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♪The falling snow♪
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♪Is bitter cold♪
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♪My sigh♪
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♪Misted the path in front of me♪
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♪The moonlight knows my intention♪
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♪I just want to make a place
for me in your heart♪
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♪I laugh and I cry♪
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♪Quietly building a pond in my heart♪
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♪I accept all the gifts from sorrow♪
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♪I can't let down my regrets♪
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♪I won't admit defeat♪
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♪I slowly chew on
the bitterness of life♪
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♪The fragrance remains the same
after the bleak winter♪
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♪Awaiting spring to color
the way back home♪
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[The Double]
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[Episode 12]
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Put it here.
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You just put it over there.
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The tall one. Yes.
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Be careful. That pot of flowers is rare.
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You come here and put it over there.
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Father, I won.
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I didn't expect you to improve so much
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under Li's tutelage.
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What do you mean
by "under her tutelage"?
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I'm the one who's talented.
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You're right.
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You're talented.
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Aunt Lu.
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Li.
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You've sent me so many pots of flowers.
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Yeah, they're in full bloom.
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It's perfect for your place.
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Li.
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Uncle Jiang.
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Come on, have some tea.
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This is my favorite.
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All you know is eating.
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Well...
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Li,
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I'm glad you've helped
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Rui improve.
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I never ever dreamed
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that this no-good brat would be able
to receive an honor at the palace.
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My dear niece,
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I really don't know how to thank you.
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Yes, Li.
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It's all thanks to you.
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We're family.
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Don't say that.
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Do you three
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have to be so hypocritical?
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- Jiang Jingrui!
- Jiang Jingrui!
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What?
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Let me beat you up. I...
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My dear!
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What's wrong with you, Mother?
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What's wrong with you, my dear?
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- My back.
- What's wrong with your old back?
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It's your back that's old.
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My dear, come here.
I'll give you a massage.
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Don't touch me.
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My dear.
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Tong.
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Let's go.
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Come on.
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Quick.
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Let me see where it hurts.
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- Where is it?
- Down there.
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What's the matter?
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I've heard
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that Zhou Yanbang wants to ask
you to change the engagement.
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Zhou Yanbang
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has been spoiled since he was a child
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and has no qualms about doing
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whatever he wants.
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Don't bother.
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Marquis of Ningyuan has
put him in confinement.
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For days, the family
has been going around
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trying to squash the case.
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Is that so?
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But that's karmic justice.
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It's all because Aunt Shuran
was in a hurry to replace you
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with Jiang Ruoyao just a few days
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after you went to Zhennyu Hall.
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It hurts!
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In broad daylight,
you're being lovey-dovey
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and showing affection for each other.
It's not acceptable!
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- Yuanbai, what brings you here?
- Yuanbai, what brings you here?
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I'd like to ask you
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why being so inappropriate to flirt
with each other in broad daylight,
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in my residence.
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Yuanbai, I've sprained my back.
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Yuanping would like to help me.
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She's sprained her old back.
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You're...
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Yuanbai.
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Yuanbai.
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What's wrong with you?
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Last night, I overworked my old back.
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Yuanbai.
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Give me a massage.
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Go.
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Yuanbai, let me give you a massage.
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Jingrui got the first place
in the Entry Exam
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thanks to Li's tutelage.
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We're here to thank her.
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Do you want to kill me with your hands?
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Be gentler.
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Go home and massage
your wife's old back.
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My dear.
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Let's go home
and I'll massage your old back.
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Rui!
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Coming.
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I'm going back now.
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Come on, my dear. Be careful.
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Come on.
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Mother, be careful.
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Look.
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Jingrui, let's carry her.
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Your mother weighs
almost as much as a sow.
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What a shame.
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Father.
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Slow down.
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I've been busy with my work
for the past few days,
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and I only heard
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about you getting the first place
in the Entry Exam from His Majesty.
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I haven't even held a banquet
to celebrate for you.
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Thinking of your studies
at the School of Integrity.
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I've been negligent.
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Father, you don't have to
blame yourself.
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I'm used to it after 10 years
in Zhennyu Hall.
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I don't think I should disturb you
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with my life at the School of Integrity.
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I was worried that you wouldn't be able
to cope with your studies
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at the School of Integrity,
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so I thought I'd be adding
to your worries by asking too much.
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I didn't expect you
to be not only good at calligraphy,
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but also at playing the zither.
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I'm so glad.
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There's a sister at Zhennyu Hall
who's a zither player.
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I had been learning from her.
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Before she left, she left me
her zither and music sheet
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so I could practice more.
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I was scolded by the lady-in-charge
for missing a few cleanings
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because I was practicing the zither.
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You've suffered.
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There's nothing to hide
between a father and a daughter.
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I have no secrets.
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If you have any questions, just say so.
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I know
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you were engaged to Zhou Yanbang
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but it was changed to Ruoyao
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and I never asked you
about your thoughts.
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Father, you're worrying too much.
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I've never liked Zhou Yanbang,
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not before, not now,
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not in the future.
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If he comes to you
to change the engagement...
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As you said,
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it was him who proposed it,
I didn't initiate it,
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and I've already refused.
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You bring it up now
because you don't believe me?
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No.
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Fine, let's not talk about it.
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I'll throw you
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a celebration banquet some day.
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You should be rewarded
for making the Jiangs proud.
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Thank you, Father.
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All right, I'm leaving.
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Miss.
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Look.
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I can only rely on myself.
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If I hadn't made a name for myself
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in this Entry Exam,
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it would have been my fault
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if I hadn't been able to explain this.
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You got the first place this time,
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His Majesty personally honored you,
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and you've made a reputation
for yourself in the capital of Yan.
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It'll be easier for you to
get things done in the future.
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My Lady will be happy
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in heaven.
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Considering the possible dangers when
you're safe and being prepared for them.
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It's not the time to rest easy.
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I'm afraid the real danger lies ahead.
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Idiot!
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Father,
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I was just saying
that I wanted to become a monk.
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They didn't take it seriously.
Why did you take it seriously?
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Besides, if I really become a monk,
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our family will be dishonored.
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Honor?
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So now you're thinking
about our family's honor?
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I've been in the court all these years,
what have I been relying on?
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Acting on my words.
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You've made a mess of things,
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so you'll have to swallow
the consequences today.
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Anyway, Father,
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you can't really let me
become a monk, can you?
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Why not?
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Jiang Li was trapped
in Zhennyu Hall for ten years
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and still managed
to get the first place.
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Look at yourself.
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I've been hiring teachers
for you for over ten years
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and what do I get?
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You've accomplished nothing.
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Yes, Father. I know I'm wrong.
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I'll study twice as hard
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and never be left behind.
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It's too late now.
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Now that everyone in the capital
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knows about your bet,
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I can't defend you anymore.
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You stay well in the temple.
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If you do well, when the fuss dies down,
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I might have a chance to get you out
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and change your cocky ways.
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Take him away.
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Father! Father!
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Wait.
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Father! Jing, Jing!
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Plead for me.
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Jing, plead for me.
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Jing! Father!
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I don't want to be a monk, Father.
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I haven't got married yet.
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I haven't given you
a grandson yet, Father.
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Don't let me become a monk, Father.
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What are you laughing about?
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I just feel pity that my second brother
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can't understand your intention.
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You're just doing it
to show Princess Wanning.
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For the sake of the ambition
of Princess Wanning
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and King Cheng,
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our family has sacrificed a son.
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If success comes in the future,
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our family will still be
the most meritorious one.
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When did you realize this?
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A son of a distinguished family
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betting with a girl in the street
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is so absurd and ridiculous,
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but you didn't stop it.
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From that moment on, I thought
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you must have had another reason.
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Tell me,
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what would you have done if it were you?
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Why are we going round in circles
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on Ye Shijie's case?
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If we go
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straight to Luyang
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to solve the roots of the problem,
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the Ye family
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will soon come under your control.
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Don't give me any more trouble.
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How come you can't
even handle a little girl?
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I thought the Li brothers
could deal with her,
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but I didn't expect Zhou Yanbang
to be charmed by her.
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If she wins
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Jiang Yuanbai's heart,
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it'll be too late.
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A wild girl who spent 10 years
in Qingcheng Mountain,
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fooled you as soon as she came back
to the Jiang family.
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Now, she's out of the Jiang family
and got the first place in the Entry Exam,
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she's turning the School of Integrity
upside down.
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As the stepmother who raised her,
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don't you think it's strange?
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I know what you're trying to say is
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that she's not even Jiang Li.
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I'm not that stupid.
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I've looked into the person
272
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who wants to kill Jiang Li the most.
273
00:12:24,220 --> 00:12:26,980
You're the head of Zhennyu Hall
in Qingcheng Mountain?
274
00:12:28,580 --> 00:12:29,820
Do you want to be released?
275
00:12:33,620 --> 00:12:34,620
Who are you?
276
00:12:35,620 --> 00:12:37,420
I've been sent
by Secretariat Director's wife.
277
00:12:37,700 --> 00:12:38,580
What does she want with me?
278
00:12:38,980 --> 00:12:40,060
I have a question for you.
279
00:12:40,300 --> 00:12:41,860
If you give me a satisfactory answer,
280
00:12:41,860 --> 00:12:43,700
my lady will get you out.
281
00:12:43,860 --> 00:12:44,900
What's the question?
282
00:12:48,820 --> 00:12:50,100
Look who it is.
283
00:12:53,460 --> 00:12:56,380
Isn't this your second lady?
284
00:12:57,980 --> 00:12:59,620
Look carefully.
285
00:12:59,700 --> 00:13:01,900
She's been with me for 10 years.
286
00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:07,900
I'd recognize her even if she was ashes.
287
00:13:08,900 --> 00:13:10,860
When Liu Yuanfeng disclosed the scandal
288
00:13:10,860 --> 00:13:12,700
of Zhennyu Hall in front of His Majesty,
289
00:13:12,980 --> 00:13:15,340
the witness for him was Jiang Li.
290
00:13:15,860 --> 00:13:17,100
The head of Zhennyu Hall
hates her to the core.
291
00:13:17,700 --> 00:13:19,380
If her identity was false,
292
00:13:19,660 --> 00:13:21,220
the head of Zhennyu Hall
wouldn't have helped her hide it.
293
00:13:21,660 --> 00:13:24,300
It's clear that she's Jiang Li,
294
00:13:24,540 --> 00:13:26,860
but she's just very cunning
295
00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:30,340
and hides herself well before everyone.
296
00:13:30,780 --> 00:13:34,020
In that case, she can't be kept.
297
00:13:34,260 --> 00:13:35,380
What else can I do?
298
00:13:36,860 --> 00:13:39,180
Do you remember the Shen family's case?
299
00:13:42,540 --> 00:13:45,260
You mean Xue?
300
00:13:46,580 --> 00:13:49,820
Xue was caught in adultery
and fled to the mountains
301
00:13:50,020 --> 00:13:51,140
and ended up dead in the end.
302
00:13:52,220 --> 00:13:54,780
A woman's greatest fear
is to lose her virginity.
303
00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:01,660
They're being summoned
to the palace in a few days, aren't they?
304
00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:03,260
If she
305
00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:05,380
lost her virginity in the palace,
306
00:14:06,140 --> 00:14:07,380
it would be difficult
307
00:14:08,220 --> 00:14:10,500
for even Grand Chancellor Jiang
to cover up in front of His Majesty.
308
00:14:10,660 --> 00:14:13,140
Now, Grand Chancellor Jiang favors her,
309
00:14:13,340 --> 00:14:14,740
but you don't have to be annoyed.
310
00:14:15,660 --> 00:14:17,540
Raise her reputation first,
311
00:14:18,060 --> 00:14:20,900
and she will naturally fall badly.
312
00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:22,300
This is the palace.
313
00:14:22,700 --> 00:14:25,260
I'm afraid it'll be hard to clean up
if things get out of hand.
314
00:14:25,860 --> 00:14:27,460
What do you take me for?
315
00:14:28,060 --> 00:14:29,980
I won't harm your husband.
316
00:14:30,500 --> 00:14:33,620
With me in the palace,
you can rest assured.
317
00:14:36,860 --> 00:14:42,260
[Jiang's Residence]
318
00:14:54,500 --> 00:14:55,940
Greetings, Grandmother.
319
00:14:57,020 --> 00:14:58,940
His Majesty is granting us
a banquet at the palace,
320
00:14:59,220 --> 00:15:00,900
as you got the first place
in the Entry Exam,
321
00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:03,020
we should dress decently,
322
00:15:03,340 --> 00:15:04,980
especially you.
323
00:15:05,100 --> 00:15:06,780
It's your first time
entering the palace,
324
00:15:07,060 --> 00:15:09,300
so you should dress up carefully.
325
00:15:09,860 --> 00:15:11,100
I've found
326
00:15:11,100 --> 00:15:13,140
some of the most famous shops
in the capital
327
00:15:13,380 --> 00:15:14,660
for you to choose from.
328
00:15:15,020 --> 00:15:15,740
Grandmother,
329
00:15:16,420 --> 00:15:19,500
I'm entering the palace
to be rewarded in the name of
330
00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:20,620
the Jiang family.
331
00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:24,060
You can decide what you want me to wear.
332
00:15:24,140 --> 00:15:25,060
You're
333
00:15:25,580 --> 00:15:27,740
passing the buck to me, huh?
334
00:15:28,540 --> 00:15:31,620
Fine, I'll decide it for you.
335
00:15:43,060 --> 00:15:45,500
You are the first place candidate,
336
00:15:46,060 --> 00:15:47,940
you should dress
with elegance and dignity.
337
00:15:48,340 --> 00:15:51,180
The color of this silk material elegant,
338
00:15:51,420 --> 00:15:52,500
with a soft texture.
339
00:15:53,020 --> 00:15:55,020
If it's made into a dress,
340
00:15:55,740 --> 00:15:57,300
it'll suit your temperament.
341
00:15:57,900 --> 00:15:59,060
What do you think?
342
00:15:59,580 --> 00:16:00,820
I like it.
343
00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:02,620
Thank you, Grandmother.
344
00:16:03,020 --> 00:16:05,420
Madam Zhang, show them the way out.
345
00:16:05,700 --> 00:16:06,460
Yes.
346
00:16:12,260 --> 00:16:14,020
You grew up in a maiden's hall,
347
00:16:15,060 --> 00:16:18,140
but your bearing follows your mother's.
348
00:16:18,780 --> 00:16:20,380
You just look like a noblewoman.
349
00:16:21,140 --> 00:16:22,380
Thanks for the compliment, Grandmother.
350
00:16:23,740 --> 00:16:25,340
Everyone praises you outside.
351
00:16:25,780 --> 00:16:28,380
How can we be stingy
with compliments at home?
352
00:16:28,620 --> 00:16:30,580
I'm so happy to be able to see you
353
00:16:30,860 --> 00:16:32,420
as you are today.
354
00:16:32,940 --> 00:16:34,340
After ten years of separation,
355
00:16:35,220 --> 00:16:37,180
I didn't expect you to develop
356
00:16:37,180 --> 00:16:39,140
such a good character and skill.
357
00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:42,940
I dare not let my father and you down.
358
00:16:43,460 --> 00:16:47,300
Good, you're a good child
of the Jiang family.
359
00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:52,300
I have a few more words
of advice for you.
360
00:16:52,420 --> 00:16:54,220
If you're the Jiang family's child,
361
00:16:54,900 --> 00:16:59,380
you'll share in the family's
prosperity and loss.
362
00:16:59,780 --> 00:17:01,180
The palace is not like home.
363
00:17:01,340 --> 00:17:04,020
Be careful in everything.
Take care of yourself
364
00:17:04,220 --> 00:17:05,620
and your sisters.
365
00:17:05,900 --> 00:17:09,180
The world is full of deceitful people.
366
00:17:09,420 --> 00:17:10,820
If anything happens,
367
00:17:11,220 --> 00:17:13,220
don't keep it to yourself.
368
00:17:13,980 --> 00:17:15,380
Come back and tell me.
369
00:17:15,780 --> 00:17:18,300
Okay, I know what to do.
370
00:17:28,140 --> 00:17:29,100
What are you doing?
371
00:17:30,700 --> 00:17:33,980
Mother, I'm not going
to the palace banquet.
372
00:17:34,340 --> 00:17:35,900
The banquet's hosted by His Majesty.
373
00:17:36,620 --> 00:17:38,500
You can't just say you won't go.
374
00:17:38,620 --> 00:17:40,300
His Majesty wants
to see the top performer.
375
00:17:40,620 --> 00:17:41,900
I'm just a sidekick.
376
00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:44,340
It doesn't matter whether I go or not.
377
00:17:53,260 --> 00:17:54,060
Ruoyao,
378
00:17:54,620 --> 00:17:56,780
you just lost this year's Entry Exam.
379
00:17:57,700 --> 00:17:58,900
What's the big deal?
380
00:18:00,220 --> 00:18:02,980
I've been practicing the zither
381
00:18:03,140 --> 00:18:04,500
day in and day out for years,
382
00:18:04,780 --> 00:18:05,860
but what's the point?
383
00:18:06,140 --> 00:18:06,780
In the end,
384
00:18:07,220 --> 00:18:08,900
I was outshone by that wild girl
385
00:18:08,900 --> 00:18:09,700
from the mountains.
386
00:18:09,860 --> 00:18:11,820
Either I'm not cut out for this,
387
00:18:12,820 --> 00:18:16,060
or it was a mistake for you
388
00:18:16,260 --> 00:18:17,260
to make me learn this.
389
00:18:26,380 --> 00:18:27,620
What's the big deal about losing once?
390
00:18:29,140 --> 00:18:30,900
It seems that I've pampered you too much
391
00:18:31,220 --> 00:18:33,060
and that's why you can't accept defeat.
392
00:18:33,700 --> 00:18:35,460
You'll have to go to the banquet
even if you don't want to.
393
00:18:36,260 --> 00:18:36,820
You've already
394
00:18:36,820 --> 00:18:38,340
embarrassed me once at the Entry Exam.
395
00:18:39,020 --> 00:18:40,980
If you dare to embarrass me
a second time,
396
00:18:42,140 --> 00:18:43,660
I'll consider that I never had you
as my daughter.
397
00:18:44,380 --> 00:18:45,460
Watch her put her clothes on.
398
00:18:45,620 --> 00:18:46,100
Yes.
399
00:18:54,220 --> 00:18:54,780
Miss,
400
00:18:55,180 --> 00:18:57,220
you won the first place at the exam and
will have an audience with His Majesty.
401
00:18:57,380 --> 00:18:59,060
You're expecting it
every step of the way.
402
00:19:00,340 --> 00:19:01,700
You said
403
00:19:01,860 --> 00:19:04,500
you wanted to enter the palace
to lure out the person behind Shen Yurong,
404
00:19:05,580 --> 00:19:06,660
so how should we do it?
405
00:19:07,140 --> 00:19:08,860
Through Shen Yurong, of course.
406
00:19:10,860 --> 00:19:12,980
Although I don't know
the person's background,
407
00:19:13,700 --> 00:19:15,060
I'm certain
408
00:19:15,740 --> 00:19:18,140
that the person has a high regard
for Shen Yurong,
409
00:19:19,140 --> 00:19:22,140
and that's exactly what I want
to use to force the person to show up.
410
00:19:22,260 --> 00:19:24,660
But you don't even know
if the person is a man or a woman,
411
00:19:24,820 --> 00:19:26,260
how can you force the person to show up?
412
00:19:26,580 --> 00:19:27,500
It's a woman.
413
00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:29,140
Woman?
414
00:19:29,620 --> 00:19:33,140
Shen Yurong said he had no choice
when he killed me.
415
00:19:33,420 --> 00:19:35,260
I was just the daughter
of a petty official,
416
00:19:35,740 --> 00:19:37,220
and my father and brother
had no enemies.
417
00:19:38,340 --> 00:19:40,220
The person who used
Shen Yurong to kill me
418
00:19:40,380 --> 00:19:41,500
was most likely targeting
419
00:19:41,500 --> 00:19:42,940
the position
of Principal Graduate's wife.
420
00:19:43,540 --> 00:19:47,580
This man is from a noble family,
thought highly of Shen Yurong,
421
00:19:48,780 --> 00:19:50,500
and disregarded my life
as nothing more than an ant.
422
00:19:51,860 --> 00:19:54,140
No matter what,
she's not a simple person.
423
00:19:54,940 --> 00:19:56,420
You must be very careful.
424
00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:02,220
Don't worry. I'll be careful.
425
00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:34,820
Shijie.
426
00:20:41,260 --> 00:20:41,860
Shijie.
427
00:20:43,020 --> 00:20:44,220
I just passed by Jiang's Residence
428
00:20:44,980 --> 00:20:46,100
on my way to do some errands.
429
00:20:46,860 --> 00:20:47,980
Are you going to the palace?
430
00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:49,020
Yes.
431
00:20:49,340 --> 00:20:51,260
I'm also on my way
to the palace banquet.
432
00:20:52,380 --> 00:20:53,980
Why don't I take you there?
433
00:20:55,460 --> 00:20:56,700
I shouldn't have bothered you.
434
00:20:57,300 --> 00:20:58,940
My family's arranged for a carriage.
435
00:21:00,660 --> 00:21:03,020
Right. I'll see you
at the palace entrance.
436
00:21:03,820 --> 00:21:05,620
Shijie, are you here to pick me up?
437
00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:12,100
That's too nice of you.
438
00:21:13,820 --> 00:21:15,260
Jiang Li's here, too. Let's go together.
439
00:21:17,940 --> 00:21:19,740
Father's got a carriage ready for us.
440
00:21:20,020 --> 00:21:21,580
Shijie's got the carriage ready.
441
00:21:21,740 --> 00:21:22,980
It's a good time for us to catch up.
442
00:21:23,580 --> 00:21:24,140
Let's go.
443
00:21:24,140 --> 00:21:24,940
Jiang Jingrui.
444
00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:26,020
It's all right. Let's go.
445
00:21:28,460 --> 00:21:30,940
[Jiang's Residence]
446
00:21:30,940 --> 00:21:34,620
[Benefiting the people]
447
00:21:46,860 --> 00:21:47,500
Ye Shijie!
448
00:21:48,420 --> 00:21:49,100
What's wrong?
449
00:21:49,380 --> 00:21:51,180
Why are you staring
at Jiang Li like that?
450
00:21:54,900 --> 00:21:55,500
I know.
451
00:21:55,940 --> 00:21:57,380
You must have liked her...
452
00:21:57,500 --> 00:21:57,900
I...
453
00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:02,620
Her clothes which is as soft
as a feather, as light as smoke.
454
00:22:02,940 --> 00:22:04,140
I... I don't.
455
00:22:04,140 --> 00:22:05,020
Stop denying it.
456
00:22:05,020 --> 00:22:05,660
Look.
457
00:22:05,860 --> 00:22:06,860
Look at your little black face,
458
00:22:06,860 --> 00:22:08,340
it's turning into a little red face.
459
00:22:08,780 --> 00:22:09,940
I'm sure you want to make yourself
460
00:22:09,940 --> 00:22:11,820
a feathery, smoky outfit
461
00:22:12,060 --> 00:22:13,140
out of this
462
00:22:13,380 --> 00:22:15,940
feathery, smoky fabric.
463
00:22:17,180 --> 00:22:20,780
No, I'm just a little nervous.
464
00:22:20,900 --> 00:22:21,700
All right.
465
00:22:22,980 --> 00:22:24,020
I understand.
466
00:22:25,580 --> 00:22:26,820
It's natural
467
00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:28,780
to be nervous
468
00:22:29,340 --> 00:22:31,100
the first time you go to the palace.
469
00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:35,420
I thought I was the only one
470
00:22:36,420 --> 00:22:38,820
who was so nervous
that I couldn't sleep.
471
00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:00,860
[Hening Gate]
472
00:23:03,260 --> 00:23:03,900
We've arrived.
473
00:23:05,260 --> 00:23:11,900
♪The pear blossoms are
shattered all over the ground♪
474
00:23:13,060 --> 00:23:19,540
♪The wind blows up every sigh♪
475
00:23:20,620 --> 00:23:22,340
[Hening Gate]
Li, I'm going.
476
00:23:24,020 --> 00:23:25,100
Go in without worry.
477
00:23:25,900 --> 00:23:27,340
I'll wait for you outside the palace.
478
00:23:31,500 --> 00:23:33,220
In fact, you could have
come with me to the palace.
479
00:23:33,420 --> 00:23:36,260
You're Principal Graduate, and you're
entering to the palace to be rewarded.
480
00:23:36,420 --> 00:23:37,780
Why should I go in with you?
481
00:23:38,620 --> 00:23:40,820
Mother is already upset
that I insist on
482
00:23:41,340 --> 00:23:42,820
seeing you out today.
483
00:23:42,940 --> 00:23:44,260
You're the wife of Principal Graduate.
484
00:23:44,860 --> 00:23:47,260
If you don't come with me, who else can?
485
00:23:47,740 --> 00:23:48,380
I know.
486
00:23:49,620 --> 00:23:52,180
It's just that I don't know
the rules of the palace.
487
00:23:52,500 --> 00:23:55,020
I'd be doing you a disservice
if I were rude.
488
00:23:55,420 --> 00:23:58,980
Li, we're one.
489
00:24:00,060 --> 00:24:00,700
I know.
490
00:24:03,140 --> 00:24:05,780
It's getting late.
Go and come back early.
491
00:24:06,460 --> 00:24:07,420
I'll be right here waiting for you,
492
00:24:08,740 --> 00:24:09,900
my principal graduate.
493
00:24:15,340 --> 00:24:21,540
♪Or is it love that traps you?♪
494
00:24:23,180 --> 00:24:29,420
♪Even the moonlight
can't bear to wander♪
495
00:24:30,780 --> 00:24:37,140
♪Watching me helpless and forlorn♪
496
00:24:37,140 --> 00:24:38,700
[Hening Gate]
497
00:24:38,700 --> 00:24:44,940
♪Who's giving up so easily?♪
498
00:24:46,220 --> 00:24:52,740
♪Let the story end with sorrow♪
499
00:24:53,820 --> 00:25:00,340
♪When the flowers fall into ripples♪
500
00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:08,100
♪A blow stains the sky and the ground♪
501
00:25:09,260 --> 00:25:11,140
Li, you're here.
502
00:25:15,700 --> 00:25:17,780
You guys planned to come together?
503
00:25:18,540 --> 00:25:19,740
I'm with Jiang Jingrui.
504
00:25:19,980 --> 00:25:21,540
Shijie brought us along.
505
00:25:23,420 --> 00:25:24,220
I see.
506
00:25:25,020 --> 00:25:27,900
But doesn't Ye Shijie
live in the opposite direction?
507
00:25:28,380 --> 00:25:29,540
How come he's bringing you along?
508
00:25:29,700 --> 00:25:31,620
You know quite a lot about Shijie.
509
00:25:32,660 --> 00:25:34,700
Why don't I ask Jiang Jingrui
to take you
510
00:25:34,900 --> 00:25:35,940
to Shijie next time?
511
00:25:36,580 --> 00:25:38,900
What nonsense are you talking about?
Let's go. Let's go in.
512
00:25:46,620 --> 00:25:47,660
Ms. Ruoyao is here.
513
00:25:53,380 --> 00:25:53,980
Ruoyao.
514
00:25:58,540 --> 00:25:59,860
You look great today.
515
00:26:00,900 --> 00:26:04,100
I thought you were only interested
in the first place candidate.
516
00:26:04,340 --> 00:26:06,220
I didn't expect you
to pay attention to what I wear.
517
00:26:06,580 --> 00:26:07,780
Don't say that.
518
00:26:08,460 --> 00:26:09,900
I've been paying
a lot of attention to you.
519
00:26:10,860 --> 00:26:11,740
I'll take my seat.
520
00:26:15,780 --> 00:26:17,900
Ruoyao, let's take a seat.
521
00:26:18,140 --> 00:26:20,020
Don't upset Mr. Zhou.
522
00:26:20,860 --> 00:26:22,020
So what if he's upset?
523
00:26:22,300 --> 00:26:23,300
Who do you think you are?
524
00:26:23,580 --> 00:26:25,340
Do you have a say in what goes on
between me and him?
525
00:26:29,740 --> 00:26:30,340
Yun.
526
00:26:32,340 --> 00:26:33,140
What's wrong with you?
527
00:26:33,420 --> 00:26:35,460
Why have you been so restless
the last few days?
528
00:26:35,700 --> 00:26:36,460
Nothing.
529
00:26:38,900 --> 00:26:39,860
What are you looking at?
530
00:26:40,420 --> 00:26:42,100
Those are the seats
of Jiang Li and Liu Xu.
531
00:26:42,380 --> 00:26:43,500
They haven't arrived yet.
532
00:26:43,620 --> 00:26:45,740
She must be putting on airs
because she got the first place.
533
00:26:46,820 --> 00:26:47,740
Yes.
534
00:26:50,020 --> 00:26:51,060
I'm glad she's not coming.
535
00:26:51,620 --> 00:26:52,420
What did you say?
536
00:26:53,340 --> 00:26:54,020
Nothing.
537
00:27:26,300 --> 00:27:30,620
His Majesty and Concubine Li
have arrived.
538
00:27:30,740 --> 00:27:31,900
It's the first time
I've seen Concubine Li.
539
00:27:31,980 --> 00:27:34,060
She looks so much younger
than my mother.
540
00:27:34,260 --> 00:27:35,260
Yeah.
541
00:27:35,580 --> 00:27:37,220
She used to be
the late Emperor's concubine.
542
00:27:37,500 --> 00:27:38,660
Why else do you think His Majesty
543
00:27:38,660 --> 00:27:39,900
would have taken her as Concubine Li
544
00:27:40,020 --> 00:27:41,340
in spite of all the opposition?
545
00:27:41,860 --> 00:27:43,340
Keep your voice down.
Do you have a death wish?
546
00:27:52,860 --> 00:27:56,060
Greetings, Your Majesty, Concubine Li.
547
00:27:58,300 --> 00:27:58,940
Rise.
548
00:27:59,380 --> 00:28:00,780
Thank you, Your Majesty.
549
00:28:07,660 --> 00:28:10,620
Since ancient times, scholars have
been meeting friends in the six arts.
550
00:28:10,900 --> 00:28:12,980
You are among the best.
551
00:28:13,140 --> 00:28:14,660
Today, His Majesty hosted a banquet
552
00:28:14,860 --> 00:28:17,860
to honor the scholars
for their diligence
553
00:28:18,020 --> 00:28:21,500
and the top candidates
of the Entry Exam.
554
00:28:21,740 --> 00:28:24,340
The top candidates step forward
and greet His Majesty.
555
00:28:38,300 --> 00:28:39,540
You're Ye Shijie?
556
00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:42,060
Replying to Your Majesty, yes, I am.
557
00:28:42,620 --> 00:28:43,260
Good.
558
00:28:43,820 --> 00:28:45,460
The Ye family of Luyang
559
00:28:45,460 --> 00:28:46,900
has produced
such an outstanding talent as you,
560
00:28:47,460 --> 00:28:49,940
so it's obvious that you're
dedicated to your studies.
561
00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:52,660
Your Majesty, you've flattered me.
562
00:28:52,940 --> 00:28:54,180
I must work hard
563
00:28:54,780 --> 00:28:57,500
to improve the people's livelihood
to live up to Your Majesty's grace.
564
00:28:57,780 --> 00:28:59,420
Well said.
565
00:28:59,660 --> 00:29:01,260
The Ministry of Revenue
has been considering
566
00:29:01,340 --> 00:29:02,940
a new posting to safeguard
the people's livelihood.
567
00:29:03,220 --> 00:29:04,900
Today, I'm appointing you to the post
568
00:29:05,180 --> 00:29:06,620
of Serving Officer
of the Ministry of Revenue.
569
00:29:06,860 --> 00:29:09,020
Tomorrow, I'll order the Ministry of
Personnel to issue an appointment order.
570
00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:12,900
I accept the decree.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
571
00:29:13,860 --> 00:29:16,140
I've heard that Second Lady Jiang
572
00:29:16,580 --> 00:29:19,500
who's been living in isolation
for 10 years in Zhennyu Hall,
573
00:29:19,900 --> 00:29:22,300
but managed to rise to the top
of this year's Entry Exam
574
00:29:22,500 --> 00:29:23,580
and make a name for herself
in the capital.
575
00:29:23,940 --> 00:29:25,780
That's you, right?
576
00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:30,140
Greetings, Your Majesty.
577
00:29:30,300 --> 00:29:32,300
You're so well-versed in your speech,
and remain unperturbed.
578
00:29:32,620 --> 00:29:34,420
I heard that you were in Zhennyu Hall
for ten years.
579
00:29:34,620 --> 00:29:36,900
I'm very curious how you did it.
580
00:29:37,180 --> 00:29:38,860
Zhennyu Hall is in the mountains,
581
00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:41,460
but it nourishes my soul.
582
00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,380
There are many recluses
in the mountains.
583
00:29:43,860 --> 00:29:45,340
It's just that ordinary people
can't see them
584
00:29:45,580 --> 00:29:48,060
because they're blinded by
585
00:29:48,420 --> 00:29:49,740
the worldly things.
586
00:29:50,140 --> 00:29:52,980
I left home at a young age.
I was lonely
587
00:29:53,540 --> 00:29:55,580
but I was free of distractions.
My simplicity
588
00:29:56,380 --> 00:29:58,380
made me catch the attention
of the masters,
589
00:29:58,620 --> 00:29:59,980
and I learned some superficial things
from them.
590
00:30:00,420 --> 00:30:02,060
Living in such a desolate place,
591
00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:03,500
you didn't give up,
592
00:30:03,700 --> 00:30:06,620
but you never forgot
to improve yourself. It's rare.
593
00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:08,620
Come on. Present the gifts.
594
00:30:11,700 --> 00:30:13,540
The four of you are
the pillars of the country.
595
00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:15,180
I shall reward you.
596
00:30:15,380 --> 00:30:17,540
These jewels and jades are for you.
597
00:30:19,540 --> 00:30:20,220
Your Majesty.
598
00:30:30,060 --> 00:30:33,620
These are rare jewels
and jades, Your Majesty.
599
00:30:33,780 --> 00:30:35,460
But I'm not interested in them,
600
00:30:40,380 --> 00:30:42,020
so I'd like to ask Your Majesty
to exchange them for something else.
601
00:30:46,860 --> 00:30:49,620
It's the first time someone
has refused gifts from me.
602
00:30:51,660 --> 00:30:52,900
I don't dare to refuse,
603
00:30:53,580 --> 00:30:55,140
but I don't know how to appreciate them.
604
00:30:55,420 --> 00:30:58,580
The jewels and jades
are bound to get dusty,
605
00:30:59,340 --> 00:31:01,780
which is why I ventured to speak out.
606
00:31:02,340 --> 00:31:03,220
What do you want, then?
607
00:31:03,460 --> 00:31:04,860
I'm obsessed with knowledge.
608
00:31:05,500 --> 00:31:07,860
I've read an article by Mr. Shen,
"A Treatise on Men's Servitude".
609
00:31:08,220 --> 00:31:10,660
His discourses,
analyzing the issues of the day,
610
00:31:10,860 --> 00:31:12,500
were widely circulated
among the literati.
611
00:31:13,140 --> 00:31:14,220
I'm incompetent,
612
00:31:14,860 --> 00:31:17,260
but I have great admiration
for Mr. Shen's literary skills.
613
00:31:18,260 --> 00:31:21,060
It's just that I don't dare to seek
teachings because of gender difference.
614
00:31:21,420 --> 00:31:23,460
Today, I'm asking Your Majesty
to grant me permission
615
00:31:23,860 --> 00:31:26,580
to be mentored
by Mr. Shen in the future.
616
00:31:26,980 --> 00:31:30,780
If I have a mentor, I'm sure
I'll gain more knowledge in the future.
617
00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:34,780
Second Lady Jiang is so bold.
618
00:31:35,020 --> 00:31:38,220
I wonder if she's taken
a liking to Mr. Shen.
619
00:31:38,660 --> 00:31:41,540
You don't say, they make a good couple.
620
00:31:41,580 --> 00:31:42,340
Don't talk nonsense.
621
00:31:52,380 --> 00:31:53,260
What's the matter, my dear?
622
00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:56,020
Today, I went to the market to buy food.
623
00:31:56,180 --> 00:31:57,300
The greengrocer,
624
00:31:57,300 --> 00:31:59,260
who usually goes out rain or shine,
didn't show up.
625
00:31:59,660 --> 00:32:00,740
When I asked,
626
00:32:01,620 --> 00:32:03,580
I learned that his family was sparse,
627
00:32:03,980 --> 00:32:06,060
and his only son had gone off
to serve in the army.
628
00:32:06,380 --> 00:32:08,380
So even though he was old,
629
00:32:08,500 --> 00:32:09,860
he had no choice
but to serve in the army.
630
00:32:10,420 --> 00:32:12,060
In the end, he died of exhaustion.
631
00:32:12,180 --> 00:32:13,500
Is there such a tragedy?
632
00:32:14,540 --> 00:32:15,900
People's lives are hard.
633
00:32:20,180 --> 00:32:21,100
Thank you, my dear.
634
00:32:25,220 --> 00:32:26,020
What's wrong?
635
00:32:27,140 --> 00:32:29,460
There are questions on the subject
of Men's Servitude in the imperial exam.
636
00:32:29,740 --> 00:32:31,180
I was at a loss for ideas.
637
00:32:31,540 --> 00:32:33,340
Thanks to you, I was inspired
to write about it.
638
00:32:33,900 --> 00:32:36,180
No wonder you said you were simple.
639
00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:38,100
No one else would dare to request that.
640
00:32:38,580 --> 00:32:39,700
Even if there's gender difference,
641
00:32:40,020 --> 00:32:42,220
there's no harm in pursuing knowledge.
642
00:32:43,140 --> 00:32:44,820
"A Treatise on Men's Servitude"
is well-written indeed.
643
00:32:45,100 --> 00:32:47,420
It can't be written by those who are
not concerned about the people's lives.
644
00:32:47,900 --> 00:32:49,460
It was only after I read this article
645
00:32:49,780 --> 00:32:51,660
that I realised
Official Shen's worldly talents.
646
00:32:52,060 --> 00:32:54,500
And as a woman,
it's rare for you to be so keen
647
00:32:54,540 --> 00:32:55,620
on knowledge.
648
00:32:55,900 --> 00:32:56,580
I approve.
649
00:32:56,940 --> 00:32:57,580
Official Shen.
650
00:33:02,380 --> 00:33:03,300
Mr. Shen,
651
00:33:04,460 --> 00:33:05,780
His Majesty is calling you.
652
00:33:09,940 --> 00:33:10,540
Yes, Your Majesty.
653
00:33:10,940 --> 00:33:13,540
I want you to give Second Lady Jiang
some guidance seriously
654
00:33:14,020 --> 00:33:14,780
and not to be negligent.
655
00:33:15,020 --> 00:33:16,980
Yes, Your Majesty.
656
00:33:19,060 --> 00:33:21,980
I have a question for Second Lady Jiang.
657
00:33:27,220 --> 00:33:28,300
Mr. Shen, please go ahead.
658
00:33:28,740 --> 00:33:31,980
"A Treatise on Men's Servitude"
was written when I was a scholar.
659
00:33:32,500 --> 00:33:33,740
It's been years
660
00:33:34,420 --> 00:33:35,660
and I've forgotten.
661
00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:39,220
I don't know why you like it.
662
00:33:39,500 --> 00:33:42,220
Maybe it's because
you were not an official
663
00:33:43,180 --> 00:33:44,740
when you wrote it.
664
00:33:45,500 --> 00:33:48,620
An ordinary commoner's
intentions are pure.
665
00:33:50,300 --> 00:33:53,060
An ordinary commoner's
intentions are pure.
666
00:33:53,980 --> 00:33:56,980
I'd like to share this with you,
Second Lady Jiang.
667
00:34:38,060 --> 00:34:38,700
What's wrong with you?
668
00:34:39,220 --> 00:34:39,940
Nothing.
669
00:34:40,300 --> 00:34:41,780
Your Majesty is having
a good time today,
670
00:34:41,940 --> 00:34:43,420
and I've had quite some drinks.
671
00:34:43,700 --> 00:34:45,540
But I can't hold my liquor
672
00:34:45,780 --> 00:34:48,260
and I'm getting dizzy.
673
00:34:48,540 --> 00:34:50,740
It's all right, Your Majesty.
Don't worry about me.
674
00:34:50,860 --> 00:34:52,180
I'll go back with you to rest.
675
00:34:52,620 --> 00:34:54,900
His Majesty is leaving.
676
00:34:59,780 --> 00:35:01,540
Goodbye, Your Majesty.
677
00:35:19,740 --> 00:35:21,500
Mr. Shen.
678
00:35:23,340 --> 00:35:25,060
- Please.
- Please.
679
00:35:31,540 --> 00:35:32,420
Mr. Shen.
680
00:35:35,940 --> 00:35:38,060
It was rude of me
681
00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:42,100
to ask for your guidance
when I had no regard
682
00:35:42,820 --> 00:35:44,380
for the fact that you are still
in mourning for your late wife.
683
00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:47,620
Please forgive me.
684
00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:49,980
It's all right.
685
00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:53,340
You've already gifted me
with two fine lines of judgment.
686
00:35:56,740 --> 00:35:59,260
The word "judgment" is unlucky,
687
00:35:59,620 --> 00:36:03,260
as if it were a judgment on you.
688
00:36:03,940 --> 00:36:05,060
My wife is dead,
689
00:36:06,220 --> 00:36:09,300
and my life has already been judged.
690
00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:12,180
You're missing your late wife?
691
00:36:12,300 --> 00:36:13,860
She used to play zither by my side,
692
00:36:14,780 --> 00:36:16,380
but now it's all just a mirage,
693
00:36:16,620 --> 00:36:19,700
so how can I not be sad?
694
00:36:20,900 --> 00:36:23,460
Princess Wanning has arrived.
695
00:36:35,660 --> 00:36:38,220
Greetings, Princess Wanning.
696
00:36:39,060 --> 00:36:41,220
I didn't expect to see
Princess Wanning today.
697
00:36:42,020 --> 00:36:44,140
His Majesty is busy
with political affairs
698
00:36:44,220 --> 00:36:47,140
and has called me here
to drink with you.
699
00:36:47,300 --> 00:36:48,220
Don't be so formal.
700
00:36:48,420 --> 00:36:50,620
I'll have a toast with you.
701
00:36:52,300 --> 00:36:54,060
Rumor has it that Princess Wanning
is not to be trifled with.
702
00:36:54,180 --> 00:36:55,180
We must be careful.
703
00:37:09,700 --> 00:37:10,820
[Hening Gate]
704
00:37:36,820 --> 00:37:37,940
Mr. Shen.
705
00:37:45,140 --> 00:37:46,140
Greetings, Princess Wanning.
706
00:37:46,420 --> 00:37:49,220
Did you just have a drink with a lady?
707
00:37:49,380 --> 00:37:50,140
Your Highness,
708
00:37:50,740 --> 00:37:53,220
it's the scholar of the Entry Exam
who's toasting to me.
709
00:37:53,460 --> 00:37:54,740
Scholar?
710
00:37:55,340 --> 00:37:57,340
I heard on the way here
711
00:37:57,740 --> 00:38:01,060
that a diligent lady wants
Mr. Shen to be her teacher.
712
00:38:01,860 --> 00:38:05,660
I wonder which lady
has such an eye for talent.
713
00:38:15,900 --> 00:38:17,020
Who is this?
714
00:38:19,780 --> 00:38:20,940
Could it be her?
715
00:38:38,140 --> 00:38:39,060
Your Highness,
716
00:38:39,820 --> 00:38:43,260
I'm Grand Chancellor Jiang's daughter,
Jiang Li.
717
00:38:43,420 --> 00:38:45,460
So you're Jiang Li.
718
00:38:46,260 --> 00:38:48,020
Your looks
719
00:38:48,460 --> 00:38:49,540
are a surprise to me.
720
00:38:52,780 --> 00:38:53,660
Play some music.
721
00:38:54,860 --> 00:38:57,500
Mr. Shen, enlighten me
722
00:38:57,820 --> 00:39:01,140
on the meaning
of "play zither by your side"
723
00:39:01,420 --> 00:39:04,460
and "it's all just a mirage."
724
00:39:04,980 --> 00:39:09,140
Please defend my honor
at the palace banquet.
725
00:39:12,820 --> 00:39:14,420
You know
726
00:39:15,060 --> 00:39:16,580
I love to toy
727
00:39:17,060 --> 00:39:19,380
with your honor.
728
00:39:28,700 --> 00:39:30,060
Are you waiting for me here?
729
00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:48,660
Why do I think Second Lady Jiang
730
00:39:49,420 --> 00:39:51,140
and Mr. Shen's late wife
731
00:39:51,580 --> 00:39:53,540
look like twin sisters?
732
00:39:58,580 --> 00:40:01,460
I've never met Mrs. Shen.
733
00:40:01,780 --> 00:40:03,500
I wonder why Your Highness
would say that.
734
00:40:03,860 --> 00:40:04,660
But as it happens,
735
00:40:05,220 --> 00:40:08,460
all my sisters are here today.
736
00:40:10,140 --> 00:40:13,820
Everyone knows that Mr. Shen
loved his wife as much as his life.
737
00:40:14,300 --> 00:40:15,100
How?
738
00:40:15,780 --> 00:40:18,260
Do you think
she looks like your late wife?
739
00:40:18,620 --> 00:40:20,380
There are a lot of people
who look alike in the world.
740
00:40:21,300 --> 00:40:22,660
I dare not take offense.
741
00:40:24,580 --> 00:40:27,500
I've heard that a girl dared to bet
742
00:40:27,900 --> 00:40:31,180
with the young master of the Li family
in this year's Entry Exam.
743
00:40:31,900 --> 00:40:36,420
But now that I've seen her,
she's really something.
744
00:40:38,060 --> 00:40:40,820
Well, we've had our fill of wine,
745
00:40:41,380 --> 00:40:42,740
so let's have some fun.
746
00:40:43,220 --> 00:40:45,620
I'll verify whether
747
00:40:46,500 --> 00:40:51,580
you're the real thing or not
for His Majesty.
748
00:41:04,140 --> 00:41:09,660
I've heard that Second Lady Jiang's
not only good at the zither
749
00:41:10,460 --> 00:41:13,460
but also at archery.
750
00:41:14,900 --> 00:41:17,420
Can you show your skills for us?
751
00:41:17,700 --> 00:41:18,700
Your Highness, you've got it wrong.
752
00:41:19,060 --> 00:41:20,260
I'm not good at archery.
753
00:41:20,500 --> 00:41:21,380
I see.
754
00:41:21,820 --> 00:41:26,220
Well, I'll have to find you
a good target.
755
00:41:38,060 --> 00:41:40,020
There's no fun
with something that's not alive.
756
00:41:40,540 --> 00:41:42,140
It's all been seen enough.
757
00:41:42,580 --> 00:41:44,020
Pick a live target to play with.
758
00:41:49,060 --> 00:41:50,140
Who should I pick?
759
00:42:25,740 --> 00:42:26,380
Your Highness,
760
00:42:26,900 --> 00:42:28,500
I request to be the target
of Second Lady Jiang.
761
00:42:33,460 --> 00:42:36,620
Shen Yurong, you're really something.
762
00:42:38,980 --> 00:42:41,740
Except for me, all the students
at the banquet
763
00:42:42,020 --> 00:42:43,060
are young.
764
00:42:43,460 --> 00:42:45,100
If any of them offend Your Highness,
765
00:42:45,820 --> 00:42:47,860
I hope Your Highness
won't make things difficult
766
00:42:48,460 --> 00:42:49,180
for my sake.
767
00:42:49,540 --> 00:42:50,140
Fine.
768
00:42:51,580 --> 00:42:53,300
But it's no fun for Mr. Shen
769
00:42:54,260 --> 00:42:57,900
to be involved
with the arrow without an arrowhead.
770
00:43:00,940 --> 00:43:03,940
Guards, replace the arrow
with an arrowhead.
771
00:43:19,180 --> 00:43:21,820
Mr. Shen, hold it up.
772
00:43:47,540 --> 00:43:50,780
Second Lady Jiang, shoot the jug.
773
00:43:51,180 --> 00:43:54,660
If you hit the target, I'll reward you.
774
00:44:19,660 --> 00:44:20,660
What's this?
775
00:44:20,980 --> 00:44:23,300
On the way back, I found it interesting,
776
00:44:24,140 --> 00:44:25,380
so I bought it for you.
777
00:44:25,740 --> 00:44:27,180
I wanted to surprise you,
778
00:44:27,780 --> 00:44:29,580
but you saw it first.
779
00:44:51,580 --> 00:44:52,780
Your Highness,
780
00:44:54,020 --> 00:44:56,580
There is no problem for archers
to hit a live target when they are sober,
781
00:44:56,860 --> 00:44:57,980
but at the banquet today,
782
00:44:58,180 --> 00:44:59,660
Second Lady Jiang
has already had a few drinks,
783
00:44:59,940 --> 00:45:00,460
I am afraid...
784
00:45:00,660 --> 00:45:03,140
Who are you to interrupt
when I'm talking?
785
00:45:08,060 --> 00:45:09,180
Second Lady Jiang,
786
00:45:09,860 --> 00:45:11,140
what are you waiting for?
787
00:45:11,540 --> 00:45:15,460
Mr. Shen's hands are sore
from holding it up for you.
788
00:45:21,340 --> 00:45:22,860
What if I miss?
789
00:45:23,420 --> 00:45:26,620
It's just for fun in the banquet,
to entertain Her Highness.
790
00:45:26,940 --> 00:45:27,940
Second Lady Jiang,
791
00:45:30,060 --> 00:45:31,500
don't worry about my life or death.
792
00:46:04,980 --> 00:46:05,980
Focus on the bull's eye.
793
00:46:06,460 --> 00:46:07,380
On the count of three,
794
00:46:07,780 --> 00:46:10,740
let go of your fingers
on the string with me.
795
00:46:11,140 --> 00:46:13,100
Remember, don't hesitate.
796
00:46:15,900 --> 00:46:18,220
Li, close your eyes.
797
00:46:57,500 --> 00:47:02,980
♪If there are no happy memories♪
798
00:47:05,100 --> 00:47:10,580
♪How can we traverse
the forbidden land of sorrow?♪
799
00:47:12,380 --> 00:47:18,460
♪Two cold and unfeeling bodies♪
800
00:47:19,140 --> 00:47:26,420
♪Holding hands,
can we get through the snow season?♪
801
00:47:27,460 --> 00:47:33,940
♪In the cold wind, in the long night♪
802
00:47:34,740 --> 00:47:41,020
♪Embracing the remaining warmth♪
803
00:47:42,300 --> 00:47:49,540
♪The depth of the sea, unfathomable♪
804
00:47:49,620 --> 00:47:55,620
♪Can it bury yesterday's sighs?♪
805
00:47:56,300 --> 00:48:02,340
♪Continue to love,
cherishing it with my life♪
806
00:48:04,180 --> 00:48:10,900
♪Continue to live,
even with only a glimmer of hope♪
807
00:48:12,020 --> 00:48:18,820
♪Whether in sorrow or joy,
I believe in you♪
808
00:48:19,820 --> 00:48:25,740
♪I'd rather be trapped
in the world's extremes♪
809
00:48:26,460 --> 00:48:33,580
♪Continue to live,
exhausting all courage♪
810
00:48:33,820 --> 00:48:41,100
♪Continue to love,
until the breath runs out♪
811
00:48:41,980 --> 00:48:48,780
♪Traversing half a lifetime of
loneliness, just to meet you♪
812
00:48:49,380 --> 00:48:55,820
♪After the hardships,
never to part again♪
813
00:48:57,380 --> 00:49:05,260
♪After the hardships,
never to part again♪
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