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[Legend of Fuyao]
[Episode 63]
Empress Yuan is of prestigious status.
But she has demeaned herself by seeing a traitor off.
If this is made known to all, it will disgrace the imperial family.
Your Highness, please escort Empress Yuan away immediately.
How is this appropriate?
If my father asks about this...
I'll bear the responsibility.
Why would you do this to yourself?
I'm a man on the verge of death.
How am I worthy of your efforts?
Why aggrieve yourself like this?
Even if I can't save you...
I won't let Zhangsun Jiong get away with his scheme.
Our son...
He's a fine man.
He's a very fine man.
You found out about it?
I'll talk to Wu Ji right now.
I'll beg him.
I'll beg him to spare you!
You mustn't!
Qing Yi!
You mustn't!
- Jia-- - You mustn't!
You must let Zhangsun Jiong make his last move.
He'll only stop when I'm dead!
Only then will he spare you!
I don't need him to spare me!
If Wu Ji makes the wrong choice...
the scheme Zhangsun Jiong plotted for 20 years will succeed!
How could Wu Ji live with such a grave mistake?
Then don't tell him anything!
Don't say a word.
Wu Ji... will definitely become the next emperor.
He's just going to kill a traitor of Tianquan Kingdom!
Nothing else matters! It doesn't matter!
- Do you understand? - Wu Ji!
Come over here!
Jia...
No...
- Jia, listen to me. - Don't!
Qing Yi, I'm begging you.
Don't say a word.
- Don't say another word. - Trust me. I won't let you die.
Qing Yi... Wu Ji, leave now!
Qing Yi!
- Wu Ji, execute me now! - Jia, trust me!
- I won't let you die! - Qing Yi!
- Wu Ji! - Don't tell him!
- Come here! - Qing Yi!
Don't tell him!
Trust me!
Get out of here!
- I won't let you die! - Get lost!
Don't tell him!
Jia...
Jia!
Jia...
Jia!
Wu Ji...
Was he the one who abducted you?
Did he force you to stay?
Have you talked to Empress Yuan?
All of this...
Was my father behind all of this?
There are some truths...
I shouldn't be the one to reveal them to you...
Your Majesty.
You've been waiting all night.
Get some rest in your room.
Here it comes.
Your Majesty, the army reported back.
Prince De was executed.
Great!
He's finally dead.
He's dead...
Prince De... is dead.
Zhangsun Jia... is dead.
My younger brother...
He's dead.
How wonderful that he's dead...
How wonderful.
It's all over now that he's dead.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, what's wrong?
Is anyone there?
Anyone?
Summon the imperial physician!
Do you know who he was?
You were born on January 15, the day of the Lantern Festival.
It was supposed to be a full moon that night.
But it happened to snow heavily that day.
It was only after midnight that we had some moonlight.
When it snowed earlier that night...
It was just like the first time I met him.
Since then...
whenever I saw you, I'd always think of him.
He...
Who was he?
Wu Ji...
He was your biological father.
Zhangsun Jiong plotted all these years...
just so he could have you succeed the most dangerous position.
The throne of an emperor.
He wanted to see you and your father, Zhangsun Jia, kill each other.
He wanted to wipe out each and every of your closest kin.
He wanted to see you betrayed by your family and followers
while you sat upon the throne.
This is the reward he wanted to give you.
It's also the revenge he wanted from you.
Why?
Why are you telling me now?
No!
Father...
When I was a child, I didn't know my identity.
I kept pestering Uncle Zhou with many questions.
He told me, "Your identity doesn't matter."
"What matters is who you truly are."
But now, I don't even know who I am anymore.
I'm just a crown prince who's undeserving of his title.
I'm also a disgrace to Tianquan's imperial family.
So?
Whatever people may call you...
you'll always be you.
Those...
The people who only care about your identity and authority...
Why care about them?
But even those closest to me treated me like this.
Perhaps, right from the beginning
they had unspeakable reasons for their lies and ploys.
The palace shines so brilliantly.
But it's nothing more than the biggest, most exquisite cage.
The sovereignty it represents is the one thing
that can make you lose your judgment, making you cruel and ruthless.
Wu Ji...
Everyone that wants to seize the throne...
They all turn into different people.
They...
Your mother, your father, and...
Prince De.
They lost to their desire for authority and to their own selfishness.
But you have to understand...
that you aren't like any of them.
And you mustn't be like them.
I once...
I just wanted...
to be the son...
that my father held in the highest regard.
I wanted to prove myself more worthy of Tianquan's throne than anyone else.
I didn't care about the means.
Fu Yao...
I'm not as good as you think I am.
Yes.
But this is who you truly are.
I've seen you with your mask on.
I've also looked right into your heart.
I know your methods.
I also know where you draw the line.
Wu Ji...
You're not them.
No matter how you change...
you'll always be the best person in my mind.
We once said...
that we'd turn the five kingdoms into how we envision them to be.
It's because I wanted to change the world...
That's why the gods are testing me now.
Am I right, Fu Yao?
All the pain I'm suffering now...
should be mine alone to bear.
Wu Ji, look.
What is this?
Take a look.
Look.
What is it that's swaying?
It's my shadow.
Don't laugh at me.
When I was a child, I was really scared of shadows.
I always wondered why this dark thing kept following me.
Would it hurt me?
I even acted ferocious to pick a fight with it.
Back then, I always thought how great it would be if there was only light...
Uncle Zhou later told me
that our shadows only follow us because where there is light...
there will also be darkness.
Wu Ji.
Perhaps, we all carry a darkness we can never be rid of.
But it's only because there's light in front us.
So... since we can shake off our own shadows...
I hope that there's someone by my side
when I face the light before me.
I hope that you can be that someone.
Are you willing to join me?
- Crown Prince has returned. - Crown Prince Wu Ji.
Your Highness.
His Majesty asked to see you urgently.
I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left.
I've come late.
You've returned.
It's good that you've returned.
I can still see you one last time.
One last time.
Father, you're at the prime of your years.
You'll surely recover after recuperating for some time.
Do you really think so?
Heaven's will is not to be defied.
Whatever will be, will be.
Come here.
You've lost weight.
It wasn't an easy battle.
Since you were a child...
you've always been willing to take on all responsibilities alone.
No one else could share the joy and bitterness with you.
You can only learn from experience.
In the palace, there are many who attend to you.
But very few are truly thoughtful.
People you can trust...
There are too few.
I...
I understand.
Father...
Let me finish what I want to say.
I'm leaving the throne of the five kingdoms to you.
It's the highest position in the world.
It's also the most hated position.
Whatever you do...
it doesn't matter if you do it right or wrong.
Your honor and prestige matter the most.
Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
What you should fear is
those serving under you thinking that you made a mistake.
Bear this in mind.
What is it you wish to ask me?
Ask away.
Go on.
Father...
Why?
You know about all of it.
After Prince De was executed...
Mother...
Mother told me... everything.
Indeed.
He's dead.
A traitor can't be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
I wanted him to be turned to ashes.
Are you upset?
You're his flesh and blood.
So what Mother said was true?
Prince De's rebellion...
The patricide...
It was all your scheme?
It's what I wanted to accomplish all my life...
Now, it has been done.
Imperial Physician!
Get in here!
I shall take my last breath soon.
They can't save me.
Let me take another look at you.
Let me talk to you for a while longer.
There are two people I hate most.
Myself.
And...
my younger brother.
Zhangsun Jia.
Prince De.
Your biological father.
Since he was born
he could easily get anything that was precious to me.
The former emperor only gave me the throne
as it was the only thing he didn't want.
So on the day of my coronation...
I took away what he cherished.
It was a lifelong battle.
He's dead now.
But he won.
I've lost everything.
The only person by my side...
is you.
But even you... you're the bastard the empress had with him.
When you were little...
you were so clever and lovable.
Do you know the countless nights...
after you had fallen asleep, I gazed at you and I asked myself...
Why couldn't I hurt you?
Why couldn't I bring myself to kill you?
Instead, I taught you the classics, formal etiquette
the ways and books an emperor should study.
I passed down all the stratagems I learned to you.
Why?
Then...
Father...
Why would you hand the throne over to me?
Because I'm your father.
Because you address me as your father.
I'm the emperor of Tianquan and the five kingdoms.
They need a wise emperor.
I can only be a wise emperor.
From now on...
you'll become like me.
You'll lose your freedom like I did.
You'll become...
cold and ruthless like me.
Slowly... and gradually...
you'll lose what you love.
You'll become lonely.
But you won't hate me.
Because I've given you all the love I had in this life.
Wu Ji...
Tell me.
Why?
Why aren't you my son?
Why?
Why aren't you...
Father?
My child...
You're still young.
Be sure to stay wary at all times.
Do you know that... in family, nation, and the world
it's always life and death when it comes to vying for sovereignty?
The seal, the military tally, and the decree.
I'm leaving them to you.
I'm leaving all of Tianquan's political and military affairs to you.
I'm old now.
I'm also leaving my honor, glory, and well-being in your hands.
You have to make me a promise.
You must kill him with your own hands.
Otherwise... I won't rest in peace.
Head out to war.
Kill Zhangsun Jia on my behalf.
Why?
Why aren't you my son?
The emperor was deeply fond of the crown prince.
He's loyal, benevolent, and righteous.
His intelligence is unparalleled.
He's a true talent to inherit the throne of the five kingdoms.
By the will of the gods, and the support of the people
the throne is to be succeeded by the Crown Prince of Tianquan
Zhangsun Wu Ji.
Blessed by his ancestors and the gods above.
May the Imperial Court work together as a team
to serve the new emperor for the sake of prosperity
through generations in the five kingdoms
and achieve stability within the nation.
Does His Majesty still refuse to see us?
Gentlemen, why don't you head home first?
If His Majesty summons you, I'll be sure to inform you.
The former emperor passed away several days ago.
Now that the obituary has been sent
and funeral arrangements have been made
His Majesty mustn't wallow in sorrow.
State affairs should come first.
The deceased emperor has passed on.
State matters aside
the Inner Court has just drafted the itinerary of the coronation ceremony.
His Majesty has to review it himself.
His Majesty is aware of these matters.
However...
the former emperor passed away so abruptly.
His Majesty is still grieving.
Gentlemen, you'll have to handle state affairs during this time.
Please give His Majesty some more time.
I've abolished myself.
I'll never return to the palace.
There will no longer be an Empress Yuan.
There's only Yuan Qing Yi.
All I hope is for my Wu Ji to be with the love of his life.
Never again will you have to be tortured by yearning for love.
Or face the agony of separation.
There's a Wanxin Temple up in Mount Green Pearl.
My dear Wu Ji...
Whenever you miss me...
come visit me there.
The envoys who were sent to pay their last respects have settled in.
As for the funeral oration the scholars wrote...
It's been submitted to the Inner Court.
As for Wanxin Temple, I went there to take a look.
Although it's a bit old and shabby, it's particularly tranquil.
Empress Yuan...
is doing quite well.
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