01x46 - Find Cheng Shi

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[Love Like the Galaxy]

[Love Like the Galaxy 2: Episode 19]

[Marquis Quling's Manor]

[Five Days Later]

General.

Take it slow.

Does this medicine taste too bitter?

No place is as good as home.

I was in Tongniu County for such a long time, I really missed home.

I missed you and the children.

Of course, I also missed Mother.

I missed everyone so much that my heart curled up in a ball.

We also missed General. When we were all in jail,

whenever we talked, we mentioned you.

Mother said you are a filial son.

Song'er and Shaogong also missed your kindness as a father.

Not to mention Niao Niao,

she rushed about for you because she cares for you.

What about you, Dear?

We've been married 30 years.

We've supported each other with love.

Do you need to ask?

I couldn't have imagined that our family would be implicated in the Tongniu case.

That day, Yan Zhong and I discussed what to do with the 2,000 refined copper.

I was worried that, if Tongniu was taken, the military resources would be plundered.

So I suggested transporting the 2,000 refined copper out of the city to hide.

Who could have imagined that we were ambushed mid-way?

Ma Rong not only took the shipping carts, he also slaughtered Yan Zhong and his whole family.

I struggled to resist and got injured.

I risked my life to escape.

Eventually I fainted in the grass.

But Niao Niao said, when you were found, you were quite lively

and didn't look like you had been unconscious for a long time.

Blame it on Lou Ben.

When I woke up, I was in that hut with wounds all over my body.

He said I was saved by the civilians who were laboring in the surrounding mines.

He heard the news and came to take care of me for two days.

He also told me that Tongniu was lost.

County Magistrate Li Feng rebelled

and falsely accused Yan Zhong and I of defecting with the 2,000 refined copper.

His Majesty ordered the two of us to be arrested.

And you just believed him, General?

He was Lou Yao's older brother, and they once had a marriage accord with us.

How could I imagine that he would lie and deceive me?

Later, my injuries healed.

I wanted to find a chance to return to the capital to defend myself.

He cajoled me that I shouldn't arbitrarily show myself.

Otherwise, Ma Rong's spies would detect me, then intercept and k*ll me.

If I died, I wouldn't be able to defend myself.

The entire Cheng family would be convicted and punished.

He also promised me that

he would tell you I was still alive

to reassure you all.

Once I was exonerated, our family could be reunited.

I was afraid that this crime would implicate you,

so I had to tolerate and endure that small place.

I was so suffocated.

General, it really was hard on you.

You could actually escape a calamity from under his hands.

He had some conscience and didn't k*ll me.

It was probably on account that Niao Niao

and Lou Yao were once engaged.

That's because he failed,

naturally he wanted to do something good.

If he had succeeded,

would he have hidden you forever? If he had succeeded,

you would have been the first person he'd k*ll.

Eldest Son! Eldest Son!

Eldest Son, you're finally awake.

- Mother...
- You really scared your mother!

You slept for three days and three nights without waking.

Don't shout anymore, Mother.

I'm not fully recovered.

Your vocal chords almost sent me to death.

Such an unfilial son.

Do you know how your mother endured lately?

You only have your wife in your eyes. Your mother suffered such hardship,

but why don't you show any concern?

Why don't you show any concern? You unfilial son.

That can't be right, Mother.

How many days did you stay in jail? You actually look plumper than before.

See? To take care of all of you,

Yuanyi lost a lot of weight. You don't look like you've suffered, Mother.

You're farting.

Because of the trouble you caused,

I've sacrificed the savings for my coffin.

My savings for the coffin. My...

Why don't you look like you care?

You mean that junk that you hid?

What junk? You...

You good-for-nothing child...

Good-for-nothing son!

Usually, all of you only say that I'm stingy.

If it weren't for these treasures that I hid,

what could your daughter have used to travel to Tongniu County

to save you, this unfilial son.

Years ago, without the food that I painstakingly saved, would you have survived until now?

If it weren't for the money that I squeezed from between my fingers,

could you have been saved?

- Could you have been saved?
- All right, all right.

All right, all right, Mother.

Mother has seen the chaotic wartime.

If Mother hadn't been frugal and saved, there'd be no Cheng family now.

You are sensible. Yuanyi is the one who is sensible.

They all say sons are reliable. As I see it,

the daughter-in-law is much more reliable than the son.

That's not right. What happened when I was gone?

You two... don't fight anymore?

Nothing much happened. It's just that we've thought it through.

Thought through what?

United against the same enemy.

Does your hand hurt?

[Luoyang]

A'Yao, I'm really sorry.

Miss Cheng, you're being too serious. You've not done anything to be sorry to me.

Everything my eldest brother did was his fault.

It's lucky that I didn't get demoted like Uncle

who is returning to his hometown because of the case.

Please take care, Your Highness the Crown Prince.

This old subject now bids farewell.

Grand Tutor Lou, take good care of yourself.

Why did you choose Hua County for your job?

Speaking of which, when I was in Hua County,

it was the happiest time in my life.

When I think of it, it's still like a dream.

At that time, you were so candid and courageous.

And I was innocent and fearless.

What a pity, if I could choose again,

I'd rather wish that I had never met you in my life...

and never gone to Hua County.

Please take care of yourself.

Cheng Shaoshang, if we hadn't been through this life-and-death event,

perhaps we could have been friends.

Who cares about being friends with you?

I don't care either, but you had to come and send us off.

You and your husband-to-be came together to the Lou family to arrest Eldest Brother

forcing him to commit suicide in front of everyone.

And now you come together to send us off.

Isn't this like stabbing a blade into A'Yao's heart?

Luckily, A'Yao is a man of righteousness.

He won't really blame you.

He... just doesn't know how to face you.

I believe there is a scale in his heart.

He knows what his older brother did

isn't acceptable to Heaven, Earth, and conscience.

After a long while, he'll think it through.

This is how A'Yao is, an upstanding person

with an open heart.

Cheng Shaoshang, when we meet again, I'll definitely treat you to wine and meat at a feast.

It's just that, given how we are now, we don't welcome you.

Don't be sad anymore.

If it weren't for your recommendation, A'Yao and his wife wouldn't be able to go to Hua County.

Hua County is a peaceful land now.

When they get there, I'm sure...

they'll be able to achieve what they aspire.

Why didn't we see Eldest Madam Lou and Sister Yanji today?

After the elders of the Lou clan learned about Lou Ben's last words,

they scolded Grand Tutor Lou

in hindering the future of the Lou descendants and causing this disaster.

But Grand Tutor Lou blamed his wife for the offense...

of being disrespectful, unvirtuous,

and sowing discord among family members.

Just a few days ago, Eldest Madam Lou was sent back to her parents' home.

It really is... husband and wife were birds on the same tree.

But when disaster came, they flew apart separately.

Not all couples are like this.

Young Madam Lou didn't treat Lou Ben this way.

Husband, you left first.

Our child and I will reunite with you soon in the netherworld.

You traveled all over the mountains and rivers, saying you'd find a fairyland for me.

You can't go back on your promise.

Just go ahead...

and lead the way for me.

The water rapids rushed fast at night. Despite all of the Lou Family guards getting into the water,

no one could find her.

And now,

Wang Yanji and her child are presumed dead without a corpse.

Sister Yanji helped me several times.

In the Lou family, except for A'Yao,

she treated me the best.

And now,

she died for her husband because of me.

On the day Eldest Young Master Lou died, I was anxious to find my father.

I didn't get to comfort her.

Young Madam Lou was a sensible person.

And A'Yao...

is also a truly sincere and good person.

With such a tragic occurrence in his family,

he never hated you and me.

He must have been very restrained today.

I remember A'Yao told me this once.

His favorite place to go...

was his older brother's study.

His older brother traveled everywhere and cared about the country.

He saw countless landscapes...

and also met many interesting people. But no one could have imagined that...

the two brothers...

would turn out this way now.

Lou Ben is the one who took the wrong path.

One step is wrong, every step is wrong.

For matters in the world,

sometimes all it takes is one wrong step,

and there will be no way to turn back.

Zisheng.

I don't seek glory and wealth,

I only wish for peace and joy.

You and I must not take a wrong step in life.

Then we won't have any regrets.

What's the matter?

My mother's illness is getting worse. Would you mind...

coming with me to visit her?

See if I made it well.

It's exquisite.

A'Li will definitely like it.

A'Li, you're here. Come quickly.

Mom made the almond cake for you. It's your favorite.

Come. Hurry and try it.

Taste to see if it's sweet. Come.

Try it.

What's the matter? Do you dislike what I made...

No.

Mom made it really well.

- I'll eat.
- Here, try a piece.

A'Li, why are you frowning when you eat the almond cake?

Is what I make not delicious?

It's not that. It tastes really delicious, very sweet.

Really?

It's good as long as A'Li likes it.

Even though there's a shortage of many things in the city,

the almond tree has born fruits.

You can eat however much of the almond cake that you want.

- Mother won't shortchange you.
-All right.

Since you like it, then eat more.

Hurry. Hurry.

Silly kid, you can slow down. There's a lot more.

Madam Huo still thinks Zisheng is a child.

Why is it that I think Madam Huo's illness

looks better today than before?

Junhua is getting older.

She can't endure the illness much longer.

Even though she looks spirited now,

actually, she is exhausted like a lamp running out of oil.

Aunt Huo gave birth to her prematurely.

Her body has not been good since she was little.

That's why she was pampered. For the villainous Ling,

she risked death to give birth to Zisheng,

but ended up like this.

Actually, it wasn't only Junhua.

Zisheng was also a premature baby.

Back in the day, I remember when he was born, he looked like a small kitten.

Everyone thought he wouldn't live,

so he was given the nickname, A'Li.
[Li = Leopard Cat]

But the Huo family's sister-in-law gave birth to a couple of sons and daughters.
[Huo Chong's wife]

All of them were healthy and strong.

Seeking health, she gave her own son's name to Zisheng.

Then what is General Huo Chong's son called?

Buyi was given to A'Li. Junhua's son's Wushang,
[Buyi: No Doubt. Wushang: No Harm]

was given to the Huo family's youngest son.

Huo Wushang.

They all say nephews resemble their uncles.

Buyi and Wushang, these two children,

looked very similar in their youth.

So Junhua liked to dress them up in the exact same outfits,

to have Brother Huo guess.

That hateful and villainous Ling. Every day he pretends to be a gentle father and deceived the whole world.

When Zisheng was young, how many times did he carry him?

Even more so, sometimes he couldn't even recognize them apart!

Are the two of them that similar?

That even Marquis Chengyang would mistake them?

Isn't that all because he rarely interacted with his son?

Even though the two children were similar in appearance,

but their personalities were completely different.

One was playful and restless.

He loved to climb trees and scale heights.

The other was gentle, quiet, and sensible.

He liked to read books and practice calligraphy.

Though their temperaments were different, they got along very well.

A'Li loved to eat almonds.

A'Zheng would get rashes if he even touched an almond.
[Zheng = Fierce]

But he was still willing to climb trees to pick almonds for him.

Zisheng is now the Huo family's remaining bloodline.

He must not risk his life anymore.

If he were to get into an accident, then Junhua...

Child, I'll entrust Zisheng to you.

On the day of your marriage, I will prepare another set of dowry to match the same amount

your parents prepared for you.

How does that sound?

No need. Empress said the same thing.

My dowry is already plenty.

Who complains that their own dowry is too much?

What's more... If your dowry is too little,

in the future if you meet Princess Yuchang and you can't lift your head, what of it then?

What does how plentiful my dowry is

have anything to do with Princess Yuchang?

She's proficient in the four arts, cooking, and feminine work of all kinds. [Four arts: zither, Go, calligraphy, painting. Feminine work: embroidery, needle-work]

She's also famous in the capital city for being capable and virtuous.

What about you?

I heard that when you tried to sew armor, you could even make chicken wings.

And caused Zisheng to be ridiculed by many generals for days.

If your dowry isn't a bit more plentiful, then wouldn't you be unable to compete with her at all?

Uncle Cui,

I think...

our relationship ends here.

I bid you farewell.

The heavens are high and lands are far. No need to send me off.

Those were mandarin ducks. Not chickens.

What a big temper!

This child is a bit interesting.

What's wrong with you?

Nothing.

How did you get so many rashes?

It must be when I was training, I was bitten by mosquitos.

On such cold days, how could there be this many mosquitoes?

Let me see.

You have a fever. It's so hot.

Let me lean on you.

The physician said Young Lord was feverish because he can't eat almonds.

He'll be fine after a night.

But how come Young Lady left without a word?

She didn't even wait for Young Lord to wake up.

It must be because she's angry at Young Lord for not treasuring his own body.

We can only hope that Peng Kun reveals what he knows about the case of the lone city,

so Young Lord can untie the knot in his heart and marry Young Lady sooner.

Young Lord, didn't the physician order you to rest more? Why did you get up again?

I can't wait any longer.

If we wait for much longer, it'll be too late.

Let's go to the Ministry of Justice and seize Peng Kun.

- Yes!
- Yes!

Speak! Why did you harm Old Prince Qian'an?

Why did you betray the lone city?

Ling Buyi, you secretly abducted me from the Ministry of Justice

to this Northern Army prison.

It's clearly abusing authority for private punishment.

I can guarantee that each whiplash will fall on the same spot.

I wonder how many lashes General Peng can handle.

Speak!

I risked my life with the soldiers.

Old Prince Qian'an benefitted from others' efforts and continuously rose up in the ranks.

Was it wrong to k*ll him?

Young Prince Qian'an was incapable, but only had his mind set on succeeding in the status of his father.

A son succeeds his father after death.

When can we, humble soldiers, rise in the ranks?

Only with Old Prince Qian'an's death on the b*ttlefield,

and Young Prince Qian'an's ineptitude to placate the troops,

could I stop being a mere deputy general forever!

As for failing to save the lone city by arriving on time,

it is purely because Huo Chong was unlucky.

That's impossible!

That day at Shouchun, you said it had to do with Ling Yi!

What did you mean?!

Did the lone city fall because Ling Yi was inside providing support?

You're already the Wen clan's dog.

What?

You even want to bite your own father

in seeking merit?

I don't know anything.

If you have the guts, k*ll me.

Do you think I'm afraid to k*ll you?

I k*lled Prince Yong. I demoted Lady Wenxiu.

I even sent Young Marquis Yue to the Imperial Mausoleum!

You!

k*lling you...

is too easy.

What I want is to have you...

live wishing to be dead.

And there are at least a hundred different methods here.

General Peng,

are you willing to test them out one by one?

Why were you entranced by General Huo's portrait earlier?

I just think that General Huo and Zisheng look slightly similar.

They all say nephews resemble their uncles.

Buyi and Wushang, these two children,

looked very similar in their youth.

Though their temperaments were different, they got along well.

A'Li loved to eat almonds.

A'Zheng would get rashes if he even touched an almond.

But he was still willing to climb trees to pick almonds for him.

How did you get so many rashes?

It must be when I was training, I was bitten by mosquitos.

Shaoshang.

Empress, how come you are still awake?

Today, I wasn't feeling well

and slept lightly.

I saw that the lights in your room were still on, so I came to visit you.

Is Empress worried about the matter regarding the crown prince?

Grand Tutor Lou is Crown Prince's teacher.

These past few days, Lady Wenxiu,

Wang Chun, Fifth Princess,

and Grand Tutor Lou all had issues, one after the other.

Even if the Eastern Palace can rise up from these incidents,

I'm afraid Crown Prince's heart

is still uneasy.

Empress,

I secretly left the capital city

and investigated Lou Ben,

which caused Crown Prince to be implicated.

Does Empress not blame me?

Why would I blame you?

You're clever and obedient.

How would I be unaware of your quiet sufferings?

Actually, in my heart,

I even admire you.

If I had your courage in my youth,

maybe I could have also saved my father and mother.

Empress, you should take care of yourself first.

Other than the matter with Crown Prince,

you also worry about many other affairs.

That's right. Now, I only worry about

your marriage with Zisheng.

Empress,

can you tell me about Zisheng's past?

Has his personality always been this frigid?

I heard he looks like Marquis Huo's son.

When he was little, everyone commonly mistook them for each other.

Similar, but also not.

When Zisheng was younger, he was very joyous.

In contrast, Wushang was always reticent.

And mature beyond his years.

It's just that later, after what had happened,

Zisheng...

became like Wushang, no longer liking to smile.

Actually,

he has a few habits that are similar to Wushang's.

His Majesty also previously asked him.

He said that he wanted to live for Wushang, who'd passed.

He could no longer be too unrestrained.

This child has suffered too much in his early years,

I'm glad...

that he has you by his side in his remaining years.

I am also glad...

that he has Empress by his side.

Actually,

Zisheng helped us more.

No matter what happened,

people must look ahead.

You shouldn't worry about him.

He handles things with propriety.

Hurry and sleep. Perhaps,

tomorrow will be better.

Empress,

can you keep me company tonight?

Why not?

- Madam Peng!
- If Empress is not here, that's fine.

- Have Cheng Shaoshang come out to meet me.
- Madam Peng!

You must not make a ruckus here!

- This is Changqiu Palace.
- I don't care if this is Changqiu Palace.

I must meet Cheng Shaoshang right now!

- Don't stand in my way!
- Madam Peng!

Miss Cheng, I treated you poorly in the past.

Today, I purposely came here to apologize to you.

I beg you to have Eleventh Young Master let my husband go!

In the past when your mother was almost ex*cuted,

you did not so miserably plead to anyone.

Yet, for just a husband, you'll act in this way?

You must not want even a shred of dignity.

If the child in my womb does not have a father,

why would I still need self-respect and dignity?

Get up.

Hurry and get up!

No, I beg you. Please help me. Please help me, please!

You can discard your self-respect and dignity, but Changqiu Palace must not!

For an unloyal and unrighteous man, is it worth it?

To all of you, he's unloyal and unrighteous.

But in my eyes, there's no one else more affectionate and loyal.

Yes. He's disobedient and has conspired against the country,

and even k*lled my relatives,

but do you know what my relatives were like?

And what type of days I lived in my maternal home?

My father was inept.

My older brother was self-indulgent. And even more so, my mother only cared about my maternal uncle.

At any time, she'd command me to sacrifice for her maternal family.

No one was ever concerned about what I liked.

Even more so, no one cared about what I wanted.

Other than him.

So what about it?

Wang Ling, wake up.

After all, he's a traitor who betrayed the lone city.

In his early years at lone city, the miasma heavily harmed his body

and he developed asthma. So there were never plants in our courtyard.

But after he learned that I loved to garden,

he risked his health and ordered his men to plant many rare flowers and vegetation in our courtyard,

just to cheer me up.

For this reason, he was afraid to enter my courtyard.

Which is also what made me feel at ease.

One night, the heater in my room

ignited and caused a huge fire.

I thought I would die in Shouchun.

Who knew, he would risk his own life

just to save me?

Would even my father and mother, or anyone else be able to do that?

It seems like he's a good husband, indeed.

In the past, you were unwilling to marry him.

Ever since that incident, I vowed

that my life would be his.

Miss Cheng, that's why I beg you,

please help him. Please help him!

Peng Kun conspired against the country. That's a capital offense punishable by exterminating nine familial clans!

Do you really think that as a young lady I could persuade His Majesty to save him?

No, I'm not asking you to pardon him.

I'm not asking you to save him.

Since he has rebelled, there's no way he can escape execution.

It's just that Ling Buyi seized him from the Ministry of Justice and interrogated him overnight in Northern Army prison.

Ling Zisheng is vicious and merciless. He must be torturing my husband.

It's true. My husband has certainly done wrong.

But Ling Buyi threatened him to admit his crimes with unauthorized punishment. Isn't that wrong?

Peng Kun's crimes are unpardonable. Must he be forced to confess?

Wang Ling, I am unable to help you. You should leave.

Cheng Shaoshang, it seems you really don't know anything about Ling Zisheng.

Ling Zisheng is this world's

most incomprehensible and frightening man.

My husband had many eyes and ears in the capital city. He once told me.



♪ The flames of w*r strike against the frost and snow ♪

♪ It lightly covers the lingering illness of the past ♪

♪ Your back is against the light,
the galaxy reflected in your eyes ♪

♪ I hum a tune, the sun and the moon respond ♪

♪ The brilliance that penetrates the eyes ♪

♪ was extinguished by dust and lit again ♪

♪ The edges of earth, Kunlun, and netherworld
feel remorse for someone ♪

♪ The ocean is waking, the forest of steles
are like a mountain range ♪

♪ There are veiled criticisms in the corridor, a narrow door cannot easily close off one’s intentions ♪

♪ The challenges of one’s life become advice for the future ♪

♪ You and I will be in the same galaxy ♪

♪ We’ll use our absolute sincerity to
bring radiance to the ordinary ♪

♪ Bring radiance to the ordinary ♪