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[Unchained Love]

[Episode 10]

[Imperial City, Xiao's Residence]

[Xiao's Residence]

This is...

Your residence?

It is indeed my residence.

Chief Xiao's residence is so magnificent.

Your family member look like

they're here to ask for some concessions.

I'm also

someone who has seen the world.

Be confident.

[Xiao's Residence, Steward Zheng]

Master.

This is Mr. Zheng.

From now on, these people will be under your command.

Just tell them

whatever you need.

Greetings, Lady Bu.

Please get on the sedan.

Come on.

Please.

Is this necessary?

This is the taste of luxury.

I don't even have to walk.

Mistress,

although Chief Xiao

may not be that nice,

but there is one good thing about him,

he's rich.

You are just

blinded by

these material things.

I've seen everything.

This is nothing special.

I'm not moved at all.

Stop. Stop.

This tree

looks familiar.

I thought you have a story with this tree

so I moved it from the palace

to accompany you.

The Fish Immortal has agreed.

He gave such an obvious agreement.

Flowers will fall from this tree soon.

Look.

You said

this tree won't bloom.

Look, there're buds now.

In a few days,

it will definitely bloom.

Don't move.

Your Highness.

The banquet is ready.

But the chef is unsure

about desserts.

Do you like them sweet

or salty?

I like expensive ones.

Master, let's go taste it.

Let's go.

This way, Your Highness.

Godfather,

since when do you have a habit of eating flowers?

You sent Her Highness away.

What's the matter?

His Majesty

has heard

Her Highness has returned to the capital.

Go to the palace tomorrow

and send a message to Princess Hede

and ask her to come over.

Yes.

Really?

Yinlou has returned to the capital?

Chief Xiao

is indeed reliable.

Although Chief Xiao has a sharp heart,

but he's in an important position

and is busy with work.

I'm afraid he won't have the time to

discipline Her Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Why don't you leave this to me?

I'll choose some

experienced Senior Maids

and send them to Chief Xiao's residence.

No.

Yinlou doesn't like this.

If I mention this to her now,

she won't be happy about it.

Understood.

[Lifelong Learning]

You're saying His Highness

ditched our men

and sneaked into Princess' car?

Yes.

His Highness did this

the moment you asked Princess to come over.

He must be here for you.

I'm worried that

he may not have nothing to do

Prince of Nanyuan's plan.

I'm afraid he's pretending to be dumb,

but work for his brother secretly.

He's very scheming.

Didn't this happen

in your residence before?

Pass my order to Qilang.

Don't stop him.

Just keep an eye on him.

I want to see

what he's trying to

enter my residence for.

Master.

Princess Hede is here.

So you asked me to come over

because of this.

Yinlou is the late Emperor's concubine,

it is inappropriate for my brother to take her

as his wife.

Don't worry.

I will try to stop him.

In that case,

I'll leave this matter to you.

By the way,

I found some novels

that isn't

on the market yet.

They are very interesting.

Should I gift them to you?

Take me to have a look.

Bring it here.

Yes.

Ruolan can accompany me.

Just wait here.

Yes.

Princess, please.

The residence is so big.

What for?

Where is the toilet?

[A Gentleman Like Jade]

There's a thief!

Send someone!

[A Gentleman Like Jade]

There's a thief!

Stop!

Stop!

[Ode to the Moon Flower]

Check over there.

Okay.

You should've told me it was His Highness,

and I wouldn't have hit him.

But I've already hit him,

how serious will the punishment be?

I hit him so hard

it's probably a serious crime.

But I didn't hit him on purpose.

According to His Highness,

you sneaked into my residence

not to assassinate me?

Of course not.

I just took a walk

and entered the wrong door.

You're taking a walk wearing this.

I do like to wear things like this

normally.

His Highness,

you do know

why you are retained in the capital.

I've always treated you politely,

but you've not been obedient

and has ulterior motives.

Do you really think I, Xiao Duo

am afraid of your family?

Tell me.

What did the Prince of Nanyuan order you to do?

It has nothing to do with my brother.

I didn't come for you.

You tried every means

to sneak into Princess' carriage

to enter my mansion.

If you're not here for me,

are you here for the Princess?

How dare you!

How dare you

lay your finger on the royal family.

Qilang.

Chief.

Take him to the imperial prison.

No. Actually I...

I...

I-I like her.

Who?

I.

Who do you like?

Princess Hede.

Who?

Princess Hede.

Princess Hede?

I don't know him well.

Yuwen Liangxu.

Wanwan.

What are you talking about?

These days,

my head is filled with you.

Today, I took much efforts

got rid of the Zhaoding guards,

I just wanted to

see you.

It's all a misunderstanding.

Will I still get punished

for injuring His Highness.

No one dares to punish you here.

Your Highness.

I won't believe

what you're saying.

I'm telling the truth.

That day at the football court,

I was impressed

by your aura.

When you kick the ball,

your arms and legs,

are so strong!

This is the first time

I've ever seen a woman this strong

other my mother.

Strong?

You have no idea

when my mother punished

me and my brother,

she grabbed each of us

by either of her hands

and could hit us

for hours.

I didn't expect Wanwan

to be someone as strong too.

It's as expected of Western Shu.

Strong?

Well,

you even

returned my jade specially.

Actually, if you like it,

you can just keep it.

Our family heirloom

is supposed to be

for the person I love anyway.

I returned it for him.

Why did you return it for him?

Why are you in his residence too?

Why are you looking for him?

Are you two close?

He is a eunuch.

He is also cunning.

Don't let him fool you.

Calm down.

His Highness

doesn't mean it that way.

He isn't doubting that

there’s something between you and Chief Xiao.

Shameless!

Your Highness.

I haven't finished yet.

-Wanwan. Wanwan. -Your Highness.

Your life is more important.

Wanwan.

Your Highness.

Wan, I'm not finished.

Since there's nothing else,

I'm leaving.

[Clear Yellow River and Calm Seas]

Why are you looking at me?

I didn't mean to hit him.

If I knew he was His Highness,

I wouldn't have hit him.

Why did you provoke Princess?

His Highness talked bad about you.

You feel unfair for me?

Of course.

I like you the most.

If anyone bullies you,

I will teach them a lesson.

With your appearance,

and your bearing,

if you were an ordinary man,

you'd be a perfect match for the royal family.

You'd be a perfect match with Princess.

But you became an eunuch by accident.

Otherwise, would His Highness

even have a chance

in front of the Princess?

Actually,

it's not a big deal either.

There's a scholar in every line of work.

You are the best

in this line of work.

If there’s nothing else,

I'm leaving too.

Cao Chun'ang.

His Highness has been sent away?

Finally sent him away.

That guy was difficult to deal with.

Who is he?

Why is Chief Xiao so lenient towards him?

You don't know yet?

His brother is the Prince of Nanyuan.

He's

Chief Xiao's rival.

When Prince Rong was alive,

he joined forces with Queen Rong'an

and almost became the Prince Regent.

When you were locked up by the Empress,

Chief Xiao was after him.

If he didn’t rush back to save you,

he would have been arrested alive.

Anyway,

you should stay away from Prince Yuwen,

as far as possible.

If you can't guard against the Prince of Nanyuan,

or anything he does,

it'd be bad to get you involved.

No wonder he was

so upset at that time.

I did ruin his plan.

Princess Hede is here.

Brother.

Wanwan.

What makes you so happy?

Let me guess.

Is it because there are new ladies

entering the palace?

You must be happy

because there are so many beauties.

If possible,

I really don't want to take any concubines.

Because they are...

Because they are not

the person in my heart.

Let's not talk about this now.

Brother,

I just planted

some moutan peonies,

and they're finally blooming.

Let me show you them!

Moutan peonies?

You didn't use to like

these fancy flowers.

But instead liked

wild flowers?

Wild flowers are fun,

and I did plant some cotton roses.

Unfortunately they either died or withered.

Later,

I read in a novel

that the soil matters.

Seems like the soil in the palace

can only grow fancy flowers.

Wild flowers like cotton rose

can only grow freely

in the vast world.

You didn't want to take me to see flowers.

Tell me, what are you trying to say?

Have you ever thought that

some people may be cute,

just like cotton roses.

But they are not moutan peonies.

Perhaps,

they're not suitable for the Imperial City.

You saw Yinlou?

Did she tell you this?

It's just my opinion.

Wanwan's personal opinion?

Wanwan,

I've been your brother and sister for years.

It's fine that

others don't know me.

I didn't expect that even you don't know me.

Since young,

I didn't have my mother to protect me.

Even you, in order to protect yourself,

went with Empress Dowager and left me alone.

I

can only be a loser.

A loser who can only be useless

if I want to live.

But I can make lanterns.

I can only make lanterns.

I know

I'm not someone

to be an emperor.

I've never thought about

taking the throne either.

I did it for her.

To take step by step

to ascend to

the throne that didn't belong to me.

You don't understand at all.

You don't understand the Imperial City.

The Imperial City is too dark.

It's so dark that there is no light.

And she...

she is

the light in my heart.

I don't want much at all.

I just hope

she can light a lamp

for me every night.

Am I wrong?

Your Majesty.

You're not wrong.

You are the ruler of the world.

Her Highness is anything

His Majesty wants

her to be.

No one can judge whether His Majesty

is right or wrong

nor does anyone dares to judge you.

No one dares to judge me.

You are

just coaxing me.

Yes.

if you want me to be the emperor,

I'll be the emperor.

If you want me to endure the ridicule of the ministers,

I will.

You want me to select concubines,

I did it too.

I did whatever you want me to do.

So,

what else do you want from me?

Your Majesty.

You think too much.

No one is forcing you.

Princess,

tell His Majesty

that you will help him

send Her Highness into the palace.

I promise you.

Eunuch Sun,

Madam Chen has agreed

to what you ordered.

Then send Madam Chen

to Chief Xiao's residence.

But His Majesty hasn’t issued the decree.

If you act on your own,

will His Majesty be upset?

There's no need for His Majesty

to care about such a trivial matter.

As long as Consort Dowager Duan

can learn to be intelligent and elegant as soon as possible,

His Majesty will be happy.

[Xiao Residence]

Chief Xiao.

Our men have been arranged

to infiltrate

the Secret Service from Western Shu

we've found.

Everyone inside

will be under our control.

What should we do next?

Please send your orders.

Let's apprehend them.

I'll go there myself.

Yes.

Cao Chun'ang,

stay here.

If anything happens–

Don't worry.

You're only going to be away for a while,

what could happen?

With me here,

nothing will go wrong here.

Neither will anything go wrong with Her Highness.

Let me see you off.

Madam Chen.

Mistress.

This place is really nice.

What do you mean nice?

It's not good enough.

I want to have

a bookshelf there.

All filled with

novels.

You need to set up a table too.

One is not enough.

Three tables.

One is to play Madiao,

the other for Paigow,

and the other

for Mahjong.

Are there any snacks that Tong Yun likes?

No problem.

Eat whatever you want.

Can we go out and have fun?

Yes.

From the east market to the west market,

watch operas, have tea and drink wine,

we can go wherever we want.

Just ask Chief Xiao to take us there.

From now on,

we will only have good days.

Tong Yun,

don't you think that bed

is very near

the door?

Your Highness.

Cao Chun'ang.

Is Chief Xiao looking for me?

No.

Someone from the palace is here.

Cao Chun'ang.

What's going on?

This is Madam Chen.

She...

is His Majesty's birth mother,

Consort Jing's servant.

She's highly respected in the palace.

She's here to teach you etiquette.

Madam Chen has always been strict.

You should work harder.

Don't let her have anything on you

or you’ll suffer.

Where’s Chief Xiao?

Where is he?

He didn’t tell me this.

This is Lady Bu?

How dare you hide?

Madam Chen.

Madam Chen.

It's a misunderstanding.

That's all for today.

Clean this place up.

Don’t alert other strongholds.

Chief Xiao,

where are you going in such a hurry?

Home.

Godfather.

Something went wrong in the residence.

What is it?

After you left,

Madam Chen brought

a group of senior maids here.

I thought

it has your approval,

so I let them in.

But then I thought something's wrong,

since you would've told me,

so I sent you a letter.

Chief Xiao, Princess wants to see you.

[Imperial Garden]

Greetings, Princess Hede.

I'm sorry. I can't do anything

for what I promised you.

Maybe my brother

is too soft-hearted,

now that he's suddenly became an emperor,

it's so unreal.

I just realized that

he's not just

my brother anymore.

He is the king.

You and I are subjects.

If he's determined to do something,

even if we are reluctant to do it,

we can't do anything about it.

Even if you can't,

you don't have to rush

to set strict and complicated rules

on Her Highness.

No matter what,

I must thank you, Princess.

I will

visit the Imperial Court some day.

That doesn't sound like

something you'd say.

Three years ago,

Queen Rong'an bullied me as my mother died young,

and wanted to force me to marry into a political marriage.

You guided me on

how to please Empress Dowager

and win her favor.

From then on,

I got the protection from Empress Dowager

and went to Tan Xi Temple with her to pray.

That's how we got rid of the Queen.

You said

the flowers within the palace wall

has their own destiny.

No branches are allowed.

If you want to live,

you have to trim yourself

to be what the higher-ups would like.

This is the rule of staying in the Imperial City.

This is how you and I

lived till now.

If Yinlou wants to live,

she has to do the same.

I just can't bear it.

We are all trapped in the Imperial City.

What can you do

even if you hate to see it?

Meal etiquette

exists in the

the dining room.

You must learn well

about meal etiquettes.

As the saying goes, you have to ensure

your hands are clean when eating.

Don't eat in big mouthfuls, don't put food back down.

Don't drink too much, don't chew loudly.

Don't chew on bones.

This means, when you eat with someone,

you can't just eat.

Mistress.

If you can only see and not eat,

isn't it a disrespect to food?

The food that's about to be eaten can't be put back into the bowl.

Then why is he disrespecting me?

Who is?

You can't make a sound when chewing.

Xiao Duo. I treat him as a friend,

what does he take me for?

Fine.

Meal etiquette...

I'll show him...

Is very important.

How I can screw everything up.

As long as the food is displayed,

the main food is on the left,

the wine container is on the right.

The dessert is on the left,

the fruits on the right.

Dishes with bones is on the left,

and meat that has been sliced are on the right.

Mistress,

didn't you say you're going to screw it up?

Dried food...

Just wait.

should be on the left side.

Can I try some?

Sure.

Dry food is on the left.

And soup is on the right.

On the right?

If I don't study hard,

will I implicate Xiao Duo?

At this point,

I don't need to worry about him.

Whatever.

Put the barbecue on the left.

Put the seasoning on one side.

Wine and soup

shouldn't be in the same direction.

The mouth of the wine pot

points to the eaters.

When serving,

hold the tray with your left hand

and the edge with your right.

Didn't you say you'd just have a bite?

I couldn't help but have some more.

How about...

you have some too?

A rotten wood can't be carved.

Godfather,

don't blame yourself too much.

You should persuade Her Highness.

This is for her own good.

Madam Chen, you...

Stop chasing me!

Don't move.

It's not my fault.

You...

Stop hitting me.

Or you'll fall too.

Stop running.

It's not my fault.

-Stop chasing. -Stop!

Chief Xiao, you’re finally here.

Don’t go, Madam Chen.

Madam Chen. Madam Chen.

What did Chief Xiao mean

just now?

Is he blaming me

for making Lady Bu suffer.

Don’t say that.

Lady Bu is gifted.

I really can't teach her.

I will leave something this important

to Chief Xiao.

I have let His Majesty down,

I'm going back to the palace now

to ask His Majesty for forgiveness.

Madam Chen.

Calm down.

Be careful.

Be gentle.

I asked the doctor

to prescribe some ointment for bruises.

Is it serious?

Let me see.

How dare you ask?

If it weren't for you,

would I have fallen?

Never mind.

I'll use the ointment.

Be on your way.

I've sent Madam Chen away.

Don't be angry.

You tried so hard to invite her here,

but I pissed her off.

You're not angry,

why should I be angry?

-You think it's me? -Godfather.

Godfather!

Godfather.

His Majesty is here.

His Majesty looks unhappy.

I'm afraid Madam Chen complained.

You won't be implicated, will you?

Go back to your room.

Mistress.

His Majesty

is going to punish you.

What should we do now?

They all want me to listen to them.

Fine, I'll do as they say.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Rise.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

There are many rules in the palace.

When Her Highness first entered the palace,

the late Emperor was already sick.

The General Household Service didn't have the resources,

and Her Highness has little to no restrictions normally.

Now, for her to learn

in a short time,

it's normal that she can't master it.

I didn't tell Madam Chen

beforehand.

It’s my fault.

You misunderstood.

I’m not here to punish you.

I just knew

about this.

I took the liberty

to send Madam Chen here

and disturbed the peace in the residence.

Please forgive me.

This is nothing, Eunuch Sun.

I have no issues,

but Madam Chen's teachings are strict.

Her Highness must have suffered a lot.

She suffered?

How is she now?

I have to visit her.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

I didn't know Your Majesty was here.

Sorry for my negligence.

No, I came too suddenly.

Here.

I heard that

Madam Chen made you suffer.

I didn't send her here.

Are you mad at me?

His Majesty ordered Chief Xiao

to bring me here,

for me to

learn how to control myself,

and behave myself.

No matter who sent Madam Chen,

it's my duty.

There's no such thing as suffering.

It's already noon.

Would Your Majesty

like to have a meal with me in the Flower Garden?

Your Majesty.

What a coincidence,

Consort Dowager Duan is learning how to place dishes.

She can place them

for His Majesty.

Her Highness is a beginner,

I'm afraid she might make mistakes

and encumber Your Majesty.

It doesn't matter.

I don't care about the etiquette.

Yinlou,

would you

serve the dishes for me?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Wasn't she just

running up and down just now.

How did she become a different person so quickly.

She's pretending.

Her Highness is from a noble family after all.

Even if she's an illegitimate daughter,

she wouldn't be so rude and ignorant.

Yinlou.

Would've been better

if she's actually rude.

Serve the dishes.

Yinlou.

We don't have to

be so uptight.

Let's have the meal together.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Madam Chen taught me,

it's against dignity

to eat with you.

This can't be overstepped.

Yinlou shall

just serve His Majesty.

I allow you to eat with me,

then that's not overstepping anymore.

It seems His Majesty doesn't like soup.

Let's change to other dishes.

Serve.

This soup

looks delicious.

You have a taste first.

Here.

Godfather.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Madam Chen has taught me,

that our hands should be clean when we eat.

My hands are sweaty,

it's impolite

for me to eat with you.

Serve the dishes.

Let's go.

Back to the palace.

[Xiao’s Mansion]

Chief Xiao, get up.

You have

always been sharp.

I admire you.

But there's something

I would like to

to remind you.

[Xiao's Residence]

Her Highness

is a lot more proper now.

His Majesty is of course happy.

It's just that between men and women,

sometimes, it shouldn't be this uptight.

What do you mean?

I'll show you the way.

Dream House.

The best brothel in the capital.