around.

All of you scatter around, now.

It's time to shift.

Smelly girl, watch out.

I... I'm sorry.

The blood incense

can make people be confused.

It's lucky that I have the inner power.

(Sound of laughing)

Your highness. I've got some bad news.

A disaster is imminent.

What happened?

The emperor went out of the palace in plain clothes yesterday.

When he passed by the city moat,

he saw someone salvage a big stone from the river.

And there are some words of treason and heresy on it.

What are they?

The emperor of the Wei State will die and Yan will rule the world.

Your highness, are your feet okay?

Then what?

what happened?

What did my father say?

The emperor summoned Wei Guang , Zhao Gui,

and,

and Yuwen Huai.

But I couldn't find out

what they had talked about.

However, the emperor killed

the General Song Zifu on the main hall.

Song Zifu came from Yanbei,

and he was the General of Yanbei.

The power of the Wei State is on the north side.

They are the people who would most like

the Duke Dingbei die.

It's been a long time

since Zhao Donting of the Zhao State and his army

escorted the Aunt Baisheng

back to the Yanbei.

My father...

My father had a plan to kill them.

Your highness, what should we do?

Yan Xun Brother is in trouble.

That's why my mother,

my mother said something like that

to me and brother.

She must know

there is nothing we can do.

I...

I have to inform Yan Xun Brother.

Your highness.

I have to save Yan Xun Brother.

I have to tell him to run away.

I will run away with him

Your highness.

The slim chance of survival is to escape.

Your highness.

- Please calm down. - Back off.

Yan Xun Brother is in trouble.

If you can't help him,

don't stand in my way.

Change my clothes.

Yes.

Young Master.

Do you confirm who they are?

Young Master. He's Duke Dingbei.

It's true.

Let go.

(Sound of fighting)

Kill them all.

Kill them all.

Kill them all.

Kill them all.

Kill them all.

I have mustered thirty Yanbei elite soldiers

to escort prince to leave Chang'an by night.

Thanks for the trouble.

Before 9 o'clock,

I will take Xing'er and her two sisters

at the west city gate.

Prince,

will Xing'er come?

Feel safe. She's sure to come.

Prince.

Say no more.

I must take them back to Yanbei

safe and sound.

Stop!

Who is it?

I'm sorry!

I didn't recognize Your Highness.

I want to go out.

Move.

The gate has been locked.

What is Your Highness

going to do outside?

I want to go out.

Do I need to report to you?

I dare not.

Then move.

But...

opening the gate without a summon

will get me killed.

If you don't open the gate,

I'll kill you now.

Stop.

Imperial Concubine.

Mother.

Where are you going?

I'm bored in palaces,

so I want to take a walk outside.

Nonsense.

Mother,

you knew it, right?

You knew that Brother Yan Xun

was in trouble.

So you said those things

to me and my brother.

Is that right?

Right.

Then why didn't you tell me?

You know it now.

What do you want to do?

I'm going to tell Brother Yan Xun.

Then?

Then I'll let him escape.

I'll go away with him.

Your father have given orders that

troops go to Yanbei

to kill the Duke Dingbei family.

You go to find him. Aren't you afraid of death?

I don't care about death.

If I should die,

I will die with

Brother Yan Xun.

Princess.

You are the princess of the Wei State.

You have your position.

If it takes a favourable turn,

you can make efforts for him.

But if the outcome is a foregone conclusion,

you should understand that

which side should you be at.

I have told you about

the situation in Yanbei.

But you never

marked my words.

Are you an airhead?

But if I don't go

and tell Brother Yan Xun now.

He will really die, mother.

You can't change anything.

Why?

Why should it be the ending?

I don't want this kind of ending.

Mother, I beg you.

Please let me out.

Let me save Brother Yan Xun.

Really.

I assure you.

I will behave afterwards.

I will listen to everything

that you say.

Really.

Brother Yan Xun is the only one

that I like.

I don't want him to die.

I won't let him die, mother.

Please save him.

You will have to face it

sooner or later.

Better a finger off than always aching.

You'll be fine

after going through this matter.

Escort pricess back to palaces.

Mother.

- Mother. - Yes.

Mother.

Please save Brother Yan Xun.

Princess.

He will really die, mother.

Princess.

Princess.

Princess.

- Let me go. - Princess.

Let me go. I want to go out.

- I want to go out. - Princess.

(Sound of laughing)

Bastard.

Bold slave.

Do you know...

Do you know who I am?

Guards.

Guards.

(Sound of people falling into the water)

Kill her.

From now on,

we can look after each other and never be apart.

It is what you owe my Sister Zhixiang.

Watch you eat makes me happier

than eating it myself.

This bouilli is the most tasting food

I have even eaten

in my life.

It is what you owe my Brother Linxi

and all the innocent girls

that you harmed and killed.

Yuwen Xi.

Go to hell.

If you are not dying naturally anytime soon,

I will end your life.

(Crying)

Don’t kill me.

Please don’t kill me.

I am Xing’er from the Green Hills Court.

Yuwen Xi, this old baster,

was inhuman

and harmed many young innocent girls.

Young Master Yue sent me to kill him.

No mastter what the people at the Red Hills Court

do to you,

you can’t reveal a word of it.

Young Master Yue will rescue you.

Got it?

Yes. Yes.

Grand Master.

Grand Master.

Grand Master.

(Crying)

What happened?

Young Master Yue sent Xing’er

to kill His Grand Master.

Young Master Yue.

Every single of you are the most competent

men from Yanbei.

Tonight,

I need to

rely on your help

to leave Chang’an from Yanbei.

This journey can be dangerous.

Everyone needs to watch out for your own life.

When we arrive at Yanbei,

we shall celebrate this victory.

We shall do our best to protect Your Highness.

No matter what happens.

Bring out the wine.

To all of you.

To Your Highness.

(Sound of bowls breaking)

Prince,

it is time.

Wait.

Prince,

I gathered some information in the city.

I have something important to tell you.

Tell me.

Yuwen Xi at the Red Hills Court

was assassinated.

The killer is

a maid, named Xing’er.

Prince, please don’t.

Miss Yu,

you and the others leave now according to the plan.

Before 9 p.m.

I shall go to the west gate

to meet with you.

Prince, we don’t have much time.

Stop it.

It is way too important.

I must save Xing’er.

(Signs)