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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 ♫

[Cinderella Chef] [Episode 52]

If my daughter was still alive,

would she be as sad as you are?

Royal Aunt, I am as good as your daughter.

Even though I call you "Aunt,"

I have always treated you as my mother.

No,

you are not my daughter.

Even though you look alike,

you weren't born on the same day.

Royal Aunt, so you don't want to talk to me because of that?

It's all Ye Jingxuan's fault. Don't believe what she said.

It must have been because she hates me!

How does it have anything to do with Jingxuan?

I knew you were born in September.

My daughter was born in June.

Madame Xia... then was it Madame Xia!

No one told me anything.

It was me who found out about it.

When you were a little child,

I saw you celebrate your birthday by yourself in secret.

How did that happen...

Then why did you...

It's because

I treat you like my own daughter.

What a shame.

You became so evil

because I spoiled you so much.

I am sorry, Royal Aunt.

I am really sorry this time.

Royal Aunt, please give me one more chance.

Just one more...

It's too late.

I am not able to spoil you like I used to.

Listen,

our relationship as mother and daughter...

is finished today.

You can keep your title as princess,

but you can't come to my funeral

using your title as a princess.

Royal Aunt... Royal Aunt, please don't be like this.

Royal Aunt, I am really sorry.

I gave you so many chances.

But you never cherished them.

You are not my Liuli.

Your name is Zhaodi.

Royal Aunt, wake up! Royal Aunt, you haven't forgiven me yet. Please wake up.

That's not true! Ever since I was little,

you would forgive me no matter what I'd done.

Royal Aunt, wake up! I am truly sorry this time!

I will really change this time. You can slap me.

Please slap me. Royal Aunt, wake up!

Please don't ignore me, Royal Aunt.

Please don't go...

I've just gotten the news, the armies from the Northwest and Northeast

heard about you marrying Princess Anruan,

so they submitted to us.

I heard Prince Jin was very disciplined when he was in the army.

How could he be this late?

Please forgive your subordinate, if I say the wrong thing.

Prince Jin came running from far away. He must be coming here for us.

Why did you agree to meet?

Since Father has agreed to our marriage,

He Lianjing has already lost.

Especially in times like this,

we need to be the bigger person.

Also in the future, I will need Twelfth Brother

to help me conquer Nanyue.

I sincerely respect your thinking.

Eh?

Who is playing the flute?

It sounds so nice!

It sounds like the song..."The Partridge Sky"!

Prince Xiang often played this song by a pear tree when he was at the Phoenix Terrace.

Prince Xiang!

But the song, "The Partridge Sky" is like the Seven Bridge Map,

it has become extinct in the palace.

It's a trap! Quick, arrest the person playing it!

Yes.

Who are you?

It's my fault. I let the criminal get away.

It's not necessary.

I will have people go after him.

It's too late.

I hear Madame Rong is coming back for the Elder Princess's mourning.

If Imperial Father is tired of eating the food from the kitchen,

why not have her sent in?

No, it's fine.

Madame Rong's cooking was my sister's favorite.

I would only be sadder if I saw her.

- Did you really hear Prince Yu playing "The Partridge Sky"? - Not only did I,

I also saw him.

He hid the Seven Bridge Map and plays "The Partridge Sky,"

is that so he won't forget Prince Xiang?

I've always thought that the way Prince Yu smiles

- he looks a lot like Prince Xiang. - How dare you!

- What are you yapping about? - Your Majesty!

Please forgive us!

- Take them away! - Please let us live!

Please let us live!

Your Majesty!

- Pei De... - Your Majesty.

People have been discussing this matter a lot recently.

Yes...

I have always wanted to ask you this.

How much did Prince Yu pay you?

Your Majesty! I don't have any personal relationship with Prince Yu.

Prince Yu did play "The Partridge Sky"

in the Lang Qin Garden a couple of days ago, that is all.

How dare you!

Smart people never believe in rumors.

Please don't mind it, Imperial Father.

Actually, people say things for a reason...

What are you trying to say?

Jiang Pei De! Stop lying!

Let him talk.

Liang Concubine Niang, was once a court lady assigned to the Phoenix Terrace. (Liang - Consort Rank)

And Prince Xiang lived in the Phoenix Terrace after his demotion.

Outrageous!

After Prince Xiang died, Lady Niang Liang died, too.

I shouldn't have said that.

Liang Concubine did visit Phoenix Terrace when she fell extremely ill

and she buried her belongings under the pear tree.

- Your Majesty! - Imperial Father!

"The spirit is with Phoenix Terrace."

"The soul is taken away by the Partridge Sky."

"The seven wonders pass the love, the shooting star sees the hatred."

Liang Concubine and Prince Xiang, you two owe me big!

Please don't be angry. This simple poem

is not enough to prove that Concubine Liang and Prince Xiang were having an affair.

Should I go get Concubine Liang's colleague from when she was a servant?

Not necessary.

I have decided what to think of it.

Prince Yu was better than most of his brothers,

but our royal blood has to be pure.

Your Majesty, Prince Yu wants to see you.

Tell him that I am tired. Send him back.

But he has been kneeling outside

and said that he won't get up unless he sees you.

Then let him kneel.

- Pei De. - Here.

- Let's go. - Where are you going, Your Majesty?

I am going to see Prince Jin.

Yes.

I, Prince Jin, thank you for the idea.

It's nothing, Your Highness.

After all, luring Prince Yu to Lang Qin Garden

and then spreading the rumor among the court about Prince Yu being a bastard,

was your idea, wasn't it?

I was just adding a little bundle of timber

to the fire you started.

But this small bundle of timber,

burned away Prince Yu's future.

Father gets suspicious easily.

Prince Yu can't do anything about it.

But I still have doubts.

Continue.

Prince Yu helped Your Excellency before and even made the Elder Princess very angry.

The whole palace thought you and him were real friends.

I don't understand why Your Excellency is helping me.

Actually, I was not the only one who got punished by having to kneel,

my wife was, also.

Prince Yu was not trying to help me, but my wife.

I see. I understand now.

I controlled the Huiyan border for many years,

so I only understand physical conflicts on battlefields, not court politics.

If Your Excellency has time,

would you like to enjoy the scenery of the outside border with me?

Your Highness asked me a question just now.

I have something to ask, as well.

Please ask me.

Prince Yu planted a spy next to the Emperor, who was Head Eunuch Jiang.

How did Your Highness find out about it

and make Head Eunuch Jiang betray him?

Everyone in high places

do things that cannot be told.

Also, Father became suspicious of this eunuch a while ago.

He wouldn't continue to defend Prince Yu

if it meant his own survival.

It seems like Your Highness is better at this than I am.

- Why would you need me for such things? - You...

A stab in the back and killing people without a trace

is not the way to manage a country.

And it certainly can't make the people put their trust in you.

Your Highness has been fighting battles for many years.

You should know this better than I do.

I hope Your Highness will do more good from now on.

I have to go.

Farewell, Your Highness.

It seems like someone is not losing their appetite, but having a bad mood instead.

How come you are the one making the delivery today?

Who else would it be? Who do you wish to see?

They are all raw. How will I eat them?

Did you forget about your nine-slot hot pot?

Hey, how will one person eat hot pot?

Are you going to keep me company?

I am not sharing any slots with you.

What are you doing? I ate here already.

It's all right, I don't care.

- No, no, no, no, no. - I want it!

What are you staring at?

I don't care. Business has been good.

We only have these. Now sign for it.

Get a brush.

I am very interested, but I know so little.

You are the most intelligent man in my heart.

Heart.

- Where is my brush? - What is it?

Oh, wrong book.

You spent time outside of our border, you should know how the Ximin write.

What does it say?

I know what it says. You don't have to remind me.

Anruan is a silly girl.

She did all kinds of stupid things for you.

She also fell into Prince Yu's trap.

Her liking me was her own business. I don't like her.

Oh sure, sure. If you like me,

why did you make ice cream for her then?

I treated her only as a very good friend.

Good friends don't share everything!

If you think ice cream is a way of remembering me,

then why did you let a third person share it?

I don't know. I just know that I only like you.

Even though you are married, I am not going to change.

I will always be waiting for you.

Even food has an expiration date.

If one's love doesn't get a response,

how can it stay in the same place?

Think about it. Do you really not have a spot in your heart for Anruan?

If you miss out on Anruan, you will definitely regret it.

From now on, no one will have hot pot with you.

Eh. No, you... just wait.

I can't do anything about it.

She is marrying Prince Yu.

I must be very unlucky. Always losing the ones I like.

You didn't even do anything and you're blaming it on your luck?

You can't disobey the Emperor's decree. I don't want to involve my older brother, either.

Whatever difficulty there is, everyone should get together and figure it out.

But let me tell you, you better act fast.

Or else...

Or else what?

You know Anruan's temperament.

If she insists on not marrying, she will only...

Anruan...

Anruan!

- No! - Give it back to me.

Why are you being so silly?

- You are the silly one! - Killing yourself solves nothing!

If you don't want to be with Prince Yu, we will face it together.

Give it back to me!

Have you ever thought about how I will live with myself if you die?

- What? -Yes, I was an idiot before.

I did like Da Yao Yao,

but I started to like you, too. Did you know that?

I like you, do you know that?

Let me go first. We will talk later.

No. I will be with you for the rest of my life.

- You... - I will be there

when you are happy.

If you are not, I will cook to make you happy.

Can we... talk about it later?

No, I like you.

I like you! Do you understand?

Even though you like me, you need to wait for me to get the snake poison out of me first.

I was bitten by a snake.

Be careful.

Look.

Xiao Jing.

I am afraid that I can't hang on anymore.

Xiao Jing!

You are my salve! You can't die without my permission!

Don't you remember what you said before?

Xiao Jing!

This... should've been gone by now.

It was supposed to.

But I got myself a real one.

It really hurt.

But it's fine. Doesn't it look like the one before?

You stupid.

Eh, don't look!

Xiao Jing doesn't look well.

Looks like you're right.

After I die, take care of Anruan.

Take her back to Ximin.

No! If you die, I'll die with you.

None of you need to die.

Because he is not poisoned.

Then why do I feel dizzy

and so tired?

It must be that you haven't been eating these days. Of course, you would feel dizzy.

It must've been because of me. I'm going to find some food.

I am full of energy after knowing that we can be together.

Before the Emperor orders the marriage, let's run away.

- As far as we can go! - Yes!

Wait a minute! Look at this first.

My necklace!

Thanks to Stupid Donkey and Prince Jin, the Emperor is having doubts about Prince Yu.

He can't be the heir now.

So the Emperor made him give this up.

Fantastic!

And the Emperor didn't make Anruan marry Prince Jin?

Maybe.

I don't care. I am leaving the capital. Come back to Ximin with me!

All right. I am all yours.

Let's go. I will find some food for you. Let's go.

What will we eat?

What are you doing back here?

Is it weird?

I thought you were in mourning for the Elder Princess.

Since she gave me up,

I need to plan for my future.

Come in!

What's this?

I went to the orphanage. This is Su Ying. She draws.

This is Xiao Feng. He has good handwriting.

- And Qiu Lan, Shao Lin-- - What does this mean?

Chunfeng, the house of Xia needs an heir.

If you like, these children can be our children.

- Say Father. - Father.

Don't...

You don't like them?

If you don't like them, there are other children.

That's not what I meant.

Children, go play in the courtyard.

Yes.

I thought you wouldn't treat me differently if I was infertile.

Of course not.

But as for having children,

let's plan it better.

What is there to plan?

I lost my child

and I lost my aunt.

I want to forget those unhappy memories.

Chunfeng, let's adopt some children

and after we're a family--

Isn't it good to live happily?

I am really not ready.

But...

I need to ask you for something.

Go ahead.

Young Master Wang Tianwen is a good person.

But he was bedridden for many years.

Xiaoya became a widow the first day she married him.

She is now suffering in the Wang family. She served you since you were young.

She is like your family.

If you want our family to be together,

can't we bring her back?

Why do you care about her so much?

- I already said it, it's because-- - I don't want to hear this.

Married is married.

Why do I have to care if she is miserable or not?

Forget about it.

I knew it would be like this.

Xia Chunfeng! Why?

Why are you being so cold to me?

Liuli, we've known each other for more than ten years.

But I just realized recently,

I don't know anything about you.

I know, because I am infertile

and since I lost Aunt's attention,

my title as a princess doesn't mean anything anymore.

I really don't mean to hate you.

You are a fake princess.

But I am a real cripple.

How can I be qualified to hate you?

The rest of our lives,

this is how it will be.

It's been raining for days.

The books look like they've been dunked in water.

It's finally sunny today.

Let's put these books out under the sunlight. Let's go.

Yes.

Eh, be careful! Those books will be so expensive in the future.

Let's go, let's go.

- Eh! - Ah...

Let me help, let me help.

Women's Morals?

It must have been left here by that witch, Wenzhen.

Feudalism.

[Name : Zhaodi]

"Zhaodi."

"Born on September 17th... "

Since you forgave me,

then could you please give me back my property?

What property?

Please give me back what Madame Xia gave you.

Then it must've been this!

What are you doing here?

I thought you were not in very good health. Drink less.

Here, this is for you.

Don't misunderstand. Madame Wenzhen didn't give me anything.

I found it myself today.

Think about what happened between you, I believe this is what you were asking for.

You think I would believe you?

You are here to insult me.

Insult you?

As a female villain, can't you be a bit smarter?

If I wanted to insult you, you would be more miserable if I publicized it.

Aunt is gone now.

All of my worries are not necessary anymore.

This thing

is just a piece of trash to me right now.

Not everyone cares to know everything about you.

Whatever then.

Stop there, Ye Jingxuan!

I just don't understand,

what did I ever do to you

that you have to hurt me like this.

Me hurt you?

You killed my baby,

made me infertile, and caused problems between me and my husband.

And Aunt didn't forgive me with her last breath.

Stop, stop, stop. Do I have anything to do with any of that?

And you don't even admit it!

Oh, c'mon!

I didn't have time to react, why did you bump into me?

You know who killed your baby,

you know it very well!

If it wasn't for you,

I would have been with Brother Chunyu a long time ago

and I wouldn't have ended up like this.

So we are going back... to the past now.

Believe it or not, even without me, Stupid Donkey would still have never liked you.

Forget it. You are miserable enough as it is.

Let's stop arguing. Take care of yourself.

Here's some tough advice:

You can't feel better about yourself

when you're busy blaming others.

No, I am saying, puking like this,

might not be any sickness...

You're saying...

Ah... really?

Shh...

It's not good to be happy right now.

I've heard a rumor, Prince Anping's concubine was pregnant

and Prince Anping's wife stabbed her,

which made the Emperor angry.

So he made her lose the baby and then fed her sterilization pills.

You are right. It's still the Elder Princess's mourning period.

Being pregnant during this time is very disrespectful.

What! Disrespectful?

You ancient people are so barbaric!

One person dies and everyone in the whole country

can't laugh, can't play, can't wear colorful clothes, and can't even have sex for three months!

Why?!

Who really knew the Elder Princess?

Also, who is really crying with sincerity?

Shh, stop it! Even though, you are making some sense...

I am right!

All right, all righ. Stop talking.

I will go get Doctor Cheng. We know him well.

He will keep the secret for me.

I will not let anyone hurt you

or our baby.

Maybe I am not pregnant,

so don't look so cocky.

What are you talking about?

Let me see... I am sure you are.

My efforts didn't go to waste.

I hate you...

If they are looking for those who are being disrespectful, you should be the first one they look for.

- Let me listen. - What are you doing?

- What are you doing? - Let me listen!

I don't like the food.

Give me a serving of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall? I have never heard of it.

We don't have that here.

Go and find Ye Jiayao. She will definitely know.

Ye Jiayao?

Madame Rong?

Madame, please.

After opening the pot, the good scent flows through the entire room.

The Buddha then jumps over the wall.

The soup is thick and brownish. It's thick but not greasy.

The dense scent is intoxicating. Thoroughly cooked but not mushy.

There is an endless aftertaste.

You definitely didn't disappoint the name, "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."

This dish, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, it's just that there are 17 or 18 ingredients.

In terms of cooking techniques, you have steaming, cooking, frying, sauteing. I've used all 18 methods.

After completing each of them,

you then place them inside a wine jar to simmer.

When you are simmering it, there's no aroma at all.

But once you open up the lotus leaf, the whole house will have the

aroma of the wine and meat from the pot.

Madam, Stupid Donkey hasn't even tried this dish yet.

It's only you who could make me work for several hours.

I'm really exhausted.

I have already handed down the Garden Food list to you.

Young lady, can you cook a soup for me?

Okay, fine. I'm just afraid that

I may embarrass myself.

Why did you come back alone? Did you find him?

- Yes. - Where is he then?

Can I see him? Is he especially good looking?

He has already passed away.

What?

But what's fortunate is that,

I was with him in his last moments.

I traveled to the famous mountains with him

and tried all kinds of good food. I have no regrets.

Madame, my condolences.

I'm fine. I have stopped being sad.

He told me that a true love

means when two people are together, they are not afraid of being alive.

They are only afraid of dying alone.

I'm doing well now.

Let me tell you. I have also taken in

a few flower boys to be my disciples.

Seriously. Sometimes, I really envy you.

But I'm still very curious.

Why did that man leave you?

He... He is often smart and clueless, too.

When we were together,

I cooked lots of nice food for him every day.

He would tell me stories every day.

It seemed like we were living in a dream.

But, one day, he suddenly left.

After many years, I met him again. He told me

that the stories he told me, they came from a book.

He was afraid that I would complain that he had lost his talent. Thus, he left me.

I had a hard time looking for him for all those years.

And he was out there looking for stories.

Wasn't he stupid?

Since you liked him, it was definitely not because of his stories.

It must be because of who he was.

But his stories were not ordinary either.

Which story?

Tell one to me, okay? Just one.

He told me that there is a kind of bird,

that doesn't need to eat and drink. It could fly very high.

Moreover, there were many people in its stomach.

It would fly non-stop every day

and transport the people from here to there.

Also, in a blink of an eye, it could travel from the North to the South.

Airplane?

How did you know this name?

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♫ Uninvited guests, take this punch ♫

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♫ 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 ♫