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♫ Those people, those affairs, those palace doors ♫
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♫ One step into the commotions of this world ♫
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♫ Listen to the wind, listen to the rain,
listen to the endless ups and downs of life ♫
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♫ Destiny indeed loves us ♫
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♫ Look at the dreams sealed by the kiss of time ♫
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♫ Remember half the life that’s already been lived ♫
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♫ In these red walls, remains one person ♫
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♫ Wait for the dead of the night, wait for eternity ♫
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♫ If the world is a storm, then everything in it must take refuge ♫
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♫ I’ll go with you ♫
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♫ Traveling across thousands of mountains,
don’t be afraid of the wasteland ♫
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♫ There’ll be flowers on the side of the path ♫
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♫ Love and hate are too messy; simply coming and going ♫
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♫ The winds and clouds have not dissipated ♫
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♫ Spring and fall are long;
I can finally wander this mortal world with you ♫
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[Rebel Princess]
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[Episode 25]
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There’s a secret place in this palace.
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It’s a tradition to transmit from one generation of emperors to the next.
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I thought... that I would never have to use it.
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But I never thought
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that you would know where Emperess Dowager Dexuan is buried.
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According to the Imperial rules, it should be in the Imperial Mausoleum.
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Emperess Dowager Dexuan was Su Zong and Gao Zong’s imperial mother.
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Back then to become emperor, Su Zong killed his elder brother, Gao Zong.
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Emperess Dowager Dexuan left the palace in fury and hid in Ci’an Temple.
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So, Su Zong designated Ci’an Temple as an imperial temple.
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Before dying, Emperess Dowager Dexuan left a last will.
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She would be ashamed to be buried in the Imperial Mausoleum.
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Su Zong had no alternative,
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so he secretly built a mausoleum at Ci’an Temple.
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Uncle, you mean...
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under Ci’an Temple, there’s an underground palace?
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And there are two exits for this underground palace.
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One is at Ci’an Temple, the other
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is here...
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in Shiqian Hall.
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You’re saying...
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We can escape?
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Not us,
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but you.
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Second Prince.
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- Anything to report?
- Nothing.
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It seems like the princess kept on playing chess with the emperor.
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- Playing chess?
- Yes.
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Younger Sister A’Wu, did you win or lose?
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Zilu,
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even though the emperor isn’t your birth father,
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please take into consideration that he raised you for 20 years,
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so don’t make things difficult for him.
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All right. I’ll give that to you.
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As long as your uncle is willing to listen to me,
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I will show the appropriate behavior.
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- Guard!
- Yes!
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Take the princess back to Fengchi Palace.
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Yes!
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Your Majesty, how was your talk with Younger Sister A’Wu?
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Who won?
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- Bring it to His Majesty.
- Yes.
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Your Majesty, please.
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I’m tired today.
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Your Majesty, are you playing with me?
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Are you playing with me?
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I’m only tired.
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Your Majesty,
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until now, is there any point in this meaningless struggle?
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Or do you think that dragging things along will give it enough time for a turnaround?
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Don’t worry. I will naturally give you what you want.
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- It’s only that...
- But what?
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I know what you are thinking about.
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Once you obtain the imperial edict since there aren’t two sovereigns in a country,
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that will become the day I pass away.
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I’m getting ready not to lose courage when the time comes.
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I’m tired of living, too.
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Your Majesty,
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since it’s like that, why are you not writing?
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Or are you trying to use this imperial edict to protect someone?
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If you’re really planning something like that, you will definitely be disappointed.
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You’re overthinking.
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I can’t even fight for myself, how could I do it for someone else?
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I’m only doing this for myself.
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I have been an emperor for so many years, yet I’ve never had peace.
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I want to borrow three more days.
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Three peaceful days.
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Playing chess with A’Wu, taking walks in the imperial gardens.
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Watching the river and mountains from the gate tower.
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Three days from now, I will give you the imperial edict and the title of emperor.
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Why should I listen to you?
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I’m begging you.
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What did he say?
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His Majesty... His Majesty said... he’s begging you.
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Your Majesty is begging me?
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But you’re His Majesty!
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You’re an emperor!
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Your Majesty,
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if I implore you like that someday,
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would you forgive me?
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I would.
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Because no matter what, you are
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my son whom I raised for twenty years.
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I’m giving you three more days.
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[Zhaoyang Hall]
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Princess, you’re going the wrong way.
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This is not the way back to Fengchi Palace.
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Can’t I even go visit the empress in Zhaoyang Hall?
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Princess, please don’t make things difficult for me.
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Also, the empress isn’t there anymore.
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Where is the empress?
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The empress, the crown prince, and their people were already sent to the imperial prison.
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Why are there still servants going in and out?
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The one who lives there now is Wang Su’s concubine.
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[Zhaoyang Hall]
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Greetings to Second Prince.
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Rise.
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You’ve decorated well.
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These were all prepared according to Your Highness’s orders.
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The wedding gifts were prepared by the county owner.
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- Where is the phoenix robe?
- It still needs a few more days.
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Three days, in three days I must see the phoenix robe.
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Yes.
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You’ve returned?
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Mi’er.
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Why do you seem so gloomy?
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Is it because they have not done well?
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Not them.
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It’s him.
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Just now, he actually begged me.
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Who is he?
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Imperial Father.
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No!
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I can only call him His Majesty or Emperor now.
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Mi’er.
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You don’t have to worry about me. I am way too tired.
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I have been trying to work out this plan for far too long.
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The ones I want to take revenge on are doing incredibly well.
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Waiting makes me a little impetuous.
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Second Prince is not so simple-minded.
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You pretended you would kill Zitan and you caused trouble to the rest.
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You stirred up the fight between the Xie and Wang families.
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On the wedding night, you helped Prince Yuzhang leave the capital.
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You have made an alliance with the Prince of Jianning and you encouraged the rebellion in Huizhou.
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That’s really not simple!
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What a pity!
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You have found out all this way too late!
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Right, I was a half-step too late.
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Half-step?
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Half-step could count as your fate.
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But what you have not realized is
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that the biggest mistake you made was
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giving the hand of Huan Mi to your son.
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Mi’er?
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Zilu! What did you do to Mi’er?
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Mi’er...
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Are you worthy of calling out Mi’er’s name?
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Did you really think that by stealing my woman away, the Wang family could bully me?
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You are a good-for-nothing!
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Zilu! You should come at me!
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I am the one who gave Su’er, Huan Mi’s hand!
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Come at me!
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I knew you liked her, so I stole her from you on purpose.
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Prime Minister...
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Did you really think I would not dare to touch you?
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Don’t be nervous, Prime Minister. There is still time.
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I will not kill you for the time being.
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After a few days, I will hold a grand banquet as a gift to you.
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You will then know the meaning of
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“living is not as good as dying.”
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Su’er, remember!
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I will make him pay back one day, twice the disgrace we endured today.
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You must also remember...
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that I will kill him.
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- He has already fallen asleep.
- It is an urgent matter.
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Second Prince! Your Highness!
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Your Highness!
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What’s happened?
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Nothing.
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Don’t be afraid.
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Your Highness.
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What’s the matter?
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Your Highness... the emperor has suddenly fallen sick!
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Sick?
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Wasn’t he doing just fine during the day?
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What kind of trick is this old codger trying to play again?
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Where is the imperial physician?
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I have already called for him.
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The imperial physician said his heart was clogged and that he had fever.
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He even prescribed him some medicine, but...
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But what?
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But the emperor doesn’t want to take the medicine. He says there’s someone who wants to hurt him.
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Since Eunuch Xue is not around anymore,
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he has been only taking medicine given by Princess Consort Yuzhang.
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And he also won’t let any other official keep an eye on him.
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I am really helpless...
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I could only bother you, Your Highness.
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It is not surprising that he is guarding himself like this.
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Bring Princess Consort Yuzhang to keep an eye on him.
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- Yes.
- Wait!
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Do not allow any of them to take a step outside the palace.
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Anyone who violates this rule, no matter who that person is shall be killed and not spared.
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Yes.
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- I want to change my clothes.
- Yes.
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Remember!
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I will make him pay back one day, twice the disgrace we endured today.
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How are you looking after His Majesty?
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You’re here, Younger Sister A’Wu.
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Your Majesty, now you can drink your medicine without worrying about anything.
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Do you still love Uncle?
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Of course!
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After all, he is my imperial father.
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I haven’t allowed him to get harmed in any way during these three days.
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You all go back.
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How can His Majesty recover with so many people surrounding him?
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It is much better if I nurse him all by myself.
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Then I am sorry to have bothered you, Younger sister A’Wu.
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I am sorry to tell you, but I think Uncle might recover faster if he doesn’t see you around.
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You must return to the palace before the break of dawn.
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Otherwise, if Zilu finds out you are not here anymore,
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everyone will come to a tragic end.
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Remember.
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The Tiger Emblem is inside the head of the beast sculpture, at the foot of the Buddhist wall.
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Hold it.
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Come back as fast as you can!
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[Illustrious Virtue]
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A’Xu. A’Xu!
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Elder Princess, what is it?
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I seem to hear A’Wu calling to me.
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It must be because you miss Princess Consort.
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How could she be here when it’s the middle of the night?
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Elder Princess, how about, tomorrow, I go to the palace.
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I’ll bring Princess Consort here so you can meet with her.
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You are the one who carried her in your womb for 10 months. She is your daughter.
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The empress cannot be so domineering all the time, no matter how close they are.
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Mother!
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A’Wu.
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- Princess Consort.
- Nanny Xu.
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- Princess Consort.
- It’s A’Wu.
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- A’Wu.
- Mother.
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What’s wrong?
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What did you say? Zilu rebelled?
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I never thought it would be Zilu himself who would be setting off the wind and waves.
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Mother, there’s not much time.
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Later, I’ll go to the barracks in the western suburbs.
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Before dawn, I must come back to the palace.
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Nanny Xu, I need a favor from you.
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Princess Consort, please tell me.
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I’ll trouble you to get General Song Huai’en here.
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Yes, I’ll go now.
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No, A’Wu. I won’t allow you to go back.
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Right now, the palace is dangerous.
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It’s not easy for you to escape from there.
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I will not allow you to go back into danger.
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I know that, Mother.
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But Emperor Uncle put all his hopes on me.
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I can’t let him down.
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If I don’t go back, then all the people will be in danger.
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A’Wu.
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If I could, I would rather suffer all this for you.
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I’d rather it be me.
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Mother, don’t worry. I will be careful.
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General Guo, you’ve arrived.
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General Pang, you’ve worked hard.
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Brother, is everything all right here?
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An ant has never come out. It looks like the emperor is already asleep.
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Princess Consort Yuzhang is a golden branch with jade leaves. It’s hard enough on her trying to survive the night.
(Idiom – an imperial kinsman/kinswoman)
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In the middle of the night, you should be careful.
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If there are any slip-ups, we won’t be able to explain ourselves to His Highness the Second Prince.
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- I understand.
- I’ll get going.
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Pang Gui returned with some news, but he’s been severely injured.
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Princess Consort’s sister-in-law has been having an affair with Second Prince.
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The Huan family and Second Prince have colluded with Prince Jianning.
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Just as I thought.
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Quick, go to General Wei’s manor.
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Yes!
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[Wei Manor]
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What are you doing? What are you doing here?
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Madam, someone wants to see you. Forgive me.
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Stop there!
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Who’s there?
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The capital has been locked down,
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no one is allowed to go in or out.
[Wei Han, General Zhuguo]
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Go back quickly.
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I am General Wei’s younger sister.
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Something urgent has come up at home. I need to find him.
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General Wei has a younger sister?
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I have never heard of one.
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I’ll see who this “younger sister of mine”
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is exactly.
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Older Brother, I know that you’re still mad at me.
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But family issues should not be made known to outsiders.
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We need to talk in a quiet place.
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There are too many people.
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Since it’s a family issue, Younger Sister please keep calm and don’t get excited.
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Follow me to the barracks.
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Madam, please forgive us.
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Princess Consort Yuzhang, I have long heard your name.
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I don’t know why Your Highness used this object to invite me here
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or for what reason?
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It’s state affairs.
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State affairs?
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Since the emperor returned to his power
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and destroyed the power of the Wang family,
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have you now decided to make a comeback of your own?
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Princess Consort is here on the order of the emperor.
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The order of the emperor?
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The emperor has already given a secret imperial decree to Second Prince in a bid to regain imperial power.
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All of the Wang family were convicted.
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I don’t know where your emperor’s order came from.
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General Wei, don’t forget that although Princess Consort is a daughter of the Wang family,
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she has royal blood as well.
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General Wei, do you recognize this object?
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Tiger Emblem? Why is it with you?
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This is?
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[Imperial Edict: Seeing this edict is equivalent to seeing the emperor in person. By imperial order, you are to enter the palace immediately and end Zilu’s rebellion.]
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[If you meet any rebels who refuse to submit even upon death, let them be beheaded at once.]
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In a short span of two days, two completely opposing secret imperial edicts were transmitted.
317
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Both of the edicts have the Imperial Jade Seal on them.
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I, Wei Han, am just a soldier.
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00:32:24,020 --> 00:32:27,970
How can I tell if which one is real or fake?
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00:32:30,670 --> 00:32:33,430
Both secret imperial edicts are real.
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However, they were drawn up at different times.
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The emperor was ill,
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so he initially wanted to lean on Second Prince to suppress my father.
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But he never expected Zilu to have already been in collusion with Prince Jianning
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and was attempting to usurp the throne.
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General Wei, the capital has been under Second Prince’s control.
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If you don’t believe me, you can ask the soldiers who are under your control.
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They would’ve seen the ministers’ carriages leaving the capital.
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00:33:03,700 --> 00:33:06,870
His Highness the Third Prince, has already been imprisoned.
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00:33:06,870 --> 00:33:11,770
All of the Court’s ministers are trapped in Taiji Hall and even the emperor himself is held in captivity.
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00:33:12,930 --> 00:33:16,320
The emperor issued this secret Imperial edict and entrusted the Tiger Emblem to me.
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He sent me out of the palace for only one night,
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and I must return before daybreak.
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00:33:22,010 --> 00:33:25,700
General Wei, Wang Xuan begs you
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to allow me to leave the city and go to the Jingji Barracks.
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The only hope we have for keeping the imperial city from peril
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is if all the military sectors are willing to help us.
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How do I know you’re telling me the truth, Princess Consort?
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00:33:41,300 --> 00:33:43,270
If you are lying to me,
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then wouldn’t I be helping Zhou the tyrant in his oppression?
(Idiom – aiding an evildoer to do evil)
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Listen to what I have to say.
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Your Highness, there has been no news from Huai’en in a long time.
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00:34:19,150 --> 00:34:22,810
Could Duke Huan be right when he said something happened?
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Something definitely happened in the capital.
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Huai’en can’t get away, so there will be no news from him.
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00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:32,170
If something happened to Huai’en, then Princess Consort...
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00:34:32,170 --> 00:34:34,330
Keep your mouth shut!
348
00:34:34,330 --> 00:34:37,330
Your Highness, we can’t wait any longer. We have to return to the capital immediately.
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00:34:37,330 --> 00:34:38,640
Back, back, back, back to what?
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00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,460
Prince Jianning’s army is right outside, just waiting to fight us to the death.
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if you are afraid of death, just watch me.
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00:34:43,300 --> 00:34:45,580
Me afraid of death? I think it’s you who’s afraid of death.
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00:34:45,580 --> 00:34:47,140
Guanglie!
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00:34:47,690 --> 00:34:49,640
Are you all fully prepared?
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00:34:50,930 --> 00:34:54,080
It’s all ready, just waiting for your order.
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00:34:55,690 --> 00:34:57,210
Good.
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00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:01,850
At sunrise, the fog is thickest in the valley.
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00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,270
Duke Huan, please,
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00:35:05,510 --> 00:35:08,130
at three o’clock, get the troops together and be ready to fight
360
00:35:08,130 --> 00:35:10,030
and break through.
361
00:35:10,030 --> 00:35:13,120
Yes, I will go prepare now.
362
00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,100
Your Highness, no matter what happens in the capital,
363
00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:21,660
Princess Consort will be safe and avert disaster.
364
00:35:21,660 --> 00:35:23,280
Your Highness!
365
00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:28,460
Your Highness, a large number of soldiers in the army fell ill for no reason.
366
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:30,640
What-What!
367
00:35:41,110 --> 00:35:43,230
Bring Madam Wei, please.
368
00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:47,980
Mother.
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00:35:47,980 --> 00:35:52,330
Princess Consort Yuzhang, I have nothing against you,
370
00:35:52,330 --> 00:35:55,220
why did you kidnap my mother?
371
00:35:55,220 --> 00:36:01,100
Princess Consort Yuzhang has taken good care of your mother without any mistreatment.
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00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,180
I’ve already lived more than half my life.
373
00:36:13,180 --> 00:36:16,280
There is nothing I haven’t seen.
374
00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:20,530
It’s really the first time I’ve had such an adventure.
375
00:36:21,270 --> 00:36:23,400
We’ve long heard of how
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00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:28,260
Princess Consort Yuzhang protected Huizhou and how she is both brave and cunning.
377
00:36:28,260 --> 00:36:31,010
Today, I’ve finally been fortunate enough
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00:36:31,010 --> 00:36:34,300
to experience it for myself.
379
00:36:35,930 --> 00:36:40,760
Madam Wei, you are broad-minded and open. You are a heroine indeed.
380
00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:45,060
Princess Consort was telling me about the time when Old General Wei defended Xiangyang.
381
00:36:45,060 --> 00:36:46,630
Fortunately, you
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00:36:46,630 --> 00:36:49,930
brought all the women and children into the city to repair the Lady’s Wall. What a heroic undertaking that must’ve been.
383
00:36:49,930 --> 00:36:52,840
That Lady’s Wall has gone through so much hardship.
384
00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:56,560
It still stands erect to this day.
385
00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:59,780
Old Madam Wei, I implore you to please
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try and persuade General Wei.
387
00:37:02,730 --> 00:37:05,400
I have offended you today.
388
00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,570
I, Wang Xuan, will visit you at home to apologize formally.
389
00:37:08,570 --> 00:37:10,130
There will be no talk of apologies.
390
00:37:10,130 --> 00:37:14,550
Princess Consort Yuzhang, if you will visit me at my manor to have a small drink,
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then this old lady will prepare the best wine in anticipation of your arrival.
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00:37:20,270 --> 00:37:23,290
- That’s settled, then.
- That’s settled, then.
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Son,
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00:37:25,970 --> 00:37:30,670
do you believe what Princess Consort Yuzhang told you just now?
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00:37:30,670 --> 00:37:33,900
Mother, I have been given military orders. I cannot...
396
00:37:33,900 --> 00:37:38,560
All I’m asking you is, do you believe her?
397
00:37:46,730 --> 00:37:49,050
Duke Huan, you are supremely clever in your schemes.
398
00:37:49,050 --> 00:37:51,680
This strategy of yours is just too brilliant.
399
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,820
That lad Xiao Qi has finally become restless.
400
00:37:56,950 --> 00:37:58,630
Quickly send a missive to Prince Jianning.
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00:37:58,630 --> 00:38:00,080
Yes.
402
00:38:04,660 --> 00:38:06,200
[Supreme Enlightenment]
403
00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:10,120
Day is going to break soon. Why hasn’t A’Wu returned yet?
404
00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,320
Do you think she might have...
405
00:38:14,670 --> 00:38:16,200
Grand Elder Princess, please do not be anxious.
406
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,800
The Princess Consort is traveling somewhere far away, after all.
407
00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,710
It’s only normal for her to be held up.
408
00:38:21,710 --> 00:38:23,400
[Supreme Enlightenment]
409
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:27,000
The power of the imperial household is prestigious. How can I violate those orders?
410
00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:31,110
Do you remember the day you became General Zhuguo?
411
00:38:31,110 --> 00:38:33,330
What did I tell you that day?
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00:38:34,020 --> 00:38:38,610
You advised me
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by telling me to always choose righteousness first.
414
00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:49,340
General Wei, I’m sure you’ve also heard of this before.
415
00:38:49,340 --> 00:38:53,650
My husband, Prince Yuzhang, left the capital before our wedding night
416
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because he wanted to establish a clear boundary between himself and my father.
417
00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:58,280
Those are my same intentions.
418
00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:02,620
I did not come here for the sake of the Wang clan.
419
00:39:02,620 --> 00:39:04,990
I am only here for a virtuous cause on behalf of my nation.
420
00:39:13,130 --> 00:39:15,130
It is now the hour of Chou.
(Hour of Chou – between the hours of 1:00 - 3:00 a.m.)
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00:39:15,130 --> 00:39:18,320
Princess Consort, even if I could let you go to the western outskirts,
422
00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:22,120
it would still take you four hours just traveling to and from at the very least.
423
00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:25,870
The hour of Chen is when General Wu takes over the watch.
(Hour of Chen – 7:00 - 9:00 a.m.)
424
00:39:25,870 --> 00:39:29,210
Princess Consort, if you still wish to enter the palace at that time,
425
00:39:29,210 --> 00:39:31,320
General Wu will definitely refuse your entry.
426
00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:35,300
If a commotion ensues, even the mere rustle of leaves in the wind will be transmitted to the palace.
(Idiom – the slightest whiff of trouble)
427
00:39:35,300 --> 00:39:39,340
I’m afraid you might not be able to escape unscathed.
428
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:43,130
I will make my own considerations.
429
00:39:43,130 --> 00:39:45,730
For the moment, General Wei, I’d like to earnestly request
430
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for your helping hand on account of the emperor and the Imperial Court being in imminent peril.
431
00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:51,870
Out of the twelve camps of the Jingji Army,
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six of them are under the command of His Highness, the Second Prince and have already been dispatched.
433
00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:58,480
I may believe you, but it doesn’t mean I’m able to follow you.
434
00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:01,230
Son, why are you being so long-winded?
435
00:40:03,870 --> 00:40:08,260
Princess Consort, since you wish to leave the city,
436
00:40:09,170 --> 00:40:12,830
there’s no time to lose. We should leave as soon as possible.
437
00:40:17,340 --> 00:40:22,660
General Wei, the favor you’ve shown us today will always be engraved in my memory.
438
00:40:22,660 --> 00:40:24,590
Thank you very much, General Wei.
439
00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:34,360
Princess Consort!
440
00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:38,830
Huai’en, I am going to leave the secret imperial edict and Tiger Emblem to you now.
441
00:40:40,860 --> 00:40:42,970
Princess Consort, what is the meaning of this?
442
00:40:42,970 --> 00:40:44,880
General Wei has a point.
443
00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:47,670
I should not leave the city tonight.
444
00:40:47,670 --> 00:40:49,500
But you should.
445
00:40:49,500 --> 00:40:54,900
Princess Consort, the one who holds the Tiger Emblem can give orders to the nation’s army.
446
00:40:54,900 --> 00:40:57,300
It will be very difficult for me to command the respect of the Three Armies.
(Three Armies – the Left, Right, and Central armies)
447
00:40:57,300 --> 00:41:01,010
You are His Highness’s competent subordinate. I trust you.
448
00:41:01,700 --> 00:41:05,240
I’m afraid I will botch up the great plans set by the emperor and yourself.
449
00:41:05,240 --> 00:41:07,900
Time is running out and there’s no time to lose.
450
00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:14,290
Once you’ve left the city, think of a way to send someone to notify His Highness of all this
451
00:41:14,290 --> 00:41:16,510
so he can guard against Duke Huan.
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00:41:17,740 --> 00:41:19,420
Huai’en,
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I’m entrusting the fates of everyone
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and the great achievements of the nation to you.
455
00:41:37,630 --> 00:41:42,230
Princess Consort, I will live up to this mission you’ve entrusted me with.
456
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I vow to either live or perish together with the Tiger Emblem and secret imperial edict.
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General.
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♫ The fear of rain and tears stain your plume ♫
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♫ Time chases the distance of soldiers ♫
461
00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:45,530
♫ There is still a limit to what you can miss ♫
462
00:42:45,530 --> 00:42:47,870
♫ Why are there guests in this world? ♫
463
00:42:47,870 --> 00:42:52,730
♫ Tears can be deceiving, love is hard to fake ♫
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00:42:52,730 --> 00:42:57,460
♫ I hear the wind withers and dies as if
it’s singing a thousand songs of sadness ♫
465
00:42:57,460 --> 00:43:01,740
♫ In my dreams, I see you smiling like a painting ♫
466
00:43:01,740 --> 00:43:04,190
♫ I’ll be going to you on my horse ♫
467
00:43:04,190 --> 00:43:06,430
♫ Return to your gentleness ♫
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00:43:06,430 --> 00:43:11,840
♫ I can’t let go of my heart, I can’t let go ♫
469
00:43:13,190 --> 00:43:17,870
♫ Waiting for the sea to changed and wash away the burden ♫
470
00:43:17,870 --> 00:43:22,500
♫ Spend time with you ♫
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00:43:22,500 --> 00:43:31,820
♫ Because of you, I’ve lived a lifetime of prosperity ♫
472
00:43:31,820 --> 00:43:36,460
♫ Waiting for the sea clouds to fade away ♫
473
00:43:36,460 --> 00:43:41,150
♫ Home at all corners of the earth ♫
474
00:43:41,150 --> 00:43:50,440
♫ We will meet again in spring, autumn, winter, and summer ♫
475
00:43:50,440 --> 00:43:58,830
♫ For us, the moment that we’ve met ♫
476
00:43:59,710 --> 00:44:04,290
♫ With the pace of a lifetime ♫
477
00:44:04,290 --> 00:44:08,930
♫ To struggle, to worry ♫
478
00:44:08,930 --> 00:44:18,360
♫ I will leave the world for your promise ♫
479
00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:22,980
♫ Waiting for the sea to wash away the lead ♫
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00:44:22,980 --> 00:44:27,670
♫ Spend time with you ♫
481
00:44:27,670 --> 00:44:37,100
♫ Because of you, I’ve lived a lifetime of prosperity♫
482
00:44:37,100 --> 00:44:41,790
♫ When the sea has changed,
the universe will already be changed ♫
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♫ Home at all corners of the earth ♫
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♫ We meet again in spring, autumn, winter, and summer ♫