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(Gemini)

(Episode 13)

Lu Zhao.

What is it?

Did you not expect me to return?

Or did you not want me to return at all?

When I heard you were seriously ill,

I even ignored the palace rules...

to rush back and visit you.

Who would have thought...

that you and my husband...

would get pregnant behind my back?

A child?

Your child?

How could you do this to me?

What are you doing?

Lu Zhao.

It was my idea.

I wanted to bear an heir for His Highness.

I also did it for your sake, Lu Zhao.

If you want to hit someone,

hit me then.

All right.

Your Highness.

You don't want her to suffer.

Then you can suffer for her.

- Lu Zhao, are you crazy? - Yes.

I've gone crazy.

Ever since I came here,

I've behaved myself.

I even gave you all my assets.

But what about you two?

During my father's mourning period...

and my training at Pilan Palace,

you had an affair with my cousin.

And you even got her pregnant!

You are the heartless one.

You're even worse than an animal!

Lu Zhao.

You haven't been able to bear a son in all these years of our marriage.

That's considered ending the family lineage.

You drove your father to his death.

That is a betrayal of virtue.

You disrespect your husband.

That is disrupting peace in the family.

You refuse to accept my concubine.

That is jealousy.

You've committed four of the Seven Grounds for Divorce.

I'm already more than benevolent...

for not divorcing you.

How dare you try to divorce me?

Then I shall commit all seven grounds...

with pleasure.

I'll sever all ties with you!

Are you done making a scene?

That's enough.

What outrageous behavior.

Have you forgotten the imperial family's dignity?

While your wife was undergoing training,

you took in a concubine, which violates propriety.

Even if Lu Zhao is at fault,

both her parents are deceased.

She has no home to return to.

You...

have no right to divorce her.

Lu Zhao.

The Prince of Chu is indeed at fault.

However, you are still childless...

and even tried to kill your husband.

You are no longer fit to be the Princess of Chu.

You two were once husband and wife.

I do not wish to see you become enemies...

and disgrace the imperial family.

I order you to divorce immediately.

From now on, you may each marry whomever you want,

and you shall have nothing to do with each other.

Thank you, Ninth Uncle.

You're right to reprimand us, Ninth Uncle.

I will immediately...

draft the mutual divorce agreement.

Lu Zhao and I will part amicably.

Ninth Uncle, please allow...

Lu Zhao and I...

to say farewell in private.

Lu Zhao, are you willing to do so?

Yes.

We should indeed...

part...

amicably.

I never sent a letter...

to Pilan Palace.

How did you know Xue Er was there?

You don't deserve to know.

(Husband: Situ Xian, Wife: Lu Zhao)

The divorce agreement is here.

If you want it,

come and get it.

(Divorce Agreement)

Ninth Uncle is outside.

How dare you be so presumptuous?

What?

Are you scared?

You know martial arts?

You are not Lu Zhao.

Who are you?

(Divorce Agreement)

(Husband: Situ Xian, Wife: Lu Zhao)

I am Lu Zhao.

I'm also the devil who has come for your lives.

By the way,

if I hadn't stopped in time,

I'm afraid...

we'd be preparing your funeral now.

Do you think having Xiao Ren on your side...

and playing a few tricks...

can take me down?

Don't you know...

that soon enough,

Xiao Ren will personally place you in my bed?

Then, you'll be begging me...

like a dog.

You'd better pray that you can live a few days longer.

Otherwise, once you're dead,

your delusions will die with you.

Lu Zhao.

Just you wait.

Let's see how long you can be arrogant.

Thank you, Ninth Uncle,

for upholding justice for me.

Lu Zhao.

From now on, you are no longer the Princess of Chu.

You no longer need to return...

to Pilan Palace for training with me.

Your goal of using me to get divorced...

has been achieved.

Ninth Uncle.

You...

I didn't expose you...

because you resemble Miao He.

But you must remember this.

If you gaze long into the abyss,

the abyss also gazes into you.

I hope you will be self-disciplined and cautious in the future.

Take good care of yourself.

Princess Miao He?

She's Situ Xing Yuan's deceased younger sister.

No wonder he was still willing to help me...

even though he saw through everything.

I, Xiao Ren, pay my respects to Your Majesty.

Good.

Great, Xiao Ren.

You captured the King of Nanzhao in one fell swoop,

solving a major problem for me.

You risked your life...

on this journey.

I shall reward you handsomely.

I will grant...

whatever you desire.

I do have one request...

that I hope Your Majesty can grant me.

Speak freely.

The criminal Liu Ming Fu deceived Your Majesty...

and committed suicide.

His residence has been confiscated.

However, Liu Ming Fu's daughter, Lu Zhao,

just divorced the Prince of Chu.

She is alone and helpless.

I humbly request Your Majesty...

to return the residence to Lu Zhao.

That's all?

Yes, that is all.

Very well.

Granted.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Let's go.

I'll take you home.

I don't have a home anymore.

Yes, you do.

(Lu Manor)

Wasn't this mansion confiscated?

From today onward,

this is your home.

You no longer have to be bound by anyone.

I've brought your nanny...

and your former servants from the Liu household.

From now on,

you'll have your elders and friends...

by your side.

And...

And...

what?

Lu Zhao.

I didn't reclaim this mansion...

to trap you here.

If there's anywhere you want to go...

or anything you want to do,

go ahead and do it.

I'll watch over things here.

I'll be here whenever you want to come back.

Thank you.

Go and take a look.

Okay.

Aren't you coming in?

The people of the Xuntian Sect...

have too much blood on our hands.

All commoners and even aristocrats...

avoid us.

Usually, when we visit other people's homes,

we use the side entrance.

Whenever we use the main entrance,

it's usually...

for beheadings and confiscation.

You're moving into your new home today.

I'll just use the side entrance.

Go on.

Nonsense.

The Xuntian Sect is His Majesty's sword.

The lives you take...

are to protect the people...

of this land.

You are not a bad omen.

Today, you helped me.

There are many others...

who will rely on you in the future.

That is the meaning of the Xuntian Sect's existence.

Xiao Ren.

If it weren't for you,

I can't imagine...

when I'd be able to see the light again.

Lu Zhao.

I know better than anyone what you've endured.

You can start over now.

I just don't want you...

to get dragged into the filth again.

Are you sure you want to stay?

Yes.

Let's go.

(Lu Manor)

Thank you.

I still have work to do at the Xuntian Sect.

I'll go back first.

Okay.

Work is more important.

He has done so much for me.

Shao Yao.

Is he injured?

He gets hurt all the time.

Miss, you don't have to worry.

The Liu manor was confiscated.

Unless His Majesty gave his consent,

there's no way it could be reclaimed.

I heard the good news of the King of Nanzhao's capture.

He wanted to reclaim this mansion.

That's why he was so eager to capture the King of Nanzhao.

Am I right?

His actions...

and his thoughts...

I understand it all.

Miss.

You don't have to worry so much.

A few years ago,

Master brought back an injured baby pigeon.

He cared for it meticulously as if it were his own heart.

Until one day,

the pigeon grew up and was about to fly away.

The previous master had just passed.

That pigeon...

accompanied the Master through his toughest times.

Ling Su urged him...

to keep that pigeon.

But Master said...

that he couldn't bear to see it trapped in a cage.

So he waited for a sunny day to release the pigeon.

But do you know what?

That pigeon returned that very night.

Because it had already decided...

that its home...

is wherever the Master is.

I suppose...

for a pigeon,

soaring to the sky and returning to its nest...

are not in conflict.

Miss.

Those who truly love you...

will firmly stand on the path you choose.

Lu Zhao.

I didn't reclaim this mansion...

to trap you here.

If there's anywhere you want to go...

or anything you want to do,

go ahead and do it.

I'll watch over things here.

I'll be here whenever you want to come back.

He never stopped me from taking revenge.

He never once put me in a dilemma.

Perhaps...

we've always been on the same path.

Bad news, Ms. Lu.

Master Xiao has suffered fatal injuries.

Commander Ling asks you to go and see him quickly.

What?

Xiao Ren!

I haven't had the chance to tell you how I feel.

Please be all right.