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Episode 31
Charge!
- Retreat! - Charge!
Yun Kuang! You have no way out!
I will spare your life if you come with me to meet His Lordship!
Xiao Hui!
Leave now, Warlord!
We won't live to see the next day, will we?
Miao Ge.
I won't be able to protect you anymore.
Am I really that important to you?
You are my wife.
My biggest concern is for your well-being.
Do you love me?
No matter what your answer may be, I'll take it that as you love me.
All I can do for you now is to perform a sword dance.
Don't!
Miao Ge! Why?
All I can do for you right now is to rid you of your burden.
I want to be in every chapter of your life.
How did this happen?
Why does it have to end this way?
This can't be real.
It can't be...
Yun Kuang! Hai Tian's men are here!
We have to retreat immediately!
Yun Kuang!
Yun Kuang...
- Please stop the boat. - Yes, Madam.
She said all she could do was to rid me of a burden.
She was right to do so. She loved you very much.
But I didn't get the chance to love her.
Le Er, do you believe in karma?
Perhaps I had too many wrongdoings
that is why I am now left alone in a time of peril.
You still have me.
We can leave this place together.
From this day on, you are no longer Yun Kuang and I'm not Lu Le.
We can have a fresh start in a place where no one knows us.
It's too late.
Eight thousand men came with me to conquer the world.
I am the only one standing.
What is the point of staying alive?
Forget about the world and everything.
Look at me. I am real.
Everything that happened between us was real.
Really? How can I forget about the world?
Even in times like this you can't forsake that glory?
Will those who died and cried for you go down in vain?
I won't behave in that manner anymore.
Whether I should cross the river and wait for a chance to strike again
only Hai Tian can answer this question for me.
Charge!
Hai Tian! I have one last wish!
May peace reign over the lands!
Miao Ge, I know you are afraid of loneliness.
I will come along with you on this journey.
You always asked me if I've ever loved you.
I can now answer your question.
From this moment onwards, you are the only one I love.
Long live the Emperor!
Your Majesty.
Her Highness still insists on leaving?
She hasn't spoken a word to me since Yun Kuang's death.
What else can I do other than fulfill her wish?
[Three years later] [Lu Residence]
- Mother, when will we see Father? - Soon.
You're lying. You say that every time when Father sends rewards over.
But then you forget about it.
Adults are always lying to children.
I won't play with you.
Ying Er!
Ying Er is grown up now.
He should return to his ancestral home.
He is the Emperor's first born, after all.
I know. But...
I can't forget about Yun Kuang's death.
Nor can I forget about what happened in the Wei Yang Palace.
- Help! Save me! - Please let my child go!
- He is still very young and immature! - Let go of me!
- Help! - I'm begging you!
What are you doing?
How dare you create such a commotion before His Majesty? Kneel down now!
It's you?
Qi Xi Bing, didn't you run away?
Aren't you afraid I'll kill you now that you've come back here?
Your Majesty, I have sinned so I'm not afraid to bear the consequences.
So you've confessed to your sins?
You were the one who jeopardized the prince
and caused a misunderstanding between Le Er and I!
Yes.
You deserve to be killed!
Please don't kill my mother!
He is Your Majesty's son!
I only found out I was carrying him when I was about to leave.
All these years, I've hoped he could return to the palace.
Please treat this child with kindness, for I was once your concubine.
Please don't let him be aggrieved.
I bid you farewell.
What are you up to?
Why did you give up a life of luxury in exchange for a life of hardship?
I've never been kind to anyone since I was young.
I think everyone is out to get me.
Until I met Your Majesty and realized you are just like me.
You might have conquered the world, but you can't have the love you seek.
I wanted to hold our cold hands together.
I wondered if two cold hearts could create some warmth.
But I was wrong.
You only had Le Er on your mind.
No matter how hard I tried, my efforts were fruitless.
Nothing helped.
My child, this is your father.
- Kneel to him now. - Greetings to Father.
My wish is now fulfilled.
- Your Majesty can kill me now. - Mother!
Ru Yi, behave.
Have you forgotten what I've taught you?
You said that no matter what happens
I must respect, love, and listen to Father at all times.
That's my good boy.
Your Majesty.
Despite what you did, you are the only woman who loves me.
If I kill you, then who will be faithful to me?
Greetings to Concubine Qi!
Spring isn't even around the corner, and yet blossoms seem to be sprouting.
Did I not do a good job at trimming the branches?
Your Highness, please spare us!
You may get up.
You're young and handsome so it's only natural that you acted impetuously.
Do you like her?
I can give her to you as a reward if you like her.
How would I dare to, Your Highness?
You shouldn't panic. I'm helping you out.
In other words, you should help me out as well.
What would you like me to do?
Last night, I went through scrolls and paintings that were left by the predecessors.
I found out emperors who didn't have crown princes caused sibling rivalry.
His Majesty is at the peak of his reign but he is in his forties now.
- What if... - Your Highness is absolutely right.
A nation can't do without its ruler.
It is a pressing matter to choose the crown prince.
Who do you think should be chosen?
Should it be Concubine Bo Ji's Hai Heng?
Or should it be the first-born child of His Majesty who is far away?
Your Highness' Prince Ru Yi is, of course, the most suitable candidate.
These are your words, not mine.
- But... - But what?
But I heard His Majesty plans to choose
the new concubine, Lady's Wu's son as the crown prince.
Is that so? Well, that is not for you to take care of.
It is mine to deal with.
I heard you have been crying nonstop ever since you came to the palace.
But you seem to have adapted pretty quickly.
I thought it was someone else.
It's you, Concubine Qi.
Everyone has to succumb to fate.
The Huns presented me to His Majesty as a peace offering.
Naturally, I'm upset because I'm so far away from home.
I can't go home anyway and His Majesty treats me very well.
I have to live my life whether I am happy or not.
So why shouldn't I make myself happy?
It's good that you think so.
However, 'to be in the king's company is tantamount to living with a tiger.'
I'm all ears.
After all this time you've spent here
you should know His Majesty is very sentimental and faithful.
Empress Lu has refused to enter the palace for many years.
However, His Majesty keeps sending her rewards and things every year.
This demonstrates how nostalgic His Majesty is.
If you stay upset for a while longer, he will find you sentimental and faithful.
He might think you are a bit too cold-hearted?
You do have a point.
But why are you helping me?
Roses may be gorgeous but the leaves help bring out their colors.
I am, after all, a mother already.
His Majesty doesn't visit me too often anymore.
If I become friends with you, I'll have an easier life in the palace.
Won't I?
Thank you for being so kind to me.
I'll be sure to put in good words for you whenever I am with His Majesty.
His Majesty arrives!
His Majesty is here so I'd better go hide.
Otherwise, His Majesty may think I've put you up to something.
- Be sure to pretend to be upset. Do you get it? - Yes.
What's the matter, my beloved?
I miss my country and my family.
Haven't you agreed to forget all about that yesterday?
I was going to but then I missed them again after you left.
I will spend more time with you, all right?
There's still life in an old dog like me!
Your Majesty is still in your prime so how could you call yourself an old dog?
General Pang's words go straight to my heart.
Why didn't you say a word, General Xiao?
I am thinking about the officials' discussion about choosing the crown prince.
What is your opinion?
Isn't Your Majesty going to choose Lady Wu's son?
Your words are our orders, so I have nothing to say about it.
It seems as if you are blaming me for making random utterances.
Don't think too much.
Lady Wu isn't expecting a child yet.
Those are words muttered jokingly in bed.
Why have you taken it so seriously?
But those words have reached the ears of everyone in the palace.
Your Majesty should choose the crown prince as soon as possible to dismiss the rumors.
Who do you think is the suitable one?
All the princes should live together.
Only then can we observe them and reach a conclusion.
- Sure. I'll leave this to you. - Yes.
Does that include the eldest prince, who resides in the Lu Residence?
Lu Le only had Yun Kuang on her mind.
You have seen how I treated her all these years.
I wouldn't want to get a cold shoulder.
Even though Her Highness is mad at you and refuses to see you
she has to have the eldest prince's best interests at heart.
Women always put their children first.
What's the point of having her back if she only returns for her child?
That's right. It's very seductive and pretty when you cry like this.
When did you walk in?
You didn't even make a sound.
You were too caught up in pretending to cry.
That's why you didn't notice me coming in.
The trick you taught me worked really well.
His Majesty is here more often than ever.
Why would I teach you a useless trick?
I have something important to say to you.
Why don't you send your maids away?
- You may all leave now. - Yes.
What is it?
I was going to say...
You...
You are prettier and younger than I am.
You may not be pregnant yet, but you will be sooner or later.
How can I allow you to stick around?
My beloved!
Your Majesty! Lady Wu couldn't bear to be away from home so she killed herself!
What?
My beloved!
Why are you so silly?
Your Highness.
Prime Minister, do you wish to speak to me?
Are you the culprit?
How insolent! Do you have any manners?
Let's not forget our identities.
Is this how you should speak to me?
Did you kill Lady Wu?
- I knew it must've been you. - Where's the evidence?
Even without any evidence, I still know you did it.
So what if I did?
Why don't you rat me out to His Majesty?
We'll see who His Majesty believes.
Gods are watching your every move.
Do you think it is good karma for Ru Yi?
You will end up getting him killed!
Nonsense! I am helping him secure the throne.
Why would I get him killed?
The throne? Lady Wu is but of a lower rank.
There is only one woman on His Majesty's mind.
Lu Le is heading back to the palace?
You'd better watch your ways.
Or no one knows what will happen to you.
We're selling weapons!
Lu Residence's weapons! Great weapons!
We're selling great Lu Residence weapons!
Come and have a look!
- Great weapons! - Young Mistress, this is an era of peace.
No one buys weapons anymore.
You still have to try harder.
If you don't try hard enough and sales are bad, it's your problem.
But if you do your best and the sales are still bad
then you have nothing to feel bad about.
Young Mistress is always so optimistic.
All right! Let's shout louder!
We're selling weapons!
We're selling great Lu Residence weapons!
Come and have a look!
Come and buy great weapons from the Lu Residence!
- Ying Er! - Mother!
- Mother, I'm scared. - Xiao Hui?
Your Highness, take the prince and run.
Leave them to me!
Be careful!
Xiao Hui! Are you all right?
It's just a cut. I'm fine.
- Let's get out of here. - Hurry!
Who were those masked men?
Why were they here to kill us?
They should be from the palace.
His Majesty wants you and the prince to return to the palace as soon as possible.
That is why some people aren't too pleased with that.
I've already said I won't return to the palace.
I know Your Highness is indifferent to a life of luxury.
But trouble will still coming knocking on your door even if you wish to avoid it.
If I hadn't arrived in time, the prince's life would have been in jeopardy.
The prince's safety aside
the Lu Residence will become a target as well.
Why did this happen?
Can't we lead our lives in peace?
Your Highness, you are destined to devote yourself to care for the people.
While you were away, His Majesty did a lot for his people.
He's been doing a good job.
I knew he is a more suitable emperor.
But he will need some assistance.
You might not know about this.
His Majesty has done well managing national affairs.
But there is potential threat in his private chambers.
Lady Wu is dead and now Concubine Bo Ji is all alone to defend for herself.
There is also the fight for the title of the crown prince.
The Emperor's Harem is in chaos.
If the Harem is in a mess, then His Majesty will be troubled.
We can't say for sure if it will have an impact on the nation.
Your Highness, please return to the palace as soon as possible.
This is for the sake of our people.
- Do you think I can do it? - Yes.
Mother, does this figurine resemble Father?
It seems we can't stay away from chaos anymore.
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