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[Episode 36]
Here's a toast to you, Han.
Hold it!
What is it?
Crown Prince wishes to drink a toast to me...
I'm not fit to accept it.
Ling He Qing!
Present.
Where is the engagement gift for Crown Princess Consort?
I have prepared it.
Purple-gold jade scepter.
It is made of the ancient jade excavated from Han Prefecture
when our Great Duan Empire first conquered them and founded the empire.
There isn't much ancient jade left.
This is the only one.
Crown Prince, please present this to the lady-in-waiting, Su Yu Ning
as the official engagement gift.
Summon Crown Princess Consort.
Summon Crown Princess Consort! Summon Crown Princess Consort!
Perform the cleansing ritual!
The red carpet ritual.
Perform the ritual.
Bow.
Perform the ritual.
Bow.
Perform the ritual.
Bow.
Perform the ritual.
Bow.
Rise.
You're destined to an exceptional future.
The future of the Great Duan Empire and the glory of our people
will now lie in your hands.
Ling He Qing!
Father!
I...
I have yet to make a toast to the crown prince.
This isn't the time for that.
Congratulations, Crown Prince.
For both joyous occasions.
Your Royal Highness.
From now on...
will you be kind to Crown Princess Consort?
Lu, this isn't a question that you should ask.
Father, should the crown prince's family life be perturbed
it can't be good for the people either.
Crown Prince, please answer me.
Lu, would you be pleased to hear that I'll be good to her
or would you be even more pleased to hear that I won't?
Treat her well!
I can't do as you wish then.
Love...
It is what it is.
If there's no love between us, then there isn't.
It will only make things worse to pretend to be in love.
You either let her go...
Or...
Say something.
Just to appease me.
Lu, you clearly knew...
The first... I can't.
The second... I won't.
Then...
Drink this cup of wine.
Lu!
You have been behaving even more atrociously these days.
Pardon me for being disrespectful.
I'll drink this wine on behalf of Crown Prince.
Prince Lu, please ease your mind.
Lu.
Today...
There are no brothers.
You and I are just the superior and the subject.
The guards at the city gates said that...
you claimed to be a Muru.
Yes.
Why?
I don't know.
I do.
It's because of Miss Su.
We were all young once.
I know very well just how torn you must feel right now.
I promised her...
that I was going to protect her.
When you get to my age, you'll understand.
There are many ways to protect a woman.
For instance, when you know that there can be no happy ending...
you can choose not to approach her.
For instance...
Regard her as one of the Muyuns.
Perform our duty as a Muru to protect her.
At least, you can then keep her safe from harm all her life.
I understand.
Do you really understand?
I really do!
Muru Han Jiang!
Present!
Su Yu Ning...
Who is she?
The royal Muyun family's...
Future empress!
You!
Who are you?
I am...
Muru Han Jiang!
Lady-in-waiting, Su Yu Ning.
Receive the engagement gift.
Ling He Qing.
You gave me this jade scepter... What a pity.
Today...
No one gets what they wished for.
Sheng!
What are you doing?
I'm not doing anything.
I just didn't like that engagement gift.
Ling He Qing.
- Finish the ritual. - No.
Another day, perhaps.
Ling He Qing.
Miss Su Yu Ning is the destined empress.
You're just going to give her such an awful gift?
How disrespectful.
Muyun Sheng!
Father, it isn't that I wish to postpone my wedding
I just wish to plan it according to what I prefer.
Am I not even allowed to make that decision?
I thank Crown Prince for empathizing with how I feel.
I am deeply grateful.
It is just that a friend of mine came to my mind.
From this day forth
We are free to remain friends.
All our troubles will be gone.
Sure.
Han Jiang...
So long.
It is for his sake...
that I should have a drink.
This course... What is it called?
Your Highness, this is the drunken silver arowana.
Crown Prince!
This is quite a nice dish.
If you leave it untouched for too long, it loses its flavor.
Father!
It's a joyous occasion.
I've always liked Lu's poems.
They are very fitting for today's occasion.
Snow falls on the window of the silver hall in the palace.
The candle burns all night, without any sleep.
The zither and panpipes play clear as a jade disk.
Beautiful women and extravagant banquets.
New ladies of the court, all dolled up.
Reminiscing about the past.
Have you not seen the adorned emperor lash out toward Novoland?
Before Novoland has been pacified, he has already grown old.
He does not see Lady Yu begging for royal status.
All that is left is her fawning remains in a ditch?
You're a bunch of lunatics!
You're the lunatic!
Each and every one of you is just sitting here.
You pretend not to know about the past.
But who doesn't remember?
Uncle.
Back then, you forced my father to stab my mother.
Didn't you?
Father!
You have never forgiven my uncle.
Am I right?
Qin Ming!
- Take Crown Prince away to rest. - Yes!
Empress!
You set my birth mother on fire and killed her.
You'll have to spend the rest of your life acting as her.
Everyone knows that!
Yet you are lying to yourself!
Kinsmen become enemies and lovers kill each other!
The people involved know that they are playing a part
but they can't get off the stage.
The onlookers mock them and yet they hope to get onto the stage!
This is the royal family!
This is what an emperor is!
All of you are lunatics!
Take him away!
This is not how one should live! Do you not know?
I am here to save you!
What are you doing?
He is the crown prince!
You're not fit to touch him!
He's wielding a wooden sword! Don't hurt him!
Be careful! He can do witchcraft!
- You're all pathetic... - Be careful! He knows witchcraft!
Yu Xin Ji! Protect the crown prince!
- Watch out for his witchcraft! - Lunatics!
Come with me!
I can't.
I can't let him be all alone!
Since he was born, he's been destined to be alone!
He's trying to overthrow centuries of malpractice in the royal court alone?
How could he not suffer the consequences?
Go.
Go!
Neither of us can save him!
I don't understand!
Everyone calls him a demon.
But then, who exactly is the demon among us?
Father!
I'll save you first!
Step aside!
You fool.
How can I not worry about you?
Protect the emperor!
Run!
Go! Now!
There's a Charmer! Protect the emperor!
Protect the emperor!
Charmer! Die!
There she is.
She resembles Yin Rong.
Your Majesty!
We should go into hiding.
Shall we?
Your Highness, we should go.
Go!
Who are you?
I don't have a name.
They...
They called me "That Man."
Empress.
The arch prince is here.
Last night...
Was the performance at the family banquet... enjoyable?
You went to great lengths to arrange it.
Only one part was the most thrilling of all.
Oh?
Which part?
When Muyun Sheng's Charmer appeared by his side.
The fear on His Majesty's face...
That was the best part.
After all these years, I finally saw him become frightened of the Charmers.
He was actually frightened of them...
The Charmers.
Thank you.
What I want...
It isn't just a word of gratitude.
You've worked hard.
You should learn to cherish those who are good to you.
Cherish?
Once I do... They won't do much more for me anymore.
Am I right?
Yes.
If only that Charmer had looked even scarier, it would have been great.
So scary that His Majesty would have disliked it.
The His Majesty...
He would forget Yin Rong.
Can I take these words as... a new request that you are asking of me?
What you said... does make some sense.
Starting this evening...
40 commanderies will send in urgent reports, one after another.
In their jurisdiction, the Charmers have appeared and massacred the villages.
No one... knows what the reason is.
Perhaps...
The Charmers have teamed up to carry out evil deeds
because they have been summoned by the crown prince.
Perhaps...
This female Charmer at Crown Prince's side...
She is no ordinary Charmer.
Her appearance could summon all the Charmers
and they are no longer scattered.
Perhaps...
As we speak...
a tribe more powerful than the Humans...
the Charmers, is being formed.
Then, His Majesty will suddenly realize...
the fear that everyone has for the Charmers.
And the hatred.
Such fear and hatred have transformed into waves...
The waves have now slowly... crashed on the shores of his throne.
Everything that you just said...
Is it all true?
Matters concerning the world...
they are all spread by word of mouth.
The people will protest in an uproar...
The Charmer by his side, the Charmer in the palace...
and the Charmer who became a crown prince...
What will His Majesty do about them?
His Majesty...
He is a good emperor.
What should a good emperor do?
He will...
Do as a good emperor should.
Your Majesty, you're a good emperor!
Your Majesty, please make a royal decree.
Your Majesty, please make a royal decree to sentence the Charmers
to a sin by birth so that they can be killed by anyone!
Second, decree to have the crown prince's female Charmer killed!
If Your Majesty doesn't give orders to annihilate the Charmers
the people shall live in fear!
Ling He Qing.
What has that female Charmer said
while she's been trapped in the magic circle the past few days?
Report it to His Majesty.
Your Majesty.
The woman of the Charmers told us to call her Pan Xi.
Because...
This name was given to her by the crown prince.
How exactly is she dangerous?
She knows neither good nor evil.
Only the crown prince.
For the sake of Crown Prince, she would do anything.
Risk all that she has.
With a soul mate like that...
It's Sheng's blessing.
The attendants serving the crown prince said that
His Highness is always laughing and chatting with the air.
He is always drawing the silhouette of a young lady
while staring at an empty window.
Everyone finds this an extremely bizarre sight.
So as to prevent the people from criticizing him
we could only block the news.
No one is allowed to tell others what they witness in Wei Ping Residence.
If that is so, how did you come to learn of it?
What is your motive in investigating the crown prince's residence?
Your Majesty!
You've wronged me.
Sadly, there are no walls without cracks.
His Highness acts abnormally.
Even commoners know about it.
However...
We didn't dare to mention it to Your Majesty.
Your Majesty once had Consort Yin Rong, who nearly jeopardized the nation.
Now... the crown prince has Pan Xi by his side.
Will the sovereignty of the Humans be given up to the Charmers?
How dare you?
All words said in good faith grate upon the ears.
If Your Majesty doesn't wish to listen
please make a decree to have me executed!
Your Majesty.
Please allow me to report one other matter.
Pan Xi...
She is even more skilled in wielding magical powers than Consort Yin Rong.
She's vicious and fierce.
She doesn't know how to control it.
Do you mean to say...
She will do whatever the crown prince asks of her?
As long as anyone disrespects the crown prince
no one can escape her magical powers?
Yes.
Your Majesty!
This Charmer must be killed!
Sheng has someone to protect him.
I think that is great!
If we are to allow Pan Xi to live
please anoint another as the crown prince, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, please anoint another as the crown prince!
If Sheng isn't the crown prince...
how will he survive in the palace as a common prince?
Please make a decree to have High Priest, Ling He Qing
annihilate Pan Xi with his magical powers!
Set everyone's mind at ease.
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