01x40 - Episode 40

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♪Flowers falling by the river again♪

♪Turning the clear waves red♪

♪Sparrows singing in celebration♪

♪Calm years pass by the silent bustling city♪

♪Sitting at home♪

♪No one knows love's outline like I do♪

♪If one day the river breeze blows again♪

♪I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror♪

♪Dreams can shatter; Memories remain♪

♪Rich fragrance A*DS; Light ink writes♪

♪In the deep red windows lies mundane dust♪

=Are You The One=

=Episode 40=

To impeach

Cui Xingzhou, Lord Huaiyang,

for abusing the favor
of royal family to be greedy,

keeping Traitor Lu's property for himself,

not handing ill*gal assets
over to the National Treasury,

embezzling military funds,

seizing estates on his own,

bribing officials heavily,

acting without shame,

and disrupting the court's order.

Lord Huaiyang

concealed private assets?

Yes.

Cui Xingzhou took advantage of his position

to keep money that should
belong to the National Treasury.

Traitor Lu's property

has been fully reported.

The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of w*r

both verified it.

What else could be hidden?

This, this, this...

Ten days ago,

The Minister of Revenue inspected
the land deeds in the capital

and found that many deeds

had been tampered with and transferred.

Upon investigation,

the Ministry of Revenue's Secretary

Wen Tinghe confessed.

It was ill*gal property

of Traitor Lu,

which was hidden under the cover

of his wealth as the Prince.

We then followed the clues.

Cui Xingzhou

did contribute to the suppression
of Traitor Lu.

However,

in Dongzhou and the capital,

a lot of the traitor's properties

were misappropriated

to become his private wealth.

Duke.

Why are you framing me?

Cui Xingzhou.

Do you think

that with Wen Tinghe dead,

there would be no evidence?

[The Register]
The bureaus and I

secretly investigated Traitor Lu's
hidden assets for days

and tracked down accomplices.

You embezzled money and violated the law.

We found the witness and irrefutable evidence.

Cui Xingzhou,

though our families have a marriage alliance,

I cannot turn a blind eye

to your unforgivable crimes.

I'm innocent.

I truly feel unfortunate for my family

to be associated with the Guo family,

a treacherous family
that frames loyal ministers,

and have a marriage alliance with you.

The Regent condoned

his adopted daughter to poison His Majesty.

This crime has not yet been charged.

You are already forming factions
and attacking dissenters

and even regarding him as the leader
of the ministers.

Fine.

I would like to see

who is truly the traitor to the nation.

Let's wait for His Majesty to wake up.

He will make a clear judgment.

Fellow officials, did you see that?

Cui Xingzhou is

so arrogant due to his achievements

that now he

looks down on everything.

Now that His Majesty is critically ill,

how can we allow a traitor

who deceives the public and perverts the law

to act arrogantly in the court?

He should be apprehended now and sent

to the Court of Judicial Review.

He should be interrogated there

for us to find out his crimes
and uphold the national law.

We agree.

We should apprehend him

to uphold the national law.

Chief Judge Zhang,

I am here.

You're in charge of the Court
of Judicial Review.

You shall be fair and just.

Now, Lord Huaiyang

is handed over to you.

I shall

go to the inner palace

to report this petition

and ask Grand Empress Dowager

about her decree.

Regent, we follow your command.

Guards,

arrest Cui Xingzhou!

Yes.

Lord Huaiyang embezzled
the traitor's property in Dongzhou,

and is involved in several major cases.

He's detained in the Court of Judicial Review,

awaiting further orders.

No one from the Cui family shall

leave the capital without permission.

This special notice

will be ex*cuted by the responsible parties.

- Open the door.
- Yes.

Lord Huaiyang,

back then, you and Liu Yu

pretended to fight over a woman.

He treated you like nothing

and you treated him as an enemy.

I was almost deceived

by you two.

And now,

your plans have failed.

One has become a poisoned wreck,

and the other a prisoner who embezzled money.

You made one wrong move,

and lost the entire game.

Lord Huaiyang, don't worry.

I won't k*ll you

immediately.

I must witness how you, a man so proud,

watch your enemy

climb to the pinnacle

of the Imperial Court step by step,

and destroy the most important things to you

in a flip of the hand.

For example,

that delicate Princess...

What did you do to her?

I'm asking you. What have you done?

Calm down.

Liu Miantang is now

a criminal's wife.

Naturally, she's confined in the mansion,

awaiting further orders.

During these days,

she can live peacefully,

or get slapped every day.

You can beg me.

I can have Liu Miantang

transferred here

to be locked up with you.

How about a reunion with your wife?

Cui Xingzhou,

I'm giving you one last chance.

Kneel before me.

And I guarantee she can live.

The Lord commands you to kneel.

Stand down!

Kneel.

Kneel in front of me!

My Lord.

- My Lord.
- You, you.

My Lord.

Crazy! You are crazy!

Yes, I'm crazy.

Even if I fall into the hell,

I will crawl up from it!

For anyone who failed to k*ll me,

I will make them pay back

a thousandfold!

How about that?

Do you want to k*ll me now, or wait until you

ascend the throne to grant me a death

by a thousand cuts
or by tearing me apart by chariots?

Your Lordship,

you better ascend the throne quickly.

Otherwise, when His Majesty wakes up,

you

will be the real traitor.

The one kneeling and begging

for mercy from me in this prison

will be you, Liu Pei!

I will k*ll you now!

My Lord.

Fine.

As you wish.

Tonight, I will ascend the throne.

By then, you must listen to the death knell

at the city gate carefully.

Close the door.

[Abdication Edict]

Mother, where is your

Imperial Seal?

I have forgotten.

It doesn't matter.

I have plenty of time

to wait for you to remember.

But...

But Liu Yu does not have time.

Liu Pei, Prince Sui,

is of noble character,

and deeply resembles the Late Emperor.

He is surely capable of inheriting the throne.

Son,

on this Edict,

which line is true about you?

Mother, even if you don't acknowledge it,

Liu Yu has no heir,

and I am the only one,

who can inherit the throne.

As long as His Majesty is still alive,

I will never condone you.

Mother, are you really insisting on this?

The Imperial Court of Qi Kingdom is leaderless.

Lords of various states

will all act upon hearing the news,

like wolves and tigers eyeing the prey.

As long as you give me the Imperial Seal,

and make this Edict legitimate,

the chaos will cease.

Mother, you will only become

more noble than you are now.

Mother,

I really don't understand

why every time,

you always side with others.

We are blood relatives.

Why can't the throne

be given to me?

Pei.

- Mother.
- You.

Grand Empress Dowager, Prince Sui,

the Imperial Medical Institute

said that His Majesty's condition

has suddenly improved.

Several physicians found

a way to detoxify.

- Move aside.
- Pei.

Where are you going?

Mother, please

remember as soon as possible

where the Imperial Seal is.

Pei.

Stop! Who are you?

Officer,

I'm from Duke Qing's Mansion.

By the order of Her Ladyship,

I'm delivering food to Lord Huaiyang.

[Inspection of Prison]

[Permission for meal delivery.
Do not obstruct.]

Open the door.

Your Lordship, eat while it's hot.

After tonight, maybe

you can never eat.

You...

I'm here

by the order of Grand Empress Dowager,

to care for His Majesty.

Everyone, leave.

My Lord.

His Majesty can be saved.

The poison can be

neutralized in a few days.

Everyone, leave!

- Yes.
- Yes.

Prince Sui is not keeping his promise

of letting me live

till he takes the throne.

But he also said,

if a criminal tries to escape,

he'll be k*lled without mercy.

Why are you laughing?

The last time I heard

the words 'k*lled without mercy',

they were from you.

Me?

When did I ever say that?

Remnants of Mount Yang,

surrender now, or you'll be

k*lled without mercy.

Didn't you say that?

I never said such high-sounding words.

I haven't even made a move

before you k*lled him.

Here, k*ll this one.

Dear,

it seems a bit hard

for us to get out

of here today.

Let's have a good fight

with them then.

Don't make a move.

Don't make a move.

General Shi.

My Lord. My Lady.

I'm late.

I'm late.

Looks like me saving you

won't be happening.

Then let me welcome you.

Thank you, General Shi.

Qingzhou Army, listen to orders.

Escort the Lord Huaiyang and the Princess.

Yes.

Liu Yu,

if you don't die,

how can I become the Emperor?

You. Liu Yu?

Uncle, why panic?

If I don't die,

then you

will become a traitor.

Something's wrong.

- Go check it out.
- Yes.

Something's wrong?

Someone!

Someone!

Father.

Father.

Yun'er is here.

Save me, save me!

Father.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Who is it?

Who is pretending to be a ghost?

Come out.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Why is it you?

Stop pretending.

Consort Xian, who else

do you think would come?

That horn was clearly

from my foster father's personal guards.

He must have stormed into the palace

and captured Lord Huaiyang alive.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Consort Xian graces the realm.

Impossible.

I, I clearly already...

Already poisoned it to death,

right?

The mortal ephemera perishes over and over.

Seeing the falling dragon as a heavenly sign.

[Great Fortune]
Seeing the falling dragon as a heavenly sign.

My husband spent

half a day composing this poem.

As you instructed,

Consort Xian has taken the box.

Thank you for the work.

Madam, how did you know

that Consort Xian would come?

She lost her power in the palace.

She will definitely urgently
report to Prince Sui.

I learned she was leaving the palace today,

so I immediately arranged for you

to deliver goods to his mansion.

Now, she

has no way out,

and no one to turn to.

She has no choice but to believe it.

You need to tell them

that I am the one

who embezzled a huge fortune.

Cui Xingzhou, Lord Huaiyang,

took advantage of his position

to keep the wealth that should be
in the National Treasury.

You just need to remember

to tell all of this

to Prince Sui,

and ask him to help you.

Make him believe

that the Duke is desperate to save his son,

and has enough reason

to frame me and put me in prison.

I know that I am not on your team,

but this time,

I really have no other way.

My Lord,

please save my son.

I promise you.

After you achieve such great merit,

you can save Guo Yi's life.

As long as you still

adhere to righteousness,

you will definitely not

aid the wicked.

Cui Xingzhou!

This expression looks really good.

In the future, when I think of you,

I will always see this look
of a failed traitor,

who was so helpless.

Impossible.

You,

you also touched this poison powder.

Why didn't your hand

change color at the feast?

Don't you understand?

The poison was fake,

and the change of color was also fake.

I had Physician Song prepare

a powder that changes color

upon contact with water.

The Lord and I watched

your every move clearly.

What you saw

was what we wanted you to see.

Liu Pei,

you lost.

Minister Cui,

what do you plan to do with him?

My wife is not here tonight,

but she specifically

instructed me to repay

Prince Sui

for his previous 'kindness'.

End your own life.

You brat,

I've endured humiliation for so many years.

When have I ever lost?

Right now, my personal guards
have occupied here.

Guards!

Guards!

My guards,

my guards are right outside.

Guards!

Guards!

Guards!

My foster father will not lose.

My foster father will not lose!

Guards!

Guards!

The throne

should be mine.

All of this should be mine!

This kingdom

should be mine!

It belongs to me, Liu Pei!

Twenty years ago,

among the princes of the previous dynasty,

only I

was the most outstanding one.

Empress Wu usurped the throne.

Among the royal family,

the only one who survived,

the legitimate heir,

was me, Liu Pei!

I was the one

who wiped out the Wu faction

after a long time of planning.

I was the one

who supported you from Mount Yang

step by step,

to sit on this throne!

I thought you were a puppet

that I could manipulate.

So, being ensnared by one's own trap
feels like this.

Power should be used for the people.

No one can seek personal gain.

Only then can we restore our kingdom

to a righteous nation!

Liu Pei!

This imperial court

cannot tolerate you.

Tonight,

tonight you must die!

The court officials won't know

whether you were poisoned
or stabbed to death.

You are finished.

This kingdom

belongs to me, Liu Pei!

Even if I die today,

this kingdom

will never be yours.

Liu Pei!

Greetings to you, Grand Empress Dowager.

Mother.

Mother, Mother.

Mother.

I, I, I...

Grand Empress Dowager.

We all heard

and saw

what Prince Sui did.

We do not acknowledge

such a ruler.

We do not acknowledge him.

Liu Pei.

You have lost.

It's over.

It's all over.

All of Prince Sui's faction
has been brought to justice.

Your Majesty, you can finally rule the kingdom

and realize your grand ambitions.

With the imperial power in hand,

and the court purged,

I finally have

what I longed for day and night.

But I often feel that the days are not real.

Maybe it's because, all these years,

I was often restless,

and always on edge,

and I'm not used to the peace.

I feel the same way.

You have always been at a high position.

How come just gaining some military power

makes you feel uneasy?

I was born and raised in Zhenzhou.

I am used to the climate of Jiangnan.

Now living in the capital

makes me somewhat uncomfortable.

Miantang feels the same way.

She often says

she wants to return to Zhenzhou

to live in Lingquan Town.

Did she really say that?

Yes.

She also told me

that the nobles in the capital

all have multiple wives and concubines.

It bothers her.

She fears I might follow suit.

It's better to return to Zhenzhou.

It sounds like things

she would say.

I also promised her

that once these

mundane affairs are settled,

I would accompany her to travel

and return to our hometown.

Now,

it's time for me to fulfill that promise.

I should have made

this toast to you long ago.

Your Majesty,

take care.

Take care.

What's so different
about these piles of soil?

Aren't they from the same mountain?

There's not much distance.

You can taste the difference?

Of course.

Why don't you try it?

I saw it.

You put the middle finger in it

and licked your index finger.

Why didn't you expose me

since you knew?

Because I like seeing your smile.

Before we get married,

how many more mountains

do we need to search to find the soil?

This is the last one.

Really?

So, I'm getting married?

I'm getting married!

I'm getting married!

I'm getting married!

Songhua,

tell Grand Empress Dowager.

No need to wait.

I already got it.

Your Majesty.

♪Flowers falling by the river again♪

♪Turning the clear waves red♪

♪Sparrows singing in celebration♪

♪Calm years pass by the silent bustling city♪

♪Sitting at home♪

♪No one knows love's outline like I do♪

♪Under the dew, dreams rest,
the hairpin returns to the moon♪

♪Holding your hand, we gather many blossoms♪

Honey, you suffer from seasickness.

Why did you take the water route?

Taking the land route would
cost us too much time.

I can't wait any longer.

Can't wait for what?

Is it for you all to see?

Put it down.

Put it down.

I can't wait to return to Zhenzhou

to be a lord

who's spoiled.

By then, dear,

you must manage our livelihood well,

so that you can support your husband.

Since you want to rely on me,

you must reserve your strength.

Otherwise,

I'm not supporting you.

Right now, all I have left

is my strength.

For the next few days,

we need to carefully plan

our future.

Finally, we are going home.

Our home.

♪When the day comes that the sky and river
merge into one color♪

♪The light boat passes by,
and the wind carries a love song♪

My spoiled husband gets seasick again.

Let's see if you can muster the strength now.

Wait, let me try again.

♪Having a good sleep by your side
with the moon as a pillow♪

Oh, no,

I still feel dizzy.

♪If we arrive at crossroads♪

♪There must be someone on their way home♪

♪On their way home♪

[The End]

♪The boat drifts,
bringing back the sunset♪

♪When we reunite, we still joke
about the cause and effect♪

♪Who passed by, the crabapple
falls with a turn♪

♪Loving rightly but choosing wrong♪

♪With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions♪

♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

♪Long hidden in the eyes,
flickering in and out♪

♪Let go of the flowers blooming
in the yard last night♪

♪Let go of the waves in the stream
in half a lifetime♪

♪Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly♪

♪In this lifetime, my wish is to the vast sky♪

♪There are many more♪

♪Everyone travels far, seeing clouds and snow♪

♪Always hard to stay, yet easy to part♪

♪Crossing spring waters and autumn trials♪

♪A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together♪

♪Time flows as we dream through four seasons♪

♪I wish to journey with you forever♪

♪Year after year♪

♪For many years to come♪