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 23
Yinsi.
Here.
Yinsi.
My life has been
easy recently.
Look at Yinxiang.
He's totally lost his spirit.
As quiet as a mouse.
And Yinzhen
holds his breath in front of us.
Now we're rid of a rival,
our life has become easier.
It feels good! Good!
Yin'e,
don't forget that
we have only brought down Yinxiang.
Our bigger enemy is Yinzhen.
Yinzhen may appear to be quiet,
but he's going to recover from the setback.
I've asked Yintang
to watch Yinzhen closely.
Whatever happens,
Yintang will send word to me.
Speaking of Yintang,
why is he still not here?
We three agreed to
drink together tonight.
Here.
Yintang.
You have arrived so late.
Yintang.
Have a drink with me.
Yinsi.
Yinzhen is making a move.
In the past few days, Yinzhen did nothing.
He just took a trip to the suburbs every day.
Today, he suddenly sent his troops
to escort an escort fleet unrelated to him.
My scout reported that
the escort team includes an unidentified woman.
An unidentified woman?
An unidentified woman.
It can't be that Wei is back to life, right?
Yinsi,
do you think...
It's possible.
But that day,
we saw her being cremated.
Can she revive?
Who knows what Yinzhen would have done.
I must get to the bottom of it.
We'd rather kill innocent people
than spare her.
What's on the vehicle?
Open it.
Just grains.
Mister,
did something happen in the capital?
Why is the clearance process so strict?
Nothing happened before I left the capital.
However, bandits have been
rebelling in Shandong.
The court sent several princes to suppress the rebellion.
It probably has something to do with that.
They went to suppress the rebellion?
Did Thirteenth Prince go too?
How would I know?
Gather around!
Yes!
Soon,
the princes will head to a suburb Buddhist temple
to pray for His Majesty.
All those who wish to
enter or exit the city
must be placed under scrutiny.
Don't slack off.
If any exile or bandit enters the city
and causes trouble,
none of us will end well.
Understood?
Yes!
What about Yinxiang?
Stop. What's your purpose?
I'm entering the city to visit my family.
Your Highness.
How is it going?
Something is wrong.
The Eighth Prince suddenly started to question the escort team.
It probably won't go well.
Should I take troops there to stop them?
No.
Dispatching more troops
would catch too much attention.
Besides, Yinsi and the others
won't leave the matter at that.
What shall we do?
If Yinsi finds her out,
you'd be accused of deceiving the emperor.
Wei, get in the carriage.
Your Highness.
What are you doing?
I was about to ask you.
Why are you here?
I and my sister decided to
come out on this fine day.
Your Highness,
you startled us.
Your Highness,
can we leave now?
Go.
Scared the hell out of me.
That was too close.
Scared the hell out of me.
It was Yinsi himself.
Whom did we save exactly?
Your Highness,
thank you for saving me.
No need to thank me.
I did it for Fourth Prince,
not for you.
What?
We saved her?
No. No. No.
I must be crazy
to have done this.
Calm down.
I can't calm down!
She can't stop haunting me.
His Highness went head over heels about her.
After all this time,
His Highness still cares about her.
I rejoice every time His Highness glances at me.
And how does he treat her?
He would climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of flames for her
and never abandons her.
With everything that has happened,
you are not even angry
and you're willing to help her?
Sister,
remember that
you are his legal wife.
We are sharing our lives with him.
Stop it.
I have my own judgment.
But we...
His Highness is back.
Your Highness.
Don't break our heart.
Tell me,
in what way are we inferior to that wench?
His Highness is tired.
We can talk to him tomorrow.
Allow us to excuse ourselves.
I'm not finished.
Let's go.
Your Highness, I'm not finished.
Your Highness, we have handled the matter.
Eighth Prince shouldn't have any doubt for now.
However,
the storm is yet to pass away.
Taking her into the mansion might draw too much attention.
So, I settled her
in the Buddhist nunnery in the south end of the city.
We'll make a plan
after the storm calms.
You helped a lot today.
We overcame today's crisis,
thanks to you.
I didn't expect
you would be the one
who understood me
and helped me
at the most critical moment.
You are exaggerating.
I've only made a little contribution.
It's my honor to have
shared your burden for a while.
Sister.
Come in.
Why aren't you with His Highness?
How is Nian?
I persuaded her
to calm down.
His Highness said he had government affairs to handle
and he went to the study.
Good.
Don't let her throw a tantrum in front of His Highness.
It'd irritate him.
Yes.
Sister.
I know you saved Wei
for His Highness.
For all this time,
he's been devoted to her.
He never paid attention to us.
Don't you feel mad,
wronged,
or an urge to complain?
How can I not be upset,
resentful and angry?
I hate that
he's depressed about the fact that
Wei married his brother.
He skimps on smiling at me.
I hate that
he deceived the emperor
to save Wei,
risking the lives of him and his family.
Tell me,
how can I not be resentful
and angry?
Sister.
Since the day I married him,
I vowed that I'd become
the best and most virtuous wife
to deserve him
and to support his family.
It doesn't matter how cold and heartless the way he treats me.
Every time he frowns,
I feel so bad that I
want to give my heart to him.
But he doesn't want my heart.
Wei is the only reason
he'd look at me.
We are the same.
I've accepted reality.
I'm his first wife.
Nian can throw a tantrum,
can have a fit.
But the first wife can't.
As long as it makes him happy,
I'm willing to share his burden.
If he cherishes her,
I'm willing to protect her for him.
Everything is done for him.
I know.
It is cold recently.
Our workers and cooks have fallen ill one after another.
The princes and princess consorts have chosen to come and pray at this time.
So, we have lots of kitchen work to do.
Without you,
we won't be able to handle the workload.
Go this way
and you will reach the place where believers burn incenses and pray.
Go that way, pass through the arched door, and you will enter the yard
where the princes will stay in the day after tomorrow.
Remember.
Without permission,
no one must enter the yard.
You're a newcomer.
You must not go around at will,
lest you offend the nobles.
I'll keep that in mind.
Let's check out the kitchen.
Okay.
Your Highness,
you didn't sleep all night.
Please take a rest.
It's alright.
I need to go out and pray for father today.
Let me help you wash.
Enduring pain all day long
and taking no account of your health,
you haven't thought about how much it would
distress the Princess Consort if she sees you like this.
I mean,
when she was alive, she hated to see you being sad and upset.
If you don't take care of yourself,
how can she rest in peace?
What are you talking about?
Why do you bring up Wei?
Did Wei leave a message
that you didn't tell me?
Worrying about you,
I just made an inappropriate remark.
Fine.
I know what she meant.
She wanted me to live a good life.
She didn't know
how hard it is.
Actually...
Your Highness,
the carriage is ready to take you to the temple.
It can leave at any time.
Good.
What did you want to say?
Nothing.
What's wrong with you today?
Keep stumbling over your words.
Alright.
We can't be late to pray for my father.
We'll talk when I come back.
Sister-in-law,
I wonder how busy Yinzhen is.
He doesn't even show up
to pray for our father.
Speaking of busy,
Yinsi and Yinti are really busy.
They're serving the country on the battlefield.
They share the burden of our father,
unlike someone
who doesn't even participate in prayer.
You're right.
Yinzhen has always done his job
perfectly and impeccably.
Perhaps,
he's doing this to express his discontent with
father entrusting Yinsi
with the mission.
Yintang, your words
hurt three people.
Father's will
is not for us to judge.
Yinsi's abilities
are known to us.
It's understandable that he entrusted Yinsi with the mission.
Why would Yinzhen be unhappy?
Besides,
when Yinzhen caught his illness,
father sent Director Li to visit him.
I wonder if his condition will worsen
once he knows what you said.
Yintang, Yin'e,
be careful about what you say.
Alright.
Yinzhen knows we're praying for father today.
He sent word to me,
asking me to do his part.
Yinxiang,
I know you all think for father's benefit.
But brothers should not
take each other's jokes too seriously.
It'll hurt feelings.
You are right, Yinreng.
Thank you.
You're welcome, sister-in-law.
Yinzhen has always been tough.
How come he suddenly fell ill?
Well...
All I know is he had been busy
handling various matters.
Perhaps fatigue caused his illness.
Yinzhen never talks to me about the court.
Here.
Drink some tea.
Jasmine tea.
Keep asking.
I won't ask.
I also like jasmine tea
and Luofuchun wine.
Jasmine tea with chestnut cake
is a perfect match.
Who needs to know what you like?
♪The vault of heaven opened all of a sudden.♪
♪Do you know love can last a lifetime?♪
Your Highness,
it's a cold day.
Put it on.
No need.
♪A willow is no match for the wind,♪
♪the sea is no match for a mote.♪
Don't follow me.
I'll take a walk
and return soon.
Yes.
♪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.♪
Wei.
♪Time elapses so quickly.♪
Wei.
Is that you?
Wei.
♪I hope you'll show pity on me♪
Is that you, Wei?
♪and allow me to exist for love.♪
Wei!
♪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.♪
Wei!
I've been hoping to dream
♪I come for you, my love♪
♪is the tenderest dialogue.♪
and see you in my dreams.
But you never visited me in my dreams.
♪...and always the same.♪
Do you still blame me?
Even if you blame me,
I can't do anything about it.
I want to listen to you.
But you can't leave me here
and tell me to live a good life.
Don't you think it's cruel?
♪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.♪
Your Highness. Your Highness.
It's time to get back.
♪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.♪
No rush.
It won't do anyone good if I show up now.
♪...and always the same.♪
We all need to wait.
Yinxiang.
You too.
♪Together forever.♪
♪For you are with me.♪
-Your Highness. -Qixiang.
This morning...
I want you to help a person.
Only you can save her.
Tell me what to do.
I'll try my best.
The person is my wife.
-What? -Wei is probably alive.
She's hiding in the nunnery I visited today.
You don't believe me?
The Princess Consort isn't in the nunnery.
What are you talking about?
Why can't she be in the nunnery?
Do you know something?
I...
Fourth Prince and I saved the Princess Consort together.
What?
On the eve of her execution,
I put black silk
in the dress she's going to wear.
I knew Fourth Prince wanted to save her,
so I helped him.
That day, when I served the poisonous wine to her,
I put the medicine powder Fourth Prince gave me,
and faked the death of Thirteenth Princess Consort.
Fourth Prince made changes to the shroud,
so that we succeeded in rescuing Thirteenth Princess Consort.
I can't believe you did something
so dangerous behind my back.
The fact it's dangerous made me worry that
you'd hinder the plan because you cared too much about her.
It was an emergency.
We had to take the risk.
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
You just let Wei
wander outside alone?
We must keep
the rescue a secret.
The Princess Consort was in danger due to the poisonous wine.
We remained silent,
fearing that we'd fail to save her
and let you down.
As for why the Princess Consort is in the nunnery,
I have no idea.
She should have been
resting to recuperate in Fourth Prince's house.
Fourth Prince promised...
Promised...
Enough.
No more talking.
Wei has suffered enough.
The most important thing now
is to take Wei back.
I don't care about anything else.
You're dismissed.
Yinti.
I pay respect to you, Your Highness.
Finally, you have arrived.
The victory feast
can't begin without
our biggest contributor.
You flatter me, Yinsi.
Come on.
Bring the wine.
The Qing Dynasty is fortunate to have
a valiant general like Yinti.
With this bowl,
I propose a toast to you with all the other officials.
-Cheers. -Cheers. -Cheers.
Yinti isn't the only contributor this time.
Minghui also
helped us a lot.
She helped us gain victory as our military counsellor.
Minghui is really
a heroine.
You flatter me, Your Highness.
I don't deserve such a compliment.
You surely deserve it.
What a shame that
you are a woman.
If you are a man,
your future will be bright.
Your Highness,
I'm just an ordinary woman.
I don't have any ambition.
My greatest wish
is to find
a good husband
and be with him forever.
Minghui said
she wants a good husband.
That's easy.
Tell me who he is.
If I can help you,
I will do my best to help you.
Yinsi,
I need to train the troops tomorrow morning.
If it's all right with you,
I'd like to leave.
Now?
Alright.
Minghui looks tired to me.
How about you send her back?
Yinsi.
Allow me to excuse myself.
Go.
Come on.
-Let's drink. -Cheers.
Yinti.
Why did you leave in a hurry?
Do you fear me?
Fear you?
There's no one around us.
Drop the act.
If you don't fear me,
why not take a few steps and send me back?
You hate me so much?
Stop trying to
pull your petty tricks on me.
Yinsi and the others may fall for your tricks,
but I will not.
I dare not misbehave in front of you.
However, my so-called petty tricks
helped you get what you wanted.
I never asked you to help me.
Why treat me so coldly?
I'm no different from any other woman.
When I love someone,
I want to be with him.
If he runs into difficulties,
I will spare no effort to help him.
We know very well
what kind of person each other is.
There's no way we can be together.
Don't make vain attempts.
Your Highness.
People say faith can move mountains.
Nothing is impossible.
Your Highness,
we have ample time ahead of us.
It's good to have confidence.
But I take no interest in you.
Wei.
You look happy today.
Is there any good news?
The thought of going with you
to perform a religious rite for Thirteenth Princess Consort
delights me.
When you arrive in Thirteenth Prince's mansion,
you must buck up
and make no mistake.
Do you remember?
Yes.
If you smile so brightly
in the Thirteenth Prince's mansion,
you might offend the nobles.
Got it.
I'll be careful.
By the way,
how do you know
Thirteenth Prince likes chestnut cake?
He specially ordered us to bring you along.
Your culinary skills are great indeed though.
Just a lucky guess.
I've got to go.
Be careful.
Your Highness.
Qixiang.
=Marshal's Mansion Garden=
Let's go.
Masters.
This way.
Who are you?
Where are you going?
Thirteenth Prince never allowed the servants to touch your things.
He always cleaned them personally.
Never even moved them.
Your Highness.
Take some rest.
Yinxiang.
I'm finally back.
In recent days,
you have suffered a lot, I know.
Now I've returned, we will never separate again.
Let's drink wine and appreciate flowers every day
and fulfill our promise.
Your Highness.
Though you have come back,
faking your death is deceiving the emperor.
You have to stay in the mansion
as a maid for the time being.
Got it.
Thank you.
His Highness is waiting for you in the study.
From now on,
you'll walk down the path alone.
Forgive me for not seeing you off.
Alright.
♪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.♪
From now on, you are mine.
♪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.♪
♪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♪
I'm back.
♪is the tenderest dialogue.♪
♪The mortal life is transient, but my love for you is permanent♪
♪and always the same.♪
I know you came up with
the idea of holding a religious rite
to bring me back quietly.
I can't let you
wander outside alone.
If Yinzhen saved you,
how come you were in the nunnery?
I missed you too badly.
So, I ran away
before he could make arrangements.
You don't believe me?
That's not important.
Now you're at my side.
This is what I care about.
When I was entering the city,
Yinzhen helped me.
If he didn't stop the guards from questioning me,
the news of me being alive would spread far
and we wouldn't see each other again.
Don't say that.
I forbid you to leave me again.
We are reunited,
thanks to Yinzhen and Qixiang.
I know what you mean.
I will remember that
Yinzhen saved you.
Holding you in my arms,
sniffing the fragrance of your hair,
I feel content.
How can you do this?
Pining away like this.
Didn't Qixiang bring my message to you?
What?
Does your heart ache for me?
Sure.
If I was to come back later,
this handsome face
would be ruined
and my sin would be great.
What are you laughing at?
I'm telling the truth.
I love my handsome Yinxiang.
By the way.
The jade ring.
Back to its owner.
Wei.
Promise me that
you won't do anything silly again.
I did it for...
Not even for me.
No matter what happens in the future,
you must consult me
before you make any decision.
Get it?
Are you mad?
I'm not mad.
I just hate myself.
Recently, I have been thinking that
if I had not
made you stay with me,
would you have suffered less?
It was my will.
You and I are a couple.
We don't owe each other.
Yeah.
We are a couple.
We don't owe each other.
And we will never separate.
Where is Eighth Prince?
I'm reporting an emergency!
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Your Highness!
The rebels played tricks in today's battle.
They ambushed Fourteenth Prince
and inflicted heavy casualties on our forces.
Where is Fourteenth Prince?
He...
Tell us.
Fourteenth Prince lured
the rebels away to save us.
He's out of touch.
Things are looking grim.
Why aren't you searching for him?
Because this land
is steep
and mountainous.
The rebels are occupying the advantageous spots
that are easy to defend and hard to attack.
If we search for him now,
we'll fall into another trap.
Your Highness.
Fourteenth Prince's life hangs by a thread.
We can't wait for his doom.
Minghui,
I worry as much as you about Yinti.
But marching in the darkness is courting death.
This move is too risky.
We can only wait.
Once dawn breaks,
we will dispatch the troops.
Your Highness,
no.
Who knows how many things will happen overnight?
You won't go?
I can go by myself.
Minghui! Minghui!
Yinti!
You can't die.
You owe me this.
You must live!
Yinti!
Where are you?
Yinti! Yinti!
Yinti!
Who is there?
Someone is there!
Stop!
Catch her!
Where is she?
Where did she go?
There she is!
Catch her!
Stop! Stop!
Stop running! Stop her!
Yes! Yes!
Let's see where you are running now.
Who are you?
What are you doing?
Who are we?
I was about to ask who you are.
What are you doing
in the wilderness?
Whoever comes close
will be killed by me.
How violent.
We like the violent type.
Do you know who I am?
How dare you offend me?
We don't care who you are.
Run.
Come on. Run.
Come on.
You bitch.
Screw you!
Yinti, watch out!
Yinti.
Yinti, wake up.
Wake up.
Yinti, wake up.
Don't scare me, Yinti.
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.