01x52 - Episode 52

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[Love Like the Galaxy]

[Love Like the Galaxy 2: Episode 25]

[Huo]

Like the melons growing larger and flourishing,

there will be more and more descendants.

General! General!

General!

Go ahead and do what you were just ordered.

[Five Years Later]
Yes, Palace Chief Cheng.

Align the lights better.

Yes.

It's the new year again.

You still don't want to go home yet?

Empress, you probably don't know this,

but it's quite a lively scene in my home now.

Sister Qiqi, Aunt Qing, Older Cousin... they all have children now.

If I go back, there's probably not a place for me to sit.

I'll just stay in Changqiu Palace to accompany you.

Isn't this good?

Empress, today is the first of the new year. You should still make a wish just like in prior years.

I'll make a wish then,

for you to meet a good husband,

and I can see you marry and have children

during my lifetime.

Isn't it all right if I never marry?

I voluntarily requested to live quietly inside Changqiu Palace.

It's been five years already.

You've also stayed with me for five years.

Haven't you thought it through?

I have.

I just can't forgive.

We met by fate but aren't destined to be together. We already bid farewell.

It's not possible anymore.

What a pity, what a pity.

I was going to plead to His Majesty to summon Zisheng back.

After all, it's been five years. In the northwest,

it's really hard for him.

It's time for him to return.

It's just marrying someone and bearing children.

It can be with anyone.

Why does it have to be with him?

But I want you to marry the one you love,

not just anyone.

To someone whose heart has died,

there's no difference.

Then I wish that, after I'm dead,

for the rest of your life, forever and ever,

someone will always stay by your side.

Empress, don't say unlucky words.

- Hang this up.
- Yes.

Empress, I'll stay by your side

and take care of you forever. Isn't this good?

Silly child.

No matter how you want to live the rest of your life,

I will always support you.

Whichever road you want to take will always be the best.

It's just that, perhaps I'm greedy,

I'm always hoping that you will live better

and more fully.

I will also feel more at ease.

And now, even Little Fifth has married.

The one who I worry about the most

is you.

Look.

This snow is coming down strong.

Empress! Empress!

Empress! Empress!

Empress!

Waive the formalities.

How is Empress Xuan's health today?

I heard it's not good.

Imperial Physician Sun said

that it could be as fast as a month.

If lucky,

she can last to the spring.

It has not been easy for Shen'an in her life.

Originally, A'Heng and I wanted to visit her.

But she didn't want to see us.

Shaoshang,

stay with her more on our behalf then.

Empress Yue has sent over food every month.

She has also dispatched imperial physicians to treat the empress.

The empress appreciates it.

She also asks Your Majesty

to move her to another palace and return Changqiu Palace to Empress Yue.

The empress also said, by rule, she should be

going to Prince Donghai's fiefdom

and call herself Empress Dowager Donghai.
[Typically a title given to the widow of an emperor]

It's already been five years.

Older Sister still hasn't forgotten this matter.

Reply to her when you get back, just say that I said it.

It's bothersome to move around.

When I've settled somewhere,

I don't like moving.

I'm used to living in Yongle Palace. I'm too lazy to move.

Also, there's no need to change the title.

She is Empress Xuan forever.

I've never enjoyed those empty titles.

If this matter is mentioned again,

it's deliberately making me unhappy.

Understand?

On behalf of Empress Xuan,

thank you, Empress Yue.

It's been five years.

You never step outside the palace, so we can only meet and talk here.

I thought Lady Shaoshang planned to live to an old age in Changqiu Palace.

It's clearly you who always waits here.

I just couldn't stand seeing it, that's why I came by to chat with you.

What's the difference?

Men and women in the mortal world, it's either you wait for me or I wait for you.

There are always those who don't come despite the wait, and also those who do come after the wait.

I just don't know whether Lady Shaoshang is someone who will come

or not come.

Thank you for being by my side all these years.

Living in this quietude,

you are the only person I meet sometimes.

Aren't maidservants in Changqiu Palace also people?

Isn't Nanny Zhai a person, too?

Shaoshang.

Empress Xuan hopes that you will settle down in marriage.

What do you plan to do?

Empress Xuan's health is getting worse.

She will want you to get married before she dies.

But among the many marriage prospects,

there are few that can be trusted by Empress Xuan for her to rest assured.

Why don't you choose me?

Our family statuses are compatible. You're looking for a husband, I'm looking for a wife.

How about...

the two of us getting together and putting on a show?

Empress Xuan will be able to set her mind at ease then.

If you're in a hurry to find a wife,

Lord Ji has recommended several ladies to you.

Why didn't you agree to any of them?

Yuan Shanjian,

I know how you feel.

But I cannot give you what you want.

Shaoshang,

do you know why all these past years,

all your marriage engagements didn't work out?

Because you're short-sighted. Look.

My parents allowed me to do whatever I want. You wanted freedom.

In the capital, who else has more freedom than me?

You and I are clearly the most compatible. How do you know that you can't give me what I want?

What do you want then?

You and I have both been naturally callous ever since we were born.

We can become friends in need or we can become allies.

In addition, since our interests are aligned, we can trust each other

and we'll never bring each other down.

I'll treasure myself better than a particular someone.

I'll never let myself be in a dangerous position.

Hence,

I suit you better compared to him.

I've summoned Zisheng back to the capital.

He'll be here soon.

People can never untie their own heart's knot.

Because they are trapped by the heart's knot,

eventually they are mired in even more painful dilemmas.

The past will ultimately pass.

People should cherish the present and the future.

If you want to live smoothly for the rest of your life,

you must break through

the knot that's trapping you.

If, at this moment now,

I'm still thinking of him,

would you still be willing to marry me?

I'm willing.

I'm willing to wait for you to slowly forget him.

I'll keep waiting...

until the day you turn your head to look at me.

Empress,

I'd like to leave the palace for a little while.

What are you doing?

To get engaged with Yuan Shanjian.

Your Majesty, sit down first.

No matter how much your stretch your neck, Zisheng

still can't grow a pair of wings to fly back.

There couldn't have been an accident on the way, right?

I shouldn't have sent Third Prince to welcome him back.

Didn't he just send a messenger back to the capital 15 minutes ago?

From the city gate, it will still take a while to reach the palace on horseback.

Do you really think Zisheng will grow wings to fly back?

Your Majesty! Your Majesty! He's here! He's here!

- General Huo is back!
- He's back?

- Hurry! Hurry and go!
- Yes.

He's back. He's back.

Zisheng?

So similar, truly similar.

Zisheng looks more and more

like how Brother Huo used to look.

This guilty subject, Huo Buyi,

greets Your Majesty.

Zisheng, get up quickly.

Let me take a good look at you.

It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back.

Five years.

You are quite generous.

The most capable ones stayed in the capital.

Shaoshang hasn't left the palace for five years. Do you need to protect her?

But for yourself, you kept

a useless one by your side.

Old injuries aren't healed, new injuries occurred. Don't you want to stay alive?

You... talk.

How did your young lord get injured?

Five years ago, Emperor Li's remnants attempted to assassinate General Wan,

so Young Lord personally went to save him.

Unexpectedly, those assassins were willing to die and fought with weird moves.

We were few in numbers, that's why Young Lord got injured.

Why did you go to save him? Didn't I order

Yuan Shanjian's father to lead troops there?

I don't know that much, and Young Lord didn't explain.

Within two years, Young Lord took another risk.

This time, he went to suppress bandits in Mid-Shu. General Cheng Song was ambushed.

- So, Young Lord secretly—
- A'Fei.

Enough.

No wonder. I was wondering...

When Cheng Song returned victoriously last time,

why didn't I see him come to get his reward?

Turns out someone was a secret hero.

I just didn't want to see fellow military brothers get trapped.

Rushing to rescue is within my duty.

All these that you did,

does Shaoshang know?

You aren't expecting

Shaoshang to forgive you over this matter

and reconcile with you, are you?

I made a mistake,

so I don't expect Shaoshang to forgive me.

She never liked for me to control her life.

If she knew I did these, she would detest me even more.

I did these out of my own selfishness.

But that's all I'll do.

You truly don't have other intentions?

No.

That's good then.

Right now, I've let Third Prince

supervise the order over land ownership and taxation.

Now that you're back, you can assist him to carry out this order.

This matter involves the country's foundation and has long-term impacts.

You must not treat it lightly.

I shall obey.

Today, it's the first time in five years that Shaoshang

has left the palace. She's going with Yuan Shanjian

to meet his parents.

They'll get engaged soon.

From now on, the two of you

will go your separate ways.

Vice Minister Yuan conducts himself calmly and appropriately.

Miss Cheng...

If Miss Cheng marries him,

she will have support for the rest of her life.

What about you?

What do you plan to do going forward?

Even Cui You, who was totally devoted to your aunt,

has said,

he would rather leave the wife's position empty and take a concubine.

Seeing that you are alone and pitiful,

I really can't bear it.

Imperial Father, don't worry for Zisheng.

I heard that, in the military camp in the northwest, when Zisheng was injured,

Miss Luo was taking care of him daily.

It's been said that Miss Luo is very different in speaking and temperament from before.

She's been telling people that now she's back in the capital, she will pick a day to marry Zisheng.

Your Highness the Crown Prince,

I have nothing to do with Miss Luo, so it's impossible to marry her.

- A'Fei.
- Present.
- Once we return to the manor, immediately send a dowry to Miss Luo

to assist her in finding a husband.

You would really terminate your relationship so cleanly and quickly.

Young Lord, are you really not going to see Fourth Miss Cheng?

Once I've renovated the Huo tombs and ancestral hall,

I will respectfully tell the ancestors that I won't marry nor sire children.

For the rest of my life,

I have no other wish.

Young Lord, clearly you haven't thought it through.

Your hand.

It's just an injury from a freeze. Nothing to it.

The stirrup is adjusted.

Be careful when you ride again, Miss Cheng.

Thank you, General Huo.

I'm not the old Cheng Shaoshang.

Even if there are no stirrups now,

I can still ride the horse.

Thank you, General Huo, for taking care of my bride.

But it should stop here.

Huo Buyi, even when you don't talk, I can still tell what you're thinking.

From the day I heard you were returning, I knew you wouldn't let go.

I know that, in her heart, I can't compare to you.

But I understand Shaoshang's temperament. Even if she still misses you,

she won't necessarily choose you.

Ever since Little Fifth married far away, Prince Donghai moved to his own fiefdom,

it hasn't been this lively in Changqiu Palace for a long time.

That's right.

Sister Jitong, now that you've returned to the capital, you should stay longer

so you can talk with Empress more.

Older Sister, try the rice wine that I brewed. Also, these dishes

were made especially to complement the wine. Empress really likes them.

Look at how busy Miss Cheng is. There's no need to be so hospitable to me.

I am one of Changqiu Palace's people.

Miss Cheng, you have really organized Changqiu Palace to be so orderly over the years.

The dishes look good and the wine is lovely.

I can see that you've learned a lot in Changqiu Palace during the five years that I was gone.

Sister Jitong has left for such a long time, I'm afraid you've forgotten some things.

Five years ago, before you married to the northwest, I had already handled Empress's birthday banquet.

I didn't start learning after Older Sister left.

That's right. Younger Sister, your fate is good.

Unlike me, who suffers a bad fate.

When my deceased husband was seriously ill, I served him day and night.

I still couldn't avoid the gossip saying I was waiting to remarry.

Just for that talk, after my husband died, I insisted on

serving my father-in-law and mother-in-law in the Jia family for several years.

It was so hard to persist.

The Jia family's son died early.

Your Luo family was helped by the Jia family for many years.

It's your duty to serve the in-laws anyway.

How is that hard?

Sister Jitong, people should look ahead.

In the future, I'm sure Older Sister will have endless good luck.

You're right.

People always have to look ahead.

Zisheng also told me the same words.

Even though he is strict with everyone, he has been very tolerant of me.

He only allows me to enter and leave his tent to serve wine

and meals. You also know that when he gets busy, he won't eat or drink.

My heart really ached for him.

Later on, he didn't allow me to enter his tent anymore.

I think he just didn't want me to be too tired from working too hard.

Since you are so close with Zisheng,

I assume you two are already engaged?

He hasn't proposed to me yet, but I think it'll happen soon enough.

This time, when he received the summons from His Majesty, saying that Empress Xuan was sick,

he immediately accepted the decree to return to the capital.

He left in a hurry and didn't even get me to go along.

I thought, perhaps

he will propose to me in the capital.

Looks like Empress got sick at the wrong time and delayed your auspicious moment.

- No, no, that's not what I meant.
- Of course, I know that's not what you meant.

When Empress was still in the position of Empress back then, she protected the Luo family plenty of times.

With such great benevolence, why would you complain about Empress

delaying your auspicious moment?

If that were true, wouldn't that be inhumane?

I know that Miss Cheng doesn't like me being with Zisheng.

But we are fond of each other, and we couldn't help it.

Besides, the two of you aren't engaged anymore.

If he marries me now, it's proper. After all, when a man is away to fight in battles,

without a wife by his side to take care of him, how can he take care of himself well?

You wouldn't want him to live badly for the rest of his life, would you?

For me, it's difficult too. On the one side, it's you. On the other side, it's him.

Miss Luo, it's not easy to leave when the palace gate is locked up.

You've just returned to the capital, so you should go home first to take a look.

Don't waste your time by staying too long in Changqiu Palace.

Empress, I used to live in Changqiu Palace to serve you.

I haven't returned for many years. Can't I stay even a little longer?

Miss Luo, you should go home to take a look.

Just now, Miss Luo's family sent a message here.

They said that General Huo sent two carts of dowry to the Luo family, along with a large copper mirror.

He also especially reminded the elders in the Luo family

to find a good family as Miss Luo's in-laws.

For such an important event, how can Miss Luo not be present?

Copper mirror?

A mirror.
[Meaning to take a good look at herself and know her worth]

It looks like General Huo and Sister Jitong

are truly fond of each other. He's gifting you a dowry and a copper mirror.

Who else in the city will dare say that you aren't fond of each other?

Young Lord, I heard that Miss Luo

was kicked out of her home by her parents and brothers last night.

The Luo family worked under the Xuan family for many years.

They originally wanted to prosper by relying on the Eastern Palace.

Who would have expected that the crown prince would be deposed, and Empress Xuan would voluntarily request confinement?

They were thinking that they could use their daughter to climb up to Young Lord's high status.

This time, Young Lord gifted her dowry and ordered her to find a husband.

I'm afraid Miss Luo won't have anywhere to go now.

Young Lord, this...

General Huo, my father told me that

General sent a copper mirror and some boxes of dowry to me.

I'm told that it'll help me find a husband in the northwest.

I'm flustered. What mistakes have I made?

Please retract your order, General.

I thought you were smart.

But smart people need to know to stop when it's enough.

In the northwest, I accompanied General.

General, have you forgotten it all?

Accompany?

I once accompanied another woman.

We shared meals, laughed, and bantered together,

and we were intimate with each other. That's what accompanying means.

In the northwest, I kicked you out of my camp.

You lived outside the camp and sneaked in to launder my clothes.

We never even saw each other. When I returned to the capital,

you followed the troops and rushed back.

I never even talked with you.

Let me ask you. When did we accompany each other?

Yes, General Huo isn't interested in me.

But given time, I think you will change.

See? You didn't even let me enter your tent three years ago.

And now, you look at me with a nicer expression.

Why wouldn't you admit it?

Enough. Don't fool yourself anymore.

Right now, everyone in the capital knows that I'm about to marry General Huo.

If they find out that you won't marry me,

how can I face anyone?

Considering how I've admired you since I was young, please accept me.

It's fine to be a concubine.

I advise you to forget this wish.

If you return right now, I can add two more carts of dowry.

If you continue to entangle endlessly,

I will order people to send you back to the northwest immediately.

General Huo!

General, you need not force me too much.

I just like you. How is this wrong?

Then, Seventh Young Master Jia,

what mistake did he make?

You k*lled him, didn't you?

I didn't do anything. Don't be slandering nonsense!

In the northwest, everyone said that

Seventh Young Master Jia married the best wife in the world.

But I know the truth. Although Seventh Young Master Jia's weakness

was congenital from the womb,

it wasn't serious enough to k*ll him at only 20-some years of age.

You m*rder*d him.

As to what method was used,

need I say more?

Is it because of Cheng Shaoshang?

You still can't forget her, that's why you refuse me?

It's no business of yours.

How can you treat me this way?

All these years,

don't you feel anything for me?

That's right,

even if Cheng Shaoshang didn't exist.



♪ 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 ♪