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The danger of the battlefield up north
could not keep us apart.
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I can't believe now that we're
back in the Palace...
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I have decided to reduce Cairen Wu
to a lady-in-waiting.
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She'll accompany Gaoyang
who's marrying into the Fang's.
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She's not allowed inside the Palace anymore.
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But this is just a makeshift plan!
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Zhangsun Wuji! You're so used to
having no one to report to but me.
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Do not push your luck any further.
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How did Fuji find out you were in Liaodong?
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After you returned to the Palace,
have you told anyone where you'd been?
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I wasn't the only one in the Palace
who knew you were up north with the army.
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I tried very hard to get a copy.
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Yes, it does look like Rui'an's handwriting.
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But there was something
I forgot to tell you.
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I never told Rui'an about this.
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He knew nothing.
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You're the only person
who thought Rui'an knew.
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Why the sudden interest in
the standard script?
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You can't teach yourself.
You need proper coaching.
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You should adjust your use of the wrist...
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Regulate your breathing. You should...
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They make fun of me and accuse me.
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I'm probably a hopeless case.
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Tang has other princesses.
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They don't need me.
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But there's only one Bianiji.
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Being in love with you
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makes my life distinguished.
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Even if I'm eternally doomed,
I have no regrets.
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Nice shot!
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Nice shot!
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Good job, Ke!
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Great skills!
Nice aiming!
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With good wine and nice music,
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your party among the apricot blossoms
should have been enjoyable.
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But you invited a monk.
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What a spoiler!
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I promise you'll have enough to drink.
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As long as you drink enough
and you're having fun,
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you won't know the difference
if he's a monk or not.
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That's right!
Drink up!
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Good wine! Cheers!
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Here... Good!
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We're out! Get some more!
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Cheers!
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Meiniang, get me some more!
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Sure!
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They're out of wine. Give them some more.
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Sure!
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Fill this up as well.
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Sure!
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Sis Wu!
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Zhinu?
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You must be in a good mood
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or you wouldn't be here.
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Long time no see. How are you?
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I hope you don't mind me inviting myself.
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This is the only way I can see you.
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I have been to the Fang's Residence,
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but they wouldn't let me in.
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Luckily Gaoyang helped me out,
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and I got this chance to see you.
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Gaoyang is far too unruly.
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She shouldn't have invited Bianji,
or invited you either.
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It's been a year.
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Father is still hard-hearted.
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He probably doesn't love you anymore.
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How I hate Yuan Tiangang!
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He has never even met you.
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Yet he flung at you the charge of
wrecking the state and ruining its people.
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The courtiers went along with it
perhaps because they didn't know you.
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But Father...
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How could he be swayed so easily
by those dawdling old fools?
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Zhinu, I'm not a Cairen anymore.
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Standing in front of you
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is an ordinary lady-in-waiting.
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If you want what's best for me,
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stop feeling indignant for me
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and don't sneak out to see me anymore.
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His Majesty cut off my ties to the Palace.
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Now that I'm still alive,
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I can keep Her Highness company,
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drink and enjoy myself.
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If you truly want what's best for me,
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you should help me
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maintain this carefree life.
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Your Highness, take good care of yourself
and His Majesty. I should go back!
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Cheers, Your Highness!
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Meiniang, sit with me.
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Don't drink anymore, Your Highness.
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Life is short. One should eat,
drink and be merry.
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Let's have a drink!
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Did you see Zhinu?
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I'm sorry, Your Highness! I didn't mean it.
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It's alright...come help me change.
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Sure!
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A toast...
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A toast to the Prince of Wu!
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Here's another one...
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Would you care for a drink?
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Let's have a drink! Come on...
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We'll have a drink...
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Your Highness!
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Do you realise the way you
carry on with Gaoyang
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is a crime punishable by death?
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Your Highness, today you and I
are both guests of Princess Gaoyang.
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What capital crime have I committed?
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No wonder you're considered a sage.
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You play dumb at a time like this.
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As Master Sanzang has told me,
I have yet to face my predestined fate.
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This is a good way to end it.
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Close your eyes if you're scared.
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Your Highness, if you Kill him
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the Princess will hate you forever.
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Even so,
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I can't let him live and start more trouble.
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Your Highness...
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Stop!
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Bianji, you're well aware of
Gaoyang's position.
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I know she's spoiled and unruly
and is embroiled with you.
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But as her friend,
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I don't want to see her go astray.
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Don't see her anymore.
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I've made myself very clear.
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You should understand. Now leave.
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Your Highness!
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Go!
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Pardon me, Your Highness!
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Over the years, we win some,
we lose some in chess.
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But I have never lost a game
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so completely like this one.
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You seem to be focusing, but
your mind is elsewhere
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while I gave the game my full attention.
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Just on our different mindsets alone,
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you already lost when you sat down.
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Unlike you, I'm not optimistic.
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The thought of that woman under your roof
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makes me lose my sleep and my appetite.
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She's likely to plunge Tang's future
into great turmoil.
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The very thought of that
has disabled me from playing well.
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It's been over a year.
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You still want to kill Wu Meiniang?
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You know me too well.
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Your spies
are just short of breaking into my house.
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I've been thinking
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the only person you take to heart
can only be Wu Meiniang.
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But don't forget,
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you made a promise a year ago
in Ganlu Hall.
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As long as Wu Meiniang stays
under my roof,
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the prophecy of "the woman ruler
named Wu" would come to an end.
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But Chancellor,
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you were on my side a year ago.
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But it seems to me,
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Wu Meiniang has already gained your trust.
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I kept her under close watch
over the past year.
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If she had harboured one tiny shred
of treachery,
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I would not have let her live.
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I hope so.
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But she has incredible patience.
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I'm sure she's waiting.
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For what?
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A chance to return to the Palace,
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after old courtiers like us drop dead
one by one.
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She's young. She has time.
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But we're old.
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For the sake of Tang, Wu Meiniang must die.
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With your help, Wu Meiniang's death
will look like an accident.
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You're just guessing.
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As long as she doesn't return
to the Palace to see His Majesty,
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what more can she do?
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I guarantee she'll die a lady-in-waiting
under my roof.
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Why don't you give it a rest?
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Since your mind is made up,
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and I gave His Majesty my word,
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I promise she can live out her life
as a lady-in-waiting under your roof.
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Then I can keep my promise to His Majesty.
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But listen, for Tang
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she's definitely a jinx.
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Father, I just got word from our spy
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Wu Meiniang met with the Crown Prince
at the party among the apricot blossoms.
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They had a long talk in the woods.
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The Crown Prince complained about
her banishment from the Palace.
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For a year, he has been trying
to set up such a meeting.
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Must have been tough for him.
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He only wishes to see this woman
and engage her in small talk.
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When will Zhinu finally grow up?
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Maybe Wu Meiniang is trying very hard
to seduce the Crown Prince.
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By the way,
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did Chancellor Fang say "yes"?
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He doesn't want to kill
Wu Meiniang anymore.
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It looks like Chancellor Fang
no longer sees eye to eye with you.
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Is Xiao Yu ready?
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I'll tell him to prepare
the memorial right away.
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Given how hard working His Majesty is,
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we'll have the results at the
morning assembly tomorrow.
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Father, to submit a memorial like this
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may not shake Chancellor Fang,
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but will prove more dangerous to Xiao Yu.
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I do not intend to hurt Chancellor Fang.
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But over the past year,
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His Majesty has paid no attention to
Wu Meiniang.
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I arranged for the impeachment
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to test His Majesty on his attitude
towards this woman,
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and also to make Chancellor Fang
think twice about his position.
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Xiao Yu is well prepared for the worst.
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Meiniang, thank you.
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If you hadn't intervened,
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Ke would have made a mess.
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I think you did that all by yourself.
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How could you be so unruly?
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You even openly invited Bianji
to accompany you?
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Why did you ask the Crown Prince to...
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Look, Meiniang! I've collected
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the Commentary on the Dharani of Six Gates,
the Sutra of the Questions of the Deva
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and Sutra of the Buddha-stage.
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Bianji is helping Master Xuanzang
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translate Buddhist sutras from
the Western Regions.
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These editions should be helpful.
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First thing tomorrow morning,
send these to Huichang Temple. All right?
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Gaoyang, the city of Chang'an
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is full of handsome warriors
and charming scholars.
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Why must you fall in love
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with someone who became a monk
when he was 15 years old?
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Yes, there are others who are better,
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but I don't care.
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The first time I saw this monk,
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my heart felt like it was hit by a rock.
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I knew then, he was the one for me.
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Fang Yi'ai and I had an understanding.
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We won't interfere with each other.
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Whether or not my Father is the Emperor,
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I have the right to love anyone I want.
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As a woman, I cannot make contributions
to the state.
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Since I don't have any literary talent
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if I can't follow my heart
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and fall head over heels in love.
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My life would have been wasted.
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But he's a monk!
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He can never be with you.
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That's his business, not mine.
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This is my romance. As long as I love him,
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he can choose to turn me down,
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but he can't stop me.
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What? Did I scare you?
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No, what you just said...
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I believe I've said the same thing.
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But that was a long time ago.
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I knew you're my kindred spirit.
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Why is it women like us
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cannot fall head over heels in love?
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Head over heels?
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Cairen Wu!
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To this day, you still fail
to correct yourself.
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Standing in front of you
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is no longer a Cairen from the Palace.
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I'm an ordinary lady-in-waiting
of the Fang's family.
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Greetings, maid Wu.
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I asked you to come here
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so that you could tell me about
the investigation on the aristocrats.
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Has there been any progress?
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The Minister of the Court of
State Ceremonials
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is one of Zhangsun Wuji's henchmen
whom he personally promoted.
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Since 631
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he has personally loaned out the money
budgeted for the Court of State Ceremonials
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to merchants of Chang'an for personal gain.
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He has a lot of nerve!
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I'll report to His Majesty
in the morning assembly in a few days.
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Zhangsun Wuji can't possibly
absolve himself from the blame.
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This is a start. The key is
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to make good use of the investigation.
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Follow the vine to the melon
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and find evidence against Zhangsun Wuji
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for factionalism and taking bribes.
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What if he's incorruptible
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and we find nothing on him?
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Don't worry!
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Zhangsun Wuji may not be on the take
for personal gain.
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But he wants to run Tang
in a way he prefers.
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He has secretly groomed his chosen crowd.
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But his salary alone
is not enough to feed so many mouths.
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For the sake of Tang,
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he had no choice but to take bribes.
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Wise observation! I'm honoured to be
working for you.
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When you make an attempt to attack,
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you must protect yourself.
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Don't get eaten by the tiger
you're trying to Kill.
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Rest assured. I'm submitting the impeachment
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against the Minister of the
Court of State Ceremonials.
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Should anything go wrong,
no one else will be implicated.
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This is the evidence against
the Court of State Ceremonials.
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I'll submit it to His Majesty
at the morning assembly tomorrow.
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An impeachment on the
Court of State Ceremonials,
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is like plucking Zhangsun Wuji's whiskers.
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Are you confident you can use this
as an excuse to conduct an investigation
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and find incriminating evidence
against Zhangsun Wuji?
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00:24:12,117 --> 00:24:14,620
There must be more than loyalty
and honour
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00:24:14,687 --> 00:24:16,822
that holds the huge
Guanlong clique together.
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Without any perks, no one would work for you
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If we dig deep enough,
we'll find the dirt on Zhangsun Wuiji.
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00:24:25,631 --> 00:24:28,734
Just that no one has done that before.
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00:24:28,801 --> 00:24:31,837
That's right, no one has.
302
00:24:33,472 --> 00:24:36,108
But with him around, poor scholars like us
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00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:39,211
will always remain dirt under their feet.
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00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:40,546
Gentlemen,
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do you wish to ingratiate yourselves
and forever lead a mundane life?
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00:24:45,884 --> 00:24:48,554
If that's all we want,
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00:24:49,254 --> 00:24:52,057
why would we risk our lives
and meet with you?
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00:24:52,091 --> 00:24:52,992
That's right...
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00:24:53,092 --> 00:24:56,261
If we work together,
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00:24:56,295 --> 00:24:59,365
are you sure we can topple Zhangsun Wuiji?
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00:24:59,565 --> 00:25:01,834
It's impossible to topple him.
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00:25:03,435 --> 00:25:06,872
But if we dig deep enough and
incur His Majesty's wrath,
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00:25:06,939 --> 00:25:10,542
he would banish Zhangsun Wuji
from Chang'an for a while.
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00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:13,278
And she can return to the Palace.
315
00:25:13,379 --> 00:25:15,014
We're risking everything we have
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00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:16,915
and declare war on Zhangsun Wuji
317
00:25:17,016 --> 00:25:19,251
just to bring a woman back to the harem?
318
00:25:20,886 --> 00:25:21,854
Is it worth it?
319
00:25:21,887 --> 00:25:24,156
Of course it is! Don't forget
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she's the one who gathered us here today.
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00:25:27,793 --> 00:25:29,028
Trust me,
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helping her is the best bargain
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00:25:31,463 --> 00:25:34,099
you'll ever get involved with.
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00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:35,300
What she means to us
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00:25:35,334 --> 00:25:37,870
is like Yiren of Qin to Lu Buwei.
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00:25:37,936 --> 00:25:39,071
In that case,
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I wish you every success tomorrow.
328
00:25:45,811 --> 00:25:48,981
Gentlemen, if I fail and die,
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00:25:49,715 --> 00:25:52,384
I'm entrusting you with my family.
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00:25:52,684 --> 00:25:54,186
We won't let you down!
331
00:25:57,890 --> 00:26:00,526
Xiao Yu! Where is Xiao Yu?
332
00:26:01,293 --> 00:26:02,361
Right here!
333
00:26:14,907 --> 00:26:18,243
Did you submit this memorial
against Chancellor Fang
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00:26:18,310 --> 00:26:21,847
for factionalism bordering on treason?
335
00:26:22,014 --> 00:26:23,682
Yes, Your Majesty!
336
00:26:24,083 --> 00:26:30,956
When I was the Prince of Qin,
Chancellor Fang has pledged his loyalty.
337
00:26:31,156 --> 00:26:35,194
Last year, Princess Gaoyang married
into the Fang's family.
338
00:26:35,294 --> 00:26:39,965
That proves my reliance and trust
in his family.
339
00:26:40,566 --> 00:26:47,372
He is off sick for 3 days
and you're stabbing him in the back.
340
00:26:47,406 --> 00:26:48,707
What is your motive?
341
00:26:52,311 --> 00:26:56,348
He has dominated the Secretariat
for 20 years
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00:26:56,415 --> 00:27:02,855
and filled the Secretariat
with his henchmen and proteges.
343
00:27:02,921 --> 00:27:06,258
In recent years, because of his old age,
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00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:10,262
he's been off sick more than
these last 3 days.
345
00:27:10,529 --> 00:27:16,135
Why doesn't he retire and
live out his life in leisure?
346
00:27:16,368 --> 00:27:19,471
Why allow him to keep a position
when he can no longer perform?
347
00:27:19,538 --> 00:27:20,472
Shut up!
348
00:27:27,179 --> 00:27:31,049
Your Majesty has always welcomed
honest advice.
349
00:27:31,183 --> 00:27:36,388
I'm only speaking from
the bottom of my heart.
350
00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:43,929
Xiao Yu, you're almost 70.
351
00:27:44,596 --> 00:27:47,966
You've followed me since the Wude days
352
00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:50,569
and have served me for decades.
353
00:27:50,802 --> 00:27:56,275
I once said "Only in the gust wind
can the strong grass be known" about you.
354
00:27:57,209 --> 00:28:05,050
But now you're even accusing Chancellor Fang
for factionalism bordering on treason.
355
00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:08,086
Have I been wrong about you
356
00:28:08,420 --> 00:28:13,559
or have you become muddle-headed
in your advance age?
357
00:28:15,494 --> 00:28:18,363
I don't think you should stay in the Court.
358
00:28:18,463 --> 00:28:20,866
Retire to your fief and live out
your remaining days.
359
00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:33,011
Thank you, Your Majesty!
360
00:28:33,111 --> 00:28:36,515
Thank you for letting me retire!
361
00:28:57,369 --> 00:28:59,905
When Empress Zhangsun was
on her death bed,
362
00:28:59,972 --> 00:29:02,040
she wanted me to assure her
363
00:29:02,207 --> 00:29:06,011
I'd never let Chancellor Fang
leave my side.
364
00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:10,315
Chancellor Fang has made
enormous contributions to Tang.
365
00:29:10,515 --> 00:29:14,286
Whoever plots against him again,
366
00:29:14,319 --> 00:29:17,289
don't blame me for showing no regard.
367
00:29:23,061 --> 00:29:27,633
Assembly adjourned
if there's nothing else.
368
00:29:28,367 --> 00:29:31,470
Your Majesty, I have something.
369
00:29:32,571 --> 00:29:36,241
What is it, Fuji?
370
00:29:41,546 --> 00:29:45,684
It's about the corrupted officials
of the Court of State Ceremonials
371
00:29:45,751 --> 00:29:48,453
and misappropriation of funds.
372
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,689
Since 631,
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00:29:50,722 --> 00:29:53,792
they have embezzled public funds
374
00:29:53,892 --> 00:29:58,864
and loaned out bribe money at
extortionate rates
375
00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:02,234
to merchants and craftsmen of Chang'an.
376
00:30:02,301 --> 00:30:06,038
Hence, they have pocketed huge profits.
377
00:30:06,138 --> 00:30:08,907
Since 631,
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00:30:08,974 --> 00:30:12,210
the Court of State Ceremonials
has been a mess.
379
00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:17,649
I know nothing about the matter.
380
00:30:19,451 --> 00:30:23,922
Fuji, the Minister of the Court
of State Ceremonials
381
00:30:23,989 --> 00:30:27,726
was highly recommended by you.
382
00:30:29,895 --> 00:30:34,566
I'm willing to be punished
for my mistake.
383
00:30:35,934 --> 00:30:37,869
The fact that you reported the case
384
00:30:37,903 --> 00:30:40,339
proves you were not involved.
385
00:30:40,672 --> 00:30:43,375
Your honesty and integrity
is Tang's good fortune.
386
00:30:44,643 --> 00:30:49,014
I'll put you in charge of the investigation.
387
00:30:49,548 --> 00:30:52,017
Aye!
388
00:30:52,751 --> 00:30:54,453
Go home, gentlemen.
389
00:31:00,058 --> 00:31:02,828
Father, your investigation
has had everyone panic stricken.
390
00:31:02,894 --> 00:31:06,965
They all want to know what you're thinking.
391
00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:09,601
You won't see any of them?
392
00:31:09,968 --> 00:31:10,969
No!
393
00:31:11,970 --> 00:31:14,539
To beat Li Yifu and his lot,
394
00:31:14,639 --> 00:31:17,442
there's no need to sever our own arms.
395
00:31:17,743 --> 00:31:18,910
If the investigation proceeds,
396
00:31:18,977 --> 00:31:20,979
I'm sure Chancellor Fang
397
00:31:21,012 --> 00:31:22,514
must have some relatives or hanger-ons
398
00:31:22,814 --> 00:31:24,316
who are involved in underhanded deals.
399
00:31:24,683 --> 00:31:26,418
Because of this case,
400
00:31:27,152 --> 00:31:29,488
our people will suffer heavy losses.
401
00:31:29,755 --> 00:31:32,257
You have a point.
402
00:31:32,324 --> 00:31:34,626
But I can't tell His Majesty.
403
00:31:36,828 --> 00:31:38,830
How about this...
404
00:31:38,930 --> 00:31:41,133
go tell the courtiers of the Guanlong clique
405
00:31:41,166 --> 00:31:43,368
who are suffering heavier losses than others
406
00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:45,670
With regard to their losses,
407
00:31:45,737 --> 00:31:48,039
I will make it up to them.
408
00:31:48,774 --> 00:31:52,711
We must appease them properly.
409
00:31:53,078 --> 00:31:57,249
I will visit them one by one tomorrow.
410
00:31:57,315 --> 00:32:01,486
By the way, I've put that creep Li Yifu
under surveillance.
411
00:32:01,820 --> 00:32:03,722
We'll soon know more.
412
00:32:04,089 --> 00:32:06,858
Li Yifu doesn't matter.
413
00:32:07,058 --> 00:32:10,462
But the person behind him does.
414
00:32:10,962 --> 00:32:14,433
I need to know who it is.
415
00:32:47,999 --> 00:32:49,067
Ke!
416
00:32:51,903 --> 00:32:54,039
Something bothering you, Zhinu?
417
00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:59,544
Let's take a walk in the garden.
418
00:33:03,715 --> 00:33:04,649
Come to think of it,
419
00:33:04,683 --> 00:33:08,286
we haven't been like this in a while.
420
00:33:09,855 --> 00:33:13,325
Since I became the Crown Prince,
421
00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:16,061
I've been busy helping Father.
422
00:33:17,095 --> 00:33:20,632
We seldom get to visit with each other now.
423
00:33:22,467 --> 00:33:26,071
What was bothering you just now?
424
00:33:34,846 --> 00:33:36,915
You're still such a kid.
425
00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:38,350
You're always so careless.
426
00:33:41,019 --> 00:33:43,688
I'm not a child anymore.
427
00:33:44,923 --> 00:33:48,627
You want it back? The old rule sticks!
428
00:34:09,214 --> 00:34:12,584
Your reaction is not as fast as before.
429
00:34:13,318 --> 00:34:16,054
Times have changed. For you to surpass me
430
00:34:16,087 --> 00:34:18,423
is only a matter of time.
431
00:34:19,691 --> 00:34:21,459
I can manage.
432
00:34:22,127 --> 00:34:25,530
To me, you'll always be my kid brother.
433
00:34:25,597 --> 00:34:28,900
This will never change.
434
00:34:29,668 --> 00:34:30,735
Thank you.
435
00:34:30,902 --> 00:34:32,504
Don't mention it.
436
00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:37,108
If anyone should be thankful,
437
00:34:37,242 --> 00:34:38,810
it should be your older brothers,
including me.
438
00:34:38,877 --> 00:34:41,246
We should thank you.
439
00:34:41,846 --> 00:34:43,348
You must be joking.
440
00:34:43,648 --> 00:34:46,885
Why should you thank me?
441
00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:50,455
Because you became the Crown Prince,
442
00:34:50,555 --> 00:34:53,291
our sibling rivalry
443
00:34:53,825 --> 00:34:56,161
did not end in bloodshed.
444
00:35:00,365 --> 00:35:03,668
Frankly, after you became the Crown Prince,
445
00:35:04,469 --> 00:35:09,341
I finally got to feel relaxed
and carefree again.
446
00:35:13,778 --> 00:35:20,685
By the way, were you upset
about a woman in the painting?
447
00:35:27,892 --> 00:35:31,496
Love always spells trouble.
448
00:35:32,497 --> 00:35:35,800
There are only two ways to resolve it.
449
00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:38,970
You either persist or give up.
450
00:35:39,938 --> 00:35:43,408
The former is an uphill battle,
451
00:35:43,475 --> 00:35:46,878
the latter is heart-breaking.
452
00:35:47,345 --> 00:35:51,883
The difference lies in your heart.
453
00:35:52,217 --> 00:35:56,087
Are you giving up on her or on yourself?
454
00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:09,267
I think I know what to do.
455
00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:13,905
Thanks for your advice.
456
00:36:15,540 --> 00:36:19,177
I'll be leaving Chang'an soon.
457
00:36:19,711 --> 00:36:21,680
I don't even know
458
00:36:22,013 --> 00:36:23,682
when II'll be back.
459
00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:27,552
That's why before I go,
460
00:36:28,053 --> 00:36:29,788
I wanted to give you some advice.
461
00:36:30,321 --> 00:36:34,325
It'd make me feel better.
462
00:36:46,738 --> 00:36:49,741
There's no one around. You can tell me.
463
00:36:51,076 --> 00:36:53,144
What's going on?
464
00:36:53,545 --> 00:36:55,980
Tell me...
465
00:36:56,047 --> 00:36:57,348
over the past year,
466
00:36:57,382 --> 00:36:59,050
if Meiniang hadn't kept me company,
467
00:36:59,084 --> 00:37:01,553
I would have died of boredom.
468
00:37:02,287 --> 00:37:05,056
She helped me out and took care of you.
469
00:37:05,256 --> 00:37:07,559
Don't you think it's time to pay her back
470
00:37:07,659 --> 00:37:09,427
and do her a huge favour?
471
00:37:11,062 --> 00:37:12,664
And I thought it was something so important
472
00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:14,833
you had to send a messenger
first thing in the morning!
473
00:37:18,636 --> 00:37:20,538
Whatever makes Sis Wu happy,
474
00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:22,540
I'm more than happy to oblige.
475
00:37:23,007 --> 00:37:25,677
Since she came here,
476
00:37:25,744 --> 00:37:27,679
what's the one thing she wanted
more than anything else?
477
00:37:30,315 --> 00:37:31,149
I don't know.
478
00:37:32,717 --> 00:37:36,321
She said nothing,
479
00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:41,025
but I know she's been longing
to see Father again.
480
00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:44,195
You should know her better.
481
00:37:46,131 --> 00:37:50,335
Talk to Father tonight
when you go back to the Palace.
482
00:37:52,771 --> 00:37:55,473
Let me think about it.
483
00:38:10,555 --> 00:38:13,558
This is the most remote place
in the whole Fang's Residence.
484
00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:16,060
The view from here is nothing
much to look at,
485
00:38:16,094 --> 00:38:19,230
and few people come here. But I noticed
486
00:38:19,330 --> 00:38:22,033
Meiniang likes to look out from here
487
00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:25,670
until one day I did the same thing.
488
00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:30,742
Guess what I found out?
489
00:38:34,345 --> 00:38:35,914
This direction...
490
00:38:36,347 --> 00:38:38,750
is where Father's chamber is.
491
00:38:46,090 --> 00:38:50,528
The thing she's been craving for
is to see Father again.
492
00:38:57,702 --> 00:38:59,771
Greetings, Father!
493
00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:03,007
At ease!
494
00:39:11,316 --> 00:39:12,050
Father!
495
00:39:12,116 --> 00:39:13,084
I'm fine!
496
00:39:13,918 --> 00:39:16,654
The anti-aging drug, Your Majesty!
497
00:39:17,222 --> 00:39:18,122
Good!
498
00:39:27,632 --> 00:39:32,637
You never used to take any drugs
produced by alchemists before.
499
00:39:32,704 --> 00:39:36,007
I'm used to them now. If I don't take them
500
00:39:36,074 --> 00:39:38,643
I feel tired and worn out
501
00:39:39,444 --> 00:39:42,647
and my arrow wound makes me uncomfortable.
502
00:39:45,083 --> 00:39:49,053
Don't worry. I know what I'm doing.
503
00:39:54,592 --> 00:39:55,894
Zhinu!
504
00:39:58,596 --> 00:39:59,964
Zhinu!
505
00:40:00,865 --> 00:40:01,833
Father!
506
00:40:03,268 --> 00:40:05,470
You seem distracted.
507
00:40:05,637 --> 00:40:08,806
Concentrate. I'm talking to you.
508
00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:10,208
Yes, Father!
509
00:40:11,109 --> 00:40:14,412
Go through these memorials,
510
00:40:14,979 --> 00:40:16,714
I want your opinion on them.
511
00:40:17,715 --> 00:40:19,083
It's been a year.
512
00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:24,222
What?
513
00:40:26,257 --> 00:40:29,661
It's been a year since Cairen Wu
left the Palace.
514
00:40:29,894 --> 00:40:33,431
Don't you ever want to bring her back?
515
00:40:33,498 --> 00:40:36,534
Zhinu, that's a matter of the harem.
516
00:40:36,901 --> 00:40:39,637
Don't bother yourself with it.
517
00:40:40,305 --> 00:40:42,507
That's not fair, Father!
518
00:40:44,475 --> 00:40:47,712
Why not? Had it been someone else,
519
00:40:47,946 --> 00:40:49,948
she would have be beheaded.
520
00:40:50,181 --> 00:40:51,516
But, Father
521
00:40:52,016 --> 00:40:55,119
it's just an ambiguous prophecy.
522
00:40:55,486 --> 00:40:57,121
She risked her life for you
523
00:40:57,155 --> 00:41:00,525
and you've been through so much together.
524
00:41:01,492 --> 00:41:05,196
The only thing you can do for her
is to spare her life?
525
00:41:06,664 --> 00:41:10,068
Even Uncle is only one of your courtiers.
526
00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:13,471
When the high and mighty Emperor
of Great Tang gives an order,
527
00:41:13,638 --> 00:41:15,907
who would dare disobey?
528
00:41:17,608 --> 00:41:19,010
You should go.
529
00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:23,681
I'm tired.
530
00:41:23,715 --> 00:41:24,649
Father!
531
00:41:29,454 --> 00:41:31,089
Goodbye, Father!
532
00:41:42,934 --> 00:41:44,002
Father!
533
00:41:45,370 --> 00:41:46,537
Father!
534
00:41:46,671 --> 00:41:49,040
Wang De! Get the doctor!39559
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