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The Love Lasts Two Minds

Episode 22

If it were someone else,

I wouldn’t give her a second chance.

Brother,

how come you’re here?

I want to ask you,

what are you doing here?

Are you really

going to kill

General Lu?

How long do you plan to do their evil bidding?

I didn’t have another choice.

You!

You’d better give up.

I’ll bring him to justice sooner or later.

I won’t let him get away.

We succeeded.

Hold Zuo Yanxi off.

Our master will definitely reward you.

Go!

Zuo Yanxi,

I ordered you to protect Lu Ci’an,

but he was killed,

and the murderers escaped.

Again,

you were brought to me

as the suspect!

You really let me down!

What did you promise me earlier?

I’ve failed my task.

I arrived there late.

I was held off by them,

and was mistaken as the murderer.

I failed to protect General Lu.

I’m guilty.

Please punish me.

Will that bring General Lu back to life?

Lord He is your foster father.

He was assassinated at home,

and you were mistaken as the murderer.

Your foster father’s friend

Lu Ci’an

was also assassinated at home,

and you were mistaken as the murderer again.

I trained you

to be the leader of the Feilian Squad,

not to be a disgrace!

I wouldn’t dare.

I’m guilty.

Someone!

Zuo Yanxi neglected his duty

and let me down.

He should receive 50 blows with the stick

and reflect upon his misdeeds at home.

Yes!

Someone!

The murderers ran away.

What’s the point in beating you?

You’re not the murderer.

It’s pointless.

Beiyan,

don’t blame the emperor.

It was all my fault.

Do you know how to do that?

Let me do it.

Yes.

Duke Duan.

Ci,

how come you’re here?

You’re seriously ill.

You should rest for a few more days.

I heard you were flogged badly.

So I came to check on you.

Let me.

Seems you’re pretty good at

applying the medicine.

There used to be a girl

who was very clumsy

and always got hurt.

I applied medicine for her many times,

so I became good at it.

This medicine is good.

I think scabs will form

in three or four days.

My wounds aren’t serious.

What matters is your illness.

You should take care of yourself.

Is there anything else?

I found this badge

when I destroyed the base

of the mastermind of those cases in Qinhe.

If I’m not mistaken,

the mastermind should be from the capital.

You know a lot about the capital.

See if you can get any information

from this badge.

I don’t think

there’s anything special about it.

There’s no special text,

and no special marks.

How come this badge

feels so familiar?

This is your badge?

My badge?

When did you take it from me?

Let’s go.

Lord Ye.

Lord Ye?

I think people from

Palace of Ye

use this kind of badge.

But it can’t be him.

He’s very timid.

There’s no way he’d be a part of it.

However,

I can ask him when I see him.

Maybe we can find some clues.

Alright.

Lord Ye

should be in the capital now.

Yuan is also back.

[Palace of Yuan]

Mr. Jing,

you really want to see Miss Yuan?

This is Palace of Yuan.

She’s the daughter

of Madam Yuan.

She’s the woman

that I love.

It doesn’t matter.

Makes sense.

Madam Yuan gave birth to her,

but you raised her.

She’s impulsive.

It’s all within expectation

that she’d come to the capital

after receiving my letter.

But I’m actually surprised that

she didn’t come to look for me.

Because I’ve told her about my identity

in the letter.

Fine.

She’s been chasing after me

all the time.

I should come look for her this time.

Actually, I think

Yuan is a very nice girl.

Lu

is also very nice.

Knock the door.

Yes.

Excuse me,

please tell Miss Yuan

a Mr. Jing would like to see her.

Miss Yuan said

she wouldn’t see anyone.

No.

My master

is a good friend of Miss Yuan.

If you tell Miss Yuan,

I’m sure she’ll meet my master.

Madam Yuan and Miss Yuan went out.

I couldn’t tell her.

They went out?

Wait.

All of you said

your master is Miss Yuan’s good friend,

and that she will surely let you in.

You even said the same lines.

Mr. Jing,

he...

They went out?

Forget it. Let’s go.

[Palace of Duke Duan]

Ci!

The mastermind of the case is still on the loose,

I can’t involve you in this

and cause you trouble.

Why are you here?

That night,

you took away the new pouch that I made,

but you left this one behind.

Maybe

you like the new one

more than the old one.

Every time when I think of

the fact that both you and I

cherish the past that I can’t even remember,

I feel very happy.

You should keep this one, too.

There’s no need.

You can keep it.

It’s late.

Miss Yuan,

if there’s nothing urgent,

you can leave.

What did you call me?

Miss Yuan?

Someone!

See Miss Yuan off.

Miss Yuan,

please.

You want me to leave?

Back in Qinhe,

you left without letting me know,

and now you’ve been

trying to avoid me.

So you did this on purpose?

Not because you were careless or you had to?

Jing Ci,

tell me.

What...

What I...

Now,

what am I to you?

I don’t think

there’s anything between us.

I hope that

you don’t force yourself.

Mr. Jing.

She’s left?

Yes.

But

she looked very sad.

Send someone to

protect her secretly.

Also, don’t let others know

it’s our men that are protecting her.

I’m afraid

I’ll get her into trouble.

Yes.

Go tell Xiaohan

to clear the spies around our palace.

I don’t want to

do everything

under others’ close watch.

But you...

I’m fine.

[Dye House]

Jiang Tan, [Dye House]

[Dye House]

it’s just us. [Dye House]

Sit. [Dye House]

Sit.

I daren’t.

Don’t be so formal.

Just sit down.

I want to drink a toast to you.

Here.

Yes.

You played an important role

in killing Lu Ci’an.

If you hadn’t held Zuo Yanxi off,

even if Feng Ting could kill Lu Ci’an,

he wouldn’t have escaped from

the Feilian Squad.

Here.

A toast to you.

I really didn’t expect this.

Zuo Yanxi

is always serious

and sophisticated.

Turns out he has such a weakness.

You’re really impressive.

Are you all right?

I’m fine.

It’s late.

Miss Yuan,

if there’s nothing urgent,

you can leave.

Someone!

See Miss Yuan off.

Tell me.

What...

What I...

Now,

what am I to you?

I don't think

there’s anything

between us.

I hope that

you don’t force yourself.

I trust my feelings.

You obviously like me.

I felt it

several times.

But then,

you just wouldn’t admit it.

You’re causing yourself trouble,

and disturbing me as well.

I also want to protect

someone

for this lifetime.

My lady,

it’s so dark.

You should light more candles.

What if you hurt yourself?

It’s about time to sleep.

There’s no need.

My lady,

what is

bothering you?

My lady,

you cried?

I’m just a little tired.

My lady,

there must be something.

What is it?

Lu,

tell me,

did I misjudge Jing Ci?

I thought

I’ve found the right man.

Turns out

it was just wishful thinking.

Lu,

I’m afraid that

what happened between him and me

is illusory.

I went to him today,

but he looked at me

like he was

looking at a stranger.

My lady,

don’t feel bad.

It can’t be.

It can’t be that.

Maybe it’s really just a dream.

Yuan,

I didn’t want to do this to you.

But currently the situation...

Speak.

Who sent you?

It’s that guy that fought us

in front of Qinhe County Government.

Those guys

followed us to the capital.

They followed me to Qinhe,

and then to the capital again,

all they wanted to do is spying on me

and finding a chance to kill me.

Now they saw that I went to Palace of Yuan,

I’m afraid

they’ll also target Yuan.

Based on my knowledge of them,

if they saw Yuan is very close with me,

they’d probably want to hurt Yuan

if they couldn’t kill me.

Yuan hates evildoers.

If she learns that someone is spying on her,

she’ll probably try to find them

before they try to

do anything to her.

But the capital

is full of danger.

I can’t protect her all the time.

What should we do then?

I can’t put Yuan

in such a dangerous situation.

Before I find the mastermind of these cases,

I’ll not see her.

Mr. Jing.

How is it?

I’ve captured the spy

outside the palace.

But he didn’t say anything

and committed suicide.

It’s still hard

to find this mastermind.

Actually there’s someone I suspect.

It’s just I don’t have anything on him.

Now it seems that

we should think of a way

to tempt him to strike first

and fall into our trap.

You are right.

They’re invisible.

We have to act passively.

We need to be patient

and make a detailed plan.

You can help Heng

guard the palace.

Princess Zesheng

should arrive tomorrow.

Aunt Zhixia cares for her very much.

She’ll definitely go to take care of her.

So the defense will be weak.

Yes,

Mr. Jing.

Madam.

Lu,

come here.

Tell me what happened to Yuan

in Qinhe County Government.

Who?

Tan?

Brother,

are you all right?

I’m fine.

I just hope that

you can keep yourself out of trouble.

I can help you once or twice,

but what about

the third time?

I don’t have a choice.

They’ve controlled my father.

If I don’t follow my master’s orders,

my father will die miserably.

Tan,

so you’re doing your master’s evil bidding

and killing other people

just for the sake of your father?

He’s my father.

I have to save him.

I understand that

you’re doing this for your father.

But what about those innocent people

that were killed by you?

And how many more people will be involved

if you carry out that scheme of your master?

Have you ever thought about this?

I can’t even handle my things well.

How could I possibly think for others?

Take care of yourself then.

[Palace of Yuan]

Mother.

Sit.

Did you have a good rest?

I got up late.

Thank you for asking.

I’m well.

Eat something.

After you recovered,

your temperaments changed a lot.

Your tastes also changed.

I’m not sure

if you’ll like this.

But no matter what,

you’re still my daughter.

No matter what happens,

I’ll stand by your side.

Thank you, Mother.

Here.

Have some soup.

There’s a feast in the royal palace today.

The emperor has summoned you.

I’ve prepared a carriage for you.

A feast?

What’s it about?

A princess came from Zhaozhou.

It must be held for her.

So,

a few young lords and ladies have been summoned.

Zhaozhou?

Princess.

Jing,

I’m coming.

Madam.

Yuan has left for the royal palace?

Yes.

You’re

still worried about Miss Yuan?

Now this daughter of mine

has changed a lot.

She’s not resourceful

and sophisticated at all.

She is

so simple-minded,

as pure as the sky,

and as clear as the water.

I’m really worried about her.

That’s indeed worrisome.

She may encounter sinister persons.

Even though Miss Yuan knows martial arts,

she won’t be able to handle

with those scheming people.

You mean

Duke Duan?

Duke Duan’s mother is Concubine Jing.

Everyone knows that you and Concubine Jing

were at odds with each other.

Duke Duan really is sinister.

I thought he has some feelings for Yuan

because he and Yuan

were very close back in Qinhe.

But when I asked Lu about it

a few days ago,

I learnt that

the night before he left for the capital,

he hoodwinked Yuan

into making an oath

to stay beside him forever.

But after returning to the capital,

he didn’t even come to see Yuan

and treated Yuan as a stranger.

His birth father betrayed me back then,

and for all these years,

I’ve been a laughingstock

because of him.

But he’s even more ruthless

than his birth father.

Madam,

we can’t bring up

your story with his birth father.

It’ll be up to her

to see through

and get to know the true self

of the man she’s loving.

Chu Yuluo is genteel,

refined, and virtuous.

She’ll be the wife of Great General Yuan Hao.

So it is decreed!

I’ve accepted my fate

to live a miserable life.

But I can’t let my daughter

repeat my mistake,

and regret it for a lifetime.

Yuan and Mu Beiyan’s engagement

can’t be called off.

Aunt,

do you mean Miss Yuan is actually Feng Mianwan?

Princess,

don’t take it too seriously.

The way I see it,

Mr. Jing is not that into her.

They didn’t even meet each other.

Now I’ve come,

Jing didn’t

come to see me immediately, either.

Princess,

you’ve just arrived.

Besides, you’re of noble status.

Everyone is paying attention to

your move.

If Mr. Jing

is being too hospitable,

others may get jealous.

Here.

Jing is always resourceful.

There must be a reason.

He cherishes you more than anyone.

Really?

What about Feng Mianwan?

She’s also from a noble family.

Don’t worry.

I’ll help you.

I heard a princess came from Zhaozhou.

Why did she come?

Why did your father

summon us to come?

Wang Zesheng’s the only daughter of Lord Zhao.

He wants to make good relations with our state,

so he sent his daughter here to be the hostage.

Wang Zesheng?

Why does it sound so familiar?

She’s a precious daughter of Lord Zhao.

Probably you heard it somewhere else.

Maybe.

How old is she?

If she’s about the age

to get married,

wouldn’t it be inappropriate?

Lord Zhao actually sent her here

to forge an intermarriage.

She came here as the hostage.

But it’s actually for state relations.

In order to appease Zhaozhou,

Father will choose a prince to marry her.

So,

it will depend on this princess

to decide

which prince she wants to marry.

So she came for an intermarriage.

Did Zhao Yan tell you that

Jing Zhiwan

is actually Duke Duan?

Yes.

I heard he’s also from a noble family.

But he only loves you.

So he’ll stay out of this.

Anyway, the feast today

will be very interesting.

It’s getting colder.

Besides the lotus flowers,

there are barely any other flowers

in the gardens.

So the flower

that we’re going to appreciate today

is Princess Zesheng.

Duke Duan is also here.

After the feast,

you two should talk with each other.

You’ve met all of them before.

But you can’t remember now.

Look,

that one is my eldest brother

Lord Bo.

He’s very powerful,

and is not the one to mess with.

He looks very serious every day.

Besides my second brother

Lord Ye,

no other prince

wants to get close to him.

And that one

is Lord Qing.

His mother is Concubine Zhang.

He has a good temperament,

and can get along with everyone.

But he’s being too kind

sometimes.

Princess Zesheng arrives!

I thought she’s dazzlingly gorgeous.

Turns out a common-looking one.

I’m Wang Zesheng.

My respect to you, Your Majesty.

You may rise.

Get seated.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Princess Zesheng,

you’re new here.

Just let me know if you need anything.

In a few days,

I’ll

let these princes

show you around

and take a look at Yong State.

On my way here,

I already had the chance

to see many spectacular landscapes

that are otherworldly different.

I look forward to it very much.

You’re really good at talking.

Lord Zhao is lucky

to have a daughter like you.

Lord Bo,

you have something to say, right?

Yes.

Princess Zesheng,

please accept this small gift from me.

How should I show my love for you?

I’d like to offer these gold bracelets.

These gold bracelets

will go very well

on you.

Thank you, Lord Bo.

But upon seeing these gold bracelets,

some other lines

have snuck into my mind.

Some other lines?

You didn’t show up again,

cold wind blew against my clothes.

I was so disturbed that I couldn’t see you,

my heart was fraught with sadness.

What am I to you?

You only love me when I’m young.

I’m really afraid that

I may end up being this woman in the poem.

Leave now!

Lord Ye,

is the food delicious?

Father,

it’s very delicious with the soy sauce.

Beiyan,

[Palace of Yuan] Beiyan,

[Palace of Yuan]

You’re a straightforward person. [Palace of Yuan]

You’re a straightforward person.

You and Yuan also share much in common.

You’re perfect for each other.

There was a reason

when I called off the engagement that day.

I hope you don’t take it to heart.

Don’t worry.

I understand that

after what happened,

now the newly born Yuan

that we see is very different

from what she used to be.

It’d be improper to force her to marry someone

that she doesn’t even know.

That’s good to hear.

However,

do you like her now?

Yuan is not elegant,

outstanding

and versatile as Qingli,

but she’s smart,

decisive, cute,

and righteous.

I...

I actually like her very much.

It’s just...

It’s just what?

Yuan once made it clear that

she loved someone else.

I also promised her that

as long as she can be happy,

we can call off the engagement anytime

to let her

marry the one she loves.

Have some tea.

Beiyan,

what if the man she loves

is sinister

and not single-minded?

You mean

Duke Duan?

Just tell me,

what will do if that’s the case?

Then we’ll

keep an eye on him

and not let Yuan jump into the fire

and get bullied.

It’s good to hear that

you care so much about Yuan

and you’re willing to do things for her.

Beiyan,

in that case,

we can’t call off the engagement.

Madam,

what do you mean?

I think

you’re the only one

that’s meant for Yuan.

The engagement can’t be called off.

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