Untouchable Lovers (凤囚凰)

Untouchable Lovers

Episode 7

Imperial Astrologer, His Majesty has been bothered by nightmares all night and wasn't able to sleep well.

Hurry and look if there are ghosts or souls disturbing him.

I already said it. I won't go.

But your supernatural power is the best here. I can only look for you. Please hurry and go.

Hua Yuan'er, His Majesty is looking for you.

Yes. I'll go right now.

- Imperial Astrologer-- - Go now. Or else, His Majesty will get angry again.

Yes.

Tian Rujing! What grudges do your master have with Rong Zhi?

Rong Zhi has the fate of the greedy wolf.

He is a naturally born sinister and cunning person. Master has tried many times to eliminate him.

But Princess can't bear to lose him because of his looks and you made him stay in your manor.

Master and Rong Zhi then had an agreement.

Unless he is able to overturn his defeated state, or else, he will forever stay in the Princess Manor.

What bullshit fate are you talking about now?

If it is really like you said, now that your Master is dead, how can he still stop Rong Zhi?

I will inherit the agreement between Master and Rong Zhi.

Fine. I'll temporarily put aside your grudges with Rong Zhi.

I want you to immediately see His Majesty and tell him

that you can dispel all those ghosts and tell him to not be afraid from now on.

I don't know how to dispel ghosts.

I don't care if you know to or not. It's enough that you know how to right now.

After this matter is done, I will give you abundant rewards.

I don't lie.

You don't lie?

Why then did your Master rely on the technique of foretelling fate to fool the emperor and hurt innocent people?

- Master didn't lie. - He did!

You are also lying. You liars who rely on fortune telling to fool the world!

There are no greedy wolf or seven-death. All are just lies you use for you own profit!

Master fears that the citizens will suffer from the disaster of wars, hence, he kept trying to eliminate the greedy wolf and seven-death.

But sadly, he suffered heaven's retribution and died early.

Before Master died, he instructed me to strictly abide by the law of nature.

I must not repeat his mistakes.

Humans cannot go against the will of the heaven.

But I have always held my fate in my own hands.

I will prove that to you.

Fashi, will you also kill me?

In the whole world, you're the only one that's good to me.

How can I kill you?

Sister, I'm not afraid. You also shouldn't be afraid,

because I will protect you.

Rong Zhi, I want to ask you one question.

Princess, please say it.

If...I'm just saying if,

you used to hate someone so much

to the point of wanting to kill him to feel contented,

but you suddenly discovered that the two of you are very closely-related,

and that he is not really as cruel and vicious as you imagined,

what will you do?

Princess is hesitating if you're going to implement your initial plan or not?

Right.

I want to know what I should do.

What are you doing?!

You're being too disrespectful! Be careful for I might have your life taken!

I just want to ask your heart.

What do you mean?

Your heart is telling me that it's wavering.

What really are you doing?

If Princess kills him, will your heart get hurt?

Just to not let this heart get hurt, it's better that you don't kill him.

What you said is right. Killing will not solve any problem.

I will change him.

Why is Princess being very firm?

Others will usually say 'I want to' but not 'I will'.

It's not because I want to, it's a must.

Only by doing this can I strive to earn myself a path to survive.

I'll start today.

Rong Zhi, thank you.

Zhu Que.

Zhu Que, you're back.

Fendai, are you worried about me?

You went into the palace alone. I was worried that Liu Ziye will see through you.

There are a lot of things to take care of for Empress Dowager's funeral, so I returned late.

You didn't need to wait for me.

I might be very busy in the next few days.

Why?

Nothing really. It's because Liu Ziye kept having nightmares and kept pestering me.

That's good then. The more he sticks to you, the more you'll have the chance to kill him.

What you said is right. It's just that Lin Mu is very suspicious of me.

When I was accompanying Liu Ziye last night, he actually checked on us 3 times.

That's why, I better just wait for now.

I understand.

Hope you can mediate my situation to Pavilion Master.

Pavilion Master has been rushing us numerous times.

But I guarantee that I'll think of ways

to beg Pavilion Master in giving us some more time.

Fendai, thanks.

Silly girl, why are you thanking me?

Fendai, hope that when you learn the truth,

you won't put me in a difficult spot.

You're saying that Princess is inviting land-owning clans and distinguished personalities in the Bamboo Banquet?

Yes. Hope Menke Rong can help us with it.

Of course.

Master, although the Liu clan is of royal status,

they started from humble beginnings.

Their relationship with the land-owning families of Jiankang has always been not good.

Princess has always loathed and hated them. Why is she inviting them now?

Of course, it's for Liu Ziye.

I don't get it.

For the Liu clan, Princess is drawing the land-owning clans to their side and placating the hearts of people.

How is that possible? Princess has always acted in an absurd manner.

In terms of extravagant spending and seeking pleasures, she indeed is an expert. But pulling the land-owning class to her side...

That's totally so funny.

Not everyone has the courage to keep going resolutely

despite knowing that the task is impossible.

What should we do then?

Wait a little more.

Your Majesty, all the ministers are in the Eastern Hall waiting for you to attend the morning court.

Your Majesty.

I'm not going! I'm not going!

Your Majesty...

All the ministers are in the Eastern Hall waiting for you to attend the morning court, Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, it's better that you go out. You haven't attended the morning court for a month already.

Your Majesty... I'm serious, Your Majesty. If you still don't

- go out, if you still don't go out today... - I'm not going! I'm not going!

they will charge into here, Your Majesty.

- Your Majesty, calm down! - Your Majesty...

- Calm down! Your Majesty... - I'm not going!

Your Majesty...

- I'm not going! - Your Majesty!

Princess.

Sister!

Sorry, I didn't mean to do it. Are you alright?

Fashi, who angered you?

Who told you all to be here? Leave!

Go now...

Sister, these past few days, I kept thinking about the ghost story that you told me last time.

I find it scary and fun. Tell me some more, okay?

Sure. I'll tell you another story today.

Okay.

I'll tell you about the story of our past emperor Liu Yu.

Why are you talking about him?

Sister, I heard enough stories about him from those white beard old man. Don't talk about him anymore.

My story is different from your teachers. What your teacher told you are uninteresting histories.

But what I will tell you

are interesting stories about him. Are you going to listen or not?

How interesting?

Legend says, that when the past emperor was born, it was a time of great drought.

But on that day he was born, it suddenly rained.

The drought got resolved. Later on, a lot of people said

that the past emperor is a very blessed person.

But when he grew up, his family was very poor.

He had to sell straw sandals to live.

My teacher hasn't told me that before.

Of course, he can't say it. Our Liu family used to be a poor clan.

Your teacher is your subject. If he said that, that's being disrespectful.

And then what? Sister, continue with your story.

Afterwards, the past emperor joined the army.

And then, he achieved merits and got promoted to a staff sergeant.

Later on, people gifted him an amber pillow.

But who knew that he'd shatter it right there and then.

He wanted that they be used to treat those injured soldiers.

It must be because he doesn't now to appreciate the value of that pillow.

It's not that. Afterwards, there was one time

that our ancestor fell of from his horse during a battle.

He almost died.

But those soldiers that benefited from the medicine he gave

risked their lives to protect him, hence, he was saved.

As the old saying goes, 'Throw me a papaya

and I'll repay you with qiongju jade.'

If not because past emperor was considerate and kind to his men,

why would those men risk their lives to save him?

That's why, Fashi, you must remember this.

No matter if you are the lofty emperor or not, you must treat others well.

This way, they will repay you exponentially.

Sister, you tell stories better than them. What happened after?

Afterwards...

Afterwards, there was a person who wanted to confused the past emperor.

Princess, no matter how you urge him,

you won't be able to cure a person that's already severely ill.

Fashi is just a young man.

Everyone is calling him a muddled king,

but no one is willing to tell him what he should do.

I don't know how much I can do.

What the effect will be.

But I will do my best.

What you're doing is against the will of the Heaven.

It's useless.

Tian Rujing,

you walk your Heaven's path, and I'll walk my single-plank bridge.

Let's just rely on our own abilities.

Princess has been busy organizing this scroll.

I asked someone to copy it.

This is the Princess organizing the deeds of different emperors from different dynasties.

There are about pioneering emperors, the governance of wise emperors,

and mismanagement by muddled kings.

She especially chose those with fun historical facts.

She really put a lot of effort in this.

Why is she doing this?

Of course, it's to narrate them to Liu Ziye.

Silently influencing and guiding him to be a good emperor.

Don't know how many ministers have Liu Ziye killed that have used blunt words to remonstrate him.

Princess is planning to use another path.

No wonder. When she returns here, she'd immediately look into and read those historical and classical scrolls.

She even asked for a storytelling scholar to teach her. She sorted out these stories one by one.

She worked until very late last night and then entered the palace upon daybreak.

Worked until very late night?

Never thought that she'll be this diligent just for Liu Ziye.