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Your Highness.

Please slow down.

Your Highness.

Please slow down!

Zixing.

Xinghua.

Zixing.

Here are the dim sums

that Nanxiao brought in yesterday.

They're made from honey of scoliid, wild oranges

and wolf's milk.

They're pretty good for your body.

I specially got a few

from my brother to let you try.

You can put them here.

I'll eat it when I'm done.

Just forget your work for a minute, okay?

They won't taste this good if you wait.

Come on, try this.

Is it good?

Have some more.

Master!

You're three hours ahead of schedule.

Those ambushers were too weak.

The fourth junior sister and I kinda thought we could be faster.

Let's get down to business, okay?

Okay, get down to business.

Master.

When we came from the west,

we run into a group of monks.

They came from Zhongli.

Monks?

The army of the Southern Dynasty

even attacked the temple?

It's not because the temple was under attack.

The monks saw the refugees coming from the south,

so they took in hundreds of refugees in the temple.

But later on, there were more and more refugees gathering.

The monks could not afford to feed them in the temple.

So the abbot of the temple

decided to escort these refugees

to someplace safe.

Everyone knows that

the Western State is guarded by you.

No one can break through this place.

So naturally, they came here.

Where are those

monks and refugees now?

The refugees have been resettled.

The monks are at the Jialan Temple outside the city.

Eleven?

You've grown taller, right?

You're more like a beautiful young lady now.

I thought I told you not to come to the military camp, didn't I?

What are you doing in a place like this?

After all, you've never trained to fight.

What?

You want me to explain for you?

All right, enough.

Master is looking at you.

Can you just give your sister a break for once?

And you, Master.

You're our senior.

Please don't always make fun of Eleven.

Pretending to be a good guy.

Do you want to join us to go to the Jialan temple?

When did you get hurt?

Why did nobody

tell us about this?

It doesn't matter. Just a minor injury.

Master.

The monks are all inside.

And there are also dozens of

refugees who haven't yet been resettled.

Leave your weapons outside.

Got it.

You guys wait outside

and guard the horses.

Got it.

Amitabha.

Your Highness.

This is the abbot from the south.

Your Highness.

Why are they all sitting here?

Actually, we had arranged a monk dormitory for them.

But there are still some refugees

waiting to be housed.

So they gave that room to these refugees.

Thanks for your mercy, Abbot.

I should be the one who thanks, Your Highness.

Thank you for taking in these poor refugees and us.

The civilians are innocent.

And you monks

are all people seeing through the vanity of the world.

We're honored to host you.

Xie Yun.

Escort the refugees to the Western State.

Resettle them properly.

Got it.

Master, I'll help.

Please lead us to the monk dormitory.

General, please come with me.

Master.

It's time for the tonsure.

Okay, you go ahead.

I'll be right there.

Got it.

I wonder who is the person

who needs to be tonsured by you personally?

He is one of the refugees.

Touched by the Buddha during his escape,

he decided to become a monk at our temple.

Unfortunately,

our temple has been long ruined.

We can only tonsure him today,

and save the rest for later.

If you don't mind,

I'll build a new temple

for you.

Are you serious, Your Highness?

Amitabha.

Thanks for your mercy, Your Highness.

I really appreciate it.

Just go tonsure your disciple.

Don't keep him waiting too long.

Please feel free to look around, Your Highness.

I'll leave now.

Eleven.

About the name of the new temple,

do you have any good idea?

Me?

Take your time to think.

Do you wanna see

how they take the tonsure?

Go.

Go.

Let's go visit the Buddhism sutra library.

Master.

Abbot.

I need to speak to this monk

for a moment.

You can't do that.

Okay.

Leave the razor.

Hold me hostage.

Who are you?

Get up!

You can go back.

My mind is made up.

We will never leave Your Highness.

You are from Nanxiao?

Go out with me.

Leave us alone. It's none of your business.

General.

You must have gotten the wrong person.

This man came with us.

He was a big help

in guarding those civilians.

Anyone who doesn't wanna die gets out of my way!

Master!

Master! Sword!

You spoke well.

Sorry, I...

It's okay.

No rush.

It's been a long time.

Second Prince.

Your Highness.

I missed such a big show?

Be serious.

Don't be that stupid.

Master.

Why don't you just switch me

and fourth junior sister,

and let her be my senior sister?

She's been lecturing me all day.

I agree.

Master.

Is that man at the temple

an old acquaintance of yours?

Yes.

He's the second prince of Nanxiao.

Few years ago,

we had met a few times.

At that time, he came to negotiate peace with me

on behalf of the emperor of Nanxiao.

The emperor loved him much.

His position was second only to the Crown Prince.

After that, I don't know

what happened,

he began to live in seclusion

refused to see any guests.

Even when his own officials

wanted to see him,

they had to see through a veil.

So, these last few years,

few people have seen him.

I thought he was an assassin.

Report this back to the capital first.

Leave this matter to His Majesty.

Feng Qiao.

Take him to the Buddha House later.

Got it.

During the apprentice ceremony,

I wasn't able to call you “Master”.

I'll do it today.

Master.

Seeing that you can speak,

Master is happy enough.

You don't have to do this.

If you need anything,

just let me know.

A bowl of fasting rice,

and a wooden fish.

Even though you helped me today,

don't expect me to help you back.

I wasn't helping you.

I was just helping myself

escape from Nanxiao.

Go in and report to General Cui.

Yes

General Hong.

General Cui.

I've been waiting for you for a while.

Not only a while.

It's been four hours.

Since he woke up this morning,

he'd been waiting on the city wall,

even without eating lunch.

Finally,

he went back for dinner.

But as soon as he heard that you coming back,

he dropped his dishes again.

Watch your mouth.

How about go inside first?

Okay.

Here, General Hong.

Thank you, General Cui.

General Hong.

Come on, eat while it's hot.

I...

General Cui.

This... this thing...

How to eat it?

Oh right!

Come on.

I'll peel it for you.

You can eat meals first.

I'll do it myself.

It's okay.

You've been in the Northwest all year around,

and don't have much chance to eat this.

I just want you to...

try something new.

Come on, try the crab row first.

It's nutritious.

Is it good?

Yes.

You eat it too.

Okay.

You eat this.

Okay, okay.

You eat first.

Here.

Thank you.

Drag him out to the downtown area.

Club his to death!

Zhao Teng, you eunuch!

Even if I die,

I'll make you pay!

Drag him out!

Eunuch!

Drag him out!

Who else?

Who else wants to report?

Well...

Prime Minister?

I have nothing to report.

Good.

If you all have nothing to report, then leave the court.

I have something to report.

I beg Your Majesty

to allow me to return to Qinghe County.

What for?

Your Majesty...

Do you still remember this cane?

Of course I do.

Grand Preceptor, this is the royal scepter I ordered the craftsmen to build

and given to you as a birthday gift

for your 70th birthday.

According to the rites of Han,

When aged 70, the old man will be given a scepter,

and will be allowed to retire to eat porridge.

I have reached the age of seventy.

Your Majesty, please allow me to leave the court

and spend the rest of my life compiling the history of Han.

Your Majesty.

Why don't you still allow him?

I...

allow you.

I thank you humbly, Your Majesty.

Grand Preceptor!

Zhao Teng collaborated with General Liu Yuan,

and imprisoned the Empress,

establishing his overlord position by holding the emperor.

Now that you're gone,

there is no one in the court

that can restrain Zhao Teng.

I no longer have the power to restrain him.

Before I leave,

I have an advice for you, Your Highness.

Please go ahead.

If you want to live, save your fief,

leave he Central State as soon as possible.

Have you forgotten

I still have an engagement with the Cui's clan?

Forget it.

Have you ever woken up from a nightmare at midnight?

I...

You ordered people to imprison me for so many years.

Do you feel guilty?

Your Majesty.

It is time to leave.

All the ministers are waiting for you.

Are you going to keep me here

for the rest of my life?

Mother.

You should just take care of yourself in the imperial harem.

Don't interfere with affairs of state,

and put yourself in danger anymore.

Zhao Teng, you eunuch!

You held the emperor hostage and imprisoned me.

I made the mistake of trusting you.

Calm down, Empress.

I almost thought the palace was totally deserted.

The ruler has left,

leaving behind the imprisoned Empress,

and the Crown Prince who will never be crowned.

If you wish to break free from this prison,

then please listen to my words.

If we keep complaining to each other,

both of us can't survive.

The only way to survive is to help each other.

Those who I trusted were trying to save me.

They were killed by Zhao Teng one by one.

What else can I do now?

I will save you,

and then,

you give me what I want.

What do you want?

The Crown Princeship. The Ceremony of the Enthronement.

I want...

The throne?

Only the injustice of the heavens and the indifference of human feelings

can purify an excellent man.

I never thought

the last one who stands by my side

would be you.

So, do we have a deal?

You save me first.

I'll fulfill your wish after that.

Your Highness.

Is Shiyi inside?

Yes. She comes every night.

She has almost read all the books

in the entire library.

I thought there were people cleaning this place every day.

I'm afraid they're not careful enough.

So I wanna clean it by myself.

All over the residence,

this is the only place without fire.

Aren't you cold?

No.

Being busy can keep me warm.

Next time you'd better come up here

when it gets warmer.

The books are always here.

They're not going anywhere.

I got a letter from Qinghe County asking you to go back.

Why do I have to go back this suddenly?

The Grand Preceptor resigned from his post and returned to the hometown.

He called all the descendants of the Cui's clan back to Qinghe County

to compile the history with him.

Including me and my brother?

Yes.

When?

Next month.

Then can we come back after that?

I can't decide whether you will stay or go.

After all, Qinghe County

is your homeland

Jr. Nanchen King's beloved disciple

has to climb up to the roof in secret

to take a look at the Western State under her master's jurisdiction.

Who can believe that?

Uncle has returned to Qinghe County

The Suzerain is already past seventy.

He should have returned earlier.

He's calling the descendants of the Cui's clan to return,

including me.

When?

Ma said the sooner the better.

I'm already engaged.

I could be called to the court at any time.

The sooner I return to Qinghe County,

I'll be able to serve Ma a few more years,

stay with Ma for a longer time.

I should be happy

to go home earlier.

Right?

It's natural that

you don't want to leave here.

You don't need to blame yourself.

Your Majesty.

Zixing, you're just in time.

We got a secret letter from the Western State.

Zhao Teng.

A prince of Nanxiao has escaped to the Western State.

He is being held in the royal residence.

Uncle let me decide what to do with him.

But I can't make up my mind.

Should I kill him

or persuade him to surrender?

Or maybe

I should ask a minister I trust

hold a secret trial in the Western State.

Your Majesty.

Don't bother about such a trivial matter.

Just leave it to me.

I'm willing to go to the Western State for Your Majesty

to interrogate this man.

I was thinking the same thing.

Your Majesty.

My fiancée is there.

Even if there was no such thing,

I would have asked for permission to see her.

I knew you wanted to see her.

You've been wanting to see her.

I'll give the order now.

You can leave tomorrow.

I thank you humbly, Your Majesty.

Say hello to our sister-in-law for me.

One more thing, tell your uncle for me that

I've been looking at the Western State from the Central State,

looking forward to our reunion.

Your Majesty.

Given your high status,

you should think twice about

going to the Western State.

High status?

I'm just an ordinary member of the Liu's clan.

I will write a letter later

to tell my mother to come for a short stay.

I guess I'll have to trouble you

to take care of her for me.

I'll take care of the Princess.

You can rest assured.

How about I send my own men

to help you fetch the Princess?

That's fine.

If you still don't believe

my sincerity of our alliance,

you can have your trusted men follow me

to protect my safety.

My men will definitely follow you,

but that doesn't mean I don't trust you.

I'm just thinking that it's really a long way for you

to go to the Western State.

With them by your side,

I feel much easier.

Then I'll trust you about all this thing.

All of them have

been with me for many years.

You must stay close to him at all times.

Take good care of Guangling King.

Got it!

Go take the gilt jade sculpture,

that gift from His Majesty last year.

Got it.

Wait.

Maybe it would be better to take the gifts from my father,

that inkstone, paper and brush.

She'll like it.

Got it.

Who do you think will like it?

Your Highness.

Leave us alone.

You're going to see her?

My brother said

you asked for permission to go to the Western State.

You just wanna go there to see Cui Shiyi,

right?

Xinghua.

I understand.

To be the crown prince, you must marry her

for the support of the Cui's Clan.

Most importantly,

you really like her.

I'm just envious.

You've already cared about her this much

before you actually see her.

If you really marry her,

I'm afraid there will be

no longer a place for me in your heart.

You and I have been friends since we were children.

No one can break the bond between us.

Master.

What is it?

The emperor has granted permission

for Guangling King to leave,

and allowed him come here to see his fiancée.

There are two things.

Yes.

Although Guangling King has not yet been crowned,

he's still the future prince.

You accompany him throughout his visit.

Got it.

He's coming from the Central State.

I'm afraid this trip

is related to the prince of Nanxiao.

If he needs anything,

arrange it for him.

Got it.

Master, won't you see him?

I don't like to

deal with the nobility.

I'd rather go back to the barracks

with my counsellor.

You're leaving again?

Aren't you spending new year at the residence?

Miss Cui.

We are not clear about that either.

You should ask His Highness directly.

There must be some purposes for Guangling King to come this time.

First, to interrogate the prince of Nanxiao.

Second, to meet his fiancée.

As for the third purpose...

What do you think it is?

When a guest travels a long way to visit, there must be a reason.

Master. Counsellor.

Master, why don't you

stay to spend new year here?

The military situation has been very tense these two years.

The rebellion is still tricky.

I think it's better to stay in the army.

But there's no war during the new year.

How rare is it to spend a new year without war?

Actually, he leaves the royal residence at a time like this

because he wants to leave some space

for you and Guangling King.

If so,

I have nothing more to ask.

I'll leaving now.

It's Shiyi's birthday in a few days.

Even if Your Highness wants to leave,

you should send her a birthday wish in advance, right?

Every time we leave,

Junior sister always sees us off at the library.

After she returns to her hometown,

There will be no one left

to see us off.

Master is so cruel.

He never once looked back

When leaving the capital,

He didn't look back either.

He had his own reasons.

What reasons?

Can you tell me secretly?

If you don't look back, you don't expect to return.

You have no attachments.

This way,

you don't fear death,

Then you can risk your life on the battlefield.

Master has already prepared

a birthday gift for you.

It tastes weird.

Is it because melting the ice with well water

changed its taste?

Why did you pour off the tea?

Come in with me.

Master.

Why don't you let Eleven listen to the music?

It's rare to have a musician from Nanxiao.

She poured off a pot of tea.

I asked her to write the name of the tea as a punishment.