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Legend of the Phoenix
Episode 4
Lord Wei.
From here, let's go our separate ways.
A single man and lady being together alone is not proper.
A gentleman won't stand near a collapsing wall.
Good bye!
Miss Ye.
Frankly...
I don't have any...
future wife.
What are you saying? Make yourself clear.
Do you know that I'm the son of a criminal? In the eyes of others, I have sinned.
But I know that my father died from being wrongly accused.
As for me, I'm the only one alive in my family. I have to bear this sin for life.
Even more so, my family grudge could be...
Be?
In any case, I need to remain in the Emperor's palace and by the Empress' side.
I firmly believe that I can't expect to have a normal happy life.
The ordinary life that a woman wants, I can't give that to her.
So, that's the real reason why you rejected me. Right?
Ningzhi, remember what I say.
No matter where you are, you must take good care of yourself.
Whenever you need me the most, I will show up in front of you.
What is the meaning of this?
You did a lot for me.
How can I not be touched?
So to say, you were
deeply, deeply, deeply touched by me.
Isn't that so?
We can't stay here for long. Come with me.
- Where are we going? - Follow me.
The owner of the house is not here.
Come, let's take off our clothes.
- What did you say? - Take off your clothes.
What are you trying to do again?
Change into this.
You want me to dress up as a man?
Lang Kun hasn't come out from his trance yet.
Once his reaction is back, he will know that he needs to kill to silence us in order to cover this up.
He will never spare our lives. Yang Biao is his running dog.
He has hated me for a long time.
He will never give up on this opportunity. He will definitely bite me to death and won't let go.
Come, change into this now.
I'm going to change. Don't look.
Don't, don't. I'm not ready yet.
Change into this too.
I haven't finished changing yet.
Sorry, I was too rude.
I'm done.
You are rather handsome.
Listen to me. I will use this straw man to detract and lure them away from here.
Go toward the north, find a place to hide when you reach Mount Da Ming.
I will meet up with you later.
We just got together and we are separating again.
Don't worry. I will look for you.
Stop there!
What's wrong?
Wei Guang, be careful!
I'm here. Come and capture me!
Come and capture me!
Who are you? You are so bold!
Ye Ningzhi.
What's wrong? It has only been six months and you have forgotten me?
When you went to the palace to perform for the Empress Dowager, it was us, the Pear Blossom Training Hall, provided you board and lodging.
Hua Zhangshi?
Hua Zhangshi, what am I doing here?
Why are you so flustered?
Many people are chasing after me to kill me.
Bad news! This is bad!
Bad news, Rong Shaoshi.
- There are many soldiers out there. - Go take a look.
How presumptuous! This is the inner court of the Lihua Academy for newly recruited palace maids.
They are taking their bath in preparation to enter the palace. You dare to trespass?
We are under the order of Lord Lang Kun to capture a criminal.
The palace maids here are in the registry book who are preparing to enter the palace to serve the Empress.
If you enter here to search and ruin their reputation,
you will be disgracing the Empress.
So how? What's going on out there?
She's the cause of it. Leave here immediately.
If I go out now, they will kill me immediately.
You must have committed a crime.
Enough. Just ignore her. Go back now or it will be too late for you.
I need to remain in the Emperor's place and be by the Empress's side.
Hua Zhangshi. Don't. Hua Zhangshi...
- Take me into the palace. - No.
You must be registered under the office of Shang Palace to enter the palace.
When we have has soaked in the spa here, we can enter the palace. Isn't that so?
You are Zhangshi. You should have the authority.
Because of me, someone's life is uncertain now.
I can only wait for him in the palace.
You want to enter the palace just to protect your life?
But once you are in the palace, it may not be safe.
If you let me enter the palace, I will comply with my boundaries.
If you keep harassing us with unreasonable demands, I will hand you over to the soldiers now.
Hua Zhangshi.
There are some women who can't pass the spa body checks. They won't be able to enter the palace.
This is unavoidable. It's always the case during the annual selection of candidates.
Include Ye Ningzhi's name in the register book.
Zhangshi, how can we do this?
This year, His Majesty issued a decree to expand the first round for the test. He also wants to select more beauties to enter the palace.
It's a lesson to be learned about prosperity and flourishing.
Thank you, Hua Zhangshi.
Please protect Wei Guang. Heaven helps a good man. Let him return to the palace to fulfill his long cherished wish.
Ningzhi.
Hua Zhangshi.
Now that you are in the palace, it's different from being out there.
Change your old habits.
Okay. Where are we going?
Lihua Academy, the place where palace maids receive training in rules and proprieties.
Training? I need to train too?
Of course. If not, with your reckless personality,
how can you serve the distinguished people in the palace?
Looking at you in details, you are elegant and attractive.
If you dress up nicely and improve your deportment, you will have the opportunity to soar into the sky.
Me? How is that possible? Hua Zhangshi, you must be joking.
Palace maids like us are from humble backgrounds. It's normal for others to bully and look down on us.
Our status are different from the Empress.
Not long after she entered the academy, she was appointed as
Imperial Concubine Fu. She went through the sufferings in Lihua Academy too.
Wow, even the Empress used to be from Lihua Academy.
The Empress is here.
Lihua Academy
Wei Guang, you will never imagine that I entered the palace.
You said you will return to find me but Baixi Troupe has closed down. I didn't know where to go.
I remember you told me that you will return to the palace after you solving your problems. Hence, I came here to wait for you.
My mother and buddies are now homeless and refugees. It's all my fault.
I'm very worried about them. I need to do something for them.
Lang Kun is a staff of the Empress. I can beg her to seek justice then.
To Lord Wei
If you can hear the sound of my heart,
I want to tell you that,
I miss you very much.
Who is it? Don't make any sound.
It's Lord Wei.
Lord Wei, come in now.
I'm very happy that you are safe.
- Lord Wei. - Lord Wei.
How did you know we are here?
I told you to escape to the north. I kept heading to the north and saw this place in the barren mountain.
There's a thatch hut with smoke. I guessed it could be you.
By the way, Lord Wei, where's Ningzhi? Weren't you with her?
We separated when we escaped to Yandou but the authorities are still looking for her. Ningzhi is already in hiding.
Separated?
I will think of a way to send you to Northern Ridge. That's Princess' territory. Lang Kun wouldn't dare to go there.
Why are you walking like a woman from the mountains and wild fields?
This is Lihua Academy and not some workshop in the countryside.
I have already tried my best to sway my hips.
I told you many times not to deliberately sway your hips. It must be natural.
Your waist must not be stiff. It must be lithe. Same for your arms.
Again.
Her Highness is here.
Greetings, Your Highness.
Have you been terrified by fear? You don't even remember this form of etiquette.
It must be at level with your eyebrows. Do you know where your eyebrows are?
Her Highness gave the grant for you to rise.
Thank you, Your Highness.
You are a servant in the palace but you may meet His Majesty at any time.
If, one day, you meet His Majesty
and he praises your beauty, how will you respond?
Ye Ningzhi, how would you respond?
I... Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise.
Idiot. By saying that, of course, His Majesty is interested in you. What would you do?
I kneel in thanks for Your Majesty's great kindness.
What else?
But I can't accept Your Majesty's great kindness.
How dare you! No everyone can receive His Majesty's grace.
Do you think you can decline him at your whim?
Ye Ningzhi, you should know that His Majesty's fondness can be like honey or arsenic.
A careless mistake and you can be beaten till your bones breaks. You can only submit. There's no choice.
Do you know how to serve His Majesty?
Is it that easy to be liked by His Majesty?
In any case, I don't want it. I will leave the palace.
Her Highness is here.
Wonderful blessings and good health to Your Highness.
There's an assassin!
Hua Zhangshi... no, Rong Shaoshi.
Why did you hit me without any reasons?
I told you many times. We are palace maids. Palace maids are servants.
A servant lives to serve her master.
We don't have the rights to sleep so soundly.
Also, didn't you see the rest of the sisters lying on their sides when they sleep?
Didn't you teach her?
We told her many times but she's always inattentive.
There's a Hall God guarding each hall in the palace.
If we lie on our back when we are sleeping, it's being disrespectful to the Hall God.
Is there really a Hall God here?
Shouldn't the Hall God protect us then?
You insulted the Hall God.
Brother Yang. After saying our goodbyes from outside the palace, we haven't seen each other for three years.
Why did we suddenly meet in such a barren mountain?
You should know what I'm here for.
Wei Guang, we went through thick and thin together and are like brothers.
If you let me take away the person in the carriage, I will pretend that I didn't see you.
They were forced by Lang Kun and are innocent people.
You are even the running dog of Lang Kun now?
Lord Lang promised me that if I captured them, he will recommend me to Her Highness
to promote me to be an official.
Stop blocking my path. Go!
Ye Ningzhi, you didn't learn the rules and obey too. Your punishment is to clean the kitchen today.
- I didn't disobey. - Still arguing?
Clean up before dark.
Otherwise, you won’t eat or sleep.
Start!
Wei Guang, I am now learning at the Lihua Academy. Everything is good.
Hua Zhangshi and Rong Shaoshi are very kind. They don't give me a hard time.
The sisters who learn here are all very nice.
They remind me about what can and can’t be done.
Don’t worry about me. I will adapt to your life soon.
There is one thing that I feel doubtful about...
Yesterday, I accidentally bumped into Lang Kun and Yang Bao at the Imperial Garden.
So, they have returned to the palace. I'm going to lie low immediately and dare not be discovered by them.
They seemed to have saw me.
They don’t seem to know me.
Why?
Also, did you avoid being chased by Lang Kun?
I wonder if you can hear but I still want to tell you.
I miss you so much.
Lord Wei, you must find Ningzhi for me, also, Ah Jiao and Ah Qiao.
You are an honorable person. We will definitely reciprocate.
Don’t worry, I will find Ningzhi.
I will definitely find Ah Qiao and Ah Jiao.
Let’s go.
Come, be careful.
Slowly.
Lihua Academy
Be alert.
Greetings, Hua Zhangshi.
What is it?
Hua Zhangshi, I have something to ask you.
I just found out that my mother is gravely ill.
I want to leave the palace to visit her.
I will return in two days. Hua Zhangshi, please help me.
I don’t want to help you.
It's just that you need a token to leave the palace.
A token?
How can I get a token?
There are two conditions for leaving the palace. You must obtain permission from the Imperial Concubine
or the Empress.
Her Highness is here.
Welcome, Your Highness.
We wish you a wonderful blessing and good health.
Stand up.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Her Highness told you to stand up.
Your Highness, her name is Ye Ningzhi. In the past, she was—
Enough. Lang Kun already told me.
She's now learning to be a palace maid.
Yes, Empress.
Haven't seen you in six months. You have become delicate and pretty.
Your Highness, you are the state's true outstanding beauty instead. It will never change.
So many years have passed. This place is still the same.
Hua Zhangshi, it's His Majesty's birthday next month. Do you have any ideas?
I haven't thought of any yet.
Think carefully and give it to me in writing in two days.
Don't be like six months ago when the decorum was lost.
Yes, Your Highness.
Respectfully sending off Your Highness.
Yongxian Palace
An entertainment group came from the hill of Ye Guo.
They know the Flying Sky dance. I believe you will like it.
These aren’t bad.
Other than the entertainment troupe which I just mentioned,
there's Lihua, Lanhua, Meihua and Taohua Academy's
selection of over two hundred palace maids who can dance.
They can also push out a birthday peach.
Hua Zhangshi, don't say anymore.
I don't want this old fashioned performance.
The emperor has seen this too much and is tired of seeing it.
The office wants something that really touches the emperor.
Do you understand?
I understand. Let’s go out.
Why are you so disheartened?
Her Highness was right in scolding us.
The ideas we thought of are really cliché. There’s nothing new about them.
Okay, everyone get together and think about it.
I am in a circus outside of the palace.
Why don't I think of what we can come up with?
When the time comes, all the petals will fall from the sky.
And the palace maids from Lihua Academy
will be wearing this green outfit and dance from over there just like waves.
What waves?
What kind of arrangement is this?
Think of another method. Come again tomorrow.
Yes, Your Highness.
Zhangshi.
Leave.
What should we do?
This Empress is really difficult to serve.
If we put up this performance outside the palace, it will be a full house.
Looks like I need to come up with another way.
After receiving your advice a few days ago, I was inspired and suddenly thought of an idea.
There are many soldiers in the army who received training with good and fast horses.
Why don't we bring them into the palace to congratulate His Majesty on his birthday?
To wish him longevity and strong like a horse?
Your Highness, since I left the palace, I was gravely ill.
After I recovered, I was suddenly gifted with an extraordinary ability.
Sometimes, I can read people's minds
and know what others are thinking.
Nonsense.
Queen Empress, don’t you want to try it?
I can hear a voice now.
What kind of act are you putting up? Someone, take her out and beat her.
Your Highness, don't you want to enhance your experience?
If Your Highness can make use of this ability, it will bring great benefits to you.
What a joke.
I manage the harem. Do you I still need your advice?
Fine. Tell me what's on my mind now.
If you are incorrect, I will pull out your tongue
and slap your eloquent mouth.
There is no doubt in my ability.
But there’s only one way to prove it.
Your Highness, please find a piece of paper and write a word on it.
Then throw it on the ground.
When I hear the sound of the paper falling on the ground,
I will know what's written on the paper.
Your Highness, I couldn't hear it. Please write again.
Fire.
I have already done it.
Your Highness, It's the word for fire. Did I guess right?
It doesn't mean anything if you guessed correctly. I don't believe this at all.
It's the letter "Yang".
You remain here. The rest of you, get out.
Yes, Your Highness.
It's "red" as in "red date".
Your Highness, the kingdom is so vast. Nothing is too strange.
It turns out you really have some ability.
Your Highness,
it's not surprising to have someone like me.
In the future, help me to listen to my thoughts.
If you can assist me, I will naturally remember you well.
Thank you, Your Highness.
His Majesty is here.
Yongde Palace
Stop.
I feel that my body is getting colder. Let's go to Autumn Hall instead.
Yes.
His Majesty is changing to Autumn Hall.
Noble Consort.
Your Majesty, you are here.
Your Majesty, why are your hands so cold? Should we summon for the Imperial Physician?
No need. My symptoms caused by coldness have been troubling me for a long time.
Fortunately, you have a warm body.
Your Highness is the Mistress of the harem.
Doesn't the people say that the mother figure of the state is a benevolent person?
But from what I saw and heard, this Empress is a very ruthless woman.
Lord Wei, you said that you must stay next to the Empress and serve her?
Why?
Lord Wei, where are you?
Ningzhi.
Where are you?
Ye Ningzhi, Her Highness wants to see you.
Yes.
Greetings, Your Highness.
Your Highness, what instructions do you have for me?
I'm not in a good mood and wanted to talk to you.
Your Highness, Empress Dowager stumbled in Chengxiang Palace and hurt her forehead.
The Imperial Physician is treating her now.
Quick, summon the sedan for Chengxiang Palace.
Summon the sedan for Chengxiang Palace.
Human swine
"Human swine"? Where is this paper from?
Who wrote this?
Don't worry about it. What do these two words mean?
This word "彘" (zhi) means "swine". "人 彘" (ren zhi) means "human swine".
Human swine? Is this a bizarre creature?
It's not. I will explain in details to you.
A hundred years ago, the Founder Emperor had a favorite consort called Consort Lin.
She was tortured because she offended the Empress. She was disfigured till she didn't look like a human or swine.
Why do you keep looking at me secretly?
Did you hear something again and know what's on my mind?
I didn't hear anything.
It seems like it has been a long time since you heard any thoughts.
Perhaps, it's because I'm too far away from you.
Should I go nearer to you and listen?
Did you hear anything? What's on my mind?
Your Highness is thinking...
A beautiful woman, in her early 20s, devastatingly beautiful
and she's carrying a baby in her hands.
Everyone called her "Noble Consort".
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♫ In the clear sky, thousands of fireflies drift around ♫
♫ You were once the most ordinary firefly of them all ♫
♫ When you approached me, time stopped ♫
♫ My heart started racing ♫
♫ It was like a dream ♫
♫ I travel against the light in search for a faraway shadow ♫
♫ The crowded mountain cities, but I find it so peaceful ♫
♫ I really want to let go of my name and identity ♫
♫ I will watch the peaceful marketplace with you ♫
♫ I will wait with you for the rain to stop ♫
♫ I will light the light of love to shine into your life ♫
♫ So that all the dangerous rivers can soften your eyes ♫
♫ Like the crystal tears in the dead of night ♫
♫ My heart has become more transparent and stronger ♫
♫ Even if it aches, it will not break ♫
Legend of the Phoenix