Original subtitles

♫ Although my destiny is made by Heaven ♫

♫ Fortunately this life change occurred to me ♫

♫ The meteor made our souls overlap ♫

♫ So the knots in our hearts can be untied ♫

♫ Our romance started with an encounter in our youth ♫

♫ Thanks to the suffering we overcame with trust ♫

♫ I'm looking at the snowstorm in my hometown from afar ♫

♫ I want to enjoy the moon and clouds with you ♫

♫ The moon is so bright and I'm looking at the frontier ♫

♫ Who is waiting for her to wander the world ♫

♫ By the lotus pond, before the flowers and under the moon ♫

♫ Years have witnessed our love of truth and falsehood ♫

♫ The memory is constantly on a loop ♫

♫ So many years have passed ♫

♫ Clear up the heavy fog ♫

♫ The road is full of thorns ♫

♫ The meteor flew across the night sky ♫

♫ Its fragments are so dazzling ♫

♫ Who is dancing ♫

♫ Then turn into bubbles and disappear ♫

♫ Putting aside love and hate, drifting with the flow ♫

♫ Wake up from the gold-glided dreams, who is worrying and premeditating ♫

♫ Miss the tenderness in her chest suddenly ♫

♫ Break the starlight just to enter her eyes ♫

♫ Our romance started with an encounter in our youth ♫

♫ Thanks to the suffering we overcame with trust ♫

♫ I'm looking at the snowstorm in my hometown from afar ♫

♫ I want to enjoy the moon and clouds with you ♫

[The Trust]

[Episode 06]

Why didn't Ms. Qin come?

She holds a medicine pot all year round.

Don't you know why, Your Highness?

Is this the way you manage the inner palace?

Eh...

Even Queen Mother has said that

Ms. Qin doesn't have to come to pay respect

because of her bad health condition,

and that she shouldn't be concerned about the birthday banquet.

According to that,

you should help Ms. Qin to get well

since you assist in managing the inner palace.

Your Highness, are you not feeling well?

It's all right.

But Lady Pei,

please put more thought

into the inner palace.

Queen Mother's birthday banquet is coming.

I'm afraid I can't deal with such a big scene.

It's a scene that Your Highness should handle on your own.

It is better this way.

You were ordered to manage the inner palace.

The birthday banquet is also a part of your job.

No need to be self-effacing.

This is the account book of the birthday banquet last year.

Take a look at it, Your Highness.

Do you need to increase or decrease the spending this year at your discretion?

It's a celebration with all the people.

The banquet shouldn't be shabby-looking, of course.

Your Highness is definitely right.

If there's anything Your Highness can't understand--

Eh...

What are these about?

Why are there so many errors

in just a few pages?

Your Highness, I didn't get it.

What are the errors?

The purchases are all the same.

Why are the payments here

so much higher?

I thought the Empress couldn't read the account books.

How did she become intelligent this time?

The higher purchases are made

by the servants from Dietary Supervisor.

They never follow the orders.

We have to give them enough benefits to order them.

They're making extra money by doing their own job?

This is ridiculous.

Bring them all to me.

Yes.

The Empress played with lances and sticks all the time.

Now she's working on the accounts?

That's abnormal.

It's nothing abnormal.

The only way to survive

is to adapt to the environment.

Your Highness.

Rise.

The Empress knew nothing about the accounts.

If she has any questions,

use your expertise to embarrass her.

And you'll be rewarded heavily.

Yes, Lady Pei.

Why is the budget of the Dietary Supervisor

much higher than all the others?

I purchased on demand and settled on a flat rate basis.

Your Highness has been living high on the hog.

I'm afraid you never know the cost of daily necessities.

Was the budget made by yourself?

Your Highness!

I'm asking her.

The budget was managed by Lady Pei previously,

and by the Queen Mother her own earlier.

I can't remember who actually made the budget.

Drag her down

and fine her three months' wages.

Expel her from the inner palace.

I've served the Queen Mother for 15 years.

Your Highness can't do this to me!

Your Highness!

Now I'm asking you.

Your Highness can't do this to me!

Mercy, Your Highness!

I just made the purchase.

I know nothing about the account.

I just hear that...

What?

that all accounts were approved by Lady Pei personally.

Nonsense!

How dare you slander Lady Pei?

Take him down and cane him 60 times.

Mercy, Your Highness!

Mercy, Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Mercy, Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Mercy, Your Highness!

I'll be a dead man after being caned 60 times!

Your Highness!

Mercy, Your Highness!

Mercy!

Your Highness has always been kind.

Why so harsh today?

Are you trying to tell me what to do?

I dare not.

They didn't finish their job properly and blamed it on Lady Pei.

I had to be harsh.

Your Highness is very sensible.

We should know our places in the inner palace

and do our parts.

Don't cause any trouble

and save His Majesty some worries.

Do you understand?

Yes, Your Highness.

His Majesty in menstruation is so dreadful.

It's better not to mess with him.

The mosquitoes are so annoying.

You're right.

I've been bitten three times

after sitting here for a while.

Such a big bite!

The mosquitoes were afraid to bite Your Majesty

in previous years.

They're so daring this year.

People are afraid of me.

But mosquitoes aren't.

Right.

Your Majesty is awesome!

You can catch them

if you're quick enough.

Don't move.

It dropped.

Did it?

That makes sense.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Why do you love to eat pears lately?

Senior Doctor Jiang has told Wudu before

to let you eat fewer pears.

You're too prone to diarrhea.

There's no diarrhea.

I'm totally fine.

I can eat everything.

Okay, okay.

How did you manage the inner palace previously?

Look.

The messy accounts.

I wasn't in charge of it at all.

It was your precious cousin,

Xinzhu.

It was your foolishness

that made her take the reins.

Now, even the servants

are arrogant as hell.

My foolishness?

Who would take the Empress seriously

when the Emperor treated her so bad?

I wouldn't have had such a hard time

if you were a little kinder to me.

A hard time?

You had a comfortable life.

It was because I didn't bother with them.

I had a big heart.

No matter how much I disliked you before,

you were the Empress.

If only you could be more decisive,

the servants wouldn't treat me with such contempt.

Why are you so mean?

Do you think that I wanted to be the Empress?

Ah.

Forget it.

You're not feeling well.

I'll forgive you.

You...

How's the phoenix embroidery going?

It's almost done.

I-It's already done.

Your Highness, directors of the inner palace are waiting for you

to confirm the flow of the birthday banquet.

Got it.

Go get the embroidery.

Unbridled!

I-Is the embroidery more important than the banquet?

Go.

Poorly embroidered!

Not even a single outstanding one!

Xin Zhu.

Look at this. It's for fortune and longevity.

A unique feeling of hustle and bustle.

Why can't you just think of danger in times of safety?

Since the Empress is so capable now,

I'll step back.

Xinzhu,

what do you mean?

Tell the Empress that you're in poor health

until the banquet, OK?

OK.

Aunt,

do you like the hairstyle today?

You're the most multi-talented of the whole inner palace.

It's not bad.

As long as you like it.

I'm bored out of my mind since His Majesty doesn't come for me.

Designing new hairstyles

is my only way to kill time.

Then, where does the Emperor go recently?

To the Fengyi Palace every day.

His Majesty spoiled the Empress

with growing arrogance.

How stunning.

You're glowing like spring with your skin as smooth as cream.

You still look like a maiden.

I'm entering my twilight years.

You'll never grow old.

You'll live as long as the mountains and pines.

You will always be the closest and most admired person to me.

The prime of life never comes twice.

I did something right at your age,

and now I'm lucky enough to enjoy my life.

I know.

Your Highness,

the Prime Doctor has arrived.

Let him in.

Yes.

Your Highness.

Lady.

Doctor,

you may rise.

Thanks, Your Highness.

Dad.

what took you so long?

It's so hard to see you.

You came over early in the morning.

I'm afraid you haven't had your breakfast.

Aunt Hong.

Your Highness?

Go get a pair of dishes.

Yes.

Please sit down.

Thanks, Your Highness.

Guests are coming from all sides for your birthday banquet.

I came early to have a word with Your Highness.

You're an example to all officials.

You're also my brother and Xinzhu's father.

Come to visit us when you have time.

And we can make small talk.

Dad.

I learned to make plum cake recently.

Try it and see if you like it.

Lady Pei.

Dad!

Don't.

I don't know when I can see you

after Aunt's birthday banquet is over.

Don't lecture me when there's still time.

Don't you have some personal words for us?

Right.

Don't lecture her today.

It's hard for you to meet.

We're all families.

There's nothing to avoid at my place.

Brother.

My aunt loves me the most.

Yunyang Earl.

A jade scratcher.

Six pieces of colorful satin.

Eight hundred taels of silver.

Why are the people around the Empress...

There are many processes afterwards.

Where are Lady Pei and others?

Hengshan Duke. A gold sculpture of the god of Longevity.

An eaglewood crutch.

A jadeite bracelet.

Baojian, why Lady Pei and others have not yet arrived?

Your Highness,

Lady Pei helped Queen Mother to dress up early in the morning.

Ms. Tao had food retention yesterday

and had an upset stomach.

Ms. Li had insomnia. Now she's sleeping.

Not to mention Ms. Qin.

She has never been in good health since she came here.

Prime Doctor.

A string of rosewood Buddha beads.

Six boxes of incense.

Twelve moonlight cups.

The Queen Mother loves rosewood Buddha beads and incense.

Put it aside properly.

I'll take them to the Queen Mother tomorrow to appreciate.

Yes, Your Highness.

Tell the attendant of the guests

to read out the name of the gift by themselves.

You.

Go and get Hao Yunlai here.

Help Baodao keep the books.

Yes.

Baojian,

go out with me.

Your Highness.

You may rise.

Ms. Tao.

You should eat less spicy food

since you have food retention.

Baojian,

bring up the digestive food.

Yan,

do I look good with this?

You look good with everything.

Ms. Li, Baojian is here.

Her Highness's message.

Ms. Li should catch up on sleep today and should not go to the banquet.

The medicine.

Ms. Li,

look at these earrings.

Does it match your makeup today?

Ms. Qin.

Just in time to save me one more trip.

Her Highness said that

Ms. Qin's fever is highly contagious,

and that Ms. Qin should not walk around

so as not to disturb Queen Mother.

It's late!

And you're still sleeping!

Wudu,

change clothes for His Majesty.

Your Highness,

everything's done.

And meals for each table are ready.

OK. Go about your business.

Yes.

Your Highness.

Your Highness,

I've really got enough sleep.

And my stomach is good.

You may rise.

The auspicious time has come. Take your seat.

May the blessings and longevity of Queen Mother be everlasting.

May the blessings and longevity of Queen Mother be everlasting.

May the blessings and longevity of Queen Mother be everlasting.

You may all rise.

Thanks to Queen Mother.

Take your seat.

Your Majesty, here is the list of birthday gifts.

Mother, this is the list of birthday gifts from the officials.

Thanks to all of you.

Aunt,

this is the picture of eight immortals' blessing.

I wish your blessings as deep as sea,

and your longevity as everlasting as heaven.

That's good.

Lady Pei is not only a good singer and dancer,

but also, a master of embroidery.

I like it.

Thanks for the compliment.

Aunt,

I've heard that the Empress and others also prepared embroidery

to celebrate your birthday.

Did they?

I must take a look, then.

This is the gift from Ms. Tao,

an embroidery of fortune and longevity.

Not bad.

This is the gift from Ms. Li,

an embroidery of peony.

Good.

They're all good.

This is the gift from Ms. Qin,

an immortal with staff.

This is cute.

How very interesting.

It is rare that you're already concubines

and yet you have not forgotten women virtue

and the embroidery.

I'm glad.

Now, it's only the gift

from the Empress

that I have not seen.

It really whetted the appetite of mine.

Mother, I made an embroidery

of the phoenix for you.

But this...

This...

This is clearly a picture of

a yellow duck playing in the water.

You...

The Queen Mother is very honored.

Your Highness

embroidered a phoenix as a duck deliberately.

What is your intention?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty should explain it for me.

H-How can I explain that?

It's your embroidery.

And you should explain it yourself.

Am I right, Mother?

Yes.

You're right.

Then how are you going to explain this?

My embroidery

is deliberately unconventional

and is with good craftsmanship.

Look, Mother.

Even the little duck

is hurrying to worship the phoenix.

Not to mention the peacocks,

white cranes,

and thousands of other birds.

This accentuates the majesty of the phoenix.

It means the universal celebration of Mother's birthday.

Bravo!

The Empress really has an eye for talent,

and amazing embroidery skills.

I like it!

OK,

as long as His Majesty likes it.

Excellent!

Th-This is really wonderful.

Here is toast for you, Mother.

For your longevity.

What?

Does Lady Pei want to make a toast with me?

For your longevity.

Great.

Jinming,

they all sent a gift.

Did you prepare any surprise?

Mother,

don't rush.

A leak may ruin the surprise.

When it's time,

I'll reveal it myself.

Look at him,

being so mysterious.

Start the music.

May Queen Mother be blessed with a flood of fortune.

May Queen Mother be blessed with a flood of fortune.

Many thanks.

Come.

May the kingdom of Xiao last for a thousand years.

Drink it up.

May the kingdom of Xiao last for a thousand years.

Help yourselves.

Your Majesty,

I have some chest congestion.

I want to go out for some air.

Your Highness,

Your Highness is not feeling well recently.

Be careful with the cold.

I want to take a walk on my own.

Yes.

Dad.

Soft light-yellow flowers

leave the fragrance from far away.

There's no need of vibrant colors

to make you the best.

The moon rose when you were drunk.

Shadow of flowers covered you.

Your Majesty?

Why are you here?

It's Mother's birthday banquet.

You're at least pretending to be me,

and you left in the middle of it.

How unseemly.

I miss my dad.

I've never celebrated his birthday with him since I was here.

Last time

I got an amulet for him.

Before I could give it to him,

he was off to war.

All of you shout,

Long Live Dasheng.

But nobody cared about my dad and my brother.

At the birthday banquet of kings and lords,

we can't get together and enjoy family reunion

like ordinary people.

What you saw

are just illusions.

But Your Majesty,

aren't you tired?

It's my destiny.

♫ I don't feel rich even if I own the moonlight ♫

Let's go.

Where?

Somewhere you like.

♫ to spend my whole life ♫

♫ chasing a shooting star ♫

♫ I wander all over the kingdom ♫

♫ rest in every ferry ♫

Your Majesty.

So many moons.

Your Highness,

watch it with this.

♫ Finally I learned to wait ♫

♫ to come across the stars ♫

Diviner,

how is it going?

Your Majesty,

I think astrology is the first thing

if you want to change back your bodies.

There was a short eclipse

on the day Your Majesty fell into water.

I'm afraid there was a fault in my virtue.

And God sent me an eclipse as a warning.

Don't be concerned.

Your Majesty is diligent, moral and loves his people.

God would help and award you if he knows.

The sun, the moon and the stars have their own course.

The eclipse is not the will of God,

but the laws of nature.

Laws of nature?

Yes.

Please look at this.

I made a diagram of the celestial orbital period.

We can use this to foretell the heavens briefly.

You're telling me that

the eclipse can be predicted.

Absolutely.

For example, I predict that

there will be shooting stars tonight.

What? Shooting stars?

Your Majesty,

let's go and see them.

I'm talking about the serious stuff.

Then diviner,

I've got a serious question.

When are they coming?

At once.

Shooting stars.

Your Majesty, let's make a wish.

Come, Mother.

What is it?

Why so hurried?

This...

is amazing.

This is beautiful.

Mother,

is it a surprise?

Yes. Yes.

It's really a surprise.

I love it.

Longevity for the Queen Mother.

Wonderful.

Well.

Well.

Where are the Emperor and the Empress?

Why are they not here?

Brother is so stingy.

He didn't prepare a gift for you.

Now, maybe he's trying to have a baby with the Empress.

Having a baby?

That's great!

I'm delighted.

That's the best birthday gift for me.

Wow!

How beautiful!

I wish you, Mother,

to enjoy your birthday like today year by year.

Good boy.

You know me best.

I'm happy.

I'm happy as I can be.

The diviner predicted it.

Aunt.

And brother gave me the idea.

It really worked.

How very beautiful!

Fabulous!

Wow!

Hah hah.

Diviner! Diviner!

There were really shooting stars!

Why are you here?

The banquet is over.

Mother went back to rest.

And I'm here to thank him.

Then the matter is in your hands.

Please rest assured.

I'll find a way as soon as possible.

Brother.

Brother.

Can you give me an advance

on this year's living expenses?

I don't have a penny left now.

Even not enough for a gift for Mother.

Thankfully, there are meteors.

The shopkeeper has been asking me

to pay back the money from your last drink.

Eh...

♫ Lend me a little bit of luck so I can meet you ♫

♫ Lend me a little tacit understanding so I can be very happy ♫

♫ Lend me a little longing and give it back to you double ♫

♫ Don't worry ♫

♫ There are many storms in this world, I will give you a small piece of sunshine ♫

♫ There are many suspicions in the future, I will never give up on you ♫

♫ During our lifetime, there are so many things out of reach ♫

♫ But our love is always the same ♫

♫ My love has gone through so many tests ♫

♫ It's so close but I'm not sure about it ♫

♫ Fortunately the first time it appeared ♫

♫ It has been detected by you (me) ♫

♫ Please don't complain about my dullness ♫

♫ Luckily, the Love Lord doesn't mind it ♫

♫ Let our past experiences become red threads ♫

♫ Bring you and me together ♫

♫ First, thank heaven and earth to bestow me with you ♫

♫ See through our two true hearts by trusting each other ♫

♫ It might be a promise made three lifetimes ago ♫

♫ We won't separate for four seasons ♫

♫ Steal the tacit understanding of marriage in five elements ♫

♫ You're the one and only in six realms ♫

♫ When I'm seventy years old and meet you ♫

♫ I'll still feel flipped like we were young ♫

♫ First, thank heaven and earth to bestow me with you ♫

♫ See through our two true hearts by trusting each other ♫

♫ You are the only one I want among all the treasures around the world ♫

♫ I want to spend my life with you ♫

♫ La la la la la la la la la la ♫

♫ La la la la ♫