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 29
Oh dear, you're bleeding. Get up.
What happened?
Why are you bleeding so much.
I'm alright.
You're not alright.
You're badly injured.
You've always
been careful in all things.
What happened today?
I've been feeling restless
with anxiety for the past few days.
I can't eat or sleep well,
feeling that something terrible is going to happen.
Your Highness,
do you think something could have
happened to my brother?
I'm sure he's alright.
Don't be so paranoid.
But I haven't heard a word from him
although our meeting is approaching.
How could I not worry about him?
Did His Highness
tell you how my brother's been doing?
Don't hide it from me
if he told you anything.
He said nothing.
You've hurt your hand,
so don't touch water for the next few days.
Take a good rest.
I'll make some soothing tea for you.
Call me if you need help.
Thank you, Your Highness.
You and His Highness have been so kind to me.
Since we've been very kind to you,
can't you stay here with us?
Do you have to leave?
This is a very nice place
and I've had a great time with you,
but my brother is the only family I have.
This kinship cannot be replaced.
He is my home.
He's that important to you?
Yeah.
We became orphans when we were little
and we've shared our life together.
He's everything
to me.
My brother is like a father to me.
He taught me kung fu
and the way to conduct myself.
He kept me company as I grew up.
Go on.
No.
Repeat this set of moves.
I'm giving up.
I won't be able to outdo you anyway.
We're swordsman and swordswoman.
We need to apply our eyes
and heart to what we do
so as to see through everything
and strike back in a desperate situation.
Sister,
you're very young
and I'm sure you'll understand
when you grow up.
Is that so?
When will I be adept at kung fu?
When will I grow up?
Sister,
frankly I don't want you to grow up.
I wish you could stay innocent and happy forever.
As for kung fu,
you can carry on practicing it if you like.
You can also discontinue it.
It'll be alright.
Your brother will protect you.
Your brother is an awesome swordsman.
Come on. Let's go home.
Let's go home.
Come on.
The reeds are tall.
The reeds are long.
Reed catkins are like snowflakes.
So we went through trials and hardships
and experienced happiness together.
We agreed
that when I grew up,
we'd retire to the fields,
roam on our horses
and enjoy a carefree life together.
My brother has ideals and aspirations, I know.
He'll persist with his effort
to realize his ambitions no matter what.
I don't know what kind of mission
he's supposed to accomplish this time,
but I've never been so worried about him.
I don't know whether he's safe or not.
Even a word from him
would put my mind at ease.
Qixiang,
there's something...
What is it?
Why are you mincing your words?
Nothing.
I hope you could stop worrying so much.
Don't worry.
You brother will return safe and sound.
How is
your wound?
It's nothing serious.
Have you made up your mind
about Eldest Baylor?
It's time to draw the net in.
You mean...
At present,
Eldest Baylor is the only breakthrough Yinzhen has got.
That's why Yinzhen attempted
to torture Eldest Baylor into confessing,
tormenting the poor man cruelly.
This has caused a sensation at court.
He'll be forced to release his prisoner
if I fan the fire.
The public voice could only force him to release the prisoner,
but it couldn't help us get rid of him
once and for all.
Stay out of this matter.
Convalesce at home.
I've got other business to attend to.
Goodbye.
How come so many ministers impeach Yinzhen
for abuse of office in his handling of the case?
The officials submitted these memorials
because Yinzhen's move
had aroused their defiance.
Eldest Baylor has always been amiable
and easy of approach.
Yet Yinzhen abused his power and position
and tortured Eldest Baylor
into a most miserable state.
People are disappointed in him.
He did?
I dare not lie to you, father.
The incident has provoked
much discussion among the ministers
and has thrown the court into turmoil.
This gross dereliction of duty
is a disgrace to our imperial family.
It's also disappointed the ministers.
Father,
if only you could make known
your attitude that nobody is allowed
to abuse the imperial power they're granted
and to plot against loyal and upright officials.
You want me to make known my attitude?
Alright, then.
Yinzhen shall release Eldest Baylor
if he's still got no result by today.
Are you satisfied?
Thank you, father.
You're so wise, father.
Greetings to you, Thirteenth Prince.
I'm pleased to meet you, Mr. Zhao.
All of a sudden I'm charged with
and punished for a crime I've never committed.
I've been wronged.
Wronged.
The injustice is earth-shattering.
In the blink of an eye,
my wandering soul visits hell.
Yinzhen,
you're a treacherous murderer.
What horrendous injustice!
You've lost.
Help! Help!
Your Highness,
we've searched the whole South Mountain
but we've still got nothing.
Search again.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness,
Eldest Baylor...
Eldest Baylor just hanged himself in prison.
What?
Father,
Eldest Baylor died uncleared of a false charge.
We implore you to have Yinzhen investigated thorough
to uphold the law
and do Eldest Baylor justice.
Father, please look into Eldest Baylor's wrongful treatment
and have Yinzhen investigated thorough
so as to uphold the law
and do Eldest Baylor justice.
Your humble servants beseech Your Majesty
to have Yinzhen thoroughly investigated.
Go.
Bring Yinzhen to me.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Yinxiang was out all night last night.
I wonder what he's been doing.
Shun'er.
Wait.
Your Highness.
What happened?
Yinxiang was out all night last night.
Do you know where he is now?
Didn't I tell you?
Tell me what?
Sorry, Your Highness.
I was so busy that I forgot to tell you.
Last night Eldest Baylor
hanged himself in prison,
and His Highness
has been dealing with it in the palace.
His Highness bid me to send you a message
and fetch him a change of clothes.
I was going to head for the palace.
Eldest Baylor is dead?
Yeah.
I heard that the princes and ministers
were enraged by this incident.
They're raising hell at court.
It seems that His Highness
won't be able to return for a while.
Why did Eldest Baylor die at this critical moment?
With his death,
Mr. Zhao has lost his last bargaining chip
and is now in greater danger.
Have you seen Qixiang today?
No.
But last night I saw her
standing in the courtyard all night
and peeping out from time to time
as if waiting for someone.
I was going to ask her the next morning,
but when I got up this morning,
I saw no sign of her.
Your Highness,
it looks like rain,
so I need to hurry.
Where could she have gone?
Qixiang,
the rain is so heavy.
Come home with me.
I'm not going back.
I'll wait here for him.
Your brother is otherwise engaged.
Go back with me and wait there for him.
No.
He's a man of his word.
He's never broken a promise before.
Our appointment is overdue,
but he hasn't showed up yet.
I might as well wait here
instead of going back to fidget.
I'll wait for him
no matter what.
It's raining so hard.
You'll get sick waiting in the rain.
Your brother won't be coming.
Stop waiting.
He's not coming.
What do you mean?
Why is he not coming?
Tell me.
Do you know something?
Stop hiding it from me.
Why hasn't he come to see me?
Did something happen?
Tell me.
If you don't tell me,
I'll go and confront Thirteenth Prince about it.
Your brother's gone missing.
We don't know whether he's still alive or not.
Qixiang.
Nobody can stop me.
I must save him.
Only I can find my brother.
But do you know where to look for him?
It's very dangerous
to act recklessly
since you haven't got a clue.
Eldest Baylor's Mansion, Fourteenth Prince's Mansion,
I'll search them all.
I'll leave no stone unturned
and I won't stop
until I find him.
Don't stop me.
I'm not here to stop you.
I'm here to keep you company.
What?
I have a rough idea about your brother's whereabouts.
Let's go.
Zhao Fengchu,
listen up.
Eldest Baylor is dead.
You've outlived your usefulness.
You've lost this game.
A gentleman is ready to die for his bosom friends.
I can die without anything to regret.
I don't care if I've won or lost.
I just want to know
how you can stay so calm
after risking the safety of the front-line troops
and plunging the people into misery
just to satisfy your own selfish interests.
What?
You're afraid?
You can't even look straight at me?
You're going to live in self-accusation
and contempt for the rest of your life.
Since you're so good at seeing through others,
let's see what you're going to do if you're blind.
What are you doing?
Brother.
Mr. Zhao.
Brother.
Mr. Zhao.
Brother.
Mr. Zhao.
Are you sure my brother's here?
I can't think of where else
your brother could be now.
It's been one night.
Where on earth could he be?
Let's keep on searching the place.
Brother,
where are you?
Please give me a hint.
Mr. Zhao.
Your Highness.
Are you alright?
I'm OK.
There aren't any plum trees in South Mountain,
so where did these petals come from?
This is a flower made by my brother.
It won't wither or rot.
It can last a long time.
He must be in the vicinity.
Really?
There's blood on it.
He must have suffered much torment.
Calm down.
Let's go find him first.
Let's search the place over there.
Wait a moment.
This niche is set against the slope,
and it remains here
despite the frequent mudslides in South Mountain.
There's something fishy about it.
The niche looks worn,
but the plaque is new.
We've found it.
Let's go.
Brother.
Qixiang.
It's really you?
Brother.
What happened?
Who did this to you?
Qixiang,
this place is dangerous,
we'd better get out of here first.
Be careful.
Brother.
Today it's my turn to protect you.
Be careful, Qixiang.
The order is
to kill who puts up resistance.
Watch out, Qixiang.
Watch out, Mr. Zhao.
Brother.
I can fight even if I'm blind.
Brother, are you alright?
I'm OK.
Qixiang.
Are you all right?
This won't do.
Let's split.
I'll distract them.
Your Highness,
it's too dangerous.
I'm not the one they're after.
Go.
Hurry.
Stop.
Qixiang.
Qixiang, let's split.
Hurry.
Stop.
Catch her.
Yinxiang.
Retreat.
Sorry I'm late.
Did you get hurt?
I'm fine.
Let's go find Qixiang and Mr. Zhao.
Let's go.
Brother,
I think we've thrown them off.
Qixiang.
Brother.
Brother, what's the matter?
You look so pale.
I can't go any further.
What happened?
Come on.
I'll take you to the doctor in the capital.
Don't go.
Qixiang.
That won't be necessary.
It won't work.
You must hang in there.
There are many great doctors in the capital.
Thirteenth Prince has loads of excellent medicinal herbs.
You'll be alright.
Let's go.
It won't work.
I'm not going to make it.
Qixiang.
This is of great importance.
Give it to His Highness Thirteenth Prince.
Don't forget it.
Qixiang,
it's been a long time since we had a good chat.
Brother.
You promised...
You promised to retire from the world with me.
You promised to protect me forever.
You can't go back on your word.
You can't leave me.
I fulfilled every promise
I made to you since you were a child.
But I'm afraid
I can't fulfill that one.
I've let you down.
I'm sorry.
Don't say sorry.
You know,
I feel quite content
to die in your arms,
except that I have many unfulfilled wishes.
It's a pity
that I can no longer try your dishes.
I can no longer practice kung fu with you
or see you get married
and become a mother.
Brother.
Qixiang.
Don't cry.
You know,
being your brother is the best thing
that has ever happened to me.
Your company
has been such a delight to me.
But from now
I won't be able
to look after you.
Take good care of yourself.
Promise me
that you'll live well.
No.
Please don't die on me.
Promise me
you'll keep on going.
Our parents and I will watch over you
from a great distance.
Qixiang,
can you sing that nursery rhyme
for me one more time?
OK.
The reeds are tall.
The reeds are long.
We are separated by the mountain and the river.
On the side of the reeds is our hometown.
Beyond the reeds is the vast sea.
Brother.
Fengchu.
Brother.
You promised
to stay by my side forever.
Fengchu.
Don't break your promise, brother.
Brother.
How much more do you want me to owe you?
We've still got a lot of wine to drink together.
Brother.
My brother bid me to give you this.
My brother
didn't die in vain.
He's kept
his promise.
He made it.
Brother.
Father,
Eldest Baylor's suicide calls for a thorough investigation.
We need to get to the bottom of things
and do him justice
and do justice to all the officials.
Father,
it's an indisputable fact that Yinzhen
Fourth Prince wronged a righteous man
and caused the death of a member of the imperial family.
Please do us justice.
-I... -Your humble servants...
-...beseech father to do us justice. -...beseech Your Majesty to do us justice.
Yinzhen,
do you have anything to say?
Father,
I have nothing to say.
I'm giving you an opportunity to defend yourself.
Speak.
Father,
I see no point in defending myself
under these circumstances.
They all consider what they see
as the truth.
They all seek their own interests.
Some plan ahead
to put their minds at ease,
fearing that the scourge
on Eldest Baylor would one day
fall on their back.
In pursuit of power and benefit,
some try to eliminate anyone
who seeks to expose their dark secrets.
Such being the case,
I've got nothing to say.
Father,
I'm willing to take full responsibility.
Please convict me, father.
I gave you a chance,
yet you refused to talk.
In this case...
Guards.
Take Yinzhen to the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
He shall be punished with due severity.
Wait a second, father.
I've got something important to report to you
before you convict Yinzhen, father.
What is it?
I found the place where Eldest Baylor
hid the valuables from the Treasury.
Guards,
bring them here.
This is just a fraction of the stash.
I've turned in the rest of it
to the Treasury.
We've got conclusive evidence that Eldest Baylor
took the liberty of borrowing valuables from the Treasury
and kept delaying paying them back.
This is the account book that keeps
a record of Eldest Baylor's monetary entries,
the movement of which can be traced
back to their origin.
Father,
Yinzhen really didn't wrong Eldest Baylor.
Eldest Baylor was indeed guilty.
With embezzlement so rampant,
how could my empire enjoy peace and prosperity?
The case shall be thoroughly investigated by the Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Court of Justice.
I'm a bit tired now.
That's all for the court today
if you've no other memorials to submit.
Brother,
I've brought you your favorite wine and dishes.
I made them myself.
Have a try.
Brother,
this is a prank, right?
You've always been fond of pulling pranks on me.
This is no exception, right?
You were too lazy to take me to places,
so you faked your death.
Come back.
I promise I won't make trouble with you again.
I'll be a good girl.
It's too cold in the tomb.
Will you come back?
Didn't you promise
to protect me forever?
Why did you leave me alone in this world?
I've lost my only family.
I've got nothing and no one now.
Qixiang.
It's as good as new now.
Plum flowers symbolize perseverance,
the way your brother wanted you to be.
He isn't gone.
He's still watching over you.
Come on.
You're wrong if you think you've got no one.
You've got us.
We're your family now.
I'm your brother.
Brother.
I promise you.
I'll hang in there like plum flowers.
I'll live my life to the full
so as not to let you down.
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.