Original subtitles

Timing and Subtitles by the "Are You My Soulmate?" Team @ Viki

song title

♫ Flowers falling by the river again ♫ ♫ Turning the clear waves red ♫

♫ Sparrows singing in celebration ♫

♫ Calm years pass by the silent bustling city ♫ ♫ Sitting at home ♫

♫ No one knows love's outline like I do ♫

♫ If one day the river breeze blows again ♫

♫ I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror ♫

♫ Dreams can shatter; Memories remain ♫

♫ Rich fragrance aids; Light ink writes ♫

♫ In the deep red windows lies mundane dust ♫

Are You the One

[Episode 40]

To impeach Cui Xingzhou, Lord Huaiyang.

For abusing the favor of royal family to be greedy,

keeping Traitor Lu's property for himself,

not handing illegal assets over to the National Treasury,

embezzling military funds, seizing estates on his own,

bribing officials heavily,

acting without shame, and disrupting the court's order.

-Lord Huaiyang concealed private assets? -Yes.

Cui Xingzhou took advantage of his position to keep money

that should belong to the National Treasury.

Traitor Lu's property has been fully reported.

The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War both verified it.

What else could be hidden?

This, this, this...

Ten days ago, the Minister of Revenue inspected the land deeds in the capital

and found that many deeds had been tampered with and transferred.

Upon investigation, the Ministry of Revenue's Secretary Wen Tinghe confessed.

It was illegal property of Traitor Lu,

which was hidden under the cover of his wealth as the Prince.

We then followed the clues.

Cui Xingzhou did contribute to the suppression of Traitor Lu.

However, in Dongzhou and the capital,

a lot of the traitor's properties

were misappropriated to become his private wealth.

Duke.

Why are you framing me?

Cui Xingzhou.

Do you think that with Wen Tinghe dead, there would be no evidence?

The bureaus and I Secretly investigated Traitor Lu's hidden assets for days [The Register]

and tracked down accomplices.

You embezzled money and violated the law.

We found the witness and irrefutable evidence.

Cui Xingzhou, though our families have a marriage alliance,

Cui Xingzhou, I cannot turn a blind eye to your unforgivable crimes.

I'm innocent.

I truly feel unfortunate for my family to be associated with the Guo family,

a treacherous family that frames loyal ministers,

and have a marriage alliance with you.

The Regent condoned his adopted daughter to poison His Majesty.

This crime has not yet been charged.

You are already forming factions and attacking dissenters

and even regarding him as the leader of the ministers.

Fine.

I would like to see who is truly the traitor to the nation.

Let's wait for His Majesty to wake up.

He will make a clear judgment.

Fellow officials, did you see that?

Cui Xingzhou is so arrogant due to his achievements

that now he looks down on everything.

Now that His Majesty is critically ill,

how can we allow a traitor who deceives the public and perverts the law

to act arrogantly in the court?

He should be apprehended now and sent to the Court of Judicial Review.

He should be interrogated there,

for us to find out his crimes and uphold the national law.

We agree.

We should apprehend him

- Chief Judge Zhang. - I am here.

You're in charge of the Court of Judicial Review.

You shall be fair and just.

Now, Lord Huaiyang is handed over to you.

I shall go to the inner palace

and ask Grand Empress Dowager about her decree.

Regent, we follow your command.

Guards,

arrest Cui Xingzhou!

Yes.

Lord Huaiyang embezzled the traitor's property in Dongzhou,

and is involved in several major cases.

He's detained in the Court of Judicial Review, awaiting further orders.

No one from the Cui family shall leave the capital without permission.

This special notice will be executed by the responsible parties.

- Open the door. - Yes.

Lord Huaiyang,

back then, you and Liu Yu pretended to fight over a woman.

He treated you like nothing,

and you treated him as an enemy.

I was almost deceived by you two.

And now,

your plans have failed.

One has become a poisoned wreck,

and the other a prisoner who embezzled money.

You made one wrong move, and lost the entire game.

Lord Huaiyang, don't worry.

I won't kill you immediately.

I must witness how you, a man so proud,

watch your enemy

and in a flip of the hand.

destroy the most important things to you.

For example,

that delicate Princess...

What did you do to her?

I'm asking you. What have you done?

Calm down.

Liu Miantang is now a criminal's wife.

Naturally, she's confined in the mansion, awaiting further orders.

During these days,

she can live peacefully,

or get slapped every day.

You can beg me.

I can have Liu Miantang transferred here to be locked up with you.

How about a reunion with your wife?

Cui Xingzhou,

I'm giving you one last chance.

Kneel before me.

And I guarantee she can live.

- The Lord commands you to kneel. - Stand down!

Kneel.

Kneel in front of me!

My Lord.

- My Lord. - You, you.

My Lord!

Crazy! You are crazy!

Yes, I'm crazy!

Even if I fall into the hell, I will crawl up from it!

For anyone who failed to kill me,

I will make them pay back a thousandfold!

How about that?

Do you want to kill me now, or wait until you ascend the throne

to grant me a death by a thousand cuts or by tearing me apart by chariots?

Your Lordship, you better ascend the throne quickly.

Otherwise, when His Majesty wakes up,

you will be the real traitor.

The one kneeling and begging, for mercy from me in this prison

will be you, Liu Pei!

I will kill you now!

My Lord!

Fine. As you wish.

Tonight, I will ascend the throne.

By then, you must listen to the death knell at the city gate carefully!

Close the door.

[Abdication Edict]

Mother, where is your

Imperial Seal?

I have forgotten.

It doesn't matter.

I have plenty of time to wait for you to remember.

But...

But Liu Yu does not have time.

Liu Pei, Prince Sui,

is of noble character,

and deeply resembles the Late Emperor.

He is surely capable of inheriting the throne.

Son,

on this Edict, which line is true about you?

Mother, even if you don't acknowledge it,

Liu Yu has no heir,

and I am the only one, who can inherit the throne.

As long as His Majesty is still alive,

I will never condone you.

Mother, are you really insisting on this?

The Imperial Court of Qi Kingdom is leaderless.

Lords of various states will all act upon hearing the news,

like wolves and tigers eyeing the prey.

As long as you give me the Imperial Seal,

and make this Edict legitimate, the chaos will cease.

Mother, you will only become more noble than you are now.

Mother, I really don't understand

why every time you always side with others.

We are blood relatives.

Why can't the throne be given to me?

Pei.

- Mother. - You.

Grand Empress Dowager, Prince Sui,

The Imperial Medical Institute said that His Majesty's condition has suddenly improved.

Several physicians found a way to detoxify.

- Move aside! - Pei!

Where are you going?

Mother,

please remember as soon as possible where the Imperial Seal is.

Pei.

Stop! Who are you?

Officer, I'm from Duke Qing's Mansion.

By the order of Her Ladyship, I'm delivering food to Lord Huaiyang.

[Inspection of Prison]

[Permission for meal delivery. Do not obstruct.]

Open the door.

Your Lordship, eat while it's hot.

After tonight, maybe you can never eat.

You...

I'm here by the order of Grand Empress Dowager, to care for His Majesty.

Everyone, leave.

My Lord. His Majesty can be saved.

The poison can be neutralized in a few days.

Everyone, leave!

- Yes. - Yes.

Prince Sui is not keeping his promise of letting me live till he takes the throne.

But he also said, if a criminal tries to escape,

he'll be killed without mercy.

Why are you laughing?

The last time I heard the words 'killed without mercy', they were from you.

Me?

When did I ever say that?

Remnants of Mount Yang, surrender now, or you'll be killed without mercy.

- Didn't you say that? - I never said such high-sounding words.

I haven't even made a move before you killed him.

Here, kill this one.

Dear, it seems a bit hard for us to get out of here today.

Let's have a good fight with them then.

Don't make a move! Don't make a move!

General Shi.

My Lord. My Lady. I'm late.

I'm late.

Looks like me saving you won't be happening.

Then let me welcome you.

Thank you, General Shi.

Qingzhou Army, listen to orders.

Escort the Lord Huaiyang and the Princess.

Yes.

Liu Yu,

if you don't die,

how can I become the Emperor?

You. Liu Yu?

Uncle, why panic?

If I don't die,

then you will become a traitor.

Something's wrong!

- Go check it out. - Yes!

Something's wrong?

Someone! Someone!

Father.

Father!

Yun'er is here!

Save me, save me! Father!

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Who is it?

Who is pretending to be a ghost? Come out.

Come out.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Why is it you?

Stop pretending.

Consort Xian, who else do you think would come?

That horn was clearly from my foster father's personal guards.

He must have stormed into the palace, and captured Lord Huaiyang alive.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Impossible, I, I clearly already...

Already poisoned it to death, right?

The mortal ephemera perishes over and over.

Seeing the falling dragon as a heavenly sign.

Seeing the falling dragon as a heavenly sign. [Great Fortune]

My husband spent half a day composing this poem.

As you instructed, Consort Xian has taken the box.

Thank you for the work.

Madam, how did you know that Consort Xian would come?

She lost her power in the palace.

She will definitely urgently report to Prince Sui.

I learned she was leaving the palace today,

so I immediately arranged for you to deliver goods to his mansion.

Now, she has no way out, and no one to turn to.

She has no choice but to believe it.

You need to tell them that I am the one

who embezzled a huge fortune.

Cui Xingzhou, Lord Huaiyang, took advantage of his position

to keep the wealth that should be in the National Treasury.

You just need to remember to tell all of this to Prince Sui,

and ask him to help you.

Make him believe that the Duke is desperate to save his son,

and has enough reason to frame me and put me in prison.

I know that I am not on your team,

but this time, I really have no other way.

My Lord, please save my son.

I promise you.

After you achieve such great merit, you can save Guo Yi's life.

As long as you still adhere to righteousness, you will definitely not aid the wicked.

Cui Xingzhou!

This expression looks really good.

In the future, when I think of you,

I will always see this look of a failed traitor, who was so helpless.

Impossible.

You, you also touched this poison powder.

Why didn't your hand change color at the feast?

Don't you understand?

The poison was fake, and the change of color was also fake.

I had Physician Song prepare a powder that changes color upon contact with water.

The Lord and I watched your every move clearly.

What you saw was what we wanted you to see.

Liu Pei, you lost.

Minister Cui, what do you plan to do with him?

My wife is not here tonight,

but she specifically instructed me to repay Prince Sui for his previous 'kindness'.

End your own life.

You brat,

I've endured humiliation for so many years.

When have I ever lost?

Right now, my personal guards have occupied here.

Guards!

Guards!

My guards,

my guards are right outside.

Guards!

Guards! Guards!

My foster father will not lose.

My foster father will not lose!

Guards!

Guards!

The throne...

should be mine.

All of this should be mine!

This kingdom should be mine!

It belongs to me, Liu Pei!

Twenty years ago, among the princes of the previous dynasty,

only I was the most outstanding one.

Empress Wu usurped the throne.

Among the royal family, the only one who survived,

the legitimate heir, was me, Liu Pei!

I was the one who wiped out the Wu faction

after a long time of planning.

I was the one who supported you from Mount Yang step by step,

to sit on this throne!

I thought you were a puppet...

that I could manipulate.

So, being ensnared by one's own trap feels like this.

Power should be used for the people.

No one can seek personal gain.

Only then can we restore our kingdom to a righteous nation!

Liu Pei!

This imperial court cannot tolerate you.

Tonight,

tonight you must die!

The court officials won't know

whether you were poisoned or stabbed to death.

You are finished.

This kingdom belongs to me, Liu Pei!

Even if I die today,

this kingdom will never be yours.

Liu Pei!

Greetings to you, Grand Empress Dowager.

Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother.

I, I, I...

Grand Empress Dowager.

We all heard and saw what Prince Sui did.

We do not acknowledge such a ruler.

We do not acknowledge him.

Liu Pei.

You have lost.

It's over.

It's all over.

All of Prince Sui's faction has been brought to justice.

Your Majesty, you can finally rule the kingdom, and realize your grand ambitions.

With the imperial power in hand, and the court purged,

I finally have what I longed for day and night.

But I often feel that the days are not real.

Maybe it's because, all these years,

I was often restless, and always on edge,

and I'm not used to the peace.

I feel the same way.

You have always been at a high position.

How come just gaining some military power makes you feel uneasy?

I was born and raised in Zhenzhou.

I am used to the climate of Jiangnan.

Now living in the capital makes me somewhat uncomfortable.

Miantang feels the same way.

She often says she wants to return to Zhenzhou to live in Lingquan Town.

Did she really say that?

Yes.

She also told me that the nobles in the capital all have multiple wives and concubines.

It bothers her.

She fears I might follow suit.

It's better to return to Zhenzhou.

It sounds like things she would say.

I also promised her that once these mundane affairs are settled,

I would accompany her to travel, and return to our hometown.

Now,

it's time for me to fulfill that promise.

I should have made this toast to you long ago.

Your Majesty, take care.

final credits

Take care.

What's so different about these piles of soil?

Aren't they from the same mountain?

There's not much distance.

You can taste the difference?

Of course.

Why don't you try it?

I saw it.

You put the middle finger in it, and licked your index finger.

Why didn't you expose me since you knew?

Because I like seeing your smile.

Before we get married,

how many more mountains do we need to search to find the soil?

This is the last one.

Really?

So, I'm getting married?

I'm getting married!

I'm getting married! I'm getting married!

Songhua, tell Grand Empress Dowager. No need to wait.

I already got it.

Your Majesty.

♫ Flowers falling by the river again ♫♫ Turning the clear waves red ♫

♫ Sparrows singing in celebration ♫

♫ Calm years pass by the silent bustling city ♫♫ Sitting at home ♫

♫ No one knows love's outline like I do ♫

♫ Under the dew, dreams rest, the hairpin returns to the moon ♫

♫ Holding your hand, we gather many blossoms ♫

Honey, you suffer from seasickness. Why did you take the water route?

Taking the land route would cost us too much time. I can't wait any longer.

Can't wait for what?

Is it for you all to see?

Put it down.

Put it down.

I can't wait to return to Zhenzhou to be a lord who is spoiled.

By then, dear, you must manage our livelihood well,

so that you can support your husband.

Since you want to rely on me, you must reserve your strength.

Otherwise, I'm not supporting you.

Right now, all I have left is my strength.

For the next few days, we need to carefully plan our future.

Finally, we are going home.

Our home.

♫ When the day comes that the sky and river merge into one color ♫

♫ The light boat passes by, and the wind carries a love song ♫

My spoiled husband gets seasick again.

Let's see if you can muster the strength now.

Wait, let me try again.

Oh, no, I still feel dizzy.

♫ If we arrive at crossroads ♫

♫ There must be someone on their way home ♫

[The End]

Timing and Subtitles by the "Are You My Soulmate?" Team @ Viki

♫ The boat drifts, bringing back the sunset ♫

♫ When we reunite, we still joke about the cause and effect ♫

♫ Who passed by, the crab apple falls with a turn ♫

♫ Loving rightly but choosing wrong ♫♫ With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions ♫

♫ Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow ♫

♫ Always hard to stay, yet easy to part ♫♫ Crossing spring waters and autumn trials ♫

♫ A couple under the moonlight, can stay together ♫

♫ Long hidden in the eyes, flickering in and out ♫

♫ Let go of the flowers blooming in the yard last night ♫

♫ Let go of the waves in the stream in half a lifetime ♫

♫ Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly ♫

♫ In this lifetime, my wish is to the vast sky ♫♫ There are many more ♫

♫ Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow ♫

♫ Always hard to stay, yet easy to part ♫♫ Crossing spring waters and autumn trials ♫

♫ A couple under the moonlight, can stay together ♫

♫ Time flows as we dream through four seasons ♫

♫ I wish to journey with you forever ♫♫ Year after year ♫♫ For many years to come ♫