= Love Like The Galaxy=
=Episode 45=
When I was traveling around the country,
I was acquainted with General Ma Rong.
You can say he's an old friend
with some common interests.
It was in fact His Majesty's virtue
that made Ma Rong surrender
and is convinced with His Majesty.
I also heard
that Official Yan Zhong also
had an old friend.
And his friend is a son of an aristocratic family.
It's just that Yan Zhong refused
to be said he submitted to the aristocratic families
that he kept their friendship a secret.
They always kept their meetings hidden from the people.
Lou,
do you know of this?
As expected, nothing can get past your eyes.
The old friend you mentioned is
me.
When I first met Official Yan, he was already an official.
He lamented that he had no chance
of fulfilling his ambitions.
His situation was similar to mine.
So we ended up being friends.
Yet, I didn't expect
he would actually defect to the enemy.
It really saddens me.
But I didn't want to vilify my friend.
That's why I never told anyone about us.
Then what do you think
about the letter Official Yan left?
I heard
you found the letter.
I guess
Yan can't bear
to see his family suffer.
So he had no choice but to collude with Ma Rong.
So he used the 2000 refined copper
in exchange for his family's life.
Who would've known Ma Rong was ruthless
that he slaughtered the whole Yan Clan?
"I am ashamed of my greed."
I feel bad for Official Yan.
But if Official Yan didn't defect to the enemy,
you wouldn't have the chance to make such a contribution.
When you return
to the capital this time,
you'll definitely rise the ranks.
Allow me
to congratulate you in advance.
If I could choose,
I wish Yan
never made this mistake.
His Majesty has summoned me to return to the capital.
I have to pack my things.
So I won't stay to chatter anymore.
Please excuse me.
You didn't make public on the discovery
of Yan Zhong and his family's bodies at the post.
How did Lou Ben find out about it?
I'm sure he panicked and made the slip
because you were probing him.
I'm sure he's related
to Official Yan's death.
When I arrived at Tongniu County,
I had already started suspecting Lou Ben.
He doesn't hold any official position.
His words don't carry any weight.
It is impossible for him to persuade Ma Rong to surrender.
That day in the dungeon,
Li Feng said something
about burning bridges before he died.
I'm sure he's talking about Lou Ben.
I'm sure he knows my father's whereabouts.
I'm going to confront him.
Calm down.
We have no evidence now.
If you confront him, he'll never admit it.
Besides, you'll alert him.
But he's returning to the capital soon.
If he returns,
how do I find out where my father is?
He won't be the only one.
My men reported
that the messenger to summon us to return to the palace
was already on his way.
He'll arrive in Tongniu County soon.
Then are you returning too?
No.
I don't think Ma Rong is a fool.
It's likely that he left himself a way out.
Tongniu County
should have evidence of Lou Ben's crime.
What about His Majesty's imperial edict?
We can ignore it
to deal with an emergency.
My reading shows we'll be saved from this situation.
Mother. Grandmother.
We'll definitely get out of here.
Your reading is not accurate at all.
You said I'll get married before Niaoniao.
Look at me now.
I'm not even married yet.
But I'll die soon.
My poor Qiqi.
My poor Qiqi!
Song!
Song.
What are you doing here?
I heard you calling my name.
Did you miss me too?
Let me look at you.
Why do you look so haggard?
Look at yourself.
Look at the dark circles around your eyes.
You overthink.
Song snores when he sleeps every day.
I'm the one who didn't sleep well.
Song,
it must be hard on you.
Qiqi,
why are you here?
You even dressed up like a boy.
Go home now.
My future husband is in the dungeon.
Can I not come?
I begged Father
to bribe the guard
to let me see you.
I'm not your future husband.
My mother
would never agree to me marrying into the Wan Family.
You can just forget about it.
But you told me
that you'd take your mother's words as rubbish
and you would listen to me.
I changed my mind.
I'm a filial son.
You're
fierce and savage.
Even your needlework is
no better than Niaoniao.
What are you doing?
We're at the dungeon now.
You must not behave recklessly.
Besides, Shaogong is here.
Restrain yourself.
I know your days are numbered.
From tonight on,
I, Wan Qiqi, marry you as your wife.
I shall never regret it in my life.
Do you know the circumstances we're in right now?
The men will be beheaded.
That's why I came here.
If you unfortunately die,
I shall be your widow
and never remarry my whole life.
I never go back on my words.
If you refuse to accept me,
I'll cut off my hair and be a nun.
I'll never marry my whole life.
I give my consent.
When the male members of the Cheng Family are
about to be beheaded,
we unexpectedly have such a loyal fiancee.
My life is
already worth it.
Qiqi,
on behalf of the Cheng Family's ancestors,
thank you very much.
Thank you so much.
As long as both of you
love each other,
ignore what people gossip.
I shall decide
and let Song marry
into the Wan Family.
Qiqi,
come here.
Give me your hand.
Take this.
It's a gift from me.
Thank you, Grandmother.
This is solid gold.
Keep it well.
Thank you, Grandmother.
Yuanyi.
About this marriage,
do
you agree or not?
I'll let you decide.
You're...
You're not going to oppose me?
Old Madam.
We have always gone
against each other in the past.
Now, it looks like
no matter how we quarreled in the past,
we're the only ones who are protecting the Cheng Family
and fighting for our children.
We're family.
Yes.
We don't bear grudges.
There's nothing that we can't overcome.
You're finally being sensible for once.
I'm not a petty person either.
All our resentment
will be wiped out.
I...
But
I still want the betrothal gift.
I've already prepared it long ago.
Your mother and I will take half.
No,
it's all yours.
Ma.
Lou.
You managed to recapture a city over a few words.
That's really impressive.
He's right.
I'll need your help to guide me from now on.
Please do guide us the way, Official Lou.
Thank you for your kind words.
Please have a drink.
Sure.
Please help yourselves.
Qin.
- Congratulations, Mr. Lou. - I'm happy for you, Mr. Lou.
You have no idea how capable my eldest brother is.
He persuaded the rebel army to surrender himself.
Even His Majesty granted him
to be an official.
Look at this bronze mirror.
This is a love token he gave
to my sister-in-law back then.
He made it himself.
Have you ever seen
such an affectionate husband?
I never heard you talk
about your eldest brother's achievements in the past.
I guess he's your cousin.
So what if he's my cousin?
Whatever he merits he rendered, it's the Lou Family's honor too.
Li, stop showing the bronze mirror around.
Ben won't like it.
Sister-in-law, you're here.
Come and sit.
What's wrong with showing it off?
He's only shy.
Come and drink wine with us.
Serve the wine.
I don't feel well lately.
So I'll just drink water.
All right.
Cheers.
Sister-in-law.
Are you all right?
What's the matter?
Are you not well?
I'll send the physician here.
I'm all right.
Don't worry.
After the guests leave,
I have good news to tell you.
What good news?
Don't ask.
We'll have two good news.
All right.
It's fine with me.
You can help yourselves.
You can get back to attending to your guests.
Official Lou and Madam Lou are so loving.
That's right.
We're so envious.
Of course.
My brother made
this bronze mirror himself
and even carved the poem "Jian Jia"
in ten different handwriting fonts
for my sister-in-law.
(Ten different handwriting.)
Shao...
Young Madam Lou,
sorry to bother you.
Can you show me the bronze mirror again?
Shaoshang,
I'm glad that you can come.
I was worried you won't come
because of your father.
How dare a guilty person come and attend a banquet?
Sister-in-law, why did you invite her?
Don't you find it unlucky?
Young Madam Lou,
I know the bronze mirror is
a love token from Official Lou.
Can you show me?
Cheng Shaoshang, you've seen it before.
Why would you want to see it again?
Why not? It's only a bronze mirror.
When you and General Ling get married,
I'll have someone make one for you too.
Ling Buyi. Yuan Shanjian.
It's a joyous event
for the Lou Family today.
Leading the troops here in such a manner.
Don't you think it's inappropriate?
I, Yuan Shen as the Attendant Gentleman of the Ministry of Justice
came here under His Majesty's order
to capture
the suspect who killed Tongniu's county magistrate and his family.
I hope Grand Tutor Lou can understand.
We have many guests at present.
General Ling, your action
will inevitably frighten them.
How about we speak elsewhere?
Lou Ben colluded with Peng Kun's general, Ma Rong
to trick Tongniu's County Magistrate Yan Zhong
to entrust the refined copper with his family,
and then slaughtered them all.
(Tongniu County)
After that, he pretended to persuade Ma Rong to surrender
and put the blame
on Marquis Quling, Cheng Shi,
which killed three birds with one stone.
That's impossible.
It's impossible.
Brother would never do such a thing.
General Ling, I can understand
if you want to purge Cheng Family's sins.
But if you want to convict me of a crime,
you can't just make a guess.
Can you show me your solid evidence?
You're efficient.
The people involved in this were
almost silenced.
Even Ma Rong...
Did I also kill Ma Rong?
Ma Rong died in public
at the hands of Peng Kun's remnants.
Ma Rong,
General Peng Kun was kind to you.
I can't believe you betray him for glory.
Die!
Watch out!
Mr. Lou,
you have many friends.
You went to Shouchun many times and associated with Ma Rong.
How could you not know Ma Rong's deputy general was
Peng Kun's foster son?
You may not have killed him.
But you helped by using someone else to kill him.
You...
Assassin!
Someone!
Assassin!
Official Yuan,
do investigations depend on makeup stories now?
Who says I have no solid evidence?
Even Official Li's wife risked her life to leave clues.
Why would you believe
that Ma Rong took no precautions against you?
We've found
the evidence.
General Ling found
the letters you had written
to Official Yan all this while in the county office.
From the moment you were acquainted,
agreeing to meet,
inciting Yan Zhong
to bring his family along with General Cheng
to transport the military funds out of the city,
and even the appointed time and location.
Everything is written here.
I'm guessing
you wanted Ma Rong
to destroy all these letters after he entered the city.
But you didn't expect him
to keep these on purpose
in case he landed in trouble.
General Ling,
if you look at the letters we sent each other,
these aren't my handwriting.
But I know Lou Ben's handwriting.
It's not his handwriting.
Don't even try
to frame me in this matter.
What about the love token you gave your wife?
On the back
of this bronze mirror,
there are many kinds of fonts carved by you.
I remembered what Second Madam Lou told me.
My eldest son is good at calligraphy.
He even carved
the poem "Jian Jia"
with different fonts.
Whether there's
the same handwriting
with the letter,
I'm sure you know better
than me, Official Lou.
Dear.
Dear,
is everything they told the truth?
Yes.
It's true.
Mother.
Why did you do such a thing?
Do you really have
to make such a feat?
I did it because we're suppressed by the First Chamber,
for Yao's family,
for our future,
and
for my ambition.
Yanji,
I have no face to see you now.
You're still young.
It's not too late for you to remarry.
What are you saying?
Don't you know what you're saying is
the same as taking my life?
Do you know
taking your life equals
taking my life?
General Ling,
everyone hopes to be born during peaceful times.
Only I hated that I wasn't born a decade earlier.
A group of warlords rose together
and generals gathered that year.
With your talents and choosing the right path,
you'd definitely guide the country
and accomplish great things.
I'd like
to thank you
for knowing me well.
I'm well aware of your ambition.
But climbing the ranks
step by step is
the right way to become the pillars of the country.
But
you've gone astray.
I was born with this temperament
that I can't be placed under someone else.
If you want me to start from the bottom
and let my ambition fritter away
because I can't speak my mind
and waste my time in unproductive circles,
I would rather not serve the royal court my whole life.
Why did you take such means?
The Lou Family is not
an unknown family.
You always take your time.
Uncle,
stop pretending already.
Everyone says you're loyal.
But everyone at home knows
of your dirty tricks.
General Ling had recommended me many times.
He said that I'm a great talent for handling political affairs,
and I should have a chance to show my strength.
The Crown Prince
didn't appoint me
because you deliberately suppressed me.
My good uncle
declined the recommendation
of the Crown Prince modestly
by saying I was young
and I should gain more experience before taking office.
You see.
It's my fault
for listening to your aunt instigate me.
Stop blaming aunt!
How could a man
push all the dirty responsibilities
to a woman?
I can't believe you did that.
If you sincerely recommended me to the court to be an official,
can aunt do anything to you?
In fact,
you were secretly hoping that your sons
to make their marks.
It's too bad those cousins of mine are
a bunch of fools.
You are afraid that I will suppress your sons in the future
if I achieve great things.
That's why you've been hindering the Second Branch's future.
Isn't that so?
This is pure slander!
Between you two,
one is scheming, the other is discontented.
You caused the massacre of Yan Zhong's family
and wanted to use this
as a stepping stone for promotion to an official career.
You even killed Ma Rong and Li Feng.
Tell me.
Where's my father now?
If you want to know,
we should talk in private.
What do you think?
(Map of the Fourteen States)
What's the meaning of this?
I only want to know where my father is.
(Map of the Fourteen States)
I've seen vast mountains, rivers, people's lives, and starry skies.
I've drawn the map of the country.
Now, I'm giving it to you
to atone for my mistake.
I hope you'll be like me
so you'll be able to see the world
and not trap yourself.
This is the country's border map I have personally drawn
after traveling around the world for many years.
All of the officials in court want
to have this map.
It's indeed a valuable thing.
If you present it to His Majesty,
I'm sure he'll forgive you
and spare your life.
If it's hard to get what you want,
it'll be hard to lose it.
If it's easy to get,
it's easy to lose it.
The degree of difficulty
depends on you.
The cause is the effect.
The effect is the cause.
It's the same with me
and
also the same with you.
Misfortune has fallen upon our family.
It's a misfortune.
I thought the Second Branch had made
great contributions out there.
I didn't expect you would do
such a shameful thing!
Just admit that you have no talent.
What's wrong with living comfortably like your cousin?
Why did you have to implicate others?
The Second Branch
had committed such a grave crime.
Will it implicate the whole family?
Shut up!
Mother!
If you dare to insult my husband and my mother-in-law again,
I'll spill your blood!
You actually dared to... How dare you...
(Map of the Fourteen States)
Stop right there.
Don't come any closer.
You defiant child!
Dear!
You treacherous man!
It's a misfortune.
Misfortune on the family!
Master!
Bring Master back to his room.
Brother.
Misfortune!
Take her.
You're a smart person.
Between us,
there's no need to bring everything to ruin.
Let Shaoshang go
and tell us where Cheng Shi is.
I'll plead to His Majesty
to lighten your sentence.
What?
Plead?
It's a funny thing to say.
Over the years, I've traveled all over the world.
Everyone knows I'm a learned scholar.
Yet, they don't know my ambition is
to make a difference by joining officialdom.
It's a pity
that the Crown Prince always follows my uncle's advice.
I have such high aspirations
but it's not put into use.
Yuan Shanjian,
I'm so envious of you.
You have a place at the Ministry of Justice
at such a young age.
I'm no less talented than you.
Yet, I have nowhere to go.
A hawk can't soar under the eaves.
The mythical beast Kun Peng can't swim in shallow water.
Since I was young, I've always wanted to join the officialdom.
But I never wanted to end up in this situation.
But I have no control
over timing and fate.
Son,
why are you doing this?
Must you be an official?
Mother,
Aunt bullies you and humiliates you over the years.
It wouldn't happen if I was an official.
I'm the eldest son.
I should accomplish great things for my family.
I don't want Yao and my descendants
to suffer such inferiority and walk on shells!
Brother,
I'm already married.
I'm a grown-up too.
I no longer need to be under your protection anymore.
Brother,
you don't have to carry all the burden yourself.
Let Shaoshang go.
General Ling always keeps his word.
He'll definitely plead His Majesty for you.
Yao is right.
I'm part of the Lou Family now.
With the He Family's support,
you'll never suffer such grievances anymore.
Thank you, Sister-in-law.
But if I'm not willing to drag my wife into this,
why would I want to borrow your family's power?
Yao.
Since you're an adult now,
so don't cry anymore.
The Lou Family still need
you to support them in the future.
Dear,
stop while you can.
We can still turn back.
We can forget about fame and positions.
I only want to live with you. Can we?
Yanji,
I may not be able
to accompany you to the East Sea
to search for Penglai's paradise.
I'm sorry.
Listen to me.
Wake up.
You...
I'm carrying our child.
How could you be so ruthless?
Please don't do this.
Get up.
Wake up!
No!
Get out of my way!
Get up.
Dear.
Lou Ben took his life out of guilt.
We have to bring his body back to the Ministry of Justice.
Young Madam Lou,
please forgive me.
Get lost!
You made him kill himself!
Now, you want to take him away.
No! Get away from him!
Go away!
Dear.
You killed him.
It's your fault!
(Map of the Fourteen States)
(If it's hard to get what you want,)
(it'll be hard to lose it.)
(If it's easy to get,)
(it's easy to lose it.)
(The degree of difficulty)
(depends on you.)
The cause is the effect.
The effect is
the cause.
Where's your horse?
Outside the residence.
What do you want to do?
I want to find my father.
Just now Lou Ben told me
that the cause is the effect and the effect is the cause.
Since the cause is the 2000 refined copper,
that means the effect is also in Tongniu's mine.
I'm sure they locked my father there.
I want to go and find my father.
The beacon-fire has knocked over the white snow
I caress the scars gently from the past
Your back to the light, your eyes contain the galaxy
I hum as the sun and the moon mutter back
The light between your brows
Was put out and rekindled by the secular world
The sky, the mountain, and the ocean, whom do I part them for?
As I wake up from the blue sea, stone steles stand like a mountain range
Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown, the narrow door could not contain my feelings
The joys and woes of this mortal life, we speak as we dream of the future
Both of us will be
In the sea of stars, burning bright with our sincerity
Our sincerity