All language subtitles for Story of Kunning Palace episode 20 [iQIYI]

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As long as I can take over Ning'an Palace,

I'm willing to pay any price.

[Ning'an Palace]

Cleanse the court of traitors and sycophants.

The cinnabar imperial brush determines one's life and death.

Everything

is like a dream.

I once was indebted to a lot of people.

Zhang Zhe, help me.

I'll be a good person after this.

I'll marry the one I spoiled.

There are things

you can't give me.

But he can.

To keep my life,

only you, Sir, can help me.

Everyone in the world is entitled to escape.

But I'm the only one who can't.

I want to do my best to make up for

my past regrets and wrongdoings.

Mr. Zhang, do you believe in predestination from the previous life?

I'd rather believe in what's in front of me.

Welcome, Your Highness.

Welcome, Your Highness.

Congratulations on returning to the capital of our homeland.

Ning'er, what are you afraid of?

But in the unfathomable,

there's always an invisible hand

that puts everything back to its original place.

You've taken revenge and paid your debts.

At the end of the day, who are you?

A bustling place, or a battleground.

A life of absurdity, a story of mistakes and regrets.

[Story of Kunning Palace]

[Episode 20]

These few Tiger Head shoes

are all well-made.

It's hard to choose.

Official Xie, you came at the right time.

Come and help me take a look.

Which is the best pair

for the prince?

Your Majesty, this is a tough decision to make.

I really don't know anything about this.

You and I are about the same age.

But until now,

you're still single.

You have to hurry up.

I received a divination reading when I was young.

It said

that I was destined to be alone.

I've brought bad luck to my parents since I was young.

As time passed,

I

no longer dreamed of marriage anymore.

Your Majesty, I'm not like you,

who's born blessed, with a long life,

and with a majestic aura.

You and your flattery.

Are you here today

for the matter of Tongzhou?

Yes.

I've arranged everything

according to your order.

However,

the rebels are cunning and suspicious.

For safety,

please

issue

a few decrees with the royal seal.

Issue decrees?

We must be committed to the act

so that the cunning rebels

won't have doubts

and be all in.

Coming.

[Zhang Zhe's mother]

Sirs,

who

are you looking for?

Under the order of His Majesty,

we're here to arrest Zhang Zhe, the criminal who colluded with the rebels,

and bring him to justice.

Rebels?

How is that possible?

My son works in the Ministry of Justice.

How could he

be involved with the rebels?

Did you get it wrong?

Mother.

Zhe.

Zhe.

What exactly is going on?

Hurry and explain it to them.

How could you have anything to do with the rebels?

Hurry

and explain it to them.

Don't worry, Mother.

They are just carrying out the order.

I'll explain it to them

and everything will be fine.

Just wait at home.

I promise you this matter

will be

settled by the end of the year.

By then,

I'll come back to celebrate the Spring Festival with you.

Zhe.

After many investigations,

Gongyi Cheng, the head of the rebels of Lord Pingnan,

was arrested in Baiguo Temple

and imprisoned.

[Notice]

Some of his subordinates have been wiped out.

After interrogations,

we found out that there are many hidden rebel strongholds in the capital.

Anyone who provides clues

will be rewarded 100 taels.

100 taels? That much?

Sheltering the rebels

is equivalent to treason.

[Notice]

You can really drink.

You should have a taste too.

Get out!

Hong Jian?

What's wrong?

Why are you so angry again?

Do you know

that Gongyi Cheng was arrested by the court?

What does that

have to do with us?

The court's official maritime arrest warrant has been posted.

They said they found clues about our strongholds in the capital.

Lord Pingnan spent so many years

to deploy men in the capital.

If we get caught after him,

it'll be over.

No “if”s.

It'll definitely be over.

Huang, think about it.

It's been many days

since we came to the capital.

Has Gongyi Cheng

contacted us because of

Lord Pingnan's orders?

The former subordinates of Gongyi Cheng who followed us

went missing first.

Now,

the court has found another clue.

Don't you understand?

You mean

Gongyi... Gongyi Cheng has defected?

Do you know why I didn't carry out the mission before?

I knew something was wrong.

Maybe

the failure of the Tongzhou military camp rebellion last time

was also his work.

In my opinion,

we must go back to Jinling immediately

and inform Lord Pingnan

about this.

No.

Why not?

If we leave now,

we can't take back

the lost land in the capital.

No matter what,

we've to get Gongyi Cheng out of prison.

If he hasn't defected,

then that elusive Mr. Dujun

is the mole.

If he has defected,

I'll kill him immediately.

But the prison

is guarded by Xingwu Guards.

How can we barge in with the few men

we have?

To be honest,

a few days ago,

I heard that

a while ago, Lord Pingnan

sent Feng Mingyu to the capital secretly

with gunpowder to blow up the Tongzhou Pass.

Gunpowder?

So,

we'll find the right time

to bring Gongyi Cheng out of the capital.

Then, General Feng will take us back to Jinling.

Why didn't you tell me

about such a major matter?

Huang.

I really regarded you as my brother.

How could you hide things from me?

Lord Pingnan told me to keep it from you.

I follow Lord Pingnan's orders.

Fine.

Feng Mingyu is already here.

It seems that Lord Pingnan

doesn't want to lose his plan in the north.

In that case,

let’s take action

on the day the Yan family is exiled.

At that time,

a large portion of the Xingwu Guards

will be out for escort duties.

The prison will be empty

and it'll be easier for us to take action.

Fine.

Xue Dingfei sent a message.

According to what you taught him,

he managed to spur Huang Qian

to break into the prison.

But

there has been a slight change in this matter.

Change?

What change?

Lord Pingnan secretly sent Feng Mingyu to the capital

and he brought along a lot of gunpowder

to destroy the Tongzhou Pass.

For Huang Qian's prison break this time,

Feng Mingyu will also come to assist us.

Back in Jinling,

Gongyi Cheng and I

were strategists under Lord Pingnan's command.

Lord Pingnan is prone to suspicion

and often reinforced checks and balances between the two of us.

That's why I looked for a gap

to plot in secret.

But Feng Mingyu is different.

Under Lord Pingnan's command,

he's the only commander leading the military.

He's deeply trusted by Lord Pingnan.

Although he has never met me,

he must know a lot about me.

It won't be easy

for Zhang Zhe to act as Dujun

directly

under his nose.

Sir.

Then what should we do?

If Zhang Zhe slips up,

Feng Mingyu would definitely figure out

that it was your plan.

Exactly.

Xue Dingfei

is unreliable.

We can't be sure that he won't betray you.

But now's not the time

to cross swords with Lord Pingnan.

For now,

we can only take the risk

and tell Zhang Zhe things about Dujun

and hope

that he can stay alive until Tongzhou.

With Zhang Zhe's intelligence,

what you are doing is tantamount to
drinking poison to quench your thirst.

Even if you hide it from Feng Mingyu,

after Zhang Zhe returns to the capital,

you'll be interrogated by the Ministry of Justice.

If Zhang Zhe insists on doing it,

we can only use Feng Mingyu

to kill everyone

in Tongzhou.

Previously, you proposed to Shen Lang

to send Xue Yuan to Tongzhou to meet him

so that he'd fight with the rebels

and you'd reap the benefits easily.

But now, Feng Mingyu has gunpowder.

It's impossible to survive the explosion.

Do you intend to also let Xue Yuan...

Yes.

Those who have committed many crimes

should be punished.

But after all, he is your...

Think it through again.

-Let’s go.
-Sir.

Miss.

Mr. Zhou sent a message

saying that the court has issued a decree today

and Viscount Yan will be exiled tonight.

He asked you

if you want to see him off.

Tonight?

Why is it so sudden?

The last time, this didn't happen so quickly.

Miss.

I want to see him off.

Ask him to arrange it for me quickly.

Yes.

I don't know what happened today.

The exile date was suddenly decided

and many of the men of the Xingwu Guards were dispatched.

That's why I got the chance

to let you meet Viscount Yan.

Although I left in a hurry,

luckily, you told me in time.

If I weren't able to see him off,

I'd feel uneasy.

Don't mention it.

It's right ahead.

I've unlocked the door.

No one will come for the time being,

but hurry up.

I'll wait for you outside.

Don't move.

Didn't His Majesty order them

not to torture you and Marquis of Yan?

How dare they beat you?

How dare you come here?

You're all grown up.

You haven't recovered yet.

When you get the Huangzhou,

who knows how much more you'll have to suffer.

A few days ago,

Xue Ye looked for me

and caused trouble.

But everyone who had to hit me

knew about His Majesty's order.

They didn't dare to use actual force.

This is just a front

to scare others.

It doesn't hurt at all.

How many times have I been beaten by my father?

Others may not know,

but you do.

All right.

Look at

how dazed you are.

I'm afraid I can't rest assured

when I have to leave for Huangzhou.

Yan Lin.

I'm not stupid.

I know.

You were the one who detected Xue family's plot

early on and informed us.

You were also the one

who looked for Zhou Yinzhi and bribed Xingwu Guards to look out for me.

There must be many other areas

you're helping me out with

that I don't know about.

Ning.

Thank you.

You never have to thank me.

Over these days,

I've ruminated about many things and gained clarity.

But there are also many things

that I couldn't figure out no matter what.

Ning.

You treat me so well

and I treat you so well.

But why don't you

like me?

It has nothing to do with you.

I told you.

I'm a bad person.

In what way

♫How many people can one love in a lifetime?♫

are you bad?

I had a dream.

In my dream,

♫Can you understand the love and hate♫

I told you foolishly

♫In the eyes looking at you?♫

that I wanted to be the empress.

That day,

you happened to be in a bad mood.

♫How much true love exists in this vast world♫

So, you were angry

and we had a big fight.

♫To be worthy of so many poems?♫

Then...

what happened next?

♫There are too many stories to be written♫

Then, I really became the empress

♫Youths know no worries♫

and you returned.

Yan Lin, are you crazy?

♫We drank under the moon amidst flowers♫

-Yes, I'm crazy.
-You locked me up

with others

and blew hot and cold.

♫We saw flowers blooming yesterday♫

I'm a coward.

♫And thought they'd still be blooming tomorrow♫

You were so bad in my dream.

So, I don't like you anymore.

♫When we were young♫

How does that make you bad?

♫We believed that as long as we could♫

Clearly,

I was the one who was bad

in your dream,

♫Hold those warm hands♫

and scared you so much that you don't dare to like me anymore.

♫We could be with our beloved one forever♫

♫Time flies and everything's like a dream♫

What should I do?

I'm going to Huangzhou soon.

I won't be able to see you become the empress.

♫I traveled so far but still can't forget you♫

I told you it was just a dream.

♫I spent half my life loving you but ended up being a joke♫

Who'd want to be the empress now?

Then, who do you want to marry?

♫My heart is broken♫

Is it

♫But I never regret loving you♫

the Ministry of Justice's

Zhang Zhe?

I noticed it

at my coming-of-age ceremony.

I'm Zhang Zhe from the Ministry of Justice.

Duke Xue,

dare I ask if you know the law of the State of Qian?

Ning.

The way you looked at him

looked exactly like the way I look at you.

I'm sorry.

If you really feel sorry,

then do your best and get married soon

while

I'm gone.

Marry

a reliable man.

If not, when I come back,

regardless if you like me or not,

I'll snatch you back.

Don't worry.

I will.

Deal.

Deal.

[Xiyuan Gate]

It's time.

Escort Yan Mu

and Yan Lin in their exile!

Yes.

Keep the silver banknotes well with you.

These silver pieces

are for the officials who will escort you on the way.

It's a long journey.

You must take care of yourself.

Don't be impulsive.

Remember,

only when you're alive

can there be hope.

Where did you get so much money?

I

sold the things you gave me in the past.

Ning.

Since I gave them to you,

how can I take them back?

-Yan Lin.
-Ning.

Don't be stubborn.

How can I take your money?

Don't worry.

Also, think about it.

The Yan family used to be

quite influential in the court.

Besides, you reminded us in advance

so we're well-prepared.

It's not that easy for us to end up

in a state where we can't turn things over.

I promise you.

No matter what happens,

I'll come back safely.

Miss.

Miss.

The men that the Duke sent to escort Viscount Yan has arrived.

Leave now.

We'll be in trouble if someone sees us.

You must come back safely.

If you lie to me,

I'll never talk to you again.

I promise you.

Alright. Hurry up.

Come out.

Let's go.

Criminal Yan Lin.

Get ready to go.

There are too many people outside.

How about we leave

after the escorts do?

Let's hide here first.

[Qianzhao Gate]

There will come the day when the roc
finally goes up with the wind,

flying up to the highest sky.

I, Yan Hui,

will return safely.

Sir.

Sir.

It's very windy here.

Let's go back now.

Is everything

at Huangzhou arranged?

Yes.

How about the arrangement

in the prison?

Everything is set.

Then, have you confirmed

that Huang Qian has made his move?

Yes.

Let's head back.

Yes.

[Prison]

When there're changes in the prison,

there will be reinforcements.

Find Mr. Gongyi immediately.

Yes.

What's going on?

This is a signal that someone's going to break into the prison.

There are not enough men in the prison tonight.

If there are many people breaking in,

there might be trouble.

How about this?

Miss.

Take this

and run along the path.

Find an empty prison cell to hide in.

Don't come out no matter what you hear.

What about you?

I have to take a look first.

I'll come to you when things calm down.

Okay.

Don't come out no matter what.

Let me out!

Let me out!

Let me out!

I'm innocent!

I'm innocent!

I'm innocent, Sir.

Be quiet!

Let us out!

Shut up!

I'm innocent!

I'm innocent, Sir!

Sir!

I'm innocent!

Let us out!

Let us out!

Let us out now!

-Brother!
-Brother!

Let us out!

Sir.

What's going on outside?

The gangsters who broke into the prison broke the chains everywhere

and released the prisoners.

We're already short-handed.

Now, we're even surrounded by enemies.

Don't panic!

Hurry and get out from the back.

Ask Duke to send reinforcements.

Yes.

Bastard official!

When I get out,

I'll kill you.

Brother!

Brother.

Instead of letting these prisoners

cooperate with the gangsters,

why don't we kill them all here?

Do it!

Sir.

They

aren't all death row inmates.

Things are urgent.
I can't take everything into consideration.

When those gangsters rush in later,

we'll be the ones to die.

Kill them!

Yes.

Let's go!

Help! Help!

Who's there?

Brothers.

Let's fight these bastard officials!

Kill them!

Why are you here?

Hurry and find Mr. Gongyi!

Pardon me, Miss Jiang.

But this is not the time to talk.

The rebels will come and search here soon.

Please change your clothes.

It's too exquisite. It's easy to be suspected.

Rebels?

The ones who broke into the prison are rebels?

I'll do it myself.

♫Wind blows gently♫

♫The fallen flowers bloom in my heart♫

♫Your whisper under the moonlight sounds beautiful♫

♫Getting closer gently♫

♫The season stays in dreamland♫

♫The snow is very light♫

I'll use this to tie your hair.

♫It doesn't stop even after filling all the cracks in the eaves♫

Tonight, the court

plans to trap the rebels here.

♫You left in a hurry, leaving traces in the snow♫

If you go out now,

I'm afraid your life would be in danger.

Later, please stay by my side

and act cautiously.

♫They're about to be erased now♫

Please forgive me

if I offended you.

♫Disrupting my expectations♫

Attack!

Duke.

The prison is in chaos now.

Please tell us

what we should do.

How dare those petty gangsters

wreak havoc under my nose?

Every one who's caused trouble in the prison tonight

must be killed.

Yes.

Kill!

Huang.

I haven't seen Mr. Gongyi.

He's not there either.

The information is clear.

How could it go wrong?

Keep searching.

Yes.

Stop searching.

Gongyi Cheng is not in the prison.

You've fallen into the court's trap.

Who are you?

I'm like you,

one of Lord Pingnan's men.

Stop talking.

It's still not too late.

Go out with me now.

Wait.

We didn't declare our identities.

How did you know who we are?

If you can't explain this,

don't blame me for being ruthless.

Kill!

Huang!

Huang!

Huang.

There are many men from the Xingwu Guards outside

and all our comrades are dead.

Let's run away.

What?

What are you waiting for?

The court deliberately released the news that Gongyi Cheng is here

to trap you.

If you don't leave now,

it'll be too late.

There are so many people outside.

How can we leave?

Follow me.

Let's go.

Everyone, stop what you're doing!

Tell me.

Who ordered you and what do you want to do

by breaking into the prison?

Cut the crap.

Kill me if you want.

Someone will avenge me.

Ye.

Bring some men to search the capital.

I don't believe a dozen of bandits

could

have wreaked such havoc in the prison.

There must be

something fishy in this.

Yes.

Duke, you are wise.

It's not that our defense was weak,

but that a lot of our men were dispatched to the court tonight.

There were barely any men for defense duties.

So...

That's just an excuse.

No matter how many men were dispatched,

the government will surely

leave enough men here for defense.

How could it've turned out like this?

I think there's someone among you

who either left their post without permission,

or is

colluding with the bandits.

Duke.

I...

I think Zhou Yinzhi is very suspicious.

He'd previously left his post without permission

for three consecutive days.

Who knows what he was up to.

Besides,

he was the one who ordered for

the prisoners here to be killed.

Left my post without permission?

I think you're the one who left your duty without permission.

Weren't you the last one to show up

when the bandits were causing chaos?

Nonsense!

Duke.

I can testify for Sergeant Zhou.

Wei Xi.

-You...
-Duke.

If we didn't kill these prisoners,

they'd definitely have joined the bandits in causing chaos.

Not only that,

they'd also have become eyewitnesses

to testify about the Xingwu Guards' incompetence.

I believe

that if you were there,

you'd have made the same choice.

If you don't believe me,

you can take

my life!

Thank you, Duke.

Get up.

I killed him

not because I trust you

or

that I want to protect you,

but to warn you.

And you.

See?

This is his end.

In my hands,

no matter if you're a stupid traitor

or a scheming

traitor,

no one will be spared.

Yes.

Huang.

They're coming this way soon.

Are we still leaving from the East Gate?

How did you know

about Gongyi Cheng?

And about your identity,

can you tell me now?

I entered the prison to save Gongyi Cheng

and now, I've rescued you from the Xingwu Guards.

Does it matter

who I am?

What do you mean?

You've been by Lord Pingnan's side for so many years.

Haven’t you heard of

Dujun, the Hermit?

Dujun, the Hermit?

You're Mr. Dujun?

Huang.

We can be saved.

We have Mr. Dujun here.

He'll have a way to get us out.

Dujun, the Hermit?

Under Lord Pingnan's order, it's true that

Mr. Dujun has been lurking in court.

But we've never seen

his face before.

How can I believe you?

You should have some way to prove it.

Was what happened tonight

not enough proof?

When Gongyi Cheng was arrested,

I tried my best and used every means to fool everyone

and entered the prison to find him,

but found nothing.

After thinking about it,

I realized I'd fallen into the court's trap.

Fortunately, I had a plan.

But I ran into you fools.

Do you mean that the court

knew we were going to break into the prison?

But we were ordered to come to the capital secretly.

How could it be leaked?

If my guess is right,

Gongyi Cheng must have already defected.

The court has found out

everything about you.

The East Gate must be heavily guarded right now.

We can't escape.

You can clarify my identity

by sending someone to the East Gate to have a look.

You go.

Be careful.

Yes.

Black clothes and prisoner clothes are too obvious.

Get some ordinary clothes.

Yes.

There are four city gates in the capital.

At night, His Majesty would order

the imperial guards

to be garrisoned at the East, South, and North gates in groups

and feign an ambush.

Only the West Gate will be unguarded.

By then, you'll

just have to bring the rebels who escaped from the prison

to the West Gate.

Once you say the secret code,

they'll let you go.

This move

will be enough

to gain the rebels' trust.

I heard that Dujun, the Hermit is very elusive.

This move

is feasible indeed.

If I’m right,

after the rebels leave the capital,

they'll find a place to stay outside the city

and gather their men

before heading to Tongzhou.

There are three routes

from the capital to Tongzhou.

I

can’t predict their choice.

So on this journey,

you're on your own.

On the way,

I'll try to find out where all the rebel strongholds are.

After you've

entered Tongzhou,

use this secret code again to find Yongding Pharmacy.

At that time, the people from the court will assist you.

Okay.

But

you seem to be very familiar with the rebels' behavior.

Are you sure

you got all this just from the confession of the rebels?

You work in the Ministry of Justice.

You handle unjust cases every day.

It's good to be cautious.

But if you go too far,

it's paranoia.

Paranoia

is not good for yourself.

Am I right?

Huang.

There are many soldiers at the East Gate.

We can't get out.

Gongyi Cheng

that bastard really sold us out.

It's not too late to find out now.

Now, the Xingwu Guards are searching the city

and the city gates are heavily guarded.

Do you still not believe what I said?

You make it sound like you can get us out.

I've been in the court for years.

I still have manpower.

If you want to live,

come with me.

Huang.

What should we do?

What else can we do?

Let's go.

Guys, check carefully.

Over there.

See if there's anyone else alive.

This one.

Okay.

Miss.

Miss!

Oh no.

At this point,

you still don't believe me?

If nothing happens at the city gate,

I'll return your men to you.

Who are you?

Boss Huang from Western City.

I have goods

that I have to pick up urgently from outside the capital.

The procedures are done

and all the documents are there.

Please open the gate.

So it's Boss Huang who needs to leave the city.

Open the gate.

Yes.

I've long heard that Mr. Dujun

is a spy

planted in the court by Lord Pingnan.

I didn't expect him to be so capable.

Guys.

Ning'er was kidnapped?

How did she get involved in this?

Junior Preceptor Xie.

You know about the prison matter?

Please forgive me.

It’s my fault.

I failed to protect her.

Those gangsters were vicious.

I was just worried about her safety.

If I weren't careful,

it might taint her innocence.

So

I didn't dare to report it to the Duke.

I have no choice.

I can only come to you.

You're a smart person.

You mustn't tell anyone anything

about Miss Ning'er being at the prison tonight.

Otherwise,

I'll kill you.