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[Unchained Love]

[Episode 16]

[Prince of Nanyuan's Residence]

Your Highness.

The people we sent to search along the river said

they didn't find Xiao Duo

and the Consort Dowager's bodies.

Since we haven't seen them alive,

and can't find their corpses,

perhaps they have been flushed downstream

and are no longer intact.

I think

something is wrong.

[Jinguan City]

[A merchant, Bu Fangjiang, and his wife are travelling to Jinguan City from Qingzhou to do business]

Let them in.

I grew up in Jinguan City,

but I haven't been back in a long time.

It's still the same as before.

I'm afraid the Prince of Nanyuan

would never imagine that

even though his men are out there

searching high and low for us,

we have already

entered Jinguan City.

You are really a master of calculation,

and a grandmaster of cunning tricks.

Go do what you have to do.

I'm going to see my cousin.

[Garden of Xiao's Residence]

Mistress,

are you really going to climb?

What else can I do?

His Majesty's men are outside.

There's no way

they will let us in.

Xiao Duo sabotaged us.

This is just a private residence,

why are the walls so high?

Who is it guarding against?

Ruolan.

Go back to the palace and keep watch for me.

I'll be back soon.

Mistress, be careful.

Take this lunch box.

Go. Go.

What a coincidence!

You climbed the wall too?

Don't you know?

They're really treating me like a prisoner.

The food they give me every day

is so vegetarian,

it makes me think

I'm not a political prisoner,

but a monk.

Why aren't you eating?

Why do you think?

T- The environment is a little tough.

But it's good that

those guards

don't like patrolling here.

I didn't expect that

I, the Princess,

would hide in such a place

to eat.

This isn't how the novellas

said it'll be like.

Shouldn't I be on a mountain with the Immortals,

in a fine tower made of jade?

It's all my fault.

Don't be upset.

It's actually quite special.

Here.

It's all for you.

You came to see me,

and are having a meal at a place like this.

Yet you say you don't like me.

Yes.

I do like you.

S- Say it again.

I like you.

I like you.

You-

Actually,

I-

I've pledged my love with this kiss.

From now on,

I, Yuwen Liangxu,

belong to you, Wan Wan.

You can't go back on your words.

Fool.

No.

It's still a bit improper.

Let's go.

Where are we going?

To my room.

Hurry,

let's go make this official.

Let's go. I'm in a hurry.

Yuwen Liangxu!

I just wanted to give you a token.

I'm sorry.

How could I know

this was what you meant?

You need to make yourself clear.

This is...

This is

the heirloom jade of the Yuwen family.

When we first met,

you won it

from me.

Now it's back in your hands.

It is destined

to be yours.

With it as proof,

you can't abandon me.

Otherwise, the ancestors

of the Yuwen family

would all laugh at me.

It sounds like

your ancestors

don't really like you.

Why do they have to like me?

It's enough if they like you.

Come back to West Shu with me in the future,

okay?

Let's go to Jinguan City.

It's the place to go

to have fun

and let loose.

You will definitely like it there.

I've heard that Jinguan City is a good place.

Of course!

Unfortunately,

I can't leave the capital.

My junior and that damned eunuch

are so lucky.

They must be so carefree

in Jinguan City.

It must be just like,

"The curtains are drawn at diviners' shops, and rain has newly ceased.

"Flowers flutter all around the taverns' customers, who are fast asleep."

[Blessings and Prosperity]

Greetings, Your Highness.

I heard that

you've been gathering people all over

to look for me.

I'm very appreciative,

so I've specially come to thank you.

What an excellent escape stunt.

Chief Xiao,

you're very impressive.

What's this riddle?

I'm not knowledgeable,

so I don't understand what you're saying.

Fortunately, Your Highness and the Concubine

have yet to complete the wedding ceremonials.

I won't be leaving

West Shu for a while.

We have plenty of time ahead.

I'll take my time to learn from you.

Rongbao.

Yes.

Clean out one of my private residences

for Chief Xiao

and Consort Dowager Duan to move into.

I won't trouble you.

I have already arranged for a place to stay.

The government ship was too ostentatious,

and I was attacked by bandits at night.

Even now, I'm still very scared.

If I make such a show

of moving into Your Highness' private residence,

I'd be asking for those criminals' attention.

If that happens,

I can only ask His Majesty for troops

to exterminate the bandits.

In that case,

I won't force you.

I'll be leaving.

After enduring the 3000 hells,

one can be reborn from the dead.

I'll wait for you to come back.

In the future,

Xiao Duo will become a great threat to me.

Should we send someone to...

Don't alert them.

I heard

that person in the capital

has returned from Tanxi Temple

to the palace.

Write a letter immediately

to apprise her of what has happened.

Ask her

if Xiao Duo

has any fatal weaknesses.

Yes.

[Mingding Tower]

Sorry, Cousin.

It's been so many years.

If you're angry,

just hit me.

I'm angry.

I'm so angry.

Zhuoying no longer treats me

as her elder brother.

Of course not.

You are my only cousin.

Actually...

we are here to investigate the Prince of Nanyuan.

I was just worried

you will be implicated.

Does the Prince of Nanyuan suspect

your relationship with me?

I'm fine.

His Highness doesn't know.

Don't worry.

On the contrary, I'm worried about you.

All these years,

you must have suffered a lot.

You and Aunty

must have had it tough at the Bu family.

I don't care about these things anymore.

Those people

don't deserve my attention.

But, Cousin,

many people will be implicated by Mingding Tower.

It's not a place to stay in the long run.

You'd better leave now.

Don't be afraid of the Prince of Nanyuan.

Don't worry,

I'll ask Xiao Duo.

He will help you.

Zhuoying.

Being around the Prince, I've learnt some things.

I know Xiao Duo is not a good person.

You shouldn't get too close to him.

He's using you.

No, you've misunderstood.

Actually, I came with him of my own accord

to investigate the Prince of Nanyuan.

Why?

Because...

Because I like him.

He...

He is a eunuch.

I know.

Alright.

It's impossible between you two.

If Aunty were still alive,

she wouldn't allow you to act so absurdly.

Zhuoying.

Did I scald you?

So Your Highness has been acting sneakily

to rendezvous with someone here.

Let me explain.

Explain.

Can you

help my cousin

get out of Mingding Tower?

There's no need.

He must be Xiao Duo.

My indenture

is in the Prince's hands.

No one can help me.

Zhuoying,

you don't need to beg anyone.

I can't accept

Chief Xiao's kindness.

Cousin.

Young Master.

His Highness sent someone

to invite you to play the zither at his residence.

No way.

Send someone else.

Cousin, don't go.

Stop chasing him.

If he leaves Mingding Tower rashly,

the Prince of Nanyuan will suspect him.

Don't worry.

After I get rid of the Prince of Nanyuan,

I will ensure your cousin

regains his freedom.

Let's go home.

What home?

To our home, of course.

[Riverside Courtyard, Mengyun Pavilion]

This-

Go in and have a look.

They even set up the bed.

When we left that day,

you were reluctant to leave.

So I bought this place

and renovated it slightly.

Leaf tags?

I asked someone to take a look.

This place has good fengshui,

it brings good luck with money,

and is suitable for playing cards.

You're so thoughtful.

You want to go somewhere else

to play cards?

Where else can I go...

I just went to Mingding Tower once,

why can't you let it go?

There's a bird.

It flew away.

♫ In the late autumn, who do the swifts wait for ♫

♫ Lingering among the flowers and turning sallow ♫

♫ Are you also ♫

♫ Wallowing in sorrow ♫

♫ The moon crescents ♫

♫ My previous life still lingers, still pretends ♫

♫ My song of moonlight ♫

♫ Will be harmonized ♫

♫ I want to know how ♫

♫ You could divide this moonlight ♫

♫ Or is there not an ♫

♫ Otherwise ♫

Open your mouth.

Why do I feel that compared to you,

my work as a maid

is so slipshod?

You have contributed a lot.

There's no need for you to be meticulous.

Just leave these kind of chores

to me.

You shouldn't do this.

I'm scared that I will get used to it.

When my Mistress comes back,

it'll be hard for me to adjust.

I'll be here.

Why do you need to adjust?

From now on,

I'll serve you.

That's too kind of you.

We're close friends!

Okay!

Although

I have begun to

live comfortably here,

I wonder

how my Mistress is doing.

Without me

to keep her company,

she must be so fearful.

She must be in a tough spot,

and she probably can't sleep well.

She must miss me a lot.

[Xiao's Residence]

[Duo's old friend, Qiu Yuebai]

Miss, why are you here again?

My master is not in.

Please leave.

Please pass him a message.

I only want to ask him something.

When I met him,

he was just a minor eunuch

at the Condiments Service.

I didn't look down on him,

and secretly became his lover.

Did he forget about me

once he became a highly-ranked official?

What are you talking about?

My master has never taken a lover.

Try extorting someone else instead.

Go away.

[Xiao's Residence]

Tell me.

Why would my mistress not stay at the stage station,

but come to

such a remote place instead?

I see.

Few people pass by here. It's safe.

I feel sorry for my mistress.

She is all alone

in a place like this.

She must be so lonely and bored.

Maybe she's not alone.

This should be it, right?

Let's take a look.

[Mengyun Pavilion]

Why is there no one here?

Cao Chun'ang.

Look.

It's beautiful.

What?

Why is my mistress

sitting so close to Chief Xiao?

Isn't that normal?

What is normal?

I have to separate them.

Can't you tell?

You can tell?

Isn't it obvious?

Oh no.

I've been saying that my mistress

covets Chief Xiao.

Now,

even you can tell.

No.

I have to separate them.

The incense burner is here.

I'll place my cotton flower...

here.

Tongyun.

The curtains are crooked.

Nudge it a little to that side.

Cao Chun'ang.

Be careful.

I picked that out myself. It's expensive.

It's still crooked.

Let me do it.

Let me.

What is Her Highness doing?

It's none of your business.

Shush.

How can you put Denghuo on the bed?

It's scary.

How about putting it here?

Your Highness.

Godfather is used to

having Denghuo under his pillow.

No need.

Her Highness can put it wherever she wants.

[Doing as One Pleases]

I'm exhausted.

Xiao Duo.

I'm hungry.

As the Chief has summoned us again,

there must be an important task.

Everyone, stay alert.

Understood?

Yes.

Chief,

what can we do for you?

Buy supper.

You don't like it?

The dishes are good,

but unfortunately, they are without

the heart and soul of a West Shu supper.

Then what is the heart and soul

of a West Shu supper?

Diving frog.

Sauteed double crisps. Spicy chicken.

Stir-fried beef intestine. Duck's blood soup.

These are all my favorites.

Boss,

one egg fried rice.

Later, make a

spicy chicken for me,

takeaway.

Sure.

Help yourself.

Here.

Here comes the starch jelly.

Here.

Boss.

Later, go to the front there

and get me a Leshan beef soup,

and a Yibin flaming noodle.

I want it vegetarian and spicy,

with extra beans.

And a bowl of Bobo chicken.

Sure.

I'll go now.

Hold on.

Okay.

What bean?

What chicken?

It's okay. Just eat.

I'll chase it away?

No need.

I'm not afraid of a dog.

Don't just feed the dog.

Eat it yourself.

Here.

What are you doing?

I'm taking it away.

In West Shu, there is only one criteria

that determines

whether a dish tastes good.

And that is whether

you take it away to cook noodles with at home.

This is the greatest respect

a person from West Shu can show towards food.

I'll cook noodles for you tomorrow morning.

Let's go.

Girl,

don't throw your dog away after eating.

Don't be like this.

This is not my dog.

Missy.

How can this not be your dog?

I saw you feed it.

Your husband kept feeding you.

This man is your husband.

This dog

must be your dog too.

Take it away.

This dog has a special fate with you.

Take it home.

I can't let a dog

take advantage of me.

This is a good thing.

From now on,

we are people who have a dog.

Give it a name.

It looked at me so eagerly just now.

Why not call it Ba...

Eunuch.

Good name, Eunuch Ba it is.

Eunuch Ba.

You two look like relatives.

You're calling me a dog?

You are the dog.

Say it.

Say what?

Father.

I seem to have forgotten something.

What is it?

I forgot to take the spicy chicken.

Eunuch Ba.

Dance for me.

Eunuch Ba.

Turn around.

Eunuch Ba.

What are you doing?

I just want to see

how many heads you have

for His Majesty to chop off.

What are you talking about?

Speak nicely.

Stop scaring me.

Let me ask you.

Have you and Chief Xiao

already...

What?

Nothing happened between us.

We didn't do anything.

Look.

Look at you.

You look so anxious.

It's proving your guilt.

I've seen it with my own eyes.

When you two meet,

your eyes are practically

glued onto each other's.

It's even more atrocious

than when we were apart.

Something must have happened

recently.

You just don't dare admit it.

What am I scared of?

I've told you before

that I like Chief Xiao.

You know how His Majesty

feels about you.

Sooner or later, you will have to return to the palace and become a concubine.

His Majesty

is Chief Xiao's master.

By then, you will become

Chief Xiao's mistress.

It is scandalous for the two of you to have a relationship.

If you are not careful, your reputation will be ruined.

Or worse, you'll lose your head.

I know.

But it hasn't happened yet.

We'll talk about it when it does.

Mistress.

If you really want to

flirt around,

you should at least pick someone intact.

Chief Xiao

is a eunuch after all.

You can't

like him as a man.

Even if he were a cripple,

I would still like him.

What are you talking about?

Why do you

have to be so foolish?

Give it up.

Stop talking.

I'm going to sleep in another room.

I-

I haven't finished yet.

I-

I think you really have gone crazy.

Who is it?

It's me.

You-

What is it?

I can't sleep.

I came to sleep with you.

You're still smoking mosquitoes this late at night?

This place is remote and close to water.

There are many mosquitoes and bugs here,

I'm afraid you'll get bitten at night.

That's why I said

that as long as you're here,

I feel extra secure.

Let's stay the way we were at Tianfang Water Pavilion,

okay?

Stop it.

I have no bad intentions.

Your bed is wide,

let's lie down together and talk.

Do you

feel hot?

A little.

You probably can't sleep like this.

Back at Tianfang Water Pavilion,

I think I slept on the floor.

You're wearing so much. Of course you feel hot.

It's cold at night.

So you're cold.

Let me warm you up.

You smell so good.

Didn't you say

you would talk with me?

Why aren't you saying anything?

What do you want to talk about?

Tell me about

what you would be doing

if you didn't enter the palace.

I've never thought about it.

But I have!

But I have.

I thought about how

if you hadn't entered the palace,

given your age,

you would be married by now.

Maybe

you would even have a child.

With a personality like yours,

you wouldn't obey the commands

of your parents and matchmakers.

You would probably

only marry a girl

that you like.

Well,

what kind of girl do you like?

Is she cool

like Wan Wan,

or elegant

like Sister Meng?

Or...

is she someone like me?

Fine. Stay silent.

♫ The night is nearly falling ♫

♫ Playing a song of foolish longing ♫

♫ Time slowly dissolves ♫

♫ Melts into sweetness and fragrance ♫

♫ Our vow shines like jade ♫

♫ Glows with light ♫

♫ Your words and poems of love ♫

♫ Are all I can think about ♫

♫ The world is shaking, you're by my side ♫

♫ In the ornamented Futu Pagoda ♫

♫ Together ♫

♫ Dark willow and bright flowers ♫

♫ Protecting me in this matter of life and death ♫

♫ I don't want to be a hero, nor a minister or a general ♫

♫ I only want to live vividly ♫

♫ Birds and insects ♫

♫ Course through the streets and alleys together ♫

♫ Although the years are bustling ♫

♫ I have been mesmerized ♫

♫ The way you look ♫

♫ The smoke and rain in your eyes ♫

♫ Embarrasses mandarin ducks ♫

♫ The dragon is joined by the phoenix in his dance ♫

♫ The couple of pearl and jade traverses the world ♫

♫ I only wish lovers can be freed from their longing ♫

♫ And meet by the magpie bridge ♫

♫ I went around the black tiles and red walls ♫

♫ Ran into the wavering moonlight ♫

♫ Shining into the corridor of jade steps ♫

♫ You put brush to paper ♫

♫ Moving, pausing, stalling, pressing ♫

♫ It's clear from your words ♫

♫ Depicting your emotions ♫

♫ The night is nearly falling ♫

♫ Play a song of foolish longing ♫

♫ Time slowly melts ♫

♫ Melts into sweetness and fragrance ♫

♫ Our vow shines like jade ♫

♫ Glows with light ♫

♫ Your words and poems of love ♫

♫ Are all I can think about ♫

♫ The world is shaking, you're by my side ♫

♫ In the ornamented Futu Pagoda ♫

♫ Together ♫

♫ Dark willow and bright flowers ♫

♫ Protecting me in this matter of life and death ♫

♫ I don't want to be a hero, nor a minister or a general ♫

♫ I only want to live vividly ♫

♫ Birds and insects ♫

♫ Course through the streets and alleys together ♫

♫ The years are bustling ♫

♫ But I have been mesmerized ♫

♫ The way you look ♫

♫ The smoke and rain in your eyes ♫

♫ Embarrasses mandarin ducks ♫

♫ The dragon is joined by the phoenix in his dance ♫

♫ The couple of pearl and jade traverses the world ♫

♫ I only wish lovers can be freed from their longing ♫

♫ And meet by the magpie bridge ♫

[Mengyun Pavilion]

[Doing as One Pleases]

It's late.

Is Godfather still in bed?

Cao Chun'ang.

Have you seen my mistress?

Isn't your mistress in her room?

Last night,

I talked some sense into her.

She was very convinced,

so she reflected on it all night.

I just don't know

where she went to reflect.

Don't just stand there.

Help me find her.

There are only a few rooms in this yard.

If your mistress is not in her room,

surely she's not in my godfather's room?

Morning.

Your clothes.

Thank you.

Come in.

Mistress.

[Doing as One Pleases]

Spit it out.

I can see it now.

Her Highness returning to the capital pregnant,

throwing the whole city into turmoil.

Your head being severed

with a swing of the knife.

Nonsense.

She doesn't know about me yet.

Her Highness still doesn't know

you are a fake eunuch?

Then she-

Then you-

It's hanging in the air,

and no one is saying it.

It's good for both of us this way.

You are truly something else.

You slept with your beloved,

but can stay so calm.

You are even more of a eunuch

than a eunuch.

If you are that bored,

go with our men

to guard the Prince of Nanyuan's Residence.

You talk too much. You really have nothing to do.

I do.

I'm here to remind you

it's time

to take your medicine today.

Qilang needs my help.

I'll go now.

Wait.

Here. I won't take it today.

Go ahead.