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♪If not for you♪

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♪I wouldn't have wanted
to make a name for myself♪

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♪Only when I have your love♪

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♪Is my invincibility not in vain♪

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♪The towering peaks I've conquered♪

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♪Leave me♪

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♪Feeling empty♪

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♪I've given everything♪

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♪Just to follow you♪

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♪Through life and death♪

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♪Could it be that love♪

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♪Is the true end of this life♪

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♪Why does every battle♪

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♪Bring deeper pain♪

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♪I never got it♪

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♪You once promised me♪

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♪You'd give me ordinary days♪

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♪Then I'd rather♪

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♪Face blades and fall♪

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♪Into your arms instead of the clouds♪

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♪I'll pass through layers of fog♪

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♪And barriers♪

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♪The world's rights and wrongs,
wins and losses♪

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♪Who's to weigh their worth♪

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♪Only love♪

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♪Gives me a sky as wide as the sea♪

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♪I only want to be your hero♪

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=The Prisoner of Beauty=

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=Episode 15=

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My Lord.

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Should we continue weighing?

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Shao,

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if neither Lady Qiao

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nor Wei Yan is behind this,

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you owe us

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an explanation.

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- Exactly.
- Yes.

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- We must have an answer.
- Yes.

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How can our people be treated this way?

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My Lord,

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one is your wife,

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and the other is your cousin.

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Who will you choose?

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Mr. Wei is just the Lord's cousin,

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not his real brother.

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You mustn't show favoritism.

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Lady Xu.

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Lady Xu fainted.

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Grandmother.

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- Grandmother.
- Lady Xu fainted.

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- Grandmother.
- Grandmother.

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Grandmother.

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- Grandmother.
- Mother.

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Summon a physician.

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No one here is allowed to leave.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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- Grandmother.
- Mother.

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Grandmother.

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Are you truly okay?

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Where is Shiyuan?

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I've placed him and Lady Qiao

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under separate watch.

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Grandmother.

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Why do you

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suspect that Yan did this?

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Zhonglin.

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I dare not take the risk.

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I understand.

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You don't want Yan to suffer,

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neither do I.

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Even if

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Yan actually did this,

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I will ensure his safety.

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Don't worry.

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There is something

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I must tell you.

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Do you know

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how our grudge with Bianzhou began?

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It's because of my daughter,

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your aunt Qingyun.

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The rumors say

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she bore Shiyuan

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with a servant,

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but that's not true.

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She was assaulted

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by Chen Pang from Bianzhou.

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Chen Pang?

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Yes.

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Chen Pang abducted your aunt

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when she had just come of age.

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Three years later,

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your grandfather brought her back.

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By then,

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she was already carrying Shiyuan.

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Are you saying

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Yan is Chen Pang's son?

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Yes.

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After giving birth to Shiyuan,

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Qingyun died in despair.

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Chen Pang,

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for his own lust,

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took my daughter's life.

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If I ever have the chance,

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I will kill him myself for revenge.

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But Shiyuan is
Qingyun's flesh and blood.

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After much thought,

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I decided to claim

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his father died

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after marrying into our family.

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And I raised him myself.

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Then

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does Yan know the truth?

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I've deliberately kept it from him.

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But this time,

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Shiyuan seems

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to have changed.

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It's like

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he's found something out.

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Shiyuan is in charge of the granary.

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If there's evidence against him

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in front of everyone,

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it would mean death.

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Even if he made a mistake,

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his life must not be forfeited.

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Zhonglin.

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We must find a solution

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that spares both sides.

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I'm here.

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Where? Hurry!

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Why are you all so quiet?

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I'm telling you.

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Whoever I catch

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will have to spend the night

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with me.

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Why are you here?

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Even though

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you're the one I caught today,

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I won't waste my time

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spending the night with you.

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Grandmother fainted because of you,

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and you didn't even send someone

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to check on her.

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I know full well

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how she is.

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She's just putting on an act.

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Don't try to trick me.

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Then you should understand
why she's doing this.

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Yet

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you're here drinking with tavern maids

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instead of trying to clear your name.

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Understand her?

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She refused to inspect the seeds

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because she suspected me, right?

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You stationed

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guards here

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because you suspect me too, right?

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If I truly wanted to confine you,

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would I let you

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enjoy yourself here with tavern maids?

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We're doing this to protect you.

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Protect me?

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Even you believe I did it.

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You'd rather believe a Qiao

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than believe me.

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What about you?

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Do you believe me?

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What did I do to upset you?

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Are you planning

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to return to Bianzhou?

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How did you know?

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So, it's true.

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You've learned of your origins.

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Since you know,

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why didn't you tell me?

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We grew up together.

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I saw you as my real brother.

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So what?

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I am Chen Pang's son.

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I belong to Bianzhou.

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I don't care who you are.

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You are always my cousin.

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Aren't you afraid
I'll covet your position?

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Go ahead.

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I'm the one

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who tampered with the seeds.

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You wouldn't trust me anyway,

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and from now on,
you'll all be wary of me.

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That's just your groundless guess.

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What about Lady Qiao?

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Why are you monitoring her letters?

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Ehuang.

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This plan may be clever,

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but if the Lord of Wei
investigates further,

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it will bring disaster upon us.

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This scheme was never flawless.

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But what I'm betting on

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is the Lord of Wei's affection
for his family.

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What do you mean?

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Would the Lord of Wei
investigate his brother

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for a foe's daughter?

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The Lord of Wei

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may be cold,

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but he's always treated family well.

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If the investigation

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threatens his brother,

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he won't continue.

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The Lord stationed soldiers here
day and night.

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We're not allowed to leave.

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The Lady is clearly wronged,

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yet there's nothing we can do.

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According to the law of Wei,

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we're to be executed.

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Mother.

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Don't say such unlucky things.

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It's not about luck.

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I'm old.

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I don't mind.

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But you're still young and beautiful.

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Mother.

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I'd believe you

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if you told me Lady Qiao wanted
to poison my whole family,

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but I'd never believe

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she'd harm the people.

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What's this?

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Why have I never seen it before?

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This...

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Isn't this the bracelet
you prepared for Lady Xu?

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It's not that one,

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but the style is the same.

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Why does this box look so familiar?

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You needn't worry
about the bracelet anymore.

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The bracelet has been found.

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Getting it back

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is indeed better.

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They're the same.

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Even if our bracelet
hadn't been recovered,

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you needn't be afraid.

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That bracelet was a token

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from the Lord and me to Grandmother.

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But this bracelet

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is a token from the Lord to me.

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Xiaotao,

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grind some ink.

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Send off this family letter.

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Sure.

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The seed incident

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can be seen as state affairs

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or family affairs.

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But Wei Dian is using it
to incite trouble.

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My Lord,

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have you decided

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whether to investigate it?

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If not,

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the Lady will be found guilty.

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But if we investigate,

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and it involves Mr. Wei,

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can the Lord kill his cousin?

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My Lord,

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this is a family letter
from the Lady to Yanzhou.

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Please review it.

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Sending letters at a time like this?

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Confiscate it.

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Yes.

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Bring it to me.

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I know this puts you in a tough spot.

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No matter what you choose,

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I won't blame you.

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My Lord,

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shall I still send this letter

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to Yanzhou?

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No need.

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This letter

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is full of nonsense,

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rambling and incoherent.

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Yes.

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I'm heading out.

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No need to follow me.

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My Lord.

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There's a lead
about what you asked me to check.

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Someone did visit the granary,

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but there's no official record.

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Good.

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This must be

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thoroughly investigated.

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Yes.

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Why was it returned?

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Even letters can't be sent now?

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Wait

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for my return tomorrow.

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Don't panic.

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The Lord has his plans.

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00:14:35,060 --> 00:14:35,900
Six dan.

293
00:14:40,060 --> 00:14:40,900
Two dan.

294
00:14:49,260 --> 00:14:50,100
One dan.

295
00:14:53,540 --> 00:14:54,380
My Lord.

296
00:15:05,260 --> 00:15:06,280
Based on today's results,

297
00:15:06,940 --> 00:15:09,420
a total of 24 sacks of wheat seed

298
00:15:09,900 --> 00:15:10,780
weighs 21 dan.

299
00:15:11,660 --> 00:15:12,780
Before entering the granary,

300
00:15:13,580 --> 00:15:14,540
it was 24 dan.

301
00:15:14,940 --> 00:15:15,940
The weight doesn't match.

302
00:15:16,180 --> 00:15:17,820
So, the Qiao Clan didn't do this.

303
00:15:17,940 --> 00:15:19,300
This proves the seeds

304
00:15:19,300 --> 00:15:21,940
were tampered with in Yujun.

305
00:15:21,940 --> 00:15:22,820
If so,

306
00:15:22,820 --> 00:15:25,540
Mr. Wei should be held responsible.

307
00:15:25,540 --> 00:15:27,300
Will the Lord
sacrifice family for justice?

308
00:15:27,300 --> 00:15:28,900
The Lord is fair and impartial.

309
00:15:28,900 --> 00:15:30,300
He'd even sacrifice kin

310
00:15:30,540 --> 00:15:32,180
to uncover the truth.

311
00:15:32,260 --> 00:15:33,460
Everyone, you're right.

312
00:15:34,380 --> 00:15:35,540
The weight of the seeds

313
00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,460
doesn't match before and after storage.

314
00:15:38,060 --> 00:15:39,780
Whoever guarded the granary

315
00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:40,850
can't escape blame.

316
00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:43,700
We should punish Wei Yan asap

317
00:15:44,060 --> 00:15:45,180
to appease the public.

318
00:15:51,300 --> 00:15:52,180
Shao,

319
00:15:52,460 --> 00:15:53,460
are you trying

320
00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:54,940
to cover up for him?

321
00:15:55,820 --> 00:15:57,060
Lady Qiao is innocent,

322
00:15:57,940 --> 00:15:59,020
but I believe

323
00:15:59,380 --> 00:16:00,660
Yan is too.

324
00:16:01,700 --> 00:16:03,180
This is riddled with suspicion.

325
00:16:03,540 --> 00:16:05,020
We must continue to investigate.

326
00:16:05,780 --> 00:16:07,140
Until the truth is found,

327
00:16:07,540 --> 00:16:08,380
no one

328
00:16:09,180 --> 00:16:10,700
is allowed to leave Yujun.

329
00:16:10,940 --> 00:16:12,820
The Lord is taking it seriously.

330
00:16:12,820 --> 00:16:14,660
Could someone else
have orchestrated this?

331
00:16:14,660 --> 00:16:16,940
No matter what,
none of us can leave Yujun now.

332
00:16:16,940 --> 00:16:18,460
Where did things go wrong?

333
00:16:18,630 --> 00:16:20,770
So, Lady Qiao really is innocent.

334
00:16:21,660 --> 00:16:22,500
What did you say?

335
00:16:23,050 --> 00:16:24,860
The Lord of Wei is going
to investigate this?

336
00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:26,260
Ehuang, don't worry.

337
00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:27,760
I've taken care

338
00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:29,140
of Zheng Shu.

339
00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:31,180
There won't be evidence

340
00:16:31,710 --> 00:16:33,140
against you.

341
00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:15,020
How did you know

342
00:17:15,020 --> 00:17:16,140
the Lord would return today?

343
00:17:16,740 --> 00:17:18,500
He told the Lady himself.

344
00:17:30,940 --> 00:17:32,220
When faced with this situation,

345
00:17:32,460 --> 00:17:33,900
most would rush to defend themselves.

346
00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:35,420
But you're the one

347
00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:37,500
comforting me,

348
00:17:37,940 --> 00:17:39,100
telling me not to worry.

349
00:17:41,940 --> 00:17:43,580
At Grandmother's birthday banquet,

350
00:17:43,580 --> 00:17:45,380
you spoke up for me.

351
00:17:45,980 --> 00:17:48,140
That means you believe in me.

352
00:17:48,700 --> 00:17:51,340
So, even if this is blamed
on me in the end,

353
00:17:51,660 --> 00:17:53,180
it must be because you have no choice.

354
00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,220
I don't want
to make things hard for you.

355
00:17:58,020 --> 00:17:59,140
I've ordered

356
00:17:59,580 --> 00:18:00,820
a full investigation.

357
00:18:02,020 --> 00:18:02,900
So,

358
00:18:03,740 --> 00:18:05,180
it'll be some time before I return.

359
00:18:06,860 --> 00:18:07,700
Sure.

360
00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:08,940
My Lord,

361
00:18:08,940 --> 00:18:09,940
everything is packed.

362
00:18:13,140 --> 00:18:13,980
Then let's go.

363
00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:16,220
Darling, wait.

364
00:18:38,420 --> 00:18:39,820
My Lord,

365
00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:42,940
please send off this family letter
for me.

366
00:19:01,740 --> 00:19:03,260
You haven't told me

367
00:19:03,660 --> 00:19:05,180
how you knew

368
00:19:05,180 --> 00:19:06,660
the Lord would return today.

369
00:19:07,180 --> 00:19:08,900
He told me himself.

370
00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:12,380
What kind of riddles
are you two playing?

371
00:19:15,380 --> 00:19:16,260
Are you saying

372
00:19:16,420 --> 00:19:18,620
Zheng Shu secretly entered
the granary before?

373
00:19:19,100 --> 00:19:20,180
She went multiple times.

374
00:19:20,180 --> 00:19:21,180
It was very suspicious.

375
00:19:21,490 --> 00:19:22,820
Wei Duo has gone to look for her.

376
00:19:23,820 --> 00:19:24,660
My Lord,

377
00:19:25,580 --> 00:19:27,220
I went to Zheng Shu's husband's home,

378
00:19:27,690 --> 00:19:28,820
and I found out

379
00:19:28,940 --> 00:19:30,320
Zheng Shu died suddenly last night.

380
00:19:45,420 --> 00:19:46,660
With Zheng Shu dead,

381
00:19:47,580 --> 00:19:49,580
Yan could not possibly be the culprit.

382
00:19:51,740 --> 00:19:52,700
There must be

383
00:19:52,930 --> 00:19:54,240
a bigger mastermind behind this.

384
00:19:55,420 --> 00:19:56,340
Pass down my order:

385
00:19:56,690 --> 00:19:58,100
Continue the investigation.

386
00:19:58,180 --> 00:19:59,100
- Yes.
- Yes.

387
00:20:03,420 --> 00:20:04,260
Sir.

388
00:20:06,900 --> 00:20:08,860
There's something I wish to ask you.

389
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,180
Please go ahead.

390
00:20:13,260 --> 00:20:14,380
At home,

391
00:20:14,660 --> 00:20:16,620
how do you address your wife?

392
00:20:19,940 --> 00:20:21,940
I call her

393
00:20:21,940 --> 00:20:22,780
Dear.

394
00:20:27,340 --> 00:20:28,180
Understood.

395
00:20:37,220 --> 00:20:41,460
(Thank you for your trust, My Lord.
I'll remember it always.)

396
00:20:42,660 --> 00:20:44,020
(My Lord)

397
00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:47,960
Who's that?

398
00:20:47,980 --> 00:20:48,860
Sir,

399
00:20:48,860 --> 00:20:49,900
it's the Lady of Bianzhou.

400
00:20:54,580 --> 00:20:55,420
Did you hear?

401
00:20:55,660 --> 00:20:57,140
The Lady

402
00:20:57,140 --> 00:20:58,740
didn't tamper with the seeds.

403
00:20:59,140 --> 00:21:00,220
Luckily, the Lord is wise,

404
00:21:00,340 --> 00:21:01,740
so she wasn't wrongly accused.

405
00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:04,960
No wonder
that the investigation is so strict

406
00:21:04,990 --> 00:21:06,900
and that we can't leave the city freely.

407
00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:08,180
We have to catch the real culprit

408
00:21:08,180 --> 00:21:09,260
and clear the Lady's name.

409
00:21:09,490 --> 00:21:10,500
Maybe

410
00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:11,930
the mastermind

411
00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:13,420
is hiding among these people.

412
00:21:14,090 --> 00:21:15,740
They're waiting
for a chance to slip out.

413
00:21:15,890 --> 00:21:17,120
The investigation is necessary.

414
00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:18,830
- Ehuang.
- The innocent can't be wronged.

415
00:21:19,220 --> 00:21:20,380
What should we do now?

416
00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:21,340
Why are you panicking?

417
00:21:22,180 --> 00:21:23,900
If they have found the real culprit,

418
00:21:24,270 --> 00:21:26,010
they won't need to check everyone here.

419
00:21:35,830 --> 00:21:37,420
Lady Yulou, do you need to leave now?

420
00:21:41,180 --> 00:21:42,180
General Wei Liang,

421
00:21:42,700 --> 00:21:44,340
Great-aunt's birthday banquet has ended.

422
00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:45,580
My husband is gravely ill.

423
00:21:45,620 --> 00:21:46,960
I must return to Bianzhou at once

424
00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:47,940
to care for him.

425
00:21:48,340 --> 00:21:49,860
Please allow us to pass quickly.

426
00:21:50,820 --> 00:21:51,700
The Lord has ordered

427
00:21:52,290 --> 00:21:53,820
that until the seed case is solved,

428
00:21:53,990 --> 00:21:55,040
no guests for the banquet

429
00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,140
are allowed to leave Yujun.

430
00:21:56,420 --> 00:21:57,260
Lady Yulou,

431
00:21:57,660 --> 00:21:58,740
please cooperate with us.

432
00:22:03,820 --> 00:22:05,580
Zheng Chuyu,

433
00:22:05,580 --> 00:22:07,140
why did you act on your own?

434
00:22:07,140 --> 00:22:09,220
You've even dragged me into this.

435
00:22:09,620 --> 00:22:10,940
My Lady.

436
00:22:10,940 --> 00:22:11,940
Have you found her?

437
00:22:12,730 --> 00:22:13,590
We did.

438
00:22:13,590 --> 00:22:15,180
Bring her to me. I need to ask her.

439
00:22:15,180 --> 00:22:16,460
She's been found,

440
00:22:16,860 --> 00:22:18,580
but she can't answer any questions.

441
00:22:19,660 --> 00:22:20,500
Zheng Shu...

442
00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:22,220
What happened?

443
00:22:22,260 --> 00:22:23,100
She's dead.

444
00:22:24,260 --> 00:22:25,420
Dead?

445
00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:28,380
How did she die?

446
00:22:28,420 --> 00:22:29,310
How?

447
00:22:29,310 --> 00:22:30,820
They say she drowned in the river

448
00:22:30,940 --> 00:22:32,340
while doing laundry.

449
00:22:33,140 --> 00:22:34,220
Drowned?

450
00:22:35,140 --> 00:22:36,380
No. It's impossible.

451
00:22:36,380 --> 00:22:37,940
Chuyu was good at swimming.

452
00:22:37,940 --> 00:22:39,220
She couldn't have drowned.

453
00:22:39,260 --> 00:22:40,100
Someone...

454
00:22:40,220 --> 00:22:41,940
Someone must've wanted her dead.

455
00:22:41,940 --> 00:22:43,140
Who killed her?

456
00:22:45,180 --> 00:22:47,020
You need to be more careful.

457
00:22:47,660 --> 00:22:49,740
If you keep acting recklessly,

458
00:22:49,740 --> 00:22:52,940
one day you'll end up
hurting the ones close to you.

459
00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:56,220
My Lady.

460
00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:57,340
What's wrong?

461
00:22:58,180 --> 00:22:59,020
Is it my fault

462
00:23:00,100 --> 00:23:01,860
that she died?

463
00:23:02,700 --> 00:23:04,380
It's my fault.

464
00:23:05,220 --> 00:23:06,460
I caused it...

465
00:23:06,460 --> 00:23:08,580
My Lady, don't say that.

466
00:23:12,660 --> 00:23:13,620
Whether

467
00:23:13,980 --> 00:23:15,700
Zheng Chuyu drowned

468
00:23:16,500 --> 00:23:18,260
or was murdered,

469
00:23:18,940 --> 00:23:20,500
it's already done.

470
00:23:21,460 --> 00:23:22,380
From now on,

471
00:23:22,980 --> 00:23:24,620
we must be careful.

472
00:23:24,860 --> 00:23:26,260
Sure.

473
00:23:27,740 --> 00:23:28,740
Besides,

474
00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:30,940
now that Chuyu is dead,

475
00:23:31,180 --> 00:23:32,820
there's no proof anymore.

476
00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:36,420
The Lord won't trace it back to us.

477
00:23:44,700 --> 00:23:45,700
Who's there?

478
00:23:48,180 --> 00:23:49,020
Coming.

479
00:23:51,820 --> 00:23:52,700
Lady Yulou.

480
00:23:53,380 --> 00:23:55,500
My Lady, Lady Yulou is here to see you.

481
00:23:57,660 --> 00:23:58,500
Lady Zhu,

482
00:23:58,790 --> 00:24:00,620
I heard Great-aunt is ill.

483
00:24:00,860 --> 00:24:03,140
I didn't want to disturb her rest,

484
00:24:03,330 --> 00:24:04,860
so I came to ask you instead.

485
00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:06,460
Usually,

486
00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:08,340
Mother loves Shiyuan the most.

487
00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:10,500
But Zhonglin is defiant

488
00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,460
and insists on uncovering the truth.

489
00:24:13,660 --> 00:24:14,520
What do you think

490
00:24:14,530 --> 00:24:15,660
we should do?

491
00:24:16,150 --> 00:24:17,380
Don't blame the Lord of Wei.

492
00:24:18,140 --> 00:24:19,180
In my view,

493
00:24:19,860 --> 00:24:22,260
he's the one suffering most right now.

494
00:24:23,180 --> 00:24:24,620
The seed case is serious.

495
00:24:25,180 --> 00:24:27,660
You only see him
being scolded by Great-aunt

496
00:24:27,940 --> 00:24:28,900
but not

497
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,500
the pressure

498
00:24:30,500 --> 00:24:31,700
from all the factions in Wei.

499
00:24:32,660 --> 00:24:35,180
If Shiyuan really did this,

500
00:24:35,580 --> 00:24:36,860
the Lord of Wei

501
00:24:37,140 --> 00:24:38,940
would have to kill him.

502
00:24:39,860 --> 00:24:41,180
Right now,

503
00:24:41,580 --> 00:24:43,420
he must be eager to find out.

504
00:24:44,940 --> 00:24:46,020
Yes.

505
00:24:51,070 --> 00:24:52,220
I'm just like you,

506
00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,100
hoping this case

507
00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:55,900
can be resolved asap.

508
00:24:58,660 --> 00:24:59,820
Actually,

509
00:25:00,380 --> 00:25:02,180
who the mastermind is

510
00:25:02,460 --> 00:25:03,700
doesn't really matter.

511
00:25:04,820 --> 00:25:06,460
As long as it's not Shiyuan,

512
00:25:07,460 --> 00:25:08,580
the Lord of Wei

513
00:25:09,220 --> 00:25:10,820
can breathe easy.

514
00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:13,740
Shao.

515
00:25:13,940 --> 00:25:16,140
(Peace and Prosperity)
How's the investigation going?

516
00:25:16,660 --> 00:25:18,180
If there are still no leads,

517
00:25:18,340 --> 00:25:20,380
then let me and the clansmen

518
00:25:20,380 --> 00:25:21,620
- leave the city.
- Yes.

519
00:25:21,620 --> 00:25:22,980
We've been here for days.

520
00:25:24,580 --> 00:25:25,820
I've found someone

521
00:25:26,140 --> 00:25:27,900
repeatedly entered the granary.

522
00:25:28,620 --> 00:25:31,420
That person is Zheng Shu

523
00:25:31,900 --> 00:25:33,040
who'd been serving my mother.

524
00:25:33,180 --> 00:25:34,380
In that case,

525
00:25:34,420 --> 00:25:35,260
bring her here.

526
00:25:35,420 --> 00:25:36,460
We'll know the truth

527
00:25:36,700 --> 00:25:37,580
with interrogation.

528
00:25:37,660 --> 00:25:38,860
Unfortunately,

529
00:25:39,740 --> 00:25:40,580
Zheng Shu

530
00:25:41,020 --> 00:25:42,340
suddenly died last night.

531
00:25:43,180 --> 00:25:44,260
She's dead?

532
00:25:44,660 --> 00:25:45,660
So now,

533
00:25:45,660 --> 00:25:46,660
she's dead,

534
00:25:46,900 --> 00:25:48,180
and there's no proof.

535
00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:49,940
Zhonglin,

536
00:25:50,340 --> 00:25:51,980
this isn't like you.

537
00:25:52,660 --> 00:25:54,340
You can't brush this off.

538
00:25:54,580 --> 00:25:56,140
If you do,

539
00:25:56,660 --> 00:25:58,600
every criminal in Wei will use

540
00:25:58,610 --> 00:26:00,500
a corpse to plead innocence

541
00:26:00,660 --> 00:26:01,820
tomorrow.

542
00:26:01,850 --> 00:26:03,740
- That's right.
- Right.

543
00:26:03,940 --> 00:26:05,940
He's got a point.

544
00:26:06,140 --> 00:26:07,520
I can testify.

545
00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:17,020
Everything Zhonglin said

546
00:26:17,230 --> 00:26:18,460
is true.

547
00:26:28,980 --> 00:26:29,860
Zheng Shu

548
00:26:32,380 --> 00:26:34,420
served by my side for years.

549
00:26:35,420 --> 00:26:36,460
She was

550
00:26:36,460 --> 00:26:38,140
like a daughter to me.

551
00:26:39,660 --> 00:26:41,260
Because of the family feud,

552
00:26:41,260 --> 00:26:42,580
I wanted to get rid of Lady Qiao,

553
00:26:42,860 --> 00:26:45,180
so I worked with Chuyu

554
00:26:46,420 --> 00:26:47,860
to steam the wheat seeds

555
00:26:48,620 --> 00:26:50,260
and frame the Qiao Clan.

556
00:26:52,420 --> 00:26:53,380
Shiyuan

557
00:26:53,860 --> 00:26:55,580
knew nothing of this.

558
00:26:58,100 --> 00:26:59,100
That's the truth then.

559
00:27:01,220 --> 00:27:02,380
But Lady Zhu,

560
00:27:02,980 --> 00:27:05,820
you can't clear Mr. Wei
with just a few words.

561
00:27:06,180 --> 00:27:07,100
Don't forget.

562
00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:08,860
We have laws here.

563
00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:11,660
No need to rush, General.

564
00:27:11,980 --> 00:27:13,380
After Chuyu got married,

565
00:27:13,380 --> 00:27:15,500
she was not allowed to visit me freely.

566
00:27:15,860 --> 00:27:16,940
Each time she came,

567
00:27:17,110 --> 00:27:18,460
I had someone escort her

568
00:27:18,650 --> 00:27:19,980
to the side chamber.

569
00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:22,100
If you don't believe me,

570
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:23,180
go investigate.

571
00:27:24,740 --> 00:27:26,660
Everyone, please think about it.

572
00:27:27,660 --> 00:27:29,260
Who was it at the birthday banquet

573
00:27:30,140 --> 00:27:31,100
that insisted

574
00:27:31,940 --> 00:27:33,820
on inspecting the seeds?

575
00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:36,420
It was Lady Zhu.

576
00:27:36,420 --> 00:27:39,100
This was a fight among women.

577
00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:40,860
It doesn't concern Mr. Wei.

578
00:27:40,900 --> 00:27:42,180
In that case,

579
00:27:42,180 --> 00:27:43,700
it's not a political affair

580
00:27:43,700 --> 00:27:45,260
- but a domestic one.
- Yes.

581
00:27:45,260 --> 00:27:46,660
Since it involves the Lord's mother,

582
00:27:46,660 --> 00:27:48,180
she can't be judged by law.

583
00:27:48,180 --> 00:27:50,420
Lady Xu should be the one to punish her.

584
00:27:50,460 --> 00:27:51,500
That's right.

585
00:27:52,220 --> 00:27:53,060
Yes.

586
00:27:53,380 --> 00:27:54,220
My Lord,

587
00:27:54,460 --> 00:27:55,420
this is the best way

588
00:27:55,420 --> 00:27:57,740
to protect both the Lady and Mr. Wei.

589
00:27:58,020 --> 00:27:59,220
Please decide.

590
00:28:10,420 --> 00:28:11,420
Open the city gates.

591
00:28:12,550 --> 00:28:13,620
Let the clan members

592
00:28:13,900 --> 00:28:14,860
return home.

593
00:28:16,740 --> 00:28:17,580
We can leave now.

594
00:28:19,420 --> 00:28:20,380
Take my mother

595
00:28:20,660 --> 00:28:21,620
to the north chamber

596
00:28:22,660 --> 00:28:23,760
and let Grandmother decide.

597
00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:30,140
My Lady.

598
00:28:30,140 --> 00:28:30,980
Take care.

599
00:28:34,140 --> 00:28:36,900
I used to think
you were just slow-witted

600
00:28:37,100 --> 00:28:38,180
but never imagined

601
00:28:38,180 --> 00:28:40,220
you were so venomous.

602
00:28:40,980 --> 00:28:42,300
Please calm your anger, Mother.

603
00:28:42,620 --> 00:28:43,460
Mother,

604
00:28:43,900 --> 00:28:45,100
believe it

605
00:28:45,460 --> 00:28:46,500
or not,

606
00:28:46,940 --> 00:28:48,220
I did

607
00:28:48,220 --> 00:28:49,900
swap the seeds

608
00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:51,620
as instructed by Zheng Shu,

609
00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:53,580
but I knew nothing

610
00:28:53,580 --> 00:28:55,660
about steaming them.

611
00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:57,420
I know you didn't steam

612
00:28:57,940 --> 00:28:59,100
the seeds

613
00:28:59,940 --> 00:29:02,560
because you're not smart enough
to think of such a plan.

614
00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:04,940
You're too dumb.

615
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:06,620
Even if you want to plot like others,

616
00:29:06,620 --> 00:29:08,180
your scheming is half-baked.

617
00:29:10,590 --> 00:29:11,660
From now on,

618
00:29:12,930 --> 00:29:14,340
go to the ancestral hall.

619
00:29:14,340 --> 00:29:15,380
Kneel and reflect.

620
00:29:16,090 --> 00:29:17,360
Copy scriptures a hundred times.

621
00:29:17,390 --> 00:29:18,760
It'll serve as a warning to others.

622
00:29:20,180 --> 00:29:21,020
My Lady.

623
00:29:21,590 --> 00:29:22,590
My Lady.

624
00:29:23,260 --> 00:29:24,100
Zhonglin.

625
00:29:24,910 --> 00:29:25,750
Though I am now

626
00:29:26,010 --> 00:29:27,260
the Lady of Bianzhou,

627
00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:29,420
there are things

628
00:29:30,580 --> 00:29:31,860
I've never forgotten.

629
00:29:34,850 --> 00:29:35,860
I once

630
00:29:36,430 --> 00:29:37,740
spent my childhood here.

631
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:40,460
When my betrothal was on the table,

632
00:29:41,620 --> 00:29:43,040
the elders chose your elder brother.

633
00:29:46,340 --> 00:29:47,180
Sadly,

634
00:29:48,900 --> 00:29:50,900
I wasn't lucky enough to marry him.

635
00:29:57,820 --> 00:29:59,420
Now, all I have

636
00:30:00,860 --> 00:30:02,020
to remember him by

637
00:30:02,660 --> 00:30:03,660
is this jade pendant.

638
00:30:05,940 --> 00:30:07,180
Bianzhou is far away.

639
00:30:07,420 --> 00:30:08,460
You should set out soon.

640
00:30:10,940 --> 00:30:11,860
Take care, My Lord.

641
00:30:14,140 --> 00:30:14,980
Take care.

642
00:30:16,930 --> 00:30:20,480
♪On the rough potato branch grows a pod♪

643
00:30:21,250 --> 00:30:25,870
♪A child wears a pointed ornament♪

644
00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:31,130
♪With the ornament on♪

645
00:30:31,130 --> 00:30:34,140
(Yujun)

646
00:30:34,180 --> 00:30:35,020
My Lord,

647
00:30:35,180 --> 00:30:36,420
what's the song

648
00:30:36,740 --> 00:30:38,140
Lady Yulou just sang?

649
00:30:40,060 --> 00:30:41,460
It's Wan Lan from the Book of Songs.

650
00:30:42,580 --> 00:30:43,620
It speaks

651
00:30:43,900 --> 00:30:44,820
of childhood companions

652
00:30:44,820 --> 00:30:46,180
pretending not to know each other

653
00:30:46,180 --> 00:30:47,410
after growing up.

654
00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:50,820
♪On the rough potato branch,
the leaves curl♪

655
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:57,180
♪A child wears a pointed ornament♪

656
00:31:00,620 --> 00:31:01,460
Ehuang,

657
00:31:03,380 --> 00:31:04,420
don't be sad.

658
00:31:13,260 --> 00:31:14,180
Why would I be?

659
00:31:16,420 --> 00:31:17,580
In a few days,

660
00:31:18,140 --> 00:31:19,380
I'll return

661
00:31:19,630 --> 00:31:20,820
and be Lady Yulou again.

662
00:31:21,900 --> 00:31:23,020
What's there to be sad about?

663
00:31:24,100 --> 00:31:25,060
Besides,

664
00:31:25,780 --> 00:31:27,380
though we failed on this trip,

665
00:31:28,140 --> 00:31:29,700
we made it back safely.

666
00:31:31,300 --> 00:31:32,540
I should be happy.

667
00:31:35,780 --> 00:31:37,540
Lady Yulou, please wait.

668
00:31:43,780 --> 00:31:44,980
Please don't return

669
00:31:45,620 --> 00:31:47,460
to Yujun again.

670
00:31:55,180 --> 00:31:56,020
Why?

671
00:31:56,220 --> 00:31:57,460
Though you and the Weis

672
00:31:57,460 --> 00:31:58,700
share a bond,

673
00:31:58,980 --> 00:32:00,500
it can't endure further strain.

674
00:32:01,140 --> 00:32:03,060
Now that you are the Lady of Bianzhou,

675
00:32:03,700 --> 00:32:05,420
your interests oppose the Weis.

676
00:32:05,980 --> 00:32:07,460
I don't know your purpose this time.

677
00:32:07,460 --> 00:32:08,900
Though Grandmother said nothing,

678
00:32:08,900 --> 00:32:10,220
she surely wasn't pleased.

679
00:32:10,460 --> 00:32:12,220
I can't bear for her to be reminded

680
00:32:12,220 --> 00:32:13,900
of unhappy memories.

681
00:32:14,180 --> 00:32:15,020
So,

682
00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:17,740
it's better if we don't meet again.

683
00:32:26,460 --> 00:32:27,700
Shiyuan,

684
00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:30,180
do you really think you're a Wei now?

685
00:32:33,180 --> 00:32:34,740
Thank you for your concern.

686
00:32:36,700 --> 00:32:38,700
But perhaps you should worry more

687
00:32:39,460 --> 00:32:41,180
about whether you can truly

688
00:32:42,020 --> 00:32:43,140
find peace staying here.

689
00:32:48,420 --> 00:32:49,260
Yan,

690
00:32:51,780 --> 00:32:53,020
I know you're here.

691
00:32:55,260 --> 00:32:56,700
You don't have to see me,

692
00:32:58,430 --> 00:33:00,660
but Grandmother is still waiting
for you to greet her.

693
00:33:04,110 --> 00:33:05,130
Yan!

694
00:33:20,540 --> 00:33:21,420
Young Master,

695
00:33:22,260 --> 00:33:24,060
the Weis are good at deceiving.

696
00:33:24,060 --> 00:33:25,700
You must not go soft again.

697
00:33:28,740 --> 00:33:29,940
You carry the blood

698
00:33:29,940 --> 00:33:31,700
of the Chen Clan of Bianzhou.

699
00:33:32,260 --> 00:33:34,180
The Lord thinks of you day and night,

700
00:33:34,180 --> 00:33:35,980
longing for your return to aid him.

701
00:33:36,780 --> 00:33:38,220
With your talents,

702
00:33:38,460 --> 00:33:40,140
will you really bury your ambition

703
00:33:40,140 --> 00:33:41,700
and resign yourself

704
00:33:41,700 --> 00:33:43,040
to a lifetime of submission here?

705
00:33:43,860 --> 00:33:45,460
The Weis know your true identity.

706
00:33:45,980 --> 00:33:47,460
They're suspicious of you

707
00:33:47,980 --> 00:33:49,740
and even risked your life

708
00:33:49,740 --> 00:33:51,300
to protect Lady Qiao.

709
00:33:52,180 --> 00:33:53,700
Why not come back with me

710
00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:54,980
to Bianzhou now?

711
00:34:10,739 --> 00:34:11,780
My Lord,

712
00:34:12,179 --> 00:34:14,460
are you still worried about Yan?

713
00:34:18,610 --> 00:34:19,469
He's the one

714
00:34:20,150 --> 00:34:21,340
most hurt by this.

715
00:34:22,670 --> 00:34:24,260
I saw Grandmother today.

716
00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:26,659
She misses him deeply too.

717
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:28,770
Chen Pang of Bianzhou

718
00:34:29,170 --> 00:34:31,020
is bound to acknowledge him.

719
00:34:32,500 --> 00:34:33,530
If we continue

720
00:34:33,540 --> 00:34:35,730
to keep the truth from him,

721
00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:38,460
he may leave for good.

722
00:34:40,179 --> 00:34:41,540
It's true.

723
00:34:43,060 --> 00:34:44,340
I've gone to see him many times,

724
00:34:44,340 --> 00:34:45,460
but he keeps avoiding me.

725
00:34:47,139 --> 00:34:48,580
I don't want to force him.

726
00:34:52,820 --> 00:34:53,739
My Lord,

727
00:34:54,940 --> 00:34:56,380
my situation here

728
00:34:56,380 --> 00:34:58,460
is much like his.

729
00:34:58,860 --> 00:35:00,420
I'm willing to talk to him

730
00:35:00,420 --> 00:35:01,460
on your behalf.

731
00:35:02,060 --> 00:35:03,820
If you trust me,

732
00:35:03,820 --> 00:35:06,060
leave this to me.

733
00:35:12,340 --> 00:35:13,380
What's this?

734
00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:17,880
Since you've decided to build the canal,

735
00:35:18,270 --> 00:35:19,620
I wanted to help

736
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,300
because I've studied some hydraulics.

737
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:23,620
The route for the canal

738
00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:25,260
concerns labor and cost

739
00:35:25,260 --> 00:35:26,820
so it's critical.

740
00:35:26,900 --> 00:35:28,600
I've reviewed many materials

741
00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:29,820
and made some notes.

742
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:31,980
I hope they'll be useful.

743
00:35:33,260 --> 00:35:34,660
Tell me about it.

744
00:35:38,300 --> 00:35:39,260
My Lord.

745
00:35:39,260 --> 00:35:41,180
(Rongjun)
Look at these mountains.

746
00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:43,500
This is the terrain of northern Rongjun.

747
00:35:43,900 --> 00:35:45,740
I've read many materials.

748
00:35:46,180 --> 00:35:47,820
This part is much higher

749
00:35:47,820 --> 00:35:49,180
than Xindu.

750
00:35:50,290 --> 00:35:51,580
So, if the canal starts here

751
00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:52,900
and runs that way,

752
00:35:54,540 --> 00:35:56,360
it'll take a lot of manpower
and resources.

753
00:36:00,300 --> 00:36:01,140
But...

754
00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:04,460
Come here. I can't see it from here.

755
00:36:04,460 --> 00:36:05,300
Come on.

756
00:36:06,140 --> 00:36:07,500
What are these

757
00:36:07,580 --> 00:36:08,420
on the sides?

758
00:36:11,300 --> 00:36:12,580
They're valleys,

759
00:36:13,340 --> 00:36:14,780
which means there are mountains.

760
00:36:16,060 --> 00:36:18,140
If we dig a canal through carelessly,

761
00:36:18,620 --> 00:36:19,900
we risk disaster.

762
00:36:21,820 --> 00:36:22,940
But if we follow

763
00:36:22,940 --> 00:36:24,180
the valleys...

764
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:16,300
Good. Good.

765
00:37:18,660 --> 00:37:20,260
Very good.

766
00:37:21,740 --> 00:37:24,890
Good. Good.

767
00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:34,940
Since Grandmother's birthday,

768
00:37:35,570 --> 00:37:36,980
she's been weighed down with worry.

769
00:37:37,530 --> 00:37:39,820
And you keep avoiding the Lord.

770
00:37:40,380 --> 00:37:42,100
I had no other choice

771
00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:43,650
but to disturb you

772
00:37:43,740 --> 00:37:44,900
today.

773
00:37:47,540 --> 00:37:49,260
I used to think our situations here

774
00:37:50,180 --> 00:37:51,460
were alike.

775
00:37:51,460 --> 00:37:53,860
As it turns out, I overestimated myself.

776
00:37:54,780 --> 00:37:55,940
You're one of them.

777
00:37:56,980 --> 00:37:58,100
I'm an outsider.

778
00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:01,460
Is family

779
00:38:02,410 --> 00:38:03,540
decided

780
00:38:05,190 --> 00:38:06,980
by blood alone?

781
00:38:26,260 --> 00:38:27,580
Even you've known it.

782
00:38:30,900 --> 00:38:32,740
When I first came to Yujun,

783
00:38:33,740 --> 00:38:36,060
no one saw me as the Lady of Wei.

784
00:38:37,660 --> 00:38:38,940
They only thought

785
00:38:39,540 --> 00:38:41,100
I was a foe's daughter.

786
00:38:42,860 --> 00:38:45,010
I was uneasy.

787
00:38:46,460 --> 00:38:49,180
But now, I've earned the Lord's trust

788
00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:51,100
and Grandmother's affection.

789
00:38:52,020 --> 00:38:53,500
Why do you think that is?

790
00:38:57,180 --> 00:38:58,980
Because you're a Wei now.

791
00:38:59,380 --> 00:39:01,740
If you admit you're not a Qiao,

792
00:39:02,260 --> 00:39:03,220
Zhonglin and Grandmother

793
00:39:03,220 --> 00:39:04,820
won't give you a hard time.

794
00:39:07,380 --> 00:39:08,620
You're wrong again.

795
00:39:10,180 --> 00:39:12,940
If I denied my Qiao blood,

796
00:39:14,260 --> 00:39:16,460
the Lord wouldn't treat me well.

797
00:39:16,780 --> 00:39:18,260
He'd look down on me.

798
00:39:22,980 --> 00:39:24,460
I am the Lady of Wei,

799
00:39:25,300 --> 00:39:27,740
so I'd never do anything to harm Wei.

800
00:39:28,780 --> 00:39:30,460
But I was born in Yanzhou.

801
00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:33,620
I'll never betray my homeland.

802
00:39:35,340 --> 00:39:37,580
I've never hidden my concern

803
00:39:37,940 --> 00:39:39,900
for Yanzhou's people from the Lord.

804
00:39:40,980 --> 00:39:43,740
Only with such honesty between us

805
00:39:43,740 --> 00:39:45,660
can we truly trust one another.

806
00:39:53,780 --> 00:39:55,620
You speak so beautifully.

807
00:39:57,660 --> 00:40:00,340
Only when I see myself as a Wei

808
00:40:01,230 --> 00:40:03,890
can the Lord see me as one of his own.

809
00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:05,500
It's the same with you.

810
00:40:05,500 --> 00:40:07,580
I see myself as a Wei,

811
00:40:08,770 --> 00:40:11,020
but the Weis treat me

812
00:40:13,740 --> 00:40:14,580
as a discarded pawn.

813
00:40:16,980 --> 00:40:18,660
You think you're discarded,

814
00:40:18,660 --> 00:40:19,900
and no one cares about you.

815
00:40:22,260 --> 00:40:23,420
But Grandmother

816
00:40:24,300 --> 00:40:26,860
has fallen ill because of you.

817
00:40:35,250 --> 00:40:37,460
She has always been in good health.

818
00:40:39,340 --> 00:40:41,940
Yet she fainted when she heard

819
00:40:42,180 --> 00:40:43,620
the Lord would reopen the case

820
00:40:43,980 --> 00:40:45,820
and might punish you.

821
00:40:49,300 --> 00:40:50,460
How is she now?

822
00:40:51,820 --> 00:40:53,340
Did the physician see her?

823
00:40:53,490 --> 00:40:55,380
Don't worry. It's nothing serious.

824
00:40:56,900 --> 00:40:58,980
But she's still bedridden.

825
00:41:00,380 --> 00:41:01,940
I dare say

826
00:41:02,820 --> 00:41:04,860
she didn't tell you

827
00:41:05,500 --> 00:41:07,020
not because she feared trouble,

828
00:41:08,140 --> 00:41:10,540
but because she feared
that her most beloved grandson

829
00:41:11,460 --> 00:41:13,180
would hold a grudge

830
00:41:13,860 --> 00:41:15,460
and refuse to see her.

831
00:41:48,180 --> 00:41:49,020
Grandmother...

832
00:41:52,500 --> 00:41:53,460
Grandmother.

833
00:41:55,540 --> 00:41:56,620
Grandmother?

834
00:41:57,740 --> 00:41:58,580
Shiyuan.

835
00:42:04,740 --> 00:42:05,620
I understand now.

836
00:42:07,540 --> 00:42:08,720
I'm glad that you're fine.

837
00:42:09,260 --> 00:42:10,460
I'll take my leave.

838
00:42:12,900 --> 00:42:13,780
Shiyuan.

839
00:42:16,820 --> 00:42:18,020
Are you never going

840
00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:21,420
to see me again?

841
00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:58,110
♪The moonlight is as silent
as the deep sea♪

842
00:42:59,180 --> 00:43:01,640
♪From afar♪

843
00:43:03,590 --> 00:43:06,740
♪It once lit up dreams with a breath♪

844
00:43:07,660 --> 00:43:10,770
♪But vanished with a sigh♪

845
00:43:11,990 --> 00:43:15,360
♪Brushing past my fingertips♪

846
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:19,130
♪My heartstrings were stirred quietly♪

847
00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:21,900
♪As if we once met before♪

848
00:43:22,390 --> 00:43:26,500
♪Holding back a love so deep♪

849
00:43:28,790 --> 00:43:32,160
♪Love asks for nothing in the end♪

850
00:43:32,750 --> 00:43:35,830
♪Leaving only obsessions♪

851
00:43:37,150 --> 00:43:40,550
♪I've wandered in the world♪

852
00:43:41,050 --> 00:43:44,050
♪Yet cannot have it all♪

853
00:43:45,610 --> 00:43:48,880
♪We meet and part in the fires of war♪

854
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:52,890
♪Embracing,
leaving tender marks of love♪

855
00:43:53,590 --> 00:43:55,520
♪With one breathtaking glance♪

856
00:43:56,060 --> 00:44:00,980
♪How could I ever forget♪

857
00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:03,840
♪I would cross mountains and seas♪

858
00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:06,360
♪To spend time with you♪

859
00:44:06,610 --> 00:44:07,970
♪When we grow old♪

860
00:44:07,970 --> 00:44:10,560
♪Nothing will change♪

861
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:12,160
♪The misty rains never cease♪

862
00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:15,020
♪Falling gently on your brow♪

863
00:44:15,020 --> 00:44:19,010
♪Lingering in my heart♪

864
00:44:19,010 --> 00:44:20,710
♪I would sever fate's ties♪

865
00:44:20,710 --> 00:44:23,130
♪To protect your smiling eyes♪

866
00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:27,390
♪Even if behind me lies a storm♪

867
00:44:27,390 --> 00:44:28,500
♪No matter the trials♪

868
00:44:28,500 --> 00:44:31,720
♪I carry this longing for the journey♪

869
00:44:31,810 --> 00:44:33,800
♪This life♪

870
00:44:35,290 --> 00:44:38,970
♪Will not be in vain♪

871
00:44:43,630 --> 00:44:45,860
♪I would cross mountains and seas♪

872
00:44:45,860 --> 00:44:48,340
♪To spend time with you♪

873
00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:49,940
♪When we grow old♪

874
00:44:49,940 --> 00:44:52,610
♪Nothing will change♪

875
00:44:52,610 --> 00:44:54,300
♪The misty rains never cease♪

876
00:44:54,300 --> 00:44:56,900
♪Falling gently on your brow♪

877
00:44:57,100 --> 00:45:01,070
♪Lingering in my heart♪

878
00:45:01,070 --> 00:45:02,700
♪I would sever fate's ties♪

879
00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:05,240
♪To protect your smiling eyes♪

880
00:45:05,590 --> 00:45:09,500
♪Even if behind me lies a storm♪

881
00:45:09,500 --> 00:45:10,540
♪No matter the trials♪

882
00:45:10,540 --> 00:45:13,950
♪I carry this longing for the journey♪

883
00:45:13,950 --> 00:45:16,100
♪This life♪

884
00:45:17,350 --> 00:45:21,980
♪Will not be in vain♪