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[Unchained Love]

[Episode 19]

Godfather.

I found it.

There is indeed something wrong with Qiu Yuebai.

Empress Rong'an

helped His Majesty sleep better with the incense

and got to return to the palace.

She has met with Qiu Yuebai in private.

The ship that brought Qiu Yuebai to Shu

belongs to the keeper of a shop

opened under the Prince of Nanyuan's name.

It's really them.

Also, the Prince of Nanyuan's men

have been trying to find opportunities

to get into Qiu Yuebai's room.

Since they want to see Qiu Yuebai,

let them.

[Mingding Tower]

I listened to you.

I didn't tell Duo a thing

about you and the lady in the capital.

But Duo

is treating me coldly.

He is even more distant

than if I were a stranger.

The way he looks at me

is as if he wants to kill me.

I didn't expect your lover

to be so heartless.

If I had known,

I wouldn't have

sent you to him.

It's only that

I haven't heard from you for days,

and was worried about you.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have came to invite you so suddenly.

Now,

it seems I was right to come.

How about I bring you

away from here?

No, I'm not leaving.

You were kind enough

to help me find Duo.

I will always be indebted to you.

Please take pity on me

and help me with this as well.

You want him to change his mind?

I–

I can’t lose Ah Duo.

Except him,

there is no one else in this world

I can rely on.

Please help me.

Please!

There was an entertainer at Mingding Pavilion

who wanted to attract powerful patrons.

He invited a shaman

to burn a talisman into ash.

He consumed it,

and the results were efficacious.

Strictly speaking,

I shouldn't tell

an outsider this.

But...

I feel sorry for you.

If you can win his heart,

I'd be happy too.

Thank you!

Put it

into your lover's food.

After he takes it,

he will love you wholeheartedly.

There must be something wrong

with the talisman ash.

A few days ago, I received news

that Yuwen Liangshi sent someone to buy

wolf's bane and snow mugwort.

That must be this so-called talisman ash.

Since Yuwen Liangshi

prepared this assassination specially for me,

how could I

let him down?

I'll lend him a hand,

and lure the snake out of its hole.

Mistress,

are you sure you want to run away?

Bastard.

He can keep himself company.

Brother She.

I made the Chief angry yesterday,

so I brought some snacks

to apologize to him.

Look, this place isn't that big.

I can't possibly run away.

How about...

you wait here?

I'll be out soon.

This way, please.

Thank you.

Mistress.

Mistress.

What did Qiu Yuebai

pour in just now?

It didn't look like sugar.

Keep watch over my valuables.

Okay.

I was out of line yesterday.

Duo,

don’t be angry.

Do you remember?

The Head Eunuch

of the Condiments Service

once rewarded you with a bowl of dessert soup.

You didn't bear to drink it,

and kept it until night-time

to share it with me.

The dessert soup had already formed lumps,

but you said

it was the sweetest thing you've ever had.

Duo,

have a sip, okay?

Sure.

Wait.

You can't drink it.

Why are you here?

The soup is drugged.

Your Highness,

how can you slander me like this?

If you're unhappy with this,

I'll pour it away.

Go ahead.

I'll watch you pour it away.

What?

You're not pouring?

Let me help you.

Your Highness.

It's just a bowl of dessert soup.

I told you, it's drugged.

Why aren't you listening?

Let go!

Let go!

You let go first.

Let go.

What are you waiting for?

Send Her Highness back to her room.

-Your Highness. -Move aside!

Let go!

You first.

Cao Chun'ang, you came at the right time.

Hurry up.

Let go!

What happened?

What's wrong?

Her Highness drank it?

Don't move!

It's okay.

This is atrocious.

-Your Highness! -Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness! Call the doctor!

Call the doctor now!

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

It's been a long time.

[Dream Cloud Pavilion]

Have you figured out a solution?

His wife wasn't poisoned.

She's just stiff because of the acupuncture.

He's too anxious.

Why did you tell him the situation is so precarious,

and ask him

to talk to her more?

She should be awake by now.

Look at him,

he looks like he's ready to kill.

It doesn't matter whether she's awake.

If we don't find something for him to do,

we won't have time to escape.

Yes.

Where is my medicine box?

What medicine box? Let's go.

Your life is more important.

Chief Xiao.

How about

you let me give my mistress

a change of clothes?

Get lost!

Tong Yun, let's go.

Godfather can't trust anyone now.

He's just worried.

Don't blame him.

I don't blame him.

Although your godfather is scary,

I can see that

he really cares about my mistress.

If my mistress wakes up,

she will be very happy, right?

Yes.

♫ The long night is just like it's still yesterday ♫

♫ The night breeze scattered into a song ♫

♫ Me under the moon ♫

Some people

are just like this grass.

Danger is

♫ What are you sighing about? ♫

everywhere around it.

If there is no poison or harmless,

it can only be under the mercy of others.

♫ Laughing at the moon, it's too lonely ♫

But...

[Xiao Duo, Bu Yinlou]

Even so,

under its cruel appearance,

♫ Laughing at the story, it's too harsh ♫

it still maintains a little sweetness

of the world.

♫ Why can I ♫

Just like you.

♫ Still not understand love? ♫

[Quiet and Calm]

♫ The deep palace is as yesterday ♫

♫ Whose soul is trapped ♫

♫ Fate is unpredictable ♫

♫ No one can escape ♫

You need me?

♫ Just like bubbles, just like fireworks ♫

Of course I need you.

♫ This fate is full of twists and turns ♫

♫ You are what ♫

♫ I persevere for this life ♫

♫ I won't hide ♫

♫ My love for you is never cowardly ♫

♫ This is what ♫

♫ I promise with my whole life ♫

♫ Just let this ♫

♫ Burn everything from our karma from our past life ♫

♫ For the rest of my live ♫

♫ I will go through thick and thin with you ♫

[Doing as One Pleases]

[Dream Cloud Pavilion ]

[Mingding Tower]

Miss, are you alright?

Young Master.

I need more of the medicine

you bought for me last time.

You asked me

to go to the pharmacy to buy

red ginseng, red poeny,

angelica, donkey-hide gelatin, and astragalus.

They were ground into a powder and put in a bottle.

I haven't seen it since.

You...

Did you eat it all?

You can't eat that much.

If you eat too much,

you could vomit blood.

All right.

Go buy some more.

Okay, I'll buy them for you.

Zhuo Ying.

I won't let him die

because I don't want you to be sad.

But he did you wrong,

so I must make him suffer.

[Quiet and Calm]

The doctor said

although it's nothing serious,

it's been an ordeal.

You can't lie down all the time.

You have to move.

You need to put your organs to work.

If you don't want to walk,

I'll carry you.

Just lean on me.

Hold me tight.

I was wrong.

I knew all along that Yuwen Liangshi

wanted to use Qiu Yuebai to poison me.

I shouldn't have kept it from you.

I caused you to suffer.

But when I saw you drink the dessert soup,

I was so worried.

How could I have known

it wasn't poisonous?

I really didn't

prick you with needles on purpose.

You were really trying to save me?

What about changing my clothes?

Was changing my clothes to save my life too?

I...

I wasn't thinking then.

If you get involved with me,

this will happen.

Yesterday, I kept thinking

whether keeping you by my side

was what had endangered you.

The thought scared me.

If you died,

I'd go mad.

Well, I didn't die.

Chief Xiao,

what are you going to do about that?

What can I do?

No matter what,

I can't escape from you.

Don't let me off.

I'll carry you for a while.

Are you tired?

No.

I'll carry you on my back for the rest of my life.

Wait.

It's still complicated

between you and Qiu Yuebai.

This distance is good.

Tell me.

What happened

between you and Qiu Yuebai?

Is she your old flame?

Since you want to know,

I'll tell you everything.

I have nothing to do

with Qiu Yuebai.

Because I'm not

her Duo.

I’m not Xiao Duo.

My original name was Xiao Cheng.

I’m Xiao Duo’s older brother.

You...

aren't surprised at all?

What's there to be surprised about?

I've known this for a long time.

You said your brother passed away,

and his death was related to the Prince of Nanyuan,

right?

You hate the Imperial City

and the Zhaoding Bureau so much,

but took on his identity

and became a eunuch

to join the Zhaoding Bureau.

Are you trying to make use of

the Zhaoding Bureau's power

to avenge him?

How did you know all that?

So I was right.

There are many stories like this

in the novels Wan Wan lent me.

What was the point of hiding it from you?

So you knew you shouldn't have hid it from me?

What did the Prince of Nanyuan

do to your brother?

Six years ago,

he was killed by the Prince of Nanyuan.

Duo was still working in the palace then.

That day, he went out to get supplies.

He hadn't returned to the palace

even after dawn broke.

I heard about it, so I went to look for him.

I searched the whole day, but I couldn't find him.

Until...

[Imperial City, Ruyi Alley]

That carriage

carried the Prince of Nanyuan's emblem.

I didn't bother with it then.

Duo, Duo.

When I found Duo,

he was already dead.

His hands were grasped tight

around a silk cord.

The material of that silk cord was luxurious,

it didn't belong to him.

It must have been the murderer's.

After that, I investigated.

That day,

only the Prince of Nanyuan's carriage

had entered Ruyi Alley.

Why didn't you report it to the magistrates?

I did.

But the magistrate,

seeing that he was a nobleman,

kicked me out.

I thought about assassination.

But he's heavily guarded,

I couldn't get close to him.

I just wanted justice,

but there were no ways at all

of getting it.

I had no choice

but to take a risk.

I used Duo's identity

to enter the Imperial City.

From then on,

I was Xiao Duo.

A honey-lipped servant,

eager to please his master.

Are you trying to take my position?

Today,

I will

teach you the rules.

Beat him!

Beat him hard!

Harder.

Step on him.

Step harder!

Foul acts abound in the Imperial City.

Masters trample on servants.

Servants, too, trample on servants.

Humans are akin to pigs and dogs,

fighting with one another

to the death.

If I wanted to avenge Duo,

I had to live

and climb up.

For a eunuch,

the only way to the top

was the Zhaoding Bureau.

[Zhaoding]

I don't know anything

about the corruption case in Zhenjiang.

I was framed.

Please clear my name, Your Majesty.

Xiao Duo of the Zhaoding Bureau

has returned from Zhenjiang

to present evidence on the corruption case

to Your Majesty.

Welcome back, Chief Xiao.

I fought tooth and nail,

and finally made it

to the position of the Chief of the Zhaoding Bureau.

All these years,

no one but Cao Chun'ang and Qilang

has known my secret.

Outside of the Zhaoding Bureau,

you're the first one.

All these years,

you must have suffered.

I've been hiding for so many years.

I'm indeed tired.

But now,

telling you everything,

I feel like

I have been liberated.

If it weren't for this identity swap,

I might never have met you

in this lifetime.

I didn't go through all these

for nothing.

You bastard.

You said you like me,

so you belong to me now.

From now on,

you're not allowed to suffer anymore.

My heart will ache for you.

No matter what happens in the future,

you're not allowed to hide them from me.

Okay.

I promise you.

[Prince of Nanyuan's Residence]

What is Consort Dowager Duan's deal?

Send someone to get rid of Qiu Yuebai immediately.

Yes.

Snow mugwort.

Upas poison.

Consort Dowager Duan

had no chance of survival.

Something is up.

Who else's hands did the poison pass through?

No one.

That night at Mingding Tower,

I gave the poison

personally to Qiu Yue–

Mingding Tower?

That night, Liancheng was there.

I heard that

Consort Dowager Duan often goes to

patronize Liancheng at Mingding Tower.

I didn’t notice it before.

Is he working for Consort Dowager Duan?

Get rid of him as well.

Yes.

My men will send you

to the border.

As long as you stay at the border,

I will protect you.

I almost killed Her Highness.

Why are you still willing to help me?

If the poison

hadn't been switched,

I would have killed you

and cut you into pieces.

I'm sparing your life

only because we are old friends.

You'd better remember

that the Prince of Nanyuan wants to silence you.

I am the only person in this world

who will protect you.

From now on,

do not set foot into Ye.

[Silk Store]

I owe Her Highness an apology.

I didn't mean to hurt her,

but I did.

I feel uneasy about that.

I regret it deeply. Duo–

Chief Xiao, please send my apologies to her.

I asked around once,

and found that you treat Her Highness very well.

You even ate West Shu food with her.

But

when Duo was in the palace,

he had a gastric ailment,

and couldn't eat spicy food.

I've heard him mention

that he has a twin older brother.

Duo...

Is he okay?

I understand now.

I’ve been waiting for Duo for so many years.

I'm happy that

I've gotten closure.

Don't worry, you saved my life.

And you're ensuring I will live out the rest of my life in comfort.

I have no reason to make things difficult for myself.

I will keep this a secret

for as long as I live.

Six years ago, on the seventh day of the sixth month,

he was going to come.

It's just that something happened.

He didn't let you down.

Thank you.

Duo and I

are not meant to be together.

I hope you and your beloved

can be together forever.

Unlike us.

Let's go.

Godfather. As you ordered,

we sent someone to keep an eye on Mingding Tower.

The Prince of Nanyuan's people

really went to kill him.

Let's go.

Why was Zhuo Ying poisoned?

I switched out

the snow mugwort.

What poison?

Tell me.

Did you do it?

So it was you who made the swap.

Did you switch it out

for a tonic

just to torture me?

Don't worry. She's fine.

But

you're not.

What exactly do you want?

I want information.

I found

something interesting.

In the Prince of Nanyuan's residence,

the money they make from trading salt

flows into ten different banks

in West Shu.

After passing through a few ledgers,

they eventually enter

the biggest iron mine in West Shu.

Tell me.

Is the Prince of Nanyuan

illicitly forging weapons for the Shu Army?

I don't know anything

about what you just said.

Think about it carefully.

If you still don't know,

I won't hesitate to

torture you half to death,

before sending you to the Prince of Nanyuan.

I think the Prince of Nanyuan

would be very willing to accept you.

If I tell you,

the Prince of Nanyuan would all the more not let me off.

It would be a fate worse than death.

Do you think

I will let you off?

This is good.

I'll fit it over your head,

and hook it on your eyes, ears,

nose, and tongue.

I won't need much strength

to put you in agony.

But

you won't be able to make a sound.

You won't even be able to see

how it's torturing you.

-The more... -Fine.

I'll talk.

I have only one request.

I want to bring Zhuo Ying away.

Impossible.

Do you think I'll let her off?

If you still won't talk,

I'll torture her too.

Don't hurt her.

I'll talk.

I'll talk.

I only know

the Prince of Nanyuan

has searched all over West Shu

for the best ironworkers,

and are keeping them in the mines.

Every few months,

he sends food and clothing

to the Shu army.

But there was once

I accidentally saw

that it wasn't food and clothing in the carriages,

but newly forged weapons.

Qilang.

Chief.

Make a trip to the mines

and find those ironworkers.

I want solid evidence.

Yes.

If Zhuoying

knew who you really were,

she won't let you off.

I won't let you get away with this!

Zhuo Ying?

Calm down. Calm down. Calm down.

Let go of me! I won't let him off!

Calm down. Calm down. Calm down.

It's fine that you switched out the poison.

Why did you

switch it out for a tonic?

What were you trying to do?

Calm down.

Zhuo Ying,

I wanted to help you.

You said that

if he does you wrong,

you will make him cry.

Were you making him cry?

You made me cry!

I cried! I wailed!

I didn't know

you would drink it.

And you.

Why did you

abduct my cousin?

And why are you

threatening him?

Do you have some fetish?

Release him immediately.

All of you, leave!

He doesn't like me.

If I asked him nicely,

he would never tell me

what I wanted to know.

Zhuo Ying,

tell me.

Is he holding you against your will?

No. Really.

You found out everything you wanted.

Release him now.

He knows too much.

It's time to send him on his way.

What do you mean?

[Dream Cloud Pavilion]

So you meant it literally?

What did you think it was?

The Prince of Nanyuan wants to silence him.

He must leave West Shu.

Don't worry. I've made

thorough arrangements.

As for his indenture,

I've sent someone

to steal it from Mingding Tower.

It's in the carriage.

Why did you help me?

I didn't help you.

It's my Zhuo Ying

who is on your side.

What can I do?

Well, what's done is done.

You should leave now.

[Dream Cloud Pavilion]

Zhuo Ying.

I'm leaving.

I don't know when

I will get to see you again.

Take good care of yourself.

I have only one sister.

I cannot be by her side anymore,

so take good care of her for me.

I've got it,

Brother-in-law.

♫ I went around the black tiles and red walls ♫

♫ Ran into the wavering moonlight ♫

♫ Shining into the corridor of jade steps ♫

[Dream Cloud Pavilion]

♫ You put brush on paper ♫

♫ Writing, pausing, stalling, pressing ♫

♫ It's clear from your words ♫

Take care, Brother-in-law.

♫ Depicting your emotions ♫

♫ The night is coming ♫

You used to be pretty normal.

♫ Play a song of admiration ♫

Why did you become so cheesy?

♫ Time slowly melts ♫

♫ the sweet fragrance ♫

♫ The vow ♫

♫ Shines on our life ♫

Your Highness, a letter from West Shu.

[Consort Dowager Duan was poisoned by accident]

[Xiao Duo summons all famous doctors to treat Great Consort. He stayed in her room for the whole night.]

What happened?

Let me ask you.

What kind of person

would Xiao Duo care about?

Chief Xiao works for Your Highness.

I dare not say anything.

According to the letter,

Consort Dowager Duan was poisoned.

To treat her,

Xiao Duo got all the famous physicians in the city.

He even waited on her in her room

the whole night.

When he served me,

he never slept in my palace.

Why does he treat us so differently?

He's scared.

He's scared she'll die.

He's has always been arrogant and domineering.

He's never been scared of anything,

but he's scared she'll die.

Xiao Duo.

You broke my heart.

I will make you pay for it.

You must pay for this.

Your Highness.

Have you heard about Consort Dowager Duan?

Didn't they say that

Consort Dowager Duan went to West Shu for the wedding?

A distant relative of mine from West Shu said

a Consort Dowager came to Jinguan City,

and suddenly got poisoned.

It must be Consort Dowager Duan.

Are you sure?

How is she now?

Is she safe?

Eunuch Sun,

I only know that

Chief Xiao got all the famous physicians in the city

to treat Her Highness.

It was a big deal,

so her condition must have been precarious.

But I really don't know

whether Her Highness is safe.

If you're lying,

I'll have you beheaded.

Let's go.

These are all the memorials

from today?

Your Majesty.

The most important matters

that need your personal attention

are all here.

As for the trivial matters,

the Supervising Secretary of the Six Ministries

has already sent them to the Zhaoding Bureau for review.

Didn't I pass an order?

I want to see all the memorials,

even if they have been sent for review.

Perhaps the Supervising Secretary

was used to the way it was done,

and made a mistake.

I'll go and remind him.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

Bad news!

Something happened in West Shu.

Her Highness is poisoned.

She's poisoned?

Pass my order.

I'll go to West Shu immediately.

Yes.

Godfather,

how much spicy chicken have you cooked?

Do you have something against the chicken?

It's still a little lacking.

I need more practice.

It's close.

I wonder if

Zhuo Ying will like this.

Since you met Godmother,

you've learned a lot.

Should I

also learn something?

Tong Yun.

Do you like spicy chicken?

What chicken?

You came at the right time.

Look.

On the map of the Shu Army grounds,

there is a side path

that leads to the mine.

What if Yuwen Liangshi

send the men from Shu Army

to move the witnesses from the mines

before your people get there?

It's a serious crime to deploy troops without permission.

Yuwen Liangshi would not

openly oppose the court.

This time, the spicy chicken is authentic.

Try it.

I'm talking about something important.

What do you mean, spicy chicken?

Spicy chicken?

How many times have you cooked this?

I told you.

It was good the first few times

you made it

Why must you be so perfectionistic?

Of course I must seek perfection,

I forgot to bring chopsticks.

Hand.

Godfather.

I just remembered

it's that time of the month

again.

You eat first.

That time of the month?

For what?

Godfather, don't deny it.

I've counted them.

You've been delaying the medicine for a long time,

and still haven't taken it.

Do you want to die?

If you delay it any longer,

the consequences will be dire.

I must watch you

take it

even if it kills me.

I said no.

Godfather.

What medicine is it?

No wonder Cao Chun'ang mentioned spicy chicken.

This is so delicious!

It's my chicken!