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Timing and Subtitles by the "Are You My Soulmate?" Team @ Viki

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♫ Flowers falling by the river again ♫ ♫ Turning the clear waves red ♫

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♫ Sparrows singing in celebration ♫

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♫ Calm years pass by the silent bustling city ♫ ♫ Sitting at home ♫

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♫ No one knows love's outline like I do ♫

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♫ If one day the river breeze blows again ♫

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♫ I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror ♫

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♫ Dreams can shatter; Memories remain ♫

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♫ Rich fragrance aids; Light ink writes ♫

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♫ In the deep red windows lies mundane dust ♫

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Are You the One

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[Episode 40]

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To impeach Cui Xingzhou, Lord Huaiyang.

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For abusing the favor of royal family
to be greedy,

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keeping Traitor Lu's property for himself,

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not handing illegal assets
over to the National Treasury,

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embezzling military funds, seizing estates
on his own,

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bribing officials heavily,

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acting without shame,
and disrupting the court's order.

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-Lord Huaiyang concealed private assets?
-Yes.

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Cui Xingzhou took advantage of his position to keep money

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that should
belong to the National Treasury.

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Traitor Lu's property has been fully reported.

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The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War
both verified it.

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What else could be hidden?

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This, this, this...

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Ten days ago, the Minister of Revenue
inspected the land deeds in the capital

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and found that many deeds
had been tampered with and transferred.

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Upon investigation, the Ministry of
Revenue's Secretary Wen Tinghe confessed.

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It was illegal property of Traitor Lu,

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which was hidden under the cover
of his wealth as the Prince.

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We then followed the clues.

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Cui Xingzhou did contribute
to the suppression of Traitor Lu.

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However, in Dongzhou and the capital,

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a lot of the traitor's properties

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were
misappropriated to become his private wealth.

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Duke.

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Why are you framing me?

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Cui Xingzhou.

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Do you think that with Wen Tinghe dead,
there would be no evidence?

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The bureaus and I Secretly investigated Traitor Lu's hidden assets for days
[The Register]

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and tracked down accomplices.

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You embezzled money and violated the law.

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We found the witness and irrefutable evidence.

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Cui Xingzhou, though our families have a marriage alliance,

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Cui Xingzhou, I cannot turn a blind eye
to your unforgivable crimes.

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I'm innocent.

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I truly feel unfortunate for my family
to be associated with the Guo family,

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a treacherous family
that frames loyal ministers,

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and have a marriage alliance with you.

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The Regent condoned
his adopted daughter to poison His Majesty.

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This crime has not yet been charged.

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You are already forming factions
and attacking dissenters

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and even regarding him as the leader
of the ministers.

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Fine.

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I would like to see
who is truly the traitor to the nation.

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Let's wait for His Majesty to wake up.

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He will make a clear judgment.

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Fellow officials, did you see that?

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Cui Xingzhou is so arrogant
due to his achievements

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that now he looks down on everything.

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Now that His Majesty is critically ill,

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how can we allow a traitor
who deceives the public and perverts the law

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to act arrogantly in the court?

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He should be apprehended now and sent
to the Court of Judicial Review.

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He should be interrogated there,

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for us to find
out his crimes and uphold the national law.

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We agree.

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We should apprehend him

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- Chief Judge Zhang.
- I am here.

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You're in charge of the Court
of Judicial Review.

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You shall be fair and just.

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Now, Lord Huaiyang is handed over to you.

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I shall go to the inner palace

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and ask Grand Empress Dowager about her decree.

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Regent, we follow your command.

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Guards,

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arrest Cui Xingzhou!

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Yes.

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Lord Huaiyang embezzled
the traitor's property in Dongzhou,

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and is involved in several major cases.

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He's detained in the Court of Judicial Review,
awaiting further orders.

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No one from the Cui family shall
leave the capital without permission.

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This special notice
will be executed by the responsible parties.

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- Open the door.
- Yes.

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Lord Huaiyang,

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back then, you and Liu Yu
pretended to fight over a woman.

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He treated you like nothing,

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and you treated him as an enemy.

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I was almost deceived by you two.

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And now,

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your plans have failed.

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One has become a poisoned wreck,

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and the other a prisoner who embezzled money.

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You made one wrong move,
and lost the entire game.

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Lord Huaiyang, don't worry.

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I won't kill you immediately.

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I must witness how you, a man so proud,

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watch your enemy

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and in a flip of the hand.

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destroy the most important things to you.

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For example,

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that delicate Princess...

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What did you do to her?

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I'm asking you. What have you done?

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Calm down.

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Liu Miantang is now a criminal's wife.

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Naturally, she's confined in the mansion,
awaiting further orders.

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During these days,

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she can live peacefully,

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or get slapped every day.

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You can beg me.

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I can have Liu Miantang transferred here
to be locked up with you.

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How about a reunion with your wife?

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Cui Xingzhou,

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I'm giving you one last chance.

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Kneel before me.

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And I guarantee she can live.

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- The Lord commands you to kneel.
- Stand down!

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Kneel.

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Kneel in front of me!

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My Lord.

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- My Lord.
- You, you.

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My Lord!

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Crazy! You are crazy!

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Yes, I'm crazy!

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Even if I fall into the hell,
I will crawl up from it!

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For anyone who failed to kill me,

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I will make them pay back a thousandfold!

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How about that?

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Do you want to kill me now, or wait until you ascend the throne

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to grant me a death by a thousand cuts
or by tearing me apart by chariots?

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Your Lordship, you better ascend the throne quickly.

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Otherwise, when His Majesty wakes up,

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you will be the real traitor.

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The one kneeling and begging, for mercy
from me in this prison

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will be you, Liu Pei!

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I will kill you now!

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My Lord!

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Fine. As you wish.

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Tonight, I will ascend the throne.

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By then, you must listen to the death knell
at the city gate carefully!

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Close the door.

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[Abdication Edict]

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Mother, where is your

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Imperial Seal?

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I have forgotten.

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It doesn't matter.

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I have plenty of time
to wait for you to remember.

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But...

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But Liu Yu does not have time.

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Liu Pei, Prince Sui,

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is of noble character,

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and deeply resembles the Late Emperor.

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He is surely capable of inheriting the throne.

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Son,

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on this Edict, which line is true about you?

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Mother, even if you don't acknowledge it,

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Liu Yu has no heir,

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and I am the only one,
who can inherit the throne.

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As long as His Majesty is still alive,

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I will never condone you.

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Mother, are you really insisting on this?

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The Imperial Court of Qi Kingdom is leaderless.

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Lords of various states
will all act upon hearing the news,

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like wolves and tigers eyeing the prey.

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As long as you give me the Imperial Seal,

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and make this Edict legitimate,
the chaos will cease.

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Mother, you will only become
more noble than you are now.

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Mother, I really don't understand

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why
every time you always side with others.

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We are blood relatives.

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Why can't the throne be given to me?

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Pei.

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- Mother.
- You.

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Grand Empress Dowager, Prince Sui,

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The Imperial Medical Institute said that His
Majesty's condition has suddenly improved.

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Several physicians found a way to detoxify.

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- Move aside!
- Pei!

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Where are you going?

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Mother,

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please remember as soon as possible
where the Imperial Seal is.

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Pei.

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Stop! Who are you?

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Officer, I'm from Duke Qing's Mansion.

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By the order of Her Ladyship,
I'm delivering food to Lord Huaiyang.

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[Inspection of Prison]

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[Permission for meal delivery.
Do not obstruct.]

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Open the door.

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Your Lordship, eat while it's hot.

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After tonight, maybe you can never eat.

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You...

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I'm here by the order of Grand
Empress Dowager, to care for His Majesty.

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Everyone, leave.

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My Lord. His Majesty can be saved.

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The poison can be neutralized in a few days.

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Everyone, leave!

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Prince Sui is not keeping his promise
of letting me live till he takes the throne.

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But he also said, if a criminal tries
to escape,

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he'll be killed without mercy.

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Why are you laughing?

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The last time I heard the words
'killed without mercy', they were from you.

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Me?

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When did I ever say that?

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Remnants of Mount Yang, surrender now,
or you'll be killed without mercy.

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- Didn't you say that?
- I never said such high-sounding words.

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I haven't even made a move
before you killed him.

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Here, kill this one.

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Dear, it seems a bit hard for us to get
out of here today.

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Let's have a good fight with them then.

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Don't make a move! Don't make a move!

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General Shi.

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My Lord. My Lady. I'm late.

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I'm late.

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Looks like me saving you won't be happening.

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Then let me welcome you.

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Thank you, General Shi.

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Qingzhou Army, listen to orders.

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Escort the Lord Huaiyang and the Princess.

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Yes.

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Liu Yu,

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if you don't die,

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how can I become the Emperor?

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You. Liu Yu?

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Uncle, why panic?

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If I don't die,

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then you will become a traitor.

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Something's wrong!

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- Go check it out.
- Yes!

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Something's wrong?

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Someone! Someone!

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Father.

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Father!

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Yun'er is here!

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Save me, save me! Father!

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Consort Xian graces the realm.

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Consort Xian graces the realm.

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Who is it?

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Who is pretending to be a ghost? Come out.

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Come out.

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Consort Xian graces the realm.

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Why is it you?

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Stop pretending.

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Consort Xian, who else do you think would come?

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That horn was clearly from my foster father's personal guards.

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He must have stormed into the palace, and captured Lord Huaiyang alive.

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Consort Xian graces the realm.

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Consort Xian graces the realm.

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Impossible, I, I clearly already...

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Already poisoned it to death, right?

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The mortal ephemera perishes over and over.

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Seeing the falling dragon as a heavenly sign.

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Seeing the falling dragon as a heavenly sign. [Great Fortune]

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My husband spent half a day composing this poem.

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As you instructed, Consort Xian has taken the box.

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Thank you for the work.

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Madam, how did you know that Consort Xian would come?

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She lost her power in the palace.

261
00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:41,720
She will definitely urgently report to Prince Sui.

262
00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:43,880
I learned she was leaving the palace today,

263
00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,830
so I immediately arranged for you to deliver goods to his mansion.

264
00:24:47,830 --> 00:24:52,510
Now, she has no way out, and no one to turn to.

265
00:24:52,510 --> 00:24:55,350
She has no choice but to believe it.

266
00:24:55,350 --> 00:25:00,180
You need to tell them that I am the one

267
00:25:00,180 --> 00:25:03,200
who embezzled a huge fortune.

268
00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,790
Cui Xingzhou, Lord Huaiyang, took advantage of his position

269
00:25:06,790 --> 00:25:09,620
to keep the wealth that should be in the National Treasury.

270
00:25:09,620 --> 00:25:14,204
You just need to remember to tell all of this to Prince Sui,

271
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and ask him to help you.

272
00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:21,350
Make him believe that the Duke is desperate to save his son,

273
00:25:21,350 --> 00:25:25,790
and has enough reason to frame me and put me in prison.

274
00:25:25,790 --> 00:25:28,060
I know that I am not on your team,

275
00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:32,000
but this time, I really have no other way.

276
00:25:33,070 --> 00:25:36,680
My Lord, please save my son.

277
00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:38,270
I promise you.

278
00:25:38,270 --> 00:25:42,490
After you achieve such great merit, you can save Guo Yi's life.

279
00:25:42,490 --> 00:25:48,480
As long as you still adhere to righteousness, you will definitely not aid the wicked.

280
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,890
Cui Xingzhou!

281
00:25:59,740 --> 00:26:01,830
This expression looks really good.

282
00:26:01,830 --> 00:26:03,880
In the future, when I think of you,

283
00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:08,620
I will always see this look of a failed traitor, who was so helpless.

284
00:26:08,620 --> 00:26:10,460
Impossible.

285
00:26:10,460 --> 00:26:14,210
You, you also touched this poison powder.

286
00:26:14,210 --> 00:26:16,790
Why didn't your hand change color at the feast?

287
00:26:16,790 --> 00:26:18,480
Don't you understand?

288
00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:23,350
The poison was fake, and the change of color was also fake.

289
00:26:23,350 --> 00:26:29,460
I had Physician Song prepare a powder that changes color upon contact with water.

290
00:26:29,460 --> 00:26:34,680
The Lord and I watched your every move clearly.

291
00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:39,490
What you saw was what we wanted you to see.

292
00:26:39,490 --> 00:26:43,070
Liu Pei, you lost.

293
00:26:43,070 --> 00:26:48,340
Minister Cui, what do you plan to do with him?

294
00:26:50,110 --> 00:26:52,206
My wife is not here tonight,

295
00:26:52,206 --> 00:26:59,820
but she specifically instructed me to repay Prince Sui for his previous 'kindness'.

296
00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:04,890
End your own life.

297
00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,970
You brat,

298
00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:39,060
I've endured humiliation for so many years.

299
00:27:40,030 --> 00:27:42,070
When have I ever lost?

300
00:27:42,070 --> 00:27:45,300
Right now, my personal guards have occupied here.

301
00:27:49,070 --> 00:27:50,810
Guards!

302
00:28:02,170 --> 00:28:04,120
Guards!

303
00:28:11,850 --> 00:28:13,470
My guards,

304
00:28:13,470 --> 00:28:16,850
my guards are right outside.

305
00:28:19,510 --> 00:28:21,250
Guards!

306
00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:26,600
Guards! Guards!

307
00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,780
My foster father will not lose.

308
00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:36,790
My foster father will not lose!

309
00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,340
Guards!

310
00:29:03,020 --> 00:29:04,760
Guards!

311
00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,140
The throne...

312
00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,230
should be mine.

313
00:29:59,550 --> 00:30:04,160
All of this should be mine!

314
00:30:06,070 --> 00:30:10,620
This kingdom should be mine!

315
00:30:10,620 --> 00:30:13,680
It belongs to me, Liu Pei!

316
00:30:20,750 --> 00:30:25,550
Twenty years ago, among the princes of the previous dynasty,

317
00:30:25,550 --> 00:30:29,500
only I was the most outstanding one.

318
00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:32,880
Empress Wu usurped the throne.

319
00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,950
Among the royal family, the only one who survived,

320
00:30:36,950 --> 00:30:41,230
the legitimate heir, was me, Liu Pei!

321
00:30:46,350 --> 00:30:53,380
I was the one who wiped out the Wu faction

322
00:30:53,380 --> 00:30:58,120
after a long time of planning.

323
00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:03,742
I was the one who supported you from Mount Yang step by step,

324
00:31:03,742 --> 00:31:07,250
to sit on this throne!

325
00:31:07,250 --> 00:31:11,380
I thought you were a puppet...

326
00:31:12,260 --> 00:31:15,960
that I could manipulate.

327
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:27,590
So, being ensnared by one's own trap feels like this.

328
00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:35,680
Power should be used for the people.

329
00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,020
No one can seek personal gain.

330
00:31:38,580 --> 00:31:42,300
Only then can we restore our kingdom to a righteous nation!

331
00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:44,340
Liu Pei!

332
00:31:44,340 --> 00:31:49,200
This imperial court cannot tolerate you.

333
00:31:59,580 --> 00:32:02,240
Tonight,

334
00:32:05,310 --> 00:32:08,930
tonight you must die!

335
00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,720
The court officials won't know

336
00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:18,170
whether you were poisoned or stabbed to death.

337
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,270
You are finished.

338
00:32:23,270 --> 00:32:28,420
This kingdom belongs to me, Liu Pei!

339
00:32:34,350 --> 00:32:37,740
Even if I die today,

340
00:32:39,790 --> 00:32:45,950
this kingdom will never be yours.

341
00:32:55,690 --> 00:32:57,680
Liu Pei!

342
00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:02,990
Greetings to you, Grand Empress Dowager.

343
00:33:39,580 --> 00:33:44,800
Mother, Mother, Mother, Mother.

344
00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,950
I, I, I...

345
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:50,750
Grand Empress Dowager.

346
00:33:50,750 --> 00:33:55,440
We all heard and saw what Prince Sui did.

347
00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,960
We do not acknowledge such a ruler.

348
00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,790
We do not acknowledge him.

349
00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:48,040
Liu Pei.

350
00:34:49,030 --> 00:34:50,830
You have lost.

351
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:53,120
It's over.

352
00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,450
It's all over.

353
00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:34,880
All of Prince Sui's faction
has been brought to justice.

354
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:39,440
Your Majesty, you can finally rule the kingdom,
and realize your grand ambitions.

355
00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,320
With the imperial power in hand,
and the court purged,

356
00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,240
I finally have what I longed for day and night.

357
00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,600
But I often feel that the days are not real.

358
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:52,600
Maybe it's because, all these years,

359
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:57,310
I was often restless, and always on edge,

360
00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:02,830
and I'm not used to the peace.

361
00:37:05,030 --> 00:37:06,950
I feel the same way.

362
00:37:07,670 --> 00:37:09,670
You have always been at a high position.

363
00:37:09,670 --> 00:37:13,240
How come just gaining some military power
makes you feel uneasy?

364
00:37:14,070 --> 00:37:16,280
I was born and raised in Zhenzhou.

365
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,590
I am used to the climate of Jiangnan.

366
00:37:18,590 --> 00:37:24,000
Now living in the capital
makes me somewhat uncomfortable.

367
00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,190
Miantang feels the same way.

368
00:37:26,190 --> 00:37:31,960
She often says she wants to return to Zhenzhou
to live in Lingquan Town.

369
00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:33,870
Did she really say that?

370
00:37:34,670 --> 00:37:36,310
Yes.

371
00:37:37,230 --> 00:37:43,320
She also told me that the nobles in the capital
all have multiple wives and concubines.

372
00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,070
It bothers her.

373
00:37:45,070 --> 00:37:46,710
She fears I might follow suit.

374
00:37:46,710 --> 00:37:48,590
It's better to return to Zhenzhou.

375
00:37:48,590 --> 00:37:51,630
It sounds like things she would say.

376
00:37:51,630 --> 00:37:56,760
I also promised her that once these
mundane affairs are settled,

377
00:37:56,760 --> 00:38:00,220
I would accompany her to travel,
and return to our hometown.

378
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:02,600
Now,

379
00:38:04,010 --> 00:38:06,990
it's time for me to fulfill that promise.

380
00:38:40,510 --> 00:38:45,310
I should have made
this toast to you long ago.

381
00:39:12,230 --> 00:39:16,480
Your Majesty, take care.

382
00:39:25,060 --> 00:39:30,100
final credits

383
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:04,440
Take care.

384
00:40:15,550 --> 00:40:18,480
What's so different about these piles of soil?

385
00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:20,000
Aren't they from the same mountain?

386
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,870
There's not much distance.

387
00:40:27,510 --> 00:40:30,400
You can taste the difference?

388
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:31,510
Of course.

389
00:40:31,510 --> 00:40:33,240
Why don't you try it?

390
00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:50,800
I saw it.

391
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:54,350
You put the middle finger in it,
and licked your index finger.

392
00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:58,840
Why didn't you expose me since you knew?

393
00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:01,200
Because I like seeing your smile.

394
00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:04,710
Before we get married,

395
00:41:04,710 --> 00:41:09,680
how many more mountains
do we need to search to find the soil?

396
00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:15,830
This is the last one.

397
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:18,440
Really?

398
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:21,120
So, I'm getting married?

399
00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,510
I'm getting married!

400
00:41:24,510 --> 00:41:29,400
I'm getting married! I'm getting married!

401
00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:35,130
Songhua, tell Grand Empress Dowager.
No need to wait.

402
00:41:35,130 --> 00:41:37,160
I already got it.

403
00:41:42,630 --> 00:41:44,270
Your Majesty.

404
00:41:49,670 --> 00:41:56,070
♫ Flowers falling by the river again ♫♫ Turning the clear waves red ♫

405
00:41:56,070 --> 00:42:01,580
♫ Sparrows singing in celebration ♫

406
00:42:02,530 --> 00:42:09,180
♫ Calm years pass by the silent bustling city ♫♫ Sitting at home ♫

407
00:42:09,180 --> 00:42:15,640
♫ No one knows love's outline like I do ♫

408
00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:22,110
♫ Under the dew, dreams rest,
the hairpin returns to the moon ♫

409
00:42:22,110 --> 00:42:26,800
♫ Holding your hand, we gather many blossoms ♫

410
00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:30,150
Honey, you suffer from seasickness.
Why did you take the water route?

411
00:42:30,150 --> 00:42:33,510
Taking the land route would cost us
too much time. I can't wait any longer.

412
00:42:33,510 --> 00:42:35,150
Can't wait for what?

413
00:42:37,550 --> 00:42:38,700
Is it for you all to see?

414
00:42:38,700 --> 00:42:40,440
Put it down.

415
00:42:41,070 --> 00:42:42,710
Put it down.

416
00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:49,150
I can't wait to return to Zhenzhou
to be a lord who is spoiled.

417
00:42:49,150 --> 00:42:53,220
By then, dear, you must manage our livelihood well,

418
00:42:53,220 --> 00:42:56,240
so that you can support your husband.

419
00:42:57,280 --> 00:43:01,000
Since you want to rely on me,
you must reserve your strength.

420
00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:03,870
Otherwise, I'm not supporting you.

421
00:43:04,630 --> 00:43:08,440
Right now, all I have left is my strength.

422
00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:14,000
For the next few days, we need to
carefully plan our future.

423
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,280
Finally, we are going home.

424
00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,030
Our home.

425
00:43:19,650 --> 00:43:26,080
♫ When the day comes that the sky and river
merge into one color ♫

426
00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:32,770
♫ The light boat passes by,
and the wind carries a love song ♫

427
00:43:34,190 --> 00:43:36,920
My spoiled husband gets seasick again.

428
00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:39,470
Let's see if you can muster the strength now.

429
00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:42,975
Wait, let me try again.

430
00:43:47,030 --> 00:43:49,710
Oh, no, I still feel dizzy.

431
00:43:52,470 --> 00:43:59,370
♫ If we arrive at crossroads ♫

432
00:43:59,370 --> 00:44:11,720
♫ There must be someone on their way home ♫

433
00:44:17,540 --> 00:44:21,180
[The End]

434
00:44:22,030 --> 00:44:31,980
Timing and Subtitles by the "Are You My Soulmate?" Team @ Viki

435
00:44:36,221 --> 00:44:43,451
♫ The boat drifts,
bringing back the sunset ♫

436
00:44:43,451 --> 00:44:50,561
♫ When we reunite, we still joke
about the cause and effect ♫

437
00:44:50,561 --> 00:44:57,941
♫ Who passed by, the crab apple
falls with a turn ♫

438
00:44:57,941 --> 00:45:06,801
♫ Loving rightly but choosing wrong ♫♫ With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions ♫

439
00:45:06,801 --> 00:45:14,111
♫ Everyone travels far,
seeing clouds and snow ♫

440
00:45:14,111 --> 00:45:21,271
♫ Always hard to stay, yet easy to part ♫♫ Crossing spring waters and autumn trials ♫

441
00:45:21,271 --> 00:45:28,431
♫ A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together ♫

442
00:45:28,431 --> 00:45:35,701
♫ Long hidden in the eyes,
flickering in and out ♫

443
00:45:35,701 --> 00:45:42,951
♫ Let go of the flowers blooming
in the yard last night ♫

444
00:45:42,951 --> 00:45:50,141
♫ Let go of the waves in the stream
in half a lifetime ♫

445
00:45:50,141 --> 00:45:57,361
♫ Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly ♫

446
00:45:57,361 --> 00:46:06,181
♫ In this lifetime,
my wish is to the vast sky ♫♫ There are many more ♫

447
00:46:06,181 --> 00:46:13,551
♫ Everyone travels far,
seeing clouds and snow ♫

448
00:46:13,551 --> 00:46:20,681
♫ Always hard to stay, yet easy to part ♫♫ Crossing spring waters and autumn trials ♫

449
00:46:20,681 --> 00:46:27,781
♫ A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together ♫

450
00:46:27,781 --> 00:46:35,001
♫ Time flows as we dream through four seasons ♫

451
00:46:35,001 --> 00:46:48,381
♫ I wish to journey with you forever ♫♫ Year after year ♫♫ For many years to come ♫