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♥ Eternal Love of Dream ♥

Episode 14

The backfire is unexpectedly strong.

It resulted in a sudden pass-out this time.

Nobody can tell what will happen next time.

And as His Majesty is...

No!

I've gotta leave here as soon as I can.

Your Highness,

doesn't the food suit your taste?

Shall I bake

some sweet potatoes for you?

The master is right to say.

Muyun understands me well.

What are you thinking

so attentively?

I pay respects to Your Majesty.

Why don't you take the food?

They're not good?

Try this!

I baked this in person.

Baked sweet potato?

Have a try!

See if it tastes the same as the ones you baked.

The sweet potato you baked for me

in the Ten-evil Lotus Land tasted exactly like this.

Why are you about to cry?

Does it taste so bad?

I'm just so touched

that Your Majesty baked

sweet potato for me in person.

Is it good?

Yeah!

How is it

compared with the ones baked by the other guy?

Which guy?

That guy...

Didn't you say someone baked sweet potatoes for you before

which are the best you've had

and you couldn't forget about it?

So are the ones I baked better

or the ones

he baked better?

Your Majesty,

it was you.

You are the only one who has baked sweet potato for me.

I just think

Your Majesty remember the words

I said without much thinking.

Xiaojiu,

as long as you like,

I'd bake sweet potatoes for you for my whole life.

What happened to your hand?

Never mind!

It's burnt by the charcoal fire while I was baking the sweet potato.

Hold on a second.

I'll get the unguent for you.

Your Majesty,

let me apply the ointment for you.

Sure!

Come!

Try to spit a fireball again!

Make it thick

so that it won't burn through easily.

What's up?

What are you thinking?

I'll take you to the hunting ground tomorrow

for a stroll.

Your Majesty is really nice to me.

Come on!

Finish the baked sweet potato,

or it will cool down.

I'll take it as well.

Your Majesty,

did I put on the wrong address?

Seeing the martial attire you're in,

I suddenly recall what happened on the battlefield.

If it hadn't been you,

I wouldn't even have survived.

Your Majesty is joking.

Actually, that was meant to pay a debt of gratitude.

What?

That was meant to serve the country.

You're so different from any girls

I've met before.

I come from the countryside.

Please excuse me for that.

No!

You're just good!

Too good that I don't know how to treat you.

Your Majesty,

the view in the front looks good.

Let's take a look together.

Sit tight!

Your Majesty,

maybe it's our destiny

to make the best of a mistake.

You took me as a little spiritual fox

that can't incarnate at the start.

I took advantage of it to occupy the place in your arms.

Now,

I stagger your destiny and that of Zhou Mengxi's

and occupy the place in your arms again.

Two!

Four!

Six!

Your Highness, what are you doing?

That's really beautiful flowers that I have never seen before.

I'm making desserts

so as to thank His Majesty's entertainment

in the past days.

Then I'll get the Imperial Kitchen set!

Don't bother!

I'll do it myself

to show my gratitude.

It's so nice that His Majesty

and Your Highness love each other so deeply.

This is love?

Qingti,

you're right on time.

Come!

Have a try of this incense.

Your Majesty!

Rise! Rise!

Xiaojiu is just cured.

I've long wanted to modulate a type of incense to soothe her nerves,

so that she won't faint again as she is physically weak.

Have a try!

Does it give you the feeling

that you're walking on the path in the field?

I'm too dumb

to understand that.

So why do you come to me?

Do you have problems again with any weapon forging?

Your Majesty is brilliant!

The graphic drawn by Her Highness contains too many mechanics.

I have doubts over a few of them

and need to ask Imperial Lady Jiu for help.

Please approve, Your Majesty!

What kind of weapon can't you forge?

Approved!

After I finish this memorial,

I'll check it out too.

Please excuse me!

Doesn't it have?

Your Highness!

I pay respects to Your Highness!

Why do you come?

I have a few doubts

over the graphic drawn by Your Highness!

As His Majesty approved, I came here to seek your help.

This...

is a mechanical metal plate.

You can turn it into a sword

by pulling off the metal plate.

Understood?

Now this dagger can work as a sword

as well as a crossbow

which is much more convenient.

But this mechanical design

works better as a mechanism.

It's really exaggerating

to use it as a weapon.

However, I think it's better

if it's used as a spatula

because it can either become a spoon or a kitchen knife.

Eh...

you've got a smear on your face.

Is it still there?

No...

By the way,

did you use the ointment

I gave you last time?

Not yet!

It's too precious to be used.

What's precious about that?

It's not worthy of much money.

Let me know when you use it up!

But again,

how did you get the injury?

His Majesty was trapped in the battle at the border.

I was injured by the enemy

when I tried to rescue His Majesty.

Then fortunately, you appeared in time

and helped His Majesty out.

It's wide spread that

His Majesty and you are as close as brothers.

That seems right.

So,

as you're so close with His Majesty,

you must know

what flavor he likes for desserts.

His Majesty barely takes any sweet food in daily life.

It's hard for me to tell.

Come with me!

Try this for me.

Wait a minute!

Your hands are a bit dirty!

Let me feed you!

Hurry up!

How is it?

Is it good?

Yeah!

Fortunately, you think it's good.

Otherwise my hard work will be in vain.

I've never seen this type of dessert before.

What is it called?

Sorrowless cake!

You haven't answered me yet!

Will His Majesty like it?

The look of this cake is so exquisite.

His Majesty likes exquisite and elegant stuff.

That's great!

It's reassuring to me.

Put them all in the steamer

in case they get cold.

That's fine!

It won't be a problem.

This sorrowless cake tastes better

after it totally cools down.

Is this a specialty

from Your Highness's hometown?

Yes, it is!

Your Highness have ever said your hometown is at the frontier juncture

which is my regular place of garrison.

Why have I never seen this food before?

That's because I travelled to a lot of places since I was young

even though my hometown is at the frontier juncture.

So all the specialties I learned

from different places can be considered

my hometown specialty.

Alright!

All set now!

I'm sending these to His Majesty!

I pay respects to Your Majesty.

What do you come to me for at this time?

I've made some desserts

for Your Majesty to try and make some comments.

So you are in a good spirit?

What's it called?

Sorrowless cake!

Sorrowless cake?

Why do you name it like that?

My hometown has a flower called sorrowless flower.

When its blossom season comes,

it blooms everywhere like a flower rain in the sky

which gives you a bath in the spring breeze.

That scenery is just inexplicably entertaining.

All of your sorrows will just dissipate.

So I made sorrowless cake

based on this concept

in hope that Your Majesty can forget all sorrows

and stay happy after taking it.

Come here!

Let's finish it together!

Yes!

Please, Your Majesty!

It looks exquisite

and smells softly fragrant.

I've entered into a fantastic state before I even take a bite.

It must make me sorrow-free after eating it.

Xiaojiu,

how many more secrets have you held back from me?

I appreciate Your Majesty's daily help to me.

I don't have any expertise

other than making desserts

to entertain Your Majesty.

Well said!

So am I the first one

to have this cake after you made it?

Not exactly!

No?

Good!

Who else had it?

A friend.

What kind of friend?

A friend who has helped me before.

Taciturn as he might be in daily life

or a bit offensive while speaking,

he's caring to the world and brave and wise.

How is it?

Is it good?

Yeah!

That's a very important friend

in your eyes.

So in your eyes,

I don't deserve to be the first one to take it?

That's not what I mean.

Then what is it?

If you intended to make this cake for me,

you must let me take it first

regardless of whether it's good or bad.

Am I not any special to you at all

in your eyes?

No! I...

Fine!

Leave me

if you don't have any other business.

What happened to His Majesty?

Did he take pepper in lunch?

Please excuse me!

She really left.

How could it be so good?

I wouldn't have let her leave if I knew this earlier.

It would be fantastic if we can have it together.

Your Majesty,

Wan Yun Palace sent someone to ask

whether today's dinner will be held in Wan Yun Palace.

Its host has prepared exquisite desserts

for Your Majesty to enjoy.

Fine!

Tell her I'll come later.

Here comes His Majesty!

Welcome Your Majesty's esteemed presence.

Rise!

What's this?

Your Majesty,

this is butterfly cake.

It's my hometown specialty,

usually made by lovesick ladies for their loved ones.

If Your Majesty don't mind,

please have a try.

What's wrong?

Doesn't it suit your taste?

Love gives people sorrow.

Sorrow disappears if one becomes heartless.

Your Majesty, are you...

Nothing.

The butterfly cake

is well implied.

It's Double Seventh Festival now.

Mother has got on in years.

You are caring and thoughtful.

You shall take full charge on this matter.

Yes, Your Majesty!

If anything is unclear,

seek help from mother.

I don't dare to bother Her Majesty,

but I heard sister Jiu has physically become a lot stronger.

Shall I have her to help me

with the preparation

for the palace feast?

She can help you

if you need.

Sure!

The sorrowless cake she made is marvelous.

Let her to prepare some for the Double Seventh Festival.

Yes, Your Majesty!

I'm leaving for now.

So long, Your Majesty!

Done!

One tray of sorrowless cake is ready.

Muyun,

I'll put them in the plate for you before you serve them to the Imperial Kitchen.

The people from the Imperial Kitchen

will spread these for them tomorrow.

Yes, Your Highness!

Clean it here again!

Put it here.

Sure!

Put it there!

Give it to me.

Yes!

Be careful!

Clean here again!

Ling Xiang,

go check out the desserts and snacks

from different palaces at the Imperial Kitchen!

If they are not all ready,

send someone to push.

Don't get the palace feast delayed.

Got that, Your Highness!

Ling Xiang!

- Your Highness! - What are you doing?

Your Highness!

Why are you doing this?

Why are you doing this?

I...

If you don't say it,

I'll have to do the needful

and report it to the female official in palace.

Your Highness,

I'm doing this to help Your Highness!

Please don't delate me.

To help me?

Do you know

you're applying poison?

This is not poison.

It is merely common laxative.

Then why

do you want to put laxative into the sorrowless cake?

Because Your Highness cannot win His Majesty's heart.

Mr. Nie's plan can't be carried out.

I think Your Highness have done everything you can,

but Her Highness Jiu always breaks in from the middle.

That's why I got the idea

to apply laxative in the desserts made by Her Highness Jiu.

His Majesty and Her Majesty

must punish her after taking it.

Enough, Ling Xiang!

Do you really think

you can secretly apply laxative in the sorrowless cake

without being found out by anyone?

If it breaks out

and we're found out,

are we able to get away with it safely?

Eh...

Do you know why

I let Imperial Lady Jiu to make the sorrowless cake?

Despite that His Majesty loves Imperial Lady Jiu,

he designated me

to prepare for the Double Seventh Festival.

Imperial Lady Jiu makes good desserts.

I just need to make the best of her advantage.

As long as we can successfully hold the palace feast,

His Majesty will gradually trust me.

More haste less speed.

Do you understand it, Ling Xiang?

Your Highness is brilliant.

Please forgive me for my mistake.

Imperial Concubine Wan has done a great job

in holding today's palace feast.

Well done!

Thank you, Your Majesty!

Ren'er,

Imperial Concubine Wan is a talented person.

You're lucky!

As far as I see it,

you are the lucky one here today.

Imperial Lady Jiu has made some desserts as well

with good taste.

You must like it.

I thought she is only good at martial arts.

So her cooking skill is also good?

That's surprisingly impressive.

You may not know that

this dessert is the specialty from her hometown.

Your Majesty,

shall we have them

present the sorrowless cake

so that Imperial Lady Jiu can tell us about it

while we're having it?

Sure!

Serve the cakes then!

Serve sorrowless cake!

Mother.

Looks good!

Your Majesties,

according to the tradition,

I should foretaste the food

for you.

Then I'll not be the first one to try sorrowless cake again.

Never mind for this time!

Come!

Your Majesty,

safety comes first.

Please allow me to foretaste for the first bite.

Alright! As you like!

Don't you eat them all!

The sorrowless cake

has premium taste.

What's happening?

Imperial physician!

Where is the imperial physician?

I am here!

Come and check it out!

Your Majesties!

Your Majesties!

His death resulted from poison.

It seems to be the lophophora williamsii poison

which is a rarely strong poison.

I need to testify it thoroughly.

Poison?

Is it

because of the sorrowless cake?

Testify it!

Yes, Your Majesty!

This is...

Poisonous!

What?

How did it happen?

How is it?

The sorrowless cake is indeed poisonous.

That's impossible!

It can't have poison!

Your Majesty,

Imperial Lady Jiu is the only one

who can make the cake.

For the sake of your safety,

I humbly beg Your Majesty

to take Imperial Lady Jiu under custody

and have her interrogated.

I didn't put poison in the sorrowless cake.

I sent it to the Imperial Kitchen

after I made it.

The sorrowless cake doesn't have any clearer origin

than Imperial Lady Jiu which is very suspicious.

I always suspect that

Her Highness Jiu lurks beside Your Majesty

for an opportunity of assassination.

Don't you frame me up!

Do you dare to tell us where your hometown is

and who taught you to make the sorrowless cake?

Your Majesty.

I...

We can't keep someone like this

from an unknown origin.

I didn't put the poison.

Your Majesty,

you've gotta trust me.

Ren'er,

it's a serious crime to poison the Emperor.

Strict interrogation is a must.

Imperial Lady Jiu is most suspicious

among all the people here.

Even though she is your most loved concubine,

her life shall not be spared.

If she is innocent,

we shall get her justified.

Mother!

Ren'er.

Ye Qingti!

Yes, Your Majesty!

Take Imperial Lady Jiu and everyone else involved

to the cell at the Ministry of Penalty

for interrogation.

Yes, Your Majesty!

Did you really not do it?

No!

After Your Highness talked to me,

I really didn't get into the Imperial Kitchen for another step.

If Her Highness Jiu is to kill Your Majesty,

she's got the chance long time back.

It's totally unnecessary for her to have rescued Your Majesty

on the battlefield at the time.

In my opinion,

someone else is behind it.

Of course I know that.

But the Chief Eunuch died on site in front of everybody

after taking the sorrowless cake.

Xiaojiu can't get away with suspicion

without any evidence.

Her Highness Jiu might be suspicious,

but aren't the chef from Imperial kitchen,

the eunuch and the imperial maid

from the feast suspicious as well?

The problem now is not about who put the poison

but that mother and Prince Ying

all think she is the murderer.

We know nothing about

Xiaojiu's identity and family background.

Neither did she tell us anything

about her family.

I wouldn't know where to start

if I wanted to intercede for her.

Your Majesty,

though we don't know

where Her Highness Jiu comes from,

she doesn't have the intention for killing.

You think she is innocent?

But there is indeed some suspicion about this case

which needs to be investigated.

OK!

I'll give you time to investigate.

Ye Qingti!

Yes, Your Majesty!

I'm giving you seven days

to thoroughly investigate

the sorrowless cake case.

Remember!

I let you investigate

to wipe out her charges.

I need evidence!

You must make it clear.

Yes, Your Majesty!

General Ye is impartial.

I believe he can get to the bottom of it.

Mother,

it's true that General Ye is impartial,

but he's as close to His Majesty as brothers.

In His Majesty's heart,

Imperial Lady Jiu is innocent.

I hold the same opinion with you.

The Imperial Lady Jiu is sycophantic, which confuses His Majesty!

Ever since she came,

His Majesty visited the Imperial Harem quite frequently.

If it keeps going on,

I'm afraid His Majesty will spoil

the power of the throne.

Besides, the Imperial Lady Jiu's origin is quite odd.

Keeping her in the palace is like keeping a stagger under the bed.

His Majesty has escaped it this time,

but it's hard to ensure

no accident will happen again.

Do you mean

General Ye will be controlled by Ren'er's will

to forgive that girl?

It is because she is too crafty.

She may talk to His Majesty into exonerating herself.

If we don't punish her,

I'm afraid His Majesty will...

OK!

Enough of that!

I'll investigate this case in person.

If anyone has evil intents,

I'll have no mercy.

That's most brilliant!

Let me go!

Your Highness!

Your Highness! Let me go!

No!

This is all because of me!

You're all innocent.

Give it to me!

Your Highness!

You're just as innocent.

How can you humiliate

His Majesty's concubine like this?

His Majesty will never forgive you

if he knows this.

Everyone here are criminals.

There is no highness!

You'd better confess what you did

to avoid more sufferings.

Her Highness barely

walks out of her room

or had any contact with the palace.

How can you wrong us like this?

The dessert was made as requested by Imperial Concubine Wan.

Why don't you interrogate her without discrimination?

You just bully Her Highness as she is friendless and helpless.

Are you still reluctant to confess?

I'll have to

take some serious actions.

Who is it?

Damn you!

Are you going to make them confess to false charges under torture?

Damn!

General Ye,

you are not productive.

I'm here to supervise it according to Her Majesty's order.

Do you want to disobey it?

His Majesty gave me full right to investigate this case.

I have seven days.

You tried beat them into coma

before I even start the principal trial.

Do you want to prevent me from investigating on purpose

against His Majesty's will?

You can go ahead

with the investigation.

But I have to remind you that

this case has caught the attention of the Empress Dowager.

Her Majesty will

bring severe punishments

on whoever dares to bend the law for personal plan.

Fetch water quickly!

Yes!

I'll have someone send you

some unguent after a while.

General Ye,

I beg you to please help us.

We really did not put poison in the sorrowless cake.

Now that His Majesty has designated me to investigate this case,

I'll surely do it with impartiality.

I hope you could cooperate as well

and tell me the truth.

I swear to the god that

I didn't put poison in the sorrowless cake.

General Ye,

please help us.

Don't worry!

I'll surely find out the truth.

His Majesty is also waiting for you to come out.

Does His Majesty believe in me?

It is His Majesty who

gave me the right to investigate it.

He told me to bring justice to you.

He believes in you. Don't you believe in him?

♪ Falling flowers have a soft voice. ♪

♪ The wind talks to the Bodhi tree. ♪

I didn't have a chance to talk to you that day,

but I've never forgotten you

since then.

So, I want to always stay

by your side as a guard

to protect you.

♪ She couldn't help missing him. ♪

♪ The rain only adds the sorrow. ♪

♪ Acacia sees time flying ♪

♪ and the yearning between lovers. ♪

♪ She gets lovesick ♪

♪ when failing to see him. ♪

♪ Life is like a wordless book. ♪

♪ She reads with her heart. ♪

♪ The words uttered in her sleep are penetrating. ♪

♪ What scares her most is to realize it by herself. ♪

Your Majesty, I really did not put the poison.

Please trust me!

It must not be you.

Ren'er!

Mother!

Ren'er!

Now we have concrete evidence.

Do you still hold any hope

towards a girl

from an unknow origin?

Mother,

I've designated Ye Qingti to thoroughly investigate this case.

Only one day has pass for the seven-day deadline.

I hope these seven days is the time

you give to yourself for a thorough breakup.

You can't lose the principle as an Emperor

because of the feelings in your heart.

Don't worry, mother!

Xiaojiu is kind and straightforward.

It can't be done by her.

Ren'er,

your father once talked to me when he was alive.

He said that you're all good

except one point that made him worried.

You're too merciful.

Mother!

Being merciful is actually not something bad.

But it is

if you want to sit on the throne.

Your mercy will be an advantage for others to take.

Do you understand?

Yes, mother!

I'll bear your words in mind!

Yang Shun!

I pay respects to Your Majesty!

The Chief Eunuch started to serve us

when your father is still alive.

It's a great pity

that he died for you.

I've had him buried with dignity.

You can't fall short of servants either.

Yang Shun followed me since he was young.

He is an honest and reliable kid.

Let him stay beside you from today on

to take care of your daily life.

I have no objection, mother!