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Wonderland of Love

Episode 20

Do you think

you can persuade His Highness?

Prince of Qin

has a tender heart.

People only know that

he's a tough warrior.

But his heart

is very soft and kind.

With proper words,

I can persuade him.

His Majesty ordered him to reflect,

and your father said

that many courtiers

had spoken ill of the prince.

A tall tree suffers from the strong wind.

Just because he

has made a great contribution,

others fear him.

His Majesty is furious now,

if he doesn't admit his fault,

there might be a rift between the father and son.

That would hamper his future.

Your Highness.

Lady Gu.

I ought to visit Councilor Gu,

but I'm not free to leave.

Please send my regards

to your father.

Thanks, Your Highness.

In fact, my father

didn't order me to come.

It's my own decision.

I would like to send

a gift to Your Highness.

Thank you, Lady Gu.

But I should not accept

as we don't lack anything here.

I embroidered this myself.

I visited many acquaintances

and some of them

met your mother,

Lady Liu.

So I embroidered this

based on their description.

When I finished it,

I asked those people

to see it.

They all said it resembles her.

Your Highness,

our lady has worked hard

to find a few people

who had met Lady Liu.

She inquired them

about every detail.

Then she made a draft

and kept sewing

day and night.

She even hurt her eyes.

Then she finally completed

this embroidery.

Your Highness.

You're her son,

but you could not serve her,

you must have grieves.

But Lady Liu's soul

will be comforted

by your excellence.

Thank you.

I'll accept

this embroidery.

You're a man of wisdom,

so you surely know

that she won't want to see

quarrels between you and His Majesty

because of her status.

Your Highness,

I have used

gold and silver threads.

If you want to

hang this work

to pay tribute,

it will not

fade due to incense exposure.

You're so thoughtful, Lady Gu.

I'm beyond grateful.

You're welcome.

I know that

you should not receive guests,

so I'll take my leave.

My Lady,

you said you'd persuade the prince of Qin

to admit his fault.

But why didn't you do that?

And we left so soon.

I was wrong.

To confer her mother a posthumous title

means a lot to him.

I observed his expression

and realized if I continued,

I would make him unhappy.

What's more,

he has accepted the embroidery.

Whenever he sees it,

he will think of me.

In that case,

we should leave early.

Is it true that

he doesn't want to be a prince?

Will His Majesty punish him then?

A dragon among men

won't be trapped in mud.

The prince of Qin is a dragon.

The villains

can only trap him for now,

they can't trap him forever.

You're back?

I'm back.

Leave it.

There's no reply.

She didn't even open your letter.

I'm not waiting for a reply.

Speaking of which.

Lady Cui's words

do make sense somehow.

She said you're in a condition

just like when we were at war.

In fact,

you know

when to charge

and

when to take a rest.

What's that?

An embroidery picture of my mom.

It's said to resemble her.

Though I haven't met her.

This embroidery

is so delicate.

It's vivid and lifelike.

Yeah.

Lady Gu gave me that.

She worked hard on it.

It's from Lady Gu?

I think this lady

is kind of into you.

Ni,

does she have a crush on you?

She's entirely

different from me.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

As for me,

I like Lady Cui.

However,

she didn't read your letter.

Is the commander getting better?

The doctor applied

secret cure and acupuncture,

he said the poison

is almost removed.

The poison

is really detrimental.

Commander-in-chief?

Commander? Commander?

Commander?

I promised Prince of Qin

that if he could keep my son safe

and let him inherit the throne,

I would use poison to kill Sun Jing.

I was even willing

to die with him.

I didn't expect

that Sun's not dead,

and he escaped to Tong Pass.

That's my fault.

My Lady,

you've tried.

It's just bad luck.

The prince of Qin sent a letter yesterday,

saying that though Sun is defeated,

he is still a threat,

so we should be cautious.

Writer a letter to General Han now,

don't let him expose

the trace of my son.

Yes.

Your Highness,

Lady Xiao sent a message.

How is my mother?

Brother Ni has taken the Western capital,

but we heard nothing from mother.

I was worried that something

might happen to her.

Please relax.

Her Ladyship is safe.

She is now

settled in Qingyun Temple

outside the city.

The capital is restored,

can we go back then?

Your Highness,

Her Ladyship demanded

that we shall keep a low profile.

Sun Jing is entrenched at Tong Pass.

In the capital,

Prince of Qin is reliable.

But his two brothers

are ambitious.

So the lady

asked us to be cautious

in case of any threats

from other people.

I understood.

Prince of Xin is leading the West-Pacifying Army to Changzhou?

Yes.

At the court,

my father said

to dispatch me to Changzhou

to block

Sun's troops from Baiyue.

He immediately recommended himself.

Some pedantic courtiers

supported him,

saying that the empire

has always made a prince

the Military Commander-in-chief.

At this moment,

appointing Prince of Xin is the best choice.

Nonsense.

How did he lose Luoyang?

Letting him lead

is letting our army

die in vain.

He even

counted Prince of Qi in,

saying that his wisdom

can help him.

In the end,

His Majesty was almost persuaded.

Did he give orders?

The Secretariat

is writing it.

But His Majesty

has made his request.

Prince of Xin

will be the commander,

Prince of Qi, the general,

and I, the vanguard.

We'll lead

all the armies to Changzhou.

He wants to kill two birds with one stone.

He can stay there waiting for preys.

Wiping out

Sun's troops from Baiyue

is a great merit.

Meanwhile,

he could

steal our military power.

My father said the same.

He added that

Prince of Xin is always trying

to be the Crown Prince.

But he's not accomplished anything,

so he's nothing

in terms of prestige.

That's why he needs

a huge triumph in Changzhou.

Sun's troops to conquer Baiyue

are full of experienced soldiers.

They may be exhausted,

they're still hard to be defeated.

Prince of Xin is arrogant

and incapable.

Prince of Qi

is witty but cowardly.

These two men

cannot win a battle.

They'd even drag others down

due to their incapability.

Bite it! Bite!

Come on, bite it!

Mine is losing now.

Your Majesty.

What's the matter?

Leave us.

Your Majesty,

Prince of Qin has sent a memorial.

Please examine it.

I told him to reflect.

Did he know

what his fault is?

What's this about?

Take it away.

Leave now.

Father,

you should take a look.

If he has

excessive demands,

you can refute him.

I've been lamenting

and restless that

conferring my mother

would meet with your disapproval.

She's passed away,

as her son,

I should serve when she's alive

grieve after her death,

and thank her forever.

Other courtiers also spoke up for me,

praising me

for my filial loyalty.

Yet the rites demand to confer her

as your lawful concubine,

which I dare not to exceed,

so Your Majesty should decide it.

I've wrote a memorial,

pleading for my mother's title,

as well as to calm the discussion.

I think His Majesty

will issue an edict soon.

Your Highness.

When you go back home,

please

tell the Councilor

to ask the Ministry of Rites to arrange a ceremony

to honor the late Empress.

Why do you...

Only the firstborn of the Empress

can host this ceremony.

I'm sure Prince of Xin

won't hesitate

to host as the firstborn.

To be frank,

I won't let my brothers

lead armies to Changzhou.

Understood.

I shall convey that

to my father.

Father,

what did Ni say

in that memorial?

He said he didn't want to embarrass me,

so he pleaded

to confer his mother my lawful concubine.

He even threatened to abandon nobility

for this matter,

and embarrassed your at the court.

Why is he suddenly

admitting his fault?

That's why

I must order him to reflect.

See?

After a few days,

he's figured it out.

But it might be

his nice words.

In his heart,

he may hold a grudge.

He has admitted his fault,

so I think I will confer his mother

Consort Xian.

After all, your mother

is conferred the Empress.

And the courtiers also had a point

that I have three sons.

It's improper

to confer his mother

a merely concubine.

He chose to write a memorial

at this moment.

I think he wants to lead army

to Changzhou.

If you grant his wish

once he admits his fault,

you'd pamper him too much.

The how could he

fear your authority?

Relax.

Detaining him is useful.

So I would

detain him a little longer.

Commandant,

the prince's been grounded

for a long time.

Why do you

want to visit now?

He wrote to the emperor

asking to confer a title on his mother.

Ministry of Rites obeyed His Majesty's will.

In the end,

she's made Consort of Xian.

The matter is settled.

The prince of Qin has given in,

so this should

come to an end.

Quarrels could be ended.

But people's hearts

can't heal in no time.

So I need to visit him.

Commandant,

we climbed over the walls.

But the mansion is so spacious,

where could His Highness be?

Use you whistle

and get Chang'er for help.

Right.

Taozi, Commandant Ho.

What brings you here?

Take my commandant

to meet the prince of Qin.

Follow me.

Come.

Bring me wine.

More wine!

Leave it there.

I'll pour it myself.

You really don't need my help?

Drinking alone may be rueful.

So I'm here.

Why are you here?

I drop by to see

if you're enjoying a luxury life

with beauties in arms.

My life is not luxurious.

As for beauty,

she is with me now.

Ni,

are you alright?

Not so good.

My mother

died to give birth to me.

Since

I was born,

I haven't served her

even for one day.

She was a low maid

just like the wild grass

in my father's mansion.

No one noticed

nor cared her.

She couldn't get a title

years after her death.

So in the court,

I thought

I would renounce my title

to get her one.

Even if...

Even if it's just an empty title.

But they won't even grant her

that empty title.

My father

won't give her anything.

I knew

my father didn't like me.

He scolded me for being a bane to my mother.

So I'd thought

he had a slice of love

for my mother.

But now I see it.

He doesn't even care

about

her death.

He despised her low status

and treated her like trash.

So tell me,

is it worth her dying

to give birth to me?

My mom also suffered a lot

to give birth to me.

They said that

her medicine residue

pilled up like a hill.

But when she was alive,

she always said that

the most worthwhile thing

in her life

is to give birth to me.

Ni,

forget about those rumors.

Only idiots

would say such things.

You mom suffered so much

to give you a life.

She won't want

to see you feeling pity for yourself.

She wishes

that you can be free and happy.

Free and happy?

Free and happy?

How could we be like that?

I thought

after I recovered the capital

I could leave with that merit.

But look at me.

Within the capital,

within the palace,

and within my mansion,

under these halls,

there's full of plots and schemes.

While I

couldn't accomplish even a small deed.

I even failed

to get an empty title

for my mother.

I do not know

what else I could do.

I just feel

so useless.

I'm so useless.

I'm very sorrowful.

It hurts deep in my heart.

I know it.

Ni.

Actually,

I really envy General Cui.

Why?

Because he keeps you accompanied.

But I'm here for you.

But you'll leave soon.

Fine.

Then I promise you

that I won't leave soon

and I'll stay tonight.

Really?

Really.

Taozi.

You haven't met me for a long time.

But why did you leave me

in such a hurry?

Because...

Because I went to fetch this.

What's this?

Well,

these herbs are for you.

Take a look.

Milkvetch root,

Chinese Angelica,

and White Paeony root.

And these.

I bought

some of the herbs.

I also picked some

in the mountains

and dried them.

In fact,

whenever I miss you

I'll go to pick the herbs.

Whenever you miss me?

Let me count.

You've missed me...

One, two... four... six...

You've missed me over 30 times.

So

if you miss me again,

you can come to see me.

Or you can writer letters

just like the prince of Qin

and the commandant.

Really?

Of course.

Taozi,

did you miss me

during this period?

Guess it.

I bet you miss me.

How could you be so sure?

Because

if you didn't miss me,

you won't ask me to see you.

Nor will you ask me

to writer letters

like the prince of Qin does.

Am I right?

I knew it.

Sort of.

Ni,

it's late.

I should leave.

No, you can't.

Ni.

Give me another city

and I'll let you go.

If Your Highness asks,

the whole empire

would be yours to take.

How am I comparable to that?

But I ask not for an empire,

I only want you.

You don't ask for the empire,

but the people want it

won't let you go.

Then they could have it.

I need nothing

but you.

Ni.

Ni.

You finally woke up.

What's the time now?

It's already pass 12 o'clock.

I remember...

that

I drank liquor outside.

I was drunk.

I even had a dream.

What did you dream about?

A

very happy dream.

It was so true.

You must have dreamed about Commandant Ho.

How could Commandant Ho show up?

I think

you just miss her too much,

deeply.

Last night,

it was you alone

who drank the liquor there.

I wanted to drink with you,

yet you drove me away.

Yes...

Commandant, have some.

I'm good.

I don't have appetite.

You surely don't have.

You didn't sleep the whole night.

Shall we

go to the town ahead

and find a hostel

to have a rest first?

No need.

Actually,

I took a nap last night.

Well,

you came from afar

and spent so much effort

to meet him,

why didn't you stay for few more days?

Was it enough

to have a chat

with him?

As long as I can meet him,

I'll rest assured.

If others find out,

it will be more troublesome.

I just have no idea

how longer he

will take

to stop being upset and guilty.

I still believe

that a couple

shall be together forever.

It's not enough at all

to have a mere chat.

I guess

you want to be

with Chang'er forever.

Commandant.

You know what,

I just left him,

and I've already started missing him.

You?

Do you miss the Prince of Qin?

Right.

Absence

sharpens love.

Right.

Ni.

Ni.

Where did you go?

Didn't Taozi come last night?

She wanted to have dried fruit.

So I went to buy some this morning.

I was about to

send it to her.

Taozi came last night?

Yeah.

She came with Commandant Ho.

I wonder

how far they went

and if they had lunch.

When did they leave?

Before the sunrise.

They left

over the wall

this early morning

in case the guards

found them.

I need to see her.

I have so much to tell her.

Ni.

But didn't His Majesty

ask you to stay here?

Won't you disobey his order?

So what?

No matter what,

I need to see her.

Morning.

Please have a seat.

Ladies,

would you like

to try our new tea,

which tastes cool?

Okay, bring some food as well.

Okay.

Commandant.

We should be able to

arrive in Luoyang before dusk.

Your store is so considerate

that you offered tea with flowers.

Please.

Commandant, have a try.

So nice.

Why did you fill another cup as well?

Still don't come out?

So crowded here.

What brings you here?

Just want to see you.

Wasn't last night enough for you to see me?

Last night,

I was drunk and I didn't see you clearly.

Thank you

for coming afar to see me.

You must be very tired.

No, I'd love to.

So I don't feel tired.

In a few days,

I will go meet you.

Aren't you afraid that you'd be

wronged for those words?

People will think that you will lead your army

to retake Luoyang.

My father always wants to

fight with you

in the battlefield.

Are you going to

give him a chance to do so?

If he lets you be the vanguard,

I will probably be defeated.

It will be so embarrassing

when you defeat me.

Do show me some respect.

Rest assured.

If you are really in danger,

I will help you.

Okay.

I'll be relieved since you promised me.

But you are way

too valiant.

So don't give me

such a chance to do it.

Hopefully.

In this case,

you will always owe me a favor

which you can't repay forever.

I think Li Ni

is advancing by retreating.

He wrote to father hypocritically,

saying that he'd bestow a title upon

his real mother.

But father is so kind

that he agreed to promote her

as a consort.

Li Ni is not

doing self-reflection at all.

He's thinking about how to

regain the leadership of West-Pacifying Army.

Brother.

Father let you stay

to hold the ceremony,

which means that you can only

be a remote Military Commander-in-chief.

But he let General Pei

lead the army to Changzhou alone.

We shall guard against Li Ni,

in case he pokes his nose into it,

or even worse,

he will regain the leadership.

Don't worry.

Since I'm the Military Commander-in-chief,

I won't give them any chance to make it.

For the journey to Changzhou,

I just said that it's so urgent

that I let Pei Yuan take

about 30% of the soldiers only and grains

to go there first.

He must believe

that he will have reinforcement later.

In his dream.

Doesn't Pei Yuan

only listen to Li Ni's order?

If he is defeated this time,

I wonder

if Li Ni can still protect him.

Commander-in-chief,

your poison was just removed.

Have a rest.

Li Ni do things

shrewdly.

I guess he will

probably stop my army

from Baiyue at Changzhou.

The intelligence shows

that Li Ni was no longer

the Military Commander-in-chief

and asked to reflect on his deeds.

I suppose Prince of Xin

and Prince of Qi will lead

the army southwards.

One incapable general exhausts his armies.

Emperor of Liang

is incompetent and stupid.

To think that he detained Li Ni.

What a waste!

Commander-in-chief.

Commander-in-chief.

Our people sent back

the intelligence

that the crown prince's son seems to

live in a village nearby Western Capital.

Convey my order,

catch Xuanze alive.

Kill the others.

Yes.

What a fate!

Since it's destined,

God is helping me.

Pei Yuan

sent an urgent letter,

saying that the army from Baiyue

has crossed Han River,

heading to Changzhou.

He urges the court to send supplies

and reinforcement to Changzhou.

Father,

in my humble opinion,

Sun's troops traveled far,

so they must be exhausted.

They also lack supplies

due to the long way.

They're merely tens of thousands.

Pei Yuan is raised in a military family

and is experienced,

so I'm sure

he can handle this.

General Pei Yuan

has asked for support.

If the court ignores that,

the Peis may hold a grudge.

Brother,

you're being soft like a woman.

No matter what,

they're still subjects to father.

Being too kind and soft

and granting their wishes

will sully His Majesty's authority.

However,

thirty percent of the supplies

wasn't indeed enough.

Father,

when Li Ni led the West-Pacifying Army,

the court never allocated supplies.

But they still fought

from Laolan Pass

to recover the two capitals.

Now the court

has already allocated

thirty percent of supplies.

They ask for reinforcement

so they can

freeload the supplies.

That's a common trick

in the army.

Please don't be deceived.

You're the Military Commander-in-Chief.

So what do you think

is the appropriate reply?

In my humble opinion,

the court must order

Pei Yuan to delay no more,

strike out from Changzhou,

and vanquish

Sun's troops from Baiyue.

Idiots!

Where's the reinforcement

to support General Pei?

When they left,

there was only 30 percent

of the army and supplies.

Now the court refused to send supplies

and reinforcement.

And they ordered

the army to strike out.

That is

sending our men

to death!

Give it to Taozi.

Things are urgent now.

How can you still

writer letters to that commandant?

The court refused to reinforce

Changzhou

and ordered Pei to attack.

I can't leave here.

So right now

we need help

from the Cui's Army.

I'm on my way.

Ni,

you ask their army

to reinforce Changzhou.

Could it work?

I said in the letter

it's like me being stuck in Changzhou.

So she can't do nothing.

What now?

I'm looking at

the most successful

pretty boy.

Ask for help when we need to.

A man can take temporary setbacks.

If you can save Changzhou

with only a letter,

then you'll be a pretty boy

whom the history has never seen.

I'm flattered.

Did you miss him?

I think His Highness

was wrong.

Why is that?

He knows that

you would play the doll

when you miss him.

But he made it

with straw.

Before long,

the doll will be broken.

So he should

carve one out of wood.

That's more durable.

Xie Chang'er is so thoughtful.

Otherwise, he would not

make you a whistle.

Because it can't get broken.

In this case,

the prince of Qin

is not thoughtful.

Commandant.

Commandant Ho.

Speaking of the devil

and he's here.

Urgent letter from Ni.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

Urgent news from Changzhou.

How is it?

General Pei fought as orders.

After two days of fighting,

he was outnumbered

and surrounded by rebels.

Our army suffered a great loss,

and General Pei was wounded.

What about the city?

General Cui Yi

let his army there

and vanquished Sun's rebels.

So General Pei

crossed the river with remaining soldiers.

They camped hundreds of miles outside the city.

However,

Cui Yi and his men

have entered Changzhou.

What?

Cui has taken the city?

Father,

Changzhou is a stronghold.

No matter who

occupies the city,

it will be

a huge disadvantage.

Father,

Pei has lost Changzhou,

he must be killed for that.

Brother,

it's not the right time for that.

He has lost Changzhou,

so we must blame him for it.

His Majesty refused

to reinforce General Pei.

Then his father came in person

to ask His Majesty

to support the army.

But you said that

General Pei was afraid of war

and tried to avoid it.

Then three edicts were sent to Changzhou,

forcing him to attack.

Now Changzhou is lost.

If General Pei

is convicted

at this moment,

I'm afraid

the Peis won't agree.

Think of something!

Damn Cui Yi!

He's seized Luoyang

and now takes Changzhou.

In this case,

am I

still am emperor?

And what dignity do I have?

Father,

I would like to recommend a man.

If he

can lead armies,

he'll retake Changzhou.

Who's it?

My younger brother.

No way.

Li Ni is grounded now.

How can he lead armies?

He has been a great war leader,

and he's fought against

Sun and the Cuis.

without a defeat.

Among all the courtiers,

only Ni has been close

with the Peis.

If we let him

to support Changzhou,

we may dispel

the Peis' doubts

and cheer up the army.

Li Ni is arrogant and wild.

Can we let go of

his misbehaving deeds?

Then who else

can lead armies now?

At this moment,

are you going to lead, my brother?

You're the firstborn.

Even if father grants that,

the courtiers

won't let you

to risk your life.

Enough.

Lai has a point.

Send my order.

Prince of Qin has admitted his fault,

so I pardon him now.

Now he shall lead armies to reinforce Changzhou.

Yes.

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