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=Blossoms of Power=

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(Adapted from the novel, After My
Bloom, All Flowers Wither by Jin Huang)

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=Episode 14=

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(Gudu Garden)

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Here.

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- Kick it to me.
- Brother, I want to play too.

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Thank you, Brother.

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Let me play!

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Nanny Liu.

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Nanny Liu,

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why is there bloody water?

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What a tragedy.

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One of the children is badly injured.

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Nanny, don't panic.

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I'll go take a look right now.

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You must be
Commandery Princess Zhaoning.

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How did you get hurt so badly?

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I am Qi Pei.

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From Li County, Shunan.

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My older brother owed gambling debts,

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and was thrown into prison
in Zenan District.

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But he never gambles.

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When I went to visit him,

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he had vanished into thin air.

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I sought help everywhere to no avail,

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so I had to come to the capital
to appeal to the Emperor.

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As a result, I was hunted down
all the way here.

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Do you have any evidence?

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The officials in Zenan
protect each other,

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and distort the truth.

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The evidence I collected

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was tricked out of me and destroyed.

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They must have caught up with me.

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Mo Yu, protect Qi Pei.

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We'll go out together.

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Yes.

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There's tung oil in the water.

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These deranged thugs

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dare to commit crimes so openly!

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Hurry.

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Mo Yu, stay close to me!

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Yes.

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Come.

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- Protect His Highness!
- Protect His Highness!

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- The guards are here! Retreat!
- Hurry!

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- Hurry!
- Hurry!

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- Protect His Highness!
- Protect His Highness!

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Imperial Guards, hear my command!

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There are assassins
in the courtyard. Arrest them all.

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Don't let a single one escape.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Go!

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Commandery Princess!

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Commandery Princess!

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Qi Pei is a crucial witness.

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Keep him safe.

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Don't worry.

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Everything will be fine.

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Commandery Princess!

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Commandery Princess!

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Your Highness,

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Commandery Princess went
to Gudu Garden to care for the orphans,

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and encountered a fire.

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Where is she now?

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How is she doing?

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She was rescued.

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She is not seriously hurt.

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Who saved her?

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I will reward them handsomely.

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It was Prince Lie.

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Drink your medicine.

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The Duke's manor is heavily guarded,

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yet you can come and go as you please.

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It seems you are not only
in good health,

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but also highly skilled in martial arts.

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We are destined
to be husband and wife after all.

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Naturally, I have no need
to hide anything from you.

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Drink your medicine.

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Are you forcing me
to feed it to you with my lips?

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I never yield to threats.

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I have been very restrained.

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I don't want to offend you,

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nor do I want you to despise me.

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Xiao Huayong.

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Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
who always prioritizes the big picture,

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abandoned me

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to choose another.

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But who else

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is a better match for you than me,

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who has a legitimate imperial descent

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and a short life expectancy?

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Legitimate imperial descent

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can be changed.

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Whether your life is short or not

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can be orchestrated.

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Get out.

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Don't be angry, Commandery Princess.

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It's my fault.

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Get some good rest.

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I'll handle the rest.

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As for Changying,

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you don't need to thank him in person.

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Your Highness,

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aren't you just making the
Commandery Princess angry for nothing?

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When I heard she was in danger,

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I was worried sick.

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And I blamed myself,

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wishing I had been the one to save her.

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I felt so powerless and anxious

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that I lost my composure for a moment.

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In all these years,

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you've never been like this.

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Are we returning to the palace?

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No.

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We're going to deliver a gift.

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I happened to see her going
to Gudu Garden today,

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so I quietly followed her.

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At least I could be
a little closer to her.

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I didn't expect to save her.

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Changying,

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knowing the road ahead is doomed,

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yet still embracing it willingly...

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I understand that feeling, too.

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I won't try to persuade you anymore.

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I couldn't anyway.

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Changqing...

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Your Highness,

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the Crown Prince is here.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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We are brothers.

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No need for formalities.

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Your Highness, to what do we owe
the honor of your visit?

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Do you have any orders for us?

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I just came from Duke of Wei's Manor.

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The Commandery Princess asked me

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to thank you on her behalf
for saving her, Changying.

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This is between
the Commandery Princess and me.

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You did her a great favor.

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But men and women
should keep their distance.

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She wishes to avoid suspicion,

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which is why she asked me

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to thank you on her behalf.

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Since the gift has been delivered...

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There's no rush.

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This is Commandery Princess's gift
of gratitude.

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My gift of gratitude

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hasn't been delivered yet.

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(Minister Song...)

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This letter seems to be a secret missive
from Noble Consort Rong

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to win over court officials.

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Noble Consort Rong
is working so tirelessly

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to gather trusted followers
for you, Changying.

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What a deep bond between mother and son.

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But I fear it might carry the suspicion

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of forming factions for personal gain.

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Your Highness,
you're incredibly resourceful,

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but these letters are just
about trivial family matters.

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They hardly count as forming factions.

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And Changying knows absolutely nothing
about them.

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Is that so?

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But I have dozens
of such letters in my palace.

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I naturally believe

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what you say, Changqing.

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But will others

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believe it?

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As for this gift from you,

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Changying and I are deeply grateful.

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We accept it.

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Changqing.

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Whatever you two brothers intend to do,

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I won't interfere.

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But as for my woman,

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no one is allowed
to lay a finger on her.

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Farewell, Your Highness.

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Didn't I say it?

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We are brothers.

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No need for formalities.

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Changqing,

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these letters can't convict us.

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Why let him threaten us?

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The Crown Prince
usually just holds back.

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Even without these letters,

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he would have other ways

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to make you back down.

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You just have to steer clear
of him for now.

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However...

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However what?

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He came in such a hurry today

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and even used letters to threaten us.

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This shows that his marriage
with Zhaoning

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has hit a snag.

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Otherwise,
why would he go to such lengths?

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So he hasn't won
Zhaoning's heart either.

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The omnipotent Crown Prince

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is also just suffering
from unrequited love.

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Young Master,

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the witness sent
by the Commandery Princess

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has been settled in.

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Make sure he is well taken care of.

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There must be no mistakes.

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Rest assured, Young Master.

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Li County is under
Shunan's jurisdiction.

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I absolutely refuse to believe

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that under my father's governance,

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such a despicable crime
could happen in Shunan.

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Yes, I don't believe it either.

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But

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why are you packing your bags?

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I'm going back
to thoroughly investigate this matter.

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You're investigating?

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Isn't the imperial court
sending someone?

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Within the imperial court,

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there are many
who covet Shunan's military power.

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I know this better than anyone
from my years in the capital.

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This case is murky.

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If someone uses it as a pretext,

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manipulating the case behind the scenes
to target my father,

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by the time the court finishes
investigating and makes a final ruling,

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it will be too late.
I must find out the truth first.

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Young Master,

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I'll go with you.

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No need.

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I'll go alone and return quickly.

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Stay at the manor and cover for me.

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And protect the witness.

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Young Master,

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please be careful.

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Vice Minister of Imperial Observatory,

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(Receiving the Mandate
and Establishing the Foundation)

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I ordered you to choose
an auspicious day for the royal wedding.

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Do you have a result?

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Replying to Your Majesty,

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based on astrology and birth charts,

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I have selected a highly auspicious date
for the marriage.

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Please take a look, Your Majesty.

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Excellent.

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Huayong,

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Zhaoning,

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one month from now.

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This date is indeed an excellent choice.

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What do the two of you think?

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Your Majesty,

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a few days ago, I

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was frightened at Gudu Garden.

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I beseech Your Majesty
to postpone the wedding for me.

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Regarding the incident at Gudu Garden,

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as to who set the fire,

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Prefect of Jingzhao has already
ordered a thorough investigation.

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Commandery Princess Zhaoning,
you need not worry.

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Your Majesty,

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I am feeling extremely unwell.

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I have already asked the imperial
physician to help me recover.

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I truly cannot get married right now.

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Your Majesty, since that is the case,

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let's wait until
the Commandery Princess feels better.

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Marriage is a major event.
There is no need to rush it right now.

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Thank you for your understanding,
Your Highness.

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Very well.

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I respect your wishes.

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Once Commandery Princess Zhaoning
has recovered,

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Minister of Rites,

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Vice Minister of Imperial Observatory,

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choose another auspicious date.

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- Yes, Your Majesty.
- Yes, Your Majesty.

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Thank you, Your Majesty.

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(Ningze Prefecture, Zenan District)

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Officers,

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the vegetables are quite fresh.

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I picked them this morning.

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Wash them and deliver them
to the magistrate's office for us.

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You're new here, huh?

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Who told you
that you could set up a stall here?

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Officers, please have mercy.

275
00:18:45,664 --> 00:18:48,030
This is my only way
to make a living and feed my family.

276
00:18:48,030 --> 00:18:48,830
Cut the crap.

277
00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:49,550
Get out of here.

278
00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:51,880
You...

279
00:18:52,110 --> 00:18:53,136
What gives you the right?

280
00:18:53,152 --> 00:18:55,310
Why kick my things and chase me away?

281
00:18:55,328 --> 00:18:57,310
I have no one to rely on,
and my life is worthless.

282
00:18:57,310 --> 00:18:58,590
You won't let me do my only job!

283
00:18:58,590 --> 00:18:59,400
How will I survive?

284
00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:00,480
Arrest this unruly peasant!

285
00:19:00,496 --> 00:19:01,248
Hold on!

286
00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,590
In broad daylight,

287
00:19:07,070 --> 00:19:08,510
even if these vendors are at fault,

288
00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,480
as officers of the imperial court,

289
00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,704
how can you abuse your power
to bully people like this?

290
00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,430
Who are you? You dare meddle in
the affairs of the magistrate's office?

291
00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:16,750
I am but a humble scholar.

292
00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,240
Though I am an outsider
residing in Zenan,

293
00:19:19,290 --> 00:19:20,990
I absolutely cannot stand by
and watch you

294
00:19:21,070 --> 00:19:22,400
bully the commoners like this.

295
00:19:23,030 --> 00:19:24,720
There are so many troublemakers today.

296
00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:26,070
Take them all back.

297
00:19:26,144 --> 00:19:27,590
- Let's see if you're still this cocky
- How can you arrest people?

298
00:19:27,590 --> 00:19:29,200
when we get to the magistrate's office.

299
00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:30,750
What are you doing?

300
00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:32,070
I'm here to help you.

301
00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:33,110
Who asked for your help?

302
00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:34,720
Let go.

303
00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:35,400
Move.

304
00:19:37,030 --> 00:19:37,480
Hurry up.

305
00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:38,400
Faster.

306
00:19:41,110 --> 00:19:42,064
What are you looking at?

307
00:19:42,310 --> 00:19:43,070
Walk faster.

308
00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:50,440
Why were you

309
00:19:50,790 --> 00:19:52,550
causing trouble on the street

310
00:19:52,672 --> 00:19:54,112
and obstructing official duties?

311
00:19:54,310 --> 00:19:54,960
Officer,

312
00:19:55,350 --> 00:19:57,590
I ran out of travel money,
so I set up a stall to get by.

313
00:19:57,590 --> 00:19:59,000
I was just acting on impulse earlier

314
00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,160
and offended you officers.

315
00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,160
I admit I was wrong, okay?

316
00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:02,510
Don't play dumb with me.

317
00:20:02,750 --> 00:20:03,240
Speak.

318
00:20:04,070 --> 00:20:04,864
What's your name?

319
00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:06,030
Cui Ergou.

320
00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:08,110
Cui Ergou.

321
00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:10,070
And you?

322
00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:12,624
Lin Tieniu.
I am traveling here for my studies.

323
00:20:12,630 --> 00:20:14,352
I was overcome
with righteous indignation.

324
00:20:14,368 --> 00:20:16,820
That's why I spoke up to help.
I didn't mean to cause trouble.

325
00:20:16,830 --> 00:20:18,720
How many people are in your families?

326
00:20:18,790 --> 00:20:20,200
I'm the only one in my family.

327
00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:21,920
Back home,

328
00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,400
I have a bedridden elderly father.

329
00:20:23,830 --> 00:20:25,960
Do you have any relatives

330
00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:27,200
working in the government?

331
00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,000
- No.
- No.

332
00:20:28,350 --> 00:20:29,310
Anyone in the military?

333
00:20:29,310 --> 00:20:30,030
- No.
- No.

334
00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:36,200
You two

335
00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:38,240
blocked the road with your stall

336
00:20:38,350 --> 00:20:39,568
and obstructed official duties.

337
00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:41,750
It's not a major crime.

338
00:20:42,110 --> 00:20:43,400
We'll lock you up for three days

339
00:20:43,790 --> 00:20:44,750
as a warning to others.

340
00:21:20,070 --> 00:21:22,270
Cui Jinbai, I'm begging you.

341
00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,552
I admit I really shouldn't have pestered
you just to avoid the princess.

342
00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,110
You have your future,
your reputation.

343
00:21:27,110 --> 00:21:28,000
Don't want any of that anymore?

344
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,160
Could you stop pestering me?

345
00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,480
Is this all you have to say to me?

346
00:21:35,590 --> 00:21:36,160
Yes.

347
00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:37,510
Then could I trouble you

348
00:21:37,510 --> 00:21:39,056
to actually listen to what I'm saying?

349
00:21:42,368 --> 00:21:43,960
I have read extensively since childhood.

350
00:21:44,288 --> 00:21:47,270
My family's teachings, the Four Bonds,
the Three Principles and Five Virtues

351
00:21:47,270 --> 00:21:48,880
have long been etched into my bones.

352
00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:50,680
I also resent myself.

353
00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:53,920
Why have I become so absurd
and ridiculous?

354
00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,720
I've tried to cut all ties with you.

355
00:21:57,310 --> 00:21:58,310
But I can't do it.

356
00:21:58,550 --> 00:21:59,830
Are you crazy?

357
00:21:59,830 --> 00:22:00,720
I am crazy.

358
00:22:05,552 --> 00:22:07,270
You're the one who made me lose my mind.

359
00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:10,830
To be reckless

360
00:22:12,350 --> 00:22:13,400
and willingly so.

361
00:22:27,184 --> 00:22:28,880
Why don't we take care
of business first?

362
00:22:29,100 --> 00:22:31,290
Let's investigate
this so-called wrongful imprisonment.

363
00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,070
If you were coming over to help me,

364
00:22:36,070 --> 00:22:37,712
why didn't you bring a few more people?

365
00:22:41,420 --> 00:22:42,656
Without His Majesty's decree,

366
00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,540
or official documents
from the imperial court,

367
00:22:44,550 --> 00:22:46,760
leaving the capital secretly
is already a serious crime.

368
00:22:47,136 --> 00:22:48,960
If I brought people here
and made a big scene,

369
00:22:49,536 --> 00:22:51,248
would I be helping you or harming you?

370
00:22:59,790 --> 00:23:00,720
You two,

371
00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,030
we're short on cells right now.

372
00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,480
You didn't commit any major offenses.

373
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,440
So we're releasing you early.

374
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:08,680
You can leave tomorrow night.

375
00:23:09,070 --> 00:23:10,550
Tomorrow night? Why so soon?

376
00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:12,880
What? You want to celebrate
the Chinese New Year here?

377
00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:19,350
Why would they let us go so easily?

378
00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:21,000
Could it be

379
00:23:21,350 --> 00:23:22,680
they have an ulterior motive?

380
00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,240
Just sign and fingerprint this,
and you can go.

381
00:23:37,980 --> 00:23:40,620
(Prisoners: Lin Tieniu, Cui Ergou)
(Guard on Duty: Zhao Wu)

382
00:23:57,110 --> 00:23:58,350
Hurry up down there.

383
00:23:58,352 --> 00:23:59,568
- Make it quick.
- Hurry up.

384
00:24:01,312 --> 00:24:02,550
You guys in the back, hurry up.

385
00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:04,880
Move it!

386
00:24:09,936 --> 00:24:10,960
Put some back into it!

387
00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:12,000
Hurry up!

388
00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:18,920
Hurry up!

389
00:24:20,750 --> 00:24:21,200
Move!

390
00:24:22,310 --> 00:24:22,960
Go, go, go!

391
00:24:23,168 --> 00:24:24,640
Move it! What are you looking at?

392
00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:25,030
Hurry up!

393
00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:26,510
Keep moving!

394
00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:27,350
Hurry up!

395
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,030
You in the back, hurry up!

396
00:24:29,424 --> 00:24:30,550
Let me tell you something.

397
00:24:30,550 --> 00:24:31,510
You'd better behave.

398
00:24:35,550 --> 00:24:36,240
Hurry up!

399
00:24:38,590 --> 00:24:39,400
Hurry up!

400
00:24:40,070 --> 00:24:41,000
Stop dawdling!

401
00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:47,920
Hurry up, you guys in the back!

402
00:24:48,790 --> 00:24:50,000
Stop slacking off! Hurry up!

403
00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:54,590
I wouldn't dare!

404
00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:56,830
I'll never do it again!

405
00:24:57,070 --> 00:24:58,830
I'll never do it again!

406
00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:05,270
See that?

407
00:25:05,872 --> 00:25:07,680
That's what happens
when you try to escape.

408
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:09,590
You'd better work hard.

409
00:25:10,110 --> 00:25:11,640
If anyone dares to run away,

410
00:25:12,310 --> 00:25:13,510
you'll be in for it.

411
00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:14,880
Move!

412
00:25:19,030 --> 00:25:20,640
You guys, over here.

413
00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:21,790
Grab your tools here.

414
00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:23,830
Hurry up!

415
00:25:24,310 --> 00:25:24,830
Hurry up!

416
00:25:27,790 --> 00:25:28,680
Hurry up!

417
00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:30,790
Mister...

418
00:25:32,250 --> 00:25:33,030
Where are you from?

419
00:25:33,030 --> 00:25:33,480
Mister,

420
00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:34,880
how did you end up here?

421
00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:43,880
Looks like we won't
get anything out of them.

422
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,200
Don't worry. We'll find another chance.

423
00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:49,000
You there.

424
00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:49,680
You.

425
00:25:49,830 --> 00:25:50,480
Yes, you.

426
00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:51,510
Take off your shirt.

427
00:25:51,690 --> 00:25:52,480
Come work the forge.

428
00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:57,240
Sir,

429
00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:58,350
let me do it.

430
00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,200
First time I've seen someone
volunteer for this.

431
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:06,736
My family used to run a blacksmith shop.

432
00:26:06,740 --> 00:26:08,340
I've been forging iron
since I was a kid.

433
00:26:08,350 --> 00:26:09,720
I'm not used to mining anyway.

434
00:26:11,110 --> 00:26:12,400
Alright, you're up.

435
00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:14,240
Take off your shirt.

436
00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:15,270
Get to the forge.

437
00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:22,240
Hurry up!

438
00:26:30,350 --> 00:26:31,270
Hurry up!

439
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:32,240
Stop dawdling!

440
00:26:32,350 --> 00:26:33,160
Get to work!

441
00:26:35,110 --> 00:26:35,920
Hurry up!

442
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,070
Put your back into it!

443
00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:38,720
Move!

444
00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:46,830
Move faster!

445
00:26:51,860 --> 00:26:54,940
(Duke of Wei's Manor)

446
00:26:57,790 --> 00:26:58,590
Your Highness,

447
00:26:58,750 --> 00:27:00,790
the Crown Prince
has sent another letter.

448
00:27:01,590 --> 00:27:02,310
Read it.

449
00:27:02,310 --> 00:27:03,960
"Day after day,

450
00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,440
thoughts of you linger in my heart.

451
00:27:06,550 --> 00:27:09,720
The mountains are green,
the sky is high, and the road is long.

452
00:27:09,830 --> 00:27:12,030
Yet there is no one to meet after dusk.

453
00:27:13,070 --> 00:27:13,480
A...

454
00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:15,880
A moment apart,

455
00:27:16,270 --> 00:27:18,270
and my spirit fades."

456
00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:20,550
Your Highness,

457
00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,480
you'd better read it yourself.

458
00:27:25,140 --> 00:27:26,860
(How can a slight unfurrowing of brows
erase the pain in my heart?)

459
00:27:27,350 --> 00:27:28,440
So mushy.

460
00:27:32,750 --> 00:27:33,440
Your Highness,

461
00:27:33,750 --> 00:27:35,480
Jin Shan says there's an urgent matter.

462
00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:36,592
He must see you in person.

463
00:27:37,830 --> 00:27:38,928
Did something happen to Lin?

464
00:27:38,930 --> 00:27:40,000
Your Highness, Young Master

465
00:27:40,010 --> 00:27:41,440
can't leave here without permission,

466
00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,536
so he secretly went
to Zenan District to investigate.

467
00:27:43,590 --> 00:27:44,550
Before leaving, he said

468
00:27:44,550 --> 00:27:47,152
if there's no news from him
within five days, he might be trapped.

469
00:27:47,260 --> 00:27:50,310
He also said you are the only person in
the entire imperial capital he trusts,

470
00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:51,712
and that we could ask for your help.

471
00:27:55,550 --> 00:27:56,200
Hurry up!

472
00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:28,240
Sit down.

473
00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:29,590
This should be more comfortable.

474
00:28:44,110 --> 00:28:45,680
Does the wound on your back hurt a lot?

475
00:28:48,110 --> 00:28:48,750
It's nothing.

476
00:28:49,510 --> 00:28:50,270
Just a flesh wound.

477
00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:51,880
It just looks scary, that's all.

478
00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,200
Come on, get up and eat!

479
00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:02,790
Get up!

480
00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:05,510
It's mine!

481
00:29:07,350 --> 00:29:08,160
It's mine!

482
00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:09,590
Leave some for me!

483
00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:14,590
Eat up.

484
00:29:15,750 --> 00:29:17,310
They capture people for slave labor

485
00:29:17,500 --> 00:29:18,880
and won't even give us a full meal.

486
00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:21,070
Those beasts.

487
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:24,850
We still have to work tomorrow.

488
00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:26,240
Try to eat something.

489
00:29:26,310 --> 00:29:27,090
I have no appetite.

490
00:29:28,110 --> 00:29:29,680
I really didn't expect

491
00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:31,240
that in Shunan's territory,

492
00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,480
someone would dare
to illegally open a mine,

493
00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:34,480
forge weapons,

494
00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:35,550
and enslave prisoners.

495
00:29:35,632 --> 00:29:38,070
These are capital offenses
strictly forbidden by the court.

496
00:29:38,688 --> 00:29:41,280
Shunan's terrain is complex
and extremely difficult to control.

497
00:29:42,128 --> 00:29:43,640
For them to operate in such a place

498
00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:45,480
on such a massive scale,

499
00:29:45,664 --> 00:29:47,696
the forces behind them
must be formidable.

500
00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,180
Right now, conserving our strength
is what matters.

501
00:29:52,550 --> 00:29:53,550
You should eat something.

502
00:29:55,030 --> 00:29:56,160
I really have no appetite.

503
00:30:01,510 --> 00:30:02,310
You're injured.

504
00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:05,510
I practice martial arts year-round,
so I get injured often.

505
00:30:05,510 --> 00:30:07,568
I wouldn't have noticed
if you hadn't mentioned it.

506
00:30:11,210 --> 00:30:12,720
Don't make a big deal out of it, okay?

507
00:30:15,030 --> 00:30:16,200
In front of me,

508
00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,070
you don't have to be
the flawless Young Master Bu.

509
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:23,640
Here.

510
00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:33,240
Everyone knows

511
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,200
that I, Bu Shulin, am a playboy.

512
00:30:35,250 --> 00:30:37,440
I spend my time drinking, partying
and fooling around.

513
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:38,656
I'm ignorant and incompetent.

514
00:30:42,070 --> 00:30:43,400
Take a good look for yourself.

515
00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:47,790
You, ignorant and incompetent?

516
00:30:50,820 --> 00:30:53,500
You were summoned to the capital
by imperial decree at age nine.

517
00:30:53,510 --> 00:30:55,070
You were essentially a hostage.

518
00:30:55,590 --> 00:30:56,640
Your every move

519
00:30:57,070 --> 00:30:59,160
influenced the court's judgment
of Shunan.

520
00:31:01,350 --> 00:31:02,510
Yet, at such a young age,

521
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:05,440
you navigated alone among nobles,

522
00:31:05,472 --> 00:31:06,640
civil and military officials,

523
00:31:06,656 --> 00:31:07,760
and even around His Majesty.

524
00:31:07,824 --> 00:31:09,830
You never brought the slightest trouble
to Shunan.

525
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:13,240
I know

526
00:31:13,952 --> 00:31:16,000
you have your own responsibilities
to shoulder.

527
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:18,880
This responsibility

528
00:31:21,510 --> 00:31:22,550
is both admirable

529
00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:25,240
and heartbreaking.

530
00:31:31,712 --> 00:31:33,550
If you don't want me
sitting next to you,

531
00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,270
I can move further away.

532
00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:40,790
Get some sleep.

533
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:42,990
I'll keep watch for you.

534
00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:28,160
Your Highness,

535
00:32:28,192 --> 00:32:29,630
Bu Shulin has gone missing in Zenan.

536
00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:31,104
Commandery Princess followed him.

537
00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:33,070
I'll go, too.

538
00:32:33,590 --> 00:32:35,510
No. You haven't fully recovered yet.

539
00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:37,616
Also, we still haven't
found the mastermind

540
00:32:37,620 --> 00:32:39,780
behind the assassins who attacked you
at the lantern festival.

541
00:32:39,790 --> 00:32:40,720
I'm afraid those people

542
00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:41,820
will try to harm you again.

543
00:32:41,830 --> 00:32:43,270
I've ordered Zhao Zhenghao
to keep investigating

544
00:32:43,270 --> 00:32:44,880
the connection
between those assassins and Li Yanhui.

545
00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:46,200
Prepare the carriage. We leave now.

546
00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:46,640
Yes.

547
00:32:58,240 --> 00:32:58,680
Come here.

548
00:33:08,270 --> 00:33:09,880
You memorized all the routes here?

549
00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,000
The scale of this place

550
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,510
far exceeds a normal mine.

551
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,960
The illegal forging of weapons
is undeniable proof.

552
00:33:16,270 --> 00:33:17,480
We need to escape quickly

553
00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:18,270
and get the word out

554
00:33:18,448 --> 00:33:19,680
to wipe out this den of thieves.

555
00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:21,720
But the paths here go in all directions.

556
00:33:21,824 --> 00:33:23,392
I can't believe you remembered them all.

557
00:33:25,350 --> 00:33:26,720
My brilliance

558
00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,070
is already known to you.

559
00:33:28,272 --> 00:33:30,200
So there's no need for me
to hide it anymore.

560
00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:39,240
If we start from here,

561
00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,070
we only need to take out two guards.

562
00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:50,200
Avoid the main mine shaft
and armory on the west side,

563
00:33:50,510 --> 00:33:51,920
and leave through the east passage.

564
00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:53,310
This is the shortest route.

565
00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,400
Your brilliance

566
00:33:57,310 --> 00:33:58,640
is on par with mine.

567
00:34:00,110 --> 00:34:01,070
We're quite a match.

568
00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:34,440
Let's go.

569
00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:35,800
Someone's escaping!

570
00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:36,550
After them!

571
00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:37,760
Hurry!

572
00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:39,280
Catch them!

573
00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:40,320
Hurry!

574
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:42,280
Hurry!

575
00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:49,670
There they are!

576
00:34:49,670 --> 00:34:50,510
Catch them!

577
00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:51,960
Over there!

578
00:34:52,032 --> 00:34:53,280
There are too many of them!

579
00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,150
You go first.

580
00:34:54,150 --> 00:34:55,400
No, we leave together.

581
00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:57,670
Listen to me.

582
00:35:00,030 --> 00:35:00,480
Go!

583
00:35:07,710 --> 00:35:08,360
Stop!

584
00:35:08,550 --> 00:35:09,230
Don't run!

585
00:35:10,710 --> 00:35:11,280
Stop!

586
00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,030
Get him!

587
00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,510
- That's for running!
- That's for running!

588
00:35:20,030 --> 00:35:20,760
Here you go, sir.

589
00:35:21,190 --> 00:35:22,110
Your horse is ready.

590
00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:31,760
Who are you?

591
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:36,260
I am

592
00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:38,440
(Tang Juan, Magistrate of Zenan)
Tang Juan, Magistrate of Zenan District.

593
00:35:38,672 --> 00:35:39,960
Magistrate of Zenan District?

594
00:35:41,070 --> 00:35:41,630
Guards,

595
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,190
arrest this fugitive.

596
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:44,360
Throw him in prison

597
00:35:44,380 --> 00:35:45,670
and interrogate him thoroughly.

598
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:46,590
Yes, sir.

599
00:35:51,780 --> 00:35:54,340
(Zenan District Office)

600
00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:58,840
The Crown Prince?

601
00:36:00,304 --> 00:36:02,750
His Highness must have followed
Commandery Princess here.

602
00:36:06,660 --> 00:36:08,550
Wherever he is,
and whatever he thinks or does

603
00:36:08,550 --> 00:36:09,616
have nothing to do with us.

604
00:36:09,664 --> 00:36:11,008
We need to focus on our business.

605
00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:18,670
Prefect Yu.

606
00:36:19,070 --> 00:36:21,550
(Yu Zao, Prefect of Zenan)
This man is Marquis of Shunan's heir.

607
00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:23,710
How should we deal with him?

608
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,190
Since he already knows about the mine,

609
00:36:27,550 --> 00:36:29,550
we can't give him the chance

610
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,670
to spread the word.

611
00:36:31,670 --> 00:36:32,480
Silence him?

612
00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:36,000
But he's the heir
of the Marquis of Shunan.

613
00:36:36,230 --> 00:36:37,800
In Marquis of Shunan's Manor,

614
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:39,480
he is the heir.

615
00:36:42,550 --> 00:36:44,670
In the Zenan prison,

616
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:47,710
he's just a death row inmate.

617
00:36:49,190 --> 00:36:50,150
I understand.

618
00:36:50,670 --> 00:36:52,360
Prefect Yu, Magistrate Tang.

619
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:55,000
The daughter of Duke Wei,

620
00:36:55,024 --> 00:36:56,580
Commandery Princess Zhaoning
has arrived.

621
00:36:56,590 --> 00:36:57,904
She is already in the front hall.

622
00:36:58,320 --> 00:36:59,840
Commandery Princess Zhaoning?

623
00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:02,760
Why is she here?

624
00:37:04,590 --> 00:37:05,840
What are you waiting for?

625
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:08,550
I'll get it done immediately.

626
00:37:34,630 --> 00:37:36,360
It seems someone can't wait.

627
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:37,920
If you kill me,

628
00:37:38,736 --> 00:37:40,480
have you thought
about the consequences?

629
00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:43,360
You must know who I am by now.

630
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,630
If I die in your Zenan prison,

631
00:37:47,590 --> 00:37:49,070
do you think you can get away with it?

632
00:37:49,710 --> 00:37:51,190
Do you think your superiors

633
00:37:51,190 --> 00:37:53,070
will step up and take the blame

634
00:37:53,670 --> 00:37:55,710
or will they throw you
under the bus immediately

635
00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,480
as a scapegoat
to appease the Marquis's wrath

636
00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,630
and cover up all their crimes?

637
00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:10,000
It's not too late to stop now.

638
00:38:28,190 --> 00:38:29,360
No matter what you say,

639
00:38:29,630 --> 00:38:30,670
this engagement

640
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:32,480
must be broken.

641
00:38:32,590 --> 00:38:33,600
You are bullying me again.

642
00:38:36,230 --> 00:38:38,770
♪A wall that collapses at a single push♪

643
00:38:40,070 --> 00:38:41,550
It doesn't matter if some things

644
00:38:42,150 --> 00:38:42,960
take a little longer.

645
00:38:43,630 --> 00:38:44,630
I'm willing to wait.

646
00:38:50,470 --> 00:38:53,410
♪I've hidden so many words♪

647
00:38:54,030 --> 00:38:56,830
♪Too reluctant to tell you♪

648
00:38:57,700 --> 00:39:04,670
♪So never uncover♪

649
00:39:04,860 --> 00:39:07,220
♪The sand that slips away
with one grasp♪

650
00:39:08,350 --> 00:39:11,080
♪The flower that withers
after one bloom♪

651
00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:17,380
♪Silently buried deep inside my heart♪

652
00:39:19,140 --> 00:39:21,960
♪Every answer I gave♪

653
00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:25,610
♪Was both bittersweet and absurd♪

654
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:29,770
♪Hiding my tear-filled eyes
when I hurt you♪

655
00:39:30,030 --> 00:39:33,340
♪How hard it truly was?♪

656
00:39:36,310 --> 00:39:39,750
♪The wounds that healed
with just a little comfort♪

657
00:39:40,740 --> 00:39:43,070
♪The lies made whole
with a single embrace♪

658
00:39:44,340 --> 00:39:50,100
♪Pretending to be brave
as if I'd never been hurt♪

659
00:39:51,510 --> 00:39:54,640
♪It's a shame I never could♪

660
00:39:55,090 --> 00:39:58,100
♪Give you a moon in return♪

661
00:39:58,210 --> 00:40:04,850
♪With the same open heart you loved me♪

662
00:40:04,850 --> 00:40:08,520
♪I've crossed the wasteland of memories♪

663
00:40:09,390 --> 00:40:12,150
♪Never knowing I was lost♪

664
00:40:12,590 --> 00:40:15,720
♪Why don't you take me away?♪

665
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:22,110
♪Lead me out of this endless game
of hide-and-seek♪

666
00:40:23,510 --> 00:40:27,060
♪You'll never♪

667
00:40:27,340 --> 00:40:36,810
♪Know how much I long to, long to♪

668
00:41:02,980 --> 00:41:06,460
(No animals were harmed
in the making of this film)