Episode 06
Mister, you have so much wisdom.
But I hope you can always bear loyalty in mind.
Your highness.
On one hand.
Your highness have saved my life.
On the other hand.
Your highness are benevolent.
If you take the throne, it's good for our country and people.
Now that I've chosen your highness,
I will only serve you.
But your highness, please think in my shoes as well.
Think in your shoes?
I heard your highness enjoy drinking alone sometimes.
Now it's getting cold.
Even warmed wine also cools down fast.
In this flagon there's a specially fired tank.
To keep wine warm.
Then your highness won't bother about cold wine.
Thanks for your concern, mister.
Now let me excuse myself.
Your highness.
It's time to greet empress dowager her highness.
Yu Hao.
From now on.
Watch closely Liu Shang's movements.
Yes, your highness.
Why is Xiaotan always so weird?
Even if she's lost her mind and talked nonsense,
she can't possibly forget all her past.
What's more, Xiaotan can't write well lately.
Such a far cry
from her nice and neat calligraphy before.
Even if she's lost her memory,
how can she change her handwriting?
Anything so funny on the ground?
Prince Jingxuan.
Well.
This is a tribute from Persia called Luozi Dai (brow powder).
Very high quality.
I'm a man. So I can't use this.
So... It's yours now.
Your highness, I'm just a maid.
Don't need to do makeup.
Even if I wear makeup, no one will notice me.
If you do,
I'll notice you.
Your highness, why is that?
Your highness.
If there's nothing else,
allow me to excuse myself.
What bothers her?
Assassin!
Get him!
Hurry!
So,
mister Liu Shang invited you to his room,
only to play chess with him?
He didn't say anything the whole time.
But told you to prepare these roses?
He also told me he'll come for it tonight.
What a weirdo.
Speak of the devil.
I got this.
Prince...
Tan'er, I miss you so much.
Are you doing well?
Have you suffered any wrong?
I'm such a loser.
Didn't protect you well.
Prince Yihuai?
So he's the hero in the love triangle.
Prince Yihuai, I'm not Qu Tan'er.
Let me go.
How can you not be my Tan'er?
I told you I'm not.
I don't wanna be in the love triangle at all!
How can you not be my Tan'er?
So...
You're also...
The same as me?
My fellowman?
This watch looks quite vintage.
Must be an antique.
So...
You're older than me?
Keep your voice down.
Right. Right.
Can't let anyone else know our identity.
Tan'er indeed has lost her mind.
She even forgets me.
But so what?
No matter how she changes,
she's always my beloved Tan'er.
Tan'er.
Let me take you back?
You're really a true friend!
So helpful!
Didn't expect you would take me back without hesitation.
From now on, you're my best buddy!
I'll take you back right now. Let's go.
Sayonara.
Brother.
You're still being grounded.
But you take my maid out from my mansion.
Isn't it another crime?
Liancheng.
Tan'er and I are in love since childhood.
We've already promised to grow old together.
Please let us off.
Yes. Yes.
Prince Yihuai and I love each other, dead or alive.
It'll be a capital crime if you run away.
If you want to leave my mansion asap,
just cooperate with me.
If you can do a good job,
I'll set you free.
Brother.
Now Tan'er is a maid who serves me in bed.
In the future, she'll be my consort.
No one can lay a finger on my woman.
Why can't I have any
immunity to prince Liancheng?
I won't give up on Tan'er so easily.
Since you're one of my mansion,
in the future,
you can't watch any other man.
I'm in the crowd
While you're far away
Spring or Autumn, dreaming or awake
No one cares about if I'm cold
Wind sneaks into dark night
Peach trees blossom again
Prince Yihuai has left already.
We don't need to hug any more, right?
Watching snowflakes flying outside my window
I think of you for thousands of times
Like a flower or butterfly
Can't see it clearly
I better stop missing you
Tan'er, I...
But I can't let go of my feelings for you
Prince...
We can never repeat the past
People all know few romantic relationship ends well
But still bet a lifetime on it
His chest feels so good.
I'm in the crowd
While you're far away
Spring or Autumn, dreaming or awake
No one cares about if I'm cold
Wind sneaks into dark night
Peach trees blossom again
I...
You first.
Watching snowflakes flying outside my window
I think of you for thousands of times
My acting tonight
is pretty good, right?
I better stop missing you
Because tears will age my face
Your highness, don't go back on your word.
You said to set me free.
Don't regret it.
Since we were plunged into different worlds
We can never repeat the past
But,
about our meeting here,
keep it secret from others.
Otherwise, the agreement doesn't count.
Miss Tan'er!
Under curfew, no maid is allowed to go out.
Why did you violate the rule?
And not feel guilty?
I was commanded by Prince Liancheng to come here.
Sheer nonsense!
Prince Liancheng?
Why is he in the carriage?
And has changed his clothes?
What's going on?
Yu Hao.
Tell butler Zhou.
Deprive her of this month's allowance.
If she commits it again,
flog her.
Yes, your highness.
What kind of show is he putting?
This schizo prince.
Why does he change so quickly?
If I knew this,
I wouldn't believe that damn agreement with him.
The ninth prince arrives.
Greeting, big brother.
After ten years, you're finally back.
Why no response coming from the palace?
Big brother, you're here to welcome me home.
It's better than the honor guard.
Big brother, you're not around last night.
Did you go meet Miss Tan
whom you mentioned so often in your letters?
I heard that
Miss Tan'er has become
a maid in prince Liancheng's mansion.
Just because of that.
I tried to save her from that pit of hell.
But didn't expect that
Liancheng arrived in time.
And stopped me.
If father knows this thing,
I'm afraid brother Liancheng
will take advantage of your unauthorized leave
to stir up trouble.
Do you believe that
I'm from the future?
I can't believe it completely.
But if you're telling the truth,
the pain of the restriction you're suffering,
is not only a warning for you and people here,
but also a retribution since you've broken the rule of time.
Lately.
My disease is getting severer.
Even if I haven't touched any family
or prince Liancheng,
it still breaks out.
You showed up in the place where you shouldn't be.
Whatever comes ensuingly will also backfire on you.
Including the restriction.
What worries me is,
as time passes by,
you'll lose all your sensory functions.
Until you totally disappear from this world.
Speaking of that.
Here are dozens of pills.
Once the restriction disease breaks out, take one pill.
Then the pain will be eased.
But don't take too much.
Because every time you take one,
you'll feel more painful next time.
Otherwise,
you'll disappear sooner.
The urgent thing is,
to wait for strange astronomical phenomena.
And then you shall leave as soon as possible.
Don't worry.
I'll help you watch it closely.
Once there's any change,
I'll tell you right away.
The ninth prince seeks an audience.
Jingkang greets father.
Jingkang, arise.
You've been in the cold place for ten years.
I always feel guilty for that.
Now you're back.
I decided to reward you handsomely.
What's do you want?
Feel free to speak.
Father, please save big brother from being grounded.
Lately, big brother has no appetite in anything.
But reflects on himself day and night, weary-looking.
That makes me feel anxious.
Jingkang.
My empress died too early.
On this issue about Yihuai,
it's my fault since I failed to educate him well.
But you know that
as a prince, Yihuai resisted
my arrangement for his marriage.
Disregarded the imperial hierarchy.
That disqualifies him of being the emperor.
Big brother made you angry on impulse.
Felt so guilty yesterday.
That he almost committed suicide.
Please see the truth, father.
What.
Yihuai could be so guilty?
My order.
Since prince Yihuai regrets it in time,
set him free.
Yu Hao, this thing matters a lot.
Its content might get big brother killed.
Must keep it well.
Don't let it leave the study.
Yes.
When big brother is set free,
it's the best timing
to test if Qu Tan'er is his spy.
Watch her closely these days.
Once this letter leaves the study,
report to me right away.
Yes, your highness.
Greeting, your highness.
Today, the entire court said I'm far-insighted.
But they don't know that
I'm relying on your wisdom, mister.
Why is that?
Just as you said, flood of the Yellow River,
broke out the day before yesterday.
The entire court thought I planned ahead.
With foresight.
Your highness are thoughtful.
Even if I didn't tell you that,
you would take precautions.
I'm afraid few people in the world can predict the flood.
Mister, how could you know it?
I was very poor when I was a kid.
Once a beggar along the streets.
To make a living,
I learned the way of divination from a Taoist.
Besides,
if I didn't have this ability,
how can I assist your highness?
I heard that
his majesty has set prince Yihuai free.
So prince Yihuai must be preparing for a comeback.
Now the entire court are leaning to my side.
I think I can take the chance
to trigger conflicts between Noble Consort Dugu and him.
The fight for the throne is very dangerous.
If can keep siblings safe,
better try to make it.
Or will regret it at last.
Is it possible
that you've deduced
that I'll regret it?
I saw it with my own eyes
that my big brother died in my father's arms.
At that moment, I realized that
what I cared about before doesn't matter at all.
The pain of losing a family
will always haunt you in dreams and make you regretful.
I hope your highness can also feel this way.
Didn't expect that
you're so overcautious and indecisive.
Why there's no cooked food?
Spicy strips. Duck necks. Shredded squid.
None of them can be found here.
Ancient people really have lived in vain.
You violated curfew over and over again.
So you want me to flog you
before you regret it?
I have noctambulism.
Must because I missed food so much subconsciously.
So my body took me here on its own.
When you're flogged,
do persuade your body
to take it as well.
Your highness.
Please give me a chance to turn a new leaf.
Hand out the thing behind you.
Do you know it's a capital crime
if you disobey my order in my mansion?
Why everything here can be a capital crime?
I went out without permission yesterday.
Butler Zhou stopped me from eating anything a whole day.
If I keep so hungry,
it's possible that I'll suffer stomach failure!
Your highness,
if you let me off this time,
I'll start my life anew
and be a good maid.
Eat it in your room.
All of them.
All of them?
He's indeed a schizo prince.
I will.
Your highness.
You haven't changed.
But go out again without permission.
I caught you stealing the steamed dumplings.
Forget that?
Look, why this prince
doesn't care about state affairs
but watches me closely?
I'm not going out without permission.
I'm out to purchase.
With the schedule,
it's not you to do purchasing today.
What.
You made arrangements privately?
Your highness.
I really miss Qu Mansion so much.
So I took the risk and exchanged the duty with others.
Since I'm so filial,
spare me.
Spare you? It's possible.
But,
you gotta promise me one thing.
Which is,
three don'ts.
Three don'ts?
First.
Don't look into my eyes.
Consider him as that huge snake in Harry Potter.
Can turn me into a stone.
Second.
Don't approach me proactively.
But the premise is,
I can approach you proactively.
Third.
Don't you ever
step into my bedroom.
If I can do all the above,
you'll...
not tell butler Zhou to punish me?
Your highness, do keep your word.
Otherwise you'll be struck by lightning.
However.
You can't go out without permission again.
Yes. Thanks, your highness.
Otherwise.
You'll be struck by lightning.
In the past.
The reason why I fell for Tan'er,
is from my suspect for her.
So if I don't stop it this time,
maybe what happened will happen again.
Didn't expect that it's so unbelievable.
Since I've become my own rival in love.
Why did he change clothes again?
Every time he changes clothes,
it's like he becomes a dark tyrant.
And I'm always the one suffering.
Why do you serve tea so improperly?
He changes his temper again.
I'm just following the rules
made by your highness
and acting accordingly.
Raise your head.
I dare not.
Once you were always on my mind
Now you're like the flowers before my face
Maybe I've scared her
in the kitchen last night.
Made me so deep in love
You may leave.
Yes.
Listening to raindrops alone in the mountain
Drinking wine against the cold night
Do you know how much I miss you?
Playing the flute, in the wind...
Your highness.
Anything abnormal about Tan'er lately?
Since last night, Miss Tan'er
has never stepped into your highness' study in private.
The secret letter your highness left is still there.
But Miss Tan'er is indeed
a little abnormal.
Go ahead.
Today.
Seems Miss Tan'er is trying hard to avoid your highness.
Wherever your highness were,
she stayed away as possible as could.
I've also realized this point.
As of today.
Stop watching Miss Tan'er.
Yes, your highness.
Tell them to get me a basket of steamed dumplings.
Yes, your highness.
Travel around the world along with you
From youth till years gray our hair
Brother Liancheng, why are you so happy?
Usually it's hard to see you smiling.
Is there any good news?
You may tell me.
So I can be happy as well.
Don't wanna tread on fallen flowers on the ground
Brother Liancheng.
Please say something.
Brother Liancheng!
Your highness.
You may leave.
Yes, your highness.
Steamed dumplings?
Brother Liancheng, when did you start being fond of this?
I remember that
you hate steamed dumplings the most!
Jingxuan.
If a girl suddenly
dare not look into your eyes,
and keep a distance from you,
what does that mean?
Brother Liancheng,
so you're upset about a girl.
In my opinion.
What you said
is about a girl's shyness when she's in love.
If she acted unruly
and made mistakes,
it's also because of that?
In my opinion.
When people are in love,
they must behave differently from they did.
Just like you suddenly start eating steamed dumplings.
Isn't it also because of that?
Brother Liancheng.
Which girl are you referring to?
Just like any common wife and husband
In the past.
I hated steamed dumplings so much.
But now I think
it's good-looking and tastes good.
And I forget why I hated it.
Your highness.
Look this.
Our spy in the palace won't ask to see your highness
if not necessary. It matters a lot
Is it related to the heir of the throne? Meet at 3p.m.
No more guess.
Get me a horse.
Don't alert others.
Yes.
Jingxuan. Go to the palace to investigate now.