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[The Substitute Princess's Love]

[Episode 7]

So beautiful.

Your Highness.

You said there was a female ghost on the back hill.

Has anyone ever seen her?

Maybe.

I've never seen her anyway.

That's good.

Why?

I'm afraid the female ghost will scare you.

I wonder

why the ghost hid in the back hill of my mansion.

Was she

trying to hurt someone?

Not necessarily.

Maybe she hid there because someone

was trying to hurt her.

Do you feel warm?

Yes.

Where do you want to go?

I want to...

It's up to you.

♫There's a breeze near the arch bridge♫

♫A few people pass by♫

Let's just walk around for a while.

Okay.

♫The painter is busy with the drawing of a portrait♫

♫Who's the young lady trying make-up before a bronze mirror?♫

♫The scene inspires a young master to write an article♫

♫The oars on the boat go up and down gently♫

♫And stir up the waves♫

♫I sigh when I see a petal and its shadow on the river because they look like a couple♫

♫Ancient walls of bricks are shone by the setting sun♫

♫Carved windows in red paint are lit by the moon♫

♫I drink Peach Blossom Wine♫

♫And drink it with you in the spring breeze♫

♫On Willow Street, Peach Blossom Wine is brewing, brewing♫

♫I make a jar of it whose fragrance drifts for ten miles and which I'll preserve for half of my life♫

♫Raise the paper fan and sing♫

♫Sing to pray our lives are long and safe♫

♫With the bright Moonlight Shining and climbing up the fence♫

♫My longing is still hot and far from over♫

♫The bead curtains are swinging, shaking off the old times♫

What's wrong with His Highness?

He's so gentle now. He shouldn't be.

His Highness is spoiling her but it is a trap.

A trap?

You mean His Highness is being so nice to her

that she will be less vigilant and give herself away?

Then Her Highness will be really hurt.

Now I feel sorry for Her Highness.

If she was really sent by the Shen family

to our mansion to hurt His Highness,

she doesn't deserve our sympathy.

This smells so good. I'll take one.

Okay.

It smells so good. I want one too.

Okay, please wait a moment.

I need to make one for my husband first.

Miss, what are you doing?

Sir, you weren't here just now.

So I am making one for myself.

I've even attracted many customers for you.

How can you make it smell so good?

It's because of my nanny's secret recipe.

Sir.

I've attracted many customers for you.

Shouldn't you give me some reward?

Of course. Please take it.

Sir, this is mine, right?

Here.

Your Highness.

It tastes better when it's still warm.

This is not meat.

It looks like fried meat, but it's not. It's called Fake Fried Meat.

This special snack is popular among ordinary people.

Some people can't afford meat,

so they cook gluten in a special way,

making it look like and taste like meat.

I can't tell that it's not meat

by just looking at it.

So,

sometimes,

what you see may not be true.

Your Highness,

will you get angry after you

eat this snack and realize it's not meat?

If people use gluten to make snacks and lie to customers

that it's meat, I will get angry.

♫You come from the mortal world♫

But if they just cannot afford meat

and do not want to fool others,

♫And laugh at me for not knowing about that world♫

I won't get angry about it.

♫You waved your hand with flowers♫

Really?

You're such a kind prince.

♫I see through the crowd♫

You're really a good person.

♫If I can just follow my heart♫

♫And let everything happen naturally♫

♫Only a few years to spend with you♫

♫Are far from enough♫

♫I got an unexpected period of time♫

♫It was worth it to wander in loneliness in the past on a horseback♫

Your Highness.

♫If it's a beautiful dream, what's wrong with going separate ways to our ends?♫

You've been keeping me company for so long today.

This is your reward.

♫Love is a reward, and I'm willing to wander if it lasts long♫

♫Because the flowers once bloomed, I won't forget them after seeing them♫

Your Highness, it's time to go to the royal palace.

♫Do you know this glance♫

Tonight's Lantern Festival is so lively.

If you want to have more fun here, just do it.

♫Is the gaze for us so far away?♫

Thank you, Your Highness.

Then,

see you later.

Wait.

Go.

Miss.

Miss.

Miss.

Will you buy it or not?

Be careful not to break it.

Who said I wouldn't buy it?

You're in a good mood. You even bought a pendant.

You can have it.

Can you tell me

between what I see and what I feel,

which one is true

and which one is false?

I think

what you see is true and what you hear about may be false.

Maybe both are true.

What you see

plus what you feel

is the complete truth.

But what if the two contradict each other?

Everything happens for a reason.

Some smart people invented Fake Fried Meat

because they were too poor to afford meat.

Maybe you haven't found the real reason

so what you see and what you feel contradict each other.

Nan Bo.

Follow Her Highness.

Let me know where she is going.

Okay.

Your Ladyship.

That girl is sick today.

So she didn't go to the royal palace to attend the banquet.

His Highness spent some time with her at the market.

She didn't

wear that outfit?

Go back to Prince's Mansion now.

Otherwise, they'll be suspicious of you.

I have another way.

Your Ladyship,

you have to save me.

His Highness forces me to drink the poison every day.

If I keep drinking it,

I'll be dead soon, Your Ladyship.

What are you doing?

Get up.

Hang in there for a few more days.

After Shen Keyi dies,

and we get the jade pendant,

I will find a way to get you back.

Thank you, Your Ladyship.

Madam, you have good taste.

It's our new design for this year.

Look at the red beans. They are so round and smooth.

And the magnets are unique.

You can buy two of them.

One for you and the other for your husband.

You'll make a perfect couple with the bracelets.

These bracelets are rare now.

Sir, how much are they?

If you like them, I'll sell them to you

for 100 coppers.

Sir.

The red beans and magnets

are not valuable.

How about

you sell them to me for 60 coppers?

No, I can't.

It would be a great loss for me if I do that.

How about 80 coppers?

Sir.

Today is the Lantern Festival.

How about you sell them to me for 66 coppers?

66 is an auspicious number.

I'll come here and buy something next time.

Fine, madam.

You are really good at bargaining.

Your husband is lucky

to have a thrifty wife like you.

My husband is the best husband in the world.

I am the one who should feel lucky.

-His Highness is the best husband in the world. -He'll like the bracelet you picked for him.

Not necessarily.

But I still want to give it to him.

Thank you, sir.

[Mingren Dessert and Beverage Shop]

Your Highness, Your Highness.

Sanniang.

I'm Nian Sanniang, a servant of the Shen family.

It's the Lantern Festival today.

Her Ladyship heard that you didn't go to the royal palace for the banquet,

so she invites you to go back home and have a family dinner.

Her Ladyship missed you so much

so she sewed a sachet for you.

She said when you see this sachet,

you'll remember how it felt to be at home.

Let's go back to Shen Mansion now.

Let's go.

She is going back to Shen's mansion with a servant in the Shen family.

In this case,

do I still need to follow her?

Of course not.

I should go find His Highness.

That's the right thing to do.

Where is she now?

Sanniang.

How come you're a servant of the Shen family now?

Ke, I know it was inconvenient for you to speak with me.

You have to hide some things from His Highness.

So I made up an excuse.

Otherwise,

they wouldn't let you go with me.

Did my nanny ask you to come to see me?

Of course.

Your nanny escaped from Prime Minister's Mansion

and left the capital.

It's convenient for her to come to see you.

So she asked me to come to see you.

That's great.

I was wondering how to rescue Nanny.

Sanniang, we haven't seen each other for a long time.

How are you doing?

Are you still selling folding fans?

How is Uncle Zilin? Has he taken office?

You can do

what I told you to do before.

Your Ladyship.

What my husband's case?

After you finish your job,

your husband can go home.

We haven't sold folding fans for a long time.

Zilin

is a small official in the capital now.

We're doing well.

That's great.

Ke.

I need to leave now.

Your nanny is waiting for you in the suburb of the capital.

Okay, thank you.

Where are we going?

Why are we farther and farther from the official road?

Can you stop? I need to use the bathroom.

Don't worry, Madam.

We will arrive soon.

This wasn't stitched by Nanny.

[Ye]

Your Ladyship.

At His Lordship's study, I heard that

the murderer

was wandering around Qiyu Village in the suburb of the capital.

His Lordship has sent Commander Zhang and some soldiers to capture him.

Now that place

is in turmoil.

People might get killed easily.

If Shen Keyi

is accidentally killed there,

I can say

she is really unlucky

to encounter a mad killer.

Once she dies,

the jade pendant will be ours.

That's a brilliant idea, Your Ladyship.

It can solve two problems at the same time.

No.

It can solve three problems at the same time.

If someone needs to be held accountable for it,

we can say Prince Jin doesn't protect her.

It has nothing to do with the Shen family.

No matter whether they investigate it or not,

Prince Jin

will be blamed for the death of her wife.

Give me Prince Jin's jade pendant.

Did the Shen family send you to do this?

You are smart.

If you take away Prince Jin's jade pedant from me,

he will find you and get you severely punished.

Do you think someone is coming to save you?

Stop talking and give it to me.

Sir, please help me.

I fell into a trap.

It's really precious.

Your Highness.

I saw Her Highness getting on the carriage of the Shen family.

So I came back to tell you the news.

What is the Shen family up to?

Your Highness.

Do you want me to bring Her Highness back?

This village is so strange.

All the houses are closed.

There's no one else in this yard.

The mountain roads have been flooded. We can't go back now.

We have to spend the night here.

Okay.

Young Master, please.

Go.

Hurry up.

It smells so good.

Young Master.

You're amazing.

We hit the jackpot the first time we left the mountain.

Last time, you said we could wait at a jewelry shop

and find someone to rob. It really worked.

I know.

Look.

We've kidnapped this girl so we've got some rich man to blackmail.

The officials in the city are powerful.

And they use their power to take away the wealth of ordinary people.

People dare not get angry.

Now, we've kidnapped a girl from an official's family.

We can say we did something good for the ordinary people.

Young Master,

I have an idea.

Those officials are so bad.

Let's sell her after we get the money

Let her know

how it feels to be homeless.

She is a woman.

If she hasn't done anything bad, we can't hurt her.

Zhou Yu.

Big Boss told you not to watch too many operas.

You’re being too kind now.

The chicken is ready.

Come on, let's eat.

Girl.

You're lucky to be kidnapped by me.

Let me introduce myself.

My name is Zhou Yu.

I'm the young master of Tianhe Fortress.

Zhou, Z-H-O-U.

Yu, Y-U.

Get up.

I know Her Highness is not here.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

She hasn't come back yet?

What did she tell you

before she left?

Nothing.

Her Highness just asked me to lie in bed.

You are quite loyal to her.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

Light the lanterns outside.

So Her Highness can see clearly when she is back.

Yes.

What?

He failed to kill her and get the jade pendant?

And a bunch of bandits kidnapped her?

Your Ladyship.

What should we do now?

Those bandits are stuck in Qiyu Village now?

Yes.

Well.

We can't let Shen Keyi leave Qiyu Village.

Once she leaves,

it will be hard to control her.

But now she is kidnapped by the bandits.

Well.

Have the soldiers sent by His Lordship arrived in Qiyu Village?

Yes.

Contact my cousin, Commander Zhang.

Ask him to kill Shen Keyi once he gets the chance

and make people believe she is killed by those bandits.

Bandits

are all bad guys.

Although it didn't go as planned,

we can still

find someone to kill her.

-Your Highness. -Your Highness.

Well...

Has she come back yet?

No.

Steward Yi.

Your Highness, what can I do for you?

It's about the Princess.

Your Highness.

I'll send a carriage

to Shen Mansion to bring Her Highness back.

Why?

If she wants to come back,

she can go herself.

If she wants to spend more time with the Shen family,

let her do it.

I'm okay with it.

Your Highness.

How about I go to Shen Mansion

and ask Her Highness when she will be back?

What are you doing?

Do I want her to come back so much?

So...

Your Highness, you mean...

I want to tell you

I'll stay at the army camp today.

If she comes back,

send someone to tell me.

Yes, Your Highness.

We don't have much food now.

It cannot last long.

We can't stay in this village

any longer.

From my observation,

there are entrances in the east and the south of the village.

But they are guarded by soldiers.

There's a forest in the north of the village.

And there's a cliff next to the forest.

The cliff seems steep.

It's very likely that it's not guarded by soldiers.

We can go down the cliff to the valley below

and then we can leave the village.

This is the only way we can leave here.

We can give it a try.

How about we start off at midnight tonight

so that there won't be any more trouble?

Okay.

I agree with you, Uncle Dao.

Guys, take some food with you.

Here.

I'm hungry.

Shut up.

It's none of my business.

We don't even have enough food for ourselves.

We have no food for you.

Da.

Bring her here.

Go.

Untie her hands.

Feed me.

It's said that rich people ask servants

to wait on them when they are eating and dressing.

Today,

I want to have such an experience too.

Feed me.

Okay.

Open your mouth.

Eat.

Eat.

Eat.

Eat more.

Do you know how to wait on people?

No.

Get out.

You are like a loyal dog.

How dare you say that?

Even if I were a dog,

I would be better than you who are a disloyal jerk.

You bastard.

You have a sharp tongue.

Unfortunately,

your master can never come back.

You can keep staying here to wait her,

but she can get you nothing.

What did you say?

Why can't Her Highness come back?

[Xingyue Pavilion]

Do you know something?

Let go!

Don't get my clothes to be dirty.

Who turned over the oil lamp?

Not me.

I didn't do it.

People inside,

open the door!

Open the door!

Go.

Coming.

Sir.

Who set the fire?

Sir, I'm really sorry.

I planned to cook something in my room.

I accidentally burnt the weeds.

I've put out the fire.

The fire has been put out.

Don’t worry.

I’ll go to Shen Mansion tomorrow.

If her illness is not very serious,

I'll bring her back.

Thank you, Sister.

Miss He Mu'er.

I need to see Lady Yunying.

Please let me see her.

Come tomorrow.

Tao.

Your Highness.

The Shen family

wants to hurt Her Highness.