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[A Dream Within A Dream]
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[Episode 15]
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I'm Song Yimeng.
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Greetings, Your Majesty.
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Kneel.
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It's late,
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and I'm tired.
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So I won't beat around the bush.
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You're already engaged,
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yet you're tangled up with a prince,
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even pitting Rui and Heng
against each other.
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Tell me.
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What exactly are you
and your family plotting?
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Your Majesty,
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please don't misunderstand.
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My father raised me to steer clear
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of political factions.
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My engagement to Chu Guihong
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was arranged years ago.
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The rumors about the Seventh Prince and me
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are completely baseless.
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[Exceptional Love]
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You're a woman,
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and women should have womanly virtues.
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Since you're engaged,
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you should
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stay at home,
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do some embroidery,
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and read a book or two.
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You dressed to the nines
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for the fancy banquet in the capital.
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You just wanted
to attract attention, didn't you?
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Not everything that goes wrong
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is a woman's fault.
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What a sharp tongue!
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Today, two princes drew swords
against each other
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all because of you.
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Everyone saw it,
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and you're still trying to deny it.
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Are you trying to start
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a war between the two princes?
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Take her away
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and give her 20 strokes.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty!
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Hold on!
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Your Highness,
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what are you doing
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barging into the Imperial Study?
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Your Majesty,
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everything that happened
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was entirely my fault.
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I knew
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she was already engaged,
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but I still pursued her.
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I was the one
who had those books made
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and circulated.
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I also begged Mother
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to issue a marriage decree
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for us.
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I didn't set you up.
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The marriage decree came from Mother.
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What's that got to do with me?
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None of this
has anything to do with Miss Song.
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Your Majesty,
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please punish me instead.
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Very well.
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In these 28 years,
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my seventh son
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has never
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made a single mistake—
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flawless in every way,
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not once
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giving anyone anything to use against him.
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Yet now here you are,
kneeling and admitting guilt
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all for the sake of a woman.
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Fine.
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Then tell me.
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Aside from the Song family behind her,
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what makes her so special?
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Your Majesty,
you loved the late Empress
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not because of the Chu family behind her.
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How dare you speak out of turn
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about the Emperor?
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Listen,
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her engagement was arranged long ago.
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It cannot be changed!
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Be it ruler or subject,
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in this world,
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everyone must follow the rules.
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I wouldn't dare to break the rules.
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You wouldn't dare?
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You drew your sword against Rui
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at the musical banquet.
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How was that following the rules?
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It was because
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he insulted the Gao family
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and my mother.
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The law of Great Jing makes it clear:
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those who turn on their own kin
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must be imprisoned and executed.
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But today,
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I won't kill you.
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The hand you used
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to dislocate Rui's arm—
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cut it off.
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What?
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You want to
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defy my order?
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This is treason!
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Your Majesty,
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everything that happened today
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was my fault.
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His Highness had nothing to do with it.
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Besides,
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the Eighteenth Prince
also wounded the Seventh Prince.
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What's this?
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You're a prince,
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and now you're scared
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and need a woman to plead for you?
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Your Majesty,
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as you wish.
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Your Highness.
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[Exceptional Love]
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Your Highness!
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No, Your Highness!
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I was just joking.
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Why take it so seriously?
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Or do you want the whole world
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to call me a cruel tyrant
who maimed his own son?
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I…
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I wouldn't dare.
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Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty,
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the Noble Consort fainted in her chambers.
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She's delirious
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and keeps calling for
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the Seventh Prince and Miss Song.
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Your Majesty,
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I'll answer for this another day
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and accept
whatever punishment you see fit.
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But now,
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my mother has suddenly collapsed.
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Please, Your Majesty,
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let me go to her.
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Get lost.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
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I shall take my leave.
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Your Highness,
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please go and see her.
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Mother!
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Your Highness.
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Mother!
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What's this?
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Her Ladyship said
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Your Highness and Miss Song
should go to bed.
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Open the door!
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My Lady,
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how did it go?
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My Lady,
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they didn't let go
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of each other's hands the whole way.
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Heng.
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I've done
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all I can for you.
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The rest
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is up to you.
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Master.
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Where is she?
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The palace attendants said
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Her Ladyship summoned Miss Song
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midway.
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Then send someone
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to inquire
at Noble Consort Gao's place.
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I did.
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The maids there said
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Miss Song had already left the palace
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and gone home.
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Master,
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that's impossible.
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If she had really gone home,
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Zhixia would've sent word.
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She…
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she…
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she must still be in the palace.
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Something must've happened.
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Don't panic.
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No one enters the palace
at night unless summoned.
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Let's wait a bit longer.
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Just as I thought.
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Don't waste your energy.
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This is Her Ladyship's plan.
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What do you mean?
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A classic costume-drama scene.
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The male and female leads
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end up stuck in a room,
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forced to bond.
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Since Her Ladyship came up with this idea,
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there's no way
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we're getting out of here tonight.
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How do you know that?
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Of course I know.
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It's a classic scene.
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I've played it out
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more times than I can count.
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You know what?
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We might as well just go with it.
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Wait.
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You're a young lady…
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alone in a room with a man.
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Shouldn't you behave with propriety?
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I…
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It's too tight.
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What's wrong with
making myself more comfortable?
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Why are you so nervous?
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I...
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You didn't seem this nervous
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when you spread the rumors.
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Now you're afraid
I'll take advantage of you?
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Why would I be afraid?
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What do I even have
for you to take advantage of?
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Then explain this—
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what was that marriage decree
from Her Ladyship all about?
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And just now, in front of the Emperor,
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you took all the blame for me.
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What was that supposed to mean?
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Also,
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I really want to know—
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if His Majesty
hadn't stopped you just now,
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would you really have cut off your hand?
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I was just gambling,
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like I've been doing
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all my life.
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Gambling that if I obey and behave,
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I'll be let off one more time.
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Well then.
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Looks like
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the fake couple in "Exceptional Love"
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has made its way to the Emperor.
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I gotta say, you're pretty bold,
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daring to touch the Emperor's sore spot.
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I've already told you,
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this whole thing wasn't my doing.
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You think I'm dumb enough
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to risk being accused of treason
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just to…
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to play a fake couple with you?
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Are you out of your mind?
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That does sound absurd.
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Fair point.
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So you saved me
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just because of...
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Don't think I don't know
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why you helped me.
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You're overthinking it.
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I helped you
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only because of
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the rules you mentioned.
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The rule that when the female lead
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is in danger, the male lead must save her.
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Miss Song, you're really clever.
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Brilliant, even.
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You…
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What are you doing?
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What do you think I'm doing?
266
00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:40,570
Going to sleep.
267
00:14:40,570 --> 00:14:41,240
It's already 10 PM.
268
00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:42,970
You want me to stay up all night?
269
00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,480
Does a workaholic
like you even need sleep?
270
00:14:45,780 --> 00:14:46,570
Even the King of Hell
271
00:14:46,570 --> 00:14:47,960
has to sleep.
272
00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:49,540
But this place is so big.
273
00:14:49,540 --> 00:14:50,420
Why do you have to
274
00:14:50,420 --> 00:14:51,620
sleep on the bed?
275
00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:52,420
Well, if not here,
276
00:14:52,420 --> 00:14:53,360
am I s-supposed to
277
00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:54,430
sleep on the floor?
278
00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:55,300
But if you sleep here,
279
00:14:55,300 --> 00:14:56,140
where am I supposed to sleep?
280
00:14:56,140 --> 00:14:57,600
Wherever you want.
281
00:14:58,300 --> 00:14:59,720
Didn't you just tell me
282
00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:01,250
to go with
283
00:15:01,570 --> 00:15:02,600
the flow?
284
00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:08,420
You…
285
00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:16,040
[Seventh Prince's Mansion]
286
00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:14,240
Guard the mansion.
287
00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,050
I'll go bring His Highness back!
288
00:15:20,060 --> 00:15:22,620
[Seventh Prince's Mansion]
289
00:15:23,060 --> 00:15:23,660
General Chu.
290
00:15:23,660 --> 00:15:24,710
Guard the mansion.
291
00:15:24,780 --> 00:15:26,230
I'll go bring Yimeng back.
292
00:15:28,660 --> 00:15:31,180
[Qianyu Mansion]
293
00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,600
You all head back first.
294
00:15:31,340 --> 00:15:34,110
[Guangde Gate]
295
00:15:32,620 --> 00:15:34,180
I'll go bring Yimeng back.
296
00:15:39,980 --> 00:15:42,080
[Xumian Hall]
297
00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,550
Why is it getting
colder and colder in here?
298
00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:27,940
Let…
299
00:16:27,940 --> 00:16:28,810
Let go of me!
300
00:16:28,900 --> 00:16:29,700
Let go of me!
301
00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:30,660
Get off me!
302
00:16:35,780 --> 00:16:36,570
Forget it.
303
00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:37,940
I'd rather freeze to death
304
00:16:37,940 --> 00:16:39,060
than deal with him.
305
00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,060
In a sweet romance script like this,
306
00:16:41,060 --> 00:16:42,570
you've got to tread carefully.
307
00:16:42,570 --> 00:16:43,660
One wrong move,
308
00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:45,980
and you'll fall right into a cliché plot.
309
00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,810
None of this
has anything to do with Miss Song.
310
00:17:00,810 --> 00:17:02,070
Please, Your Majesty,
311
00:17:02,090 --> 00:17:03,160
punish me instead.
312
00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:04,300
Fine.
313
00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:06,200
Then tell me,
314
00:17:06,430 --> 00:17:08,450
apart from the Song family behind her,
315
00:17:08,450 --> 00:17:10,200
what makes her so special?
316
00:17:12,060 --> 00:17:14,220
Your Majesty,
you loved the late Empress
317
00:17:14,220 --> 00:17:16,480
not because of the Chu family behind her.
318
00:17:34,700 --> 00:17:35,480
You…
319
00:17:36,370 --> 00:17:37,700
You can't sleep either?
320
00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,900
Not with all that noise you're making.
321
00:17:43,700 --> 00:17:44,480
I…
322
00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:48,700
What do you want?
323
00:17:56,380 --> 00:17:57,500
Apply the ointment.
324
00:18:00,420 --> 00:18:01,280
For you?
325
00:18:01,420 --> 00:18:02,720
The wound is on your back.
326
00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,190
Isn't that a bit improper?
327
00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,620
I took care of my wound
as soon as I left Waning River Crescent.
328
00:18:07,620 --> 00:18:08,380
It's for you.
329
00:18:14,700 --> 00:18:16,750
So you do have a conscience after all.
330
00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:24,940
Song Yimeng,
331
00:18:25,030 --> 00:18:26,700
do you have to be so frivolous?
332
00:18:30,340 --> 00:18:31,340
What's wrong?
333
00:18:31,370 --> 00:18:32,250
Your Highness,
334
00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:34,960
didn't you just say
335
00:18:35,420 --> 00:18:37,240
you weren't afraid
I'd take advantage of you?
336
00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,310
Now you're afraid?
337
00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:55,180
Weird.
338
00:18:55,740 --> 00:18:57,190
Where did you
339
00:18:57,380 --> 00:18:58,440
get this ointment?
340
00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,170
I bought it on the street.
341
00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,280
Your Highness,
342
00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,130
you went to
Waning River Crescent to buy it?
343
00:19:09,380 --> 00:19:10,450
So what?
344
00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:19,100
By the way,
345
00:19:19,620 --> 00:19:21,000
let me ask you something.
346
00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:22,870
Isn't the annual musical banquet
347
00:19:22,900 --> 00:19:23,900
usually held
348
00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,020
in the bamboo grove outside the city?
349
00:19:26,340 --> 00:19:29,140
Why was it held
at Waning River Crescent this year?
350
00:19:33,290 --> 00:19:34,830
Are you planning something
351
00:19:34,970 --> 00:19:36,900
against Waning River Crescent?
352
00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:41,990
I'm a prince.
353
00:19:42,100 --> 00:19:44,630
Why would I be bothered
by a bunch of nobodies?
354
00:19:45,580 --> 00:19:46,580
But you—
355
00:19:48,460 --> 00:19:50,740
you've gotten so close
to that martial-world guy—
356
00:19:50,740 --> 00:19:51,970
Li Shiliu.
357
00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:56,910
Don't tell me
358
00:19:57,660 --> 00:19:59,280
you've got a thing for him.
359
00:19:59,960 --> 00:20:00,580
I...
360
00:20:04,300 --> 00:20:06,450
Are you kidding me?
361
00:20:06,470 --> 00:20:07,960
He's from the martial world.
362
00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,020
I'd never fall for someone like that.
363
00:20:12,580 --> 00:20:13,770
Why are you blushing?
364
00:20:14,300 --> 00:20:15,220
I…
365
00:20:15,780 --> 00:20:17,430
I'm not blushing at all.
366
00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,240
You're mistaken.
367
00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:20,100
Look at you—
368
00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:20,930
you're stammering.
369
00:20:20,930 --> 00:20:22,000
All flustered.
370
00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,010
It's obvious that you like him.
371
00:20:28,370 --> 00:20:29,250
I know.
372
00:20:29,590 --> 00:20:31,540
You're just trying to trick me into
373
00:20:31,620 --> 00:20:33,520
telling you who I like, aren't you?
374
00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:34,660
Let me be clear.
375
00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,380
There is no way I'll marry you.
376
00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,580
No matter how many
betrothal gifts your mother sends,
377
00:20:38,580 --> 00:20:40,040
no matter what tricks you pull,
378
00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:40,900
it's never happening.
379
00:20:40,900 --> 00:20:41,720
Got it?
380
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:43,140
I told you already.
381
00:20:43,420 --> 00:20:44,480
That was all my mother's doing.
382
00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:45,810
I knew nothing about it.
383
00:20:45,860 --> 00:20:46,620
Don't tell me you think
384
00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:48,420
I arranged for us to be stuck here
385
00:20:48,420 --> 00:20:49,700
together tonight.
386
00:20:50,910 --> 00:20:52,450
Well, who knows?
387
00:20:55,550 --> 00:20:56,380
I knew it.
388
00:20:56,380 --> 00:20:57,620
You're impossible
389
00:20:57,620 --> 00:20:58,590
to reason with.
390
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:00,620
Excuse me?
391
00:21:00,620 --> 00:21:01,660
What do you mean?
392
00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:02,620
Me? Unreasonable?
393
00:21:02,620 --> 00:21:03,620
Make it clear.
394
00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,140
I'm saying you're unreasonable.
395
00:21:06,140 --> 00:21:07,940
I've helped you again and again,
396
00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:09,960
never once asking for anything in return.
397
00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:10,760
At the musical banquet,
398
00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,040
I stepped in to help you,
399
00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:13,000
and what did I get?
400
00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,520
You teamed up with Chu Guihong
401
00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:15,780
and turned against me.
402
00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,040
I didn't plan to hold it against you.
403
00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,240
What more do you want?
404
00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:21,860
I...
405
00:21:21,860 --> 00:21:22,760
You what?
406
00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:23,420
Say it!
407
00:21:23,420 --> 00:21:24,620
What more do you want?
408
00:21:27,380 --> 00:21:29,380
Now you're the one feeling wronged?
409
00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:31,200
What?
410
00:21:31,980 --> 00:21:33,220
Can't I feel wronged?
411
00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:35,050
Of course I feel wronged.
412
00:21:35,370 --> 00:21:37,620
That ridiculous musical banquet.
413
00:21:37,700 --> 00:21:38,200
I said
414
00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,040
I wasn't going; I said it over and over,
415
00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:41,650
but my father forced me to go.
416
00:21:42,830 --> 00:21:44,160
Fine, I went.
417
00:21:44,530 --> 00:21:46,100
But what did you do there?
418
00:21:46,420 --> 00:21:48,030
You talked nonsense
419
00:21:48,050 --> 00:21:49,410
in front of everyone.
420
00:21:49,450 --> 00:21:50,520
Did you consider my feelings?
421
00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:51,450
Did you?
422
00:21:52,810 --> 00:21:53,980
And your father!
423
00:21:54,260 --> 00:21:57,450
You were the one arguing
and fighting with the Eighteenth Prince.
424
00:21:57,450 --> 00:21:59,340
Why was I the one
who had to kneel all night?
425
00:21:59,340 --> 00:21:59,900
You know what?
426
00:21:59,900 --> 00:22:01,040
My knees are red now.
427
00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:02,200
Red and swollen,
428
00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,260
hurting like hell.
429
00:22:03,450 --> 00:22:04,660
It's not just my knees.
430
00:22:04,660 --> 00:22:05,900
My whole body aches.
431
00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:07,340
I'm also cold and hungry.
432
00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,610
What did I do to deserve this?
433
00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,790
The more I think about it,
the angrier I get.
434
00:22:17,450 --> 00:22:18,240
Fine.
435
00:22:19,380 --> 00:22:20,380
It's all my fault.
436
00:22:20,900 --> 00:22:21,700
I'm sorry.
437
00:22:28,030 --> 00:22:29,830
Is that how you apologize?
438
00:22:29,900 --> 00:22:31,360
You're not sincere at all.
439
00:22:31,420 --> 00:22:32,810
Come on, don't push your…
440
00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:42,100
Sorry.
441
00:22:43,510 --> 00:22:45,700
I shouldn't have dragged you into this.
442
00:22:45,700 --> 00:22:48,100
I shouldn't have pulled you into politics.
443
00:22:48,140 --> 00:22:49,060
I shouldn't have
444
00:22:49,130 --> 00:22:50,930
let you face others' criticism.
445
00:22:51,250 --> 00:22:53,010
I didn't handle it well.
446
00:22:53,700 --> 00:22:54,930
But from now on,
447
00:22:56,090 --> 00:22:57,950
I won't let anyone hurt you again.
448
00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:06,280
Now,
449
00:23:07,340 --> 00:23:08,140
go sleep
450
00:23:08,590 --> 00:23:09,550
on the bed.
451
00:23:10,380 --> 00:23:11,300
I'll sleep here.
452
00:23:12,900 --> 00:23:14,630
But if you dare wake me up again,
453
00:23:16,710 --> 00:23:17,900
I'll kill you.
454
00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:08,520
[Xumian Hall]
455
00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:54,420
Fugui?
456
00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:55,350
Your Highness!
457
00:24:58,200 --> 00:24:58,920
Why are you…
458
00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:03,900
Your Highness,
459
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,340
I searched for you all night.
460
00:25:05,340 --> 00:25:06,480
I was worried sick.
461
00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:08,240
I thought something
had happened to you.
462
00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:08,760
Your Highness!
463
00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:09,000
Wait,
464
00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,670
what on earth are you wearing?
465
00:25:11,990 --> 00:25:13,710
I willingly ruined my image
466
00:25:13,730 --> 00:25:15,720
just to be reunited with you!
467
00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:17,700
What did I do
468
00:25:17,700 --> 00:25:18,200
to be reunited
469
00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:19,760
with a bearded maid like you?
470
00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:20,620
I can't believe this.
471
00:25:20,620 --> 00:25:21,730
Get up now.
472
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:23,580
Entering the palace
without permission is a crime.
473
00:25:23,580 --> 00:25:24,960
Dressing up as a maid
only makes it worse.
474
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:25,280
I...
475
00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:26,420
Let's talk outside.
476
00:25:26,940 --> 00:25:27,450
Yimeng.
477
00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:29,160
Yimeng.
478
00:25:30,420 --> 00:25:30,970
Yimeng.
479
00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,290
C-Chu Guihong?
480
00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:33,420
Go, go, go.
481
00:25:33,420 --> 00:25:34,100
Get in.
482
00:25:34,180 --> 00:25:34,860
Get in.
483
00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,000
Chu Guihong.
484
00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:39,720
Yimeng,
485
00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:40,620
are you okay?
486
00:25:40,660 --> 00:25:41,480
Why are you…
487
00:25:46,660 --> 00:25:47,480
Nan Heng.
488
00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:50,800
You spent the night alone with her.
489
00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:52,880
Don't you think you need to explain it?
490
00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:54,940
Why should I explain anything to you?
491
00:25:55,180 --> 00:25:55,900
You…
492
00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,000
Alright, alright,
493
00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:58,340
enough.
494
00:25:58,340 --> 00:25:59,480
Stop fighting.
495
00:26:00,340 --> 00:26:02,600
You want to attract even more attention?
496
00:26:02,900 --> 00:26:03,700
Chu Guihong,
497
00:26:03,700 --> 00:26:04,620
you need to leave.
498
00:26:04,620 --> 00:26:06,100
If someone finds you here,
there'll be serious trouble.
499
00:26:06,100 --> 00:26:06,580
He...
500
00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:07,480
Yimeng.
501
00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:08,760
Yimeng.
502
00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:10,700
Yimeng.
503
00:26:11,140 --> 00:26:11,900
My father?
504
00:26:11,900 --> 00:26:12,520
Yimeng.
505
00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:13,340
Oh no.
506
00:26:13,340 --> 00:26:14,380
If my father sees us like this,
507
00:26:14,380 --> 00:26:16,180
he'll definitely get the wrong idea.
508
00:26:16,180 --> 00:26:16,860
Come on,
509
00:26:16,860 --> 00:26:17,660
you need to hide.
510
00:26:17,660 --> 00:26:18,180
Hide.
511
00:26:18,180 --> 00:26:19,040
Don't make this harder for me.
512
00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:20,300
Stay hidden, alright?
513
00:26:24,620 --> 00:26:25,420
You…
514
00:26:26,700 --> 00:26:27,830
We all snuck in without permission,
515
00:26:27,830 --> 00:26:29,220
so no one rats anyone out.
516
00:26:30,420 --> 00:26:31,210
A palace maid,
517
00:26:31,220 --> 00:26:32,020
a guard…
518
00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:33,280
Throw in a eunuch,
519
00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:34,810
and we've got a full lineup.
520
00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:40,870
Yimeng.
521
00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:42,240
Father.
522
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:42,800
Yimeng.
523
00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:43,040
Father.
524
00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:44,700
Why are you here too?
525
00:26:44,700 --> 00:26:45,340
And why
526
00:26:45,380 --> 00:26:46,960
are you dressed like this?
527
00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:50,480
I thought I just
528
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,420
heard the Seventh Prince's voice.
529
00:26:52,980 --> 00:26:54,200
Is he here too?
530
00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:56,620
No,
531
00:26:56,620 --> 00:26:58,210
I'm the only one in this room.
532
00:27:03,380 --> 00:27:06,840
You didn't leave the palace all night.
533
00:27:06,870 --> 00:27:08,580
Did something happen?
534
00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:13,350
Did someone plot against you,
535
00:27:13,350 --> 00:27:14,200
set you up,
536
00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:15,340
and lock you in here?
537
00:27:16,380 --> 00:27:17,520
N-No.
538
00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:18,470
It was Nan Heng?
539
00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,860
That scheming snake.
540
00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:22,940
It has to be him!
541
00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:23,900
Stop.
542
00:27:28,250 --> 00:27:29,450
L-Let's not stay here.
543
00:27:29,450 --> 00:27:29,860
Come on,
544
00:27:29,860 --> 00:27:30,340
let's go home.
545
00:27:30,340 --> 00:27:32,600
His Majesty is here!
546
00:27:32,940 --> 00:27:33,860
Crap.
547
00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:35,360
Why is His Majesty here?
548
00:27:35,620 --> 00:27:36,620
Seal off the whole place.
549
00:27:36,620 --> 00:27:37,720
No one is allowed near.
550
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:38,380
Yes.
551
00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:39,900
We're done for.
552
00:27:39,900 --> 00:27:40,450
Yimeng.
553
00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:41,280
Yimeng,
554
00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:42,940
go chat with His Majesty for a bit.
555
00:27:42,940 --> 00:27:44,350
I need to hide.
556
00:27:45,380 --> 00:27:46,370
Father, no, no!
557
00:27:46,450 --> 00:27:47,510
Don't go in there!
558
00:27:47,580 --> 00:27:48,740
Don't go in there!
559
00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:51,340
You…
560
00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:52,000
You…
561
00:27:52,460 --> 00:27:53,350
Mr. Song,
562
00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:55,190
you're welcome to join us.
563
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:02,350
It's so screwed up.
564
00:28:04,420 --> 00:28:05,240
Song Yimeng!
565
00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:07,580
Your Majesty,
566
00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:09,480
what a surprise.
567
00:28:09,500 --> 00:28:10,790
You're here too.
568
00:28:10,940 --> 00:28:11,960
How dare you
569
00:28:12,180 --> 00:28:14,230
not kneel at the sight of His Majesty?
570
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:15,100
Guards!
571
00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:15,900
Wait.
572
00:28:15,940 --> 00:28:16,590
Don't call the guards.
573
00:28:16,590 --> 00:28:17,340
Please don't.
574
00:28:17,340 --> 00:28:18,100
I'll kneel,
575
00:28:18,660 --> 00:28:19,450
I'll kneel.
576
00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:21,760
Don't kneel!
577
00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:25,000
Your Highness.
578
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:25,860
It's Her Ladyship.
579
00:28:25,860 --> 00:28:26,520
She...
580
00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:29,060
Greetings, My Lady.
581
00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:31,900
What did you say?
582
00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:35,100
I asked her not to kneel.
583
00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,480
Song Yimeng is my daughter-in-law.
584
00:28:38,940 --> 00:28:41,160
I won't let anyone bully her.
585
00:28:41,490 --> 00:28:43,300
Daughter-in-law?
586
00:28:46,270 --> 00:28:47,340
Ridiculous!
587
00:28:48,290 --> 00:28:50,860
She's been engaged
to Chu Guihong since childhood.
588
00:28:50,860 --> 00:28:53,200
I personally approved that match
589
00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:54,920
when Lord Qianyu was still alive.
590
00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:56,250
Noble Consort,
591
00:28:56,470 --> 00:28:59,110
are you ignoring my promise?
592
00:28:59,620 --> 00:29:01,760
Back then,
my engagement to Prince Pingyang
593
00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,700
was arranged by the late Emperor.
594
00:29:03,700 --> 00:29:05,000
But once Your Majesty took the throne,
595
00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,000
you threw all that aside
and brought me into the palace
596
00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:07,760
just to get heirs
597
00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,560
and keep the Gao family in check.
598
00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:10,450
If you could break
599
00:29:10,450 --> 00:29:12,660
the late Emperor's promise,
600
00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,800
why can't I break yours
601
00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:16,380
for Heng's sake?
602
00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:18,590
How can you compare the two situations?
603
00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:19,900
Why not?
604
00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,670
You ruined my life
605
00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:24,390
for your own selfish desires.
606
00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:25,450
And now,
607
00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:27,580
you want to ruin Heng's life too.
608
00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:29,340
I won't allow it!
609
00:29:29,620 --> 00:29:30,620
Wasn't she
610
00:29:30,620 --> 00:29:32,610
a gentle, weak consort in the script?
611
00:29:32,610 --> 00:29:34,380
Why has she suddenly
changed so much?
612
00:29:34,380 --> 00:29:35,000
Are you insane,
613
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:35,870
Gao Changrong?
614
00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:38,520
How dare you speak to me like this
615
00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:40,340
for a girl from the Song family?
616
00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:43,900
I've wanted
617
00:29:44,580 --> 00:29:46,240
to say this for a long time.
618
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:50,700
I've held back for decades.
619
00:29:51,530 --> 00:29:52,710
All I've ever wanted
620
00:29:52,900 --> 00:29:55,080
is for Heng to be safe and happy.
621
00:29:56,010 --> 00:29:57,290
But what about you?
622
00:29:58,100 --> 00:29:59,390
What have you done?
623
00:30:00,190 --> 00:30:02,220
Shall I list every injustice
624
00:30:02,590 --> 00:30:03,830
Heng has suffered,
625
00:30:03,860 --> 00:30:05,800
right here in front of Miss Song?
626
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:10,040
Fine.
627
00:30:11,020 --> 00:30:12,900
Since you've made up your mind,
628
00:30:12,940 --> 00:30:13,800
don't blame me for…
629
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:14,760
What will you do?
630
00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:17,270
The Gao family and I
631
00:30:17,910 --> 00:30:19,750
are determined to make
632
00:30:19,900 --> 00:30:21,100
Miss Song our family.
633
00:30:35,580 --> 00:30:36,970
Farewell, Your Majesty.
634
00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:45,350
Gao Changrong
635
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:47,420
has been my consort for over 30 years,
636
00:30:47,420 --> 00:30:49,310
always quiet as a mouse.
637
00:30:49,620 --> 00:30:51,450
But look at her now!
638
00:30:55,620 --> 00:30:57,420
Your Majesty, please calm down.
639
00:31:01,580 --> 00:31:02,380
Your Majesty,
640
00:31:02,380 --> 00:31:03,420
Mr. Song is here.
641
00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:09,100
Let him in.
642
00:31:10,210 --> 00:31:11,040
Mr. Song.
643
00:31:18,620 --> 00:31:19,580
Your Majesty.
644
00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:22,200
You old fox,
645
00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:23,460
what brought you here?
646
00:31:24,660 --> 00:31:26,000
I'm exhausted today.
647
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:28,300
I don't have time for your mind games.
648
00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:31,420
The medical texts say
649
00:31:31,420 --> 00:31:33,580
fatigue stems from blocked qi.
650
00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,240
Your Majesty,
you're troubled and stressed.
651
00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:38,230
Of course you feel tired.
652
00:31:39,180 --> 00:31:40,550
I've come today
653
00:31:40,580 --> 00:31:43,170
to bring you a miraculous remedy.
654
00:31:43,460 --> 00:31:44,450
My Lady,
655
00:31:44,940 --> 00:31:47,240
I thought you died in the palace.
656
00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:49,180
If you had died,
657
00:31:49,180 --> 00:31:50,720
I wouldn't go on living.
658
00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:51,450
My Lady,
659
00:31:51,450 --> 00:31:52,660
I'll serve you
660
00:31:52,660 --> 00:31:54,100
in this life and the next.
661
00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:56,080
Alright, alright.
662
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,280
You've been crying all day.
663
00:31:58,280 --> 00:31:59,280
Yingqiu.
664
00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:00,400
Come on.
665
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,430
Aren't I alive and well?
666
00:32:02,580 --> 00:32:03,940
If you keep crying like this,
667
00:32:03,940 --> 00:32:05,990
people will think I'm actually dead.
668
00:32:06,660 --> 00:32:07,450
My Lady,
669
00:32:08,010 --> 00:32:09,800
the Seventh Prince used to stir up rumors
670
00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,900
even when nothing happened
between you two.
671
00:32:12,900 --> 00:32:14,900
And now that you two spent
the whole night alone in a room,
672
00:32:14,900 --> 00:32:16,580
he's suddenly gone all quiet?
673
00:32:22,670 --> 00:32:25,060
I just don't believe that a bad guy
674
00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:26,840
can suddenly turn good.
675
00:32:27,620 --> 00:32:29,180
With insight like that,
676
00:32:29,700 --> 00:32:31,550
saving you was worth it after all.
677
00:32:37,340 --> 00:32:38,000
Here,
678
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:38,860
try this.
679
00:32:38,940 --> 00:32:41,200
It's brewed with mountain spring water.
680
00:32:41,450 --> 00:32:42,520
Thank you.
681
00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,380
Sit up straight.
682
00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:55,900
Eyes forward.
683
00:32:57,300 --> 00:32:58,660
Use three fingers
684
00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:00,450
to hold the cup steadily.
685
00:33:00,940 --> 00:33:01,990
Observe the color.
686
00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:03,700
Smell the aroma.
687
00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:05,280
Taste the tea.
688
00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,200
Let the flavor
sit on your tongue for a bit.
689
00:33:08,340 --> 00:33:09,720
Don't gulp it down.
690
00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:11,520
It ruins the good tea.
691
00:33:14,180 --> 00:33:15,240
You heard me.
692
00:33:15,420 --> 00:33:16,940
You know nothing about music, art,
693
00:33:16,940 --> 00:33:18,380
poetry, or etiquette.
694
00:33:18,620 --> 00:33:19,860
If you go out as my elder sister,
695
00:33:19,860 --> 00:33:21,710
I'll definitely be embarrassed.
696
00:33:24,980 --> 00:33:26,010
Song Yiting,
697
00:33:26,220 --> 00:33:27,950
if I've offended you somehow,
698
00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:29,900
you could just tell me.
699
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,610
Why are you suddenly
talking about etiquette?
700
00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:35,640
Look at you—
701
00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:37,380
shaking over one cup of tea.
702
00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,250
Then yesterday,
703
00:33:39,280 --> 00:33:40,620
at the musical banquet,
704
00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,180
how did you have the courage
705
00:33:42,180 --> 00:33:43,860
to say such bold things?
706
00:33:45,190 --> 00:33:46,120
What did I say?
707
00:33:47,710 --> 00:33:49,900
"Exceptional Love"
708
00:33:49,900 --> 00:33:50,900
and "Illusory Dream"
709
00:33:50,900 --> 00:33:52,420
are just made-up nonsense!
710
00:33:52,420 --> 00:33:53,450
I'm telling you,
711
00:33:53,450 --> 00:33:54,760
if anyone dares gossip
712
00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:56,200
about me behind my back again,
713
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,720
I won't go easy on them.
714
00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:00,340
I used to think
715
00:34:00,420 --> 00:34:02,040
you were just like everyone else
716
00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,340
in the capital,
717
00:34:03,860 --> 00:34:05,380
dreaming of
718
00:34:05,380 --> 00:34:06,770
marrying a powerful man.
719
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:08,940
But yesterday, I realized
720
00:34:09,450 --> 00:34:10,380
you're actually
721
00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:11,580
not bad.
722
00:34:13,620 --> 00:34:14,770
So today,
723
00:34:14,770 --> 00:34:16,290
I came to warn you.
724
00:34:16,810 --> 00:34:18,580
As soon as Father
returned from the palace,
725
00:34:18,580 --> 00:34:20,640
he told Mother to prepare your dowry.
726
00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:22,370
He said His Majesty gave the order—
727
00:34:22,370 --> 00:34:24,020
you're getting married next month.
728
00:34:24,020 --> 00:34:24,980
What?
729
00:34:25,210 --> 00:34:26,520
Next month?
730
00:34:27,060 --> 00:34:29,080
[Qianyu Mansion]
731
00:34:27,890 --> 00:34:29,180
About our wedding date,
732
00:34:29,180 --> 00:34:31,100
I was planning to talk to you about it,
733
00:34:31,100 --> 00:34:32,430
but you came to me first.
734
00:34:32,620 --> 00:34:33,810
You like kapok flowers.
735
00:34:33,810 --> 00:34:35,000
They bloom in spring,
736
00:34:35,210 --> 00:34:37,100
but that's still a while away.
737
00:34:37,370 --> 00:34:38,370
So I had the Imperial Astronomical Bureau
738
00:34:38,370 --> 00:34:39,770
pick the nearest auspicious date.
739
00:34:39,770 --> 00:34:40,580
I'm sorry.
740
00:34:42,850 --> 00:34:44,230
I didn't understand
741
00:34:44,890 --> 00:34:46,890
my feelings at first.
742
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,540
But now I do.
743
00:34:53,660 --> 00:34:54,680
This
744
00:34:55,410 --> 00:34:57,330
was left to you by the late Empress.
745
00:34:59,020 --> 00:35:00,080
I can't accept it.
746
00:35:04,180 --> 00:35:05,370
If you don't like this jade pendant,
747
00:35:05,370 --> 00:35:06,350
I'll get you something else.
748
00:35:06,350 --> 00:35:08,770
The Eighteenth Prince
just gave me a great piece of jade.
749
00:35:08,770 --> 00:35:10,210
I'll use it to make something
750
00:35:10,210 --> 00:35:11,330
with kapok flower patterns for you.
751
00:35:11,330 --> 00:35:11,770
What do you say?
752
00:35:11,770 --> 00:35:12,620
Chu Guihong.
753
00:35:13,850 --> 00:35:14,660
I...
754
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:22,180
I don't want to get married.
755
00:35:22,370 --> 00:35:23,210
Don't worry.
756
00:35:23,290 --> 00:35:24,020
All the required gifts
757
00:35:24,020 --> 00:35:24,730
and rituals—
758
00:35:24,730 --> 00:35:25,620
we won't skip anything.
759
00:35:25,620 --> 00:35:26,620
It has nothing to do with that.
760
00:35:26,620 --> 00:35:27,250
Or would you prefer to
761
00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:28,250
have the ceremony somewhere else?
762
00:35:28,250 --> 00:35:28,460
I remember…
763
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:29,770
I can't marry you!
764
00:35:48,210 --> 00:35:48,810
Yimeng.
765
00:35:52,460 --> 00:35:53,520
We've been engaged
766
00:35:53,540 --> 00:35:54,540
for 18 years.
767
00:35:55,580 --> 00:35:56,890
There were so many times
768
00:35:56,890 --> 00:35:58,020
when I almost died.
769
00:35:58,540 --> 00:36:00,870
What kept me going
was the thought of you waiting
770
00:36:00,870 --> 00:36:02,060
for me in the capital.
771
00:36:03,390 --> 00:36:05,330
If you haven't thought it through,
772
00:36:05,370 --> 00:36:06,310
I can wait.
773
00:36:06,410 --> 00:36:08,330
I've waited so many years already.
774
00:36:08,410 --> 00:36:09,660
However long it takes,
775
00:36:09,730 --> 00:36:10,730
I'll wait for you.
776
00:36:15,850 --> 00:36:16,700
Chu Guihong,
777
00:36:17,540 --> 00:36:18,810
don't wait anymore.
778
00:36:22,140 --> 00:36:23,910
The Song Yimeng you love
779
00:36:24,500 --> 00:36:26,140
isn't me.
780
00:36:27,460 --> 00:36:28,680
Do you understand?
781
00:36:30,210 --> 00:36:32,080
At first, I thought
782
00:36:32,210 --> 00:36:33,180
maybe
783
00:36:33,370 --> 00:36:34,730
we could be together.
784
00:36:35,460 --> 00:36:37,140
But as time passed, I realized
785
00:36:37,410 --> 00:36:39,620
we were not from the same world.
786
00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:44,890
That night during the Lantern Festival,
787
00:36:45,100 --> 00:36:47,180
you did what you thought was right.
788
00:36:47,210 --> 00:36:48,520
And that, more than anything,
789
00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:49,540
proved how wrong
790
00:36:50,020 --> 00:36:51,210
we are for each other.
791
00:37:05,790 --> 00:37:07,370
[To Pingrong, from Song Yimeng,
addressed to Chu Guihong]
792
00:37:08,770 --> 00:37:09,580
These
793
00:37:09,620 --> 00:37:11,480
are all the letters we exchanged.
794
00:37:12,410 --> 00:37:14,500
1,632 of them.
795
00:37:16,430 --> 00:37:18,370
You say the person I love isn't you.
796
00:37:18,830 --> 00:37:19,910
Then who is it?
797
00:37:20,810 --> 00:37:21,620
Tell me.
798
00:37:31,290 --> 00:37:32,100
Yimeng.
799
00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:34,290
This marriage
800
00:37:34,390 --> 00:37:36,850
was decided by both
His Majesty and Mr. Song.
801
00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:38,140
If we go against the imperial edict
802
00:37:38,140 --> 00:37:38,810
and anger the Emperor,
803
00:37:38,810 --> 00:37:40,460
it could cost countless lives.
804
00:37:40,460 --> 00:37:41,250
So
805
00:37:41,870 --> 00:37:43,870
please don't overthink this, okay?
806
00:37:46,410 --> 00:37:47,210
In the future,
807
00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:49,680
I'll treat you really well.
808
00:37:52,290 --> 00:37:52,770
I...
809
00:37:57,480 --> 00:37:58,250
Yimeng!
810
00:38:03,890 --> 00:38:05,500
A gathering of heroes,
811
00:38:05,540 --> 00:38:07,020
talents from everywhere,
812
00:38:07,020 --> 00:38:09,770
and the brightest minds under one roof.
813
00:38:09,770 --> 00:38:11,210
Legendary generals and commanders,
814
00:38:11,210 --> 00:38:12,770
talents emerging one after another,
815
00:38:12,770 --> 00:38:15,980
all marvel at Chief's unmatched presence.
816
00:38:20,180 --> 00:38:21,060
What does that mean?
817
00:38:21,060 --> 00:38:21,810
Explain it.
818
00:38:22,020 --> 00:38:24,980
Something new I picked up from Yao Qian.
819
00:38:25,210 --> 00:38:26,210
You don't like it?
820
00:38:26,330 --> 00:38:27,390
Everyone, get out!
821
00:38:27,580 --> 00:38:28,140
Wait,
822
00:38:28,140 --> 00:38:28,810
Chief.
823
00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:29,890
Yesterday, Chu
824
00:38:29,890 --> 00:38:31,850
and that consort both wanted Miss Song.
825
00:38:31,850 --> 00:38:33,810
We can't just sit around and do nothing.
826
00:38:33,810 --> 00:38:34,580
We're waiting for
827
00:38:34,580 --> 00:38:35,410
your further instructions.
828
00:38:35,410 --> 00:38:36,100
I said get out.
829
00:38:36,100 --> 00:38:37,060
Didn't you hear me?
830
00:38:37,060 --> 00:38:37,770
But…
831
00:38:40,410 --> 00:38:41,210
Get out!
832
00:38:47,210 --> 00:38:48,020
What's wrong?
833
00:38:48,730 --> 00:38:50,060
Who upset you this time?
834
00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:53,580
Go burn every last copy
835
00:38:53,580 --> 00:38:54,890
of "Exceptional Love."
836
00:38:54,890 --> 00:38:56,250
From now on, I don't want to see
837
00:38:56,250 --> 00:38:58,100
a single copy of it in the capital.
838
00:39:02,620 --> 00:39:04,160
What happened?
839
00:39:06,730 --> 00:39:08,370
Chu Guihong was right.
840
00:39:08,410 --> 00:39:10,660
He really does love Song Yimeng.
841
00:39:10,700 --> 00:39:11,730
If we marry,
842
00:39:12,020 --> 00:39:14,540
the original plot will still play out.
843
00:39:14,730 --> 00:39:16,160
But if we break up
844
00:39:16,250 --> 00:39:17,620
and go against the imperial edict,
845
00:39:17,620 --> 00:39:19,020
could something else go wrong?
846
00:39:19,020 --> 00:39:20,460
Whoever solves this riddle
847
00:39:20,460 --> 00:39:22,060
will get 1,000 taels of gold.
848
00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:22,770
What's this?
849
00:39:22,770 --> 00:39:23,730
Take a look.
850
00:39:24,020 --> 00:39:25,140
1,000 teals of gold!
851
00:39:27,370 --> 00:39:29,540
[Clues to decode this message will be
rewarded at Waning River Crescent.]
852
00:39:34,210 --> 00:39:35,140
Keep hammering.
853
00:39:35,210 --> 00:39:36,140
Keep hammering.
854
00:39:36,460 --> 00:39:38,100
Turn your rage into strength.
855
00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:39,370
Keep this up and you might actually
856
00:39:39,370 --> 00:39:41,370
learn the method of weapon forging.
857
00:39:42,580 --> 00:39:44,580
Whether I'd learn it or not, I don't know,
858
00:39:44,580 --> 00:39:45,910
but if you keep talking,
859
00:39:46,210 --> 00:39:47,810
I swear I'll smash your head in
860
00:39:47,810 --> 00:39:49,100
with this hammer.
861
00:39:52,810 --> 00:39:54,500
The wedding is on the 18th of next month.
862
00:39:54,500 --> 00:39:56,660
That's only a few days away.
863
00:39:56,810 --> 00:39:58,000
What do you plan to do?
864
00:40:01,180 --> 00:40:01,930
It's their wedding.
865
00:40:01,930 --> 00:40:03,390
What's it got to do with me?
866
00:40:03,540 --> 00:40:04,250
If you mean that,
867
00:40:04,250 --> 00:40:05,370
why are you so upset?
868
00:40:12,810 --> 00:40:13,700
Am I upset?
869
00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:18,210
Am I upset?
870
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:21,620
Which eye of yours saw me upset?
871
00:40:21,620 --> 00:40:23,270
Fine, you're not upset at all.
872
00:40:23,980 --> 00:40:24,910
Wipe your sweat.
873
00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:33,850
Actually,
874
00:40:34,250 --> 00:40:36,250
the Emperor is pushing for this marriage
875
00:40:36,250 --> 00:40:38,290
because he's thinking of naming an heir.
876
00:40:38,290 --> 00:40:40,140
If the Song family won't side with you,
877
00:40:40,140 --> 00:40:41,180
just give up
878
00:40:41,180 --> 00:40:42,540
and try something else.
879
00:40:42,540 --> 00:40:43,540
Why should I give up?
880
00:40:43,540 --> 00:40:45,140
Then what are you going to do?
881
00:40:45,500 --> 00:40:47,060
His Majesty has made it clear
882
00:40:47,060 --> 00:40:48,290
that he's backing Nan Rui
883
00:40:48,290 --> 00:40:49,890
and shutting the door on you.
884
00:40:49,890 --> 00:40:51,660
Are you planning to defy him
and steal the bride?
885
00:40:51,660 --> 00:40:52,540
Listen,
886
00:40:52,810 --> 00:40:54,250
until they're married,
887
00:40:54,290 --> 00:40:55,620
I've still got a chance.
888
00:40:56,730 --> 00:40:57,620
A chance of…
889
00:40:58,060 --> 00:41:00,120
of winning the Song family back.
890
00:41:01,890 --> 00:41:02,700
Sure,
891
00:41:02,850 --> 00:41:03,370
of course,
892
00:41:03,370 --> 00:41:04,770
you still stand a chance.
893
00:41:05,410 --> 00:41:07,460
You just can't get over Song Yimeng.
894
00:41:07,700 --> 00:41:09,560
What does this have to do with her?
895
00:41:09,870 --> 00:41:11,370
We've been planning this for so long.
896
00:41:11,370 --> 00:41:12,140
If we give up now,
897
00:41:12,140 --> 00:41:13,870
all our efforts will be wasted.
898
00:41:18,290 --> 00:41:19,730
You just can't get over Song Yimeng.
899
00:41:19,730 --> 00:41:20,700
Give me a break.
900
00:41:20,700 --> 00:41:22,180
When did I ever mention Song Yimeng?
901
00:41:22,180 --> 00:41:23,100
I brought her up.
902
00:41:23,330 --> 00:41:24,580
I brought her up.
903
00:41:27,980 --> 00:41:28,850
Anyway,
904
00:41:29,330 --> 00:41:31,980
we can't give up on
winning over the Song family.
905
00:41:32,060 --> 00:41:32,850
Also,
906
00:41:33,850 --> 00:41:35,330
there've been a lot of eyes
907
00:41:35,700 --> 00:41:37,160
on the prince's manor lately.
908
00:41:37,160 --> 00:41:39,100
I'll be meeting Chancellor Gao
at Waning River Crescent.
909
00:41:39,100 --> 00:41:40,330
Go make the arrangements.
910
00:41:40,330 --> 00:41:41,850
Don't let a single word get out.
911
00:41:41,850 --> 00:41:42,770
Understood.
912
00:41:45,810 --> 00:41:47,140
What are you looking at?
913
00:41:49,540 --> 00:41:49,850
You…
914
00:41:49,850 --> 00:41:50,290
Song Yimeng, Song Yimeng.
915
00:41:50,290 --> 00:41:51,810
You just can't get over her.
916
00:41:58,290 --> 00:41:59,020
She's getting married?
917
00:41:59,020 --> 00:42:00,140
Stop talking nonsense.
918
00:42:00,140 --> 00:42:01,540
No way Miss Song would marry someone else.
919
00:42:01,540 --> 00:42:02,960
Anyone who tries to steal Chief's woman
920
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:03,620
is asking for death.
921
00:42:03,620 --> 00:42:04,290
Exactly.
922
00:42:04,310 --> 00:42:05,160
Like I said,
923
00:42:05,210 --> 00:42:06,250
pretty women can't be trusted.
924
00:42:06,250 --> 00:42:07,180
Chief treated her so well,
925
00:42:07,180 --> 00:42:07,890
and she still chose
926
00:42:07,890 --> 00:42:08,660
the rich general.
927
00:42:08,660 --> 00:42:09,500
Yeah.
928
00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:10,020
Just wait and see.
929
00:42:10,020 --> 00:42:11,290
She used to come by all the time.
930
00:42:11,290 --> 00:42:12,890
Now we'll probably never see her again.
931
00:42:12,890 --> 00:42:14,040
Yunlong, Shanhu.
932
00:42:15,850 --> 00:42:17,020
Where's Li Shiliu?
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