Original subtitles

Translation and Timing by The Romance of Tiger and Rose Team @ Viki.com

♫ A fallen leaf flutters before us ♫

♫ Love spreading through the warm wind ♫

♫ Our gaze is more than words can describe ♫

♫ Happiness is not far away ♫

♫ Gazing up at the moon ♫

♫ Our shadows become a pair ♫

♫ I want to fly to the heavenly palace ♫

♫ And join my beloved in passionate moments ♫

♫ The night is long ♫

♫ But you are by my side ♫

♫ To be in each other’s arms ♫

♫ And I hope it is forever ♫

♫ Sweetness is amongst the golden leaves ♫

♫ Which fall between us ♫

♫ The flowers will bloom and wither ♫

♫ But the moon continues to be full ♫

♫ Things change over time ♫

♫ But only you remain the same ♫

♫ Let’s write a timeless poem ♫

♫ That records our beautiful lives ♫

[The Romance of the Tiger and Rose]

[Episode 5]

The Second Lady is a good archer.

Her skill is not worse than yours when you were young.

Good shoot!

Not only is Second Lady knowledgeable, you are skilled in martial arts, too.

The Young City Master Exam is coming up soon, you should be diligent in martial arts.

When you get a military post in the future, there will be places where I'll need your help.

Rest assured! We grew up together.

When you become the Young City Master, I will assist with all my heart.

Qianqian and I are both candidates for the Young City Master Exam.

Who will be chosen is still unknown.

You just wait and see, Chen Qianqian will not have a chance for sure.

Don't mention this matter again.

Third Princess.

Chen Qianqian!

Let's have a competition!

My wound hasn't healed.

When I'm fully recovered, I'll defeat you.

When have you become so delicate? You're still not healed from a mere dislocation?

I think you're just afraid of losing, right?

Me?

I'm just afraid of losing, I won't lose as long as I don't compete.

Chen Qianqian, don't you feel ashamed?

Stay away from Minister Pei.

Why is she... She can't...

Chen Qianqian can't do martial arts anymore?

Mother, you wanted to see me?

Qianqian, I hear you've been diligent these days.

Of course! I have been very obedient these days.

I'm cautious, very well behaved, and afraid of getting into trouble.

I heard that your mansion on the other hand have gained lots of musicians.

Why, have you been playing around a lot recently?

Did you forget that you are the Second Lady?

Mother is correct! I know where I am wrong.

No, Mother! You really misunderstood Second Sister.

Han Shuo was the one who sent all the musicians to Second Sister, she really doesn't know anything.

Okay, I know that you love each other.

But you shouldn't find excuses for her.

Reporting to City Master.

I have a suggestion for the Young City Master Exam.

I don't know if I should say it or not.

Go ahead!

In Huayuan City, women have always been the head of the household.

Even the post of the company commander is held by a woman.

And the Young City Master is the City Master's heir.

More so is her writing and military expertise, they are indispensable.

But for so many years, regarding the selection of the Young City Master,

there has only been a test on literature and strategy.

Why not have each Young City Master participate in a martial arts test?

Martial arts test?

Second Lady and Third Princess are both outstanding in martial arts.

Especially Third Princess, she is even more extraordinary.

In Huayuan, if Chen Qianqian claims to be number two,

then no one will dare to claim number one.

Everyone wouldn't be thinking that my examination is hopeless, right?

They've added a physical bonus points section! How can Lin Qi have such good intentions?

Second Lady, Chen Chuchu, is not the City Master's biological daughter.

Chen Chuchu is not the City Master's biological daughter?

Chen Yuanyuan is also disabled.

Then the heir to Huayuan City is just left the Chen Qianqian.

As long as we poison Chen Qianqian, the City Master will definitely take out the Dragon Bone to help.

If we can seize the opportunity to get the Dragon Bone, then your heart disease can be cured.

Young Master, are you still hesitating between saving your life or the Third Princess's life?

The issue last time about the secret letter getting leaked,

I have already found the person behind it.

Who is it?

- Lin Qi, how are we going to arrange this martial arts test? - Compete in the ring.

It's over! I'm exposed.

Lin Qi found out that I don't know martial arts?

No, no, no! This won't work.

This is not fair. Think about it!

Everyone knows I'm good in martial arts, so to add a martial competition for my sake,

this... is rather too obviously giving me a break, so that's not fair.

Mother.

Qianqian, this is an exception installed especially for you.

I don't expect you to win in the literature or strategy test.

But martial arts, you have to win.

No.

Don't be stubborn, Qianqian! Your martial arts is good.

When the time comes, don't forget to stop the fight.

Don't hurt other's lives.

Then, what happens if someone hurts me...

Naughty girl! If you are willing to let others do that,

I will harshly punish you.

Okay, let's end it here.

No.

Third Princess, the City Master agreed to add a martial arts test

because she has high hopes for you.

You can't disappoint her.

Qianqian.

Second Sister, just now Lin Qi proposed to add a martial arts test,

why didn't you stand up and raise objections?

This is really unfair to you.

Before Mother goes far let's find her quickly. Hurry!

The City Master should be able to serve the people in both the pen and the sword.

There is nothing wrong with adding the martial arts test.

If you and I become adversaries in the martial arts test, don't let me win

just because I'm your sister.

I wish I could do this.

Why are you forcing a duck to dance.

We've been fighting since childhood, I'm glad we'll finally have a competition

with each other in an formal way.

See you on the field!

Life has finally decided to teach me a good lesson.

Third Princess.

What is it? You look unhappy.

No way! I have to figure out a way to avoid the martial arts test.

Han Shuo! He can help me out.

Where did you get it?

In the backyard kitchen. The grocery store guy said

It was customized for Zi Rui, Third Princess's servant.

At once, she made 500 and it's all in the garden.

I heard from someone that Second Sister was going to go catch the spy from Xuanhu City tonight.

I specifically went to go and help you, who would've known that you'd stab me in the back?

Young Master Han, you have really undermined my efforts.

- Why exactly are you being like this? - Because I treat you as one of my own.

Could it be that she deliberately misled me?

She wants to gain my trust.

I not only know today is your birthday,

I also know that you're 186cm tall,

75kg, blood type O,

like the color black, don't like rainy days,

loves to eat the noodle soup your Mother makes,

and don't like to eat ginger.

No wonder she knew me so well!

So she has investigated me.

She's playing me.

Does Third Princess

really have no defense against me?

She even induced me to lower my guard.

This woman is insidious and cunning.

On the surface, she's always affectionate and always save me from troubles

but secretly, she has been framing me.

Young Master, the doctor said you shouldn't be angry.

Chen Qianqian, this witch!

- Young Master! - Young Master, save me!

I don't want to compete, I also don't want to take a test and I don't want to be—

- Is he asleep? - Third Princess!

You want me to save him?

If anything happens to our Young Master, I will fight you.

Han Shuo.

- Zi Rui. - Move!

Han Shuo, Han Shuo.

Beast!

Let go of him! At a time like this—

Go open the window for some air. Hurry!

-Go! - Hurry up and open the window, so he can get some air. Hurry!

Okay.

Han Shuo. Get the Quick-acting Heart pills

or the Ginseng Lozenges, anything that can save his life.

Medicine. Here!

Such a massive pill! He's passed out, do you want him to choke to death?

Please help...

This taste...

Are you awake? You are finally awake! You can't die!

Thank God!

Didn't you want me to die?

Why are you acting so fake?

This... That bamboo tube...

Yeah, that bamboo tube!

Someone made a lacquer bamboo tube

and tried to framed me for colluding with Xuanhu's spy.

Do you still remember?

I'm done for! You already knew it?

I'm dead.

I... Why did I say it out loud?

How will you explain it?

Why would you frame me?

Trick me!

Don't panic, let me think about it!

I'm wrong.

Third Princess, even if we are wrong you can't kneel down.

Women of Huayuan are dignified, you can only kneel to Heaven, Earth and City Master.

How can you kneel down to your husband? Hurry up and get up!

My legs are too weak, I can't get up.

Get up! My legs are weak.

I'm really sorry.

I don't understand.

What did you do wrong?

The thing about you colluding with Xuanhu's spy, I made it up.

It is I who told my Second Sister to catch you

but I really didn't put the city defense map on the boat,

because I can't actually harm you.

I know you guys know the truth about what happened.

I didn't want to lie to you.

Otherwise, such obvious evidence

I would have gotten rid of it by now.

Is that right?

Yes, that's right! If we had deliberately hide it from you, we wouldn't have ordered 500 bamboo tubes.

- Right! - And we wouldn't have placed them in the backyard. I'm not stupid!

500? In the garden?

So that is how they found out!

You and Bai Ji are really a good match.

Young Master, do you know why I did that?

Why?

I just wanted you... to think highly of me.

Since the first time we met I've known from your eyes that you dislike me.

I don't care about how others see me but I don't want you to despise me or misunderstand me.

I... tried to frame you with the city defense map just because I wanted to have a chance

to save you after putting you in danger.

So you can change your attitude towards me and trust me more, right?

Are Third Princess saying that,

In order to win my favor, you framed me?

You can say it like that.

Colluding with the enemy is a capital crime.

Why when the Third Princess say it,

it becomes a deep love for me?

This feeling,

I'm afraid I can't stand it.

- We won't believe you anymore. - Don't!

I do know, my way seemed to be very childish but if you don't believe me,

I'll order them to use the leftover 498 bamboo tubes to become fireworks,

to apologize to you.

That is great.

What is great?

I mean the moonlight tonight will be great.

How about you and me enjoy the moonlight in the garden?

And then...?

We can drink a good wine together.

[Qingfeng Tea House]

Dear all, the current situation is like this.

The banana found out that the orange played him.

So the banana now wants to kill the orange.

Is there any way we can overturn this situation

and save the orange?

This orange's vitality is really tenacious.

She actually can still be alive, up until now?

It's because the banana is kind and merciful as to keep her alive till now.

She framed him and then deceived him with sweet words.

She deserves more than death.

No, you can't say it like that! It's not all the orange's fault.

Sh-She didn't want it to turn out like that, either.

She had a dumb partner who messed things up.

Then... Third Princess!

Does the banana have any weakness?

He has a heart disease, so he won't be able to live past 20.

If the orange is able to help the banana become better,

maybe the banana would give up the idea of killing her.

Third Princess, when we write stories we let the leads return a favor with a favor.

If you are nice to him he will pay you back.

But I am not a doctor!

There is no medicine that can cure his heart disease, how can I get—

- Dragon Bone? - Oh my God!

The main reason why Han Shuo came to Huayuan City

is to look for the Dragon Bone to cure himself.

The original story I wrote involving Chuchu making many preparations when she became Young City Master

to get the Dragon Bone and gave it to Han Shuo.

It was only then, did Han Shuo look at her differently.

If I got the Dragon Bone and cured him,

then he would definitely let me go.

What's wrong?

Third Princess, the Dragon Bone is our city's treasure.

To stop thieves greed for it,

no one in the city apart from the City Master and Young City Master knows about it.

We are just ordinary people.

Don't even think about writing it into a story, dreaming about it is also a crime.

The Dragon Bone can't be used to cure anyone else.

Third Princess, the previous generations of City Masters have never done this before.

I said it can, then it can!

Who am I? I am the fearless Third Princess! Get up!

Third princess, please think carefully!

Get up! Get up!

Do you guys know how to eat this banana?

- Peel it? - That's right! Peel it.

This time I have to peel away his layers.

How dare he fight with the screenwriter?

I'm going to show you how I'm going to give myself more screen-time.

Dragon Bone.

The Dragon Bone is a rare treasure protecting Huayuan City.

- The Dragon Bone is a rare treasure protecting our city. - It's too bothersome!

Third Princess, this Dragon Bone is Huayuan City's rare treasure.

It's passed down through generations.

Unless you are the City Master or Young City Master, you aren't permitted to touch it.

I remember that the script said it was here.

How does it look like?

- Dragon Bone is not here. - That's right! It's not here.

It's not here? Who are you lying to?

Don't pretend! This Dragon Bone... is definitely in there.

Third Princess, you can't!

Third Princess!

The City Master has told you about this?

The Young City Master has been chosen before the examination?

Third Princess stop looking for it!

Stop looking for it, Third Princess!

Third Princess, think carefully before you act.

The Dragon Bone is our city's rare treasure.

It's a treasure that's been passed through generations.

If you want to touch it, you need to bathe and burn incense in preparation.

You also have to ask the Astrology Minister to find an auspicious day and time.

You also have to invite the City Master and officials to come and act as eyewitnesses.

If the City Master does not give her command,

the Astrology Minister will not calculate an auspicious day.

However, if you touch it anyway, the penalty is death!

It's a death penalty, Third Princess!

- Th-that's your great-grandmother's... - Look, look, look!

relics found amongst her cremated ashes after she became a nun.

Amitābha, amitābha, amitābha.

- Third Princess... - I was wrong, I was wrong!

- This... - Third Princess!

Third Princess, this is the crown used by

the first City Master when she founded Huayuan City.

This is the only one in the world!

I'm sorry! I will put it back for you.

This is very easy, once I—

I didn't touch her!

I'm sorry! I really sorry!

Third Princess!

Please spare us, Third Princess!

You can't do that!

- Dragon Bone? - Third Princess!

The heavens want to destroy Huayuan. I can't live anymore!

I will die at my post.

If I don't die today, I definitely will tell

our City Master!

Watch her carefully!

I'm sorry, Big Sister.

No wonder there are rumors that the Third Princess

will be good-for-nothing!

Third Princess, we have found the Dragon Bone, what should we do?

Boil it!

- Spare us, Third Princess - Spare us!

Al-alright! Look at you, cowards.

I won't get you guys involved! I'll do it myself.

Boil the water! Get some star anise to get rid of the fishy smell!

- Don't, Third Princess! - Please reconsider!

Why does it smell so foul, can you even drink it?

At least we're stewing it.

Third Princess!

The Young Master has prepared good food and wine.

He's ordered me to invite you to the garden.

Whatever will come will come!

Alright, go back and tell your Young Master

that I-I'll come immediately.

Yes!

I've been using my sincere heart to treat you.

But you still want to kill me.

If that's the case, then bring me a chair!

What exactly does Third Princess want to do?

What do you care? She even dares to stew the Dragon Bone, what else doesn't she dare?

Prop master, have you prepared the wine?

It was prepared ages ago! As you requested, there is one cup of water so you won't get drunk.

Actors, have you memorized your lines?

There's quite a lot of lines but it's my strength.

Then we are just missing the special effects.

You... go and prepare a thick syrup for me.

- It should be thick, red in colour and very realistic. Understood? - Yes!

- Also, has someone altered the bamboo tubes yet? - We have altered them as you requested.

There are 498, you can count them if you don't believe me.

Next, it'll be up to me to improvise.

At tonight's garden dinner, you must listen to my command! Follow my directions and navigation.

We must get this show right first time, there are no retakes. Understand?

- Yes! - Yes.

Remember to use the fireworks as your signal.

Remember to use the firework in my hand as the signal.

In this mission to capture Xuanhu's spy, if we don't succeed we will die trying.

But my Lady, you don't need to put yourself in danger.

Everything's ready, we won't fail.

We have many soldiers who will be guarding.

Remember! Without my command,

do not move and risk exposing your whereabouts.

Set off!

- Yes. - Yes.

What? Leave!

Why are you so anxious? Isn't it just that Chuchu is going to catch the Xuanhu spy?

Third Princess... Third Princess, she...

What could happen to Qianqian? It's probably that she's annoyed someone or fighting someone.

There's no way she would be able to cause a rebellion.

Thi...Third Princess, she...

stormed into our Ancestral Hall.

She tore down the Ancestral Hall?

Sh-She stole the Dragon Bone.

What a sinful creature!

I'm going to beat her to death today.

Let's go! To Yueli Mansion!

Yes.

Y-Young Master, sorry for keeping you waiting!

Young Master.

I want to ask you one last time.

I don't feel well today,

so can I be excused from drinking?

I specifically brought this quality liquor from Xuanhu.

It is comparable to a glorious nectar that can turn mortals into gods.

Try it, Third Princess! One cup won't damage your health.

Alright.

If you say so.

You know what I'm like after drinking.

So I'll speak before I drink.

I know that I'm stupid and I can't do anything properly.

I'm bad at studying and even like going to the Academy.

Mother is always shouting at me,

saying that even if the landscape changes, my nature won't change.

She says that I'm like soft mud that can't hold up walls. (TN: talentless and with no ability)

Just like scrap iron.

I think you're doing well.

In particular with your act of pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. (TN: pretending to be weak in order to succeed)

That makes two of us!

When drinking, it's respectful to drink three cups.

So first, I will toast you three times.

It's been hard for you since your entry into my Mansion.

Actually since the day I stole you in public,

met you for the first time

and looked at your face,

I discovered that you were not healthy.

After these days together

I discovered that it's because of your heart disease.

That makes me very concerned.

No, don't, don't, don't! I haven't finished talking yet.

Young Master, I know I've committed many errors.

But I really had no choice.

Please be magnanimous and forget what I have done.

In my heart, I feel very regretful.

The saying that "One day as husband and wife means endless devotion" is very accurate.

We should be as one, so you should treat what I do as being considerate of you.

Therefore, today, I purposefully obtained a medicine for you.

I want you to live forever and be with me until old age.

If you want to cure my illness, there is only one medicine.

- Do you know it? - Dragon Bone.

I've already brought it over for you.

Third Princess must be joking.

The Dragon Bone is such a rare treasure, you can't possibly just take it.

You don't believe me?

If you don't believe me, then go to the kitchen in the yard as it's being stewed right now.

According to my calculation, it's nearly ready.

If you're interested, you can go and... sniff it.

Young Master, one pot of water makes one bowl of soup.

It is full of concentrated nutrients.

You said that this Dragon Bone is the centerpiece treasure of Huayuan City.

Third Princess really sought out the Dragon Bone for our Young Master?

Of course! The Dragon Bone can't be faked.

In the legends, Huayuan City's first City Master

found this medicine coincidentally.

This is the antidote for hundreds of poisons and can cure hundreds of ailments.

It's so auspicious, so it's called Dragon Bone.

The founding City Master got the Dragon Bone first,

found the Black Stone Mine, and then established the city.

The following generations of City Masters all believe

that the Dragon Bone is protecting Huayuan City.

The Black Stone Mine keeps Huayuan City alive.

Even though the Black Stone Mine can continually be opened,

there is only one Dragon Bone.

So tell me, is it valuable or not?

Why are you so good at talking nonsense?

It's such a shame that our Third Princess has stewed the Dragon Bone.

Your Young Master's heart disease will be cured but when the City Master passes judgement,

what will happened to Third Princess?

What will she do about her crime?

This smell is deserving the description of thousand-year rare treasure.

Third Princess is really this kind?

Young Master... the small garden...

Oh no!

The terrain is very open, so we will split to attack from two sides with the fireworks as our signal.

You must be very careful! Don't let them discover you before running away.

Yes!

Playing with me! You're a character from a script.

The scriptwriter is God!

Even if you push me to the edge of a cliff,

I can still...

still come back from the dead.

Qianqian, don't! Qianqian!

Young Master, don't drink the wine, it's poisoned!

Young Master.

Everyone be careful!

Qianqian! Qianqian!

Qianqian! Chen Qianqian I won't allow you to die!

Hurry, hurry.

Quickly, quickly,

City Master.

How could I give birth to this evil creature?

Hurry! Go to the kitchen.

Yes!

[Yueli Mansion]

Can we still take out the Dragon Bone?

City Master forgive me! The Dragon Bone is melted.

We only did what the Third Princess commanded us to do.

This vile creature!

If I don't beat her to death, I don't deserve to be City Master!

City Master! Reporting to City Master, the Third Princess has fallen victim to a strange poison.

What?

How is she?

I don't know if she's dead or alive.

Don't fret, City Master. This Dragon Bone can cure many poisons and ailments.

Please invite Yuanyuan over.

Sang Qi, bring the Dragon Bone and come!

Yes!

A bunch of useless people!

First Lady, what do you think?

It's probably not life-threatening.

Anything else... I can't feel it out.

Hurry! Bring the Dragon Bone.

Young Master—

Han Shuo, Dragon Bone is our city's rare treasure.

It can cure all types of diseases and poisons.

After thousands of years, this is the only one.

I already know that.

For you, Qianqian risked her life to get it.

You aren't going to drink it to cure your heart disease?

She has done so much for me,

I can't let her just die like that.

See, I said she was fine.

Wow!

This truly is the Dragon Bone! I was cured as soon as I ingested it.

Perhaps it's because I wasn't heavily poisoned, so one sip cured me.

Young Master,

this Dragon Bone can cure your heart disease.

Hurry up...

I worked so hard to get it but you are so ungrateful.

Hurry up and drink it!

I can't!

My only wish

is to cure your heart disease.

If you don't drink it, my heart wouldn't be able to take it.

My head hurts... I want to die.

Third Princess, don't get worked up, you'll hurt your body.

Hurry up and drink it!

She's pressuring you with her life.

- At this moment— - I know!

About the bamboo tubes,

it was my fault, I should apologize.

I know that I owe you.

But I felt guilty when I saw your heart disease relapse.

Just drink this!

Hurry up and drink it! Once it cools down, it will stink even more.

How is it? Do you feel like you have a lot of energy?

Nothing too much!

It just that...

You drank the Dragon Bone soup, so it should cure your heart disease.

If you drink the Dragon Bone soup, you'll definitely be cured.

That way... I will...

rest... assured...

Hurry!

Mother?

Qianqian, you are awake?

Mother, I'm fine!

Hurry back and get some rest.

Qianqian, you now know to worry about me?

When you boiled the Dragon Bone, why didn't you think of me?

The Dragon Bone which had been passed down several generations has been ruined in my hands.

How am I suppose to explain to our ancestors?

What about Huayuan's citizens and officials?

How will they let you go?

Mother, I'm wrong, I'm sorry.

City Master.

Here!

Mother.

Don't be scared!

It's just a Dragon Bone.

I will protect you as long as I'm here.

I won't let anyone harm you.

Be good, drink this!

Here!

Translation and Timing by The Romance of Tiger and Rose Team @ Viki.com

[Rumors by Huo Zun]

♫ A cool breeze flies past ♫

♫ The rain disappears with the wind and never returns ♫

♫ In whose dream am I sleeping in? ♫

♫ I feel the changes in life ♫

♫ Using a smile to hide my frown ♫

♫ No time has been lost ♫

♫ Things evolve against my wishes ♫

♫ It’s difficult to keep up with time ♫

♫ I’ll follow you to the ends of the earth ♫

♫ It’s for nothing. I can’t read your mind ♫

♫ Honor is a burden ♫

♫ Longing eventually disappears ♫

♫ Leaving people withered and unrepentant ♫

♫ Are sounds in my ears illusion or reality? ♫

♫ Rumors spread behind my back ♫

♫ They spur the horse to gallop. But fate cannot be escaped ♫

♫ How long can characters in a story control themselves ♫

♫ Even if far apart, we will end up together ♫

♫ Are sounds in my ears illusion or reality? ♫

♫ Rumors spread behind my back ♫

♫ They spur the horse to gallop. But fate cannot be escaped ♫

♫ How long can characters in a story control themselves ♫

♫ Even if far apart, we will end up together ♫