Episode 25
Your plan to divert their attention really worked.
When Brother Lian Cheng's soldiers received news of the attack,
they all left to rescue him.
We obtained the Emperor's Token so easily.
This is nothing compared to...
what I gained from spying on them during the process.
Now, all I need is an opportunity...
to bring down Brother Lian Cheng.
I previously asked you to investigate...
the attempted assassination on father.
Is there any progress?
This secret letter...
is the letter Dugu Yan personally wrote to the assassin.
It can prove that the attempted assassination...
was Dugu Yan's plan to frame Mo Lian Cheng.
Dugu Yan was a careful person.
How come she left behind an important evidence like this?
In Hongshuntang's attempt to revive their country,
they accepted the mission...
to assassinate father assigned by Dugu Yan.
However, Dugu Yan forced them to sacrifice themselves for the country,
causing them to flee.
Two of them were...
captured by Dugu Yan's trusted aide, Eunuch Hu.
In order to protect their leader,
they lied and claimed that the letter had been destroyed.
I learnt of this during my investigation...
and got my hands on this letter.
This is a serious matter.
Do not let the word get out.
The water that carries the boat is that same that devours it.
I will accomplish...
what Dugu Yan failed to do.
Brother Lian Cheng...
will soon be brought down.
Mr. Lian Cheng sustained an injury because of me.
Yet, I can't even touch him.
Your body is my body.
Moreover,
I'm the one...
that doesn't belong to this place.
Perhaps,
the ordeal today...
can make things right again.
But,
there's something...
I must say.
Otherwise,
I can't rest in peace.
You must...
protect Tan Er for as long as she lives.
Cheng Cheng.
Cheng Cheng!
Sir.
Housekeeper Zhou reported that...
someone took advantage of the chaotic situation to sneak in...
and the Emperor's Token has been stolen.
You'll investigate the theft of the Emperor's Token.
Have you found Mr. Liu?
Mr. Liu is right outside.
But, he said he'll only come in...
if Ms. Tan Er invites him in.
You may retire then.
Guard the door.
Don't let anyone come in.
Yes.
Old monster!
If you call me that,
you're underappreciating me.
Even His Majesty himself...
will have to visit me thrice...
No. Even His Majesty himself must come at least 4 times...
in order to gain my assistance.
Old monster.
Am I not your clan leader?
Slips of the tongue can be costly indeed.
What does she mean by clan leader?
You...
You still don't know...
what you should do?
Tan Er.
Go and get some rest.
I will surely...
save Mr. Lian Cheng.
Cheng Cheng.
Mr. Mo.
You need to calm down.
I don't know if you've confused me with some fictional character,
but I'm Qu Xiao Tan.
I'm not that Tan Er you're talking about.
He isn't lying.
Perhaps, he really is the me from the future.
Looks like...
your energy helped him a lot.
This brat...
is fine now.
But,
you knitted your brows earlier.
Did you see something?
I saw a lot.
I don't know whether it's the past...
or the future.
Luckily, I acted fast.
You were about to suffocate.
I took off your mask immediately.
Then, I...
Did you perform CPR?
I'm so glad you didn't.
Otherwise, I might really suffocate.
Looks like the two of you...
aren't that affectionate towards each other at all.
You've misunderstood.
The first time I met Lian Cheng...
You called him a stupid sissy.
Scoundrel, why did you tell him?
Last night,
when my soul was connected to Lian Cheng's,
I witnessed everything that happened between the two of you...
including when you two started the relationship,
had your first night,
parted...
and reunited.
I know it all.
You saw everything?
Why do I feel like...
I've been witch hunted?
But,
there's one thing I don't know yet.
Is "stupid sissy"...-
a term to express love in the future?
That's right.
In the term "stupid sissy" (si niang pao),
the word "si" means "very"...
while "niang"...
refers to "mother-in-law".
"Pao"...
represents cannon.
It means "bull's-eye".
So, "stupid sissy" (si niang pao)...
actually means...
a person the mother-in-law likes very much.
You really lied without batting an eye.
So,
was Tan Er's demand for a letter of divorce...
a gesture of love too?
Actually,
Tan Er...
has always been a person with strange thoughts.
As such,
she has special preferences.
On our first night,
she demanded to marry me repeatedly.
Mo Lian Cheng!
To ensure the safety of the patient,
I need to find a place to cool down!
Don't follow me!
Yu Hao.
Keep an eye on her.
Never let her be alone.
Liars will be punished in hell...
and witch hunted!
I can actually shout quite loudly.
You...
Ms. Tan Er!
What?
I've failed you. Please punish me severely.
Have you found Tan Er?
It's my fault.
I shouldn't have teased Tan Er.
Now, we need to focus on finding Tan Er.
If Tan Er is kidnapped by the crown prince,
I believe he won't hurt her.
Eunuch Xue has arrived!
This way.
Prince Lian Cheng.
Mr. Liu Shang.
His Majesty orders you to meet him in the palace.
Why does my father wish to see him?
I'm not one...
that can understand His Majesty's thoughts.
Please come with me.
Don't worry.
Yesterday, Huai Er talked to me...
about how you risked your life to save your master.
He talked about it for 2 hours.
Prior to this, I only knew that you are exceptionally clever.
I didn't know that...
you're also a strong fighter.
Your Majesty and the crown prince see too highly of me.
I'm flattered.
Protect father!
Tan Er!
Wake up!
Tan Er!
Wake up!
Tan Er!
Tan Er, wake up!
Tan Er!
Tan Er, wake up.
Tan Er!
I apologize, father.
The attack in the Imperial Garden...
was actually my arrangement.
Because I already discovered Liu Shang's true colours.
I didn't want to let him deceive you.
So, I resorted to this.
In the previous attempted assassination,
Brother Lian Cheng proved his innocence very quickly.
But now, it looks like...
there might have been...
fake alibi that day.
Father.
It's true that Mr. Liu Shang looks a lot like Brother Lian Cheng,
but that assassin is surely not Mr. Liu Shang.
Moreover, the identity of the assassin...
has yet to be confirmed.
Father, I heard that...
when you examined Brother Lian Cheng's chest...
to see if there was a wound,
you discovered a scar from an old injury caused by an arrow.
Now, we'll just have to check their chests...
to know the truth.
Let's do as Jing Kang suggested.
Sir.
Let me go first.
Your Majesty.
I was the one you examined.
But, the assassin is another person.
The assassination...
was a trap they set up...
in order to frame Prince Lian Cheng.
Please make a sound judgement.
Brother Lian Cheng, you attacked father...
and used a substitute to clear your suspicion.
Your crime is evident.
Father, please order to arrest these two traitors immediately.
Cheng Er.
You used a substitute for alibi.
You're also the main suspect in the attempted assassination.
I've no choice but to have you imprisoned...
for an investigation.
Father, Mr. Liu Shang is not Brother Lian Cheng's impersonator.
-He's actually... -Jing Xuan.
Don't speak irresponsibly.
Also...
Cheng Er.
You're under investigation now.
Surrender the Emperor's Token.
Father.
The Emperor's Token was stolen days ago.
It's nowhere to be found.
How ridiculous!
How dare you lose something as important as the Emperor's Token!
I'll send the two of you to prison right away.
Listen!
Without my permission,
no one is allowed to visit them!
Xiao Tan.
You're finally awake.
Do you feel alright?
Jing Xin, what exactly happened?
I only remember getting knocked out.
I don't know what happened after that.
Framed and imprisoned.
This must be the fate you talked about.
Looks like it's fated...
and cannot be changed.
Fate is not absolute.
There's hope as long as one's alive.
As long as we're alive, we'll have a chance.
Don't give up.
We've fought hard against fate for so long.
If we give up now,
our past effort would be put to waste.
For Tan Er,
we must at least survive until the next astronomical phenomenon.
Greetings, Prince Lian Cheng.
Shoot.
Sir, as the saying goes,
"hares may pull dead lions by the beard".
You've no idea how realistic the prison guards are.
Why don't you give me something...
to bribe them with?
You want bribes?
Can you afford to bear the consequence?
You think you can get out?
I'll be honest with you.
The inmates call this place "Realm of the Dead and Living".
No one has ever walked out alive.
Where's Cheng Cheng?
Xiao Tan, promise me that...
you'll keep calm.
Tell me already.
After knocking you out,
that person took you to the Imperial Garden...
and pushed you into the pond.
Mr. Liu Shang's identity was exposed when he saved you.
Now...
Now, both Mr. Liu Shang and Prince Lian Cheng...
are in the prison.
It's a conspiracy.
This is a set-up!
They used me...
to expose Cheng Cheng.
This won't do.
I must save them.
Xiao Tan!
Don't be reckless.
Prison raid.
Yes, I can rescue them from the prison.
I've watched so many dramas with prison raid.
I can surely rescue them.
You must not!
Listen to me, Xiao Tan.
Prince Jing Xuan has entered the palace...
to meet the empress dowager...
and find ways to save them.
So, I believe they'll do something soon.
I can't wait.
Your Majesty, regarding the attempted assassination,
if Prince Lian Cheng is innocent,
why did he need to use a substitute...
for alibi?
In my opinion,
it's obvious that Prince Lian Cheng planned to murder Your Majesty.
He is unforgivable.
He deserves death sentence.
-I agree. -I agree.
Father.
Although Brother Lian Cheng attempted treason,
he doesn't deserve death.
You can just put him under house arrest...
and ban him from the court.
With this,
even if he intends to commit treason again,
he can't cause any trouble.
Sir.
You said that when our souls were connected,
you saw...
when Tan Er and I started our relationship...
and had our first night.
I've already told you.
I just want to know...
if you really saw everything.
Am I...
a shameless person like that?
I only saw certain moments.
I'm so glad you skipped the key moments.
But,
apart from...
things about your relationship with Tan Er,
I also learnt that...
you had a chance to return to Tan Er's world.
But, in order to save Eastern Yue from the bad people,
you chose to stay in this time and space.
In fact,
you saved me several times...
at the risk of your own life.
I shouldn't have doubted you.
From today onwards,
I will work hand in hand with you...
to protect Eastern Yue.
I'm afraid...
I won't be able to fight alongside you anymore.
I don't belong to this time and space.
I might disappear anytime.
If that happens,
please take good care of Tan Er on behalf of me.
Tan Er is a simple-minded girl.
She's very gullible.
But, the world is dangerous and human hearts are unfathomable.
I worry that she might fail to cope.
More importantly, others might bully her.
Sir.
Please promise me that...
if I'm gone,
you'll protect Tan Er for as long as she lives.
Sir, for kinship's sake, His Majesty...
granted you some sumptuous cuisines.
These are all my favourite dishes.
Looks like you'll need to resist the temptation.
Mo Yi Huai will do whatever it takes...
to kill us.
Convey my order.
The eighth prince, Mo Lian Cheng, committed treason...
by attempting to usurp the throne.
He deserves punishment for this.
From today onwards, he's sentenced to life imprisonment!
Wait!
Greetings, Your Highness.
The night you were attacked,
Cheng Er entered the palace because he was ordered to!
Someone must have forged your decree to frame Cheng Er!
Your Majesty.
The guards witnessed Prince Lian Cheng's act of treason.
Please punish Prince Lian Cheng severely.
You spoke irresponsible and wrongly accused a prince.
Do you want to get your entire clan executed?
Please calm down, mother.
Huai Er. Xuan Er.
From today onwards,
the two of you shall investigate...
the alleged treason of Prince Lian Cheng together.
Report to me as soon as you reach a conclusion.
Yes, father.
We must flee this underground prison as soon as possible.
Mo Yi Huai won't leave it at this.
Today, he put poison in my food.
But,
we don't know what he'll do next.
That's right.
Escaping is just the first step.
We'll also need to find...
the assassin that attacked father as soon as possible...
to prove your innocence.
Cheng Er.
Grandmother.
Which of you is Cheng Er?
I can't believe such striking resemblance is possible.
Cheng Er.
Why did you get yourself a substitute?
Grandmother.
He's not my impersonator.
He is...
How dare you!
Cheng Er!
I can't believe...
you're still lying to me at this point!
Whatever it is,
you can't send an impersonator...
to deceive your father!
I'm very disappointed in you.
You shall stay here and reflect.
You are right, grandmother.
I'm aware of my mistake.
Cheng Er.
At this point,
there's nothing I can do for you.
These are dishes I personally prepared for you.
You must take your time to taste them.
Do not let my effort go to waste.
Thank you, grandmother.