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[Scarlet Heart] [Episode 7]
I've already investigated the crown prince's tribute embezzlement.
It's been found that his servants have used his name
to engage in inappropriate conduct.
Those who were involved have already been arrested by the Ministry of Justice.
Royal Father, thank you for proving my innocence.
Crown Prince, although you're not directly related to this case
you're also partly responsible for it.
If you had kept an eye on your men, then it wouldn't have happened at all.
You can't rule a country if you can't even manage your men.
Yes, Royal Father.
I won't let it happen again.
The fact that you said one must learn how to manage his men
has suddenly inspired me.
What inspiration?
I think the officials who submitted this impeachment against me
should be appreciated for their courage as well as righteousness.
Their loyalty and courage
certainly make them the pillars of the Great Qing.
They should be rewarded for it.
Especially Tenth Brother.
The East Sea might be very deep
but that's because hundreds of rivers flow into it.
Five Mountain Range might be very tall
but that's because it's built up with countless dust.
Crown Prince, I'm very happy to see how understanding and generous you are.
I shall approve your request.
All officials will be promoted one level.
Tenth Prince will be rewarded with 1,000 silver pieces.
Thank you, Royal Father.
Royal Father, I know I was partly responsible for what happened
so I kept thinking about this case.
Apart from my oversight
I wondered what other reasons would possibly make people think
that I would do something that is so disrespectful to you.
So what's your conclusion?
I guess it's probably because
the princes don't trust one another as they're not very close
which has led to such a misunderstanding.
It's such a pity.
I'm sure every parent would want their children to get along.
So in order to strengthen the bond between us brothers
I'd like to request
to allow all the princes to go with you for your annual hunting trip.
Crown Prince, I totally agree with what you said.
Family should always support one another.
You must remember this, my sons.
Yes, Royal Father.
Crown Prince will be responsible for organizing the rewards and hunting trip.
Fourth Prince, I'll assign you the task of assisting him.
Yes, Royal Father.
Fourth Brother, did you see how happy Royal Father was just then?
Fourth Brother, I thought you were only trying to comfort me
when you said Royal Father wouldn't blame me for it.
You can certainly read his mind better than I do.
Royal Father's a very forgiving person
especially when it comes to you.
If Royal Father doesn't think you're a competent person
he wouldn't have made you the crown prince.
That's true.
If you hadn't been there to be my adviser for this incident
I wouldn't have been able to turn the situation around
and have such a glorious win.
I totally defeated Eighth Brother this time.
Thank you, Crown Prince.
I only wanted to share the burden with you and Royal Father
and not let such a petty thing ruin your relationship.
Fourth Brother.
I know you care about our brotherly relationship.
But Eighth Brother and the others are totally different from you.
I don't think this had anything to do with Eighth Brother.
It's because Tenth Brother wrongly believed a rumor.
As you know
Tenth Brother's a very irrational and simple person.
Fourth Brother, sometimes you can't be so kind to people.
You can't trust people that easily.
If someone rips you off, would you go and help him count the money?
I'm sure it's not that simple.
Royal Father probably thinks the same as well.
Why would you say that?
Do you really think Royal Father doesn't know
that I'm behind the embezzlement?
Why do you think Royal Father didn't blame it on me today?
Why?
Apart from what you said just then
Royal Father also wants to remind everyone.
Especially Eighth Brother and the others.
He wants to tell them who will be the future master of the Great Qing.
Actually Royal Father wanted to use it as a chance
to pass on a clear message to them.
He wanted to tell them to behave.
Even if I don't take revenge for what they did to me today
I'm still going to teach them a lesson.
Fourth Brother, have you got any ideas?
While Royal Father and Crown Prince are away from Beijing
Crown Prince suggested to Royal Father to let me manage the country.
Looks like Crown Prince is finally beginning to trust you.
Tenth Brother, how can you be so stupid?
Have you forgotten you're supposed to be on Eighth Brother's side?
Since you openly criticized Crown Prince in front of Royal Father
what else could he do but pretend to forgive you?
Well, I didn't know that.
I think Crown Prince is only trying to kill two birds with one stone.
He just wants to get us into trouble.
What do you mean?
It's just his trick to let Eighth Brother manage the country.
Before he makes any decisions, he'd have to consult Royal Father first.
Once Eighth Brother makes a mistake
Crown Prince will definitely make a big fuss over it.
He's only giving Eighth Brother this responsibility
so that we can't go on the hunting trip with Royal Father.
Then they can be the only ones as Royal Father's messengers.
You're right. If you tell a lie three times then it'll become true.
He's trying to tell us that he's the closest to Royal Father
so we can only watch them from afar.
I think Crown Prince is trying to hint to us
that if we don't do as he says, then he'll make life difficult for us.
Royal Father has always wanted us to get along with one another.
The fact that Crown Prince has forgiven Tenth Brother
is exactly what Royal Father likes to see.
I'm sure we can figure out a way to overcome his trick.
Since Royal Father will be so far away, we can do whatever we want.
- Shut up. - I...
Did I say something wrong?
That's exactly what Crown Prince wants us to do so that we'll make mistakes.
Crown Prince is such an evil person.
Crown Prince isn't the evil one.
Then who is?
Miss, this tea set is so exquisite.
Did you design it yourself?
But if Eunuch Li hadn't found me a glassblower
I wouldn't have been able to make it.
When the emperor and princes go on their hunting trip
I'm sure they'd love to enjoy their tea in this beautiful tea set.
Miss, do you want to go on the hunting trip with them?
Don't you want to go?
Of course I'd love to enjoy the wild scenery and fresh air.
Then go. You can serve them tea with this tea set.
- Otherwise it'd be a real pity. - That's right.
It wouldn't be a pity.
I just want the people who use this tea set to be happy.
Why don't you go and beg Eunuch Li?
I'm still thinking how I can ask Eunuch Li to let us go.
Miss Ruo Xi.
Great news. Master said you can go on the hunting trip.
- Really? - Of course.
- What about us? - You can go with Miss.
- That's great. - Eunuch Li's so nice to us.
It's actually not Master's idea.
I heard one of the princes suggested it and the emperor didn't object.
Which prince?
I think it was Fourth Prince and Thirteenth Prince.
Fourth Prince doesn't usually care about such petty affairs.
It must have been Thirteenth Prince.
He certainly knows me very well.
Miss, it's great that we can go with them.
We should also thank Eunuch Wang Xi for this.
You're welcome.
I'll take my leave.
Ruo Xi.
Greetings, Fourth Prince, Thirteenth Prince.
Rise.
Why do you always run away from me?
No, I don't.
I was too occupied with matching different flowers with different teas.
I wasn't trying to run away. It was because I didn't see you.
Do you know the consequence of lying to a prince?
- I'm not lying. - Ruo Xi.
I don't know the consequence either.
Why don't you give it a try?
Fourth Brother, perhaps we shouldn't play such a joke on her in future.
Your seriousness is really scaring her.
Ruo Xi, did you know
that both Fourth Brother and I had to put in a good word
so that Royal Father would agree for you to go on the hunting trip with us?
Not only did you not thank us
but you actually pretended not to see us.
No wonder Fourth Brother wanted to teach you a lesson.
I've always been grateful for all that Fourth Prince has done for me.
- But I never had a chance to thank him. - Really?
Yes, I'll definitely pay him back for it if I get a chance to do so.
If there's nothing else I can do for you
I'll have to excuse myself.
Wait.
The countryside is different from the palace
so resources aren't as readily available.
You should keep that in mind.
Bring more tea leaves if need be.
You can transport them in separate carts in case anything goes wrong.
- Yes. - You may go now.
I'll take my leave.
Fourth Brother, since when did you care about things like tea leaves?
I'm just making sure that nothing will go wrong.
Go and ask Eighth Brother if he needs anything.
We should try to help him prepare everything before we leave.
It's not easy to manage a country.
So we should try our best to help him.
- We can't let anything go wrong. - I will.
[Imperial Tea Room]
Come in.
- Greetings, Eighth Prince. - Rise.
It's the first time I've seen where you live.
- It's quiet here. - I'm an imperial servant, remember?
Of course I'd get to live in quite a nice place.
I live here with Yu Tan.
- She's on duty today. - I know.
Ruo Xi, why did you say that to him?
What are you trying to hint at?
Ruo Xi.
Yes?
I'll have to stay in Beijing while they go on the hunting trip.
I know.
It's the first time for you to go away with the emperor.
It's quite a long journey.
Be careful.
Don't worry. I've already spent some time in the palace.
I'm no longer the Ruo Xi who didn't know what to do.
I'll remember what I can and can't do.
Over the past few years, you've done a lot better than what I've expected.
I never thought you'd get such good compliments
from Royal Father and Li De Quan.
But I'm still quite worried.
I really don't know when your bad temper will come back again.
I know I'll have to make sacrifices in order to achieve more.
Otherwise I wouldn't be living here today.
I also wouldn't be talking to you in such a quiet environment now.
Achievement certainly takes a bit of sacrificing.
Master.
Yes.
I have to go.
What do you want the most?
What are you willing to sacrifice for it?
Princess Consort.
You're finally back, my lord.
My lord.
You haven't been to my place for a long time.
My lord.
What do I have to do for you to forgive me?
My lord, please forgive me.
- Let go. - My lord.
I promise to do as you say.
I won't do anything to upset you ever again.
What happened?
Nothing.
Tell me.
During the time that you've been away
Princess Consort kept hoping for you to come and see her.
She'd cook a different soup every day
so that you could drink it when you came over.
But one day she burned her hand by accident and left a huge scar.
Does it still hurt?
No.
Can you forgive me?
What's done is done.
This day has finally come.
I've waited a long time for this answer.
It's been a long and painful wait.
I thought you weren't going to see me again.
I know I was wrong.
I shouldn't have been so selfish.
But I truly love you, my lord.
I really can't live without you.
Ever since you began to scold me
I kept reflecting on my mistake.
The time when you totally ignored me...
it was like living hell for me.
I don't hate you.
Don't think about it too much.
As long as you can forgive me and talk to me again
then I'm willing to do anything.
Even if your heart no longer totally belongs to me
I still won't mind.
I'm willing to do anything for you.
You've already done enough.
No.
I'm still not good enough.
I know that, but I'll change.
I won't cause any more trouble for you, my lord.
I'm glad that I have you to look after our family.
I know what you've sacrificed for me.
You're my princess consort today
and you will always be.
Nobody can replace you.
Ruo Xi, what are you thinking about?
Thirteenth Prince, how much longer until we get to our destination?
We haven't got long to go.
The scenery's beautiful here.
You think so?
If I tell you this is going to become a deserted
and bare place in the future
what do you think about that?
What makes you think it'll become bare ground?
I guess it's because of our ignorance and selfishness.
Don't you think you're worrying too much?
Is your imagination starting to run wild again
because you've been too tired over the past few days?
Thirteenth Prince, teach me how to ride a horse.
Why did you suddenly change the topic?
It must be really fun to be able to ride a horse
and gallop across the plain freely.
Tenth Prince is still making fun of me for not being able to ride a horse.
Come on.
You're now Royal Father's favorite servant.
If you fall off the horse and hurt yourself
I wouldn't know what to say to Royal Father.
That's a lame excuse.
So what if it is?
I don't care.
- I'll take that as a yes. - We'll see.
See you at the plains.
Come on, over there!
- Pass it to me! - Here!
Give it to me!
- Sorry about that. - You've got great riding skills.
Thank you.
What are you looking at?
I never expected that a girl would have such impressive riding skills.
What? So it doesn't mean anything to win over a girl?
- No, what I mean is-- - I don't care what you mean.
I just didn't ride as well as you did today.
It's not because I'm a girl, got it?
- Got it. - That's good.
Looks like you must be an official of the Great Qing.
I'm just a junior official.
You're the very first Han to win over me.
It was just pure luck.
Why are you so humble when you really did win over me?
- Let's be friends. - It's my pleasure.
My name is...
- Sa Ren. - Sa Ren?
- Nice to meet you, Lady Moon. - You know Mongolian?
- A little. - What's your name?
- My name is Star. - Star?
I'll see you later.
Star?
It's a pity that I'm not the moon.
I bow before you, Royal Father.
I went riding and lost track of time.
Please forgive me for being late.
Since we have a riding culture
our ancestors' blood still flows within our bodies.
So it's natural for us to get excited when we see widespread plains.
You don't have to apologize at all. Have a seat.
Thank you, Royal Father.
Royal Father was saying you're the wild horse among all the brothers.
Royal Father's just making fun of me.
I bow before you, Your Majesty.
Looks like Ruo Xi's got something new to show me again.
Exactly.
Your Majesty, since you probably feel a bit hot
I've prepared some iced juice for you.
Would you like to try it?
Sure, I'll give it a try.
I'll reward you if it tastes good.
Otherwise I'll have to punish you.
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
You've certainly spent a lot of effort on it.
I've never tried anything like it before.
Magnolia?
Grape?
Let me see what else you've got there.
How come I've never seen this before?
Your Majesty, these are drawings from Ruo Xi.
Since I thought they were quite pretty
I sent the drawings to the imperial glassblower.
- How many styles are there in total? - There are 36 styles.
But I only brought along a few of them.
I'd love to see the rest of them when we get back.
Good, that's very thoughtful of you.
What would you like for your reward?
Although I was the one who designed them
everyone else also put in a lot of effort.
So I don't want to take full credit for it.
Okay, then I'll reward everyone.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Can you now tell me what kind of reward you want?
I really envy and admire your charm on horseback.
So I'd like to learn to ride a horse.
Even though I won't be nearly as good as you
I'd be really happy if only I can learn the basic riding skills.
She's trying to flatter me so that I'll let her learn to ride a horse.
- Approved. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
- We got rewarded with so much silver. - The point is it's a real honor.
That's right. It's been given directly from the emperor.
It's my first time to have received such a reward.
Thank you so much, Miss.
All right, stop thanking me.
You deserve it.
Miss, you're so nice to us.
- We'll be totally dedicated to you. - That's right.
We'll definitely do our best to help you.
Thank you.
We must stand by one another.
Miss.
- Eunuch Wang. - What reward makes you so happy?
I'd never show off my reward in front of you, Miss.
The Mongolian prince came to see the emperor and gave him two horses.
The emperor was so happy that he decided to host a banquet tonight.
That's great.
Mongolian people are very friendly and love to sing and dance.
I'm sure it'll be really fun tonight.
No.
Please.
Enjoy.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
Do you know what she's singing?
I don't know Mongolian.
Let's see how Straight Face can resist such passion.
Yu Tan, try and find out who this girl is.
Okay, let's go.
How can you keep such a straight face?
You're unbelievable.
Moon?
Star?
Miss, she's the Mongolian prince's daughter.
Suwanguaerjia Min Min.
She's renowned for her beauty.
May I dance for you, Your Majesty?
- Sure. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
She's amazing.
If only I'd stayed with my parents...
then perhaps I wouldn't regret it so much now.
What are you thinking about all alone here?
I just suddenly thought of my parents.
Good evening, Fourth Prince, Thirteenth Prince.
Rise.
What are you doing out here?
We had a little too much to drink, so we thought we'd take a walk.
Did they let you get away with it?
That's because we told them we had to go to the toilet.
I've already been out for a while, so I better go back.
We should go back as well.
Ruo Xi.
Royal Father seems to love the new teacups that you've made.
Why did you give me the plum blossom teacup?
Because the next 10 years of your life will be just like plum blossoms.
You'll endure the coldest winter.
Plum blossoms are one of the four most beautiful flowers.
Don't you like it?
I'm only asking you because I'm curious
as to why you gave Fourth Brother his favorite magnolia teacup.
You never told me what your favorite flower was.
That's why I just picked a random flower for you.
But you never asked me.
I'll take my leave now.
- How can she walk away like this? - She's gone.
You were the one who noticed her missing from the banquet.
- Yes, I did. - That's why we came to look for her.
Then why didn't you say anything while I had to put up with her attitude?
You were the one who asked me to come out with you.
That's it.
Miss Ruo Xi, you can call me Ni Man.
I've already heard a lot about General Ni Man's riding skills.
- Thank you for teaching me. - You're welcome.
I'm not a good rider, but I've been on a horse before.
So you can just teach me how to ride a horse.
I think I better hold on to your horse for now.
Greetings, Fourth Prince, Thirteenth Prince.
Greetings, princes.
- Rise. - How is it going?
At least I know I won't fall off the horse.
- You may go now. - Yes.
I feel like I was having a pony ride.
Even children can ride better than you.
Right, Fourth Brother?
Why don't you teach me, Thirteenth Prince?
- You promised me, remember? - When?
You said you'd teach me when we get to the plains.
Even the emperor's approved it.
So you'll just have to teach me.
Fourth Brother, she's threatening me with Royal Father.
That's certainly a lot of pressure.
All right, we need to have lunch with Royal Father now.
I'll teach you tonight. I'll be free then.
Okay, thanks.
I'll take my leave.
It won't be an easy task.
I...
I'm not really good at teaching girls to ride.
Yu Tan, Yun Xiang, I won't be here tonight.
Look after the emperor for me.
It's quite hot today, so make his tea a bit weaker.
Don't worry, Miss.
We'll take care of everything.
Is Miss Ruo Xi here?
Who is it? Come in.
Eighth Prince has asked me to give this to you.
Is there a message for me?
Eighth Prince said if you see other people riding horses
you'd want to learn as well.
So he's prepared this for you.
Your sister must have asked Eighth Prince to send it over to you.
Of course. Your sister's so thoughtful.
She knows you so well.
Eighth Prince has also asked Miss to be careful.
I will. Just leave it here.
Come with me.
He's so thoughtful.
I'm glad I got here early.
It feels great to lie here and watch the stars.
The stars are so beautiful.
Lie down and watch them with me.
I'm tired. You can teach me tomorrow.
Let's just watch the stars tonight.
Okay.
Good evening, Fourth Prince.
Rise.
- Where's Thirteenth Prince? - He's gone to see Crown Prince.
So I came to teach you instead.
I better go back.
Thirteenth Prince can teach me some other time.
Don't you think I'm good enough to teach you?
No.
I'm just tired.
Fine, then let's lie down and watch the stars.
I'm actually not tired anymore.
Get on the horse.
Sit up straight and hold on tightly.
Hold on tightly with both hands.
Control your direction.
Pull it this way.
Hold on tightly.
Be careful.
Sit up straight. Hold on tightly.
Turn this way.
Miss, what's wrong?
Why do you look exhausted?
Are you tired?
Very tired.
Why would Thirteenth Prince be so hard on you?
It wasn't Thirteenth Prince who taught me how to ride a horse.
- It was Fourth Prince. - Fourth Prince?
You're so lucky to have such a great rider teach you.
A stupid student can easily make a tough teacher angry.
He'll probably get mad all of a sudden
once he thinks you've made him lose face.
If I do anything that upsets him
then I'll be dead meat.
I don't think so. Fourth Prince might be a little serious
but he's not so strict, right?
Do you really think he'll punish you if you don't learn properly?
Exactly. I might be very smart
but he's also a tough master.
Forget it, you won't understand.
Don't worry, Miss.
Even the emperor is impressed with you.
I'm sure Fourth Prince feels the same.
All right, I need to get some sleep.
- I'll blow out the candle for you. - It's okay, I'll do it myself.
Let's hope everything will be okay.
I must do my best not to upset him.
As for riding, I mustn't go riding with Fourth Prince.
It's too risky to keep an unpredictable time bomb next to myself.
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