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♪Confessing to the moon in the rustling wind back then♪

♪Like a boat being swallowed up among the cities♪

♪Watching the flowers fall in unease, worries and troubles fill my mind♪

♪Am I going to where I want♪

♪To stay or to leave, you decide♪

♪Nations are different♪

♪One without desire is one that is not alive♪

♪Looking at the sky side by side♪

♪We've gotten closer with time♪

♪One glance, the city of Chang'an is bare♪

♪Among the ridiculous people and things is me♪

=Dream of Chang'An=

=Episode 11=

- Yes. - Yes.

What are you up to again?

Thank you, Your Majesty.

You saved me again.

Remember to repay me.

Yes.

(Xia Ziyuan.)

Madam.

What happened?

Yu'er is back.

Those from Yuzhen Hall

also left safely

and changed their route to Jinyang.

They're preparing to blend

into Princess Ninghe's entourage

and return to Heng'an.

That's a good idea.

However,

will Qiu Ziliang let Princess Ninghe

come back alive?

If Ninghe dies,

everyone around her

might sentenced to death because they didn't

protect her well.

Right.

We must still find a way

to keep Princess Ninghe alive.

If we have no other choice,

we can only let Qiu Yanzhi know

that the mastermind behind Zheng Wu

is Ninghe.

This way,

won't Qiu Ziliang

hate Princess Ninghe more?

If Qiu Ziliang hates someone,

that person can live longer.

30 soldiers arrived in Jinyang.

According to your instructions,

they prepared to capture Ninghe and bring her back to the capital.

But after they entered the relay station,

they never came out again.

There was no trace of a fight

and no corpses.

Without the guards

in the relay station knowing,

the 30 soldiers

just disappeared.

Did you investigate?

Using theft as an excuse,

I asked the government office there to perform a search.

They didn't find anyone.

Also,

we even tested the regional governor of Zhenwu.

we noticed that they have good martial arts skills.

Especially Princess Misha.

She's a martial arts expert.

It's not strange for a regional governor to know martial arts.

But it's not that simple

for a princess to be a martial arts expert.

This is Zu Qi.

He's good in imitation.

Demonstrate to us

the three moves you used

to test Princess Misha back then.

Yes.

Go and investigate

Ninghe's relationship with her

before she got married.

Yu'er.

Apply it once a day.

After seven consecutive days,

the wound should be healed.

Your Highness doesn't have any ready-made medicines?

Duke Chu prohibits me from touching herbs again.

Why?

I think

he wants me

to focus on being an idle prince.

He interferes so much.

Don't worry, Your Highness.

Someday,

we won't

be threatened by that man again.

Yuan Du

told me all about what you did.

Well done.

Thank you, Your Highness.

By the way,

I forgot to thank you

for the sachet you gave me.

However,

Qiu Yanzhi took it.

You met Yanzhi?

She asked me

what Zuo Ma gave me.

She looked very anxious.

But I really don't know

what it is.

Your Majesty.

- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.

Han Yue

was the late emperor's Left General-in-Chief of the Jinwu Guards

when he was still alive.

In the earlier years,

he once became Ninghe's personal guard.

Misha's using the martial arts

that he practiced?

Yes.

All signs indicate

that the mastermind

behind Zheng Wu

and the assassins

is Ninghe.

Her motive and capability

match your speculations.

I can't forgive her.

Especially

since she even passed on General Han's martial arts

to an outsider.

Fine.

If she wants to come home,

capture her and bring her back.

Let her see

how many stupid things she has done.

But Official Qiu wants her dead.

If Father finds out about these things,

he won't want her to die.

He'll want her to wish that she were dead.

Your Majesty wants

to ask me something?

Is it regarding the sachet?

How can you know

the way to break Yuzhen's formation?

And how did you know

that Madam Jade has a throat disease?

Miss.

Can you

answer these questions for me?

Ms. Ziyuan.

Do you know me?

In Hall Leader's room,

there was a portrait of you,

so I know you.

Why did she paint my portrait?

Four years ago,

after you saved her life,

she has always been grateful to you

and admired you.

It turns out that you saved Madam Jade before.

Four years ago,

when Madam Jade temporarily stayed at Cai's Wine Shop,

she was almost raped,

and her throat was slit.

Ordinary doctors couldn't treat her,

so Cheng Xi brought her to me.

Even if the wound healed,

her vocal chords can't be restored.

I was distrustful.

Please don't take it to heart.

Your Majesty.

Uncle.

Rise.

Actually,

I've long known

about Yuzhen Hall,

yet I never told you about it.

I feel very guilty.

It's all because I promised the late emperor

that I won't tell anyone about it.

That's why...

I know that you had your reasons.

I only feel gratitude towards you.

Your Highness.

Regarding the last sachet

that you gave me,

"Two Children's Debate",

does it mean

that I must bring the recalcitrant person

back to HIs Majesty?

I'm sorry.

Did I understand it correctly?

"Two Children's Debate".

Even sages don't know certain things.

I couldn't think of anything else.

I wanted you to explore on your own.

It seems like

she did well.

Why are you laughing?

Your Highness.

Your Majesty.

Your Highness.

Qiu Ziliang is urgently mobilizing

3,000 troops from the Shengcai Army

to go to Jinyang and pick Princess Ninghe up.

Prior to this, Qiu Yanzhi

once sent a portion of the troops

to Jinyang.

What's strange

is that after the soldiers went inside the relay station,

they disappeared.

The Chess of Generals Camp's soldiers

have good martial arts skills.

How can they disappear for no reason?

It seemed to be Zhengwu's regional governors' doing.

Their martial arts skills

are so good

that they can kill those soldiers

without anyone knowing?

They might not have necessarily used martial arts.

A pot of rosa rubus

can do the trick too.

Aunt Ninghe has that plant?

Rosa rubus is very hard to grow,

not to mention

that Zhenwu is a desolate and cold place.

It will die once it leaves the soil.

Your Highness.

Where's the one in your room?

It's with Qiu Yanzhi.

Of course Qiu Yanzhi

won't use it

against her own soldiers.

So the problem

lies

in Zhengwu's regional governors.

I find it strange

that Qiu Ziliang

sent the Shencai to pick her up.

If he wants Ninghe to die,

he doesn't need to make such a ruckus.

Perhaps he already knows

that the 300 people from Yuzhen Hall

will take the opportunity to return to the capital.

That's a possibility.

Another possibility

is that he doesn't want anything to happen to Ninghe.

How is that possible?

All he wants

is for Princess Ninghe to die.

Cheng Xi would like to request His Highness Prince Guang's audience.

I acted on my own.

Your Majesty, please punish me.

You said

that you intentionally leaked out information

about Madam Hong to the Chess of Generals Camp?

I heard that Qiu Yanzhi

sent people to investigate Ninghe,

so I planted

related evidence.

Why did you do that?

Your Majesty.

Princess Ninghe has evil intentions towards you.

She's coming back this time to seek revenge.

That's why you made a move first

to let Qiu Ziliang deal with her.

I did it to protect you

and also to let

Yuzhen Hall's 300 members

come back smoothly

to assist you.

Your Majesty, please don't be angry.

Very good.

Cheng Xi.

You're great.

You made a mistake.

Your Majesty.

You were only thinking

about how to protect Yuzhen Hall.

Did you ever consider what will happen to Ninghe?

She was supposed to die.

Now, Qiu Ziliang

won't kill her

and will keep her alive instead.

He'll keep her alive to experience torment?

She deserves it.

She's my sister.

She's also His Majesty's aunt.

Cheng Xi.

I'm afraid that His Majesty

won't let you work for him again.

Your Majesty.

I'm seeking punishment on Aunt's behalf.

Even if Aunt did it for Your Majesty

and Violet Bureau's sakes,

she was wrong.

Aren't you siding with your relative instead of reason then?

Yes.

That's why I'm willing to be punished on Aunt's behalf.

However, Your Majesty,

Princess' life is in danger now.

Can we discuss this

after I save her?

You want to save her?

You're the one who wants to save her,

don't you?

Your Majesty.

We have 300 people now.

The Zhengwu regional governors have great martial arts skills.

The Chess of Generals Camp can't do anything to them.

The Shencai Army

must still obey imperial decrees on the surface.

The current situation is beneficial

to us.

But I don't want to save Ninghe either.

She's wicked,

and she's forcing me

and Qiu Ziliang to kill each other.

Returning to the capital

is just

a part of her plan.

Then we must save her all the more

and crush her conspiracy.

Why do you trust me so much?

Perhaps I'm a bad person.

I'm guilty.

I probably deserve to be assassinated

and to be taken revenge against,

Your Majesty.

I don't know

who you were before.

But to me,

who you are now is a good person.

I'm definitely not a good person.

However,

I definitely won't let you regret

following me.

Since you became Chess Overseer,

you never served me again.

I'm unfilial.

I'll often visit you in the future.

I

lent you the Shencai Army

hoping that you can make good use of them.

Don't worry, Father.

I definitely won't repeat

the mistake I made with Yuzhen Hall.

Are you sure that Ninghe

is the mastermind behind all of these?

Yes.

Especially regarding Yuzhen Hall.

She misled all of us.

Sir.

The sword found in Yuzhen Hall

was a stocked item

for Zhennan regional governor Qi Qing's rebellion

30 years ago.

But it was never used.

It just remained there.

What about the Bagua mechanism?

Is it the same?

Yes.

The black iron used by the mechanism

is the same as the sword.

That means

Yuzhen Hall actually belonged to Qi Qing?

That's right.

Qi Qing has been dead for 30 years.

No one was there anymore.

If it's really Violet Bureau's turf,

there's no reason for Qi Yan

and Cheng Ruoyu not to know about it.

Later on, we followed the clues

and went to Mount Qi.

There,

we met Cheng Ruoyu, who was also there

to investigate this matter.

All clues are pointing to Ninghe.

And the blowfish poison

on Zheng Wu's needle

also announced Ninghe's intention.

She wants to seek revenge for the late emperor.

She wants revenge?

Great.

It's been 15 years.

I haven't done anything to her.

As for her,

she's making moves against me.

When will she arrive?

If everything goes as planned,

after three days.

It seems like

we must entertain

this old friend well.

What's this?

Isn't this yours?

When I went to Mount Qi before,

it was in this bag.

I never left anything

in this bag.

Was this what Qiu Yanzhi

wanted me to give to her?

But nothing is written here.

Stop it.

You've been used.

What do you mean?

Internal conflict in the Chess of Generals Camp.

Zuo Ma planted this to frame you,

and Qiu Yanzhi chased after you.

The real thing

is in their hands.

My goodness.

They all

treat me as a foolish person they can blame.

Why are you laughing?

Are you afraid of going against

an incredible enemy like Qiu Yanzhi now?

Afraid?

That word doesn't exist

in my dictionary.

However,

Qiu Yanzhi really gives me

a strange feeling.

If you say that she's a good person,

she did many bad things.

But if you say that she's a bad person,

in secret, she repeatedly...

She helped us.

What is she after?

If you want to know,

continue the plan to sow discord among the enemy.

Give her what you have.

What if she doesn't believe me?

She will.

Cheng Ruoyu.

As long as you're willing,

everyone in this world

will trust you.

Me too.

I hope that you have

a good enough reason

to let me forgive you

for repeatedly sneaking into Chess of Generals Camp.

If I were you,

I'd blame myself

for the lax security

in Chess of Generals Camp.

This person

kept following your horse carriage.

I don't know how long he had been eavesdropping.

It seems like not only does the Chess of Generals Camp

have lax security,

the people are not united too.

You went to Mount Qi

just for that

and even fought with me?

Qiu Yanzhi.

It seems like you're not that smart too.

What do you want to exchange it for?

Qiu Yanzhi has a suspicious nature.

She's almost exactly the same

as her godfather Qiu Ziliang.

What should I do then?

Instead of thinking

about making up a lie

to let her believe you,

just tell her your condition.

Yuzhen Hall.

Only Yuzhen Hall?

You don't want Ninghe?

Regarding Princess Ninghe,

I don't think you can call the shots.

But for the 300 warriors of sacrifice

of Yuzhen Hall,

I think you can

help me hide it from your father.

Why do you think

that I'll agree?

Never mind if you won't.

You can have that and the man.

I'll go ahead.

All right.

You're agreeing so quickly?

Even if you don't ask me,

I'll also let them return.

Aren't you afraid?

300 people

is nothing to me.

Besides,

it's boring if the opponent

is not good when battling.

You're such a strange person.

I'll treat that as a compliment.

What are you doing?

With tea instead of wine,

let's celebrate for collaborating officially.

Aren't you afraid that it's poisoned?

If it is,

I'll kill you.

Blowfish?

Who asked you to poison me?

Tell me.

(Perhaps her secret)

(is hidden here.)

I still can't figure out

why you're helping Qi Yan.

Official Qiu doesn't like him

and wants to replace him.

Because no one else is more suitable than him.

What?

I want to become queen.

Prince Guang is too pedantic.

Prince An is too weak.

Besides,

if I become queen,

Qi Yan will keep getting sick.

Then

you can be like the female emperor

and manage state affairs on his behalf.

Amazing.

Then it won't matter

if Qi Yan is obedient or not.

Those royal prices in the backyard

can also be discarded.

By the way,

I think Zuo Ma found out

your identity.

What do you plan to do with him?

At most, he'll only find out that my identity is fake.

He'll never find out who I am.

But we still can't let him live.

However, if we just kill him,

Father will surely ask the reason.

Lock him up first.

Let's see after we think of a fool-proof plan.

All right.

Get some rest.

We still have to welcome

Princess Ninghe tomorrow.

All right.

(No.)

(It's easy to kill her,)

(but once she dies,)

(without any real proof,)

(Eunuch Qiu will surely become furious,)

(and I'd be buried with her.)

Aunt.

Your Majesty.

What's the matter?

Did you have a nightmare?

Your Majesty.

If you're really worried

about Princess Ninghe,

send me to save her.

Qiu Ziliang won't kill her.

I just want her

to stay in Hanliang Hall

and sound her out

if she's the real third party

or perhaps

lure the real third party out.

You mean...

This matter is very fishy,

there must be another story behind it.

Osmanthus cake from Liquan Pavilion?

It seems that you've had a good discussion

with Qiu Yanzhi.

You were even in the mood to buy osmanthus cake.

No.

I just happened to pass by.

When I went there,

only one piece was left.

Your Majesty.

Here.

Have a bite.

After eating this,

your mood will lighten up.

Osmanthus cakes from other places

look nice

and intricate.

Only the ones from this place are...

It still tastes local and sweet.

Why do you keep smiling in a silly way?

I'm smiling

because I think

that you're like this osmanthus cake.

It turns out

that to you,

this is how I look like?

I'm saying

that you're like this place's osmanthus cake

because

even if it doesn't

look very likable,

there are a lot of ingredients

and the flavor is rich,

especially the human touch.

It's just like how you are

to Princess Ninghe.

Even if she repeatedly wanted to harm you,

you still

treat her like family.

Your Majesty.

I think that this version of you

is the best.

You're hungry?

No.

No?

Take it.

Eat it.

Are you feeling shy?

Your Majesty.

Come here.

Cheng Ruoyu.

What do you want to do again?

Come here.

Without my permission,

who allowed you to go into my bed?

It's not the first time.

It's not the first time?

Then how many times do you want to do it?

Your Majesty.

Are you scared to come here?

Listen.

Lower your voice.

I'm scared?

This is my bed.

Why would I be scared?

What will you do?

Massage me?

Do you know how to do that?

Your Majesty.

I often had nightmares too.

After waking up from a nightmare,

I had the same symptoms as you.

My entire body was tense.

My head aches and I couldn't sleep.

When that happens,

Aunt would often

massage me this way

to let me relax.

That's why Cheng Xi is so dear to you?

Before,

I didn't remember anything,

and I didn't know how to do anything.

I would only cry.

Aunt took care of me day and night.

Without her,

I wouldn't be here.

That's why you're siding with your relative instead of reason?

Your Majesty.

I know that Aunt made a mistake.

I'm not willing to give up on her.

But as your Sword Bearer,

I won't allow anyone

to harm you all the more,

including Aunt.

You're not old,

but you think a lot.

Do you feel better?

Yes.

Go up more.

Your Majesty.

I have urgent matters to report.

Hurry.

Your Majesty.

Ziyuan from Yuzhen Hall reported

that last night,

they were ambushed at Jingzhou.

Princess Ninghe is wounded and unconscious.

She even said

that the Jingzhou governor

is investigating her entourage.

I'm afraid...

I'm afraid that our people will get exposed.

Yanzhi promised me

not to touch my people.

Who sent

the assassins then?

I'll personally go to Jingzhou.

Your Majesty.

You can't.

We're not sure about the situation yet.

If you go,

then you'll be putting yourself in danger.

Your Majesty.

Let me go there.

The imperial court needs the emperor.

You can't leave the palace.

Let me go on your behalf

and check what's going on in Jingzhou.

How do you feel?

What is that?

Rosa rubus.

I picked up the smashed plant

and made it into a scented candle.

That's what you're smelling now.

The rosa rubus will die once it leaves the soil.

You're quite competent.

What's the matter?

Didn't you find out

who I am?

Of course you can't find out.

Because my identity

is authentic.

You wench.

Aside from making up your identity.

you and Prince Guang

even collaborated to kill You Ma.

You Ma killed himself.

Is that so?

Then I'll give you a chance.

With your conscience as guide,

can you say that again

with You Ma looking down at you from above?

What's the matter?

You don't dare to?

You Ma died because he was useless.

What did that have to do with me?

You...

He was mesmerized...

He was mesmerized with the plant and got poisoned

without knowing it.

He never got anything on Prince Guang after watching him for eight years.

I felt disdain for such a useless man

when he was alive.

Why would I be scared of him after he's dead?

I feel the same way about you.

Do you think

that I won't dare to kill you?

If Official Qiu didn't care about you,

you'd still be working

in the brothel.

Qiu Yanzhi.

You injured my hand.

How can you

not pay for it a bit?

But don't worry.

I'll surely be very gentle.

I'll surely be very gentle.

♪Life is a dream, how long do happy times last♪

♪In the windy rain, where will my heart settle?♪

♪The sword can't break this karma♪

♪Look how blurry and lonely the world is♪

♪Fate can't do anything about the bleak bonds of this world♪

♪Still can't let go of this life as time goes by♪

♪Even the iron and golden dagger-axe cannot extinguish the fire in my heart♪

♪Remembering the past and letting time while away♪

♪The past is in front of you♪

♪Forgetting while piecing it together♪

♪Like when I sincerely put my hands together♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪

♪The past is in front of you♪

♪Forgetting while piecing it together♪

♪Like when I sincerely put my hands together♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪