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[The Princess Royal]

[Adapted from Mo Shu Bai's novel,
The Princess Royal]

[Episode 38]

I will safeguard this nobleness
on your behalf, Father.

Father.

Please simmer down.

Rongqing.

I'm glad you have come around.

No matter what, you must remember this.

The Crown Prince is the monarch,
and we are his subjects.

As long as the Crown Prince
doesn't violate ethics...

I...

I lost my sight.

Rongqing...

Hurry. Send for a physician.

Father, there is only one way to safeguard
the nobleness of the Su Family.

That is to support a ruler who listens to us.

Otherwise...

our family will be eliminated.

Father, have a rest.

I will return once everything is done.

No.

[Su]

Rong... No.

No.

Grandfather, I wonder
if I could make a request.

According to the ancestral rules,

the patriarch token is inherited
by the legitimate firstborn son.

Second Uncle, please hand it over to me.

I can't. You are still too young.

If I were to hand over
the patriarch token to you,

I'm afraid there will be trouble.

Don't worry.

I'm not asking for it to compete
with you over the family property.

We are facing desperate times as it is,
and our family needs a leader.

If I don't take control of these things,
will you, Second Uncle?

I'm not here to joke around.

At any rate, someone must
be chosen to lead our family.

We won't choose anyone.

Choosing no one
means everyone has the right to step in.

Second Uncle, you need to think it through.

Our family and Princess Pingyue
share a deep bond.

If you don't choose anyone to lead,

do you expect the foundation
of our family to sustain

or do you want to lead us to our demise?

What you are doing now
is bringing destruction to our family!

I know what you are up to.

News from the palace says
that Prince Su is in one piece.

As you have always assisted the Crown Prince,
you fear His Majesty might dethrone him.

So what you are doing now
is usurping the throne.

Wenxuan.

What will you do if you are not
given the patriarch token today?

Grandfather, the Crown Prince is my
brother-in-law, and I will not abandon him.

If so, how confident are you?

Father.

Grandfather.

Prince Su is dead.

- And the one in the palace...
- He's an impostor.

Besides me, many people are aware of this.

They can't hide that for long.

The diabolical consort ruined
the pureness of the imperial bloodline.

How high is the chance
do you think that fake Prince Su stands?

Liming, how will you choose?

Father.

I trust Wenxuan.

Pei Liming!

Give him the patriarch token
and the warehouse keys.

Father, he's only a kid.

This isn't his decision. It's mine.

Give him the patriarch token!

Father, we can't allow him
to repeat past mistakes.

Give him now!

Our family must stay out of this matter.

As of now, it's imperative to tie Pei Wenxuan
up and send him to the palace.

Someone!

Pei Lixian, you use violence in the
ancestral shrine. What are you trying to do?

To discipline this unworthy descendant
on behalf of our ancestors.

Third Uncle, it's all right.

Grandfather.

Second Uncle uses violence
in the ancestral shrine.

Please allow me to lighten your burden.

What are you waiting for? Take him.

Second Uncle, look around.

Who are their swords pointing at?

Here's the patriarch token.

I shall see who dares lay a finger on me.

Reporting!

The front and back yards
have been surrounded by our men.

Tong Ye.

Second Uncle, this liquor
is what you gave my father back then.

He finished it all.

Today, I return it to you on his behalf.

Wenxuan.

If you insist on taking the patriarch token,
you can have it.

[Pei]

[Pei]

Pei Wenxuan.

Father.

Wenxuan! Wenxuan!

[Su]

My father is seriously ill.

I will be the acting master of the Su Family.

- Yes, sir!
- Yes, sir!

Seal off the inner courtyard.
Do not allow anyone to approach.

- Yes, sir!
- Yes, sir!

- Mu Hong.
- Yes.

Find the First Young Master and ground him.

Escort the irrelevant clansmen
out of Huajing in batches.

Gather all troops of Su's Mansion
to stand guard at the South Gate.

Send a messenger to Tianshou Pass
to inform Su Ping about the coup here,

and ask him to bring back 8,000 elite soldiers.

Yes, sir.

Your Highness, His Majesty summons you.

A war is looming, but at least the people
in Huajing can be informed in advance.

Unfortunately, some cities
will desperately resist the attack yet fail

and the commanders
can't organize evacuations in time.

That's the worst.

Some may lose their lives the very next day.

[Huajing]

Let's go.

- Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty!

You all leave now.

Be careful.

Your Majesty, I will summon
the imperial physician.

Wait.

What time is it now?

It's almost the Xu hour.

We are running out of time.

The Crown Prince is on his way here.

[Hanqiu Palace]

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Stop!

The carriage, stop!

Stop! Stop!

- Stop.
- Yes.

Your Highness.

- Why are you here?
- May I have a word?

Su Ronghua just came to me,
and said Su Rongqing started an uprising.

Now, the Su Family is under his control.

The Su Family and other noble families
have conspired with Consort Rou.

They mobilized 8,000 elite soldiers
from Tianshou Pass.

Has he taken any action yet?

Not yet.

Not yet?

He's waiting for Chuan to act.

Once Chuan initiates a coup,
he will have a rightful reason to kill Chuan.

If noble families in the capital join him,
Su Rongqing has nearly 10,000 soldiers

in Huajing alone.

If more troops of the Su Family
and the Wang Family

from around Huajing are mobilized tonight,

he can gather 20,000 soldiers
altogether to Huajing within tomorrow.

In that case, Chuan will definitely lose.

There is only one way left.

That is to agree with Father
to suppress the Shangguan Family

and collaborate with him
if we want any chance of success.

Your Highness, what should we do now?

Please make your decision.

Your Highness, if I die in the palace today,
what will you do?

I will go back.

I will return to the palace
and get Li Chuan out.

Don't alert anyone.

Yuan Feiyu.

Head back to see Pei Wenxuan.

Tell him something happened to me halfway,
and ask him to come to my rescue.

Then, escort as many members
of the Shangguan Family

and the Pei Family as possible out of the city.

- Go.
- Yes, Your Highness.

Ya, you have to leave Huajing too.

- Your Highness, I...
- We must preserve our strength.

As long as the Crown Prince stays alive,
we still have a chance.

Once Xun Chuan arrives,
you will attack the city immediately.

What about you, Your Highness?

I need to stay in the palace
to command the attack.

If no one commands in the palace, Su Rongqing
will soon realize that Chuan is gone.

Besides, even if he finds out that I'm
inside there, I still can stall for some time.

That's it.

Make haste. Stop hesitating.

Your Highness, I will return
and notify Lin Feibai

to meet you near the palace and support you.

All right.

Consort Rou commits treason,
intending to overthrow the throne.

Her Majesty takes over the palace
[Token]

And the imperial guards by order
of His Majesty. You shall obey.

We will be at Her Majesty's command.

Mr. Pei.

What are you doing here?

Her Highness is in trouble
at an inn outside the city.

She asks you to go there immediately.

Tong Ye.

Lead the troops and stand guard here.
I need to leave the city. I will be back soon.

Enter the palace now.

Your Majesty.

Mother.

Eunuch Fu, you have been
in the palace for a long time.

The majority of imperial guards of His Majesty
have been replaced by the Shangguan Family.

As of now, the Hanqiu Palace
is under my control.

You should know what to do
to save yourself, I suppose.

I shall follow your orders, Your Majesty.

Why are you still standing here?

Go in and make him
surrender the imperial jade seal.

You will ascend the throne
at tomorrow's morning audience.

Mother...

I have taken action on your behalf.

If you don't go in now, he will kill you,
make Li Cheng the Crown Prince,

and execute me, your sister,
and the entire Shangguan Family.

[Hanqiu Palace]

I wanted to give you a chance to choose.

But you ignored it and showed me your answer.

Do you know if you kill me,

you will be recorded in history
with a tarnished reputation?

That doesn't matter to me.

You are not even scared of that.

It seems...

you want the throne so desperately.

No.

Not you.

It's your mother, your sister,
and the Shangguan Family.

All of you want my throne!

Father.

The throne means nothing to me.

What baffles me is why you can't accept me.

You are my child.

It's not you that I don't accept you.

What I don't accept is your mother
and the Shangguan Family.

The Shangguan Family is greedy.

They see my Li Family as their puppets

and intend to rule the country with us
through a marriage alliance.

They have no feelings.

Do you think your mother truly loves you?

Do you think the Shangguan Family
regard you as their family?

No, they don't.

You are only a tool they use
to control the Great Xia.

What are you doing here?

I'm here to see you for the last time.

Li Ming, my brother has replaced
more than half of your guards

with people who work for the Shangguan Family.

Your Hanqiu Palace and the entire palace
are now under my control.

I should have predicted
that the Shangguan Family would rebel.

It's just that I didn't expect you
to be so heartless.

When you sent people
to build Beiyan Pagoda for me,

I thought the feelings between us were genuine.

Because you once said you would
show me the prettiest stars in the universe.

The stars on the ground
are the prosperous nation you give me.

And the stars in the sky would be within
my reach when I stood at Beiyan Pagoda.

I thought I was so close to the love
that everyone yearned for.

But then, you favored one consort after
another, for the sake of power dynamics.

Beiyan Pagoda actually became
a symbol of ridicule against me.

When I thought you were
at least Chuan's father,

you supported Li Cheng wholeheartedly,
and tried to dethrone Chuan!

What are you waiting for?

Do it now.

Li Chuan.

Many people are waiting for you outside.

A slight delay in your ascension
could lead to upheaval. Hurry.

Shangguan Yue.

He is my son.

Do you think killing his own father
is that easy?

Do it right now!

Foolish woman!

Had I known this day would come,
I would've torn down the Beiyan Pagoda!

Once I kill you,
I will raze it to the ground personally!

- I will do it!
- Mother!

You are so indecisive.

How can you be the Crown Prince
or even the Emperor?

Kill him and you will become the Emperor.

The whole country will be yours.

- Kill him now!
- Put your sword down.

Chuan, put it down.

Why are you back here, Rong?

Rong, you...

Mother.

He poisoned Li Cheng to death too.

What did you say?

The Li Cheng in the palace is an impostor?

That's right.

He didn't trust Li Cheng, and intended
to keep him in check with poison.

Am I right?

Yes.

Cheng was poisoned by me.

But my intention of keeping him in check
is somehow for your sake, Chuan.

Li Ming, so you don't love anyone.

You only love your throne.

Mother.

Su Rongqing and Xiao Rou have joined hands

and are waiting outside the city
with their troops now.

Once Chuan commits regicide, they will kill him
with the excuse of rebellion

and put the fake Li Cheng on the throne.

What? Then...

Chuan and you must leave the palace right now.

I will stay here.

You are staying here alone?

Yes. You must go now.

- Chuan.
- Chuan!

Chuan.

The chance I offered is still on the table.

If you help me eliminate the Shangguan Family,
I will give you the throne right now.

I can also give you the entire nation.

I won't surrender Rong and Mother
to keep myself alive.

I may not be qualified as a crown prince,
or even a monarch,

but I don't want to be someone like you.

I want to protect my family.

I want to be with someone I like
and do things I like.

I don't want to sacrifice anyone's life
for my own gain.

I want to be indecisive.

I want to be naive and kind.

I want to hold no grudges.

You are incredibly stupid!

Scold me if you want. I don't care.

You never liked me anyway.

Whatever the case may be, Father,
I won't kill you.

That will taint my heart.

Rong, let's leave. Mother.

Chuan. Chuan!

Chuan.

Chuan. Listen to me.

I can't leave.

I have to disguise myself as you
and stay in the palace

so Su Rongqing won't get suspicious.

Rong, I'm not leaving.

Either we leave together
or I will stay here with you.

If the troops of the Su Family
and the Xiao Family combine,

we have no chance of winning.

You must leave the city and return only
after gathering reinforcements.

No. As I said, I will stay to protect you...

What are you doing? Chuan!

Mother, leave now.
Otherwise, all of us will be trapped here.

What about you?

Rong! Rong!

Where is Her Highness's carriage?

What's going on here?
Where is Her Highness?

She's in the palace.

Why did she go back there?

Su Rongqing may have led an army
of 30,000 soldiers to ambush in Huajing.

Her Highness is stalling, so the Crown Prince
can be sent out of the palace.

She was also concerned you might be
trapped there, so she sent me to lure you out.

What's this?

Her Highness told me
to give you her handwritten letter

upon your arrival at the inn.

You love me more than your life, and so do I.

I have no regrets.

By Li Rong.

Sir, Her Highness is doing this
for the big picture.

Who did Su Rongqing contact?

The Wang Family, the Zheng Family,
the Gu Family,

and the Xiao Family under Consort Rou's lead.

Try every possible means
to track down these families.

Arrest those who have left the city.

As for those who remain,
besiege their mansions.

They probably will bring troops
to surround the palace tomorrow morning,

leaving fewer soldiers in their mansions.

By then, capture everyone there,
especially the Sus and the Wangs.

- You might get a bad reputation for this.
- Just do as I say.

You are afraid of me?

I'm not.

You are not afraid of Chuan, but you fear me.

Why?

You think I will kill you?

And you think he won't do that?

Isn't that true?

He's not like you.

Don't worry.

I can easily kill you now.

I don't need to use poison.

Why have you returned?

Did you come back here to die in Chuan's stead?

Where are Consort Rou and Li Cheng?

Why are you asking?

Honestly, I'm always confused
about what you want.

You want to suppress the noble families
and the Shangguan Family,

but you can't see
Chuan has the same intention as yours.

You have tried so hard to depose him.
Just why?

Despite knowing Li Cheng is an impostor, you
are still willing to pass the throne to him?

Stop your nonsense.

Although Cheng was poisoned,
the poison has been neutralized.

No imperial physician could detoxify
the Poison of the Fragrant Beauty.

Didn't you know that when you used it?

You haven't answered my question.

Why did you do that to Chuan?

Because he's not just a lineage
of the Li Family.

He can never break free
from the Shangguan Family.

Neither can you.

You are also a lineage of the Shangguan Family,
and can never get away from them...

We are the lineages of the Shangguan Family,
but are we not your children?

Forget it.

Enough about these upsetting things.

Father.

I have a child too.

This is my first child in nearly forty years.

Forty years?

What are you talking about?

Let me tell you a secret.

In fact...

I don't know why this happened,
but I have lived twice.

Maybe not.

Maybe it's just a dream.

I'm not sure if you came into my dream,
or I came into yours.

Are you insane?

I know you won't believe that.

Honestly, you never knew Li Chuan.

You think he's weak.

Do you think he doesn't want
to suppress the noble families?

He was much crueler than you later on.

He went on expeditions to the North,
slaughtered the entire Su Family,

and reformed
the appointment system for officials.

Close the gate! Close the gate!

Back off!

Ya.

I will go and stop my cousin
and tell him the truth.

Don't worry about me
and don't push yourself too hard.

I know.

- Take care.
- Take care.

- Be careful.
- I will.

Can't bear to let him leave?

We will settle the Crown Prince
and the Empress in a safe place first.

Send someone to contact
Xun Chuan to see where she is.

Then, count the forces outside the city.

We can't stay by Her Highness' side,
but we must save her.

Your Highness.

Soldiers from the Inspectorate Office,
Pei's Mansion, and your mansion

are more than 3,000 altogether, and have
gathered around the Hanqiu Palace.

It seems you are going all out for this battle.

Not really.

If it's meant to lose,
why don't I just surrender?

If we fight wars for a few more years
to eliminate all the noble families,

and let the Great Xia collapse,

perhaps a new dynasty
could change the situation.

Don't you think this is too cruel?

Cruel?

Neither of us wishes
for the Great Xia's destruction.

The people don't want that either.

Pei Wenxuan always says the essence of power
lies in understanding human nature.

He says I don't understand human nature.

And if I do, I will be a good ruler.

It's true that you don't.

If you did,

you wouldn't have pressured Chuan,
and yourself to this extent.

This palace forces people to turn into demons

and makes them believe that the world
is supposed to be like a living hell.

Then they continue to push others.

Pei Wenxuan is right.

Only if I had realized this sooner.

Your Highness.

Your Majesty,
it's time for the morning audience.

Rong.

You go on my behalf.

You haven't taken a closer look
at the golden throne.

Go and have a look.

Fulai, draft a decree.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Rong.

Come and sit here.

This jade seal...

You can have it.

What?

This belongs to you.

I'm returning it to you.

When you were a month old...

I held a ceremony for you
to predict your future profession.

You grabbed this jade seal.

It symbolizes power.

I was so happy.

I thought my dear daughter
would achieve something great.

Since then, I have been
carrying this with me.

However, as you grew older
and became more opinionated,

I actually began to fear this jade seal.

I also began to fear the power in your hands.

Sometimes, I wonder if this jade seal...

holds my fear of you, or my love for you.

That was the first time I became a father.

When I saw your little hands
grabbing this jade seal tightly...

I was elated.

Take it.

Rong.

Don't blame me.

How is the situation in the palace?

Mr. Su, are you really confident about this?

Together with your troops,
we have 30,000 soldiers available now.

The palace is sealed,
but news continues to come out.

The morning audience hasn't been canceled yet.

Perhaps Li Chuan will announce his ascension
during the morning audience.

If he dares announce it,
it means His Majesty...

Young Master.

His Majesty sent Fulai over with a decree
summoning the Su Family, the Wang Family,

the Gu Family, the Zheng Family,
and the Xiao Family to the imperial hall.

Everyone, this is our opportunity.

It seems His Majesty is being held hostage.

Li Chuan is issuing a fake decree
to lure us into negotiation.

However, before my cousin
and Mr. Wang mobilize the troops,

there are only over 10,000 soldiers
in the city.

Therefore, please deploy all your forces.

Otherwise, not only will we fail
to attack the palace,

but we might also become a leverage
to them during the morning audience.

Don't worry.

Since we have decided to form an
alliance with you, we won't hide anything.

Very well.

Let's enter the palace.

♫ Who gazes at the sky from afar? ♫

♫ Who gazes at the sky from afar? ♫

♫ In the night's chill breeze ♫

♫ What is she singing for? ♫

♫ The wind caresses the hills ♫

♫ The wind causes ripples on calm water ♫

♫ Moonlight graces passing souls ♫

♫ Her steps get slower and slower ♫

♫ She's trod a lengthy path ♫

♫ Memories lost then found ♫

♫ Gazing idly as clouds roll by ♫

♫ She holds a red candle ♫

♫ To brave the thick fog ♫

♫ Life can be bitter sometimes ♫

♫ Experience it with grace ♫

♫ Like a fleeting dream ♫

♫ Like a fleeting dream ♫

♫ Neither warmth nor cold will last ♫

♫ Like a fleeting dream ♫

♫ Like a fleeting dream ♫

♫ The moon is reflected in her eyes ♫

♫ In her gaze,
the unwavering faith remains ♫