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 ♫

♫ And 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 ♫

♫ But only you remain the same ♫

♫ That records our beautiful lives ♫

[The Romance of Tiger and Rose]

[Episode 17]

Where is Su Mu?

- Why is Lu Peng here? Isn't he with First Lady now? - That's right.

Where is Su Mu?

Forget it! First lady isn't interested in you.

Instead, she sends servants to invite Su Mu over from time to time.

What did you say?

He really has the coquettish air of a musician.

So what, if he's a musician? Aren't you also a musician?

Can I be compared to him?

I am the one whom the First Lady chose!

Him?

He only temporarily seduced her because he was the headline entertainer.

Now, I am engaged to her.

Yet, you are still lingering around her.

She won't marry you.

A musician is no match for her.

She's just a cripple who can't walk.

How is she justified to look down on me?

Take those words you just said...

Say them again!

Why should I say them because you asked me to?

Just a musician, you dare to command me?

- They're fighting! - That's right.

Once I'm married,

I will make you all afraid of me!

First Lady!

I'll make First Lady dote on me.

Let go of me!

All who stand in Second Lady's way

must die.

Why are there still so many? It's so tiring to be City Master!

If you're tired, then rest for a while.

- Let's look at them another day. - How can I do that?

How can I as Young City Master cause any delays if my people have any problems or issues?

I know!

I also miss you.

Last time, the mangoes and...

How tiresome! These officials...

Why are they all writing nonsense?

Have you finished engraving the seal?

All done!

[I know.] (T/N: Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty used to write "I know" on his officials' memorandums)

It's too tiring to be City Master.

Not only do I have to deal with official matters,

I also have to protect against Xuanhu City's attacks.

Don't worry! With me here,

Xuanhu City won't make a move.

This does save a lot of energy.

Young Master! Young City Master!

Lu Peng is dead.

- Dead? - They found him dead inside a box this morning.

I knew it! He was destined to become a cannon fodder.

His desperation for glory has incurred heaven's punishment.

That's not right! Shouldn't Lu Peng's homicide have been removed from the story?

Why did it end up occurring anyway?

Could it be... That the story is continuing?

Sirs, didn't you say a lot of events wouldn't happen?

Why did the musician still die?

Didn't you say last time that the entertainer was an extra?

W-why can you not bear to let him go now?

I'm worried about the banana!

Have you all noticed? Even though a lot of events didn't happen,

but the characters' fates didn't change!

The banana didn't blow up the city but the apple's mother is still sick in bed.

The crooked melon didn't kill anyone but the musician still died.

I'm very worried... I'm very worried the banana's fate will end up as in my story.

Then what is the banana's final fate?

In Young City Master's words,

it's the apple who will destroy the banana.

Then the meaning of "destroy" is...

Xuanhu destroyed Huayuan.

Han Shuo released Chuchu in order to honor their relationship.

But he never imagined that with Su Ziying's help, Chuchu

had recuperated and was ready to battle again.

The two had one final duel.

Bai Ji!

Bai Ji!

Young Master!

I... will be going... first.

When you captured Huayuan City on the night of Chinese Valentine's Day,

did you think this day would come?

That I would return?

That time, I shouldn't have relented and let you go.

That's right! That was your biggest mistake.

Such a shame!

You will never have the chance to make up for it.

Under these circumstances, between us,

only one can live!

In the end, the banana is a hero who couldn't resist the beauty.

Beauty is not the obstacle.

He is completely unrelated the apple now.

The process isn't important, it's the ending that's important!

If there's no confrontation with the apple, he naturally won't receive the finishing stabbing through the heart.

But I'm just afraid...

I'm afraid he'll be like the orange's mother, like the musician!

Even though the stabbing doesn't occur, the end result is still the same.

If he actually dies at that time, what will I do?

This is unavoidable.

You're the one who made him into a tragic character.

Lin Qi, also known as the crooked melon,

killed Lu Peng and framed Han Shuo in order to save her Black Stone Mine.

The crooked melon.

Did you do as I asked?

I bribed the post-mortem examiner

who verified the cause of Lu Peng's death.

I have already secretly created a weapon that matches the injury.

But I do not understand.

Young Miss, why are you trying to frame Han Shuo

for Lu Peng's murder?

This Han Shuo!

It's his fortune that Chuchu likes him.

I never imagined that he'd like that useless Chen Qianqian!

He also angered Minister Pei so much that he left the Schoolhouse!

However, Lu Peng died just at the right time.

I can use this chance

to get revenge for Chuchu.

At the same time, I'll can also teach Chen Qianqian a lesson!

Young Miss! But Han Shuo is the Young Master of Xuanhu City!

Would City Master punish him for killing a musician?

Lu Peng isn't your average musician.

He is the First Lady's fiancé.

This time, even if Han Shuo doesn't die,

he'll definitely lose a layer of skin!

The best punishment would be for him to enter our Academy as a criminal

and allow me to personally discipline him!

At that time, I can take a good look at Chen Qianqian's expression.

Is everything ready?

The weapon and evidence are all prepared.

We only await your command

then we will find a way of delivering it into Yueli Mansion to Young Master Han.

Good!

Then let's act according to the plan tonight!

What do you want to do tonight?

- Chen Qianqian? What are you doing here? - I've come to investigate a case.

Lin Qi, don't think that I don't know you killed Lu Peng.

Now you also want to frame Han Shuo?

Chen Qianqian, although we both hope that the other dies first,

you don't need to push everything onto me.

Words have no weight, where is your evidence?

- Search! - Yes.

Don't move!

The accounts book.

Accounts book?

One foot long and three inches wide. [Musician Lu Peng of the Academy was murdered]

Isn't this the size of Lu Peng's murder weapon that the Criminal Minister found?

Why did you draw this?

Why did you draw that?

It was custom-made...

Continue searching!

Young City Master.

What are your excuses now? The weapon is already prepared.

That was... That was made for my own use.

That's right! Since it's for personal use,

that means you killed Lu Peng.

Chen Qianqian, don't make unfounded accusations!

I'm just fine, why would I kill Lu Peng?

I... Why would I want to frame Han Shuo?

The musician's tag. [Han Shuo]

[Han Shuo]

You've already made the musician's tag.

Are you waiting to hang this out when Han Shuo enters the Academy tomorrow?

You dare to touch my man?

Capture her!

Chen Qianqian! Don't think that because City Master isn't dealing with matters right now

- so Huayuan City belongs to you. - You're right!

Huayuan City is mine now.

Didn't you take a look at who Han Shuo is before meddling with him?

Is Han Shuo someone you can frame?

Now you also dare to treat a human life as worthless.

Take her, lock her up, and wait for my sentence.

Chen Qianqian! I thought you'd changed! You're still so shameless!

You... Don't you investigate before making an arrest?

The sirs are right.

It was indeed Lin Qi behind this.

So the plot didn't actually develop along its original path.

It's just that I didn't know Lin Qi was meddling behind my back.

Now, I can be at ease.

I heard... Chen Qianqian searched the Academy,

so I went and witnessed a huge disturbance.

Lin Qi?

What trouble did she cause now?

At Miss Lin Qi's place, Chen Qianqian

found the weapon that killed Lu Peng.

That Lin Qi! She succeeds at little and fails at a lot!

Everyone knows that she's close with me!

Yet she chooses this moment to get involved in this mess.

With one careless move, the suspicion will be cast on me again!

If the Lin family withdraws their statement, this matter will be thoroughly investigated.

Do you think we should ensure Miss Lin Qi's guilt

so Lu Peng's matter can be wrapped up?

My Lady, this was all my idea.

It had nothing to do with you!

Regarding the case of the Academy's Lin Qi

who killed First Lady's fiancé, Lu Peng,

and attempted to frame your husband, Han Shuo,

how should we deal with her?

Miss Lin Qi is still the Lin family's only daughter.

No matter who begs on her behalf, I won't spare her.

Even if Second Sister comes, it won't work.

Young City Master, please sentence Lin Qi to death.

Death?

That's not right.

I also killed off Lin Qi in my story.

If she's really sentenced to death,

doesn't that perfectly prove that even with changing the plot,

I can't change the characters' fates?

Then isn't Han Shuo going to...

She can't die.

Lin Qi cannot die!

Although Lin Qi has made mistakes,

the Lin Family has contributed a lot to Huayuan City over many years.

On this basis, I will spare her life for now.

I was too rash yesterday.

I didn't investigate properly.

There is both a witness and physical evidence, what else are you missing?

Young City Master, allow me to ask,

did Lin Qi want to frame Han Shuo?

Yes.

Does Lin Qi's weapon match the one that killed Lu Peng?

Yes.

As the Young City Master, aren't you able to sentence and punish the owner of an Academy?

Second Sister, you have many years of friendship with Lin Qi.

Yesterday, you called her your sister but today, why are you pushing her to death?

I'm just discussing the matters before us.

It is you who is being swayed by emotions.

Shouldn't you be in confinement? Why are you here?

This matter concerns Lin Qi.

In order to protect Huayuan City's law enforcement, I naturally have to set an example

to prevent you showing her mercy on my behalf.

Do you insist on killing her?

Young City Master, please make a decision.

How will we punish Lin Qi?

Lin Qi, someone has come to see you.

Chuchu?

It must be difficult for you. You had to come here to laugh at me.

You... have always been spoiled and arrogant.

You're used to being stubborn, you should change that in future.

You're saying I'm stubborn? Did I hear you wrong?

Who was one who publicly stole the groom, took the Dragon Bone, and released the bandits?

If we are competing on stubbornness

and you say you're second-best, no one would dare call themselves the best.

I just don't understand, why must you always work against me?

It's because you keep conflicting with Chuchu! You stole Chuchu's things

so I have to steal them back for her!

I know! You grew up with Chuchu.

You are more of a sister to her than I am.

But did you know? People will change.

What nonsense!

It's already come to this and you're still trying to drive a wedge between us?

Do you think Chuchu would be as cruel as you are?

Perhaps you killed Lu Peng and then framed me!

Very well!

Okay so I did all this!

Maybe this will make you feel better.

I... was originally going to execute you!

It was Chuchu who endlessly begged me to let it go and spare your life!

Alright?

As expected.

I can spare you from death but not from punishment.

- I will exile you. - To where?

A great place: Xuanhu City.

Xuanhu City?

The place where men are head of the family? You might as well kill me!

With this gold token, no one within Huayuan City will bother you.

You're exiling me to Xuanhu City, so why are you giving me a Huayuan City gold token?

Do you take me for a fool? Do I need to thank you?

Are you sure you don't want it?

Lin Qi, you're about to be exiled, this is the most valuable thing you have.

At least it can be exchanged for food!

It's still made of gold!

You don't want it?

Then forget it.

Stop!

Why hasn't Chuchu come to see me?

I put her under house arrest.

She came to beg me every day and it annoyed me to death. Out of sight out of mind!

Chen Qianqian! You bitch!

You... You! Come at me if you want!

Let go of Chuchu! Let Chuchu go!

Chen Qianqian!

At least I finally saved Lin Qi's life.

As long as Lin Qi is fine,

Han Shuo should be fine, too.

According to the original storyline,

the finale will be coming soon.

If nothing happens during this time,

everything will go smoothly.

[We hope City Master makes a decision soon. Secret army report, May 26th. I know.]

Recently we discovered Xuanhu City envoys and

their subordinates are hiding around the Huayuan City border and are about to make a move.

We hope City Master makes a decision soon.

The Xuanhu City envoys haven't really left.

Does that mean they have heard reports of Mother being seriously ill?

What are you thinking about?

Nothing!

I know you are in a difficult position by being sandwiched between Xuanhu City and Huayuan City.

I will send a message now telling them that Huayuan City's defence is flawless

and that they shouldn't linger.

They will return very soon.

Don't worry! As long as I am here,

there won't be war between the two cities or suffering of the people.

Then will you always stay here in Huayuan?

I have never thought about that question.

That's okay, I was just randomly asking.

Let's leave future matters to the future.

Just like a stamp and inkpad.

A stamp without an inkpad is just a piece of useless rock.

An inkpad without a stamp is just regular paint.

They are similar to you and me.

We will never be separated.

Young City Master!

- What is it? - It's pretty late, you should go to bed early.

Y-You should go to bed then! Why do you care if I'm sleeping?

Young City Master, I have urgent matter to report to Young Master.

If you have any matters, tell me tomorrow.

No one is allowed to disturb us from now on.

Okay.

Now... no one will disturb us anymore.

Let's... continue?

Young City Master!

Young City Master, Miss Lin Qi is already on her way.

I have followed your orders

and asked her accompanying guards to look after her!

It it necessary to tell me this?

Am I good friends with her?

- What is it now, young miss? - I can't walk anymore.

How far have we walked? It's taken you ten days to walk a distance that takes three days.

At this pace, when will we get to Xuanhu City?

I'm not walking anymore, what are you going to do about it?

Why don't you two go?

It's fine! It's fine if she's tired, we can take a break first.

Hurry and unlock me!

If it wasn't because we were ordered to, who would care about all your problems.

If Second Lady asked you to take care of me, then you should take care of me.

Otherwise, when I get to Xuanhu City I will write a letter to City Master to have you both killed.

- Second Lady? The person who asked us to take care of you is not the Second Lady. - That's right.

Not Chuchu?

Then would it be First Lady, Yuanyuan?

It's Young City—

Chen Qianqian!

Ah!

You are under Chuchu's command.

[The Music and Dance Academy]

I want to see Su Mu.

First Lady, we have experienced such a dramatic change at our Academy,

so everything is a mess.

Your arrival is really inconvenient.

- I want to see Su Mu. - But our business has already closed down.

Is First Lady in the mood for wine?

Or are you in the mood for music?

All of us, musicians, in the Academy are

all incredibly skilled.

They can definitely serve First Lady well.

I am waiting at home for you every day.

If you don't come to me, then I have to come here to seek you out.

So it turns out that First Lady

wants to enjoy herself in the Academy.

You once said

that the beauty of the Academy is worth ten points but you are eight of those points.

The many musicians can try hard to please

but their attempts will still be inferior to one devoted smile from you.

Why would you rather others to accompany me than be willing to smile once at me?

I am willing to please the high ranking officials and noble ladies of this city

but not willing to have any more association

with you, First Lady.

Zi Nian, send First Lady home.

I'm still going to come back tomorrow.

If you don't change your mind,

then I will select another musician from this group

and marry him.

- We don't dare, we don't dare! Please forgive us, First Lady. - We don't want to be the second Lu Peng.

What are you doing?

Give me your hand, I have something to give you.

What is it?

It's me!

I have carved a new stamp for you.

It's a heart.

I just want you to smile.

You seemed so uneasy recently.

What's happened?

Is it... City Master's illness?

Or are the public matters frustrating?

Or...

Is there too much change recently?

Even though Lu Peng died,

but there's still a barrier between Su Mu and Yuanyuan.

I really don't understand.

Wouldn't it be great if two people in a relationship were open and honest?

Why does it have to involve acting in the other's interest

and making one-sided sacrifices? It harms them and you.

If you really think this, then let's make a deal.

No matter what happens in the future,

you can't decide on your own like Su Mu has.

We can discuss it between us.

If you promise me, then I'll accompany you to persuade Su Mu.

Even if I have to tie him up or hold a knife against his neck,

I will make him agree to this marriage.

I promise you.

We will will find a way together.

You also need to promise me that regardless of what happens,

we can't have secrets or lie to each other, okay?

Wait!

[Do not disturb]

No one will disturb us now.

Young City Master! Bad news!

Lin Qi is dead!

Young City Master.

The story is nearly finished.

Now you want to change the banana's fate.

The banana is fated to die.

If you want to change it, you can only start from the beginning.

From the beginning?

It's my fault for writing the plot about stealing the groom! This is my comeuppance!

But wasn't the orange someone who should have died a long time ago?

Isn't she still alive?

Young City Master, in your heart,

is the orange still the same orange?

I get it!

Even though I am the one who set up the plot,

but I am now part of the plot, so a lot of things can't be controlled.

If I want to ensure that he avoids his fate,

I need to take him out of the plot.

After all, people outside of the plot are the safest.

I want to change the banana's fate against Heaven's mandate.

Then you want to end the banana's story early?

You can't do that! If you do that,

this won't be a comedy story anymore for the orange.

Even in comedies, the conflict between reality and desire can't be avoided.

That's why there's a saying that "extreme happiness begets sadness".

Even in the happiest ending,

"extreme happiness begets sadness" can't be avoided.

Tragedy and comedy can't be disentangled.

In this case, the banana only knows one side of the story,

so he will hate the orange.

That's right!

The Heavens gave a great responsibility to the orange.

It must have its skin peeled, seeded, sliced, and then juiced

so that the bitter suffering ends and sweet happiness starts.

This is also a challenge that

the orange must face.

Young City Master, where are you planning to go?

To find Pei Heng and Su Mu.

The script is finished.

So now I need to find the actors.

- Young City Master. - I need to adjust my mood.

We are about to enter the sad scenes.

Are you scared by what happened to Lin Qi? You've been distracted all day.

This is to settle your nerves.

It's not Lin Qi, it's Yuanyuan and Su Mu.

Actually, if you switch our positions,

with me being Xuanhu City's Young Master

and if I fell in love with a prostitute and was intent on marrying her,

the people of Xuanhu City would definitely gossip about me.

It's reasonable that Su Mu worries about her.

He is indeed thinking for her and afraid that she'll be the talk of the town.

Since you already know where the problem lies,

why don't you go and advise Su Mu?

I made an appointment with him in the tea house.

Okay. I will go on your behalf.

Then I will go to the City Master's Mansion to see Mother.

Fine!

Zi Rui.

Yes, Third Princess.

Let's go and find Pei Heng.

You're treating Young Master Han like this again.

Did you forget the erotic picture matter last time?

It's actually not a big deal if we secretly meet Young Master Pei.

After all, this is a mistake all you women can make.

But you should be less cowardly.

You fall to the floor and kneel as soon as Young Master Han hears any little detail.

You are also dragging me with you, you are so disappointing.

Having weak legs is not a big deal.

I'm just afraid that this time

not only will he scold me,

but he'll also chop me down with his sword.

Qianqian, you were looking for me?

Pei Heng, I want to ask you for a favor.

I am willing to go through any trial for you.

Young Master Su, sorry to keep you waiting.

I've just arrived, where is Young City Master?

She is looking after City Master and can't leave right now.

So she asked me to come on her behalf.

- Please come in. - Please.

Who is in the private room?

It's Young Master Han and Su Mu.

First Lady, you should return. [All the beautiful colors]

He still doesn't want to see me?

It's not that Young Master Su is refusing to see you.

It's that after he saw Young Master Han yesterday,

he didn't return all night.

Didn't return... all night?

Yes, where would he have gone?

As musicians, we have nowhere to go except here.

I hope he hasn't met the same fate as Lu Peng.

Su Mu went missing?

The Criminal Minister is already investigating.

Remember Lu Peng who died last time was also from the Academy!

Why do I feel like someone captured him for his looks?

Who did this! Even before I could do it!

Oh my darling Su! [Missing person notice]

Are you still worrying about Su Mu?

That's on me! After the appointment yesterday,

I didn't send him back to the Academy myself.

I'm a bit afraid also.

Of what?

My mother remains unconscious after her sudden illness.

Su Ziying intended to hurt me but is currently missing.

Lu Peng had his throat slit when he was walking on the street.

What happened to Lin Qi is even more weird.

Huayuan City is not peaceful recently.

The City Guards are also under Chuchu's command.

You can't stay with me for all hours of a day, right?

Who would protect me when you are not here?

Don't worry too much.

I already sent people to look into Su Mu's disappearance.

When you came from Xuanhu City, didn't you bring some secret guards?

Aren't you also using them to deliver messages and find information?

Bai Ji, why are you guarding against me?

I'm not asking your master for these guards.

It's not that I won't give them, it's just...

- Just— - Just because right now

I have no martial arts ability.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be afraid of these thieves and bandits.

If they dared come near me, I wouldn't let them leave here alive.

But it's such a shame! That poisoned glass of wine...

it erased decades of years of martial arts that I had mastered.

Young Master, this is probably not appropriate.

Is that your...

This is the only item that can control my guards.

They will protect the owner of the token with their lives.

Now...

It's yours.

You're really giving it to me?

You gave it because I asked?

This is your last line of defence in Huayuan City.

If you give it to me,

what if... what if I'm not deserving of it?

Of course, you are deserving.

But now, I've given you my everything to you,

should I ever hear you call me husband?

Husband.

What did you call me?

All right... Let's go and find Su Mu, I am worried about him.

I can only save Han Shuo’s life

by pushing him out of this whole story.

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

[Rumor 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 would evolve against 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 the 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 the characters in a story control themselves? ♫

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