Episode Thirty-eight
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.
I can go out of the palace
without your help.
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.
Yuwen Yue,
let alone
whether she is fond of you,
even if she is willing to be with you,
you two are not of equal social rank.
You are Official Zhuguo's son,
legitimate grandson of the elder branch in Yuwen Household.
How is it possible that your family allows you
to marry a slave girl?
None of your business.
Even if you can persuade your father,
you should remember
her status.
She lives in the Oriole Courtyard
with Yan Xun
for three years.
What should happen
had happened.
A girl like this
is not worthy of
your love.
Stop.
To tell you the truth,
Yan Xun has to die.
I won't allow Yan Xun
leaving here alive.
If she gets too involved in it,
she will not end up well.
At that time, His Majesty wanted to kill Duke Dingbei.
You were the only one
who wrote to object it.
It is different now.
Duke Dingbei was a Great Officer.
It was His Majesty's suspision
that made him kill Duke Dingbei.
I would never consent.
However, Yan Xun
is full of hatred and rage.
If he succeeds in
leaving Chang'an,
then a war is about to start,
which will make people in north suffer.
As a prince and general,
I will never allow it
to happen.
Yuwen Yue,
don't forget who you are.
The end of three years is coming.
We don't have
much time left.
So we must make
all the preparations.
A small leak
will sink a great ship.
Thus we need to prepare
for everything that may happen.
We have put up a plucky defense
on Rosefinch Street,
and planted people in different ministries in Chang'an.
It should be hard to breach.
If we can't go out of the gate,
then all our plans
will be meaningless.
So, we can only fish in troubled waters.
We can create
some disturbances then,
and draw the attention
of the guards who defend the city walls.
Then we seize the opportunity to disguise ourselves and leave the city.
I am afraid it will have to do.
His Majesty command me to lead the troops
to greet prince of Liang State.
Everybody prepares for it
and go with me.
Your Highness,
it's not an easy job.
I hear that
this prince
doesn't touch anything
that has been touched by men
since he was young.
To raise this weirdo,
his poor father
consumes too much energy.
Even the rice,
vegetables and fruit
that he eats every day
are planted by young girls
on the earth that is
especially set aside in palaces,
thus he will eat.
There's one month riding
between Jiankang and Chang'an.
Even if one takes the carriage,
it won't be longer than two months.
However, this prince prepared
for four months
before he actually set off.
And there is still no sign of him.
It must be rumour.
After all, he is a prince.
He won't be that ridiculous.
The more ridiculous is still to come.
Princes in Wei State,
like Your Highness,
mostly have some experience in defending the frontier.
They follow the troops
to meadow, wasteland,
river and mountain stream,
nearly everywhere.
But this prince has to
build a bridge before crossing the river,
open up wasteland before going there.
He don't travel in the mountains or deserts.
He don't travel to places which are far from cities.
Your Highness,
he is a hot potato
and is hard to please.
Your Highness,
message came that
the prince got a cold
for kicking the quilt at night,
and he started backtracking.
This sissy prince.
Never mind.
Now that we get the sign of him,
we have to greet him anyhow.
He is unwilling to see Your Highness.
He said that Your Highness just returned from the frontier
thus having a killing aura,
which will make him worse.
In addition,
these words were passed on
by his maids.
This weirdo,
is a man that
doesn't speak to men.
How do we deal with it?
Sister Fu, there is someone in front of us.
Who is it?
Man or woman?
Four men and one woman.
Is she pretty?
How old is she?
So-so.
Seventeen, eighteen.
Not much prettier than me.
Let alone Sister E, Sister Fu
and Sister Qing.
I'm telling you.
Master says that someone
who can make you say these
must be gorgeous.
Drop those men
and keep the girl.
Prince wants to inquire her.
You hear it?
Men can leave, the girl stays here.
Can't you hear my words?
Stupid.
There is no royal brand on your waist
which means that you are not noble.
Judging from your status,
you should feel grateful to my attitude.
And you men can leave.
You saucy little miss!
You bastard.
Big deal.
Just a little soldier.
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Let's go.
You...
are such a cruel girl.
Chu Qiao, what are you doing?
Prince.
Prince. Prince. Prince.
Prince. Are you alright?
Prince. Prince.
Your Highness,
I apologize for my subordinate's mistake.
Are you crazy?
How dare you beat Prince?
You bold girl.
She is in great trouble.
Your Royal Highness Xiang,
please heavily penalise her.
Your Highness.
Evil and rude.
Are you done with it?
If you finish, please leave.
You.
Don't offend His Highness!
We won't let it go
about this incidence.
We must send emissary to Chang'an
to look into it.
As to this woman,
if Your Highness don't give her to us,
we can do nothing about it.
Please take her into custody
for us.
And we'll deal with her later.
Prince.
Prince, take care.
Take care.
Slowly. Slowly.
Protect Prince.
If anything goes wrong,
I will punish you by military law.
Yes.
Go back.
Yes.
Your Highness,
I know that I have done something bad.
Please punish me.
I know that I have brought big trouble.
And there is no way to correct it.
This is my fault.
It doesn't concern other people.
Good girl.
Well-done. Well-done.
We should have
taught Xiao Ce a lesson.
What prince of Liang State?
Like a woman.
Dressed in colorful clothes.
I'm sick watching him.
With so many defects,
he should be killed.
Well done.
If they wants to harm you,
we will deal with them first.
Your Highness, although no warned, no fault.
However,
after all,
I beat the prince of Liang State.
Let alone he is coming to make peace with us through marrige.
Anyway,
I should apologize to him.
Did you beat him? On where?
I didn't see it.
Did you see it?
No.
We didn't see it.
But you are quite stupid.
If you want to beat him,
you should beat him
at places where no one is around.
Yes.
His Highness and we have discussed it.
As long as he sets off,
we will find a place with few people,
put a bag on him and beat him.
To our surprise,
you are quicker than us.
In fact,
we had been there for a long time.
However, we didn't show up.
Feel safe.
You are one of us now.
And you do it to protect your subordinate.
I won't let them hurt you.
Take my command,
no one is allowed to
leave Xiaoqi Camp.
If the secret oozs out,
I will show no mercy.
Yes.
Seventh Brother.
I was annoyed to death.
That Xiao Ce
is a big trouble.
I am a prince after all.
What am I compared with him?
I was annoyed to death.
He told my at late night
that the room was stuffy
and he was not comfortable.
Fine.
I thought of every possible way
to make it airy.
Did you know
what he say after that?
He said that
he was cold.
In the morning, he got up
and said that the maids were ugly.
I said, well, they were not as pretty as yours.
And I
found some
really pretty maids.
He said that
they couldn't hum verses.
He was so picky
about every meal.
He only drank fresh tea that was picked within three days.
You know what the funniest is?
Under the shoes of the guards,
there are no cotton shoe-pad.
He said it was too noisy.
Really, all kinds of stuff.
Did he mention that
Chu Qiao beat him?
Chu beat him?
No wonder that
there is bruise on his face.
Good. Very good.
He didn't say a word to you?
Not a word.
If I were him, I wouldn't say it either.
A man
was beat by a little girl.
How can he have the nerve to mention it?
I used to think that
he is good as disguising himself.
I have no idea that
he is just a mad man.
How unbelievable.
You smell something?
What?
That mad man's smell.
Is he coming again?
He is coming again.
How about this? Does it smell good?
Do you think
my dress is gorgeous today?
Great. Wonderful.
Hasn't she come yet?
Couldn't you have told her?
She will be here soon.
Soon?
Your highness.
(Sound of Screaming)
You are so rude.
It's me.
Don't you know me?
The... the Crown Prince?
How dare you?
Get off your hands.
Don't you see what place it is?
Why are you yelling?
Do you know who she is?
She is the imperial guard I chose.
Your highness.
Don't you suffer enough beating?
I'm very satisfied with her.
Lady, what's your name?
Do you
want to be my personal bodyguard?
Seventh Brother, is there something wrong with that guy?
It's hard to tell.
The one like him
is the Crown Prince of Liang State.
Let's just wait to see.
No, Seventh Brother,
I'm just afraid Chu will suffer losses if let it be like this.
Your highness.
I have offended you that day,
I hope
you won't think of my mistake
and won't blame on me.
It turns out that your name is Chu Qiao.
How about I call you Qiao'er?
Or Xiao Qiao?
I'm low and degrading,
so my humble name is not worth for your highness...
I think Qiao Qiao is the best one for you.
It sounds more intimate.
Your highness, what on earth do you want?
You'd better talk straight.
What relatives do you have in your family?
Are your parents still alive?
Do you have any brohters or sisters?
Which month were you born in?
How old are you?
I was born in July,
and I'm 21-years old.
I'm old enough to get married.
Your highness.
If because
what I did to offend Your highness
that day,
you acted like this today,
then I would like take the punishment.
By the way,
where is your ancestral home?
In my opinion, you are so pretty,
and your skin is so supple,
you are not like the people of Wei State
but like the woman of our Liang State.
Your highness.
Could we talk as normally?
Are you mad?
You look so cute even you are mad.
I really have good taste.
(Sound of laughing)
Your highness.
What makes you have a crush on me?
Everything.
I like everything of you.
Or,
what do you just want to use me to do?
If you want to kill me,
you can find many reasons.
I'm just a little
arrow coach of the Qiaoqi Camp,
and have no value in use.
Qiao Qiao.
I fall in love with you at first sight.
I will be hurt
if you mistake me like this.
Qiao Qiao, my hands are so cold.
Could you warm them for me?
(Sound of Screaming)
Your highness. Your highness. Your highness.
Your highness. Your highness.
- Your highness. - Your highness.
- Are you alright, Your highness? - Your highness.
Are you alright, Your highness?
I'm fine.
Fine.
I'm fine.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
I'm fine.
I'm fine. I'm really fine.
I'm really fine.
- That's great. - It's fine.
This carriage marches more slowly than people walk.
The Crown Prince could still fly out of it even it's so steady.
It's amazing.
Chu is amazing.
Let's go.
Qiao Qiao.
You are extremely cruel and merciless.
You just treat the person you are supposed to protect like this.
There's differences between man and woman, please behave, Your highness.
Qiao Qiao.
Would you apply ointment for me?
It's for your own good.
Just think about
if someone finds out that I'm injured,
it will bring trouble on you.
This medicine
is very good for subsiding swelling and resolving stagnation.
It will take effect once being applied.
Do you really make the decision?
Do you really want me to apply ointment for you?
(Sound of Screaming)
He deserves it.
It's so comfortable.
It's so... it's so comfortable.
You just feign madness and act like an idiot,
and use the cynical acts
to protect yourself, do you?
You are right.
Actually, I'm wise and resolute
and have a mind crammed with knowledge.
How about this? Do you admire me?
How could I say it?
If someone often plays dumb,
in the long time,
he will become the true dumb.
Qiao Qiao, as a woman
it's better to be gentle and adorable.
Why are you so aggressive?
I have already got myself controlled.
What would happend if you hadn't?
You could try it.
Welcome, Your highness.
His Majesty is in the Main Hall.
Qiao Qiao, come on.
Let me help you.
It's not necessary, Your highness.
I will walk on my own.
Qiao Qiao, do you think
my eyes are much better?
I told you the medicine is very good,
it's really different.
Let's go.
Let me bring you to see something more.
Let's go.
Your highness, please.
Okay, it's fine. You just follow me.
Qiao Qiao, is this how
your Wei State welcome
the guest coming all the way?
The beautiful spectacles
with the branches of flowers sway
really go well with your highness.
There is a beauty just like refreshing breeze,
when I meet her by chance, I will walk with her hand in hand.
You just take a look at them.
They all look vulgar and cheesy.
How could they compare with Qiao Qiao?
Your highness,
your eyes are just getting better.
Let's go.
I'm the Crown Prince of Liang State, Xiao Ce.
Your Majesty.
Get up.
- Thank you, Your Majesty. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
Why are you here, Coach Chu?
Your Majesty, I have got the order
to go along to protect the Crown Prince.
It's true.
Coach Chu is protecting me.
However, there is one thing not good.
What is not good?
Coach Chu servers me
too well,
if she doesn't server me anymore in the future,
I will feel much not used to.
The Crown Prince Xiao has a fine sense of humour.
Don't you linger on here
with no thought of leaving for home?
I really have a good time.
Here
is better than home.
That's not all right.
If your father knows it,
he will make trouble for me.
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.
What are you doing?
I'm asking for you.
Are you out of mind?
The Coach Chu is the female official
selected without sticking to one patter by our emperor.
If she is given to you,
it will make the people of our Wei State
question the thirst after talents of our government.
I hope Your highness can be considerate of it.
Stop.
Do you call me?
Of course, it's you.
Is this attitude to see the deputy commander in chief?
Deputy commander in chief Yuwen.
Did I let you go?
Are you picking up a fight?
How dare you
to speak with me like this?
Do you have a bad memory?
I have almost killed you for several times.
Is it very strange for me to speak with you like this?
Today is different.
Don't you respect me anymore
since you have already seeked connections
with the Crown Prince?
I have never respected you.
It has nothing to do with the idiot.
Are you jealous that I have some connections
with the Crown Prince of Liang State?
If you are, you can just go and find him.
You are pretty too.
Maybe, he will like you.
Sister Luo He,
I saw your daughter
today.
I didn't expect
I could have the chance
to get reunion like this in this life.
But she didn't recognize me.
Could she have no courage to recognize me?
I really want to see her again.
However,
I'm afraid that
she would expose my identity
to hurt my baby.
Sister Luo He,
I will remember your kindness
as long as my life.
But I have been in the Palace right now
and I'm having my baby.
A mother
could do everything
for her baby.
Sister Luo He,
should I see Chu again?
Your highness�¼?what do you mean?
Do you really have a crush on Chu Qiao?
How do you think?
It doesn't make any sense.
You usually like
the busty girls with really curvy.
But Chu Qiao,
she is too skinny
just like a skeleton.
Will you really like her?
Is she so bad like you said?
Far more than this,
I feel she will be blown away
if I sneeze to her.
I think she is good, really good.
Your highness, there is a letter from the Princess Royal.
Is the letter from Xiao Yu?
Let's go.
Where are we going, Your highness?
Let meet my good sister.
- Brother. - Sister.
When did you come to Chang'an?
I have been here just a little while ago.
Our father just told me
that you were not very well early on.
So I thought you had been in Ya Mountain for meditation.
I did not expect to meet you here.
Yeah.
Anyway, as far as I'm concerned,
every place is same.
I have to do my job.
But
it's really hard for you
to take a long trip.
It can't be as hard as you
run the confidential mansion.
What is the purpose
you came to Chang'an, sister?
There are some chores, it doesn't matter.
How about you?
How is your visiting?
Have you archived some progress?
How could the folk custom
of Wei State compare to the one
of our Liang State?
They are all vulgar and coarse
to be chosen by me.
Wei State is different from our Liang State.
You can just take your time. Don’t be rush.
Okay. If there is something I can't understand,
I will ask for your advice.
Your highness, the Princess Royal is here,
is there anything wrong?
This woman is extremely cruel and merciless,
and full of evil tricks.
How could there be anything good
since she is here?
But her target might be
the same one as mine.
Your highness, why do I feel
you are scolding yourself?
Pass the order
that everyone should be cautious and careful.
Chang'an is her territory.
Since I'm here right now,
She will be sorry for herself
if she doesn't plan to do something with me.
Yes.
But we are in the Palace.
She is supposed not to act rashly and blindly.
You can't say so.
It's difficult for us to
get out of JianKang.
Without the restrain of my father,
I would come here for nothing
if I don't take the chance to give her a lesson.
Your highness, should we hide
or fight?
You guess.
Fight?
Your highness.
Did the Crown Prince come here for a visit?
The Three-Year Period is about to expire.
It's fine if Yanxun dies.
If he gets out of Chang'an alive,
there must be a war
between Wei State and Yanbei.
It's an easy problem,
if I can figure it out,
how could not Xiao Ce see it?
No matter is me or he,
the one who can promote this thing happen
will be praised and rewarded by father.
I think he still has some backward tricks.
You just arrange it
to let them wait at anytime
for my order.
Your highness, do you want to...
Since we are here,
I will play with him.
Your Majesty.
The Three-Year Period is about to expire.
As we had promised before,
Yanxun
is going back to Yanbei.
If we set free a tiger back to the mountains,
there must be no end of trouble for the future.
Your highness.
the leaving day is getting closer and closer.
The guards of the Oriole Courtyard
have been changed in the recent days.
They are not the people
of the Prince Yuan Song.
The emperor is going after me.
As the emperor of Wei State,
he will show goodwill gesture to you
in the recent days
to convince the people.
He will make the people believe
that he will not kill you anymore.
Then he will take you down by surprise
to show his innocence.
Are you
22 this year, aren't you?
23.
You are old enough to get married.
Have you got the one you like?
There is a candidate available right now.
You and Chun'er
are sweethearts formed in childhood.
And you
were watched over the cradle by me.
I will feel at ease
to entrust her to you.