♫ 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 burned down by the wildfire ♫
♫ to feed the love ♫
♫ Standing in the center of the surges, winds are 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 ♫
♫ Whoever 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 3 ~
Big Brother Linxi!
Older Brother Five!
The criminal Linxi was a spy sent by the enemy.
Even killing him would not appease my hate.
Even if he is dead, he has to be turned into ashes to be spread around.
My older brother is definitely not a spy!
He had been in the manor for a year.
If he wanted to harm someone, he wouldn't need to wait until now.
You're framing a good person!
Where did this pass come from?
My older brother got it for me.
I never imagined... it would get him killed!
Do you know how Yuwen Manor deals with runaway slaves?
Death by flogging.
Then they are beheaded and the head is displayed to the public.
Then hang my head over the doors.
But my older brother is innocent.
You killed an innocent person!
So what if I did?
This is a time when the strong are respected.
If you cannot become strong,
then you are destined to be trampled on.
If I can still live on,
I swear,
I will definitely become the strong one!
The weak overexert themselves.
You don't even know your own limits.
This is your well deserved punishment.
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Xiaoliu, why did you come back?
Xiaoliu!
Older Brother Linxi...
is dead.
What did you say?!
Xiaoliu! Xiaoliu!
Xiaoliu!
Cry if you want to.
Once you are done crying, we still have to get up early tomorrow.
We have to do our job well.
Don't let others know of your wrongdoings.
Cry? Is crying useful?
Can it bring Older Brother Five back?
But besides crying, what else can we do?
We cannot even collect his corpse.
It's not that we can't, it's that you dare not to!
You only tell us to swallow everything down.
Even until now, Older Brother Five is dead!
It's all your fault!
Ever since you came to our house, our bad luck has never ended!
Xiaoba!
You're an unlucky star!
You cursed our parents to death.
Now, you cursed Older Brother Five to his death, too!
Who else will you curse to death next?
Is it me or is it Eldest Sister?!
Shut up!
You hit me. Why are you hitting me?
- Am I wrong? Isn't she—? - Shut up!
No one's sorrow at Linxi's death is any less than yours!
But these things have nothing to do with Xiaoliu!
If we have to blame, then blame our poor fate.
Born into this time where human lives are like trash,
we happen to be powerless slaves, too.
We can only let people do whatever they want to us.
We have no choice.
All right.
But we are still alive tonight.
Even if things get harder, we must live on.
Mister.
Is Yuwen Zhuo dead?
It is as you wanted.
Did you see it yourself?
Mister... Jin Zhu should have seen it.
What do you mean, "should have?"
I want you to be sure, to see the corpse yourself!
Corpse.
Mister, I indeed did not see the corpse.
Jerk! You are all useless.
You cannot even do such a small task well.
That old fox is sly.
I must go personally and take a look.
[Funeral]
[Late Grandfather Yuwen Zhuo]
Mister, the hour has come.
Yes.
Seal the coffin!
Wait!
Why have you come?
Bastard servant. Move aside.
If you want to get inside, you'll have to get past me first!
Qiangshan House is about to be over.
The servants that Yuwen Yue trained
do not know the rules!
Yue Qi! He is a guest.
Let them come in.
I am here to pay my respects.
You are sealing the coffin before I even see my grand uncle.
Who my grandfather hated the most while he was alive,
you should know that.
You are clearly aiming those words at me, Household Three.
Not killing you now,
is already giving great honor to the elders in Household Three.
I understand those words.
But I suspect that grand uncle was murdered.
So, I want to open the coffin to exam the corpse and investigate thoroughly!
You dare?
Just see if I dare.
I suspect that you are the culprit! That's why you won't let me open the coffin to exam the corpse!
An adopted grandson wants to control the Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes early,
and become master of Qingshan House,
who knows what you are thinking about?
Grand uncle was disabled,
but he was still the head of our Yuwen family!
Now, he is suddenly dead for no reason.
As a son of Household Three, I must know why he died!
Open the coffin!
Mister, catch the sword!
You have no right to speak nonsense here!
Qingshan House is just an empty house now.
When grand uncle was alive,
I gave you a little face.
Now, grand uncle is dead.
What right do you have to act high and mighty?! Huh?
You are just a child rejected by Household Two.
Grand uncle just took you in.
If you know your place,
hurry and get back to Household Two and think of what your mother did back then!
And then dig a hole and bury yourself!
Stop coming out and embarrassing yourself! Huh?
You're not allowed to mention my mother!
Yuwen Yue's moves are very strange.
I must finish this fight as soon as possible.
Guards!
The Noble Consort is here, who dares to act ridiculously?
Yuwen Yue is indeed sly!
- Greetings, Your Highness. - Greetings, Your Highness.
- Rise. - Thank you, Your Highness.
Yuwen Huai, who gave you such a daring heart
to create trouble here and try to hurt others with the sword?
Your Highness, Yuwen Yue insists on sealing the coffin
and attacked me, so it provoked this incident.
Your Highness, Grandfather died from a rare western poison.
I'm afraid this poison will hurt others,
so I already burned all suspicious items on him, put him inside the coffin, and sealed it.
Your decision to seal the coffin was wise.
Did you find out who poisoned him?
I... have not found that out yet.
But the answer is already very obvious.
What do you mean by that?
Enough. You two are fighting in front of Yuwen Zhuo's funeral before his corpse grows cold.
Do you still have any rules?
Rare western poison?
I remember that the Yuwen family's Household Three sends people to the Silk Road
to procure high quality tributes year round.
Last year at the Dowager Empress's birthday, they even gifted her a cat with two different colored eyes.
The person in charge of the procurement of goods through the Silk Road is indeed Yuwen Huai.
- Yuwen Yue, you dare to frame me! - How ridiculous!
You dare to attack someone in front of Her Highness!
Yuwen Huai. I am just thinking about related matters.
I did not intend to frame you.
Yuwen Yue just filled in the details according to the facts.
Yet, you intend to fight because of that?
Who knows? If I leave here,
you might take your soldiers and bully your younger cousin.
I would not dare.
Please get justice for me, Your Highness.
All right. To prevent destroying the harmony between the two households,
I have decided that I will personally investigate the old man's corpse.
Your Highness, your body is highly important! Please protect yourself!
It's fine.
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I have personally investigated it.
The Old Mister did indeed die from poison.
I owe him a favor.
I must take good care of his funeral.
Send my word. Unless the master invites him,
Yuwen Huai can never step into Qingshan House.
Your Highness!
You are prejudiced against me!
I feel like your actions are too biased,
and you have forgotten your place.
- Your Highness! - Stop talking. You may leave.
For Your Highness' great help today,
I, Yuwen Yue, surely will repay you no matter what.
I have been acquaintances with your grandfather for many years, and I watched you grow up.
At this time, how could I stand still and watch?
I am regretful for having dragged Your Highness into this mess.
It is fine. It's just...
From now on, every step of your life will be dangerous.
Have you thought about your future?
I know that your grandfather always hoped you could marry Chun'er.
If you can obtain His Majesty's trust and restart the Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes,
I will arrange for this marriage.
I am not talented.
The princess is of such a high rank. I do not dare to wish for her hand.
Yuwen Yue, you are a smart person.
The Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes is a precious treasure,
so His Majesty definitely will not let others have it.
Either use it yourself, or get rid of it.
You must know that you are not His Majesty's only choice.
So, Yuwen Yue, you must think carefully about this. Understand?
I understand.
[Bliss Chamber]
Grandfather,
Yuwen Zhuo is dead!
I personally went to check.
Your plan is smart. Jin Zhu's identity was not revealed.
Jin Zhu?
She's very pretty.
I still remember that she wouldn't sleep with you.
She wants to keep her virginity for Yuwen Yue.
Also, Noble Consort Wei ordered that I can no longer enter Qingshan House.
Grandfather, what should we do next?
I'll have to do it personally.
Yuwen Zhuo is dead.
Now we only need to attack Yuwen Yue.
To obtain the Spy Network of Heavenly Eyes sooner,
the best method is
to arrange someone of ours by his side.
You may do as you please for this.
Bring me some more maidservants and stop bothering me.
This is a big matter.
I dare not take charge.
It's useless even if you do!
Who told you to be born under the wrong mother, and to not become my Household Three's legitimate blood line?
You are just a child that crawled out of the womb of a prostitute.
You are only suitable to do bits and pieces of lowly jobs.
Xiaoliu, you're awake?
Come, Xiaoliu. Hurry and drink this medicine.
This is to nourish your internal energy.
After you drink it, you'll recover very soon.
Come.
Xiaoliu, do you feel like you got Linxi killed?
Xiaoliu, we live in chaotic times. Human lives are considered trash.
We cannot control our life and death.
It's not like that.
I definitely will not let Older Brother Linxi die in vain.
Give me the medicine.
Older Brother Linxi fought hard to save my life.
I must live on well.
Do you see? That's Jin Lan.
She offended Mr. Huai and was sent to the Bliss Chamber last night!
Looks like Old Master Xi didn't like her and she got tortured to death.
How scary! This is the result of not following the rules!
Enough, stop talking. Let's go.
Let's go...
You.
And you three, too.
All of you will go to the Bliss Chamber.
Madame Song, I'm begging you! Do not send me to the Bliss Chamber!
I'm begging you! Madame Song!
Do not send me to the Bliss Chamber, Madame Song!
It is your great fortune to serve Old Master Xi!
Take all of them away!
- Madame Song! - Let's go!
Madame Song, don't send me to the Bliss Chamber!
- I'm begging you, Madame Song! - Madam Song! Do not let me go! - Let's go.
Send that Jing Xiaoliu in the woodshed to the Bliss Chamber as well.
What?!
Madame Song, I'm begging you. Spare my younger sister! I'm begging you!
Don't think that if Chief Butler Zhu likes you, you can ignore me.
I am the one in charge here.
What are you staying here for? Hurry and send Jing Xiaoliu to the Bliss Chamber!
Madame Song! Please spare her!
As long as Xiaoliu does not go to the Bliss Chamber, I will do anything!
I'm begging you! I'm begging you!
Anything?
Yes. Anything.
Eldest Sister! Look at who came!
- Older Sister Zhixiang! - Xiaoqi?
Older Sister Zhixiang! I miss you so much!
- Come. - Here.
Hurry and let me take a look at you.
Older Sister, I missed you so much!
Older Brother Five really did bring Older Sister Seven here.
It's just a shame that Older Brother Five is dead.
Now, Older Sister Six has become like this, too.
All right, all right. Stop feeling bad.
Xiaoba, take care of this for me. You must not lose it.
Remember. This is very important to your Older Sister Six.
I hope that Xiaoliu can make it through this time.
- Older Sister Six! - Older Sister Six!
Older Sister Six!
- Older Sister Six! - Xiaoliu!
- Older Sister Six, you're awake? - Xiaoqi?
- You're back? - Are you okay?
It is great that you are okay.
Xiaoliu,
I have something to do. I might have to leave Yuwen Manor for a while.
While I'm gone,
I will leave Xiaoqi and Xiaoba to your care.
Where are you going?
Is it that Zhu Shun?
Don't worry, it's not.
Older Sister Zhixiang, where are you going? We'll go with you!
That's right!
I can go alone. I will come back very soon.
Remember, you two. While I'm gone,
you two must listen to Older Sister Six. Okay?
Xiaoliu, I will leave Xiaoqi and Xiaoba to you.
Also, no matter what happens, you must swallow it down.
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[Bliss Chamber]
Hurry up! Hurry up! Get in there!
- Get in quickly! - Get in.
Open the door! Let us out!
Let me out of here! Let us out!
How beautiful! It looks so nice!
- I want this one! - I want this one!
These clothes are so pretty!
That's right! Let's hurry and dress up!
Why are you crying?
Older Sister Six! Older Sister Six, what do we do?
What's wrong?
Eldest Sister... was sent to the Bliss Chamber!
The Bliss Chamber?
That is where the old master of Household Three lives!
- Older Sister Zhixiang. Older Sister Zhixiang! - Xiaoqi! Xiaoqi!
Don't make a sound! Don't make a sound.
Eldest Sister!
Eldest Sister! Eldest Sister!
Xiaoqi, Xiaoba. Kneel.
Kneel and bow to our older sister.
Do you hate this place?
Do you want to leave?
- Yes! - Yes!
Older Sister, don't worry.
I will take good care of Xiaoqi and Xiaoba. Older Sister,
you told me before
that I must swallow down everything, that I must live on.
I agreed to all of it! But I didn't understand why.
Until now,
seeing you all thrown here like lifeless carrots and cabbages,
I understand now.
So,
I will not swallow down anything anymore.
Mister!
That old man drowns in wine and women all day!
Why do I always have to clean up the mess?
Why do I have a grandfather like this?
Why was I born into Household Three?
Why was I ranked lower than everyone else from birth?
Why can't I be part of the Handsome Five of Chang'an and still have to compete with Yuwen Yue?!
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why!
Mister, please be calm! Mister!
I found out that Madame song revealed
that we, Household Three, were
procuring tributes in the Western Regions!
Also, this woman is very dishonest!
Then let her go to a place that's extremely cold!
Have someone shut her mouth!
Yes! Yes! I will go right away!
Pack up your things. Get lost tonight.
Or else, I will kill you!
Mr. Zhu! You are very cruel!
These brats are acting so suspiciously.
I must capture you to earn some merit!
Maybe Mr. Huai will change his mind.
Here, this is Older Sister's memorial plaque.
Older Sister, Older Brother. You can take care of each other from now on.
Don't let others bully you down below.
Older Brother Linxi, Older Sister Zhixiang.
Rather than living cowardly
and entrusting your life to someone else's hand, why not just live in a more straightforward manner?
Even if you died, you wouldn't feel bad and regretful.
How dare you!
Don't you know that burning paper money in Yuwen Manor is worthy of death?
Madame Song, our older brother and sister are dead.
We just want to burn some paper money for them.
There's no need for such a big fuss, is there?
Make a big fuss? Come with me to see Mr. Huai.
Go beg him!
Older Sister Six, you have injures. Don't break the rules again.
Madame Song, you are forgiving, so you surely will not put these little mistakes to heart.
If there is a crime, I, Jing Xiaoliu, will surely take responsibility.
Who are you? Who will you take responsibility for?
It's this lowly bitch's fault that I must go to a poor stockaded village to suffer!
If I don't have good days, don't think about having good days either!
- I'm giving it all! - Older Sister Seven!
You dare to hit me?
Hurry and run!
Hurry and go help Xiaoqi!
Stop right there! Stop right there!
You brat!
Come with me!
- Let go of me! - See how I finish you!
Older Sister Seven!
Older Sister Seven! Older Sister Seven!
- Older Sister Seven! - See how I'll get on you.
Save me! Save me! Here and save me!
Pull her up.
Hurry and save me!
Older Sister Six, we've killed someone.
No. She attacked us first.
She asked for it.
We got revenge. There is nothing to regret even if we die!
Madam Song was a living person.
A living person suddenly disappeared!
They'll definitely seek us out.
So what if they find us? Who will know she died?
Who knows she died here?
Both of you don't be afraid. In the future, if someone finds out,
just say that I did it.
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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 interior ♫
♫ 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 ♫