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Your Highness, we've arrived.
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(Duke of Wei's Manor)
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- Welcome home,
- Welcome home,
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- Commandery Princess Zhaoning.
- Commandery Princess Zhaoning.
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I...
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greet Your Highness.
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Please rise, Uncle Qing.
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Your Highness.
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It's been many years since we last met,
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and you're still
as healthy and strong as ever.
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I've always been worried about
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the Duke, the Heir, and Your Highness
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so far away in the northwest.
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Greetings, Xihe.
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(Shen Yingruo,
the Duke of Wei's second daughter)
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Rise.
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This way, Your Highness.
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(Duke of Wei's Manor)
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=Blossoms of Power=
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(Adapted from the novel, After My
Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang)
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=Episode 3=
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Jing was careless.
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Someone exposed him.
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(Xiao, the Duke of Wei's Concubine)
Shen Xihe is bound to suspect me.
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What should I do?
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She didn't die.
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What can she possibly do to you?
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Don't panic.
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(Fragrant Snow and Auspicious Clouds)
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Your Highness,
you've had a long journey.
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Why not return to your room and rest?
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Mo Yu,
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throw Xiao out.
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How dare you!
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Madam!
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How dare you lay a hand on me!
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Believe it or not,
I'll have your hand cut off!
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Shen Xihe,
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have you lost your mind?
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How dare you treat me like this!
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The eastern courtyard
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is reserved for the lady of the house.
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If you knew your place,
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you wouldn't
be humiliating yourself today.
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Uncle Qing,
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throw these servants
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and maids out as well.
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Yes.
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Men!
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Throw them all out.
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Let go of me!
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Let go!
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Please calm your anger, Xihe.
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Please leave Mother some...
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Who is your mother?
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Please spare the Concubine's dignity.
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I'll persuade
the Concubine to move out today.
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Don't beg her.
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Shen Xihe, you have
no respect for your elders
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and no regard for rank!
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My elders?
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I am Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
personally invested by His Majesty.
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You are nothing more
than my father's concubine.
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You didn't even bow before me,
yet I let it pass.
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And you dare lecture me about rank?
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I am Prince Kang's sister.
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The Marquis of Xuanping
is my maternal grandfather.
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Yingruo was also invested
as a County Princess by His Majesty.
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What gives you the right
to look down on us?
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Back then, my father was summoned
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to the imperial capital
to be rewarded by His Majesty.
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You bribed a palace attendant
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to drug the liquor
bestowed by His Majesty
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and got into his bed.
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My father refused
to take you as his concubine,
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so you had Prince Kang's Manor
secretly spread the rumor
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that he would
take you as his equal wife.
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The news reached the northwest.
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My mother was so distressed
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that she went
into labor at eight months.
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She died after giving birth to me.
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My father was devastated.
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He swore never to remarry.
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If you hadn't been carrying his child,
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you wouldn't even have been worthy
of becoming his concubine.
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You...
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Xihe,
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please calm your anger.
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Why are you kneeling to her?
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Shen Xihe,
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you humiliated me today.
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Do you think you'll have an easy life
in the imperial capital from now on?
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You've made an enemy of me today.
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Prince Kang's Manor
will make you repay this a thousandfold!
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An enemy?
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Not just today.
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Ling Long, the maid,
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works for you.
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Ling... Ling Long?
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I... I don't know
who you're talking about.
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She was the vile servant
who pushed me into the river
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under orders from you
and Prince Kang's Manor.
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How dare you falsely accuse me!
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If I had died,
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your daughter would've become
the Duke of Wei's only daughter.
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Then you could've risen in status
through your daughter.
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It was your only chance
to shed your status
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as a concubine.
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You and Prince Kang's Manor
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have always
been plotting to get rid of me.
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But
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you're not worthy
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of being my enemy.
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You wretch!
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Wretch!
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You looked so innocent and fragile
when you were little.
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It was all an act!
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You're incredibly scheming.
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You're even more venomous than a viper.
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As long as Prince Kang's Manor
still stands,
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I'll make sure
you die a miserable death.
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Enough!
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Take her away.
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Drive her out!
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Throw her out.
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- Take them all away.
- Move!
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Xihe,
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please spare the Concubine this once.
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Did you know
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about Ling Long?
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What do you mean?
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It seems you really knew nothing.
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Think carefully.
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Are you a Shen,
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or a Xiao?
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Your Highness,
by dealing with Xiao like this,
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I'm afraid you'll only make enemies.
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Have you ever seen
wolves keep company with dogs,
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or tigers walk with foxes?
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They're beneath me.
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There's no point wasting time on them.
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Let's go.
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Go.
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(Duke of Wei's Manor)
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She was really thrown out.
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Have you heard?
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All these years,
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everyone thought
she was the Duke's wife.
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Turns out she was only a concubine.
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Goodness.
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She was really thrown out.
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How humiliating.
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How can anyone be so bold?
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Xiao is still a favored concubine.
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How could they throw her
out of the manor like this?
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I rather admire
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Commandery Princess Zhaoning's spirit
of settling every score
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and refusing to be taken advantage of.
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Compared with those meek
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and long-suffering young ladies,
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the commandery princess
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is rare for her strength and courage.
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This is clearly ruthless
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and merciless.
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How did it become strength
and courage to you?
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Speaking of which,
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the commandery princess
will soon meet the princes.
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Who do you think
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she'll give the Rouge Ledger to?
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She will surely give it to me.
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(Chenning Hall)
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Your Majesty.
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(Xiao Juechong, Emperor Youning)
By all rights,
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the Crown Prince should come
to the palace to pay his respects.
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Yet Your Majesty is personally
visiting the Eastern Palace.
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Huayong has been frail since childhood.
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This journey back to the palace
must have been exhausting.
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I...
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truly don't want him to be too tired.
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I'll go prepare at once
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for the visit to the Eastern Palace.
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His Majesty has arrived.
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Father.
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My Huayong has returned.
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I already
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exempted you
from these formalities, didn't I?
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Come.
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Huayong,
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now that you're back in the palace,
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if anything happens,
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send someone to inform me at once.
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Father,
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ever since Mother passed away,
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you issued a decree
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never to appoint
another Empress in this lifetime.
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I understand
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that you did it so
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no one could shake my position
as Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.
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You also made all the princes' names
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avoid "Hua" and change to "Chang,"
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so they would not conflict with mine.
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My daily provisions are also
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arranged to match Father's.
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But I
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sometimes truly do not understand.
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Why would someone as frail as I am
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receive such generous care
and protection from Father?
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Huayong.
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I...
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still remember
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you with your hair in two buns.
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So innocent and carefree.
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You were exceptionally gifted
from a young age.
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Whatever you learned,
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you never forgot it
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and mastered it with ease.
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You were hailed
as an unparalleled prodigy.
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You are my
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most beloved son.
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Huayong,
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don't overthink it.
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Just...
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focus on recovering.
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Only then
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can I entrust the realm
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to you.
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Thank you, Father.
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(Auspicious Radiance)
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Tian Yuan,
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what really happened back then?
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Your Highness,
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when the case
was thoroughly investigated,
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after Steward Zhao
of the Palace Food Bureau confessed,
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she suddenly died in prison.
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The case became unsolved,
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with no evidence left behind.
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This poison was made from
more than a dozen exotic toxins.
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It wouldn't kill at once,
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but would make its victim suffer
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excruciating pain day after day.
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I must find out
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who this person really is,
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and why they poisoned me.
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So close to Father,
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yet hidden within the court.
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It must be someone of great power
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to have stayed hidden for so long.
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If I don't uncover this person,
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they'll remain a grave threat
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to Father and the realm.
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They must be eliminated.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Greetings, Grand Empress Dowager.
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May Your Majesty
be blessed with good health.
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May Grand Empress Dowager
be blessed with good health.
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No need for formalities,
Commandery Princess Zhaoning.
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Rise.
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(Grand Empress Dowager Meng)
Thank you, Your Majesty, and Grand Empress Dowager.
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Your father has sent you
to the imperial capital.
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I will take good care of you.
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From today onward,
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your food, clothing,
and daily provisions
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shall follow the rank of a princess.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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(Consort Liang)
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(Noble Consort Rong)
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Prince Yu has arrived.
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I wish Father and Grandmother
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good health and a long life.
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May you enjoy eight thousand springs,
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and eight thousand autumns.
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Changyu,
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you're always late.
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Take a seat.
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Your Highness has traveled
all the way from the northwest.
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You must be exhausted.
277
00:15:11,270 --> 00:15:12,480
Allow me to offer you a toast.
278
00:15:13,750 --> 00:15:14,960
Thank you, Prince Yu.
279
00:15:22,270 --> 00:15:22,960
Your Highness,
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00:15:23,870 --> 00:15:24,870
the imperial capital
281
00:15:25,150 --> 00:15:26,510
has many delightful places.
282
00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,480
If Your Highness has the time,
283
00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:30,320
allow me to be your guide.
284
00:15:30,510 --> 00:15:32,270
May I show Your Highness
around the capital?
285
00:15:32,510 --> 00:15:34,550
I wouldn't dare trouble Prince Yu.
286
00:15:34,630 --> 00:15:35,910
It would be
287
00:15:36,630 --> 00:15:38,000
my honor.
288
00:15:39,510 --> 00:15:40,790
Your Majesty, look.
289
00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,120
Changyu and the commandery princess
seem to have hit it off.
290
00:15:43,136 --> 00:15:45,136
They just met,
and they're already getting along.
291
00:15:45,670 --> 00:15:48,360
I've long heard Commandery Princess
Zhaoning is a peerless beauty.
292
00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:49,840
Now that I've seen her,
293
00:15:50,030 --> 00:15:51,600
I can't take my eyes off her.
294
00:15:52,270 --> 00:15:53,750
She's a delight to behold.
295
00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:56,960
Your Majesty,
296
00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:58,910
just look.
297
00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:00,750
They're all speaking
with hidden motives.
298
00:16:01,150 --> 00:16:02,480
They all want Zhaoning
299
00:16:02,630 --> 00:16:04,670
as their daughter-in-law.
300
00:16:13,790 --> 00:16:15,150
I have a request.
301
00:16:15,150 --> 00:16:16,380
I ask Your Majesty to grant it.
302
00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:17,600
Speak freely.
303
00:16:18,150 --> 00:16:19,320
The husband I marry
304
00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,550
must be the one I love.
305
00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:27,200
So you intend
to choose your own husband?
306
00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,600
I wish to marry a man
307
00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,120
who knows and cherishes me,
308
00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:32,750
so we may share a happy marriage.
309
00:16:33,390 --> 00:16:34,670
If husband and wife are at odds,
310
00:16:34,750 --> 00:16:37,030
the household will know no peace.
311
00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,200
At worst, it will drive a wedge
between the two families.
312
00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,000
The Shen family has been honored
313
00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,690
with a marriage
into the imperial family.
314
00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:45,808
Such a matter
must be considered with great care.
315
00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:47,510
My only wish is to marry for love.
316
00:16:47,856 --> 00:16:49,872
I ask Your Majesty to grant my request.
317
00:16:51,150 --> 00:16:52,030
Zhaoning,
318
00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,150
let me ask you this.
319
00:16:54,150 --> 00:16:56,000
What if the man you love
320
00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,550
doesn't love you back?
321
00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:59,080
What would you do?
322
00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,240
I would respect the prince's wishes.
323
00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:02,360
Zhaoning,
324
00:17:02,910 --> 00:17:04,200
after saying that,
325
00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,720
aren't you afraid you'll become
the laughingstock of the entire palace?
326
00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:08,920
Grand Empress Dowager,
327
00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:11,960
to care about what others say and think
328
00:17:12,070 --> 00:17:13,110
is to imprison myself.
329
00:17:13,110 --> 00:17:14,310
That's not who I am.
330
00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:16,790
I seek mutual love.
331
00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:18,480
The princes should have the same wish.
332
00:17:19,110 --> 00:17:20,200
I'm certain
333
00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:21,750
I'll find the right man.
334
00:17:22,830 --> 00:17:23,510
Father,
335
00:17:24,848 --> 00:17:26,270
the commandery princess has vision,
336
00:17:26,270 --> 00:17:27,030
courage,
337
00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:28,030
and magnanimity.
338
00:17:28,590 --> 00:17:30,510
She truly proves women
are no less than men.
339
00:17:31,070 --> 00:17:33,030
I'd like to ask Father to grant
340
00:17:33,510 --> 00:17:34,890
the commandery princess's request.
341
00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:40,720
I grant it.
342
00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,550
Once you've chosen
343
00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,510
the right husband
from among the princes,
344
00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,510
I will arrange the marriage.
345
00:17:51,510 --> 00:17:53,030
The whole realm will know of it.
346
00:17:53,750 --> 00:17:55,030
Thank you, Your Majesty.
347
00:18:11,590 --> 00:18:12,680
Your remarks
348
00:18:12,790 --> 00:18:14,110
in the hall just now
349
00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:15,510
truly impressed me.
350
00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:17,790
You flatter me, Your Highness.
351
00:18:17,888 --> 00:18:19,590
Since you wish
to choose your own husband,
352
00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,030
how much do you know about my brothers?
353
00:18:22,976 --> 00:18:24,880
I've only just arrived
in the imperial capital.
354
00:18:25,310 --> 00:18:26,510
I don't know much about them.
355
00:18:29,070 --> 00:18:30,070
In that case,
356
00:18:30,790 --> 00:18:32,720
let me tell you a little about them.
357
00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:33,504
What do you say?
358
00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:34,590
I'd be glad to hear.
359
00:18:37,232 --> 00:18:39,350
There are currently
five princes of marriageable age.
360
00:18:39,376 --> 00:18:40,920
My second brother is Xiao Changmin.
361
00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:42,720
His wife, Lady Yu,
362
00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:43,960
passed away a few years ago.
363
00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:45,640
He has never remarried.
364
00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,000
The Yu family
still treats him like a son-in-law.
365
00:18:48,070 --> 00:18:49,510
The two families remain close.
366
00:18:49,568 --> 00:18:51,110
My fifth brother is Xiao Changqing,
367
00:18:51,110 --> 00:18:52,630
and my ninth brother is Xiao Changying.
368
00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,400
Their mother is Noble Consort Rong.
369
00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,270
Their uncle,
the Duke of Ying, guards Anlan.
370
00:18:56,350 --> 00:18:58,016
He commands a hundred thousand cavalry.
371
00:18:58,070 --> 00:18:59,376
My sixth brother is Xiao Changyu,
372
00:18:59,408 --> 00:19:00,544
a man of immortal grace.
373
00:19:01,070 --> 00:19:03,500
His mother, Consort Liang,
is unmatched in the inner palace.
374
00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,270
Ye Qi, Commander-in-Chief of Hexi,
375
00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:06,790
is Consort Liang's cousin.
376
00:19:07,350 --> 00:19:10,030
(These princes are backed
either by powerful families)
377
00:19:10,030 --> 00:19:11,400
(or wield military power.)
378
00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,960
(That means
too many people rely on them.)
379
00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:16,590
(Entrusting the Rouge Ledger
to any of them)
380
00:19:16,790 --> 00:19:17,880
(wouldn't be prudent.)
381
00:19:23,424 --> 00:19:24,790
Your Highness is truly fortunate.
382
00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:27,960
Whoever you marry
383
00:19:28,048 --> 00:19:29,270
will make a wonderful match.
384
00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:33,030
Why don't you
introduce yourself, Your Highness?
385
00:19:36,110 --> 00:19:37,440
I'm different.
386
00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,480
I've been away from court for years.
387
00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:41,550
All alone.
388
00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,350
Just a frail,
389
00:19:43,510 --> 00:19:44,680
overlooked,
390
00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,200
idle Crown Prince.
391
00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,960
Your Highness holds
the position of Crown Prince.
392
00:19:49,072 --> 00:19:50,550
You enjoy His Majesty's favor.
393
00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:51,960
You're far too modest.
394
00:19:54,768 --> 00:19:56,160
Thank you for your kind words.
395
00:19:58,400 --> 00:19:59,960
Do you still remember our agreement?
396
00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,260
Let's meet at
the Eastern Palace another day.
397
00:20:03,270 --> 00:20:04,550
I'll be there.
398
00:20:20,350 --> 00:20:22,110
Why didn't Prince Lie
send a calling card?
399
00:20:22,110 --> 00:20:22,680
Answer me.
400
00:20:23,750 --> 00:20:25,000
Where is the Rouge Ledger now?
401
00:20:25,590 --> 00:20:26,750
Prince Lie needn't ask.
402
00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,720
I'll give it to the right person.
403
00:20:29,110 --> 00:20:29,750
Who is it?
404
00:20:30,750 --> 00:20:32,070
Which prince has won your favor?
405
00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:33,200
That's none of your concern.
406
00:20:34,510 --> 00:20:35,720
May I ask, Prince Lie,
407
00:20:35,790 --> 00:20:36,830
if the Rouge Ledger
408
00:20:36,830 --> 00:20:38,720
contains members
of Noble Consort Rong's family,
409
00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:40,680
could you truly
set personal feelings aside
410
00:20:40,830 --> 00:20:41,880
and uphold justice?
411
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,030
Just answer me.
412
00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:44,920
Which prince has won your favor?
413
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,030
Is it Changyu?
414
00:20:46,784 --> 00:20:47,590
See the guest out.
415
00:20:48,030 --> 00:20:48,510
Wait.
416
00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,750
This was your favorite
417
00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,920
when you came to the imperial capital
418
00:20:59,110 --> 00:21:00,480
with your father as a child.
419
00:21:01,070 --> 00:21:01,720
Give it a try.
420
00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:02,980
(Tao Zhuanxian, Shen Xihe's
Maternal Grandfather, Censor)
421
00:21:05,020 --> 00:21:06,260
(Tao Yuan, Shen Xihe's Uncle)
422
00:21:06,340 --> 00:21:07,580
(Madam Zhang, Shen Xihe's Aunt)
423
00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:11,720
Isn't it good?
424
00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,110
You drove Xiao out of the manor?
425
00:21:20,350 --> 00:21:21,510
She's now
426
00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,160
back at Prince Kang's Manor.
427
00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,070
If she gives you any more trouble,
428
00:21:27,070 --> 00:21:29,110
you must tell me.
429
00:21:30,830 --> 00:21:32,880
Aren't you afraid
of offending Prince Kang's Manor?
430
00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:33,880
Afraid?
431
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:35,750
Afraid of what?
432
00:21:36,110 --> 00:21:38,920
Ever since Xiao
caused my daughter to die,
433
00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:40,720
I'm afraid of nothing.
434
00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:42,960
All these years,
435
00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,830
I've stood against Prince Kang.
436
00:21:44,830 --> 00:21:46,880
I've never forgotten to seek justice
437
00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:48,830
for my daughter.
438
00:21:48,830 --> 00:21:50,070
They may have forgotten
439
00:21:50,070 --> 00:21:51,110
my sister's life,
440
00:21:52,030 --> 00:21:53,270
but the Tao family
441
00:21:53,510 --> 00:21:54,270
never has.
442
00:21:58,160 --> 00:21:59,880
Thank you, Grandfather and Uncle.
443
00:22:00,030 --> 00:22:01,270
I've grown up.
444
00:22:01,728 --> 00:22:03,550
The blood debt
owed by Prince Kang's Manor,
445
00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:05,680
I should be the one to make them pay.
446
00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,510
Xihe, you've only just arrived
in the imperial capital.
447
00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,240
Countless eyes are on you.
448
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,510
You mustn't act rashly.
449
00:22:13,350 --> 00:22:15,920
As long as my father and brother
remain in the northwest,
450
00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:17,750
no matter how unhappy they are,
451
00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:18,880
they'll have to endure it.
452
00:22:19,030 --> 00:22:20,240
Don't forget,
453
00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:23,480
you still have
the Tao family behind you.
454
00:22:24,110 --> 00:22:24,830
That's right.
455
00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:28,160
Your Highness,
456
00:22:28,192 --> 00:22:29,510
Prince Yu requests an audience.
457
00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:32,510
Xihe,
458
00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:34,960
are you acquainted with Prince Yu?
459
00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,880
I only met him once at today's banquet.
460
00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:38,720
Then...
461
00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,310
why would he come all the way here?
462
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:42,880
I don't know either.
463
00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,160
Please invite Prince Yu inside.
464
00:22:46,550 --> 00:22:47,070
Yes.
465
00:22:48,032 --> 00:22:49,880
- Greetings, Prince Yu.
- Greetings, Prince Yu.
466
00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:50,640
You may all rise.
467
00:22:52,310 --> 00:22:53,200
Your Highness as well.
468
00:22:54,576 --> 00:22:56,110
Your Highness has traveled a long way.
469
00:22:56,110 --> 00:22:57,950
I'm afraid you may not
have brought everything you need.
470
00:22:57,968 --> 00:22:59,760
I'd like to offer
a small token of my regard.
471
00:22:59,770 --> 00:23:01,650
I didn't expect Master Tao
to be here as well.
472
00:23:01,664 --> 00:23:02,912
I hope Master Tao doesn't mind.
473
00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:04,270
Of course not.
474
00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,640
Prince Yu presents
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
475
00:23:09,790 --> 00:23:12,510
with a glazed incense burner set
with milk-nail pattern.
476
00:23:12,510 --> 00:23:14,656
(Imperial Apothecary)
One box of the finest incense.
477
00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,880
This is an access token
to the Imperial Apothecary.
478
00:23:18,912 --> 00:23:20,980
From now on, whatever incense
Your Highness requires,
479
00:23:20,992 --> 00:23:22,480
just have your servants fetch it.
480
00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:27,790
Thank you, Prince Yu.
481
00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,830
Prince Yu also presents
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
482
00:23:32,830 --> 00:23:34,640
with ten bolts of Mingxia Brocade.
483
00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:35,590
This Mingxia Brocade
484
00:23:35,830 --> 00:23:37,590
was offered as tribute
by the Nvman Kingdom.
485
00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,000
Its radiant luster and rich fragrance
are truly exceptional.
486
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,830
I had it specially prepared
for Your Highness in advance.
487
00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,880
Prince Yu also presents
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
488
00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,830
with ten pomegranate lip rouges,
489
00:23:47,830 --> 00:23:49,830
ten boxes of rose face powder,
490
00:23:49,830 --> 00:23:51,110
and a string of northern pearls
491
00:23:51,110 --> 00:23:53,550
for Your Highness's toilette.
492
00:23:53,550 --> 00:23:55,030
Prince Yu is so generous.
493
00:23:55,270 --> 00:23:56,550
How could I ever repay you?
494
00:23:56,608 --> 00:23:57,960
Your Highness needn't be so polite.
495
00:23:58,350 --> 00:23:59,200
These things
496
00:23:59,328 --> 00:24:00,880
are just a small token of my regard.
497
00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:04,070
Thank you, Prince Yu.
498
00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:07,750
It's getting late today.
499
00:24:08,110 --> 00:24:09,590
Perhaps we should meet another day.
500
00:24:14,112 --> 00:24:15,680
You are quite right, Your Highness.
501
00:24:15,750 --> 00:24:18,336
Master Tao and Your Highness
have just reunited after so long.
502
00:24:19,168 --> 00:24:20,550
Then I won't disturb you.
503
00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:21,952
I'll take my leave.
504
00:24:29,550 --> 00:24:31,160
I heard His Majesty
505
00:24:31,270 --> 00:24:32,720
intends to choose a husband for you.
506
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,590
Prince Yu was so attentive today.
507
00:24:36,590 --> 00:24:37,440
Does he
508
00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,030
intend to marry you?
509
00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,216
I've only just arrived
in the imperial capital.
510
00:24:41,310 --> 00:24:43,880
I don't know much about the princes yet.
511
00:24:44,030 --> 00:24:45,000
I cannot decide.
512
00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:47,160
The sons of the imperial family
513
00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:49,400
are all far from simple.
514
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,270
Choosing a husband
515
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:52,640
must be done with great care.
516
00:24:55,500 --> 00:24:57,700
(Prince Xin's Manor)
517
00:25:16,510 --> 00:25:17,160
Changqing,
518
00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:20,110
your wife has been gone for three years.
519
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,030
Why do this to yourself?
520
00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:25,310
What it feels like to love someone,
521
00:25:26,830 --> 00:25:27,960
you didn't understand before.
522
00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:32,720
But soon you will.
523
00:25:34,070 --> 00:25:35,270
You want to get close
524
00:25:35,712 --> 00:25:37,552
to Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
525
00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:38,830
yet you don't dare.
526
00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:40,640
You want to show her kindness,
527
00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,510
yet you don't know how.
528
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:45,750
The day she saved me,
529
00:25:47,270 --> 00:25:48,350
I remembered her.
530
00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:51,310
When she stole the Rouge Ledger,
531
00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:52,590
I was angry,
532
00:25:53,110 --> 00:25:54,440
but I never truly blamed her.
533
00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:57,680
When I went to see her today,
534
00:25:57,960 --> 00:25:59,440
it confirmed what I had suspected.
535
00:25:59,450 --> 00:26:01,232
The commandery princess
took the Rouge Ledger
536
00:26:01,248 --> 00:26:03,296
to give it to someone
who would uphold justice.
537
00:26:03,830 --> 00:26:04,480
Changqing,
538
00:26:04,830 --> 00:26:06,070
you needn't pave the way for me.
539
00:26:06,912 --> 00:26:08,752
What the commandery princess is doing
540
00:26:09,310 --> 00:26:10,720
is also what I wish to do.
541
00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:21,920
You've truly fallen for her.
542
00:26:24,030 --> 00:26:25,070
I will help you.
543
00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:26,790
I don't need your help.
544
00:26:27,270 --> 00:26:28,880
The one you love is hard to come by.
545
00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:32,510
Don't follow in my footsteps.
546
00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,030
I don't want to see you
become who you are now.
547
00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:40,880
My brother was once my greatest pride.
548
00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:42,256
He was the man I admired most.
549
00:26:42,260 --> 00:26:44,250
He was full of ambition,
always in complete command.
550
00:26:44,260 --> 00:26:46,390
Yet now, his eyes are filled
with the weariness of life.
551
00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,260
He appears to have
found peace and contentment.
552
00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:49,510
But in truth,
553
00:26:50,336 --> 00:26:52,032
he has simply grown tired of living.
554
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:56,960
I once wondered,
555
00:26:57,408 --> 00:26:59,790
(The Late Lady Gu)
why I could never warm Qingzhi's heart.
556
00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:01,480
I felt wronged,
557
00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:03,110
lost,
558
00:27:04,110 --> 00:27:05,030
and tormented.
559
00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:07,960
It wasn't until she passed away
560
00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:12,270
that I finally understood.
561
00:27:14,790 --> 00:27:16,240
Everything I gave
562
00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,310
was nothing more than unrequited love.
563
00:27:23,550 --> 00:27:25,200
What right did I have
564
00:27:28,944 --> 00:27:30,752
to expect her to return my feelings?
565
00:27:34,270 --> 00:27:35,030
Changqing,
566
00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:39,480
let her go.
567
00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:50,310
I can't.
568
00:27:53,830 --> 00:27:54,720
Changying,
569
00:27:55,790 --> 00:27:57,270
I'm telling you this
570
00:27:59,590 --> 00:28:01,110
because I hope you'll discover
571
00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,440
what Commandery Princess Zhaoning
truly wants.
572
00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:07,240
Don't let it slip away,
573
00:28:07,424 --> 00:28:08,880
and don't make the wrong choice.
574
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:12,310
I hope you'll find
575
00:28:16,030 --> 00:28:17,750
the happiness I never had.
576
00:28:40,272 --> 00:28:40,920
Your Highness,
577
00:28:41,104 --> 00:28:42,608
the commandery princess has arrived.
578
00:28:46,590 --> 00:28:47,310
You're here.
579
00:28:48,030 --> 00:28:49,200
I thought you weren't coming.
580
00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:52,640
Your Highness.
581
00:28:53,408 --> 00:28:54,510
No need for formalities.
582
00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:55,880
The wind is strong out here.
583
00:28:56,070 --> 00:28:57,200
Let's talk inside.
584
00:28:57,270 --> 00:28:57,720
Please.
585
00:29:09,830 --> 00:29:11,790
The Crown Prince
truly has a gentle disposition.
586
00:29:11,860 --> 00:29:14,030
He carries the grace
and refinement of a royal prince,
587
00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,870
yet none of the arrogance so often found
among those born to the throne.
588
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:19,720
Your Highness, what's wrong?
589
00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,160
I'm not afraid of bad people.
590
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,240
I'm especially good
at fighting evil with evil.
591
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,480
But when it comes to good people,
592
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:28,160
I never quite know what to do.
593
00:29:30,704 --> 00:29:32,750
Commandery princess, this way, please.
594
00:29:43,300 --> 00:29:45,312
Every flower and plant
in Your Highness's residence
595
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:46,720
is a rare and precious treasure.
596
00:29:47,510 --> 00:29:49,070
You even diverted hot spring water here.
597
00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:50,590
The flowers bloom in splendid beauty
598
00:29:50,590 --> 00:29:51,990
through every season without fading.
599
00:29:54,790 --> 00:29:56,350
You clearly know your flowers.
600
00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:57,960
When did you develop
such refined tastes?
601
00:29:58,270 --> 00:29:59,590
You're too kind, Your Highness.
602
00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:01,590
I've loved flowers and plants
603
00:30:01,590 --> 00:30:02,750
ever since I was a child.
604
00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:04,270
What a coincidence.
605
00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,384
I've loved growing flowers and tending
plants since childhood as well.
606
00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:10,470
From now on, you are always
welcome at the East Palace
607
00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:11,712
to admire the beauty of flowers
608
00:30:11,728 --> 00:30:13,568
and appreciate the charm
of nature together.
609
00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:15,880
(Commandery princess,)
610
00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:18,640
(do you know
how this garden came to be?)
611
00:30:33,590 --> 00:30:35,590
(I've put so much into it.)
612
00:31:16,070 --> 00:31:17,350
Commandery princess, please.
613
00:31:27,110 --> 00:31:29,440
The tea glows with a bright apricot hue,
614
00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:32,270
and its fragrance
is light and refreshing.
615
00:31:33,270 --> 00:31:34,550
Preparing tea, burning incense,
616
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,330
arranging flowers,
and displaying paintings.
617
00:31:36,384 --> 00:31:38,110
Tea is what I do best.
618
00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:40,590
Your Highness,
619
00:31:41,030 --> 00:31:41,750
this tea
620
00:31:42,030 --> 00:31:44,350
is Wuyang tea personally grown
by Crown Prince.
621
00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:46,720
Your Highness grows tea yourself?
622
00:31:49,310 --> 00:31:50,310
When I was young,
623
00:31:51,790 --> 00:31:53,070
I fell gravely ill.
624
00:31:54,464 --> 00:31:57,184
I could neither excel in academics
nor martial arts like my brothers.
625
00:31:57,270 --> 00:31:58,480
My father pitied me,
626
00:31:58,830 --> 00:32:00,350
so he entrusted state affairs to them
627
00:32:00,368 --> 00:32:02,064
and allowed me to focus on recovering.
628
00:32:02,350 --> 00:32:04,270
Naturally, I came to appreciate
629
00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:05,760
these seemingly useless pursuits.
630
00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:06,590
Your Highness,
631
00:32:06,672 --> 00:32:08,160
the knowledge and skills one acquires
632
00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:09,270
are meant to serve the realm.
633
00:32:09,590 --> 00:32:10,830
You need not belittle yourself.
634
00:32:11,872 --> 00:32:13,310
If Heaven has denied me something,
635
00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:14,880
then I'll cherish what I have before me.
636
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,200
Enjoy today's happiness while it lasts.
637
00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:25,750
I have something
638
00:32:25,936 --> 00:32:27,680
I'd like to present to Your Highness.
639
00:32:28,030 --> 00:32:28,680
What is it?
640
00:32:41,860 --> 00:32:44,740
(Rouge Ledger)
641
00:32:51,152 --> 00:32:53,200
This ledger records
the crimes of corrupt officials.
642
00:32:53,952 --> 00:32:55,240
Its contents are truly shocking.
643
00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:57,790
Where did you obtain it?
644
00:32:57,920 --> 00:32:59,160
By a fortunate turn of fate.
645
00:33:00,030 --> 00:33:01,400
I'm entrusting it to Your Highness
646
00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:03,110
because I believe
647
00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:04,680
that once you have the Rouge Ledger,
648
00:33:04,736 --> 00:33:07,136
you will sweep away
corruption with decisive resolve.
649
00:33:07,152 --> 00:33:09,744
With a heart as impartial as a scale
and justice as steadfast as a mountain.
650
00:33:09,750 --> 00:33:12,500
However deeply rooted the corrupt
officials and greedy eunuchs may be,
651
00:33:12,510 --> 00:33:13,790
you will show them no mercy
652
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,120
and uproot them completely.
653
00:33:17,790 --> 00:33:19,240
We've only met twice,
654
00:33:19,550 --> 00:33:20,110
yet you
655
00:33:21,030 --> 00:33:22,200
trust me so completely?
656
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:23,550
For me,
657
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:24,880
one meeting is enough.
658
00:33:26,110 --> 00:33:28,160
Besides, I trust my own judgment.
659
00:33:28,256 --> 00:33:30,510
And I trust in Your Highness's
integrity even more.
660
00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:36,960
You are the first
661
00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,720
to place hope in me,
662
00:33:39,030 --> 00:33:40,310
a Crown Prince in name only.
663
00:33:41,070 --> 00:33:42,350
I will do everything in my power
664
00:33:42,790 --> 00:33:44,070
to live up to the faith
665
00:33:44,550 --> 00:33:45,440
you have placed in me.
666
00:33:53,260 --> 00:33:55,776
The commandery princess has returned
to the Duke of Wei's Manor.
667
00:33:56,992 --> 00:33:58,528
Your Highness expected this all along
668
00:33:58,830 --> 00:34:01,270
because you saw
that she trusted your character.
669
00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:06,640
She was only putting on an act.
670
00:34:07,070 --> 00:34:08,110
The real reason
671
00:34:08,110 --> 00:34:10,760
is that she knows every other prince
has powerful forces behind
672
00:34:10,770 --> 00:34:12,620
and would inevitably
protect their own allies.
673
00:34:12,630 --> 00:34:14,360
Only someone like me,
who left the palace at a young age,
674
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:17,130
has no maternal family to rely on,
and stands apart from every faction,
675
00:34:17,150 --> 00:34:18,280
can remain impartial,
676
00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:19,280
without selfish motives,
677
00:34:19,344 --> 00:34:22,320
and bring every corrupt official
named in this ledger to justice.
678
00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:23,440
Along the way,
679
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,984
I kept wondering how someone
could be so cold and rational.
680
00:34:26,110 --> 00:34:26,880
But today,
681
00:34:27,072 --> 00:34:29,456
I truly admire her unwavering
devotion to the greater good.
682
00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:31,480
Your Highness,
683
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,670
Prince Yu followed the commandery
princess to the Duke of Wei's Manor
684
00:34:35,110 --> 00:34:36,510
with a cart full of gifts.
685
00:34:36,630 --> 00:34:37,710
The commandery princess
686
00:34:37,710 --> 00:34:38,832
accepted every single one.
687
00:34:39,312 --> 00:34:40,736
If he wants to give them, let him.
688
00:34:42,240 --> 00:34:43,710
Since Changyu offered them willingly,
689
00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,030
accepting them is
simply showing him courtesy.
690
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:47,070
Exactly.
691
00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:48,070
In short,
692
00:34:48,144 --> 00:34:50,096
whatever the commandery princess
does is right.
693
00:34:50,150 --> 00:34:52,030
I know exactly what my brothers
694
00:34:52,030 --> 00:34:53,110
are thinking.
695
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:55,030
Whoever marries Shen Xihe
696
00:34:55,030 --> 00:34:56,760
will gain control
of the northwestern army.
697
00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:58,890
Their intentions are far from honorable.
698
00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:01,150
How could I let them have their way?
699
00:35:03,230 --> 00:35:04,590
As for Changyu,
700
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:06,710
it's time someone put him in his place.
701
00:35:09,140 --> 00:35:10,780
(Sixian Hall)
702
00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:15,690
After you, Changyu.
703
00:35:20,710 --> 00:35:22,150
The tea carries a subtle fragrance.
704
00:35:22,630 --> 00:35:23,440
I never expected
705
00:35:23,552 --> 00:35:25,552
Your Highness to be
so skilled in the art of tea.
706
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:27,920
Tea is said to cure all ailments.
707
00:35:28,230 --> 00:35:30,440
With my health,
I can hardly do without it.
708
00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:32,832
The imperial capital is home
to many renowned physicians.
709
00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:34,280
I'm sure the day will come
710
00:35:34,300 --> 00:35:35,960
when Your Highness
makes a full recovery.
711
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,296
Thank you for your kind words, Changyu.
712
00:35:47,030 --> 00:35:48,400
Speaking of the imperial capital,
713
00:35:48,816 --> 00:35:50,400
it truly is full of remarkable talents.
714
00:35:51,150 --> 00:35:51,920
Today,
715
00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:53,760
I met a musician
716
00:35:54,016 --> 00:35:55,936
who plays
the vertical konghou exquisitely.
717
00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:58,550
I still remember that your mother
718
00:35:58,624 --> 00:36:00,416
was especially fond
of the vertical konghou.
719
00:36:00,496 --> 00:36:03,590
So I invited you here today
to enjoy the performance together.
720
00:36:05,264 --> 00:36:07,150
This musician's skill
on the vertical konghou,
721
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:08,800
though taught by you,
722
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,480
falls far short of yours.
723
00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:23,280
Why does Your Highness say
724
00:36:23,710 --> 00:36:24,880
I taught this musician?
725
00:36:25,550 --> 00:36:27,190
What I have most is time.
726
00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:28,800
When it comes to the vertical konghou,
727
00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:30,000
I know a thing or two myself.
728
00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:31,880
The techniques at your fingertips
729
00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:32,710
are exactly the same.
730
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:34,480
This musician
731
00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:35,920
is the qin instructor to
732
00:36:36,230 --> 00:36:37,590
Music Office dancer Bian Xianyi.
733
00:36:38,096 --> 00:36:40,480
Bian Xianyi's dancing is unrivaled
in the imperial capital.
734
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:42,096
She is only eighteen,
735
00:36:42,144 --> 00:36:44,550
yet no matter how many princes
and noble heirs seek her hand,
736
00:36:44,630 --> 00:36:46,096
(Bian Xianyi, Dancer from Music Office)
she refuses them all.
737
00:36:46,630 --> 00:36:49,230
Meanwhile, you have yet
to take a principal wife
738
00:36:50,030 --> 00:36:52,590
and have twice declined Father's
arrangements for your marriage.
739
00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,150
Could it be the two of you
made a promise to each other?
740
00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:58,864
Why would Your Highness
make such baseless assumptions?
741
00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:01,960
If you wanted to
take Bian Xianyi as a concubine,
742
00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:03,360
it would be easy.
743
00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,070
Yet you chose not to.
744
00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:06,110
Could it be
745
00:37:06,208 --> 00:37:07,968
because you feared she would suffer?
746
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:10,670
As a prince,
747
00:37:11,070 --> 00:37:12,550
you look beyond social rank.
748
00:37:13,150 --> 00:37:15,550
I truly admire that about you, Changyu.
749
00:37:16,110 --> 00:37:18,320
What exactly are you trying to imply?
750
00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:20,510
I recently heard a story.
751
00:37:22,096 --> 00:37:24,360
A man first marries a noble lady
as his principal wife.
752
00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:26,150
If she dies young,
753
00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,280
or loses her life
in some tragic accident,
754
00:37:28,336 --> 00:37:30,784
he can then marry the woman
he truly loves as his second wife,
755
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,272
instead of making her a concubine.
756
00:37:32,510 --> 00:37:33,440
What a fanciful tale.
757
00:37:34,656 --> 00:37:36,480
Even if my principal wife
were to pass away,
758
00:37:36,720 --> 00:37:37,960
a woman from the Music Office
759
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:39,872
could never become my second wife.
760
00:37:40,510 --> 00:37:43,280
You must have already
thought that through.
761
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:44,960
If you married Shen Xihe
762
00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,630
and secured the northwestern army,
763
00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:48,480
with such a pillar
of the nation behind you,
764
00:37:48,528 --> 00:37:49,280
Father
765
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:51,550
might very well approve.
766
00:37:51,648 --> 00:37:54,070
That's nothing but groundless
speculation. None of it is true.
767
00:37:55,230 --> 00:37:57,984
Besides, my feelings
for the commandery princess are sincere.
768
00:37:58,020 --> 00:37:59,140
She is the only one I love.
769
00:37:59,150 --> 00:38:00,960
Please don't question my sincerity.
770
00:38:01,150 --> 00:38:01,952
I'll take my leave.
771
00:38:02,070 --> 00:38:03,320
Then why
772
00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,550
are you wearing
Bian Xianyi's token of love?
773
00:38:05,584 --> 00:38:06,416
If I'm not mistaken,
774
00:38:06,420 --> 00:38:08,840
the embroidered pattern
on that sachet is an entwining lotus,
775
00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,380
the very same design as the forehead
adornment Bian Xianyi wears.
776
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:21,920
You set me up?
777
00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,590
So you've been gathering leverage
against me all along?
778
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:30,000
Changyu,
779
00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:33,090
I've spent years away
from the palace recovering.
780
00:38:33,630 --> 00:38:35,510
My brothers have never been close to me.
781
00:38:36,110 --> 00:38:37,360
The lonelier I felt,
782
00:38:37,660 --> 00:38:39,360
the more I cherished
the bond between us.
783
00:38:39,510 --> 00:38:41,100
I've always wanted what's best for you.
784
00:38:41,110 --> 00:38:42,360
Is that truly how you see me?
785
00:38:44,230 --> 00:38:45,480
It saddens me deeply.
786
00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:48,280
Go on.
787
00:38:48,550 --> 00:38:49,480
Keep acting.
788
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:51,760
I may have wronged my wife,
789
00:38:51,856 --> 00:38:53,230
but I have never betrayed Xianyi.
790
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,230
Nor have I betrayed
the woman I truly love.
791
00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:57,760
What's wrong with that?
792
00:38:58,400 --> 00:38:59,840
I'm the one who's gravely ill.
793
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:02,880
Yet it seems
your condition is even worse.
794
00:39:04,030 --> 00:39:05,760
Such a thing, devoid of all humanity,
795
00:39:06,150 --> 00:39:06,920
must never be done.
796
00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:08,480
Then I simply
797
00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:09,880
won't admit to any of it.
798
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,440
What can you possibly do to me?
799
00:39:24,110 --> 00:39:25,550
You think there's nothing I can do?
800
00:39:29,792 --> 00:39:31,180
Tea is best enjoyed for its flavor.
801
00:39:31,190 --> 00:39:32,544
A play is best enjoyed
from beginning to end.
802
00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:33,190
Your Highness.
803
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:34,760
Your Highness.
804
00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:35,590
Your Highness!
805
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:36,360
Your Highness!
806
00:39:36,510 --> 00:39:37,080
Your Highness!
807
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:38,920
Your Highness, what's wrong?
808
00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:43,590
Your Highness!
809
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:45,230
Prince Yu, what have you done?
810
00:39:45,232 --> 00:39:47,424
You've angered him so badly
that he coughed up blood!
811
00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:48,400
Someone!
812
00:39:48,590 --> 00:39:50,800
Prince Yu has made
the Crown Prince cough up blood!
813
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:52,070
- He's coughing up blood!
- Your Highness!
814
00:39:52,070 --> 00:39:53,670
- Summon the Imperial Physician!
- Your Highness!
815
00:39:53,670 --> 00:39:54,800
The Crown Prince has coughed up blood!
816
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:55,630
- Summon the Imperial Physician!
- Your Highness!
817
00:39:55,630 --> 00:39:57,110
- Quick, summon the Imperial Physician!
- Your Highness, wake up!
818
00:39:57,110 --> 00:39:57,880
- Your Highness!
- Summon the Imperial Physician!
819
00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:59,440
- Your Highness!
- His Highness has coughed up blood!
820
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:00,960
Your Highness!
821
00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:17,424
Princes, if any of you admire
Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
822
00:40:17,488 --> 00:40:20,280
today is the perfect opportunity
to declare your feelings.
823
00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:22,710
This Incense Record
is the finest of its kind.
824
00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:24,880
I hope you will accept it.
825
00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:26,110
If I should win your favor,
826
00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:28,110
I swear to spend my life
827
00:40:28,128 --> 00:40:29,136
with only one wife.
828
00:40:29,190 --> 00:40:30,000
And...
829
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,280
I, too, wish to ask
for your hand in marriage.
830
00:40:36,950 --> 00:40:39,890
♪I've hidden so many words♪
831
00:40:40,510 --> 00:40:43,310
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪
832
00:40:44,180 --> 00:40:51,150
♪So never uncover♪
833
00:40:51,340 --> 00:40:53,700
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪
834
00:40:54,830 --> 00:40:57,560
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪
835
00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:03,860
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪
836
00:41:05,620 --> 00:41:08,440
♪Every answer I gave♪
837
00:41:09,240 --> 00:41:12,090
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪
838
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:16,250
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪
839
00:41:16,510 --> 00:41:19,820
♪How hard it truly was?♪
840
00:41:22,790 --> 00:41:26,230
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪
841
00:41:27,220 --> 00:41:29,550
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪
842
00:41:30,820 --> 00:41:36,580
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪
843
00:41:37,990 --> 00:41:41,120
♪It's a shame I never could♪
844
00:41:41,570 --> 00:41:44,580
♪Give you a moon in return♪
845
00:41:44,690 --> 00:41:51,330
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪
846
00:41:51,330 --> 00:41:55,000
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪
847
00:41:55,870 --> 00:41:58,630
♪Never knowing I was lost♪
848
00:41:59,070 --> 00:42:02,200
♪Why don't you take me away?♪
849
00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:08,590
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪
850
00:42:09,990 --> 00:42:13,540
♪You'll never♪
851
00:42:13,820 --> 00:42:23,290
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪
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