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[Unchained Love]

[Episode 21]

[Doing as One Pleases]

His Majesty didn't even think about

the contributions you had

contributed to the military power for him,

and punished you in front of

so many people.

Isn't he afraid that you would betray him?

He's trying to give me a wake up call.

His visit this time is strange.

I didn't report

about Her Highness's poisoning.

Someone must have reported it

to him on purpose.

What's wrong with Eunuch Ba?

He's in heat.

I'll go drive it away.

Don't worry about it. You can leave now.

Have a good rest then.

Call me if you need anything.

It must've hurt.

Yes, it really hurts.

He hit really hard.

He's so vicious.

Godfather.

His Majesty

is urgently asking Her Highness to go over.

I'll go with you.

Don't make a fuss.

You will end up causing more problems.

I'll go by myself. I'll be back soon.

[Dream Cloud Pavilion]

Your Majesty.

Have a seat.

Have you been happy

while you're been in West Shu?

The scenery of West Shu is beautiful,

undoubtedly I am happy.

It's because

there is someone accompanying you that makes you happy,

right, Zhuo Ying?

Zhuo Ying.

Zhuo Ying.

What a nice name.

I never knew about it.

Moreover,

I only learned about it from another man's belongings.

Your Majesty misunderstood.

He's a cousin of mine.

I have no personal relationship with him.

You grew up together,

and you have entered such an indecent place

to visit him time over time.

I also heard that

he often came here to meet you.

Tell me.

Should I not have come?

Did I come in the way

of you two spending time together

with each other everyday.

Your Majesty.

My cousin and I are innocent

and nothing but cousins.

Please understand, Your Majesty.

Nothing but cousins.

I also found that

outside Jinguan City,

you were with a man all the time

and acted like a couple.

This host is the man

you've been in contact the most here.

This man...

This can only be him!

Your Majesty is wise.

I can guarantee this.

This is indeed a misunderstanding.

Her Highness is pure and innocent.

She has never crossed the line with a man.

If I hadn't confirmed

they didn't cross the line,

just based on the fact that you hid this from me,

do you think I'll let you go?

Chief Xiao,

the things you're hiding from me

are getting more and more.

It's my fault.

Please punish me.

Chief Xiao,

for having found out the truth about what Prince of Nanyuan has commited,

is a meritorious subject.

How can I punish you?

The bandits of West Shu are rampant.

Since Chief Xiao is so outstanding,

stay in West Shu to suppress the bandits.

As long as the bandits are around, you can never return to the capital.

West Shu is different from the capital,

I'm sure you are not used to this.

Her Highness has been here

for a long time now.

Come back to the palace with me tomorrow.

Your Majesty,

Her Majesty hasn't fully recovered.

She shouldn't take a long trip

and still needs to recuperate for some time.

She has to return. Nothing will come in the way.

[Doing as One Pleases]

The Imperial Forces have surrounded us.

Leave now!

Go!

Go!

Let's go together.

Do you mean

what I think you mean?

Yes.

Let's elope.

Think it through...

I've thought enough.

His Majesty will take the desert road back to capital,

passing Mount Yanguo.

That mountain is dangerous,

it's easy to escape secretly.

I'll get some men,

and if we rush

we can arrive in three to four days.

At that time,

find an excuse to get off the carriage

and we'll fetch you.

What if I get stopped

and His Majesty starts suspecting you?

As long as I succeed,

I'll take you away from here.

When we're far away,

what can he do?

Are you crazy?

If anything goes wrong,

we'll die a miserable death.

You are my wife.

I have to be crazy this once.

I won't let you

become someone else's woman.

Even if we succeed,

and we live our carefree live far away,

the murderer who killed your brother

can never be uncovered.

You've been investigating this for so many years,

are you really willing to give up?

All my life,

I have nothing but hatred.

You are all I have

now.

I can't risk losing you

for someone

I don't even know.

I am, indeed very willing,

to risk my life

for the revenge of Duo.

But you

are tens of thousand times more important than

my life.

I can't afford to lose you.

In the past, my family was at rock bottom

and I wandered in the streets and alleys.

I still have

the same dream nowadays.

I dream of the endless winter,

where we walk on the ice.

It's nothing but snow around us,

and we cannot see the end.

As I walked,

I suddenly realised Duo that was beside me

went missing.

When I look back,

there was only vast snow.

I'm afraid...

I'm afraid you will

leave me just like Duo did,

and disappear forever.

Don't curse me.

Have you agreed?

I agree.

His Majesty ordered for me to leave today.

The carriage is already outside.

Don't be worried about things going around here,

I'll get things prepared.

I will leave people here

to protect you.

Remember,

get off at Mount Yan.

That's the only chance I can get

to take you away.

I'll keep that in mind.

You must be careful.

I'll go now.

Godfather, what are you looking at?

Nothing. Let's leave the city.

Mistress,

are you really going to

elope with Chief Xiao.

Then why are you still trying to

please His Majesty with this stewed soup?

I feel uneasy.

I need to try getting something

out of His Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Xiao Duo left?

Yes, he has left.

I sent him away myself.

When will Yu Zun arrive at Jinguan City?

Yu Zun is already here.

He's already here?

Why didn't he come to see me then?

Yu Zun said

it's not safe around His Majesty

and he's cleaning up his mansion for you now.

[Consort Jing's trusted subordinate, Yu Zun]

Command Yu Zun

to take over as the commander of the Imperial Force immediately.

On the way back from West Shu,

let him lead a troop

to defend along the way.

Elite soldiers should be on duty

especially when we're crossing Mount Yanguo.

If Consort Duan wants to escape,

that would be the best place.

I don't care who that man is.

and who it is helping him,

as long as he dares to take Consort Dowager Duan away,

I

will kill him

and make sure he dies on the spot.

Yes.

This...

Why did you bring it back, Mistress?

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Eunuch Sun,

it's late.

What can I do for you?

Sorry to disturb you.

Please forgive me.

I'm delivering a message on His Majesty's command.

Your Highness should return to the capital immediately.

Please pack your things

and set out immediately.

Understood.

Thank you, Eunuch Sun.

Mistress.

What happened

exactly?

Why do you look so pale?

Look at these bugs.

Are they stupid?

They're drawn to the flame like the moth are.

Look at what happens to them.

Mistress, what happened to you?

Why not you tell me about it?

I remember a historical book

I read when I was young.

Is this the time

you should still thinking about books?

I was young then.

I sneaked into

in my father's study to read.

There was a book

I couldn't understand a few words on,

so I asked my father.

Not only did he not tell me,

he even smacked me.

This book

was about Queen Dowager Zhao and Lao Ai.

What Ai?

Lao Ai is a fake eunuch.

He came into contact with the late emperor's mother,

Queen Dowager Zhao,

and fell in love.

In the end, he infuriated the late emperor,

causing him to end up

in a horrible death.

Are you worried that Chief Xiao will also...

I didn't understand it before.

Now I understand.

It's full of words.

But it's actually

just conveying one thing.

"One shall not violate the divine powers,

those who violate shall die."

I don't want him to die.

He has been protecting me.

From now on,

I'll be the one to protect him.

It's not easy to be an emperor,

it's even harder to be an official.

Your Majesty, Her Highness is here.

♫The Duke of Zhou assisted King Cheng♫

♫and the achievements of Jinyu live on forever♫

♫He was assisting the royal family out of loyalty♫

♫yet truth was twisted by the two stewards♫

Your Majesty,

♫The Duke of Zhou took refuge in Luoyang♫

♫and spent his days weeping♫

♫The Heavens were furious and brought down a catastrophe♫

♫thunder and lightning flashed, and the wind was fierce and cold♫

♫Trees are uprooted and crops are blown down♫

♫The Heavens cannot be violated♫

♫King Cheng opened the golden gate♫

♫seeking the root cause of heaven's wrath and disaster♫

♫Duke of Zhou's loyalty is now known to the world♫

Sun Taiqing.

Yes, Your Majesty.

It's time to depart.

Yes.

♫I want to complete this song♫

♫but this song is sad and long♫

♫Let's enjoy ourselves today♫

♫Duke of Zhou's loyalty is now known to the world♫

Godfather,

have you ever thought

there is no turning back

once you get to this position.

All these years,

you've offended so many nobles.

How many people

want you to lose power

and kill you.

Once you lose

your identity as the Chief Eunuch of Zhaoding Bureau,

I'm afraid will be

the day you die.

I know.

Just tell me the truth.

How confident are you?

Not very.

This is probably the risk

I am the most unsure of.

You don't plan to leave unscathed.

Even if I can't leave unscathed,

I have to fight for her freedom.

Even if

she won't be with me in the future,

she can live a good life.

I've given the order.

On the books,

you all didn't come with me today,

and have nothing to do with this.

If anything happens,

you have to live for me.

Are you crazy?

They're here.

[Commander of the Imperial Army, Yu Zun]

No matter who that man is,

and who it is helping him,

as long as he dares to take Consort Dowager Duan away,

I

will kill him

and make sure he dies on the spot.

I have to act on my own

yet again.

Zhuo Ying.

Chief!

-Chief! -Godfather!

Godfather!

Chief!

She's gone.

She won't come back.

Let go of me!

The carriage is bumpy,

sit closer to me.

I saw your expression just now...

You want to get off?

What for?

It's in the wilderness,

it's dangerous.

How is it dangerous?

The Imperial Army are on the the front and back carriages.

Get off if you want.

The Imperial Army?

Are you getting off?

Yinlou,

I'm very happy today.

Listen.

No matter what happened before,

I will not hold you accountable.

From now on,

you can only have me

in your heart.

The only person you can rely on

is me.

Good.

Very good.

Fang Jiang!

Fang Jiang!

Mistress, what's wrong?

Did you have a nightmare?

Where am I?

You are confused.

We're back at the palace.

This is Yongze Palace.

His Majesty granted it to you.

After so many twists and turns,

I still came back.

Xiao Duo is so petty,

he must hate me to the core now.

But it's good that he hates me.

From now on,

he won't have to

be bogged down by me.

He can go back to being

that arrogant

and insufferable Chief Xiao.

You can cry if you want.

I've closed the doors and windows,

no one will hear you.

Why would I cry?

In the past,

I had designs on him.

After going to West Shu together,

I made him mine.

I'm already pretty proud of myself.

I'm glad you've thought it through.

Now that we've returned to the palace,

let bygones be bygones.

Treat it like a dream,

and forget about it.

Let's live in peace from now on.

I can't live in peace.

I have something else I have to do.

What is it?

I promised him

I will be behind him

in doing what he wants to do,

and finding the person he wants to find.

I can't do that anymore.

The only thing I can do

is to find the person he wants to find,

and do

what he's been wanting to do for him.

That's a murder case.

Why are you getting involved?

The Zhaoding Bureau investigated for years,

but couldn't find anything.

You're just a woman.

What can you do?

That's because their angle was wrong

from the beginning.

If I take a step back,

and analyze this all over again,

It's not necessarily impossible.

Six years ago,

Xiao Duo saw

the Prince of Nanyuan's carriage

leave Ruyi Alley.

But why didn't the timing match up

with the Prince of Nanyuan's return?

Maybe Chief Xiao was too sad,

and remembered it wrongly.

Impossible.

Xiao Duo is a meticulous person.

Besides,

it's related to his brother's death.

He can't be mistaken.

You suspect the Prince of Nanyuan was lying?

Xiao Duo verified his statement,

it's probably not a lie.

But sometimes,

even when someone

tells the truth,

he does not tell the whole truth.

Then, it's not really true.

So is it true or false?

The Prince of Nanyuan didn't kill him.

But I'm afraid

he didn't tell the whole truth.

What if

more than one carriage

entered the Prince of Nanyuan's residence that year?

You mean to say,

what the Prince of Nanyuan left out

was that someone had been with him?

Xiao Duo weakened

his influence in the palace considerably.

If that person

is the last card up the Prince's sleeve,

it stands to reason

that he'll want to keep this a secret.

Six years ago, the Prince of Nanyuan came to the capital

and met with that person in secret.

But to prevent the late Emperor from getting suspicious,

the Prince used his carriage

to cover up their identity.

On the day of the incident,

the Prince of Nanyuan got on the carriage

and left first.

After he left,

that person

got on another carriage.

[Nan]

Who is that person?

Now, the Prince of Nanyuan's

supporters in the capital

have all scattered.

There's no way to investigate right now.

However,

there's another way in.

What is it?

Empress Rong'an.

Empress Rong'an and the Prince of Nanyuan

have been allies for a long time.

I'm afraid she's the only person who knows

who the Prince of Nanyuan

was meeting with.

You two have been at odds for a long time.

You'll be lucky if she doesn't make trouble for you.

Are you going to

cosy up to her?

I'll use some money

to get close to the people around her first.

Fortunately, I had the foresight

to extort those ten crates of gold and silver

from Bu Yinge

and Xiao Duo.

I've been saving them up.

Where's my money?

I've used them as rewards.

To whom?

As soon as you returned,

people from every palace came to greet you.

I couldn't embarrass you,

so I had to reward them.

After all, this time round,

you've become a phoenix.

Mistress.

No wonder everyone wants

a high rank.

There's so much fanfare around you now.

I gave out rewards from Zhengnan Gate

all the way to Yongze Palace.

But it was a really long way,

we don't have enough money.

You...

You wench!

Do you think my money

fell from trees?

Yes.

I didn't expect

my first step in the investigation

to be hampered by a lack of money.

Why don't we save up more?

Forget it.

I'll think of another way.

Mistress.

Actually, I think

you don't have to trouble yourself.

Chief Xiao is so smart.

If you can think of it,

I'm sure he can too.

Besides, he is well-connected.

He'll figure this out.

If you were to do it,

it wouldn't just be dangerous,

it might even be a waste of time.

Tongyun.

Why don't you understand?

There are some things I do

not because I'm best positioned to,

but because I can't live with myself if I don't.

From the moment

I got on the carriage back to the capital,

he was just the Chief of the Zhaoding Bureau,

and I was just a concubine in the Inner Court.

There is nothing between us

anymore.

I can't be with him anymore.

I might even have to forget about

everything that had happened between us in the past.

This is the last thing

I can do for him.

It is the only remaining connection

between us.

Mistress.

Your Highness.

Congratulations, Your Highness.

His Majesty has spoken.

He'll be coming to Yongze Palace today.

Eunuch Sun.

I'm slow-witted.

I don't understand.

What does His Majesty mean?

What don't you understand?

Your Highness.

His Majesty is going to sleep here tonight.

Please forgive me for saying this,

but you must see how much

His Majesty cares for you.

Don't act impetuously

and let him down.

I won't disturb you anymore.

Take the time to prepare,

put some thought into it.

If you make His Majesty happy,

you will benefit too.

I'll take my leave.

Mistress.

I know Yinlou is back,

I'm going to see her at Yongze Palace.

I have something important to report.

Young Prince Yuwen

heard about the incident in West Shu.

He's gotten in big trouble.

What happened to my brother?

You won't tell me?

I must return to West Shu today,

even if it kills me!

Yuwen Liangxu!

He's badly injured,

why aren't you calling for an imperial physician?

On His Majesty's orders,

no one is allowed to enter or leave these premises.

Please understand.

You must leave at once.

Brother,

Yuwen Liangchen is badly injured.

Retract your orders immediately,

and send an imperial physician to treat him!

You are acting in contempt of the Emperor.

Do you still remember

that you're a Princess?

I'm sorry. Please forgive me.

I've heard about the trouble

with Yuwen Liangxu.

He dared disobey an imperial order,

and injure soldiers of my Imperial Army.

In the future,

he might even turn to harm me.

He wants to die,

so why should I stop him?

Brother,

you need to keep him as a hostage

to keep the Prince of Nanyuan in check.

He can't die.

Yuwen Liangshi is no longer a threat to me.

What do I have to worry about?

As for you,

I've warned you many times

not to get too close

to Yuwen Liangxu.

You only pretended to oblige,

and now you have acted in contempt because of him.

This is a disgrace

the royal family!

Sun Taiqing.

Yes.

Effective immediately, Princess Hede

is not to set foot in Shangqiong Palace without my permission.

Yes.

Mistress, you've already returned to the palace.

Sooner or later,

you will have to sleep with His Majesty.

All my life,

everything about me

has been controlled by others.

They wanted me enter the palace on Bu Yinge's behalf,

so I did.

They made me a human sacrifice for the late Emperor,

so I must die.

They tell me to sleep with someone I don't love,

so I must lie down obediently.

Why?

Why should I be

at the mercy of others?

I can't accept it! I can't take it lying down either!

Yinlou.

Wan Wan.

The Young Prince is quite impressive.

Yinlou,

I know I shouldn't be

asking you for help.

If it weren't an emergency,

I wouldn't be asking you either.

You're the only one who can help him now.

Okay, I'll help you.

But, do me a favor in return.

Mistress.

You're in trouble yourself,

how can you find it in yourself to help the Princess?

It's worth it.

In this palace,

I'm the only one

she can count on.

She's the only one

I can count on as well.

His Majesty has arrived.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

This way, please.

I didn't know what you like.

I hope you don't mind

what I've prepared.

Steamed egg?

I remember

when my mother was still alive,

she made a bowl of steamed egg for me

every day

Once,

she mistook sugar for salt,

and made a sweet bowl.

I liked it so much when I ate it.

After that, I kept asking her

to make sweet steamed egg.

Since you like it,

have a taste.

It's sweet?

It's embarrassing.

Actually, I had someone's help

making this.

Wan Wan.

Brother.

I was just thinking

about what a coincidence this was.

It turns out someone with an ulterior motive

made use of this

bowl of steamed egg.

I know I'm in the wrong.

You've always been smart

and you've always been crafty.

You're also very good

at using your craftiness

to get what you want.

But I didn't expect

you would use your tricks on me.

How dare you make use of our kinship

to plot against me?

Your Majesty.

You said she used you

to get what she wanted?

You are right.

What she wants most

is for you to be happy.

You've made me very unhappy

by using this against me.

But I remember

when we were young,

whenever I was bullied,

you used these tricks to help me,

time and time again.

Sit down. Eat with me.

Okay.

I'm touched you still remember

about the steamed egg.

How can I forget?

At that time,

I even threw a tantrum at you.

Yes.

You said you didn't like sweet food,

and insisted Mother made it salty again.

And it wasn't just that.

You sneaked into the kitchen

and changed all the sugar into salt.

Look at you.

People say kinship ties run weak in the royal family,

but I don't think so.

Only our loved ones

can remember the little details

about what we've been through together.

I have a sister too.

It's just that we're not close.

Your Majesty, it's great

that you are so close to the Princess.

Look at you,

you've become so haggard.

Is it because of Yuwen Liangxu?

Forget it.

He's not capable of making any serious trouble.

I'll retract my order.

You can

go to the Imperial Hospital

to find a physician.

Get him the treatment he needs.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Yinlou.

This girl...

She got what she needed from me and ran away.

Seriously.