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Love & The Emperor EP14 Let's elope!

My General,

His Majesty's tent is empty,

we only find a note.

Well, Yang Mo is finally enlightened.

He said he'll fight the enemy on the front line in person.

In my opinion,

he just wanted to win and go out to play.

The ink is still wet.

Your Majesty didn't go out until dawn.

Send people around at once

to find Your Majesty.

Yes, General.

-Xie Qingshu! -Let's go.

What's the matter with you?

You always say that I am a dull dog.

Why did you break up a matched set by yourself today?

This place is bordered with West Liang and North Jing,

among the wilderness.

The situation is extremely complicated.

Your Majesty's safety is of course the top priority.

You're just unreasonably worrying.

Yang Mo and Li Xia left together.

What are you worried about?

It's just because of Li Xia

What are you muttering about?

Anyway, we need find Your Majesty first.

If Your Majesty is safe,

we will leave them be.

We will stay here

waiting for him.

That's more like it.

I happen to want to stay for two more days.

Where are we?

I told you when we left

that I have never left the imperial city

with high walls since I was a child.

Now that we have won the war.

it would be such a pity

not to travel around.

This barren land in the wilderness

can also make him so excited.

I really feel sorry for My Majesty.

Then why are you blindfolding me?

Will you come out with me

if I don't blindfold you?

We'd better go back

to find General Xie and General Fan.

We've been out so long.

They should be worried.

I took great pains to bring you out,

just to not be disturbed by others.

It's rare to get along with you.

I will never go back

before we have a good time.

I don't think there's much fun here.

Let's play with General Xie and General fan.

It's only lively when there are more people.

Are you so unwilling to be alone with me?

If I had known that,

I shouldn't have taken your blindfold off.

As the king of a country,

how can you be so willful?

If I had known,

I shouldn't have let you cover my eyes.

Play by yourself. I'll go back first.

Stay here please.

I brought you here

just to take you to a place.

This place is located at the borders

of South Ting, North Jing, and West Liang,

which is the birthplace of South Ting's dragon vein.

Our South Ting royal family has a precept:

Those who succeed to the throne

can ask for a treasure from the ancestral temple.

I just want to take you

to the ancestral temple and

ask for a game-saving button.

Game-saving button.

You still remember that?

Of course I remember.

I remember everything you want.

If I can't find it,

I'll ask for one for you.

In my whole life,

no one has ever treated me so well like this.

But when I get the game-saving button,

should I go back?

Is this the last time

we are together?

What are you thinking about?

Thank you for thinking of me so much.

But you should have said it to me earlier.

How boring to say that.

I originally wanted to give you an unexpected surprise

after getting the game-saving button!

Alright!

It's my fault.

May I ask My Majesty,

where shall we go next?

Go to a place

where there are only you and me.

After returning from the front line,

Your Majesty must be exhausted and need recuperation.

The Millennium ginseng I brought from North Jing.

Send it to the the Imperial Kitchen.

Let them cook it for Your Majesty.

Yes, Your Highness.

Good day, the State Preceptor.

Please sit down, State Preceptor.

Leave us alone.

Yes, your Highness.

I just have vaguely heard that

you want to give the Millennium ginseng

to Yang Mo.

Your Majesty won the battle this time.

I want to wait for him to return to the court.

You only know that Yang Mo defeated West Liang,

do you know that he hasn't returned to the court at all?

Yang Mo is on a sightseeing tour with Li Xia right now.

Couldn't be happier.

Your Highness,

Whether Yang Mo care about you or not,

do you want me to talk more?

This laddie is a handsome guy,

but also a worthless chicken.

Laddie, why don't you come to our village and get married

instead of doing the work of women.

Just let me do it.

What, did I do anything wrong?

Just let her see if she likes.

She's just jealous of you.

Come, try it.

How does it taste?

Well, pretty good.

As long as you like it.

If you want to eat it in the future,

I'll cook it for you.

No, no, that's OK.

You are so busy.

Never mind.

It's just cooking.

I'll do more for you in the future.

This is just the first one.

It's the first thing for you,

but it's the last for me.

I'll remember it all.

Thank you so much, Yang Mo.

Elder sister,

I passed by your precious land today,

and borrowed your stove.

I can repay you nothing but the dish.

Please try it.

For the first time in the world,

I've had a meal cooked by man.

Elder sister, you are wrong.

In fact, there is no difference

between men and women.

Fan Ruxiang, the General Guarding Distant Lands, is a woman.

But she is heroic in killing the enemy

and is as brave as a man on the battlefield.

Why can't men cook

when women can go to war?

For the one I love,

I can do anything.

That's true.

I also work in the field.

Why do I have to cook when I go home?

When my huaband comes back,

I must talk about this with him.

Try it please, elder sister.

Laddie, listen to what l said.

Your words are right.

But for the meal,

don't cook it in the future.

Let me do it!

Leave it to me!

Me

General Fan, just now we were cooking in the camp.

You said that people who don't work shall not eat.

Now you're stopping me from working.

So I'm afraid I shall not eat, right?

You are injured.

What I said does not include you.

So what indeed does General Fan want me to do?

I just want to ask,

what did you tell me that night when you left?

Sorry, I forgot.

Xie Qingshu!

What are you looking at?

I think that the ancestral temple of South Ting

is quite simple and plain.

Think about it.

This is the birthplace of South Ting's dragon vein.

When this temple was built,

my ancestors hadn't fought for South Ting's sovereignty.

Later, my ancestors achieved dominance.

In order to warn future generations not to forget their roots,

the ancestral temple remain unchanged,

with no renovation,

and no guard.

If I tell you the truth is that

the artists are too lazy to draw.

You must be mad.

Let's go!

Dear ancestors, today,

your descendant, Yang Mo, come to worship

and pray for favorable weather for South Ting,

and prosperity and peace.

There is a girl named Li Xia,

who is the person whom Mo loves.

Today Mo is here

to ask for a game-saving button for her.

I implore the ancestors to appreciate the sincerity of Mo's

and bless Mo to get what he wants.

Make a wish too.

If the heart is sincere, the will will come true.

Believe me,

South Ting ancestors will also bless you.

Hello, ancestors of South Ting.

I'm Li Xia.

I'm going to leave here.

I hope that after I leave,

you can bless Yang Mo

to eat and sleep well,

have fun everyday,

and realize his dream of becoming an great emperor.

Could it be that..

Am I really going back this time?

General Fan!

We have walked around the military tent ten times.

Are you not tired yet?

Xie Qingshu!

If you don't tell me what you said the night before leaving,

I can't sleep.

Do you really want to know?

If you really want to know,

then I will tell you.

Actually,

Actually, I didn't say anything that night.

You!

Be merciful, General Fan.

I haven't fully healed yet.

Is there anything else you want to ask now?

Where did you learn these tricks from?

I originally thought it was a game-saving button,

but I didn't expect it to be a Stone of Truth.

The ancestors might have heard it wrong, right?

The ancestors must think that

the Stone of Truth is more useful to you.

What?

Do you have opinions about your ancestors?

I don't want any Stone of Truth.

I just want to help you find the game-saving button.

Now that we have it.

Why not give it a try.

Do you have anything to ask me?

You don't need a test.

You won't lie to me.

So risky, almost exposed.

Don't you know

how many secrets you have?

How dare I play with the Stone of Truth!

You'd better be careful.

It's getting late.

Let's go in and rest.

Let's just sit here like this.

You look at me.

I look at the rain.

And when we feel sleepy, close our eyes and sleep.

How about it?

This stolen spare time

can be as long as possible.

The moon is so beautiful tonight.

There is a faint fragrance of green grass in the air.

Smells so good!

Why are you staring at me like this?

How beautiful you are.

Li Xia...

Your Highness!

Your Majesty returns to the court?

Your Highness, there is no news about His Majesty's return.

Need I add more oil to the lamp?

No.

You can leave now.

Yes, Your Highness.

Are you waken up?

I'll cook for you.

No hurry.

Don't you need to wash your face?

Let me help you.

No need, I'll just do it myself.

I appreciate your kindness.

I am afraid of...

Afraid of what?

I'm afraid you feel bad with my scar.

Face up.

This is the imperial edict.

Do you want to resist the edict?

Li Xia.

Your face is so hot.

What? Is there anything wrong?

You use the medicine for me?

I said that before

I will do everything for you

as long as you want.

Cooking for you is the first thing.

Asking for the game-saving button for you is the second.

And treating your face is the third.

I originally thought that

this bottle of medicine would cure your face.

But it's still almost.

Don't cry!

I don't dislike your hurt on your face.

I, Yang Mo, swear to the sky.

Since the first time I saw you,

I thought your face is just fine.

But treating the face is your wish.

You gave such good medicine to me,

what if

if General Fan or General Xie needs it!

But it was used by such an unimportant person like me.

I will do this

just because you are important!

If General Xie and General Fan knows that

I gave my medicine to you,

they will definitely understand why I did this!

Everything I do for you

is of my free will.

I'm just afraid I can't do enough.

As long as you are happy,

just leave everything else to me.

You don't need to be so good to me.

You may not know that

it has been the happiest days of my life

since we left the Imperial Palace.

I am not an emperor,

but an ordinary man in South Ting.

I protect my home country,

and I have my beloved by my side.

It turns out that life can be so vast,

and so reckless.

This is just like a dream!

Yes...

It's really like a dream.

But...

But one will eventually wake up.

If I don't want to wake up,

are you willing to stay with me in our dreams?

I seriously thought about it.

This emperor

is but a fictitious name.

It doesn't have to be me.

Instead of forcing myself

for some irrelevant people,

I would rather

spend the rest of my life with you carefree.

Xie Qingshu is not inferior to me

in his literary and military skills.

And he is assisted by Fan Ruxiang.

I am sure that the country and people of South Ting will be safe.

As for the Highness

The marriage serves the politics in essence.

It may not be her original intention.

Anyway, I let her down first.

But I will give her an explanation.

Along the way,

I finally understand

what I was afraid of

when you confessed to me before.

I'm afraid this dream will wake up sooner or later,

and I'm afraid I don't know

when I will leave here.

You are willing to give up everything for me.

But what promise can I give you?

If I'm gone,

what do you do?

Why are you crying again?

Are you afraid I can't do it?

I'm very happy that

you can say these to me.

Think of it as having a dream,

but you will wake up after all.

Do you think I am talking in a dream?

Don't you?

I, Yang Mo, swear to my ancestors...

You are the one to be Emperor of South Ting.

If you give up the throne,

are you worthy of Nan Ting's ancestors?

General Xie and General Fan can even sacrifice their lives for you.

Can you be worthy of their blood?

You are determined to be a good emperor from childhood.

Are you worthy of yourself?

Go back.

Be a good emperor.

They need you

more than I do.

Don't you need me?

No, I need.

But you have done well enough for me.

And I am satisfied.

Now I only hope that you will be the emperor of South Ting,

and realize the dream of world unification.

Then what else?

Nothing else.

So,

you can accompany me

only if I am the emperor of South Ting.

If I were just Yang Mo,

would it be worthless?

Just go back, I beg you.

Go back.

Alright.

Then we go back together.

And you stay by my side, and see

how I can be a good emperor you depicted.

Sorry, I can't go back with you!

I don't believe that!

Li Xia will not leave me alone!

What did Yang Mo and Li Xia do?

For a whole day.

Where did they go? Too delighted to return.

General Fan has got what she wants.

Still remember to care for Your Majesty?

You guys...

Xie Qingshu, you, you wronged me!

General Fan's words do work.

Speak of the devil.

What?

Feed the horse.

OK!

Why did you come back by yourself?

What about Li Xia?

There is a farm

five miles north from here.

Li Xia is there.

Please go and pick her up, Ruxiang.

What happened?

I see. I'm going now.

Don't worry.

Someone here!

Someone is dead!

Help!

Help!

Someone is dead!

Grandma, what happened?

On the northern mountain

A man jumped off the cliff just now.

Now I don't know whether he is alive or dead.

What does that person look like? What clothes is he wearing?

I was also just passing by.

I didn't look very carefully.

The person is not very old, and the clothes are quite good.

And he looks like an outsider.

Where is he now?

At the foot of the north mountain.

Yang Mo, don't do stupid things.

If Your Majesty is tired,

why don't we dismount and take a rest?

Fine.

I am thinking that,

as the emperor of South Ting,

whether I am doing well or not?

Why do Your Majesty say that?

I just feel that

whether it's the rebellion of West Liang,

the political marriage of North Jing,

the adultery committed by Consort Yue,

or the poisoning at banquet.

These major and minor events

seem to be in a total mess.

A mess without clue.

I really can't escape the blame.

Don't belittle yourself, Your Majesty.

If there is no one behind everything,

then everything would be easy to explain.

Whether it's Consort Yue's committing adultery,

West Liang's rebellion,

or poisoning at the engagement banquet,

it's all to arouse South Ting's internal and external troubles.

If we are in chaos in South Ting,

the one who can reap profits

is the one who makes the layout.

However,

it is really difficult to do things like poisoning at the banquet,

if he/she is not a close person to me.

Quite difficult.

If it's not the case,

I won't blame you wrongly several times.

If Your Majesty has proved my loyalty,

have you ever thought about

somebody else except me?

Li Xia? Li Xia?

Elderly, excuse me?

Have you ever seen a young girl nearby?

Are you looking for the one who has scars on his face

and looks rich in clothes?

Exactly.

I saw she went out alone.

Headed south.

Thanks a lot.

Your Majesty.

General Xie.

Your Majesty and the General made a triumphant return,

and made great contributions.

Yueying specially ordered a reception banquet

for Your Majesty and the General.

Good day, Your Highness.

Thanks for your kindness, Your Highness.

But the army has returned from far.

There are still many military affairs to deal with.

So forgive me of my absence for the dinner tonight.

Hard work, General.

I'll talk with you another day.

Your Majesty, I shall leave first.

Alright, please go.

Has Your Majesty any other arrangements?

If it's inconvenient...

Not at all.

Please lead the way, My Highness.

Yang Mo?

Yang Mo?

Yang Mo?

Where are you? Yang Mo?

What do you want?

How dare you make trouble on the land of South Ting?

South Ting?

This is North Jing.

Take her away!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty?

My Highness, what did you just ask me?

Your Majesty, I just asked you that

why General Fan and Chamberlain Li

did not come back with you?

You already knew that

I went with Chamberlain Li?

Your Highness

Since you entered the palace,

the envoys of South Ting and North Jing

have all hoped that our marriage can be settled as soon as possible.

but you have never urged me.

Although Your Majesty and I have a marriage contract before,

it can only be regarded as a chance encounter.

It is natural for Your Majesty

to want to know more about me.

It is my blessing to be able to

marry with Your Majesty.

Your Majesty attaches great importance to love and righteousness.

I believe that in given time,

Your Majesty will see my sincerity.

What way the old woman showed me!

I must have skinned her if I caught her.

Li Xia!

Are you back? Li Xia?

Li Xia! Li Xia!

Out of the woodshed, and then into the woodshed.

I'm so fed up.

It's all right now.

Don't know what's going on with Yang Mo.

Even if Your Majesty doesn't sleep,

add a cape please.

I shouldn't have come back.

I shouldn't just leave her there alone.

If she didn't want to come back at that time,

I should have waited for her.

If she doesn't want to be with me,

I should let Fan Ruxiang bring her back first.

Let her stay in the palace.

Just to see her once every day.

State Preceptor.

Is everything in order?

Yes.

According to your order.

First, confine Li Xia to the territory of North Jing.

Then distract Fan Ruxiang.

Fan Ruxiang

should have seen the note and waist-token now,

and was heading towards South Ting Palace.

Good.

Yang Mo?

It's your turn.

Blame me for not getting Li Xia back.

I shouldn't have believed that old woman.

If I find her,

I will kill her!

It's not your fault.

Someone deliberately set us up.

Getting the letter back

instead of using brute force.

You've done well enough.

I should have killed her.

Kill them all!

And save Li Xia.

Li Xia is kidnapped in the territory of North Jing.

If you just go like this,

let alone if you can keep Chamberlain Li safe,

if the emperor of North Jing take this chance to launch an attack,

it will make two countries enemies!

So what should we do?

What they want is Yang Mo's life!

Then give it to them.

Isn't the letter saying that

as long as they get my life,

I can keep Li Xia safe?

As long as they do what they say,

just send me to them!

No, Your Majesty!

Why not?

Isn't it fair

to exchange one life for another?

What if they fail to keep faith?

Your Majesty, even if you don't consider

for the sake of South Ting's country,

you have to save yourself

before you can save Chamberlain Li!

Xie Qingshu! This won't do,

that won't do either,

Then why don't you think of a way!

There is always a way.

Your Majesty,

please think twice.

It is my fault not governing North Jing well,

Yueying ask Your Majesty for punishment.

Your Highness said it too seriously.

His Majesty do not know that

some senior officials in North Jing

have been displeased the marriage with South Ting.

When my father was alive,

he dismissed and exiled them.

Thinking of the old relationship, my father didn't kill them.

Presumably,

it should be the collusion of these rebellious officials with West Liang

that led to such a heinous crime.

Don't worry, Your Majesty.

I have sent a letter to order the Grand Marshal of War of North Jing

to send troops personally

to destroy the rebels

and to secure Chamberlain Li's safety at all costs.

Thank Your Highness on behalf of Li Xia.

Chamberlain Li is like sister to me.

I'm still waiting for her

to participate in our marriage ceremony.

She must be safe!

Your Highness's painstaking efforts,

I will bear it in mind.

And I will express my gratitude to you

when Li Xia returns safely.

At ease, Your Majesty.

If there is any news,

I will tell you as soon as possible.

What a bitter drama Your Highness played!

Li Xia!

You kidnapped Li Xia, didn't you?

Are Your Highness blaming me?

Now that Yang Mo owes you

such a big favor,

it seems that your marriage contract must be fulfilled.

Isn't that what Your Highness really wants?

No, it isn't!

If Your Highness don't want this,

just refuse Yang Mo directly.

You...

Isn't the current situation

all Your Highness' own choice?

What I have done

is just to help clarify your mind,

and let you see clearly

who on earth Yang Mo is!

I'm He Li, the General of War in North Jing,

ordered by Your Highness,

have come to rescue Chamberlain Li.

I am sorry about your suffering.

Tell me first, Yang Mo...

the emperor of South Ting,

Is he still safe?

Back to my Chamberlain,

Your Majesty is safe and sound.

That's good.

Good.

Your Majesty, pursuant to Heaven's will, hereby orders you:

Here comes Your Highness of North Jing, Song Yueying, who is pretty and intelligent,

pure and elegant.

I have decided to hold a marriage ceremony

with her in the near future.

I will ensure the alliance between South Ting and North Jing,

to fulfill the earnest expectation of officials of two nations.

Respect it!

Your Majesty, General Fan and Chamberlain Li are here.

Bring them in!

Yes, My Majesty.

General Fan meets Your Majesty.

Good day, Your Majesty.

Please get up!

You suffered.

I'm sorry.

Chamberlain Li!

You are finally back.

I'm so happy that you're safe and sound.

Your Majesty and I are so worried about you these two days.

I'm sorry to worry you, My Highness.

Thank you for saving me back.

Never mind. As long as you are safe.

I'm also worried that

you will miss my engagement banquet.

I just announced today that

I will hold an engagement ceremony with Your Highness soon.

We always think that the so-called growth

is learning to care about the people we love.

But we forgot to ask them first

what they really want.

Blindly giving in love,

is it to help the other?

or just to satisfy oneself?

We have forgotten one important thing,

that is, people who can't love themselves

can't love others.