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[The Princess Royal]

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[Adapted from Mo Shubai's novel,
The Princess Royal]

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[on Jinjiang Original Network]

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[This is a work of fiction.]

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[Episode 2]

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[Yang]

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[Cui]
Young Master Zhang, you are here too.

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It's really been a while.

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I've heard that the princess
is using the Spring Banquet as a pretext

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for selecting a husband.

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No wonder my young master

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is paying so much attention
to his appearance today.

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It's the Su Family's carriage.

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It's Second Young Master Su's carriage.

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The Su Family's carriage?

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It's said he's strikingly handsome
and extraordinarily charming.

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[Su]
We'll get to feast our eyes this time.

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He is Second Young Master
of the Su Family,

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the second most prominent family
in the capital.

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[Pei]

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Is this the Su Family's carriage?

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Yes, it is.

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Second Young Master Su

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is indeed handsome
and has an extraordinary temperament.

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Please come down.

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How do I look?

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You look great.

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- Young Master Su.
- Young Master Su.

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Greetings, everyone.

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- Greetings, Young Master Su.
- Greetings, Young Master Su.

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Greetings.

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Why is he here?

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Look at his appearance, temperament,

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and that carriage.

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He truly is the finest Young Master
in the world.

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The finest Young Master in the world?

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He's nothing.

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[Tong Meng]

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Your Highness.

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Your Highness, wake up.

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All the young masters have arrived.

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Ask them to wait.

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I want to sleep a little longer.

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Second Young Master of the Su Family,

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Su Rongqing, has also arrived.

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Su Rongqing?

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The Su Family has not provided
a definite response.

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I thought he might not come.

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Since it's an invitation
from Your Highness,

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of course, those young masters
will show some respect.

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Hurry up

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and help me get dressed.

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Also,

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keep a close eye on everything today.

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This Spring Banquet
isn't just held for me.

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Many people are eagerly waiting
to see what unfolds.

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Please rest assured.

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Hurry.

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Please wait here, Young Master.

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It's okay.

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I will wait here for Her Highness.

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Yes.

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Rongqing.

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Back then, you were eighteen

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and I was twenty.

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That year

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is the most beautiful memory of my life.

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From this day forth,

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Su Rongqing is an honored guest
of the Princess's Mansion

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and should be treated accordingly.

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Since we are seemingly in harmony
but actually at variance,

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let's set each other free.

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We should request an audience
with His Majesty

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and seek his permission
for our divorce.

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Your best ally can only be me.

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You want a divorce?

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Only if I die.

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If this is a dream,

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then what has changed

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and what hasn't?

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Previously, there was no Su Rongqing

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among the candidates
for the Prince Consort.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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Rumor has it you are
the finest young master in Huajing.

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As I've seen for myself,

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you truly deserve the reputation.

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Your Highness, I'm flattered.

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I appreciate the flattering words,

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but it's all just playful banter.

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How is it just banter?

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Upon meeting you today,

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I've found that you have
an extraordinary temperament.

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I don't think there's no one else
in Huajing who deserves the reputation

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of the finest
young master other than you.

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You didn't reply to me

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which made me think you wouldn't come.

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I'm honored

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to receive your invitation,
Your Highness.

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It's just that I was hesitant.

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He mentioned hesitancy.

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So,

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by this time,
Rongqing is already...?

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I was worried that I might disturb you,
Your Highness.

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Since it's the Spring Banquet,

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why would I worry about being disturbed?

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I simply wish to enjoy
the festivities with everyone.

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While young,
you know no grief you could not bear.

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Do you realize His Majesty
already has someone in mind?

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If you choose a Noble House
like the Su Family,

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what awaits you

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is either a marriage alliance
in a faraway land

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or worse, being executed.

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You've got some nerve showing up here,

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you rascal.

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Greetings, Your Highness.

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I wish you

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a year as bright as the moon

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and an appearance as radiant
as spring blossoms, Your Highness.

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Spare the formalities.

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Thank you, Young Master Su,
for your gracious presence.

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How about we have a private conversation
in the inner courtyard?

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I originally planned to leave

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after just one glance
at the eighteen-year-old you,

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but I never expected

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that you, at eighteen, would be
so easily swayed by appearances.

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Rongqing.

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The Rongqing in front of me

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has no knowledge

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of our past.

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I saw an insect on your cuff.

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It has already flown away.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Young Master Su,

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are you aware that I'm holding
this Spring Banquet

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for another purpose?

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The young Rongqing is actually so shy.

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Back then, due to our status,

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we had little interaction.

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I never imagined
he could be so charming in this way.

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Young Master Su, you seem a bit nervous.

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How come I didn't know

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you were so proactive back then?

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Meeting Rongqing

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in advance this time

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is really great.

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Your Highness. Young Master Su.

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The auspicious time
for the Spring Banquet is approaching.

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You should go change now.

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Young Master Su,
please wait in the garden.

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I'll be back after I get changed.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Young Master,

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that's the princess.

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No matter how attractive she is,
you shouldn't look at her like that.

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It could cost you your life.

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Shut up.

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Who said I was looking at the princess?

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Are you suggesting
that you admire Young Master Su?

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Get lost.

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The Spring Banquet starts now.

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Please welcome Her Highness.

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- Greetings, Your Highness.
- Greetings, Your Highness.

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- Long live the Princess.
- Long live the Princess.

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You may rise.

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- Thank you, Your Highness.
- Thank you, Your Highness.

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Please be seated.

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Her Highness says

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that she wants to play

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a different version
of the traditional game,

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passing the parcel.

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In a moment, a hibiscus cup

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will float down the winding stream
in front of you.

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When the drum starts,

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Her Highness will call out when to stop.

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Whomever the hibiscus cup
stops in front of

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must drink

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and then have a talent show.

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Any of the Six Arts are acceptable.

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Stop.

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[Lu Yu, son of Marquis Ningguo]

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What talents do you possess,
Young Master Lu?

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I... I'm good at...

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I'm good at eating eggs.

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Young Master Lu's talent
is indeed unique.

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Bring over the eggs.

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[Mingyue Palace]

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[Huayue, daughter of Concubine Rou]
It's so funny.

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[Xiao Rou, Concubine Rou]

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Mother, what kind of people

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is Father choosing for Pingyue?

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If she ends up picking
that fool, Lu Yu...

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Huayue,

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regarding Pingyue's marriage,

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your father has his own considerations.

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If she marries a fool,

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I'm really afraid that when I see her,

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I won't be able to help
but laugh out loud.

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Behave yourself.

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With Pingyue's temper,

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if you annoy her,

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she'll definitely have a row with you.

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That's exactly the point.
I want to make her angry.

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When people get angry,
they tend to make mistakes.

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Once she makes a mistake,

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it'll be easier to deal with her.

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Your Majesty,

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these are all urgent memorials.

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Inside,

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they are either proposals
for marriage to Princess Pingyue

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or related to affairs
of the border regions.

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Please give written instructions
or comments.

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Is the Yang Family
on the northwest border

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demanding military funds again?

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When was the last time this happened?

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His Majesty,

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it's been less than a month.

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The Noble Houses
all have their own fiefdoms,

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and now that there's a war,

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they're all coming to ask me for money.

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I might as well
not read at this memorial.

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Let me guess what else is
on the memorials.

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These candidates

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probably all come
from the seven major Noble Houses.

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What if Pingyue

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doesn't make her decision
according to my arrangements?

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If I recall correctly,

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the late Emperor

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did the following

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with two disobedient princesses
back then:

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one was sent far away for marriage,

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and the other was executed.

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The Young Master of the Su Family
still went to attend the banquet.

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Was Pingyue acting innocently

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or intentionally?

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Stop.

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Please bring a bow and arrows.

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Your Highness,
I apologize for any offense.

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He's nothing but a pretty face.

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Reward him.

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This is carefully selected
by Her Highness.

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Thank you, Your Highness.

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Li Rong,

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you are playing with fire here.

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[Hanqiu Palace]
Your Highness, His Majesty says

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that he is preoccupied
with state affairs

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and cannot meet you.

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Thank you.

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Wait.

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Your clothes seem a bit old.

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I have some fine fabric at my place.

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I'll send it over to you another day.

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[Yang Wan, Concubine Ning]
Serving His Majesty

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means you should be concerned
about appearances all the time.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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I just want to see His Majesty briefly.

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I won't cause any trouble for you.

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Then please go back, Your Highness,
and wait for my message.

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Thank you.

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Find a way to send a message
to the young master.

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Ask him to win the favor
of the princess at all costs.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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It's a disgrace to the educated class.

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[Cui Shuyun]
It's no different

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[Bureau Director]
from those male escorts

268
00:17:19,563 --> 00:17:20,683
[in the Ministry of Justice]
in those pleasure houses.

269
00:17:20,683 --> 00:17:22,273
[Yang Quan,
Concubine Ning's younger brother]

270
00:17:46,123 --> 00:17:47,523
It seems like Li Rong

271
00:17:48,243 --> 00:17:49,903
wants to test all the candidates

272
00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:50,603
for the Prince Consort

273
00:17:50,963 --> 00:17:52,163
selected by His Majesty.

274
00:17:53,643 --> 00:17:54,843
The game continues.

275
00:18:17,443 --> 00:18:18,083
Stop.

276
00:18:25,043 --> 00:18:25,883
I'm done here.

277
00:18:26,883 --> 00:18:27,523
Let's go.

278
00:18:32,083 --> 00:18:33,923
She's intentionally trying to prevent me
from showcasing my abilities.

279
00:18:47,603 --> 00:18:48,683
Her Highness wants to see you.

280
00:18:50,523 --> 00:18:52,603
Li Rong intends to meet
with Su Rongqing alone.

281
00:18:53,123 --> 00:18:55,083
No, this is absolutely not allowed.

282
00:18:57,043 --> 00:18:58,043
May I ask, Miss,

283
00:18:59,203 --> 00:19:02,203
what Her Highness
has summoned me here for?

284
00:19:03,363 --> 00:19:06,123
Her Highness has heard
that you love reading.

285
00:19:06,563 --> 00:19:08,963
Here are rare volumes
from the royal collection.

286
00:19:09,723 --> 00:19:12,083
If you are willing
to join the Princess's Mansion,

287
00:19:12,843 --> 00:19:15,483
these will belong to you.

288
00:19:19,403 --> 00:19:21,003
You don't need to answer immediately.

289
00:19:21,643 --> 00:19:23,683
I have brought some refreshments.

290
00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:25,363
When you have decided,

291
00:19:25,763 --> 00:19:27,763
you can go to the pavilion in the lake
to meet Her Highness.

292
00:19:41,243 --> 00:19:43,083
That was quite some fun I had today.

293
00:19:43,883 --> 00:19:44,883
Normally,

294
00:19:45,003 --> 00:19:47,163
it's women who go to great lengths

295
00:19:47,163 --> 00:19:48,643
to please men.

296
00:19:48,883 --> 00:19:50,923
But today, watching those men
down there,

297
00:19:51,043 --> 00:19:52,723
trying their best to win my favor

298
00:19:52,963 --> 00:19:54,963
and showing off in front of me,
is quite entertaining.

299
00:19:58,003 --> 00:19:58,803
Your Highness,

300
00:19:59,763 --> 00:20:02,043
what are you talking about?

301
00:20:02,323 --> 00:20:03,803
You see that Yang Quan?

302
00:20:04,243 --> 00:20:05,723
It's as if 'Pick me'

303
00:20:05,723 --> 00:20:07,083
is written on his forehead.

304
00:20:09,603 --> 00:20:10,883
Go make a pot of tea for me.

305
00:20:10,883 --> 00:20:11,603
Yes, Your Highness.

306
00:20:16,003 --> 00:20:16,643
What's wrong?

307
00:20:17,523 --> 00:20:19,523
Earlier, Young Master Pei stopped me

308
00:20:20,043 --> 00:20:21,163
and said something.

309
00:20:21,323 --> 00:20:22,443
What did he

310
00:20:23,003 --> 00:20:24,123
say to you?

311
00:20:24,603 --> 00:20:25,643
He said

312
00:20:26,563 --> 00:20:29,923
if you insist on choosing
Young Master Su,

313
00:20:31,723 --> 00:20:33,243
you'll end up
in either of the following endings.

314
00:20:35,163 --> 00:20:38,563
One is to marry to a distant land,

315
00:20:41,403 --> 00:20:42,283
and the other is...

316
00:20:42,843 --> 00:20:43,923
The other is execution.

317
00:20:46,363 --> 00:20:49,123
Does Pei Wenxuan think I'm stupid?

318
00:20:51,763 --> 00:20:53,043
But it's unexpected

319
00:20:54,603 --> 00:20:56,283
that at such a young age,

320
00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:58,043
he has such insight.

321
00:20:59,443 --> 00:21:00,523
He's quite talented,

322
00:21:03,403 --> 00:21:04,483
but it's a pity

323
00:21:04,963 --> 00:21:05,763
that he offended me.

324
00:21:07,683 --> 00:21:08,483
Young Master Lu,

325
00:21:09,443 --> 00:21:10,363
Her Highness wants to see you.

326
00:21:16,123 --> 00:21:17,443
She summoned Lu Yu.

327
00:21:18,443 --> 00:21:20,283
It seems she's heeded my advice.

328
00:21:22,243 --> 00:21:24,163
Cui Yulang is lascivious by nature

329
00:21:24,883 --> 00:21:26,403
and won't catch Li Rong's eye.

330
00:21:27,203 --> 00:21:28,243
How wonderful!

331
00:21:28,683 --> 00:21:31,803
Your Highness's husband-to-be
will be a handsome scholar.

332
00:21:34,283 --> 00:21:35,163
But

333
00:21:36,563 --> 00:21:38,083
if she really chooses Lu Yu,

334
00:21:38,683 --> 00:21:40,683
how will the people
in the palace think of her?

335
00:21:42,123 --> 00:21:43,523
She's such a proud person.

336
00:21:44,203 --> 00:21:46,683
It's almost like
sentencing her to death.

337
00:21:52,963 --> 00:21:54,523
Greetings, Your Highness.

338
00:21:55,203 --> 00:21:56,563
Why are you here, Lu Ting?

339
00:21:57,883 --> 00:21:58,523
Young Master.

340
00:22:01,963 --> 00:22:04,043
Master asked me to send you a message.

341
00:22:08,203 --> 00:22:08,883
It's...

342
00:22:09,003 --> 00:22:10,003
It's all wet.

343
00:22:11,323 --> 00:22:11,843
What...

344
00:22:12,403 --> 00:22:13,523
What should I do now?

345
00:22:13,523 --> 00:22:14,363
Please forgive me, Your Highness.

346
00:22:14,403 --> 00:22:15,243
Please forgive me.

347
00:22:15,683 --> 00:22:17,043
Do you mind if I go help

348
00:22:17,363 --> 00:22:18,683
my young master get changed first?

349
00:22:19,643 --> 00:22:20,323
Go ahead.

350
00:22:20,643 --> 00:22:21,803
Thank you, Your Highness.

351
00:22:25,923 --> 00:22:27,203
Your Highness, bad news.

352
00:22:27,283 --> 00:22:28,363
Major General Yang

353
00:22:28,483 --> 00:22:29,043
and the young lord

354
00:22:29,043 --> 00:22:30,163
of the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Yu,

355
00:22:30,163 --> 00:22:31,003
got into a fight.

356
00:22:31,843 --> 00:22:33,363
They're forcing me to show up.

357
00:22:34,843 --> 00:22:35,563
Your Highness,

358
00:22:36,803 --> 00:22:38,803
I heard that Young Master Lu
fainted as soon as he left.

359
00:22:41,243 --> 00:22:42,363
I guess he won't come back then.

360
00:22:45,323 --> 00:22:45,963
Rong.

361
00:22:47,283 --> 00:22:48,123
Rong.

362
00:22:48,283 --> 00:22:49,323
- Your Highness.
- Rong.

363
00:22:49,723 --> 00:22:50,963
You have to get justice for me.

364
00:22:51,963 --> 00:22:53,323
Only Young Master Yang
would dare to hit him.

365
00:22:53,443 --> 00:22:55,163
Take the young lord away
for treatment first.

366
00:22:55,203 --> 00:22:55,963
Yes, Your Highness.

367
00:22:56,603 --> 00:22:58,163
You... you ignoramus!

368
00:23:02,603 --> 00:23:03,603
Major General Yang,

369
00:23:04,403 --> 00:23:07,443
are you implying
that my hospitality is inadequate?

370
00:23:08,083 --> 00:23:10,323
Your Highness's hospitality is,
of course, impeccable.

371
00:23:10,523 --> 00:23:11,563
Since it's impeccable,

372
00:23:12,243 --> 00:23:13,803
why are you causing such trouble?

373
00:23:14,563 --> 00:23:16,803
I just wish to have a few words
with Your Highness.

374
00:23:17,403 --> 00:23:18,083
Go ahead.

375
00:23:18,563 --> 00:23:19,883
I come from a military background

376
00:23:21,003 --> 00:23:22,403
and am not skilled in fancy words,

377
00:23:22,723 --> 00:23:25,283
but heaven bears witness,

378
00:23:25,643 --> 00:23:27,203
my desire to marry
Your Highness is sincere.

379
00:23:28,443 --> 00:23:29,683
Did you say "Heaven bears witness"?

380
00:23:30,523 --> 00:23:31,843
And you say you don't use fancy words?

381
00:23:34,003 --> 00:23:35,163
They are such fancy words

382
00:23:35,323 --> 00:23:36,963
that I don't even know
if I'd ever use them.

383
00:23:45,403 --> 00:23:47,323
If you agree to marry me,

384
00:23:48,563 --> 00:23:49,883
I'll grant you

385
00:23:50,763 --> 00:23:52,843
whatever you desire in this world.

386
00:23:53,083 --> 00:23:54,643
I give you my word.

387
00:23:54,963 --> 00:23:56,603
I didn't know that you were so capable.

388
00:23:56,963 --> 00:23:58,803
I command thirty thousand soldiers
from the northwest troop.

389
00:23:59,403 --> 00:24:00,723
They are at Your Highness's disposal.

390
00:24:01,003 --> 00:24:01,683
How dare you!

391
00:24:02,963 --> 00:24:03,483
Your Highness.

392
00:24:03,483 --> 00:24:05,003
You have quite the nerve, Yang Quan.

393
00:24:05,403 --> 00:24:07,483
Do you think
the thirty thousand soldiers stationed

394
00:24:07,843 --> 00:24:09,283
in the northwest
are your family's soldiers?

395
00:24:10,403 --> 00:24:11,723
I wouldn't dare. I...

396
00:24:11,723 --> 00:24:12,603
Major General Yang,

397
00:24:14,483 --> 00:24:15,683
you may go back.

398
00:24:18,003 --> 00:24:19,003
Major General Yang,

399
00:24:20,123 --> 00:24:20,883
please.

400
00:24:28,123 --> 00:24:30,043
Ask Young Master Su
to head to the pavilion in the lake.

401
00:24:30,763 --> 00:24:32,283
He's probably finished
reading the books.

402
00:24:32,683 --> 00:24:33,363
Yes, Your Highness.

403
00:24:45,003 --> 00:24:46,803
Tell that rascal Pei Wenxuan
to go there too.

404
00:24:47,683 --> 00:24:49,763
I noticed that you don't seem
to like Young Master Pei.

405
00:24:50,243 --> 00:24:52,163
You haven't even glanced at him today.

406
00:24:52,403 --> 00:24:53,403
So why...

407
00:24:54,803 --> 00:24:55,643
Pei Wenxuan,

408
00:24:56,323 --> 00:24:57,603
wait to see what I'm going to do to you.

409
00:24:58,123 --> 00:25:01,243
Back then, you claimed
that you were forced to marry me.

410
00:25:01,723 --> 00:25:03,603
Seems like you've calculated
everything meticulously.

411
00:25:12,563 --> 00:25:14,443
Your Highness,
Young Master Pei has arrived.

412
00:25:17,563 --> 00:25:18,803
Greetings,

413
00:25:19,363 --> 00:25:20,723
Your Highness.

414
00:25:30,643 --> 00:25:33,243
What's the meaning of this,
Your Highness?

415
00:25:39,243 --> 00:25:40,403
It's rare

416
00:25:42,003 --> 00:25:43,083
to meet a kindred spirit.

417
00:25:43,523 --> 00:25:44,683
When we were outside just now,

418
00:25:44,843 --> 00:25:46,923
I didn't get enough
of Young Master Su's show.

419
00:25:47,163 --> 00:25:50,163
So I invited him
to play the guqin here.

420
00:25:52,203 --> 00:25:54,203
Young Master Pei, why don't you also
immerse yourself in the music?

421
00:25:54,563 --> 00:25:55,323
Jingmei,

422
00:25:56,403 --> 00:25:57,043
bring him a futon.

423
00:25:57,523 --> 00:25:58,163
Yes, Your Highness.

424
00:26:13,283 --> 00:26:16,283
Young Master Su, your guqin skills
are indeed remarkable.

425
00:26:19,203 --> 00:26:20,563
I'm flattered, Your Highness.

426
00:26:22,083 --> 00:26:24,003
Your Highness, it's getting late.

427
00:26:24,283 --> 00:26:26,283
I'll take my leave now.

428
00:26:26,483 --> 00:26:27,603
Young Master Su, please stay.

429
00:26:31,003 --> 00:26:33,483
I have something more
to discuss with you.

430
00:26:48,483 --> 00:26:49,043
Pei Wenxuan,

431
00:26:49,043 --> 00:26:50,843
I won't allow you
to slander Rongqing in the slightest!

432
00:27:01,723 --> 00:27:02,403
Li Rong,

433
00:27:03,603 --> 00:27:05,283
I also hope you can live a happy life,

434
00:27:06,123 --> 00:27:07,323
but you mustn't choose

435
00:27:07,803 --> 00:27:08,643
Su Rongqing.

436
00:27:16,563 --> 00:27:17,483
You may leave now.

437
00:27:32,443 --> 00:27:33,803
Mr. Pei, I have heard

438
00:27:34,483 --> 00:27:36,083
that you are the youngest
and most favored candidate

439
00:27:36,723 --> 00:27:38,683
in the Royal Selection
in our dynasty's history,

440
00:27:39,883 --> 00:27:41,003
with unparalleled wit and strategies.

441
00:27:41,723 --> 00:27:42,523
Today,

442
00:27:43,803 --> 00:27:46,643
I have truly known
your capabilities.

443
00:27:52,123 --> 00:27:53,883
I'm flattered, Your Highness.

444
00:27:54,803 --> 00:27:55,603
Jump into the lake.

445
00:28:04,483 --> 00:28:05,123
Your Highness,

446
00:28:06,083 --> 00:28:09,003
I don't quite understand.

447
00:28:11,083 --> 00:28:13,243
You tricked Yang Quan
to hit Shangguan Yu.

448
00:28:14,563 --> 00:28:15,563
What's wrong with you?

449
00:28:23,883 --> 00:28:24,603
Give it back.

450
00:28:24,603 --> 00:28:26,243
That jade pendant is from my mother.

451
00:28:26,523 --> 00:28:27,523
Give my jade pendant back!

452
00:28:30,563 --> 00:28:31,763
Then you lured Lu Yu away.

453
00:28:31,923 --> 00:28:33,283
When you go in
and see your young master,

454
00:28:33,283 --> 00:28:34,243
ask him to pretend to faint.

455
00:28:34,443 --> 00:28:36,043
You did all this

456
00:28:36,723 --> 00:28:38,483
just to become my husband, didn't you?

457
00:28:40,803 --> 00:28:42,043
If you want to be my husband,

458
00:28:42,563 --> 00:28:43,243
how come

459
00:28:44,203 --> 00:28:45,723
you can't bear
even this little grievance?

460
00:28:49,443 --> 00:28:52,043
How does Your Highness know

461
00:28:52,403 --> 00:28:53,723
that I want to be the Prince Consort?

462
00:28:53,963 --> 00:28:54,843
Drop the act.

463
00:28:56,283 --> 00:28:58,603
Why else would you be here?

464
00:29:00,963 --> 00:29:02,083
I've already investigated

465
00:29:02,763 --> 00:29:04,203
your background and the situation

466
00:29:05,003 --> 00:29:06,563
with the Pei Family thoroughly.

467
00:29:07,123 --> 00:29:08,323
Becoming my husband

468
00:29:09,003 --> 00:29:09,963
is precisely a great opportunity

469
00:29:10,683 --> 00:29:12,603
for you and your family
to turn things around, isn't it?

470
00:29:15,443 --> 00:29:17,523
It seems Your Highness
has misunderstood.

471
00:29:18,483 --> 00:29:20,283
I just want to help...

472
00:29:23,083 --> 00:29:23,683
Right,

473
00:29:25,003 --> 00:29:26,163
I seem to be meddling too much.

474
00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:32,203
Even if you wanted to,

475
00:29:32,723 --> 00:29:33,803
there would be no chance now.

476
00:29:34,963 --> 00:29:36,723
I already have someone I fancy.

477
00:29:43,763 --> 00:29:46,283
Who are you referring to, Your Highness?

478
00:29:46,883 --> 00:29:48,123
He's right in front of you.

479
00:29:54,003 --> 00:29:54,843
Young Master Su,

480
00:29:55,203 --> 00:29:57,403
do you like those books?

481
00:29:58,483 --> 00:29:59,443
Would you like to have them?

482
00:30:04,723 --> 00:30:06,043
Please think twice, Your Highness.

483
00:30:06,043 --> 00:30:06,963
Mr. Pei.

484
00:30:07,563 --> 00:30:08,763
I'm talking to Young Master Su here.

485
00:30:08,763 --> 00:30:10,163
It's not your place to interrupt.

486
00:30:10,683 --> 00:30:11,523
Your Highness,

487
00:30:12,363 --> 00:30:15,283
I just don't want you

488
00:30:15,603 --> 00:30:17,563
to ruin your own future
due to a sudden impulse.

489
00:30:17,723 --> 00:30:19,203
That's quite audacious of you

490
00:30:19,443 --> 00:30:21,003
to meddle in my affairs.

491
00:30:21,083 --> 00:30:23,203
I'll do whatever I like.

492
00:30:23,203 --> 00:30:24,403
It's my own path

493
00:30:24,683 --> 00:30:25,763
and my own choice.

494
00:30:26,963 --> 00:30:27,763
Young Master Su.

495
00:30:28,203 --> 00:30:29,523
If Your Highness doesn't mind,

496
00:30:30,963 --> 00:30:33,363
I would like to request to marry you.

497
00:30:43,963 --> 00:30:44,523
Guards.

498
00:30:46,803 --> 00:30:48,523
I'm astonished at how scheming you are

499
00:30:48,683 --> 00:30:50,123
at such a young age.

500
00:30:50,723 --> 00:30:51,443
Throw him into the lake.

501
00:30:51,443 --> 00:30:51,963
- Yes, Your Highness.
- Yes, Your Highness.

502
00:30:51,963 --> 00:30:52,603
Your Highness.

503
00:31:01,963 --> 00:31:04,443
So you were picking
the spot in the lake to fall into?

504
00:31:11,483 --> 00:31:12,323
How about

505
00:31:13,003 --> 00:31:14,483
we talk like this?

506
00:31:15,563 --> 00:31:17,123
I quite enjoy the position

507
00:31:18,403 --> 00:31:19,443
where you're lower than me.

508
00:31:27,323 --> 00:31:28,163
Pei Wenxuan,

509
00:31:29,523 --> 00:31:31,763
you'd better know your place.

510
00:31:32,483 --> 00:31:35,523
Right now,
I can throw you into the lake,

511
00:31:37,203 --> 00:31:38,403
and later, if I wish,

512
00:31:39,683 --> 00:31:41,123
I can make you drown here.

513
00:31:42,283 --> 00:31:44,203
From now on,

514
00:31:44,603 --> 00:31:46,723
whether you get to live or not
depends entirely on my mood.

515
00:31:47,763 --> 00:31:49,443
So think carefully about what you say

516
00:31:49,883 --> 00:31:51,003
and do.

517
00:31:51,963 --> 00:31:52,643
Do you understand?

518
00:31:59,363 --> 00:32:02,123
Pei Wenxuan is just a young kid,

519
00:32:03,483 --> 00:32:04,763
who's just 20 years old.

520
00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:06,043
There's no difference
between bullying him

521
00:32:06,603 --> 00:32:08,523
and bullying a child.

522
00:32:13,843 --> 00:32:14,563
Enough of this.

523
00:32:15,123 --> 00:32:15,923
Fish him out.

524
00:32:15,923 --> 00:32:16,563
Yes, Your Highness.

525
00:32:30,363 --> 00:32:31,203
Young Master Su,

526
00:32:34,963 --> 00:32:36,043
about what I just said...

527
00:32:40,643 --> 00:32:43,283
Your Highness, please don't.

528
00:32:47,603 --> 00:32:49,603
Rongqing, here you are.

529
00:33:01,403 --> 00:33:02,163
What's the matter?

530
00:33:12,563 --> 00:33:15,163
Rongqing, if you're really unhappy,

531
00:33:15,363 --> 00:33:17,003
I can divorce Pei Wenxuan.

532
00:33:23,443 --> 00:33:24,603
Your Highness is of noble status,

533
00:33:26,203 --> 00:33:27,923
while I am but a humble sinner.
I dare not request your favor.

534
00:33:29,923 --> 00:33:30,603
What is it?

535
00:33:32,683 --> 00:33:33,483
You don't like

536
00:33:34,883 --> 00:33:35,883
those books?

537
00:33:39,283 --> 00:33:40,163
Your Highness, please forgive me.

538
00:33:40,883 --> 00:33:42,563
Before leaving, my father
repeatedly instructed me

539
00:33:42,763 --> 00:33:45,083
to only attend the Spring Banquet

540
00:33:45,083 --> 00:33:46,123
and not get involved in anything else.

541
00:33:49,283 --> 00:33:50,603
If you don't want those books,

542
00:33:52,563 --> 00:33:56,043
they will become
someone else's tomorrow.

543
00:34:02,723 --> 00:34:03,363
Your Highness,

544
00:34:05,123 --> 00:34:06,483
those books are too precious.

545
00:34:07,403 --> 00:34:09,043
I am but a humble man
with little influence...

546
00:34:09,043 --> 00:34:11,003
♪It's like standing on the edge
of a bottomless abyss♪

547
00:34:11,003 --> 00:34:12,003
I'm unworthy
of possessing them just yet.

548
00:34:15,643 --> 00:34:16,963
I should have realized earlier.

549
00:34:17,523 --> 00:34:18,763
The Su Family has always been neutral

550
00:34:18,763 --> 00:34:20,243
and avoids marrying the royal family.

551
00:34:21,123 --> 00:34:23,963
Su Rongqing currently has no choice.

552
00:34:25,083 --> 00:34:25,843
I understand.

553
00:34:25,843 --> 00:34:28,723
♪How do I shout out the words
I want to say?♪

554
00:34:28,723 --> 00:34:29,363
You may leave now.

555
00:34:31,843 --> 00:34:34,083
♪But the wind in the valley
gently ceases its whispers♪

556
00:34:34,083 --> 00:34:34,963
Thank you, Your Highness.

557
00:34:38,803 --> 00:34:46,683
♪Snow falls silently, petal by petal♪

558
00:34:48,403 --> 00:34:49,043
Your Highness.

559
00:34:49,043 --> 00:34:50,803
♪If we met at the right time,
love wouldn't have been so complicated♪

560
00:34:50,803 --> 00:34:52,243
If one day in the future,

561
00:34:53,203 --> 00:34:54,283
I am able to...

562
00:34:54,283 --> 00:34:56,323
♪The wind carries sand and dust♪

563
00:34:56,523 --> 00:35:02,323
♪The moment I see the sunset♪

564
00:35:02,963 --> 00:35:06,643
♪My heart sinks♪

565
00:35:06,763 --> 00:35:12,963
♪My world gradually falls apart
as we fail to understand each other♪

566
00:35:27,523 --> 00:35:28,763
Young Master Pei, don't think

567
00:35:29,523 --> 00:35:31,083
I'm bullying you with my power.

568
00:35:33,483 --> 00:35:35,363
I'm teaching you how to behave properly.

569
00:35:41,083 --> 00:35:42,283
You're lucky it's me
you're running into.

570
00:35:44,203 --> 00:35:45,843
If you had encountered anyone else
from the royal family,

571
00:35:46,923 --> 00:35:48,563
with your behavior today,

572
00:35:49,283 --> 00:35:50,843
you would have been thrown out
to feed the dogs by now.

573
00:36:01,803 --> 00:36:02,923
Thank you, Your Highness.

574
00:36:05,963 --> 00:36:07,323
You've achieved your goal.

575
00:36:09,243 --> 00:36:10,323
You're the only candidate left

576
00:36:12,003 --> 00:36:12,923
for the Prince Consort.

577
00:36:19,883 --> 00:36:21,243
Get Young Master Pei a change of clothes

578
00:36:21,403 --> 00:36:22,643
and have him cleaned up properly.

579
00:36:22,643 --> 00:36:23,323
Yes, Your Highness.

580
00:36:24,723 --> 00:36:25,403
Your Majesty.

581
00:36:30,763 --> 00:36:31,683
Your Majesty.

582
00:36:34,523 --> 00:36:35,923
What do you want? Tell me.

583
00:36:38,003 --> 00:36:39,083
I have heard

584
00:36:39,243 --> 00:36:40,723
that Princess Pingyue
is holding a Spring Banquet

585
00:36:41,123 --> 00:36:42,363
with the intention
of selecting a husband.

586
00:36:43,083 --> 00:36:44,323
My younger brother, Yang Quan,

587
00:36:44,323 --> 00:36:46,483
has followed my father
into battle since childhood

588
00:36:46,563 --> 00:36:47,523
and has earned numerous merits.

589
00:36:47,923 --> 00:36:50,323
He might be a suitable match
for the princess.

590
00:36:52,403 --> 00:36:54,003
Your Yang family
is a lineage of generals.

591
00:36:54,243 --> 00:36:57,003
Instead of focusing
on how to win battles at the border,

592
00:36:57,803 --> 00:37:00,243
you're now concerned
with the princess's marriage.

593
00:37:01,683 --> 00:37:02,803
You're right, Your Majesty,

594
00:37:03,483 --> 00:37:05,723
but as for my brother Quan...

595
00:37:05,723 --> 00:37:06,563
I've said it before,

596
00:37:06,803 --> 00:37:09,243
the princess's marriage
is her own decision.

597
00:37:10,083 --> 00:37:12,683
Whomever she chooses
will be her husband.

598
00:37:14,003 --> 00:37:14,763
Your Majesty.

599
00:37:16,363 --> 00:37:17,763
My family may have made
numerous mistakes.

600
00:37:18,083 --> 00:37:20,443
But I hope Your Majesty can consider

601
00:37:20,443 --> 00:37:22,123
the years of service I have rendered.

602
00:37:23,363 --> 00:37:25,203
Could you give the Yang Family
another chance?

603
00:37:25,403 --> 00:37:26,003
What?

604
00:37:27,123 --> 00:37:29,523
Have I ever said I would do anything
against your Yang Family?

605
00:38:00,603 --> 00:38:01,603
Sit down then talk to me.

606
00:38:08,083 --> 00:38:09,163
Whatever you want to say,

607
00:38:10,203 --> 00:38:10,963
just say it.

608
00:38:15,003 --> 00:38:16,283
Your Highness, I think

609
00:38:16,923 --> 00:38:18,563
you already know what I want to say.

610
00:38:19,603 --> 00:38:20,963
What's with your attitude?

611
00:38:23,443 --> 00:38:24,083
What?

612
00:38:25,243 --> 00:38:26,363
Does marrying into the royal family

613
00:38:27,083 --> 00:38:28,443
make you feel uncomfortable?

614
00:38:29,683 --> 00:38:30,363
Not at all.

615
00:38:31,523 --> 00:38:32,763
I come from humble beginnings,

616
00:38:33,483 --> 00:38:35,083
and initially,
I may rely on Your Highness.

617
00:38:35,883 --> 00:38:38,003
However, as a dignified man,

618
00:38:38,363 --> 00:38:39,563
I also aspire to be the one

619
00:38:39,963 --> 00:38:41,563
who can match you, Your Highness.

620
00:38:43,443 --> 00:38:44,163
This way,

621
00:38:45,523 --> 00:38:46,683
when Your Highness is weary,

622
00:38:47,603 --> 00:38:48,883
you can have someone to lean on,

623
00:38:50,323 --> 00:38:52,443
and I won't be just a burden

624
00:38:52,723 --> 00:38:54,443
living off you.

625
00:39:00,043 --> 00:39:01,803
You're just trying
to leverage my influence

626
00:39:02,523 --> 00:39:03,643
to strengthen yourself.

627
00:39:05,203 --> 00:39:06,923
There's no need
to say these high-sounding words.

628
00:39:08,363 --> 00:39:09,643
Men like you

629
00:39:10,083 --> 00:39:11,443
will say anything

630
00:39:12,563 --> 00:39:13,963
when seeking power and favor.

631
00:39:27,763 --> 00:39:28,483
Mr. Pei,

632
00:39:29,283 --> 00:39:30,563
you are the Prince Consort,

633
00:39:30,803 --> 00:39:32,523
yet now you are holding
the Crown Prince's concubine like this.

634
00:39:32,763 --> 00:39:33,923
Do you know what punishment you'll face?

635
00:39:35,443 --> 00:39:37,043
I heard Concubine Qin got into trouble,

636
00:39:37,363 --> 00:39:38,043
so I came to help her. I...

637
00:39:38,043 --> 00:39:39,523
The Prince Consort
came here following my order.

638
00:39:40,363 --> 00:39:41,883
How can anyone despise him

639
00:39:42,563 --> 00:39:43,843
and slander him?

640
00:39:51,843 --> 00:39:52,723
You have feelings for her?

641
00:39:53,243 --> 00:39:54,003
I...

642
00:39:57,283 --> 00:39:58,563
I am a bit worried about her.

643
00:39:58,763 --> 00:40:00,083
What's your relationship with her?

644
00:40:01,163 --> 00:40:02,483
Childhood friends.

645
00:40:09,603 --> 00:40:11,323
Did she know
that you still care for her?

646
00:40:12,603 --> 00:40:13,523
If she did,

647
00:40:15,123 --> 00:40:16,123
why did she call off the engagement?

648
00:40:19,323 --> 00:40:20,443
My father passed away
because of illness.

649
00:40:20,923 --> 00:40:21,683
Back then,

650
00:40:22,443 --> 00:40:24,103
I was pushed aside by my uncle

651
00:40:24,103 --> 00:40:25,363
and not given much importance.

652
00:40:25,803 --> 00:40:28,443
It was her relatives
who canceled the marriage,

653
00:40:28,923 --> 00:40:30,003
which is why we...

654
00:40:30,003 --> 00:40:30,883
So you two

655
00:40:32,603 --> 00:40:33,803
loved each other
but couldn't be together,

656
00:40:35,643 --> 00:40:37,563
and I ended up being a hindrance?

657
00:40:41,363 --> 00:40:42,363
Your Highness.

658
00:40:44,683 --> 00:40:45,763
Bring over the citrons.

659
00:40:58,683 --> 00:40:59,403
Your Highness,

660
00:41:00,203 --> 00:41:02,403
citrons will give me rashes
if I eat them.

661
00:41:03,683 --> 00:41:04,803
Is it that bad?

662
00:41:06,323 --> 00:41:07,763
Take this dish away.

663
00:41:07,963 --> 00:41:09,043
And tell the chefs

664
00:41:09,163 --> 00:41:11,163
to avoid cooking anything
that contains citrons.

665
00:41:12,243 --> 00:41:12,963
Yes, Your Highness.

666
00:41:13,243 --> 00:41:13,963
Eat it.

667
00:41:16,123 --> 00:41:18,563
Your Highness, if I consume citrons,

668
00:41:18,963 --> 00:41:20,323
I'll get rashes all over my body.

669
00:41:20,323 --> 00:41:21,163
You still have to eat it.

670
00:41:22,043 --> 00:41:23,323
That's my order.

671
00:41:36,923 --> 00:41:38,243
I've just eaten something,

672
00:41:38,523 --> 00:41:39,803
so I'll eat it later.

673
00:41:40,123 --> 00:41:41,203
Eat it later then.

674
00:41:42,883 --> 00:41:44,283
Since I have plenty of time,

675
00:41:45,243 --> 00:41:46,123
let's play a game of weiqi.

676
00:41:46,603 --> 00:41:47,443
Get the weiqi board.

677
00:41:47,603 --> 00:41:48,403
Yes, Your Highness.

678
00:41:50,963 --> 00:41:53,603
Playing as black,
the star point opening.

679
00:41:54,443 --> 00:41:55,923
She hasn't changed for decades.

680
00:41:59,323 --> 00:42:01,883
So his weiqi strategy
has always been like this.

681
00:42:29,883 --> 00:42:31,483
Dealing with
the twenty-year-old Pei Wenxuan,

682
00:42:31,763 --> 00:42:34,563
I don't need to give full play
to my abilities.

683
00:42:35,843 --> 00:42:36,563
Oh well.

684
00:42:37,003 --> 00:42:38,523
I'll give him a little leeway,

685
00:42:38,723 --> 00:42:40,003
so he won't be as embarrassed.

686
00:42:43,723 --> 00:42:46,483
The eighteen-year-old Li Rong
still plays poorly,

687
00:42:47,523 --> 00:42:48,963
but she's always been arrogant

688
00:42:49,203 --> 00:42:50,563
and mischievous.

689
00:43:31,123 --> 00:43:32,283
How come her tactics

690
00:43:33,043 --> 00:43:34,803
are the same as the ones she used
when she was thirty-eight.

691
00:43:42,523 --> 00:43:45,123
How come his strategies

692
00:43:45,403 --> 00:43:46,803
are the same as when he was forty?

693
00:43:51,203 --> 00:43:53,483
Li Rong may seem arrogant and spoiled,

694
00:43:54,003 --> 00:43:56,083
but she actually acts very methodically.

695
00:43:56,363 --> 00:43:58,363
She doesn't pick a fight for no reason.

696
00:44:00,323 --> 00:44:02,323
However, when I first met Li Rong,

697
00:44:03,123 --> 00:44:05,843
she humiliated me
in front of Su Rongqing.

698
00:44:06,683 --> 00:44:08,203
Guards. Throw him into the lake.

699
00:44:08,203 --> 00:44:09,003
- Yes, Your Highness.
- Yes, Your Highness.

700
00:44:09,003 --> 00:44:09,683
Your Highness.

701
00:44:10,243 --> 00:44:11,203
Back then,

702
00:44:11,723 --> 00:44:13,643
the eighteen-year-old Li Rong
wasn't like this.

703
00:44:13,963 --> 00:44:15,563
I remember
the twenty-year-old Pei Wenxuan

704
00:44:15,963 --> 00:44:17,763
is more or less immature.

705
00:44:18,003 --> 00:44:18,923
On the day of the wedding,

706
00:44:18,923 --> 00:44:20,323
although he appeared calm
on the surface,

707
00:44:20,723 --> 00:44:22,243
I could see from his eyes

708
00:44:22,443 --> 00:44:23,443
that he was already in a state of panic.

709
00:44:23,563 --> 00:44:24,483
Your Highness.

710
00:44:27,843 --> 00:44:29,483
But now, when Pei Wenxuan sees me,

711
00:44:29,483 --> 00:44:30,923
he's not just calm and composed,

712
00:44:31,643 --> 00:44:33,403
he looks at me like an old acquaintance.

713
00:45:09,923 --> 00:45:11,043
This weiqi game

714
00:45:11,403 --> 00:45:13,963
turns out to be the final one we played

715
00:45:13,963 --> 00:45:15,283
before living apart

716
00:45:15,683 --> 00:45:16,923
and it was unfinished.

717
00:45:17,803 --> 00:45:19,243
That unfinished game

718
00:45:20,323 --> 00:45:21,443
is a stalemate.

719
00:45:22,203 --> 00:45:24,083
I just don't want you

720
00:45:24,123 --> 00:45:26,163
to ruin your own future
due to a sudden impulse.

721
00:45:26,483 --> 00:45:27,403
No wonder he dares

722
00:45:27,403 --> 00:45:29,083
to talk back to me like this now.

723
00:45:29,483 --> 00:45:31,483
No wonder she knows
that citrons will give me rashes.

724
00:45:32,523 --> 00:45:34,243
It's either him being truly audacious...

725
00:45:35,003 --> 00:45:35,843
Or...

726
00:45:36,203 --> 00:45:36,963
Or...

727
00:45:37,523 --> 00:45:39,203
- He has lived an extra 20 years.
- She has lived an extra 20 years.

728
00:45:42,563 --> 00:45:43,403
- If so,
- If so,

729
00:45:44,523 --> 00:45:45,923
- everything would make sense.
- everything would make sense.

730
00:45:57,763 --> 00:45:59,483
Li Rong hated me to the core before.

731
00:45:59,683 --> 00:46:01,483
Last time, it was her order
that had me killed.

732
00:46:01,843 --> 00:46:03,413
The fact that she
can still control the urge

733
00:46:03,413 --> 00:46:04,243
to kill me immediately

734
00:46:04,483 --> 00:46:05,923
shows her extreme forbearance.

735
00:46:06,523 --> 00:46:07,403
Fortunately, I have no intention

736
00:46:07,403 --> 00:46:09,283
of entangling with her again
in this lifetime.

737
00:46:09,723 --> 00:46:11,003
I will ask you one more time.

738
00:46:13,883 --> 00:46:15,123
Why did you stop me

739
00:46:16,123 --> 00:46:17,083
from choosing other people?

740
00:46:18,923 --> 00:46:19,683
I...

741
00:46:23,163 --> 00:46:23,683
I...

742
00:46:23,683 --> 00:46:25,403
Because you felt guilty
about what you had done to me.

743
00:46:34,763 --> 00:46:38,443
♪Who gazes at the sky from afar?♪

744
00:46:38,523 --> 00:46:41,923
♪Who gazes at the sky from afar?♪

745
00:46:42,003 --> 00:46:45,323
♪In the night's chill breeze♪

746
00:46:45,443 --> 00:46:48,763
♪What is she singing for?♪

747
00:46:48,963 --> 00:46:52,243
♪The wind caresses the hills♪

748
00:46:52,403 --> 00:46:55,683
♪The wind causes ripples on calm water♪

749
00:46:55,813 --> 00:47:01,483
♪Moonlight graces passing souls♪

750
00:47:30,443 --> 00:47:33,603
♪Her steps get slower and slower♪

751
00:47:33,723 --> 00:47:37,003
♪She's trod a long path♪

752
00:47:37,243 --> 00:47:40,483
♪Memories lost then found♪

753
00:47:40,763 --> 00:47:43,883
♪Gazing idly as clouds roll by♪

754
00:47:44,203 --> 00:47:47,283
♪She holds a red candle♪

755
00:47:47,643 --> 00:47:50,923
♪To brave the thick fog♪

756
00:47:51,083 --> 00:47:54,363
♪Life can be bitter sometimes♪

757
00:47:54,643 --> 00:47:57,883
♪Experience it with grace♪

758
00:47:58,043 --> 00:48:01,323
♪Like a fleeting dream♪

759
00:48:01,483 --> 00:48:04,803
♪Like a fleeting dream♪

760
00:48:04,963 --> 00:48:10,883
♪Neither warmth nor cold will last♪

761
00:48:12,003 --> 00:48:15,123
♪Like a fleeting dream♪

762
00:48:15,403 --> 00:48:18,643
♪Like a fleeting dream♪

763
00:48:18,763 --> 00:48:24,723
♪The moon is reflected in her eyes♪

764
00:48:53,603 --> 00:48:59,563
♪In her gaze,
the unwavering faith remains♪

765
00:48:59,563 --> 00:49:04,563
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