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Episode 13

Stop being so suspicious

you're a fake gentleman with a sinister's heart.

Who's being suspicious?

Even though they're not from the same birth mother

they are still brothers!

You know younger brother Xing likes you.

He wants you as Royal Consort.

So he stubbornly

wants to get close to you.

Who's being a gentleman?

Aren't you Qi Xing's big brother?

When have you ever treated him like a true brother?

You..

Aiya, such a large vinegar taste. (vinegar homophone of jealous in chinese)

Who's jealous?

What's wrong?

I'm just eating pickled vegetables.

What is it?

What does me eating pickled vegetables

have to do with the two of you?

What does me eating pickled vegetables,

and being jealous,

have to do with anything?

Wha-what's wrong?

Eat some.

You, also, eat some.

Why are you both acting so strange today?

Who's strange?

It's your lady who is

dumb like a little pig.

You should teach her better.

Is you who are...

First Prince, mind your step!

Really.

Why are you blushing?

This is vinegar not wine

are you drunk?

Weirdo.

Emperor's orders

no one is allowed into the Palace of Eternal Youth.

Can't be impolite to Miss Pan.

Dismiss!

Yes

I came to see Second Prince about something.

He said

I can come anytime

to see him.

This way, Miss Yu.

Actually my mother Mei Yan

was the Empress's servant.

Because of her warmth, virtuosity, elegance

and many talents, it

lead my father to love her

with all of his heart

and take her as his wife

but the Empress was jealous

and always tried to harm my mother.

And so,

Father could only give older brother

to my mother to raise.

First,

with my mother's generous nature

she could properly raise older brother.

Secondly,

to give the Empress a warning

and make her fear taking action.

But the depths of the palace are obscured by people's treacherous hearts.

After my Imperial father and mother

gave birth to me.

Each day was spent increasingly worried and sick at heart

because of the dark morals in this palace.

Not a day passed when they could be of peaceful mind

nor live peacefully.

So Father,

in order to protect us, mother and son

ordered people

to use my mother's favorite plum trees

even through the night

to complete this

garden of ten thousand plum trees

to be a refuge for my mother and I.

From then on,

my mother and I

have never stepped out of the Plum garden even a half step.

Thats why

other than the older generation,

very little palace people, apart from my imperial father

and the Empress

as well as Zhao Yi Niang Niang.

Very few people

have seen my mother's face.

Even though my father tried to protect us in every way possible . . .

Mother...

still couldn't escape misfortune

and died at a young age.

So when your highness saw me,

you mistaken me as Mei Fei Niang Niang.

Do we really look a like?

Like you're the same person.

If I had not seen it with my own eyes

I would not have been able to believe

that in this world

there exists another person who is identical.

You said your mother

generally did not see outsiders

but the First Prince

was one of those rare people

who had met your mother, right?

Big brother, from a young age

was raised by my mother

so naturally, he knew her.

When we were young

Big brother and I

had a very good brotherly relationship

don't know when we started

to grow distant from each other.

Emperor and your mother's relationship

was really good, wasn't it?

Of course my mother received my father's favor.

She was the emperor's favorite.

Ever since the feuds began in the palace

my father only stayed with my mother

not paying attention to his other wives.

Then the feelings between your mother and the Emperor

First Prince must surely have known as well.

Big brother has been raised here since he was young,

the deep feelings between Emperor Father and mother

Big brother would of course have known.

I understand now.. I understand it all now.

Yu-er.. Yu-er!

Since ancient times, men can't have both the kingdom and women.

First prince, have you clearly thought about

what you really want in the end?

The kingdom, definitely the kingdom

First prince

Playing chess by yourself is very boring

heard Yuan Zhu say

Miss Yu is pretty good at playing chess.

How about if servant

invite her here for you?

Miss Yu,

what a coincidence that you came, servant was just thinking . . .

Get out!

Yes.

Let me ask you something

from the first time you saw me

you realize that my facial resemblance

was the same as your adopted mother's face!

Meng Qi You,

I thought on the surface

you were strict with me

but that you thought kindly of me within.

So when you were nice to me

and promised to help me restore my kingdom are all a pretence?

It is because I have a striking resemblance

to the Emperor's concubine

that's why you brought me to the palace through false pretence,

dressing me up

to give to your father?

Is that not correct?

It's not as if you do not know I'm using you

It's not as if you do not know I'm using you.

You are my chess piece.

But I'm human

I have dignity

how can you..

Why can I not?

Even if you don't become my Imperial Father's person,

you would still have to marry Crown Prince.

Either one is fine.

Just one is older

and one is younger.

You're shameless!

What does shame count for anything?

In order to take back the crown prince's position

whatever shameless things I can do

or have you forgotten?

From the start, before entering the palace

what I told you?

I wanted you to cut off all emotional ties.

How did you become

such a foolish person?

If I treat you kinder

will you do anything for me

and be of use to me?

I deserve that slap

not because I'm sorry

I also just want to let you know

to achieve my goal

I could even abandon my dignity.

You are only a chess piece.

If you cannot do it

I suggest you leave.

Don't disgrace

your Chu Kingdom's princess's face.

You still want me to leave?

Right now my only concern regarding you

is whether to present you to the Emperor

or to the Crown Prince.

Which of them would be proved to be of more advantage for me.

Meng Qi You, can it be that who I marry

does not matter to you at all?

I just care about what's my advantage.

Right, I will remember what you just said.

Ya-Ya why are you crying?

What's going on?

Ye Ye

I also don't know

why I am crying.

I only know he has been using me

has always been...

But I had felt that

in his heart

he cared about me

but turns out it was all my imagination.

My heart really hurts, what do I do?

Silly child

Liking someone, loving someone

means ripping your heart out

and letting him boil and fry it .(do whatever he wants)

You can't help yourself.

But he doesn't want my heart

but he also shouldn't give it to others.

I hate him.

WIthout love, how could there be hate?

Ya Ya

Do you still remember

when we were in our Chu Kingdom?

When your father was still alive

he loved to constantly nag

that being born as royalty

is something we can't choose.

Ye Ye

We've been through so much already

and met so many people, we wouldn't trust the wrong person.

The first prince really does like you

cares for you,

but he can't help himself,

cannot say . . .

You saw wrong.

If he really like me

Care about me

Why does he make some many plans to

give me to his father?

You.. You silly girl

normally

you are intelligent.

A single (heart) person . . .

A single person can be

smart in several different ways.

How-how can a person in love

let their brain turn to mush.

You think about it

if he really wanted to give you

to the Emperor or Qi Xing

Then last time

would he single-mindedly

send you out of the palace?

Right, in the beginning

because you

look so much like concubine Fei,

he wanted to use you to get back his royal position.

But human hearts are made of flesh

after spending so much time together you would fall in in love.

Think about it, in order to protect you

he injured himself internally

worrying over your injuries

he's willing to endure the stormy weather.

In the end,

he asked Hei Zhi to send you out of the palace

Is it not clear?

He regrets it.

He does not want anyone to have you

and deep in his heart

he doesn't want to lose you.

Does he really think this way?

Of course. You can also see

in the palace

a former crown prince's plight

is full of embarassment

and shame.

To him the crown means

not just power

but his dignity and life.

Ya Ya, his situation is worse than your's

think about it.

When you have problems

you can cry on my shoulder, you can talk to me

you can cry on my shoulder, you can talk to me

what about him?

He can only cry by himself and

deceive you with his cold heartedness

... deceive himself

holding it inside

know he could not stand anymore

forcing you out of the palace

and letting his goals go with you.

Ya Ya, since your father-king passed away

and we escaped from Chu state

your fate only changed after we met him

Your fate only changed after we met him.

Only then, we do have real hope in restoring the Chu State

Only then, we do have real hope in restoring the Chu State

Ya Ya

He really is

from beginning to now the one for you.

Ya Ya, he really cares for you.

You really must

try to understand the First Prince.

Why aren't you looking?!

If you really hurt me, then what?!

You're trying to kill people.

You won't die.

Brother? How did you come to be here?

What you had just said, is every word true?

Your servant would not dare to lie to you

However,

I have a request

that you'll hopefully promise Zhu-er.

Tell me

Please niang niang, Pan Yu . . .

Not Pan Yu

but Chu Empire's Princess Ma Fu Ya

she is not only a good and kind person,

she has a gentle heart like Bhudda's.

She hasn't only saved me

she has saved others...

Enough, you do not have to mention it anymore.

You may rise.

This Pan Yu

of course she is a kind person.

Not only did she save your life,

she did me a favor as well.

Today you plead for her life,

for me not to harm her

even if you didn't say this

I would not have done it, granted.

Thank you, Niang Niang.

You are Han Ming's younger sister.

From now on,

you are one of my people.

You must help me carefully watch

You must help me carefully watch

this Princess of Chu Empire.

Anything that happens

report to me immediately.

Yes

You take care of yourself.

Niang Niang

Do you really want to let Pan Yu go?

No one can escape my will.

The one we have to deal with

is the person behind her.

It's a wonder that this Meng Qi You

is so cunning...

is more cunning than his mother

all these years

I've always thought about ways

to go against Du Fei Hong.

Would never have thought

this rebel would grow up

and even

grow feathers to fly on his own.

Now we have gained another enemy.

Where should we take action now?

Of course the former crown prince.

Meng Qi You is not Meng Qi Xing

he has many devious plans.

If he becomes Crown Prince again

If he becomes Crown Prince again

the days after,

would not be easy for anyone.

We cannot let him

get the opportunity to rebuild his power.

Also,

him using Pan Yu as his chess piece

we must then

take down this chess player

then we can use this chess piece.

Then, when do we

do away with him?

The hunting competition.

But isn't that really soon?

So,

we have to discuss this properly.

First Prince, Zhao Gong Gong is here.

Your majesty

The Emperor requests your presence in the palace.

Father, why did you suddenly

request your son's presence

and even wear your old armor?

This old bones

need some exercising.

Otherwise after some time

when it's the fall hunting expedition

if my reputation as a general

would be lost to someone

wouldn't I be the laugh of everyone?

Fall hunting expedition

Father this fall hunting expedition

hasn't been celebrated for a long time.

Han Zhao Yi and the others

I don't know where their enthusiasm came from

many people discussed with me

that they wanted to hold the fall hunting expedition

and invite the populace of the Imperial palace,

regardless of man or woman

to participate.

Regardless of man or woman

allowing anyone to join?

They said to use this chance

to get together as a family.

So I allowed it.

Niang Niang Niang Niang

Li gong gong

Niang Niang is just starting to write

a marriage decree.

Niang Niang

That wretch Han Zhao Yi has spun her tricks.

His Majesty has already ordered

this year's fall hunting expedition is being carried out.

The entire royal family regardless of man or woman

everyone must attend.

This wicked wretch,

disregarding man or woman, allowing anyone to go.

Isn't she just

forcing Pan Yu to reveal herself

to meet his majesty.

Yes, those are

her wicked intentions.

You were faster than me

This time I was slow

You may have your spread of good plans.

But I have ways to climb over any wall

I will tear off your wings and make you fall.

Big Brother is good at everything

he's best at archery on horseback

How could I compete with him?

Even if I went, I would lose.

We should just use this chance

to sneak outside for some freedom

We can't

if we were discovered by your father

he might just

yell at us a little only

but if he doesn't show mercy

this would be considered deceiving the Emperor.

Sister Yu

You always think ahead more carefully than I do

When my Imperial Father sees you

he will definitely like you.

The Empress has arrived!

Greetings imperial mother

Yu-er greets the empress.

May you live a thousand years.

What are you doing here?

Just preparing for tomorrow's hunting competition.

Ok, everyone please leave.

You must leave too.

Why?

Don't ask

if I tell you to leave, you must leave.

I don't want to

I am having a good chat with Yu Jie Jie

Why does Imperial Mother

I said for you to leave so you must leave!

Everything that Imperial Mother does

is for your well being.

If you don't want to get married with Pan Yu

Imperial Mother will leave immediately.

Imperial Mother, Imperial Mother. I will leave now

but Imperial Mother

I definitely want Pan Yu Jie Jie to be my consort.

Definitely!

The hunting competion, you're not allowed to attend.

I don't care if you pretend

to be crazy or sick

or pretend to be dying.

You need to think carefully.

You must not go to the hunting competition.

The meeting time has already passed.

Why hasn't he come yet?

You are late!

Help me to kill Meng Qi You.

Han Niang Niang is a really great person

Has a good eye for things and very generous.

Little sister, see how the clothes

look so nice.

Doesn't it look nice?

On me is more nicer.

Yuan Er jie jie, I want to eat pickle vegetable dish

Is there anymore?

I just tried it on

and you come to bother me.

When I bring it

let me try it on.

Ya ya, what's wrong?

Tomorrow,

are we going to the hunting competition?

Are we staying in the palace or not?

To go or not go?

If we fall into other people's trap

I don't even know

what to do anymore.

These two sinister deceitful women

are that scared of you meeting the Emperor.

Inside this, there must be something fishy.

May this time turn out unexpectedly.

He too... does not make a sound.

Does he even want me to go?

Not even coming to say anything.

Whose words are you waiting for?

Is it him?

It's Him.

Yeh Yeh

Stop making fun of me.

He's not even concerned with this kind of thing.

I don't even know what he's thinking.

must die must die (extremely important)

You still won't say you like him?

Why do you still care

what he thinks?

I don't!

How am I?

You know I've been with him

for so long.

It's not that I

don't understand him at all

I just don't know

what he's thinking.

Is he really treating me

as only a chess piece?

or does he feel the same,

towards me?

First prince.. you... you.. what are you doing?

I said before

you are not allowed to come out from under my bed!

I'm telling you

tomorrow you cannot

leave the Palace even half step!

Why not?

Yun zhu, stop eating pickled vegetables

there's going to be trouble

My bed..

I know I know

my bed..

I'll take care of the bed

Take care of where?

Don't worry

Go go go

Why am I not allowed to go?

Han Zhao Yi has already

prepared my outfit.

If I don't go

I'll be looked down by others

Deliberately absent.

Perhaps I will be judged for crime defying an imperial decree.

There's little brother protecting you.

At most receive a light punishment.

You're life won't be in danger.

If I show my face then my life will be endangered?

Is my similarity to concubine Mei

such a terrible thing?

Not only terrible, abominable even.

I'm telling you this now

if you wan't to die I'm not stopping you

But did you ever think of

the Hua ye ye by your side

and Yun Zhu

can it be that you want them

to die along with you?

Ya Ya what happened?

What What did he say?

Tomorrow are you going?

Where is Sister Yu?

What on earth did you trek from the North palace gate

all the way here for?

Tell her to come with me to the hunting competition

Early this morning, Kang Zi conveyed the message

that all the maidens were to assemble at the North palace gate

to leave the palace grounds together.

Sister has left

already, over nearly an hour ago now.

What's the matter?

Where are you taking me?

I've already personally

organised a place for you to go.

You wait there.

I'm not going

You..

Can't you listen to me just this once?

The hunting competition is starting

If I don't go

no one can say I cannot go.

You cannot go.

I just said you cannot go.

You let go!

Why are you riding so fast?

You don't want your life

Let go!

Let go!

Are you ok?

Didn't you say

that I'm terrible and abominable?

Why are you saving me?

If I die won't you be happy?

Don't touch me!

Can't you see I'm hurt?

You don't even come and help me

Didn't you just say don't touch you.

Okay okay

Let me, don't try to be strong.

I don't need your help

You've twisted your ankle.

That's none of your business

None of my business

Leave it like that

It'll be useless.

Let it be useless

I'm useless anyways.

Isn't it better?

First prince

you should be more respectful

I'm going to be the future royal consort.

Who are you to me?

Men and women cannot touch.

Didn't you want to sent me to be Qi Xing's

Royal Consort?

He's my future husband.

Only he could...

Love can override the fear of hurt by fire and water.

Love can dissipate the hardships of any journey.

Hope that in experiencing a thousand mountains and ten thousand waters.

To forget all experiences of the human world.

Hearing your oath

is the most beautiful moment in time.

Sister Yu

Yun Zhu, have you seen Sister Yu?

Didn't she go to the hunting competition?

You didn't see her?

No

In the morning, someone saw

Big brother and Sister Yu go out

Maybe they went to hunt above the meeting

Sister Yu didn't arrive and

Big brother didn't arrive.

Could it be, they made a mistake coming back

and got lost?

Sister Yu may not know the way but

but that path,

big brother has gone through many times

he shouldn't get lost.

It's so late and they haven't come back

something couldn't have happened?

No way, big brother knows how to fight.

How could it not be?

It's the hunting competition!

There could be tons of wild animals.

And also lately

the prince's body has been weak

and mei mei is just a weak girl

If they run into a tiger or lion, then...

I...I'm going to go look for them!

You better be careful!

You...

better find them before nightfall

otherwise it'll be hard to find them!

I got it!

Return to the palace

We will be strangers in the same home.

Yes.

I am the Crown Prince's older brother

And you are the to-be Crown Prince's wife

We really must separate, we can't choose?

For the title of emperor, these past few years

to accompany my people

invested too much too much

If I give up now

then all my hard work

will be in vain.

I cannot do that

Your right.

My mother and father's late wishes

Yun Di and restoring the kingdom

We have many burderns

much too many.

We can't fail.

So we have to work hard together

overcome all of our difficulties

right?

When we return to the Palace

I, of course, am Meng Qi You.

But you

you are Pan Yu.

There's nothing between us.

Understand?

When we return

I will take everything that happened today

and forget about it.

Why don't you go?

I can't forget I cannot do it

But didn't we already agree

Let me just hold you like this . . .

Just for a little while . . .

Let me feel your heart beat

Your warmth . . .

With this warmth

come any hardships, no matter how hard

I can keep on going.

Be careful!

Qi You Are you hurt?

I'm fine.

Pi Xie Tian Lan (Evil dispersing heavenly mist)

Be careful!

Move away!

Qi You How are you?

I'm fine, don't worry.

How can there be nothing wrong??

The arrow is so deep.

It might have pierced your heart.

Help me take it out

Take it out don't worry.

Bear with it

is it very painful?

No, but it itches.

Itches?

What is it?

It's red arsenic.

Red arsenic?

Hurry and eat this pill of a hundred herbs.

How did you get this wound?

Before, that person had hidden pins in his hands

and pierced me.

What is this??

Peacock's gallbladder (poison)

Peacock's gallbladder?

Peacock's gallbladder and red arsenic

there is no antidote for it.

Don't feel bad, no one can have the world in the palm of their hand,

But to lie on a beauty's knee is not bad

Perhap this is my best ending.

To die like this

I don't have to continue

living so tiredly.

If it wasn't for me

you wouldn't be so tired.

You wouldn't have been targeted.

It was me who hurt you

You should be cold-blooded and heartless.

You shouldn't have fallen in love with me.

No, actually life to me

it's all the same.

In this world I'm

insignificant to everyone

but only you

only you care for me.

I am not only not mother's son.

Even Father Emperor too did not hold me.

To be born of their own flesh and blood ( natural child)

Let you stand to practice calligraphy

yet you dare throw a fuss!

You really are useless.

Your majesty, since he is useless

you still want to let him

be crown prince?

What are you saying?

Isn't he your son?

He isn't.

The only real son I have is Xing er.

Your majesty,

since he's not worthy of crown prince's big duty,

why don't you make Xing er crown prince then?

You be quiet.

My age is vigorous.

You dare to say there'll be no heir to succeed the throne after me?

It's not.

I didn't mean it that way.

I am just worried for your majesty.

This month

if we don't immediately resolve this

then he wouldn't just ruin

a flower vase

but the entire Kingdom of Shu.

Shut up!

Father don't be angry!

It's all because your son is no good

Your son will study hard

and write properly!

I'm begging that father doesn't blame mother!

You useless thing

I don't want to see you again.

Qi You, come find me.

Just like that

Qi You, you paint really well.

Just like the real thing.

Here.

Mei Ying was poisoned.

She was coincidently poisoned with

peacock's gallbladder and red arsenic.

I heard in the Southern seas on Guangming island

they have the rare treasure Dragon Saliva Pearl

that can cure any deadly poison.

Father told me to rush to Southern seas to retrieve the medicine.

Disregarding day or night

I hurried for three days and three nights.

Risking my life

I finally found the Southern seas Dragon Saliva Pearl.

I thought that if I could save Mei Ying,

whatever I suffered in the past

would be worth it.

Who knew that after risking my life

while returning to the Palace of Eternal Youth

and when I was about to present the Dragon Saliva Pearl

overheard what she said to my father;

Imperial Majesty,

please allow Yun er to be Crown Prince.

Then what about You er?

He is not our child.

I don't believe

he would go find the antidote for me.

I think

he was the one who poisoned me.

Please kill him your majesty

and get revenge for me.

And make Yun er crown prince.

Imperial Majesty, promise me.

Decree Yun er as Crown Prince.

He is your most beloved son.

Alright, I promise you to remove You er as crown prince

and make Yun er crown prince.

But, you must live.

The Emperor issues you to obey the Heaven's decree.

The crown prince is unreliable

and did not retrieve the medicine

causing Mei Fei to be poisoned to death.

This is a unforgivable failure

from today forward's you're removed as crown prince

and must leave the palace.

Dismissed

The current crown prince is Qi Xing

not Qi Yun.

Mother was a powerful influence

After Mei Yi (aunt Mei) died

Qi Yun had no one to rely on

and hardly was competition for my mother.

But to me

whoever became crown prince

wasn't important anymore

I clearly watched my mother

happily help little brother

prepare the crown prince's

red carpet.

She'd completely forgotten

the former crown prince was her other son.

I wanted to escape

this thick-walled palace

and run away from the dark evil hearts of these .people

But I was unwilling

really unwilling.

I buried the antidote

next to the Lake of Longing

and buried my own conscience.

From that day on

I cut off all my emotional relations

I had no heart.

I promised that

I would take back all that I lost.

I rushed to your Chu Kingdom

hoping for marriage relations

to get Chu Kingdom as an ally.

At the same time

I arranged to meet with you

So all of this was

prearranged by you.

I said to myself

how could I meet someone

such a peculiar person.

All right

Fu Ya I've said all that's left.

You're free now.

I just want you to live

I don't care if

if you are still a cold-hearted demon.

I just want you to live.

I'm tired, everything's finished now.

Qi You Qi You Qi You

Qi You Qi You Qi You

Wake up . . .

Brother, please help , Brother

Yun Zhu

Pan Yu had meant to

leave together with the prince

They were always together.

Maybe they purposely don't want to come back.

You don't have to be so worried.

You mean it's on purpose?

They wouldn't have eloped?

Don't be so loud.

I don't understand

how you could of grown up in the palace.

What?

First Prince has always taken care of me.

First Prince is always so nice to me.

Anything good to eat, he always gives me some

You only know how to eat

besides eating what else can you do?

What?

I just always feel hungry

After our incident in our family

I escaped by myself

wandering the streets on my own

If it wasn't for the prince

who brought me to the palace

and fed me

I would have long died

First Prince and Little Sister

treat me like family

I wonder why my eye lid

keeps twitching?

must be something has happened