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(Prince Xin's Manor)
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(Memorial Tablet of the Late Lady Gu)
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(Memorial Tablet of the Late Lady Gu)
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Your Highness, my condolences.
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On the anniversary
of my late wife's death,
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you accepted my invitation
to pay respects with me.
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I am immensely grateful.
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When I was far away in northwest,
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Qingzhi
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was my only dear friend
in the imperial capital.
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Of course, I wouldn't refuse.
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Now that I've paid my respects
to Qingzhi
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and fulfilled my wish,
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I should be heading back.
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Would you perhaps join me
in the study for some tea?
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Even just to keep Qingzhi company,
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please stay a little longer.
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Won't 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 18=
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(Hexiang Grass?)
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(Mixing Hexiang Grass with tea leaves)
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(can enhance the aroma.)
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(But for Xiao Changqing,)
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(once he drinks it,)
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(he will suffocate and die
within moments.)
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Your Highness,
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please.
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Thank you for the tea, Your Highness.
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I just remembered I have urgent matters
to attend to at my residence.
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I'll take my leave.
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Your Highness,
the road is slippery from the snow.
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Let me help you walk slowly.
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Your Highness, what happened?
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Why are you in such a hurry?
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Quickly!
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No one
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knows about this matter.
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Except for Qingzhi.
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How did you know
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the antidote is here?
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Save your life first.
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I won't take it.
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Not unless you tell me
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that you are Qingzhi.
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If you save me,
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that's an admission.
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You're being unreasonable.
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Do you still remember this?
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This is the jade waist pendant
you used to love.
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Before, you were determined
to marry the Crown Prince.
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It was because he was
of the legitimate line,
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yet frail and sickly.
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You believed marrying such a husband
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would allow you to use his influence
to pave the way
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to protect the Shen family
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and to protect yourself
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because you had suffered
the excruciating pain
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of being powerless
over your own fate.
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Now, you've seen
through the Crown Prince's
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manipulative nature.
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Against him,
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no one stands a chance.
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That's why you want
to postpone the wedding.
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You want to refuse this marriage.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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Every single word I say,
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you know exactly what it means.
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You are Gu Qingzhi.
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Aren't you?
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When Qingzhi was alive,
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you were truly sincere towards her.
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But you always imposed
your kindness on her
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in ways you thought were best.
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You thought
that if you climbed high enough,
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you could shelter her under your wing.
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That is why you climb up desperately,
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and you will clear every single
obstacle you face away one by one.
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And that includes the Gu family.
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The reason after the Gu family's fall
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that I chose to break ties
with them was...
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To save Gu Qingzhi's life.
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The fall of the Gu family
was not your fault.
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But you were supervising
their execution to save Gu Qingzhi.
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Was that what she wanted?
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What she wanted
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was to face any hardship together.
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I was wrong.
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I've known for a long time
that I was wrong.
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Give me one more chance.
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This time,
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I will fight with my life
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to keep you safe.
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Qingzhi once said in her letters
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that she
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never had feelings for you.
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Your marriage to her
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was just a marriage of convenience.
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But she also said
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that even so,
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you're the kind of person
who would do anything for her.
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So no matter what happened,
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she wanted you to live a peaceful life.
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(Vibrant and Dazzling)
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Xihe.
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There are some pastries.
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Wash your hands.
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What is this?
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This is a popular hand balm.
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It smells so good.
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Did you make this?
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It's so beautiful.
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Xihe, your needlework is incredible.
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What kind of fabric is this?
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It feels so smooth.
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Xihe,
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can you give it to me?
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No.
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If I gave it to you,
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you'd definitely be tempted
to wear it in secret.
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Any slip-up
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would be a fatal crime
of deceiving the emperor.
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Do you have plans
for Chinese New Year's Eve?
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Do you want to come to
my maternal grandparents' house with me?
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Really?
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Xihe, you're the best.
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(Pleasant Spring, Great Fortune)
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Be careful.
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(Tao Residence)
Here, this is for you.
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Hold it tight.
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For you.
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Thank you, Grandfather.
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Good.
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Xihe.
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Greetings, Director Tao.
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Grandfather.
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Uncle, Aunt.
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Happy Chinese New Year, everyone.
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- We're all well.
- Happy Chinese New Year.
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Happy Chinese New Year.
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Young Master Bu.
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You're celebrating the Chinese New Year
with us too?
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I have no family or relatives
in the imperial capital.
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The holidays are quite lonely for me.
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I hope I'm not imposing
on your household today.
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The more, the merrier.
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You are more than welcome.
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Exactly.
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Welcome.
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This is Chinese New Year's money
from your elders.
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May you have another year
of life and increased fortune.
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May you all be well.
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Thank you, Grandfather.
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Minister Tao,
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I won't take your money
for nothing.
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In a few days, I'll find a chance
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to give the Wang Residence a hard time.
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Why give the Wang Residence a hard time?
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Wang Zheng is unhappy about your
promotion to Director of Secretariat.
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He's been secretly causing trouble
for you.
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I'm well aware of that.
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I'll just annoy him a bit
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to vent your anger for you.
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Oh, you.
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Every month, you're accused
of dozens of offenses.
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You're at the top
of the Censorate's list.
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And you still dare to cause trouble?
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You are another year older now.
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It's time to act more appropriately.
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I have learned my lesson.
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Alright, let's go inside.
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- Let's go in.
- The Crown Prince has arrived!
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- Why is Crown Prince here?
- Why is Crown Prince here?
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Greetings, Your Highness.
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Minister Tao, please,
dispense with the formalities.
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Your Highness,
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you should be in the palace today.
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Why have you come to my residence?
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Chinese New Year's Eve
and Chinese New Year's Day
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should be spent with family.
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The palace has too many rules.
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Everything is rigid and formal.
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I find it cold and impersonal.
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Besides, I couldn't stop thinking
about the Commandery Princess.
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I came uninvited.
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I hope you don't mind.
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We are deeply honored by your presence
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in our humble home. It is a great honor.
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Then please, come inside.
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Happy Chinese New Year, Cousin-in-law.
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Uh...
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A child's words mean no harm.
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- A child's words mean no harm.
- Forgive him, Your Highness.
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Out of the mouths of babes.
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Say it again.
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Happy Chinese New Year, Cousin-in-law.
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Take them all.
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No, this is...
This is too much, Your Highness.
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Well...
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Please, come inside.
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- Come inside.
- Please, come in.
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- Let's take our seats.
- Come inside.
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Quick.
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Come on.
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Please come in.
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- Time for Chinese New Year's dinner!
- That's right!
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In another hour,
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it will be the first day
of the Chinese New Year.
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I want to bid farewell to the old year
and welcome the new one with you.
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And if I say I don't want to?
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Will you back down?
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When it comes to you,
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I only know how to press forward
against the odds,
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not how to back down.
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I want to set off firecrackers!
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Firecrackers!
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Set off firecrackers!
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Come here, quick.
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Firecrackers!
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Chinese New Year is the best.
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- It is.
- It is.
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Be careful.
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Go on, set off more.
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This decorative knot is quite unique.
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I happen to be in need of one.
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I wonder if you would gift it to me.
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I made this knot for my father.
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Then, could you
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make another one for me?
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I'm sorry.
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I don't have the free time.
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Xihe,
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the Crown Prince likes it.
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Just give it to him.
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Seeing your family reunited
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makes me quite envious.
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Although I have many siblings,
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on Chinese New Year's Eve
and Chinese New Year's Day,
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there's no one to keep me company.
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And not a single person
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gave me a Chinese New Year's gift.
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So just give it to me.
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I'm going to hang the spring paintings.
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I'll go with you.
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It's beautiful.
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(Noble Sentiment and Lofty Disposition)
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♪A wall that collapses at a single push♪
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♪Frost that melts at a single smile♪
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(Tao Residence)
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♪I've hidden so many words♪
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♪Too reluctant to tell you♪
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♪So never uncover♪
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♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪
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Mother, look! It's so pretty!
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So pretty.
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It's beautiful.
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The more
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I look at your knot,
the more exquisite it seems.
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♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪
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I don't know when the day will come
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that someone will think of me,
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and during the holidays,
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prepare a handmade gift for me.
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And that someone
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will wish me blessings and a long life.
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♪So brave as if not afraid
of disappointment♪
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♪You understand my pride♪
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♪It is actually just like yours♪
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Are you satisfied now?
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♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪
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An inch of concentric thread,
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a flower for a hundred years of life.
274
00:19:47,504 --> 00:19:49,184
There's a saying
in the imperial capital.
275
00:19:49,510 --> 00:19:51,000
If, at the turn of the new year,
276
00:19:51,072 --> 00:19:53,420
one can stay up with their beloved
to see the new year in,
277
00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,310
they will live in harmony
for a hundred years,
278
00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:56,624
and be forever united in heart.
279
00:19:59,130 --> 00:20:04,950
♪The flustered mortal world♪
280
00:20:06,290 --> 00:20:12,310
♪Your eyes remain clear and bright♪
281
00:20:47,776 --> 00:20:49,872
Just see me out from here,
Your Highness.
282
00:20:52,496 --> 00:20:54,000
Let me escort you back to your manor.
283
00:20:54,070 --> 00:20:54,976
That's not necessary.
284
00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,830
Today is a day for family reunions.
285
00:20:57,088 --> 00:20:58,830
You should also return
to the palace early
286
00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,640
to celebrate the festival with
His Majesty and the Empress Dowager.
287
00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:27,110
Your Highness,
288
00:21:27,328 --> 00:21:28,920
Prince Xin is waiting for you up ahead.
289
00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,816
Forgive my impertinence, Your Highness.
290
00:21:33,056 --> 00:21:34,350
Where are you going?
291
00:21:34,350 --> 00:21:35,200
Come back here!
292
00:21:35,750 --> 00:21:36,510
Stop shouting.
293
00:21:36,750 --> 00:21:37,880
He's been bribed.
294
00:21:37,952 --> 00:21:39,552
How could he possibly come back?
295
00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,830
Your Highness,
let me drive the carriage.
296
00:21:43,310 --> 00:21:43,880
Wait.
297
00:21:45,790 --> 00:21:46,920
If I don't see him,
298
00:21:47,790 --> 00:21:49,160
he probably won't let this go.
299
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,830
Who knows how many more
drivers he'll send?
300
00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,296
I have been waiting for you
for a long time.
301
00:22:09,550 --> 00:22:11,550
You've gone to so much trouble.
302
00:22:11,790 --> 00:22:12,830
What is this all for?
303
00:22:13,728 --> 00:22:15,344
Tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve.
304
00:22:15,790 --> 00:22:16,830
There's something
305
00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,640
I'd like to watch with you.
306
00:22:41,750 --> 00:22:43,310
Your fireworks
307
00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,030
are certainly creative.
308
00:22:52,624 --> 00:22:53,920
On Chinese New Year's Eve,
309
00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,792
a husband and wife stay up
to welcome the new year.
310
00:22:58,750 --> 00:22:59,590
It symbolizes
311
00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,200
growing old together
312
00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:05,750
year after year.
313
00:23:06,896 --> 00:23:08,608
But in the five years
we had been married,
314
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,680
Qingzhi had never stayed up
with me for the new year.
315
00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,790
Every year, I was in the palace with
my father and the Empress Dowager.
316
00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:20,480
After the family banquet,
317
00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:23,440
when I returned to my manor,
318
00:23:27,110 --> 00:23:28,790
she went straight to her room to rest.
319
00:23:32,270 --> 00:23:33,920
She's always so
320
00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:37,680
cold and distant.
321
00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:40,940
♪Time is like a river flowing backward♪
322
00:23:40,940 --> 00:23:43,490
♪The story is sketched anew♪
323
00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:45,640
Qingzhi.
324
00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:49,750
Happy Chinese New Year.
325
00:23:51,270 --> 00:23:54,000
♪Pushing me to converge with you♪
326
00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,480
♪Sifting for joy in a sea of sorrow♪
327
00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:01,760
♪I step onto this winding path♪
328
00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,100
♪What was swept away?♪
329
00:24:04,290 --> 00:24:08,460
♪Joy and sorrow show no emotion♪
330
00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:12,070
♪The clouds twist into a vortex♪
331
00:24:12,070 --> 00:24:14,820
♪Reaching out to touch you♪
332
00:24:14,820 --> 00:24:19,600
♪Only to find it's just a bubble♪
333
00:24:20,970 --> 00:24:23,240
♪Scene after scene of yesterday♪
334
00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,110
♪Lies between the sky and the water♪
335
00:24:26,110 --> 00:24:28,480
♪The stars are sinking♪
336
00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,480
♪Like a sunken vow♪
337
00:24:31,970 --> 00:24:34,650
♪You drifted away alone♪
338
00:24:36,350 --> 00:24:37,550
Back then,
339
00:24:39,790 --> 00:24:41,960
I still had the ambition
to rule the world.
340
00:24:43,750 --> 00:24:45,030
I wanted to make my wife
341
00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,350
the most honored woman in the world.
342
00:24:50,790 --> 00:24:51,830
I even
343
00:24:53,790 --> 00:24:55,240
deluded myself into thinking
344
00:24:56,750 --> 00:24:58,440
that once I ascended the throne,
345
00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,550
I would do everything in my power
346
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,550
to make it up to Qingzhi.
347
00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:18,720
After you appeared,
348
00:25:20,550 --> 00:25:21,960
I sometimes find myself lost.
349
00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,400
Was my past with Qingzhi
350
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:26,960
a dream,
351
00:25:29,070 --> 00:25:30,590
or is all of this before me
352
00:25:33,590 --> 00:25:34,720
a dream?
353
00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:38,200
Perhaps
354
00:25:40,110 --> 00:25:41,590
this is fate's way
355
00:25:43,350 --> 00:25:44,640
of showing us favor.
356
00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:48,590
It has let us
357
00:25:50,830 --> 00:25:52,400
return to the path where we began.
358
00:25:52,860 --> 00:25:55,450
♪A hand I cannot touch♪
359
00:25:55,450 --> 00:26:00,740
♪I hold it for a moment
in the reflection♪
360
00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,070
The fireworks are over.
361
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:04,720
A dream
362
00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:07,400
is fleeting, after all.
363
00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:16,928
The night is late and the wind is cold.
364
00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:19,510
I must take my leave.
365
00:26:35,070 --> 00:26:36,440
I will have the fireworks
366
00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:39,920
light up the sky all night.
367
00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:50,310
Qingqing.
368
00:26:52,270 --> 00:26:53,400
Happy Chinese New Year.
369
00:27:25,980 --> 00:27:29,060
(Favorable Weather
and Abundant Harvests)
370
00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,400
Faced with a Crown Prince like him,
371
00:27:39,510 --> 00:27:41,960
what are your chances of winning?
372
00:27:52,980 --> 00:27:55,780
(Favorable Weather
and Abundant Harvests)
373
00:27:55,790 --> 00:27:56,350
Your Highness,
374
00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,104
Commandery Princess watched
the fireworks with the Fifth Prince.
375
00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:00,350
Aren't you jealous?
376
00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:02,240
Why would I be jealous?
377
00:28:03,350 --> 00:28:04,550
I should thank Changqing.
378
00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:06,030
Thank him?
379
00:28:06,510 --> 00:28:07,680
When a person's good qualities
380
00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:09,350
contrast with others,
381
00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,030
it would seem even better.
382
00:28:11,744 --> 00:28:13,536
Green leaves
make a red flower stand out.
383
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,376
The red flower
looks even more beautiful.
384
00:28:15,590 --> 00:28:16,310
Your Highness,
385
00:28:16,416 --> 00:28:17,750
when it comes to being cunning,
386
00:28:18,360 --> 00:28:19,890
you don't need anyone as a foil.
387
00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,240
You've already mastered the art.
388
00:28:27,740 --> 00:28:31,500
(Residence of the Heir
of the Marquis of Shunan)
389
00:28:39,568 --> 00:28:41,216
- Young Master.
- Young Master.
390
00:28:42,750 --> 00:28:43,790
Be careful with those!
391
00:28:43,790 --> 00:28:45,664
All are famous works
of calligraphy and painting.
392
00:28:46,750 --> 00:28:47,550
Cui Jinbai.
393
00:28:50,176 --> 00:28:52,430
Weren't you supposed
to be on official business in Bianzhou?
394
00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,590
Why are you moving into my residence?
Are you insane?
395
00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:56,200
I have no other choice.
396
00:28:56,350 --> 00:28:57,590
I must stay here for a while.
397
00:28:58,680 --> 00:28:59,400
What is it?
398
00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:04,640
What is it? Tell me.
399
00:29:05,536 --> 00:29:07,000
I lost my mother when I was young.
400
00:29:07,104 --> 00:29:09,248
My stepmother
was originally quite good to me.
401
00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,160
But ever since my younger brother
was born,
402
00:29:12,070 --> 00:29:12,880
everything changed.
403
00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:14,720
I get it.
404
00:29:15,350 --> 00:29:17,480
All that scheming and backstabbing
in the household.
405
00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,456
I wouldn't have minded
putting up with it.
406
00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:21,872
But recently, my younger brother
has been crying constantly.
407
00:29:21,936 --> 00:29:24,176
My stepmother invited a master
to our home for guidance.
408
00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,780
He said that my fate clashes
with my younger brother's this year.
409
00:29:26,790 --> 00:29:28,310
And that I needed to move out.
410
00:29:28,310 --> 00:29:29,960
But you're the Deputy Chief of Justice.
411
00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:31,960
You have countless ways to solve this.
412
00:29:32,590 --> 00:29:33,270
That's right.
413
00:29:34,030 --> 00:29:35,480
So I reported it to His Majesty
414
00:29:35,584 --> 00:29:37,350
and requested to stay
at the Bu Residence.
415
00:29:38,310 --> 00:29:39,550
If I didn't come,
416
00:29:39,632 --> 00:29:41,312
wouldn't that be deceiving the emperor?
417
00:29:42,032 --> 00:29:43,550
I'm going to go check on my luggage.
418
00:29:43,750 --> 00:29:46,030
Wait. Is that really
how "deceiving the emperor" works?
419
00:29:46,110 --> 00:29:46,640
By the way,
420
00:29:48,016 --> 00:29:49,880
I've instructed the kitchen
to prepare dinner.
421
00:29:50,192 --> 00:29:51,350
We'll dine together later
422
00:29:51,408 --> 00:29:52,820
to celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve.
423
00:30:07,830 --> 00:30:08,590
Your Highness.
424
00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:10,400
At the very beginning of the new year,
425
00:30:10,448 --> 00:30:11,600
Prince Munuha of the Le clan
426
00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:13,210
came to the capital to present tribute.
427
00:30:13,270 --> 00:30:15,648
And he formally proposed
a marriage alliance to His Majesty.
428
00:30:15,648 --> 00:30:16,550
A marriage alliance?
429
00:30:17,344 --> 00:30:19,440
All the princesses are afraid
of being chosen.
430
00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,000
What noble lady would want
to marry so far away?
431
00:30:22,110 --> 00:30:23,696
The living conditions are inconvenient,
432
00:30:23,728 --> 00:30:25,160
there's no one to support you,
433
00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,200
and you might not even
understand the Le language.
434
00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,030
It's terrifying just thinking about it.
435
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,224
Is this information reliable?
436
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:36,030
I'm doomed.
437
00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:37,400
I'm doomed.
438
00:30:37,750 --> 00:30:39,030
What am I going to do?
439
00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:40,070
Your Highness,
440
00:30:40,128 --> 00:30:42,200
no decision has yet been reached
as to which princess
441
00:30:42,210 --> 00:30:44,060
should be sent to form
this marriage alliance.
442
00:30:44,070 --> 00:30:45,720
Among the unmarried princesses,
443
00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:46,920
I am the eldest.
444
00:30:47,312 --> 00:30:48,416
According to royal custom,
445
00:30:48,448 --> 00:30:50,560
the eldest is married off
before the younger ones.
446
00:30:50,590 --> 00:30:51,790
Besides me, the first choice,
447
00:30:51,790 --> 00:30:52,750
who else could it be?
448
00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:53,920
What if
449
00:30:54,510 --> 00:30:56,000
we go and beg the Empress Dowager?
450
00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:57,680
Out of respect for the Empress Dowager,
451
00:30:57,750 --> 00:30:58,960
perhaps His Majesty will...
452
00:30:58,976 --> 00:31:01,150
Last time, when we
were discussing the Spring Banquet,
453
00:31:01,168 --> 00:31:02,910
I just said a few things
about that Shen Xihe,
454
00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:03,952
and the Empress Dowager
455
00:31:04,030 --> 00:31:06,160
hasn't been as close to me
as she used to be.
456
00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:07,640
Besides, the three princesses
457
00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,000
are all her granddaughters.
458
00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:10,310
I'm afraid the Empress Dowager
459
00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:11,640
won't stand up for me.
460
00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:12,790
Well...
461
00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:13,880
Your Highness,
462
00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:15,790
then what should we do?
463
00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:17,200
I won't marry him!
464
00:31:17,984 --> 00:31:19,696
I refuse to be part
of a marriage alliance!
465
00:31:21,310 --> 00:31:22,550
I must find a way out
466
00:31:23,750 --> 00:31:25,240
for myself.
467
00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,952
Your Highness, you climbed the mountain
to offer the first incense.
468
00:31:33,968 --> 00:31:35,024
With such piety,
469
00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,720
the Buddha will surely bless you
470
00:31:36,790 --> 00:31:38,400
and keep that Munuha far away.
471
00:31:39,070 --> 00:31:40,400
I hope so.
472
00:31:46,260 --> 00:31:47,220
(Munuha, Prince of the Le Tribe)
473
00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:48,592
Your Highness, wait a moment.
474
00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:50,750
Prince Munuha,
475
00:31:50,912 --> 00:31:52,350
although you are an honored guest,
476
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:53,920
do you know the consequences
477
00:31:54,350 --> 00:31:55,550
for blocking my path?
478
00:31:56,096 --> 00:31:57,568
Your Highness, please forgive me.
479
00:31:57,830 --> 00:31:59,270
I mean no offense.
480
00:31:59,648 --> 00:32:01,160
I came looking for you so abruptly,
481
00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,160
only because we share a common goal.
482
00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:04,576
What nonsense are you talking about?
483
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:05,640
Between you and me,
484
00:32:05,936 --> 00:32:07,640
what common goal
could there possibly be?
485
00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:09,070
Don't be so quick to refuse.
486
00:32:09,104 --> 00:32:10,720
The wish you prayed to the gods for...
487
00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:12,880
How about I make it come true for you?
488
00:32:26,510 --> 00:32:27,400
What do you mean?
489
00:32:29,456 --> 00:32:31,350
I want the beloved daughter
of the Duke of Wei
490
00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:33,480
to become my woman.
491
00:32:33,830 --> 00:32:34,720
Are you insane?
492
00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:36,440
She is the future Crown Princess.
493
00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:38,240
Are you trying
494
00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:40,350
to start a war between our two nations?
495
00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:42,680
There are rumors in the palace.
496
00:32:42,688 --> 00:32:45,480
The marriage between Commandery
Princess Zhaoning and the Crown Prince
497
00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:46,608
is on the verge of collapse.
498
00:32:47,590 --> 00:32:48,510
And I
499
00:32:49,070 --> 00:32:51,070
am sincerely asking
for her hand in marriage.
500
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:53,790
Sincerely?
501
00:32:54,790 --> 00:32:55,880
If you marry her,
502
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,816
you'll have a chance to transfer
the Duke of Wei from the northwest.
503
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:00,960
As long as the Shen father
and son are gone,
504
00:33:01,590 --> 00:33:02,510
the northwest
505
00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:04,480
will no longer be impregnable.
506
00:33:06,448 --> 00:33:08,670
Since you're concerned
about the country and its people,
507
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:10,510
why not marry me soon
for the sake of Daxing?
508
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:12,030
Don't be delusional!
509
00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:14,100
If you want to remain
in the imperial capital
510
00:33:14,112 --> 00:33:15,632
as the most distinguished noble lady,
511
00:33:15,830 --> 00:33:17,070
you must join forces with me.
512
00:33:18,110 --> 00:33:20,510
This is your only chance
to escape the marriage alliance.
513
00:33:21,952 --> 00:33:23,440
Your true aim is the northwest.
514
00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,070
Even I can see that.
515
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,160
How could His Majesty not see it?
516
00:33:30,672 --> 00:33:32,720
This is a secret medicine
from my royal court,
517
00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:33,790
Enchanting Essence.
518
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:35,440
Just one pill
519
00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,160
is enough to arouse even an immortal.
520
00:33:37,632 --> 00:33:39,440
After a man and woman
have been intimate,
521
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,920
even the most skilled physician
won't find any
522
00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:43,030
trace of the drug.
523
00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:44,240
Despicable!
524
00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:46,510
In a few days,
525
00:33:46,592 --> 00:33:48,070
the palace will hold a banquet for me.
526
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:50,260
Ladies from the imperial clan
and noble families will be there.
527
00:33:50,270 --> 00:33:52,384
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
will attend as well.
528
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,270
Whether or not I can happily
marry the Commandery Princess
529
00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,510
all depends on you, Princess Pingling.
530
00:34:01,510 --> 00:34:03,472
If you are truly infatuated with me,
531
00:34:03,536 --> 00:34:05,390
and are willing to marry far from home,
532
00:34:05,750 --> 00:34:06,790
that's also an option.
533
00:34:33,550 --> 00:34:35,000
Will your plan work?
534
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:38,064
Would she really dare to make a move
on Commandery Princess Zhaoning?
535
00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:40,670
You just wait
536
00:34:41,150 --> 00:34:42,760
for your rendezvous with the beauty.
537
00:34:49,700 --> 00:34:54,260
(Taiji Hall)
538
00:35:16,016 --> 00:35:18,176
I deserve to be punished.
539
00:35:19,070 --> 00:35:20,550
It's all right. Get up.
540
00:35:23,150 --> 00:35:24,400
Let me show you the way
541
00:35:24,550 --> 00:35:26,144
to the side hall to change your clothes.
542
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:27,590
Let's go.
543
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:45,710
Strange.
544
00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:47,110
Why does the route to the side hall
545
00:35:47,110 --> 00:35:48,320
have to be such a long detour?
546
00:35:58,800 --> 00:35:59,880
The person leading the way
547
00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:01,000
suddenly vanished.
548
00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:11,536
Your Highness, be careful!
549
00:36:12,510 --> 00:36:13,110
Mo Yu!
550
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:15,000
Your Highness!
551
00:37:48,590 --> 00:37:49,480
After all these years,
552
00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:50,480
I finally have the chance
553
00:37:50,670 --> 00:37:52,150
to spar with you, Huayong.
554
00:37:55,070 --> 00:37:57,232
I cut his left shoulder.
555
00:37:57,264 --> 00:37:59,490
If you are willing
to remove your clothes to prove it,
556
00:37:59,504 --> 00:38:01,840
all suspicion against you
will vanish completely.
557
00:38:02,150 --> 00:38:03,070
Are you willing
558
00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:04,630
to leave with me?
559
00:38:04,630 --> 00:38:08,880
♪How can you be this wonderful♪
560
00:38:10,831 --> 00:38:13,771
♪I've hidden so many words♪
561
00:38:14,391 --> 00:38:17,191
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪
562
00:38:18,061 --> 00:38:25,031
♪So never uncover♪
563
00:38:25,221 --> 00:38:27,581
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪
564
00:38:28,711 --> 00:38:31,441
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪
565
00:38:32,401 --> 00:38:37,741
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪
566
00:38:39,501 --> 00:38:42,321
♪Every answer I gave♪
567
00:38:43,121 --> 00:38:45,971
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪
568
00:38:46,761 --> 00:38:50,131
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪
569
00:38:50,391 --> 00:38:53,701
♪How hard it truly was?♪
570
00:38:56,671 --> 00:39:00,111
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪
571
00:39:01,101 --> 00:39:03,431
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪
572
00:39:04,701 --> 00:39:10,461
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪
573
00:39:11,871 --> 00:39:15,001
♪It's a shame I never could♪
574
00:39:15,451 --> 00:39:18,461
♪Give you a moon in return♪
575
00:39:18,571 --> 00:39:25,211
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪
576
00:39:25,211 --> 00:39:28,881
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪
577
00:39:29,751 --> 00:39:32,511
♪Never knowing I was lost♪
578
00:39:32,951 --> 00:39:36,081
♪Why don't you take me away?♪
579
00:39:36,521 --> 00:39:42,471
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪
580
00:39:43,871 --> 00:39:47,421
♪You'll never♪
581
00:39:47,701 --> 00:39:57,171
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪
582
00:40:23,341 --> 00:40:26,821
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