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One and Only

Episode 22

General Feng!

What do you think?

Answer me!

Xiaoyu!

Do you remember the

Battle of Shouyang?

We have no reinforcements this time.

We're all on our own.

General Cui, are you afraid?

Yes.

I'm afraid that my family name

would affect your ability to do your job,

that you'd be too concerned about my safety to fight the good fight.

Even if you are captured,

I won't retreat.

The royal army comes first.

The war comes first.

The people come first.

That's exactly what I'm talking about.

General Hong.

If anyone of us is captured,

consider the other person dead.

Don't let this

hold us back.

I, Cui Feng,

as the prefectural governor of Taiyuan,

failed to hold Taiyuan.

I'm guilty of dereliction of duty.

If you insist on saving a sinner like me,

you're wasting the lives of soldiers

who died for this battle!

He's the young master

of Wushui branch of the Cui family,

the cousin of the future empress.

Generals!

Make your decision now!

-Xiaoyu. -Bow and arrow...

Bow and arrow!

General!

It's useless to kill me!

Even if I die,

there will still be someone to kill him.

General Cui!

I, Hong Xiaoyu, will kill all the traitors

to avenge your death!

Killing Cui Feng

won't do you any good.

I advise you

to let him go

if you want your men

to leave here alive.

Bring her over.

I am Jin Zhen.

I want to see my father.

Your Highness!

General!

Your Highness.

Retreat!

Master. -Master.

It'll be fine.

Your lowly servant, Cui Feng,

greets Your Highness.

Get up.

Xiaoyu.

General Cui.

Sorry.

Today you almost

got killed by me.

That was our agreement,

wasn't it?

Besides, in that situation,

If I could die at the hands of

at your hands,

I would be glad...

Stop that nonsense.

It will never happen again.

By the way, the princess and I...

No need to explain.

I know it all.

When we were in the Central State,

Shiyi already told me.

After we're finish with the

things here,

let's go back to Shouyang together.

Here is the letter of surrender.

This letter of surrender was brought back by Prefectural Governor Cui,

your cousin Cui Feng.

Mother.

People say that the daughter of the Cui family

often come to pray at the Baima Temple.

All the noble women in the capital, spread the word among themselves and followed suit,

hoping to be

half as blessed as she was.

I prayed for

the safety of the soldiers.

The regent decided to

offer sacrifices to the heavens at the Pingyin Palace.

Then he will ascend the throne

Why must he offer sacrifices at the Pingyin palace?

Jin Rong murdered the late emperor

in Pingyin.

So he ordered his men

to take Jin Rong to Pingyin,

so that he could use the blood of the Jin family

to comfort the late emperor's spirit.

Many well-known clans came from Beichen

asking my aunt to let them see Your Highness.

What do they want with me?

My aunt knew you wouldn't want to see them,

so she said she was sick

and didn't go to the palace.

This way,

Your Highness won't be disturbed, and neither will my aunt.

Pomegranates!

Big and juicy pomegranates!

Tulin pomegranates...

They are Shiyi's favorite.

Pomegranates for sale!

Come and have a look!

Tired?

Have you ever had Tulin pomegranates?

After Zhang Qian brought back pomegranate seeds from the Western Regions,

he planted them in various places.

They grew best in that place,

so they were called Tulin pomegranates.

I don't know what's got into Master.

He insisted on eating this,

and got someone to go to Pingyin to buy it.

Who knew Pingyin's court officer

heard about it.

That court officer did not sleep well for several nights,

pondering over and over,

wondering whether Master wanted to take this opportunity

to test Pingyin's attitude

towards the Nanchen Royal Mansion.

So he ordered his men

to pick 3,000 baskets of pomegranate overnight,

and sent them to the Western State as soon as possible.

See.

This is only a small fraction.

Except for these,

the rest are in the military camp.

His Highness does not like

to get too close to the county officials,

so he paid for these.

Try some.

Pomegranates.

Please have a look at my pomegranates.

Sir.

I'll take them all.

There will be someone coming to pick them up later.

Thank you, sir.

Tomorrow, send them to the palace in your name.

Yes, Master.

Thank you.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Are you feeling better?

Your Highness.

According to the divination, this battle will be dangerous.

Please choose an auspicious day to fight.

We've already won.

That's good.

I'm glad I was wrong.

I'm glad.

Master, it's time to leave.

We'll head for home tonight.

You should rest for two more hours.

Okay.

Come on.

We'll head for the Western State before sunset.

For me,

it doesn't make any difference whether we leave today or tomorrow.

But as the biggest contributor

to this rebellion,

I'm afraid you have no way to avoid

tonight's banquet.

I am an expert

at playing drunk.

We've won many battles.

That's right.

That's all thanks to His Highness.

His Highness will be here soon.

Right.

Jiangdu Palace

The Junior Prince of Nanchen has arrived.

Uncle

Uncle, please come inside.

Generals,

please take your seats at tables for generals.

Fellow generals, please.

General Hong.

Let's first have three bowls as a toast!

No problem!

Come!

As you wish.

Cheers!

All ministers,

dry your glasses, please.

-Please. -Please.

Today is a precious reunion for us,

the descendants of the Liu family.

-Yes. -Yes. That's right.

The last time I came here.

It was to offer sacrifices to the heavens with the late emperor.

That year, you were just...

I just turned 11 years old.

That's right.

How fortunate we are to have you in Beichen!

How fortunate we are!

Yes, that's right.

Come!

A toast to Your Highness.

-To Your Highness. -Please.

-To Your Highness! -To Your Highness!

Here. Please.

You are a good drinker, General.

General Zhu. Come.

General Chen. Cheers!

Feng Qiao.

Let me have another drink.

What is the seating arrangement

for today's banquet?

All the kings and ministers are in the main hall.

We generals...

sit here.

Come, General Hong.

Let's have a drink.

I can't hold my liquor very well.

I shall take my leave now.

Your Highness, you're leaving this early?

I'm afraid if we stay longer, we'll get drunk here.

It will delay our journey back.

Why don't you stay in Pingyin for a few more days?

Look at your uncles and aunts here.

They're already old.

I'm afraid it's not easy to reunite like this again.

That's right.

-The royal bedchamber has been prepared. -Yes.

Why don't you rest here for the night

and leave tomorrow?

Staying here

always reminds me of the late emperor.

That makes me sad.

It's best I go back to the military camp.

I'll take my leave.

Take care, Your Highness.

Remember to return here often, Your Highness.

Remember to return here often.

Take care, Your Highness.

-Remember to return often. -Remember to return often.

Zhousheng Chen assassinated the regent!

Arrest him!

We've been set up!

Nanchen Royal Army has rebelled!

By order of the regent,

kill them all!

I have so many soldiers at my command.

How come no one dares to kill the traitor?

Whoever kills Zhousheng Chen

will take his place

and claim the Western State!

Jin Rong.

Kill them!

Go!

Feng Qiao!

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu!

-Xiaoyu! -Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu, hang in there!

Reinforcements will be here soon!

Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu.

-Xiaoyu! Xiaoyu! -Xiaoyu!

General Cui.

It was I that fell in love with you first, General Cui,

from the beginning to the end.

Xiaoyu, don't die.

-Xiaoyu. -Xiaoyu.

Don't forget me.

I...

I'll see you in the next life.

Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu, don't die!

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu!

Your Highness.

Liu Zixing and Jin Rong are in cahoots.

There are too many ambushes here. We gotta get out of here fast.

Xiaoyu!

Xiaoyu!

Let's bring Xiaoyu back.

Grand-uncle!

Grand-uncle, save me!

Grand-uncle!

Grand-uncle, save me!

Grand-uncle?

Grand-uncle, save me?

Zhousheng Chen.

He was put on the throne

by you.

I believe

you wouldn't want a child

to die for you today, do you?

Bring him up.

Your Highness.

Watch carefully.

I am the Counselor-in-chief. How dare you!

Your Highness, go!

Don't care about us!

Inside the hall

there are still dozens of members

of the Liu's royal clan

and more than two hundred ministers.

If you don't surrender today,

I'll kill them one after the other

to have them join you in hell!

Liu Zixing.

Are you trying to kill all your family members

and slaughter all the ministers?

I guarantee with my life,

as long as you put down your weapon

no more people will die.

Master.

I beg you. Just for once, please be selfish.

Leave with us.

Don't care about them anymore.

Master!

Grand-uncle, go!

I'm not scared anymore.

All right.

I yield.

Let him go.

Master!

I

don't trust you.

You have over two hundred ministers

as hostages.

What are you afraid of?

Now that you're using them to threaten me,

you should know that

I wouldn't run away.

Grand-uncle!

Don't be afraid.

Escort His Majesty away!

Yes.

Retreat!

Master!

Master! Master!

I'm useless!

Master!

Master!

Do you still mind his bones?

Jiangdu Palace

Who told you to kill them?

What else then?

They are all my uncles.

If you keep talking this nonsense,

I'll even dethrone you,

the regent.

Now that the royal army has been falsely accused of rebellion.

You've already become a rebel general.

You can no longer stay in the Central State.

You must leave today.

Where is Shiyi?

I'll take care of her.

As long as she doesn't leave the palace,

I will not leave either.

If you are still risking your life for Shiyi,

how can I leave?

How can you say that?

You are my sworn brother's family,

then you are my family too.

You may not like to hear what I'm gonna say,

but you are too badly injured.

Your stay will only hold me back from saving others.

If you leave, you're helping me.

Staying alive is the only way to get revenge.

News of the incident at Pingyin Palace has spread to the capital city.

From the officials to the merchants and civilians,

everyone is talking that

the next city Jin Rong is going to slaughter

is the Central State.

In one night, over seventy percent of the people had fled.

Go back!

Go back!

Go back, all of you!

By the order of the regent,

ordinary officials and folk

who are not in collusion with the rebels,

will not be executed.

There's no need to flee.

Go home now!

General, come with me.

Is there something wrong, General?

Look how empty these stores in the city are.

The General will be back tomorrow.

He won't be happy to see that.

Take your men down there.

Change into civilian clothes

and pretend to be merchants tomorrow.

Also, get your men to bring back the runaways

from the neighboring counties.

Yes.

Close the city gate!

Leave them all here.

Be gentle.

Who sent this?

Your Highness.

These are sent by Mr. Huan

from Longkang Academy.

The night I left the academy,

I painted a lotus

as a farewell gift to Mr. Huan.

He must have understood that painting.

So he gave me this lotus flower in return.

Mrs. Cui is asking permission to leave the city.

Open the gate!

You're letting her go that easily?

That's the carriage of the Cui family.

Think of our ranks.

How can we offend them?

General Zhou.

I'll first take you to

an inn 20 miles away.

There is a 3000-soldier army of the Cui family waiting for you.

When you arrive at the inn,

I'll escort you to Shouyang with the army.

The young master is waiting there.

Thank you.

Do you know

how Shiyi is doing?

No one is allowed to see her now.

Not even her mother is allowed to see her.

How is Tianxing's injury?

Your Highness.

He has recovered well.

I'll go see him after lunch.

General Zhou has recovered, indeed,

but he has already left.

He's gone back to the Western State.

When did he leave?

The day before yesterday.

He said there were enemy movements in the south.

And that he had to go urgently.

After the peace treaty at the Frontier Settlement Tower,

the territories had long been at peace.

How can there be such a sudden change?

The Prince of Pingqin also went with him.

He said that his wife was pregnant

and went back to take care of her.

Now that the royal army has gone on an expedition,

schedule for me

to pray for our soldiers at the Baima Temple tomorrow.

Yes.

Baima Temple

She wants to pray at Baima Temple?

Yes.

But the temple has long been empty.

How can we hide it?

Get some monks from other counties.

If anyone makes a mistake, kill them.

Yes.

Why has no one wiped these incense burners?

The monks of Baima Temple

have had a habit for many years.

Every year in the twelfth lunar month, they would ask young disciples

to check the water inside.

If there is a thin layer of ice on the water,

they'll change it immediately,

so that the doves can drink the water.

This temple...

Doves are very smart.

They like to hide in the temple in the wintertime.

There is not even a single dove here.

These monks are all fake.

Master, you once said,

if something happened to you,

someone would tell me.

♫Maybe it's the snow falling without a sound♫

But now,

♫Maybe it's the flower in the mirror without a trace♫

where are you?

♫I've seen all the scenes of the passing years♫

♫They're not as good as you, not as good as you♫

♫I look at a ripple♫

♫It's like there's no wind and no sunshine♫

♫The more silent my love becomes♫

♫The more my heart turns to rain♫

♫There is grace in your eyebrows♫

♫I'll spend my whole life looking for it♫

♫Don't blame me for the sporadic sweet talk♫

♫I wake up from my dreams and I'm even colder♫

Shiyi.

Your family call you Eleven?

♫My heart that can't stand being away from love♫

That's coincidental.

I already have ten disciples.

I'll call you Eleven too, okay?

♫Hides nothing from you♫

I'm not engaged.

♫The scene I look down for♫

But I...

♫Gets clear after saying goodbye♫

already have someone in my heart.

♫Every glimpse means missing you♫

And I

won't change my mind.

♫Even if to be a stranger to you♫

You have never seen

the scenery of the whole Western State, right?

I want to leave a word on it.

After we leave and lock the gate,

Shiyi

no one can enter again.

Leaving a word here

is like leaving a secret just for us.

What do you want to write?

I'll write it for you.

Shiyi