Original subtitles

(Gemini)

(Episode 21)

Have you ever regretted...

following me?

Never.

Xue Er.

Xue Er.

Xue Er.

Xue Er, do not be afraid.

I will be with you soon.

Xue Er.

In the next life,

do not meet someone like me again.

(Xuntian Sect)

Chief.

Situ Xian escaped last night.

Escaped?

Where could he have gone?

He seems...

to have gone towards the Song residence.

The residence of the traitor Song Lou?

Yes.

But no one has lived there for ages.

I do not know what he is doing there.

He could not have escaped on his own.

Someone must have helped him escape.

Could it be...

Situ Xing Yuan?

I was worried I could not catch him,

and he handed me such a weakness himself.

Hey, you have not recovered yet. I will go with you.

No need.

Take care of Lu Zhao.

Yes.

(Song Residence)

I have been waiting for you.

Situ Xing Yuan let you out, right?

Where is he?

Xiao Ren.

If it were not for you and Xiao Jin Yu,

Xue Er would not have died!

If it were not for you and Lu Zhao,

I would have already ascended...

the supreme throne...

and commanded a realm of thousands of miles.

You all ruined everything.

Today,

I will put an end to this once and for all.

Your good uncle is set on getting the Imperial Palace Defense Map.

How could he let me die?

He must have already tampered with your gunpowder.

Situ Xian.

Think about...

every single incident that has transpired in the past.

Who was it that orchestrated...

your marriage to Lu Zhao?

And who bewitched you...

to use the Lu family's wealth...

for illicit arms dealing and collusion with the Qiang?

And now, for whose sake...

are you taking on these crimes?

And who...

used you as bait today...

just to lure me here?

Situ Xian,

you have been a pawn all your life,

at the mercy of others.

Do not let him control you anymore.

Tell me where he is.

I will not kill you.

Using?

By telling me all this now,

are you not also using me?

I know.

I know everything.

All of you...

All of you are using me.

I, Situ Xian,

an imperial scion,

was dragged down by my own birth mother.

My whole life was burdened by my origins,

trapped in a game of chess.

All who treated me sincerely...

were betrayed by me.

And now,

I am ensnared in the cocoon I spun,

foolish beyond measure.

I am coming to find you.

(Song)

Master Xiao.

Look at the Song family crest.

Does it not resemble the symbol on the jade pendant?

Situ Xing Yuan.

You dare come to see me alone?

Master Xiao,

you have been a part of the Xiao family for so long.

Do you not want to know...

who your biological parents are?

I...

just want to tell you...

who you really are.

(Song Family Genealogy)

Back then, Song Lou committed treason,

causing my younger sister to die tragically in Northern Qiang.

The Emperor sentenced his entire family to be executed.

The entire Song family,

to preserve their dignity,

hanged themselves...

the night before the execution.

When I arrived,

only the child in Lady Song's womb...

and the heirloom jade pendant...

had vanished.

That is to say,

you are a descendant of the Song family.

Do you think...

a fake genealogy book...

can fool me?

The Song Lou case caused a stir.

His Majesty was furious.

The Three Judicial Offices held a joint trial.

A genealogy book can be forged,

but the official case files...

could never be falsified.

If you kill me,

Jin Lin will immediately...

expose your background.

Do you dare to bet with me?

Xiao Ren,

you dare not kill me.

Because you are afraid.

You know the Song family and the Xiao family are blood enemies.

You are afraid that if your background is exposed,

Xiao Jin Yu will hate you to the bone,

crush your bones, and scatter your ashes.

All that you desire in life...

will turn to dust.

As for growing old together in harmony,

that is just a pipe dream.

I was born and raised in the Xiao family.

The blood flowing in my veins...

is that of the Xiao family.

I am not a Song!

Look closely.

You are a Song.

The blood of the Song family runs in your veins.

Once His Majesty learns of this,

the entire Xiao family will be implicated.

This is...

a dead end.

What exactly do you want?

Give me the Imperial Palace Defense Map.

I will keep your true identity a secret forever.

You want me to commit treason?

Ninth Prince,

you are wrong.

I have another solution.

Have you forgotten?

I am a Xiao.

We, the Xiao family, would...

rather...

die...

than...

betray.

Betray the country?

No.

My sister was tortured to death by the Qiang people.

I have a blood feud with the Qiang.

I would never commit treason for glory.

If I ascend the throne,

I will never allow Southern Qing to be humiliated.

I will fight with the Qiang kingdom to the bitter end.

In fact, I have already made all the necessary preparations.

I can purge the palace with blood and ascend the throne at any time.

The reason I want the Imperial Palace Defense Map...

is simply to avoid harming innocent lives.

What have the palace guards done wrong?

What have the people of the capital done wrong?

A foolish emperor sits on the throne.

Your identity exposed.

Innocent people slain.

Is this the outcome you want?

I promise you,

I will never slaughter the innocent.

And I will treat the former emperor well,

allowing him to live out his days as the Taishang Huang.

I will also...

personally issue a decree...

to bestow marriage upon you and Lu Zhao.

This collaboration...

will benefit you,

me,

and the people of the world.

It brings only benefits, without a single harm.

I will give you time to consider.

You are a smart person.

You know how to choose.

Situ Xian...

is my token of sincerity to you.

I hope you will show your sincerity as well.

Do not disappoint me.

(Case Files Archive)

(Song Lou Treason Case)

In the ninth year of Shuntai,

Song Lou committed treason.

His family was executed and nearly wiped out.

However, the Song family's newborn heir...

and the Song family heirloom jade...

were secretly sent away by Lady Song...

and disappeared without a trace.

(Song)

How utterly ridiculous.