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♫ One flower, one world; One leaf, one enlightenment ♫
♫ The raindrops pattering against the banana leaves last night awoke me gently and gracefully. ♫
♫ Continuously and closely, continuously and closely, intoxicated within the aromatic air ♫
♫ Closely touching you, closely touching you. ♫
♫ So many poetic lines were left behind inside of dreams ♫
♫ The raindrops in front of the house drenched the spring clothing ♫
♫ Pitter-pattering raindrops, pitter-pattering raindrops, sprinkling and trickling over the memories ♫
♫ Entirely about you. Entirely about you. ♫
♫ I desire to ride a fair wind to separate, but my heart can't escape ♫
♫ Wanted us to be intertwined trees growing as one, wanted to enjoy the world together ♫
♫ I'm having fun in the mortal world, a cherry blossom free against the sky horizon ♫
♫ Playing you as a flute song, holding you prisoner within my embrace ♫
Untouchable Lovers
Episode 35
Chancellor Ma, this way please.
Greetings to Your Highness.
How come Chancellor Ma is leaving when you've just arrived?
Can't do anything about it. His Majesty has called for me.
I still must enter the palace to discuss things with him, so I won't stay long anymore.
Chancellor Ma, take care.
Prince Regent.
Chancellor Ma, you still need something?
Your Highness.
Leave us first.
Chancellor Ma, please say it.
Xueyun wasn't like this before.
Honestly...I am a bit confused by my daughter now.
Chancellor Ma, Xueyun is just sick. She might be in a bad mood.
Once she has recovered, I will personally take her to visit you.
Visit? There are some things that even if you don't tell me,
I also know.
For Xueyun to dare do so many inappropriate acts
is also my fault.
I've spoiled her too much.
I didn't temper her disposition.
Whenever she encounters a problem, she's unable to control herself.
If not because she has married into this house, I would take her away now.
It's better than continuing to trouble others.
But regardless of her mistakes,
she is still my only daughter.
May I ask you to endure her and pardon her a little
just for my sake,
regardless of what she would do or say.
Chancellor Ma, don't worry. Some things you need not say. I understand.
Let's go.
Your Highness, is it about Concubine Ma again?
Concubine Ma's moods recently has been very irritable. She had one maidservant flogged to death for no reason at all.
Her family even caused quite a scene. Permanent Palace Attentdant Zhao had to exert a lot of effort to suppress it.
But for the past two days, she has quieted down.
She just hides inside her courtyard.
When she sees other people, she speaks in an odd manner. It's as if she is now a totally different person.
The servants are all gossiping
that she has encountered a ghost, and lost her mind because of it.
Bixi, you may withdraw.
I'll just talk with Xueyun for a little while. No need for you to serve us.
Yes.
Xueyun, what really are you thinking?
I'm thinking that flowers and trees are the same.
They need people to take good care of them for them to blossom beautifully.
For people like Your Highness who will just let them live and die by themselves,
as if you've abandoned them...
they will then become like this now.
Xueyun, I'm unable to do what you request of me.
You also don't want to accept any pretentious love.
You're not tormenting me, but yourself.
As long as you're able to prop yourself up,
you will realize that this world not only has love.
There are other feelings that are worthy to be paid attention to.
Keep your spirits up, and live your days well.
Even if I'm unable to give you enough love, you must learn to love yourself.
But I feel that this present self
is my true self.
That famous Pingcheng beauty that is considerate, gentle, and warm,
the precious pearl of the Chancellor,
was just an illusion.
Because I want people to treasure me in their hands, to respect me.
But I know that I'm not like that.
Even if you are not, you shouldn't be like how you are now.
Now?
Tell me, what do I look like now?
Unreasonable, or will indiscriminately slaughter people?
Let me tell you.
I hate these miscellaneous and trivial rules,
and the never-ending echoing to others.
What talent in verses, ditties, odes and songs?
Well-versed in zither, chess, texts, and drawing?
Once you're unable to get what you want,
all those things are useless!
I loathe each and every woman who winds herself around you!
But I have endured them all.
Just for you, I endured them all.
In the past, I did it to satisfy Father.
In the present, I did it to win your good favor.
Since despite of everything that I've done, you will never love me.
Then there's no point in doing anything anymore!
Looks like...
I have come in vain today.
Your Highness.
Courtyard
Mistress.
Bixi,
starting today, keep watch of Liu Chuyu well.
Yes.
Why are you here?
I heard that Imperial Consort Dowager Qi went to His Majesty to cry, make a scene, and threatened to kill herself.
She kept demanding that His Majesty release Prince Kang.
How long has he been locked up? It's so obvious that it was just an act.
I was worried that you'd be in a bad mood, so I especially came to check on you.
Talk.
What a good peach blossom wine.
Of course. I personally made that.
Mellow flavor with a strong spirit, and it lasts for a long time. I'm letting you have one easily.
You came today to drink with me?
No.
No?
I have always been out marching with my troops. Upon returning to Pingcheng, I had to be busy with official matters.
We still haven't had the chance to have a good talk about our relationship.
I just...wanted to see you.
- Lanruo. - General, who are you looking at?
Don't misunderstand. My feelings towards Qingyue are just—
The person who is misunderstanding things is you.
Misunderstanding? What have I musunderstood?
General, you have misunderstood your own feelings.
Lanruo, I can tell you that I deliberately approached Qingyue
just to get news about the Princess Consort.
General, you feel guilt and pity towards me,
but that's not love.
I know very well what my feelings are for you.
Loving a person isn't like what you're doing.
You previously asked me why I was so foolish to get married with a memorial tablet.
I can tell it to you now.
I wasn't afraid of the rumors, nor to be alone forever
because he was worth it, because I loved him.
So I was willing to preserve my chastity for him forever.
Lanruo, you are really very foolish.
General, the most unforgettable thing in a person's life is his unattainable desire.
The most painful thing is one that has been lost.
In this case, you will tend to fall deeper and deeper.
If everything didn't happen, I still would be Lanruo of the Shen family.
Would the General love me then?
You wouldn't.
Because from the start, the one you love has never been me.
So General, carefully ask your heart.
Who really is it turning to?
You're already grown up.
How come you still eat all day?
None of your business!
Oh, my...you little brat.
How come you like to get physical with just the slightest misunderstanding?
Do you really understand—
Are you alright? I didn't mean to do it.
I also didn't mean to. So sorry!
If you have the time for idle chat, why not just use it to solve the civil unrest in Sizhou?
How come you just don't get it?
Whenever I come to see you, it's always official affairs.
Be careful of getting a lot of white hairs at such a young age.
Didn't His Majesty ask all the officials to think of a way or a proposal?
As the Prince Regent, of course, I must be a role model.
- If you are lazy today, what if His Majesty eventually punishes you for it— - Forget it.
Just read your memorials. I'll take my strolls alone.
Hey!
Don't stay out for a long time. Don't you know that you've offended a lot of people?
Do you still remember the matter days days ago, when people surrounded and blocked you?
What I wanted are talented military fighters
and not useless persons who can only walk horses or pit dogs for fighting.
Yet they insisted on putting such a person into my army. Aren't I allowed to pick my men?
Pick?
You didn't even give him any water rations and just told him to walk though the forest...
you even caused him to break his leg.
Don't forget, that was Grand Tutor Liu's grandson.
Grand Tutor Liu is already eighty years old,
yet he still went to His Majesty while on crutches just to complain about you.
If not because of my persuasion, you'd already been imprisoned.
The matter about Lord Liu is still an easy one. There are still a lot of complainants—
Enough. Look at you. Such a nagger.
I will be careful.
Princess Consort.
I don't want to drink.
Princess Consort, who caused you to be unhappy again?
Bored.
Hongxiu has entered the palace.
There are now people taking care of the children in the compound. I don't have any places to go anymore.
Today is the fifteenth. There will be a temple festival today in the city.
There are a lot of delicious foods and performances. So lively.
You can go take a look.
- Really? - Yes.
Qingyue, there is a temple festival in the city. Let's go look.
Let's go.
Princess Consort! Bring some guards with you!
His Highness doesn't allow you to go out alone!
She went out?
Yes. I heard that there will be a temple festival in the city tonight.
I'm guessing that the Princess Consort must have gone there.
Strolling around the temple festival, in such a good mood.
- Bixi. - I'm here!
Come over here.
Go and send a message to Prince Kang.
- Prince Kang? - Right.
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Your Highness, why didn't you light any candles?
If Your Highness doesn't like it, I'll extinguish them.
No need.
A young, pretty lady lighting the candles while he reads his books...
is the dream of every man.
It's rare that even in my current state of abjection,
there's still a beautiful woman accompanying me.
As long as Your Highness likes it, I'll light your candles every day.
Yun'er...
there are numerous kinds of women in the world.
There are those who are gentle and considerate. There are ones that are unruly and willful.
There are women who are reserved and shy. There are some who are those who are valiant and formidable-looking.
Every woman has their unique personality.
But do you know that after meeting you,
you are able to show me a new side of you every day.
Sometimes I feel confused as to what kind of woman you really are.
Why is it that every day, you are able to show me a different, wonderful trait,
letting me slowly notice them?
Whatever kind of Le Yun Your Highness likes, I will be that kind.
Will you be happy that way?
As long as His Highness is happy, I will be happy.
You won't feel tired?
Your Highness, you feel happy when the state is happy. You worry when the state is worrisome.
I don't have such huge, wild ambitions. I also am not interested in success or fame.
In my heart, my eyes,
the only thing I see is you.
The only thing I hope is
I'm able to light Your Highness a candle, when you need a light.
Maybe it will be just as little as a firefly light. Your Highness might not give it much importance.
But as long as I'm able to do it, I won't hesitate to do it.
Your Highness!
Your Highness, I will take my leave.
No need.
Your Highness.
Yun'er is one of our own. No need for her to leave.
The news has been verified. She indeed left the manor.
Good.
Good! Good! Attack it!
Bite it!
Attack! Attack!
Princess, look!
So lively.
Wow!
Bite it...
- Look! - Such a huge chicken!
Wow! Peck him!
That chicken is so strange!
Wow! They are quite good!
Princess, look at these chickens...
Hey...
Hey! How much is one candy man?
Two wen. My candy man is very sweet. Do you want one?
Qingyue!
What has it turned into?
Hurry and bite him!
Bite him!
Good! It already fell!
Great!
What's that!
Shen Yu, help me with something.
What help?
Go back and tell the Prince Regent...
Tell him that I'm missing.
Princess Consort, we can't do that.
Why can't you?
If you don't help me, I'll make it real.
You think that just you few can watch me closely?
But I must protect you now.
There are so many people here. What can happen?
Hurry and go...
- Hurry and go. - Yes.
Bite it! Peck it!
Your Highness.
What is it that you're panicking about?
- Didn't you go out with the Princess Consort? - The Princess Consort is missing again!
What!
The Princess Consort ditched us upon reaching the night market. We've searched a long time, but couldn't find her.
Chuyu!
What are you doing?
Sorry.
General, what are you looking for?
Earlier, I thought I saw the Prince Regent.
The Prince Regent? How is that possible?
Didn't you invite him today?
I wasn't able to ask.
He's already extremely bothered by state affairs. How can I bear to disturb him with such a small matter?
You can't say it that way.
Today is the temple festival. It's just right to walk around with the person you love.
General, don't you like to walk around with the Prince Regent?
He's not an ordinary man.
Right. It wouldn't be him.
He wouldn't leave official matters and come here.
Let's go. Let's go up ahead and look.
Okay.
General, look!
Wow!
Attack! Put on some energy!
Woah...
Selling candy man! Very delicious candy man!
Selling candy man! Two wen per piece! (T/N the wen aka "cash" is a low-value coin, worth 1/1000 of a tael)
Selling candy man!
Whatever you like, I can do it right away. I can do whatever form you want.
I want this little horse. How much is it?
Two wen per piece.
I only have one wen, can you give me half?
This is one is just half already. Just give it to me for one wen.
Could it be that you don't even have two wen? If you can't afford it, then leave.
Why are you being ferocious? I won't buy then! Weird—
Selling candy man!
Who are you?
It's me.
Are you sick?
You're really mad? I know that your name is Qingyue.
You came from Liu Song with the Prince Regent's Consort.
But looking at you, you don't seem like a maidservant.
You have such huge temper.
I was thinking of treating someone to some candy men.
Since she has such bad temper,
I'll just forget it then.
Come, let's look. That one at the highest level.
Good poem...
I so like the last line.
He might have read it already. That's right...
Which one should we choose?
- Young Master, look at this one. - Go.
Sorry...
What's wrong?
Mother is missing.
Your mother is missing?
Don't cry! Don't cry anymore. I'll help you find her, okay?
Are you alright?
I'm fine.
Are you alright? Slowly.
Save me!
- Be careful. Assist him up. - My child! My child!
- He's here. - He's here.
I finally found you.
Don't cry anymore. Be good.
- Your Highness! - Hurry and save him!
Hurry and save people!
Get up slowly. Slowly...
Good thing you're here.
Is this fun!
These apples are very good. They are very sweet.
Chinese chestnut? They are five wen per jin. (T/N jin is .5 kg, 1,1 US pound)
Have you heard about it? The tent over there collapsed, and a lot of people got trapped underneath!
- Let's go. Let's go look. - Hurry.
Come. Hurry and assist them over there. Slowly.
- Come. Slowly. - Be careful.
What's going on? Why are you here?
I was doing surveillance nearby and I learned that something happened here, so I immediately came to help out.
Immediately send the people to the nearest clinic in batches. Move quickly.
Yes.
Come. Slowly...
- Are you alright? - I'm fine.
One candy man. Thank you, customers.
Delicious candyman!
Why are you just holding it and not eating?
I'm happy to do so.
Delicious candyman!
You wouldn't be saving that for your Princess Consort, right?
So what?
That is just a candyman. If you want to eat one, I could have just bought them all.
Oh my, why didn't you say so sooner?
- Are you stupid? - Why are you touching me! You're the one who's stupid!
The tent suddenly collapsed. It almost killed our son.
Don't know if that lady got hurt. If not because of her,
our child's life would have been gone.
That's right. From now on, we should lessen going to places like this.
Medical Clinic
Wait here for a while. I'll go get you some medicines.
Okay.
You are moving so slowly! If you still don't bandage my wound, I'll trash your clinic!
What you suffered is just a superficial wound. Of course, I will prioritize the patients with graver illnesses.
Bullshit! You!
General, I have eyes but failed to see Taishan, please spare me. (T/N failed to recognize an important person)
Get out!
Let those with more serious illness get looked at first.
This is your medicine. Hold it well.
Gu Huan?
General Huo!
General Huo...
Long time no see.
What are you doing!
What am I doing? You still have the nerve to ask?
You just disappeared like that. Do you know how worried I was!
You almost died! Do you know how scared I was!
You're already this old! How come you still don't have a brain!
How come you don't know to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages?
I didn't really go missing.
I just told Shen Yu to lie to you, and wanted to joke around.
Joke? Can you joke around with these things?
Because I want to see you.
Also, I want to know...
if you will come find me, if ever I go missing.
But...you really were worried about me?
I was afraid that if you die,
I won't be able to explain it to Liu Song.
You clearly were worried about me. You're so concerned about me, that your face has turned white from fear.
He is concerned about me, yet he won't admit it! How come this person is like that?
No. I don't care about you at all!
You're lying. If you don't care about me, how could you have immediately put down your memorial and come here to find me?
Liar.
- How many times have I said that you must not go to dangerous places! - Let go of me!
What are you happy about? What are you happy about? You're really so bold!
It hurts!
Who told you to always scowl at me? Are you like that every day?
Were you born with a stone-cold heart?
Isn't it all because you refused to see me?
It was you who first kept your distance from me, and hid things from me.
Since you're now fine, let's go back home.
What is it now?
Give me your leg.
Climb on.
Climb on. Let's go home.
Sorry. I was wrong.
You even know to admit your mistake?
I shouldn't have lied to fool you.
But if I didn't fool you to come here,
I would have died there.
No.
I will not let you die.
Do you still remember that this is not the first time you carried me on your back?
Last time, you pretended to be drunk and fooled me.
This time, you pretended to have disappeared to prank me.
I finally know now that you are a big liar.
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Your Highness.
Princess!
Princess...
Princess, are you alright?
You scared me!
Qingyue.
Didn't we agree that you'd just wait for me there? Why did you leave?
Sorry. It was all my fault.
Qingyue, assist the Princess Consort back to her room.
Go back now.
Let's go.
- Greetings to the Prince Regent. - Thank you for escorting Qingyue back here.
Your Highness, the General initially wanted to invite you to the temple festival.
But she saw that you were busy with official affairs,
so in the end, she wasn't able to say it.
Your Highness, the General is sincere in her feelings toward you.
Forgive me for being bold, but please Your Highness, don't disappoint her.
Wang Ze...
you're out of the line.
That's all I wanted to say. I'll take my leave.
General, I'll take my leave now.
You have worked hard.
Physician Gu, you still haven't told me why you have appeared here in Pingcheng.
General, let's sit first before talking.
General, if I say that I came because of you...
would you believe it?
Physician Gu, you really know how to joke around.
General Huo, I am a doctor.
Wherever there are patients, I am needed there.
I don't have a permanent dwelling. I move to where my heart desires to go.
But I never thought that I'll bump into General Huo again here in Pingcheng.
It shows that there is indeed fated meetings between two people.
What a pity...that this fate that got us together
is not heaven's will.
It was man-made.
What General means is...
The disturbance today was deliberate.
Yes.
Then it means that they were targeting the Princess Consort.
If not because I arrived on time, I would be collecting her corpse now.
Just right under the watchful eyes of the public...
These people are too savage.
Savage?
There will always be accidents every year at the temple festival because of the sheer number of people.
If she dies there, it will only be because she wasn't careful.
Who could we blame?
Could it be Prince Kang?
He's completely like an evil spirit that won't go away.
But...you have become bolder today.
You actually colluded with Chuyu to fool me.
This...
Go and get flogged ten times.
Your Highness, I just saw that the Princess Consort was unhappy, so I wanted to help her out.
Twenty.
Yes.
Amituofo...
Is the Princess Consort back?
I'm asking you if she has returned!
Yes.
The Prince Regent's Consort has returned with Qingyue.
Impossible, impossible!
Mistress!
Don't touch me!
Mistress.
I'm fine.
Maybe I'm just too tired.
- But— - I already said that I'm fine.
You may go now.
How come you're still alive?
Why?
Never thought one "Mulberry Lane" tune would help accomplish this marriage fate between you and His Majesty.
This is all thanks to you.
Don't thank me. This is your own choice.
But Hongxiu, His Majesty is a womanizer.
He has a lot of Imperial consorts. He can't forever be loyal to just you.
What? Why are you laughing? Did I say anything wrong?
Chuyu. You are really unique.
Let me ask you. If I had married an ordinary man,
managed his household for him, cared for his parents,
and educated his children until I'm old,
can you then guarantee that he wouldn't be unfaithful to me?
All men will feel honored to have multiple wives and concubines.
Who would be willing to only be loyal to one woman?
Those so-called loyal men to only one woman are just forced by their poor family situation,
and thus unable to provide for any concubines.
Even if His Majesty will indeed get sick of me in the future,
I'll still was able to enjoy wealth, fame, glory, and splendor.
It's better than following a poor man all my life,
and then seeing him marry a concubine when I'm in my midlife, right?
If you say it that way, I don't know anymore how to reply to you.
If you don't know how to, then don't bother replying.
Also, you know that I really need money
to provide for the children living in the complex.
Since His Majesty is showering me with grace now,
I will then dedicate my lifetime to him.
Just seeking for benevolence and obtaining one.
I can only say that in everyone's heart, there is something that you want to insist on.
True.
I'm against it.
But I respect your choice.
Chuyu, thanks.
Hongxiu, was there anyone who bully you when you had just entered the palace?
- There ws. - Who?
Imperial Consort Dowager Qi.
Mistress.
Mistress, why are you so happy today?
I even thought...
You thought that I'm unable to pull myself together again. Am I right?
Look at what you're saying.
Your spirit is quite good today. If Master knows about this,
he surely will feel comforted.
A person must eventually wake up.
You can't forever be muddled.
I've already did so many stupid things.
- It's time to wake up. - You're preparing to...
I'm going to see the Prince Regent's Consort and ask for forgiveness.
You must not place that there, Princess Consort.
A true gentleman just watches and doesn't comment during a game.
If you are going to make such a move, you'll lose.
Qingyue, how come you won again? I was even the one who taught you to play this.
What did I say, Princess Consort? Qingyue is actually very smart.
Yes...
Princess Consort, Concubine Ma asks to see you.
Since we hate each other, why must she still come here to feign civility?
There is just now way for us to co-exist harmoniously.
Let her go back. I won't see her.
Concubine Ma, the Princess Consort is not feeling well today, so it's inconvenient for her to see any guests.
You better just go back first. Once next time—
Lanruo, I know that I've did so many stupid things.
The Princess Consort is still blaming me. Am I right?
Concubine Ma, you're overthinking. The Princess Consort is a magnanimous person. Bygones are bygones.
How could she still take them to heart.
That's right. A person as magnanimous as the Princess Consort is already refusing to forgive me,
it shows how absurd my mistakes were.
Concubine Ma...
I sincerely and earnestly came today to ask for forgiveness and punishment.
If Princess Consort refuses to forgive me, I won't leave then.
- Mistress. - Concubine Ma, what are you doing?
You must not do this...
Get up.
The Princess Consort once said that she's a person that will take revenge for even the slightest grudges.
She will never easily forgive people.
But I know that as long as I'm sincere, she will forgive me.
Concubine Ma is already kneeling...
What's going on?
- Say, why won't the Princess Consort forgive her? - I don't know.
Mistress, looking at the sky, it might rain soon.
Are you really going to kneel here?
It's raining! Let's quickly leave!
Move your hand away.
Mistress, your health is not good. You'll get in big trouble if you do this.
Princess Consort, I know that you are magnanimous.
Please just forgive my Mistress!
I'm begging you! I'm begging you!
I beg you to forgive my Mistress!
I beg you, Princess Consort!
Don't look anymore.
Princess Consort, we can't let her continue like this.
If she continues to kneel like this outside and this news gets out,
it will taint your reputation.
Since you entered the manor,
this Concubine Ma has indeed continued bearing evil intentions against you.
But even if just for His Highness' sake,
spare some leeway for her.
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Princess Consort! I beg you!
What really do you want?
Princess Consort, I know that I've done so many wrong things.
But I still want to ask for your forgiveness.
Get up.
I told you to get up!
Princess Consort...
You are not asking for my forgiveness,
but is forcing me to forgive you.
Can you see those people?
You are not kneeling for me.
You are kneeling for them to see, right?
You just knew that I would consider my reputation,
and the reputation of the Prince Regent and your Ma family.
I then must say "I forgive you" to you , is that it?
Princess Consort, that's not what she means.
She sincerely came today to ask for your forgiveness.
You don't kneel to apologize. Kneeling won't really show any sincerity.
Ma Xueyun, if you really want to apologize,
then quickly go back. Change your heart and reform yourself. Become a new person.
Maybe I would be able to forgive you by then.
But if you continue to be like this, it won't work even if you kneel until the end of the world.
Let's go.
I...
Mistress!
Mistress! Mistress!
♫ If life is like first meetings ♫
♫ It would be better to yearn more than meet ♫
♫ The misty rain of Jiangnan is so short-lived (idiomatic phrase, literally "night-blooming cactus blooms once")
♫Even while it's raining, it drizzles continuously ♫
♫ If we will see each other often in life ♫
♫ What must we do so we won't get fed-up with looking at each other? ♫
♫ At this day last year, It's the same sky ♫
♫ But the faces are different ♫
♫ I'd really like to see you again ♫
♫ Confess to you all my regrets in parting with you ♫
♫ Drawing a circle in the air ♫
♫ Praying that love will never change ♫
♫ I so want to rub my face against yours ♫
♫ Being greedy about your every moment ♫
♫ Don't ask how many years was I in pain ♫
♫ Turning back, it's all my tears...from my eyes ♫
♫ Don't ask how many years was I in pain ♫
♫ Turning back, it's all my tears...from my eyes ♫