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[Echoes of the Self]

Princess Fu Wei,

why are you here?

Why did you lie?

Why betray your mother?

Why do things you'd regret?

In what capacity are you speaking to me like this?

As the noble Princess of Daqing

or as my cousin whom I've never met?

I know Madam Cui has been oppressing you all these years.

But however hard and dangerous it's been,

you shouldn't betray your own mother.

Don't you know

the risk of

bargaining with a tiger?

Everyone understands that.

But does knowing that

actually help people survive

or help them rise to power?

I can protect you.

Thank you, Your Highness.

But you're here for a political marriage.

You may protect us today,

but once you leave the Zhou's Mansion,

how will my mother and I survive here?

My mother needs more rest.

Please leave, Your Highness.

Perhaps I shouldn't blame my past self who's been lost in confusion

and unable to find a way out.

I need to figure everything out quickly

and find a way

to take Mother and Xi away.

Your Highness,

your ginseng soup is here.

Don't move.

What are you really after?

Why make me impersonate the Princess?

Your Highness,

what are you doing?

You are the Princess of Daqing.

Still won't tell the truth?

Then don't blame me for showing no mercy.

I'll tell you.

That day when you collapsed by the roadside,

Princess saved you.

When you woke up, you were confused

and had forgotten everything that happened in your past.

Your appearance happens to be similar to Princess's,

so Princess

had you take her place.

Your Princess want me to die in her place?

Princess simply didn't want this political marriage.

The encounter with bandits at the posthouse that day

was truly an accident.

Princess knew nothing about it.

Where is Princess now?

I don't know.

It's just that...

Princess told me to keep an eye on you.

Princess and I are not the same person.

How can I replace her?

The women of the Daqing royal family

all wear veils in public.

Except for their personal servants,

no one knows what they look like.

Besides, Princess has the marriage documents.

As long as I stay with you,

you are the Princess.

Your name is Linglan, right?

From now on, you'll follow me.

However your princess treated you before,

that's how I'll treat you.

But if you dare tell anyone about this impersonation,

I won't spare your life.

Yes.

Given how things stand,

I have to take advantage of the identity of Princess of Daqing,

so that I won't repeat the same mistake.

Your Highness,

do you mean to take my life?

How do the guards in the royal escort team

compare to you

in martial arts?

I've heard

that Daqing's warriors are all top-notch fighters.

Their martial arts

are certainly better than mine.

They were all top-notch fighters,

yet they were killed with a single strike,

without even signs of resistance.

This clearly shows

how formidable the killer is.

But

who would dare

to assassinate the princess sent for marriage alliance?

This could seriously affect relations between the two states.

Father,

I believe

we must not agree to Daqing's marriage alliance.

Your Highness,

since Daqing has shown goodwill,

why resort to conflict?

Lord Liu,

a temporary war

is to secure lasting peace.

Don't you understand that?

Regarding this marriage alliance,

I believe

the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

This matter needs no further discussion.

Your Majesty is wise.

This matter is indeed complicated.

I must find out who's behind this.

Your Highness,

we can't find any more clues from those dead bodies.

What should we

do next?

Since we can't find more clues

from the dead,

we must look among the living.

[Zhou's Mansion]

She seems somewhat similar

to the person in my dreams.

Yan.

Prince Yan.

Princess.

The old wound on your left arm is acting up again.

How did she know?

And why does she care so much?

Have we met before?

No.

If we've never met,

then why

do you

know so much

about Yunrui's affairs?

You must have carefully arranged

for this marriage alliance

and have a chosen husband in mind.

Are you suggesting

that my carefully selected future husband

is you?

Could it be

she wants to marry me?

I not only know about your left arm injury,

but I also know

that the Crown Prince's childhood sweetheart

is the eldest daughter of the Zhou family,

and even what kind of women His Majesty prefers.

Doesn't that make me more suspicious?

I came here for a marriage alliance.

What's so weird about understanding the personalities

and preferences of the royal family?

Do I have to wait until the veil is lifted

in the bridal sedan

to find out who I'm marrying?

It seems

I overthought this.

Regarding the incident at the posthouse,

I have sent people to investigate it thoroughly.

Except for you

and your maid Linglan,

everyone else

was killed by the bandits,

with no survivors.

But Princess,

why don't you show any grief?

How

should grief be shown?

They were all loyal servants

who accompanied me throughout the journey.

Now that they're dead,

what I can do

is not to wallow in self-pity,

but to seek justice for them.

Prince Yan,

isn't that right?

But the assassins weren't some ordinary bandits,

but highly skilled martial artists.

It seems everything

was carefully premeditated.

Premeditated?

Could it be that Princess of Daqing's death in the previous life

wasn't an accident at all?

Princess,

have you thought of something?

There was nothing

unusual along the way.

If you have the ability,

you can investigate yourself.

But...

Did you come today

to interrogate a prisoner?

I'm here to take you to the Court of Imperial Sacrifices

for registration.

The carriage is ready.

Please, Princess.

Don't touch it.

It hurts.

Mother,

how did you get hurt so badly?

If you

hadn't come back,

I'd have been beaten to death.

Every day

you think about being with the Crown Prince.

How could you care about my safety?

I went to the mountains to gather herbs.

His Highness was worried about my safety,

so he accompanied me.

His Highness truly cares for you.

You must not disappoint his sincere feelings.

In my opinion,

you should

get married soon,

and put my mind at ease.

His Highness truly cares for me.

Does that mean I must marry him?

When His Highness becomes Emperor one day,

he will surely have thousands of concubines.

I don't want to fight over a man with a crowd of women.

Foolish!

Mother,

please rest well.

You're really confused!

So many women are eagerly pursuing

that position of Empress above thousands.

Only you

fail to see its value.

We already had those two, mother and daughter, at home

who were eyesores.

Now suddenly a Daqing Princess shows up,

and your father takes her side.

He listened to her,

and even punished me.

Yao,

you must put more effort into this.

If you don't try harder,

His Highness will be taken by someone else.

Someone who can be taken away

isn't truly devoted.

I don't care about that.

By the way, Mother.

Princess of Daqing has a noble status

and is also Madam Wang's distant relative.

If you keep opposing her,

aren't you just asking for trouble?

In my opinion,

you shouldn't take everything so seriously.

Madam.

[Cicada Notebook]

Ruoxi, you're here.

Big Mother,

you wanted to see me?

Well, Ruoxi,

I have

truly underestimated you.

To save your mother,

you were even willing to abandon your maternal family.

Did you summon me

just to talk about this?

Of course not.

I'm here to give you

and your mother

a way to survive.

I want that Princess of Daqing

gone from this world.

You want to hire someone to kill her?

What price are you offering?

Have you picked the wrong person?

What if

it's your mother's life at stake?

I wonder if you think

that's enough.

This poison mixed in tea

has a fragrant aroma

and a lingering taste.

The symptoms of poisoning

resemble tuberculosis.

At best,

she'll be bedridden.

At worst,

she won't survive.

You are cousins.

You'll have plenty of opportunities.

Of course,

if you're unwilling,

I certainly won't force you.

It's just

a pity.

Your mother

is already frail,

and now she's been beaten.

Who knows

how many days she has left?

Mother,

I'm well aware of

Madam Cui's wicked intentions.

She simply wants to use me

to poison Princess Fu Wei

to eliminate her threat

and then place all

the blame on me.

Killing two birds with one stone.

Mother.

If anything happens to me,

please don't worry,

and don't blame me.

The current Princess Fu Wei is fake?

Yes.

Master, do you want me to kill her?

No.

Hold your position

and wait for my instructions.

Master,

I...

It's time now.

Take it.

Thank you, Master.

Xi,

come with me.

What are you doing?

I should be asking you.

What are you going to do?

I'm bringing ginseng tea to Big Mother

to apologize for offending her earlier.

Your Highness, why are you so nervous?

Are you really apologizing to her

or setting a trap yourself

to frame her?

I don't understand what you mean.

You suspect I'm poisoning Big Mother?

You're planning to poison yourself.

You know with Madam Cui's suspicion of you,

you can't easily poison her.

So you can only poison yourself

and then frame her for it.

Big Mother...

How cruel of you.

You've poisoned me.

You wretched girl!

How dare you frame Madam!

About this poisoning incident,

let's just forget about it.

Take care of yourself.

Father—

I said,

forget it.

Even if you're willing to risk your life

to drag her down with you,

you should understand that

in this Zhou's Mansion,

no one will protect you

or help you.

Your life

means absolutely nothing.

Even if I know this is like a moth to a flame,

it's the only plan I could think of.

Your Highness, do you know

this poison

was originally meant for your tea, on Madam Cui's order?

She wanted to kill you by my hand.

Do you have any

other option besides desperate measures?

Neither of us will die.

Your Highness, what brings you here today?

Mrs. Zhou,

today Xi brought me some new tea.

Since I've been disturbing you here for so long,

I thought

I'd bring it to you as a small gift.

This tea was brought by Ruoxi?

Yes.

Mrs. Zhou,

please try it.

Alright.

Xi said

this tea

has a wonderful aroma

and a lingering aftertaste.

Please have a taste, Mrs. Zhou.

Recently,

I've been feeling unsettled

and can't sleep

at night.

The doctor said

I shouldn't drink strong tea.

Can't sleep at night?

Could it be

you've done something unconscionable to harm someone's life?

I was just joking.

There's no need to be so nervous.

It's just that

this tea

is what I

have bestowed upon you.

So you

must drink it.