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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 1]
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- We wish to see His Majesty.
- We wish to see His Majesty.
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I am the Empress
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and the biological mother
of the Crown Prince.
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Why does His Majesty refuse to see me?
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Your Majesty, please forgive me.
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Grand Chancellor Pei has given an order
that no one is allowed
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to step into Hanqiu Palace
before he arrives.
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Unit Zhun,
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no matter what happens in Huajing,
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no one can leave work
without permission.
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Unit Kun,
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from this moment on,
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no one may enter
or leave the Imperial Palace.
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Those who disobey will be executed.
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Unit Meng,
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come with me to Hanqiu Palace.
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Grand Chancellor Pei has arrived.
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[Pei Wenxuan]
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[The Senior Grand Secretary
of the Great Xia]
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Grand Chancellor Pei.
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Your Majesty, you came to Hanqiu Palace
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in the middle of the night
with these ministers.
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Do you intend to force an abdication?
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[Shangguan Ya, Empress of the Great Xia]
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Grand Chancellor Pei,
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His Majesty has been waiting for you.
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Please.
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You may all leave now.
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[Hanqiu Palace]
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Send a message
to Second Young Master immediately.
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Tell him to stay on standby.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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You are awake, Your Highness.
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This is freshly brewed pear soup.
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[Second Young Master Su]
Take a sip to wet your whistle.
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[Vice Minister of Justice]
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[Li Rong, Princess Royal]
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Okay.
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You are here.
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[Li Chuan, Emperor]
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Your Majesty,
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do you want to leave a message?
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Depose Crown Prince Li Xin
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and let the Eldest Prince Li Ping
inherit the throne.
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I have already prepared everything
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on my way here.
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[Depose him
from the position of Crown Prince]
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Since the founding of the Xia,
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power has always been in the hands
of the noble families.
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Although my Li Family is royalty,
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we are merely puppets
of the noble families.
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It is only when facing death
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that I realize my eldest sister,
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Princess Royal Li Rong,
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is the most powerful one
among all the noble families.
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After my demise,
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if the Princess Royal plots a rebellion,
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how should you, her nominal husband
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and the representative of people
from humble backgrounds, respond,
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Grand Chancellor Pei?
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The nation belongs to the people.
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As long as I am here,
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people from humble backgrounds
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will not fall into decline.
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What is the situation
with the Crown Prince's succession?
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Grand Chancellor Pei refuses to relent
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and insists on following
His Majesty's wishes
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to appoint the Eldest Prince Li Ping
as the Crown Prince.
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Pei Wenxuan intends to make Li Ping
the Crown Prince.
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We, the noble families,
are their biggest obstacle.
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Therefore, before he makes a move...
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Before Pei Wenxuan makes a move...
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Your Highness, rest assured.
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Everything has been taken care of.
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That's good to know.
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If I die,
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Pei Wenxuan will have absolute authority.
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If you die,
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he won't live on either.
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I'll kill him
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to let him be buried with you.
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I never realized
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that our Young Master Su,
so elegant and composed,
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could also get angry.
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There are lots of things
that can make me angry,
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for example...
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Your Highness, Grand Chancellor Pei
requests an audience.
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If Your Highness prefers not to see him,
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I'll go and send him away.
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After all, we are husband and wife,
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and we haven't divorced yet.
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I shall go and see him.
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Probably,
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this will be our final meeting.
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You may leave now.
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Tell him to leave.
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Rongqing.
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Could you get me a cup of tea, please?
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Then please take care of yourself.
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I promise not to get angry.
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What do you come to see me for?
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I've come today
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to discuss the matter
of appointing the Crown Prince with you.
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Xin is the biological son
of Empress Shangguan Ya.
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He is modest, respectful,
and utterly worthy of the position.
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What's there to discuss?
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Third Prince Li Xin
is arrogant and unruly,
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which makes him unsuitable
for the position of Crown Prince.
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His mother, Shangguan,
holds too much power.
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If something were to happen
to you and me in the future...
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Why is he also wearing a sachet?
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And the fragrance is so strong.
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You're saying high-sounding words.
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But you know exactly
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what your true purpose is.
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Do you insist on letting Li Xin
ascend the throne?
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Xin is the biological son
of the Empress.
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Are we really
going to let a concubine's son
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ascend the throne instead?
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Are you still holding a grudge
against Zhenzhen?
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Can you please address her
as Noble Consort Qin?
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How can you call her Zhenzhen?
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Don't forget
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that the Qin Zhenzhen you adore
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is my younger brother,
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the current emperor Li Chuan's
deceased consort.
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Her child Li Ping cannot
become the Crown Prince.
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You can still talk this much with me.
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It seems
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you are not as frail
as has been rumored.
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If you disagree, so be it.
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We'll each handle things
our own way later on.
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But don't blame me
for not reminding you.
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I'd like to know
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what your way will be.
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Whatever way you think it is.
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What? Are you going to kill me?
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Do you think I don't dare to do so?
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Pei Wenxuan,
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do you really want to sacrifice
the well-being of the nation
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for your own selfish desires?
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What capabilities do I possess
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to influence the whole nation?
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However, the person
favored by Your Highness
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may not necessarily
be of good character.
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What's the point of him,
a castrated man,
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currying favor with you here?
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What did you say?
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Pei Wenxuan.
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Pei Wenxuan,
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I won't allow you
to slander Rongqing in the slightest!
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We agreed not to get angry,
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so why are you
getting so worked up again?
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Go fetch the medicine for Her Highness.
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- Yes.
- Yes.
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He's definitely up to no good
coming to see you here.
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You're still unwell,
so why bother seeing him?
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I'm fine.
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What's wrong?
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Imperial Physician!
Get the Imperial Physician now!
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It's the Poison of the Fragrant Beauty.
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Pei Wenxuan.
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It's Pei Wenxuan.
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The sachet he was wearing...
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Rong, stop talking.
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Conserve your strength.
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I'm sorry.
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I failed to protect you.
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He finally made his move against me.
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Heed my order.
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If I die,
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Pei Wenxuan...
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cannot live.
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Young Master,
I feel something's not right.
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[Tong Ye, Pei Wenxuan's valet]
Could it be that the Princess
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has sent someone to follow us?
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Ignore them.
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How can we ignore them?
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She's just trying to scare me.
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She won't actually kill me.
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Whose order are you following?
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By order of the Princess Royal,
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you shall be killed without mercy.
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I never thought
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you would eventually try to kill me.
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You are the only weal and woe...
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that I cannot avoid in my life.
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What's the situation
with that person now?
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It's all sorted.
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For twenty years,
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I've been entangled with him.
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I've never expected it
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to end like this.
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It's all over between you and him.
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None of us
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are worthy of Your Highness.
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My greatest regret...
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in this lifetime...
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is...
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missing you.
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If only
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I could have a great dream
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and I could start...
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everything anew.
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The Princess Royal has passed away.
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Where am I?
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It's been a while,
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warm sunshine.
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Your Highness, you're awake.
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Jinglan?
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What's going on?
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How come she's not dead?
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Jinglan, aren't you...
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Watch out, Your Highness.
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Could it be
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that we're now meeting
in the underworld?
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Your Highness, it hurts.
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You really are alive.
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You are not dead.
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Your Highness,
why are you wishing me dead
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out of the blue?
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I don't know
whether the past was a dream
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or the present is a dream,
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but luckily, you're still alive.
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That's great.
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Your Highness, are you all right?
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It's already the hour of Si.
[*9 AM to 11 AM]
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His Majesty just finished
the morning audience.
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He has sent word for you
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to join him for lunch.
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I was just about to come and wake you.
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But you are already awake.
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You said His Majesty
had just finished the morning audience?
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That's great.
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The message from the palace
said his days were numbered.
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By the way,
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how about that rascal Pei Wenxuan?
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Has he died yet?
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Who is this Pei Wenxuan?
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Do you have a grudge against him?
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The Poison of the Fragrant Beauty
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not only failed to kill me
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but also had the miraculous effect
of rejuvenating me.
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Your Highness.
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This isn't the Princess Royal's Mansion,
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but the Changle Palace
where I lived before getting married.
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My body feels so light.
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Your Highness, where are you going?
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Please slow down.
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Your Highness.
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What's happening to you, Your Highness?
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Tell me
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what year it is now.
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It's...
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It's the twenty-fourth year
of the Yongning Era now.
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The twenty-fourth year
of the Yongning Era?
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This year,
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I am eighteen years old.
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I am not yet married,
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and neither you
nor Father have passed away.
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What on earth is going on?
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Could it be that even Heaven feels
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that the old me lived
too constrained a life?
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You are just like your mother,
wanting to control the royal family
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with the support
of the Shangguan Family.
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If one day I ascended the throne,
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00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,600
would you also pressure me
like how the noble families
272
00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:54,640
pressured Father?
273
00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:57,720
What is your relationship with her?
274
00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,520
Childhood friends.
275
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:06,840
I wonder
276
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,400
how Rongqing is doing now.
277
00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,280
I must have been out of my mind
278
00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:14,360
to have chosen that rascal Pei Wenxuan.
279
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,280
It brought me nothing but my own demise.
280
00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,240
This time, just you wait.
281
00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:22,600
Your Highness,
282
00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:25,800
we shall get going.
283
00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:27,880
We can't keep His Majesty waiting.
284
00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:32,240
Do you know
285
00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,200
why Father wants me
to have lunch with him?
286
00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:37,480
His Majesty
287
00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,360
wants to choose a prince consort for you.
288
00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:47,280
So here I am, facing another meal
with a hidden agenda.
289
00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,000
It's such a coincidence
290
00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:51,760
that I've come back to this day.
291
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,160
Since Heaven has given me
292
00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:55,240
another chance,
293
00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,640
I won't repeat my past mistakes.
294
00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,560
Pei Wenxuan, you'd better
not be on the list.
295
00:24:03,120 --> 00:24:03,800
Help me get dressed.
296
00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:45,360
Your Highness.
297
00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:19,480
Pei Wenxuan,
298
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:23,960
no matter why we end up together,
299
00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:26,040
now that we're married,
300
00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,720
I'd like to live happily with you.
301
00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:33,720
I am deeply honored
302
00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:36,600
and will be eternally grateful
and repay your favor.
303
00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,520
In that case,
our primary concern going forward
304
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,240
will be honesty.
305
00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:48,400
Despite our initial vows,
306
00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:50,960
he, like everyone else in this palace,
307
00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,320
inevitably leaned towards power
and personal gain.
308
00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:56,690
[Hanqiu Palace]
309
00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:11,320
I haven't seen Father in over ten years.
310
00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:13,440
Has he already aged so much
311
00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,240
[Li Ming, Emperor]
since I was eighteen?
312
00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:18,320
Father,
313
00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:20,400
if everything were to start over,
314
00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,520
could we just be a common father
and daughter from an ordinary family?
315
00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:33,400
Why are you standing at the doorway?
316
00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:38,360
I...
317
00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,200
I'm here to greet you, Father.
318
00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:43,800
You may rise.
319
00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:46,760
Come join me for the meal.
320
00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:57,520
Father,
321
00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:59,880
this is the chestnut cake
that I brought for you
322
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,880
from the Changle Palace.
It's your favorite.
323
00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:02,600
Please try it.
324
00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,040
Eunuch Fu, this is inappropriate.
325
00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:05,880
Shush.
326
00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:07,400
[Fulai]
327
00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:08,420
[Chief Eunuch]
These are snacks
328
00:27:08,420 --> 00:27:09,200
brought by Her Highness.
329
00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:24,480
Your Highness, please forgive him.
330
00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,280
The newcomer
doesn't understand the rules.
331
00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:29,320
Leave now.
332
00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:34,280
It's really good.
333
00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:35,480
Father, have a taste.
334
00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:37,960
Okay, I'll have a taste.
335
00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:51,760
That's very thoughtful of you, Rong.
336
00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,960
Father, why are you inviting me
337
00:27:56,120 --> 00:27:57,600
to have a meal with you today?
338
00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:58,800
Fulai.
339
00:27:58,800 --> 00:27:59,480
Someone.
340
00:28:00,360 --> 00:28:01,440
Your Highness, please take a look.
341
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,160
The first one is Lu Yu,
the son of Marquis Ningguo, Lu Tingwei.
342
00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:09,160
He was granted the title
of hereditary marquis by royal decree.
343
00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:10,600
The second one is Yang Quan,
344
00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,520
the second son of Grand Marshal,
Yang Ye.
345
00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,150
He was granted the title
of first-class major general
346
00:28:17,150 --> 00:28:17,880
by royal decree.
347
00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:19,680
The third one
348
00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,840
is the newly acclaimed scholar,
Cui Yulang.
349
00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,720
It's exactly the same as before.
350
00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:26,600
The fourth one is Pei Wenxuan,
351
00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,320
the son of the former Vice Minister
of Rites, Pei Lizhi,
352
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,370
He was the top candidate recommended
353
00:28:31,370 --> 00:28:33,520
in the twenty-second year
of the Yongning Era.
354
00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:41,840
What is meant to come has come.
355
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,120
There's no escaping it in the end.
356
00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:49,800
Father.
357
00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:54,040
Recently, everyone in the court
has been talking about your marriage.
358
00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,960
I was thinking it was about time
for you to get married,
359
00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:58,480
so I called you over to see
360
00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:00,720
if any of these four young men
361
00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:02,560
catch your eye.
362
00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:16,800
What's the matter?
363
00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:18,360
None of them attract you?
364
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,440
I've carefully selected them for you.
365
00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:25,720
Just pick one that you find agreeable
366
00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:28,200
and I will take care of the rest.
367
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:29,240
Everything is just as before.
368
00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:31,440
I am merely a pawn for Father
369
00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:33,920
to keep the noble families in check.
370
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,040
It's not that I don't find
any of them appealing.
371
00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:40,000
It's just that they all look
372
00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:42,280
so handsome.
373
00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:43,360
I want them all.
374
00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:44,560
Don't be ridiculous.
375
00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:47,120
All of you, leave.
376
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:49,080
I'll take my leave, Your Highness.
377
00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:53,520
If I did allow you to do that,
378
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,600
then I might receive countless memorials
from the ministers
379
00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:58,360
complaining about you.
380
00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,960
Father, I was just joking.
381
00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:04,600
Isn't one's moral quality
382
00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:07,320
the most important thing
when it comes to choosing your partner
383
00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:08,240
rather than his appearance?
384
00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,440
I can't tell much just by looks alone.
385
00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:11,960
How about this?
386
00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:14,240
Let me dress up
387
00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:15,640
as an ordinary girl
388
00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:17,360
and then you tell these gentlemen
389
00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:18,680
to meet and talk to me.
390
00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,280
We can build some early rapport.
391
00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:21,920
It would be great
392
00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,120
if you could also allow me
to go out of the palace for a bit.
393
00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:25,320
I've heard
394
00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,120
that the roasted duck
at the Linglong Pavilion is the best
395
00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:28,080
and the peach blossoms
at the Huguo Temple are stunning.
396
00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:28,840
Alright, alright.
397
00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:32,480
Are you planning
to meet your future husband
398
00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,440
or just wanting to go out and have fun?
399
00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:35,720
Father.
400
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,320
Father, please agree to my request.
401
00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:41,600
Father, please.
402
00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,240
The Spring Banquet
is right around the corner anyway.
403
00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:48,520
Then why not use the Spring Banquet
as an opportunity to meet them?
404
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,120
Invite these four young men over.
405
00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,640
You can meet them and have a chat.
406
00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:00,680
What is it?
407
00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,160
Do you have any other concerns?
408
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:04,240
I think
409
00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:06,280
if we only invite those four,
410
00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:07,640
it might be too obvious.
411
00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,280
Why not invite more young men
from the noble families?
412
00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:12,440
We will only know if a man is good
413
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:13,920
when there's a comparison.
414
00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,480
With so many young gentlemen
standing together,
415
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:17,120
I'll be able to tell
416
00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:18,520
who's good and who's bad at a glance.
417
00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:20,480
What do you think, Father?
418
00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:22,560
That's quite an idea.
419
00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:26,400
You do have a lot of clever ideas.
420
00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:32,320
Thank you, Father.
421
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:46,280
[Princess Royal]
Young Master.
422
00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:50,560
Young Master.
423
00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:52,280
Great news.
424
00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,160
Incredibly great news.
425
00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:54,960
Tong Ye?
426
00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,400
How come you look so young?
427
00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:04,360
I look young?
428
00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:07,520
Am I dreaming?
429
00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:09,960
Young Master, are you alright?
430
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,440
Are you upset about Miss Qin
calling off the engagement?
431
00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,240
Don't take it to heart.
432
00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,080
Her calling off the engagement
is her loss.
433
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:18,640
Hold on.
434
00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,920
What date is today?
435
00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:23,790
The first day of the third month
436
00:32:23,790 --> 00:32:24,880
in the twenty-fourth year
of the Yongning Era.
437
00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,040
Young Master, please remember today.
438
00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,120
It's a hugely auspicious day.
439
00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:32,280
What auspicious day?
440
00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:34,000
I'll be brief.
441
00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:38,720
Things haven't been going well
for us lately, right?
442
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,600
Miss Qin called off the engagement,
443
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,240
Ms. Tong is pressuring us
for debts every day,
444
00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,880
and your second uncle
is holding onto the family's money.
445
00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:49,320
Isn't this the time
when I was at my poorest?
446
00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,200
How could it be an auspicious day?
447
00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:53,080
Say, if...
448
00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:53,600
Enough.
449
00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:56,280
I thought you said you'd be brief.
450
00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:57,320
Okay.
451
00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:00,480
So I thought I should find a way
to turn things around for you.
452
00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:03,840
And I went to offer incense
to ancestors.
453
00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:04,880
Get to the point.
454
00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:06,280
Here comes the point.
455
00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:07,960
As soon as I made a wish
456
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:09,440
for you to have a good marriage,
457
00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,200
Master seems to have blessed us.
458
00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:12,240
Do you know?
459
00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:14,840
Princess Pingyue sent her maid
460
00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:17,160
to deliver you an invitation
461
00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,000
asking you to attend the Spring Banquet.
462
00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:20,160
Princess Pingyue?
463
00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:22,200
You mean Li Rong?
464
00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,480
You can't just address the Princess
by her name.
465
00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:25,440
If they heard it
466
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,280
and spread the word,
it could mean death.
467
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:31,680
She's been waiting in the study for us
for quite a while.
468
00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:32,640
So...
469
00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:37,600
Let's think about it this way.
470
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:39,320
There's a reason the Qin Family
called off the engagement.
471
00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:40,960
Ever since Master passed away,
472
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,000
your second uncle
has been oppressing you.
473
00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:43,400
He doesn't give you the money
when you ask for it.
474
00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:44,440
And he doesn't give you the power
when you need it.
475
00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,360
I'm telling you, it's probably
476
00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:47,960
those scoundrels
477
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:48,880
causing all this trouble.
478
00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:50,320
Can you be quiet for a moment?
479
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:54,840
From now on,
don't ever mention this matter anymore.
480
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,160
Yes. Then you should stop being sad.
481
00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,120
Is this my karma?
482
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:02,520
I've returned to my most destitute time.
483
00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,080
The Qin Family's young lady
broke off our engagement,
484
00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,040
and soon after, Princess Pingyue
would be selecting a consort.
485
00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:17,920
Young Master Pei,
486
00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:19,080
this is an invitation
487
00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:20,840
to the Spring Banquet
from Princess Pingyue.
488
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,720
When he received the invitation,
489
00:34:23,240 --> 00:34:25,560
was he surprised and delighted?
490
00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:29,480
Did he ask you in astonishment,
491
00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:34,000
"I'm just a minor
eighth-ranking official,
492
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,560
why would Princess Pingyue
send me an invitation?"
493
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,840
Was he overjoyed?
494
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:41,960
The situation at that time was...
495
00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:43,240
Miss Jinglan,
496
00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,480
I just want to confirm again.
497
00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:48,240
Is this invitation
498
00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:50,080
meant for our young master?
499
00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,120
He just got promoted to the eighth rank.
500
00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:53,160
The invitation is meant for me.
501
00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,480
It must be from Her Highness for me.
502
00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:58,280
Though I'm not that capable,
503
00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,640
I'm blessed with good looks.
504
00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:06,520
Blessed with good looks?
505
00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,000
He actually said that?
506
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:14,560
In that case, I'll make sure
507
00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:18,960
that you suffer
because of your good looks.
508
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,080
[Invitation]
This is a dream of starting over,
509
00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:26,480
where everything begins anew.
510
00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:37,360
♪Who gazes at the sky from afar?♪
511
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,840
♪Who gazes at the sky from afar?♪
512
00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:44,240
♪In the night's chill breeze♪
513
00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:47,680
♪What is she singing for?♪
514
00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:51,160
♪The wind caresses the hills♪
515
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,600
♪The wind causes ripples on calm water♪
516
00:35:54,720 --> 00:36:00,400
♪Moonlight graces passing souls♪
517
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:32,520
♪Her steps get slower and slower♪
518
00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:35,920
♪She's trod a long path♪
519
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:39,400
♪Memories lost then found♪
520
00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:42,800
♪Gazing idly as clouds roll by♪
521
00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:46,200
♪She holds a red candle♪
522
00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,840
♪To brave the thick fog♪
523
00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:53,280
♪Life can be bitter sometimes♪
524
00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:56,800
♪Experience it with grace♪
525
00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:00,240
♪Like a fleeting dream♪
526
00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:03,720
♪Like a fleeting dream♪
527
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:09,800
♪Neither warmth nor cold will last♪
528
00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:14,040
♪Like a fleeting dream♪
529
00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,560
♪Like a fleeting dream♪
530
00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:23,640
♪The moon is reflected in her eyes♪
531
00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:58,480
♪In her gaze,
the unwavering faith remains♪
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