♫ 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 40 ~
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Crown Prince Xiao, I came to send you off.
I just knew that you'd come here to send me off.
I've been watching the stars at night recently.
I noticed that Polaris is dim.
The Big Dipper is moving towards the south, and the northwest is surrounded by miasma.
This, therefore, is a terrible omen, having to do with the disaster of war.
Chang'an City will soon no longer be at peace.
Qiaoqiao, do you want to come with me?
The road is long, and the two of us can get closer.
Even though I can't see through you, I feel like you're not a bad guy.
I'm with a rank of a noble.
I'm not only outwardly handsome, but also wise inwardly.
How can you see through me so easily?
Wouldn't that be embarrassing for me?
The Emperor of Wei wants to make a marriage alliance with you.
If you leave like this, will His Majesty agree?
He can't wait for me to go.
As soon as I told him, he sent me out of the city as if I were the god of plagues.
Besides, look at those princesses, and noble ladies.
They're all so ugly. How can they be a match for me?
I've searched everywhere in Chang'an, and you're the only one who's slightly attractive.
What can I do with your bad taste?
You'd wholeheartedly prefer to follow Yan Xun to death than follow me to enjoy a comfortable life.
You really broke my heart.
Xiao Ce, let me ask you something.
If Wei and Northern Yan go to war, would you help Wei fight against Northern Yan?
I wouldn't.
Then would you help Northern Yan fight Wei?
I wouldn't do that, either.
If Wei and Northern Yan go to war, I wouldn't want to help either.
Don't worry.
Don't mention if the Emperor of Wei marries his daughter off to me,
even if he marries his mother off to me, that'd be no help at all.
Okay, since it will be this way,
then you are my friend for the moment.
Time to leave.
I wish you all the best whatever you do and succeed regardless the obstacles.
Besides, if you get to Northern Yan and feel chilled there, then come see me in Great Liang.
I have big houses and a large fortune together with countless concubines. No problem with one more girl.
Xiao Ce, if one day you are tired of the misty weather in Jiangnan,
you are welcome to the frontier for horse-riding and walking in the snow.
The beauties of Northern Yan will definitely surprise and impress you.
You know me the best!
You always think a lot for me.
We are all forced to be chess pieces in the hands of fate.
Many times, we can only see the opening not the ending.
Qiaoqiao, I hope you can walk out of it.
I hope we can meet again.
We had promised to drink it together before we left.
Smell it. Is it good?
Yes.
- Let's drink. - Yes.
I almost forgot the taste of the wine.
Take your time. Don't get drunk.
No way.
Ah Chu, are you scared?
How about you?
Here you are.
I am not scared at all.
I have never been scared of anything.
[Assassinate Yan Xun on his wedding day.]
[Hearing Hall]
Heir Apparent, we arranged men to enter the different martial arts sects here in Chang'an.
And also, there are men of ours in the royal palace and the local court.
During the wedding day, they will work in conjunction with us and create disturbances.
Chang'an City has been too peaceful for a long time.
Zhong Yu, arrange for Ah Chu to leave the city earlier.
You guys handle the post withdrawal matters.
But Heir Apparent—
This will be a very dangerous ordeal. I fear that I might not be able to take care of her safety.
There are three more days.
Time is really passing so slowly.
[Yingge Garden]
Ah Chu, at midnight tonight, you go out of the city first.
Go out of the city?
Repair the bridge, cross the river, and prepare the rations and horses we will be needing in our journey.
There are still a lot of things to do.
I must stay in the city to arrange the matter about the assassinations.
Ah Jing has to stay by the side of Heir Apparent.
Yu Jiang and the others are too rash.
I can't be at ease.
Only you can go then.
Does Yan Xun know?
He knows.
Don't worry. We have prepared for such a long time.
We can surely break all obstacles in one go and successfully get out of danger.
Okay.
Caiwei, say, will Older Brother Yan Xun like this dress I'm wearing today?
Princess, you are beautiful to begin with.
After wearing this dress, the more radiant you looked.
What can we do?
Don't worry. This dress is a one and only treasured item in the Boutique Shop.
It is a local dress from Northern Yan.
I especially sent people to buy it when the new stock was shelved at 9 a.m.
After wearing this dress, Heir Apparent Yan will surely understand the special attention you put on it.
Icy Tuozi! Why are you here?
I have one favor to ask of you.
Do you actually have instances that you beg others for help?
I was ordered to guard Cuiwei Palace.
But around me are all palace guards without any helper that I'm familiar with.
That's why, I want to ask Princess to transfer one person to me.
I am currently in a good mood. Tell me who do you want?
Chu Qiao.
Chu Qiao?
Fine, I'll go to Consort Mother and ask for her.
I am thanking Princess then.
- Heir Apparent. - Where is Ah Chu?
She got called into the palace.
Why did Ah Chu enter the palace?
The palace sent people to fetch her.
You were not in the manor so I was unable to refuse them.
Ah Chu said that if she is not back by tonight,
she will try to escape tomorrow once the palace is in chaos.
She said that for you not to worry.
How could I be at ease!
I will send our men into the palace to keep watch of her.
I won't let anything bad happen to her.
[Chang'an]
What? Not behaving, is that it?
You won't be crying in a moment.
Come. I'm going to place you here to play.
[The Achievements of Yuwen]
Mister!
Mr. Huai.
Why did you come?
I have been looking for you several times but you ignored me.
My son is in your hands. Would I not come?!
You didn't even take a look at what day it is today.
Go back now.
It is exactly because it is such a day today that's why I was able to come out.
Yuwen Huai, hurry and return my son to me.
Getting anxious? Yes?
When I went to see you that day, how was your attitude?
I know what you want to know.
Isn't it that you just want to know the identity of Chu Qiao?
I'll tell you. She is Luo He's daughter, the inheritor of the Fengyun Order.
On what basis would I believe you?
Just based on I was previously the maidservant of Luo He.
Fine, I will chat with you once I have free time.
You—
Come back, you!
[Imperial Mud Shop]
This beauty preserving mud is really not bad.
Your skin now is really white and gentle. So delicate that blowing on it might break it.
- Really? - Yes.
Will Older Brother Yan Xun like it then?
Of course!
Oh, right, Caiwei! How much longer until Older Brother Yan Xun comes?
It's still too early. It's now just 5 a.m. Your husband-to-be has just left home.
Once he finishes making offerings at the ancestral temple around 7 to 9 a.m.,
he will then arrive at Wanfu Palace before noon.
Then hurry and help fix my look.
Okay.
Aren't you still going to hurry and run away?
Aren't you afraid that Yan Xun will leave you behind?
Ah Chu?
Ah Chu, why are you here?
Noble Consort has given a decree to let me protect the Princess.
It must be Chun'er who did it. Don't put it to heart.
If you feel bad about it, just go back. I will shoulder the responsibility.
How is it possible for her to feel bad?
She has no heart.
Oh, right! Consort Mother asked me to become Chun'er's family representative in sending her off.
I can go with you guys to Northern Yan then.
[Yingge Garden]
Princess' Husband, please.
Sub General Princess Husband, raise the carriage towards as an offering to the ancestors!
[Yingge Garden]
Today, is the day I marry off my daughter.
Chun'er is my most beloved daughter.
Yan Xun is someone that I watched grow up.
Marrying my daughter off to him, I am really at ease.
Duke of Northern Yan had an uprising and revolted before.
Since I have forgiven Yan Xun,
I will then not pursue him anymore.
These past 3 years, Yan Xun has abided the law, behaved himself and been very respectful.
I also believe that he has sincerely repented.
Today, Princess will soon go with him back to Northern Yan.
Starting today, Yan Xun is the newly appointed Duke of Northern Yan.
I hope that everyone who is sitting here
won't transfer your anger to him just for the mistakes of his father.
Let us be of one heart and of one mind in developing Wei together.
Your Majesty is so kindheated. Heir Apparent Yan will surely be grateful for Your Majesty's divine kindness
and will loyally serve Your Majesty.
That's right. With such a benevolent king, the resurgence of Wei sill surely be happening soon.
That's right...
[All Authorities Hall]
Princess, the ceremony will be happening soon.
Both Officer Song and Officer Li from the Ministry of Rites have arrived.
A few madams are currently kneeling in the Audience Hall.
Just waiting for you.
A long time has passed. Older Brother Yan Xun still hasn't come.
Say, could something have happened?
Princess, it is currently very lively outside. Being delayed for some time is also expected.
Don't worry anymore.
Each ceremonial rite has a specified time of being done.
Moreover the normal citizens outside won't dare to hinder the carriages of the royal family.
I am afraid that...
could there be any changes that will happen midway?
Victory or defeat all depends on this move.
After today, whether we will live or die, be victorious or fail,
we will know it now.
- Take action now. - Yes.
You—
[Forever Serene Platform]
Ah Jing, where are we now?
We will soon be at the Forever Serene Platform.
[Forever Serene Platform]
Say hello.
Even if you have to live an ignoble existence,
you must not give up.
Don't forget.
Northern Yan is still waiting for you.
How come there isn't anyone welcoming us?
I don't really know either.
Who are you people?!
How dare you to even block the carriage of the princess' husband?
All of you, move out! I think you all don't want to live anymore!
Official Huo has such high official authority!
Official Zhao?
All of you, get lost!
We discovered that Princess' Husband Yan Xun
has kept a huge amount of illegal weapons in the Yingge Garden.
We suspect that Yan Xun is attempting to rebel.
I am ordered by His Majesty to come here and arrest Yan Xun.
If anyone resists, we will kill them with lawful authority.
Where is the royal decree?
Official Huo, are you still not moving aside?
Could you be trying to harbor the rebel?
Aren't you under the Knights Camp? Are you trying to rebel?
The Xiuli Army of Northern Yan is here!
Brothers, attack!
Charge!
I already told Father long ago
that he should do everything that he can to have you killed as soon as possible.
You don't have that chance anymore.
Three years already.
Northern Yan's pass got overcome.
The two cities, Beishuo and Hongchuan, were massacred.
200,000 soldiers and citizens died in a sea of fire. Their souls in heaven
have been waiting for us for three years already!
For so many years,
my Duke of Northern Yan family have guarded the borders.
With battle blades, blood, and flesh, we preserved the peace of the Wei lands!
But the emperor is an imbecile. He doesn't know how to judge evil from a loyal subject.
He forgot the pile of bones outside the North Shuo City.
And he forgot the oath he had for so many years
with my Duke of Northern Yan Manor!
He was treacherous and persecuted loyal subjects.
My whole Duke of Northern Yan family suffered injustice.
The citizens of Northern Yan faced adversities.
This grudge and hatred
makes him and I irreconcilable!
Today, I am making an oath here today
that even if mountains and rivers collapse, even if splashes of blood turn into ashes,
I will seek vengeance!
Go now!
Use your fight
to make the blood of that emperor
be offered to the souls of my Northern Yan!
Use your fight to tell that emperor
that today, I, Yan Xun, am revolting!
I swear to follow Your Highness until death!
Oh, no!
Your Lady Highness Princess.
Why are you in a panic?
Bad news! Yan Xun, he—
Older Brother Yan Xun...
What happened to him?
Yan Xun has revolted.
Your Lady Highness, we must report of this matter immediately.
We should make preparations as soon as possible.
Princess, what's wrong?
There was a human shadow that passed by earlier.
Princess!
I killed someone!
- I killed someone! - Princess.
I killed someone. I killed someone. Is he dead?
Caiwei, is he dead already?
He didn't. He just fainted.
It's good that he just fainted...
- Hurry and go, hurry and go tell Older Brother Yan Xun. - Princess, what are you saying?
Go and tell him that I won't force him, won't force him to marry me anymore.
- Princess! - I'll go ask Emperor Father now
that I don't want to marry him anymore!
- Hurry and go! Do you hear me? - Princess!
Hurry and go!
Get lost! Let me in!
Who is outside shouting?
Emperor Father, I have something to say!
Princess must be too excited from waiting.
Your Majesty, I'll just go take a look.
I'll bring her back to her palace.
Let her in.
Emperor Father, I don't want to marry Yan Xun anymore.
Please take back your order.
Preposterous.
Emperor Father, I really don't want to marry him anymore.
Please take back your order.
The marriage convoy of Heir Apparent Yan Xun will be here soon.
It was you who personally requested this marriage from His Majesty.
We already announced this matter to the world ten days ago.
And now, you are saying that you won't marry anymore?
Is this how Older Sister Consort usually educates you?
Chun'er,
it it's because you can't bear to leave your Emperor Father and me?
It's fine. Even if you are married off,
you can still return anytime to visit us.
Today, all the important ministers are here, so stop being childish.
Be obedient and quickly go back.
Consort Mother, I am not being childish.
Haven't you always been against me marrying Older Brother Yan Xun, as well?
Then hurry and beg Emperor Father.
Let me not marry Older Brother Yan Xun anymore.
Beg Emperor Father, Consort Mother.
Enough!
Hurry and take Princess away to have her hair and makeup done and wait for the marriage carriage of Heir Apparent Yan.
Emperor Father!
- Emperor Father! I really don't want to marry off anymore! - Princess...
- I am not willing to marry anymore! - Let's go, Princess.
Let go of me! You two get lost!
- Let go of me! - Princess! - Princess!
Princess!
Emperor Father, only today did I understand
that I don't like Yan Xun.
I am annoyed at him. I hate him.
I really don't want to marry Yan Xun anymore.
Emperor Father, just feel sorry for your daughter this one last time and take your order back.
I beg you already.
Song'er, take your little sister away.
Emperor Father! Emperor Father!
Emperor Father! Emperor Father,
- I am willing to accept the alliance marriage with Liang. - Chun'er!
I also am willing to be married off to the Gobi dessert.
As long as I don't marry Yan Xun, I am willing to do anything.
Please take back your orders.
I really don't want to be married anymore, Emperor Father.
Emperor Father!
Chun'er.
Chun'er!
Older Brother... I really cannot get married anymore.
I really cannot marry anymore. Go beg Emperor Father.
Let Emperor Father take his order back.
I really cannot marry Yan Xun! Go beg Emperor Father.
Emperor Father...
Emperor Father, I beg you already. Emperor Father!
Song'er.
Emperor Father...
Chun'er, come with me.
Princess.
- Chun'er! - Emperor Father.
Emperor Father! I beg you.
Emperor Father! Emperor Father!
I beg you already, Emperor Father!
Emperor Father!
Emperor Father, I beg you already! Emperor Father...
Princess being benevolent and filial is really hard to come by.
Crying during one's wedding has also been described in ancient times.
This act of Princess is considered a great virtue.
Your Majesty is benevolent.
You love princess and the princes so dearly.
The children are now leaving their home.
In the future, they are unable to listen to your guidance often
so they will naturally feel sad.
Right... it must be the case.
Escaping now?
No need to look. There is no one else.
Yan Xun is already out of his mind.
Either you fight with me or just get out of the way. Stop with your nonsense.
Not repenting until the end. So stubborn.
That is way better than you continuously being blindly loyal. Being heartless and not righteous.
The thing that I am serving loyally is Wei and not the Yuwen family.
The Wei emperor is tyrannical. He killed the whole family of Yan Xun.
He wants to eliminate his enemy by the roots and didn't hesitate to use his daughter as bait.
How is a person like that qualified to become the ruler of a country? Qualified to decide for the world?
You didn't discriminate between right and wrong. Helping a villain to do evil.
How is that different with Zhao Xifeng and Wei Shuyou?
Yuwen Yue, if you insist on stopping me, don't blame me for being ruthless.
Do you have the ability to do so?
We can give it a try.
If you follow him, you will only die.
No need for you to worry. Just focus on yourself.
Are you done or not?
No.
Who is there?!
Still fighting? Do you want to die?
Who told you to follow me?
Who is it?!
Hurry!
Leader, could you have heard it wrong?
Impossible.
Leader, it must be a cat. There are a lot of cats in this garden.
Everyone, search the area.
Today is the wedding of Princess. No mistake must happen.
Yes!
A crazy woman who doesn't have any idea of death or danger.
A hateful man who kept pestering me!
If you leave the royal palace now, you will surely die.
Really? How come I don't feel so. Do you want to bet on it?
Bet what?
Are you going to bet if the hateful souls tonight will be less than those three years ago in Northern Yan
or bet when the war between Wei and Northern Yan start,
how many innocent people will lose their lives because of your actions today?
Yan Xun is already not the same as he was before.
You totally don't know how insane his plan is.
He is a wolf, a wolf that was personally raised by you.
He will destroy all of us.
Even if he is, it was all of you who forced him to be like this.
Each of you have the blood of his family on your hands.
You all should bear this consequence.
You will regret it.
I won't.
How is the situation with Zhao Dongting and Yuwen Huai?
How come there is still no news of Yan Xun getting assassinated?
Reporting!
Your Majesty, Princess Chun... she...
- What happened to Princess? - Princess, she... has ran away.
- What? - Reporting!
What is it now?! What is it now?!
Requesting Your Majesty, Your Lady Highness, and all high ministers to move to a safer location.
A fire broke out in the palace and it is quite huge.
It started from Yuzhang and is spreading towards here. It can't be stopped.
Fire? How could there be a fire?!
Where is the Fire Department? How come they didn't go put out the fire?!
I currently don't know. But right now, there is fire everywhere!
Preposterous!
Does Sun Yunpu not want to continue being the head minister of the Fire Department anymore?
Your Majesty, don't leave the Audience Hall! It's not safe outside!
There is a bunch of assassins that infiltrated the palace. There are already 65 people dead.
The defense of the royal palace has always been strict. How can there be assassins?
The assassins were all employees of the palace. There were palace maids, eunuchs, and even guards.
All were unimportant little people.
They suddenly just went crazy, raised their knife, and killed anyone they saw.
Staff General Song of the Imperial Guards has also been killed.
Presently, it was General Yuwen Yue from the Knights Camp
who is leading the Imperial Guards to chase after the assassins.
But I don't know how many of them have escaped. That is why it is not safe outside.
May Your Majesty temporarily not leave the Audience Hall.
General Yuwen Yue said that the assassins outside the palace are more wild.
When the officer from the Chang'an Provincial Office tried to enter the palace to send a message,
upon reaching the palace gates, he was shot dead.
The situation is very serious. May Your Majesty make the decision immediately.
Who were the people killed outside?
There are a commander of the Emperor's Guards, Staff General He,
the head of the West Gate Guards, Staff General Lu,
Commander Yu of the South Gate Guards, the different sentinels of the different message stations,
Official Sun Yunpu of the Fire Department, and the duty soldiers of the West Gate!
Very good...
Meticulously chosen. Thoroughly planned.
Your Majesty! In my opinion,
- this matter— - Reporting!
What is it now?
Reporting! Your Majesty, Yan Xun has revolted.
The Xiuli Army has broken through the East Gate.
The Greenhouse Army, Knights Camp, City Defense Camp, Capital City Camp,
and the Chang'an Provincial Office have their gates all shut closed.
No news from them at all!
No news at all?
How could there be no news at all?
There are more than hundreds of thousands of men per camps.
Could it be that they have all been killed by the assassins?!
General Yuwen Yue said that the commanding general of each of the camps has no right to deploy their army;
hence, no one was resisting the rebels.
May Your Majesty make a decree and send out the messenger
to order the main generals of the different camps to lead their army and kill the rebels!
Your Majesty, the situation is very grave. We cannot delay it anymore!
The rebels even attacked the Heaven Prison and the Black Prison of the Supreme Court.
The city currently is in chaos.
Other than the rebels, there are also the criminal that have escaped from the prisons.
Some jianghu people and local scoundrels
are also doing large scale looting on the streets.
What to do?
General Yuwen already led the Imperial Guards towards Zhuque Road.
Your Majesty, if we wait any longer, it will be too late!
That lowly criminal Yan Xun is really bullying intolerably.
Spread my decree.
Whoever kills Yan Xun, he will be rewarded with ten thousand liang
and be conferred the title of both duke and marquis.
Yes!
[East Gate]
Guard the east gate! Wait for Heir Apparent to exit! Guard it!
We must guard it!
Heir Apparent, hurry and leave the city!
The East Gate might fall any minute!
We must find Ah Chu!
Mother...
Hand it over! Release it!
Give it to me! Hand it over!
Release your hands!
Give it back...
Father! Father! Father!
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Ah Chu, get on your horse. Let's go.
Older Brother Yan Xun!
Older Brother Yan Xun.
"The Flame of the Heart" by G.E.M.
♫ 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 ♫