Original subtitles

(Taicheng Royal Palace)

(Jia Yong 28th year)

The capital has been very unsettled lately.

The Supreme Court found several female corpses

in a state of death resembling that caused by the Taiyin Heart Sutra.

Taiyin Heart Sutra?

Wasn't that a forbidden magic that had vanished in the previous dynasty?

Yes.

Now many clues lead to the East Palace.

If it was indeed the Crown Prince's doing,

the world

would be plunged into chaos again.

The only way to combat this Taiyin Heart Sutra

is to find the power of Xuanqian.

Although the power of Xuanqian

can suppress the Taiyin Heart Sutra,

once the Xuan family was convicted,

this power has long since disappeared.

There must be

a hidden agenda

in the Xuan family case.

(Ten years ago)

Xuan family, please receive the decree.

I hereby declare that

General Xuan Ze,

who fought on the battlefield

and surrendered to the enemy on his own initiative,

is guilty of an unpardonable offence.

Hence,

his entire servants will be sent to the frontier

and the women in the family will be sold into slavery.

The Xuan family has been loyal for generations.

How could he have betrayed the state?

I don't believe it.

I want to see General Xuan.

Anyone who

disobeys a decree

will be executed.

No.

My father is not a traitor.

No.

My father is not a traitor.

No.

My father is not a traitor.

=The Maid Ballad=

=Episode 1=

(Capital city of Wei State, Yingzhou)

No.

No.

No.

My father is not a traitor!

(Grass slave Xuan Qiancao)

(Grass slave Xuan Qiancao) Qiancao.

(Grass slave Lanyao) Did you have a nightmare again?

Come on, get up.

You'll be late for class.

(Grass Academy)

(Grass Academy) Lanyao.

(Grass Academy) Wait for me.

(My name is Xuan Qiancao.)

(I am a student at the Imperial Academy.)

(The Imperial Academy)

(The Imperial Academy) (is the highest educational institution)

(The Imperial Academy) (of our dynasty.)

(The Imperial Academy) (It has been)

(The Imperial Academy) (in existence for centuries.)

- Good morning, Master. - Good morning, Master.

(Pine, bamboo, plum, and grass) (There are four different academics.)

(Pine Academy) (In the Imperial Academy,)

(there is the Pine Academy, where warriors are trained.)

(Pine Academy)

(The Bamboo Academy where civil officials are cultivated.)

(Bamboo Academy) The reeds are green.

(Bamboo Academy) The white dew condenses to frost.

(There is also a special one for the noble ladies,)

(Plum Academy) (Plum Academy.)

(Plum Academy)

(As for the Grass Academy where I study,)

(it is the lowest status in the Imperial Academy.)

(Grass Academy)

(Grass Academy) (It was set up to train slaves.)

(Selection competition for attendants, three days countdown)

Three days to go before the servant selection event.

If I miss this one,

I'll have to wait another year.

Xuan Qiancao.

The only way you can clear your father's name

is to leave the Grass Academy.

I must

make the cut this time.

Good luck!

(Historical records)

The servant selection event is coming up in a few days.

I wish I could get chosen.

It would be great if I could be chosen by Mater Chen Tongxue.

He is

so handsome and graceful.

Prince Chen is a notorious womaniser.

You won't be serving as a maid.

In fact,

you're just going to be

a maid in name

to warm the beds of the young masters.

Won't you feel ashamed?

Still,

it would be nice

to be chosen by him.

Yes.

Maybe I can become a concubine.

If not,

a maid in name.

You're right.

Then,

go ahead and be one.

Fine.

I'll go.

Go ahead.

Ladies.

Get to work.

Stop daydreaming.

- Yes. - Yes.

(Taicheng Royal Mansion)

Good morning, Your Highness.

(Taicheng King's son, Chen Tongxue)

(The Imperial Academy)

- Prince Chen is here. - Prince Chen is here.

He went to gather the vines.

- He went to gather the vines. - He went to gather the vines.

A day without seeing him,

- A day without seeing him, - A day without seeing him,

is like three months.

- is like three months. - is like three months.

He went to gather the reeds.

- He went to gather the reeds. - He went to gather the reeds.

A day without seeing him

- A day without seeing him - A day without seeing him

is like three seasons.

- is like three seasons. - is like three seasons.

(Taicheng Royal Mansion) Tongxue.

I've found out about the descendant of the Xuan family.

It's said that she was sold to Jiangzhou ten years ago.

(Taicheng Royal Mansion Guard, Lu Qinghui) In fact, she hasn't left Yingzhou.

(Taicheng Royal Mansion Guard, Lu Qinghui) She's at the Imperial Academy.

The reeds are green. The white dew condenses to frost.

I can't believe you actually took notes.

What's the point of

reading these books?

Do you think you're still the daughter of the general?

Do you think

you're inferior to us because you read more?

Rip it up.

No!

Move.

Give it back.

Her name is Xuan Qiancao,

the daughter of General Xuan Ze.

Your father is a traitor!

You are a slave.

Where is she now?

In the Imperial Academy.

Father, I miss you so much.

Qiancao.

I'm going to fight for the state.

Qiancao.

Remember.

In the future, you must find someone

who you can trust for the rest of your life.

It will give you strength.

The power of Xuanqian has been passed down throughout generations,

but is guarded by the seal of the frozen knot.

The only way to break it

is for her to willingly commit to you.

Only then

can the power of Xuanqian

be transferred to your body.

Prince Chen Tongxue.

He is the son of Lord Taicheng,

the most powerful royal family in the entire capital.

(If I want to avenge my father,)

(I need to find a powerful backer.)

(Prince Chen Tongxue)

(is certainly a perfect candidate.)

♪Someone is worried in Peach Blossom Temple♪

♪A lovesick tree planted in Peach Blossom Ridge♪

♪A small path in Peach Blossom Land♪

♪We wait for the sunrise in Peach Blossom Village♪

♪A song of Peach Blossom Fu from afar♪

♪ Can't you see the yearning day and night♪

♪Countless rings of peach wood♪

♪A hundred-year covenant, I hope to stop♪

♪Love, like flowing clouds♪

♪Experienced many winters and summers♪

♪A fleeting moment in a dream♪

♪Jotting it down with a pen♪

♪The setting sun and rippling waves♪

♪Time wasted away♪

♪People also wear away♪

♪Today, in the Southern Terrace♪

♪The morning sun and the weapons of war♪

♪The setting sun and the sound of music♪

♪The moonlight of the past♪

♪Can no longer shine in♪

♪The mountains and rivers of old friends♪

♪Can no longer shine in♪

♪The mountains and rivers of old friends♪