All language subtitles for EP26_ The Legend of Zhuohua [WeTV]

♪Roaming freely
through the cycles of time♪

♪In an ardent and liberated soul♪

♪Over thorny roads,
across treacherous heights♪

♪With whom do I travel along?♪

♪I'm willing to brave
life's twists and turns♪

♪For the well-being of people♪

♪Still embracing the original innocence♪

♪Promises made, heard and fulfilled♪

♪And it reaches far and wide♪

♪I will shine like stars
in the dark night♪

♪And stride through fate's ups and downs,
leaning toward the sun♪

♪Moments turn into eternity,
fleeting years become forever♪

♪Despite the long journey ahead,
the light within never dims♪

♪Because someone is waiting for me♪

♪And they will shape the dream
to completion♪

=The Legend of Zhuohua=

(Adapted from "She Was Once
a Playful Soul" by Sui Yu Er An)

=Episode 26=

(This is a work of fiction.)

What are you and Yan talking about?

Your Majesty?

Your Majesty.

Aren't you supposed to be resting
at your temporary imperial residence?

Why did you suddenly return
at this late hour?

I suddenly remembered
I had forgotten something important.

So I came back to retrieve them.

Ridiculous.

If you forgot something,

couldn't you have the eunuchs
or the palace maids retrieve it for you?

I was afraid
you wouldn't give it to them

if they came to retrieve it.

Mother,

Yan and I have important matters
to discuss.

We will take our leave first.

Both of you, stop right there.

Since you've already returned,

why are you in such a hurry
to retrieve it?

Now that you're here,

we can see Lord Ding off together.

Mother!

You promised me!

The imperial physician said
you mustn't get agitated.

Your Majesty.

Someone,
summon the imperial physician at once.

No need.

Mother, don't trouble yourself.

What are you saying?

You kept telling me not to get agitated.

But have you thought

where this agitation

comes from?

Heaven watches everything we do.

Nothing can escape the eyes of Heaven.

Your illness is causing you

to speak nonsense.

Your Majesty,

who do you think
Your Majesty is doing this for?

Then, who am I doing it for?

For me.

Am I right?

If you didn't return to the palace,

he would have died by now.

You were away from the palace

when Lord Ding met a sudden death.

He already has old illnesses.

People wouldn't suspect
you were behind it.

Your Majesty,

you finally admitted it.

So what if I was behind it?

You should have died long ago.

If Consort Yun

hadn't cut her belly to give birth
30 years ago,

the one who should've died is you.

If Chen hadn't saved you

five years ago,

you should've died as well.

Why aren't you dead?

He's my younger brother

and the son you raised.

After so many years,

don't you

have even a shred of affection for him?

I don't.

Why would I have any affection for him?

His mother

took my husband away.

She finally died.

But your father

still wanted to follow her.

If it weren't for the sake
of keeping the late Emperor alive,

I wouldn't have let him live.

So when Father passed away,

you couldn't wait to have Yan dead.

He was only six years old back then.

How could you be so heartless
to have someone

push such a young child
into a cold pond?

Ju.

You're my son.

Why do you always side with him
in everything?

In this world,

we can only rely on each other now.

You, your father,

and Chen.

All of you take his side.

Am I doing this...

Am I doing all of this

for myself?

But, Mother,

even if you have hatred,

Consort Yun and Father are already dead.

Yan is innocent.

Mother.

So I deserve it?

Do I deserve to suffer like this?

I had a husband.

Before he died,

his last word for me

was to take care of Liu Yan.

Then he left.

He has found peace

and gone to find his beloved woman.

I treated him as my husband.

But in his heart,

I was just an empress.

I

was never his wife.

If you really love Father,

you shouldn't have killed
the person he cared the most.

When the person
he cared for the most died,

should he also die with her?

Is there nothing else in this world

besides love?

I loved him so much.

But he died.

Yet, I have to keep living

while carrying the burden
of his responsibilities.

Not only do I hate him,

but I also look down on him.

(Liu Xi, Late Emperor of Southern Chen)

(Father sent his men multiple times
to make me act.)

(Now she's about to give birth,)

(it's the last chance.)

(His Majesty loved her so dearly.)

(If her son is born,)

(won't Ju lose his chance
to become the Crown Prince?)

(But she's also my friend.)

(How could I bear to hurt her?)

(I never thought Father would secretly)

(use Fu Shengru's medicine
behind my back.)

(After Consort Yun died,)

(I was completely pushed
onto a path of no return.)

You could've hated
the late Emperor and Consort Yun

or blamed me.

But

you should have never,

ever let your selfishness

cause the death of 30,000 soldiers

and shake the foundation
of Southern Chen.

No matter what,

today,

I'm going to seek justice

for the thirty thousand souls
who perished.

Do you have evidence?

Accusing me without proof

is treason.

Your Majesty,

(Edict)
don't you even recognize

your command badge?

(Edict)

It was their fault
for being your subordinates.

They all died because of you.

I had a hold of the map
of your marching route,

and I was struggling to send it out.

But Heaven was on my side.

Xue Xiaotang captured a spy
from Northern Liang.

The map of the marching route

still ended up in the hands
of the Northern Liang people.

Tell me.

Is this not fate?

Mother,

just let it go.

At this point,

if I were to back down,

would Liu Yan let me go?

Instead of waiting to be killed,

it's better to eliminate
hidden danger permanently.

You could try that.

There's no need for that anymore.

I've told

all of your men to leave.

Back then,

I was afraid of facing
a situation like today.

So I sent out the Imperial Shadow Guards

to silence anyone

who knew the truth.

I'm not a benevolent ruler.

I'm just a selfish
and despicable person.

To protect my closest kin,

I could only pick up the butcher's knife

and kill innocent people.

Mother,

you and Yan
are my most important family.

I can't watch you kill Yan.

But I also don't want Yan
to seek revenge

after knowing the truth.

Mother...

Yan,

can you forgive her?

She killed my mother

and so many people.

Their blood and hatred

are flowing in my veins.

Can I forgive?

Who am I to forgive?

Your Majesty,

go and ask those

who are already dead.

You're right.

What right do I have

to tell you to stop your hatred?

Your Majesty!

Ju!

Your Majesty!

Ju!

Ju!

Ju!

Your Majesty.

Ju, what's wrong with you?

I will go
and call the imperial physician.

I'll go and get the imperial physician.

It's already too late.

Yan,

I'm entrusting

both Southern Chen
and my children to you.

Spare Mother.

You must live on.

Ju...

Your Majesty.

(Ciming Hall)

My Lord!

My Lord.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Xiaotang.

She's calling my name.

Your Highness... Your Highness!

I never thought

that one day I would be able to meet you

and hold you in my arms openly.

I thought it was something
that'd only happen in dreams.

Rest assured,

it's not a dream.

I'm right here.

You no longer have to be afraid anymore

because Dowager Empress has confessed...

When we were betrothed,

you said you were willing
to give up your life for me.

Now,

I will fulfill your wish.

(Thank you for everything
you've done for me over these years.)

(All these years,)

(you and the Dowager Empress
have colluded together,)

(causing countless innocent lives
to suffer.)

(Now, you've come to this ending,)

(you could say it's not unjust.)

My Lord!

My Lord!

How is His Lordship?

Hurry, someone come quickly!
Save His Majesty!

Something happened in the main hall!

Fast, come to His Majesty's aid!

- Save His Majesty!
- Save His Majesty at the main hall!

Someone is heading this way.

If they discover us at this moment,

it will be hard for His Lordship

to justify the crime of regicide.

Something happened in the main hall!
Quick, save His Majesty!

Hurry! Save His Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Dowager Empress?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty!

His Majesty has left us!

His Majesty has passed away!

Father?

Father...

Father!

(His Lordship once said)

(the water in the back garden
of Ciming Hall)

(flows to the moat.)

(Under the cover of night,)

(we should be able to make our escape.)

(Ciming Hall)

Ju...

Ju...

Grandmother.

Father is gone.

Insolence!

My son isn't dead.

He's still alive.

Grandmother,

stop deceiving yourself.

Father is already gone.

He died because of you.

How dare you?

How insolent...

Father died because of you,

Grandmother.

I see.

Your obedience all this time

was just a pretense.

I've really misjudged the situation.

You wicked child.

Peilan,

drag this wicked child out of here.

Greetings, Your Highness.

You...

The two of you...

Grandmother,

your most trusted Peilan

actually works for me.

Weren't you the orphan
from the Zhou family's branch?

I've always been working for Jishan Hall.

Back then,

if Princess Roujia hadn't taken me in,

I would have been dead now.

You can leave now.

Let me have a proper conversation

with my grandmother.

Yes, Your Highness.

You wicked child.

What are you planning to do?

I'm going to...

Going to what?

Execute me?

Grandmother,

you're as heartless as ever.

But I understand why.

If you weren't heartless,

you wouldn't have plotted

to let Uncle die on the battlefield
at Juma River.

Why?

You don't think
I should know about this, right?

Grandmother,

you thought you were the strategist.

But little do you know

that you're merely

a pawn in my hands.

Do you still remember
the spy of Northern Liang?

It was you?

Did you intentionally leak

the information
about the spy of Northern Liang

to me?

Yes, it was me.

I used the intelligence network
of Jishan Hall

to find clues
about the spy of Northern Liang

and informed Xue Xiaotang.

Otherwise, do you think

you could have easily

injured Uncle so severely?

Why did you do that?

What do you think?

Over the past five years,

could you have been having nightmares?

Nightmares about unjust spirits
seeking vengeance from you?

In your dreams,

do you see Xing?

Why?

Did you forget?

But Xing's daughter remembers everything
very clearly.

Your Majesty,

will the Crown Prince blame me for this

when he returns?

It's just the death
of a lowly maidservant.

(Xing, Princess Roujia's birth mother)

(Xing, Princess Roujia's birth mother)
He'll understand.

(Xing, Princess Roujia's birth mother)

(Xing, Princess Roujia's birth mother)
Compared to a nobody,

the power of noble families
matters the most.

Yes, Your Majesty.

(Back then,)

(to secure Father's position
as Crown Prince,)

(you arranged a high-born lady
for him to marry.)

(You could have arranged it.)

Was my mother in your way?

Just because she was favored?

That's why you heartlessly killed her?

It was cramped and dark in the cabinet.

I didn't dare make a sound.

(My mother sacrificed herself
to protect me.)

(How could I
let her earnest efforts go in vain?)

Grandmother,

you made me realize

how important power is.

Only when you stand in a high place

can you avoid being bullied.

But back then,

I didn't even have the ability
to protect myself.

(Mingde Gate)

(Father feared I'd meet a tragic end.)

(So he asked Grandaunt
to take me to Jiangnan.)

Jiao,

I'm taking you to Jiangnan.

It's much more fun there

with its beautiful mountains
and rivers than in the capital.

Stop the carriage.

Come here, my dear.

(Do you know why I grabbed
that handful of soil?)

(It's not an attachment
to the homeland.)

(It's to constantly remind myself)

(that my enemies are here.)

I wanted to come back and seek revenge.

I wanted to make sure
those who treat others as nothing

and bully the weak

receive their rightful punishment.

(With the support
of Grandaunt's influence,)

(I established Jishan Hall)

(and helped many unfortunate people
like me.)

(When they hailed me
as a reincarnated goddess,)

(I became even more resolute)

to become the ruler of this country.

I want to save more people

and make this country better.

But I've never forgotten

to avenge my poor mother.

After Father ascended the throne,

he didn't summon me back to the capital.

After sitting on the throne,

perhaps he had forgotten

he had a daughter like me.

So I had to find my own way.

(That's why)

(I wrote a letter)

(and sent it along
with that handful of soil.)

(After being apart for many years,)

(I missed my beloved family
in the capital.)

(How could he refuse)

(my longing as a daughter?)

(You should remember, right?)

(Peilan came to you)

(that year.)

I released the venomous snake
in the back mountains of Huguo Temple.

It was all to have Peilan

save you from danger.

You've always had deep suspicions

and disdain for the poor.

So,

I had to fabricate a story

about her being an orphan
of the Zhou family's branch.

(As expected, you put your guard down)

(and kept her by your side.)

(This way,)

(I had my informant by your side.)

(Whenever there's any unusual movement
from you,)

(Peilan would let me know.)

Grandmother.

To secure Father's position
as the ruler,

you truly resorted to any means.

You even plotted

to have Uncle die on the battlefield

during his war campaign
against Northern Liang.

But I still need to thank you.

(I was worried about not finding
an opportunity for revenge.)

(I heard Xue Xiaotang
has always admired me.)

(Indeed,)

(I only used a little trick,)

(and he took the bait.)

Are you satisfied with him, Roujia?

(According to
Jishan Hall's intelligence,)

(I learned that Xue Xiaotang)

(has been colluding with you
and the Zhou family.)

All the dirty deals have never stopped.

Only this time,

your pawn became mine.

(Upon hearing about
my mother's tragic death at your hands,)

(he willingly became the blade
in my hand.)

The Dowager Empress summoned me
to the palace today.

She ordered me to kill Lord Ding...

and not to stay on the battlefield.

(He told me)

(about your conspiracy to kill Uncle)

(and bury the thirty thousand soldiers
along with him.)

But you had no way

to deliver the map of the marching route
to Northern Liang.

So,

I could only lend you a hand.

After Jishan Hall discovered
the spy of Northern Liang,

I concealed the matter

and secretly informed Xue Xiaotang.

As expected,

you thought Heaven was on your side

and you successfully delivered the map
to Northern Liang.

Xue Xiaotang also promised me

that after it was all over,

he would testify against you.

Even if

Father wanted to protect you,

the crime of treason

would be hard to conceal.

If it weren't for your deep sins,

those thirty thousand soldiers
wouldn't have died.

With this token,

the Zhou family will be
at your beck and call.

Originally,

I had everything under control.

Unexpectedly...

It was such a pity.

To protect you,

Father sent the Imperial Shadow Guards
to silence Xue Xiaotang

to cover up your crimes,

leaving no traces behind.

And Uncle miraculously survived.

Everything was ruined.

So I could only return to Jiangnan

(Mingde Gate)
(to lay low.)

(Under the pretext
of mourning for Xue Xiaotang)

(and not wanting to be reminded
of past memories,)

(I returned to Jiangnan again.)

♪Unceasing love stalks my mind♪

♪Couldn't get over it♪

♪Memories touch the edges of our souls♪

♪Nowhere to anchor, lost in the expanse♪

♪We gaze at each other
in the drizzling rain♪

♪But you have gone without a trace♪

♪Leaving me all alone in the world♪

♪Like waves without a shore♪

♪Clearly you know♪

♪Clearly I understand♪

♪Clearly, our eyes brim
with muffled affections♪

♪For a hug, we burn our life♪

♪Searching for you
throughout the long journey♪

♪Clearly you know, clearly I understand♪

♪We swear to stay together
in every lifetime♪

♪For this heartbeat,
I can suffer for aye♪

♪Never part ways,
we made this promise long ago♪

♪Love and hate entwined, unforgettable♪

♪Even if we are far apart♪

♪Two souls embrace in chaos♪

♪Impossible to erase, destiny's light♪

♪Clearly you know♪

♪Clearly I understand♪

♪Clearly, our eyes brim
with muffled affections♪

♪For a hug, we burn our life♪

♪Searching for you
throughout the long journey♪

♪Clearly you know♪

♪Clearly I understand♪

♪Our minds occupied with each other♪

♪For this heartbeat♪

♪I can suffer for aye♪

♪Want to have one more glimpse of you,
even just for a second more♪