" Princess Silver "
Episode 34
This is not about anyone.
Even without Wu You,
the outcome will still be the same.
Then I must fight for my fate!
The person who will be with you to the end...
and die by your side...
is none other than me.
For this lifetime,
this is where my fate with you ends.
Young Master, I am...
First, you disguised as her and ruined my plan.
I simply gave you some punishment.
And now you disguised as her and seduced me.
I can't wait to kill you myself!
That is because I love you too much!
If I could make you happy for a moment,
I am willing to put on her face.
As long as you want it, I can put on a mask for you...
and take on her look.
Are you pitying me?
You pity me for not winning her heart and make her mine?
So you put on her face and show me your sympathy.
No, I just don't know any other way I can love you!
If killing me can make you happy, then so be it!
I would rather die by your blade...
than in the hands of the Creed.
If you like her look so much,
I will make your wish come true.
All of you want me to complete that plan.
You will make it happen for me.
Young Master!
Not even I can see through your disguise.
If we make some improvement,
I believe Zongzheng Wu You will be fooled too.
Tell him the truth after it's done,
trust me,
he will feel so much guilt in him.
No!
Chang Jian.
Yes, General Fu.
Lock her inside the chamber.
Keep an eye on her.
-Yes. -If anything goes wrong,
don't bother coming back to me.
-Yes. -One more thing,
summon the commanders of Royal Army and Armour Troops for me.
Yes.
I knew it.
As long as you wear the face of that woman,
he couldn't bear to kill you.
Your mission is a great success.
After our grand plan succeeded,
I will let you leave this place.
The Crown Prince has been searching for the Imperial Seal in worry.
He searched His Late Majesty's Royal Study.
Then, he searched the Empress' room.
Today, he searched the whole Royal Garden for it.
He even ordered his men to look for it in the dried well.
Xiang!
-Your Highness, you are drunk. -Hen Xiang!
-Your Highness.
-You are drunk. -I was so nice to you.
You ingrate! You pointed a knife at me?
-Your Highness. -Once I become the Emperor,
my first order is to have you killed by Fu Chou!
He will sacrifice you without any hesitation.
Because you are just the same as me.
We are all his pawns.
I am just a pawn!
Your Highness, General Fu is here.
I want him out of here!
It seems like His Highness is drunk.
Your Highness, you should return to your room and rest.
Fu Chou!
Do you think threatening me...
will allow you to control me?
Think about it.
Without me,
you are just a traitor with command over the army.
When Zongzheng Wu You is back,
no one will bow down to you.
Bring it here!
Do you even know...
what this is?
This is the supreme Imperial Seal.
Now that I have it, I can have my coronation tomorrow.
What is the meaning of this? This is treason!
Guards.
-Arrest this man. -Yes.
What is the meaning of this? This is treason!
Your father just passed away days ago.
Zongzheng Wu You has the troops in the south.
You must be patient for your coronation.
As for the Imperial Seal,
I will keep it for you.
Bring His Highness back.
Your treacherous scoundrel!
Let go of me!
This is treason!
-Dismiss. -Yes.
You can all leave now.
I appreciate the help just now.
Why are you talking to me like I am stranger?
General Fu, did you ask me here to the Royal Garden...
to talk about what happened at your house?
You won't even keep this fragrance pouch with you?
I know it was all too sudden.
But you must understand,
that was the only time I could be so brave...
and pursue my own love.
You may have turned me down,
but I have no regret.
You need not be bothered by this matter...
or be so cruel to me.
General Fu.
But...
This fragrance pouch...
has been with me all this time.
Actually,
I am not trying to give it back.
Do I really hold a place...
in your heart?
I will give it my all to fight for what's rightfully mine.
Soon,
you will have an answer.
I shall always be there for you, whether in life or in death.
Do I have the honour to have a dinner with you tonight?
Everything is ready.
Fu Chou is waiting in the manor.
Our men had Chang Jian distracted.
No other people can come near this house.
Very well.
Your Majesty, is the Princess not in this room?
But the guards said she hasn't stepped outside the whole day.
Leave the stuffs here.
You can go now.
If Rong Le refuses to see me,
then I shall be here waiting for her...
until she is willing to come out.
Yes.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
You haven't taken the medicine in two months.
And you journeyed a long way to come here.
-I am worried that... -Silence.
I am all right.
You can leave now.
Yes.
So, this is the room you live in after you got married.
For countless nights,
I would stand inside your room back in Qi.
I would picture the place you live in right now.
Whatever place it is,
while you are there,
it will be filled with serenity and warmth.
Is this the table where you do the writing and reading?
So that reminiscence does not linger,
so that sorrow never lasts.
Do you remember this poem?
I write it several times a day.
Is this where you have your meals?
I have Little Xun prepare an extra pair of chopsticks every day.
All the cuisines are your favourite.
But I was always alone.
It feel so awful I can barely swallow the food.
Do you watch the moon from here every night?
I feel glad every time I see the moon.
Because even if we are miles apart,
we can still see the same moon.
I thought you refuse to see me.
Why do you come here for this sudden visit?
What is your plan this time? What do you want from me?
You finally agree to see me.
Rong Le.
How are you?
Don't come any closer.
I miss you a lot.
Get your hand away from me!
I miss you so much.
This time, I would rather die...
than being used by you.
Fear not.
I came to you today...
because I want to make up for lost time...
and talk to you.
I miss the tea you brew.
Will you...
make some tea for me?
Did you really come all the way to Northern Realm...
just to have some tea with me?
You didn't come here for the tea.
Why do you bother pretending?
It's a waste of time.
So, asking for the tea you make...
has become a luxurious thought.
I have had enough of your evil plottings and plans.
I have no means to stop you.
I am sure you know.
Thanks to your medicine,
I have only months to live.
I don't want to be caught up in your wicked conspiracy.
I want to live my life in peace.
I remember...
the desserts that you loved the most.
I made some desserts specially for you.
Do you honestly think I would eat the food you sent?
You don't need to.
But underneath these desserts...
are notes.
Each of the notes...
is written with a promise I can give you.
If you really think these promises...
are not enough to let you have these desserts,
then I shall leave you in peace.
Don't bother.
I don't need you to make me any promises.
I just want you out of my sight.
You are unwell.
You should return to Western Qi at once.
Won't you look at me just for once?
The first is the osmanthus jelly.
I remember...
you loved the scent of osmanthus flowers.
I ground the osmanthus powder myself.
You shall meet Zongzheng Wu You tomorrow.
Wu You will arrive here tomorrow?
But...
I am trapped inside this house.
How do I meet him?
The second dessert is the greengage cake.
I made this with the greengage wine I brewed myself.
You will leave the General's manor safely.
But even if I meet Wu You,
I have only months to live.
He will be upset if he knows about this.
I would rather hide myself from him.
The third dessert is the maidenhair cake.
I plucked the leaves...
one by one with my own hands.
You can live without sickness for one year.
Is this your promise for me...
or is this another one of your tricks?
If you are willing to have the dessert with me...
and talk to me,
I can swear in the name of my throne and my people...
that all three promises will become a reality.
I am poisoned thanks to you.
How do I know there is no poison in those desserts?
We'll each take half.
Will you trust me now?
Rong Le,
you must remember...
what I am about to tell you.
Other than life and death,
nothing else matters.
I just want you to live.
Nothing else matters to me.
As for the pain your could overcome,
when you look back at them years from now,
you will find them insignificant.
Besides,
nothing is absolute in this world, be it right or wrong,
good or evil.
It's just like the desserts here.
They each have a different taste.
Same goes for all that happen in this world.
I remember you once blamed me...
for marrying you to the Northern Realm.
But from what I see,
you may have gone through all kinds of sufferings,
but you met Zongzheng Wu You.
Perhaps for you,
this is the greatest joy.
Rong Le.
Remember,
in order to acquire the greatest happiness,
you must endure the most dire hardship.
No matter what happens,
do not give up on living.
You must live on.
Do you understand?
Rong Le?
These desserts are poisoned.
Didn't you take it too?
Why?
They are not poisoned.
Sleep soundly for a while.
Rong Le.
I feel so happy tonight.
We had dessert together,
and we talked.
Please.
These are the cuisines from Qingzhou.
Yes.
I heard these are your favourite, so I have the cook make these.
I wonder if you will like them.
I heard Prince Li will arrive in Zhongshan soon.
I saw the quarrel you had with the Crown Prince.
Your relationship with Prince Li was even...
The Imperial Court is in a mess.
I am worried for you.
You need not be worried. I am the General of Defence.
It doesn't matter who sits on the throne.
My sole duty...
is to do what I can to protect the people of Northern Realm.
Whatever you have in mind,
you will always have my support.
Right.
There will be great show tomorrow at the Court.
Will you join me for the show?
Sure.
To your health, General.
Rong Le.
Please don't blame me for this.
I just want you to live on.
I am...
General, everything is set.
Zongzheng Wu You led the army to the city gate.
Zongzheng Wu You is finally here.
No!
Bring her there.
You treacherous prince! You killed His Majesty!
You will pay for it!
Enough of your nonsense! Silence!
-Take him out of here. -Yes.
Fu Chou must have come prepared.
He is planning to strike from the dark.
According to the tactical map Man Yao gave us,
he has troops around the city gate and the surrounding areas.
If the Royal Army is under his command,
they won't let their guard down and be defeated so easily.
Brother!
You are finally back!
Our father is...
Fu Chou framed you for killing our father.
I have failed you.
Brother,
I want revenge.
Wu Yu, this is not your fault.
I know it's hard for you to fight alone in the capital.
But this is not the time for grieving.
Fu Chou has control over the royal palace.
We need to be cautious.
He must not get away with this.
This is the only way we can avenge our father.
You must promise me,
if anything goes wrong for me today,
you must keep the soldiers and the people safe.
Keep our main force safe.
Brother, I will follow your orders.
Wu Yu.
I thought Fu Chou had you under house arrest.
Why would he let you walk around freely?
Brother, I was being locked up.
But all the guards that watch me was redeployed this morning.
He timed this so precisely and know about my return.
It looks like he come prepared.
Your Highness, Princess Rong Le is not inside the manor.
Xiao Sha.
Do you know where she is?
She was in the manor before I left.
Brother, could it be that she is hidden inside a secret chamber?
Xiang Ying, you know the manor very well.
Go to the manor and find Man Yao at all cost.
Yes!
Your Highness, the Princess wants me to give you this letter.
Wu You,
if you have to choose between me and the greater good,
do not hesitate because of me.
After the parting with each other in this lifetime,
we will meet again in our next life.
After all of this is over,
and if I have the chance to meet you again,
I will explain why I turned you down.
If we never meet again,
maybe we will in our next lives.
Your Highness, we have enemies from all corners.
Wei is waiting for strike us down,
there are traitors waiting to launch a mutiny.
The nation needs its leader.
Please hold the coronation as soon as possible.
Lead the officers and bring peace to the Imperial Court.
My father was killed by my treacherous brother.
I am in great pain for my loss.
You are right, the nation needs its leader.
I think the matter with my coronation...
needs to be done with haste and without grandeur.
But...
-Prince Li. -Prince Li?
Our father just passed away.
Yet you couldn't wait to get on the throne.
Guards!
Get this traitor arrested!
Have him executed!
Where is Captain Zhao and his 3,000 men?
Where is General Fu's Armour Troops?
The Royal Army is under my command.
As for Fu Chou's whereabouts,
I was hoping you can tell me.
You traitor!
You killed our father and obstructed the campaign,
and now you are leading the troops to charge in here!
How dare you make demands while standing there bold like a brass!
Prince Li.
Do you think forcing my hand will cover your crime...
and get you the throne?
Do you think of me and the other officers as fools?
Do you really think I would stay in silence...
and be shunned while you accuse me for what I never did?
I am a traitor?
Other than what Fu Chou told you,
what witness and evidence do you have...
to prove that I killed our father?
But I have all the soldiers of the south...
to be witness...
that I never left the camp of the southern border.
But you,
as the Crown Prince,
you didn't investigate to catch the real killer...
and avenge our father,
you are worried about your coronation.
You are just an ingrate.
You...
You said I am an ingrate?
While our father was still alive,
I never disrespected him even when he lectured me.
What about you? You are Prince Li.
In the whole Northern Realm,
you are the only man who can make him mad and fall ill.
It was you that had a fallout with him before the campaign.
And now you are leading your troops to force my hand.
You would have brought them to the camp the other day!
Even if you failed to assassinate him,
you would have driven him to death!
Everything points towards you.
Why would I need any evidence?
If you accuse me of killing him,
I bet no one would believe you.
I may have argued with our father on some matters.
But it was all for the sake of the people.
I didn't do so for personal gain.
Crisis rises from all corners.
Wei and Western Qi...
are waiting for a chance to invade our land.
Just outside Zhongshan,
hundreds of fugitive have lost their home and are starving.
If anyone tries to sway their minds,
it will cause an uprising.
Tell me, Crown Prince,
did you send an ambassador to persuade the Emperor of Qi?
Did you think about deploying troops to the guard the border?
Did you think about how to help those fugitives?
If you do nothing,
you have no right to rule.
You are incapable of bring peace to the people.
Because I am the Crown Prince His Majesty chose!
You are just a prince.
Whether you can keep the title or not...
depends on how I feel about you after the coronation.
Your Highness, the coronation is a pressing matter.
No matter how simple it can be,
two items are necessary.
First of all, the will of the late Emperor.
The second item is the Imperial Seal.
Does Your Highness possess...
The Imperial Seal?
Read my father's will aloud.
I have reigned for 26 years.
The nation is at peace and the people live in harmony.
The Crown Prince is an honourable man like myself.
-Keep it going. -I will pass the throne to him.
I hope the other princes will assist him...
in leading this nation.
-It's an fake! -How is that a fake?
What is going on?
But...
This is...
This can't be a fake.
Before our father set out,
he passed this to me personally.
It's you!
You swapped the Imperial Seal!
Give me back the seal! Give it to me!
-Give me the Imperial Sea! -Stop pretending!
Gentlemen,
you are all the pillars of the Northern Realm.
You gave it your all to serve this nation.
My father placed his trust in you.
I am standing right here...
not because I want the throne.
If my father passed on the duty of a ruler to the Crown Prince...
and he is capable and benevolent,
I will do my best to assist him.
But the crisis and the Crown Prince's actions...
are something we witness together.
What do you think must be done?
Your Highness, I think we must reconsider everything carefully.
I hope Prince Li will lead us to resolve the situation.
Please lead us to resolve the situation.
Please lead us to resolve the crisis.
Your Highness!
Your Highness, General Fu is waiting for you outside.
General Fu, what took you so long?
Crown Prince!
To prevent the mutiny from General Fu and casualty,
I want everyone to stay in here.
Prince Chen and I have a plan.
We will deal with him and his scheme will never succeed!
Prince Li, you sure took your time.
I have been waiting here for quite a while.
You are always a righteous person.
Where are all your manners today?
I lost my manner?
Why are you allowed to be carried in here on your bed...
and I can't even have some booze outside the hall?
I wonder if you recognize...
the soldiers of southern border behind me.
They all lost their homes and families...
thanks to your doing.
You alienated the nobles in the south and caused uprisings...
just so you can claim the glory from the skirmishes...
and help you secure a place in the Imperial Court.
The skirmishes were clearly your doing.
Prince Li, you are planning to commit treason.
Why are you accusing me...
of the crime you've done?
Prince Li.
I came all the way...
from an insignificant sergeant...
to become the General of Defence I am today.
I spent years slaying the enemies...
and fought countless uphill battles.
You cannot deny my achievements by mere accusations.
You expand your troops without permission.
With your troops here,
your ambition of seizing the throne is clear to all of us.
How are you going to face the loyal soldiers that follow you...
and the people that trust and respect you?
General Fu,
don't you have a conscience?