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=The Rise of Ning=

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(Adapted from Wen Tan's novel "Chancellor
Training Handbook" from Jinjiang Literature)

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=Episode 38=

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(Duke Ying's Residence)

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Very well.

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Wang Yuan has been imprisoned.

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He won't get away easily.

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Finally,

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you've helped Chen Jiuheng
and Chen Daoyan

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clear their names.

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You've also

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fulfilled your wish.

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Thank you for trusting me

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and helping me, Duke Ying.

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We have to join hands

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to bring the villains to justice.

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It seems

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you're not a simple person.

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Do you know

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I despise deceitful people?

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If I have offended you,

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please forgive me.

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But why

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don't I despise you?

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I actually like you.

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Otherwise,

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you wouldn't have been able
to bring Wang Yuan down.

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You're young,

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and you have great patience.

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You have a bright prospect.

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You flatter me.

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I don't deserve such praise.

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You predicted everything

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and made the decisive move.

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Stop the flattery.

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Speak up.

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Are you here to compliment me,

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or for my daughter?

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Go ahead.

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Yes.

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Old Madam Wei

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wants you to stay for dinner tonight.

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We can also have...

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Sure.

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(Huanjing Pavilion)

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What are you doing?

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You didn't make a sound

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when you walked in.

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Come take a look.

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I drew you.

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I want to hang this

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by your bedside

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so you can see it every day

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and stop making foolish mistakes.

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Have you recovered yet?

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You thought about asking me
after all this time.

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It's healed.

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I'm sorry.

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Father told me

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about your plans.

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If Wang Yuan

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hadn't hurt me and Father,

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you would've kept hiding from me,
wouldn't you?

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I didn't want

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to get you involved.

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Duke Ying and I

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took a risk this time,

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so I didn't tell you

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about the follow-up plan.

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Father also told me

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you'd apologize and kowtow to me.

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You're really going to do that?

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I'll do anything

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as long as you're not angry anymore.

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You want my forgiveness?

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Look at what you did just now.

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You lied to me
when I wanted to help you up.

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Does it hurt?

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Young Lady, Third Young Master,

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dinner is served.

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You may proceed to the main hall.

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Let's go eat.

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Your Lordship,

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will Wang Yuan lie to you?

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Did he really keep it here?

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Keep searching.

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Yes.

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(Studies on Du Fu's Poem Collection)

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Your Lordship,

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what's wrong?

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Wang Yuan.

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I didn't expect you

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to have such remarkable patience

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at this young age,
Third Young Master Luo.

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You're brave and intelligent.

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Let me give you a toast.

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You flatter me, Old Madam Wei.

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That's a high praise.

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Thanks to Duke Ying,

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the plan succeeded.

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Third Young Master Luo,

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you're not engaged, are you?

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Not yet.

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That's wonderful.

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What do you think

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of Mingzhu?

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Grand... Grandma,

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are you trying to find a man

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and marry me off

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because you're tired of me?

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Nonsense.

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I just think you two
would make a good match.

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I think Yining

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and Third Young Master Luo
are a better match.

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That's only because Yining

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and Third Young Master Luo are siblings

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who grew up together,

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so

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they seem

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closer.

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But

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they aren't real siblings.

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Mother,

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it's rare for us all to gather.

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Come, let's drink.

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I'll give you a toast.

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Just one toast.

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I'll tell them to choose a proposal date

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once I go back.

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Why did you suddenly

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bring this up again?

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I promised you

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that I'd propose to you

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once everything is over.

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I'm leaving.

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(Luo's Residence)

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Shenyuan

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is intelligent,

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brave, and strategic.

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He's as sharp as...

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As sharp as a tack.

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Yes, that's right, my dear.

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As sharp as a tack.

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I'm too happy that I forgot.

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By the way, Mother,

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Shenyuan went through a lot,

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so please...

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Shenyuan

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was concerned

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that I might be too weak
to handle the situation,

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so he told me

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beforehand.

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Mother,

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you knew about this earlier?

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So

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you punished Shenyuan...

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To put on a show for outsiders.

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Shenyuan,

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you still let Yining

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get hurt.

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Yes.

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I've already apologized to her.

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You also got hurt yourself.

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It's my fault.

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Anyway,

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bear this in mind.

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All of you are the descendants
of the Luo Family,

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especially you and Yining.

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Don't cause any more trouble.

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I'm already old.

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If anything

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were to happen to you,

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how would I carry on?

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I will bear this in mind.

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Shenyuan,

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when I saw you

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instructing your people last time,

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I knew

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you were exceptional.

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I can't believe you own Liuhe Tavern.

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Can we

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have free meals afterward?

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Of course. No problem.

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Let's go there every day from now on.

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By the way, Shenyuan,

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shouldn't you refund all the money

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we've spent there?

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You're thick-skinned.

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Ignore him.

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Hairu,

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am I really your blood brother?

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Why don't you take my side?

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Shenyuan is my son.

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Of course,

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my son

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is more important.

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Grandma.

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Father. Mother.

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I have a favor to ask.

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What is it?

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Why are you so serious?

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I'd like to propose marriage.

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That's good.

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Which lady do you like?

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It's Yining.

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Which Yining?

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To me,

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there's only one Yining in this world.

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You're here.

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I suppose you've searched everywhere.

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You won't find it.

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Do you think

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that by killing Chen Long, Chen Yang,

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and everyone on the ship,

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you could destroy all the evidence?

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You've underestimated me.

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If I die,

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the profit-sharing agreement
with your signature

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will be presented to His Majesty.

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Chancellor Wang,

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do you think I'd believe that?

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That agreement

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has already burned into ashes.

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It's a shame

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that such important evidence
is burned.

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I was just involved in smuggling

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and took a small profit.

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It's not a crime worth death.

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Do you think

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you can stay clean in this matter?

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Surrender it now.

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Otherwise,

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I will make you suffer.

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Do you want to die with me?

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Bring it on.

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You're smart, Marquis Lu.

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You won't be reckless

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to destroy yourself with me.

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What exactly do you want?

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(Zhizhai Hall)

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How many hours have passed?

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Six hours, Your Lordship.

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Six hours, I see.

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That should be enough.

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All right.

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Go on.

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I shall take my leave.

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Marquis Lu,

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I apologize.

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Sorry to keep you waiting.

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There are some military affairs
to attend to.

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That's important.

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It's all right.

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It's not urgent.

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It's about a deputy general

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who harbored bad intentions

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and colluded with immoral merchants
for personal gain,

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which is against my values.

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I've already sent

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General Li to deal with it.

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If he would come clean

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and repent his mistake,

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I won't punish him severely.

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But if he doesn't,

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he'll be executed

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with no mercy.

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Duke Ying, you're strict and generous

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in managing your soldiers.

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I'm deeply impressed.

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Marquis Lu,

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you should know

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the imperial court is
like a battlefield.

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Fame, power, and wealth

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are tempting traps.

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A single lapse of judgment

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can lead to grave mistakes.
That can be forgiven.

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What's truly frightening is

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when one takes chances to commit crimes,
even knowing it's wrong,

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and continues down that dark path.

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You're right.

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That being said,

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if there were a bright path

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to choose,

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who would take

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the dark one?

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All right.

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Marquis Lu,

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I appreciate

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what you did for my family.

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However,

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we uphold different beliefs.

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Let's not meet much from now on.

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I wish you the best.

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(Duke Ying's Residence)

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00:16:28,482 --> 00:16:29,283
Your Lordship,

296
00:16:30,522 --> 00:16:31,602
I heard that Luo Shenyuan

297
00:16:31,628 --> 00:16:33,500
plans to propose marriage
to Duke Ying's Residence.

298
00:16:36,163 --> 00:16:37,882
I won't give him that chance.

299
00:16:38,602 --> 00:16:40,163
But Duke Ying's attitude...

300
00:16:41,722 --> 00:16:44,083
Why don't you just give up?

301
00:16:44,403 --> 00:16:45,803
In this life,

302
00:16:49,762 --> 00:16:51,122
I will never let go of her again.

303
00:16:52,203 --> 00:16:54,002
Your Lordship, Wang Yuan...

304
00:17:14,203 --> 00:17:15,363
"Third Sister-in-law"?

305
00:17:16,363 --> 00:17:18,203
Don't talk nonsense, Sixth Sister.

306
00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:19,589
I heard

307
00:17:19,590 --> 00:17:21,372
Third Brother would go to
Duke Ying's Residence

308
00:17:21,372 --> 00:17:22,220
to propose marriage.

309
00:17:22,284 --> 00:17:23,200
In the future,

310
00:17:23,762 --> 00:17:25,322
you'll be my third sister-in-law.

311
00:17:26,002 --> 00:17:26,802
By that logic,

312
00:17:26,802 --> 00:17:28,163
you're going to marry Sixth Uncle.

313
00:17:28,163 --> 00:17:29,002
I should also

314
00:17:29,002 --> 00:17:30,363
call you Sixth Aunt, right?

315
00:17:31,123 --> 00:17:32,603
It seems so.

316
00:17:33,322 --> 00:17:34,403
Why don't you try

317
00:17:34,403 --> 00:17:35,163
calling me that now?

318
00:17:36,363 --> 00:17:37,719
You've become naughty

319
00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:38,860
after being with Sixth Uncle.

320
00:17:42,603 --> 00:17:43,403
Sixth Sister,

321
00:17:43,802 --> 00:17:45,802
when you marry and move to Lin'an,

322
00:17:45,923 --> 00:17:46,802
won't we be able

323
00:17:46,802 --> 00:17:48,242
to have fun together

324
00:17:48,282 --> 00:17:49,683
like before?

325
00:17:49,762 --> 00:17:50,562
No.

326
00:17:50,562 --> 00:17:51,403
The Lin Family bought

327
00:17:51,403 --> 00:17:52,722
him a residence in the capital.

328
00:17:52,722 --> 00:17:53,603
After getting married,

329
00:17:53,603 --> 00:17:54,603
we'll come back here.

330
00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:55,260
The business

331
00:17:55,276 --> 00:17:56,790
in Yanrong Pavilion needs to carry on.

332
00:17:56,812 --> 00:17:57,360
We can still

333
00:17:57,363 --> 00:17:58,522
have fun

334
00:17:58,522 --> 00:17:59,923
and eat together every day

335
00:17:59,923 --> 00:18:00,802
like we used to.

336
00:18:01,963 --> 00:18:04,082
Sixth Uncle is considerate.

337
00:18:04,163 --> 00:18:05,163
I'm really happy

338
00:18:05,163 --> 00:18:08,123
to finally see a lovely couple together.

339
00:18:08,443 --> 00:18:08,883
Of course.

340
00:18:08,883 --> 00:18:10,963
I'm good at picking

341
00:18:10,963 --> 00:18:12,123
a fine husband.

342
00:18:12,282 --> 00:18:13,883
But I used to think

343
00:18:13,883 --> 00:18:15,403
that you two were siblings.

344
00:18:15,603 --> 00:18:16,802
Now, you're going to marry him.

345
00:18:16,843 --> 00:18:17,603
Honestly, everyone

346
00:18:17,603 --> 00:18:19,002
is a bit surprised.

347
00:18:22,683 --> 00:18:23,522
Sixth Sister,

348
00:18:23,923 --> 00:18:26,163
what should I do

349
00:18:26,203 --> 00:18:28,163
now that our identities

350
00:18:29,163 --> 00:18:31,562
have changed?

351
00:18:34,762 --> 00:18:35,562
Yixiu.

352
00:18:35,963 --> 00:18:37,163
What took you so long?

353
00:18:37,180 --> 00:18:38,739
These osmanthus pastries are fresh.

354
00:18:38,740 --> 00:18:40,260
I had to wait in a long line
to get them.

355
00:18:40,268 --> 00:18:40,764
Try them.

356
00:18:40,764 --> 00:18:41,400
No.

357
00:18:41,802 --> 00:18:42,603
Try them.

358
00:18:42,603 --> 00:18:43,322
No.

359
00:18:43,403 --> 00:18:44,482
It's really nice. Come on.

360
00:18:44,762 --> 00:18:45,562
All right, then.

361
00:18:51,123 --> 00:18:51,923
How does it taste?

362
00:18:52,443 --> 00:18:53,242
Pretty good.

363
00:19:05,403 --> 00:19:06,522
Why are you smiling?

364
00:19:08,482 --> 00:19:10,082
Why did you suddenly ask this?

365
00:19:11,403 --> 00:19:12,322
I understand now.

366
00:19:12,562 --> 00:19:14,123
You're asking me

367
00:19:14,123 --> 00:19:15,722
how to get along with a husband.

368
00:19:17,802 --> 00:19:19,282
About this...

369
00:19:21,802 --> 00:19:22,522
Well...

370
00:19:22,963 --> 00:19:23,963
Did you both...

371
00:19:38,403 --> 00:19:39,203
You did.

372
00:19:39,522 --> 00:19:40,443
That's settled, then.

373
00:19:40,482 --> 00:19:41,683
Why are you still asking me?

374
00:19:43,183 --> 00:19:46,503
(Jimo House)

375
00:20:24,206 --> 00:20:29,104
♪A glance at a fleeting bond
makes it hard to know what's next♪

376
00:20:29,471 --> 00:20:34,002
♪The paired shadows,
who do they correspond to?♪

377
00:20:34,667 --> 00:20:39,666
♪Sorrows concealed behind brows,
past memories need not be pursued♪

378
00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:44,526
♪Your dream, my wish,
intertwined together♪

379
00:20:45,226 --> 00:20:50,101
♪To guard and follow,
cautious in action yet hard to soothe♪

380
00:20:51,603 --> 00:20:52,722
What were you doing just now?

381
00:20:57,963 --> 00:20:59,482
What fragrance

382
00:20:59,603 --> 00:21:01,123
do you use?

383
00:21:01,363 --> 00:21:02,163
Fragrance?

384
00:21:03,522 --> 00:21:04,802
I don't use that.

385
00:21:05,923 --> 00:21:07,163
I didn't know

386
00:21:07,722 --> 00:21:09,282
you had

387
00:21:09,562 --> 00:21:10,802
a unique scent.

388
00:21:17,403 --> 00:21:18,802
I should let Sixth Uncle

389
00:21:18,802 --> 00:21:19,963
smell it, too.

390
00:21:20,082 --> 00:21:21,722
Perhaps he can create

391
00:21:21,722 --> 00:21:23,123
a fragrance for men.

392
00:21:23,923 --> 00:21:26,163
That might be a great opportunity.

393
00:21:27,082 --> 00:21:27,963
Are you done?

394
00:21:29,503 --> 00:21:31,378
♪We walk side by side together♪

395
00:21:32,180 --> 00:21:35,900
♪Despite the long journey ahead,
we will hold hands and tread together♪

396
00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,900
♪No regrets upon having you this life♪

397
00:21:40,034 --> 00:21:41,855
♪A fate nurtured by two devoted hearts♪

398
00:21:42,550 --> 00:21:46,542
♪Looking forward to a life together♪

399
00:21:59,164 --> 00:22:00,469
(Caifu Abode)

400
00:22:00,470 --> 00:22:01,276
Hairu.

401
00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:02,716
Well, have the people

402
00:22:02,802 --> 00:22:04,603
from the Lin Family
who are for the wedding

403
00:22:04,722 --> 00:22:06,082
been settled in?

404
00:22:06,482 --> 00:22:08,443
We must make sure
they're comfortable here.

405
00:22:08,482 --> 00:22:09,522
Don't worry, Mother.

406
00:22:09,522 --> 00:22:10,683
I've taken care of everything.

407
00:22:11,963 --> 00:22:12,802
Also,

408
00:22:13,123 --> 00:22:14,603
you've been busy

409
00:22:14,603 --> 00:22:16,203
with Yixiu's wedding.

410
00:22:16,322 --> 00:22:17,562
It must be tiring.

411
00:22:17,562 --> 00:22:19,203
I'm really grateful to you.

412
00:22:20,163 --> 00:22:21,802
Why are you so courteous to me?

413
00:22:21,802 --> 00:22:23,562
Yixiu must feel uncomfortable not having

414
00:22:23,722 --> 00:22:25,562
her parents by her side
when she gets married.

415
00:22:26,002 --> 00:22:26,963
Second Master and I

416
00:22:26,963 --> 00:22:28,203
have discussed this.

417
00:22:28,282 --> 00:22:29,762
Sixth Lady's dowry

418
00:22:29,802 --> 00:22:32,203
can only be more than others.

419
00:22:32,403 --> 00:22:34,002
The dowry

420
00:22:34,002 --> 00:22:34,762
has been prepared

421
00:22:34,762 --> 00:22:36,123
according to the highest standard.

422
00:22:36,482 --> 00:22:37,562
Mao said

423
00:22:37,562 --> 00:22:39,203
he'd give Sixth Lady the best

424
00:22:39,203 --> 00:22:41,203
and wouldn't let anyone
look down on her.

425
00:22:41,403 --> 00:22:42,282
Right.

426
00:22:45,403 --> 00:22:47,603
Grandma, Mother.

427
00:22:47,802 --> 00:22:49,123
Ning, you're here, too.

428
00:22:49,123 --> 00:22:51,722
Come and take a look

429
00:22:51,883 --> 00:22:53,923
at your sixth sister's dowry.

430
00:22:57,883 --> 00:22:58,683
Xiu,

431
00:22:59,203 --> 00:23:01,123
you have to thank your second aunt.

432
00:23:01,363 --> 00:23:03,482
She's done so much for you.

433
00:23:03,722 --> 00:23:04,522
Look.

434
00:23:04,522 --> 00:23:06,562
There are five carriages

435
00:23:06,562 --> 00:23:08,843
of accessories and clothing.

436
00:23:10,322 --> 00:23:11,683
Thank you, Second Aunt.

437
00:23:11,883 --> 00:23:12,843
We're family.

438
00:23:12,883 --> 00:23:14,363
There's no need to thank me.

439
00:23:14,722 --> 00:23:15,522
Actually,

440
00:23:15,562 --> 00:23:17,203
your mother prepared your dowry

441
00:23:17,203 --> 00:23:18,123
a long time ago.

442
00:23:18,123 --> 00:23:19,562
I didn't do much.

443
00:23:19,923 --> 00:23:20,759
I didn't expect

444
00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:21,692
there would be so much

445
00:23:21,724 --> 00:23:22,960
gold and silver jewelry

446
00:23:23,002 --> 00:23:23,883
aside from

447
00:23:23,883 --> 00:23:25,443
those shops and estates.

448
00:23:25,482 --> 00:23:26,282
It's nothing much.

449
00:23:26,522 --> 00:23:28,203
They are just a small gesture

450
00:23:28,203 --> 00:23:29,282
from your grandma and us.

451
00:23:29,443 --> 00:23:30,242
Xiu,

452
00:23:30,643 --> 00:23:32,443
you're getting married soon.

453
00:23:33,203 --> 00:23:35,363
Fortunately, it's to the Lin Family.

454
00:23:35,403 --> 00:23:36,722
They're a big family,

455
00:23:36,722 --> 00:23:38,199
and everyone has a good nature.

456
00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:39,404
You'll get along well with them

457
00:23:39,468 --> 00:23:40,400
when you go there.

458
00:23:40,562 --> 00:23:42,203
Besides, Lin Mao and you

459
00:23:42,203 --> 00:23:43,562
truly love each other.

460
00:23:43,562 --> 00:23:46,203
That puts my mind at ease.

461
00:23:46,482 --> 00:23:48,363
I'm sorry to make you worry,
Grandma.

462
00:23:48,963 --> 00:23:50,562
Don't worry, Mother.

463
00:23:50,802 --> 00:23:51,802
Mao said

464
00:23:51,802 --> 00:23:53,203
he and Sixth Lady

465
00:23:53,203 --> 00:23:54,562
would stay in the capital

466
00:23:54,562 --> 00:23:55,963
after they were married.

467
00:23:56,163 --> 00:23:58,002
They'll have time

468
00:23:58,002 --> 00:23:59,322
to visit you often.

469
00:23:59,683 --> 00:24:00,683
That's right, Grandma.

470
00:24:00,923 --> 00:24:02,562
Sixth Sister and I

471
00:24:02,562 --> 00:24:04,282
still need to run
Yanrong Pavilion together.

472
00:24:04,482 --> 00:24:05,322
Xiu

473
00:24:05,322 --> 00:24:06,923
is getting married soon.

474
00:24:06,923 --> 00:24:08,203
Only you

475
00:24:08,282 --> 00:24:09,482
are left.

476
00:24:11,123 --> 00:24:12,163
Grandma,

477
00:24:12,282 --> 00:24:13,802
don't make fun of me.

478
00:24:16,459 --> 00:24:18,592
(Sanjiu Apothecary)

479
00:24:20,722 --> 00:24:21,042
Come.

480
00:24:21,242 --> 00:24:21,722
Look at this.

481
00:24:30,562 --> 00:24:31,683
Sanjiu Apothecary?

482
00:24:33,522 --> 00:24:36,163
Why did you bring me here?

483
00:24:37,082 --> 00:24:38,762
This is Shenyuan's apothecary.

484
00:24:40,082 --> 00:24:41,802
I'm also one of the owners.

485
00:24:42,082 --> 00:24:43,082
I should bring you to visit

486
00:24:43,082 --> 00:24:44,203
your husband's shop.

487
00:24:44,762 --> 00:24:46,443
What husband?

488
00:24:46,482 --> 00:24:47,963
We're not married yet.

489
00:24:48,002 --> 00:24:49,722
We will get married soon.

490
00:24:50,123 --> 00:24:51,522
But when did you

491
00:24:51,522 --> 00:24:53,322
become Sanjiu Apothecary's owner?

492
00:24:53,363 --> 00:24:54,203
Shenyuan valued

493
00:24:54,203 --> 00:24:55,482
my skills in medicine,

494
00:24:55,522 --> 00:24:56,363
so he made me

495
00:24:56,363 --> 00:24:57,482
one of the owners.

496
00:24:58,403 --> 00:25:00,363
You brought me here

497
00:25:01,082 --> 00:25:01,883
to show off?

498
00:25:01,963 --> 00:25:03,002
Certainly not.

499
00:25:03,443 --> 00:25:04,123
Didn't you say

500
00:25:04,123 --> 00:25:05,683
you're having a headache lately?

501
00:25:05,802 --> 00:25:07,282
I'm worried you might catch a cold,

502
00:25:07,722 --> 00:25:09,123
so I have them prepare
some medicine.

503
00:25:09,963 --> 00:25:11,923
We came here to collect the medicine.

504
00:25:13,002 --> 00:25:14,002
Thank you.

505
00:25:14,603 --> 00:25:15,722
It's only trivial.

506
00:25:15,722 --> 00:25:17,522
I just didn't sleep well.

507
00:25:17,923 --> 00:25:18,762
You didn't sleep well?

508
00:25:19,322 --> 00:25:20,123
Yixiu,

509
00:25:20,403 --> 00:25:20,999
I know

510
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,076
it's more difficult for you

511
00:25:22,092 --> 00:25:23,404
as the wedding day is approaching.

512
00:25:23,802 --> 00:25:24,683
Other ladies

513
00:25:24,683 --> 00:25:26,123
have their parents to send them off,

514
00:25:26,322 --> 00:25:27,722
but your families aren't here.

515
00:25:27,802 --> 00:25:28,879
Anyway, don't worry.

516
00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:29,804
After we get married,

517
00:25:29,868 --> 00:25:31,200
I'll treat you even better

518
00:25:31,363 --> 00:25:32,203
and make up

519
00:25:32,203 --> 00:25:33,403
for all your regrets.

520
00:26:06,282 --> 00:26:07,963
I bid you farewell, Grandma.

521
00:26:08,322 --> 00:26:10,322
I bid you farewell,
Second Uncle and Second Aunt.

522
00:26:19,242 --> 00:26:20,203
Yixiu,

523
00:26:20,562 --> 00:26:21,883
once you marry,

524
00:26:22,082 --> 00:26:24,082
you must get along well
with your husband

525
00:26:24,123 --> 00:26:25,722
and respect and love each other.

526
00:26:26,322 --> 00:26:27,843
I'll remember your words.

527
00:26:28,443 --> 00:26:29,242
Yixiu,

528
00:26:29,403 --> 00:26:30,923
if Lin Mao mistreats you,

529
00:26:31,282 --> 00:26:32,322
tell me.

530
00:26:32,322 --> 00:26:33,722
I'll teach him a lesson.

531
00:26:33,963 --> 00:26:34,963
Thank you, Second Aunt.

532
00:26:40,802 --> 00:26:42,443
The auspicious hour has arrived.

533
00:26:42,443 --> 00:26:45,802
The bride may get in the sedan chair.

534
00:27:15,562 --> 00:27:17,322
The bride departs from home.

535
00:27:17,562 --> 00:27:19,443
May harmony

536
00:27:19,562 --> 00:27:21,722
endure forever.

537
00:28:13,460 --> 00:28:17,412
♪South wind weaves
a brocade tapestry of lives♪

538
00:28:17,865 --> 00:28:22,170
♪Begonias lean on each other
in front of a turquoise pond♪

539
00:28:25,282 --> 00:28:26,082
Congratulations.

540
00:28:31,300 --> 00:28:35,889
♪A bright heart will radiate the world♪

541
00:28:38,923 --> 00:28:39,843
Here.

542
00:28:40,163 --> 00:28:40,482
Sit.

543
00:28:42,282 --> 00:28:43,522
Why so secretive?

544
00:28:43,522 --> 00:28:44,963
What do you want to show me?

545
00:28:50,722 --> 00:28:51,683
This is so cute.

546
00:28:52,082 --> 00:28:53,482
Did you draw all these?

547
00:28:54,683 --> 00:28:56,123
This is when you were five.

548
00:28:56,403 --> 00:28:58,242
You climbed the tree in front of my door

549
00:28:58,242 --> 00:28:59,203
to steal dates.

550
00:28:59,683 --> 00:29:00,963
I wasn't stealing.

551
00:29:01,443 --> 00:29:03,242
I was picking them in the open.

552
00:29:03,242 --> 00:29:05,123
Fine. You were picking them openly.

553
00:29:05,562 --> 00:29:06,562
Look at you.

554
00:29:06,643 --> 00:29:07,643
Sitting here

555
00:29:07,643 --> 00:29:08,963
and looking at me from behind.

556
00:29:08,963 --> 00:29:10,002
Look at this.

557
00:29:10,002 --> 00:29:11,802
In my paintings, you were peeking at me.

558
00:29:15,242 --> 00:29:16,963
This is what you call
a priceless treasure?

559
00:29:16,963 --> 00:29:17,683
Isn't this

560
00:29:17,683 --> 00:29:19,123
just a random drawing?

561
00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:21,562
Can't you tell

562
00:29:21,562 --> 00:29:23,002
where the priceless treasure is?

563
00:29:23,203 --> 00:29:24,082
I can't.

564
00:29:25,443 --> 00:29:27,802
It's the person in this drawing.

565
00:29:27,883 --> 00:29:29,322
Smooth talker.

566
00:29:32,363 --> 00:29:33,203
What is this?

567
00:29:33,963 --> 00:29:35,722
This is my betrothal letter
for proposal.

568
00:29:36,282 --> 00:29:37,562
It contains my birth chart

569
00:29:37,562 --> 00:29:39,722
and the records of all my properties.

570
00:29:40,643 --> 00:29:41,562
I'm giving it to you.

571
00:29:42,282 --> 00:29:42,963
Shouldn't this

572
00:29:42,963 --> 00:29:44,562
be reviewed by parents?

573
00:29:44,683 --> 00:29:45,762
Why are you giving me this?

574
00:29:47,163 --> 00:29:48,603
So you have no objections?

575
00:29:50,082 --> 00:29:51,802
Very well. Got it.

576
00:29:52,403 --> 00:29:53,683
I don't have objections.

577
00:29:53,683 --> 00:29:55,482
But I have three conditions.

578
00:29:55,643 --> 00:29:56,482
Sure. Speak away.

579
00:29:56,620 --> 00:29:58,828
First, I won't blindly follow everything
you say or do.

580
00:29:58,828 --> 00:30:00,802
Also, I'm not a wife who stays at home.

581
00:30:00,802 --> 00:30:01,959
At home,

582
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:03,436
you should listen to everything I say.

583
00:30:03,963 --> 00:30:04,683
Second,

584
00:30:04,683 --> 00:30:06,363
do not visit brothels

585
00:30:06,363 --> 00:30:08,562
or take concubines.

586
00:30:08,603 --> 00:30:09,722
You can like

587
00:30:09,722 --> 00:30:10,482
only me.

588
00:30:13,963 --> 00:30:16,603
As long as you don't force me
to take concubines.

589
00:30:17,163 --> 00:30:17,843
Why would I

590
00:30:17,843 --> 00:30:19,123
even do that?

591
00:30:19,123 --> 00:30:19,802
I'm not foolish.

592
00:30:19,802 --> 00:30:21,522
All right. What about the third?

593
00:30:22,123 --> 00:30:23,163
Third,

594
00:30:26,762 --> 00:30:28,322
do not keep a secret stash.

595
00:30:28,492 --> 00:30:29,960
I've given you the betrothal letter.

596
00:30:29,963 --> 00:30:31,242
I don't have any secret stash.

597
00:30:31,403 --> 00:30:33,403
Luo Shenyuan, don't try to fool me.

598
00:30:33,722 --> 00:30:35,163
I've known you long enough.

599
00:30:35,163 --> 00:30:36,203
This slim letter

600
00:30:36,203 --> 00:30:37,522
contains all your properties?

601
00:30:37,522 --> 00:30:38,722
This is a betrothal letter.

602
00:30:38,722 --> 00:30:39,282
Of course,

603
00:30:39,282 --> 00:30:40,562
this is all I have.

604
00:30:40,923 --> 00:30:41,963
Let me repeat.

605
00:30:42,082 --> 00:30:43,082
First,

606
00:30:43,082 --> 00:30:44,282
you'll take charge

607
00:30:44,282 --> 00:30:45,643
of household matters.

608
00:30:45,722 --> 00:30:47,282
I'll give you

609
00:30:47,282 --> 00:30:48,203
all my properties.

610
00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:49,500
This betrothal letter is the proof.

611
00:30:49,532 --> 00:30:50,200
Second,

612
00:30:50,562 --> 00:30:52,603
I'll never take concubines.

613
00:30:52,643 --> 00:30:53,923
You're my only wife

614
00:30:54,042 --> 00:30:56,002
in this life.

615
00:30:57,802 --> 00:30:58,562
Third,

616
00:30:59,242 --> 00:31:00,643
I have no secret stash.

617
00:31:01,322 --> 00:31:01,762
Very well.

618
00:31:02,403 --> 00:31:03,522
Since you understand,

619
00:31:03,522 --> 00:31:04,963
when are you going to formally propose?

620
00:31:08,762 --> 00:31:09,722
Right away.

621
00:31:13,684 --> 00:31:15,778
(Duke Ying's Residence)

622
00:31:17,002 --> 00:31:17,802
Duke Ying.

623
00:31:20,683 --> 00:31:21,482
Shenyuan,

624
00:31:22,963 --> 00:31:24,403
I was about to look for you.

625
00:31:24,843 --> 00:31:27,203
Has Wang Yuan confessed yet?

626
00:31:27,762 --> 00:31:29,562
He only ratted out some of the minions.

627
00:31:30,522 --> 00:31:31,562
This old geezer

628
00:31:32,443 --> 00:31:34,203
hasn't given up yet.

629
00:31:36,002 --> 00:31:37,482
He's hoping

630
00:31:37,802 --> 00:31:38,683
that Lu Jiaxue

631
00:31:38,683 --> 00:31:39,603
will help him.

632
00:31:46,963 --> 00:31:48,203
Are you saying

633
00:31:48,683 --> 00:31:51,082
that Lu Jiaxue and Wang Yuan

634
00:31:51,482 --> 00:31:52,923
are in cahoots?

635
00:31:56,363 --> 00:31:57,282
That's unlikely.

636
00:31:58,802 --> 00:32:01,403
Lu Jiaxue is a general

637
00:32:02,796 --> 00:32:04,280
who earned credit from fighting wars.

638
00:32:04,282 --> 00:32:07,282
He wouldn't defect to the enemy.

639
00:32:09,082 --> 00:32:10,203
He may not

640
00:32:11,403 --> 00:32:12,522
defect to the enemy,

641
00:32:12,722 --> 00:32:14,482
but he was involved in smuggling.

642
00:32:16,923 --> 00:32:18,322
Do you remember

643
00:32:18,843 --> 00:32:20,002
Chen Daoyan's death?

644
00:32:20,363 --> 00:32:21,603
You told me before.

645
00:32:22,522 --> 00:32:23,643
Lu Jiaxue

646
00:32:24,002 --> 00:32:26,683
was afraid that the reopening
of Chen Jiuheng's case

647
00:32:26,802 --> 00:32:28,643
would reveal his involvement
in smuggling.

648
00:32:28,643 --> 00:32:29,403
That's why

649
00:32:29,420 --> 00:32:31,560
he attempted to eliminate
all your seniors and juniors.

650
00:32:31,843 --> 00:32:32,643
Back then,

651
00:32:32,802 --> 00:32:34,722
you were trying so hard

652
00:32:34,802 --> 00:32:37,322
to protect Chen Daoyan.

653
00:32:39,203 --> 00:32:40,603
But

654
00:32:41,242 --> 00:32:44,643
those villains were ruthless.

655
00:32:45,082 --> 00:32:46,242
It's a shame

656
00:32:46,802 --> 00:32:49,562
that Lu Jiaxue destroyed
Wang Yuan's smuggling ships

657
00:32:49,802 --> 00:32:52,042
using Yang Ling as an excuse.

658
00:32:52,482 --> 00:32:54,722
All the evidence was gone.

659
00:32:56,042 --> 00:32:57,562
Knowing Wang Yuan,

660
00:32:58,282 --> 00:32:59,643
he'll definitely have a backup plan.

661
00:33:03,082 --> 00:33:03,923
Backup plan?

662
00:33:04,203 --> 00:33:05,322
Do you mean

663
00:33:05,322 --> 00:33:07,322
if he does,

664
00:33:07,562 --> 00:33:09,762
you want him to surrender

665
00:33:09,762 --> 00:33:11,042
the evidence

666
00:33:11,163 --> 00:33:12,802
to prove his collusion with Lu Jiaxue

667
00:33:12,802 --> 00:33:14,363
to bring the latter down?

668
00:33:15,683 --> 00:33:16,963
We'll have to see

669
00:33:17,403 --> 00:33:18,722
if Wang Yuan is smart enough.

670
00:33:22,403 --> 00:33:23,242
Interesting.

671
00:33:25,963 --> 00:33:28,042
What brings you to me today?

672
00:33:31,802 --> 00:33:33,082
I would like

673
00:33:34,322 --> 00:33:35,562
to propose marriage to Yining.

674
00:33:44,562 --> 00:33:45,963
My focus

675
00:33:45,963 --> 00:33:48,163
is on Wang Yuan's case.

676
00:33:48,163 --> 00:33:49,163
Unless this case concludes,

677
00:33:49,282 --> 00:33:50,363
I don't want to be concerned

678
00:33:50,363 --> 00:33:51,562
by other matters.

679
00:33:52,282 --> 00:33:53,802
Understood, Duke Ying.

680
00:33:54,122 --> 00:33:56,247
(Imperial Court of Judicial)

681
00:34:06,203 --> 00:34:07,082
You may leave.

682
00:34:14,803 --> 00:34:16,162
I don't think

683
00:34:16,283 --> 00:34:17,042
you bring me here

684
00:34:17,042 --> 00:34:19,002
just to watch you drink tea.

685
00:34:21,883 --> 00:34:23,642
In the past, you were powerful.

686
00:34:24,243 --> 00:34:26,403
Everything that happened in the capital

687
00:34:27,122 --> 00:34:28,562
couldn't escape your monitor.

688
00:34:30,202 --> 00:34:32,363
We both know each other well.

689
00:34:32,562 --> 00:34:35,403
Just cut right to the chase.

690
00:34:37,963 --> 00:34:39,002
The evidence is conclusive.

691
00:34:39,243 --> 00:34:40,202
You can be convicted

692
00:34:40,443 --> 00:34:41,963
of a crime at any time.

693
00:34:42,636 --> 00:34:44,000
There's nothing much to question.

694
00:34:44,482 --> 00:34:46,562
Then, why did you come here?

695
00:34:49,723 --> 00:34:51,403
You're stalling time

696
00:34:51,682 --> 00:34:52,843
to wait for Lu Jiaxue

697
00:34:52,843 --> 00:34:54,082
to get you out.

698
00:34:54,403 --> 00:34:56,319
But nothing has changed now.

699
00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:57,500
Instead of sitting idly by,

700
00:34:57,602 --> 00:34:58,923
why don't you make a move?

701
00:34:59,323 --> 00:35:01,122
You should know this better than I do.

702
00:35:01,403 --> 00:35:04,002
I don't understand
what you're talking about.

703
00:35:06,122 --> 00:35:07,202
It's fine.

704
00:35:07,996 --> 00:35:09,600
As long as I hand over you
to His Majesty,

705
00:35:09,843 --> 00:35:11,403
it's a great merit for me.

706
00:35:13,522 --> 00:35:14,562
However,

707
00:35:14,803 --> 00:35:16,042
you'll be

708
00:35:16,042 --> 00:35:17,042
under my control by then

709
00:35:17,042 --> 00:35:18,682
without turning back.

710
00:35:19,562 --> 00:35:21,403
What exactly do you want?

711
00:35:22,042 --> 00:35:23,363
The name list of your faction.

712
00:35:31,803 --> 00:35:32,602
Stand right there.

713
00:35:34,140 --> 00:35:35,320
Why are you arresting me?

714
00:35:35,323 --> 00:35:35,642
Move.

715
00:35:36,202 --> 00:35:38,642
I want to seek an audience
with His Majesty.

716
00:35:41,803 --> 00:35:42,682
Come on and drink.

717
00:35:43,843 --> 00:35:45,403
It's him. Take him away.

718
00:35:45,763 --> 00:35:47,042
Scoundrel! Who are you?

719
00:35:47,042 --> 00:35:47,403
Move.

720
00:35:47,963 --> 00:35:49,202
Who ordered you to arrest me?

721
00:35:49,202 --> 00:35:50,042
Let go of me!

722
00:35:50,042 --> 00:35:51,243
Who sent you?

723
00:35:51,243 --> 00:35:52,283
Let go of me!

724
00:36:01,403 --> 00:36:03,002
It's him. Take him away.

725
00:36:03,082 --> 00:36:04,122
Who are you?

726
00:36:04,482 --> 00:36:06,243
Let go of me!

727
00:36:07,642 --> 00:36:08,883
How dare you!

728
00:36:09,162 --> 00:36:09,963
Let go!

729
00:36:15,243 --> 00:36:15,883
Your Lordship,

730
00:36:16,082 --> 00:36:16,963
Wang Yuan has confessed

731
00:36:16,963 --> 00:36:18,642
Vice Minister Li and those officials.

732
00:36:18,763 --> 00:36:20,323
Could the next one be...

733
00:36:26,883 --> 00:36:27,763
Let go!

734
00:36:28,682 --> 00:36:29,602
Let go!

735
00:36:30,522 --> 00:36:32,323
Who are you to arrest me?

736
00:36:32,323 --> 00:36:33,162
Quiet.

737
00:36:33,363 --> 00:36:34,763
What are you trying to do?

738
00:36:35,002 --> 00:36:36,122
What are you doing?

739
00:36:36,482 --> 00:36:38,723
Let go of me right now!

740
00:36:39,202 --> 00:36:40,723
Why are you arresting me?

741
00:36:40,723 --> 00:36:42,002
Let go of me!

742
00:36:42,963 --> 00:36:45,363
Well, well. Lu Jiaxue.

743
00:36:47,002 --> 00:36:49,122
You should be losing your patience
by now.

744
00:36:49,747 --> 00:36:51,888
(Wangyue Hall)

745
00:37:15,763 --> 00:37:16,562
Young Master,

746
00:37:16,763 --> 00:37:18,243
Lu Jiaxue enters the palace as expected.

747
00:37:18,883 --> 00:37:20,923
We've driven him to the corner.

748
00:37:21,042 --> 00:37:22,202
He went to the palace now

749
00:37:22,403 --> 00:37:24,042
to save his own life.

750
00:37:24,082 --> 00:37:24,803
Do you mean

751
00:37:24,803 --> 00:37:26,602
he's going to accuse Wang Yuan

752
00:37:26,602 --> 00:37:27,562
to keep himself safe?

753
00:37:27,803 --> 00:37:29,243
Will His Majesty believe him?

754
00:37:29,562 --> 00:37:30,763
This is a scheme for years.

755
00:37:31,323 --> 00:37:32,723
He certainly has a backup plan.

756
00:37:32,723 --> 00:37:33,562
It won't be easy

757
00:37:33,562 --> 00:37:34,803
to bring him down.

758
00:37:35,036 --> 00:37:36,080
By the way, Young Master.

759
00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:37,100
I also heard that Duke Ying

760
00:37:37,132 --> 00:37:38,188
was summoned to the palace.

761
00:37:39,243 --> 00:37:40,042
When?

762
00:37:40,243 --> 00:37:41,803
Not long after Lu Jiaxue went.

763
00:37:43,042 --> 00:37:45,363
Young Master, why did His Majesty

764
00:37:45,404 --> 00:37:46,172
summon Duke Ying

765
00:37:46,172 --> 00:37:47,790
if Lu Jiaxue was there
to accuse Wang Yuan?

766
00:37:54,243 --> 00:37:55,443
Lu Jiaxue enters the palace

767
00:37:56,443 --> 00:37:57,443
not to save his own life

768
00:37:58,642 --> 00:38:00,323
but to ask to marry Yining.

769
00:38:10,963 --> 00:38:12,082
Hold on, Duke Ying.

770
00:38:15,002 --> 00:38:15,803
Marquis Lu,

771
00:38:16,363 --> 00:38:17,482
what's the matter?

772
00:38:18,002 --> 00:38:18,803
Oh, right.

773
00:38:19,002 --> 00:38:20,602
I forgot to congratulate you.

774
00:38:20,763 --> 00:38:22,002
It's a big merit

775
00:38:22,162 --> 00:38:23,602
to accuse Wang Yuan.

776
00:38:23,602 --> 00:38:26,002
But to my surprise,

777
00:38:26,283 --> 00:38:27,723
you and Wang Yuan

778
00:38:27,963 --> 00:38:29,562
are connected in that way.

779
00:38:30,162 --> 00:38:31,202
Please pardon me.

780
00:38:31,260 --> 00:38:32,460
I've already explained this

781
00:38:32,723 --> 00:38:34,522
to His Majesty.

782
00:38:34,682 --> 00:38:35,843
Wang Yuan tried

783
00:38:36,082 --> 00:38:37,923
to get me on his side
for the smuggling business.

784
00:38:37,948 --> 00:38:39,324
I pretended to collaborate with him

785
00:38:39,356 --> 00:38:40,440
to gain his trust

786
00:38:40,562 --> 00:38:41,403
with the aim

787
00:38:41,723 --> 00:38:44,443
of thoroughly investigating
all the officials

788
00:38:44,443 --> 00:38:45,522
involved in smuggling.

789
00:38:46,243 --> 00:38:47,042
Besides,

790
00:38:47,042 --> 00:38:48,883
I've already surrendered all the profits

791
00:38:49,042 --> 00:38:50,482
from Wang Yuan's smuggling business.

792
00:38:51,042 --> 00:38:51,602
Can't I

793
00:38:51,602 --> 00:38:52,963
still earn your trust?

794
00:38:53,162 --> 00:38:54,363
As the matter stands,

795
00:38:54,803 --> 00:38:56,883
does my trust even matter?

796
00:38:59,923 --> 00:39:01,002
It seems you have

797
00:39:01,202 --> 00:39:02,642
some misunderstanding about me.

798
00:39:03,202 --> 00:39:05,403
That's why you rejected

799
00:39:05,580 --> 00:39:07,276
His Majesty's marriage appointment.

800
00:39:07,642 --> 00:39:08,763
I don't understand

801
00:39:09,002 --> 00:39:10,562
why you would choose

802
00:39:10,803 --> 00:39:11,682
my daughter

803
00:39:12,443 --> 00:39:13,803
out of so many noble ladies

804
00:39:13,803 --> 00:39:14,963
in the capital.

805
00:39:21,562 --> 00:39:23,283
Because I truly like Yining.

806
00:39:24,403 --> 00:39:26,323
I want to marry her and treat her well.

807
00:39:26,963 --> 00:39:27,843
Unfortunately,

808
00:39:28,403 --> 00:39:30,403
Yining and Vice Minster Luo

809
00:39:30,572 --> 00:39:32,000
have been engaged for a long time.

810
00:39:33,682 --> 00:39:35,562
We can't accept your proposal.

811
00:39:36,682 --> 00:39:38,399
Are you aware that deceiving the Emperor

812
00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:40,204
can lead to the execution
of your entire clan?

813
00:39:41,002 --> 00:39:41,843
Duke Ying,

814
00:39:42,602 --> 00:39:43,763
you and I

815
00:39:43,963 --> 00:39:45,403
know about the engagement.

816
00:39:46,443 --> 00:39:47,323
If you don't believe me,

817
00:39:47,763 --> 00:39:49,202
you can go and ask around.

818
00:39:49,723 --> 00:39:50,763
Their wedding

819
00:39:51,122 --> 00:39:52,522
will be held next month.

820
00:39:59,562 --> 00:40:00,162
Duke Ying.

821
00:40:15,963 --> 00:40:16,763
When did Yining

822
00:40:16,763 --> 00:40:18,122
become betrothed to you?

823
00:40:18,443 --> 00:40:20,042
When she was in the Luo's Residence,

824
00:40:20,283 --> 00:40:21,522
my grandma arranged

825
00:40:21,522 --> 00:40:22,522
this marriage.

826
00:40:22,602 --> 00:40:23,562
We were still young,

827
00:40:23,602 --> 00:40:24,923
so no one mentioned it.

828
00:40:25,243 --> 00:40:26,363
Now that she's grown,

829
00:40:26,682 --> 00:40:27,803
we can bring it up again.

830
00:40:31,482 --> 00:40:32,363
So

831
00:40:32,363 --> 00:40:34,042
this is what you told Duke Ying to say.

832
00:40:34,562 --> 00:40:36,363
You put Duke Ying

833
00:40:36,403 --> 00:40:37,562
at grave risk

834
00:40:38,803 --> 00:40:40,443
for your own benefit.

835
00:40:41,162 --> 00:40:41,843
If Yining finds out

836
00:40:41,843 --> 00:40:43,042
what kind of person you are,

837
00:40:43,283 --> 00:40:44,363
would she still marry you?

838
00:40:44,562 --> 00:40:46,682
Well, I don't get it.

839
00:40:47,443 --> 00:40:49,202
The crime of deceiving the Emperor

840
00:40:49,243 --> 00:40:50,883
is too serious

841
00:40:51,202 --> 00:40:52,482
for Duke Ying and me.

842
00:40:53,122 --> 00:40:55,042
If there's nothing else,
I'll take my leave.

843
00:41:00,204 --> 00:41:01,539
(Huanjing Pavilion)

844
00:41:01,540 --> 00:41:02,284
Yining.

845
00:41:07,002 --> 00:41:07,803
Father,

846
00:41:08,403 --> 00:41:10,082
for what urgent matter did His Majesty

847
00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:11,900
summon you to the palace
this morning?

848
00:41:14,202 --> 00:41:17,122
His Majesty appointed a marriage to you.

849
00:41:17,602 --> 00:41:18,403
A marriage?

850
00:41:19,162 --> 00:41:21,403
Why would His Majesty do that?

851
00:41:21,883 --> 00:41:23,122
Who am I appointed to?

852
00:41:23,202 --> 00:41:24,002
Let's talk inside.

853
00:41:28,482 --> 00:41:29,283
Yining,

854
00:41:30,283 --> 00:41:31,283
there's something

855
00:41:31,482 --> 00:41:32,482
I've wanted to ask you,

856
00:41:32,482 --> 00:41:33,883
but I didn't.

857
00:41:34,082 --> 00:41:35,403
You have to tell me the truth.

858
00:41:37,243 --> 00:41:39,283
You rarely met

859
00:41:39,283 --> 00:41:40,562
Lu Jiaxue.

860
00:41:40,562 --> 00:41:42,482
Why does he always pester you?

861
00:41:45,562 --> 00:41:46,363
He and I

862
00:41:47,642 --> 00:41:49,763
met when I was in the side yard.

863
00:41:50,482 --> 00:41:51,283
At the time,

864
00:41:51,482 --> 00:41:53,042
I thought we truly loved each other.

865
00:41:54,042 --> 00:41:56,522
But in fact, I mistrusted him.

866
00:41:57,682 --> 00:41:59,122
Do you still have feelings for him?

867
00:41:59,243 --> 00:42:00,082
No.

868
00:42:00,082 --> 00:42:00,843
Are you sure?

869
00:42:01,283 --> 00:42:02,082
I am.

870
00:42:05,202 --> 00:42:06,443
In that case, I have no worries.

871
00:42:07,122 --> 00:42:07,923
Here's the thing.

872
00:42:08,243 --> 00:42:10,323
Today, Lu Jiaxue

873
00:42:10,323 --> 00:42:12,042
accused a criminal

874
00:42:12,443 --> 00:42:15,443
and requested a marriage with you
from His Majesty.

875
00:42:15,522 --> 00:42:17,522
His Majesty

876
00:42:17,522 --> 00:42:19,002
appreciated me

877
00:42:19,403 --> 00:42:21,202
and asked for my opinion.

878
00:42:22,002 --> 00:42:24,283
I told His Majesty that...

879
00:42:24,642 --> 00:42:25,763
I said...

880
00:42:27,803 --> 00:42:28,843
What did you say?

881
00:42:29,763 --> 00:42:32,323
I said Luo Shenyuan and you

882
00:42:32,562 --> 00:42:34,042
have been betrothed to each other.

883
00:42:35,042 --> 00:42:36,642
That's great, Father.

884
00:42:38,763 --> 00:42:39,562
But

885
00:42:40,202 --> 00:42:42,562
does that mean deceiving the Emperor?

886
00:42:42,723 --> 00:42:43,522
Right.

887
00:42:44,002 --> 00:42:45,843
But it was an urgent situation.

888
00:42:45,843 --> 00:42:46,363
I know

889
00:42:46,363 --> 00:42:48,002
you don't like Lu Jiaxue.

890
00:42:48,002 --> 00:42:48,682
I can't

891
00:42:48,682 --> 00:42:50,443
watch you jump into a fire pit.

892
00:42:50,443 --> 00:42:52,162
Did His Majesty believe what you said?

893
00:42:52,202 --> 00:42:53,002
Yes.

894
00:42:53,323 --> 00:42:54,763
Luckily, I reacted smartly.

895
00:42:55,323 --> 00:42:56,323
I told His Majesty

896
00:42:56,723 --> 00:42:58,323
that you were in the Luo's Residence,

897
00:42:58,323 --> 00:42:59,122
and Old Madam Luo

898
00:42:59,180 --> 00:43:00,410
arranged a marriage for you both

899
00:43:00,412 --> 00:43:01,560
when you were kids.

900
00:43:01,682 --> 00:43:02,682
But you were too young,

901
00:43:02,763 --> 00:43:04,723
so nobody knew about it.

902
00:43:07,042 --> 00:43:07,843
However,

903
00:43:08,522 --> 00:43:10,443
that's too easy for Luo Shenyuan.

904
00:43:10,522 --> 00:43:13,002
I wanted to test him more.

905
00:43:30,626 --> 00:43:36,506
♪It's complicated but I'm not afraid♪

906
00:43:37,529 --> 00:43:43,865
♪There's light in my heart♪

907
00:43:43,866 --> 00:43:47,506
♪Following the river of time♪

908
00:43:47,511 --> 00:43:51,025
♪I dive into the whirlpool♪

909
00:43:51,026 --> 00:43:52,706
♪For the sake of you and mine♪

910
00:43:52,706 --> 00:43:59,282
♪In search of an outcome♪

911
00:44:00,706 --> 00:44:04,106
♪I'm willing to risk my life♪

912
00:44:04,107 --> 00:44:07,585
♪To break the chain of nights♪

913
00:44:07,586 --> 00:44:10,986
♪I'm willing to fall into the abyss♪

914
00:44:10,986 --> 00:44:14,426
♪In order to reveal the fate♪

915
00:44:14,426 --> 00:44:17,826
♪Forget about the outcome♪

916
00:44:17,826 --> 00:44:21,306
♪Let me be your shoulder to lean on♪

917
00:44:21,306 --> 00:44:28,625
♪Even if things go south, so be it♪

918
00:44:28,626 --> 00:44:34,930
♪Love is a voyage with you by my side♪

919
00:44:35,426 --> 00:44:42,711
♪The dust eventually settles♪

920
00:44:46,186 --> 00:44:51,985
♪No matter how fragile and trivial I am♪

921
00:44:52,706 --> 00:44:59,306
♪I will dance and shine bright♪

922
00:44:59,306 --> 00:45:02,946
♪I overcome all kinds of doubt♪

923
00:45:02,946 --> 00:45:06,506
♪And obstacles♪

924
00:45:06,506 --> 00:45:08,226
♪For the sake of you and mine♪

925
00:45:08,226 --> 00:45:12,746
♪Committing to my promise♪

926
00:45:12,746 --> 00:45:16,146
♪I'm willing to risk my life♪

927
00:45:16,146 --> 00:45:19,626
♪May my existence shine on more♪

928
00:45:19,626 --> 00:45:23,026
♪Let go of everything♪

929
00:45:23,026 --> 00:45:26,466
♪Let the longing fade♪

930
00:45:26,466 --> 00:45:29,866
♪Forget about the outcome♪

931
00:45:29,866 --> 00:45:33,346
♪As long as it fulfills
the vastness of love♪

932
00:45:33,346 --> 00:45:39,860
♪Even if things go south, so be it♪

933
00:45:40,746 --> 00:45:47,746
♪Love is you being by my side♪