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Do you recognize

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what this is?

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Changqing!

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Guards,

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- Prince Xin is unwell.
- Changqing!

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- Escort him back to his palace.
- Your Highness!

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Calm down.

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- Restrain him!
- Tell me now!

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- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!

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Changqing!

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Who are you?

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- Your Highness!
- Changqing!

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Who are you?

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Changqing!

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Tell me, who are you?

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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 10=

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Your Majesty,

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I was shocked to realize

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that Commandery Princess Zhaoning
and my late wife

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share many similarities.

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Changqing, watch your words.

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Commandery Princess Zhaoning
is exceptionally intelligent.

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What's difficult about making incense?

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Are you suggesting
that in the entire world,

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only your wife was an incense master?

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Ladies from noble families
conduct themselves with grace.

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Tapping one's fingers while in thought

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is just a common mannerism
among young women.

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It's hardly unique to your wife.

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As for the talk of two moons in the sky
and the star gate opening,

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even the Observatory Official
can't explain the reason behind it.

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For you to use

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such a mystical and unprovable event
as evidence

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is far too forced.

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Changqing,

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your wife

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passed away three years ago.

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Could it be

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that in your deep longing for your wife,

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your mind has become unsettled?

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I would like to ask
the Commandery Princess

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to clear my doubts herself.

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You have long resided in northwest.

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How did you know
about that secret mountain path?

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Your Majesty.

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It seems at this point,

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I can no longer hide it.

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I admit

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that Prince Xin's Consort and I

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were close friends who had never met.

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What?

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Close friends?

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Allow me to explain, Your Majesty.

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The year I came of age,

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my brother, Shen Yun'an,
was ordered to the capital.

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Seeing how much I missed my brother,

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my father gave me a carrier pigeon

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so I could correspond with him.

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Unexpectedly, the pigeon was injured

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and fell into the home
of a young lady in the imperial capital.

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After she nursed the pigeon
back to health,

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she had it send a message back to me.

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I wrote back to thank her.

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Through this exchange,

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we became close friends
who communicated only by letter.

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That young lady

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was Prince Xin's Consort.

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Indeed.

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Impossible.

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I've never heard of this.

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Qingzhi told me stories
of the imperial capital,

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and I told her about life in northwest.

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We both had a passion
for blending incense.

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The secret mountain path and the
method for making Jati flower incense

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were things Qingzhi told me about
in her letters.

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After she married
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our correspondence gradually lessened.

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It was only later that I learned

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of her unfortunate passing.

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I was deeply grieved.

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Changqing,
do you have anything else to say?

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Zhaoning,

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this has all been a misunderstanding.

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Please don't take it to heart.

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Prince Xin did not harm me.

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I am willing to let the matter rest.

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Now that everything
has been cleared up today,

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I hope Prince Xin

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will abandon that incredible delusion

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and stop chasing shadows.

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Do you know

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that even if the person hidden deep
in your heart

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changes their appearance,

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they will eventually be recognized?

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Your deep love for your wife

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is admirable.

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But if this longing
has turned into an illness,

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perhaps it would be better
to live in seclusion

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to recuperate and cultivate your mind.

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so as not to disturb others again.

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Changqing,

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if there is any more

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improper conduct,

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I...

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will surely punish you severely.

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Please forgive me, Commandery Princess.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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Your Highness.

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There is one thing I don't understand.

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I'd like to ask you about it.

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What is it?

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Qingzhi had a proud and aloof nature.

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She rarely socialized with anyone.

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Why was it
that she was only close to you?

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I don't want to say.

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Fine.

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Then I won't ask again.

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Let's go to my temporary palace.

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I had Tian Yuan
prepare some wild game dishes.

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Please have a taste.

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You're not going to ask anymore?

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If you don't wish to say,

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then I have no right to pry.

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Everyone has their own secrets.

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We aren't even engaged yet.

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Even if we were,

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I couldn't interfere
in your private affairs.

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And I certainly have no right
to question you.

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Your way of thinking

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is quite different from other men
in the world.

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A marriage contract

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gives a husband

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the privilege of helping his wife
with her troubles,

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not the right to interfere
with her thoughts.

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Whether it's an engagement

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or a future marriage,

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it should not become a restraint
on a lady.

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After you.

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Xihe, how are you?

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Are you hurt? I've been searching
for you all night with my guards.

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I'm fine.

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Completely unharmed.

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I was the one
who took you horseback riding.

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And I failed to look after you.

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If anything had really happened to you,

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I would've regretted it
for the rest of my life.

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Young Master Bu,

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don't listen to Her Highness
making it sound so trivial.

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You have no idea how dangerous it was.

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It was all thanks
to the Crown Prince's help.

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The Crown Prince?

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With how frail he is?

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I don't believe it.

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What's wrong with being frail?

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Being strong and robust

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is useless if one is unwilling
to protect his wife.

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Although Crown Prince
is physically weak,

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he risked his life to help Her Highness.

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He is a true gentleman.

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How is the search for the live bees
I asked you to find?

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You only care about requesting live bees
to treat Crown Prince's eye ailment.

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It seems

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this marriage is settled.

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Your Highness,

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this matter of the star gate
may sound mysterious,

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but Prince Xin has always been
cautious and prudent.

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How could he lose his composure
over such a legend?

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Besides,

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this concerns the Commandery Princess's
true identity.

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Since you intend

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for her to be the Crown Princess
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shouldn't you

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investigate this thoroughly?

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When I first met her,

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she was Shen Xihe.

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Regardless of
whether the star gate exists,

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since my heart belongs to her,

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if she doesn't want to talk about it,

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I will not pry.

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Think carefully again.

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Did your elder sister
and Commandery Princess Zhaoning

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have any sort of friendship?

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Brother-in-law,

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my sister never treated me,

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the daughter of a concubine,

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as a real sister.

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She always ignored me.

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I know very little about her.

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Are you sure you never saw

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her receive letters from northwest?

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I never saw any.

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How could you mistake
Commandery Princess for Gu Qingzhi?

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How insolent.

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Do not address your fifth sister-in-law
by her given name.

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I know.

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You're trying to find out if your wife
and Commandery Princess

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really corresponded by letter.

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Do you really think
Commandery Princess is your wife?

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What?

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Are you trying to stop me?

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I have to stop you.

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What are you going to do?

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Then you'll have to kill me.

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Have you gone mad?

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I thought you were drowning
in sorrow over your wife's death

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and hadn't moved on.

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But now it seems

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you clearly want to lock yourself away

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for the rest of your life!

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I have lost my mind.

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The woman I loved most has left me,

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but everyone around me

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is forcing me to act
as if nothing happened.

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They say,

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"A man lost in love is useless
for greater things."

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They say,

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"A great man need not worry
about finding a wife."

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"Just find another suitable woman."

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But has anyone

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ever understood my pain?

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I know your pain.

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But Commandery Princess
is not your wife.

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Your obsession is just an illusion.

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I'm begging you, let yourself go.

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Please?

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I will never give up.

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- It's Crown Prince.
- Changqing.

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Your Highness.

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Greetings, Changqing,

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Changying.

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Why are you here, Your Highness?

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This place is hidden in a bustling city,

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a quiet and peaceful corner.

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It's a perfect place to hide a mistress.

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Secretly hiding the descendant
of a convicted official.

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Changqing, you truly are audacious.

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Father has always held you
in high regard.

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Over the years,

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you've learned a great deal
about the art of ruling.

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Coupled with your exceptional
intelligence since childhood,

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in the eyes of the court officials,

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you are the candidate for Crown Prince
that Father has groomed

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for over a decade.

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If Gu Qingshu were to be exposed,

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tell me,

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wouldn't the noble families
and officials backing the other princes

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all rise up and attack you?

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What?

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You want to get rid of me?

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I don't want your life.

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I just want you to stop

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bothering
Commandery Princess Zhaoning.

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This is just a small request.

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I hope you'll consider it seriously.

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How could Crown Prince know
about Gu Qingshu's existence?

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I was careless.

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However, through this,

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I've seen his true colors.

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It's not a total loss.

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Are you saying

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he's faking his illness?

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I don't think he's faking it.

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But he must have his own sources
of intelligence in the court.

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Our every move

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is under his control.

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I had considered that the Crown Prince

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might be someone
who hides his true abilities.

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But I never expected that

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while he was alone
and away from the capital,

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he could weave

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00:14:38,900 --> 00:14:40,867
such a large and intricate web.

274
00:14:43,033 --> 00:14:43,833
Then, Changqing,

275
00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:45,333
what do you plan to do?

276
00:14:46,167 --> 00:14:48,567
The Crown Prince may be powerful enough
to stir up storms,

277
00:14:52,233 --> 00:14:53,667
but he cannot threaten

278
00:14:54,900 --> 00:14:56,033
me, Xiao Changqing.

279
00:15:00,867 --> 00:15:03,267
I switched out the descendant
of a convicted official.

280
00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:04,500
My crime is unforgivable.

281
00:15:05,033 --> 00:15:06,667
I ask for your severe punishment,
Father.

282
00:15:06,900 --> 00:15:08,567
It's been so long.

283
00:15:09,133 --> 00:15:11,433
You're only just now remembering
to confess to me?

284
00:15:11,567 --> 00:15:12,367
Shu...

285
00:15:13,567 --> 00:15:14,867
has reached marriageable age.

286
00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,500
If I were to keep her hidden
for her entire life,

287
00:15:18,767 --> 00:15:20,067
I'm afraid Qingzhi would resent me

288
00:15:20,100 --> 00:15:21,567
for not taking good care of her sister.

289
00:15:21,633 --> 00:15:23,733
Today, I've dared to bring her
before you, Father.

290
00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:25,067
For all my crimes,

291
00:15:25,333 --> 00:15:27,233
I am willing to bear the consequences.

292
00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:38,067
Changqing,

293
00:15:38,633 --> 00:15:41,800
I know that you are grieving the loss
of your beloved wife

294
00:15:42,567 --> 00:15:44,200
and your heart is still heavy.

295
00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,367
Since you dared
to save Second Young Lady Gu,

296
00:15:50,433 --> 00:15:51,767
it is my will

297
00:15:52,967 --> 00:15:54,633
to bestow her upon you.

298
00:15:55,567 --> 00:15:56,633
Thank you, Your Majesty.

299
00:15:56,633 --> 00:15:57,267
- Father,
- I...

300
00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,067
Shu is my wife's younger sister.

301
00:15:59,567 --> 00:16:01,233
I have always regarded her
as my own sister.

302
00:16:02,233 --> 00:16:03,567
Qingzhi passed away not long ago.

303
00:16:03,967 --> 00:16:06,233
I am not yet willing to remarry
or take a concubine.

304
00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:08,667
Fine.

305
00:16:09,033 --> 00:16:10,467
Then I won't force you.

306
00:16:11,433 --> 00:16:12,400
Thank you, Father.

307
00:16:14,833 --> 00:16:15,800
Thank you, Your Majesty.

308
00:16:17,433 --> 00:16:20,133
(Prince Xin's Manor)

309
00:16:20,433 --> 00:16:22,600
This is the second time
you've saved my life.

310
00:16:23,067 --> 00:16:24,433
I truly don't know

311
00:16:24,900 --> 00:16:26,367
how to repay you.

312
00:16:26,433 --> 00:16:27,867
It was His Majesty who pardoned you.

313
00:16:28,833 --> 00:16:29,733
Besides,

314
00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:32,000
I didn't do this for you,

315
00:16:32,333 --> 00:16:33,367
nor do I need to be repaid.

316
00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:34,567
No, Brother-in-law.

317
00:16:36,633 --> 00:16:39,233
Since childhood, I have never
been doted on by my elders.

318
00:16:40,167 --> 00:16:41,367
After the Gu family's downfall,

319
00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:42,467
it was under your protection

320
00:16:42,733 --> 00:16:44,167
that I was lucky enough to survive.

321
00:16:44,367 --> 00:16:45,433
If you wouldn't mind,

322
00:16:46,033 --> 00:16:47,900
I am willing to serve you
in my sister's place.

323
00:16:47,900 --> 00:16:48,867
I look after you

324
00:16:49,733 --> 00:16:51,733
because you are Qingzhi's
only living relative.

325
00:16:51,967 --> 00:16:53,133
There is no other reason.

326
00:16:54,033 --> 00:16:54,667
Also,

327
00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:57,633
you must remember this.

328
00:16:59,667 --> 00:17:00,900
There is no one in this world

329
00:17:02,433 --> 00:17:03,767
who can replace Qingzhi.

330
00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:08,233
I'll have someone escort you back.

331
00:17:15,733 --> 00:17:17,067
No one can replace her?

332
00:17:20,133 --> 00:17:21,967
What about Commandery Princess Zhaoning?

333
00:17:27,467 --> 00:17:30,867
(East Palace)

334
00:17:34,033 --> 00:17:35,400
Your Highness, how are

335
00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:36,600
your eyes feeling?

336
00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:39,667
Although I still can't
distinguish colors,

337
00:17:40,300 --> 00:17:41,633
the stinging and dryness

338
00:17:42,167 --> 00:17:42,967
have improved a lot.

339
00:17:58,667 --> 00:17:59,733
Since we are now allies,

340
00:18:00,300 --> 00:18:01,367
I won't be a stranger.

341
00:18:01,833 --> 00:18:03,100
Thank you for your trouble.

342
00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:26,400
♪If not for the chirping
of a few insects♪

343
00:18:29,333 --> 00:18:35,433
♪In the warm days, a gentle breeze
blows open the blossoms on a tree♪

344
00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:39,533
♪How else would I think of someone?♪

345
00:18:39,767 --> 00:18:42,900
♪A faint taste of longing on my lips♪

346
00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,467
♪Like a thousand twists and turns♪

347
00:18:45,467 --> 00:18:50,400
♪Gone forever,
yet I savor the memory again and again♪

348
00:19:02,467 --> 00:19:04,167
I wonder if you've heard

349
00:19:04,367 --> 00:19:05,800
that in the Imperial Study today,

350
00:19:06,033 --> 00:19:07,233
Changqing met with His Majesty

351
00:19:07,367 --> 00:19:09,200
and admitted that three years ago,
in prison,

352
00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,267
he secretly swapped out the descendant
of a convicted official.

353
00:19:11,267 --> 00:19:12,067
Who was it?

354
00:19:12,167 --> 00:19:14,000
The second daughter of the Gu family,

355
00:19:14,267 --> 00:19:15,100
Gu Qingshu.

356
00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,167
Not only did Father not blame her,

357
00:19:20,167 --> 00:19:22,400
but he even returned some
of the Gu family's assets to her.

358
00:19:22,400 --> 00:19:24,800
He also granted her the title
of County Princess Liyang.

359
00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:30,267
What are you thinking about?

360
00:19:33,033 --> 00:19:34,100
I'm thinking

361
00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:36,367
about how these ladies
from prominent families

362
00:19:37,500 --> 00:19:38,767
can fall from grace overnight,

363
00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:40,967
reduced to dust,

364
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:42,567
and just as quickly,

365
00:19:42,833 --> 00:19:44,200
they can be restored to glory.

366
00:19:46,367 --> 00:19:48,933
If a lady doesn't take control
of her own destiny,

367
00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:50,867
she will be like a rootless duckweed.

368
00:19:52,433 --> 00:19:53,833
Never mind the second Gu daughter.

369
00:19:55,767 --> 00:19:56,867
Even the eldest,

370
00:19:57,300 --> 00:19:58,300
Gu Qingzhi,

371
00:19:59,367 --> 00:20:00,833
the paragon of ladies in the capital,

372
00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:02,167
the foremost among noblewomen,

373
00:20:02,300 --> 00:20:03,633
didn't want to marry Changqing,

374
00:20:03,833 --> 00:20:04,833
but she had no choice.

375
00:20:05,667 --> 00:20:07,100
In the end, she met a tragic fate.

376
00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:08,733
But I think

377
00:20:09,633 --> 00:20:10,567
Gu Qingzhi

378
00:20:10,967 --> 00:20:12,433
never bowed to fate.

379
00:20:12,967 --> 00:20:14,200
When her family was destroyed,

380
00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:15,933
she still held her destiny

381
00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,467
firmly in her own hands.

382
00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:30,800
What do you mean by that?

383
00:20:30,867 --> 00:20:32,933
With Gu Qingzhi's intelligence
and resourcefulness,

384
00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:33,800
if she had wanted to,

385
00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,267
she could have found a thousand ways
to avoid marrying into the royal family.

386
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,867
But a lady
with upbringing and responsibility

387
00:20:38,867 --> 00:20:40,300
etched into her very being

388
00:20:40,300 --> 00:20:41,867
would not, for her own selfish reasons,

389
00:20:41,967 --> 00:20:44,000
abandon the mission
her family entrusted to her.

390
00:20:44,167 --> 00:20:46,367
Marrying Changqing
was an all-or-nothing gamble.

391
00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:47,467
She knew long ago

392
00:20:47,567 --> 00:20:50,467
that the struggle between noble families
would inevitably lead to bloodshed.

393
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,800
So, as Prince Xin's Consort,

394
00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,767
she guarded the Gu family
and protected her clan.

395
00:20:55,167 --> 00:20:57,400
Although the Gu family
was ultimately defeated,

396
00:20:57,667 --> 00:20:58,600
I believe

397
00:20:59,867 --> 00:21:02,733
that Gu Qingzhi's heart was free
of regret and guilt.

398
00:21:04,233 --> 00:21:05,300
They were a family.

399
00:21:05,833 --> 00:21:07,033
They supported each other.

400
00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:08,300
working together.

401
00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:10,567
She had no choice
but to take responsibility.

402
00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:12,467
She did everything she could.

403
00:21:13,667 --> 00:21:16,833
And she used her own life to set a trap
and avenge the Gu family.

404
00:21:30,167 --> 00:21:31,767
Why are you looking at me like that?

405
00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:35,967
It's nothing.

406
00:21:37,933 --> 00:21:39,800
I'm just a little surprised.

407
00:21:54,967 --> 00:21:57,800
This must be the Songyue Blade,
which can slice through iron like mud.

408
00:21:57,967 --> 00:21:59,267
Just the agate on it...

409
00:21:59,267 --> 00:22:00,933
A single stone is worth a fortune.

410
00:22:01,733 --> 00:22:02,833
I see you have good taste.

411
00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,200
My best friend is celebrating
a happy occasion.

412
00:22:05,333 --> 00:22:06,933
So I'm hosting a drinking contest here.

413
00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,667
Whoever can beat me,

414
00:22:08,667 --> 00:22:09,633
this precious blade

415
00:22:09,933 --> 00:22:10,933
will be theirs.

416
00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:17,633
Young Master Bu,

417
00:22:17,933 --> 00:22:19,000
I'll take you on.

418
00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:20,100
Young Master Hu.

419
00:22:20,100 --> 00:22:24,233
- Nice!
- Awesome!

420
00:22:24,767 --> 00:22:25,300
Please.

421
00:22:27,733 --> 00:22:29,467
- Young Master Bu.
- Young Master Hu.

422
00:22:29,467 --> 00:22:30,400
Stop drinking.

423
00:22:30,933 --> 00:22:31,567
Stop drinking.

424
00:22:31,567 --> 00:22:33,733
Stop drinking. How much have they had?

425
00:22:34,467 --> 00:22:35,833
- Jin Shan.
- Yes. 

426
00:22:35,833 --> 00:22:37,000
Fill it up for me!

427
00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,300
Young Master,
maybe you shouldn't drink anymore.

428
00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:42,267
Fill it up.

429
00:22:59,433 --> 00:23:01,200
- Vice Minister Cui.
- Vice Minister Cui.

430
00:23:02,100 --> 00:23:03,400
Stone Cui.

431
00:23:05,100 --> 00:23:05,867
Pour the liquor.

432
00:23:06,967 --> 00:23:08,233
You two are evenly matched.

433
00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:09,400
If you keep drinking,

434
00:23:09,567 --> 00:23:10,900
I'm afraid you'll harm yourselves.

435
00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,267
Why don't we call it a draw?

436
00:23:12,333 --> 00:23:14,100
The blade will still belong
to Young Master Bu.

437
00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:16,000
Young Master Hu,

438
00:23:16,300 --> 00:23:18,233
I'll give you a fine blade
some other day.

439
00:23:19,167 --> 00:23:19,933
All right, then.

440
00:23:22,233 --> 00:23:22,767
Let's go.

441
00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:23,767
I'll take you home.

442
00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:34,367
Who are you to me?

443
00:23:34,367 --> 00:23:36,400
What gives you the right
to make decisions for me?

444
00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:41,767
Jin Shan, bring the blade.

445
00:23:41,933 --> 00:23:42,433
Yes.

446
00:23:44,633 --> 00:23:45,233
Young Master Hu.

447
00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:55,400
Quickly.

448
00:23:55,633 --> 00:23:56,933
Go get a bowl of sobering soup.

449
00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:57,767
Yes.

450
00:23:57,933 --> 00:24:00,000
Jin Shan, pour the liquor.

451
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:00,567
Drink.

452
00:24:00,833 --> 00:24:01,800
Drink him to death.

453
00:24:02,467 --> 00:24:03,867
This is completely improper.

454
00:24:15,067 --> 00:24:16,467
Vice Minister Cui.

455
00:24:24,667 --> 00:24:26,233
You're very handsome.

456
00:24:27,033 --> 00:24:28,833
Your words and actions are outrageous.

457
00:24:29,167 --> 00:24:30,367
You're drunk out of your mind.

458
00:24:47,267 --> 00:24:50,000
Where did he go?

459
00:24:51,300 --> 00:24:52,467
He's gone...

460
00:24:52,667 --> 00:24:55,933
(Clarity and Serenity)

461
00:24:55,967 --> 00:24:56,600
Your Highness,

462
00:24:56,867 --> 00:24:59,167
I asked Young Master Bu
to find some live bees.

463
00:24:59,633 --> 00:25:01,833
Physician Xie can use
the stingers of wild bees

464
00:25:01,833 --> 00:25:04,100
to stimulate your acupoints
and treat your eye condition.

465
00:25:04,367 --> 00:25:05,500
Thank you for your concern.

466
00:25:06,367 --> 00:25:07,600
It's just a small matter.

467
00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:09,600
To you,

468
00:25:09,767 --> 00:25:10,933
it may be a small matter.

469
00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:12,767
But to me,

470
00:25:13,933 --> 00:25:14,967
it is precious.

471
00:25:19,033 --> 00:25:20,567
Physician Xie, you may begin.

472
00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:30,367
Could you

473
00:25:31,067 --> 00:25:32,067
stay here with me?

474
00:25:34,067 --> 00:25:34,633
All right.

475
00:25:35,833 --> 00:25:36,967
I'll wait here.

476
00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:10,600
Physician Xie said

477
00:26:10,833 --> 00:26:13,200
these stings will heal
in three to five days.

478
00:26:13,633 --> 00:26:15,600
You just need to rest and recover.

479
00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:33,800
Your Highness,
it's time for your medicine.

480
00:27:09,533 --> 00:27:10,967
There's nothing wrong with your hands.

481
00:27:11,267 --> 00:27:12,767
Yet you insist on being served.

482
00:27:14,567 --> 00:27:15,500
I'm...

483
00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,200
too weak to take care of myself.

484
00:27:25,233 --> 00:27:26,267
In half a month,

485
00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:29,233
after my coming-of-age ceremony,

486
00:27:30,167 --> 00:27:31,400
I will ask my father

487
00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:33,933
to arrange our marriage. How about that?

488
00:27:36,367 --> 00:27:37,633
We've already agreed.

489
00:27:37,933 --> 00:27:39,733
This is a mutually
beneficial arrangement.

490
00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,467
It's best not to get
too emotionally involved.

491
00:27:43,267 --> 00:27:44,467
I don't want a future

492
00:27:44,667 --> 00:27:46,100
where you expect all your efforts

493
00:27:46,100 --> 00:27:47,067
to be reciprocated.

494
00:27:47,633 --> 00:27:49,067
When you can't get what you want,

495
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:50,267
you'll grow resentful.

496
00:27:53,067 --> 00:27:53,567
All right.

497
00:27:54,667 --> 00:27:55,567
Then in the future,

498
00:27:56,167 --> 00:27:57,400
no matter how I treat you,

499
00:27:57,767 --> 00:27:59,200
I do it of my own free will.

500
00:27:59,467 --> 00:28:01,100
You don't have to feel indebted to me.

501
00:28:02,233 --> 00:28:03,867
With a response like that,

502
00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:04,967
are you satisfied?

503
00:28:07,367 --> 00:28:07,967
I am.

504
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,400
Your Highness,
from what Commandery Princess said,

505
00:28:33,467 --> 00:28:34,900
it seems she's willing to marry you.

506
00:28:35,633 --> 00:28:37,633
But she was so blunt
about her lack of feelings.

507
00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,433
As long as she's willing to marry me,
that's enough.

508
00:28:43,533 --> 00:28:44,900
First, I'll secure the marriage.

509
00:28:45,467 --> 00:28:46,733
Then, I'll win her heart.

510
00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:49,400
If she isn't devoted to me,

511
00:28:50,633 --> 00:28:52,533
it just means I haven't been
good enough to her.

512
00:28:54,633 --> 00:28:58,067
(Jade Terrace and Auspicious Dew)

513
00:29:00,733 --> 00:29:03,000
Who is Bian Xianyi close with
in the palace?

514
00:29:03,567 --> 00:29:04,667
Is there any new information?

515
00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,267
She doesn't like
to draw attention to herself.

516
00:29:06,267 --> 00:29:08,167
When she doesn't have
to attend palace banquets,

517
00:29:08,167 --> 00:29:09,800
she keeps to herself
and rarely goes out.

518
00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:11,867
Move!

519
00:29:24,367 --> 00:29:25,767
I didn't mean to offend you.

520
00:29:25,767 --> 00:29:27,000
Please forgive me, Your Highness.

521
00:29:31,767 --> 00:29:32,433
It's fine.

522
00:29:32,967 --> 00:29:33,833
Don't worry about it.

523
00:29:35,067 --> 00:29:36,967
Princess Pingling ordered me to...

524
00:29:37,067 --> 00:29:38,367
Did the fall knock you senseless?

525
00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,033
If you're still breathing,

526
00:29:42,300 --> 00:29:44,433
then climb back up there
and get it for me.

527
00:29:47,733 --> 00:29:48,300
Mo Yu.

528
00:29:55,067 --> 00:29:56,167
Shen Xihe.

529
00:29:56,833 --> 00:29:57,733
You see me,

530
00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,333
and you don't even come forward
to greet me?

531
00:30:01,833 --> 00:30:04,433
I heard
that because of the cliff incident,

532
00:30:04,567 --> 00:30:07,400
His Majesty punished you by making
you copy the Heart Sutra 100 times.

533
00:30:07,633 --> 00:30:08,800
It seems

534
00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:10,367
that copying scriptures

535
00:30:10,633 --> 00:30:12,200
has failed to improve your character.

536
00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:12,867
You...

537
00:30:13,667 --> 00:30:14,933
How dare you mock me?

538
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:15,633
I...

539
00:30:26,733 --> 00:30:28,567
- Your Highness.
- Your Highness.

540
00:30:28,867 --> 00:30:29,500
Your Highness.

541
00:30:34,367 --> 00:30:35,400
Shen Xihe,

542
00:30:35,767 --> 00:30:37,467
you're becoming more
and more insolent!

543
00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,767
I have no grudge against you.

544
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:42,600
Why did you deliberately cause me
to fall off the cliff?

545
00:30:43,033 --> 00:30:44,300
I only whipped your horse.

546
00:30:44,667 --> 00:30:46,167
Who knew it would run toward a cliff?

547
00:30:46,933 --> 00:30:48,400
What does that have to do with me?

548
00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:50,167
So you did it, but you won't admit it.

549
00:30:51,833 --> 00:30:52,367
Forget it.

550
00:30:52,633 --> 00:30:54,267
I can't be bothered to argue with you.

551
00:30:57,233 --> 00:30:58,767
But let me give you a word of warning.

552
00:30:59,667 --> 00:31:01,167
If there's a next time,

553
00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,000
it won't be as simple as
just breaking your nose.

554
00:31:04,333 --> 00:31:06,867
How dare you threaten Her Highness
with such insubordination?

555
00:31:10,867 --> 00:31:12,433
You failed to serve Her Highness well.

556
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,567
Her Highness doesn't have the heart
to blame you,

557
00:31:14,967 --> 00:31:16,833
so I taught you a lesson on her behalf.

558
00:31:21,033 --> 00:31:22,933
I'm sure you won't blame me

559
00:31:22,933 --> 00:31:24,533
for overstepping my bounds, right?

560
00:31:28,633 --> 00:31:29,733
It's getting late.

561
00:31:30,667 --> 00:31:31,733
We have plenty of time.

562
00:31:32,367 --> 00:31:33,500
I will come

563
00:31:33,667 --> 00:31:34,833
visit you again another day.

564
00:31:40,633 --> 00:31:42,067
- Your Highness.
- It hurts so much.

565
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:43,267
- Your Highness.
- Your Highness.

566
00:31:43,267 --> 00:31:44,500
What are you standing around for?

567
00:31:44,500 --> 00:31:45,833
Go to the Imperial Medical Office!

568
00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:49,700
Your Highness, are you just going
to let her off the hook?

569
00:31:49,967 --> 00:31:51,100
She's spoiled and arrogant.

570
00:31:51,367 --> 00:31:53,800
All she knows is how to be condescending
and provocative.

571
00:31:54,033 --> 00:31:54,833
She's no threat.

572
00:31:55,700 --> 00:31:57,733
However, the one
who sent assassins after me

573
00:31:58,067 --> 00:32:00,000
and threatened Bian Xianyi
into poisoning me

574
00:32:00,767 --> 00:32:02,767
is the real venomous snake
hiding by my side.

575
00:32:03,533 --> 00:32:05,100
We must investigate this thoroughly.

576
00:32:06,300 --> 00:32:07,000
- Yes.
- Yes.

577
00:32:10,167 --> 00:32:13,333
(Cultivate Virtue
and Practice Righteousness)

578
00:32:14,167 --> 00:32:14,667
Your Highness,

579
00:32:15,233 --> 00:32:17,600
this bronze sachet was found
in Bian Xianyi's room.

580
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:19,767
There's still some incense residue
on it.

581
00:32:23,300 --> 00:32:24,433
First, take this item

582
00:32:24,500 --> 00:32:26,067
to Commandery Princess's Residence.

583
00:32:26,433 --> 00:32:29,000
Then, find out which types
of incense are used in each palace.

584
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:30,567
Yes.

585
00:32:31,900 --> 00:32:34,200
This fragrance is
Three Balanced Elements Incense.

586
00:32:34,767 --> 00:32:36,667
It's an incense made
from borneol, musk powder,

587
00:32:36,667 --> 00:32:38,833
and the finest agarwood.

588
00:32:38,867 --> 00:32:41,200
The formula is exquisite
and the ingredients are expensive.

589
00:32:41,867 --> 00:32:43,167
Ordinary people wouldn't use it.

590
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,300
Palace maids and attendants

591
00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:47,333
certainly couldn't afford
this kind of incense.

592
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:50,600
Your Highness,

593
00:32:50,833 --> 00:32:52,867
Crown Prince sent over this report
on incense usage.

594
00:32:56,867 --> 00:32:59,367
(Monthly Incense Usage Report)

595
00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,067
This Three Balanced Elements Incense
is only used in three places.

596
00:33:02,167 --> 00:33:03,467
Princess Pingling's chambers,

597
00:33:03,467 --> 00:33:05,133
the Empress Dowager's
Buddhist prayer hall,

598
00:33:05,500 --> 00:33:06,733
and Consort Liang's chambers.

599
00:33:06,733 --> 00:33:09,167
I've noticed that silk sachets
are more common in the palace.

600
00:33:09,267 --> 00:33:10,800
Bronze incense holders are rarely used.

601
00:33:18,667 --> 00:33:20,433
This pattern is unique to northwest.

602
00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:29,367
Your Highness, look.

603
00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:31,867
The flowers are so beautiful this year.

604
00:33:44,033 --> 00:33:45,267
Greetings, Your Highness.

605
00:33:46,500 --> 00:33:48,300
There's no need for such formalities.

606
00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:50,067
I am a bit tired.

607
00:33:50,633 --> 00:33:52,067
Please, feel free to stay.

608
00:33:55,733 --> 00:33:56,367
Your Highness,

609
00:33:57,500 --> 00:33:59,633
I have something
I'd like to return to you.

610
00:34:10,767 --> 00:34:12,400
Who says this belongs to me?

611
00:34:13,933 --> 00:34:15,367
I don't recognize this item.

612
00:34:18,367 --> 00:34:20,567
This was found in Bian Xianyi's room.

613
00:34:21,267 --> 00:34:22,400
Your Highness,

614
00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:24,633
do you wish to argue this
before His Majesty?

615
00:34:26,567 --> 00:34:28,067
I have so many sachets.

616
00:34:28,100 --> 00:34:30,100
Who can be bothered
to remember every single one?

617
00:34:30,367 --> 00:34:32,367
That Bian Xianyi was a good dancer.

618
00:34:32,700 --> 00:34:34,633
Perhaps I gifted it to her before.

619
00:34:34,767 --> 00:34:36,433
Or maybe she stole it.

620
00:34:36,633 --> 00:34:38,033
How would I remember?

621
00:34:39,367 --> 00:34:41,633
But I must advise you.

622
00:34:41,967 --> 00:34:43,667
It's best to watch what you say.

623
00:34:43,933 --> 00:34:45,367
I am His Majesty's consort.

624
00:34:45,833 --> 00:34:47,933
How dare you slander me
with baseless accusations?

625
00:34:53,833 --> 00:34:54,767
Tell Mo Yuan

626
00:34:55,067 --> 00:34:56,500
to gather evidence of her crimes.

627
00:34:57,033 --> 00:34:58,367
Present it all to His Majesty.

628
00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:00,633
She has intentionally plotted murder.

629
00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:02,467
She has several lives on her hands.

630
00:35:03,233 --> 00:35:04,267
She cannot be spared.

631
00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:06,967
Yes.

632
00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,200
Your Highness, if Commandery Princess
Zhaoning refuses to let this go,

633
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:12,100
what should we do?

634
00:35:12,100 --> 00:35:12,967
What is there to fear?

635
00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:15,400
I am the Emperor's consort.

636
00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:16,633
No matter how arrogant she is,

637
00:35:16,700 --> 00:35:18,300
she is merely the daughter
of a subject.

638
00:35:18,700 --> 00:35:20,067
What could she possibly do to me?

639
00:35:20,367 --> 00:35:20,933
Yes.

640
00:35:28,367 --> 00:35:30,067
Throw out all the sachets
in my chambers.

641
00:35:30,467 --> 00:35:30,967
Yes.

642
00:36:09,233 --> 00:36:09,833
Go.

643
00:36:11,333 --> 00:36:11,933
Your Highness.

644
00:36:11,933 --> 00:36:13,733
I'll go get the imperial physician
right away.

645
00:36:13,767 --> 00:36:14,433
It's nothing.

646
00:36:14,833 --> 00:36:15,667
The wound isn't deep.

647
00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:18,433
Bai Fu is usually so gentle.

648
00:36:18,467 --> 00:36:20,400
It's always been closest
to you, Your Highness.

649
00:36:20,467 --> 00:36:22,033
Why did it suddenly go wild?

650
00:36:23,867 --> 00:36:25,367
An animal is just an animal.

651
00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:34,267
Xiao Changyu.

652
00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:37,500
Look at you, half-dead.

653
00:36:38,033 --> 00:36:39,800
When will you ever avenge your uncle?

654
00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:42,400
That useless Bian Xianyi.

655
00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:44,533
She failed
to poison Commandery Princess Zhaoning

656
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:46,667
and ended up poisoning herself to death.

657
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:48,500
Because of Shen Xihe,

658
00:36:49,933 --> 00:36:52,033
your uncle, Ye Qi,
was exiled a thousand miles away

659
00:36:52,833 --> 00:36:54,467
and died in a land of pestilence.

660
00:36:55,167 --> 00:36:56,333
Those wretches in the palace,

661
00:36:56,833 --> 00:36:58,500
knowing I have no family to support me,

662
00:36:58,700 --> 00:37:00,400
humiliate me as they please.

663
00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:06,767
You must get rid of Shen Xihe
for my sake.

664
00:37:07,567 --> 00:37:08,700
Xianyi is gone.

665
00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:10,167
My heart

666
00:37:11,667 --> 00:37:12,600
is gone with her.

667
00:37:13,067 --> 00:37:13,767
Nonsense.

668
00:37:14,767 --> 00:37:17,000
You think Bian Xianyi
was deeply in love with you?

669
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:17,500
The truth...

670
00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:19,233
The truth is,
she was using me all along.

671
00:37:19,967 --> 00:37:21,267
She used me for protection,

672
00:37:21,767 --> 00:37:23,567
to fend off her unwanted suitors.

673
00:37:24,433 --> 00:37:25,833
In reality, she loved someone else.

674
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:28,033
I knew all of it.

675
00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:31,000
You knew?

676
00:37:31,267 --> 00:37:33,167
Then why did you
still protect that wench?

677
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,633
How much longer
will you let a dead person

678
00:37:37,633 --> 00:37:39,033
haunt your heart?

679
00:37:39,467 --> 00:37:41,333
If that sickly Crown Prince

680
00:37:41,333 --> 00:37:42,433
marries Shen Xihe

681
00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:43,967
and gains the support of northwest,

682
00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:46,367
his position on the throne
will be secured.

683
00:37:46,367 --> 00:37:48,100
What chance will you have then?

684
00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:54,567
Mother,

685
00:37:57,100 --> 00:37:59,200
I have never wanted to fight for it.

686
00:38:00,700 --> 00:38:02,167
I have disappointed you.

687
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:11,033
Useless.

688
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:12,833
Useless!

689
00:38:28,967 --> 00:38:29,767
Physician Huang,

690
00:38:30,033 --> 00:38:31,233
what's wrong with Her Highness?

691
00:38:34,167 --> 00:38:36,400
It seems to be an external affliction
from pathogenic wind.

692
00:38:36,667 --> 00:38:39,100
Her Highness's qi and blood
were already somewhat deficient.

693
00:38:39,767 --> 00:38:42,567
I will first prescribe a formula
to dispel wind and relieve the exterior.

694
00:38:42,700 --> 00:38:44,700
You must ensure Her Highness takes it
on schedule.

695
00:38:44,933 --> 00:38:46,500
She should recover in a few days.

696
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:26,333
Li Yanhui, you don't
still think you're a princess, do you?

697
00:39:26,333 --> 00:39:28,267
If it weren't
for His Majesty's arranged marriage,

698
00:39:28,267 --> 00:39:29,933
do you think you would have survived?

699
00:39:33,267 --> 00:39:36,033
County Princess Liyang used me
to provoke Prince Ding's Consort

700
00:39:36,300 --> 00:39:37,500
and cause trouble.

701
00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:39,400
If I had been cut
by these porcelain shards,

702
00:39:39,633 --> 00:39:41,167
would that have been what you wanted?

703
00:39:46,433 --> 00:39:49,367
♪I've hidden so many words♪

704
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,800
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

705
00:39:53,667 --> 00:40:00,633
♪So never uncover♪

706
00:40:00,833 --> 00:40:03,167
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

707
00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:07,033
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

708
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:13,333
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

709
00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:17,933
♪Every answer I gave♪

710
00:40:18,733 --> 00:40:21,567
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

711
00:40:22,367 --> 00:40:25,733
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

712
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,300
♪How hard it truly was?♪

713
00:40:32,267 --> 00:40:35,700
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

714
00:40:36,700 --> 00:40:39,033
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

715
00:40:40,300 --> 00:40:46,067
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

716
00:40:47,467 --> 00:40:50,600
♪It's a shame I never could♪

717
00:40:51,067 --> 00:40:54,067
♪Give you a moon in return♪

718
00:40:54,167 --> 00:41:00,800
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

719
00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:04,467
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

720
00:41:05,367 --> 00:41:08,100
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

721
00:41:08,567 --> 00:41:11,667
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

722
00:41:12,133 --> 00:41:18,067
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

723
00:41:19,467 --> 00:41:23,033
♪You'll never♪

724
00:41:23,300 --> 00:41:32,767
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪

725
00:41:58,933 --> 00:42:02,433
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this film)