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How could this be?

I really never imagined it would be like this.

He was clearly someone with great expectations.

His family background, appearance, and talent

were all the best of the best.

He could have any girl he wanted,

why would he... why would he do such a horrid thing?

Mom, you understand too?

Yan Xiu is only a few years younger than the prince.

He's not a child anymore,

but yet he never got married.

I should've realized a long time ago that this was unusual.

Mother, don't overthink it.

Yan Xiu isn't like that.

We both saw it with our own eyes!

That picture, I don't dare to think about it.

Mother, stop thinking about it.

You're a good child. Don't feel sad.

Don't worry, as a mother,

I'll do my best to persuade the prince.

I'll leave Yan Xiu to you then.

Okay.

♫ Our wishes are in front of us, they illuminate our dreams ♫

♫ Lightly shining ♫

♫ I face the sun, but I am not afraid of getting hurt ♫

♫ It brings me power ♫

♫ Here we go... again ♫

♫ I don't think about trying to escape ♫

♫ Here we go... again ♫

♫ It's no one's fault ♫

♫ I think there's nothing much that can win against me ♫

♫ Just let the hardship pass ♫

♫ There's nothing much, so what ♫

♫ I am still the best me ♫

♫ I think there's nothing much that can win against me ♫

♫ Just let the hardship pass ♫

♫ There's nothing much, so what ♫

♫ I am still the best me ♫

[Serendipity]

[Episode 7]

What do you want?

No matter how valuable it is,

I will gift it to you.

Princess, you're finally here.

You should know how I've been feeling recently.

Ruolan, I have missed you.

Ruolan.

Come. Turn around.

Nian Ruolan, you've provoked someone you shouldn't provoke.

Last night,

the view of the moon was just right

and made me feel very poetic all of a sudden,

which was why I happened to meet upon Yan Xiu.

Speaking of which, why was Yan Xiu sitting by the lake alone last night?

What a coincidence. Last night,

the view of the moon

made me feel very contemplative.

Right, Prince...

are there any updates on the situation of Xia Kingdom increasing lamb prices?

I've negotiated many times with Xia ambassadors,

but we have still not come to a conclusion.

Indeed a very irritating situation.

Xia Kingdom is currently looking for relief as their kingdom's northern region is suffering from starvation.

On the other hand, Song Kingdom has an excess of food resources.

Fight fire with fire?

- That might be a good idea. - There's one more thing.

The Xia prince has recently fallen ill.

If one prince messes with market prices, the other

must look to other outlets to fight back.

Song is rich in land and resources, and Xia has been eyeing them hungrily for a while now.

If you were the other prince,

how would you handle the situation?

If it's like this...

the outcome would be really shocking.

The situation with Xia will affect all three countries.

If this isn't handled well, the citizens will be the ones who suffer.

I hope the prince will spend more time considering this case.

I will be sure to obey the tasks you'd assigned to me earlier,

but I beg the prince to stop spending time enjoying the scenery

and fooling about with women, and spend more time on matters of the court.

As part of Northern Zhao, I thank you in advance.

Yan Xiu.

I have focused most of my efforts

on the country's affairs.

But lately, I'm not sure why,

I've discovered

that things that I usually overlook...

are a lot more important

than I previously thought.

If the prince is perplexed about anything,

you can tell me about it. However, matters of women and family,

aren't worth mentioning when compared to matters of the court.

I'm giving you a toast, Your Highness.

Mistress.

- Your hand... - It's fine.

Mistress, what did Dowager Mother say to make you so happy?

She told me about His Highness and Second Prince.

Prince and Second Prince?

What kind of thing?

It can't be spoken of. Can't be spoken of!

- Older Sister - Sister Lan

How does the princess look to you today?

She's always been old-fashioned and uninteresting,

and the prince doesn't like her.

But... she seems like a different person now.

The prince is also treating her differently now.

This woman is constantly dancing around me,

only to find an excuse to get close to me.

But it seems she's in collaboration with the guy from Northern Zhao to go against me.

Second Prince? Why does he want to go against us?

Isn't he here to help the prince catch assassins?

It doesn't matter what their plans are.

Maybe before they can catch assassins,

they'll suffer an accident and die first.

Let's go.

Consort Lan, have a seat.

My respects to Xia Kingdom's Fourth Prince.

How do you know my identity?

Tell me. Who did you hear it from?

Don't be angry, Fourth Prince.

I didn't specifically investigate you,

I just casually called you that,

- and you admitted it. - How dare you?

- Is there going to be an ambush? - Your Highness,

this rouge store of yours is well stocked,

but devoid of customers.

Most importantly, you don't even have a presentable storeowner who understands makeup.

A business front this hastily made,

can only be the work of the competitive

and hot-headed, impatient Fourth Prince of Xia.

You—

Based on the previous plan,

if you really killed the princess, who comes from a family of generals,

and then push all the blame onto the Second Prince of Northern Zhao,

perhaps...

your next step is to expose me as a whistleblower. Right?

After that, you can pull the prince into the battle as well.

This way, the two countries can be at war,

while Song deals with its own internal uprising,

you can sit back and reap the rewards.

The silly me had thought

as long as someone helped me remove the princess,

then I could let go from being a consort to being a princess.

Consort Lan, it seems like you still don't know who I've taken hostage.

Come here.

Sister. Sis, help me.

Help me, Sister. Are you here to take me away?

Consort Lan, I think

you also don't want to see your own family come to an end. Right?

Put it down.

Put your weapons down.

Your Highness, we can have a chat now.

The plan won't change.

- But— - Sis! Sis, ask them to untie me first.

I've been locked up for many days already.

I... I... You're all useless. See how strong my sister is?

Let me tell you! If you bully me and tie me up,

once I get out, I'll kill all of you. You...

You're all garbage!

Let me tell you, useless people!

My sister is really powerful. Be careful. Once I get out, she'll kill all of you.

You've bullied me for days—

We can have a chat now.

The plan won't change

But you must all listen to me.

I want to take back what I said before.

That Nian Ruolan is different now.

I finally understand now

what it means to be...

lovesick.

What kind of lovesickness is that?

What you have is heartbreak caused by a blood feud.

Heartbreak.

Yan Xiu...

you don't understand.

You don't have a woman you love.

I understand.

Do you have a person you love?

Don't follow in my footsteps.

You have to take the initiative.

Take the initiative?

Initiative?

Knowing that other than my body,

I can't promise her anything.

How do I take the initiative?

Ultimately, I'm someone who

will leave.

Yan Sui?

Prince Yan Xiu, we're almost at your room.

What's the point of taking the initiative?

The people who are going to leave,

- will always leave eventually. - Sit.

Big Bro, I'm going to find someone to help.

Yan Sui?

You drank alcohol?

Why are you here?

- You... and Prince drank together? - Yes.

You're quite drunk.

It's so late.

Do you have something to tell me?

Dowager Mother asked me to help you find

a few young and beautiful consorts.

Why?

She knows what's going on between you and the prince.

What's going on with me and the prince?

Under the osmanthus tree,

the two of you were romantically holding hands.

What a touching scene that was.

But don't be too worried. Only the Dowager Mother and I saw.

How did I not think of it earlier?

Legend has it that Professor Yan has never been close to any women,

and only ever worked with the handsome Wan Wan.

Why do you think this is the case?

What's wrong?

Are you upset?

I'm just... I....

These uncorroborated things

when you say them it sure sounds like the truth.

These are just my deductions.

Also, the evidence is in front of us,

I can't stop myself from imagining things.

I have evidence too... to show your deductions are wrong.

What evidence?

♫ I only promise you ♫

♫ Be inseparable like others' shadows ♫

♫ You can only blame that I was too careful ♫

It's been ten years.

The moment I've been waiting for is finally here!

Young Master, our long-cherished wish has come true!

♫ The first time I met you ♫

♫ I didn't dare to become close with you ♫

♫ It's all my fault that I wasn't smart enough ♫

♫ I left all my love for you. I took a sneak peek at love ♫

♫ I only want to keep you behind ♫

♫ Promise me. Warmly embrace love ♫

Xiao Mi... if you never forget about it,

you'll definitely get a response.

Do you see this?

The CP you like (TN: Couple Pairing)

they finally got together.

With things already like this,

should we still go back to Real Dragon Valley?

You... You...

Now you believe me, right?

You're drunk.

I'm not drunk.

Those who say they aren't drunk are definitely drunk.

Then, would you like me to prove it again?

♫ This time, embrace love well ♫

♫ This time, let the story change to how it was before ♫

♫ I am willing. The sound of softly kissing you ♫

♫ The traces of healing you ♫

♫ It was all because... ♫

You...

You...

♫ It was all because of you ♫

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Quicker.

Three, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Quicker.

Four, two, three, four, five, six, seven...

Come on, let's finish up now.

Four, two, three, four, five, six...

Finish up.

That was excellent!

We succeeded!

Amazing!

- We were so great! - We've finally managed to complete the whole routine.

Yeah! Yeah!

Where did Consort Lan go?

Who cares about her? Maybe she went to see the prince again.

Forget it. Let's not worry about her.

Let's just dance by ourselves.

Sister, if we dance like this, will it really impress everyone?

Of course, it's not that easy.

The real entertainment comes later.

Mistress, who did you make the hangover soup for?

Just put it over there. You can go now.

Young Master, alcohol brings people courage.

Do you still remember what happened last night?

You rascal, were you always keeping a close eye on us?

There's photo evidence,

but in text form its even more exciting.

Do you want me to read it to you?

There's no need.

The time...

is it almost up?

The time has come.

It's just that...

Do we still need to return to Real Dragon Valley?

Young Master, regardless of your decision,

I will support you no matter what.

But time doesn't wait for anyone. Once the mission is complete,

we will have reached the point of no return.

In order to return to Real Dragon Valley,

we have persisted for ten years.

No matter how many worlds we've traveled to,

I've always seen myself as a visitor.

Across three thousand worlds,

and even in the real world,

there was no one worth my attention.

- But now— - No one that you wanted to pay attention to?

I'm already so reluctant to leave Qian Qian

- but you can give up on Mu Xiaoru? - I can't give her up.

When I'm with her,

it's as if everything becomes real.

Sometimes, I'm not even able to control myself.

Then, we're not going back?

- But... - But the spiritual power collected over these ten years is too great.

If we don't tear open spacetime, there will definitely be a backlash.

The situation will be the exact same as it was last time.

No, it'll be even worse.

If we don't go back,

not only will our lives be in danger,

but Xiaoru might also be trapped in the story, forever unable to escape.

- Someone's coming. - Young Master, this story isn't simple, if you—

Master, the rouge store is starting to stir.

You have to take care, okay?

What is its name?

Qian Qian.

If there's nothing else, we'll leave first then.

Let's go. Let's go.

The world is so vast, it has different types of air.

- What's "air"? - "Air"? I don't know, haven't heard of it before.

Listen to my verses.

My beauty never needs

heavy makeup.

- Aren't they hitting the nail on the nose? - What does it mean?

It's just praising my beauty.

A natural beauty.

Look at mine. At first, I read it as...

Okay, okay. That's enough.

Let's memorize our verses first.

For tomorrow's birthday party, we all have to do our parts!

How does that sound, Princess? Let's work hard for tomorrow!

Master, there's movement.

Hurry, bring it over.

Master, are we really cooperating with Consort Lan?

That person has the courage and the means,

she's a true heroine.

But before she was very quiet and obedient.

It's clear now that she was just acting before,

and that she's thick with scheming.

People who do big things,

must also have big plans.

Moreover, right now, our goals align,

so you don't need to worry.

- But what if she— - Don't waste any more talk,

we're all on the same boat now.

So I've decided—

Who is it!?

Are you trying to scare me to death?

Sister.

Why are you still awake when it's already so late?

Sister, you're also awake now, right? Let's go.

Let me take you to a place.

- Where are we going? - You'll know very soon.

Sister, come here quickly.

Sister, you're here.

- Please come inside. - Hello, Sister.

Have a seat. Quickly.

Sister, have some food first.

Why are you being so polite?

That's right. Princess Sister's relationship with us

is different than before, right?

Here, try my new chili paste.

Let me try it.

Here, you try it too.

Let me try it.

How is it? Is it tasty?

- It's a little spicy. - Spicy?

Sister, what flavor do you want to have?

- It's all fine. Let's eat up. - Yes.

All right, all right.

Sister, what are you smiling about?

I just thought,

that this scene is really familiar.

You three,

resemble my old friends.

Princess, during dance practice today,

I noticed that something was on your mind.

That's why I brought you here to try hotpot.

In the past, if one of us were unhappy, we would have hotpot and chat.

Sister, you can tell us what's troubling you.

That's right! We sisters need to look out for one another. We care for each other sincerely.

We'd be glad to hear you out.

Princess, we've lived under the same roof for many years.

But only recently have we started getting closer.

When I think about it, it's really regrettable.

In the past, you and Consort Lan would always revolve around His Highness.

It's not like we don't want to do the same,

but he never pays attention to us.

We live in this manor like we exist,

but also like we don't exist.

The three of us can only look to each other for support.

Sometimes I think,

are we to live like this for the rest of our lives?

Until recently when you took us along to practice.

That was the first time that I thought that we had something to do

and something to look forward to in this manor. Whether we serve His Highness,

it doesn't matter anymore.

Our time in this life is short.

Every encounter and friendship is precious.

Sister, like you've advised,

it's time to live for ourselves. Don't feel sad either.

We will make the most of the present, be happy and not let anything bring us down.

Time doesn't wait for us, so living each day to the fullest

is how we can truly appreciate this life that we're given.

Why are you crying?

Sister, please don't cry.

Princess, don't cry.

Cherish the present, enjoy each day!

Let's make a toast to now.

Cheers!

Why don't we name our dance group the "Hotpot Girls Group"? How's that?

You're always on about eating food.

What about the "four great female scholars"?

That's too boastful!

Sister, why don't you name us?

Then...

"A girl group from the manor."

I think that's good.

Who is it?

W-What's wrong with you?

What happened here?

You drank alcohol?

This is hardly the time to talk about me.

D-Does it hurt?

Why is the blood pale red?

I just got poisoned, no big deal.

You got poisoned? How is that no big deal?

Do you need to go to the hospital? Is your life in danger?

Is there an antidote in the story?

- What should we do? - Princess.

Master is really okay.

He's already like this, how can he be okay?

If he eats my medicine, he'll be back to normal by tomorrow.

I'm not drinking it.

Be good, drink it quickly.

No need.

Just drink all of it at once.

I'm okay.

Listen to me!

Princess, after Master drinks my medicine, he'll fall asleep for a bit.

I'll go get some new supplies for bandages

If the price for leaving is your life,

then I'd rather you live.

Let's just try to cherish the time we have left.

In order to return to Real Dragon Valley, we've persisted for ten years.

No matter how many worlds we traveled to,

I'd always seen myself as a visitor.

Across three thousand worlds

and even in the real world,

there was no one worth my attention.

For someone like that, I can choose to stay.

But...

Yes, if we don't leave,

not only will our lives be in danger,

but Xiaoru might also be trapped in the story.

I still haven't found a solution to this problem.

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♫ I only promise you ♫

♫ Be inseparable like others' shadows ♫

♫ You can only blame that I was too careful ♫

♫ I wanted to block the rain for you, but I blocked the scenery ♫

♫ The first time I met you ♫

♫ I didn't dare to become close with you ♫

♫ It's all my fault that I wasn't smart enough. I left all my love for you ♫

♫ I took a sneak peek at love. I only want to keep you behind ♫

♫ Promise me. Warmly embrace love ♫

♫ This time, I won't let love stop ♫

♫ The mornings and nights we walked together ♫

♫ One act at a time with you ♫

♫ Looking for our agreement ♫

♫ I have decided to embrace love ♫

♫ I don't think about it. Let the story turn back into what it was before ♫

♫ In my memories. The sound I loved before ♫

♫ The traces of pain ♫

♫ I always thought it was you ♫

♫ This time, embrace love well ♫

♫ This time, let the story change to how it was before ♫

♫ I am willing. The sound of softly kissing you ♫

♫ The traces of healing you ♫

♫ It was all because of you ♫

♫ It was all because of you ♫