I used to gaze at the mountains and the sea.
The vault of heaven opened all of a sudden.
Do you know love can last a lifetime?
A willow is no match for the wind,
the sea is no match for a mote.
We wait for our love to last forever
until we're grey-headed.
I'm playing a sorrowful tune on the lute.
But I've got no one to appreciate my music.
A beauty is reduced to a lonely life.
With tears in her eyes, she's reluctant to leave.
Time elapses so quickly.
The vermilion gates and the green tiles have long gone.
I hope you'll show pity on me
and allow me to exist for love.
I'll be reincarnated time and again for you.
All I ever want is to be part of your life.
Even if it's just a dream,
I'd love to indulge in it and never wake up.
I come for you, my love
is the tenderest dialogue.
The mortal life is transient, but my love for you is permanent and always the same.
Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty Episode 22
There are so many women in this world.
It can't be easier
for this romantic prince
to get a woman.
Besides,
his late wife
was sharp-tongued
and arrogant.
Nobody cares if she's gone.
Yinxiang.
We are brothers.
Calm down.
Yinxiang.
What are you doing?
Don't get so tense, Yin'e.
Don't you want to drink?
Come on.
I can drink with you.
Well?
You cower?
I'll drink with you until the end.
Yin'e.
Your alcohol tolerance is low.
The other half of the jar
is mine to enjoy.
Give it back.
Okay.
You're also here to pick on me.
How long are you going to behave like this?
You can deceive everyone
except for me.
Boring.
The Yinxiang I know
has never been so battered.
Now she's dead,
most like you're also dead.
Yinxiang.
This year's first snow is so heavy.
Do you remember our promise?
How can I get back to you?
Lady,
what are you looking for?
Have you seen my jade ring?
I have not.
I put it in my sleeve.
It's a jade ring on a string.
I really haven't seen it.
My mother saved this for her future daughter-in-law.
Daughter-in-law?
Yes.
Daughter-in-law.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Your Highness?
Address her correctly.
Thank you, mother.
If mother sees this in heaven,
she'd feel so happy.
Keep it well.
It's the only gift
I have from Yinxiang now.
Is the last tie between us
just severed like this?
Lady.
No, I must find it.
Lady.
The snow is heavy outside.
Get back in.
No.
It must be here.
I won't leave.
Lady.
It's really not here.
No. It must be right here.
Lady.
Go back in.
Don't stop me.
Lady.
It's really not here.
Please go back.
It must be here.
Lady.
Go back in.
It's really not here.
Lady.
It is here.
Lady.
Your Highness.
She's bent on looking for it.
I can't stop her.
Wei,
what are you doing?
Wei,
do you seek death?
Yinzhen,
my jade ring is gone.
I remember that it was in my sleeve.
I haven't seen it.
I'll send people to search for it.
You must return to your room and rest.
Wei.
Do you have to torture me like this?
Everyone risked their lives
to save you.
Do you have to damage your health
and make those who care about you
worry for you day and night?
I understand.
Even if it means turning the whole yard upside down,
find the jade ring.
Yes, Your Highness.
Yinzhen,
I want to ask you another favor.
Just say it.
I'll do anything for you.
I hope you'll bring me
the one who means the world to me.
I want to get back to Yin...
I know.
But
you must be nursed back to health here.
I'll make the best arrangements for you.
Trust me.
Alright.
It's a cold day.
Go back in.
Governor of Shandong has submitted many memorials to the throne recently,
saying the local bandits have been rioting
and damaging the people's peace.
This group of roving bandits
are gaining more momentum these days.
They even publicly recruited followers
and hoarded weapons.
These bandits must be eradicated as soon as possible.
You're right, father.
We must take care of the matter as soon as possible
to contain the damage.
Which one of you will put down the rebellion?
Father,
I'm willing to take troops there.
In my early years, I travelled around Shandong
and gained considerable knowledge of the local customs.
The bandits usually gather in steep mountain areas
that are easy to defend and hard to attack.
My elite troops mainly come from Sichuan and Guizhou.
They're good at climbing mountains
and attacking steep lands.
If I'm entrusted with this mission,
I will not fail you.
Father.
I plead to take troops to suppress the rebellion.
You want to go too?
Yinxiang is right.
But I'll do my best.
Please give me a chance.
You handle political matters well.
But you lack experience in commanding troops.
It's not a trivial matter.
Careful thoughts must be given.
I'm willing to help Yinsi.
I've been in the army since childhood.
Combine the strength of Yinsi and me
and victory shall be guaranteed.
Very well.
Yinsi will take charge of the matter
with Yinti helping him.
I will wait for your triumphant return
and reward you handsomely.
Thank you, father.
I accept your edict.
Thank you, father.
I accept your edict.
Congratulations, Yinsi.
Brothers,
take a seat.
We need to thank Minghui this time.
As she expected, father didn't give Yinxiang military power.
Wise girl,
how did you foresee this?
At this juncture,
it's only sensible and reasonable that
His Majesty won't send Thirteenth Prince out to suppress the rebellion.
Minghui,
what do you mean by that?
It's sensible
because His Majesty just ordered Thirteenth Princess Consort to commit suicide.
More or less,
he'd feel sorry for his son
and refuse to send him on an expedition.
It's reasonable
because Thirteenth Princess Consort just died
and Thirteenth Prince is emotionally unstable.
The expedition is a dangerous and important mission.
Thinking for the people,
His Majesty will never allow Thirteenth Prince
to undertake such an important mission in his current status.
Therefore,
this opportunity
no doubt belongs to us.
Minghui,
you're truly brilliant.
When Yinsi returns victoriously
and awes the court with his military merits,
he'll prevail over Yinxiang and the others,
and no one will be his rival.
Not really.
Yintang,
it's too early to claim he won't have a rival.
Thirteenth Prince is no longer
grieving over the loss of his wife.
His spirit is lifted already.
Today, he asked at the court to start an expedition.
We must not underestimate him.
Even though we have won this round
and caught His Majesty's attention for a moment,
our path is still long.
Thirteenth Prince remains to be our biggest obstacle.
Yinxiang is so annoying.
He just can't be knocked down.
Yinti,
you're smart.
Work out some ideas.
What should we do with him?
Nothing.
Yinti,
tell me
what's on your mind.
You're good at plotting against people.
You may be able to figure out everything,
but you don't understand what love is.
Your Highness,
what do you mean?
You underestimate Yinxiang's love for Wei.
The depth of his love for her
will never be understood by you.
So, you only see he's back in the game,
but you don't know he's broken inside.
Yinxiang in his current status
doesn't pose a threat to you.
You know him so well.
-Do you... -Of course, I know him.
After all, I'm different from you.
Yinti's words
remove my worries.
I'm lucky to have a good brother
like Yinti to help me
and a heroine
like Minghui to offer me advice.
I'll definitely suppress the rebellion
to regain Father's trust.
Minghui,
will you come with us on the expedition
and continue to advise me?
Yeah. Yeah.
Come with us.
I'm willing to go with you.
I don't like this, Yinsi.
You either bring
her or me.
Choose between us.
Yinti.
You...
Yinti.
What brought you here?
You, who don't even fear tigers,
repel me so much.
Do you fear me?
You're scarier than a tiger.
I'm scary?
I am what I am now
because you changed me.
Do you remember this blade?
Do you remember
what happened back then?
Hurry.
Run faster.
Hurry.
Come on.
Minghui!
Quick! Pick up the blade!
Hurry!
Kill it!
Kill it and we'll live!
If you don't kill it,
neither of us will survive!
Come on!
Do it!
Minghui!
Enough.
It's dead.
Enough.
Stop it.
It's dead already.
You're safe.
Enough. Minghui.
Enough.
It's dead already.
Eat.
You won't eat?
Fine.
It's tiger meat.
So what?
We still killed it.
The tiger meat
is the most delicious thing I've ever eaten.
I regret that I let you stab it.
You regret.
But I should thank you.
I should thank that stab.
You made me know
the pleasure of fighting back and defeat a strong force
in a place ruled by the law of the jungle.
You made me know
I should stop being a concubine's daughter whom anyone can flog.
I should stop living in other people's shadows.
I should get things for myself.
Your Highness,
thank you.
You made me what I am today.
It turns out
I'm the cause.
Since then,
destiny has designated us as each other's best partner.
Now,
you have the ambition
and I have the means.
Why should anyone prevail over us?
You and I
both want this world.
Why not continue to cooperate?
Let me help you.
Back then, I helped you kill a tiger.
Now,
I can help you do more.
Look out for yourself.
Qixiang.
Look.
It's cold.
The fire has been out for hours.
His Highness has been busy
handling government affairs.
This happens every day.
It's happened multiple times.
He doesn't even know the fire is out.
You'll keep watch tonight.
Keep the fire burning in the brazier.
Got it.
Your Highness,
eat something.
♪I used to gaze at the mountains and the sea.♪
♪The vault of heaven opened all of a sudden.♪
♪Do you know love can last a lifetime?♪
The fire is out.
How can he sleep like this?
Your Highness.
♪A willow is no match for the wind,♪
I saw him come in.
♪the sea is no match for a mote.♪
♪We wait for our love to last forever♪
♪until we're grey-headed.♪
♪I'm playing a sorrowful tune on the lute.♪
♪But I've got no one to appreciate my music.♪
♪A beauty is reduced to a lonely life.♪
♪With tears in her eyes, she's reluctant to leave.♪
♪Time elapses so quickly.♪
♪The vermilion gates and the green tiles have long gone.♪
♪I hope you'll show pity on me♪
♪and allow me to exist for love.♪
♪I'll be reincarnated time and again for you.♪
♪All I ever want is to be part of your life.♪
♪Even if it's just a dream,♪
♪I'd love to indulge in it and never wake up.♪
♪I come for you, my love♪
Your Highness.
♪is the tenderest dialogue.♪
Your Highness.
Why are you here?
It's late at night.
Let me help you get back and rest.
♪...and always the same.♪
♪I'll be reincarnated time and again for you.♪
I know you're upset.
But take care.
You won't be able to bear it.
The Princess Consort wouldn't want you to do this.
♪I'd love to indulge in it and never wake up.♪
I'm alright.
You're dismissed.
♪I come for you, my love♪
So, His Highness has been pretending
to lead a normal life these days.
He's lost his true self.
Only an empty shell is left.
But he's still missing her.
♪Together forever.♪
♪For you are with me.♪
Hang the red satin higher.
Yes, Your Highness.
Higher.
My lady.
Here is the menu
for tonight's birthday banquet for Fourth Prince.
I made this menu.
All the dishes are Fourth Prince's favorites.
Tell the kitchen to prepare the dishes in advance.
Yes, Your Highness.
Hold on.
Tell them not to make Longevity Noodles.
I'll make the noodles myself later.
You treat Fourth Prince so well.
Your Highness,
Qixiang from the Thirteenth Prince's mansion is here.
I pay respect to you, Your Highness.
Today I've come to
talk to Fourth Prince about something.
He should be in the study now.
You'll find him there.
Take Qixiang there.
Yes, Your Highness.
Thank you, Your Highness.
This way, Qixiang.
What suddenly
brought you here, Qixiang?
Your Highness,
when will Thirteenth Princess Consort come back?
Why do you ask this?
Thirteenth Prince's situation is getting worse.
Yinxiang?
What's wrong with Yinxiang?
What do you mean by getting worse?
He misses Thirteenth Princess Consort like crazy.
It looks like he's pulled himself together,
but he's only pretending to be strong.
In fact, he's worse than a walking corpse.
The situation is aggravating.
I don't know how long he can hold on.
I'm worried that he might not make it.
The only one who can save him
is Thirteenth Princess Consort.
Your Highness,
when will Thirteenth Princess Consort
come back to Thirteenth Prince?
She's not healed yet.
We might need to wait a little longer.
More waiting?
Alright.
Your brotherly love for each other is strong.
Please do your best to help Thirteenth Princess Consort
get better as soon as possible,
so she can come back to Thirteenth Prince.
Your Highness,
Thirteenth Prince's life is in your hands.
I know.
Thank you, Your Highness.
For Fourth Prince's birthday,
you have put your secret recipes to use.
This dish took a long time to prepare.
His Highness will definitely like it.
His Highness always likes my dishes.
Surely, he will stuff his face today.
His Highness has been busy handling government affairs.
He hasn't been having meals and sleep on time.
He should be nourished carefully.
Quan'er.
Prepare a horse.
Aye.
Your Highness,
you're going out now?
The dishes have been served.
Eat before you leave.
I have urgent business.
Can't eat.
Come back early tonight.
Our family hasn't got together for a long time.
On the occasion of your birthday,
I and my sisters
have prepared a feast for you.
Please come back early
and celebrate with us.
I might not come back tonight.
But...
This is your birthday banquet.
We started preparing it one month ahead.
Yeah.
We made all your favorite dishes.
You may eat them.
Got to go.
Servants.
Take all the dishes away.
Dump them!
Sister,
don't be upset.
I think he really has urgent business.
For how many days must I drink the medicine?
According to the doctor's prescriptions,
you need to drink it until the middle of next month.
Lady,
bear with the bitterness.
It's alright.
Today is the end of this month.
It'll be over soon.
Today is the 30th day of October?
Yes.
What's wrong?
Today is Yinzhen's birthday.
Nothing.
Yinxiang held his birthday banquet every year.
But this year...
Your Highness.
Yinzhen.
Why are you here?
To bring you the medicine.
Here.
I found some palace prescriptions
that can strengthen your energy and body.
I also fetched some tributary tonics.
The usage and dosage of these medicines
have been written down by me.
By the way,
this is the tributary white honey from the northeastern land Wula.
Your medicines are bitter.
After you finish drinking medicine,
you may eat this to get rid of the bitterness.
Thank you.
You should have asked a servant to send these things.
Isn't today your birthday?
Why didn't you stay at home and hold a banquet?
I have government affairs to attend to.
I can't go home.
So I came by to give you the medicines.
Besides,
I'm not three years old.
Birthday celebration doesn't matter to me.
If you don't mind,
stay and dine with me
to celebrate your birthday.
Alright.
Today is your birthday.
Allow me to toast you with tea instead of liquor
for three times.
Alright.
The first toast
is to wish you a happy birthday
and a happy future.
Good.
The second toast
is to, on behalf of myself
and Yinxiang,
thank you for risking your life to save me
and turned everything to a favorable direction.
Good.
The third toast
is to wish you prestige, power
and a life with realized dreams
and everything you want.
Everything I want?
Me?
Can I have that?
You're gifted in governance.
And you care about this country.
If you work hard enough,
you'll win the throne.
Can't you feel
what I want?
Or are you feigning ignorance?
Lady,
the cake you made is ready.
I don't know how to make Longevity Noodles.
I wanted to make a cake.
But the variety of materials is limited here.
I have to replace a birthday cake with a steamed rice cake.
Yinzhen.
Try it.
Wei.
Don't leave me.
Fourth brother.
You've drunk too much.
Don't call me fourth brother.
I never wanted to be your fourth brother.
Wei.
Don't you know
what I have done for you?
You're not the old you anymore.
Now things are back to their starting point.
You can choose again.
And I can get
everything I lost back.
This time,
I won't let you go easily.
Unhand me!
Wei.
I'm sorry.
Maybe
you hate my guts now.
But I'm well aware of
all my feelings.
Therefore,
I do not regret.
Yinzhen,
no matter then or now,
I can't accept your love.
Because Yinxiang is the only man I love.
Leave.
It turns out
Yinzhen still hasn't moved on from me.
His feelings for me are still so strong.
If I continue to stay here,
I will stir him up.
Yinzhen is a gentleman.
But if he loses control like today,
it'll be too late to fix the situation.
Wei.
I'm sorry.
Give me a few more days.
Lady,
today is a fine day.
We can come out and take a walk.
Why are so many people here?
And there's even a carriage.
Is a guest coming?
It's a doctor from the town.
The Fourth Princess is sick.
So, a doctor is invited this morning.
He...
How is he?
He's alright.
Just a cold.
A few doses will heal him.
We just don't have
the right medicine here.
So,
we need to send someone
to go with the doctor to the town and fetch the medicine.
Fetch the medicine in the town.
Are you the one who will fetch the medicine?
Then what are you waiting for?
Get in the carriage.
Yinzhen.
Don't blame me.
Where did the carriage go?
Lady.
Have you seen the lady?
I don't see the lady
or the doctor's carriage.
Oh no.
What's wrong?
I have to inform Fourth Prince.
What's wrong?
Well? Get one?
Lower the price.
We're a small business.
Give me a lower price.
Check this out.
Trinkets.
Steamed buns.
Warm steamed buns.
What do you want?
Mister,
do you escort goods to the capital?
We do.
What,
you need to transport some goods?
I don't have goods.
I just want a ride.
Here is a bracelet.
It's worth some money.
I can make fires and cook
for you on the way.
I won't cause trouble.
Alright.
You may leave with the fleet later.
Yes.
Thank you.
Make way. Make way.
Hold on. Stop right here.
We'll carry out a search.
Start searching.
I have a pain in my stomach.
Can I go inside and relieve myself?
Go. Go.
Hurry.
Search the place carefully.
We have searched the front. Not there.
Check the outside.
Got it.
Alright. Alright.
-Take it away. -How is it going?
Your Highness,
here are the armed escorts scheduled to leave for the capital.
I have questioned them.
They said they didn't see any suspicious woman.
Fine.
Have you searched the boxes?
I...
Do you want me to open them one by one?
Yes, Your Highness.
Wei.
You fear me so much?
Your Highness.
Are we still searching for the woman?
No.
Withdraw the troop.
Yes, Your Highness.
Take an elite troop with you
and make sure this escort fleet arrives in the capital safely.
Yes, Your Highness.
Yinzhen.
Thank you.
I'm sitting on the rooftop.
The breeze kisses my face.
I feel it light.
The scenery is gorgeous,
but I feel so lonely.
You and I
live in two different spaces.
In your space it's also spring.
There's also a gentle breeze.
There's also this beautiful scenery.
Your face is close to mine.
I can feel your breath.
Your smile has been engraved in the azure sky.
On the lonely rooftop I find no trace of you.
Engraved in my mind
is your tearful face.
I'm no stronger than you.
Deep inside, I'm weeping.
But I want you to remember
my smiling face.
Your face is close to mine.
I can feel your breath.
Your smile has been engraved in the azure sky.
On the lonely rooftop I find no trace of you.
Engraved in my mind
is your tearful face.
I'm no stronger than you.
Deep inside, I'm weeping.
But I want you to remember
my smiling face.
I'm no stronger than you.
Deep inside, I'm weeping.
But I want you to remember
my smiling face.