I used to gaze at the mountains and the sea.
The vault of heaven opened all of a sudden.
Do you know love can last a lifetime?
A willow is no match for the wind,
the sea is no match for a mote.
We wait for our love to last forever
until we're grey-headed.
I'm playing a sorrowful tune on the lute.
But I've got no one to appreciate my music.
A beauty is reduced to a lonely life.
With tears in her eyes, she's reluctant to leave.
Time elapses so quickly.
The vermilion gates and the green tiles have long gone.
I hope you'll show pity on me
and allow me to exist for love.
I'll be reincarnated time and again for you.
All I ever want is to be part of your life.
Even if it's just a dream,
I'd love to indulge in it and never wake up.
I come for you, my love
is the tenderest dialogue.
The mortal life is transient, but my love for you is permanent and always the same.
Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty Episode 9
Miss Yalaerta, Miss Yalaerta.
It's time to get up.
It's very late already.
We're all waiting for you.
Miss Yalaerta.
You...
you can't miss it.
I... I'm going in.
Miss Yalaerta.
My goodness,
the imperial selection will begin soon.
Why are you still sleeping?
What are you doing?
Eunuch,
I feel bad.
Don't... don't scare me.
What's wrong with you?
My head aches.
I'm uncomfortable all over.
I want to vomit.
My goodness,
how can you be sick at this point in time?
The selection will begin soon.
It's not something I can help.
Wait a minute.
I'll go and get help now.
Where is Wei?
Why is she still not here?
Miss Zheng,
stand there, please.
But it's Wei's place.
Miss Yalaerta is sick today
and she can't attend the imperial selection.
She was all right yesterday.
Why would she be sick today?
She has successfully fawned on the princes
so she's exempt from the selection.
None of us can
compare with her in playing tricks.
Armo,
are you sure
Wei is sick?
If she weren't sick,
why didn't she come for the selection?
As you know,
we'll be beheaded if we deceive the emperor.
Armo,
I'll be out for a while.
Miss Nalan,
the selection will begin soon.
You can't leave.
I'm going to the bathroom.
Get out of my way.
Well...
She didn't attend the selection
because she doesn't want to marry the old emperor.
She has the princes' backing
and boldly deceived the emperor.
Now that she's courting death,
let's make it quicker.
Are you sure she's pretending to be sick?
We'll see
when the doctor comes and examines her.
If she's sick,
stop making an issue of it.
Otherwise,
you'll be known for being petty.
Aunt,
she's not a patch on me
but the princes give preference to her.
Even Consort De appreciates her.
I can't resign myself to it.
Alright.
Doctor Lu is here.
Good health to you, Your Highness.
Forego formalities.
Thank you, Your Highness.
There's something I need to
trouble you to do today.
Please tell me, Your Highness.
There's a lady in the Palace of Accumulated Elegance
who's sick and can't attend the selection today.
You are an outstanding doctor.
I want you to diagnose her
and see what's wrong with her
so that you can treat her accordingly.
She's pretending to be sick.
If she's not sick,
she'll be charged with deceiving the emperor
and punished according to the law.
I see.
I will go right now.
I didn't waste time in watching those TV plays.
I acted so well.
Miss Yalaerta.
You are really fortunate.
Eunuch.
Consort Nalan heard you were sick
and specially sent a doctor to diagnose you.
What?
You... you... what...
I... I didn't...
Eunuch.
-I... -You...
I didn't cheat you.
I'm really sick.
I didn't see anything.
I don't know anything.
I didn't see anything.
I don't know anything.
I'm screwed.
Her pulse is steady
and normal.
She's obviously shamming.
Soldiers,
take this woman who deceived the emperor away.
Wait. Wait.
Take her away.
No. Wait a second.
Take her away.
Wait a second.
I really feel bad.
My hand itches.
It's a rash.
Do I have smallpox?
That's overstated.
It's just a rash.
You're suffering from hay fever.
But lady,
your food and clothing
are provided by the palace.
How would you get a rash?
Is he talking about allergy?
I have no idea.
But I hear drink,
seafood
and even flowers can all cause a rash.
Everything I use
in the palace is new.
How should I know why I got a rash?
Doctor,
do you think I can attend the selection in this state?
If I make an exhibition of myself
and enrage His Majesty...
I will
give you a
prescription later.
Stay here
and have a rest.
Thank you, doctor.
Let's go.
I've been to the jaws of death again.
It's so frightening.
What's wrong with me? It itches so much.
Congratulations, Rongyue.
You were really fortunate.
You were created a lady.
So were you.
What's wrong with me?
But however fortunate we were,
we still had nothing on someone
who had seduced the princes long ago.
Yes.
When it comes to seduction,
we're really not in her league.
Aren't you sick?
Why did you
come out so obtrusively?
Chun!
Even your only friend despises you.
It serves you right.
I think it serves me right, too.
Come here.
I'll tell you something.
The doctor said I had smallpox.
If you don't want to be infected,
you'd better stay away from me.
You...
She...
Chun,
how are you doing?
Wei,
aren't you sick?
I thought you suffered from an acute illness.
But you look fine now.
I'm indeed sick.
I itch all over.
Look!
You're really sick?
Come with me.
Let's talk in private.
You know what?
It's true that I feigned illness this morning.
But the rash is real.
Look!
Otherwise, how could the doctor sent by
Nalan Rongyue possibly let me off?
I would have been dead.
Why did you feign illness?
Aren't you afraid of death?
Yes, I am.
But I'm not here for the selection
but to find someone.
If I have to fight with those women
all my life in the palace,
I'll be depressed.
Your thoughts are always so different.
But
that's not what I think.
I was lucky enough to get this chance.
You were selected?
I've been created a first attendant.
But you don't seem to be happy.
I'm happy.
I just don't know how to cope with life here.
I'll be all alone
without you at my side.
I'm scared.
Don't be.
I don't know how to survive here either.
But take things as they come.
Just relax and bravely
face what you have to face.
Things in the future
have all been decided by fate.
What I admire you most is that
you're content with your lot
and you don't fear anything.
I'm forced to be like that.
I just hope I can find him quickly.
Alright, let's eat.
Okay.
Mother.
You're here, Yinzhen.
Yinti, have a seat.
Fetch another bowl and set of chopsticks.
Yes.
Except on my birthday and holidays,
you seldom come to
see me together.
Yinzhen is busy with his duties.
I'm always idle
so I can see you often.
He must have specially
come here for something.
Your brother is here for Yinxiang.
Yinxiang got his eye on a lady
and wants me to accept her
as a lady official here.
Mingwei was sick during the selection
and Yinzhen specially came here
to help Yinxiang ask for her.
What a coincidence.
Are you implying
something, Yinti?
Mother, did you know
this lady had cause a lot of tempests
since she entered the palace?
You know her, too?
Mother,
there are so many people in the palace.
When have we got through a day without disputes?
As far as I know,
that lady was framed up before.
You are a wise person.
You must have known it.
Yinzhen,
you don't need to
defend her for Yinxiang so hurriedly.
Otherwise it'll appear that you are
concealing something.
Yinxiang won't have his eye on someone
who's always stirring things up.
She's thought poorly of in the palace
but she's quite funny.
She will fight injustice
for someone else.
Though she's a bit ignorant,
she has no affectation.
Yinxiang is a man of discrimination.
You're right, Yinti.
That lady
is indeed a righteous person.
She's just a little rash.
Mother, if you teach her personally,
I believe she'll make
great achievements in the future.
You always dislike flattery.
I think you'll be
satisfied with her, too.
You seldom
agree with each other.
That lady is indeed out of the ordinary.
Otherwise, Yinxiang won't be attracted by her.
Mother,
for nothing else but the fact that
Yinzhen specially came to ask for her today,
you should give her a chance.
After hearing what you said,
I'm filled with curiosity
and I want to see what
this woman have got to
be praised so much by my sons.
Mother,
do you mean you agree?
You have said so much.
Can I not agree?
Serve us some rice, Donglian.
Quick.
Yes.
Let's eat.
I'll thank you on behalf of Yinxiang, Mother.
Eat.
Thanks, Yinti.
Yinti.
What?
Characteristically,
you won't speak for Yinxiang.
But today you did that.
It's really surprising.
You think I have some ulterior motive?
You cheated Mingwei
because of Xiaoyu
and you're guilty about it
so you want to make it up to her, right?
You won't easily do anything but you
went to so much trouble for Yinxiang.
That's what's surprising, isn't it?
Speak more plainly.
Yinglu was promoted recently
and he's the hottest
figure at court.
Everyone is wooing him.
Unconventionally,
you started from his daughter.
If you say
these things to Yinsi and the others,
perhaps it'll work.
That's true.
It's hard to
see you through.
But don't think you can
easily guess what I want.
Whatever your purpose is,
I advise you to drop ideas that you shouldn't have.
She' just a woman.
What do you think I can be up to?
Or do you think that
I'll steal her from Yinxiang?
What if
I really wants to do that?
Don't you dare.
Sometimes I'll wonder
whether I'm your blood brother
or Yinxiang.
Originally I didn't intend to do that.
But you care so much
about Yinxiang.
It aroused my interest.
I know you like it
so I specially brought it for you.
Isn't this
the red coral bracelet
His Majesty gave you before?
It's a tribute from the Western Regions
and it's the only one
in the whole palace.
I know you like it
so I specially brought it for you.
Do you have something to discuss with me?
Feel free to say it.
Don't stand on ceremony.
You are so straightforward.
I'll get to the point, then.
The imperial selection is over.
I want to ask for a girl
to be a lady official
in the Palace of Eternal Spring.
I wonder who makes you so generous.
Yalaerta Mingwei.
Why did you ask for
no one else but her?
You disagree?
No.
But Consort Liang asked for her, too.
I've got to take this girl seriously, then.
Yinsi wants Mingwei, too?
I haven't agreed yet.
I didn't expect
you would ask for her, too.
I'm really
stumped now.
I didn't mean to stump you.
But Yinzhen and Yinti both
came to see me for this matter
so I had to talk about it with you.
It's a good thing that they're of one mind.
That's not really true.
Although Yinzhen and Yinti
are brothers
by the same mother,
they seem destined
never to get along.
This time
they came to see me for the same person
and the same matter.
I don't want to disappoint them.
I understand.
As a mother,
that's the most gratifying.
But Consort Liang...
I don't want to hurt the harmony
between you and Consort Liang.
If you really find it hard to decide,
I'll think of another plan.
You have said so much.
If I don't agree,
that will be too inconsiderate.
Oh, thank you.
You're welcome.
I'll stop detaining you, then.
Your Highness,
there's something I don't understand.
You granted Consort De's request.
How should we deal with Consort Liang?
Although Consort Liang is Yinsi's mother,
she's not liked by His Majesty.
Why don't I do Consort De a favor?
Perhaps she will
put in a word for me
in front of his Majesty.
You are so thoughtful.
Miss Yalaerta,
I'll stop here.
From now on,
you'll be a lady official of Consort De.
Eunuch,
do you know who put me here?
I... I have no idea.
You'll have to live here all by yourself.
Be careful.
Okay. Thanks.
Goodbye.
Feign illness.
Help!
Stop yelling.
It's me.
Do you know you could have scared me to death?
You can shout so loudly.
Looks like you're okay.
Answer me. Was it you?
What?
Stop pretending.
Feign illness. Stop pretending.
Feign illness.
How are you going to thank me, then?
Thank you?
Your stupid idea
almost killed me.
Aren't you alright now?
You can keep your wits about you.
But
it's all because I smartly spread
juice of lacquer tree which can cause
everyone a rash on this note.
Otherwise, you would have...
The rash was your idea?
I didn't expect you to be as reliable as credit card.
Credit card?
What is that?
It is...
Did you put me in the Palace of Eternal Spring?
If I didn't have a follow-up plan,
what did I ask you to feign illness for?
Are you ready to thank me?
It's quite late.
Your Highness,
you should go back now.
You...
It's indecent for us
to stay in the same room.
If Consort De knows it,
won't all of your
schemes be in vain?
Your Highness,
please.
Fine.
Thanks.
You're really interesting.
I'll definitely marry you.
Jesus,
are the ancient people all so open?
You'll be in charge of the Pavilion of Concentrated Fragrance.
What are stored here
are all sorts of rare items
of our palace.
Yes, Armo.
You're new here.
You'll be responsible for cleaning
and taking care of these items.
Yes, Armo.
Now you're a lady official
serving Consort De here.
You have to keep your nose clean
and don't stir up trouble.
Remember?
Yes.
I will obey rules of the palace,
consider you as a model,
listen to you
and earnestly serve Consort De.
Begin to work.
Okay.
This is a good start.
Wonderful.
I had no idea
I would be able to touch
these priceless works of art.
I'm so happy.
It's the first time
I've been surrounded by so many treasures.
I couldn't even dream about this.
Stop wandering.
You'll become shiny
after I wipe you.
I won't be scared
by you.
Sorry.
I didn't know it was you.
My bad.
You've cooled down now, haven't you?
Alright, stop wiping it.
Answer me.
Have you cooled down?
No. Let go of me.
If you haven't cooled down,
I won't let go of you.
Let go. Did you hear me?
Let go.
Yinti.
It's improper for you
to do that, isn't it?
You didn't answer me.
I'll consider that you've cooled down.
See you later.
That maid
is quite funny.
Did he hurt you?
Yes.
Thank you for asking.
Was he making trouble for you?
I don't know.
He seemed to be apologizing.
Maybe he really wanted to apologize.
I won't accept apologies of that kind.
Luckily you arrived here.
Have you considered
how to thank me, then?
I won't thank you.
Stop coming between me and my work.
Even if you don't repay me,
I won't abandon you.
Everyone in the palace knows that
you'll be my woman.
Thanks.
But none of you princes
are good men.
What about Yinzhen?
He's an exception.
Your Highness,
this is edible bird's nest from the South.
I hear it's good for
our lungs and skins
and prolong our lives.
Fourth Prince has meticulously picked it for you.
Have you given some to your wives?
Yes.
Don't worry, Mother.
Thank you.
Good health to you, Mother.
Yinzhen.
I forgot to bring you gifts.
Don't say that.
We're a family.
There's no need to be so courteous.
Now that Yinti is here,
let's
begin to eat, then.
Come on.
You must have waited for a long time.
Mother, sit.
Have a seat.
Nice.
Let's eat.
Mother,
it's your favorite, fish face meat.
There's only a piece of it in a fish.
Thank you.
But I will give
the best to my child.
Thank you, Mother.
Try this, Mother.
What's the matter?
I'm okay. It's an old illness.
I'm okay.
Don't worry, Mother.
I'll find the best medicine for you.
Come on,
Yinti,
try the shrimp
my cooks are most adept at.
Try it, too, Mother.
Okay. Okay.
Yinzhen, help yourself.
Try this, too.
It's delicious.
-You eat it first, Mother. -Okay.
You like meat most, don't you?
You were so chubby when you were a kid.
-You're too thin now. -Mother,
I have grown up.
Yinti,
have a rest here.
I've lit your favorite aquilaria.
Thank you, Mother.
Mother,
I'll be out for a while.
Okay.
Your Highness,
there's not enough time to bake oranges
so I made pear soup for you.
It can ease your cough.
Thank you.
Is it because of the acquilaria?
Why didn't you ask Her Highness to change it?
It's alright.
It's not a big deal.
She was so happy.
But you felt bad.
Sorry.
I spoke out of turn.
You mean it can remove my calluses?
In my hometown,
this is called "hand mask."
It can make your hands
be as fair and supple as
those of a sixteen-year-old girl.
You cheeky girl,
you always know these strange things.
With my help,
your hands will be in excellent condition.
Armo,
you've served Her Highness for long, haven't you?
Was she especially beautiful when she was young?
Of course.
Otherwise, His Majesty wouldn't have loved her so much.
Her faces
were as delicate as
tofu that's just made.
His Majesty cared so much for her.
Now she's even more
charming than before.
When did she
start to cough, then?
You're still not giving up?
That's because I care about her
and want her to get rid of it.
You stupid girl.
At that time, it wasn't Her Highness who coughed
but Fourth Prince who was just a month old.
Her Highness was so worried
and boiled fish mint for him.
It's too bad that
he was taken away
before he recovered.
Why?
It's a rule of the palace.
Princes can't be raised by their own mothers.
It'll pain her
to mention fish mint
or drink it.
You have no idea how sad she was.
Fish mint.
Miss Yalaerta,
here are the medical books you want.
What are you looking for?
I found it.
What did you find?
Fish Mint.
It has a hot taste
and smells like fish.
Thus, it's commonly known as fish mint.
It can cure lung pain
and cough.
Miss Yalaerta,
do you have a cough?
Why are you looking for fish mint?
I don't have a cough.
It can not only cure cough
but also the relationship between a mother and her son.
What?
Fish mint
grows on the marshes
as well as shady places in valleys.
But the imperial palace is in the North.
Where can I find it?
Miss Yalaerta,
you've been talking to yourself.
I don't know what you're saying.
Please tell me.
Why on earth are you looking for fish mint?
Where's Thirteenth Prince?
Shun'er.
Keep quiet.
You asked to
see me so urgently.
Do you want to fight with me?
It is for
Fourth Prince.
Why?
Could you
arrange for me and Fourth Prince to go to the imperial wood?
Of course not.
Why?
No reason.
I just can't.
You refused without asking for the reason.
Anyway,
you just can't leave the palace with Yinzhen alone.
Are you jealous?
I'm jealous?
I just think that...
I'm just afraid if you and Yinzhen
leave the palace alone,
you'll act on impulse and get him into trouble.
What if
it's to repair Fourth Prince's relationship
with Consort De?
What has that go to do with
your leaving the palace with Yinzhen?
You don't need to mind that.
Just trust me.
You promise?
You can count on me.
Shun'er, let's go.
Why are you dressing like this?
It's convenient
and can save you some trouble.
Okay. Get on.
Hold it.
Sit still.
Go.
Fish mint.
It's not fishy at all.
It's not it.
It's getting late.
Let's go back to the palace.
I'm not going.
I haven't found it yet.
If you keep delaying,
we'll have to stay overnight here.
Go.
Let me stay for a little longer.
Just a minute.
Who is this for?
You've put so much effort into it.
A few kinds of medicine are wanted in the palace.
I need to look for them.
For real?
Look at me.
Say it again.
A few kinds of medicine are wanted in the palace.
I need to look for them.
You lied to me.
There's no need for me to stay here any longer.
I'll say it.
Consort De has coughed a lot recently.
I hear fish mint can cure her.
You're wasting your energy.
You should have known that
my mother won't touch or eat fish mint.
But if you personally pick
and boil it for her,
she'll definitely eat it.
And then you'll have a good
relationship with her again.
No wonder you asked me to look for
medicine with you instead of Yinxiang.
But let me tell you,
I'm the clearest about
my relationship with my mother.
You don't need to bother.
But don't you want to cure her cough?
She's your own mother.
So what?
Now that everything will be in vain,
there's no point in wasting energy.
Okay.
I will cure your mother myself.
I won't go back
until I find fish mint.
If you don't want to stay here,
go back to the palace yourself.
You...
How dare you try to submit me with my mother?
You...
Fish mint.
Look.
Get up quickly.
Are you okay, Wei?
Yes.
I found fish mint.
I can cure your mother's cough.
You disregarded your life
for fish mint.
Your Highness,
I'm sorry.
I was so self-willed
and you have to stay overnight here.
Are you still angry with me?
If I were angry with you,
I would have been gone already.
You're sure to catch a cold
if we go back now.
We'd better rest here
and go back tomorrow morning.
Your Highness,
did you grow up on the grassland
and you like carefree life
on horseback the most?
I grew up in the palace.
I seldom go to the grassland.
Are dragon fruit and
and looped cake your favorites?
Who told you
I liked dragon fruit and looped cake?
Thirteenth Prince.
Those are his favorites.
I asked him
what you liked
and he fooled me.
He always likes joking.
You'll get used to it.
What did you
ask what I liked for?
No... nothing.
Okay.
♪Your face is close to mine.♪
♪I can feel your breath.♪
♪Your smile has been engraved in the azure sky.♪
♪On the lonely rooftop I find no trace of you.♪
♪Engraved in my mind♪
♪is your tearful face.♪
♪I'm no stronger than you.♪
♪Deep inside, I'm weeping.♪
♪But I want you to remember♪
♪my smiling face.♪
Your Highness,
are you asleep?
♪Your face is close to mine.♪
♪I can feel your breath.♪
♪Your smile has been engraved in the azure sky.♪
♪On the lonely rooftop I find no trace of you.♪
♪Engraved in my mind♪
♪is your tearful face.♪
♪I'm no stronger than you.♪
♪Deep inside, I'm weeping.♪
♪But I want you to remember♪
♪my smiling face.♪
♪I'm no stronger than you.♪
♪Deep inside, I'm weeping.♪
♪But I want you to remember♪
♪my smiling face.♪
I'm sitting on the rooftop.
The breeze kisses my face.
I feel it light.
The scenery is gorgeous,
but I feel so lonely.
You and I
live in two different spaces.
In your space it's also spring.
There's also a gentle breeze.
There's also this beautiful scenery.
Your face is close to mine.
I can feel your breath.
Your smile has been engraved in the azure sky.
On the lonely rooftop I find no trace of you.
Engraved in my mind
is your tearful face.
I'm no stronger than you.
Deep inside, I'm weeping.
But I want you to remember
my smiling face.
Your face is close to mine.
I can feel your breath.
Your smile has been engraved in the azure sky.
On the lonely rooftop I find no trace of you.
Engraved in my mind
is your tearful face.
I'm no stronger than you.
Deep inside, I'm weeping.
But I want you to remember
my smiling face.
I'm no stronger than you.
Deep inside, I'm weeping.
But I want you to remember
my smiling face.