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[A Dream Within A Dream]

[Episode 4]

Say something useful.

Miss Song

rarely enters the palace,

and there's no sign that

she pays attention to or inquires about Your Highness.

What she said today

is probably true.

I don't believe in

these supernatural and irrational things.

Yet a reclusive lady, who rarely steps outside her chambers,

knows so much about me,

even matters of great importance to me.

Who could she possibly be working for?

Nan Rui,

or His Majesty?

No matter who she works for,

that mouth of hers

is better to be shut.

Your Highness, do you intend to kill her?

But she's Song Yude's daughter.

If she weren't,

I would have made my move at the Song Residence today.

Well...

So what Your Highness said today about the alliance with Miss Song...

It was merely a stalling tactic.

Song Yude will leave the capital tomorrow for official duties.

[Brilliant Heavenly Sun]

While he's out of town,

I need to come up with a foolproof way for her to die.

[Imperial Prison]

Open the gate.

Guihong!

Guihong.

Guihong.

Guihong.

Come on.

Guihong.

It's gloomy and cold in here.

I'm sure you're not used to such conditions.

Actually...

It's okay.

Father has issued a decree yesterday,

instructing the Ministry of Justice to take over your case.

I believe you can get out of here

in no time.

This matter should...

Although we can't trust

Father's words completely,

and when the time comes,

Heng will do everything he can to stop it.

That's...

But don't worry.

I'll definitely try my best

to help you return to the court.

Then we can join forces again

and unleash our mighty power.

Guihong.

Why aren't you saying anything?

You're not drinking either.

Do you not like the wine?

Let me see.

It's not...

Let me check.

Come on.

It's very mellow.

Guihong.

You know what?

This wine has quite some history.

Back then, I saw

at Father's place that...

Your Highness.

Look, you're calling me "Your Highness" again.

Since when have we been so distant?

-Calling me that is really putting some distance between us, you know? -Alright, alright.

Rui.

Now that you've had the wine

and said what you wanted to say,

could you listen to me for a while?

I always feel that the defeat of Pingrong City

wasn't that simple.

The Qianyu Army had been fighting against Heyuan for decades

without ever suffering a defeat.

Why is it that this one time,

the military dispatch was intercepted by Heyuan?

What do you mean?

Before the battle that day,

something very fishy

happened.

[Ten Days Before the Battle of Youcheng]

[The Third Border Fortress, Pingrong City]

[Rong Hua, Deputy General to Chu Guihong]

General, look.

[Lord Qianyu, Chu Li]

It's the people from the neighboring county.

My Lord.

They are heading towards the city gate.

Should we open the gate?

No.

The Heyuan Army is sinister and cunning.

If there are Heyuan agents mixed in with the civilians,

and since our supplies haven't arrived yet,

we might be facing a dire situation.

Rong Hua.

Take some people to investigate.

Yes.

My Lord!

Look!

Listen up, Lord Qianyu!

If you don't open the city gate today,

our Heyuan Army

will slaughter all the people

of Xing City and Ji City!

My Lord! My Lord!

Please save us, My Lord!

Father.

How did the Heyuan Army manage to

advance so swiftly into the two border cities

and capture the civilians?

Why is it that when I sneaked into the enemy camp that night,

they were already prepared,

as if everything had been planned beforehand?

There must be someone

behind this scheme.

Are you suspecting Heng?

But isn't that

just nonsense made up by a bunch of clueless kids?

During the Pingrong Battle,

the Qianyu Army lost half of its soldiers,

and I lost my father.

The biggest beneficiary of that battle

was Nan Heng.

He was also the one

who eagerly wanted to convict me after coming back to court.

No wonder Father also suspected that Heng colluded with the enemy and betrayed us.

But there's no evidence.

If I make it out of here,

I'll definitely find the evidence of his treason

and bring him to justice.

Guihong.

I think you'd better wait for now.

Once Father releases you,

we can make a long-term plan.

Have you heard?

Lately, the Seventh Prince has taken a liking to a woman.

He's been sending servants to deliver her gifts every day.

It's been quite the spectacle.

Which family is that woman from?

But I heard that the God of Death never shows interest in women.

Who else could it be?

It's the daughter of Song Yude,

Duke of Guangping, Left Vice Minister of the Imperial Secretariat

and concurrently Minister of War, who resides

just outside the Shiqiao Gate in the west of the city,

Song Yimeng.

Is that true?

Of course.

We have to start the story

from that guy.

[Nan Heng]

He

is a villain.

The ghost doll!

That's a ruthless, cold-blooded soul.

He'll resort to any means to get what he wants,

even if it means

killing his own father.

[Nan Heng]

He

is a good guy.

The handsome doll.

This guy

is a young general,

who will sacrifice everything for love,

[Chu Guihong]

even his own life.

[Nan Heng] [Chu Guihong]

This is the heroine of the story,

the beautiful doll.

She was originally a rich lady.

But due to her background,

she got involved in a political conspiracy.

The villain, in order to get her treasure,

seduced her step by step,

plotted countless schemes,

and even killed everyone around her.

How miserable.

In the end,

hardly any of her

intact body was left.

Poor thing.

Tell me.

If she had given the treasure to the villain

from the very beginning,

wouldn't the villain

have spared

everyone around her,

and more importantly, not approached

or harmed this poor doll?

But unfortunately,

unforeseen troubles can come from nowhere.

The treasure is missing.

It just disappeared.

Tell me, what should she do now?

Go tell the villain that the treasure is missing.

That won't do.

Why do you think a villain is called a villain?

Because they just kill people at the slightestdisagreement.

Then tell the good guy.

Since he's a good guy,

surely he can save her.

That won't do, either.

The good guy is being locked up by the bad guy.

He can't come to see me.

Then fight the villain to the death

and die together with him.

But...

She can't possibly beat him.

Can't she

secretly replace it with another treasure?

That won't do.

You don't understand.

No one has even seen this treasure.

What can she replace it with?

No one has seen it...

That's right.

No one has ever seen this method of weapon forging.

Doesn't that mean I can just write whatever I want?

Since the screenwriter couldn't write it,

then I, the actress, have no choice but to improvise it myself.

Smart.

[Song Residence]

[The Method of Weapon Forging]

If you wish to forge a sword,

one must first castrate oneself.

Isn't that a bit cruel, buddy?

[The Method of Weapon Forging]

Knife, knife.

What kind of knife?

Knife, knife.

A butcher's knife.

Isn't this just pointless babble?

Why hasn't anyone told me

writing a script could be so hard?

I've been writing the whole night.

What kind of nonsense have I written?

Nonsense!

This won't do.

Better to take flight than

to sit here and wait for death.

Before Nan Heng finds out,

I have to go.

[Back Door of the Song residence]

[Song Residence]

Your Highness.

News came from the imperial prison that

Chu Guihong seized a guard's sword,

broke the lock, and escaped.

Our men

pretended to fight with him for a while,

then let him go.

Okay.

Assemble the troops.

[Prisoner]

Prepare to kill.

Who the hell are you?

You... You...

Dragging me into this wilderness,

you...

Yimeng.

Chu Guihong?

You...

You've been released from prison?

What a coincidence.

Perfect timing.

I have something to ask you.

Well...

Well...

The method of weapon forging,

where exactly is it?

You've got to be kidding me.

First the male lead, now the second male lead?

What kind of cursed life is this?

G-General Chu.

We were once engaged after all.

Can't we talk nicely?

You're not Song Yimeng.

The second male lead is actually this smart?

The Song Yimeng I know

would never ask about

the secret of the Qianyu Army right off the bat.

And she definitely wouldn't get involved

with someone as despicable as Nan Heng.

You are the spy he sent

to snoop on the method of weapon forging.

Oh, no.

You must stay calm.

Come on, think fast.

Is there any other token mentioned in the script?

Think fast.

Chu Guihong.

Are you out of your mind?

You actually don't believe

I'm the real Song Yimeng?

Fine.

Let me ask you.

Didn't I give you a token

before you went off to battle?

A silk pouch embroidered with kapok flowers.

All the leaves on it

are red,

except for one leaf,

which is purple because

I ran out of thread at the time.

Am I right?

Yimeng.

-Hold on. -It's really you.

You didn't trust me.

Let me tell you.

The Chu Guihong I know

wouldn't suspect my identity

right off the bat.

Since I've proved that I'm the real Song Yimeng,

what about you?

How can you prove

you're the real Chu Guihong?

Yimeng.

This is the pouch you mentioned just now.

Ten years ago,

at Huxia Slope outside the city,

you traveled nine miles

and personally gave me this scented pouch.

You said

kapok flowers only bloom in spring.

But whenever I see it,

no matter where I am fighting,

I can think of you

all year round.

What can a scented pouch prove?

What if you stole it from him?

Unless...

Unless

you can tell me

what exactly is explained

in the method of weapon forging.

As long as you can tell me that,

I'll believe you.

Yimeng.

I've been completely open with you.

But this one thing,

I'm afraid I can't share.

Nan Heng.

Nan Heng...

If you have anything to settle, take it out on me.

Leave Yimeng out of it!

Chu Guihong.

Escaping prison illegally

is already a capital offense.

You can barely protect yourself,

and yet you're trying to protect someone else?

You escaped prison to see me?

Why?

Because the guards in the imperial prison said...

It was you.

I can't believe how dumb you are.

It only took a few words to get you

riled up to break out.

I thought you'd be clueless forever.

Chu Guihong.

He must have tricked you to escape prison

so that he could convict you.

Don't fall into his trap.

Miss Song, you're indeed smart.

But escaping prison

is already a capital offense.

Chu Guihong!

You escaped prison illegally,

abducted the daughter of the Minister of War,

and acted with ill intent.

Execute him!

Run!

Did you see that?

His Highness swooshed over in a blink.

What's going on?

Nan Heng wanted to kill me,

but he changed his mind halfway?

Song Yimeng.

What on earth did you do to me?

It wasn't me. It wasn't me.

I didn't do anything.

I didn't move at all, Your Highness.

This woman is peculiar. If I don't kill her,

she'll be a big trouble in the future.

I'm dying!

Help!

Help!

Yimeng!

Yimeng, are you alright?

Song Yimeng.

Come here.

The illustrious Seventh Prince

actually went so far as to ruthlessly kill a woman.

Nan Heng.

Do you really want to go all out and fight to the death today?

So what if I do?

All of you, stop it!

Your Highness.

Taking Song Yimeng down today amid

all this disorder today seems improbable,

especially with your injuries.

Don't be impulsive.

Guihong!

Guihong.

Guihong.

Your Highness.

Guihong, are you alright?

I rushed here as soon as I received

news about your jailbreak.

I'm okay.

It's just I fell into his trap

and escaped prison first.

Are you hurt?

If he dares to hurt you, I...

Heng.

Even if my cousin, Guihong, escaped prison,

it should be the business of the Ministry of Justice

and the Court of Judicial Review.

What are you trying to do here,

bringing so many Xuanjia soldiers

to hunt him down without due process?

Aren't you worried that Father will find out?

You misunderstood, Rui.

I came here today

at Miss Song's invitation.

Miss Song,

am I right?

I...

You're lying.

It was you who gave the order to have me ambushed just now

and even tried to kill Yimeng with an arrow.

Chu Guihong.

You escaped prison illegally

and had private contact with the Minister's daughter here.

It won't be good for anyone if this gets out.

Why don't we

just drop it today?

Let's forget

this ever happened.

Miss Song.

The deal between us

is still valid.

It's better to have one more ally than enemy.

I can actually help you get it.

Miss Song, I'll count on you

to help me more in the future.

The script didn't write about

Chu Guihong's jailbreak.

It seems this is also a change

I brought about by coming here.

If Chu Guihong and I

end up in trouble too soon by accident,

wouldn't that be more trouble than it's worth?

We can't just let this slide!

Stop it.

Guihong.

The imperial prison is in chaos now,

and the imperial edict to release you

will be issued in no time.

You mustn't act recklessly at a time like this.

Come back with me.

Your Highnesses, both of you are right.

This was merely a misunderstanding.

Chu Guihong didn't escape prison,

and the Seventh Prince

didn't try to kill me.

This was all just a joke.

Just a joke.

General Chu, you should leave now.

Go.

Yimeng.

Don't worry.

I will be fine.

My father knows I'm here.

His Highness is so smart.

I'm sure he won't let anything happen to me,

right?

Yimeng.

You...

You...

Heng, listen.

You... Look how seriously injured you are.

Go back now and recuperate.

Let's go, Guihong.

Yimeng.

Yimeng.

Hurry up.

Yimeng!

Let's go.

Hurry up!

What are you looking at?

I...

If you didn't look at me,

how would you know I was looking at you?

If it weren't for certain people being ruthless,

forming alliances on the surface while

plotting to silence us behind our backs,

you wouldn't have ended up like this.

Your blood!

Now you're scared?

You were pretty bold just now

when you were lying to me, weren't you?

What did I lie to you about, Your Highness?

I've told you,

your injury has nothing to do with me.

Why won't you trust me?

Don't think I don't know

what you said to Chu Guihong just now.

Don't mind what I told him.

As long as Your Highness cooperates with me properly,

I'll definitely fulfill all the promises I made to you.

But if you don't cooperate with me properly

like just now

and insist on toughing it out with me,

I'll...

What are you doing?

So what if

I'll tough it out with you?

Y-Your Highness, you...

Are you trying to take advantage of me?

Let me tell you.

Everyone saw it just now.

I was last seen with you.

If I don't return safely to the Song family,

m-my father and...

Chu Guihong won't let you go.

I don't care about them at all.

Besides, don't forget that

I have evidence of Chu Guihong's

jailbreak in my hands.

I advise you

to behave yourself.

Be good.

Your Highness, it's time to go.

Shall we escort Miss Song back to her residence first?

Sure, please do.

She's not going back home.

She's coming to my residence.

When did I ever say that?

Shut up!

Let's go!

Bye-bye, you.

I-I'll go in myself.

Please don't bother.

[Seventh Prince's Mansion]

Seventh... Prince's... Mansion.

[Seventh Prince's Mansion]

This plaque...

Seriously?

When His Majesty granted

the Seventh Prince this mansion,

this plaque was already here.

What's the problem?

Go in!

Seven Prince's Mansion.

[Imperial Prison]

Chu Guihong, Lieutenant General of the Qianyu Army,

recently suffered a defeat in battle, causing much uproar among the ranks.

However, I, mindful of your years of loyal service to the nation

and your dedicated duty,

hereby pardon you and order your immediate release to return home.

General!

-General! -General!

Guihong.

[Imperial Prison]

You're finally released.

Come on.

Don't move.

Here.

Put this on.

Your Highness.

I don't think this kind of supernatural thing

is necessary.

Don't you talk nonsense.

Pardon us. Pardon us.

Please take no offense.

You have no idea.

This is a protective talisman

specially against petty troublemakers that I obtained

from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

Father

forcibly overruled Chancellor Gao

and had the Secretariat issue a decree to release you,

so that you could return to the court.

Now that

you've got out of the imperial prison,

you must get rid of the bad luck.

Your good days are yet to come.

Come on. Put it on.

Alright. Alright.

I'll take it.

Okay.

General.

-General. -General.

How did she do that?

She's used sorcery several times.

She must be up to something.

What exactly is he trying to do?

One moment he wants to cooperate,

the next he wants to kill me,

then he wants to cooperate again.

Could he have a split personality or something?

Well, Your Highness.

If I'm guilty,

just give me a swift verdict.

Although your eyes can't kill,

you...

The way you keep staring at me,

it's seriously creeping me out.

Don't worry.

I'll definitely give you a swift verdict

within today.

Don't make it today then.

I'm actually

not in such a hurry.

But I am.

Your Highness.

Everything is ready.

Miss Song.

Please.

Nan Heng.

How can you do this to me?

Is this how you do things?

Some ally you are!

R-Release me already!

Do you hear me?

I'm exhausted.

Your Highness.

I've cleared out all the idle people in the mansion.

Nothing from today

will get out.

Good.

I think

it's the weapon that's the issue.

As long as I don't use a bow, it should work.

Okay.

How about this?

It's extremely lethal.

Your Highness!

Your Highness, stop!

You're serious?

One shot to death.

One shot to death?

She's just a defenseless woman.

Must we go this far?

So you want to torture her, Your Highness?

Use this.

She'll bleed to death

in seven days.

This is so scary.

She has to suffer for seven days.

If you think it's too long,

what about this?

Three days.

It only takes three days.

Enough. I'll choose for myself.

This is even worse.

This will do.

What is this?

Y-Your Highness.

Let's talk nicely.

Please, calm down.

Good for you, huh, Nan Heng?

A monster in human skin.

So heartless and ruthless.

What should I do?

Am I really going to die here?

Oh my god.

Oh my.

Oh my.

I was almost scared to death.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

I'm begging you.

Please let me go.

My life is really worthless.

If you keep me alive,

I can still work for you,

right?

Having you here

is the most important thing to me.

What's wrong with him?

Saying cheesy lines

at a time like this?

I didn't expect that even with armor on,

I still failed to dodge it.

Hang in there.

Your Highness.

Why don't you let it slide?

That's not an option.

This Song Yimeng.

Since she can't be killed by weapons,

go find the physician in our residence

and get some poisons.

Yes.

Wait.

Make sure

the poison's

not deadly.

Not deadly?

Got it.

What is this?

Blanched vegetables.

Fine, it's red.

What about this?

Braised chicken feet.

And it's blue?

Well, Your Highness.

Even if you want to poison me,

you should at least put on a complete show.

This...

With the poison so obvious,

even an idiot wouldn't eat it, okay?

Others may not,

but you must eat it, Miss Song.

You can't leave today if you don't eat it.

Please.

What kind of braised chicken feet are blue?

Your Highness.

I'm a coward. I'm too scared to die.

I really can't bring myself to eat it.

I...

I...

I'm leaving.

Bro, please let me go.

That color just screams "not tasty!"

Since you don't want to eat it, Miss Song,

I'll feed you myself.

Your Highness.

Why don't we

forget it today?

I really can't bring myself to eat it.

Open your mouth.

I...

Miss Song, you're very beautiful.

If I smash all your teeth

and force you to eat them,

it wouldn't be a pretty sight.

Come on.

Open your mouth.

Forget it.

Since you hate it so much, Miss Song,

I won't force you.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Thank you.

Your Highness!

Physician! Physician!

Come here, Physician!

Your Highness. Your Highness.

Hurry.

Drink the antidote.

Your Highness.

I really think we should let it slide.

If this goes on,

Miss Song might be alright,

but we won't last much longer.

No.

It's not the end of the world yet.

We mustn't give up.

This Song Yimeng.

I definitely won't let her go!

[Ultimate Emptiness, Profound Tranquility]

When will you ever stop?

If you're going to kill me,

just get it over with!

Do you hear me?

Are you really that determined

to kill me?

Miss Song.

Pardon me.

You... Don't...

Oh, no.

Looks like

I'm really going to die here today.

[Ultimate Emptiness, Profound Tranquility]

♪ Through the night's soft whispers ♪

♪ Parting the mist, gazing into your eyes ♪

♪ Guiding the tides of dreams ♪

♪ Solidifying into the marks of time and all beings ♪

♪ Seeking refuge amid the drifting ♪

♪ Tracing ripples in the realm of time's return ♪

♪ Beneath the converging rivers, silent undercurrents flow ♪

♪ Surging, magnificent ♪

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Where are you?

Your Highness!

Why it it you?

Where is His Highness?

Give me a hand.

Trying to mess with me?

You've messed up, haven't you?

Let's see if you dare to mess with me again.

-Take it easy. -Go.

[Seventh Prince's Mansion]

Stop there.

You've had me tied up

and messed with me all day,

and now you just say it's a wrap like that?

And they call him a top star?

Bah!

Miss Song.

His Highness said

he wouldn't hold you accountable

for what happened today.

But please keep your mouth shut.

If someone else finds out,

even if you find what His Highness wants,

he won't let you go.

Are you not human?

Don't you know how to count?

Have you ever been to school?

This is...

There are wolves around?

Don't go.

Well,

at least send me a carriage, okay?

[Seventh Prince's Mansion]

It's in the middle of nowhere,

and I'm just a girl.

How am I supposed to get back?

This...

Are you brushing off a beggar?

A scumbag is a scumbag.

Both mean and cheap.

[Seventh Prince's Mansion]

I can't give up the money.