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[Destined]

[Episode 35]

It's like a long dream.

Madam.

Sorry to be a burden to you.

We're family.

Don't say that.

Ruixue.

Go get the physician

from Ningzhou back.

Tell him that Mrs. Liu has recovered

and he needs to prescribe more medicines.

Yes.

Has Gu Jiusi

met his wife?

Your Majesty,

the dam will soon be completed.

They'll meet soon.

Good.

Good to hear that.

You've asked about them every day recently.

You must have been

looking forward to their return.

Yes.

I'm old

and seriously ill.

I fear uncertainties more than anything else.

I just want

to meet those I miss

as soon as possible.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Administrator Zhou asks to see you.

Let him in.

Yes.

Greetings,

Your Majesty.

Wang Hong.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Leave us.

-Yes. -Yes.

Your Majesty.

Gaolang.

Take a seat.

Has your health improved?

Just the same.

Your Majesty,

have you summoned

the Crown Prince back?

Is this why

you came to see me?

Yeah.

I'm old.

My condition is getting worse day by day.

As my son,

the Crown Prince

should come back to take care of me,

shouldn't he?

If you're a normal father,

he should.

But this

is not just your family affair.

The return of the Crown Prince

will be a meaningful move

in the court.

Are you going to

talk about succession again?

Yes.

Your Majesty.

Over the past three years,

I know you've been unwell,

so I've never voiced my concern

and been careful with what I said.

But my attitude

has never changed.

The Crown Prince is unworthy of the throne.

He shouldn't be summoned back

as the Crown Prince.

Gaolang, you…

The Crown Prince has been repenting in Youzhou

for three years.

For the past three years,

he's been on his best behavior

and studied very hard.

He barely left the house

and has changed a lot.

Besides,

you watched him grow up.

You're not only his subject

but also an elder to him.

How can you despise him so much?

Your Majesty,

it's because I treat the Crown Prince

as my child

that I'm trying to dissuade you.

Your Majesty,

you must not put him

on the throne

and let him rule.

Although the Crown Prince

is your son,

he doesn't have

any of your fine qualities.

Nonsense!

He's my son.

Of course

he has my qualities!

Besides,

everyone makes mistakes when they're young.

Why do you have to latch on to

the Crown Prince's mistake?

You just said

that the Crown Prince has changed a lot.

I'm afraid

that's not true.

Take a look, Your Majesty.

What the Crown Prince

has done and said

in the past three years,

it's all recorded

in this scroll.

[The Crown Prince is dissolute and doesn't follow the etiquettes.]

[He fools around with women, which is very unbecoming of his identity.]

[He swore at the servants and keeps company with devious people.]

Zhou Gaolang.

You sent someone to spy on the Crown Prince?

I'm just worried

that your paternal love may cloud your judgment.

In Youzhou, His Highness

lives a dissolute life

and neglects his studies.

He gets drunk frequently and complains a lot.

What's more,

he's fooling around

with a prostitute.

Zhou Gaolang!

He's the Crown Prince.

You're a subject.

You…

I insist at the risk of my life

because it's my duty as a subject.

But Yu'er is my only son!

But the Crown Prince

will be the future of Da Xia.

You can't play nepotism!

I deserve to die for saying this,

but I hope

you can choose someone qualified

in the Fan family

to inherit the throne!

You want me

to disinherit my own son

and make someone else's son

the Crown Prince?

Yeah.

I'm indeed different from you.

I only have one son,

but you have many sons.

Disinheriting one son, you still have other choices.

Back then,

I wanted you

to ascend the throne in place of Yu'er

but you refused.

Now you're teaching me

who I should make my heir!

Your Majesty, did you say that

because you suspect me?

I've always been

loyal to you.

How can you think of me like that?

You're pushing me so hard.

What do you expect me to think?

Fine.

Since you distrust me,

I will

just leave.

Leave?

I

spent half of my life on the battlefield

fighting enemies for you.

Now,

I'll just leave for Youzhou

to defend

the northern border for Da Xia.

Gaolang.

Are you

going to leave me too?

I

hold an important position in the court.

With no respect for the young successor,

I'll only get suspected

if I stay in the Eastern Capital.

So I might as well leave.

If I die on the battlefield,

your mind

can be eased

for good.

Ease my mind?

Ease my mind?

Good.

Good.

You might as well leave.

You might as well leave.

I approve.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I shall take my leave.

Feng'er.

I can take you back to the Eastern Capital.

Your Highness,

I have a sordid past.

I may bring disgrace on you.

Don't worry.

I'm the Crown Prince.

No one dares to

talk about your past.

I don't care about what others say.

But what if

His Majesty finds out?

Even when faced with my father,

I won't lie about

who you are.

In the past three years,

I've been depressed

and excruciated.

It's you who helped me

get back on my feet.

No matter what others say,

you're the love of my life.

Six years ago,

when I first met you

in Lanxiao House in Yangzhou,

I could never imagine

that the person I met that day

was the most reliable man

in the world.

Unfortunately,

only you think so.

Otherwise, Father wouldn't

have left me in this remote place

for three years

with any words of concern.

His Majesty just doesn't know you well enough.

He still sees you as a kid.

Three years have passed.

He definitely misses you very much.

You must not be angry with him.

I know.

Young Master.

Something's happened.

A worker got injured.

A falling stone broke his leg.

Has he gotten treated?

Yes.

Don't worry.

But I'm afraid that guy

won't be able to work

to support his family in the future.

The workload is too heavy.

Every worker is doing the work of two.

If this continues,

bigger problems will come up.

How about this?

Give him my two month's salaries

as compensation.

Okay.

Prefect Wang is so bad.

He made all kinds of excuses

not to give us the funds.

He even embezzled the money

to build the dam.

What a heartless viper!

I submitted

so many complaints against him,

but they all went unanswered.

He must have

powerful connections in the Eastern Capital.

The priority now

is to hire more people.

But how are we going

to pay them?

Are we going

to ask Miss Shiyu for help again?

Although she never

refused to help us,

she earns her money

penny by penny

through hard work too.

But I have no other choice.

[Shiyu Store]

Supervisor Gu, please take a seat.

Miss Shiyu will be here soon.

Thank you.

Munan.

Put it down.

Young Master.

Look at this rouge.

It's like Huarong's rouge.

It has a similar smell too.

Supervisor Gu.

Put it back.

Are you looking at the rouge?

I'm Gu Jiusi, the Directorate of Waterways in Yongzhou.

Greetings, Miss Shiyu.

This is the newest product

of Shiyu Store.

It's called Searching for Plum Blossoms.

What a creative and elegant name.

I want a name

that is creative

and elegant.

It can't be too normal

or too obscure.

It should be very catchy

so that when people use rouge,

they think of my shop.

That's the kind of name I want.

Supervisor Gu,

is the lack of money

bothering you again?

It's the first time I visited you.

I should've brought some gifts

to express my gratitude.

But now…

Say no more.

I've asked the accounting office

to prepare 100,000 taels of silver for you.

Thank you, Miss Shiyu.

I'll forever be in your debt.

You're welcome.

Please rise.

Damming the Yellow River

is a great feat that will benefit both the people and our country.

For the well-being of the people,

I'm willing to donate all my family fortune,

let alone just 100,000 taels of silver.

Supervisor Gu,

what are you thinking?

A female merchant

once said

similar things before.

But she passed away.

Your words reminded me of her.

Miss Shiyu.

He's left.

Why didn't you

meet him yourself?

He must be missing you

day and night.

In the past three years,

I've been missing him

day and night too.

But I have to wait.

Only when the dam of the Yellow River is completed

to the benefit of all,

when he makes great achievements

and gets the honor he deserves,

can we meet again.

[Peace and Tranquil]

Your Majesty.

It's been long

since you last played chess with Administrator Zhou.

Do you want me

to summon him?

Forget it.

Recently,

he's been on medical leave and wouldn't come to court.

Even if he comes here,

he gets nothing to say to me.

What's the point of summoning him?

Back then,

when I wasn't on the throne,

I had brothers

who went through thick and thin with me,

a son

who cared about me,

and friends

who brought me lots of joy.

I always know

that sitting on the throne

means being lonely.

However,

only when my days are numbered

did I realize

that loneliness

is actually so bitter and agonizing.

Wang Hong.

Your Majesty.

Tell me.

Since when

have I

gotten only you by my side?

You're the emperor

who is looked up to by tens of thousands of people.

The whole Da Xia

is yours.

How come I'm the only one you have?

Da Xia.

Da Xia.

Fortunately,

Da Xia

still has those young people.

Wang Hong.

Yes.

How many years

has it been

since I sent those young people out?

Your Majesty,

it has been

three years.

Three years?

Yes, Your Majesty.

It's been three years.

Your Majesty.

Here.

Careful.

[Prosperity Blessed by God]

[Yuzhou]

Commander-in-chief.

You nailed it.

Your previous tactics

all worked.

Liu Xingzhi ran away

[The Commander-in-chief's camp at the front line of Yuzhou]

with his tail between his legs.

If we

cross the Dongquan Valley

and flank

the remains of Liu Xingzhi's army,

we can definitely

win this war.

Commander-in-chief.

Please give the order.

However,

we can't chase after them now.

The exit on the west side of the Dongquan Valley

leads to a vast field.

It covers thousands of acres.

If we chase them now

along the Dongquan Valley,

Liu Xingzhi's remaining troops

will flee to that field,

which means

we'll have to

fight them on that field.

The crops there

will then be destroyed.

That land

is the most fertile land

in Yuzhou.

Half of the people of Yuzhou

rely on the grains yielded in that field.

Yuzhou

just suffered years of famine.

There's finally going to be a good harvest this year.

This battle

will ruin all their hard work.

As the Commander-in-chief,

I can't bring myself to do that.

But

the war has last for three years.

This is the best chance to annihilate the enemies.

If we let them escape

and miss out on the chance to win,

someone will make complaints in the court

and we'll

surely be punished.

Don't be afraid.

If anyone complains,

I'll take full responsibility.

Why should you take full responsibility?

Are you trying to play hero?

Cut me in.

We're Da Xia's soldiers,

the protectors of the people.

The field

can't be destroyed.

You're the Commander-in-chief,

also our younger brother.

Your order

will be carried out at all costs.

No matter what the consequence is,

we'll face it together.

We'll face it together.

[The Eastern Capital]

[The Eastern Capital]

You stayed up all night again.

The food remains untouched.

It has gotten cold.

You should take a rest.

The treasury case is complicated.

Now with solid evidence,

we can finally bring those embezzlers

to justice.

[Bingzhou]

[Bingzhou, Sizhou]

[Bingzhou]

[Front line in Bingzhou]

♫It's a time of unrest♫

♫Memories of the good old days flood back at times♫

Retreat!

Retreat!

♫He writes order in chaos♫

Go!

♫Dark hair turns grey and escapes from the hairpin♫

♫Mountains crumble, and the beacon fires fade♫

♫I miss playing chess and drinking wine with you♫

♫It was autumn when we parted ways♫

♫We sang songs about a brighter future♫

♫Sharing a boat with you, we drift down the rivers♫

I can spare your lives

♫Walking the path with you, we travel the martial world♫

and let you bring a message back.

Go back and tell your king

to get out of Da Xia!

♫With a smile, we talk of right and wrong, life and death♫

Move.

♫Joy is hard to define♫

Let them go.

Let's go.

♫Riding alongside you, I see the world unfold♫

♫Fighting alongside you, I no longer fear the unknown♫

Brothers,

we won!

♫In the dust stirred up by the wind, we write our own fates♫

Help me.

How's he, Physician Ye?

The tip of the arrow is stuck inside.

If we don't take it out,

he may die.

Physician Ye,

he's my only brother.

I beg you to save him.

I beg you to save him.

God will decide whether I can make it.

I…

I trust you.

Please hang in there.

Physician Zhou, get me some water.

Physician Liang, prepare to take out the arrow.

Bite it.

Hang in there.

Hang in there.

He's in the clear.

Great!

Great, Brother.

You won't die.

Remember to apply the Miracle Powder

Physician Ye invented on your brother's wound

so that it won't get infected.

What Miracle Powder?

I just improved the formula

of the normal anti-inflammatory.

Physician Ye,

I'm just a private.

I don't know how to repay your kindness.

I'll kowtow to you.

-No need. -Physician Ye.

Thank you.

Get up.

Thank you, Physician Ye.

Thank you, Physician Ye.

Get him back and let him have a good rest.

Come back to change the dressing every day.

Don't forget.

Okay.

Yu.

We owe Physician Ye big time.

She saved your life.

You can live.

It's so great.

[Yongzhou]

[Lingnan]

[Yongzhou]

[Lingnan]

[The Eastern Capital, Youzhou, Yongzhou, Cangzhou, Wangdu, Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Guazhou]

They're two diamonds in the rough.

They're

the most important two pieces

on my chess board.

[Lingnan]

[Yongzhou]

[Yongzhou]

It's full. Go.

Go.

Be careful.

One, two.

Put it here.

Put it here.

Be careful.

This way.

[Shiyu Store]

Here.

No matter how much he needs for the dam,

just give him.

Tell the accounting office

that the donation money

should be given to Supervisor Gu

without delay.

Yes.

[Yongzhou]

When these two diamonds in the rough

[Yongzhou]

are reunited,

they'll be

the pillar of Da Xia.

Here goes the imperial edict.

The treasury case has finally been solved.

[Mercy and Kindness]

Corrupt officials like Lu Yong were brought to justice.

Most of the money they embezzled

has been reclaimed.

In charge of this case,

Official Ye made great contributions.

His Majesty feels relieved

and appoints Official Ye as the Minister of Revenue

with the salary of a second-rank official.

The end.

With respect,

I take the imperial edict.

Congratulations, Minister Ye.

Minister Ye, please get up.

You're not the only one gotten promoted in your family.

What do you mean?

Ye Yun, your sister,

invented the Miracle Powder

that can cure sword wounds and fever.

It saved countless soldiers.

His Majesty is elated

and lauded her unrivaled expertise in herbal medicine.

She's been given the title Hanlin Medical Master.

The imperial edict

has been sent

to the front line of Bingzhou.

I didn't know my sister made such a great achievement.

It's an achievement

that will keep benefiting countless people.

Exactly.

Many great things

have happened in Da Xia recently.

We won the war in Yuzhou.

[Mercy and Kindness]

Zhou Ye, the Commander-in-chief, was promoted

to second-rank official

and awarded the title Grand General Pacifying the South.

Deputy General Qin Wanzhi

was promoted

to third-rank official and awarded the title General Embodying Martial Prowess.

What about Shen Ming?

I heard that he killed lots of enemies

on the battlefield.

His Majesty rewarded him too.

His Majesty

has made him

General Guarding the Far-away Territories.

They intimidated the enemy

and boosted morale.

Looks like you've accepted

General Shen as your brother-in-law.

That's a different matter.

We'll see about that.

[Mercy and Kindness]

Yeah.

These young and accomplished

officials

should be rewarded.

One more thing.

The feat of damming the Yellow River

will go down in history.

But the man

supervising the construction of the dam in Yongzhou

is Gu Jiusi

who was expelled from the Eastern Capital three years ago.

Officials,

in your opinion,

how should he be rewarded?

Your Majesty,

although I took the credit

for the treasury case,

it was Gu Jiusi

who started the investigation.

Without him,

this case would've stayed unsolved.

So I think

the rewards

you gave me

should be given to Gu Jiusi.

Deputy Minister Luo.

Yes, Your Majesty.

You've been quiet

in the court recently.

Tell me what you think.

I dare not overstep my boundaries.

The decision shall be left entirely to you.

What if

I insist on you saying something?

Damming the Yellow River

is a great feat.

Gu Jiusi made such a great contribution

and should be generously rewarded.

I think

he should be summoned back

and reinstated

as the Deputy Minister of Revenue.

You have a point.

Then

after the dam is completed,

I will

appoint Gu Jiusi as Left Counsellor.

He'll be

the head of the six Ministers,

assisting the emperor

and leading all the officials.

Everything will be under unified governance

to achieve efficient administration.

It's a wise decision, Your Majesty.

All right.

We've talked about the good news.

Now let's talk about the bad news.

Since Princess Yunchang

was married off,

Empress Dowager

has been unwell.

Deputy Minister Luo,

Empress Dowager sees you as her son.

How is she now?

I know

you're very filial.

You must be very worried.

Then say no more.

How about this?

Deputy Minister Luo,

from tomorrow onwards,

you don't have to come to the morning court again.

Just

go take care of Empress Dowager

at her bedside.

Thank you,

Your Majesty.

During the three years

we worked today,

on the surface,

you helped me a lot.

But in fact,

I hit wall after wall

on the verge of success.

It turns out

that Minister Jiang is a spy

planted by my side by Gu Jiusi.

You're so good at disguising.

You taught me a great lesson.

Deputy Minister Luo,

if I say

I never lied to you,

will you believe me?

You're a very smart person.

Only you

can deceive you.

Minister Jiang,

no need to be smooth at this point.

I'm not a tactless person.

If I lose,

I lose.

I won't put up a meaningless struggle.

What are your plans for the future?

Just leave the court

and idle around for the rest of my life.

It won't be that easy.

The free pass you got at the time of unrest

by the surrender of Yangzhou

has expired.

Now we live in peace.

Your collusion with Wang Shanquan

and the massacre in Yangzhou

will be brought up very soon.

By then,

no matter where you go,

you'll be

hunted down eventually.

No one can help you.

Minister Jiang,

are you worried about me?

Forget it.

You've done too many terrible things.

There's no turning back for you.

Since you want to stop,

I'll help you.

Go somewhere far away.

Somewhere overseas is better.

Find a place

where no one can find you.

Thank you. Farewell.

My lord,

should Baiyujing

keep an eye on him?

No need.

Let him go.

If he does evil deeds again,

I'll

kill him myself.

The dam is completed?

Really?

Yes.

We just got the news.

He made it.

He really made it.

Building the dam

is a great feat

that will go down the history.

In the future,

he'll be deeply loved by the people.

No one can defame him anymore.

Why do you

look even prouder than Supervisor Gu?

There's something

I've never mentioned to you

in the past few years.

Gu Jiusi

is my husband.

Of course I'm proud of him.

One more thing.

My real name

is Liu Yuru.

From now on,

you can also call me Boss Liu.