General and I (A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to Be Appreciated / 孤芳不自赏)

According to the ancestral regulation of Bai Lan State

the attempted murder of a royal family member

can sentence you to death by torture.

Prime Minister.

I went on the battlefield voluntarily.

Besides, I'm unharmed.

How is Prince Consort to be blamed for it?

Prince Consort brought this war upon us.

If it weren't for him

how could Your Highness possibly have had to take such a risk?

The safety of the royal family is the utmost priority.

It's not a matter to be overlooked.

Your Highness.

Should Your Highness spare Prince Consort from any punishment

how could you answer to your subjects and people who protected you?

Your Highness.

Prince Consort's crimes are not to be condoned.

Prime Minister's fervent pleas are absolutely right.

I concur.

Prince Consort's crimes are not to be condoned!

I concur!

- I concur! - I concur!

- I concur! - I concur!

- I concur! - I concur!

It seems that all my dear subjects are much begrudged.

Everyone's anger can't seem to be appeased.

I can't be too lenient then.

However, since the state is safe and I'm unharmed

I ask that Prime Minister propose a much lighter sentence.

I accept the decree.

Prince Consort, He Xia!

As the husband of the princess and General of Fast Cavalry

he has, for his personal interests

caused disturbance to the people and put the princess's life at risk.

He's suspected of the attempted murder of a royal family member.

Although the princess is unharmed, his actions are not to be condoned.

Hence, Prince Consort will be given a lighter sentence as a warning

to appease the anger of the officials and ease the minds of the people.

Today, Prince Consort is specially sentenced to 30 strokes of caning.

The punishment is to be carried right away.

- Guards! - Present!

- Carry out the caning now! - Yes!

Your subject...

Accepts the punishment.

Reporting to Your Highness.

Your Highness!

- Your Highness. - Lu Yi.

How is Prince Consort?

The caning is done.

Prince Consort...

He's quite badly injured.

Your Highness!

Where are you going?

I have to take a look at Prince Consort!

Do reconsider, Your Highness.

All the officials are watching your each and every move.

Should Your Highness react too aggressively

and provoke Prime Minister even further

Prince Consort would have taken 30 strokes of caning for nothing.

You're right.

I wasn't thinking.

Prince Consort is already injured.

I was just worried that he might not be able

to withstand such tough physical punishment.

Lu Yi.

Deliver the best medicinal herbs in the palace to Prince Consort.

Pass on my message to him.

Tell him to recuperate well.

Once the situation isn't as tense, I'll go and visit him.

Yes!

Young Master...

Young Master.

Bear with it.

Some prime minister he is!

What does he think he is?

How dare he treat Young Master so brutally?

Young Master.

When have you ever had to suffer such a grievance?

If you really don't like the princess, we can just leave.

Let's just leave this awful place.

Dong Zhuo.

I hit you so that you'll remember never to say anything like that again.

Young Master, I...

This is all my fault.

I forgot what I should do.

Those 30 strokes are well deserved.

Your Highness, here's your wine.

Mo Ran.

You have been with me for years.

What do you think of me?

Your Highness is definitely a hero to me!

You're loyal and patriotic. You care about your people.

Moreover, Your Highness is a great husband.

You're so devoted to Princess Consort.

I'm really bad with words.

I don't know how to put it, but all in all

you're someone who is worth risking my life to follow.

When I was young, my mother and I only had each other.

We were used to the fickleness of human nature.

- People around us were hostile to us. - Stop it!

- Everyone in the tribe wanted us dead. - Stop it!

- I was often bullied. - Stop hitting him!

Whenever I couldn't tolerate it, I'd go against them head on.

In the end, I always end up being beaten.

Whenever my mother heard that I was being bullied

she would rush over to shield me with her own body.

When I heard the whip slash into her body

the only thought on my mind was that someday, I'd have them killed.

There was only hatred in me then.

It's so pretty!

But then one day, I met her.

She smiled and reached out to me.

Her eyes were brighter than the stars that shone in the sky.

I had never seen such clear eyes.

They were so clean, sincere, and warm.

Ping Ting begged her father to help me.

For the first time in my life, I felt kindness from a stranger.

However, her father later sacrificed his life to save me and my mother.

That was when I first realized

there is another kind of person in this world.

This kind of person is compassionate and warm-hearted.

They're worthy of our respect.

They're worthy of our allegiance.

They're worthy of our protection.

I'd let go of my hatred for them.

Without her, there would be no Chu Bei Jie.

Without her...

I could never be happy.

Your Highness.

We have to bring Princess Consort home!

Definitely.

I'll send more men to search for Princess Consort now!

Don't bother.

I've given it some thought.

There's only one place she would go.

This is so comfortable!

Although this bed isn't as luxurious as that in a huge manor

it is so much more comfortable.

We were so used to living in fear that now we're at ease

I seem to find it strange.

If only we could be so carefree every day.

Ping Ting, what are you doing?

My wife, how do I look in this outfit?

Very good.

My wife...

Sister Bai.

My wife!

- Don't run! - Ping Ting!

We'll set out for Great Liang tomorrow.

From then on, we won't be concerned about any worldly affairs.

It will be fine.

From then on, we'll be so carefree.

Ping Ting.

Ping Ting!

Ping Ting!

Ping Ting!

Ping Ting! Where have you been?

Ping Ting, I couldn't find you early this morning

because you went out to get all this done?

You really don't take good care of yourself!

This is so heavy!

You even carried it back on your own.

Yes, it is quite heavy.

It seems that we'll just have to eat a lot more from now on.

Subject Chu Mo Ran returns with the army.

Greetings to Your Majesty!

Have you brought Prince and Princess Consort of Zhenbei back?

Your Majesty, the prince has asked me to bring you a letter.

What does this mean?

Where are Prince and Princess Consort of Zhenbei?

Bring it here!

How atrocious!

I am willing to take the punishment for Prince of Zhenbei!

We're willing to take the punishment for Prince of Zhenbei!

When did I say that I'm going to punish him?

Chu Mo Ran, receive my command!

I receive the command!

I command you to bring your men with you

to search for Prince and Princess Consort of Zhenbei.

Once you find him, convey my decree immediately.

Prince of Zhenbei is to be conferred as Regent Arch Prince

and Princess Consort as a first rank-lady of honor.

Both of them are to return swiftly for the sake of Great Jin.

If you can get this done, I shall reward you handsomely.

I accept the command!

Young Master.

- Is he here? - Yes, Young Master.

- Good. - He's in your study.

Greetings to Prince Consort.

How is it?

Prince Consort, from what I learned

our informants in Jin State sent news back to say that

they didn't notice Bai Ping Ting on the routes from Bai Lan to Jin.

Moreover, Chu Bei Jie didn't return to the imperial court with his army.

Neither of them are in Jin State?

No.

How is it with Gui Chang Qing?

Prime Minister had his men seal off all routes around Yun-An City.

That cunning old man.

He still hasn't given up yet.