The attitude of His Majesty is uncertain.
He hasn’t decided whether
to kill you or not.
I think
no one wants Your Highness
to live for three years.
Has the water been tested?
Didn’t we test the water
from the well yesterday?
From now on, the food need to
be tested every day.
I will catch some mouse.
After the mice eat the food,
don’t eat the food immediately.
However, it’s too hot
to keep any food for two days.
It’s better to eat food which are out of date, rather than dying.
It is not appropriate for him to give orders directly
to kill Yan Xun.
We should
exclude difficulties for him.
As long as we get rid of Yan Xun, removing the source of the trouble,
His Majesty will surely be pleased.
Wei Shuyou.
You bastard.
You are unqualified to call my name.
You'd better fold your hands for capture.
Then I will not destroy your dead body.
Episode Thirty-one
Father.
The dead man is the personal attendant
of Wei Shuyou.
Chun’er is right.
Young Master Yuwen,
don’t you recoginise him?
I might have seen him before, but I am not sure.
Yuwen Huai.
Might have?
You and Wei Shuyou are together
every single day.
You don’t know
his personal attendant?
Shuyou, you go to check
whether he was one of
your servants.
Check it carefully.
You can’t
avoid this matter
by not admitting no matter what.
You know
I have many ways
to find out whether your words are true.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Majesty. Your Highness.
He was one of my
servants.
Yuwen Huai. You heard that, right?
He admitted himself.
What excuse do you have?
Your Highness, even though he was a servant at the Wei Household,
I think
he was a spy placed near Young Master Wei of the second branch.
You…
Besides,
Because Duke Dingbei wanted to plot a rebellion.
to place spies near rich lords.
It was easy for him
You…
That’s right.
How could Her Highness
know what happened at the Oriole Courtyard
in the middle of a night?
She also happened to come across those killers
and brought them to Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
He was one of my servants,
but he was not close to me.
I kept him nearby
because he was quite smart.
I didn’t know
he had sophisticated martial art.
Maybe he was sent by
someone powerful as a spy.
I have been a guest here since I was little.
I have behaved carefully and appropriately.
I was afraid to make any mistake
which would then cause troubles.
I don’t even have someone with martial art nearby,
let alone someone with
sophisticated martial art.
Nonsense.
You have two people with sophisticated martial art
around you.
A man and a woman.
If Your Majesty didn’t know,
just bring them here and ask them directly.
Your Majesty,
Wei Shuyou wanted to assassinated me at first,
then he is trying to frame me.
He is an evil man.
I am a guilty man.
With Your Majesty’s mercy,
I have the chance to live.
I won’t keep anyone with martial art
around me.
Nonsense.
If not for those two people,
you wouldn’t be able to
survive tonight.
You would have been
killed by us.
(Oh.)
This was what really happened.
Father, have you heard?
He admitted himself.
I don’t think any words
can defeat the truth.
Did you say there were
only Yan Xun and Wei Shuyou
at the Oriole Courtyard?
Your Majesty.
I think he is poisoned by powder of five minerals.
He is speaking nonsense right now.
Do you think I am stupid?
Your Majesty, I was wrong.
I didn’t do my job properly.
His Majesty has given decreed
that no rich lords were allowed to go near Yan Xun.
Shuyou.
You disappointed
His Majesty.
How dare you,
lying to His Majesty.
You do deserve to die.
However, Your Majesty,
I have known him ever since he was little.
Although he is reckless,
he still has a good heart.
I don’t think what happened today
was his intention.
He must have been persuaded by someone evil.
That’s why he did this horrible thing.
You are right.
Father, since the truth
has revealed itself,
please punish them.
Brother Yan Xun is a victim here.
Please let him stand up.
Yan Xun, you may stand up now.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Wei Shuyou,
since the imperial concubine has put some good words for you,
I shall punish you by caning twenty times.
Think about your sins behind closed door.
Without my permission,
you are not allowed to leave your place.
Father,
he was going to assassinate Brother Yan Xun
and he lied to you.
He has committed such a felony.
How can you just
punish him by caning twenty times?
Behave.
- Father. - Chun’er.
You may all excuse yourselves now.
My night is totally
ruined by you.
Prince Yan Xun,
you are quite smart indeed
to frame Wei Shuyou.
However, smartness
won’t do you any good.
Power is way more important.
Yuwen Huai.
You are quite mouthy.
You have great powers of utterance.
Your Highness.
I said those words with good faith.
Good faith?
(Smirking)
That is not needed here.
Stay away from
Brother Yan Xun.
If you do this again,
I shall let you pay hard.
I have Your Highness
cares about
Yan Xun a lot.
Whatever I do is wrong.
Therefore, I have something
to say to Your Highness as well.
Don’t harm yourself
for someone not worth it.
Brother Yan Xun,
I asked some medicine from the doctor.
You can have it.
I am not hurt that bad.
There is no need.
Thank you for your help today, Your Highness.
Thank you very much.
Brother Yan Xun…
Your medicine.
Prince, please wait.
Yan Xun, I am sorry
for what you went through.
I am so sorry
that I didn’t visit you.
What do you want to say exactly?
If you don’t like Her Highness,
please make it clear.
Will His Highness make it back tonight?
He will.
You were hurt.
It is nothing serious.
You better go inside and have some rest.
I shall wait here.
I am fine.
(Sound of door opening)
Yan Xun.
Your Highness.
(Sound of door closing)
Yan Xun.
How are you?
We are fine.
What did the Emperor of the Wei State say?
He punished Wei Shuyou by caning twenty times
and doesn’t allow him to leave his place.
That’s all?
Yes.
His Majesty never wanted to
punish Wei Shuyou.
It was just a sign.
If he punished him too harshly,
everyone will act cautiously from now on.
No one
will ever
try to kill Yan Xun again.
It is clearly
not His Majesty’s intention.
He only wants to control Yan Xun
and then control Yanbei.
Yan Xun in danger
is easier for him to deal with
than Yan Xun in a safe place.
Look likes we need to be
more careful from now on.
As long as we are still in Chang’an,
we need to be extremely careful.
The Emperor of the Wei State wants to kill me.
I want to kill him
as well.
(Sound of doors opening)
Chu.
(Sound of doors closing) Here you are.
(Yeah)
I think
we are safe for tonight.
I shall sleep here.
You are hurt.
It’s nothing serious.
Let me see.
I am fine.
Let me see.
I have dealt with it.
It stops bleeding now.
Yan Xun.
Where are you going?
I am going to get some medicine.
Where exactly?
I am going to Her Highness.
There are killers everywhere.
We are all hurt.
Even if we are not killed by them,
you are committing a felony.
Please don’t
cause any trouble.
Yan Xun. Yan Xun.
Yan Xun. Be patient.
Be patient.
I am fine.
Don’t mess yourself up
because of me.
We finally survived.
We need to be
very careful.
Think about your families.
Think about your parents.
They are looking at you from heaven.
Don’t be impulsive.
Be patient. Be patient.
Be patient please.
Everything will be all right.
I am fine.
(Sound of pulling out a sword)
Young Master.
Do you need anything else?
Call for the guards of Yue.
Yes, sir.
(Sound of pushing back a sword)
Young Master Yue.
Please don’t make things difficult for us.
Young Master Huai is not here.
His Young Master is here to visit the Grand Concubine of the third branch,
not Young Master Huai.
The Grand Concubine of the third branch has been paralysed for years.
Her condition is too bad to meet with anyone.
Young Master Yue, please wait for Young Master Huai to come back.
You better leave now.
(Sound of fighting)
I am Yuwen Yue, the Grand Concubine of the third branch.
How are you?
I am just a
dead woman walking.
How do you think I am?
You are Yue’er.
I have heard that
you focus on studying Buddhism
since I was little.
I was surprised to see
you imprisoned in this secret room
without any sunshine.
It has been for sixteen years.
I am like a mouse which
can’t be seen.
Sorry for that.
I am here
to ask you to check an old item.
This was what my mother
changed into
in Jile Pavilion.
According to everyone,
this is a dress of Herbaceous peony
wore by low-classed concubines in Jile Pavilion.
Two months ago,
I found this dress
in Jile Pavilion.
I realised that
this is a dress of Peony
wore by the Consort
Herbaceous peony and Peony
look very similar
and this dress was damaged on purpose by someone.
You are right.
This is mine.
My mother was framed.
They said she was guilty of adultery
because she was drunk
with Yuwen Xi that night
and she was changed into
a dress she didn’t even
recognise.
(Laughing)
Yuwen Xi lied
to everyone.
Your mother was with me
that night.
With you?
I am the daughter of the Xie Houseld
of the Black Gown Lane of the Nan Dynasty.
I am your mother’s aunt.
That night, your mother came to visit me.
We had some wine.
I asked your mother to stay for the night.
I know about
Yuwen Xi’s character.
I was afraid that your mother’s reputation might be ruined,
so I trigger all the mechanism
and went down here.
I asked your mother
to change into this dress of Peony.
What happened next?
Next?
Something horrible happened.
That night,
Yuwen Xi tryied all the way
to hold me here
16 years since that they
only two deaf maids
supervise and serve me here
How coud he be so cruel
Then why didn't he kill you
You think he doesn't want to?
He keep me alive
only for his greedy desire
He hooked up with agents from Liang
I have talked too much today
You need more time
to listen to more stories
Yuwen Yue
Who let you in?
I came in myself
Can't you see it?
You are starting a fight
Don't blame me for it later on
Almost forget
I took the endeavor of the third branch
You' better
be smart
and send my grandmother back
Or I'll make you Green Hill courtyard
full of blood
Are you threatening me?
You think I will just threaten?
You may not care
being laughed at for the fight
between brothers of Yuwen
But don't you care that
your third branch
will be totally destroyed
with the revival or your grandmother?
Once the xeret is revealed
I may not get away with it
But you are also one of the Yuwen family
You can't reveal me
without getting yourself involved
Let's have a try. We'll see it
If I told the majesty
you, the third branch
hang up with Liang agents,
will he forgive me
because I reveal
the truth?
Yuwen Yue
What the hell do you want?
I'm about to go to the border
Strong wind, bad weather
Not comfortable to live
I'm thinking I am there suffering,
while you
enjoying yourself in your house
I am stingy, unhappy with that
How about this?
I find you another place to live
Go guard the grave of royal family
Because you are really good at
dealing with dead people
I give you three days to volunteer to the majesty
Before I leave Chang'an
you must get out of here first
Or
I'll send you to the hell
to company your grandfather
Yuwen Yue
you go too far in bullying me
Master
Come in
Master, good news
Yuwen Yue is leaving
Chang'an to the border
tomorrow morning
Ma.. Master
Why are you hitting me?
No reason
Because you need to be hit
Your highness
I received a secret report
The grand wife of third branch
has moved to the Green Hills
from the Jile Pavilion
That's why Yuwen Huai tell
the majesty he volunteer
to guard the grave of royal family
Turns out his weakness is
controled by Yuwen Yue
You really are wisdom
Prince, following the order of the royal family
we are handled the job of guarding the yard
And prince Yu asked me
to bring you this sword
He said to return it to to the owner
Please extend him my appreciation
I wil
We will loose
the regulation of the yard tomorrow
Except for the prince
everyone has the freedom to get in or out
Prince, seems like the intelligence that
Yuwen Huai and Yuwen Yue will
leave the city is true
Yuwen family won't interfere us any more
Although our biggest enemy Yuwen Huai
is not here
we still need to be cautious
I understand
Taste the dishes from my hometown
Haven't eat these for a long time
Is that reliable?
Prince
Prince, A'jing is here
A'jing, do you remember me?
Prince, I thought I can't see you
any more
Get up
Where is general Meng He?
Prince
My father died on the battle field
He asked me
to find you before his death
Luckily,
I survived the war
Then I came to Chang'an
I searched you for three months
and met Miss Yu finally
Prince, my father suffered too much before death
Do not worry
We will revenge for them
Prince, I want to follow you around
I can not only cook
but also wrestle
I will do whatever
I can for you
Good
Be my guard
Thank you, prince
the Green Hill Courtyard
Master
The cenotaph has been
prepared
Sorry to have you wait
The prince does not feel well
Cannot receipt the guest today
Please go back
Inform me instantly
if something happens to the prince
In urgent situation
the whole Green Hills and Eyes of God
will follow your order
I understand
The journey will be so long
Please take care
The smell still hangs on
Like the smell of moon
Have you tasted the moon, A'chu?
But when we see the moon from now on
we will think of the smell of
Yuchun Wine
You haven't seen the moon
on Xiuli mountain
Bigger, brighter
and cleaner
just wait
One day
we'll see it with my eyes
When you and I back to Yan
we will open the jar and drink it all
Just three more years
May not miss the moon and the wine
May not miss you
For drinking the wine
three years later
We need to take action
Not just defend
and wait for death
You are right
We cannot excapr Chang'an
with so few of us
We have so many things
to do
Then we finish them one by one
Never thought the lord
ends up like this
A son can't blame his father
Please be careful with your words
Luckily,
Yan Xun survives from this
The lord
can be a little bit
conforted
It is me to blame
Not powerful enough to change it
Do not take the fault
You already tried your best to stop it
The lord has passed away
What is your next move?
Back to find prince Yan?
He helped me a lot
So I agreed to stay and
assist them
But now
the lord is died
I do not want to go back
to that sorrow place
Since that,
why not follow me?
Don't worry
I will treat you well
as the lord did
Please do not hesitate
Stay
When you have a better place
to settle down,
I won't stop you then
Since then
I accept your offer
Thank you for your invitation
Great! Pretty good!
With you in my camp,
I can have someone to play chess with me
A player
Unlike the rough people here in the army
who do not know how to play chess
I heard Yuwen Yue from Yuwen family
made the majesty angry
He was sent to the border as punishment
He will be one of your man
soon
He is skilled at chess
No need to worry
no player
A person from a grand family
Always better speak than act
The living condition border is low
I am sure he cannot stay here
for long
Maybe not
I have heard some rumors of
this master
I have a little bit expectation
for him
Prince Xiang
Yuwen Yue
is here to join your troops
A noble from grand family
do not live in the wealthy city,
Chang'an
What are you doing here,
in a remote and poor
place?
You can be here
as a prince
Why can't I
Pretty lofty
On the journey to the border
you must have seen our enemy repeatedly
come across the border to attack us
The battle never ends
I lack brain truster and forces
Since you are the inheritor of
the Eyes of God
You should know about military strategy
Take my decreed
to recruit new soldiers
I just came to you camp
Know nothing about here
How can I recruit?
I know nothing about you either
Do not you if you really are capable
or can only be a vase
I won't allot the existing forces
to you
If you want to stay here
you need to train your own men
Talk to me
when you achieve the mission
Take it
The Grave of Xing'er
From now on
you are an agent
The sword I gave you is Canhong Sword
Do not fail it
Hold on to me?
Where exactly?
My sleeve. Or where else?
It is too crowded
Save me the trouble looking for you in case you get lost
A woman that cannot be controlled
is worse than the dead
You chose me to be your maid,
gave me the silver bell,
presented me the Canhong Sword
to make me your Xing'er
Now Xing'er is killed by you
The one living here
is just Chu Qiao
Canhong Sword?
Why not come inside?
Someone ordered
No one shall come in
not even when the sky falls down
Really?
Since I said that
how do they dare to let you in?
Miss Chu, you are finally back
Knowing you are back today,
the prince wait for you to have meal together
I have heated
the dishes several times
Really?
Are you sure it is not because
you didn't cook well
and the prince does not like it?
Impossible!
You will know about my cooking
after you taste the food
So many dishes I prepared
If you do not eat them,
I'll lose the sense of achievement
Let's go. Have the meal
A'chu
You must be too hungry
this time you come back
Have some more food to add the nutrition
Listen to me.
You are back now,
don't go out anymore.
In three years,
at that time
I can take to back to Yanbei.
It will be midsummer
when we arrive.
The pasture will be green.
I shall take you to Xiuli Mountain.
We can go hunting there.
It's late.
Can't you sleep?
I'm smelling the bouquet.
Do you feel anxious?
The bottle of wine that
we buried under that tree
has been stored there for over a year.
One year one month plus three days.
It has been so long.
No wonder it smells so good,
making me feel drunk.
Be patient.
When three years come to an end,
it smells the best.
I've been grounded for two years,
which really kills me.
Today, I am so happy.
Thanks to Yan Xun,
your Household becomes your prison.
I must revenge.
The end of three years is coming.
You have to grab your chance.
If by any chance His Majesty releases Yan Xun,
you will be in trouble.
Thief keeping thinking is worse than stealing.
Royal highness.
It's going to be easy to get through
these three months.
We can't be so passive any more. Do we have any ways to strike back?
So we have to deal with
Yuwen, Wei and Zhao,
the three noble families at the same time.
The imperial mausoleum of the late Emperor.
The one who is watching over the imperial mausoleum is Yuwen Huai.
The one built the imperial mausoleum is Zhao Family,
and the one provided the building materials is
Wei Family. If there is something missing in the imperial mausoleum,
none of them can get away from it.
Somebody is coming, let's split.
Let's go. I will set the fire.