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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 24 ]
If what our spy said is true,
this morning, Royal Father secretly had the official seal gifted from Xiahe County delivered to the Crown Prince's manor
and no one in the entire Royal Court knew about it.
Could it be this Scholar Lian Cheng really did come from the future?
Scholar has such remarkable capabilities.
If he's really the me that came from the future,
how can I compete with him for Tan'er?
Jing Xin once said what women like the most is having something that other women don't.
In this world, only Royal Grandmother has had the experience of tasting these mandarin duck milk rolls.
I suspect that Royal Grandmother has probably never even tried this Tiramisu. (Italian dessert)
Haven't you two said enough? I'm currently on a diet.
Aren't you behaving like pig-like teammates (enemies) by delivering these to me now?
The four provinces on the north are currently experiencing a drought. Why don't I send you to the north?
My Tiramisu is completely non-fat and sugar-free. It is most suitable for someone on a diet.
Tan'er, do you know what Tiramisu means in Italian?
"Pick me up."
Although I don't like eating dessert, since its meaning is so auspicious,
I will eat it then.
A dieting person yet eating like a starving dog,
I think you are the real pig-like teammate here.
Then, today, I won't be on a diet.
Although Liu Shang's techniques are very similar to that man who fought with Qu Jiang Lin at the Serene Soul Altar,
he doesn't have any eye problems.
Crown Prince, why don't you take the Crown Princess back to your manor first before deciding on what to do next.
That day, 8th Little Brother was also very amiable and warm to me.
Definitely fishy...
If Liu Shang really knows how to change his appearance and can look like 8th Little Brother,
I must force him to make a mistake.
May 9th Brother go to the side palace tomorrow and ask Royal Grandmother to call for 8th Brother for an audience alone.
Yes.
I came today to ask you something.
If Tan'er and Scholar are indeed from the future,
why does Scholar know everything about Dong Yue,
while you don't know anything?
How do I explain this? We are both from a different world.
But he came from Dong Yue before arriving in my world.
which means that he had already experienced this Dong Yue era,
while I have never ever been to Dong Yue.
Then if it's really as you say that you never came to Dong Yue before,
how do you explain those images that flashed in my mind
of a Tan'er that looked like a 8th Princess Consort when our primordial spirits were connected?
That 8th Princess Consort wasn't me!
It appears that the 8th Princess Consort who was in love with Scholar was another person.
Not entirely like that either.
Perhaps because Tan'er resembles the 8th Princess Consort so much, may be why Scholar took a liking to you.
Just for eating some night time snacks, you have almost two hours getting all dolled up.
What's wrong? Who offended you again?
It's easier to talk once I get drunk.
Let me ask you. Do you love really 8th Princess Consort or Qu Xiao Tan?
Qu Xiao Tan is 8th Princess Consort. 8th Princess Consort is Qu Xiao Tan.
Sure, I may not have studied well, but you shouldn't make a fool of me like this.
Yes, she and you have made vows of love, consummated your marriage,
fell off a cliff, and signed a life and death pact. I've seen all of it, but all that didn't happen with me.
Does the female lead who looks like me in a movie mean that she is me?
♫ I'm willing to become that extremely hopeful bluestone ♫
That is my love vow.
♫ With your name seal carved into my heart ♫
♫ Turn back to be a butterfly inside a sealed cocoon to weave spring silk ♫
♫ which cannot be cut but is mingled, forever and ever ♫
This is consummating our marriage.
Quickly let me up.
Tan'er, don't rush. It's still early. We still have lots of time.
I-I... I think I'm drunk.
That will also give it a different feel.
♫ Do you still remember our past lifetime's promise? Wanted to say them but can't put out any words ♫
♫ I hate that when we meet, we won't recognize each other ♫
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What's wrong? Were you expecting something?
If my will wasn't so strong, my virginity would have been forfeited!
Xiao Tan, where did you just come from?
From the cave of a starving wolf!
Why are you still awake?
I must tell you something.
Before now, I got summoned by His Highness the Crown Prince to his manor
and was interrogated. Everything he asked was about 8th Prince
and Scholar Liu Shang.
I fear that he will be making a move soon.
Damn it! Always looking for a soft persimmon to pinch on.
Tomorrow, I'll personally give it a try
and see if this beauty-in-distress trick can really work.
[ Crown Prince Manor ]
- Tan'er. - Brother Yi Huai!
These past few days, I've missed you so much.
Why is Tan'er speaking in such a frivolous manner?
Tan'er,
you've suffered in the 8th Prince Manor during this time.
Indeed, I have!
I'm can't stay in that rotten 8th Prince Manor any longer.
There's neither money nor a promising future.
As the old saying goes, changing jobs is the best way to have a salary increase.
If Brother Yi Huai can save me from this sea of fire,
salary and position can all be discussed.
I already have a plan
that can make 8th Prince and that Liu Shang fall from their horses at the same time.
What is it?
Tan'er has been in the 8th Prince Manor too long
and is starting to help Mo Lian Cheng now.
Why don't you stay here and have a meal today?
I will tell you about it during that time.
Sure!
Tan'er, have a rest in my study first.
I'll order my servants to make some good dishes.
It's rare to be with you. This meal will surely be unforgettable.
I'll wait for you!
Yun Ying.
Send someone to guard the study tightly. Don't let anyone enter or leave.
And make some noises around the study.
so that the spies 8th Brother placed inside my manor
will think that Tan'er is in trouble and relay the news back to the 8th Prince Manor.
Sir!
Butler Zhou, why is the manor so quiet?
Where are 8th Prince and Lady Tan'er? Why are they both not in the manor?
8th Prince was invited by the Queen Dowager to watch an opera in her side palace.
As for Lady Tan'er...
What about Lady Tan'er?
I heard that Lady Tan'er went to the Crown Prince Manor early this morning and hasn't returned yet.
Based on our spy in the Crown Prince Manor,
Lady Tan'er was locked inside the study and there seems to be sounds of torture.
Butler Zhou, immediately send someone to the side palace and ask that 8th Prince quickly return.
Yes.
Did he go to Siberia to prepare a meal?
It's been so many hours.
This is too big. I won't be able to hide that.
This one is very beautiful.
There's an assassin! Stop him! Hurry!
I didn't take anything!
Where is the Crown Prince?!
I'm here to get Tan'er back!
Do you all want to die?
You dare to take me hostage.
Sir, your acting skills are superb. I'm really impressed.
Crown Prince, why do you say that?
And why are you calling me 'sir'?
You're about to die
and you still dare make excuses?
8th Brother went to the side palace early this morning.
Hence, you don't need to pretend here with me.
Crown Prince, you have quite a wild imagination. I admit I can't match it.
However, isn't your joke going overboard?
So it appears that you're forcing me to rip off this fake mask of yours.
Yun Ying!
Bring Tan'er over here. Let her see the Scholar's actual appearance.
8th Prince!
Tan'er, he's not the 8th Prince, but Scholar Liu Shang.
Will Scholar remove his mask himself
or shall I help him with it?
If Crown Prince is that sure,
then you may do it yourself then.
There's no mask. How is this possible?
What evil magic did you employ
to change your looks to 8th Brother's?
I urge Crown Prince not to go too far.
Sir, you're not showing any weakness.
We can only wait for my real 8th Brother to return to his manor,
so we can distinguish between the real and the fake one.
- Yun Ying! - Present!
Prepare the carriage. I want to personally escort Scholar back to the Prince's manor.
Yes!
Sir, please go inside then.
Crown Prince, please go first.
Once we enter the Prince's manor, the truth will be revealed.
Your Highness!
Greetings to the Crown Prince.
Your Highness, the wound on your face is...
The Crown Prince suddenly was in the mood to exchange a few martial moves with me.
I was defeated and earned this wound.
In the future, I hope Crown Prince will be more lenient.
This time, it was my oversight. I surely won't make the same mistake next time.
Let's go.
I'll wait for you in the Snow Villa.
Yes.
Cheng Cheng.
All right already. I'll make you pay later.
Before today,
I've never had such an intimate and frank talk with any man.
If Tan'er hears those words, you know what would happen.
But, for you to completely understand my thinking,
I was very surprised.
While inside the side palace, 9th Brother was very evasive.
I already felt right then that something was odd
and ordered my men to prepare the carriage back to the manor.
Hence, when your message arrived,
I was able to immediately leave.
When I arrived at the manor, I saw the mask and the letter that you had left
explaining the countermeasure.
It seems that you are still the one with all the foresight.
I was just following what you suggested.
Quickly help me!
Why did you go to the Crown Prince Manor this morning?
It appears that Tan'er was trying the approach of using her enticing beauty.
That blabbermouth Jing Xin.
So Tan'er left us
to go seduce His Highness the Crown Prince.
Since Tan'er thinks that both of us
are pig-like teammates,
why not...
You can't touch him. Or else, he'll get hurt.
Why?
I forgot to warn you.
When you tend my wound,
don't let your hand touch my body.
Because my arrival
has caused a disruption in the order of time,
I must suffer the penalty of an imbalance that results in a personal torture.
So if I touch a blood relative or my body does,
my senses will begin to deteriorate.
Although your words are shocking,
I know that it's true based on your expression.
So, this is the real reason why your eyesight deteriorated.
It seems that I unconsciously
have caused you a lot of harm.
♫ the brush got suspended on top of the paper ♫
♫ 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 ♫
I ordered you to delay 8th Little Brother.
How could you foil such an easy task?!
Crown Prince, calm down. 8th Prince took advantage when I wasn't looking and left quietly.
Royal Grandmother also didn't know about it.
For 8th Brother to do such an unfilial act,
I really didn't expect it.
When did 8th Brother leave the side palace?
Around the Shen hour. (Shen Hour - 3 pm to 5 pm)
Shen hour?
Wrong.
Before the "You" hour (You Hour - 5 pm to 7 pm)
8th Brother had already reached my Crown Prince Manor. That's too fast.
There must be something peculiar behind this.
If... the person who came wasn't 8th Brother
but the strategist Liu Shang,
why didn't his face show any sign of modification?
What if the real face of Scholar Liu Shang
is really somewhat similar to our 8th Brother?
Then that means...
the person who came to my manor to save Tan'er
should have been the strategist, Liu Shang.
And the person I saw at the entrance of the 8th Prince Manor
was 8th Brother after donning a mask.
If that is the case,
the problem then must center on the face of Liu Shang.
- Your Highness. - I noticed yesterday
that your clothes are too plain,
so I especially ordered my servants to hurry in making you new ones.
After all, if you look identical to me
I really can't endure my face getting spoiled like that.
When I pretended to be Your Highness yesterday,
I also found your clothes too extravagant and fancy.
Our face is actually more suitable with something simple and plain.
I've lived with my face for 20 years.
I went through several lifetimes of trials with this body.
and still can't call myself an expert.
Cheng Cheng, are you not mad anymore?
Aren't you two progressing too fast?
Have you brought the eyebrow pigment and rouge?
You two are not planning to put makeup on each other, right?
Please don't become some plastic sisters. (phony friendship but lasts forever)
You have guessed right!
You must wear this scar on my face for two days too.
I didn't know that befriending someone from the future would be this dangerous.
The items that I swore to never touch in my life,
I'm actually touching them now.
What should I do before you two will forgive me?
After our discussion,
we've decided that as long as you treat us as pig-like teammates,
we will then not forgive you for one more day.
As we look around, there are the two of us here.
I never realized that by removing all the servants from here
makes this place so spacious
and comfortable.
But this isn't an effective measure for the long run.
I fear that I might
drag you and Tan'er into more trouble.
You seem to have something to say.
Just be frank.
Maybe your words before were correct.
I should just go into seclusion in the mountains
and give both you and Tan'er some peace and quiet.
Even if you want to do so, the Crown Prince won't let you off now.
Even if Crown Prince would be willing to let you off,
I also can't agree to it.
After Royal Mother died,
Royal Father and Royal Brother felt threatened by me.
It's been so long since I experienced the warmth of familial love.
But in the past few days, while getting along with you and Tan'er,
I've regained that feeling of warmth from a family.
I also can sympathize with your words.
If what you said is true, that we are the same person,
isn't it only natural that we feel the same?
One day, I surely will make you sincerely believe my words.
♫ For you, who can overturn the world? ♫
Your Lady isn't thinking of trapping me and His Highness in the dark
and therefore forcing us to forgive her, right?
The night is somewhat chilly. I fear that even a pig-like teammate won't be able to endure it.
How about it? Are you pleasantly surprised?
They are like a fire in the sky,
also resembling stars in the night.
What exactly is this colorful and bright thing?
When I went to Xiao Tan's world, I once read about this invention,
but was busy with other affairs and never saw the actual event all year.
These are called fireworks. You don't have it here in Dong Yue.
I asked Liu Qian Shui to research for a long time before he developed these colors.
This item is triggered by gunpowder.
In their world, they use it to celebrate during festivals.
I didn't realize that gunpowder obtained from refining pellets
could create such a wonderful sight.
However, what really is your purpose in bringing us here to watch fireworks?
Didn't you two say that as long as I treat you two like pig-like teammates, you won't forgive me?
Since I was misunderstood by you two,
I have to make you two see how important you are in my heart.
What Tan'er means then is that I and Scholar
are like the fire in the sky and the stars at night?
Correct. Higher than the sky, brighter than the stars.
Although the fireworks are beautiful, they are gone in an instant.
Life is also the same.
Since it has blossomed, then this life has not been wasted in vain.
How did the two of them get into a cold war again overnight?
Please have some tea.
His Highness and I can't agree on how to reward you for your merit.
I'm not a wily person,
but the house that you mentioned is just unacceptable to me.
Are you two giving me a house?
That's right, but His Highness doesn't agree with my idea.
So, I could only come up with two back-up options
for you to choose from.
The affection between you as a pair of plastic sisters
can be shattered in an instant.
Your Highness, do you also understand?
Scholar is not like Tan'er, only thinking about what you want to say by yourself.
Every day, Scholar gives me lessons
in your future language,
So that when you two mock me, I will know what is taking place.
What then has he taught you?
He taught me the two most important phrases.
They describe Tan'er and him separately.
What is the phrase that describes him?
My spectacular Bro.
With that kind of teaching, wouldn't he lead his student down the wrong path?
What then is the phrase about me?
A bystander ignorant of facts and only into eating.
- Looking for houses? - Indeed. Although the security of Snow Villa now is as tight as a fortress,
if this news is real, 8th Prince and Liu Shang will be going out to look at houses today.
This is the best opportunity to unmask Liu Shang.
Ninth Brother, I actually have
an idea to kill two birds with one stone.
This is what I chose for Xiao Tan.
In here, there are three huge three-bedroom condos.
It's in the north and faces south, directly in sunlight for a long time. And the yard is not like the previous one.
There is a pond in front with a small hill in the back.
Red vermilion in front and black tortoise at the back.
That would be a top tier estate. The red vermilion refers to the pond,
while the black tortoise refers to the hill.
The house Your Highness suggested before,
has water in front, but it's very damp with a lot of moisture. And it tends to attract mosquitoes during the summer.
That hill in the back is really a hindrance to the flow of foot traffic,
totally limiting the growth potential of the house.
You can only choose one.
How can I only choose one?
I want to collect things. Choosing a pair would really warm my heart and delight my eyes.
Be careful!
Tan'er, don't worry. I'm here.
Be careful!
Cheng Cheng.
Scholar seems to have difficulty in breathing.
Bring me some water!
Water!
Cheng Cheng...
Cheng Cheng, open your eyes and look at me.
I don't want some old rotten house.
I only want to keep you company.
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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? ♫