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[ "Tomorrow There Will Be Clear Skies" by Estelle ]

♫ Chasing down the moon and stars one by one, whistling and urging my horse into the west wind when the north is snowy ♫

♫ Elatedly using my sword, to remove and leave behind the three thousand worries like hairs from my head ♫

♫ A mountain that touches the sky and a river, meeting by chance once in the secular world ♫

♫ Love and hate enhance the journey, moving forward over time ♫

♫ Drifting through clouds like a lonely wild goose on an unfurled painted scroll ♫

♫ How much more dazzling the blue dome of heaven is as a pair! ♫

♫ My worldly heart is focused upon a pot of wine and a small fire ♫

♫ Tomorrow there will be clear skies, laughter and sorrow surging like a gathering storm ♫

♫ This life, though free and unfettered, is also shared together ♫

♫ Gratitude and grudges both target me, spellbound as though in a dream ♫

♫ Tomorrow there will be clear skies, in the twinkling of an eye, as gentle and tender as in the past ♫

♫ Rushing toward that rainbow's end... ♫

♫ to embrace each other ♫

♫ Bevies of tea girls come in to play with elder brothers and old officials who love to eat spicy food ♫

♫ Clamoring like startled crows, grabbing at Imperial troops, moving to and fro with laughter ♫

♫ Heads like empty gourds, disobediently getting up at midnight to sweep the courtyard ♫

♫ Oh what a nice little drinking house, blessedly sheltering one's excesses... ♫

♫ drink up! ♫

[ Jiu Liu Overlord ]

[ Episode 30 ]

Master,

you groomed an orphan without parents

into the chief of a gang.

Now that you're gone,

who else do I have by my side?

Young Master!

Long'er, it's really you.

Why are you here?

Xiao Zhao, come here.

- Young Master. - Young Master. - Leave, leave.

Come and sit. Come and sit.

I'm alright. It's fine.

Slowly, slowly, slowly.

Drink wine.

What are you doing here?

Drinking wine.

Just by yourself?

Drink, drink.

Alright, I'll drink with you.

- If you have worries-- - Why do people get drunk?

I think,

it's not because their alcohol tolerance is slow,

but because people want to get drunk.

When you're drunk,

whether someone is handsome or ugly,

right or wrong,

what makes you happy or sad can all be forgotten.

Why do I feel lonely?

Whenever I was alone before, I never felt this way.

Do you still rememer when we first met in Yincheng?

At the gambling den,

at that time, I saw you looking just like a doe in the wilderness.

You were clearly surrounded by different sorts of dangers,

but you didn't care or worry.

You rushed forward, hit straight on,

without any restraint. You feared nothing!

At that time, I was thinking,

if I could stand with you hand in hand,

it would be a marvelous feeling.

He can marry whoever he wants.

What am I then?

"Had we known all this havoc wreaked in our heart," (T/N Tang poet Li Bai, translation Frank C. Yue)

"We'd never have met so our love would never start."

Flowers are blooming along the country road, but the girl isn't coming.

What are you saying?

- Drink wine. - Drink wine, drink wine.

Pour. Drink!

Let me.

You... Where did your lady go so late at night?

- What is this? - It's for your lady's prenatal care.

You've come at a good time.

Stay right here for a while and don't let anyone inside,

especially your Prince Jun!

Where are you going dressed like this?

I...

Wait here for me!

Xiao Zhao has a bad wine tolerance.

He is vomiting from drinking!

So strange, so odd.

I think of him in my dreams. Why do I also think of him when I'm awake?

Who is this? Put me down!

Put me down. Keep drinking!

Put me down!

Are you the one whose face is colder than ice,

the tongue is more poisonous than a snake, Li Qingliu?

You only need to remember that I'm your husband.

Husband? I don't have a husband.

I only have wine. Will you still drink with me?

Where are you taking me?

Your Highness, what's wrong?

- Where is she? - W-Who?

Aoyi. Where did she go?

Prince Jun's wife is already pregnant. How is it possible-

Prince Jun's wife!

If you dare call her that name again,

I will not forgive you, even though it's you!

Yes.

You're awake?

What's the matter with me?

You tell me.

Holding your big belly, you visited the brothel and drank until you were senseless.

How did you find me?

Didn't I speak clearly enough?

You actually went to drink at a brothel.

What about drinking?

Going to brothel is even less of a problem.

Du Xiaoxian and you pulled each other's clothes off in the room.

Why would you care whether I go drinking?

Who pulled off their clothes?

I saw it all tonight.

You misunderstood. It's not what you think.

It doesn't matter either way.

Ultimately, she is the future mistress of Prince Jun's manor.

Not only taking clothes off, no one would even care if you lie down together.

Unlike me, without a matchmaker or bridal gift, I even shamelessly climbed into your bed.

♫ In my youth, I secretly worshipped the martial figures ♫

♫ Popular tunes grew long-winded, under my brows, my eyes were delighted by philosophy ♫

♫ Behind old window frames, reflected in the mix of tobacco smoke and misty rain ♫

You misunderstood.

Tonight, she was only letting me try the fabric on in my room.

Fabric?

Fabric for the wedding robes.

♫ Deliberately wasting all of my time, ♫

I knew it. Everyone in the royal family is self-conceited.

You think of touching flowers and grass as showing affection.

What nosense are you talking?

I'm saying you have flowers blooming on multiple branches, like thirty wives and forty concubines!

Shameless!

My map!

This... What is it?

Map of the official water-shipping route.

Where did it come from?

I have my ways.

Do you think I'm only going out to get a drink?

Come look at this.

The current water-shipping's effectiveness is difficult to improve.

The reason is precisely that there is only one route.

There are many places with blockages in this official route,

but there are definitely still parts that can still be used.

If it can be used interchangeably with the civilian water route,

the effectiveness of transportation can definitely be raised.

What you are saying is still troublesome in going around and around.

What if it's advanced in stages?

The official authorities only use one ship to ship from beginning to end.

Considering that the water flow along the route can be wide, narrow, or rushed,

it's difficult for the same ship to extend its full capability in transport.

If it can be separated into smaller river boats and larger river ships and used interchangeably,

it can definitely save time and effort.

You mean, use different ships for different routes?

Yes, advancing by stages.

Isn't this like what you just said, "flowers blooming on different branches"?

I think it's doable.

But you...

It's nothing expensive. I'm giving it to you.

It's the wood that you threw away that day of the Shangsi Festival.

This... isn't carved by you, is it?

Actually, reopening the water-shipping route can not only solve the grain shortage problem in Chang'an

as well as the urgent need for military provisions in the north,

it also involves those professionals in shipbuilding and opening the channel,

and can also stimulate the trade activities between regions.

For Great Tang, it's a good prescription to achieve comfort and prosperity for the people.

You didn't seem to have such great aspirations before.

Before, I thought I only needed to study my Shu embroidery skill

and do well in business for the Li Family.

But now, I've realized that

I have the capability to do more.

You are finally thinking like I do.

Gather everyone to do business,

so that all the brothers have food to eat and wine to drink.

Not only the brothers, everyone.

Right. Everyone.

Regarding the assignment made two days ago,

are there any suggestions from all you counselors?

Reporting to Royal Father, I'll speak first.

The detailed plan has already been submitted to the Central Secretariat.

Good. Go ahead and speak.

Speeding up the water transportation is not about the water but about the salt.

What do you mean?

Right now the water transportation is mostly a direct route.

If it can be separated into advancing stages so that ships cannot enter Bian River,

and Bian River's boats cannot enter Yellow River, and river boats cannot enter Wei River,

then we can reduce waste and decrease the cost of transportation.

Prince Zhao means, using designated boats for designated routes?

Exactly so. Right now, regardless of the boat or ship,

they all can enter all the waterways. Naturally there is overcrowding, and the movement is slow.

If we set up checkpoints for the waterways and the boats,

then we can separate the crowded boats,

and naturally increase the speed.

However, this method needs the cooperation of the civilian water transportation.

The official water-shipping route isn't completely open right now,

it will work only if the official route and the civilian route are interchanged.

This is an ingenious idea.

What do all the counselors think?

This idea is ingenious, as if it came from an expert!

The concept of interlocking is great, especially in advancing in stages.

Royal Brother's idea is ingenious. My suggestion is crude by comparison.

I won't bother to mention it then.

Informing Royal Father, Prince Zhao's idea and mine are the same.

My report is here.

It appears that Prince Jun wants to compete for His Majesty's reward.

[ Memorial to the Emperor ]

Are you making me read this blank sheet of paper?

Your Majesty, please abate your anger. Is it possible that Prince Jun accidentally picked up the wrong one?

Royal Father, please abate your anger. Prince Jun must have been in a hurry, and made a mistake.

Prince Jun is new here.

He is not familiar with the court's affairs.

Being in a hurry to make achievement, he has neglected

even the most basic things.

He hasn't observed any of the rules!

Go to the Imperial Academy now to assist revising the family history.

Stop being so absentminded all day, you can't safeguard the country!

Revising the family history is equivalent to a demotion.

Can't you tell? His Majesty is protecting Prince Jun.

Enough. Since Prince Zhao proposed the solution, then this matter

will be implemented by Prince Zhao.

This subject son accepts the royal command. I shall not disappoint Royal Father's entrusted mission.

Court adjourned!

Respectfully seeing Your Majesty off.

Your Royal Highness Prince Zhao, congratulations!

- Thank you. - Congratulations!

This solution is truly ingenius.

- So smart. - It's really smart.

Truly ingenius.

That's right.

It's true wisdom.

Congratulations!

Congratulations, Prince Zhao.

Congratulations, Your Highness.

[ Memorial to the Emperor ]

Did I really pick up the wrong one?

You normally don't make such a mistake.

How did Prince Zhao think of this solution?

Clearly only Aoyi and I knew about this idea.

What's happening with the water transportation?

You still don't know?

Prince Zhao made a great show in the court.

I was asking about the water transportation. Why are you talking about Prince Zhao?

Why do you look so bad? Are you sick?

Did you come over to laugh at me?

I-If you are in a bad mood, you should go see the doctor. Why are you so mean to me?

I need to get some air!

What's wrong with him?

It's about the flowers blooming on multiple branches.

The solution proposed by Prince Zhao is identical to Master's.

But Master's memorial got lost, and His Majesty was angry.

Everything went smoothly today. I should thank you for being thoughtful

and even changing out Prince Jun's memorial.

It's good that it went smoothly.

Your Highness doesn't need to come in person to tell me.

Yue'er.

Go tell Prince Zhao this idea right away.

Hurry and go.

Miss, do you really want to do it this way?

Isn't this dragging Prince Jun down?

Should I see it with my own eyes

as they become inseparable like syrup?

Since we are in the same camp, I'd like to ask you to help with something.

Please speak, Your Highness.

You are currently in a difficult situation.

It's because you are not the one who is pregnant.

Therefore, if this child doesn't exist,

wouldn't it put all your worries to rest?

Your Highness means... that I should eliminate the baby inside Long Aoyi?

I thought you would have never harmed your beloved person.

It depends on whether this child really exists.

How is it possible that a pregnant woman would drink in a wine shop?

Her pregnancy is faked?

It's not easy for me to visit the inner palace frequently.

I only ask that you go over to confirm it.

What are you saying?

Miss said that the comb that Your Royal Highness gave her is lost in the back courtyard.

She would like to ask Your Royal Highness Prince Jun to help find it.

It's dark already, and she wants me to go out and find something?

No, no, I'll go find it, I'll go find it.

Your Highness Prince Jun must be the one to find it.

Miss said that the comb was lost because she was pickling plums for you.

Enough. I'll look for it tomorrow morning.

Yes, yes, yes. Look for it tomorrow morning. In the morning!

Miss can't sleep tonight after losing the comb!

She can't sleep, and her body will be hurt. With her body hurt, the child will be hurt!

Such a direct theat!

That really scared me!

Don't you know he has been in a bad mood?

I...

Where is the lantern on the lawn?

The Ruren took away all the lanterns.

What is she doing?

♫ As a youth, walking unsteadily and not finding my way, ♫

♫ Acquiring bad habits in Jianghu, unattached and alone, ♫

♫ Studying Buddha, I read of bitter hardships, ♫

♫ Who will understand my never-ending journey? ♫

♫ Brushing away the dense fog, warm and alone ♫

♫ Spring winds caress my smiling face as before ♫

♫ Time has become a blur, taking leave of hardship ♫

♫ I accompany you most willingly after night falls ♫

Miss said that the world is full of brilliant and splendid things.

What you regard the most highly will also easily confuse you.

Only when the glittering shine has faded

will you see clearly your original intent.

Where is she?

Miss said she doesn't like saying these scholarly words.

Just these already cost her a whole afternoon to think them up. If she said it herself, she would have goosebumps.

So she let me come to tell you.

I've stayed in the palace too long, and I have forgotten my original intent.

♫ Seeing unending yearning ♫

♫ Seeing vast seas of tears ♫

Go. Hurry up and go.

♫ Awaiting you, to leave this life together. ♫

Sing one for me.

Don't just eat.

Quick, sing something!

Sing something.

You've eaten your fill, so sing!

Greetings, Consort Dowager...

- Hurry up! - Eggplant.

- Eggplant. - What are you calling him?

"Eggplant"?

Eggplant is a foreign bird. I know him.

I grew up among the common people, and made friends with swallows and eagles.

This one is no exception.

Your Highness Consort Dowager, how about we take him and stroll around the garden?

I'm sure he will show off his singing talent.

Good, good.

Hurry.

Eggplant.

Eggplant, I'm going to see how you will sing.

Don't worry, Consort Dowager. I will definitely get him to sing a song.

Good, good.

Greetings, Consort Dowager.

You're here.

The Ruren says that she can make Eggplant sing.

Consort Dowager, don't listen to that ignorant person's boasts.

To make the birds sing, it's when the female and male attract each other and two males are competing.

That's why I purposely paid a lot of money to buy this from the Arab Empire.

Marvelous! Marvelous! Female and male attracting each other.

Ruren, what do you think?

That's easy. Let's try Miss Du's method first then.

Yue'er.

Come, come, come.

Eggplant, you're not allowed to sleep.

Hurry, hurry, hurry and sing. Hurry and look! Hurry and look.

Sing, sing, Eggplant, sing!

Sing.

Look, is that pretty or not?

A down-and-out phoenix can't even compared to a chicken.

A chicken that is caged can still cluck a few times.

- Too bad. - Ruren, what are you doing?

Consort Dowager, just trust me this once.

Why did you release Eggplant?

Eggplant, come down, come down!

Eggplant, hurry and come down!

Eggpalnt, come down.

Consort Dowager, listen. He is singing!

That's exquisite.

So pretty...so lovely to hear!

So pretty to hear.

The bird likes to be free.

Without freedom, even if the cage is gilded in gold,

it's just a decoration.

Only when it's free that it can unleash its nature and sing.

Eight hundred taels of silver have flown off in the blink of an eye.

What you say makes sense.

The royal palace looks shiny and beautiful,

everyone wants to enter it.

But when one really comes in, one will discover that

the palace's walls are never-ending.

Later,

one can't help but

become a bird in a cage.

Consort Dowager, if you don't mind, I will take you to Yincheng in the future.

Even though the food and the fun can't compare to the precious things in the palace,

they will definitely make you feel hungry for them and drool.

Good, good, it's decided then. Don't cheat me!

It's a promise.

Come.

You are really an understanding beauty.

Nurture yourself well, eat more.

All these days, I still haven't seen your belly get bigger.

Eat more.

Yes, Consort Dowager.

Miss, Prince Zhao suspects Long Aoyi

not being pregnant because she drank. That's insufficient evidence.

During this time, I've asked many people.

I've already asked Bureau of Female Officials and Bureau of Royal Physicians,

and even the laundry room. They all say there is no doubt.

No evidence? We need to try another way.

Miss, don't worry. I've already arranged for people to monitor inside Prince Jun's manor.

Your Majesty, the Empress passed away three whole years ago.

Her coffin has lain in the Forbidden Palace for these three years.

I'm concerned that your sorrow has continued too long

and will hurt your health, so I plead that Your Majesty will

let the Empress be taken to the Imperial mausoleum as soon as possible.

You are telling me to move the Empress out

so that I won't see her every day.

How is this possible?

Your Majesty has a deep and honorable affection for the Empress.

It's respected and appreciated by the people.

It's just that, by keeping the coffin in the palace,

I'm concerned the excessive yang energy in the palace (T/N TCM: energy corresponding to the masculine)

will harm the Empress' reposing peacefully. (T/N disturbing the yin feminine energy)

Yes, Your Majesty, I agree with what Lord Pang said.

They say final peace comes with being laid to rest.

If Your Majesty thinks it's still too soon to enter the Imperial Mausoleum,

why not select an auspicious plot of land,

one that isn't too far from the palace,

so that Your Majesty can visit often.

That will work.

It can be in the mountain behind Green Dragon Temple.

That's a pretty good place.

Let's tell the Imperial Astronomer to select an auspicious day for entering the tomb then.

Tell people to chant the scripture well for the Empress to release the soul.

This subject will definitely not disappoint you in what Your Majesty has entrusted.

Master, the horse carriage has been prepared.

The Ruren is changing into new clothes. She said that she must not be thin to see the Consort Dowager.

Don't let Consort Dowager wait. Let's go.

Yes.

Impudent! Miss, are you alright?

- I'm fine. - This servant didn't do it deliberately. Madam!

Madam, please forgive me!

I'm going to change.

- Help me quickly find a new one. - Yes.

Your Highness Prince Jun!

You...

You are not pregnant.

Master, then you and the Ruren don't have...

Your Highness, my lady has her unspeakable difficulties.

Shut up!

All of you, get out!

If I didn't see it with my own eyes today,

how long would you have continued to cheat me?

You really...

You want to say...

that we in the lower nine gangs really enjoy doing this kind of scam?

Right?

Isn't that so?

My Master was assassinated.

And the killer is right here in Chang'an, and likely to be inside the palace.

I wanted to enter the palace, and this is a method that I couldn't help but use.

Long Aoyi.

I thought that after we've been through so much together,

there was a basic level of trust between us.

However, you have an unspeakable difficulty?

Why didn't you tell me early on?

You have never trusted me.

What's ludicrous is...

no matter how other people have talked about you,

I've never doubted you even once!

Not even for an instant!

But you,

you are indeed good at lying.

You really are...

from the lower nine gangs.

I will leave right now.

You'll be happy after I leave.

What's a Ruren? Or a stupid person!

I, Long Aoyi, doesn't care about any of it.

Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at viki.com

[ "Seeing Visions" sung by Fan Yilun ]

♫ As a youth, walking unsteadily and not finding my way, ♫

♫ Acquiring bad habits in Jianghu, unattached and alone, ♫

♫ Studying Buddha, I read of bitter hardships, ♫

♫ Who will understand my never-ending journey? ♫

♫ Brushing away the dense fog, warm and alone ♫

♫ Spring winds caress my smiling face as before ♫

♫ Time has become a blur, taking leave of hardship ♫

♫ I accompany you most willingly after night falls ♫

♫ Seeing that it's not wild and overgrown, ♫

♫ Seeing spring rain fall as a mist from above, ♫

♫ Seeing the curtain fall on worldly affairs, ♫

♫ Seeing the mountain and river become strangers, ♫

♫ Seeing the storm clouds parting ♫

♫ Seeing luxuriant flowers inundate the path ♫

♫ Seeing unending yearning ♫

♫ Seeing vast seas of tears ♫

♫ Brushing away the dense fog, warm and alone ♫

♫ Spring winds caress my smiling face as before ♫

♫ Time has become a blur, taking leave of hardship ♫

♫ I accompany you most willingly after night falls ♫

♫ Seeing that it's not wild and overgrown, ♫

♫ Seeing spring rain fall as a mist from above, ♫

♫ Seeing the curtain fall on worldly affairs, ♫

♫ Seeing vast seas of tears ♫

♫ As we grow old and the vision comes to an end, ♫

♫ Awaiting you, to leave this life together. ♫