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Your Majesty, I have something to report.

Speak.

Regarding Prince Gaoyang's rebellion,

upon investigation,

it was Prince Gaoyang's servant, Cheng De, who committed it.

Prince Gaoyang is innocent.

Your Majesty, please investigate and release Prince Gaoyang.

Is that so?

I'll investigate carefully.

Rouran sent a denunciation letter

saying Your Majesty killed your father, usurped his position,

and fought with your own kin.

They're instigating other tribes to mobilize their troops against you.

Rouran dared to openly betray me.

When I conquer Rouran,

I will surely kill them all.

Your Majesty, Prince Yuanlie has always respected the Wei kingdom.

I think there's just some misunderstanding this time.

If you can release Prince Gaoyang

and let His Highness tell him the facts,

Prince Yuanlie would pledge his allegiance sooner or later.

Release Prince Gaoyang?

Tell him the facts?

Official Gao.

If you had told me this before,

I might have considered it.

But now...

I...

Beloved officials.

Take a look for yourself.

Bring Prince Gaoyang

inside the royal court.

Who...

-Who is this? -This is...

Isn't this Prince Gaoyang?

How can this be Prince Gaoyang?

Why did Prince Gaoyang turn out this way?

-What has Prince Gaoyang been through? -Right.

-What happened? -Is this still Prince Gaoyang?

Why did Prince Gaoyang turn out this way?

-Your Highness, don't you recognize me? -Wine.

Your Highness.

-Your... -What happened to Prince Gaoyang?

Good wine.

-Take him away. -Your Highness.

Wine.

-Your Highness. -He is crazy.

-Your Highness. Your... -Wine.

-Your Highness. -Prince Gaoyang.

-Why did Prince Gaoyang turn out this way? -Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Do you see it now?

Prince Gaoyang has already turned out this way.

How can he tell the rebels

the facts?

If I let the rebels see Prince Gaoyang this way,

who can guarantee his safety?

And who

can say that the rebels won't use Prince Gaoyang to do certain things?

You did well.

All of this is your reward.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Tuoba Yu, I've already agreed to marry you.

When will you release Tuoba Jun?

Is there a difference whether I release him

or not?

Haven't you heard that he has gone crazy?

Do you believe that he is crazy now?

All right.

I also want you to see if he is really crazy or just faking it.

Bring Tuoba Jun here.

Sword.

My sword fell into the water.

Good sword.

Mother, someone is stepping on me.

Tuoba Jun.

Can you endure anything

just to live?

This is all that you are.

He is already crazy.

Stop tormenting him.

Who told you to step on me?

Step on me again.

-You damn traitors. -Do you all think he is crazy?

-I'm so good to you and you step on me? -I don't believe it, though.

-I'll eat you. -I thought of a way to test him.

Li Changle.

I think...

I'll eat you.

You know what this is.

This is a poison secretly made by the Chiyun family.

It takes effect one month after you ingest it.

Without the antidote, it would be lethal.

You should know

what I want to do, right?

I have something to eat, you don't.

Do you want to eat this?

Candy?

Is it delicious?

It's delicious. I want more.

There is no more.

Uncle, I want candy.

I want to eat candy.

I want candy.

My sword?

Why is my sword here?

Are you still human?

It's a good sword indeed.

He is your nephew.

You forgot you've agreed to my third condition.

-Good sword. -I won't marry someone

who doesn't honor his word.

Okay.

I promise.

I'll release him immediately.

After we get married,

I will give him the antidote.

My candy.

Candy.

Candy.

Why does His Majesty have the poison secretly made by the Chiyun family?

General must have given it to him when he was alive.

Do we still have an antidote?

Based on what I know, there is only one antidote left.

The General is dead.

No one in this world knows how to make the antidote anymore.

Stand.

I already did what I promised you.

Now

it's time for you to fulfill your promise.

I won't go back on my word.

Your Majesty.

Are we just releasing him?

Even if he is crazy,

don't think he can escape from the palm of my hands.

But if he'll die soon,

then I have nothing to worry about.

You finally came to visit me.

You're heavily pregnant already.

You should be due soon, right?

The midwife said I'm due in a few days.

Why did you ask me to come here

so urgently?

I heard

that His Majesty wants to make Li Weiyoung the empress.

Even if you are hiding here, you can still receive news?

I'm impressed.

If Li Weiyoung becomes the empress,

will you be able to spend your days leisurely?

She surely won't let you get away with it.

If you can't do anything to Li Weiyoung,

I can.

I'm carrying His Majesty's child.

This is His Majesty's eldest child.

His Majesty won't do anything to me.

As long as you let me see His Majesty,

I have a way to deal with Li Weiyoung.

Changle.

Helping me means helping yourself.

Changle.

I'm begging you.

Help me.

I can help you see His Majesty.

However,

don't forget

that you're supposed to be dead.

I'll let you handle it, then.

The Royal Kitchen especially prepared these for you.

Eat them while they're hot.

I don't have any appetite.

If you don't have an appetite, drink some ginger tea to warm your body.

Otherwise, His Majesty will punish us.

His Majesty has arrived.

I heard you were looking for me.

What do you need? Tell me.

I'm a princess.

I want the most extravagant wedding in the world.

Of course.

It must be

something that can compare to the wedding of Wei's founding emperor.

The wedding of Wei's founding emperor was held at the great hall.

Okay.

My wedding will also be held at the great hall.

Are you satisfied now?

I'll let you become the most prestigious woman in the world.

Think of a way to let Li Weiyoung take this poison.

Changle.

You've already given birth?

Is it a boy or a girl?

It's His Majesty's eldest son.

He looks exactly like His Majesty.

If His Majesty sees him, he'll surely love him.

You helped me this time.

Later on, I will surely repay you.

It's not urgent to repay me.

Your status is different now.

In order to avoid being noticed,

I can only let you wear a palace maid's clothes.

I'm very thankful that you've brought me to the palace.

How can I complain?

It turns out that the view in the palace is so magnificent.

It's not your first time to come to the palace.

Why are you being so sentimental?

His Majesty was just known as Prince Nan'an before.

I've only felt respect for the palace when I came here before.

How would I dare to comment?

Now Prince Nan'an is the emperor.

Everything here belongs to His Majesty.

I suddenly got a very familiar feeling with the palace.

The palace is deep and treacherous.

A wall can separate the living from the dead.

Don't forget the days

you've been abandoned and locked up outside the palace.

I definitely won't forget them.

It's all because of Li Weiyoung.

After His Majesty announces the amnesty,

I can openly come back to His Majesty's side.

Do you really plan to let Changru see His Majesty?

After one month, Li Weiyoung's poison will take effect.

And Li Changru reappeared coincidentally.

Isn't she the best scapegoat?

Stay here first.

I'll ask Hong Luo and Tan Xiang

to give you food, clothing, and anything else you need.

Thank you, Changle.

I also want to remind you.

If you want to see His Majesty, you need to endure it for some time.

Let me inform him out first before I make arrangements.

There are many pairs of eyes in the palace.

You can't walk around as you please.

Otherwise, I'll also get into trouble.

I'll listen to whatever you say.

I definitely won't cause you any trouble.

I must see His Majesty.

Hurry. His Majesty is waiting for this ginseng soup.

-Hurry. -Yes.

Where are you going?

Li Changru.

You dare to toy with me?

You almost caused me trouble.

Changle.

I'm begging you.

I really miss His Majesty a lot.

Please let me see him.

Just once.

Have you forgotten what you promised me?

I won't let anyone see me.

I just want to see him from afar.

Just from afar.

No.

This is for your own good, too.

Changle.

If you really want what is best for me, help me.

I'm begging you, Changle.

If you dare to make a fuss unreasonably again,

return to where you came from.

Lock the doors.

Send water and food for her periodically.

Without my permission,

don't let her step out of this door.

Yes.

Changle.

Changle.

Changle.

Changle.

Let me out.

Let me out.

Changle.

Changle.

Let me out.

WEI

TAIJI HALL

I finally have you now.

TAIJI HALL

From now on,

you're my empress.

Bow.

Tuoba Yu!

Tuoba Jun!

You killed the Emperor and usurped his position.

You'll die today!

Kill the rebel!

Protect His Majesty.

-Don't move. -Don't move.

Minde.

You just pretended to be crazy.

From the very start,

you've planned everything.

I really hope all of this...

is not real.

And you're still my uncle.

So you've been lying to me, too.

I won't betray the late Emperor.

And I won't side with you.

Officials.

When the late Emperor died,

he did indeed leave a royal edict.

However,

the royal edict didn't state Tuoba Yu as his successor.

He wanted his successor

to be Prince Gaoyang, Tuoba Jun.

-What? It's Prince Gaoyang? -How can that be?

-How can this happen? -Was the late emperor killed?

The late emperor found out that Tuoba Yu was the reason

for Crown Prince Jingmu's death.

The spy Tuoba Yu assigned to be beside His Majesty, Zong Ai,

was the one who killed the late Emperor.

-Why is that so? -He did it?

-The late emperor was killed? -Prince Nan'an planned everything?

Is this true?

That's right.

Before the late emperor died, he himself told me so.

Why did you lie to us back then?

Because he threatened me with the lives of the Prime Minister's household.

I had no choice

but to succumb temporarily.

But you never thought that,

before the late emperor died,

aside from his verbal command,

he also told me

a secret all Wei's emperors pass on to each other verbally.

I...

I pass on my throne to...

to Prince Gaoyang.

Tuoba Jun.

Also...

Also...

There's a secret passageway in the palace

that leads to the entrance of the city gate.

It's in the great hall.

This secret passageway is used

in case of rebellion.

All emperors

pass this on to each other verbally.

No one else

knows about this.

You must tell Jun.

And precisely because of this,

we were able to turn our defeat to victory.

The dead cannot bear witness.

You're lying in order to let Prince Gaoyang ascend to the throne.

I'm already the empress now. If I'm doing this for my own benefit,

I don't need to take such a big risk.

I...

I just can't lie about the late emperor's royal edict.

I can't help such a cunning person become the emperor.

And I have to let the souls of those who died wrongful deaths rest in peace.

Official Gao.

This is a matter of the royal family's honor.

Please lead the officials to leave us first.

-We'll go ahead. -We'll go ahead.

I'll stand guard outside.

Now everything is already very clear.

I think everyone knows who the real rebel is.

Your duty is to protect the royal city and the royal family,

and not become pawns for rebels who create chaos.

Aren't you going to leave now?

-Yes. -Yes.

Tuoba Yu.

You killed my parents

and my grandfather.

For your own benefit, your hands are stained with your family's blood.

People like you

should fall to ruin.

I don't understand.

How did you two collude?

That's how our relationship is.

It's not as weak as you think.

What about our promises?

Have you forgotten what we've been through?

If you want to, you can remember them forever.

Listen to me.

You'll just end up

having the likes of Rouran as your comrade.

There's a secret passageway outside the city that leads to the great hall.

Wait for Prince Gaoyang to come out of the palace and meet him.

My wedding with Tuoba Yu

is the day you enter the palace and eliminate the rebels.

Trust me.

I won't lie to you.

That day, Weiyoung said she wouldn't lie to me.

I trust her.

We promised we would never leave each other.

Those words that sounded like insults

were actually telling me to find a way to get out of the palace and find Minde.

Mental telepathy, how nice.

Jun.

Don't forget.

The poison you ingested

hasn't been remedied yet.

The antidote is with me.

What happened?

Why is Jun Tao in the palace?

Capture them.

-Yes. -Yes.

Your Highness.

Why is this happening?

Where is the Emperor?

Your Emperor has already been subdued by Prince Gaoyang.

Tuoba Jun?

Hasn't he gone crazy already?

How did you enter the palace?

You would never imagine that there would be a secret passageway in the palace.

Take them away.

Yes.

Let's go.

-Let go of me. -Let's go.

-Your Highness. -Let go of me.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Secret passageway?

Give me the antidote.

If I give the antidote to you,

will you let me go?

Tuoba Yu.

You did great evil.

Of course, you can't escape the law.

But since you're my uncle,

I'll spare your dignity and save you from the embarrassment.

Jun.

I never needed anyone's pity.

I'll die anyway.

Let us

both die together.

Based on my calculation,

the poison in your body

should have taken effect, right?

Having you with me in the next life...

will alleviate my loneliness.

It's not only the two of you.

It's three people.

Great.

I'll let you two lovebirds die together.

Li Changle.

What did you do again?

What should I do?

She also ingested the same poison as you.

Tuoba Jun.

That must be so painful for you, right?

Take her away.

Let's go.

It's the Heavens' will.

The Heavens' will.

Where is the antidote?

Tell me where the antidote is!

Weiyoung!

-Weiyoung. -Weiyoung.

Weiyoung, are you all right?

I'm fine.

Tuoba Yu.

I promise you.

If you give me the antidote, I can spare your life.

Tuoba Yu.

If you want to kill me,

so be it.

But since Tuoba Jun

is your blood relative,

spare him.

I, Li Weiyoung,

never begged anyone

in my entire life.

Before I die,

I'm begging you once.

Please spare Tuoba Jun.

Weiyoung.

Sure.

I'll give you the antidote.

Jun.

Follow me.

Li Minde!

Weiyoung, wait for me.

-Don't move! -I'll be right back.

Weiyoung.

Hang on.

The antidote will be here soon.

Why is there only one pill?

That's right.

There is only one pill.

Between you and Weiyoung,

only one can live.

Tuoba Jun.

I really want to know

how you'll make your choice.

If Weiyoung knew about this,

she will surely give me the antidote.

Me too.

I hope that Weiyoung is the one who lives.

I hope she'll live a better life than me.

Tuoba Yu.

You don't know love at all.

How foolish.

Uncle.

I want to ask you for a favor.

If you've ever loved Weiyoung,

I hope you won't mention a single word later.

The secret passageway.

I must find the secret passageway.

The secret passageway.

The secret passageway.

Your Majesty, wait for me.

Weiyoung.

I got the antidote.

-Have you taken it already? -Yes.

Was the poison counteracted?

Tuoba Jun.

I was kidding.

This isn't a miracle pill.

How can it instantly heal you?

But I feel so much better now.

Here, take it too.

All is well now.

We've finally pulled through.

Don't keep holding her. Let go.

Weiyoung, let's go.

Why is your hand so cold?

Tuoba Jun.

Tuoba Jun.

Subtitle translation by Coleen Chua