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What is your relationship with Wu Meiniang?
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Why is it that when you passed by
the Imperial Library every day,
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you'd always stare at the door?
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At precisely that moment,
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Meiniang would be standing right there.
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Tell me about your relationship with her
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and why you came to the Palace.
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That was purely incidental.
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Wu Meiniang and I have never met.
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You're reading too much into the situation.
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Stop!
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I'm talking to you!
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If you don't answer me
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I'll have you arrested by
the Imperial Guards
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and interrogate you under torture.
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I should have killed you to be safe.
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I didn't do it not because you're
the Emperor's son.
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But because it'll break Ruyi's heart.
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If you're man enough,
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don't ask me again who I am.
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Don't give her a hard time.
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I won't kill you
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because Meiniang cares about you.
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But I also know
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you're nothing but a coward.
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Except for taking a peek at her
from a distance,
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what have you done for her?
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To me,
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to love someone means giving her
the right to choose.
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That's right! I'd rather wait
till the day she makes her choice.
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Wang De! Sire?
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Do something for me.
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I'd be most happy to, Sire.
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Can't believe I'm back here.
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Long time no see, Wang Gong-Gong!
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A long time indeed, Cairen...
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I'm no longer a Cairen.
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I'm just an ordinary Palace maid
from the Imperial Library.
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Please call me Meiniang!
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Don't be discouraged, Meiniang!
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His Majesty has not forgotten about you.
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Just now he was looking at the painting
Shooting a Chrysanthemum at the Polo Match.
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Really?
Would I lie?
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Still...in his eyes,
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he only saw a conniving woman
with ill intentions.
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If he saw me now,
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he'd be full of disappointment and disgust.
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In that case, why would you be here?
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Don't sell yourself short
and miss your perfectly good chance.
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There's something I don't understand.
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I must ask you about it.
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When His Majesty suspected you of
assisting the Crown Prince in his rebellion,
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why would you rather die than explain?
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Given the circumstances, no amount
of explaining will help.
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Besides, if even you can tell
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I love His Majesty wholeheartedly,
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how could he suspect me?
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I've already cast pearls before swine.
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What's the use of explaining?
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Now you're just trying to pick a fight.
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Who do you think he is?
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His Majesty took poisoned wine
handed to him by his own brother.
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To him, the hardest thing to do
is to trust someone.
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The spectator can see the game better.
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Don't be too harsh on him in this regard.
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I've been a nag,
all I'm trying to say is that
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today is a good chance.
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Don't make the wrong choices again.
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Gong-Gong!
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What are these?
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You know our history well.
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You must recognise these names.
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They were defeated and killed
by His Majesty?
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Yes!
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His Majesty has a big heart.
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He gave their descendents a way out.
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But Chancellor Zhangsun is worried.
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He has been compiling registers like these
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and submitting them every year,
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detailing the names of their descendents,
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age, residence and what happened to them.
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Some even include a drawing
of what they look like.
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Chancellor Zhangsun is worried they may
come after His Majesty for revenge.
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The registers keep tabs on them
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and can remind His Majesty
to remain vigilant.
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Perhaps.
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His Majesty was never hard on them.
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Sometimes when he's tired from
going through the reports,
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he would read the registers.
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He takes an interest
in what has happened to these people.
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Li Mu?
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His Majesty the Emperor!
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Greetings, Your Majesty!
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Copy for me the first 3 volumes on
agronomy and irrigation.
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Aye!
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His Majesty has not forgotten about you.
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Wake me when the joss stick is finished.
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Aye!
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(When flowers were blooming)
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(we were passionately in love.)
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(When flowers were dying)
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(why did you disappear like the tide?)
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(For survival, I buried my dreams.)
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(For a good night's sleep,)
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(I never stopped sharpening my sword.)
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(When a woman manages to climb onto a cliff)
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(it's hard for her to move forward
or back away!)
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(How can she escape after tasting
all that sweet glory in celebrations?)
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(The bronze statue can be looked up to
but not relied on.)
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(When flowers are blooming)
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(I choose to stay in your palace.)
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(When flowers are dying,)
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(when can I see your face again?)
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Put it away! Aye!
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Your Highness,
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at the morning assembly
the Prince of Jin really amazed everyone.
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Courtiers who began to favour you
are now neutral again.
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They're obviously waiting to see
what happens next.
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We need to take action.
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Action against the Prince of Jin.
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Absolutely not!
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Zhinu is the only person
who can give me the feeling of kinship.
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Unless I have no choice,
I don't want to spoil it.
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Don't worry about Zhinu.
He's not the problem.
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The one stirring up trouble behind him
and instigating him
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is Wu Meiniang.
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If only Consort Wei was able to
get rid of her back then,
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it would have been great!
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As I've heard, Father has summoned
Wu Meiniang to the Imperial Study again.
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I thought after the Crown Prince's
failed attempt,
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Wu Meiniang was finished for good.
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But...
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For Father to get close to her again
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may not be a bad thing for me.
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After Chenggian was deposed,
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Father has been dragging his feet
on naming me the Crown Prince.
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It's not about my ability.
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But he has his misgivings.
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Exactly what they are,
I have yet to figure out.
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Perhaps he would disclose them
to Wu Meiniang,
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and her best friend is Xu Hui
who works for us.
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Tell Xu Hui
to try to keep contact with Wu Meiniang,
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especially right after
Father has summoned her.
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I want to know
everything Father has told her.
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But Xu Hui is treacherous.
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We can't believe everything she says.
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She's a hanger-on who goes with the flow.
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Maybe she'll side with the Prince of Jin
and Wu Meiniang and lie to us.
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You still don't understand
the friendship between women.
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Wu Meiniang and I will fight each other
till the end.
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That's why Xu Hui will take my side.
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You know why?
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Because of His Majesty?
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That's one of the reasons,
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but also because Wu Meiniang is her
best friend.
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When a woman is consumed with jealousy
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she'll want to kill Wu Meiniang
more than anyone on earth, including me.
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Because she can't live with her own betrayal
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What time is it?
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It's 7 o'clock.
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Why didn't you wake me?
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No reason.
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I forgot. Please punish me.
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The sections of Essential Skills
for the Welfare of the People...
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Have you finished copying them?
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Good, leave your copy and the original
and you may go.
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You have gone through many reports.
You should get some rest.
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Never leave today's work for tomorrow.
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Leave your things and you may go.
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Why the sudden interest in Essential
Skills for the Welfare of the People?
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You're worried about irrigation?
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Agronomy and water works
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are topics I have not studied in a while.
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You must be tired, Sire!
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Have some ginseng tea!
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Look at you!
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Forgive me, Your Majesty,
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for messing up your reports.
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Please punish me!
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You're so clumsy! Are you hurt?
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No!
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Wang De, clean this up!
Aye!
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Sire!
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You can go!
Aye!
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Meiniang!
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Your Majesty?
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You have something to say to me?
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I knew the Crown Prince
was planning to rebel,
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but about forcing you to retire,
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I really didn't know about it.
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You're finally defending yourself!
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Good! I'm very pleased.
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Yes!
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Wang De! Sire?
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Did you tell her?
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I told Meiniang what you wanted me to say.
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I even shot off my mouth
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and told her not to make
the wrong choice again.
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I think she's sorry for what she has done.
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Take these back to Ganlu Hall.
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Get me 4 pairs of hands to
go through these files.
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See if you can find the one on Li Mu.
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Aye!
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Mo Gong-Gong!
Chongrong Xu!
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I need you to get me the record
of the Crown Prince's rebellion.
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I want to know
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what was said and done by
all relevant parties.
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Aye!
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Alright, fine! ...According to this,
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it couldn't have been Gegan Chengiji.
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Wu Meiniang,
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so you've long been suspicious of me!
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Gong-Gong!
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Did you find it?
No!
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Pack it up!
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Sire!
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I have personally gone through
all the files,
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I can't find one on Li Mu.
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You may go! Aye!
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Wang De! Yes?
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Get someone to issue an edict,
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reinstate Wu Meiniang as a Cairen.
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Aye!
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Also, put this painting back in Ganlu Hall!
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Aye!
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Cairen Wu!
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Here I am!
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What is it, Gong-Gong?
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Congratulations, His Majesty summons you.
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You lucky devil!
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You have no idea how lucky you are!
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First you rescued Cairen Wu.
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Tonight, you have this important assignment
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Only the most trustworthy officials
like Yuchi Jingde
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have such an honour.
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Don't forget me when you're
rich and famous.
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Cairen Wu? Yes!
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His Majesty has reinstated her title.
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Cairen Wu has just
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moved back to Qingning Palace
from the Imperial Study.
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If you ask me, among all the women
in the harem,
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Cairen Wu is His Majesty's favourite.
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Ganlu Hall is up ahead.
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Brother Mu?
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There you are!
Your Majesty!
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At ease!
Thank you, Your Majesty!
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I'm glad you're here.
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The file containing Li Xiaochang's
clique's descendants
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is missing, for some reason.
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Luckily Wang De sent me the summary.
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Can you go through the summary
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and find out whose file is missing?
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Aye!
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Are you done checking?
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A file is indeed missing, Your Majesty!
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Who does it belong to?
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Someone called Li Mu.
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Li Mu?
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I remember him.
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His grandfather Li Yongshi
was one of Li Xiaochang's students.
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He was implicated but he didn't
commit any major crime.
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It's alright if you can't find his file.
263
00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:23,575
It's not important. Get up!
264
00:27:33,118 --> 00:27:36,822
Meiniang, I want to ask you something.
265
00:27:38,457 --> 00:27:43,762
It's late, Your Majesty!
266
00:27:43,929 --> 00:27:47,533
Let me help you get ready for bed.
267
00:27:47,733 --> 00:27:49,368
I want to ask you.
268
00:27:49,935 --> 00:27:52,137
Do you serve me wholeheartedly?
269
00:27:52,237 --> 00:27:55,274
Have you been hiding anything from me?
270
00:27:55,374 --> 00:27:57,342
Think before you answer.
271
00:27:57,976 --> 00:27:59,411
As long as you tell me the truth,
272
00:27:59,578 --> 00:28:03,482
I'll grant you whatever you ask for.
273
00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:07,019
I'm asking you a question. Answer me!
274
00:28:09,555 --> 00:28:11,423
The fact that you asked such a question
275
00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,392
means you have doubts.
276
00:28:13,592 --> 00:28:16,528
Deception and suspicion
often go hand in hand.
277
00:28:16,728 --> 00:28:17,529
That's why tonight
278
00:28:17,596 --> 00:28:20,199
I refuse to answer any questions.
279
00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:25,037
I only ask that you punish me.
280
00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:37,916
Get out! I don't ever want to see you again!
281
00:28:41,353 --> 00:28:42,988
Out!
282
00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:09,481
Go!
283
00:29:28,233 --> 00:29:29,835
Brother Mu!
284
00:29:30,702 --> 00:29:31,937
Like you said,
285
00:29:32,004 --> 00:29:34,606
meeting you tonight in Ganlu Hall
was not incidental
286
00:29:35,574 --> 00:29:38,143
Listen to me, leave Chang'an right away.
287
00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:39,378
Leave the Palace, alright?
288
00:29:41,213 --> 00:29:43,615
Then, what about you?
289
00:29:45,384 --> 00:29:46,618
Me?
290
00:29:52,324 --> 00:29:55,327
Me? Why?
291
00:29:57,829 --> 00:29:59,631
Why do you want to stay?
292
00:29:59,865 --> 00:30:01,867
In front of that man,
293
00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,970
you're not happy. You have no dignity.
294
00:30:05,070 --> 00:30:08,073
Why do you ask me to see
who you have become?
295
00:30:08,173 --> 00:30:09,875
Why can't you see for yourself
296
00:30:09,941 --> 00:30:11,510
what has become of you?
297
00:30:18,950 --> 00:30:20,519
Perhaps you're right.
298
00:30:21,286 --> 00:30:24,189
Neither of us is who we used to be.
299
00:30:24,389 --> 00:30:27,426
As I recall, you were stubborn and defiant.
300
00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:29,695
You would never accept a man's affection
301
00:30:29,761 --> 00:30:32,564
that is given to you as a handout.
302
00:30:32,597 --> 00:30:34,166
The old you was rough around the edges
303
00:30:34,232 --> 00:30:38,403
and would never resign to fate
like common womenfolk.
304
00:30:41,773 --> 00:30:42,808
It appears to me
305
00:30:42,908 --> 00:30:46,745
I won't need to wait here for 3 months.
306
00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:52,217
And you won't need to live in fear.
307
00:30:54,686 --> 00:30:55,921
But I want to tell you,
308
00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:01,526
the anniversary of my parents' death
is in a few days,
309
00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:04,096
I will worship them in the Palace
310
00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:06,498
and then I will leave.
311
00:31:11,670 --> 00:31:14,740
Ruyi, just watch your step!
312
00:32:16,067 --> 00:32:17,002
Brother Mu!
313
00:32:27,746 --> 00:32:31,216
Brother Mu, wait up!
314
00:32:31,316 --> 00:32:34,152
Brother Mu, I was wrong! Wait for me!
315
00:32:36,188 --> 00:32:39,191
I was not resolved.
316
00:32:40,792 --> 00:32:42,894
Not resolved?
That's right!
317
00:32:43,228 --> 00:32:45,730
You wanted to know
318
00:32:45,797 --> 00:32:49,568
why I'm reluctant to leave His Majesty?
319
00:32:51,336 --> 00:32:52,737
When I first came to the Palace,
320
00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:56,408
His Majesty only loved Empress Wende.
321
00:32:56,541 --> 00:33:01,480
Everyone else in the harem, including me
was not good enough for him.
322
00:33:02,881 --> 00:33:07,486
I refused to accept that.
323
00:33:07,619 --> 00:33:09,120
I decided to make every attempt,
324
00:33:09,254 --> 00:33:12,157
hoping that someday
I could win his heart.
325
00:33:12,858 --> 00:33:15,360
I wanted to prove how different I was,
326
00:33:15,627 --> 00:33:17,863
from all the other women.
327
00:33:18,063 --> 00:33:19,865
Whatever Empress Wende was capable of,
328
00:33:19,931 --> 00:33:22,267
I could do it too and do it better.
329
00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:26,538
Right! You always had a drive to excel.
330
00:33:28,206 --> 00:33:31,009
This is what ruined me.
331
00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:36,181
I forgot love is a gamble.
332
00:33:36,982 --> 00:33:39,384
I'm a small gambler with little assets.
333
00:33:39,885 --> 00:33:41,720
To challenge such a rich banker,
334
00:33:41,820 --> 00:33:45,590
I have no choice but lose.
335
00:33:46,324 --> 00:33:49,427
Rather than saying I love His Majesty,
336
00:33:49,594 --> 00:33:52,364
it's more like I have invested too much
337
00:33:52,430 --> 00:33:55,433
with hardly any return.
338
00:33:56,101 --> 00:33:58,737
The more I lose, the more I want to gamble
339
00:33:59,671 --> 00:34:01,439
hoping to win something back.
340
00:34:01,540 --> 00:34:03,375
Perhaps he would just lose one hand.
341
00:34:04,643 --> 00:34:07,979
In the end, in this debt of love,
342
00:34:08,046 --> 00:34:09,047
I got myself in too deep.
343
00:34:09,147 --> 00:34:13,985
I couldn't get out,
but ended up in this current state.
344
00:34:15,687 --> 00:34:20,392
Ruyi, did you come to your senses?
345
00:34:23,194 --> 00:34:25,564
You were right about me!
346
00:34:25,697 --> 00:34:27,299
I was so wrong!
347
00:34:27,999 --> 00:34:30,735
I allowed the years to roll by.
348
00:34:30,869 --> 00:34:34,205
My persistence is a complete waste of time.
349
00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:40,345
Brother Mu,
350
00:34:44,182 --> 00:34:48,086
take me away, as far away as possible.
351
00:34:48,286 --> 00:34:51,489
We'll leave this heartless Palace, shall we?
352
00:34:52,123 --> 00:34:52,824
Good!
353
00:34:59,497 --> 00:35:01,933
Ruyi, we'll go away
354
00:35:02,901 --> 00:35:04,936
and leave behind this heartless place.
355
00:35:09,441 --> 00:35:12,110
You must promise me,
356
00:35:12,711 --> 00:35:14,746
no matter what happens from now on,
357
00:35:14,846 --> 00:35:18,149
you must go on living.
358
00:35:18,216 --> 00:35:19,784
I don't want to travel by myself.
359
00:35:20,352 --> 00:35:21,519
I promise.
360
00:35:24,623 --> 00:35:25,757
For us to leave the Palace,
361
00:35:25,857 --> 00:35:28,226
we need to plan it properly.
362
00:35:30,395 --> 00:35:32,764
I'll ask Consort Yang to help us.
363
00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:07,966
Have you confirmed Wei Yuancheng's
clique in the Court and the army?
364
00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:13,304
Arrangements have been made, Your Majesty.
365
00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:14,372
Once you give the order,
366
00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:19,678
members of Wei Yuancheng's clique
in the army can be taken out.
367
00:36:22,681 --> 00:36:25,850
His cohorts in the Court such as
the Xiao clan and Chen clan
368
00:36:25,984 --> 00:36:29,587
have also been taken care of.
369
00:36:35,326 --> 00:36:38,830
"Wei clan is 3 feet from Heaven".
370
00:36:41,166 --> 00:36:43,134
Those days should come to an end.
371
00:36:44,569 --> 00:36:46,404
Aye!
372
00:37:01,986 --> 00:37:04,089
An edict for Wei Yuancheng!
373
00:37:09,794 --> 00:37:12,397
Wei Yuancheng is charged with
forming a clique
374
00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:16,101
and framing others to disrupt Court order.
375
00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:18,803
All charges have been confirmed.
376
00:37:18,903 --> 00:37:23,041
Effective immediately, he is removed
from office and his wealth confiscated.
377
00:37:23,174 --> 00:37:25,310
He will be taken into custody
pending his final sentence.
378
00:37:34,953 --> 00:37:38,123
Father summoned Wu Meiniang last night?
379
00:37:39,157 --> 00:37:40,058
Yes!
380
00:37:40,925 --> 00:37:43,595
But she didn't stay long
381
00:37:43,628 --> 00:37:45,263
and was taken away from Ganlu Hall.
382
00:37:45,530 --> 00:37:48,233
That's because before she was summoned,
383
00:37:48,333 --> 00:37:50,268
Xu Hui had been to see His Majesty
384
00:37:50,335 --> 00:37:53,471
to give him a detailed report of Li Mu.
385
00:37:54,272 --> 00:37:55,373
What did she say?
386
00:37:55,874 --> 00:37:59,244
Of course she added many coloured details.
387
00:37:59,344 --> 00:38:00,378
How Wu Meiniang and Li Mu
388
00:38:00,478 --> 00:38:04,983
were childhood sweethearts who pledged
to get married.
389
00:38:05,884 --> 00:38:10,688
Women can be so scary.
390
00:38:17,996 --> 00:38:19,164
But Your Highness...
391
00:38:22,433 --> 00:38:25,103
Father summoned Wu Meiniang for the night.
392
00:38:25,170 --> 00:38:26,604
Is it really that simple?
393
00:38:26,704 --> 00:38:29,040
Did he talk about naming the Crown Prince?
394
00:38:29,374 --> 00:38:31,509
I've sent everyone in the Palace
395
00:38:31,576 --> 00:38:33,344
to try to find out what His Majesty
is thinking.
396
00:38:34,012 --> 00:38:35,046
Don't worry, Your Highness!
397
00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:39,551
About naming the Crown Prince,
we'll find out soon enough.
398
00:38:45,623 --> 00:38:49,227
You promised to leave with him?
399
00:38:52,697 --> 00:38:56,734
My mind is made up. I hope you can help us.
400
00:38:59,003 --> 00:39:00,471
If you have decided,
401
00:39:00,939 --> 00:39:02,674
I'll do what I can to help you.
402
00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:04,509
But I don't understand
403
00:39:04,642 --> 00:39:08,213
you originally wanted to send him away.
404
00:39:08,313 --> 00:39:11,082
Why did you change your mind overnight?
405
00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:14,118
What happened last night?
406
00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:18,022
I was burning the file
407
00:39:18,122 --> 00:39:20,692
that contained Brother Mu's details.
408
00:39:20,959 --> 00:39:22,126
Then I suddenly realise
409
00:39:22,227 --> 00:39:27,131
his parents didn't die from an illness
on the way in their exile.
410
00:39:27,198 --> 00:39:30,368
They were locked up in a barn
with over 170 prisoners
411
00:39:30,435 --> 00:39:36,941
and were burned alive.
412
00:39:37,041 --> 00:39:38,843
The guards holding the key
413
00:39:38,910 --> 00:39:43,047
were afraid they would try to escape
and didn't want to open the door.
414
00:39:43,548 --> 00:39:45,316
Among more than 170 prisoners,
415
00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:47,585
only Brother Mu climbed out
from a small window
416
00:39:47,685 --> 00:39:49,687
and managed to stay alive.
417
00:39:49,988 --> 00:39:52,557
He saw his parents and kinsmen
418
00:39:52,624 --> 00:39:55,426
burnt to death in the big fire.
419
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,696
If it hadn't been for His Majesty,
420
00:39:58,796 --> 00:40:02,000
he wouldn't have lost his whole clan.
421
00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:02,934
That's why
422
00:40:03,001 --> 00:40:06,404
there's a blood feud between
Brother Mu and His Majesty.
423
00:40:07,171 --> 00:40:09,274
But he chose to keep it from me
424
00:40:09,340 --> 00:40:12,076
and never brought it up.
425
00:40:12,176 --> 00:40:15,546
You suspect he came to the Palace
to assassinate His Majesty?
426
00:40:15,713 --> 00:40:18,016
No! He would never do that!
427
00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:19,150
I can guarantee it.
428
00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:25,423
This is also the reason why I came to you.
429
00:40:26,557 --> 00:40:27,692
In this harem,
430
00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:31,095
I don't know who to turn to.
431
00:40:31,896 --> 00:40:35,099
It seems only you can come up with a plan
432
00:40:35,199 --> 00:40:38,236
to send me and Brother Mu
away from the Palace.
433
00:40:39,671 --> 00:40:40,972
If he's left with nothing,
434
00:40:41,105 --> 00:40:43,441
he's likely to head for his doom.
435
00:40:43,608 --> 00:40:45,843
But it's different now,
436
00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:50,381
at least he still has me.
437
00:40:51,149 --> 00:40:53,351
Meiniang, at a time like this,
438
00:40:53,418 --> 00:40:56,154
you chose to leave the Palace
439
00:40:56,254 --> 00:40:59,157
because you're worried about
His Majesty's safety.
440
00:40:59,257 --> 00:41:01,960
That must have been tough on youl!
441
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:04,295
If you're doing this for His Majesty,
442
00:41:04,395 --> 00:41:07,899
I will help you out and send you away.
443
00:41:08,700 --> 00:41:10,301
Really?
444
00:41:14,105 --> 00:41:15,073
Thank you, Your Highness!
445
00:41:15,773 --> 00:41:18,476
I know what you're thinking.
446
00:41:18,643 --> 00:41:25,483
But don't you care about naming
the Crown Prince anymore?
447
00:41:25,550 --> 00:41:26,951
Don't worry!
448
00:41:27,085 --> 00:41:27,986
Before I go,
449
00:41:28,086 --> 00:41:30,822
I will make all the arrangements.
450
00:41:31,689 --> 00:41:33,224
Actually...
451
00:41:33,791 --> 00:41:36,995
since Zhinu spoke up at the morning assembly
452
00:41:37,128 --> 00:41:39,797
we'd cast the bait already.
453
00:41:39,831 --> 00:41:42,734
All we have to do now
454
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:46,104
is to wait for the big fish to get hooked.
455
00:41:46,437 --> 00:41:48,373
What do you mean?
456
00:41:49,674 --> 00:41:52,844
Li Tai is like a cat on hot bricks,
457
00:41:52,944 --> 00:41:53,945
trying to figure out
458
00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:57,682
why His Majesty won't name him
the Crown Prince.
459
00:41:57,749 --> 00:42:03,454
Zhinu's appearance in Court
must have made him even more anxious.
460
00:42:03,521 --> 00:42:05,857
One thing he must be trying to do
461
00:42:05,923 --> 00:42:08,860
is sending out all his spies in the Palace
462
00:42:08,926 --> 00:42:13,197
to find out what His Majesty
is thinking.
463
00:42:13,297 --> 00:42:17,702
That would be the best time
for us to spread a rumour.
464
00:42:17,935 --> 00:42:20,304
To mislead the Prince of Wei?
465
00:42:21,572 --> 00:42:22,373
To mislead the Prince of Wei.33776
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