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Hurry! 8 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,040 Madam, quickly leave! 9 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,800 Madam, quickly leave! 10 00:02:44,900 --> 00:02:47,700 Why did you come so late?! 11 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:51,900 You...why did you come so late?! 12 00:02:51,900 --> 00:02:54,200 I've let you suffer. 13 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,600 Why did you come so late? 14 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,200 Making such a huge scene... 15 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,400 Is it fun? 16 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:07,800 You... 17 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,600 Fun your ass! 18 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,600 Yes, I came late. 19 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,400 I've caused you to suffer. 20 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:34,700 Marquis Gu is back! 21 00:03:34,700 --> 00:03:37,800 Marquis Gu is back! 22 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,000 Marquis Gu isn't dead! Marquis Gu is back! 23 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,600 You... If you dare lie to me again, 24 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,800 I'll then...write you a divorce letter. 25 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:49,600 I dare not. I dare not. 26 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,200 I dare not lie to you even by a word again. 27 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,000 You even say that I'm a fox. You're the ancestor of the fox! 28 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,200 I am. I am indeed your ancestor. 29 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,100 Your ancestor! 30 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,400 Your fox ancestor can't stay here any longer. 31 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,600 I must go to the palace to save the emperor. 32 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,600 I'll wait for your return. 33 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:20,900 I'll wait for your return. 34 00:04:20,900 --> 00:04:22,400 Jingli! 35 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,800 Guard the courtyard well! Ensure my wife's safety! 36 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,400 Yes, Marquis, don't worry. 37 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,600 Take good care of her. 38 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:55,700 Back! 39 00:04:55,700 --> 00:04:57,560 Storm! 40 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,570 Back! 41 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,100 Empress Dowager isn't coming anymore? 42 00:05:28,100 --> 00:05:30,000 Empress Dowager told me to relay this message as she said it. 43 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,600 She said that you can decide on your own. 44 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,800 An old widow like her will agree to any of it. 45 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,000 Okay. Okay. It means that Empress Dowager 46 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,700 is letting you handle the empire. This is a good thing. 47 00:05:40,700 --> 00:05:42,700 We have a problem! 48 00:05:42,700 --> 00:05:44,300 Sir! 49 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,300 - Sir! - What is it? 50 00:05:47,300 --> 00:05:49,200 Gu...Gu Tingye is charging towards here! 51 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:50,380 Who?! 52 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,700 Gu Tingye has resurrected! 53 00:06:11,500 --> 00:06:13,400 Charge! 54 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,000 Hurry. 55 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:30,030 Shitou! 56 00:06:30,030 --> 00:06:32,100 Marquis is back! 57 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:33,900 Marquis is back! 58 00:06:33,900 --> 00:06:36,000 - Marquis is back?! - Rong'er, come quickly! 59 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,100 Marquis is back! 60 00:06:37,100 --> 00:06:40,800 - It's a reunion! Quickly go! Hurry! - It's a reunion! 61 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,300 Get out. Be careful. Nanny. 62 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,600 Your Majesty. 63 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,200 Royal Father. 64 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:55,960 Arrest him! 65 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,000 You... 66 00:07:03,490 --> 00:07:06,390 You... 67 00:07:07,430 --> 00:07:08,920 You all... 68 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,300 You are the trusted aide of the former emperor. 69 00:07:12,300 --> 00:07:17,000 I initially hoped that you would treat me like how you served the former emperor. 70 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,700 You disappointed me. 71 00:07:21,540 --> 00:07:24,090 You're not the former emperor. 72 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,000 The former emperor is so pitiful. 73 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:31,600 How come he didn't have any children of his own 74 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:36,100 - to inherit this empire? - What's going on? 75 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,600 Weren't you supposed to be dead within those pile of sand?! 76 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,000 You wish. 77 00:07:45,100 --> 00:07:47,400 Empress Dowager... She said that... 78 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,600 - She said that— - Empress Dowager said 79 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:54,600 that I am immoral and incapable. I should be deposed and replaced. 80 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:58,600 The one replacing me is your son, Zhao Yong. 81 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:04,000 Yong'er...he is also your son. 82 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,200 Did Empress Dowager say even a word of those to you? 83 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,200 She said so! 84 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:14,600 She said that you broke faith and abandon the right! That you disobeyed the former emperor! 85 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,100 Since it was Empress Dowager who instigated you, 86 00:08:17,100 --> 00:08:19,600 let's go ask her then. 87 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:23,300 If she didn't say it, my Noble Consort, 88 00:08:23,300 --> 00:08:26,950 this is a crime worthy of clan execution. 89 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,000 Empress Dowager said it. She said it! 90 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,400 She indeed said it! 91 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:38,200 - She said it! I dare not lie! - Your Highness! 92 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,400 Empress Dowager indeed said so! 93 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,000 Your Highness! 94 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,400 I won't meddle in your family matters anymore. 95 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:50,400 - My courtyard suffered a lot of damages. I must go handle it now. - Your Highness, save me! 96 00:09:00,100 --> 00:09:02,220 Go. 97 00:09:02,220 --> 00:09:04,800 Get me my Drunk Immortal wine. 98 00:09:06,820 --> 00:09:08,600 Quickly go. 99 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,900 Your Highness, 100 00:09:11,900 --> 00:09:15,000 even if he holds a knife on your neck, 101 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,200 there's still a chance to survive. 102 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,900 Moreover, it still hasn't reached that last moment. 103 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,600 To have the power to rule the world, 104 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,700 you must have an army and money. 105 00:09:29,700 --> 00:09:32,500 I don't have both. 106 00:09:32,500 --> 00:09:34,900 I was stupid to think 107 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:39,900 that just by sending away the trusted aides and fighting generals of the emperor, 108 00:09:39,900 --> 00:09:43,800 and then winning over some old supporters of the former emperor to my side, 109 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,200 and putting the brother-in-law of Noble Consort Liu 110 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:50,400 as leader of the Jin Imperial Army, I then can put my everything to fight them. 111 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:55,200 Now, I've fallen into their trap. 112 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,400 They all have set up everything beforehand. 113 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:03,900 How can I still have a chance to survive? 114 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:06,800 Your Highness. 115 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:11,000 Your Highness, as the empress dowager, you naturally have the power to depose and install a new emperor. 116 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,000 Emperor, he...dare not hurt you. 117 00:10:15,590 --> 00:10:18,590 Did you not prepare the Drunk Immortal for me? 118 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,800 Your Highness has never predicted things wrongly. 119 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,800 Why would you need to use the Drunk Immortal? 120 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,700 I know that you care for me. 121 00:10:27,700 --> 00:10:31,200 But without such a good poison, 122 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,600 I fear that I won't be able to preserve a whole corpse. 123 00:10:35,540 --> 00:10:37,920 Your Highness Empress Dowager, you're wrong. 124 00:11:05,300 --> 00:11:09,800 Your Highness, do you hate His Majesty that much, 125 00:11:13,620 --> 00:11:15,820 that you must have him killed? 126 00:11:17,340 --> 00:11:18,940 Yes. 127 00:11:21,060 --> 00:11:24,840 He was adopted by the former emperor 128 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,150 for him to be qualified to inherit the throne. 129 00:11:28,150 --> 00:11:33,000 But after ascending to the throne, he called his birth father as Royal Father. 130 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,570 Despicable and shameless. 131 00:11:36,570 --> 00:11:41,030 Let me ask you, is there any son in this world who has two fathers? 132 00:11:41,030 --> 00:11:44,130 In what position have you put the former emperor by doing that?! 133 00:11:46,390 --> 00:11:50,430 The former emperor has a very benevolent and generous character. 134 00:11:50,430 --> 00:11:54,760 He maintained the empire's peace for more than 30 years. 135 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:59,860 Upon ascending to the throne, you immediately disobeyed his will. 136 00:11:59,860 --> 00:12:03,300 You recruited soldiers and horses. Intending to 137 00:12:03,300 --> 00:12:06,080 provoke our borders. 138 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:09,170 I was married with the former emperor for more than 50 years! 139 00:12:09,170 --> 00:12:12,940 The former emperor has just died in less than a year! 140 00:12:12,940 --> 00:12:16,190 I had to watch as you 141 00:12:16,190 --> 00:12:20,320 destroy the situation he established into broken bits. 142 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,620 Can't I hate him then?! 143 00:12:26,110 --> 00:12:27,750 Hence, 144 00:12:29,710 --> 00:12:32,620 Empress Dowager, you want to depose me? 145 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,280 Have I said those words? 146 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:45,350 I've never heard of it. But I did tell Noble Consort Liu 147 00:12:45,350 --> 00:12:47,830 to be careful of what's under her feet. 148 00:12:55,450 --> 00:13:00,990 Then it means, the one who wants to depose the emperor 149 00:13:00,990 --> 00:13:04,120 is Noble Consort Liu. 150 00:13:15,930 --> 00:13:21,040 I indeed is preparing to fight a war. 151 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,220 It's just that right now, there are now battle in our borders. 152 00:13:29,060 --> 00:13:30,770 What? 153 00:13:32,900 --> 00:13:37,100 What you saw is just part of a scheme. 154 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,430 Eunuch Li has stayed by my side 155 00:13:40,430 --> 00:13:44,060 and would tell you everything that's happening. 156 00:13:44,060 --> 00:13:47,000 You refused to withdraw from power. 157 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,560 You even controlled the jade seal. 158 00:13:50,560 --> 00:13:56,820 I attended morning courts like a three year-old child, unable to entertain my grand ambitions. 159 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,610 From the start... 160 00:14:04,680 --> 00:14:09,570 From the very start, Marquis Gu 161 00:14:09,570 --> 00:14:12,790 pretended to be be overbearing. 162 00:14:12,790 --> 00:14:15,470 You also pretended to doubt him. 163 00:14:18,550 --> 00:14:24,020 Marquis Gu was in straitened circumstances, yet he was able to survive it, why is that? 164 00:14:24,020 --> 00:14:29,030 Because he might look very rough and careless, but in reality, is the most meticulous person I know. 165 00:14:29,030 --> 00:14:33,410 As for Prince Huan, for such an ambitious good child, 166 00:14:33,410 --> 00:14:36,230 I am very satisfied with him. 167 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,420 You let Eunuch Li and Noble Consort Liu 168 00:14:40,420 --> 00:14:43,350 exchange fake information in between. 169 00:14:43,350 --> 00:14:45,870 Confusing my sight and hearing. 170 00:14:45,870 --> 00:14:51,450 You made me falsely believe that you were doubting your eldest son and valiant general. 171 00:14:52,390 --> 00:14:55,550 So, you also don't have a headache? 172 00:14:55,550 --> 00:15:00,100 That is to make you and Noble Consort Liu think that I won't be living long. 173 00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:04,450 That Prince Huan would soon be inheriting the throne, hence, you all must make a move quickly. 174 00:15:07,620 --> 00:15:11,010 The government has so many problems right now. 175 00:15:11,010 --> 00:15:16,320 I really don't have the time to continue this act for 7 to 8 more years. 176 00:15:23,790 --> 00:15:27,160 The prey has already reached the side of the trap. 177 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,970 You just need to push it a little, and it will fall into your net. 178 00:15:30,970 --> 00:15:37,490 Hence, there wasn't also any fighting happening in the borders. 179 00:15:37,490 --> 00:15:39,780 I dispatched my elite forces 180 00:15:39,780 --> 00:15:44,870 and had Marquis Gu and General Shen lead them to lie in wait outside the city. 181 00:15:44,870 --> 00:15:47,130 Just to fool your eyes and ears, 182 00:15:47,130 --> 00:15:51,040 Duke Ying of the State indeed went to the borders. 183 00:15:52,340 --> 00:15:54,570 After setting up camp in the borders, 184 00:15:54,570 --> 00:15:58,170 I waited after your spies sent out its last message, 185 00:15:58,170 --> 00:16:00,730 and then captured all of them. 186 00:16:01,770 --> 00:16:05,870 I've always thought that you're not qualified to be an emperor. 187 00:16:06,540 --> 00:16:11,840 But today, you actually planned it in such meticulous manner. 188 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:16,020 You impressed me a lot. 189 00:16:18,510 --> 00:16:20,900 I weaved a web. 190 00:16:22,460 --> 00:16:25,040 But if you didn't bump into it, 191 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,710 this act would have been useless. 192 00:16:28,710 --> 00:16:35,120 However, in the end, you still collided into it. 193 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:36,590 I... 194 00:16:38,510 --> 00:16:41,090 I feel so sad about it. 195 00:16:46,860 --> 00:16:49,910 Your Majesty had a resounding victory. 196 00:16:49,910 --> 00:16:53,520 Why bother being pretentious. 197 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,890 Whether it's through poisoned wine, 198 00:16:57,780 --> 00:17:00,050 or a white cloth for hanging, 199 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,170 just choose one. 200 00:17:07,390 --> 00:17:09,400 Empress Dowager, 201 00:17:12,190 --> 00:17:15,780 we became mother and son at such late age. 202 00:17:15,780 --> 00:17:19,400 We surely wouldn't have the relationship of a real mother-and-child. 203 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:26,920 You couldn't be at ease with me, I also worry about you. 204 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,870 We are like mutually fumbling each other in the dark. 205 00:17:30,870 --> 00:17:33,260 Doubting each other. 206 00:17:36,940 --> 00:17:41,230 We both committed a mistake. 207 00:17:46,990 --> 00:17:49,100 So it means, 208 00:17:51,060 --> 00:17:53,860 I should be thanking you 209 00:17:53,860 --> 00:17:59,860 and should be writing a confession decree then. 210 00:18:00,820 --> 00:18:05,130 Your Majesty, just hopes that Your Highness 211 00:18:05,860 --> 00:18:08,710 can move outside the palace to live. 212 00:18:16,630 --> 00:18:18,160 You... 213 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,180 ...are not executing me? 214 00:18:24,180 --> 00:18:27,500 I wanted to unify my power, 215 00:18:27,500 --> 00:18:31,310 not really to fight with you. 216 00:18:31,310 --> 00:18:34,690 It's just that the children have long made calculations 217 00:18:34,690 --> 00:18:39,290 for this undertaking of our ancestors, for the whole empire. 218 00:18:46,450 --> 00:18:49,410 You... You entered my palace wearing an armor. 219 00:18:49,410 --> 00:18:52,080 Did you come to kill me? 220 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:05,370 Grandmother, the government now is flourishing and we're receiving abundant revenues. 221 00:19:05,370 --> 00:19:09,370 All of these the achievements of the former emperor's 30 years of doing every effort to make the country prosperous. 222 00:19:09,370 --> 00:19:12,960 That's why, we're able to use a mutual trading market to control our borders. 223 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,640 But people can never have good days forever. A flower can never be red forever. 224 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:21,570 If the government show any decline, the people at our borders will immediately attack. 225 00:19:21,570 --> 00:19:25,890 If at that time, the 16 regions of Yanyun are still in their hands, 226 00:19:25,890 --> 00:19:29,620 our empire will then just be at their mercy. 227 00:19:30,490 --> 00:19:35,350 Hence, I want to use this great opportunity to take back our lost cities. 228 00:19:35,350 --> 00:19:39,950 Recreate the defense of our borders and give our empire a place to raise horses, 229 00:19:39,950 --> 00:19:42,730 a place where we can guard our cities. 230 00:19:52,170 --> 00:19:54,610 After seeing him, 231 00:19:55,330 --> 00:19:58,960 I finally felt how old I really am. 232 00:20:03,780 --> 00:20:07,650 It is indeed time to go out the city to retire. 233 00:20:10,060 --> 00:20:11,630 Be careful. 234 00:20:12,450 --> 00:20:15,720 - Have you added water in the jars above? - We did. We did. 235 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,540 How come the activities outside 236 00:20:26,540 --> 00:20:29,490 is diminishing? 237 00:20:30,350 --> 00:20:33,920 Maybe, Empress Dowager has stabilized the situation. 238 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:37,900 The activities then won't be as huge as earlier anymore. 239 00:20:40,700 --> 00:20:42,580 That team who went to the adjacent courtyard 240 00:20:42,580 --> 00:20:45,390 to capture the family of an official 241 00:20:45,390 --> 00:20:47,860 is also not making anymore noises. 242 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,560 Then, it must be after capturing that concubine daughter, 243 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,910 they've already returned to the palace to report the completion of their mission. 244 00:20:54,910 --> 00:20:57,110 They didn't really capture our people. 245 00:20:57,110 --> 00:21:00,540 Why then would they give us any feedback? 246 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,840 Yes. 247 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:08,380 - Mother! Mother! - Right. 248 00:21:08,380 --> 00:21:10,030 - Mother! - Third Young Master. 249 00:21:10,030 --> 00:21:13,160 Second Brother isn't dead. He's not dead! 250 00:21:15,820 --> 00:21:17,310 What? 251 00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:21,480 I went out to help put out the fire earlier. I heard people saying that they saw him and State Uncle Shen 252 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,310 going into the palace to put out the fire and pacify the rebellion. 253 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,090 Big Madam. 254 00:21:28,300 --> 00:21:31,030 There are no war in the borders. 255 00:21:33,940 --> 00:21:36,160 They didn't go far. 256 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:40,250 - Right. - There really wasn't any revolt in the borders! 257 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,940 - Mo-mother. - Grand Madam. 258 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:53,000 Mother, you... 259 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,250 No, mother. 260 00:21:55,250 --> 00:21:57,040 Big Madam. 261 00:21:58,070 --> 00:22:01,840 You scoundrel! 262 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,150 You're not good in either literary or fighting skills. 263 00:22:05,150 --> 00:22:08,240 I tried planning your entire future, 264 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,870 yet you're a person that can never be successful! 265 00:22:11,870 --> 00:22:13,880 There House of Bai, 266 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,350 a lowly family like that, 267 00:22:16,350 --> 00:22:20,290 was able to produce a son like Gu Tingye. 268 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:29,550 My House of Dongchuang, which was an illustrious and aristocratic family, 269 00:22:29,550 --> 00:22:32,320 instead give birth to someone like you. 270 00:22:36,490 --> 00:22:40,060 You're my son! My son! 271 00:22:40,060 --> 00:22:44,660 I spent all my blood and sweat for your sake! 272 00:22:44,660 --> 00:22:49,080 Son! 273 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,500 Grand Madam! Grand Madam! 274 00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:54,300 Mother, mother, I also told you that Second Brother is a great man. 275 00:22:54,300 --> 00:22:56,650 It wasn't me who told you to go against him. 276 00:22:56,650 --> 00:22:59,460 Moreover, I didn't ask you to plan anything for me. 277 00:22:59,460 --> 00:23:02,530 Third Young Master, talk less. 278 00:23:05,670 --> 00:23:07,190 Servant! 279 00:23:07,190 --> 00:23:09,860 Tie up this rotten mud 280 00:23:09,860 --> 00:23:11,720 that won't stick on the wall! (inept person) 281 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,250 - Grand Madam. - Mother, you're really going to cane me? 282 00:23:14,250 --> 00:23:17,130 Servant! Tie him up! 283 00:23:17,130 --> 00:23:19,830 - Grand Madam, you mustn't do so! Grand Madam! - Mother! 284 00:23:19,830 --> 00:23:21,420 I'll... 285 00:23:21,420 --> 00:23:23,680 I'll throw him into this well! 286 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,230 Right! You go reflect. 287 00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:28,640 Go reflect on how stupid you are! 288 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,730 - Grand Madam! - Mother! 289 00:23:30,730 --> 00:23:32,250 Servants! 290 00:23:32,250 --> 00:23:33,920 Tie him up! 291 00:23:34,660 --> 00:23:37,800 - You mustn't! - Mother, are you crazy? 292 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,700 You...are going to push me down the well? Are you trying to kill me, mother? 293 00:23:40,700 --> 00:23:43,390 - Throw him down! - You dare?! 294 00:23:43,390 --> 00:23:45,840 Although that's a dried up well, it's quite deep. 295 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,660 Third Young Master might get gravely injured from the fall. 296 00:23:48,660 --> 00:23:50,460 He's a person of the House of Gu. 297 00:23:50,460 --> 00:23:53,720 Whether he gets badly injured from the fall has nothing to do with me. 298 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,670 Mother! Mother! 299 00:23:57,670 --> 00:24:00,590 Nanny Xiang! Nanny Xiang! 300 00:24:00,590 --> 00:24:04,400 - Big Madam! - His surname is Gu! 301 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:09,820 But...he's your real born, Grand Madam! 302 00:24:11,620 --> 00:24:14,770 This mustn't be done! You mustn't do this! Third Young Master! 303 00:24:14,770 --> 00:24:16,740 Third Young Master! 304 00:25:16,070 --> 00:25:18,620 Luscious branches of the same roots. 305 00:25:18,620 --> 00:25:20,980 Affection like that of real brothers. 306 00:25:20,980 --> 00:25:25,130 Filial piety and fraternal duty. Be loyal and contribute achievements to the world and the palace. 307 00:25:25,130 --> 00:25:27,930 Maintain the clan shade forever! 308 00:25:51,390 --> 00:25:55,420 Here. It's originally a dried up well that we were just too lazy to seal. 309 00:25:55,420 --> 00:25:58,280 I'm unable to move this rock. 310 00:25:59,070 --> 00:26:00,320 - Shitou! - Yes. 311 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:01,790 Come. 312 00:26:04,950 --> 00:26:06,530 Third Young Master! 313 00:26:08,990 --> 00:26:11,630 Second Brother, save me and get me out of here! 314 00:26:11,630 --> 00:26:14,990 Third Young Master! Third Young Master! 315 00:26:17,070 --> 00:26:19,180 - Third Young Master! - Tingwei. 316 00:26:19,180 --> 00:26:22,020 Second Brother, I thought I would never see you again. 317 00:26:22,020 --> 00:26:24,030 Are you alright? 318 00:26:24,030 --> 00:26:26,600 - Does it hurt? - It's so painful! 319 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,510 So useless. 320 00:26:29,390 --> 00:26:30,900 Second Young Master. 321 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:33,120 That ancestral hall... 322 00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:37,240 Shitou, weren't all the enemies already been cleared? How come there's still fire over there? 323 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:41,490 Grand Madam... She went towards the direction of the ancestral hall! 324 00:26:41,490 --> 00:26:42,620 Mother... 325 00:26:42,620 --> 00:26:44,460 Second Young Master. 326 00:26:45,850 --> 00:26:47,900 Third Young Master. 327 00:26:47,900 --> 00:26:50,060 - Slow down. Slow down. Third Young Master. - Mother! 328 00:26:53,690 --> 00:26:55,730 Mother! 329 00:26:55,730 --> 00:26:57,550 - Mother! Mother! - You... 330 00:26:57,550 --> 00:27:00,850 Mother, come out here! 331 00:27:00,850 --> 00:27:03,020 - Tingwei! - Shitou! Get back! Get back! 332 00:27:03,020 --> 00:27:06,670 I told you to reflect on your actions! Why did you come out on your own?! 333 00:27:06,670 --> 00:27:08,840 Gu Tingye! 334 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:10,980 You're still alive. 335 00:27:10,980 --> 00:27:15,130 You're the one who should be going to the southern opera to perform! 336 00:27:16,340 --> 00:27:21,610 This marquis manor is a blood sucking nest of devils! 337 00:27:22,390 --> 00:27:25,540 My older sister was a very kind person! 338 00:27:25,540 --> 00:27:27,040 Mother! 339 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,560 Second Brother has allowed me to inherit the marquis title tomorrow! 340 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,460 Just for self preservation, 341 00:27:31,460 --> 00:27:33,650 they married a lady from the House of Bai! 342 00:27:33,650 --> 00:27:35,810 Even bearing a child with him! 343 00:27:35,810 --> 00:27:38,570 Just pushing her back to the back of his mind! 344 00:27:38,570 --> 00:27:42,050 You destroyed the House of Bai, destroyed my older sister, 345 00:27:42,050 --> 00:27:43,590 and now want to destroy me! 346 00:27:43,590 --> 00:27:47,370 I'll inherit the marquis title tomorrow! Come out! 347 00:27:47,370 --> 00:27:51,790 I acted all my life in this huge mansion. 348 00:27:51,790 --> 00:27:56,150 I'm like a maggot in a sewer! 349 00:27:56,150 --> 00:28:00,580 I didn't live like myself for just a day... 350 00:28:00,580 --> 00:28:04,390 Mother-in-law! Mother-in-law, don't be narrow minded! Come out here! 351 00:28:04,390 --> 00:28:08,160 - Come back here, Third Young Master! - Mother! Mother! 352 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:12,550 It would have been more satisfying to have just lived in a brothel! 353 00:28:12,550 --> 00:28:15,360 Miss! 354 00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:21,410 At this moment, I'm going to return to being me. 355 00:28:24,950 --> 00:28:27,640 Miss! 356 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,240 [ Gu Family Ancestral Hall ] 357 00:29:03,910 --> 00:29:11,880 Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at viki.com 358 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:17,660 - Kill them! - Father! 359 00:29:17,660 --> 00:29:20,480 - Kill them! - Father! 360 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,860 Father! Father! 361 00:29:23,860 --> 00:29:29,620 Kill him! Kill him! Kill them! 362 00:29:29,620 --> 00:29:33,400 - Father! - Kill them! 363 00:29:35,590 --> 00:29:39,310 Beat him to death! 364 00:29:59,780 --> 00:30:02,120 Busy in harvesting grains, 365 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,600 and planting the seedlings. 366 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:10,870 After all, there are less years of good harvest, and more years of bad ones. 367 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:17,470 The hardships of a farmer is unavoidable. 368 00:30:41,390 --> 00:30:42,900 Your Majesty. 369 00:30:42,900 --> 00:30:44,440 You're here. 370 00:30:49,870 --> 00:30:51,550 Extend your hands. 371 00:30:58,020 --> 00:31:00,680 Look. Here. 372 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:09,020 Your Majesty, think about it. You're granting me such a little bit only 373 00:31:09,020 --> 00:31:13,190 and already driving me away. Aren't you being too petty? 374 00:31:14,070 --> 00:31:18,010 You macaque is being too mischievous. 375 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,830 This can feed everyone a full meal. 376 00:31:22,830 --> 00:31:26,510 It's the world's greatest treasure. 377 00:31:26,510 --> 00:31:28,110 Yes. 378 00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:32,970 Come. Come. Let me taste it. 379 00:31:34,290 --> 00:31:36,060 A treasure! 380 00:31:43,850 --> 00:31:45,780 Little Yong'er, come. 381 00:31:45,780 --> 00:31:48,050 Let us play with this. Come here. 382 00:31:48,050 --> 00:31:52,310 Look at what this is. 383 00:31:52,310 --> 00:31:54,980 Come to grandmother. Here, for you. 384 00:31:54,980 --> 00:31:58,100 That... Don't touch that. Quickly come over here. 385 00:31:59,730 --> 00:32:04,540 Your Highness, His Majesty sent you some newly harvested wheat. 386 00:32:06,460 --> 00:32:09,820 It's already the season to harvest wheat? 387 00:32:09,820 --> 00:32:11,040 Yes. 388 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,610 It's the season to harvest wheat. 389 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:22,290 Your Highness, His Majesty asked me 390 00:32:22,290 --> 00:32:25,230 if your health has been good lately. 391 00:32:25,230 --> 00:32:29,100 He asked if you're eating properly. 392 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:32,470 He heard that you want to eat some iced curdled milk, 393 00:32:32,470 --> 00:32:38,010 so he especially had some sent here. I've already ordered the kitchen to prepare them. 394 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,780 He's really considerate. 395 00:32:44,150 --> 00:32:45,760 Sweet. 396 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,260 The wheat this year is larger than last year. 397 00:32:52,260 --> 00:32:55,000 It's also sweeter than last year. 398 00:33:12,060 --> 00:33:15,250 It's getting better every year. 399 00:33:15,950 --> 00:33:18,670 We should just follow the mandate of the heaven. 400 00:33:24,370 --> 00:33:27,440 Your Highness, I wish you great health! 401 00:33:28,390 --> 00:33:33,030 Yong'er, come! Come to my side! Come! 402 00:33:34,730 --> 00:33:37,680 Come here to play! 403 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:39,640 Quickly throw him here. 404 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,730 Come. 405 00:33:48,030 --> 00:33:50,000 You're very good. 406 00:33:52,020 --> 00:33:53,770 I'm not. 407 00:33:54,570 --> 00:33:56,970 I'm not good at all. 408 00:33:56,970 --> 00:33:58,790 Since I was little, 409 00:33:59,870 --> 00:34:02,310 my family has hoped that I'll achieve something. 410 00:34:03,650 --> 00:34:05,710 My parents 411 00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:08,310 doted me so much. 412 00:34:08,310 --> 00:34:11,420 They exerted all efforts and exhausted all intellect for my sake. 413 00:34:12,330 --> 00:34:14,490 Hence, even though I admire Second Brother a lot, 414 00:34:14,490 --> 00:34:15,900 but... 415 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:20,670 I...can't really go all out like him, 416 00:34:21,430 --> 00:34:23,740 even to the point of putting my family on the line. 417 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:31,900 If you don't want to talk, then let's not talk. 418 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,600 Thank you. 419 00:34:37,790 --> 00:34:42,560 Thank you for trusting me. Trusting that I don't have any ill-intention. 420 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:48,600 I believe you are an honest man. 421 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,800 Just a few nonsensical words and deceived over. 422 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,100 And acting like nothing's happened. 423 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,500 That's not something you've ever done. 424 00:35:02,810 --> 00:35:05,070 What's happened? 425 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:16,300 That day when I went to go rescue the fire, under the blaze, 426 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,000 I saw Second Uncle and Sixth Sister. 427 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:23,900 So loving and I suddenly understood. 428 00:35:26,210 --> 00:35:28,190 Understand what? 429 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:32,800 I understood why Second Uncle said, 430 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:35,200 that I will have a different world. 431 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,500 And you are that world. 432 00:35:46,300 --> 00:35:48,600 Let us live our lives well from now on. 433 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:52,200 What I owe you before. 434 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,200 I will amend them all. 435 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,300 But you're wrong. 436 00:35:59,630 --> 00:36:01,880 You never owed me. 437 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:12,400 No matter the ups and downs of the capital. 438 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,500 Let us live well. 439 00:36:31,500 --> 00:36:35,900 So you mean, you knew about this all along from the start? 440 00:36:35,900 --> 00:36:40,200 How can they let me know it all? They fooled me from the start. 441 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:44,500 Just that later, when I fainted at the grievance drum, 442 00:36:44,500 --> 00:36:47,700 the empress was worried that I really suffered too much heartache after giving birth, 443 00:36:47,700 --> 00:36:51,100 so she escorted me into the palace to tell me the truth. 444 00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:56,900 If you want your beloved husband to be promoted and conferred nobility title. 445 00:36:56,900 --> 00:37:00,600 You must let him accompany His Majesty, 446 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,300 to finish this play. 447 00:37:06,300 --> 00:37:07,800 Play? 448 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:11,200 Doesn't Gu Marquis often, be it at home or outside, 449 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:15,000 speak some wild words without restraint? 450 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:20,100 In the palace, we've heard each of those words. 451 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:27,400 My husband is an unabashed coarse man. 452 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:31,200 The words he spoke while going about on horse and shooting arrows. 453 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:33,500 They were all foolish and clumsy words. 454 00:37:33,500 --> 00:37:36,600 May you never take them seriously. 455 00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:52,800 Your husband nearly placed first on the imperial exam. 456 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:56,500 In battlefields, he is most thorough. 457 00:37:56,500 --> 00:37:58,880 How is he foolish and clumsy? 458 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,900 Each word he spoke, 459 00:38:14,900 --> 00:38:19,390 was already, in advance, with His Majesty, 460 00:38:19,390 --> 00:38:22,000 agreed upon in the palace. 461 00:38:24,300 --> 00:38:27,600 Younger Qin brought in and instigated Kang-Wang's killing of me. 462 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:31,200 And she urged Old Madam Wang to beg Empress Dowager. 463 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,400 Wanting to cut off His Majesty's right and left arms. 464 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:39,300 His Majesty took the opportunity to go along to lure the snake out of the hole. 465 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:46,600 So all those wild talks to you spoke on Imperial Road. 466 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,400 Such as exhausting the bird . . . 467 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:57,400 That was all acting? 468 00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:00,000 If I am not sad and I'm not in pain, 469 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:03,000 and I don't let the entire Bianjing population to know that I've gone mad from my sorrow, 470 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:07,000 then Young Qin and Grand Highness wouldn't believe my marquis 471 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,500 is really hopeless. 472 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:18,800 Gu Marquis, that rascal, is really too outrageous. 473 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:22,600 Such a big matter and he didn't even tell his pillow mate. 474 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:27,100 He made you suffer this huge turmoil right after giving birth. 475 00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:29,000 If you end up with some ailment later on, 476 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,740 it's all to blame on that scoundrel. 477 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,600 He apologized to me for a long time too. 478 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:40,400 But matters of the royal court are matters of the world. 479 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:43,700 He kept it from me but I can understand it. 480 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:51,900 Fine then. 481 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:57,830 In the future, we only have good days to come. 482 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:00,500 Don't worry, Father. 483 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,370 After passing this calamity, 484 00:40:03,370 --> 00:40:06,300 our whole family can be safe and sound, 485 00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:08,800 and we'll wait for Big Madam to be escorted back from the old home in Youyang. 486 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:11,700 And our family will be united again. 487 00:40:17,500 --> 00:40:19,000 Do you want the little tiger? 488 00:40:19,030 --> 00:40:20,800 I don't want it. 489 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,000 How about this? The little tiger? 490 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:24,800 No. 491 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:26,200 Raise that board higher. 492 00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:28,000 Yes, higher. 493 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,390 Gu Clan Family Shrine 494 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:42,200 Fourth Miss! 495 00:40:45,050 --> 00:40:48,400 Big Madam knew you came so she sent me to welcome you. 496 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:52,400 I didn't think your big madam would invite me too. 497 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:54,800 You are from her maiden home so of course you need to come. 498 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:56,900 Please come in. 499 00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:03,400 Big Madam, Fourth Miss is here. 500 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:05,700 Almost time to eat. 501 00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:07,300 Is it straight? - It's straight. 502 00:41:07,300 --> 00:41:10,600 Look inside, is if it's tight. 503 00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:19,800 Left side. It's sticking up a bit. 504 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,200 Dad. - Slower. 505 00:41:23,300 --> 00:41:25,900 Big Madam. 506 00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:28,200 Don't let it hit you. How is it? 507 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:31,000 Big Madam, Fourth Miss is here. 508 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:35,100 Fourth Sister is here. If you come late, the fried squid would be gone. 509 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:40,200 Yes. I can smell the fragrance of food. 510 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:44,800 Fourth Girl is here too? 511 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:47,000 Greetings to Grandmother. 512 00:41:48,210 --> 00:41:49,260 Did you also hear 513 00:41:49,260 --> 00:41:52,790 that I cooked personally today? 514 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:56,000 So you came to try my cooking too? 515 00:41:57,570 --> 00:41:59,390 The banquet's set up in the flower hall. 516 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:02,800 Everyone, please come to the flower hall to dine. 517 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:05,100 Alright. - Master Tuan. 518 00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:08,200 Grandmother, I'll escort you there. 519 00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:12,300 Oh my, this little Tuan. 520 00:42:13,300 --> 00:42:15,900 Little Tuan. 521 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,100 Slower. 522 00:42:23,100 --> 00:42:24,800 Wife! 523 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:30,000 Slower. - You slower. 524 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:35,000 Let me tell you. Release Xiaotao so she can rest up. 525 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:36,800 Or this Shitou, everyday, 526 00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:41,200 he's so careful like he's lost his soul. 527 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:44,700 This way. Slower, my Little Shitou. 528 00:42:47,300 --> 00:42:51,400 Look! Look at him. He doesn't even know which door to go. 529 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,800 Don't let me rest anymore, Marquis. I've gone mad from boredom at home. 530 00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:58,200 I just want to spend the days with Big Madam joking and talking. 531 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:00,820 Go eat. 532 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:07,800 Not everyone cares about your care. 533 00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:11,000 As long as you care about my care. 534 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,800 The young duke. He's not even back yet. 535 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:19,300 But the report on Xinan tea tax is already here. 536 00:43:19,300 --> 00:43:23,800 Prime Minister Han is looking around everywhere lately to ask about the details. 537 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:26,000 What do you think, Father? 538 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:31,500 Just rest for a day and nothing will happen to the royal court. 539 00:43:31,500 --> 00:43:35,400 It's true. You haven't had enough of inquisition from Lord Han? 540 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:38,400 Not just that. Prime Minister Han asked me to come lately 541 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:40,800 and he asked me personally about raising horses. 542 00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:42,700 Your brother didn't go to the ranch anymore? 543 00:43:42,700 --> 00:43:47,100 Our sixth brother-in-law. He took out all His Majesty's badges forbidding miscellaneous personnel from entrance to palace. 544 00:43:47,100 --> 00:43:49,320 His brother can still dare to go? 545 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:54,400 Such ruckus in the shrine. 546 00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:56,600 Quite disrespectful. 547 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:03,800 It's true. This is life. 548 00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:07,300 I just love this kind of easy quiet life. 549 00:44:07,300 --> 00:44:10,700 It's best if nothing happens at all. 550 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:14,000 Don't worry, Wife. 551 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,400 I will stand guard outside holding a sword. 552 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:20,700 Even if the sky collapses, I will have you eat a meal safe and quietly. 553 00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:24,800 Fine. Let's eat. 554 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:27,000 Wife. 555 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:29,000 Careful of the steps. 556 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:56,000 Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at viki.com 557 00:44:57,670 --> 00:45:05,100 T/N In the following song, "Don't You Know, Don't You Know?", Lines 5 to the end are the poem by Li Qingzhao, a famous female poet of the Song Dynasty, the poem is titled "Spring Ends". 558 00:45:05,900 --> 00:45:15,600 ♫One morning, a flower opened and approached a willow tree, beautifully fragrant and mistaking him for her lord♫ 559 00:45:15,600 --> 00:45:24,200 ♫Even if drinking in water in the morning, red clouds have half a day of sunshine, the wind and rain do not affect them completely♫ 560 00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:34,000 ♫In the palace, you are constantly brave and growing thin, from on high, your cold tears of distress flow♫ 561 00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:43,800 ♫Brocade letters delivered to me dismiss me, only suddenly to recall me, not for many years can I see you other than stealthily♫ 562 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:48,400 ♫Last night, gusty winds and rain during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect♫ 563 00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:52,500 ♫When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before.♫ 564 00:45:52,500 --> 00:46:02,400 ♫Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers?♫ 565 00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:06,800 ♫Last night, gusty winds and rain during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect♫ 566 00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:11,000 ♫When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before.♫ 567 00:46:11,030 --> 00:46:21,140 ♫Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers?♫ 568 00:46:22,570 --> 00:46:36,020 ♫Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers?♫ 47511