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[Unchained Love]

[Episode 36]

Yinlou.

Do you still remember me?

I'm Wan Wan.

We are very good friends.

You don't remember me?

Do you remember Xiao Duo?

I came to tell you that

Xiao Duo escaped.

He abandoned you.

Xiao Duo.

Do you remember this then?

You said it belonged to your mother.

You gave it to me before.

You said there's a Fish Immortal inside,

and that it can keep me safe.

Fish Immortal.

Fish Immortal.

Fish Immortal.

How easy it is to dry

the dew on the Allium leaves!

-Although the dew... -Yinlou.

Yinlou, get a hold of yourself!

Yinlou, look at me.

Get a hold of yourself!

How easy it is to dry

the dew on the Allium leaves!

Although the dew is dried today, it will fall on the leaves again tomorrow morning.

When will one return when one dies?

How easy it is to dry...

Impossible.

the dew on the Allium leaves!

There's no way she was driven mad by me.

Impossible.

Although the dew is dried today, it will fall on the leaves again tomorrow morning.

Impossible.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, are you alright?

This...

Why is it so dark here?

Your Highness.

Dark.

Why is it so dark here?

I...I...

I'll get them to

light more candles.

Your Highness, please rest early.

What's this code?

Life in the tower has no hope, and days drag on like years.

She is calculating the time.

Qilang.

Ask our men to get to work.

Yes.

What work?

You want to know?

Come with me. I'll let you gain some insight.

Brothers,

let me just say something.

We need to pull ourselves together,

and put on an exciting and spectacular show

that will catch everyone's eye.

Got it?

-Yes! -Yes!

Only someone like Xiao Duo who would

do anything for personal gain

would think of all these ways to please a woman.

All you know how to do is

come up with all these fancy gimmicks.

But I like it.

It's so beautiful.

Next time, I'll borrow some kites

from my godfather

and do this for you too.

Really?

You are the best.

Xiao Duo,

can you lend me your leftover kites

next time too?

Fine, whatever.

[Shangqiong Palace]

The Grand Secretariat has submitted a report.

After the coronation ceremony,

there were many casualties among the people.

The people are furious.

The prefectural office of Hongzhou reported that

the coastal area of Jiangnan is facing a locust plague.

Funds for plague relief have yet to reach them,

causing a series of riots,

which the army troops are struggling to suppress.

The Ministry of War accused the Ministry of Revenue of misconduct,

saying that pirates are rampaging in the Ryukyus,

and that the emergency military funds requested by the Ministry of War

were mostly embezzled by the Ministry of Revenue.

Aren't these all urgent reports?

Why didn't you report it earlier?

After Your Majesty did the crackdown at the morning assembly,

many officials in the Grand Secretariat took sick leave,

and there are quite a number of officials across the ministries

who chose to retire and return to their hometowns,

which caused the delay.

Is it that without...

without Xiao Duo,

I’m nothing.

If it weren’t for Chief Xiao back then,

I wouldn't have been able to take the throne,

nor could I have saved Yinlou.

I always say that

he's a useful weapon.

Once he's gone,

all the devils and demons can't be suppressed anymore.

Is everything in front of me

nothing but

an illusion?

Come on.

Any other bad news? Tell me.

Let me hear what other bad news there is.

Someone spread rumors among the people.

The person who spread it has been arrested.

But I don't know what to do with him.

Please give me instructions, Your Majesty.

Just punish him according to the law.

What's there to think about?

The person who spread the rumor

is the widow of Imperial Physician Li.

Imperial Physician Li?

Imperial Physician Li treated your injury

at Deer's Reed Residence,

and was later executed by you.

She...

What rumor did she spread?

She said His Majesty is severely injured,

and that you can no longer have children.

Good. This is great news.

Great.

I can't have children.

Okay.

Good.

Great.

Okay.

Yinlou.

[Shangqiong Palace]

Wait.

Brother hasn't let me see him for days.

What happened to him?

The Princess is asking you.

Are you two mutes?

This is...

Cold Food Powder?

It's useless. It's all useless.

Get out!

Get out!

This doesn't work.

What kind of medicine is this, it doesn't work at all.

It doesn't work.

Cold Food Powder.

Get me some Cold Food Powder.

M-more of it.

More.

Leave!

I know about everything that happened

in the court recently.

I've visited a few

senior officials of the Grand Secretariat,

and we've come up with a few

important solutions.

Have a listen,

and make a decision.

You get lost too.

Are you hiding here

expecting Mother to protect you?

You are the Emperor,

the one who has to protect the people.

You can’t give up on yourself

and abandon Great Ye.

Emperor?

What Emperor?

Everyone in the land

is mocking me,

the so-called emperor.

I heard everything.

I heard it loud and clear.

I deserve it.

I deserve to die.

There is no one who is protecting me

and taking my side now.

What happens to Great Ye

has nothing to do with me.

I'm here just to ask you about something.

Soon, it'll be the Lantern Festival.

With so many ups and downs this year,

why don't we hold a lantern festival

in the palace

to bring good luck?

Whatever.

It's up to you.

It's up to you.

[Xihua Gate]

Guards!

These lanterns are so big.

They're so magnificent.

The Lantern Festival held in the palace

is truly exceptional.

Why are you making a fuss?

It's just a few entertainers from the city

presenting a couple of lanterns.

What's so special about it?

[Xihua Gate]

Miss,

your lantern is quite magnificent.

It's nothing much.

Since I, Meng Jieyu,

am the most famous woman

in the capital,

of course the lantern that I'm presenting

must be exceptional too.

Your lantern is hollow inside, right?

If it's hollow,

I will have to open it up to check.

No problem.

The craftsmanship of my lantern

isn't too complicated either.

I just invited around

a dozen craftsmen from the South Sea,

and used up a few hundred types of

rare materials.

It wasn't too expensive,

just around 100,000 taels?

Sir.

Feel free to check it.

Sir, the highlight

is up there.

What is this?

A century-old crystal.

It breaks once you touch it.

What about this on top?

Western mechanisms.

Once you touch it, it'll break.

Then this carriage...

Sir,

you really pick all the right spots.

If you want to

open up this carriage,

you'll have to remove the top...

In other words,

if I want to check this carriage,

I have to dismantle the entire thing,

right?

Exactly.

Sir.

Princess Hede

is specially waiting to see it.

If you want to check,

do it quickly.

Fine, go on ahead.

Let them go.

Guards!

Be careful.

Don't let it hit anything.

You can leave now.

Thank you, Sir.

[Xihua Gate]

It's hanging so high up. Look.

Yes, it's really beautiful.

Brother Li is here too.

Come here. Look at my cards.

Give it to me.

This is good.

Put it here.

I think this will win.

Let's go take a look over there.

It's the same as the one I bought last time, right?

Really?

It turned out well.

They all made wishes last year.

This proves that the country is prospering and the people are strong.

Well said, Lord Zhang.

Here, pick one.

How clever!

Which one should I choose then?

Get one red one and one green one.

There's even a mechanism in it.

We'll go according to plan.

Qilang.

Take our men,

and follow Ruolan.

Meet up with those that the Princess arranged for,

and secure the escape route.

Understood.

Your Highness, come with me.

Sun Taiqing.

Why is it so noisy?

Sun Taiqing.

Help me go see

what's happening.

Sun Taiqing.

Revolving lanterns?

They're so beautiful.

Your Highness.

Every lantern here

was handmade for you

by His Majesty.

Your Majesty, you're so skilled.

If you're not the Emperor,

go open a lantern shop,

you'll definitely be the best in the capital.

Your Highness,

you can't say something like that.

It doesn't matter.

So,

Yinlou, do you like my gift?

Yes.

Great.

It was worth my effort

over a few days and nights.

Your Majesty,

the lanterns from the people

have arrived in the Imperial City.

Lanterns?

Have you forgotten?

The Princess is currently organizing

the Lantern Festival under your orders.

I...

want to go to Futu Pagoda.

Yes.

[Clear Skies]

Why is nobody here?

Where are the guards?

Your Majesty, please don't be angry.

Call them back to get punished.

Yes.

You don't have to go in.

Give me the key.

Be it facing the Seven Buddhas,

or going through the deepest depths of hell,

I will lead you out of here.

Wait for me.

Next,

you have to follow my plan,

and wait for everything to be ready.

Yinlou.

Do you still remember

the revolving lanterns I gifted you

for the Lantern Festival last year?

You liked it so much.

I will always remember

how happy you looked then.

Now,

the Lantern Festival is here again.

I had wanted to invite you

to go look at the lanterns together.

I thought as long as you agreed to it,

I could forget

all your mistakes.

Now,

it doesn't matter anymore.

Because I've already decided

to have you

stay by my side forever.

Seal the entrance to this tower.

Your Majesty.

If you seal up the tower,

Her Highness won't be able to live.

That way, she'll be able to stay

by my side forever.

We will never be apart

for eternity.

Yes.

Your Highness.

I'm sorry.

Seal the door!

What are you doing?

Why are you sealing the door?

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop! Don't close the door!

Come back!

Let's go with this card.

I'll listen to you.

This one.

Brother,

it's a rare occasion today,

and it's also been a while

since things were so lively in the palace.

I put in a lot of effort.

I specially brought the lantern decorations

popular amongst the people into the palace.

Tonight, regardless of status,

everyone can enjoy the lanterns

and partake in the festive joy.

Thank you.

You can't see clearly outside.

Why don't you come with me

to enjoy the festivities together with everyone?

Brother.

Let's go.

Fish Immortal,

let me tell you the truth.

I never trusted you.

But let's strike a deal.

If you save my life,

I'll worship you properly from now on.

Zhuo Ying.

Zhuo Ying, are you there?

Xiao Duo, I'm here.

I'm here.

Step back a little.

Don't come near the door.

Xiao Duo.

Xiao Duo.

Zhuo Ying.

Zhuo Ying.

Are you okay?

Let's go.

Wait.

Let's go.

We escaped.

Of course.

Are you too happy to see your husband?

Let's leave, the place is on fire.

Hold on.

What are you doing?

This is Denghuo.

No matter how rich you are,

you can't just sacrifice it like that.

With you to spend my life with, I've already been reborn.

From now on,

the Chief of Zhaoding Bureau doesn't exist anymore,

so why would I still need Denghuo?

Carrying it with me will be more trouble.

It's time for me to put down this sword.

♫ I went around the black tiles and red walls ♫

♫ Ran into the wavering moonlight ♫

If you don't like it,

you can give it to me instead.

♫ Shining into the corridor of jade steps ♫

Why are you so impractical?

♫ You put brush on paper ♫

I'm rethinking my choice to live with you now.

♫ Writing, pausing, stalling, pressing ♫

Come on. I'll take you away.

♫ It's clear from your words ♫

♫ Depicting your emotions ♫

♫ The night is precious ♫

♫ and shining ♫

♫ Your words and poems of love ♫

♫ Are all I can think about ♫

♫ I only wish lovers can be freed from their longing ♫

♫ And meet by the magpie bridge ♫

This way.

Who's that?

I must have misheard.

Go over there.

Yes.

Let's go.

Yu Zun left just like that?

He let us go on purpose?

Is he possessed too?

Leave him alone. Let's go.

You two, stop right there.

Turn around.

I told you to turn around!

Take off your masks.

I asked you to take off your masks.

Brother, we've already given the order.

Everyone is enjoying the festivities tonight.

It's not good if you act all haughty and

make things difficult for them.

They look so familiar.

I told you to remove your masks,

why aren't you doing it?

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, Futu Pagoda is on fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Why did it catch fire?

Fire!

Let's go help.

Hurry up! Hurry up!

Let's go.

Hurry!

I didn't expect that.

Fire!

Come help!

Why is there a fire?

Come, this way.

This Imperial City

is completely surrounded by palace walls.

It's like a prison made of riches and power.

We tried our best to break it,

♫ The falling petals in the wind are like a woman's troubled heart ♫

but our power is not enough

to change this world.

♫ Who are these troubles for ♫

We can only run.

Run to the place where the sun rises.

But...

♫ You say the willow trees ♫

Can we really escape?

♫ Symbolize not leaving ♫

If you don't try,

how would you know?

♫ Woe not ♫

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

We found Consort Duan's body.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!