Good Bye My Princess (Dong Gong / 东宫)

Episode 8

Your Highness.

Xiao Feng is getting married in Danchi.

Yes.

Our king invites your highness and the queen...

to the wedding ceremony.

My daughter is getting married,

but I am the last one to know.

He even sent this to me.

King Tieda is really going too far.

I've delivered the king's oral instruction and invitation.

We hope your highness will choose a date of departure.

Please do not miss the wedding of the little princess.

Your highness,

the Li Dynasty emperor sent me to ask for a marriage alliance.

I waited for several months but what I get...

is news of the princess's wedding in Danchi.

You not only lied to me,

you also lied to the emperor of the Li Dynasty.

Anguo Lord,

my daughter is unruly.

She went to Danchi without my permission and my knowledge.

Your highness,

the marriage alliance concerns our diplomatic relations.

It's not just the marriage of Western Liang king's daughter.

You can deceive the emperor,

but can the Western Liang people pay for the crime?

Anguo Lord,

wait.

Anguo Lord,

in this palace,

we have two more princesses of marriageable age...

who can go to the Central Plains for a marriage alliance.

I hope you...

will go back and put in a good word.

The emperor wants a marriage alliance with the grand princess.

An emperor's words should be taken seriously.

I'll send somebody to inform the emperor and ask for forgiveness.

I will also report what your highness said.

Please wait for the emperor's edict.

How could it come to this?

How could it come to this?

Are you angry?

You master treats you so well.

Why didn't you go with him?

I do not know.

There was no reason.

Are you jealous?

No.

He is my cousin. Why should I be jealous?

Let me tell you a joke.

Long ago there was a military officer.

He fought a battle and was about to be defeated by the enemy.

Suddenly, divine soldiers descended from Heaven,

and helped him defeated all the enemies.

The military officer was particularly grateful to the deity.

He said, deity,

where did you come from?

What is your name?

The deity said,

I am a haystack.

I come here to repay your kindness.

The military officer was very puzzled.

He said,

when did I show kindness to you?

Do you know what happened?

No.

No? Make a guess.

Gu Xiao Wu,

my master is my master. I respect him.

If he comes to see me again, I will tell you.

I only have you in my heart.

So, why did the haystack...

save the military officer?

The haystack said,

of course you were kind to me.

Normally, on the training field,

you would not hit me.

Isn't it funny?

Very funny.

Gu Xiao Wu! Gu Xiao Wu!

-Hurry up. -Can't you wait for me?

Don't touch me.

Don't you think that the joke was stupid?

Uncle,

I heard Li Yan took the emperor's decree for war,

and went back to the Western Region Protectorate General.

That was more than 10 days ago.

By my calculation,

he is there already.

This is a major event.

Why didn't you come to the palace and tell me?

I was afraid that if you know too much,

the emperor will not be happy.

Moreover, this a military affair.

It is not a big deal.

How could it not be a major event?

Li Yan is Li Cheng Ye's man.

He will side with his master.

When this war starts,

Li Cheng Ye will oversee the whole situation,

and claim the military merit. What should Cheng Yin do?

There is another major event.

Gao Xian sent an urgent message from 1,000 miles away.

He said Prince Cheng Yin...

was not in the protectorate general over the past few days.

What?

He was not there?

Where could he be?

Don't worry, empress.

Although I do not know his whereabouts,

Gao Xian explicitly said that...

Cheng Ye didn't do anything to the prince.

Really, Cheng Yin...

was normally lazy when he was in the palace.

Why doesn't he fight over this at the critical moment?

If Li Cheng Ye takes the credit,

Cheng Yin will have less chance of becoming the crown prince.

Cheng Yin didn't fight for this.

That doesn't mean he is incompetent.

Uncle, do not forget to tell cousin...

to assist Cheng Yin in the Western

This tea is too hot.

Let me cool it down first.

I'm back, King Xuande.

Sit down first.

-King Xuande. -Have a cup of tea first.

It had just been brewed.

King Xuande,

I came back with the decree of his highness.

I came here straight without stopping.

His Highness has issued the decree for war.

We can attack Danchi at any time.

Great.

I was thinking of pushing forward the attack.

This edict arrived just in time.

Why do you want to push forward the attack?

A prairie hero killed the wolf king.

King Tieda of Danchi betrothed his granddaughter to him.

There will be a wedding in two days.

On the wedding day,

all the Danchi people will be present.

They will lower their guard.

That's what I mean.

I've already discussed this with Gao Xian.

On the wedding day, we will attack.

Although we've conducted two drills on this,

I will explain the plan again,

so that we will not miss anything.

Where is Prince Cheng Yin?

King Xuande,

he is in Tian Gen Mountain exterminating dune robbers.

He can't make it back in time.

I will inform Prince Cheng Yin about the battle plan.

We must win the war against Danchi.

I want to chop off King Tieda's head,

and present it to my father the emperor.

Yes.

Mr Chai.

What is the plan of King Xuande?

He asked the formations to collaborate.

Eventually, King Xuande himself...

will charge into the tent of Danchi's king.

I have made arrangements.

This is a map...

handed to me in private by the prince.

It indicates two paths...

that lead straight to the king's tent.

In this war,

we must help Prince Cheng Yin win the military merit.

Good! Good! Good!

What are they doing?

Footprints represent the road we travelled,

and the memories we left behind.

They tell us...

to keep going forward.

What are the stones for?

These are pebbles.

They represent the ups and downs we are about to experience.

Good, good, good.

Listen.

Today is the wedding day of Princess Xiao Feng.

King Tieda gave us good wine and meat.

Everyone eat and drink to your heart's content.

Good!

Bottoms up!

Bottoms up!

Fill it up.

Let's drink till we drop.

Yes, let's drink.

Fill it up.

Come.

Drink till you drop!

Drink, drink, drink!

Fill it up.

Li Yan,

inform Prince Li Dun of Shuobo,

on the day of the attack,

he should send his men...

to sneak an attack on the east camp of the Left King Guli.