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♪The spring breeze outside the window moves the stream♪

♪Who is disturbed by the williow catkins?♪

♪You're there when I look back, toying with my heart♪

♪Everything has become an ornament♪

♪A pair of lovebirds are flying under the roof in the drizzling rain♪

♪Whose secrets have drifted to the chamber?♪

♪The night when the moon shines, I'll have a drink with you♪

♪Let's keep each other company for the rest of our lifes♪

♪The mountain and water carry me through my lifetime relationship♪

♪Oh, wind and rain, you're as romantic as spring♪

♪Like the star and the moon, I wish you all well♪

♪Don't think about him, I'm right by your side♪

♪Oh, my dream keeps changing because of you♪

♪I'm still waiting for you to look at me♪

♪It's hard to let go once one falls in love♪

♪My life is not wasted while being with you♪

=Choice Husband=

=Episode 25=

You, come here.

Next.

Next.

You, come here.

Go.

Next.

(Wanted) Check them all out.

(Wanted)

(Wanted) Third Master Song is a cunning man.

He's most likely to disguise himself to sneak out.

Do not fail His Highness.

- Noted. - Noted.

How is it?

Miss,

as you predicted,

it's heavily guarded.

It looks like we can only use this method.

Pennies from heaven.

Come and pick them up.

What's going on?

Stop there!

Stop right there!

You...

- Stop. - Go after them.

Go!

- Go! - Over there!

- Stop right there! - Stop right there!

Stop there!

Stop!

Quick!

Stop!

Stop!

Tie Niu,

just you wait.

Go after them!

- Yes. - Move!

Stop there!

Stop!

Tie Niu.

Keep on running!

I'm sorry, Miss Shen.

But His Highness is waiting for you and the Prince at the residence.

Please follow me.

You...

Miaomiao, we're here.

After the fuss Huashan made,

Pei Yanzhen must've thought that you've left the city.

Who could've expected one's essence

and the original self could be pure?

It's indeed a good place.

Pei Yanzhen doesn't believe in the supernatural.

As the saying goes, it's dark under the light.

No matter how smart he is, he'll never think of this place.

Master Song, you're here.

Abbot has told me about it.

- Come. Give me the package. - The abodes in the rear hill are ready.

Please follow me.

Thank you, Master.

Miaomiao,

there are more great things inside.

Let's go.

Xiao.

This is it.

It's beautiful.

As if it was a secluded world.

Abbot said

there are many monks in the temple.

It's inconvenient for female prayers.

So he specifically vacates the space for you.

Butterflies!

Xiao, do you like it here?

We can hear the dawn bell ring

and enjoy the flowers and sunset here.

We can also wander around the mountain

and play with small animals and birds.

On top of that, you'll be here with me.

I couldn't be more pleased about that.

That's great.

Well, go and have fun now.

Let's go.

Thank you, Third Master.

But,

according to your arrangement,

how long do I have to stay here?

When can I go to Yanlan?

Pei Yanzhen is the Regent.

He won't stay in Weiyang for long.

When he leaves,

you can take your journey to Yanlan.

If you could bring me along,

that'll be even better.

Look at the fish.

Does it look pretty?

Look at the bridge.

Everyone,

please take it seriously.

His Highness has booked the entire place today.

Those who disobey

will be executed.

Master,

we got word from the staff.

Official Pei brought his men to Guchun Restaurant.

Master,

you should go back.

Your Highness.

Continue.

You guys

have informed Song Xiyuan, don't you?

Do not stop until he's back.

Your Highness,

I've repeatedly

played this song

all afternoon.

I thought Guchun Restaurant is a recreational place.

Your duty is to play Guqin.

Did I get the wrong idea?

Just get to the point, Your Highness.

However,

if you want to know Miss Shen's whereabouts,

I won't be able to tell you that.

You knew

but you can't say it.

As you're always by Third Master's side,

you must've been aware of my relationship with Miao.

If she's with Third Master Song,

there'll never be a room for you.

You've got the wrong idea.

You...

Huashan.

Master?

Pei Yanzhen,

Miaomiao is not in Guchun Restaurant.

I don't care how much more time

you want to waste here.

But I have to remind you of this.

It's a big world.

You can't hoodwink the public.

So is Miaomiao's heart.

Huashan,

show him the door.

Your Highness.

Thanks

for today, Miss.

(Guchun Restaurant)

(Guchun Restaurant) Your Highness,

(Guchun Restaurant)

(Guchun Restaurant) should we come again tomorrow?

It's not necessary.

I've figured out where Miao is.

Since the moment we surrounded Guchun Restaurant,

Huashan had sent someone over to inform Song Xiyuan.

It took Huashan 15 minutes

to play the song each time.

She had played it 13 times

from the moment the sender went out

until Song Xiyuan came back.

And it was the time

he spent to travel back and forth between Guchun Restaurant

and Miao's hiding place.

I see.

Your Highness is so brilliant.

I'm sure Song can't come up

with such a brilliant method even if he racks his brain.

Your Highness,

I'll bring our men over to search around.

According to this duration,

I'm sure I can bring Miss Shen back to you.

Wait.

If you find Miao,

do not act recklessly.

Miao is like the sand in the palm now.

The tighter you hold,

the further she escapes.

I have to find a chance

to show her my true feelings.

Understood.

Mother, does it look nice?

Yes, it does.

The flower smells

as nice as your scent.

You smartass.

Mother,

can you catch a fish in this way?

Sure we can.

Just wait and see.

(Baima Temple)

Your Highness,

there are many spots that comply with your assumption.

We can't search every one of them.

Your Highness,

you've got poor eyesight.

Why don't you let

me and Guard Zhan check out the temple first?

Very well.

Be careful, both of you.

Do not spook them.

Noted.

Ladies,

I'd like to ask

if you've seen a lady,

about this tall,

with a kid, about this tall.

- No. - No.

No?

Think it over.

- Please stay, Master. - I've never seen them.

It's alright.

May I ask

if there's a lady with a kid

staying in the temple?

Why are you asking this?

Amitabha.

Master,

this buddy of mine is having a brain fade.

The fortune teller said he'll meet the love of his life today.

That he's got to come to Baima Temple for his future wife.

It's not an ordinary single lady.

It has to be a married woman.

That's why he's nervous.

I see.

Amitabha.

Master,

I'd like to ask

where the abodes

for the pilgrims in the temple are.

We're tired

and need some water.

Over here.

Amitabha.

Buddy,

you excel in martial arts.

But you have to learn

some negotiation skills from me.

Don't you think?

You're amazing, Mother.

I know you don't like to eat fish.

I'll go hunt a pheasant for you later.

Okay?

It's not necessary.

I've developed a taste for fish.

In the two years when you weren't around,

Great-uncle made

your favorite dishes in every meal.

I've gotten used to it.

Mother,

what's wrong?

Are you tired?

Let me carry you, okay?

You're still young.

When you grow up and have a wife,

you'll forget

about me by then.

I don't want one.

You're all I need.

Let's go.

Come.

Be careful.

Great-uncle.

Hurry up.

Come on. Let's go.

Mother.

Miao.

Is that you?

Stop there!

Miao,

are you afraid of me?

Did you

fall down just now?

Are you hurt anywhere?

Is it serious?

It's been two years.

Don't you want to listen to my explanation?

(Miao,)

(are you that eager to turn away from me?)

Have you found them?

No.

I've searched through the East area.

But nothing gained.

Could it be that they're not here?

How is that possible?

This is our last resort.

Let's find them again.

Sure.

You try and ask a monk again.

Okay, I'll go over there.

Master,

my young master has finished reading it.

Miss asked me to return it to you.

Young Master is such a fast reader.

Yes.

Xiao's teachers

always said that he's a genius.

By the way,

Miss said

Tie Niu will come here in a few days.

I'll need you to hand this over to him.

Sure.

You...

Official Zhao,

why are you here?

You're really here.

You brat is so ignorant.

How could you do this at a sacred place like this?

It's confiscated.

This is not yours.

You've pushed too far.

It's with me.

Shouldn't it be mine now?

Sir,

it's immoral

to do this.

I...

Right.

Beware of being alone

all your life.

I...

Your poor insight is

the punishment from Heaven.

Let me tell you this.

As you have a secret deal now,

will you

have a secret wedding then?

Even if I end up being a loner in this life,

I'll still pursue justice

and separate you lovers.

I must keep you from seeing that simple-minded Tie Niu.

You...

Lvying.

Sir.

Amitabha.

Lvying.

Lvying.

Xiao,

we have to get out of here now.

But Mother,

where else can we go now?

Anywhere will do.

Anyway, I won't let them take you away.

Do you understand?

Xiao,

stay in the room and wait for me.

I'll go get Lvying back.

Wait here.

Lvying.

Lvying.

Miss.

Miss.

This is a temple.

Please don't make noise.

I'm sorry.

Sir,

the incenses are burnt.

Watch your hand.

Master,

I've

never prayed to the immortal before.

I don't know where I should put the joss sticks.

I'm surprised there's someone who doesn't pray to the immortal.

I didn't believe it

because my wish can only be fulfilled

through my own effort.

Now I believe it

because what I wish for is

dependent on Heaven.

Have you wished for a lot of things?

That you haven't finished praying even when the incenses are burnt.

My master said

there's no need to make many wishes.

Your sincerity is what matters.

It seems greedy to make many wishes.

It won't necessarily be efficacious.

It's not that many.

I've only wished for one thing.

But for many times.

The incenses were

finished burning before I realized it.

Thank you, Master.

Everything in the world is an illusion.

An obsession

will only create a trap

to constrain yourself.

It's exhausting.

It's not necessarily a good thing.

Not understand,

not realize,

not give up,

not abandon,

not fathom,

and refusal to say goodbye.

It's the source of all kinds of sufferings.

Living a miserable life is

like repeatedly falling into hell

without relief.

You're right.

But in this mortal world,

if we could figure out

what we can't understand,

can't realize,

can't give up,

can't abandon,

can't fathom,

and can't let go,

wouldn't it define real happiness?

But I'm a fool.

I blinded myself.

In order to confuse falsehood with the truth,

I actually pretend to understand

what I can't;

to realize

what I can't;

to give up

on what I can't;

to abandon

what I can't;

to fathom

what I can't;

and to let go

of what I can't.

The months and years are suddenly far behind me.

Longing for someone makes me old.

Besides,

I've been living in hell since I was born.

To me, it's no such thing as falling into hell.

As such,

are you here to pray

to get back something you've lost?

I was.

But I met her today.

She'd rather get hurt

than reunite with me.

It's time for me to let go.

And now, I ask for nothing.

All I wish is for her to be safe and happy.

That'd be enough.

Amitabha.

Miss Xu.

Miss Xu.

Just now, Miss Lvying...

Miss Xu?

Miao.

Miao.

Miao.

Miss Xu!

Miao.

Miao.

Miss Xu!

Miao.

Miao.

Miao.

Miao!

Miao.

Miao.

Miao.

Miao.

Miao.

Miao.

Miao!

Official Zhao,

my relationship with Tie Niu is none of your business.

Don't come near me.

Miss Lvying,

you're

breaking my heart.

How about this?

As the compensation,

tell me the whereabouts of Miss Shen.

What do you think?

I won't betray my miss.

You and Pei Yanzhen are no good men.

Is Tie Niu a good person, then?

Tell me.

How far along are you?

Well...

Lvying,

you're the best.

Thank you.

Miao.

Miao.

Miao!

Miao!

Pei Yanzhen.

Miao.

Stop following me.

Listen to me, Miao.

Pei Yanzhen.

Pei Yanzhen.

Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen.

Pei Yanzhen.

Pei Yanzhen, are you out of your mind?

Pei Yanzhen, why are you acting tough?

I told you to stop following me.

What should I do if you die?

Miao,

I knew

you can't forget about me,

right?

Pei Yanzhen.

Wake up, Pei Yanzhen.

Pei Yanzhen!

Wake up!

Don't assume that this means I'll forgive you.

Wake up, Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Uncle Zhan.

Xiao,

I finally found you.

Why are you alone?

Where is your mother?

She went to look for Lvying.

She is not back yet.

Uncle Zhan,

will you ask Great-uncle to let go of Mother?

♪I wish we could be together in our next lives♪

♪Don't ask me if this is worth it♪

♪However, love is♪

♪Turning into lovesickness when it deepens into your heart♪

Pei Yanzhen!

Wake up! Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Don't sleep!

Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Wake up! Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Don't die! Pei Yanzhen!

Pei Yanzhen!

Zhan Yue,

he's injured.

Help him up.

Go get a physician over.

Miss Shen,

as he's gone this far,

will you not leave without saying goodbye?

Get up.

Come. Hurry up.

♪I'm willing to be obsessed with you♪

♪May we recognise each other upon our first meeting in our next lives♪

You've worked hard these days.

I'll leave these to you.

Are you leaving, Master?

His Majesty has issued an emergency decree.

I'll leave tomorrow.

Master,

take me with you.

I'd like to stay by your side.

What's the use of bringing you along?

The situation in the capital is volatile.

I can at least take care of your daily life.

Also...

Master.

Master.

Something happened in Baima Temple.

What?

(Baima Temple)

Zhan Yue,

take off the wet shirt.

Otherwise, he'll get sick.

Hurry up.

Xiao,

come get some warm water with me,

will you?

Let's go.

Let me do it.

You take care of Pei Yanzhen.

I want to protect Mother.

Silly kid,

he's the last person in this world to hurt

your mother.

Let's go.

I want to protect Mother.

I want to protect Mother.

He's burning up.

Is he going to be okay?

Zhan Yue!

Zhan Yue!

Zhan...

You're awake.

That's great.

You're having a fever.

I'll go get a monk who has medical knowledge.

What are you doing?

I just don't want to see you die in front of me.

Pei Yanzhen...

Are you asking for a beating?

You're a patient now.

Let go.

Whatever.

Miao,

you're my cure.

Pei Yanzhen,

let go of me.

Miao,

why would you lie to yourself?

Why don't you ask yourself

the reason why you tried to save me?

Why did I save you?

That's because you're blind.

There are

grudges between us,

but I can't abandon my ethics.

Is that true?

Of course.

Do you...

Do you think I still have feelings for you?

I thought

you did.

♪They say that true love is something to be envious of♪

Regent, you're overconfident.

You dominate the world

but you can't manipulate people.

♪Who is sending out the letter of longing under the moon?♪

Miao,

are you going to leave me?

It's been two years.

For the past 730 days and nights,

I've gotten used to being alone,

to suffering,

and to longing for you.

But I'll never get used to...

I'll never get used to not seeing you.

♪Time flies. The flickering candlelight casts a glow from the window♪

Pei Yanzhen,

what's the use of saying this now?

You have everything now.

But I...

I've lost everything.

I've got nothing left.

What do you want?

I can give it to you.

How are you

always so gentle

and affectionate

as if you only

have eyes

for me?

It's not "as if".

It's the fact.

(Baima Temple)

Where are they?

Lvying!

- Tie Niu! - Lvying!

Tie Niu.

- You and Master Song are finally here. - Lvying.

Get to the back.

Tie Niu,

I...

I...

I...

Don't do this.

Where did Pei Yanzhen hide Miaomiao?

Master Song,

the moon and stars are shining bright.

Isn't it the time Guchun Restaurant is full of guests?

What are you doing here instead of making money

at Guchun Restaurant?

Are you going to say it or not?

I used to be a fool

that I took everything seriously.

If you said this

to me back then,

I would be extremely happy.

But it's different now.

Since you've gone blind,

let's just pretend not

to know each other,

not to recognize

and not to see each other.

But why would you

persecute me like this now?

What do you want from me?

Is it Xiao?

Are you trying

to take away the only person left

in my life?

You still keep it.

Miao,

I don't want anything.

All I want is to be with you.

I won't fight for the custody of our kid.

And I don't want the fortune of the Shen and Lu families.

Without you,

I've got nothing left.

Even with great fortune in my hands,

I'd only be

a broken man.

In the past,

I've done a lot of foolish things

and made many mistakes.

I've disappointed you.

But Miao,

can you listen to me?

What else do you want to say?

Let me ask you this.

You asked to marry me back then.

Was it a scheme

right from the start?

Yes, it was.

I'm sorry about this.

Forget it.

I agreed with your proposal for another purpose as well.

You don't have to feel sorry.

As for

the contraceptive soup,

was it your doing?

If you didn't love me,

why would you let me give birth to Xiao?

If you didn't want to acknowledge Xiao,

why would you

pester me?

I did make

the contraceptive soup.

But your preterm labor wasn't an accident.

You were poisoned by Empress Dowager.

Your father told me

that the physician said

you can't be pregnant in recent years,

or it'll put your life at risk.

My dad?

Yes.

Back then in Lingzhou, you asked me

if it was my plan

that Third Master Song asked to marry you.

Miao,

with my feelings for you,

how would I bear to let you marry another man?

I did have other motives for approaching

the Shen family at first.

But after getting along with you,

I've fallen for you.

I was too silly.

I didn't even realize

I was deeply in love with you.

Look how fat it is.

(Good Virtue)

(Then, I've got eyes)

(at Song's Residence.)

(I knew from the outset)

(that you never slept with him.)

I was planning

to separate you two

to get you back.

Unexpectedly,

you were diagnosed with pregnancy.

(That time, Empress Dowager)

(was suspicious of my identity.)

(I was afraid if the physician told)

(the fact that you were pregnant for four months,)

(Empress Dowager would hurt you.)

I was also afraid if the physician said you were pregnant for two months,

Xiao would acknowledge another man as his father

and I'd part with my son.

(So I came up with an idea)

(and asked the physician)

(to lie that you were pregnant for three months.)

(To create confusion about the identity of the kid.)

Hoping that it could protect you and Xiao.

Then,

I'll find a way to get Xiao back to his real family.

Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager

directly poisoned the fish soup,

trying to kill the both of you.

Since then, Third Master Song

noticed Empress Dowager's ill intention.

We formed an alliance

because of you and Xiao.

Miao,

this is everything.

Do you trust me now?

What you said is too complicated.

I can't understand.

Pei Yanzhen,

I just want to ask

if you've said

to annihilate my family?

Yanzhen,

I just want you to tell me the truth.

Whatever you say today,

I'll believe it.

Just

don't lie to me again.

Yes.

I did say it.

But Miao,

Song Xiyuan and I were...

"After the army was defeated,

the Shen family's 161 stores

and 18 river routes used to deliver silk

to the six provinces will be given to Song Xiyuan."

It was also you who said it?

Yes.

Before you gave me the jade pendant,

you already knew it was an immunity token.

You rejected the proposal and put yourself at risk.

Meanwhile, you told your foster mother to ask me for help.

It's to gain the Shen family's trust

and to catch the imperial family off guard.

Am I right?

Miao,

listen to me.

You chose the Song family who wasn't as rich as the Shen family

because they were the royalty's insiders.

So they can work on the inside.

In this way,

the Shen family can't resist the temptation, right?

Hence, the Shen family was always

the prerequisite for the interest of your alliance.

Just that my existence

had ruined your entire plan.

Am I right?

Miao,

what makes you think so?

About what you've said,

part of it is true.

But I'm...

There was a foreshadowing of your doing.

Everything was interconnected.

Pei Yanzhen,

have you always been

so scheming?

Everyone you love or hate,

the people who love or hate you,

each of them

is the puppet you meticulously craft.

In accordance with your script,

each of them is fully dressed and being manipulated on the stage.

Every scene of yours

is effortless

and perfect.

As you plot against me,

why should I stay by your side?

♪There are many devoted lovers in the mortal world♪

♪It's hard to understand love♪

♪If I have another chance, I won't be late again♪

♪All I wish is for you to be well♪

♪Don't ask me if this is worth it♪

♪However, love is♪

♪Turning into lovesickness when it deepens into your heart♪

♪Even life and death can't frighten me♪

♪I've been through the good times and bad times♪

♪But the person I've been waiting for is not aware of it♪

♪There's an unfinished story between you and me♪

♪How am I supposed to continue my life?♪

♪The moon rises and sets, a day has passed♪

♪I just want to protect you until old ages♪

♪And make a vow about you♪

♪I'm willing to be obsessed with you♪

♪I wish we could be together in our next lifes♪