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[General And I]
[Episode 56]
How many rations do we have left?
Princess Consort, we've fought and retreated along the way.
The rations we brought from the palace are almost finished.
Only these five carts of rations are left.
They will only last our men three more days.
Unload all of them.
Keep a serving each for everyone.
Stack the rest of the rations on that side of the valley's bottleneck.
The army of Bai Lan has been chasing after us.
Judging by the time, they should get here soon.
Once they get there, burn the rations immediately.
Burn the rations?
Princess Consort!
Princess Consort, this is...
We are burning the rations.
Not only are we burning the rations
but also the tents we tear down, clothing, and weapons.
As well as...
The corpses of our comrades in war.
Princess Consort!
What are you trying to do?
If we burn all that, the army of Bai Lan that comes in pursuit
will suspect a riot in our camp.
They will surely send in their scouts to investigate.
The more time we stall for, the more opportunities we can get.
Go ahead and do it now.
I accept the command.
My brother.
Bei Jie.
I...
I've kept...
I've kept my promise.
I've waited for you...
Two years.
Don't say another word.
We can surely leave this place.
The world will surely be peaceful once again.
I'll also bring you home to the palace safe and sound.
That was where we grew up together.
I can never go home again.
I won't make it...
Bei Jie...
I...
I'd like to see Miss Bai one last time.
Aren't you cold?
I heard you call him brother when I was outside the tent.
Ping Ting.
Bai Lan has invaded Jin State.
He Xia attacked ruthlessly.
His army drew blood on all lands.
However, His Majesty is now severely injured.
Great Jin is in need of someone to lead chivalrous warriors into action.
However, Bei Jie...
If this responsibility really becomes yours to take
then we will...
Ping Ting.
My brother would like to see you.
Don't be scared.
Princess Consort.
- Your Highness. - Princess Consort.
Princess Consort.
- Princess Consort. - Your Highness.
- Your Highness.
Greetings to Your Majesty.
Get up quickly.
You are all dismissed.
I have to speak to Prince and Princess Consort of Zhenbei.
- Yes. - Yes.
Miss Bai...
These years, you've stayed by Prince of Zhenbei's side.
It's been hard on you.
Your Majesty.
You're Great Jin's Deity of Zither.
However, the lands of Great Jin are now taken from me.
Everyone is too busy running away from the country
to remember that you're the Deity of Zither now.
Your Majesty.
I care not for these empty titles.
As for the lands of Great Jin...
Your Majesty is the true spirit of Great Jin.
As long as Your Majesty shall live, the lands of Great Jin will exist.
As long as Your Majesty is alive, Great Jin isn't vanquished.
Yes.
Your Majesty.
Miss Bai.
Great Jin has failed you.
I have also failed you.
Now that Great Jin is in great peril
Chu Bei Jie is the only heir of the royal family now.
It isn't just the bloodline that he carries
but also the glory he brings to Great Jin.
There's no other hero like him in Great Jin
who could make a public appeal and have millions answer to him.
Such a hero is very rare.
Miss Bai.
I'm begging you.
Help him.
Help Great Jin.
Announce my decree now.
His Majesty has a decree to announce!
Since I've inherited the throne
I've strayed from the right path of morality.
Hence, I now suffer from my retribution.
The army of Bai Lan has invaded.
I've lost our lands and brought humiliation upon our people.
I confess my sins.
Prince of Zhenbei Chu Bei Jie.
A man of virtue and compassion who has rendered great merits.
His kind deeds are known to all. He is of a high moral standing.
It's by the will of the gods and favor of the people
that he inherit the throne and succeed me.
Hence, he inherits the throne of Great Jin.
Subject Chu Bei Jie accepts the decree.
Congratulations to the new king!
Long live the king!
Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
We...
Has this day finally arrived?
Anyone there?
Your Highness.
Convey my orders.
It's my birthday today.
Order the imperial kitchen to prepare some good food and wine.
Summon Prince Consort here to spend a lovely evening with me.
Yes.
Young Master.
Her Highness has sent someone to invite you to a banquet this afternoon.
What is to be, will be.
Her Highness invited me to a banquet at this time
because she thinks that I've dragged this life out too long.
How could Her Highness be so cruel?
Young Master.
Why don't we come up with an excuse to turn her down?
Turn her down?
Do you really think that I could just not show up?
Everyone in the imperial court has their eyes on me.
They all hope that I will make the slightest of mistakes.
Then they could exaggerate it a thousand, a million times
just so they can pull me down from the position of Regent Prince.
How could I give them a chance to pick on me?
Dong Zhuo, before we make any decisions
we have to anticipate an outcome.
It's especially so for a brutal place like the imperial court.
Therefore, I have to make this trip.
Your Highness.
- Have you investigated carefully? - I did.
Her Highness is holding the banquet in the grand hall.
There is no ambush.
Is there anything unusual in the palace?
Apart from the usual imperial guards who are on patrol
there aren't any additional security measures.
All right.
Regent Prince!
I don't know if I should say this.
I think it's a great opportunity that's hard to come by.
There's no defense or ambush.
None of the imperial officials know about the banquet.
If you take her out now, nothing could go wrong.
She is my wife.
She now carries my child.
Once the child is born, he will be made the king of Bai Lan.
Regent Prince, your power will then be taken away.
It's her birthday.
This isn't what I wish to hear.
Your Highness!
As Regent Prince, your authority will be taken from you sooner or later.
The world will also belong to the princess.
She is the last hindrance that keeps you from your ambitions.
Once the princess is out of the picture
you can then take charge and hold great power in your hands without a care.
Regent Prince.
If you don't do so today, I'm afraid...
As long as she doesn't kill me, I will never hurt her.
Regent Prince.
At the previous banquet, Her Highness already made a move!
Regent Prince, I have your best interests at heart.
Please reconsider it, Your Highness!
I know you're busy, so I thought that you wouldn't show up.
It's your birthday. I have to be here.
Prince Consort, have a seat.
Yao Tian.
I wish you a long life and eternal youth.
Thank you, Prince Consort.
What is it?
I just find this scenario quite familiar, but also very strange to me.
It has been quite some time.
I haven't sat down with Prince Consort
to share a meal and drinks for a very long time.
Have you been well during all this time?
Fortunately for you, my husband
no one will disturb me in this palace.
I can even count the number of bugs that fly in.
It has been very quiet.
By the way, I have prepared a birthday gift for you.
Open it.
This is...
When we got married, I made you a promise.
One day, I shall place the crown of a queen upon your head.
Now, at a glance
no one can fend off the army of Bai Lan State.
This wish will soon come true.
I've drawn you a design of the crown.
I've ordered craftsmen to collect the rarest jewels in the world.
Take a look.
It's very exquisite.
I like it very much.
Thank you, Prince Consort.
I will fulfill the promise that I made you.
When I was still a child
my father buried a good urn of wine under a tree in the palace.
He said that he would drink it on the day of my wedding.
Who knew that he would pass away before that day?
On our wedding day
we were so happy that I forgot to drink this wine.
It's my birthday, so I had this wine retrieved.
I wish to drink it with you to make up for my regrets.
Sure. Then...
We should really taste it.
When I first met you, it was also the same season.
Prince Consort appeared before me as a deity would.
You suddenly appeared before my eyes.
At that moment, I thought that if I were to marry anyone
I'd have to look for someone just like you.
Who knew that my dream would come true?
My husband.
After you.
Princess.
This wine...
I...
I toast to Your Highness.
My husband.
Have you thought of what to name our child?
We'll name him Wu You (without worries).
I hope that he can always stay free from worries in his life.
Wu You.
What a lovely name.
Thank you, my dear.
My dear, I'll leave Bai Lan State in your hands.
Without me, you will have more freedom.
This...
I hope that you can fulfill your ambitions.
Prince Consort.
Bai Lan State can't tolerate you any longer.
As princess, I have to poison you.
However, as your wife
how could I bear to have my husband drink poisoned wine?
Fortunately...
I know you well.
I know that you'd never drink the wine I gave to you.
I was right.
Of all days in my life, the best thing that happened
would be that night...
When I first met you in my tent.
Yao Tian?
Yao Tian!
Yao Tian.
I have done all that I could.
Where is the antidote?
It's on my dressing table.
There's an hour left...
Yao Tian.
Yao Tian!
Yao Tian.
Yao Tian!
The antidote...
Don't bother, Prince Consort.
Once the child is born, he will be made the king of Bai Lan.
As Regent Prince, your authority will be taken from you sooner or later.
If you don't take out the princess, she'll always suppress you.
I've made a choice for you.
Ever since I married you... From that very moment...
I've never once regretted it.
Today, I still don't regret it.
Since the moment I met you, I could see the pretense in your eyes.
However...
I've fallen irrevocably in love with you.
I'm willing...
I'm willing to sacrifice my life to realize your ambitions.
I believe that you won't destroy Bai Lan State.
It's just that...
I'm scared that I'll never see you again.
But...
But I know that...
In my dreams...
We will always be together.
In my dreams, the world doesn't matter.
There's only...
There's only you and me.
Yao Tian...
Yao Tian!
After my death, no one is to take the life of Prince Consort.
Prince Consort is my very image.
All in Bai Lan State! Obey his command!
We grew up together.
He had always been like a father and a brother to me.
Back then, no one knew that I'm actually his half-brother.
However, I have long regarded him as my own brother.
He had always protected me.
However, I failed to protect him when he needed me the most.
You've already done your best.
What do you plan to do next?
Ping Ting.
I really don't want those closest to me leave me again.
Now, you're all I have left.
However, I know that it's unfair to you.
You wish to live a quiet life in the countryside
with your husband and children.
Never do you wish to hear of worldly affairs.
However, fate played a trick on us.
If I don't take the throne now, who will fight against He Xia?
Who will revive the century-old foundation of Great Jin?
I really can't bear to see the downfall of Great Jin
or the suffering of my people and do nothing about it.
What am I to do?
I understand.
I understand every word you said.
This is the man I love.
The true hero who holds up the world and upholds righteousness.
Compared to you
I'm really ashamed of my petty love and selfishness.
I've actually thought it through.
As long as I keep the scenery in my mind, it will be as beautiful wherever we are.
- Ping Ting. - Listen to me.
Bei Jie.
I, Bai Ping Ting, will never bring up retiring into the mountains again.
Never will I ever leave you again.
If you win this war, I shall stay by your side as you rule your nation.
If you are defeated, I will make a comeback with you.
Ping Ting.
Let's give His Majesty a proper burial before the army of Bai Lan attacks.
We only have a meal's ration left.
The rest will all be burned to confuse the army of Bai Lan.
The army of Liang that is coming to our aid will be here by nightfall.
We have to meet up with them as soon as possible.
My brother.
It's too difficult to take you with us as we march off to war.
I can only leave you here to go downstream with the waters
to reach the land of Great Jin.
It's the land that you've spent your entire life protecting.
Hence, you can settle back in our homeland.
You can then rest in peace.
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