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Hurry up,

the guests will be arriving soon.

Yes, sir.

Long time no see.

How could I miss

the Prince's seventeenth birthday banquet?

Absolutely,

we're all here!

Wait, isn't he...?

Why is that troublemaker from the Xianle clan still lingering?

He always shows up uninvited to our family feasts.

Well, what can we do?

If it weren't for the grace of the emperor and empress,

this outsider would have been wiped out long ago.

What are you whispering about?

Why don't you

share it with me too?

Auntie!

I didn't say anything.

I'll go inside first, alright?

Can't even say it when prompted,

always badmouthing others.

He knows he's talking nonsense

and making a fool of himself.

Your Majesty?

Anle,

you've worked hard for this the Luxurious Golden Hall.

Not hard,

just doing my duty.

Let's go,

Anle.

Let's head inside.

Uh,

shouldn't His Highness join us?

Qianqiu has been acting mysterious since this morning.

Couldn't find him for half the day.

I bet

he's planning another surprise for you.

This child,

who gives gifts on their own birthday?

Well, hasn't it always been like this in previous years?

Qianqiu is so filial,

thanks to the guidance of the Imperial Preceptor.

Anyway,

just let him be.

But it's still His Highness's birthday banquet.

We can't leave you waiting outside

waiting for Qianqiu alone.

That's just not right!

Alright.

Let's go inside now.

We're missing one more,

hold on for a moment!

Anle?

Coming.

It's getting chilly,

look,

your face is turning blue.

Have a drink later to warm up, okay?

Okay.

Your Highness,

Crown Prince.

Imperial Preceptor.

Is his Highness the Prince here?

I'll look for him somewhere else.

Imperial Preceptor.

You're back?

Yes.

About Qianqiu,

sorry to trouble you again.

There's never a day

without official documents to go through.

By the way,

I heard about the Luxurious Golden Hall.

Why didn't the Imperial Preceptor

attend?

Imperial Preceptor?

I promised you to govern diligently and thriftily,

and I meant every word!

But this Luxurious Golden Hall.

I understand.

Your Majesty intends to use the royal family feast

to boost the prosperity of the gold workshops.

How did you know?

Today, while accompanying the Crown Prince on an outing,

I accidentally wandered into the Xianle Manor

and learned about it.

His Highness encountered so many Xianle descendants for the first time

and quite liked it.

I...

I see.

That's good.

Nowadays, the people in the imperial city are living happily,

and the situation of the Xianle descendants has greatly improved.

The animosity between Yong An and XianLe clans is no longer as strong as before.

It's all because Your Majesty set an example of sincerity and mutual respect,

and the people followed suit and changed.

The Imperial Preceptor praises me too much.

Even though I've withstood the pressure from courtiers

and royal relatives these five years.

But here,

even if it's the words of my ancestors,

I've never agreed with them.

Still, whenever I hear the words "Xianle,"

my heart is uneasy

and restless.

The prejudice and hostility passed down through generations of the royal family,

how can they

ever be eradicated completely?

If I honestly ask myself,

if Qianqiu were to be harmed by the Xianle descendants today.

I!

Imperial Preceptor,

I'm just an ordinary person after all.

Your Majesty.

But.

Qianqiu can be different.

Mother,

do you know what I discovered today?

The Xianle musicians sing and dance gracefully,

He and Anle grew up together.

and their craftsmanship is exquisite.

It's truly fascinating,

I quite like it.

In Qianqiu's heart,

Anle,

the people of Xianle are no longer the cruel tyrants and villains

next time we should go together.

Alright, Qianqiu,

that previous generations portrayed them to be...

Mother?

They are dear companions,

stop holding on to Anle.

like brothers,

Anle,

he has a lot of things to attend to.

and close friends.

Understand?

It's alright, I'm not in a rush.

Only this way,

I made arrangements for someone to come to the mansion later.

Can the grudges of past dynasties

be truly broken in our generation.

don't keep people waiting!

Then go quickly,

I am getting old, getting old,

I can't change much anymore, can I?

Your Majesty, just having such thoughts

is already the most difficult step.

Imperial Preceptor.

For Qianqiu's birthday banquet.

I hope you can come.

Where did the Crown Prince run off to?

Your Highness,

Crown Prince.

Your Highness,

you hid too well!

I've been looking for you forever!

Did you

get it?

Let me take the hairpin for the Queen Mother.

Come to pick it up tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you in advance!

It's been a while since my mother received new jewelry;

I hope she'll like this one.

She'll definitely like it!

Everyone is probably waiting for Your Highness in the Luxurious Golden Hall,

let's go!

Quick!

Stay close!

Anle,

you need to keep up...

Why is it

so quiet?

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Hold on,

I'll go call the imperial physician.

Imperial Preceptor.

I can't survive this.

It's Lord Anle!

I want him to be buried with me!

I want all the Xianle people to be buried with me!

Your Highness,

hurry!

Coming!

Qianqiu,

Qianqiu?

I'll kill all the Xianle people!

I'll exterminate every last one of them!

Imperial Preceptor!

Summon everyone!

I want to slaughter all the Xianle people in the country!

Right now!

Immediately!

I want them to be buried with me!

Anle wiped out a whole group in front of him.

That old guy did want to spare any of the Xianle people, didn’t he?

When your beloved Master thought about it,

how could he let him live?

Naturally, he'd deliver a killing blow,

give him a chill to the core.

Our saintly cousin loves indulging in such harmful and selfish deeds.

And the result?

Pissing off both sides,

ending up with nothing.

Qi Rong,

shut up!

Why should he shut up?

So what he's saying is the truth?

One killed all my relatives,

the other finished off my father,

and all of you have been lying to me!

Don't listen to him.

If not for my intervention,

you would have been dead at the hands of the Xianle people

when you were twelve,

how could you have lived to ascend?

Are you saying,

the ones who abducted me that year were also...

Obviously!

Fine,

very well.

I understand.

Friends are fake,

brothers are fake too.

The Xianle people never cared about our overtures;

they only wanted our lives.

That's right!

The supposed reconciliation between Yong An and XianLe,

the idea that if our generation resolves the enmity,

the two clans could...

Now it seems,

it was all a lie,

they've been deceiving me!

No, it's not true.

Think about it carefully!

In your hands...

Haven't things really changed?

The XianLe descendants are willing to let go of their hatred and settle in Yong An.

The conflicts between the two clans have also decreased over time,

and you've really accomplished that!

But what about my father and mother?

The fusion of Yong An and XianLe

was their greatest wish.

And now their wish has come true,

but what fate awaits them?

Why is everyone here so fond of crying!

You want your parents?

I haven't gone asking for mine yet!

And what's with crowning Anle as the King of Happiness?

“An” in the front, “Le” in the back!

You Yong An folks want to step on the heads of Xianle people forever, huh?

Qi Rong,

you better shut up!

The Luxurious Golden Hall killed my relatives,

and you were the one pulling the strings behind it?

That's right!

Me,

Anle,

your Master,

the three of us Xianle people,

all had a hand in it!

It doesn't hurt,

doesn't hurt at all!

Compared to a slap from the Crown Prince cousin,

you're far inferior!

Your stupid parents aren't capable at all.

They were just having big dreams.

Damn it!

Qianqiu, what are you trying to do?

Yong An dogs deserve to be fatherless and motherless!

Is this how you usually devour people with your ruthless tactics?

That's right.

What are you going to do about it?

Qianqiu!

What?

Green Immor Qi Rong has eaten so many people.

Can't I let him taste what it's like to be cooked alive?

He's the enemy of my clan.

Can't I make him suffer a bit too?

Cousin,

congratulations!

Your good disciple has grown wings!

He knows how to

torture people now!

Qi Rong.

Crown Prince,

my cousin!!

No one in this world can compare to you, my Crown Prince cousin!

Pah!

To hell with the Prince of Xianle!

Burn him to ashes!

He's not dead.

Do you think this is enough to avenge your clan?

At most, you've destroyed one of his avatars.

If you truly want to eliminate Qi Rong,

you'll have to find his ashes.

Thanks for the reminder.

I'll make sure to use them to pay my respects to my father and mother.

After that,

I'll come find you to settle things.

Imperial Preceptor!

Qian

Qianqiu.

He just found out the truth;

it's better to let him calm down first.

Is the truth

so important?

It is.

He needs to understand

what you did

and what you didn't do.

And why you did it.

What's the use of him knowing all that?

Does it change anything?

If I killed a few less people,

would that make my reasons more justified?

But what reasons could I possibly have?

Lang Qianqiu’s father wanted to unite the two clans,

did I kill him?

Lord Anle is the last remaining member of the Xianle royal family,

did I kill him?

I deserve whatever punishment I get,

and I can't die anyway.

So why not put all the blame on me?

It was originally my own wrongdoing,

and I alone should bear the consequences.

Now Anle is included,

and so is Qi Rong,

and all the Xianle people are involved.

Isn't it easier to hate just one person

than a whole group?

Do I have to make him realize

that everything I taught him before

is really all fake,

empty

worthless

nonsense?

I'm sorry.

San Lang,

I'm sorry.

I think I've gone mad.

I'm sorry.