= Love Like The Galaxy=
=Episode 52=
(Huo)
(Niaoniao, from Father) May the family grow and prosper.
(Everything is fine back at home) May the family grow and prosper.
General!
Please go and do
what I ordered just now.
(Five Years Later) Yes. Lady Cheng.
Place the lanterns upright.
Yes.
It's the new year again.
Don't you want to go home?
Your Majesty doesn't know this.
My residence is very lively right now.
Qiqi, Miss Qingcong and Cheng Yang
all gave birth.
If I go back,
there might not be enough space for me.
I'll just stay in Changqiu Palace and accompany Your Majesty.
Isn't that good?
Your Majesty.
It's the New Year today.
Just like last year,
we still have to make a wish.
I wish
for you to meet someone nice
so I can see you get married
and give birth to children
when I'm still alive.
Can't I stay single forever?
It has been five years
since I requested to stay in Changqiu Palace
and you've accompanied me for five years.
Haven't you thought it through?
I have.
But I can't forgive.
We are not fated together.
We've bid farewell
so it's no longer possible for us.
What a pity.
I wanted to ask His Majesty to summon Zisheng back.
Five years have passed after all.
He has been suffering in the Northwest.
It's time for him to return.
It's just getting married and giving birth.
Can't it be with someone else?
Why does it have to be him?
I want you to marry the person you love
instead of any random person.
There's no difference
for someone who is heartbroken.
Then, I wish for you
to have someone
to accompany you for the rest of your life
after I die.
Your Majesty, don't say something so inauspicious.
Go and hang it up.
Yes.
Your Majesty.
I will accompany you
and take care of you forever.
Isn't that good?
Silly child.
No matter how you want to live the rest of your life,
I will also support you.
Every path you want to take is the best.
However,
perhaps it's my greed,
I always hope for you
to have a more complete life
so I can feel more relief.
Right now,
even Fifth Princess has married.
The one I'm most worried of
is you.
Look.
The snow
is so heavy.
Your Majesty!
Spare the formalities.
How is
Empress Xuan doing today?
I heard
she's not doing too well.
Physician Sun said
she can only live few months at the worst.
If she's lucky,
she might live to see spring.
Shen'an's life has been tough.
Heng and I
wanted
to visit her
but she didn't want to see us.
Shaoshang.
You should accompany her more
in my place.
Empress Yue has been sending food monthly
and also a physician to treat Her Majesty.
Her Majesty accepted everything.
Her Majesty also requested His Majesty
to move her
and return Changqiu Palace
to Empress Yue.
Her Majesty also said
she should be
called the Empress of Eastern Sea
according to her son's land at the Eastern Sea.
It has been five years.
Why does Shen'an still remember this?
Go back and tell her
my message.
Say it's troublesome
to move our residence.
I don't like to move when I've been staying in one place
for a long time.
I'm used to staying in Yongle Palace.
I'm lazy to move.
Also,
there's no need
to change her title.
She will always be Empress Xuan.
Titles
have not always been my thing.
If she
mentions it again,
that means she's trying to offend me.
Understand?
I thank Empress Yue
in Empress Xuan's place.
It has been five years.
You didn't step out of the palace
and we can only meet and talk here.
I thought
you want to live the rest of your life in Changqiu Palace.
You are the one
who always waits for me here.
I came to speak with you
because I can't stand it.
What's the difference?
Men and women of the world
are always waiting for each other.
There will be people who they miss out on
and people who they can finally meet successfully.
I wonder if Shaoshang
is someone I can meet successfully
or someone I will miss out on.
Thank you for accompanying me for all these years.
The only person I meet is you
since I'm staying here in seclusion.
Aren't those servants at Changqiu Palace people?
What about Madam Zhai?
Shaoshang.
Empress Xuan wants you to get married.
What is your plan?
Empress Xuan's health is declining.
She wants to see you get married before she dies.
However, among the people you can marry,
there are only a few who Empress Xuan trusts.
Why don't you pick me?
Our backgrounds are similar.
You are looking for a husband
and I'm looking for a wife.
Why don't we
just make do with it
and make an act
so Empress Xuan can be relieved.
If you are in a rush to get married,
why didn't you agree to the marriages
that Official Ji arranged for you?
Yuan Shanjian.
I know what you are thinking
but I can't give you what you want.
Shaoshang.
Do you know
the reason why all your marriages
have been failures?
Because you are short-sighted.
Look.
My parents raised me in a free environment.
You want freedom.
No one is freer
than me in the capital.
We are most suitable for each other.
How do you know
you can't give me what I want?
What do you want?
Since we were born,
we have been slightly mean.
We can be ward mates
and we can be allies.
We trust each other
and won't betray each other
because our goals are aligned.
I cherish myself more
compared to a certain person
and won't put myself at risk.
So,
I'm more suitable for you
than him.
I have
summoned Zisheng back to the capital.
He will
arrive soon.
People always
can't let go of their emotional entanglement.
They are trapped by that
and finally end up
in a more painful situation.
The past
will remain as the past.
We need to cherish our present and future.
If you want your future to be smooth,
you have to break through
your emotional entanglement.
If I still have him
in my heart right now,
are you still willing to marry me?
Yes.
I can wait for you
to forget about him slowly.
I will keep waiting
until the day you turn around
and see me.
Your Majesty.
I request to leave the palace for once.
What for?
To get engaged with Yuan Shanjian.
Your Majesty, sit down.
Even if you stretch your neck,
Zisheng
won't be able to fly back.
Do you think
an accident happened to him on the way?
I shouldn't have asked Third Prince to welcome him.
Didn't he send someone back
to say they have just entered the capital gates 15 minutes ago?
It takes some time
to reach the palace from the capital gates.
Do you think Zisheng has wings on his back?
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty! He's here!
General Huo has returned!
He's back?
Hurry! Go!
Yes!
He's back.
Zisheng.
How alike.
He's really alike.
Zisheng is growing
to become like Huo Chong.
I, Huo Buyi, the criminal,
am here to see Your Majesty.
Zisheng.
Stand up.
Let me take a good look at you.
It's great to see you back.
It has been five years.
You are so generous.
You left all the capable people
in the capital.
Shaoshang has never left the palace for five years.
Do you think she needs you to protect her?
You, on the other hand,
got a useless person
to stay beside you.
You gained new injuries before your old ones are healed.
Do you want to die?
You.
Tell me.
How did your Young Master
get injured?
Five years ago,
General Wan was assassinated by the remnants of Emperor Li
so Young Master went to rescue him with only a few men.
However, all of them were suicidal soldiers.
Their methods were strange.
We had fewer people
so Young Master got injured.
Why did you go and rescue him?
Didn't I ask
Yuan Shanjian's father to lead an army to rescue him?
I'm not sure.
Young Master wouldn't tell me.
In less than two years, Young Master risked his life again.
This time,
he went to suppress the bandits at Shu.
General Cheng Song was ambushed.
Young Master...
Fei!
Enough.
I see.
I was wondering
why Cheng Song didn't come to acknowledge his achievement
when he returned.
Turns out
someone was helping him behind his back.
I just don't want my compatriot to be trapped.
Providing support
is what I'm supposed to do.
Does Shaoshang know
what you did?
Are you hoping
for Shaoshang to forgive you because of this
and reconcile with you?
I did something wrong.
I dare not ask Shaoshang to forgive me.
She doesn't like me controlling her life.
If she knew I did all that,
she will only hate me more.
I was selfish.
But that's all.
Do you
really not have any other intentions?
I don't.
That's good to hear.
Right now,
I asked Third Prince to oversee the Land Distribution Order.
Since you have returned,
you should help him
implement this order.
This will affect the empire's future.
You must not treat it lightly.
Yes.
Today,
it's Shaoshang's first time leaving the palace
for the last five years.
She is going with Yuan Shanjian
to meet his parents.
They are getting engaged soon.
From now on,
both of you
will be going your separate ways.
Official Yuan is steady.
He knows what he is doing.
Lady Cheng...
Lady Cheng can have someone to rely on
by marrying him.
What about you?
What about
your future?
Even Cui You
who is faithful to your aunt
said
to leave the position of his wife empty and marry a concubine.
I see you
all alone
and I feel bad.
Father, don't worry about Zisheng.
I heard
when Zisheng was injured
at the Northwestern Army Camp,
Lady Luo
was taking care of him by his side daily.
Apparently,
Lady Luo
is different now in her way of speech and personality.
Whenever she sees other people,
she tells them
she will marry Zisheng soon since he is back in the capital now.
Your Highness.
There's nothing between Lady Luo and me.
There's no way we are getting married.
Fei.
Yes.
When we return,
send a dowry to Lady Luo
and help her find a husband.
You are really quick
in denying everything.
Young Master.
Are you really not going to see Fourth Young Lady Cheng anymore?
When I finish rebuilding Huo Family's graveyard and ancestral hall,
I will tell my ancestors
that I will not get married and have children forever.
I ask for nothing else
in my life.
Young Master.
You are obviously not thinking it through.
What's wrong with your hands?
It's just frostbite.
It's fine.
I've adjusted the stirrup.
Lady Cheng, be careful when you
ride a horse in the future.
Thank you, General Huo.
I am no longer the Cheng Shaoshang from the past.
I can ride a horse now
even without a stirrup.
Thank you for taking care of my fiancee, General Huo.
However,
it should end here.
Huo Buyi.
I know what you are thinking even if you don't say anything.
From the day you returned,
I knew you wouldn't let go.
I know I'm not as good as you
in her heart.
But I understand Shaoshang's temper.
Even if she still misses you,
she still might not choose you.
Since Fifth Princess got married
and King of Eastern Sea went to his fief,
Changqiu Palace
has never been so lively.
That's right.
Jitong,
since you have returned,
you should stay a few more days
and have a chat with Her Majesty.
You can try the rice wine I made.
These dishes on the table
can also be paired with wine.
Her Majesty likes them a lot.
Look how busy you are, Lady Cheng.
There's no need to treat me.
I am also someone from Changqiu Palace.
Lady Cheng has been
keeping Changqiu Palace well-managed
in the last few years.
The dishes are delicious and the wine is nice.
I can see that you learned a lot
in Changqiu Palace in the five years since I left.
I'm afraid you have forgotten
because you left this place for a long time.
Five years ago,
before you were married to the Northwest,
I was also the one who arranged Her Majesty's birthday banquet.
I didn't start to learn
after you left, Jitong.
Yes.
Your life is better.
Unlike me, an unlucky person.
When my late husband was seriously ill,
I had been taking care of him day and night
yet someone still gossips about me
wanting to remarry someone else.
Because of that,
I had to take care of my in-laws
at the Jia Family for a few years after my husband passed away.
I had a hard time enduring that.
The son of the Jia Family died early.
Your family was under the Jia Family's protection for many years.
It's your duty to take care of your in-laws.
How can you complain?
Jitong.
We need to look at the future.
Many good things will definitely
happen for you in the future.
You are right.
We need to look ahead.
Zisheng
used to say the same thing to me.
Although he is strict,
he was tolerant of me.
He only allowed me to enter his tent
to serve him food and wine.
I'm sure you know.
He doesn't eat or drink when he is busy.
I felt bad seeing that.
After that,
he stopped me from entering his tent.
Perhaps he didn't want me to overwork myself
and see me suffer.
Since you are close to Zisheng,
I'm sure
you already have an engagement with him.
He has yet to mention it to me
but I think it will be soon.
When he received His Majesty's edict
regarding Your Majesty's illness,
he rushed back to the capital immediately.
He came back in a rush and didn't even bring me along.
I was wondering
if perhaps
he wanted to propose to me in the capital.
Seems like it's a bad time for Her Majesty to be ill
and it interfered with your plans.
No. That's not what I meant.
Of course, I know.
When Her Majesty was still the empress,
she protected the Luo Family more than once.
With Her Majesty's grace,
it's impossible for you
to blame Her Majesty.
If that's really the case,
you are worse than a beast.
I know Lady Cheng
doesn't like me and Zisheng together.
But we love each other
and can't hold back ourselves.
Besides,
both of you have cancelled the engagement.
There's nothing wrong even if he marries me now.
After all, how can a man take care of himself
without a wife by his side
when he is out on the battlefield?
I'm sure you don't want him
to live the rest of his life poorly.
I am really in a dilemma.
I have you on one hand and him on the other.
Lady Luo.
It's hard to leave the palace when the gates are locked.
You just returned to the capital.
You should first return to your home.
You shouldn't stay too long
in Changqiu Palace.
Your Majesty.
I used to stay in Changqiu Palace as well.
Can't I stay for a while longer
since I haven't returned for so long?
Lady Luo.
You should go home.
Someone sent a letter from your house
saying General Huo
has sent two carts of dowries to the Luo Family
and also a huge bronze mirror.
He also ordered the elders of the Luo Family
to find a good husband for Lady Luo.
How can you
not be home for this, Lady Luo?
A bronze mirror?
A mirror.
Seems like General Huo
and Jitong
are really close together.
He sent you dowries and a bronze mirror.
No one in the capital
will say that both of you
are not close.
Young Master.
I heard Lady Luo
was chased out of her house
by her parents and siblings.
Their family has been working under the Xuan Family for many years.
They wanted to prosper with the help of the Crown Prince
but he was stripped of his title
and Empress Xuan requested for herself to be locked up.
So, they wanted their daughter
to climb the ranks by marrying Young Master.
This time,
Young Master sent her dowries
and ordered her family to find her a husband.
I'm afraid Lady Luo
is cornered this time.
Young Master, this...
General Huo.
Father told me
you've sent me a bronze mirror
and a few carts of dowries
saying you'll find me a husband from the Northwest.
I was scared.
I didn't know what I did wrong.
General, please retract your order.
I thought you are smart.
A smart person
should know when to stop.
I used to
accompany you in the Northwest.
General,
have you forgotten?
Accompany me?
I used to be accompanied by another woman.
We ate together
and laughed together.
We were close.
That was called accompaniment.
Back in the Northwest,
I chased you out of the camp.
You stayed outside the camp
and sneaked into the camp to help me wash my clothes.
We didn't even see each other.
When I returned to the capital,
you followed the army
and rushed back here.
I didn't speak a word with you.
Let me ask you.
How is that accompanying me?
Yes.
General Huo has no feelings for me.
But I believe you will
one day be touched by my efforts.
Look.
You didn't even let me enter your tent three years ago.
Right now,
you are treating me better when you see me.
Why won't you admit it?
Enough.
Stop lying to yourself.
Everyone in the capital
already knows I'm going to marry General Huo soon.
If they know you won't marry me,
how do I live with dignity?
Since I've admired you since young,
please take me in as your concubine.
I don't mind being your concubine.
I advise you to give up.
If you return now,
I can add another two carts of dowries.
If you are still going to annoy me,
I'll order someone
to send you back to the Northwest immediately.
General Huo!
Why are you forcing me?
I like you.
What did I do wrong?
What did
Jia Qilang do wrong then?
You killed him, right?
You...
I didn't do anything!
You shouldn't accuse me.
Everyone in the Northwest said
Jia Qilang married
the most virtuous lady,
but I know the truth.
Jia Qilang
might be born with an illness
but it wouldn't kill him
at the age of 20.
You killed him.
As for the method,
do I have to say more?
Is it because of Cheng Shaoshang?
Did you reject me
because you can't forget about her?
That's none of your business.
How can you treat me like this?
For all these years,
do you not
feel anything towards me?
No.
Not even if Cheng Shaoshang is out of the picture.
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