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Episode 3

Congratulations for successfully finding your missing daughter.

Please get up.

I am happy as long as you are not angry at me.

If she is really your daughter,...

...it means what'd been troubling you is finally resolved.

Why would I be mad?

However, it's been so many years.

I didn't even know that I have a daughter at the border.

Your Majesty, I think you should verify her identity.

If she's indeed the daughter...

...of the Mo family, it is worth celebrating.

Yes, I should.

Father, I'm sorry. Please spare me for once.

Father.

"Hou Xiaomei"

Father, I will repent.

You still can't ride a horse...

...despite learning polo for over a year.

What can you actually do?

Other girls just need to read books and learn poems.

I don't mind learning how to sew, too.

Why do I have to learn riding?

Studying? Think of how many teachers you have driven away.

If you can't even play polo,...

...how would you compare to other talented girls in the palace?

That's not what I want.

I just want to spend time with you at home.

No way.

Continue. -Father.

Continue. -Father.

State Duke Chen.

Eunuch.

Today you missed the court session because you're unwell.

The Emperor sent me to visit you. Are you feeling better?

Many thanks to His Majesty.

Is there any issue you wish to inform me?

The Emperor wants to talk to you. Please follow me to the palace.

Please.

This was sent by General Cheng from the front line.

What is this?

I'm not sure if you still remember what happened that year.

Of course I remember.

Depicted in this drawing...

...is your token, which bears the character Qin.

That year, I gave this token to Ruolan.

Now it's found on a young lady at the border.

Could she have...

...known Miss Ruolan?

She said she's the offspring of Ruolan and I.

What? -I think Ruolan visited me then...

...to tell me the whereabouts of our daughter,...

...yet I.....

Your Majesty, it was all fate's arrangement.

There was no right or wrong.

You were the only one who saw Ruolan for the last time.

Please recount...

...the sequence of events, right from the beginning to the end.

Yes, Your Majesty.

That year, I was assigned to guard Youyin Taimen.

What happened? -Prince of Qin is at Xuanwu Gate.

He's trapped by the Crown Prince's army.

General, please save him.

Please treat him. -Yes!

Yes!

Gather the troops and follow me to save Prince of Qin!

I don't know how the Mo family got the news.

They got ready and went to save you.

When I arrived at the scene,...

...the Mo family was already battling Li Jiancheng's army.

The rebels started slaughtering anyone they saw.

The Mo family suffered terrible losses.

I owe Ruolan too much.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, forgive my oversight!

If I cannot locate Ruolan's daughter,...

...I would have let her down.

Your Majesty.

The identity of the girl has not been verified.

How about I meet her on your behalf?

That's a good idea. If she is indeed my daughter,...

...I will make it up to her.

Yes, Your Majesty.

God master.

Is the water still hot? -It's very hot.

Get up. I'll change the water.

There's no need for that.

In that case, do you have any other request?

No.

You can no longer wear these clothes. I shall throw them away.

No, don't throw them away! Don't!

My underwear is in there.

Good heavens, what shall I do?

Why are you following me?

Don't tell me you have fallen for me.

Fine. Your words are sharp but I think you understand humans.

I'll name you Wangcai from now on.

If you follow me, I will treat you well.

Fine. I'll keep..... Don't go!

Are you overjoyed?

It's a deal then. You shall follow me from now on!

How...

...do you even wear this?

That's it. This is how you wear it.

What is this? -It's the underpants.

Won't it be uncomfortable?

I've worn this since young. I'm used to it.

It's ugly!

What are you laughing at? Bring me a pair of scissors!

Please don't kill yourself! -Don't get the wrong idea! Get it!

Sister. Apparently Master Yun treats you well.

Nonsense. -I understand.

No matter how talented he is,...

...he is a wild child from a rural area.

You are a princess of Tang. Why would you fall for him?

I've lived at the border since young.

I consider myself a girl from the rural area.

If I weren't the daughter of the Emperor,...

...I don't think you would care about me.

No. Please don't be mad. That wasn't what I meant.

What I meant was, Master Yun.....

It doesn't matter whether he's a royalty or from a rural area.

If status was the only concern, no one would have saved us.

Don't talk about this anymore. -Yes.

So, do you like Yun Ye?

Stop spouting nonsense. Why would I fall for...

...someone as ill-mannered as him?

You are indeed my sister.

Since young, no one dares to touch my head.

Can you do it again?

When will winter be over? -I know, right?

I can't feel my feet.

What are you looking at? Aren't you feeling cold?

This reminds me of...

...the Winter Olympic Games. -Winter Olympic Games?

Whose daughter is that? Does the thought of her keep you warm?

Who is in charge of weapon here? -You?

Weapon? Is it for self-defence?

Don't worry. We're here.

So you got this from Chief Official Cui? What is it?

These are called ice skates. -Ice skates?

What are they for? -It's for ice skating, of course.

If my father found out that...

...you altered the weapon,...

...you'd be dead.

Your father is freezing. He doesn't have the time for me.

You'll be sweating in a minute. -With this?

I don't believe you. -Are you sure?

Watch carefully! -You might fall!

Wow, that's amazing.

How is it? -You're amazing!

Didn't you say you'd protect me? How would you protect me?

You wouldn't die even if you fall!

Is this what you meant by ice skating?

Let's take a look. -Not bad, brother.

You're a brilliant physician and a good ice-skater to boot!

What just flew by? -I have no idea.

It's Master Yun. He is so talented.

He can slide on ice.

I think he's merely balancing himself on the ice.

As long as you balance yourself, you can do this on the ice.

I see.

Let's take a look.

Master Yun, what are you doing?

Slow down!

Come on, everyone!

Watch out!

Do it faster! -Master Yun, you're amazing.

You can produce salt, save a dying man...

...and even do this on ice. You're amazing.

Crown Prince, Princess, come on. The wind is strong up there.

You'll feel warmer after exercising.

You just recovered. I don't think you should go.

If so, what about you, Princess?

It's just an insignificant trick. -Come on.

This is a talent, all right? Are you afraid of falling?

I'll protect you! Allow me to perform an ice-skating stunt.

Watch carefully.

Do it slowly.

Cheng Chumo, is this your idea?

Father, this is Yun Ye's doing.

Yun Ye, come up here. -You should come down!

Everyone is feeling cold. You'll feel warmer after exercising!

If you don't come up now, I will punish you!

You should come down! -Come up!

You should come down! -I told you to come up!

Come down!

You'd better get up here!

We are entering Chang'an now.

Tang dynasty. Hairpin.

Statue. Princess.

What's all this about?

When will I get my hairpin back?

It feels like I'm never getting it back.

Why are you moving stealthily? What are you doing here?

I just wanted to know...

...why you weren't cooking. What are you doing here?

Wangcai is missing. I came here to search for WangCai. WangCai!

WangCai, time to go home! WangCai!

What are you looking at? What's in your hand?

I shall say this beforehand, you can only look at it.

You're not allowed to take it.

How dare you steal my portrait? -Don't get the wrong idea.

She just looks like you. It's not you.

You'd better not lie to me. If you secretly drew my portrait,...

...I won't forgive you.

Go back to cook now. Move over.

If you didn't have my hairpin,...

...do you think I would cook for you?

Your Majesty, the troops will arrive in the capital soon.

Should we make preparation to welcome them?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, what's troubling you?

There's a report from the front line. General Cheng...

...is bringing back a wise man who knows how to make salt.

A man who knows how to make salt? Isn't that great, Your Majesty?

I heard that his background is complex.

His surname is Yun.

Your Majesty, are you worried that...

...he may be a descendant of the Yun family from the Sui dynasty?

Right. Back then, to establish the empire, Emperor Emeritus...

...did not reinvestigate the cases from the Sui Dynasty.

If this man is indeed from the Yun family,...

...he may be demonstrating his talent...

...as a means...

...to seek reinvestigation into the cases from before.

Don't worry. If you asked me,...

...if he is indeed from the Yun family, this is a good thing.

In what way?

If he isn't from the Yun family...

...and he's demonstrating his talents to us,...

...I'm afraid he is not after small rewards and benefit.

He can either be a spy or an extremely ambitious person.

He might be a threat to the Great Tang in the future.

What if he is indeed from the Yun family?

If that is the case,...

...we shall give his family a justification...

...to show that we're sincere.

As for Emperor Emeritus,...

...I'll talk to him.

I'm sorry that you'll have to put up with...

...Emperor Emeritus' eccentric ways.

Your Majesty.

What about sending Wushe to find out more first?

If he isn't from the Yun family, execute him.

Wushe.

I shall leave this to you. -Yes, Your Majesty.

The children are in there. You can't intrude the place!

They're all children! -Hurry up.

What are you doing? You can't intrude the place! You.....

You.....

Yueniang, they forced their way in.

Are you Xinyue of the Lu family? "Lu Xinyue"

I am Wushe, the Head of the Imperial Guards.

We're here for a mission. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Mission? Then shouldn't you approach my father instead?

What are you doing here?

We are here to seek a child with the surname Yun.

I'm afraid you have wasted your time.

There's no such person. -I have enquired his neighbours.

They told me clearly that...

...the child was sent here.

That child was wild. He didn't want to be controlled and...

...ran away within a day. -He ran away?

Lady Xinyue, if we do not find the child today,...

...you may be implicated. -Xiaonan.

What does he mean? -My surname is Yun.

Sister Xinyue, didn't you teach me to be honest?

Silly child. -We finally found you.

It's been so many years. Why won't you leave the child alone?

Lady Xinyue, you misunderstood us.

No matter what, I won't let you take her away.

Lady Xinyue, there's a remarkable young man from Yun Family lately.

The Emperor would like to restore the family to its former glory.

Thus, we're sent here to locate the remaining Yun descendants.

This is the imperial decree. You may verify it.

Is this real?

Sister Xinyue, what is he talking about?

Xiaonan, you can finally meet your family.

Can I still come back here?

Old lady, may I know if you are Madam Yun?

I didn't hear you entering.

Please accept my apologies.

May I ask for your name?

I am Wushe, a trusted official of the Emperor.

Due to Yun Tian's misdeeds, the Yun family fell from grace.

All the males were sent off to the border as labourers.

All the females became slaves and were scattered around.

Look at the state we're in now.

What more does the Emperor want?

It seems that you have misunderstood.

What you said happened in Sui dynasty.

The current Emperor is kind.

He sympathised with the Yun family.

He has assigned me to help reunite and rebuild the Yun family.

Old lady, look, who is this?

"Xiaonan"

"Madam Yun"

You are Yun Huai's daughter.

My name is Xiaonan.

Since you are from the Yun family, you must follow the family rules.

Greet your father now.

Yun Huai.

Do you see this? Xiaonan has returned home.

You can now rest in peace.

However, look at our current state.

There may be no male descendant left.

How are we going to rebuild the family?

Madam Yun, don't lose hope.

I shall bring you to meet another person.

"One is bound to get hurt when you're out there.

I can kill you in four strokes!"

Let's drink.

I can't drink anymore. -Why not?

Then tell us a secret. -That's fine, too.

I indeed have a secret.

I like a girl.

She's called Xinyue. She's unlike any nobleman's daughter.

She's not like the girls who read a few books and speak obnoxiously.

She's different. She sold her works...

...and used the money to build an orphanage in Chang'an.

She has a heart of gold. Compared to her,...

...the rest only have outer beauty.

No, that won't matter a bit if she's not even pretty.

Who says Xinyue is not pretty? -Have you seen her before?

I heard that she is beautiful, gracious...

...and even looks like Wang Zhaojun.

How I wish I can meet her.

You are the Crown Prince. You can meet any girl you like.

Xinyue is different.

Her grandfather is a wise man in Shandong.

They have strict rules. Even the royals don't dare to approach her.

We don't want to be seen as being disrespectful.

Taking advantage of my achievement this time,...

...upon my return to Chang'an,...

...I should be able to get a chance.

I wondered why the Crown Prince came here personally.

So you're doing it to win the heart of a pretty lady!

Don't be fooled by his usual gentleness.

I would never have guessed that he would have such thoughts.

Come on. Let's drink. -Let's drink.

Come on!

They are inside.

Thanks, General Cheng.

This way, please, Madam.

Hold on.

May I ask what will happen if he isn't from the Yun family?

General Cheng, what's wrong?

It'll then be a crime of deceiving the Emperor, of course.

Madam, come on. -Come on.

Let's have fun. -Yes.

That'll be fun. -Where are you going?

Eunuch Wushe.

Greetings, Crown Prince.

Eunuch Wushe, what's the matter?

The Emperor ordered me to bring Master Yun's family here.

Master Yun's family?

Crown Prince and Official Cheng, please...

...step aside for a moment.

Why should we?

Why can't we be here?

Chumo.

Get out. You're an embarrassment. Get out!

Crown Prince.

This.....

What is this all about?

Are you Yun Ye?

What's the matter?

Madam, please look carefully.

Is he a descendant of your family? -Yes.

Yun Ye, is that you?

Has my Brother Ye finally returned?

Brother Ye? Grandmother, you must be mistaken.

When tragedy struck our family,...

...you were very young! Your eyes weren't even open.

I remember you...

...but you don't remember me.

Our family?

Tragedy? -That's right.

The Yun family tragedy happened in the Sui dynasty.

It was followed by the Wude era. Now it is the Zhenguan era.

The Yun family.

Yun Tian committed a crime and the Yun family was implicated.

We lost everything. This case...

...was never reinvestigated.

If it weren't for the current Emperor,...

...I may not even get to meet you now.

If I don't acknowledge her as my grandmother, I would be dead!

Grandmother!

I'm your grandson! I am Yun Ye!

Are you Yun Ye? -Grandmother!

It's you, Yun Ye.

It's all my fault.

I failed to protect you. -Grandmother?

It seems like I fit the appearance of Yun Ye.

That means, I, Yun Buqi,...

...have finally met my ancestor.

This is so confusing. Well, I'll try to survive this round first.

It's me.

Why aren't you asleep at this hour?

Are you waiting for a special guest?

Why aren't you dead yet? It's been too easy for you.

Why are you cursing me? I wonder what your intention is.

Follow me.

Just say what's on your mind. It's already late.

Stop bringing me around. Say it!

Don't think you can get away with everything based on your tricks.

No one can protect you once you enter the palace.

You don't have to worry about it.

As for you,...

...the palace is a complicated place.

With your temper, you wouldn't even last two episodes.

What nonsense are you talking about?

Of course you won't understand me. I mean we should leave it to fate.

I heard you found your grandmother.

What about that?

I shall return this to you. After you go home, lead a good life.

Why did you suddenly turn into a good person? I'm not used to this.

Our debt is settled.

We don't owe each other anymore.

I won't make life difficult for you anymore.

I've been your chef for two days.

When you become a princess, don't forget to help the Yun family.

What's wrong? Are you not happy about being a princess?

My identity is not set in stone yet.

Why wouldn't your father acknowledge you as his daughter?

You don't understand.

If you aren't ready, don't enter the palace.

The palace is not a place you can enter and leave as you wish.

Can I hug you?