01x09 - Episode 9

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[The Unexpected Marriage]

[Episode 9]

I, Liu Changsheng, am willing to go
to Great Tang for the marriage alliance.

I accept the marriage alliance with
Great Tang and dedicate my whole life

- to maintain diplomatic relations.
- Excellent.

You're indeed a daughter from the Liu clan.

Rise!

There's courage, confidence,
ambition, and aspiration.

I will now draft a decree.

- Gao An.
- Yes.

Your Excellency, what do you think?

We are honored

and will not disgrace Her Highness.

Your Majesty, I have another request.

Speak. I will definitely grant it.

I'll be bold to request for a favor.

I hope Your Majesty will grant me thirty Muyan trees

and have them sent to Great Tang as well.

I know this Muyan tree is the
core of Fuyu's salt business.

Since the founding of the dynasty,
it has never been given away.

But if we can present thirty Muyan trees as a gift,

it will show our determination to maintain
amicable relations with Great Tang.

With my negotiation, I hope we can establish
a mutual trade benefit with Great Tang.

I believe it will benefit the country and people.

Granted.

Your Highness is righteous.

Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I won't
let Her Highness suffer any injustice.

Your Majesty, I would like to seek your permission

to accompany the marriage alliance
team as an envoy to Great Tang.

Do you want to be an envoy?

Yes.

Absolutely not!

I disagree.

Older Brother...

Father, I've decided to go.

You...

There's only one heir in our
Xiao family for nine generations.

You are our only son.

Do you know the trip to Great Tang is very dangerous?

You may not come back alive.

But you...

Father, have some tea.

I'm not drinking it.

That's why I should stay by her side and protect her.

You fool!

Has all your years of studies gone to waste?

Have you forgotten about filial
piety between a ruler and subject?

I'm unfilial.

His Majesty has...

granted my wish.

You... Ungrateful creature!

You actually used His Majesty to pressure me.

Father! Father!

How rebellious! How unfilial!

How could I have such an unfilial son like you?

Do you know how to write the words, "filial piety"?

Write a thousand times for me!

Here's the imperial decree.
[Self-discipline and Social Commitment]

Liu Changsheng, receive the decree.

His Majesty said Your
Highnesses don't have to kneel.

- Thank you, Your Majesty.
- I'm here.

Pursuant to Heaven's will and by this order,

Princess Changsheng is talented and intelligent.

She will go to Great Tang to foster friendship.

Princess Changsheng, please accept the decree.

This is His Majesty's list of
gifts for the marriage alliance.

Reward Princess Changsheng
with a pair of jade pots,

- a box of red agate,
- What is all this?

- So stingy.
- ...a painting of "Beautiful Lady Yu,"

a painting of "Bamboo Flowers,"

- a scroll of "Auspicious Cranes..."
- Eunuch Gao,

- can you stop reciting them one by one?
- Yes, I can.

Anyway, I've finished reciting.

[A pair of White Jade, a pair of Jade Ruyi]

Oh, that's right. There are
also thirty Muyan saplings.

They have been prepared.

Please rest assured, Your Highness.

Prince Liu, His Majesty also said

the farewell banquet can be held in your mansion.

Don't worry about the rules.

Just organize it as you please.

I lost my daughter for nothing.

He's so stingy before the departure.

Your Imperial Brother is really...

That's how it is. Even if
you cough, he's still stingy.

You have been treated unfairly.

[Beautiful Vernal Scenery]

Yi'an, why haven't you slept yet?

Your Highness hasn't slept, either.

I'm finally getting married.

Of course, I'm happy that I couldn't sleep.

Is this true?

I spoke the truth many times.

You didn't listen, respond and disallowed it.

You're now asking me this?

Whether it's the truth or
not, it has become a reality.

It's useless to talk more.

Let's just drink tea.

Due to the marriage alliance, I heard Xiao
Zilv was punished and confined by Lord Xiao

to write "filial piety" a
thousand times in the courtyard.

It’s not cold when it snows,
but it's cold when the snow melts.

Hopefully, after the snow stops,

his determination to follow me
to Great Tang will also cool down.

♫ Sitting alone at the western
window, quietly watching the snow ♫

♫ Silently falling and piling up ♫

[Filial Piety]

♫ Once night descends, they wither and fall ♫

[Filial Piety]

♫ Facing the northern wind,
feeling the biting breeze ♫

♫ Wanting to look at you, but unable
to bear to leave and say goodbye ♫

♫ I fear the warmth will fade in an instant ♫

- Lu'er!
- Mother.

If you take another step forward,

- I will die in front of you!
- Older Brother, leave now!

Meet His Majesty and marry Changsheng.

How rebellious! How unfilial!

Do you know how to write the words, "filial piety"?

Write a thousand times for me!

♫ Let the longing ♫

♫ burn the years away ♫

♫ How can the lone lamp comfort me? ♫

[Filial Piety]

[Self-discipline and Social Commitment]

Everyone, let's eat and drink well.

Sit down, take a seat.

Come, please.

Congratulations, Your Highness.

Today is a big day for you.
Let us propose a toast to you.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Your Highness, Princess
Changsheng is truly a heroine.

You've taught her well.

Princess Changsheng is carrying the
hope and future of the people of Fuyu.

- Prince of Changle's Mansion is honored too.
- Right.

My daughter is a heroine?

Brought honor to the ancestors?

I raised my daughter devotedly for over ten years.

I don't want her to be a heroine

or bring honor to the ancestors.

I just want her to be happy.

I didn't sleep for three days and nights to write this
masterpiece, "A Princess Travelling for a Marriage Alliance."

Although there are many twists
and turns, it's still a happy ending.

Princess, I'm seeing you in my true identity today.

We must be together in the future.

Did she notice anything?

- What do you think?
- You lied to me.

It's coming. The best part is coming.

How could you lie to me?

I'm not afraid of leaving home
and travelling a long distance.

I trusted you.

You... You even dared to lie to me.

Princess. Princess!

- This play is so...
- It's too inauspicious!

Guangde, I haven't left Fuyu

and you already cursed and k*lled me.

You misunderstood the meaning of this play.

My idea is too good, and my
accomplishment is too great.

But it's okay. I have a happy ending.

Why isn't Xiao Zilv here?

Third Brother knelt in the snow for a
whole night and his knees were frozen.

He has an old leg injury.

I'm afraid he can't come today.

Father saw that he was determined to leave.

After beating, scolding and punishing him,

he finally agreed.

Changsheng, everything will
be fine for you both in the future.

Third Brother.

Today is a big day for Her
Highness' marriage alliance.

As the envoy, of course I should attend.

Mr. Xiao has a serious leg injury.
It's better to go home and rest.

Otherwise, it'll be hard to follow
Her Highness to Great Tang.

Your Excellency, please rest assured.

For the safety of Changsheng, I'll
not delay the trip and drag her down.

Don't worry, Changsheng. I'm fine.

That's good.

Don't move. Let me do it.

I'll do it.

Farewell, Your Highness.

- Goodbye.
- Farewell.

- Your Highness, I'm leaving now.
- Goodbye.

- Take care, Your Highness.
- Take care.

Goodbye.

- Goodbye.
- Father.

Changsheng!

- Changsheng!
- He's drunk.

- Changsheng!
- Mother, help Father to go back and take a rest.

- Changsheng!
- Let's go back.

I can't bear to leave you, Changsheng.

Changsheng.

Changsheng, we're leaving.

[Self-discipline and Social Commitment]

Xiao Zilv, I have something to tell you.

If you want to elope with me now, it's not too late.

I lost my handkerchief.

- Guangde, come with me to look for it.
- If you lost it, just buy a new one.

Go with me to look for it. You can go with me too.

Changsheng.

[Self-discipline and Social Commitment]

Tomorrow I will ask His Majesty to let you stay.

Liu Changsheng. I'm going to Great
Tang to study medicine as an eye-opener.

You're marrying Prince of Qin

- but don't ruin my future.
- Xiao Zilv, I'm not going to Great Tang for fun.

I'm not going there just for
fun. I'm going there to study.

You don't know how happy my father was
on hearing that I'm going to Great Tang.

He thinks I'm bringing honor to the family.

Maybe I can even marry a princess.

Anyway, don't bother about me
and I won't bother about you too.

Don't ruin my plan.

- Your Highness.
- Yi'an.

In my opinion, travelling as an envoy with us

is not Mr. Xiao's only intention.

Whatever you and he think,

nothing will change. I'll still
go for the marriage alliance.

Your Excellency, what else is there to worry about?

I'm aware of my responsibility
for the diplomatic relations.

It must be Prince of Qin of Great Tang.

As for the rest...

Let's propose a toast to Changsheng.

There is none left.

Give it to me.

When General Zhao was here
during the day, you didn't drink at all.

Why are you a wine fairy now?

He usually doesn't let me drink.

And you listened to him?

The lawless Liu Guangde finally met her nemesis.

I should really look at
Zhao Huaibi differently now.

Time really flies.

I'm getting married.

Xiao Jin is also going to Wu.

You're going for the marriage alliance.

In the future, I fear that

we won't be able to drink like
this without any constraints again.

You won't let me have another drink.

I'll drink more.

I thought that even if I marry into the Xie family,

and they are an open-minded
family, I can still meet you once a year.

Now you're going to Great Tang.

It's so far away.

Maybe...

I'll never see you again.

Tell me, why must women
always have marriage alliances?

If not, then?

Men can do this, too.

- I think it makes sense.
- Isn't that so?

In the future, I'll marry a
man from another country.

Forget it. I'm getting married.

I fear there won't be another opportunity.

By the way, Changsheng, close your eyes.

I'll give you something.

What is it?

- No peeking!
- What is it?

What's this?

This is the dowry I prepared for you.

This thing...

I won't tell you.

Anyway, you must wait for the
most important time to open it.

Remember this.

[Prince of Changle's Mansion]

Be careful.

Father and Mother are busy. They can't see you off.

- Don't blame them.
- I've imposed on them for many days.

The mission is completed. I should leave.

I will be staying at a posthouse near here.

If there's any problem, look for me anytime.

At this point, what else can happen?

Just set off with peace of mind.

You two, take this box into the house.

- Yes.
- Yes.

Sir.

Sir, I just caught a big fish in the river.

Should we steam or braise it?

Or we can try sashimi.
[T/N: "Try" sounds like "Changsheng"]

Changsheng. Changsheng is here?

Princess Changsheng is here?

Where is she? Tell her to eat with us.

I don't see her.

Princess Changsheng didn't come?

- She didn't leave at all.
- She didn't?

She already lives in Young Master's heart.

This fish is nice.

It's my fish.

Sir, the Shadow Guards reported that the top ten elite
shadow guards will accompany you back to Great Tang.

The rest will continue to stay and guard Fuyu.

Is this arrangement appropriate?

Sir?

Got it.

After Changsheng marries into Great Tang

and learns about my identity,
how do you think she'll react?

A girl like Princess Changsheng, who's talented

and has her own opinions, won't
accept being deceived by others.

If she finds out that she was deceived,

and the one who deceived her is someone close to her,

I think she will become violent.

Maybe she'll use extreme means to make her stand.

You lied to me!

But even so, you don't have to worry.

With the excuse of Princess Changsheng

turning against Prince of Qin in
anger, you can declare w*r on Fuyu.

It's righteous and also reasonable.

But it's a pity that Princess Changsheng...

Actually, according to my recent
observation of Princess Changsheng,

she's not an unreasonable person.

Even if she knows your identity,

I believe she wouldn't quibble about it.

Do you really want to reveal
your true identity to Her Highness?

Bring me a brush and ink now.

[Yi'an]

- Give this to Changsheng.
- Okay.

- Tell the shadow guards to see me.
- Yes.

Let's go.

[Fengqing Guesthouse]

What?

Does Young Master think I've been lazy recently?

Otherwise, why did he treat me like this?

- He thinks you are stupid.
- Why am I stupid?

You've been with him for so long.

You idiot. You still don't know what he's thinking.

[Fengqing Guesthouse]

Do you know there is a saying,

"It's hard for a hero to resist a beauty"?

[Beautiful Vernal Scenery]

The soil of hibiscus needs to
be loosened three times a day.

Remember to avoid using
stagnant water when watering them.

Yes.

By the way, pay special
attention when the air is damp.

- Yes.
- Remember to regularly clear the stagnant water in the basin.

Okay.

It's almost the season for
begonia flowers to bloom.

Mother loves begonias.

Remember to take the begonia
flowers outside to bask in the sun.

The flowers will bloom better under good sunlight.

Yes.

- Your Highness.
- What's wrong?

Your Highness, Young Master
wants me to give this to you.

Even though the grass withers,

the fallen flowers will meet again elsewhere.

After parting ways with an old friend,
[Yi'an]

I only wish for you to know me. I'll wait for you.

Does this mean he can't let go of me

and is reluctant to leave? Is that why he
doesn't want to go back to Great Tang?

- Where is Yi'an now?
- He's still at the post house.

I'm doomed. My guess was correct.

Is he waiting for my reply?

Will he leave if he can't wait?

Tell Yi'an that I received his letter.

Let me think about it.

- She didn't say anything else?
- After Princess Changsheng received the letter,

every expression that she made,
and every word that she said.

I didn't leave out a single one.

I believe she knows my meaning.

Your Highness, you keep pacing around.

My eyes are getting blurry.

I think you should stay calm.

I shouldn't say this

but for the sake of your lifelong
happiness, I must speak up.

In this lifetime, it's extremely hard to meet a man

who truly loves you, understands you, and is someone
you want to spend the rest of your life with.

Marriage is important and for life.

You are going for the marriage alliance

and will be the future wife of Prince of Qin.

If you elope with an envoy of Great Tang,

the consequences would be disastrous.

I think His Excellency treats you with sincerity.

Your Highness, you should be careful.

At this critical moment,
you can't make any mistakes.

- But Her Highness' happiness is also important.
- Stop fighting.

What are you talking about?

I can't elope with Yi'an.

But deep down in your heart, you still want to.

These are two different matters.

Shenxing, this love is like a
dream with empty memories.

What is the next sentence?

This love...

is in vain even if it's the will of Heaven.

So to say, I must go for the marriage alliance.

There's no fate between him and me.

But Jinyan is right.

Yi'an treats me with sincerity.

No matter what, I should meet him

and explain clearly.

[Yuguan Posthouse]

[Yuguan Posthouse]

Stop, what are you doing?

Princess Changsheng?

- Youyong.
- Your Highness.

- Is Yi'an here?
- He's in the room.

I'll look for him.

Your Highness.

Yi'an, I have something to tell you.

Don't come out.

Let's just talk like this.

I've been thinking for a long time.

We experienced a lot for the
past days and have gotten closer.

There will inevitably be some... feelings.

But we can't be together.

You are an envoy. I'm a princess.

And I have accepted the marriage alliance.

Everything is settled now.

Let's go back to our respective positions.

There's still a long way to go.

You must let go of your obsession.

- In this way, we can...
- Your Highness.

Youmou?

- Your Highness.
- Spare the formalities.

Who is this?

He looks a bit unfamiliar.

He should be Yi'an's friend.

How many people are in there?

- Changsheng.
- Sir.

You can leave.

Let's go.

- Sir.
- What's wrong?

- Do we need to adjust the departure date?
- No.

We'll depart tomorrow as planned.

Go back.

- Aren't you not leaving?
- Who said I'm not leaving?

No... in your letter, you said
you will always wait for me.

I said I will always wait for you.

But I'll wait for you in Great Tang.

What did you write in that stupid letter?

You got the wrong meaning.

I didn’t mean anything else either.

Don't get the wrong meaning.

It was a big joke.

Interesting.

- I'm leaving.
- Okay.

Changsheng, I'll walk you out.

No need.

I'll walk you out.

Why do I feel that Young Master is very happy?

I think it's too early to be happy.

[Prince of Changle's Mansion]

Your Highness.

Aren't you not leaving?

- Who said I'm not leaving?
- You said you will always wait for me.

I said I will always wait for you.

But I'll wait for you in Great Tang.

- Changsheng.
- Mother.

I knitted some colorful yarn
and placed it in your travel case.

This colorful yarn is only available in Fuyu.

I wanted to make a wedding
dress for you when you get married.

You're now getting married in distant Great Tang.

You'll wear Great Tang's dress on your wedding day.

I think it's no longer needed.

Mother, don't be sad.

I'm doing fine.

I can finally get married.

I heard from Yi'an that
Prince of Qin is a good person.

He has a dignified appearance
and an easygoing personality.

How can you believe his words?

He is Prince of Qin's confidant.

I heard that...

Prince of Qin is cruel and violent.

That's...

Those are rumors made up by
people who are jealous of him.

Yi'an's words are trustworthy.

Mother, don't worry.

Everything...

will be fine.

[Self-discipline and Social Commitment]

[Fun of Spring]

Take care.

Your Highness, take care.

This is quite a scene.

Your Highness, you're bored.
Let's look at the dowry to k*ll time.

- Okay.
- Jinyan.

Your Highness, please be careful in what you do.

Before leaving, His Highness repeatedly reminded
us that these treasures in here are priceless.

We should guard them
carefully. He also instructed...

- Instructed what?
- I need to keep an eye on you.

Don't open the box in advance.

It's for me. Why can't I take a look?

I insist on taking a look.

Go ahead.

That's what you said.

[Pills for Conceiving Many Children]

Pills for conceiving many children?

Ridiculous.

Nourishment Pills.

His imagination has run wild.

I thought Father gave me some rare treasures.

Am I going to marry or to die?

So many medicines. I'll get sick
from eating these even if I'm not sick.

Your Highness, watch your words.

No illnesses

- but I'll get sick from taking these.
- Your Highness, watch your actions.

Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.

But we are not so sure.

My father gave these to me.

Could he have put some poison in there to k*ll me?

Come, help me choose.

Which should I consume?

So many medicines. Which one should I take first?

Just pick the one with a nice name.

Four Seasons Like Spring Pills.

Four Seasons Like Spring? This is a nice name.

This bottle is Lotus Powder from Ruoshui.
[Water from Jinsha River]

Fragrance from a pool of lotus flowers.

This is nice.

This bottle is called Life Pill.
You will use it sooner or later.

It should be commonly used.

- Take another look. Is there any word in front?
- I'll take another look.

There really is.

Life and Death Pill.

His Highness has really put everything in here.

That's right.




"Like Snow" by Duan Aojuan

♫ Sitting alone at the western
window, quietly watching the snow ♫

♫ Silently falling and piling up ♫

♫ The red flowers are unable to stand the chill ♫

♫ Once night descends, they wither and fall ♫

♫ Facing the northern wind,
feeling the biting breeze ♫

♫ Wanting to look at you, but unable
to bear to leave and say goodbye ♫

♫ I fear the warmth will fade in an instant ♫

♫ The swirling snow buries the long night ♫

♫ After bidding farewell, meeting
again in this vast world is rare ♫

♫ Unable to tell what fate has in store ♫

♫ Let the longing burn the years away ♫

♫ How can the lone lamp comfort me? ♫

♫ The sky has already darkened,
the autumn moon has waned ♫

♫ Hear my cry ♫

♫ You wear humble blue robes ♫

♫ The spring breeze brushes my face ♫

♫ Another year has passed ♫