01x22 - Episode 22

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= Dominion and Devotion =

= Episode 22 =

Your Majesty,

I've tried my best.

My deepest condolences.

Auntie,

for me,

you were stuck in the palace
your whole life.

Be cautious

and fearful.

I never even had a chance
to do anything for you.

Auntie,

I owe you more than I could repay

in this life or any other.

Auntie,

rest in peace.

Shenzhi,

can I ask you a question?

Go ahead.

Are you a former prince?

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

That's just insane.

Insane?

Regardless of who I am,

it won't change my decision.

Pei Shenzhi,

as a former prince, why are you helping me?

You know Zhuo Shangxian.

He's got you by the short hairs!

Helping me is like suicide, isn't it?

If you'd told me,

we could've figured something out together.

Now you've made it known all over town.
Trying to get yourself k*lled?

What's so funny?

My bad.

I should've told you earlier.

We could then discuss.

I will get you a way out,

help you disappear,

and vanish to the middle of nowhere.

Your Majesty, you know

it's too late.

If the people don't
get a proper explanation,

they'll think you
seized the throne unjustly.

Once the court is in chaos,

it'll be a bloodbath

and total disorder.

Besides,

I'm a former prince,

and I've been playing dirty for years.

My death is the only way

to put everyone's minds at ease.

Listen.

I'm with you, no matter what.

I want you to live!

As you command,

Your Majesty.

[Death Prison]

Look, change your tune.

Admit you were framing Master Pei.

I might spare your life.

Your Majesty,

are you begging my mercy

for my son?

I'm asking you one more time.

Will you change your tune?

No.

And I can't.

As long as I stick to it,

you can't touch me.

Living in the imperial prison

is still living, isn't it?

I have ways to make your life a living hell.

I've given you my word.

But my patience

is wearing thin.

Think hard before you speak.

Guards.

Get him healed. Make sure he's alive.

Yes.

I wouldn't lie to you, Master Pei.

[Fifth Prince's register]
Lady Liu

delivered a prince.

I checked it myself. No doubt.

Your Majesty is newly crowned, Master Zhuo...

Zhuo Shangxian

[Fifth Prince's register]
checked Your Majesty's birth details

and medical records.

He didn't say anything.

What did I do wrong,

Master Pei?

Any more copies of this Register?

Nope.

This is the only one.

You've worked hard all your life.

Time to retire and go home.

That's what I've been hoping for.

Thank you, Master Pei.

[Y-You are]

[a prince of the previous dynasty.]

[Turns out]

[Madam Li has known everything.]

Only if you are,

will she

be able to

live.

[Madam Li gave me this longevity lock
of the previous dynasty]

[to protect Jinyi's real identity.]

[Zhuo Shangxian took me
from the previous dynasty's Empress.]

[Fifth Prince's birthday
is only three days after mine.]

[So,]

[on the day of the coup,]

[the previous Empress switched us!]



[am actually the current Fifth Prince.]

[Then, Jinyi's the last remaining descendant]

[of the previous dynasty.]

So, you're here.

Yeah, I'm scared to die.

Surely I'll come.

You're scared too, huh?

You're curious

how I'll expose you

and take you down, right?

Fine.

You tell me,

and I'll let you go.

Pei Shenzhi,

you think I'm just some total idiot

and you can walk all over?

Even if I've lost,

I'm definitely dragging you

straight to hell with me.

Alright then.

First bow,

to thank you for saving my life back then.

Second bow,

to thank you for raising me up.

Third bow,

is me seeing you off.

I'm not claiming your body,
or building you a tomb.

Nobody will remember you.

No one will visit you.

This

will be your ending.

After all these words,

you think I'd be upset?

Just ridiculous.

You've been dying to know

how I prove who you are, haven't you?

Come.

I'll tell you now.

It can't be proven.

Pei Shenzhi,

you really believe you're her kid?

What are you saying?

You wonder?

You think I'd actually tell you?

The second I'm gone,

someone's going to seal your fate.

With this person's status,

if she came forward,

everyone would believe her

that you

are the prince of the former dynasty.

Why...

Why?

If so,

very good.

Only the dead

won't talk.

So

annoying.

Perfect timing.

Check it out for me.

Where to put this piece?

You could have flipped things around.

But you were too attached to this piece.

Trying to protect it

ultimately cost you the game.

Honestly, that piece

has gotten me out of some real jams before.

So I'm indeed somewhat attached to it.

But as the Empress,

you have to make hard choices
and cut your losses.

No matter who it is.

If I were such a person,

would Master Pei

even consider me for the throne?

I k*lled him.

You k*lled Zhuo Shangxian? Why?

k*lling him

just makes the court think
you're silencing him.

It's a matter between us.

I won't explain.

Pei Shenzhi, what are you thinking?

What's done is done.

I'll just announce

that the criminal Zhuo Shangxian
offed himself in prison.

Let me go.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Don't be mad, okay?

I'm not mad.

What are you doing?

You're tired today.

How about

I serve you to rest?

No need.

Put me down!

Serving Your Majesty

[is my duty.]

♪ Candle lights the halls
through springs and autumns ♪

♪ Love and hate are written in a few strokes ♪

♪ Imperishable ♪

♪ Bloodstained vows with a touch of tenderness ♪

♪ Fate is written by the universe ♪

♪ Unending ♪

♪ Heaven falls ♪

♪ No concern for cause and effect ♪

♪ On the throne ♪

♪ Is it a shackle ♪

♪ Locking you and me up ♪

♪ Break through the wind and clouds ♪

♪ A dream lasts a lifetime.
The world has changed ♪

♪ One step forward, gaze back at the youth ♪

♪ At a glance, all beings bow their heads ♪

♪ I'm in the midst of chaos ♪

♪ At the end of the night ♪

♪ Having the loneliest dream in this world ♪

♪ Move on ♪

♪ Don't look back ♪