Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:01:50,844 --> 00:01:52,679
I never thought in the end,
2
00:01:52,846 --> 00:01:55,382
you'd die for me.
3
00:01:57,918 --> 00:01:59,886
I wish to plead Brother Mu's case.
4
00:02:00,087 --> 00:02:01,488
I hope
5
00:02:01,722 --> 00:02:04,691
on account that he saved your life,
6
00:02:04,858 --> 00:02:06,793
please remit the conviction on
him and his family.
7
00:02:07,527 --> 00:02:12,366
I'll allow it and Li Mu deserved it.
8
00:02:12,399 --> 00:02:15,702
Did you hear that, Brother Mu?
9
00:02:16,403 --> 00:02:18,372
His Majesty agreed.
10
00:02:21,908 --> 00:02:24,745
You suggested an inspection on the camp
11
00:02:24,878 --> 00:02:26,680
so that I'll see the casualties.
12
00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:28,782
I believe this is part of a plan?
13
00:02:28,949 --> 00:02:29,950
I'm not stupid,
14
00:02:30,083 --> 00:02:33,153
I don't need you to remonstrate
me in such a roundabout way.
15
00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,390
Your Majesty, you're good for your word.
16
00:02:36,657 --> 00:02:39,526
Remember you promised me
17
00:02:39,693 --> 00:02:42,429
you'll grant me anything I ask for?
18
00:02:43,397 --> 00:02:48,201
Can I count on your word?
19
00:02:48,235 --> 00:02:49,670
I said that?
20
00:02:55,742 --> 00:02:56,777
Of course!
21
00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:01,682
On behalf of the dead,
22
00:03:01,882 --> 00:03:04,051
and all the wounded survivors,
23
00:03:04,685 --> 00:03:08,321
I urge you to return to Chang'an.
24
00:03:08,355 --> 00:03:12,292
That's all you ask of me?
25
00:03:13,126 --> 00:03:16,463
That's it, nothing else.
26
00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:22,536
I've been to war all my life.
27
00:03:24,905 --> 00:03:30,544
This final battle will make me
a laughing stock.
28
00:03:37,584 --> 00:03:39,586
But Wei Zheng once said,
29
00:03:39,786 --> 00:03:44,558
life is boring if there are no regrets.
30
00:03:44,725 --> 00:03:48,428
Let me have my fun.
31
00:03:51,998 --> 00:03:54,501
You unlatched my determination,
32
00:03:57,704 --> 00:03:58,805
Ke,
33
00:03:59,606 --> 00:04:01,241
tell the prisoners
34
00:04:01,441 --> 00:04:04,377
they can go home if they want to.
35
00:04:04,611 --> 00:04:08,648
Tomorrow morning, we'll return to Chang'an.
36
00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:10,617
Aye!
37
00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:19,292
By order of His Majesty, we shall return
to Chang'an tomorrow morning.
38
00:04:19,526 --> 00:04:27,000
Great!
39
00:05:21,788 --> 00:05:23,190
We'll take our leave now.
40
00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:58,758
Father is coming back today,
41
00:05:58,959 --> 00:06:01,761
instead of greeting him at Chengtian Gate,
42
00:06:01,962 --> 00:06:03,830
you chose to sulk and sigh in here.
43
00:06:04,664 --> 00:06:07,901
You must be worried Father will
check on you,
44
00:06:08,101 --> 00:06:10,103
you unfilial son!
45
00:06:10,237 --> 00:06:11,805
I sigh
46
00:06:12,005 --> 00:06:17,210
because when Father left years ago today,
47
00:06:17,410 --> 00:06:20,947
he brought a coffin with him.
48
00:06:21,114 --> 00:06:22,983
Now that he can come home safely,
49
00:06:23,149 --> 00:06:24,718
I'm very happy about it.
50
00:06:25,418 --> 00:06:26,419
Gaoyang,
51
00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,121
help me take a look at these
52
00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:30,056
paintings of Liangdi Xiao.
53
00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:32,592
What do you think? Any improvements?
54
00:06:35,028 --> 00:06:38,164
Since you took over running the state,
you never stopped painting.
55
00:06:38,331 --> 00:06:41,134
Now you can look at someone
56
00:06:41,268 --> 00:06:43,136
and paint them the way you see them.
57
00:06:43,336 --> 00:06:46,940
You're far from perfecting the technique
58
00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:51,278
but at least you have a unique style.
59
00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:55,649
You seem to be
60
00:06:55,849 --> 00:06:58,485
quite fond of the one in the painting.
61
00:06:59,452 --> 00:07:00,387
Right?
62
00:07:00,820 --> 00:07:05,191
I do favor Liangdi Xiao.
63
00:07:05,892 --> 00:07:07,827
I just said "the one in the painting"
64
00:07:08,028 --> 00:07:10,163
I didn't say it's her.
65
00:07:10,597 --> 00:07:13,533
Gaoyang, what you just said is rather odd.
66
00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:17,604
The features are obviously hers,
67
00:07:17,804 --> 00:07:19,906
who else can it be?
68
00:07:29,049 --> 00:07:30,216
This painting is
69
00:07:30,350 --> 00:07:32,953
Liangdi Xiao doing Prince Lanling in Battle.
70
00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:35,989
I distinctly remember,
though she's a good dancer,
71
00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:39,159
she's only good with soft dances
like the Green Waist and Rainbow Skirt.
72
00:07:39,392 --> 00:07:43,730
A vigorous war dance
is not something she can manage.
73
00:07:44,531 --> 00:07:46,399
When I first saw these paintings
74
00:07:46,566 --> 00:07:48,868
I found something odd about them.
75
00:07:49,069 --> 00:07:52,605
I get the impression they're not
the same person.
76
00:07:53,540 --> 00:07:54,841
Then I gradually realised
77
00:07:55,008 --> 00:07:56,977
each one of Liangdi Xiao
78
00:07:57,143 --> 00:08:00,013
has something different from the others.
79
00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,882
Sometimes the eyes, sometimes the hair.
80
00:08:03,016 --> 00:08:06,119
I think if you take these different pieces
81
00:08:06,219 --> 00:08:08,355
and put them together in a composite.
82
00:08:08,555 --> 00:08:10,957
It'll yield a painting of someone
totally different.
83
00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:14,127
Legend has it, the expert on
Prince Lanling in Battle
84
00:08:14,327 --> 00:08:14,928
is Cairen Wu...
85
00:08:15,095 --> 00:08:16,429
That's enough!
86
00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:19,933
Pardon my impertinence.
87
00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:20,934
You lunatic!
88
00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:23,236
You caught onto the secret!
89
00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,010
You're my kindred spirit. Get up!
90
00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:35,215
You know I won't punish you.
91
00:08:35,382 --> 00:08:36,916
Quit your act!
92
00:08:37,684 --> 00:08:40,253
You know me and I know you.
93
00:08:40,420 --> 00:08:43,023
We're connected.
Connected?
94
00:08:45,825 --> 00:08:48,828
Nobody knows about this.
95
00:08:49,629 --> 00:08:52,032
My lips are sealed.
96
00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:58,238
Other people don't have the good fortune
of discussing poetry and painting with you.
97
00:08:58,405 --> 00:09:00,340
They won't notice.
98
00:09:00,540 --> 00:09:01,708
That's good!
99
00:09:02,142 --> 00:09:05,879
Father will be back soon,
you should tone down
100
00:09:06,012 --> 00:09:07,947
and stop seeing Bianji.
101
00:09:10,817 --> 00:09:14,087
Bianji and I love each other.
102
00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,790
Who cares about trivial formalities?
103
00:09:16,956 --> 00:09:18,825
I'm not worried even if you are.
104
00:09:18,992 --> 00:09:22,695
If you want him to live longer,
105
00:09:22,829 --> 00:09:24,431
stay away from him.
106
00:09:27,367 --> 00:09:30,804
I'll miss him if I don't see him.
107
00:09:32,138 --> 00:09:36,609
Are you in love with Cairen Wu?
108
00:09:38,044 --> 00:09:39,712
Why do you ask?
109
00:09:40,947 --> 00:09:42,415
If you do,
110
00:09:42,615 --> 00:09:45,819
when she disappeared the night before
Father left for the expedition,
111
00:09:46,019 --> 00:09:49,322
why didn't you look for her?
112
00:09:51,324 --> 00:09:53,460
She wasn't really disappearing.
113
00:09:53,593 --> 00:09:58,832
Father did issue an edict to banish her
from the Palace for insubordination.
114
00:10:00,867 --> 00:10:05,905
Don't you think the charges
115
00:10:06,005 --> 00:10:08,508
were ambiguous and far-fetched?
116
00:10:10,210 --> 00:10:15,215
I heard she tried to kill herself
over a rebel called Li Mu.
117
00:10:15,381 --> 00:10:17,550
No! She would never do that!
118
00:10:19,719 --> 00:10:22,322
Your Highness, Chancellor Zhangsun
wishes to see you.
119
00:10:22,722 --> 00:10:24,324
Send him in!
Aye!
120
00:10:27,694 --> 00:10:33,666
He must have come to see you
over a state matter, I'd better go.
121
00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,369
There's actually someone you're afraid of?
122
00:10:36,536 --> 00:10:38,037
That would be a first!
123
00:10:38,605 --> 00:10:39,572
Run along!
124
00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:42,308
Hey...
125
00:10:43,743 --> 00:10:46,412
It's best not to let him see these paintings
126
00:10:49,682 --> 00:10:50,350
Anyone?
127
00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:05,965
Are you hurt, Your Highness?
128
00:11:06,065 --> 00:11:09,369
I sprained my leg. Give me a massage.
129
00:11:09,402 --> 00:11:10,670
Your Highness!
130
00:11:18,311 --> 00:11:22,482
Chancellor!
Are you alright?
131
00:11:23,149 --> 00:11:25,084
Thank you for your concern.
132
00:11:30,223 --> 00:11:31,291
Your Highness!
133
00:11:33,493 --> 00:11:35,662
It hurts...
134
00:11:36,763 --> 00:11:38,998
I did my best to stall him!
135
00:11:39,199 --> 00:11:41,668
I hope you've put away the paintings in time
136
00:11:42,302 --> 00:11:43,203
Let's go!
137
00:11:45,738 --> 00:11:46,806
Hurry!
138
00:11:48,241 --> 00:11:49,442
Hurry!
139
00:11:53,413 --> 00:11:54,714
Be careful!
140
00:11:59,619 --> 00:12:00,386
Uncle!
141
00:12:02,522 --> 00:12:04,090
Run along! Aye!
142
00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:08,127
What brings you to the Eastern Palace,
Uncle?
143
00:12:08,161 --> 00:12:12,398
His Majesty will be back today.
144
00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:20,073
Don't worry, Uncle!
145
00:12:20,206 --> 00:12:23,109
I've made the arrangements to greet him.
146
00:12:24,010 --> 00:12:28,147
That's one thing, but more importantly,
147
00:12:28,348 --> 00:12:30,650
His Majesty sent an order,
148
00:12:30,883 --> 00:12:36,022
he wanted you to stand beside him
at the morning assembly tomorrow.
149
00:12:36,089 --> 00:12:40,326
He'll ask you to comment on
any decisions that have to be made.
150
00:12:40,827 --> 00:12:45,732
His Majesty wanted to see
151
00:12:45,898 --> 00:12:49,936
if you've made any progress in
running the state.
152
00:12:50,803 --> 00:12:52,905
Don't worry, Uncle!
153
00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:57,110
I'll try my best not to let him down.
154
00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:08,655
You have done well in Court,
but you need more training.
155
00:13:09,322 --> 00:13:11,457
Allow me to be bold,
156
00:13:11,658 --> 00:13:18,164
as the Crown Prince,
you tend to be too soft and kind.
157
00:13:18,264 --> 00:13:24,404
These qualities are considered
virtues for most people,
158
00:13:24,537 --> 00:13:27,507
but not suitable for an Emperor.
159
00:13:28,274 --> 00:13:34,414
If His Majesty were as benevolent
back then as you are now,
160
00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:38,918
whether he could have seized power
at the Xuanwu Gate incident
161
00:13:39,085 --> 00:13:41,421
is still hard to say.
162
00:13:42,288 --> 00:13:49,529
How to behave like an Emperor
in running state affairs
163
00:13:49,696 --> 00:13:54,133
is something you must figure out yourself.
164
00:13:55,101 --> 00:13:56,736
You're quite right!
165
00:13:56,903 --> 00:13:59,572
I'll try to do better.
166
00:14:00,940 --> 00:14:04,744
Good! I'm glad to hear that!
167
00:14:05,378 --> 00:14:10,516
I'll take my leave now, Your Highness!
168
00:14:40,913 --> 00:14:44,984
Whether your son is a wolf or a sheep,
you have to worry.
169
00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:49,956
Sis Wu, being the Crown Prince
170
00:14:50,089 --> 00:14:54,560
is completely different from
what I have expected.
171
00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,547
Something on your mind, Father?
172
00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:24,023
Today at the Eastern Palace, I purposely
mentioned Xuanwu Gate to the Crown Prince,
173
00:15:24,056 --> 00:15:33,699
because I wanted to remind him
he should rule with benevolence.
174
00:15:33,833 --> 00:15:39,205
But he didn't have an original view
on the matter.
175
00:15:39,338 --> 00:15:42,475
He just nodded in agreement?
176
00:15:44,177 --> 00:15:48,347
I'm a bit disappointed in this nephew.
177
00:15:48,548 --> 00:15:51,150
Father, the Crown Prince is still young.
178
00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:55,588
He was never considered a candidate
as the heir apparent,
179
00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:57,223
and was never trained as such.
180
00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:59,659
Within just a few years, to expect him
181
00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:03,362
to behave like the Crown Prince
is a bit too much to ask.
182
00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:06,599
You must give him more time.
183
00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:09,902
Perhaps you're right.
184
00:16:11,838 --> 00:16:14,974
Chong, do you remember
185
00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:19,312
his favourite concubine Liangdi Xiao?
186
00:16:20,112 --> 00:16:21,948
Liangdi Xiao?
187
00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:27,353
She's from a land owning clan in
Lanling of the Southern Dynasty;
188
00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,255
a descendent of the Liang's of Qi.
189
00:16:29,455 --> 00:16:34,727
But her clan has no clout in Court,
190
00:16:34,861 --> 00:16:38,197
and Liangdi Xiao is not a
particularly calculating person.
191
00:16:38,698 --> 00:16:40,766
And she's a good dancer.
192
00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:43,603
That's right, she's a good dancer,
193
00:16:43,769 --> 00:16:46,739
but she can't do Prince Lanling in Battle.
194
00:16:49,075 --> 00:16:52,345
Why are you paying her attention
all of a sudden?
195
00:16:52,979 --> 00:16:57,583
Nothing...I've just
been reminded of someone.
196
00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:01,187
But she's not in the Palace anymore,
197
00:17:01,354 --> 00:17:04,190
I should not worry too much.
198
00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:16,836
Isn't that Rui Gong-Gong?
199
00:17:18,838 --> 00:17:22,441
Rui Gong-Gong, you're still cleaning
Cairen Wu's chamber?
200
00:17:23,109 --> 00:17:25,344
Cairen Wu likes her chamber clean.
201
00:17:25,444 --> 00:17:27,580
If she comes back to a dusty chamber,
202
00:17:27,747 --> 00:17:29,115
that wouldn't be very nice.
203
00:17:29,849 --> 00:17:33,252
You've been saying that for quite some time.
204
00:17:33,419 --> 00:17:36,222
When is your Cairen Wu coming back?
205
00:17:38,791 --> 00:17:40,326
Soon...
206
00:17:40,426 --> 00:17:41,527
Are you blind?
207
00:17:42,228 --> 00:17:44,830
Forget it! You provoked him first.
208
00:17:45,364 --> 00:17:47,567
Listen to me, you're a lunatic!
209
00:17:47,767 --> 00:17:50,069
Even if you wait till you turn to ashes,
210
00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:52,705
your precious Cairen is never coming back!
211
00:17:52,772 --> 00:17:53,940
Let's go!
212
00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:13,586
How interesting!
Right!
213
00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:17,490
We'll go again!
We should.
214
00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:19,692
Look!
215
00:19:19,892 --> 00:19:21,560
It's that fool Rui'an!
216
00:19:22,094 --> 00:19:24,897
Brother Liu, why do you call him a fool?
217
00:19:26,399 --> 00:19:27,400
Don't you know?
218
00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:29,735
Rather than trying to please
the Able Consort who's on the rise,
219
00:19:30,136 --> 00:19:32,004
he chose to remain loyal to a Cairen
220
00:19:32,204 --> 00:19:34,206
who was banished from the Palace
a few years ago and is probably dead by now.
221
00:19:34,373 --> 00:19:36,409
Is he a fool or what?
Don't say that...
222
00:19:36,575 --> 00:19:38,678
He's also a dedicated fool.
Really?
223
00:19:38,778 --> 00:19:40,446
All the Palace maids think
224
00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:43,949
meeting someone like him is very lucky.
225
00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:45,751
You're exaggerating!
Absolutely!
226
00:19:45,951 --> 00:19:47,620
Let's go take a look!
Come on!
227
00:19:52,958 --> 00:19:55,594
Rui Gong-Gong!
Rui Gong-Gong!
228
00:19:56,562 --> 00:19:58,531
Did you come to see Wenniang?
229
00:19:59,398 --> 00:20:02,501
Rui Gong-Gong, this courtyard
230
00:20:03,102 --> 00:20:05,571
is our responsibility.
231
00:20:06,572 --> 00:20:11,711
You should offer us something,
to show us some courtesy.
232
00:20:11,911 --> 00:20:15,715
You can't come and go as you please.
233
00:20:15,748 --> 00:20:16,649
Exactly!
234
00:20:16,782 --> 00:20:18,484
That's against our rules!
235
00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:22,722
Look!
236
00:20:24,356 --> 00:20:26,358
Mandarin ducks?
237
00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:28,561
How lovely!
Give it back!
238
00:20:28,894 --> 00:20:32,565
You really can't tell
Wenniang really knew how to have fun.
239
00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:33,766
Right! But...
240
00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:35,334
Give it back!
241
00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:43,142
How dare you!
242
00:20:57,957 --> 00:21:00,392
Which gown would you like, Milady?
243
00:21:04,163 --> 00:21:09,502
I'll wear
the rose ruqun made of cloud brocade.
244
00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:12,104
Milady, today is a big day.
245
00:21:12,304 --> 00:21:14,006
His Majesty is coming back to Chang'an.
246
00:21:14,206 --> 00:21:19,278
The ruqun is nice,
but that style is several years old.
247
00:21:20,713 --> 00:21:22,081
You don't understand.
248
00:21:22,314 --> 00:21:24,550
Precisely because I'm greeting His Majesty
249
00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:26,652
I must wear that outfit.
250
00:21:28,921 --> 00:21:30,589
You may go!
Aye!
251
00:21:46,238 --> 00:21:48,407
Greetings, Your Highness!
252
00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:10,930
Time flies and it has been so long...
253
00:22:11,764 --> 00:22:15,100
His Majesty went on an expedition today
a few years ago.
254
00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:20,172
That was the same day Meiniang disappeared.
255
00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:27,646
Without His Majesty, I felt scared,
256
00:22:28,214 --> 00:22:30,916
but without Meiniang in the Palace,
257
00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:38,090
I quite enjoy
that long lost tranquility and freedom.
258
00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:45,564
The war is finally over.
259
00:22:46,932 --> 00:22:48,801
Am I right, Wenniang?
260
00:22:49,935 --> 00:22:56,542
Today, the pain I have experienced
will finally end.
261
00:22:58,677 --> 00:23:00,379
Today,
262
00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:05,885
my only dissatisfaction will be rectified.
263
00:23:08,454 --> 00:23:10,789
Today,
264
00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:14,960
Wenniang,
265
00:23:16,328 --> 00:23:22,534
your death will finally be meaningful.
266
00:23:22,935 --> 00:23:24,937
Because His Majesty...
267
00:23:27,806 --> 00:23:30,476
His Majesty will be back.
268
00:23:36,215 --> 00:23:37,116
Milady,
269
00:23:37,316 --> 00:23:40,219
His Majesty is only 20 miles
outside Chang'an.
270
00:23:53,365 --> 00:23:54,566
Stop!
271
00:23:56,502 --> 00:23:58,671
Who are you? Where is your pass?
272
00:24:00,606 --> 00:24:03,342
Don't you recognise me?
273
00:24:04,643 --> 00:24:06,845
Wang Gong-Gong! You must be kidding.
274
00:24:06,979 --> 00:24:08,981
Everyone in the Palace knows you.
275
00:24:10,849 --> 00:24:11,884
Please!
276
00:24:12,918 --> 00:24:14,053
Open the gates!
277
00:24:29,535 --> 00:24:30,703
(Ganlu Hall)
278
00:24:34,106 --> 00:24:37,076
I've reread this medical journal
279
00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:38,944
and added 3 more herbs
280
00:24:39,111 --> 00:24:40,713
but there are no signs of improvement.
281
00:24:40,779 --> 00:24:43,015
His Highness the Crown Prince!
282
00:24:45,484 --> 00:24:47,152
Your Highness!
Your Highness!
283
00:24:48,754 --> 00:24:49,655
Father!
284
00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:55,127
Father, I'm here to see you!
285
00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:00,399
How is he?
286
00:25:00,566 --> 00:25:04,937
His Majesty is still in a coma,
Your Highness!
287
00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:06,238
Coma?
288
00:25:13,145 --> 00:25:16,548
Just now at the triumph ceremony,
289
00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:18,183
Father was doing just fine.
290
00:25:18,384 --> 00:25:20,753
How can he be in a coma?
291
00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:23,022
Your Highness...
292
00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:24,790
Your Highness,
293
00:25:25,024 --> 00:25:28,227
His Majesty was shot by a poisonous arrow,
294
00:25:28,460 --> 00:25:31,230
the poison entered his system.
295
00:25:32,064 --> 00:25:35,067
The trip back to Chang'an has also
worn him out.
296
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,370
That's why he's suffering from a carbuncle.
297
00:25:38,404 --> 00:25:41,573
Shot by an arrow?
298
00:25:42,841 --> 00:25:43,942
On this expedition,
299
00:25:44,076 --> 00:25:47,212
Li Ji, Li Daozong, Xie Rengui and Ke
300
00:25:47,413 --> 00:25:49,948
and other frontline generals
all came away untouched.
301
00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:53,052
Why did Father sustain such an injury?
302
00:25:53,752 --> 00:25:56,722
Tell me, Wang Gong-Gong!
303
00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:59,758
You were supposed to look after him.
304
00:26:00,526 --> 00:26:02,795
I beg your pardon!
I beg your pardon!
305
00:26:03,762 --> 00:26:06,165
I'm very sorry, Your Highness!
306
00:26:06,398 --> 00:26:09,201
Please punish me.
307
00:26:11,203 --> 00:26:12,604
Your Highness,
308
00:26:14,373 --> 00:26:17,609
His Majesty is in a coma and needs rest.
309
00:26:17,776 --> 00:26:19,244
The way you accuse them
310
00:26:19,445 --> 00:26:22,181
will only scare the Imperial doctors
311
00:26:23,816 --> 00:26:26,919
and won't do His Majesty any good.
312
00:26:29,121 --> 00:26:31,123
Father is in a coma
313
00:26:31,223 --> 00:26:33,559
and I'm worried sick.
314
00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:36,695
Fine! You may go!
315
00:26:37,396 --> 00:26:39,264
Thank you, Your Highness!
316
00:26:43,469 --> 00:26:49,041
Why didn't anyone advise Father
to skip the long and boring ceremony?
317
00:26:49,074 --> 00:26:54,346
There was no mentioning
of his injury in any of the documents.
318
00:26:54,546 --> 00:26:57,382
Wang Gong-Gong, why didn't you tell me?
319
00:26:57,549 --> 00:26:58,851
Why did you hide it from me?
320
00:26:58,951 --> 00:27:00,119
Your Highness,
321
00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:08,193
His Majesty was shot by the enemy's
poisoned arrow on a scouting mission.
322
00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:11,730
Military intelligence must be
kept confidential
323
00:27:11,830 --> 00:27:14,666
and there must be no leaks.
324
00:27:14,833 --> 00:27:17,569
Or else we wouldn't have had
that battle at the Heli Mountain.
325
00:27:17,669 --> 00:27:24,943
Everyone in the knowing was
sworn to secrecy by His Majesty till today.
326
00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:37,122
His Majesty would rather sit through
the ceremony than nurse his wound,
327
00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:41,560
so that he can prove to everyone
he's in perfect health
328
00:27:41,927 --> 00:27:47,065
in order to keep
the treacherous crowd in line.
329
00:27:48,834 --> 00:27:50,402
Exactly!
330
00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:58,043
I must have picked the right person
to run the harem for me.
331
00:27:59,978 --> 00:28:02,281
His Majesty is awake!
Your Majesty...
332
00:28:02,314 --> 00:28:03,415
Father!
333
00:28:07,653 --> 00:28:11,423
The ceremony was way too long.
334
00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:14,927
I was not feeling well half way through it.
335
00:28:15,127 --> 00:28:19,898
I passed out as soon as I reached my chamber
336
00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:24,169
Zhinu, what time is it?
337
00:28:24,570 --> 00:28:27,439
It's 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
338
00:28:27,606 --> 00:28:28,707
It'll be dark soon.
339
00:28:32,411 --> 00:28:36,315
Come to the Imperial Study tonight.
340
00:28:36,682 --> 00:28:39,785
I want to see the memorials
you have gone over.
341
00:28:41,153 --> 00:28:42,854
Your Majesty, you just woke up.
342
00:28:43,021 --> 00:28:44,790
Don't overexert yourself.
343
00:28:45,057 --> 00:28:46,925
Or you won't get well.
344
00:28:47,459 --> 00:28:49,561
Why don't you get some rest tonight?
345
00:28:50,028 --> 00:28:54,032
Father, we can go through the memorials
anytime you like.
346
00:28:54,199 --> 00:28:55,267
The doctor said
347
00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:58,170
it's best you set aside everything
348
00:28:58,337 --> 00:28:59,538
and focus on getting well.
349
00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:02,074
That's right, Sire!
What is this?
350
00:29:03,475 --> 00:29:07,379
I get sick and nobody listens to me anymore?
351
00:29:09,781 --> 00:29:14,152
Don't worry! I'm fine! It's decided!
352
00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:17,589
Zhinu, you may go!
353
00:29:17,923 --> 00:29:20,359
You too, Wang De!
354
00:29:20,392 --> 00:29:24,763
Yes, Your Majesty!
Goodbye, Father!
355
00:29:31,536 --> 00:29:34,573
Help me up...
356
00:29:42,714 --> 00:29:45,984
Your Majesty, when you set out
on the expedition,
357
00:29:46,184 --> 00:29:49,755
you were hale and hearty.
358
00:29:50,255 --> 00:29:53,592
But you became a different person
when you came back.
359
00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:59,798
You have greying temples
and you look haggard.
360
00:30:00,732 --> 00:30:04,269
It breaks my heart to see you like this.
361
00:30:05,570 --> 00:30:09,908
It's alright. Give me a month.
362
00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:13,712
I'll be good as new.
363
00:30:14,946 --> 00:30:16,581
When I came back to Chang'an,
364
00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:22,721
the moment I stepped inside the Palace gates
I found everything so orderly,
365
00:30:23,522 --> 00:30:26,792
and even better than before I left.
366
00:30:27,025 --> 00:30:28,960
To achieve this,
367
00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:37,135
you must have worked harder
than anyone have expected.
368
00:30:37,369 --> 00:30:39,104
To hear you say this,
369
00:30:39,371 --> 00:30:43,041
even if I had to work hard for another
10 or 20 years,
370
00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:44,943
it's well worth it.
371
00:30:51,183 --> 00:30:52,951
Your rugun
372
00:30:53,118 --> 00:30:56,254
is the one you wore at the Glass Banquet?
373
00:30:57,556 --> 00:30:59,191
You do remember!
374
00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:05,464
I can forget a state matter,
375
00:31:05,731 --> 00:31:08,200
but what you wore, my dear,
376
00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:10,135
I would never forget.
377
00:31:13,271 --> 00:31:16,875
Because that time Meiniang took your place
378
00:31:17,008 --> 00:31:20,145
and beat the chess player from Japan.
379
00:31:22,514 --> 00:31:26,585
That's right! All thanks to Meiniang.
380
00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:32,824
What a shame she's not in the Palace anymore
381
00:31:38,430 --> 00:31:40,932
I'm going to the Imperial Study tonight.
382
00:31:41,833 --> 00:31:44,035
I must get some rest now.
383
00:31:47,439 --> 00:31:48,940
You may go.
384
00:31:49,941 --> 00:31:54,012
Don't forget to come to Ganlu Hall tonight.
385
00:31:54,913 --> 00:32:01,119
Aye! But I don't want to leave now.
386
00:32:01,787 --> 00:32:05,657
Let me watch you fall asleep first.
387
00:32:06,057 --> 00:32:06,992
Very well.
388
00:32:49,334 --> 00:32:50,936
No matter what happens,
389
00:32:51,136 --> 00:32:55,507
I'm finally the only one here
with His Majesty.
390
00:33:56,902 --> 00:33:58,336
Rui'an!
391
00:34:01,306 --> 00:34:02,340
Sis!
392
00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:09,347
Sis!
393
00:34:10,649 --> 00:34:13,385
What happened to your face?
394
00:34:14,085 --> 00:34:17,289
Who beat you up?
No one.
395
00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:24,930
Did people bully you after I left?
396
00:34:25,997 --> 00:34:26,998
No!
397
00:34:29,401 --> 00:34:32,203
After you left,
398
00:34:32,404 --> 00:34:34,472
I had a feeling you'd be back.
399
00:34:36,274 --> 00:34:38,810
I just knew it.
400
00:34:40,679 --> 00:34:44,382
Don't cry! Here I am.
401
00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:01,733
Rui'an, these last few years,
402
00:35:01,933 --> 00:35:04,302
you must have suffered a great deal.
403
00:35:04,703 --> 00:35:06,605
And you took such trouble
404
00:35:06,805 --> 00:35:08,974
to keep my chamber spotless and clean.
405
00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:12,611
Thank you for the trouble!
406
00:35:14,346 --> 00:35:18,350
As long as you're back,
any trouble is worth it.
407
00:35:19,184 --> 00:35:21,753
These last few years...
408
00:35:24,589 --> 00:35:28,393
You want to know where I was?
409
00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:29,828
Sis...
410
00:35:31,363 --> 00:35:33,031
I can sense that
411
00:35:33,198 --> 00:35:36,701
whatever you've been through
must be confidential.
412
00:35:36,935 --> 00:35:40,472
If I found out,
it might not do you any good.
413
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:43,975
You'd better not tell me.
414
00:35:44,342 --> 00:35:48,480
For safety's sake,
you shouldn't tell anyone either.
415
00:35:49,648 --> 00:35:52,884
Not even people who seem trustworthy.
416
00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:55,420
Rui'an,
417
00:35:55,453 --> 00:35:57,188
I haven't seen you for so long.
418
00:35:57,288 --> 00:35:59,891
Have you been thinking too much?
419
00:36:01,793 --> 00:36:05,163
By the way, you still haven't told me
who did this to you.
420
00:36:07,365 --> 00:36:11,569
The Palace is full of bullies
and those who kick you while you're down.
421
00:36:12,003 --> 00:36:14,372
I've been involved in fights like this
all the time.
422
00:36:14,572 --> 00:36:16,241
This is nothing.
423
00:36:16,775 --> 00:36:21,212
If people bully you,
why didn't you go to Sis Xu?
424
00:36:22,781 --> 00:36:25,383
She's now the Able Consort.
425
00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:30,622
If she said something,
nobody would dare touch you.
426
00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:32,724
Why didn't you go to her?
427
00:36:34,793 --> 00:36:38,229
People change.
428
00:36:39,130 --> 00:36:43,735
The Able Consort you see today
is not the same Sis Xu I used to know.
429
00:36:43,802 --> 00:36:48,440
Since she went from a Jieyu to a Consort,
430
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,742
everyone was so relieved.
431
00:36:51,576 --> 00:36:55,380
Who would have guessed the way
she runs the harem
432
00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:58,183
was far more atrocious and harsher
than Consort Wei.
433
00:36:58,383 --> 00:36:59,751
In the first 3 months,
434
00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:03,188
4 or 5 eunuchs and maids were caned to death
435
00:37:07,092 --> 00:37:09,427
Harsh and atrocious?
Aye!
436
00:37:10,829 --> 00:37:12,197
That's not possible!
437
00:37:13,665 --> 00:37:16,234
When Xiao Qiang wanted to kill us,
438
00:37:16,401 --> 00:37:18,169
Sis Xu saved my life.
439
00:37:18,303 --> 00:37:23,041
Because of that, she has become sickly.
440
00:37:23,208 --> 00:37:24,542
You knew about that.
441
00:37:24,776 --> 00:37:26,578
How can someone like that
442
00:37:28,213 --> 00:37:30,949
be harsh and atrocious?
443
00:37:31,049 --> 00:37:33,752
Since you came back, haven't you noticed
444
00:37:33,852 --> 00:37:37,122
the Palace is more orderly than before?
445
00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:40,792
You won't see anyone slacking off anymore.
446
00:37:40,859 --> 00:37:43,027
Everyone seems to be in a hurry.
447
00:37:43,194 --> 00:37:44,629
They always scurry along.
448
00:37:44,829 --> 00:37:48,199
Because someone dozed off
while they were on duty
449
00:37:48,399 --> 00:37:51,569
and lost their lives over it.
450
00:37:54,472 --> 00:37:56,775
Everyone is jumpy and scared.
451
00:37:57,142 --> 00:37:59,577
The eunuchs and maids are not
the only ones who suffered.
452
00:37:59,744 --> 00:38:01,479
Even the Imperial wives with titles
453
00:38:01,646 --> 00:38:03,348
are having a hard time.
454
00:38:04,749 --> 00:38:07,886
Remember Meiren Chen and Cairen Feng?
455
00:38:07,952 --> 00:38:11,322
They were good friends with Jieyu Xiao.
456
00:38:13,091 --> 00:38:15,393
They were disrespectful towards Consort Xu
457
00:38:15,894 --> 00:38:17,695
and not long after that,
458
00:38:17,829 --> 00:38:20,665
they hung themselves on the same night.
459
00:38:22,734 --> 00:38:24,369
Nobody knew why.
460
00:38:25,403 --> 00:38:29,007
And... Don't say it!
461
00:38:31,109 --> 00:38:32,310
Sis...
462
00:38:32,443 --> 00:38:36,147
Consort Xu started out gentle and kind.
463
00:38:36,347 --> 00:38:41,019
But now her harshness and atrocity
is quite unlike that of Consort Wei.
464
00:38:41,753 --> 00:38:43,254
She doesn't victimise anyone
with her evildoing.
465
00:38:43,388 --> 00:38:44,622
She only punishes people
who have made mistakes.
466
00:38:44,823 --> 00:38:46,257
What I don't understand is that
467
00:38:46,457 --> 00:38:50,628
why she'd choose such extreme measures
in the way she runs things.
468
00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:54,032
I'm a bit scared of her now.
469
00:38:56,968 --> 00:39:00,171
Good...
470
00:39:01,372 --> 00:39:02,941
In running the state,
471
00:39:03,141 --> 00:39:05,009
you have shown great improvements.
472
00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:18,756
In tackling certain issues, though,
473
00:39:19,390 --> 00:39:22,293
you're kind but not tough enough.
474
00:39:22,527 --> 00:39:26,931
It's human nature to bully the good
and fear the evil.
475
00:39:27,532 --> 00:39:33,338
Sometimes you must be harsh
to make things easier.
476
00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:36,741
I will make amends.
477
00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:41,846
Never raise taxes or disrupt
the farming season.
478
00:39:41,980 --> 00:39:44,983
Then we're already half way to stability.
479
00:39:47,952 --> 00:39:49,220
Congratulations, Milady!
480
00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:52,190
You're the first one His Majesty summoned.
481
00:39:52,357 --> 00:39:54,692
You're worthy of being the head consort.
482
00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,162
Who cares about being first or second?
483
00:39:58,196 --> 00:40:00,698
Don't let anyone hear you or
you'll be the laughing stock.
484
00:40:37,702 --> 00:40:39,537
Your Majesty?
485
00:40:41,739 --> 00:40:46,377
Your Majesty...
486
00:40:52,350 --> 00:40:54,018
Sis Xu!
487
00:40:58,323 --> 00:40:59,724
Sis Xu!
488
00:41:01,926 --> 00:41:04,762
It's me, I'm back!
489
00:41:05,997 --> 00:41:07,298
Meiniang?
490
00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:10,401
Why you?
491
00:41:11,569 --> 00:41:14,172
Sis Xu...
492
00:41:15,106 --> 00:41:19,344
Where have you been?
493
00:41:19,911 --> 00:41:22,547
Since I left the Palace,
494
00:41:22,714 --> 00:41:25,016
I went to the battlefield in
the northern boundary
495
00:41:25,183 --> 00:41:27,085
where I found His Majesty.
496
00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:42,900
So you came back with him?
497
00:41:42,967 --> 00:41:46,337
Yes, I came back with him.
498
00:41:50,842 --> 00:41:55,780
Don't cry, silly!
499
00:41:58,383 --> 00:42:02,620
We should be happy we're reunited.
500
00:42:02,653 --> 00:42:04,722
Why are you crying?
501
00:42:06,557 --> 00:42:08,459
I really missed youl!35877
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.
Afrikaans
Akan
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bemba
Bengali
Bihari
Bosnian
Breton
Bulgarian
Cambodian
Catalan
Cebuano
Cherokee
Chichewa
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Esperanto
Estonian
Faroese
Finnish
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Guarani
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hawaiian
Hebrew
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Kazakh
Kinyarwanda
Kirundi
Kongo
Korean
Krio (Sierra Leone)
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Laothian
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luganda
Luo
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Maltese
Maori
Mauritian Creole
Moldavian
Mongolian
Myanmar (Burmese)
Montenegrin
Nepali
Norwegian
Pashto
Persian
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Quechua
Romanian
Romansh
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Setswana
Seychellois Creole
Shona
Sindhi
Sinhalese
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Swedish
Tajik
Thai
Tigrinya
Tonga
Turkish
Turkmen
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Wolof