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[Butterflied Lover]

[Ten: The New Twig And The Dead Wood]

Doctor Xun, you usually take care of the princess's health,

yet her body is weak with insufficient blood,

and she faints easily at the sight of blood.

What punishment do you deserve?

My lord, please calm down!

Your Highness, you scared me!

He Xi, come here for a moment.

With a balanced diet and adjusting her lifestyle habits,

the princess's health will surely improve.

My lord, there's no need to worry.

Your Highness,

bleeding a little is a normal part of the process.

So it's a normal part of the process, huh?

Starting today,

I will personally take care of the princess's health.

Yes, my lord.

Drink the medicine first, and then eat.

My lord,

there are so many bowls of medicine,

and they're all different kinds and so bitter.

I don't want to drink any more.

I really can't drink it.

Then eat some red dates, sesame seeds, and donkey-hide gelatin candy first,

and then drink the medicine.

My lord,

I really don't like red dates and sesame seeds.

My father had made me eat them since I was young,

and I'm almost sick of them.

Your body is so weak.

A small wound can make you faint,

and the wound is hard to heal.

Without medicine

and without nourishing your blood,

how can you build up your physique?

He's really like my father,

worrying about my health.

My lord, I know

you're doing this for my sake,

but too much medicine is poisonous.

I understand this principle.

How about

we focus on physical exercise?

Physical exercise is definitely better than taking medicine.

- I will just go for a walk-- - Stop!

Are you sure you want to go for a walk, Your Highness?

Yes.

Your Highness, hang in there!

Your Highness, keep going!

Your Highness, lift your hand higher!

Your Highness, hang in there!

Go, Your Highness!

Shut up!

Go, Your Highness!

This is the seventh lap!

What?

Isn't it the eighth?

He Xi,

I've never been this tired

in my life.

My precious Pearl Princess,

when have you ever sweated this much?

Have a drink of water.

I don't even have the strength to drink water right now.

Be gentle.

Although Lord Wu'an is doing this for your health,

is he marrying a wife

or training a soldier?

He even told me

that you should get up early tomorrow morning

and join him for morning exercise.

Morning exercise at dawn?

Yes.

He Xi,

what kind of marriage is this?

This marriage of mine

is nothing like what I imagined,

not like those in the stories,

nor like what my cousin and Qianyue said.

Not only morning exercise.

Tomorrow afternoon you'll need to go to the drill ground,

and at night…

Cousin, Qianyue,

Uncle, Ziyan, and Father,

I want to go back to the palace.

What are you looking at?

The princess had Eunuch He send us a letter.

What does it say?

Let me read it to you.

"My husband is strong and full of energy."

"It's hard for me to keep up."

"Tomorrow morning, I will come over,"

"hoping Cousin Changfeng and Qianyue will take me in and let me stay temporarily."

Are you sure this is written by the princess?

How could Princess Pearl

write such things?

Since the princess wants to come,

let her stay here for now.

But what if…

It's fine,

as long as we take good care of the princess

and don't let her get hurt and bleed.

It hurts so much!

Qianyue?

Pearl, hide behind me.

Cousin,

what happened to Qianyue?

Wrap up the wound on your hand first.

The tighter, the better.

Qianyue.

Changfeng,

take the princess away.

Qianyue,

calm down quickly.

Qianyue.

Cousin, what happened to Qianyue again?

[Fengyue Pavilion]

Qianyue,

how do you feel now?

I'm fine.

What did you use just now

to help me recover?

It's recorded in the Complete Collection of Verminous Insects.

The essential oil made from Mokui Flowers

can suppress the butterfly poison when inhaled through the nose and mouth.

I see.

Your Highness,

is that you?

I'll explain it to her.

It's okay.

The princess is your cousin

and my sister.

I can be honest with her about my identity.

Cousin,

Qianyue.

Pearl,

the wound on your hand…

The bleeding on my hand has stopped.

Come in.

Qianyue,

I'm not afraid of you.

What are you exactly?

I…

I'm like those monsters

that appeared on New Year's Eve.

I'm a Butterfly Slave.

So that's it.

That's why you were so anxious to get me out

when I had a nosebleed back then.

Pearl,

I can't let anyone know about

Qianyue's identity.

Why are you telling me now?

Because you are the person in this world,

besides Changfeng, who treats me best.

You are not anyone else.

Really?

Qianyue, I swear,

I won't let anyone find out about your identity.

I will do everything I can

to protect you, like my cousin.

Protect yourself first.

Your blood is the unicorn's blood,

which attracts Butterfly Slaves.

Unicorn's blood?

I only understood it

after experiencing these things.

Your Highness,

are you still afraid of me now?

To be honest,

I was indeed a little scared

when I first saw you like that.

But I just thought about it.

It was you who saved me.

You're different from them,

so I'm not afraid anymore.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Brother?

How did he come?

Your Highness, take care of Qianyue first.

Alright, leave it to me.

Why did you come?

The princess left my mansion early this morning.

This morning, there were more Butterfly Slaves in the market.

I heard someone saw her come here,

so I came to check.

I met Pearl on my way out this morning.

She's fine.

That's the best.

By the way,

how did the princess get hurt on her hand?

The princess's wound…

Lord Wu'an, Cousin Changfeng,

it's an old injury I had before.

I just fell, and it started bleeding again.

Lord Wu'an,

are you here to take me back to the mansion?

I'm so hungry. Let's go home.

Madam Yuan,

I've been feeling a bit strange lately.

Although it's the unicorn's blood,

why could I be attracted

from across the street?

Give me your hand.

Madam Yuan, what's wrong with me?

You're pregnant.

I'm pregnant?

This… this can't be.

I have been married for three years without getting pregnant.

How can it be now?

Although I don't want to believe it,

you are indeed

the first pregnant Butterfly Slave.

Do you want this child?

If I want to have this child,

what will happen?

Your body now

needs to bear the resurrected butterfly poison

and the child in your belly.

At first, the butterfly poison will compete with this child

for the blood and energy in your body,

forcing you to hunt.

That's why I've been so different lately.

What about after that?

Afterwards,

as the child in your belly grows,

she will be plundering your body every day.

You might

not be able to survive to give birth to this child.

Even if you can give birth smoothly,

you will be like this dead wood.

When she is born,

you will perish.

Madam Yuan,

I want this child.

If you're sure you want this child,

come with your husband next time.

He must know about this.

So the Butterfly Slaves were created by the Yilan clan.

This Yilan clan is really malicious.

They actually wanted to take revenge on New Year's Eve.

But the Butterfly Slaves are really pitiful too--

Why did you go out without a single guard?

Do you know that your life is precious?

Do you know that you can't die?

I know my life is precious.

Then why did you still go out?

It's just because in the past few days,

I was too tired from being tormented by you,

so I wanted to hide at my cousin's place for a while.

Alright.

From today on,

without my orders,

you are not allowed to step out of my mansion.

I want to eat, sleep, and live with you.

Sleep together?

You want to sleep with me?

Come here.

Eunuch He.

Counselor Kun,

didn't the Lord Wu'an say

Her Highness is unwell

and they can't share a room?

How come they're sharing a room tonight?

How…

how would I know?

Right.

You're an unmarried man. What do you know?

Lie down here.

Listen.

Her Highness hasn't fully recovered yet.

It's not good for them to consummate now.

Can you ask Lord Wu'an

to restrain himself a bit?

Eunuch He,

you're an eunuch.

Is it appropriate for you to eavesdrop every day?

Besides,

Lord Wu'an is not that kind of person.

Lord Wu'an,

Qianyue clearly said

that husband and wife should sleep on the same bed.

Why do you want to sleep separately from me?

I…

I remember now.

You told He Xi that I'm not well,

so you can't sleep with me.

Then

I'll sleep here.

It's so hard.

It hurts me.

Listen.

Eunuch He, don't look or listen without permission.

Let's go. Hurry up.

Listen.

Lord Wu'an,

I've never slept on such a hard bed in my life.

I…

Lord Wu'an?

Lord Wu'an?

Look, Lord Wu'an,

this…

this pillow is also hard.

This backrest is hard.

Everything is hard.

Lord Wu'an, look,

this quilt is also hard.

It's amazing.

Shut up and sleep.

Lord Wu'an,

let me tell you,

I've been afraid of the dark since I was a child,

especially in this kind of pitch-black room.

If I sleep in a pitch-black room,

I always feel

something will pop out from under my bed.

Lord Wu'an, do you want to check

if there's anything on top of your head?

Is there anything next to you?

Lord Wu'an, I want to light a lamp.

Alright, I'll light it.

Can you sleep now?

Thank you, Lord Wu'an.

Lord Wu'an,

I'll have He Xi change the bed tomorrow.

This bed is really too hard.

It hurts my whole body.

I feel like it's going to fall apart.

The bed is falling apart. I'm going to fall.

Listen.

Creaking.

Creaking.

Creaking.

Creaking.

Did you hear that, Lord Wu'an?

Listen, creaking.

What's wrong?

This is the pollen of the Mokui Flowers.

Why would it affect you?

I used to put Mokui Flowers in my room

to suppress the butterfly poison in my body.

But since New Year's Eve,

I seem to be afraid of them.

According to the Complete Collection of Verminous Insects,

Mokui Flowers are the nemesis of butterfly poison.

A small amount can suppress the butterfly poison,

while a large amount will…

what will happen?

Well…

Then, from now on,

I'll try to avoid Mokui Flowers as much as possible.

I'm afraid that's not possible.

In order to defend against Yilan's Butterfly Slaves,

the Commandant planted Mokui Flower trees everywhere on the outskirts of the city.

Every March,

when the flowers bloom,

the fragrance lingers,

and the Mokui Flower petals

fall all over the city.

♫ 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 ♫