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[Palace of Devotion]

[This drama is based on historical data and legends]

[The story and characters portrayed are fictitious]

[Episode 8]

Longqing.

Which of the two brothers

do you think will win?

Doggie is stronger than Kang'er.

[Yelu Longqing, Brother of Emperor Shengzong of Liao]

Doggie

wins more often than not.

From the looks of it,

it'll be difficult for Kang'er to win.

It's still too early

to tell.

Get Doggie and Kang'er.

Send them in.

Kang'er! Zongwei!

Her Majesty requests your presence in the tent.

[Yelu Kang, Prince of Liao] [Yelu Zongwei, Prince of Liao]

Greetings, Imperial Grandmother.

Rise.

Doggie, you're strong and have tremendous strength.

Kang'er seeks victory amid defeat. A commendable spirit.

Well done, you two.

You only won one of three rounds.

Do you still want to compete?

Bring it on! Let's continue!

Doggie, take a break for now.

I have things to say to Kang'er.

Yes.

Kang'er, you can do horse riding, archery, and wrestling.

You're proficient in all these.

Do you know what else you need to learn now?

Learn the language of Han.

Read their books.

Have their knowledge.

Only then can you conquer them.

But where am I going to learn that?

I'll send you to Kaifeng to be held as a hostage there.

I'll wait for your return three years later.

Kang'er, I'll go with you.

Let's see the elephant there!

Mother, I don't want to leave father.

I don't want to leave you either.

But I'm a prince.

I have to obey my father's will.

-Don't be upset, Mother. -Ji'er.

Ji'er.

Since you were a kid,

you've always a sensible and obedient child.

Your father and I will wait for your safe return.

I'll surely come back safely.

Wan'er.

Take him.

Mother.

Ji'er, we have to go now.

Say goodbye to your mother.

Go.

-Mother! -Ji'er.

-Mother! -Ji'er!

-Ji'er! -Let's go.

-Mother! -Ji'er!

-Mother! -Ji'er!

Let's go.

-Ji'er! -Take him away.

Ji'er!

Mother!

Mother!

Your Highness, the Song's border is right ahead of us.

All right.

Kang Le, knock it off!

Xiongzhou is right on the other side of these mountains.

In a few days' time,

we'll be in Kaifeng.

Why do I have to go to Kaifeng?

Only by understanding Song and its people

can you secure your throne.

The empress dowager and His Majesty have chosen you,

and you'll be the future emperor of Liao.

Do we have to fight the Song people in the future?

You're a Liao.

You should believe in God's will.

God has his own plans.

Three years later,

I'll be back for you.

Keep going!

The Emperor who follows the Mandate of Heaven says

that Guo Qing Yi

has a kind and gentle personality.

She's fine in virtues

and does her utmost

with respect and meticulous care.

She serves with care and reverence

and treats others with generosity and kindness.

Her fine virtues and code of ethics

serve as a role model for the Imperial Harem.

With the golden seal and album, she's now promoted to Empress.

Pan Yu Shu

is highly respectable and a person of noble character,

grace and virtue.

She's now conferred the title Pure Consort

and be bestowed a white album and a jade seal.

The Emperor who follows the Mandate of Heaven says

that when His Majesty was the Crown Prince,

Liu attended to His Majesty

and never left His Majesty's side.

Liu offered to send her son, Zhao Ji,

to Liao as the prince of Song to be held hostage

so as to share His Majesty's burden,

earning His Majesty's profound gratitude and the reward.

She's now conferred the title Noble Consort

and be bestowed a golden album and seal.

Your Majesty, according to the late emperor's edict,

Consort Liu is forbidden from stepping into the palace again.

How can she be conferred the title Noble Consort?

For the sake of Song's peace,

Consort Liu offered her own flesh and blood

to take the place of the second prince

and was sent to Liao to be held hostage.

Given her outstanding merits,

what's wrong with conferring the title Noble Consort to her?

[Cao Jian, Crown Prince's Grand Tutor]

Your Majesty, with all due respect,

as a newly enthroned emperor, the new policy is to be established.

Your Majesty should honour the wish of the late emperor.

Put the country first and act with prudence.

Don't abuse the rule of law for personal interests.

So conferring a title upon Consort Liu

is deemed as my personal interests by the Grand Tutor?

You view her merits lightly.

How ridiculous is that?

Your Majesty, I'm just a military man.

But I do know nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

Liu E is the daughter of a convicted commoner.

If Your Majesty confers the Noble Consort title to her,

how are we going to inspire fear and reverence in the military?

Your Majesty, please think twice!

Your Majesty, please think twice!

The edict has been issued. I have made up my mind.

Dismiss!

His Majesty is returning to the palace! Dismiss!

White candles are by no means heartless.

An inch of expectation, an inch of tears.

Is Your Majesty still thinking

about today's coronation ceremony?

All the officials objected to my decision

of appointing Consort Liu as the Noble Consort.

Ping Zhong, you didn't say a word.

I have no idea

if you are for or against it.

Your Majesty.

I'm in favour of Your Majesty's decision of making Liu E the Noble Consort.

If so,

why didn't you help me out?

The officials objected to it

for their own reasons.

Lord Guo did it

to secure Empress Guo's position as the head of the Imperial Harem.

Lord Pan did it for Pure Consort

in hopes that Her Highness can be made the Noble Consort.

All of them objected to it for their own reasons.

Chancellor Lu is an important minister that the late emperor trusted.

He's an upright man

who's loyal to the late emperor

and is dedicated to upholding the late emperor's will.

It's perfectly justifiable.

Besides, Chancellor Lu is my teacher.

I dare not offend him.

As the ruler of the country,

I have to comply with the officials.

In the long run,

how am I going to hold sovereign power?

Your Majesty has just succeeded the throne and come into power.

Not only do you have to win over the ministers and reorganize the court,

Your Majesty has to deal with the Imperial Harem as well.

When one is on pins and needles,

one should avoid acting in haste.

Your Majesty should make some concessions.

Make concessions?

I'm a father too.

To be separated from one's flesh and blood

is the hardest thing of all.

But Consort Liu understood her duty

and accepted the pain of being separated from her own flesh and blood

and agreed to let the eldest prince go.

I have the utmost admiration for Her Highness.

It hurts me equally as well.

Ji'er and You'er are my flesh and blood.

Both of them are so dear to me.

It's equally hard for me to decide who to send away.

That is why

in all fairness,

Consort Liu should be made the Noble Consort.

In your opinion,

what should I do to convince the officials?

I have an idea

that will bring them around

and stop giving Consort Liu a hard time.

-Do tell. -Yes.

Go away!

Go away!

Ying'er.

Ji'er.

Where's Ji'er now?

Don't worry.

General Yang is escorting Ji'er and they have just passed through Youzhou.

They'll reach Shangjing in less than two days.

Don't worry.

I really regret it.

I shouldn't have let Wan'er go with him.

I should go with him myself.

I left Ji'er there alone.

It's only for three years.

I'll make sure that he returns with all the glory.

At that time,

I want the whole world to know

that it was you and Ji'er

who brought peace to Song and Liao.

Three years?

Are three years really enough?

Kang'er, this is Da Qing Hall.

[Da Qing Hall]

It is the place where the grand ceremonies

of Song are held.

Let's get inside to seek an audience with the Song emperor.

I'm Prince Liang of Liao, Yelu Longqing.

I'm Yelu Kang.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

It's been a long journey. All rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

By the order of the Empress Dowager of Liao,

I'm here to deliver the letter to forge an alliance.

May the exchange of princes of Liao and Song

conclude the alliance between Liao and Song.

Song and Liao are neighbouring states.

Conflicts will cause both to suffer

and co-prosper in harmony.

I have great admiration

for Empress Dowager Xiao's broad vision.

Before I left, Her Majesty has another request

to put our prince

under the care of Prince Zhao Ji's mother.

Don't worry, Prince Liang. That's my intention as well.

Convey my order.

Prepare 10,000 pieces of silk and 10,000 piculs of grain.

Let Prince Liang bring them back as gifts to Empress Dowager Xiao.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

May Your Majesty be blessed with good health and long life.

Prince Liang and the young prince may rest at the inn.

After the court meeting,

I shall meet you at Chun Luan Pavilion

to discuss the alliance between Song and Liao.

It's an honour

to meet Your Majesty.

We shall take our leave.

Empress Dowager Xiao requested Consort Liu to look after the prince.

I have given them my word

and I intend to keep it.

Convey my order.

Consort Liu shall take up the responsibility

to look after the prince within this period.

Three years later,

Song and Liao will conclude an eternal peace treaty.

At that time, she shall enter the palace and be made Noble Consort.

Your Majesty, since it's Empress Dowager Xiao's request,

we can't overrule it.

But Your Majesty shouldn't label the appointment of Consort Liu

as the affairs of state.

What do you propose then?

Your Majesty, Her Majesty is the head of the Imperial Harem.

Perhaps, Consort Liu can be put in charge of the prince's everyday life,

whereas the education of the prince can be taken care of by Her Majesty.

Yelu Kang will return to Liao three years later.

Even if he can't succeed the throne,

he'll still a prince

who may hold the military and political power.

Only Her Majesty is able

to move Yelu Kang's heart

and make him feel grateful

and be compassionate

so that he doesn't make an enemy of Song.

Your Majesty, Her Majesty is the mother of the nation.

It's Her Majesty's duty to educate the prince.

Your Majesty, this matter

concerns both Song and Liao.

I think

this should be Her Majesty's duty.

Ping Zhong, what do you think?

Your Majesty, I beg to differ.

Do tell.

I think education, care and upbringing are inseparable.

Besides, Empress Dowager Xiao has requested

to have the eldest prince's mother take care of the prince.

Since Your Majesty has agreed to it, there's no changing it.

Otherwise, it will arouse the suspicion of Empress Dowager Xiao.

It's not a good idea

to let Liao have anything on us since it's the beginning of the alliance.

You're right.

Chancellor Lu, do you have any objections?

As long as Liu can take on this important task,

I have nothing more to say.

Chancellor Lu, that's wise of you.

Does anyone have any objections?

Since it's been decided,

all of you are dismissed.

His Majesty is returning to the palace! Dismiss!

I didn't expect you to have such great chess skills.

I can't turn the tables even if I want to.

Despite that,

Your Majesty meticulously orchestrated the pieces.

It's hard for me to win without breaking a sweat.

Kang'er, Song has a great culture.

Tea culture is one of them.

You should study and learn from it.

I've captured a pawn.

Unexpectedly, it's a tie.

Being neck and neck and even in every battle,

this chess game perfectly portrays the situation Song and Liao are in.

May the peace treaty between Song and Liao lasts for all eternity

and may peace be upon our people.

That's exactly the wish

of our people.

May the exchange of both princes

turn swords into ploughshares

and put an end to war.

All right.

That's great to know.

Please bring the prince along.

I'll take you around the palace.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

This way, please.

General Yang and Zhao Ji are seeking an audience.

By the order of His Majesty, I, Yang Yan Zhao,

[Yang Yan Zhao, General of Chanyuan City]

escorted Prince Zhao Ji to seek an audience

with the empress dowager and the emperor of Liao.

I'm Zhao Ji, the prince of Song.

[Princess Tie Jing, Daughter of the Empress Dowager Xiao]

Greetings, Your Majesties.

I'm Li Wan'er, the prince's escort.

Greetings, Your Majesties.

[Yelu Longxu, Emperor Shengzong of Liao]

Long live, Your Majesties.

It must have been a long journey. Bestow them with wine.

Perform the wine-drinking ceremony!

-Ji'er. -How old are you?

Your Majesty, I'm eight years old.

Your Majesties.

His Highness is under the drinking age.

I shall drink on his behalf.

The prince is still young. We can skip the drinking.

Let the banquet begin!

Let the banquet begin!

Nanny Wan'er, how do I cut the meat?

Easy.

Little Prince, come beside me.

Your name is Zhao Ji.

How about calling you Ji'er?

Ji'er, tell me.

How's the Liao palace different from the Song palace?

In the Song palace, the emperor has the final say.

But over here, the empress dowager has the final say.

Hey, this little prince has a good eye. Well said!

Tie Jing.

The prince is still young. Take no offence at a child's babble.

Your Majesties, please don't take it to heart.

My beloved grandson is placed under your mother's care.

I'm sure she'll not mistreat him.

Who should look after the price of Song?

Mother!

I like Prince Ji'er.

I'm willing to do it.

Sure.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I have something to report to Your Majesty.

Take a seat.

What is it?

The eldest prince has been sent to Liao.

Consort Liu must be very upset.

I wonder how she's doing lately.

Besides letting herself calm down,

what else can she do?

Lately, I've been thinking that the distance

between Duke Xiang's Residence and the palace is rather far.

It's inconvenient for Your Majesty to travel to and fro.

On top of that, Duke Xiang's Residence is filled with memories of Lin'er.

Just let those memories be sealed in there.

I've found another place for Consort Liu.

That was a place where Her Majesty used to pray and meditate.

It might not be gorgeous, but it's quiet and comfortable.

I think Consort Liu will like it.

Could you be talking about Du Yun Pavilion?

That's right.

That's really thoughtful of you.

My daughter is all grown up now.

[Yang Ying Luo, Nanny Wang's daughter]

She wants to broaden her horizons in the city.

Let Ying Luo serve you.

[Duke Xiang's Residence]

Don't worry.

I'll take good care of Ying Luo.

If you have time,

come visit us at Du Yun Pavilion.

I'll be thinking of you.

-Greetings, Madam. -Yi Jian.

By the order of His Majesty, I'm here to take the prince

and you to Du Yun Pavilion.

Kang'er.

Where are we going?

We're going to Du Yun Pavilion.

That's our new home.

We'll be a family from now on.

Kang'er.

Madam, the prince of Liao's name is Yelu Kang.

Let's set out.

All right.

Your Highness.

It's such hot weather. Why are you still wearing the jacket?

Here. Let's remove it.

Go away!

Prince Liang has left.

You have to listen to me.

Take it off now!

Go away!

Kang Le!

What are you doing? Kang Le!

What are you doing?

Kang Le!

Kang Le!

Quickly get rid of it!

Let go of me!

Kang Le!

Don't beat it!

What are you doing?

Help!

Help!

Kang Le!

Don't beat it!

Kang Le!

Don't beat it! Kang Le!

-Don't come near me! -Hurry!

Let go of me! Kang Le!

Your Highness!

-Ying Luo. -Your Highness!

What are you doing?

Kang Le!

What are you doing?

His Highness insisted to wear the wolf fur coat.

Let go of him!

Since he's here, he's our family.

Your Highness!

Catch it!

[Du Yun Pavilion]

Kang'er!

Ying Luo.

Your Highness.

Ying Luo, where's Kang'er?

Where's Kang'er?

He's locked in the storage room.

Why is he still in there?

He's such a disobedient kid.

We should keep him locked up for a few more days.

What did Your Highness dream of just now?

Nothing.

I just dreamed of Kang'er.

He wanted to kill me.

Don't worry, Your Highness.

I'm here.

I wonder how Ji'er is doing now.

Your Highness, this is bad.

What happened?

Yelu Kang... Yelu Kang is dead.

Your Highness, come and take a look.

He's suffering from heatstroke.

Prepare some herbal tea.

Yes.

-Take him to my room. -Yes.

Kang'er, are you starving?

Cut me loose.

I'll get you some food.

Kang'er.

Kang'er, you can't touch that!

Kang'er, that's medicine! You can't eat that!

Kang'er, that's medicine! You can't eat that!

I want to. I'll eat it!

You can't eat that! Spit it out!

Kang'er!

Those are medicine. You can't eat them!

Spit them all out!

Stop talking!

Kang'er, that's medicine.

You can't eat it.

I insist!

Kang'er.

Kang'er, get some water to drink.

Hurry, listen to me.

Get some water to drink.

Stop talking.

Kang'er, what's wrong?

If you keep talking...

Kang'er.

Kang'er.

Somebody help!

Your Majesty, something happened at Du Yun Pavilion.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Where's Yelu Kang?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, he didn't mean it.

Have you forgotten about the three-year agreement?

I did have a three-year agreement with Liao!

But that doesn't mean I can't punish him!

Your Majesty, forgive him!

Jing Zong.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Summon Su Yi Jian.

Let Su Yi Jian take him to the Court of Judicial Review

and be disciplined!

-Yes, Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, he's just a kid.

He's the prince of Liao!

He's not my kid!

Your Majesty!

My Ji'er won't try to kill someone with a knife!

Your Majesty, spare him.

Stand up. It's my own negligence.

I shouldn't have left him with you.

No, Your Majesty.

The three-year agreement might be tough.

But for Ji'er sake,

I'm willing to do anything.

I won't let you risk your life.

Not even for Ji'er.

-Leave him with me. -No.

I won't let you lose the prince.

Your Highness, Lord Su is here.

Send him in.

Greetings, Madam.

May I check on your wound?

I'm fine.

His Majesty was just too worried.

Don't take it to heart, Madam.

He's still a kid.

Keep him safe.

Don't worry, Madam.

I'll surely keep him safe.

Guard!

Guard!

Just when I was feeling drowsy,

I was awakened by the sudden clap of thunder.

When I opened my eyes,

I saw Yelu Kang standing at the window trying to assassinate me.

Your Majesty, I was just at the Court of Judicial Review.

Yelu Kang is locked up right there.

There are two strong guards keeping watch outside.

Yelu Kang didn't go anywhere last night.

He was sleeping soundly.

If so, who else could it be outside my chamber

besides Yelu Kang?

Consort Liu was almost killed by him.

To think that one had the nerve to pull such a thing at Your Majesty's chamber.

We were derelict in our duties.

We'll get to the bottom of things.

Rest assured, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Since Yelu Kang has been at the Court of Judicial Review,

perhaps Your Majesty was seeing things

for worrying too much about Consort Liu.

Yelu Kang grew up in the desert.

He's lacked discipline since young.

If he continues to stay in Du Yun Pavilion,

God knows what else will happen.

Your Majesty, in my opinion,

why don't we continue holding the prince in the prison?

We'll have someone take care of his everyday life.

His movement will be monitored by the guards.

As time goes by,

Yelu Kang will start to behave.

That's ridiculous! It's a no-no!

We exchanged princes

for the peace of Song and Liao.

To have war or peace, it all comes down to these two princes.

Besides, Yelu Kang isn't a prisoner.

How can we keep him in jail for the long term?

But Yelu Kang has a wild nature

and attacks people for no reason.

What if one day

he hurts His Majesty?

All people are the same. Only their habits differ.

Yelu Kang grew up in the palace as well.

If Emperor Dowager Xiao catches wind of this,

that will give her the reason to start a war, won't it?

Disciplining Yelu Kang isn't something that happens overnight.

As to how to deal with him,

it's up to Your Majesty.

Chancellor Lu is right.

Yelu Kang is not a prisoner.

On the contrary, he's our guest.

I should treat him with due respect.

Even with his wild nature,

with the civilization here in Song, the nation of etiquette,

that will more or less change him.

Yesterday, I had him locked up at the Court of Judicial Review

out of impulse and that was uncalled for.

Your Majesty, that's fine.

Let's teach him a lesson first

and tame his wild nature.

I know how to handle him now.

All of you may go.

We shall take our leave.

I can even manage such a big nation.

How can I not deal with Yelu Kang?

[Xiao Palace]

Your Highness.

Zhao Ji!

Greetings, Your Highness.

I'm feeling thirsty.

Pour me a drink.

You scared me.

Little Prince, what are you writing?

The "Lanting Xu" by Wang Xi Zhi.

Back at home,

I have to write this every day.

I know this too.

"In the ninth year of the Yonghe Emperor, at the beginning..."

"At the beginning of the late spring."

I don't care where he sleeps at.

Stop practising.

Do Han people keep themselves

locked up in the room all day long to practice calligraphy?

How boring is that?

That explains why they are so bad at war.

Forget it. From now on,

I'll spare you the pain of doing this.

You don't have to write anymore.

Come with me.

Where are you taking me?

You'll know when you get there.

Since you're here in Liao,

you should do as the Liaos do.

Our people don't practice calligraphy.

We have to learn horse riding and hunting.

That's the real deal.

But I can't do any of it.

It's fine.

I'll teach you.

I've asked Doggie along to go hunting.

You can join us.

By the way, you must not tell anyone.

That includes Wan'er.

Who's Doggie?

Doggie!

Why is the fifth prince given such a name?

His name is Yelu Zongwei.

Doggie is his nickname.

But you can't call him that.

That will piss him off.

All right.

Why is this Song dude here?

Someone has to help us carry the things.

You can't trust those guards with our secret.

We might as well ask him along.

That's right. Should anything go wrong,

he can take the blame.

I'm not here to be made a scapegoat!

How dare you talk back to me?

All right. Stop fighting, you two.

He's still young. Don't stoop down to his level.

Go. Pick your own horse.

You don't even know how to ride a horse.

When I was his age,

I've followed my father to do horse riding and marching.

All right. Don't bother.

I'll take him riding on Sha Er. Let's go.

Let's go.

Ji'er.

Ji'er.

Ji'er.

Ji'er.

Ji'er.

Ji'er! Ji... Mu Yi!

[Mu Yi, Yang Yan Zhao's brother]

What's the matter, Ms Wan'er?

His Highness is missing.

Please help me find him.

The prince is missing?

That's right.

When was that?

His Highness was taken away by Princess Tie Jing at noon today.

But they aren't back yet.

I know that the princess

loves to go hunting at a place.

There's no time to lose.

I'll go and find them now.

All right. Let's split up.

Thank you, Mu Yi.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Tie Jing took the prince and Doggie out.

Their whereabouts are still unknown.

Quickly send people to find them.

Be sure to get them back before dark.

Yes, Your Majesty.

We've been out the whole day. But you haven't caught a thing.

That's because you tagged along.

What does it have to do with him?

Blame yourself for your bad luck and poor archery skills.

All you know is putting the blame on others.

Says who?

He scared off the hare just now.

You tried to shoot a hare that was feeding on grass.

How embarrassing is that?

Try hunting a wolf if you're that great.

Do you have a death wish?

Stop fighting. That's just so annoying.

Hold on.

Where are we now?

I think we're at Wulanhada.

It's Jurchen territory.

We should leave at once.

There's a rabbit.

Doggie, get back here!

Ji'er, go and get him!

-All right. -Hurry!

Watch out, you two!

-Doggie! -Doggie!

-Doggie! -Doggie!

Doggie!

Tie Jing, Doggie is injured!

Doggie!

It's the Jurchen!

Run now! Ji'er, run!

Doggie, get up!

Ji'er, run now! Hurry!

Run, Ji'er!

Run quickly, Ji'er!

Run!

Doggie, be careful.

Doggie, run!

Ji'er!

Ji'er!

Ji'er!

Mu Yi!

Your Highness, go now.

-I... -Hurry and leave.

Mu Yi.

Where's Her Highness?

I'm asking you! Where's Her Highness?

General Xiao!

Hurry! Come and help the Fifth Prince!

-Hurry! -Yes!

Be careful.

Hurry.

Your Highness, I got here too late.

Please forgive me.

General Xiao, get up.

Fortunately, you and Mu Yi came here in time.

Doggie and I managed to escape.

Your Highness, where's the prince of Song?

Prince? Ji'er.

That's right. Where's Ji'er?

We were in great danger just now.

Ji'er and I got separated.

In which direction?

There!

I'll lead the way. Let's go!

Your Highness!

We can't stay here.

-No! -Her Majesty sent me

to protect Your Highness.

Right now, Her Majesty is waiting anxiously at the palace.

Please come with me now.

No! Ji'er is missing!

Your Highness!

Your Highness, General Xiao was right.

Return to the palace with him.

I'll look for Ji'er.

Mu Yi!

Be careful.

Your Highness, please come with me now.

Your Highness, let's go.

Your Majesties.

I have found the Fifth Prince and Princess Royal.

What happened?

Doggie got shot.

Summon the imperial physician.

Yes.

Where did you go?

Why would he get shot?

We went to Wulanhada.

We ran into Jurchen soldiers

and that was how Doggie got shot.

Fortunately, Mu Yi came to our rescue.

After that,

General Xiao arrived

and helped us out.

Why did you cause such big trouble?

Doggie almost got killed.

Doggie, hang in there.

Where's the prince of Song?

Your Majesty.

I have sent troops to search the entire Wulanhada

but there was no sign of the prince of Song.

I'm afraid he was taken by the Jurchens.

What?

You lost the prince of Song?

It was all Zhao Ji's fault.

If it hadn't been for him,

we wouldn't have gotten to Wulanhada.

That's not true.

You wanted to go.

Why did you put the blame on Zhao Ji?

If he hadn't driven away my prey,

we wouldn't have chased it all the way to Wulanhada.

That's enough! Stop fighting!

Our top priority

is to find the prince of Song.

-General Xiao. -Yes, Your Majesty.

Send out more men.

Find the prince of Song

at all costs.

Yes, Your Majesty.

His Majesty is here!

His Majesty is here.

Close the doors.

Your Majesty.

Her Highness is asleep.

Open the door and let me in.

There's a heavy thunderstorm now.

How can you shut me out?

I'm already resting in bed.

It's not convenient for me to attend to Your Majesty now.

Please go back, Your Majesty.

[End of Episode 8]