Original subtitles

♫ 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 42]

Timing and Subtitles brought to you by The Emperor’s Conquests@ Viki.com

Prince, are we really going to work with this sick Prince of Anping?

He’s in such a dire state that he can’t even return to the capital.

What use can he be?

Besides, you formed an alliance with him through the Xie family’s covert guard.

But we’d already made a secret treaty with the Empress of Great Cheng.

The Empress of Great Cheng is also part of the Xie family.

Suppose this Prince of Anping truly becomes the emperor,

wouldn’t Empress Xie become a widow, then?

Would she agree to that?

The covert guard’s position with the Xie family is explicitly and implicitly clear.

His loyalty is not towards the Xie family, neither is it towards the empress.

His loyalty lies with Prince of Anping of the imperial bloodline.

Since that is the case, why would he tell Empress Xie of this?

Then... Exactly who are we collaborating with?

We will... collaborate with everyone...

as well as collaborate with no one.

This...

Send word to Princess Consort Yuzhang.

Tell her to meet us at the deer park by the southern outskirts the day after tomorrow.

Yes.

[The Prince’s Manor]

Why is it you again?

What’s the matter? Do you, old man, not welcome me?

Our prince is your esteemed guest.

Princess Consort Yuzhang’s younger sister of the same clan

will be marrying our Hulan prince.

In any case, they should be considered distant relatives.

Cut the nonsense! What do you want?

Tell your Princess Consort to go to the deer park by the southern outskirts the day after tomorrow at the hour of Si. (The hour of Si – 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.)

- Let’s go! - Hey! Hey!

- What on earth are you talking about? - Relay the message to your Princess Consort word for word.

The deer park by the southern outskirts?

This mother and daughter are truly pitiful.

I finally understood why Your Highness would extend a helping hand to them.

It doesn’t matter what Helan Zhen has up his sleeve.

Everything will be settled in a few days’ time.

I hope Qian’er will receive some good news.

Your Highness.

Please halt, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Housekeeper, you seem anxious. What has happened?

Just now, that Hulan...

Hu... General Hu something came to the manor again.

He told me to relay a message to you.

What is this message?

He said that you must go to the deer park by the southern outskirts the day after tomorrow at the hour of Si.

An assassin!

There’s an assassin! Guards!

Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me!

Somebody, save me!

Don’t come here! Don’t come here!

There’s an assassin! Guards!

- Did you have another nightmare? - There’s an assassin!

- Guards! - What’s the matter?

- There’s an assassin! - Empress! Empress!

- Let go of me! - Look carefully, it’s me!

It’s me! I’m here! I’m here!

- Servants! - Quickly, quickly.

I had the same nightmare again.

Someone is coming to harm my child.

I’m here, I’m here. Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.

What are you kneeling there for! Go summon the imperial physician!

- Go! - Yes, Your Majesty.

You’re all right now, you’re all right now. You’re all right now, Empress.

You’re all right now, you’re all right now.

Quickly, Imperial Physician.

Quickly take a look at the empress.

Give it to me.

Empress.

- Your Majesty... - I’m here.

Our child will be fine, won’t he?

He’ll be fine.

Just now, I dreamed that someone stabbed my stomach

and I felt a sharp pain there.

I’m sure someone is out to harm me and our child.

Your Majesty, you must protect me. You must protect our child.

This is our child so, naturally, he will be blessed.

How did the empress suddenly become like this?

Was she poisoned?

Reporting to Your Majesty.

Her Majesty the Empress does not display any signs of being poisoned.

I have felt Her Majesty’s pulse.

The empress’s pulse shows that she is suffering from an abundance of internal heat and her arteries are dilated.

There is excessive heat and her blood is rushing forth forcefully.

Therefore, her pulse is fluctuating rapidly.

These are symptoms of a miscarriage.

Her Majesty the Empress’s fetus was already showing signs of instability before.

This time, she suffered a fright due to her nightmare and has manifested malicious energy.

We will administer acupuncture to pacify it.

Right now, the child is safe and sound.

But in the days to come, the empress must recover in peace.

She must not be consumed with worries.

That’s good, that’s good.

- Empress, did you hear that? - Yes.

You’ll be fine, all right?

You may all be dismissed. Imperial Physicians, thank you for the trouble.

I will take my leave now.

We shall take our leave now.

Come, Empress. Get up, Empress.

I’ll feed you some soup.

Today, I have two important announcements to make.

Wang Su, Heir Apparent of the Wang Clan, come forward for the imperial decree.

I, Wang Su, will receive the imperial decree.

Song Huai’en, General Ningyuan, come forward for the imperial decree.

I, Song Huai’en, will obey the imperial decree.

“Wang Su is talented and accomplished. He is a state scholar who has no equal.

From today onwards, he will officially take over as patriarch of the Wang clan.

He will be conferred as the ’Prince of Jiangxia’ and the manor of the Prince of Jiangxia will be bestowed upon him.”

“Song Huai’en is illustrious and has achieved many meritorious deeds.

He will be specially conferred as Count of Suyi and General of Youwei.

He shall be bestowed 35 square kilometers of land and the manor of the Count of Suyi.”

- I, Wang Su, - I, Song Huai’en,

- kowtow in thanks to Your Majesty for your immeasurable grace. - kowtow in thanks to Your Majesty for your immeasurable grace.

You may rise!

Now that I mention it, it is not only a happy occasion for you both,

but also a happy occasion for Prince Yuzhang.

One of you is his wife’s elder brother

and the other is his younger sister’s husband.

Minister Xiao, is that right?

It is a happy occasion for me as well as a happy occasion for Your Majesty.

It is a happy occasion for the imperial court as well as a happy occasion for the nation.

Well said. Rightly said.

I have something to say today.

If you succeed, it will be a blessing to me and the common people.

The flooding in Jiangnan has agitated Great Cheng for many years.

It forced thousands of my people to become refugees.

It has caused endemics to break out and the realm is swarming with victims of the disaster.

This time, I have decided to nip the issue in the bud.

I have decided to allocate 5,000,000 gold taels to disaster relief and flood prevention.

5,000,000 gold taels?

The current national treasury cannot cover that expenditure.

Where is all this money going to come from?

Bringing permanent control to the flooding crisis?

Jiangnan has been suffering from water disasters for hundreds of years.

Numerous experts have tried to carry out irrigation works, but in the end, they were helpless.

How can it be that easy?

In the end, didn’t they just leave the matter unsettled?

Today, the empress dowager and Prince Yuzhang have come together to make their recommendations.

Wang Su, the Prince of JIangxia,

and Song Huai’en, Count of Suyi, will both be sent to Jiangnan to manage the flood crisis.

Wang Su, Prince of Jiangxia, will be appointed as the Governor-General of River Passages.

He will supervise the Imperial Censorate and lead the Imperial Secretariat.

Song Huai’en, Count of Suyi, will be appointed as Vice Provincial Military Governor

and supervise the Imperial Censorate concurrently.

Do you both have the confidence for the positions?

I, Song Huai’en, obey.

I will definitely devote myself to sharing Your Majesty’s burdens.

Prince of Jianxia.

I am here.

Are you confident in

finding a fundamental solution to the Jiangnan floods?

I obey.

Good!

Your Majesty, the emperor just sent someone to say

that the empress got startled last night so she is not feeling well

and will not be able to pay her respects to you for the next few days.

This woman, what is she up to now?

Is she trying to use the child in her stomach to show her powers?

No one even knows if it will be a girl or boy.

Even if it’s a prince, what can she do?

I will not let the Xie’s family blood become the crown prince for sure.

But from what I see, His Majesty cares for this child a lot.

No matter what, this is still the emperor’s first child.

So what?

The emperor is my son, thus he is certainly not allowed to go against me.

The Xie family is trying to use this opportunity to regain their strength? What wishful thinking!

Back then, Noble Consort Xie couldn’t do it.

Even though her niece has now become the empress due to a stroke of luck,

she certainly cannot, either.

I made some inquiries earlier.

I heard that many imperial physicians were

called to Zhaoyang Hall in a hurry last night.

If she can’t keep the baby, it’s even better. Saves me the trouble.

Reporting to Your Majesty the Empress.

Just now, your nanny informed me of last night’s nightmare.

How is it?

As you suspected, it augurs ill. It is very inauspicious indeed.

Is there a way to break it?

This... This...

Never mind.

- Nanny. - Here.

Send the Taoist priest out.

Yes.

Your Highness, it’s time for your medicine.

It augurs ill. It is very inauspicious indeed.

Xiao Qi?

- It’s him. It must be him! - Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

I don’t think Your Majesty should get so anxious.

Please think. What if that Taoist priest made things up and talked drivel

to only cause your health to decline?

He wouldn’t.

Nanny said his dream interpretations are always accurate.

Besides,

it’s better to believe the worst and be pleasantly surprised than to be optimistic and discover the worst.

I will not allow anyone to harm my child.

Not only is he my flesh and blood,

he’s also my hope and the hope of the Xie family.

No matter who it may be, I will not allow it!

Master. Master? Someone is requesting your presence.

I already told you. I wish to be alone.

It’s... Princess Consort Yuzhang has sent someone over and asks to speak to you about urgent matters.

A’Wu?

What is it?

Prince of Jiangxia, our Princess Consort would like to meet you at Ci’an Temple tomorrow.

I understand.

- A’Yue. - I am here.

Your Highness.

Yuxiu? Aren’t you supposed to be recuperating?

She’s destined to be a hard worker in this lifetime. She can’t be idle for even one day.

Where’s Jin’er?

Elder Sister Jin’er has fallen ill.

She’s ill?

- Has the Imperial Physician been summoned? - He has.

The physician said it’s nothing serious.

She’ll be fine after taking some medication.

The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.

Instruct the kitchen to prepare something nourishing for her

and send some more coal to her room.

Yes, Your Highness.

All the servants say that Your Highness is the best mistress of all.

Yuxiu is right. A’Yue says the sweetest things.

I’ll be less lonely with you by my side

once Yuxiu marries out.

Elder Sister Jin’er. Elder Sister Jin’er?

Why have you come?

Her Highness heard you’d caught a cold today,

so she specifically instructed us to bring some tonics which will help to expel the cold and help you stay warm.

These are all made from top quality ingredients.

Elder Sister, hurry and take these. Then you’ll recover very soon.

Leave it there.

Her Highness said she’ll come over to visit you in a little while.

Thank Her Highness for me and tell her not to be concerned for me.

I’m not seriously ill. I’ll be fine in a few days.

Elder Sister, we’ll take our leave first, then. You must drink the medicine quickly.

Aren’t you Princess Consort Yuzhang’s personal maid who followed her from her parents’ home?

Since you are now the empress’s person,

you can stop pretending to be some kind of chaste woman.

There has not been a single woman I haven’t been able to obtain.

That man is the devil himself.

I don’t want to see him.

I don’t want to see that devil.

Is something wrong?

Your Highness.

Replying to Your Highness.

There’s something related to Princess Consort and Hulan Envoy

that I have thought very carefully about. I dare not keep it from you.

Go ahead.

[Diamond Sutra, Chapter 6, Proper faith is rare]

Senior Maidservant Xu,

so many devout people burn incense and worship Buddha,

but can Buddha really hear us?

Even if he can hear us,

can he really grant us our wishes?

I believe he can.

Otherwise, why would there be a constant burning of incense in the temple?

During my birthday last year, the entire family had a reunion

and I made a wish at the Ci’an Temple.

I wished for everything to be well.

But only a few days after that–

Princess Consort,

there are hundreds and thousands of people who pray to Buddha,

but Buddha only has one pair of ears.

It is inevitable for him to be unable to attend to everything.

As they say, sincerity works wonders.

Buddha will definitely hear you

as long as you sincerely pray for it.

This time, I am sure that

Buddha will protect Su’er and keep him safe and sound.

The day after tomorrow at the hour of Si? At the deer park by the southern outskirts?

Reporting to Your Highness. I think this is a matter of great importance, so I dared not keep it from you.

I’m also worried that the harmonious relations between Your Highness and Princess Consort will become damaged.

I know now.

You are dismissed.

Yes.

I’m damned if I say it and damned if I don’t say it.

Qian’er.

Qian’er! Qian’er.

Mother?

An opportunity has arrived. An opportunity has arrived!

An opportunity? - Yes.

Has Prince Yuzhang returned to the manor?

I just saw

Prince Yuzhang heading over to Wang Xuan’s chambers in a rage.

Since he’s heading to her chambers, what is this opportunity you speak of?

Think about it. If he’s heading there in a rage,

how could he possibly stay there for the night?

If Mother were still here,

I’m sure she would have said the same thing.

Your Highness,

I dreamed of the Grand Elder Princess two days ago.

She told me to take good care of you.

Your Highness!

Your Highness, you’ve returned.

Senior Maidservant Xu, I need to speak to Her Highness about something.

I...

What’s the matter?

Senior Maidservant Xu, you may leave.

Yes.

What’s the matter with you?

Is there anything you wish to tell me?

A’Wu,

is there something you wish to tell me?

I don’t understand what you mean by that.

The deer park by the southern outskirts. The day after tomorrow, at the hour of Si.

Do you still not understand now?

- Were you secretly keeping tabs on me? - I did not keep tabs on you.

If you didn’t spy on me, then how did you know about that?

Why are you trying to meet with Helan Zhen behind my back?

Yes. He is in the capital now and he will exercise restraint to a certain extent.

But don’t you know what kind of person he is?

I’m going to go see him because of Qian’er.

Qian’er?

The emperor has already agreed

that as long as Helan Zhen changes his mind, Qian’er won’t have to go to Hulan.

So are you saying you’re willing to do anything just to save her?

- Do you not trust me? - This has nothing to do with trust.

You’ve lived a carefree life ever since you were a boy. You’ve always been alone in the world.

But it’s not been the case for me. I am a member of the Wang clan.

Do you understand what being a member of a clan means?

Fine.

I hope your wish will be fulfilled.

I’m freezing to death.

Is he coming or not?

Brother-in-Law.

Qian’er.

What are you doing here?

It won’t be long before I’ll have to leave home to be married to Hulan.

The path before me is unclear. I’m very scared.

I came out here for a walk.

Brother-in-Law, I wish to chat with you.

I will never see you again after being married.

Brother-in-Law.

Can you accompany me for a while?

I really am frightened.

I’m so cold.

Brother–

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I’ve already drunk so much of this tonic, but what good is it?

Your Majesty, please quell your anger.

It’s very likely you’re carrying a little crown prince in your belly.

That means he is the future emperor.

How could a trifling Prince Yuzhang overpower him?

Who does he think he is? I’m so furious, I’m so furious, I’m so furious!

- I’m so furious, I’m so furious! - Qian’er!

- It’s all your fault. - You’re back!

- What kind of rotten idea is this? - How did it go?

The weather is cold, the ground is frozen, and there’s a bone-chilling wind.

I waited for a solid hour

by the garden path.

I finally managed to meet Prince Yuzhang, but he wouldn’t even look at me.

It was so humiliating!

Could he be distancing himself

because of your extraordinary status?

When I was in Langya, I was constantly surrounded by all those noble young lords.

Prince Yuzhang isn’t blind, so why is he being so cold towards me?

All right, all right.

I know you have suffered.

He and Wang Xuan have only been married for two years,

so they’re in the midst of their honeymoon phase.

After a few years, Wang Xuan’s beauty will fade;

making it impossible for her to escape the unfortunate fate of being treated coldly.

I’m sure you’ll be able to capture Prince Yuzhang’s heart

as long as you marry into his household and bear him an offspring or two.

- Nanny. - Yes? I’m here.

Say...

Are Princess Consort Yuzhang and I natural-born enemies?

All I know is that you are the Empress of Great Cheng.

You are the most respected woman in the world.

No other woman can be placed on par with Your Majesty.

Certain events happened so long ago that I’ve almost forgotten them.

Speaking of... Princess Consort Yuzhang

was once my closest friend.

At that time, I called her “A’Wu”

and she called me...

Elder Sister Wanru,

you must come and send me off on the day I get married.

I am from the Xie family. I should be accompanying him to escort the bride to the wedding ceremony instead.

I don’t care. I’ve always treated you as part of my family.

If Elder Brother Zitan bullies me in the future, you cannot take his side.

Look at you. You’re just itching to get married to him, right?

- Aren’t you embarrassed? - I’m not.

- Aren’t you embarrassed? - I’m not!

- Aren’t you embarrassed? Aren’t you embarrassed? - I’m not!

She would always trail behind me every time we entered the palace.

She would always call me “Elder Sister Wanru.”

She and Zitan were extremely close.

Two innocent playmates.

She even managed to receive a special favor from the late emperor

to choose her own husband.

I once thought she would become Zitan’s Princess Consort

and I would marry some Heir Apparent from a noble family.

If that had happened, perhaps I’d still be her Elder Sister Wanru

and not... irreconcilable foes.

Thinking about it now, it seems as if all that happened a lifetime ago.

Your Majesty, please do not grieve.

I have seen this situation many times before.

She’s a Wang and I’m a Xie.

We were destined not to coexist.

If I become soft-hearted or even consider our previous friendship,

then what happened to Aunt

will be my future.

Your Majesty, you are not the late Noble Consort Xie.

You are the hope of the Xie family.

You’re right.

I am the Xie family’s only hope now.

I must not have a woman’s tender heart

for the sake of the Xie clan and for the sake of my unborn son.

A’Wu,

is there something you wish to tell me?

The deer park by the southern outskirts. The day after tomorrow, at the hour of Si.

Do you still not understand now?

Why are you meeting Helan Zhen behind my back?

Fine. I hope your wish will be fulfilled.

Xiao Qi, how can I get you to understand?

Besides being your wife, I’m also a daughter of the Wang clan.

Qian’er is my younger sister of the same clan.

I can’t just stand back and do nothing.

But don’t worry.

I will never do anything that will hurt you.

♫ 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 ♫

Your Highness, the carriage is ready for you.

I am going to the Ci’an Temple to pray for Elder Brother.

I will be eating a vegetarian lunch there today.

Yes, Your Highness.

- You may set off now. Be careful. - Yes.

Let’s go! We’re setting off now!

Your Highness. Senior Maidservant Xu.

Don’t you think the old housekeeper was behaving very strangely today?

It’s natural for one to feel unease after doing something that goes against his conscience.

This old housekeeper has always been loyal and devoted to this manor.

What would he be guilty of doing?

Wasn’t he the one who told on His Highness about

Her Highness’s meeting with the Prince of Hulan?

So it was he who told His Highness.

So His Highness was never spying on me.

What are we going to do now?

Now that His Highness is aware of the meeting, he definitely won’t simply let it go.

Your Highness, I say you should stop intervening in this matter.

Since I already said I would help, how can I give up halfway?

I won’t allow Helan Zhen to control this matter.

Don’t worry, Senior Maidservant Xu. I have plans.

Yes.

Your Highness, it looks like you have a plan.

What plan do I have?

I am merely taking a chance.

Heaven will decide whether I succeed or fail.

Greetings, Princess Consort Yuzhang.

Senior Nun, please do not be over courteous.

The Prince of Jiangxia has been waiting in the temple for quite some time already.

This way please, Your Highness.

- A’Wu! - Elder Brother.

Don’t move. Let me take a good look at you.

Why have you lost weight again? Has Xiao Qi been bullying you?

Tell me. I will get justice for you.

Can’t you say something nice about Xiao Qi?

All I said was one sentence and you cannot withstand it already. You have absolutely no conscience.

When I leave for Jiangnan, you won’t be able to hear me say anything about him even if you wanted to.

Oh, you. I’d be able to find you even if you went to the ends of the earth. Believe me.

Please rest a little first. After that, you may enter the hall to pay your respects to Buddha

and pray for the Grand Elder Princess.

We will follow your arrangements, Senior Nun.

I will go with Senior Maidservant Xu to prepare everything in advance.

Please do, Senior Nun.

Come.

I can’t believe this place looks exactly the same as when Mother used to live here.

That’s right.

The senior nun has been very considerate. This place has been constantly wiped clean so that no trace of dust lingers.

Let’s sit for a bit.

Elder Brother, I have something to show you.

What is it?

Do you remember this?

Elder Brother,

you cannot throw this away.

I have already pasted it back together for you.

[Water Control Plans of Great Cheng and its Surrounding Areas]

I believe in you. One day, you will accomplish this.

Timing and Subtitles brought to you by The Emperor’s Conquests@ Viki.com

How could I forget?

This water control plan that I spent three years to draft.

I didn’t expect you to be so considerate as to keep it for me.

I remember that water control was something that always wore on your mind.

Circumstances change with the passage of time.

I am no longer that young, ambitious man.

What do you mean by that?

Could it be that you’re going to ask His Majesty to retract his imperial decree?

♫ 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 ♫