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By order of His Majesty the Emperor
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the grace of Heaven and Earth
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has given Wu Meiniang to me.
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I will not disappoint Heaven and Earth.
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I hereby name Wu Meiniang as my Zhaoyi,
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and so you have been told.
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Greetings, Your Majesty!
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Your Majesty, if you won't revoke the order,
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I will shed my blood in Taiji Hall
to prove my stand.
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Your Majesty!
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It's a courtier's duty to remonstrate
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and not agree with Your Majesty blindly.
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It's Tang's good fortune to have
such an able courtier.
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If you allow Minister Pei's blood
to spill over Taiji Hall,
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you'll cast a chill over other courtiers.
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Please reconsider, Your Majesty
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and revoke the order to name
Wu Meiniang your Zhaoyi.
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Please reconsider, Your Majesty...
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Please revoke the order, Your Majesty!
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Very well...
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Since you have come to this...
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Your Majesty, I wish to say something.
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Minister Pei, the Tang Court
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has always encouraged the courtiers
to speak their minds.
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An honest remonstration is a good thing,
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but I have a question in my mind
for Minister Pei.
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Ask away, Your Highness!
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I remember during the late Emperor's reign,
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your remonstration was always gentle.
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Even when Father rejected your opinion,
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you would not relentlessly pursue the matter
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and definitely would never pound your head
on the ground to threaten the Emperor.
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You serve both Emperors,
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why the big difference in attitude?
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Is it possible
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in your mind the late Emperor
is different from His Majesty?
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There's no difference.
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I'm only doing my duty as a courtier.
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Duty? Over a domestic matter,
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you're prepared to shed blood
in Taiji Hall.
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If word got out, you'd earn the fame
of being a remonstrant,
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but you'd make His Majesty seem heartless.
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Is that how a courtier should behave?
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No, that's not the case...
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Enough!
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I have just ascended the throne,
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I'm not familiar with the way
to run the state.
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That's why I have been receptive
to your advice.
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Since the Yonghui era,
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I have approved whatever you have suggested.
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We should keep a give-and-take relationship,
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but the moon waxes only to wane
and water brims only to overflow.
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My leniency only encouraged
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someone into thinking he could surpass me.
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Pei Xingjian, your behaviour sends
a chill down my spine.
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It's not like that...
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Guards! Banish Pei Xingjian from the Court.
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That's not the case, Your Majesty...
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It's nothing like that!
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It's nothing like that...
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Grand Chancellor Zhangsun, you lead
the Three Chancellors.
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What do you think
I should do with Pei Xingjian?
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As a key official of the Tang Court,
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Pei Xingjian should be severely punished
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for such presumptuous behaviour.
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Banish him to the border
of the Western Regions.
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Very well!
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Let him be the Chief Clerk of the
Military Governor of Xizhou.
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And Wu Meiniang will be my Zhaoyi.
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Any objections?
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The Court is adjourned!
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The Court is adjourned!
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Long live His Majesty...
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Excuse me, Your Highness!
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His Majesty summons you to
the Imperial Garden.
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That woman is really something!
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We need to discuss
how we are to deal with her.
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We can't allow her to seduce His Majesty.
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What about the Empress?
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What I can put up with
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doesn't mean the Empress can.
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Let them have a go at each other.
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I'll keep a low profile for the time being
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and wait to benefit from the situation.
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Wu Meiniang is to stay as a Zhaoyi?
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What about Chancellor Zhangsun
and the other courtiers?
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Nobody tried to interfere?
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Pei Xingjian came forward
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and urged that Wu Meiniang be sent away.
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He pounded his head on the floor
until he was bleeding,
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but Chancellor Zhangsun said nothing.
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How can that be?
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I must see Chancellor Zhangsun.
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Hurry...Arrange for me to see my Father.
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Aye!
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Milady, Chancellor Zhangsun
requests a meeting.
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Just now in Taiji Hall,
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I'm glad you came forward
and refuted Pei Xingjian.
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If you hadn't silenced him,
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I would have killed him.
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I know. That's why I came forward.
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Pei Xingjian is an expert
with both the pen and the sword,
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he could have become a great general.
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He should not get caught up
in a fight within the Harem
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and get himself killed for no reason.
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Brother Ke!
Your Majesty!
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You can have any woman you want.
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I really don't understand
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why you had to make Meiniang your Zhaoyi.
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Except for Gaoyang,
you're the only person I feel close to.
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I would have thought
you'd understand my love for her.
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But she's Father's woman.
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If you object,
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why did you come forward in Taiji Hall?
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What's done is done now.
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Though Wu Meiniang is now a Zhaoyi,
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I still don't approve of you being together.
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But in any case, you're my brother.
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I won't let anyone bully you.
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This is something that will never change.
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The princes need to practise.
I should leave.
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Your Majesty, Master Dugu wishes to see you.
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You may go!
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Father, Wu Meiniang has been named Zhaoyi.
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There's nothing we can do?
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It's over and done with.
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Don't be hung up over it.
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Yuyan, you should look ahead.
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If she stays,
she'll fight for His Majesty's favour.
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She'll eventually threaten my position.
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That's right! That's why what we must do now
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is to secure your position.
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What is your plan?
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We must make your son
the Crown Prince as soon as possible.
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My son?
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Yes!
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But I don't have a child.
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I see...Please give me more time.
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I'm confident I can bear a child...
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We don't have time, Your Highness.
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Wu Meiniang is here to stay.
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But you have had no children all these years
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Can you guarantee you can beat Wu Meiniang
in bearing His Majesty's child?
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If her child is born before yours,
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will His Majesty make her child
the Crown Prince?
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I don't know.
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Nobody does.
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Naming the Crown Prince
will impact the future of Tang.
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Just like what you said,
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to secure your position in the Harem,
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your Father and I have decided
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to let you choose one of the princes
and adopt him as your son.
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Yuyan,
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Chancellor Zhangsun and I
have weighed the situation,
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we believe this arrangement
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should be best for you.
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I believe you already have a candidate.
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Your Highness,
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the child's name, birth date
and other information are in here.
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If you were to become his Mother,
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please read this carefully.
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Allowing Wu Meiniang to stay as a Zhaoyi,
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is a deliberate concession
by the Grand Chancellor.
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His Majesty knows this as well.
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That's why if we jointly suggest to him
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that your son should be named Crown Prince,
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he probably won't object.
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I'll make the arrangements right away.
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As soon as the boy's mother agrees,
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you can adopt him right away.
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Thank you, Father!
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I'm sorry I've let you down.
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Whatever you and Chancellor Zhangsun
have decided,
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I'll go along with it.
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But I won't trouble you with
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such petty matter as
convincing the boy's mother.
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Very well! Let's not waste any time,
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I hope you'll get it done soon.
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I'll take my leave now!
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Watch out!
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Zhaoyi Wu!
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Be careful next time you play by the water.
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Have someone watch over you, understand?
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Zhong'er!
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You little pixie! You ran off so quickly.
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Don't you want your wooden sword?
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I'm sorry. Please forgive me.
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What are you doing? Get up!
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I didn't mean to lie,
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but someone from Xianling Palace
made me say those things.
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If I didn't,
they'd send my Mother to Yeting.
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That's why I told them you beat up on Sujie.
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I'm
Ss
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rry!
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Get up!
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If you're still angry,
you can punish me.
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But please don't tell my Mother.
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She's weak and may get sick.
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Did I say I blame you for it, silly?
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Zhong'er, who are you talking to?
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You are...
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We have met,
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do you remember Meiniang?
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Greetings, Zhaoyi Wu!
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At ease!
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May I ask what brings you here?
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Zhong'er is an insensible child.
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He didn't mean what he said
last time at the Attending Office.
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Don't worry. That's between me
and Xianling Palace.
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It has nothing to do with Zhong'er.
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Besides, we have great affinity.
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I ran into him again by Jingchu Pond.
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Yes. I almost fell into Jingchu Pond,
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Zhaoyi Wu saved me
so I invited her home.
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Yes, that's what happened.
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Will I be any trouble?
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You flatter me!
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This shabby room
is not fit for such a distinguished guest.
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Please have a seat.
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Your Highness, Zhaoyi is not inside.
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That's odd!
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We've looked for her in Ganlu Hall,
Penglai Hall and here.
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Where is she?
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Serving you plain tea like this
is rude of me.
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This tea reminds me of the days at home
before I came to the Palace.
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Just now, Zhong'er said
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this is his home.
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I have never heard anyone in the Harem
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call their residence "home".
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This is the nonsense I often speak of
and he picked it up. I beg your pardon.
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I haven't heard the word "home"
for a long time.
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The word makes me feel warm.
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Why would you say that?
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Milady, unlike you,
I'm ordinary and useless.
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I came to the Palace when I was 12.
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I was assigned to the Imperial Library,
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to stand in the corner of a stairway.
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There was an oil lamp
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and I thought my duty
was to keep that light from going out.
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I stood there for 8 years
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until I found out by accident that
several decades ago,
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the wall next to the stairway
was being renovated,
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so they needed a Palace maid to
stand guard
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to remind people not to go near the wall.
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Though the renovation was completed,
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for some reason they kept the post.
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Milady,
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can you imagine how I felt then?
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I realised then my life is meaningless.
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Who'd dare say
his or her life is meaningful?
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Don't be too hung up on this.
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Until one day,
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His Majesty came to me.
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I was with him for 3 days.
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Suddenly people started trying to please me
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and I've seen my share of fancy
clothes and food.
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His Majesty stopped coming on the 4th day
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and I was back to being a lowly Palace maid.
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00:21:30,322 --> 00:21:34,426
Given my background and appearance
259
00:21:34,693 --> 00:21:38,497
I know His Majesty's grace and
the perks he brought
260
00:21:38,664 --> 00:21:41,700
would disappear sooner or later.
261
00:21:42,201 --> 00:21:44,570
If I were to lose them anyway,
262
00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:50,376
sooner would be better than later.
263
00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:58,017
To have such an open mind in the Harem
is not easy at all.
264
00:21:59,385 --> 00:22:04,957
But after Zhong'er was born,
265
00:22:05,057 --> 00:22:09,161
I'm no longer a living corpse.
266
00:22:09,862 --> 00:22:11,931
I have a home.
267
00:22:12,698 --> 00:22:14,266
My home is wherever Zhong'er is.
268
00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:16,502
My son is everything to me.
269
00:22:16,936 --> 00:22:20,940
That's great.
The son makes you feel contented!
270
00:22:21,407 --> 00:22:23,175
How I envy youl!
271
00:22:25,878 --> 00:22:30,149
I've taken up enough of your time.
I should go.
272
00:22:30,349 --> 00:22:32,985
And I've been talking too much!
273
00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:35,221
I hope you won't find me annoying.
274
00:22:35,554 --> 00:22:39,291
No, you're someone who deserves respect.
275
00:22:39,391 --> 00:22:43,329
I have learnt so much from your story.
276
00:22:43,429 --> 00:22:45,598
Why would I find you annoying?
277
00:22:45,831 --> 00:22:49,235
If you need me for anything,
278
00:22:49,435 --> 00:22:52,605
feel free to come to me.
279
00:22:53,305 --> 00:22:55,140
Zhong'er, come here!
280
00:23:01,347 --> 00:23:04,483
My son and I thank you for everything.
281
00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:07,786
I'll never forget your great kindness.
282
00:23:22,568 --> 00:23:23,669
Come here!
283
00:23:27,273 --> 00:23:28,407
Yes, Your Majesty?
284
00:23:28,574 --> 00:23:30,209
Where is Zhaoyi Wu?
285
00:23:30,309 --> 00:23:35,814
She went out during the morning assembly.
286
00:23:36,015 --> 00:23:37,917
Said she wanted to take a walk
287
00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:39,685
and wouldn't let me go with her.
288
00:23:39,718 --> 00:23:43,022
So...I don't know where she is.
289
00:23:43,188 --> 00:23:45,491
I see. You may go!
290
00:23:45,658 --> 00:23:46,358
Aye!
291
00:23:50,396 --> 00:23:51,931
Might as well...
292
00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:57,836
Meiniang, I'll give you time to think.
293
00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:21,894
Meiniang!
294
00:24:26,131 --> 00:24:27,533
You're finally back!
295
00:24:27,700 --> 00:24:29,001
You have thought things through?
296
00:24:32,104 --> 00:24:35,741
What about the brocade?
297
00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:58,597
I'll send it to Ganlu Hall.
298
00:24:58,664 --> 00:25:02,034
I will take out my baby's killer.
299
00:25:07,773 --> 00:25:12,511
I remember when I was in Ganye Temple
and I felt hopeless,
300
00:25:12,911 --> 00:25:15,447
the baby gave me strength.
301
00:25:15,948 --> 00:25:22,388
It gave me hope and the courage
to go on living.
302
00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:28,394
It gave those miserable days
a shred of hope.
303
00:25:28,994 --> 00:25:31,830
But now...
304
00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:34,199
the killer destroyed everything.
305
00:25:37,336 --> 00:25:39,371
I want revenge.
306
00:25:42,207 --> 00:25:43,342
I want revenge.
307
00:25:46,879 --> 00:25:50,449
The Empress title, Zhinu's favour
308
00:25:50,616 --> 00:25:54,753
and everything else Empress Wang values
309
00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:57,156
I will take them away from her!
310
00:25:58,023 --> 00:26:00,793
I will make her pay.
311
00:26:00,893 --> 00:26:02,094
I want her to know
312
00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:08,133
how it feels
to lose everything she values.
313
00:26:08,801 --> 00:26:13,172
Meiniang, are you sure?
314
00:26:14,673 --> 00:26:16,975
If you want to topple Empress Wang,
315
00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:20,379
you'll be going up against
Zhangsun Wuji and his lot.
316
00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:24,850
Yes and I already have a plan.
317
00:26:25,717 --> 00:26:27,686
That's why I need help.
318
00:26:28,454 --> 00:26:30,155
I need someone to give me a hand.
319
00:26:42,201 --> 00:26:45,204
What's the next step against Empress Wang?
320
00:26:45,404 --> 00:26:46,939
Do you have a plan?
321
00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:52,244
In the long run,
322
00:26:52,411 --> 00:26:57,850
we must promote poor scholars
like Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong.
323
00:26:58,150 --> 00:27:00,185
When they're fully plumaged,
324
00:27:00,352 --> 00:27:04,957
we'll find a chance
to publicly impeach the Empress in Court.
325
00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,395
Only people like them can help His Majesty
326
00:27:10,562 --> 00:27:14,533
break Zhangsun Wuji's absolute control
of the Tang Court.
327
00:27:16,168 --> 00:27:17,569
That's right!
328
00:27:17,769 --> 00:27:20,372
If His Majesty wants to seize power
from Zhangsun Wuiji,
329
00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:22,841
he must count on these poor scholars.
330
00:27:24,042 --> 00:27:26,445
But this is a long term plan,
331
00:27:26,678 --> 00:27:29,581
what can we do now?
332
00:27:33,252 --> 00:27:35,854
The Empress has produced no sons.
333
00:27:36,021 --> 00:27:39,758
It's the worst offence against filial piety.
334
00:27:39,858 --> 00:27:41,593
It's also her weakest spot.
335
00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:45,130
To topple the Empress,
336
00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:48,600
this is where we should start.
337
00:27:53,805 --> 00:27:58,010
Now that I can stay on as a Zhaoyi,
338
00:27:58,210 --> 00:28:01,947
the pressure on the Empress is enormous.
339
00:28:02,114 --> 00:28:07,019
She'll try everything in her power
to secure her position.
340
00:28:08,086 --> 00:28:10,022
The only thing she can do,
341
00:28:10,088 --> 00:28:11,590
should be...
342
00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:14,693
to make her son the Crown Prince.
343
00:28:16,161 --> 00:28:18,530
But she doesn't have a son.
344
00:28:19,998 --> 00:28:22,834
You mean...she'll adopt one?
345
00:28:23,101 --> 00:28:24,670
You plan to stop her?
346
00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:32,911
Brother Zhinu has 4 sons,
which one will she pick?
347
00:28:33,145 --> 00:28:34,813
We must find someone
348
00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:37,449
who is in contact with these princes,
349
00:28:37,616 --> 00:28:39,518
someone who knows them,
350
00:28:39,585 --> 00:28:42,588
to help me choose.
351
00:28:52,998 --> 00:28:54,533
Please pass on my message...
352
00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:58,070
If Zhaoyi Wu plans to fight for
control of the Harem,
353
00:28:58,237 --> 00:29:00,138
I'll pledge my undying allegiance.
354
00:29:00,305 --> 00:29:01,707
I know you're a smart man
355
00:29:01,907 --> 00:29:05,978
and will make the right decision.
356
00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:10,649
What does Zhaoyi Wu want me to do?
357
00:29:10,782 --> 00:29:13,685
She wants you to contact
358
00:29:13,785 --> 00:29:15,821
other courtiers from humble background
359
00:29:16,021 --> 00:29:18,190
and shortlist those who will be useful,
360
00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:21,026
someone like Xu Jingzong.
361
00:29:21,493 --> 00:29:24,796
Minister Xu is no doubt a talent,
362
00:29:24,963 --> 00:29:27,099
but he has been banished to Zhengzhou.
363
00:29:27,232 --> 00:29:28,734
I'm afraid he can't be of much help.
364
00:29:29,968 --> 00:29:31,937
Go ahead and contact him.
365
00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:34,172
Within a year,
366
00:29:34,306 --> 00:29:36,608
Milady guarantees he'll be back in Chang'an.
367
00:29:39,845 --> 00:29:45,951
In that case, I believe
Minister Xu will pledge his allegiance.
368
00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:38,103
Meiniang!
369
00:30:39,237 --> 00:30:40,439
Your Majesty!
370
00:30:42,107 --> 00:30:43,775
Greetings, Your Majesty!
371
00:30:49,981 --> 00:30:51,616
You're back!
372
00:30:52,951 --> 00:30:54,252
You're back!
373
00:30:54,386 --> 00:31:04,396
Your Majesty...where else can I go?
374
00:31:09,735 --> 00:31:12,070
Before you came back,
375
00:31:12,904 --> 00:31:14,973
I kept telling myself
376
00:31:15,273 --> 00:31:17,809
if you still wanted to leave,
377
00:31:18,009 --> 00:31:22,881
I wouldn't stop you or try to dissuade you.
378
00:31:23,415 --> 00:31:27,319
I could only wait here
379
00:31:28,787 --> 00:31:31,223
for you to make your decision.
380
00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:36,595
But you came back!
381
00:31:37,829 --> 00:31:41,500
Meiniang, I'm so happy.
382
00:31:41,533 --> 00:31:43,702
Your Majesty, I...
383
00:31:44,169 --> 00:31:48,340
It's alright, as long as you'll stay,
384
00:31:48,507 --> 00:31:54,679
I'll be content with whatever the reason.
385
00:31:55,714 --> 00:32:00,252
Is it worth it?
Yes!
386
00:32:01,353 --> 00:32:05,056
For you, anything is worth it.
387
00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:18,904
I don't have a heart of stone.
388
00:32:19,304 --> 00:32:21,573
You have been so good to me.
389
00:32:21,807 --> 00:32:26,111
I can't possibly run off.
390
00:32:33,585 --> 00:32:37,656
Don't worry, Your Majesty.
391
00:32:37,923 --> 00:32:43,028
Whatever hardships there may be ahead,
392
00:32:44,095 --> 00:32:47,365
I'm willing to see you through them all.
393
00:32:47,499 --> 00:32:49,901
We'll deal with them together!
394
00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:56,208
That's wonderful!
395
00:32:57,609 --> 00:33:03,515
Meiniang, I'll never feel lonely again,
396
00:33:04,749 --> 00:33:07,452
or that I'm in over my head.
397
00:33:58,803 --> 00:34:04,943
Your Highness, are you reminiscing
the days when you used to practise here?
398
00:34:10,649 --> 00:34:12,250
Pardon me, Zhaoyi Wu.
399
00:34:12,384 --> 00:34:14,052
I have no intention
400
00:34:14,152 --> 00:34:17,489
to get involved in your fight for
control of the Harem with the Empress.
401
00:34:17,656 --> 00:34:20,191
If you wish to solicit my help
402
00:34:20,659 --> 00:34:22,727
you'll need to find someone else.
403
00:34:25,096 --> 00:34:27,532
We're old friends.
404
00:34:28,266 --> 00:34:30,535
I helped you stay in Chang'an.
405
00:34:33,071 --> 00:34:38,176
If I were to topple the Empress,
406
00:34:38,810 --> 00:34:44,015
it would be a heavy blow to Zhangsun Wuiji.
407
00:34:46,651 --> 00:34:50,388
Why are you turning me down?
408
00:34:56,695 --> 00:34:58,997
Why did you become Zhinu's Zhaoyi?
409
00:35:03,001 --> 00:35:05,503
Are you still the Wu Meiniang I once knew?
410
00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:08,807
Have you forgotten about Father?
411
00:35:09,741 --> 00:35:14,145
Or else how can you so willingly
412
00:35:14,546 --> 00:35:16,681
throw yourself into Zhinu's arms?
413
00:35:17,616 --> 00:35:19,217
Or is it possible
414
00:35:19,384 --> 00:35:22,120
you're no different from
the other women of the Harem?
415
00:35:23,188 --> 00:35:29,361
Whoever is on the throne
is the man you love, isn't it?
416
00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:40,071
Love is temporary,
417
00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:44,042
but power lasts forever.
418
00:35:45,477 --> 00:35:49,014
You're a smart man.
419
00:35:50,382 --> 00:35:54,185
Why can't you understand
something so simple?
420
00:35:57,188 --> 00:36:00,025
I can't believe that's coming
from your heart.
421
00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:02,927
Do you have ineffable reasons?
422
00:36:03,128 --> 00:36:05,130
Someone is forcing you to stay?
423
00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:06,498
It's alright, you can tell me.
424
00:36:06,665 --> 00:36:07,966
I can help you leave Chang'an.
425
00:36:08,033 --> 00:36:11,369
No, nobody is forcing me.
426
00:36:11,603 --> 00:36:13,605
I wanted to stay.
427
00:36:14,839 --> 00:36:18,943
The Empress killed my baby.
428
00:36:20,545 --> 00:36:22,947
I'll make her pay for it.
429
00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:27,318
I won't go easy on her.
430
00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:30,422
But...you're betraying Father!
431
00:36:30,588 --> 00:36:32,123
Not to mention,
432
00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:36,261
you're betraying yourself.
433
00:36:36,428 --> 00:36:38,730
The late Emperor...
434
00:36:41,633 --> 00:36:46,337
The late Emperor...Maybe you're right.
435
00:36:47,372 --> 00:36:53,144
Perhaps I have betrayed him.
436
00:36:56,548 --> 00:36:57,449
What about Zhinu?
437
00:36:57,615 --> 00:36:59,718
He knows nothing.
438
00:37:01,753 --> 00:37:04,289
He doesn't know I'm after Empress Wang.
439
00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:10,028
I hope you'll keep it to yourself.
440
00:37:13,932 --> 00:37:20,338
But...he should know well that
you're Father's Cairen.
441
00:37:30,181 --> 00:37:33,518
Why have things turned out like this?
442
00:37:36,187 --> 00:37:38,356
Life is full of surprises, Your Highness!
443
00:37:38,523 --> 00:37:40,558
Just like the wind is blowing,
444
00:37:40,692 --> 00:37:50,401
no one knows where the leaves
picked up in the wind will land.
445
00:38:08,386 --> 00:38:09,654
What do you want me to do?
446
00:38:10,121 --> 00:38:11,756
Tell me...
447
00:38:11,956 --> 00:38:15,293
If the Empress were to adopt a son,
448
00:38:15,493 --> 00:38:19,397
which one of these boys would she pick?
449
00:38:20,732 --> 00:38:25,670
I only know it won't be Sujie.
450
00:38:28,773 --> 00:38:31,943
I don't know what she's thinking.
451
00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:42,053
But I know Zhangsun Wuiji
would pick that boy.
452
00:38:46,224 --> 00:38:50,161
Li Zhong? Is that possible?
453
00:38:51,062 --> 00:38:53,398
The boy's mother
454
00:38:53,631 --> 00:38:56,868
is a Palace maid who doesn't
even have a title.
455
00:38:57,035 --> 00:38:58,536
You know him?
456
00:39:04,375 --> 00:39:08,713
Uncle Zhangsun prefers boys
who are weak and obedient.
457
00:39:08,913 --> 00:39:11,516
Besides, this boy and his mother
have nothing.
458
00:39:12,183 --> 00:39:14,152
That's why I believe
459
00:39:14,419 --> 00:39:17,755
they won't turn down this good fortune
from Heaven.
460
00:39:17,922 --> 00:39:19,691
Not necessarily.
461
00:39:19,824 --> 00:39:23,795
The boy means more to his mother
than her own life.
462
00:39:23,995 --> 00:39:28,933
I don't think she'd hand him over so easily.
463
00:39:30,301 --> 00:39:31,436
So?
464
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:34,906
They're like mayflies in the Harem.
465
00:39:35,673 --> 00:39:38,042
Even if they wanted to turn it down,
466
00:39:38,843 --> 00:39:40,979
I don't think they could.
467
00:39:51,022 --> 00:39:54,158
Wu Meiniang has been meeting with
the Prince of Wu in private?
468
00:39:54,359 --> 00:39:57,128
That's right!
469
00:39:57,262 --> 00:40:00,164
Someone saw them
meeting in the Imperial Garden,
470
00:40:00,331 --> 00:40:02,333
while His Highness was teaching
the princes swordplay.
471
00:40:02,533 --> 00:40:05,403
I heard they were old friends
and got along rather well.
472
00:40:05,470 --> 00:40:09,807
Rumour has it the Prince of Wu
473
00:40:10,074 --> 00:40:16,014
saved Wu Meiniang's life
on the battlefront up north.
474
00:40:18,816 --> 00:40:22,320
If His Majesty should find out
these two were rather intimate,
475
00:40:22,487 --> 00:40:24,322
what would be his reaction?
476
00:40:25,356 --> 00:40:28,226
I see! I'll get on it right away.
477
00:40:28,493 --> 00:40:33,131
Send someone to bring Li Zhong
to Lizheng Hall.
478
00:40:33,331 --> 00:40:35,967
It's time I met with the boy.
479
00:40:36,134 --> 00:40:37,435
Aye!
480
00:40:40,138 --> 00:40:41,139
Mother!
481
00:40:44,509 --> 00:40:45,443
Mother!
482
00:40:45,510 --> 00:40:48,579
Zhong'er, say hello to Xu Gong-Gong!
483
00:40:52,750 --> 00:40:54,519
Greetings, Xu Gong-Gong!
484
00:40:55,787 --> 00:40:57,722
You flatter me!
485
00:40:57,922 --> 00:41:00,058
Let's go, Your Highness!
486
00:41:01,259 --> 00:41:02,560
Don't be afraid, Zhong'er.
487
00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:04,462
The Empress wishes to see you.
488
00:41:04,729 --> 00:41:06,698
Just behave and go with Gong-Gong.
489
00:41:09,334 --> 00:41:11,769
Gong-Gong, Zhong'er is still young,
490
00:41:12,003 --> 00:41:14,005
and has not seen much of the world.
491
00:41:14,172 --> 00:41:16,941
I'm afraid he might offend the Empress.
492
00:41:17,141 --> 00:41:20,178
Can you make an exception
and let me go with him?
493
00:41:21,713 --> 00:41:25,183
I was told to bring the boy
to Lizheng Hall.
494
00:41:25,950 --> 00:41:30,822
I wouldn't dare act on my own
and bring someone else.
495
00:41:32,390 --> 00:41:34,759
I didn't mean to put you on the spot.
496
00:41:34,959 --> 00:41:37,095
I beg your pardon.
497
00:41:37,929 --> 00:41:39,597
When you reach Lizheng Hall,
498
00:41:40,231 --> 00:41:43,801
please look after Zhong'er.
499
00:41:44,902 --> 00:41:47,105
Don't worry, Maid Liu.
500
00:41:47,305 --> 00:41:50,575
The Empress is fond of children,
501
00:41:50,742 --> 00:41:52,810
everyone in the Harem knows about it.
502
00:41:53,011 --> 00:41:56,514
If the Empress is fond of the young Prince,
503
00:41:56,714 --> 00:41:58,850
he'll be heavily rewarded.
504
00:41:59,050 --> 00:42:00,885
If she doesn't like him,
505
00:42:01,119 --> 00:42:03,988
I'll bring him back.
506
00:42:04,355 --> 00:42:05,957
He'll be alright.
507
00:42:06,257 --> 00:42:08,359
Let's go, Your Highness!
508
00:42:09,794 --> 00:42:11,729
Come on...
509
00:42:14,799 --> 00:42:16,934
You'll be just fine...37086
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