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Episode 27
Luo Feng.
Luo Feng!
- Luo Feng. - Don't come any closer!
Do you still hate me?
Do you hate me for not killing myself to be with you?
Of course I do.
How I wish I didn't hate you.
Because if I didn't hate you anymore, it means my love for you has died.
Luo Feng, I'd like to take a look at you.
Would you let me take a look at you?
You didn't want to look at me when I was alive
so why would you be so obsessed with a ghost now?
No. You're Luo Feng, not a ghost.
You're the only man who ever loved me.
Let me ask you this. Have you ever loved me?
I'm now being punished.
Can you not see that?
The man I love does not love me.
Do you now regret it?
Have you realized how cruel you were to me?
If you lead a happy life now would you still think of me?
You wouldn't! I'm sure you wouldn't!
Luo Feng, please forgive me!
I know I wronged you, but please forgive me!
I hate myself so much.
Why do I always have a breakdown whenever I see you?
Miao Ge, you are my nemesis.
Luo Feng!
Was that him? Was that really him?
Why does he have to wear a mask?
Could it be he is still alive?
Your Highness, please forgive me!
Insolent peasant! How dare you not kneel before Her Highness?
Your Highness, it's cold outside.
Wear something warmer before you leave!
Your Highness!
Greetings to Your Highness!
Is the grocer here today?
Yes, Your Highness.
Master Chen has taken him to the kitchen.
The kitchen?
Your Highness, you'll catch a cold.
- Please drape this on. - It's fine!
We'll talk when I get back.
Your Highness!
Greetings to Your Highness.
This old gentleman is...
Your Highness, he is a grocer.
Isn't the grocer a man in a mask?
How can we establish authority if we allow common folks to enter the palace
whenever they want?
Yes. I am very sorry.
When the Warlord took down the city he killed and injured too many people.
We don't have enough servants so that's why we allowed them to come in and help.
I won't dare to in the future.
Why are you here today instead of the man in a mask?
Your Highness, that man is my neighbor.
I had a bad fall a couple of days ago so he helped me out.
Who is he?
He... He is my neighbor.
That wasn't what I asked you about.
If Your Highness would like to know more about that man, I could look into it.
It's all right. I was just asking.
- You may leave now. - Yes.
Your Highness?
Can a dead person come back to life?
How can that be possible?
Please don't brood over it. Let's head back.
Is it done?
It's all done.
I feel bad that you have to help me out here in the barn during your pregnancy.
How do you know I'm helping you and not the other way around?
Why would you say that?
I'm too bored in the manor.
One tends to think too much when one is bored.
When I am here, not only do I learn new things
but I also forget my troubles.
We're helping each other out, so don't feel bad about it.
What's the matter? Is there something on my face?
I find you very different from other women.
Elaborate a bit more?
His Lordship is a frequent visitor to brothels.
Most women respond in two ways.
One is the melodramatic type who makes a huge fuss.
The other is the depressed type who complains about marrying the wrong man.
I'd be lying to you if I said I don't care at all.
But what can I do even if I care?
I can cry and make a fuss but if he doesn't love me anymore
I might as well let him go.
He will come home when he's tired of fooling around.
What if he doesn't come back to you?
A woman's hands are too small to trap an ambitious man.
If I can't hold on to him, I can only blame myself.
What's the matter?
Master Xiao doesn't agree with me?
These are just excuses.
Men do have a change of heart.
But not all men are the same.
The only reason why you are acting as if there is nothing you can do about it
is because you aren't that deeply in love.
A lot of women think men are fickle-minded.
But I think women are too ruthless.
Women who cry and try to kill themselves do that as a threat, not out of love.
Women who whine and moan about it turn a blind eye to the problem.
I thought Your Ladyship would counter changes with consistency.
But your answer was equally disappointing.
It seems all women can't be trusted.
Bread is the staff of life.
The three daily meals are the most important elements in a day.
Not only do they have to be a perfect combination of color
aroma, taste, and appearance, but they also help maintain one's health.
What smells so good?
This... Le Er? What are you doing here?
Are you cooking something?
I am stewing a braised ribs soup.
It is His Lordship's favorite.
Good. It's good you are in love.
But you are carrying a child now.
It's best you don't exhaust yourself.
I love my son but I love my grandson even more.
I know. I'll be careful.
Anyone here? Anyone?
What are your orders, My Lord?
Why is the room in this state?
What tricks are you conjuring in the middle of the night?
It's not a trick. I just want to make you happy.
It's fine. Leave now and let me be.
Are other women in Central Shu better than me?
Are you just out and about to make Le Er jealous?
So I am right after all.
But let me tell you this.
Le Er doesn't care about it.
She isn't influenced by your actions at all.
When I saw Le Er at the barn today, she was tidying things up happily.
By the way, Xiao Hui is quite handsome.
He does look a bit like Yun Kuang.
You really are sick of living.
Kill me.
Le Er still won't love you even if you killed me!
My Lord.
Look. She didn't even make a fuss.
She doesn't care about you.
Go away. Go away right now.
I don't ever want to see you again.
Greetings to Your Ladyship.
I think you're wrong in saying women are ruthless.
Men change their minds too quickly.
I've only embarrassed myself for trying to win his heart back.
My Lady!
Where are you going, My Lady?
We've been walking a a long time.
I'm in love with Yun Kuang but destiny led me to choose Hai Tian instead.
I don't regret it.
But something you said this afternoon tugged at my heartstrings.
I realized my heart still yearns for the past memories.
I still have the longing and hope for the past.
I felt I have let His Lordship down.
I want to make it up to him.
That's good.
No, it isn't.
I want to make it up to him so I made him soup and took it to his room.
But I ran into him while he was kissing Xi Bing.
My mind went blank at that moment.
I could only walk away with the soup in my hands.
I mean, I didn't know what to do.
I really don't know what I should do.
Baked sweet potatoes!
This one.
Here.
When I was little, my family was too poor to even afford a sweet potato.
Only when my father had to go away for work would my mother pack him a few sweet potatoes.
My father never ate them.
He always snuck them to me.
He told me he would be rich one day.
When he got rich, he'd buy me good food.
So whenever I ate baked sweet potatoes, I thought I was eating hope.
Hope?
Yes. It was hope.
As long as you have hope, your future is still going to be bright despite the obstacles.
Why aren't you eating?
It's really good. Give it a try.
How is it? I didn't lie to you, right?
My Lady, to be honest, I don't know what I can do to help you.
But if you need someone to listen to you
I could be your best audience.
- Didn't you say women can't be trusted? - You're an exception.
- Why? - I don't know why either.
Anyway, I believe you.
I think I know what to do now.
Because I believe in myself.
Le Er.
You're here.
I'm sorry. I had too much to drink last night.
Things weren't what they seemed to be.
- Do you love me? - Of course.
That's good enough for me.
I can't tend to your needs during my pregnancy.
You must have felt lonely.
But it's fine. Xi Bing can carry out the duties of a wife for me.
You mean...
Take Xi Bing as your concubine and welcome her into our family.
What is the matter?
Le Er.
Why do you choose to ignore what you have seen?
Why are you so tolerant?
That makes me very upset.
It shows you don't care about me and that you don't love me.
No woman would want to share her husband with someone else.
But I have no other choice. You like her.
I love you so I have to love who you love as well.
You know how headstrong I am.
I won't compromise with anything.
But I am willing to make a change for you.
Isn't that love as well?
Why did we end up like this?
Everything was all right.
This jade pendant doesn't suit me.
You can do whatever you like with it.
I'm confident we will be very happy.
What is the occasion?
Today is the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts.
Didn't you know that, Your Highness?
Festival of the Hungry Ghosts?
It must be buzzing with activity outside.
I ran into Mister Qian's daughter, Miss Ling Xi, at the palace gates.
She said the streets are all jam-packed.
Is that so?
Lin Yang is the capital city so there are more people and streets.
It's like this every year.
Let's take a walk outside?
I...
I'm almost bored to death being in here all day.
I'll lose my mind if I don't go out.
- But the regulations... - Who cares about regulations?
I have the Warlord's access pass.
Let's disguise ourselves as commoners and sneak out.
Then we'll sneak back in and no one will notice.
- But... - The Warlord's away so I am second in command.
You are my maid so you should listen to me.
Hurry up and help me get changed.
But you have to promise me...
All right! I'll promise you anything.
Look! Should I go in this dress?
Or this one?
What about this one? It's pretty.
Let's choose this one then.
Let's go.
Madam, there are a lot of people here so be careful.
It will be all right.
- Seriously. - What happened?
Someone just bumped into me.
Are you all right?
I'm all right. Madam, where are we going?
Oh no... I've forgotten to ask for the address of the masked man.
Look! There's fireworks over there!
Madam!
Lu Qiao! Lu...
Luo Feng.
Luo Feng!
Could this be an illusion?
It couldn't be...
He seemed so real before my eyes.
Miao Ge.
What's the matter? Don't you recognize me?
I'm Yun Jiang.
Yun Jiang? You're still alive.
What about Luo Feng?
I followed your order to bury the corpse of His Majesty.
But the house was suddenly on fire.
I realized something was wrong so I ran out alone.
I'm sorry.
It was all God's will so who can we blame?
Was His Majesty really dead?
Miao Ge, what's the matter with you?
Don't you remember that the emperor was already dead when you ran into me?
Yes... He was dead.
How are you?
When I left the palace the theater troupe here took me in.
They treat me like family.
But I can't be compared to you.
I heard you married the Warlord and are now the empress.
How forgetful am I? I've been rude.
Don't stand on ceremony, Yun Jiang.
I prefer you call me Miao Ge.
'Your Highness' is but a title.
Who would know what it's really like?
I understand what life is like for women in the palace.
You either wait a lifetime or die a tragic death.
After leaving the palace, I finally realized there is a different lifestyle.
Are you in a rush to get back to the palace?
Come with me. I'll take you to a performance done by my theater troupe.
Today the Master of the Dark Valley will be present to answer some questions.
Master of the Dark Valley? Who is he?
He is a psychic.
He can look into the past and future.
He can also solve problems for others.
I can ensure you it's worth the trip.
Let's go.
What is the performance about?
This is the story of Chang E and how she went to the moon.
Chang E always wanted to be a goddess.
She heard her husband Hou Yi had the elixir of life and took it.
After taking the elixir, she became a goddess and floated to the moon.
She could no longer enjoy the warmth on Earth.
What's wrong, Miao Ge?
Who is that man playing the role of Hou Yi?
I seem to know him.
He is the Master of the Dark Valley.
This is his first trip to Lin Yang so you wouldn't know him.
Give them some tokens!
- Token? - Yes. Just throw your belonging on stage.
You get your fortune told if he picks yours up.
He's very accurate.
Great! That's our token!
You can get your fortune told. Let's go.
Yun Jiang, what song is this?
Yun Jiang? Yun Jiang!
Yun Jiang!
What's the matter, Madam?
I'm looking for a friend of mine.
She will be gone for a short while.
Only one person is allowed in here at a time.
I see.
Now that you're here, just try to relax.
You can ask me any questions.
I'd like to ask about a person.
What person?
Someone I let down.
An encounter by coincidence.
But the seedling of love was deeply rooted.
Sympathy bred love and love bred hatred.
This love was destined for this lifetime.
Like birds in one grove are a husband and wife
but they each fly away at the face of disaster.
Who are you?
Master of the Dark Valley.
How would you know so much about me?
Fortune-telling.
How can I resolve this issue?
It's simple.
Madam, first, you have to learn how to love someone.
Love? Will that work?
I offer my love every day
but it has never been accepted.
That is because we have too many desires which can't be satisfied.
So we suffer from that.
And that is why we have so many unrealistic fantasies.
If you can love someone without asking for anything in return
then I believe you can truly free yourself.
If you love someone you won't ask for anything in return.
Someone who loves you will always love you.
So shouldn't you treat the man you love in the same manner?
You seem to be someone I used to know.
Madam, the time is up.
Please leave right away.
You are Luo Feng.
I am the Master of the Dark Valley.
No, you are Luo Feng.
Luo Feng!
Miao Ge, how was it? Was it accurate?
He's Luo Feng. Yun Jiang, he is!
How could that be, Miao Ge?
Luo Feng!
Madam, you got the wrong person.
Miao Ge, pull yourself together.
His Majesty was already dead.
I got the wrong man...
Madam!
Madam! Here you are!
I was so worried! Let's go home.
Let's go.
You saved my life but now I am suffering so much that I am better off dead.
You suffer because I saved you, but I'd suffer if I didn't.
All men are selfish.
You are right.
Your Majesty, this wine...
When a bird's nest is overturned, no egg can remain intact.
Since Chen State is now destroyed
how can I disgrace my ancestors by staying alive?
- Give it to me. - But...
Your Majesty!
Luo Feng, you won't be a disgrace to your ancestors.
You definitely won't...
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have reprimanded you.
If it hadn't been for you...
If you hadn't swapped my wine I'd have died then.
If you hadn't saved me from the fire I'd have died as well.
I have you to thank for what I am today.
I should be grateful.
No, I did this willingly.
You've suffered.
Since you decided to meet her, why didn't you tell her you're still alive?
It's actually better not to have met.
Then why did you still meet her?
Yun Jiang, I know how you feel about me.
Don't worry. I won't have anymore to do with her.
- It's just that I can't... - Let it go yet?
I want her to be happy.
I hope she can understand what love is!
I want her to be happier!
Only then can I feel at ease.
Will you wait for me?
Can I say no to that?
People are always more cruel to those who love them.
Especially those who are exceptionally faithful.
Because when he treats the woman he loves with great care, he is hurting another.
I'm sorry.
It's all right. This is my choice.
I already feel very blessed now.
At least, I'm much happier than I was in the palace.
I feel contented.
I hope... I hope this is the last time.
By His Lordship's orders, Zi Shu is here to welcome Concubine Qi.
What does this mean?
Isn't His Lordship going to be here?
Madam, this is marrying a concubine, not a wife.
Her Ladyship is generous enough to allow you to enter from the front door.
What are you talking about?
How could the Lord's Manor be the same as a commoner's?
- If His Lordship doesn't come over, I'll... - What will you do?
Are you going to head back?
- Well-done, Zi Shu! - Wait a minute.
There are still other regulations.
What other regulations?
Concubines are of a lowly status, so you have to bow to ancestors first.
Must you humiliate me so?
Isn't this what you wanted?
You should be happy about it.
Fine. I'll bear with you for now.
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