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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 28]

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The second prince is going to get married to the daughter of Duke Huan,

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Huan Mi.

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How is that appropriate?

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Princess Consort Yuzhang is here.

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[Taiji Hall]

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It’s said that the second prince is marrying Duke Huan’s daughter,

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the Heir Apparent Consort of the Wang family.

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She is a woman who is getting married a second time and has even divorced her own husband.

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A real disgrace!

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Since ancient times to now, this is the biggest disgrace of the Wang Clan.

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The auspicious time has arrived.

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The ceremony has been prepared.

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All of the respected dukes and ministers have arrived.

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The envoys and the members of the inner ministerial circle have gathered.

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Today, His Highness the Second Prince shall take the daughter of the Huan Clan as his consort.

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The great ceremony shall proceed according to the imperial traditions.

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It shall also go according to laws.

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Let us invite the new bride into the hall.

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[Taiji Hall]

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Adulterers! I’m going to kill you!

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I’m going to kill you! I’m going to kill you!

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Older Brother.

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Mi’er.

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Mi’er, don’t be nervous.

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We are going to become husband and wife very soon.

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No one shall separate the two of us again.

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[Taiji Hall]

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Mi’er, wait a moment for me.

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Today is the day of my great wedding!

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Imperial Father is going to gift me a great special gift as well!

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Let us invite His Majesty.

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Imperial Father.

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Thank you, Imperial Father.

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“When the grand course of a husband was pursued,
(This excerpt is taken from James Legges’s translation of)

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a public and common spirit ruled all under the sky; they chose men of talents, virtue, and ability.
(the Confucian classic ’Book of Rites • The Conveyance of Rites’.)

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Thus, all rulers in the realm are charged with protecting the people and with bringing peace and stability to the nation.

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My second son is innately wise and farsighted,

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and has assisted in relieving many difficulties.

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He has rescued the nation from calamity and saved my life as well.

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I am gravely ill, thus cannot govern the nation.

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I dare not forget the rules that have been passed down for generations.

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Therefore, I am abdicating voluntarily in favor of another emperor.

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I am abdicating the throne to—”

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Why aren’t you making your move yet? What are you waiting for?

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Mi’er!

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Your Highness! Your Highness!

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Don’t kill her!

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Mi’er!

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You again?

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Wang Xuan, I cannot believe I underestimated you yet again.

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There were so many people who were guarding you,

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yet you still managed to play tricks right under my nose.

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You are indeed formidable.

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Tell me. Where is Mi’er?

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You have risked universal condemnation to do such absurd things.

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I want to see if you want this throne that you have stolen

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or my former sister-in-law.

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Wang Xuan, did you really think that you could threaten me by hiding Mi’er?

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I, Ma Zilu, am crazy!

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This empire, as well as Mi’er, I want them all!

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Besides that, I also want the lives of your entire Wang Clan!

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Even if I kill you and bury you three feet under,

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I will be able to find Mi’er myself!

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- A’Wu!
- Zilu!

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You scoundrel! How dare you!

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Why wouldn’t I dare to?!

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Did you really think that I would still

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care about brotherhood at this moment?

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Keep an eye on His Majesty!

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A’Wu.

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My third imperial brother,

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you are indeed crazily in love.

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Since that is so, I’ll have her accompany you to the underworld.

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Consider it an end to your brotherhood.

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- A’Wu!
- Zilu!

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What should we do, Your Highness?

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Retreat to Shiqian Hall!

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- Yes!
- Retreat.

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Quickly!

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Under His Majesty’s order, eliminate all the traitors!

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If anyone goes against orders, kill him!

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Xiao Qi.

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Hurry and save His Majesty.

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- Zitan.
- Zitan. Zitan.

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- Imperial Father! Imperial Father!
- Zilong!

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Zilong!

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Your...

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Your hero... came back.

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Does it hurt?

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I’m fine.

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- Zitan.
- I’m fine.

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Imperial physician. Call for the imperial physician!

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Quickly!

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- Let go of His Majesty!
- Let go of His Majesty?

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I’ve already experienced Prince Yuzhang’s archery skills just now.

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In this current state, what shield is there that is better than my imperial father?

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Your Highness the Second Prince, did you really think that holding His Majesty hostage

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will turn your defeat into victory?

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Your Ningshuo Army is already surrounded and entrapped by my imperial father

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in Guiwu Valley.

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I bet that the whole army has already been annihilated by now.

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You were actually able to sneak back to the capital.

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But within a few days, my birth father

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will kill his way here and skin you all alive!

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Your Highness the Second Prince,

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where is Prince of Jianning now?

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Where?

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I’m afraid you are going to be disappointed.

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In consideration of Prince of Jianning’s years in the military,

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I have ordered my subordinates to collect his whole body.

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In few days, his coffin will come with my army

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back to the capital together.

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Nonsense!

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Xiao Qi, don’t think I don’t know!

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You only brought a handful of soldiers back here.

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You must have left the majority of your army there to fight and snuck back to the capital, right?

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What about you, then?

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Right now, you are the only one left.

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Even so, don’t even think about stopping me from ascending to the throne!

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Your Highness the Second Prince, take my advice and let it go.

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Let it go?

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Ever since I, Ma Zilu, started on this path of no return,

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I only care about success and failure! I have no fear of death!

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Today, if anyone dares to obstruct me from ascending to the throne,

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I will kill His Majesty to accompany me in death!

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You dare!

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Mi’er?

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You are not afraid of death,

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but do you not care about her life as well?

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Mi’er!

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Wang Xuan, you treacherous woman!

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The biggest mistake I ever made was not killing you before.

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Prince Yuzhang, you are known as a hero.

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Are you really going to hurt a frail woman?!

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Huan Mi’s life or death depends on your decisions.

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It has nothing to do with Prince Yuzhang.

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Wang Xuan! Let go of Mi’er!

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She is your sister-in-law!

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Let go of His Majesty and Huan Mi shall be kept alive.

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- Or else...
- Don’t touch her!

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Wang Xuan, I beg you to let Mi’er go!

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This is has nothing to do with her!

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From beginning to end, she was forced into it by me!

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I threatened her with the lives of the entire Wang clan, so she submitted to me.

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- Let her go!
- A load of nonsense!

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Were you also the one who forced her to rendezvous with you repeatedly?

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Shut your mouth! You vicious woman!

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In this current state, if you want to save His Majesty,

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you must first let Mi’er go!

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- Put down the sword.
- Let Mi’er go!

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- Put down the sword!
- If you don’t let her go, I’ll kill him!

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Let her go!

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Put down the sword.

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I’ll kill you!

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- Older Brother, you cannot!
- Move aside!

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Zilu, you have disgraced our Wang Clan in such a manner!

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There are so many women in the world, yet you had to steal my woman!

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Why?!

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- Zilu did not force me to do anything.
- Mi’er.

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It was all my own willingness.

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Are you trying to get me to kill you?!

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If it weren’t for your father,

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I would have been Zilu’s wife long ago.

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Wang Su, you bastard!

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From beginning to end,

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it was you who stole my woman!

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- I’m going to kill you.
- Older Brother!

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- If you dare make a move on her, I’ll kill you!
- I’m going to kill you.

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Mi’er!

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Zilu!

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Zilu!

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Uncle.

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Uncle. Uncle.

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Quickly help him up.

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Zilu!

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Mi’er...

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Mi’er!

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Mi’er.

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Princess Consort.

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How is His Highness the Third Prince?

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Do not fret, Your Highness. His Highness the Third Prince has not been stabbed at a vital part of his body.

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I have already finished treating his wound.

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He’ll be fine as long as he takes his medication daily.

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A’Wu!

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This was such a close call.

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If it weren’t for Xiao Qi’s timely arrival,

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the two of us would have died in Zilu’s hands.

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Say, we’ve been guarding ourselves left and right, yet how did we forget about Zilu?

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The success or failure of the affair is all due to Xiao Qi.

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Zilu almost eliminated the emperor.

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Fortunately, the emperor’s heart was attacked by anxiety

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and really cannot speak now.

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Otherwise, do you think he would be willing to take things lying down where we are concerned?

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It’s all Heaven’s Will.

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Heaven’s Will.

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This time, Xiao Qi saved the emperor and made great contributions.

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All of the ministers at court have already presented a letter requesting recognition for his merits.

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What are your thoughts on this, Elder Brother?

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What about you, Empress?

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General Wuwei has passed away.

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Zilong will ascend the throne soon.

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This is an opportune moment for us to make use of another’s talents.

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From what I see, Xiao Qi may be crude and rash,

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but his loyalty and bravery are of great use.

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I am just afraid that Your Majesty can only ladle the steaming soup into a bowl,

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but you will not be able to drink it.

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Right now, I am in fear and regretful after the fact.

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I regret not listening to your warning.

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You told me to be guarded against Zilu and Zitan,

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yet I was so careless.

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Crown Prince, don’t blame yourself too much.

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Everyone at court fell into his trap.

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Clearly, he was highly skilled at using others.

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That’s right.

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He and I were brothers.

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Since I was a child,

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he was basically always by my side.

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Yet I did not notice anything at all.

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But based on his patience and endurance,

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Zitan and I wouldn’t have been his opponents even if we worked together.

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Why are you boosting another’s morale

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and undermining your own powers?

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Greetings, Empress Mother.

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So what if he has patience and endurance?

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Didn’t he still end up being completely defeated and fall from grace?

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We must let everyone know that since ancient times,

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any rebel or traitor who tries to usurp the throne will end up in this state.

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Long’er.

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You are the crown prince of this empire.

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You will inherit the throne and unify the nation in the future.

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You must be well aware of the situation before you say or do anything.

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Do not allow yourself to be led about by the nose.

251
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I will keep that in mind.

252
00:24:23,300 --> 00:24:25,100
Replying to Empress Mother.

253
00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:28,550
The crown prince only made a passing remark as a way to vent.

254
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He had no other meaning.

255
00:24:34,300 --> 00:24:36,000
What is it?

256
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Am I not allowed to say anything as his empress mother,

257
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even though he has failed to live up to my expectations?

258
00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,800
That is not what I meant.

259
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:47,900
It’s just that Your Majesty and Crown Prince have just escaped danger.

260
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The more pressing issue at hand is to eliminate the remnants of the rebel groups as soon as possible.

261
00:24:53,230 --> 00:24:57,290
How dare you lecture me?

262
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I dare not.

263
00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:03,400
Do you think I cannot tell?

264
00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,100
You have never been able to forget about what happened in Huaguang Hall.

265
00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:10,400
You are making use of Zilu’s situation to judge the matter as it stands.

266
00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:14,800
Xie Wanru, based on the offensive, treacherous things you just said,

267
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I could remove you from your consort position and banish you to the cold palace

268
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as well as make sure that your Xie family never makes a come back.

269
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Wanru, quickly tell Mother that you were overly frightened.

270
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You were frightened out of your mind, frightened until you were muddle-headed, so you said such nonsense.

271
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,900
I am not muddle-headed. Everything I said is the truth.

272
00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:31,800
How dare you be stubborn.

273
00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,400
Servants, hold her down!

274
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Empress Mother. Empress Mother.

275
00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,820
- If I don’t teach you a lesson today,
- Empress Mother!

276
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others will think that the harem has no mistress.

277
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- Empress Mother!
- Empress Mother!
- Empress Mother!

278
00:25:41,900 --> 00:25:43,400
Empress Mother! Empress Mother! Empress Mother, please quell your anger!

279
00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,400
- Empress Mother!
- Empress Mother, you’ve been exhausted.

280
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,800
Empress Mother! You must not anger yourself, Empress Mother!

281
00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,900
I gave you a light punishment today so that you will never forget

282
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that, no matter what, I am the mistress of the harem!

283
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,800
Farewell, Empress Mother.

284
00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:12,900
I see it clearly now.

285
00:26:12,900 --> 00:26:15,400
What do you see now?

286
00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:18,000
Huan Mi...

287
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,500
can at least rely on Zilu to rescue her.

288
00:26:22,500 --> 00:26:24,600
In this palace,

289
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,800
who can I rely on?

290
00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:33,100
His Majesty has arrived!

291
00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:36,700
Greetings, Your Majesty.

292
00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:52,200
“All officials here have made great contributions to pacify the rebellion.

293
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Thereby, you shall be specially rewarded.

294
00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,800
Prime Minister Wang Lin shall be additionally conferred as Grand Preceptor.

295
00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:01,800
Prince of Yuzhang, Xiao Qi, shall be additionally conferred as Grand Commandant.

296
00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:07,200
Wei Han, Song Huai’en, Mou Lian, Tang Jing,

297
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Hu Guanglie, Hu Yao, and the rest of the generals shall enter the third rank of nobility

298
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and be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.

299
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Second Prince, Zilu; Prince of Jianning, Ma Sui;

300
00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,800
Duke of Jingyuan; Huan Changde; and the rest of the traitors

301
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have already been executed due to their crimes of treason.”

302
00:27:27,300 --> 00:27:30,900
We hereby solemnly comply with Your Majesty’s imperial orders.

303
00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:42,900
You’re awake?

304
00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,170
Did you sleep well?

305
00:27:48,780 --> 00:27:51,230
Did I sleep for very long?

306
00:27:53,460 --> 00:27:57,620
During this time, it must’ve been extremely difficult for you.

307
00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,900
I was up to my ears with matters to take care of on the battlefield

308
00:28:00,900 --> 00:28:05,000
and had no idea that the palace was undergoing such a radical change.

309
00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,000
Fortunately, you were there.

310
00:28:07,580 --> 00:28:12,380
The storm that Zilu induced almost capsized the entire nation.

311
00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,000
Is His Highness the Third Prince...

312
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,970
I have sent someone over to where Third Prince is.

313
00:28:23,970 --> 00:28:25,900
He has already woken up.

314
00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:28,000
He is not in grave danger.

315
00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:34,220
I am not happy about the situation.

316
00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,100
However, I am very grateful to him.

317
00:28:38,100 --> 00:28:41,000
Grateful that he saved my Princess Consort.

318
00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:53,300
A’Wu,

319
00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,600
I’m very afraid.

320
00:28:57,430 --> 00:28:59,120
Afraid of what?

321
00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:02,700
That moment I saw you again

322
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,900
was when a sword was flying straight towards you.

323
00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,200
I was afraid I...

324
00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,300
Didn’t you make it in time, though?

325
00:29:12,100 --> 00:29:16,200
But it was another man who took that sword for you.

326
00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,000
Your Highness...

327
00:29:22,710 --> 00:29:25,550
If anything were to happen to you...

328
00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:39,100
I’ve been in the military for many years.

329
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:41,990
I have never once been afraid of anything.

330
00:29:41,990 --> 00:29:44,800
However, this time, I was truly afraid.

331
00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,600
I was afraid that I would lose you.

332
00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,400
Don’t be afraid.

333
00:30:06,710 --> 00:30:10,100
I initially wanted to head to Huizhou City

334
00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:12,460
and give you a good lesson,

335
00:30:12,460 --> 00:30:14,800
but I cannot bring myself to lecture you this time.

336
00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:16,600
Why not?

337
00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,600
I’m always saying I want to shield you from the wind and rain,

338
00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:24,600
but I have dragged you into danger time and time again.

339
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:31,800
Zilu’s temperament was bizarre and he was full of tyrannical cruelty.

340
00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:35,200
Two important loyal officials of the court have died in Taiji Hall.

341
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,200
If he truly became the head of state,

342
00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,900
the common people would have had to suffer for it.

343
00:30:40,900 --> 00:30:42,700
Fortunately,

344
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:47,600
you obtained all these clues and sent a homing pigeon to me.

345
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,800
Otherwise, I might have suffered a crushing defeat in this battle.

346
00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:53,500
You are the God of War.

347
00:30:53,500 --> 00:30:56,800
No one on this earth can resist you.

348
00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:58,800
Silly girl.

349
00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:02,500
How could there really be an undefeatable person in this world?

350
00:31:10,900 --> 00:31:12,600
By the way,

351
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:17,400
why did Zilu say you only brought 10,000 troops with you into the city?

352
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,000
Because I was afraid a great army would delay the journey here.

353
00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,600
That’s why I only selected 10,000 troops and rushed all the way back to the capital without stopping to sleep or rest.

354
00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,390
The garrisons in the capital city and its surrounding area have more than 20,000 stationed men.

355
00:31:25,390 --> 00:31:27,600
If Zilu had mobilized the entire military force,

356
00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,800
wouldn’t you have been like a moth flying into the flame or striking a stone with an egg?

357
00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,700
I made that move with my life on the line.

358
00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:38,600
I just never imagined that my Princess Consort would be so formidable.

359
00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:42,600
You were trapped deep within the palace, yet you were able to mobilize an army and send for a general.

360
00:31:47,300 --> 00:31:50,400
Empress Mother, why have you come?

361
00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,530
This matter has caused my mind to be in a perturbed state.

362
00:31:52,530 --> 00:31:54,700
How can I feel safe and secure?

363
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:59,000
The palace has gone through such a great misfortune. I can only be blamed for being incompetent.

364
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,200
I have caused you to be frightened.

365
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,200
Have those who colluded with Zilu been thoroughly gotten rid of?

366
00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:05,600
Empress Mother, rest assured.

367
00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,200
Uncle has taken care of this matter personally. It will definitely be handled well.

368
00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,500
Don’t always rely on your uncle for everything.

369
00:32:14,500 --> 00:32:19,600
In the future, when you ascend to the throne, will you still listen to your uncle?

370
00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,500
That was not what I meant.

371
00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:25,800
If I can’t trust Uncle in the imperial court, then who else can I trust?

372
00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:30,940
Long’er, you are the crown prince, the future emperor.

373
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:35,600
You must remember that besides me,

374
00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:40,400
you must not completely trust anyone else, including your uncle.

375
00:32:41,990 --> 00:32:44,030
I understand.

376
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,900
I will bear your guidance in mind with the utmost reverence.

377
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,000
Huai’en told me what happened.

378
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,570
You ordered him to take the Tiger Emblem to seek reinforcements,

379
00:32:56,570 --> 00:32:58,600
but he ended up falling into the hands of a scoundrel.

380
00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:02,600
Fortunately, the imperial court still has a loyal and righteous subject such as General Wei.

381
00:33:04,740 --> 00:33:09,230
However, our dear General Wei has many complaints against you.

382
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,300
Saying that my Princess Consort is quite formidable,

383
00:33:13,300 --> 00:33:17,000
pretending to be a bandit and kidnapping people.

384
00:33:18,100 --> 00:33:22,410
You could’ve kidnapped anyone, but you just had to kidnap his elderly mother.

385
00:33:22,410 --> 00:33:24,830
General Wei has always been a filial son.

386
00:33:24,830 --> 00:33:27,000
I’m afraid he’s going to bear a grudge against you now.

387
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,040
Who said that?

388
00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,200
I’ve already explained myself to General Wei.

389
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:35,800
I was burning with anxiety at the time. That was the only viable plan.

390
00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:40,700
But... Old Madam Wei liked me very much.

391
00:33:40,700 --> 00:33:45,550
She said that she sees her younger self in me.

392
00:33:45,550 --> 00:33:49,620
Back in the day, she was a famous heroine.

393
00:33:49,620 --> 00:33:52,620
The two of us are quite like-minded.

394
00:33:54,720 --> 00:34:01,780
Besides, if I hadn’t asked the right deity,

395
00:34:01,780 --> 00:34:06,780
I’m afraid I would really have had no way to save the situation.

396
00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:18,770
You’re laughing at me? I haven’t had a peaceful meal in a long time.

397
00:34:23,780 --> 00:34:25,400
You are thinner.

398
00:34:26,380 --> 00:34:28,080
Your Highness!

399
00:34:29,220 --> 00:34:31,900
Yu Xiu, why are you out of your room?

400
00:34:31,900 --> 00:34:35,980
I heard you were up, so I hurried here to see you.

401
00:34:35,980 --> 00:34:38,750
- How is your injury?
- I’m fine.

402
00:34:38,750 --> 00:34:41,760
Your Highness, did you get injured?

403
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:44,720
I’m fine, don’t worry.

404
00:34:45,380 --> 00:34:49,570
Your Highness, you are a noble lady and those who are noble have fortunate lives.
(T/N: wordplay, the word 贵人 can also mean a spiritual protector)

405
00:34:49,570 --> 00:34:54,230
She is indeed a noble protector. The protector of the common people of the empire.

406
00:34:54,230 --> 00:34:55,890
Your Highness.

407
00:34:55,890 --> 00:34:59,010
I heard you risked your life to save Her Highness.

408
00:34:59,010 --> 00:35:02,680
I shall gift you a big reward soon.

409
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,430
There’s no need, Your Highness! I am Her Highness’s servant,

410
00:35:06,430 --> 00:35:10,430
so it is my duty and fortune to protect her.

411
00:35:10,430 --> 00:35:14,160
You have saved Her Highness, so you do deserve it.

412
00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,860
Isn’t it time for us to eat?

413
00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:33,870
Yu Xiu, remember to take your medicine on time.

414
00:35:33,870 --> 00:35:37,320
Also, don’t come out and run about.

415
00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,750
Yes, Your Highness.

416
00:35:50,530 --> 00:35:53,840
Princess Consort, Grand Elder Princess has come!

417
00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:56,930
Mother is here?

418
00:35:56,930 --> 00:35:58,440
A’Yue, hurry and prepare breakfast.

419
00:35:58,440 --> 00:35:59,940
Yes.

420
00:36:00,650 --> 00:36:04,490
My mother is here so early. She surely has not had breakfast yet.

421
00:36:09,470 --> 00:36:12,460
This is my mother’s first time seeing you.

422
00:36:12,460 --> 00:36:16,560
Inevitably, she will bring up what’s happened in the past.

423
00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:18,630
She might give you a little bit of a hard time.

424
00:36:18,630 --> 00:36:20,290
You must not—

425
00:36:20,290 --> 00:36:23,680
I understand. Don’t worry.

426
00:36:31,570 --> 00:36:33,860
Greetings, Grand Elder Princess.

427
00:36:34,510 --> 00:36:38,870
Zilu’s travesty this time had me worried every day.

428
00:36:38,870 --> 00:36:41,820
Knowing that you were unconscious for two days,

429
00:36:41,820 --> 00:36:43,900
I was tossing and turning last night.

430
00:36:43,900 --> 00:36:47,290
It was not easy for me to endure it until dawn when I rushed over here.

431
00:36:47,290 --> 00:36:50,050
I have caused you to worry.

432
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:55,860
This time, if your son-in-law had not made vigorous efforts to turn the tide,

433
00:36:55,860 --> 00:37:00,080
I’m afraid you would have really not been able to see me again.

434
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,260
Look at you.

435
00:37:02,260 --> 00:37:05,640
You’re so anxious to give credit to your husband for his achievements.

436
00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,200
Aren’t you afraid that others will laugh at you?

437
00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:13,930
Son-in-Law, you have worked hard and done great service this time.

438
00:37:13,930 --> 00:37:17,470
I do not dare accept your praise. You have exaggerated, Mother-in-Law.

439
00:37:18,180 --> 00:37:20,100
Hurry and sit, Mother.

440
00:37:33,340 --> 00:37:36,800
Back then, our family would wake up early every day

441
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:40,770
to eat breakfast together in the dining hall of the prime minister’s manor.

442
00:37:40,770 --> 00:37:43,910
We were so joyous and harmonious. How great were those days?

443
00:37:43,910 --> 00:37:47,860
That’s right. Father had set rules.

444
00:37:47,860 --> 00:37:49,690
We must wake up at quarter after five in the morning.

445
00:37:49,690 --> 00:37:52,950
At half past five, we must worship

446
00:37:52,950 --> 00:37:55,740
and recite the ancestral teachings of the Langya Wang Clan.

447
00:37:55,740 --> 00:37:59,050
At quarter ’til six, we would have breakfast.

448
00:37:59,050 --> 00:38:04,460
Older Brother and I didn’t dare stay in bed. We were afraid of being scolded by Father.

449
00:38:04,460 --> 00:38:08,110
Every time you or Su’er woke up late,

450
00:38:08,110 --> 00:38:10,820
it was I who protected you two.

451
00:38:11,730 --> 00:38:16,060
Mother-in-Law, why don’t we talk while we eat?

452
00:38:16,060 --> 00:38:20,020
Prince Yuzhang, perhaps you may also know.

453
00:38:20,020 --> 00:38:23,830
I originally didn’t agree to this marriage between you and A’Wu.

454
00:38:23,830 --> 00:38:26,400
- Mother—
- A’Wu.

455
00:38:33,170 --> 00:38:35,400
Mother-in-Law, please go on.

456
00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:38,040
A’Wu is a princess who has been spoiled and pampered since childhood.

457
00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:40,530
You are a bloodthirsty prince on the battlefield.

458
00:38:40,530 --> 00:38:43,850
On your wedding night, you left without a word,

459
00:38:43,850 --> 00:38:47,030
humiliating my daughter.

460
00:38:48,330 --> 00:38:53,330
As her mother, I was naturally worried and angry.

461
00:38:53,330 --> 00:38:56,780
Prince Yuzhang, I am making things clear and telling you my thoughts.

462
00:38:56,780 --> 00:39:00,430
I hope that you can understand how I feel.

463
00:39:00,430 --> 00:39:04,520
Back then, I was indeed wrong.

464
00:39:07,550 --> 00:39:11,860
However, A’Wu has been telling me this whole time that you treat her very well.

465
00:39:11,860 --> 00:39:14,760
That you have saved her from danger many times.

466
00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:17,220
I heard that this time, without any regards to danger,

467
00:39:17,220 --> 00:39:20,920
you led 10,000 troops in rapid advance to rush back to save her.

468
00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:24,780
As her mother, I must thank you, as well.

469
00:39:24,780 --> 00:39:29,010
Please understand my motherly heart, Prince Yuzhang,

470
00:39:29,010 --> 00:39:31,670
and treat my daughter well.

471
00:39:31,670 --> 00:39:34,560
Here, I shall use tea in place of wine

472
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,350
to thank you.

473
00:39:37,350 --> 00:39:39,140
Mother-in-Law, rest assured.

474
00:39:39,140 --> 00:39:42,360
In this lifetime, I will certainly treat A’Wu well.

475
00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:45,650
I will certainly not disappoint you in this matter you have entrusted to me.

476
00:39:45,650 --> 00:39:47,380
Good.

477
00:40:06,970 --> 00:40:08,650
Zitan?

478
00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:14,050
You’re awake? I was almost scared to death by you.

479
00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:16,900
Zitan?

480
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,260
Zitan.

481
00:40:27,250 --> 00:40:29,250
- Sister.
- Yes?

482
00:40:34,030 --> 00:40:36,210
Go ahead.

483
00:40:36,210 --> 00:40:38,910
If I say that I want to fight for the throne now,

484
00:40:40,700 --> 00:40:46,020
will you and the Xie family support me?

485
00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:55,000
Whenever I think about my mother refusing to return home

486
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,910
and wanting to live in Ci’an Temple instead,

487
00:40:56,910 --> 00:41:00,570
my heart is full of resentment towards my father.

488
00:41:00,570 --> 00:41:04,020
Appearance-wise, they seem to be harmonious and well.

489
00:41:04,020 --> 00:41:10,780
But in reality, there exists an estrangement that even I cannot comprehend.

490
00:41:13,710 --> 00:41:15,440
Jin’er?

491
00:41:18,510 --> 00:41:20,300
Greetings, Princess Consort and Prince.

492
00:41:20,300 --> 00:41:22,350
What are you doing?

493
00:41:31,720 --> 00:41:33,480
Go on.

494
00:41:34,580 --> 00:41:38,680
I heard that Third Prince was injured because of Your Highness.

495
00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:41,160
I was thinking that you would surely go visit him,

496
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:46,640
so I went to the storeroom in advance and prepared some tonics and medicinal herbs.

497
00:41:48,130 --> 00:41:49,290
I understand.

498
00:41:49,290 --> 00:41:52,510
I’ll take my leave then.

499
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:09,000
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500
00:42:13,310 --> 00:42:18,240
If I say that I don’t want you to go see him...

501
00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:25,490
♫ The fear of rain and tears stain your plume ♫

502
00:42:25,490 --> 00:42:29,990
♫ Time chases the distance of soldiers ♫

503
00:42:29,990 --> 00:42:32,310
♫ There is still a limit to what you can miss  ♫

504
00:42:32,310 --> 00:42:34,610
♫  Why are there guests in this world?  ♫

505
00:42:34,610 --> 00:42:39,530
♫ Tears can be deceiving, love is hard to fake  ♫

506
00:42:39,530 --> 00:42:44,230
♫ I hear the wind withers and dies as if
it’s singing a thousand songs of sadness ♫

507
00:42:44,230 --> 00:42:48,470
♫ In my dreams, I see you smiling like a painting ♫

508
00:42:48,470 --> 00:42:50,950
♫ I’ll be going to you on my horse ♫

509
00:42:50,950 --> 00:42:53,180
♫ Return to your gentleness  ♫

510
00:42:53,180 --> 00:42:58,250
♫  I can’t let go of my heart, I can’t let go ♫

511
00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:04,610
♫ Waiting for the sea to changed and wash away the burden ♫

512
00:43:04,610 --> 00:43:09,210
♫ Spend time with you ♫

513
00:43:09,210 --> 00:43:18,600
♫ Because of you, I’ve lived a lifetime of prosperity ♫

514
00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:23,180
♫ Waiting for the sea clouds to fade away ♫

515
00:43:23,180 --> 00:43:27,880
♫ Home at all corners of the earth ♫

516
00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:37,180
♫ We will meet again in spring, autumn, winter, and summer ♫

517
00:43:37,180 --> 00:43:45,500
♫ For us, the moment that we’ve met  ♫

518
00:43:46,430 --> 00:43:51,150
♫ With the pace of a lifetime ♫

519
00:43:51,150 --> 00:43:55,780
♫ To struggle, to worry  ♫

520
00:43:55,780 --> 00:44:05,130
♫ I will leave the world for your promise  ♫

521
00:44:05,130 --> 00:44:09,750
♫ Waiting for the sea to wash away the lead ♫

522
00:44:09,750 --> 00:44:14,430
♫ Spend time with you ♫

523
00:44:14,430 --> 00:44:23,840
♫ Because of you, I’ve lived a lifetime of prosperity ♫

524
00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:28,650
♫ When the sea has changed,
the universe will already be changed ♫

525
00:44:28,650 --> 00:44:33,680
♫ Home at all corners of the earth ♫

526
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:45,220
♫ We meet again in spring, autumn, winter, and summer ♫