Good Bye My Princess (Dong Gong / 东宫)

Xiaofeng...

- I'm coming. - Your Imperial Highness.

- Gu Xiaowu is coming to rescue you. I'm coming. - Your Imperial Highness.

I'm here.

Your Imperial Highness, you finally have awaken.

You have been in a coma for seven days and seven nights.

Where is Xiaofeng?

Where is Xiaofeng?

Your Imperial Highness, I have an urgent military news to report.

Say it.

Gao Xian has colluded with King Qu Tianze of Xi State and launched a rebellion.

What?

Your Majesty,

it is still risky to go on a head to head battle with Central Plains

with our current military force.

If we are able to join forces with the king of Danchi,

with their forces,

our chances of success will be higher.

But, to convince that old stubborn man,

it will be quite difficult.

No matter if he agrees to help or not,

since we have set up our military camp,

no matter how huge the chances of winning is,

my Xi State will never retreat midway.

Your Majesty, our aim is to win.

I will handle the mediation with Zhao Jingyu.

If they will not agree,

it is fine.

It surely will not be easy if he just wants to be caught in the middle

and still live peaceful days.

Fine. I will leave you people from the Central Plains

to play your winding games.

Your Majesty, in your hands,

there is also a chip that will ensure your victory.

What do you mean?

I heard that the ninth princess has been back for two days.

So?

Your Majesty.

The Li Empire's emperor is currently gravely sick.

He has no energy to manage his imperial court.

The crown prince, Li Chengyin, is now considered half an emperor.

You could also say that he is the emperor.

But, just for the ninth princess,

he has pushed the daughter of Zhao Jingyu to insanity.

It shows that

Li Chengyin has deep feelings for ninth princess.

We can use ninth princess

to take Li Chengyin hostage.

What is the difference of doing that with how my royal father

sent Xiaofeng for a marriage alliance before?

The men of my Xi State are not afraid of bleeding and sacrificing.

We will never let a woman stand in front to block the swords and spears.

I agreed to join forces with you this time against the Li Empire

just to vent out this anger

and prove to everyone

that my Xi State is not a coward man that only knows to curry favors

and be manipulated by others!

If I drag my little sister into this again,

what is the point of doing all these?

I urge you to sever this thought.

Your Majesty,

you are indeed a man with guts.

In front of you,

I look dumb-witted.

But Your Majesty, I might be just worrying too much.

Do you know why the Li Empire

kept using marriage alliances

to pacify the conflicts on its borders?

It means that Li Empire's military power

is strong on the outside, by dry on the inside.

Or else, they would have sent soldiers

to flatten the Xi State.

Why wait for today?

What 'for the good of the citizens'? What 'for the good of the imperial court'?

All are just words.

Your Majesty, the citizens would follow

whoever the victor is.

In managing an empire, one must not be short-sighted.

Your Majesty,

your future is promising.

Brothers!

The day to seek vengeance for our humiliation has come! Bring out all your courage!

Let the emperor of Central Plains taste how formidable we are!

Fight a bloody battle to rid us of our past shame!

Fight a bloody battle to rid us of our past shame!

Fight a bloody battle!

Brother!

Must you go to war with Li Empire?

Yes!

Yes.

Brother, the Central Plains did not want to start any conflict with us.

Must you take the initiative to provoke them?

The arrow has left the bow.

Moreover, I did not take the initiative to provoke it.

I am just retrieving the lost dignity of Xi State.

This has always been my dream.

It is also the desire of all men of Xi State.

Furthermore, why did you run back here?

Was it not because of hate?

Because of unfairness? Because they caused you to suffer?

I will get justice for you, Little Sister.

No, Older Brother.

I did not come back because of those.

I originally thought that my coming back was correct.

But now, I do not know what I—

If you are still a crown princess consort in Central Plains now,

I will not be as fearless and open as I am now.

I can slightly sense that

this must be all destined by he Heaven.

I clearly know everything that you have said.

You instigated Xi State to go against Li Empire.

But the difference in military power is so obvious, like throwing eggs to a rock.

Why would I risk this danger with you?

Brother Jiingyu,

here in the northwest border,

Xi State and Shuobo

are all my people.

Even if I'm unable to defeat the Central Plains,

I will only at most get an infamous reputation of being a rebel.

You think that while being stuck in the middle,

you can completely be unscathed?

If the two of us join forces,

plus the forces of Xi State,

it will be totally different.

Here in the northwest,

our army is very familiar with the topography.

We have enough reinforcement.

It will not be easy for Li Chengyin to win against us.

As long as we can persist until they call for a peace negotiation,

we will request to be an independent state.

By then,

in this vast grassland,

will it not be so satisfying for us to be carefree kings?

Brother Jingyu,

your daughter suffered so much humiliation in the Eastern Palace.

She has been driven mad by Li Chengyin.

Could it be you still choose to loyally serve him?

Zhao Jingyu,

you have no more time.

Okay. Danchi will send out 30,000 iron cavalry to reinforce you.

Okay! Brother Jingyu,

we will wait for you to mobilize your forces and set up camp.

Please.

My Lord, are you really going to revolt with Gao Xian?

Once we choose this path,

we will never be able to turn back.

How could I get dragged down by this desperate fool?

Then master, why did you promise him?

You...

Think about it.

If I don't keep him in line,

will a desperate fugitive like him let me go?

The Central Plains probably knows the current situation.

If ally with Gao Xian,

Central Plains will surely have a hard time suppressing the rebellion that Gao Xian started.

The imperial court will then offer more generous

conditions and more army to draw me over.

If Danchi does not get involved,

once the war starts, Central Plains will surely win.

Right now in the imperial court, Prime Minister Gao has already been toppled.

If I return to the Central Plains

bringing with me such glorious achievement,

I will then be peerless

in the imperial court.

My Lord, you are so brilliant.

I received a report yesterday saying that crown princess consort has fled back to Xi State.

Then, once Li Chengyin ascends to the throne,

my daughter will be the empress.

Even if she is gone mad or sick,

she is still the empress.

Grandma, where are you going?

I heard that we will go into war.

Once the emperor of Central Plains starts fighting, they surely will destroy entire clans.

We are all leaving to hide out.

When our homes are gone, what is the point of hiding out?

I also do not know. We will just go with the crowd.

In reality, at my age,

leaving serves no purpose.

Is it not only a matter of dying one day earlier or one day later?

I am only worried about my son.

Once he is enters the battleground, will he be able to return alive?

Young lady, you should leave soon too. Hurry.

Please move aside! Move aside!

Dad, mom,

I have come back.

But, you are no longer here.

Pei Zhao said to me before

that if I come back, the matter between me Li Chengyin

will become a matter between Xi State and Central Plains.

I knew that it will happen,

yet I still came back without giving it more thought.

Tell me, did I make a mistake?

Princess, the king already decided to go into war before you came back.

All the men of Xi State are willing to sacrifice their lives

to get Xi State's dignity back.

They are all brave warriors of Xi State.

They only chose what they believe is the correct course.

But is bloody violence the correct course?

I thought that I left behind the pain and suffering back in Shangjing.

But now, it seems that I not only brought it back to Xi State,