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[The Princess Royal]

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[Adapted from Mo Shu Bai's novel,
The Princess Royal on jjwxc.net]

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[This is a work of fiction.]

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[Episode 28]

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You're dressing in very
plain clothing today, Your Highness.

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You look amazing.

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Please.

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I'm being followed. Make it brief.

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As for the case
you mentioned to me previously,

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is it a local squire
who took your friend's

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examination candidature?

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Yes.

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Where did that happen?

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Zhangping County. In Wangzhou.

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Your hometown?

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Yes.

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You work for the Ministry of Rites,

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and you can't handle it?

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You must be jesting, Your Highness.

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It's just a powerless position.

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What can I do?

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You have complaints?

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You were offering yourself

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back then.

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What do you say?

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Come here.

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Are you doing this
for your friend or yourself?

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What do you mean?

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Haven't you ever thought

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about making some achievements in court?

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In the past, he was
being dissipated and unrestrained,

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often lingered in brothels,
and showed no interest in politics.

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However, I've read his poems.

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From his words, I can tell

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he is concerned

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with politics.

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I know what you mean.

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Filing a complaint is just an excuse.

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Your real goal
is a marriage of convenience.

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You do that

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because you want a strong ally.

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You've aroused my curiosity.

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Since you want to find a strong ally,

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what's taking you so long to act?

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Also...

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why me?

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It'll be no fun

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when you lay everything bare.

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But yes, you're right.

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I do want to pledge loyalty to you.

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And I'm giving you

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this case as a gift.

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A gift?

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How so?

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I know Consort Rou is your enemy.

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The individual who took
the candidature is Xiao Pingzhang,

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a relative of hers.

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You jest, Mr. Cui.

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What does Consort Rou

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have anything to do with me?

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Right.

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I know you're suspecting

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why I'm helping you.

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You just need to know

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that I want to be your ally,

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so I don't mind making minor sacrifices.

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How can I trust you

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if you don't make everything clear?

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If I tell you

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it's because you're very pretty,

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will it be enough?

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So it's because of my beauty?

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Yes.

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Think about it.

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My father was just a teacher

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but he could become an official.

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Why? Because when I first
came to Huajing,

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my poetry was outstanding.

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I was also appreciated
by several noble people.

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I'm poor and not very talented.

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All I can rely on is my face.

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If you don't want
to tell me the truth, so be it.

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It's because you handled
the Qin Family's case.

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It makes me think

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that you're someone
who cares for people.

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I knew you wouldn't believe that.

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What makes you think so?

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I understand now.

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I shall be frank.

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I will not take you under my wings.

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But I can plant you around Consort Rou.

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You want me to be your informant?

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Yes or no? Answer me.

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Yes, of course, since this is your wish.

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To reassure me,

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you have to take this.

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It's a chronic poison.

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On this day every month, we will meet

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and I'll give you the antidote that can
temporarily suppress the toxicity.

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Once Consort Rou is eliminated,

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I'll give you the antidote
that can completely detoxify you.

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Remember now.

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This is a test of your fidelity.

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If you're truly capable,

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regardless of your background

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or physical appearance,

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you can even
be the Secretariat Director.

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As expected of women,

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you are skeptical.

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If you need me,

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just come to my mansion.

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Sure.

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Well, Mr. Su,

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you and Chancellor Su
indeed put me in a difficult situation.

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The plan regarding the examinations

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seems simple enough.

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But there are many hidden details
to take care of.

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His Majesty is supervising it,

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so I can't afford to make any mistakes.

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Come on, Mr. Wang.

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No. I'm drinking no more.

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Mr. Wang,

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you will get much more benefits
from this in the future.

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They are poor scholars.

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They don't have money.

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What can I get from them?

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Mr. Wang, don't...

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Well, Mr. Su,

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I have tried my best.

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But I still need to hand over the rest

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to the others.

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So I'm not failing the tasks that you
and Chancellor Su asked me to do.

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What do you think, Mr. Su?

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Listen to me, Mr. Wang.

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You have to do this yourself.

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I suddenly remember

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that I have yet to feed my birds.

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It's an emergency.

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Mr. Su, let's have a chat next time.

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Okay?

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I'll take my leave.

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No wonder you'll be kicked out soon.

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Because you can't see
the incoming change in this country.

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Young Master.

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What are you doing here?

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It's none of your business.

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Tell me.

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How did Cui Yulang come here?

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He rented a carriage.

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The coachman

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told me

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that while he looked fancy,

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he

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haggled

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with the coachman

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for more than an hour.

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Mr. Cui sure is very frugal.

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Frugal?

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He's not frugal. He's poor.

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Right. Poor.

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Leave two silver taels on his carriage.

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Then, remove the wheels for me.

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You want me

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to steal the wheels?

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You can't do it?

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No.

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I can do that.

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But it's not something

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a gentleman should do.

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Gentleman?

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I've been a gentleman
for more than 20 years.

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Can't I be a despicable man for once?

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When you said that,

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you truly looked like a despicable man.

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Go now.

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Sure.

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Take care, Your Highness.

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You should return too.

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Your Highness.

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Perhaps you can reconsider me?

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You and the Prince Consort
have already divorced.

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When it comes to romance,

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I'm as good as him.

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Don't ever say that in public again.

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You'll provoke others.

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It's worth it

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as long as I can get your attention.

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Enough with your flattery.

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Let's go.

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What are you doing?

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You asked me to steal the wheels.

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Where should I hide them?

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Why did you carry them here?

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Put them back.

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Wait...

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Forget it.

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Put them back tomorrow.

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Leave them an extra silver tael

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to compensate
for their accommodation and time.

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Young Master,
why are you doing this to me?

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Go now.

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Sir, what should we do?

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This is...

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Do you have an extra carriage?

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No.

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At this time, they are all gone.

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That's right.

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Mister,

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can you help us?

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Can you find me another carriage?

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I have to attend
the morning court tomorrow.

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Even a donkey cart will do.

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You're a court official,

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yet you spent such a long time
haggling with me.

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I hold a lowly position.

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Can you please help me?

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I can pay you double the price.

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I walked around

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and found nothing.

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Perhaps

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you can try outside.

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I'm so unlucky.

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I'll refund you the payment
for the return journey.

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Come on.

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Help me fix the cart.

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I should have

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asked Her Highness to give me a lift.

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Why am I so unlucky?

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Young Master, Cui Yulang is there.

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Mister.

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Hurry.

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Mister.

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Mister.

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Mister.

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Mr. Pei?

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Sorry, Mr. Cui.

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I didn't see you.

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I'm in a rush. See you.

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Wait. Why did you pour water out?

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To water the plants?

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Wait for me!

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Wait for me!

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Wait for me.

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Today's tea is so good.

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It's delicious.

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It's the tea we've been drinking
for a long time.

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Besides, you didn't even take a sip.

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Your Highness.

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What is it?

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Someone in your family got into trouble.

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He stole someone else's
examination candidature.

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The victim is filing complaints

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all the way
from his hometown to Huajing.

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Sooner or later,

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they'll drag me down with them.

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Perhaps

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you can ignore them

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and cut ties with them.

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My brother's soldiers in the Northwest

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still need their support.

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I cannot cut them off.

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Oh, right.

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Anything new about Pingyue?

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Anything unusual?

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Not at the moment.

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But Second Young Master Su

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is waiting for your reply,
Your Highness.

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I need a capable man like him.

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But his previous failure
made me doubt his fidelity.

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We'll put that aside first.

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You asked to see me later

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because of Cui Yulang.

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And now, when you see me
you're like nothing has happened?

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Li Rong.

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You are heartless.

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Pei Wenxuan is so good
at putting up an act.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Your first mission

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is to impeach the Crown Prince.

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Isn't that too risky?

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You're scared?

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Forget about our alliance, then.

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No...

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Your Majesty,
I'd like to report something.

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00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:44,800
What is it?

286
00:15:45,290 --> 00:15:49,160
It's about the Crown Prince.

287
00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:58,960
Official Cui,

288
00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,600
I remember you work
for the Ministry of Rites.

289
00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,080
Why are you doing the job
of an official from the Censorate?

290
00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,480
While I'm a powerless official
in the Ministry of Rites,

291
00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,200
the issue concerns
the welfare of our country,

292
00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,480
so I must report it.

293
00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:14,920
Did Cui Yulang

294
00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,600
obtain some solid evidence on Chuan?

295
00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,560
He sounds so confident.

296
00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:21,080
I don't think

297
00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:23,560
I have made any grave mistakes.

298
00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,440
If the problem is that serious,

299
00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:26,840
pray tell, Official Cui.

300
00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,200
Your Highness,

301
00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,200
our country has been suffering
from natural disasters in recent years.

302
00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:35,480
Let alone last year,

303
00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,080
this year, the blizzard made people
suffer and they all complained about it.

304
00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,200
I believe disasters befell us because...

305
00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,560
Because the Crown Prince has no morals.

306
00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:52,960
Nonsense!

307
00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:54,480
What nonsense is that?

308
00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:55,840
Are you implying

309
00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,200
that I've failed

310
00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,560
to raise my child properly,
so I also have no morals?

311
00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,560
Take him out and flop him.

312
00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:04,640
The imperial court

313
00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,520
is no place for your superstition.

314
00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:12,680
Your Majesty, during
the autumn ritual we held last year,

315
00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:15,840
His Highness sneezed

316
00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:16,920
during the procedure.

317
00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,240
His action might have offended

318
00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,120
the heavens,
which committed great irreverence.

319
00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,520
What stupid accusation is that?

320
00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:30,000
Your Majesty,

321
00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,680
His Highness caught a cold last year.

322
00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:33,600
Nevertheless, he made sure

323
00:17:33,630 --> 00:17:34,640
he attended the ritual
despite his frailty.

324
00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,400
His devotion is palpable.

325
00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,960
The benevolent higher beings

326
00:17:40,120 --> 00:17:41,200
will not

327
00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,600
punish the sagacious Crown Prince

328
00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:45,160
for a mere sneeze.

329
00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:46,520
While certain counties

330
00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,200
did suffer
from natural disasters in recent years,

331
00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:50,600
it wasn't serious.

332
00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:52,720
Our country spans a vast land.

333
00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,760
It is normal that we have
natural disasters every year.

334
00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,280
It is far-fetched to regard it

335
00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,440
as some sort of divine retribution.

336
00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,720
To make such a blatant claim
is to be deserving of punishment.

337
00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,880
I agree with Mr. Gu.

338
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,200
- I agree with Mr. Gu.
- I agree with Mr. Gu.

339
00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,440
While Mr. Cui's allegation
might sound ridiculous,

340
00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,040
it is not utterly baseless.

341
00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:28,680
How about this?

342
00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:34,200
I shall just withhold
Cui Yulang's wage for two months.

343
00:18:36,120 --> 00:18:39,440
Crown Prince, you will kneel
at the ancestral shrine tonight

344
00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,280
to apologize for your mistake
in the previous autumn ritual.

345
00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,720
Father is deliberately targeting Chuan.

346
00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,680
Yes, Father.

347
00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:50,920
Dismissed.

348
00:18:51,360 --> 00:18:52,760
Court dismissed!

349
00:18:53,360 --> 00:18:55,680
- Take care, Your Majesty.
- Take care, Your Majesty.

350
00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:03,640
Mr. Cui.

351
00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:09,640
Your Highness.

352
00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,840
You should proceed with caution
in the imperial court.

353
00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:18,600
You just assumed your office
not long ago.

354
00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:20,360
Make sure you consult your seniors

355
00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,160
for anything regarding your work.

356
00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:26,680
I appreciate your advice, Your Highness.

357
00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:36,760
Cui Yulang.

358
00:19:37,120 --> 00:19:39,160
You sure picked a wonderful excuse.

359
00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,120
But it's okay. Don't worry about it.

360
00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:49,960
See you.

361
00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,160
Your Highness, I'm even poorer now.

362
00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:57,680
You're too soft-hearted.

363
00:19:58,360 --> 00:19:59,680
How could you fail
in such a simple matter?

364
00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,160
How will Rong and I
rely on you in the future?

365
00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:06,960
If one Cui Yulang
can make you get punished,

366
00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:08,960
what's going to happen in the future?

367
00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,040
You'll watch as more powerful ministers

368
00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:12,240
bully you?

369
00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:15,760
What now?

370
00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:18,000
Every time I come,

371
00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:19,720
I see Chuan's scolded by you.

372
00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:21,120
You too.

373
00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:23,520
Why didn't you discuss it with me

374
00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:25,880
before you got divorced?

375
00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,240
And it took you this long
to show up here.

376
00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,400
Do you even care about my feelings?

377
00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:32,240
Mother,

378
00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:34,680
Rong is also very upset.

379
00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:36,600
Don't scold her.

380
00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,120
Silence! Reflect upon yourself.

381
00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:41,680
Calm down, Mother.

382
00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:42,960
Or your health will be affected.

383
00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:45,480
Let's speak calmly.

384
00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,000
Why are you arguing?

385
00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:54,720
I was told

386
00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,280
that Cui Yulang
had complained about him.

387
00:20:58,600 --> 00:20:59,680
I want him

388
00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,640
to teach Cui Yulang a lesson,

389
00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:02,640
but he doesn't want to do it.

390
00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,160
Can't you see what your father is doing?

391
00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,200
Cui Yulang set up a precedence.

392
00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,000
If Chuan doesn't retaliate,

393
00:21:12,360 --> 00:21:14,520
many more people

394
00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,160
will bully him.

395
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,120
Even though we both
hold a high position,

396
00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,520
we're both women.

397
00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:22,920
Our honor and pride
are contingent upon Chuan.

398
00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,280
If something happens to him,
what do we do?

399
00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,120
I'm doing this for his own good,

400
00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:29,200
but he won't listen.

401
00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:30,720
He doesn't behave

402
00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:32,520
like a crown prince at all.

403
00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:34,680
If I had another son, I'd...

404
00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:35,240
Mother.

405
00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:43,640
Have some tea.

406
00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,440
Chuan. Stand up.

407
00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:18,440
I came

408
00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,400
to talk about Cui Yulang.

409
00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:25,000
Rong, even though
Cui Yulang complained about me in court,

410
00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:26,600
he didn't do anything wrong.

411
00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:27,600
No need to...

412
00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:28,840
Cui Yulang works for me.

413
00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,240
I asked him to complain about you.

414
00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:36,400
Don't lay your fingers on him.

415
00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,760
Rong, what are you...

416
00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:43,680
Mother.

417
00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:45,960
Chuan is old enough now.

418
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,680
We can't sit around and do nothing
as Consort Rou becomes

419
00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:50,440
more powerful, right?

420
00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:52,600
You want to remove her?

421
00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,600
But what does Cui Yulang have anything

422
00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,000
to do with this?

423
00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,680
Besides, your father is
very protective of her.

424
00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:06,760
You want to get rid of her?

425
00:23:10,450 --> 00:23:13,280
[Qianqiu Gate]

426
00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:14,520
If I may have your time, Mr. Cui.

427
00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:18,000
You are...

428
00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,440
I am Consort Rou's maid.

429
00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,680
How may I help you, miss?

430
00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,280
Prince Su's art teacher cannot come here

431
00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:30,760
due to sickness.

432
00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:32,480
Her Highness asked me to ask

433
00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,280
if you could tutor Prince Su

434
00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,600
since it was said that
you were an expert in painting.

435
00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,200
Please ask
for Her Highness's forgiveness.

436
00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,880
I have made plans for today.

437
00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,920
Think it carefully, Mr. Cui.

438
00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,720
It's Consort Rou and Prince Su
who are inviting you.

439
00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:57,520
I'll take my leave.

440
00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:05,440
After arguing with Mother,

441
00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:07,200
you won't speak to me either?

442
00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:09,600
No.

443
00:24:10,360 --> 00:24:11,440
I'm just tired.

444
00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,400
I want to rest.

445
00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,240
Mother said those words

446
00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:18,840
in the heat of the moment.

447
00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:20,720
Don't take it to heart.

448
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:22,200
I'm fine.

449
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:27,840
Actually...

450
00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:30,120
Mother was right.

451
00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,040
If she had another son,

452
00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,680
perhaps all of us would be happy.

453
00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:40,960
I wouldn't have to be the Crown Prince.

454
00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,680
Mother wouldn't
have to rely on me solely.

455
00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:51,480
If you were a boy,

456
00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:54,480
I wouldn't be this exhausted either.

457
00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:58,200
Chuan.

458
00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:00,520
I know...

459
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:03,680
you won't be mad at me.

460
00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:05,600
I'm just saying.

461
00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,760
You and Mother did many things for me.

462
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,600
As the receiver of this glory,

463
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:15,360
I will not back off.

464
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:16,880
Don't worry, Rong.

465
00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:24,760
Do you know

466
00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:26,640
why I'm supporting you unconditionally?

467
00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,480
Because I hate
to see you forcing yourself

468
00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:33,000
like this.

469
00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:42,480
Well.

470
00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:45,960
I might have found someone to rely on.

471
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,080
I have Pei Wenxuan now.

472
00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,280
Once I resolve the conflict
between the noble families

473
00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,000
and the imperial family,
I'll have power, love,

474
00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:58,200
and freedom.

475
00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:02,400
But you would spend
the rest of your life...

476
00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:05,760
in this palace.

477
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:07,920
As if you're caged here

478
00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:10,760
forever.

479
00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:13,920
You work for Mother,

480
00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:15,760
for me,

481
00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:17,960
for the Shangguan Family,

482
00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,400
for our people, for our country,

483
00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,280
but not for yourself.

484
00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:27,120
Oftentimes,

485
00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:28,800
I want to do something for you.

486
00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:32,360
I know

487
00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:34,840
you worry about me as a younger brother,

488
00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:36,560
not as the Crown Prince.

489
00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:38,280
Yes.

490
00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:42,200
You're not just the Crown Prince.

491
00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:45,600
You're Li Chuan too.

492
00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:53,680
He really said that?

493
00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:56,320
Yes, Your Highness.

494
00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,440
What if Cui Yulang is a useful pawn

495
00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:01,680
that will do your bidding?

496
00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:06,640
Perhaps his open criticism
toward the Crown Prince

497
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,200
is just a way to attract attention.

498
00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,520
We don't know what he wants yet.

499
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,680
I can't wait to see
what he will do next.

500
00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,240
And what Shangguan Yue will do too.

501
00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,240
Have our people spy on Cui Yulang.

502
00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:26,520
Knowing Shangguan Yue,

503
00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:28,200
she'll either draw him over to her side

504
00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,840
or find an excuse to get rid of him.

505
00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:34,520
She is not dumb enough to kill him

506
00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:35,800
now that he just
impeached the Crown Prince.

507
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:37,840
I guess they will want
to draw him over to their side.

508
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:41,760
Let's...

509
00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:44,640
observe for now.

510
00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:45,840
Yes, Your Highness.

511
00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,920
Miss, who are you?

512
00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:58,840
Fengming, an imperial guard
in the Eastern Palace.

513
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,240
The Crown Prince would like
to have a talk with you.

514
00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:10,040
Mr. Cui,

515
00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,160
if His Highness wanted you dead,

516
00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,000
he wouldn't have sent me here.

517
00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:18,320
Please lead the way.

518
00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:49,640
Your Highness,

519
00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:51,560
it's as you anticipated.

520
00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,480
The Crown Prince met with Cui Yulang.

521
00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,560
Go to see Cui Yulang and tell him

522
00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,160
that I want to see him

523
00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,320
and that Prince Su will give him double

524
00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:01,760
what the Crown Prince offers.

525
00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:03,480
Yes, Your Highness.

526
00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:06,160
Thank you.

527
00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,240
You're welcome. Everyone will have some.

528
00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:10,680
Thank you, Mr. Su.

529
00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:11,920
You're welcome.

530
00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:13,520
- Thank you, sir.
- Thank you, sir.

531
00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,000
Let's find a place.

532
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:15,950
[Recruiting talents]

533
00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:17,560
Thank you, Mr. Su.

534
00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:18,480
You're welcome.

535
00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:19,920
Your Highness, why did you

536
00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:21,080
buy this all of a sudden?

537
00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,880
He loves it.
What if he comes over tonight?

538
00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,960
My family is providing convenience
for the scholars in the capital.

539
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,560
I look forward to your assistance.

540
00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:40,440
Mr. Su.

541
00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:46,800
Ronghua.

542
00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:49,920
Come on.

543
00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:56,920
Everyone will have some.

544
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:01,000
Not bad.

545
00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,480
Wait for me at Su's Perfumery.

546
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:08,560
Come on.

547
00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:18,560
Who would've thought

548
00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:20,720
that I'd run into you here, Mr. Su?

549
00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,400
My family
has several establishments here

550
00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:29,400
that accommodate exam candidates
who can't afford a place to live.

551
00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:32,440
Would you like
to have a visit, Your Highness?

552
00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:38,000
Sure.

553
00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,240
This way, please, Your Highness.

554
00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:13,640
Aren't you leading the way?

555
00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:14,720
Walk before me.

556
00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:20,000
Your Highness, that is inappropriate.

557
00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,240
You're leading the way.
How is that inappropriate?

558
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,720
Besides, you're a young master
of the Su Family,

559
00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:29,160
the Right Minister of Justice.

560
00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:30,320
You're not a servant.

561
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:33,640
Don't stand on ceremony.

562
00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:41,680
Don't you have something else to ask?

563
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:46,840
Don't you have something else to say?

564
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:03,280
I have no questions.

565
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,760
If I want to find the truth,
I can investigate it.

566
00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:08,880
It's not hard
to deduce your goal either.

567
00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:14,280
You're as candid as ever, Your Highness.

568
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:17,720
I might only ask you a question

569
00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:20,160
when that specific moment arrives.

570
00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:27,240
It's when one of us will fall.

571
00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:37,480
I won't visit your establishments.

572
00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:40,000
Let's go, Jinglan.

573
00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:42,080
Your Highness.

574
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:54,600
Take care.

575
00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:16,400
Are you done gawking?

576
00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:19,400
No.

577
00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:26,440
I just

578
00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:28,440
ran into Su Rongqing.

579
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,280
He's giving accommodations
to exam candidates in Huajing.

580
00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:33,200
Earlier on, I've heard

581
00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,480
that he's just taking in candidates,

582
00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:37,160
but also people
who're trying to file complaints.

583
00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:40,960
I don't know what he wants.

584
00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:43,880
If he's taking care of exam candidates,

585
00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,040
I can assume that he wants

586
00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:46,280
to get into their good graces.

587
00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:48,920
But why someone
who wants to file complaints?

588
00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:53,000
How is Cui Yulang?

589
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:57,440
What's the plan
between Cui Yulang and you?

590
00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:58,960
Why did he complain about His Highness
in court?

591
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,520
If he did that,

592
00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,160
Consort Rou would come to him.

593
00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:07,360
He comes from a humble background,

594
00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,320
which is the opposite
of Su Rongqing's.

595
00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:11,520
I'll just have
to put up a few acts with him

596
00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:12,760
to earn Consort Rou's trust.

597
00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:14,360
That way, the alliance
between Consort Rou

598
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:15,520
and Su Rongqing will fail.

599
00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,560
What an ingenious plan.

600
00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:21,040
Of course.

601
00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:24,880
Without Su Rongqing,

602
00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:26,320
Consort Rou is barely a threat.

603
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:27,960
If Prince Su and she are gone,

604
00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,280
Su Rongqing will never

605
00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:30,440
defeat His Highness on his own

606
00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,560
unless he's committing treason.

607
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:33,880
That's what I'm thinking.

608
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:43,080
All right.
There are so many people here.

609
00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,120
I should go. This is for you.

610
00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:47,080
Rong.

611
00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:51,960
What?

612
00:34:58,320 --> 00:34:58,960
Go.

613
00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:03,560
All right.

614
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,600
Mr. Cui, Her Highness said

615
00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:24,720
Prince Su would give you double

616
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,120
what the Crown Prince offered.

617
00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:32,960
Please lead the way, miss.

618
00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:59,560
Consort Rou must be sitting behind him.

619
00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:05,240
Greetings, Your Highness.

620
00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:07,360
Long Live Your Highness.

621
00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:10,280
You may rise.

622
00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:20,280
Greetings, Your Highness.

623
00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:22,480
You may rise, Mr. Cui.

624
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:23,480
Thank you, Your Highness.

625
00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:25,960
I heard

626
00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,240
after the incident at the court today,

627
00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:30,360
the Crown Prince tried to recruit you.

628
00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:33,760
Yes.

629
00:36:35,750 --> 00:36:39,430
So, why are you here, Mr. Cui?

630
00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:45,440
His Highness offered me
a fifth-ranked position.

631
00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,400
But your messenger told me

632
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,120
that Prince Su would double the offer.

633
00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,280
Therefore, I'm here.

634
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:57,840
Everyone wants power.

635
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,280
I like your honesty

636
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,400
as well as the strategic alliance
we share here.

637
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:05,720
Tell me.

638
00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:07,440
What can you do for me?

639
00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:11,040
How far will you go for me?

640
00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:12,640
Since you're so candid, Your Highness,

641
00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:14,960
I shall be frank.

642
00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:17,520
Your Highness,

643
00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:20,880
would you like
to have the Inspectorate Office?

644
00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:30,320
I know very well that you have

645
00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:32,160
many advisors by your side.

646
00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,560
As such, I do not come empty-handed.

647
00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:37,000
Complaining about the Crown Prince

648
00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:39,040
is just the stepping stone.

649
00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:40,960
The Inspectorate Office

650
00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:44,080
will be my real gift, Your Highness.

651
00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:47,240
Would you like

652
00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,360
to receive this gift, Your Highness?

653
00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:57,400
I found out

654
00:37:57,720 --> 00:37:59,520
that since early this year,

655
00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:01,040
Su Rongqing has been taking care

656
00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:03,160
of scholars who came
to Huajing to attend the examination.

657
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:06,160
Ordinary candidates will stay
at the yard you've seen.

658
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:07,840
Those who wish to remedy injustices

659
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,960
will be given another yard.

660
00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:14,640
Why is he...

661
00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:17,160
doing this?

662
00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:18,960
I don't know yet.

663
00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:21,560
Interestingly,

664
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:25,240
Mr. Pei's men are among them.

665
00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:38,240
Tell Cui Yulang

666
00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:39,520
to speed up

667
00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:42,440
the plan with Consort Rou.

668
00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:43,560
Yes, Your Highness.

669
00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:50,720
Your Highness.

670
00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,360
A scholar came to the office

671
00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:56,640
and claimed that someone had taken
his examination candidature.

672
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:57,920
I brought him here.

673
00:39:02,280 --> 00:39:04,160
Greetings, Your Highness.

674
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:05,960
Are you Chen Houzhao?

675
00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:07,440
Yes.

676
00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:09,440
Do you have the written complaint?

677
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:11,040
I have written it.

678
00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:20,960
I did go to the Su Family,

679
00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:22,880
but when I was there,

680
00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:24,880
they tried

681
00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:27,920
to buy me off.

682
00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:29,720
What

683
00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:31,920
did they do?

684
00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,120
They tried to silence me.

685
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:37,240
Why did you come to me, then?

686
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:39,080
A friend of mine

687
00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:41,320
told me that you could be trusted.

688
00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:43,520
You are willing to trust me?

689
00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:45,960
Yes, I am.

690
00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:50,040
Su Rongqing
has taken in aggrieved individuals

691
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:51,920
but has forbidden them
from filing complaints.

692
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:54,360
What is he trying to do?

693
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,120
Take the money and leave Huajing.

694
00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:08,040
By Huajing Moat,

695
00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:09,880
there is an old man called San.

696
00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:12,960
Board his boat and leave.

697
00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:15,600
The boat will sink
when approaching Zhang County.

698
00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:17,280
You will swim to the shore with San.

699
00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:18,560
Someone will take you to safety.

700
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:21,440
Lay low for a while

701
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:23,520
and wait for my order.

702
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:26,440
Yes, Your Highness.

703
00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:27,840
Thank you.

704
00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:38,120
Your Highness,
what are you trying to do?

705
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:39,960
You will serve someone else soon.

706
00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:41,880
Get ready.

707
00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,960
You're giving up on the office for now?

708
00:40:48,550 --> 00:40:50,850
[Mingyue Palace]

709
00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:57,440
Your Highness, Prince Su,

710
00:40:57,720 --> 00:40:59,960
please seek justice for me.

711
00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:02,960
What is the problem?

712
00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:04,040
Tell us.

713
00:41:06,240 --> 00:41:09,280
Your Highness, I have a friend
from my hometown

714
00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:10,800
called Chen Houzhao.

715
00:41:11,440 --> 00:41:12,760
A local squire took

716
00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:15,440
his candidature
for the spring examination,

717
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:17,560
so he came to me in Huajing
to seek help.

718
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:19,760
I redirected him

719
00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:21,880
to Princess Pingyue.

720
00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:24,160
Just as I expected,

721
00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,880
after Her Highness received
the written complaint,

722
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:28,960
she sent him out of Huajing.

723
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:30,840
And now,

724
00:41:31,240 --> 00:41:34,480
I can't even locate the boat
they used to send him out.

725
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:38,320
Is this true?

726
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,040
Chen Houzhao

727
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:43,960
left this written complaint to me.

728
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:49,240
Please take a look.

729
00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:55,400
I believe

730
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,440
you can summon Princess Pingyue

731
00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:00,840
here tomorrow

732
00:42:01,240 --> 00:42:02,840
and show her the written complaint.

733
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:03,760
After that,

734
00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:06,560
we can expose this in court.

735
00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:12,560
Your Highness,

736
00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:16,400
do you know why Princess Pingyue
wanted to kill Chen Houzhao?

737
00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:20,840
Pray tell.

738
00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:22,520
Stand up and speak.

739
00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:24,960
Thank you, Your Highness.

740
00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:29,160
Pei, brew some tea for Mr. Cui.

741
00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:30,240
Yes, Your Highness.

742
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:36,120
Your Highness,

743
00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:40,400
Princess Pingyue
is the Crown Prince's sister, after all.

744
00:42:40,720 --> 00:42:42,480
While they are against
the noble families on the surface,

745
00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:44,280
they are one of them.

746
00:42:44,950 --> 00:42:45,710
Thus,

747
00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:47,640
she could investigate
the Qin Family's case

748
00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:49,160
and the military provisions
and funds case,

749
00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:51,280
but she cannot harm the foundation
of the noble families.

750
00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:53,080
His Majesty implemented

751
00:42:53,560 --> 00:42:56,560
the imperial examination
to balance noble families.

752
00:42:57,800 --> 00:43:00,600
There are so many people involved
in this case

753
00:43:01,240 --> 00:43:04,080
and she is in a precarious position.

754
00:43:04,600 --> 00:43:05,880
Therefore, she will not take the case.

755
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:08,360
Not only will she reject it,

756
00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:09,920
but she also has to protect the position
of noble families.

757
00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:13,440
If those noble families fall,
so will the Crown Prince.

758
00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:17,440
Thus, she must kill Chen Houzhao.

759
00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:21,600
You already knew
that she'd kill Chen Houzhao

760
00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:23,440
before you sent him to her?

761
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:27,440
I said I'd give you and Prince Su

762
00:43:27,720 --> 00:43:29,480
the Inspectorate Office.

763
00:43:30,080 --> 00:43:31,120
Did you think

764
00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:33,120
I was joking?

765
00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:36,280
We lured her into killing Chen Houzhao.

766
00:43:36,440 --> 00:43:37,840
With that, we got something on her.

767
00:43:38,360 --> 00:43:39,000
Then,

768
00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:41,280
we can force her to take
the wronged candidate case.

769
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:43,920
She doesn't want to handle the case.

770
00:43:44,600 --> 00:43:46,160
Besides, we got something on her.

771
00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:48,520
Leaving the Inspectorate Office

772
00:43:48,720 --> 00:43:50,480
is her best option.

773
00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:51,960
Once she's gone,

774
00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:54,000
someone has to run the office.

775
00:43:54,640 --> 00:43:56,360
Whoever is willing
to investigate this case

776
00:43:56,960 --> 00:44:00,520
is the new leader
of the Inspectorate Office.

777
00:44:04,080 --> 00:44:04,920
Your Highness,

778
00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:08,720
His Majesty appreciates your background
as a commoner.

779
00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:11,160
That is Prince Su's foundation.

780
00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:13,240
The harsher you are toward
those noble families,

781
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:17,720
the more His Majesty is fond of you.

782
00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:21,480
Princess Pingyue was investigating
the noble families.

783
00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:23,040
Thus, she was allowed
to establish the Inspectorate Office.

784
00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:26,560
If you want to earn His Majesty's favor,

785
00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:31,440
you'll have to be more ruthless
than Princess Pingyue.

786
00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:51,000
Your Highness.

787
00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:56,400
I'm Consort Rou's maid.

788
00:44:57,000 --> 00:44:57,800
Her Highness said

789
00:44:57,800 --> 00:44:59,640
that she hadn't seen you in a while

790
00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:00,920
and would like to talk to you.

791
00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:06,640
Sure. Lead the way.

792
00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:15,760
Why is Consort Rou
seeing the Princess now?

793
00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:29,080
♪Who gazes at the sky from afar?♪

794
00:45:29,160 --> 00:45:32,560
♪Who gazes at the sky from afar?♪

795
00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:35,960
♪In the night's chill breeze♪

796
00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:39,400
♪What is she singing for?♪

797
00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:42,880
♪The wind caresses the hills♪

798
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:46,320
♪The wind causes ripples on calm water♪

799
00:45:46,450 --> 00:45:52,120
♪Moonlight graces passing souls♪

800
00:46:21,080 --> 00:46:24,240
♪Her steps get slower and slower♪

801
00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:27,640
♪She's trod a lengthy path♪

802
00:46:27,880 --> 00:46:31,120
♪Memories lost then found♪

803
00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:34,520
♪Gazing idly as clouds roll by♪

804
00:46:34,840 --> 00:46:37,920
♪She holds a red candle♪

805
00:46:38,280 --> 00:46:41,560
♪To brave the thick fog♪

806
00:46:41,720 --> 00:46:45,000
♪Life can be bitter sometimes♪

807
00:46:45,280 --> 00:46:48,520
♪Experience it with grace♪

808
00:46:48,680 --> 00:46:51,960
♪Like a fleeting dream♪

809
00:46:52,120 --> 00:46:55,440
♪Like a fleeting dream♪

810
00:46:55,600 --> 00:47:01,520
♪Neither warmth nor cold will last♪

811
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:05,760
♪Like a fleeting dream♪

812
00:47:06,040 --> 00:47:09,280
♪Like a fleeting dream♪

813
00:47:09,400 --> 00:47:15,360
♪The moon is reflected in her eyes♪

814
00:47:44,240 --> 00:47:50,200
♪In her gaze,
the unwavering faith remains♪