Original subtitles

"Simply One Song" - Hu Zhengjun

♫ Fortunately, I can't get what I want ♫

♫ The sky returns one night and the world is already in song ♫

♫ Unattainable in this life ♫

♫ It's an honor to have the privilege of parting ways at the end of the world ♫

♫ Heaven wishes for eternity, and people cherish the expanse ♫

♫ Not far from her, but nowhere near ♫

♫ The sky is turbulent, the finale about a hundred years later ♫

♫ Fortunately, my longing finally turns into a song ♫

♫ The leaving person waves and the shadow smiles, racing all night through the vast sky ♫

♫ The trees of tranquility have not yet disappeared ♫

♫ Tears of the kind-hearted never cease to disappear ♫

♫ But they never stop ♫

♫ Fortunately, the vast sky is wide open ♫

♫ I think and yearn for one night, I don't dare seek to grow old ♫

♫ There is no need to explain much in this world ♫

♫ If the heartache remains, it'll never stop ♫

♫ How? ♫

[Nancheng Banquet]

[Episode 23]

Timing and Subtitles brought to you by 💓Whistling 7️⃣Seconds Team @Viki.com

It's you.

15 years ago, you killed my parents and slaughtered my entire village.

I've searched for you for 15 years.

Today, I will avenge my parents.

Then today, I will send you to meet your parents.

Kill her!

Xiao Quan.

Master.

You are in league with Xiao Quan.

Fu Xiao, give me the ring.

I won't give you the ring.

I can't just watch Yan Changyun die wrongfully.

Even less can I allow you to destroy the Southern Kingdom.

Fu Xiao,

you can't continue in your delusion.

The Qin Family deserved to die.

Back then, on the battlefield, Qin Wenzhong killed countless people of the Ning Kingdom.

Qin Yan even caused me to lose both legs and become a cripple.

Now, I can finally fulfill the grand undertaking of the Ning Kingdom.

Return in glory to the royal family.

Fu Xiao, I promise you.

After the matter is done, I will take you back to the Ning Kingdom.

Master, you're the one who is stubbornly ignorant.

How can you, for your own selfish desires, reignite the war between the two countries?

Shut up!

Uncle Lei.

Be careful!

Qing Li.

Uncle Lei.

Uncle Lei.

Retreat!

Qing Li.

Master, I…

Am I not better than Fu Xiao?

You won't be biased anymore, will you?

My Lord, Fu Xiao has taken the ring back.

We're probably not able to return to the capital city.

Let's leave now.

Heng'er is still in the palace.

Now that everything has come to light, Zhao Yuan will surely harm Heng'er.

The young lady, after all, is a country's future consort.

That dog of an emperor won't touch her easily.

Let's preserve our strength first, then find an opportunity to save her.

We've been tracking Xiao Quan all the way here.

Fortunately, we caught up.

A'Cheng.

You tell the young master that the wrongdoings I've committed.

Ask him not to hold a grudge against me.

Uncle Lei.

Fu Xiao.

I lied to you.

I have wronged you.

I have failed the young master.

Uncle Lei, please don't say anymore.

I know you had your difficulties.

Hang in there a bit longer, Changyun is still waiting for you to come back.

That's right.

I'm afraid I can't make it.

If the item inside the ring can be kept safe,

then can exonerate us,

and I will die without regrets.

It's just that there is one thing I can't let go of.

I want to tell you.

Go ahead.

The only person that I can't rest easy about is Chu Yue.

In this lifetime, I have not fulfilled my responsibilities as a father.

I understand. Chu Yue's greatest wish

is to marry the young master.

Fu Xiao.

I hope you can help Chu Yue...

Okay, I promise you.

Uncle Lei.

Uncle Lei.

Your Majesty,

Qin Yan should have been executed 15 years ago.

He has been hiding for many years, and even remained close to Your Majesty.

He has ulterior motives

Now that he has been captured,

I believe there is no need for a trial;

execute him immediately.

Your Majesty, if Qin Yan was solely set on revenge,

then why would he disguise himself as Yan Changyun to protect Your Majesty.

Yan Changyun's loyalty is unswerving; we have all witnessed it.

We should thoroughly investigate this case before making a final decision.

That's right.

Makes sense.

- We really need to investigate thoroughly. - Yes, indeed.

Your Majesty, Yan Changyun is innocent.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

- Rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, Qin Yan is innocent, and so is the Qin Family.

This is the evidence.

What is this?

This jade ring originally belonged to General Guo Zhen.

But the silk cloth hidden inside

is the tripartite agreement from the Guanyou incident 15 years ago.

Back then, it was Xiao Quan who colluded with Guo Zhen and the Ning imperial family.

They secretly spread vermilion silver powder among the military.

Together, they framed Duke Ding, Qin Wenzhong.

Creating the so-called Guanyou incident.

With this, they deceived Your Majesty into ordering the execution of the Qin Family.

The mastermind behind this affair is indeed Xiao Quan.

What? Xiao Quan? It was him?

Truly nefarious!

What is the meaning of this?

How did it get broken?

There's a hidden meaning.

This is the evidence.

Please, Eunuch Feng.

[Signatories: Xiao Quan, Ge Heng, Guo Zhen]

No wonder I didn't see him at the court session today.

Where is Xiao Quan now?

Your Majesty, knowing his plot has been revealed,

he has already fled in fear of his crimes.

- Commander Wei. - Here.

Take the Thousand Feather Guards and surround the Xiao residence immediately.

- Issue a nationwide order to arrest Xiao Quan. - I shall carry out the order.

Your Majesty, nine clans of the Qin Family were executed 15 years ago.

Their old subordinates were implicated and suffered for 15 years.

Qin Yan hid his identity and endured humiliation

just to find evidence to clear the injustice.

I beseech Your Majesty to grant them justice,

and give Qin Yan a chance to live.

Your Majesty, the evidence is now irrefutable.

Qin Yan's reputation as a fugitive

can naturally be pardoned.

Convey my decree, release Qin Yan from the Sky Prison.

Wait!

- Greeting to Grand Empress Dowager. - My beloved ministers, rise.

Thank you, Grand Empress Dowager.

Your Majesty, Qin Yan can't be released.

Grand Empress Dowager, why is this?

The disturbance of the Guanyou incident

was a case decreed by Your Majesty himself.

Now, based on an agreement of unknown origin,

Your Majesty is accused of framing the Qin Family.

Wouldn't that make Your Majesty's decree empty words?

Can a case be overturned just because someone wishes it?

Grand Empress Dowager, is it that an obvious injustice can't be overturned?

How dare you!

Back then, Qin Yan fled, fearing his crimes.

He hid his identity and lurked beside His Majesty.

Such a great crime of deceiving the emperor, his heart is worthy of death.

It's ridiculous that you still want to defend him.

Your Majesty, the one who truly committed the crime of deceiving you

is Xiao Quan, who created the miscarriage of justice.

You are the ruler of the land, the ultimate honorable one.

Your words are the golden decree.

I implore you to spare Qin Yan and grant the Qin Family justice

to vindicate the Qin Family and uphold justice.

Silence!

What right do you have to meddle in this imperial court?

Empress Dowager, rest assured.

I'm well aware of Qin Yan's matter.

- Your Majesty. - Enough!

We will discuss Qin Yan's matter another day.

Court is adjourned.

- Long live the Emperor. - Long live the Emperor.

Greetings, Your Majesty

- Open the gates. - Yes.

You may leave.

Yes.

She came back for you after all.

She shouldn't have come back.

Do you have the heart to let her watch you be executed?

Isn't this the very outcome you wanted?

If she could truly give up hope…

perhaps it would be a release for her.

That was originally my thought as well.

But the moment she returned,

seeing her eyes,

I knew that even if you died,

she wouldn't become my woman.

You aren't aware, are you?

She has regained her memory,

and found this.

This is the truth you've been desperately searching for, isn't it?

- What about Xiao Quan? - He has already fled out of fear of punishment.

Since Your Majesty already knows the truth, then why are you still keeping me here?

I'm also without choice.

If I release you, how will I explain to the officials of the Southern Kingdom?

It concerns the dignity of the imperial family.

Before the state and the ancestral temple,

right and wrong are sometimes not so important.

What do you mean, Your Majesty?

Qin Yan, you must die.

- Your Majesty. - Did you find out any news about my brother?

The eunuchs and maids in the palace hide when they see anyone from the Phoenix Rite Palace.

I can only secretly listen to their discussions.

It is said that Xiao Quan is the mastermind behind the Guanyou incident.

He has already fled out of fear of punishment.

So, my brother had ambitions all along.

Why did he deceive His Majesty?

Why would he do such a thing?

Your Majesty, if something happens to Xiao Quan,

what will you do in the palace from now on?

How will His Majesty deal with my brother?

According to them,

His Majesty has issued a decree to arrest your brother.

Your Majesty, you must think of a way to protect yourself.

What's left in my life to protect?

- I'll beg His Majesty. - There's no need.

Your Majesty.

I know my brother's crimes are unforgivable.

If Your Majesty must punish someone, then punish me.

Members of the harem must not interfere with politics.

Xiao Quan's affairs have nothing to do with you.

He is my brother and my kin.

I only wish to atone for my brother's sins.

What if the crime he committed is punishable by death?

As long as his life can be spared,

I'm willing to die for him.

You're not just his sister,

you're also my wife.

What right do you have to atone for his sins?

- Greetings, Grand Empress Dowager. - Grandmother.

Married to His Majesty for four years without any children.

Even if we execute the entire Xiao family,

it wouldn't be too much.

Your Majesty, doesn't she wish to die?

Then grant her wish.

Grandmother, Xiao Quan's crimes are unforgivable,

but Her Majesty is innocent.

Innocent?

The sister of a treacherous official?

What qualifies her to be the empress?

Even if she doesn't die,

send her to the Cold Palace for life.

Grandmother, there's no need for you to say more.

I have made my own decision.

Your Majesty has grown up.

Wanting to make decisions on everything by yourself.

I should have taken charge myself long ago.

Grandmother, you're old.

There's no need for you to trouble yourself.

- Your Majesty, you… - Guards!

The Grand Empress Dowager is tired. Escort her back to rest.

- Your Majesty. - Can you not hear my words?

- Empress Dowager, please. - Empress Dowager, please.

- Your Majesty. - There's no need for you to say more.

I'm well aware.

You just take good care of yourself.

I'll leave first.

[Yan Residence]

[Spiritual tablet of late father, Lei Bao]

[Memorial]

If it hadn't been for you, my father would not have died.

If it hadn't been for you, he wouldn't have been thrown into the Sky Prison.

If you had not appeared, I could have been with him for a lifetime.

The whole world knows he's my man.

Why did everything change the moment you appeared?

Rest assured; I'll leave Yan Changyun.

But I will not forgive you,

nor will I wish you well.

I just pity you.

Because your love is selfish.

You only care about yourself.

A selfish person like you

doesn't deserve true love at all.

[Yan Residence]

Miss Fu Xiao, what you are doing is illegal.

Listen to me, and let's go back.

If something really happens, even His Majesty can't protect you.

I will confess to His Majesty after the deed is done.

I also request your cooperation, sir.

The heavenly prison is forbidden; no one is allowed to enter.

You really are blind.

Eunuch Feng is here by His Majesty's order to announce the decree.

Move.

Xiao Yanzi, the prison's aura is ominous;

I won't go in. I'm leaving this task to you.

Yes.

Open the door.

Yes.

I'm about to read His Majesty's secret edict, stand aside.

Yes.

Yan Changyun, heed the decree.

The imperial edict says,

"Yan Changyun is indeed the remnant of a criminal minister.

Bearing guilt, he fled in secret, deceiving his emperor and betraying his superiors.

Yet, with a kindly and generous heart,

in consideration of Yan Changyun's many merits in protecting me,

I authorize him to have his merits offset his crimes.

Expel Yan Changyun from the capital. He shall never return to the capital city.

Respect this."

Come with me.

What's wrong?

The imperial edict is fake,

isn't it?

How could that be? This is the edict personally issued by His Majesty, with his seal.

His Majesty would never let me go.

Otherwise, how could he explain to the world?

He need not explain to anyone;

he's the emperor.

Fu Xiao,

are you still going to lie to me?

Do you know how dangerous it is to forge an imperial edict?

No matter how dangerous,

Yan Changyun, I just want you to be all right.

If you died, I wouldn't want to live in this world either.

Why are you so foolish?

- Is it worth risking your life to save me? - Yes.

Come with me.

I can't implicate you.

Leave.

I let Yan Changyun go.

I know I can't hide it from you.

You coerced Eunuch Feng.

Faking the edict, freeing Yan Changyun, and burning the Sky Prison.

Every single matter is an unforgivable crime, do you know that?

Please, Your Majesty, punish me.

You...

You're just taking advantage of my favor towards you,

and time and again, you challenge me.

You're insulting me.

Guards, issue the decree; hunt down Yan Changyun.

Yes.

What are you doing?

Your Majesty,

if you still refuse to spare Yan Changyun,

I will die before your eyes.

Are you threatening me?

If you are willing to give him a chance to live,

then I'm willing to marry you...

and serve you for the rest of my life.

To save him,

you would sacrifice everything.

Is that so?

Yes.

Fine.

Since you have made up your mind,

then I'll grant your wish.

But from this moment on,

you must stay by my side for the rest of your life.

Issue the decree, order the Ministry of Rites.

I decree to bestow upon Fu Xiao the title of consort.

Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.

Young Master.

A'Cheng,

where is this?

- Where is Fu Xiao? - We have already left the capital.

Fu Xiao stayed in the Imperial Palace;

she didn't come with us.

What did you say?

She forged the imperial edict to save me.

She can't stay in the palace.

- Turn around and go back immediately. - No, Young Master,

Fu Xiao will be fine.

She is going to marry His Majesty.

What did you say?

His Majesty has issued a notice.

Proclaiming that you died in the heavenly prison fire.

[Decree] Enthronement set for February 2nd.

Fu Xiao is to be the Imperial Noble Consort.

Young Master, it would be of no use for you to return now.

It would only void everything that Fu Xiao has done.

This is what Fu Xiao asked me to give you before she left.

[Decree] Young Master!

♫ Exploring spring when it rains slightly ♫

♫ Beyond the city, the grass and trees grow dense ♫

♫ All the false and true things in this world ♫

♫ All enter the rise and fall of peace and tranqulity ♫

♫ Meeting but not recognizing old friends ♫

♫ Love grows between the eyebrows and eyes ♫

♫ This is my fate with you ♫

♫ Engraved in the palm of my hand ♫

♫ The flowing light surrounds the bright lamp ♫

♫ The night wind stirs up the dust of the past ♫

♫ Old words in the play scripts ♫

♫ Singing out all love, enmity, passion, and regret ♫

♫ To judge right from wrong for you once more ♫

♫ I throw caution to the wind ♫

♫ I am willing to hide on Southern Mountain with you ♫

​♫ Riding horses and galloping together ♫

[Training Ground] ♫ Love and hatred cycle through several turns ♫

♫ Only then do I have you in this life ♫

♫ Standing together at dusk ♫

♫ A kiss between the brows ♫

♫ I take the wind and rain together for a ride ♫

♫ Holding hands with one person forever ♫

[Unyielding] ♫ Even though my heart is besieged ♫

♫ I have no regrets and no hatred ♫

♫ The flowing light surrounds the bright lamp ♫

♫ The night wind stirs up the dust of the past ♫

♫ Old words in the play scripts ♫

♫ Singing out all love, enmity, passion, and regret ♫

♫ To judge right from wrong for you once more ♫

♫ I throw caution to the wind ♫

♫ I am willing to hide on Southern Mountain with you ♫

​♫ Riding horses and galloping together ♫

♫ Love and hatred cycle through several turns ♫

♫ Only then do I have you in this life ♫

♫ Standing together at dusk ♫

♫ A kiss between the brows ♫

♫ I take the wind and rain together for a ride ♫

♫ Holding hands with one person forever ♫

♫ Even though my heart is besieged ♫

♫ I have no regrets and no hatred ♫

You're really here.

You're still thinking of him.

Don't worry, Your Majesty.

From now on, I'll never come here again.

Nor will I touch anything related to him.

No matter,

you will soon marry me.

I will give you happiness.

Your Majesty, I have one last request.

On the day of my marriage,

I want to marry from the residence of Yan Changyun.

All right,

I agree to your request.

[Civil and Military Strategies]

Miss Xiao, the emperor has decreed that no one is to enter or leave Phoenix Rite Palace.

Fu Xiao, how did you come here?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, why do you look so pale?

Are you feeling unwell?

It's a sickness of the heart.

The fact that you could come to see me, I'm all better now.

Your Majesty,

I came today to tell you...

that I'm going to marry His Majesty.

What about Yan Changyun?

He was burned to death in the heavenly prison.

Do you think I'm particularly heartless and unfaithful?

I only feel sorry for you.

Like me, you are also a person with a miserable fate.

I once thought I was the happiest woman in the world.

With a brother who loved me and a father.

I also married the man I loved the most.

But in the end, I realized...

that I am merely a pawn.

And you,

you must have your own difficulties, too.

Fu Xiao, since you are destined to marry His Majesty,

forget Yan Changyun...

and take good care of His Majesty for me, will you?

Your Majesty, I have already made up my mind.

Even if I really marry His Majesty,

I'll never step beyond my bounds.

His Majesty still belongs to you, Your Majesty.

In the future,

I'm afraid I won't be able to stay by His Majesty's side anymore.

Your Majesty.

It's all right.

Timing and Subtitles brought to you by 💓Whistling 7️⃣Seconds Team @Viki.com

"Promise" - Jiang Yu Han & Wang Hong

♫ A vast sea of ​​people, long roads ♫

♫ A childhood meeting that is unforgettable in the passing years ♫

♫ There are many vicissitudes of life in the world, each side at the ends of the earth ♫

♫ The twilight falls and scatters, the moonlight comforts the parting dead ♫

♫ Going in circles, it's still the same as before ♫

♫ The human world has tender sentiments, the word "love" is hidden in the palm of your hand ♫

♫ Drawing a sword to cut the water, the water keeps flowing ♫

♫ Time flies like water, yet I trust you have been well since we last met ♫

♫ Fierce horses and bright clothes, all to marry you in your bridal red ♫

​♫ Love amidst the vast sea, it's intoxication is the hardest to let go ♫

♫ What harm is there to give up this life for you? ♫

♫ I keep this tenderness to myself ♫

♫ To be drunk with you for a time ♫

♫ If I could truly fall in love with you ♫

​♫ Why should I be afraid of the wind and snow disturbing my heart? ♫

♫ Never giving up, never forgetting, never regretting is my heartfelt wish for you ♫

♫ If I could fill pages with my affection for you ♫

♫ Why fear the world's high mountains and long rivers? ♫

♫ One thought, one dream, a lifetime, I place you in my heart ♫

♫ If I could truly fall in love with you ♫

♫ Why should I be afraid of the wind and snow disturbing my heart? ♫

♫ Never giving up, never forgetting, never regretting is my heartfelt wish for you ♫

♫ If I could fill pages with my affection for you ♫

♫ Why fear the world's high mountains and long rivers? ♫

♫ One thought, one dream, a lifetime ♫

♫ I place you in my heart ♫