A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
"ADAPTED FROM TIANXIA GUIYUAN'S NOVEL HUANG QUAN"
EPISODE 58
I will choose a suitable date
and follow Father's orders
to take the throne.
-Meiduo. -Meiduo.
-Sansun, capture Helian Lie!
Capture them all.
Helian Zheng.
I really...
I really love you.
Meiduo.
Meiduo used her life to put an end to all of her sins.
Meiduo.
Lady Yue.
His Majesty is kind. He knows you miss your mother, and thus,
permitted you to copy scripture here in Zhaoqing Palace
to have your mother rest in peace.
Thank you, Lady Yue.
Take good care of him. Don't slack off.
Yes, my lady.
Maiden.
I'm a bit thirsty.
Would you get me some tea?
Yes, Your Highness.
If there's a need for it one day,
I'll let you know.
Keep it safe.
No one else can know about this.
That way, we can prevent any trouble.
Back then, I fell into Chang Yuan's hands.
He forced me to write a confession letter and took away my fish amulet.
Do you think the amulet is still in Zhaoqing Palace?
It might be the secret Ning Sheng was looking for.
Your Highness.
-Just this letter? -Yes, Your Highness.
That's strange.
Are you sure there's no other object?
Your Highness, what exactly did you want me to find?
I'm not sure either.
But Chang Yuan mentioned in his letter that if the situation becomes urgent,
this object can be used to gain His Majesty's trust.
Oh, no. It's Ning Sheng.
He might have found out about our relationship.
What should we do if he tells His Majesty?
What a useless person.
I believe Huofeng Gang has tons of ways
to shut him up.
Your Highness, what do you mean?
Do it without anybody knowing.
I understand.
This is not important.
What's important
is that we must find
the object mentioned in this letter.
His Majesty found out that you have been praying sincerely.
He's deeply consoled.
He asked me to send some incense and scriptures
to encourage you.
-I, Ning Sheng, thank His Majesty. -Please rise.
Ning Sheng is really pitiful.
He abstains from meat and prays sincerely daily,
just to be able to see His Majesty.
That's right. I also told His Majesty about it.
However, His Majesty really doesn't want to see him.
I pay respect to Official Zhao.
What can I do for you?
I heard that you sincerely worship Ratnasambhava.
I'm very impressed.
So I specially made this Longnao fragrance that's most suitable for worship.
I hope you will accept it.
You're so thoughtful.
May Buddha bless you.
I'll take my leave.
-Guard Song. -Yes.
I think I should go to Ning Sheng's residence myself
and give him some items for worship, so that he'll feel more at ease.
What do you think?
Thank you for your kind heart, Official Zhao.
Now I don't need to listen to those sorrowful sounds daily.
Official Zhao.
Do you think I still have
any opportunity to see Father in this lifetime?
They say,
"Utmost sincerity can influence even metal and stone."
As long as you burn incense and copy scripture daily
to pray for His Majesty,
I believe
that day will come.
Thank you for your advice, Official Zhao.
I'll definitely burn incense and copy scripture daily
to pray for Father.
Deliver this half of the seal to Pucheng immediately.
Tell Jin Siyu to act according to my plan.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness. Everything is ready.
We're just waiting for your orders to return to the capital.
Let's return to the capital.
Let's go.
Prince of Chu.
I'm getting married soon.
What's the matter?
Don't you want to attend my wedding banquet before you leave?
If I already know what's coming,
why would I want to watch?
I'll take my leave.
Ning Yi.
Since you've already made a choice,
you have to accept it.
I won't walk you out.
Helian Zheng.
You must take good care of Feng Zhiwei.
If you hurt her,
I'll kill you.
I absolutely will.
I won't give you that chance.
Ning Yi.
After everything that happened,
do you really have nothing to say to me?
Everyone has something deep inside of them
that they don't want to face, no matter what.
So do you.
But why must you
-say it out loud? -What is it?
What made you trap yourself deep inside your heart?
Is it your father?
Did he force you?
Then how will you face it when you get back?
If something happens to you when you return,
how will I be able to live with that?
Zhiwei, you're getting married.
You're getting married.
I...
I remember you said
that Jinshi is a place that can shelter you from the wind and rain.
You'll be fine.
Do you really think so?
The past is the past.
We can't change anything now.
At least...
At least you have Helian Zheng.
-He'll protect you. -Yes.
I chose to be married off to Jinshi.
But tell me, Ning Yi, what else can I do?
I spent the most difficult time in my life alone.
I cried myself to sleep at night,
not knowing where my hope lied when I woke up.
Where were you then?
Helian Zheng accompanied me.
He tried to make me smile and eat.
If you really have nothing to say, then just leave.
Zhiwei.
She asked me to find a piece of wood
to make a hair ornament for her myself.
She's telling me
that there's someone waiting for me
and that I shouldn't die so easily.
Anger and regret
should not be the only things
that are left between us.
Zhiwei.
We can't change anything now.
We can just move forward.
But you have to know
that moving forward and giving up
are two different things.
Though Your Majesty has not been in the battlefield for many years,
seeing the valiant way you used your sword today
made me feel like you were the same as before.
Your Majesty.
I'm old.
I'm afraid I don't have enough strength to use the sword.
I just hope I don't hurt myself while using it,
let alone have valiance.
Your Majesty uses a heavenly sword.
They say,
"Whenever he lifts his sword,
and lower his sword,
no one is more powerful than him."
Your Majesty.
You don't need to use force.
Your Majesty.
You talk better as you grow older.
-Your Majesty, Prince of Chu is here. -Let him in.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Father, I hope you are well. I'm here to report back to you.
"Report"?
I think you should be charged with disobeying orders. What do you think?
I came here to report, Father.
Soil?
Ning Yi.
What is the meaning of this?
Father.
This is Tiansheng's soil.
You once taught me,
"A common man has a small piece of land.
A nobleman has a huge piece of land.
A duke has land all around him.
And an emperor has nine kingdoms of land."
I was ordered to go to Jinshi.
After I thought about Father's words carefully,
I suddenly had an epiphany.
So you're saying you disobeyed my orders
because you had an epiphany about my thoughts?
That's right.
Father, I'm not that bright.
However, I finally understood that Father is the Emperor.
You want to unite the kingdoms, of course.
That's why when I found out that Dayue's Prince of An, Jin Siyu,
wanted to take Jinshi for himself
while Jinshi had internal chaos, I couldn't do anything.
I could only immediately resolve Jinshi's internal chaos first,
then let Dayue and Jinshi fight it out between themselves.
Tiansheng can then get the benefit as a third-party.
One day,
your wish to unite the kingdoms will surely be fulfilled.
In that case,
instead of committing a crime, you deserve a reward.
You taught me
I should be humble and not take credit for my work.
I don't dare to ask for a reward.
Tell me.
How should I reward a great hero like you?
Father.
If you want to reward me,
please give Lingying to me.
Your Majesty.
Lingying caught a cold a few days ago.
She's resting and shouldn't move around.
-Father. -Since she can't move around,
let's talk about it another day.
-Ning Yi. -Yes, Father.
You may deserve a reward, but you acted without consulting me.
It was my mistake.
I am at your mercy, Father.
-Royal Guards. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Take him back to his residence to reflect.
He may not leave unless summoned,
or he'll be punished for disobeying orders.
-Yes, Your Majesty. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Thank you, Father.
I'll take my leave.
Spare me! Stop beating me!
-I won't do it again! -Who is it?
Help me!
Prince of Wei wants to beat me to death.
-Help me! -Don't let him get away!
-Search carefully! -Yes!
-Go over there and take a look. -I shall.
Ning Cheng.
Your Highness.
Bring him closer.
Yes, Your Highness.
Please save me.
Please save me, Your Highness.
Who are you?
Why is Prince of Wei trying to capture you?
Your Highness.
I was originally Prince of Wei's servant. My name is Sun Hong.
Because I'm handicapped,
Prince of Wei usually beats me up or scolds me.
I left because I had no other choice.
Your Highness.
Please don't send me back.
Your Highness, Xuan Chen from Prince of Wei's residence is chasing him.
Your Highness.
-Ning Cheng. -Your Highness.
Arrange something for him.
Thank you, Your Highness!
Thank you so much!
Stand.
Your Highness. Take a look and see if you like them.
King Helian picked these out for you himself.
Zhiwei.
Anger and regret should not be
the only things that are left
between us.
We can't change anything now.
We can just move forward.
But you have to know
that moving forward and giving up
are two different things.
Use this one.
Today is your wedding day.
This is...
too shabby for the occasion.
Since it's my wedding day,
you have to do what I want.
Since when can you comment on my choices?
I don't dare to.
You're all dismissed.
Hua Qiong.
Please put it on me.
Why are you pretending to be happy?
Isn't the Feng Zhiwei I know
supposed to be true to herself?
What's true?
What's fake?
Isn't Feng Zhiwei a fake queen now?
How can there be real emotions?
There is.
At least I've seen it.
In Minhai,
you were so nervous about Prince of Chu's illness.
That was real.
You tested the medication on yourself. That was real.
When you found out he was well,
those tears of joy were all real.
But using Helian Zheng to escape from the Emperor is also real.
Agreeing to be Helian Zheng's queen to live my life safely...
is real too.
All right.
Since you're set on becoming Helian Zheng's queen,
then destroy this hair ornament.
Treat it as cutting off all your thoughts about the past,
and be the real Feng Zhiwei.
No.
Hua Qiong.
The real Feng Zhiwei is very scary.
Scary?
A heart full of evil thoughts
and hatred.
She uses people.
She'll destroy the whole world if she can.
She just wants him.
Let's go. I'll bring you back to Tiansheng.
I'd rather see a lively Feng Zhiwei who wants to destroy everything
than a fake queen whose heart is numbed.
Sansun.
Because of Hua Qiong's misleading words,
lock her up.
Helian Zheng, it's all my fault.
Please don't lock Hua Qiong up.
Zhiwei.
Of all days, do you have to hurt my pride today?
Helian Zheng, please ask them all to leave.
You don't need to explain anything to me.
I know what you're thinking.
Today,
I'm going to make three promises with you.
Three promises?
I'll be gentle with you.
I won't force you to like me.
Starting today,
if you really don't want to stay in Jinshi,
I will
let you go.
You're so beautiful.
Your Highness.
I wonder who is the official guarding the gates at Baitou Cliff.
He has endurance.
If it were me, in such a situation
and after so many days of insult, I'd have already gone out to war.
Do you really think so?
If you acted as rashly as you say, with so many enemies surrounding you,
I'd be the first one to kill you.
I'm not that stupid.
Furthermore, aren't we here to lose?
Tiansheng's Prince of Chu really gave us a hard task.
Ask the scout to check all the roads around here.
Check if there are any small roads that lead to Baitou Cliff.
Does Your Highness intend to ambush?
Why do I have such a foolish servant like you?
We're just goading them into action. Why should we really get into war?
We just need to send someone
to chop off that official's beard while he's asleep.
What a brilliant way to insult someone, Your Highness.
Your Highness, we found spies from Jinshi.
Spies?
That's a good way to open the gates to Baitou Cliff.
Kneel.
Guo Jun.
Kill him and leave his clothes.
Yes, Your Highness.
Wait, Prince of An.
I'm willing to help you get Baitou Cliff without losing anyone.
Who are you?
How bold.
I'm Jinshi's King Regent, Helian Lie.
I pay respect to Prince of An.
Helian Lie.
You're that regent who was chased out of the Royal Court by your nephew.
Am I right?
What a shame.
I just want this Baitou Cliff to train my soldiers.
I'm not interested in this small cliff by the border.
If I can help you get all of Jinshi,
would you be interested to try it?
This town by the border
is the only way to invade Jinshi.
Helian Lie.
You betray your kingdom and invite enemies to invade it.
That's not done by ordinary people.
Why do I feel like you're tempting enemies to a trap?
I have an object to give Your Highness.
It's inside my armor.
JINSHI
The map of Jinshi's border security.
That's right. Take a look, Prince of An.
I was kicked out of my kingdom by that bastard, Helian Zheng.
He issued a warrant to arrest me.
I cannot go home now.
I'm in danger at all times.
If I don't take extreme measures,
I, Helian Lie,
will not be at peace my whole life.
Not only does this map depict Jinshi's border security arrangements,
it has the exact landforms of all the borders.
Prince of An is brilliant.
You must know how sincere I am.
You and I are destined for marriage.
Unfortunately, that fate is fake.
You came to find me
because you want to call off this marriage.
Ning Yi.
Let's never meet again.
From now on,
you're my wife, Zhiwei.
Yes.
From now on, Helian Zheng is my husband.
Come.
We pay respect to the King of Jinshi.
We pay respect to the Queen of Jinshi.
Zhiwei.
I shall fulfill my promise to you
because I believe...
that you can forget him.
I also hope that day comes soon.
You may all rise.
Let's go see Mother.
-We pay respect to Mother. -We pay respect to Mother.
What a nice couple.
Zhiwei.
From now on, you're the Queen of Jinshi.
As the Queen of Jinshi,
I believe that intelligence, kindness, virtue, and talent
can let you help King Helian
rule our kingdom and receive the people's love.
I'll do my best and not disappoint you, Mother.
I can rest assured with those words.
As the Queen of Jinshi,
the first and most important thing
is to ensure the Helian family flourishes
and extend the family line.
Mother, I don't think that is something
we can rush.
That's your late father's dying wish and where the Helian family's hope lies.
You can't delay this.
Sleep together tonight.
I'll ask an attendant to listen in
and write this in Jinshi's activity records.
I have news.
King Helian, Dayue's Prince of An, Jin Siyu,
led soldiers to attack Baitou Cliff.
-What should we do? -I know.
Where are his troops?
They're now outside of the gate to Baitou Cliff.
King Helian, Dayue is suddenly attacking us.
Now that we have a new king, they are taking advantage of it.
They're using an attack as the reason to get benefits from us.
Official Li, what should we do then?
Helian Lie is still at large.
We haven't removed his allies within the kingdom yet.
You have just ascended to the throne.
I think
that we should seek peace this time.
Seeking peace would be embarrassing for Jinshi.
That's right.
I have just ascended to the throne.
If I humbly seek peace, wouldn't that make them more arrogant?
If the King of Dayue hears about this,
he might really think that Jinshi is in chaos and that I'm weak.
Then he may launch a huge attack.
Wouldn't that endanger Jinshi further?
-Well... -I volunteer to go to war.
I was once the Royal Inspector for Minhai in Tiansheng.
Now that I'm the Queen of Jinshi,
I shouldn't just watch when Jinshi is in trouble.
Please allow me, Your Majesty.
I'll go to war at Baitou Cliff on your behalf
and fight Dayue's Prince of An.
Please allow me, Your Majesty.
Subtitle translation by Coleen Chua