My Assassin Girlfriend
Episode 22
Your Majesty!
I’m so glad you are here!
This is the only melody of this kind in the world.
I’ve been waiting for you to study it with me.
Take a look!
It’s indeed very unique.
Yinqi.
Your Majesty, I have something to tell you.
Go ahead.
I want to leave the palace for a while.
Where do you want to go?
I’ve stayed a long time in the palace.
I miss Lotus Brothel.
Yan, you’ve been running around with me
since you were back.
It’s alright if you want to leave for a while.
Try to be back soon.
You have the pass with you.
You are free to go anywhere you want.
It’s just…
No matter where you go,
let me know ahead of time.
Let me know where I can find you.
I’m so bored!
Bored to death!
How about tearing some pages off
and folding some new stuff?
I want binge-watching!
I want games!
I want to order take-out and have a party!
Your Highness, what are you talking about?
I’m day-dreaming!
Day-dreaming about what?
Yan!
You are sent by the God
to save my boring life, right?
I’m begging you!
Find something for me to do!
Anything!
You are just recovered.
You can’t be this emotional.
Don’t let people worry about you.
Then let’s do something quiet.
How about playing Werewolves of Miller's Hollow?
I can gather enough people here!
Maybe some other day.
I’m here today to say goodbye to you.
I’ll go back to Lotus Brothel.
You’ll go back to Lotus Brothel?
Why didn’t you tell me?! Take me with you!
You are a prestigious princess now.
You’d better stay in the palace.
But if you really feel bored,
you can ask your brother to send a few guards
to escort you to Lotus Brothel.
Yan,
I’m so tired of Xumi State now!
When can we go back?
Your Majesty, I was told that Ms. Yu
left the palace!
I know.
You know?
How come you let Ms. Yu leave the palace alone?
She needs some time to be alone.
To be alone?
There are too many rules in the palace.
You are watched no matter what you do.
Lotus Brothel can make her feel free and relaxed.
Yu Yan’s life before
was all about taking revenge.
But now, her life goal disappears,
she needs some time
to find a new life goal.
A new life goal?
Shouldn’t her life goal
be becoming an empress?
Silly!
That’s my goal, not hers!
Your Majesty, you want to be an empress?
How about you?
Have you been visiting Xiaozhu more often?
The imperial doctor said that Xiaozhu is fine now.
I’m not asking about that.
I’m asking
if you’ve been spending
more time with her?
Don’t worry, Your Majesty!
I’ve talked to Xiaozhu.
As long as she can see me every day,
she won’t run away again.
As Lord Protector, I have a lot of responsibilities.
I should focus on the court affairs.
I will balance my life,
and I won’t have her worry about me.
Xiaoli,
I thought that you have more experience
on this aspect than I do.
But it seems like…
Sir, this is your liquor!
Enjoy!
Drink with me!
Sir, you are drunk!
I’m not! I’m not!
Come on, drink it!
I can’t drink, sir!
What do you mean?
Don’t pretend to be pure!
Are you looking down upon me?
Sir, she didn’t mean that!
Don’t be hard on her!
Get away!
I’ve spent a lot of money here!
And you don’t give anything back to me?
Why?
If you don’t pay something back to me today,
I’ll destroy Lotus Brothel!
Sir,
what made you so angry?
Yu!
What?
You want to drink with me?
You want fun, don’t you?
Let me give you some fun!
You hit me!
Wait here!
Take it easy!
Everybody, sorry
you had to witness that.
Today I’ll pay for
whatever you ordered.
Please leave now.
Lotus Brothel will be closed today.
Let’s go!
See you!
Please come again!
See you, sir!
See you!
I asked the imperial kitchen to cook these dishes
according to my recipe.
Try this, see if it tastes the same.
Xiaoli,
do you know that
Yan left the palace and went back to Lotus Brothel?
I know.
I don’t know why His Majesty would let her.
Why wouldn’t he let her?
Yan is not a prisoner!
I really envy Yan!
I want to leave here too!
Xiaozhu, this is Xumi State.
Women should follow three obediences and four virtues.
You are princess now.
You should pay more attention to your behaviors.
Make an example to others.
Alright, alright!
I know that you feel bored again.
After I finish my work,
I’ll take you out.
Okay?
You said it!
Okay!
It’s getting late now.
I’m going.
Go to bed early.
Official Li will come to my mansion tonight
to discuss something with me.
You ask me to go to bed right after dinner?
This is the way it is here.
Get up at sunrise, and go to bed at sunset.
Then go to your work, I’ll go to bed now!
Go! Go!
Yu,
it’s all my fault. I brought you trouble.
Don’t say that.
It’s not your fault.
But how come you always
come across those scums!
Xing’er was very unlucky last time.
She had a client who forced her to drink.
She refused,
so that the client scratched her face.
We didn’t know what to do.
Xing’er could only go back to her brother’s house to heal her wound.
That’s right.
It’s out of our control.
They either touch our hands,
or force us to drink.
We can’t let it continue like this!
We are not inferior to anybody!
Why should we be bullied all the time?
But we are all from low-class families,
and this is our job.
What else we can do other than take it, Yu?
If we don’t want to be bullied,
we should first respect ourselves!
Yu, what should we do?
I went to a place
during the time I was gone.
Your Majesty!
Rise.
You may take your leave.
Yes.
Yan!
You are back!
Yan, I told you that you don’t have to mind the formalities.
Can’t believe that you are back so soon!
I had such a gloomy day yesterday.
Here, come with me.
So now,
you won’t leave anymore, will you?
Actually, I’m here today to tell you
that I still want to stay a little longer in Lotus Brothel.
You want to stay longer?
How long?
I’m not sure.
It’s okay.
If you want to,
I’ll be here waiting for you.
There’s something else.
I want to
borrow some money from you.
Only 200 silver ingots.
I used all my money for disaster relief.
I don’t have extra money at this moment.
How about this?
I’ll deduct a year of Xiaoli’s salary and lend it to you.
But you need to tell me
why you need
the money.
I want to renovate Lotus Brothel.
Renovate Lotus Brothel?
Although Lotus Brothel is just a regular restaurant,
the girls there are always treated
with disrespect
and looked down upon by people.
I want to
change it into a hotel
like what we had in the modern times.
In that case, the business will get better,
and the girls there can be respected.
Yan, do you know
how bold your idea is?
I’m not worried about that.
The girls are united anyway.
And I can’t let my rich management experience
go waste.
It’s just that we are short of money…
Don’t worry about the money.
I’ll deduct two years of Xiaoli’s salary.
How about three years?
Then how about this,
you can invest your money in the hotel as shareholders.
When we make a profit,
I’ll pay you back with interest.
Let me give you a written pledge.
Yan, we don’t need to do that.
But I can’t take your money for nothing.
After all, the money is not printed from your family.
The money is in fact printed from my family indeed.
It’s a serious problem!
Now, look at my expression!
Learn from me.
It’s wrong.
Again!
Listen to me.
Your smile should be elegant.
Sir, enjoy!
Belly in!
Sir, enjoy!
Yu, your hand skin is so soft.
Tell us how you keep it so soft!
That’s right.
Before, we attracted our clients by our looks and art skills,
but now we’ll need to shift it to service.
Retain our clients with the best service.
So we can have their respect.
I become a tortoise again.
Come on, what do you want to draw?
Come on!
I don’t want to draw, it’s boring.
It’s only the two of us.
What else we can play expect “Draw a Tortoise”.
Cat’s cradle?
Rubber band skipping?
Hopscotch?
Xiaozhu, His Majesty is here to see you.
Greetings to Your Majesty.
Xiaozhu, don’t mind the formalities.
Then I studied them for nothing.
Greetings to Your Majesty.
Lord Protector.
Thank you for accompanying Xiaozhu.
It’s my pleasure.
I hope you’ll all be busy,
I can take care of her myself.
Prince, you can take a break.
Xiaozhu, I’ll take you out today.
Xiaoli will go with us!
Really? Awesome!
Is today the New Year’s Day?
I want to go too!
Your Majesty, please let me go with you.
Xiaozhu, you are in charge today.
You decide.
I can let you go with us,
but you need to do something for me first!
Tell me, Your Highness!
Go wash your face!
No problem!
So funny!
Where are you going?
This silk ball-flower is for the opening ceremony.
Try to finish it soon.
Okay.
Be careful.
Please adjust again the curtains of both sides,
and put the ball-flower right in the middle.
Okay, consider it done.
How’s it going?
Will be ready soon.
Five-star hotel!
Nice!
Ladies, how are you doing?
Yu, would you like to check it out?
Sure!
Three, two, one, smile!
Bow.
Welcome!
Good!
Boss Yu!
Yan!
What brought you here!
As the one who has invested in the hotel,
I think it’s necessary to see how everything’s going here.
I asked Xiaoli to be here,
so that he can improve your menu.
And me!
I’m also a consultant that my brother invited.
I’ll be
your stylist!
Although I don’t have much skills,
I’ve been to a lot of places
and tried many things.
Maybe you can let me
be in charge of the decoration.
I won’t let you down!
Thank you, Your Highness!
Great!
Mr. Cai! Mr. Cai!
Yan!
Let go! Let go!
Xiaoli is mine!
Let go!
I thought
that you didn’t want me
to spend too much time in Lotus Brothel.
Now it seems like…
I’m surprised!
Thank you for your great help!
You want your own career.
Of course I’ll support your dream.
The quicker the renovation’s done,
the sooner you can…
Can’t believe you know me so well!
Actually, I’m fine with being
a Lady of Etiquette Office.
But I feel like
I can do more than that.
Lotus Brothel, however,
lets me re-experience
the fulfilling and pleasant life
I once had in the hotel.
I think this is the real me.
So I’m more certain than ever
that I want to quit the position in the palace.
Of course!
The official position is never the most important thing.
If you want to quit, then that’s okay.
It’s just
I really miss you.
When will you come back?
I just want to do my job well for the time being.
Can you give me more time?
Okay!
Looks like your appetite is quite good today!
Here! You are recovered now!
I never knew that
working is so much fun!
I’ve decided
that after Lotus Brothel is done with renovation,
I’ll go to work too!
Go to work?
My princess!
Even Master Di didn’t let you go to work before.
Now you are in Xumi,
how can I let you work?
No joking!
Tian Xiaoli!
I didn’t know that you are such a male chauvinist!
Yan will be the empress in the future!
Why can she work then?
His Majesty is the emperor,
I can’t compare to him.
You are being unreasonable!
You don’t love me at all!
Xiaozhu!
You are a princess now.
And you will be my wife in the future.
Even though you don’t care,
at least think about me.
Go on!
Your Majesty.
I heard
that Yu Juanzhi, Lady of Etiquette Office,
is renovating and running
Lotus Brothel restaurant in the capital city.
As a court official,
she opens a restaurant and sells liquor in public,
which is against women’s virtues and very inappropriate!
You think too much!
Ms. Yu has quit her position.
Firstly,
running a business outside of the palace is not against the rules.
Secondly,
to prosper our Xumi,
economy and trade should be encouraged.
Thirdly,
Men and women are equal.
Ms. Yu runs a business alone,
why is her job against women’s virtues and inappropriate?
I don’t want to hear words like this again!
Well, it’s my mistake!
You know what?
With my instructions,
Lotus Brothel took a great leap on its aesthetic sense!
It’s now pretty and interesting.
I’m sure it’ll take your breath away
and impress you next time you visit!
By the way,
what’s the next time you visit there?
I also want to work in Lotus Brothel!
But Xiaoli said
that I’m the future wife of Lord Protector.
I can’t show my face in public!
Tian Xiaoli only comes here at night, right?
And he leaves after talking only a few.
Then how would he know you go out to work?
Yeah! Yeah!
Welcome! Welcome!
Sir! Official Li!
Please look around!
Good!
This is our new milk tea!
Very tasty! Have a try!
Welcome!
Welcome! Everybody!
Please come in!
Ms. Yu!
May treasures fill your hotel! Good luck for everything!
Welcome, shareholders!
Please come in!
Let’s go!
Please!
Welcome! Welcome!
Ms. Yu, please!
Welcome to our hotel!
Today is our opening ceremony!
Please come in! Please!
Welcome! Welcome!
Please come in!
Welcome!
Cai Wenguang!
Here, Xiaolli!
Here, sit here!
Your Majesty! Take a seat, please!
Please taste our…
Please have a taste of our new dishes!
This is our newly improved
long-spout teapot!
Here! Have a try!
Join us!
Everybody, enjoy!
Take care of the guests.
How is it?
I want one more!
Let me tell you, this snack
is quite famous.
Have a taste of this tea first.
It feels like a dream.
Does this feel real?
Yinqi, you know,
I’ve never thought
that I’d grow so much affection toward this place.
From Lotus Brothel to Xumi Hotel,
this place is not only just my home,
but also my child.
I want to accompany it,
to be with it,
and watch it grow up.
Do you think Xumi Hotel
will become a time-honored brand
and last through the ages.
It will!
You’ve been so busy lately.
You become thinner.
You are even busier
than before when you were a hotel manager.
Now that the hotel is open now,
will you go back to the palace with me?
I know
I’m asking too much
to let you give up your freedom.
But I can’t leave the country behind.
The hotel needs you,
either do I.
But I…
Yan, this hotel is not just your child,
it’s mine too.
I’m not asking you to give it up.
Even if you go back to the palace,
I can still accompany you to be here every now and then and check on it.
Let me think about it.
Miss, what’s this?
This is a new product of our hotel, called milk tea.
It’s very delicious!
It has coconut jelly there. Please have a try!
How do you think? Tasty, huh?
Xiaozhu!
It’s the opening day, Yan is too busy,
so I’m here to help!
Then can you leave now?
Let’s go!
Xiaozhu!
I don’t want to leave.
We’ve talked about it!
But I really don’t want to leave!
Today is a happy day!
Let’s talk about it later!
I haven’t started with you yet!
You make Xiaozhu this way!
You have her think about nothing but going out and having fun.
It’s because he has the time to make me that way!
-What’s wrong? –Xiaoli!
Wenguang is right.
Today is the opening day,
let’s talk about it later.
Yan, let Xiaozhu stay here for tonight,
please take good care of her.
Xiaozhu, be good.
I know.
Let’s go take a rest.
Just go.
Wenguang, what’s the
new dish here?
Coconut jelly milk tea!
Xiaoli, here, have a taste.
See what you think.
Come on!
Taste it!
How is it?
Not bad.
Yan, are you asleep?
No.
Yan, was I really so willful
that I made Xiaoli angry?
But I did nothing wrong!
I feel so ignored in the palace.
If I’m here, I can help you,
and I won’t bring him any trouble.
Why can’t he let me?
Do I really have to change
who I am for him?
Maybe, in this age,
you can’t have freedom and love at the same time.
Go to sleep.
Report!
Your Majesty, the Prince of Song State is here to meet you.
Summon.
Greetings to Your Majesty!
Don’t mind the formalities.
Is there anything I can do for you?
I hope Your Majesty can grant me a marriage alliance.
Your Highness, who do you want to marry?
Your Majesty,
I want to marry your sister Bai Zhu,
Princess Lvyu!
Cai Wenguang!
Xiaoli.
We should take some time and discuss it.
After all, we are talking about the Princess’ marriage.
It should be for her to decide.
I’ve expressed my intention.
Please discuss it with the Princess.
The court meeting
is dismissed.
May you long live, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! He…
Come over.
Sit.
Just sit!
Let me ask you.
Cai Wenguang has been very straightforward.
What do you think?
After cleaning the drum,
clean the chairs too.
Also the stairs over there.
Okay, Manager Bai!
After you have done here,
sweep the kitchen too.
Okay, Manager Bai!
Bai Zhu!
How was it going?
As you asked,
I’ve told His Majesty that I wanted to married you.
But your brother didn’t say anything.
He said it’s up to you.
Then what about Xiaoli?
What did he say?
He said nothing.
This Tian Xiaoli!
He’s so patient!
Bai Zhu,
I’ve been to many places
and seen a lot of stuff.
But I’ve never met a perfect girl as you!
If you are with me,
you don’t have to change a bit.
I like the way you are.
Seriously,
would you consider being with me?
I…
It’s okay,
think about it.
I can wait!
Your Majesty, it’s not about how I think.
It’s about how Xiaozhu thinks.
You are so not good at expressing yourself!
You need to tell her that you love her!
Your Majesty, I of course love Xiaozhu.
But after returning to Xumi,
we started facing different situations.
If a man can’t serve his country well, how can he support his family?
Xiaozhu is princess now.
If I don’t work hard,
how am I supposed to marry her?
I so understand
the reason you just said.
But I only want to ask you.
Do you know exactly what Xiaozhu wants?
I knew it before,
but now…
I’m not sure.
Let me tell you.
Xumi needs you,
but Xiaozhu needs you more!
If you really love her,
then get her back.
Your Majesty, I’ll be back soon!
Go ahead!
Please!
Be careful!
Okay!
Nice dishes! I’ll come back again!
Please do!
Take it easy!
Alright!
Lord Protector!
You are finally here.
Isn’t it too late?
You know what?
When Xiaoli first arrived here,
he fell from the heaven and broke his leg.
He was also hit by the shop owner and forced to work.
That’s right. We all tried our best to protect him.
But Xiaoli is a kind and down-to-earth person.
Most importantly, he is such a good cook!
Exactly!
Xiaoli is here!
Go talk to him. We’ll leave now.
Let’s go!
See, he’s here for Bai Zhu again!
Xiaozhu, I know
that I was too busy to pay attention to you.
And I yelled at you.
But my heart for you has never changed.
Please forgive me!
If you want to work,
we can discuss it.
If you want to go out and have fun, I can accompany you.
Please don’t be mad at me.
Also…
Please don’t marry Cai Wenguang!
Xiaoli.
Do you know how long I have worked in this hotel?
I’ve worked here for a month.
You don’t care about my life at all.
Why should I believe that you like me,
you can’t live without me?
If it wasn’t for Cai Wenguang’s action today,
would you be here to find me?
Do you like me or not?
Or you just don’t want to lose to Cai Wenguang?
I…
Put this chair over there.
Thank you! Thank you!
What about this one?
What’s going on?
What happened here?
Who is this? Is it a wedding?
Let’s go!
I knew
that Xiaoli would do something silly.
He is not that sharp,
and he becomes even more imprudent in front of Xiaozhu!
I just told him to be more active.
I didn’t expect that he’d do something like this.
I shouldn’t have said anything.
And I didn’t expect
that Xiaozhu refused him.
Do you think Xiaozhu really has
feelings for Cai Wenguang?
You are kidding!
We’ve seen
how much Xiaozhu and Xiaoli love each other.
I believe they still do.
They just have a misunderstanding.
In addition,
Tian Xiaoli
has no idea what Xiaozhu wants.
I know what you want,
but I’m not able to give it to you.
It’s alright.
It’s not your fault. I can understand.
Lord Protector.
Your Highness.
Your Majesty, Your Highness!
Greetings to Your Majesty, Your Highness!
Since you are all here,
Xiaozhu, tell them what you think.
Cai Wenguang,
you are the most interesting person I’ve met in Xumi.
And I admit
that I enjoy
spending time with you.
But I don’t like you.
So, I apologize
if I did anything
that may give you wrong idea.
I hope
we can still be friends, be buddies in the future!
Bai Zhu,
as long as you are happy,
I’d love to do anything for you.
In that case,
Xiaozhu, I’ll marry you off
to Lord Protector, Tian Xiaoli.
Is that okay?
Thank you, Your Majesty!
You can marry me
when you figure out what I want.
Here, sir, this way!
Please.
Please come again!
Take it easy!
Lord Protector, why are you standing here?
It doesn’t work anyway.
Bai Zhu won’t meet you.
We are fellow sufferers.
I’ll give you a chance
to treat me some liquor.
You don’t have to work?
You are
too serious.
No fun!
Come on, have some drink with me!
Let’s go!
Tian Xiaoli!
I’m here.
Tian Xiaoli!
Let me tell you.
You are very lucky.
I brought this liquor from Song State.
I didn’t even take it out
on the opening day of the hotel.
Come on!
Let’s drink!
Save some for me.
I want to drink too!
Xiaozhu, I made a mistake.
Please forgive me!
Stop drinking!
It doesn’t matter even if you call her.
You know what?
Bai Zhu is good in everything.
But she is blind.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t fall in love with you!
What are you doing?
You are standing up for a fight?
Sit, sit!
I know I don’t deserve her!
But I’m working so hard.
I’m not like you.
You have everything.
I don’t have Bai Zhu!
Bai Zhu doesn’t want me!
She wants you, Tian Xiaoli!
Tian Xiaoli!
Enough.
Stop drinking.
Let’s go.