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Timing and Subtitles by the Catch Me If You Can Team Team @viki.com

♫ Recite a phrase when flowers are in bloom ♫

♫ A little less mature were words of my youth ♫

♫ It takes years to deepen the story ♫

♫ Weathered and sealed in the bluestone ♫

♫ When strings are played, sound lingers like undying love ♫

♫ Play a song in the dream of three lifetimes ♫

♫ Fold an old rice paper ♫

♫ Write down the obsession ♫

♫ Let's go crazy once in a long time ♫

♫ The moon is slowly engraved with light and shadow in three lifetimes ♫

♫ Candle warmth frees the longing for each other ♫

♫ Love flows; I'm crazy about you ♫

♫ Let's go crazy once in a long time ♫

♫ Who is entangled in the depths of one’s mind? ♫

♫ Candle warmth frees the longing for each other ♫

♫ Love flows, bestowed by you ♫

[Catch Up My Prince]

[Episode 3]

Come forward.

Stop. You look slim,

but each step you take seems to weigh a hundred pounds.

This would be due to suppression of internal energy.

Your Highness is so good at jokes.

The department's matron only taught me to sing and dance.

How could I know any martial arts?

A lady from Entertainment Education Department naturally wouldn't know.

But you're not one of them.

You're from the Qinglian Clan.

Catch her!

Over there!

- Catch her! - Yes!

- She's from the Yu family. - Your Highness.

Is someone out to get you?

She should be from the Qinglian Clan.

The bandit gang, Qinglian Clan?

Investigate the Qinglian Clan in the next couple of days

and report back to me.

Lord, I injured the back of that female assassin's hand.

- I'll go after her. - There's no need.

Lord, your hand...

It's fine.

Her swordsmanship looks familiar.

It should be the Yu family's Fish Rainbow Sword Technique.

When the Yu family was wiped out, only the youngest daughter escaped.

That must've been her.

But she hasn't done anything in the past ten years.

What happened to the people from the Qinglian Clan?

We're still waiting on news.

Continue the surveillance on Hanzhang Palace.

Yes.

The Ministry of Rites wrote that the Fourth Prince left on purpose.

When the time comes, there'll be no place for her in the palace.

It looks like she's cornered.

The Fourth Prince is harboring a criminal

and conspiring against the state. What a great accusation.

We kill two birds with one stone.

Greetings, Empress Dowager, Lord Xu.

Please rise. [Empress Dowager of Xin Ming]

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I asked you to check the crown prince's astrology chart. How did it go?

The thing you're worried about

is caused by a misfortune entering the palace.

The stars are in uncertainty.

Someone who impedes the crown prince has appeared within the palace.

This person lacks talent and virtue,

and is greatly affecting the crown prince's health.

I'm afraid that in the long run...

What is it?

I'm afraid the crown prince's health will...

Find me this person! We can't let them affect the crown prince.

Yes.

[Sketchbook]

In the Kingdom of Dali, there lived Young Master Duan who had a charming disposition.

He couldn't help but treat every lady he met with kindness and affection.

He met the fierce and sensitive Miss Mu, the clever and quick-witted Miss Zhong,

and the out-of-this-world and refined Miss Wang one after another.

Young Master Duan was the first man to see Miss Mu's true self.

Miss Mu once swore that any man who saw her self

would have to marry her.

Then Young Master Duan was asked to marry Miss Zhong

because he almost destroyed her innocence.

However, when he got to Sugu,

he fell in love with Miss Wang at first sight

because the fairy-like Miss Wang looked exactly

like the immortal statue he saw in a cave.

Unfortunately, it was revealed that these three ladies were his younger sisters.

He couldn't marry any of them.

He kind of looks like you.

Your Highness...

Tell the girl I'm not happy with this ending.

Is the Fourth Prince so angry that he wants to throw this sketchbook across the room? [Clothing Department]

No, he's not angry. He just asked that you make some changes.

What? Would you be happy if he was angry?

Not at all.

Xiao Jia, come here.

How's the embroidering of the mandarin duck and the attaching of the frog coming along?

I can't do it. It's too difficult.

Let me see it. You should know that our next assessment is no trivial matter.

They'll take your head if you don't pass.

What is this?

Did you embroider the legs of a centipede?

And this... What kind of a frog is this?

I've never seen something like this.

Of course you wouldn't know.

It's a sewing method used to suture a wound to save a life.

It's way more useful than those pretty mandarin ducks and butterflies.

Yunzhu, don't you think it's unreasonable for them to kill me,

just because I can't embroider some flowers?

Xiao Jia, take this seriously.

I heard the Bureau of Astronomy observes the stars at night.

They said that a reincarnation of a jinx with no talent or virtue is here

to disrupt the imperial harem and impede the Eastern Palace.

So they're using this talent and skill assessment

to find that person with no talent or virtue,

and then kill that jinx?

How can they do that?

Xiao Jia, we still have some time before the assessment.

You'll pass if you keep practicing.

Then you won't get killed.

That's so hard.

Is this another plot arranged for me by the system?

Stupid assessment.

What should I do?

I heard you weren't satisfied with the ending of my story, Your Highness.

Young Master Duan's ending is quite sad.

It seemed like luck brought him and each lady together,

but in the end, he couldn't live a happy ending with any of them.

That's what happens when a promiscuous man flirts with everyone he sees.

It's a story about lovers ending up as siblings.

It's Lord Duan's fault for being such a womanizer in his youth and eventually causing his son's downfall.

The ending is quite sad, but the drawings are very entertaining.

I can tell that you put some thought into it.

It's rare to see you satisfied, Your Highness.

May I ask for a reward then?

You're asking for a reward? Let's hear it.

I'm sure you know that we're doing a talent and skills assessment in the palace.

As a maid of the Clothing Department, I'm not that skilled in needlework.

If I don't pass the assessment...

And get killed...

Who's going to update this sketchbook for you?

So you came to the residence of one of the examiners to ask for help?

You're one of the examiners?

What luck!

Your Highness, did you know that there's another ending to this story?

Teach me a skill that will help me pass if you want to know the other ending.

What do you want to learn?

I heard that you were talented in instruments, chess, painting, and calligraphy.

Which one is the quickest to learn?

Let's start with this terrible handwriting of yours then.

I don't want to write anymore. I think you're just trying to make fun of me.

- Am I? - Yes.

You're writing with a strong hand,

and in such a skillful manner for it to be so ugly.

Why don't we write some poems instead?

Last night was full of stars and the night breeze,

west of the Painting Tower and east of Osmanthus Hall,

we didn't have colorful phoenix wings to fly side by side, but our hearts were still together.

If you're that anxious to finish the next lines, you should write it then.

Fine, I'll write it then.

[We didn't...]

There's no fixed way to write.

You have to let it flow naturally.

I didn't know I could write such nice characters.

Do you think...

I'm a gifted student?

Your Highness, I'm sorry. I'll clean your fan for you.

You... What are you doing?

Don't mess around.

I'm not interested...

Take it to the Clothing Department and wash it. Otherwise I won't see you tomorrow.

You. Take it to the Clothing Department and wash it.

Your Highness, Miss Xiao Jia stained your clothes today, but you don't seem angry at all.

It's just clothes. Why would I make a fuss about this with her?

These characters are ruined, too. Why don't I throw it away for you?

Did I tell you to throw it away?

Get me a brush.

Your Highness, you're able to work wonders with just a few strokes.

How amazing.

That looks to be...

A Gardenia!

You're smart.

When did you start liking gardenias, Your Highness?

Just worry about your own matters.

Yes.

How's the investigating going?

I did a thorough investigation.

The spy killed the originally selected dancer,

took her place and made her way into the Entertainment Education Department.

She must've heard that you often invite singers

and dancers to perform at your residence,

so she attempted to find a way into the Hanzhang Palace.

What does she think my residence is?

Does she think people can just come in and out of here as they please?

Hasn't Miss Xiao Jia been coming in and out of here as she pleases

for the past few days?

Why are you using her nickname and calling her Miss Xiao Jia?

Miss Xiao Jia is a kind person. It sounds more friendly to call her that.

Besides, don't you feelings for Miss Xiao Jia, too?

Your Highness, I have a good piece of advice.

Let me hear it.

Since you care about Miss Xiao Jia so much,

why don't you consider

letting her move into Hanzhang Palace?

It's much better for Miss Xiao Jia to work for you

than to wash clothes all day at the Clothing Department.

It's a favor that wouldn't usually be granted even when asked.

She's not like the other ladies.

Besides,

I don't get to decide who I eventually marry.

I don't want to hurt her.

Every prince has had more than one wife.

How dare you!

Don't mention this again.

Yes.

Move1

[Hanzhang Palace]

The Bureau of Astronomy's prediction that someone with no talent or virtue will impede the crown prince

has been spreading quickly.

The talent and skills assessment is strange, too.

I don't believe in any astrological readings.

But it does come with it's benefits.

A thin waist you can hold in your hands. This is what they're talking about.

I lost.

I got a bit bloated from eating.

How is she always so valiant?

I heard that Xu You Zheng was the one who asked Her Majesty

to give an order for this assessment.

Her Majesty personally asked The Household Administration of the Heir Apparent

and the Ministry of Rites to make arrangements for it.

Also, Xu You Zheng will be taking on the role as the examiner of this assessment.

You should be on guard, Your Highness.

It's fine. He wouldn't dare cause trouble at The Household Administration of the Heir Apparent.

What happened to your hand?

I accidentally got injured practicing my sword fighting a few days ago.

Ask Xiao Bao to give you my incised wound ointment later.

Thank you, Your Highness.

What do you think?

How many times have I told you?

You need to make the center stroke thin and lengthen the horizontal and vertical strokes.

Each character should look like a beautiful lady with graceful posture.

Look at the characters you wrote. People sure are like the characters they write.

Every character is round and plump.

Round...

Sheesh

You were talking badly about me.

You said I was round...

You even said I was a pig...

Stop pretending. Your tears have dried.

Alright, I'm sorry.

I spoke without thinking.

You didn't speak without thinking, I'm just stupid.

It's me who's a bad teacher.

You're not a bad teacher. My characters are just like I am, round and plump.

You're not round and plump...

You have a graceful posture.

I have graceful posture? Didn't you say that my superpower was eating?

How can I not gain weight?

Fine. How about this? You're not in the right mood to practice your calligraphy today.

Why don't I give you the day off?

You said it. I'm not writing a single character today then.

Okay, don't write.

Okay, come on! Let's go out!

Did I get tricked?

This guy. Gosh!

I'm done rowing.

Put in some more effort.

Why aren't you rowing at all?

Dear, don't get upset. Friendly reminder.

The Fourth Prince doesn't use a paddle to row a boat. He depends on the waves.

I depend on waves?

It was a slip of the tongue! I'm sorry!

Tell me.

How am I a profligate? (T/N: Profligate and waves use the same character)

Since you care about Miss Xiao Jia so much,

why don't you consider

having her move into the Hanzhang Palace?

I don't get to decide who I marry in the end.

I don't want to hurt her.

Why is he so moody?

How am I supposed to finish my mission with him?

I'm so mad!

Miss Lu.

I wonder if he's in a good mood today.

Are you planning on staying out there the entire day?

Seems like he's not in the best mood.

The talent and skills assessment is in three days.

You'll have your head tied to a beam

if you fail to succeed.

Can you tell me the ending of the story now?

Are you talking about the story about Young Master Duan?

Here's the ending.

Little do you know, the unfaithful Lord Duan's wife took revenge on her husband.

The result of that revenge was Young Master Duan.

Therefore, Young Master Duan doesn't share the same mother or father

as the three ladies.

So he can marry whoever he wants.

Looks like Young Master Duan got to marry his beloved Miss Wang after all.

The lovers finally got married.

Nope!

Miss Wang likes his older cousin.

Even though his cousin became a madman trying to restore his country,

she was still unwilling to leave his side.

Young Master Duan returned to Yunnan

and took in Miss Zhong and Miss Mu as his concubines.

So it turns out that it's still a sad ending.

Young Master Duan got to have more than one wife. Isn't that what every man wants?

No, no. With all the women in the world, we only want to marry the one.

Sugarcane the Fourth. Is that really how you think?

[Morality, Faithfulness, and Etiquette]

Quickly! Place it here.

Put it over here!

Be quick about it.

Here, let me help you.

This one, too. Put it over there.

Be careful.

I heard that Xu You Zheng was the one who asked

for Her Majesty to order for the talent and skills assessment.

And Xi YouZheng is the examiner for the assessment, too.

Your Highness, we still have some time before the assessment. Why don't you have a rest for now?

No need.

Keep an eye on them.

Make sure they have all the equipment needed for the assessment ready.

Understood.

The servant girl is going to pass.

[Weiyang Palace]

[Eleventh Prince of Xin Ming - Zhao Chen Xuan]

Xiao Huan, where are all these maidservants going?

I'll go ask, Your Highness. Wait here.

No need to ask. We'll just follow them.

- Come on. - Your Highness.

Wait for me.

The crown prince has arrived.

Greetings, Your Highness.

What is His Highness doing here?

Please get up.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Old Four, thank you for today.

All I did was check the roster and made sure all the equipment was ready.

What are you doing here, Big Brother?

I must thank Lord Xu.

He heard from the Bureau of Astronomy that there was a jinx with no talent or virtue in the palace,

and that it directly affected my illness,

so he got extra nervous for me and requested a decree from Grandmother.

I feel terribly sorry for dragging so many people into this,

so I came as well.

Big Brother, you believe in this stuff?

His Highness' safety directly concerns our nation's destiny and fortune.

Xin Ming is blessed that you're able

to personally attend.

Your Highness, please take your seat.

Big Brother, are you alright?

- Are you alright, Big Brother? - Are you alright, Your Highness?

I'm fine.

What's going on here?

Big Brother!

How are you doing, Big Brother?

Eleven, what are you doing?

- This wasn't caused by my slingshot. - You...

Second Brother, I'm fine.

Let's not waste any more time. Let's begin.

You may all get up.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Please check your equipment.

We're about to begin the assessment.

You're so lucky.

The Second Prince acted so quickly during that critical moment.

The Second Prince has been practicing his martial arts since his childhood.

He ranks first in the Xin Ming imperial military examinations.

No one can make more than ten moves with him.

Yun Zhu, I didn't expect you to like the Second Prince.

Xiao Jia, don't be ridiculous.

That maidservant has an injury on the back of her hand. She has to be the assassin from that night.

Look thoroughly.

Xiao Bao.

Follow Xin Er.

[Faith in Righteousness] Next up, Lu Ren Jia from the Clothing Department.

Where is my pen, ink, and paper?

Advanced mathematics oil painting anatomy

Qin Shou, what is this?

After practicing calligraphy for so long, the system won't give me a chance to show it.

If I had known those were the three options, I wouldn't have practiced calligraphy.

High marks

That won't do. My math is bad. Oil painting?

No way, I even dislike brush painting

Antatomy?

Now that's my expertise.

But where am I going to find a body to perform an autopsy on?

Anatomy

One second Patch

This kitchen knife is too big

Skin the duck

What is she doing?

Can she do it?

Grateful for the emergency assist.

Your Highness, she took your knife.

I didn't expect her to be good at wielding a knife.

She's good.

wow look at her

Wow, that's amazing.

It looks like this lady is showing her talents related to cooking.

Then let the Dining Department be the judge.

With only a carving knife the meat, tendons and bones of the duck

Were cleanly separated

What's more rare is that the parts are not damaged.

This lady is a culinary genius.

Doctor Li, do you have something to say?

Just now I watched the young lady's knife skills in the audience

The meridian and internal organs are exactly the same

The girl must have studied "Cunzhentu"

This lady is a medical genius.

Great! Great! Great!

Congratulations, you can capture all the characters

Favorability page opens

[Likes:+1 heart]

[Likes:+1 heart]

Why Zhao Chen Yi at zero

Where did he go?

Hey My Lord

Did you go in the order of your roster?

I wouldn't dare neglect my duty.

Take a look, Your Highness.

Your writing is so messy it looks neglected.

Yes, yes, yes.

Do you admit your wrongdoing?

I don't know what I did wrong.

You!

If you think I did something wrong, then go ahead and punish me.

It looks like you really don't know.

Then I'll tell you.

Todays assessment site

The Royal Prince and A group of palace people

how could you be cruel and hurt the innocent?

Cruel?

Xin Er, kill everyone in the secret room.

Kill them all?

- But two of them are the Crown Prince's– - Kill them all.

It's better to kill by mistake than to let them go. Those who have entered Hanzhang Palace's secret room

must not live.

Won't this be too cruel?

Let me tell you what's cruel.

Hundreds of people in the Yu Family were killed and exiled by Xu You Zheng.

That head is right there.

Now that is called cruel.

You must remember.

A vengeful person must not have a merciful heart.

Your Highness.

You've changed. In the past, you wouldn't care about others.

You told me before

a vengeful person only has hatred, not mercy.

That's the past. Right now,

I want your safety first.

If you had been at the assessment site just now

>If something had really happened to you

how would I have helped you?

Don't worry, Your Highness.

I already made plans.

If I failed, I definitely won't involve Hanzhang Palace.

- I won't get you in trouble, Your Highness! - How could you think this way?

What I want is your safety.

But the murderer of my father is right in front of me.

How could you make me give up this opportunity?

The feud of the Yu Family... has nothing to do with my Big Brother.

I didn't know the Crown Prince would come today.

You almost fell into someone else's trap.

You know that Teacher has been very kind to me.

I must put your safety first.

From now on, don't risk yourself

for revenge.

I understand.

No?

Did a grown person grow wings and fly away?

Hurry and go!

Yes.

What about the people we planted in Hanzhang Palace?

Hanzhang Palace appears to drink and have fun every day,

filled with females and musicians,

but the Fourth Prince has his guard up.

All the Qinglian guards have been identified.

Useless!

Sir, what if we left Lu Ren Jia handle this? What do you think?

That's right. I've observed her for several days.

Han Zhanggong runs so diligently, but

She seems to be able to easily enter and exit Hanzhang Palace.

And that remnant of the Yu Family must be able to come into contact with the Fourth Prince.

Once we find that person, we can just...

We can only do that then.

How come I strategized that long and his level of good feelings are still zero?

Those good times.

Those exchanged secrets. Were they fake?

Could he be angry because the talent show wasted his efforts to teach me calligraphy?

Or is it because the level of good feelings

wasn't activated before?

Xiao Jia, use a coat. Don't catch a cold.

This coat is nice.

Thank you, Yun Zhu.

Xiao Jia, you're amazing.

Everyone in the palace is talking about you.

You can enter and exit Hanzhang Palace at will

Is that so? That's good.

The Eleventh Prince came looking for you today.

He said he had something to personally tell you.

He left after he saw you weren't here.

Then let him go then.

What's wrong? Are you unhappy?

No, it's just... I'm just too tired.

It's nothing, don't worry.

Then, hurry and go rest. Let's go back.

I want to stay here a bit longer.

You go back first and rest.

- Then I'm going first. - Go on.

Don't stay up too late.

What was once pleasant and unpleasant is the past.

The saddest thing is that

you thought you planted a seed in a person's heart

but when it came to harvest season,

you realized there was nothing to harvest.

Timing and Subtitles by the ___________ Team @viki.com

♫ Flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water ♫

♫ What on Earth could be better than a poem ♫

♫ Transform feelings into words ♫

♫ To be appreciated by the destined person ♫

♫ Dancing butterflies in summer, fluttering snow in winter ♫

♫ Wisps of smoke from cooking ♫

♫ The music echoes between the mountains, making the celestial being ♫

♫ Turn into a clear breeze, peeking secretly ♫

♫ Pour a glass of wine, intoxicated like a dream ♫

♫ Enter Heaven, watch the mountains and sea, gather the sun and moon’s glory ♫

♫ The alleged flying phoenix and the falling stars ♫

♫ Are merely ♫

♫ what I wrote ♫