Good Bye My Princess (Dong Gong / 东宫)

The criminal subject Gao Yuming

has grown his power by grooming personal allies, falsely persecuted the innocents,

and corrupted the imperial civil examination.

His son Gao Xian has bred bandits for personal gain,

embezzled from military budgets, lied to the emperor,

causing difficulty for the imperial court to resonate its might and leading to numerous innocent souls blocking the path.

He is a sinned subject of the empire.

The Gao clan's crimes deserve the punishment of annihilation

with immediate executions.

Their allied associations, regardless of their levels and positions,

will be sent to the frontier camps.

Considering Gao Ruyi is good-natured and has served as my wife,

she is therefore waived from the death penalty.

Her title is removed, demoted to commoner status,

and will be sent to the Cold Palace. Regarding the case of Gu Ruhui,

it originated from Gao Yuming's deception of the court,

condemning a patriot to unjust convictions

is finally exonerated today.

However, a loyal minister has died.

I am full of regrets.

Now, I'm pardoning Gu Ruhui's conviction

and proclaiming him posthumously as Duke Zhong of the State,

to be buried in the Cemetery for Patriotism and Filial Piety, to pay respect to his spirits.

This decree must be promulgated!

Your Imperial Majesty is wise.

Commoner Gao.

What is the meaning of this?

The emperor ordered this pregnancy comfort medicine for you.

Pregnancy comfort medicine?

I am due this month.

Why do I need pregnancy comfort medicine?

I won't drink it.

You'd better drink it.

It'll help everyone.

Your Imperial Majesty,

you are so cruel.

So cruel!

General, a secret report from Shangjing.

My son Xian, very soon, the emperor will likely

condemn me because of the Gu family case.

I sense the coming of calamity.

To save your life, escape as soon as you can.

Remember so. Signed, Father.

General, we've been waiting for more than half a day here.

Have they mistaken the time of our fight?

Should we order someone to find out?

General?

Count all the men and horses.

Get everyone ready to exit the border gate.

Exit the border?

Yes.

We'll go to the Xi State.

General, we can't recklessly enter the Xi State.

And what about the Protectorate General Office?

We can't go back to the Protectorate General Office anymore.

Hurry and go!

Yes!

Mother, I swear

to avenge you and the Gu family.

We've finally finished everything.

Yes.

Everything is over.

Gu family's conviction is not only reversed,

uncle has also been posthumously proclaimed by Imperial Father as Duke of Zhong of the State

and buried in the Cemetery for Patriotism and Filial Piety. This kind of grace

shows that Imperial Father has never forgotten

his sentiments for the Gu family.

For so many years,

even if I was forced to wander far from my empire,

I've always believed that the emperor trusted me and Ruhui.

It's precisely because of that,

I was willing to dedicate over half of my lifetime

to repay the emperor's grace in appreciating my contribution.

Sir.

You can find a chance to reveal your identity to Imperial Father.

He will definitely give you a high position again.

Besides, I will need your counsel in the future.

I am grateful for your trust in me,

but I have firmly decided to retire into obscurity.

Retire?

Didn't you say that you had dedicated yourself to repaying Imperial Father's grace in appreciation for you?

The devious minister Gao has been eliminated.

I have fulfilled my wish.

Besides, if I stay by the emperor's side,

can I really repay his favor that way?

Ruhui and I were by his side, too, back then,

but we could only watch helplessly

as he was constrained by those treacherous wrongdoers.

He couldn't even protect those he trusted the most.

Enough. It's enough now.

Since you're so determined, I won't force you to stay.

Your Imperial Highness, may I ask you

to take a message to Mingyue?

She chose her own road.

There's nothing more I can say to convince her otherwise.

Just tell her to be cautious and take care.

I will tell her.

Thank you very much.

Xiaofeng, I'm back.

Xiaofeng, everything is over.

I finally don't have to pretend anymore.

Xiaofeng, I love you.

I truly love you.

I will forget what happened between you and Gu Xiaowu.

I really will forget it.

Promise me that you will forget him, too?

We will begin again...

Why?

Why do you hate me so much?

Why?

I only want you to forget Gu Xiaowu.

Is it that difficult?

You want me to forget him?

Gu Xiaowu?

I hate myself for not being able to forget him!

I really hate myself for not forgetting him!

Then just kill me.

Come.

Come!

Kill me!

Kill me!

Princess!

A'Du.

A'Du, where did you go just now?

I can't forget him.

Hurry, hurry, hurry!

- Don't... - Your Imperial Highness, what are you saying?

Xiaofeng, don't leave me.

Xiaofeng, don't leave me.

Xiaofeng.

Xiaofeng. Xiaofeng,

Xiaofeng, don't leave me.

Xiaofeng.

Hurry! Hurry!

Hurry!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Hurry! Hurry!

- Related Lady of Excellence, the physicians are here! - Your Imperial Highness!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

A'Du,

don't you think I'm really useless?

No.

I knew he was that person,

but I still couldn't do it.

If it's like this,

can we really escape from the Eastern Palace

to return to the Xi State?

Of course. If you want to run away, I can help you.

I mean it.

I can help you run away from here.

The guards at the Eastern Palace

can't be guarding against me, either.

Why?

Why?

Don't you understand?

I love Chengyin.

I've loved him from the first moment that I saw him.

With my Zhao family's prestige,

I am qualified to marry the crown prince.

But I didn't really care about the title of the crown princess consort.

I only wanted to be with that usually lonely fifth prince.

I only want to stay by the side of

that fifth prince who always seemed to be worried about something.

I wanted to hear his sorrow, make him happy.

He actually talked to me about everything then.

He trusted me and I trusted him.

He said that he would only love me.

But ever since he's had you, he's changed.

He doesn't love me anymore.

It's all because of you. It's all because of you!

He is so nice to you.

Nicer than when he was the nicest to me.

But you? You hurt him with a knife,

yet he is still calling your name in his dream.

But do you love him as much as I do?

Do you love him?

No.

I have never loved him.

That's why you must leave him.

Every scar that you've left on him,

is doubly carved onto my heart.

All right.

Tomorrow, at the East Corner Gate,

I will have a horse-drawn carriage ready for you there.

So who died this time?

No...

Not possible.

Not possible!

The bells are tolling for a noble consort.

Noble Consort Gao had excessive bleeding after a miscarriage.

She has died.

After all, I watched you grow up from infancy.

That's why I'm here to send you on your last journey, Grand Uncle.

Walnut cake.

I'm here to bid you goodbye on your last journey.

After much thought,

this tray of walnut cakes is the most suitable.

Grand Uncle.

Before you leave, please tell me something.

You had no grievances with the Gu family,