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Just scream!
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Continue to scream, and I'll cut out your tongue!
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Help! Someone's gonna kill me!
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- Lüyu - Help me!
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What happened? Slow down. What is it?
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- She's going to kill me! - Who? - Her!
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Let go of her
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Darling, calm down. We're all family
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You can't use that
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You can't just kill Lüyu
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She was rewarded to our family by His Majesty
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She's not just some pig or poultry, you can't kill her
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Just because
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the emperor has her back
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that slut disobeys her husband and doesn't abide by the female virtues
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If I don't kill her today
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I won't be able to vent my anger
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No, I'm begging you, alright?
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- Ma'am, the litter is ready. - What's the litter for?
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Alright. I won't kill her. Return her to His Majesty
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Darling, that's an even worse idea
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Think about it. There are so many beautiful women in the palace
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Who would take in the leftovers
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consumed by my brother Qiu Hu?
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If you return Lüyu to His Majesty now
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you'd be asking her to sign her own death warrant
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Why should I care?
Laifu, stuff her in the litter
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No one moves! Stop yelling
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Where is my brother when it matters?
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- Brother - My Lord
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Brother, where have you been?
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You can't even manage your own wife
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She keeps setting my sister off
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Don't you know what kind of person my sister is?
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She's a murderer and an arsonist. There's nothing she won't do
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- Big brother, help me. - Stop crying
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Lüyu, will you still be my wife?
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Big brother, help me
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I'll always be with you, dead or alive
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I don't want you dead. I only want you alive
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Brother, you won't punish her?
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Who said I was going to punish her?
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I like Lüyu the most
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I won't forgive anyone who so much as touches
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Lüyu's finger
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Let's go back
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- Enough. - Who?
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Let's go. Stop crying
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Some people are so eager to be the prime minister
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but you're not worried at all
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Pingyang recommended Dongfang Shuo to you
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What do you think?
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When the late emperor was alive, he once told me
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there are two types of men who must not become prime minister
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Which two types?
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The first type is one who is too smart and capable
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Men like that are often arrogant due to their talent
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In the end, their extraordinary achievement would outshine their masters
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And the second type?
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Someone who's mediocre and only cares to protect himself
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His goal is to have no mistakes rather than any achievements
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Men like that are safe. But they will exhaust the emperor
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Did Father ever say
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which type of men is best fit for the prime minister position?
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Not the smartest and not the most mediocre, but the most reliable
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Talk about Eunuch Yang
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Your Majesty made him chief steward of the Inner Palace
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and his body suddenly became so delicate
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that he often gets sick
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and sends a junior eunuch to serve Your Majesty
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Forget about delicacy. He's just a glutton
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He ate too much cold dishes yesterday
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and his loose bowels are keeping him in bed today
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There's a saying in the rural areas where I'm from
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Wealth is supported by fortune, to eat more than you can will stuff you
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That's right
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One shall only enjoy what fate bestows upon him
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To push the boundaries will only cause problems
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It's your turn, Your Majesty
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Dongfang Shuo, who do you think should be the prime minister?
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I should
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not be the prime minister
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Then do you want to be the prime minister?
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Your Majesty, if you want me as the prime minister, I'd die for the duty
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If you don't want me, then I would rather die than take the position
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Then who else is fit for the job if not you?
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Who else?
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Your Majesty, you already have a candidate in mind
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- What do you think of Gongsun Hong? - Gongsun Hong?
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Your Majesty, you have spotted a true talent
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I also believe Gongsun Hong is the best candidate for prime minister
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Dongfang Shuo, are you lying to yourself just to please me?
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I'm not that kind of man
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In Confucianism, loyalty to the emperor
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ensures all officials stay loyal to Your Majesty
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Benevolence and love
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keep a healthy relationship between the emperor and its people
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Well said. I also believe that
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Apart from the officials, Mother is my only concern
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Indeed
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But the emperor is its own breed
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The great responsibility is never carried by the emperor's mother
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It's only for the emperor himself
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That's true
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If the Confucianists hold power, they'll be worse than Dongfang Shuo
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Dongfang Shuo only wants to drive you out from court affairs
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But the Confucianists
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want to shut you up and disqualify you as a human
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They've gone too far
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Right now, His Majesty is losing himself in the victory
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Some ministers who harbor evil intentions
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will take advantage by trying to fool His Majesty
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In that case, I can't even
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avoid this conflict
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I think Gongsun Hong is capable as a lecturer
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He's not built for a prime minister
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Mother, who do you think is the best candidate?
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- Your uncle, Wang Xiu. - Him?
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You don't trust your own uncle?
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No, I didn't mean that
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Then what do you mean, Your Majesty?
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I believe the stakes are too high
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and it should be decided after discussion with the ministers
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Since the foundation of the Great Han
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all prime ministers were relatives of the royal family
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That's why I believe making your uncle the prime minister
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complies with the ancestral tradition and puts my worries away
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- Your Majesty, I have a bold statement to make - Go on
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- A man shall never die by holding his pee. - What does that mean?
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Your Majesty, the Great Han has always emphasized filial piety
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Do you stand a chance against the Empress Dowager
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if you argue with her, especially on this matter?
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You're saying I should put this matter aside and do nothing?
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Yes. However, it will be exhausting for Your Majesty
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- No. How can the court not have a prime minister for too long? - Right
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There was a prime minister before
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but that prime minister acted against Your Majesty in every manner
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but you still survived
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Alright. I won't appoint a prime minister now
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But...
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what should I do if Mother asks?
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Rest assured, Your Majesty. It wouldn't take long before she forgets it
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Forget? Why?
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Is the Noble Lady about to go into labor?
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Good for you, Dongfang Shuo
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Well said
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When Mother becomes a grandma
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she'll be too thrilled to remember anything
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Put this off for a few months
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and worry about it later
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- Wei Qing. - Your Majesty
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I've decided
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Your mansion should be built next to the Pingyang Mansion
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How do you like that?
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Well... Your Majesty
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I wouldn't dare building my mansion next to the Grand Princess's residence
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Qing, you don't get it. The closer, the better
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Right now, you are two households separated by a wall
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When His Majesty gives the order
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you'll become a family when you break down that wall
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It's convenient and avoids wasted effort. How good is that
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Your Majesty, birth
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- What birth? - Noble Lady Wei has given birth
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What?
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Congratulations, Your Majesty
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- His Majesty has a child now. - That's right
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And he has a brother-in-law now
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- Congratulations, Qing. - Thank you, Gan, Shuo
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Where is my child? Zifu
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Congratulations, Your Majesty. It's a boy
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A boy? Mother, I have a son
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I have a crown prince!
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Congratulations, Your Highness, Your Majesty
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Issue my decree. Reward everyone at Zhongcui Palace
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A'jiao, what are you doing here so early in the morning?
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This is not the time to sleep at home
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Do you know what happened in the palace?
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I don't live in the palace
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How am I supposed to know?
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That slut just had a baby
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I see
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A woman would be a monster if she doesn't give birth
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I wasn't talking about you
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It's a boy. He was named crown prince just after birth
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The mother of the crown prince is the empress
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Where does that leave me?
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I refuse to be abolished by him just like that
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I will fight till the end
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Sister, you're here
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Congratulations, Your Highness
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Sister, we shall share the joy
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Leave us
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- I need to speak to the Empress Dowager. - Leave us
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Regards to Your Highness
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Go away, leave me alone
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- I'll go in myself, don't follow me. - Understood
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It's very exciting that His Majesty had a son
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but it's so uncustomary for a baby
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to be named crown prince just after birth
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- Crown prince? - Don't keep it from me
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Everyone at Zhongcui Palace heard His Majesty
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yell about he had a crown prince
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You remind me. His Majesty did say that
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But it was only because he was too excited and won't count
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An emperor never jokes. This is not a casual statement to make
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We had a gentlemen's deal
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Don't start to believe
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just because your ex-husband and his family died in the fire in that lodge
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that no one else knows about your marriage before coming to the palace
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Sister, stop. Say no more
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Anyway, I have nothing to lose
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if A'jiao can't be the empress anymore
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It's not like that
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Sister, His Majesty really didn't name the crown prince
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How can I trust that?
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I'll go to see His Majesty immediately
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and make him admit it was a slip of the tongue last night
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I'll make him announce to the public
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that A'jiao will always be the empress
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Alright, then
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Since you've said that, I'll believe you this time
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Right, there's something I've always forgotten to tell you
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The daughter you had with that man isn't dead
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She lives in the suburbs of the capital
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Just tell me when you miss her
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I'll bring her to the palace so that you two can meet
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Zifu, you weren't with me to see
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how excited the court officials were
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What a pity
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Their celebration was so exhilarating
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that it could move the mountains and bring a tsunami
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Zifu, you are the most significant contributor to the Great Han
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I shall take no credit
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I was only bathed in Your Majesty's royal blessings
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This time
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those who claim I have no heir are speechless
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Zifu, you've done me well
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I'll never treat you bad
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I'm already content with the way that Your Majesty
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have treated me
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I dare not wish for anything else
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Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager
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has urgent business to discuss with you
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Regards to Mother
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I wonder why you've summoned me here
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Sit down. I want to talk to you
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Your Majesty, Noble Lady Wei has given you a son
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You were caught by the moment and said you had a crown prince
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I know it was unintentional, but you must be more cautious
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You must not be careless with your words as they carry great significance
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Mother, it wasn't unintentional
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I was going to tell you that I'll name my son as the crown prince
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The crown prince will be the future emperor
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How can you name the crown prince so casually?
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Even if he's to be the crown prince, it can only be done
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when he's older. We will pick a fine date
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pay homage to the ancestors, and hold a formal ceremony
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Then I'll do that in the future
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There's something more
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No matter which prince shall be the crown prince in the future
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A'jiao will always remain as the empress and mother of the crown prince
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No one can change that
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- Mother, why is that? - This is my decree
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We will declare this to the nation during tomorrow's
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court meeting in both of our names
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No. I won't agree with that
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Liu Che, you've disappointed me!
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Your reign has only started and you're disobeying me
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Will you be a man with no benevolence, loyalty, and filial piety?
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I…
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I said that I only want to enjoy my time in peace
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If I shall not be granted that blessing
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then I'll have to follow the traditions and rule together with you
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Follow the traditions
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Your Majesty, you're in a good mood to be watching the fish
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You again. You've threatened the Empress Dowager again
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Your Majesty, you're wrong
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we didn't threaten Her Highness
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- She tried to flatter us first - Nonsense!
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Your Majesty, before Wei Zifu came to the palace
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I had already warned you
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I not only have control over the crown on your head
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but also hold the lives of you and the Empress Dowager in my palm
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How dare you! You're trying to usurp the throne
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Calm down, Your Majesty
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you can't blame me for holding so much evidence
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- of Her Highness's indignity. - What?
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What?
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You're interested now
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Too bad
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it's hard to explain the whole thing concisely
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Let me ask you this
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Why did the Grand Empress Dowager always hold back
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on you being the emperor?
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Why did she even go as far as
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aiding Prince Liang in replacing you as the emperor?
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Why?
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Because
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she always doubted you weren't born by the late emperor
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You…
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Don't believe me?
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Then I'll tell you something else
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Your mother was already married before she came to the palace
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She even had a daughter
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It's your other sister
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She's living in the suburbs of the capital
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This is utter nonsense
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You still don't believe me?
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Fine
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Then someday I'll take her to the palace myself
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and facilitate the meeting of you two in front of all officials, alright?
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- Your Majesty, this won't take us to the hunting grounds - Shut up
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Your Majesty, you're here to pay homage to the late emperor
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But it's not any special date today
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Wait here, don't let anyone in
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Your Majesty, usually no one comes here
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The old eunuch Suozhong is the only one guarding the late emperor
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This is the imperial mausoleum. No trespassing allowed
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- Suozhong, you don't recognize me? - Your Majesty?
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I should be punished for not welcoming Your Majesty
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Get up
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Yes, Your Majesty
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Suozhong, why are you sitting on the road?
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I was waiting for Your Majesty
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Your Majesty, please
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Your Majesty, please don't mind the poor condition and take a seat
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Usually, I'm the only one here
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No one else comes
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Suozhong, how did you know that I'd come
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I couldn't say
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It's just a hunch
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Mother often said
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it was because of your effort that
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she was able to survive when she first came to the palace
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To her, you're like a big brother
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At the time, Empress Dowager Dou, now the Grand Empress Dowager
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wanted to name the firstborn son of Lady Li as the crown prince
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The late emperor and Empress Dowager Bo refused
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Before the late emperor's father, Emperor Wen passed away
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he left three confidential decrees
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the second of which stated
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although the late emperor already had a son
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he must not be named the crown prince
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The throne should be passed to a son with the looks of a red dragon
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You are referring to when my mother
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dreamed of a mythic beast that looked like a red dragon
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flying into her arms and got pregnant with me
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However, the Grand Empress Dowager and Noble Lady Li
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raised suspicions of Your Majesty's lineage
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because Lady Wang was pregnant for 14 months
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After my mother came to the palace, she gave birth to Princess Pingyang
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in one and a half years, and gave birth to me in 3 years
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Nothing is suspicious
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However, out of nowhere, Lady Li
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found the husband Lady Wang was married to before coming to the palace
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and sent men to secretly bring him
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and their daughter to Chang'an
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My mother really had a husband and daughter?
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But I can testify to the fact that
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Your Majesty and Princess Pingyang are fathered by the late emperor
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What happened next?
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Lady Wang didn't have much influence
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so she sent me to negotiate with Madame Guantao, the grand princess
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and formed an alliance with Madame Guantao
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on the condition that A'jiao shall be named the empress
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Madame Guantao asked her husband to sent men to set fire on the lodge
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and killed that entire family
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Since there's no evidence
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and Madame Guantao went to persuade the Grand Empress Dowager herself
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Your Majesty was able to become the crown prince
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The whole family died
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If there's no evidence left
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then why is Mother still afraid?
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They're not all dead
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Not all dead?
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I couldn't betray my conscience
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so I picked up the girl and escaped
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in the chaotic fire
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After all, she's the daughter of Lady Wang
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After I saved that girl
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I left her with a farmer's family at the Zhongnan Mountains
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Later, I heard that the girl
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was married to a butcher named Jin
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Who else knows about this apart from you?
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No one but me knows of this
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But why did the empress also tell me about this?
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The world is full of malice
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I wouldn't know
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how word got out
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Suozhong
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You've done me and my mother a great service
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When I return, I'll tell mother and welcome you back to the palace
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I'll take care of you in your old age
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I am grateful to Your Majesty
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I shall leave
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Don't tell anyone that I've been here
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Understood
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And my mother's history
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shall never be revealed
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You're the last person in this world to know the full picture
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Do you understand
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I swear on my head
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Your Majesty, a report just came in from outside the palace
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Eunuch Suozhong guarding the late emperor's mausoleum has hanged himself
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When did he die?
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It's been a few days, but they just found out today
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Does the Empress Dowager know?
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Yes. Her Highness has shed a few tears
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Suozhong served the Empress Dowager for many years
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and he guarded the late emperor's mausoleum
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He's very loyal
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Pass my word. Give him a proper burial and take care of his family
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There's no room for incompetence
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Her Highness has issued the same decree
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- Yi - Yes, Your Majesty
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I have some work for you
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Your Majesty, apart from serving you
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I'm not sure if I'm capable of performing other duties
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You are
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From now on, you will leave the palace in secret every day
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and look for a Jin family in the west suburbs
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What does this family do?
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Pig butchering
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Then I can buy some pig hearts and lungs on the way
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- and feed them to the dogs in the kennel. - Listen up
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No one else should know of this
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Otherwise, I'll cut you up and feed the dogs
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Understood
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00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,920
Your Majesty, it's that household over there
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- Anyone there? - Who is it?
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Pork is sold out. I only have some intestines left
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What's wrong with you? What are you looking at?
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Ma'am, we are passing by. We're quite thirsty
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and wanted to ask some water of you
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The bucket is beside the well. Serve yourselves
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00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:11,000
Mother
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Mother
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Stop yelling
439
00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:18,760
I burned Landlord Jiang's litter
440
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,840
- How dare you do that to Landlord Jiang? - I wanted to
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I only pinched the thigh of his sister-in-law
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and he forced father and you to compensate him with half a set of ribs
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Do you want your parents dead?
444
00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:35,880
- I'm so mad at you - Mother
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I'll beat you up! Stop! I'll beat you up!
446
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,680
Little punk, stop now! I'll beat you up!
447
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:04,560
Your Majesty
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Go feed your dogs
449
00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:11,200
Your Majesty, are you uncomfortable?
450
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,560
Maybe ask Dongfang Shuo to take your pulse?
451
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,240
He's not an imperial physician, what does he know about medicine?
452
00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:23,400
Your Majesty, Dongfang Shuo not only handles difficult situations
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he also treats tricky diseases
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He used to treat the Grand Empress Dowager's eye disease
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00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:30,680
better than those imperial physicians
456
00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:37,440
- Then summon him. - I shall obey your decree
457
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,680
Lord Dongfang, please wait
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00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:45,560
Lord Dongfang, His Majesty asked you to play chess at Tingyu Pavilion
459
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Dongfang Shuo
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00:37:56,360 --> 00:38:00,480
The Great Han has always valued benevolence and filial piety
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but how can one perform his filial duties to the best?
462
00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:10,360
I believe that the best filial practice to one's parents
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isn't about following every order
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but to reduce the trouble and pain of his parents to the greatest extent
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and to ensure his parents are as happy as possible
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00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,160
What is the greatest joy in life?
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The joy drawn from family, of course
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00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:26,960
Then what is the greatest sorrow
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Nothing is more woeful than sending your child to the grave
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00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:43,200
Your Majesty, I am guilty. Please convict me
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00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:45,520
What is your crime?
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00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,720
It's said that one should alleviate the emperor's sufferings
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00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,560
Your Majesty have always been troubled
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00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:55,760
but I can't help you sort out the difficulties
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I deserve grave punishment
476
00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,320
But Your Majesty, please have faith in me
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I will do my best to help you
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00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:16,920
Let me ask you this. What is the best way
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00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:19,520
to keep one's mouth shut
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00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:24,280
The best approach is of course this
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00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:27,760
Apart from that?
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00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:32,480
Then you must find something against this person
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00:39:32,760 --> 00:39:34,800
and hold it firmly in your hands
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00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:37,480
Just like when a cat catches a mouse
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00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:39,240
He doesn't kill it instantly
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00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:42,200
but first creates anxiety for it
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Dongfang Shuo
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then I'll tell you
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right now, I need to keep
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00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:54,640
my mother-in-law, Madame Guantao, in silence
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00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,240
- Your Majesty, this is the royal family's business - How dumb of you
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00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:02,720
You should know that an emperor doesn't have private affairs
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00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:07,280
- That is wise of Your Majesty. However… - What?
494
00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:09,680
Didn't you just say
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00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,440
you will do whatever you can to help me?
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00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:14,920
Your Majesty, hold your fury. I'm aware of my sins
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00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:19,000
That's more like it
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00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:23,400
Otherwise, what use do I have for a freeloader like you?
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00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:26,200
Even if I raised a pig, I can dine on its pork
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Your Majesty, don't scare me like that
501
00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:32,880
You already drove me out of the palace like that once
502
00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,160
I can't take any more shocks
503
00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:43,280
Your Majesty, I've got it
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00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:44,600
What?
505
00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:46,320
I just came up with an idea
506
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with cold sweat
507
00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:49,920
from the shock you just gave me37497
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