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♪From our first sight to your fading face♪

♪Fleeting fate, like a dream we can't embrace♪

♪Who squandered that heart-fluttering chase?♪

♪Only a silhouette is left♪

♪The ripples of time, interwoven♪

♪Flowing through my palm♪

♪Leaving deep wounds behind♪

♪I gaze out, through mist and rain♪

♪But cannot attain your horizon♪

♪Worldly charm fades in comparison♪

♪To your sweetest words♪

♪Wind on my cheek♪

♪Stirs up tangled thoughts♪

♪I can't let go♪

=Money is Coming=

=Episode 24=

Xiao Han.

What new game

are you playing today?

What's wrong with you?

I know the plan hasn't gone smoothly.

But so what?

We've already waited so many years.

We can wait a little longer.

The plague in Yizhou is just a beginning.

Xiao Xingheng

won't remain triumphant for long.

Seven years ago,

17 palace maids in Yeting died of illness successively.

Do you still remember?

The records indicate that

the 17 palace maids first had symptoms

of fever, cough, and high fever, followed by difficulty breathing

half a month before their deaths.

These symptoms

are identical to those

of the current plague in Yizhou.

You and I both know

where did that plague come from.

Why?

Your Highness,

who was it you wanted to kill

back then in Yeting?

I've been tossing and turning,

unable to sleep for several nights.

After much thought, I believe

it can only be one person.

When did you find out?

From the night you tried to kill Ning Chuxi.

That's early.

Then why are you only asking me about it now?

What do you want to hear?

Do you want me to say

I don't believe it?

Indeed, I sought evidence cautiously,

and tried to convince myself

that it was just a coincidence.

But Your Highness,

the plague in Yizhou

could only have been caused by you.

How could I not believe it?

Why did you kill my mother?

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time, there was a woman

who was sent to the palace as a gift to gain favor for her sister

because her family was eager to please the powerful.

She lived up to her family's expectations

and won the Emperor's favor for a few months,

even becoming pregnant.

However, she couldn't guard against the intrigue in the harem.

Her child

was gone.

She also lost the chance to be a mother.

Then,

her sister's child grew up.

Her family began to shift their ambitions

to vying for the throne.

They encouraged her

to adopt a prince as her own.

But controlling people's heart is difficult.

She couldn't choose a prince

with a strong maternal family.

Only a child with nothing

and trapped in despair

could be molded into a loyal tool.

I need you.

I won't give you any way out.

So you killed my mother.

That's because she deserved to die.

She was only a palace maid

but got pregnant with a prince.

She wouldn't live long in this palace

even if I didn't do anything.

So it was a conspiracy from the beginning.

You said you never trusted anyone,

but you believed that I wouldn't kill you.

How ridiculous.

Ten years ago,

I thought

you were a ray of light in my abyss.

Yet you were also the one who pushed me into it!

Xiao Han, stop.

Did you know from the first time I saw you,

I've never treated you as an aunt?

Don't be afraid.

On the road to the underworld,

I will be by your side.

Wait for me.

Unexpectedly,

I would see you again

before I died.

You killed her?

She deserved to die,

didn't she?

I did it for you

so you wouldn't get your hands dirty.

Her crimes will be dealt with

by the law of Great Li.

It's not your place to execute her.

Xiao Xingheng,

did you know?

I hate the man

who made my mother's life miserable.

I hate all those siblings who share the same father as me,

yet our lives are worlds apart.

I hate everyone in this palace

who fawns on the powerful and bullies the weak.

I also want to know what feels like

to control someone's life.

Sometimes,

I truly envy you, Xiao Xingheng.

Like me,

you were abandoned at a young age,

suffered in the Liu Kingdom,

and neglected by the court officials and the Emperor when you returned.

But you were luckier than me.

Your maternal family is prominent and powerful,

and you have the affection of Ning Chuxi and the support of Prince Ning.

But I

have nothing.

Even the one I loved and trusted the most

didn't really stay true to me.

Xiao Han,

don't be so obsessive.

You can still mend.

Mend?

It's too late.

From now on,

no one will dare to bully you.

(In the next life, let's have a fresh start.)

They...

Don't look.

This is Jianmao Grass brought from the northern frontier.

Jianmao Grass? What is that?

People in the northern frontier usually boil Jianmao Grass in water.

They believe that the water

can then dispel the cold and ward off evil.

Therefore, many people like to bathe in such water

when they encounter misfortune,

or use it to keep warm in severe cold.

Could this be the medicine to treat the plague?

Right, I've already given some to the physician

and asked him to give it to the sick soldiers in Yizhou.

Your Highness, Your Grace.

I brewed the Jianmao Grass into a thick juice

and fed it to some critically ill patients.

Their fevers have started to drop.

Jianmao Grass really works!

So,

is there enough stock of Jianmao Grass in Yizhou?

Well, Jianmao Grass comes from the northern frontier

and is used mainly for warmth and to ward off evil.

It wasn't considered a medicinal herb,

so I overlooked it.

It's usually sold

as a niche item,

so supplies are limited.

Don't worry, I've arranged people

to transport the stock from nearby cities

to Yizhou urgently.

I'll also contact other regions

for help

and have the court bring in more from the northern frontier.

Once we have a treatment,

lifting the lockdown on Yizhou will just be a matter of time.

Since the Jianmao Grass comes from the northern frontier,

Xiao Xu must have been involved

in Noble Consort Sun's plan this time.

Right.

He's been colluding with their eldest prince.

Indeed.

His Highness and Her Grace are handing out herbs to everyone!

Everyone, come and get it!

Fellows, hurry and get the herbs!

Thank you.

- Wonderful! - Great!

Thank you.

- Thank you. - Great, we're saved!

Wonderful!

That's great!

Great!

Your Highness.

The plan in Yizhou has failed.

The Crown Prince rushed back to the palace last night.

The palace has spread news

that the Noble Consort and the Fifth Prince have already...

The Crown Prince went to see Xiao Han. I'm afraid...

I'm afraid we'll need to advance the plan.

Yes.

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