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♫ Pushing open the windows and looking out, the scenery is breathtaking ♫

♫ The beauty of the spring flower is unforgettable ♫

♫ Lush and ruthless, but always fascinating ♫

♫ Getting drunk alone, I temporarily forget your scent ♫

♫ Beside the broken bridge, loneliness hid under the rocks ♫

♫ The liveliness belongs to the passerbys ♫

♫ Drowning my sorrows with wine, the prosperity can't hide the sorrow ♫

♫ I'm left with the deep feelings alone, missing you with nothing to rely on ♫

♫ I don't wish to admit that this was just a dream ♫

♫ I don't want to see the separation, everything for naught ♫

♫ Past midnight, I allow the sound of the flute to ponder upon the past ♫

♫ I'm drunk tonight, hugging the shadow to sleep ♫

[Episode 31]

Why can I only feel the numbness?

But I can't taste any spiciness?

Stop tasting!

Xiao Jing Jing, I can't taste any flavors!

I have lost my sense of taste!

A chef losing her sense of taste, how can I cook?

How can I cook?

Don't cry.

I've been abandoned in this world.

My lover is gone, my friends are dead.

Now I lost my sense of taste.

What's the point in staying here?

What's the point in living?

Don't talk like that; of course, your tongue will come back.

Besides, you have me. I have the best palate in the city.

You?

You see, you haven't lost the ability to cook.

As long as I help you taste the food, then you'll be fine.

- You'll help me taste? - Yes.

Here, Boss Zhong will be here any moment.

If you want to return to the game, this is important.

- Okay, Xiao-- - Huh?

- I will teach you something new. - What will you teach me? - Give me your hand.

Turn it over.

- Clap my hand. - Clap your hand?

Now do this. Bury your head inside your arm.

- Like this? - Yes.

I need your encouragement.

You've got it.

Come here.

- Fighting! - Fighting!

Be careful.

How is it?

Whoa...

Whoa, whoa, whoa my arse!

Who gave you permission to cook here?

What is this?

This... Even pigs won't eat it.

- Hey! - Wait!

Even pigs won't eat it?

You are the pig!

I... I am the pig.

Boss, what do you think?

It's so tasty.

I have eaten so much Mapo Tofu and this is the best one.

The beef soup?

The beef soup!

- You-- - No boss, I know you are on a fast. How would I dare to add beef in the soup?

- Then what is this? What is this? What is this? - What is this?

This is dried mushrooms.

And the way it functions is just like beef, to add the flavor.

After cooking, it will also taste like mashed beef.

And will be a contrast to the soft tofu.

To avoid the greasy taste, I used mushroom soy chicken and beans in the soup.

The taste is fresh and sweet.

It's so good, you sure can cook. What's your name?

Boss...

My name is Li Yao.

They were the eat-and-run customers.

I wasn't talking to you, Brother.

That you can make this dish right, proves you have very good skills.

Boss, I'm so flattered. I was just worried that you might break your promise and then people would laugh at you.

I will make something else for you, too.

Oh, by the way, you said they used to eat here?

- Yes, but... - Then what did you think of our food?

If we are hungry, we can eat here.

Yes.

- But... If we are talking of the details-- - Don't you dare speak ill of this place.

You are above the average.

A cook and a food critic. You are both talented.

By the way, you have paid your debt in full.

Besides, do you want to stay at Tianshang Hall?

If we are here just to do chores, then no.

No chores.

Starting as kitchen help, eight taels of silver for your monthly salary. How is that?

- Eight taels of silver? - Only eight taels of silver?

It's not much, but I believe I will be your chef one day.

You have ambitions, I like that!

- Liu Qi Sheng? - Yes, Boss.

I'm telling you, you can't bully them from now on.

- The whip... - Yes, Boss. - and the physical punishment, no more of that.

Yes, Boss.

Be loud with it!

Yes, Boss!

Xiao Jing Jing... We thank you, Owner!

Welcome, welcome! Warmly Welcome!

Stop right there. Did I say I let you go?

The boss just told you that you can't bully us.

Yes, that's right.

Then I'm just telling you to do your work, that's not bullying.

Here, I will give you a very long period of time... an hour.

Take all the yams here, peel them, and then mash them.

All the other potatoes, shred them.

And all the ginger, slice them.

I can trust you two on this, right?

So many... how can we finish them all in time?

Oh, you can't finish in time? Maybe you want to chop wood in the backyard?

Wait! Chef Liu wants us to finish, so we will do it.

You two just wait and see!

This is too far!

Karma is a bitch. I believe there will come a day when I boss him around.

Xiao Jing Jing!

- Big Yao Yao! - Come here!

Prince Yu, Zheng Mingyu,

for being party to his own self-interests,

went against proper teachings and etiquette. He is hereby deposed of his royal status to be a common citizen. That is all.

[Prince Yu Residence]

Hey, friend, do you need my help?

No need at all.

Hey, dude, can I give you a hand?

No, no, no.

- Hey, buddy, do you need-- - No, I'm busy.

Hey, man, I can help you fry this.

No, no, no, don't bother me.

No, no, you're sweating. Let me help yo--

You have nothing to do? Go wash the vegetables!

Didn't you see I washed everything?

Now is the lunch hour. Everyone is making dishes, why can't I do it?

Hey, Llittle Liu, isn't Boss coming today?

Don't use his name to scare me! You want to cook?

Here, do these. Let's see what you can do.

I will show you, it's no big deal.

Just these vegetables? Liu Qisheng clearly doesn't want you to show your talent.

It's okay. I cooked a lot of vegetables in the past.

Why?

Because somebody liked--

Okay, okay, you go do your job. Help me taste the ingredients later.

All right.

When I'm not around, the bok choy will remind you of me.

The potato shreds will remind you of me and the green beans will remind you of me.

Anyway, when you see vegetables, you will think of me.

You hear? The Emperor just deposed Prince Yu.

I feel so bad for the Prince, now he can't even go back to his own home.

He was the son of a servant girl.

If the Emperor didn't like him, he could have just removed his name with no problem.

Hey, do you think there will be someone else?

Shh, keep your voice down.

Come, come, come here.

What are you still wasting food for? The food that you cooked, one bite and the customer left.

I think you should go back to sweeping the floor.

Impossible. I distinctly tasted this dish.

I found it very tasty.

Perhaps, I won't be able to cook with sincerity again.

Who's that on the poster?

They are looking for Young Master Jing.

General, we posted all the notices, but we still don't know the whereabouts of Young Master Jing.

He is a grown up and alive. How can he disappear into thin air?

This kid is a glutton. Check all the restaurants.

Even if you need to dig down three feet, find him.

Yes, General. Let's go.

That rascal is not a commoner. If they find out that I mistreated him...

[Notice about General He Lian looking for He Lianjing]

[Heavenly Dining Hall]

This way, please. Please come in.

Brother Li, Brother Jing. After you.

About this... we had a small misunderstanding in the past.

Everyone is like family at Heavenly Dining Hall now. Isn't that so?

Regard this meal as a peace offering.

Come, sit.

Let's sit.

He flips faster than the pages of a book.

Head Chef Liu, you have worked hard.

Conflicts should be solved before they become worse. Please guide us more in the future.

Of course. Of course.

I cooked some hometown dishes for you. Please provide some suggestions.

White bamboo stir-fried with meat? This is a test of the skill of the knife.

Your cutting skill is so unrefined. How can you serve it? How do you expect us to eat this?

Fried yellow croaker?

I already told you to deep-fry it and not pan-fry it.

It needs a big pot of oil so that the skin of the fish will be crispy.

Eel paste in ringing oil...

You definitely used freshly killed eel,

but the eel shreds should be marinated in yellow wine,

pepper, or salt to remove its raw taste.

Your cutting skill and ingredients are not bad,

but when you eat the eel, it's rather tasteless and fishy. This won't do.

Little Brother Jing, you really know how to eat. I respect you.

I will definitely improve in the future.

I specially prepared this hot pepper soup for the both of you.

Little Brother Ye, please enjoy.

Head Chief Liu, you have worked hard. You should drink this first.

My throat hasn't been feeling good lately.

I can't drink such spicy stuff.

- It's okay if you take one or two sips. Come. - No, no.

- The both of you, please drink it. - Give us face.

- Here. - No, no.

You must give me face for this.

- What are you doing? - What drug did you add in the soup?

Big Yao Yao, what's going on?

There is poison in the soup.

Spicy food is usually seen during breakfast in the South. It should not be served now.

Although you are a useless idiot, you are also the Head Chef of the Heavenly Dining Hall.

In entertaining a guest, you shouldn't have used such a thing to deceive us.

You just mentioned that these are simple hometown dishes, right?

These dishes are from the North. You are also a Northerner.

This Spicy Pepper soup really has a strong taste!

Hey, were you trying to hide some unspeakable taste?

You are indeed smart. The smarter you are, the faster you will die.

Let's leave now.

Men! Save us!

I can't make it. Don't bother about me. Leave now.

- Don't bother about me. - Stop!

We agreed to share the good and bad times!

- My shoe... - Look at the situation now. Ignore it.

Stop running. Stop.

The few of you, search over there. You, search over there.

Yes.

Wait.

This is Xiao Jing's boot. He should be nearby. Search now.

Yes!

Over there.

- What should we do? - What do you mean?

- Can you swim? - I can't.

It's okay. You only need to hold your breath. Let's go.

Where are they? In a blink of an eye, they are gone? What about over there?

I couldn't find them.

He is from a prominent family. If his family finds out that

I mistreated him, I'm a goner.

Could they be in the water?

This is bad. There are a lot of soldiers over there.

Let's leave now.

Xiao Jing Jing.

Xiao Jing Jing!

- Young Master Jing? - You know him?

Get the physician now.

It's too late to get the physician now. Who knows CPR? It's that...

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Help me.

Your Young Master's life has been preserved but he should still see a real physician.

Thank you, Miss, for saving Young Master He. The general is here.

It's him.

Who's the killer?

Everyone was killed by him.

Miss, come with us to see the General.

Where did she go?

Xiao Jing, how are you? Xiao Jing!

♫ Time rushes on its monologue about you ♫

♫ Withering sentiments lost their meaning ♫

♫ Leisure flowers and light clouds are like you. Falling in love is so easy ♫

♫ Wasting the schemes, all just ended as memories ♫

Princess, are you all right?

I'm fine.

What's wrong? Are you all right?

No big problem, Royal Aunt. I want to continue dancing.

I've been learning this for a long time

- from the employees of the music workshop to especially dance it for you. - You silly girl,

how come you are so rash?

Call for the Imperial Physician.

No need, Imperial Aunt. I'm really fine.

Look. Can't you see that I'm fine?

I know that you're obedient,

but you really don't need to do anything for me.

With you to keep me company,

is already a great comfort for me.

Royal Aunt.

You address me as Royal Aunt,

but I've long loved you like a real daughter.

My pitiful daughter died early.

In this deep palace, I only have you.

You must take care of your health. Understand?

Yes, I do. I will never leave you.

How can it be forever? When you are an adult, you will marry someone.

No, I will never get married.

Stop talking nonsense.

Why are you all just standing there? Leave and get your reward.

Wait. What's your name? You sing very well.

Replying to Your Highness. The Princess Royal, I just joined the Cai Music Workshop not long ago.

I haven't been renamed by Eunuch. I only have an infant name, which is Zhaodi.

Zhaodi? Calling for little brother.

Why do I find this name so familiar?

Forget it. I can't recall at all.

Come. Reward her with this.

I thank you, Your Highness, Princess Royal. I thank you, Your Highness, Princess Royal.

Informing Your Highness. His Majesty asks for you to discuss the Ancestor Offering Ceremony in the East Temple.

Yes.

Liuli, wait for me for a while. I'll be right back.

Yes.

- I will take my leave, too. - Wait.

Princess.

Don't be afraid. You sing very well.

I envy you.

This is your reward.

Thank you, Your Highness Princess.

This is nothing. Would you like more?

Your Highness, are you okay. Take a seat and rest.

All right.

Your Highness.

Your Highness... Have you ever seen a prince that ended up in this state?

Your Highness, do you remember five years ago? At that time, you didn't have any interest in state affairs,

and you were unwilling to associate yourself with undesirable government personnel;

hence, you attempted to commit suicide by hanging, out of severe despair.

But I didn't die.

But you were able to persist despite how hard the circumstances were at that time. This time, you must hang on again.

Don't worry. I'm fine.

If one wants extraordinary blessings, then he must endure extraordinary pain.

With the Crown Prince's character, I don't believe that he won't ever commit a mistake.

Your Highness, you surely will make a comeback.

Make a comeback?!

Your Highness, be careful.

Your Highness, leave now!

Make a comeback? You're overthinking!

Your Highness.

Xia Chunyu, you are still alive?

I came late, I made you suffer.

Between brothers, there is never such a word as "late."

Your Highness.

Your Highness!

Retreat!

Your Highness!

Royal Aunt.

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Royal Aunt, what's wrong?

Why is she still here?

She said that she wants to offer you another song as gratitude for your reward.

Start then.

♫ The cloud thinks of robes, while the flower thinks about its face ♫

Stop. What are you singing?

It's... Miss Poyue's "Song of Purity and Peace."

How dare you! Drag her out and behead her.

Don't! It was Princess who—

Princess? What about me?

Your Highness, have mercy! Princess, have mercy!

- Royal Aunt. - Your Highness, have mercy!

- Drag her out now. - Princess, have mercy!

- Royal Aunt, don't be angry anymore. Isn't it just a mere singer? - Your Highness, have mercy...

- Her singing was so bad. - Have mercy...

- Why don't we just give her poison to mute her and then expel her out of the palace? - Have mercy...

- Let her be unable to talk again. How about that? - Please spare my life...

Go now.

Your Highness, Princess Royal, it was Princess! It was Princess!

Royal Aunt, don't be angry anymore.

It's not worth doing this for a songstress.

This is all my fault.

Oh, right. Chunfeng lately has given me some cute wooden dolls again.

Let's go take a look, all right? Please, please Royal Aunt.

Fine. I will listen to you.

Liuli.

What are you doing here again?

Liuli, I... I'm here to deliver a present.

It's those wooden dolls again.

Isn't it to help your family win the favor of Royal Aunt?

I've already shown them to her and she quite liked them.

This one's not. It's from me.

Forget it then. It may attract some gossip.

Liuli, take a look. You... may like it.

This is...

This is the image of older brother that I remember. Don't know if it looks like him or not.

Yes. It looks like him, but I wonder

how is he now?

He's definitely still alive. We will be able to find him.

All right, I'm keeping your present. I won't be seeing you off.

Wait a minute.

What's wrong?

T-The rest of you can leave first.

Yes.

I heard that you lost your temper

and punished a singer.

What has it to do with me? She distinctly sang terribly.

She had to sing that song by Miss Poyue and it angered Royal Aunt.

Only a few people know the story of Miss Poyue

and the Royal Mother of Princess Royal competing for the doting attention of the same man. Liuli,

you know that Princess Royal and His Majesty have the same birth mother.

Things like that is a taboo for them. Adding what happened to Prince Yu—

Shut up! How can you just casually talk about Prince Yu's matter?

What if others hear this?

Y-Yes, s-sorry. That's right.

You don't know anything and had to come here to talk nonsense. Royal Aunt initially wanted her dead.

Because of me, she spared her life.

Sorry, I said the wrong things. I shouldn't have made you angry.

But I know that you have always been kind.

It's just that you have a bad temper.

Is that so? I'm kind?

Of course.

Do you still remember Xueqiu (Snowball)?

Liuli, look. Snowball is here.

Snowball.

It seems to be hurt badly. Let's look for the Imperial Physician.

What's the use? I think it's going to die soon.

Perhaps so.

It must be feeling a lot of pain.

Liuli, what are you doing?

Little Snowball, don't worry.

If you go to another world, you won't feel the pain anymore.

You will always understand.

Liuli.

Everyone said that you were very cruel but I knew that

you really didn't want Snowball to be in pain.

Yes, she was mute and left the palace.

Then things can go without any hitches forever.

She won't discuss it with anyone or talk against her will either.

Liuli,

what else do you want to say?

Frankly, about your original name being Zhaodi, it's already in the past.

In my... in everyone's heart,

you are the genuine Princess Liuli.

What's fake is not true and what's true is not fake, either.

Master Jing! Master Jing!

Everything was my fault. It was all my fault.

You are a handsome, talented, and stylish gentleman.

You are a great man who is broadminded. You won't remember the faults of a lowly status person, right?

No. Great man? I'm not a great man.

I'm younger than you. When you wanted to kill me and Da Yao Yao to shut our mouths,

you weren't like this. Just two kowtows and you already can't take it?

Master Jing, I was momentarily clueless at the time.

Master Jing, I will bow my head again for one hundred times. All right?

Will one hundred be enough?

Master Jing, I know. It was my fault in the past.

I regarded you as a slave.

I will be your horse today. Agreed?

I will be your horse.

Master Jing, this is his whip.

Will becoming a horse cool my anger?

How did you use the whip to lash at me in the past?

I'm going to do it to you in return today.

Let me whip you.

Da Yao Yao.

Xiao Jing Jing, are you okay?

I'm fine.

Come here. Look.

Let's do what he used to do to us in the past.

Can we do that?

Why not?

That's right. As an honorable person, you can do whatever you want.

This is for being a snob.

Enough. Release him.

It's only for a moment and you have already cooled your anger!

What else do you still want to do?

All right, it's fine. If your anger is gone, it's the same for me, too.

Men, have him get lost.

Yes. Let's go.

Move aside.

Go back to what you were doing.

Stop showing that face. You will scare everyone.

Da Yao Yao, you are cooking? Come, I will help you to add the salt.

Please don't move. As the younger brother of a general, how could I let you do such menial tasks?

Are you unhappy?

Did I punish Liu Qisheng too harshly?

It's not that. He should be punished

but he's still staff at Heavenly Dining Hall and I still need to work here, too.

By doing that, did you consider the Owner's feelings?

He still recognized my worth and employed me.

But I already spoke to the Owner.

When he heard Li Qisheng had plotted against us and wanted to harm us, he was furious, too. He already kicked him out.

Enough, I'm not blaming you.

Don't stay here. Look at how big this place is. If everyone is in here,

- we won't even have standing places. - Everyone, leave.

But the General said...

Leave now.

We will stand guard by the door then.

- Everyone, leave now. - Yes.

Sorry, everyone.

Leave now.

Sorry, everyone. My apologies.

Da Yao Yao, my older brother is just afraid that something may happen to me.

That's why he must get that many men to protect me.

He Lianxuan.

How did you know my older brother's name?

General He Lianxuan's name is famous everywhere. Who wouldn't know?

Then, do you mind about my family?

In the past, if I knew that I made a friend with such a prominent person, I would be extremely happy.

What about now?

Now, I merely wish that you were an ordinary person.

I don't want to have any connections with any royalty, generals, or whatever.

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♫ Look at my attack, this speed is so advanced ♫

♫ My prominent name will cut off your devilish lies ♫

♫ So whether you are a scout or a recruiter ♫

♫ I will get involved in this trouble, since most heroes are youths ♫

♫ In day and in night, I am like a tireless horse ♫

♫ I can use all weapons, like knives, guns, sticks, and clubs ♫

♫ My internal strength grows exponentially ♫

♫ Everyone is trying to figure out how to attack and defeat me ♫

♫ What's to fear? I live freely ♫

♫ I bring trouble because of my reputation ♫

♫ Uninvited guests, take this punch ♫

♫ Liars, watch out for the cars and boats ♫

♫ Almost forgot to tell you that with nunchucks in my hands, ♫

♫ I am so skilled that no other weapons can compare ♫

♫ It takes control of my body, and it takes no effort to defeat you ♫

♫ My righteous aura will trample all lowlives underfoot ♫

♫ Please don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ I only need one breath to sink my breath to my lower stomach ♫

♫ Fighting skills are not used to gain advantages ♫

♫ The loyalty inside my heart allows my blood to flow smoothly ♫

♫ My strong zeal is for my brothers ♫

♫ So I've been repeatedly making it slowly assimilate into my body ♫

♫ To become my fatal poison, I must be very familiar with it ♫

♫ Every time I look at my strong arm, I swear to become this world's number one master ♫

♫ What's to fear? I live freely ♫

♫ I bring trouble because of my reputation ♫

♫ Uninvited guests, take this punch ♫

♫ Liars, watch out for the cars and boats ♫

♫ I have a loyal and righteous heart, but I keep a low profile ♫

♫ Martial morality will always come first, and not even thunder can break this faith ♫

♫ In the future when my name is mentioned, not many stories will come up ♫

♫ They'll say I trained hard, had a bitter willpower, and slept on the streets everyday ♫

♫ Please don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫

♫ Don't come near me, I can play it by ear ♫

♫ Even if you guard left and right, you can't withstand three of my hits ♫

♫ With my brandish weapons, I'll beat you to the ground ♫

♫ With just nunchucks, I can knock you down ♫