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After what happened today,
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we can be certain that Cui Jun
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wasn't abducted by Grand Tutor Xie.
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Otherwise,
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he wouldn't have made a deal with me
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just because of a letter from my mother.
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If Cui Jun were in his hands,
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he could have simply grilled him
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for the truth behind
the An and Lu families' case.
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I know your little brain
has become much sharper than before,
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but it needs some rest now.
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Stop thinking about it.
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Yummy.
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Back when we were on the march,
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all we could eat were
flatbreads or dried meat,
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and occasionally finding some wild greens
would satisfy our cravings.
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Now that you don't have
much of an appetite
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and can't eat meat while in mourning,
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you could try this first.
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I've had wild-green flatbreads before,
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but I've never had ones this delicious.
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Surely Qing Long couldn't have made these.
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Please thank Yan Yue for me.
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Okay.
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You are Crown Prince Wenxi.
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In terms of blood relations,
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you should be
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the person closest to my mother
in this world.
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Emperor Wenxi was my mother's
elder brother,
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so you should call her...
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Aunt.
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But compared to me,
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even though you aren't Princess Yunzhao's
biological daughter,
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you are her true family.
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There's no need for you to tell me that.
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Blood ties are merely
where one comes from,
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but not where one belongs.
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A marriage brought about
by the pressure of the imperial family,
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and one that had to be maintained
in order to bind the aristocratic clans
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and the imperial family together,
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ultimately wasted half the lives of
both Princess Yunzhao and Grand Tutor.
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I hope that this time,
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you can help Princess Yunzhao
find the freedom she deserved.
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You sure sound convincing,
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yet you're not exactly any better
yourself.
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What?
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I mean,
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without any witnesses,
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how can we bring the murderer
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who killed my mother to justice?
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Isn't there already a rumor going around
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that I killed Princess Yunzhao
to seize the Phoenix Heart Token?
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Let's fan the flames.
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[Key to the Phoenix Heart]
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[Episode 18]
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Since I harboured prejudices
against the An and Lu families,
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I never truly listened to
what was in your heart,
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♪ I traded obsession for this loss ♪
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thinking it was merely your obsession.
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♪ If I could lay my heart bare and cross ♪
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I always firmly believed
that you were the one who had wronged me,
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♪ Would you once more have pity on me ♪
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but I never realized
that I had wronged you as well.
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I suspect that 25 years ago,
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♪ If the heavens should change
and fate tear me apart ♪
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the real Cui Jun had already been killed,
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♪ Yet still cannot undo one beat
of my heart's art ♪
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and that the man who survived
was a secret agent from Northern Qin.
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If that's the case, then perhaps
there's more to
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♪ I've traveled so far—
the day I find you again ♪
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the An and Lu families' crime
he exposed back then than meets the eye.
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♪ I fear you might have forgotten me ♪
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He refuses to speak now,
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but I've brought him back to Jiankang.
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♪ I fear no doom of endless karmic pain ♪
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Whether or not I can clear
the An and Lu families' name,
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♪ Only that you drift far from my side ♪
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at least this time,
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♪ Apart from you,
the world is an endless night ♪
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I'm standing with you.
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♪ Even if my beating heart
wears thin and fades ♪
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We were once husband and wife.
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May all past grievances be laid to rest,
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♪ I'd choose this fate
till death's final line ♪
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and may you no longer be trapped
by the past.
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♪ I only hope the mortal lands ♪
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♪ Can grant our wishes ♪
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♪ Through endless night,
let heaven and earth fall apart ♪
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♪ Just to gaze upon you one last time ♪
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Grand Tutor.
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I told you
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about Li Mao's background
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to warn you about the situation,
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not so you could
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kill my wife!
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You're the one who truly fails to
understand the situation!
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Crown Prince Wenxi isn't dead at all,
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and they still have
the Phoenix Heart Token!
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What did you say?
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If Princess Yunzhao had returned alive,
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my brother would have had
no chance of survival.
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What other option did I have?
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I wouldn't spare anyone
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who might pose a threat to him.
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Grand Tutor.
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Mao.
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Let's go.
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What's this supposed to mean?
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I said I'd give you this as a gift.
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It's made of black iron,
which is even tougher than refined iron.
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It won't rust or corrode for 100 years,
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and it's 100 times more powerful
than Eagle King's Longque Blade.
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When did you forge it?
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Before we left for Guazhou.
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But it didn't have a scabbard back then.
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I specifically asked
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Master Wei from Yunyan Pavilion
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to craft one for this sword.
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Well? Do you like it?
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I'm sure
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you wouldn't just give this to me
for nothing.
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By the banks of the Qushui River,
there's a mountain called Mount Fengming.
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It offers a broad view,
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and when the weather is clear,
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you can see the rolling mountain ranges.
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Behind those ranges
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lies my mother's former fief,
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Yunzhao Prefecture.
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Though, unfortunately, it later
fell under the control of Northern Qin.
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So?
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So I want to buy this mountain
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and make it my mother's burial site.
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However,
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it is currently owned by
a wealthy local family,
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and they're asking for a very high price.
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I've scraped together what I can,
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but I'm still short by this little bit.
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Don't worry, I'm not borrowing it
for free.
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I've already paid you interest.
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How much are you short?
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Five thousand taels.
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Don't tell me
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that the dignified Heir of Prince Jing'an,
commander of Beifu,
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can't even come up with
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a mere 5,000 taels.
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My father owns a small forested mountain
on the outskirts of the capital.
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The fengshui there is no worse than
that of Mount Fengming.
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I'd be happy to
gift it to Princess Yunzhao.
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If you don't want to lend it, just say so.
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Why go to all that trouble with lies?
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Your Highness, why did you suddenly decide
to clean the horse today?
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Your Highness, it's all here.
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You've invested all your personal savings
in the army,
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leaving only this small amount on you.
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It's only a bit over 3,000 taels.
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The dignified Heir of Prince Jing'an
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only has 3,000 taels of personal savings—
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no one would believe that if word got out.
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Sell this red steed,
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then exchange all of this for cash
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and give it to He Yuanji.
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Have her withdraw my entire share
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from the family estate
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and give it all to Xie Jiayu.
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Just tell her it's a loan
from the Prince's household.
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But this is the prized Western Regions
steed your father, His Highness, gave you,
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1 in 10,000.
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You won't find another one like it
in all of Ye.
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You wouldn't even bear
to ride it onto the battlefield.
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Sell it.
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Why didn't you try to talk him out of it?
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Why should I?
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Everything in this world has a price,
but affection is priceless.
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Don't you know what matters more
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in His Highness's heart?
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Back when he used to toss money
to Master Yuan,
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at least you could hear it clink.
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Now he doesn't even reveal his name.
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You fool.
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Can't you think of a way
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to let Lady Xie know?
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Lady Xie?
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I heard that when I was severely injured
after receiving a flogging,
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it was Your Highness who paid for
the purchase of precious medicinal herbs
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to treat me.
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It must have cost Your Highness a lot.
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Since I can't pay you back right now,
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I offer this deed of debt
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as proof
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that I'll surely repay the debt someday.
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It was merely a small favor.
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One should not accept rewards
without merit.
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The life-saving kindness Your Highness
has shown me is far too great.
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A great favor can become a burden
like an enemy's debt.
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I'd rather bear a debt
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than carry the weight of your kindness.
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Sorry for offending you that day.
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The distinction between nobles and commoners
and the differences in people's hearts...
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You aristocratic traitors—
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you're parasites feeding off our country!
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Are not something a woman
like Your Highness could overcome.
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I shouldn't have taken my anger out
on Your Highness.
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I hereby apologize to Your Highness.
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How do you plan
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to pay this much money back?
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By copying books,
or selling my calligraphy—
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I'll find a way.
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Let's go.
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Qing Long?
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Why are you taking the red steed
out of the mansion?
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His Highness asked me to sell it.
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Sell it?
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Yes. His Highness told me
not to say anything.
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Please pretend you didn't see it,
Your Highness.
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Nanxing.
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bring out my short dagger.
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My Lady,
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but Her Highness
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left it to you for self-defense.
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I've got no choice. I'm broke.
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Take these out and ask around
how much they're worth.
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If the price is reasonable,
just pawn them all.
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I'll figure out a way to make up the rest.
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If we pawn Miraculous Craft as well,
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it should probably be enough.
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Is His Highness really unwilling
to lend you the money?
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That's really stingy of him.
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He's the commander of Beifu, after all.
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Didn't he just confiscate
the Cui family's mines?
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Those were confiscated
on behalf of the court.
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They're not
the Xiao family's private property.
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Still, I never expected
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Xiao Wuyi wouldn't even lend me
5,000 taels.
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I thought he would at least...
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Xie Jiayu,
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I'm smitten with you.
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Talking about being smitten with me.
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Forget it.
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In the end, I only have myself to rely on.
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Yuanji.
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This is...
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I'm lending this to you
on behalf of Prince Jing'an's Household.
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Take it and choose any place you like
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as Princess Yunzhao's burial site.
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The Heir has been fighting battles
all over the country these past years.
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Although he hasn't spent much on himself,
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Beifu's expenditures have been enormous.
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He's poured all his salary into the army.
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The expenses of Prince Jing'an's Household
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have been completely supported
by me and the Princess Consort.
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We truly cannot count on
the Heir and Prince Jing'an.
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I oversee
Prince Jing'an's Household's accounts,
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and the Heir is indeed short on funds.
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I'm being completely honest.
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Then where did this money come from?
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The Heir had Ferghana horse.
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I heard it was a gift from Prince Jing'an
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when he won his first battle.
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That horse had a pure bloodline
and was priceless.
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A few days ago, I saw Qing Long
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lead it away to be sold,
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along with some land deeds and shop deeds.
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All together, this is how much was raised.
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The Heir even kept it from me too.
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He only told me to send the money over.
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Do you know what the two largest expenses
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under the Heir's name in the household
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were in the past year?
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What?
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The first was your wedding with the Heir—
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a fake wedding doomed to be ruined
from the start.
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Well, a fake act has to be made
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convincing enough
for people to believe it, right?
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The second was the renovation
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of this Cangfeng Forge
after you moved into the mansion.
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This place used to be nothing more than
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an empty room for storing sundries,
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abandoned for years.
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Didn't you notice
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that the furnace outside
was also renovated?
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No wonder.
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No wonder it looks so much like
the one at my home.
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Xiao Wuyi,
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you sold your horse,
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but you didn't take the interest.
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Qing Long...
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But this is not
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what I want.
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What do you want then?
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I'm not telling you.
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I don't want you to think of this
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as a transaction.
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Your Highness.
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The Empress Dowager is hosting a banquet.
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Under what pretext?
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She claims
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Empress Wenxi
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appeared in her dream,
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asking Your Highness to bring
the Phoenix Heart Token into the palace.
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All right.
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She finally couldn't hold back any longer
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and came forward on her own.
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Mother!
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Mother!
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Why do people like you, high and mighty,
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always try to corner me and my brother?
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We simply want to survive.
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Your Highness.
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My brother has been so kind to Yaoyao.
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Why are you still unwilling to let him go?
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Calm down!
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I never wanted Prince Qi dead!
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You hold the Phoenix Heart Token,
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and you intend to support
Crown Prince Wenxi.
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If he ever makes it to Jiankang,
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will my brother
have any chance of survival?
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Tell me,
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where exactly
is Crown Prince Wenxi hiding?
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There's no way I'll tell you that!
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00:16:57,030 --> 00:16:59,000
Fine. Then let's take this secret with us
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00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,120
and vanish
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00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,000
from this world together!
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Mao...
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Lejun.
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Don't be afraid.
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Mao...
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Mao.
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Do you remember
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when we were little,
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wandering among displaced refugees?
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Back then,
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whenever there was a single flatbread
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or a bowl of porridge,
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you'd always let me have it.
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Whenever older children tried to bully me,
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you'd risk your life to protect me.
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00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:04,820
Those memories aren't pleasant.
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00:18:05,030 --> 00:18:06,490
I've long forgotten them.
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But I haven't.
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Although those days were harsh,
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they were the happiest time
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of my life.
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Because even back then,
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I knew I had the best older brother
in the entire world—
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one who'd never let go of my hand,
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00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:34,640
not even in death.
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00:18:36,110 --> 00:18:36,920
Mao.
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00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,000
I wasn't afraid then,
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00:18:41,070 --> 00:18:42,830
and I'm even less afraid now.
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00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:44,440
Mao.
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00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,090
I will protect you, no matter what.
352
00:18:58,750 --> 00:18:59,640
It's alright.
353
00:19:00,270 --> 00:19:01,200
Don't be afraid.
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00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:17,590
Yaoyao.
355
00:19:19,070 --> 00:19:20,870
Greetings, Princess Pingning.
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Yaoyao.
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00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,350
Are you truly determined
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to draw a line between us?
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00:19:29,910 --> 00:19:30,680
Her Highness...
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00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,270
Other than an admission of guilt,
361
00:19:32,270 --> 00:19:33,680
I never want to hear another word
362
00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,410
about my mother from your lips.
363
00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:37,340
We were once good friends.
364
00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,960
There's no need for
such hollow pretenses between us.
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00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:45,960
Yaoyao.
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00:19:48,030 --> 00:19:49,290
You've truly grown up.
367
00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,320
It's all because of you
that I had to grow up.
368
00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:53,790
Do you really think
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00:19:53,790 --> 00:19:55,250
your scheme was flawless?
370
00:19:56,310 --> 00:19:57,110
That day,
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00:19:58,270 --> 00:20:00,400
Her Highness and I
both fell off the cliff.
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00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,030
If not for a tree that caught me,
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00:20:02,030 --> 00:20:03,750
I wouldn't have survived, either.
374
00:20:03,750 --> 00:20:06,010
And it was Young Lord Xiao's men saved me.
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00:20:07,110 --> 00:20:09,030
M-My hand had only just healed.
376
00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,000
To accuse me of
trying to harm Princess Yunzhao
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00:20:12,850 --> 00:20:14,110
is rather absurd.
378
00:20:14,510 --> 00:20:15,570
If that's the case,
379
00:20:16,590 --> 00:20:18,350
then why did you have Da
snatch the coachman's family
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00:20:18,350 --> 00:20:19,880
from me?
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00:20:20,790 --> 00:20:21,590
Were you afraid
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00:20:21,590 --> 00:20:24,250
they witnessed something
they shouldn't have?
383
00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,620
But they didn't see anything.
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00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:35,550
Lejun.
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00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,160
I truly hope it wasn't you.
386
00:20:39,030 --> 00:20:40,030
Because if it was,
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00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,000
I'd be deeply disappointed
in our friendship.
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00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:44,400
Yaoyao.
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00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,750
I didn't expect you
to enter the palace today.
390
00:20:52,750 --> 00:20:53,440
Mao.
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00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:55,070
You knew I was using you
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00:20:55,070 --> 00:20:56,030
to test Li Lejun.
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00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:57,740
She's your sister.
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00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:00,350
I believe you only learned about it
afterwards.
395
00:21:00,350 --> 00:21:02,640
I understand that
you were put in a difficult position.
396
00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:03,640
I don't blame you.
397
00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,850
But please, don't make things difficult
for me anymore either.
398
00:21:55,510 --> 00:21:57,400
Long live Your Majesty!
399
00:21:57,590 --> 00:21:58,830
You may rise, my beloved ministers.
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00:21:58,830 --> 00:22:00,480
Thank you, Your Majesty!
401
00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:05,170
Today, at this palace banquet,
402
00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,260
I'd like to raise a toast with
all my beloved ministers.
403
00:22:16,750 --> 00:22:19,480
A few days ago, Empress Wenxi
appeared to me in a dream,
404
00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:20,750
and I've learned
that the old prophecy—
405
00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:23,240
"when the Phoenix Heart Tokens appear,
peace shall be restored in the world"—
406
00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:24,200
is no mere tale.
407
00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:25,940
Two Phoenix Heart Tokens have been
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00:22:25,940 --> 00:22:29,200
passed down to Princess Yunzhao
and Cui Jun respectively.
409
00:22:33,750 --> 00:22:34,610
That's enough.
410
00:22:37,790 --> 00:22:38,480
My Lord,
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00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,070
what's the point of arresting me?
412
00:22:41,070 --> 00:22:42,680
I'm a useless wreck now.
413
00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,510
The Phoenix Heart Token
is in Xiao Wuyi's hands.
414
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:48,930
Young Lord Xiao.
415
00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,510
It's been quite some time
since you returned from Guazhou.
416
00:22:51,510 --> 00:22:55,110
When will the convicted criminal Cui
be transferred to the Court of Judicial Review?
417
00:22:55,110 --> 00:22:57,310
And where is the Phoenix Heart Token?
418
00:22:58,030 --> 00:22:58,830
Your Majesty.
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00:22:59,310 --> 00:23:01,510
Cui Jun was abducted.
420
00:23:03,510 --> 00:23:04,710
When did this happen?
421
00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:06,240
And where was he abducted?
422
00:23:08,850 --> 00:23:09,780
It was 5 days ago.
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00:23:10,110 --> 00:23:11,200
I'm still searching for him.
424
00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,570
He was abducted 5 days ago,
425
00:23:12,570 --> 00:23:13,960
so why didn't you report it?
426
00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,000
Do you have any regard for the laws of Ye?
427
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:16,830
Or could it be that
428
00:23:16,830 --> 00:23:18,490
you hid Cui Jun away yourself—
429
00:23:18,510 --> 00:23:20,790
just like how you silenced
Princess Yunzhao
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00:23:20,790 --> 00:23:22,400
and stole her Phoenix Heart Token?
431
00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,510
Vice Minister Qi, you seem eager
to pin a crime on me.
432
00:23:24,510 --> 00:23:26,350
I have long submitted a memorial
confessing my fault
433
00:23:26,350 --> 00:23:28,080
over Cui Jun's disappearance.
434
00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,500
Deliver this memorial to
the Department of State Affairs.
435
00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,240
Remember, slip it in
among the daily greetings memorials
436
00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:35,110
so it draws no attention.
437
00:23:35,110 --> 00:23:35,840
Understood.
438
00:23:36,590 --> 00:23:38,590
I know the Cui Family Case
is of great importance,
439
00:23:38,590 --> 00:23:41,000
but I haven't heard anything
from the Department of State Affairs.
440
00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:42,330
I was wondering myself—
441
00:23:42,550 --> 00:23:43,750
how is it that Cui Jun has disappeared,
442
00:23:43,750 --> 00:23:45,270
yet the court doesn't seem concerned
at all?
443
00:23:45,270 --> 00:23:46,880
As a witness in the Cui Family Case,
444
00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,480
I've been waiting for
the court deliberation.
445
00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:50,880
Vice Minister Qi.
446
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,160
You've gone and accused me of
silencing Princess Yunzhao.
447
00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:54,560
Do you have any evidence?
448
00:23:54,890 --> 00:23:56,270
Might I charge you with
lodging a false accusation?
449
00:23:56,270 --> 00:23:56,790
You...
450
00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,070
Anyway, Cui Jun disappeared
while he was in your custody.
451
00:24:00,070 --> 00:24:03,200
Enough. You are both
loyal and righteous ministers.
452
00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:04,350
There is no need to blame each other.
453
00:24:04,350 --> 00:24:05,680
Your Majesty, what I mean is that
454
00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:07,960
Young Lord Xiao deliberately concealed
the Phoenix Heart Token's whereabouts.
455
00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,550
Now that Princess Yunzhao fell dead
456
00:24:09,550 --> 00:24:10,920
and Cui Jun has disappeared
without a trace,
457
00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,000
if it weren't for Empress Wenxi
appearing to you in a dream,
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00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:13,960
we would all
459
00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:15,620
remain kept in the dark by him.
460
00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,700
I believe there's definitely more to
461
00:24:17,830 --> 00:24:20,310
Princess Yunzhao's death
than meets the eye.
462
00:24:20,310 --> 00:24:23,550
I respectfully request that Your Majesty
conduct a thorough investigation.
463
00:24:23,550 --> 00:24:24,480
Grand Tutor Xie.
464
00:24:24,590 --> 00:24:25,400
Since Vice Minister Qi insists
465
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,110
there's more to Princess Yunzhao's death,
466
00:24:27,110 --> 00:24:29,070
would you support a thorough investigation
467
00:24:29,070 --> 00:24:31,200
to seek justice for Princess Yunzhao?
468
00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:35,080
If there is evidence,
469
00:24:35,830 --> 00:24:38,230
then naturally it should be investigated.
470
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:39,550
Since this is merely an accusation
471
00:24:39,550 --> 00:24:40,550
with no evidence,
472
00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,940
let's put the matter of Princess Yunzhao
aside for now.
473
00:24:44,110 --> 00:24:45,040
Young Lord Xiao.
474
00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,400
Do you have Cui Jun's Phoenix Heart Token
in your possession?
475
00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,260
Don't tell me it was snatched away
476
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,600
along with Cui Jun when he was abducted.
477
00:24:53,070 --> 00:24:53,870
No, it wasn't.
478
00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,530
The Phoenix Heart Token
479
00:24:56,070 --> 00:24:57,600
is indeed in my possession.
480
00:25:00,510 --> 00:25:01,970
So it's in his possession?
481
00:25:05,750 --> 00:25:07,550
Is that the Phoenix Heart Token?
482
00:25:13,030 --> 00:25:14,480
Everyone, please take a look.
483
00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,310
This is the Phoenix Heart Token
that Cui Jun had.
484
00:25:16,310 --> 00:25:18,240
So this is the Phoenix Heart Token?
485
00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,030
I wonder if when Empress Wenxi
appeared in your dream,
486
00:25:21,030 --> 00:25:23,690
was this the piece she showed you,
Your Majesty?
487
00:25:27,030 --> 00:25:28,920
Since you all wish to see it so badly,
488
00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:30,180
why not pass it around?
489
00:25:39,070 --> 00:25:41,350
It doesn't seem all that special.
490
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,310
Isn't this just an ordinary token?
How could it deserve the saying
491
00:25:44,310 --> 00:25:48,000
"when the Phoenix Heart Tokens appear,
peace shall be restored in the world"?
492
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,350
It is said the Cui family's private mines
493
00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,960
were discovered
because of this Phoenix Heart Token.
494
00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:09,400
In your opinion, Young Lord Xiao,
495
00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,070
after Cui Jun has finally been
brought to justice
496
00:26:11,070 --> 00:26:15,670
after having committed
countless crimes,
who should this Token be handed over to?
497
00:26:22,270 --> 00:26:24,050
Did Empress Wenxi not mention this
498
00:26:24,050 --> 00:26:26,000
to Your Majesty when she appeared
in your dream?
499
00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:27,110
"Under Heaven,
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00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,090
all land belongs to the ruler;
501
00:26:29,090 --> 00:26:30,170
within the realm,
502
00:26:30,270 --> 00:26:31,640
all people are the ruler's subjects.
503
00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,100
Yet unfair divisions burden the officials,
504
00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,000
while I alone toil tirelessly.
505
00:26:45,590 --> 00:26:47,110
Praise that I am not yet worn with age,
506
00:26:47,110 --> 00:26:48,640
still strong and vigorous.
507
00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:51,920
With robust strength,
I oversee all corners of the realm."
508
00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:53,750
I hope Your Majesty will have sympathy for
the Beifu troops
509
00:26:53,750 --> 00:26:55,400
who fight without regard for their lives,
510
00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,260
yet suffer from shoddy weaponry.
511
00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:58,510
I respectfully request
that the copper and iron mines
512
00:26:58,510 --> 00:27:00,790
confiscated from
the Cui family's private mines
513
00:27:00,790 --> 00:27:02,450
be allocated to the Beifu Army
514
00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:04,080
to upgrade their armaments.
515
00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,140
Please rise, Young Lord Xiao.
516
00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:11,880
What you speak makes perfect sense.
517
00:27:12,550 --> 00:27:14,920
The Beifu soldiers are warriors
of our great Ye.
518
00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,270
I approved your Beifu Reform
519
00:27:17,310 --> 00:27:20,110
precisely to forge
a more elite, formidable army.
520
00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,170
Moreover, you've rendered
meritorious service
521
00:27:23,310 --> 00:27:25,000
in cracking the Cui Family Case
and deserve a reward.
522
00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,480
I find your request
523
00:27:27,310 --> 00:27:28,310
most reasonable.
524
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,410
The Cui family's private mines
shall be dedicated to
525
00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,090
upgrading the Beifu Army's weaponry.
526
00:27:36,830 --> 00:27:38,630
On behalf of the Beifu soldiers,
527
00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,300
I thank Your Majesty for
your benevolent grace.
528
00:27:44,310 --> 00:27:45,200
Xiao Wuyi!
529
00:27:46,310 --> 00:27:47,530
How dare you mock me?
530
00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:49,350
Where's the Phoenix Heart Token?
531
00:27:49,350 --> 00:27:50,240
How could this be?
532
00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:51,270
How come it's empty?
533
00:27:51,270 --> 00:27:52,160
I have no idea.
534
00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:53,440
The Phoenix Heart Token
535
00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:55,440
was right here in this brocade box
just moments ago.
536
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,500
All the officials in the court saw it.
537
00:27:57,790 --> 00:27:58,750
-Yeah, we all saw it.
-How could it be gone?
538
00:27:58,750 --> 00:27:59,680
There's no way.
539
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:00,240
Exactly.
540
00:28:07,070 --> 00:28:09,040
Everyone saw it.
It needs to be thoroughly investigated.
541
00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:09,870
Your Majesty.
542
00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:11,590
I noticed
543
00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:13,970
that when His Highness turned around,
544
00:28:14,070 --> 00:28:16,510
Princess Pingning
stole the Phoenix Heart Token.
545
00:28:16,510 --> 00:28:18,400
I didn't! You're slandering me!
546
00:28:18,590 --> 00:28:20,830
Doing that in front of everyone here—
do you think I'm crazy?
547
00:28:20,830 --> 00:28:23,760
Whether you have it or not,
we'll know after a search.
548
00:28:25,090 --> 00:28:25,770
Search her.
549
00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:29,040
Your Majesty!
550
00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:31,680
I didn't...
551
00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:33,750
I didn't. I...
552
00:28:35,590 --> 00:28:37,520
It was really on her. It really was.
553
00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:39,520
Your Majesty!
554
00:28:39,750 --> 00:28:41,680
Your Majesty, that's impossible!
555
00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:43,170
I was framed.
556
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:44,270
I-I didn't take it!
557
00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:57,760
Your Majesty.
558
00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:00,510
May I borrow the brocade box?
559
00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:01,790
Granted.
560
00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,410
There's a hidden compartment?
561
00:29:19,110 --> 00:29:19,590
You...
562
00:29:19,750 --> 00:29:20,550
That's right.
563
00:29:20,830 --> 00:29:22,630
You didn't take Cui Jun's token.
564
00:29:23,070 --> 00:29:25,000
Because the one that fell out of you
565
00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:26,510
was my mother's.
566
00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:29,360
Princess Yunzhao's?
567
00:29:31,590 --> 00:29:32,920
Why did she have
Princess Yunzhao's token?
568
00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:33,510
Exactly.
569
00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:35,680
Please forgive me, Your Majesty,
570
00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,590
for contriving this contraption
to conceal the Phoenix Heart Token
571
00:29:37,590 --> 00:29:38,480
and deceiving you.
572
00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:40,880
I did so only to retrieve the token
on Princess Pingning
573
00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,540
and uncover the truth
behind my mother's death.
574
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:46,640
I'm innocent.
575
00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,550
That Phoenix Heart Token
didn't belong to Princess Yunzhao.
576
00:29:49,550 --> 00:29:50,800
What makes you say so?
577
00:29:51,550 --> 00:29:54,150
Could it be that
you've seen my mother's token?
578
00:29:54,150 --> 00:29:54,910
When?
579
00:30:07,510 --> 00:30:08,200
Li Lejun.
580
00:30:09,110 --> 00:30:11,270
You murdered Princess Yunzhao
for the Phoenix Heart Token.
581
00:30:11,270 --> 00:30:12,480
The Phoenix Heart Token on you
582
00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:13,880
is the most compelling evidence
of your guilt.
583
00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:14,940
It's not like that.
584
00:30:15,590 --> 00:30:16,250
It's not...
585
00:30:18,070 --> 00:30:19,200
It seems
586
00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,650
Princess Yunzhao's death
is indeed suspicious.
587
00:30:25,070 --> 00:30:25,920
It's fake.
588
00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:27,810
That Phoenix Heart Token is fake.
589
00:30:27,810 --> 00:30:29,420
It was forged, Your Majesty!
590
00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:30,480
Your Majesty.
591
00:30:31,350 --> 00:30:32,960
I've heard that the Phoenix Heart Tokens
592
00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:34,830
were cast from the Phoenix Imperial Seal
593
00:30:34,830 --> 00:30:35,830
of Empress Wenxi.
594
00:30:36,070 --> 00:30:37,440
Though the carvings can be replicated,
595
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:38,310
the unique material of
the Phoenix Imperial Seal
596
00:30:38,310 --> 00:30:39,400
cannot be faked.
597
00:30:40,070 --> 00:30:41,400
Whether it's genuine or not,
598
00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,200
we need only compare
the two Phoenix Heart Tokens.
599
00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,280
Cui Jun's, Prince Jing'an's.
600
00:30:57,220 --> 00:30:58,350
And this one...
601
00:31:04,350 --> 00:31:06,550
This one belongs to Crown Prince Wenxi.
602
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,060
The engraving on it
603
00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,280
was carved by my mother herself.
604
00:31:13,110 --> 00:31:15,170
This one is the "Phoenix Head" token.
605
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,060
It holds command over
the other 3 Phoenix Heart Tokens.
606
00:31:19,270 --> 00:31:21,880
Are you truly willing to take out
one of the tokens
607
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,680
to play along with me in this act?
608
00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:24,550
Right now, the world only knows of
609
00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:26,790
the 2 tokens held by
Cui Jun and my mother.
610
00:31:26,790 --> 00:31:28,920
They have no idea
that the rest are in your possession.
611
00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:29,980
Once you reveal it,
612
00:31:30,510 --> 00:31:32,790
at the very least Grand Tutor and Li Mao
will learn that
613
00:31:32,790 --> 00:31:34,990
Prince Jing'an was also a token holder.
614
00:31:35,510 --> 00:31:36,460
Your identity
615
00:31:37,310 --> 00:31:38,310
might be exposed.
616
00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:41,060
What goes around comes around.
617
00:31:41,060 --> 00:31:43,000
Debts of gratitude and vengeance
must be repaid.
618
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,600
It's just a token, after all.
619
00:31:44,750 --> 00:31:46,950
If it can bring the murderer to justice,
620
00:31:47,390 --> 00:31:48,450
then it's worth it.
621
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:54,110
It's indeed genuine.
622
00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:58,110
No way.
623
00:31:59,270 --> 00:32:00,510
No way...
624
00:32:04,030 --> 00:32:04,920
It was you.
625
00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,410
Xiao Wuyi, so you also have
a Phoenix Heart Token.
626
00:32:09,770 --> 00:32:10,900
Princess Pingning,
627
00:32:11,790 --> 00:32:13,250
what do you mean by "also"?
628
00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,130
That Phoenix Heart Token is yours.
629
00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:17,510
You used your own token
630
00:32:17,540 --> 00:32:19,030
to help Jiayu frame me.
631
00:32:21,350 --> 00:32:22,070
Princess Pingning,
632
00:32:22,070 --> 00:32:24,930
do you truly think I, Xiao Wuyi,
am some kind of saint
633
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:26,570
Everyone knows that
634
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:29,350
the Phoenix Heart Tokens contain secrets
about hidden mineral deposits.
635
00:32:29,350 --> 00:32:30,950
Tell me, which one of you here
636
00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:32,130
would not want them?
637
00:32:32,750 --> 00:32:34,410
If I had a Phoenix Heart Token,
638
00:32:34,550 --> 00:32:35,680
why wouldn't I keep it hidden
639
00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:37,200
and secretly mine the resources?
640
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,160
Why would I bring it out
in front of all the court officials
641
00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:40,400
just to frame you?
642
00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:42,050
Who do you think you are?
643
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:44,510
I'd like to ask all of you present:
644
00:32:44,510 --> 00:32:45,680
does anyone truly believe I, Xiao Wuyi,
645
00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,610
would be so selfless and generous?
646
00:32:50,350 --> 00:32:52,510
Your Majesty,
besides the Phoenix Heart Token,
647
00:32:52,510 --> 00:32:53,710
I also have a witness.
648
00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:55,650
Summon them.
649
00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,270
This is Ms. Yang, the coachman's wife.
650
00:33:05,270 --> 00:33:06,930
They saw nothing to begin with
651
00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:08,790
and were no witnesses at all.
652
00:33:08,790 --> 00:33:10,440
But after you abducted them,
653
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,480
they ended up becoming witnesses
against you.
654
00:33:14,110 --> 00:33:14,750
She...
655
00:33:15,110 --> 00:33:16,880
She asked me where I was
656
00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,440
between 3 to 4 a.m.
on the day of the incident,
657
00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,110
and whether I had been to the stable.
658
00:33:21,110 --> 00:33:22,680
After learning that
I had not yet gotten up,
659
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:23,920
she asked no further questions.
660
00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:25,640
That must've been the very hour
you snuck into the stables
661
00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,300
to slip the poison, wasn't it?
662
00:33:31,030 --> 00:33:31,750
Let's go.
663
00:33:41,340 --> 00:33:42,010
Wait.
664
00:33:45,310 --> 00:33:47,040
Don't commit any more killing.
665
00:34:01,350 --> 00:34:03,350
I really should've killed them all.
666
00:34:04,310 --> 00:34:06,030
Princess Pingning murdered my mother
667
00:34:06,030 --> 00:34:07,890
to seize the Phoenix Heart Token.
668
00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:11,170
Please seek justice for my mother,
Your Majesty.
669
00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:13,920
Your Majesty.
670
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:15,710
These pieces of evidence are not enough
to convict Lejun.
671
00:34:15,710 --> 00:34:16,960
Further investigation is needed.
672
00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:18,440
Please deliberate this matter
with caution, Your Majesty.
673
00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:19,840
Prince Qi, are you trying
674
00:34:20,070 --> 00:34:22,000
to cover up for Princess Pingning?
675
00:34:31,630 --> 00:34:34,030
If Princess Pingning truly feels wronged,
676
00:34:34,550 --> 00:34:38,190
we might as well have the entire
Eastern Palace thoroughly searched
677
00:34:38,190 --> 00:34:39,670
to prove her innocence.
678
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:45,199
Your Majesty.
679
00:34:45,330 --> 00:34:46,530
-Your Majesty!
-I...
680
00:34:48,150 --> 00:34:49,010
I plead guilty.
681
00:34:49,550 --> 00:34:49,840
Lejun!
682
00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:50,699
I plead guilty.
683
00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:52,630
It was me.
684
00:34:54,190 --> 00:34:56,150
I murdered Princess Yunzhao
685
00:34:56,510 --> 00:34:58,370
to seize her Phoenix Heart Token.
686
00:35:11,150 --> 00:35:12,950
Please punish me, Your Majesty.
687
00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:16,550
He Tian.
688
00:35:16,550 --> 00:35:17,360
Guards.
689
00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:24,630
That day,
690
00:35:25,550 --> 00:35:28,280
you suddenly had a stomachache
and needed to lie down.
691
00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:29,880
I was the one who drugged you.
692
00:35:31,900 --> 00:35:32,700
What's wrong?
693
00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:33,920
Mother,
694
00:35:34,070 --> 00:35:35,330
I feel a little unwell.
695
00:35:36,070 --> 00:35:38,480
Your Highness,
why don't we share a ride?
696
00:35:39,150 --> 00:35:40,630
I spared you
697
00:35:41,150 --> 00:35:43,810
only because I did not wish
to drag you into this.
698
00:35:44,110 --> 00:35:45,710
If I had been ruthless enough
699
00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:50,140
to strike directly at your carriage
with Princess Yunzhao inside
700
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,330
and send both of you to your deaths,
701
00:35:56,590 --> 00:35:59,320
none of this would have happened today,
would it?
702
00:36:08,670 --> 00:36:09,280
Lejun!
703
00:36:49,670 --> 00:36:50,470
Your Majesty.
704
00:36:51,590 --> 00:36:53,630
Princess Yunzhao did not die
as a criminal.
705
00:36:53,630 --> 00:36:54,440
This token
706
00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,400
was left to her by Empress Wenxi.
707
00:36:57,110 --> 00:36:58,360
Now that she's passed away
708
00:36:58,360 --> 00:36:59,920
and had divorced Grand Tutor Xie,
709
00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:00,800
this token
710
00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:04,110
should rightfully be inherited
by her offspring.
711
00:37:04,110 --> 00:37:06,240
So, according to you, Young Lord Xiao,
712
00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:07,550
-we should...
-The whereabouts of the remaining
713
00:37:07,550 --> 00:37:09,800
Phoenix Heart Tokens are still unknown.
714
00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,840
If Your Majesty were to claim them
all for yourself
715
00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:13,670
in front of the entire court,
716
00:37:13,670 --> 00:37:15,710
I'm afraid the remaining token holders
717
00:37:15,710 --> 00:37:17,170
would never come forward.
718
00:37:20,150 --> 00:37:23,350
As for whether it should go to
Grand Tutor Xie or Xie Jiayu—
719
00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:25,140
the choice is Your Majesty's.
720
00:37:35,030 --> 00:37:36,280
Come to me.
721
00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:47,360
Good girl.
722
00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,140
You've really been through a lot.
723
00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:53,480
Your devotion to capturing
the murderer who killed your mother
724
00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:55,190
speaks volumes of your filial piety.
725
00:37:55,190 --> 00:37:56,590
This Phoenix Heart Token
726
00:37:57,110 --> 00:38:00,190
was originally left to Princess Yunzhao
by Empress Wenxi.
727
00:38:00,190 --> 00:38:01,720
Now that she's passed away,
728
00:38:03,070 --> 00:38:04,870
it's only right that you keep it.
729
00:38:09,710 --> 00:38:11,360
Thank you for your gracious kindness,
Your Majesty.
730
00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:13,760
Should the secrets of
the Phoenix Heart Token ever be uncovered,
731
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:17,090
I'll present this token to our great Ye
without hesitation.
732
00:38:18,150 --> 00:38:19,280
What a good girl.
733
00:38:20,630 --> 00:38:23,630
From now on, come to the palace
more often with Yuanji.
734
00:38:25,590 --> 00:38:26,650
Yes, Your Majesty.
735
00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:48,550
Xiao Wuyi.
736
00:38:51,060 --> 00:38:52,360
You forced me to personally send
737
00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:53,690
my own sister to prison.
738
00:38:54,510 --> 00:38:55,770
She committed murder,
739
00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,440
and the victim was none other than
Xie Jiayu's mother.
740
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,570
You know perfectly well why she did it.
741
00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:04,250
She did it to protect me.
742
00:39:04,630 --> 00:39:05,360
Protect you?
743
00:39:06,710 --> 00:39:09,480
You both live in fear of
Crown Prince Wenxi's return,
744
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:10,320
but Crown Prince Wenxi
745
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:12,230
died 20 years ago!
746
00:39:14,070 --> 00:39:16,190
If it weren't for Princess Yunzhao
saving Li Lejun with her medical skills,
747
00:39:16,190 --> 00:39:18,480
Li Lejun's condition would never
have improved,
748
00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:20,610
and she wouldn't have lived until now.
749
00:39:20,630 --> 00:39:22,630
And yet, because of a little suspicion,
750
00:39:22,630 --> 00:39:23,670
a fleeting fear,
751
00:39:23,670 --> 00:39:25,440
she could raise her blade against
the very person who saved her.
752
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:27,570
Tell me, did Li Lejun do nothing wrong?
753
00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:30,640
Once she chose to act,
754
00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:32,670
she must bear the consequences.
755
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:34,060
Li Yizhi, as the Regent,
756
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,820
you're supposed to know right from wrong
757
00:39:36,820 --> 00:39:37,760
and where the line must be drawn!
758
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,340
Right from wrong?
759
00:39:41,110 --> 00:39:42,550
Do you dare say that you helped Xie Jiayu
760
00:39:42,550 --> 00:39:44,210
without any selfish motives?
761
00:39:53,030 --> 00:39:54,440
How insolent of you.
762
00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:57,240
You know how much I couldn't bear
to part with Yaoyao.
763
00:39:57,240 --> 00:39:59,380
Now that you've driven my sister
into jail,
764
00:39:59,380 --> 00:40:01,630
you still expect me to continue
being friends with you
765
00:40:01,630 --> 00:40:03,360
and push forward with the reform together?
766
00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:04,800
No such easy bargain exists
767
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:05,920
in this world!
768
00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:07,680
Your Highness Prince Qi!
769
00:40:10,070 --> 00:40:12,030
If you must find someone to blame
770
00:40:12,510 --> 00:40:14,170
to make yourself feel better,
771
00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:16,230
you can hate me.
772
00:40:16,670 --> 00:40:17,400
But Li Yizhi,
773
00:40:19,190 --> 00:40:22,390
you, too, rose from the ranks of
the displaced commoners.
774
00:40:23,030 --> 00:40:25,490
Since you've chosen to
sit in this position,
775
00:40:26,550 --> 00:40:28,150
you should have a more compassionate heart
776
00:40:28,150 --> 00:40:29,610
and broader aspirations.
777
00:40:30,590 --> 00:40:31,850
The road ahead is long.
778
00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:35,020
Do not let fear and desire consume you
779
00:40:36,070 --> 00:40:38,530
and make you forget
the path you once walked.
780
00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:04,080
Is Crown Prince Wenxi
781
00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:07,480
really dead?
782
00:41:16,630 --> 00:41:17,440
He's dead.
783
00:41:19,510 --> 00:41:20,480
He died long ago,
784
00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:24,400
and he'll never come back.
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