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♫ Nowhere to escape. ♫

♫ No bough to alight. ♫

♫ Retrograde with smile. ♫

♫ Never give in. ♫

♫ Forget about the youth. ♫

♫ I've never been afraid of loneliness. ♫

♫ I also shed the tears of regret. ♫

♫ But my heart is still fiery-hot. ♫

♫ To the distance. ♫

♫ The miserable past is like a dagger. ♫

♫ Though my wings are broken, ♫

♫ I will keep flying. ♫

♫ Following the light, ♫

♫ I'll forget you. ♫

♫ The memory shaped my stubbornness. ♫

♫ By virtue of the light in the dark night, ♫

♫ I'll return it with a long ballad. ♫

♫ The river of life is under my feet. ♫

♫ I don't regret my craziness. ♫

The Long Ballad

Episode 44

It's your good luck to get rid of it.

You won't have jam on it next time!

Are the pastries for your Princess?

So delicate.

Well, what a pity!

What do you mean?

Nothing.

I just want to warn you to remember who you are!

Young Khan cannot help you forever!

Nobody can prevent...

what Noble Princess wants!

Changge!

Have you seen Changge?

She's gone to learn embroidery.

She wants to send Noble Princess a gift.

Hasn't she come back yet?

What's going on?

Nothing...

I want to call her to dine.

Shall we go out to find her?

They said she's left for a while.

Where can she go?

Mimi.

What do you know?

Shouldn't Crown Prince be in Taiji Palace?

Why does he come to such a remote place?

He's afraid that you would be recognized by others

so that he chose to meet you in the suburban.

It's good for you.

- When did you become his servant? - Quite long.

- Tell me when. - It's been too long...

I couldn't remember the exact time...

Here we are!

If it's a long time,

I think it should be before the change of the reign title.

But how can I know nothing about you?

Please rest assured.

His Highness is in the room. Let's talk inside.

Tell me!

Who sent you here?

What do you want as his servant?

Let's talk with him in the room.

You're really smart, Princess.

That's why my master asks me to be cautious.

Unfortunately...

[Sifang Pavilion]

Brother Sun.

Where did you go?

I haven't seen you for a whole day.

Where's Changge?

You haven't seen her for a whole day?

No.

I thought you're out to play.

The curfew is coming soon.

If she doesn't come back till curfew, she must be in trouble.

Let's talk inside.

I think it's Princess Yicheng who did it.

She tried to poison Zhixi and pinned his death on Changge.

As she failed, she wanted to kidnap her.

- I'm now to find her. - Hold on!

It is useless.

Maybe I can find help from Sheer.

They won't trust you.

Unless you kill me.

Pretend to assassinate me later.

Maybe it's the only way to gain Yicheng's trust.

Then you can approach Sher.

Wait... Don't you think you've gone too far in order to rescue Changge?

How dare you rush into my Mother's room at night?

Who is roaring here?

Where's Changge?

Kidding me?

You're together.

Why do you ask me?

In Changan, only you want to harm her.

Ashile Sun.

The reason why I haven't exposed your identity before envoys

is that I don't want to embarrass you.

But now, how could you offend me for a princess of Tang?

If the public know it, it'll humiliate the Grasslands.

Ashile Sun! Be behaved!

Khatun is my savior! Don't try to harm her!

Brother Sun!

Are you okay?

I've told you to use a juggler's knife but you refused.

See how painful you might be!

Yicheng is so cunning.

She may not believe even if we use a real knife.

She won't trust a fake one.

Mimi has shown mercy to me.

The wound is slight.

I only hope that she can get Changge's news without a hitch.

Think over it after you apply the medicine.

Don't use it.

Here's the best wound medicine of Monan. Quite effective.

Why are you hesitating?

Let me help you.

Come on.

I see. You must be shy, right?

I'll do it myself.

Well... I've put it here.

Call me if you need help. I'll be outside the door.

Tell me.

What?

You've been working for my mother.

As you're her slave, it means you're also mine.

Serve me to sleep tonight.

Come on.

Why?

Why do you sacrifice yourself to save her?

Do you think I can't find out your trick?

How can you hurt him?

Go ahead.

What's your plan?

Sher...

I won't tell my mother.

Sheer!

Your mother captured Changge!

Please save her!

How dare you frame my mother up?

No... I don't...

Your mother gave me a potion to kill Zhixi.

What she wanted was to frame Changge...

Sher.

I know you've been waiting for long to reunite with your mother.

And it's quite hard for you to violate your mother's will.

Well, I really have no other choices but to seek you for help.

I beg you. Please save Changge! Please!

I'm willing to come back... to serve you.

You're willing to sacrifice yourself to save her?

Without her,

I might have been killed on the grasslands.

I'm not to help you.

I want to know the answer too.

I know it's all manipulated by my mother

but I refuse to admit it.

Maybe it's time to know the answer tonight.

How could a delicate woman in my eyes

take charge of Khan's Tent step by step?

Your Highness. Sheng Xin succeeded.

Good.

He's worthy of my fondness.

Li Changge can't be dead now.

I need to use her as my hostage to threaten Li Shimin.

She's the crux to break their alliance.

- Don't let her escape. - Yes.

By the way.

Sheng Xin...

doesn't need go back to Li Chengqian.

What?

Can't you understand my words?

Yes, I can.

I see. I'll go to the cabin of western suburb right now.

Hold on.

Let Sheng Xin bid farewell to Li Chengqian formally.

Then you can do what I've told you.

Don't bring yourself any trouble.

Yes, your Highness. I see.

- Changge is at a cabin of the western suburb. - You get it!

Zhenzhu! Tell Wei Shuyu to save her!

- Well... - What about you?

You can go first. I'll wait for you here.

Go!

Don't try to escape, Princess.

You can't escape.

You're quite valuable.

You want to use me as your hostage?

You really think highly of me.

Take her away.

Go!

Don't be afraid.

I'm here.

You can't kill me! I'm Crown Prince's servant!

No one can survive if the public know Li Changge's identity!

You can't kill him! He's registered by Eastern Palace.

We'll be suspected if you kill him.

Mobei can't break with Tang now.

YOU WILL BE SUSPECTED!

Let's go.

Hurry!

Soldiers! Mobei envoy conspires to assassinate Crown Prince!

And they even want to kill me!

Anyone here!

Soldiers!

Sun...

Let's go!

Hurry!

- Hurry! - Don't chase.

They've gone far.

Check here and find survivors.

Yes!

Sun, You shouldn't kill Sheng Xin.

We shouldn't provoke them.

If I can't find you tonight,

I will even kill Yicheng!

Don't act recklessly.

Oh, my!

- I'm to find a doctor for you! - No!

Pretend to know nothing about it.

Brother Sun, I'm a girl and I can...

Medicine!

Fine.

Here you are.

Bear it.

- Bring me more medicine. - I see.

I shouldn't let you get hurt again.

I'm fine.

Well, I think they won't let go of it.

The emperor of Tang still needs you to help him with the alliance.

He won't abandon you so easily.

We need to bring him benefits.

It's the same in grasslands.

Find a balance.

I won't kill Yicheng at the time but I won't let her go easily.

Changge.

Do you believe me?

Here's the medicine.

Thank you.

What? Who's killed?

Report to your Highness. Here's your servant, Sheng Xin.

What?

Hurry!

Remove the white cloth and let me see!

Who?

Who did it?

I'll clear it up and report to your Highness.

Catch the murderer!

If you can't find the murderer within two hours,

you... you will be punished as well!

Your Highness!

Bad news!

Sheng Xin died!

And Li Changge has been rescued!

Who dropped the hint?

Please forgive me. I haven't found it out.

No need.

I did it.

Mother.

Who's he?

My bodyguard.

Can a bodyguard go in and out at will?

Can he confer with you about how to murder at any time?

What do you mean?

I heard your conversation last night.

Mother.

I want to know one thing.

Are you for our Ashile Tribe or Sui?

As for you, am I Khatun of Ashile Tribe,

a princess of Sui or your mother?

No matter who I am,

I will be your mother forever.

We're connected by blood.

King of Grasslands or Emperor of Sui,

my only purpose is to let my son take charge of everything!

Have you asked whether I want it or not?

You're my son.

It's what you're born for.

Mother.

I used to think you're quite delicate.

And now I think you're like a stranger.

[Sifang Pavilion]

Is the bodyguard of Mobei Princess here?

Please come out.

- Search! - Yes!

You stand the gaff to admit what you've done. Great!

As you're here, please come with me.

Fine.

But I need to announce one thing here.

Go ahead.

I am Tegin of Eagle Division, Ashile Sun!

I killed them last night.

Ashile Sun?

He's Ashile Sun!

He killed them?

Khatun and Young Khan of Ashile Tribe

order me to stay with Mobei Princess

and find chances to kill her and Crown Prince of Tang!

My dear son

thinks that I'm like a stranger.

Mother.

I'm sorry.

Tell me.

Should I hate your uncle?

Why did he tear us apart?

Why did he engage my son to revolt against me?

I dare not.

Dare not?

You've ruined my plan.

Are you going to ask me to surrender to Tang?

Mother.

I just feel terrible to do it.

Khatun! Tang soldiers come to capture Young Khan!

What?

Khatun.

The murderer Ashile Sun has told me

that Young Khan and you are the manipulators.

You joke?

Are you trying to make an enemy of Ashile only by his words?

Don't panic, Khatun.

As long as I find out the truth,

we'll know whether you're innocent or not.

Anyway, I have to bring Young Khan back for inquiry.

Otherwise, I cannot explain to Crown Prince.

How dare you!

Mother.

Ashile is frank and forthright.

As Tang wants to find the truth, a clean hand wants no washing.

Sher...

Your Highness. Why is he...

He's punishing me.

SUN!

Changge!

Changge! You're injured! Why do you come out?

It's you who let me have the sedative last night!

You know what he wants!

Brother Sun didn't tell me his plan.

He only came to find my help.

I should have thought it. As he likes you so much,

he can do everything for you.

He wants to drag Ashile Tribe into the mire for you.

I...

Could you please go to find his Majesty for help?

Ask him to spare their lives!

Actually, it's no good for Tegin Sun not to let Young Khan off.

I don't care what Yicheng asks you to do.

I can't do it.

Changge.

You're the only one who can solve it!

Only you can go to beg His Majesty to spare their lives.

I know the sage better than you.

What is a sage?

He can abandon his life to boost Tang

so how can he let an Ashile man off?

Now, Sun sends Sher to Tang as the hostage.

He's risking his life to bring more chances for the alliance.

No matter how hard the future is,

I will keep on doing it.

I will find a way.

Tell me! "Defense" and "Control" of Six Secret Strategic Teachings!

If you only want a crown prince who's always impeded by others

and will let a suspect off,

it'll be a disappointment to you.

Now, what I know is the law.

Good.

Fang.

From now on, the capital crimes should be judged by the officials

higher than the 4th rank and the directors of six departments.

Avoid injustice and abuse as far as possible!

Make his playmate's death clear.

Leave no doubts!

Sorry about that.

You're all my intimate officials so I didn't evade you.

Your Highness.

My opinion is

to follow up the victory.

Though it's Crown Prince's intimate servant who got killed,

actually the inciter, Ashile Tribe, tried to kill Crown Prince.

So we should execute the Ashile man.

Then we can establish the alliance by the chance.

Therefore, they won't impede us to ally with the tribes.

I've never thought I could agree with you once.

Ashile Khatun is in Sifang Pavilion.

As her only son is arrested, she has no responses.

It's abnormal.

It seems things are not as smooth as Du's expectation.

Your Highness. Rumors are all over the city.

It's said Ashile Tribe stations their troops in the west

in order to attack the tribes of desert.

We shouldn't have come here!

We've heard nothing from the head.

So do I.

It seems we shouldn't come here!

We thought to find us a backer.

But we almost lose our homeland.

We got into trouble ourselves!

What about Monan?

None can survive.

Ashile will soon attack our homeland!

It's a dilemma!

What about my father? Can he tackle it?

Your Highness. He asked you to stay here. Do not go back.

As he said so, it must be...

You! Muddled!

Haven't I told you not to provoke Ashile?

Don't provoke them!

You made it yourselves!

Fortunately, our Tiele Tribe is spared.

See! What's good to ally with Tang?

I suggest you leave early in the following morning.

Can Tang save you when they begin to fight?

Sounds reasonable. What should we do?

He's right. We can't ally. We need to protect ourselves!

- Let's leave tomorrow! - We can't ally!

- Let's leave tomorrow. - Leave here!

Let's leave tomorrow!

- That's right. - Yes! Good choice!

As long as we leave, they must retreat.

I think Ashile will be magnanimous enough to forgive you.

- He's right! - They must forgive us so let's leave!

- Then shall we leave tomorrow? - Yes. Let's leave tomorrow!

Deal!

Her Highness wants to see you.

Changge, I've known all the things.

I heard you're injured. Are you okay?

Do you have any news of Sun?

Chengqian seems to be mad and wants to kill him.

But don't worry. He'll be safe at the moment.

- Are you... - I'm fine, Leyan.

Don't worry about me.

By the way, Ashile is going to attack.

Does he have any methods to deal with it?

The news comes out of a sudden

and my father hasn't got news from the troops.

It takes a few days to deliver the message

but its speed is even faster the scouts'.

How can it spread all over Changan so soon?

Such a trick to disturb people's minds.

Leyan. Dare you take one more risk with me?

Thanks to you. The envoys of each tribe didn't suspect.

They all thought these letters were from their leaders.

Even Monan Princess thought the letter was from Yinan.

They've believed that Ashile's troops are in the west.

Maybe they'll leave Changan in a few days.

It must be Commander Yang.

Oh, my! Ghost!

You traitor! I'll beat you to death!

Pretty hard...

How vicious he is!

He united Ashile to murder me and used my death to ruin the alliance.

I'll bring him away.

By the way. All the letters inside are fake!

You can take them away!

It's Yicheng's trick.

Let's see what else she can do.

Sheer.

You'll know me sooner or later.

Your Highness!

Your Highness! Bad news!

Chihe seems to meet with a mishap!

I noticed Li Changge and Tang Princess's bodyguard left the Pavilion.

Then I went to the dwelling of Tiele Tribe

but I found nobody but a mess there.

Here's what I've found.

It's the ornament of Tiele important official.

But it's not Chihe's.

Here...

Who can wear it...

is Zhixi... Zhixi is still alive.

Mimi Guli didn't kill him!

I will let her see how Buzhen and Mu Jin die in front of her!

Besides, if Li Shimin wants to harm my son,

I'll ruin both his daughter and Tang!

Yes, Your Highness!

Where are they?

What are they going to do?

What is Tang going to do?

Why did they call us to gather in the early morning?

What to do if Ashile attacks us?

That's it!

Is it useful to lock us here?

If Ashile ruins our tribe and breaks our family,

why should we stay here to ally?

Please be at ease.

They don't attack your tribes. It's fake.

A... fake news?

Your Highness, what do you mean?

Ashile doesn't dispatch troops.

They don't want to attack the desert.

Bring them in.

He's Zhixi of Tiele Tribe.

- He didn't die! - He's still alive!

He's alive!

What's happened?

Why is he still alive?

I witnessed his death!

With my own eyes!

Attention, please. I am Zhixi. I didn't die.

Chihe has long since been bribed by Ashile.

Since we arrived Tang, he's instigated me to oppose.

He even tried to kill me to break the alliance.

Maybe I've already been killed without Mobei Princess's help.

Princess? It's late. What's going on?

Let's talk inside.

To cut a long story short,

Ashile wants to frame me up by killing you by poison.

They want to ruin the alliance between desert tribes and Tang.

What? Nonsense!

Don't conclude in a hurry.

You'll know it tomorrow.

The medicine can make you bleed from mouth and nose.

Just like death from the poison.

But it won't kill you.

What do you want to say on earth?

You won't trust me now.

You'll know what I mean till someone tries to kill you tomorrow.

Using it or not, it's all up to you.

Though you haven't lied, why do you want to help me?

I'm not helping you.

It's all for the desert tribes.

Ashile will control us forever without the help of Tang.

I can't understand it.

I didn't trust her at first.

But on the following day, things happened as she predicted.

Mr. Zhixi.

Your maid isn't well today so she asked me to send your breakfast.

I see.

Why did Mobei Princess know all the things

and prepare the medicine for him to play dead?

He's right.

Ashile Tribe threatened my maid to frame me up

but they underestimated our relationship.

Princess found I act weird that day.

It's time to repay our princess.

Put the poison in Zhixi's foods and frame Li Changge up by it.

Think about your young brother.

Mimi.

What's wrong? Why are you so panicky?

I'm... I'm fine...

Yicheng threatened you?

Changge.

She asked me to poison Zhixi and frame you up

in order to ruin the alliance.

She's so malicious!

How can she kill a person so easily only to break the alliance?

As she's threatened you, just do as she said.

Don't let her bring you trouble later on.

- But... - Don't worry.

There's a way to fool her.

Take it easy. I'll protect you from danger.

Let Zhixi play dead first.

We can clarify it after that.

Will he be willing to do so?

It's a gamble. But...

I bet he will.

I won't believe it without my personal experience.

The reason why I've hidden all along

is that I want to see how unbearable they can be!

♫ The heart gradually responds, ♫

♫ gradually revives, ♫

♫ gradually swims towards you. ♫

♫ Before bidding farewell, ♫

♫ we expect an encounter. ♫

♫ Entwist your figure, ♫

♫ and lock it into my tender dream. ♫

♫ Before the daybreak, ♫

♫ through the obsession of love, ♫

♫ the longing flows. ♫

♫ There's always a moment ♫

♫ which burns down the wastelands in my heart. ♫

♫ There's always solicitude ♫

♫ which freezes everything between you and me. ♫

♫ Meet each other in different time. ♫

♫ Encourage each other in different worlds. ♫

♫ My longings become a cocoon, ♫

♫ layer after layer. ♫

♫ It turns into eternity. ♫

♫ The cocoon in the dark night. ♫

♫ There's always a moment ♫

♫ which burns down the wastelands in my heart. ♫

♫ There's always solicitude ♫

♫ which freezes everything between you and me. ♫

♫ Meet each other in different time. ♫

♫ Encourage each other in different worlds. ♫

♫ My longings become a cocoon, ♫

♫ layer after layer. ♫

♫ It turns into eternity. ♫

♫ The cocoon in the dark night. ♫

♫ It is sleepless. ♫

The Long Ballad