01x24 - Episode 24

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♪ From our first sight to your fading face ♪

♪ Fleeting fate, like a dream we can't embrace ♪

♪ Who squandered that heart-fluttering chase? ♪

♪ Only a silhouette is left ♪

♪ The ripples of time, interwoven ♪

♪ Flowing through my palm ♪

♪ Leaving deep wounds behind ♪

♪ I gaze out, through mist and rain ♪

♪ But cannot attain your horizon ♪

♪ Worldly charm fades in comparison ♪

♪ To your sweetest words ♪

♪ Wind on my cheek ♪

♪ Stirs up tangled thoughts ♪

♪ I can't let go ♪

= Money is Coming =

= Episode 24 =

Xiao Han.

What new game

are you playing today?

What's wrong with you?

I know the plan hasn't gone smoothly.

But so what?

We've already waited so many years.

We can wait a little longer.

The plague in Yizhou is just a beginning.

Xiao Xingheng

won't remain triumphant for long.

Seven years ago,


died of illness successively.

Do you still remember?

The records indicate that

the 17 palace maids first had symptoms

of fever, cough, and high fever,
followed by difficulty breathing

half a month before their deaths.

These symptoms

are identical to those

of the current plague in Yizhou.

You and I both know

where did that plague come from.

Why?

Your Highness,

who was it you wanted to k*ll

back then in Yeting?

I've been tossing and turning,

unable to sleep for several nights.

After much thought, I believe

it can only be one person.

When did you find out?

From the night you tried to k*ll Ning Chuxi.

That's early.

Then why are you only
asking me about it now?

What do you want to hear?

Do you want me to say

I don't believe it?

Indeed, I sought evidence cautiously,

and tried to convince myself

that it was just a coincidence.

But Your Highness,

the plague in Yizhou

could only have been caused by you.

How could I not believe it?

Why did you k*ll my mother?

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time, there was a woman

who was sent to the palace as a gift
to gain favor for her sister

because her family
was eager to please the powerful.

She lived up to her family's expectations

and won the Emperor's favor
for a few months,

even becoming pregnant.

However, she couldn't guard
against the intrigue in the harem.

Her child

was gone.

She also lost the chance to be a mother.

Then,

her sister's child grew up.

Her family began to shift their ambitions

to vying for the throne.

They encouraged her

to adopt a prince as her own.

But controlling people's heart is difficult.

She couldn't choose a prince

with a strong maternal family.

Only a child with nothing

and trapped in despair

could be molded into a loyal tool.

I need you.

I won't give you any way out.

So you k*lled my mother.

That's because she deserved to die.

She was only a palace maid

but got pregnant with a prince.

She wouldn't live long in this palace

even if I didn't do anything.

So it was a conspiracy from the beginning.

You said you never trusted anyone,

but you believed that I wouldn't k*ll you.

How ridiculous.

Ten years ago,

I thought

you were a ray of light in my abyss.

Yet you were also the one
who pushed me into it!

Xiao Han, stop.

Did you know from the first time I saw you,

I've never treated you as an aunt?

Don't be afraid.

On the road to the underworld,

I will be by your side.

Wait for me.

Unexpectedly,

I would see you again

before I died.

You k*lled her?

She deserved to die,

didn't she?

I did it for you

so you wouldn't get your hands dirty.

Her crimes will be dealt with

by the law of Great Li.

It's not your place to execute her.

Xiao Xingheng,

did you know?

I hate the man

who made my mother's life miserable.

I hate all those siblings
who share the same father as me,

yet our lives are worlds apart.

I hate everyone in this palace

who fawns on the powerful
and bullies the weak.

I also want to know what feels like

to control someone's life.

Sometimes,

I truly envy you, Xiao Xingheng.

Like me,

you were abandoned at a young age,

suffered in the Liu Kingdom,

and neglected by the court officials
and the Emperor when you returned.

But you were luckier than me.

Your maternal family
is prominent and powerful,

and you have the affection of Ning Chuxi
and the support of Prince Ning.

But I

have nothing.

Even the one I loved and trusted the most

didn't really stay true to me.

Xiao Han,

don't be so obsessive.

You can still mend.

Mend?

It's too late.

From now on,

no one will dare to bully you.

[In the next life, let's have a fresh start.]

They...

Don't look.

This is Jianmao Grass brought
from the northern frontier.

Jianmao Grass? What is that?

People in the northern frontier
usually boil Jianmao Grass in water.

They believe that the water
can then dispel the cold and ward off evil.

Therefore,

many people like to bathe
in such water when they encounter misfortune,

or use it to keep warm in severe cold.

Could this be the medicine
to treat the plague?

Right, I've already
given some to the physician

and asked him to give it
to the sick soldiers in Yizhou.

Your Highness, Your Grace.

I brewed the Jianmao Grass into a thick juice
and fed it to some critically ill patients.

Their fevers have started to drop.

Jianmao Grass really works!

So,

is there enough stock
of Jianmao Grass in Yizhou?

Well, Jianmao Grass
comes from the northern frontier

and is used mainly for warmth
and to ward off evil.

It wasn't considered a medicinal herb,

so I overlooked it.

It's usually sold

as a niche item,

so supplies are limited.

Don't worry, I've arranged people
to transport the stock from nearby cities

to Yizhou urgently.

I'll also contact other regions

for help

and have the court bring in more
from the northern frontier.

Once we have a treatment,

lifting the lockdown on Yizhou
will just be a matter of time.

Since the Jianmao Grass comes from the
northern frontier, Xiao Xu must have been involved

in Noble Consort Sun's plan this time.

Right.

He's been colluding with
their eldest prince.

Indeed.

His Highness and Her Grace
are handing out herbs to everyone!

Everyone, come and get it!

Fellows, hurry and get the herbs!

Thank you.

- Wonderful! - Great!

Thank you.

- Thank you. - Great, we're saved!

Wonderful!

That's great!

Great!

Your Highness.

The plan in Yizhou has failed.

The Crown Prince rushed back
to the palace last night.

The palace has spread news

that the Noble Consort
and the Fifth Prince have already...

The Crown Prince went
to see Xiao Han. I'm afraid...

I'm afraid we'll need to advance the plan.

Yes.