Untouchable Lovers (凤囚凰)

Untouchable Lovers

Episode 39

What's the point of eyeing the Prince Regent's position all the time?

In our Great Wei, there's only one position that's truly above all.

So as I see it, there's only one sure path.

Aspire...to the Imperial Throne!

Chancellor Ma, usurping the throne requires you to be vicious and ruthless.

Since time immemorial, so many people have tried it.

But in the end, no one had a good ending.

You think I'm that stupid?

Just because you can't dare to, doesn't mean others don't.

The Feng clan is a royal family of Northern Wei.

Now that their descendant, Rong Zhi, is holding great power in state affairs.

I fear that one day, he'll be able to replace your Tuoba family,

and steal this empire. Once Rong Zhi is sitting on that throne,

will you swallow your anger and suffer in silence, willingly submit to him?

I can't.

Sure. Run away then.

Leave Wei and become a dog without a home.

Conceal your identity to be able to get some leftover food (charity from others).

Maybe, that can ensure yourself a safe and peaceful rest of your life.

I'm unable to do it.

You can't do this or do that. In this world, you can't have it both ways!

On one side, you want to be the emperor. On the other side, you want to preserve your good name.

Is that possible?!

Let me tell you that if you keep hesitating like this,

all your hard work, all your efforts,

will surely be like fetching water using a bamboo pail, ending up with nothing in the end!

I don't even have any army. What can I do?!

Your Highness, you have no way.

It doesn't mean that I don't.

Say it.

Just to make that Liu Song princess happy, Rong Zhi has greatly hurt the heart of the people of Wei.

There have been discontent within the army for a long time.

We can just take advantage of this opportunity.

I...let me think about it first.

Let me think about it.

Tuoba Yun!

An opportunity can't be missed, or it won't come again.

I'll just say these words this once.

Just come find me once you've decided.

Qingyue!

- Qingyue, how are you doing? - Princess.

I was so worried about you, but you're just eating pear here?

That is because I've already known that you're back, so I'm not that worried anymore.

You bad girl.

I thought that you're badly injured from the Ministry of Justice.

But looking at you now, you seem to be fine.

What's wrong?

Nothing. It's still just a bit painful over here.

- Let me see. - Princess.

Don't look anymore. I'm embarrassed.

Since you're hurt, don't eat pear anymore.

I know. You want us to eat red braised pork hoof, right?

No. Before your injuries are healed, you can only eat congee.

Princess, then let us—

Then return me the pear. I still haven't eaten most of it.

- Give it to me. - Not giving.

- Give it to me... - Be careful.

Stop that already. Princess Consort just got back and still haven't rested.

Princess Consort still has injuries on her body.

Still has injuries?

- Then...just rest here. Let's rest together. - Okay.

Your Lady Highness! Your Lady Highness! Prince Regent rescued Princess Consort.

This is good then.

Good? Princess Consort returned safely.

All of His Highness plans just went in vain.

Who is Liu Chuyu? Just an insensible girl.

How can Yun'er spend so much efforts to plan things just to take away her life?

If it's not for her, then it's...

Stupid.

He knew that Prince Regent won't be able to part with his woman, hence, deliberately set up this trap for him.

This time, Ma Zhongliang must be hating Prince Regent upto his bones.

Really?

That is great news then.

Chancellor Ma has so many old students and subordinates. He is one strong force in the government.

If His Highness has his help, it won't be long for him to take down Prince Regent.

Just for a woman, offending so many people inside and outside the government,

I really can't understand this Prince Regent anymore.

But fine too. This way,

there will be good scenes to watch in the future.

How come you're suddenly coughing?

I'll go get you some water.

Were you secretly eating?

Turn around.

No.

And you still say there's none? Look. There's even remnants here.

I told you not to eat, yet you still gobbled up a mouthful. One shouldn't be too greedy, okay?

Drink some water.

Even a snake eats an elephant. Why can't I eat?

You must have some limit so you can live longer.

If I'm not allowed to eat or drink, what's the point of living 1,000 years?

You're not allowed to answer back!

You indeed are not letting me eat anything.

No answering back.

Let go. Let go and I'll let go.

You let go first.

You let go first.

You let go.

- Your Highness. - I'm not letting go.

You let go first.

Your Highness, you clearly are very worried about Princess Consort. Why didn't you go in?

It's rare to see her that happy. I don't want to disturb them.

With Qingyue getting hurt, even that Wang Ze guy kept checking the surrounding walls of our manor.

If not because I drove him away, he might have scared Princess Consort.

It's fine that they're alright.

Yes, indeed. But Chancellor Ma must be very angry at you now and will not easily forgive you.

- Then from now on... - Invite a Daoist master for me.

I want to pray for Xueyun's soul.

That's good too, so as to prevent those people saying this and that.

I'm doing this not to let Ma Zhongliang forgive me.

I'm doing this for my own peace.

I hope that Xueyun can leave in peace.

Your Highness.

What is it?

Before, Princess Consort just returned, so I didn't remind you about this.

But now that it's been 3 days,

Princess Consort should go into the palace and say thanks to the graces she received.

Thank for graces? Who in the palace must she thank?

Your Highness.

I know already. Go back now.

Your Highness, this is the rule.

If Princess Consort doesn't go and His Majesty and Empress Dowager get mad at her—

Go now.

Yes.

Your Highness, what Butler Zhang said is right.

Since Princess Consort is fine now, she should enter the palace and thank for graces.

- No need. - Ha?

Your Highness.

I'll just go into the palace.

Your Lady Majesty, His Highness has been waiting outside for 2 hours now.

Should I ask him in first?

Your Lady Majesty.

Your Highness. Her Lady Majesty is currently praying.

It's incovenient for her to see you right now.

How about you just come back tomorrow?

What? Even Empress Dowager refuses to see me too?

Your Highness, Her Lady Majesty has always been pious.

She's really praying. Don't overthink.

No, she must be angry.

You surely felt that painstaking efforts that Her Lady Majesty did.

Before, she did everything to convince you, but you just didn't hear her.

Your Highness insisted on your principles, yet you brought problems to Lady Majesty.

She must now think of every ways to mediate your situation with His Majesty.

I understand the predicament of Empress Dowager.

I also know that she's worrying about me. I feel ashamed for that.

That's why, I want to personally apologize and ask for punishment from her.

Once Her Lady Majesty's anger has dissipated, this matter will come to past.

But for now, it's better that you go back first.

I will try to urge her.

Thank you, Senior Maid Qin.

Your Lady Majesty was clearly concerned about His Highness. Why then must you push him away?

Rong Zhi is still too arrogant. He always think that he has everything under control.

This time, he was able to save the Liu Song Princess. He surely is too complacent with himself now.

He didn't even clearly think first

that offending Ma Zhongliang is equivalent to losing the trust of the high court officials.

If I still am nice to him,

what will others think?

Everyone will think that the reason why Prince Regent is this unruly and arrogant

is because he has me as his backer.

Why not be cold with him for now, so he can understand his current situation,

so that he will be more careful in doing things in the future.

Are things really as grave as you say?

Ma Zhongliang acts magnanimous and refined,

but his nature is that of a person that takes revenge on even the littlest grudge.

After suffering such a huge embarrassment, he surely will not easily spare Prince Regent.

Prince Regent now has severed his own arm. (lost an ally)

Prince Kang must be celebrating for the time being.

Lord Feng is back. He'll be able to help His Highness.

You're talking about that older stepbrother of mine?

Yes.

I already told him not to waste his time on me and Prince Regent.

We are not his tools to get power.

Go and warn him to be vigilant these next few days.

Don't he cause any trouble.

Yes.

He is still recruiting and building his army?

Your Lady Majesty, all families know that His Majesty is against it,

but are all secretly amassing territories and expanding their private armies.

What time is it already?

His Majesty hates pretending to abide openly but secretly disobeying the most.

He is placing himself in danger with what he's doing.

Immediately send out someone to warn him not to get caught

and eventually harm me and Prince Regent.

Yes.

Your Majesty, please look. This is the latest military formation that I've devised.

Putting importance on the foot soldiers, plus the war carriages pushing forward in layers.

In the book 'Methods of Sima', it is said that to break the enemy's formation,

use war carriages to charge through towards them and the foot soldiers will encircle the war chariots.

This will increase their attack strength,

but the defense will be poor.

In Royal Brother's opinion, what should we do then?

I feel that we should add one more troop

that will mainly take care of those incoming attacks.

Can adding changes to an ancient military formation like that really be useful?

I guarantee that after we add the changes, there will be further increase in its usage.

But to do experiments on the battlefield is experimenting on their lives.

No need to go to the battlefield. Just bring me next time when you go hunting.

- I will prove it to you. - Hunting?

Yes. This strategy is also good in dealing with beasts.