01x41 - Waiting for Him

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[Love Like the Galaxy]

[Love Like the Galaxy 2: Episode 14]

There is a saying: "A person of noble character sets an example

to teach the people and to establish oneself."

Crown Princess Consort Sun behaves like a jackal with a heart of a snake,

sows discord within the family and the state with jealousy and deceit,

causing disorder in the palace,

and disharmony among the subjects.

She is, therefore, demoted to a commoner

to reside in the North Palace.

Your Highness the Crown Prince, please accept the decree.

This old servant will take my leave.

Are you here to laugh at me?

When I first entered the palace, I was alone and helpless.

You and I have a similar background.

We also took care of each other.

But, unexpectedly, you would scheme painstakingly in vain

and ultimately not just harm others but also yourself.

I especially came to visit you today,

in a way, to appreciate the kindness you showed me before.

You don't need to lecture me.

Even if everyone looks down at me,

I will never regret it.

You have no idea, all these years,

staying by a husband who doesn't love me,

how embittered I've felt in my heart.

You have no right to persuade me to be magnanimous.

I'm not persuading you to be magnanimous.

I just don't want you to

imprison yourself into a self-pitying misery because of jealousy.

Crown Prince fulfilled the promise to marry you.

You and he should have supported each other

and cherished this fated marriage,

instead of tormenting another woman

because of your low self-esteem and suspicious mind.

All this time,

it's not Crown Prince who couldn't forget Qu Lingjun.

It's you, yourself,

who has reminded him not to forget.

You've been blaming others for your own marital unhappiness.

You've never self-reflected and changed.

That's why you are ending up this way now.

I am just fine!

There is nothing that I need to self-reflect on.

I'd rather die in the North Palace

instead of facing that person.

This place,

it is my best ending.

I'd rather die...

than leave the mighty imperial palace.

What imprisons you...

has never been the imperial palace...

but your own heart.

I thought the crown prince, after divorcing Crown Princess Consort,

would marry Qu Lingjun to renew their fated love.

What I couldn't have expected is that she actually married Prefect Liang.

It's actually good that Qu Lingjun married Prefect Liang.

Prefect Liang is an upright person

and takes good care of the descendants in the clan.

I'm sure that after they are married,

Prefect Liang will treat Qu Lingjun's children as his own.

What you say makes sense.

Prefect Liang frequently helped Qu Lingjun.

When she was in distress, he stood up to help.

I believe...

he will be a good husband going forward.

In front of your husband-to-be,

you are praising another man so much.

Aren't you afraid that I'll get upset?

How can the imposing General Ling get jealous?

I used to think that I was unlucky.

When I think it over now,

I think I must have saved up all the luck in the past in order to meet you.

Crown Princess Consort married someone who didn't love her

and lived a life of suspicion and self-pity.

Qu Lingjun did her duty as a wife

but suffered terribly because she married the wrong person.

When I think of them, and then think of myself,

I suddenly feel that...

I'm quite lucky, and I have good taste.

The one with good taste...

is me, isn't it?

Look.

That shop has really delicious candied fruits. I'll buy some for you.

After you've eaten them, you'll talk even sweeter.

Give me two packs of the candied fruits that will make someone talk even sweeter.

No, no, no, General Ling. It doesn't cost this much.

I'll pay for the purchases for everyone here.

Everything is good about him,

except that he can be flashy when he does things. Don't be scared.

It's fine. It's fine. General Ling,

come here often. Have a taste.

Let's go.

Urgent military report!

Shouchun rebels!

Urgent military report!

Shouchun rebels!

This bread is firm today.

Your Majesty loves to eat the chewy kind.

All these years, hasn't your taste changed?

The kitchen in the palace can never cook food that tastes like the old days.

Don't you think so?

That's because Your Majesty is missing the difficult old days.

At that time, if we could get a bite of dry rations, it would taste delicious.

Zisheng, what are you thinking about?

In my opinion, Shouchun isn't suitable for an uprising.

First of all, they don't have good farming fields in the city.

If they are besieged, the food supply will be difficult to sustain.

Secondly, they don't have weaponry workshops.

In prolonged w*r, they can't replace the weapons.

Therefore?

Therefore, I think we should send troops from different directions to surround them

and besiege Shouchun.

In the meantime, alongside the mountain road here, set up an ambush.

But the mountain bandits along the way must be eradicated first.

Don't you think this Peng Kun is bewitched?

He has everything that he wants. Why does he rebel?

Your Majesty, I'll lead the troops right now to flatten Shouchun.

Don't think it's so easy.

This time, all the noble families and even the court officials have submitted pleas

wanting to send their sons and nephews of suitable age into the army,

to let them get some experience in Shouchun.

This bunch of heirs and descendants have delicate skin and soft flesh. They aren't easy to lead.

That's a bunch of bullshit!

Your Majesty, these rascals must think Shouchun is easy to conquer,

so they want to come to me to get some merits.

It's always been a good opportunity for hot-blooded men to go to the battlefields to achieve merits.

For the renowned families to send their descendants to get some experience,

it's understandable.

Since they want to go, I can only give my support.

It's just that this team really wouldn't be easy to lead.

- I'll lead them.
- Lead what?

Your Majesty, I'm willing to lead the troops to recover Shouchun.

What are you recovering?

Your Majesty, quell your anger!

Quell your anger!

The b*ttlefield is for hot-blooded men.

Zisheng is anxious to serve the country.

That's right, Your Majesty. This is...

This is a great opportunity to establish meritorious achievements.

If Zisheng wants to go gain experience, it's understandable.

Gain what experience?

What experience does he need?

He's fought a hundred battles in a year.

Your Majesty is right. Let's keep eating. Let's keep eating.

Eat what?

All of you get out!

You come back!

Empress, try this.

It tastes good.

But why did you make so much?

I heard that Zisheng is discussing the w*r in the meeting hall.

He probably won't eat well.

So I cooked more on purpose.

But I didn't expect that His Majesty would get angry again.

I don't dare to deliver the food now.

Why is His Majesty angry again?

Is the w*r situation bad?

I heard Eunuch Cao say it's because Zisheng volunteered to fight in the w*r.

His Majesty got so angry that he even threw his bread.

But isn't he too partial then?

Are you worried about Zisheng?

I'll teach you a method.

Come here!

Stand...

Stand well, stinky rascal!

It's always been this way.

Whenever I talk about marriage, you go on an expedition.

It's merely Shouchun,

don't I have anyone else in the court?

Do I need you to worry about it?

Peng Kun k*lled Old Prince Qian'an and delayed the rescue, causing the lone city to fall.

I suspect that he was colluding with Emperor Li at that time.

So I must go to Shouchun to capture Peng Kun alive to get to the bottom of things.

That's how I can console my uncle and the other lone city's dead spirits in Heaven.

The matter about Brother Huo,

I'll definitely order people to investigate thoroughly.

I've already decided to let Cui You lead the troops

to capture Peng Kun to be tried in the capital.

You should just be good and stay here to get married.

Stinky rascal, even if you don't consider yourself, you should consider your wife-to-be.

Swords and spears have no eyes on the battlefields.

What if something bad happens, how will you be able to get married?

- Young Miss Cheng arrives!
- Hear that?

Your wife-to-be is here!

Let's see how she scolds you in a while.

Here, here! Come inside.

Your Majesty, Empress heard that you haven't had time to eat.

So she let me send over some sweet rice soup.

Shen'an is thoughtful.

Unlike some people, all they do is make me worry.

Hurry and try it.

I made it myself.

Does it taste good?

It tastes good.

This wife-to-be, didn't you say the rice soup was for me?

Your wife-to-be is concerned about you, you rascal.

The one for Your Majesty is here.

It's here.

Your Majesty, your sweet rice soup.

I didn't come to upset Your Majesty.

It's the empress who wants me to deliver a few words to tell Your Majesty.

When the country is first established, a general should still gallop on the b*ttlefield.

If he is lazy and hides in the capital,

Zisheng will undoubtedly be criticized by people as undeserving of his position.

Shen'an said this?

Empress said it.

The case involving the crown prince has steadily deteriorated Shen'an's health.

But even now, she still has the energy to persuade me.

How can I not listen?

I...

just care dearly for him.

Keeping him here to get married,

how is that wrong?

I heard that many court officials want their clans' descendants to get experience in Shouchun.

Don't they care dearly for their children, too?

If you want to treat them well, you can't constrain them.

You should support them strongly from behind.

This is how parents should be to their children.

A woman should treat her husband even more so like that.

Empress really cares dearly for Your Majesty,

but she doesn't stop Your Majesty from reviewing the reports late in the night,

to work hard for the country day after day.

This wife-to-be, you really know how to talk to please.

Zisheng, you'll need to discipline her well in the future.

What about Shouchun, then?

Listen well.

After you've captured Peng Kun, you must immediately return to the capital.

Then the two of you will get married.

If there is any more delay, I will betroth your wife-to-be to someone else!

I don't want to be betrothed to anyone else. I'll wait for you to return.

Okay. I'll definitely return quickly.

This thumping, thumping of the hearts...

Smile?

Leave the soup. You two, get out.

Go out to do your boring sweet talk!

If you want to kiss me, we'll have to go somewhere else.

This is the palace after all.

What's this that I want to kiss you?

I just wanted to look at you closely.

Remember how you look.

Previously, when my father came back from the expedition,

other than half of his eyes and his teeth, everywhere else was deeply tanned.

You can't torment yourself that way.

I don't want to marry an ink stick when I marry.

Since you are so concerned about me,

why did you persuade His Majesty to let me go?

I know that your uncle's death

and the deaths of all the people in the lone city, have always been a deep pain in your heart.

You've never truly let it go.

The empress is ill.

I need to take care of her in Changqiu Palace.

If it weren't for this, I would surely go to the b*ttlefield with you to k*ll enemies.

Zisheng, I want to see it with my own eyes when you capture Peng Kun.

I want to share with you the satisfaction of completing the revenge.

Okay.

With what you just said, it's enough.

Go soon and return soon.

I will behave and wait in the capital for your return,

to come back to marry me.

I promise you.

After I've taken care of Peng Kun,

I will marry you in the grandest wedding.

Wait for me.

Burn incense.

Yes.

What's wrong?

Are you bleeding?

Why don't I—

They said...

sewing armor for the person going to w*r

must be done personally.

Otherwise, it's insincere and the armor won't protect him.

I'll do it again.

What's wrong again?

A lady's handiwork is too difficult.

Looks like it's even at the same spot.

Your daughter's hand got poked. Why are you gasping for?

If the servants know that in the middle of the night, instead of sleeping,

you're out here spying, isn't it laughable?

Niao Niao must have found out that His Majesty is sending me to Tongniu County

to supervise the transportation of copper.

That's why she's staying up late to prepare these personal items for me.

Looking at the size, it probably isn't for you.

Not for me?

Who else can she be making it for?

My wife, when did you develop the habit of peeping at someone?

For this battle, we can go around Tongniu County.

This way, we can shorten the distance quite a bit.

We'll be able to reach Shouchun in five days.

Reporting!
[Ling]

Young Lord,

the sentry came to report that someone is coming close to our military camp.

From the looks of it, that person is trying to sneak in.

I haven't met anyone courting death like this for many years. Someone actually dares to sneak into Panqing Military Camp?

There's no need to report such a trivial matter. After capturing the person,

k*ll on the spot.

- You can't k*ll that person!
- You can't k*ll that person!

Why not?

[Panqing Military Camp]

Strange.

How is there not even a single soldier keeping watch in such a huge camp?

Where can he be?

It's really tiring for General Ling.

His main tent is at the southeast corner, but he has to come to the southwest corner to train us every day.

Yes, he even has to pass by three barracks and the armament storage on his way.

It's really too far.

Southeast corner.

My voice was so loud just now. She should have heard, right?

Don't worry. If Madam still loses her way,

the other soldiers will solve the problem on their own.

Such a large tent

and there's not even a single guard?

That's so dangerous.

Anyone who trespasses a military camp

must be k*lled.

That'll depend on whether you can bear to do so.

Of course, I can't bear to.

If you wish to see me, you can just send someone to inform me.

Why did you disguise yourself and take the risk to sneak into the camp?

Aren't you afraid that you'll be taken as an enemy spy for real and k*lled?

Of course, I have my reason for taking the risk to sneak in.

General Ling, there isn't a single sentry or guard in such a huge military camp.

If I were indeed a highly-skilled enemy spy,

General Ling would be in my hands right now.

You can't possibly believe that there's such a coincidence?

The patrols happen not to discover you and happen to

disclose the main tent's location to you.

Follow me.

So you've been watching me make a fool of myself this whole time?

If you were indeed an enemy spy,

no matter how highly skilled you were,

you would have died numerous times already.

Ling Buyi.

But you were willing to risk your life to see me,

I'm really delighted.

Before I set off, I have a present I wish to give you.

Look over there.

That whole stretch.

His Majesty asked me what I wanted as a reward upon my triumphant return.

So I asked for this empty land beside the military camp.

There's an underground hot spring here and it's very suitable for planting flowers and greenery.

Haven't you always wanted to build your own house?

Our future manor will be here.

You can build it however you want.

Whether it's turned into farmland or water channels,

it's all fine with me.

In the future,

this will be our home.

You've always wanted a place of freedom that truly belongs to you.

Over here,

you don't have to worry about being scolded.

And you don't have to worry about being abandoned.

We will raise our children here

and grow old slowly.

Forever.

What's wrong?

Do you not like it?

It's all my fault. I-I shouldn't have decided on my own...

I like it. I like it very much.

That's great.

In the future, we can plant a sea of flowers in the courtyard.

You'll play the zither and I'll play the flute.

Just like Third Aunt and Third Uncle.

We can admire the flowers, the moon, and look at the starry sky.

From now on,

we'll grow old together.

We'll live and die together.

Zisheng,

rest assured.

We won't become a grudgeful couple like your parents.

Actually, they were not a grudgeful couple.

What did you say?

Nothing.

It's getting late.

Let me take you home.

Promise me,

when you return in victory, we'll build our new home together.

How is that?

Yes, I promise you.

Weren't you curious as to why I risked my life to come here today?

Actually, I brought you a present.

How did you get your fingers pricked like this?

Don't make armor for me in the future.

Do you not like these mandarin duck wings?

These are mandarin ducks?

I love them as long as they are made by you.

It's just that...

I thought these were a pair of chicken wings.

What chicken wings?

These are mandarin duck wings.

I made these to remind you,

you should remember at all times that...

you have a bride.

When you are about to risk your life,

the mandarin duck wings will remind you of me,

who is waiting in the capital for your return.
[Mandarin ducks are symbolic of an affectionate couple]

Okay.

If you call them mandarin ducks, then they are mandarin ducks.

On Young Master's armor,

there are two mandarin duck wings.

This is so embarrassing.

I don't want to go to this w*r anymore.

We will be laughed at by our opponents.

In the future, you can leave the needlework to me.

You don't need to do them anymore.

You know how to sew?

In the military, I take care of most things myself.

I am pretty experienced with sewing and mending.

After I return,

you can leave the needlework to me.

Okay, it's a deal.

If you don't like my needlework,

you can take off the wings.

But the soft armor I gifted you,

please don't take it off. The soft armor is weaved with copper wire and hemp,

it's soft but can also shield you from weapons.

It will save your life at critical moments.

I also stitched a bunny.

That was a rabbit?

I thought... it was a rat.

That was a rabbit.

My zodiac is rabbit.

Yes.

Rabbit. If you say it's a rabbit, then it's a rabbit.

It was a rabbit all along.

Rabbit.

This is so improper in public.

Why is it so difficult for them to part with each other?

Who was it back then, upon victory,

blamed the horse for being too slow,

and had to jump off the horse to run to me and see me?

A'Heng still remembers events in the past so well.

I don't want to remember them and fill my mind with those random events.

Such a waste of my brain.

I can't forget it either.

That little ungrateful one.

She only thinks about her husband-to-be.

She embroidered all night and didn't even give me a pair of socks.

Are you jealous of your son-in-law?

If she really sewed those for you,

could you wear them so unabashedly like Ling Buyi can?

That's true. That pair of chicken wings,

I'm lucky she didn't make me wear them. Otherwise, where could I hide my face?

Zisheng.

You're such a good person so you must be able to live long.

Otherwise, I'll have to remarry.

You won't get that chance.

I'll definitely come back alive.

Definitely come back alive.

I haven't seen Zisheng so happy for such a long time.

I am pleased.

Let's hope that after this w*r, there won't be another expedition.

Parents and children,

wives and husbands, won't ever part again.

Don't worry.

I'll definitely unite all of China.

There won't be wars again in the world.

Miss Cheng.

What is that?

That's Zisheng's personal seal for his manor.

It appears that Zisheng is entrusting his household to Shaoshang.

When lovers can finally become a couple,

this is the most beautiful happening in the world.

Good.

It's good, isn't it?

Too bad that

I haven't experienced this feeling my whole life.

Generals and soldiers, hear your order!

I am here to wish all the generals and soldiers

a speedy win and to return victoriously soon!

I and your families, are waiting for you to come home!

We will devote the best of ourselves not to disappoint Your Majesty's grace!

We will devote the best of ourselves not to disappoint Your Majesty's grace!

Depart!



♪ The flames of w*r strike against the frost and snow ♪

♪ It lightly covers the lingering illness of the past ♪

♪ Your back is against the light,
the galaxy reflected in your eyes ♪

♪ I hum a tune, the sun and the moon respond ♪

♪ The brilliance that penetrates the eyes ♪

♪ was extinguished by dust and lit again ♪

♪ The edges of earth, Kunlun, and netherworld
feel remorse for someone ♪

♪ The ocean is waking, the forest of steles
are like a mountain range ♪

♪ There are veiled criticisms in the corridor, a narrow door cannot easily close off one’s intentions ♪

♪ The challenges of one’s life become advice for the future ♪

♪ You and I will be in the same galaxy ♪

♪ We’ll use our absolute sincerity to
bring radiance to the ordinary ♪

♪ Bring radiance to the ordinary ♪