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Meiniang,
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maybe...when I'm dead...
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Your Majesty!
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I won't say it if you don't want to listen.
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Your Majesty!
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Your Majesty!
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Your Majesty!
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You...you have taken these pills,
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and you've not been well already.
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You should get more rest.
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Why exert yourself
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and listen to Prince Lanling in Battle?
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It's for old time's sake.
I haven't heard it for decades.
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Do you realise
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while I was listening to it,
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I was thinking
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even the most impassionate song
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will come to an end eventually.
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Perhaps the glory of Tang
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will also end with my generation.
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No! It will not, Your Majesty!
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Lu Jingui of the Imperial Office Bureau
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has examined the Mengding tea submitted
by the Prince of Yu.
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One of the boxes was soaked in poison,
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which will be deadly if you add water.
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I have also found out
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two of the Prince of Yu's hangers-on
are from Luoyang,
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and are closely connected to
the Lady of Wei.
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Also,
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I've been investigating Xing'er's death
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and found there's more to it.
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I interrogated some of the deposed
Crown Prince's attendants.
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According to them, there was
someone else involved
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in the late Crown Prince Hong's death.
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Send the tea to Hebi Palace.
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Dan'er sent me this batch of Mengding tea.
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I've already told you,
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I had nothing to do with
your Mother's death.
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She brought it upon herself.
Why won't you believe me?
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You came back to Chang'an for revenge.
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I can understand it, if you plan to
steal His Majesty or even kill me.
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But Hong'er had done nothing to you.
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Why? Why did you do it?
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Because he was your favourite son.
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Protect the Heavenly Empress!
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Stop!
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She's dying. Don't worry! Back off!
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You think I only want to take
His Majesty away
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and then kill you?
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No! That's far from enough!
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I want you to watch your favourite son die,
killed by your other son.
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I want you to lose His Majesty's trust.
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I want him to abandon you.
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I want to take away everything you cherish.
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Tell me, Heavenly Empress!
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You wake up to hatred,
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close your eyes every night
and count everything you have lost.
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How does that feel?
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Right! Whenever I close my eyes,
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I'd see the despair in Hong'er's eyes
before he died.
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The way he looked at me,
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I thought he hated and suspected me.
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But then I realised,
he wanted me to beware of you behind me.
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As for Xian'er...
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he killed his own brother
for the Crown Prince title!
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I couldn't sleep at night.
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And there's His Majesty!
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Forget it, Minyue!
You got your wish.
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I've lost everything I cherish indeed.
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But not because of you.
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You're trying to tell me
your son lusted for power
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and His Majesty couldn't help himself?
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Like every other man in the world,
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he prefers someone young and new?
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Tell me, in your grand scheme of revenge,
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was there a brief moment
when you were hesitant or doubtful?
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You didn't know how you got
caught up in this?
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After much deliberation,
you're willing to risk everything
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to have me killed
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all because of revenge.
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Tell me, what did Xian'er promise you?
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Owner of the Harem? The Empress title?
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People often over-exaggerate
their kindness and hatred,
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but are ashamed of their desire.
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You remind me of myself in the beginning.
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Do you remember what you told me?
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You won't regret coming back to Chang'an.
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If you don't regret it, it's time to move on
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His Majesty the Emperor!
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Minyue!
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On my way over,
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I was convinced
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my Meiniang is not capable of such atrocity.
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Those people must be lying!
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I'm sorry to have disappointed you.
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I really did it myself.
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I let you down!
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Even if you're jealous of Minyue,
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and you're upset, you should
take it up with me.
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She's just a child.
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You're her Aunt! How could you do it?
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She seduced you and tried to take my place.
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Isn't that reason good enough?
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Meiniang, you must know...
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I don't and I don't want to!
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Your Majesty, perhaps I am
as vicious as they say I am.
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From now on, think whatever you like!
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Meiniang!
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Submit your reports or
morning assembly is dismissed.
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Chancellor Li Yifu!
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Yes, Your Majesty!
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I have received numerous
impeachments about you.
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As a Chancellor, you've abused your power
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and blatantly defied the law.
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You coerced the Grand Court
to release a prisoner
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because you wanted her as your concubine!
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During the investigation,
in trying to cover up your crime,
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you forced the Secretary of the Grand Court
to commit suicide,
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right under my nose!
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What is the punishment for
killing a 6th ranked court official?
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I have nothing to say in my defence.
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Please punish me.
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How can the Cat be so stupid?
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He's been too powerful too long.
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His Majesty is so angry he's taking action.
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Perhaps he's not the one His Majesty
is angry with.
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Have my order sent:
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Li Yifu, as a high official of the Court,
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defied the law and let His Majesty down.
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He is removed from office and his name
stricken from official records.
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He is banished to Xizhou,
his sons Li Jin to Zhenzhou,
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and Li Yang to Tingzhou.
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Never to return to Chang'an again.
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Thank you, Your Majesty!
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Greetings, Heavenly Empress!
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I exchanged my last meal for
this jar of wine.
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Please forgive me.
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You ended up like this
probably because of me.
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You flatter me, Your Highness!
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Without your help and support,
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I would never have attained
such a high office.
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Even with this dismal ending,
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I have enjoyed several years
of being on top.
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It's worth it.
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My only regret is that I can't see you
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go all the way.
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Honestly, your optimism
is something I quite admire.
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But I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.
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His Majesty has just ordered that
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I am to be grounded within Lizheng Hall.
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Grounded? Because of the Lady of Wei,
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His Majesty blames you and has dismissed me
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That proves where his kingdom
is placed in his heart.
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That gives you all the more reason
to guard this glorious kingdom for him.
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You just had a brush with death.
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You should watch your big mouth!
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Your Highness, I'm already a living corpse.
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In your presence,
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I can always speak my mind.
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His Majesty has been doing his best
for this kingdom.
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If it hadn't been for his illness,
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I would never have gotten involved
with state affairs.
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If it was up to me,
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I'd rather be an ordinary wife and mother
who has no quarrels with the world.
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Wife and mother?
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Allow me to be bold, Your Highness!
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From Cairen, Zhaoyi, Empress
and Heavenly Empress,
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along the way,
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you only wanted to be an ordinary wife?
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Whether it's for the late Emperor
or His Majesty,
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in my eyes,
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this is just your excuse.
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I fought for fame and fortune
my entire life.
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To this day, I have no regrets.
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What about you?
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If you had been an ordinary wife and mother,
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before you die, would you have regrets?
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Would you be truly satisfied?
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Finish your wine, Minister Li.
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Xizhou doesn't have good wine like this.
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I urge you to reconsider.
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Please reconsider, Your Highness!
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Your Majesty, your guilty courtier
Lu Jingui at your service.
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Why did you come here at this late hour
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and claim to be guilty?
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I'm guilty of deceiving you, Your Majesty!
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I knew all along
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among the Mengding tea given to the
Heavenly Empress by the Prince of Yu,
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one box was laced with poison.
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I reported to Her Highness right away
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and she ordered for an investigation.
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I found out...
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What?
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The Lady of Wei had ordered someone
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to mix the poisoned tea into the gift
to try to kill Her Highness
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and frame the Prince of Yu.
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Say that again!
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Please forgive me!
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I should have reported to you right away.
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But Her Highness would not let me
tell you the truth,
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for fear that it would upset you
and worsen your health.
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Please forgive me, Your Majesty!
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Where is the Heavenly Empress right now?
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Hong'er, go in peace.
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I have avenged you.
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Meiniang, since when
did you stop trusting me?
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You held out on me about Minyue to test me.
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Am I right?
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Yes, I wanted to test you.
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And now I have my answer.
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In your mind,
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I'm a jealous woman from the Harem
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who settles a personal score regardless
of what's right or wrong.
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And since when did so many people and things
come between us?
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I have remained true to you.
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No one came between us.
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If there was someone,
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she no longer exists.
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Meiniang, for me to find out from you
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what's really on your mind,
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is it really that hard?
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My heart has never changed.
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Perhaps it was you who has changed.
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Even after all these years,
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you still doubt my love.
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And you have trusted me completely?
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Can you say
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you have never suspected me
of killing Hong'er?
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Had I denied it,
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would you have believed me
like you have in the past?
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You're right! I have no right to judge.
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Because I really can't trust you anymore.
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You have been holding out on me.
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You only stayed
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because you wanted to use me to
avenge the children.
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Because you wanted revenge,
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you helped me bring down the
Guanlong aristocrats,
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and secure my position as the Emperor.
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Wu Meiniang, to this day,
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please don't tell me
you were doing everything for me.
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Right! I didn't do it for you.
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I did it for myself.
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I plotted Zhong'er's downfall
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because I wanted Hong'er
to be the Crown Prince.
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Hong'er is much kinder and smarter,
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why shouldn't he be the heir
to the throne?
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Meiniang...
As for Helan Minyue,
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even if she hadn't tried to kill me,
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I wouldn't have let her live.
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One more thing
has been heavy on my mind for years.
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I have been hiding it from you
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and never told you before.
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I forbid you to say it!
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All these years,
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I have never once forgotten
the late Emperor.
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By order of His Majesty,
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Li Xian, the Prince of Ying is
talented and has vision.
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His filial piety and virtues are exemplary
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and is qualified as Crown Prince.
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I hereby confer him with the title
in this inauguration ceremony.
261
00:30:41,273 --> 00:30:42,941
Tell me, Father-in-law!
262
00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:46,011
Now I'm the Crown Prince,
263
00:30:46,745 --> 00:30:48,280
but Mother still orders me
264
00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,416
to read The Governing Principles each day.
265
00:30:51,550 --> 00:30:54,920
She's treating me like
an illiterate imbecile!
266
00:30:55,754 --> 00:30:58,557
If you disobey the Heavenly Empress,
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you'll stop being the Crown Prince.
268
00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:03,962
Bear with it!
269
00:31:04,229 --> 00:31:07,966
You'll get ahead when His Majesty is dead.
270
00:31:08,133 --> 00:31:10,702
You're quite mistaken, Xiang'er!
271
00:31:10,902 --> 00:31:12,938
Take a look at the Court.
272
00:31:13,138 --> 00:31:18,310
It's filled with poor scholars promoted
by the Heavenly Empress.
273
00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:20,812
When His Majesty passes away,
274
00:31:20,979 --> 00:31:24,149
Tang will fall into her hands.
275
00:31:25,083 --> 00:31:28,453
By then, the Crown Prince
276
00:31:28,653 --> 00:31:32,290
will be nothing but a puppet
controlled by her.
277
00:31:32,824 --> 00:31:34,826
How can he get ahead?
278
00:31:37,963 --> 00:31:40,165
Father-in-law is quite right!
279
00:31:40,532 --> 00:31:45,904
Power will fall into Mother's hands,
definitely not mine.
280
00:31:49,174 --> 00:31:53,311
What if she follows His Majesty?
281
00:31:53,412 --> 00:31:55,514
What will happen then?
282
00:31:59,618 --> 00:32:02,888
If they go together,
283
00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:06,658
that would be a good thing.
284
00:32:10,495 --> 00:32:14,266
Your Highness, I came here today
285
00:32:14,433 --> 00:32:19,538
actually on behalf of
several old aristocratic courtiers,
286
00:32:19,805 --> 00:32:24,910
to discuss with you the future of Tang.
287
00:32:26,445 --> 00:32:29,114
What solutions do you have?
288
00:32:29,247 --> 00:32:34,820
We think you should go see His Majesty.
289
00:32:47,199 --> 00:32:54,906
On behalf of the courtiers,
in defiance of condemnation by all,
290
00:32:55,173 --> 00:32:58,577
I wish to ask you to order
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00:32:58,743 --> 00:33:00,212
Mother be buried with you when you die.
292
00:33:02,247 --> 00:33:03,715
What are you saying?
293
00:33:03,915 --> 00:33:06,084
Please contain your anger, Your Majesty!
294
00:33:07,519 --> 00:33:10,822
Don't be angry, Father!
295
00:33:11,122 --> 00:33:13,358
I know I'm Mother's son,
296
00:33:13,525 --> 00:33:15,627
but I'm also the Crown Prince of Tang.
297
00:33:15,927 --> 00:33:19,431
The officials in Court
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00:33:19,631 --> 00:33:21,466
were groomed and promoted by Mother.
299
00:33:21,833 --> 00:33:23,935
When you pass away,
300
00:33:24,302 --> 00:33:27,239
I have no idea what Mother would do.
301
00:33:27,439 --> 00:33:31,843
I'm scared. I'm really scared.
302
00:33:35,113 --> 00:33:40,819
Get up! You're too old to whine and whimper!
303
00:33:40,919 --> 00:33:42,087
Look at you!
304
00:33:43,121 --> 00:33:46,558
Your Majesty...
305
00:33:49,928 --> 00:33:58,470
You and me both!
306
00:33:58,837 --> 00:34:01,706
I have no idea what your Mother would do.
307
00:34:02,107 --> 00:34:05,043
What about this edict?
308
00:34:06,411 --> 00:34:11,049
You're thinking about your future.
309
00:34:11,249 --> 00:34:13,318
That's a big step forward.
310
00:34:13,451 --> 00:34:17,722
But you should stay on the right track.
311
00:34:18,857 --> 00:34:22,861
About your suggestion,
312
00:34:23,061 --> 00:34:25,430
I'd pretend I never heard it.
313
00:34:26,031 --> 00:34:28,166
His Majesty really thinks so?
314
00:34:28,300 --> 00:34:29,134
Yes!
315
00:34:33,271 --> 00:34:34,472
You may go!
316
00:34:34,673 --> 00:34:35,373
Aye!
317
00:34:45,450 --> 00:34:49,487
Minister Xu wishes to see you, Milady!
318
00:34:51,189 --> 00:34:52,557
Minister Xu!
319
00:34:52,691 --> 00:34:56,561
Your Highness, I just got word.
320
00:34:56,695 --> 00:35:00,398
The Crown Princess' father,
Inspector Wei Xuanzhen of Yuzhou,
321
00:35:00,565 --> 00:35:02,334
is rallying support from across the land
322
00:35:02,534 --> 00:35:04,903
and secretly meeting with aristocratic
courtiers banished to other prefectures.
323
00:35:05,136 --> 00:35:06,972
In the past,
they wouldn't amount to anything,
324
00:35:07,172 --> 00:35:10,375
but I just intercepted an Imperial memo
325
00:35:10,542 --> 00:35:12,310
from the Administration Hall
to the Eastern Palace.
326
00:35:14,479 --> 00:35:17,115
I hope you'll take precautions.
327
00:35:22,087 --> 00:35:25,790
The Heavenly Empress and I are inseparable.
328
00:35:26,691 --> 00:35:29,894
I hereby will that she be buried with me.
329
00:35:29,928 --> 00:35:31,730
I hereby will that...
330
00:35:33,999 --> 00:35:35,734
she be buried with me.
331
00:35:37,736 --> 00:35:40,739
Calm down! I'll make the arrangements.
332
00:35:45,243 --> 00:35:47,445
Well? Did you say what we told you to say?
333
00:35:47,579 --> 00:35:49,214
Yes, I said it.
334
00:35:49,447 --> 00:35:53,018
As you have expected, Father banned the idea
335
00:35:53,184 --> 00:35:55,420
I don't understand, Father-in-law,
336
00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,622
if you knew Father would not want
337
00:35:57,756 --> 00:35:58,823
Mother to be buried with him
338
00:35:58,957 --> 00:36:01,159
why did you make me bring up the idea?
339
00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:04,562
Now Father will think I'm an unfilial son.
340
00:36:06,698 --> 00:36:09,067
You don't understand, Your Highness!
341
00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:10,969
When you left the Administration Hall,
342
00:36:11,102 --> 00:36:14,506
I arranged to have an Imperial memo
dispatched to the Eastern Palace.
343
00:36:14,873 --> 00:36:20,011
The memo was intercepted
by the Heavenly Empress.
344
00:36:22,580 --> 00:36:25,750
She couldn't tell
it wasn't His Majesty's handwriting?
345
00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:29,521
She couldn't see it.
346
00:36:29,754 --> 00:36:32,724
There's only one memo
347
00:36:32,924 --> 00:36:35,527
from the Administration Hall
to the Eastern Palace
348
00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:37,529
straight into the hands of the Crown Prince.
349
00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:43,501
If it's stolen along its way,
His Majesty would know right away.
350
00:36:43,702 --> 00:36:48,206
The Heavenly Empress is too shrewd
to take such a risk.
351
00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:56,715
She'd only see a copy of the original
but not in His Majesty's writing.
352
00:37:00,752 --> 00:37:04,522
That's why you asked His Highness
to make the trip,
353
00:37:04,756 --> 00:37:08,593
to make people believe there had been
such a memo.
354
00:37:08,727 --> 00:37:11,963
When His Majesty dies,
355
00:37:12,864 --> 00:37:15,900
a fake one will become real
356
00:37:16,301 --> 00:37:21,206
and even the Heavenly Empress
must obey it.
357
00:37:23,475 --> 00:37:28,012
What if Mother wants to check the seal?
358
00:37:28,113 --> 00:37:29,214
What happens then?
359
00:37:29,614 --> 00:37:34,419
She won't get the chance.
360
00:37:49,634 --> 00:37:53,538
"The woman ruler named Wu" is nonsense.
361
00:37:53,905 --> 00:37:57,408
Do not allow it to go adrift.
362
00:37:57,642 --> 00:38:01,446
If Wu Meiniang is pregnant when I'm dead,
363
00:38:01,679 --> 00:38:05,316
kill the child, regardless of gender.
364
00:38:13,258 --> 00:38:17,128
The Heavenly Empress and I are inseparable.
365
00:38:17,395 --> 00:38:22,066
I hereby will that she be buried with me.
366
00:38:33,611 --> 00:38:38,683
From today onwards, I'm not Wu Ruyi anymore.
367
00:38:38,950 --> 00:38:40,785
I'm not Meiniang either.
368
00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:46,191
Like the sun and moon in the sky,
the brilliance of Wu Zhao
369
00:38:46,357 --> 00:38:49,427
will shine throughout the state.
370
00:38:49,794 --> 00:38:50,862
(Palace in Luoyang)
371
00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:58,937
General Li Xiaoyi at your service,
Your Highness!
372
00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:01,339
Your Highness, the troops I command
373
00:39:01,506 --> 00:39:03,141
have secretly been moved to Luoyang,
374
00:39:03,308 --> 00:39:04,142
waiting for your orders.
375
00:39:04,242 --> 00:39:05,243
Good job!
376
00:39:06,044 --> 00:39:09,314
Milady, His Majesty is awake.
377
00:39:09,447 --> 00:39:11,549
He summons you to his chamber.
378
00:39:16,321 --> 00:39:19,824
Greetings, Heavenly Empress!
379
00:39:34,539 --> 00:39:37,075
Does His Majesty show any signs of recovery?
380
00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:47,719
Though His Majesty is conscious,
381
00:39:47,952 --> 00:39:54,559
his circulation and energy are weak,
we can hardly detect a pulse.
382
00:39:54,792 --> 00:39:56,594
I'm afraid it's the last radiance
of a setting sun.
383
00:39:57,795 --> 00:40:00,164
How much longer does he have?
384
00:40:01,065 --> 00:40:03,668
He won't make it through the night.
385
00:40:07,071 --> 00:40:10,508
Very well! You may go!
386
00:40:55,687 --> 00:41:05,630
I dreamt about you
galloping away on a horse.
387
00:41:05,830 --> 00:41:11,536
I tried, but couldn't catch up with you.
388
00:41:14,739 --> 00:41:19,110
Then you ought to punish me.
389
00:41:19,877 --> 00:41:23,848
I order you to stay here with me.
390
00:41:24,248 --> 00:41:28,653
I'm not going anywhere.
391
00:41:28,820 --> 00:41:32,657
I'll be right here beside you.
392
00:41:33,958 --> 00:41:38,496
We haven't talked like this in a long time.
393
00:41:43,601 --> 00:41:49,540
Anything you wish to tell me?
394
00:41:50,008 --> 00:41:53,911
The courtiers are waiting outside,
395
00:41:54,145 --> 00:41:57,015
they're prepared to come in.
396
00:42:05,223 --> 00:42:07,058
Your Majesty!
397
00:42:12,230 --> 00:42:17,735
I have a lot I want to say,
398
00:42:17,902 --> 00:42:22,173
and people I wish to summon.
399
00:42:25,343 --> 00:42:30,681
Tubo in Jiannan District, the rising Qidan
400
00:42:32,116 --> 00:42:35,353
my Heir Apparent Xian
401
00:42:37,688 --> 00:42:45,396
the Imperial Li clan and courtiers
who needed reassurance...
402
00:42:47,131 --> 00:42:52,370
On their death beds, all Emperors
403
00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:58,676
make plans for their descendants
and the state,
404
00:42:58,843 --> 00:43:02,814
leaving something meaningful, but...
405
00:43:03,214 --> 00:43:04,315
Your Majesty!
406
00:43:05,083 --> 00:43:07,885
I have wasted too much time.
407
00:43:09,454 --> 00:43:14,158
I don't want to talk about such nonsense.
408
00:43:15,526 --> 00:43:17,628
Meiniang...
Your Majesty!
409
00:43:21,833 --> 00:43:24,735
Let's go for a walk.
410
00:43:31,042 --> 00:43:33,444
Standby outside the Palace gate, the chamber
411
00:43:33,711 --> 00:43:36,547
and the main hall and wait for my order
to assist the Heavenly Empress.
412
00:43:36,848 --> 00:43:37,548
Aye!
413
00:43:39,584 --> 00:43:40,318
Let's go!
414
00:43:55,566 --> 00:43:57,068
Your Highness, Minister Wel!
415
00:43:57,201 --> 00:43:58,469
According to the doctors,
416
00:43:58,736 --> 00:44:01,672
His Majesty won't make it through tonight.
417
00:44:02,106 --> 00:44:04,442
He just summoned the Heavenly Empress.
418
00:44:08,679 --> 00:44:10,515
Father-in-law...
419
00:44:10,848 --> 00:44:12,083
Your Highness,
420
00:44:12,350 --> 00:44:15,853
His Majesty didn't summon you
at this crucial hour,
421
00:44:17,288 --> 00:44:19,123
it's time to make a decision.
422
00:44:24,462 --> 00:44:29,467
What about the assassins?
423
00:44:29,867 --> 00:44:31,903
They're waiting in the side chamber.
424
00:44:39,076 --> 00:44:44,348
All right!
We'll make a move when Father is dead.31468
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