Original subtitles

♪Write about how we met,♪

♪knew and fell for each other.♪

♪You pull at my heartstrings and never stop.♪

♪Again and again,♪

♪love is surging outward like a tide♪

♪and I miss you deeply.♪

♪I persisted disregard everything.♪

♪Now you are well within reach.♪

♪It is a dream coming true.♪

♪When the firefly light twinkles like the stars,♪

♪I miss you so much.♪

♪It is a yearning of my whole life.♪

♪The stars in the sky seem to be falling down.♪

♪Now you are well within reach.♪

♪It is a dream coming true.♪

♪When the firefly light twinkles like the stars,♪

♪I miss you so much.♪

♪It is a yearning of my whole life.♪

♪In the place where the stars in the sky seem to be falling down.♪

=The Legend of Jinyan=

(Episode 8)

What?

Didn't you ask me to stay just now?

Why aren't you talking?

I... I...

It's nothing.

I was just surprised that you appeared right after being mentioned.

So you mean

you mentioned me just now.

Thank you.

For what?

Saving me.

Alright.

What were you saying just then?

I...

I... I want...

Speak.

I want to borrow your gold-jade token.

But I don't know whether I should

ask you for it or just take it.

I was wondering

why you weren't inside at this hour.

So you've been conceiving nasty plans.

No. That's not true.

I... I just came out to clean

the dirty horse.

Let me help you.

Help me do what?

What do you think?

Your Highness,

the Sovereign Prince seems to be on friendly terms with Jinyan.

Do you think

we should tell the Garden Service Division

to give her a hard time?

She's my maid.

Don't ever say

that kind of thing again.

That girl is such a coquette.

The Sovereign Prince, Prince Jin

and Guard Zhong

all pleaded for her.

Your Highness,

Prince Jin has brought you a wedding gift.

Prince Jin is here?

Hongling.

Prince Jin wishes the Sovereign Prince and you

a shared life of happiness

and a long line of descendants.

Your Highness, be careful not to burn yourself.

Wait.

The tea is poisoned.

Guards!

Hongling.

Bring me the medicine chest.

Yes.

I can lend you the gold-jade token.

But you must tell me

what you need it for.

What do I need it for?

I need it to run away with the Sovereign Prince's wife.

If I said that,

he'd kill me.

The Garden Service Division has strict travel restrictions.

I need the gold-jade token

to go home often.

Go home?

That's bold of you to say.

Will you lend me the token or not?

You just said you'd rely on yourself.

Better do it yourself than ask help from others.

Rely on yourself.

I will rely on myself.

Aside from plotting to obtain my gold-jade token,

you should ask me about something else.

For instance, why did I come to you?

What do you mean by "plotting"?

Why did you come to me?

I came to ask you for a thing to save my life.

You are Prince Yu's trusted follower.

What could you possibly want

from a mere maid like me?

That day in the Imperial Prison,

I saw you were close to Prince Jin.

So I hope

you'll borrow his Silver Moon Tiger Tally for me.

If you can get his tally,

I'll give you the gold-jade token.

I'm not close to Prince Jin.

Not close at all.

Even though I want the gold-jade token, I can't say I'm close to him

or capable of getting the Silver Moon Tiger Tally

I can't get it from him.

I really can't.

You two are not close?

No.

I just went with the Princess Consort to meet him a few times in Wen's Mansion.

I have no ties with him.

When I was in the Imperial Prison,

he didn't take action to save me.

He only wanted to save the Princess Consort's face.

So...

I told you not to lie to me

or harbor ill intentions and ulterior motives.

What are you doing?

You're hurting me.

I didn't save you

to hear your lies again.

Yes, you saved me.

If you want my life, just take it.

You lied to me. You kept things from me. And you have no regrets.

You and I will have no ties from now on.

I will leave you alone

in the mansion henceforth.

You...

What the hell is your problem?

You just fell out with me for no reason.

Your Highness,

thank goodness you came today.

Otherwise, I'd be the person

who fell to the ground just then.

After I got married, I heard

Chengrui Pavilion contained secrets.

Suyu,

you probably hate me now.

You blame me for knowing the hidden truth about the Princess Consort,

but keeping it from you that day.

I watched you face danger.

You should blame me.

Blame me for not risking my life to advise the Princess Dowager

and save you.

No.

I did it all out of my free will.

Don't take it to heart.

Your Highness,

I knew you still care about me.

You won't abandon me cruelly as they did.

Your Highness,

I'm really scared.

Alright.

Don't be afraid.

Princess Consort Shuning died from illness.

The curse is nothing

but a rumor.

But why would someone want to murder me?

Who did it?

Earlier today, Fuquan told me

something unusual would happen in Chengrui Pavilion.

So I rushed here in disguise.

Fortunately, I came here in time.

Don't worry.

I'll investigate this thoroughly.

As long as I'm alive,

I'll protect you.

Even though I'm in danger,

I'll keep you safe.

In danger?

Your Highness, what do you mean?

Prince Yu

may not tolerate me for long.

But you guarded the northern borderlands for many years.

You rendered distinguished services.

People praise you for your heroic deeds.

My contributions have overshadowed the monarch.

It's not a good thing.

Now with the ordered marriage and higher rank conferring thing,

I feel imperiled all the time.

If I could start my life over,

I'd rather become

an indulgent prince bingeing in extravagances.

I never believed in fate.

I only know

everything I have now

was earned by myself.

As an illegitimate daughter,

I became the Princess Consort.

You're a member of the imperial family.

Surely, you won't always submit to another person.

Suyu, what are you talking about?

People die for those who recognize them.

I'd like to help you.

But...

It's my honor

to serve you.

Please be patient, Aunt Yiguang.

Maybe you should go back.

Later...

Zhong...

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

On the Princess Dowager's order,

I implore you to head to Chengrui Pavilion.

Remember you're a servant.

You have no right to stay in my Dongnuan Pavilion.

How dare you?

Your Highness,

Aunt Yiguang...

Who says you can interrupt me?

I'm feeling ill.

I can't visit Chengrui Pavilion.

Not just Chengrui Pavilion,

I can't visit any of my concubines' place.

If the Princess Dowager wants a child so badly,

she can make a child herself.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

You're holding the book upside down. Stop reading.

Get out.

Yes.

Don't blame him, Aunt Yiguang.

Perhaps some impudent person

irritated Prince Yu earlier.

That's why he...

It's alright.

I'll get back and explain to the Princess Dowager.

Prince Yu may rest early.

Impudent?

(Logistic Hall)

How did I offend him this time?

Will he tell others that I ran away

from marriage out of pique?

He quelled the horoscope tablet incident for me.

He won't cut off his nose to spite his face, will he?

When I first met him at the cliff,

he was injured,

but still good at martial arts

and archery.

After I came to the mansion, everyone revered him

and he helped me a lot.

But it's wrong to pick on me just because he helped me.

How could he fall out with me for no reason?

I won't think about him again.

Jinyan.

Come in.

You are arriving at the right time.

No matter what,

you have to help me again.

I must return to Chengrui Pavilion.

I must see the Princess Consort.

Help you again?

I should have practiced divination

before I came out today.

If I had known I'd be asked for help,

I wouldn't have come.

Please hurry up.

If your identity is found out,

my buttocks will be flogged again.

I can't thank you enough.

Go now. I'm flustered.

Please be careful, girl.

Go. Go.

Why are you here?

Who says you can come to Chengrui Pavilion?

Miss,

I need to inform the Princess Consort of something urgent.

Help me get an audience with her.

It concerns the Princess Consort's life.

You've done enough harm to her.

The Princess Consort is too kind to condemn you.

But I'm no easy prey.

Don't come again,

or I won't go easy on you.

I...

You really have to trust me.

I'm here to save the Princess Consort.

Drop your pitiful act.

I'm not a man.

I won't pity you.

Chengrui Pavilion is no place for traitors like you.

Guards.

Throw her out.

This is really urgent.

Come on.

Don't drag me.

Come on.

I really have something to tell her.

I really have something to tell her.

Come on.

Go.

Hongling.

Hongling.

What happened outside?

Your Highness.

I took the liberty

to throw that ungrateful maid out.

Please forgive me.

You did it for my good.

You have made no mistake.

Rise to your feet.

Your Highness.

We should give an order

to control the servants strictly.

No outsider must get in.

We are in troubled times.

Prince Yu is repressing his fury.

We must not let anyone think we've made any mistake.

Troubled times?

What do you mean?

A dam burst in Huainan.

Hundreds of square kilometers of farmland have been flooded.

The number of casualties is countless.

Prince Yu is enraged.

The Minister of Finance has been demoted by three ranks.

The Political Hall meeting has lasted for three days.

Prince Yu hasn't rested for three days?

Who are the people in the Political Hall?

Is Prince Jin there?

Then it's settled.

Lord Wen.

I remember your son

works for the Minister of Finance as a junior official.

Let him go this time.

I'll appoint him as the Evaluation Commissioner.

Your Highness,

I think

Lord An has learned from Duke An and has been the student

of the senior officials of the three administrations since childhood.

He knows about agriculture,

and has the ability to handle farming, agricultural laws and other affairs.

He's the best choice for this mission.

I have designated Wen Liangshi

as the Evaluation Commissioner.

But Wen Liangshi is simply a fourth-rank advisor.

I'm afraid he won't be able to earn people's respect out there.

The hereditary nobleman can inherit a title of nobility,

but he can't compare with the real talent.

The hereditary nobleman earned his status

through generations of loyal officials

guarding our territory and borderland from his family.

They sacrificed themselves for the monarch's favor

and wealth.

Please respect

his aspiring ancestors.

Officials are appointed to improve people's livelihood.

Now I'm the Sovereign Prince

and Wen Liangshi

is my official.

Prince Jin, you've overstepped your authority.

As the Chief General,

I have the responsibility of handling political affairs

and supervising state operations.

I offer my advice

for peace in the nation.

Even if you threaten my life,

I won't budge at all.

I'm not dead yet.

You are not eligible to handle political affairs for me.

I haven't settled accounts with you

for the higher rank conferred on you.

How dare you

rant in the hall?

You mention your Chief General's title

every time you speak.

Do you mean

to take my Sovereign Prince's title soon?

I only recommend Lord An

because of his merits,

not anything else.

Fine.

At the end of the day,

you want what's best for this country.

I'd avoid arguing with you.

Let's focus on preventing the farmland from being flooded and caring for the people.

Instead of arguing with each other,

we should let the two officials show their abilities.

And we'll choose the best of them for this job.

How will they show their abilities?

Pick two fields

and flood them.

We will see which one of them can control the flood better.

They will prove their worth with their abilities.

But flooding the farmland is against the law of nature.

I'm afraid the public opinion will disapprove of such a measure.

That's not a problem.

We can pick two fields at the Garden Service Division.

The Sovereign Prince and his concubines

will have to lose some seasonal vegetables.

Your Highness.

I think...

It's settled then.

High-ranking officials have come to the Garden Service Division for a test today.

You'll serve them as a maid.

What's going on here?

Yincang Mountain is flooded.

Here, Mr. An.

Mr. An.

Gentlemen.

You may start now.

Tomorrow, at this hour,

I'll bring the officials here again.

Gentlemen,

don't let the Sovereign Prince down.

Yeah. Got it.

Let's get it started.

I need a large amount of soil.

Where can I find soft soil?

The southwest.

However, a small patch of thorny land locates in the southwest.

It's hard to walk across.

The soil in the southeast is rather soft.

It's not as good as the soil in the southwest.

But its advantage...

I'll go to the southwest.

I need someone to lead the way.

You'll lead the way.

Where is the southwest?

That way?

That way.

This way, please.

Eunuch Li,

this way.

Come on, Mr. An.

Mr. An, try this.

Here.

Try this.

What are you doing here?

The Sovereign Prince asked us to simulate flood control.

I believe you're here to control the flood.

But it's ridiculous to think that playboy

is able to control the flood.

You are outspoken.

But watch out, ill fate may come of your words.

You officials

all keep a straight face.

You resemble the grumpy Zhong Li so much.

You're like two peas in a pod.

I swore not to think about him.

Stop thinking about him.

Zhong Li resembles me?

Maybe.

When we were young, we served Prince Yu as his reading partners.

One would say we're close friends.

But he is a warrior and I'm a scholar.

You and Zhong Li

are close friends?

Do you know him well?

He's thoughtful,

forbearing,

loyal

and decisive.

He often does inexplicable things,

but he always has his own reasons.

He's the most loyal official of Prince Yu.

You forgot to say

he's temperamental.

When he smiles, he looks so good.

When he behaves fiercely, he looks scary.

Zhong Li isn't temperamental,

Prince Yu is.

Pretty much.

By the way,

why do you want soil?

If I don't cut off the source

and stop the flood,

I can't improve the conditions of the farmland in the long term.

Prince Yu's intention

is always deep.

No wonder you're Zhong Li's friend.

You're wise.

Since he's Zhong Li's friend,

maybe I should help him out.

Move ahead and you'll reach the southwestern land. Go.

I have things to do.

Alright.

Come on. Let's go.

Now watch me deal with that guy.

I'm right. Listen to me.

Do as I say.

It's right.

What's wrong with my proposal?

Look here.

Are you done arguing?

Two good-for-nothings.

Get lost.

Yes.

Mr. An, don't be mad.

Yeah.

Here.

Don't let anger damage your health.

Lord An,

I have an idea.

What idea can a girl like you have?

I work at the Garden Service Division.

Of course I know the ins and outs.

Tell me.

If your idea is good,

I will

reward you handsomely.

It's simple.

Control the water and improve the conditions of the farmland.

The water control process can be divided into three steps.

The first step is to cut off the source.

Find out where the water comes from

and try to cut it off.

The second step is to drain the water properly.

Remove the water from the farmland.

The third step

is to solidify the soil. It's even easier.

Don't let the water take away too much nutrition.

It's a good thing that Yancui forced me

to memorize the "General History of Irrigation" the other day.

Otherwise, I might not be able to speak such nonsense.

I understand

what you just said.

But Wen Liangshi knows it too.

It can't help me defeat him.

Therefore...

Therefore, there's the fourth step.

It's to improve the conditions of the farmland.

You all think the flood is the biggest problem.

You've forgotten the farmland is the fundamental problem.

So,

if you remove the weeds and reorganize the crops

in the flood control process,

you will achieve better results.

How clever you are!

What are you doing here?

Divide the work.

Uh...

Mr. An,

can you distinguish the weeds?

Would you like me to help you?

Sure.

You're really my lucky star.

Lord An,

the tribute vegetables are most plagued by the weeds.

We need to work hard.

You girls,

find a way

to remove the weeds.

I'm tired.

I need to rest.

-Mr. An. -Mr. An. Mr. An.

It's so dirty. I can't get down there.

Yeah.

Look. It's so dirty.

How am I supposed to remove the weeds?

Girls,

I have tools.

Divide the tools and you won't be exhausted.

Come with me.

What the heck.

Damn.

This is annoying.

Your Highness.

Wen Liangshi is talented.

I believe he's the person to improve Huainan's situation.

The Garden Service Division

is merely a testing ground for Wen Liangshi.

Don't worry too much, Your Highness.

I know.

But Mr. An is competitive

and I fear he may play dirty tricks.

The Garden Service Division

is where the woman related to Prince Jin

got sent to.

Can it be...

Are these...

Are these the weeds you have removed?

Yeah. All the weeds have been removed.

You...

Mr. An. Mr. An. Mr. An.

Your Highness.

So fast.

Yes.

The competition ended a little quickly.

All in all,

Guard Zhong helped a lot this time.

Otherwise, the competition wouldn't have ended now.

Me?

The girl familiar with you at the Garden Service Division

instructed Lord An's mistresses

to remove the weeds.

But the noble mistresses had never worked in the field before.

When the officials went to inspect the field,

they found the weeds removed from the field

and the tribute vegetables removed as well.

Both sides controlled the flood effectively.

Lord An even did the job a little faster

because he had enough helpers.

However, the price he paid for controlling the flood

was losing the vegetables in the field.

The girl familiar with you?

Thanks to you.

What's the name of Guard Zhong's friend?

I think

her name is Jinyan.

Nice.

I'll appoint Wen Liangshi as the Evaluation Commissioner

early tomorrow morning.

By the way,

how is Lord An doing now?

I remember

he's not a pushover.

Lord An

fainted from anger.

He should have been sent to his mansion by now.

I told Doctor Shen of our mansion to tag along

to show the Sovereign Prince's kindness.

Get a few ornaments from the warehouse

and reward Lord An with them,

so as to comfort him.

Yes.

I knew

Wen Liangshi wouldn't let me down.

As for that girl,

she meddled in other people's business,

but her stance wasn't wrong, at least.

Perhaps the fact that she's done too many foolish things

has made me misunderstand her.

I knew

no spy would be this mindless.

Guard Zhong.

Your Highness.

Don't call me that way.

Every time you call me that way,

you're up to no good.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

You're going to the Garden Service Division.

I have to inspect

the field Wen Liangshi worked on.

The Garden Service Division is far from our place.

I fear going there would exhaust you.

It's alright.

I've never shrunk from tiring work

for the nation's benefits.

Even if you need to inspect the field,

you don't have to wear my clothes.

On second thought,

although Jinyan has helped Wen Liangshi,

she could still be a spy.

So I've decided to meet her

and sound her out.

Maybe I can find clues to the mastermind.

Your Highness,

you are going

to sound her out yourself?

I've always done things myself.

Why look so surprised?

But I think

I need to cover up my identity.

So I'm Zhong Li

in front of that spy.

Get it?

Go make arrangements

for the Garden Service Division

and relevant people.

If anything goes wrong,

I'll hold you responsible.

Hold me responsible?

What does it have to do with me?

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

(Logistic Hall) What were you thinking?

That's Lord An,

the youngest son of Duke An.

How dare you offend him?

I'm wronged.

Lord An's mistresses dug out the vegetables.

That's Lord An.

I dared not stop him.

There's nothing you won't do.

That field had the Princess Dowager's

favorite tribute vegetables of the Western Regions.

Those vegetables were the hardest to grow,

but they didn't fear water.

They could soak in water for ten days and remain undamaged.

But you talked them

into destroying the whole field.

How can we supply the Princess Dowager with tribute vegetables now?

Aunt,

I really didn't remove the weeds.

Drop the act.

The Garden Service Division

(Logistic Hall) is my turf.

You are not allowed to run wild here.

You think

you can climb the social ladder

after winning Guard Zhong's favor?

Bah!

You know very well

what happened today.

I'm not going to waste my breath talking to you.

Lord An has given an order.

Your lowly life is not to be spared.

(Logistic Hall)

This is the Sovereign Prince Yu's Mansion.

You can't break the law here.

In this Garden Service Division,

I call the shots!

Kneel!

(Logistic Hall)

You call the shots?

(Logistic Hall)

How dare you talk so offensively and lynch her?

Send her to the Drying House!

♪Into your eyes, I gazed.♪

♪My heart missed a beat.♪

♪In our prime, we met.♪

♪The yearnings well up in my eyes.♪

♪I keep my love deep in my heart.♪

♪You are always on my mind.♪

♪When we first met in our youth, I hoped for beautiful days ahead.♪

♪Even if I can't win your heart, I won't let go of your hand.♪

♪I look far into the distance alone, ignoring the noise of the world.♪

♪You are the one and only person I pray for.♪

♪When we first met in our youth, I hoped for beautiful days ahead.♪

♪Even if I can't win your heart, I won't let go of your hand.♪

♪I look far into the distance alone, ignoring the noise of the world.♪

♪You are the one and only person I pray for.♪

♪I want to keep you by my side and our love will not fade.♪

♪Even if I can't win your heart, I won't let go of your hand.♪

♪I guard your goodness, shutting away the clamour of the world.♪

♪You are the one and only person I fall for.♪

♪Just remember my vow.♪

♪I want nobody, but you.♪

♪That is the ever-lasting love I promised.♪ ♪That is the ever-lasting love you promised.♪

♪Only you know it.♪

♪Only I know it.♪

♪I still can't forget our love.♪

♪You are the one and only person I fall for.♪