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[The Promise of Chang'an]
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[Episode 38]
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You also understand
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that he wants to push Qiyuan onto the throne
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in order to keep you by his side
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and stop me from taking it.
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So you hid Qiyuan?
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It looks like this time, you insist on taking this throne.
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Of course.
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From today on,
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I want to take everything Xiao Chengrui stole from my clutches
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back completely.
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The throne
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and you.
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Stop saying these stupid things.
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Some things
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cannot be returned to.
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Chengxu, where is Qiyuan?
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You shouldn't have taken him away without negotiating it with me!
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You will understand me, don't you?
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Mingyu, I know.
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You also don't want Qiyuan to be involved in politics.
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You even more do not want him to ascend to become the Emperor.
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But now it's different.
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Before His Majesty died, he issues a secret decree to the Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger battalions.
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Xiao Chengrui...
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You're such a cruel chicken.
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Even the most vicious of tigers would never eat their own cubs.
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Mingyu.
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Xiao Chengrui is just taking advantage of
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your motherly protection to pin me down.
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You must not do as he wishes!
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But then what am I supposed to do?
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You are all the same.
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You all see my child as a tool,
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a chess piece.
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But that's my child! My flesh and blood!
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Chengxu, if this decree to kill him didn't exist, and you wanted to be the Emperor,
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I would have absolutely nothing against it!
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But now, it's different.
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I need to protect Qiyuan's life.
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Mingyu. Trust me.
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As long as I am here, I will not let Qiyuan
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be harmed by this secret order.
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Then what will you do?
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You would let Qiyuan
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live his whole life in fear,
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wasting the rest of his life
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in captivity?
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Does a life like that have any meaning?
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Mingyu, your brain is getting muddled due to your concern.
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This matter surely has a solution.
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We cannot be led by Xiao Chengrui.
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We cannot walk the path he laid for us.
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Don't worry just yet.
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I have a great many things to sort out today.
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I will find someone to take you home.
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I will guarantee Qiyuan's safety.
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Wait for my good news, ok?
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Yan Hai.
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I am here.
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Take Mingyu home.
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Yes.
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Mingyu, right now, do we listen to the Prince of Yan?
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No.
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The capability of the three battalions cannot be underestimated.
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Chengxu might not be able to protect Qiyuan.
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Then... Then what?
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It looks like this time,
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for Qiyuan,
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I really have to
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fight against Chengxu.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Mingyu, what exactly happened to Qiyuan?
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Is Chengxu still not willing to let him go?
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What exactly—?
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How could I abandon Qiyuan without a care?
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Even if I have to give up my own life, I must protect Qiyuan's.
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Mingyu, Great Sheng is changing so much.
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With these words of yours, I feel at ease.
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Then what do you plan to do?
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Is Chengxu really willing to give into your persuasion
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and take a step back for Great Sheng?
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Right now, he still is not willing.
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Besides, the Prince of Yan
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is not the only one who wants this throne.
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But we can no longer hide the news of His Majesty's death.
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Outside the palace, there has already been rumors spreading around.
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Then Sister Qi, tell everyone,
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but only tell them about the death of His Majesty.
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As for the will,
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keep waiting. The longer you can stall, the better.
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In this period of time, we have to observe well.
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We will see who moves.
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Before things really start to go into turmoil,
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I'm sure I can find a plan that will cause a breakthrough.
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[Sheng]
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Ministers, express your grief!
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Kowtow.
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Get up.
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Kowtow.
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Get up.
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Get up.
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Qirong.
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My child has been telling me all day
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that his father died too early.
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He didn't even get to make any contributions
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to make his father proud.
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This child.
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He's so young,
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yet he's so bright.
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Where is the Sixth Prince?
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Last night, he had a fever. He still has not awakened.
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Her Majesty advised
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that after his fever stops, he can come pay his respects.
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Qirong.
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Qirong.
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My Brother.
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I never would have thought that you would die before me, your older brother.
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Your Majesty, the Empress.
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Please accept my condolences.
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His Majesty.
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Before His Majesty died,
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he really didn't...?
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Royal Father!
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Why did you let yourself die without leaving any words?
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The Great Liang that you so passionately talked about taking over,
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I have never been that lucky.
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I cannot carry such a large burden!
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Royal Father, teach me.
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Teach me what I should do!
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Royal Father,
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if you cannot take the burden, then don't make yourself suffer.
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If the sky falls, the tall people are the ones who keep it from toppling completely.
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Under Great Sheng's sky,
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the person with the most merits
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and the most talent should naturally take over the burden.
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Tenth Prince, what do you mean by that?
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After the father dies, it should be transferred to the son.
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Qihan is the Eldest son. It should be him that takes over Great Sheng.
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Is that wrong?
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He is the Eldest son,
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Besides, if you say it like that,
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then you know that in our nation, there have been many instances of a younger brother taking the throne after the father died.
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It all comes down to who has the capability to keep this sky raised.
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Exactly. In the past, His Majesty was always praising the Prince of Yan.
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He said that not only was he a capable minister, but he was also a brave general.
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For our Great Sheng, how many
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essential victories has he contributed?
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love and respect.
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I support the Prince of Yan!
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It is now clear where our relatives stand on this issue.
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What are the private opinions of the ministers in the court?
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To respond to Prince of Zheng, right now, in the court,
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there are some that support the Prince of Yan and others that support the Prince of Su.
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There are also some who are impartial.
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As of now, the Prince of Su has the support of the Bear and Lion Battalions,
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and the Prince of Chen also contacts the Prince of Su frequently.
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That would mean that the Prince of Su has the support of three battalions.
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The Prince of Yan and Yu almost never leave each other's sides.
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They have three battalions together.
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As of right now, the Princes of Su and Yan are evenly matched.
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I fear that the two of them will both deploy their troops as a show of force.
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If we take into consideration all of the relatives and troops of the people within the court,
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if they do choose to fight,
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the consequences will be dire.
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If Great Sheng turned into a mess, then everything that the former Emperor worked so hard to create in the past decade
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would all have been in vain.
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Mingyu, do you have any plans?
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Sister Qi, don't worry.
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We have the Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Battalions from the former Emperor.
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We also have the Whale Battalion from the Prince of Zheng. Right now, Chengxu and Qihan
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are both most determined to sway the Whale Battalion in their favor.
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Consort Xian, you want me to pretend that I am impartial
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in order to make the Prince of Su
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and the Prince of Yan attempt to sway me to their sides?
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Correct.
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You need to act a bit hesitant
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and then help us buy more time.
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Sister Qi will be letting out the news
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that the three battalions, Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger, do not support either side.
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Well, then all of the lobbyists for the Princes of Su and Yan
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will all centralize around me.
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Yes. I hope that you will use this opportunity
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to us for our uses.
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Official Li, the ministers outside of the court who are still impartial.
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Have you found all of them?
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Yes. I have a number in my heart.
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Since it is like this, can we leak the former Emperor's will
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to trustworthy people in order to put their hearts at ease?
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I understand.
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Everything we are doing must be a secret. We especially
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have to balance out the capabilities of the Princes of Yan and Su.
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We must make sure that neither can suppress the other.
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When our new forces cut in between them,
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we will be able to take initiative.
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- I will take my leave.
- I will take my leave.
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Mingyu.
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Do we really not have to assign people to look for Qiyuan?
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I trust that right now,
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Chengxu would definitely not hurt Qiyuan.
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Qiyuan is very safe. If I don't go find him,
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then Chengxu will assume that I accept his plans.
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If I went to find him, then I would just be acting rashly and alerting him that I'm not on his side.
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The thing I am most worried about right now
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is that our plans and arrangements
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might have left something important out.
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Consort Qiaoshu specifically invited me here
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saying that you had an important secret to tell.
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I wonder whether or not it is worth listening to.
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Right now, I have countless important matters that I need to busy myself with.
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Prince of Su, being anxious is a waste of your energy.
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I heart the Princess Consort of Su say
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that you and the Prince of Yan were both trying to sway the Prince of Zheng,
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but it's been a waste of efforts for the past few days.
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The Prince of Zheng's attitude
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has always been puzzling and unpredictable.
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Seems like he spreads news quickly.
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Your Highness, do not misunderstand.
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The Princess Consort of Su was worried about you.
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I'm her aunt. A matter as important as this,
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if she didn't talk to her close family,
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then who could she possibly confide in?
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So I am here to remind you
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that you shouldn't busy yourself to and fro just to get set up in the end.
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What do you mean?
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From what I see,
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this Prince of Zheng never planned to support either you or the Prince of Yan.
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No matter who he supports,
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the chaos would still be world shattering,
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so I think
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he is going to pick from one of your younger brothers
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to be the new Emperor.
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The Prince of Zheng is incredibly intelligent.
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If he does it this way, he plays it safe,
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and he can keep his own strength.
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Perhaps this new Emperor will help him gain the rights to become the supervisor of political affairs.
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That way, he would be real emperor pulling the strings from behind the scenes.
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Would Second Royal Uncle really think this way?
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Whether or not it's real, I don't know,
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but if you think about it, the thought process I just put together
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isn't impossible.
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If the Prince of Zheng and other people with such motives acted first,
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then what kind of downfall will you face?
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Can't you predict it?
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My advice is that you should back down first
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and let a different prince become the new emperor.
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This way, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Lion Battalions
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will all be under your supervision.
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As for who the candidate for Emperor should be,
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the tradition is right. The son should be picked based on the status of the mother.
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I understand.
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You want me to give up the throne
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and support your son, Qirong.
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On the surface, it looks like I'm asking you to give up the throne,
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but in truth,
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I will give you even more.
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What do you mean?
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If you become the Emperor,
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do you really think Xiao Chengxu would let it go that easily?
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How much power would you have?
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How much faith do you have in bringing Xiao Chengxu to his downfall?
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Don't forget that the former emperor tried such a thing,
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but was he successful?
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Your courage and scheming ability
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could not possibly be better than the former emperor's.
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If there's a thorn on the seat of the throne,
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how would you, as emperor, be able to sit these at ease?
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So we can look at it from a different angle. If you choose to support Qirong's ascension,
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then I, as the Empress Dowager,
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would strongly advocate to make you the sole head of the government.
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When that time comes, you would have the power by the right of law.
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Behind the scenes, I will help you.
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Would you really be afraid you wouldn't be able to get rid of Xiao Chengxu?
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Right after we dispose of Xiao Chengxu,
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you would be Great Sheng's most important figure.
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When that time comes, I could give you much more
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than if you chose to sit perilously
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on the emperor's throne.
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If I guessed correctly earlier,
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and other people take the right to control the government
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before you could even touch the throne,
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then...
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I will seriously consider your offer, Consort Qiaoshu.
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Your Highness, you must consider it quickly.
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Right now, the court is in a perilous situation with unpredictable changes all over.
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If you lose your footing, you will fall into an abyss.
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Your bones would break.
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Xiao Qihan, as long as both you and Xiao Chengxu support my son, Qirong,
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then Qirong's claim to the throne will be steady.
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I already said everything I needed.
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I want to barter with Xiao Chengxu.
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These are the affairs of the men.
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Besides, I can't make decision for Xiao Chengxu.
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Right now, isn't this all relying on skill?
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Think about it.
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Why would the former emperor leave things this way?
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Obviously, he wanted to supress Xiao Chengxu.
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If this continued, how could Xiao Chengxu possibly have good fortune?
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Auntie, you're scaring me.
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Besides, Chengxu might not lose.
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If we consider merits on the battlefield, is there a single person who doesn't know of his records and skill?
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Then you are expecting that he will somehow win,
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and you'll become his empress after he becomes emperor?
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Yuying, I'm not trying to pour cold water on you,
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but you must know that it's been so many years,
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and you still are nothing to him.
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You're just relying on the fact that a few years ago, you begged His Majesty for grace on his behalf.
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You forced him to marry you.
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If you don't have children by your side,
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then your position of empress
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will not hold for long.
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Besides, in Xiao Chengxu's heart,
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there's still Helan Mingyu, the woman that he has been endlessly pining for.
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We still don't know what the situation will become after the day ends.
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If Qirong ascended to the throne and I became the Empress Dowager,
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Then, you and Xiao Chengxu would both be about to enjoy the luxuries of the rich and honorable.
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With a person like this suppressing him all the time,
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Xiao Chengxu will never be able to live freely as he wants.
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Yuying, I am the only thing you can rely on.
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I will always help you and protect the things you want.
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The people from our three battalions were able to come back.
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However, they all are trapped outside the city.
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Right now, most of Xiao Qihan's soldiers
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are all in the city already. That's his advantage.
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The Second Brother refuses to reply to us.
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It's hard to tell what side he is on.
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No matter what side he is on,
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we cannot keep waiting.
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We cannot bother with our Second Brother.
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Chengxuan, take all of the soldiers who are left in Ying City
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and bring them all back. Force the city doors open.
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But I fear that while those soldiers on the way,
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if Xiao Qihan starts to attack, we would have no countermeasures.
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Don't worry.
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I will stall him. Go arrange everything.
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Ok.
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Right, Chengxuan. How has Qiyuan been doing recently?
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That child is playing very happily.
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I'm guessing he's already almost forgotten what the palace looks like.
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Ok. Go find someone to take care of him well. Go.
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Ok.
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Princess Consort.
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His Majesty said that he does not want to be bothered by anyone.
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Out of the way. I'm the Princess Consort of Yan. Get this clear.
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When His Highness said that he didn't want to be disturbed by anyone, I don't apply.
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Yan Hai. Let her in.
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Did my aunt make someone come find you and ask to barter with you?
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In the past, I underestimated her.
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I never would have thought that her schemes were so deep.
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Your Third Sister-in-Law, our Empress, you think she doesn't scheme?
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If between you and Xiao Qihan, she had to choose someone, who do you think she'd pick?
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If she picked Xiao Qihan, then she'd at least been the Empress Dowager.
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If she picked you, then what would she be?
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The Empress Sister-in-Law? Such a title doesn't exist!
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You really think that for you, she'd put herself in that kind of dilemma?
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Stop being so naive.
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With her obstructing your path, you'd never get to be the emperor!
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You might as well help Auntie when she needs help!
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This way, you'd still be the unmatchable regent, the true ruler of Great Sheng behind the scenes.
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Besides Xiao Qihan,
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no matter which prince is chosen,
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Third Sister-in-Law and my relatives will make me deal with the government affairs.
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Even if they want me to support a new emperor,
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why must I be forced to support Xiao Qirong?
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That's not certain.
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There are many people who walk into your study.
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They will at least let you and Xiao Qihan both oversee governmental affairs together.
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You'll share rights.
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Consort Qiaoshu has that much power?
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Then how come she wouldn't ask Xiao Qihan to be the one in charge of governmental affairs?
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Xiao Qihan's Princess Consort is my younger sister.
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Through my younger sister, Auntie will persuade Xiao Qihan.
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If this doesn't work,
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she will use her brother and father's power in the court to force Xiao Qihan to back off.
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She only supports you.
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Then how do you know
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that Consort Qiaoshu has never said these exact words to Xiao Qihan?
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I grew up next to Auntie.
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It's the same as your situation with the Empress and Helan Mingyu.
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Would Auntie really betray me?
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You're ridiculous.
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Really?
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That's coincidental.
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Consort Qiaoshu married you and your sister off to me and Xiao Qihan.
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Perhaps she was able to look into the future
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and see the situation we are in now.
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What do you mean by that?
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You think I married you for a different reason?
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Ever since I was little, I liked you.
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This kind of thing cannot be willed by someone else.
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Don't you know
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that even though- even though I did a lot of things wrong in the past,
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it was all for you?
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Otherwise, why would I risk everything to rescue you in front of the former emperor?
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Yuying. That's not what I meant.
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I wasn't blaming you either.
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I was just saying that I underestimated Consort Qiaoshu.
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I also don't want you to be tricked by someone without even knowing yourself.
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So the truth is that you just don't trust me.
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If you cannot be the emperor, I'd be sad too,
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but... I don't want to see you fighting so directly with Xiao Qihan.
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You are fighting so desperately as if it were life and death.
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Chengxu, I'm your wife.
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Trust me.
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My feelings right now and my feelings on the day I rescued you in court are the same.
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I just wish that you could be safe and sound.
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Fine. Maybe she's right.
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Perhaps I can actually complete this barter with her.
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What? Consort Qiaoshu has been secretly arranging these things?
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It was I who was not careful enough.
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I forgot about the people in the harem.
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The Prince of Su really wants to help the Seventh Prince become the emperor?
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The news I got suggests that this is true.
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Consort Qiaoshu really is so scheming.
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I cannot believe I forgot that her mother's family controlled the Shenwu army.
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The Prince of Su definitely wants to use the Shenwu army
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to dispose of Chengxu and control everything.
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But after listening to the Prince of Zheng,
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the Consort Qiaoshu also reached out to Chengxu.
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Now, Chengxu and Qihan are fighting like water and fire.
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How could they possibly accept working together on governmental affairs?
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She surely promised both sides that they would benefit.
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When the Seventh Prince officially ascends to the throne,
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she will make both of them fight.
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However, from what I see, Chengxu most likely will not collaborate with Consort Qiaoshu.
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But the information I got said
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that Chengxu did not reject her.
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Perhaps
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Chengxu is planning a conspiracy.
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In order to stall and wait for more troops...
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No. I can't let Consort Qiaoshu meddle more with this.
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Prince of Zheng, send out news.
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We need to first destroy the collaboration between the Prince of Su and Consort Qiaoshu.
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We need to take control of this.
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What about Chengxu's side?
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I cannot guess Chengxu's plan at the moment.
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Anyway, get someone to keep an eye on him for now.
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I understand.
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Also, I fear that the Prince of Yan will block the Whale Battalion.
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You might as well move everyone out.
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Otherwise, it would be too late.
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Consort Xian, your words are very reasonable. I will go immediately.
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Sister Qi, immediately pass the decree
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that the Tiger Battalion and Yulin army must attack the Shenwu army.
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We must take control of the Shenwu army.
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Also, tell the Dragon Battalion and the Phoenix Battalion to wait by the palace doors and be on standby.
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I hope that we can control the big picture.
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What if we really cannot control the situation
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and the two groups fight?
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There's a good chance that Qiyuan will become Chengxu's human shield.
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Wouldn't Qiyuan be at risk?
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I don't know either.
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Chengxu has been waiting too long for this day.
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He was set up so viciously by the former emperor.
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I know how much he hates him and how many grudges are in his heart,
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but I cannot guess
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how far he would go for this obsession.
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You have two battalions here. Xiao Chengxu has three that are trapped outside the city.
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This is our only conservative guess.
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Exactly how many soldiers they have is very hard to determine.
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Qihan, today, only your Eighth Royal Uncle's battalion is outside.
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I fear that they will not be able to get here.
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Fifth Royal Uncle, Eighth Royal Uncle, let's not get too anxious.
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We still have the Consort Qiaoshu's Shenwu army.
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Your Highness, I just got information from the palace
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that on the one side, Consort Qiaoshu is allying with you,
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but on the other, she is using the exact same conditions to entice the Prince of Yan.
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Really?
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Qihan, I fear that you were tricked by Consort Qiaoshu.
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She tricked you and Ninth Brother to support her son
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in order to push her own son onto the throne.
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Then the position of overseeing governmental affairs that they gave us,
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it's going to be hard to determine who's hands it will go to!
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That's not right.
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00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,710
We need to stay calm. Perhaps
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this is something that outsiders are using in order to cause us to mess up so they can take advantage of us!
479
00:32:44,450 --> 00:32:48,250
Consort Qiaoshu has been writing blessings for the former emperor.
480
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She's been staying in the Temple of Blessings. She can contact outsiders easily.
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If Your Highness is not at ease, then we will arrange for someone to monitor it and see what the truth is.
482
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Ok. We will do that. Tell everyone.
483
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We must stay calm. Do not mess things up.
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Yes.
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You already promised to forge an alliance with me.
486
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Why would you suddenly go back on your word?
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On the one hand, you're making an alliance with me, but on the other, you stay in contact with the Prince of Su.
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Aren't you the one going back on your word, Consort Shu?
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That Xiao Qihan cannot compare to you in terms of skill.
490
00:34:03,530 --> 00:34:05,480
Why would I do this?
491
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Prince of Yan, don't fall for the tricks of outsiders.
492
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Consort Qiaoshu, there are risks on either side.
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You've been careful.
494
00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:22,420
However, I still discovered your secret letter.
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00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,670
Prince of Yan, you truly do things cautiously.
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I dragged Xiao Qihan into this to add to my probability of winning.
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When our plan succeeds, with your ability,
498
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how is it possible that we'd be unable to dispose of him?
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When the time comes, I'll help you.
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00:34:51,660 --> 00:34:56,490
I don't know whether you've said these exact words to Xiao Qihan or not,
501
00:34:56,490 --> 00:35:00,160
but no matter what, you'd still win steadly.
502
00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:02,020
As for Qihan and I,
503
00:35:02,020 --> 00:35:06,680
in the end, if we fight brutally,
504
00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:09,250
it wouldn't matter much to you.
505
00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:15,610
However, I, Xiao Chengxu despise
506
00:35:15,610 --> 00:35:19,080
being treated as a pawn of others.
507
00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:22,890
So, the alliance
508
00:35:22,890 --> 00:35:25,000
will no longer be in place.
509
00:35:33,050 --> 00:35:39,520
Also, outside, one of Xiao Qihan's spies was secretly listening to all of this.
510
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,720
I guess our words
511
00:35:42,720 --> 00:35:45,790
will get to his ear soon enough.
512
00:35:56,920 --> 00:36:00,000
Has the Prince of Su's spy already delivered the letter?
513
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:03,650
Your Highness, the soldiers from Ying City have arrived perfectly intact.
514
00:36:03,650 --> 00:36:07,420
Ok. It's time to prepare to leave the camp.
515
00:36:09,930 --> 00:36:12,380
Consort Shu, Her Majesty...
516
00:36:12,380 --> 00:36:15,320
Her Majesty took all of the troops around us away.
517
00:36:18,170 --> 00:36:19,940
Consort Shu!
518
00:36:26,300 --> 00:36:29,900
Hurry and open the doors! I'm from the Rhinoceros battalion!
519
00:36:29,900 --> 00:36:31,130
Let me in!
520
00:36:31,130 --> 00:36:32,730
Open the city doors!
521
00:36:32,730 --> 00:36:34,820
Open the doors!
522
00:36:40,330 --> 00:36:41,500
What happened?
523
00:36:41,500 --> 00:36:44,600
Hurry, hurry and tell the Prince of Cheng.
524
00:36:47,340 --> 00:36:50,790
There are enemies! Hurry! Close the doors!
525
00:36:53,530 --> 00:36:56,070
Hurry! Get into the city!
526
00:37:16,740 --> 00:37:18,890
Everyone in there, listen up!
527
00:37:18,890 --> 00:37:22,770
Open the doors for us or you will die!
528
00:37:24,420 --> 00:37:25,940
Protect the city doors!
529
00:37:25,940 --> 00:37:28,130
Protect them! Protect them to death!
530
00:37:28,130 --> 00:37:30,430
We cannot wait any longer, Mingyu.
531
00:37:30,430 --> 00:37:34,720
When Chengxu breaks the city doors down, the Yan Jing City will turn to chaos!
532
00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:37,240
Then Great Sheng will not be safe.
533
00:37:38,990 --> 00:37:40,600
How is the Whale Battalion?
534
00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:42,470
Thank goodness you had foresight.
535
00:37:42,470 --> 00:37:44,580
Chengxu got the heralds
536
00:37:44,580 --> 00:37:47,710
to make the Whale Battalion trapped in their stationed camp.
537
00:37:47,710 --> 00:37:50,170
I only assigned a few of the soldiers to make a ploy.
538
00:37:50,170 --> 00:37:53,290
Most of them have already been evacuated.
539
00:37:56,130 --> 00:37:57,690
Prince of Zheng, do not blame yourself.
540
00:37:57,690 --> 00:38:00,260
Right now, the most important thing to do is solve the problem.
541
00:38:00,260 --> 00:38:05,030
I need you to decree to surround the Prince of Yan's camp and block their exit.
542
00:38:05,030 --> 00:38:08,160
Ok. I will do it now.
543
00:38:08,890 --> 00:38:10,390
Prince of Zheng.
544
00:38:12,630 --> 00:38:16,640
I, Li Wencheng, greet Your Majesty and Consort Xian.
545
00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:20,250
Official Li, how is the Chongzheng Hall?
546
00:38:20,250 --> 00:38:22,290
I have done as you instructed.
547
00:38:22,290 --> 00:38:25,800
All of the nobles and ministers have been gathered into the Chongzheng Hall.
548
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:29,860
When the Sixth Prince comes back safely, the will will be announced.
549
00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:32,070
But...
550
00:38:32,740 --> 00:38:35,610
But if the Sixth Prince cannot return soon,
551
00:38:35,610 --> 00:38:39,230
the situation will get messy.
552
00:38:39,230 --> 00:38:42,650
Qihan has also been forced by Chengxu to become muddle-headed.
553
00:38:42,650 --> 00:38:46,390
However, this is the best time to persuade him to give up.
554
00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:50,040
Sister Qi, I need to you give the decree
555
00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,640
to assign the Dragon and Phoenix battalions to the city's doors.
556
00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:54,870
I want Qihan to collaborate with us
557
00:38:54,870 --> 00:38:56,630
and listen to our plans.
558
00:38:56,630 --> 00:38:58,840
Then what about Chengxu?
559
00:38:59,550 --> 00:39:03,270
It is now time to persuade Chengxu to let go.
560
00:39:05,450 --> 00:39:09,060
Eighth Royal Uncle, what do you mean by this?
561
00:39:09,690 --> 00:39:11,620
This is news from the court.
562
00:39:11,620 --> 00:39:16,100
The news won't wrong! The former emperor wrote in his will.
563
00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:20,770
He passed the throne down to your Sixth Brother, Xiao Qiyuan.
564
00:39:22,300 --> 00:39:25,960
Fifth Brother, you've got no more soldiers.
565
00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:29,300
My Rhinoceros Battalion surely cannot risk itself for no reason.
566
00:39:31,830 --> 00:39:34,250
Why did you hear this from?
567
00:39:36,050 --> 00:39:39,530
Your Highness, it's real. The Prince of Yan suddenly attacked.
568
00:39:39,530 --> 00:39:43,250
Our Lion and Rhinoceros Battalions suffered heavy losses.
569
00:39:43,250 --> 00:39:45,160
What did you just say?
570
00:39:46,780 --> 00:39:48,000
What about the city doors?
571
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,040
My two battalions had a hard time keeping the city doors protected,
572
00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:54,040
but Her Majesty ordered to Dragon and Phoenix Battalions to come rescue us.
573
00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:56,200
The Dragon and Phoenix Battalions?
574
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:59,090
Why would the Dragon and Phoenix Battalions help us?
575
00:39:59,090 --> 00:40:01,720
Her Majesty did this to advise you
576
00:40:01,720 --> 00:40:05,940
and the Dragon and Phoenix Battalions to support and assist the Sixth Prince.
577
00:40:16,070 --> 00:40:20,360
I don't believe it. I don't believe it!
578
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,460
Why does Xiao Qiyuan deserve to rule the world?
579
00:40:25,070 --> 00:40:28,020
Don't we have two battalions guarding within the city?
580
00:40:28,020 --> 00:40:31,290
Why protect the city doors? Might as well kill them when they go in.
581
00:40:33,140 --> 00:40:35,610
We should murder Xiao Qiyuan and take the throne!
582
00:40:35,610 --> 00:40:38,730
- Hey.
- In the palace, you have the Tiger Battalion, Yulin Army, and Shenwu Army.
583
00:40:38,730 --> 00:40:41,350
If you attack, then the Dragon and Phoenix Battalions would turn on you.
584
00:40:41,350 --> 00:40:44,630
Your Highness, what do you think your probability of winning is?
585
00:40:44,630 --> 00:40:46,330
Ling Zhen'er.
586
00:40:47,130 --> 00:40:48,620
Who let her in?
587
00:40:48,620 --> 00:40:51,660
I should die. The girl brought Her Majesty's order in and barged in.
588
00:40:51,660 --> 00:40:53,550
I didn't know what to do.
589
00:40:53,550 --> 00:40:55,880
Leave.
590
00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:58,360
Her Majesty's order?
591
00:41:03,510 --> 00:41:07,730
Qihan, you better think on it some more.
592
00:41:07,730 --> 00:41:09,400
You—
593
00:41:11,180 --> 00:41:14,520
I came this time to tell you
594
00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:16,870
that no matter what the result of Consort Xian's bargaining is,
595
00:41:16,870 --> 00:41:19,890
no matter whether or not the Prince of Yan will accept Xiao Qiyuan's claim to the throne,
596
00:41:19,890 --> 00:41:23,210
you are doomed to lose anyway.
597
00:41:23,210 --> 00:41:27,220
You will be charged with rebellion.
598
00:41:37,260 --> 00:41:40,470
Were you here to lobby for Consort Xian
599
00:41:40,470 --> 00:41:42,310
or were you here to laugh at me?
600
00:41:42,310 --> 00:41:44,420
Stop fighting.
601
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:51,930
Think about your soldiers, your generals, and the ministers that follow you.
602
00:41:51,930 --> 00:41:55,520
Are you really willing to drag them down with you?
603
00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:58,750
You—
604
00:42:12,910 --> 00:42:14,930
I lost.
605
00:42:16,490 --> 00:42:18,790
I lost, didn't I?
606
00:42:21,620 --> 00:42:24,010
I lost long ago.
607
00:42:27,700 --> 00:42:30,170
I lost long ago.
608
00:42:30,170 --> 00:42:32,920
We'll see if they still dare to move!
609
00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:36,890
I know that you care deeply about Mingyu.
610
00:42:36,890 --> 00:42:39,320
You don't want to use Qiyuan as your human shield,
611
00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:41,110
but Brother, did you ever think about
612
00:42:41,110 --> 00:42:44,180
how it was because of her that we're stuck here?
613
00:42:44,180 --> 00:42:47,670
Even if you don't want to admit it, it doesn't matter.
614
00:42:47,670 --> 00:42:50,050
Right now, she's Xiao Chengrui's Consort Xian.
615
00:42:50,050 --> 00:42:52,710
She's Xiao Qiyuan's mother.
616
00:42:52,710 --> 00:42:54,950
She is destined to stand opposite of us.
617
00:42:54,950 --> 00:42:57,840
Also, she is asking us to withdraw our soldiers.
618
00:42:57,840 --> 00:43:00,530
She even asked us to let Xiao Qiyuan go. How dare she?
619
00:43:00,530 --> 00:43:03,290
Isn't it because she's taking advantage of your feelings for her?
620
00:43:03,930 --> 00:43:12,030
[The Promise of Chang'an]
621
00:43:14,030 --> 00:43:22,020
Timing and subtitles brought to you by Impossible Promises @ Viki.com
622
00:43:27,030 --> 00:43:30,590
"Falling Fate" - Singer: Li Yugang
623
00:43:30,590 --> 00:43:37,410
♫ Who is swaying at dusk on the riverbank
by the gently fluttering willows? ♫
624
00:43:37,410 --> 00:43:44,160
♫ That beauty dances between
the clouds and the rippling moonglade ♫
625
00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:50,010
♫ Dancing lightly like the startled birds and your graceful face is like a delicate bloom ♫
626
00:43:50,010 --> 00:43:57,510
♫ Longing in the wind,
with glistening eyes looking toward the ripples ♫
627
00:43:57,510 --> 00:44:04,170
♫ I could not take my eyes off such a sight to behold ♫
628
00:44:04,170 --> 00:44:10,690
♫ It seems brief, my adoration for you has been for years ♫
629
00:44:10,690 --> 00:44:16,610
♫ You come or go as you please,
my soul is being led by dreams of you ♫
630
00:44:16,610 --> 00:44:25,370
♫ These are foolish and infuriating times,
I still wish we could be together forever ♫
631
00:44:25,370 --> 00:44:32,110
♫ Destiny leads you into my life to make me whole ♫
632
00:44:32,110 --> 00:44:39,080
♫ My love for you is like an ink-mark that never dries ♫
633
00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:45,380
♫ As the snow scatters in the wind,
as the clouds shield the moon ♫
634
00:44:45,380 --> 00:44:47,430
♫ As I have to be drunk to sleep through the night ♫
635
00:44:47,430 --> 00:44:52,510
♫ Like you, the paper I write on is full of melancholy ♫
636
00:44:52,510 --> 00:44:58,650
♫ Destiny leads you into my life,
times of great changes separate us ♫
637
00:44:58,650 --> 00:45:05,800
♫ My tears fall and fill the curtained carriage along the way ♫
638
00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:12,540
♫ This homeward journey, this boundless life ♫
639
00:45:12,540 --> 00:45:19,600
♫ It is fleeting, and filled with joys and sorrows ♫
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