Episode Twenty-four
Brother, how is it going?
Zhao Dongting is back.
He's back?
What about aunt Bai Sheng?
Does she also come back?
Aunt Bai Sheng is kneeling outside the main hall.
But father ignores her.
Why?
Zhao Xifeng also killed
Princess Hongxiao.
Father didn't punish him
when he heard the news.
What?
Chun'er.
Father gives orders
to kill Yanbei people
at Jiuyou Platform at noon today.
What...
what about brother Yan Xun?
It doesn't mention him.
Aunt Bai Sheng.
I will save brother Yan Xun.
Father, Chun'er comes to see you.
I want to show you something.
This is the pair of shoes
that Duke Dingbei and Aunt Bai Sheng
gave me as a gift
when they sent brother Yan Xun to Chang'an
as a guest.
This is a pair of little boots.
Aunt Bai Sheng
made it herself.
There are orchids, plum blossom,
decorated with pearls.
It's really cute.
I'm always reluctant to wear it, fearing that I will destroy it.
Before I actually put it on,
I have grown up.
My feet are too big
to fit in,
when I want to try it on.
At that time,
father asked all dukes
to send their son to Chang'an as a guest.
They were all reluctant to do so,
weeping and sobing.
Duke Dingbei was the only one
that sent brother Yan Xun
without second thought.
Father, when you first saw him,
you thought that you two were on the same wavelength.
You said that
you would treat him as your own son.
Do you remember that
when he was fourteen years old
you two went hunting together.
He nearly got trampled to death by a horse,
and got his arm hurt
when he tried to hunt a leopard.
You gave him a stern lecture.
But what did he do?
He held the leopard
in front of you, grinning.
He said that
the leopard was for you.
And...
he wanted to make a leather vest for you.
When it snowed in winter,
you could wear it under your garment.
The vest would keep you warm.
You really liked that vest.
You had been wearing it for years,
and didn't want to drop it.
You said that,comparing with my brothers,
Yan Xun was more like your son.
Have you forgetten all these?
Father.
Please excuse brother Yan Xun.
He didn't do anything.
He did nothing wrong.
He hasn't been home
for many years.
He grew up at your side.
Do you really want to kill him?
Won't your heart hurt, father?
Father.
Aunt Bai Sheng is kneeling outside the main hall.
She lost her husband,
her son and daughter.
All she has now
is brother Yan Xun.
Do you want to deprive her
of her last hope to live,
father?
Father.
Please excuse brother Yan Xun.
Please, father.
Madam, His Majesty calls you in.
Thank you.
Princess.
What are you doing?
Move!
You get too far.
Mother.
Mother,
I will go save brother Yan Xun,
no matter how you stop me.
Funny.
How do you save him?
I...
Acting like a spoiled child, as you are really good at.
Or you go find him,
and you two live and die together.
You want to die with him.
Do you know
whether he wants to die with you?
I don't care.
As long as there's hope,
I will go save him.
Since you want to see him...
Fine.
Let's go and see him.
However, I need to clear things up with you.
If you were to do anything
that debases your status,
I will kill everyone
in your palace.
These people
include your nannie,
and your maid that accompanied you to grow up.
If you think that
all their lives adding together
can't compare with Yan Xun's life.
You can just mess about as you wish.
I will show no mercy.
Mother.
How could things have turned out like this?
(Sound of unlocking)
Open the door.
Yes.
Wei Shuyou.
When is His Majesty going to
let me out?
You wish.
His Majesty commands that
sinner Yan Xun set out for Jiuyou Planform
and wait for sentence.
Prince.
Please.
Why are you standing there? Move!
Hurry up!
What are you doing?
Do you want to die?
You have swallowed your words.
You said that
you would take me to Yanbei.
I will take you away.
You wait for me here.
I don't believe you.
Take me with you.
Bold slave girl!
How dare you call her slave.
Yan Xun, that's quite arrogant.
At this moment,
you are still putting on airs
in front of me.
Chu, be good.
I mean good for you.
Take me with you
if you mean good for me.
Don't be silly.
your life could be in danger if you follow me.
Chu, be good.
Do as I say.
I killed Yuwen Xi.
If I get caught by feudal official,
I will die sooner.
Maybe I can manage to live
if I go with you.
Let her out.
You are the only one that imperial edict calls.
If she won't go, I won't go either.
You can just kill me here.
Fine.
If you want to die together,
I will grant you this favor.
Open the door.
Yes.
Yan Xun.
Chu.
Are you afraid?
Surely not.
The destiny of being emperor.
The fate of being sovereign.
The bell will toll 45 times
when the emperor is dead.
So the 35-times tolling
means the death of
the relatives of the emperor.
What will be, will be.
So just let them all come.
Since we can't hide from it,
let us face it together.
You can see Jiuyou Platform from here.
Chun'er.
No matter what you are trying to do now
will be useless.
Mother.
Why are you so heartless?
Yan Xun has been involved into the rebellion.
If you try to stand up for him openly,
you will be disobedient to your father.
At that time, not to mention the maids
in your palace,
even your brother and I
will be implicated into this.
Mother.
So why did you bring us
to this cruel place?
The reason I brought you here
is that I want you know
whether you are the descendants of the princes
or the descendants of nobles,
you are still so close
to the bloodied blade.
The vice supervising officer to decapitation.
Yuwen Yue.
The supervising officer to decapitation.
Read the imperial decree.
knee down.
Read the imperial decree.
Duke Dingbei Yan Shicheng
has insulted the whole world,
ran counter to the emperor,
imposed upon the public,
trusted the crafty sycophant,
and rebelled against the state.
He has abolished the law,
built the royal pantheon,
trained the private armies secretly.
It is evident to anyone
that he had the conspiracy against the emperor.
And he has dispatched the troops to Chang'an,
wanted to attack the capital city.
His misdemeanors are too numerous
to inscribe on all bamboo strips.
Thanks to the blessing of the heaven,
their rebellion was defeated,
and the villains were exterminated.
As far as Yanxun concerned,
he grew up in the capital city
and didn't get involved into the rebellion.
There is an order for him to identify the prisoners
and watch their punishment
to make up for his sin.
By the emperor himself.
Is what he said true?
Yes.
My family.
Bring the traitors up.
Prince Yanxun.
Everyone has been executed
except you and your mother.
There is no one left.
Prince Yanxun. Please honor the decree.
Honor the decree on your knees.
Yanxun.
- Yanxun. - On your knees.
On your knees.
Yanxun.
Honor the decree and identify the corpses.
On your knees.
Then your life will be spared.
(Sound of laughing)
Look, look.
He is revolting.
Why didn't you just kill him?
No.
Refusing to obey imperial edict
should be put to death.
Take him down.
Yes.
Wait.
Yanxun.
Please pick up the imperial decree
and appreciate the grace of the emperor.
Yanxun, just be awarded the majesty's decree.
Hers is the hour of noon.
We should do the roll call.
Yanxun.
Get up.
If you don't want to do,
I will.
Prince Yanxun.
It's been long time for you
to meet your father, isn't it?
Come here.
Say hello to him.
Yuwen Huai.
(Sound of laughing)
Come here.
Yuwen Huai.
Don't move.
If he doesn't honor the decree, just kill him.
Yanxun.
Did you see this?
This is what will happen if you refuse to obey imperial edict.
Mother.
I'm begging you to save Brother Yanxun.
He can barely make through it.
He is really going to die.
Yanxun.
If Yanxun refuses to obey imperial edict...
Yanxun.
I will let him die right here immediately.
Let me go.
Let me remind you
that your Xing'er is just right down here.
You bold fanatic,
why don't you honor the decree?
It's not necessary to identify the corpses.
Just let the prisoners be executed at once.
How dare you?
Let me identify the corpses.
The people on the stage
were my husband,
my son, my daughter
and my relatives.
I believe there is nobody else
could be more qualified than me
to do this thing
in the world.
Yuwen Yue, I will never
get involved with your Green Hills Court.
Xing'er.
Thank you for saving me.
But,
I want you stay out of this kind of stuff.
Just leave, now.
What kind of stuff?
If you come back to Yanbei with me,
there is nobody
can do something to you.
How about coming back with me?
Duke Dingbei has fornicated foreign enemies
and planed the conspire against the state.
There is an order for Wei Shuye
to capture the legitimate child of the Duke Dingbei,
Yanxun,
and transfer him to the Judgment Office under custody.
Xing'er.
Don't be scared.
My father will do anything but rebellion.
There must be some other powerful families
who forgot honor at the prospect of profits
and made bad blood between us
to frame my father.
When the case is entirely cleared,
we can leave here.
The night Yanxun ran away,
somebody shot out an arrow to him
and cut off his chance to escape.
Did you shoot out the arrow?
Yes.
Since you are aware of the cardinal questions of right and wrong,
I can tell you
that if you have a little intention to be partial to Yanxun
at the Jiuyou Platform tomorrow,
I will regard you as the accomplice of Yan Family
and wipe out your Green Hills Court.
As far as Yanxun concerned, he grew up in the capital city
and didn't get involved into the rebellion.
There is an order for him to identify the prisoners
and watch their punishment
to make up for his sin.
Yanxun.
Mother.
I'm begging you to save Brother Yanxun.
He can barely make through it.
He is really going to die.