The Legend of Jinyan (Feng Gui Si Shi Ge / 凤归四时歌)

=The Legend of Jinyan=

In the seventh year of Qianning,

Prince Chu, also known as Xiao Cheng, died from illness.

Princess Consort Cheng took control of Chu's land

and arranged for her son Xiao Yu to inherit the throne.

Xiao Yu received the title of Prince Yu.

Xiao Qi, the firstborn illegitimate son of Prince Chu,

was sent to the northern borderlands

to guard the northern borderlands on behalf of his father.

Three years after Prince Yu succeeded to the throne,

his family was not peaceful.

All his three wives passed away successively.

Rumors circulated on the streets.

In May of the seventh year of Qianning,

the Princess Dowager held a banquet

to solidify the family,

inviting gorgeous women in the right age group in the city

with the aim of finding another wife for Prince Yu.

Yeah. It looks good.

It's so pretty.

Nice.

Yeah.

So beautiful.

Give me this one.

-Here you go. -Thank you.

This one is pretty.

Okay. Okay.

Thank you.

Lady Sujin.

Call me "Childe."

(Wen Sujin, legitimate daughter of General Wen Buqing)

Yes.

Childe.

We really should go home.

If you are seen in the outdoors again,

Mrs. Wen will punish you again.

You can go home yourself.

I'm staying to witness

the once-in-a-century wonder.

Once-in-a-century?

It's the astronomical phenomenon predicted by the Administration of Heavenly Observatory.

Haven't you heard?

The word on the street

is that on the night of the Lantern Festival,

Guiwu Mountain will serve as the best observation platform.

Watch out.

Your Highness.

Call me "Childe."

(Xiao Yu, firstborn legitimate son of Prince Chu, also known as Prince Yu)

Yes, Childe.

There are many eyes and ears at this place.

Be careful, Childe.

I don't need you to remind me of that.

Just wait here.

To the Buddha,

I burn the incenses and pray.

I dare not be less than sincere.

I hope everything goes well for Father on the borders

and he'll end the war and come home soon.

I hope the Wen family will enjoy peace,

my mother will live long

and my elder sister will have her wish fulfilled.

I also hope

to find a good man

and be with him forever.

The Fruit Banquet

is indeed a grand event.

Get the chaise ready.

Ancai.

Tell Jin'er to wash herself

and go to the Sovereign Prince Yu's Mansion with me.

Lady Sujin is...

I told Sujin to get a protective talisman

for Father at the temple.

She heard that the talismans worked the best on the night of the Lantern Festival.

So she went out at dusk.

You...

It's my fault.

Please punish me.

Stop kneeling here.

Send people to find her.

Don't worry, Mrs. Wen,

I'll take people to find her right now.

Outrageous.

I expected you to teach Sujin

some manners and rules of etiquette.

And what have you done?

You clowned around with her.

Tell me.

How many times have you helped her sneak out?

I wouldn't care if this happened on any other day.

But today is the day of the Fruit Banquet held by the Princess Dowager.

Not attending the banquet is disobeying the royal order.

Lady Sujin is not here,

but Lady Suyu is here.

Ancai.

Watch your mouth.

Get up.

The fireworks have been set off. The banquet will start soon.

We don't have the time to wait for her.

Suyu.

You'll go to the Sovereign Prince Yu's Mansion

and attend the Fruit Banquet with me.

Yes.

Ancai.

Fetch the veil.

Put the veil on my illegitimate daughter.

Yes.

This is the Princess Dowager's banquet.

An illegitimate daughter who isn't part of the family shouldn't show up.

You shall attend the banquet as my legitimate daughter Sujin.

Yes.

Childe.

I have a bad feeling.

Why is your face stained?

Childe.

Childe.

You scared the hell out of me, Xiaonan.

You are a grown-up now.

Don't make such a fuss.

By the way,

what were you saying?

Childe,

your face is stained.

This is odd. Where is my handkerchief?

Childe.

Childe, use my handkerchief.

Childe.

You look so handsome.

Childe.

-Childe. -Childe.

-Use my handkerchief. -Use mine.

-Use mine. -Use mine.

No.

-Use mine. -Use mine.

Use my handkerchief, Childe.

-Childe. -Childe.

Childe. Don't leave. Childe.

-Childe. -Don't leave.

-Childe. -Childe.

Childe, don't leave.

I... I...

I'm... I'm sorry.

No worries.

Childe.

Childe.

Are you okay?

I don't need these handkerchiefs.

Give these back to them.

Thank you.

You are welcome.

Childe.

What are you looking at?

Didn't you see the man

who gave me the handkerchief?

That was a really handsome gentleman.

What a pity.

My Lady.

It's time to go home.

Go home. Go home.

Remember

to call me "Childe"

before telling me to go home.

Childe.

Childe.

My Lady, what are you doing?

You don't understand.

I can see farther at a higher place.

Since there will be an astronomical phenomenon,

I should go to higher ground to observe it more clearly.

My Lady,

we'd better not go up.

If something bad happened to you,

Lady Suyu would be mad.

She would never help you

sneak out again.

Don't you dare

tell my elder sister about this.

My Lady.

My Lady.

Master.

There has been strife in the court.

Rumor has it that Father left a testament.

But nobody in the court can find it.

Please enlighten me, Master.

Amitābha.

Is this left by Father?

(A soldier's duty is to guard the vast land and secure people's peace.)

The gold-jade token.

The gold-jade token is Father's testament?

The gold-jade token is a worldly thing,