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{\an8}‪ADAPTED FROM A SHUQI.COM NOVEL
‪ORIGINAL AUTHOR: SENLIN LU
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Your Ladyship. Your Ladyship!
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Did you get the medicine into her?
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Yes. I forced plenty of water down too.
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She threw up blood and water.
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Two basins full.
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That can't be right.
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If she threw up, she should
be bouncing around now.
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Could I have gotten the dose wrong?
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Don't joke about that.
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Inspector Du.
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You have to help Her Ladyship.
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I was joking.
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If she's staying put, she'll be fine soon.
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She's just in there putting on a show.
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That's good. Let her rest up.
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Once His Majesty leaves,
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I'll come back and give her
a proper beating to teach her a lesson.
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I've already lost a daughter.
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If something happens to you too,
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I don't know how I'm supposed to cope.
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Apologies for worrying Your Majesty.
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You nearly died for this case.
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I can't believe they…
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Your Majesty, please don't be angry.
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Don't let me harm your bond
with your ministers.
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They lost their daughters so suddenly.
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They panicked.
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Please don't blame them.
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You're such an understanding girl.
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Rest up.
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Let someone else take this case.
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No.
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Only I can take this case.
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I already have some leads.
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It won't take long to uncover the truth.
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If it's handed to someone else,
I won't be at ease.
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The moment you hear "case,"
you become like this.
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Remember,
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don't let yourself get hurt,
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and no more deaths.
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This has already caused
too much of a stir.
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Your Majesty, please don't tell
Consort Shu about this.
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Ninth Lady Cui's death
has already hit Her Highness hard.
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Don't let her worry about me too.
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Once I bring the killer to justice,
I'll go visit her.
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Princess Ningyuan's body was barely cold
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when Consort Shu's niece, Cui Manshu,
was found murdered.
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The Princess of Fuchang County
threw herself into this case,
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yet you hounded her without mercy.
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His Majesty treats her like his own.
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What you did was outrageous,
and you've infuriated His Majesty!
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We were foolish.
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We overstepped.
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We beg His Majesty to punish us.
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We beg His Majesty to punish us!
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His Majesty is merciful.
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Given your sudden loss of children
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and the grief it brings,
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His Majesty orders you home
to hold your funerals.
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As for punishment,
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it will be decided
after the mourning period.
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We thank His Majesty.
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PALACE INVESTIGATION BUREAU
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Your Ladyship, I'm begging you.
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Don't ever do something like this again
without warning us.
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This time,
we have Deputy Director Xiao to thank.
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Without him,
I'd be pouring wine at your grave.
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Relax. I'm hard to kill.
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Every day, I feel like
my head's wobbling on my neck,
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ready to drop at any moment.
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Then have Mr. Xiao read your fortune.
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See when you'll die
and set your mind at ease.
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He was even more worried
about you dying than I was.
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He isn't in the mood for fortune-telling.
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If I were dead, you'd be back
at the Astronomical Bureau.
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Why were you worried?
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I was afraid I couldn't
live up to your trust and save you.
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I knew you could do it.
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I had no faith in myself.
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Mr. Xiao, you didn't come here
just to see if I'm dead, did you?
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It's about the killer in this case.
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You noticed it too?
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According to Zhou Helan,
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Cui Manshu set a trap
to kill the Fifteenth Princess.
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The killer should be the man in black
who attacked us.
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But if he and Cui Manshu were accomplices,
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why would he suddenly want her dead?
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If the two fell out…
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After setting the fire,
he hid under the stage.
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Then he slipped out of the palace
with the Uyghur prince's entourage.
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He attacked you first.
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Then he headed
to the Palace Domestic Service
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and killed Liu Deyi.
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There wouldn't have been
enough time for him to then go
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to Yanshou Ward to kill Cui Manshu.
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Someone else killed Cui Manshu.
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But if one person
killed the Fifteenth Princess
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and another avenged her,
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then those three Noble Ladies
who worked with Cui Manshu
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could be killed
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by the very same person.
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From what you know of the Princess,
who would avenge her?
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If I could choose, I'd want it to be me.
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Finding the killer is avenging her too.
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Cui Manshu's wound was very deep,
and the blade went in at a downward angle.
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That means the killer was taller than her
and struck with great force.
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If the killer found that residence
in Yanshou Ward,
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they must know the bad blood
between the Princess and Cui Manshu.
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They avenged the Princess so decisively.
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They're either a loyal servant
or someone deeply devoted to her.
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I'll go talk to Wanshun's maid.
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The poison hasn't been cleared.
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Your Ladyship should rest.
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Finding the killer
is avenging the Princess.
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Your words.
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Your Ladyship
is always risking your life like this.
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Are you worried about me?
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Saving you wasn't easy.
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I don't want it to be for nothing.
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Yesterday, you defended me
in front of Zhou Helan.
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I haven't thanked you yet.
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Zhou Helan overstepped,
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speaking of your parents that way.
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I only did what I should.
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So you know about what happened
at the Prince of Duan's manor.
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Fifteen years ago,
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the massacre at the Prince of Duan's manor
shook the court.
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I was already studying
at the Astronomical Bureau then,
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but I heard of it.
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But Zhou Helan wasn't wrong.
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I have no parents.
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I truly don't know what it's like
to have your father and mother
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controlled by someone else.
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You little lunatic!
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I'll beat you to death!
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If I'm dead, no one
will mourn you when you die.
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Do you want a reward for treating
yourself like this?
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Old fool, I'm still poisoned.
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Relax.
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With my medicine, you won't die!
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JUSTICE AND INTEGRITY
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I'm taking these to buy tonics.
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You…!
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You were lucky you didn't eat that dish.
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Good thing I don't eat fish.
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You don't eat fish?
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When you buy me a meal,
don't order sliced raw fish.
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{\an8}XINGQING PALACE
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These were Her Highness's
usual handkerchiefs and belongings.
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Have a look, Your Ladyship.
See if there are any clues.
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- Your Ladyship.
- Mr. Xiao, did you find anything?
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Lin Ning watched
Yunchui House's back gate yesterday.
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He said he saw a man in black
who looked like our suspect run out.
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But then a flock of carrier pigeons
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blocked his path,
and the man slipped away.
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The pigeons' release
and return times are fixed.
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Did you check?
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Lin Ning lied.
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That's still not enough
to make him a suspect.
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There's one more thing to confirm.
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That night, after Lin Ning led a squad
to escort the Uyghur prince
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to the guest house
of the Court of State Ceremonial,
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did you split up?
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We escorted the prince
out of the palace together,
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but Lin Ning left midway.
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Later, we met again
outside Yanshou Ward's gate.
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- You may leave.
- Yes.
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"Like reeds,
my love is soft yet resilient.
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Like rock, it is enduring and steadfast."
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Lin Ning was the one
deeply devoted to Wanshun.
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Lin Ning's right foot
turns outward when he walks,
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so the outer sole is worn,
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which matches the footprints
we found in Yanshou Ward.
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He likely never noticed it himself.
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We got Mr. Xiao's message
and came for Lin Ning.
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He's gone. He fled long ago.
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Trade caravans have been
coming and going lately.
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He may have slipped out with one.
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- Check inns and the city gates.
- Understood.
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No. Head to the pier.
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The pier?
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How did Her Ladyship know?
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Where is Lin Ning from?
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Jinling.
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‪GUANGTONG FERRY
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Sir, cast off.
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GUANGTONG FERRY
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- Anyone bound for Jinling today?
- Yes.
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Was there a man who was over six chi tall
and in a hurry?
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He likely chartered a boat.
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Yes, there was. He hired a small boat.
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Get me a fast boat.
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Yes, please board.
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You four, follow me.
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The rest of you, protect Mr. Xiao.
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Faster. Pull alongside.
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Your Ladyship, is that fire?
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Too late again.
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Did the Princess's killer
murder Lin Ning too?
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Your Ladyship, you look unwell.
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I'm fine.
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Your Ladyship,
you were poisoned not long ago.
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Your body might not hold up.
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Perhaps you should go back and rest.
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Fine.
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Bring Lin Ning's body back
to the Palace Investigation Bureau.
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Don't come over!
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I've never taken a single step
beyond the Western Capital.
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This time, I get to see the world outside.
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I'm glad.
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Mr. Xiao.
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This wound…
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Why is this in Lin Ning's bundle?
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- We've been fooled.
- By Lin Ning?
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No, by the Princess.
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Has the Princess
of Fuchang County been here?
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What are you burning?
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Her Highness's embroidery patterns.
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Now that she's gone,
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no one else can stitch them.
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A STAR HAS APPEARED IN THE GIRL MANSION
IT IS A MOST OMINOUS SIGN
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ON THE WUWU DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH
THE STAR HAS APPEARED
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Your Ladyship.
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You've figured it out?
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Lin Ning was the one
who attacked me that night.
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If Lin Ning was the man in black,
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he escorted the Uyghur prince,
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attacked Mr. Gu and me,
then killed Liu Deyi.
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He had no time to kill Cui Manshu.
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Lin Ning was one killer,
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but not the only one.
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The other is hiding
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even deeper in the shadows,
silent and unseen.
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Nothing escapes you.
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Even if the black clothes
have been destroyed,
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if I insist on an autopsy
on the Fifteenth Princess,
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her so-called remains will give her away.
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Besides, Lin Ning's cause of death
will be clear soon enough.
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So,
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how did Your Ladyship find the evidence
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pointing straight
to the Fifteenth Princess?
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That embroidery pattern.
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Only Wanshun could have stitched it.
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But in truth,
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you already suspected
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the Princess faked her death
back at Yunchui House, didn't you?
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You don't eat fish.
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Not even Inspector Du knew that.
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I'm sure it wasn't a coincidence.
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You've found the Princess
ahead of the others.
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What are you planning to do?
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I don't know.
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Truly, I don't.
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If Wanshun wants to return to the palace,
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I'll take her back,
tell His Majesty everything,
257
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and kneel before Xingqing Palace
to plead for her.
258
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And if she wants to leave?
259
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Everyone has to pay for what they've done.
260
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The Princess is no exception.
261
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So you want me to arrest my best friend?
262
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If you've made up your mind,
263
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I won't be able to change it.
264
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Then why did you rush here?
265
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Even if I can't stop you,
266
00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:29,080
I still must try.
267
00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,160
His Majesty ordered me
to help you solve this case
268
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and find the real killer.
269
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It's my duty.
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I cannot shirk it.
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Mr. Xiao,
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go to His Majesty.
273
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Go and tell him the truth now.
274
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As for your question, I've decided.
275
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If Wanshun wants to leave,
I'll risk my life to help her leave.
276
00:21:15,120 --> 00:21:16,800
Then I'll go and confess to His Majesty.
277
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I'll trade my life for hers.
278
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That's the price I'll pay.
279
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Wanshun.
280
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You found me.
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00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,200
The day I met Lin Ning
282
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was also the Lantern Festival.
283
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- Bravo!
- Wonderful!
284
00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:59,240
- Bravo!
- Wonderful!
285
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:08,840
Nice!
286
00:23:10,120 --> 00:23:11,120
Amazing!
287
00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,560
Miss, are you all right?
288
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I'm fine.
289
00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:42,640
At first, we didn't knoweach other's identities.
290
00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,200
It was chance meetings in the palacethat revealed the truth.
291
00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:51,000
I thought it was fate.
292
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:53,920
I lost my mother young.
293
00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,720
Just surviving was hard enough.
294
00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:01,480
I never dreamed I'd be loveduntil I met him.
295
00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,240
I hesitated a long time before giving
296
00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,840
this relationship my whole heart.
297
00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,200
No man had ever treated me like that.
298
00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:13,960
Suddenly, I started to hope
299
00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:18,040
to spend the rest of my life with someone.
300
00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,080
But then,
301
00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,080
Father's oral decree came,
302
00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,600
and I was to marrya Uyghur prince I'd never met.
303
00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:28,080
I tried to beg Father.
304
00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:34,000
I know you tried everything to help too,
305
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,480
hoping he'd change his mind.
306
00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:39,080
But this concerned the state.
307
00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,440
How could our pleas change anything?
308
00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,400
So Lin Ning and I
309
00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:50,680
planned the banquet fire.
310
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I faked my death and slipped away.
311
00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:56,120
Only later did I realize
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00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,920
you weren't just comforting me back then.
313
00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:02,600
You were saying goodbye.
314
00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:06,360
I made the plan,
315
00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,800
and Lin Ning carried it out.
316
00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,520
It was flawless.
317
00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:14,280
It was a show
318
00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,400
even better
than the Lantern Festival banquet.
319
00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:26,760
Before I entered the secret passage,
320
00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:31,040
I left the bones and gold bangleI'd prepared on the stage
321
00:25:31,120 --> 00:25:33,960
to make it appear I'd burned to death.
322
00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:38,280
I changed into the clothesand oiled boots Lin Ning prepared
323
00:25:38,360 --> 00:25:39,800
and went to the exit to meet him.
324
00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:46,240
Come out.
325
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,080
Hurry.
326
00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:51,160
Let's go. Come on.
327
00:25:52,360 --> 00:25:53,280
Let's go.
328
00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:08,200
I ran along the Qingming Canal.
329
00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,360
With every step away from the palace,
330
00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:15,080
I felt closer to happiness.
331
00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:19,480
From then on,
there would be no Fifteenth Princess.
332
00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,880
I'd finally be able to leave
those prison-like walls behind
333
00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:26,040
and roam the world with him.
334
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,040
I'd never wanted anything more,
335
00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,960
until I pushed open that courtyard gate.
336
00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,520
So this is the wedding robe
you made for yourself?
337
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,880
The stitching's decent,
338
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,040
but the fabric is cheap.
339
00:27:50,120 --> 00:27:52,280
For a wedding robe,
340
00:27:52,360 --> 00:27:55,280
you should've sold everything
and bought better cloth.
341
00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,000
Come fix it for me.
342
00:27:58,080 --> 00:27:59,920
It's a bit tight on me.
343
00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,120
What are you doing here?
344
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,760
Who should be here, then?
345
00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:06,760
Lin Ning?
346
00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,040
You're a princess all right.
347
00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,800
Faking your death just to elope?
348
00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,920
That kind of nerve is beyond most people.
349
00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:23,840
Where is Lin Ning?
350
00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:27,240
Tell me.
351
00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,200
If His Majesty saw these embroideries,
352
00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,080
how would he react?
353
00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,520
Would he praise your skill or be furious
354
00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:42,360
that you, his daughter,
shamed the royal name?
355
00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:46,480
Now, you can
356
00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,160
either vanish among the commonfolk
with no name
357
00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,560
or go back for punishment
and lose your title.
358
00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,520
Either way, you'll be a joke.
359
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:01,960
Do you regret it?
360
00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,240
Do you regret
361
00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:10,600
gifting His Majesty
that double-sided embroidered piece?
362
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:15,040
Do you regret standing up
for Zhou Helan at my birthday banquet?
363
00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:17,640
Oh, Wanshun.
364
00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,920
Watching you dance on stage tonight,
so earnest,
365
00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,080
so devoted,
366
00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,960
I laughed so hard.
367
00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,200
You knew
368
00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,280
it was your last dance, didn't you?
369
00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:40,880
How did you find this place?
370
00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,440
Why are you here?
371
00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:50,120
I know far more than this place.
372
00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:53,600
The two of you first met
at the Lantern Festival.
373
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:57,200
If I hadn't had that busker
throw an iron ball at you,
374
00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,520
would Lin Ning have had
the chance to play hero?
375
00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,920
Did you like the pendant he gave you?
376
00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:06,320
I rewarded him with it.
377
00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:11,840
As for your fake death
at the banquet tonight,
378
00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,240
do you think
Lin Ning could pull it off alone?
379
00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:19,920
Even this residence was rented by me.
380
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:28,120
I know about every meeting
and tryst of yours,
381
00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,040
down to the last detail.
382
00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:33,440
Oh, right.
383
00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:35,200
Look.
384
00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,720
He even shared this with me.
385
00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:42,760
To us,
386
00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,960
whether you wear this robe or not
387
00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,000
makes no difference.
388
00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,960
In fact, I even had a hand
389
00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,240
in your betrothal to the Uyghur prince.
390
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:05,960
It's a pity that Lin Ning never meant
to leave the Western Capital.
391
00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:07,840
And why would he?
392
00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:11,480
Who would trade status,
wealth, and comfort
393
00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,080
for a life with a "dead girl" on the run,
394
00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:18,080
constantly wandering
and living in poverty?
395
00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,520
My mother was a dancer.
396
00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:25,240
After Father favored her, she had me.
397
00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:26,720
They said
398
00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,480
she suffered terribly in childbirth.
399
00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:34,960
She died before she even heard me cry.
400
00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:38,240
Father has so many children.
401
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:43,400
He rarely thinks of me.
402
00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:45,800
I should've known.
403
00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,200
Why would the Left General
of the Imperial Guards
404
00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:52,480
ever fall for me?
405
00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,320
You're so eager to run off with Lin Ning.
406
00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,640
Don't tell me you're carrying his child.
407
00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,520
What would the Uyghur prince think?
408
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:12,160
What would His Majesty do?
409
00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:17,200
Poor little
410
00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:19,440
wretch.
411
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:20,920
Shut up!
412
00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:29,080
Don't look at me like that.
413
00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,560
You think I don't know how your eyes melt
414
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:35,880
when you look at the one you love?
415
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:41,800
You… How dare you!
416
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,760
If you'd begged properly tonight,
417
00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:49,280
I would've let you walk.
418
00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,520
And yet, you dared get physical with me.
419
00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:54,720
Illicit ties with a palace guard,
420
00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:56,720
faking death, fleeing the palace,
421
00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,280
and startling His Majesty and Consort Shu
at the banquet.
422
00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:02,360
Any one of those deeds
can get you a death sentence.
423
00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,160
With all the things I know,
424
00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:06,960
you still dare act tough with me?
425
00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:09,400
You set me up!
426
00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:11,840
I'll go back and tell Father everything.
427
00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,480
Are you sure?
428
00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,520
You devised the whole plan.
429
00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:22,120
You set the fire right before His Majesty
and the Uyghur prince.
430
00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:23,960
As for the one
who obtained the black powder
431
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,080
and rented this place,
432
00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:28,240
investigate all you like.
433
00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,560
You'll never trace it back to me.
434
00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,360
If you want Lin Ning as a witness,
435
00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:35,440
go on and try.
436
00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,000
I want to know what he'll do too.
437
00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,560
How did you, a female
of the Right Chancellor's household,
438
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:44,240
meddle in a marriage alliance
between states?
439
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:46,440
Father won't let you off.
440
00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:49,480
"Father." You say it so sweetly.
441
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,480
How many times have you even seen him?
442
00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:57,320
He'd sooner disown a daughter like you.
443
00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:00,440
If you want to try your luck,
444
00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:02,360
I'll play along.
445
00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:05,200
Let's bet this handkerchief.
446
00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:06,880
We'll see if your father
447
00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:10,159
trusts me, the niece
of the Right Chancellor and Consort Shu,
448
00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:13,000
or you, a…
449
00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,199
Here. Wipe up. You're filthy.
450
00:34:23,639 --> 00:34:25,159
How dare you glare at me?
451
00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:29,199
What are you glaring at?
452
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:31,760
Keep staring,
and I'll gouge your eyes out.
453
00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,679
Don't think being a princess
puts you above me.
454
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,320
You're just the spawn of a foreign dancer.
455
00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:29,560
What a shame.
456
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:33,280
It was a fine wedding robe.
457
00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:35,560
She ruined it.
458
00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:46,600
I should've known
the wedding robe was your work.
459
00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:49,520
And I missed that the dagger
I gave you was gone.
460
00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:52,200
They bullied you like that,
461
00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:54,160
yet you never told me.
462
00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:58,680
If you'd told me sooner,
it wouldn't have come to murder, would it?
463
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:00,520
Before,
464
00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:02,680
I didn't want trouble.
465
00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:05,840
But now,
466
00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,240
I don't want to put up with those
467
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:13,920
who toyed with me, mocked me,
468
00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:16,840
or stabbed me in the back anymore.
469
00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:25,280
You put raw aconite
in the one dish I'd never touch.
470
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,720
Only you can remember
that I don't eat fish.
471
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:34,560
Not long after your parents died,
472
00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:36,640
you fell into the water by accident.
473
00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,760
Ever since then, you've found
the smell of fish unbearable.
474
00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:43,600
I'd never forget it.
475
00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:48,160
As for Lin Ning,
476
00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:53,360
even in the underworld, he'll carry
477
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,120
the pattern of "Dragon and Phoenix
478
00:38:57,960 --> 00:38:59,360
in Blissful Harmony" forever.
479
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:22,480
Cui Manshu,
480
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:24,560
Wang Yuhua,
481
00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:26,760
Zhao Luoshun,
482
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:28,960
and Zhou Helan.
483
00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:31,160
They didn't die unjustly.
484
00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:34,400
I'm the bitter fruit
jointly created by them.
485
00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:52,160
Of course,
486
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:54,720
and you, too.
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