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♪We are both dim light♪

♪Will time erase us?♪

♪Those who fade away in the shadows silently♪

♪Also crave a life under the bright sun openly♪

♪How can I break free from the chains of fate?♪

♪Who whispers in my ear♪

♪That I'm bound to fall?♪

♪Then burn me♪

♪Burn my stubbornness♪

♪The surging bitterness♪

♪The hot tears♪

♪Nobody knows♪

♪Entangling in the past♪

♪Silence in the darkness♪

♪The dim light finally turns♪

[Kill Me Love Me]

♪Into the fire of rebirth♪

[Episode 21]

My Lord,

the Snow Dragon Whisker has been found.

Where is it?

In the Crown Prince's hands.

After the great fire in Qingzhou,

the Nanyue royal family, seeking the Crown Prince's favor,

secretly sent him a ten-year-nurtured Snow Dragon Whisker seed

via the black market.

Only by bringing down the Crown Prince

can we get the Snow Dragon Whisker.

Got it.

No matter what,

we need to wake up my father first.

As for Mei Lin...

♪The wind scatters the spring flowers♪

♪The dream was filled with sorrow for the entire night♪

♪Troubled thoughts shatter into a sky full of stars♪

♪If fate is too unbearable♪

♪I am mired in the mud♪

♪Love is helpless♪

♪Falling into the abyss♪

♪If life is♪

It's an Undying Flower.

♪Love is♪

When I went out of the palace today,

I saw some Undying Flowers.

His Majesty will be fine.

♪From which there is no return♪

♪It's a vain hope♪

♪It's in imagination♪

♪It's the distinguished light♪

Is there a problem with the Emperor's antidote?

It's easy to prepare the antidote,

but it's very hard to take it

into the Yanming Palace.

If the Crown Prince realizes

we've uncovered that my father was poisoned,

he will become desperate and act recklessly.

At that time,

my father will be in real danger.

What's your plan?

To detoxify my father,

we can only secretly seek Liu Zhong's assistance.

But it's very difficult to see Liu Zhong.

Maybe one person can help us.

Concubine Yan visits the lotus pond at the Chen and You hours daily

to release an Eternal Life Ship in prayer for the Emperor.

[Wish the Emperor good health]

We can send her a message

through the Eternal Life Ship.

[Within three feet, all illnesses vanish]

The gods have manifested.

Look, Your Highness.

It's the Eternal Life Ship.

[Within three feet, all illnesses vanish]

Within three feet,

all illnesses vanish.

This is Mei Lin's writing.

What does she mean?

Mei Lin has found a deity who can save His Majesty.

Let's go to Yanming Palace.

Her Highness will surely recognize my writing

and send the Eternal Life Ship to Yanming Palace.

However, due to your relationship with her,

she is likely

under constant surveillance by the Crown Prince.

[Yanming Palace]

Your Highness.

What are you holding?

This is the Eternal Life Ship I used for my prayers.

If placed within three feet of His Majesty's bedside,

he will surely recover from all his ailments.

Look.

[Within three feet, all illnesses vanish]

This is specially made secret ink.

Without my prompt,

no one else can see the hidden message.

Concubine Yan will provide them

with an ordinary Eternal Life Ship for blessings.

It won't raise suspicion.

His Majesty did not dote on you in vain.

However, your intentions

might not be able to get through.

[Yanming Palace]

Eunuch Liu.

Your Highness.

I understand your good intentions.

Once His Majesty wakes, he will understand them as well.

Please go back

to Fanghua Palace.

Eunuch Liu,

look,

this is a deity of Great Yan.

It's sure to work.

[Within three feet, all illnesses vanish]

Will Eunuch Liu accept

the Eternal Life Ship for blessings?

As long as he sees the portrait of Shennong,

he'll accept it.

Rebel!

Trying to drive me to my grave?

Father,

I know I was wrong.

Father,

if you harm yourself in anger,

I would be beyond redemption.

This gesture shows you admit your mistake.

Eunuch Liu taught me that.

Reflecting on my childhood mischief,

I was fortunate to have Eunuch Liu's secret help,

sparing me much suffering.

I will hint to Eunuch Liu how to read the secret message

using the portrait of Shennong.

Your Highness,

was this portrait of Shennong

painted by you?

Eunuch Liu,

it's the manifestation of gods.

Please give it a try. It will work.

Your Highness.

Bring me some ginger slices and vinegar.

Yes.

My father did not suffer a stroke.

He was poisoned by the Crown Prince.

The conflict between the incense and the tonics

caused his coma.

Your Majesty.

Mei Lin, Eunuch Liu has received the message.

We have succeeded.

Really?

My father should wake up very soon.

You didn't sleep well these days.

Take a nap.

But I'm too happy to fall asleep.

Would you like to try the method

you used to help me fall asleep

in the Court of State Ceremonial?

Do you want to knock me out?

I can't bear to do so.

My Lord,

the medicine you ordered is ready.

Are you ill?

This is a soothing soup I prepared for you.

It helps with sleep

and is good for your health.

This medicine is so bitter.

We agreed to share both good and hard times together.

It truly is very bitter.

Take a nap.

[Yanming Palace]

If my father is unable to open his mouth

or take any liquids,

place the antidote in the incense burner

and let it fume for one incense stick each day.

The toxins may clear

after three days.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Stop!

What are you doing?

What do you want to do?

Your Highness.

Eunuch Liu.

I just want to release

an Eternal Life Ship for blessings for His Majesty.

Do you have to stop me?

So you are seeking help from the gods,

not my third brother.

Arrest him.

Yes.

What are you doing?

Go.

Go.

Your Highness,

I just want to pray for blessings.

I want to pray for blessings for His Majesty.

Without Eunuch Liu,

Jinghe

will seek Luomei's help.

Keep a close watch,

especially on Mei Lin.

Yes.

[Prince Jing's Mansion]

My Lord,

Eunuch Liu has been captured by the Crown Prince.

The only person who can rescue Eunuch Liu

without alerting the Crown Prince's spies

is General Yin.

However, we received no reply

to our previous messages to her.

The day after tomorrow will be my final inspection of the camp.

By then,

I will present to the court a well-disciplined Pingnan Army

with clear defense protocols.

Go to the West Suburban Guard Post.

Today is General Yin's last inspection of the camp.

There aren't many spies in the army.

This is our last chance.

Greetings, General.

Greetings, General.

Greetings, General.

Greetings, General.

Today is my last inspection of the camp.

From now on,

even though I will no longer be in the army,

the Pingnan Army must keep their oaths

and protect the people of Great Yan.

I, Yin Luomei,

will always be a comrade of the Pingnan Army.

Remove the armor.

Take down the flag.

[Yin]

[Yan]

Farewell, General!

Who are you? Come out.

General Yin,

it's me.

I've come to deliver a message from Prince Jing.

How dare you trespass into the military camp?

Aren't you afraid I would kill you?

I know you

and General Weibei are both humane commanders

who would not kill innocents indiscriminately.

The General's Mansion won't participate in the struggle for succession.

I can't give Prince Jing what he wants.

[To General Yin]

Please read the letter, General.

How dare you

enter the tent without announcing yourself!

Please pardon me, Your Highness.

The Crown Prince has important matters to discuss with you.

Please return to the palace as soon as possible.

You go back first.

After addressing military affairs,

I will return to the palace.

Yes.

Tell Prince Jing

that I am now the Crown Princess.

No matter what happens,

I will stand with the Eastern Palace.

If he tries to sow discord again,

don't blame me for showing no mercy despite our past.

Jiangtu,

escort her back to Prince Jing's Mansion.

Yes.

Set up a perimeter one li away.

No one is allowed to approach.

Yes.

I didn't expect you still remember how to beat the Great Yan charge drum.

Only General Weibei

would add an extra beat to the three rounds.

You went to such great lengths

for the sake of the struggle for succession?

The struggle for succession

began ten years ago.

The Qingzhou matter was settled long ago.

Even now,

do you still want to blame the Crown Prince?

Do you remember

the strategist Li Qing in the eldest prince's mansion?

I heard he was a spy from Xiyan.

Wasn't he executed?

That was merely Xuanlie's own explanation.

Li Qing was planted in the Ministry of Defense.

The Qingzhou massacre

was orchestrated by him and Zhang Yin.

Anticipating that

Xuanlie would eliminate witnesses,

he devised a plan to hide in the West Mountain Mine.

So during the Lushan Hunt,

you deliberately disappeared to find him?

That's right.

Now, Li Qing is in my mansion.

This is his confession.

The evidence and witnesses are all here.

If you still have doubts,

you are welcome to verify them.

The Crown Prince feared I would return and overturn the case,

so he administered a slow-acting poison to our father.

Eunuch Liu has been imprisoned by the Crown Prince

for secretly giving our father an antidote.

Now

the only one who can save Eunuch Liu

is you.

The Yin family has always been loyal.

At this critical moment for Great Yan,

I hope you can

act decisively

and turn the situation around.

I failed

to prevent Prince Jing's people from acting.

But

the Crown Princess burnt the letter

and said

in any situation,

she would stand by Your Highness.

Got it.

How is the interrogation of Liu Zhong going?

Don't worry, Your Highness.

An expert executioner

can break even the strongest will within two days.

Liu Zhong has always favored Prince Jing.

Planning to assassinate the Crown Prince while exploiting the Emperor's illness

to secure the throne for Prince Jing.

If he signs this confession,

Prince Jing will surely face death.

Eunuch Liu,

for my third brother,

you are so cruel to yourself.

I would rather die

than let you prevail.

When you will die

is up to me.

General Yin.

Please stop, General Yin.

General Yin,

the Crown Prince committed regicide and treason by poisoning the Emperor.

He killed 100,000 Qingzhou...

General Yin, you've misjudged him.

Kill me

and save His Majesty.

Scoundrel,

how dare you slander me!

Kill me and save His Majesty.

When Luomei dons her armor,

she leads the Pingnan Army of 30,000 as a general.

When she removes her armor,

she leads me alone as the Crown Princess.

Your Highness, as the heir apparent of Great Yan,

you are known for your benevolence and kindness,

loving your people as a father loves his children.

No matter what happens,

I will stand by you.

Didn't you promise to stand with me

in defending Great Yan?

The Yin family has always been loyal.

At this critical moment for Great Yan,

I hope you can

act decisively

and turn the situation around.

Luomei.

Luomei.

You schemed against my aunt

and the entire Yin family.

As a daughter of the Yin family,

do I have a choice?

Yes.

It was me.

I schemed against Jinghe,

and I schemed for the throne.

I plotted against everything within my sight.

But I never schemed against you.

So what they said is all true.

Why?

Because in your eyes,

there is forever only Murong Jinghe.

If it weren't for my decisive actions in Qingzhou

that caused Jinghe to lose the people's support,

how could my father make me the Crown Prince?

And how could I stand

before you like this,

so that you could see me?

Luomei,

you have promised me a lifetime.

I won't allow you to take it back.

I spared his life

regarding the Qingzhou incident,

but he refuses to let it go,

insisting on overturning the verdict,

disrupting you and me,

and ruining everything.

As long as he is around,

I will always be the loser.

Slap me again.

Even to this day,

you show no remorse whatsoever.

Slap me

until you are no longer angry.

This slap

is for all the wronged souls in Qingzhou.

This slap

is for His Majesty who placed high hopes in you.

This slap

is for myself.

I falsely claim to be loyal to the Emperor and the country.

I actually fell in love with you.

Just pretend that nothing happened.

It was me who plotted treason.

Everything is unrelated to you.

Luomei,

trust me.

I will fulfill

what I promised you.

[Xieying Pavilion]

The Red Fruit has sprouted.

It's a good sign.

I wish General Yin

can bring us good news.

How could it be so hot?

I just caught a cold.

It's nothing.

The leeches are alive.

But if you want to persist on,

it will harm your health.

I can endure it.

The medicine is ready.

My lord, after taking the medicine, you will feel better.

Physician,

he doesn't seem to have caught a cold.

What's the matter with him?

He...

You may leave now.

I'll take my leave.

You are hiding something from me.

Nothing.

You still say there is nothing.

I smelled your medicine just now.

There is Xuanhu in it.

It's for killing pain.

Are you wounded?

I really can't hide anything from you.

This is an old ailment from Qingzhou.

Damp weather

makes the pain unbearable.

After taking the medicine,

I will recover very soon.

You hid it from me again.

Why are you always like this?

I'm just afraid...

Afraid I would worry?

Jinghe,

you have to promise me.

No matter what happens in the future,

don't hide anything from me.

Assassinate Murong Jinghe.

You acted on your own

and betrayed the Shadow Works.

You should meet your end.

Mei Lin,

actually, I...

My lord.

My lord,

something happened.

The Eastern Palace sent this to us.

Eunuch Liu died.

General Yin killed him.

What should we do now?

The Emperor's antidote must not be interrupted,

or all previous efforts will be in vain.

I can ask Concubine Yan for help.

Right.

Concubine Yan is a consort of Great Yan

and also the princess of Xiyan.

Now, only she can enter the Yanming Palace.

I only need to sneak into the Fanghua Palace

and give her the antidote.

Remember,

no matter what happens,

don't leave Fanghua Palace.

Okay.

[Prince Jing's Mansion]

Be careful.

Keep my hairpin well.

If it is damaged,

you'll have to spend your life making it up to me.

Wait for me to come back.

I will protect it well.

When you come back,

I will tell you

everything.

I only wish that at that time,

you would still

promise me a lifetime.

My lord.

My lord.

My lord.

My lord.

♪The dream was filled with sorrow for the entire night♪

♪Troubled thoughts shatter into a sky full of stars♪

♪If fate is too unbearable♪

♪I am mired in the mud♪

♪Love is helpless♪

♪Falling into the abyss♪

♪If life is♪

♪A predetermined sorrow♪

♪Love is♪

♪An endless wandering♪

♪A place in the heart♪

♪From which there is no return♪

[Fanghua Palace]

♪It's a vain hope♪

♪It's in imagination♪

♪It's the distinguished light♪

Chagu.

Chagu.

Your Highness.

Chagu,

have you found out where Eunuch Liu is?

Your Highness, rumors are spreading

that Eunuch Liu fell critically ill and passed away last night.

How could this be?

Your Highness,

if His Majesty passes away,

you'll have nobody to rely on in the palace.

Let's listen to the Prince Heir

and go back to Xiyan.

No,

I can't go.

If I leave, what about His Majesty?

The Prince Heir said

His Majesty has arranged everything for you.

If you don't leave,

you would be betraying His Majesty's goodwill.

His Majesty has arranged everything for me.

How could I leave when he is in such peril?

But if you don't leave,

what can you do?

I...

Your Highness.

Mei Lin.

Mei Lin.

Mei Lin.

- You are drenched. - Your Highness.

Chagu, fetch some dry clothes.

Your Highness,

we've found a way to save His Majesty.

Now, only you can save him.

Me?

How is it?

The leeches are dead.

Well,

what about Prince Jing?

The excruciating pain, which even Xuanhu cannot suppress,

has caused Prince Jing to pass out.

This detoxification method may not succeed.

Moreover,

such pain is unbearable for an ordinary person.

It was me who caused her to be poisoned with Momai.

No matter how painful,

I should endure it.

When the Emperor wakes, we can bring down the Crown Prince.

Then we can get the Snow Dragon Whisker.

Why must you put yourself in danger?

I dare not bet on the only choice.

One more method of detoxification,

for her,

is one more chance to survive.

You must first ingest the poison.

Then I can use your body

to test the leech detoxification method.

You will have to endure the pain of the leeches' bites.

If you can't hold on,

you must take the antidote promptly,

or it will

endanger your own life.

But Prince Jing has taken the antidote.

He should wake up very soon.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness,

how is His Majesty?

Concubine Yan,

you don't understand the rules of attending to the sick.

I will oversee things here at the Yanming Palace.

You may go back.

Your Highness,

His Majesty can't wake up, can he?

Don't talk nonsense.

But everyone in the palace said so.

I beg you, Your Highness.

Please let me in to see His Majesty.

I know I'm useless.

I can't cure His Majesty, but I just want to stay with him.

Let me go in. I beg you.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

I beg you, Your Highness.

Please let me in to see His Majesty.

Your Highness.

I beg you, Your Highness.

Your Highness,

His Majesty treated me so well.

I just want to stay with him.

Let me go in, okay?

I beg you, Your Highness.

I beg you, Your Highness.

Get up.

You agreed, right?

Your Highness, you...

Anyone wishing to enter must be searched first.

Yanming Palace is heavily guarded.

Only by becoming the antidote myself

can I avoid detection during a search.

Go in now.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Catch her.

Yes.

Follow me.

♪The wind scatters the spring flowers♪

♪The dream was filled with sorrow for the entire night♪

♪Troubled thoughts shatter into a sky full of stars♪

♪If fate is too unbearable♪

♪I am mired in the mud♪

♪Love is helpless, falling into the abyss♪

♪If life is a predetermined sorrow♪

♪Love is an endless wandering♪

♪A place in the heart from which there is no return♪

♪It's a vain hope, it's in imagination♪

♪It's the distinguished light♪

♪If life is a predetermined sorrow♪

♪Love is an endless wandering♪

♪A place in the heart from which there is no return♪

♪It's a vain hope, it's in imagination♪

♪It's the distinguished light♪

♪If life is a predetermined sorrow♪

♪Love is an endless wandering♪

♪A place in the heart from which there is no return♪

♪It's a vain hope, it's in imagination♪

♪It's the distinguished light♪

♪It's a vain hope, it's in imagination♪

♪It's the distinguished light♪