♪Such old memories♪ ♪Get me into a dusty world♪ ♪Such great changes♪ ♪Get fate to favor us♪ ♪Look how time flies♪ ♪Half a lifetime has passed quickly♪ ♪Someone is still waiting♪ ♪Till forever♪ ♪If the world falls in chaos♪ ♪I'll flit with you♪ ♪Let's travel around ♪ even to the uncivilized region♪ ♪Flowers are in full bloom♪ ♪Love and hate make us meet and part♪ ♪Wind blows but clouds don't disperse♪ ♪Life is so long ♪ and I can spend it with you♪ =The Rebel Princess= =Episode 25= There is a secret place in this palace, passed from mouth to mouth among emperors.

I never thought I would use it in my life.

But I never expect... Do you know where Empress Dowager Dexuan was buried?

According to the royal protocol, she should be buried in the Imperial Mausoleum.

Empress Dowager Dexuan is the mother of Emperors Suzong and Gaozong.

Emperor Suzong killed his elder brother Emperor Gaozong for the throne.

Empress Dowager Dexuan left the palace in a fury and lived in seclusion in Ci'an Temple.

So, Emperor Suzong made Ci'an Temple a royal temple.

Empress Dowager Dexuan left her last word that she was too ashamed to be buried in the Imperial Mausoleum.

Without any other choice, Emperor Suzong had a secret palace built below Ci'an Temple to bury her.

You mean there is an underground palace below Ci'an Temple?

This underground palace has two exits, one is in Ci'an Temple, while the other is right here, in Shiqian Hall.

You mean we can run out?

Not us, but you.

Your Highness.

What's going on?

Nothing.

It seems that Her Grace has been playing chess with His Majesty.

Playing chess?

Yes.

Awu, what's the result?

Zilv, His Majesty is not your real father.

But for the sake of his raising you for over twenty years, please be kind to him.

All right.

I'll do you a favor.

As long as your uncle would like to take my advice, I know what to do.

Somebody!

Here.

Send Her Grace back to Fengchi Palace.

Yes.

Your Majesty, how was your talk with Awu?

What's the result?

Present to His Majesty.

Yes.

Your Majesty, please.

I am tired today.

Your Majesty, are you fooling me?

Are you?

I just feel tired.

Your Majesty, under the circumstances, what's the point for you to make meaningless struggles?

Or you may think there might be a turn for the better if you delay purposely?

You can rest assured that I will give you what you want, but...

But what?

I know what's in your head.

The day when you get the edict, there won't be two emperors at the same time.

It will be the day of my death.

Being on guard all the time, I feel tired of living any longer like this.

Your Majesty, if so, why don't you write the edict?

Or you want to protect someone by holding off the edict?

If that is what you are planning to do, you will be disappointed.

You're thinking too much.

I don't even have time to care about myself, let alone the others.

I'm doing this only for myself.

Though I've been the emperor for years, I've never enjoyed a peaceful day.

So I want to ask for another three days from you.

In three peaceful days, I'll play chess with Awu, take some walk in the Imperial Garden, stand on the gatehouse to take look at the nation.

In three days, I will make the edict available and give up the throne to you.

Why would I listen to you?

Please, I beg you.

What did he say?

His Majesty... His Majesty said, he begs you.

Your Majesty, you are begging me?

You are the emperor.

Emperor!

Your Majesty, if one day I beg you the same way, would you forgive me?

I would.

Because anyway, you're my son that I raised for over twenty years.

You'll have three more days.

(Zhaoyang Hall) Your Grace, you're taking the wrong way.

This is not the way back to Fengchi Palace.

I can't even go to Zhaoyang Hall to see the Empress?

You Grace, please don't make things difficult for us.

Besides, Her Grace is not here.

Where's she gone?

The Empress and Crown Prince have been put into prison by the Second Prince.

Why are there still palace staff going in and out?

It is your sister-in-law who is living here.

(Zhaoyang Hall) Greetings, Your Highness.

Stand up.

Well arranged.

All are arranged at your disposal, Your Highness.

Wedding things for District Princess.

Where's the Empress's Dress?

It still needs some time.

Three days.

In three days, I must see the Empress's Dress.

Yes.

You're back.

Mi.

Why do you look unhappy?

Is that because they didn't do things well?

Not them.

It's him.

He begged me just now.

Who do you mean?

Father.

No.

Now I can only call him His Majesty, or the Emperor.

Mi.

Don't worry about me.

I'm just too tired.

I have planned for such a long time, but those I want to seek revenge on are still all alive.

That makes me a bit impatient.

Your Highness, I underestimated you.

You schemed to murder Zitan, to have brought disaster to others and stirred up the fight between the Wang and Xie Families.

On the wedding night, you helped Lord Yuzhang to leave the Capital.

You colluded with Lord Jianning and started the Huizhou rebel.

You're really not simple.

What a pity!

You just knew all these too late.

Yes.

A bit late.

A bit late?

That's still fate.

However, Prime Minister, you might have not expected that the most wrong thing you've ever done is to have a woman named Huan Mi married to your son.

Mi?

Zilv, what have you done to her?

Mi?

How dare you call her like that!

Do you think your family could bully me just because you took my woman?

You loser!

Zilv, you should come at me!

I asked him to marry Huan Mi!

You just come at me!

I knew you liked her.

So, I took her away from you.

Prime Minister, do you really think that I dare not do anything about you?

Be patient.

For the moment, I don't want you to die.

In a few days, I'll have a feast for you.

Then, you would rather die than stay alive.

Su, keep in mind how we were humiliated today.

One day, I will let him to double pay back!

Keep in mind!

I will kill him!

They've fallen sleep.

It is an emergency.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

What's wrong?

It's fine.

Take it easy.

Your Highness!

What?

Your Highness, His Majesty became ill all of a sudden.

He's ill?

He was good in the day time.

What trick is he playing?

Where's the Imperial Physician?

He checked on His Majesty, saying His Majesty is depressed and has a fever.

Medicine was prescribed, too.

But... Say it!

But His Majesty refused to take it, saying someone would hurt him.

Since Eunuch Xue is no more around, His Majesty only takes the medicine fed by Princess Consort Yuzhang and he doesn't let anyone to be around him.

There's nothing else I can do.

That's why I bothered you, Your Highness.

It's not surprised that he is on such alert.

Get Princess Consort Yuzhang to him.

Yes.

Hold on.

Don't allow them to get out of Shiqian Hall.

Offenders, whomever they are, must be dead.

Yes.

Get me changed.

Yes.

Keep in mind how we were humiliated today.

One day, I will let him to double pay back!

How are you taking care of His Majesty?

There you are, Awu.

Your Majesty, please take your medicine.

You are still so kind to my uncle?

Of course.

He is my father.

Within three days, I won't allow any mishap to him.

Leave us.

How could His Majesty take a good rest with so many people around him?

I will stay and take care of him alone.

Then, thank you, Awu.

Without seeing you, my uncle may get better faster.

You have to get back before dawn.

Otherwise, once Zilv finds that you are not in the palace, all will be dead.

Remember.

The Tiger Tally is right inside the animal head sculpture at the foot of the Buddha wall.

Hold it.

Just go and return soon.

(Illustrious Virtue) Xu.

Xu.

Your Grace, what's the matter?

I seem to have heard Awu calling me.

You must be missing her.

How could she be here in the middle of the night?

Your Grace, shall I go to the palace to invite Her Grace here to meet you?

She's your daughter.

No matter how much the Empress likes her, she has no reason to seize her so tight.

Mother!

Awu?

Your Grace?

Madam Xu.

- Your Grace!

- It's me!

Awu.

Mother.

What's wrong?

(Illustrious Virtue) What did you say?

Zilv rebelled?

I never expected that it was Zilv who rebelled.

Mother, there's not much time left.

I need to go to he Capital Battalion in west suburbs and I have to get back to the palace before dawn.

Madam Xu, I need a favor from you.

Go ahead, please.

Please get General Song Huai'en here.

Yes.

I'm on my way now.

No, Awu.

I don't allow you to get back.

Now that the palace is so dangerous.

It took you so much effort to escape from there.

I don't allow you to get back in danger!

I know, Mother!

But Uncle has put all his hope on me.

I can't let him down.

If I don't go back, all will be in danger.

Awu, if possible, I would rather suffer all this for you.

Mother, don't worry.

I will be very careful.

There you are, General Guo.

You had a long day, General Pang.

Man, nothing happened, did it?

Not even an ant has come in and out.

Looks that the Emperor is asleep.

Princess Consort Yuzhang is from the decent family.

It's not easy for her to get through the night.

You should be very careful in the late half of the night.

If anything goes wrong, we have no excuse to tell to the Second Prince.

Yes, I see.

I'm excused.

Message from General Pang who returned with severe injury, your sister-in-law has been having an affair with the Second Prince.

The Huan Family and Second Prince are colluding with Lord Jianning.

Sure enough.

Be quick.

Go to General Wei Han's residence.

Yes!

(Wei's Mansion) What do you do?

What are you coming here for?

Madam, someone wants to see you.

Excuse me.

Stop!

Who are you?

The Capital has been locked down.

No one is allowed in or out.

Get back quickly.

I am the sister of General Wei.

There's a family emergency.

I need to find him.

General Wei has a sister?

Never heard of it.

I'll see who exactly this "sister of mine" is.

Brother, I know you're still mad at me.

But we'd better not let outsiders know our family issue.

We need to talk at a quiet place.

Here are too many people.

Now that it is the family issue, please take it easy now and follow me to the barracks.

Madam Wei, sorry for this.

Princess Consort Yuzhang?

I've heard a lot about you.

I'm wondering why you invited me with this object.

For the state affairs.

State affairs?

His Majesty came back to his power, and let your family fall from power.

You're intended to make a comeback?

Her Grace came at the order of His Majesty.

The order of His Majesty?

His Majesty gave the secret edict to the Second Prince to regain the imperial power.

The entire Wang Family are all convicted.

I'm not sure where you got the order of His Majesty.

General Wei, please don't ever forget.

Her Grace is from the Wang Family, but she has the blood of the royal family as well.

General Wei, do you recognize this object?

The Tiger Tally?

Why do you have it?

It's...?

(The edict represents me.

Come to the palace immediately.)

(And suppress Zilv's rebellion.)

(Kill whoever resists.)

Within a few days, two entirely opposite imperial edicts came, both stamped by the Imperial Seal.

I am just a rough-neck.

How am I able to tell which is the real one?

Both are real.

But...

Circumstances have changed.

His Majesty is having a health condition.

His original intention was to have the Second Prince suppress my father.

But he never expected that Zilv colluded with Lord Jianning and intended to usurp the throne.

General Wei, the Palace has been under the Second Prince's control.

If you don't believe it, you may ask your subordinates whether they have seen any official coming out of the Palace in recent days.

The Crown prince and the Third Prince have been put in jail.

All officials are trapped in Taiji Hall.

Even His Majesty is kept in captivity.

His Majesty wrote a secret edict, granted me the Tiger Tally and sent me out of the palace for tonight.

But before dawn, I have to go back.

General Wei, I beg you to let me out to the Capital Battalion.

Only with the help of the armies can there be a glimmer of hope to relieve the Palace from its crisis.

How could I know whether you tell the truth?

If there's anything that is untrue, I will be doing evil things.

Let me say something if you don't.

My Lord, there's been no news from Huai'en for a long time.

Would it really be like what Duke Huan said that something happened in the Capital?

Something must have happened in the Capital.

Huai'en must be too busy to deliver any news.

If something happened to Huai'en, Her Grace... Don't jinx it!

My Lord, we can't keep waiting anymore.

We must go back to the Capital now.

Go back?

How can we?

Lord Jianning's troop is right outside, waiting to fight us to the death!

If you're afraid of death, watch me!

I'm afraid of death?

I think it is you who's afraid of death!

Guanglie.

Are you fully prepared?

All prepared.

Just wait for the go-ahead.

All right.

At sunrise, the fog is heaviest in the valley.

Duke Huan, at about a quarter to eight, get our army together and break out.

All right.

I'll go get prepared.

My Lord, no matter what happens in the Capital, Her Grace will be safe and sound and get out of danger.

My Lord!

My Lord, a great number of soldiers suddenly fall ill without known cause.

What?

Go get Madam Wei here.

Mother.

Your Grace!

I have nothing against you.

Why did you kidnap my mother?

I have been taken good care of by Princess Consort Yuzhang without any mistreatment.

I've been through majority of my life.

What have I not seen?

It is the first time that I've experienced today's thing.

We've heard that Princess Consort Yuzhang was brave to have defended Huizhou.

Now I see her myself.

It's my great pleasure.

It's generous of you, Madam Wei.

You're indeed a broad-minded heroine.

Her Grace said that when old General Wei was defending Xiangyang, you led all women in town to build the Madam Wall.

The Madam Wall has gone through ups and downs, and is still standing there.

Madam Wei, could you please persuade General Wei?

Please forgive the offense for today.

I will go back to you and offer my apology.

Your Grace, that's quite overstated.

If you could come and drink with me, I must offer the best wine with the utmost courtesy.

Deal.

Deal.

My son, do you believe what Her Highness said just now?

Mother, I have taken military command.

I can't!

I am asking you if you believe her.

Duke Huan, you really made a clever plan.

It's really a brilliant maneuver.

Xiao Qi couldn't sit still.

Go quickly and report to Lord Jianning.

Yes.

(Supreme Peace) It's almost dawn.

Why hasn't Awu come back yet?

Does she probably...

Your Grace, please be more patient.

It's quite a long way for Her Grace to go.

It will have to take some time.

How dare I disobey the order of His Majesty?

Do you still remember the day when you became the General-in-Chief, what did I tell you?

Mother, once you told me that while facing decisions, righteousness comes first.

General Wei, you must have heard that my husband Lord Yuzhang left the Capital on the wedding night, just to keep clear of my father.

For me, it's the same.

I'm here, not for the Wang Family, but for the cause of the country.

It's one o'clock now.

Even if I let you go to the west suburbs, it takes at least 4 hours to go there and come back.

From seven to nine, troops under General Wu's command will be on watch.

If you want to come through the gate, General Wu won't allow it.

If anything happens, the Second Prince will know.

I'm afraid that you won't get rid of it unharmed.

I have my own consideration.

For now, I'm begging you, General Wei.

For the sake that His Majesty and the court are in danger, please help me out.

Now among the twelve Capital battalions, 6 of them are now under the command of the Second Prince.

Even if I believe you, I might not be able to follow your lead.

Stop nagging, Son.

Now that you need to go out of town, there's no time to delay.

Please set up as early as possible.

General Wei, I will keep in mind your kindness today.

Thank you, General Wei.

Your Grace.

Huai'en, I'm giving you the secret imperial edict and the Tiger Tally.

What for, Your Grace?

What General Wei said makes sense.

I shouldn't go out of town tonight.

But you can.

Your Grace, anyone who gets the Tiger Tally can command the army.

I'm afraid that I'm not convincing for the armed forces.

You are a capable man of the Lord.

I trust you.

I'm afraid that I'll ruin the cause of you and His Majesty.

We're running out of time.

Wait no more.

After getting out of town, try to send someone to inform the Lord to keep an eye on Duke Huan.

Huai'en, I trust the destiny of everyone and the country to you.

I won't let you down, You Grace.

I'll keep the Tiger Tally and edict unless I die!

General.

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