♫ 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 non returnable 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 33 ~
You have suffered recently, Your Majesty.
Of course. Who told the Wei family to do so many things lately?
Your Majesty, are you talking about how Wei Shuyou killed Zhao Xifeng?
That is not all.
To do it or not. Real or fake.
There are already innumerable cruel examples of infighting between the feudal families.
As long as they watch each other and not allow one family to rule over all, that is good.
Your Majesty, do not worry.
Right now, all eyes are watching even closer now.
As long as there is news, they will report immediately.
You know how to share my burdens best.
To be able to help share Your Majesty's burdens, it is my great fortune.
Official, please drink some tea.
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Uncle!
Uncle! Keep your body healthy, Uncle.
If Shuyou was half as mature as you, that'd be great.
Official, as you see things, should we send someone to kill Yan Xun?
We cannot right now. It is too obvious.
Let us delay it.
Even if we make a move, we cannot do it ourselves.
Yes. We can go find Jianghu assassins.
No matter what the price is, we'll pay.
We can contact them first but we must wait for the right time.
Just do it some time later.
Yes.
- Uncle. - Official, slower.
I, Wei Guang, am not the most intelligent person,
but I am not an idiot, either!
Why then did I have a muddled son like that?
Perhaps this is fate.
Shuye, our family's future depends on you now.
Uncle!
Zhao Xifeng and Wei Shuyou are dead.
The Heir Apparent will probably feel better now.
In the future, there will be a lot less trouble.
We cannot just look at one victory.
The feudal families are huge-scoped and deep-rooted.
It is just common for them to throw away the pawns to preserve the general.
Heir Apparent Yan Xun is still young and has little power.
Either he doesn't attack, or if he attacks, he must kill them all.
Or else, if the enemy is alerted, the consequences are unfathomable.
The Wei family will not swallow this down easily. They will definitely retaliate.
So, you guys must be careful.
Yes.
This is a secret letter from Feng Mian to Heir Apparent Yan Xun.
If the Wei feudal family really makes a move, then the situation will be dangerous.
Even if you have to use all our planted men in Zhuque Road,
fighting until the very last man, you all must ensure the safe departure of Heir Apparent.
So,
Ah Yu...
It's worth it.
Yes.
(Letter from Feng Mian to warm Yan Xun about the upcoming plots of the Wei feudal family.)
Feng Mian has sent a report.
This old fox Wei Guang has already bought most of the business in Xianyang.
He wanted to severe the lifeline of Northern Yan and gain victory against us without being stained with blood.
The Wei feudal family is currently Northern Yan's biggest source of trouble.
They must be completely destroyed.
The eunuch has arrived!
Miss Ah Chu.
Eunuch, what do you need?
His Majesty wants to see Miss Ah Chu. He has summoned her into the palace.
His Majesty wants to see me?
Yes.
All right, I got it.
I don't know if this is a good or a bad thing.
No matter what, I must go. Don't worry.
Miss, please come with me.
Miss, wait here. I will go let them know.
All right.
How dare you, lowly slave girl! You brought your own weapon into the palace.
Arrest her!
Stop!
Yuwen Yue! This lowly slave girl brought a weapon into the palace with evil motives!
Don't be nosy!
What she is holding is my Moon Breaking Sword.
That day, I left it at Heir Apparent Yan Xun's house and told her to bring it to me.
Besides, it is His Majesty who summoned her into the palace.
Isn't that right, Xing'er?
Yes!
Mr. Huai, look carefully. This is the Moon Breaking Sword.
Older Brother, you were just released from your punishment.
I think you'd best stick to your place for a while to avoid trouble.
I came to visit Princess Yuan Chun. What does that have to do with you?
Why did you bring weapons to visit the princess?
I'd like to ask you why you brought a weapon!
For the Assistant Commander of Knights Camp carrying his sword into the palace,
are there any problems with that?
After getting demoted by three positions,
I think you should watch yourself, Older Brother.
Let's go, Xing'er.
Speak. Why did you bring me here?
Return my sword to me.
Then return my sword to me first!
You've grown up. You speak so strongly now.
Most likely, you already have a new backer.
Who are you relying on now?
Is it Yan Xun?
Yuwen Yue, you came looking for me before I could go looking for you. Right?
Absurd.
Did you really forget who taught you your martial arts?
Do you think you could trick everyone with such a low-handed framing trick?
Yes. Your Emperor believed such a low-handed trick.
Every day you don't have the slave-release documents, you are still a maidservant of my Qingshan House.
Tell me. What requirements do you have to give me the documents?
As long as I do not write it, you will keep being a slave.
How about this? Be my maidservant for one more day.
A maidservant for one day?
Aren't you afraid that I'd stab you multiple times within one day?
If you really have that ability, then go ahead.
Are you telling the truth?
When did I ever joke with you?
Miss Chu.
You are too courteous, Eunuch. Just call me Chu Qiao.
An important official document just came from the northwest.
His Majesty hurriedly summoned many officials to discuss them.
I'm afraid he won't have the time to see you today.
You can go back first.
Thank you for telling me.
[Boutique Shop]
Are you not going to ask me why His Majesty wanted to see me?
Why should I ask that?
You'd tell me even if I didn't ask.
If you won't ask, of course, I won't tell you.
Miss Ah Chu.
Official Ah Chu, what job did His Majesty give you?
A general? Or a lieutenant?
Neither.
Neither?
Something came up, so His Majesty didn't even see me.
What was it?
I don't know. They said it was important documents from the Northwest.
Yes.
If His Majesty wants to attack me, he'll take my capable people one by one.
If you can avoid it today, you can't avoid it tomorrow.
Are you not worried?
What is there to worry about?
Didn't we prepare for so long precisely for this moment?
But now that you mention it, when do you intend to take out your roasted duck?
I'm starving!
Your little nose is quite sharp.
How fragrant!
Come, give it a try.
See how it tastes.
- You eat. - No. I don't want to eat.
Is it fragrant?
That's right. I have something to do tomorrow.
Where are you going?
I ran into Yuwen Yue in the palace.
He wants me to be his maidservant for one day before he will give me the slave-release documents.
Have you made up your mind?
Of course.
I can't let him hold onto my weaknesses anymore.
So I must obtain the slave-release documents.
We agreed not to lie to each other or hide things from each other.
So, I must tell you the truth.
[Qingshan House]
Please.
[Xing'er]
Ever since you left, Mister always had someone clean your room.
Come in.
After being a master for a few years by Yan Xun's side,
you've completely forgotten even Qingshan House's rules. Right?
You've improved.
What? Have you gone mute?
I'm afraid I'll have nothing nice to say.
Then say something nice.
To you? There's nothing nice to say.
Is this the attitude a slave girl should have?
There are many types of slave girls.
One is the fawning type, just trying to climb up.
Another type is the type to suffer in silence and just live on.
There's another type with a deep vengeance and would like to kill her master immediately.
Which type are you?
I'm even more dangerous. I can kill you right away.
Then why didn't you poison the tea?
You saw it yourself.
I drank it without thinking about it. Wouldn't that be easier?
Yuwen Yue, I didn't think that you'd become so stupid in a few years.
I'm not the Xing'er of the past anymore.
You don't even have the most basic vigilance.
You want to kill me so much already.
Why did you agree to return here?
Are you not afraid I'll try to kill you again,
or perhaps in your heart, you trust me?
Don't ask about the obvious!
If you didn't use the slave-release documents to threaten me,
why would I waste my time here with you?
Xing'er. If I were you, I wouldn't anger my master.
My name isn't Xing'er! My name is Chu Qiao!
In Qingshan House, you are Xing'er.
Xing'er! Xing'er! Xing'er!
Xinx'ger!
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Let's go. Come outside with me.
Let's see if your martial arts have improved or not.
If you die in the middle of the competition, we can only consider your skills lacking.
Don't blame me for murder.
Such arrogant talk.
Then let's see if you have that ability.
Enough! Enough! Enough!
Enough!
Eat.
Let's eat together.
That wasn't the rule in the past.
I'm the one who sets the rules.
You used to not eat anything that wasn't exquisite before.
Why do you eat even plain food now?
If you ate three days of decaying horse meat, let's see if you'd be picky.
Even you would have this sort of day.
I'm not picky, but I don't like to have others fight over meat with me.
You told me to sit down to eat. Since we sat down together,
who says this meat is yours?
I grabbed it first.
I didn't see that.
Didn't you eat even dead horse flesh?
It's not a big deal if there's some dust, right?
Mr. Yue, the bed is ready. You can sleep.
This is the Thousand-Soul-Killing Powder made from the poisonous venom of the Persian poisonous spider.
It's said that one drop can kill a thousand people.
It is the king of poisons.
People outside the border have limited experience so they tend to exaggerate things.
It's exaggerating to say that it can kill a thousand people,
but it is more than enough to kill one person.
What are you trying to say?
Mister, what Master is poisoned with is the powerful Thousand-Soul-Killing Powder from the Western Region.
The antidote is here, Mister! The antidote!
There's only one—!
Zhan Mo, the antidote.
Antidote!
Mister, there was only one revival pill left.
Mister! Save me! Save me!
After a few hours, his inner organs will burst and he will die with severe pain.
Mister! I'm begging you! Kill me!
Kill me!
I'm begging you!
I'm begging you! Kill me!
The revival pill is very precious and expensive and I only had one then.
If the antidote is valuable, then is human life not?
Let me ask you. In your eyes, what does human life count as?
Xing'er, you shouldn't just live for others.
You should let yourself go.
Those on different paths cannot be friends.
You don't need to say anything more.
I've done what I promised.
When will you give me my slave-release documents?
Yue Qi!
Bring the slave-release documents and prepare the horse carriage.
Escort Xing'er away.
[Qingshan House]
These are the slave-release documents.
After you leave Qingshan House, you won't belong here anymore.
I never belonged here to start with.
That year, Mister used needles to fake your death.
He rushed to save you, but was attacked by assassins.
That's why he was held back.
When we arrived, you were already gone.
[Qingshan House]
- How come? It's so late and you're still awake. - Yes.
The air is nice after the rain, so I came to take a breather.
Are you done with your task?
I've obtained the Slave-Release Documents.
He didn't make things difficult for you, did he?
Things have changed. He cannot make things difficult for me.
Ah Chu, drink some ginger water before sleeping.
You got drenched by rain. Be careful not to catch a cold.
Ah Chu, I don't have the ability to protect you yet. To make you suffer like this,
I'm sorry.
I will take you away very soon.
I will never let you go through this again. I swear.
Yan Xun, you don't need to apologize.
We went through so much together.
Also, we still have more important things to do.
Don't worry about me.
And don't overthink things either. Rest early.
It's better for a woman that you can't control to be dead.
That year, Mister used needles to fake your death.
He rushed to save you, but was attacked by assassins.
That's why he was held back.
When we arrived, you were already gone.
I feel that Wei Guang is not a patient person.
He will retaliate against you very soon.
I cannot avoid what needs to come.
That old fox Wei Guang being able to drag it until now shows that he has quite good self-control.
If we do not get rid of this tiger that is blocking our path, I fear that there will be no end for us in the future.
The object taken from the Royal Tomb should have entered the palace by now, right?
Yes. We'll have to see how His Majesty reacts to this.
Heir Apparent, this was left by Mister Wu.
He said that if you want to eliminate Wei Guang, you can open it.
The investigation on the case about the fire in the Royal Tomb has not yet been finished.
And now, the items that were buried there have become high demand items in the antique market.
I sent men to go down to verify the objects stolen
but the whole tomb now is filled with water.
Say, my favored subject, as the head supervisor of the construction of the Royal Tomb,
can you explain to me what is going on here?
I... I will surely investigate this matter well.
Will you able to investigate it clearly?!
The Royal Tomb of the former emperor, from the choosing of location to the supervising of the construction,
were all done by you.
Now the Royal Tomb is completely dilapidated and has flood water everywhere.
It has now become like the Palace of the Dragon King.
If not because a fire broke out in the Royal Tomb this time,
I would have been still kept in the dark.
Are you treating me as some three-year-old child? Yes?
Your Majesty, please calm down.
Problems like these happening in the Royal Tomb,
as the head supervisor of the construction, I naturally have undeniable responsibilities.
I am already old so my strength is limited.
I will occasionally commit negligence in management.
But to say that I embezzled and illegally hid the treasures for my own, I really am being falsely accused.
The Royal Tomb has been built for almost five years.
The Ministry of Rites chose the location, I supervised the whole construction,
Official Liu of the Ministry of Constructions was the one who built it,
and Captain Yuwen Huai of Leftside Army guarding it.
And then it got looted by robbers and was burned.
Whatever happened in between this, it is really hard to predict.
I am asking Your Majesty to give me the right to investigate this whole matter meticulously.
I will surely give Your Majesty an acceptable explanation.
Enough!
If you really are not hiding anything from me,
then just obediently stay here in the palace.
I will send someone else to investigate this matter.
Yes.
I, Yuwen Yue, greets Your Majesty.
Yuwen Yue, right now, the Royal Tomb of the former emperor got looted.
I am ordering and giving you all the power to investigate this matter.
You can interrogate any of the involved officials.
You can mobilize anytime any people from the Knights Camp and the Chang'an local government.
I am giving you ten days.
You must find the truth about this matter.
And also, among the lost valuables is an item called White Jaded Cauldron.
The tedious search did not come up with anything; hence, it is making my head ache.
This cauldron as advised by the High Priest
was placed in the fengshui line within the Royal Tomb.
Guarding all corners, providing a prosperous fate to the nation.
This cauldron is extremely important.
It must not end up in other people's hands.
I will surely investigate this case clearly.
May Your Majesty be at ease.
Since you have returned, have you met up with Yan Xun privately?
Replying to Your Majesty, we met once.
Heir Apparent Yan Xun is totally different from how he was three years ago.
He is more placid.
The placid is just external.
There are things that cannot be flattened just by time.
As long as you know how to prioritize, able to stand up to your ground,
your achievement will surely surpass that of your grandfather's.
Yes.
You scared me to death!
What are you doing, Older Brother Prince Yu?
Why are you in a daze here? What are you thinking?
Say, will Older Brother Yan Xun be in some danger?
What danger?
These past days, I keep having nightmares.
I dreamt that someone was trying to assassinate him.
You are just a worrywart.
How am I a worrywart?
The three-year deadline will end soon.
It is as if you do not know the situation in the past.
He has too many enemies.
Those people will surely not let him safely return to Northern Yan.
What can we do?
Is it not that Emperor Father has told Yuwen Yue to tighten the security in Yingge Garden?
You can guard him for a moment but not for a lifetime.
That is still not a good long term plan.
As a distinguished princess of Wei, I actually am not able to help him with anything.
Chun'er, are you in distress just because of this?
Yes.
This is not your fault, either.
You live deep within the palace, so some things are really beyond your control.
But last night, I thought about it for a long time.
I finally came up with a smart idea.
What smart idea?
Guess it first.
I am not guessing. If you will not tell me, then I will not bother to hear it then.
Okay. Okay.
Oh, my. I cannot guess it. Just tell me then, Younger Sister.
Older Brother, say... Yan Xun... if he becomes His Majesty's son-in-law,
then does it means that no one can bully him anymore?
You did not think about this for a night.
You have been thinking about this for half of your lifetime, right?
I am being serious with you here.
Think about it carefully. This is the last method already.
If that is the case, Older Brother Yan Xun will then be safe.
Let me seriously say these to you, too.
If you want to let Yan Xun become your husband, that will be harder than reaching the sky.
Just the part of Emperor Father, you won't even be unable to move passed it.
Then do you have a better method?
None, right? Then you should support me.
Chun'er! You must not let Emperor Father hear these words.
Or else, Emperor Father will think that Yan Xun had bewitched you.
His days will become more difficult!
Chun'er!
Greetings, Consort Mother.
Are you here to give me the Auspicious Clouds painting by Zhang Cengyou?
The auspicious clouds paintings in the palace made by great artists indeed lack some soul in them.
Consort Mother, I have forgotten about this matter.
I will let Caiwei send them to you later.
But today, I still prepared another gift for Consort Mother.
This is the most trendy beauty mud right now in Chang'an City.
They said that it is made from a unique secret recipe.
Consort Mother, try it, too.
Keep it.
Yes.
I hope that the number one beauty of Wei will forever be young and beautiful.
Consort Mother, why are you into painting lately?
Chun'er, you are already not a kid.
I am not at ease to just leave the auspicious cloud painting that you will be using in your wedding to others.
Consort Mother, you have been doing that for a long time.
Rest for a while first. Your eyes will get tired.
Moreover, I am not in a hurry to get married.
A few days ago, Eunuch Wang said that the Liang's Crown Prince will be coming to Chang'an.
Your Emperor Father has intentions to make a marriage alliance with Liang.
What?
You are the only princess left that is unmarried.
How can I not be worried?
Marrying the Liang's Crown Prince?
Consort Mother, you cannot bear to marry me off to such a far place either, right?
I do not want to leave you.
The distance aspect is easier to talk about.
But that Liang's Crown Prince is known to be a womanizer.
He still has not married a main wife but there are already so many women in his manor.
With your personality, how can you endure such a situation?
That is right, Consort Mother.
I do not covet wealth, noble status, or being all powerful in the government.
I just want to be like Princess Mingzheng of the past dynasty.
Even if I only get to marry a unimportant royal librarian,
but we will guard each other for eternity, stay in love with each other forever.
I am very happy that you can think that way.
What the looting of the Royal Tomb exposed was just the tip of the iceberg.
Wei Guang fooling His Majesty and hiding things from his subordinates that he embezzled the money of the citizens is an undeniable truth.
As long as His Majesty wants to investigate him, he is unlikely to live.
I just fear that His Majesty wants to use our hands to frighten him.
If you are going to hit a snake, you should hit his lethal part.
As long as we get lethal evidence against him, he will not be able to escape.
His Majesty wanting to keep things balanced is also built on a foundation that will not harm himself.
This is the Spy Network Token.
The one that will heed your call is a pawn that I have set up by Wei Guang's side years ago.
Take it and use it.
Mister.
Be careful.
Yes.
Lord, based on our investigation, the walls of the underground palace were severely damaged.
The south wall collapsed and blocked the water drainage.
The eastern and western burial grounds were all submerged in water.
The fire that day only damaged the external part of the underground palace.
The inner part was not damaged by it at all.
But the signs of water leaks are still very obvious.
Official Liu Shen of the Ministry of Constructions has been removed from office, Official.
Several building contractors have also been imprisoned in the Chang'an local government office.
They are personally being guarded by the men of Yuwen Yue.
But Official, do not worry. They all will not dare say anything.
I suspect that this matter was masterminded by Yan Xun.
Immediately send someone to the black market and investigate the source of these burial valuables.
As long as we are able to get any traces of evidence, we can then have Yan Xun be executed.
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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 heaven and earth ♫
♫ The red spider lily blooms again ♫
♫ To burn into a light ray of the horizon ♫
♫ The red spider lily blooms again ♫