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EPISODE 2

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Mother, I'm 18 already.

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If you have something on your mind,
you can tell me.

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Mother.

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If the purpose of raising me for 18 years

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was only to have me marry
into a wealthy family,

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then why would you hire a teacher

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to teach me how to read
and learn how big the world is?

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Now that I have learned all that,

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how can I tolerate a lonely life
of confinement after marriage?

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Mother!

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Look at all these goods.

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-Where did they come from?
-Go away.

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Those are what we received
after selling me off.

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Has someone proposed marriage?

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Who is it?

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Who is this generous man?

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You will never guess.

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-He--
-Zhiwei.

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Feng Hao.

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You did not take off your outer garment,

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yet you are fanning yourself
from the heat.

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Tell me.

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How much did you spend
on this useless thing?

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Mother has never interfered with my life.

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Who are you to judge me?
You are merely a bride-to-be.

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Yes, I am in no position to lecture you.

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Be rest assured.

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From today onward,

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you will be able to live
like a true young master,

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buying a houseful of paintings and fans.

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You can also hire many maids to fan you.

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I will be the only one suffering anyway.

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As your big sister,
it is the least I can do.

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You can just count the money

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after selling me off.

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Zhiwei.

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How could you mock your brother?

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Besides, that was not what I meant.

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Then what did you mean?

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Are you two keeping something from me?

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Put it down.

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Duke Chang,

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this young lady, Zhu Yin,
plays the Chinese zither well.

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It is especially rare
to find someone in the capital

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who plays the song
"High Mountains and Flowing Water."

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I went to great lengths to hire her
to entertain you.

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How do you like the performance?

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Colonel Qiu, now that
you are in the Emperor's favor,

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no one can compare to you.

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These privileges that are hard to come by

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are all within your reach now.

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But it is such a shame
that an uncultured soldier like me

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does not know how to appreciate
this rather harmonic instrument.

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You are all dismissed.

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Duke Chang, you are my savior.

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It was actually a pain in the neck
to play this instrument.

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I was just trying to act
elegant and classy.

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Since you are not interested in that,

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would it be fine
if I tell you a joke instead?

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Great! Tell us a joke!

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Go ahead.

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But if it is not funny,
you will be punished.

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An ambassador from Dayue comes to visit.

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Emperor Ai sends Hou Bai
to test him in secret.

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Hou Bai changes into ragged clothes

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and pretends to be a servant.

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The ambassador looks down on him.

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He talks to him while looking sideways
and farting at the same time.

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The ambassador asks,

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"Do you know the worth
of the horses of your country?"

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Hou Bai replies,

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"There are several kinds of horses.

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Each has a different worth.

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The kind that has its tail
between its legs

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and only knows how to fart
while lying on its side

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is absolutely worthless."

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Fart...

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-Here.
-Let me serve you this drink.

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All right.

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Duke Chang,

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I hope that from now on,

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we can drink and listen to music together.

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What do you say?

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Come on.

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Look who's here.

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It's you, the little skank.
A woman of lowly birth.

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Do you really think you can become a noble
by drinking with the lords?

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How dare you pick my flowers?

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Madam Yuhua.

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Sorry for crossing the line.

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The lord is not here.
You can drop the act.

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You cannot fool me.

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You are merely a courtesan
from House of Lanxiang.

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Do not act like you are
a virtuous lady in front of me.

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Madam, you are being funny.

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I am indeed a courtesan.
I do not need to have virtues.

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I cannot compare to you.

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You possess the manner
of the mistress of the house.

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I am a madam.

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You are only a courtesan.

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How dare you make fun of my status?

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Do not get too arrogant
because you are the favorite now.

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How much did the lord pay you?

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As much as he likes you,
is he going to marry you?

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You are right.

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I will forever be a courtesan.

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I have stopped dreaming
of becoming someone's concubine.

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So please do not be so harsh on me.

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Why you...

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Whom are you calling a concubine? Tell me!

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I'll tear your mouth off!

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Why--

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-Stop!
-A concubine?

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-Feng Zhiwei, how dare you meddle?
-What did you call me?

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Think twice before you talk to me,

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or you will be punished
for being disrespectful.

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Princess.

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-"Princess"?
-Flowers go with a beauty.

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Yet you have ruined the moment.

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You ruined the mood for this lady too.

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I happened to pass by,
so you happened to spoil my mood as well.

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We are a decent family.

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How did we raise an ugly person like you?

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You would bring disgrace to our family
if the nobles saw it.

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-You--
-"You"?

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You don't even know how to behave.

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Go.

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Go and pick a rose
from the vines over there.

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I think that it suits this lady.

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Yes, Princess.

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Go ahead and laugh. Do not hold back.

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Are you from House of Lanxiang?

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Yes.

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I entertain men to make a living.

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-I am not proud of it.
-Do not say that.

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In my opinion,
House of Lanxiang is the only place

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where women of this world can live freely.

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I feel as if you are an old friend.

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What is your name?

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-Zhu Yin.
-Zhu Yin?

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What a nice name.

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-And you?
-My name is Feng Zhiwei.

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Let's become sworn sisters.

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Do not just stand there.

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Put it on my sister.

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Put it on.

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You look great.

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ROYAL GUARDS

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-Report it now!
-Guards!

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Guards!

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Chief Gu.

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This is what caused the wound.

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A halberd?

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Looks like I cannot run away
from it any longer.

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Father,

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I have captured a member
of Bloody Pagoda, Gu Yan.

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He is the brother of Gu Heng.

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He can testify that this baby is
the ninth prince of the Dacheng Empire.

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Gu Yan.

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Since you have defected, tell me.

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What should I do with the leader
of Bloody Pagoda

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and the remnants of the Dacheng Empire?

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Your Majesty,

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your mercy will save the world.

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In my humble opinion,

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this is the moment

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where you show your mercy.

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Should I have mercy on you
and spare your life as well?

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I do not dare to ask so.

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I only beg Your Majesty

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to have mercy on my wife and children.

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I can pardon your wife and children.

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But there are many remnants
of Bloody Pagoda.

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Can you help me persuade them

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to defect to my empire?

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Pass the order.

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All Royal Guards should be on high alert.

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Stay in groups of three.

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-Do not act alone.
-Yes.

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Chief Gu.

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I think there is something
in the mouth of the body.

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"Those who betray
Bloody Pagoda shall die."

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Ziyan,

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why do you have Bloody Pagoda's halberd?

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My master, Tian Jizi, made the halberd
for Emperor Ai of the Dacheng Empire.

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As his top student,
I took the chance and made two more.

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It was not a big deal.

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If we are going to cause a stir
in the name of Bloody Pagoda,

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we have to make it look real.

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That's why I let my man
attack him with the halberd.

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I went to great lengths
to carry out the scheme

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just to help resurrect Bloody Pagoda.

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Do you know why?

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Whatever they do,

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they do it for the title
of the Crown Prince.

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Now that they have taken action,

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why don't we give them a hand?

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Do you already have a plan?

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How dull would life be
if I only lived to conspire?

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Ning Cheng.

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Are you the kid
who has been serving Ning Yi

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since you got into the palace?

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Yes.

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It is truly my honor to be remembered

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by Your Highness.

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It must have been hard for you
to live in Zongzheng Temple

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with my sixth brother.

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I understand.

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Your Highness,

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I did not think I was suffering
when I was living there.

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I only realized

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that it was indeed harsh

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when I left that place and saw the world.

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Ning Cheng.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Go home and tell your master

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that I have not seen him in years
and that I miss him.

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Go.

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I will never forget your kindness,
Your Highness.

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I will get going now.

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It seems like the followers
of Prince of Chu have suffered a lot.

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Eight years of prison time
in Zongzheng Temple.

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I did not show him much generosity,

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and he lost his sense of loyalty.

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That poor child.

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Your Highness, do we need

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to take precaution against Prince of Chu?

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Take precaution?

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I do not need to do that.

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Ning Yi has never been easy
to deal with ever since he was young.

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If prison life in Zongzheng Temple
can soften up his rough edges,

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everything will be fine.

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However, if he is still the same,

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I will not have to do anything.

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Because the Crown Prince and Ning Yan

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will take action against him.

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That's right.

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If word gets out that the orphan
of the Dacheng Empire

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has shown up in Yanzhou,

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you can ask His Majesty to go
to the fief to settle this matter.

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Let them fight over the capital.

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We will take a step back
in order to advance at the right time.

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Vice Minister Ge, look.

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If you give Ning Yi an inch,
he will take a mile.

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He merely sold a few silk brocades,

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but His Majesty granted him a big reward
and allowed him to leave the temple.

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As for me?

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I was reprimanded by His Majesty
for donating my salary

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to relieve the people in stricken areas.

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Calm down, Your Highness.

252
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You were not the one
whom His Majesty was scolding.

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If it was not me, then who?

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Besides, it was the Crown Prince's idea.

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I ended up taking all the blame.

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Not only did His Majesty
give me an earful,

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but the Crown Prince
also lashed out at me.

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Your Highness.

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The Crown Prince knew that His Majesty

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was in truth reprimanding him.

261
00:18:12,185 --> 00:18:13,865
That's why he got upset.

262
00:18:13,945 --> 00:18:15,705
He wasn't scolded. Why was he upset?

263
00:18:22,025 --> 00:18:23,345
Forget it.

264
00:18:24,705 --> 00:18:26,305
I am used to this.

265
00:18:27,665 --> 00:18:28,705
Anyway,

266
00:18:29,025 --> 00:18:31,785
I am always the one
who does the dirty work.

267
00:18:32,665 --> 00:18:33,865
When there are rewards,

268
00:18:34,385 --> 00:18:35,945
he is the one who receives it.

269
00:18:38,145 --> 00:18:42,385
When things go wrong,
I am the one to blame.

270
00:18:43,465 --> 00:18:44,665
There is nothing I can do.

271
00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:47,265
He is the Crown Prince after all.

272
00:18:48,145 --> 00:18:50,185
I am merely Prince of Zhao.

273
00:18:50,825 --> 00:18:53,545
I even had to rely on him
to earn this title.

274
00:18:54,865 --> 00:18:55,825
Your Highness.

275
00:18:55,905 --> 00:18:59,265
What do you plan to do about the feast
held by Prince of Chu tomorrow?

276
00:19:01,105 --> 00:19:02,345
I did not even invite him.

277
00:19:03,385 --> 00:19:04,745
He decided to show up instead.

278
00:19:08,145 --> 00:19:11,785
The word is out that
Bloody Pagoda assassinated

279
00:19:11,865 --> 00:19:14,385
a Royal Guard with a halberd.

280
00:19:15,065 --> 00:19:17,585
What if there's something more
behind the assassination?

281
00:19:18,625 --> 00:19:21,145
Were they trying to cause a commotion?

282
00:19:23,665 --> 00:19:25,945
Headmaster Xin, what do you mean?

283
00:19:26,305 --> 00:19:27,785
Goodness.

284
00:19:27,985 --> 00:19:30,145
Everybody knows about this.
It was quite a coincidence.

285
00:19:30,225 --> 00:19:32,025
I was there the other day when Zhao Yuan

286
00:19:32,105 --> 00:19:34,105
delivered the birth card
of the Qiu family's daughter

287
00:19:34,185 --> 00:19:35,185
to the astronomy official.

288
00:19:35,265 --> 00:19:37,185
Even Zhao Yuan brought up this matter.

289
00:19:38,265 --> 00:19:39,225
That's right.

290
00:19:39,785 --> 00:19:42,465
I did mention the incident
to Official Zhao.

291
00:19:43,305 --> 00:19:45,625
I thought it was a bit odd.

292
00:19:46,225 --> 00:19:49,145
If Bloody Pagoda simply wanted
to seek revenge on me,

293
00:19:49,225 --> 00:19:52,425
I would definitely recognize
this special killing method.

294
00:19:52,785 --> 00:19:54,625
But why did they leave a note?

295
00:19:54,705 --> 00:19:56,105
It was an unnecessary move.

296
00:19:56,665 --> 00:19:58,105
If that was not the purpose,

297
00:19:58,185 --> 00:20:01,425
I have no idea

298
00:20:01,505 --> 00:20:05,145
why someone would want
to bring Bloody Pagoda back

299
00:20:05,345 --> 00:20:06,785
and what his intention would be.

300
00:20:07,105 --> 00:20:08,065
<i>Go, Ning Chuan.</i>

301
00:20:08,145 --> 00:20:11,425
You must capture Gu Heng
and the remnant, the ninth prince.

302
00:20:11,505 --> 00:20:13,625
The remnants of the Dacheng Empire
have nowhere to run.

303
00:20:13,705 --> 00:20:14,625
-Kill them!
-Yes.

304
00:20:14,705 --> 00:20:15,945
Kill them!

305
00:20:19,385 --> 00:20:22,905
-Long live the prince.
-Long live the prince.

306
00:20:22,985 --> 00:20:26,705
-Long live the Tiansheng Empire.
-Long live the Tiansheng Empire.

307
00:20:27,705 --> 00:20:29,025
His intention?

308
00:20:29,585 --> 00:20:31,105
Is it not obvious enough?

309
00:20:31,185 --> 00:20:33,265
He is coming for my position
as the Crown Prince.

310
00:20:35,145 --> 00:20:36,905
-Take a seat, Headmaster Xin.
-Okay.

311
00:20:38,265 --> 00:20:42,025
I have been following the case
of Bloody Pagoda.

312
00:20:42,105 --> 00:20:44,145
I discovered that they came from Yanzhou.

313
00:20:44,305 --> 00:20:47,665
Therefore, I sent my man
to Yanzhou to look into it.

314
00:20:48,225 --> 00:20:50,625
I got an urgent message from him today.

315
00:20:50,745 --> 00:20:52,225
He told me that the ninth prince

316
00:20:52,305 --> 00:20:54,905
of the Dacheng Empire
has shown up in Yanzhou.

317
00:20:57,145 --> 00:20:58,305
The ninth prince?

318
00:20:59,385 --> 00:21:01,065
You joined the palace a while later.

319
00:21:01,145 --> 00:21:03,185
There are things
that you do not quite understand.

320
00:21:03,745 --> 00:21:06,625
How did I become the Crown Prince?

321
00:21:07,185 --> 00:21:10,425
Because I was the one
who killed the ninth prince.

322
00:21:11,985 --> 00:21:14,745
And now, there is another ninth prince
in Yanzhou.

323
00:21:14,825 --> 00:21:17,225
What does that mean?

324
00:21:17,305 --> 00:21:20,345
Do you know what it means to me?
It is the crime of deceiving the Emperor.

325
00:21:21,425 --> 00:21:22,585
Do not panic, Your Highness.

326
00:21:23,025 --> 00:21:25,705
It does not matter who plotted this.

327
00:21:25,785 --> 00:21:28,025
In my opinion,
although it seems like a crisis,

328
00:21:28,105 --> 00:21:29,985
it is actually full of holes.

329
00:21:30,065 --> 00:21:31,385
His Majesty is an intelligent man.

330
00:21:31,465 --> 00:21:33,145
Nothing escapes his eagle eyes.

331
00:21:33,225 --> 00:21:35,905
If we have thought of it,
His Majesty must have thought of it too.

332
00:21:35,985 --> 00:21:38,265
I am afraid that my father
may have thought of it,

333
00:21:38,345 --> 00:21:40,425
but pretends not to know anything.

334
00:21:40,545 --> 00:21:42,385
You heard what my father said

335
00:21:42,465 --> 00:21:47,025
the day that Ning Yi
returned to the palace.

336
00:21:47,465 --> 00:21:49,705
If you were not there to dissuade him,

337
00:21:50,265 --> 00:21:53,825
Ning Yi might have been put in charge
of the Qingming Academy instead.

338
00:21:53,945 --> 00:21:55,105
Your Highness.

339
00:22:00,905 --> 00:22:02,105
You can be frank.

340
00:22:02,745 --> 00:22:05,905
Are you suspecting
that Ning Yi has something to do with it?

341
00:22:08,905 --> 00:22:11,145
Your Highness,
Prince of Chu sent an invitation.

342
00:22:11,225 --> 00:22:14,705
He would like to invite Your Highness and
the other princes to his place tomorrow.

343
00:22:20,705 --> 00:22:22,625
Prince of Chu is making a lot of moves.

344
00:22:27,425 --> 00:22:31,305
Ning Yi is now
my father's red-tasseled spear.

345
00:22:32,105 --> 00:22:35,185
Of course, he is going
to use this as an excuse

346
00:22:35,345 --> 00:22:36,865
to stir up as much trouble as he can.

347
00:22:39,305 --> 00:22:40,545
However,

348
00:22:41,345 --> 00:22:44,265
if he is the mastermind
behind this scheme,

349
00:22:45,385 --> 00:22:48,465
certain people
will take advantage of this.

350
00:22:50,265 --> 00:22:53,465
You are talking
about Ning Sheng and Ning Yan,

351
00:22:53,625 --> 00:22:55,065
are you not, Your Highness?

352
00:22:59,425 --> 00:23:00,985
I understand everything now.

353
00:23:01,545 --> 00:23:03,865
I will look into this discretely.

354
00:23:04,425 --> 00:23:05,585
Please excuse me.

355
00:23:13,185 --> 00:23:14,145
Your Highness.

356
00:23:15,905 --> 00:23:18,905
If your speculation is correct,

357
00:23:18,985 --> 00:23:21,145
that someone with an ax to grind
is trying to make a fuss

358
00:23:21,225 --> 00:23:23,625
about the remnant of the Dacheng Empire,

359
00:23:23,705 --> 00:23:25,825
then the key person of this issue

360
00:23:26,945 --> 00:23:28,465
is Prince of Chu.

361
00:23:28,545 --> 00:23:29,705
Therefore,

362
00:23:30,985 --> 00:23:32,745
as reluctant as I am,

363
00:23:33,065 --> 00:23:36,545
I am going to attend the feast tomorrow.

364
00:23:41,305 --> 00:23:44,585
QIU RESIDENCE

365
00:24:09,865 --> 00:24:11,225
What...

366
00:24:12,585 --> 00:24:14,505
Feng Zhiwei, what are you doing?

367
00:24:15,265 --> 00:24:16,225
You clever lad.

368
00:24:16,305 --> 00:24:18,065
You waste your intelligence
on useless things.

369
00:24:18,145 --> 00:24:19,505
How did you know it was not Mother?

370
00:24:20,465 --> 00:24:22,585
Mother would never treat me like that.

371
00:24:22,665 --> 00:24:23,985
So you are aware of that.

372
00:24:24,265 --> 00:24:27,265
Is this how you repay Mother's love?
By stealing things?

373
00:24:27,345 --> 00:24:28,225
I...

374
00:24:28,665 --> 00:24:29,585
Feng Zhiwei.

375
00:24:29,665 --> 00:24:32,545
You may be my older sister,
but you are not superior to me.

376
00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:35,785
If I want something in this house,
I can get it.

377
00:24:36,625 --> 00:24:38,585
There is nothing that I cannot take.

378
00:24:39,385 --> 00:24:42,585
All right, Feng Hao. Let me tell you this.

379
00:24:42,665 --> 00:24:46,585
These dowries were given
in order to purchase me,

380
00:24:46,665 --> 00:24:50,105
so do not lay your hands on them.

381
00:24:53,665 --> 00:24:54,625
Feng Zhiwei.

382
00:24:54,705 --> 00:24:56,545
You and Mother
were being secretive about it,

383
00:24:56,625 --> 00:24:58,465
but do you really think
that I know nothing?

384
00:24:59,265 --> 00:25:01,825
You do not want to get married,
but Mother is forcing you to.

385
00:25:02,425 --> 00:25:04,465
Do you understand Mother's intention?

386
00:25:04,545 --> 00:25:07,025
It does not matter.
Mother is not going to force me to do it.

387
00:25:07,585 --> 00:25:09,145
Do not think of it that way.

388
00:25:09,225 --> 00:25:10,145
Take a look.

389
00:25:11,625 --> 00:25:12,785
Look at the dowries.

390
00:25:12,865 --> 00:25:14,585
They are a wealthy family.

391
00:25:14,745 --> 00:25:16,745
Mother is looking after you.

392
00:25:17,905 --> 00:25:19,465
Of course, she is also looking after me.

393
00:25:26,985 --> 00:25:28,545
Dear sister.

394
00:25:29,865 --> 00:25:31,985
You call those dowries
the price to purchase you.

395
00:25:32,105 --> 00:25:33,905
You are certainly the person
who will get sold,

396
00:25:33,985 --> 00:25:35,825
so that I can live a good life.

397
00:25:35,905 --> 00:25:37,545
And do you know the reason?

398
00:25:39,105 --> 00:25:43,585
Because I am the only son
of the Feng Family.

399
00:25:44,145 --> 00:25:46,425
I carry the bloodline of the Feng Family.

400
00:25:51,345 --> 00:25:52,865
What are you doing?

401
00:25:53,025 --> 00:25:54,225
Mother, help me!

402
00:25:54,305 --> 00:25:56,505
Feng Zhiwei is going to kill me! Mother!

403
00:25:56,625 --> 00:25:57,625
My leg...

404
00:25:58,265 --> 00:25:59,145
I...

405
00:26:02,625 --> 00:26:03,865
You thief.

406
00:26:04,545 --> 00:26:05,625
Give it to me.

407
00:26:06,505 --> 00:26:08,865
-This is not your dowry. It is mine.
-Yours?

408
00:26:08,945 --> 00:26:10,705
-Yes.
-When did you become a woman?

409
00:26:10,785 --> 00:26:12,465
-Are you wearing jewelry?
-No.

410
00:26:12,545 --> 00:26:13,945
It is mine.

411
00:26:14,025 --> 00:26:16,025
I found it in the garden. Give it to me.

412
00:26:16,105 --> 00:26:17,625
You found it in the garden?

413
00:26:18,225 --> 00:26:20,265
You are shameless.

414
00:26:20,385 --> 00:26:21,225
You...

415
00:26:29,945 --> 00:26:31,625
<i>Are you from House of Lanxiang?</i>

416
00:26:31,705 --> 00:26:34,225
<i>I entertain men to make a living.
I am not proud of it.</i>

417
00:26:34,305 --> 00:26:37,185
<i>I feel as if you are an old friend.
What is your name?</i>

418
00:26:37,265 --> 00:26:40,705
<i>-Zhu Yin.
-Let's become sworn sisters.</i>

419
00:26:44,025 --> 00:26:48,505
RESIDENCE OF PRINCE OF CHU

420
00:27:12,225 --> 00:27:13,185
My lord.

421
00:27:16,785 --> 00:27:19,505
The Crown Prince summoned
Headmaster Xin to the East Palace today.

422
00:27:19,585 --> 00:27:21,385
This is a letter from Headmaster Xin.

423
00:27:30,625 --> 00:27:33,825
The invitations have been delivered
to the three princes.

424
00:27:34,905 --> 00:27:37,505
I even met Prince of Yan today.

425
00:27:42,825 --> 00:27:46,705
He felt bad that we had lived
such difficult lives for eight years

426
00:27:49,305 --> 00:27:50,625
in Zongzheng Temple.

427
00:27:53,665 --> 00:27:55,985
It seems that the Crown Prince
has suffered

428
00:27:56,105 --> 00:27:57,985
more than you and I did
in the past eight years.

429
00:28:00,145 --> 00:28:03,505
Prince of Yan, Ning Sheng,
hit the mark unintentionally

430
00:28:04,665 --> 00:28:06,265
with the move he made this time.

431
00:28:06,345 --> 00:28:08,665
If one has a guilty conscience,

432
00:28:09,225 --> 00:28:10,985
he will be startled by the slightest noise

433
00:28:11,385 --> 00:28:12,905
in the middle of the night.

434
00:28:14,065 --> 00:28:15,945
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

435
00:28:16,465 --> 00:28:18,265
Make sure that you show Prince of Yan

436
00:28:18,985 --> 00:28:20,985
that you have put his reward to good use.

437
00:28:21,945 --> 00:28:24,425
He has also given me a gift.

438
00:28:25,105 --> 00:28:27,145
It is a huge gift.

439
00:28:27,225 --> 00:28:28,425
Then...

440
00:28:29,145 --> 00:28:31,105
Let's get Prince of Yan

441
00:28:31,505 --> 00:28:32,865
a gift too.

442
00:28:32,945 --> 00:28:34,465
Of course.

443
00:28:35,785 --> 00:28:37,505
We will get him a big gift in return.

444
00:28:37,585 --> 00:28:39,705
Big enough to make him
unwilling to leave the capital.

445
00:28:46,945 --> 00:28:48,185
HOUSE OF LANXIANG

446
00:28:48,265 --> 00:28:50,985
Zhu Yin treats Liulang differently.

447
00:28:51,065 --> 00:28:53,385
Not every nobleman receives
the same special treatment.

448
00:28:53,465 --> 00:28:55,025
Qinyu is talking nonsense.

449
00:28:55,145 --> 00:28:56,505
Are you not all the same?

450
00:28:56,585 --> 00:28:57,425
That's true.

451
00:28:57,505 --> 00:28:59,705
The Crown Prince is no match for Liulang

452
00:28:59,785 --> 00:29:01,985
-in House of Lanxiang.
-Hey.

453
00:29:02,065 --> 00:29:03,905
-Who are you looking for?
-Hey, you.

454
00:29:04,505 --> 00:29:06,145
You seem to be lost.

455
00:29:06,225 --> 00:29:07,425
Is this House of Lanxiang?

456
00:29:07,505 --> 00:29:09,065
Yes, this is House of Lanxiang.

457
00:29:09,145 --> 00:29:10,825
You should not be here.

458
00:29:11,385 --> 00:29:12,625
I am looking for my sister.

459
00:29:13,185 --> 00:29:14,385
Who is your sister?

460
00:29:15,825 --> 00:29:17,905
I do not have to tell you.

461
00:29:17,985 --> 00:29:19,025
-Hey!
-Stay right here.

462
00:29:21,345 --> 00:29:23,265
Qiu Shangqi is a cunning old fox.

463
00:29:24,025 --> 00:29:26,185
He plans to just sit on the fence.

464
00:29:27,505 --> 00:29:29,185
It must have been tough for you.

465
00:29:29,465 --> 00:29:32,345
Serving those two old men
was not easy, of course,

466
00:29:33,345 --> 00:29:36,585
but I had an interesting
encounter yesterday.

467
00:29:36,665 --> 00:29:38,225
I met an interesting person.

468
00:29:38,305 --> 00:29:40,745
This person is connected to you.

469
00:29:40,825 --> 00:29:42,945
It brightened up my day.

470
00:29:43,505 --> 00:29:45,625
-Connected to--
-What is the matter with you?

471
00:29:45,705 --> 00:29:47,585
Zhu Yin has never told us
that she has a sister.

472
00:29:47,665 --> 00:29:50,185
That's right.
You should not come to this place.

473
00:29:50,265 --> 00:29:52,265
-Listen, you cannot enter.
-Zhu Yin.

474
00:29:52,345 --> 00:29:53,985
It's you, my sister.

475
00:29:54,265 --> 00:29:57,025
Greetings, my sister.
I am here to give you this hairpin.

476
00:29:57,705 --> 00:30:00,265
You really are an interesting person.

477
00:30:04,465 --> 00:30:05,825
Who are you?

478
00:30:07,745 --> 00:30:09,065
Why are you holding scissors?

479
00:30:17,705 --> 00:30:18,665
I...

480
00:30:19,585 --> 00:30:20,865
Do not move.

481
00:30:22,865 --> 00:30:25,345
There is a loose thread.

482
00:30:25,425 --> 00:30:26,265
Here it is.

483
00:30:37,705 --> 00:30:41,665
I am a tailor who makes clothes
for the girls here.

484
00:30:41,745 --> 00:30:43,225
He cares only about clothes.

485
00:30:43,385 --> 00:30:45,225
Nothing else catches his eyes.

486
00:30:45,785 --> 00:30:49,105
But like you,
he is also an interesting person.

487
00:30:50,225 --> 00:30:51,065
All right.

488
00:30:51,145 --> 00:30:53,665
Since you are done, let me see you out.

489
00:30:53,745 --> 00:30:56,745
I will get going then.

490
00:30:58,465 --> 00:31:01,025
Zhu Yin, this man is so impolite.

491
00:31:02,305 --> 00:31:03,745
Is he really a tailor?

492
00:31:05,145 --> 00:31:07,545
Liulang, I heard there will be a feast
at Prince of Chu's residence tomorrow.

493
00:31:07,625 --> 00:31:09,545
If I come in first place,

494
00:31:09,625 --> 00:31:12,745
could you give me
the newly-woven silk brocade?

495
00:31:12,825 --> 00:31:13,985
-Sure.
-That's right.

496
00:31:14,065 --> 00:31:17,385
We get to feast on good food and wine
and also receive silk brocades.

497
00:31:17,465 --> 00:31:18,425
Is it not wonderful?

498
00:31:18,505 --> 00:31:19,385
Zhu Yin.

499
00:31:19,505 --> 00:31:22,305
Is this tailor really
from the residence of Prince of Chu?

500
00:31:22,985 --> 00:31:24,185
He is...

501
00:31:25,865 --> 00:31:26,705
This is for you.

502
00:31:26,905 --> 00:31:28,505
-Thank you.
-I'll give you one next time.

503
00:31:31,305 --> 00:31:32,825
-Mr. Tailor.
-Yes?

504
00:31:33,745 --> 00:31:36,025
You must know Prince of Chu well.

505
00:31:36,105 --> 00:31:37,625
-Prince of Chu?
-Yes.

506
00:31:38,185 --> 00:31:39,065
Of course.

507
00:31:39,585 --> 00:31:43,225
There is no one else in the world
who knows him better than I do.

508
00:31:43,785 --> 00:31:45,265
How can you be so certain?

509
00:31:45,665 --> 00:31:46,625
I do not believe you.

510
00:31:46,945 --> 00:31:50,985
Tell me what Prince of Chu does
in his daily life.

511
00:31:51,145 --> 00:31:53,865
Does he throw feasts, ride horses
and get into fights all the time?

512
00:31:53,945 --> 00:31:56,265
You are wrong, young lady.

513
00:31:57,185 --> 00:32:00,345
Prince of Chu
is not interested in any of those.

514
00:32:00,905 --> 00:32:03,465
He is just like me.

515
00:32:03,705 --> 00:32:05,505
He likes to observe people,

516
00:32:05,745 --> 00:32:08,145
dye fabrics and weave brocades.

517
00:32:09,625 --> 00:32:11,385
He is a prince of an empire.

518
00:32:12,025 --> 00:32:13,385
Why is he so eccentric?

519
00:32:13,945 --> 00:32:15,065
-Eccentric?
-That's right.

520
00:32:15,145 --> 00:32:16,385
What is wrong with that?

521
00:32:16,825 --> 00:32:19,985
Will his siblings not look down on him?

522
00:32:20,905 --> 00:32:22,105
His siblings?

523
00:32:22,305 --> 00:32:26,505
His siblings are ambitious people,
but he is completely different from them.

524
00:32:27,065 --> 00:32:28,945
The only thing on his mind

525
00:32:29,665 --> 00:32:31,225
is how to turn his residence

526
00:32:31,465 --> 00:32:33,225
into a fabric-dyeing center.

527
00:32:34,785 --> 00:32:37,545
I believe he just wants to be a commoner.

528
00:32:38,105 --> 00:32:39,465
He is not so eccentric now, is he?

529
00:32:39,625 --> 00:32:43,345
In that case,
I am more curious about him now.

530
00:32:44,945 --> 00:32:48,625
He must have been bullied
since he was young.

531
00:32:50,745 --> 00:32:53,665
Why do you keep asking about him?

532
00:32:55,345 --> 00:32:57,425
Every girl is fond of Prince of Chu.

533
00:32:57,505 --> 00:32:59,825
-Liulang.
-Zhu Yin.

534
00:33:02,225 --> 00:33:03,305
-Zhu Yin.
-Zhu Yin.

535
00:33:04,305 --> 00:33:05,545
Liulang.

536
00:33:05,625 --> 00:33:07,865
-May I have a word with you?
-Sure.

537
00:33:07,945 --> 00:33:08,985
I'll talk to you next time.

538
00:33:09,705 --> 00:33:10,545
Okay.

539
00:33:15,945 --> 00:33:17,945
It is rare to see you in such a good mood.

540
00:33:18,505 --> 00:33:19,465
I could not even cut in.

541
00:33:20,585 --> 00:33:22,625
When I went to the Qiu Residence,

542
00:33:22,705 --> 00:33:24,345
I heard Madam Yuhua call her

543
00:33:25,065 --> 00:33:26,305
"Princess."

544
00:33:28,985 --> 00:33:31,425
Is she Qiu Yuluo?

545
00:33:32,185 --> 00:33:34,265
She is quite interesting.

546
00:33:57,545 --> 00:33:58,625
Madam!

547
00:33:58,704 --> 00:34:00,265
Madam!

548
00:34:00,345 --> 00:34:02,664
-What is the matter, Yuhua?
-Madam!

549
00:34:03,305 --> 00:34:04,345
I...

550
00:34:04,905 --> 00:34:07,345
I got hit by the princess.

551
00:34:08,465 --> 00:34:09,425
The princess?

552
00:34:09,985 --> 00:34:11,144
Are you talking

553
00:34:12,184 --> 00:34:13,625
about Feng Zhiwei?

554
00:34:14,385 --> 00:34:17,105
Madam, there is no one else
in this residence

555
00:34:17,704 --> 00:34:19,785
who is as impudent as she.

556
00:34:20,345 --> 00:34:22,425
She has been acting so insolently

557
00:34:22,505 --> 00:34:24,704
since she found out
she is going to become a princess.

558
00:34:27,785 --> 00:34:28,704
That cannot be.

559
00:34:29,105 --> 00:34:31,465
I had a chat with her mother
and her the other day.

560
00:34:31,905 --> 00:34:33,825
She looked like she was reluctant
to get married.

561
00:34:35,425 --> 00:34:36,825
Reluctant?

562
00:34:37,825 --> 00:34:38,785
Madam.

563
00:34:39,105 --> 00:34:40,744
You are too naive.

564
00:34:40,945 --> 00:34:43,265
Do not let Feng Zhiwei deceive you.

565
00:34:43,865 --> 00:34:45,105
It is such great news.

566
00:34:45,385 --> 00:34:47,025
How could anyone be unwilling?

567
00:34:48,425 --> 00:34:50,025
She is trying to fool you.

568
00:34:50,225 --> 00:34:52,585
She just wants to get
more benefits out of you.

569
00:34:53,905 --> 00:34:56,745
If you do not believe me,
you can ask the servants.

570
00:34:57,145 --> 00:35:00,265
Just now, she used her title
as the princess

571
00:35:00,625 --> 00:35:03,705
to bully me for a girl
from House of Lanxiang.

572
00:35:03,785 --> 00:35:05,065
How imperious of her.

573
00:35:09,265 --> 00:35:10,265
Madam.

574
00:35:11,305 --> 00:35:16,385
You did not want to put
Yuluo's head in the lion's mouth.

575
00:35:17,065 --> 00:35:19,665
That's why Feng Zhiwei is accepting
the proposal instead.

576
00:35:20,065 --> 00:35:22,345
But is she the kind of person
who expresses gratitude?

577
00:35:22,865 --> 00:35:24,665
If she becomes the princess,

578
00:35:25,385 --> 00:35:27,785
will she not walk all over you?

579
00:35:29,425 --> 00:35:30,985
Think about it, madam.

580
00:35:32,025 --> 00:35:34,025
How did the three of them

581
00:35:34,705 --> 00:35:36,665
get into our residence back then?

582
00:35:45,825 --> 00:35:46,785
My brother,

583
00:35:48,225 --> 00:35:50,465
we are blood siblings after all.

584
00:35:51,105 --> 00:35:54,065
Please have mercy and take me in.

585
00:36:02,785 --> 00:36:03,705
Mingying.

586
00:36:05,305 --> 00:36:07,305
Do not blame your brother for being cruel.

587
00:36:08,585 --> 00:36:13,825
The entire family has long stopped
talking about you and your past.

588
00:36:15,465 --> 00:36:16,745
But all of a sudden,

589
00:36:17,345 --> 00:36:19,385
you came home unannounced.

590
00:36:19,545 --> 00:36:20,625
That is fine.

591
00:36:21,185 --> 00:36:22,305
However,

592
00:36:23,345 --> 00:36:25,145
you brought the spawns with you.

593
00:36:28,225 --> 00:36:29,145
Mingying.

594
00:36:30,185 --> 00:36:31,905
I probably should not say this.

595
00:36:33,025 --> 00:36:35,545
As the saying goes, "The ones
who receive dowries become wives.

596
00:36:36,545 --> 00:36:38,385
The ones who elope become concubines."

597
00:36:38,625 --> 00:36:40,385
If we take you in,

598
00:36:40,985 --> 00:36:42,385
aren't we

599
00:36:43,705 --> 00:36:45,705
bringing disgrace upon our family?

600
00:36:46,625 --> 00:36:47,905
Don't you agree?

601
00:37:05,305 --> 00:37:06,145
My brother,

602
00:37:06,945 --> 00:37:08,865
I have nowhere to go. If I had,

603
00:37:08,945 --> 00:37:11,465
I would not have come back
knowing I would be insulted.

604
00:37:13,505 --> 00:37:14,625
Back then,

605
00:37:15,865 --> 00:37:17,825
I did bring disgrace to our family.

606
00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:22,465
But the children are innocent.

607
00:37:24,265 --> 00:37:26,385
Please have mercy on them.

608
00:37:27,785 --> 00:37:28,905
My lord.

609
00:37:30,025 --> 00:37:30,985
Madam.

610
00:37:31,585 --> 00:37:33,105
On a big day like today,

611
00:37:33,505 --> 00:37:36,025
you should not soften up.

612
00:38:15,785 --> 00:38:16,865
Let's go.

613
00:38:19,945 --> 00:38:22,585
Mother, you said that
we have nowhere to go.

614
00:38:22,665 --> 00:38:24,505
This is the only place where we can stay.

615
00:38:24,585 --> 00:38:26,105
We cannot leave.

616
00:38:30,585 --> 00:38:31,785
Let's go.

617
00:38:36,425 --> 00:38:38,665
-Zhiwei.
-I beg you.

618
00:38:38,745 --> 00:38:40,705
Please take us in.

619
00:38:40,785 --> 00:38:43,345
We have traveled without rest
to come to the capital.

620
00:38:43,425 --> 00:38:46,505
We have not eaten anything
in the past two days.

621
00:38:47,065 --> 00:38:49,585
Mother caught a cold on the road.

622
00:38:49,665 --> 00:38:54,305
Could you at least get her
a doctor to treat her cold?

623
00:38:55,105 --> 00:38:56,825
What a cruel family.

624
00:38:56,905 --> 00:38:58,625
-Just help them.
-That's right.

625
00:38:58,705 --> 00:39:00,825
-They are his nephew and niece. How cruel.
-Exactly.

626
00:39:00,945 --> 00:39:03,185
-He is abandoning his nephew.
-Look at how cute they are.

627
00:39:03,265 --> 00:39:04,905
-The kids are so mature.
-That's right.

628
00:39:05,305 --> 00:39:06,745
This is wrong.

629
00:39:07,305 --> 00:39:08,585
Do not cry.

630
00:39:08,665 --> 00:39:10,705
-She is a widow with two kids.
-Such poor children.

631
00:39:10,785 --> 00:39:11,865
I cannot believe it.

632
00:39:14,305 --> 00:39:15,265
Look at you.

633
00:39:15,825 --> 00:39:16,745
All right.

634
00:39:18,025 --> 00:39:18,985
Mingying.

635
00:39:19,665 --> 00:39:20,665
Come inside.

636
00:39:21,305 --> 00:39:22,905
Poor kids, come on in.

637
00:39:22,985 --> 00:39:24,025
It's time to come home.

638
00:39:25,025 --> 00:39:26,665
-That is more like it.
-She is his sister.

639
00:39:26,745 --> 00:39:28,425
-Let's go.
-Move.

640
00:39:31,345 --> 00:39:32,225
Move.

641
00:39:32,305 --> 00:39:33,225
Let's go.

642
00:39:47,625 --> 00:39:48,785
Feng Zhiwei.

643
00:39:50,105 --> 00:39:52,425
We definitely need to watch out for her.

644
00:39:53,905 --> 00:39:57,945
Once she gains power,
she will turn her back on us.

645
00:40:08,505 --> 00:40:09,625
Madam,

646
00:40:10,385 --> 00:40:11,785
this is too reckless.

647
00:40:12,385 --> 00:40:14,945
Although we have high hopes for Zhiwei,

648
00:40:15,545 --> 00:40:17,705
we cannot put her at risk.

649
00:40:18,105 --> 00:40:19,145
Besides,

650
00:40:19,745 --> 00:40:21,425
if she really marries Ning Yi,

651
00:40:23,145 --> 00:40:26,185
how would she deal with the situation

652
00:40:26,945 --> 00:40:29,625
when she finds out about our wish?

653
00:40:30,345 --> 00:40:31,305
Master Zong,

654
00:40:32,185 --> 00:40:34,105
I understand what you are saying.

655
00:40:34,665 --> 00:40:36,905
That's why I am so torn.

656
00:40:39,185 --> 00:40:40,385
It has been 18 years.

657
00:40:42,025 --> 00:40:43,265
After these past 18 years,

658
00:40:45,545 --> 00:40:47,705
have we figured out a way?

659
00:40:48,985 --> 00:40:50,265
No.

660
00:40:51,105 --> 00:40:53,065
We could not find any.

661
00:40:55,465 --> 00:40:56,785
All I can do

662
00:40:58,185 --> 00:40:59,985
is dream of the moment

663
00:41:00,865 --> 00:41:02,625
that I said goodbye to him.

664
00:41:07,625 --> 00:41:08,945
Marrying into royalty

665
00:41:09,945 --> 00:41:11,425
may perhaps be

666
00:41:12,865 --> 00:41:13,985
an opportunity.

667
00:41:17,705 --> 00:41:18,705
Madam.

668
00:41:19,625 --> 00:41:21,145
Let's wait for other opportunities.

669
00:41:22,465 --> 00:41:24,105
If the opportunity never comes,

670
00:41:24,585 --> 00:41:25,665
it would not be

671
00:41:26,105 --> 00:41:29,585
a bad thing to let her remain
naive and innocent.

672
00:41:31,705 --> 00:41:32,625
Mother.

673
00:41:33,305 --> 00:41:34,625
Mother.

674
00:41:39,265 --> 00:41:40,305
Master Zong.

675
00:41:58,665 --> 00:41:59,625
Mother.

676
00:42:01,105 --> 00:42:02,785
If you really want me to get married,

677
00:42:03,305 --> 00:42:04,825
I will comply.

678
00:42:06,265 --> 00:42:07,985
I hear that Prince of Chu

679
00:42:08,825 --> 00:42:10,225
is a humble man.

680
00:42:11,025 --> 00:42:12,025
I suppose,

681
00:42:12,625 --> 00:42:15,545
he is not as imperious
compared to the royals and the nobles.

682
00:42:17,185 --> 00:42:18,145
Nonsense.

683
00:42:19,425 --> 00:42:22,025
Your mother will never agree
to the marriage.

684
00:42:26,865 --> 00:42:27,785
Mother.

685
00:42:30,385 --> 00:42:31,585
I am sorry.

686
00:42:38,665 --> 00:42:41,465
HOUSE OF LANXIANG

687
00:43:14,185 --> 00:43:15,305
My lord.

688
00:43:15,865 --> 00:43:18,225
The daughter of the Qiu family
you asked me to find out about

689
00:43:18,305 --> 00:43:21,785
is very different from the girl
you met at House of Lanxiang.

690
00:43:22,385 --> 00:43:23,425
What do you mean?

691
00:43:24,025 --> 00:43:27,545
Qiu Yuluo is Qiu Shangqi's
precious daughter.

692
00:43:27,705 --> 00:43:29,705
She is a spoiled and wealthy girl

693
00:43:30,265 --> 00:43:33,225
who rarely leaves the house.

694
00:43:34,305 --> 00:43:35,785
However,

695
00:43:36,345 --> 00:43:38,505
she does not have the demeanor
of a well-educated lady.

696
00:43:38,785 --> 00:43:40,025
I heard that two days ago,

697
00:43:40,225 --> 00:43:43,425
a maid accidentally broke
her golden hairpin.

698
00:43:43,945 --> 00:43:45,665
She sold her as a royal courtesan.

699
00:43:47,985 --> 00:43:51,465
Every servant of the Qiu family
describes her

700
00:43:51,665 --> 00:43:54,705
as an insolent and high-maintenance lady.

701
00:43:55,985 --> 00:43:56,825
Do not move!

702
00:43:59,225 --> 00:44:01,185
{\an8}Subtitle translation by Judy Lu