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[Butterflied Lover]

[Nine: The Family]

Father,

why did you call me here in such a hurry?

You unfilial son!

Stop pretending! You really don't know why I called you here?

You usually act arrogant in the imperial court,

and I turn a blind eye to that.

But today, you want to force the princess into marriage with you?

What are your intentions?

What intentions could I have?

It's because I'm fond of the princess.

Cut the crap!

How many times have you met the princess before?

Father, I've made up my mind.

I must marry the princess.

If you are available on our wedding day,

remember to come and have a drink for the celebration.

You unfilial son, I haven't finished talking yet!

Come back here!

Aren't you going to eat dinner before you leave?

The Mokui Soup hasn't worked on me

at all, has it?

The princess is here.

Princess.

Qianyue.

- Qianyue. - Princess,

you better stay away from me for now.

Qianyue, I heard you had a cold. Are you feeling better?

The cold?

I'm much better now.

Thank you for your concern, princess.

That's good.

Qianyue,

I'm getting married.

Getting married?

So

the person you are marrying is Lord Wu'an.

That's right.

I'm getting married to the one I like.

Everyone in the palace is afraid of him.

But I'm so happy and have no one to confide in.

So I must come and tell you.

You look so happy.

You must really like him.

Then

I will use tea instead of wine

to congratulate you.

Thank you, Qianyue.

It's getting late.

I'll go back first.

Otherwise, He Xi will know I sneaked out

and start nagging again.

It's just one day short.

No, it's just a moment short.

Whether it's a day or a moment,

you still failed.

Madam Yuan,

is there any other way?

Have a sip of soup.

This is?

Just ordinary ginger soup to dispel the cold.

It won't help much.

Sir,

is this really the Complete Collection of Verminous Insects?

I think this is the Complete Collection of All Insects!

I've been looking through it until my waist is sore and my head aches.

You don't even blink. Aren't you tired?

Keep looking through it word by word.

Don't talk to me until you find the word "butterfly".

Yes.

Mokui Soup…

Madam Yuan,

can I drink Mokui Soup again?

This butterfly poison was originally a secret tool used by Yilan's witch doctors

to cure diseases and save people.

But unexpectedly,

it has harmed countless people.

If there's even a slight chance,

I will help you.

Three years ago, when you first came to me,

I gave you the Mokui Soup.

That bowl of soup made you suffer for seven days and nights.

Isn't that enough?

If I can become a normal person,

I'm willing to try,

even if it hurts ten more times.

Madam Yuan,

is there really no other way?

A living person with butterfly poison

will become a slave.

The Butterfly Slaves are as fierce as wild beasts.

The poison on a slave can be dissolved if that slave drinks Mokui Soup.

Sir, there's still hope for Butterfly Slaves.

To dissolve the poison, a Butterfly Slave must first endure

seven days and nights of bone-gnawing and heart-piercing pain.

After a life-and-death experience…

Where have you been these seven days?

Sir,

can I not say?

Bone-gnawing and heart-piercing

and life-and-death experience.

So, for all these years,

you've silently endured so much.

Qianyue!

Qianyue!

So you disappeared for seven days

all for me.

♫ The solitary peak is covered in snow, reaching for the crescent moon in the sky ♫

Changfeng,

you're back.

Sir,

you're back.

You're back.

You're back.

Why are you back so late today?

♫ Cast a dream where the past is still the same ♫

♫ The occurrences in a lifetime have formed the story ♫

♫ In which, I will forever protect you with my life ♫

What's wrong?

How did you get through those seven days alone?

Your hope was shattered at the end of the last three years.

I can't imagine how desperate you would be.

Have you eaten?

I'll go and help you reheat the meal--

♫ Fate is like a boat crossing red leaves ♫

♫ Love is something to sigh for ♫

♫ Last night, the wind blew down my tears ♫

♫ Cast a dream where the past is still the same ♫

♫ The occurrences in a lifetime have formed the story ♫

Qianyue,

you are my wife

and the most important person in my life.

No matter when, where, or under what circumstances,

I will never give up on you.

I know.

Changfeng, since last night,

you've been preoccupied.

What's wrong?

It's nothing.

It's just that recently,

too many things seem to have happened.

Are you worried about me?

It's okay.

Am I not right in front of you now, safe and sound?

I've been doing well all these years.

Maybe nothing will happen in the future.

I can manage even if I'm not a normal person.

It might just be temporary.

From now on,

things will definitely get better.

Everything will get better.

And soon,

there will be a happy event.

A happy event?

Pearl Princess is getting married.

To whom?

Lord Wu'an.

Lord Wu'an?

My brother?

How could he possibly genuinely marry Pearl Princess?

You are so good.

Your brother must also be an excellent person.

Back then, the Yilan clan proposed marriage to Pearl Princess.

The late emperor considered Pearl Princess too young

and didn't want her to get married.

So he made my elder sister a princess to marry in Princess Pearl's place.

Unexpectedly,

Yilan turned my elder sister into a Butterfly Slave

and sent her back to the city.

Father, I've got the unicorn's blood.

Sister!

The Commandant shot the arrow himself?

Yes.

Since then,

my brother has held a deep hatred for the Yilan clan.

So I think his marriage to Pearl

must have some hidden reason.

It's been so many years.

Lord Wu'an must have let go of his hatred by now.

Seeing Pearl so happy,

I think

this will be a good marriage.

I hope so.

Qianyue,

you absolutely cannot let my brother know your identity.

I'm afraid he'll look into your background.

I know.

The princess had someone

send the wedding invitations here a few days ago.

But I can't go.

Changfeng,

bring this congratulatory gift

to the princess for me.

Okay.

I'll just sneak a peek at the princess.

Is that okay?

Congratulations!

Thank you.

Congratulations! Congratulations!

You're welcome!

Lord Wu'an is toasting everyone.

Changfeng, I can see the inside is full of distinguished guests. It's so lively there.

I think Lord Wu'an

is sincere towards Princess Pearl.

You can rest assured.

I hope so.

Or I'll go down, and you can come up and take a look.

No need.

I won't look.

You go ahead.

Alright, I'll look on your behalf.

Lord Wu'an is toasting everyone.

[Lord Wu'an's Mansion]

Your Excellency.

Lower your voice.

We're already here.

Why not just go in openly?

We're just passing by.

I don't think it's necessary to go in.

This isn't exactly "passing by".

Besides,

I am the commandant of the country,

and they didn't even send me an invitation.

If I go in like this,

wouldn't that be too embarrassing?

There's nothing inside.

Nothing.

So boring.

Let me support you.

Slow down.

Come on.

Slow down.

It's just a pity we didn't get to see the princess.

If it doesn't work out, let's go to the roof.

I'll lift a tile.

Okay.

Your Excellency.

Your Excellency.

So they didn't send you invitations either.

But isn't this a bit unsafe?

Sang Qi,

let's go.

So I'm the only one who didn't get an invitation.

I'm the only one who's hurt.

He Xi,

when will the banquet end?

It seems lively outside.

When will Lord Wu'an return?

My precious Pearl Princess,

Lord Wu'an is cruel.

Just a few days ago,

he killed that little eunuch called He Ying.

You must be very careful in the future.

Lord Wu'an has a soft side.

By the way, He Xi,

what are the steps for the wedding night?

I know a bit,

but not much.

What do you mean?

I can't get married.

I should have asked Qianyue earlier.

Lord Wu'an is entering the bridal chamber.

Thank you, my lord.

May you have a child soon.

Congratulations, my lord.

Eunuch He,

you go out first.

Thank you, my lord.

Then I will take my leave.

♫ Summon the wind to pluck the willow twigs ♫

♫ Have the water send the message of spring ♫

Lord Wu'an?

Precious

Pearl Princess.

♫ Leave light on the clear platform ♫

Eunuch He,

what are you doing?

I'm worried about Her Highness and Lord Wu'an.

It's their first time getting married.

I'm afraid they don't understand the proper steps.

♫ Secretly rejoicing, I sounded the bell ♫

♫ In the gentle breezes ♫

♫ Even mountains, rivers, and flying snow were also moved ♫

It hurts!

"It hurts"? Princess!

It's inevitable.

Lord Wu'an,

it's bleeding.

It's bleeding!

Eunuch He, go find the imperial doctor.

I'll go in and check on the situation.

Stay calm.

It's inevitable.

♫ The leaves scatter, disturbing the pearl curtain ♫

Lord Wu'an?

♫ Across steps covered in frost and dew and through windows that let in the wind ♫

♫ The autumn gets deeper as every dream awakens ♫

♫ The candle light is plucked by the jade hairpin ♫

♫ Lighting up floors ♫

♫ To find ♫

♫ the traces of your reincarnation ♫

♫ I'm willing to exhaust the luck of my lifetime ♫

♫ To gaze at your silhouette for the rest of my life ♫

♫ Until the passage of time makes us age ♫

♫ With dreams lifting the long night, the moon is bright and stars are scarce ♫

♫ I wonder when we'll meet in the next life ♫

♫ The Milky Way stirs, and fate keeps on turning ♫

♫ If I could, this time I would protect you ♫

♫ What triggers love? Every obsession is a trial ♫

♫ The endless night ends, and the moon shines bright ♫

♫ The geese fly in the rain, and we'll never leave each other♫

♫ Snow of a thousand years falls in your palm ♫

♫ What extinguishes love? Every thought is a reflection of the past ♫

♫ Lovesickness turns into illness, and frost whitens clothes ♫

♫ Clouds spread across the sky, and all the past is about you ♫