WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:0 00:11.263 --> 00:12.103 What did you say? 00:12.103 --> 00:12.663 His... 00:13.103 --> 00:15.183 His Majesty passed away. 00:15.743 --> 00:17.143 His Majesty passed away? 00:17.263 --> 00:18.143 Your Highness, 00:18.383 --> 00:19.703 please go with me now. 00:19.783 --> 00:20.783 The palace is in chaos. 00:20.783 --> 00:22.983 If we don't leave now, it'll be too late! 00:26.263 --> 00:28.663 Sachets and trinkets! Come and take a look! 00:45.143 --> 00:46.263 A few days ago, His Majesty 00:46.263 --> 00:47.903 gave me this token, 00:48.583 --> 00:50.703 saying that now Biantang is not at peace, 00:50.703 --> 00:52.623 and that if anything were to happen in the palace, 00:52.623 --> 00:54.343 I was to take you away. 00:55.343 --> 00:56.343 I didn't understand 00:56.343 --> 00:57.743 what he meant at the time, 00:58.663 --> 00:59.983 but I didn't dare to ask. 01:00.743 --> 01:01.903 I never expected... 01:03.023 --> 01:04.343 Listen to me! 01:04.583 --> 01:06.503 You're not allowed to go anywhere! 01:06.783 --> 01:08.343 Just stay in the mansion. 01:08.703 --> 01:10.343 You, a deposed princess, 01:10.983 --> 01:13.143 and I, a useless prince, 01:13.703 --> 01:15.463 are a match made in heaven. 01:15.783 --> 01:17.663 I will achieve every single thing 01:17.663 --> 01:20.783 I promised you! 01:23.143 --> 01:25.143 If you don't want to get married yet, 01:25.143 --> 01:27.423 we can pretend today's wedding never happened. 01:27.423 --> 01:28.903 I can keep waiting for you, 01:29.223 --> 01:30.983 until you fall in love with me, 01:31.543 --> 01:33.823 until the day you truly want to be my wife. 01:34.423 --> 01:36.103 For all those who wronged you, 01:36.783 --> 01:39.383 I will make them pay double for you. 01:41.263 --> 01:44.023 Then can you temporarily treat me as that person, 01:44.223 --> 01:45.703 until you truly forget him 01:46.263 --> 01:47.663 and are no longer in pain? 01:47.943 --> 01:49.423 As long as you are willing, 01:49.623 --> 01:51.223 I can always accompany you. 01:57.503 --> 01:58.263 Li Yan... 02:01.063 --> 02:02.703 You liar. 02:05.263 --> 02:07.983 What gives you the right to make decisions for me? 02:09.343 --> 02:10.343 You said 02:11.223 --> 02:12.583 you would make anything 02:13.903 --> 02:15.783 you promised me happen. 02:17.543 --> 02:18.783 But what about now? 02:19.743 --> 02:21.663 Where are you now? 03:46.983 --> 03:52.263 [REBIRTH] 03:52.663 --> 03:55.223 [Episode 23] 04:03.823 --> 04:04.463 How is it? 04:04.543 --> 04:06.343 Any news of His Majesty and the main force? 04:06.343 --> 04:07.183 Your Highness. 04:07.383 --> 04:10.023 The post road back to Great Yan is just ahead at the foot of the mountain. 04:10.023 --> 04:11.623 But I asked the nearby villagers, 04:11.623 --> 04:14.263 and none of them saw any troops passing through. 04:14.783 --> 04:16.183 However, on my way back, 04:16.463 --> 04:17.383 I found this. 04:22.423 --> 04:24.423 It was likely left behind by soldiers who, like us, 04:24.423 --> 04:26.343 got separated from the main force. 04:27.543 --> 04:28.383 Your Highness. 04:29.223 --> 04:31.183 Our Great Yan has suffered a crushing defeat, 04:31.183 --> 04:32.743 and the main force has been scattered. 04:32.743 --> 04:34.863 If you ask me, searching further is pointless. 04:34.863 --> 04:35.783 What did you say? 04:35.983 --> 04:38.423 Something must have happened to His Majesty and General Cheng. 04:38.423 --> 04:40.863 Otherwise, they would have come back for us. 04:41.103 --> 04:41.983 Your Highness, 04:42.183 --> 04:43.983 we brothers don't want to go back. 04:43.983 --> 04:47.063 Over the years, Great Yan has been at war with Great Yong, 04:47.063 --> 04:49.423 and all the men in my family were conscripted 04:49.423 --> 04:50.743 and have long since died in battle. 04:50.743 --> 04:52.503 Even if I go back to the Capital of Great Yan, 04:52.503 --> 04:54.343 there is no home left for me there. 04:54.503 --> 04:56.663 You might as well just let us go. 04:57.983 --> 04:58.823 Your Highness, 04:58.863 --> 04:59.863 I'm just like him. 04:59.983 --> 05:01.503 I'm the only one left in my family. 05:01.503 --> 05:02.943 Great Yan is already poor, 05:02.943 --> 05:04.303 and now the taxes are heavy. 05:04.303 --> 05:05.543 We want to leave Great Yan 05:05.543 --> 05:06.943 and find a more prosperous place. 05:06.943 --> 05:09.103 We heard Biantang is a good place. 05:11.223 --> 05:13.423 Yes, let us go. 05:19.303 --> 05:21.183 You are all soldiers of Great Yan! 05:21.303 --> 05:23.063 According to Great Yan's military law, 05:23.063 --> 05:24.983 leaving now would make you deserters! 05:24.983 --> 05:26.543 You know better than I do 05:26.543 --> 05:28.023 what deserters will face! 05:30.103 --> 05:32.543 The Black Eagle Army is His Majesty's most trusted guard 05:32.543 --> 05:33.983 and the pride of Great Yan. 05:34.583 --> 05:36.503 Now that Great Yan is in distress, 05:36.623 --> 05:38.623 you're going to abandon your honor? 05:39.303 --> 05:41.303 The Black Eagle Army has shed blood on battlefields for years, 05:41.303 --> 05:42.343 suffering countless casualties. 05:42.343 --> 05:43.423 What was it all for? 05:47.423 --> 05:48.303 If you return 05:49.063 --> 05:51.103 to the Capital of Great Yan with me now, 05:51.103 --> 05:52.183 you will be escorting the Princess Consort 05:52.183 --> 05:53.863 of Great Yan back for His Majesty. 05:53.863 --> 05:55.543 I promise you in the name of His Majesty 05:55.543 --> 05:56.743 and the Helian Tribe, 05:56.863 --> 05:59.463 you will not only get gold, silver, and horses, 05:59.943 --> 06:01.663 but also the title of Centurion 06:01.743 --> 06:03.543 or even Chiliarch. 06:04.463 --> 06:06.663 I am willing to escort you back to the Capital of Great Yan, 06:06.663 --> 06:07.423 even if it costs my life! 06:07.423 --> 06:08.863 I am willing to escort you, 06:08.863 --> 06:10.223 even if it costs my life! 06:33.743 --> 06:34.823 What are you doing? 06:35.823 --> 06:38.223 You promised us promotion and wealth, 06:38.423 --> 06:39.303 and it's true. 06:39.863 --> 06:43.303 But we were the ones who brought up leaving in the first place. 06:43.303 --> 06:44.743 We're afraid you'll go back on your word 06:44.743 --> 06:47.063 and settle accounts with us later. 06:47.863 --> 06:49.663 So there are some things 06:50.223 --> 06:52.703 we want to make clear to you now. 06:52.863 --> 06:54.503 I am the Princess Consort of Great Yan. 06:54.503 --> 06:56.223 How could I break my word to you? 06:57.303 --> 06:58.703 Put down your weapons now, 06:58.703 --> 07:01.023 and I will act as if nothing ever happened. 07:03.783 --> 07:05.343 How about we put it this way? 07:05.623 --> 07:07.263 In this desolate wilderness, 07:07.503 --> 07:09.863 if anything were to happen to Consort Helian, 07:09.863 --> 07:12.303 then no one would know we are deserters. 07:12.743 --> 07:13.423 Instead, 07:13.863 --> 07:15.423 people might even think 07:15.623 --> 07:18.303 we died heroically at Longyin Pass. 07:18.423 --> 07:20.303 Don't come over! Don't come over! 07:39.343 --> 07:40.303 General Huan? 07:45.303 --> 07:45.983 You... 07:47.543 --> 07:48.303 Aren't you... 07:48.303 --> 07:49.743 Aren't I already dead? 07:52.743 --> 07:53.943 Take this to protect yourself. 07:53.943 --> 07:56.343 Be careful not to get stabbed in the back by your own people. 07:56.343 --> 07:57.063 Wait. 07:57.303 --> 07:58.343 Why are you here? 07:58.383 --> 07:59.663 Does His Majesty know? 08:01.783 --> 08:03.303 I saved your life 08:03.303 --> 08:04.423 only because you are a woman. 08:04.423 --> 08:05.783 If you keep asking so many questions, 08:05.783 --> 08:07.423 I'll throw you back up that mountain. 08:07.423 --> 08:09.903 There are far more beasts up there than here. 08:14.303 --> 08:15.023 You... 08:18.423 --> 08:19.343 Stop pretending. 08:19.343 --> 08:21.503 I'm not falling for your tricks on men. 08:39.663 --> 08:40.783 It's been so many days. 08:40.783 --> 08:42.143 Why is she still so weak? 08:44.543 --> 08:46.863 When the body is overworked, the spleen is affected. 08:46.863 --> 08:48.703 Excessive thinking affects the heart. 08:48.703 --> 08:50.423 Vital energy gets trapped and cannot circulate, 08:50.423 --> 08:52.263 causing blood and qi to gradually deplete. 08:52.263 --> 08:53.663 Stop rambling. 08:54.023 --> 08:54.943 Put it simply. 08:56.783 --> 08:57.583 Simply put, 08:57.583 --> 08:58.823 she has internal heat, 08:58.823 --> 08:59.663 and combined with fatigue 08:59.663 --> 09:01.143 and mental strain, she is now feeling unwell. 09:01.143 --> 09:02.423 She is fine now. 09:02.423 --> 09:04.463 Just needs proper rest and recovery. 09:04.463 --> 09:05.543 Including today's medicine, 09:05.543 --> 09:06.383 there are 5 doses in total, 09:06.383 --> 09:07.423 and 2 visit fees. 09:08.263 --> 09:09.143 That's 10 coins. 09:09.143 --> 09:10.183 Are you robbing us? 09:10.463 --> 09:12.623 My prices are clearly marked and fair. 09:26.463 --> 09:27.423 What are you doing? 09:27.423 --> 09:28.703 Are you kidding me? 09:29.423 --> 09:30.063 What are you doing? 09:30.063 --> 09:31.303 What are you doing with this? 09:31.303 --> 09:32.223 What do you want? 09:33.183 --> 09:33.783 Here. 09:38.903 --> 09:40.823 It's freshly made and full measure. 09:40.823 --> 09:42.983 It usually sells for 10 coins in my shop. 09:42.983 --> 09:44.303 You... Come on. 09:44.423 --> 09:46.143 Why give a doctor 09:46.143 --> 09:47.183 a hammer? 09:47.183 --> 09:47.943 Besides, 09:47.943 --> 09:49.903 you're just a helper here. 09:49.903 --> 09:51.943 Your manager is away for a few days, 09:51.943 --> 09:53.263 and you think you can just take it upon yourself 09:53.263 --> 09:54.543 to use goods from the shop as collateral? 09:54.543 --> 09:55.463 This scrap metal 09:55.743 --> 09:57.063 is worth 2 coins at most. 10:10.823 --> 10:12.783 What are you doing with that blade? 10:14.263 --> 10:15.183 Don't mess with me. 10:15.183 --> 10:17.063 It's not worth risking your life. 10:17.823 --> 10:18.663 Here. 10:18.663 --> 10:20.903 This blade can sell for at least 10 coins. 10:21.063 --> 10:21.983 Keep the change. 10:22.503 --> 10:23.623 I'm not a butcher. 10:24.183 --> 10:25.383 Why give me a blade? 10:25.783 --> 10:26.543 No. 10:26.823 --> 10:28.543 You can't be a penny short. 10:32.303 --> 10:33.383 Are you taking advantage of us? 10:33.383 --> 10:33.783 Easy! Easy! 10:33.783 --> 10:34.783 You may break it! 10:36.303 --> 10:37.143 General Huan. 10:50.903 --> 10:52.503 This hairpiece is pure gold. 10:52.623 --> 10:55.383 It's worth a hundred times the consultation fee. 11:00.143 --> 11:01.663 Hearing you speak just now, 11:02.063 --> 11:04.143 you're an old physician in this town. 11:04.303 --> 11:06.023 Huan Huan and I are old friends. 11:06.303 --> 11:08.383 I've been recuperating here these days. 11:08.383 --> 11:10.183 If there's anything wrong with this gold, 11:10.183 --> 11:11.943 just come back to me. 11:19.463 --> 11:22.543 Fine, I'll trust you this time. 11:25.583 --> 11:26.303 Goodbye. 11:27.583 --> 11:30.183 You tigress. She-devil. 11:30.463 --> 11:31.223 Witch. 11:32.063 --> 11:32.543 She- 11:36.063 --> 11:37.463 Thank you, General Huan. 12:31.783 --> 12:32.583 You're back? 12:32.823 --> 12:35.383 This is the stone-pot chicken of Great Yan that I specially made. 12:35.383 --> 12:36.783 You've been away from the Capital for so long. 12:36.783 --> 12:38.703 You must not have had it in a long time. 12:38.703 --> 12:39.383 And this. 12:39.463 --> 12:41.663 These are horse milk cakes unique to the Helian Tribe. 12:41.663 --> 12:43.383 I went to several pastry shops in town 12:43.383 --> 12:44.463 before I finally found them. 12:44.463 --> 12:45.263 Try some and see 12:45.263 --> 12:48.503 if it tastes the same as the ones in the Capital of Great Yan. 12:54.183 --> 12:55.183 General Huan, 12:55.783 --> 12:57.343 stop pretending to be cold. 12:57.663 --> 12:58.543 It's tiring. 13:03.383 --> 13:05.303 I saw your place was rather simple, 13:05.463 --> 13:07.063 so I brought you some things. 13:07.943 --> 13:09.143 I walked a long way 13:09.143 --> 13:10.703 to buy this quilt for the bed. 13:14.903 --> 13:15.823 And this heater. 13:16.103 --> 13:17.183 The weather here seems even colder 13:17.183 --> 13:18.983 than in the Capital of Great Yan. 13:20.743 --> 13:22.103 And these wildflowers. 13:26.103 --> 13:28.943 A woman should look like a woman. 13:33.063 --> 13:33.663 Let's eat. 13:54.463 --> 13:55.463 Hand me your bowl. 14:01.303 --> 14:02.743 You sold all your jewelry? 14:04.783 --> 14:06.463 Those are just worldly possessions. 14:06.463 --> 14:08.863 There are plenty in the palace of Great Yan. 14:08.903 --> 14:10.503 I still have some money left. 14:10.543 --> 14:12.063 Keep it for your future use. 14:15.783 --> 14:16.263 Tell me. 14:16.783 --> 14:17.743 What do you want? 14:24.263 --> 14:25.783 I want to borrow your horse. 14:26.023 --> 14:27.423 I heard in the town 14:27.703 --> 14:30.783 that Yan Xun has returned safely to the Capital of Great Yan. 14:30.783 --> 14:31.943 I should go back too. 14:34.943 --> 14:36.943 I know His Majesty has failed you 14:37.263 --> 14:38.783 and the Snowy Region Tribe. 14:39.263 --> 14:39.783 But... 14:40.663 --> 14:43.423 Great Yan is now at a critical moment of survival. 14:43.783 --> 14:45.623 I must go back to help His Majesty. 14:46.783 --> 14:49.023 The Snowy Region Tribe has been loyal to Great Yan for generations. 14:49.023 --> 14:50.023 General Huan, you... 14:50.023 --> 14:50.703 Say no more. 14:54.183 --> 14:54.983 General Huan! 14:55.783 --> 14:56.583 General Huan! 14:57.383 --> 14:58.183 General Huan! 14:59.783 --> 15:00.143 General Huan! 15:00.143 --> 15:01.023 That horse was originally 15:01.023 --> 15:02.943 a wild horse from the Huolei Plains of Great Yan. 15:02.943 --> 15:04.743 It probably wants to go back too. 15:05.223 --> 15:06.143 Take it with you. 15:48.063 --> 15:49.263 [General Xiuli's Mansion] 15:50.783 --> 15:53.063 His Majesty told me before he passed away 15:53.183 --> 15:55.023 that he had an agreement with you. 15:55.943 --> 15:56.823 Once you and General Chu 15:56.823 --> 15:58.463 returned victorious from battle, 15:58.463 --> 16:00.623 he would lend you 500 imperial guards. 16:01.183 --> 16:01.703 Now, 16:02.063 --> 16:04.423 these 500 guards are all under my command. 16:05.303 --> 16:06.183 I am to 16:07.303 --> 16:08.743 hand this token over to you 16:09.063 --> 16:10.463 on His Majesty's behalf. 16:12.183 --> 16:15.743 It can be considered the fulfillment of His Majesty's promise. 16:25.263 --> 16:25.903 Thank you. 16:27.023 --> 16:28.503 When I return from Ximeng, 16:28.903 --> 16:30.303 I will return them to you. 16:35.383 --> 16:36.183 Young master, 16:36.183 --> 16:37.943 everything we need to bring is here. 16:37.943 --> 16:38.943 I've packed winter quilts 16:38.943 --> 16:40.743 and coats made of sheepskin and deerskin, 16:40.743 --> 16:42.463 enough to keep us warm in Ximeng. 16:42.463 --> 16:44.423 There's also a chest of gold and silver utensils, 16:44.423 --> 16:46.823 which can be sold for money if needed later. 16:46.823 --> 16:48.423 Along with a box of Xiao Ran's medicine 16:48.423 --> 16:50.463 and Lady Chu's and Minglu's luggage, 16:51.383 --> 16:53.583 these two carriages should be enough. 16:54.263 --> 16:54.783 Okay. 16:56.423 --> 16:57.703 We're going to Ximeng 16:57.743 --> 16:59.983 to get the antidote for your young master, 16:59.983 --> 17:01.463 not to settle down. 17:02.103 --> 17:02.903 If you ask me, 17:03.143 --> 17:04.943 we should bring all the hidden weapons 17:04.943 --> 17:05.983 from Qingshan Manor. 17:05.983 --> 17:07.903 Needles, poisons— 17:07.983 --> 17:08.823 everything. 17:08.823 --> 17:10.263 Yes, you're right. 17:10.943 --> 17:12.223 Why didn't I think of that? 17:12.223 --> 17:12.903 Shiyi. 17:13.503 --> 17:13.983 There's no need. 17:13.983 --> 17:14.663 Master, 17:14.943 --> 17:16.343 have you seen Lady Chu? 17:16.343 --> 17:17.463 I went to her room this morning, 17:17.463 --> 17:18.663 and she wasn't there. 17:19.423 --> 17:20.663 When I was feeding the horses this morning, 17:20.663 --> 17:22.343 I saw Lady Chu leaving in a carriage. 17:22.343 --> 17:24.343 She said she was going to the palace. 17:31.143 --> 17:31.863 What's this? 17:33.863 --> 17:36.463 This was left by His Majesty before he passed away. 17:36.463 --> 17:37.223 At that time, 17:38.143 --> 17:40.223 the news of Biantang defeating Great Yan's Black Eagle Army 17:40.223 --> 17:41.223 had just arrived. 17:42.423 --> 17:43.343 His Majesty said 17:44.183 --> 17:44.983 he wanted to grant you a title 17:44.983 --> 17:47.143 more impressive than mine and Li Qi's. 17:47.263 --> 17:48.823 But he never decided on one. 18:14.623 --> 18:15.943 Why is this here? 18:16.463 --> 18:18.223 His Majesty had been on the throne for months 18:18.223 --> 18:19.983 but never established a harem. 18:20.223 --> 18:21.863 The Court of Rites has advised him many times, 18:21.863 --> 18:23.103 but he never approved. 18:23.423 --> 18:26.583 Actually, His Majesty wanted to wait for you to come back 18:27.063 --> 18:29.423 and express his feelings to you in person. 18:29.663 --> 18:31.223 He said that if you agreed, 18:31.623 --> 18:32.623 this decree 18:32.623 --> 18:34.623 would name you Empress of Biantang. 18:35.223 --> 18:35.823 But... 18:36.623 --> 18:38.663 he said you probably wouldn't agree. 18:38.863 --> 18:39.663 So most likely, 18:39.663 --> 18:41.823 he would just make you a great general, 18:41.943 --> 18:43.583 and send you off in glory 18:44.383 --> 18:46.503 to marry the man you love. 18:50.343 --> 18:53.183 A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. 18:53.263 --> 18:54.983 Biantang has just emerged from war, 18:54.983 --> 18:56.183 and the court is still unstable. 18:56.183 --> 18:58.023 This is a turbulent time. 18:58.223 --> 19:01.263 Since Emperor Ruili had no other heirs 19:01.383 --> 19:02.823 besides the late emperor, 19:02.903 --> 19:05.183 we should select a virtuous and capable prince 19:05.183 --> 19:07.383 of the same generation from the imperial clan 19:07.383 --> 19:09.703 to succeed the throne immediately 19:09.703 --> 19:10.623 and restore peace to the realm. 19:10.623 --> 19:12.183 That being said, 19:12.903 --> 19:14.943 this concerns the throne after all. 19:15.023 --> 19:18.943 Which prince within the royal clan would be suitable? 19:19.183 --> 19:19.903 Well... 19:20.583 --> 19:21.983 What about Prince of Jing? 19:21.983 --> 19:24.863 He is Emperor Ruili's blood brother, 19:25.423 --> 19:27.503 so his accession to the throne would be legitimate. 19:27.503 --> 19:29.263 That would not be appropriate. 19:29.583 --> 19:31.943 Although Prince of Jing is in his prime, 19:32.423 --> 19:34.423 he was born with a weak constitution 19:34.583 --> 19:36.383 and has always relied on medicine. 19:36.383 --> 19:38.743 He cannot even do basic riding and archery. 19:38.743 --> 19:41.423 How could he bear the responsibility of ruling a nation? 19:41.423 --> 19:42.423 In my view, 19:42.423 --> 19:44.023 it would be better to recommend Prince of An. 19:44.023 --> 19:46.023 Prince of An comes from a military background 19:46.023 --> 19:47.623 and has military achievements. 19:47.623 --> 19:48.983 His accession would win public support. 19:48.983 --> 19:50.743 That would not be appropriate! 19:51.423 --> 19:54.543 Prince of An has close ties with the Zhou family of the southern region, 19:54.543 --> 19:56.863 and his wife is from that family. 19:57.223 --> 19:59.023 Lord He, have you forgotten the lesson 19:59.023 --> 20:02.783 from the chaos of the previous dynasty caused by powerful in-laws? 20:05.463 --> 20:06.943 Chancellor, 20:07.183 --> 20:08.663 General Xiuli, 20:08.863 --> 20:11.183 and Left General of Cavalry have arrived! 20:18.103 --> 20:20.503 It's the late emperor's son, Prince Xiuyi. 20:22.823 --> 20:25.703 Prince Xiuyi is the late emperor's son. 20:25.983 --> 20:27.823 Since the late emperor has passed away, 20:27.823 --> 20:30.103 it is only natural that his only child should ascend the throne. 20:30.103 --> 20:32.863 Although Prince Xiuyi is the late emperor's son, 20:32.863 --> 20:34.903 his mother, Zhan Ziming, 20:34.903 --> 20:37.383 is the sister of the convicted official Zhan Ziyu. 20:37.383 --> 20:38.783 The late emperor was kind 20:38.983 --> 20:41.663 and spared her only because she was pregnant. 20:41.663 --> 20:44.823 How can he now be considered a candidate for the throne? 20:44.823 --> 20:47.703 Moreover, Prince Xiuyi is not even one year old. 20:47.943 --> 20:49.383 He is still an infant, 20:49.463 --> 20:52.263 unable to speak or walk. 20:52.863 --> 20:55.223 How could he possibly sit firmly on the throne? 20:55.223 --> 20:57.103 A weak ruler ruling a strong state 20:57.103 --> 20:59.663 is a sign of impending chaos in the nation. 20:59.663 --> 21:00.423 Indeed. 21:01.183 --> 21:03.103 Grand Secretary Liu, General Sun. 21:03.183 --> 21:04.583 This concerns the throne. 21:04.583 --> 21:06.023 You two must... 21:16.263 --> 21:18.623 Here's the late emperor's posthumous edict! 21:18.623 --> 21:20.423 This edict... 21:20.583 --> 21:22.743 General Xiuli, Chu Qiao, 21:23.103 --> 21:24.863 is hereby granted the title of Consort Xiuli. 21:24.863 --> 21:27.263 If she gives birth to a prince in the future, 21:27.343 --> 21:29.943 she will be named Empress of Biantang. 21:30.103 --> 21:31.983 Now that the late emperor has passed away 21:31.983 --> 21:33.103 and the prince is still young, 21:33.103 --> 21:35.943 for the sake of Biantang's future, the Consort 21:36.103 --> 21:39.223 has decided to adopt Prince Xiuyi. 21:39.463 --> 21:41.383 With his mother's noble status, 21:42.023 --> 21:44.223 why can't Prince Xiuyi take the throne? 21:48.663 --> 21:49.663 The edict is here. 21:50.103 --> 21:51.303 If anyone has doubts, 21:51.703 --> 21:53.263 you may come and take a look. 22:00.383 --> 22:02.863 Is this really the late emperor's edict? 22:05.223 --> 22:05.983 General Chu, 22:06.343 --> 22:08.023 are you sure you want to do this? 22:08.023 --> 22:10.823 I just need to complete the imperial edict, right? 22:10.983 --> 22:13.183 There are no errors in the signature and date. 22:13.183 --> 22:15.743 With you, Lord Sun and Lord Liu, as witnesses, 22:15.943 --> 22:18.863 I believe the ministers will not dare to question it. 22:25.663 --> 22:27.663 Since I have adopted Xiuyi as my son, 22:28.223 --> 22:29.823 I am considered to have a son. 22:30.143 --> 22:31.903 According to the late emperor's edict, 22:31.903 --> 22:34.543 I can be conferred the title of Empress Dowager. 22:35.223 --> 22:36.423 My son is still young, 22:37.423 --> 22:39.663 so the Empress Dowager can act as regent. 22:39.663 --> 22:42.423 You are all pillars of the state. 22:42.663 --> 22:44.223 Can you devise plans for Biantang 22:44.223 --> 22:45.583 and its people, 22:46.183 --> 22:48.183 and help the late emperor's infant son 22:48.183 --> 22:49.623 secure this empire? 22:51.943 --> 22:54.343 Empress Dowager, you are making plans for the sake of 22:54.343 --> 22:56.143 the late emperor and the people. 22:58.463 --> 23:00.343 We second the motion. 23:00.903 --> 23:02.863 We second the motion. 23:04.143 --> 23:05.543 Let me tell you the truth. 23:05.583 --> 23:06.823 You've been set up by us. 23:06.823 --> 23:08.423 We were sure that after seeing the edict, 23:08.423 --> 23:10.423 you would definitely stay for the little prince. 23:10.423 --> 23:11.743 If you regret it now... 23:12.023 --> 23:13.103 The edict has been issued. 23:13.103 --> 23:14.903 How can this be treated as a game? 23:16.663 --> 23:18.943 As for the enthronement ceremony, 23:19.383 --> 23:21.823 we will need your help, Grand Secretary Liu. 23:22.423 --> 23:24.703 Three days from now is an auspicious day. 23:24.743 --> 23:26.663 I will urge the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works 23:26.663 --> 23:28.263 to prepare everything as quickly as possible. 23:28.263 --> 23:28.943 Thank you. 23:35.823 --> 23:37.463 This was all your bad idea. 23:38.743 --> 23:40.543 Miss Chu really is unfortunate. 23:40.943 --> 23:43.423 Biantang is now hanging by a thread. 23:43.663 --> 23:47.263 If chaos rises again, everyone will suffer when the country falls. 23:47.263 --> 23:49.943 Do you think only the common people will suffer? 23:49.943 --> 23:51.103 You, me, 23:51.743 --> 23:52.943 and Miss Chu— 23:53.863 --> 23:55.383 aren't we all part of it? 23:57.863 --> 24:00.063 [The border between Great Yan and Great Yong] 24:06.583 --> 24:07.423 Your Highness! 24:07.503 --> 24:09.103 Why can't you keep your composure? 24:09.103 --> 24:09.943 Your Highness. 24:10.103 --> 24:12.503 Only you can still keep your composure now. 24:14.703 --> 24:17.223 Our mission of supporting Biantang this time 24:17.223 --> 24:18.383 has indeed been exhausting. 24:18.383 --> 24:19.223 In a few days, 24:19.863 --> 24:21.263 we will be able to return to camp to rest. 24:21.263 --> 24:22.143 Your Highness, 24:22.343 --> 24:23.743 we are not afraid of hardship. 24:23.743 --> 24:24.823 It was us who submitted the military report 24:24.823 --> 24:25.863 to His Majesty this time. 24:25.863 --> 24:27.143 It hasn't yet reached Zhenhuangcheng, 24:27.143 --> 24:28.943 and the Thirteenth Prince has already submitted a memorial against us. 24:28.943 --> 24:29.943 The charge is extremely serious, 24:29.943 --> 24:32.743 accusing us of unauthorized troop deployment and harboring treasonous ambitions. 24:35.663 --> 24:38.383 We supported Biantang this time, 24:38.383 --> 24:40.023 severely defeated Great Yan, 24:40.743 --> 24:43.943 and resolved the crisis between Great Yong and Great Yan. 24:44.103 --> 24:45.103 My father is wise. 24:45.343 --> 24:46.623 He will surely understand. 24:46.623 --> 24:47.463 Your Highness. 24:47.663 --> 24:48.503 In my opinion, 24:48.503 --> 24:49.663 just to be on the safe side, 24:49.663 --> 24:51.263 you should personally write a memorial to explain the reasons. 24:51.263 --> 24:52.623 I will send an urgent courier 24:52.623 --> 24:53.583 to deliver it back to Zhenhuangcheng, 24:53.583 --> 24:54.423 just in case. 24:55.983 --> 24:56.583 No need. 24:57.383 --> 24:58.503 Report truthfully. 24:58.663 --> 25:00.383 If Father really wants to blame me, 25:00.383 --> 25:02.943 what's the use of me petitioning personally? 25:03.103 --> 25:05.223 His Majesty is so partial to the Thirteenth Prince. 25:05.223 --> 25:06.743 It is truly unfair to you. 25:07.343 --> 25:08.583 Is that something you should say? 25:08.583 --> 25:10.103 I just feel wronged for you. 25:10.383 --> 25:12.263 For years, you have been guarding the border, 25:12.263 --> 25:13.423 risking your life for Great Yong. 25:13.423 --> 25:14.343 In the end, you were suppressed 25:14.343 --> 25:15.663 by a wet-behind-the-ears brat. 25:15.663 --> 25:16.143 Enough! 25:16.983 --> 25:17.743 Forgive me. 25:21.703 --> 25:23.183 Guards, prepare my horse. 25:25.223 --> 25:26.183 A bowl of noodles, please. 25:26.183 --> 25:27.903 Would you like to try our signature 25:27.903 --> 25:29.023 roast lamb leg? 25:29.023 --> 25:29.743 No, thanks. 25:33.463 --> 25:34.223 Sir, sir. 25:34.903 --> 25:36.903 You must have come from afar, right? 25:36.943 --> 25:38.223 Come, have a seat. 25:42.943 --> 25:44.343 Please come inside, sir. 25:44.823 --> 25:45.623 Please, sit. 25:46.143 --> 25:47.823 Sir, what would you like to eat? 25:47.823 --> 25:49.583 A bowl of noodles, a side dish, 25:49.903 --> 25:50.663 and a pot of wine. 25:50.663 --> 25:52.583 Would you like to try our signature 25:52.623 --> 25:53.743 roast lamb leg? 25:54.463 --> 25:55.023 Okay. 25:56.143 --> 25:57.063 Coming right up. 26:00.463 --> 26:01.423 Sir, your wine. 26:03.183 --> 26:05.263 The noodles will be ready in a moment. 26:05.423 --> 26:06.503 Sir, your noodles. 26:07.743 --> 26:09.223 Delicious roast lamb leg. 26:10.343 --> 26:12.423 Everything is first come, first served. 26:12.423 --> 26:13.943 Why did you serve him first? 26:15.343 --> 26:16.263 Enjoy your meal. 26:26.423 --> 26:28.023 Why are you so unreasonable? 26:30.183 --> 26:30.783 Forget it. 26:31.183 --> 26:31.983 Give it to her. 26:33.343 --> 26:34.543 Two more pots of wine. 26:34.983 --> 26:35.703 Hurry. 26:35.863 --> 26:37.663 Warm up two pots of wine for the gentleman. 26:37.663 --> 26:38.863 Sir, you obviously look like 26:38.863 --> 26:41.423 a generous and blessed man. 26:41.663 --> 26:43.423 Not like some poor beggars. 26:43.903 --> 26:45.903 They may have little money, but they're very demanding. 26:45.903 --> 26:46.823 Enjoy your meal. 26:49.983 --> 26:51.183 Don't mind him, miss. 26:51.263 --> 26:52.623 These noodles are on me. 26:53.183 --> 26:54.663 I am just passing through. 26:54.863 --> 26:57.663 May I ask if you are from this town? 27:35.463 --> 27:36.103 Miss, 27:36.383 --> 27:37.743 have you seen my purse? 27:37.783 --> 27:39.543 Two suspicious-looking beggars 27:39.543 --> 27:40.863 just passed by you. 27:41.423 --> 27:42.423 It was probably stolen. 27:42.423 --> 27:43.343 Since you saw it, 27:43.703 --> 27:45.023 why did you let them go? 27:45.223 --> 27:47.463 In a little shop in the middle of nowhere like this, 27:47.463 --> 27:48.983 dressing so flashily makes you 27:48.983 --> 27:50.383 an easy target. 27:50.463 --> 27:51.863 Who else would they steal from? 27:51.863 --> 27:53.263 I'll pay for my own noodles. 27:53.263 --> 27:54.543 You don't need to do it. 28:14.463 --> 28:15.103 Miss! 28:23.423 --> 28:24.143 My horse? 28:39.143 --> 28:40.383 Why are you following me? 28:40.383 --> 28:41.503 I have a favor to ask. 28:44.423 --> 28:45.823 The thieves in the tavern 28:45.823 --> 28:47.103 not only stole my purse, 28:47.103 --> 28:48.103 but also my horse. 28:48.343 --> 28:50.743 My companions are waiting for me 30 li away. 28:50.863 --> 28:52.143 I can't afford to waste time. 28:52.143 --> 28:54.503 So I'd like to ask you to lend me a horse. 28:54.663 --> 28:56.623 Why does everyone want to borrow a horse from me? 28:56.623 --> 28:57.663 Once I return home, 28:57.903 --> 28:59.823 I will repay you 10 times the price. 29:02.743 --> 29:03.423 Not enough? 29:04.743 --> 29:06.983 You can take advantage of the situation. 29:07.423 --> 29:08.423 Take advantage? 29:12.263 --> 29:13.543 You're a step too late. 29:13.623 --> 29:15.623 My horse has already been borrowed. 29:16.183 --> 29:19.023 Now all I have left is this donkey used for milling. 29:32.343 --> 29:34.343 I really can't help you. 29:34.823 --> 29:36.543 You'd better find another way. 29:36.543 --> 29:37.023 Miss... 29:58.983 --> 30:01.863 [I will repay your kindness for lending me the donkey.] Repay? 30:21.663 --> 30:22.663 I think it'd be great for General Chu 30:22.663 --> 30:24.263 to stay in Biantang. 30:24.423 --> 30:25.903 She will definitely meet a gentleman from Biantang in the future 30:25.903 --> 30:28.503 who is more handsome, more skilled 30:28.503 --> 30:30.223 and loves her more than you do. 30:30.263 --> 30:31.663 He will fall for her, move her, 30:31.663 --> 30:32.743 and then marry her. 30:33.583 --> 30:35.663 From then on, she can live 30:35.663 --> 30:37.943 a happy and fulfilling life in Biantang. 30:37.943 --> 30:38.943 Then you can go back to Great Yong 30:38.943 --> 30:40.903 and keep being Young Master Zhuge. 30:48.103 --> 30:48.583 Wait. 30:49.143 --> 30:50.423 There is another possibility. 30:50.423 --> 30:52.623 You can stay in Biantang until the poison flares up. 30:52.623 --> 30:53.263 Once you're dead, 30:53.263 --> 30:55.223 you'll become someone irreplaceable in her heart, 30:55.223 --> 30:57.383 and she'll remember you for the rest of her life. 30:57.383 --> 30:58.303 You are a doctor. 30:59.223 --> 31:01.423 Doctors rely on observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation, 31:01.423 --> 31:02.823 not on nagging. 31:05.143 --> 31:05.983 Let me tell you. 31:06.143 --> 31:07.663 You refuse to tell General Chu about your condition 31:07.663 --> 31:09.023 and have delayed here for so long. 31:09.023 --> 31:10.223 When the poison enters your heart, 31:10.223 --> 31:11.303 even if I get the antidote from Ximeng, 31:11.303 --> 31:12.183 I won't be able to save you. 31:12.183 --> 31:13.143 Then you can just wait for me 31:13.143 --> 31:14.783 to use your body for research. 31:18.143 --> 31:18.983 Help! 31:24.423 --> 31:25.303 What happened? 31:25.463 --> 31:26.303 Young Master Zhuge, 31:26.303 --> 31:27.383 who is this person? 31:30.703 --> 31:31.863 He said he was looking for you 31:31.863 --> 31:33.263 and then collapsed here. 31:41.383 --> 31:42.503 He is badly injured. 31:42.503 --> 31:43.663 It's probably from torture. 31:43.663 --> 31:44.703 I have given him medicine, 31:44.703 --> 31:46.703 but I don't know when he will wake up. 31:48.143 --> 31:50.743 This piece of leather was found in his clothes. 31:55.263 --> 31:57.143 This belongs to the Queen of Lingyue. 31:57.143 --> 31:58.583 She is in danger in Ximeng. 31:58.703 --> 31:59.343 You mean... 31:59.343 --> 32:01.183 The Ximeng delegation had an accident in Biantang, 32:01.183 --> 32:03.823 and only the Queen of Lingyue and Baze returned. 32:04.943 --> 32:07.663 King Ximeng might not easily let them go. 32:12.263 --> 32:13.063 Young Master, 32:13.183 --> 32:14.223 Miss Chu is back. 32:15.943 --> 32:16.623 Got it. 32:17.143 --> 32:17.943 Young Master, 32:18.223 --> 32:19.263 Miss Chu... 32:47.503 --> 32:48.183 Young Master, 32:48.183 --> 32:50.103 you must not let Miss Chu stay here. 32:50.503 --> 32:51.903 Even if not for yourself, 32:51.943 --> 32:52.943 think of her. 32:53.743 --> 32:55.943 How many times have you faced death together 32:55.943 --> 32:57.343 to get to this point? 33:10.703 --> 33:12.383 Young Master, say something. 33:12.463 --> 33:13.943 Ask Miss Chu to go with you. 33:18.503 --> 33:21.383 I will stay in Tangjing for a few more days. 33:25.223 --> 33:26.623 I killed the Prince of Luo 33:26.943 --> 33:28.463 for my own selfish reasons. 33:28.703 --> 33:30.103 I wanted to avenge Li Ce. 33:31.663 --> 33:33.383 But I can't let the current Biantang 33:33.383 --> 33:34.663 fall into a new crisis. 33:35.263 --> 33:37.663 The royal clan is now circling like vultures. 33:37.663 --> 33:38.743 The moment I leave, 33:38.743 --> 33:39.943 those princes 33:40.183 --> 33:41.223 will form cliques. 33:41.583 --> 33:42.663 Li Ce helped me. 33:43.143 --> 33:44.263 I couldn't save him. 33:44.623 --> 33:46.743 But I want to protect Biantang for him. 33:47.823 --> 33:49.423 Only by becoming the Empress 33:49.463 --> 33:51.863 can I take charge of the overall situation. 33:56.743 --> 33:57.583 I understand. 33:58.663 --> 34:00.703 I understand everything you said. 34:02.943 --> 34:04.383 But you haven't recovered yet, 34:04.383 --> 34:05.863 and you've been exhausted for days. 34:05.863 --> 34:07.303 Let me send you back first. 34:09.423 --> 34:09.983 No need. 34:11.103 --> 34:12.783 You should go to bed early too. 34:15.983 --> 34:16.703 Xing, 34:17.543 --> 34:18.903 no matter what you want to do, 34:18.903 --> 34:20.383 I will always wait for you. 34:21.263 --> 34:22.943 No matter whether it's the Biantang royal clan surrounding us 34:22.943 --> 34:24.823 or the treacherous tides of change, 34:24.823 --> 34:26.743 nothing can tear us apart anymore. 34:27.223 --> 34:28.103 One day, 34:28.423 --> 34:30.223 we will surely fight side by side 34:30.623 --> 34:31.823 and walk hand in hand. 34:32.703 --> 34:33.543 Oh, no. 34:34.303 --> 34:35.783 It's all over now. 34:38.783 --> 34:40.943 [Three days later] 34:42.023 --> 34:44.383 The wedding of the Empress Dowager and the late emperor... 34:44.383 --> 34:46.143 It's the first time I've heard of something like this. 34:46.143 --> 34:47.063 Yes. 34:47.423 --> 34:50.303 We've never seen the style of this wedding carriage. 34:50.303 --> 34:51.623 The star and moon lanterns on it 34:51.623 --> 34:54.023 don't seem to be commonly used in Biantang. 35:06.423 --> 35:06.983 Xing, 35:07.943 --> 35:09.783 something happened to the Ximeng delegation. 35:09.783 --> 35:11.903 I must depart for Ximeng immediately. 35:13.703 --> 35:16.423 You are staying in Biantang to manage the crisis, 35:16.823 --> 35:20.263 and this will inevitably draw the hostility of various forces. 35:20.263 --> 35:21.863 I'm leaving the 500 guards 35:22.503 --> 35:23.743 Li Ce promised me to you. 35:23.743 --> 35:25.343 They can help me protect you. 35:27.143 --> 35:29.863 This blood pigeon is raised by the Queen of Lingyue. 35:29.863 --> 35:31.263 It recognizes its owner. 35:32.063 --> 35:33.263 If you need anything in the future, 35:33.263 --> 35:35.303 you can bring it to Ximeng and find me. 35:36.823 --> 35:38.543 The antidote Xiao Ran prepared for me 35:38.543 --> 35:41.303 can delay the onset of the Blood on Snow in my body. 35:41.423 --> 35:43.223 You don't need to worry about me. 35:51.703 --> 35:52.423 Lady Chu, 35:52.823 --> 35:55.143 these are the Moon-star Lanterns Young Master Zhuge 35:55.143 --> 35:56.743 specially prepared for you. 35:57.343 --> 35:58.663 Moon-star Lantern? 36:11.383 --> 36:12.103 Exactly. 36:15.423 --> 36:16.223 So beautiful. 36:16.583 --> 36:17.143 Yeah. 36:51.983 --> 36:52.783 Young Master, 36:52.783 --> 36:53.583 after crossing this mountain, 36:53.583 --> 36:55.783 we will be out of Biantang's territory. 37:00.183 --> 37:01.983 It's the direction of Tangjing. 37:02.223 --> 37:04.863 It's fireworks for a celebration in the palace. 37:27.023 --> 37:28.103 From this day on, 37:28.463 --> 37:30.343 Biantang abolishes slave status 37:30.703 --> 37:32.423 and prohibits the slave trade. 37:32.423 --> 37:33.423 Who sent you here? 37:33.743 --> 37:35.543 Have you fallen in love with him? 37:36.583 --> 37:37.703 What exactly are you trying to say? 37:37.703 --> 37:40.143 I want to know King Ximeng's weakness. 37:40.143 --> 37:41.303 No! 37:41.383 --> 37:42.663 Whether your people can live 37:42.743 --> 37:43.663 depends entirely 37:43.783 --> 37:45.023 on you. 37:45.903 --> 37:47.943 Zhuge Yue is dying. 37:47.983 --> 37:48.743 Zhuge Yue!