1 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:15,320 The abbot has said 2 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:17,840 that if you're here to pay respects to Buddha, 3 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:19,680 you're welcome in. 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:22,800 But if you seek answers to worldly affairs from the past, 5 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,770 he will not create more karmic entanglements, 6 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,400 nor should you torment yourselves further. 7 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,120 You fool! 8 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,600 You fool! How could you be so foolish? 9 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:43,720 Mo. 10 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,410 I've only just learned that Father kept a mistress here. 11 00:00:58,600 --> 00:00:59,960 This is none of your business! 12 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:01,840 Father... 13 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,840 Father, I know you're hurting and upset, just take it out on me instead. 14 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:06,840 There's been too much misunderstanding between you and Mo. 15 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,560 I don't want the hatred between you to grow deeper. 16 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,160 Just blame everything on me instead, for the sake of our family. 17 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:14,160 You... 18 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:19,360 My Lord. 19 00:01:20,960 --> 00:01:23,200 My Lord, we found this in the woman's room. 20 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,700 The tassel on my belt was missing, so I had a maid to make one for me. 21 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:35,080 But it turned out terrible, so I just burned it. 22 00:01:39,039 --> 00:01:40,200 The tassel you burned 23 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:42,479 was her gift. 24 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:44,720 Father... 25 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,140 Father brought me here once to learn the flute. 26 00:01:47,220 --> 00:01:48,820 She gave me the tassel to curry favor. 27 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,280 You caught me when I was trying to burn it that day. 28 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:52,759 I didn't mean to lie, I just... 29 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,720 Mo, you can read facial expressions. 30 00:01:57,479 --> 00:01:59,200 You must know I'm not lying. 31 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:03,040 You've always been 32 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:05,840 the person I respect most. 33 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,280 Every family has its skeletons. 34 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:09,720 I just don't understand 35 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,640 why you insist on digging up all this muck and making it worse. 36 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:14,040 The Duke of Ying's household 37 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,079 isn't just skeletons and muck. 38 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,200 Do you think that now this woman is dead, 39 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,280 I'll stop digging, 40 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,680 pretend nothing happened, 41 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,000 and reconcile with him? 42 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,320 But he's still our father! 43 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,560 Guards, escort Song Han back to Yizhi Hall. 44 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,400 -Take him away. -Mo... 45 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:45,400 Mo! 46 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:48,240 I... 47 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,320 -Come on. Walk! -Mo! 48 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:52,640 Mo! 49 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,880 Mother was your wife for twenty years. 50 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,360 You didn't even shed a tear when she died. 51 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,150 Turns out, your heart belonged to someone else all along. 52 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:05,280 Makes sense. 53 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:06,760 You're selfish and cowardly. 54 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,080 If you weren't really loved her, 55 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:10,880 you'd never have dared to secretly keep a woman 56 00:03:10,940 --> 00:03:12,270 tied to a family with a criminal past. 57 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,240 So what if she's from such a family? 58 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:26,280 I found someone I loved 59 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:27,720 and kept her outside. 60 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,920 Who are you, as my son, to pass judgment? 61 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,280 I feel sorry for Mother. 62 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,320 (Blossom) 63 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:10,120 (Episode 25) 64 00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:18,960 Fate and karma unfold as they will, 65 00:05:19,840 --> 00:05:21,210 yet you insist on defying destiny. 66 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,200 Please inform the abbot 67 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:29,320 that Ji Yong requests an audience. 68 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:37,640 The abbot asks, 69 00:05:38,290 --> 00:05:39,610 years ago, Emperor Taizong 70 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,000 ascended to the throne through a bloody purge in the capital. 71 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,600 Later, he commissioned this temple 72 00:05:46,270 --> 00:05:47,909 to pray for the souls of the departed. 73 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:49,480 To the world, 74 00:05:49,840 --> 00:05:51,390 it seems he did a great service to future generations. 75 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:52,640 What do you think? 76 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,320 Emperor Taizong simply sought to ease his own conscience. 77 00:05:58,159 --> 00:06:01,160 Regardless of his original intent, 78 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,360 ultimately, he did something good for the people. 79 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,680 A century passes in the blink of an eye. 80 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:10,390 Does the original motive 81 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,080 truly matter to those living today? 82 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:16,560 Are you suggesting 83 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:18,800 that since Li Yao Niang has been 84 00:06:19,180 --> 00:06:21,060 worshiping Buddha here for over a decade, regardless of her reasons, 85 00:06:21,230 --> 00:06:23,820 everything from back then should just be buried and forgotten? 86 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,000 Li Yao Niang entrusted her secret to this temple 87 00:06:28,290 --> 00:06:29,810 to avoid further bloodshed. 88 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,240 And for someone like you, Dou Zhao, with a kind heart, 89 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,040 you must know that the truth can harm others and yourself. 90 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,440 Some things from the past are better left unasked. 91 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:43,200 There's an old saying, "To do good with intent may go unrewarded, 92 00:06:43,930 --> 00:06:46,170 and to do evil without intent may go unpunished." 93 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,080 By your reasoning, 94 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:51,260 Emperor Taizong's redemption lays in 95 00:06:51,340 --> 00:06:53,270 his willingness to acknowledge his past actions, 96 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,040 repent for the lives lost, 97 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:57,440 and bring peace and prosperity 98 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,440 to his people as atonement. 99 00:07:00,840 --> 00:07:02,160 But if someone deliberately 100 00:07:02,570 --> 00:07:05,410 buries the truth under the guise of repentance, 101 00:07:06,190 --> 00:07:08,910 while the innocent continue to suffer, 102 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,680 where is the justice in that? 103 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,880 My Lord, we've got the entire estate under control. 104 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:23,040 Li Yao Niang's death is supposed 105 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,800 to be handled by Shengtian Prefecture or the Ministry of Justice. 106 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,160 Keeping them confined in Yizhi Hall might not be appropriate. 107 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,760 Your uncles have gone to the palace to seek help. 108 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:34,480 They're quick to act, 109 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:36,480 which only proves the truth 110 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,040 is worth me stepping out of line for. 111 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:40,820 If people from the palace come, 112 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:42,920 they can serve as witnesses. 113 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:48,720 18 years ago, 114 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,600 Li Yao Niang and my mother were pregnant. 115 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,050 Li frequently visited Wanfo Temple, 116 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:55,720 and as fate would have it, 117 00:07:55,810 --> 00:07:58,250 my mother was startled into premature labor there. 118 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,640 Li Yao Niang is Song Han's real mother, 119 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:04,440 isn't she? 120 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:07,640 You've lost your mind. 121 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:10,560 This is baseless nonsense. 122 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,040 It's written clearly on the records. 123 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,770 Li Yao Niang was from an official's family in Futing. 124 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,320 During that time, you were stationed in Futing with the army. 125 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:20,830 When her entire family was imprisoned, 126 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,430 there are records of you visiting her twice in jail. 127 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:25,440 If she wasn't Song Han's biological mother, 128 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,680 why would she have the same style of tassel as him? 129 00:08:29,090 --> 00:08:31,210 You two clearly had a history. 130 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:37,679 Song Mo, 131 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:41,559 you're just afraid 132 00:08:41,940 --> 00:08:44,070 Han might take your place as the heir, aren't you? 133 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,680 That's why you're fabricating such slander against him. 134 00:08:47,340 --> 00:08:48,340 Don't forget, 135 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,040 he's your brother. 136 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,560 Do you think this is what your mother would have wanted? 137 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,040 You're spewing such lies in front of Mother's memorial tablet. 138 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,120 Don't you feel even an ounce of shame? 139 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,880 Your argument is compelling. 140 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:09,440 However, what transpired today 141 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,280 may not have stemmed entirely from Li Yao Niang's intentions. 142 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:23,440 What is right for one may be wrong for another, 143 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:24,900 such is the nature of all things. 144 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,680 Your measure of intent may differ from mine, 145 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,960 yet it doesn't diminish that our intentions are both good. 146 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,160 I implore you to tell us the truth 147 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:37,960 and bring justice to both families. 148 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,560 Since you insist, 149 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:54,840 perhaps fate has chosen you to resolve this grievance. 150 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,920 18 years ago, on the day of Jingzhe, 151 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:03,120 Madam Li and Lady Jiang were indeed at Wanfo Temple. 152 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:09,280 Li Yao Niang came with a one-month-old infant, 153 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,840 claiming she wished to pray for blessings. 154 00:10:13,230 --> 00:10:15,160 Meanwhile, the Duchess of Ying, Lady Jiang, 155 00:10:15,420 --> 00:10:17,080 gave birth prematurely in the temple. 156 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,960 The Duke of Ying announced that she delivered a son, 157 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,440 but I saw clearly, 158 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,840 she gave birth to a daughter. 159 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:37,400 Father, 160 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:39,800 am I really not Mother's son? 161 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:41,120 That's absurd! 162 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,640 Han is recorded as Hui Sun's legitimate son in the family registry. 163 00:10:44,710 --> 00:10:46,630 And you're basing this nonsense 164 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:48,880 on a mere tassel? 165 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:51,750 Have you heard 166 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:54,560 of a bone blood test? 167 00:10:55,680 --> 00:10:58,320 A drop of living blood placed on the bones of the deceased, 168 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:00,320 if it seeps in, 169 00:11:00,680 --> 00:11:02,960 it confirms a blood relation. 170 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,540 Hui Sun has already been laid to rest. 171 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:15,760 Are you going to exhume her now? 172 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,170 You think I would desecrate my mother's grave for you? 173 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:19,760 Bring her in. 174 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:29,640 Don't touch her! 175 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:31,320 Where should I cut? 176 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,160 -The skull? -Don't touch her! 177 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:35,560 Or the leg bone? 178 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,160 Leave her alone! 179 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:40,960 Look at these hands, so elegant 180 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:43,040 from playing the zither. 181 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:45,800 You wouldn't dare! 182 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:49,920 What wouldn't I dare? 183 00:11:51,620 --> 00:11:52,620 Stop! 184 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:54,960 I didn't betray your mother. 185 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,380 The only person I've ever wronged in my life is her. 186 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:17,880 Li Yao Niang was her stage name at the Bureau of Music. 187 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:21,540 Her real name was Li Shu Yao, daughter of the prefect of Futing. 188 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:24,280 Back then, I was merely an illegitimate son 189 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,080 stationed outside the Duke's estate. 190 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,920 I first met her by the seaside in Futing. 191 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,600 I played the sheng, and she accompanied me with her flute. 192 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,600 Our harmony was perfect. 193 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,840 We promised to be together forever. 194 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,200 But everything was destroyed 195 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,800 by Jiang Mei Sun. 196 00:12:52,560 --> 00:12:54,960 He led troops to raid the Li family 197 00:12:55,190 --> 00:12:58,190 and ruined Shu Yao's life. 198 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,480 Fate plays cruel tricks. 199 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:05,480 During the imperial hunt, 200 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,560 His Majesty decreed that I marry the sister of my enemy. 201 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:11,800 The titles, career, and wealth 202 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,920 I had pursued for years, 203 00:13:15,020 --> 00:13:17,740 I gained it all in an instant. 204 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:21,800 Yet, despite it all, I met her again in the Bureau of Music, 205 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,040 and we had a child together. 206 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:33,610 I've reviewed the case file. 207 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,280 The Li family was punished for embezzlement 208 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,240 in accordance with the law. 209 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:42,320 You claim guilt toward her, 210 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:45,320 but what about my mother? 211 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,440 She died 212 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,120 without ever holding her own child. 213 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:00,440 Where is that child? 214 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:07,600 Tell me! 215 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,080 That child died long ago. 216 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,960 That child was Jiang Mei Sun's debt to me! 217 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,640 If he hadn't led the raid against the Li family, 218 00:14:17,750 --> 00:14:20,070 would I have ended up in this wretched state? 219 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:24,280 Han should have been my legitimate heir! 220 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,600 My uncle acted according to the law, and my mother treated you with sincerity. 221 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,320 You owe them two lives. 222 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:31,880 No, 223 00:14:32,330 --> 00:14:33,400 three. 224 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,800 Mo, Father was just speaking out of anger. 225 00:14:36,010 --> 00:14:37,850 Family ties can't be severed. 226 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,120 Besides, His Majesty himself 227 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,120 wished for our family to live in harmony. 228 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,360 If you have even a shred of conscience left, 229 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:45,800 tell me the truth, 230 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,040 who rescued Li Yao Niang from the Bureau of Music for you? 231 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:50,720 I got her out myself! 232 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:52,240 Still lying! 233 00:14:52,530 --> 00:14:53,600 You got a courtesan out of the Bureau 234 00:14:53,690 --> 00:14:55,560 and hid her in the capital for years. 235 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,060 Such a scheme couldn't succeed without powerful assistance. 236 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,600 You killed my mother 237 00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:03,760 because she discovered Li's existence. 238 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:05,640 She was my wife. 239 00:15:05,970 --> 00:15:07,610 How could I possibly kill her? 240 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:09,640 She died of illness! 241 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:11,120 If it wasn't your intent, 242 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,640 it must be the one backing you who ordered it. 243 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,160 They killed my uncle 244 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,520 feared the power of the Jiang family supporting my mother. 245 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,080 -Am I wrong? -Nonsense! 246 00:15:20,570 --> 00:15:23,280 You want revenge so badly that you've lost your mind! 247 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,200 You're right about that. 248 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,280 Bring it in. 249 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:45,560 The licorice candies conflicted 250 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,400 with the euphorbiae in Mother's prescription. 251 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,520 You're the one who bought them. 252 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,920 You're the one who killed her! 253 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:55,880 I'm not a doctor. 254 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,880 How would I know the two would conflict? 255 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:00,680 They were just sweets. 256 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,280 As the head of the household, 257 00:16:02,590 --> 00:16:04,630 how could I possibly oversee every detail? 258 00:16:06,070 --> 00:16:08,000 -So you deny it? -I have no crime to confess! 259 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:12,370 You saw it. 260 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:13,960 He left me with no choice. 261 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:16,680 Take him to the main hall! 262 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:18,680 -Yes, My Lord! -Mo... 263 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:19,960 -Mo... -You... 264 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:21,040 Walk! 265 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,280 This is an old case buried in the past, 266 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:26,950 tied to the secrets of a noble family. 267 00:16:27,030 --> 00:16:28,990 Intervening now will only breed resentment. 268 00:16:29,070 --> 00:16:30,510 Why don't we stay here? 269 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:32,200 I'll warm some tea, 270 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:33,960 and we can discuss a proper strategy. 271 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,560 (Yan Tang is blinded by hatred now.) 272 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:40,440 (He's going to kill Song Yi Chun.) 273 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,600 (I have to stop him.) 274 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,630 (Arrows soaked in blood, vengeance left hollow,) 275 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:47,680 (and betrayal tearing apart the family.) 276 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:48,960 (Song Mo killed his father and brother in one night,) 277 00:16:49,050 --> 00:16:50,240 (turning his hair white overnight.) 278 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:53,040 (Could it all have started with Li Yao Niang's death?) 279 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:00,560 What's done is done. 280 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:02,400 Even if you stop him now, 281 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,290 you might stop this now, but you can't change the course of destiny. 282 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,240 Even if my efforts are insignificant, 283 00:17:07,369 --> 00:17:08,730 even if I can't change fate, 284 00:17:09,290 --> 00:17:11,099 I'll stay by his side and face it with him. 285 00:17:24,690 --> 00:17:28,050 That mantis is so fortunate to have you. 286 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:31,360 Mo... Mo! 287 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,680 All I know is that Jiang Hui Sun is the mother who raised me, 288 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:36,760 Song Yi Chun is our father, 289 00:17:36,850 --> 00:17:38,680 and you are the brother I've always admired most. 290 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,320 This family is etched into my very bones. 291 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:43,480 You're still pleading for him. 292 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,200 I'm thinking of you. 293 00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:46,770 If your hatred runs that deep, 294 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,650 I'll take my own life right now without saying more. 295 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,680 If you really think of me as your brother, 296 00:17:56,210 --> 00:17:57,490 tell me the truth. 297 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,080 When did you realize the truth? 298 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:02,680 Today. 299 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:05,490 I had felt something was off before, 300 00:18:06,010 --> 00:18:07,090 but after Mother was gone, 301 00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:09,690 I was scared you'd abandon me too. 302 00:18:10,390 --> 00:18:11,950 So I pretended nothing was wrong. 303 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,000 Brother! Stop this. 304 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:20,160 Please. 305 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:22,400 Do you remember this? 306 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,600 You gave me this dagger and said you'd take me to the battlefield one day. 307 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,200 This is a dagger confiscated from the pirates. 308 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:31,280 It's yours now. 309 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:33,400 Thank you, Brother. 310 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,600 I know you love roasted venison. 311 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,600 I was planning to hunt a deer for you tomorrow. 312 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:38,440 That's nice. 313 00:18:38,530 --> 00:18:40,030 If I get to eat the deer you hunt, 314 00:18:40,250 --> 00:18:41,570 I promise to ask Father 315 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,330 to take you to Futing and earn some military merits next year. 316 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,040 Deal! You better keep your word! 317 00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:50,010 -Mother was still around at that time. -Don't you dare bring up Mother! 318 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:52,870 Uncle was killed before he could see His Majesty, 319 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:54,880 Mother was betrayed and insulted. 320 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,240 If I can't even protect my own family, 321 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,200 what kind of son am I? 322 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,040 Even if the world condemns me today, 323 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,440 I will demand justice and fairness. 324 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:07,560 Brother... 325 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:10,280 For my sake, 326 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:12,080 please spare Father. 327 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,480 If you still see me as your brother, 328 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:25,160 return to Xixiang House. 329 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:27,400 -Take him away. -Yes, sir! 330 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:28,480 Mo... 331 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:29,720 Mo... 332 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:31,320 Mo! 333 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:32,640 Mo! 334 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:46,080 Release me! 335 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,480 I am the Duke of Ying! 336 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,360 This case falls under His Majesty's judgment. 337 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:53,920 You have no authority to deal with me! 338 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,880 Fine. Then confess everything, who's behind all of this? 339 00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:01,880 So that's what you're after? 340 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:05,400 Alright then, do it. 341 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,800 Even God is helping me. 342 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,520 If your mother were still alive, 343 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,480 she would never let you do this! 344 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:24,020 How dare you bring her up! 345 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:26,800 Shu Yao has always been the only one I love. 346 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,980 Jiang Hui Sun meant nothing to me, she was just a means to an end. 347 00:20:30,210 --> 00:20:32,090 Having you with her 348 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,360 is the biggest regret of my life! 349 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:40,320 My Lord! 350 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,720 You can't even hold your blade steady. 351 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,560 The more you hate, 352 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,330 the more pain you feel, don't you? 353 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:49,640 Poison... 354 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,320 When did you poison me? 355 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:58,280 When did you notice your first strand of white hair? 356 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,000 That day, I only meant to give you a small punishment, 357 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,240 but Lv Zheng went behind my back and added poison. 358 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,600 As for who's behind all this, you'll never need to know. 359 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:09,280 The staff was laced with poison. 360 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,840 When the poison seeps into your bones 361 00:21:12,990 --> 00:21:14,440 and turns all your hair white, 362 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,160 your time will be up. 363 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:23,200 Yan Tang! 364 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:24,480 Stop! 365 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,600 Yan Tang, don't do anything reckless. 366 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,720 I swore to protect you for the rest of my life, 367 00:21:34,950 --> 00:21:36,990 yet here I am, trapped in a web of lies, 368 00:21:37,670 --> 00:21:39,280 unable to even protect my own family. 369 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,080 That's not true. 370 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,360 You can't let cruel fate 371 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:44,840 drive you into darkness. 372 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,440 If the heavens are unjust, 373 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:47,800 I'll claim justice myself! 374 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:49,000 Do it! 375 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,320 No matter how hard or painful the road ahead may be, 376 00:21:58,360 --> 00:21:59,960 I'll walk it with you. 377 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:06,840 Yan Tang! 378 00:22:08,300 --> 00:22:09,300 Yan Tang! 379 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:12,320 Yan Tang... 380 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:15,800 Orders from His Majesty! 381 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,800 His Majesty commands 382 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:23,720 the Duke of Ying and his son to appear before him in court. 383 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:25,080 Go ahead, kill me! 384 00:22:25,770 --> 00:22:27,010 If you do it now, 385 00:22:27,090 --> 00:22:30,000 you'll be guilty of defying an imperial order, punishable by death! 386 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:36,520 His Majesty has instructed 387 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:40,200 that if you are injured or ill, you shall be treated in the palace. 388 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:41,920 My Lord! 389 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:47,520 Yan Tang! 390 00:22:48,140 --> 00:22:50,160 -Yan Tang! -My Lady... 391 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,720 Until summoned, 392 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:53,080 you are to remain here. 393 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:57,320 My Lady! 394 00:22:58,320 --> 00:22:59,400 Yan Tang! 395 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:05,680 Your Majesty, 396 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,720 Lord Song has been poisoned with Grudgebane. 397 00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:11,200 This poison is exceedingly rare. 398 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,520 At first, there are no symptoms, pulse remains steady, 399 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,480 but hair turns white prematurely. 400 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,120 Once symptoms manifest, the pain is excruciating, 401 00:23:20,220 --> 00:23:21,420 as if seeping into the bones. 402 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:23,600 When the hair is fully white, 403 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:25,960 death is inevitable. 404 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:32,480 He is barely past his youth. 405 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:39,200 Is there any cure for this poison? 406 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:41,320 The poison is called Grudgebane. 407 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,760 A heart free of resentment and hatred could ease the pain. 408 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:49,560 But with Lord Song in his current state, 409 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,640 even with the finest remedies, he has at most... 410 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:54,640 A year to live. 411 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:10,440 Your Majesty! 412 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:11,590 When the poison takes hold, 413 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,560 the afflicted falls into delirium, violent and deranged. 414 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,800 Your Majesty, for your safety, you must not go near him. 415 00:24:16,910 --> 00:24:17,910 Your Majesty! 416 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:20,640 I want him to live a long life. 417 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,200 If you can't find a cure within a year 418 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:25,800 and he dies, 419 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:27,680 you'll all share his fate. 420 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,240 Yes, Your Majesty. 421 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,840 If word of Lord Song's poisoning gets out, 422 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:36,080 you know what will happen. 423 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,560 I understand. 424 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:46,840 Uncle, 425 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,400 I won't let that mistress into our home. 426 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,040 He's the one who switched Mother's child. 427 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:54,840 There must be someone behind him. 428 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:56,440 Find them. 429 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:57,840 Find them. 430 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,400 -Yan Tang... -Uncle... 431 00:25:01,540 --> 00:25:02,540 It's my fault. 432 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:04,440 I couldn't protect Mother. 433 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,160 Punish me. 434 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,080 -Blame me, Uncle. -Please wake up, My Lord. 435 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:10,720 This is His Majesty. 436 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:12,320 Remember your place. 437 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:14,320 Yan Tang, 438 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:16,280 you'll be fine. 439 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:21,120 Your mother and uncle's deaths will not be in vain. 440 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:24,840 Your Majesty, 441 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,000 the matters of the Duke of Ying 442 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,400 still await your judgment. 443 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:50,600 Eunuch Wang! 444 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,120 Eunuch Wang, please show mercy! 445 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,480 Li Yao Niang has taken her own life. 446 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,880 Without living witnesses, there's no way to prove these accusations hold weight! 447 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:00,320 Eunuch Wang! 448 00:26:01,070 --> 00:26:03,030 Eunuch Wang, our family's ancestors risked their lives 449 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:04,800 to follow the late Emperor and secure the foundations of this empire. 450 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,160 That loyalty earned us the Duke of Ying title 451 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:08,960 and generations of honor. 452 00:26:09,110 --> 00:26:12,110 Surely a mistake over an illegitimate child 453 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,120 doesn't warrant taking Yi Chun's life! 454 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,200 Orders from His Majesty! 455 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:25,760 The Duke of Ying, Song Yi Chun, is guilty of adultery, 456 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:27,240 child-swapping, 457 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,160 and violating the sanctity of lineage. 458 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,450 He is hereby stripped of his title 459 00:26:31,530 --> 00:26:33,800 as Commander of Warden's Office of the Five Wards 460 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:37,120 but retains his title to reflect on his misdeeds. 461 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,600 I am deeply ashamed 462 00:26:43,470 --> 00:26:45,270 and accept my punishment. 463 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:50,320 But my son, Song Han, was neither complicit 464 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:51,640 nor aware. 465 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:54,840 I plead for Your Majesty's mercy 466 00:26:55,300 --> 00:26:59,300 to preserve his place in the family register. 467 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:04,600 Propriety and ethics 468 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:06,160 are the pillars of the nation. 469 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:08,600 The distinction between legitimate and illegitimate heirs 470 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,200 is the bedrock of familial and societal order. 471 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:13,280 The switched legitimate daughter of yours remains missing. 472 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,280 What mercy does His Majesty 473 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,320 owe to the spawn of an illicit affair? 474 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,950 This one is for calming agitation and stress, 475 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:41,640 and this one is for colds. 476 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:43,000 Make sure you don't mix them up. 477 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:45,360 You're clearly frazzled. 478 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,080 Brewing each dose individually? 479 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,280 Doesn't the Imperial Academy of Medicine have these medicines? 480 00:27:49,370 --> 00:27:51,970 Did you send Su Lan to ask me down the mountain just for this? 481 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:54,960 Su Xin, 482 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:56,880 fetch some more spring water. 483 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,200 Yes, My Lady. 484 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:02,880 No matter what happens, 485 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,920 things are going to get hectic from now on, 486 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:07,720 I'll need you and An Su 487 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,200 to help keep an eye on things at Zhaowen Bookstore. 488 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,240 I'm only here for you, Dou Zhao. 489 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,560 Don't drag me into Mantis Song's mess. 490 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:39,920 This is for reducing scars. 491 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:41,840 Apply it daily. 492 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:48,360 Ever since you got married, 493 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,040 your life seems downright dull. 494 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,440 If you ever want to leave, I've got plenty of ways to help you. 495 00:28:57,880 --> 00:28:59,600 Knowing what's to come 496 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,080 only makes me more determined to try and change it. 497 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,080 I'll live true to my heart, 498 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:07,960 and the outcome 499 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,360 is not something I need to worry about. 500 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:23,320 My Lord. 501 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:26,680 The matter of the poison 502 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,120 must be kept from Dou Zhao. 503 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:32,840 But if your condition worsens, 504 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:35,250 how could you possibly hide it from her? 505 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,000 I promised to protect her all my life, 506 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:41,920 and now 507 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:45,000 I've failed her. 508 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:48,440 The more entangled the case becomes, 509 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,140 the sooner I have to eliminate every threat. 510 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:52,560 If I leave her to face 511 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,000 those wolves and jackals alone a year later, 512 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,000 even in the afterlife, 513 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:00,720 I'll never find peace. 514 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:08,040 Then... 515 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,240 What's your plan now, My Lord? 516 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:15,880 Give me a moment alone. 517 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:08,680 If I can spend my last days with Shou Gu by my side, 518 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:11,670 my time in the world won't have been in vain. 519 00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:17,520 My Lord. 520 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,280 Chen Jia has sent word. 521 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,120 My Lord, have mercy! 522 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,120 I swear, I didn't know it back then. 523 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,560 I really knew nothing! 524 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:31,880 You're still lying. 525 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:37,540 Back then, 526 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:40,320 His Grace ordered me to care for a baby girl. 527 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,880 But... But the child was born premature and frail. 528 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,360 She didn't survive more than a few days. 529 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:52,320 Please, My Lord, have mercy! 530 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:54,840 What really happened back then? 531 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:56,400 Tell me now! 532 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,360 I only remember the baby 533 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:03,480 was brought from Her Grace's chambers. 534 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,240 Other than that, I really know nothing more. 535 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,920 Strip him of his post, 536 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:14,710 banish him to the barracks. 537 00:32:14,790 --> 00:32:16,560 -Keep him alive, but just barely. -Yes, sir! 538 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,120 -Come on! -My Lord! 539 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:19,960 My Lord, I'm sorry! 540 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:21,540 My Lord! 541 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:38,730 I've tried to put myself in your shoes. 542 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,440 To escape the constraints of lineage and status, 543 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:44,920 you married a woman you didn't love. 544 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:47,480 Regret 545 00:32:47,970 --> 00:32:49,850 became your excuse for doing whatever it took. 546 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:52,560 But those who control you, 547 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:55,000 what did they promise? 548 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:57,320 Did they guarantee 549 00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,360 a title for Song Han? 550 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:06,160 You and your Jiang family have always been so sanctimonious, 551 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:09,000 acting like 552 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:12,160 saviors of the world. 553 00:33:12,770 --> 00:33:14,690 Let me make one thing clear today, 554 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,200 I don't need anyone's terms or favors. 555 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,090 To get Li Yao Niang out of the Bureau of Music, 556 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,990 you needed connections in the Ministry of Justice. 557 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:26,350 You had help. 558 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:29,320 I'm a duke. 559 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:31,600 No one could stop me from getting a courtesan 560 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,000 out of the bureau. 561 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:36,200 You've secretly been serving Liaodong all along. 562 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:38,600 So, Song Han must be too. 563 00:33:38,910 --> 00:33:40,160 Han isn't involved in this! 564 00:33:40,250 --> 00:33:41,840 So, you're saying you're involved in this. 565 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:42,920 Enough! 566 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:44,990 After the bandits stormed the city, 567 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:46,880 you took the opportunity to replace the Warden's Office 568 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,360 and much of the capital's defense with Prince Qing's men. 569 00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:51,080 I'd wager the Six Ministries, the Nine Court Ministers, 570 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:52,640 and even the Four Bureaus and Twelve Offices in the palace 571 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:54,160 are under his thumb as well. 572 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:56,240 With such a setup, 573 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,000 he's no longer just vying for the successor position, 574 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:01,880 he's preparing for rebellion. 575 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:08,199 I have no idea 576 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:10,679 what you're talking about. 577 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,120 Have you thought about Song Han? 578 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:20,840 Do you really believe that he'll get away unscathed if you die? 579 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,480 He'll be left alone in the world. 580 00:34:24,159 --> 00:34:25,520 Can you really rest easy? 581 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:28,639 Han is innocent! 582 00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:29,719 If you dare harm him... 583 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:31,639 It doesn't have to be me. Others will. 584 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:33,719 What? 585 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:37,520 You're nothing but a discarded pawn now. 586 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:41,000 Even if you take every secret to the grave, 587 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:42,840 they won't 588 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:45,760 let Song Han live. 589 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:57,040 You're on your own now. 590 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:47,840 (Loving sister) 591 00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:18,040 How did you know I'd be here? 592 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:23,720 General Yan told me everything. 593 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:26,560 What did he tell you? 594 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:29,640 He told me about your late sister. 595 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:32,680 So, I thought you might come here to mourn for her. 596 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:42,560 The physician said your fainting spell 597 00:36:42,710 --> 00:36:44,870 was triggered by anger. 598 00:36:45,720 --> 00:36:48,280 This medicine should help. 599 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,120 Why do you look so pale? 600 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:57,800 Let me check. 601 00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:07,240 Does your hand 602 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:09,160 still hurt? 603 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:13,440 Not anymore. 604 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:14,800 I'm sorry. 605 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:17,920 This is all my fault. 606 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:25,040 Losing someone all over again 607 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:28,280 must make it hurt even more. 608 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:36,880 I've made you worry. 609 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:39,540 You did the right thing. 610 00:37:40,490 --> 00:37:42,160 If something like this happens again, 611 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:44,080 stop me no matter what. 612 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:47,640 I can't lose control like that again. 613 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:51,560 You've said everything I wanted to say. 614 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:58,320 Now, drink this while it's still warm. 615 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:07,370 When I fought my way back 616 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,800 to Duke of Ying's Residence alive, 617 00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:13,060 I thought I had gone through the worst ordeal in my life. 618 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:15,710 From as far back as I can remember, 619 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:18,080 Song Yi Chun obeyed my mother in everything. 620 00:38:18,720 --> 00:38:20,960 They were the picture of respect and harmony. 621 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,520 Whenever he went to the border towns, 622 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:26,840 he'd always bring back some local specialties for her. 623 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:30,360 I used to think that was love, 624 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:33,080 but it was endurance, 625 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:35,280 it was hatred. 626 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:39,760 My whole life, 627 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:43,580 I don't know if anything has ever been real. 628 00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:47,720 Your mother's love for you, 629 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,440 the Duke of Ding's teachings, 630 00:38:51,240 --> 00:38:53,320 the unwavering loyalty of the Duke of Ding's Army, 631 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:55,280 they are real. 632 00:38:57,680 --> 00:38:58,680 And so am I. 633 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:08,040 You shouldn't have 634 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:11,120 to bear this sadness with me. 635 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:15,610 Husband and wife are meant to share fortune and hardship, 636 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:16,800 joy and sorrow. 637 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:19,200 From now on, 638 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:23,240 pour all your pain and troubles onto me. 639 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:28,160 We're not like your parents. 640 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:39,080 Yan Tang, 641 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:41,560 I'll pay my respects to your sister, 642 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:43,760 and then, let's go home. 643 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:47,800 Alright. 644 00:39:55,440 --> 00:39:56,680 Look! Fireworks! 645 00:39:57,160 --> 00:39:58,160 They're so beautiful! 646 00:40:13,200 --> 00:40:14,200 Do you remember 647 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:16,720 the first time we saw fireworks together? 648 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:18,590 It was outside the imperial prison. 649 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:24,080 Dou Shi Shu and his subordinates had been sending memorials to impeach me. 650 00:40:24,830 --> 00:40:26,720 Yet you sent Gu Yu in there to protect me. 651 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,000 What were you really after? 652 00:40:29,930 --> 00:40:32,970 Even fireworks come in different colors. 653 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:36,480 He and I are not the same. 654 00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:40,680 At the time, I thought, 655 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,800 if this person could become my strategist, 656 00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:46,320 I'd have nothing to fear. 657 00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:48,400 So that's why 658 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:51,040 you kept Mr. Chen by your side for so long. 659 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:54,840 You're not much better yourself. 660 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:57,800 Didn't you lock General Yan in the coal shed? 661 00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:00,760 When I saw him, he was covered head to toe in coal dust. 662 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:13,520 Time really flies, doesn't it? 663 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:16,040 Beautiful things 664 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:18,520 are always fleeting, 665 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:20,640 impossible to hold onto. 666 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:41,960 Beautiful things may be fleeting, 667 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:44,080 but you can hold onto them. 668 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:15,880 You may be my strategist, 669 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:17,280 but all I need is for you 670 00:42:17,970 --> 00:42:20,040 to live peacefully as the lady of the household. 671 00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:56,310 I will stay by your side, through life and death, without regret. 672 00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,640 I had thought I could protect you for the rest of your life, 673 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:02,040 but now, 674 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:04,000 I know I can't.