Blooming Days (Everlasting Serenity / Xifei's Royal Love in the Palace / Sui Sui Qing Lian / Story of Qing Lian / 岁岁青莲)

=Blooming Days=

=Episode 29=

Madam Lian.

Chief Steward Yu.

Did Zhao'er drop by to visit His Highness just now?

The first thing His Highness said in the morning when he woke up

was that he missed junior Young Master Zhao.

He told me to bring him here.

His Highness also said

that this might be

their final meeting.

How sick is His Highness...

I've been serving His Highness for decades

and never left his side.

If His Highness...

Then, my life will become meaningless.

Thanks to the grace of Your Highness,

for appointing an official to remove Baode

and investigating the case of the capsized ship that ended up on land.

Now, the truth has become clear

that Wang Sichen bribed the government,

planning to invite the court...

Did I wake you up, Grandfather?

No.

You read it really well.

From now on,

you should come here and read them to me every day.

Yes, Grandfather.

They just delivered the medicine.

It's time you drink it.

I don't want to drink it.

I've been taking this medicine for many days, but there's no improvement at all.

It's useless.

Leave it there.

Illness comes very quickly,

but recovery takes time.

You need to be patient to recover from your illness.

You can't rush it.

Zhao'er.

I have a question for you.

What if I never recover from this illness?

What should we do?

Look at me.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Grandfather, you have overcome

so many challenges in life.

It's just a minor illness and there's no way it can defeat you.

Grandfather, you will be fine.

I have basic needs.

Just like any other humans,

I will grow old and die.

You won't.

You'll be fine, Grandfather.

You are going to teach me how to read,

how to ride a horse, and how to shoot.

I want to go hunting

with you every year too.

Grandfather.

Just drink this

and you will recover from the illness.

Grandfather.

Feed me the medicine.

Sure.

Here.

Slowly.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

How long have you been here?

I've been here for quite some time.

I saw that you're bonding with your grandson,

so I didn't want to interrupt.

Your Highness.

I wish you good health and a long life.

Get up.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Have a seat.

Silly boy.

Grandfather likes you.

You should spend more time with your Grandfather in the future,

so that Grandfather

can have a speedy recovery.

I'm envious of you.

Look at you.

A mother and a son with a good relationship.

Your Highness is blessed with many sons.

Why are you envious of us?

I'm envious of Zhao'er.

I lost my father

when I was eight,

and lost my mother when I was 12.

I was made the great general when I was 16

and I never lost a battle during my decade-long service.

Then, I got installed with the title of Prince An

and moved to Quliang.

More than 40 years have passed.

I'm still in my prime,

but so what?

I was never happy

under my parents' care.

Therefore,

Zhao'er...

I'm envious of you

because your parents love you so much.

I envy all of you.

Zhao'er.

Go out there

and help me

burn a joss stick and say my prayers.

I have something to discuss with your mother.

Yes.

Mother.

Zhao'er is a good kid.

Luo Qinglian.

I'm right here.

I'm critically ill now.

Do you have any plans?

No.

Why not?

Don't you want Lianxin

to become the next Prince An?

I do,

but my bigger wish is that Your Highness can stay healthy

and live a long life.

I have

many descendants,

but not many of them want me

to be healthy and live a long life.

I know that you didn't lie.

You stayed away from the drama during the past few days.

You spent all your time

copying scriptures

and saying your prayers.

I witnessed it myself.

I thought

that you didn't want to fight for the title for Lianxin

because

of the fate between us.

Your Highness, you will get well very soon.

No one is fighting for the title.

You speak

just like Zhao'er.

I know my condition very well.

It's destined

that someone will inherit my title.

They're not stealing it away from me.

If you can find a good ruler

for Quliang,

you are doing me a great favor.

(Your Highness still worries about the people of Quliang even now.)

(We have to ensure the people's safety and the prosperity of the city.)

Lianxin.

I can't bear seeing you

leading the ancestral ritual.

Therefore, I can only send my blessings from afar.

Eunuch.

Ranyun.

Madam De has some gifts for you.

Since Madam Lian is away,

can you please collect it?

Right now?

Do you want

to keep Madam De waiting?

Madam Lian said

that I should stay with junior Young Master at all times.

This is the prince's mansion.

It's completely safe here.

I heard that Madam Lian is favored.

Sure enough,

even her servants are arrogant.

Fine.

I'll deliver the message to Madam De.

Wait a minute, Eunuch.

Help!

- Help! - There's an assassin!

- There's an assassin! - Go!

There... There's an assassin.

The assassin went that way.

Don't worry, Madam.

There will be no mistakes this time.

Hurry up!

Excuse me.

Zhiyue, hurry up.

Hurry up.

Excuse me.

Did anyone see you when you were on your way here?

Don't worry, Madam.

I took the alleys

and didn't see anyone on my way here.

Liuyan.

What about Young Master Hua?

We just received the letter from Young Master Xiu,

saying that Young Master Hua has crossed the border of Quliang.

He will arrive tonight.

Send a message to Young Master immediately.

Tell him that Zhao'er is dead.

His Highness will definitely change his mind.

Once Young Master Hua is back,

everything will be finalized.

Zhao'er!

Under His Highness' order, I, Gu Sinian, am here