Master. Young Feudal Mistress.
Mo Xiao, why are you here?
I have finally found you two.
Does His Majesty know that I disobeyed him
and revealed my identity as Wolf Boy?
Exactly.
His Majesty is infuriated.
I've purposely come to warn Master.
When you get back to Imperial City, please be extra careful.
I was going to see the emperor after I get back to the capital
and confess everything anyway.
Turns out you were just consoling me last night.
I'll enter the palace with you.
We'll face the consequences together.
Don't worry, I'll be fine.
Let's go back to the palace.
Let's go.
Third Prince, His Majesty told me that he felt gloomy and went for a walk.
He didn't say when he'll be coming back.
Third Prince, please come again tomorrow morning.
I'll stay here and wait for Emperor Father to return.
You're dismissed.
Yes, Third Prince.
How dare you show your face here?
Are you not afraid that I'll behead you out of rage?
Prince of Bo, all these years, I treated you like my own son.
Have I ever wronged you?
But in the end,
you repaid me by deceiving me.
- I— - Let me ask you this.
What is the past relationship between you and Ma Zhaixing?
Zhaixing and I have known each other since young.
The murder case of Commandant Xiahou caused a misunderstanding between us for many years.
When we met again,
I saw her as a total stranger.
I never reconsidered our past relationship nor do I have a soft spot for her.
Until not long ago,
she was punished to kneel in the Ancestral Temple.
Only then did I discover that she was forced to do so at that time.
The old injury in her leg was caused by me.
I owe her.
I admit,
the reason I went to prison for her and treated her well
is not only for the sake of your order to placate the Ma Army,
but also because I love Zhaixing.
You finally admit that you have personal reasons for getting close to Ma Zhaixing.
My good son,
you truly value affection and friendship!
Emperor Father!
I tried to resist and cut off my feelings for her.
But she has found so many ways to show her affection for me
that I was unable to ignore them.
That's why I defied your order and admitted that I was Wolf Boy.
I can't see clearly now.
I was wrong.
One day, if I ask you to kill Ma Zhaixing,
what will you do then?
In that case, I've no choice but to follow the order.
Get up!
It seems like Chu Kui has finally let his guard down.
Get up.
Do you want to disobey me again?
All right.
Get up now. Get up.
Don't worry.
So long as Ma Zhaixing and the Ma Family Army
remain faithful to me forever,
I won't put you in a difficult position.
I'm the only one to blame.
I've granted you this marriage
and made you move from being unwilling to being trapped in love.
I shouldn't have hidden it from you.
Prince of Bo,
perhaps I will have to make things difficult for you again.
Present it to him.
An informant I planted on Ma Fengcheng
has sent me a secret letter.
The father and daughter from the restaurant in Kuizhou must be killed.
Night Fiends gave themselves away in the restaurant.
The owner noticed that they were the people who stayed in the restaurant
the day the whole family was killed.
Ma Fengcheng didn't get suspicious, but you cannot leave any evidence
on the part of the owner.
It's my fault.
This matter touches upon the truth behind Ma Ying's death.
You must deal with it yourself so that I can be at ease.
A little owner can totally ignite a firestorm.
You mustn't let the family see Ma Fengcheng again.
This is the most reliable way.
I'll do as instructed.
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
Third Prince accepted the mission without any hesitation.
Even though he has feelings for Ma Zhaixing,
it didn't affect his loyalty to you.
What is wrong?
Your Highness, do you still suspect Third Prince?
I can't be certain anymore.
In this world, aside from me,
there's one other person who knows Prince of Bo very well.
It's time to let this person out.
At present, this person is the only one who can help me confirm
if Prince of Bo is still loyal to me.
No! I can't wait anymore!
I've to go to the palace!
Young Feudal Mistress, I'm afraid it's improper!
Young Feudal Mistress, Prince of Bo has returned!
I've worried you.
Did the Emperor get mad? Did he punish you?
It's just that...
What? Tell me quickly.
It's just that His Majesty has assigned all the heavy court affairs
to me so that I can redeem myself.
His Majesty is a reasonable man.
You mustn't disappoint him.
Had you known earlier that it would go so smoothly,
you should've stayed longer at Kuizhou.
Perhaps you'd get to try Kuizhou's top chef,
Mr. Fang's signature dishes.
My favorite dish is the braised fish.
I'm a little hungry now.
Okay. Next time when we go to Kuizhou, we'll bring you along
to meet Mr. Fang and Hong'er.
Great! Can I eat ten fish?
Of course! Just eat whatever you want!
Thank you, Young Mistress!
Zhaixing, you must be tired after the journey.
Go get some rest.
Your Highness, you should go to bed early, too.
- Ma Jing. - I'm here!
- Escort your Young Mistress to her room. - Yes.
We'll go back and rest now.
Let's go. His Highness is exhausted.
Young Mistress, it's been a while since I saw Mr. Fang.
Hong'er must have grown a lot taller by now.
Indeed. At Kuizhou...
Did His Majesty put Master in a difficult position again?
No.
He just found out my past relationship with Princess Consort.
However, His Majesty has made an order for His Highness to go to Kuizhou
and kill Mr. Fang from the restaurant and his daughter
so that the matter can remain concealed.
The father and daughter from the restaurant?
Are they Mr. Fang and Hong'er whom Young Feudal Mistress was talking about?
It's the restaurant that we reserved when we
took action behind Master's back.
May I be bold to ask this?
The targets of this assassination are Young Mistress's old acquaintances
who have met you several times.
Are you really going to kill them?
Perhaps...
Perhaps we can find a way to eliminate his suspicion.
Master, you need not take up the matter yourself.
The three of us will handle it.
Failure at this task won't be tolerated.
Yes, Master.
Go to Kuizhou early tomorrow morning.
Hai Die, stay here so that Zhaixing won't get suspicious.
Yes.