The Princess Royal (2024) s01e40 Episode Script

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[The Princess Royal]
[Adapted from Mo Shu Bai's novel,
The Princess Royal on jjwxc.net]
[This is a work of fiction.]
[Episode 40]
Don't worry.
I'm fine.
Rest up somewhere safe.
I need to look for Su Rongqing.
I don't want to be
separated from you again.
I won't leave again.
Rong.
Your Highness.
Are you alright?
Is everything well?
I'm fine, Your Highness.
And Qin Lin?
We've just received news
that General Qin has
successfully killed Xiao Su.
He is now taking over his troops
and he is on his way back to Huajing.
Before he started his journey,
General Qin ordered me
to come and save you.
Thank you.
No worries.
[Hanqiu Palace]
Where's the imperial jade seal?
Where is it?
Tell me!
Aren't you going to pass
the throne to Cheng?
Give me the imperial jade seal!
After you take the seal,
what will you do?
I can give my throne away,
but you cannot demand it
nor deceive me.
To you,
we're just lowly
and despicable creatures,
like a bunch of pets
that demand your love.
You despise the noble families
for their lofty behavior,
but in your heart,
you also love how lofty they are.
Give me the seal!
You've been hoping to be lofty yourself
for many years, haven't you?
Yes, I have been longing for it
for many years,
even in my dreams.
Give me the seal!
You wench.
The seal!
You wish.
No.
Cheng will ascend the throne.
I will be the Empress Dowager.
Huayue will be the Princess Royal.
The Xiao Family will be the most elite
noble family in this country.
Give me the seal! Give it to me!
Even if I give you the seal,
do you think you can bear the weight
of the entire country?
Are you able to take the responsibility?
You ignorant and foolish woman!
Where is the imperial jade seal?
Where is it?
Tell me!
Inside a hidden compartment
behind the throne.
My imperial jade seal and power
are yours now.
Finally.
[Prince Su, Li Cheng,
will ascend the throne.]
I'll go after them.
Put the blade down.
Don't come near me.
Let us go
or I'll kill him.
Come any nearer and I'll kill him!
He's your father!
He is our father,
as well as Huayue and Li Cheng's father.
He's also your husband.
You're killing him
and you want us to let you go?
Put the blade down.
I'll let you go.
I don't believe you.
Mother, please let Father go.
Shut up!
Get out if there's nothing else!
Rong.
I'm begging you.
Since we're both related by blood,
please let us go.
We have done many terrible things.
I swear
that if you let us go,
I'll be your most loyal
and obedient sister.
Rong.
Rong.
It's our fault.
Rong, let us go.
Huayue, stand up!
Begging is the most useless thing to do!
Stand up, now!
Stand up, you hear me?
Xiao Rou.
I know
you just want a way out.
You don't really intend to kill him.
You wouldn't kill someone
who truly loves you.
Right?
Wrong.
He has never loved me.
He has never thought
of building a pagoda for me
or given me any respect.
He hits me and yells at me
as he pleases.
All I am to him is a tool!
He uses me when he needs to,
simply because of my lowly background.
I'm unlike your mother
who was born into a noble family,
carrying the blood of
the Shangguan Family.
That's why she could never
do anything wrong
and she would always be respected.
But why?
Why are you born superior
while I have to be insulted
since I was born?
Is this fair?
No.
That's why you should fight.
I sympathize with you,
but this is no reason for you
to commit evil recklessly.
Xiao Rou
You sympathize with me?
Do I need others to sympathize with me?
Yes, people like you
should sympathize with me.
Besides,
I should thank you for your sympathy!
Mother?
Mother!
Mother!
Father.
Get the imperial physician!
Hold this.
Slowly.
Keep an eye on Father here.
I need to look for Pei Wenxuan.
This belonged to my brother.
Stay away from me.
[Weiyang Palace]
You've always wanted to kill me,
haven't you?
Since the first time you held
the umbrella for Her Highness,
I started to have the intention
to kill you.
What a coincidence.
On the day the Princess got married,
I had the same thought.
That means
I should thank you
for sparing my life, shouldn't I?
Su Rongqing,
why are you still struggling?
You can't escape from this.
The fake Li Cheng is useless.
Her Highness has made her mind up.
A posthumous decree is not going
to make her give up.
Su Rongqing.
You could have chosen other paths,
yet you refuse to do so.
Since you had also
traveled back in time,
you could have proposed to her,
but you didn't.
You could have put the past behind
and assisted Li Chuan together with her.
But you refused to do so.
You knew that
the noble families were in the wrong
and that you could have
mended Li Chuan's ways,
but you were unwilling to do so.
In the end, you're left with nothing,
but you still insist
that you have no choice.
Su Rongqing.
Don't you find that hilarious?
Hilarious?
But, I am the young master
of the Su Family.
How could I abandon my family?
I have already lost Her Highness.
I have already lost everything.
I colluded with the noble families
and risk my life on the line.
Now, you're telling me
that I am wrong?
Then, what about everything I had lost?
Did I lose them for nothing?
I could have proposed to Her Highness
like my brother
who begged my father willfully
to marry the girl he loved.
But I didn't.
In the past,
I looked on as she married you.
On the day she got married,
I ran after the carriage
all the way to the Princess's Mansion.
This time, I was your groomsman.
I'll settle these scores with you later.
I handed her to you
because I have already chosen this path.
I have already lost
the most precious thing to me.
I can't be wrong.
I can't be wrong!
Su Rongqing, remember this.
You didn't give up on Her Highness.
It was me who fought for her.
Whether you fight for her or not,
Her Highness is mine.
Remember this.
Just admit your mistakes.
She loves me,
so you should scram.
Here, whether you're dead or alive,
don't even think
of getting near to Her Highness.
Your Highness.
We have Su Rongqing's men under control.
Where are they now?
I still lost after all.
Su Rongqing, why didn't you dodge?
I'm fine.
I'll wait for you outside.
You're here, Your Highness.
I'm glad.
Everything
has come to an end.
Your Highness.
Must you reform the system?
I must.
I hope I don't have to use
high-sounding words
to conceal the country's
social disparities.
The noble families and the commoners
should be the same.
When such discrimination
no longer exists
the world
will finally be at peace.
I didn't know
you had such fantasies.
When will that day ever come, though?
Your Highness.
I have never wanted to harm you.
I have always hoped the best for you.
Even if you married Pei Wenxuan
I still wished the best for you.
This time, I didn't propose to you
not because I was a coward,
but because I knew
you liked him.
I also know
that I had harmed you,
and that
you would never forgive me
for trying to kill Li Chuan.
I tried to stop you from establishing
the Inspectorate Office
because the noble families
were too strong
and I didn't want to see you
being threatened.
I proposed to you at Beiyan Pagoda
because the noble families
tried to expel you from Huajing.
I thought Pei Wenxuan was dead,
and you lost your bet
with the imperial court.
So the only way to protect you
was to appeal for you
in the name of my family.
I did not mean to offend you
or take advantage of you.
I know.
This is yours.
You dropped this
when we met for the first time
when we were young.
I wanted to keep it secretly,
but I still felt
that I should return it to you.
I have always loved you.
When I was ten,
when we first met in the Imperial Study,
I had already fallen in love with you.
Be it in my dreams and reality
I have always loved only you.
Your Highness.
This time
have you lived a good life?
I've had a great life this time.
That's wonderful.
Your Highness.
Are you
Yes, Rongqing.
I'm carrying a baby.
Well.
Congratulations.
Your Highness, did you know
that it was once my greatest desire?
Sometimes, I thought
that if we could
have our own children,
that would be lovely.
Unfortunately,
I was castrated
in the past.
It was impossible for me
to achieve that.
But, the heavens took pity on me.
It gave me another chance to start over.
I cherished this opportunity
more than any of you did.
Sometimes, I wondered
that perhaps
I should hold on a little longer
and tolerate a little more.
When everything settles,
I may just catch your attention.
The 17 years that we had spent together
motivated me to move forward this far.
Many times have I wanted
to shirk my family responsibilities
just to have a family with you.
That would have been enough for me.
Unfortunately
I no longer have this chance anymore.
Actually, it's all your choice.
We made one decision after another
based on our own will
and reached where we are now.
Rongqing.
My current life
is pretty good.
Since you're doing good
then that
would be a relief for me.
I would like to play
a final score for you.
Here are some medicines
that can save your life.
From now on,
Su Rongqing is dead.
You won't have to suffer anymore.
You will no longer be
the young master of the Su Family.
Get out there and be a normal person.
Once you experience
the vicissitudes of life,
benefit the world with your knowledge.
That's the only way
to atone for your mistakes.
I shall remember that.
He's playing
"A Happy Farewell".
Su Rongqing.
Your Highness.
Su Rongqing, stop this foolishness!
Rong.
Farewell.
Your Highness!
Get out of there, Su Rongqing!
It's dangerous!
You don't have to do this.
You can start over.
Your Highness!
Don't do this!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Su Rongqing!
Hurry.
Get another piece of clean cloth! Hurry.
Stop the bleeding!
Chuan.
Leave. Now!
All of you, leave!
Yes.
Chuan.
Chuan.
Remember.
Chuan.
Remember my words.
In the future
don't be like me.
I was born with free will.
Yet
I couldn't live freely.
I'm
sorry.
[Hanqiu Palace]
The Emperor has passed away!
Rongqing!
No!
Rongqing!
Rongqing!
You will die if you go inside!
Rongqing!
Rongqing.
Rongqing!
I wanted to plead with His Majesty
and take our family back to our hometown
so I could keep you alive.
Why were you so foolish?
We can't save him anymore.
Anyone else
could give up on Rongqing
except me.
[Beiyan Pagoda]
Cheng.
Mother.
Father.
I'm all by myself now.
[Three years later]
Kneel!
His Majesty has issued an edict.
"I have decided to live in seclusion
in Shangqing Taoist Temple
and pay no attention
to all worldly affairs.
Therefore, I shall name
Princess Pingyue, Li Rong,
as the Regent Princess Royal,
who will govern the country
in full capacity as the monarch.
I shall also appoint
the Prince Consort, Pei Wenxuan,
as the Right Chancellor;
Shangguan Ya
as the adviser of the Chancellery;
and Cui Yulang as the Minister of Rites,
to assist the Princess Royal
in governing the country.
During my seclusion,
I sincerely wish that all my officials
shall continue to serve the country
with utmost integrity."
Your Highness, please receive the edict.
Your Highness, please get changed
and sit on the throne.
Rong, how is everything?
By the time you read this,
Zhenzhen and I will have left Huajing.
Thank you for restoring Zhenzhen's name.
Don't worry about us.
We'll take care of ourselves.
♪A dream takes me through eternity♪
Also,
when Shangguan Ya
and Su Ronghua get married,
we'll be back to attend their wedding.
♪Only wrinkles on one's sleeves♪
♪Then, you wave to me♪
Being trapped inside the palace for life
was supposed to be my biggest nightmare.
But luckily, you got me out
of my predicament.
You said you wanted power,
but I know
that power is not
the only thing you want.
You also hope that I can follow my heart
and lead a better life.
Despite receiving an education
as a future emperor,
I had no intention of becoming one.
Despite wielding a sword,
I had no courage to use it.
For the past 18 years,
I had never lived for myself.
My only concern now
is the North hasn't been pacified yet.
Therefore, I plan to travel north
and chart a proper map of the region
while documenting
the culture and traditions there.
Should I return one day,
that would be the time
when we're ready to fight our enemies.
Today, I entrust
the whole country to you.
I hope you will wield the sword
and govern the country.
I hope you will not disappoint
the country, the people,
and me.
Li Chuan.
- Greetings, Your Highness.
- Greetings, Your Highness.
- Long live the Princess!
- Long live the Princess!
You may rise.
- Thank you, Your Highness.
- Thank you, Your Highness.
I hope we can build
a prosperous country together.
May our country be blessed
with prosperity and harmony.
- Prosperity and harmony!
- Prosperity and harmony!
[In the first year of Dexu Era,]
[the Regent Princess Royal remarried
the Right Chancellor, Pei Wenxuan.]
[Across two lifetimes,
their third marriage]
[stood strong throughout the ages.]
So many stars.
Yes.
Look at the starry sky.
Don't the stars look like
Weiqi pieces?
At the corner, advance.
Block.
Block.
Advance.
A shooting star.
Rong.
It seems
that we've been
in this game of weiqi for two lifetimes.
It's been decades.
It feels like
today
is the best day I've ever had
throughout the past decades.
I told you
I'd be back to marry you
in the grandest ceremony ever.
Anything you want,
be it a vast country
or a world at peace,
I can give it all to you.
♪May time itself ask me♪
♪How many glances does it take
in a lifetime♪
I will devote the rest of my life
to you, Your Highness.
♪To be blessed
with your highs and your lows?♪
I have something for you.
♪Embracing your joys and sorrows♪
[Marriage talisman]
It's real this time.
Take it.
♪Allowing the flower of love to bloom♪
♪I thought capturing your heart
meant forever♪
♪Yet, it turned out to be
as fleeting as autumn♪
♪Without you♪
I don't know when this dream will end,
but everything here
is just so wonderful.
♪I'd follow you with no hesitation♪
I cherish every moment
with you, Your Highness.
♪Ready to surrender everything
to this sensation♪
Will you marry me again
for the third time?
This time, I won't let this dream end.
♪Grant me a ceaseless passion♪
I shall grow old with you
and stay by your side
forever.
♪Let us bathe in love's endless grace♪
♪Even if past moments
vanish without a trace♪
♪Grant me a ceaseless passion♪
♪Let me face trials and tribulations
with you♪
♪Let us bathe in love's endless grace♪
♪Who gazes at the sky from afar?♪
♪Who gazes at the sky from afar?♪
♪In the night's chill breeze♪
♪What is she singing for?♪
♪The wind caresses the hills♪
♪The wind causes ripples on calm water♪
♪Moonlight graces passing souls♪
♪Her steps get slower and slower♪
♪She's trod a lengthy path♪
♪Memories lost then found♪
♪Gazing idly as clouds roll by♪
♪She holds a red candle♪
♪To brave the thick fog♪
♪Life can be bitter sometimes♪
♪Experience it with grace♪
♪Like a fleeting dream♪
♪Like a fleeting dream♪
♪Neither warmth nor cold will last♪
♪Like a fleeting dream♪
♪Like a fleeting dream♪
♪The moon is reflected in her eyes♪
♪In her gaze,
the unwavering faith remains♪