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Your Sensibility My Destiny

Episode 20

There is a bridge named the Bridge of Helplessness.

There is a river named the River of Forgetfulness.

My beloved leaves me on the Yi River. The moon is chilly.

How can I free you from sorrow?

Do you know what you look like now?

A bloodthirsty sword.

If you're here to kill me,

there's no need to be so chatty.

Ji Ding Yue,

there's more than killing each other between people.

Save me the life lessons.

You and I were born different.

What's the difference?

When I was six,

I got into a fight with the young prince from Xiyue.

When you passed by, without a word,

you knocked that young prince to the ground.

You even took the blame for everything in front of Father.

Because you cared about me.

After your mother passed away,

you observed mourning for three years and became a vegetarian during that period.

Your filial piety is exceptional.

You incapacitated my guards and barged in here,

I assume you didn't come here just to catch up, right?

I just want to see

if you are still the same person with compassion and righteousness.

Compassion and righteousness?

Between you and me, there is no need to say such ludicrous things.

Ji Ding Lan,

if you're here to ask about Ling Yan's death,

there's no need to beat around the bush.

We can't bring the dead back.

Besides, I have no doubts about this matter.

Ji Ding Yue,

all the nasty things you've done over the years,

I've always let them pass.

But from this moment on,

you can no longer do whatever you want.

I will not give up

what is supposed to be mine.

Good.

I've also had enough of

your calm and breezy pretence.

I will bring back all of Ling Yan's

belongings to Lin Chi.

You don't deserve to keep them.

Yan'er, it's my fault that you died.

I'd rather Ji Ding Lan stabbed me to death.

But as long as I'm alive,

I'll never stop fighting him.

You wouldn't die for nothing.

I won't let your death be in vain.

Ji Ding Lan,

your death will come soon.

Qin Zheng Hall

Your Majesty.

Memorandum

The salt smuggling issue in Quzhou is rampant and persistent.

The officials are at their wit's end.

I need to make a decision urgently.

Your Majesty, it's such a big empire,

there are countless things

that need your decision.

Only by taking care of your health,

can you take care of all the civilians.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, you're getting much healthier these days.

Your old illness is almost cured.

You'll completely recover by the time

of the Ancestral Remembrance Ceremony.

Speaking of which,

are all the arrangements for the ceremony in place?

Your Majesty,

the logistics of the ceremony

and the sacred relics have been settled.

There's only this one last thing.

Your Majesty, you must choose a prince

who will seek blessings at the auspicious time as soon as possible.

The only three princes who have come of age

are Prince Rui, Prince Jing and Ding Lan.

According to the custom of the previous emperors,

your choice of prince for the ceremony

will also send a clear message to the world.

Prince Rui is ambitious and courageous,

but sometimes, he can be unscrupulous to get what he wants.

Prince Jing is benevolent and has a big heart. He does a lot of good deeds.

But he has no interest in ruling the empire.

As for Ding Lan,

although his talent and martial arts skills are better than other princes,

his personal relationship is holding him back.

Your Majesty, with all due respect,

Second Prince is a young man in his prime.

His focus on romance is only temporary.

There's no need to worry about that, Your Majesty.

Summon them to the place now.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Young Master.

We've received a message from the palace.

You've been summoned to the palace to see His Majesty immediately.

Did the messenger say what it was about?

The recent major event in the palace

is the Ancestral Remembrance Ceremony.

She's in such a state,

I don't feel comfortable leaving her side.

This is a matter of national importance,

you have to depart immediately, Young Master.

Take care of Madam. Get the carriage ready.

Yes, Young Master.

Yan'er!

Yan'er! Yan'er! Yan'er!

Yan'er, where are you?

Sister.

Yan'er!

Yan'er! Yan'er!

Yan'er, where are you?

Yan'er. Yan'er. Yan...

It's my fault.

I failed to keep you safe.

Qin Zheng Hall

Something has been bothering me.

I asked you here today

Memorandum

to hear about your thoughts.

I'd like to share your worries, Father.

Please tell us, Father.

The salt smuggling issue in Quzhou is rampant and persistent.

The officials are at their wit's end.

It's quite a big problem for me.

If this matter was left in your hands,

how would you handle it?

Ding Luan, tell me your thoughts.

I haven't figured out a solution yet.

But if the lower price of contraband salt

can ease the burden of civilians,

it may be a good thing.

That's enough. Ding Yue.

In my opinion,

the salt bandits rife mustn't be tolerated.

I'd like to lead an army to eradicate them.

In addition,

harsher punishment should be rendered against salt smugglers

to eliminate the problem once and for all.

Ding Lan.

Father,

the main force of the rampant salt bandits are divided into two groups.

One is low-wage labourers from the border,

the other is sailors from the salt area.

They are all ordinary citizens.

What's your strategy then?

I think it's imperative

to start with three approaches.

First, improve the trading method.

Second, reduce tax for salt merchants.

Third, clean up the salt officials.

We'll be able to put an end to salt smuggling with these three approaches.

Clean up the salt officials.

Is there a specific way?

Appoint merchants as officials.

Merchants are lowly. How can we appoint them as officials?

Nanlu has never had a precedent for this.

Appointing influential local merchants as officials

will raise the status of salt merchants.

It'll further attract small and medium-sized salt merchants

and prevent them from turning into illegal salt traders.

Salt producers' disruption on the market

by raising salt prices will also be restrained.

The salt merchants will be able to focus on managing their salt business,

while the operation of official salt can develop healthily.

About what Ding Lan just said,

do you two have any different opinions?

I admire Brother

for coming up with such an idea.

Ding Lan's ideas are well thought out,

I think you are very satisfied too, Father.

Alright. Give me some time to think about it.

You can wait outside the door first.

We shall take our leave.

Yan'er.

I'm here to see you.

Yue

My silly sister.

Does he know how much you loved him?

Has he ever given you tenderness?

Has he ever kept a promise?

Why did you have to be so silly?

Madam,

please come with me when you're done grieving.

Qin Zheng Hall

Brother, you analysed the issue so thoroughly.

Get to the root cause of the problem

to eliminate it once and for all.

Young Master, we have a problem.

Madam is missing.

Madam has probably gone to investigate the death of Miss Ling Yan.

Death of Miss Ling?

I'd like to find out

the truth of Ling Yan's death as well.

If Sister-in-law and I can work together,

I'm sure we can find out the truth quicker.

I'm afraid you've already acted before telling me this.

Princes, His Majesty requests your presence.

Eunuch Dai, please give me a piece of paper and a brush.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Majesty,

something urgent came up, the second prince has left.

I heard that

Sister-in-law seems to be in some kind of trouble.

Because of a woman again.

Father, if there's anything you need him to do,

I can take over for him.

Edict

Father, you have taught me to tell the far by the near,

Father, you have taught me to tell the far by the near,

the whole by the partial,

the whole by the partial, and the important by the insignificant.

and the important by the insignificant.

I know well

the reason you summoned us to the palace.

I believe you already have the answer in your mind.

I don't want to affect your judgment by being here.

Young Master, where are we going now?

Wu Mo Manor.

Young Master, based on what Prince Rui just said,

Madam must be in his hands.

It's fine.

Ji Ding Yue won't dare to harm Lin Chi now.

Edict

Eunuch Dai.

Your Majesty.

Announce the edict.

Yes, Your Majesty.

By the order of His Majesty,

Qin Zheng Hall

Second Prince Ji Ding Lan has been appointed as the representative of princes

Han Yuan Hall

to seek blessings at the Ancestral Remembrance Ceremony.

Prince Rui's Residence

End of the edict.

Your Highness, she's here.

Leave us.

You, Ji Ding Yue, are the culprit

behind the family massacre back then.

It's been ten years.

My devoted sister

must have died in your hands.

You are right.

Ling Yan is dead because of me.

It's...

It's really you.

The Lin family has never done anything wrong to you.

Ling Yan loved you so much.

Why did you have

to be so ruthless to us?

Although Ji Ding Lan and I are brothers,

we have been destined to be enemies

since we were little.

He was born with higher status.

He's the son of the Empress.

And he's gifted, a great scholar and fighter.

In Father's eyes,

he sees only him as his son.

Mo Qing Chen has no intention to be your enemy,

it's all because of your jealousy.

My grandfather was killed for

giving the prophecy for Nanlu.

My mother found out the truth by accident

and ended up dead because of the Empress.

I could only try to find the weakness of Ji Ding Lan,

to prove the innocence of my family to Father,

to prove that

I am his most trustworthy son.

Even so,

what did this have to do with my family?

Back then, the Empress claimed that

Ji Ding Lan was born weak and

sent him to the Lin family to recuperate.

But I knew full well

what you were really treating him for.

You could only blame your family's bad luck that you got involved

in the secret of a demon that will bring calamity to the empire.

That day, when Ji Ding Lan was being treated,

I ordered Leng Feng to kill everyone.

By the time he woke up,

everyone was dead.

He was covered in blood,

and it made him the suspect of the massacre.

Call it revenge, or a set-up, it doesn't matter to me.

This is the fate

he has to bear as a demon.

You're a really horrible man.

If it wasn't for the Empress,

his reputation would've already been tarnished.

What makes them think they

could do whatever they want in the palace?

Why should my innocent Lin family

become your tool?

That's your destiny.

What about Ling Yan?

You spared her back then and adopted her.

It's been ten years.

How could you kill her?

I have just one question for you.

Have you ever truly loved her?

Yue

You loved her.

Then why did you...

Why did you kill her?

Love is nothing but a lie.

It will eventually disappear.

I've lost everything now.

I won't let Ji Ding Lan live happily either.

His Majesty has appointed Ji Ding Lan as the prince

to seek blessings at the Ancestral Remembrance Ceremony in a few days.

Do you know what that means?

That means

he has the best shot for the throne.

Your husband will definitely shine

at the ceremony.

Young Master, Madam is back.

How is she?

I'll diagnose her immediately.

Young Master,

Prince Rui is in the study.

Take care of Madam.

Yes, Young Master.

What did you do to Lin Chi?

Have you ever heard of the Zhuyu plant?

Grind this plant and drink it with water.

Three days later,

the person will die of organ failure.

I'm not interested in killing Lin Chi.

Whether to let her live or not,

depends on your heart.

During the Ancestral Remembrance Ceremony,

in front of Father,

in front of the Empress,

and in front of all the ministers,

I want you to admit that you are

the demon who has no sensory perception in the prophecy.

If you do as I said,

I'll give you the antidote right away.

Scram.

No matter how capable you are,

you're still ruined because of a woman in the end.

Young Master, Madam is deeply poisoned.

The poison is indeed the Zhuyu plant.

If Madam can't consume the antidote within three days,

she will...

Madam will die.

Where can I find the antidote?

One of the herbs for the antidote

grows in the cold land of the northern county.

I'm afraid you won't even

be able to reach there in three days.

I can't let her die because of me.

Madam mustn't know about

the deal I made with Ji Ding Yue.

Yes, Young Master.

You're awake.

I'm sorry that

I got you in trouble.

And that I let Ji Ding Yue poison me.

Don't blame yourself and don't be afraid.

I'll search for the best doctors

to get you the antidote.

Ji Ding Yue fed me poison

instead of killing me instantly.

He doesn't want me dead.

He must know that I am your weakness.

He threatened you with the antidote,

didn't he?

What kind of deal did he make with you?

Tell me.

♫ The light of faith illuminates the future ♫

Ji Ding Yue wants me to withdraw from the competition for the throne.

If I give up fighting for the throne,

♫ An obsession without question ♫

he'll give me the antidote.

♫ I love you so much that even pains come late ♫

But you're the best prince in Nanlu

and His Majesty's most outstanding son.

You can't...

♫ I'm afraid to see the look in your eyes ♫

The throne, status and power,

I've never cared about them.

♫ Falling in an instant for someone ♫

Otherwise, I wouldn't have lived in this Wu Mo Manor,

that's far from the palace.

I would have asked Father for a title.

♫ Time passed in the blink of an eye ♫

Before I met you,

not just the throne,

♫ I was too stupid to lock a door ♫

but I didn't care about

anything or anyone in the world.

♫ And wasn't brave enough to keep you around ♫

Until you came.

You make me feel things, have emotions,

have someone to worry about.

You are the one I should

♫ I caress your face, but your silent tears tell me we're not meant to be ♫

never let go of in this world.

But

♫ Needle and thread mend the scars that appear over time ♫

I hate to see that because of me, you...

♫ Sewing a floating dream ♫

Being your husband is the identity I care most about.

♫ Wandering in the humanly world with foolishness that may get me killed ♫

Ji Ding Yue can't threaten me.

If he wants to compete with me,

I can give it up to him.

♫ If we survive the night, we will likely be together forever ♫

You are all I need.

♫ I caress your face and my tears drop in silence ♫

♫ Needle and thread mend the scars that appear over time ♫

♫ Sewing a floating dream ♫

♫ Wandering in the humanly world with foolishness that may get me killed ♫

Lin Chi, I'm sorry.

♫ If we survive the night, we will likely be together forever ♫

Father, Mother,

I'm sorry.

♫ I caress your face, but your silent tears tell me we're not meant to be ♫

Ding Luan, I'm sorry.

Ling Shu, Ling Hua,

♫ A few lanterns burned through the night ♫

I'm sorry.

♫ Took a look at the ashes of this life ♫

Please don't blame me

for leaving you forever tomorrow.

♫ Branded deep but people leave ♫

If I become a star in the sky,

I will twinkle every night,

waiting for you to see me.

♫ When I turn around there's no one left ♫

Greetings, Father.

Ding Lan?

I came to the palace today

to thank you for the appointment.

You mean the blessing ceremony?

Come.

As you said,

tell the far by the near, the whole by the partial,

and the important by the insignificant.

Actually, I have already

chosen you in my heart.

Forgive me for being unfilial.

I've been living far away in Wu Mo Manor all these years,

I seldom spend time with you

and share your worries.

I'm just glad that

you grew up to be so wise and brave.

We may seem estranged,

but I know in my heart

how considerate and protective

you are of me.

I always treat everyone equally.

What you've been given

is what you've earned.

Please allow me to ask for one more thing.

Go ahead.

I'm Mother's only son.

Her only hope.

I implore that

no matter what happens in the future,

please do not blame Mother.

Am I a wise emperor

to you?

You're a bold strategist and you value talents.

You're the wisest emperor.

If your mother hasn't done anything wrong,

I will love and cherish her.

I've been given a great responsibility

and will inevitably be caught up in conflict.

I only wish for the safety of Mother.

I will judge

right and wrong fairly.

Thank you, Father. Please accept my prostration.

Why do you have time

to practice archery with me today?

I haven't used a weapon in a long time.

I'm a little rusty.

Come, try it.

When your heart is straight, so is your arrow.

Our heart is the source of power,

the archery skill comes second.

What do you see at this moment?

Target board.

Target stand.

Trees and clouds.

The only thing you need to keep an eye on

is the feather on the end of your arrow.

Shoot.

I get it now, Brother.

When I shoot, I shouldn't look just with my eyes,

I should aim with my heart too.

Wu Mo Manor

Drink it.

This medicine fights the toxin.

It'll slow the effect of the toxin.

Don't worry,

this poison doesn't cause me any pain.

I had a dream just now.

What did you dream of? Tell me about it.

I dreamed that we had three children.

Two girls and a boy.

We brought them to the marketplace.

They were naughty.

One moment, they were crying out for the windmill toy,

the next, they were demanding scallion pancakes.

They were just like me.

I say,

we have to have two boys and two girls.

One person holds two children when we go out.

Now that's only fair.

Sure, you give birth to the extra one.

Then you leave me with no choice but to get another wife.

Don't you dare!

Since you've dreamed of the marketplace,

why don't we go to the marketplace now?

You mean it?