♫ The ones standing on the top of the thistles and thorns to look up ♫
♫ will see through vicissitudes of life ♫
♫ In this city where both good and evil are hiding from each other, ♫
♫ I will survive with you ♫
♫ That ray of light guides me to overcome sorrow by its brightness ♫
♫ Meeting you at that time means you're my destiny ♫
♫ Desires wear down the edges and corners of my heart and laugh at forever losing leniency ♫
♫ I insist on being the grain which cannot be burn down by the wild fire to feed the love ♫
♫ Standing in the center of the surges, wind is my thoughts, rain is the hunting ground urging the horse to fight back ♫
♫ Lift up my head to look at the unreturnable times at a distance, the torch in front of my eyes is surging ♫
♫ The sky is getting darker and darker, the path is getting longer and longer, I know hearts cannot waver ♫
♫ Who dares to be a king during the chaos of the world, will stop evils with all his might for sure. Then there is hope ♫
[Princess Agents]
- Episode 2 -
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Why bother?
The chaotic world is fighting for power. With your skills and social ranking,
if we join together, we can rule the world!
You will no longer need to wander the world.
But if you do not agree, I, Yuwen Hao, will kill you.
Forget it.
Then I will not be courteous!
Cold...
So cold...
Cold...!
So cold!
So cold... So cold! So cold!
So cold...
Cold...
Sixth Sister, you're awake?
Eldest Sister, Sixth Sister is awake!
Cold...
Xiaoliu, you had another nightmare?
- Cold! - She says she's cold!
Hurry and take this, Xiaoliu.
So cold...
Once you recover, you will not feel cold anymore.
This medicine is very helpful.
I asked Chief Butler Zhu for it!
How dare you, slaves! What time is it now?
The sun is high in the sky, and you're still here being lazy?
Do you want to die?
I know I was wrong. I will go work right away!
Where is that lowly slave girl?
She is my little sister, Xiaoliu! Her injuries aren't healed yet!
Isn't this Chief Butler Zhu's medicine burner?
Why does that lowly slave girl have it?
How dare you!
You dare to steal Chief Butler Zhu's medicine burner?
We didn't steal it! He gave it to my elder sister!
- Xiaoba, stop talking! - You dare to talk back?
- Xiaoba! - You've chosen the wrong target, you lowly slave girl!
- Sister! - Let me tell you. If you protect this lowly wench, I will whip you till your skin rips apart!
Let's see how you go and seduce more men!
My leg hurts so much!
Madame Song, what's wrong?
Did you hit yourself?
My goodness, why is it swelling up?
These kinds of sudden injuries are the most dangerous!
Hurry and go find a doctor.
Or else, the pain will spread throughout your body!
That's right! If you have illnesses, you cannot put it off! Why don't I call a doctor for you?
- Stop talking! - All of you just wait!
Even if I die, I will have you three die first!
Oh my god! It hurts!
Oh my, my goodness!
Xiaoliu, you cannot do things that offend superiors ever again.
There are many people skilled in martial arts here.
If you are not careful, they will find out about your little trick immediately. If you are not careful, you will die.
Do you know how frightening this place is?
There are a hundred reasons to kill a slave.
I heard that last month, the old man at Bliss Chamber's Third House
killed over twenty female slaves!
The Duan sisters that came with us are all dead!
I am really afraid that one day, it will be our turn!
You—!
Bliss Chamber?
Just endure it for now. Linxi is already going to Mr. Yue for help.
Younger Sister Seven should come back really soon from the grasslands.
Before that, you must not do anything dangerous again.
Do you understand?
Older Sister Seven is coming back?
This is wonderful. Even though it is dangerous, but at least everyone can be together.
It's good that we can finally be reunited as a family.
From now on, we will take care of each other, never to be separated.
Good shot!
Why are you laughing?
Isn't it normal that I missed? I always miss, right?
But if he doesn't make it, then—
- Good! - Good!
It's nothing. If you're capable, why don't you compete with Yan Xun?
Naturally, I cannot compete with Heir Apparent of Yan.
People of the Northern Yan are skilled with both horses and bows, even the forbidden guards can't compare.
Isn't that right, Heir Apparent of Yan?
Attempting to appear more powerful than what he actually is, disguising as a pig in order to eat the tiger.
Yuwen Huai, who are you talking bad about again?
I...
Greetings, Princess.
Older Brother Yan Xun, why did you use my wine as a wager for the hunting game?
Princess!
Your brother is sitting right here, can't you see?
What is there to look at with you?
I see you in the palace every day! It's such a nuisance!
Besides! Are you as handsome as my Older Brother Yan Xun?
This...
Naturally not.
- Do you hear that? - Chun'er.
Today, did you bring that tasty wine?
This jug of wine is good stuff!
Come and smell it!
- Let's smell it. - Smell it!
- Let's smell it. - What good stuff?
What's new about one jug of wine?
My Zhao Manor has countless jugs of famous wine.
It can create lakes of wine and forests of meat (provide for magnificent entertainment).
Ten lakes of wine cannot even compare to one cup of this wine.
This is Jade Wine! The Duke of Northern Yan made this personally for Madame Bai Sheng in the past!
Indeed, my father made this wine.
The ingredients are rare.
The Hetian Jade Square Cauldron used to make this wine was destroyed in battle. There is only one jug of this wine.
That's right! There is only one jug in this world!
I only heard that Marquis Northen Settler had many achievements and was an outstanding individual.
I never heard that the wine he made was famous.
I can also make a jug of wine one day and it would be unparalleled.
Because I do not know how to brew a second jug!
Yuwen Huai, what right do you have to compare to the Marquis Northen Settler?
He is my Emperor Father's sworn brother!
And you are from a lower bloodline, poor in literature and martial arts!
Besides tossing arrows into the pot accurately, what else are you good at?
I—!
Chun'er!
That's right, Princess! This is such good wine.
When you actually open it up, why don't you treat me to a drink?
Me, too!
Such good wine cannot be wasted recklessly.
How could people like you drink it?
Don't just speak without thinking; you're going overboard.
Older Brother! Why are you always together with these people?
You always call yourselves the "Chang'an Five Handsome Men."
Other than my Older Brother Yan Xun, all of them are ugly.
If you are with them, it's like...
It's like a pig among the horses!
All right, you! Calling me a pig?!
If I am a pig, then you are a pig's little sister! I'm going to teach you a lesson!
Don't run!
- Older Brother Yan Xun, save me! - All right, all right.
- Save me! - Come here!
- All right, Your Highness. Your Highness. - Pig, pig.
Princess Chun'er has always been like this.
Naive and innocent-like; don't take her childish words seriously. We've all gotten used to it!
You are used to it. She never shows mercy to anyone!
She only protects you! Would you not get used to it?
That's right! Older Brother Yan Xun's birthday is in a few days!
Since Yuwen Yue won this jug of wine,
then it's most appropriate to drink it at Yan Xun's birthday party!
Who told them to be good friends?
I will be in charge of the party!
Yuwen Yue says he will throw my birthday party.
Yuwen Yue? He's a block of ice! What good ideas could he have?
That's right! I also want to see what ideas he can have!
Right?
- Jing Xiaoliu will work with you all today. - Madame Song.
Madame Song, my younger sister is still hurt.
Can she rest for a few more days?
In Yuwen Manor, what right do you have to speak?
If you can crawl, you can work!
Chief Butler.
Mr. Yue is going to throw a birthday party for Heir Apparent Yan in the gardens.
Royals and nobles will all be here then.
If anything goes wrong, or if anything is lacking...
I will take your lives!
- Yes. - Yes.
You, go outside with me to move the flowers.
My Zhixiang.
Your little sister is alive and well now, right?
I didn't make things hard on her either.
Thank you, Chief Butler.
You do not need to thank me. How are you going to repay me?
Eldest Sister, where did the orchids go? I do not know.
Madame Song didn't tell you?
No.
They're over there!
Hurry and take me there.
They're over there.
Where did you steal that arrowhead? What are you planning?
If Zhu Shun dares to bully you, I will not spare him!
Zhu Shun is the Chief Butler of Yuwen Manor!
He has Yuwen Huai backing him. He can do whatever he wants!
Even if you hurt just a strand of hair on his head, do you think he will spare you?
It's not just you. There is also me.
There is also Linxi, Xiaoqi, Xiaoba.
None of us can escape death.
The poison cherry used on you is called Cold-Corpse Powder.
It is proved to be from the West.
House Three recently sent someone to the West.
It looks like Yuwen Huai put into motion his desire for murder.
They have always been eyeing our Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes.
Only to use it to kill the nonconformists and frame the loyal subordinates.
Indeed, they can use the Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes to get all sorts of news.
It is very powerful.
If evil people obtain it, the consequences are unthinkable.
Because of my illness, the Emperor has never favored House One.
House Three's Hongshan House obtained the Emperor's trust because they are relying on the amount of people they have.
We can only bear grievances and work around them.
You must be more careful in the future.
I understand.
Without the Emperor's favor, Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes is like having a sword in its sheath.
It is useless.
Yue'er, in the future, it will be your responsibility to take care of the Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes.
Yes.
I will not forsake you, Grandfather.
Drink!
Come! Drink this one!
Come, come!
Come, come, come! Drink!
I'll drink a cup to you!
Princess Chun is here! Girls, Princess Chun is here!
Princess Chun?
It'd be great if we could see her!
Yes, yes! That's right! It'd be great if we could go take a look!
- I also want to see! - Me, too!
You!
Go to the front door to be the human footstool.
- Who are you talking to? - I'm talking to you!
Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and move!
Xiaoliu, you must not run around mindlessly later.
The slaves are split into three levels here.
You are the lowest ranking servant who wears iron bells. You can only lower your head and bend your body at the master's party.
You would be slapped ten times if you breathe too loudly.
Do you remember what I said?
I remember.
The Princess has arrived!
Greetings, Princess.
Human footstool! Come here!
I'm talking to you! Hurry up!
I wish Older Brother Yan Xun a hundred years of life, to stay the same like pines and cypresses.
Thank you, Princess.
Older Brother Yan Xun! Guess what present I brought for you today!
Bring it over here!
Amazing Sushan bestowed by the Emperor.
Thank you, Princess. I am very honored.
It's good that you like it.
Take it away!
Everyone can sit!
- Let's sit down. - Please.
- Please.
Come, come, come. Please.
Sit.
Please.
I will drink a cup to you.
Please! Come, please.
Okay.
Fill it up.
Yuwen Huai! Where are you going?
Princess, the wine is too strong. I am going to take a breather.
Yuwen Huai?
The cherry was useless. It's not even pitiful if she dies.
This is Cold-Spreading Powder. Put this in the wine. It's colorless and tasteless.
This is the princess's wine and this is Yuwen Yue's house.
With me here to protect you, what is there to fear?
Yes.
Who are they trying to harm?
Qingshan House's Mr. Yue has arrived!
It's Mr. Yue!
Ice block, why are you only arriving now?
We have been playing for a long time already!
You are always late!
How should I punish you?
What do you all think?
- That's right! - That's right, he must be punished!
Come, come.
- Please. - Please.
Chief Butler Zhu.
Zhixiang, Mr. Yue doesn't usually participate in parties.
You must serve him well, do you hear me?
Yes.
Go on.
Mr. Cold! It's fine if you're usually late!
Today is Yan Xun's birthday, and it's at your manor, too!
You still dare to be late?
That's right, that's right! Shouldn't we punish him with a cup of wine?
- Yes! - Yes, he should be punished!
Drink wine! The one serving you today is a beautiful maiden.
You must drink this wine.
Drink, drink! Bottoms up!
Drink it! Drink it!
Hurry and drink it!
Persuading me to drink wine...
How interesting.
Drink it!
- Drink it! - Drink it!
He put it down?
I will not drink this wine.
Ice block! This is Jade Wine!
There is only one jug in this world!
I am only taking it out today because it's Older Brother Yan Xun's birthday!
You must drink the wine!
- That's right! - Princess.
I do not feel well today. Please understand.
Are you really going to act against the princess like that?
How about we try another way of doing this?
The beautiful maiden will persuade you to drink the wine. If you do not accept, we will kill the maiden!
That's right! Kill the beautiful maiden!
Mr. Yue, please drink this cup of wine.
Mr. Yue, please drink the wine.
I remember back then when Shi Chong tried to persuade someone to drink wine,
Wang Dun of Blackmen Rite didn't drink the wine.
In the end, the beautiful maiden died, and Wang Dun was called cruel.
How cool!
Younger Brother Yue, do you really want me to kill this maid?
Mr. Yue, I beg of you to please drink the wine.
These people are scheming each other but need my older sister to pay with her life.
They're really beasts with human skin.
If you continue not to accept it, I will kill her.
That's right! That's right!
Mr. Yue.
Kill the maiden! Drink!
If this goes on, Older Sister will die for sure!
Little Wildcat?
Doing more than what is necessary.
Take her.
- Take her! - Yes!
Why is it you again?
My lords, I beg all of you to please drink wine.
Do not make bets on my sister's life.
Lowly slave girl that doesn't understand rules! You dare act like this with Prince Yu and Princess here?
Zhu Shun. Kill her.
- Yes. - Wait.
Today is my birthday. Why shed blood?
That makes sense. Shedding blood looks ridiculous.
I cannot break the rules of Yuwen Manor.
How about this?
Let us play a game and see if she deserves to die.
Today, let us listen to Older Brother Yan Xun.
Whatever he says, goes.
This is my pass. One side has a dragon pattern and the other side has a seal character.
I will throw it into the air.
Guess which side will face up when it falls.
If you guess right, that means the heavens want to spare you.
Good idea! That's interesting! Let's play that!
Today, it will depend on your luck!
Turn around.
It's the dragon pattern.
You're sure?
I'm sure.
Amazing!
It looks like she didn't survive the hunting grounds by chance.
Yuwen Huai, spare her.
She can live, but she still must be punished.
Since the heavens do not want my older sister to die, then she must live.
Please spare my older sister.
What a loyal person!
But you will have to be punished.
I am willing to be punished in her place.
Xiaoliu!
Thank you, Mr. Yue!
Thank you for saving my younger sister!
You have the ability to create trouble, but not capable of escaping unscathed.
How stupid.
How dare you!
So it was Mr. Yue?
I let her go.
Tell Yuwen Huai that he can come after me if he wants.
Yes, yes, yes.
Madame Song.
That lowly slave girl offended Mr. Huai.
If I don't find a way to kill her,
Mr. Huai will think I'm slacking off.
But her face is quite pretty.
Beating her to death would be a shame.
Let her rest for a few days,
and then send her to the Bliss Chamber to live a happy life.
Xiaoliu offended Mr. Huai to save me!
Bliss Chamber... she cannot go there!
Linxi! Hurry and think of something!
Be careful to not let anyone hear you! Be carefu—
Chief Butler Zhu!
Last night, I overheard Yue Qi ordering someone to investigate Mr. Huai and his transactions with the Hu merchants in the West.
Mr. Huai guessed long ago that they'd do this.
So Mr. Huai wants us to move first to gain the upper hand.
If you cannot move the younger one, we can move the old disabled one first.
Yes.
Doesn't that old man like to play with tokens?
This set of tokens will send him to his death.
Don't touch it!
There is poison inside this box.
But it's alright.
I have this.
Thank you, Chief Butler Zhu.
You are a pawn placed in Qingshan House by Mr. Huai.
He doesn't want you to die so soon.
The Jing siblings are panicked about Jing Xiaoliu.
You can find yourself a good scapegoat.
Linxi! What are you doing?
Older Sister Jin Zhu!
Why are you zoning out?
It's nothing.
Your younger sister had to go and offend the two masters.
But next to Mr. Yue, I...
Older Sister Jin Zhu, do not get involved in our troubles!
You will be dragged into this.
Then I insist on hearing about it.
Tell me. What's wrong?
[The Achievements of Yuwen]
Chu Qiao...
Chu Qiao. Chu Qiao!
Mother!!
Chu Qiao! Live on bravely!
Mother!!
Chu Qiao...?
Chu...
Older Brother Five.
- Older Brother Five. - You're awake?
I didn't drag you all down with me, did I?
Don't worry.
Yuwen Huai put poison in the wine.
I overheard that the poison is called Cold-Spreading Powder.
It will kill those who have a cold aura inside their bodies.
But to normal people, it is harmless.
How do you know about that?
I do not know either.
Why do I know these things?
Older Brother Five,
do I have another name?
In my dreams, someone always calls me Chu Qiao.
Sometimes... I also dream of someone trying to kill me.
But it feels so realistic.
Do you still remember how I came to our home?
I just remember that Father said that you were borne from his lover.
Xiaoliu, stop thinking nonsense.
Dreams are all fake.
Mr. Yue trusts me a lot now.
I will get revenge for you one day.
It's just that... you have offended Mr. Huai now.
He will definitely get revenge.
Zhu Shun is one of his people, and he is the same as his master.
I must think of a plan quickly.
Older Brother Five, even though I have forgotten many things,
but all of you are my only family on this world.
I'm lucky to have the love of my parents and the care of my siblings,
I really am very grateful.
As long as you recover well,
leave everything else to me.
I'll go pour you some water.
Thank you, Older Sister Jin Zhu.
When you help the Old Master play tokens,
can you switch it with the white jade game I asked someone to bring from Nanjiang?
Treat it as my present!
This way, if the Old Master is happy, Mr. Yue will be happy.
It may even...
He might even promote me to be his personal maid!
You helped me obtain an exit pass for my Younger Sister Six.
I was just worried about how to ever pay you back.
Linxi has obtained an exit pass.
You can leave tonight.
Are your clothes and food ready?
Older Sister Six will not leave.
Come. These are my new shoes. Take them.
I will not leave.
Xiaoliu! Have you ever thought about the consequences of staying in Yuwen Manor?
You offended Mr. Huai. They clearly intend to kill you!
If they really send you to Bliss Chamber, Linxi and I will have forsaken our father's wish!
Don't worry, Xiaoliu, Linxi is here.
We'll be okay. If you don't leave, we will be dragged down with you.
Xiaoliu, take this. Hurry and take it!
It looks like I must go. I cannot drag my family down anymore.
Just take it, Older Sister Six!
This is a slingshot. After I leave,
when you run into danger, use this for self protection.
All of you must stay alive and wait for me to return.
I will find a way to come get you all.
That's right. You must not drag attention to yourself, do you understand?
I understand. Even if things get harder, I will endure everything..
Older Sister Six...
Old Master, I am Linxi. I have come.
- Come in. - Yes.
Old Master, this is the new token game. Let us open it and take a look.
Linxi, you—!
Who's there?
- Go take a look! - Yes!
Who's there? I saw you!
Come out!
If you come out by yourself, perhaps I can spare you!
Or else, I will definitely kill you!
- What is it? - It's nothing. It was a false alarm.
Mister, Old Master was poisoned by the Thousand-Soul-Killing Powder from the West.
Did you succeed?
I also found someone to die with him.
Is it that book boy, Linxi?
Get in the carriage to see Mister.
Older Brother Five must be in trouble. I cannot leave like this.
I must go back!
Fire! Fire!
You poisoned and killed my grandfather.
I must personally kill you!
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♫ The wild wind blows the moonlight into confusion ♫
♫ My life is like being expelled, the flame is hidden in my heart ♫
♫ Who will laugh at my rough inferior ♫
♫ My wings are destroyed by fate ♫
♫ I fall into the bottomless abyss, memories are sealed ♫
♫ The wind and snowfall are unbridled ♫
♫ Even if I am trampled I won't look up to you ♫
♫ What doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger ♫
♫ This breathing is heat, this heartbeat is light ♫
♫ Bit by bit, it brews the power for all my life ♫
♫ The boiling in my eyes lights up the hope ♫
♫ No matter how many wounds I have ♫
♫ I'm willing to burn the flame in my heart to shine through everywhere ♫
♫ To melt the coldness of the secular world ♫
♫ If only the bright moon knows my thoughts ♫
♫ If there is a long path and eternal darkness, so what? ♫
♫ I want the boundless flame of the heart to be boiling again ♫
♫ To burn into a light ray of the horizon ♫
♫ I'm reborn after a fire bath, fragrance fills the heaven and the earth ♫
♫ The red spider lily blooms again ♫
♫ To burn into a light ray of the horizon ♫
♫ The red spider lily blooms again ♫