Good Bye My Princess (Dong Gong / 东宫)

Xiaofeng.

Are you calling for me?

Who are you?

I am Gu Xiaowu.

Gu Xiaowu?

I think I've heard of your name.

Do we know each other?

Yes, I am your Gu Xiaowu.

My Gu Xiaowu?

Gu Xiaowu...

Be careful, Gu Xiaowu!

Run quickly, Gu Xiaowu!

Xiaofeng.

Who were you calling just now?

None of your business.

You said Gu Xiaowu.

You know him?

Did I know him before?

Come, drink your medicine.

I'm not drinking.

Drink this.

Your fever will only be reduced if you drink the medicine.

I said already, I won't drink it!

You are winning! Let's play again!

Let's play again!

- How is the game? - I've won a few rounds already.

Come, place your bets.

Hurry up. On the small.

Small. Definitely on the small.

Small! Small! Is that big or small?

Open up, come.

I won again.

Look at your luck.

Again. Let's continue.

Keep going.

I refuse to believe it.

Wait a second. I need to go out for a bit.

- You are not allowed to leave. - I'll be back very quickly. I just need to convenience myself.

I need to use the bathroom. Play first for me.

You better be quick! Quick!

This group of paupers...

Who is—

Look, Xiaofeng.

Fireflies.

I remember that you like fireflies the most.

When we were in Xi State, the king and queen didn't allow you to go out at night.

One time, you sneaked out at night.

When they finally found you, you had a firefly in your palm.

You told me that you got lost.

It was that shiny little guy who kept you company.

How do you know this?

It's not odd that I know this. We used to be together very often.

Xiaofeng,

I've never considered night time as scary.

Until I finally encountered real dark forces.

I don't want you to be alone in the dark night.

I believe that you are my friend.

When I recover from my illness,

can you take me home, please?

Greetings to Your Imperial Majesty and Crown Prince.

How is it?

In reply to Your Majesty, that Sun Er confessed easily after a few threats.

It was indeed Prime Minister Gao who instructed him to check on Miss Mingyue's background.

The things that he got from the brothel keeper are now in Prime Minister Gao's hands.

What exactly did Prime Minister Gao get from the brothel keeper?

Sun Er said it was old clothes from Miss Mingyue's youth. There was a poem written in blood hidden inside it.

Prime Minister Gao was very surprised upon seeing the poem.

He said that he didn't expect that Miss Mingyue was Chen Zheng's daughter.

Chen Zheng?

Yes, Chen Zheng.

Imperial Father, who is this Chen Zheng?

Chen Zheng is the only son of Chen Shiqian, the former emperor's Shenwu Army Commander.

Chen Shiqian died on the battlefield. So, since very young, Chen Zheng

was sent to the Gu family who was a close family friend of theirs.

He is like a brother to Gu Ruhui.

He is highly skilled in martial arts and a very loyal person.

He was often by my side and also Gu Ruhui's side.

Until when the Gu family rebelled. He was implicated by it as well.

He died over twenty years ago.

In that case, Prime Minister Gao is trying to get rid of Chen Zheng's daughter.

Could there be secrets in the Gu family case?

You are saying that Prime Minister Gao wanted to kill Mingyue,

but didn't expect that I was there, too.

That was why an assassination attempt like that happened?

All right, I am tired already.

You take care of Sun Er.

Yes. What about Prime Minister Gao?

Keep investigating.

Yes.

I will take my leave now.

I will take my leave.

Crown Prince.

I am here.

You were present during the assassination, too.

Do you think

the assassin was targeting Mingyue

or me?

My Lord, we are still unable to locate Sun Er.

Someone saw him at the gambling hall last night. Maybe, he has fled because of gambling debts.

Kun'er, are there any updates with the crown prince?

I dare not slack off where the crown prince is concerned. I have sent men to keep an eye on him all this while, but there are no movements.

Crown Prince should still be in a baffled state of searching for the assassin and the crown princess consort.

He absolutely would not have thought of us.

It's so weird.

Sun Er...

Search again. When you find him, kill him immediately. We can't let him live.

Yes!

Do you have any clues about the assassin?

Nothing yet.

Do it quickly. Don't leave any evidence.

Yes.

Officer! You captured—

Officer! You... You captured the wrong person. Let me live.

Spare my life, Officer...

- Let's go! - All right!

Go!

Father, they have gotten rid of Sun Er and we are in control of the crown prince.

Why are you still worried?

I just don't understand. Everything seems so strange.

Mingyue is the daughter of Chen Zheng; yet, she is unaware of her past history.

Furthermore, up to now, she has not revealed anything to the emperor.

An assassin appeared out of thin air and disappeared the same way.

There's also no movements from the crown prince.

Father, aren't you thinking too much?

What is frightening is not when there is a wind sweeping through the building heralding a rising storm in the mountains,

it is when there is a rising storm without any heralding wind.

Master, the crown prince is here.

Uncle.

Greetings to Your Imperial Highness.

Uncle, there is no need to be so polite.

How long has it been since you last visited my manor?

Have you been well recently, Uncle?

I feel the same as usual.

Your Imperial Highness must be busy recently, though.

Yes. Imperial Father told me to investigate the assassin.

But I've investigated for a few days and still don't have any clues.

I also don't have any news about the crown princess consort.

Today, I came to ask you about this matter.

There's no hurry. Let's sit down and talk.

All right.

Tell the kitchen to prepare some intricate dishes.

- Add a ginger abalone soup. - Okay.

Chengyin, stay here and have a meal with me tonight.

All right.

Do you know that because of the matter concerning the assassin,

I was so tired for so many days that I didn't even get a decent meal?

It's my fault that I'm so young.

If I still can't find any clues soon, Imperial Father will blame me.

After much thought, I can only come and look for you.

Honestly, I'm also baffled by this matter.

However, when you mentioned the crown princess consort just now,

it reminded me of something.

Uncle, please speak.

Perhaps, this assassin did not intend to abduct the crown princess consort at all.

What if he wanted to take the crown princess consort away with him?

Do you mean...

Think about it. Who in this world has so much hatred towards the Central Plains

that he would dare to assassinate His Imperial Majesty and take the crown princess consort away?

Are you saying that this assassin might be from Xi State or Danchi?

I dare not make this claim, either.

But if you would investigate along this line of thinking, perhaps you might have some gains.

Uncle is really wise. I have benefited from your advice.

His Imperial Majesty entrusted such an important matter to you.

It speaks of the fact that he already relies heavily on you.

I still need to rely on Uncle's help.

We are one family. There's no need to speak so courteously.

Walnut cookies. Do you still remember them?

When you were little, every time you would visit my manor,

the food you loved to eat best were these walnut cookies.

Come.

Okay.

At that time, you sat on my lap to eat this snack.

Do you still remember?

I remember.

The taste...

is the same as when I was young. It did not change at all.

It indeed has not changed at all.

Love live the Emperor!

Your Imperial Majesty, Mistress Mingyue is resting inside. I'll go in to inform her.

It's not necessary.

Let me look at you.

Mingyue, since the first time I met you,

I thought you looked different from other women in brothels.

You keep saying you're from a lowly background.

But somehow I feel that before you entered the brothel,

you were probably born in an exceptional family.

You entered the brothel at a very young age.

What happened before that?

I dare not lie to you, Your Imperial Majesty.

Before that, my family indeed suffered a calamity.

My parents died because of it.

Tell me about it. I can seek justice for you.

I was still very young then.

I only remember a group of men armed with swords suddenly appearing in our home.

I hid under a cabinet

and witnessed my parents killed by the blades.

Before she died, my mother told me

that my father was killed by his enemy.

But these grievances and acts of revenge are complex and endlessly intertwined.

I want to forget those shadows of blades, and drop the wish for revenge.