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 ♫

♫ Let’s write a timeless poem ♫

♫ That records our beautiful lives ♫

[The Romance of Tiger and Rose]

[Episode 20]

[The Music and Dance Academy]

That day our Lady was in this room,

and was caught by the Young City Master.

And within half a month, our Lady was murdered,

Then Young Master Han attacked our city and you got trapped.

I should say that "fortune" knocks once at every man's door.

Everything has changed.

If Lin Qi didn't die, I wouldn't have plan to make Han Shuo leave.

Causing everything to turned out like this.

Butler Lin, I am sorry for your loss.

When the Second Lady insistently wanted to execute our Lady,

It was you who saved our Lady's life.

Although you banished her,

before she left you gave her a golden badge.

Even though our Lady was killed in the end,

we Lin house still owe you once.

I will never forget it.

Open the door.

Sir, someone sent this box and told me to make sure that you receive it.

Young City Master!

The golden badge I gave to Lin Qi!

Here.

Take this letter as a meeting with me. All is well. [I am in Xuanhu City. Don't worry about me.]

Lin Qi is alive?

Our Lady is alive? That's so good! So good!

Our Lin house still has an heir!

Lin Qi-

Wa...Wait!

Wait d-don't say a word, let me think this through!

Why did I kick Han Shuo out before?

It was because I thought I couldn't control the story any more.

I was afraid of Han Shuo stepping into the original story plot I set.

But how did I come to this conclusion?

That's because that my Mother had a stroke,

Lu Peng died, and Lin Qi also died.

But these were all written by me.

Now, Mother has gotten better.

Lu Peng was killed by Chuchu.

Lin Qi also didn't die...

Lin Qi is alive!

That means I can change the story.

So Han Shuo won't end up like how I planned it to be.

Then why am I fighting with Han Shuo?

Qianqian, what's wrong?

Are you not happy that our Lady is still alive?

I am glad!

But I really cannot get along with your Lady!

Look at what she said! She is good and I am not?

Pei Heng...

I need to go back.

Go back to Yueli Mansion? Qianqian don't be stubborn.

I took a lot of effort to get you out.

Han Shuo is so desperate to have you, like a wolf! Are you going to walk right into his trap?!

Well, it's really hard to explain the whole thing to you.

You suffered so much and was humiliated by him for so many times, why would you ever—

Because it was all a misunderstanding!

As long as we clear up the misunderstanding, Han Shuo won't be like this to me.

I can't watch you jump into the fire.

I need to go back.

Butler Li, is there any way that I can go back to Yueli Mansion and do not get caught?

Then how did you come out?

Pei Heng, I'm sorry.

Qianqian, don't leave!

Qianqian! Qianqian!

[Blossom of a hundred flowers]

Now everything has ended and you become my prisoner.

Which side is more important, the seal of City Master or your life?

I believe you are a smart person and know what to do .

As an ordinary person, of course life means more.

As the City Master of Huayuan City,

I have the duty of keeping the city alive,

for me, the seal of City Master

is more important than my life.

If you insist on being like this,

do not blame me for putting the old times aside.

Then you can just kill me.

Do you think I don't dare to?

It's okay if I die.

I am just pitiful for my little daughter Qianqian

who is about to bear the pain of losing her Mother.

She will cry 3 days and 3 nights.

Are you trying to blackmail me?

Young Master, before you were the one who said that.

Apparently, you are the butcher and I am just the meat on your chopping board.

You are the one who is blackmailing me.

Okay, you are evil.

Huayuan women are indeed good at scheming.

I have appreciated your cunning and eloquence for many times.

City Master, please take care of your health!

I will think of other ways to get the seal.

Qianqian is too filial.

Even if you let me go,

with all the chaos out there,

should there be someone who wants to kill me,

and I lose my life on others' hands,

Qianqian would also blame that on you.

If my death caused a conflict between you and Qianqian,

even if I die, I would never rest in peace.

You really planned this out.

So what you are saying is that I can't touch you,

and I have to protect you?

You are being too serious.

You have come into power in Huayuan City overnight,

Surely you were always just playing dumb in the past,

I can't even trust my own daughter.

How can I believe you to protect me?

Watch over the City Master's room.

No one is allowed to go in

or come out.

Yes!

Why are you guys back?

We forgot to get our instruments.

Hurry up to get it and leave.

Did you guys come back for me?

- Young City Master, why are you back? - I don't have time to explain. Let's hurry up and change our clothes.

Just act like this never happen. We can't let Han Shuo find out.

If Han Shuo does find out just say that you guys were going to force me to leave,

but I was determined to not leave and said that I won't go anywhere.

I will only stay by Han Shuo's side. Do you understand?

- Understand! - Under—

No—

Han Shuo, lis-lis-listen to me.

I didn't want to run away.

You even changed your clothes, and you're still saying you didn't want to run away?

I ran away but then I came back. Do you believe that?

- Bai Ji. - Young Master.

Young City Master.

You want to pretend to be a musician and run away?

Young Master, good thing I stood here all day.

I didn't even blink.

We almost let her leave.

Who's idea was it.

No... No Han Shuo, listen to me explain.

Young Master, forgive me!

It was Minister Pei who told me to do this.

Pei Heng?

- N...No! - You were planning on running away with Pei Heng?

- Go where? - Just now, it has nothing to do with him!

Bai Ji, take the musicians out.

Yes.

Leave.

Calm down! Don't be mad.

Let me explain to you. I-I—

- I'm not— - You want to play that again?

Last time you pretended to be a maid of Pei Heng to escape,

this time his musicians.

It was always with Pei Heng.

- You really trust him that much? - No, Han Shuo. This is really a misunderstanding.

I promise I will only be by your side. I won't go anywhere.

I once loved you,

treasured you and protected you.

But you just trapped me, cheated on me, fooled me, and deceived me.

You treated me like that, simply because you knew that I wanted nobody but you.

Since you can abandon me for the benefit of your city,

Then I have no need to be gentle to you.

I don't see why I shouldn't just make the rice cooked. (TN: common Chinese saying to make something irreversibly done. Refer to having forced sex in order to force into marriage)

I will see then if you will run away.

Your still going to use the divorce papers to talk?

Didn't you say you want to "cook the rice"?

Bring it on, then!

You—

For Pei Heng, you will do this?

What does this have to do with Pei Heng.

Then is it for your Mother? Do you think if you do this, then I will release her?

No— What does this have to do with my Mother?

Chen Qianqian, I really underestimated you.

You can even be shameless like this, exchanging yourself for whatever.

Exchange?

Han Shuo, I am sincere—

You are humiliating yourself doing this!

Humiliating myself?

- Since you don't want to be— - I do!

Then you can be my servant.

That, I am not willing.

From now on, boiling water, cooking,

washing clothes, putting on bed sheets.

All chores will be done by you.

No... Did you listen to me—

You asked for this.

Stop!

Han Shuo, I even did this and your leaving.

You really want to embarrass me?

Good thing I held it in.

Why are you back out?

That... Second Lady came by.

She is waiting for you in the study room.

Tell Chen Qianqian to go over and serve us.

Yes.

As long as I clear up the misunderstanding between Han Shuo and I,

everything will go back to normal.

Young Master Han.

Since you and Qianqian got divorced.

You guys don't need to live together.

- How about... - Chen Qianqian!

Come here!

Second Sister, long time no see.

Why are you eavesdropping in the doorway?

I didn't eavesdrop.

Didn't you tell me to come here to serve you guys?

Then hurry up and pour tea.

Chuchu, what did you say before?

Why not we send my Third Sister to Risheng Mansion

and live with Elder Sister?

Okay, anything you say is all good.

I will listen to you.

I didn't think you would agree so fast.

It's just a toy.

I can put it anywhere.

Looks like you really don't like Qianqian anymore.

Do I need to prove it to you?

Then when do you plan on sending her there?

No rush! Even though she is a toy,

it is more fun if she is in sight.

Then how about you live with me?

It would be convenient for you to discuss political matters with me.

Don't tell me that you are going to count me as a man of Huayuan

whom you can easily toy with.

It looks like you were just acting for Chen Qianqian?

It seems you think of me as a Xuanhu woman

and toy with me as you want.

I have other things to do so Second Lady should take your leave.

Men are unreliable.

They change so fast.

I'm so sad.

When I gave him the divorce papers,

he must have been more upset.

Karma!

Young City Master.

Young Master told you to go over

and serve him to change clothes.

Please!

Is it tight Young Master Han?

- It's perfect. - It's perfect?

Go get me a cup of tea.

Okay! Okay!

Young Master, please.

Why is it so hot?

It's hot? I'm sorry.

Chen Qianqian, do you really think I can't do anything to you?

How can that be? You are that amazing.

You captured my city, put my Mother under house detention, and even scared me with those white bottles every day.

My life is tightly wrapped in your hands.

Chen Qianqian, it's good that you know.

Even if you die, you will need to be killed by me.

Don't even think about leaving Yueli Mansion.

Go! Iron my clothes.

If there are any wrinkles, don't even think about sleeping tonight.

Si...

Men making a woman do chores,

it has never changed.

I'm so tired.

City Master is resting, Second Lady should leave.

Why can't I go to Mother's room?

When did you change the guards to your men?

You have blood ties to the City Master after all.

What if you get soft-hearted one day?

How could I not leave myself a hostage?

Isn't Chen Qianqian a hostage for you already?

With her alone, is that not enough?

Chen Qianqian can't be used to blackmail you.

It's more like you have gotten soft again.

Our agreement was that we get the official document of my Mother giving up her seat to me.

But now, Mother is still delaying her decision.

Documents can be forged but the City Master stamp can't.

Without the City Master stamp,

how would those old women accept me as their new City Master?

If she never gives us the stamp,

what will you do?

Mother has always adored Chen Qianqian.

We can use her life as blackmail.

Every day that Mother doesn't give it to us, I will break one of Qianqian's finger

and give it to Mother.

After 3 days, Mother will definitely give it to us.

We will need to see if you will do it.

You are sure a good sister.

And you are surely getting soft to her.

Do not forget about our arrangement.

If I can't become the City Master, don't even think about the Black Water Mine.

That I know very well.

I will definitely help you get the City Master's stamp.

As long as you do not break your words.

Though you have the troops of Xuanhu City, I also have the City Guardian troops of Huayuan.

Remember! Don't let anything affect our good relationship.

My Lord, even if you know that Young City Master is hurt, we still can't do anything.

Stop!

- Han Shuo! - My Lord! - Han Shuo!

What?

Han Shuo.

Han Shuo!

My Lord.

Pei Heng, I haven't punish you for planning to kidnap my wife.

What's it now? You even send yourself here.

I shouldn't have given Qianqian to you.

You've never treasured her!

Now you're doing everything you can to make it hard for her?

How could you have done it?

Didn't I just make her do some chores?

You call that torture?

Aren't women from Huayuan too delicate?

Qianqian is a royal and noble,

how does she know how to do those types of things?

She even hurt herself and you're not worried at all?

She got hurt?

How do you know?

I will take her away today.

How will you take her away?

Dressing as an entertainer, playing the music and trying to take her out of here?

You don't have any solider under you.

Don't even think about the person you like,

you can't even protect yourself.

I am already fragile like this and you are still thinking about doing that thing?

Are you a beast?

Why didn't you tell me you got hurt?

Pei Heng knows before me.

What's the point of telling you?

You don't even care about me.

Either way, I wasn't the one who told Pei Heng.

Does it hurt?

It hurts.

Good thing you put on medicine. Get some rest!

Can you not leave me here alone?

I will tell Zi Rui to spend the night.

Stay here with me.

Why didn't you ask me if I liked to sleep on the bed or floor?

Because I like to sleep on the bed.

The floor is really stiff.

It's good for your hips.

Are you asleep?

Tonight's moonlight,

is as full as the one when you first slept over.

I'm sorry.

I lied to you.

You must be really upset. Right?

I really hope you are lying to me as well.

My Lord, the Young City Master gave that to you!

Play the music, what's the point of that?

I can't protect the woman I love.

You don't have any soldiers under you.

Don't even think about the person you like,

you can't even protect yourself.

Mother.

The flower token.

The flower token of Huayuan's City Guardian Troops.

♫ The moon is hanging high in the sky ♫

♫ A glimmer of moonlight moves playfully in the darkness ♫

♫ Your cute looks have stolen my gaze ♫

♫ Loneliness ends in this instant ♫

Third Princess.

♫ 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 ♫

You came back?

You don't know how much I miss you.

♫ 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 ♫

See, now your Young Master and my Young City Master should be making up.

It must be.

Look at how gentle our Young Master is.

When Huayuan City's matters are taken care of,

I'll take you back to Xuanhu City.

Then can you not force my Mother

and give up the plan of capturing Huayuan City?

I can't.

Didn't I already promise you that I will go with you to Xuanhu City?

I will not fall into your Huayuan woman's trap again.

Officers of Xuanhu City will be sent here to rule.

And you will simply come to Xuanhu with me, as the Young Master's wife.

H-Huayuan City is the foundation laid by my Mother's ancestors.

My Mother has devoted her life for it.

How can you let Xuanhu's people govern here?

She is already old, so she has to retire.

Then what about Chuchu?

It's exactly because that Chuchu saved you this time so you can come back, right?

You want to fight with her?

Even without her, I would have found a way to escape.

She saved me so that she could use me.

Till tomorrow, after your Mother sign the documents to give up her seat,

They will all become my prisoners.

Chuchu sincerely likes you.

But I only care if you sincerely like me.

How do I dare love you since you are such a ruthless person?

Old habits die hard.

What old habits of me?

You, Han Shuo, Xuanhu City's Young Master.

You think everything carefully and set your mind on wiping out Huayuan City.

But you also have a heart disease and could not have a long life.

Getting the Dragon Bone of Huayuan to cure your disease.

So you went to Huayuan as a hostage but actually a secret agent.

You acted like you were about to die in front of people and made your plans behind our back.

You are indeed an evil king behind the scene.

Your personality profile cost me three piece of paper.

I know what kind of person you are.

If you're not satisfied with anything, take it out on me.

Why are you making it hard on irrelevant people?

Also, Mother is so old and even just had a stroke.

So in your mind, I am a person who acts nicely but is actually cruel inside?

Ever since I came back, you never asked me once about how those days were during the exile.

None of what I ate, how I fell asleep every night

but you surely care a great deal about your Mother.

I just kept her for merely a few days and you already fell out with me for her.

How different you treat me and your Mother?

Why are you jealous of my Mother?

Let me ask you. If your Mother and I were both in the water,

who would you save first?

I can't believe you actually ask me this killer question. (TN: Killer question: modern Chinese slang, it means between lovers, that either answer still results in breaking up)

It looks like you plan on saving her first.

No, what I mean is that you can swim, can't you?!

- Why are you fighting with a woman? - Now, you admit that I am a man?

In your Huayuan City, isn't it true that men tend to be the fragile and humble side?

Aren't you worried about your Mother?

Right now, she is gravely sick.

If this filial daughter treats me badly,

I will end her life early.

I am going to the City Master Mansion.

- Guards! - Zi Rui.

Watch the Young City Master closely.

No one can come in

and no one can go out.

Yes!

Look at the girl look, what are you in such a hurry for?

Our Young Master won't hurt your Young City Master.

He was just scaring her before.

How could I know your Young City Master is like a firework, blows up right away when lit.

You guys went too overboard.

They haven't even gotten re-married officially,

your Young Master already plan to change our Young City Master's estate to his name?

If we look at it this way, Huayuan City should be premarital property.

Premarital and postmarital properties should not be mixed together.

Who knows if your Young Master will change his mind after marriage?

Then wouldn't our Young City Master lose both property and the person she loves?

When our Young Master was send to exile, he also lost both property and the person he loves.

I think your Huayuan City is more cunning.

It's hard to protect against.

I am not going to leave. I am going to stay here.

I'll see how your Young Master will treat our Young City Master.

Whatever you want to do.

How was it? Did you found out everything?

After the Second Lady started to act for the City Master, she used the flower token to command the City Guard Troops,

However, she never tried to rescue the City Master and as you had guessed, among the troops, there have been complains.

They all have been suppressed by the Second Lady.

If I get the flower token now,

and then command that they switch to the Young City Master,

Qianqian will thus be saved.

But Young Lord, will they listen to you?

After all...

After all, I am a man. Is that correct?

I would not dare.

A person's future is not related to his gender, what if I am a man?

Every Military Minister of Huayuan City's last name was Pei.

My mom was even famous in cities.

Right now, I am her only heir.

Young Lord, you are right! What if we are men?

Are you done with the orders I gave you?

All done, except for the flower token...

We do the best we can, leave the rest to the Heavens.

Yes.

[Xingzi Mansion]

Young Lord, follow me.

Young Lord, I was under the order of Minister Pei to take care of Second Lady and you.

Me?

I used to think that mother left the token to Chuchu was because she never thought highly of me

She did care about you! To her,

you and Second Lady are equally treasured by her.

Minister Pei died in duty and always bears cardinal principals in mind.

Presumably she never wanted to see the Second Lady going against the City Master.

I will go with Second Lady to check on the flower token,

Young Lord can take the opportunity to get that.

My Mother has delayed it for too long.

I have to make sure that she sign the document of giving up the seat tomorrow.

No need to hurry! Everything is under our control now.

No need to bother with the formalities.

Young Master, do you have something you are keeping from me?

You and me are on the same boat. We will live and die together.

Rest assured, I will definitely help you become the City Master.

And the Black Water Mine we discussed before—

- A promise cannot be taken back once it is made. - Good!

Young Master, I team up with you this time,

under huge risk and pressure, but I am different from Chen Qianqian.

- The feeling I have towards you— - Second Lady! Second Lady!

- What? - The City Guardian Troops just caught a thief.

- He was said to steal the flower token. - Steal the flower token?

Since you have your own business to deal with,

I will take my leave.

You go first, I will catch up.

Yes.

Young Lord Pei, this is the army barracks.

You know it will be a death penalty if you insist on breaking in.

I certainly have my reason of doing this.

The flower token is here. City Guardians, on my mark!

I command that all of you, at the battle of City Master's Mansion tomorrow,

fight for the Young City Master and rescue our City Master.

Fight our enemy, Han Shuo, to the death.

Young Lord Pei, you break into the barracks at night

making us think that you do have some important thing to say.

As it turns out, you come here to tell us a joke?

When have you ever seen the City Guard Troops kneeling down to a man?

As merely a man, you really even think about leading an army?

Hilarious! Here is Huayuan, not Xuanhu

No man can ever command anything. What do you all say?

If it's Xuanhu then what? If it's Huanyuan then what?

I have the flower token here, every word I say is the command of the general!

When my Mother Pei Wujiang, has made a commitment to the City Master when she was still alive,

that the City Guard Troops would always defend the City Master.

Now the City Master is in danger, are you all going to break your vows?!

There was never, for once, ever a man getting the important position of the City Guardian Troops.

You really think you can issue orders to us with a token?

Dismiss!

Every Military Minister of Huayuan's history is from the Pei family.

Even though I am a man, but my surname is Pei.

I also have guts that belongs to the City Guard Troops!

This one deserves more than death.

Which one of you want to be the next one?

City Guard Troops, on my mark!

Now that the City Master and the Young City Master are both in danger, we are going rescuing them out! Assemble right away!

- Yes! - Yes!

What should we do?

Can I really be like just sitting here under Han Shuo's detention, till the end of this story?

But based on Mother's personality, it's impossible for her to compromise to Han Shuo and Chuchu.

What if the two side can't get along and started to fight...

No, I need to put out the fire.

Xiaoqian, you have written tons of huge and massive scenes,

you are familiar with so many similar kind of dramas like this.

Why are you scared just looking at one arrow?

Qianqian, I have come to save you.

You once said, I will become the first

male Military Minister of Huayuan City.

I have made it.

I am sorry.

It's not your fault.

I can't be like before.

I must have the power to better protect you.

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 ♫