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♫ The fresh breeze blows through the alley ♫

♫ The fragrance of ink on you ♫

♫ The brush meandering on the paper ♫

♫ This love will last forever ♫

♫ The moonlight pours in the water ♫

♫ I can't help but start to sing ♫

♫ You play a melodious song ♫

♫ It recorded our sweet time ♫

♫ Being drunk but happy in the world (Spend the rest of my life with you) ♫

♫ Watch the wood in a deep dye (Let's ride a horse to see the world) ♫

♫ With you in my life, I'm not afraid of any storm ♫

♫ I feel safe (You whisper in my ear) ♫

♫ There is a distant call (I fell into the light of your halo) ♫

♫ It's too hard to break from your embrace ♫

♫ Immersed in wine and time goes by ♫

♫ Being drunk but happy in the world (Spend the rest of my life with you) ♫

♫ Watch the wood in a deep dye (Let's ride a horse to see the world) ♫

♫ With you in my life, I'm not afraid of any storm ♫

♫ I feel safe (You whisper in my ear) ♫

♫ There is a distant call (I fell into the light of your halo) ♫

♫ It's too hard to break from your embrace ♫

♫ Immersed in wine and time goes by ♫ [A Girl Like Me]

[Episode 12]

Your Majesty, I've devoted myself to our nation for decades!

I had my son at an old age.

My son is the only heir of our family.

If my son can't marry Princess Ban, my wife will kill me

and then kill herself!

Your Majesty, I've worked for you for so many years.

I could have credit for hard work at least!

You once said that I was your left hand.

If I die, Your Majesty, won't you feel sad?

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, Prime Minister Yan gets paid but he doesn't share your burdens.

Instead, he's threatening you with his life.

Your Majesty, please punish him to maintain your dignity.

Your Majesty. Count Cheng'an made sense.

How could Prime Minister Yan do such a ridiculous thing?

Your Majesty, Yan Zhen is genuine in his affection.

Prime Minister Yan and his family are willing to sacrifice their lives

in order for his son to marry Princess Ban.

Such love is rare in this world.

- Young Master! - Young Master!

What are you doing?

- Young Master! - Young Master!

Shut up!

Son, I'm so useless.

I'm sorry.

I can't get you the wife you want.

Let's continue our mother-son relationship in the next life.

What are you doing?

Let go of me!

- Let go of me! - Guards!

Yes! Protect Mrs. Yan and Mr. Yan

and don't get anything go wrong!

Yes!

Your Majesty! If my son can't marry Princess Fu Le,

I can't explain to my son or my wife when I return!

My wife will tweak my ears off, Your Majesty!

Help me! Help me, please! This is just so difficult for me!

- Your Grace. Help me! - Prime Minister Yan, what are you doing? Don't do this!

- Prime Minister Yan, calm down! - Your Grace!

- Your Grace! - Prime Minister Yan!

I hear you're also henpecked. You must understand me best.

Please, show some mercy!

- Help me! - Prime Minister Yan!

Come on, Lao Ban.

Why are you keeping so much private money?

Your wife doesn't know, does she?

Leave me alone.

Okay now. Stop it!

Marquis Jingting, does your daughter really not want to marry Yan Zhen?

Your Majesty, even if she agreed,

I wouldn't marry her to him.

Your Grace, are you going to arrest us?

I don't mean that.

I just want you to take care of your son.

If you do stupid things and get him killed you'll lose more!

If you don't marry my son,

he will die anyway.

It doesn't matter where he dies.

She's ridiculous!

Fine.

Let me make myself clear.

I will never marry him!

If he dies here, I'll pay with my life.

- Hua Hua! - Your Grace!

Eunuch Wang, please give them to His Majesty.

Your Majesty, please review them.

There aren't only banknotes.

There is also evidence of someone's crimes.

How dare you Yan Hui!

How dare you do this?

Haven't I given you enough position or wealth?

You're still so greedy?

I'm sorry, Your Majesty!

You sold official positions and took bribes!

I'm sorry, Your Majesty!

Your wife doesn't need to tweak your ears off.

I'll cut off your head and give it to her!

I'm sorry, Your Majesty!

Your Majesty. Prime Minister Yan has devoted himself to our state for years.

He... He should be punished.

But his merits equal demerits and he doesn't need to be executed.

Your Majesty, Count Cheng'an made some sense.

But we must put an end to the dealing of official posts.

We can't convince the public unless we severely punish him.

Shi Chonghai, stop being hypocritical!

Have you not done anything dirty?

Do you think you can have supremacy alone after I die?

In your dreams!

Prime Minister Yan, you took bribes and still won't' repent.

- You... - You even slandered me in front of His Majesty.

You took more bribes than me!

Guards!

Yes, Your Majesty!

Put Yan Hui in prison.

Search his mansion and confiscate all his bribes!

Yes, Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, spare me!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, what about my daughter's marriage?

Let her make her own decision.

I don't want to bother anymore.

Thank you, Your Majesty!

Here comes the imperial edict!

At the behest of His Majesty,

Yan Hui disregarded imperial favor and gathered his own political power.

He dealt official posts and can't be spared!

He's stripped of all of his positions immediately, and must be put in prison!

He will pay twice as many bribes as he took.

Yan Zhen shall not marry Ban Hua!

Congratulations to you!

Now Yan Hui is in prison,

other ministers will all obey you.

Lao Wu, how many years have you worked for me?

Over twenty years.

The court has been in peace for so many years.

The balance is now finally broken.

I'm afraid something terrible is going to happen.

I was just wondering

why Marquis Jingting had that evidence.

It was you, Count Cheng'an.

Up to this day, you've made complete mistakes.

It's just a winner-take-all game.

You're wrong.

You've made three mistakes.

First, you shouldn't have dealt with official posts to disturb the court.

What a hypocrite!

Does any minister not do dirty things?

Second, you shouldn't have messed with the Ban family.

I should have known.

Your Grace, you want to marry Ban Hua.

Third, I didn't find the evidence.

He set a trap and annoyed His Majesty. The Rong family will be gone.

[Detailed Records of Dealing Official Posts]

Who found them?

The Shi family or the Xie family?

Why do you want to find out, and end up frustrating yourself?

You didn't come just to tell me this, did you?

It's clever of you, Prime Minister Yan.

Think about it.

If His Majesty knows that his favorite courtier is still investigating what happened before,

what will he do?

Can you be safe then?

Don't worry about me.

Just tell me the truth about what happened,

and I can keep your family alive.

What do you think of this deal?

What do you think? Use my plan?

You call the shots.

What a pity! He used to be a living man in the capital.

Bury him carefully.

All right. Go away.

Your Grace, what's wrong?

Shi Jin?

Shi... Shi...

Could it be Sir Shi?

Hurry. Get me a writing brush.

Your Grace, what are you drawing?

An arctic fox fur cloak, can't you see?

Could the man in black be related to the cloak?

All right. Go give it to the tailor.

Ask him to make it with the best arctic fox fur.

Oh, no. You want some new clothes again.

But didn't you just mention Mr. Shi?

Yes. I need to go meet him, too.

Sir Shi.

We're kept to help Her Grace.

Now she needs us.

We need the best arctic fox fur to make a cloak.

Go look for it!

- Yes. - Search every corner!

Look carefully for it!

Search that place! And the back!

- What's happening? - Young Master.

What jewel does my sister want again?

This. She dreamed of an arctic fox fur cloak.

She wants to have it before the first snow.

She hasn't found a husband yet.

Why is she looking for a cloak?

Last night, she also dreamed of Sir Shi.

Why did she dream of that old man?

It's the younger Sir Shi!

As estimated, I think she has seen Shi Jin by now.

Oh no! My sister is falling in love with another man?

Falling in love with another?

What?

Who else?

Me!

Come on! Come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on! Come on!

Bravo! Bravo!

You have great martial arts. I lost.

You didn't lose.

I used a trick.

Just now, I used the Back-Thrust Spear my grandfather taught me.

Otherwise, you would have defeated me.

You're as excellent as men.

I didn't know you were also so generous.

I really admire you.

Sir Shi, we both practice martial arts.

We don't need to flatter each other.

It's generous of you, Your Grace.

Just like your grandfather.

Today, I experienced his martial arts.

I'm glad I've admired him as my idol.

You admire my grandfather?

But compared to him, I'm far weaker.

That's great!

You helped us a lot so that I didn't need to get married.

On my way here, I was thinking about what gift I should give you.

I don't know what you like.

But now, shall I teach you my grandfather's Back-Thrust Spear

as a gift?

Really?

Sorry, Your Grace. It was my duty to help you.

I don't need a gift.

Come on. I always keep my promise.

Squat.

Come on.

Okay.

Yes.

Uh... Is Count Cheng'an all done for?

Very good.

Princess Ban and Shi Jin...?

Mr. Shi is a good man. He's strong.

It's a good thing if Princess Ban likes him.

What are you talking about? Get out of the way!

I want to see Count Cheng'an.

Don't be rude.

Your Grace, bad news!

What brings you here?

Hurry. Go get my sister, or she'll be with Shi Jin. Hurry.

Du Jiu.

They're both single.

There's no problem if they're in love.

You really think so?

It doesn't matter what I think.

The point is what she thinks.

This is terrible.

Do you know that my sister dreamed of arctic fox fur cloak and Shi Jin last night?

She dreamed of them, so what?

My sister only cares for appearance, costumes, and jewelry.

Last night, she dreamed of a cloak and Shi Jin at the same time.

Doesn't it mean that she also cares for him?

Young Master, you've known Princess Ban for a long time.

What good luck you have when she hasn't dreamed of you!

What are you talking about?

This is how serious the problem is!

Your Grace, do you really think you're not good enough for her?

Young Master Ban,

Young Master said that to be modest.

When you say it, it sounds...

Actually,

I ran all the way here

is because of a small selfish motive.

Think about it. My sister already forces me to practice martial arts.

But if she marries Shi Jin...

I can already imagine what a miserable life I will live!

They will torture me together.

Even if you have Young Master in mind, you should first see if he agrees or not.

Your Grace, would you like to be my brother-in-law?

Brother-in-Law, hold the book carefully.

Since your sister already

has a great man around like Mr. Shi,

why do you think she will like me?

Because...

I will help you.

[Excellence in literature and martial arts]

Jin.

Grandfather.

You've practiced these two moves for half an hour.

Princess Ban taught me the unique skills Old General Ban mastered.

I was so absorbed that...

You mean Princess Ban taught you?

That's great.

Did you give her any gift in return?

No.

My silly boy.

Marital arts have numbed you!

How can you seize her heart then?

When I was young,

at the bars and clubs, I was also—

I'm asking you. Why am I talking about myself?

You mean I should give her something in return?

What should I give her, then?

I hear the Ban family is offering a high price for the arctic fox fur.

I see, Grandfather.

With such speed, you'll surely marry the daughter of the Ban family!

Remember. Buy the best at whatever cost!

Young Master, be careful.

Hunters always set traps in the wild.

Young Master, your mother left them to you.

Take them down.

Are you sure, Young Master?

All of them.

[Ban Mansion]

You are...

Is your miss at home?

Your Grace, why are you looking for me?

Your Grace, I lost the bet.

I knew you were looking for the arctic fox fur.

I happen to have some.

Unfortunately, I'm on my way to see Shi Jin.

But my parents and my brother are home.

Help yourself.

[Ban Mansion]

Young Master, how ungrateful Princess Ban is!

Du Jiu, give the fur to Young Master Ban

so that she can make it into a cloak.

But...

Did I hurt you, Young Master?

It's okay. Go ahead and put the medicine on.

Leave us. I'll take care of it.

Your Grace.

This is the Healing Elixir my grandfather used in wars.

Your wound will form a scab within three days.

You won't have a scar, either.

Your Grace.

Luckily, the wound isn't on the left chest.

He can be crossed off the suspect list for now.

Your Grace...

I... I can do it myself.

Why would you be shy? (T/N According to custom, women would feel shocked at seeing men without clothes, but not vice versa.)

Sit still!

Am I hurting you?

No, no, no. You're the gentlest girl

I've ever met.

You... You guys...

[Tea House]

Miss, Count Cheng'an is walking towards the bookstore.

Let's... let's stick to our plan.

How shameless she is!

She may not care about what others think, but my brother does.

Yeah. Princess Ban must have fallen in love with Young Master.

He was naked to the waist.

She just rushed in.

Keep your voice down.

I don't care about her reputation.

But don't ruin my brother's.

Your Grace.

What a coincidence!

Greetings, Your Grace.

Greetings, Miss Shi.

Your Grace.

What a coincidence to meet you!

I have some paintings to ask you for advice on.

I wonder... if you can spare some time.

Miss Shi, you're still unmarried.

I don't want to disgrace you.

I'd like to leave.

Think about it.

Count Cheng'an gave her such good fox fur.

She didn't even take a look and went directly to see Shi Jin.

Mother. Father

You'd better start to prepare the dowry for her.

Looks like our daughter really fell in love with Shi Jin.

I thought His Majesty used Shi Jin to help us out.

Unexpectedly, their relationship developed so quickly.

Mother. Father.

Do you really want to marry her to Shi Jin?

Don't you think about Count Cheng'an?

Young Master, you dislike the young Mr. Shi so much.

Are you afraid that he'll urge you to practice martial arts?

I...

Anyway, I've told you the importance of this matter.

Don't wait until what's done can't be undone...

Go boil the prey.

Daughter.

- You went hunting? - Back from hunting?

I didn't have time for hunting.

Mr. Shi hunted them for me on the mountain.

He was even wounded.

He was?

"An antelope is slain, wrapped in white on the plain."

"A maiden longing for love, tempted by a hunter strong."

Could this be...?

Dear, these verses you're reciting...

Why do they mean?

Your Grace, how will you deal with the prey?

There are many kinds, perfect for hotpot.

That's good.

What?

Nothing. You look messy.

Just trying to fix your clothes.

I don't look messy.

I'm a bit tired. I need a rest. Tell me when the hotpot is ready.

Okay. Go have a rest.

Dear, you said a lot of words including antelope.

What do they mean?

A Jade-like Maiden in the Book of Poetry. (T/N: Referring to a classic Chinese poem)

The next verse is "There are shrubs in the fields, and another deer is slain."

"He wraps the deer in white leaves. There's a lady, as beautiful as jade."

Mother, you said quite a lot. But what do they mean?

Silly boy, they mean that Mr. Shi Jin gave Hua these things

to propose to her.

- What? - Propose...?

- Uh... - No way!

I must tell Count Cheng'an.

Dear, what do you think we should do?

For now, nothing.

Count Cheng'an is good.

Sir Shi Jin is not bad either.

Grandfather.

Today, Princess Ban came to give you the Healing Elixir.

Did you give her any gift in return?

Thanks to your instruction,

I gave her something in return.

You finally begin to understand.

What did you give her?

I gave her all the prey I hunted.

Wrapped in white cloth?

How did you know, Grandfather?

Good! Your studies were not a waste.

What did she give you?

Nothing,

but the Healing Elixir.

It's okay. Don't worry.

You'll get her jade pendant for sure.

Here.

Here. It's the fur cloak made of the fur you gave me.

Shi Jin got a head start. You can't lose again.

We'll have the hot pot tonight.

You must come with this cloak.

You will win for one time.

[Ban Mansion]

[Ban Mansion] Master! Madam!

Your Grace! Young Master! The hotpot is ready.

What a big dinner!

Yeah.

There's a vacant seat there. Why are you shoving me?

I'm not.

My eyelids keep twitching today.

I think we'll have a visitor.

He always tries to be mysterious.

Don't do anything stupid.

If you disturb my dinner, I'll throw you into the pot.

Sister, you'll be grateful to me.

Mind your own business.

What a big dinner we have! Come on.

Be careful not to burn yourselves.

Count Rong? Here!

Your Grace. Your Grace. Come on. Come, please.

Greetings, everyone.

You came just in time.

- Sit down and have dinner with us. - Be seated.

Who invited him?

Rocky, get a place setting for His Grace.

- Okay. - Oh yes! Get him a place setting.

Your Grace, enjoy yourself.

What kind of dip would you like, Your Grace?

Whatever.

Dip?

Is this the hotpot Young Master Ban mentioned?

Precisely.

This was the only effective means

my grandfather used to inspire the army at war.

It can inspire an army?

I've never heard of it before.

Oh, there's something you haven't heard of?

I'm embarrassed to say, Your Grace.

Could you introduce the hotpot to me?

My grandfather reformed the Double-Flavor Pot into Trellis Hotpot.

So, there are nine flavors.

Spicy, light soup, sour soup,

mushroom soup, tomato soup, bacon pork,

pig's feet, pork stomach with chicken

and special soup of Western Regions.

Your Grace, which flavor do you like best?

Spicy and special soup of Western Regions.

Don't talk too much. Just eat it.

You have good taste, Your Grace.

It's the pheasant Sir Shi recently hunted.

It tastes great.

- This is... pheasant meat? - Yes.

That is just too cruel.

I won't eat it.

I'll enjoy it, then!

Come on. Here it is.

Try this. It tastes good.

Come on. Try this.

It's the venison Sir Shi got. It's very fresh.

It's...

It's... It's a bit cruel.

Why don't you have it, Young Master Ban?

Goat meat. Have some goat meat. All right?

Yes, yes. The goat meat Sir Shi gave us tastes wonderful.

Hua Hua.

Your Grace, try this. Frog meat.

It's just everyday food. Enjoy yourself.

Have some.

Mother, it's so considerate of Sir Shi.

Everything he hunted is my favorite.

I'm so sorry.

I just remembered that I went to pray with His Majesty lately.

I'm in the fasting period. May I have some vegetables?

- Softy! - Vegetables.

Vegetables.

All right.

Enjoy them.

Enough?

More than enough.

Your Grace, don't take her words seriously.

She's angry with you, because you told His Majesty

- you weren't good enough for her. - Hey!

Just explain to her. Don't stop me.

Tell Hua Hua that you just tried to be modest, right?

Your Grace.

I'm full.

- Hua Hua! - Sister!

Hua Hua, listen to me.

Listen to what? You only talk nonsense.

Seriously.

I'll go explain to her.

- Go, quickly. - Okay. - Go!

I support you.

Hurry.

Your Grace! Your Grace, let me explain!

What else do you want to say?

How else will you insult me?

Do you think I'm not humiliated enough?

I've never insulted you.

I never tried to humiliate you, either!

Fine. What reputation do you have?

What reputation do I have?

The most honorable man said he wasn't good enough for me.

You mean I'm not good enough for you, right?

If you don't like me, just tell me.

You don't need to be hypocritical.

It sounds like you really get me wrong.

I was telling the truth

by saying that I wasn't good enough for you.

Sounds like fresh news.

Your Grace, why don't you explain how you're not good enough for me?

Your Grace, you have a gorgeous face,

a forthright character,

and a harmonious family.

These are precious things to me which I can hardly have.

Every time I see you, I want to get close to you but I hesitate.

Because...

I'm not confident to give you a better future.

That's why I said I wasn't good enough for you

when His Majesty asked if I loved you.

See? Even Heaven doesn't believe you!

Ban Hua! Then what about you?

You agreed to Shi Jin's proposal so easily!

Why are you angry for what I said to His Majesty?

Who agreed to Shi Jin's proposal?

I have a bad reputation, but I'm not that easy!

He gave you a dead deer wrapped in white cloth. (T/N: Referring to the classic poem reference)

You accepted it and you ate it so happily!

You're so weird.

If you really care how I feel for you, why did you accept another man?

What are you talking about?

Stop kidding me.

"An antelope is slain, wrapped in white on the plain.

A maiden longing for love, tempted by a hunter strong.

He cuts wood on the plain, another deer is slain.

He wraps the deer in white cloth, a woman as beautiful as jade."

"Oh, soft and slow, sweetheart! Don't tear my sash apart!"

The jade-like maid says, "Hark! Do not let the dog bark!"

Let me get to the point. You accepted what Shi Jin hunted.

And you still won't admit it?

You've experienced everything in the poem.

What... What did you say?

"A maiden longing for love, tempted by a hunter strong."

Rong Xia, do you think I understand that?

How little you know about me!

Fine. Tell me.

I gave you the fox fur.

But you only cared for Shi Jin's wound and didn't even look at me.

Regardless of your own reputation,

you broke into his bedroom and gave him the Healing Elixir.

That's fine, then. You even applied the elixir to him personally.

Have you ever considered me?

- You sent someone to stalk me? - Don't change the topic!

Princess, I just want to ask

why did you do that?

I...

You're being ridiculous!

Shi Jin was wounded when hunting the fox for me.

I should give him the Healing Elixir.

I just ate some meat of pheasant and deer he hunted.

But you distorted my motives.

This is nothing, but your own imagination.

I don't know what you're thinking about.

Forget it... There's nothing else to say.

♫ The drizzle is falling on the ground ♫

♫ Love is growing in the heart ♫

♫ Can't let those honeyed words stay ♫

♫ Wait for him day and night ♫

♫ Meteors shoot across the evening glow ♫

♫ Her smile is like the beautiful painting in my memory ♫

♫ Pick a flower that will never fade ♫

♫ And give it to the girl in my dream ♫

♫ Wait for the sunny weather when we first met ♫

♫ We know time will give the answer ♫

♫ Search for the gir in my memory ♫

♫ That boy loves that girl ♫

♫ Loves her hair, Loves her dress ♫

♫ Accompany you in every season and every day ♫

Dear, what will Mr. Shi Jin do?

He can't do anything else but quit!

Don't look at it. Don't look at it.

Stop looking.

♫ Accompany you in every season and every day ♫

♫ Care for you all my life ♫

♫ I love him, I love her ♫

♫ Accompany you in every season and every day ♫

Timing and Subtitles brought to you by ☯ Strange Dreamers Team ☯ @ Viki.com

♫ Paper kite, blue tile, Begonia in midsummer ♫

♫ Make jasmine tea in the room ♫

♫ Sing a song and fiddle with Pipa ♫

♫ Her bright smile and gloomy expressions ♫

♫ Crimson clouds flew into the house ♫

♫ Can't control the feelings It's all in the dream ♫

♫ The rain pours down on a sunny day, washing out all the attachments ♫

♫ Faith is like a flower ♫

♫ We promised to live a free life ♫

♫ But can be flicked away like dust with fingers ♫

♫ Only want to live a carefree life with her ♫

♫ Travel around the world while we are still in our youth ♫

♫ Nothing is impossible in the dream ♫

♫ Go to the end of the world together ♫

♫ The fleeting life is just a moment ♫

♫ With no fear, willing to take her hands to see the big world ♫

♫ We promised to live a free life ♫

♫ But can be flicked away like dust with fingers ♫

♫ Only want to live a carefree life with her ♫

♫ Travel around the world while we are still in our youth ♫

♫ Nothing is impossible in the dream ♫

♫ Go to the end of the world together ♫

♫ The fleeting life is just a moment ♫

♫ With no fear, willing to take her hands to see the big world ♫