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Yurong.
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Goodness,
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why are you telling us
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to pack up and go back
to our hometown for no reason?
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Just lay low for a while.
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Tell people you're going back
to manage the family estate.
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Besides me,
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don't have any contact with anyone.
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Yurong, what exactly happened?
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Just do as I say.
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Our hometown is remote and poor.
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We'll suffer by going back.
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And you're not even telling us
what's going on.
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Do you look down on us
and want to drive us away?
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Do you want to know
what's happening in the capital?
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I'll dare to say it,
but would you dare to listen?
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Yurong, you...
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Since you won't tell us, it's fine.
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Your sister and I
will pack our things now.
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-Mother...
-By the way,
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be careful here.
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Come on. Let's go.
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Mother...
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Hurry up.
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So arrogant!
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GOVERN PEOPLE, SERVE THE HEAVENS
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FROM ZHAO SHENG: I WISH TO PRESENT
CAPTIVES FROM OUR RECENT VICTORY
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Prince Cheng is bringing
so many troops back to the capital.
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Is he planning to rebel?
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This memorial is well written.
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He's using the captives offering ritual
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to increase the number
of troops escorting them.
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It's reasonable.
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Your Majesty must approve it.
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But this doesn't seem like a plan
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Prince Cheng and the Eldest Princess
could come up with.
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There's a mastermind behind them?
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It's hard to say.
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Whether I approve this or not
is another matter.
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According to the report,
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Prince Cheng's troops
are already on the way here.
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Are we just letting them march back
to the capital
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and camp their troops outside the capital?
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Should we strike first
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and capture Prince Cheng
during the grand worship ceremony?
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We can't do that.
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If we do,
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His Majesty will be accused
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of persecuting loyal officials
and generals.
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Prince Cheng's troops
are just outside the capital.
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When the time comes,
the capital will be in chaos.
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The Imperial Court
might be in turmoil too.
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Are we just going
to stand by and do nothing?
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{\an8}FIVE DAYS LATER
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Vice Director Ye,
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please check
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to see if we missed anything.
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Thank you for your hard work.
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The grand worship ceremony
concerns the nation's fate.
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It's quite challenging
to take on this task for the first time.
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Fortunately, I have your full support.
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Before the ceremony tomorrow,
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I will inspect each location again
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to ensure everything is perfect.
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We'll surely strive for excellence
and leave no room for error.
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All right.
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{\an8}OUTSKIRTS OF THE CAPITAL
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Your Highness, someone from the capital
requests an audience.
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Let him in.
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You may all go.
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-Yes.
-Yes.
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Your earlier plan was excellent.
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Now, with my army pressing in,
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the capital is within our grasp.
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No wonder Wanning is so fond of you.
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Upon meeting today,
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you are indeed extraordinarily talented.
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Your Highness flatters me.
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Now, Your Highness only lacks
a just cause for launching the campaign.
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Do you have any brilliant ideas?
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That depends on how far Your Highness
is willing to go.
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The best justification for war
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would be to kill the Princess
and frame the Emperor.
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Aren't you afraid
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that I might kill you right now
for proposing such a plan?
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Your Highness has been stationed
at the northern border for years.
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Your success or failure
depends on this step.
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I trust that Your Highness
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is not a softhearted person.
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Wanning is, after all, my own sister.
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I can't bear to exchange her life
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for this.
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However,
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faking her death
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might be acceptable.
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So, Your Highness already has a plan?
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With your brilliance,
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the plan you propose
is certainly more thorough than mine.
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All right.
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The moment we do this,
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the Eldest Princess
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won't be able to appear before the public.
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But with her temperament,
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she certainly wouldn't agree to this.
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Therefore, I don't plan
to inform her in advance.
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When the time comes, I will have her take
the potion to fake her death
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and finish the act first.
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Once it's done,
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I ask that Your Highness intercede
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in front of Eldest Princess for me.
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My sister
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would never agree to something
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that would oppress her.
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Very well.
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If she blames you afterward,
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I will plead your case.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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However, to help Your Highness
accomplish this,
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I'm boldly requesting
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one thing from you.
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What is it that you want?
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-Prince Cheng!
-Prince Cheng!
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-Prince Cheng!
-Prince Cheng!
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-Prince Cheng!
-Prince Cheng!
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Please rise.
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There's no need for courtesy.
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Your guarding of the north
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ensures the security
of Great Yan's border.
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If Father knows about this
in the afterlife,
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he would be pleased to see Great Yan
enjoying great stability.
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Serving you and the nation
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is my duty.
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Your Majesty's benevolent rule
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blesses the people.
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Great Yan's prosperity today
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is a result of Your Majesty's kindness
and love for all beings.
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I dare not claim credit.
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You don't claim credit
or become complacent.
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I will make sure to reward you generously.
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Eunuch Su.
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Edict!
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"By imperial decree,
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Prince Cheng Zhao Sheng
guards the northern border.
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He's loyal and diligent,
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contributing to the nation.
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He is rewarded
a Seven-Star Longyuan Sword,
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two chests of jewels,
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two golden and jade Buddhas,
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two Ancient Sea Night Pearls,
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and a pair of iron decree.
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That's all."
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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You deserve all this.
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I also found twenty chests
of treasures in the north,
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and I present them to Your Majesty.
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I wish Your Majesty good health
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and wish Great Yan long-lasting peace.
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Excellent.
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You're very thoughtful.
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How about staying in the capital
after tomorrow's ceremony?
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If Father is looking at us from above,
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he wouldn't want you to be away
from home for long.
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Honestly,
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I plan to return to the north at once
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after tomorrow's grand worship ceremony.
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Although the border is peaceful now,
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we must take the situation
in the north seriously.
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In my absence,
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those from the Dai may cause trouble.
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I ask for Your Majesty's understanding.
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Great Yan is truly blessed
to have you, Zhao Sheng.
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This way, please.
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Your Majesty, after you.
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It has been a long time, Zhao Sheng.
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You've lost weight.
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It pains me to see you like this.
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During your absence from the capital,
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I've always been concerned about you.
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But you always ignored me.
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Don't you think that's out of line?
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Wanning,
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drop the act.
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Zhao Sheng,
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I've heard that His Majesty
gave you many rewards.
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Leave us.
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I want to talk
to the Eldest Princess alone.
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Those worldly possessions
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are just reminders of the Emperor's grace,
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telling me not to act recklessly.
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I've endured in the north
for so many years.
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I did not do it for those petty rewards.
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Zhao Sheng,
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are you planning to take action now?
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You were easily deceived
by a herb that could fake a pregnancy.
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Did pregnancy make you foolish?
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If we fail to maintain
a good relationship with Li Zhongnan,
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we can forget about our ambitions.
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Zhao Sheng, you are heroic
and exceptional now,
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so you even dare to blame me.
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It's as if you've forgotten
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how you fled the city
in disgrace back then.
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If it weren't for Xiao Minghan's
interference back then,
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the one sitting on the throne today
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wouldn't be Zhao Ye.
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A remarkable figure like Xiao Minghan
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surprisingly raised such a devoted son,
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who only loves his beautiful women,
but not power.
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Let's go pay respect to Mother.
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YONG'AN PAVILION
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MEMORIAL TABLET OF NOBLE CONSORT LIU
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Mother, wake up.
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Mother, I will behave in the future.
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Mother.
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Mother, you'll be fine.
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I don't come from a prestigious family,
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nor am I your father's favorite consort.
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Although I was given the title
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of Noble Consort
after giving birth to you,
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I still have to be cautious
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and vigilant all the time.
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I fear that a single misstep
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would lead to being plotted against.
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In this palace,
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I've seen coldness and malice
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and how heartless people can be.
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After I'm gone,
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you must support each other
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and take care of yourselves.
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Understand?
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Understood.
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Sheng'er. Jing'er.
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Remember.
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It's about survival of the fittest
in the palace.
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Only by competing can you survive.
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Only supreme imperial power
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can truly help you protect yourselves.
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Chancellor Li.
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Prince Cheng,
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Eldest Princess.
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Tell me your plans.
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The uprising will be
at tomorrow's evening banquet.
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We need to divide our forces into four.
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IMPERIAL PALACE
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You're wise, resourceful,
and toiled to give valuable service.
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I will definitely reward you generously.
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It's all thanks to the Eldest Princess'
strategic planning.
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Chancellor Li,
I know nothing about these things.
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Zhao Sheng,
let me introduce someone to you.
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Do you have a military adviser?
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Zhao Sheng,
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this is Shen Yurong,
whom I mentioned to you before.
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Greetings, Prince Cheng.
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Mr. Shen is wise and resourceful.
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Which rank are you currently at?
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Hanlin Academy scholar, fifth rank.
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My younger brother really doesn't know
how to judge people.
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Rest assured.
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After this is done,
I will ensure your success.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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Long live Your Majesty.
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IMPERIAL PALACE
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Is everything ready?
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I've waited for eight years.
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Finally, this day has come.
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It feels somewhat surreal though.
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Li,
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do you remember the question you asked me
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at the Court of Judicial Review's prison?
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I didn't answer that day.
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Now, ask me again.
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Duke Su,
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is there anyone around you
who died unjustly?
274
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Yes.
275
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My father led
the Longwu Army all his life,
276
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only to be abandoned outside the capital
277
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by Prince Cheng for his own gain,
278
00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,040
causing him to die at the border.
279
00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,320
I also beat the Admonishment Drum
outside the city gate for him.
280
00:18:45,360 --> 00:18:47,480
But I was incapable
of clearing his name at that time.
281
00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,480
In the past eight years,
I've been wondering.
282
00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,480
what exactly my father was thinking
283
00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:58,760
before his unjust death.
284
00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:01,320
Did he regret believing
285
00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,880
in such an ambitious
and treacherous person?
286
00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,200
My father also loved the people
like his own children.
287
00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,960
If General Xiao were still alive,
288
00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,280
they would surely
chat happily while drinking.
289
00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,120
Xiao Heng,
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00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:24,560
you once told me
291
00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,400
to return and find out what happened,
292
00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:28,800
then move forward to seek justice.
293
00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:30,560
I've done that.
294
00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,360
The heavens is just, karma won't be good.
295
00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:36,360
I believe in the heavens.
296
00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,640
The late General Xiao
will bless you from above.
297
00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,120
You've never believed in the heavens.
298
00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:46,280
You only believe
299
00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:48,360
in yourself.
300
00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:50,600
No.
301
00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:57,800
I also believe in you.
302
00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:04,560
Please believe in me too.
303
00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:09,160
Prince Cheng framed loyal officials
and generals for his own selfish gain.
304
00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,360
Wanning tolerated corrupt officials
305
00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:13,640
for power.
306
00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:15,240
To them,
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00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:17,400
the nation isn't about the people,
308
00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:18,440
but power.
309
00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,200
Be it the heavens or the people,
they won't be favored.
310
00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:24,600
Also,
311
00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:32,080
I won't abandon you
312
00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:34,880
no matter what.
313
00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,440
JIANG RESIDENCE
314
00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:07,600
This morning, Ruoyao sent me a letter.
315
00:21:08,360 --> 00:21:10,840
She said she's doing well in Yongzhou.
316
00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:19,880
This child
317
00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,040
also reminded me
318
00:21:23,120 --> 00:21:24,720
not to overwork myself
319
00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,680
and to delegate
household matters to Li'er.
320
00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:31,480
Seriously.
321
00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:33,520
Mother,
322
00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,280
I've been thinking a lot lately.
323
00:21:38,120 --> 00:21:40,760
If I didn't accept
the Chief Secretariat position
324
00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:42,400
from the late Emperor back then,
325
00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:45,360
would the Jiang family
326
00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,760
be in a different situation now?
327
00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,240
You are Ye'er's teacher.
328
00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:02,200
All his knowledge comes from you.
329
00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:06,120
His character
can truly benefit the people.
330
00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:08,480
Now,
331
00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:11,960
I'm about to place him
332
00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,720
in the most dangerous position.
333
00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,360
As for your position,
334
00:22:21,360 --> 00:22:22,280
I need
335
00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,320
to consider it too.
336
00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,560
I will follow your edict.
337
00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,560
I will appoint you
as the Chief Secretariat.
338
00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:38,160
After my death,
339
00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,640
make sure he grows up well
340
00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,000
and help him
341
00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,080
consolidate his imperial authority.
342
00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:47,480
Your Majesty,
343
00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,760
I actually...
344
00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:55,600
Accept it.
345
00:22:56,360 --> 00:22:57,800
Old man,
346
00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,960
continue your loyalty to me
347
00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,320
with him.
348
00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:22,240
Thank you,
349
00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,120
I will follow your command.
350
00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:29,760
It's lonely at the top.
351
00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,000
As the Chief Secretariat,
352
00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,640
if I fail to protect the young emperor
353
00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,440
and lead to a change in the throne,
354
00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,360
it will bring death upon me.
355
00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:41,920
If one becomes too domineering
356
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,600
and makes the monarch wary,
357
00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,400
I will eventually die
a terrible death too.
358
00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,920
So, after His Majesty
could handle the state affairs himself,
359
00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,080
I deliberately loosened my grip,
360
00:23:55,680 --> 00:24:00,080
and let Li Zhongnan and others
have some power too.
361
00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:02,120
We criticized each other,
362
00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:04,040
but also covered for each other.
363
00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:06,320
It was all to stand firm and safely
364
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,560
in this capital.
365
00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,520
I'm not blind
366
00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:20,480
to what was happening in the family.
367
00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,240
I just lacked the ability
368
00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:26,640
and time to deal with it.
369
00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:28,880
Besides other things,
370
00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,360
the younger generation at home
371
00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:34,360
ending up hurt
372
00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:36,480
or injured.
373
00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,480
It's all my fault.
374
00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,320
As long as you've realized it, it's fine.
375
00:24:46,360 --> 00:24:47,200
However,
376
00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:50,680
you suddenly brought up the matters
of the Imperial Court.
377
00:24:51,360 --> 00:24:53,680
Does Prince Cheng return to the capital
378
00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:56,320
with ill intentions?
379
00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:06,480
What would
380
00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:08,920
you do
381
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:11,480
if he rebelled?
382
00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,680
I have long made a choice.
383
00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,880
The late Emperor entrusted me
with his legacy before he died.
384
00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,880
I won't let him down.
385
00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,680
I came here today
386
00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,840
to let you prepare in advance too.
387
00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:30,320
If I...
388
00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,760
If I become occupied,
389
00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:45,560
please take care
of the Jiang family for me.
390
00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:51,640
With me here,
391
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:54,360
you can rest assured.
392
00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:57,760
It has been hard on you
393
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:00,760
all these years.
394
00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,160
Seeing you like this now,
395
00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:08,720
I am reminded of someone.
396
00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:10,960
Who's that?
397
00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:15,640
My dear husband,
398
00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,920
your son
has finally inherited your spirit.
399
00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,080
Are you sure you heard it right?
400
00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:00,440
There's going to be a rebellion.
401
00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:01,760
How could I have misheard?
402
00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:02,760
Tell me,
403
00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:05,120
if Prince Cheng rebels,
404
00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:06,760
whose side should we be on?
405
00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:10,680
Prince Cheng's military achievements
in the north are illustrious
406
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,480
and he commands a strong army.
407
00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:14,840
If a real conflict breaks out,
408
00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:16,600
His Majesty stands no chance.
409
00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,680
If His Majesty falls,
410
00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,280
the first to suffer
will be our Jiang family.
411
00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:25,600
-This won't do. Quickly pack up.
-What should we do?
412
00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,440
-Let's go to your maiden home to hide.
-He'd deal with the Jiang family?
413
00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:31,320
Hey.
414
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:33,120
Start packing!
415
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,680
TAIJI HALL
416
00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:38,760
Your Majesty,
417
00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,160
Vice Director Ye has everything ready.
418
00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,400
Tomorrow, Your Majesty will only
need to wake at 11 p.m.,
419
00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,040
depart from Taiji Hall at 3 a.m.,
420
00:27:46,120 --> 00:27:48,000
perform sacrificial rites at 11:45 a.m.,
421
00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:49,480
watch the military parade at 1 p.m.,
422
00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:51,600
and return to the palace
for the banquet at 7 p.m.
423
00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:52,840
Eunuch Su,
424
00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:56,280
how many years have you been with me?
425
00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:57,760
Since you ascended the throne,
426
00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,200
it has been over ten years.
427
00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:01,160
After tomorrow night,
428
00:28:02,360 --> 00:28:04,280
I will reward you handsomely
429
00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:05,720
if I'm still sitting on this chair.
430
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,760
I only wish for Your Majesty's well-being.
431
00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,160
-Your Majesty, Consort Li...
-Your Majesty.
432
00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:18,160
I insisted on coming back.
433
00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:19,440
Eunuch Su, you may go first.
434
00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:22,760
Your Majesty, don't hide anything from me.
435
00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,520
Tomorrow, will Prince Cheng
and the others...
436
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,280
Otherwise, why would you
suddenly want me to leave the palace?
437
00:28:28,360 --> 00:28:29,440
That's not true.
438
00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,560
Listen to me. Go first.
439
00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:32,760
I won't leave.
440
00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:34,520
I won't feel at ease if you don't go.
441
00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:36,840
If even I am gone,
442
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,440
won't Prince Cheng become suspicious?
443
00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:41,520
I must stay.
444
00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:42,840
Do you know
445
00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,880
what it means to stay
at tomorrow night's banquet?
446
00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:48,200
It's precisely because I know
447
00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,120
that I want to stay by Your Majesty's side
448
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,080
and face it with you together.
449
00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:54,920
I won't allow that.
450
00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:56,400
Your Majesty.
451
00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:01,320
Your Majesty, if I fall into enemy hands,
452
00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:02,840
I would rather die
453
00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:04,720
than bring trouble to Your Majesty.
454
00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:07,160
Dear.
455
00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:28,240
GOVERN PEOPLE, SERVE THE HEAVENS
456
00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:33,560
MEMORIAL TABLET OF EMPEROR LONGXIAO
457
00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:38,320
MEMORIAL TABLET OF EMPEROR LONGXIAO
458
00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,000
In January,
459
00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,520
with solemn ceremonies,
460
00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,400
we offer sacrifices and wine,
461
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,680
respectfully presenting offerings
at the ancestral shrine
462
00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:51,640
to express our admiration and longing.
463
00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,240
Partake of this sacrifice.
Get into position to worship.
464
00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,040
Perform ablution, offer incense, and bow.
465
00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,360
Since Father passed this throne to me,
466
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:10,160
no matter what,
467
00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,680
I won't allow anyone
468
00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:14,840
to take this position away from me.
469
00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:15,760
You old man,
470
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:17,840
you must carefully watch
471
00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:21,640
who the true owner of this nation is.
472
00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:30,160
MEMORIAL TABLET OF EMPEROR LONGXIAO
473
00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,920
It reads!
474
00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,800
"The way of heaven is Yin and Yang.
475
00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,400
The way of the earth
is gentleness and firmness.
476
00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:43,000
The teachings of saints and sages,
reach heaven and earth.
477
00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,400
A bright light in the long night,
making day and night equal,
478
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,280
achieving harmony under the heavens."
479
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:52,760
You may all go.
480
00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:54,200
Yes.
481
00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,440
LATE EMPEROR
482
00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:03,640
Father.
483
00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:07,960
It's good
484
00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:11,560
that you're back.
485
00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:13,320
Are you comforting me
486
00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:15,440
or comforting yourself?
487
00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:18,280
Didn't you know
what kind of life I would have
488
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:20,440
when you sent me to Dai
489
00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:21,760
as a hostage?
490
00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,360
I lived in a sheepfold every day,
491
00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:25,520
enduring humiliation,
492
00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,080
going hungry, barely clothed.
493
00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:30,200
Jing'er?
494
00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:31,960
A princess?
495
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:34,280
Father,
496
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:36,600
I wasn't even worthy of being a human.
497
00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:40,000
I'm just some dirt in the sheepfold.
498
00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:42,080
My Jing'er,
499
00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:45,040
you've suffered a lot.
500
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:48,640
Truthfully, there was not a moment in Dai
501
00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:51,360
when I was not missing you.
502
00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,040
I fantasized daily that one day,
503
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,840
you would come to Dai to bring me home.
504
00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:00,000
I fantasized every day
505
00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:01,680
that you would love, cherish, and hold me
506
00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:03,680
like you did when I was little.
507
00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:08,080
Your daughter has returned.
508
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:13,560
Eldest Princess Wanning has returned.
509
00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:15,160
I have
510
00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:19,200
let you down.
511
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:23,160
Father, I also want to ask you this.
512
00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:25,760
Aside from loving yourself
513
00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:28,360
and your son,
514
00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,240
-have you ever loved me?
-Jing'er, stop.
515
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,520
When they made such demands back then,
516
00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,120
they put me in a difficult position.
517
00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,440
-I had no choice.
-Father.
518
00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:47,160
I asked
519
00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,080
if you have ever loved me.
520
00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:06,440
Father,
521
00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:09,440
you should take your medicine.
522
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:20,200
After taking the medicine,
523
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,360
you will recover.
524
00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:36,840
The pillow is dirty.
525
00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:39,600
Let me change it for you.
526
00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:42,280
Come on.
527
00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:43,920
Jing'er.
528
00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:24,280
Father.
529
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:26,600
you were the one who did me wrong first.
530
00:34:27,159 --> 00:34:30,120
All of you owe me this.
531
00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:51,679
I heard that your army in the north
is incredibly brave
532
00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:52,960
and renowned far and wide.
533
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,320
People lined the road
in welcoming you into the capital.
534
00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:58,440
With the army in the north, Great Yan
can continue thriving for generations.
535
00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:00,080
It's all thanks to Your Majesty's support.
536
00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,240
We're one, be it the army in the north
or the army in the Central Plains.
537
00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:04,880
There is no distinction.
538
00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:08,600
Zhao Sheng, go back and rest for a while.
539
00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,320
Let's drink to our heart's content
at the banquet tonight.
540
00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:27,480
XUANWU GATE
541
00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:28,480
Duke Su.
542
00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:36,640
It has been almost nine years
since we last met.
543
00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:38,960
I can't believe you're this tall now.
544
00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,280
I remember when I left the capital,
545
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:43,160
you were only this tall.
546
00:35:43,240 --> 00:35:45,560
If your parents were still alive,
547
00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:47,840
they would be glad to see
548
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:50,240
you how you'd turned out now.
549
00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,200
My father had bad luck
550
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,040
and couldn't survive on the battlefield.
551
00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,280
If he could see your achievements now,
552
00:35:57,880 --> 00:35:59,440
he would also be very pleased.
553
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,160
I have to thank General Xiao.
554
00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:12,320
If he hadn't come to my rescue
from the south back then,
555
00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:15,160
I wouldn't have been able to make amends
556
00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:16,320
and reclaim lost territory.
557
00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:18,360
It's a pity.
558
00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,360
He died from multiple arrow wounds
559
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,680
in the valley.
560
00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,240
I'm also
561
00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:29,320
deeply saddened by it.
562
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,520
It's all history.
563
00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:32,840
There's no need to bring it up.
564
00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:34,440
Master wouldn't listen to advice.
565
00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:36,920
I told him not to pursue a desperate foe.
566
00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:39,200
He clearly had a chance to turn back.
567
00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:42,280
But he insisted on going to the end.
568
00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:45,040
It's truly regrettable.
569
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:48,520
I hope
570
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:50,760
you won't repeat
571
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:52,720
my master's mistakes.
572
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,760
I don't like taking risks.
573
00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,840
Stability is the most important thing.
574
00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:00,480
Why give yourself a hard time?
575
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:01,920
At the banquet,
576
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,920
I will humbly seek advice from you again.
577
00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:09,120
I hope to see you again later.
578
00:37:10,720 --> 00:37:11,600
Of course.
579
00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,640
Fate has never been kind to me
since I was young.
580
00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:37,000
As they say, surviving a great calamity
brings great fortune.
581
00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:39,200
I escaped death once before.
582
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:41,840
If there's good fortune to come,
583
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:46,040
please give that fortune to Xiao Heng.
584
00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:55,720
DUKE SU'S MANSION
585
00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:03,000
You guys, watch at the west courtyard.
You guys, go to the east courtyard.
586
00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:03,920
-Yes!
-Yes!
587
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,360
Is something going to happen?
588
00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:10,120
Why is the mansion heavily guarded?
589
00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:12,080
Mr. Xue, please rest assured.
590
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:13,400
It's just a regular drill here
591
00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:14,320
as a precaution.
592
00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:21,960
Are my sister and the others all right?
593
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:24,680
Don't keep it from me.
594
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,040
With your actions, you can't fool me.
595
00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:28,680
You only need to stay in the mansion.
596
00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:30,640
We've made arrangements for Ms. Xue.
597
00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:32,760
There are secret guards
both in and out of the mansion.
598
00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:34,560
Nothing will happen to you.
599
00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:36,480
Let's go!
600
00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:44,360
I'll be counting on you tonight.
601
00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:45,680
Don't worry.
602
00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:47,360
Duke Su already made arrangements.
603
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:49,200
Secret guards will guard
outside Jiang Residence.
604
00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:04,320
Mr. Jiang.
605
00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,400
I was just looking for you. Zhao Ke.
606
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,040
I was away for a few days, right?
607
00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:09,760
No one took care of the plants
in the garden.
608
00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:12,000
I noticed that one of them
had some issues earlier.
609
00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:13,520
Can you go over and take a look?
610
00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:18,200
Old Madam called for me
because she needed something.
611
00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:20,880
I can't get you
to do anything for me right now, can I?
612
00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:25,120
I'll go with you.
613
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:27,040
Look at this.
614
00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:29,120
A perfectly good plant
wilted just like this.
615
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:30,040
It's such a shame.
616
00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:32,200
This is the only memento
my mother has for me.
617
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:33,760
You must help me save it.
618
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:39,320
I think I smell something rotten.
619
00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:41,400
Are the roots rotting inside?
620
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:42,360
Take a sniff.
621
00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:43,600
Based on its appearance,
622
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:45,960
it's probably been exposed
to the sun for too long.
623
00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:47,520
I'll move it to a shady spot,
624
00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:49,280
water it regularly, and fertilize it.
625
00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:51,320
It should revive in a few days.
626
00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:53,000
No, that's not it.
627
00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:54,960
The roots must be rotting.
Come closer and smell.
628
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:56,480
Come over and smell it.
629
00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,680
Mr. Jiang, Old Madam
is still waiting for me.
630
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:01,280
I need to go now.
631
00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:05,280
Zhao Ke!
632
00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:40,640
My lady, here's a letter
from the Duke's Mansion.
633
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:50,800
COME TO DUKE'S MANSION AT ONCE
TO DISCUSS URGENT MATTERS
634
00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:52,680
My lady, could something have happened?
635
00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:55,360
Duke Su asked me to go to his mansion,
636
00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:57,560
saying there are
urgent matters to discuss.
637
00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:00,320
Why is he asking to meet at this time?
638
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:03,240
Maybe you should go tomorrow instead.
639
00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:04,720
At a moment like this,
640
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:06,600
he must have urgent matters
641
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:07,640
to discuss with me.
642
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,480
Baixue, leave for now.
643
00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:13,400
Yes.
644
00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:31,040
Accompany me to the Duke's Mansion.
645
00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:32,680
Yes.
646
00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:31,440
Could something have happened
to my father and Xue Zhao?
647
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,280
Zhao Ke, how long until we arrive?
648
00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:40,960
Ms. Jiang Li, we'll arrive in 15 minutes.
649
00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:47,280
Ms. Jiang Li?
650
00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:48,840
My lady, do you have any instructions?
651
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:50,240
My lady.
652
00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:00,640
Could it be that this Zhao Ke...
653
00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:04,160
Zhao Ke,
654
00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:08,080
you usually deliver the letters
from the Duke's Mansion.
655
00:43:08,680 --> 00:43:10,080
Why did you give it to Baixue today?
656
00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:12,400
I was tidying the garden in the afternoon.
657
00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:14,720
Maybe the messenger couldn't find me.
658
00:43:17,240 --> 00:43:18,280
He's indeed suspicious.
659
00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:21,440
Stop the carriage.
660
00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:30,760
Come on, watch your step.
661
00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:37,120
Zhao Ke, wait here.
662
00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:38,080
I'll go buy something.
663
00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:43,920
It seems like you've seen through me.
664
00:43:47,720 --> 00:43:49,200
Let me go! Help!
665
00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:50,680
Save me!
666
00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:54,920
Help!
667
00:43:57,040 --> 00:43:57,880
Let me go!
668
00:43:58,880 --> 00:43:59,720
Let me go!
669
00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:06,360
How does it feel to be here again?
670
00:45:07,680 --> 00:45:08,640
Who is he?
671
00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:21,520
Nobody ever saw through
672
00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:23,440
his voice mimicking and disguise before.
673
00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:25,920
But you...
674
00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:30,080
are pretty impressive.
675
00:45:33,240 --> 00:45:34,880
Why did you capture me now?
676
00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:37,280
To settle the score
677
00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:38,960
of you faking my pregnancy, of course.
678
00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:42,480
But I can wait until Xiao Heng arrives,
679
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:47,040
so he can watch with me
how things end for you.
680
00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:48,800
What do you think?
681
00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:51,040
He even handed over the Longwu Army.
682
00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:54,360
He's no longer a threat
to all of you anymore.
683
00:45:54,440 --> 00:45:56,560
Why can't you just leave him alone?
684
00:45:57,320 --> 00:45:59,280
You're in a perilous situation yourself.
685
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:01,560
Yet you're still worried about him.
686
00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:04,200
Your love for each other
687
00:46:04,280 --> 00:46:06,920
really moves me.
688
00:46:08,440 --> 00:46:10,080
Do you know what it's like to lose a baby?
689
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:11,800
Do you know how painful it is
690
00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:13,280
to have one's hopes shattered?
691
00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:17,200
I don't.
692
00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:21,560
But I do know what it feels like
to be buried alive by someone
693
00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:22,640
I loved and trusted.
694
00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:24,040
Xue Fangfei.
695
00:46:25,320 --> 00:46:27,720
Sometimes, I quite like you.
696
00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:30,400
If it weren't for Shen Yurong,
697
00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:32,680
we really could have been friends.
698
00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:35,760
I'll never be friends
699
00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:38,080
with someone as disgusting as you.
700
00:46:39,720 --> 00:46:41,560
I know you're trying to provoke me.
701
00:46:42,240 --> 00:46:43,840
But before Xiao Heng arrives,
702
00:46:43,920 --> 00:46:45,800
I won't lay a finger on you.
703
00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:48,600
Because I want to see
both of you suffer together.
704
00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:50,840
Did you call me disgusting?
705
00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:53,320
If you were in my shoes,
706
00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:55,760
you might be even more ruthless.
707
00:46:56,960 --> 00:46:58,960
You and Shen Yurong
are truly a perfect match.
708
00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:02,600
You use the same excuse
to justify yourselves.
709
00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:09,520
That's why I like him.
710
00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:13,280
I finally dragged your once-clean husband
711
00:47:13,360 --> 00:47:15,320
into the quagmire with me.
712
00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,360
He's supposed to be like me to begin with.