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Cairen Wu had a childhood friend
named Li Mu.
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Childhood friend? A rebel?
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How interesting!
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It's you!
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Brother Mu, I...
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Consort Yang saved my life.
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The Prince of Wei had me
brought back to Chang'an
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so that he could use me to control you.
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When the Crown Prince revolted,
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you were implicated and sent to Yeting.
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He had no use for me and wanted me dead.
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Luckily Consort Yang's scouts
found out about the plot
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and saved my life in time.
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The Prince of Wei?
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It's my fault. I got you in trouble.
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I couldn't be more grateful!
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Without the Prince of Wei,
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I would never have set foot
in Chang'an again.
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And I wouldn't get to see you.
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When I was serving time in the
remote frontier,
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I was not properly fed or clothed.
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Do you realise in the winter time
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it's common that people freeze
to death in jail.
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How can the elderly stand such a place?
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How are your parents?
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They died on the way.
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They were seriously ill before we left.
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They died on the way.
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They didn't suffer much
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and died peacefully.
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You're now the only one I care about
in this world.
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You came to the Palace to look for me?
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I begged Consort Yang to
make the arrangements.
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I meant to leave after I saw you.
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I only wanted to remember your face.
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But I had a long talk with Consort Yang.
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She told me everything that happened
to you over the last few years,
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I felt I needed to do more.
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I know this may sound presumptuous,
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but I think it's not too late.
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Ruyi, run away with me!
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Run away?
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Yes!
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Go where?
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Anywhere.
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Far away from this Palace of evils and vice,
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away from those scheming people
who tried to kill you.
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And away from the heartless Emperor.
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Or else you'll only get killed here.
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I can't show up in the nick of time
and rescue you every time.
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Ruyi, when you were little,
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you wanted to see the Western Regions.
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We can join a caravan,
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go to Qara-hoja or Karasabhr,
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anywhere you like to go,
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just away from the Palace.
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Don't waste your time anymore.
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You don't belong here.
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The Western Regions?
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Yes!
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To do what?
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Ride horses, hunt, drink,
write poetry or paint.
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Without worries or calculations.
Be yourself.
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Live happily.
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That sounds wonderful.
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Then let's go!
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Forget everything here
and pretend this is a nightmare.
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We've been apart for so long,
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you're still good to me.
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But look again.
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Do you recognise me?
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I'm no longer
the innocent and guileless Ruyi.
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Plotting, scheming and ingratiating
myself is what I do best now.
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I've even killed someone.
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The woman in front of you is called Meiniang
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Perhaps Meiniang belongs here,
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to this Palace of evils and vice,
and constant plotting.
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Besides,
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the Palace has...
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What?
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...that man high up, called Li Shimin.
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Sis Wu!
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Sis Wu!
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The Prince of Jin is nice to you.
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He's a pitiful child.
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Dignified, but lonely.
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Inside this Palace,
I'm one of his few friends.
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Ruyi,
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one persists often because
one has no choice.
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Li Shimin is not your only choice,
you have me.
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I'll wait in the Palace for 3 months.
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Think this over properly
whether it's worth it to stay.
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I'll pass by every day on my rounds,
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if you want to see me,
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leave a peony outside the door.
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I'll come to you.
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Brother Mu,
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things have changed over the years.
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Standing behind you,
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is a woman called Meiniang,
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not the little girl you remember from before
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Ruyi likes peony,
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Meiniang likes aster flowers inside
the Plum Garden of Taiji Palace.
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Ruyi is fond of Zhinu and takes pity on him.
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But Meiniang would do anything
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to use Zhinu to help and protect her.
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Memory is something to recall.
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It's just a memory.
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For better or for worse,
my destiny is this Palace.
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I won't go away with you.
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You should not stay either.
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Listen to me and leave as soon as you can.
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When I was exiled,
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there were 173 of us.
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Only I made it to the frontier alive.
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You'll never know
how I spent these past few years.
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When one has no hope,
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memory is what keeps him going.
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To me, you're my best memory.
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And I have so much of it.
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The you in my memory and the real you
may be very different.
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Yes, we've been apart for so long
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and we have had our own lot.
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No matter what happens, I still believe
one thing will never change.
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Whether you are Meiniang or Ruyi,
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you have never forgotten about me, right?
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Sis Wu!
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Sis Wu!
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Zhinu! Watch out!
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No one would do that.
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You don't help someone up
by dragging their sleeves.
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If you're really falling,
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I would hold onto your hand.
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Here's your only chance.
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If you don't want to regret it,
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you must hold onto my hand firmly.
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Why don't you get some rest?
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Why did you run outside at this hour?
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I should be asking you. It's late,
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what are you doing out here?
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I'd get blamed if people saw you.
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You might get in trouble too.
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No, I snuck out.
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Everyone else is asleep.
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You can't sleep? Something's bothering you?
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I'm worried about Chenggian's safety.
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Wouldn't it be great
if he never forced Father to step down?
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You wouldn't have ended up
in this state either.
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Zhinu, what do you think
is His Majesty's biggest headache right now?
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What?
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No candidate for the Crown Prince.
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What about Ke and Tai?
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The Prince of Wu should not be too keen.
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Besides, considering his roots,
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it won't be easy for him
to become the Emperor.
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Pick Qingque, he's profoundly learned.
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He's capable of ruling the state.
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He's learned but harbours ill intentions.
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If you let someone like him be the Emperor,
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you think it's good for the state?
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Don't make him sound so terrible!
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He's the only choice left.
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Of course not!
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He's not the only one.
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Empress Zhangsun had another son.
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I mean you, Zhinu.
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Me? I can't!
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Of course you can!
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You should come forward.
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Only you, Li Zhi, the Prince of Jin
qualify as the Crown Prince.
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But I don't want to.
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All those problems in the Court;
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sibling rivalry, war between father and son
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all because of power struggle.
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I want to stay clear of the disputes.
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The disputes started
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because there's no replacement
for the Crown Prince.
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You're a prince and Empress Zhangsun's son.
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You should not sit on the sideline.
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Don't you understand?
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Only when you become the Crown Prince
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you can put an end to this dispute.
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Because of your benevolence,
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your brothers Chenggian,
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Li Ke and Li Tai can live in peace.
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Your Father
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can put the pain from your sibling
rivalry behind him.
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If anyone else becomes the Crown Prince,
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tragedies from brothers hurting each other
are almost guaranteed.
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Not necessarily.
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Definitely! If the Prince of Wei
becomes the Crown Prince,
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maybe he will spare you.
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But in the near future,
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Chengqgian and Li Ke will get killed.
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If the Prince of Wu becomes
the Crown Prince,
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the consequence will be even
more unthinkable.
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I know him too well.
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He's kind and honest.
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What do you mean by saying that?
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The Prince of Wu is not
Empress Zhangsun's son.
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When His Majesty considered
making Consort Yang the new Empress,
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he faced objection from the courtiers,
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especially from Zhangsun Wuiji.
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If the Prince of Wu ascends the throne,
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to secure his position,
the first thing to do,
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would be to clean up the Court.
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I'm afraid even the harem
would be shaken up.
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The first item on his agenda
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would be to wipe out my Uncle, that is
the Zhangsun family's clout in the Court.
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I'm glad you see that.
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A new Emperor chooses his own cabinet
of courtiers.
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This is precisely the reason for
chaos and downfall of dynasties.
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Zhinu,
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if you back away from trouble
for your own leisure,
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aren't you afraid the great Tang
may be destroyed?
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Maybe I have disappointed you,
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I'm really nothing but a loser.
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Perhaps someone like me
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is destined to be an idler.
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The burden of the state is too much for me.
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Besides, your guess is the worst scenario.
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Even if Ke or Qingque becomes the
Crown Prince or the Emperor,
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the chaos in Court and brothers' harming
each other may not actually happen.
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What if you do it for me?
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I won't let anyone hurt you.
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Your Majesty, regarding the
Crown Prince's rebellion,
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after my investigation
over the last few days,
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I've found out, Cairen Wu was not involved.
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But she was in the know and
did not report it.
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This is her full statement.
Please take a look.
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If you've found out the truth,
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Cairen Wu's life will be spared,
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but she needs to be punished. Wang De!
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Sire?
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Revoke her title and banish her
from Qingning Palace.
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Sentence her to the Imperial Library to
copy the classics and repent her mistakes.
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Aye!
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I've waited long enough for someone new!
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We have sole copies of many classics.
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They will crumble in the sun.
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You must be careful when you copy them.
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The lightest punishment is to
go without food.
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Understand?
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Yes!
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His Majesty did not
restrict your activities,
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If you have time, you may take a walk
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and get some sun.
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Thank you! What I like most around here
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is its tranquility.
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Come this way...
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Whether you volunteered or it's
your punishment,
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everyone sent here to copy classics
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has their own sad story to tell.
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If you think running away can solve
your problems,
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I can assure you, you may be
eaten up by the darkness.
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After a while, you may lose your soul.
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And you'll end up like her!
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Get up! Your replacement is here.
You're leaving!
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Get up!
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Let's go!
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Milady, Wu Meiniang's title
has been revoked.
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She's sentenced to the Imperial Library.
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00:20:13,345 --> 00:20:17,149
His Majesty still took pity on her.
264
00:20:17,983 --> 00:20:21,554
Not reporting a crime can be quite serious.
265
00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:24,724
But this is an extremely light sentence.
266
00:20:24,757 --> 00:20:28,594
Which means
she can still stage a comeback,
267
00:20:28,661 --> 00:20:30,763
and she's can still be useful to us.
268
00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:35,501
I can see why she chose to side with
the Crown Prince.
269
00:20:35,568 --> 00:20:40,840
I just didn't expect she would
befriend Zhinu at the same time.
270
00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:44,243
It appears Zhinu is quite
attached to her,
271
00:20:44,310 --> 00:20:48,547
I have underestimated her, after all.
272
00:20:48,614 --> 00:20:51,851
Her means are much unexpectedly smart.
273
00:20:54,854 --> 00:20:59,258
Somehow, I have a feeling,
274
00:20:59,325 --> 00:21:00,960
with her help,
275
00:21:01,093 --> 00:21:04,997
Zhinu can become Ke's rival.
276
00:21:05,064 --> 00:21:08,167
It's a fact the Crown Prince is deposed.
277
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,669
Why don't we grab this chance
278
00:21:10,703 --> 00:21:13,539
and make the Prince of Wu a real contender?
279
00:21:13,572 --> 00:21:16,509
We'll wait and do nothing.
280
00:21:16,542 --> 00:21:17,576
Milady?
281
00:21:17,643 --> 00:21:18,911
Just think.
282
00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:22,882
Why did His Majesty delay the announcement
to depose the Crown Prince?
283
00:21:23,082 --> 00:21:25,184
He wants to wait and see.
284
00:21:25,284 --> 00:21:31,690
Now that Chenggian is deposed,
the one getting edgy is definitely not us.
285
00:21:31,757 --> 00:21:36,562
What about Li Mu?
286
00:21:37,229 --> 00:21:42,501
To Meiniang and His Majesty,
he's like a sword.
287
00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:46,839
Let him stay, someday...
288
00:21:46,906 --> 00:21:48,407
he'll become very useful.
289
00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:49,742
Aye!
290
00:21:54,613 --> 00:21:57,416
Zhang Yuanji made a full confession.
291
00:21:57,449 --> 00:22:01,253
This book keeps an account of
his dealings with Wei Yuancheng.
292
00:22:40,326 --> 00:22:41,327
Keep talking.
293
00:22:42,127 --> 00:22:44,763
Your Majesty, all these years,
294
00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:48,234
Wei Yuancheng has colluded with the harem
and formed a clique for personal gain.
295
00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:53,205
I have proof of his abuse of
power and embezzlement.
296
00:22:56,442 --> 00:23:02,615
Fuji, do you think it's time
to root out Wei Yuancheng?
297
00:23:02,648 --> 00:23:06,118
I don't think so.
298
00:23:06,352 --> 00:23:09,455
I have a feeling behind Wei Yuancheng,
299
00:23:09,521 --> 00:23:12,858
there's a pair of hands pulling the strings.
300
00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:16,495
Wei Yuancheng is only the front man.
301
00:23:16,528 --> 00:23:20,866
I'm more interested in the one behind him.
302
00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,936
After the incident of the prophecy,
303
00:23:24,003 --> 00:23:30,309
I tried a different angle of investigation
and came up with something.
304
00:23:31,944 --> 00:23:33,879
Please take a look!
305
00:23:50,562 --> 00:23:52,398
Qingque? I knew it!
306
00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:58,804
I've been accused of being partial to him.
307
00:23:58,837 --> 00:24:02,942
I have given him everything
fitting for a prince.
308
00:24:03,042 --> 00:24:04,376
The best.
309
00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:08,380
Why did he feign his compliance to me?
310
00:24:14,353 --> 00:24:17,156
What about Chenggian's accident?
311
00:24:17,957 --> 00:24:20,459
Does Qingque have a hand in it?
312
00:24:21,627 --> 00:24:24,496
I don't have solid evidence.
313
00:24:24,530 --> 00:24:28,801
But the Crown Prince's falling off the horse
and the rebellion earlier
314
00:24:28,867 --> 00:24:32,871
are definitely connected to
the Prince of Wei.
315
00:24:42,681 --> 00:24:44,516
You're saying all along
316
00:24:44,550 --> 00:24:49,321
Wei Yuancheng's evildoing
and his complete defiance of the law
317
00:24:49,788 --> 00:24:55,327
is a result of the backing he has
from my own son.
318
00:24:55,361 --> 00:25:00,232
Rooting out Wei Yuancheng
is therefore not that simple.
319
00:25:00,699 --> 00:25:04,403
A collusion between a courtier,
the harem and a prince
320
00:25:04,436 --> 00:25:06,338
has been confirmed.
321
00:25:06,372 --> 00:25:10,776
They've formed a clique that will
jeopardise the interests of Tang.
322
00:25:10,909 --> 00:25:12,711
Taking them out requires
323
00:25:12,745 --> 00:25:16,949
a detailed plan and the utmost caution.
324
00:25:25,591 --> 00:25:26,992
Did the warden confess?
325
00:25:27,026 --> 00:25:28,360
Yes!
326
00:25:28,427 --> 00:25:32,531
Who sent those men to Yeting
to kill We Meiniang?
327
00:25:33,332 --> 00:25:35,000
Consort Wei.
328
00:25:39,071 --> 00:25:43,742
This is your favourite roast lamb. Try it!
329
00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:47,279
See if it's anything like the kind
we had in Longxi
330
00:25:47,346 --> 00:25:51,583
while we sat on the ground under the sky.
331
00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:55,287
Let me try it...
332
00:26:00,959 --> 00:26:05,431
Not quite the same, Your Majesty!
333
00:26:05,764 --> 00:26:06,965
You're right!
334
00:26:08,367 --> 00:26:11,570
Remember we went to war in Qinzhou?
335
00:26:11,603 --> 00:26:13,739
It was hard like bones.
336
00:26:13,839 --> 00:26:17,242
We had no meat for 10 days.
337
00:26:18,177 --> 00:26:20,212
When the Xue's finally surrendered,
338
00:26:20,245 --> 00:26:26,018
the lamb they offered us was delicious.
339
00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:29,588
Right! We roasted it on the spot
after we killed it.
340
00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:34,259
You, me and Li Ji
ate the whole thing in no time.
341
00:26:34,326 --> 00:26:36,795
That was jolly good!
342
00:26:38,430 --> 00:26:43,135
You're right! That horrible place, Qinzhou,
343
00:26:43,202 --> 00:26:47,406
is covered with sand and you can't
find a blade of grass.
344
00:26:48,474 --> 00:26:52,277
Come to think of it, those who
fought beside me in battle,
345
00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:55,147
are either retired or dead.
346
00:26:55,481 --> 00:26:59,885
We won't find that same taste again.
347
00:27:01,653 --> 00:27:03,322
Here, eat this...
348
00:27:07,226 --> 00:27:12,397
It's tasteless, but I'll make do...
349
00:27:15,968 --> 00:27:17,536
Cheers!
350
00:27:25,811 --> 00:27:27,412
Let me...
351
00:27:27,513 --> 00:27:29,214
Not when you're wearing that!
352
00:27:29,915 --> 00:27:31,150
I'll do it!
353
00:27:43,762 --> 00:27:44,596
Here!
354
00:27:52,638 --> 00:27:57,709
Those non-stop warring days were tough.
355
00:27:57,776 --> 00:28:02,548
I had calluses on my butt from
riding on the horse.
356
00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:08,086
It's really strange, Your Majesty.
357
00:28:08,287 --> 00:28:14,493
In recent years, peace makes me nervous.
358
00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:17,696
I don't know why.
359
00:28:22,167 --> 00:28:31,210
Perhaps my skin is so thick,
I had to be on the move.
360
00:28:34,813 --> 00:28:38,450
Relieving you of your command
after your triumphant return from Qara-hoja
361
00:28:38,517 --> 00:28:40,052
was wrong of me.
362
00:28:40,819 --> 00:28:42,955
Honestly, without going to war,
363
00:28:43,055 --> 00:28:46,525
sometimes I feel depressed too.
364
00:28:49,928 --> 00:28:54,566
I still don't understand why
365
00:28:55,434 --> 00:28:57,736
good ole' Gegan Chengji,
366
00:28:57,769 --> 00:29:01,873
after following me for all these years,
would suddenly betray me.
367
00:29:05,143 --> 00:29:07,579
You've been following me for years,
368
00:29:07,646 --> 00:29:09,781
you betrayed me just the same.
369
00:29:15,787 --> 00:29:18,690
Good point! Good!
370
00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:30,535
Duke of Chen, Hou Junji, you shouldn't have
371
00:29:30,569 --> 00:29:36,842
collaborated with my son against me.
372
00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:46,418
I'm so sorry, Your Majesty!
373
00:29:52,357 --> 00:29:57,529
I will spare your wife and son and send you
to Lingnan today.
374
00:29:59,431 --> 00:30:00,966
Get going!
375
00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,770
Thank you, Your Majesty!
376
00:30:21,553 --> 00:30:24,823
Jieyu Xu sent this jewellery box.
377
00:30:25,090 --> 00:30:27,192
She's certain you'll like it.
378
00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:29,361
Now that you're about to deliver,
379
00:30:29,428 --> 00:30:33,432
presents are coming in from everywhere.
380
00:30:33,899 --> 00:30:39,504
I think they want to please you
and maybe share your good fortune.
381
00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:55,153
I don't deserve something so vulgar.
382
00:30:57,189 --> 00:31:00,992
Come over here...
383
00:31:03,495 --> 00:31:04,896
You can take them.
384
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:07,799
One for each of you.
385
00:31:10,102 --> 00:31:14,072
Yuanxiang, you may go first.
386
00:31:26,318 --> 00:31:28,220
Thank you, Jieyu!
387
00:31:36,695 --> 00:31:41,166
You may go, I'm tired. I need to rest.
388
00:31:41,199 --> 00:31:42,234
Aye!
389
00:31:48,106 --> 00:31:49,374
Goodbye, Jieyu!
390
00:32:31,082 --> 00:32:34,653
"The time is right?"
391
00:37:39,724 --> 00:37:42,961
Please forgive me, Your Highness!
392
00:37:43,461 --> 00:37:46,331
Pardon my incompetence.
393
00:37:46,397 --> 00:37:49,033
I cannot save Jieyu Xiao's baby.
394
00:37:49,067 --> 00:37:52,604
Please spare me...
395
00:37:52,637 --> 00:37:54,839
Please spare me, Your Highness...
396
00:38:04,649 --> 00:38:05,517
Your Highness!
397
00:38:09,654 --> 00:38:14,159
My baby...
Milady!
398
00:38:15,693 --> 00:38:22,901
You! You took my baby!
399
00:38:23,034 --> 00:38:23,701
Qiang'er!
400
00:38:23,735 --> 00:38:25,436
You! Come!
401
00:38:25,503 --> 00:38:27,572
You took my baby!
402
00:38:31,709 --> 00:38:33,011
Help Her Highness outside.
403
00:38:45,723 --> 00:38:46,391
Your Highness!
404
00:38:46,424 --> 00:38:49,861
Your Highness, I've found out
405
00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:55,400
the damage to Jieyu Xiao's five viscera
is affecting her state of mind.
406
00:38:55,967 --> 00:38:58,636
You mean she has gone mad?
407
00:38:58,803 --> 00:39:00,738
I dare not say with certainty.
408
00:39:00,805 --> 00:39:03,775
But the damage of the miscarriage
409
00:39:03,808 --> 00:39:07,378
requires long term care before
she can recover.
410
00:39:10,215 --> 00:39:12,383
She's about to deliver,
411
00:39:12,417 --> 00:39:16,588
how is it possible
she could lose the baby so suddenly?
412
00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:24,662
When I took her pulse,
413
00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:27,966
I found she was holding onto
a scented sachet.
414
00:39:29,234 --> 00:39:31,769
Please take a look.
415
00:39:42,780 --> 00:39:44,115
What was inside?
416
00:39:44,449 --> 00:39:49,354
It was purslane.
417
00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:52,991
I believe when she played with it,
418
00:39:53,024 --> 00:39:57,128
she came into contact with it
and caused the miscarriage.
419
00:39:59,564 --> 00:40:01,165
How did this get inside Qianxiang Palace?
420
00:40:01,199 --> 00:40:03,968
Forgive us...
421
00:40:04,002 --> 00:40:06,204
Who brought this inside?
422
00:40:06,271 --> 00:40:08,673
How did it end up in Jieyu Xiao's hands?
423
00:40:08,706 --> 00:40:11,309
Think carefully.
424
00:40:11,342 --> 00:40:14,779
If no one can answer me, you'll all
be caned to death!
425
00:40:16,214 --> 00:40:17,749
I remember...
426
00:40:17,782 --> 00:40:21,753
the sachet showed up
after Cairen Wu's earlier visit.
427
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:24,789
I have seen Jieyu Xiao playing with it.
428
00:40:25,156 --> 00:40:30,495
I thought it was an ordinary sachet
and...please forgive me, Milady!
429
00:40:30,528 --> 00:40:33,498
Please forgive me...
430
00:40:36,734 --> 00:40:38,136
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