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[The Blooms at RUYI Pavilion]

[Episode 25]

[Xindu Residence]

My lord.

How are things at the copperware shop?

How is he not contactable?

The copperware shop was suddenly closed early today.

Mr He who has been in contact with us

has gone missing.

I've gone to all the places he frequents

but he's nowhere to be found.

How come?

However,

I found a letter that was

burnt to ashes at Mr He's house.

This is what's left of it.

[Duke Su's stamp]

It's Duke Su's stamp.

Duke Su must be investigating.

Besides,

I also saw

Little Marquis' subordinates.

It seems Duke Su has found out about

the assassination at the hunting ground.

My lord,

this is serious.

What should we do?

Starting tonight,

you are to demobilize all the people from Kushui Village.

It looks like we have to act first to gain an advantage.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, the copperware shop has suddenly closed its doors.

We've lost contact from our spy.

You sent men to gather Intel at Xindu Residence?

This can't go uninvestigated.

I'm afraid we have alerted the enemy.

Xiao Bai,

deploy soldiers from Huxiao Camp.

Ge Chuan,

send men to inform His Majesty immediately.

Xu Jia,

get the men and horses. You're coming with me to Kushui Village.

This time,

we have to catch the thief and find the stolen goods.

Remember,

tell the Imperial Guards to move out immediately.

Duke Su is in great danger.

-Kushui Village is... -Eunuch Wang!

What happened?

You said, Duke Su is in great danger?

And what about Kushui Village?

Princess of Xihe,

it's confidential.

I can't say anything.

Once everything's settled,

it will be known to you.

What's the use of telling me after everything's settled?

Can't you just tell me now?

Let me put it this way.

Duke Su is in great danger.

It's a life-and-death situation.

So, I need you to give way.

Or else, I can't get the men and horses in time

and Duke Su might be...

Then, go!

Quick!

This won't do. Su Yu, let's go out.

Tell Yuan

to redecorate the store

for the new product launch.

-I'll head to the workshop. -Okay.

-Your Highness, what brings you here? -Where's Duke Su?

Isn't he at the palace?

He went out long ago

and hasn't been back since.

Don't tell me

he's headed to Kushui Village?

What Kushui Village?

Nothing, nothing. I said nothing.

It has nothing to do with you.

Why is Her Highness so jumpy?

Let's go, quick.

Is His Highness in danger?

Move it!

[Kushui Village]

Pick up the pace.

Faster,

I say!

My lord!

My lord!

My lord!

My lord!

-Help me up. We have to go. -Let's go.

My lord.

My lord.

Duke Su, why would you want to open this can of worms?

This thing at Huxiao Camp

has nothing to do with you at all.

You're so brazen, Lord Xindu.

Having the audacity to smuggle weapons.

I suggest

that you come clean about everything.

So that your subordinates

and your family

might have an opportunity to live.

It looks like

Duke Su is leaving me no choice.

Enough.

You're no match for him.

Duke Su,

if you can guarantee the safety of my family today,

I'll confess to anything and everything.

Duke Su!

Your Highness!

Duke Su!

What are you doing here?

I'm relieved that you're fine.

-Your Highness! -My lord, quick! Go!

Duke Su.

Your Highness,

the toxin has been eliminated.

The condition of the wound has improved.

However,

Her Highness needs to rest for a few days.

Cui Wan,

spend the next few days

to get some rest.

Don't worry too much.

Duke Su,

please don't leave me.

I won't.

I'll keep you company.

This is the first time since coming back to the capital

you've treated me so kindly.

But I don't understand

why you are so cold

and so mean

to me now.

When I first joined the palace

at a young age,

Duke Cheng bullied me.

You fought them and drove them away.

And you told me

that my father was a great hero.

In my heart,

Father is my great hero.

You are also my great hero.

Cui Wan,

you need to rest well.

Don't worry,

I'll watch over you tonight.

Don't go.

Lord Xindu,

you look well.

Qi,

you came just as I expected.

I'm glad.

Your life

was given by me.

Now my life

will be taken by you.

I'm not interested in taking your life.

Once you're beheaded after autumn,

your body will be displayed

in the market for thousands so scorn at.

By the look of things,

I'm dead meat.

So, Qi,

would you come forth

and hear my final words?

General!

Speak.

What else do you have to say?

Today's your last chance.

In this life...

No.

Even in the next life,

we won't speak to each other ever again.

Qi.

Do you think I'll let you go

because of your little charade?

Save it.

I know.

I've wronged you and your mother

all this while.

You caused Mother's death with your womanising ways

and bent the truth.

What right do you have to talk about her?

You're right.

I have no right to bring her up.

Throughout my life,

I've done her too much wrong.

I know it's too late

to make amends now.

But, Qi,

I just want you to know

that before she died, your mother told me

she did not regret marrying me.

And, if there's a next life,

-she'd marry me... -You're lying!

I know that you blame me

and hate me.

But the truth is,

I hate myself too.

Qi,

at my birthday banquet,

you showed up and kicked up a ruckus.

But, you might not have noticed

that I've been keeping the little puppet

that you so often played with when you're little.

It's always been there.

Because

I couldn't throw it away.

You were a willful little boy.

You would skip and climb around in the courtyard.

Yelling at the top of your lungs,

"When I'm a big boy,"

"I want to be a general."

"I want to lead soldiers to war!"

So,

every time I see the puppet,

it reminds me of you at that age.

It reminds me of you, me and your mother,

all three of us in the courtyard.

All the happiness we felt.

All the laughter and chatter.

Enough!

At this stage,

what's the use in saying all this?

What are you doing?

Qi,

I'll never be able to compensate

for the things I've done to you and your mother.

If there's a next life,

and fate brings us together again,

I'll make it up to you and your mother.

General!

Stand right there!

Stand right there!

If you want your general alive,

then back off!

Back off!

-Back off! -Don't move!

Get me to the horse. Move!

Back off!

What are you standing there for?

Get Lord Xindu!

Nobody move. We don't want the general harmed!

Now!

After him!

Concubine Rong.

Concubine Rong.

I heard your conversation.

I waited outside so as not to disturb the treatment.

She's in critical condition.

Why don't you take her back to the palace?

There are more servants and medicines there.

You're right.

It must be the acute pain

and severe blood loss that caused her to black out.

Your Highness,

why don't you go after Lord Xindu?

We'll look after her.

I'm worried Little Marquis...

Yes. You'd better go now.

Don't worry. She'll be fine after returning to the palace.

Thank you, Rong'er.

My lady, I'll prepare the horse and carriage.

Quick, open the door!

Servants!

Servants!

-Master! -Servants!

Master.

Shut all the doors and windows, quick!

-Now! -Yes, yes!

-Hurry. -Hurry.

-Dear! -Father!

-Dear! -Father!

-What happened to you, Father? -What happened?

-Dear. -Father.

-Come, get over here. -Father!

-Come with me. -Father, what's going on?

Take care of your mother. It's time to toughen up.

Don't be weak and useless any more, you hear me?

Father,

what's going on?

Can you please tell me?

Promise me.

You have to promise me,

in the days to come,

you'll take good care of our son.

Mother.

-Father. -Promise me!

Dear,

no matter what happens,

we will pull through.

-Yeah. -We have Duke Cheng and Consort Duan.

Dear, you have no idea

what terrible things

I've done.

If the investigation continues,

we'll lose our lives.

Duke Su and his men are after us.

Even if we're lucky enough to escape,

Duke Cheng, for fear of being exposed,

would still come after us.

By then,

none of you would survive.

Those in there, listen up!

Lord Xindu has committed a capital offence!

But only he is accountable.

Open the doors now,

and we'll release you

if you're found innocent after the investigation.

But if you don't open up,

all of you will be treated as accomplices.

Rise.

Search the place!

-Yes. -Yes.

This way.

Your Highness.

We'll take it from here.

I think

he's in the study room.

When I was little,

he would go to the study room whenever he was troubled.

To him,

it's a haven where all problems are solved

and all greed is satisfied.

The study room

is his last way out.

Duke Su.

There's no escaping you.

You pursued me with such ferocity.

Yet when it came time to kill me, you hesitated.

I know.

You want to know where the weapons are headed

as well as the truth behind Guanyan Town's army ration corruption case.

Am I right?

I knew you had something to do with it.

Yes.

I know a thing or two about the case.

Duke Su,

if you could guarantee my son and wife's safety

by means of an oath,

I promise

I'll tell you everything I know.

Are you trying to trick us again?

You unfilial mongrel.

At this point,

what choice do I have?

Duke Su,

all the details of the case

are in this study room.

Duke Su,

if you don't believe me,

you may ask your men to search the room.

But this rascal,

he's not allowed to go in.

He's a disloyal, unfilial son.

He framed his own father.

Just seeing him make me nauseous

-You... -and speechless!

Get him out of my sight.

Duke Su,

after you.

Duke Su,

have a seat.

Let's have a nice talk.

No.

I'm not good at chit-chatting.

I thought we could talk

about life

and love.

But, since you're in a rush

to cut to the chase,

then we shall continue our conversation

in another place.

-Your Highness! -Your Highness!

The case of Lord Xindu smuggling weapons

is indeed appalling.

To think an official

would neglected the lives of the peasants and the soldiers

for his own selfish benefit!

It makes me wonder how many other parasites

are hiding in this very court!

Send my orders!

All officials with close ties to Zhang Yao Cheng

shall be suspended and investigated.

Huxiao Camp is to be restructured.

All the shipping documents

are to be re-investigated!

Yes!

Rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty!

Duke Su.

Yes!

For this case,

the Valiant General and you have worked very hard.

You two will be rewarded.

But the case in Kushui Village is yet to be solved.

We have to know where the stolen weapons

are headed.

You will be fully in-charge of that.

Yes, Your Majesty.

If the Imperial Guards had arrived earlier,

things might have turned out differently.

Since Zhang Yao Cheng had decided to

take his secret to his grave,

it wouldn't have made any difference when they arrive.

There's no need to blame yourself.

Besides,

it wasn't easy for a scholar like you

to lead an army.

You are right, brother.

My military powers

will pass to Duke Su.

What did you say?

I am but a scholar.

Relinquishing control

of the military will lighten my burden.

I assure you,

tomorrow,

I'll hand the Imperial Guards over to Duke Su.

However...

Just say it.

Back then, Duke Su almost forsook the Imperial Guards

for the sake of a woman.

The soldiers are still unhappy about it.

And now, of all times,

there's talk that Duke Su had a falling out with his wife.

People might think Concubine Rong is behind the change in leadership.

It's only natural that the officials and soldiers

would think that.

Yes.

Everybody knows how fond Duke Su is

of Concubine Rong.

However,

if he takes over the Imperial Guards now,

people might take it the wrong way,

though they might not say it out loud.

You understand me well, brother.

This is indeed a big issue.

[Huxiao Camp]

General, you haven't ate or slept for the past few days.

If you keep training,

your body won't be able to take it.

Wu Bai Qi,

it's time you rest.

I'm the Valiant General.

What's wrong with training?

What's wrong with training?

Did I do something wrong?

Did I do something wrong? Did I?

Did I do something wrong? Did I?

Did I do something wrong?

[Duke Su's Residence]

Your Highness,

Concubine Rong has left.

How fake!

Hoping for my recovery?

She probably wish I had died in Kushui Village!

Your Highness.

What's wrong with Her Highness?

She woke up this morning and couldn't see a thing.

Duke Su,

what should I do?

Have I gone blind?

Your Highness,

please give me your hand.

Let me diagnose you.

Well?

Well,

based on her pulse,

Her Highness is recovering well.

And all the toxin in her body has been cleared.

Logically speaking...

What?

Logically speaking, why can't I see?

I can't tell.

Perhaps

there are still small amounts of toxin remaining in the body.

I'll prescribe some eye medicine for you.

Your Highness,

I'll take my leave.

Duke Su,

I'll return to the palace once my eyes are better.

But I'm afraid there might be gossip

if you stay here too long.

Ge Chuan can go to the palace every day to check your pulse.

This won't do.

The palace is massive

with vast spaces.

I can't see now.

I'd be very scared.

I'm not going back.

Then, please open your eyes.

How did you know I was in front of you?

Breath.

I felt your breath.

Duke Su.

Duke Su?

Duke Su, have you left?

Since you haven't fully recovered,

you should take a rest.

Duke Su.

Duke Su.

Duke Su.

Duke Su.

Since I've finally made my way in, I'm not going back that easily.

Bring me some food.

Yes.

You don't need to do it yourself.

With that attitude,

no servant will be able to deal with her.

It's best that I do it.

Cui Wan has been spoiled since she was little.

Sorry to trouble you.

Mr Ge diagnosed her just now.

It's nothing serious.

-She's just... -I know she's pretending.

She wants to stay here longer.

Just let her. It's no big deal.

Since you knew,

why are you still doing this?

For the sake of my dear Duke Su, of course.

So, you knew.

And you're not upset?

Why would I be upset?

After hearing what she said the other day,

I was touched.

Before this, I didn't know

why she went to such extremes.

But after hearing what she said...

Were you moved?

How could you?

Didn't you say you weren't upset?

Who said I wasn't upset?

If it weren't for me,

she would have become your wife.

That's impossible.

Actually,

her feelings for you are true.

She's just expressing them the wrong way.

If she carries on like this,

who knows what will happen?

I'd rather use this opportunity

to see if I could change her.

Don't trouble yourself.

It's no trouble.

She's even willing to feign blindness for your sake.

Isn't she cute?

Cute?

But not as cute as you.

Thank you.

I really need someone

to listen to my rant.

If he ever becomes a ghost,

he'd surely seek vengeance against me.

I'd ask him if he applied tranquilizers

instead of poison to the tip of his arrow.

And, if he drove me far away from the study room right before the explosion.

Did he do all that

so he'd feel less indebted to me?

Perhaps

he never felt indebted to you.

He wanted many wives.

He coveted Feng Lai Yi.

To him,

those things were rightfully his.

You betrayed him

and ran away from home.

Why would he feel indebted to you?

But life is complicated.

In that life-or-death moment,

he chose to save you.

He probably did it out of fatherly love.

Fatherly love?

Your deed of begetting me

and your sin of killing my mother

seep into the soil like rain.

Gone

forever.

Rong'er.

Your Highness.

What's wrong?

Ruyi Pavilion will be launching new products.

I'm going through my master's ledger.

It's really complicated.

I don't understand a thing.

[Ruyi Pavilion Ledger]

Don't worry.

Do it one step at a time.

I can go through it with you

if you need my help.

Have a Ruyi Date.

It's sweet.

Your Highness, the princess is not feeling well again.

When you go back,

remember to drink some ginger soup.

I'll have to bear the blame

if you get sick.

You too.

You...

How did you know I've been training at Huxiao Camp every day?

Did you come looking for me?

More than once, even?

I...

I didn't come to console you.

You haven't been to Feng Lai Yi

in a while, have you?

Who cares about that anyway?

Since last month,

Ji Qing Ting has been trying his best

to keep me away from the ledger.

Plus, with you holing yourself up

in Huxiao Camp as of late,

Feng Lai Yi has been more reluctant than ever to let me in.

What if something bad happened to Feng Lai Yi?

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