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♪First sight with suspicion♪

♪A test for two young hearts♪

♪The road is rocky♪

♪The world becomes silent when you are by my side♪

♪Have two pots of tea together♪

♪The game of go is hard to settle♪

♪Play the zither and hear the song♪

♪Who is as beautiful as a painting♪

♪Why look at the flowers outside the window alone♪

♪Have a peaceful life and another summer passed away♪

♪Hope we can stay together forever♪

♪Appreciate the elegance together♪

♪It was misty and rainy that day♪

♪Hold the jade cup to you♪

♪Let’s have a drink and play the game of go♪

♪But the wind blows outside the window♪

♪It disturbs my dream♪

♪It’s just a flash in the pan♪

♪The flowers smother the window♪

♪The leaves fly into the sky with the cloud♪

♪We will meet in the end in the cloister♪

♪We hold hands with tears in eyes♪

♪You whisper to me under the moonlight♪

♪We never have to part again♪

=Rebirth For You=

=Episode 9=

Your Grace!

Your Grace!

Your Grace!

Help!

Someone! Help!

Help!

I did it as you ordered, Your Highness.

I left the door unlatched

after I set the fire

to make sure that the person inside can escape.

Well done.

The fire is to

teach Jiang Baoning a lesson.

I am the Empress, the wife of His Majesty

while all he thinks and cares about is Jiang Baoning!

Someone help!

Anyone?

Fire! Help!

Help!

Hurry!

What’s going on?

Is Qingshan House on fire?

Treasure House is on fire!

Princess Jia’nan is still inside.

I’ll go save Her Grace.

Get more people to Treasure House.

Yes, sir.

Your Grace!

Your Grace!

Your Grace!

Your Grace!

Your Grace!

Your Grace!

Your Grace.

Your Grace.

Your Grace, wake up! Your Grace!

Your Grace.

Am I about to die?

If that’s the case,

I have to do it,

or it’d be too late.

♪First sight with suspicion♪

♪A test for two young hearts♪

♪The road is rocky♪

♪The world becomes silent when you are by my side♪

♪Have two pots of tea together♪

Your Grace.

I’ll make sure

you’re safe.

I’m going to take you out of here now.

♪Who is as beautiful as a painting♪

(The Book of Supreme Weapons)

♪Why look at the flowers outside the window alone♪

♪Have a peaceful life and another summer passed away♪

♪Hope we can stay together forever♪

♪Appreciate the elegance together♪

Wu Man.

Your Highness.

Send the letter out for me.

Yes, Your Highness.

Hurry! Hurry!

Someone’s in danger!

What’s the noise out there?

Over there!

There’s a fire in Treasure House.

All guards of Longevity Hill are going there to fight the fire.

It appears that Commandery Princess Jia’nan is in there.

Hurry! Hurry!

Commandery Princess Jia’nan is in there?

- Come. - Get out of the way!

- Let’s go and have a look. - Follow me.

Baoning! Baoning!

Baoning!

Zhao Xiao.

Baoning!

Baoning!

You’ll be fine.

Baoning!

Help!

Hurry! Hurry!

Everybody, come and help!

Baoning.

One, two, three.

Hurry! Hurry!

Hurry!

- Your Grace, Your Grace. - Move faster! Faster! Faster!

You have to be okay.

(Treasure House)

Hurry! Hurry!

Hurry!

Quickly! Keep up!

Please let me take care of her.

I’ve got the best doctors.

Her Grace has always had a special health condition,

the imperial doctors know her body better.

Your kindness is appreciated, though.

You’d better leave here quickly, Your Highness.

Water’s here! Water’s here!

Coming!

Take the water!

Your Highness,

I have performed acupuncture.

Her Grace’s now out of danger.

She’s awake now.

Leave us.

Yes, Your Highness.

Baoning.

I was so scared.

Sorry about that, Grandmother.

Thanks to the son of Marquis Jinghai.

Hadn’t he saved you,

I couldn’t imagine...

Master Zhao saved me?

Yes.

Thank you, Master Zhao.

So it was only a hallucination.

I knew you were a good man.

Your betrothal

is known to the Empress Dowager.

An imperial edict shall be announced on an auspicious day.

Thank you for approving it, Your Highness.

I have to do it,

or it’d be too late.

What was I thinking?

She’s going to get married.

Hey,

when I was rescued,

was I carrying a book?

No.

You were carrying nothing.

The fire was so big

that Treasure House was burned to the ground.

Even if there was a book,

I’m afraid it would have been burned to ashes.

The Book of Supreme Weapons has been burned to ashes.

What am I going to say to Li Qian?

Please rest well, Your Grace.

I’ll leave you be.

Okay.

Baoning took a trip to Longevity Hill,

but what was Zhao Xiao doing there?

Calm down, Your Majesty.

Her Grace

only met the son of Marquis Jinghai twice,

while you and she have been close since childhood.

I simply can’t stand

him being around Baoning.

I’m impressed by my son.

The Grand Empress Dowager betrothed Commandery Princess Jia’nan to him.

(Marquis Jinghai, Zhao Kuan) Their marriage shall

go a long way toward Nanmin.

Yes.

If your son marries Commandery Princess Jia’nan,

he’ll have a bright future.

Li, something happened.

What happened?

What’s the fuss?

Min Xi is dead.

Your Highness,

Empress Dowager is ready for you.

On the day the First Prince of Yongqing State came,

Min Xi provoked him.

The Prince let him off at the time

on account of the Empress Dowager.

Now it looks like he didn’t really let it slide.

It’s outrageous that

those Yongqing people do whatever they like here in Mu’an.

I’ll let the Empress Dowager know.

Keep it to yourself for now.

Okay.

Please. Please.

Today’s banquet is held

to welcome

Qing Tai, the First Prince of Yongqing who came a long way from his home state.

His Majesty arrives.

Greetings, Mother.

Greetings.

A seat for His Majesty.

What did you come to Longevity Hill for?

I was told that Grandmother and Baoning

took a trip to Longevity Hill,

so I thought,

“How boring the palace is”,

and I came to have fun with everybody.

I see.

You came at a good time, Your Majesty.

I have a request

for you and Her Highness.

The Commandery Princess Jia’nan of Mu’an

is pretty and smart.

She’s eligible

and unmarried.

I would like to propose to her

to build a better relationship between our two states.

Thank you for

adoring Princess Jia’nan,

however, unfortunately,

I have made

the decision of betrothing Princess Jia’nan

to the son of Marquis Jinghai.

Huh?

I’ve stayed here for many days,

how come I never heard of it?

We’re a state of ceremonies.

The imperial edict

of this matter of great importance

needs to be announced on an auspicious day chosen by the Astrology Office.

The etiquette has to be respected.

So there’s no formal betrothal yet, then.

In this case,

how about a fair competition?

Let us compete.

If you win,

you can have

Princess Jia’nan.

Hey.

Go and ask her.

If you refuse,

then don’t blame me for harming our relationship.

Baoning,

(Fortune Brings Prosperity) do you really want to marry Zhao Xiao?

I just don’t want to displease Grandmother.

But...

Your Grace, Your Grace.

Bad news.

Bad news.

Prince Qing Tai of Yongqing State said

he means to marry you.

What?

Hasn’t the Empress Dowager

betrothed Her Grace to the son of Marquis Jinghai?

Prince Qing Tai said

since the imperial edict hasn’t been announced,

the betrothal is not in effect.

Baoning, let’s go and ask Grand Empress Dowager

for help.

Grandmother is too old for shock.

So...

I see you’re here, so His Majesty came, too, right?

Yes, His Majesty just arrived.

That’ll do.

His Majesty won’t agree to it.

Perhaps

he’s able to chuck this Yongqing prince out of our state.

(Fortune Brings Prosperity)

Emperor,

what’s your opinion?

This matter concerns

the relationship between our two states.

Her Highness has a point.

Yes.

(Dehui Hall)

Well then, let there be

a match between Prince Qing Tai and Zhao Xiao, the son of Marquis Jinghai.

The winner

gets to marry Commandery Princess Jia’nan.

Qing Tai is a sinister fellow,

I mustn’t let Her Grace marry him.

Young Master,

Qing Tai is an excellent duelist.

He’s the No. 1 fighter in Yongqing State.

Duels in Yongqing are all about steadiness, accuracy, and ruthlessness.

You’ll most likely be injured

in head-to-head combat.

If you dodge his attacks with your footwork

and fight him acrobatically,

you may stand a better chance.

Thank you, Li.

Young Master.

Qing Tai is a cruel man.

Her Grace

mustn’t marry him no matter what.

Okay.

(Thousand Buddha Hall)

Don’t worry, my lord.

Young Master is a supreme fighter.

He’ll

teach this rude Yongqing prince a good lesson.

(Thousand Buddha Hall)

Greetings, Your Highness.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

You came at the right time.

Would you like to watch the fight?

Time’s up.

Their punches and kicks

are equally good.

How about a match on the horseback?

We all know that Yongqing steeds are the best.

Are you intentionally trying to make the match unfair?

Your Majesty,

Mu’an State was founded on the horseback, too.

What? Are you afraid?

Pass down my order.

Since it’s a draw,

let there be a horse race,

and we’ll have a winner.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Young Master,

Yongqing horses have a strong body

and sturdy legs.

They’re tough and good at charging.

Also, you have to watch out for

the horse-ramming technique of Yongqing.

Okay.

The armor weighs at least 25 kilograms,

how do you fight with this on?

Easy.

Young Master, are you okay?

That punch was a critical hit.

I’m fine. Don’t worry.

Young Master!

Are you okay, Young Master?

Young Master. Remove the armor.

Come, hold him.

Be careful.

That punch seemed like nothing,

but it’s actually hurt your internal organs.

Get out of my way.

I need to go to the arena.

Come on.

Look at you.

Are you seriously going to fight?

Are you going to fight Qing Tai by spitting blood at him?

I can’t watch Baoning

marry Qing Tai.

Even if I’ll puke blood to death,

I just can’t.

(Thousand Buddha Hall)

The Empress Dowager has given the order.

The horse race begins now.

Within the time it takes for one incense stick to burn out,

the first one who gets the golden trophy

is the winner.

The horse race

begins now.

Baoning, would you like to come and watch?

Your Majesty.

Son!

(Shun’an Gate)

Young Master!

The incense stick burns out. Time is up.

The son of Marquis Jinghai wins.

Now that we have a winner,

you are supposed to betroth the princess to the winner, Your Majesty.

Pass down my order.

The son of Marquis Jinghai wins.

Some days later, I will

betroth the son of Marquis Jinghai to Commandery Princess Jia’nan.

The son of Marquis Jinghai is granted the title of Fiancé of Princess Jia’nan.

Yes, Your Majesty.

It is the Emperor’s oral edict that

the son of Marquis Jinghai is granted the title of Fiancé of Princess Jia’nan.

They will be betrothed some days later.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Great, Master Zhao won.

Baoning, you don’t need to marry

the First Prince of Yongqing.

Those eyes.

What eyes?

I may be mistaken.

Qing Tai is useless!

He almost had the trophy,

but Zhao Xiao took it!

He’s good for nothing!

The hit that Master Zhao made in midair

feels as if he was possessed by some phantom.

Possessed by some phantom?

Zhao Xiao is

but a silver-spoon patrician,

how come, all of a sudden,

he acts like a top martial artist?

I heard that

people can be forced to unleash their potential

in a desperate situation.

Maybe

the son of Marquis Jinghai

genuinely loves Princess Jia’nan.

I still

find this thing suspicious.

The son of Marquis Jinghai seized the chance to catch the golden trophy,

and won.

He risked his life

for Baoning.

Fortunately, nothing went wrong.

Fangling,

fetch me the supreme medicine for knife-cuts.

Yes, Your Highness.

Baoning,

it’s not the first time

the son of Marquis Jinghai gets injured for you.

He’s willing to risk his life for you,

so you need to be nice to him, too.

Go, hand the medicine to him.

Okay.

Why are you staring at me?

Baoning, there’s something wrong with you.

What’s wrong with me?

During the match between Master Zhao and Qing Tai,

you weren’t nervous.

And you didn’t seem happy

about Master Zhao’s victory.

Do you actually care about your fiancé or not?

Of course, I care about him.

You think I can’t tell?

Well, you keep prevaricating if you like.

Since you aren’t willing to tell the truth,

I’ll get off your back.

But

if someday, you wish to talk,

remember, I’m always there.

Okay. Let’s go.

Li,

thank you for your aid.

I promise

I’ll return the favor to you.

Young Master.

Young Master, please. It’s my pleasure.

As long as you and Her Grace

enjoy a long-lasting and happy marriage,

my injury

is nothing.

Thank you, Li.

That was him.

Where is Baoning?

Baoning, where are you going?

Baoning, wait.

Greetings, Your Grace.

Uh, Master Zhao is injured.

I’m going to treat his injury.

Wait.

Use this.

The best medicine for knife-cuts that the palace can offer.

Okay. Your Grace, my lady,

I need to go.

Baoning, are you okay?

He could have just joined in the race

fair and square, right?

Pretending to be Zhao Xiao was such a cowardly move.

So do we need to report it to

the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager?

If it gets spread out,

I’m afraid it’ll cause friction between the two states.

You know, I can tell that

Li Qian loves you,

or he wouldn’t risk his life

preventing you from marrying the Yongqing prince.

Baoning,

do you have feelings for him, too?

So what?

He’s still a coward.

Are you really willing to

marry the son of Marquis Jinghai?

Why do you stop?

Continue the patrol.

Yes.

Hey.

You’re injured.

Injured, you know?

A big hole in your chest

is not serious enough?

Ordinary people with this injury

would be lying in the bed writing their last words.

Look at you,

still patrolling as if nothing happened.

If I’m absent from duty for no reason,

someone will notice.

Only by acting normally

can the whole show be flawless.

Hey, no one asked you to be a hero.

Li! Li! Li!

Are you really going to race with him?

I always think you’re a smart guy.

How come you did such a stupid thing?

You risked your life

fighting to make sure Master Zhao

marries the Commandery Princess.

It’s none of your business.

You gain nothing in it.

Yes, I admit that I envy Master Zhao,

but I’d rather it’s Zhao Xiao who marries her

than Qing Tai.

But what about you?

Would Commandery Princess even

say “thank you” for what you have done?

No more conversation. Let’s get back to the patrol.

You’re hopeless.

Qingke,

deliver the best medicine for wounds

to Guard Li.

Yes, Your Grace.

The music is called Moon Out.

I thought the music was long lost,

it’s amazing that I’m once again listening to it

here in Her Grace’s yard.

This was Marchioness Zhao’s favorite music.

You always listened to it when growing up.

Too bad, after she passed away,

you didn’t have a chance to listen to it again.

Zhao Zhong,

hurry,

go fetch the zither in my room.

Yes.

Young Master, are you going to gift the zither to Princess Jia’nan?

Who else in this world

is worthy of the zither?

Yes.

Moonlight is bright, she is gorgeous.

Her graceful silhouette touches my heart.

I wonder

who is on your mind, Baoning?

Master Zhao, why are you here?

Your injury...

It seems heavy,

but it didn’t hurt my bone,

so I’m okay.

I didn’t want you to be worried,

so I came to let you know.

It’s my luck that I get to

listen to your heavenly music.

I have this old zither

that I think is worthy of your music.

Your Grace, the zither has a name, Jiaotong.

It was a heritage left by Marchioness Zhao.

Young Master treasures it

and never showed it to anybody.

Take it.

Since you value it so much,

you’d better keep it, Master Zhao.

I would hate to take someone’s family treasure for my own.

Baoning,

ever since I met you,

my treasure

has no longer been the zither.

Baoning,

as I gift the zither to you,

I give my heart to you.

After we get married,

the zither will play harmonious music.

I will cherish you for the rest of my life.

Qingke?

What is she sneaking off to do

on her own?

You take the snacks to Her Highness.

Yes.

(The Book of Supreme Weapons)

It’s so carefully and thoroughly drawn,

I thought I could find clues about Mother.

But it turns to be nothing.

It looks like Princess Jia’nan

is the best owner of the book.

Jin Xiao,

what’s the rush?

I saw it with my own eyes.

It can’t be mistaken.

How come his chest is wounded?

It is exactly the same spot where

Zhao Xiao was wounded.

Baihe,

you go to Zhao Xiao’s place

and check his wound.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

His place is guarded by the Nanmin soldiers.

It’s so well guarded,

I couldn’t go in.

Useless.

However,

a servant came out to dump the medicine dregs,

and I have collected some.

I showed them to a doctor.

The doctor said

the medicine is for blood circulation.

It’s meant to cure the internal injury.

The key to treating a flesh wound is to stop the bleeding,

while promoting blood circulation is how you cure an internal injury.

The two kinds of medicine are contradictory

and mustn’t be mixed.

Your Highness,

it appears the racer that day

was Li Qian.

God favors me.

Jiang Baoning has no choice

but to marry Qing Tai after all.

Do you still wish

Commandery Princess Jia’nan to marry you?

What if I do?

Well,

I have a big surprise for you.

Please lean in.

For real?

I wish Baoning didn’t have to go to Nanmin

and could stay here with me.

That would be nice.

What...

Don’t you think it’s rude, Prince Qing Tai?

It’s you who are the rude ones.

I’m here to ask you.

Was it you who said it

in the hall that

Zhao Xiao and I were to have a match

and the winner got to marry Commandery Princess Jia’nan?

Yes, it was me.

If so,

why did another person race with me in Zhao Xiao’s place unannounced?

I have to say, Mu’an State

is completely nasty

and shameless.

Xiao, is it true?

Prince Qing Tai, you lost the race

before our eyes.

What?

Do Yongqing folks

refuse to admit defeat?

Let me question you, Prince Qing Tai.

You accuse the son of Marquis Jinghai of playing tricks,

do you have any evidence?

On that day,

I injured the left side of his chest right in front of you.

Take off your clothes

and show us the injury.

Zhao Xiao,

is Prince Qing Tai telling the truth?

Answer His Majesty.

Tell the truth!

You can’t afford to deceive the emperor.

Your Majesty,

it is true that it wasn’t me

in the race,

but a soldier of mine.

How dare you play such a dirty trick on me?

It’s unforgivable!

However,

I am a reasonable person.

As long as

Commandery Princess Jia’nan is betrothed to me today,

I can let it all slide.

You...!

Insolent!

It looks like you refuse.

Well, in that case,

200,000 Yongqing riders

trampling over your city

will be how I get even with you.

How dare you threaten me.

Mu’an soldiers are great warriors!

We aren’t afraid of a small state like Yongqing.

What are you doing?

His Majesty has declared war.

I apply to fight.

Kneel!

Your Majesty.

My son is young and hot-headed.

The conflict between him and Prince Qing Tai

is because he’s competitive.

He’s just eager for victory.

Please forgive him.

Father.

You idiot!

Do you want to be

a sinner known by later generations as the starter of war between two states?

Behave yourself!

Please think twice, Your Majesty.

Think about the greater good.

Think about our people.

Emperor,

you do need to think twice.

You!

Are you forcing Baoning

to be married to Yongqing State?

You!

Your Highness!

Grandmother!

- Grandmother! - Mother!

Hurry!

- Mother! - Grandmother!

Your Highness!

- Are you okay? - Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Be careful.

The Grand Empress Dowager is unwell.

The betrothal between

the son of Marquis Jinghai and Commandery Princess Jia’nan

is canceled.

As for the rest,

we’ll discuss it later.

Yes, Your Majesty.

(Renshou Hall)

Listen,

get Dr. Tian to Qingshan House.

Yes, Your Grace.

Your Highness?

I faked it in an emergency.

How could I watch them

marry you to Yongqing State?

No need for a doctor.

Let’s hurry back to Qingshan House.

I was so scared.

I think Her Grace is at Renshou Hall at the moment.

How come you have the Book of Supreme Weapons?

During the fire,

the book was left outside Treasure House.

I picked it up and kept it for you.

So it was you who saved me that day, wasn’t it?

When I led the soldiers there,

Master Zhao had already rescued you.

You liar!

The book had been on me all the time.

If you weren’t the first one who found me,

you wouldn’t have it.

You’d been searching for the book, hadn’t you?

Why do you give it back to me?

I figured it could be put to good use

as your belonging.

Let me ask you another question.

What happened to Zhao Xiao’s injury?

A moment ago, Qing Tai

brought what he did to light.

His Majesty has canceled our betrothal.

I was thinking

I couldn’t let you marry someone from somewhere far away,

much less Yongqing State.

Answer me.

You were the one in the race,

and you were the one who saved my life.

How do you think of me?

If I say,

I love you,

will you take me somewhere far away from here?

Sorry, Your Grace.

What a coward!

♪Like the bright remote place♪

♪Like the white frost♪

♪Sway in the morning mist♪

♪Yearn for the warm place in my dream♪

♪The joyful time♪

♪Becomes yellow now♪

♪Lost on the road♪

♪Forgot my direction♪

♪Forgive me for being young and frivolous♪

♪I didn’t know what lovesickness is♪

♪It took me years to appreciate it♪

♪The time we spent together♪

♪Even the fate closes every window♪

♪You are still a beam of light♪

♪I’m facing the light and hope is ahead♪

♪Like it never bloomed♪

♪Even the fate tries to stop us♪

♪I’ll still be here♪

♪Missing you until my hair turns white♪

♪I’ll still comb your hair♪