You wanted me to die?
Yes
And all along l thought l was warming your heart
lt has been heated to the point of burning
Lord Chamberlain
Present
Carry out this edict:
Qing is to be given a lavish state burial
Minister Yin
What are you waiting for?
You...
venomous woman
Where are the lmperial Guards?
lmperial Guards
Protect the Emperor
Amyone who stands in my way will perish
This man
murdered my father like a coward
This is a matter
between the two of us
lt is nobody else's concern
l don't want to kill the innocent
Out of my way
Such majestic demeanor
as befits a nephew of mine
l knew that if you were alive
this day would come sooner or later
And here you are
Was it the desire for revenge
that hauled you out of the valley of death?
Or was it your melancholy
that touched the hearts of women
so that their tenderness
wove a web of protection around you?
Or perhaps
a million calculations cannot compare with one pure heart?
Or maybe it is you
my brother
who has been protecting your son all along
so that he can spill my blood and restore your honor?
lf this is what you want
Brother
then let me appease you tonight
You offered me a toast
How can l refuse?
The Emperor is dead
Your Majesty
Do with me what you will
Please do not lay this sinful title on me
Would killing you
bring Qing back to life?
The blade is poisoned
Wu Luan
lt is nothing
You are going to be fine
He was lying
There is no poison
The blade is not poisoned
Wu Luan
lmperial Physician
Lord Chamberlain
Ling, where are you?
Wu Luan
Where is everybody?
Little Wan...
Little Wan is here...
Your Little Wan is here
Look at me, look at me
Your Little Wan is here...
Little Wan is here
lt is so good
to be able to die
You cannot die
You must not die
Wu Luan
May your majesty live ten thousand times ten thousand years
Long live
Long live Your Majesty
Minister Yin conspired to usurp the Throne
By law, he should be executed
But considering his service to three successive emperors
he will only be exiled to the far North
and never to return
By command of the Empress
Little Wan
When was it that l started to forget my name?
Perhaps it was the day your father married me
You left
and nobody used my name anymore
Gradually even l forgot what it was
Then your uncle married me
and again l was called the Empress
But from now on
nobody will call me Empress anymore
lnstead, they will call me
Her Majesty, the Emperor
Do you know why I like this particular red?
Because it is the color
of the flame of desire
Yes
desire
How many lives
have been consumed by this flame?
Only l
shall rise out of it
like a phoenix
The breathless whisper of a single verse
And loneliness blossoms within my heart
The shimmer of a single dream
And my world is undone
The memory of a single tenderness
And the sting of love reignites my wounds
ln the moment when a single tear falls
All hatred becomes a distant blur
l can love you with all that l am
But even this cannot return you to me
From now on I will live as a shadow
Forever in the past...