Episode Thirty-seven
It was my brother's fault.
You saved Ye'er.
At least the Wei Household still has someone.
There is no need to ask for my forgiveness.
You may stand up.
Thank you.
My family has had many sacrifices.
Ye'er is just like Song'er and Chun'er.
He is also very innocent
and unworldly.
Please help him and look after him
in the future.
I shall do my best.
Her Royal Highness, the Princess, has arrived.
Cousin.
Your Royal Highness.
Please stand up.
My mother asked me to check on you.
Uncle ?he was just furious and confused.
That was why he committed such serious crime.
Now he is in huge trouble.
At least, it did not affect Your Royal Highness
and the Imperial Concubine.
Don't say something
like that.
Today is the sentencing day.
I heard you are not allowed to go out.
Don't be too upset.
My brother has sent someone
to the prison
so that they would treat uncle better.
He ?
probably won't suffer.
Thank you, Your Royal Highness.
No need to thank me.
You should be glad that
my father did not
blame you.
He also lets you take full control
over the Wei Household.
You need to act smart.
Don't do anything stupid.
Fine.
It's 11 a.m., right?
Wei Guang should be dead by now.
That was too easy for him.
He should have been punished more harshly.
I want to drink
some wine now.
There is some in the kitchen.
Let me bring it to you.
There is no need.
According to the imperial decreed,
We need to govern a land by law, but conquer one by war.
Soldiers are crucial
to this country.
Therefore, I appreciate talents
no matter where they came from.
Chu Qiao is famous for
literary grace and warlike exploits.
She has proven her loyalty.
She is just like the female general Mu Lan.
I, thereby, appoint her as the coach of archery
at Xiaoqi Camp.
I hope you can do your best
to serve this country,
even it means to risk your life.
That's all.
That was about time.
Xiaoqi Camp is under
His Royal Highness Xiang's control.
Yuwen Yue as well.
Xiaoqi Camp is responsible for the safety of this city.
A majority of solider are offspring of rich lords.
They have their own alliances and fight with each other.
It has always been controlled by
one of the Princes.
His Royal Highness Xiang fits
and he came back from war with honours.
He has the authority to
lead this troop.
However,
the military has always been controlled by men.
You are a female,
but now you need to govern a group of men.
It will be very hard for you.
The Emperor of the Wei State dislikes me
a lot.
He wants to use you in order to get to me.
There are many people who are dying to please the Emperor.
I am worried about you.
It doesn't change anything.
We can't disobey the imperial decreed.
Besides, don't you always say
I have acted as if
I were a man?
Don't you trust me?
Don't worry.
If you have any trouble,
just tell me.
We are not what we were
three years ago.
If I can't even protect you,
my suffering over those three years
will be pointless.
It's a good chance
for us to take a look inside the Wei State.
(Sound of soldiers practicing)
(Sound of riding horse)
Get out of the way.
(Sound of soldiers practicing)
Your Royal Highness,
the new coach of archery is here.
Do you really need to tell
me everything?
Bring him to the Camp directly.
His Majesty appointed
this coach of archery.
That woman.
Bring her in.
Yes, sir.
Your Royal Highness, it is Coach Chu.
I am Chu Qiao,
Your Royal Highness.
Stand up.
Yes, sir.
You are Chu Qiao?
Yes.
I have heard a lot about you.
At the ceremony,
you were impressive.
You are as strong as a man.
There were too many people that day.
I didn't have the chance to talk to you.
I didn't expect to
work with you.
Thank you, Your Royal Highness.
I heard that when the Yan Household became the rebel,
Prince Yan Xun's families were all sentenced.
You were the one who had kept him company,
protecting him and taking care of him.
We are both homeless.
We can only rely on each other.
His Highness is a noble.
He didn't treat me badly because of my status.
It was my honour.
You are very impressive.
No wonder father sent you
to my camp.
Unlike the Nan Dynasty,
the Wei State hasn't had any female officials.
You will be the first female
who joins the army.
I am very grateful that His Majesty has such faith in me.
This is
CanHong Jian?
Yes.
Your Royal Highness.
A troop in my camp happens to
need a coach of archery.
You may join them. Good luck.
If you have any problem,
just come to me.
Take Coach Chu out.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
Someone please come.
Yes, sir.
Inform General Yuwen Yue to come here.
Yes, sir.
Xue Zhileng,
You think torturing me
can make me back down?
Why don't you just kill me?
He Xiao, if you want to die,
just say the word.
Commander in Chief,
the Vice Commander acted on impulse.
That's why he said those words.
Please do
forgive him.
Commander in Chief Xue,
the Vice Commander He doesn't deserve to die.
Please forgive him.
What are you doing?
Stand up.
Stand up immediately and listen to me.
He Xiao, shake the morale of the army
and intend to plot a rebellion.
I shall sentence him to death
as he deserted on the eve of a battle.
Sentence him to death immediately.
Wait.
Who are you?
How dare you stop me.
I am Chu Qiao, the coach of archery at Xiaoqi Campe,
appointed by His Majesty.
According to His Royal Highness Xiang's order,
I am supposed to join you.
Since you are here to join us,
why did you get involved in a matter that doesn't concern you?
Do you know what crime he committed?
How dare you stop the sentencing.
I am sorry.
I just came to
the camp
and I see all soldiers are kneeling down,
begging you to forgive him.
What crime did he commit?
He is a general of the Wei State,
but he always talks about going back home.
Doesn't this count as
shaking the morale of the army?
Commander in Chief Xue,
if you want to kill me,
just do it.
Commander in Chief Xue, you said he shook the morale of the army.
What's your evidence?
You should
report it first.
I am cleaning house.
There is no need to trouble the General.
The soldier you want to kill
is not someone ordinary.
He is the Vice Commander of Xiaoqi Camp,
and the General of the troop of Xiuli.
The troop of Xiuli is responsible for
the safety of Chang'an.
I wonder when it has become
your own army.
You ?
You should report it to
His Royal Highness Xiang and General Yuwen first.
Coach Chu,
you want to stand up for him?
No.
I just came here.
If something this horrifying happens,
it will look rather unlucky.
If you insist in
sentencing him,
then I shall report it to His Royal Highness Xiang
and let him decide.
Fine.
I won't kill him.
Thank you, sir.
Let's go.
(Cheering)
You asked for me?
Since when did you have the power
to place people
at my camp?
I am the Vice General of Xiaoqi Camp.
I believe it is my duty
to do so.
Your duty?
You are indeed very responsible.
How could I miss it?
If you have nothing else to say, I shall leave now.
Wait.
I still have something to talk to you.
Do you fancy her?
I really do have something important to talk to you. Come back.
Are Your Royal Highness angry?
Of course not.
Why does the Vice General Yuwen
fancy Coach Chu?
Women who join the army
always face troubles.
They will be bullied.
It happens all the time.
Everyone at Xiaoqi Camp
comes from a family
with power and wealth.
She is a female who were just free of being a slave.
How could she survive?
At this camp,
only the troop of Xiuli from Yanbei
which are bullies by others
and feel guilty
towards Yan Xun
will listen to her.
Yuwen Yue placed her
in the troop of Xiuli.
He is trying to look after her.
You are right.
I am afraid that
in the end,
his effort will be in vain.
Commander, the woman
was the one who stood beside
His Highness, the Prince,
at Jiuyou Platform?
Of course.
She has been with His Highness at the Oriole Courtyard
for all these years.
She becomes famous when fighting
against Princess Zha Ma
in the paddock.
His Majesty appointed her
as the coach of archery
at our camp.
She is the first female who joins the army
in the history of the Wei State.
She is well-known.
Then she can talk to
His Highness.
If
she can explain for us ?
Don't be naive.
How is it naive?
She just helped us.
She is not hostile towards us.
She just come to the camp
and is assigned to our troop today.
She probably
doesn't even know who we are.
She can't help us
even though we are framed.
We can't count on her.
Let's see. When she finds out about it,
our problem will
be even more serious.
I haven't gone back home for three years.
I have written hundreds of letters to them,
but I never heard a word from them.
I am worried about
my parents
and my
newly-wed wife.
When I was about to leave, she told me she was pregnant.
I don't even know I have a son or a daughter.
Don't overthink.
(Sound of knocking)
Coach Chu, what's the matter?
He Xiao, are you all right?
I am fine, Coach Chu.
This is the most effective cure for your wounds.
Thank you.
Right,
how did you know me?
There are only a handful of people
from Yanbei in Chang'an.
Of course I know you.
I not only know you, He Xiao,
but also you, Ge Qi
and Wu Danyu.
You belonged to the troop of Xiuli of Yanbei.
You were subordinates of Liu Ziye.
Take care.
Thank you.
You are up late.
Coach Chu.
I can't sleep.
Me neither.
Did I disturb you?
No.
I know a friend
who also likes playing Hichiriki.
Who is that?
Prince Yan.
Do you people from Yanbei
all like playing Hichiriki?
Hichiriki is a music instrument in the army.
My father taught me
how to play it.
I think the Duke
taught Prince Yan how to play it.
Your home is in Yanbei.
You haven't been back
for three years, right?
Two years, eight months and twenty-one days, to be exact.
I am afraid, I don't even know where my home is anymore.
Ever since that incident,
my elder brother expelled me from the family.
My pregnant wife
got out of Yanbei and found me.
However, she was intercepted by some gang.
When he learnt she was my wife,
he just killed her.
He even
became a hero
because of this.
He then pleaded himself to the Wei State.
I heard he becomes an official now.
Who is that?
He even killed your pregnant wife.
I shall get rid of him for you
when I have the chance.
But I am a traitor.
So what?
I am ashamed of myself.
Why didn't you suicide then?
Even your elder brother knew this would ruin the reputation of your family,
your commander, Liu Ziye
killed himself
in the Mountain of Xiuli.
How about you?
Why did you choose to live?
Of course I wanted to die.
可如果我死了 However, if I died,
what would happen to the troop of Xiuli?
They have always been loyal to me.
We take care of each other.
Now they are being called
traitors.
If I died,
who would protect them?
To me,
they are not just my subordinates,
but also my families.
It is my duty to bring them back to Yanbei.
Even if we can't go back,
I need to make their lives
easier.
I need to stay strong
no matter how hard life is.
Why don't you think too much,
considering you are just a traitor?
Do you believe me?
If you do,
does it mean His Highness, the Prince
also believes me?
He ?
He has lived in danger for years.
Now he lost his entire family.
He has a target on his back.
The three-year period is almost over.
He doesn't even know
how long he can live.
Does it matter
whether he believes you?
What happened back then was not your fault.
Zhao Dongting used the imperial decreed
to deceive you to open the gate.
You didn't have a choice.
However, after Bei Shuo was killed,
the troop of Black Eagle of Yanbei
decided to fight against the enemy.
None of them survived.
The troop of Hongchuan of Yanbei
also fought fiercely.
All of they died as well.
How about you?
You neglected your duty.
The entire Yanbei was covered by blood
because of your stupidity.
Then you gave up the resistance
left Yan and came to Chang'an
You have been stealing your life
for so many years
Even if you were not willing
to be betrayers that year,
three years have past
and you become
betrayers now
I emphasize your experiences,
but I don't agree with your choices
You need a goal
even when you are struggling for lives
Or you are just
stealing and killing the time
What's your goal?
I can't see it
We need to keep
our hope and determination being a human
Or we are just
a walking dead
Time will go on
You have enough time to think about
where your future leads to?
The distribution is like this for now
Mr. Wu is still working on
gathering the helpers
and spending
There may be thirty percent more of them
Disorder with regulation at the same time
The transport junction in the east and west sides
are all controlled
Thank you for you arrange
Thank you for your praise
The kerosene is not common goods
We need to be cautious
Don't worry
We have a kerosene shop
under our name
Enough to hide our goal
Good
Go with your bossiness
The royal family, grand families and official department
are linked together
The situation is too chaotic
Our way out of Chang'an won't be easy
Now everything is ready
Once the time comes,
the whole plan will be set off
The righteous from Yan
won't ever hesitate
even if sending you out with their blood
Our only hope is that you can leave Chang'an secretly
and reach Yan in safety
You seems delicate after these few days
I can't sleep
after this tragedy of our family
What' done is done
I hope you
care for yourself
I lost my mother in childhood
You raised me up
You are my birth mother for me
Minister Wei
is my real uncle
That's why the majesty ordered Yuwen Yue
to hide the fact from me
If I had known this earlier
it may not have ended
like that
It is himself to blame
Can't blame the others
Luckily, Yuwen Yue saved Ye'er
Or the blood of our Wei family
could have vanished
I am happy that you don't blame me
I heard that the prince of Liang, Xiao Ce
is coming these days
The majesty is intended to
marry Chun'er to him
Yes
I am also worrying about this
I heard that there is no good words about him
He has numerous concubine
If Chun'er really marries him
I worry that she will be hurt
I will never marry Chun'er
to people in the Great Liang
Do you have any idea?
I do got one
I call you here today
for your advice
Please
I want her engaged in advance
Mother
do you have any choice in your mind?
Hold it tight
Princess, be careful with your hand
My mother said that
a girl should learn more
Look, how' this?
Our princess surely is
ingenuity
So you are
Brother
Chun'er
七哥 你今儿怎么这么空闲呀 Brother，Why are you so unoccupied today?
Do you come to meet my mother?
Yes
But you seldom come to
see me
That's because you are too busy
I don't want to bother you
I have nothing to be busy with
I only take a walk
in the yard
or do some sewing everyday
Chun'er, I promise you
You will be busy soon
Don't worry about that
Busy? What for?
For your marriage
Chun'er, you are old enough
to get married
Brother, you are laughing at me
I am not laughing
Everyone should get married at the proper age
It is natural
And
my son have already learned to walk
when I am at your age
But who will like me?
Who will marry me?
As beautiful
as you are
must be plenty of people
like you
Brother, did my mother
talk to you about this?
is there any choice?
Tell me secretly
Chun'er, let your mother
tell you in person
But I promise you
this man is someone you know well
and someone outstanding
You will be satisfied
Is everything fine
for A'chu in the Xiaoqi Camp?
Pretty well
The Prince Xiang sent her to
the Xiuli Army
Those people are
just coward
Won't be hard for A'chu
to deal with them
The Xiuli Army?
Who lead them
after the death of Liu Ziye?
The chief marshal is Xue Zhileng
the son of the vise marshal
in the Chengfang Camp, Xue Lu
I've heard
he bullied them a lot
The original general of the camp
He Xiao
is the vise chief now
He is their core
Let's go to see her
What are you looking at?
Nothing
Waiting for someone?
I thought
you were an ice cube
Never imagined you would
have someone in your heart
I am full
Time to leave
Are you losing temper?
Shouldn't you behave as a general?
You
love gossiping so much
Shouldn't you behave as a prince�¼?
The sons from royal family are also human
We have emotions
To tell the truth, this girl is good
Brave and wise
No weaker than men when fighting
Such girl like this
really is precious
Except that her love isn't
for you
That year at Jiuyou with Yan Xun
in desperation
such girl could follow him
and protect him from the others
Three years as prisoner
didn't separate them apart
Can you really compare with that?
However beautiful the flower is
it's useless when it doesn't belong to you
I am fine just watching
Watching?
Watching her blooming
in someone else's yard?
Yuwen Yue,with your identity and status,
is it worthy to condescend yourself
for a girl like that?
Condescend?
Don't think so
I am full. Please help yourself
Why are you here?
Someone else may see you
I just want to see you
Are you all right in the troops?
What? Unwelcome?
Didn't I send you a letter?
Didn't receive?
I am still worried only with the words
I want to see you in person
How is your sleep? How do you feel with the food?
Anyone bullies you?
Bully me�¼?
When have I ever been bullied�¼?
Pretty good for me
not to bully the others
You seem pretty well
being so active
What's this? For me?
Makeup?
I never use things like this
Which girl doesn't like
make up?
And
this is not cosmetic. It's a gel
It's getting cold now
Your hands and feet may get frozen
Smear this on
It may protect you from frostbite
Okay
I can do it myself
Be accurate and stabilized when drawing the bow
Keep your shoulder horizontal
Keep stabilized
Shoot decisively
Do not aim for a second time
Do not hesitate
Hold the standard pose and generate power on the horizontal direction
You will hit the target if you use the bow in the right way
I'll make you an example
Good. Good. Good.
Good
Awesome
General Yuwen. General Yuwen
Who shot the arrows?
Me
Bow
Good. Good
Good. Good. Good
General Yuwen is great
Awesome
Great
You are skilled at archery
Yours archery
is better
Of course I know it
Where is He Xiao?
He went to the Bing Department
Today is the salary day
I noticed your bows are
aged
Find someone later on
to take my decreed
and claim some new ones
Yes
Let her do it
Head Chu, hurry up
Right, hurry
Hurry, go
Hurry up
Didn't you said to give me the decreed?
Write
How can I write if you don't rub the ink stick
You
I remember last time at the Green Hill
You said
it was the last time you served me
Times have changed
Just a few days passed,
and we meet again
What?
My hand is sore. I can't continue
Have you costumed to life
in the army camp?
None of you business
Is that your attitude
talking with your superior?
The superior should have said
what he ought to say
A superior won't be troublesome
like you and
order his people to rub the ink stick
You must never lived
in the camp
If a superior wants to be troublesome,
he will find do many methods
Rubbing ink is too simple for that
Write
Enough for you to write a book
By the way, that Xue Zhileng
is the son of Xue Lu
Xue Lu is the vice chief of the Chengfang Camp
Be far from him,
if nothing serious happens
A female in the camp
must be inconvenient
Once there is a chance,
I will send you to another place
So lay low
Do not always think about
do something for Yan Xun
You should know
It's my camp here
Everything you do
is in my sight
Why do you help me?
What are you talking about?
It's not just luck that
I came to the Xiuli Camp
Smart
I am long dead
if I am a fool
Since you are so smart,
try not get yourself involved
I have helped you settle down
everything about Wei Guang
Remember, once and only
What your master want is too huge
You may burn yourself helping him
Then should we just wait for death?
There are different ways
to achieve the goal
What happened is lying there on the surface
There may be a chance to survive
if you go ahead
If you stop your step
or wait at your place
the only end
will be death
Maybe you can't survive
even if you step ahead
I won't let you
win
How could we know without trying?
I am telling you not to be too stubborn
This is not stubborn. This is firm
Princess
Aunt Wenshan
My mother call me here?
Yes, your highness
Please come inside
The guest invited has already been here
We are waiting for you to have dinner
Who else was invited?
Don't you forget, princess?
A few days ago the concubine
has told you to find you
a perfect husband
Okay, please come inside
Yuwen Yue!
Princess
Mother
Why is the ice cube here?
Of course he was invited by me
Sit down
Mother, I am not hungry now
Please have the meal
I shall leave first
Chun'er
Don't be so capricious
These are
your favorite dishes
That depends on who I eat with
Your highness, I have something else to do
I shall leave now
Sit down, you both
Is it so hard to have dinner with me?
Yes
This chrysanthemum wine is essential on the Double Ninth festival
The festival will come in a few days
I still remember this jar of wine
is sent by the majesty of Liang last year
It is made by mashed dried petal of
white chrysanthemum
How do you like the taste?
Delicious
I don't know
The majesty of the Great Liang was humorous
He added a poem
when sending us the wine
Take bamboo basket to collect the dewdrop of the chrysanthemum
The drops on the flower early in the morning wet their dresses
Mother
I want to make a toast for your prolonging life
To longevity
and good luck
Make a toast for General Yuwen as well
Hurry
Master Yue
Let me make a toast for you as well
Thank you, your highness
I am sorry
My hands slip
Seems like we cannot
have the drink
We really don't have the luck together
I have a headache.
Help yourselves.
Take care, Imperial Concubine.
Take care, Mother.
Have some rest, Mother.
What do you think, Icy Man?
Thank me for
letting you withdraw from this conversation earlier.
I am telling you.
There is no chance that I will like you.
Thank you very much.
What do you mean?
Although I will
never like you,
there is no need for you
to be so happy about it.
How should I react?
I am in great pain that
beautiful Princess don't
like me.
It is too bad.
It is bad.
Icy Man, I just find out today
that you are a little cute.
Cheers.
You don't need to see me off, Princess.
I am in good mood today.
It doesn't matter.
Since than
Princess don't want to get involved with me,
then you'd better not
do things that cause misunderstanding to Imperial Concubine.
Especially something as following me around
for the sake of going out of the palace
If Imperial Concubine thinks that
we get along well,
she will beg for His Majesty to grant our marrige.
Then we will be in trouble.
You are as smart as a fox,
who can guess
everything.
Fine. You go.
without your help.
I can go out of the palace
You are back.
How's it going?
Have you seen Chun'er?
How do you know?
I don't know.
You and Imperial Concubine make a collusion
to make a match between me and Chun'er.
Yes.
It is me.
None of your business.
What? You don't like her?
Chun'er is smart, outgoing,
and of noble birth.
Who don't you like her?
No reason. I'm unworthy of her.
The reason is Chu Qiao.
I hear that Prince of Liang State
Xiao Ce will come in a few days.
Drop those men
and keep the girl.
Prince wants to inquire her.
Can't you hear my words?
Let's go.
Your highness�¼?what do you mean?
Do you really have a crush on Chu Qiao?
You usually like
the busty girls with really curvy.But Chu Qiao,
But Chu Qiao,
she is too skinny
just like a skeleton.
Will you really like her?
I think she is good, really good.
The Peace-Making Marriage
between Wei State and Liang State
is being taken seriously by me.
Your highness has already seen it
when you just waked into the hall right now.
The girls with the fine clothes
are daughters of the noble families.
You can choose anyone as you will.
Your Majesty.
The marriage of Xiao Ce
still needs my father to make the decision.
Besides, it's a Peace-Making Marriage
which is a major program of two nations.
I dare not to make the decision by myself.
But there is someone I really like.
So I want to beg Your Majesty to bestow her to me
to be my personal bodyguard.
I hope your majesty can fulfill my wish.
Who is she?
It's she,
the coach of Qiaoqi Camp, Chu Qiao.