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♪We meet again after reincarnation♪

♪With the crescent moon and few stars♪

♪To meet you I travel all the way♪

♪No matter how things change♪

♪There’s a twisted fate of the past♪

♪In old dreams I hear one more song♪

♪I hate to leave and don’t know when to return♪

♪Who can I depend on at the end of reincarnation♪

Twisted Fate of Love

Episode 7

Court History Bureau

Xi.

How is she doing?

She...

She must be very tired.

If she has not finished,

just let her stop.

With the help of the Third Prince,

she should be able to finish it.

She found some help?

Go,

let her redo what she has done.

Let her arrange them according to time.

Men are surely

unpredictable.

Your Highness.

Mr. Minister sent me to tell Mr. Dongyue

that he arranged the books

according to years earlier,

and now he should arrange them according to eras names.

You said that’s not necessary earlier!

How come you changed your mind?

Please don’t blame me.

That’s not my idea.

It’s the order of your superior,

Mr. Minister.

It’s OK.

I can help you copy them again.

We can do it faster together.

Greetings, Your Highness.

There’s someone outside who said

that there’s a conflict between two young scholars in Yufeng Pavilion,

and they need you to mediate.

What’s that man called?

After delivering the message,

he left in a hurry.

I’ll be back soon.

Don’t worry,

I’ll help you finish this tonight no matter what.

It’s OK, Your Highness,

please go ahead.

I can do this myself.

Sir,

if you don’t mind,

I can help you with this.

No need.

This is a punishment from Minister Feng,

I don’t want to implicate you.

OK then, goodbye.

Your Highness.

Come in.

You’ve handled the matter at Yufeng Pavilion?

Nothing happened there.

It’s really weird.

Maybe someone who doesn’t want me to help you

was trying to draw me away.

And,

I have finished arranging the files.

But it’s already late.

The shadow play must be finished.

It’s fine.

Actually, there’s an even better show

in my mansion tonight.

Do you want to come with me?

A show better than a shadow play?

Of course I’ll come.

Yufeng Pavilion

Your Highness, when did you find out?

I found out that day

in the water dungeon.

But you were in danger then,

so I didn’t ask.

And,

I know there must be a reason

for you to do this.

Your Highness,

I didn’t mean to hide it from you.

I have to say,

your disguise was great.

I remember when I first met you on the bridge,

I called you “dude”,

and you accepted that.

At first, I had to disguise myself,

later, after a strange combination of circumstances,

I became an official,

that’s another reason why I couldn’t reveal that I’m a girl,

otherwise I’d be punished for lying to the Emperor.

It’s alright.

It’s safe here.

Nobody will come.

I know it’s not easy for you to be

in the Court History Bureau.

If you don’t mind,

you can change in there.

It’s also OK

if you don’t want to.

I just want you

to comfortably be yourself.

Thank you very much

for your good intentions.

Dongyue,

you look beautiful in this dress.

Your Highness,

didn’t you say there’s some great show?

Yes.

Come with me.

Actually,

I’ve also learned some shadow play,

of course I’m not as good

as those pros.

They are beautiful.

You made these by yourself?

I didn’t make them,

I just drew the patterns,

and asked some pros to make them.

Who’s this beautiful lady?

She’s a lady from a wealthy family.

Then this

must be a young man from another wealthy family.

He’s a god of mountains.

God of mountains?

When a fawn

was being hunted down by a hunter,

he met a young lady who’s enjoying the scenery.

That young lady helped him get rid of the hunter

and bound his wound up with her handkerchief.

Shadow play is fun.

Can you teach me?

Of course.

♪I can’t forget the snow on that day we first met♪

It turns out that the fawn was actually the god of mountains.

After he was saved,

he couldn’t forget that young lady.

She often came back to the mountains after that,

but never met that fawn again.

She met a handsome young man instead.

The lady said,

“Sir,

your handkerchief looks familiar.”

The young man said,

“Young lady,

are you looking for a fawn?”

“Yes, I am.”

“That fawn asked me to tell you that

he has waited for you here for so long

and you are finally here.”

♪If you are also missing me♪

♪I can spend my life being with you♪

♪The road seems so long in the dark night♪

♪But I’ll always be by your side♪

♪Keeping you company♪

Thank you, Your Highness.

This is the happiest day in this life.

If you don’t mind,

you can call me Xinyao.

That’s my courtesy name,

only my good friends call me that.

All right.

You’ve had a long day.

You must be tired.

I’ll walk you back.

I’m not really tired.

I’m just having a headache because of that Feng Xi.

Is it really necessary to ask for

the files back to ten years ago?

He’s just trying to give me a hard time.

You seem to be interested in the sacrifice ceremony.

I am.

After all, it’s the biggest annual event

in the Court History Bureau.

Although I’m a petty official,

I want to do my part of job.

I’m afraid you are going to be disappointed.

Father said we’d make it simple this year.

Why?

Earlier,

Feng Xi and the other officials in the Ministry of Rites

submitted a statement saying that a drought has been going on

and people are having a hard time.

They asked Father to do something.

Father accepted the good advice

and ordered to have the ceremony

in the imperial garden instead of the sacrificial altar.

It has been performed today.

It’s done?

It’s done today?

It seems that you were really

looking forward to the ceremony.

I hope your dream can come true next year.

Damn Feng Xi!

He did that on purpose!

I’m pissed off.

That jerk, Feng Xi,

he enticed me into this with the sacrifice ceremony,

and then deliberately let me prepare the files,

cost me the chance of assassinating Lu Yuantong.

He just can’t give me a break!

The Court History Bureau is under the Ministry of Rites,

working under Feng Xi

must be hard for you.

If you are willing,

the gates of Yufeng Pavilion

will be open for you forever.

Even if I stay in the Court History Bureau,

there’s no chance for me to meet Lu Yuantong.

You are afraid that Feng Xi might give you a hard time?

How about I talk to him?

He’ll do me this favor for sure.

Your Highness.

No,

Xinyao.

I’ll think about it, OK?

OK.

Anyway,

my offer will always stand.

I’ll be waiting for you in the Yufeng Pavilion.

Court History Bureau

You liar!

I asked you to organize the files,

have you finished that?

The sacrifice ceremony is over,

why do I still have to organize the files?

Mr. Dongyue,

as a junior supervisor,

it’s your duty to be familiar with ritual records.

I saw you looking for files

so I offered you some help,

why are you angry?

You…!

You enticed me to the Bureau with the ceremony,

and then used me to pull Marquis An down.

Now Marquis An has died,

why are you still playing tricks on me?

When did I do that?

It’s His Majesty who ordered to bring forward the ceremony,

could I go to His Majesty

and ask him to

wait for you?

You…!

Where did you hear that gossip?

How could you speak

to your superior like that?

It’s Prince Xinyao

and that’s not gossip.

Xinyao?

When did you become so intimate with His Highness?

And where do you put me, your superior?

Superior?

A superior who always punishes his subordinate

is not a qualified superior.

Bright Heaven and Clear Earth The Court History Bureau

is just a small department

under the Ministry of Rites.

So what if I punished you?

You can do nothing even if

I fire you!

His Majesty gave me this position!

So what?

I don’t think His Majesty knows

that the official he appointed

is actually a girl.

Lying to His Majesty

is a capital crime.

But I don’t want to see your head being removed.

Just copy this congratulatory passage for a hundred times,

Bright Heaven and Clear Earth

Bright Heaven and Clear Earth it’ll help cultivate your character.

You…!

Mount Qi and

Is Minister Feng your enemy from the past life?

You are punished again.

Who knows?

I just can’t get rid of him.

He enjoys giving me a hard time.

I don’t think so.

When we see Minister Feng,

we show our respect to him.

But every time you see him, you talk back to him.

Of course he’ll punish you.

Get away.

Stop talking like that.

I’ll help you.

Why are you laughing?

Did Minister Feng specifically

order you to copy this?

Yes.

He’s so out of the ordinary even when he’s punishing others.

He’s really something else.

Lu,

can I ask you for a favor?

From now on, in this room,

can you stop cracking Feng Xi up?

That’s what you are doing now.

The cock crows six

and the hen crows six.

Six times six is thirty six.

Please hear them, Heavens, and let us meet somewhere.

What a great night! You’ve heard my prayer.

Mount Qi and the phoenix complete each other.

“Meet”

means Feng,

and “year” means Xi.

Minister Feng picked a passage

with his name in it.

What?

I’m not doing this!

What will you tell him then?

You admire Feng Xi, right?

You can copy it as you want.

Fine.

I’m great at imitating others’ writings.

I’m sure Minister Feng won’t find out.

Without the sacrifice ceremony,

how can I get close to Lu Yuantong?

So many congratulatory passages

should be enough for His Majesty.

They are for His Majesty?

Yeah.

His Majesty believes in divination.

When he draws divination sticks every quarter,

he needs to burn congratulatory passages.

One time

the stick implied

that a newly favored concubine of his was a bad influence.

He decidedly put her

into the cold palace forever.

His Majesty really believes in divination.

If he draws a stick

which implies that Lu Yuantong is plotting treason,

maybe he will also eliminate Lu Yuantong.

Your Grace.

Your Grace, you must be favored by His Majesty,

he rewarded you so much

after your report on your work.

Mr. Minister, young talents like you

are far more promising than me.

Your flatter me, Your Grace.

I got to this position

all because of your help.

It’s just that I was being busy lately,

so I didn’t have time to formally thank you.

We are all officials in the same court,

and servants to His Majesty.

You don’t need to thank me.

I’ll prepare a banquet in my mansion,

if you don’t mind, Your Grace,

please come in three days.

Mr. Minister,

it’s not that I’m rejecting you.

His Majesty has ordered me

to return to my fief.

I’ll have to

take a rain check.

You are going back so soon?

I’ve been in the capital for too long,

and I have wasted some time.

But getting to know you

is a big gain for this journey.

You flatter me, Your Grace.

You’ve helped me a lot.

My daughter, Concubine Jia, is giving birth soon.

Please ask Her Grace, Noble Consort Feng, to look after her.

As for Mr. Minister,

I hope you can come to visit one day.

You and I,

we should get closer.

Yes, Your Grace.

I wish you a good trip.

After getting back to his fief,

Lu Yuantong will gain more power.

And the situation in the court will be out of control.

Retaining him in the capital to counterbalance Deputy Prime Minister

is the right thing to do.

Zhaoyang Hall

Stop!

Sir.

Where are you going in a hurry?

Concubine Jia is going through a premature labor,

I’m going to inform His Majesty.

Yufeng Pavilion

Your Highness.

How did it go?

Did His Majesty agree to let me host the stick drawing ceremony?

You are half an immortal

and you have impressed Father.

So I didn’t have to say too much

to persuade him.

Thank you,

Xinyao.

How dare you

call His Highness’s courtesy name!

It’s OK.

Mr. Dongyue and I are good friends.

This attendant of mine is straightforward,

please don’t mind.

I will not disappoint you.

I’ll do my best in front of His Majesty.

I believe you can do it well.

Say it,

what do you want

this time?

Why are you saying that?

I can’t just visit my own sister?

It’d be better if you said it.

Judging by your looks,

you must be plotting something.

That worries me the most.

Your Grace.

Your Grace, Concubine Jia has given birth.

Is it a prince or a princess?

It’s a prince.

You may leave us.

-Yes. -Yes.

Sister,

I’m friends with Lu Yuantong,

and you are friends with Concubine Jia.

She has given birth,

why don’t you make some preparation

and go congratulate her?

She gave birth to a son,

why do I have to congratulate her?

I’ll just send someone to bring

the prescribed gift to her later.

Sister,

a new prince has been born.

You share happiness with His Majesty,

of course you should make some preparation.

There’s no empress right now,

and you are the most favored consort,

but you don’t have a son,

why don’t you take this chance

to grant Concubine Jia some favor?

You mean…

Concubine Jia gave birth to a prince,

that’s a great merit.

His Majesty will grant her a reward for sure.

I hear that Lu Yuantong has been wanting a grandchild.

Why don’t you try to persuade His Majesty

to give Lu Yuantong a big mansion

to let him live in the capital

and enjoy being with his grandson?

It’s becoming more and more obvious that you are

plotting something.

Lu Yuantong is going back to his fief soon,

why are you trying to retain him in the capital?

His Majesty holds major suspicion against Lu Yuantong,

he doesn’t want to let him leave

but is lacking an excuse.

By giving him a mansion,

he can retain Lu Yuantong

and it’s also considered a reward to Concubine Jia,

that’s killing two birds with one stone.

You can retain Lu Yuantong for a while

but you can’t retain him forever.

If he knows you are behind this,

he’ll never let you get away with that.

Don’t worry about that.

I have made perfect arrangements.

We just have to retain Lu Yuantong

in the capital for a year.

When can you give me a break?

Please rest assured,

my plan is absolutely perfect.

The two of us will be perfectly safe.

The stick drawing ceremony

is just around the corner.

You can tell His Majesty

after the ceremony.

Breaking news! Take a look!

The latest Capital Journal!

Peace and Prosperity The popular Mr. Dongyue hosted

the stick drawing ceremony for His Majesty.

Unexpectedly, he got the worst stick.

His Majesty got angry and flung out.

Breaking news!

Some accident happened at the stick drawing ceremony!

Come on and take a look!

Rice Store Mr. Dongyue is in trouble this time.

Rice Store Yeah, that’s right.

Breaking news!

Is he going to be beheaded?

Maybe he can live without his head, he’s half an immortal after all.

Come and take a look!

-Even if he manages to keep his head, -The latest Capital Journal!

I don’t think he can keep his position.

Breaking news!

Of course not, he’ll at least be removed from office.

Your Majesty, don’t be so angry.

The stick drawing is not always reliable.

From my perspective,

Concubine Jia just gave birth to a prince,

that’s great news!

A worst stick? That doesn’t count.

You are really comforting.

I want to ask for a reward for Concubine Jia.

She told me earlier that

she’s lonely in the capital.

Marquis Dingyuan has come this time,

why don’t you grant him a mansion

so that they could see each other more often.

Where did you get this idea?

Aren’t you afraid that

Concubine Jia’s going to be more arrogant

if Marquis Dingyuan really stays.

I lost my parents when I was little.

I understand Concubine Jia’s feelings for her parents.

And she’s not an ungrateful person.

If Your Majesty can let her father stay,

she’ll be grateful to you.

Did I say something wrong?

People say that I favor you the most.

If all concubines

are as considerate as you are,

that’ll be a lot easier for me.

Feng’s Mansion

Xi, I got the news.

Is Dongyue OK?

According to the Court History Bureau,

His Majesty has ordered

to temporally transfer Dongyue out of the Bureau.

When did that happen?

Today.

I changed Dongyue’s stick because I didn’t want to

give her the chance to eliminate

Lu Yuantong via the ceremony,

but unexpectedly,

she’s driven out of the Bureau.

Xi,

maybe it’s better that she’s not under you anymore.

After she got into the Bureau,

she brought you a lot of troubles.

I can’t let go

of a woman I like.

Xi.

I’ll be going if there’s nothing else.

Wait a minute.

Where do you think Dongyue will stay

now that she’s transferred out?

Judging by her looks,

I don’t think she has the money to buy a house.

Maybe she’s in Yufeng Pavilion.

Go and

tell Lu Chuan

I need him to do something for me.

Li.

He’s suffering from his own actions.

Yes.

Court History Bureau

Dongyue.

Dongyue.

Do you have some place to go?

Not really.

I have no relatives in the capital.

I have nowhere to go.

That’s it.

I have a relative here who has a vacant house.

Price is no problem.

Come with me to take a look.

Really?

Come on.

Changyuan Residence

Here we are.

Look. Check this out.

The location,

the decoration,

how is it?

I’ve paid the earnest and rent for you.

I didn’t know you had such a wealthy relative.

Tell me,

where did you get the money?

I got my remuneration.

Tell me the truth.

Is it from Feng Xi?

How is it possible?

I’m the popular Lethe Lord now,

I can afford this.

As brothers,

we should be honest to each other.

How is it possible that Minister Feng helps you?

Let me tell you,

high-ranking officials are all cruel.

You’ve been driven out,

it’s not possible for him to help you.

It’s just impossible.

Take a good look at the house.

It’s not easy for me to get this.

There’s something in the Bureau. I have to go.

Don’t see me out.

Why would I hurt myself if I meant to kill you?

You want to part from me?

I’m not letting you go.

Mr. Dongyue will keep looking

until he finds the Director of the Bureau.

In this breezy moonlit night,

the ilex flowers are blooming.

Maybe I should call you

Dongyue.

In this breezy moonlit night,

the ilex flowers are blooming.

I don’t care if I’m your Mr. Right or not,

you’re mine tonight.

Damn you, Feng Xi!

What exactly do you want?

You framed me

and then saved me again and again.

What are you trying to do?

Xi

Changyuan Residence

Feng Xi is here so soon?

Maybe he regretted what he did

and came to ask his rent back.

Your Highness.

It’s your favorite.

I went to the Bureau for you,

and Lu Chuan told me you were here.

Come in, Your Highness.

Lu Chuan found this place for you?

He’s pretty thoughtful.

Not only thoughtful,

he moved faster than me.

You worked so hard in the Bureau

and tried to achieve something big,

but now you are driven out unfortunately.

I’m not having good luck lately.

Not being in the Bureau is not necessarily a bad thing,

at least you don’t have to worry about

being found out that you’re a girl.

Now that you’ve lost your position,

why don’t you dress like a girl?

I’m afraid that’s not convenient.

If someone saw me and told His Majesty,

I’d be suspected of lying to the Emperor.

It’s OK even if

it really happens,

I’ll try my best

to protect you.

Your Highness,

why are you so nice to me?

You understand me.

I was already out of the city

when someone caught up and issued a decree

saying that Concubine Jia had given birth to a prince,

and that His Majesty granted me a mansion,

and ordered me to come back to thank His Majesty.

Congratulations, Your Grace.

Out of so many officials in court,

His Majesty granted you the mansion.

That’s pretty admirable.

When did His Majesty become so generous?

He’s using this method

to retain me in the capital.

Your Grace, do you know

how long has it been since there’s a prince being born?

Maybe His Majesty rewarded you

out of real happiness.

If I were you,

I’d stay here

and see what happens.

And then find a chance to go back.

You are right.

I don’t believe His Majesty is gonna

retain me here forever.

That’s right, Your Grace.

His Majesty granted you a mansion,

you should be happy.

I’ve got a grandson

and a big mansion,

of course I’m happy.

I should celebrate it

to show everyone my gratitude towards His Majesty.

Your Grace,

when you hold a banquet in your new mansion,

I’ll be there for sure.

Changyuan Residence

Changyuan Residence There are some recruitment posters.

Changyuan Residence Now you can’t go back to the Bureau,

Changyuan Residence you should find another job.

Thank you, Lu.

Have you eaten?

Why don’t you join me for lunch?

Thank you, but I can’t.

I have to go.

The biggest event in the Bureau

has passed already.

What are you still busy with?

Some personal matters.

His Majesty granted Marquis Dingyuan a big mansion,

he’s going to hold a banquet there tonight

to show His Majesty his gratitude.

I’ll be there of course.

Lu, take me with you please!

His Majesty and many high-ranking officials will be there,

I can’t take you in.

How come you can be there?

I begged the Director

so he agreed to take me.

Come on.

I promise you.

I’ll bring something nice back for you.

I’m going.

In the last life,

Lu Yuantong held banquets for three days

to thank His Majesty.

A lot of big figures showed up at the banquet

and it soon became a legend.

But soon after that, Lu Yuantong went back to his fief.

I must seize this chance

and kill Lu Yuantong!

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♪Years pass by♪

♪Fate is too deep to understand♪

♪Time flies during it♪

♪Repeatedly it drowns the sorrows♪

♪The moon shines around♪

♪Love cuts away anxiety♪

♪Hope I could have a colorful dream♪

♪Silent but gentle♪

♪Love can’t stop♪

♪Hold hand and grow old♪

♪Hope I could sing an ode♪

♪Peaceful and everlasting♪

♪Enjoy the warm nightfall♪

♪Live the rest of life wholeheartedly♪

♪Life is like a dream♪

♪When waking up we stay together♪

♪Love can’t stop♪

♪Hold hand and grow old♪

♪Hope I could sing an ode♪

♪Peaceful and everlasting♪