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[Unchained Love]

[Episode 14]

[Bu's Residence]

Aren't you the daughter

of this family?

Miss, why are you back so late?

When your mother left,

she missed you terribly.

Left?

Where did she go?

You don't know, do you?

Your mother was very sick.

She didn't recover.

She died six months ago.

They wrapped a straw mat around her

and carried her out.

No one came to pay their respects.

What a pitiful thing.

Where

is she buried?

[Grave of Madam Chen of the Bu Family]

[Grave of Madam Chen of the Bu Family]

Xiao Duo.

My mother is gone.

I've lost my mother.

[Bu's Residence]

Yinlou.

You're all here?

Great.

The Bu family forced the Consort Dowager to take her sister's place.

This is a crime of deceiving the Emperor.

Kneel and plead guilty.

What are you waiting for?

My wife caused Her Highness to suffer humiliation.

She deserves to die.

Bring me the cane!

I will kill this stupid woman!

Old Master,

I didn't know what I was doing.

Please spare me.

Father, please let Mother go.

Don't stop me!

Today- Today, I will

teach her a lesson.

Please don't, Old Master.

Father, don't hit her!

I beg you.

-You can't do this. -Sister!

Please don't, Old Master.

Can you bear to see

Father beat Mother to death?

Why are you so unfilial?

If you want to hit her,

go ahead.

I'll watch.

Go ahead.

Lord Bu,

if you can't even handle this trivial matter,

why don't you hand it over

to the Zhaoding Bureau?

Cao Chun'ang.

Mother! Mother!

Mother!

Mother.

Chief Xiao.

Where are you going to

bring my wife?

Lord Bu,

I can't let this matter slide.

There must be a resolution.

I have something I have to say in private

to Her Highness.

Sure. Of course I'd listen

to whatever Father has to say.

Okay.

This is my home.

Who are you to stop me?

Young Miss Bu,

it's your father who's not letting you in.

He said

he wants to talk to Her Highness

in private.

Maybe he thinks

you don't deserve to listen in.

You've gone too far!

This is nothing.

In a moment,

there might be worse things coming to you.

Calm down.

Chief Xiao,

must you stay here?

After what has happened,

I dare not leave Her Highness' side.

If you have anything to say,

just say it.

I know

you have been bearing a grudge.

Yinlou, for my sake,

let this go.

Father, you've misunderstood.

I have always had nothing but respect

for Mother and you.

I listened

to whatever you said.

You said my mother had recovered,

didn't I believe you then?

Well...

You know?

I didn't tell you

because I didn't want you to be sad.

Back then,

she went there

because she took things too hard.

Why was she taking things too hard?

Because when the imperial edict

was passed to all the aristocratic families,

the Bu family had to send a daughter into the palace.

It should have been the legitimate daughter.

But your wife saw that

the late Emperor was old

and nearing the end of his life,

so in order to protect her own daughter's future,

she threatened me with my mother's life

to force me to enter the palace instead.

How could my mother not take it too hard?

Yinlou.

You and your mother have suffered,

I feel pained for you too.

But if it wasn't for that,

you wouldn't be so lucky today.

If your mother knew,

she would be happy for you.

We are

family.

If this matter gets out of hand,

it won't do our family any good.

Yinlou,

let your mother

off the hook.

This isn't the first time Mother

has tried to take my life.

What do you mean?

Where did you

hear this from?

What a coincidence.

Your wife bribed a concubine at the mausoleum

to assassinate Her Highness.

The Zhaoding Bureau has the case files ready,

we just haven't had the chance to present it to His Majesty.

Do you want to take a look?

If we include this case,

how serious is her crime?

It's not serious.

You might be sent into exile and have your property seized

or

the whole family might be executed.

Chief Xiao.

But I'm a member of the Bu family too.

Your Highness.

You are Consort Dowager Duan.

I have failed to discipline my household.

This is my crime.

Your Highness.

If you have to punish her,

then punish me

as well.

What are you doing?

This isn't up to me either.

How about I ask Chief Xiao instead?

Chief Xiao.

How about we let this slide?

Your Highness.

This is no longer

your family's private matter.

It concerns the dignity of the royal family.

If I don't report it,

I would have committed a crime of decepetion towards His Majesty.

That's true.

This is rather troublesome.

How about this?

We'll report this together with the case at the mausoleum.

Our whole family will plead guilty.

We are family,

we should share weal and woe.

If word gets out,

everyone will praise you

for being a good head of the family,

and protecting the Bu's good name.

Father, this would be good for your reputation too.

How benevolent of Your Highness.

I'll return to the Zhaoding Bureau

to retrieve the case files for the mausoleum incident,

and present them together with today's matter

to His Majesty.

We're done here.

I'll leave now.

Father.

Take care.

Chief Xiao.

Chief Xiao.

Chief Xiao.

Please wait, Chief Xiao.

Chief Xiao.

My wife's lack of virtue

is a misfortune to this family.

I have decided to divorce her.

Tomorrow, I will send her

to the ancestral temple to repent for her actions.

Father.

What are you talking about?

How could you divorce Mother?

Don't worry.

I'll ask His Majesty

to delay your departure by a few days,

so that preparations can be made properly.

When you get married in West Shu,

your mother's wishes would be fulfilled too.

Father, I don't want to get married.

At this point,

I am too ashamed

to marry into the Nanyuan family.

They won't tolerate me either.

Grand Tutor Bu,

I have no restraint

when I do things.

If this happens again,

no matter what,

I will definitely

blow the matter up,

and make it a source of entertainment for Her Highness.

Your Highness.

Cao Chun'ang,

take good care of the Bu residence.

Yes.

Father.

What? You don't feel better?

If they've made you suffer,

just make them suffer extra in return.

If you want,

I can order the immediate execution

of the Bu family.

You're egging me on to murder my own family?

So what?

Apart from you, all of them

are rotten people.

Do you really still value

your relationship with your father,

after so much has happened?

If your father didn't turn a blind eye

to the rivalry between his wives,

your legitimate mother and legitimate sister

wouldn't be so arrogant.

I know.

My father

is a calculating person.

He acts only when there are benefits in it for him.

As long as he isn't harmed,

he doesn't care what happens to others.

I'm nothing to him.

However many doubts I had in the past,

I understand it now.

I don't feel any

filial love for him.

Then why are you sad?

I'm sad for my mother.

Mother, you're using the wrong thread.

Won't you undo it?

This is Father's birthday gift.

Let it be wrong.

Maybe it has been wrong from the very beginning.

There is no going back now.

Although she didn't say anything,

I knew

Father meant something to her.

After Father used that silk pendant

a few times,

he never did again.

He said he'd lost it.

My mother's feelings

were nothing

to him.

To him,

even her death

is as if he had merely lost

a useless tea set.

Do you hate him?

Even though he made her unable to live freely,

she couldn't hate him.

If she couldn't,

why should I?

After all,

in this life, he became my father,

and I became his daughter.

But neither of us asked each other

whether we were willing to.

Let's just keep pretending like

we have a cordial relationship.

After all, it's all the same to me

whether or not I have a home.

Who said that?

You have a home.

Yinlou.

We're home.

[Xiao's Residence]

It's all because of the Bu family.

Her Highness' identity

has spread throughout the capital.

It's being discussed

in every teahouse and tavern, big and small.

This morning, at court,

several ignorant remonstrance officials

even criticized you for this matter.

Reprimanded me for what?

Tell me.

I dare not.

Let me tell you then.

They must have scolded me

for claiming the late Emperor's concubine for myself,

violating proper morality,

and lacking in virtue as an Emperor.

[Fearing negligence]

[One concludes with assiduity]

Why didn't Your Majesty

inform me that you were coming?

Greetings, Your Majesty.

No need.

How dare I ask you to greet me

when you have all these spirit talismans on you?

You don't understand.

This is

called calligraphy.

Okay, let me take a look.

[Fearing negligence, one concludes with assiduity]

This is... "negligence"?

"Negligence."

This is...

"Fearing negligence,

one...

one...

one begins..."

"One begins with careful consideration and concludes with assiduity."

Yes, that's it.

"Fearing negligence,

one begins with careful consideration and concludes with assiduity."

This was said

by a famous advisor

when he advised the Emperor to be diligent.

Yinlou, do you also want to emulate a famous minister,

and advise me to be diligent?

Do you also think I have been negligent of my duties?

I don't want to emulate anyone

or advise anyone.

I only know that

that Emperor was an illustrious

and virtuous Emperor.

Your Majesty should be

a virtuous Emperor too.

Under your governance,

the world will be peaceful.

Future generations will praise you.

I didn't expect

you would be the one

who knows me best.

That's not true.

I only wrote a few words.

Since His Majesty likes it so much,

why don't you mount it

and gift it to me?

Your Majesty.

I just got word that you were here.

My apologies for not welcoming you.

It's fine. You came at the right time.

I have something to discuss with you.

You must already know

the situation at court.

Rumors are spreading.

What should we do?

Dealing with gossip is much like dealing with the river.

If the rivers are obstructed and flood, many people will be hurt.

It is the same with people.

Since the rumors can't be stopped,

in my opinion,

it's better to redirect them than to block them.

What does that mean?

The crux of redirecting the rumors

lies with Her Highness.

Everyone knows that

Your Majesty has an affair with Her Highness.

Why don't you let Her Highness

lie low in West Shu with me,

under the guise of escorting her sister to get married?

As time goes by,

the rumours will die down.

She isn't going anywhere.

His Majesty bears the Mandate of Heaven

to be a benevolent ruler of the world.

Like a piece of jade covered in dust,

it will be bad if your good name were tainted, as you will lose the trust of the people.

This would be endlessly detrimental.

I don't want to emulate anyone,

or advise anyone.

I only know that

that Emperor was an illustrious

and virtuous emperor.

Your Majesty should be

a virtuous Emperor too.

Under your governance,

the world will be peaceful.

Future generations will praise you.

Fine.

It has been tough on her

these past few days.

I'll take it as she has gone out to relax.

But remember,

bring her safely

back to me.

Yes, Your Majesty.

One more thing.

Even Yinlou has advised me to work hard.

It looks like I've been neglecting my duties for too long.

I've gone overboard.

I don't want Yinlou to look down on me.

So from now on,

Zhaoding Bureau should submit reviewed memorials

to Shangqiong Palace.

I want to read them

one by one.

Yes.

"Fearing negligence,

one begins with careful consideration and concludes with assiduity."

You're asking me to use this sentence

to persuade His Majesty to be diligent in governance?

What does this have to do

with me leaving the capital?

What matters is not persuading him to be diligent,

but that this sentence

was said as advice to an illustrious Emperor.

All Emperors wish

to go down in history as virtuous rulers.

So you only need to

flatter him

for me to take the opportunity

to persuade him to send you out of the capital in order to quell gossip.

It's a double-pronged solution.

I see.

I am the stain

on His Majesty's reputation.

If he wants to protect his reputation,

he must send me out of the capital.

That's right.

Impressive!

You're good at reading people.

But

isn't advising His Majesty to be diligent in governance

an indirect way of

saying that he's lazy?

Wouldn't it anger him?

Should I say something else?

No, that's exactly what you have to say.

His Majesty has started to

become wary of me,

and is thinking about curbng my power.

But he can't

bring this up to me outright.

You persuading him to be diligent

will give him an opening

to reorganize the court.

That's exactly what he wants.

He won't hesitate to use you as an excuse

to bring this up.

Besides,

if His Majesty is diligent,

it's a good thing

for the country, and for the people.

Since you know His Majesty

has begun distrusting you,

can you afford to leave the capital now?

What if something happens at the capital

when you leave?

Besides,

it's not like you won't come back.

Not necessarily.

Perhaps

I really won't come back.

Stop joking.

You're leaving soon.

If His Majesty

doesn't come to see me soon,

I won't be able to leave.

Tomorrow morning at court,

His Majesty will be criticized by the remonstrance officials.

I saw the memorials

when they were reviewed by the Zhaoding Bureau.

Their words are unrestrained and agitated.

His Majesty

will be furious.

When that happens,

he will have nowhere to vent his anger.

He will come to see you.

[Mission]

If you don't want to enter the palace,

rumors are a great opportunity.

It's an opportunity to go with the flow

and let it bring you

[Accomplished]

to West Shu with me.

[Mission accomplished]

Mistress,

do you really plan to go to West Shu

with Chief Xiao?

I thought

you wanted to take this opportunity

to beg Chief Xiao to help you escape?

Tongyun,

you are getting very bold.

You might dare do that, but I don't.

There is no one you're attached to

in the capital anymore.

What are you afraid of?

Chief Xiao is taking me to West Shu

on His Majesty’s orders.

If we run away,

what will he do?

How is he to report back?

Besides,

going to West Shu

isn't bad either.

I haven't been back in many years.

My cousin's family is there too.

When my mother was alive,

she talked about them a lot.

It's just as well that I can go back and visit them.

Your Highness was so proud

a few days ago.

Why are you so downtrodden now?

You look like you're fleeing the capital to take refuge.

I heard His Majesty has grown tired of you.

Now, it seems that's true.

Of course.

Why do you know everything?

There isn't even enough of my luggages

on this ship.

You're just an illegitimate daughter,

who are you to get on?

Throw her luggage off!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

My bag!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Let go!

Bu Yinlou!

How dare you throw my stuff?

How dare you hit me?

I was so focused on hitting your mother last time,

I forgot to hit you.

I'll make it up to you this time.

You...

Hit her back!

Who dares?

Who dares?

Since Miss Bu

is unhappy with the big ship,

we'll get her another one.

Cao Chun'ang.

Take her to the small ship at the back.

This one is for Her Highness.

Please.

Thank you.

But

isn't the small ship yours?

If they go there,

where will you go?

I'll take this ship with you,

of course.

Our rooms

are so close together.

There are only two rooms on this ship.

It's a good thing they are near each other.

This way, if there's anything you need,

it'll be convenient for me to serve you.

I- I don't sleep well at night.

I'm scared I will disturb you.

That’s a problem.

How about this?

If you're not sleeping well at night,

I'll knock on the wall,

and disturb you back.

How about

I move to another room...

This one it is then.

This government ship

has over ten rooms in total.

Are there really only those two rooms?

Shush.

Godfather,

tell me the truth.

Do you

have feelings for Her Highness?

So what if I do?

I beg you.

Please behave yourself.

Are you afraid that others

won't notice?

What is your status?

What is her status?

She is His Majesty's woman.

Even if you have feelings for her,

you must try your hardest to hide it away.

Otherwise, not only will you harm her,

you will also harm yourself.

Yinlou.

Greetings, Princess.

Wan Wan.

Wan Wan.

Let me see you off.

These are all for you, eat them the way.

Thank you.

Where is the Young Prince?

Don't bring him up.

His Majesty put him under house arrest.

It's hard even for me

to see him now.

Why was he put under house arrest?

Ever since the Lantern Festival,

His Majesty has been getting more wary

of the Prince of Nanyuan.

He's even been getting more cautious

of the Young Prince.

All of a sudden, he issued the edict.

What do his brother's actions

have to do with him?

Nobility yesterday,

prisoner today.

That is imperial power.

Nobility yesterday, prisoner today.

What is your status?

What is her status?

She is His Majesty's woman.

Even if you have feelings for her,

you must try your hardest to hide it away.

Otherwise, not only will you harm her,

you will also harm yourself.

It's time to set sail.

Thank you for seeing us off.

Wan Wan, in this life,

there are some people

you only get to meet once.

The past and the future

are unpredictable,

so all the more you must cherish them.

The Young Prince

is very sensitive.

He cries when he's sad.

You should visit him often.

I see.

You should get going.

Take care.

Take care.

Your Majesty.

They're gone?

Yes.

At this moment,

the government ship should have already left

the capital region.

Archery

is an essential skill for an Emperor.

But I've never learned it.

From now on, I'll learn all those skills one by one.

I'll learn diligently.

I want to learn

how to be a good Emperor.

Yes.

By the time Yinlou comes back,

I will have become

a true ruler of a prosperous land.

No one will dare

criticize my actions

anymore.

Again.

[Returning to the Sea]

♫ I went around the black tiles and red walls ♫

♫ Ran into the wavering moonlight ♫

♫ Time slowly melts ♫

♫ Melts into sweetness and fragrance ♫

♫ Our vow shines like jade ♫

♫ Glows with light ♫

[Returning to the Sea]

♫ Your words and poems of love ♫

♫ Are all I can think about ♫

♫ The years are bustling with activity ♫

♫ But I have been mesmerized ♫

♫ The way you look ♫

♫ The smoke and rain in your eyes ♫

♫ Render mandarin ducks shy ♫

♫ The dragon is joined by the phoenix in his dance ♫

♫ The couple of pearl and jade traverses the world ♫

♫ I wish lovers can be freed from their longing ♫

♫ And meet by the magpie bridge ♫

Mistress,

your seasickness is so serious.

Take this medicine.

No, it’s bitter.

Then I’ll ask Chief Xiao

for some candied fruits.

No.

It's not a big deal.

If he knows,

he'll worry about me again.

I know very well

that he likes me.

I can't pretend I don't know,

and neither can I try to talk him out of it.

It's a tough place to be in.

Mistress...

Your seasickness is really quite serious.

It's made you go from imagining things to fantasizing.

He really likes me!

You're seasick?

Why didn't you tell me?

I don't want it. It's bitter.

It's sweet.

It's really sweet?

I asked the kitchen

to grind candied fruit into a powder.

It takes a while for the medicine to take effect.

If you press on the jiuwei acupoint, the vomiting will stop.

You'll feel better.

What acupoint?

Come on, do it for me.

I'd better ask Tongyun to come.

No need. You do it.

The location of this acupoint

is not convenient.

It's just an acupoint.

What's so inconvenient about it?

Come on.

What are you doing?

The jiuwei acupoint is 7 fingers above the belly button.

Why is it there?

It hurts.

It hurts.

I'll be gentle.

Does it still hurt?

Yes.

It hurts badly.

You shouldn't press on this acupoint for too long.

I'll take my leave.

[Tanxi Temple]

Incense is the best thing

in the world.

Meditation, playing the zither, sacrificial rites.

All of them

need incense as an accompaniment.

At first, I didn't see

what was so great about it.

Now,

I'm getting addicted to it.

In the past,

I was too heavy-handed.

I didn't know to plan before I acted,

or to practice restraint.

It was Xiao Duo

who taught me those things.

This sachet of incense

will give its user nightmares every night,

and disturb their frame of mind.

Eunuch Zhang, who serves the Empress Dowager,

is indebted to me.

Pass this to him.

Tell him to send it to Shangqiong Palace as soon as possible.

Yes, I understand.

Who is it?

Uncle.

Uncle.