" Princess Silver "
Episode 24
I heard that Prince Zhen Bei from Chen is very handsome...
and he's good in riding and shooting.
He's here this time to choose his bride.
I wonder which lady will be so fortunate.
But if we were to be married to Chen, we'll be far away from our homeland.
Arrival of Her Majesty!
All of you have found it, right?
Next, Prince Zhen Bei will...
personally reveal the treasure to us.
Have you found the treasure?
You better think about how are you going to apologise to me later.
Zhao Yun, we meet again.
You've found the treasure that I've hidden.
So,
I'll give this horsewhip that represents the supreme power...
of Chen to you.
And please agree to my request...
to be my wife.
What? Wife?
This must be a surprise for you, Princess Zhao Yun.
Prince Zhen Bei wanted to use a special way...
to choose his bride.
He has discussed this with me in private.
The lucky lady who can find his treasure today...
will become his wife.
So congratulations, Princess Zhao Yun.
He has plotted against you.
-Let me teach him a lesson. -Wu Yu!
Don't be reckless. This is a serious matter.
-Let's bring this to father. Let's go. -Wu You.
It's alright. Don't be scared.
Everything is set.
We have to win this war against Wei.
Your Majesty.
According to our agreement with Western Qi,
as soon as we go into war,
they will support us with food and give us a safe passage.
But now, not only they didn't send us any food,
they had sealed off the public road between us and them.
If this public road is sealed off,
we'll have to make a detour if we want to march into Wei.
As soon as our travel time lengthen,
I'm afraid that Wei will find out about us and take precautions.
No need to worry about our route.
As soon as we form an alliance with Chen,
they'll send us their best horses.
After the marriage alliance,
they'll send us 1,000 horses of the best quality.
If we have strong horses,
we can shorten the travel time.
Your Highness, you can't go in.
-Let me inform His Majesty first. -Move aside.
They cannot get married.
I don't agree with it.
Insolent fool.
Do you think I need your agreement for this marriage alliance?
Father.
I love Zhao Yun.
I want to marry Zhao Yun.
You can't let her marry Prince Zhen Bei.
What happened?
Father, at the imperial garden today,
Prince Zhen Bei has proposed to Zhao Yun in public.
I don't think that...
we need Chen's support to fight the war against Wei.
Besides, I don't agree to form an alliance through marriage.
This marriage alliance is already a done deal.
Moreover, I've already promised him to let him choose his own bride.
Since he has chosen Zhao Yun,
I'll keep my promise to him.
I won't go back on my words.
Uncle. Please help me change my father's mind.
Your Majesty, I think we still have room to save this situation.
Prince Zhen Bei doesn't know the ladies here well enough.
If you tell him that...
Princess Zhao Yun is already engaged to Prince Chen,
I'm sure that Prince Zhen Bei won't force her to marry him.
That's right. You are right, uncle.
Father, please tell Prince Zhen Bei that...
Zhao Yun belongs to me.
Your Majesty.
The envoy of Prince Zhen Bei has requested to meet Your Majesty.
-Let him in. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Greetings, Emperor of Northern Realm.
Please be at ease.
Why are you here, envoy?
Prince Zhen Bei has chosen Princess Zhao Yun as his bride.
As soon as they are married,
we will act up to our agreement...
and send 1,000 horses of the best quality to Northern Realm...
with an extra of 100 horses.
Aren't there any women in Chen?
Why did you come here to take away ours?
Father.
When we form a marriage alliance with Western Qi,
they had promised us to hold up their end of bargain.
But until now, they have paid no heed to the deal.
We've already learnt a lesson from the alliance with Western Qi.
We can't make the same mistake again with Chen.
Emperor of Northern Realm,
if Northern Realm violates this marriage alliance,
Prince Zhen Bei will return to Chen immediately.
And thus, I'll bid my farewell with Your Majesty in his stead.
Thank you for cordial hospitality.
Please inform Prince Zhen Bei.
Since I've agreed to this marriage alliance, I won't go back on my words.
Princess Zhao Yun will be...
the bride for this alliance and she'll travel to Chen in two days' time.
Please ask Prince Zhen Bei...
to carry out his promise immediately.
Thank you for your generosity.
Father, for the marriage alliance with Western Qi,
you've already sacrificed Wu You's happiness.
Now, for the marriage alliance with Chen,
you've sacrificed my happiness.
If we lost in the war against Wei,
are you going to sacrifice another child's happiness...
-to form a marriage alliance with Wei? -How dare you.
How dare you question me.
You are the one...
who didn't make clear about your relationship with Zhao Yun.
Now, Prince Zhen Bei has beaten you to it.
Now, you want to question me about sacrificing you?
Even if I do, it'll be my right to sacrifice you.
As my son, you've enjoyed a life of luxury.
It's time for you to take up your duty as the prince.
Father.
I've never wanted to be a prince.
If I have a choice,
I rather be a commoner.
I want a father who loves and adores me.
I want a father who will put my happiness first...
and not a high and mighty emperor who cares only about power and benefits.
You!
Wu Yu, calm down.
Don't be so childish.
Wu You.
You are so calm and collected.
But why couldn't you stop Man Yao from getting married back then?
You argued so hard with father...
to try to stop this marriage alliance.
But do you know that this form of alliance...
has been here for hundreds of years?
You want to change it all by yourself?
Am I the one being childish or are you the one being naive and proud?
Wu Yu.
Even if Prince Zhen Bei didn't choose Zhao Yun today,
I'll still stand out to protest this marriage alliance.
Wu You,
can we prioritise our problems first?
Now, we can't even stop Zhao Yun from getting married for this alliance.
Do you think it's the right time to talk about our protest?
This is absurd. I haven't even fight against Wei...
and both of you are already fighting with each other.
If both of you are fighting each other,
how are we going to fight against our enemies together?
Wu Yu, stop rubbing salt onto your brother's wound.
Wu You, your brother has spoken those words in a fit of rage.
Don't take it to your heart.
Your Majesty, your sons are still young and full of passion.
They aren't able to understand your difficulties for the moment.
Please forgive them.
Father, you were once young and full of passion too.
Have you forgotten...
about those wild things that you did for Lady Yun back then?
Scoundrel!
Xuan Ming.
I have to put our nation first.
You are their uncle.
Why didn't you help me discipline them well?
It's my fault for not teaching them well enough.
Same goes to you, Wu You.
Your brother spends most of his time with you.
And he had only learnt all the bad from you.
Both of you came to me to make a huge scene...
because of a woman! How disgraceful!
Wu You, go and get your brother back...
in case he does something absurd.
Yes, father.
Your Majesty, calm down.
Zhao Yun!
I'm here, Zhao Yun!
Come out now! I'm here for you now!
Zhao Yun!
-Who are you? -I'm here for Zhao Yun.
Who are you to knock on the door so late at night?
Who are you?
You are looking for Zhao Yun? I'm her step-aunt.
Her servant before this has gone paralysed.
Useless wench.
-She's always with shady people. -Who are you calling wench?
Say it again if you dare!
Let go of him.
Why wouldn't I dare to say it?
Since young, that wench has stayed for free in our manor.
Others will think that how glorious it is...
to have a princess in our manor.
But she's just a person who lives off others.
She doesn't even know how to serve tea.
She's worse than a servant.
I've asked her to learn up something...
so that she can marry well one day.
But she always went out to play.
I'm just hoping to marry her off as soon as possible.
I want her gone as far as possible.
If you dare make her leave, I'll make you leave first!
Let go of me!
Stop!
Let go of me!
-Release me! -Let go of him!
Where is Zhao Yun?
I heard that Prince Zhen Bei from Chen has chosen her as his bride.
Maybe she has already eloped with that prince.
Is it Zhao Yun?
Just some uncultured men that Zhao Yun knows.
Do they think they are some kind of royalty?
Greetings, Prince Li. Greetings, Prince Chen.
Prince Li.
So, this is how you treat Zhao Yun usually.
I won't forgive you!
From now on, Princess Zhao Yun will be my sister.
She has nothing to do with you anymore.
If you dare pester her again,
I will punish you severely.
Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness.
-Go back. -Yes, Your Highness.
-Quick, let's go. -Let's go.
Go and find Zhao Yun.
I'll meet Ning Qian Yi in the inn tomorrow morning.
Wu You,
when we were at the royal study just now, I was in a fit of rage.
So, please don't take my words seriously.
If I take all of your words seriously,
I would have had a heart seizure since a long time ago.
You are the best, Wu You.
Don't worry. We still have time to fix this.
Don't be anxious.
Prince Zhen Bei has really chosen Zhao Yun as his bride?
Yes, he has chosen Princess Zhao Yun.
I heard that Prince Zhen Bei has brought along...
a very valuable treasure from Chen with him.
And it's a priceless horsewhip.
And he had proposed to Princess Zhao Yun in public.
Her Majesty and other ladies were present as well.
So were Prince Li and Prince Chen.
That horsewhip is really a treasure of his.
Looks like Zhao Yun has guessed correctly.
I never thought that it'll turn out like this.
No. I can't let Zhao Yun be married off to Chen.
Greetings, General Fu.
Get her another bowl of medicine.
Roger that.
You've decided to go and meet Prince Zhen Bei?
Prince Zhen Bei...
has sent his envoy to formally announce it in the court today.
After two days,
he'll leave together with Princess Zhao Yun.
Prince Zhen Bei is the one who holds the true power in Chen.
He won't easily change his mind for the decision that he had made.
Do you think there's still....
a chance to fix this?
But the one going to Chen is Princess Zhao Yun.
-I can't just look on unconcerned. -How are you going to stop him?
Don't forget. You are the princess of Western Qi.
If you want to meddle in this and stand against this marriage alliance,
you'll be representing Western Qi...
to put a spoke in their wheels.
Not only you can't save Princess Zhao Yun,
you'll make this problem even muddier.
Moreover,
if Princess Zhao Yun is not willing to be married to Chen,
I'm sure that Prince Li will do his best to help her.
Don't tell me that...
you don't trust Zongzheng Wu You?
What happened today is not what you think it is.
-We... -The truth is not important.
If you still treat me as your husband and have some feelings towards me,
listen to my advice.
Don't meddle with Prince Zhen Bei...
marriage alliance.
Princess.
Don't you think that the general is a bit strange lately?
His personal bodyguard, Xiang Ying, is gone.
Now, his personal bodyguard is a man named Chang Jian.
-Princess Zhao Yun. -Princess Rong Le.
Sister Chen Yu.
Princess Rong Le is not coming today?
Princess Zhao Yun, it's late already.
I think she will not come today.
-You can find her in General's Manor. -I don't want to go there.
Although General Fu looks like a caring and tender person...
and I don't know why,
I always feel that he'll lose his temper suddenly.
The way he holds himself in check is so scary.
If you have anything urgent, I can go there to help you convey it.
I don't think Princess Rong Le can help me with it.
Even Brother Wu You can't help me with it.
I just want to have a talk with Princess Rong Le.
In my heart,
Princess Rong Le is the only one I can share my thought with.
If you don't mind,
you can pour out your heart's content to me.
I promise that I won't tell it to anybody else.
Are you troubled by the marriage alliance with Prince Zhen Bei?
I only realised that I have no one to turn to.
I really hope that I have my parents by my side.
I'm sure that they'll do their best to fight for me.
But I'm glad that they are gone now.
Or else, they'll have to send me away and not being able to do anything.
So, you are just like me.
I've lost my parents since young too.
Actually, I'm forced to be in a public house because I have no other choice.
I have no choice but to mingle with all sorts of people.
Many times, I've dreamt that my parents are still alive.
But if they see me like this now,
they'll be very disappointed in me.
Do you have a person that you like?
I do have someone.
And it's beyond just liking him.
Then you can understand my feelings now.
I really want to go and meet the person that I like.
But when I was already at the door of his manor just now,
I don't dare to go in to meet him.
I understand what you are feeling now, Princess Zhao Yun.
It has been so long since I last see the person that I like.
I heard that he has came back to Zhongshan recently.
I really want to meet him, but I'm afraid to.
Because...
Because I...
Is something troubling you?
Princess Zhao Yun.
Whenever I'm suffering beyond reason,
I'll play my zither.
How about I play a song for you?
Wu Yu.
Are you looking for me?
" Southern City Inn "
-Stop. -Fool.
How dare you block Prince Li's way.
Please notify Prince Zhen Bei that I would like to meet him.
Greetings, Prince Li.
Prince Zhen Bei is not in the inn today.
But he has instructed me that if you come, I am to tell you that...
he has gone to pay his respect to a late friend in Northern Realm.
Pay his respect to a late friend?
And he purposely let me know about it?
Could it be that...
I heard that before this, Lady Yun and Sir Qin Yong...
had carried out a People-Based Transformation.
Leng Yan, tell Wu Yu that...
we'll devise a plan after I meet Prince Zhen Bei.
Yes, Your Highness.
" Yun's Tomb "
I've waited you for quite some time.
Would you give me to honour...
to drink this jar of wine with me...
while we pay our respect and pour out our hearts to each other?
I've made a swear...
not to drink wine ever again in this lifetime.
Are you here today...
to persuade me to give up on Zhao Yun?
Yes.
I've also sworn to myself that...
if I ever get to meet a lady that I love,
I'll give her a life of happiness.
Since I've already met her,
there's no reason for me to give up.
But,
if both of us can drink to our hearts' content together today,
I might be open to your suggestions.
If you are not willing to do that,
I'll have to take my leave then.
Drinking wine is too common.
I wonder if you are willing to play something...
more exciting...
and different with me.
If the wine in my cup falls to the ground first,
I lose.
And I'll honour your choice.
But if the wine in your cup falls to the ground first,
I won't force you to change your mind.
I just hope that you can listen to my suggestions.
Interesting.
You are indeed an outstanding person.
I admit my defeat.
" Yun's Tomb "
How are you planning to persuade me?
I'm all ears.
You said that you wanted to give Zhao Yun a life of happiness.
But have you asked Zhao Yun...
whether or not she is willing to hand herself to you?
Maybe Zhao Yun's heart belongs to another right now,
but if I can't see for myself that she is really happy,
I won't give up.
Because I don't want to be like you...
who sit back and do nothing...
while the one you love...
are deeply stuck in an ominous marriage.
Do you think your self-scarification...
can bring her happiness?
If I can bring her happiness by force,
do you really think that I won't try it?
On her wedding day,
I had wreaked havoc in her wedding...
and brought her by force to this Yun's Tomb.
I've kept her here for three days and three nights.
At first, I thought that...
as long as we love each other,
nothing can draw us apart.
But after that, I realised that...
it's not others who had drawn us apart.
We are the one who did that.
Both of you did that to yourselves?
What do you mean by that?
You asked me before whether I regret it or not.
I can answer that right now.
I regret it.
But my regret is not about...
me not stopping her from getting married to others back then.
My regret is that when I met her back then,
I didn't treat her wholeheartedly.
I had lied to her...
and I had used her.
My actions will always be a painful wound between us.
And even now, that pain won't go away.
But I don't plan to trick or use Zhao Yun.
My love for her is sincere.
Your Highness.
If you are sincere,
why don't you let her make her own choice?
Let her make the decision herself.
Princess Zhao Yun, are you waiting for the one in your heart?
When he arrives,
are you going to go with him?
Although I really want to meet him,
I don't know how to choose.
Sister Chen Yu, what should I do?
Actually, it can be very simple.
You can choose to marry Prince Zhen Bei.
I've been to Chen once.
And I've heard about Prince Zhen Bei's character.
Not only he's an open and aboveboard gentleman,
he's a very generous prince.
And he will be the emperor of Chen one day.
And as his empress,
you'll hold ultimate power and status.
I don't care about all of those.
I've already gotten used to being treated coldly.
Alright.
Then you can choose to be with the person you like.
But you have to pay a price for that.
Not only you have to sacrifice your power,
wealth and status,
you might even lose your life.
I want to be with him.
But I don't want him to sacrifice himself for me.
Princess Zhao Yun.
Although you're from a noble family and you're used to a comfortable life,
if you want to choose your own happiness...
and get a grip on your own life,
sooner or later,
you have to learn how to deal with the consequences of your choice.
Zhao Yun!
Brother Wu Yu!
Zhao Yun. Finally, I've found you.
What is it? Where are Zhao Yun and Wu Yu?
I've failed my duty.
When I reach here, they have already left.
I only thing I found is this letter...
from Princess Zhao Yun's room...
together with this wooden box.
Brother Wu You.
I've already made up my mind.
Take care. Don't miss me too much.
From Zhao Yun.
My heart is with another. Please forgive me.
Li Wu.
Yes, Your Highness? What do you need?
Inform the emperor of Northern Realm...
that I wish to meet him.
Yes, Your Highness.
-Your Highness. -Prince Li.
Just now, in Yun's Tomb,
you've put in so much effort to persuade me...
to give Zhao Yun a chance to choose.
Now, looks like I've never had any chance since the beginning.
The bride that I want has eloped with another man.
Looks like I can only be...
a tyrant that forces my will against a lady.
Your Highness.
Since Zhao Yun has already eloped with another man,
it means that she has already made her choice.
I hope that you can give them your blessing.
Give them my blessing?
Do you think that a man who is so sloppy...
and doesn't even care for Zhao Yun's reputation...
can bring her any sort of happiness?
As long as you are willing to travel the world with me,
I'm willing to give up everything for you.
I'll leave it to you then, General Fu.
I'll try my best to bring them back.
Rest assured, Prince Zhen Bei.
You can stay if you want.
Farewell, Prince Zhen Bei.
Your Highness.
Prince Li, His Majesty has asked for you.
Greetings, Prince Li.
I still have work to do. Farewell.
Your Highness. His Majesty is waiting for you.
Your Majesty, Prince Li is here.
Greetings, father.
Wu Yu has eloped together with Zhao Yun.
Have you already known about it...
or even a part of it?
Father, I don't know that they'll do that.
But Wu Yu and Zhao Yun are still young and hot-headed.
Their actions are pardonable.
Pardonable?
As my son, he has no regards for the greater good of our nation.
He made off with the princess meant for the alliance.
Do you think that Prince Zhen Bei...
can accept it just because their action is pardonable?
Father.
Please allow me to chase after Zhao Yun and Wu Yu.
No need.
I've already ordered General Fu to bring them back.
And I've already promised Prince Zhen Bei...
that the marriage alliance will proceed as planned.
In two days' time, Princess Zhao Yun...
will be married off to Chen.
But father,
it's already very clear that Fu Chou has colluded with Western Qi.
Western Qi...
has every intention to prevent our alliance with Chen.
I'm worried that if Fu Chou is tasked with this,
their lives might be in risk.
I'm worried about that too.
But Prince Zhen Bei...
has specifically appointed General Fu to bring them back to him.
He even threatens me that...
he'll cancel this alliance with us...
and form an alliance with Western Qi instead.
Father.
Chen knows that we are...
impatient to start the war and we need immediate help.
That's why he is so arrogant.
If we are willing to change our plan for the war against Wei...
or think of another alternative,
Chen wouldn't dare to threaten Northern Realm.
You have a solution?
Do you have any solution that doesn't need Chen's horses?
Father.
When I was in Qingzhou,
besides taking in refugees to reclaim wasteland to support themselves,
I've asked them to train up some soldiers and horses.
And it's quite a success.
As long as you are willing to delay this war,
I'm sure that I can solve this problem about horses.
We can't delay this war against Wei anymore.
But we can let Prince Zhen Bei know about this.
I want to let him know that I'm not helpless.
I won't be threatened easily by him.
But I'll have to put Wu Yu through this.
In this world,
are there any fathers...
who don't wish for their sons' happiness?
I'm the emperor of this country.
But I can do nothing when it comes to my son's happiness.
Father.
Although Prince Zhen Bei is a shrewd person,
he is not an unreasonable person.
I think there might still be room to fix this marriage alliance.
Father, let me bring back Wu Yu and Zhao Yun.
When the time comes, I'll deal with Prince Zhen Bei directly.
Trust me.
I promise that I can solve this issue perfectly.
If I had known, I would have brought some food along from the manor.
Not only you didn't bring any food,
you didn't even bring any money.
Even if we are able to get away from pursuing troops,
we'll be starved to death.
This is my first time eloping.
I don't have any experiences.
And I'm too excited.
But look, I managed to catch a fish, right?
Did you really catch it?
The fish is dead because it hits it's head.
Just be thankful to this blind fish.
Or else, we'll be starving ourselves tonight.
Don't worry. I won't let my wife starve to death.
Didn't I tell you that I'm your fish?
You can catch me anytime you want.
If you can't catch a fish, you can catch me.
Who is your wife?
Who wants to catch a fish like you?
Be careful with this fish.
Wu Yu.
If we really managed to escape from pursuing troops,
we won't be a prince and princess anymore.
Are you going to regret it?
Are you going to miss the wealthy life in your prince manor?
From now on,
there will be....
no prince and princess,
no wealth and status...
and no duties for the country.
In our world,
there will be only me and you.
From now on, we'll be homeless.
The world will be our home.
-We have to drift from place to place. -The world will be our friends then.
We have to sleep under the stars.
I've always loved a challenge.
Let's go.
Prince Chen.
His Majesty has ordered...
Princess Zhao Yun to be married to Chen.
I'm here with an order to bring her back.
Please don't make things difficult for me.
Stop with the nonsense.
If you want to bring her back today,
you have to go through my dead body.
Please reconsider, Prince Chen and Princess Zhao Yun.
This is not just a love story between two love birds.
This will affect the safety of the people in Northern Realm.
When Prince Zhen Bei heard that Princess Zhao Yun has ran away,
he is already on the brink to renounce the alliance.
Wu Yu.
This has become something so serious. What should we do?
Zhao Yun, don't listen to his nonsense.
I don't believe it.
Northern Realm is a big country. Will all of them die just because...
me and you are not there?
I will bring Zhao Yun away from here today.
I want to see...
what can Prince Zhen Bei do to me.
Since both of you are so stubborn,
please don't blame me for my actions.
Arrest them.
Let's go!
Wu You.
Are you here to help me...
bring them back to the palace?
Or are you going to defy the emperor's order...
and let them leave?
I'm here on the emperor's order...
to bring them back safely to the palace.
Fu Chou. I believe that His Majesty is just asking you to bring them back.
He didn't ask you to kill them.
Don't you know that...
a sword doesn't choose it's victim?
If they follow us back willingly,
I would never have to hurt them.
I hope that you can change Prince Chen's mind.
Wu You, how could father send him to bring us back?
Does he really have the heart to take us back?
Brother Wu You, is it really that serious?
Wu Yu is hurt. What should we do?
Zhao Yun, Wu Yu, listen to me.
Go back to the palace first. I'll deal with Prince Zhen Bei myself.
I'm not going to go back!
Wu You, are you here to help us or catch us?
-Wu Yu. -Wu You.
Do you have the heart to let us repeat after you and Man Yao?
Looks like you can't change Prince Chen's mind.
Let's go!
Don't blame me for doing my job.
Wu Yu!
Wu Yu.
Why are you so foolish?
Dummy, don't cry.
I said that I won't let you get hurt even if my life is at stake.
I don't want you to die.
I want you to live well.
I'll go back with you.
No!
Zhao Yun!
Greetings, Father.
Be at ease.
Father.
I've brought Zhao Yun back in one piece.
As for Wu Yu, although he's seriously hurt,
he's still kneeling in front of the Great Hall.
Please forgive him.
He's hurt?
General Fu.
Didn't I already remind you...
to bring them back in one piece?
It's my fault.
When I asked Prince Chen to come back,
he had opposed very strongly to it.
He even fought with my men.
I've already advised him kindly, but he still got hurt in the end.
Wu You.
Now that you've brought them back,
how are you going to negotiate with Prince Zhen Bei?
Your Majesty.
I'm willing to marry Prince Zhen Bei of Chen.
Please allow me to do so.
Zhao Yun, we can still turn the table.
Don't act rashly.
Brother Wu You.
If my marriage can bring safety to the people of Northern Realm,
if it can ensure the safety of you,
Wu Yu and Princess Rong Le,
I'm willing to do it...
without any complaints.
Zhao Yun.
This is a serious matter regarding the alliance of two countries.
Once you've agreed, there'll be no turning back for you.
Your Majesty. I've already made up my mind.
I won't go back on my words.
Alright.
I'll confer you the title as Princess Zhao Yun immediately.
And you'll be married off to Chen in two days' time.