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♫ Those people, those affairs, those palace doors ♫

♫ One step into the commotions of this world ♫

♫ Listen to the wind, listen to the rain, listen to the endless ups and downs of life ♫

♫ Destiny indeed loves us ♫

♫ Look at the dreams sealed by the kiss of time ♫

♫ Remember half the life that’s already been lived ♫

♫ In these red walls, remains one person ♫

♫ Wait for the dead of the night, wait for eternity ♫

♫ If the world is a storm, then everything in it must take refuge ♫

♫ I’ll go with you ♫

♫ Traveling across thousands of mountains, don’t be afraid of the wasteland ♫

♫ There’ll be flowers on the side of the path ♫

♫ Love and hate are too messy; simply coming and going ♫

♫ The winds and clouds have not dissipated ♫

♫ Spring and fall are long; I can finally wander this mortal world with you ♫

[Rebel Princess]

[Episode 28]

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The second prince is going to get married to the daughter of Duke Huan,

Huan Mi.

How is that appropriate?

Princess Consort Yuzhang is here.

[Taiji Hall]

It’s said that the second prince is marrying Duke Huan’s daughter,

the Heir Apparent Consort of the Wang family.

She is a woman who is getting married a second time and has even divorced her own husband.

A real disgrace!

Since ancient times to now, this is the biggest disgrace of the Wang Clan.

The auspicious time has arrived.

The ceremony has been prepared.

All of the respected dukes and ministers have arrived.

The envoys and the members of the inner ministerial circle have gathered.

Today, His Highness the Second Prince shall take the daughter of the Huan Clan as his consort.

The great ceremony shall proceed according to the imperial traditions.

It shall also go according to laws.

Let us invite the new bride into the hall.

[Taiji Hall]

Adulterers! I’m going to kill you!

I’m going to kill you! I’m going to kill you!

Older Brother.

Mi’er.

Mi’er, don’t be nervous.

We are going to become husband and wife very soon.

No one shall separate the two of us again.

[Taiji Hall]

Mi’er, wait a moment for me.

Today is the day of my great wedding!

Imperial Father is going to gift me a great special gift as well!

Let us invite His Majesty.

Imperial Father.

Thank you, Imperial Father.

“When the grand course of a husband was pursued, (This excerpt is taken from James Legges’s translation of)

a public and common spirit ruled all under the sky; they chose men of talents, virtue, and ability. (the Confucian classic ’Book of Rites • The Conveyance of Rites’.)

Thus, all rulers in the realm are charged with protecting the people and with bringing peace and stability to the nation.

My second son is innately wise and farsighted,

and has assisted in relieving many difficulties.

He has rescued the nation from calamity and saved my life as well.

I am gravely ill, thus cannot govern the nation.

I dare not forget the rules that have been passed down for generations.

Therefore, I am abdicating voluntarily in favor of another emperor.

I am abdicating the throne to—”

Why aren’t you making your move yet? What are you waiting for?

Mi’er!

Your Highness! Your Highness!

Don’t kill her!

Mi’er!

You again?

Wang Xuan, I cannot believe I underestimated you yet again.

There were so many people who were guarding you,

yet you still managed to play tricks right under my nose.

You are indeed formidable.

Tell me. Where is Mi’er?

You have risked universal condemnation to do such absurd things.

I want to see if you want this throne that you have stolen

or my former sister-in-law.

Wang Xuan, did you really think that you could threaten me by hiding Mi’er?

I, Ma Zilu, am crazy!

This empire, as well as Mi’er, I want them all!

Besides that, I also want the lives of your entire Wang Clan!

Even if I kill you and bury you three feet under,

I will be able to find Mi’er myself!

- A’Wu! - Zilu!

You scoundrel! How dare you!

Why wouldn’t I dare to?!

Did you really think that I would still

care about brotherhood at this moment?

Keep an eye on His Majesty!

A’Wu.

My third imperial brother,

you are indeed crazily in love.

Since that is so, I’ll have her accompany you to the underworld.

Consider it an end to your brotherhood.

- A’Wu! - Zilu!

What should we do, Your Highness?

Retreat to Shiqian Hall!

- Yes! - Retreat.

Quickly!

Under His Majesty’s order, eliminate all the traitors!

If anyone goes against orders, kill him!

Xiao Qi.

Hurry and save His Majesty.

- Zitan. - Zitan. Zitan.

- Imperial Father! Imperial Father! - Zilong!

Zilong!

Your...

Your hero... came back.

Does it hurt?

I’m fine.

- Zitan. - I’m fine.

Imperial physician. Call for the imperial physician!

Quickly!

- Let go of His Majesty! - Let go of His Majesty?

I’ve already experienced Prince Yuzhang’s archery skills just now.

In this current state, what shield is there that is better than my imperial father?

Your Highness the Second Prince, did you really think that holding His Majesty hostage

will turn your defeat into victory?

Your Ningshuo Army is already surrounded and entrapped by my imperial father

in Guiwu Valley.

I bet that the whole army has already been annihilated by now.

You were actually able to sneak back to the capital.

But within a few days, my birth father

will kill his way here and skin you all alive!

Your Highness the Second Prince,

where is Prince of Jianning now?

Where?

I’m afraid you are going to be disappointed.

In consideration of Prince of Jianning’s years in the military,

I have ordered my subordinates to collect his whole body.

In few days, his coffin will come with my army

back to the capital together.

Nonsense!

Xiao Qi, don’t think I don’t know!

You only brought a handful of soldiers back here.

You must have left the majority of your army there to fight and snuck back to the capital, right?

What about you, then?

Right now, you are the only one left.

Even so, don’t even think about stopping me from ascending to the throne!

Your Highness the Second Prince, take my advice and let it go.

Let it go?

Ever since I, Ma Zilu, started on this path of no return,

I only care about success and failure! I have no fear of death!

Today, if anyone dares to obstruct me from ascending to the throne,

I will kill His Majesty to accompany me in death!

You dare!

Mi’er?

You are not afraid of death,

but do you not care about her life as well?

Mi’er!

Wang Xuan, you treacherous woman!

The biggest mistake I ever made was not killing you before.

Prince Yuzhang, you are known as a hero.

Are you really going to hurt a frail woman?!

Huan Mi’s life or death depends on your decisions.

It has nothing to do with Prince Yuzhang.

Wang Xuan! Let go of Mi’er!

She is your sister-in-law!

Let go of His Majesty and Huan Mi shall be kept alive.

- Or else... - Don’t touch her!

Wang Xuan, I beg you to let Mi’er go!

This is has nothing to do with her!

From beginning to end, she was forced into it by me!

I threatened her with the lives of the entire Wang clan, so she submitted to me.

- Let her go! - A load of nonsense!

Were you also the one who forced her to rendezvous with you repeatedly?

Shut your mouth! You vicious woman!

In this current state, if you want to save His Majesty,

you must first let Mi’er go!

- Put down the sword. - Let Mi’er go!

- Put down the sword! - If you don’t let her go, I’ll kill him!

Let her go!

Put down the sword.

I’ll kill you!

- Older Brother, you cannot! - Move aside!

Zilu, you have disgraced our Wang Clan in such a manner!

There are so many women in the world, yet you had to steal my woman!

Why?!

- Zilu did not force me to do anything. - Mi’er.

It was all my own willingness.

Are you trying to get me to kill you?!

If it weren’t for your father,

I would have been Zilu’s wife long ago.

Wang Su, you bastard!

From beginning to end,

it was you who stole my woman!

- I’m going to kill you. - Older Brother!

- If you dare make a move on her, I’ll kill you! - I’m going to kill you.

Mi’er!

Zilu!

Zilu!

Uncle.

Uncle. Uncle.

Quickly help him up.

Zilu!

Mi’er...

Mi’er!

Mi’er.

Princess Consort.

How is His Highness the Third Prince?

Do not fret, Your Highness. His Highness the Third Prince has not been stabbed at a vital part of his body.

I have already finished treating his wound.

He’ll be fine as long as he takes his medication daily.

A’Wu!

This was such a close call.

If it weren’t for Xiao Qi’s timely arrival,

the two of us would have died in Zilu’s hands.

Say, we’ve been guarding ourselves left and right, yet how did we forget about Zilu?

The success or failure of the affair is all due to Xiao Qi.

Zilu almost eliminated the emperor.

Fortunately, the emperor’s heart was attacked by anxiety

and really cannot speak now.

Otherwise, do you think he would be willing to take things lying down where we are concerned?

It’s all Heaven’s Will.

Heaven’s Will.

This time, Xiao Qi saved the emperor and made great contributions.

All of the ministers at court have already presented a letter requesting recognition for his merits.

What are your thoughts on this, Elder Brother?

What about you, Empress?

General Wuwei has passed away.

Zilong will ascend the throne soon.

This is an opportune moment for us to make use of another’s talents.

From what I see, Xiao Qi may be crude and rash,

but his loyalty and bravery are of great use.

I am just afraid that Your Majesty can only ladle the steaming soup into a bowl,

but you will not be able to drink it.

Right now, I am in fear and regretful after the fact.

I regret not listening to your warning.

You told me to be guarded against Zilu and Zitan,

yet I was so careless.

Crown Prince, don’t blame yourself too much.

Everyone at court fell into his trap.

Clearly, he was highly skilled at using others.

That’s right.

He and I were brothers.

Since I was a child,

he was basically always by my side.

Yet I did not notice anything at all.

But based on his patience and endurance,

Zitan and I wouldn’t have been his opponents even if we worked together.

Why are you boosting another’s morale

and undermining your own powers?

Greetings, Empress Mother.

So what if he has patience and endurance?

Didn’t he still end up being completely defeated and fall from grace?

We must let everyone know that since ancient times,

any rebel or traitor who tries to usurp the throne will end up in this state.

Long’er.

You are the crown prince of this empire.

You will inherit the throne and unify the nation in the future.

You must be well aware of the situation before you say or do anything.

Do not allow yourself to be led about by the nose.

I will keep that in mind.

Replying to Empress Mother.

The crown prince only made a passing remark as a way to vent.

He had no other meaning.

What is it?

Am I not allowed to say anything as his empress mother,

even though he has failed to live up to my expectations?

That is not what I meant.

It’s just that Your Majesty and Crown Prince have just escaped danger.

The more pressing issue at hand is to eliminate the remnants of the rebel groups as soon as possible.

How dare you lecture me?

I dare not.

Do you think I cannot tell?

You have never been able to forget about what happened in Huaguang Hall.

You are making use of Zilu’s situation to judge the matter as it stands.

Xie Wanru, based on the offensive, treacherous things you just said,

I could remove you from your consort position and banish you to the cold palace

as well as make sure that your Xie family never makes a come back.

Wanru, quickly tell Mother that you were overly frightened.

You were frightened out of your mind, frightened until you were muddle-headed, so you said such nonsense.

I am not muddle-headed. Everything I said is the truth.

How dare you be stubborn.

Servants, hold her down!

Empress Mother. Empress Mother.

- If I don’t teach you a lesson today, - Empress Mother!

others will think that the harem has no mistress.

- Empress Mother! - Empress Mother! - Empress Mother!

Empress Mother! Empress Mother! Empress Mother, please quell your anger!

- Empress Mother! - Empress Mother, you’ve been exhausted.

Empress Mother! You must not anger yourself, Empress Mother!

I gave you a light punishment today so that you will never forget

that, no matter what, I am the mistress of the harem!

Farewell, Empress Mother.

I see it clearly now.

What do you see now?

Huan Mi...

can at least rely on Zilu to rescue her.

In this palace,

who can I rely on?

His Majesty has arrived!

Greetings, Your Majesty.

“All officials here have made great contributions to pacify the rebellion.

Thereby, you shall be specially rewarded.

Prime Minister Wang Lin shall be additionally conferred as Grand Preceptor.

Prince of Yuzhang, Xiao Qi, shall be additionally conferred as Grand Commandant.

Wei Han, Song Huai’en, Mou Lian, Tang Jing,

Hu Guanglie, Hu Yao, and the rest of the generals shall enter the third rank of nobility

and be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.

Second Prince, Zilu; Prince of Jianning, Ma Sui;

Duke of Jingyuan; Huan Changde; and the rest of the traitors

have already been executed due to their crimes of treason.”

We hereby solemnly comply with Your Majesty’s imperial orders.

You’re awake?

Did you sleep well?

Did I sleep for very long?

During this time, it must’ve been extremely difficult for you.

I was up to my ears with matters to take care of on the battlefield

and had no idea that the palace was undergoing such a radical change.

Fortunately, you were there.

The storm that Zilu induced almost capsized the entire nation.

Is His Highness the Third Prince...

I have sent someone over to where Third Prince is.

He has already woken up.

He is not in grave danger.

I am not happy about the situation.

However, I am very grateful to him.

Grateful that he saved my Princess Consort.

A’Wu,

I’m very afraid.

Afraid of what?

That moment I saw you again

was when a sword was flying straight towards you.

I was afraid I...

Didn’t you make it in time, though?

But it was another man who took that sword for you.

Your Highness...

If anything were to happen to you...

I’ve been in the military for many years.

I have never once been afraid of anything.

However, this time, I was truly afraid.

I was afraid that I would lose you.

Don’t be afraid.

I initially wanted to head to Huizhou City

and give you a good lesson,

but I cannot bring myself to lecture you this time.

Why not?

I’m always saying I want to shield you from the wind and rain,

but I have dragged you into danger time and time again.

Zilu’s temperament was bizarre and he was full of tyrannical cruelty.

Two important loyal officials of the court have died in Taiji Hall.

If he truly became the head of state,

the common people would have had to suffer for it.

Fortunately,

you obtained all these clues and sent a homing pigeon to me.

Otherwise, I might have suffered a crushing defeat in this battle.

You are the God of War.

No one on this earth can resist you.

Silly girl.

How could there really be an undefeatable person in this world?

By the way,

why did Zilu say you only brought 10,000 troops with you into the city?

Because I was afraid a great army would delay the journey here.

That’s why I only selected 10,000 troops and rushed all the way back to the capital without stopping to sleep or rest.

The garrisons in the capital city and its surrounding area have more than 20,000 stationed men.

If Zilu had mobilized the entire military force,

wouldn’t you have been like a moth flying into the flame or striking a stone with an egg?

I made that move with my life on the line.

I just never imagined that my Princess Consort would be so formidable.

You were trapped deep within the palace, yet you were able to mobilize an army and send for a general.

Empress Mother, why have you come?

This matter has caused my mind to be in a perturbed state.

How can I feel safe and secure?

The palace has gone through such a great misfortune. I can only be blamed for being incompetent.

I have caused you to be frightened.

Have those who colluded with Zilu been thoroughly gotten rid of?

Empress Mother, rest assured.

Uncle has taken care of this matter personally. It will definitely be handled well.

Don’t always rely on your uncle for everything.

In the future, when you ascend to the throne, will you still listen to your uncle?

That was not what I meant.

If I can’t trust Uncle in the imperial court, then who else can I trust?

Long’er, you are the crown prince, the future emperor.

You must remember that besides me,

you must not completely trust anyone else, including your uncle.

I understand.

I will bear your guidance in mind with the utmost reverence.

Huai’en told me what happened.

You ordered him to take the Tiger Emblem to seek reinforcements,

but he ended up falling into the hands of a scoundrel.

Fortunately, the imperial court still has a loyal and righteous subject such as General Wei.

However, our dear General Wei has many complaints against you.

Saying that my Princess Consort is quite formidable,

pretending to be a bandit and kidnapping people.

You could’ve kidnapped anyone, but you just had to kidnap his elderly mother.

General Wei has always been a filial son.

I’m afraid he’s going to bear a grudge against you now.

Who said that?

I’ve already explained myself to General Wei.

I was burning with anxiety at the time. That was the only viable plan.

But... Old Madam Wei liked me very much.

She said that she sees her younger self in me.

Back in the day, she was a famous heroine.

The two of us are quite like-minded.

Besides, if I hadn’t asked the right deity,

I’m afraid I would really have had no way to save the situation.

You’re laughing at me? I haven’t had a peaceful meal in a long time.

You are thinner.

Your Highness!

Yu Xiu, why are you out of your room?

I heard you were up, so I hurried here to see you.

- How is your injury? - I’m fine.

Your Highness, did you get injured?

I’m fine, don’t worry.

Your Highness, you are a noble lady and those who are noble have fortunate lives. (T/N: wordplay, the word 贵人 can also mean a spiritual protector)

She is indeed a noble protector. The protector of the common people of the empire.

Your Highness.

I heard you risked your life to save Her Highness.

I shall gift you a big reward soon.

There’s no need, Your Highness! I am Her Highness’s servant,

so it is my duty and fortune to protect her.

You have saved Her Highness, so you do deserve it.

Isn’t it time for us to eat?

Yu Xiu, remember to take your medicine on time.

Also, don’t come out and run about.

Yes, Your Highness.

Princess Consort, Grand Elder Princess has come!

Mother is here?

A’Yue, hurry and prepare breakfast.

Yes.

My mother is here so early. She surely has not had breakfast yet.

This is my mother’s first time seeing you.

Inevitably, she will bring up what’s happened in the past.

She might give you a little bit of a hard time.

You must not—

I understand. Don’t worry.

Greetings, Grand Elder Princess.

Zilu’s travesty this time had me worried every day.

Knowing that you were unconscious for two days,

I was tossing and turning last night.

It was not easy for me to endure it until dawn when I rushed over here.

I have caused you to worry.

This time, if your son-in-law had not made vigorous efforts to turn the tide,

I’m afraid you would have really not been able to see me again.

Look at you.

You’re so anxious to give credit to your husband for his achievements.

Aren’t you afraid that others will laugh at you?

Son-in-Law, you have worked hard and done great service this time.

I do not dare accept your praise. You have exaggerated, Mother-in-Law.

Hurry and sit, Mother.

Back then, our family would wake up early every day

to eat breakfast together in the dining hall of the prime minister’s manor.

We were so joyous and harmonious. How great were those days?

That’s right. Father had set rules.

We must wake up at quarter after five in the morning.

At half past five, we must worship

and recite the ancestral teachings of the Langya Wang Clan.

At quarter ’til six, we would have breakfast.

Older Brother and I didn’t dare stay in bed. We were afraid of being scolded by Father.

Every time you or Su’er woke up late,

it was I who protected you two.

Mother-in-Law, why don’t we talk while we eat?

Prince Yuzhang, perhaps you may also know.

I originally didn’t agree to this marriage between you and A’Wu.

- Mother— - A’Wu.

Mother-in-Law, please go on.

A’Wu is a princess who has been spoiled and pampered since childhood.

You are a bloodthirsty prince on the battlefield.

On your wedding night, you left without a word,

humiliating my daughter.

As her mother, I was naturally worried and angry.

Prince Yuzhang, I am making things clear and telling you my thoughts.

I hope that you can understand how I feel.

Back then, I was indeed wrong.

However, A’Wu has been telling me this whole time that you treat her very well.

That you have saved her from danger many times.

I heard that this time, without any regards to danger,

you led 10,000 troops in rapid advance to rush back to save her.

As her mother, I must thank you, as well.

Please understand my motherly heart, Prince Yuzhang,

and treat my daughter well.

Here, I shall use tea in place of wine

to thank you.

Mother-in-Law, rest assured.

In this lifetime, I will certainly treat A’Wu well.

I will certainly not disappoint you in this matter you have entrusted to me.

Good.

Zitan?

You’re awake? I was almost scared to death by you.

Zitan?

Zitan.

- Sister. - Yes?

Go ahead.

If I say that I want to fight for the throne now,

will you and the Xie family support me?

Whenever I think about my mother refusing to return home

and wanting to live in Ci’an Temple instead,

my heart is full of resentment towards my father.

Appearance-wise, they seem to be harmonious and well.

But in reality, there exists an estrangement that even I cannot comprehend.

Jin’er?

Greetings, Princess Consort and Prince.

What are you doing?

Go on.

I heard that Third Prince was injured because of Your Highness.

I was thinking that you would surely go visit him,

so I went to the storeroom in advance and prepared some tonics and medicinal herbs.

I understand.

I’ll take my leave then.

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If I say that I don’t want you to go see him...

♫ The fear of rain and tears stain your plume ♫

♫ Time chases the distance of soldiers ♫

♫ There is still a limit to what you can miss ♫

♫ Why are there guests in this world? ♫

♫ Tears can be deceiving, love is hard to fake ♫

♫ I hear the wind withers and dies as if it’s singing a thousand songs of sadness ♫

♫ In my dreams, I see you smiling like a painting ♫

♫ I’ll be going to you on my horse ♫

♫ Return to your gentleness ♫

♫ I can’t let go of my heart, I can’t let go ♫

♫ Waiting for the sea to changed and wash away the burden ♫

♫ Spend time with you ♫

♫ Because of you, I’ve lived a lifetime of prosperity ♫

♫ Waiting for the sea clouds to fade away ♫

♫ Home at all corners of the earth ♫

♫ We will meet again in spring, autumn, winter, and summer ♫

♫ For us, the moment that we’ve met ♫

♫ With the pace of a lifetime ♫

♫ To struggle, to worry ♫

♫ I will leave the world for your promise ♫

♫ Waiting for the sea to wash away the lead ♫

♫ Spend time with you ♫

♫ Because of you, I’ve lived a lifetime of prosperity ♫

♫ When the sea has changed, the universe will already be changed ♫

♫ Home at all corners of the earth ♫

♫ We meet again in spring, autumn, winter, and summer ♫