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(Fate of Southern Love)

(Episode 20)

The Jin family's daughter is to become Princess Consort of Ning.

As recorded in the imperial registry,

we must proceed with utmost care.

Thus ends the decree.

Escort the Princess Consort to her room.

Your Highness, we have to perform the three ritual bows.

We'll skip it.

Hold on.

I'm here under the Empress's command to observe the ceremony.

That means I need to see Prince Ning finish the ceremony.

Greetings, Chancellor Lou.

First bow to heaven and earth.

Second bow to the elders.

Third bow to each other as husband and wife.

This is the nuptial wine granted by His Majesty.

Prince Ning and Princess Consort, please drink together.

Your Highness, I've already spiked the wine.

Get out.

That's enough, Nan Zhi.

Jin Zhu doesn't want to marry you.

Can't you see that?

Why are you forcing her to marry you?

Lin Lan.

Escort Jing Yun back.

Yes.

Nan Zhi.

Jin Zhu.

Jin Zhu.

- Nan Zhi. - Your Highness.

- You can't do this. - Your Highness.

- Escort the Princess Consort to her chamber. - Yes.

The ceremony is complete.

Chancellor Lou, you may return.

Your Highness, shouldn't you consummate now?

Why are you staring at me?

Princess Consort.

This is...

The Princess Consort is having an affair!

Guards! The Princess Consort is having an affair!

Guards!

The Princess Consort is having an affair!

She did this on her wedding night!

Guards!

If you won't leave,

I might have to use force.

Now I want to see for myself

just how strong

you can be.

- (The Princess Consort is having an affair!) - (What's happening here?)

(The Princess Consort is having an affair!)

(Guards! The Princess Consort is having an affair!)

- (The Princess Consort is having an affair!) - (Guards!)

(Hurry, hurry!)

(How dare you defy your superior?)

(Stand down.)

(Chancellor, I'll stall them.)

(You need to go now.)

Lou Si Yi.

You came.

You should be dead.

No.

You're not Lou Si Yi.

You think you're clever.

It's you.

You've been struggling for so long.

But you're still stuck in the story's design.

Once you're erased,

someone else will replace you as Jin Zhu.

And this story will just repeat itself.

You're just a throwaway with a few scenes in this story,

and you actually think you can defy the plot?

Can't you feel

the irony in this?

No.

The irony is you.

The reason you're so obsessed with erasing me

is because I refuse to accept my fate.

Isn't that right?

Even if

the story keeps repeating forever,

even if every reset

comes with my memories fading,

even if the plot tries to break me over and over,

warning me every time not to resist,

I've never compromised.

I've never accepted my fate.

You hold the truth of this world.

You have the power to decide our lives and deaths.

But you can't cage my will.

You can't erase who I am.

So all you can do is erase me.

The irony was never on me.

It's you who can't do anything about me.

You deserve to die.

I'm not afraid of dying.

I just feel

- Jin Zhu! - a bit of regret.

- Jin Zhu! - I couldn't say goodbye to him.

Jin Zhu.

Jin Zhu!

Jin Zhu.

Lou Si Yi.

Goodbye.

(With this goodbye,)

(the storms will fade.)

(And the world will open up.)

(You saved me three times.)

(I can't just)

(watch you die.)

(Lou Si Yi.)

(None of this is real.)

(Come with me.)

(If what you say is true, )

(that I once hesitated in my plans,)

(it only shows)

(that from the very start,)

(I shouldn't have had any attachments.)

(I thought)

(this motive)

(had potential.)

(Why didn't you betray me?)

(If to control my own fate,)

(I must sacrifice someone else's fate,)

(then what meaning is there)

(to my survival?)

(Betraying me)

(is the price you pay?)

Jin Zhu.

Lou Si Yi.

Lou Si Yi.

You're back.

I'm back.

I remember everything now.

Let's go.

Let me go.

Stop them for me.

Lou Si Yi, Jin Zhu must die on her wedding night.

Or the consequences will be unimaginable.

Nonsense.

Jin Zhu.

Lou Si Yi.

Let me go.

Your Highness, the ones who took her away weren't our guards.

What?

Go after them!

Chancellor.

Her Highness has summoned Lady Jin Zhu to the palace.

We're just waiting on you, Chancellor.

Let's go.

Lou Si Yi.

Oh, no.

You're not my foolish little brother.

You're the mongrel who should've been burned alive

16 years ago.

So you're saying

the emperor's son is a mongrel?

Then what about your son?

You want revenge and to steal the throne.

You must have troops hidden somewhere.

Write down their names

and then kill yourself in front of me.

Otherwise...

If your people surrender to me,

I'll keep them around.

But if your people

won't bow to Nan Yan,

then they'll just have to join you in the afterlife.

If you don't write anything down,

that's even easier.

I don't care who you love.

I'll just kill all of you if I have to.

It's no loss to me.

When the time comes,

I'll just have to say

that you didn't want Jin Zhu to marry Zhou Nan Zhi,

and caused such a big scene

that I had no choice but to put justice above family.

The emperor would have no reason to blame me.

No matter what, I win either way.

Only one of you will survive tonight.

Either she dies,

or you die.

Just accept your fate.

She never once accepted her fate.

If I give in so easily,

what right do I have

to stand by her side?

What do you mean?

You think you're so capable

that you can get past them and save her?

I suggest you make your decision soon.

There's nothing to decide.

If we win, we live together.

If we lose, we die together.

Lou Si Yi!

Die!