The First Jasmine
莫离
叶府的长女叶璃，嫁去破败的定王府，和双腿残疾的定王墨修尧成亲，而在叶璃出嫁当日，黎王墨景黎与叶府次女叶莹也于同日成亲。叶璃作为骊山后人，曾被封在山中八年，婚后她表面无事，实则暗中谋划，将当年加害骊山的官员一一除去。在此过程中遭到了同为复仇的定王墨修尧的怀疑，两人各自发力，在表面平静的湖水投下了一块巨石。而本和叶璃青梅竹马的黎王墨景黎，顶着“戏曲王爷”不堪的名头，却在暗中搅弄风云，筹谋篡位。叶璃最终联手墨修尧，辅佐小皇帝掌权，粉碎了沐阳侯、黎王的接连阴谋，还天下一片海晏河清。
DIALOGUE CLIPS (3663)
win this battle. - We'll defend the pass with our lives! - We'll defend the pass with our lives!
You've been transferred to the Imperial Court. Why did you volunteer to endure this hardship with me?
Behind Luoxia Pass is my home.
I searched everywhere but failed. I never thought
I happened to be on my way to work, so it saves you trouble.
I heard some whispers at the Ministry of Revenue.
Minister Cui has been frowning lately,
The current situation is far less dire, so he'll surely win.
Stop it. Don't you see whose shop this is?
as the saying goes, "Think first of defeat, then of victory."
Our front-line forces are fighting outnumbered.
It's common for the outcome to be unpredictable.
there will be no defensible terrain.
It is truly a waste of manpower.
You are merely a Vice Director of the Ministry of Revenue. What do you know?
in my opinion, victory or defeat is a matter of the moment.
If we panic and lose our composure,
The collapse of a great edifice often begins with rot in its beams. Your Majesty.
All those ministers in court get paid from the government,
yet at this critical moment, none can relieve my worries.
They are all just empty talkers!
They are all loyal and concerned for the nation, hence the debate.
may I speak frankly?
that they fear Prince Ding might rebel with troops in hand.