Maiden Holmes (Shao Nu Da Ren / 少女大人)

Maiden Holmes

Episode 17

Princess, come and practice.

Princess.

Be gentle on your fingertips.

I know.

Little Yue.

Why are you covering your ears?

She wants you to put in some efforts.

Your Highness.

You've been practising for so many days.

Why are you still playing so bad?

Li Yu said

I'm doing well,

in such a short period only, right?

Your Highness.

It's not been long since the Princess started to practice.

If she can practice more, she will be better

and familiarize with fingerstyle.

This won't do

if you're to perform at the banquet.

I'll just wing it.

Your Highness.

This guqin requires a higher level of

fingerstyle and rhythmic sense.

Previously,

I made a new one for the Princess.

I'll bring it later.

I think it will help with the Princess's practice.

Great.

Let her practice more for the next few days.

Yes.

You...

Stop!

Your Highness.

Go away.

Yes, Your Highness.

Rushuang. Brother Xie.

Why are you here?

You should ask your Young Master.

I've heard that you're marrying the Princess.

Yes.

Sister Su is still in prison.

You're marrying the princess

instead of rescuing her?

You are a heartless man!

Rushuang!

Let go!

Brother Pei.

We are both men.

I will be disappointed with you

if you are really going to do it.

Leave if you have nothing else

to do here.

You...

I have to make the banquet reservation.

I'm going to kill you!

I won't let you do that to my Young Master.

Young Master is marrying the Princess

to save Sister Su.

Fei Yuan!

Fei Yuan, what do you mean?

What do you mean by marrying the Princess to save Sister Su?

Brother Pei.

Say something!

We are all friends.

Just be frank.

Your Highness.

You will be engaged to Prince Qi two days later.

Are you happy?

Not really.

Prince Qi is inviting you to his mansion tonight.

Are you feeling nervous?

I feel nothing.

How is that possible?

How should I feel then?

According to plays,

when a girl sees a person she admires,

she will blush and her heart will be racing.

Your Highness, don't you feel that?

My heart will be racing?

That is why

I decided to marry the Princess.

With that,

Brother Su will be released after the marriage.

I understand, Brother Pei.

I knew it. Brother Pei won't...

You don't really like the Princess, right?

I'm sure you know

who I like.

So, you are just sacrificing yourself

to save Brother Su.

I have no choice

but this.

What will you do after you save Sister Su?

My happiness isn't important.

Princess, this way.

Cheese?

Your Highness.

It's been a while since I had this. Delicious!

Princess, do you like it?

Not bad. It tastes the same as the food in my hometown.

Why do you have Beirong's food

at your mansion?

I know you like to eat cheese, candied fruits

and drink kumis.

I asked them to prepare these for you.

I can't do nothing

to repay for what you prepared for me.

I wanted to play the guqin during the banquet at first

but I have to repay you immediately

since I ate your food.

I'll show you the girls of Beirong

are no worse than those in Liang Dynasty

in terms of

music, chess, calligraphy and art.

Have you heard it?

It's so livel in the Mansion of Prince Qi today.

Of course, Prince Qi invited Princess Yunchuan to a banquet.

They must've prepared a lot.

Prince Qi will be engaged to Princess Yunchuan

in a few days.

They are a match made in heaven.

Exactly.

What did you say?

What about Prince Qi?

Prince Qi and Princess Yunchuan

is getting engaged in a few days.

Prince Qi

is having a banquet with Princess Yunchuan now.

Yes.

Prince Qi

is marrying Princess Yunchuan?

Look at you.

Do you think His Highness will marry you instead?

That's enough. Just ignore her.

There's also a banquet at night.

Many officials will be attending.

Really? Tell me about it.

Princess Yunchuan

is really beautiful.

This is

the way you spoke of?

Come.

Cheers.

Breakthrough

Please excuse my bad performance.

Your Highness.

Princess!

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Doctor Huyan, how is she?

Your Highness.

I've used acupuncture to seal

her artery to her heart and lungs.

The Princess is safe for now.

-That's good. -But,

if she couldn't take the antidote soon,

the Princess would probably die in five days.

I am useless.

I've never seen such

peculiar poison.

I don't know how to cure the Princess.

Stand up.

Tidy up and

bring the Princess back to the inn.

Yes.

Your Highness.

We shouldn't move the Princess around

with her unstable condition.

Why don't we let her recuperate at the side mansion?

I will find all the famous physicians

and treat the Princess for sure.

Prince.

I trust you.

But Yunchuan has been poisoned here.

I won't let her stay here

no matter what.

Your Highness, please tell His Majesty

to find the antidote and get to the bottom of this

so you can give us an explanation.

If anything happens to Yunchuan,

Beirong will be at war

with the Liang Dynasty!

Officer.

We've checked them with the name list.

Their identities are real.

They do work in the Mansion of Prince Qi.

Breakthrough

Officer.

Investigate carefully.

Yes.

Shuomu really said that?

Yes.

The people of Beirong are fierce. They like to start a war.

Once when a neighbouring country abducted their crown prince.

They deployed their whole country's army to annihilate a few cities.

Refugees were everywhere at that time.