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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 29]

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What if I tell you... I don’t want you to see him?

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Zitan risked his life to save mine.

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He may no longer be in grave danger, but according to sentiment and reason,

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I should pay him a visit.

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I can finally be somewhat assured

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seeing how sincere Prince Yuzhang is toward A’Wu.

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But there’s still Su’er.

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You’ve made consecutive trips to the prime Mminister’s manor, yet you’ve never seen him.

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When it comes to my children, both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh.  (Idiom – to value both equally)

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Su’er has encountered such terrible hardship.

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He also values face the most.

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How am I supposed to sit still just thinking about it?

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Why don’t I go over tomorrow to the prime minister’s manor again to visit the Heir Apparent?

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Besides, it is Princess Consort’s birthday in a few days.

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The Heir Apparent will definitely be there.

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That’s all we can do for now.

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“Love” is the most heartbreaking of all words.

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I can’t fully grasp what he’s thinking even though I am his mother.

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What can I possibly say to him?

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Greetings, Princess Consort Yuzhang.

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Princess Consort Yuzhang has come especially to visit His Highness the Third Prince.

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Princess Consort, please return.

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Crown Princess is here at the manor. She has refused entry to all outsiders.

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Go and tell her I’m here. I will wait here.

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Yes.

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Reporting to Your Highness, Third Prince. Princess Consort Yuzhang is requesting to see you.

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How can this Su Jin’er be so shameless?

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She’d already been sent back to the prince’s manor to resume her duties as a servant,

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yet now she shamelessly came running back here.

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There’s also that Princess Consort Yuzhang.

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She’s simply the bane of His Highness the Third Prince’s existence.

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Do you not want to live?

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His Highness the Third Prince will not tolerate any bad words spoken about the Princess Consort Yuzhang.

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Say, does Princess Consort Yuzhang even know

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about what happened between Su Jin’er and His Highness the Third Prince?

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Who knows?

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Your Highness, please forgive me.

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It isn’t that I’m denying you entry into the manor.

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Crown Princess has given instructions that anyone is allowed to visit His Highness the Third Prince except for...

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except for Your Highness.

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Then... let me deliver this medicine inside.

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That should be all right, shouldn’t it?

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Miss Jin’er, Crown Princess has already said that the manor does not lack any medicinal herbs.

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- Especially... Especially those coming from Princess Conso–
- Forget it.

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Older Brother Zitan sustained a severe injury because of me.

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It’s only natural for Older Sister Wanru to be angry with me.

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Let us return now.

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Princess Consort Yuzhang.

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Crown–

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Older Sister Wanru.

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You are already Princess Consort Yuzhang now.

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What are you still doing here?

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Older Brother Zitan risked his life to save me.

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Are you saying I shouldn’t have come to visit him?

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Zitan is in this state today

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all thanks to you, Princess Consort Yuzhang.

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What’s the point in putting on a false front by visiting him?

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I am being genuine and sincere.

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What sincerity does the Wang family have?

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Deep down inside,

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you have always been Older Sister Wanru to me.

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Crown Princess, these medicinal herbs were specially prepared

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for His Highness the Third Prince by Princess Consort Yuzhang.

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I, Wang Xuan, will take my leave.

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Your Highness, why have you returned so early today?

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- Where is Princess Consort?
- Princess Consort is alone by the lake.

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She seems to be in a bad mood.

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Why?

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Princess Consort and Miss Jin’er brought a gift to see His Highness the Third Prince today.

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I heard that they couldn’t even enter the doorway.

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Grand Elder Princess, you should have an early rest.

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A’Xu,

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I’ve been feeling pain, like a knife is being twisted in my heart, and have been unable to be at peace these past few days.

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I keep feeling that something terrible is about to happen.

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It must be due to all the tumult that’s happened recently.

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Grand Elder Princess, you are overly anxious and overly worried.

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I will say this.

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Since you are going to sever ties with the secular world,

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you must first put all these numerous worries to rest.

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Matters of national importance are not matters you can easily see through.

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You might as well throw them all away beyond the topmost clouds.

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I won’t mention national matters for the time being.

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But I will talk about Su’er.

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My heart twists in pain every time I think about the humiliation he must’ve felt.

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I even went to the manor to see him, but he avoided me.

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In the past, when it was a few days before the Princess Consort’s birthday,

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you would always bring Princess Consort and Heir Apparent to the temple to make a wish.

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I know Princess Consort will come this time.

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But Heir Apparent, however...

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Huan Mi’s soul has already flown and scattered.

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I’m afraid this thorn in Su’er’s heart will not be pulled out so easily.

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Reporting to Crown Prince. This is the register and the records for the entire palace staff.

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- Leave it here.
- Yes.

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You may go.

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[Taiji Hall - Servants]

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Good.

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Prince Yuzhang, I will leave this to you for now.

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I want you to look them over one by one soon.

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What is the meaning of this?

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The recent case of treason had huge repercussions.

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Unfortunately, there might still be a few old palace servants who are Second Prince sympathizers remaining.

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I requested Crown Prince’s instructions.

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They must be inspected one by one.

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All the way from the Imperial Guard to the palace maids, so that any trouble can be avoided in the future.

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That is not necessary, is it?

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The Imperial Guard from the palace are all brave warriors who have been selected very carefully.

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Occasionally, there will be a few fish that escape the net, but that is no cause for anxiety.

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The safety of the palace is a matter of national importance.

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There cannot be any mishaps.

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You are right, Son-in-Law.

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However, since this matter involves the palace,

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it would be best to present a memorandum to the empress for a suitable decision.

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Uncle,

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does a memorandum still have to be sent to the empress?

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I don’t think that will be necessary, right?

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This time, Imperial Father, Empress Mother, and even yourself...

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none of us were spared from being thrown behind bars!

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I was actually sent to the imperial prison even though I am the crown prince.

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If not for Prince Yuzhang and A’Wu’s help this time,

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I may have lost my life already!

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Right now, I only believe in Prince Yuzhang.

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I believe he is highly capable of handling this matter.

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I won’t trust anyone else.

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I want Prince Yuzhang to start over again and interrogate them one after the other.

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I cannot allow any of those villains to be amongst everyone in the palace anymore.

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One more thing. Those Imperial Guard, too.

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If the Imperial Guard were useful, would Zilu have had the chance for such an insurgence?

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Uncle, I used to always trust you.

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But you...

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also fell into Zilu’s conspiracy and barely preserved your own life!

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How am I supposed to trust again—

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In any case, I do not trust anyone else now!

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Crown Prince,

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I admit to my wrongs!

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All of your words are true, Your Highness!

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The palace is indeed filled with lurking dangers.

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Not only was I barely able to preserve my own life,

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but your second uncle, General Wuwei, also died.

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I am deeply ashamed!

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My body feels very weak and I have no strength to start anew.

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I intend to return to my birthplace, retire from political life, and think over what I have done.

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After I leave the capital, I would like to bestow my lands and my manor

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to my son-in-law, Prince Yuzhang, Xiao Qi.

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I only wish for Wang’an and a few servants to accompany me.

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I hope Your Highness can approve.

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That’s not what I meant, Uncle!

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- Uncle, that’s not what I—
- I understood what you said.

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T-This...

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Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress.

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Imperial Mother!

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Zilong, how could you have Prime Minister kneel for so long?

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I had no such intention.

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Older Brother, please quickly get up.

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Older Brother, rise.

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Crown Prince!

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Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness in not killing me!

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I intend to return to my birthplace, retire from political life, and think over what I have done.

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After I leave the capital, I would like to bestow my lands and manor

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to my son-in-law, Prince Yuzhang, Xiao Qi.

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- How is your wound?
- Thank you for asking, Your Highness. It’s all right now.

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Is there any news about the person we are looking for?

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Not yet.

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We have been searching for so many years, could it be that...

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Then continue to search.

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Yes.

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Master, it is late already.

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Looking over these scrolls is like looking at people.

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After reading through hundreds, you start acquiring knowledge.

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Master,

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these were all written by those aligned with His Highness the Second Prince.

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What of it?

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Now, Gu Yong, Xie Yuan, and Duke Huan

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have all passed away.

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This is an urgent situation.

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If the Wang Clan is to be somewhat accomplished,

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then I must acquire the world’s talents

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for my own use.

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What a pity.

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Zilu only monopolized mediocre individuals.

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Only these two people seem like they’ll be of use.

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Tomorrow, you will take my personal instructions with you

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and bring these two people to the manor to meet me.

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Yes.

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Then what about these other people?

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Execute.

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Heir Apparent, please slow down!

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- Don’t fall now!
- Heir Apparent!
- Heir Apparent!

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Who’s making such a ruckus outside?

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I’ll go take a look.

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- Heir Apparent!
- Heir Apparent!
- Heir Apparent! Heir Apparent...

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Report!

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- Reporting to the Master.
- Be careful, Heir Apparent!
- The Heir Apparent is drunk again.

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He’s creating a ruckus in the rear courtyard.

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- Stop following me!
- Heir Apparent!

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- Women are all sources of calamity!
- Heir Apparent!
- Heir Apparent!

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- Stop the Heir Apparent, quickly!
- Go away!

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- Heir Apparent.
- Heir Apparent!
- Heir Apparent.

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- Scram!
- Heir Apparent!

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Heir Apparent.

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- Heir Apparent.
- Go away!

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I am not Huan Mi! I will never hurt you!

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- What did you say!
- Heir Apparent!

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If you dare to mention that slut to me again,

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I’ll kill you!

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Why don’t you kill me as well!

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Father.

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- Heir Apparent!
- Master!

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- Get away!
- Heir Apparent!

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Heir Apparent...

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- Get up!
- Master!
- Master!

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- Master!
- Master!

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Master! Master!

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Master, you shouldn’t have!

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Master...

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Prince! Your Highness!

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Your Highness, Her Highness is drunk again.

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Princess Consort, wake up.

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You cannot sleep here.

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Your Highness, you are finally here.

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Her Highness said she was upset, so she wanted me to drink with her,

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but I couldn’t because of my injury.

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She then proceeded to drink an entire jug of wine by herself.

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Careful.

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00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:07,970
Your Highness...

243
00:18:24,350 --> 00:18:28,730
Older Sister Yu Xiu, do you think His Highness is angry?

244
00:18:28,730 --> 00:18:31,190
He couldn’t bear to be angry with her.

245
00:18:36,690 --> 00:18:39,140
- Master...
- You are all dismissed!

246
00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,880
- Everyone leave.
- Quickly, quickly. Leave, leave, leave.

247
00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:44,650
Help.

248
00:18:47,580 --> 00:18:49,570
Get back down there!

249
00:18:56,610 --> 00:18:58,510
Since you want to drink,

250
00:18:58,510 --> 00:19:01,680
then drink to your heart’s content in there.

251
00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,570
Will you only be happy once I’m dead!

252
00:19:04,570 --> 00:19:08,270
Is there a difference between being dead and your current state?

253
00:19:08,270 --> 00:19:12,940
If you continue like this, I, Wang Lin, would rather not have a son like you!

254
00:19:14,180 --> 00:19:16,040
I know...

255
00:19:16,830 --> 00:19:19,240
you think I’m a disgrace.

256
00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:24,640
But have you thought about this? Do you think you’ve been a good father!

257
00:19:25,350 --> 00:19:29,170
Mother is gone. A’Wu has also left.

258
00:19:29,170 --> 00:19:34,040
Which part of the Wang Manor even seems like a home anymore?

259
00:19:36,020 --> 00:19:39,580
Back then, you helped arrange my marriage with Huan Mi.

260
00:19:39,580 --> 00:19:44,230
Did you do it for me? You did it for yourself!

261
00:19:45,230 --> 00:19:47,320
Don’t forget.

262
00:19:49,710 --> 00:19:52,630
The one who received the divorce letter...

263
00:19:52,630 --> 00:19:56,310
was me!

264
00:19:57,650 --> 00:20:00,700
The person Zilu was marrying,

265
00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:05,490
with all the ministers at court as witnesses, was my first wife!

266
00:20:07,450 --> 00:20:11,240
What extraordinary shame and humiliation!

267
00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,880
What extraordinary shame and humiliation...

268
00:20:23,820 --> 00:20:25,580
I forgot.

269
00:20:27,310 --> 00:20:33,200
You, Father, are extremely just.

270
00:20:34,940 --> 00:20:37,610
For your own ambitions,

271
00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:42,540
you didn’t even hesitate to sacrifice both your children to arranged marriages.

272
00:20:42,540 --> 00:20:45,810
You have also made concessions to achieve your purposes.

273
00:20:45,810 --> 00:20:50,710
You’ve lived your entire life with a woman you don’t even love.

274
00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:55,280
What else are you willing to give up!

275
00:21:12,170 --> 00:21:16,900
How do you know that I don’t love Jinruo?

276
00:21:21,250 --> 00:21:24,900
Don’t think that I don’t remember anything just because I was young.

277
00:21:24,900 --> 00:21:30,300
Not only did you persist in hurting Mother, but you also wanted to battle it out with the imperial family.

278
00:21:30,300 --> 00:21:35,430
Didn’t you do all this for the woman who was killed by the late empress?

279
00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,150
I know everything.

280
00:21:45,190 --> 00:21:49,420
All day long, you keep saying I look down upon you,

281
00:21:49,420 --> 00:21:52,770
but you never thought about why.

282
00:21:52,770 --> 00:21:56,090
I have been exhausting my thoughts and ingenuity for the Wang Clan and for the whole world. (Idiom – racking one’s brains)

283
00:21:56,090 --> 00:22:01,020
Your mother may believe I hate her because of my previous affections for another, but that’s fine.

284
00:22:01,020 --> 00:22:03,680
You as the Heir Apparent of the Wang Clan,

285
00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,570
may even believe that as well.

286
00:22:08,970 --> 00:22:11,270
But what is the truth?

287
00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,930
You are my son.

288
00:22:18,930 --> 00:22:21,810
You will become my successor and the master of this household in the future.

289
00:22:21,810 --> 00:22:25,310
You will assume leadership and responsibility as a member of the land-owning class.

290
00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:27,510
When that time comes, you’ll know

291
00:22:27,510 --> 00:22:31,620
how I really feel inside.

292
00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,400
Did I drink a lot last night?

293
00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:08,640
Yu Xiu said you drank an entire jug of wine.

294
00:23:12,370 --> 00:23:15,030
I was thinking about my mother.

295
00:23:17,070 --> 00:23:21,650
She’s lived half of her life being stuck in between the royal family and the Wang Clan.

296
00:23:21,650 --> 00:23:24,290
She’s suffered so much.

297
00:23:26,790 --> 00:23:29,310
Sometimes I think,

298
00:23:29,310 --> 00:23:33,860
if my father hadn’t got caught in the fight for power,

299
00:23:35,010 --> 00:23:38,360
he would be very much in love with my mother.

300
00:23:49,430 --> 00:23:51,180
Xiao Qi,

301
00:23:51,180 --> 00:23:55,140
have you ever felt that there will be one day

302
00:23:55,790 --> 00:23:58,630
when your family falls apart?

303
00:24:01,230 --> 00:24:03,410
Scattered and smashed into pieces.

304
00:24:08,690 --> 00:24:10,800
No matter what,

305
00:24:13,580 --> 00:24:15,930
it will never be as it was in the past.

306
00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:22,720
I never told you about my past, have I?

307
00:24:31,770 --> 00:24:34,790
I grew up eating rice collected from other households.

308
00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,390
Ever since I was young, I never saw my birth parents.

309
00:24:41,540 --> 00:24:46,930
I grew up in a village made of two clans.

310
00:24:48,230 --> 00:24:51,250
Before the outbreak of war,

311
00:24:51,250 --> 00:24:56,440
the two clans got connected through marriage. There was harmony and peace.

312
00:24:57,050 --> 00:25:01,550
Every person there has graced me before.

313
00:25:01,550 --> 00:25:04,040
They were all my family.

314
00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,450
I don’t know when,

315
00:25:08,170 --> 00:25:11,270
the two clans who were originally on good terms,

316
00:25:11,270 --> 00:25:15,300
became enemies all of a sudden.

317
00:25:17,750 --> 00:25:22,890
One day, I was herding sheep on the mountain.

318
00:25:22,890 --> 00:25:27,990
From afar, I saw the entire village go up in flames.

319
00:25:49,770 --> 00:25:53,480
- Mother!
- Those neighbors who used to treat me

320
00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,350
like their family,

321
00:25:55,350 --> 00:25:57,880
suddenly killed each other.

322
00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:03,840
They died at the hands of the neighbors who were once like family.

323
00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:05,580
Mother!

324
00:26:06,550 --> 00:26:08,390
Tell me...

325
00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:15,840
Do I understand what the meaning of scattered and smashed into pieces is?

326
00:27:22,190 --> 00:27:24,550
Heir Apparent, you’re awake?

327
00:27:24,550 --> 00:27:26,970
Get some water ready! I want to take a bath!

328
00:27:26,970 --> 00:27:28,300
All right, all right!

329
00:27:28,300 --> 00:27:31,190
Master already ordered us to prepare hot water for you.

330
00:27:31,190 --> 00:27:34,660
We didn’t dare let it cool down. I am going to bring it now.

331
00:27:34,660 --> 00:27:36,520
By the way, Master also ordered us

332
00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,650
to immerse some wormwood in the water.

333
00:27:39,650 --> 00:27:41,200
Yes!

334
00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,810
The Heir Apparent wants to take a bath!

335
00:28:03,690 --> 00:28:05,350
Older Brother!

336
00:28:09,590 --> 00:28:12,220
How come you are here?

337
00:28:12,220 --> 00:28:16,340
DIdn’t we already agree to go to Ci’an Temple on this date every year to light some incense and pray for blessings?

338
00:28:16,340 --> 00:28:18,730
How could you have forgotten?

339
00:28:18,730 --> 00:28:23,890
I thought you wouldn’t go after what happened.

340
00:28:23,890 --> 00:28:27,380
Rest assured it’s all in the past now.

341
00:28:27,380 --> 00:28:30,950
You said it yourself. Everything’s in the past now.

342
00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:05,510
Are you still angry at Father?

343
00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:07,170
No, I’m not.

344
00:29:07,180 --> 00:29:10,300
We’re going to see Mother soon. You should look a little happier.

345
00:29:10,300 --> 00:29:12,380
Of course, I’m happy.

346
00:29:16,620 --> 00:29:19,140
[Ci’an Temple]

347
00:29:45,370 --> 00:29:48,420
[Ci’an Temple]

348
00:29:48,420 --> 00:29:50,140
Father.

349
00:30:01,530 --> 00:30:03,240
- Mother!
- A’Wu!

350
00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:05,930
A’Wu! Su’er!

351
00:30:05,930 --> 00:30:08,090
You’re finally here!

352
00:30:08,090 --> 00:30:09,260
- Mother.
- A’Wu!

353
00:30:09,260 --> 00:30:12,070
Su’er! Su’er!

354
00:30:13,100 --> 00:30:15,040
This is just wonderful.

355
00:30:17,490 --> 00:30:18,850
Jinruo.

356
00:30:18,850 --> 00:30:21,040
What are you doing here?

357
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,260
You might as well come up since you’re already here.

358
00:30:43,780 --> 00:30:45,620
Quickly, quickly.

359
00:30:48,530 --> 00:30:50,080
Let’s go.

360
00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:20,340
How have you been lately?

361
00:31:20,340 --> 00:31:22,030
I’m in good health.

362
00:31:24,700 --> 00:31:27,320
- Have a seat.
- All right.

363
00:31:28,460 --> 00:31:30,670
What did you say to Mother?

364
00:31:30,670 --> 00:31:33,450
Mother asked me what I wished for my birthday.

365
00:31:33,450 --> 00:31:35,050
I just told her

366
00:31:35,050 --> 00:31:39,770
that I wished that my parents would be harmonious and be reunited.

367
00:31:39,770 --> 00:31:43,930
Even if... it was only for a day.

368
00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,410
A’Wu, look, quickly.

369
00:32:25,540 --> 00:32:29,560
Your birthday wish might just come true.

370
00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:32,570
How wonderful that would be.

371
00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:43,390
Heir Apparent, have some more.

372
00:32:43,390 --> 00:32:45,780
It’s only been a few days,

373
00:32:45,780 --> 00:32:48,080
but you’ve already lost so much weight.

374
00:32:49,460 --> 00:32:51,340
Princess Consort, what’s wrong?

375
00:32:51,340 --> 00:32:53,550
Is the taste not right?

376
00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:57,010
You’re not sick are you?

377
00:32:58,650 --> 00:33:00,410
How can Xiao Qi be so negligent?

378
00:33:00,410 --> 00:33:02,820
He doesn’t even know you’re sick!

379
00:33:02,820 --> 00:33:06,860
Older Brother, what does this have to do with him?

380
00:33:06,860 --> 00:33:10,630
I’ve been suffering from fright and exhaustion since a while ago.

381
00:33:10,630 --> 00:33:14,420
I’ll be fine after I rest for a few days. Don’t worry.

382
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:21,210
Heir Apparent, I have a few things to tell Princess Consort.

383
00:33:21,210 --> 00:33:25,000
Could you please leave for a short while?

384
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,740
What is it you don’t want me to hear?

385
00:33:27,740 --> 00:33:31,610
It is... an intimate conversation between women.

386
00:33:33,250 --> 00:33:34,610
Go.

387
00:33:34,610 --> 00:33:36,800
All right, you two chat.

388
00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:39,190
Thank you very much, Heir Apparent.

389
00:33:40,790 --> 00:33:46,120
Princess Consort, has your monthly visit for the past two months been arriving regularly?

390
00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:53,740
It seems to be more than 20 days late.

391
00:33:54,330 --> 00:34:00,040
But when I lived in the prime minister’s manor, it felt like this too.

392
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:01,710
My silly Princess Consort,

393
00:34:01,710 --> 00:34:05,460
how could it be the same now that you are married?

394
00:34:05,460 --> 00:34:08,030
Even though Your Highness has faced many things alone,

395
00:34:08,030 --> 00:34:11,050
you are still inexperienced about some things.

396
00:34:11,050 --> 00:34:14,110
Here, let me feel your pulse.

397
00:34:22,370 --> 00:34:26,050
Congratulations Your Highness. Congratulations Your Highness.

398
00:34:26,050 --> 00:34:29,570
Your Highness, you are going to be a mother!

399
00:34:31,190 --> 00:34:32,880
Really?

400
00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,180
If Grand Elder Princess knew,

401
00:34:35,180 --> 00:34:38,760
she might be so overjoyed that she may not want to be a nun anymore.

402
00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:43,090
With a grandchild to hold, how could she bear to chant in a temple all day?

403
00:34:43,090 --> 00:34:46,420
I will go tell Grand Elder Princess and Master now.

404
00:34:46,420 --> 00:34:50,880
Senior Maidservant Xu,  don’t tell them yet.

405
00:34:52,250 --> 00:34:56,730
This is the best gift for my birthday.

406
00:34:56,730 --> 00:35:00,430
I want it to be a surprise and tell them later.

407
00:35:00,430 --> 00:35:02,740
Yes, Your Highness.

408
00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,860
Your Highness,  eat some more.

409
00:36:05,720 --> 00:36:07,760
Why are you sitting here?

410
00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:10,060
Waiting for you.

411
00:36:11,170 --> 00:36:14,710
It’s only been half a day and you miss me already?

412
00:36:14,710 --> 00:36:18,380
Since it’s been less than half a day, you don’t miss me?

413
00:36:19,290 --> 00:36:21,850
I even wanted to take you to court.

414
00:36:21,850 --> 00:36:24,420
Weren’t you afraid that the court officials would laugh at you?

415
00:36:24,420 --> 00:36:26,940
I’m afraid they’d be jealous of me.

416
00:36:30,740 --> 00:36:35,500
You went to Ci’an Temple to see your mother. Is she well?

417
00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:40,240
Mother is quite well, I ate a vegetarian meal with her.

418
00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:43,460
We also talked about a lot of fun things from my childhood.

419
00:36:46,210 --> 00:36:50,980
My A’Wu must have been even more likable than now when she was young.

420
00:36:53,940 --> 00:36:58,510
You have the same tone as my mother. Mother said...

421
00:37:02,470 --> 00:37:04,320
What did she say?

422
00:37:05,140 --> 00:37:08,810
Mother wondered whether

423
00:37:08,810 --> 00:37:13,260
her granddaughter will be like me.

424
00:37:17,930 --> 00:37:22,890
But I’m thinking that if

425
00:37:22,890 --> 00:37:27,550
we have a little baby just like you,

426
00:37:27,550 --> 00:37:30,290
what would he be like?

427
00:37:30,290 --> 00:37:36,040
I, on the other hand, hope for a little baby that looks like you.

428
00:37:43,510 --> 00:37:47,970
A few days from now, I will tell him at my birthday celebration

429
00:37:47,970 --> 00:37:53,170
that a little life connecting us, is growing inside my body.

430
00:37:54,180 --> 00:37:59,190
I think that will be the happiest day of my life.

431
00:38:16,910 --> 00:38:21,650
In a few days, it will be your birthday.

432
00:38:23,780 --> 00:38:29,470
I no longer have the energy to go and attend your birthday celebration banquet.

433
00:38:29,470 --> 00:38:33,940
You do not lack any precious treasures.

434
00:38:34,470 --> 00:38:36,880
What haven’t you seen in the palace?

435
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:40,350
I don’t know what to gift you.

436
00:38:40,350 --> 00:38:45,140
Simply,  I’ll just paint for you.

437
00:38:45,790 --> 00:38:47,440
Uncle...

438
00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:58,080
Uncle, why are you coughing up blood?

439
00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:02,340
I have been like this recently.

440
00:39:08,470 --> 00:39:11,520
In the future,

441
00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:16,370
keep this as a momento.

442
00:39:16,990 --> 00:39:19,880
Uncle, what are you talking about?

443
00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,280
It’s just a pity.

444
00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,370
No, don’t tear it.

445
00:39:41,650 --> 00:39:44,530
You are so smart.

446
00:39:47,050 --> 00:39:54,950
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447
00:40:01,810 --> 00:40:07,040
Since you were this young,

448
00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:13,600
you were like a little tail always chasing behind me.

449
00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:18,330
My imperial study room, Taiji Hall,

450
00:40:18,330 --> 00:40:21,650
and all the places where you, Princess Shangyang, played.

451
00:40:21,650 --> 00:40:27,680
In the blink of an eye, you have grown up

452
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:32,300
and gotten married but

453
00:40:33,820 --> 00:40:35,990
I am old now.

454
00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:46,010
Don’t think that just because the imperial physician conceals the conditions of my health

455
00:40:46,010 --> 00:40:48,440
that I don’t know anything.

456
00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:51,240
Everyone experiences birth, old age, sickness, and death.

457
00:40:51,240 --> 00:40:53,940
Although I am the Son of Heaven,
(Another name for the Emperor)

458
00:40:54,550 --> 00:40:57,950
how am I any different from the common people?

459
00:40:57,950 --> 00:41:00,390
My tomb is just bigger when I die.

460
00:41:00,390 --> 00:41:04,860
Uncle, I won’t allow you to speak such nonsense.

461
00:41:04,860 --> 00:41:06,920
Perhaps,

462
00:41:08,660 --> 00:41:10,970
those who will truly grieve for me

463
00:41:10,970 --> 00:41:14,370
won’t be as many as those who will cry for the passing of

464
00:41:14,370 --> 00:41:17,230
a farmer.

465
00:41:19,470 --> 00:41:21,650
You say you want to celebrate my birthday

466
00:41:21,650 --> 00:41:26,000
but you keep speaking about sad things.

467
00:41:32,330 --> 00:41:34,320
All right.

468
00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:39,070
I am at fault for making my A’Wu sad.

469
00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:42,270
A’Wu,

470
00:41:43,540 --> 00:41:49,300
I heard that your mother hasn’t returned to the prime minister’s manor to this day.

471
00:41:49,300 --> 00:41:51,840
Yes.

472
00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:56,940
Mother said that she will never forgive Father.

473
00:41:57,510 --> 00:41:59,650
She also said

474
00:41:59,650 --> 00:42:03,990
she will always be the daughter of the royal family and the younger sister of the emperor.

475
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:11,410
Then, what about you A’Wu?

476
00:42:12,250 --> 00:42:17,270
I am my mother’s daughter and Xiao Qi’s wife.

477
00:42:17,850 --> 00:42:22,640
Your husband is indeed not bad.

478
00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:29,050
The worst mistake of my life

479
00:42:29,050 --> 00:42:32,240
was to have conjectured about him.

480
00:42:32,830 --> 00:42:39,030
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be in such a difficult position today.

481
00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:42,980
A’Wu,

482
00:42:42,980 --> 00:42:48,780
I want you to promise me one thing.

483
00:42:48,780 --> 00:42:50,970
Can you do it?

484
00:42:52,890 --> 00:42:56,420
A’Wu will do her best.

485
00:42:56,990 --> 00:43:01,590
Remember that I left a testamentary edict.

486
00:43:04,170 --> 00:43:08,770
♫ The fear of rain and tears stain your plume ♫

487
00:43:08,770 --> 00:43:13,220
♫ Time chases the distance of soldiers ♫

488
00:43:13,220 --> 00:43:15,610
♫ There is still a limit to what you can miss  ♫

489
00:43:15,610 --> 00:43:17,950
♫  Why are there guests in this world?  ♫

490
00:43:17,950 --> 00:43:22,790
♫ Tears can be deceiving, love is hard to fake  ♫

491
00:43:22,790 --> 00:43:27,550
♫ I hear the wind withers and dies as if
it’s singing a thousand songs of sadness ♫

492
00:43:27,550 --> 00:43:31,810
♫ In my dreams, I see you smiling like a painting ♫

493
00:43:31,810 --> 00:43:34,250
♫ I’ll be going to you on my horse ♫

494
00:43:34,250 --> 00:43:36,490
♫ Return to your gentleness  ♫

495
00:43:36,490 --> 00:43:42,200
♫  I can’t let go of my heart, I can’t let go ♫

496
00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:47,930
♫ Waiting for the sea to changed and wash away the burden ♫

497
00:43:47,930 --> 00:43:52,570
♫ Spend time with you ♫

498
00:43:52,570 --> 00:44:01,910
♫ Because of you, I’ve lived a lifetime of prosperity ♫

499
00:44:01,910 --> 00:44:06,500
♫ Waiting for the sea clouds to fade away ♫

500
00:44:06,500 --> 00:44:11,230
♫ Home at all corners of the earth ♫

501
00:44:11,230 --> 00:44:20,490
♫ We will meet again in spring, autumn, winter, and summer ♫

502
00:44:20,490 --> 00:44:28,820
♫ For us, the moment that we’ve met  ♫

503
00:44:29,720 --> 00:44:34,350
♫ With the pace of a lifetime ♫

504
00:44:34,350 --> 00:44:39,030
♫ To struggle, to worry  ♫

505
00:44:39,030 --> 00:44:48,450
♫ I will leave the world for your promise  ♫

506
00:44:48,450 --> 00:44:53,090
♫ Waiting for the sea to wash away the lead ♫

507
00:44:53,090 --> 00:44:57,750
♫ Spend time with you ♫

508
00:44:57,750 --> 00:45:07,140
♫ Because of you, I’ve lived a lifetime of prosperity ♫

509
00:45:07,140 --> 00:45:11,860
♫ When the sea has changed,
the universe will already be changed ♫

510
00:45:11,860 --> 00:45:17,040
♫ Home at all corners of the earth ♫

511
00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:29,440
♫ We meet again in spring, autumn, winter, and summer ♫