Episode 2
What are you doing? Stop!
Capture them! Stop right there!
Stop!
Your Imperial Majesty, are you okay?
I'm fine.
Stop!
Your Imperial Majesty, let's go!
The red spring flowers wither in a haste
Good times slips through the fingers with nothing remaining
After death, all people becomes loesses laughing in the wind (It means doesn't care about wealth and status)
Don't complain about it, it will just a great fuss about nothing
It's eventful and drizzles down
The swallows that lived in the noble house returns
But that person is not here, my heart is lost.
The sound of your flute is very nice
but it gives off a really sad feeling
as if one faces the world with utter hopelessness.
Is there anything left in this world...
worth hoping for?
Of course there is.
Family, relatives, friends and confidants
so many things in the world
are great.
The red spring flowers wither in a haste.
Yes.
But we can hope next year
the flowers will bloom and wither, grasses and trees will grow.
When spring comes, everything becomes vibrant again.
I’ve been hearing that Princess Fu Ya has a heart of gold.
It's a surprise that she
would show so much kindness
and say a lot of comforting words.
You know who I am?
In Kingdom Chu,
there isn't anybody that doesn't know of the formidable Princess.
From your accent, it seems that you are not from Chu.
Where I come from
do you really want to know?
You may say if you want, may not if you don't want.
There's people like you, who will beat around the bush talking anyways.
Maybe it's my habit. If I didn't see it myself, I wouldn't believe
there exist an outspoken and simple girl
as Princess Fu Ya in the noble family.
Why wouldn't there be a person like me in the noble family?
Were you also born into the royal family?
Yes and no.
But at least I wouldn't
be like you and readily trust and talk so much to a stranger.
Hey! If it wasn't because the sad sound of your flute
and thinking that you are poor,
I wouldn't have talked with you!
I'm leaving.
Wait!
For your well meaning advice,
I will give you some sincere advice.
Speak too much and heart too soft,
I'm afraid you'll die early.
My heart is bright and honest,
I'm not afraid of death.
Flowers bloom and wilt,
and there will always be a clear sky after the rain.
What if you can't live to that day?
I don't know what you've encountered
that makes you so hopeless.
But in this chaotic world
you should appreciate being alive.
Whatever happened in the past has passed.
If you want to cry
then cry out loudly.
I hope that in the future you will always be happy,
without any sorrows.
Prince,
the killers we sent to kill Lian Cheng failed!
Since that's the case
you should prepare to leave the Kingdom of Chu.
What about you then?
The imperial edict of deposing the Crown Prince
has already been announced to the world.
If I go back now,
what's the point?
Prince!
Don't worry, I'm fine.
Since I came
I can't return empty handed.
In the recent years, Northern Han has been making alliances.
Their ambition is quite big.
Southern Tang, Northern Zhou and Zhu
all regard each other as formidable opponents.
This time the King is holding a banquet for all the major kingdoms.
His desire to make an alliance through marriage
is very obvious.
All the kingdom's princes
wouldn't sit back and watch as Northen Han makes the alliance.
You're saying . . .
this time's assasin is
within these princes?
Getting rid of Lian Cheng
will set the rivalry stage for Chu and Han
and they will gain more chances
in winning the beauty.
If it was me,
I won't let this Liu Lian Cheng off easily.
Don't go . . .
same fated one . . .
It was not easy for me to finally met you . . .
Don't go . . .
What is this?
Why are you taking my stuff?
Who are you?
Your Highness, I'm Fu Ya's sister.
It's late already, Princess.
What's the matter?
I know your Highness had a shock from this morning.
I'm worried about your Highness' health.
So,
I helped prepare some medicinal soup for your Highness.
Thanks for the Princess' care.
My body is fine.
This soup
is to reenergize your body.
Here, have some.
I said I'm fine!
Your Highness, I was only acting on kindness.
If it wasn't Fu Ya who asked me to look after you
I wouldn't had prepared the medicinal soup myself.
Is your hand alright?
Xiao Xin Geng, quick and help me change.
I asked you to thank Lian Cheng by taking him out.
Who asked you to take him to the market and cause trouble?
You've caused big trouble again.
The Crown Prince wanted to go so I only accompanied him.
Then why didn't you come back immediately after the incident?
I was a little shocked by it
so I fell asleep for a bit on the street
and accidently overslept.
Nonsense!
A princess sleeping on the street
If this gets out
which prince would dare to marry you?!
If they don't then that's great.
I can accompany Imperial Father and Imperial Mother.
You wish!
Go and get dress.
This time I will personally
accompany you to apologize to the Crown Prince.
No need,
I've already made it very clear to him that
I won't enter into a marriage alliance with Northern Han.
What?
You.. You...
Audacious!
Yes!
I'm audacious. I act on my own accord.
If Imperial Mother is not happy with me, then just kill me.
In your heart,
you've never considered me as your daughter.
I am only your tool for marriage alliances!
If I don't treat you as my daughter
then I wouldn't be here worried and afraid for you.
Worrying that someone from the outside is trying to harm you
and separating us.
Imperial Mother,
if you don't want to part from me
then why force me into a marriage?
And especially to Northern Han, it's so far away.
Later when you want to see you, it would be hard.
I made this decision because I don't have a choice.
Who asked you to be born into the royal family?
Who asked you to be the Princess of Chu?
In this chaotic time,
our Chu's military is weak.
We can only rely on the marriage aliance
to survive.
Don't we have any other ways to save Chu?
There must be another way.
Before we figure out another way to strengthen this kingdom,
Chu will already be conqured by other kingdoms.
Then,
your Imperial Father, Mother and Brother
will only have death as an option.
Imperial Mother,
I am willing to die for the kingdom,
but I don't want to be separated from Imperial Father and Mother.
I beg of you . . .
No, it's Imperial Mother who should beg you.
For the people of Chu
and for the future of Chu,
I beg of you.
Imperial Mother, please don't be like this.
Please get up... Please get up...
Do as I've ask
otherwise I won't get up.
Imperial Mother,
our Chu has a large human resource.
Is it really to the point where I have to enter into a marriage alliance?
Don't lie to me.
Filial comes first.
This is also your Imperial Father's idea.
Impossible!
Imperial Father does not have the heart to have me enter into an alliance marriage.
If I say yes then it's yes.
Even if I have to have people carry you
then I will carry you out.
If Imperial Mother wants me out then you don't need others to carry me,
just one coffin.
Very good, I've raised you this big
now you know how to use death to threaten Imperial Mother.
Guards,
guard Feng Ling Chamber.
Before the banquet
you cannot stop out of this chamber.
Liu Lian Cheng is residing at your estate.
What is his illness?
Your subject has asked the Royal Physician to check his pulse
but he refused.
But from what subject can tell
Liu Lian Cheng's illness is a curse given by heavens.
It is very hard to treat.
If Fu Ya is to marry him,
it would be good if this Crown Prince can live a little longer.
If he dies young
then wouldn't the Princess' happiness be ruined?
I only have this one daughter.
Do you really want to have our daughter
fated to be husbandless? (He used the word proverbs to discribe this situation)
You don't know your proverbs but you love to use it
What's "Every man might be her husband"?
Who's putting their daughter down now?
As long as I am here
the decendent of Ma
will not suffer this kind of ill fate.
Although I cannot be compare to the Han and Wu,
but at the very least I am still a . . .
A King full of lies
Hua Zi Qiao, what are you saying? Come over here.
Let me tell you, stop with the king attitude.
In my eyes, there's only the Princess
not the King
My Royal Brother is here.
You should give me a little respect with your words.
You still want face? You!
You still want face?
Our Princess...
What's wrong with Princess Fu Ya? What is it?
She struggled and cried so her body weakening
yet you still force her into a marriage.
She won't eat or drink.
Right now she's almost on her last breath.
That girl!
Your Highness..
Princess! Princess!
Great!! Great!!
Just as you've predicted, your savior is here.
Does Imperial Father look angry?
Yes.
Like thunder!
That's great!
What are you doing?
It looks more pitiful lying on the floor.
My god!
It's a waste
if you don't be a scheming, evil woman.
Why are you afraid of marrying to Northern Han?
None of those ladies could be your opponent.
That's right. Quick and look out for me.
Yes...
Quick!
Princess is..
Fu Ya!
My girl!
Fu Ya! Fu Ya!
My girl, Imperial Father is here to save you.
Nothing can happen to you.
My girl, open your eyes and look at Imperial Father.
You can't just leave Imperial Father like this.
Your Highness!
It's not a big problem if she lacks food, but she lacks water.
The Princess is serverly dehydrated.
Dehydrated?
Then what should I do?!
Why are you shaking your head?
You two... you're both shaking your heads!
It's all your fault!
What marriange alliance?
Without my daughter
what's the use of me being a king?
Your Highness... you...
What throne?
It's all your fault!
I don't want to be a King anymore!
Your Highness... you..
I don't want to be a King anymore!
Give me back my daughter!
Give me my daughter!
Your Highness...
I didn't know Fu Ya would..
Give me my daughter!
Imperial Father . . .
Your Highness, she's awake.
Child, you're awake.
Fu Ya... don't move.
Stay there... here.
I'll cushion it.
Don't be afraid.
Imperial Father will cure your illness.
Don't be afraid my girl.
Imperial Father don't be sad.
Seeing you in pain because of me, my heart..
That's not it, I'm trying to say...
I'm really fine.
Your daughter..
I pretended.
Pretended?!
Fu Ya!
Such an embarrassment!
I am a man
and a ruler of a kingdom.
This is too embarrassing.
I was forced with no other options.
Imperial Father, please cease your anger.
Be quiet.
You're still making excuses.
If you're out of options
then you should make your Imperial Father happy.
That's right.
I am a ruler.
What ruler?
Just then
who kept on saying
you want your daughter and don't want to be an Emperor?
I was lied to.
I didn't lie to you on purpose.
Didn't mean to?... You..
You had me crying my heart out.
If you meant to
then just like the yellow river
flowing out all at once.
So embarrassing.
The yellow river does overflow
so that's not embarrassing.
We're all family and no outsider saw
your Highness' tears.
If you don't cry for your daughter then who would you cry for?
There's an old proverb... that..
our tears...
our tears... what it's call...
don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field.
Not to be kept for outsiders.
Not to water outsider's field.
What proverbs
do you study?
"Don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field."
Is that right?
Compare to yours,
it's way better.
Alright. Alright.
Listen to my judgement
Zhi Qiao, listen for your punishment.
Your punishment is to take care of all the flowers in the palace,
and transpport one hundred barrel of feces
so you understand
what "Don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field" means.
Oh no.... please don't.
Xia Xin Gen,
you talk all day long.
For your punishment,
you may not speak for a month.
Your highness, I...
Still speaking!?
If you keep speaking I'll cut your tongue off.
From now on you may not speak.
As for..
the Princess...
you like locking yourself up in your room so much.
Alright, my punishment for you is
you are not to leave the palace in this lifetime.
In this lifetime, you are to stay in Chu Kindom.
Imperial Father!Alright. Alright.
This is my final judgement.
This matter is settle.
Turns out our Ya Ya
is here to watch the moon.
If not the moon
then you must be gazing at the stars.
Your father knows
Ya Ya is still angry at your mother.
I am too.
But no matter how angry you are
you cannot skip your meals.
Ya Ya, be good and come down with me.
I've prepared your favorite osmanthus cake.
Let's get down.
Alright.
If Ya Ya won't eat, then I won't eat.
The worst case scenario then
we will become dead Emporer and Princess that starved to death.
Look!
The stars and moon in the sky are so beautiful.
Where are the stars and the moon?
Okay...let's go down.
I don't want to be the first Princess who fell from the roof.
Right right right, let's go.
Do I look like the Emperor?
Of course you do.
Emperor, tell me, do you love me?
Of course I love my little Ah Li.
I want little Ah Li to give me a little Crown Prince
Okay, I'll give the emporer a little Crown Prince.
Once I give birth to your Crown Prince,
wouldn't I then be the Empress?
Emperor, come,
I'll give you a Crown Prince.
Sister, what are you sighing for?
Sister Yun, how come you came?
Why are you here looking for Fu Ya?
Put it down.
Yes.
The Queen ordered me to visit the south's tailor
to prepare plumage rainbow gown for you.
Here, try it on.
I don't want it.
What's wrong? You don't like it?
I know that you are unwilling
but a female born into the royal family,
for our country and the safety of our people, we should do all we can.
It's easy to talk about.
If it were you, would you be willing?
If I could become...
Become what?
Sadly,
all the princes are to watch you dance.
Even if I wanted to help you
I would not be able to.
Does sister want to dance
and get married in my place?
I don't want to get married,
I just want to dance for one person to see
or else
in this lifetime
I will never have a chance to.
Who is it, who is it??
Don't tell me it's that Crown Prince Liang Cheng?
Don't ask.
If you like him then like him
what is there to blush about?
So what if I like him?
He's here to pick his Crown Princess.
Only you can be worthy enough.
Worthy or not worthy.
As long as you genuinely like someone, your status should not matter.
The Crown Prince is elegant and gentle,
don't tell me you don't like that?
I like!
But not like how you like him
Me and him are like soulmates and friends.
If I can be his soulmate
even if I'm not given a title,
I am still willing.
Sister Yun,
your love for him is so deep.
In this lifetime, aside from him I will marry no one else.
Sister Yun,
Fu Ya has an idea so you can marry your ideal man
but sister has to help me.
What if someone finds out?
Sister's beauty is enough to cause the downfall of a kingdom, who can resist?
Plus this Crown Prince Liang Cheng said
he only sees me as a friend. So don't worry, there's no romance between us.
Sister, love
is up to us to fight for.
Thanks sister for your help,
I will remember it.
I should thank Sister Yun,
You helped me with a big problem.
Great! Use the element of surprise to one's advantage
then I'll have the time to prepare for Imperial Father's birthday gift.
Where is sister going for that?
I won't tell you.
What do you do..
Stop there.
Rabbits! Don't you recognize your Hua Gong Gong?
Oh, it's Chief Eunuch Hua, sorry...
Chief Eunuch Hua,
where are you going so early in the morning?
I need to... need to..
Why should I tell you where I am going, what can you do about it?
Where you go
who dares to stop you, right?
But anyone who's leaving the palace
with an object with them, your slowly servants will have to search.
What? Are you afraid that I will steal valubles?
Of course not.
We are only doing our duties.
We hope you can understand . Then we will get to it.
Alright, search if you want, search!
But don't regret it!
What is it?
What do you mean what?
Don't you know?
Come here...
Let me tell you two
that day your highness gave me a punishment.
I have to bring these
in and out of the Palace and feed to it all the flowers.
You two don't know?
It's dung?!
It's dung!
Why are you holding your nose?
Come, go ahead.
Continue searching.
We don't need to.
That reprimand order
we have seen it.
We've seen it.
"Fertile waters don't flow onto outsider's fields."
Don't flow onto outsiders' fields.
You even know that?
I'm so embarrased this time.
I'm sorry for you.
Why don't you quickly leave?
Please..please...
So heavy.
I still have 98 buckets left.
Please go ahead.
Walk slowly.
Princess, you can come out now.
Hua Ye Ye.
Here.
Hua Ye Ye, how is it?
Your injury hasn't relapsed right?
I can't practice martial arts anymore
but I can still carry these buckets of dung.
Carry what buckets of dung? You're carrying people.
Right.
Those two brats
thought that the buckets had smelly dung in it.
But it actually has our nice smelling Princess.
And a nice smelling Crown Prince
Brother Yun
Crown Prince?
Little Master,
how come you're here?
Sister Xiang Yun told me that you guys were going out of the palace
so when Hua Ye Ye wasn't paying attention, I snuck and hid inside.
Sister is the worst,
always coming out to play by herself
and never bringing me out to play.
Little Master, this time your sister came out for business.
Quickly come back with me.
I don't want to.
If you don't do as I say I'm going to tell Imperial Mother now.
Alright, alright.
I'll take you with me.
I'm just going to buy a date cake, I'll go back soon.
But
if he goes back now,
it'll cause more trouble.
Fine, you guys go and come back quickly.
I've prepared the carts.
Good.
Where's Crown Prince Lian Cheng?
He already entered the Palace.
What did the Princess say?
The Princess has already left the Palace.
She even got the Crown Prince to go out with them.
Very good, since they went out together
don't let them come back.
Sister, I'm so tired, my legs are so sore.
Tired?
Let's rest for a bit okay?
Okay. Let's find a place to rest.
I'll help you massage your legs.
Okay.-Let's go.
Feels good?
How do you feel?
Very comfortable.
I knew my sister love me so much.
You just realize now? Little boy.
Brother Yun, go!
It's you.
Die!
Don't!
Have mercy! Have mercy!
Please spare them.
They came to kill you.
Anyways, we were not wounded,
why kill more people?
A woman's soft nature!
Thank you for your help.
You are a good person.
Good person? Are you talking about me?
Yes.
Have mercy...
He has cried for mercy, why did you kill him?
That was a life!
He seeked death for himself.
I think you should take care of your luckless younger brother first.
Brother Yun...
Sister.
How do you feel?
You know medicinal skill?
I only know to help people
unlike you, only know how to kill people!
Yun Er, let's go.
Fumbling!
Keep your dirty hand away!
Don't touch my brother!
Let's go!
Today, for his Majesty's birthday feast,
Northern Han Kingdom's Crown Prince Lian Cheng,
Min Kingdom's Crown Prince Shen Zhi,
Zhou Dynasty's Crown Prince Chai Rong, have come to congratulate
and show their respects.
Honored guests, please raise your glasses.
Respectfully to our Emperor,
may the country prosper forever, and good fortune fills the heavens.
Long live, long live, long long live.
Your Majesty,
Oh, okay, come.
I'm very happy today!
Let me use an idiom! That's...
"Let's perish together."
Cheers!
Let's cheers!
Is there anything wrong?
What he means is,
everyone drink and be happy,
don't restrain yourselves.
That's right. That's what I meant.
Cheers.
Play music. Song and dance.
Your Majesty.
For your Majesty's birthday,
I don't have anything to give to you.
On your behalf, for the honored guests we've travelled far to get here, let me
pour drinks for everyone.
That's good.
Don't neglect the honored guests.
Go ahead.Thank you, your Majesty.
Here, your Majesty.
Okay.
Your Majesty has to bottoms up.
I wish your Majesty and the Kingdom of Chu endless fortune and longevity!
Good.
Here, your Majesty, drink another cup.
Okay, I'll drink it all.
Emperor of Chu.
The wine is good wine
but with only these dancers accompanying the wine,
it's regrettable.
That's right, Emperor of Chu.
I've heard that your Princess Fu Ya of Chu,
is extremely beautiful,
and her dancing is goddess-like with her loveliness and grace.
Today, we have come to witness her beauty with our own eyes.
How dare you say?!
Your Majesty,
travelling such a long way,
how could we let our precious guests return with such disappointment?
Come.
Call the Princess to come dance.
Your Highness, no good.The Princess is missing.
Go.
Hey! Open the gates!
Who's down there?
Princess Fu Ya.
It's the Princess, quick, report to Commander Yi.
Yes.
Princess. It's really you.
You don't know what today is? Why did you leave the Palace?
Don't talk so much, quickly let us in.
Okay.
Let's go.
Here, good.
I say, Emperor of Chu,
we've already waited a long time.
When will Princess Fu Ya arrive?
If the Princess insists on not coming,
this wine,
is becoming more and more pointless.
Looks like the rumors are false.
If Princess Fu Ya's good looks are a rumor and she's too shy to face people,
then we should all just go back,
and not make things difficult for the Emperor of Chu.
Shut your mouth.
You dare to insult my daughter.
Liu Lian Cheng,
your family's dogs recklessly bite people,
you actually pretend not to notice?
I've noticed.
I let him bite.
Not bad.
Reward.
Thank you, your Imperial Majesty.
Come.
Your majesty.
Welcoming the Princess.