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[The Promise of Chang'an]

[Episode 39]

Right now, she is asking us to withdraw our troops and return Xiao Qiyuan. How dare she?

Isn't she just taking advantage of your feelings for her?

Your Highness. Consort Xian has arrived.

All of you, leave.

- Brother! - Leave.

It was me.

It was I who asked the Prince of Zheng

and the Dragon Battalion to aid Xiao Qihan and force you to stop fighting.

Was it because of Xiao Chengrui's will and testament?

Because of his assassination decree?

Or do you think I shouldn't fight for the throne?

Then what do you expect me to do?

You think I should let Qiyuan’s life be at risk without doing anything to protect him?

Chengxu, right now everyone is

is waiting for Sister Qi

to announce the former emperor's will and testament.

As long as you give up and let Qiyuan ascend to the throne,

you will be awarded the position of regent.

Even though you will not have the emperor’s title or status, you would be the one holding the real power.

With just a pen, you can create imperial edicts and write memorials.

You would have unlimited power.

However, the important thing isn't this pen.

It's the person who wields it.

You have the power, so is the title

really that important?

On the one side, you're helping Xiao Qihan,

and on the other, you're promising me the power of being regent.

This tactic is so familiar.

Chengxu, you need to trust me.

I won't be like Consort Qiaoshu and dupe both sides.

Ever since the beginning, you have always been the person I trusted most.

Let Qiyuan go.

You know that my only weakness

is you. Xiao Qiyuan

doesn't have the right.

Aren't you just afraid of the assassination order given to the Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger battalions?

I can kill every single one of them.

Then will you feel at ease?

I'll just take this to mean that you're insane, and you're speaking nonsense out of anger.

The Twelve Great Xiao Battalions were created by your royal father.

Besides, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Battalions have fought alongside you in battle before.

They've killed enemies with you. They were like brothers to you.

They protect the nation, how could they possibly deserve something like this?

Chengxu, just because you and Xiao Qihan

are fighting for the throne, do you really have to cause the entire nation to spiral into chaos?

If there is internal friction within the Twelve Great Xiao Battalions,

do you even know what kind of consequences this would bring?

Great Sheng would become chaotic.

Great Liang would have opportunity to successfully beat us.

The people who will suffer are the innocent commoners!

Chengxu, I remember that you once told me

you wanted to be a great hero.

All these years, the lands you've suffered so hard to fight for,

are they really going to be ruined just because you were too wild at heart and too stubborn to let go?

It never crossed my mind

that one day,

we would be on opposite sides of

an argument about this kind of thing.

I am just asking for justice.

Am I not even allowed to seek justice?

Just for your personal justice,

you would sacrifice the justice of hundreds,

thousands, maybe even tens of thousands of people?

So you want me to complete Xiao Chengrui's wishes

and walk on the path he set for me again?

You know how much I hate him.

The throne, my mother,

and you.

He ruined my everything.

I hate myself even more.

When he was alive,

how many times

was it because I was too soft-hearted and let him go?

But now, he's already dead.

He's dead, but he's still calculating me!

Mingyu, he purposefully set the situation up to be like this.

He's setting me up for harm.

Do you not understand in your heart?

This is the trap he set.

Are you really going to jump into it?

Chengxu, I know.

I know how much you can't stand this.

I also hate it. Even if the Heavens allowed you to take it, so what?

What does Great Sheng have to do with me?

But after I was caught in the midst of it,

I understood Xiao Chengrui's intentions.

Even though I still hate the measures he took,

but what he wants

is Great Sheng's peace and longevity,

and the two of us are a part of it.

This means that we have the responsibility

that we cannot run from.

I don't want to talk about this huge ideals.

If Xiao Qiyuan became the emperor,

then what would you become?

You are his mother.

Great Sheng's Empress Dowager.

What would become of the two of us?

If I gave up the throne, then I know

what the result will be.

I will surely lose you.

Mingyu.

I've waited for you for so many years.

Can you really bear

to abandon our past,

possibilities, and hope?

Chengxu.

There is no way I will yield.

If you are forcing me to yield, then you are also forcing me to give up on you.

Chengxu, stop being an idiot.

The two of us never had a future.

If, because of your own obsession,

you give up the entire Great Sheng,

then I fear that it will not be worth it at all.

I don't care!

No matter who it is or what circumstances arise,

I do not care.

You really don't care?

Originally, I had thought

that the safety of Great Sheng's lands

was what was most important to you,

but I never would have thought...

Chengxu, can you bear it?

Fine. According to love or reason,

work or private, I have already

persuaded you in every way I could.

I hope that you will look at the situation in front of you.

Xiao Qihan will support Qiyuan for sure.

His two battalions will also aid us.

You may not be able to win.

Xiao Qiyuan is Xiao Chengrui's son.

He is also the took that Xiao Chengrui used to control me.

Do you really think that I don't dare to use him as my shield?

That I wouldn't dare to kill him?

You wouldn't! I trust you

because you know that he is my life.

If he dies, then I will not live either.

You are willing to use your own life to force my hand?

Prince of Yan.

On the day you ascend,

if I must attend a court celebration or a burial

by royal decree, I will go.

Why

would you be so cruel-hearted to me?

Your heart.

How could it be so cruel?

What did I do wrong?

Father, mother. Tell me.

Can I still find my justice?

If you come across Third Brother, please help me ask him.

He owes me so much, but he's not even willing to give me an apology.

Mingyu!

How was it? What did Chengxu say? Is he willing to let go?

I don't know either.

We don't have to wait any longer.

Qiyuan will not be able to return.

Sister Qi, let's carry out our very last plan.

Otherwise, inside and outside of the palace, there will be chaos.

Mom!

Qiyuan?

That's wonderful.

Man Fu, go announce the former emperor's will!

I obey.

Mom, what's wrong?

I'm fine.

Mom missed you.

Qiyuan, in these past days, did anyone bully you?

No. My Ninth Uncle asked many instructors to teach me how to hunt.

I learned very quickly and even killed two rabbits!

Qiyuan, you're amazing.

Consort Xian, I should be punished. It was my fault.

Don't say that. I understand your difficulties.

Because of your care for Qiyuan, I feel at ease.

This is what the Prince of Yan asked me to transfer to you.

[I cannot bear it]

The peace all over Great Sheng's lands was your greatest wish.

Chengxu, can you bear it?

The world's longevity and safety

and your peaceful life are my biggest wishes.

I could never bear to destroy them.

In the end, it was still me

who forced him to give up his last step.

Mom.

[Tiancheng Gate]

I had originally thought that when you came to the nation's doors,

we would have to fight viciously.

and give up.

Then stop being a coward and don't withdraw all of your soldiers.

Let's see how satisfying it will be to slaughter your two battalions.

Whether or not you choose to withdraw your forces,

you are still my subordinate, and you've lost to me.

Because our former emperor left his will, I naturally must accept the decree.

If you aren't happy about it,

you can ask the former emperor's Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Battalions

and the sword within my hands.

Announcement! His Majesty, the former emperor's decree about his next successor!

"I completed the fate bestowed upon my by Heaven."

"Now, the lands of Great Sheng are peaceful, and the commoners are safe."

"I appoint The Prince of Guanglin, Xiao Qiyuan, as the crown prince."

"He will inherit the throne."

We accept the former emperor's will.

Everyone may rise.

Thank you, Empress Dowager.

All of you nobles and ministers, from today on, you must work together to help our young master.

The new emperor's mother, Consort Xian, will rule with me as the Empress Dowager in the future.

We will both tend to the harem and guide our new emperor.

Greetings to both Empress Dowagers.

Our new emperor is still very young. I would like to ask all of you

to choose a prince to act as the advisor of our nation.

Since everyone is here,

I personally think that it should be your duty to pick one.

If that is so, then

Prince of Yan.

He will take this huge responsibility.

I sincerely accept the Empress Dowager's suggestion.

Then, in the future, we will have the Prince of Yan

- become our regent and assist in the country's governing. - Slow down!

I have doubts. Because of my loyalty to the country,

I would like to ask the two Empress Dowagers and the Prince of Zheng.

Our new emperor is young. Let's say that our future regent

has bad intentions and decides to steal the throne. How could that be good?

Prince of Su, in the future, if someone is willing to commit one of the most heinous crimes under Heaven,

then they will be a traitor condemned by everyone.

Prince of Su, you have worried too much. Such a thing would never happen.

Well, that's not necessarily true.

What if when the time comes, someone forces the Empress Dowager to come out

and say that the emperor is too young and needs to abdicate the throne?

Prince of Su, why would you say such a thing?

Empress Dowagers, I admit my wrongs. I have no ill intent.

- I just think that the country— - What are you trying to say?

You can swear an oath right now

and say that you would never turn on the emperor. If you go back on the oath,

you will accept a brutal death.

Either that, or you can let everyone choose another prince

to share the regent position with the Prince of Yan.

They can keep supervision on each other.

We don't have to pick another one.

I will swear the oath right now.

With the heavens and people as my witness, I, Xiao Chengxu

will be impartial when I take care of government affairs.

I will not become arrogant.

If anyone spouts nonsense at me

and tries to persuade me to conspire with them,

I will treat them as a traitor.

I will immediately punish them accordingly.

If my loyalty wavers, I will accept a brutal death.

Because the regent has already clearly stated his intentions,

May Your Majesty live for thousands of years, thousands of thousands of years.

May Your Majesty live for thousands of years, thousands of thousands of years.

Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan has arrived.

Hurry and let him in.

Yes.

Greetings, both Empress Dowagers.

Don't be too formal.

Ninth Brother, thanks to your presence at the court,

the situation finally settled.

Mingyu and I really need to thank you properly.

Also Qihan. He feels upset. He thinks he was wronged.

In the court, he said some disrespectful things.

I will go ask him to be kinder to you.

For me,

please do not cause disputes with him, ok?

Sister-in-Law, do not worry. As long as he can understand

how much the two of you have sacrificed for Great Sheng,

then I don't have much to argue with him about.

Our new emperor just taken the throne. He still needs to have a period of mourning for the former emperor

before planning his coronation ceremony.

Until the time comes, the country's affairs must not be set aside.

There are many things that we'll have to trouble you with taking care of.

I will not make you worry.

Mom. Oh, I can't call you Mom anymore.

I have to call you Mother Queen.

Mother Queen, can I go find Qirong and play with him?

Can I also let him sit in the chair of our royal father's hall?

No. Qirong cannot sit on that chair.

Princess Dowager Qiao just lost something very important to her.

She is feeling very upset about it.

Qiyuan, in a few days, you can ask Qirong to play, ok?

How come? Qirong and I made a promise.

Whenever one of us got something good, we would share it.

If I don't ask him to sit, then he will surely get angry.

He will definitely cause trouble for me every day.

He won't let me sit on that chair anymore.

Children don't understand things.

His status now has changed.

We cannot just see him as a child anymore.

He doesn't understand, so we have to teach him.

Qiyuan. The throne in the royal hall is not a toy.

Besides you, no one else is allowed to sit there.

If someone doesn't let you sit there, then you must tell me.

I will protect you and let you sit there well.

No one will ever be able to mess around. Ok?

Look at what this is.

This is a dragon.

This was a gift from my Royal Father,

your Royal Grandfather. He gave this to me.

Now, I will

give this dragon jade

to you. Besides, you're the one lucky enough

to wear the dragon robe.

Chengxu, this was a gift bestowed upon you by your Royal Father.

It's so valuable. How could you give it to Qiyuan?

I love this dragon pendent dearly

because it has the dream of become a hero.

Now, I will give it to you.

I hope that in the future, you will be a good emperor.

Make your mother proud and at ease.

Do you understand?

Thank you, Ninth Royal Uncle. This dragon is so beautiful.

Mother Queen, can I go show Her Majesty as well?

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Chengxu.Your luck was ruined by me.

I was the one who stopped you from having it. If you blame me,

then I deserve it.

I am fine with it.

It was my own decision.

I fear that I will never be able to pay back your grace, no matter how long I live.

Yes. Of course you'd never be able to pay it back.

You purposefully cut out my heart

and chopped up everything I desired.

In these years,

you and I went around in circles, but we could never be together.

All along, I always had a dream. Do you still remember?

Before I went to war, I proposed to you.

You promised that you would sew a purse for me,

but even now, you still have not finished it.

If you want to return my kindness,

finish this purse and give it to me.

Qiyuan, you must thank your Ninth Royal Uncle properly. The things he have you

are not just one dragon pendent. He also gave you his dreams.

His promise.

Princess Consort! Please don't do this!

- Why can't I? - Please don't do this!

Everything is ruined!

What is there that I can't do?

Your Highness. The Princess Consort, she...

When you decide that things aren't going the way you like, you choose to slam and break things?

Xiao Chengxu, is this the choice you made?

You gave the throne to Helan Mingyu's son?

This was your plan all along.

You lied to me!

You lied to me and used me!

Your Auntie, on the one hand, tried to get you to lure me in.

On the other hand, she was forging an alliance with Xiao Qihan.

She was going to use both of us to get what she wanted and then leave us stranded.

How could I possibly have agreed to her?

Your good Auntie was always tricking you.

You're talking nonsense!

All of these are your excuses.

You were doing all of this for Helan Mingyu!

Do you still remember?

Back then, who was the one who ran into the court to save you?

If it weren't for me, you would've been murdered by the former emperor long ago!

Your life is mine.

You repay me like this?

Are you even worthy of me?

I gave you most of the rights of the Yan Manor.

You can do whatever you want in the house.

I never asked questions.

If you think I'm still not doing enough,

and you think I still owe you my life,

then take it from me.

Xiao Chengxu.

You think I don't dare to?

You forced me.

You forced me to do all of this.

I did so much for you.

Why must you treat me like this?

Why must you treat me like this?

What did I do wrong?

Why must you treat me like this?

Why must you treat me like this?

Why must you treat me like this?

I cannot answer that.

I cannot answer why.

Why must you treat me like this?

What exactly did I do wrong?

Why? Why? Why?

Why? Why? Why?

Mingyu, you asked me to find this for you.

Is it because you want to finish it?

It was Chengxu. He asked for this purse.

Zhen'er, don't you think it's ridiculous?

It's been ten years. This purse

is still not finished.

Whatever.

I will finish it.

♫ Destiny leads you into my life to make me whole ♫

♫ My love for you is like an ink-mark that never dries ♫

My skills are already rusty. I don't know whether or not I can complete it well enough.

But the Prince of Yan suddenly asked you for this purse.

The things he wants

are more than just this purse, right?

Mingyu. Does he still have wishes about you?

The two of us are already have these statuses now.

How could he possibly still have wishes?

♫ It is fleeting, and filled with joys and sorrows ♫

Chengxu.

Mingyu, how come you're here?

I heard that you were picking a battlehorse, so I came to see you.

I also wanted to help Sister Qi ask

how confident you were about the war.

Everything is in my control.

After Qiyuans ascend to the throne, I will take my soldiers to war.

This time, I must force Great Liang

to finally end all of this.

This purse. I've already finished sewing it.

Just treat it as a small gift.

I hope your whole life is peaceful and safe.

Look at this purse.

The string is half new, half old.

It's completely different from my plan at the beginning.

Still, no matter how I changed it,

no matter how much I wanted it to be like the past thoughts,

I could never do it.

The truth is, the things we missed

can never come back. Just like

the us from ten years ago.

Congratulations, Your Majesty, for ascending to the throne!

Our Great Sheng will be prosperous!

May Your Majesty live for thousands of years, thousands of thousands of years.

Everyone, please rise.

Everyone, please rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Qida, Qida, Qida!

Qida!

Xiao Chengxu! I will kill you!

Xiao Chengxu! I will kill you!

May Your Highness live for thousands of years, thousands or thousands of years.

I heard the messenger say

that the Prince of Yan sat on Great Liang's throne in the royal hall.

He got the respect of the court.

The people of Chang'an knew of the Prince of Yan,

but they did not know of His Majesty.

That's not a big deal.

Originally, he was the one who brought his generals to Chang'an.

But the best soldiers and generals of the Twelve Battalions were all taken over by him.

The people left in Yan City are just the old and disabled.

What if he actually became disloyal?

That wouldn't happen.

Sister Qi, you watched him grow up.

Do you really not trust him?

He once promised. I trust him.

[The Promise of Chang'an]

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"Falling Fate" - Singer: Li Yugang

♫ Who is swaying at dusk on the riverbank by the gently fluttering willows? ♫

♫ That beauty dances between the clouds and the rippling moonglade ♫

♫ Dancing lightly like the startled birds and your graceful face is like delicate blooms ♫

♫ Longing in the wind, with glistening eyes looking toward the ripples ♫

♫ I could not take my eyes off such a sight to behold ♫

♫ It seems brief, my adoration for you has been for years ♫

♫ You come or go as you please, my soul is being led by dreams of you ♫

♫ These are foolish and infuriating times, I still wish we could be together forever ♫

♫ Destiny leads you into my life to make me whole ♫

♫ My love for you is like an ink-mark that never dries ♫

♫ As the snow scatters in the wind, as the clouds shield the moon ♫

♫ As I have to be drunk to sleep through the night ♫

♫ Like you, the paper I write on is full of melancholy ♫

♫ Destiny leads you into my life, times of great changes separate us ♫

♫ My tears fall and fill the curtained carriage along the way ♫

♫ This homeward journey, this boundless life ♫

♫ It is fleeting, and filled with joys and sorrows ♫