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(The Shadow Sovereign)
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(Episode 18)
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Li Chong, the former Crown Prince, was put to death for plotting rebellion.
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The Crown Prince is the backbone of the nation.
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Li Qin, the Seventh Prince,
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is compassionate, dutiful, and clever.
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He is fully capable of inheriting the throne.
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He is hereby named Crown Prince.
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He will take charge of the Eastern Palace
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and oversee all affairs of the Eastern Palace.
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He will participate in government affairs,
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all important military and state matters, court...
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I have a petition to submit.
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We all submit our petition together.
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Minister Zheng, what are you trying to do?
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His Majesty's appointment of the Crown Prince should not be interrupted.
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Your Highness, please judge wisely.
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Naming the Crown Prince is vital.
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We would never dare to stand in the way.
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But right now, everyone, from court to commoners, is anxious
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because Shen Xiao, a civil official, acted without imperial orders
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and privately transferred command without the token.
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He deployed Shence troops into the palace without approval.
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This is suspected treason. He deserves the death penalty.
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If Shen Xiao is spared, the law loses its authority.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.
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He did protect the king loyally.
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When I rule the nation as Crown Prince,
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I promise to handle it myself.
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Your Highness, please think it over.
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Merit and mistakes are separate.
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Today he moved Shence Camp troops without permission to protect the king,
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what if he is unhappy tomorrow and deploys troops without permission
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to march right into Zichen Hall?
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If this arrogance and abuse of power isn't curbed,
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what will happen to the law and authority of the kingdom?
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We only wish to serve a wise ruler.
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We hope Your Highness puts the kingdom above all else.
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Don't let small things ruin the greater good
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and discourage your loyal ministers.
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Otherwise, the Crown Prince
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can also be replaced with other talented members of the royal family.
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Are you saying
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that the noble families will back another royal member as Crown Prince
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if Shen Xiao isn't killed?
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If Shen Xiao hadn't acted so quickly,
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the ones standing here might be traitors instead.
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Are you really loyal to the court,
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or are you plotting something else?
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Your Highness, please uphold justice
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to secure the foundation of the kingdom.
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Your Highness, please uphold justice
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to secure the foundation of the kingdom.
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I, Shen Xiao,
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admit my guilt.
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I deployed troops without imperial orders.
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I am guilty of a crime punishable by death.
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Your Highness, please put the kingdom first
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and send me to prison
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for execution on a later date.
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They really can't stand you.
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(Prison of the Ministry of Justice)
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I regret it now.
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I shouldn't have dragged you into this.
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Cui Jin Zhi was right.
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I'm the one who ruined you.
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I plotted against you and used you.
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I made you their biggest threat.
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I truly regret it.
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Unless I want to,
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no one can use me.
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Honestly, I knew this day would come.
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Even if I had to do it a thousand times,
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I'd still make the same choice.
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Luckily, everything I set out to do is already done.
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I have no regrets and complaints.
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But...
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There's still one wish I haven't fulfilled at the end.
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You have to make it happen for me.
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Go on.
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Well, at this point,
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you really should give me a proper title.
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Prince Consort Commander sounds pretty good.
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Seriously? You're thinking about that at a time like this?
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The Prince Consort title is yours.
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- But you'll only be Prince Consort for three days. - That's all I need.
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As long as you promise me,
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I'll have no regrets in this life.
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Unless you don't want to.
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I do.
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I do.
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Tradition says marriage needs matchmakers and formal gifts.
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But right now, we have none of that.
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All we have is our hearts,
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this hairpin,
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and Heaven and Earth as our witness.
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Will you put it on for me?
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Actually,
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I have an idea.
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You...
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I have a plan. But we'll have to take a gamble.
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Our breakthrough is the Crown Princess.
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When the deposed Crown Prince rebelled,
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Le Sheng once saved the Crown Princess.
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I even asked Le Sheng about it.
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Le Sheng said
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he had a connection with the Crown Princess.
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When he was very young,
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the Crown Princess was the only one in the royal family
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who ever showed him kindness.
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The wise ones of ancient times
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often had unusual traits.
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You don't seem like a jinx to me.
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You seem more like a fallen immortal,
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touched by frost and beauty.
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This jade pendant is for you.
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May it bring you peace and good fortune.
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The Crown Princess is from a noble family, but she's also smart.
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She knows how to weigh the pros and cons, and make the best decision.
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Your Highness invited us to a banquet at the Zheng estate today.
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It shows you care about the bigger picture.
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I'm truly comforted by that.
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A stable kingdom
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always relies on rules and order.
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Since you invited us,
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why hasn't the banquet started yet?
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What's the rush?
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Not everyone has arrived yet.
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Not everyone is here yet?
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You...
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You're a condemned criminal.
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How dare you ruin our banquet?
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Duke Ning, that's out of line.
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He's our honored guest.
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There should be order between ranks
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and a clear line between nobles and commoners.
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Your Highnesses, are you trying to humiliate
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every noble family in the land and us?
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It seems like you don't need our support or guidance, Seventh Prince.
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This banquet isn't worth attending.
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Everyone, let's go.
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No need to stay. Let's leave.
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Let's leave.
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- This... - All of you...
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Seventh Prince, what is the meaning of this?
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You are detaining important court officials and noble elders.
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Do you realize what crime this is?
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Duke Ning.
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The noble families have held power for years.
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Isn't it time to step back?
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You all want me dead
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to purge the humble families
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and monopolize power in court.
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But His Majesty has already secretly ordered the Shence Camp.
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If anything happens in the palace,
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whether it's the Seventh Prince, Princess Zhao Yang, or me, Shen Xiao,
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any of us can command the Shence Camp to protect His Majesty.
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After my time in prison,
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I've seen just how arrogant the noble families are.
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They'll do anything to cut off the humble families' future.
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Today, I want you all to know this.
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An attempt to kill Shen Xiao
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and destroy the hope of every humble family
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is impossible.
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I invited you all here today
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to discuss a way forward.
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It's a path for the noble families
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and also the path forward for the Ye Dynasty.
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I plan to establish the Affairs Hall.
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From now on,
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all important military and state matters
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must be decided by the Affairs Hall before being carried out.
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Seats will be set inside the hall.
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The ruler sits at the head.
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Below that, there'll be three seats for the noble families
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and three seats for the humble families.
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Absurd.
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How can a bunch of peasants and poor scholars
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be worthy enough to sit and discuss politics
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on equal footing with us?
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That's right.
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We want equal footing.
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You...
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You can choose
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to sit honorably in the new court or...
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I'd rather see my family, the Cui family's
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century-old pride shatter than survive in shame.
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My family, the Lu family,
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has countless clans all tied together in Longxi and Jiangnan.
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Can you kill them all?
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If you have the guts, kill us all right here.
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(Cui Family Record)
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The Cui family really has deep roots that have flourished
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for a hundred years.
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You...
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What are you planning to do with our family records?
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No! Don't burn it.
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Stop...
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Stop...
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Stop!
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Stop!
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Don't burn it!
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Life is precious.
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By burning this record,
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I suppose your ancestors watching from above
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won't blame their descendants for being unfilial
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and breaking the family legacy.
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Stop! Please don't do it!
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That's our ancestral roots. You can't burn them.
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Why not?
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You noble families are loaded.
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You monopolize resources everywhere but refuse to share with the people.
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You leave the masses in misery
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with no chance to catch a break.
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You seize public land for yourselves
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and turn commoners into slaves.
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Dynasties may change,
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but noble families never fall.
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You're nothing but fat rats.
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If you don't agree with the new system,
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I'll burn each family record in order,
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so your so-called noble bloodline and tradition of poetry and virtue
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will go up in flames
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and turn to ashes tonight.
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Gentlemen,
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have you thought it through?
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Uncles and elders.
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When the Yellow River flooded,
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Seventh Prince went to the affected places to help the victims
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and won the people's hearts.
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The people are the foundation.
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They can support a ruler, but they can also overthrow him.
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You must understand where the people's hearts lie.
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Seventh Prince offers all of you a way out.
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It'll protect your family name
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and shelter your descendants.
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I, Zheng Shu, agree to this system and support the new emperor
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on behalf of the Zheng family.
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The entire Cui family
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will follow the new system.
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We are willing to follow the new system.
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The noble families fall,
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and the humble families rise.
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But don't forget.
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Today's humble families will become the new nobles.
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The shift in power
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is just the old tree falling and new wood growing.
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It's a repeating cycle.
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Class shifts are just the way of the world.
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Your mistake is thinking your status lasts forever.
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You fear new power
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and block the path for talent.
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That's why the court is stagnant now.
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If the humble families block progress someday,
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someone else will rise up and overthrow them.
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(Everything has been decided.)
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(I finally did something right.)
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(For the rest of my life, I'll live walking the Buddha's path)
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(to atone for my sins)
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(and seek true peace.)
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Why are you here?
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I didn't summon you.
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Father, I'm here to tell you
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that humble and noble families now share power.
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The nobles' monopoly
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is finally over.
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I've fulfilled your wish
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and brought it to an end.
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Back then, my mother
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also coughed,
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as you do now.
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In the end,
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she hanged herself in the Cold Palace with a white silk.
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You're my father,
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but not a good emperor
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and even less a good father.
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All these years,
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I've wished for your death every day.
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But now, I don't feel that way.
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Because you're not worth anyone lifting a finger.
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You've already suffered the harshest punishment.
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Betrayed by all
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and abandoned by your family.
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(Year 31 of Bingqian Era, Emperor Bingqian passes away)
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(Seventh Prince, Li Qin, inherits the throne)
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(and changes the era title to Qichang)
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Long live the emperor.
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By Heaven's mandate and the emperor's decree,
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I inherit a grand legacy and am blessed by Heaven.
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Princess Zhao Yang, Li Shu, is known for her loyalty and filial piety.
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She has served the kingdom well.
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Now, by special decree,
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she is promoted to Grand Princess of the Realm.
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She receives the salary of two princes
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and is granted a fief for 8,000 households.
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End of decree.
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I thank Your Majesty's grace.
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(Everything has finally settled.)
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(Just like Sister said,)
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(she has stayed away from court politics ever since.)
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(In the first year of Qichang,)
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(the new emperor pushed for land reforms to curb the powerful)
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(and opened up official paths for humble families.)
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(Within a few years, new scholars began to rise)
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(and finally stood alongside noble families in court.)
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(They were equals and rivals.)
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(Grand Princess Li Shu and Chancellor Shen Xiao)
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(opened schools across the provinces.)
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(Everyone could attend and learn)
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(regardless of background or gender.)
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Didn't Your Highness ask me to come and count money?
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Why won't you let me in through the front door?
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Aren't you obsessed with climbing over walls?
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Besides, you're the Chancellor.
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Aren't you afraid people will gossip if you visit my residence frequently?
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Everyone in court knows I'm Your Highness's male companion.
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What's there to hide?
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It's still broad daylight.
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Why did you show up at my place at this hour?
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Today is Qiqiao Festival.
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There's a lantern festival in the West Market.
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Would Your Highness like to go together?
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Who wants to go with you?
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Don't bother me, I'm watching sword dancing.
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Your Highness is obsessed with sword dancing.
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What's so great about these?
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I'll give you a real show today.
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Censor Shen, you've been eavesdropping for so long.
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I doubt you just happened to walk by.
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Could it be
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that you can't stop thinking about me?
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From now on, just use this
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to get in and out of my residence.
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Who said you could take your clothes off?
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- Aren't we sharing a bed? - It doesn't mean you should undress.
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Put your clothes back on. Get in bed. Go to sleep.
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What if I'm not content just being a male companion?
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Did you not hear what I said?
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Just do what you're supposed to and don't bring trouble on yourself.
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Like I don't have enough trouble already.
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Let him go.
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Shen Xiao.
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Heaven or hell,
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I'll be with you no matter what.
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Her Highness really has a refined taste.
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(May everyone live the kind of life they desire, Que Nu)
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Your Highness, you promised
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to make me the Prince Consort Commander.
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A prince consort has to follow all the rules.
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You won't get to be free and have fun
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like a male companion.
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Let's see how you do.
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