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ADAPTED FROM MO SHUBAI'S NOVEL,
THE GRAND PRINCESS ON JJWXC.NET
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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION
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When Ministry wanted
to promote an official,
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it was done based on their merit scores.
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As for the grading process,
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ten marks will be deducted
if its from a noble family.
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and ten marks will be given to a commoner.
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He's being too impatient.
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I knew where he was coming from.
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I knew what he was trying to do.
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But it couldn't be implemented
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with just a good policy alone.
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He just ascended to the throne.
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And he's making
a drastic move immediately.
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It's normal, that most of the local
prestigious families disagreed with him.
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Although he issued the order,
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his men didn't fully implemented it.
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Or they purposely twisted the policy
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to increase people's burden.
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He wanted to kill who disobeyed him.
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But then he realized,
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he can't even bring down
a second-rate noble family.
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In the late winter
during the third year of Dexu Era,
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he ignored Pei Wenxuan's advice
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and ordered Qin Lin to kill
the leader of a small local clan.
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This led to rebellion in that area
for three consecutive years.
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Initially, that place wasn't that bad.
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But in the end…
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it became a desolate place.
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With such circumstances,
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there's no other way
but to reform the system.
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By abolishing the noble families,
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millions of commoners could be saved.
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What if you were in his shoes?
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What would you do?
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Are you capable to kill
someone from a noble family?
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Your Highness!
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-Your Majesty…
-You can leave now.
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Your Highness, you might not know,
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but Li Chuan locked himself up
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in the Imperial Study overnight
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every time you questioned him.
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I didn't know that.
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Because you always treat him like a kid.
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But you need to know something.
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If an emperor
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thinks he's incompetent,
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the sense of shame would drive him mad.
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The conflict between Li Chuan
and the noble families
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will never be resolved.
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It will only worsen.
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Shangguan Ya will be caught between them.
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Li Chuan told me this before.
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Whenever he saw Shangguan Ya
and her valuable accessories,
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this reminded him of all starving people.
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Your Majesty.
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However, Shangguan Ya
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thinks that she's inferior
to Qin Zhenzhen.
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The more she dressed up
and being considerate,
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-Your Majesty.
-the more Li Chuan hated her.
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In the end,
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they started sleeping in different rooms.
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Your Majesty.
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That's why, Shangguan Ya
asked for my help.
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Since this is happening,
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I'm not expecting him to love me.
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But my family keeps pressuring me
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to give birth to an heir apparent.
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But they didn't know
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that I don't have a chance
to sleep with him.
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As the Emperor,
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you shouldn't favor Qin Zhenzhen alone.
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Shangguan Ya is still the Empress.
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If people found out
that haven't slept with her,
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tons of memorials will be sent
complaining about you.
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I don't like her.
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Don't I have the right to choose?
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You don't have that privilege
until after she gives birth
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to an heir apparent.
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You're this state's ruler.
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Shangguan Ya is the Empress.
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Going to Qionghua Palace
and to have an heir apparent
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is one of your duties as well.
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Rong.
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Tell me the difference between me
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and the courtesans in the brothels.
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Your Majesty!
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-Call the imperial physician!
-Don't.
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I visited the Empress
after leaving my palace.
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I just took some aphrodisiacs.
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I'm fine.
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Your Majesty, you…
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I've done
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the task assigned to me by Princess Royal.
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Did…
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Did Shangguan Ya knows this?
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I think she did.
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Actually, Shangguan Ya
took some aphrodisiacs too.
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Shangguan Ya is a dignified woman.
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But she's trapped
in the palace like an animal
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so she could produce an heir apparent.
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And suffer in silence alone.
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Then, what happened?
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Your Majesty!
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Leave us alone.
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No need for that. Raise your head.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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I know
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that you take aphrodisiacs
every time you meet me.
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From now on,
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let's be honest with each other.
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You can be the empress that you like.
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I can give you
all the power that you want.
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Let's
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drop the act.
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For some issues,
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we can discuss and resolve them together.
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We shouldn't be trapped in this palace.
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In the future, you stay out of my affairs.
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How about that?
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But Your Majesty…
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I abandoned myself
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and the love that's supposed to be mine
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not just to hear
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that we should mind our own business
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in this palace.
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Your Majesty, I'm not here
to fulfill your wish either.
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I'm not here to fulfill your wish
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of getting the love that you want.
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Don't you want to leave the palace?
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What do you want then?
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I…
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I want a child.
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You!
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Bring us the liquor.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty, I would like to apologize.
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From now on, I won't mind
who visits you at night.
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But you have to promise me.
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What else do you want
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apart from having a child?
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To be the Empress.
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Sure.
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You'll be the Empress
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as long as I'm the Emperor.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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As for the child,
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I will help you to complete such task.
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Then, Your Majesty,
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I hope you can give some time
to conceive the child.
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All right. I understand.
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Your Majesties,
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the Imperial Academy of Medicine
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announced that Consort Qin is pregnant.
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She's pregnant?
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Hurry. I need to see her now.
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Your Majesty, go and check Consort Qin.
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Let's go!
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What is this all about?
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His Majesty has decided
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that he will never be intimate
with another woman
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in the harem besides Consort Qin.
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This morning, Consort Qin
was confirm to be pregnant.
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Therefore…
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I need a man.
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Anyone is fine.
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I need to have a child.
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A child?
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Then what happened?
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Back then,
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you were about to leave the capital.
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Li Chuan's evil intentions
are unmistakable.
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If he really help a commoner prince
to ascend the throne,
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by then…
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it's the end of the noble families.
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Mr. Shangguan, I'm sure you know this too.
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I'm just a common traveler.
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This has nothing to do with me.
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I'm leaving.
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Ya is having a hard time in the palace.
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She needs someone.
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She needs a man.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Why are you here?
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To be with you.
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Leave.
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I don't want you to be here.
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But you don't have a choice.
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And it's too late for me to back out now.
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I don't want you…
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to see how pathetic I am.
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In this life…
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I'm willing to be in hell with you.
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To be in the underworld with you.
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Two months later,
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Shangguan Ya becomes pregnant.
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But the birth date
of her child is a little confusing.
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Until now, I don't have idea
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who is the father of her child.
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Did Chuan knows that?
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Back then, Li Chuan didn't even know
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that Su Ronghua
and Shangguan Ya had an affair.
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When the commoners
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saw that Li Chuan favored Qin Zhenzhen
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and that she was pregnant,
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they started spreading rumors
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and fabricated miracles.
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Officials from humble backgrounds
even submitted memorials
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saying that her child would be
the eldest son.
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They claimed that it will
be the Crown Prince.
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They're actually cornering Qin Zhenzhen.
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Most of the commoners
are from humble families.
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They know nothing
about the dirty politics in the palace.
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And Qin Zhenzhen
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also knew that she was in danger.
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To express that they had no intention
to seize the throne,
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she even submitted a memorial,
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hoping Li Xin would be
the Crown Prince instead.
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I do understand now
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how frustrated he was back then.
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Back then, Li Chuan
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didn't wish to start a conflict
with the noble families.
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He felt guilty to Shangguan Ya too.
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That's why,
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he instructed me
to draft an imperial decree.
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He planned to select Li Xin
as the Crown Prince.
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But all of a sudden,
rumors started to spread like wildfire.
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They said a strange bird
alighted at Qingfeng Temple.
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They said it was a phoenix
and that's a sign
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that the Empress would be dethroned.
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The noble families
couldn't tolerate it any longer.
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And Su Ronghua poisoned
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Qin Zhenzhen to her death.
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Initially, you wanted
to take Li Ping's life.
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But Qin Zhenzhen was
with Li Ping all the time.
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She lived and ate with him.
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She tasted every food, medicine, and water
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before she fed him
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In the end,
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Qin Zhenzhen was poisoned.
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She protected Li Ping.
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I really tried to kill a child?
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Ronghua, don't beat yourself up.
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You're just cursed by Shangguan Xu.
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After Qin Zhenzhen's death,
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Li Chuan could no longer tolerate
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the noble families.
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It's not just because
of the death of his beloved.
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But because
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he finally realized
how incompetent he was.
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He was gone mad.
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When he was keeping vigil
beside Qin Zhenzhen's coffin…
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MEMORIAL TABLET OF NOBLE CONSORT
ZHENJING OF THE QIN FAMILY
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The Crown Prince hasn't been chosen.
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Your Majesty, please choose your heir
as soon as possible.
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Please choose Li Xin,
the Empress' son, as Crown Prince
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to set the record straight.
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When you deal with the devils,
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you have to be a devil too.
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Only then will you stand a chance to win.
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Pass on my decree.
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To stabilize the foundation of the state,
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I will choose Li Xin as the Crown Prince.
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Let's go back.
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Let's go.
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All the officials are waiting--
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They are all waiting for you.
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Waiting for your decision.
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You have tons of memorials to review.
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Look at you right now.
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Are you going to disregard
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the state's affairs just for a woman?
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Have you forgotten all of your duties?
274
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Have you forgotten who you are?
275
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Who am I?
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You're the Emperor.
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No.
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I'm Li Chuan.
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Li Chuan.
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I'm Li Chuan!
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That time, I thought
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Chuan changed.
283
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The noble families also thought
284
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that Li Chuan had made compromises.
285
00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:57,440
But in reality,
286
00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,600
Li Chuan turned into
a tyrannical ruler after that.
287
00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,919
He was emotionally unstable
and imposed heavy taxes.
288
00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,399
He favored the commoners
and killed the nobles randomly.
289
00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,280
He didn't care about the ongoing war,
290
00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:11,399
the people, and justice.
291
00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,159
He just wanted to crush
the noble families.
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In those years, the Great Xia faced chaos,
with wars raging everywhere.
293
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He favored the commoners
and killed the noble families randomly.
294
00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,679
Many officials from humble backgrounds
turned out to be corrupt and greedy.
295
00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:26,440
No one lived in peace.
296
00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,120
Our family tried everything we could
297
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:33,280
to persuade the new ruler
and comfort the people.
298
00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,080
We spent most of our wealth
to support disaster relief,
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using up all our troops and food.
300
00:20:39,639 --> 00:20:41,760
He supported Qin Lin's troops
with tax money.
301
00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:43,840
He purposely approached Shangguan Ya
302
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to deceive people
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that he adored Li Xin.
304
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But in reality,
305
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he was using Shangguan Ya
as his protective charm.
306
00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:53,360
And that time,
307
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he was using the local troops
308
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to deplete the forces of the Shangguans.
309
00:20:57,120 --> 00:20:58,480
In the end, it turned out
310
00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,120
that those were all parts
of Li Chuan's plot.
311
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He wanted to suppress the noble families
312
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through rebellions.
313
00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,240
Through my investigation,
314
00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,480
I also found who killed Qin Zhenzhen.
315
00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,080
It's actually him.
316
00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:21,960
Your Majesty.
317
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What are you planning to do?
318
00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,080
Why did His Majesty summon us here?
319
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I have no idea too.
320
00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:35,840
-Aunt.
-Ya?
321
00:21:35,919 --> 00:21:38,440
Aunt, did you summon us here?
322
00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:39,440
This is…
323
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This is bad! Run!
324
00:21:47,639 --> 00:21:49,000
Run!
325
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Chuan, what are you doing?
326
00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,159
How did Qin Zhenzhen die?
327
00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:12,960
Whose son is he?
328
00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,040
Your Majesty, I don't know
what you're talking about.
329
00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,760
Your Majesty, he is your son.
330
00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:24,960
Chuan, your offspring concerns
the foundation of the state.
331
00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,200
You shouldn't talk nonsense
without any proof.
332
00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:29,639
You won't tell me the truth, right?
333
00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:33,360
Father!
334
00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:36,159
Father!
335
00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:42,600
If you want to kill them,
336
00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,439
then kill me first!
337
00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:46,520
Tell me!
338
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,840
Whose son is he?
339
00:22:49,919 --> 00:22:51,480
He's your son!
340
00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:56,840
Your Majesty, if you don't believe me,
341
00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,120
why don't we took a blood test?
342
00:23:02,639 --> 00:23:03,480
Fine.
343
00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:05,360
You!
344
00:23:39,399 --> 00:23:40,240
Your Majesty.
345
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,280
Do you have anything else to say?
346
00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:47,520
You promised me.
347
00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:50,000
You said you wouldn't
348
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,800
dethrone me as long as you're the Emperor.
349
00:23:58,360 --> 00:23:59,439
I'm somewhat responsible
350
00:24:01,879 --> 00:24:03,480
for Qin Zhenzhen's death too.
351
00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,600
If I trade my life…
352
00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,560
for Ya and Xin.
353
00:24:21,399 --> 00:24:23,080
Will you be happy?
354
00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,159
Why did you kill her?
355
00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,360
For Shangguan family's sake.
356
00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:36,760
All right.
357
00:24:41,439 --> 00:24:42,679
I'll grant you your wish.
358
00:25:07,879 --> 00:25:08,919
Aunt!
359
00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,280
Aunt!
360
00:25:13,919 --> 00:25:15,080
Father!
361
00:25:16,360 --> 00:25:17,280
Father!
362
00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:22,080
Father!
363
00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,040
Why?
364
00:25:28,919 --> 00:25:32,439
Li Chuan, why did you have to do this?
365
00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:38,280
I will go on another
expedition to the North.
366
00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,199
Prepare for it.
367
00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,040
Your Majesty, you don't have to go!
368
00:25:46,919 --> 00:25:47,879
Your Majesty.
369
00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:50,800
Our country has been
on expeditions for years.
370
00:25:50,879 --> 00:25:52,120
The treasury is drained.
371
00:25:52,199 --> 00:25:54,000
We can't afford such expenditures.
372
00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:54,919
We can't afford it?
373
00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,320
We don't really have money?
374
00:25:58,280 --> 00:25:59,439
But they didn't understand.
375
00:26:00,399 --> 00:26:02,280
The expedition wasn't
the true goal at all.
376
00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:04,879
His Majesty merely wanted to use
their military power
377
00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:06,320
to suffocate the noble families.
378
00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:08,679
In the eighth year of the Dexu Era,
379
00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,679
Li Chuan gathered
a great number of forces.
380
00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,919
He wanted to slander Prince Su
for plotting a rebellion.
381
00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,399
He asked our family to send
our troops and suppress the rebellion.
382
00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,040
Prince Su intends to plot a rebellion.
383
00:26:22,879 --> 00:26:24,360
After thinking about it,
384
00:26:24,439 --> 00:26:26,320
I realize only your family can be trusted.
385
00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,320
Are you willing
to send your troops for me?
386
00:26:38,159 --> 00:26:41,520
His Majesty wanted
to get rid of Prince Su for so long.
387
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,919
But he wants us
to do the dirty work for him.
388
00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,600
Father, Rongqing.
389
00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,320
Just sacrifice me.
390
00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,320
You knew that those were all excuses.
391
00:27:01,399 --> 00:27:03,360
Even so, you still stood up for Prince Su.
392
00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,600
I was once Prince Su's tutor.
393
00:27:06,679 --> 00:27:07,879
I swear to my life
394
00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,120
that Prince Su has no intention
to betray you.
395
00:27:10,199 --> 00:27:11,679
Swear on your life?
396
00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,040
All right. I'll grant you your wish.
397
00:27:15,639 --> 00:27:18,040
He convicted you
of conspiring with enemies.
398
00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,960
Our whole clan was arrested.
399
00:27:21,639 --> 00:27:25,120
He wanted to execute our entire clan.
400
00:27:25,199 --> 00:27:26,040
You!
401
00:27:26,120 --> 00:27:28,720
The Su family is rebellious
and immoral, wanting to rebel.
402
00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,120
They're conspiring with Prince Su.
403
00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:32,040
Pass my decree.
404
00:27:32,919 --> 00:27:34,159
The entire Su family
405
00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:35,399
will be executed.
406
00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:36,320
Yes, Your Majesty.
407
00:27:36,919 --> 00:27:38,199
Your Majesty, I'm innocent!
408
00:27:38,919 --> 00:27:39,760
Your Majesty!
409
00:27:40,399 --> 00:27:42,080
Our entire family was executed?
410
00:27:42,159 --> 00:27:44,840
What we face today
is what you will face tomorrow!
411
00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,199
That time,
412
00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:51,280
I had no idea that you had an affair
with Shangguan Ya.
413
00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:52,520
It's just unfair for us.
414
00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:54,439
Princess Pingyue
415
00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:57,120
knew that our family was humiliated.
416
00:27:57,840 --> 00:27:58,919
She wanted to rescue us.
417
00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,240
Your Majesty, the Su family
418
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:01,800
has been a renowned clan for a century
419
00:28:01,879 --> 00:28:03,679
and contributed
to the foundation of the state.
420
00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,120
If you execute their entire clan,
421
00:28:05,199 --> 00:28:07,040
the people will be utterly disappointed.
422
00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:09,520
Your Majesty,
as the Princess Royal, I beg you
423
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,040
to spare the Su family.
424
00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:12,760
Well.
425
00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:14,439
They will be spared from execution,
426
00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:16,760
but they will be punished.
427
00:28:17,679 --> 00:28:19,360
Castrate Su Rongqing.
428
00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:27,520
Your Majesty.
429
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,480
Su Ronghua took his own life
with this jade hairpin.
430
00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:31,399
Ronghua!
431
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,959
He still needs to be castrated.
432
00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:53,000
What do you think
433
00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:56,360
about this hairpin?
434
00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:03,240
It looks nice.
435
00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:05,360
But it looks like
436
00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:07,199
its been used.
437
00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:09,480
I wonder
438
00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:11,600
who's the owner of that hairpin.
439
00:29:13,879 --> 00:29:17,560
I got this from Su Ronghua.
440
00:29:20,959 --> 00:29:23,000
I heard that you two were very close.
441
00:29:24,199 --> 00:29:25,199
So, I was thinking
442
00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:27,080
to give it you as a token.
443
00:29:27,639 --> 00:29:29,720
But he's quite brave too.
444
00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:32,959
He could have survived
if he endured the castration.
445
00:29:34,199 --> 00:29:36,959
But he used this hairpin
446
00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,959
to stab his own neck instead.
447
00:29:41,159 --> 00:29:42,080
He's dead.
448
00:29:49,879 --> 00:29:50,760
He's dead!
449
00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:53,600
That time, I missed you very much,
Your Highness.
450
00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,480
You were like the only light
in the entire palace.
451
00:29:57,959 --> 00:29:59,879
All lights will be out eventually.
452
00:29:59,959 --> 00:30:01,040
Only you
453
00:30:01,639 --> 00:30:03,240
could move forward with courage forever.
454
00:30:04,639 --> 00:30:06,159
Due to the different wars,
455
00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:07,959
the people had suffered more than enough.
456
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,600
And the noble families
were becoming impatient.
457
00:30:10,679 --> 00:30:12,000
As of my knowledge,
458
00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:14,439
no less than 20 noble families
459
00:30:14,959 --> 00:30:16,280
wanted to start a rebellion.
460
00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,439
During those eight years,
the commoners rose from their ranks
461
00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,159
while the noble families fell from grace.
462
00:30:23,639 --> 00:30:25,000
They were already a spent force.
463
00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:27,760
He couldn't just corner all of them.
464
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:30,120
Or they'd perish together.
465
00:30:31,919 --> 00:30:34,480
That's why he chose
to cultivate immortality
466
00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:36,560
and make you the Regent Princess Royal,
467
00:30:36,639 --> 00:30:38,040
supervising the state on his behalf.
468
00:30:39,919 --> 00:30:42,480
It's his way of telling the noble families
469
00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:44,280
that he's on truce,
470
00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:45,800
so they can have peace.
471
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,480
That's why, he couldn't do
anything to Shangguan Ya
472
00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:50,800
even if he wanted to.
473
00:30:50,879 --> 00:30:52,240
He's not brave enough.
474
00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,560
He could only wait for
a perfect opportunity before he acted.
475
00:30:58,159 --> 00:30:59,560
I was the head of the commoners
476
00:30:59,639 --> 00:31:01,240
while you represented the noble families.
477
00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,280
We balanced each other out
and formed an alliance.
478
00:31:04,679 --> 00:31:06,159
The next decade in the Great Xia
479
00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:08,439
was spent to heal all those wounds,
480
00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,280
and finally leading in a new golden era.
481
00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:12,320
However, a decade…
482
00:31:12,399 --> 00:31:13,840
A decade was too long.
483
00:31:16,159 --> 00:31:17,639
The decade after that
484
00:31:18,959 --> 00:31:21,159
was so long that everything had changed.
485
00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:26,679
It was that long that they actually forgot
what it really looked like.
486
00:31:30,199 --> 00:31:32,480
They can no longer see the path ahead.
487
00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:37,720
They also forgot their way home.
488
00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:44,439
The fate has started changing once again.
489
00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,320
It was another decisive moment.
490
00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:51,199
Your Highness.
491
00:31:52,199 --> 00:31:53,520
Now you know all the past,
492
00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:55,600
will you still abandon
493
00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:57,560
the Crown Prince?
494
00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:05,320
Ronghua.
495
00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,159
The story is over.
496
00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:12,120
Will you still stop me…
497
00:32:14,399 --> 00:32:15,600
from stopping the Crown Prince?
498
00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,120
I understand what you're saying.
499
00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:24,439
Yes.
500
00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:26,879
He does have his own difficulties.
501
00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,679
But I can't just forgive him
502
00:32:31,679 --> 00:32:33,120
for what he did.
503
00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:35,480
When it comes to suffering,
504
00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:37,280
everyone is the same.
505
00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:39,679
I understand.
506
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:43,159
Tomorrow,
507
00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,719
We will visit the Crown Prince.
508
00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:49,159
Then, we will see Su Rongqing.
509
00:32:52,879 --> 00:32:53,719
Are…
510
00:32:56,159 --> 00:32:59,040
Will you be alright
if I work with Sun Rongqing?
511
00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:02,600
Whatever you want to do,
512
00:33:02,679 --> 00:33:03,959
I will follow.
513
00:33:10,639 --> 00:33:12,240
It's fine as long as you understand
514
00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:14,760
what you truly wanted
515
00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:17,040
and don't regret your decision.
516
00:33:23,919 --> 00:33:24,840
Rongqing.
517
00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:27,240
Is that dream
518
00:33:28,159 --> 00:33:30,439
true or not?
519
00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:32,520
I've tested it.
520
00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:35,560
It's true.
521
00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:38,679
Was that the reason
522
00:33:39,439 --> 00:33:41,439
why you worked with Consort Rou?
523
00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,879
To prevent the Crown Prince
from ascending the throne?
524
00:33:45,439 --> 00:33:46,320
Yes.
525
00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,000
If you kill the Crown Prince,
526
00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:54,679
you're destined
to be Princess Pingyue's foe.
527
00:33:56,639 --> 00:33:58,240
Have you given up on Princess Pingyue?
528
00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:05,399
That's right.
529
00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:08,159
Don't you think it's a shame?
530
00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:09,880
Why don't you try and change it?
531
00:34:10,639 --> 00:34:11,520
Change it?
532
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:14,719
Ronghua.
533
00:34:15,839 --> 00:34:17,199
How can I change it?
534
00:34:19,159 --> 00:34:21,159
Did our family let down Li Chuan?
535
00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:23,520
Or do we have that influence and power?
536
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:27,520
As a ruler, Li Chuan
537
00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:29,560
only had wild ambitions.
538
00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:31,360
He's complete ignorant.
539
00:34:32,319 --> 00:34:34,839
He acted out recklessly, started wars,
540
00:34:35,639 --> 00:34:37,560
burdened the people, damaged the economy,
541
00:34:37,639 --> 00:34:40,440
made reforms without proper planning,
and suppressed the noble families.
542
00:34:41,839 --> 00:34:43,839
He favored the commoners
and corrupt officials
543
00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:45,920
and disregarded the people of Great Xia.
544
00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,000
Do you think his tricks
weren't absurd enough?
545
00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:51,839
When he assumed the throne,
546
00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:55,319
the population of Great Xia
was about 90 million.
547
00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:57,200
After eight years,
548
00:34:57,799 --> 00:34:59,279
only eight years,
549
00:35:00,759 --> 00:35:03,040
the population is less than 70 million.
550
00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:06,759
Those 20 million people…
551
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:14,279
Even if I want to change it,
where should I begin?
552
00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,680
That was what his attitude back then.
553
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:21,920
He just looked ethical on the surface.
554
00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:26,520
Ronghua.
555
00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:30,920
I do love Princess Pingyue.
556
00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:39,200
However, I have my own boundaries.
557
00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:41,120
Rongqing.
558
00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,720
We don't need to justify ourselves
so pretentiously.
559
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:47,200
We just have to admit it.
560
00:35:47,839 --> 00:35:50,640
The noble families
are the scars of the Great Xia.
561
00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:52,120
So Ronghua…
562
00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:56,200
Do you still want
to help Li Chuan ascend the throne?
563
00:35:56,279 --> 00:35:57,200
That's it?
564
00:35:57,279 --> 00:35:58,920
I'm not helping anyone.
565
00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:02,480
Rongqing, rest well.
566
00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:03,720
I'll discuss this with Father.
567
00:36:04,799 --> 00:36:06,360
Can you not tell him about this?
568
00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:08,440
I'm still wounded.
569
00:36:09,759 --> 00:36:12,360
I'm worried that Father might get mad.
570
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:16,839
I might not be able
to endure his punishment.
571
00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:19,000
Don't worry.
572
00:36:20,319 --> 00:36:21,319
Just rest and heal.
573
00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:23,080
Take care of yourself.
574
00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:56,839
Zhenzhen.
575
00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,040
Lin, how are you?
576
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:07,960
Follow me. Let's talk over here.
577
00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:08,920
All right.
578
00:37:11,319 --> 00:37:14,440
Lin, I've been asking for your whereabouts
579
00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:16,240
ever since I escaped
from the military camp.
580
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:18,440
They didn't find your body.
581
00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:19,359
I knew
582
00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:21,560
that you were still alive.
583
00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:24,040
Sorry for making you worried.
584
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:25,960
I've been hiding here
585
00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:27,600
as I am wounded.
586
00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:31,480
Lin, I bring some ointment.
587
00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:32,680
Your wound will heal faster
588
00:37:32,759 --> 00:37:34,279
if you use this.
589
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:37,200
What are you going to do now?
590
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:41,480
Our foundation is in the Northwest.
591
00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:45,040
We have to regain control
over the military forces.
592
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:13,359
You dare to return?
593
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:15,560
You're pretty careless, aren't you?
594
00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:17,279
Were you so certain
595
00:38:17,359 --> 00:38:18,440
that I am already dead?
596
00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:21,520
You shouldn't have betrayed yourself.
597
00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:26,319
-Retrieve the tiger tally.
-Yes.
598
00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:29,400
I have the tiger tally!
Warriors, heed my order!
599
00:38:29,480 --> 00:38:31,680
I've killed the traitor, Cui Qinghe!
600
00:38:31,759 --> 00:38:34,480
Those who wants to follow me, come out!
601
00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:36,640
Those who not,
602
00:38:37,319 --> 00:38:39,040
you may leave.
603
00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:41,359
I won't make things difficult for you.
604
00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:45,279
-Well…
-This…
605
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:50,400
General Qin.
606
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,600
You've taken great care of us.
607
00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:53,799
General Qin, all of us
608
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:55,200
know you so well.
609
00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:00,080
General Qin, we're going to follow you!
610
00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:03,160
General Qin, we're going to follow you!
611
00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:18,160
Your Highness,
we received a news from the palace.
612
00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:20,680
They say that Prince Su
is no longer in critical condition
613
00:39:20,759 --> 00:39:22,000
and is fine now.
614
00:39:25,759 --> 00:39:26,600
If that's the case,
615
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:28,960
I think no later than tonight,
616
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:30,480
His Majesty will make his move.
617
00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:41,600
Should we visit the Crown Prince now?
618
00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:49,160
If we don't go now,
619
00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:51,359
we might not have the chance do it too.
620
00:39:56,759 --> 00:39:57,839
You already said,
621
00:39:59,279 --> 00:40:00,600
I don't think I have a choice.
622
00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:04,520
Su Ronghua.
623
00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:07,440
Su Rongqing lost his mind earlier.
624
00:40:08,720 --> 00:40:10,720
He formed an alliance with Consort Rou
625
00:40:10,799 --> 00:40:12,120
and decided to support Prince Su.
626
00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:15,200
He framed Pei Wenxuan by using Hongde.
627
00:40:16,319 --> 00:40:18,200
The military provisions,
the imperial exam fraud,
628
00:40:18,279 --> 00:40:20,359
and the assassination,
he was involved in all of them.
629
00:40:21,359 --> 00:40:23,680
He won't allow the Crown Prince
to ascend the throne.
630
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:27,560
And now, the Crown Prince
will no longer tolerate him.
631
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,400
At first,
632
00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:37,359
I thought His Majesty
was the only major obstacle
633
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:38,960
between us.
634
00:40:42,359 --> 00:40:44,040
I thought we could be together
635
00:40:44,759 --> 00:40:46,440
once the Crown Prince ascended the throne.
636
00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:51,880
Actually, you were right.
637
00:40:52,839 --> 00:40:54,200
I make some conclusions too.
638
00:40:57,040 --> 00:40:58,680
But later, I slowly realized
639
00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:01,680
that Su Rongqing
couldn't tolerate the Crown Prince.
640
00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:03,359
And you
641
00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:06,240
wouldn't turn your back on Su Rongqing.
642
00:41:11,359 --> 00:41:12,359
I once asked you
643
00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:15,560
if you're willing
to be the master of the Su family.
644
00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:23,839
Now,
645
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:25,480
I'll ask you again.
646
00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:30,080
Are you willing to do it?
647
00:41:45,359 --> 00:41:46,440
I guess you don't want to.
648
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:51,000
The Crown Prince is the foundation
of the Shangguan family.
649
00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:53,160
It's impossible for me
to give up on the Crown Prince.
650
00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:56,359
I can't betray my family either.
651
00:41:59,759 --> 00:42:00,839
That's why, you see,
652
00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:04,200
our relationship will only
653
00:42:05,720 --> 00:42:06,759
end in dilemma.
654
00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:17,319
Ronghua.
655
00:42:21,240 --> 00:42:22,960
Let's me say this to you one more time.
656
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:25,880
I'm very grateful to you.
657
00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:28,520
Thanks for showing me
658
00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:30,440
that we can still be true to ourselves
659
00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:33,720
even though
we're descendants of noble families.
660
00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:38,400
But I'm sorry.
661
00:42:43,640 --> 00:42:45,080
In my life…
662
00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:52,960
I will never gamble again.
663
00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:57,960
Ronghua.
664
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:01,640
Let me hug you for the last time.
665
00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:30,279
Su Ronghua!
666
00:43:33,319 --> 00:43:34,279
Leave.
667
00:43:36,279 --> 00:43:37,520
Go and visit some places.
668
00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:41,759
Go and travel the world.
669
00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:48,440
Don't ever come back again!