Episode 23
It's somewhat cold tonight.
Why are you drinking alone here?
I lost my trusted aide.
I deserve to...
drink alone.
I had my predicament.
Otherwise, I would not lie to you.
Do you still...
insist to say that...
we're the same person?
It's a fact that...
we're the same person.
It's just that...
I'm the you that returned from the future.
That day, our souls were connected...
and I saw you and Tan Er being pulled apart.
Is that...
what will happen in the future?
If you are me,
can you believe this?
I understand that...
you find it unbelievable.
But, I believe that...
eventually,
I will be able to prove it to you.
Sir.
Yu Hao, come in.
Sir.
Prince Jing Xuan has arrived.
Yu Hao.
Can you tell...
which is the real Prince Lian Cheng?
I...
If you can't tell based on the appearance alone,
you may ask a question...
for the two of us to answer.
Please keep in mind that...
it must be a question that can only be answered by Prince Lian Cheng.
How did I become a member of this household?
When I was 10 years old,
I went hunting with my father.
Pranked by my older brother, I was trapped in the mountain at night.
Fortunately, the son of a lumberjack, Yu Hao, led me out.
Since then,
he never left my side.
Please forgive me. I can't differentiate at all.
It's alright. It's not your fault.
Tell Jing Xuan to come in.
Yes.
Brother Lian Cheng, I've rescued Jing Xin!
As soon as she saw Tan Er, she...
Brother Lian Cheng, you...
There's two of you.
Brother Lian Cheng.
Do you remember what I was most proud of when I was little?
In a horse race against Brother Yi Huai in a forest,
you fell behind but found the opportunity to...
whip his horse.
As a result, his horse ran amok...
and he only returned to the palace in the evening.
He came late for father's birthday banquet...
and was punished severely.
Brother Lian Cheng, you found a person that looks...
and speaks exactly like you to prank me.
I don't have the time for that.
He is actually...
a person you know.
A person I know?
He is Mr. Liu Shang.
Why does Mr. Liu Shang...
look exactly like you?
I'm in the middle of finding the answer myself.
Early morning tomorrow,
please come and watch.
I don't believe that...
there can be two of me in this world.
However, considering the fact that you rescued Tan Er,
I'll give you special permission...
to continue to stay in the Snow Court.
I've ordered Housekeeper Zhou to send the servants away.
Without my special permission,
no one is allowed to enter the Snow Court.
A disaster survived is a blessing in store.
Even Old Man Qu can't kill us.
We'll definitely have...
good days ahead.
I don't want good days for myself.
I'll give you...
all my good days.
Silly girl.
One is bad enough.
Now, there's two at a time.
Even I can't handle this.
Sir.
Although Tan Er is fine now,
it's better to avoid asking her...
difficult questions today.
You're no longer my advisor.
You don't have to advise me all the time.
Tan Er, when did you learn that...
Mr. Liu Shang and I look exactly the same?
I found out when...
you set up a trap at home to capture the impersonator.
How do you tell us apart?
Because the fake prince is always so frivolous.
Don't worry, Tan Er.
I will uncover the identity of this impersonator.
I won't let him bully you anymore.
-You say it. -You say it.
I heard you came from the future.
That's right.
Mr. Liu Shang.
I'd like to know...
when I'll get married.
It's true that I came from the future.
But,
I don't know what will happen in the future.
What do you mean?
If you don't know what will happen in the future,
how do you call yourself a man from the future?
Mr. Liu Shang.
Prince Lian Cheng has been waiting for you in his study.
All servants have been sent away.
Please head over quickly.
Then...
I need to go.
I'll go over and find out.
I'll tell you the result later.
Alright.
I'm really having a hard time...
getting used to looking at this face of yours.
From now on, please put on the mask...
whenever you wish to appear before me.
I will ask you 3 questions.
If you answer all 3 of them correctly,
I will believe what you said.
-If you fail... -If I fail, you may...
take my life.
What did I grab in my Zhuazhou ritual?
A black chess piece. As such, you are good at devising strategies.
What is the only place I would go to without company?
Your mother's tomb.
You don't want others to see your reactions.
As such, you insist to go alone.
What is my favourite food?
Brother Lian Cheng has never cared about food.
Everyone in the household knows this.
Your favourite food...
cannot be found here.
It's the porridge your mother cooked for you when you were little.
Since your mother's demise,
you've never tasted porridge...
as delicious as your mother's porridge.
And the food you hated the most...
was steamed dumpling.
Because after your mother's demise,
the empress felt sorry for you...
and sent you steamed dumplings every day.
Mo Yi Huai took the chance to ridicule you...
and called you an orphan that only deserves steamed dumplings.
Fortunately, you've gotten over it.
Today,
because of someone,
it has become your favourite thing.
Life can be so unpredictable sometimes.
If he isn't my brother from another time,
he can only be Buddha.
If it is true that...
you are me from the future,
what do you wish...
to achieve in this trip?
I want to prevent...
the disaster I went through.
What disaster?
A war between brothers...
caused by the competition for the throne.
In the future which I went through,
Mo Yi Huai lost his life because of this.
I don't want you to repeat this mistake.
I see.
The secret manual of the orb was deciphered by grandfather.
Looks like...
the power of this orb should belong to me.
When there is abnormal astronomical phenomenon,
a man from the future might arrive...
and bring changes to Eastern Yue.
Man from the future?
Could it be that...
grandfather could predict the future?
Bring changes to Eastern Yue?
Who would it be?
Sir.
Come in.
Sir.
I snuck into Prince Lian Cheng's residence...
and heard Prince Lian Cheng...
having a secret discussion with a man who called himself Lian Cheng.
The two mentioned many times that...
this man called Lian Cheng came from the future.
This man even advised Prince Lian Cheng to...
treasure brotherhood...
or else...
Or else what?
Go ahead and tell me.
Or else you will...
die.
Could it be that...
there's really a man from the future...
that can change the political situation in Eastern Yue?
His name is Lian Cheng.
Why does he have the same name as Brother Lian Cheng?
Could it be that there are two of them?
Qu Family assisted the late emperor in founding this country.
Yet, they attempted to use witchcraft from a foreign ethnic...
inside a shrine built by the late emperor....
to topple Eastern Yue.
This is truly despicable.
Fortunately, you arrived in time and slayed the traitor.
You've done a great job.
Father.
The truth is, another person arrived at the shrine...
ahead of me.
Who was it?
It was Brother Lian Cheng.
If Cheng Er arrived ahead of you,
why didn't he slay the traitor?
This puzzles me as well.
When I fought with Qu Jiang Lin,
Brother Lian Cheng claimed that he was defeated because he was unwell.
But, I suspect that...
there's something more to it.
The crown prince might have suddenly asked to meet me...
because he has started suspecting me.
The person who saved Tan Er that day was not me.
If you could refrain from acting on your own all the time,
this secret...
wouldn't be known by others.
I've told you everything that happened...
in Lingyou Shrine that day.
You are a careful person.
I believe you won't let the crown prince find any problem.
The person who saved Tan Er that day...
has poor eyesight...
and some magical power.
It is clear that the two of us...
are not the same person.
Sir, the crown prince has entered the mansion.
Stay here, Tan Er.
That day in Lingyou Shrine,
you and I must have seemed very close.
If we don't behave the same way in front of the crown prince,
he'll surely find it suspicious.
Tan Er.
Give me a shoulder massage.
You must massage my shoulders...
happily and lovingly.
Otherwise, the crown prince will suspect us.
I don't think anyone can do that.
Sir, the crown prince has arrived.
Brother Lian Cheng.
Tan Er is no servant.
Why did you order her to give you a massage?
You're wrong.
Man and woman in love with each other...
enjoy physical contact.
Tan Er, am I right?
You're right, sir.
When I give you a massage,
the world suddenly seems much more wonderful.
Tan Er.
I've some private matters to discuss with my brother.
You may retire.
Yes.
You risked your life to rescue Tan Er.
Of course Tan Er...
should do something to thank you.
There's one thing I don't understand.
I hope you can enlighten me.
Where did you acquire...
the magical power you used in Lingyou Shrine that day?
I recently met an old man living in a hut in a bamboo forest...
who possessess trong magical power.
Is this man...
Mr. Lian Cheng whom you frequently meet up with?
When did you...
start addressing me like that?
If you say that...
you are that Mr. Lian Cheng,
then...
Back in Lingyou Shrine,
his attacks missed because of his poor eyesight.
But now,
he can catch the tea accurately.
Could it be that there's really more than one of him?
Since you're not seriously injured...
as I can see that you're still very sharp,
I'm relieved.
I shall excuse myself.
I shall not see you off.
Return.
She really obeyed his order...
and stayed.
Cheng Cheng.
I'm sorry.
My dear, don't be angry.
I only chose to stay...
because we might be ousted...
and forced to wander the streets...
if I went against his order.
I'm the great Mr. Lian Cheng.
I'm not so narrow-minded.
Cheng Cheng.
Don't be angry.
I have flowers for you.
Even if you don't mind,
I shall apologize with a kiss.
Otherwise, I'll feel bad.
Turn around.
Prince Lian Cheng has arrived.
Let us talk in private.
This way, sir.
Crown Prince Yi Huai.
Jing Xin.
I have another competitor near Tan Er now.
How come you never told me?
Tan Er has admitted it herself.
Yet, you kept it from me.
I can't believe I trusted you.
Please forgive me, sir.
I did not know that...
Ms. Tan Er told you about Mr. Liu Shang.
I had no intention of hiding this matter from you.
Please forgive me.
I'm not angry with you.
Stand up.
Thank you, sir.
You're too unreasonable!
What would Brother Lian Cheng do if he sees this?
Jing Xin is my woman.
Please be respectful.
Sir.
Please don't believe Prince Jing Xuan.
You've misunderstood, Brother Jing Xuan.
I actually need to thank Ms. Jing Xin for her reminder.
I almost forgot that I'm meeting Mr. Liu Shang today.
Lead the way.
Sir.
Prince Lian Cheng ordered...
not to let anyone enter the Snow Court...
without his special permission.
I...
Sir, please come with me.
Brother Yi Huai, explain!
Brother Yi Huai, explain before you go!
I believe the crown prince has noticed that...
there's nothing wrong with my eyesight.
Fortunately,
he doesn't suspect that you're my impersonator.
Why don't you take this opportunity...
to flee...
and leave me and Tan Er alone?
If I'm not familiar with the way you think,
I would surely think that...
you're trying to drive me away.
If that's what you think,
it's fine with me.
I imagined several times...
how it would be if I appear before you with my real face.
But, this situation today...
is out my expectation.
Today will be...
our last meeting.
Mr. Liu Shang.
The meeting isn't over yet?
Alright. I prepared too little.
-This... -The crown prince...
and Prince Jing Xuan have arrived!
The crown prince and Prince Jing Xuan have arrived!
Crown Prince Yi Huai.
Prince Lian Cheng is having a discussion with Liu Shang.
No one is allowed to disturb them.
He'll only avoid me if he's hiding something.
Do you plan to get into a fight with me?
Sir, if you come to the Snow Court,
how can I obstruct you?
Greetings, sir.
Apart from the face,
everything else is too similar.
Brother Lian Cheng.
The crown prince is always targeting someone else's woman.
This is so...
It's so inappropriate!
What makes you say so?
He forcibly grabbed Jing Xin's hands.
How shameless. This is ridiculous!
If he came straight to the Snow Court...
after running into Jing Xin,
maybe he has begun to suspect Liu Shang.
It's a misunderstanding.
I came...
in order to seek Mr. Liu Shang's advice.
But, Tan Er seems to have made...
some kind of special dessert.
Can I taste it first?
This pudding...
If it's a dessert prepared by Tan Er,
I must be the first one to taste it.
It's delicious!
It's so delicious.
As expected, Tan Er makes good food.
Mr. Liu Shang, you are indeed intelligent and strong.
You're unmatched.
Why did you guys have to go as far as to fight over a pudding?
I can just make two more.
If you were present in Lingyou Shrine that day,
perhaps Qu Jiang Lin...
wouldn't survive that long.
Brother Lian Cheng, you seemed to have...
very poor eyesight that day.
Your attacks missed several times.
Prior to this,
I acquired an eye disease as a result of staying up to read.
But now, I've already recovered.
I see.
I almost forgot.
I came...
because I obtained a rare item.
I came to seek enlightenment from you, Mr. Liu Shang.
You're knowledgeable.
Can you tell the contents...
based on the external appearance?
If Liu Shang can't see this, he's very likely the person...
who impersonated Brother Lian Cheng back in Lingyou Shrine.
It looks like this item granted by father...
is really rare indeed.
Even Mr. Liu Shang doesn't know.
But,
does he not know...
or is he unable to see it?
It's made of silver...
and engraved with the word "Mo".
Judging from the material and shape,
I believe it's a seal from the era of State of Yu.
Brother Yi Huai!
Stop right there! You haven't explained yourself!
How did you guess it right?
Back in the Eastern Yue I lived through,
this was the period...
an official of Xiahe County obtained this seal by chance...
and recognized it as a relic left behind by the founding emperor.
He immediately presented it to father...
and father granted it to the crown prince.
When I heard of it, I felt that it was unfair.
I recalled because of your hints.
But,
the crown prince has begun to suspect you.
He won't leave it at this.
Prior to this, I tried to drive you away.
But, I was just swayed by my emotions.
Please stay,
so that we can come up with a solution.
However,
I will not...
let go of Tan Er.
I will also do my best.
I must have saved the entire universe in my past life.
That's why I get to enjoy two handsome men at the same time now.