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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 11=

It’s windy out there.

How about you sleep inside?

There’s a boundary between men and women,

right?

I’m a man and you’re a woman,

it’s inappropriate for us to sleep in one room.

Fine, Li Qian.

You’ll pay for this.

Li Qian, get in here!

Your Grace, what do you ask of me?

Sit down.

Don’t look at me.

No way.

Morning, Your Grace.

Morning.

How was your sleep last night?

Nothing felt strange to you, right?

Anything strange?

Yeah.

I woke up somehow feeling

my arm was numb.

A numb arm, huh?

Right.

I guess it resulted from your bad sleeping position.

Bad sleeping position?

Yeah.

Does it make your arm numb?

Yes.

Different people, different symptoms.

Let’s hit the road.

Okay.

Your Grace, look.

Look what I have got.

What are the two fish for?

For eating.

Aren’t you hungry?

You eat them.

I won’t eat them.

You said it.

It smells so good.

The fish is crispy outside, and tender inside.

It’s so well cooked.

Your Grace.

How about you deign to have a taste?

All right.

I’m full.

Let’s keep walking.

Your Grace, it’s barren ahead of us.

I guess there will be no food.

Please bear with it.

Not until we arrive at a town by night

will there be food.

Seriously?

Do you really only feed yourself?

You said you wouldn’t eat the fish.

You’re unbelievable!

Other than roasting,

fish can also be wrapped in lotus leaves, and cooked on the fire.

It’s called beggar’s fish.

It uses the similar cooking method of beggar’s chicken.

How about a taste?

Are you fooling me?

No, no.

You’re an elegant princess.

You surely can’t get used to eating like this.

Please bear with it.

Just one bite.

Goodbye, sir.

What can I do for you?

Food

or room?

Two rooms,

and some good dishes.

Sir,

the money is only enough for one room.

As for dishes...

Two fine rooms.

Best food,

send to our rooms.

Sure, lady.

I’m on it.

Your Grace, it’s...

Look,

there’s a tailor shop over there.

Go buy two fine dresses for me.

Pretty and comfortable ones.

But I mean...

No “but”.

Just go.

(Alcohol)

You’re in a good mood, aren’t you?

Booze, huh?

This is for you.

It’s been a long journey.

Good.

Tuck in.

What?

It’s just

the journey was tough,

I haven’t got a chance to thank you properly.

That’s why you bought the drink and food

to reward me?

I’ll remember everything that you have done for me

forever.

Your Grace, what the...

Your Grace, you...

Li Qian.

Li Qian.

I promise you’ll be alright.

Someone’s over there.

Sleeping drug.

Baoning.

No.

Check that spot.

Qing Tai’s soldiers.

Baoning must be around.

Search carefully.

Help!

Help!

- Quickly, go. - Help!

Help!

Baoning.

Chase them!

They want me.

I don’t want to be your burden.

You live, I live. You die, I die.

I’ll be at your side, come hell or high water.

Stay alert.

(Jinxi)

Watch out!

Come on!

Chase them!

Your Highness.

Your Highness, no!

This is Jinxi.

Li Qian is the son of the Commandant of Bingzhou.

The garrison is heavy here.

We’d better not mess with them.

Your Highness,

once they

find out our moves,

I’m afraid we aren’t able to escape from Mu’an anymore.

Please listen to my advice.

Let’s hunker down for now,

and bide our time.

Retreat.

Yes, my lord.

Retreat.

Your Highness,

is your headache eased?

Yeah.

I feel much better.

Thank you for these days.

I grew up along with Baoning.

Now, she’s married to Yongqing State,

the person who concerns her the most must be you.

I wonder if I can

see her again in this life.

I’m sure you can.

Yeah.

Your Highness,

this is the secret message Xiaoman urged to the palace.

Unbelievable!

Qing Tai never really wanted to marry Baoning.

The whole thing has been a fraud.

Baoning, my poor granddaughter,

sacrificed herself for the greater good,

but she was made a victim!

Baoning was extricated by Li Qian,

but they were hunted.

Your Highness,

Baoning is in danger.

Li Qian?

A low position can’t satisfy Li Qian,

and he serves Empress Dowager Cao.

I’m not sure

what’s the purpose of his action.

Your Highness,

it may not be as complicated as you think.

Baoning is a clever girl.

If she doesn’t feel like running away with Lord Li,

Lord Li can’t force her.

You mean she follows him voluntarily?

Remember the fire at Treasure House?

Lord Li got Baoning

out of the fire.

And afterwards, it was

Lord Li who risked his life keeping Baoning away from danger.

During the joust,

Baoning was almost

obtained by Yongqing State.

Fortunately, Lord Li won the race.

Though he was nearly discovered,

to me,

a strong bond had been formed

between them.

If so,

why did Baoning never bring it up?

Even though Baoning falls for Lord Li,

he wasn’t born in a royal family.

If he tried to act against the emperor or Marquis Jinghai,

his family would be in danger.

And Baoning chose to marry

the prince of Yongqing for the greater good.

I see.

Li Qian is a good man.

I think Lord Li and Baoning are on their way

to seek help.

It’s just...

If His Majesty learns about it,

I’m afraid Lord Li...

Yes.

You have a point.

However, we are not Baoning.

This choice

has to be made by her.

Baoning is now in danger,

what choice can she make now?

Come, Su.

Follow me.

(Tayuan Temple)

Master, let’s talk over there.

Master, how is she doing?

Mr. Li,

it’s not a kind of poison made in our state.

It’s not difficult to cure her,

however, the aftereffect can last long.

Even if she takes my gold elixir,

it’ll still take years to clean her system.

And she didn’t get enough nutrition when she was little,

so she has a weak body.

She needs extra care in the future.

Is there any harm done to her core?

What’s the relationship between you and the lady?

She’s my wife.

In this case,

I must mention this.

Before the poison is completely cleared out of her system,

you can’t have intercourse.

Once she’s pregnant,

I’m afraid neither the mother nor the baby can survive.

Thank you for the information.

You bastard.

I’m not your wife.

I’m not going to make a baby with you.

Your Grace,

time to drink the medicine.

The medicine can’t be left to be cold.

If it’s difficult for you to wake up,

I’ll have to adopt a radical measure.

Get off the bed.

Your Grace,

we’re now in Jinxi.

Please rest for half a day

before we get back to the journey.

No.

Liu Xiaoman escaped to Yunzhong.

If he can’t find me,

he’ll do everything he can to send the message to the palace.

When I’m back in the palace,

I’ll ask the Grand Empress Dowager

to pardon and reward you.

Your Grace,

your current health condition

doesn’t allow you to go on a long journey.

You’d better go back to Bingzhou with me for the time being.

I have to go.

It’ll be too late if I don’t leave now.

It’s okay.

Just let it be late.

I know that you fight to return to the imperial palace

for my benefit.

However, I really don’t want you to go back to a place

where I can barely see you.

You’re out of your mind.

If I don’t go back in time,

you’ll be convicted of kidnapping a princess.

For the benefit of the people,

the imperial court won’t start a war,

and Qing Tai will get away with it.

The crime of kidnapping a princess

is enough to make sure you’re sentenced to decapitation.

Even so,

I’ll never let go of your hand.

Your Grace,

I, Li Qian, adore you.

I’ve been keeping my love to myself.

I wish you to marry me.

If you’re willing to do so,

I’ll keep my promise to you.

I’ll stay by your side for the rest of my life.

We live and die together,

with our hearts connected.

Your Grace,

please search your heart for an answer.

It’ll be the death of you.

I’m not afraid.

Li Qian!

You bold dirtbag!

Come out and face me!

It’s Lyu.

Come out now!

Are you waiting for me to invite you out?

Lord Lyu, calm down.

How dare you let my dainty sister

get hurt?

She traveled and slept in the wilderness with you.

Her reputation is defiled.

Is this how you protect her?

Lord Lyu,

it’s all my fault.

But I love Her Grace with all my heart.

Love her with your heart?

How dare you say it?

We don’t step in it.

Let them fight.

Don’t forget what Her Highness said.

Let’s go find Baoning.

Sure.

You plotted

the kidnapping of the Commandery Princess,

which is a capital crime.

What makes you think you can say that you love her?

Lord Lyu,

do you wish to see

her married to the prince of Yongqing?

As her elder brother,

do you have the heart to watch your beloved sister

fall prey to a villain?

Don’t lecture me using the excuse of doing this for her.

Yes, Qing Tai is a cursed bastard,

but you aren’t anything better than him.

Wasn’t there any selfish motive

when you took her away?

Why don’t you fight me back?

It is my fault.

If by doing this,

you’re letting your anger out,

then just keep beating me.

(Mount Wutai)

Master Zhao.

Hurry.

Baoning.

Su.

Lord Cao.

Baoning.

It must have been a tough journey.

Su,

you two just got married.

You’re here to see me in Jinxi,

is there something important?

Baoning, good guess.

It’s the Grand Empress Dowager’s order.

What’s this?

Kill him or keep him alive.

It’s your call.

Wait!

Lord Lyu, please put down your sword.

What are you doing here?

If I could,

I would never watch

Qing Tai take Baoning away.

In order not to get the Mansion of Marquis Jinghai involved,

I have broken the tie with my father.

He can never stop me from

marrying Baoning anymore.

I’m here

to take Baoning back to the capital city,

and then, she and I will get married.

If so, there’s one more reason for me to kill him.

What Li Qian did

is for the benefit of me and Commandery Prince.

Please have mercy.

I don’t want to tell you off, Zhao Xiao.

Do you have any idea what’s going on right now?

Why are you so dull?

How can I convince myself to marry my sister to you?

Where is Baoning?

I’m taking her away.

Master Zhao,

it has come to this.

I won’t let you take her away.

Li Qian,

what’s the meaning of this?

When Her Grace was in danger,

you and I were supposed to rescue her together.

But you didn’t show up.

I didn’t meet you up

for a reason.

I stepped out

because I genuinely thought

you could make Her Grace happy.

But now,

I simply can’t

entrust a hesitant man

with Her Grace.

From now on, Her Grace

will be safeguarded by me alone.

Li Qian,

what’s the meaning of your words?

Are you saying

you’re fighting me over Princess Jia’nan?

You’re a man of lowly birth. You don’t have the right!

Also,

the Grand Empress Dowager wanted

her to marry me.

She belongs to me.

She belongs to nobody.

She belongs to wherever

her heart goes.

I hope she doesn’t sacrifice herself

for anyone or anything anymore.

Her husband,

her life

should be decided by herself.

What a speech of hypocrisy!

I see you as my brother

while you stab me in the back.

Very well then.

I’d like to see

if you can convince my sword.

What?

Are you afraid?

If you can,

just take my life.

But

you won’t take Her Grace away.

Whether I can or not

is not up to you.

Stop!

Here’s the imperial edict.

Li Qian, listen.

To Li Qian, the Commander of Longevity Hill Imperial Guards.

Commandery Princess Jia’nan, the first daughter of Princess Yong’an

is smart, elegant, and refined.

Growing up at the side of the Grand Empress Dowager,

Princess Jia’nan is Her Highness’s beloved granddaughter.

It is the wish of Her Highness that I issue an imperial edict

to choose a fine fiancé among the officials for Princess Jia’nan.

Li Qian, the Commander of Longevity Hill Imperial Guards,

is a noble man who masters both martial arts and literature.

They are to be married on an auspicious day on site.

Li Qian, is the imperial edict received?

The imperial edict is received.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

How come there are two pieces of imperial edicts?

These are two blank scrolls

that the former emperor gave the Grand Empress Dowager.

They have been kept in the Directorate of Palace Seals.

That’s why Her Highness

sent me and my husband

to personally deliver the two imperial edicts to you.

One is to grant marriage,

the other is to grant execution.

Her Highness has allowed you to

make life decisions on your own.

Your happiness

means everything to her.

Between you and me,

only one

gets to walk out of here alive.

I believe I’m a worthy man for Princess Jia’nan.

I honestly can’t give up Baoning.

If you still hold a grudge or hatred against me,

just bring it on.

Zhao Xiao, are you crazy?

Killing him is against the imperial edict.

It’s a monstrous crime.

The edict is issued.

What’s done cannot be undone.

Do you really want to kill him

and make my sister lose her fiancé

before her wedding?

Think of Baoning.

Why?

Why things turn out to be like this?

She was supposed to be my wife.

My wife.

My hatred for you

will last forever.

From now on,

we’re not brothers anymore.

We’re eternal enemies.

Young Master.

Did Master send you?

Yes.

What did Master say?

Young Master.

Your father has sent his men to take you home.

He is furious

because of you

and threatens to renounce you.

Fine, do it.

I can’t even keep the woman I love.

What is the point of an heir status?

Master was talking in anger.

You’re his only son.

Everything he does

is for your good.

What a perfect excuse.

Since I was a child,

he’s been doing things that I dislike

in the name of being for my good.

For my good?

I think he is for his own good.

All his life he’s been living for the title of marquis.

He ignored my mother

and let her die of depression.

He wants me to live heartlessly

only for so-called responsibilities

just like him.

Why are you looking at me like this?

You’re good-looking.

You’re ugly.

Look how many scars are there on your face?

And your chest, too.

You always get new wounds before old wounds are healed.

When will it end?

It doesn’t matter.

I have rough skin that can withstand injury.

Why?

Do you care about me?

What are you talking about?

Are you trying to murder your husband?

Shameless.

What husband?

We haven’t married yet.

It’s not a good reason.

The edict that guarantees our marriage is issued.

You are destined to be my wife.

What if I don’t want to marry you?

You surely want.

You’re over-confident.

All right.

Take out the other edict.

Baoning, what…?

Baoning, I know you too well.

In order not to leave anything that others can hold against you,

you definitely destroyed the other edict.

I know you did it for me.

So, you care about me.

Don’t flatter yourself.

Your brother comes to kick me out.

I’d better go.

Lyu.

What’s up?

Where is he?

What do you mean?

Baoning,

what do you see in Li Qian?

Of all the fine young men all over the country,

why do you choose him?

I don’t know either.

I was somehow destined to

choose him.

Baoning,

what do the men of the Jiang Family

gallop across the battlefield for?

If I can’t protect a woman,

I might as well take off my armor and go home

to be a common person.

Baoning,

if you say no,

the edict

doesn’t matter at all.

I’ll take you away right now.

Lyu.

I won’t regret my choice.

Really?

Never.

Baoning,

if he fails you in the future,

make a fuss as you may.

Anyway, your marriage

is bestowed by the emperor.

I don’t believe he dares discard you.

If it gets too big,

write to me.

I’ll go to pick you up.

Don’t be afraid if you have children.

If the Li Family won’t raise them,

we will bring them up.

They can inherit my surname and title.

Maybe we can produce a general.

Our family will have qualified successors.

Why do you cry

for no reason?

Baoning,

remember,

the Jiang Family will always

be your strongest backing.

Yeah.

Li.

What are you doing here?

Because of the two attendants of your princess.

I’m their savior.

But they’re ungrateful.

They kept asking to see their princess all the way.

They gave me a headache.

So I sent them back.

Is there any news of Qing Tai?

You don’t miss anything.

As you expected,

Yongqing State has deployed

many scouts as internal agents at every key pass.

I caught a few.

Under torture,

they all confessed.

The enemy tried to take the opportunity of the princess being sent to wedding

to knock on the city gate, attack from inside and outside,

break the border and invade our country.

Now the princess is sent back safely.

The enemy didn’t get what they wanted.

I’m afraid they’ll declare war with the excuse

that the princess has broken the promise of marriage.

Where is Qing Tai?

He escaped.

The scouts reported,

when the frontier forces of the enemy

recalled the troops in Mu’an on a large scale,

there was no unusual action.

So I don’t think he’s left the border.

Jin Xiao.

Send the news to the capital as soon as possible.

I’ll write to my father,

asking him to step up security against Bingzhou and surrounding capitals

and make sure to catch Qing Tai.

Yes.

Baoning.

The Grand Empress Dowager asked you to get married here

in order not to make more trouble.

In a few days,

your aunt will come

and bring you wedding presents.

You’ve helped me a lot these days.

I just want you to be happy.

Now you’re far away from the ignoble strife.

You should live your life happily.

Of course.

Yeah.

Ahead is the courtyard for Baoning to stay before the wedding.

Li Qian, let’s say goodbye.

By the way, let me remind you.

Don’t you see Baoning again before the wedding.

Yeah.

Baoning.

Stay here with a light heart.

I’ll pick you up to our wedding in a few days.

(Bingzhou)

(Li’s Mansion)

Young Master, Master is waiting for you at the ancestral hall.

Yeah.

(Li’s Ancestral Hall)

(Serve Ancestors with Filial Respect) Father, I’m back.

Get on your knees.

(Commandant of Bingzhou Li Changqing)

You bastard.

I let you go to the capital

to follow up the clue

to your mother’s murder on one side,

and bring glory on our ancestors on the other side.

What did you do?

How dare you be so undaunted and reckless?

In front of the people of Yongqing,

you took away the Commandery Princess.

If the imperial court blames us,

the whole family will be doomed.

Father.

Don’t call me father.

I should call you father.

I dare not

be your father.

You bastard.

How dare you take advantage of me!

You need a spanking.

Father, father.

Stop it. Stop it.

I have injuries all over my body.

Oh?

Who has hurt you?

I’m your son.

The minor injuries

are no big deal.

Father, before you punish me,

I have something important

to ask you.

I wrote to you and asked you to be on guard against Qing Tai.

How is it going?

The army of Yongqing

stationed outside the city.

Qing Tai

sneaked in a few days ago.

Now he’s hiding somewhere in the city,

waiting for the chance to get through the pass.

My men almost caught him the other day.

But he is too cunning.

He slipped away.

He tries to take revenge on me.

He knows our family is guarding Bingzhou City.

So he deliberately gathered his army

outside the city.

If the enemy breaks the border defense,

our family must be blamed

for the fall of the border.

So, we must catch Qing Tai

before the enemy breaks through.

Yeah.

You.

It hurts. Don’t punish me.

Why didn’t you listen to me?

Move.

Over there. Over there.

(Zhou’s Mansion)

Don’t move.

Take them all away.

Go.

Speak.

Where’s Qing Tai?

Distinguished guests.

Come in, please.

Here, beauty.

Fill the cup.

Qing Tai. You can’t escape.

Li Qian, the shame you put on me today,

I must repay you with a hundredfold.

I’m waiting for that.

The King of Yongqing comes in person.

(Bingzhou City) Why does he bring so few soldiers?

(Bingzhou City) Commandant Li,

I know

you have my son.

Our countries have been living together in peace.

I don’t want to see

war breaks out between us

just because of personal grudges.

Let my son go.

I’m willing to make compensations for you.

Prince Qing Tai

will inherit the throne in the future.

If he dies in our country,

it will not only shake the foundation of his country,

but also undermine their national prestige.

Though we got the confession from their scouts,

their army didn’t really

start the war.

So we have no reason

to kill their prince.

(Bingzhou City)

Qian, what do you think?

The King dare come in person,

I don’t think he’s unprepared.

I guess their troops

are lying in ambush nearby.

The Emperor has just regained power and the national treasury is in deficit.

We can’t

start a war.

That’s why

you have to catch Qing Tai,

threaten his father

and force their troops to retreat?

Your Majesty, devising cunning schemes to marry our princess

isn’t a personal grudge.

Our country warmly invited the prince,

(Bingzhou City) yet he held evil intentions of

taking the opportunity to invade us.

If you really

don’t want to fight with us,

you should show sincerity.

As the king of Yongqing,

I didn’t discipline my son well.

(Bingzhou City) As a result, he tried to offend your country.

I’m ashamed.

As long as you let Qing Tai go,

I will sign an alliance with you.

Our countries will forge a brotherhood from now on.

Our troops along the borders and in each district

will never invade you again.

Your Majesty.

Your word carries weight.

But I must report to the throne

before we sign the alliance.

A mere verbal statement is no guarantee.

I’m just Commandant of Bingzhou.

I dare not make the decision.

I’ll give you my scepter as a token.

Return it to me

when we sign the alliance.

The scepter is second only to the imperial seal in his country.

He seems to be sincere.

(Bingzhou City)

Even if she doesn’t marry me,

she won’t marry a toad, either.

You’re a toad wishing to eat swan meat.

Li Qian.

I remember you.

I’m honored to get Your Highness’s

special treatment.

Even if I’m a toad,

your father has to exchange

his scepter with me for you.

Li Qian.

Drag him back.

Qing Tai, come back.

Let go of me.

Let go.

Let go.

(Bingzhou City)

(Qinzheng Hall)

Qing Tai deserves death.

Do they think we don’t have valiant generals?

If he dares to invade us,

we’ll fight at the strength of the whole country.

How’s Baoning?

Your Majesty,

the Commandery Princess stays in Bingzhou according to

the Grand Empress Dowager’s order.

She’ll marry Li Qian on an auspicious day.

What did you say?

Issue an edict.

Dissolve the marriage immediately.

Yes.

♪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♪