Episode 22
Sorry.
I have not been able to come visit Teacher recently.
It's good that you are here. I want to talk to you about Empress Xu.
If it is about the case of bribery?
Wang Mang has already told me everything.
Wang Mang?
Yes. He said that the Empress will soon be ordered to die.
Gong Ming, are you alright?
Ying Yue died. The previous Empress couldn't be reinstated.
Everything was because of me.
No.
No. History cannot be changed
based on your own efforts.
I have been thinking every day and night.
If I had come back to save Wang Mang,
would the history have been the way it should be?
Ying Yue would have lived.
I could also have been with that girl.
And Wang Mang wouldn't harm the ruling family for his own ambitions.
Yet he will die a horrible death.
What is the true way?
Yes.
Teacher En. When do you think the Empress will die by drinking the poisonous wine?
Since he has told you the entire truth, he is not afraid of any repercussions.
The edict will be released very soon.
But what will happen
to the royal children.
Three years earlier.
In the end, Zhao Feiyan was crowned Empress.
It doesn't matter.
Even if I can't regain my positions, I am not in despair.
Being able to live until now
is all thanks to the Imperial Scholar.
I should have given my thanks through death
but I want the child in my womb.
Even if I have lost favour with the Emperor,
I should still leave the Han dynasty with a rightful heir.
Your Majesty has hidden this for so long. It's been hard on you.
You mustn't let the Wang family or Zhao Feiyan find out.
Of course.
Everything should be done for the good of the Dragon's son (first imperial heir).
Rest assured. Empress Xu secretly gave birth to a Prince,
and wasn't discovered. I have sent the Prince to
the Liu family, and asked them to take care of him.
I haven't told them of the baby's identity.
Which imperial family?
I need to change your clothes again.
Young Master, please wait here for a moment.
You look quite like your mother.
I am Gong Ming. Can I ask for your name?
Please look fondly upon me. I am the son of Liu Qi, Governor of County of Jiyang.
Governor of County of Jiyang. My name is Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu?
You are Liu Xiu?
What is this?
It's a letter.
I wrote it when I was thinking about her.
Though I don't know if the descendants will be able to read it,
but I still would like to leave behind a letter.
Why?
It can't be that you...
Yes.
I have already decided to cut ties.
Do you really need to do this?
I'm already a dead man in the Han Dynasty.
I have spent my efforts helping the deposed Empress.
Now, this has finished,
and I no longer have any care in the world.
Rather than live a tortured life in hiding,
I'd rather emancipate myself from all of this.
Teacher, there is no need to be sad.
In this world,
no one can surpass your stubbornness.
So be it.
If you see Ying Yue,
ask her if she is well.
Yes.
I have another matter
that I haven't told Teacher.
I met your descendant in the future.
He helped me with my problems, as Teacher is doing now.
Is that so?
He is indeed my grandson.
That is something to be thankful of.
No matter what, it's still the future.
Whether now or in the future, I have always learned well from Teacher.
I will never forget this. I pay my respects.
Empress Xu has lost her virtues
and refuses to repent.
She attempted to regain her position
through witchcraft,
and has betrayed the grace of the Imperial family.
The world will not tolerate her any longer.
Remembering the times when she helped tend to the Emperor's affairs,
and led the Inner Palace well,
she is granted poisoned wine.
Such is the edict.
His name is Liu Xiu.
He will become very successful in the future.
The thorn in your side has finally been removed.
The family has stated they want everyone together for a celebration.
Your Excellency, you should go as well.
You can go first.
Let me be alone to reflect.
Xiang Xiang.
All the critics feel
you have the highest chance of being crowned Best Actress.
Really?
What should I do?
I'm more nervous than Xiang Xiang. What should I do?
Strange.
You'll be crowned Best Actress.
Aren't you excited?
You're still zoning out.
How long as it been? You still haven't pulled out of your trance.
If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have let you accepted that documentary.
- It's already gone. - Who said so?
After accepting that documentary, you have become really strange.
You have been spacing out and stopped smiling.
I don't know why either.
In any case,
I've been really down recently.
I don't know why
I would feel sad.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let you accept that lousy documentary.
- It's already gone. - What do you mean?
After accepting that documentary, you have become really strange.
You keep spacing off and stopped smiling.
I dont know why either.
In any case,
I've been really down recently.
I don't know why
I would feel sad.
I can't move
and my heart would be in pain.
Why?
Perhaps, what Sister Jin said is right.
I shouldn't have accepted that documentary.
If you get the award today, you must be happy.
Do your best.
Okay.
What day is today?
Is today the day they broadcast the documentary?
It seem so. Let me check.
- Which station? - How would I know?
It's in the shape of a love heart.
What is this?
On the street today,
I saw an old married couple. I want to be like them too.
After several decades, I still want to be with you.
I'm saying, let's be husband and wife.
And promise to love each other forever.
I want to see you every day and be with you.
I don't want to be apart from you.
We are separated by two thousand years. Meeting each other like this is already a feat in itself.
Being able to reunite with you again, I don't want to lose you again.
My feelings have never felt so urgent.
I wish for you to appear in my dreams.
I have become crazy in love for you.
Thank you, Gong Ming.
Sorry.
I didn't stand by my promise.
My last letter, dedicated to you.
Not being able to forget
actually comforts my heart.
You and I live in different worlds, and cannot hope for a future together.
We can still exchange now, but I wonder what
will happen to our memories when we grow old, and if the letter survives time.
Lovesickness cannot be endured. I will not endure it.
If meeting you wasn't Heaven's will, what is?
Though our vows cannot be fulfilled, I would never forget them.
I still remember the events of the past like fleeting dreams.
Sacrificing self for the greater good, though we may be stopped, the difficulties only makes us stronger.
I wish to meet you, even if it is in my dreams.
Then my life would be fulfilled.
If meeting you wasn't Heaven's will, what is?
Though our vows cannot be fulfilled, I would never forget them.
I still remember the events of the past like fleeting dreams.
Sacrificing self for the greater good, though we may be stopped, the difficulties only makes us stronger.
If I can see you just once in my dreams,
My life would be fulfilled.
Xiang Xiang, quick.
It's your turn. Let's go.
Why are you crying?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I'm just feeling sad.
Why are you crying?
-Do you want...-What do you think are your chances of winning Best Actress?-This...
It is my luck that I am able to meet you.
and I only wanted for us to grow old together.
Unknown to us, the path is difficult.
I am a thousands of li and years apart from you
- further than the distance to the moon, and longer than the seasons.
Since I have met you, how can I not be happy?
If I cannot meet you, there is no difference between living or dying.
Apologies.
I'm late.
♫ You come and you go and here I stay, waiting ♫
♫ Whether you are far or near, it still pains me ♫
♫ If there was something I could do for you ♫
♫ maybe the flowers would not wither and fall. ♫
Please forgive me, for there is no use in hatred.
I will live the rest of my life without meaning, as I have forsaken you.
If there is a next life,I will definitely come meet you,
and be with you until death.
If the next life doesn't exist, I will be the only one to remember you, until my death.
♫ When will you be able to stay? ♫
♫ When will you finally get here? ♫
♫ I look into any clue I find about you ♫
♫ And I fear I’ll hear that you are looking for me too. ♫
Gong Ming!
♫ However, there will always be another layer.♫
♫ Blindly guarding this, is like the next world.♫
Gong Ming.
What day is it today?
It must be fate.
There were many kissing scenes. We kissed for a long time but
but it was edited out a lot.
Shout "Cut" now!
♫ It seems I've already fallen asleep ♫
♫ right by your side ♫
♫ I don't care, people come and go ♫
♫ but I can't forget you since I saw your face ♫
♫ and the missing has been growing crazily ♫
♫ This love, I can't forget under any circumstances ♫
♫ But the time lapse is too long. I'm afraid that I will forget your face ♫
♫ When you look far, I'm like a kite ♫
♫ no matter how long the string is ♫
♫ it's always been you who holds it ♫
♫ Can't forget, Can't forget ♫
♫ How I wish that you could say that you won't forget me with a smile ♫