= Love Like The Galaxy=
=Episode 31=
Zisheng,
your uncle died young.
You're the only descendant
of the Huo Family now.
His Majesty and I
hoped that you could get married and give birth to offspring
so that your descendants could
burn offerings to your uncle and his family
and not let them end up as wandering spirits
in the underworld.
If someone
doubts your future wife,
just ignore their foolish attempt.
Yes, Consort Yue.
I also hope Zisheng could get married and have children.
But look at Lady Cheng.
She's young and puny. And she's not from a prominent family.
How is she compatible with Zisheng?
My Yuchang is different...
Your granddaughter can forget about this marriage
when she has a grandmother who bullies someone
whose elder had died.
You...
You're...
You're being defiant to your elder.
Zisheng,
listen to me carefully.
You can marry anyone
you want.
No one can force you to marry
someone you don't want.
If someone threatens you with the marriage,
then I shall make
their lives
a living hell!
Did I make myself clear?
I was just saying.
Zisheng's marriage is up
to Your Majesty.
No one should comment on it.
I just want Madam Chunyu
to receive
the proper courtesy she deserves.
You started it.
We're going to discuss the Huo Family's private affairs now.
Other than Zisheng and his future wife,
the rest of the princes
can leave.
Why do you keep defending Huo Junhua's side?
You deserved to almost get yourself killed!
Aunt,
do I need an elder like you
to sow discord
between Junhua and me?
We've been at odds
for as long as we've known each other.
She splashed me with hot soup
and I threw nails at her.
One time, she tricked me into going outside
where I almost ran into the bandits.
So you remembered.
Since that's the case, why...
What is it that you want to say?
Even if she has a bad character,
Madam Chunyu isn't that decent either.
Aunt,
I suggest you to restrain yourself
before getting yourself in trouble
for defending her.
If you speak up for Madam Chunyu again,
I'm going to start talking
about your feats too.
Next time around,
I'll speak in front of the princes and princesses.
I can't seem to say a word
when you were reminiscing about the past.
I suppose this meal is already over.
Later, we'll be going to Fengxian Hall
to hold a memorial ceremony for the whole Huo Family.
Heng, why don't you join us?
Why do you think I'm here?
I get out of Yongle Palace
precisely for this reason.
What an annoying thing!
(Memorial Tablet of Huo Chong)
What are you staring at
that makes you lost in thought?
Greetings, Crown Princess.
Is everything prepared?
I'm helping Jitong
to arrange the tributes
for the ceremony later.
It's only natural for you to help Mother
as you learn about etiquette in Changqiu Palace.
By the way,
I'm here to send the fragrant balls for the offerings.
Where should I place it?
You can give it to me.
I'll keep this flame stick too.
Why were you
so fixated on General Huo's portrait?
I just find General Huo and Zisheng
look very similar.
They all say a boy always resembles his mother's brother.
So it's not very surprising.
Seeing how you can tell at one glance proves
you and Zisheng have deep affection.
We're not as good as Crown Prince in treating you nicely.
I heard the officials at court
asked His Highness to take another concubine.
His Highness never agreed to it.
Brother never agreed
not because he's fond of Crown Princess.
It was because he can't forget someone in the past.
Crown Princess, am I right?
Your Highness,
we're still not done preparing for the ceremony.
Please have a rest at the side hall first.
But I especially came here to talk to Crown Princess.
Didn't you have
a lot to say to my mother just now?
Why are you quiet now?
You have such a depressing character
and you even dress shabbily.
How can Brother like you?
You don't have to make fun of me.
I almost forgot.
Her Majesty said to reduce expenditures in the palace.
Your family is an ordinary peasant household.
After reducing the expenditures, I'm afraid you would be even poorer.
It must be really hard on you
to sustain the Eastern Palace all this while.
These fragrant * used for prayers are very expensive.
I was worried you might ruin the offerings for General Huo
because you didn't have enough money to buy them.
Seeing how Brother is disgusted with you,
I don't think he'll speak up for you.
You can continue to sympathize with each other.
While I...
-Your Highness! -Your Highness!
Your Highness!
Get up now! You're pinning me down!
Your Highness, did you hurt yourself?
Keep your hypocrisy to yourself.
Cheng Shaoshang,
just wait and see.
I'll make you pay sooner or later.
Third Princess has always looked down on me.
I'm already used
to her sneering at me.
You shouldn't have provoked her because of me.
I'm not afraid of her.
I just find her ridiculous.
She's the Third Princess.
Why is she behaving like a merchant who got rich overnight?
What a showoff.
In those days, His Majesty went to war.
Consort Yue followed him.
Third Princess was raised at Marquis Yue's residence since young.
Marquis Yue's wife comes from a family of merchants.
You know how those women like
to compare and show off their clothes and jewelry.
That was how her arrogance and extravagant spending came to be.
His Majesty has been promoting the world to be thrifty.
Yet, she dresses up so brightly.
Where did she get the money to spend on these?
She's close to Marquis Yue.
So it's only natural she could find a way to make money.
Unlike me who has an unreliable family.
Now that you've got on her bad side,
you must avoid her from now on.
She is very bad-tempered and revenges on small things.
I have a bad temper too.
I also seek revenge over trivial matters.
After this,
we'll just see who's better at revenge, then.
Crown Princess,
who's the person in the past
she mentioned just now?
It's already in the past.
It's better not to bring it up.
Brother Huo,
(Memorial Tablet of Huo Chong) I've been missing you for 15 years now.
Yet, you never visit me in my dreams.
It was all my fault
for not making it in time to save Gu City that year.
I
really feel guilty towards you.
At this moment,
you're already gone.
There's nothing for me to say anymore.
All descendants of the Wen Family
should remember
that the glory we have today
is given to us
by the Huo Family.
Zisheng,
bow to your uncle
and let him take a good look
at you now.
Everyone,
offer your incense
to the Huo Family.
Shaoshang,
this incense powder can cause discomfort to your eyes.
Be careful with it.
What... What is this?
Stop burning!
Someone! Put out the fire!
Hurry!
Put out the fire. Make haste!
Don't panic.
Take off Third Princess's outer garment.
Don't touch me!
I knew
you can't bear to take off that fancy clothes.
You refused to take it off after I had told you to.
Do you think you've lived for too long?
Take it off!
What's with that necklace?
It must be you.
You did something to me
and deliberately shamed me!
Today is the Huo Family's memorial service.
Who allowed you to wear this?
I've repeatedly ordered
to stop spending extravagantly in the palace
to serve the country.
But you
didn't heed my decree.
Do you still
respect me as your father?
Father, forgive me.
I didn't do it intentionally.
I only found out about today's memorial service
when I visited Mother today.
I didn't change my clothes
because I had to hurry for the lunch banquet today.
That's why I could only cover it up with Mother's robe.
The Huo Family's memorial service is once a year.
If you forgot it,
that would be even more unacceptable!
As a princess,
you received your official salary from the people.
Yet, you never remember
the founding benefactors of this country in your heart.
You deserve to be punished.
Father,
Third Sister indeed made a mistake.
I ask that Father punishes her severely.
But this is a family matter
and it's Marquis Huo's memorial service.
It's improper to punish her in front of Marquis Huo.
Lest his spirit feels uneasy.
Why not punish her at Yongle Palace?
Father,
my cousin, Prince Consort Xuan's
official salary is less than 300 cash coins a year.
I'm afraid all clothes and jewelry Third Sister covers herself with
cost more than 100 gold.
These days,
I always see her behave in an extravagant manner.
Sometimes, she changed three sets of jewelry a day.
A princess with unknown financial resources
is not just a family matter, I think.
That's right.
Tell me.
Where did you obtain
so much wealth?
I...
I earned it from opening a restaurant with others.
What's this?
Father,
this is one of the counterfeit coins
circulating in Third Sister's fief.
Third Brother,
we were born of the same mother.
You actually tell on me?
All I know is that the law
states any descendants of the royal family who privately minted coins
should be guilty of treason.
You and I are Father's subject first
before we're siblings.
You have the audacity to mint coins without permission.
We merely found this country for more than ten years.
Are you...
Are you trying to bring this country to its ruin?
It wasn't me.
I didn't know.
Mother.
Mother, help me. Please help me.
There's no mine in my fief.
How can I mint coins?
Father, I'm innocent!
Father,
I've ordered my men
to arrest the person who delivered these coins.
After the interrogation,
we found
that these coins were produced in Shouchun.
Shouchun is Junior Lord Qian'an's fief
and is under the command of Peng Kun, who is late Lord Qian'an's subordinate.
That's Xuan Family's doing!
I was implicated by them, Father.
Third Sister,
no need to plead your innocence.
It's your negligence
that these counterfeit coins
are circulating in your fief.
It's only fair to punish you.
Zisheng,
investigate this matter with Ji Zun.
If Junior Lord Qian'an is behind this,
just take back
the mine in Shouchun from him.
Father,
they minted coins without permission.
Why did you only take back the mine from Junior Lord Qian'an?
Why aren't you killing him?
Is it because they're indebted to Empress Xuan?
Silence!
This matter has come to this.
Yet, you remain impenitent
and try to talk nonsense!
Someone. Someone!
Drag her and beat her!
Father. Father, please!
Ow, it hurts.
You're hurting me!
It hurts so badly!
Your Highness, I've changed the dressing for Third Princess.
I shall take my leave now.
I can't believe you're in the mood to compose music.
Can't you see
how biased His Majesty was?
If you think the punishment isn't heavy enough,
I can plead with His Majesty to punish her one more time
and make sure
to break her legs.
You...
It was Junior Lord Qian'an
who minted coins without permission!
I was tricked by my subordinates
into allowing the counterfeit coins to enter my fief.
Why did Father only punish me?
It's not fair!
Just be quiet.
You can keep
this lie to yourself.
You obviously spent those counterfeit coins
in your fief on purpose.
Or else
where would you get the money
to buy all those expensive clothes?
Where did you get the money
to buy all those jewelries?
Heng...
You too, Brother.
Third Princess is stupid.
She would never come up with a plan
where she could make money in secret
from the risk Madam Wen Xiu is taking.
His Majesty didn't order a strict investigation
because
he's giving us, the Yue Family some face.
How did Third Brother know
that there are counterfeit coins in my fief?
Someone must be plotting against the Yue Family without us knowing.
It's either
that woman in Changqiu Palace
or Ling Buyi!
And Cheng Shaoshang...
If she didn't devise the plan
to get the robe dragged the candles down,
would I have been found out by Father?
That's because you're stupid!
How did I give birth to a stupid
and short-sighted daughter like you?
I really must thank Cheng Shaoshang for this.
If it weren't for her plan,
and your Third Brother's initiative to expose this matter,
I can't imagine how many things you'd do in the future
to disgrace the Yue Family.
Heng. Heng, please.
Heng, stop.
You've been together with His Majesty since you were young.
You and His Majesty are
the true husband and wife.
But does His Majesty feel the same too?
Why does Empress Xuan manage to oppress you in many ways?
This time,
His Majesty spared Junior Lord Qian'an
because of Empress Xuan.
But what about you?
He ignored your feelings
and punished Third Princess severely.
Third Brother,
I did say this.
If anyone
brings this up again,
I'll punish them severely.
I'm going to say it anyway.
Heng.
His Majesty had nothing
when we followed him in the past.
All the soldiers and horses
during the rise of the rebellion belonged to the Yue Family.
His Majesty fell in love with you at first sight
and even swore to the world that he would marry you as his wife.
But who knew
the relationship between childhood sweetheart
can't be compared to his great cause?
To borrow Xuan Family's wealth
and their troops,
he married a woman from the Xuan Family.
In fact, it doesn't really matter.
But be it feelings or reasons,
you came first before she did.
How can it be decided
that she became the Empress
but you became the concubine?
It's so unfair.
The Xuan Family exhausted their wealth
to fight for His Majesty's cause.
The Huo Family who once followed His Majesty
were all wiped out.
But the Yue Family
still has us both.
To appease me,
His Majesty ordered that both palaces be of the same rank.
So how is this fair
to the Empress?
How is this fair
to the mentally unstable Huo Junhua?
I knew what you want.
Today,
I'll make myself clear.
I've already got
what I wanted.
I'm not interested
in the things you want.
You better stop causing trouble in my name.
If there's a next time,
don't blame me
for forsaking our kinship.
Chong!
Chong, look!
Look at me.
See
if I look beautiful in this.
Is it all right if I wear this to see Brother Wen?
You look beautiful.
This is what I wore
to Lord Qian'an's birthday banquet.
I looked more beautiful than Yue Heng.
Have you done
anything wrong to her?
I hate Yue Heng and ordered someone to have her kidnapped.
If you and Brother Wen hadn't come in time,
Yue Heng
would have frozen to death.
I didn't expect...
I didn't expect Brother Wen
to ignore me from that day onward.
Based on your understanding of the Yue Family,
would Marquis Yue come to our rescue
if both of us were in danger?
Chong, you're a capable person.
Why would you be in danger?
Wait a minute...
The Yue Family army didn't come.
Lord Qian'an didn't come too.
None of them came.
Chong,
you died.
You died in Gu City
more than ten years ago.
You died!
She wore a red garment and jewelry under a mourning robe?
This Yue Family
has really gone too far.
Luckily, Fourth Lady Cheng exposed
this matter.
I never thought of this before.
When I think of it,
it'd be
so satisfying to have
a vengeful Young Madam like her.
Young Master,
it was just as you'd expected.
Marquis Yue and Third Princess plotted
to trap Madam Wen Xiu
into inciting Junior Lord Qian'an in minting coins without permission.
We secretly notified Third Prince of this matter.
Indeed, he put aside his kin in the face of justice.
It's a pity that His Majesty decided to calm things down
and saw this as a mistake made by his daughter out of greed for money.
So he no longer pursues this matter.
Minting coins without permission is punishable by death.
But if this matter involves Third Princess,
Madam Wen Xiu, and Marquis Yue,
His Majesty can only play fair
by handling it with care
and playing down the matter.
I saved late Lord Qian'an's son and daughter
from capital punishment this time.
It can also be regarded as paying back his kindness
that he was willing to sacrifice his life to save my uncle.
His Majesty knew Third Princess
is not capable of planning all these.
Yet, he still doesn't investigate Marquis Yue.
If we want to catch Marquis Yue...
We must make him commit an even greater sin.
Marquis Yue is a cunning man.
It won't be easy for him to slip.
If Madam Wen Xiu was half as smart as he is,
Lord Qian'an's bloodline wouldn't develop like this.
She managed to get out of trouble because of you.
Yet, she still keeps going at it.
See this?
Today, we managed to intercept the letter
she secretly sent a letter
to her son, Wang Long.
(How could the Qian'an Royalty suffer such humiliation?)
"How could the Qian'an Royalty
suffer such humiliation?
(Then hand over the money) How can we keep a foothold
(to support your uncle.) if we lost Shouchun?
I hope you could go out for battle
to gain some accomplishments
by suppressing bandits.
Then hand over the money
to support your uncle."
What a fool.
Her father died without any clear reason
and she didn't even investigate it.
All she does is finding ways
to fund her brother all day.
Send this letter
to Wang Long as it is.
And let the mountain bandits know
that His Majesty is suppressing the bandits
and only allows return with victory.
Young Master,
do you intend to have Wang Long captured?
Keeping fools like Wang Chun and his son in court
will endanger the country sooner or later.
Just let them be dismissed from their positions because of this.
Better than making a big mistake in the future
and destroying the whole clan.
You even prick your finger
when embroidering your dowry.
How are you going
to be Zisheng's wife in the future?
The Empress always praises
that you're wise and thorough.
If we really let you organize
the Empress's birthday banquet,
can you even do it
when you're this clumsy?
I... I really can't do it.
Your Majesty,
it has only been a little over a month since I began to learn proper conduct here.
I don't know everything.
I'm not as capable as Jitong in dealing with all these.
Besides,
I still have to follow your orders
to spare some time
to go on a romantic outing with General Ling.
Where can I find the time
to organize such an important event as Her Majesty's birthday banquet?
Your Majesty, please don't pressure me.
I knew you would try to get out of this.
You clearly try to back out from this responsibility
and insist on pushing
this responsibility on me.
All right.
As for this birthday banquet,
I insist on having you organize it.
So you can't escape and stay idly.
(Army defeated after a fierce battle with mountain bandits.)
What?
Wang Long took his men to suppress the bandits
and the entire army is now trapped?
Zisheng,
what do I do now?
How should I explain this to Father?
Wang Long acted on his own and brought his men to battle
without authorization.
His Majesty will be furious if he knows it.
If you want to save his life,
you can order Wang Chun to step down from his position.
For the sake of his affection for late Lord Qian'an,
His Majesty may spare Wang Long's life.
But my uncle, General Wang
is still in his prime.
How can he step down from his position?
Zisheng,
how about
we lead the troops quietly
and return after we save Wang Long?
If we do this,
Father won't know.
Your Highness,
it will be deceiving His Majesty
if you lead troops to war without authorization.
But General Wang is
after all my uncle.
Your Highness.
As the Crown Prince,
His Majesty hates it
when you're too close to your maternal relatives.
As the son of His Majesty,
you can order the officials.
But you must not let the officials order you about.
Also,
Wang Chun is not a capable military general.
If you hadn't acquired that position for him,
he would have been far from qualified to lead an army.
When you ascend to the throne one day,
everything you see and think
must not only be just one family or one clan.
You must consider thousands of families.
As an emperor,
you must never appoint people based on relations.
Your Majesty,
you must think about this again.
There are so many princes and princesses in the palace.
If you let me take care of Her Majesty's
birthday banquet to me,
I'm really worried I can't do it well.
It doesn't matter.
After you marry Zisheng,
you'll have to take care of household matters.
You can't avoid receiving and sending guests at home.
I believe you can do it.
So stop avoiding it.
Your Majesty,
the Crown Prince requests for an audience.
He said
it was urgent.
Mother.
Your Majesty,
you have to tell me
how did they organize the Qianqiu Banquet in the past.
I'm clueless about this.
It's just drinking and eating with the officials.
It's just that there are more songs
and dances than at an ordinary family banquet.
He deserted his post without authorization!
Now, he's captured by the bandits!
Why are you defending him over such behavior?
Your Majesty,
what do you think
about the mandarin ducks I embroidered?
Your Majesty?
Stalling tactics?
I can't believe you came up
with such a ridiculous argument!
Are you trying to deceive me
to defend that fool, Wang Long?
As the Crown Prince,
you should understand the importance of state affairs and family affairs.
No matter how close you are,
you should deal with it strictly
if they violate the law.
Can you see how partial you look when begging for him?
Can you still call yourself the Crown Prince?
If you're worried about His Highness,
I can check on them
as I send tea for them.
It's all right.
It's not the first time the Crown Prince
has been reprimanded by His Majesty.
After His Majesty vents his anger,
he'll be fine after several days.
It's my fault for not raising him well.
That's why he has my temperament.
Weak, indecisive,
and appoint relatives to official posts.
Who says so?
Your Majesty is this world's
most gentle and considerate woman.
His Highness is kind and benevolent
because he's just like you.
After His Highness ascends to the throne in the future,
he'll be a benevolent emperor.
If he's an ordinary person,
I'd be proud to have such a kind son.
But he's the Crown Prince
and the emperor in the future.
Then it's not something to be proud of anymore.
Why can't a Crown Prince be kind and benevolent?
Who dictates this so?
It's a little over ten years since His Majesty built this dynasty.
The foundation isn't solid yet.
He needs to make decisions all the time.
The Crown Prince may be kind-hearted.
But he may not be the best candidate for high positions.
If he were an ordinary child
and
I were an ordinary mother,
that would be nice.
Why didn't you cover yourself with a cloak?
If you catch a cold,
how can you serve Her Majesty later?
Mother,
have you ever thought
about how I'd turn out
before I was born?
Why
are you asking this all of a sudden?
Her Majesty told me
that she wished the Crown Prince is an ordinary child.
Even if he lives a mediocre life,
it'll be the best thing
if he can live happily and safely.
Do you think the same too?
I knew I overthink.
You don't like people of no use the most.
I'm sure the kind of child you want is
someone obedient and sensible like Yangyang.
Why would you want an unruly,
disobedient,
stubborn daughter like me?
I've let you down.
I should go to sleep now.
What's the matter, Dear?
Why aren't you resting in the room?
Niaoniao asked me
what kind of person I expected her to be in the future.
Why did she ask
such a thing for no reason in the middle of the night?
Her Majesty told her
she wished the Crown Prince to be an ordinary person
and stay away from the scandalous royal court.
It's the first time
Niaoniao is considerate of one's parents' suffering.
But it wasn't because of us.
As people grow older,
their parents won't be the only people they seek guidance from.
It's not a bad thing to learn from others.
It's better than not knowing parents' sufferings, right?
Dear, are you jealous that Niaoniao learned
to be considerate of a parent's feelings from Her Majesty?
There's nothing to be jealous about.
I was only saying.
Dear, don't be mad.
Will she make me sleep outside?
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