1 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:31,000 {\an8}ADAPTED FROM A SHUQI.COM NOVEL ORIGINAL AUTHOR: SENLIN LU 2 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:41,440 It's not poisoned. 3 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,040 Even if it is poisoned, 4 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:45,360 a silver needle can't detect it. 5 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:48,080 Your Ladyship, should we ask for ingredients 6 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:49,120 and let me do the cooking? 7 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:51,520 Poisoned or not, 8 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,040 we won't know till we taste it. 9 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:02,560 You two 10 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:03,920 are so silly. 11 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,120 Tasting your food is our duty. 12 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,759 If something goes wrong, 13 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,320 we should die before you. 14 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,720 Just in case, take one pill morning and night. 15 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:21,720 It can save your life. 16 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,520 Your Ladyship, what about you? 17 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,800 Save the fruit from each meal. Store it somewhere cool. 18 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,160 It'll be useful later. 19 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,080 PRINCE OF DUAN'S MANOR 20 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:22,960 Your Ladyship, what's wrong? 21 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:27,880 Your Ladyship! 22 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:34,320 Heaven's still on my side. 23 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:37,520 Someone's lost their patience. 24 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,400 I'll get someone to treat you. 25 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:40,320 No need! 26 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,840 How are you and Yuebai? 27 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,240 Yuebai fell ill this morning. 28 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,240 I'm weak all over, but I'm holding up. 29 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:49,240 Your Ladyship, 30 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,240 is someone trying to kill us? 31 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,520 I don't know what poison they used. 32 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,120 Keep taking the medicine I gave you. 33 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,240 Starting today, don't show yourselves again. 34 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,160 Don't touch the food or water. 35 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,200 Just eat the fruit you saved. 36 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,880 What about you? 37 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,360 I have to play along 38 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:14,560 and finish the act. 39 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,160 No one came to visit today. 40 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:19,640 Why did Your Ladyship come in person? 41 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,160 The weather's turning cold. People get sick. 42 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:23,520 So I let them rest. 43 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:25,240 Your Ladyship is ill too? 44 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:26,800 Should we report it? 45 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:30,520 If it's not too much trouble, then please do. 46 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:32,960 Forgive me. I'll report it now! 47 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,760 - Her Ladyship is ill! Report it at once! - Understood! 48 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,160 Your Ladyship, it's been reported. 49 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,800 Starting today, I'll bring the meals straight in. 50 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:46,840 No need. 51 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,680 Maybe walking around will help me recover faster. 52 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,480 Your Ladyship, this food is poisoned. Don't eat it! 53 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,000 If you don't eat, how will you get out? 54 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,800 If you want His Majesty to relent, 55 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,160 you don't have to really eat it. 56 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:08,880 Just put on a show. 57 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,640 No need to risk your life. 58 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:12,520 Don't worry. 59 00:06:13,280 --> 00:06:14,960 My life still has a purpose. 60 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,000 I won't let myself die. 61 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:19,160 But this time, 62 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:20,720 there can be no pretending, 63 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,160 or it'll all be for nothing. 64 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:26,600 Your Ladyship… 65 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,400 Mutton is most nourishing in autumn. 66 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,080 Your Majesty doesn't like it? 67 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,400 This is a northern frontier mutton recipe. 68 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,000 The Princess Consort of Duan gave it to you back then. 69 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,080 Today you specially asked me here for mutton. 70 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:53,720 Do you have something to say? 71 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,320 Nothing gets past Your Majesty. 72 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,440 About that child's situation, Your Majesty must know already. 73 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,600 She's just playing tricks and acting pitiful. 74 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,600 No matter what she does, it won't surprise me. 75 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,360 All she wants is to make me soften. 76 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,960 We thought she'd forgotten that old matter from 15 years ago. 77 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:16,760 But thinking back now, 78 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,800 that pain she can't speak of has been tormenting her. 79 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,040 It's heartbreaking. 80 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:22,720 Besides, 81 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,200 if what she said is true, 82 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,560 there may be a hidden truth. 83 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,400 If we can find out the truth 84 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,040 and the one behind it, 85 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,200 that would be good for Your Majesty too. 86 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:33,440 Good for me? 87 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:35,680 The truth? 88 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,640 A hidden truth in the Prince of Duan case? 89 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:44,240 Consort Shu, 90 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,480 are you implying I failed to see it? 91 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,520 Your Majesty, I meant no such thing. 92 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:03,440 From now on, 93 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,680 whoever pleads for Li Peiyi again 94 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:08,920 can go to keep her company. 95 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:10,120 Your Majesty! 96 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:12,440 Your Highness… 97 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:14,600 His Majesty heard Her Ladyship is ill 98 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,480 and has sent Medical Officer Zhao to check on her. 99 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,800 You should've enjoyed the meal. Why bring up old matters? 100 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,720 You're asking for trouble. 101 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:38,880 So this is what you've been eating for the past ten-odd days? 102 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:39,799 Yes. 103 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,200 Her Ladyship said a silver needle might miss it, 104 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,200 so she had us save every meal. 105 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,160 That way, if anything happened, 106 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:47,520 we'd have proof to trace. 107 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,000 You're really bold and careful too. 108 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,280 You saw it all coming, 109 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:52,960 and you even went this far, 110 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:54,320 making yourself like this. 111 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:55,920 If I still can't catch the culprit for you, 112 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:56,840 I'd be utterly useless. 113 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,240 Then I'm counting on you. 114 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,040 No matter how tough I am, I can't hold on much longer. 115 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:05,760 Don't worry. Now I'm here. 116 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:06,680 You'll have a hard time dying. 117 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:09,560 Let me check you two first. 118 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:17,280 How long since you stopped eating the meals? 119 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:18,720 Two days. 120 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:20,640 But we've kept taking the pills Her Ladyship gave us. 121 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:21,800 What pills? 122 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:23,960 Some life-saving pills my master left me. 123 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:25,360 They can't cure poison, 124 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:26,760 but they protect the heart. 125 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,400 Same as you, 126 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,080 they were poisoned with cinnabar. 127 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,200 But their symptoms aren't as obvious as yours. 128 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,040 Yet the poison was in the food. 129 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,040 Cinnabar isn't colorless or tasteless. 130 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:39,920 A silver needle should detect it. 131 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,080 So why couldn't you find it? 132 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:46,600 Medical Officer Zhao, 133 00:09:46,680 --> 00:09:48,800 you said the food was poisoned! 134 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,080 We can't taste a thing. 135 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,680 Whoever did this has a skilled hand. 136 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,960 Medical Officer Zhao is just like Her Ladyship, 137 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:21,720 so unafraid of death. 138 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,000 It is cinnabar poisoning. 139 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:28,680 I'll go back to the Medical Office. 140 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,360 Tomorrow I'll bring the antidote. 141 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:32,720 It's already harmed your heart. 142 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:34,760 If we don't detox it soon, you may die. 143 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:36,600 I'll take these back. 144 00:10:36,680 --> 00:10:38,000 I will uncover the method of poisoning. 145 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:39,720 Medical Officer Zhao, 146 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,400 can we report to His Majesty 147 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:42,600 that someone poisoned Her Ladyship 148 00:10:42,680 --> 00:10:43,640 and have him investigate? 149 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:45,840 I can report it. 150 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:47,880 But if I can't prove the method of poisoning, 151 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:49,280 His Majesty won't believe me. 152 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:50,960 How could he not? 153 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,040 Her Ladyship is already this ill. 154 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:54,760 Don't blame anyone else for that. 155 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:56,200 I can only blame myself. 156 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,640 Yudi, I'm counting on you now. 157 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,760 From now on, the meals they send really can't be eaten. 158 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,320 I'll handle your food. 159 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,200 Give me three days. I will get the answer. 160 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,040 I'm here by His Majesty's order to treat Her Ladyship. 161 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:14,440 Why won't you let me in? 162 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:16,160 We're under orders as well. 163 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,520 No one is allowed inside. 164 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:21,760 Has Medical Officer Zhao returned? 165 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,840 You let me in last night. 166 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:36,080 What's changed? 167 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,120 Last night we were under orders. 168 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:39,600 Today we're under orders too. 169 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:41,920 Please don't make it hard on us. 170 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:45,080 Then take this medicine in 171 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,280 and tell the two maids, 172 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:47,840 three times a day, one packet each time. 173 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,720 Simmer on low heat for an hour, 174 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:50,640 and take it with ginseng slices. 175 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,560 Her Ladyship is confined. 176 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,440 Neither people nor medicine can go in. 177 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:55,640 She's been poisoned. 178 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:56,800 She'll die! 179 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:58,320 Who can take responsibility for that? 180 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,080 But if she takes it and something happens, 181 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,000 who can take responsibility for that? 182 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,120 This is absurd! 183 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:07,840 Medical Officer Zhao! 184 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,080 Wuren, you're here at last. 185 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:11,080 Her Ladyship is very ill. 186 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,040 By His Majesty's order, I'm here to deliver her medicine. 187 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,040 But they won't let me in, not even the medicine itself! 188 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,000 Are you defying the imperial order? 189 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,080 Letting her in would be defying it. 190 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,720 If you don't believe us, go to the palace and ask. 191 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:23,600 Her Ladyship is very ill. 192 00:12:23,680 --> 00:12:25,600 By the time we return, she may already be gone. 193 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:27,280 How many lives do you have 194 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:28,640 to risk Her Ladyship's life like this? 195 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:31,840 Don't you understand? 196 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,320 Whoever granted Medical Officer Zhao access yesterday 197 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,360 is also the one forbidding it today. 198 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:39,800 If anything happens to Her Ladyship, 199 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,480 none of you will live! 200 00:12:41,560 --> 00:12:42,680 Miss, 201 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:44,480 I advise you to go to the palace for orders. 202 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:46,360 Don't waste time here. 203 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:49,600 I'm begging you, sirs. 204 00:12:49,680 --> 00:12:51,200 Send the medicine in. 205 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:52,480 We'll go ask for orders right now. 206 00:12:52,560 --> 00:12:54,240 Her Ladyship may have fallen from favor, 207 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:55,160 but saving her life 208 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:56,920 beats letting her die on your hands. 209 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:02,280 Don't kneel to them. 210 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:03,640 They're all accomplices. 211 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,120 It takes so little, yet it can save a life. 212 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,840 Just this one packet should hold her till you go ask for orders. 213 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,960 If you can't save her, don't blame us later. 214 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,840 Let's go to the Palace and beg Consort Shu. 215 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,520 His Majesty must be furious. 216 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,440 Without hard evidence, His Majesty won't believe it. 217 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,400 I'll go back and find proof now. 218 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:00,120 Your Ladyship! 219 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,000 Your Ladyship. 220 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:06,520 Your Ladyship. 221 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:10,680 Are you alright? 222 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:14,240 Huaijin. 223 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:33,680 Sir, you haven't slept all night again? 224 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:35,960 It's almost done. 225 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:37,520 One more night won't matter. 226 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:43,360 {\an8}LIFE-SAVING PILLS: RAW LICORICE ROOT MUSKMELON PEDICEL, FIGWORT ROOT 227 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,080 {\an8}A SURE ANTIDOTE TO ARSENIC 228 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:56,480 Paper burns easily. Don't come close. 229 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:58,120 Take it away! 230 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,880 Sir, get some rest. 231 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:10,800 What day is it now? 232 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:12,680 The 23rd. 233 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:15,560 It's been 15 days. 234 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,120 I can't make her wait any longer. 235 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:32,840 In the 10th year of Tianbao, 236 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:34,320 Chen Village was struck by a strange Water Plague. 237 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:43,560 Where's Xiao Huaijin? 238 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:44,680 I asked you, where's Xiao Huaijin? 239 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,000 At the Records Office. 240 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:53,520 Her Ladyship is dying, 241 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:54,920 and you're studying stars here? 242 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:55,840 What's wrong with Peiyi? 243 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:57,120 She's been poisoned. 244 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,080 His Majesty won't allow anyone to visit. 245 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:00,120 She can only wait to die. 246 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,080 Give me an hour. 247 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,000 I can save her. 248 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:07,920 ZICHEN HALL 249 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,800 Your Highness, you should go back. 250 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:14,360 Waiting here 251 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,160 will only anger His Majesty. 252 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:24,520 Last time, Her Ladyship waited here as well. 253 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,320 I don't ask His Majesty to forgive Peiyi. 254 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,400 I only ask to let Medical Officer Zhao detox her. 255 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,440 I've already reported it. 256 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,760 But… His Majesty still hasn't decided. 257 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:36,520 Then report it again. 258 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:41,920 I'll do my best. 259 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,720 Your Highness, go back and wait. 260 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:46,760 I'll wait outside. 261 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,160 Got you. 262 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,599 An hour's up. 263 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:20,359 I'm taking these into the palace. 264 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,560 - Zhu Qing, prepare the carriage. - Understood. 265 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:33,640 Make way! 266 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:34,560 HEYUE CONGEE SHOP 267 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:42,560 Make way! 268 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:02,920 So this is the full star chart? 269 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:04,600 Yes. 270 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,760 Following my grandmaster's instructions, I've remade the observing lens. 271 00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:10,240 It can magnify, making the far seem near. 272 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,760 Everything marked in red is a newly observed star. 273 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,640 This chart still needs some time to complete, 274 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,640 but at most three years. It will be far more detailed, 275 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,480 working with the Dayan Calendar. 276 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,160 And the calendar will be more precise and thorough. 277 00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:28,440 Does it match the Dayan method? 278 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:30,120 I've matched them one by one. 279 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:31,840 Good. 280 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:33,720 Very good! 281 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,560 The foundation of a thriving realm lies in this. 282 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,280 At last, 283 00:18:38,360 --> 00:18:40,160 something has put me at ease. 284 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:41,880 Tell me. 285 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:43,640 What do you want? I'll reward you. 286 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:51,160 Deputy Director, 287 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,760 His Majesty is most gracious. 288 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:55,640 You've earned great merit. 289 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,320 Name your reward. 290 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,840 However, His Majesty is always fair in rewards and punishments. 291 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,760 With your clear mind, 292 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,080 you should know reward is reward, and punishment is punishment. 293 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,600 Don't mix them up. 294 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,400 ETERNAL RENEWAL IN IMPERIAL SPLENDOR 295 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,400 I, Xiao Huaijin, 296 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:22,760 ask Your Majesty to grant a marriage. 297 00:19:23,360 --> 00:19:25,560 I wish to marry the Princess of Fuchang County, 298 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:26,480 Li Peiyi. 299 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:33,440 Please grant my request. 300 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:55,960 Approved. 301 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:57,920 Hurry and give thanks! 302 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,040 Thank you for Your Majesty's grace! 303 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:02,880 Eunuch Guo, 304 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,640 - handle the marriage decree. - Understood. 305 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:08,040 Deputy Director, you've worked hard. 306 00:20:08,120 --> 00:20:08,960 Get some rest. 307 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:10,440 Understood. 308 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,760 The Deputy Director is a clever one. 309 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,840 He really solved Your Majesty's problem. 310 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:32,800 What problem do I have? 311 00:20:34,120 --> 00:20:35,520 Your Majesty has no problems. 312 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,440 Your Majesty is just soft-hearted. 313 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:41,160 So you do understand me. 314 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,240 I wouldn't dare. 315 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,080 About the poisoning, 316 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:46,600 in the end, 317 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,920 is she just faking it, 318 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,240 or is it the real thing? 319 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,520 Medical Officer Zhao Yudi just reported. 320 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,680 This poison was laid very cleverly. 321 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,560 They likely used water laced with cinnabar to cook the meals. 322 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:04,120 But in each dish, the cinnabar was only a trace. 323 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:07,800 Even a silver needle test couldn't detect it. 324 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:09,560 But little by little, 325 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,280 it will strike before long. 326 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:12,880 And what's more, 327 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:14,600 there's no proof of poisoning. 328 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,120 Then how did she find it? 329 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,000 Zhao Yudi checked old texts 330 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,240 and found a case where cinnabar got into a well, 331 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,880 poisoning an entire village. 332 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:27,920 That inspired her. 333 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,320 So, 334 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:33,360 she boiled down all Her Ladyship's meals. 335 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:34,880 After the liquid was cooked off, 336 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,560 she tested it with a silver needle, 337 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,200 and the poison showed. 338 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,840 So who wants Peiyi dead? 339 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:43,400 Well… 340 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:46,880 I truly don't know. 341 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:51,640 Could it really be tied to the Prince of Duan's case? 342 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:54,760 Your Majesty is suspecting… 343 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,440 Back then, the Prince of Duan submitted his memorial and command tally. 344 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,160 If you hadn't found them, 345 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,440 they could have been lost under my desk for ages. 346 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:11,400 What is it? Say it. 347 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,560 The Prince of Duan's memorial back then was heartfelt. 348 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,120 He simply didn't want to keep fighting outside. 349 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,200 All he wanted was to hand back command 350 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,640 and stay in Western Capital with his wife and child. 351 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,120 That's why Your Majesty 352 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,360 had this servant send a young eunuch 353 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:33,880 to the Prince of Duan's manor with the message. 354 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,200 Not to haul the Prince of Duan in, 355 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:37,880 but to invite him. 356 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:40,800 But that young eunuch arrived too late. 357 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,040 That eunuch died in the Prince of Duan's manor too, right? 358 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,240 Back then, I only thought he met with sudden misfortune. 359 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,240 But thinking back now, 360 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,040 with so many Imperial Guards there, 361 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:52,760 they could have protected 362 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:55,440 a eunuch delivering Your Majesty's decree. 363 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:58,720 What are you getting at? 364 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:03,000 If what Her Ladyship suspects is true, 365 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:05,600 then that young eunuch… 366 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,640 wasn't killed by the Prince of Duan. 367 00:23:12,120 --> 00:23:13,240 Fine… 368 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:14,760 Fine… 369 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:17,840 Ghost Festival was ages ago, 370 00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:20,000 and there are still ghosts hopping around out there. 371 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,920 I'll send men to investigate at once! 372 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:23,840 Enough. 373 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:26,680 That child has plotted for years, 374 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,520 even betting her own life on it. 375 00:23:29,120 --> 00:23:30,560 Let her investigate it herself. 376 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:30,960 How is Her Ladyship? 377 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:40,880 Won't you go in and see her? 378 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,520 So many eyes are fixed on this place. 379 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:48,240 Until she wakes, 380 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:49,520 I don't want to stir up trouble. 381 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:51,240 I'll come again tomorrow. 382 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:59,320 PRINCE OF DUAN'S MANOR 383 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:10,960 Boss. 384 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,720 Deputy Director tried hard to save you. 385 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,320 He made a scope 386 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,880 and recopied several boxes of books. 387 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,000 His Majesty was over the moon, 388 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,240 so he finally agreed to see him. 389 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,560 Consort Shu and Medical Officer Zhao 390 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,120 have worried themselves sick over you. 391 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,920 Can you stop risking your life like this? 392 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,400 So many people are worried about you. 393 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:37,480 Boss, 394 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:39,560 guess what 395 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,480 Mr. Xiao asked His Majesty to reward him with? 396 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,040 I'll tell you in secret. 397 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:47,480 But pretend you don't know later. 398 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,040 Mr. Xiao 399 00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:53,760 asked His Majesty 400 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,320 to grant a marriage for you two. 401 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:02,840 What did you say? 402 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:08,120 Boss. 403 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:10,160 You're awake? 404 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,200 Boss, you're finally awake! 405 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,520 - Let go. - I won't! 406 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:20,920 Let go! 407 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,120 No! 408 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:24,400 You're choking me to death! 409 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:30,760 You scared me to death! 410 00:26:31,360 --> 00:26:32,400 Stop crying. 411 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:34,080 I told you 412 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:36,480 I'm hard to kill. I won't die. 413 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:38,720 You're just lucky. 414 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,920 So many people are risking their lives for you. 415 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,040 Yeah. 416 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,040 I guess I am pretty lucky. 417 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:47,800 That's right. 418 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:51,000 I'll tell Xibai and Yuebai to send word. 419 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:52,920 We'll let Consort Shu, Medical Officer Zhao, 420 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,120 and Deputy Director Xiao celebrate! 421 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:01,560 Boss, 422 00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:04,040 you were one foot in the grave, 423 00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:06,120 yet you still wouldn't let this go. 424 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,480 You never treasured my gifts to you like this. 425 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,240 This is something Huaijin has carried for over ten years. 426 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:17,160 And what did you give me? 427 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:18,200 Buns and pancakes. 428 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:20,040 Boss, 429 00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:23,200 are you losing it? 430 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:24,880 What did you just call him? 431 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:31,320 Right. 432 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:33,240 What I said was, 433 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,480 Mr. Xiao asked His Majesty 434 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,040 to grant a marriage for you two. 435 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:58,960 Li Peiyi actually woke up! 436 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:00,680 She was this close. 437 00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:02,720 I didn't expect her to be so hard to kill. 438 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,440 A single more day's delay, and she would've died for sure. 439 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,760 What's the point of saying all this now? 440 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:10,520 I laid the poison very carefully. 441 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,240 Even if they know she was poisoned, they won't trace it to me. 442 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:18,120 She doesn't know that 15 years ago, I was the one who led troops to her home. 443 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:19,560 But His Majesty knows! 444 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,200 If she died without a sound this time, 445 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,200 I'd still have room to maneuver. 446 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:29,840 But now that she crawled back from death, 447 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:31,200 what will His Majesty think? 448 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,760 So what if they can't trace it to you? 449 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:35,920 His Majesty already knows 450 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,400 I made a move on her! 451 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,480 I… I'll do it again… 452 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,760 This time, I definitely… can… can get rid of her. 453 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:46,280 You useless fool! 454 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:49,720 Have you found Lv Chongshan? 455 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:50,640 Not yet. 456 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,920 Find him. Then I'll spare your life. 457 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,520 Otherwise, 458 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,200 I'll send you to meet Du Zhixing! 459 00:28:58,760 --> 00:28:59,960 - Get out! - Understood! 460 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:01,560 I'll bring Lv Chongshan back! 461 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,040 XIAO'S MANSION 462 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,120 - Put it there. - Understood. 463 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:17,680 His Majesty hasn't issued the decree yet. 464 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,760 Why rush to prepare all this? 465 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,200 Once His Majesty decrees it, 466 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,160 we'll have to plan the wedding. 467 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,640 By then, we won't have time to scramble. 468 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:30,960 What if His Majesty won't issue the decree? 469 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,920 Then our family would become a laughingstock. 470 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,440 I've asked around. 471 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:40,000 Consort Shu is already preparing her dowry. 472 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:44,760 As for the marriage decree, Eunuch Guo is handling it himself. 473 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:45,960 It won't be wrong. 474 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:49,280 Being impatient does no good. 475 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:51,320 It's not that I'm impatient. 476 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:53,520 I'm afraid we'll slight Her Ladyship. 477 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:55,320 That child has had it hard. 478 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,560 I won't just be her in-laws. 479 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,080 I must think of her natal family too. 480 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,800 She has Consort Shu as her backing. 481 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:05,600 Why worry so much? 482 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,320 Consort Shu may be noble, 483 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,280 but she has never raised a child herself. 484 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:12,040 When she plans things, 485 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:14,360 she may not think of everything. 486 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,040 You're getting more and more improper. 487 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:19,120 Fine. 488 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:20,040 Do as you wish. 489 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:25,720 Father. Mother. 490 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:28,000 I didn't discuss it with you first 491 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:29,640 and asked His Majesty for the marriage on my own. 492 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:31,000 That was my fault. 493 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,120 But it was urgent. 494 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,040 Please forgive me. 495 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:40,480 Silly child, 496 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:42,480 what nonsense are you saying? 497 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,040 We're happy beyond words. 498 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:51,840 Father, rest assured. 499 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:53,400 Even if I marry Her Ladyship, 500 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,480 I'll still stay at the Astronomical Bureau 501 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:56,920 and keep out of court affairs. 502 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:58,480 It's a joyful matter. 503 00:30:58,560 --> 00:30:59,840 Why bring that up? 504 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,240 You went to such lengths to marry her. 505 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,280 You must treat her well. 506 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:08,640 Got it. 507 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,200 Always like this, 508 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,400 he just can't speak nicely. 509 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:15,440 Sit. 510 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:20,960 Have you gone to see Peiyi? 511 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,560 She woke up the other day. 512 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:27,840 Why haven't you gone? 513 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:30,000 I asked to marry her 514 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,080 without her consent. 515 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:33,720 I don't know if she'll mind. 516 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:35,680 And His Majesty hasn't decreed it yet, 517 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:37,360 but the news is already out. 518 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,320 If I show up rashly, it could hurt her reputation. 519 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,240 If you can't go in person, 520 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,280 you can at least send word. 521 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,360 You asked to marry her, 522 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:49,320 yet you won't even show up. 523 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:50,640 What will she think? 524 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:53,040 I'm waiting for the right chance. 525 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,560 Chances are made, 526 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:56,800 not waited for. 527 00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:58,800 Mother, 528 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:00,640 I came back today 529 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:02,480 to ask you to go with me to call on her. 530 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:04,320 That way, it's proper, 531 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,160 and people won't gossip about her. 532 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:07,720 If I go, 533 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:09,720 that's a formal proposal. 534 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,160 Before you propose, 535 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:14,400 you must tell her exactly how you feel. 536 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,360 Did you ask to marry her because you like her 537 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:19,320 and value her deeply? 538 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,560 Or was it merely a desperate measure 539 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,640 taken in the moment to save her? 540 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:26,520 Of course… 541 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,160 I truly like her. 542 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:31,680 I'm sure she understands. 543 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:33,920 Whether she understands or not, 544 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:36,240 you must say it clearly. 545 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:40,280 For a woman, that matters. 546 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:47,480 You're right. 547 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:48,840 I didn't think it through enough. 548 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:52,840 Silly child. 549 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,880 GRACEFUL VIRTUE, TIMELY RAINS 550 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:10,040 It's been three days. 551 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,560 He doesn't know I'm awake? 552 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,200 This rabbit lantern is for you. 553 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:58,240 Peiyi… 554 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:01,960 I'm sorry. 555 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:04,320 I shouldn't have waited till today to see you. 556 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:06,800 I thought it over and over 557 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:09,600 and didn't know how to explain it to you 558 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:12,400 or how to do it without hurting your reputation. 559 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,080 But I ignored how you felt. 560 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:18,080 I forgot that even being one moment late 561 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:20,600 would still hurt you. 562 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:26,320 You're overthinking it. 563 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:29,760 I asked His Majesty to grant the marriage 564 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:31,760 to save you, 565 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:33,480 but not just to save you. 566 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,679 Are you playing word games with me? 567 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,520 Peiyi, believe me. 568 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,639 This is the moment I least wanted to ask His Majesty to let me marry you. 569 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:48,920 I wanted to tell you how I feel 570 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:51,159 with no trouble in the way. 571 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:56,760 If fortune favors me 572 00:34:57,400 --> 00:34:59,080 and you would take me as your own, 573 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,280 then I'd ask His Majesty for the marriage decree. 574 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:03,760 If His Majesty thinks I'm unworthy, 575 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:06,440 I'll do all I can to become worthy of you. 576 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:08,280 If His Majesty still refuses, 577 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:11,680 I'd risk my life to prove my heart. 578 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:17,360 This is something 579 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:19,760 I should have first asked your consent for. 580 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:22,040 But I was too anxious. 581 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,640 I was afraid that harm might befall you. 582 00:35:25,720 --> 00:35:27,240 I was afraid that one moment's delay… 583 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:31,480 would mean losing you. 584 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:34,160 So I came up with this foolish plan, 585 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:36,320 thinking I was being clever. 586 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:39,480 But after that, 587 00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:42,320 I started worrying again. 588 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,560 You always have your own plans. 589 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:46,560 I don't know 590 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:48,240 if this messed up what you meant to do 591 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:49,800 or if it made you feel 592 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:51,880 like I'm full of myself. 593 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:54,960 My head is a mess. 594 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:56,720 The more I think, the less I understand. 595 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,160 I never knew you could talk this much. 596 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:13,920 My head is spinning from it. 597 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:16,200 But did you just say 598 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:18,480 you like me 599 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:20,120 and want to marry me? 600 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:29,720 Peiyi… 601 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:34,280 I like you. 602 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:36,720 I want to marry you. 603 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:42,320 Will you say yes? 604 00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:29,760 ZICHEN HALL 605 00:37:31,720 --> 00:37:33,480 Heed His Majesty's decree! 606 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:40,840 Peiyi, Princess of Fuchang County, 607 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:43,400 comely in demeanor, pure in heart, 608 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:46,360 virtuous within and fair without, 609 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:50,200 is hereby granted the title Princess Yong'an. 610 00:37:50,720 --> 00:37:53,880 Now that Her Highness has reached a marriageable age 611 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:57,200 and Xiao Huaijin, Deputy Director of the Astronomical Bureau, 612 00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:00,000 a man of wide learning and complete virtue, 613 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:03,960 has long admired Princess Yong'an and seeks her hand, 614 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:05,840 we are deeply pleased. 615 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:07,720 We bestow upon them 100 mu of fertile land 616 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:09,160 and 1,000 bolts of fine silk. 617 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,200 We hereby marry off Princess Yong'an 618 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:14,400 to Xiao Huaijin. 619 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,240 The Ministry of Rites and Consort Shu 620 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:18,840 shall confer and arrange the wedding date. 621 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:20,880 Let this decree be executed. 622 00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:22,200 Accept the decree! 623 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,240 Thank you, Your Majesty! 624 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:40,360 Eunuch Guo, please lead the way. 625 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:41,760 We must see His Majesty and give thanks in person. 626 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:45,720 His Majesty understands Your Highness has only just recovered. 627 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:47,880 He has spared you these formalities, 628 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,320 so that you may return, rest, 629 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:52,160 and prepare for the wedding. 630 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:55,680 Does His Majesty know what happened to me while I was confined? 631 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:57,640 Of course he knows. 632 00:38:58,400 --> 00:38:59,720 His Majesty was furious 633 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:03,120 and ordered the Court of Judicial Review to investigate. 634 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:06,880 Ordered them to investigate? 635 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:08,440 What is there left to investigate? 636 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:13,040 I nearly forgot to congratulate Your Highness. 637 00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:15,960 His Majesty also granted extra favor. 638 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:17,280 The Prince of Duan's Manor 639 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:19,240 will be renamed Princess Yong'an's Mansion 640 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,720 and bestowed on you as your home. 641 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:22,680 From now on, 642 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:24,760 Your Highness can go home again. 643 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:31,520 Since Your Majesty won't see me, 644 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:33,480 I will take my leave. 645 00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:38,720 I only ask Your Majesty to take pity on me 646 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:41,080 and allow me to host a banquet 647 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:42,440 at my residence to entertain guests 648 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:43,600 and give thanks for Your grace! 649 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,960 His Majesty's oral decree. Her Highness's request is granted. 650 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:03,560 Princess Yong'an, 651 00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:06,400 you're truly cherished by His Majesty. 652 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:07,880 His Majesty has approved it. 653 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:09,920 Hurry and give thanks. 654 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:12,560 Peiyi 655 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:15,080 thanks Your Majesty for boundless grace! 656 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:25,760 Thank you, Eunuch Guo. 657 00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:35,840 Peiyi. 658 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:39,640 You've endured this far. 659 00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:41,920 Don't let it all be for nothing. 660 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,840 He clearly knows who poisoned me. 661 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:47,120 He clearly knows who killed my whole family. 662 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:48,120 Why won't he say it? 663 00:40:49,240 --> 00:40:51,120 But he didn't stop you from digging deeper. 664 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:54,240 Some things, 665 00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:58,320 His Majesty can't say himself or do himself. 666 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:00,040 His silent consent 667 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:02,120 already shows his stance. 668 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:03,480 I don't want a stance. 669 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:06,560 I want an answer. 670 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:10,000 One answer he could give with a single word! 671 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:15,720 Since he won't say it, 672 00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:17,560 we'll find it ourselves. 673 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,240 I've already staked my life 674 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:23,000 to prove that 15 years ago, 675 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:24,320 the man sent with the message 676 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,200 was the one who killed my whole family. 677 00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:29,880 He knows it in his gut, 678 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:31,800 yet he won't lift a finger. 679 00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:33,960 What else can I do? 680 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:38,640 Someone really did try to kill you. 681 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:41,760 But their tie to the massacre 15 years ago 682 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:43,960 needs evidence. 683 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:04,240 You have me now. 684 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:07,240 I'm willing to risk my life 685 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:09,480 to help you find the killer. 686 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:25,920 Maybe I just haven't tried hard enough 687 00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:29,400 to make that person pay. 688 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:34,680 Then I'll try harder. 689 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:44,000 I'll try harder too.