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[General and I]
[Episode 34]
I am well aware of your doings.
You colluded with the enemy
harmed the prince, and framed a devoted subject.
These offenses
are sufficient to sentence you to death by dismemberment a million times!
Your Majesty knew everything already.
You pretended to know nothing.
You watched every move I made as if it were a show.
You are not yet a fool.
Not a fool?
I am a big fool!
Despite all my schemes, I failed to take you into account, you old fox!
Now you have what you wished for.
You are correct.
I planned all of this.
I do not have any regrets.
I only regret not pulling it off more perfectly
thus allowing you to have something to hold against me.
Ever since I entered the palace
you all have belittled and insulted me.
Not a day goes by when I don't look forward to your deaths.
You had best kill me.
Because as long as I live
I will use all means necessary to bring you to your death!
I've suddenly remembered why I want to keep you alive.
Ever since the queen's passing, the palace has been bleak and desolate.
I find it boring.
Only when I saw you consumed by desire, struggling like a fish in water
and even seeing you look down on and despise yourself
did I feel some enjoyment out of life.
You are overly confident your beauty and talent exceed others'.
You thought after the queen's passing, her position would surely become yours.
You must never have imagined
I would confer the title of queen
to a palace maid you wouldn't even approve to carry your shoes.
My purpose is to have you understand
in my eyes, you are but merely a dancing shackled fool!
If I want you to dance, you will dance.
If I want you to die, you will die!
In that case, this fool
has suddenly remembered an amusing matter I have yet to tell Your Majesty.
Does Your Majesty really think
your beloved queen died from grief?
Our grand queen...
By no means did she die from grief.
She...
was suffocated to death by my hands.
Do you know how tragic her death was?
Before she died, she struggled painfully.
However, I wouldn't give her the gratification.
Because only if she finds no gratification
would I be satisfied.
You!
You have the heart of a devil!
Your Majesty can feel pain as well?
Even if you sentence me to death, it will be to no avail.
She is already dead.
She is dead!
You are a lunatic!
Yes, I am a lunatic! I've long been crazy!
You all forced me into lunacy!
Do you not believe I will kill you this instant?
I thank Your Majesty for granting me death.
To be able to bring about the end of Great Jin's Sima royal family bloodline
leaving no successor to the line
I find my death worthwhile and can die in peace.
Do you think the Sima family has no successor?
I shall tell you a secret.
Chu Bei Jie is not from the Chu family.
He is from the Sima family. He is my real brother.
You...
Impossible.
Impossible!
I am old. I can no longer father any children.
But Chu Bei Jie is still young.
The Sima family will continue on!
And you will live to provide amusement for me for the rest of your life!
You will be tormented any way I wish!
Do you want to die?
Then wait for the day you follow me to my grave!
Anyone there!
- Present! - Present!
Keep a close eye on Noble Consort.
Keep her alive and well.
If she dies, you will all be buried with her!
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes.
You're lying to me.
- You are lying to me! - Your Highness.
Get off!
Sima Hong!
Sima Hong, kill me! Kill me!
Sima Hong, just kill me!
Stay alive and well.
Only this way will you have a taste of being in a living hell!
My queen.
I have let you down.
If I had stayed by your side
you would not have met your end in this way.
Fortunately, the culprit has been dealt with.
You can rest in peace.
Your Majesty.
He says Noble Consort pregnancy's was a pretense?
He wants a blood paternity test?
Yes.
For the sake of Prince of Zhenbei
this deputy general named Mo Ran
is kneeling outside the palace hall.
He asks Your Majesty to clear His Highness's name.
He... He also said
He Xia has surrounded Mount East country house
and has made an agreement with Princess Consort to wait two days.
If Prince of Zhenbei does not appear
He Xia will take Princess Consort away.
Your Majesty, the allotted time is drawing to an end.
If delayed any further
I'm afraid Princess Consort cannot be saved.
This concerns the royal succession. This is an important matter.
This is no child's play.
Have him wait.
Yes, Your Majesty.
This steamed cake made from Jiangnan crops
is soft and delicious.
Common folk make some during New Year's or birthdays
for the symbolic meaning of prospering with each passing day.
I am just afraid...
of the chance that I might not see him return to eat it.
That won't happen. Ping Ting, Bei Jie will definitely return.
When he sees the steamed cake you made for him
he will be delighted.
I will wait for him to return.
Watching my parents eat it when I was young, I often wondered
what went through their minds when they were away from one another.
Now I finally know that between lovers
the most difficult feeling to endure is longing.
There is not a moment I do not miss him
hoping for his return
hoping for him to step through the door
bringing with him the wind, the moonlight, and the dust.
I won't need to say a word.
I will just lightly close the door
and wish that he will never leave again
forever staying by my side
and grow old with me just like that.
Ping Ting.
Zui Ju.
I can only be like the common folk.
When a wife can no longer stand missing her husband
the only thing she can do is cook a meal for him.
What else can I do?
Ping Ting.
Zui Ju, I made too much steamed cake today.
Give them to the soldiers on the night watch.
All right.
You've worked hard.
This is the steamed cake Her Highness made for His Highness's birthday.
Give them to the men.
Miss Zui Ju, we pledge our lives to protect Princess Consort.
Prince and Princess Consort will surely reunite.
I believe Bei Jie will definitely return.
Bei Jie.
Your Majesty!
Prince of Zhenbei Chu Bei Jie is loyal and devoted to Your Majesty
and harbors no ill intention!
This matter concerns the life of Princess Consort of Zhenbei
and the life of a devoted general of Jin State!
Your Majesty!
The rebellion conspiracy must have been sabotage planned by a petty scoundrel!
Your Majesty, please investigate!
Don't allow a loyal subject to be subjected to such injustice!
Your Majesty!
What do you think you're doing causing this big racket?
I know you are a general under Prince of Zhenbei.
Eunuch.
But you need to open your eyes and take a look.
- Where are you? - Eunuch.
This is the palace! How can you be allowed to make a scene here?
His Majesty is of great prestige. How can you be allowed to run afoul here?
Putting aside that Prince of Zhenbei's punishment fits his crime
regardless of what injustice you receive
you still cannot behave atrociously in the palace.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty!
- Someone gag him. - Your Majesty, I beg you!
- Don't let him speak. - Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
His Majesty's orders are
to never wrongly accuse a loyal subject or Noble Consort.
Someone hold him down and gag him. Don't let him say another word!
I want to see His Majesty!
I...
I heard from my men you came out early in the morning.
So you are picking flowers. You seem to be in high spirits.
His Highness is returning today. He is a refined man.
In a dinner to welcome him back
how can there be no wine in a cup or no flowers in a vase?
I am making preparations.
You should know I could have taken you away already.
Ping Ting.
Why do you look exhausted?
My mind is at all times thinking of the moment my husband will return
thus naturally making it hard for me to fall asleep.
All right.
Since you wish to keep waiting
I will do it with you.
I do not mind these last few hours.
Thank you, Young Master.
Ping Ting, why do you find the need to pretend to be strong?
I know you will never give up until the last moment.
So I will wait with you.
However, this time I want you to know I don't wish to take you away with lies.
I truly do wish to protect you.
Without Chu Bei Jie in this world
there is nobody else but me who is able to protect you.
I will protect myself.
When he is here, he is my world.
When he is not here, I will hold up the world and wait for his return.
Ping Ting.
I advise you to hurry home and gather your things.
When the time comes, I will come for you.
Your Majesty!
I beg an audience with His Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
The matter concerning Noble Consort has been investigated.
Prince of Zhenbei was wrongly accused
and ought to be absolved of any crimes and freed.
Your Majesty is wise!
As the truth has been uncovered
Prince and Princess Consort of Zhenbei's safety must not be disregarded.
Take this tally to Chen Mou of Dragon-Tiger Troop.
Hand it to him and tell him to release Prince of Zhenbei.
I will do as you bid!
Your Majesty is wise!
Young Master, have some tea.
Reporting in, Prince Consort. Jin State sends a report.
Chu Bei Jie has been executed.
This pair of embroidered shoes were with his belongings.
Very good.
How is she?
The doors are closed securely. Miss Bai has not stepped out.
It is time.
She should come out.
Ping Ting, what are you drinking?
Powdered aconite root?
Ping Ting, you have always been intelligent.
How could you be so harebrained today?
Zui Ju.
The baby moved just now.
This is his child.
How could I bear to harm it?
- Your Highness, forgive us. - What are you doing?
Miss Bai!
The time has come. You should come now.
If you do not open the door, we will have to break in.
Ping Ting, stay in the house. Do not step outside.
We will keep you safe.
Your Highness, do not worry. We pledge our lives for your safety.
You are not to go!
We are heavily outnumbered and outpowered.
None of you are to go!
Your Highness, we have already made our decision.
Let go of me!
- Let go of me! - Your Highness!
Let go!
Eat this.
Ping Ting, I'm sorry.
This medicine is not harmful.
You just will not be able to move or talk for the next few hours.
Please bear with it.
I know what you want to say.
However, you must not die.
You carry Bei Jie's child in your womb.
Yes!
We promised His Highness to protect Your Highness with our lives.
Regardless of what happens today, we will fight to the end for you.
We must not allow He Xia
to take Your Highness or His Highness's child away.
I will leave this fight in your hands.
Attack!
I hold the military tally!
Release Prince of Zhenbei immediately!
His Majesty commands all soldiers to head out immediately
to Mount East country house to rescue Princess Consort!
Yes!
Your Highness!
I couldn't defy orders. Please forgive me.
Mo Ran, what has happened?
Your Highness, I have failed in my duty.
He Xia has surrounded Mount East country house.
All soldiers, listen to my command! Follow me!
- Yes! - Yes!
Midday has passed.
Bei Jie, in the end, you are one step too late.
There was so much killing and fighting outside.
Were you frightened?
Ping Ting, you do not need to be sad.
They are not worth it. This was all a dream.
The dream is over now.
I am still your Young Master.
You are also still my Ping Ting.
Come.
I am not leaving.
This is my home. I am not leaving.
I have already given him a chance.
He let you down.
This meaningless waiting
will only land you in a more dangerous predicament.
Look.
These are Chu Bei Jie's belongings that King of Jin sent someone to deliver.
Bei Jie.
Should you come across a shoe store on your way back
buy me a new pair of shoes.
This pair is giving me blisters.
Bei Jie.
I am not leaving.
I should not believe you.
Young Master.
Sister Ping Ting.
Sister Ping Ting, I finally get to see you again.
Sister, I am Dong Zhuo. Do you not recognize me anymore?
Ping Ting, the three of us, you, me, and Dong Zhuo
have finally reunited.
Sister, what are you doing? This is Young Master.
You slaughtered innocent men.
Are you not afraid of retribution?
Ping Ting.
You should think about this carefully. Whom did these people die for?
Besides, if they did not die
you might have been the one to die.
I did this to protect you.
Dong Zhuo.
- Take good care of her. - Yes, Young Master.
Hold up!
Wait!
Stop!
Prince Consort of Bai Lan, I know you are an old friend of Ping Ting.
However, she is in poor health. I have been the one taking care of her.
She needs me!
I... I will leave with you!
Very well.
Look after her.
If anything should happen to her, you will die with her.
All right.
Ping Ting!
Ping Ting, wake up. It's Zui Ju.
Zui Ju.
They are all dead.
They all died because of me.
- Let's go. - No, they didn't.
Zui Ju!
General, none of the soldiers at Mount East country house are alive.
They've all been killed by Bai Lan troops.
I searched the entire house and Princess Consort is nowhere to be found.
I have failed in my duty.
I failed to protect Her Highness and our men.
I deserve to die. Your Highness, please punish me!
I am the one who failed to protect them.
I am the one who let them down.
Report!
Your Highness.
- What is it? - Report, Your Highness.
While handling the enemy's corpses, we found one man alive.
We interrogated him.
We learned He Xia led a large party
back to Bai Lan by way of the southern foot of Hengduan Mountain Range.
In addition...
Speak.
In addition, while we were tidying up the house
we found this in the kitchen.
What is this?
A physician has been consulted.
What is it? Speak!
It is a fetal stabilizing remedy.
Ping Ting.
Ping Ting needed fetal stabilizing medication?
She is carrying my child?
She is carrying my child.
I, Chu Bei Jie, salute the spirits of the departed.
I hereby make a blood oath.
On this day, each of you died valiantly protecting my wife.
I vow to take the lives of those who killed you and avenge your deaths.
Bai Lan's men murdered my soldiers and seized my wife.
Should this revenge not be exacted
I, Chu Bei Jie, am not fit to be called a man!
Brothers, if you are willing to come with me, then raise your swords.
Let the Bai Lan men who dared to recklessly step foot onto Great Jin soil
massacre my Great Jin soldiers
and capture my Princess Consort of Zhenbei
have a taste of our power and might!
Show them the men of Great Jin are not weak
and will not stand to be humiliated!
We pledge our lives to Prince of Zhenbei
to take up arms against the unvirtuous and rescue Princess Consort!
Fight! Fight!
I have allowed He Xia and Bai Ping Ting to leave freely according to your plan.
As Your Majesty predicted
He Xia's conduct has incited Prince of Zhenbei's will to fight.
Prince of Zhenbei has not once suspected my involvement in this matter.
Your Majesty's plan was flawless.
I hereto congratulate Your Majesty
on regaining Great Jin's God of War.
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