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[Scarlet Heart] [Episode 8]
The peony is elegant
splendid, and the king of flowers.
It's certainly the most suitable teacup for Crown Prince.
The pure whiteness of magnolia is very comforting.
It's certainly as dazzling as Fourth Prince.
The plum blossom is outstandingly creative
as well as very enduring.
It has exactly the same character as Thirteenth Prince.
Ruo Xi, you're very observant and thoughtful indeed.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
What do you think about my children?
You're their father.
Since they're your sons
I'm sure you know each of them very well.
All the princes are very different and unique in their own right.
Very well said.
Every one of my children has his own character.
Even their tempers are very different.
- Greetings, Thirteenth Prince. - Rise.
Thirteenth Prince.
- What's wrong? - What do you mean what's wrong?
I thought you said you'd teach me how to ride a horse last night.
- Why didn't you turn up? - Didn't Fourth Brother go instead?
You were the one who promised to teach me.
I couldn't go because Crown Prince insisted on seeing me last night.
All right.
I'll teach you tonight, okay?
- Promise? - Promise. I'll see you there.
Ruo Xi's such a funny girl.
It's as if she'd eat you alive when she gets angry.
No wonder people always say
one should never mess with women and villains.
She has a character that's unique from everyone else's.
Fourth Brother, you've only gone riding with her once
but you already seem to know her very well.
Horseback riding is a great way to tell what a person's really like.
Ruo Xi might appear to be very careful and confident
but she's actually very adventurous.
Her courage is buried deep within her bones.
Looks like the better you know her
the more you appreciate her.
Thirteenth Prince.
- Thank goodness you're here. - Princess Min Min.
- What are you doing here? - We're having another game tonight.
I'm not going to lose against you again.
- Tonight? - Are you busy?
I was going to teach someone horseback riding.
- Let's do it some other time. - Teach riding?
Please come with me.
- Please. - You can go.
I'm not doing anything tonight, so I'll teach her.
All right, since Fourth Brother's willing to teach her for me
- I'll go to the game with you. - Good, let's go. Thank you.
Come on.
- Good evening, Fourth Prince. - Rise.
I'm actually a little tired from being on duty in the day.
You don't have to teach me.
I'll take my leave, Fourth Prince.
- Let go of me. - Isn't this what you want?
If you insist on using force
then I know I'm not in a position to fight back.
Why would I need to use force?
Come on.
Pull back a little.
Turn left.
- Keep practicing. - Yes, Royal Father.
Ruo Xi.
Your Majesty.
What's the matter?
You seem very distracted today.
I guess I'm a little tired from practicing riding last night.
I know you like riding, but you should look after yourself.
- Yes. - I bow before you, Royal Father.
- Rise. - Thank you, Royal Father.
Your riding coach must have been
very strict last night.
Well done. Your archery skills have improved a lot.
Thank you, Royal Father.
I'd like to give it a try.
First Prince is also very good.
Thirteenth Brother, you can easily get the bull's-eye.
Why don't you show everyone how good your archery skills are?
Come on.
First Brother, I just got some sand in my eyes.
So I don't think I'll join your game.
All right, then let's keep going.
I need to see you tonight.
Apart from teaching Ruo Xi riding last night
did anything else happen?
I think she really wanted to talk to you just then.
Is she okay?
She didn't say anything.
But she looked a bit weird.
She looked a little angry and upset.
I wonder why she became like this after practicing for just one night.
Perhaps you were too strict with her
so she's a little upset?
Thirteenth Brother, how do you think Ruo Xi treats me?
I think she takes really good care of you.
She's especially thoughtful when it comes to serving you.
But she's just afraid to get close to you.
I'm not going to teach Ruo Xi riding anymore.
You'll have to take care of her matters from now on.
However, she probably wouldn't want to learn horseback riding anymore.
Ruo Xi, what did I do to make you so upset?
When you glared at me on the archery field today
it was so unlike you.
I actually got quite scared.
Thirteenth Prince, then can you tell me what I did
to make you stand me up time and time again?
It's just a misunderstanding.
The first night I got held up by Crown Prince
so I had no choice.
The second time, I...
Trust me, I wouldn't have stood you up if only I had a choice.
Apart from His Majesty and Crown Prince
who else is able to hold you up?
Princess Min Min.
I see.
Since you've chosen Princess Min Min over me
I guess I can't say anything, can I?
How can you say that?
Of course you're more important than her.
But you're very important to Min Min.
I think she really likes you.
I don't think so.
In fact...
I think you're interested in Fourth Brother.
I must have done you a favor by asking him to teach you horse riding, right?
- You should thank me for it. - What favor?
- I don't like Fourth Prince. - Stop denying it.
Ever since you served us tea in the palace
I noticed you giving Fourth Brother strange looks.
You're very cold toward Crown Prince
but very thoughtful when it comes to Fourth Brother.
You even asked me about his favorite things
and served him snacks and teacups that he likes.
Whereas you're much more casual when it comes to the other princes.
If you say you don't like him
then I really can't think of any other reasons.
- No, I don't. - Don't be embarrassed.
Let me tell you something.
I'm only telling you this because we're good friends.
Fourth Brother actually likes you as well.
Otherwise, knowing his character
he'd never teach a servant how to ride a horse.
No way. Knowing him, he wouldn't like anyone else but himself.
Why would he like a servant?
Ruo Xi.
People have feelings, and Fourth Brother's no different.
I don't know what happened between you.
When I mentioned you today
he didn't say anything, so I didn't ask him further.
But I guess he must have told you how he feels about you, right?
He...
I don't want to know how he feels.
Ruo Xi.
Fourth Brother is actually a very passionate and caring person.
He always looks after me and--
I have to go.
Thirteenth Prince, please don't ever try to set me up with Fourth Prince again.
I'm never going to learn horseback riding again.
You sure you don't want to learn horseback riding?
So Fourth Brother was right.
I can only blame myself.
The reason I care so much about Fourth Prince
is because history books have already told me
that he's the future emperor of the Great Qing.
So of course I'm scared of him.
I never thought that other people would get the wrong message.
If even Thirteenth Prince is mistaken
what would Fourth Prince think?
It's my own fault.
How am I going to explain this?
How can I tell them the truth?
Why is everything not working out for me?
- Miss, what's the matter? - Don't stop me.
- Let's clean it up. - Just leave it.
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have lost my temper.
Miss, did you get burned?
I'll get you some medicine. Yun Xiang, clean it up.
Before I left Beijing, you reminded me to be careful.
I thought I was already doing very well.
But I'm actually still not good enough.
I hope you can do better than me and not make any mistakes.
There were some robbery cases in Jiangzhe today.
They used the increase in rice prices as an excuse to rob the rich.
How should we solve this problem?
Let's waive their field rent and distribute rice
to alleviate their hardship.
But at the same time, we must enforce the law about robbery
and reward the local governments for arresting those rioters
as a warning to the public.
What does everyone think about that?
Official Li, do you think that's an appropriate solution?
Since the emperor trusts you so much
I would love to hear your opinion.
Eighth Prince, since the emperor's asked you to be his deputy
how can you hesitate on such a small decision?
Why would you ask for my opinion?
Are you really being humble
or are you just too scared to take responsibility?
Master.
The imperial doctor said Eighteenth Prince is seriously ill
and his condition's not looking very good.
- You may go. - Yes.
Eighth Brother, should we ask Royal Father to come back?
I object.
Since His Majesty's gone away
to train our army for the sake of our country
we shouldn't make him worry about other palace affairs.
That's right. As the Great Qing's emperor
he shouldn't dump everything
and come back just because one of his sons is sick.
The Mongolians will definitely humiliate him.
His Majesty's deputy should take care of all palace affairs.
Eighteenth Brother's health is the most important issue right now.
I'll make a decision after I see him.
Official Li, can you come with me?
- Yes. - Please.
Imperial Doctor, how's Eighteenth Brother doing?
Eighteenth Prince's condition is very unstable.
It's really hard for me to predict whether he can make it through or not.
- Royal Father. - Good boy.
Royal Father will be back soon.
That's Eighteenth Prince's drawing.
He kept saying he wants to give it to His Majesty
when he comes back.
But I don't think he can do that anymore.
Eighth Prince, you shouldn't do that.
Exactly. It's not a big deal at all.
The emperor might not want to come back at all.
- He might even blame us for it. - That's right.
I want you all to look at this drawing.
I don't see any emperors or princes in this drawing.
All I see is a father and son.
It's certainly a big deal to a father when his son is seriously sick.
What makes you think he wouldn't care?
If an emperor is so cold-blooded
then his people will definitely look down on him.
I feel so sad for Eighteenth Brother.
Eighth Brother.
If anything happens to him
I'm sure Royal Father would want to say his last goodbye to him.
If Royal Father can't make it back to say goodbye to his son
then are you willing to get your heads chopped off?
If you insist on doing this
- then there's nothing we can do. - That's right.
As the emperor's deputy, I have full power to make all decisions.
I'll take full responsibility for all consequences.
Eighth Brother.
Calm down.
I think Eighth Prince is doing the right thing.
I'm sure you'll all support his decision.
Go and gather all the imperial doctors to look after Eighteenth Prince
and regularly report to me.
Eighth Brother.
I think you got a bit emotional in handling this matter.
Why? Eighteenth Brother's our little brother.
What's wrong with loving our own brother?
Eighteenth Brother might be very pitiful, but what Ninth Brother said is also true.
As the emperor's deputy
every one of the decisions that he make is very dangerous.
If he makes the right decision, then he'll be complimented by Royal Father.
But if he makes a mistake
the Crown Prince will use it to attack him.
We still don't know if he's made the right decision this time.
Eighth Brother, as you could see just then
Crown Prince's men appear to listen to you
but that's not how they really feel at all.
I wasn't being emotional.
I only made that decision
so that I can defend against Crown Prince.
Family is very important to Royal Father.
So if I ask him to come back to see Eighteenth Brother
I can show him how much I care about my brother
and give him a good impression.
So it's definitely the right decision.
But the problem is Crown Prince's men don't think so.
When Official Li went to see Eighteenth Brother with me
once I saw his expression
I knew he'd agree with my decision.
Official Li is very well-respected in the palace.
So the others didn't dare say anything when he agreed with your decision.
As long as we have Official Li's support
then things will go a lot smoother for us.
One more thing.
Our future.
What are you talking about?
What does it have to do with our future?
Can you tell me what this is about?
Here's my order.
- Report to me daily. - Yes.
Tell everyone since Eighteenth Prince is very sick
we will return to Beijing in three days.
Arrange for me to see Prince Suwanguaerjia.
Yes.
Miss, how can we pack up everything in such a short time?
With three heads and six arms.
Ruo Xi?
- Princess Min Min-- - It's okay. Are you Ruo Xi?
Yes, I am.
Can you tell me where Thirteenth Prince is?
He always talks about you.
You must know where he is. Tell me.
- I-- - I won't let you go unless you tell me.
Princess, I would love to tell you.
But I really don't know where Thirteenth Prince is.
We'll soon be going back to Mongolia.
But I still can't find him anywhere.
Perhaps he's forgotten about me.
Princess.
Don't worry.
Thirteenth Prince is very affectionate.
But he's also very independent. That's why nobody knows where he is.
He's a very faithful man, so I'm sure he won't forget about you.
He's probably thinking about you right now.
Really?
I don't know where he is
but if you look in the widest sweep of plains
then I'm sure you'll find him there.
Okay. Thank you, Ruo Xi, you're so nice.
Looks like Princess Min Min likes Thirteenth Prince very much.
Aren't you worried that Thirteenth Prince will get mad at you
for trying to set them up?
I'm only getting him back for what he did to me.
I'm just kidding.
Since everyone's very worried about Eighteenth Prince right now
I hope Princess Min Min can cheer Thirteenth Prince up
with her fun and cheerful character.
Let's go and pack up.
Thirteenth Prince!
Thirteenth Prince, here you are.
I'm sorry, Princess.
I'm in no mood to play with you today.
- I want some time alone. - It's okay.
I know you're in a bad mood.
My father told me that Eighteenth Prince is very sick.
So I'm not here to play with you.
I just want to keep you company.
You better go back, Princess.
Thirteenth Brother.
I've been looking all over for you.
Come on, let's go for a drink.
Crown Prince, looks like you've already had a bit to drink.
No, I haven't.
Princess Min Min, want to join us?
No.
Why would you still be drinking when your brother's sick?
Aren't you worried about him at all?
What did you say?
I'm definitely going to make you drink with me today.
- Crown Prince. - Thirteenth Prince.
- You can't take her away. - Why are you stopping me?
She's just an ordinary princess.
She must come with me today. Let's go.
Crown Prince.
I'm sorry, but I already have a date with her today.
Excuse me. Let's go.
Thanks for getting rid of that jerk for me.
I really admire you for standing up against the people you don't like.
All right, you're safe now.
I'm going.
Are you really such a loner?
Don't worry. Having gotten you out of trouble has made me feel a lot better.
- I really envy Ruo Xi. - Why?
Because she can go back to Beijing with you.
Because the two of you get along really well.
She was the only person who knew where you were.
That means she knows you very well.
To be honest, I'm actually very jealous of her.
What are you laughing at?
Ruo Xi is just naturally good at reading other people's minds.
But it's true that we get along very well.
You mean you like Ruo Xi?
Do I like her?
She's just like a brother to me.
- A brother? - That's right.
We can drink and chat all night
without running out of things to talk about.
Once we sober up, we arrange our next gathering.
I want to be your brother too.
I can drink just as much as Ruo Xi can
and talk to you about anything.
We can also support and stick up for one another.
Okay, brother.
Cheers.
My turn.
You can certainly drink.
That's my brother.
All right, I have to go.
- Crown Prince. - Crown Prince.
This is certainly a rare and unique horse.
A ride on a great horse is exactly what I need right now.
Crown Prince, this horse belongs to His Majesty.
- You can't ride it. - What do you mean?
Are you saying that as the crown prince
I can't even ride a horse that's been offered to my father as tribute?
That's right.
Crown Prince always gets what he wants.
- But what if His Majesty blames me? - How dare you?
Don't you know he's the emperor's favorite prince?
If you upset him, then it's like upsetting the emperor.
Perhaps Royal Father was actually planning to give you this horse.
First Prince is right.
Why would Royal Father get mad at me?
So I'm going to ride it no matter what.
Please have some tea, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, forgive me for being nosy.
I'm sure Eighteenth Prince will be fine
as he's being cared for by your imperial doctors.
Your Majesty.
You should look after yourself too.
Royal Father.
Crown Prince is in trouble.
You've disrespected Prince Suwanguaerjia as well as the Mongolian people
by riding that horse.
I must punish you harshly in order to make it up to them.
Your Majesty, I'm sure he didn't do it on purpose.
- He's probably just bored. - Bored?
Why would you feel bored when Eighteenth Prince is so sick right now?
You should be punished even more harshly for not worrying about your brother.
I won't pursue this matter any further.
I hope Eighteenth Prince will get better soon.
Even though you've forgiven him, I can't just ignore his mistake.
I must teach you a good lesson this time.
- Let me go in! - Stop it, Crown Prince.
First Brother, Crown Prince is drunk.
Fourth Brother, stay out of this.
- Get out of here! - Yes.
First Brother, I know you tried to get me into trouble.
I only got on that horse
and made Royal Father so mad after you encouraged me to do so.
I know exactly what you had in mind.
I know you've always plotted against me so that you can become the crown prince.
- Crown Prince-- - Just admit it!
Why would I think that I can become the crown prince?
It was Royal Father's order.
Nobody has any say in it.
Even though I have more than what it takes than you do.
What did you say?
When it comes to our rank
you're the empress's son whereas I'm the eldest son
so we're just as qualified as one another.
First Brother, you shouldn't say that.
Why not?
If Royal Father had not been so biased
he's no better than any other prince.
In terms of intelligence, wisdom, and character
- how can you be the crown prince? - First Brother.
Even he's better than you.
I'm the empress's son.
Unlike the rest of you.
Even if Royal Father abolishes my title, he still won't pick you.
- You'll definitely get demoted. - You...
Crown Prince, calm down.
Not only will you be demoted, but you might even have your head chopped off.
Do you really think you can get out of it so easily?
You--
Are you only guilty of embezzlement and riding on Royal Father's horse?
Do you really think no one knows about your affair with his concubine?
- Do you really think he doesn't know? - First Prince, stop it.
- It's a capital offense. - It's his capital offense!
You're all the same.
You all want me to die.
You all want to become the crown prince.
Fine.
Just you wait.
This will be the end of you.
Fourth Brother, have a seat.
- Who is it? - It's me.
- Crown Prince. - Don't you know who I am?
I need to see Royal Father.
Crown Prince, His Majesty said no one is to go near his tent.
Fine.
Crown...
Who's there?
Who's outside?
Don't let him get away!
Stop right there.
- Royal Father. - Crown Prince, what were you doing?
Your Majesty, I already tried to stop Crown Prince.
But he...
Why were you sneaking around outside?
Royal Father, you're not really going to abolish my title, are you?
- Li De Quan. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Royal Father, no, Royal Father...
You can't abolish my title. I'm the crown prince.
I'm the Great Qing's crown prince. You can't just get rid of me.
Shut up.
You personally chose me to be the crown prince.
You brought me up to be the crown prince.
- You can't abolish my title. - Get out.
Royal Father.
You brought me up to be the crown prince.
You personally chose me, so you can't just abolish my title.
- Take him away! - Royal Father!
You can't do this, Royal Father.
I'm the future emperor of the Great Qing.
You can't abolish me, Royal Father.
- Li De Quan. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Issue an order.
Crown Prince is not to come near my tent
unless I give permission for him to do so.
Yes.
If I'm correct
it's almost time for Emperor Kangxi to abolish his crown prince.
[Buerhasutai Palace]
Eighteenth Prince must have passed away.
- All of you go outside. - Yes.
Go outside.
Although the emperor has asked us to go outside
someone should still stay here to serve him in the evening.
Yu Tan and I will stay on duty at the door.
The rest of you can take a rest.
- Come and take over in the morning. - Yes.
Miss Ruo Xi, what should we say to the princes?
We can't make them wait all night.
If they get sick, then I'll be dead meat.
It's impossible to go in and talk to the emperor now.
Let's try and ask them to go back.
We'll try and ask His Majesty if they insist on going inside.
As for the eunuchs who'll guard through the night
make sure you ask them to be on full alert
in case His Majesty needs anything.
Yu Tan, wait here.
- I'll get some soothing tea. - Yes.
Princes, His Majesty's already gone to sleep.
Why don't you go back and I'll let you know once there's any news?
All right. Fourth Brother, let's go back.
Royal Father will need us to look after him tomorrow.
Greetings, Fourth Prince.
Rise.
What can I do for you, Fourth Prince?
Ruo Xi.
Try to comfort Royal Father for me.
When it comes to the death of a son
even the strongest ruler would be heartbroken.
Since he once said you remind him of his daughter
you'd be the best person to comfort him.
I will.
Your Majesty, this tea is very soothing.
- Try it, Your Majesty. - I don't feel like it.
Your Majesty.
Eighteenth Prince has always been a very smart, well-mannered
and lovely child.
I'm sure Heaven will definitely look after him.
Among all my sons
Eighteenth Prince was the smartest child.
He's just as handsome as Crown Prince
and was the closest to me.
He always drew pictures and wrote letters to cheer me up.
He was always a great comforter.
I'm sure your love and care for him would leave him with no regrets.
Among all my children
only a few of them...
are as close to me as he was.
They're all my children.
Crown Prince was brought up by me ever since he was young.
By the age of four, he already learned the Four Books and Five Classics.
By the age of 11, he already learned Manchurian, Chinese, and Mongolian.
He's always been my favorite child because he's very close to me.
But as he grew older
he became so...
As for Crown Prince's mother
she passed away soon after he was born and left Crown Prince orphaned.
That's why I gave him extra love and care.
It was the only thing that I could do for the empress.
- Good evening, Crown Prince. - I'm here to serve Royal Father.
Crown Prince, His Majesty has already gone to bed.
- Where's Li De Quan? - He's serving His Majesty.
So I'm afraid he's not free right now.
Since Royal Father's already sleeping
why can't he come out and talk to me?
Crown Prince, that's not what I mean.
I just don't want to disturb His Majesty.
- Crown Prince. - Get out of my way.
Open the door!
How dare you?
Crown Prince repeatedly disobeyed me and broke the rules.
After having tolerated him for more than 20 years
not only has he not realized his mistakes
he's gotten even worse.
It's very difficult for me to pass on our ancestors' establishment to him.
- Please reconsider, Your Majesty. - Please reconsider, Royal Father.
Crown Prince has disobeyed our ancestor's teachings
and repeatedly broke the rules.
He's gotten himself into all kinds of trouble.
When I fell sick while fighting a battle
and asked for Crown Prince to come and look after me
since I wanted to see him
I already noticed that he didn't care a lot about his sick father.
Now that Eighteenth Prince has passed away
everyone got very worried about me as I'm already at quite an old age.
Only you.
You didn't show one bit of sorrow for your brother's death.
That's what breaks my heart.
Embezzlement and disruption of political affairs
are just a few of your ridiculous behaviors.
I kept telling myself that you'd change for the better
and tolerated your mistakes until today.
But Crown Prince never felt sorry for what he's done
and kept ignoring my warnings.
If I pass on our ancestors' establishment to such a person
he'll definitely ruin our country
and steal from our people.
I must not let such a selfish and immoral person be the emperor.
Once we return to Beijing, I will announce to the whole country
that the crown prince has been abolished of his title.
Royal Father!
- Your Majesty! - Royal Father!
- Get the imperial doctor! - Royal Father!
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