Original subtitles

♫ Although my destiny is made by Heaven ♫

♫ Fortunately this life change occurred to me ♫

♫ The meteor made our souls overlap ♫

♫ So the knots in our hearts can be untied ♫

♫ Our romance started with an encounter in our youth ♫

♫ Thanks to the suffering we overcame with trust ♫

♫ I'm looking at the snowstorm in my hometown from afar ♫

♫ I want to enjoy the moon and clouds with you ♫

♫ The moon is so bright and I'm looking at the frontier ♫

♫ Who is waiting for her to wander the world ♫

♫ By the lotus pond, before the flowers and under the moon ♫

♫ Years have witnessed our love of truth and falsehood ♫

♫ The memory is constantly on a loop ♫

♫ So many years have passed ♫

♫ Clear up the heavy fog ♫

♫ The road is full of thorns ♫

♫ The meteor flew across the night sky ♫

♫ Its fragments are so dazzling ♫

♫ Who is dancing ♫

♫ Then turn into bubbles and disappear ♫

♫ Putting aside love and hate, drifting with the flow ♫

♫ Wake up from the gold-glided dreams, who is worrying and premeditating ♫

♫ Miss the tenderness in her chest suddenly ♫

♫ Break the starlight just to enter her eyes ♫

♫ Our romance started with an encounter in our youth ♫

♫ Thanks to the suffering we overcame with trust ♫

♫ I'm looking at the snowstorm in my hometown from afar ♫

♫ I want to enjoy the moon and clouds with you ♫

[The Trust]

[Episode 09]

What? You don't like this?

Venison tastes better.

Baodao,

get the venison brought by Baojian here,

and cook it for His Majesty.

Yes, Your Highness.

There's no need for you to worry if Jinming would screw the case.

Emperor and Jiang Tang have done the work secretly.

Jiang Tang has gotten all the evidence we need.

The only thing Jinming should do is to put on an act,

and shut the courtiers' mouths.

Who said that he would revenge decisively and strategically?

But then go down like this just because of these stuffs?

Duke,

that assassin speaks a foreign language,

he couldn't answer anything but Xu Ding in Chinese.

Since then,

please avoid arousing suspicion now, General Xu.

Let me deal with it.

Okay fine.

Duke,

should we bring Yunyang Earl to trial next?

Not that hurry.

Let's go to his mansion.

Jinming would ask Xu to avoid this case aboveboard,

which means the courtiers are told that

Xu's family is avoiding suspicion during the inspection.

[Yun's Mansion]

Then take people to enclosure Yunyang Earl's place,

in order not to lose evidence or let the accomplice run away.

Search!

Do not lose any corner or ground crack.

Yes!

Duke.

What are you looking for?

I can help you.

No need for your help.

You can just stay aside.

Jinming makes a splash searching Yunyang's.

Yunyang's family has no way to prepare in advance.

His accomplices would of course ruin the evidence.

But Emperor sent Jiang Tang secretly to keep it.

So the evidence would still be there,

just waiting for Jinming to find it out.

Duke, there's a letter.

Mater, this assassin is a foreigner.

Zhenbei Marquis once battled the Northwest,

he could have colluded with the foreigners.

Zhenbei Marquis and Yunyang Earl are relatives by marriage.

Duke, would it be...

No hurry.

Your words are reasonable.

But please follow me first, Lord.

Jinming would come to Xunfang Brothel.

Emperor said once that he doesn't enjoy anything there,

but for business.

No matter the nobility or plain folks of Jing'an,

Mudan knows them well.

As long as she gets money, she would give you the information.

Mudan would tell Jinming the information from Jiang Tang

in front of the lord of the Supreme Court.

In this way, everything is ready.

The evidence is in our hands.

Yunyang would show his back power to save his life.

Or for him, the sentence of assassinating me would lead to the deaths of his whole family.

You are so brilliant, Your Majesty.

My mother said that it would be good to eat until 70% full.

Today I'm at 80% full.

Please wait for a moment.

I'll get some good wine for you.

Zhenbei Marquis?

To you.

Duke.

It's so surprising that this woman knows so many things.

So now you know who owns this brothel,

and what relations do they have?

I just knew it.

I'm so sorry for that.

Brother, brother.

Sister-in-law is still here.

Is that okay?

I'm your sister-in-law, not others.

But no one should...

We grew up together, could you...

do not keep us guessing!

Stop.

Say it.

The assassin was hired by Yunyang Earl.

But he just admitted that

he envied Xu Ding for leading the army

so he framed Xu to root out his dissident.

But he didn't get others involved.

But there's a bug.

What do you think of it, Your Majesty?

Is it reasonable to take this high risk of killing the Emperor to do this?

And those people were serious that day.

Just say it out loud!

From when did you get so hot-tempered like her?

Go ahead.

The spice shop at the northern market were selling spices from the West.

Foreigners come in and out with trade caravans.

This smells very similar to that of the assassin.

This means this assassin came with the caravan of the spice shop.

Then who owns this shop?

This spice shop is the dowry of Zhenbei Marquis's wife.

We were inspecting Yunyang Earl,

now the Zhenbei Marquis is involved.

They are acting in collusion.

Assassinating the Emperor is such a big deal.

They would be fully prepared before action.

If they failed, they would blame it on Xu and root out their dissident.

What if they succeed?

If so,

Your Majesty has no children yet now,

then the one who benefits the most would be...

Who?

Me.

You?

Get out...

You get out...

You are looking down on me!

Stop, stop laughing.

After all, we are family.

Okay fine.

I can't do it.

But apart from me,

it would be those uncles.

Among those uncles, the Third Uncle has the most power and is the cleverest.

And,

and!

He has many forces in his feud.

Emperor, Empress!

Emperor, Empress.

Ms. Li just committed suicide.

Where's she?

She got saved.

She's okay now.

She has someone to look after her.

How did you punish her?

Her title was removed,

and she was grounded in Yueyang Palace.

Senior Doctor Jiang said you were weak,

it's not good for you to have a baby.

It's normal for you to miscarry.

You should take good rest,

and think less.

Just because I can't have a baby,

so my baby should not die for nothing.

What does that mean?

In the harem,

if a concubine miscarries herself,

she would be regarded as unlucky.

Don't you know that, Your Highness?

There are always a lot of rumors about the concubines who miscarry in the harem.

But how could you frame Empress?

I just want to live a better life.

And have my own children.

So I tried my best to be good to Emperor.

If I've gotten your position,

I would not need his love.

You got close to Emperor and got the trust,

just for your own well-being?

Or what?

Which woman in this harem doesn't think this way?

I once thought that your love to me were true deep down in your hearts.

But...

The lonely swan won't drink or eat,

but longs to join its flock too fleet.

Who will pity its shadow lonely?

Astray in the clouds, it wails only.

Lonely swan?

You committed suicide,

it's a felony that brings down the family.

You are free to be dead.

But your father and brother's career would vanish too.

Your Highness,

you even know this law.

Right,

You stand till now also for your dad and brothers.

Xu Yu is willing to be deserted these years,

is it because that she loves me,

or for her father and brothers?

Even if she loves me,

after these years,

her love would go anyway.

You framed the Empress.

Did anyone ask you to do so?

Who would die if they have a chance to live well?

I was a young lady who had a great life at home,

I was the most beautiful one in the maids of honor.

There were so many young men who came to my house for marriage.

But for the future of my dad and brothers and the honor of my family,

I was sent to this ugly place.

I hate that so much!

My life should be playing the zither under the moon,

assist my husband and bring up my children.

I should live a good life and die in happiness.

But now I could only die in this harem.

I'm so resentful about this!

My child!

My only crime was only to carry a jade.

My only crime was only to carry a jade.

Lady Pei.

Empress is inside,

no one is allowed to come in.

Lady, you can't.

Empress,

I have something to tell you.

What?

You don't see the moon in the Qin Tower, but the traces of the north wind.

The flower bears its fruit, blowing down the palace dust.

What's wrong?

Are you okay, Your Highness?

Your Majesty, Ms. Li is dead!

Are you okay?

I'm fine, don't worry.

Ms. Li put down the hairpin,

and killed herself.

Your Majesty,

this is so weird that something must be wrong.

Why are you here?

I heard that Ms. Li committed suicide,

so I came here.

Heard?

From whom?

I take care of the harem,

so I have to be careful.

Since Emperor and Empress are both here, then I'll leave now.

Ms. Qin,

you've been taking rest in your palace for days,

why are you here today?

I was out for some fresh air,

then I came across Lady Pei,

she asked me to follow her to see what happened.

You are such a pure person, how could you see this bloody scene?

You can leave now.

Thanks for your kindness.

I'll leave now.

Wudu.

Yes.

Ask Senior Doctor Jiang to settle this.

Do not let others know it.

But...but...

But what?

Listen to her.

Go!

Yes, Your Majesty.

What's this, Your Majesty?

This is the poem read by Ms. Li when she took down her hairpin.

She even had the mood to read a poem?

Ms. Li is a sensitive woman,

she never trusted me.

But couldn't she make it simple?

Qin Lou Yue.

You finally know it?

I...

Your calligraphy is so good.

You...

You are so silly.

Does this mean her maid Mingyue?

The flower bears its fruit, blowing down the palace dust.

Ms. Li always says that her only crime was only to carry a jade.

It seems that her death was because of her having my baby.

You can get so much information from this little poem!

Lady Pei has the support of Prime Doctor Pei.

Ms. Tao has Hengshan Duke and Zhenbei Marquis.

But Ms. Qin and Li's dad and brothers are all beadles.

Yes.

She has her dad and brother at court,

how could she suicide?

So you married me just for Xu?

You!

Nonsense!

You think I really want that power and position?

The reason why I married you is just...

What?

You are so bad!

Xu Yu!

Now all I am thinking about is that awful but pitiful woman...

she is not dead.

Actually, the fact is...

Do you want to live?

I'll set you free for what you want.

So are you drawing the fact to come out?

Answer my question.

Do you want to live?

Yes.

If you are alive,

your father and brothers should be dead, right?

Yes.

If I could let you live,

so do your families,

then could you tell me who asked you to do this?

I don't know what you can do now.

The message that you tried to kill yourself is out there,

Lady Pei would be here in a moment.

You can pretend to tell me a secret later and

take down my hairpin to commit suicide.

If Lady Pei comes in and sees this,

then she would tell everyone that you are dead.

I'll deal with the rest.

So this is the "topple the mountains and overturn the seas" as you always said.

It's "cross the sea by a trick"!

That's pretty similar.

Don't you worry about me being killed by her?

You know Baojian's ability to protect you.

As long as she is by your side,

you would be...

safe.

Wudu.

Are there any maids who serve Ms. Li before still here?

Your Highness,

a maid called Juan.

She knew nothing about what happened to Ms. Li,

so she was sent to the laundry to wash clothes.

Call her here, I have something to ask her.

Yes.

Thanks for your great kindness, Your Highness!

I would never forget that!

I will definitely return this favor someday.

Emperor, Empress.

Juan is here.

Your Majesty!

Your Highness!

Rise.

Juan, did Ms. Li ever quarrel with others?

Your Highness,

she is a cautious woman,

she didn't quarrel with anyone.

Was there anything abnormal in her life or the way she treated others?

Lady Pei punished Ms. Li once.

I remember!

Several months ago...

Your Highness, Lady Pei beat Ms. Li just now.

You see...

What a crazy woman!

She used to bully little girls, that's fine.

Now she even bullies concubines!

Baojian reported this.

I brought Lady Pei to account.

What did she say?

She said...

Ms. Li offended me,

I was so angry that I had to beat her.

It's not on purpose.

Lady Pei.

Although I don't punish you for this,

it doesn't mean you can bully everyone here.

What are you talking about?

I'm Lady Pei because of His Majesty's love.

Of course I should share burdens for you.

It's my duty to discipline them.

By the way,

Ms. Li has just got the favor of His Majesty recently,

how dare I bully her?

She took her actions as sharing burdens for me.

Isn't it annoying?

You can leave now, Juan.

Yes.

It seems that Ms. Li's death has something to do with this.

Even you think Lady Pei is jealous,

how would others think about her?

It's Lady Pei who threatened Ms. Li?

Lady Pei is Prime Doctor Pei's daughter.

Although she is bossy,

she just wants to win the love of the Emperor,

and carry on the bloodline of the royal family.

I don't think she would kill anyone.

Then it's someone who wanted to frame Lady Pei?

That's quite probable.

Then...

who's that?

Who threatened Ms. Li?

How could you survive till now with such a low IQ?

Although this happens in the harem,

the manipulator may not be here.

Then...

Emperor.

Empress.

It's late.

It's been such a long day.

You should go to bed.

Yes.

We should go to bed.

Yes, it's not early now.

Then I...

I'll go now?

Emperor.

Just sleep at Fengyi Palace tonight.

Okay, okay.

Let's go.

We need to go to court tomorrow morning.

Sleep early.

Yu.

Have you ever regretted marrying me?

Of course not!

What?

Have you regretted it?

No.

♫ First, thank heaven and earth to bestow me with you ♫

♫ See through our two true hearts by trusting each other ♫

♫ It might be a promise made three lifetimes ago ♫

♫ We won't separate for four seasons ♫

♫ Steal the tacit understanding of marriage in five elements ♫

♫ You're the one and only in six realms ♫

So embarrassing!

What's this hairpin?

It's so old-fashioned!

Why didn't you prepare the new ones for me?

Your Ladyship.

His Majesty cut down the expenses of the harem for the army's provisions.

The money must go into Xu's family.

Even I have to endure such hardships.

His Majesty arrives!

Put these away.

Don't let him see these.

Yes.

Your Majesty.

Rise quickly.

Your Majesty.

You haven't been here for days.

Why is it so strong?

Did you put all the rouge on your face today?

When I got up this morning,

my heart thumped unsteadily.

I felt that you would come today,

so I tidied up,

and waited for you.

It seems that Lady Pei is not only beautiful,

but has wonderful foresight as well.

Where's your hairpin?

I heard that you raised money for the army's provisions from those rich families,

so I asked them to sell some of my accessories for money,

so that I can try to help those soldiers too.

This...

This was my dowry.

I asked Ping to sell it for money to help the army.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I want to sell all these as money.

Wudu.

Yes.

Lady Pei's sincerity can be recognized by the sky and earth.

These hairpins are all over the floor.

What are you doing there?

Sell those hairpins for money.

You want Lady Pei to do this herself?

Understood.

Thanks, Steward Wu.

Don't say this.

This is my duty.

Come on, give these to me.

Your Majesty.

Lady Pei.

Do you know anything about Ms. Li's issue?

Your Majesty!

This has nothing to do with me!

Nothing?

Why don't I think so?

Are you suspecting me?

What did I do?

You don't trust me.

Who doesn't know that you are not getting along well with Empress?

Who dares to do this in this harem except you?

Your Majesty!

If you do not trust me, I could only die to prove myself.

You are awake, Your Highness.

Where's His Majesty?

His Majesty just went out.

And he just asked us not to disturb you.

Xu Yu is sometimes considerate of me.

Your Highness,

His Majesty would be angry if he knew you touched his documents without permission.

Do you know where he is?

It seemed he went to Yehua Palace.

Go, go up!

What are you doing? Come down now!

Don't come close!

His Majesty suspects me of asking Ms. Li to frame Empress.

I could only die to prove my innocence.

Baojian!

You don't need to...

Are you okay?

It hurts!

Your Majesty,

I don't care about what Empress thinks.

I just don't want you to feel bad.

I'm so in love with you...

I can die for you...

Call the doctor here.

She takes it too seriously.

Nonsense!

If something bad happens to her,

I would be the joke of all my people.

Xu Yu, it was too much!

I just went there to check on her.

She wanted to prove herself innocent.

Besides, she couldn't die.

I cut that silk before.

You still don't admit your fault?

Lady Pei is such a cruel woman,

and she is so scheming.

I'm pretty sure that it was her who asked Ms. Li to frame you,

me.

No, us.

I find you have changed.

You used to be tolerant.

But now,

you can't let it go.

No, I haven't.

She can bully me,

but I can't watch her bullying others.

Baojian.

Notice all the concubines,

come to Fengyi Palace tomorrow afternoon.

I need to rectify the order back in the harem.

Yes, Your Highness.

As for you,

stop looking into Ms. Li's issue.

I have my own way.

Ponder upon your fault first.

♫ Lend me a little bit of luck so I can meet you ♫

♫ Lend me a little tacit understanding so I can be very happy ♫

♫ Lend me a little longing and give it back to you double ♫

♫ Don't worry ♫

♫ There are many storms in this world, I will give you a small piece of sunshine ♫

♫ There are many suspicions in the future, I will never give up on you ♫

♫ During our lifetime, there are so many things out of reach ♫

♫ But our love is always the same ♫

♫ My love has gone through so many tests ♫

♫ It's so close but I'm not sure about it ♫

♫ Fortunately the first time it appeared ♫

♫ It has been detected by you (me) ♫

♫ Please don't complain about my dullness ♫

♫ Luckily, the Love Lord doesn't mind it ♫

♫ Let our past experiences become red threads ♫

♫ Bring you and me together ♫

♫ First, thank heaven and earth to bestow me with you ♫

♫ See through our two true hearts by trusting each other ♫

♫ It might be a promise made three lifetimes ago ♫

♫ We won't separate for four seasons ♫

♫ Steal the tacit understanding of marriage in five elements ♫

♫ You're the one and only in six realms ♫

♫ When I'm seventy years old and meet you ♫

♫ I'll still feel flipped like we were young ♫

♫ First, thank heaven and earth to bestow me with you ♫

♫ See through our two true hearts by trusting each other ♫

♫ You are the only one I want among all the treasures around the world ♫

♫ I want to spend my life with you ♫

♫ La la la la la la la la la la ♫

♫ La la la la ♫