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Defying the law
by unlawfully imprisoning others,
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attempting to murder
the heir of a marquis.
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What punishment should you face?
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Your Highness,
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though your status is noble,
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by ancestral law,
the women of the inner palace
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may not interfere in state affairs.
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This is a court of law,
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not a place for Your Highness
to make a spectacle.
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Please conduct yourself with dignity
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and leave at once.
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In that case,
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I'll remain here
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and go nowhere today.
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Everyone in and around this yamen
is under my command.
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Until the court sends someone
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to uncover the truth of this case,
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no one here,
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including you, Prefect Yu,
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may leave this yamen.
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Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
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how dare you place an imperial official
under house arrest!
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This matter,
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I will report to His Majesty at once.
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Mo Yuan.
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How dare you!
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I am an imperial official!
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Xihe!
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Xihe!
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Xihe!
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Xihe!
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Are you all right?
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I'm fine.
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Magistrate Tang
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has confessed everything.
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The secret prison in Zenan
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was orchestrated by Yu Zao.
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I am willing to testify.
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It was Yu Zao who ordered
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the people to be secretly abducted,
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forced to mine ore,
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and illegally forge weapons
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for a treasonous plot.
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I have kept the account books
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and correspondence as evidence.
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Tang Juan, you wretch!
May you die a miserable death!
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Throw Yu Zao into prison
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and keep him under strict guard.
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Kneel!
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The prefectural office
is handling this case.
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Drop your weapons
and you will be spared!
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Run!
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Cui Jinbai!
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Cui Jinbai!
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Cui Jinbai, where are you?
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Don't move!
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Come out!
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Hurry!
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Cui Jinbai!
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Stone Cui!
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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 15=
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Hurry!
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Cui Jinbai!
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Hurry!
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Stone Cui!
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I'm here.
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How are you?
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Are you hurt?
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Did they... did they hurt you?
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Seeing how worried you are about me
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makes me very happy.
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Cui Jinbai,
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Yu Zao has been imprisoned,
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and the Prefectural Residence
has been seized.
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I'm grateful
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that you helped me.
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But what you said to me before,
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I hope you'll forget it.
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Do you understand?
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But you were clearly worried about me.
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That's because you helped me.
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Let's go.
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Greetings, Your Highness.
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These past few days,
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you have worked tirelessly.
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You flatter me, Your Highness.
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I'm not trying to interfere
with your investigation.
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I simply wish to remain by your side
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and be of some help to you.
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There's no need to trouble yourself.
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You should return to the palace at once,
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lest His Majesty become concerned.
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Though our wedding has been postponed,
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our goal remains the same.
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We both seek to eliminate corruption
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and bring justice to the people.
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I believe you
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also wish to solve Bu Shulin's
case as soon as possible.
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After all,
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you are as close as sisters.
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Throughout the interrogation,
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you will preside.
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I'll merely observe
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and lend my support.
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As you wish, Your Highness.
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Your Highness,
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there's no need
to waste your time on me.
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Hasn't Tang Juan already confessed?
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Whatever the sentence is,
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so be it.
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Yu Zao,
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you secretly transferred
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the imprisoned civilians
into the mountains to mine ore
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and forge weapons.
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But as far as I know,
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you hold no influence in the military.
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So the mastermind
behind the secret prison
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is not you.
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Who is the real mastermind?
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It's me.
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The secret prison
has caused countless tragedies.
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Families have been torn apart,
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and lives destroyed.
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Even if His Majesty
sentences your entire clan
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to death, it would not be excessive.
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Then...
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let it be.
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Yu Zao,
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have you not thought
of your wife and children?
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Or your brothers and sisters?
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Will you really stand by and watch them
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be dragged to their deaths
because of you?
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Yu Zao's attitude
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is very unusual.
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Indeed.
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He's far too confident.
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Your Highness,
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do you still remember
the Moon Palace game?
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Black can become white,
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and white can become black.
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In this world, it's more
than just a chess piece
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that blurs the line
between black and white.
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Truth can become false,
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and false can become truth.
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Yu Zao faces the punishment
of extermination of the whole clan.
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Yet in prison,
he has remained remarkably calm,
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without offering a single word
in defense of his wife or clan.
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That means
there's a strong possibility...
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The Yu Zao in prison
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is not the real Yu Zao.
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Whether he's real or not,
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that depends on your next.
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I've kept you waiting, Your Highness.
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Not for long.
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When it comes to waiting for you,
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I have all the time in the world.
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Why is it that you can always
say such flirtatious things
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as if they were nothing?
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Because every word comes from the heart.
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If this is how
the conversation is going,
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I'll be leaving now.
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All right.
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Let's talk about something else.
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These documents
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are evidence
that Yu Zao accepted bribes.
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Every payment can be traced.
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Yet not a single payment
went to his wife or children.
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(Private Records of the Ningze Prefectural Treasury)
Nor did any of it go to his relatives.
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All the money ended up in one place.
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Yuzhou.
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You dropped this the other day.
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I'll be there on time tomorrow.
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Prefect Yu,
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your crimes warrant
the extermination of your whole clan,
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yet you don't even flinch.
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I've already made myself clear.
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I know my crimes deserve death.
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You two
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shouldn't waste any more time on me.
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You don't care
about your fake wife and children.
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Do you really care nothing
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for your real wife and children?
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What do you mean by this, Your Highness?
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You show no fear
of the extermination of your whole clan.
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That goes against basic human nature.
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Which leaves only one explanation.
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Those people are not your real family.
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That's why you remain unmoved.
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You're not the real Yu Zao.
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I don't know, Your Highness,
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why you would make such baseless claims.
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You may deny it all you like.
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But of all the bribe money you took,
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not a single payment
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was sent to your wife
or relatives in the capital.
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Instead, it all went to Yuzhou.
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I imagine someone
very important to you is there.
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The real Yu Zao
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was ambushed by bandits
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on his way to his post two years ago.
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Your people killed him,
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and you assumed his identity.
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For the past two years,
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you never returned home,
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only kept in touch
with Yu Zao's family through letters.
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You and the mastermind
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planned, over those two years,
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to make full use of the secret prison
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and forge enough weapons.
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Then you would find an opportunity
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to disappear without a trace.
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I never expected
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you would uncover even this.
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If you admit your false identity
and reveal the mastermind,
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I will spare your
real wife and children.
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What do you say?
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Given the situation,
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is there a better choice
than what Your Highness has offered?
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(Zenan Prefecture)
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The imperial decree has been issued.
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You will pay
for your crimes with your life.
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That will bring this matter to a close.
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Your real wife and children
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have now been spared.
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You can tell us now, can't you?
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It was the Duke of Ying.
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Twenty years ago,
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I joined the army
under the Duke of Ying.
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The Duke of Ying
showed me great kindness.
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I could not refuse
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any of his orders.
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The Duke of Ying
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is in Anlan now?
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Something has happened
to the Duke of Ying.
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He had close dealings
with a Hu merchant.
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In the past,
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he secretly obtained poisons
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through that merchant.
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The merchant gained leverage over him
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and became increasingly overbearing.
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The Duke of Ying decided to silence him.
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Unexpectedly,
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the merchant poisoned
the Duke of Ying and escaped.
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After being poisoned, the Duke of Ying
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could barely eat anything.
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His insides burned with unbearable pain,
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leaving him in constant agony.
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After that,
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his whereabouts became unknown.
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My fellow citizens,
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I am the Deputy Chief Justice
of the Court of Judicial Review.
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By order of the court,
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I have come to resolve
the secret prison case.
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The culprit impersonated Yu Zao,
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and all his accomplices
have been arrested.
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The secret prison
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has been completely destroyed.
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The court is fully aware
of the suffering you have endured.
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His Majesty is deeply grieved as well.
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By His Majesty's decree,
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all victims of the secret prison case
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and their families
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will receive relief.
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His Majesty has appointed
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
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to oversee these arrangements.
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Everyone,
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those who suffered
in the secret prison case
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and lost a family member,
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please proceed to the green banner.
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Each person
will receive 500 copper coins
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and 25 kg of rice.
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The elderly, the weak,
ladies, and kids
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may proceed to the yellow banner.
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Each person will receive
an additional 6.25 kg of millet.
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Those who are ill or injured
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may proceed to the red banner.
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00:14:36,256 --> 00:14:37,960
A physician will examine you personally.
280
00:14:38,032 --> 00:14:39,370
Anyone wishing to file a complaint
281
00:14:39,390 --> 00:14:40,630
may go to the white banner.
282
00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,630
A legal clerk
will help prepare your petition.
283
00:14:43,150 --> 00:14:44,150
Hot soup and rice cakes
284
00:14:44,150 --> 00:14:45,600
have been prepared at every station.
285
00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:47,150
Please help yourselves.
286
00:14:47,270 --> 00:14:49,630
- Thank You, Your Majesty!
- Thank You, Your Majesty!
287
00:14:50,390 --> 00:14:51,360
Thank You, Your Majesty!
288
00:14:51,630 --> 00:14:53,984
- Thank you, Your Highness!
- Thank you, Your Highness!
289
00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,120
Thank you, Your Highness!
290
00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:56,240
Please, rise.
291
00:14:56,870 --> 00:14:57,390
Please rise.
292
00:14:57,390 --> 00:14:58,150
Please, rise.
293
00:14:58,150 --> 00:14:59,200
Everyone, please rise.
294
00:14:59,472 --> 00:15:00,480
Please, all of you, rise.
295
00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:01,080
Please rise.
296
00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:02,600
Thank you, Your Highness.
297
00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:03,720
Go collect your relief.
298
00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:05,910
Thank you, Your Highness.
299
00:15:07,030 --> 00:15:08,030
Here, take it slow.
300
00:15:17,550 --> 00:15:19,320
Your Highness,
by the Crown Prince's order,
301
00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:20,660
the front of this stele
302
00:15:20,704 --> 00:15:22,360
is engraved
with the Relief Proclamation.
303
00:15:22,496 --> 00:15:24,550
Anyone left alone
because of official injustice
304
00:15:24,768 --> 00:15:26,576
will receive 50 copper coins each month.
305
00:15:27,088 --> 00:15:28,360
If a prisoner dies of illness,
306
00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,240
(Relief Proclamation)
the body must be examined
307
00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:31,230
by the coroner,
the family, and local elders.
308
00:15:31,248 --> 00:15:33,184
The back of the stele bears
the Collective Accountability Order.
309
00:15:33,216 --> 00:15:35,230
If three wrongful imprisonments
occur within a prefecture,
310
00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:36,752
the prefect will be branded and exiled.
311
00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:37,830
If there are more than five,
312
00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,990
their entire clan
will be permanently barred from office.
313
00:15:40,016 --> 00:15:41,730
The secret prison case
has now been solved.
314
00:15:41,750 --> 00:15:43,630
The Crown Prince
deserves some credit as well.
315
00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:45,360
What did the Crown Prince give you
316
00:15:45,696 --> 00:15:47,120
to make you keep taking his side?
317
00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,600
The Crown Prince
is always helping Your Highness.
318
00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,580
I don't need any favors
from him to take his side.
319
00:15:51,630 --> 00:15:54,360
If Your Highness and the Crown Prince
become husband and wife
320
00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:55,710
and govern the East Palace together,
321
00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,520
it would truly
be a blessing for the people.
322
00:15:58,790 --> 00:16:00,670
Are you really no longer considering
323
00:16:00,670 --> 00:16:02,200
marrying the Crown Prince?
324
00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:03,390
Once you enter the palace,
325
00:16:04,224 --> 00:16:05,790
there can be no room for a soft heart.
326
00:16:49,136 --> 00:16:50,048
Your Highness,
327
00:16:50,050 --> 00:16:52,480
Crown Prince's carriage
has been following us from a distance.
328
00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:53,510
He hasn't come any closer.
329
00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:57,080
Just ignore him.
330
00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,880
♪A wall that collapses at a single push♪
331
00:17:38,210 --> 00:17:40,460
♪Frost that melts at a single smile♪
332
00:17:41,780 --> 00:17:47,060
♪How can you be this wonderful♪
333
00:17:48,990 --> 00:17:51,930
♪I've hidden so many words♪
334
00:17:52,550 --> 00:17:55,350
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪
335
00:17:56,220 --> 00:18:03,190
♪So never uncover♪
336
00:18:03,380 --> 00:18:05,740
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪
337
00:18:06,870 --> 00:18:09,600
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪
338
00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:15,900
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪
339
00:18:17,660 --> 00:18:20,480
♪Every answer I gave♪
340
00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,130
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪
341
00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:28,290
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪
342
00:18:29,550 --> 00:18:30,720
You truly are
343
00:18:30,752 --> 00:18:32,240
a fairy beneath the Jade Terrace moon,
344
00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:33,720
standing gracefully in the breeze.
345
00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,110
And you
346
00:18:46,310 --> 00:18:48,790
are no different from a snake
that won't leave my side.
347
00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:50,110
That's quite true.
348
00:18:50,256 --> 00:18:51,510
I do tend to cling to people.
349
00:18:53,296 --> 00:18:54,960
The secret prison case in Zenan District
350
00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:56,400
was brought to a successful close
351
00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:57,750
thanks to your brilliant plan.
352
00:18:59,350 --> 00:19:01,240
Though you keep saying
it's for mutual benefit,
353
00:19:01,310 --> 00:19:02,944
you've also brought justice
to the people
354
00:19:02,992 --> 00:19:04,070
with the greatest care.
355
00:19:05,510 --> 00:19:06,680
If Bu Shulin
356
00:19:06,790 --> 00:19:08,512
were not the heir
of the Marquis of Shunan,
357
00:19:09,030 --> 00:19:10,640
I wouldn't have gotten involved
358
00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:11,720
from the very beginning.
359
00:19:16,550 --> 00:19:17,690
Then why don't we join forces
360
00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,830
to bring down the entire
Marquis of Shunan's Manor
361
00:19:21,010 --> 00:19:22,830
and absorb them all
into the Northwest Army?
362
00:19:23,264 --> 00:19:24,160
What do you think?
363
00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:29,200
See?
364
00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,350
Why must you make yourself
sound so heartless?
365
00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:34,640
Your Highness,
366
00:19:35,790 --> 00:19:36,790
no matter what you say,
367
00:19:38,270 --> 00:19:39,270
this engagement
368
00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,070
must be broken.
369
00:19:57,472 --> 00:19:58,640
You are bullying me again.
370
00:20:17,970 --> 00:20:21,040
♪Light as a dream, time drifts by♪
371
00:20:22,110 --> 00:20:24,720
♪Pushing the sea
of stars to flow across♪
372
00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,740
♪Flowers wilt and bloom again♪
373
00:20:29,190 --> 00:20:31,530
♪In an endless cycle♪
374
00:20:34,170 --> 00:20:37,090
♪Whispers beneath the moon♪
375
00:20:37,630 --> 00:20:40,740
♪Slowly spread across the branches♪
376
00:20:41,540 --> 00:20:43,410
♪Longing is so beautiful♪
377
00:20:43,650 --> 00:20:48,090
♪How many still wander
as they did in their youth?♪
378
00:20:50,050 --> 00:20:52,720
♪Amidst the flickering lights♪
379
00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,790
♪Alone for several autumns♪
380
00:20:58,180 --> 00:21:00,630
♪How to choose the one♪
381
00:21:01,010 --> 00:21:04,570
♪To be with forever?♪
382
00:21:05,650 --> 00:21:08,940
♪When I gaze upon you♪
383
00:21:09,570 --> 00:21:12,910
♪Flower petals twirl gently in my heart♪
384
00:21:13,510 --> 00:21:14,970
♪Gracefully♪
385
00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:20,740
♪For all eternity♪
386
00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:23,000
It doesn't matter if some things
387
00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:24,736
take a little longer.
388
00:21:24,832 --> 00:21:28,020
♪Quietly reflect in your sparkling eyes♪
389
00:21:28,830 --> 00:21:29,680
I'm willing to wait.
390
00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,930
♪Scattered red petals fall like rain♪
391
00:21:32,390 --> 00:21:36,230
♪It's a wonderful time in the world♪
392
00:21:37,170 --> 00:21:40,010
♪Bits of worries and sorrows♪
393
00:21:40,410 --> 00:21:44,020
♪Are gently gathered
into your elegant sleeves♪
394
00:21:45,130 --> 00:21:47,890
♪Gradually, on the misty path♪
395
00:21:48,390 --> 00:21:52,190
♪Not a trace of sorrow can be found♪
396
00:21:58,940 --> 00:22:01,020
(Zenan Post Station)
397
00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:08,310
Your Highness, look.
398
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,240
I'd like to travel with you.
399
00:22:14,380 --> 00:22:16,160
We can look after each other
along the way.
400
00:22:16,176 --> 00:22:16,820
What do you say?
401
00:22:16,848 --> 00:22:17,570
I don't need that.
402
00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:24,920
But I do.
403
00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,160
Don't you want to know
404
00:22:33,580 --> 00:22:35,310
the truth behind
Consort Liang's poisoning?
405
00:22:36,790 --> 00:22:38,350
Before Yu Zao was executed, he told me
406
00:22:38,496 --> 00:22:40,350
the mastermind
behind the secret prison case
407
00:22:40,350 --> 00:22:41,310
was the Duke of Ying.
408
00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,920
He also bought poison
from the merchant many times.
409
00:22:43,984 --> 00:22:45,410
After committing so many evil deeds,
410
00:22:45,420 --> 00:22:46,920
he was poisoned by that very merchant.
411
00:22:46,930 --> 00:22:49,216
He should now be hiding
somewhere in the imperial capital.
412
00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:51,510
You're exceptionally perceptive.
413
00:22:51,510 --> 00:22:53,030
I'd like to join forces
with you again
414
00:22:53,030 --> 00:22:54,030
to find his whereabouts.
415
00:22:58,020 --> 00:22:59,776
This has nothing to do
with our engagement.
416
00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:01,480
We'll work together
417
00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:03,200
only to find the real culprit.
418
00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:04,400
Very well.
419
00:23:05,270 --> 00:23:06,030
I agree.
420
00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:37,104
Return to the palace.
421
00:23:42,220 --> 00:23:45,420
(Residence of the Heir
of the Marquis of Shunan)
422
00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,424
You were injured in the black prison,
423
00:23:51,424 --> 00:23:52,690
so you need to rest and recover.
424
00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,030
Avoid cold and spicy foods.
425
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:55,640
I still can't eat that.
426
00:23:56,030 --> 00:23:57,510
Then... then take a look at this.
427
00:23:57,510 --> 00:23:59,280
Shouldn't I
be eating something nourishing?
428
00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,270
You should listen to Physician Xie.
429
00:24:05,350 --> 00:24:06,440
I was only
430
00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,480
trying to appear a little
more delicate before Physician Xie
431
00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:10,640
so he would take pity on me.
432
00:24:11,540 --> 00:24:13,110
- Seeing him in person today.
- Please.
433
00:24:13,110 --> 00:24:15,880
Physician Xie truly has the grace
of a jade-like immortal.
434
00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,960
Then how does Physician Xie
compare to Vice Minister Cui?
435
00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,680
Physician Xie is as gentle
and refined as jade.
436
00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:24,720
As for Cui Jinbai,
437
00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,830
he's nothing but a dull,
useless lump of stone.
438
00:24:26,830 --> 00:24:27,640
How can jade
439
00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:28,960
be compared to stone?
440
00:24:29,110 --> 00:24:30,790
Young Master, you do love to joke.
441
00:24:31,070 --> 00:24:32,070
I mean every word.
442
00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:33,030
I'll take my leave.
443
00:24:41,264 --> 00:24:42,880
I have matters to attend to at home.
444
00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:44,000
I'll be going as well.
445
00:24:44,112 --> 00:24:45,830
- I'll come see you another day.
- Xihe...
446
00:24:52,030 --> 00:24:53,270
What sweet words you have.
447
00:24:53,328 --> 00:24:54,480
Looks like you've recovered.
448
00:24:55,830 --> 00:24:57,000
Just now,
449
00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,720
I was only complimenting our guest.
450
00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:00,440
I didn't mean to put you down.
451
00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:01,680
I'm glad you're feeling better.
452
00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:08,830
Jin Shan, look at him.
453
00:25:08,830 --> 00:25:10,000
Such a terrible temper.
454
00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:13,480
Go see him off.
455
00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:14,400
Yes.
456
00:25:29,590 --> 00:25:30,270
Young Master,
457
00:25:30,352 --> 00:25:32,384
I've escorted
Vice Minister Cui to his carriage.
458
00:25:32,448 --> 00:25:34,416
If he's gone, then he's gone.
No need to tell me.
459
00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:37,640
Jin Shan,
460
00:25:38,070 --> 00:25:39,880
where's that box from Shiweizhai?
461
00:25:39,904 --> 00:25:41,000
The one carved with peonies?
462
00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,480
That's the one. Go bring it to me.
463
00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,880
I saw Vice Minister Cui was quite upset,
464
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,270
so I already gave it to him.
465
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:49,480
Who told you to give it to him?
466
00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,110
Who told you to give it to him?
467
00:25:51,110 --> 00:25:52,750
Why are you so worked up, Young Master?
468
00:25:52,750 --> 00:25:54,030
It's only a box of pastries.
469
00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:09,790
Stone Cui!
470
00:26:14,790 --> 00:26:15,480
Stone Cui!
471
00:26:16,830 --> 00:26:17,440
Stone Cui!
472
00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:25,790
I gave you the wrong box of pastries.
473
00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:29,270
Then who was it meant for?
474
00:26:30,272 --> 00:26:32,240
Wang Sanlang
of the Marquis of Zhenbei's Manor.
475
00:26:36,830 --> 00:26:38,350
You're giving him something like this?
476
00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:40,960
You two must be very close.
477
00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:52,680
We're just drinking buddies.
478
00:26:53,168 --> 00:26:55,400
I promised him long ago.
I couldn't go back on my word.
479
00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:56,330
Don't take it to heart.
480
00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:57,960
I'll give you a new box another day.
481
00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,480
I've given instructions regarding
Your Highness and the Crown Prince's
482
00:27:14,576 --> 00:27:15,750
search for the Duke of Ying.
483
00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:17,750
Every apothecary
in the imperial capital,
484
00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:19,750
if anyone tries to buy antidotes,
485
00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:20,720
I'll know about it.
486
00:27:20,752 --> 00:27:22,864
I'll have to trouble
Physician Xie again this time.
487
00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:24,490
No need to be so polite, Your Highness.
488
00:27:24,510 --> 00:27:26,110
Your wisdom and decisiveness
489
00:27:26,790 --> 00:27:27,880
have earned my admiration.
490
00:27:28,550 --> 00:27:29,830
To have you as a friend
491
00:27:29,830 --> 00:27:30,830
is my great fortune.
492
00:27:31,270 --> 00:27:32,440
You flatter me, Physician Xie.
493
00:27:33,310 --> 00:27:35,510
Actually, there's something
I've always wondered.
494
00:27:36,110 --> 00:27:37,350
Back then, Physician Xie,
495
00:27:37,350 --> 00:27:39,640
why did you sever ties
with the Duke of Xie,
496
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,240
give up your title,
and become a physician?
497
00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,350
The reason I studied medicine
498
00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:50,720
was because of my mother.
499
00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:53,250
She died from a prescription
mistakenly written by a physician.
500
00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,000
The medicine wasn't poisonous,
501
00:27:55,216 --> 00:27:56,540
but it wasn't the right treatment.
502
00:27:57,264 --> 00:27:58,680
My mother took it for three years
503
00:27:58,864 --> 00:27:59,960
and died without a cure.
504
00:28:00,550 --> 00:28:01,550
And all of it
505
00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,240
was arranged by the man I called father,
506
00:28:04,750 --> 00:28:06,070
the Duke of Xie.
507
00:28:06,750 --> 00:28:08,640
Why was the Duke of Xie so heartless?
508
00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:10,680
He had someone he loved in his youth.
509
00:28:11,270 --> 00:28:13,350
To marry again,
he murdered his first wife
510
00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:15,030
after careful planning.
511
00:28:15,152 --> 00:28:16,830
Yet he pretended
to be a devoted husband,
512
00:28:16,830 --> 00:28:18,140
showing endless care and concern.
513
00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:19,920
That was why
514
00:28:20,816 --> 00:28:23,640
I couldn't bear to stay in the
Duke of Xie's Manor another moment.
515
00:28:28,912 --> 00:28:31,000
Being able to speak honestly
with Your Highness today
516
00:28:31,072 --> 00:28:33,040
has eased the burden
I've carried in my heart.
517
00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:34,070
I'm truly grateful.
518
00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:35,790
Just remember, Physician Xie,
519
00:28:36,030 --> 00:28:37,310
we are true friends.
520
00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:39,640
If you ever face any hardship,
521
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,640
I'll do everything I can to help.
522
00:28:46,540 --> 00:28:47,580
(Baicao Herb House)
523
00:28:47,590 --> 00:28:49,550
Those people did indeed buy antidotes.
524
00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:51,790
Do you know who they are?
525
00:28:54,030 --> 00:28:54,960
Speak at once.
526
00:28:55,550 --> 00:28:57,750
They were from the Duke of Xie's Manor.
527
00:29:04,790 --> 00:29:05,400
Young Master,
528
00:29:06,030 --> 00:29:07,000
should we
529
00:29:07,216 --> 00:29:09,550
inform the Crown Prince
and Commandery Princess first?
530
00:29:09,830 --> 00:29:10,270
No.
531
00:29:10,750 --> 00:29:11,510
I'll go myself.
532
00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:13,136
Three days from now,
533
00:29:13,550 --> 00:29:14,480
if I haven't returned,
534
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,440
inform the Crown Prince
and Commandery Princess Zhaoning.
535
00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:18,440
Yes.
536
00:29:21,980 --> 00:29:23,580
(Duke of Wei's Manor)
537
00:29:24,270 --> 00:29:25,070
Your Highness,
538
00:29:26,368 --> 00:29:28,144
something has happened to Physician Xie.
539
00:29:35,110 --> 00:29:38,000
Duke of Xie dared not invite a renowned
physician to treat Duke of Ying,
540
00:29:38,016 --> 00:29:40,240
so he could only search
the city's apothecaries in secret
541
00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:41,400
for antidotal herbs.
542
00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:41,960
Your Highness,
543
00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:43,480
what if
544
00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:44,920
the Duke of Xie denies it?
545
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:49,310
Your Highness,
546
00:29:49,552 --> 00:29:51,790
the message has already
been sent to the Crown Prince.
547
00:29:52,030 --> 00:29:52,790
His Highness said
548
00:29:52,790 --> 00:29:54,200
everything is up to Your Highness.
549
00:29:54,310 --> 00:29:55,030
How wonderful.
550
00:29:55,310 --> 00:29:58,030
Crown Prince respects Your Highness
from the bottom of his heart.
551
00:29:58,200 --> 00:29:59,350
Your Highness's decisions
552
00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:02,030
have always had
the Crown Prince's full support.
553
00:30:02,030 --> 00:30:03,110
You two
554
00:30:03,500 --> 00:30:05,480
never miss a chance
to speak for the Crown Prince.
555
00:30:16,260 --> 00:30:18,300
(Duke of Xie's Manor)
556
00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,970
Your Highness, my lady says she hasn't
been feeling well lately
557
00:30:20,976 --> 00:30:22,470
and is unable to receive Your Highness.
558
00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:23,350
Once she has recovered,
559
00:30:23,350 --> 00:30:25,008
she'll send
Your Highness an invitation.
560
00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,160
Your Highness's cat ran off.
561
00:30:31,590 --> 00:30:33,090
- What? Your Highness...
- Catch it!
562
00:30:33,104 --> 00:30:34,624
Having you announce my arrival
563
00:30:34,830 --> 00:30:36,590
was merely to show her some courtesy.
564
00:30:41,488 --> 00:30:42,640
What are you waiting for?
565
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:43,480
Go help!
566
00:30:48,510 --> 00:30:49,960
It's over there! Hurry!
567
00:30:59,456 --> 00:31:00,768
(It smells like medicine.)
568
00:31:04,790 --> 00:31:05,510
To the south.
569
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,960
Greetings, Commandery Princess Zhaoning.
570
00:31:11,220 --> 00:31:12,500
(Duke of Xie's Manor)
571
00:31:12,540 --> 00:31:14,900
(Yuan, Wife of the Duke of Xie)
572
00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:16,550
This is the Duke of Xie's Manor.
573
00:31:17,510 --> 00:31:19,310
How can Your Highness
search it so openly?
574
00:31:19,550 --> 00:31:20,880
My cat went missing here.
575
00:31:21,008 --> 00:31:22,290
Naturally, I have to look for it.
576
00:31:23,830 --> 00:31:24,440
Mo Yu.
577
00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:27,640
How dare you!
578
00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:31,110
Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
579
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,880
you certainly have some nerve.
580
00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:36,720
Duke.
581
00:31:39,140 --> 00:31:40,660
(Duke of Xie)
Your Highness,
582
00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,030
do you take the imperial capital
for the northwest?
583
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,270
Neither princes nor princesses
584
00:31:45,550 --> 00:31:48,310
would dare behave with such arrogance.
585
00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:52,000
Greetings, Duke of Xie.
586
00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,750
I'm only looking for my cat.
587
00:31:57,750 --> 00:31:58,480
Guards!
588
00:32:05,550 --> 00:32:06,160
Mo Yuan.
589
00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,540
(Duke of Xie's Manor)
590
00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,200
His Majesty has granted me 500 guards.
591
00:32:21,350 --> 00:32:22,960
The Duke's guards
592
00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:24,110
number only forty or fifty.
593
00:32:24,350 --> 00:32:26,400
Do you truly intend
to stand against me, Duke?
594
00:32:26,790 --> 00:32:28,240
I will never allow you
595
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:29,664
to disgrace the Duke of Xie's Manor.
596
00:32:34,768 --> 00:32:36,510
The Duke of Xie's Manor
is heavily guarded.
597
00:32:36,510 --> 00:32:37,720
If we remain at a standoff,
598
00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:39,440
Physician Xie will be put in danger.
599
00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,440
We should make this matter bigger
600
00:32:41,450 --> 00:32:43,060
and bring
the Prefecture of Jingzhao here.
601
00:32:43,070 --> 00:32:44,770
We'll use their authority
to our advantage.
602
00:32:44,784 --> 00:32:45,920
Please calm down, both of you.
603
00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,128
(Gathering Auspiciousness and Virtue)
Please calm down!
604
00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:48,830
Prefect Zhang,
605
00:32:49,568 --> 00:32:51,680
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
is abusing her authority
606
00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:53,590
and insists on searching my manor.
607
00:32:54,510 --> 00:32:55,160
Prefect Zhang,
608
00:32:55,696 --> 00:32:57,880
the golden plaque bestowed
by His Majesty is missing.
609
00:32:58,110 --> 00:33:00,790
The Duke of Xie and his wife
refuse to return it.
610
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:02,400
What utter nonsense!
611
00:33:03,590 --> 00:33:05,790
Your Highness, do you have any evidence?
612
00:33:06,016 --> 00:33:07,590
We'll have our evidence once we find it.
613
00:33:10,464 --> 00:33:11,750
Do you realize, Your Highness,
614
00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:14,440
that if the golden plaque is not
in the Duke of Xie's Manor,
615
00:33:14,510 --> 00:33:16,880
you will be caned according to the law?
616
00:33:17,070 --> 00:33:20,440
I'm certain the golden plaque
is in the Duke of Xie's Manor.
617
00:33:26,048 --> 00:33:26,848
Duke of Xie,
618
00:33:26,848 --> 00:33:29,270
the loss of the golden plaque
is a matter of great importance.
619
00:33:29,270 --> 00:33:30,680
I dare not take it lightly.
620
00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:31,310
Why not
621
00:33:31,310 --> 00:33:34,070
allow me to bring two guards
622
00:33:34,070 --> 00:33:35,000
to conduct a search?
623
00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:35,590
You...
624
00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:37,000
Thank you, Prefect Zhang.
625
00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,310
This is the last room.
626
00:33:53,904 --> 00:33:55,030
Your Highness, please stop.
627
00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,110
This is the Xie family ancestral hall.
628
00:33:57,350 --> 00:33:59,240
Outsiders are not permitted inside.
629
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:01,550
Your Highness,
630
00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:05,030
this hall enshrines
our ancestors' spirit tablets.
631
00:34:05,030 --> 00:34:06,640
Those outside the family
should not enter.
632
00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,360
Perhaps we should leave it at that.
633
00:34:09,110 --> 00:34:10,150
Precisely because of that,
634
00:34:10,670 --> 00:34:12,840
this is the most concealed place.
635
00:34:14,710 --> 00:34:17,070
Are you trying to disturb the peace
636
00:34:17,070 --> 00:34:18,070
of my Xie ancestors?
637
00:34:18,230 --> 00:34:19,550
If it's not found here,
638
00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:21,480
I'll personally apologize
639
00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,232
before the Xie family's
ancestral tablets.
640
00:34:33,820 --> 00:34:35,340
(Xie Family Ancestral Hall)
641
00:34:38,740 --> 00:34:42,500
(Spirit Tablets
of the Xie Family Ancestors)
642
00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:44,110
My goodness!
643
00:34:50,460 --> 00:34:53,140
(Spirit Tablets
of the Xie Family Ancestors)
644
00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:56,060
(Ning)
645
00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:57,760
The golden plaque!
646
00:34:58,190 --> 00:34:58,960
That's impossible!
647
00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,800
If the Duke of Xie refuses to accept
this, then appeal to His Majesty.
648
00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:06,320
Once we're inside
the Duke of Xie's Manor,
649
00:35:06,576 --> 00:35:08,432
it'll be your turn
to make your contribution.
650
00:35:09,776 --> 00:35:11,232
(Ning)
We need to lure the Duke of Xie
651
00:35:11,232 --> 00:35:12,630
out of his manor,
652
00:35:12,630 --> 00:35:14,760
so the Crown Prince
can find the Duke of Ying
653
00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:15,760
and rescue Xie Yunhuai.
654
00:35:16,510 --> 00:35:17,840
Use this to lure Du Huo.
655
00:35:19,550 --> 00:35:20,400
(To the south.)
656
00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:21,550
Mo Yu.
657
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:22,630
How dare you!
658
00:35:24,700 --> 00:35:26,460
(Xie Family Ancestral Hall)
659
00:35:35,260 --> 00:35:37,740
(Xie Family Ancestral Hall)
660
00:35:37,740 --> 00:35:40,140
(Sixian Hall)
661
00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:41,510
Your Highness,
662
00:35:41,630 --> 00:35:43,760
Commandery Princess suspects the Duke
of Xie's Manor has a secret passage.
663
00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:45,530
To make it easier
to move the Duke of Ying,
664
00:35:45,550 --> 00:35:47,070
it shouldn't have only one exit.
665
00:35:47,070 --> 00:35:48,496
It must connect to a second exit.
666
00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:51,360
Tian Yuan, bring me the map.
667
00:35:59,030 --> 00:36:01,550
(The Imperial Palace)
A single passage can have many exits.
668
00:36:01,568 --> 00:36:03,150
They're built by a waterside pavilion,
669
00:36:03,150 --> 00:36:04,880
leading directly to the underground
waterway for an easy escape.
670
00:36:04,890 --> 00:36:06,960
On the southeastern side
of the Duke of Xie's Manor,
671
00:36:06,976 --> 00:36:07,984
there is indeed a river.
672
00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:10,480
But there's only a bare dock.
673
00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:11,920
There isn't a single building.
674
00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,500
It's nothing but the riverbed and rocks.
675
00:36:13,550 --> 00:36:14,710
How could there be an exit?
676
00:36:15,230 --> 00:36:17,070
I once read
in the military defense records
677
00:36:17,630 --> 00:36:18,360
that an exit
678
00:36:18,670 --> 00:36:20,920
could be disguised as a mooring post.
679
00:36:21,550 --> 00:36:22,480
On the surface,
680
00:36:23,056 --> 00:36:24,840
it looks just like
any other mooring post.
681
00:36:25,230 --> 00:36:26,400
But it's actually hollow,
682
00:36:26,510 --> 00:36:27,872
with a hidden mechanism inside.
683
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:29,030
Tian Yuan,
684
00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:32,070
bring me twenty guards
who are skilled swimmers.
685
00:36:32,630 --> 00:36:34,550
There must be a secret passage
beneath the dock.
686
00:36:34,550 --> 00:36:35,328
(Dock)
687
00:36:36,150 --> 00:36:36,880
Your Majesty,
688
00:36:37,070 --> 00:36:38,230
throughout the realm,
689
00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:39,920
only the Commandery Princess
690
00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:41,590
possesses this imperial golden plaque.
691
00:36:41,590 --> 00:36:43,280
Even if I stole it, it would be useless.
692
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:45,760
You're mistaken, Duke of Xie.
693
00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:47,480
Once someone leaves
the imperial capital,
694
00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:50,880
local officials recognize
only the imperial golden plaque.
695
00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,440
Seeing it is the same
as seeing His Majesty himself.
696
00:36:53,670 --> 00:36:55,550
They need only obey.
697
00:36:56,150 --> 00:36:59,088
Your Majesty, the Xie family has served
with distinction for generations.
698
00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:01,030
I have never
harbored disloyal intentions.
699
00:37:01,150 --> 00:37:03,440
Your heart lies within your own body.
700
00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:06,070
How could His Majesty know
701
00:37:06,070 --> 00:37:08,320
whether you harbor disloyal intentions?
702
00:37:08,510 --> 00:37:11,030
Minister Tao is unmatched
in the art of debate.
703
00:37:11,030 --> 00:37:13,360
I can't outargue you,
704
00:37:14,190 --> 00:37:17,150
but I will never allow
such slander and false accusations.
705
00:37:25,030 --> 00:37:25,670
Who's there?
706
00:38:07,190 --> 00:38:09,070
Your Highness?
707
00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:10,880
The Duke of Ying is gravely ill.
708
00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,550
How can you recover
709
00:38:13,550 --> 00:38:14,670
in this dark chamber?
710
00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:16,480
Why not come with me?
711
00:38:17,190 --> 00:38:19,510
I'll find another renowned physician
to treat you.
712
00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,550
I have no desire
713
00:38:25,230 --> 00:38:27,440
for Your Highness renowned physicians.
714
00:38:29,070 --> 00:38:30,590
Since Your Highness
715
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:32,480
has walked in here,
716
00:38:33,030 --> 00:38:34,030
I'm afraid
717
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,510
you won't be walking out
through this door again.
718
00:38:43,110 --> 00:38:45,190
The Duke must be so ill
719
00:38:46,190 --> 00:38:48,280
that you've forgotten
how to judge the situation.
720
00:38:49,550 --> 00:38:50,400
Move!
721
00:39:04,590 --> 00:39:05,360
Let us go!
722
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:15,400
Let him go.
723
00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:17,800
Your Highness...
724
00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:43,480
I still have many questions
725
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:45,360
to ask you.
726
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:49,480
Your Majesty,
727
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:51,670
the imperial golden plaque
728
00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,360
was not stolen by the Duke of Xie.
729
00:39:56,590 --> 00:39:57,360
Your Highness,
730
00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:59,920
wasn't that what you said yourself?
731
00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:01,070
I never said
732
00:40:01,070 --> 00:40:02,710
the Duke of Xie stole the golden plaque.
733
00:40:03,550 --> 00:40:05,070
It had been lent to Xie Yunhuai.
734
00:40:05,630 --> 00:40:06,920
Xie Yunhuai?
735
00:40:07,100 --> 00:40:09,730
He has lived on the outskirts
of the capital these past few years,
736
00:40:09,744 --> 00:40:10,800
treating the common people.
737
00:40:11,070 --> 00:40:12,400
To make traveling easier,
738
00:40:12,710 --> 00:40:14,070
I lent him
739
00:40:14,070 --> 00:40:15,190
the golden plaque.
740
00:40:15,710 --> 00:40:17,590
But he disappeared a few days ago,
741
00:40:17,744 --> 00:40:20,190
while the golden plaque
turned up in the Duke of Xie's Manor.
742
00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:22,190
That is why I concluded
743
00:40:23,550 --> 00:40:25,000
he was being held in the manor.
744
00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:26,960
Duke of Xie,
745
00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:27,920
is Yunhuai
746
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,510
really in your manor?
747
00:40:31,030 --> 00:40:31,920
Your Majesty,
748
00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:34,230
Prefect Zhang has already
searched my manor.
749
00:40:34,230 --> 00:40:35,510
Did he find my son?
750
00:40:36,230 --> 00:40:37,510
Your Majesty,
751
00:40:37,510 --> 00:40:38,110
I did not.
752
00:40:38,110 --> 00:40:38,720
Your Majesty,
753
00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:40,176
Crown Prince requests an audience.
754
00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:41,030
Let him enter.
755
00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:52,480
Greetings, Father.
756
00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:57,070
Greetings, Your Majesty.
757
00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:58,960
Rise.
758
00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:01,030
What exactly happened?
759
00:41:01,110 --> 00:41:02,280
I was held in a secret chamber
760
00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:04,256
behind the wall
of the Xie family ancestral hall.
761
00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:05,710
I was fortunate to escape.
762
00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:08,480
Your Majesty,
763
00:41:09,150 --> 00:41:10,150
my son
764
00:41:10,630 --> 00:41:13,630
has long resented my remarriage.
765
00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:16,440
He has always been
prejudiced against me.
766
00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:19,150
I did not imprison him.
767
00:41:19,150 --> 00:41:19,760
I only
768
00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,230
wanted him to stay at the manor
so we could spend more time together
769
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:25,630
and resolve the rift between us.
770
00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:27,280
Duke of Xie,
771
00:41:27,510 --> 00:41:29,880
you denied it outright
and concealed the truth.
772
00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:33,360
You have committed
the crime of deceiving your sovereign.
773
00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:34,920
As this is your first offense,
774
00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:36,000
your salary will
be suspended for one year.
775
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:37,328
You are confined to your manor
776
00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:38,630
to reflect upon your conduct.
777
00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:40,440
Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy.
778
00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:43,960
I shall return and reflect on
my actions behind closed doors.
779
00:41:49,670 --> 00:41:51,320
Thanks, Your Majesty.
780
00:41:57,630 --> 00:41:58,230
Your Majesty,
781
00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:01,070
I have one more request.
782
00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:02,320
Speak.
783
00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:07,440
Lady Fan, the mother of Xie Yunhuai,
784
00:42:07,450 --> 00:42:09,920
was virtuous and wise,
managed the household with distinction,
785
00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:11,280
raised her children well,
786
00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:12,710
and was respected by the whole clan.
787
00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:15,280
I humbly ask Father
to issue another imperial decree,
788
00:42:15,472 --> 00:42:18,224
posthumously conferring upon Lady Fan
the title of First Rank Lady,
789
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:20,840
so that both justice and propriety
may be upheld.
790
00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:23,230
Huayong,
791
00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:26,030
your proposal is most appropriate.
792
00:42:26,190 --> 00:42:28,510
Lady Fan's virtue
793
00:42:29,030 --> 00:42:30,480
deserves this honor.
794
00:42:31,776 --> 00:42:33,296
Why aren't you thanking His Majesty?
795
00:42:36,144 --> 00:42:37,800
Thank you
for Your Majesty's great grace.
796
00:42:38,110 --> 00:42:39,280
Thank you, Your Majesty.
797
00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:42,940
(Receiving the Mandate
and Establishing the Foundation)
798
00:42:54,590 --> 00:42:56,710
He refused to send reinforcements,
799
00:42:56,710 --> 00:42:58,150
causing Prince Qian's death,
800
00:42:58,150 --> 00:42:59,800
then claimed the throne himself!
801
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:00,630
How dare you!
802
00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:01,880
Duke of Wei has returned.
803
00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:02,400
Youyou,
804
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:04,280
my daughter
805
00:43:04,440 --> 00:43:06,550
isn't someone
who can be married off so easily.
806
00:43:06,550 --> 00:43:08,096
He's far too scrawny.
807
00:43:08,096 --> 00:43:10,190
How could he become
a son-in-law of the northwest?
808
00:43:10,190 --> 00:43:11,920
Only a real man like your father
809
00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:13,110
and brothers will do.
810
00:43:17,111 --> 00:43:20,051
♪I've hidden so many words♪
811
00:43:20,671 --> 00:43:23,471
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪
812
00:43:24,341 --> 00:43:31,311
♪So never uncover♪
813
00:43:31,501 --> 00:43:33,861
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪
814
00:43:34,991 --> 00:43:37,721
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪
815
00:43:38,681 --> 00:43:44,021
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪
816
00:43:45,781 --> 00:43:48,601
♪Every answer I gave♪
817
00:43:49,401 --> 00:43:52,251
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪
818
00:43:53,041 --> 00:43:56,411
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪
819
00:43:56,671 --> 00:43:59,981
♪How hard it truly was?♪
820
00:44:02,951 --> 00:44:06,391
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪
821
00:44:07,381 --> 00:44:09,711
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪
822
00:44:10,981 --> 00:44:16,741
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪
823
00:44:18,151 --> 00:44:21,281
♪It's a shame I never could♪
824
00:44:21,731 --> 00:44:24,741
♪Give you a moon in return♪
825
00:44:24,851 --> 00:44:31,491
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪
826
00:44:31,491 --> 00:44:35,161
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪
827
00:44:36,031 --> 00:44:38,791
♪Never knowing I was lost♪
828
00:44:39,231 --> 00:44:42,361
♪Why don't you take me away?♪
829
00:44:42,801 --> 00:44:48,751
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪
830
00:44:50,151 --> 00:44:53,701
♪You'll never♪
831
00:44:53,981 --> 00:45:03,451
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪
832
00:45:29,621 --> 00:45:33,101
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