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[Scarlet Heart] [Episode 33]
It might appear
that it was Eighth Prince and his men who had tried to oppose you.
But the real culprit
who caused everything
was actually me.
Your most beloved woman.
So you've been hating the wrong people for all these years.
- Shut up! - It was me.
I've hurt you.
I was the one who's totally responsible for it.
So the person you should hate
is standing in front of you right now.
Get out.
Get out, both of you.
Get out!
Ruo Xi.
Ruo Xi. Are you okay?
Young Miss.
Come back, Young Miss.
Come with me and you'll see Madam.
Young Miss, come back...
I've lost everything.
I've lost my sister, Yu Tan, my child, my friends
as well as Fourth Prince.
I've lost everything.
Ruo Xi.
You're finally awake.
Ruo Xi.
Why were you so silly?
I don't blame you at all.
It wasn't your fault.
If anything is to be blamed
we can only blame it on God's will.
Ruo Xi.
Promise me.
Don't give up. You shouldn't give up.
Take it easy.
We can talk about it in another few days.
You've had a high fever for the past few days.
So it'll take some more for you to have your voice back.
I'm
so
happy.
Happy?
Great friends are invaluable.
I'm also very happy to have a soulmate like you.
Do you want me to pass a message to Fourteenth Brother for you?
What does that mean?
I
do.
I do?
What do you mean?
Okay.
I'll pass your message to him.
But promise me.
Don't give up.
All right, I'm going.
Get some rest.
What?
What did Ruo Xi say?
She said, "I do."
She did?
Fourteenth Brother.
What's this about?
Tell me.
What does she mean by that?
All I can tell you
is that it's all for Ruo Xi's own good.
Don't ask me again.
Let's just respect Ruo Xi's decision.
Your Majesty.
You haven't seen Ruo Xi for a long time.
Why are you torturing yourself?
The deeper I love her, the more I'd hate her.
She was the one who told Eighth Brother to be watchful of me.
How can I not be angry at her?
But that was before she'd fallen in love with you.
So you shouldn't blame her.
What did I do back then
to have made her warn Eighth Brother?
I really don't get it.
Since you're so smart
people would naturally get jealous of you.
Since Ruo Xi used to be Eighth Prince's sister-in-law and lived in his manor
it's understandable that she'd take his side.
Also, how was she supposed to know that you'd become the emperor?
As for her miscarriage
I'm sure it must have been extremely painful for Ruo Xi.
Your Majesty.
Just as Thirteenth Brother said
perhaps you can forgive her for her honesty.
I know she's very honest with me.
But she was willing to hurt me so that she could save them.
It's as if she doesn't realize everything that I've done for her.
She just doesn't get it.
Qiao Hui.
It must be very hard for you.
You have to stay here with me and live in fear every day.
Ever since you were young
I'm sure you've never suffered like this.
Please don't say that, Young Miss.
I'm very lucky to be able to be your maid.
Look.
The sky beyond Forbidden City
is the real sky.
Inside Forbidden City
I'm just a temporary visitor.
Your Majesty, I've come to seek your approval for a request.
What is it?
I'd like to approve a marriage proposal.
Marriage proposal? With whom?
It's a marriage proposal that the late emperor had arranged.
I'd like to make Maertai Ruo Xi my second princess consort.
I've brought the late emperor's order with me today.
Please approve our marriage arrangement.
I need to discuss some very important palace affairs with my officials today.
You may go now.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I get it.
It was a reward
the late emperor gave Fourteenth Prince for his victory in the northwest.
Ruo Xi.
What's going on?
Do you know how awful Royal Brother looked
when he saw the royal order at our meeting today?
What do you think he'll do?
If Royal Brother can make Eighth Brother divorce his wife
then I'm sure he can stop Fourteenth Brother from marrying you.
But if he disobeys the late emperor's order
then it'll be a serious offense.
If he insists on doing that
then people will definitely gossip about him.
If he decides to ignore the late emperor's order
- then as for all his other orders-- - Ruo Xi.
The reason Royal Brother has become who he is today
is because he cares about you too much.
Ruo Xi.
Are you sure there's no turning back?
Things will never be the same again.
Yu Tan's dead
and we've lost our child.
You were locked up for 10 years.
Ever since the 51st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign
the emperor's been living in fear every day.
All these things still exist between us.
It's impossible for us to pretend that nothing has happened.
So now, I just want to leave this place.
Have you made up your mind?
If I had known
what you meant when you said "I do" that day...
If I had known that Fourteenth Brother had a marriage order in his hands...
then I probably wouldn't have passed on the message for you.
I'm sorry.
I didn't expect this either.
I only thought Fourteenth Prince would figure out a way to get me out of here.
You didn't know about it?
But if this is the only way
then I'm willing to do it.
Ruo Xi.
Are you sure you want to marry Fourteenth Brother?
I'm sure I want to leave the palace.
I'm sure Fourteenth Prince won't force me to do anything.
Even if I marry him
we're just going to be a fake couple.
A fake couple?
Greetings to you, Royal Brother.
Were you a messenger between Ruo Xi and Fourteenth Brother?
Yes.
However, I didn't know it would turn out like this at the time.
I only agreed to pass on Ruo Xi's message
so that she would do her best to survive.
Is it really impossible for her to survive in the palace?
Perhaps Ruo Xi really doesn't belong here.
She has quite extraordinary thoughts.
What extraordinary thoughts?
Are you saying that she's not from this era?
Actually I'm not Ruo Xi.
I'm Zhang Xiao.
I don't belong in your world.
She said she wasn't.
That's impossible.
That's absolutely impossible.
So what if she's not from this era?
What's the difference?
Ruo Xi.
I've always treated you like my own sister.
So you can tell me anything.
You and the emperor have gone through a lot together.
Now that you can finally be together
why can't you be a bit more tolerant and stay together?
Sometimes it's easier said than done.
Why can't it be done?
As you know
it's not only two people's business when they fall in love.
Since he's the emperor of the Great Qing
even the simplest things can become so complicated
that they might hurt or kill others.
The emperor's been very upset about you lately.
It breaks my heart to see him like that.
I know you're truly in love with him.
Can't you just forget about everything else for his sake?
I have no intentions of hurting anyone
yet they're all getting hurt because of me.
I really can't stand it anymore.
Are you sure you want to leave His Majesty?
Can you really forget about your love for him for all these years?
I can't.
But I must do it.
Ruo Xi.
You must think about it carefully.
Think about it before you make your decision.
Miss Ruo Xi, you're much better now.
You can stop your medication after two more doses.
Thank you, doctor.
Doctor.
Can you tell me what my health is like?
We've cured your illness.
So you must focus on looking after your body.
Do you remember
what you said to me the first time you came to take my pulse?
You said if I'd followed your advice
I should be able to live for another 10 years.
What about now?
Well...
Please tell me the truth.
Time really flies.
It's already been more than a year.
So you should still have another eight years or so.
But after your miscarriage
all I can say is
if everything stays well
then you should have another three or four years.
It's okay, doctor.
I'm quite a bad patient.
Does the emperor know about this?
He's never asked me about it.
So I didn't dare say anything.
Thank you for looking after me for the past year.
- Otherwise... - I'm just doing my duty as a doctor.
I'm sorry that my skills aren't good enough to fully cure your illness.
I have to go.
Young Miss, what kind of a place is this?
What have they done to you?
It's okay. I'm fine.
Just like Madam, you always yearn for freedom.
So it's best for you to leave the palace.
In regards to the riots in the northwest
I've already appointed Nian Geng Yao as the commander-in-charge
to take care of the rebel groups.
Make sure you keep an eye on our army provisions.
I'll also appoint Long Ke Duo as the Minister of Personnel
as well as the Infantry Commander.
He'll also become the crown prince's mentor.
As for my suggestion to abolish the personal tax
charged on people in poverty
I'd like to hear your opinions on it.
Prince Lian, any opinions?
You're the key decision-maker for all palace affairs.
I don't have any objections at all.
That's surprising.
Then let's dismiss our meeting.
I'd like to talk to you in private, Your Majesty.
Why can't you just say it now?
Because it's a family matter.
Everyone except for Prince Lian may go.
Yes.
Prince Yi, you may go as well.
Yes.
Go on.
I want to be totally honest with you
and tell you about my past relationship with Ruo Xi.
Back then
when I met Ruo Xi at my manor for the first time
I already found her very attractive.
You can even call it love at first sight.
But because she's Ruo Lan's sister
we had to suppress our feelings for each other.
But the more we tried to hide our feelings
the stronger our feelings became.
Get to the point.
Just before Ruo Xi left for the palace
I gave her a bangle and confessed my love for her.
But she still didn't accept me then.
Until we went to Mongolia with Royal Father
when Princess Min Min taught Ruo Xi how to ride a horse
and almost made her fall off.
I rushed to her rescue.
That day
I held her in my arms
and took her back to our camp.
That's when she finally accepted me.
Ever since then, I taught her horseback riding every day
and we spent most of our time galloping across the plains.
I gave her jasmine flowers and held her in my arms.
Her body gave off such a pleasant jasmine fragrance.
We also walked across the plains and watched the sunset hand-in-hand.
We also kissed passionately under the moon and stars
and promised to be together forever.
We promised to love each other until death do us part.
We wanted to grow old together.
Are you done yet?
That's about it.
I heard you.
You may go now.
I'll take my leave, Royal Brother.
Greetings to you, Your Majesty.
Go outside.
I finally understand.
I understand why you still can't forget about Eighth Brother.
I understand why you told him to be careful of me.
When he knelt outside the imperial temple...
you knelt with him in your prayer room.
Was it Ninth Prince who told you?
I wish it was Ninth Brother who'd told me.
But it wasn't.
Eighth Brother told me.
He gave me all the graphic details...
about how he taught you to ride a horse...
and gave you jasmine flowers.
The bangle that you wore when you first came to the palace
was also a gift from him.
The two of you had watched the stars hand-in-hand.
You also sat under the moon...
when he held you in his arms
and kissed you.
You also made a vow...
to love one another
until death do you part.
You'll hold each other's hand
and grow old together.
Stop it.
That's enough.
That's enough?
When Eighth Brother was telling me all this
that's exactly what was repeating in my mind.
But I still had to put up with it.
All I could do was listen to him.
Do you know how it made me feel?
Do you know how heartbroken I am?
I finally realize that words can really kill.
What Eighth Brother said...
was like a sharp knife.
It stabbed me over and over again.
Don't ever touch me again.
I said the only thing I'm scared of is losing you.
But now...
I'm not scared of anything anymore.
According to the late emperor's will
I now approve Maertai Ruo Xi
to become Fourteenth Prince's second princess consort.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Even before we met, we already understood each other.
But after we met, we missed the freedom that we had before we met each other.
If we can't be happy together
perhaps it's best to say goodbye now instead of torturing one another.
Have you packed everything?
This is more than enough.
I'll leave the rest with Cheng Huan.
Auntie, are you leaving all these things for me?
That's right. You can keep them all if you want
or give them away if you don't like them.
I want to keep all your things, Auntie.
Let's go.
You never let anyone touch your braid.
Only I can do it.
It's very windy outside. Don't catch a cold.
When you took me away from Tenth Prince's manor
it was the best thing that had ever happened in my life.
It was also the best thing that I've ever done.
Thirteenth Prince.
Thank you.
I did it for my own benefit.
If you hadn't wanted to help me get out of the palace
I'm sure you wouldn't have done that.
The hot springs in Zuen Hua are very nice.
They should be very good for your bad knees.
The scenery is also beautiful there.
I'm sure Fourteenth Brother will take good care of you.
I hope you will also look after yourself.
Since you've decided to leave, you should never look back.
Just forget about everything that's happened in the past.
You should look ahead to your future.
Do you have anything that you'd like to say to Fourteenth Prince?
Everything's come to an end.
Nothing more needs to be said.
Take care of yourself.
You should know how I feel.
Since you already know, you should understand me.
There's no point being overly upset.
If we can't be together in this life
then let's wait until our next lives.
You better go.
We probably won't be able to see each other again in this life.
Forget about Forbidden City.
Forget about all of us.
You're going to be a bride soon.
You should act like a bride.
A bride shouldn't cry.
Off you go.
I've always tried to protect you from Ninth Brother.
But I never expected
that Eighth Brother would go up to the emperor himself
and tell him every little detail of the relationship between you two.
But he never mentioned your breakup with him.
As much as he hates Royal Brother
the least he could do was be a little considerate to you.
The reason he did that
was to make the emperor let go.
He wasn't trying to hurt the emperor.
I see.
So he's still the kind and righteous Eighth Prince that he used to be.
The moment has come for us to say goodbye.
I could never stand men who cry.
But I finally realize how difficult it is to say goodbye.
Auntie, don't go.
I'm going to miss you.
Cheng Huan.
Make sure you bow and pay respect to your other auntie
every year on December 22nd.
Apart from Royal Uncle, I won't let anyone else know about this.
Cheng Huan, bow to Auntie three times.
Goodbye.
Please take care.
When the grass turns green next year
you'll no longer be there to enjoy it with me.
But as long as we're soulmates
it doesn't matter how far apart we are.
Take care.
Auntie!
Auntie, don't go!
Auntie, don't leave me here!
Auntie, don't go! I beg you!
Auntie!
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