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{\an8}ADAPTED FROM MO SHUBAI'S NOVEL,
THE GRAND PRINCESS ON JJWXC.NET
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{\an8}THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION
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-We wish to see His Majesty.
-We wish to see His Majesty.
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I am the Empress and the birth 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
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that no one is allowed 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 their position
without permission.
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Unit Kun, 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
THE 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,
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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Here, take a sip.
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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 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 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 elegant and composed Mr. Su
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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 send him away.
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We are husband and wife after all
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and we haven't divorced yet.
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I shall go and see him.
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Perhaps,
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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 worked up.
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What did you come 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 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
as the 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,
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-Why is he also wearing a sachet?
-our relatives won't be able to stop him.
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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
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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Will we let a concubine's son
ascend the throne instead?
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You still hold a grudge against Zhenzhen.
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Can you 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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The Qin Zhenzhen you adore
is the deceased consort
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of my younger brother,
the current emperor Li Chuan.
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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 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 a castrated man
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, 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 so worked up again?
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Fetch the medicine for Her Highness.
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-Yes.
-Yes.
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He's definitely up to no good
in coming to see you.
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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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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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Rongrong, 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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Sir, something's not right.
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Could it be that the Princess
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 20 years,
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I've been entangled with him.
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I 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 out on you.
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If only
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I could have a great dream
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and 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 has 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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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 thank goodness, 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 nine in the morning.
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His Majesty just finished
the morning audience
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and said that you join him for lunch.
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I was just about to come and wake you up.
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But you are already awake.
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His Majesty 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 scoundrel 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 I got 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 24th year
of the Yongning Era now.
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The 24th year of the Yongning Era?
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This year,
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I am 18 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
the old me lived too constrained a life?
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You are just like your mother,
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wanting to control the royal family
with the Shangguan family.
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If one day I ascended the throne,
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would you also pressure me
like how the noble families
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pressured Father?
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What is your relationship with her?
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Childhood friends.
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I wonder how Rongqing is doing now.
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I must have been out of my mind
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to have chosen that scoundrel Pei Wenxuan.
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It brought me nothing but my own demise.
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This time, just you wait.
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Your Highness.
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We shall get going.
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We can't keep His Majesty waiting.
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Do you know
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why Father wants me
to have lunch with him?
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00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:38,640
His Majesty
271
00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,440
wants to choose a prince consort for you.
272
00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,200
Here I am, facing a meal
with a hidden agenda.
273
00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,680
It's such a coincidence
that I've come back to this day.
274
00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:56,160
Since Heaven has given me another chance,
275
00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,560
I won't repeat my past mistakes.
276
00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,480
Pei Wenxuan,
you'd better not be on the list.
277
00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:05,040
Help me get dressed.
278
00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:46,320
Your Highness.
279
00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:20,600
Pei Wenxuan.
280
00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,880
No matter why we ended up together,
281
00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:26,960
now that we're married,
282
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,480
I'd like to live happily with you.
283
00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:34,640
I am deeply honored.
284
00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,960
I will be eternally grateful
and repay your favor.
285
00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:41,440
In that case,
our primary concern going forward
286
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,240
will be honesty.
287
00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,320
Despite our initial vows,
288
00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:51,880
he, like everyone else in this palace,
289
00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,360
inevitably leaned towards power
and personal gain.
290
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,800
HANQIU PALACE
291
00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:12,600
I haven't seen Father in over ten years.
292
00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,320
Has he already aged so much
293
00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,240
when I was 18?
294
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,080
LI MING, EMPEROR
295
00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:19,400
Father.
296
00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:21,840
If everything were to start over,
297
00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:25,440
could we just be a common father
and daughter from an ordinary family?
298
00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,320
Why are you standing at the doorway?
299
00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:39,440
I…
300
00:26:40,360 --> 00:26:43,120
I'm here to greet you, Father.
301
00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:44,960
You may rise.
302
00:26:46,120 --> 00:26:47,600
Come join me for the meal.
303
00:26:57,720 --> 00:26:59,000
Father.
304
00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:00,920
This is your favorite chestnut cake
305
00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,680
that I brought for you
from Changle Palace. Try it.
306
00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,040
Eunuch Fu, this is inappropriate.
307
00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:07,000
Quiet.
308
00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,280
These are snacks brought by Her Highness.
309
00:27:10,360 --> 00:27:12,040
FU LAI, CHIEF EUNUCH
310
00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:26,120
Your Highness, please forgive him.
311
00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:27,880
The newcomer doesn't understand the rules.
312
00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:30,400
Leave now.
313
00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,760
It's really good. Father, have a taste.
314
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,080
Okay, I'll have a taste.
315
00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:52,800
That's very thoughtful of you.
316
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,960
Father, why are you inviting me
317
00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:58,560
to have a meal with you today?
318
00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:00,720
-Fulai.
-Come forward.
319
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:02,720
Your Highness, please take a look.
320
00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,240
The first one is Lu Yu,
the son of Marquis Ningguo, Lu Tingwei.
321
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:10,080
He was granted the title
of hereditary marquis by royal decree.
322
00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:11,920
The second one
323
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,520
is Yang Quan, the second son
of Grand Marshal, Yang Ye.
324
00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,960
He was granted the title
of first-class major general
325
00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:19,240
by royal decree.
326
00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:20,920
The third one
327
00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,760
is the newly acclaimed scholar,
Cui Yulang.
328
00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:26,320
It's exactly the same as before.
329
00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:27,600
The fourth one is Pei Wenxuan,
330
00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,200
the son of the former
Vice Minister of Rites, Pei Lizhi.
331
00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:32,200
He was the top candidate recommended
332
00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,560
in the 22nd year of the Yongning Era.
333
00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:42,680
What is meant to come has come.
334
00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,200
There's no escaping it in the end.
335
00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:50,760
Father.
336
00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,960
Recently, everyone in the court
has been talking about your marriage.
337
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,880
I was thinking it was about time
for you to get married,
338
00:28:57,960 --> 00:28:59,360
so I called you over to see
339
00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,480
if any of these four young men
catch your eye.
340
00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:17,680
What's the matter?
341
00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,160
None of them attract you?
342
00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:23,360
I've carefully selected them for you.
343
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,640
Just pick one that you find agreeable
344
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,040
and I will take care of the rest.
345
00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:30,320
Everything is just as before.
346
00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:32,640
I am merely a pawn for Father
347
00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,840
to keep the noble families in check.
348
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:39,160
It's not that I don't find
any of them appealing.
349
00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:40,920
It's just that
350
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:43,280
they all look so handsome.
351
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:44,400
I want them all.
352
00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:45,480
Don't be ridiculous.
353
00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:48,040
All of you, leave.
354
00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,160
I'll take my leave, Your Highness.
355
00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:54,760
If I did allow you to do that,
356
00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,800
then I might receive countless memorials
from the ministers
357
00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:59,040
complaining about you.
358
00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,880
Father, I was just joking.
359
00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,040
Isn't one's moral quality
the most important thing
360
00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,160
when it comes to choosing a partner,
not appearance?
361
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,280
I can't tell much just by looks alone.
362
00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:12,880
How about this?
363
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,760
Let me dress up as an ordinary girl
364
00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,680
and then you tell these gentlemen
to meet and talk to me.
365
00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:21,200
We can build some early rapport.
366
00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:25,200
It would be great
if I could go out of the palace for a bit.
367
00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,800
I've heard that the roasted duck
at Linglong Pavilion is the best
368
00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:29,920
-and the peach blossoms at Huguo Temple--
-All right.
369
00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:33,680
Are you planning
to meet your future husband
370
00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:35,520
or just wanting to go out and have fun?
371
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:36,640
Father.
372
00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:41,320
Father, please agree to my request.
373
00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:42,520
Father, please.
374
00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:45,160
The Spring Banquet
is around the corner anyway.
375
00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,440
Then use the Spring Banquet
as an opportunity to meet them.
376
00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,280
Invite these four young men over.
377
00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:55,800
You can meet them and have a chat.
378
00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:01,840
What is it?
379
00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,240
Do you have any other concerns?
380
00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:05,160
I think
381
00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,720
if we only invite those four,
it might be too obvious.
382
00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,200
Why not invite more young men
from the noble families?
383
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:15,120
We will only know if a man is good
when there's a comparison.
384
00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,280
With so many young gentlemen
standing together,
385
00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:19,600
I'll be able to tell
who's good and who's bad at a glance.
386
00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:21,600
What do you think, Father?
387
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:23,480
That's quite an idea.
388
00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:27,400
You do have a lot of clever ideas.
389
00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:33,240
Thank you, Father.
390
00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:45,280
PRINCESS ROYAL
391
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:47,200
Sir.
392
00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:52,000
Sir.
393
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,520
Great news.
394
00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:54,960
Incredibly great news.
395
00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:56,400
Tong Ye?
396
00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,160
Why do you look so young?
397
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,160
I look young?
398
00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:08,440
Am I dreaming?
399
00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:11,960
Sir, are you all right?
400
00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,560
Are you upset about Ms. Qin
calling off the engagement?
401
00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:16,920
Don't take it to heart.
402
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,840
Her calling off the engagement
is her loss.
403
00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:19,800
Hold on.
404
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,840
What date is today?
405
00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,160
The first day of the third month,
24th year of the Yongning Era.
406
00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,120
Sir, please remember today.
407
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,160
It's a hugely auspicious day.
408
00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:33,520
What auspicious day?
409
00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:34,760
I'll be brief.
410
00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:40,120
Things haven't been going well
for us lately, right?
411
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,680
Ms. Qin called off the engagement.
412
00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,160
Ms. Tong is pressuring us
for debts every day.
413
00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,320
Your second uncle is holding onto
the family's money.
414
00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:50,240
Isn't this the time
when I was at my poorest?
415
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:52,200
How could it be an auspicious day?
416
00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,520
-Say, if--
-Enough.
417
00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:57,320
I thought you said you'd be brief.
418
00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:58,240
Okay.
419
00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:01,360
I thought I should find a way
to turn things around for you.
420
00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,920
And I went to offer incense
to the ancestors.
421
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:05,960
Get to the point.
422
00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:07,200
Here comes the point.
423
00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,280
As soon as I made a wish
for you to have a good marriage,
424
00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,200
Master seems to have blessed us.
425
00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:13,640
Do you know?
426
00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:18,040
Princess Pingyue sent her maid
to deliver you an invitation
427
00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:19,760
asking you to attend the Spring Banquet.
428
00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:21,000
Princess Pingyue?
429
00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:23,120
You mean Li Rong?
430
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:25,760
You can't address the Princess
by her name.
431
00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:28,200
If they heard it and spread the word,
it could mean death.
432
00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:32,880
She has been waiting in the study for us.
433
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:33,840
So…
434
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:38,440
Think about it.
435
00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:40,480
There's a reason why
the engagement is called off.
436
00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:43,120
Ever since Master passed away,
your uncle has been oppressing you.
437
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,600
He doesn't give you
the money or the power.
438
00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:48,440
I'm telling you,
it's probably those scoundrels
439
00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:49,800
causing all this trouble.
440
00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:51,240
Can you be quiet for a moment?
441
00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:55,840
From now on,
don't ever mention this matter anymore.
442
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,080
Yes. Then you should stop being sad.
443
00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:01,160
Is this my karma?
444
00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:03,440
I've returned to my most destitute time.
445
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,000
The Qin family breaks off the engagement
446
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,120
and soon after, Princess Pingyue
will be selecting a consort.
447
00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:19,960
Mr. Pei, this is an invitation
448
00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:21,960
to the Spring Banquet
from Princess Pingyue.
449
00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:24,080
When he received the invitation,
450
00:34:24,159 --> 00:34:26,480
was he surprised and delighted?
451
00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:30,360
Did he ask you in astonishment,
452
00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:34,840
"I'm just a minor eighth-ranking official.
453
00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,600
Why would Princess Pingyue
send me an invitation?"
454
00:34:37,679 --> 00:34:39,719
Was he overjoyed?
455
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,760
The situation at that time was…
456
00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:44,159
Ms. Jinglan.
457
00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:47,480
I just want to confirm again.
458
00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:51,199
Is this invitation meant
for our young master?
459
00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:52,840
He just got promoted to the eighth rank.
460
00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:54,360
The invitation is meant for me.
461
00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:56,360
It must be from Her Highness for me.
462
00:34:58,120 --> 00:34:59,200
Though I'm not that capable,
463
00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,760
I'm blessed with good looks.
464
00:35:06,240 --> 00:35:07,280
"Blessed with good looks?"
465
00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:11,880
He actually said that?
466
00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:15,440
In that case, I'll make sure
467
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:19,880
that you suffer
because of your good looks.
468
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,000
This is a dream of starting over,
469
00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:27,360
where everything begins anew.
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