01x23 - Episode 23

[bunniefuu]

♪ From our first sight to your fading face ♪

♪ Fleeting fate, like a dream we can't embrace ♪

♪ Who squandered that heart-fluttering chase? ♪

♪ Only a silhouette is left ♪

♪ The ripples of time, interwoven ♪

♪ Flowing through my palm ♪

♪ Leaving deep wounds behind ♪

♪ I gaze out, through mist and rain ♪

♪ But cannot attain your horizon ♪

♪ Worldly charm fades in comparison ♪

♪ To your sweetest words ♪

♪ Wind on my cheek ♪

♪ Stirs up tangled thoughts ♪

♪ I can't let go ♪

= Money is Coming =

= Episode 23 =

[Run faster, faster.]

[Huailiu and the people in Yu'an Hall
are still waiting for me.]

Chuxi.

Xiao Xingheng, go
to Yu'an Hall to save them!

Quick, hurry up!

Everyone stay and
protect Her Grace's safety.

Yes!

[Huailiu, you must hang in there.]

Your Highness, there's something
suspicious about this plague.

Many people are involved.
You must be extra careful.

And, yesterday we found
the plague originates from the poisoned well.

Today, someone wants
to k*ll the Crown Princess.

[Yu'an Hall]

Xiao Xingheng.

♪ Just a glance, and the world ♪

♪ Becomes no longer bright ♪

♪ Unknowingly, we're bound ♪

♪ By a thread of red ♪

♪ Let's face the world's perils together ♪

♪ Before petals fall, fall in love again ♪

♪ Like the wind entwining with you ♪

♪ Crossed through the vast lands ♪

♪ Just a glance, and the world ♪

Huailiu.

Huailiu is fine.

He was only slightly injured.

Everyone at Yu'an Hall is also fine.

♪ After all the world's splendor I've seen ♪

♪ Your face is what I love the most ♪

♪ All the memories ♪

♪ Are flashing back ♪

You should rest at Ning's Residence.

I will handle the rest.

Alright.

♪ What remains is called longing ♪

♪ Wishing to be by your side, for eternity ♪

Miss, you scared me.

I didn't follow you for just one day.

Now you get yourself into trouble again?

[It really had been a hard time recently.]

Do you think I should

go to a temple and pray?

You should go and pray.

Pray to Buddha
that you won't get hurt again.

This is nothing.

I fell to the ground
after running myself out of energy.

Huailiu is the one truly hurt.

Maybe I should pray for Huailiu too

when I go to the temple.

Luckily, His Highness arrived on time.

Otherwise...

It was indeed timely.

And he was quite handsome.

Who are you calling handsome?

How's Huailiu's injury? Is it serious?

We haven't seen each other for so long,

and the first thing you ask
is about another man?

[He is just jealous of everyone!]

Huailiu is fine.

Just a minor injury. Don't worry.

That's good.

Don't you have anything else to say to me?

Come here.

Come a little closer.

Xiao Xingheng,

I miss you so much.

Me too.

Xiao Xingheng,

now I seem to know

what it means for a single word

to determine life or death.

In that situation,

using someone's life to intimidate others

was the best choice.

And that man you k*lled wasn't innocent.

You did nothing wrong.

Yes.

I thought you'd arrive in a few days.

I led 3,000 cavalry here first.

More is coming.

They'll arrive in a few days.

You came in person. What about the capital?

Don't worry.

Prince Ning has to the capital.

With him there, those
people dare act recklessly.

This plague is likely
orchestrated by Xiao Xu.

But Xiao Han is also involved.

[Indeed.]

[The plague isn't just targeting me,]

[but also the Ning's Residence
and the entire Yizhou City.]

[If the Ning family and Yizhou
run into trouble,]

[my old man would be affected
on the front line.]

[If something happens to me,]

[my marriage with Xiao Xingheng
would naturally be off.]

[The old man might even
fall out with Xiao Xingheng.]

[It's k*lling two birds with one stone.]

Such a method of disregarding
human life to achieve a goal

is indeed similar to Xiao Xu's sinister plan

to gain military power

by sacrificing 150,000 soldiers.

What about Xiao Han then?

I've launched an investigation.

The remaining two people

who stirred up trouble on the day
of the lockdown are the same ones

who tried to assassinate you twice.

Are you saying

Xiao Xu sent people to
start the plague and stir up trouble

while another group
was specifically to assassinate me?

Yes.

Dating is so troublesome.

Do you regret it?

Not really.

But have you prepared the betrothal gifts?

It's expensive to marry me.

I offer the entire Linhua Palace
as the betrothal gift.

Is it enough to marry you?

Barely enough.

Then I must thank you
for agreeing to marry me.

No need to thank me.

Miss, something's wrong!

The residence is surrounded by some nobles!

They're shouting for you to come out!

What's the rush? With Xingheng here,

it's not my turn to step out yet.

Just relax.

Li Cheng, are you out of your mind?

How dare you cause trouble
at Ning's Residence?

Did you forget that we're just low-key

so we didn't hang the
"Ning's Residence" plague?

You're mistaken.

We're not here to cause trouble today.

We just want to see Princess Yuexi

and ask Her Grace to give us some herbs.

Pfft, is this how you ask for help?

Moreover, herbs are scarce now.

Why should we give them to you?

All you know

is seeking pleasure all day.

You still went out during the outbreak.

And during the lockdown,
you hid at home like cowards.

Those poor scholars

even know to go out and help.

Don't act like you're so noble.

All the medicinal herbs the Crown Prince sent
were monopolized by you.

We're all prominent families.
You can't just feasting

while we don't even
get a sip of soup, can it?

Yeah!

Slandering the Princess

is like defaming the royal family.

The punishment ranges
from exile to beheading.

You'd better think carefully
before speaking.

Stop trying to scare me.

We just want to see Princess Yuexi

and beg for her herbs to save our elders.

Is it wrong to show filial piety?

Let's go!

My hand, my hand!

- Greetings, Your Highness.
- Greetings, Your Highness.

Who are you

daring to trouble Princess Yuexi?

Your Highness, spare us!

It's just my father got affected,
so I wanted to ask Her Grace for some herbs.

I didn't mean to trouble her at all.

I'll spare your life

because you acted out of filial piety.

Now, all medicinal materials
are distributed by the government.

They are prioritized for patients
at Yu'an Hall, temples, and academies.

Others with just coughs
will have to wait a bit longer.

The herbs sent by the court
are already on the way,

and soon everyone will be able
to get medicine.

If anyone needs the medicine early,

don't come here, come to me directly.

Any questions?

- No. - Then get lost!

Get out, now!

Thank you for your kind help, Your Highness.

It's my duty. No need for thanks.

Since I'm here,

it's only right
to pay respects to Mrs. Ning.

Is Madame Ning available?

Come, please.

The Spring Festival
is just around the corner.

Your Highness is alone here in Yizhou.

If you don't mind,
spend the holiday here with us.

Yes, Grandma.

Good.

Grandma? We aren't married yet.

You're already calling her that?

What?

What exactly did Grandma say to you?

It's a secret.

But I'm curious,
what did you promise Grandma?

We aren't even married.
She just let you call her "Grandma"?

I promised Grandma

that none of her worries would come true.

By the way, she also invited me
to spend the Spring Festival here.

She really sees you as one of us.

We'll be family anyway.

Does that mean my position
in the family is threatened?

There's no home without you.

Master.

Master, the plague that occurred

in the palace ten years ago

and the current one have
indeed identical symptoms.

[The plague ten years ago?]

[Have I missed some crucial information]

[in the book?]

What happened ten years ago?

A plague.

The records indicate that the 17
palace maids first successively had symptoms

of fever, cough, and high fever,
followed by difficulty breathing

half a month before their deaths.

These symptoms

are identical to those
of the current plague in Yizhou.

Master, Xiao Xingheng

has already found us out.

Within ten days,

he'll return to the capital with evidence.

What about the investigation

I ordered earlier?

Exactly as you expected,

the plague that swept through Yeting
had symptoms identical to those

of the current outbreak in Yizhou.

I've looked through the records
on the plague in Yeting.

The plague in Yizhou is indeed
of the same origin with the one in Yeting.

So the plague ten years ago
was also man-made?

But why?

Because of Xiao Han.

Right, Xiao Han's biological mother
was a palace maid in Yeting.

- Then... - Chuxi.

If the person behind this is who I suspect,

then this matter is far from ordinary.

I must return to the capital immediately.

I'll go with you.

No.

If you don't want to take me
because you think it's dangerous,

then I must go with you.

At least with me by your side,

you won't put yourself in danger.

♪ Just a glance, and the world ♪

♪ Becomes no longer bright ♪

♪ Unknowingly, we're bound ♪

♪ By a thread of red ♪

♪ Let's face the world's perils together ♪

♪ Before petals fall, fall in love again ♪

♪ Like the wind entwining with you ♪

♪ Crossed through the vast lands ♪

♪ And the crowds ♪

♪ In this life, deep feelings
can't fit in a short letter ♪

♪ After all the world's splendor I've seen ♪

♪ Your face is what I love the most ♪

♪ All the memories ♪

♪ Are flashing back ♪

♪ Whether forever or just a moment ♪

♪ What remains is called longing ♪

♪ Wishing to be by your side, for eternity ♪