01x04 - Episode 4

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[A Dream Within A Dream]

[Episode 4]

Tell me something useful.

Miss Song seldom enters the palace.

She has never inquired anything about you.

What she said today was mostly true.

I don't believe

in mysterious powers.

However, a reclusive noble lady

actually knows a lot about me.

She even knows about what I'm trying to achieve.

Who does she serve?

Nan Rui?

Or His Majesty perhaps?

No matter who she serves,

the best thing for us is to silence her.

Are you going to k*ll her?

She is Song Yu De's daughter.

If she weren't, I would've k*lled
her in the Song Residence today.

So,

why did you agree to be her ally today?

I just wanted to buy myself some time.

Tomorrow, Song Yu De will
leave the capital city for work.

I'll use this chance

to find the perfect death for her.

[Prison]

Open the gate.

Cousin.

Cousin.

Cousin.

Cousin.

Cheers.

Cousin.

The prison is gloomy and cold.

You must be uncomfortable here.

- It's...
- It doesn't matter.

Father asked the Ministry of Justice
to take over your case yesterday.

I believe you'll be free soon.

- Is it...
- Although Father's words can't be trusted completely.

Heng will probably do his
best to keep you imprisoned.

- Then...
- But don't worry.

I'll fight against all odds

so that you can return to the court.

Then we will join forces and show them our strength.

Cousin, why are you so quiet?

You are not drinking either.

Is the wine not to your liking?

- Let me see.
- No.

Let me see. Give it to me.

It tastes great.

Cousin, you don't know

that this wine has a lot of history.

Back then, I saw something

- that Father...
- Your Highness.

Look at you. You are addressing
me as "Your Highness" again.

When have we become so estranged?

- It's like we are strangers.
- Okay.

Cousin.

Now that you've drank the
wine and said your piece of mind,

can you listen to me now?

I think the defeat at Pingrong City

is not that simple.

The Qianyu Army fought against Heyuan for decades

and had never been defeated.

How did Heyuan get the military
intel against them this time?

What do you mean?

Before the battle that day,

something was very fishy.

[Ten Days before the Battle at You City]

[Third Border Fortress, Pingrong City]

General, look.

They are the people from the neighboring county.

Your Highness, they are approaching the city gate.

Should we open the city gate?

No.

The Heyuan Army is malicious and cunning.

If some of them are hiding among the people,

we'll be in great danger since
our food supply is not here yet.

Rong Hua, take someone with
you to investigate this matter.

- Yes, Your Highness.
- Your Highness. Look.

King Qian Yu, listen.

If you don't open the city gate today,

Heyuan will butcher all the citizens

of Xing City and Ji City!

Your Highness.

Save us, Your Highness.

Father.

But how did Heyuan enter
both cities around the border

and kidnap their citizens?

When I sneaked into the enemy camp,

they were ready for me

as if everything was planned in advance.

Someone

must be behind this.

Are you suspecting Heng?

But isn't that nonsense told by an ignorant person?

More than half of the Qianyu Army

was sacrificed in the Pingrong battle.

And I lost my father.

The person who will benefit from it the most

is Nan Heng.

When I returned to the court,
he was the first to convict me.

No wonder Father suspects that
Heng is colluding with our enemies too.

But we don't have any evidence.

If I can get out of prison,

I'll find the evidence of his treason

and bring him to justice.

Cousin, you better wait until
Father releases you from prison.

Then we can devise a plan together.

Have you heard? Recently, the Seventh
Prince has taken a fancy to a woman.

He has been sending gifts to her all day long.

Very extravagant.

Who is that lady?

I'm told that the God of k*lling doesn't do women.

Who else can it be?

She's the daughter of Duke Guangping,
Song Yu De, the Left Vice Director

and Minister of w*r who lives outside
of the stone bridge, Song Yi Meng.

Is it true?

Of course it is.

The story

starts from that person.

[Nan Heng]

He is the antagonist.

A haunted doll.

He is vicious

and will do anything to achieve his goals.

He even k*lled his own biological father.

He is the protagonist.

A handsome doll.

This man

is a young general.

He's willing to give up everything for love,

including his own life.

[Chu Gui Hong]

She is the female lead of the story.

A beautiful doll.

At first, she was from a rich family.

But because of her family,

she was dragged into a political conspiracy.

To get her precious thing,

the antagonist seduced her, tricked her,

and even k*lled everyone around her.

- How horrible.
- In the end,

there isn't much left of her dead body.

How pitiful.

Tell me.

If she had given that precious
thing to him right in the beginning,

would that antagonist spare those around her?

Then he wouldn't approach

and hurt this pitiful doll.

Unfortunately, life is unpredictable.

That precious thing disappeared into thin air.

What should we do now?

Just tell the antagonist that
the precious thing is gone.

How can we do that?

Why do you think he's called the antagonist?

He'll k*ll you if you offend him.

Then tell the protagonist about it.
Since he's a good man, he'll help her.

No. The good man has been imprisoned
by the bad man. He can't meet me now.

Then have a showdown with the
antagonist and take him down with her.

Well.

She can't defeat him.

Can't she switch it out
with another precious thing?

No.

You don't understand. No one has ever seen it.

What can we switch it out with?

No one has ever seen it.

Yes.

No one has ever seen the Duan Blade Technique.

So, I can just write whatever I want, right?

Since the screenwriter can't create it,

the actress will have to create it herself.

You are smart.

[Song Residence]

To practice the Duan Blade Technique,

you have to castrate yourself.

Is this too cruel?

I cut a blade. What blade is it?

I cut a blade. It's a butcher knife.

I'm just writing nonsense.

Why hasn't anyone told me

how difficult it is to write a script?

I've worked on this the whole
night. But look at what I wrote.

Look at what I wrote.

No.

Instead of sitting here while waiting for my death,

it's better to run away.

I need to leave before

Nan Heng finds out.

[The Back Door of the Song Residence]

[Song Residence]

Your Highness.

We've received news from the prison.

Chu Gui Hong snatched the jailer's
sword, broke his chain, and escaped.

Our men pretended to fight him
for a while and let him escape.

Good.

Gather our men.

[Prisoner]

k*ll them.

Who are you?

You dragged me to the middle of nowhere. You...

- Meng.
- Chu Gui Hong.

Have you been released from prison?

This is such a coincidence.

You've shown up right on time.

I have a question for you.

Well...

Where's the Duan Blade Technique?

[Is this for real?]

[Am I going to get attacked by
the second male lead after the first?]

[Why am I so unlucky?]

General Chu.

No matter what, we were once engaged.

Can't we talk it out?

You are not Song Yi Meng.

[The second male lead is too intelligent.]

The Song Yi Meng I know

will not ask about the Qianyu
Army's secret right away.

And she will never get involved with
a despicable person like Nan Heng.

You are a spy sent by him to
steal the Duan Blade Technique.

[This is bad. I have to stay calm.]

[Hurry up and think.]

[Is there any memento between them in the script?]

[Hurry up and think.]

Chu Gui Hong.

Are you crazy?

How can you doubt my identity as Song Yi Meng?

Fine.

Let me ask you this.

Before you went to w*r,

I gave you a memento, right?

It was a sachet with embroidered cotton flowers.

All of the leaves on that sachet

were red in color except one.

I didn't have enough red thread.
So, I embroidered it with purple thread.

Am I right?

- Meng, it's really you.
- Wait.

You didn't trust me.

Let me tell you.

The Chu Gui Hong I know

will not doubt my identity right away.

Since I've proven that I'm the
real Song Yi Meng, what about you?

How can you prove

that you are the real Chu Gui Hong?

Meng.

This is the sachet that you mentioned just now.

Ten years ago,

outside the city on Huxia Hill,

you traveled nine miles
just to give this sachet to me.

You told me that cotton
flowers only bloom in spring.

But whenever I see it,

no matter which b*ttlefield I'm on,

I'll think of you

all four seasons.

What can a sachet prove?

What if you stole it from the real Chu Gui Hong?

Unless...

Unless

you can tell me what's written
in the Duan Blade Technique.

If you can tell me that,

I'll believe you.

Meng.

I can tell you everything I know.

But this is the one thing

that I can't reveal to you.

Nan Heng.

- Nan Heng.
- Come at me if you want. Leave Meng out of it.

Chu Gui Hong.

Escaping from prison is a capital crime.

You can't even protect yourself.

And you still want to protect another person.

Did you escape from prison to see me?

Why?

The prison guards at the imperial prison said...

It's you.

You are really stupid.

It was so easy

to make you escape from prison with just a few words.

I thought you would stay in the dark forever.

Chu Gui Hong, he tricked
you into escaping from prison

to convict you.

Don't fall into his trap.

Miss Song is indeed very smart.

But escaping from prison

is a capital crime.

Chu Gui Hong

escaped from prison

and kidnapped the daughter of the Ministry of w*r

with ill intentions.

- k*ll him!
- Run.

Did you see that? His Highness
flew to her at lightning speed.

[What's going on?]

[Did Nan Heng try to k*ll me
but ended up changing his mind?]

Song Yi Meng.

What did you do to me?

Not me. I didn't do anything.

I was just standing here. I didn't move.

[If I don't eliminate this strange woman,]

[she'll be a huge trouble in the future.]

I'm going to die.

Help.

Help.

Meng!

Meng, are you okay?

Song Yi Meng.

Come here.

You are the Seventh Prince of the court.

But you tried to k*ll a harmless woman.

Nan Heng.

Are you sure you want us to fight to death today?

So what if that's what I want?

Stop!

We can no longer take advantage of
the chaos to k*ll Song Yi Meng today.

Moreover, you are injured.

Don't be reckless.

Cousin.

Your Highness.

Cousin, are you okay?

I came here right away when I
found out that you escaped from prison.

It's okay.

But I was tricked by him into escaping from prison.

Are you hurt? If he hurts you, I'll...

Heng.

The Ministry of Justice and the
Court of Judicial Review will handle this.

Why did you bring these Armored
Soldiers to arrest him without permission?

Are you not afraid that
Father will find out about this?

You've misunderstood me.

I'm here today

because I was invited by Miss Song.

Miss Song,

am I right?

I...

You are lying.

Just now, you ordered your men to k*ll me

and tried to sh**t Meng to death.

Chu Gui Hong.

You escaped from prison

and had a clandestine meeting
with the daughter of the minister.

It won't be good for anyone if others find out.

Let's just

forget about what happened today.

Let's all agree that nothing happened today.

Miss Song.

My deal with you

still stands.

Having one more ally is better
than having another enemy.

I can help you get it.

I'll have to trouble you to help me out

in the future, Miss Song.

[The script didn't write anything
about Chu Gui Hong's escapade.]

[Looks like it's a change that
I've caused after coming here.]

[If I'm not careful,]

[we'll be in great trouble if I
put Chu Gui Hong and myself]

[in danger earlier.]

We can't just settle it like this.

- Enough.
- Cousin.

You caused a ruckus at the imperial prison.

Besides, the decree to release
you from prison will arrive soon.

You can't act recklessly now. Come back with me now.

Both of you are right.

This is just a misunderstanding.

Chu Gui Hong didn't escape from prison.

And the Seventh Prince didn't try to k*ll me.

We were just fooling around.

It was just a joke.

General Chu, you should leave now. Go.

- Meng.
- Don't worry.

I will be fine. My father knows that I'm here.

The Seventh Price is a smart man.

He won't let anything happen to me. Am I right?

- Meng.
- You...

Heng, listen to me. You are already injured.

Go back and get yourself treated. Let's go, Cousin.

Meng!

- Hurry up, let's go.
- Meng!

Let's go.

What are you looking at?

I...

How do you know I'm looking at
you unless you are looking at me too?

If it wasn't because someone was so vicious

that he wanted to k*ll me
while pretending to be my ally,

he wouldn't be in this condition now.

Your blood!

Are you afraid now?

Weren't you so bold when you lied to me just now?

What did I lie to you about?

I told you. Your injury had nothing to do with me.

Why do you refuse to believe me?

Don't think I don't know

what you said to Chu Gui Hong just now.

It doesn't matter what I said to him.

As long as you cooperate with me nicely,

I'll keep my end of the bargain.

But if you refuse to cooperate with me nicely

and want to handle me with force

like what you did just now,

I'll...

What are you doing?

What can you do if I want to handle you with force?

Your Highness, are you
trying to force yourself on me?

Let me tell you.

Just now, everyone saw that I was with you last.

If I can't return home safely,

my father

and Chu Gui Hong will hunt you down.

They are nothing to me.

Moreover, don't forget

that I have evidence of Chu
Gui Hong's prison escapade.

You better

know what's good for you

and stay obedient.

Your Highness, we should leave now.

Should we send Miss Song home first?

- Sure. Send me home.
- She's not going home.

We'll go to my residence.

- When did I say that I wanted to go there?
- Shut up!

Let's go.

Bye.

I'll go in myself.

You don't have to trouble yourself.

Male Lead Residence.

[Male Lead Residence]

Are you sure there's nothing
wrong with this plaque?

This plaque was already here
when His Majesty gave this residence

to the Seventh Prince. What's wrong with it?

Get in.

Male Lead Residence.

Recently, people have been raging about the defeat

of the Qianyu Army led by General Chu Gui Hong.

However, since he has served
the country with dedication for years,

he has been pardoned and will be
released from prison immediately.

- General.
- General.

Cousin.

You are finally out.

Here. Don't move.

Come. Put these on.

Your Highness.

There's no need to be so superstitious.

Don't say that.

I'm sorry. Please forgive him.

You don't know that I got these
from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau.

They are amulets to ward off evil people.

Father ignored Minister Gao's objections

and asked the Central Secretariat to release you

so that you can return to the court.

Now that you have left the prison,

you need to get rid of all the bad luck.

Your good days are still to come.

Here. Put these on.

Fine. I'll keep them.

Okay.

- General.
- General.

[How did she do it?]

[She bewitched me again and again.]

[She must be plotting something.]

[What is he trying to do?]

[First, he wants to cooperate
with me. Then he wants to k*ll me.]

[Now, he wants to cooperate with me again.]

[Does he have a split personality?]

Your Highness.

If I've done something wrong,

just end me quickly.

Although you can't k*ll me with your gaze,

I feel very uneasy

if you keep staring at me like this.

Don't worry.

I'll end you quickly within today.

You don't have to do that today.

I'm not in a rush.

But I am.

Your Highness.

Everything is ready.

Miss Song.

Please come with me.

Nan Heng.

Why are you doing this?

How can you do this to your ally?

Release me at once. Do you hear me?

I'm exhausted.

Your Highness.

I've sent those who shouldn't be here away.

No one will find out about what happened today.

Okay.

I think it was the weapon's issue.

So, I just have to switch out the bow and arrow.

Okay. What about this one?

It's extremely lethal.

Your Highness. Stop!

Are you doing this for real?

You can k*ll her with one shot.

I can k*ll her with one shot?

She's just a weak woman.

I don't have to go that far.

So, you want to t*rture her.

Then you can use this.

She'll die from excess bleeding after seven days.

This is terrifying.

She has to suffer for seven days.

Is that too long? We have this too.

Three days. It'll take only three days.

Enough. I'll choose the weapon myself.

You can't use that.

I'll use this.

What is that?

Your Highness.

Let's talk it out.

Everything can be discussed.

I can't believe you, Nan Heng.

You have the face of an angel but the heart of a devil.

What should I do?

Am I going to die here?

Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

I was terrified.

Your Highness.

I beg you.

Let me go.

My life is worth nothing.

If you spare me,

I can still work for you, right?

The most important thing

is for you to be here.

Are you crazy?

Now is not the time for you to
say these cheesy love words.

I never thought that I still couldn't escape it

even with the armor on.

Hang on.

Your Highness.

How about we give up?

I can't just give up like this.

Since I can't k*ll Song Yi Meng

with weapons,

find our physician and ask him

to make me some poison.

Yes, Your Highness.

Wait.

Make sure that the poison

is not lethal.

Not lethal?

I understand.

What is this?

Blanched Chinese cabbage.

Fine. It's red in color.

- What about this?
- Soy-braised chicken feet.

It's blue.

Your Highness.

If you want to poison me,

you should at least make it less obvious.

These dishes are obviously poisoned.

Even a dummy won't eat it.

Others won't eat them.

But you have to eat them.

Otherwise, I won't let you leave today.

Go ahead.

Why are the soy-braised chicken feet blue?

Your Highness, I'm a coward.

I can't make myself eat it.

I...

I'll get going now.

Let me go. The color is so unappetizing.

Since you can't eat it yourself,

I'll feed you myself.

Your Highness. How about we skip this meal today?

- I really can't eat it. I...
- Open your mouth.

You are a beautiful woman.

If I break all your teeth and feed the food to you,

it'll be messy.

Here.

Open your mouth.

Forget it.

Since you don't want to eat it,

I won't force you to.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Thank you...

Your Highness!

Imperial physician!

Summon the imperial physician!

Your Highness. Hurry up.

Drink the antidote.

Your Highness, how about we give up?

If this continues, we'll be long
dead before Miss Song is hurt.

No.

We are not at the end of our rope yet.

We can't give up.

Song Yi Meng.

I won't forgive her.

Why are you still doing this?

If you want to end me, do it quickly!

Do you hear me?

Looks like you are determined

to k*ll me.

Miss Song, I'm sorry.

You can't do this.

[I'm doomed.]

[Looks like]

[I'll die here today.]

- Your Highness.
- Your Highness.

Your Highness.

- Your Highness.
- Where are you?

Your Highness.

Why is it you?

Where's His Highness?

Pull me up.

How dare you try to harm me.

Now, you are paying for it.

Let's see if you dare do it again.

- Be gentle.
- Go.

Stop right there.

You kidnapped and tortured me the whole day.

And now, you are just going to wrap this up?

And you say he's the best? Not at all.

Miss Song, His Highness said

that he would forgive you for what happened today.

But remember to keep your mouth shut.

If anyone finds out about this,

he won't set you free

even if you help him find the thing he wants.

Are you not a person?

Can't you count?

Have you been to school before?

This is...

Are there wolves here?

Don't go.

At least give me a carriage to send me home.

We are in the middle of nowhere.

I'm just a weak woman.

How can I go home by myself?

This...

Are you treating me like a beggar?

He's indeed a jerk.

He's vicious and stingy.

But money is money.