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♫ Last night, I was worried about you ♫
♫ This morning, luxuriant blooms are right in front of my eyes ♫
♫ Once I saw your graceful reflection, I was deeply enthralled ♫
♫ My love for you is so deep that fear is inevitable ♫
♫ Yet it is making me feign sanguinity ♫
♫ I have removed and discarded my body armor and helmet long ago. Only wish, forever and ever ♫
♫ To whisper loving words in your ear ♫
♫ I am willing to forego immense prestige and glory for you ♫
♫ To hold your hand as we walk into the horizon ♫
♫ All the way, from fine black hair to white hair as an ordinary family along the way ♫
♫ I can't bear to step on the fallen petals everywhere on the ground ♫
♫ Our encounters and separations will all be merged together as alluviums ♫
♫ What avail do I have when I don't want to drink Lady Meng's tea to forget our bridge to the past? ♫
♫ Your most beautiful times with me are engraved in my heart ♫
[ The Eternal Love 2 ]
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[ Episode 9 ]
The alkaline water is here. All the Palace maids serving the King and those who had access to the gifts are all here.
Thank you, Eunuch Xue.
May I ask everyone to dip your hands
into the alkaline water just once.
An innocent person will not be afraid to do it.
I'll go first!
May everyone show us their hands!
The water in the basin
doesn't really have the ability to test the poison.
This water isn't alkaline water, but walnut water.
When anyone dips their hands in it, their hands will turn black.
And a person with clean hands
surely didn't dip her hands.
If she's not guilty, why wouldn't she?
Am I right, Qu Pan'er?
Your Majesty! Have mercy!
Regarding the poison, I don't know anything about it!
It was only because I hated Qu Tan'er,
hence, I took leave of my senses.
Today, when those in charge of the gifts were examining them, I discovered
that Qu Tan'er was responsible for presenting the Prince's gift.
Hence,
I smeared this liquid on the painting.
Originally, I only wanted to destroy the painting,
so that Your Majesty would punish Qu Tan'er.
But I never thought...
it would endanger His Majesty!
Your Majesty... please have mercy!
Everything I said is true.
How did things become like this?
You Qu Pan'er...
It's fine if you ignore the bond between sisters,
but you actually used such a vicious method just to frame me.
It was fortunate that the Advisor discovered it in time.
You have lifted a stone and dropped it on your own foot instead.
Informing Your Majesty, this bottle contains the eggs of of the Ghost Face Blood Spirit insect.
They can't be seen by the eyes of an ordinary person.
And for the mystical eggs to hatch on the painting
would require time. Given Qu Pan'er's role in the division of protocol
to destroy the painting through the convenience of her position
indeed it allows for the possibility that she had no knowledge of the poison.
True! True! Your Majesty, what the Advisor said is very true.
I wouldn't dare attempt to hurt His Majesty!
But this poison is very rare.
As an ordinary Palace maid, how could you so easily get this item?
If you want to wash yourself clean of the crime of trying to assassinate the King,
you need to confess and disclose the mastermind behind this.
A favored subordinate of General Wei actually tried to silence the witness right in front of everyone.
General, you are really skilled in training your troops.
My actions here have nothing to do with the General.
8th Prince, my name is Shi Jue. Do you still remember
how you bullied and insulted my eldest brother, Shi Yang, in the military three years ago?
Eldest Brother couldn't bear the insult and took his life right in front of me.
I did this to seek vengeance for my brother.
Shi Yang killed himself out of guilt.
He deserved the consequences of his misdeeds.
General Wei, I never thought of involving you in this.
I only ask to die as payment for my crime.
- I wasn't able to train my soldiers well. It's a dereliction of my duty, - Tan'er,
- are you okay? - but Shi Jue did it to seek revenge for a personal grudge,
eventually developing such evil intentions. I can't deny my faults in this matter.
Only my death can pay for my faults and to answer for my negligent oversight.
General Wei!
Since the real perpetrator has already killed himself to avoid punishment,
it's inappropriate to shed more blood, on His Majesty's birthday today
and to prevent any more bad luck.
What my most favored Consort said is indeed sensible.
Wei Zongheng can be spared from death,
but he must suffer for his crime.
Starting today, your noble title is revoked,
and you are demoted by three levels to serve as a warning to others.
Thanking Your Majesty for sparing my life.
Cheng'er. Huai'er.
- Present. - Present.
Today is my birthday.
Although such a frightening incident like this happened,
my two sons were very sincere and eager to protect my well-being.
Especially, you Cheng'er, for having Advisor Liu Shang by your side.
I... feel so comforted.
Reward Eldest Prince, Mo Yi Huai, 10,000 taels of gold.
Thank you for this gracious reward, Royal Father.
Reward 8th Prince, Mo Lian Cheng,
the Royal Command Token bestowed on him by the former Emperor.
The Royal Command Token?
Cheng'er, I hope you will not disappoint me
and dedicate your complete loyalty to me
and protect the Kingdom of Dong Yue.
Thank you for your grace, Royal Father!
How could a Royal Command Token be more valuable than a pile of gold?
Compared to Mo Yi Huai,
hasn't our 8th Prince lost out?
Right?
I think... you are quite right!
Your Highness.
Regarding what happened today, I was already on high alert in advance,
but it was really still quite a scare.
Let me thank you here, Scholar.
Your words were excessive. This was my duty.
Starting from today, I will remain by your side for all future endeavors.
But there is something I do not understand.
That Ghost Face Blood Spirit insect is such a rare creature.
Even the Royal Physicians have not seen it before. How did you know about it?
Come to think of it. It is just fate.
Many years ago, I once traveled around the Southwestern territories.
I know very well the local customs and practices there.
Do you miss the Mibu rice and sour soup of the Southwestern Region?
My taste leans toward lightly flavored food. I never have paid attention to dishes.
Your Highness, my past is very complicated.
I have experienced many unique things.
Perhaps you may not be able to imagine it now,
but in the future, you will definitely understand.
I want to reward you.
I don't know what would you like?
Qu Tan'er.
One, I would like to move into the Snow Villa.
Second, I would like Tan'er to look after me.
Your Highness, do you have second thoughts about the reward and want to take it back?
Since you have made this request,
I will certainly grant it.
I humbly bid you farewell, Your Highness.
[8th Prince Manor]
Sisters, there's something that you don't know. This time, Scholar Liu Shang was really amazing.
He was like this!
With one hand, he grabbed a candle,
and with the other, he grabbed His Majesty who was in danger!
His Majesty had gotten bit by a Ghostly Faced Bloody Spirit Bug.
Of course, he was shocked and scared, trying to get out of his grasp.
Scholar Liu Shang. One against 10.
Wrong. It was one against 100!
In the entire palace, not a single armed Royal Guard dared to move forward!
The posture of the Scholar was forceful and oh so handsome.
His bearing was so graceful. His gaze was locked on.
Sometimes, with just one look, he would appear fierce and intimidating.
When Scholar was able to channel his Qi energy throughout his whole body,
his plain colored robe was unable to completely cover
those luscious firm muscles of him.
When he transferred his energy into His Majesty's body,
that scene was so incredible... just incredible.
- What happened?! - Quickly say it!
After that? After that... it's my turn to sweep the courtyard.
If you want to know what happened next, listen to the rest of the story next time.
Don't, don't, don't!
Don't stop the story!
But, I'm so tired from talking.
Only a tael of silver might make me become a bit more energetic!
Here, take mine!
This is mine!
Am I not doing some Dong Yue version of a live broadcast?
I'm so impressed with myself. Who is the top broadcaster of Dong Yue? Of course, it's me, Qu Xiao Tan.
Since I got a reward,
I'll say something explosive to bring blessings to society and repay my fans.
Since you all are so supportive of me,
I'll continue with a few more words. I guarantee that it will be well worth your payment.
Come closer.
When Scholar focused his manly energy,
his fair skin would slightly flush red.
His muscles from the neck and all down his arm would show his bulging veins.
It was sexy beyond words.
He has both the looks and the martial art skills.
This is what legend describes as perfection in charm and talent.
To be honest, Scholar...
is way better than our 8th Prince.
Qu Xiao Tan, shut your mouth!
Oh, no! We're in trouble!
♫ Turning a hundred times to wait for the ink to dry. Have nine layers but why are you still hurt? ♫
♫ Gazing anxiously to the sky's horizon. Staying with you is getting passed on to another ♫
♫ Smoky sand falls with the wind over half the city, dispersing all those many years, drooping one's sight ♫
♫ On the stone of eternity, unable to erase it and you even left half of it ♫
In your heart, is Liu Shang really more worthy than me?
Y-Your Highness, of course not.
What I meant just now was...
no matter how good Scholar is,
he can't really be compared to you!
It's common to see a good looking horse,
but it's rare to find a "Bo Le" thoroughbred. (Legendary Zhou horse trainer able to tell quality just by looking)
No matter how good Scholar is, it's still thanks to your discerning eye in discovering him.
As a prince, you are well-versed in both literature and fighting.
As a boss, you are generous and magnanimous.
Moreover, you even raised the level of handsomeness here in Dong Yue to all new height.
In my heart, your position as the best looking man in Dong Yue
is as firm as a boulder and unrivaled among anyone living.
How shallow!
But every word is true!
Yesterday, you and Scholar asked me for rewards.
I want to reward you.
The first option,
I will grant you a betrothal to Scholar Liu Shang,
leave the manor, and live together forever.
Or the second option, take 1000 taels of gold and remain in the manor.
It is easy to get a priceless treasure, but it's difficult to find a man who loves you.
You can only pick one of the two.
Do I even need to choose? Of course, I'll take the 1000 taels of gold!
Are you sure you will not regret it?
I will not! Your Highness, you don't know,
but ever since I came back last night, I couldn't sleep at all the entire night!
I felt you were treated so unfairly.
It was clear that you saved His Majesty, but you were only given some Royal Command thingie!
Compared to the Eldest Prince's 10,000 taels of gold,
you got conned big time!
Your Highness!
Your Highness! Can I get my 1000 taels of gold now?
Is it in cash?
Eunuch Xu has arrived!
I bid greetings to Your Highness.
I have troubled you, Eunuch. Hurry and serve tea--
There is no need. Do not be so courteous, Your Highness.
I came here on behalf of His Majesty.
Has His Majesty gotten better?
His Majesty is the Son of Heaven.
The heavens have blessed him with good health.
No need to worry too much, Your Highness.
How did His Majesty speak of me?
- I was-- - Bring it forward.
His Majesty returned all my gifts.
Eunuch Xu, what is the meaning of this?
His Majesty has delegated the responsibility of managing all his meals to the Royal Kitchen.
Your Highness need not worry over it anymore.
In the future, you won't need to prepare them any longer, either.
Thanking His Majesty for his graciousness
Mi Xue!
Eunuch, I couldn't but suppress my feelings of missing His Majesty so much.
Overnight, I completed this calligraphy with 100 characters for "Blessing"
to pray for the longevity and good fortune for His Majesty.
I beg your forgiveness, Your Highness
I will take my leave.
Ever since I, Dugu Yan, entered the Palace,
when have I ever suffered such humiliation?
Your Highness!
Losing favor is a small matter. All my efforts in these past years
and my wish to rebuild my kingdom
is all going to be in vain!
Your Highness, I have an idea.
Does Your Highness still remember the Royal Physician Gao who often visits here?
Now is the time for him to return your favor!
I also approve.
I will go right now.
Really?
Thank you, Your Highness.
My first pot of gold in Dong Yue is going to come from this!
Your Highness, you've been in Dong Yue for so long.
Do you know what kind of real estate these two precious gems can buy?
What location could be better?
It's better if the place has development potential.
You are so anxious to acquire property outside the Manor. Is it because you have a man you in your heart?
No, no, no! You are overthinking too much.
Why would a woman's efforts to make money have anything to do with a man?
Women do not have to listen to their husbands and teach their children.
As an independent woman, through her own persistence and effort,
she can definitely have a house that belongs only to her
and a career that she loves! If she is determined,
then perhaps she can have a child that only belongs to her too!
And out all of this,
why does she have to be dependent on a man!
The first step in becoming an independent woman,
I must earn enough taels of silver!
And my first pot of gold must be used
to invest in the real estate of Dong Yue!
You have such a grand and ambitious plan.
It sounds interesting. I have an important task for you.
If you succeed, I will triple the amount of your reward.
Triple?
Your Highness, what is the task?
Scholar Liu Shang personally requested of me for you to be his person.
He wants you to move into Snow Villa and provide care for his daily needs.
Even if you give me 10 times the money, I won't go to serve someone else!
Besides,
that Scholar has such strange requests!
Your Highness! You didn't agree to it, right?
I will only listen to you alone!
I have already agreed.
Isn't that too ironic?
I just boasted about my first pot of gold as an independent woman!
Now, I have to make my money from being sold to Snow Villa as a servant!
Close your lips!
Qu Tan'er belongs to my Manor.
You are mine. How can I sell you?
Taking care of the Scholar is part of your duties here.
If you don't want the reward, just return it to me!
No no no, that's not what I meant.
You should have told me earlier! I was so worried all the time.
After all, no matter where I am,
I will always depend on my own hands to work hard at becoming rich.
A lady earns her money only through the proper channels.
I'm ordering you to secretly observe Scholar Liu Shang.
Every movement he makes, every place he looks.
If anything looks out of the ordinary, report it to me right away.
This way,
I won't have time to look for my buddy, Mo Yi Huai, to talk about getting back home!
What if he goes back without even waiting for me?
Your Highness.
I have always been loyal to you. I shouldn't refuse,
but, a man and woman staying in the same room...
it's... not right at all!
Since I already agreed, then I would surely have a plan in mind.
♫ I am willing to forego immense prestige and glory for you ♫
♫ To hold your hand as we walk into the horizon ♫
♫ All the way, from fine black hair to white hair ♫
♫ As an ordinary family along the way ♫
♫ I can't bear to step on the fallen petals everywhere on the ground ♫
These are my three orders and three rules for you.
♫ Our encounters and separations will all be merged together as alluviums ♫
♫ Your most beautiful times with me are engraved in my heart ♫
First order, you must keep this a secret.
Second order, never leave his side.
Third order, pay attention to every detail.
These three orders aren't hard. But what about the three rules?
What are those?
In attending to his every day needs,
keep an arm's distance. Less than that is forbidden.
Inside his room, the panel screen will serve as your boundary. Going beyond it is prohibited.
If Scholar shows an intimate gesture,
mention my name and forbid him.
Will you remember?
Your Highness, I'll remember.
It's just... this matter sounds
like a very hard task and a serious responsibility.
Every time you find something suspicious about Scholar,
besides getting a monetary reward, I will fulfill one wish for you.
Any wish?
Including... leaving the manor?
Each one of my words is as valuable as 1000 taels of gold.
If it's really that straightforward, what else should I hesitate about?
I cannot forget that His Highness has two personalities!
While he is in a good mood, I must have him sign a contract!
Or else, once he switches, his mood will change even faster than I can turn a page in a book!
If he goes back on his word, I'll be screwed!
What is the meaning of this?
Your Highness, can you,
add a sentence about answering a wish after these three orders and three rules?
Could it be that you don't trust me?
it's not that I don't trust you. You just don't know this.
According to my past...
No... in my experience from a long time ago,
if two parties want to reach an agreement,
it is best to write down the conditions of both sides
and then each side signs it to make it official.
In essence, once it is written down,
Your Highness will not be able to change your mind so easily!
Since 8th Prince isn't the same person as that bastard Mo Lian Cheng,
why is even their writing the same?
Sign it.
My... handwriting looks so ugly. Please Your Highness, can you do it for me?
Just write, "Private Investigator, Qu Tan'er".
Private... Investigator?
Then let's do it according to the way it's done in Dong Yue!
Royal Special Agent!
What nonsense!
Your Highness! I've always been
full of a righteous aura and have had three principles that are solid and stable.
In getting rich, you have to count on two indispensable tools...
your hand and your brain.
Besides, you asked me to take care of Scholar Liu Shang.
For that, you should at least give me a
proper title!
So, not only do you want money,
but also a promotion of your position?
Yes.
[Female Chief Housekeeper]
[Female Chief Butler]
Female Chief Butler?
Your Highness, what is this position?
You are now ranked one level higher than Butler Zhou.
You can report to me on everything directly.
Really? Thank you, Your Highness!
Then, in the future,
you are the boss, and I'm second in charge!
Any other requests? Tell me now, using this same time.
That's right! I want some benefits.
Give me some new outfits and some good food too!
I also want a spacious bedroom facing south.
Bring Jing Xin over too! We must enjoy our benefits together.
Your Highness. I have to obey these three orders and three rules
and also have to accomplish your mission.
I'm not even considered greedy if I didn't ask you for a galloping precious horse! (Precious horse - Mercedes Benz or BMW)
May I ask what do you mean by... precious horse...
galloping... and three views?
The three views are
the view of the world,
the view of life, and the view of value.
These three views compliment each other yet are independent.
They have a relationship with dialectical unity.
Prince, regarding the Benz and BMW, you surely will be interested in them.
They are distant cousins of a Ferghana horse. (Most precious horses of China, Han Xue Ma, super fast)
You just need to fill them up with gas.
No, wrong. You just have to feed it well.
You can then travel for miles
without it sleeping at night.
It's just that this horse is too popular and hard to procure.
Hence, you must first get a number if you want to buy it.
If there is such a steed, I surely will get it.
That horse
is just a legend so far.
Your Highness, don't worry!
I will definitely accomplish this mission!
Please begin to write!
- Grind the ink. - Yes.
Your Highness's pulse is smooth.
You are not ill.
Royal Physician Gao. Her Highness's health is very important.
Take another careful look.
But Her Highness is indeed...
Royal Physician Gao is talented in medicine.
How could you not notice that I am with child?
Your Highness, you are not with child!
That all depends on a word from Royal Physician Gao.
I will never forget the support from Your Highness.
But a royal child...
it is not a jest!
Casting a glance at the Royal Noble Consort,
how do we handle such an infraction according to the laws of Dong Yue?
According to the law, he will be beheaded.
Your Highness, spare me!
I am not talented in medicine.
I almost missed the signal of your pregnancy from your pulse.
Royal Physician Gao has earned merit. Reward him.
Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!
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♫ The fireworks ended, then you lit a lamp and looked back ♫
♫ The mortal world gets tossed around. I lift my flute and sigh. ♫
♫ Who keeps breaking the string? When the tune ends, each one leaves ♫
♫ There is no more fate, so why mention the old promises? ♫
♫ The moon waxes and wanes, who desires to be alone? ♫
♫ Enjoying the music alone while looking at the lantern's light, comes to an end. ♫
♫ Time always slips by, our meeting is just a blurry moment ♫
♫ This face was guarded for a thousand years. ♫
♫ Willing to ride the wind to come and go as flourishing blossoms fall all over the ground ♫
♫ The shifting sand may have faded but I am still waiting for you ♫
♫ Willing to accompany you as we walk up to the sky's horizon, the clouds roll off and then return. ♫
♫ By the wayside with you, I will never be seen, as lonely, again. ♫
♫ Willing to ride the wind to come and go as flourishing blossoms fall all over the ground ♫
♫ When the bamboo curtains were rolled up, there is only one green robe left ♫
♫ Dreaming of a drizzle south of the river. No worries, so there's no need to be concerned ♫
♫ After an elegant night of fun, whose heads will be together in the background? ♫