Zheng! Zheng! Zheng! Zheng! How did this happen? Zheng! Leave! -Protect His Majesty and catch the assassins!
-Yuezheng! Yuezheng! Your Majesty! Yuezheng... Yuezheng! Zheng. Yuezheng! How did this happen? Oh, my daughter. My daughter... Yuezheng. Stay alive! Stay alive, Zheng! Zheng, don't die. No! No! My daughter... Zheng! Yuezheng! Yuezheng, Yuezheng. How did this happen? Oh, my daughter. Yuezheng... Zheng, my daughter... Yuezheng. No! No! Zheng! Yuezheng! Zheng! Don't die! Yuezheng! Keep him alive! You... Your Highness, it's so cruel of you to kill me for your secret. Arrest the Crown Prince! Your Majesty! Xun! Father! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, he... How... How... How did this happen? My daughter! Zheng! Oh, my daughter... Zheng! Zheng, wake up! Zheng. Zheng! Zheng! Zheng, Zheng... -Zheng.
-Zheng. Zheng. -Zheng.
-Zheng. Father! -Zheng!
-Zheng! Zheng... Zheng! Your Majesty, please depose the crown prince
and appoint another heir to the throne. Your Majesty, Xun would never try to kill his father for the throne! Someone must have framed him. Please investigate it thoroughly,
Your Majesty. Please investigate it thoroughly,
Your Majesty. Your Majesty, the Crown Prince
has always been decent and honest. He can't be behind this. And palace guards
aren't within his jurisdiction. How could he help the assassins enter the palace? So many doubts need to be figured out. Your Majesty, please think twice! The assassin confessed. It must be true. His words are unconvincing! Before someone dies, he always tells the truth. Guojiu, don't you understand? Without evidence, how could you be convincing? Our top priority is to track the assassin's accomplices, torture them, and find out the truth! The fact is obvious.
No further investigation is needed. I dare you to say that again! Shut up! Eunuch Shen, take Empress Sun back to her palace. Aye. -Your Majesty, Your Majesty.
-No! Your Majesty, Xun is framed. -Your Majesty!
-Your Majesty. Your Majesty, the Crown Prince
did immoral things many times. Now, he's risen to rebellion. If you don't depose him, no one will be convinced! Du Zhi'an! Shut up, both of you! General Du, investigate this case thoroughly. Put the Crown Prince into prison first. -Your Majesty!
-Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Ms. Jiang, how's Zheng? She's badly wounded. And the wound is too close to her heart. I'm not sure if I can save her. If only Hanbai were here! He has better medical skills and he can save Zheng, I guess. Father, Mother, it's my bad. I failed to protect Zheng, causing her to be so badly injured. It's not your fault. Get up. Get up. Hidden arrows are difficult to guard against. Zheng got wounded to protect His Majesty. It's not your fault. Don't be too sad. Ms. Jiang, please do whatever you can to save Zheng. Your Highness, His Majesty is sick. Please return to the palace immediately. Your Majesty, His Majesty is in bed. Leave now. Aye. Your Majesty. Yes? I know you're sleepless, so I got some soothing decoction
from the Imperial Academy of Medicine. Hope you can fall asleep. How's Xun? He knows he's innocent and has been waiting in the prison
for the final judgment. I misjudged the situation. I didn't expect them to take action so quickly. We've been husband and wife for so many years. But you still don't understand me. I certainly trust Xun. I just didn't know you would try to kill me. Your Majesty, I had no choice. If you let Xun take the throne earlier, it wouldn't have come to this. You're too impatient. I originally planned
to pass the throne to Xun today. But the accident happened. I... I was trying to protect him. Your Majesty. Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I tried to buy some time to settle the case. However, you didn't give me the time. As a mother, I couldn't protect Xun unless I got the throne for him immediately. Silly woman! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Make way. Your Majesty is resting. What are you doing? You mobilized troops without permission to besiege His Majesty's palace. Are you really helping the Crown Prince to rebel? Get out of my way! Rebellion! Rebellion! What... What do you want? Stage a rebellion? What do you want? -Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
-Your Majesty... Father! Father! Father! Lin... Father, sorry I didn't come to your rescue in time. Father, what's wrong with you? Father... You poisoned him? How dare you poison him! I'm going to kill you! Lin! Let her go. Your Majesty, as the Empress, you poisoned His Majesty for the throne. Don't you feel ashamed in front of His Majesty? Yes, I'm silly. I racked my brain and calculated my every step. Unexpectedly, I still fell into your trap. Everything is just my fault. I failed His Majesty and ruined my son. My dear! My dear! My dear! Attack! Attack! Father. Father, hang in there. General Du, go get the imperial physician! Aye. -Father.
-Lin. Lin. Here. I'm here. I'm here. Do you hate me? I've failed as a father. What is it that got us into such a situation? Lin, I beg you to protect the Crown Prince. He... You... I... Your Highness, we searched the whole night but Sun Guozhong is nowhere to be found. Feng Xun jumped off a cliff
and we don't know if he's alive. He's been wanted throughout the nation. Thank you, General. Everyone, listen now. At the birthday banquet yesterday, the Crown Prince failed to kill His Majesty. Then he poisoned His Majesty. I have to catch this unfilial guy
who killed his father! He shall be brought back and punished
so that His Majesty could rest in peace. General, His Majesty passed away. A country must have an emperor. We suggest that Prince Liang
ascends to the throne. Good. Prince Liang is talented
and outstanding among his peers. And he's the eldest son of His Majesty. He deserves the throne! -We support Prince Liang's ascension to the throne!
-We support Prince Liang's ascension to the throne! -We support Prince Liang's ascension to the throne!
-We support Prince Liang's ascension to the throne! -We support Prince Liang's ascension to the throne!
-We support Prince Liang's ascension to the throne! Your Majesty, please take the throne. Both you and Feng Xun are my sons. You're equal in my heart. Hope you can understand that everything I did was to keep you safe. Brother, I'll go beg Father and Mother. When they are no longer angry, you'll be all right. Father and Mother? Yeah. Yeah. They're now your father and mother. Don't bother about me, the unimportant boy. Your Highness. Your Highness, are you all right? Are you all right? I'm fine, Brother. Don't talk like that anymore. No matter who is the Empress, you and I will always be good brothers. You're always my best elder brother. Long live Your Majesty! -Long live Your Majesty!
-Long live Your Majesty! (Mother, I've fulfilled your last wish.) (But I've paid a big price.) (Father passed away. Zheng is dying.) (Feng Xun's whereabouts are unknown.) (To get the throne,) (I hurt so many people.) (Is everything worth it?) Your mother worried the most about you before she died. She asked me to do my best to make you the Crown Prince. But I never promised your mother to make you the Crown Prince. And your mother was virtuous. She would never ask you to do anything immoral. Mother, who lied to me, Father or Du Zhi'an? Could you please tell me the truth? Madam, don't worry. I believe Her Ladyship will wake up soon. This is for Yuezheng. This is for Feng Xun. And this is for my parents. Stop! Yueque, stop! I have to punch this heartless man! He promised me he wouldn't hurt Yuezheng! But what did he do? Feng Xun cared a lot about him. But he snatched the throne
because of his selfish motives. On what ground should he be the Emperor? Well said! Father, Mother. Don't call us like that. We don't deserve it. I used to believe that you were a kind man who cared about his father and respected the Crown Prince. Unexpectedly, you committed such high treason! For your own ambition, you caused an uproar in court. Don't you think you've failed your father? Don't you think you've failed our people? I'm sorry. I've failed Zheng. If you feel sorry for our family, let us go and don't pester Zheng. Ms. Jiang! Could you tell me how Zheng is now? She still hasn't woken up. But don't worry. I'll take care of her. (Feng Lin, I've decided to do as you wished.) (I'm just not sure if this decision) (will really make you happy.) (But no matter what, I still have to thank you) (for fulfilling my dream.) (Fake as it might have been,) (at least we promised each other
to grow old together.) (Now, it's time for me) (to wake up from my dream.) (I truly hope) (that you and Siyu will be happy together.) (As for the ending) (of this battle,) (I'll never know.) (But I still selfishly hope) (that you'll get what you want
and lead a good life.) (Allow me) (to shoulder everything.) (I only beg you) (to let Feng Xun off.) (That way, I'll be comforted) (even in death.) (When Mother was alive, she told me) (that in the future,) (she'd want me to marry an unparalleled lady.) (I honed my skills for eight years
in the mountains) (to become an unparalleled lady.) (Don't worry,) (no matter what we have to face,) (I'll willingly) (grow old together with you.) (Zheng, why are you so foolish?) (How could I bear to let you die for me?) Madam, His Majesty has been outside for more than two hours. Mother, please let me see Zheng. What's the point of that now? I know I was wrong. But I just want to see her. Once I've seen her, I'll leave, okay? She's no longer of any use to you. What's the point of seeing her? Please go back. I'm sorry. It's true that I used her, but I never thought of causing her death. I did it... I did it to fulfill my late mother's dying wish. Nonsense! Why would your mother ask you to usurp the throne on her deathbed? Empress Xiaohui loved your father very much. Why would she ask you to go against your father's wishes and hurt him? I believe that your mother's wish was to see you grow up safely. Your Majesty, please stop drinking. Never would I have thought that ever since I was young, I've been living in the web of Du Zhi'an's lies. I can't even forgive myself. How can I expect forgiveness from others? Yueque was right. I don't have the right to be the Emperor. Your Majesty, even if there were mistakes made, we can't turn back now. You need to protect the empire to comfort the late emperor. Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness, are you all right? Let's continue making our way at night. Come on. No! What else can I do? Where else can I go? Your Highness, you must be strong to avenge the late emperor and empress! Mother had always asked me to be wary of Feng Lin, but I took her words lightly. I'm the one who caused the deaths
of Father and Mother! I'm such an unfilial son! Your Highness. Your Highness. Your Highness. I wonder what has happened to my uncle. I'm afraid he's already... Feng Lin, you killed my family. I won't let you off! Your Highness! -Let go of me!
-You can't go back! Let go! Your Highness, you need to protect yourself. You can't go back! You can't go back, Your Highness! Your Highness! Father, don't be so anxious. Yuezheng will be fine. Have some tea and take a rest first. Is Zheng awake? Let's not talk about her first. My Lord, Yueque, hurry and resign from your office. Resign? But His Majesty has passed away. His successor is on the run now. To whom should I submit my resignation letter? Okay, then let's bring Zheng along
and leave the capital. Let's go as far as possible. Mother, why don't we go back to Dubai Mountain? Yuezheng will be happier there. Father, Mother, should we wait till Yuezheng wakes up and ask for her opinion
before making the decision? No. In the past, I've let her decide things on her own. But this time, I'll decide on her behalf. Your Majesty, Miss Du is here. You may leave. Yes. Greetings and congratulations, Your Majesty. You don't need to be so polite to me. Siyu, I called you here to discuss the matters between us. Can we not get married? I've given my heart to Yuezheng and she's the only one in my heart now. Even if you marry me, all that's left will be an empty shell. It will be unfair to you. Then are you being fair by telling me this? Perhaps your father cheated me before, but I trust that you didn't. I can feel your love for me, and I'm very grateful
for everything you've done for me. But when it comes to love, it cannot be forced. I don't wish to lie to you. I don't love you anymore. I don't want your love, then. I just want to marry you. Siyu, wouldn't you feel that it's unfair? Previously, you blamed me for forcing you to be entangled in a relationship
that involves the three of us. You said you weren't given a choice. But now, you can totally reject me and choose freedom. I'm giving you a chance
to stop being entangled in this. Isn't that better? Your Majesty, don't forget that my Father and I have done so much for you. But now, are you going to go back
on your promise to the Du family? I can adhere to my promise, but I truly wish that you'll find
your own happiness. Do you understand? I know that you love me, that's why I want you to be happy. I want you to find someone who'll love you and give you a lifetime of happiness. But I can't give you that, do you understand? I won't fall in love with anyone else. I'll only love you. I want to marry you. Why do you refuse to start afresh? If you're willing, we can start afresh. Since Yuezheng and I both love you deeply, I'm willing to accompany you together with her.
