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(Gemini)

(Episode 12)

(Dyehouse)

Thank you, Ninth Uncle.

You have to dye...

all these fabrics.

For your training here in Pilan Palace,

cultivation of virtue is paramount.

Only by personally experiencing the people's hardships...

can you truly empathize with them...

and nurture a heart that loves them as your own children.

I will heed Ninth Uncle's teachings.

Good.

This Ninth Uncle,

who exactly is he?

You wretched woman!

You caused me to receive 50 lashes.

Today, I will slash your face!

Shall I kill him?

I am the Heir-Prince of Ru'nan!

How dare you harm me?

If you cut him down now,

his blood will stain my newly dyed fabric.

I do not like it.

Kill him with poison.

As you command.

Open up.

Die now or die later?

I will let you choose.

What poison did you give me?

Seven orifice poison.

In one year,

you will bleed to death from all seven orifices.

Princess of Chu,

I was wrong.

I dare not do it again.

Please give me the antidote.

I promise.

I will not bother you again.

I just heard someone wanted to slash my face.

Someone did say that.

Was it you?

Your Highness.

I was blind and did not know better.

Please, Your Highness, spare me.

I...

I dare not do it again.

Please spare my life, Your Highness.

Given your sincerity,

I will spare you.

After you return,

build 10 charity halls...

to provide congee daily and help the people.

After one year, I will give you the antidote.

Certainly, I will go back now...

to arrange for the charity halls to be built.

What pill did you give him?

A soothing and nourishing pill.

I thought...

you were usually indifferent to such rumors.

Why are you so angry today?

Because he got you lashed 20 times.

Your Highness.

Pilan Palace strictly forbids entry and exit at will.

Moreover, I am an outsider.

If our actions...

are discovered,

I am afraid it would be improper.

You are the Lu Clan Chief of Jiangnan,

and my father-in-law just passed away.

Consider it a solace to the Princess Consort.

Yes.

Your Highness, Her Highness's chambers are ahead.

So you got angry...

because of me?

So what if I did?

Lu Zhao.

You like me.

Master Xiao, you have crossed the line.

So,

is the line between us gone now?

Your Highness.

Lu Zhao.

Your Highness.

Why are you here?

I know you are suffering here.

I have missed you greatly.

So I came to visit you.

Thank you for your concern.

I am doing well.

Who is this?

This is...

the Lu Clan Chief of Jiangnan.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Please rise, Clan Chief.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I heard you are training at Pilan Palace.

It is inconvenient for you to be out in public.

After discussing it with His Highness,

I brought the draft of the documents here.

Please take a look.

(The land located in the northern village...)

(Management of land use...)

Clan Chief, you are truly thoughtful.

You have solved a big problem for me.

Now, I can be...

as one with you.

Lu Zhao.

To have you as my wife...

is truly...

the greatest blessing of my life.

(Lu Zhao)

Lu Zhao.

Here you go.

After you hand over the inheritance,

you will die.

You covet my things?

I am afraid you will not live to take them.

Just press your thumbprint on it.

All right.

(Lu Zhao)

(Lu Zhao)

Lu Zhao.

You are now training at Pilan Palace.

When your training is over,

I will personally take you home.

All right?

Thank you for your kindness.

No matter how hard it is for me,

I will gladly endure it.

Then,

I will return home first.

Take care, Your Highness.

I am leaving.

What are you doing here?

Master, Situ Xian is here with his men.

They are almost at the door.

Go quickly.

Too late.

When Situ Xian gets your family's wealth,

he will remake weapons.

But he no longer dares to recruit people from the Southern Qing.

When the time comes,

I am afraid he will have to work with the Qiang people.

We must catch him in the act.

The Northern Qiang and Southern Qing...

have a blood feud between them.

As an imperial member,

he dares to collude with the Qiang people?

Back then,

the traitor Song Lou...

marched with General Xiao into battle against the Northern Qiang.

Did he not swear loudly of his loyalty and righteousness?

Yet in the end,

he slew General Xiao with his own hand...

and became a traitor to his state.

Once people harbor illicit desires,

they will stop at nothing.

He thought he got the Lu family's fortune.

But he did not know it was a life-threatening talisman.

It is time...

to end this farce.

Yes.

How is Liu Ying Xue doing?

She has already stopped pretending,

acting as though she is the rightful princess consort.

She is so obsessed with preserving the pregnancy...

that she grows more deranged and sensitive.

It is time...

I return home to visit...

that poor cousin of mine.

I have an important matter.

I would like to see Ninth Uncle.

What is it?

My family is gravely ill.

I am worried sick.

That is why I overstepped.

Please, Ninth Uncle,

allow me to return and visit her.

You know the rules of Pilan Palace.

During training, you are not allowed to leave.

I just received a letter from my family.

They said my cousin is bedridden.

She has been ill for days.

If my cousin were to pass away with regrets,

and I did not visit her in time,

I would be heartbroken.

And I would be letting down...

my aunt in the afterlife.

Ninth Uncle has always taught me to prioritize virtue.

If my loved ones are at death's door...

and I turn a blind eye,

how can I speak of filial piety and virtue?

If Ninth Uncle worries that I might lie in disgrace...

and never return,

then I boldly ask...

that Ninth Uncle...

accompany and oversee me.

If that is the case,

I will go with you.

Wait.

Your Highness.

Is this the medicine for Xue Er?

Yes.

It is the medicine for Ms. Liu.

I will deliver it to her.

Your Highness.

Staying in bed to protect the pregnancy is really boring.

Can you keep me company every day?

Have I not...

always been by your side?

This plum is sweet and sour. It is really delicious.

Sour for a boy, spicy for a girl.

Our baby...

must be a boy.

Then,

from now on,

you have to feed me medicine every day.

And talk with our son.

Of course.

(Lofty manner and admirable grace)

Who is it?

Which presumptuous servant is it?

Ninth Uncle.

Why are you...