"Episode Twenty-three" "Brother." "Xifeng." "What's wrong?" "It's..." "Wait." "General." "Commandant-escort." "General." "A prisoner escaped." "Escaped?" "Who?" "Yan Hongxiao" "Yan Xun's sister?" "(Yeah)" "Where did she escape?" "Shili Slope." "She shouldn't have gone very far away." "She is pregnant after all." "Let's go." "I shall catch her." "Brother." "Yes, sir." "Let me handle this." "You?" "I shall deal with" "Yan Xun's family appropriately." "(OK.)" "Your Majesty." "Should we bring Bai Sheng into the court?" "(Sound of riding horses)" "(Woman struggling)" "(Sound of shooting an arrow)" "(Sound of woman falling down)" "Someone cuts her head and brings it back." "How about her body?" "Her body?" "Just leave it to the wolves." "Let's go." "(Sound of shooting an arrow)" "(Sound of man falling off the horse)" "(Sound of riding horses)" "Yuwen Yue, what are you doing?" "How about you?" "We are capturing a prisoner." "A prisoner?" "She is escaping." "Of course we need to track her down." "You bastard." "You are such a hypocrite." "I hate that about you the most." "Who shot Yan Xun at last?" "You are a bastard." "You pretended to be his close friend." "In critical times, you only thought about protecting yourself." "You are such a hypocrite." "I hate it." "Yan Xun was too stupid." "That's why he trusted you." "(Sound of fighting)" "Yuwen Yue, don't you dare." "If you kill me, my father will let you pay for your action." "Please don't kill me." "Are you afraid of death as well?" "We have known each other for years." "We are friends." "Please don't kill me." "Please don't kill me." "You and Yan Xun have known each other for years." "Why didn't it stop you from killing his families?" "He is going to die either way." "Yanbei is gone." "Yanbei is no longer powerful." "They are going to die sooner or later." "So are you." "I shall help you with that." "Young Master Yue." "Please stop." " Eunuch Wang, please help me." " Young Master Yue." "His Majesty calls for you to court." "Please put down your sword and follow me." "(Screaming)" "According to Eunuch Wang, you hurt Zhao Xifeng?" "Yes." "I wanted to kill him." "Why?" "Yan Hongxiao was pregnant and a weak woman." "Zhao Xifeng is Your Majesty's subject." "However, he killed without the imperial dreed." "He deserved to die." "Zhao Xifeng is the heir of Zhao Gui." "Aren't you afraid the Zhaos will take revenge on you?" "It is my responsibility to maintain the dignity of the Wei State." "You are very loyal indeed." "Yuwen Huai told me that a maid at your court" "killed Yuwen Xi." "The Eyes of God is not as powerful as before." "However, we still have Kagemune and Mi Zong." "If I really wanted to kill Yuwen Xi," "I didn't need to wait until today, let alone ordering a maid belong to the Green Hills Court to do it." "Are you saying the maid acted in her own wish?" "I don't know." "I am investigating this matter." "According to my spy," "At the night when Yan Xun escaped, someone shot him and prevented him from escaping." "He also said the person was you." "It was me." "You have known Yan Xun for years." "You could let him die just like that?" "Serving Your Majesty is my priority." "Yan Xun is not my concern." "I know my duty." "Besides, it was Duke Dingbei who plotted a rebellion." "Prince Yan Xun has been here for years." "He never showed a sign of rebellion." "I hope your Majesty would forgive him and let him live." "You are good at reading my mind." "Since you are very loyal and would like to resolve issues for me," "I shall appoint you as the vice supervising officer to decapitation at the Jiuyou Platform tomorrow." "Yuwen Huai killed Duke Dingbei for me." "He got the first-class merit." "I shall appoint him as the supervising officer to decapitation." "You will assist Yuwen Huai tomorrow to sentence the rebels from Yanbei." "What?" "You have a problem with that?" "Since you a such a loyal subject," "I shall warn you that if you show even" "a slight bit of mercy to Yan Xun at JiuYou Platform tomorrow." "I shall treat you as one of them and destroy the Green Hills Court." "Yes, Your Majesty." "You may excuse yourself now." "Your Majesty, Lady Dingbei is here." "Where is she?" "Outside of the palace." "Would you like to see her now?" "Chu." "I have enough food." "Chu." "They still give us food, which means we are safe at least for now." "My father will arrive at Chang'an soon." "We will get out of here in no time." "(Laughing)" "When everything is settled, come back to Yanbei with me." "You can bring your sisters along." "When we get out of here," "I will send someone to help me find them." "I don't even know whether they are still alive." "Don't worry." "They will be just fine." "I certainly hope so." "They city is in chaos." "Even if you get out, how are you going to look for them?" "Don't think you are so fierce that everyone are afraid of you" "That's because you've never met those real bad people" "If you do you may get hurt either" "A'chu" "When I first saw you at the human-hunt field" "I know you are special" "I don't know why you were so weak" "But saw you fighting for your life in desperation on the field" "I can't be cruel any more" "A'chu, Yan is beautiful" "There is rarely war" "When summer comes you can see the endless grassland" "I remember being with my father, eldest brother, my third brother" "We rode horses together to hunt horses on Xiuli Mountain" "I was small at that time" "Just seven years old" "Couldn't get on the grown horse" "So my eldest brother found me the child of the head horse" "I thought he didn't take me seriously" "So I got angry at him" "Now I know he just want to protect me from getting hurt" "Have you heard of it?" "My third brother has a bad temper" "We were always fighting" "He was" "Every time he was angry he will hold me high saying he would throw me to the floor" "Then my second sister would rush forward, take her whip" "and lash my brother again and again" "I would lie on the floor laughing" "My third brother was really strong" "But in fact he could never beat my sister" "Now I know he just didn't want to hurt her" "In winter each year the snow will last for over a month" "Our whole family will move to Shuobei highland" "There is Huihui Mountain" "High and tough" "But there is many hot springs" "My mother isn't strong enough to bear the freezing coldness" "Most time in the year she would stay at the palace beside the hot spring" "We always sneaked there to my mother and play with her" "without my father 's permission" "But when we got there we'd always find him being there already" "And our mother would lie on his arm" "A'chu" "Unlike in Chang'an, in Yan fathers and sons, brothers and sisters husbands and wives won't hate others" "They are not enemies" "In Chang'an, the grand families have enough resources to waste on parties while outside their walls" "people starving to death end up in the freezing river" "On the land of Yan, everyone can feed themselves has enough clothes to keep warm" "They can live by their own choice" "A'chu go back to Yan with me" "When we are back" "I can protect you" "No one can hurt you any more" "No one can put a knife on your neck" "I'll take you to the prairie to hunt horses on Xiuli Mountain" "to see the endless grassland" "to visit my mother on Huihui Mountain" "She's really gentle" "She'll like you" "A'chu" "Are you telling me the truth?" "Don't lie to me" "You said yes?" "Good wine" "Listen to me" "I'm really happy today" "Leave, now" "Why?" "No greetings meeting the elder" "Is this what I taught you all these years?" "Uncle" "Why" "Why doing this?" "You know Yan Xun didn't do anything wrong" "Ye'er" "You are the most talented one of this generation" "in Wei family" "No need to feel guilty to act following the will of the majesty" "No need to rush here to query your uncle at this time either" "No" "It should not be like this" "That's not what you taught me, uncle" "Not like this" "Winner-take-all" "It is the truth of this world" "Am I right?" "I know" "You sympathize the Yan family and hate the battle between the families" "But however you hate your identity the purest blood of Wei still blows in your body" "All the things you enjoy since your childhood is given by your family" "Your status and power is due to your family" "One making no effort but enjoying has no right to blame or hate his family" "Everything in this world has its reason to exist" "We, the Wei family catch those traitors today instead of them killing us" "Because our ancestor never stop strengthen ourselves" "For all these years no matter facing the attack across the border or the changing of the dynasty" "We live through all these challenges and our blood never ends" "Only the fittest can survive" "The only way to survive is to make yourself stronger" "You standing here, sympathize them today" "Have you ever thought" "If everyone agrees with you then" "Tomorrow ones dying at Jiuyou would be your family" "No" "Not like this" "That's not true, uncle" "I am no longer young" "Cannot protect you for long" "If one day in future" "I'm on longer in this world who will protect the family?" "Who will protect my son from being killed?" "Who will protect my daughters from being played?" "Who will protect them?" "You?" "Brother, how is it going?" "Zhao Dongting is back." "He's back?" "What about aunt Bai Sheng?" "Does she also come back?" "Aunt Bai Sheng is kneeling outside the main hall." "But father ignores her." "Why?" "Zhao Xifeng also killed" "Princess Hongxiao." "Father didn't punish him when he heard the news." "What?" "Chun'er." "Father gives orders to kill Yanbei people" "at Jiuyou Platform at noon today." "What... what about brother Yan Xun?" "It doesn't mention him." "Aunt Bai Sheng." "I will save brother Yan Xun." "Father, Chun'er comes to see you." "I want to show you something." "This is the pair of shoes that Duke Dingbei and Aunt Bai Sheng gave me as a gift" "when they sent brother Yan Xun to Chang'an as a guest." "This is a pair of little boots." "Aunt Bai Sheng made it herself." "There are orchids, plum blossom, decorated with pearls." "It's really cute." "I'm always reluctant to wear it, fearing that I will destroy it." "Before I actually put it on," "I have grown up." "My feet are too big to fit in," "when I want to try it on." "At that time, father asked all dukes to send their son to Chang'an as a guest." "They were all reluctant to do so, weeping and sobing." "Duke Dingbei was the only one that sent brother Yan Xun without second thought." "Father, when you first saw him, you thought that you two were on the same wavelength." "You said that you would treat him as your own son." "Do you remember that when he was fourteen years old you two went hunting together." "He nearly got trampled to death by a horse, and got his arm hurt when he tried to hunt a leopard." "You gave him a stern lecture." "But what did he do?" "He held the leopard in front of you, grinning." "He said that the leopard was for you." "And... he wanted to make a leather vest for you." "When it snowed in winter, you could wear it under your garment." "The vest would keep you warm." "You really liked that vest." "You had been wearing it for years, and didn't want to drop it." "You said that,comparing with my brothers," "Yan Xun was more like your son." "Have you forgetten all these?" "Father." "Father." "Please excuse brother Yan Xun." "He didn't do anything." "He did nothing wrong." "He hasn't been home for many years." "He grew up at your side." "Do you really want to kill him?" "Won't your heart hurt, father?" "Father." "Aunt Bai Sheng is kneeling outside the main hall." "She lost her husband, her son and daughter." "All she has now is brother Yan Xun." "Do you want to deprive her of her last hope to live, father?" "Father." "Please excuse brother Yan Xun." "Please, father." "Madam, His Majesty calls you in." "Thank you." "Princess." "What are you doing?" "Move!" "You get too far." "Mother." "Mother," "I will go save brother Yan Xun, no matter how you stop me." "Funny." "How do you save him?" "I..." "Acting like a spoiled child, as you are really good at." "Or you go find him, and you two live and die together." "You want to die with him." "Do you know whether he wants to die with you?" "I don't care." "As long as there's hope," "I will go save him." "Since you want to see him..." "Fine." "Let's go and see him." "However, I need to clear things up with you." "If you were to do anything that debases your status," "I will kill everyone in your palace." "These people include your nannie, and your maid that accompanied you to grow up." "If you think that all their lives adding together can't compare with Yan Xun's life." "You can just mess about as you wish." "I will show no mercy." "Mother." "How could things have turned out like this?" "(Sound of unlocking)" "Open the door." "Yes." "Wei Shuyou." "When is His Majesty going to let me out?" "You wish." "His Majesty commands that sinner Yan Xun set out for Jiuyou Planform and wait for sentence." "Prince." "Please." "Why are you standing there?" "Move!" "Hurry up!" "What are you doing?" "Do you want to die?" "You have swallowed your words." "You said that you would take me to Yanbei." "I will take you away." "You wait for me here." "I don't believe you." "Take me with you." "Bold slave girl!" "How dare you call her slave." "Yan Xun, that's quite arrogant." "At this moment, you are still putting on airs in front of me." "Chu, be good." "I mean good for you." "Take me with you if you mean good for me." "Don't be silly." "your life could be in danger if you follow me." "Chu, be good." "Do as I say." "I killed Yuwen Xi." "If I get caught by feudal official," "I will die sooner." "Maybe I can manage to live if I go with you." "Let her out." "You are the only one that imperial edict calls." "If she won't go, I won't go either." "You can just kill me here." "Fine." "If you want to die together," "I will grant you this favor." "Open the door." "Yes." "Yan Xun." "Chu." "Are you afraid?" "Surely not." "The destiny of being emperor." "The fate of being sovereign." "The bell will toll 45 times when the emperor is dead." "So the 35-times tolling means the death of the relatives of the emperor." "What will be, will be." "So just let them all come." "Since we can't hide from it, let us face it together."