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ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL ZHU YU
BY TUAN ZI LAI XI ON JJWXC.NET
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Your Majesty, Chancellor Wei
and Grand Tutor Li request an audience.
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What brings you both to see me?
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Your Majesty,
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Should I accuse the son
from Chancellor Wei, Wei Xuan.
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He forcibly requisitioned grain,
incited a revolt and defected.
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Returned to the capital without authorization
and killed innocent people.
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Justice demands punishment.
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Calm down, Great Tutor.
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What is this about killing innocents?
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Chancellor Wei!
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Your son broke his legs
of my youngest grandson.
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He will never walk straight again.
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That was just following orders,
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Or is it a crime without punishment?
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Your Majesty,
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if anyone in this court can cover
the sky with one hand and silence us,
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I will have no other choice
but beat the drum of justice
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and let the whole kingdom
judge right and wrong.
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- That…
- Good.
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I will be happy to accompany you.
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No…
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Your Majesty,
I endured all kinds of humiliation
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in the name of your dignity.
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But Li Huaiqin dared to say
that my wife and I are fighting,
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that my son is not mine.
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Suggested that I have feelings
for a childhood love,
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now in the palace,
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involving subjects
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related to the previous emperor
and harem secrets.
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And now the Li family
dare to speculate and slander?
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Excellent.
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I will go with you to the drum of justice.
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And lay it all out clearly
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before the entire kingdom.
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Let's go.
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You are lying!
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When the Li family speculated
about you and the harem…
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Your Majesty, I didn't do that.
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You just said it and now you deny it?
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Both of you, calm down.
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Let's talk.
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The Great Tutor Li
fills the court with slander.
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I'm afraid not even Your Majesty will see.
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You must answer for this.
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Let's go.
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- Emperor!
- Both…
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- I was wronged!
- By whom?
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Wei Yan deceives and hides the truth.
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He doesn't take Your Majesty seriously!
Your Majesty!
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- Your Majesty!
- Don't screw it up.
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Your Majesty!
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Excellent. If no one wants to listen,
I will no longer be emperor.
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- Can I abdicate?
- Stop!
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It cannot.
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Like the Son of Heaven,
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You can't take off the dragon's cloak.
What would they think?
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How dare you, Wei Yan?
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You dare to speak to His Majesty like that?
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I would say you are the only one
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being inappropriate!
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I am guilty.
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He arrives.
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You were both carried away by the moment,
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and me too.
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It's all Li Huaiqin's fault
for being drunk and talking nonsense.
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But how did it happen
his legs were broken and he was punished,
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I will send an imperial physician to treat you.
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Once you recover,
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will go to the Imperial Academy to study
and cultivate virtue.
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As for Wei Xuan hurting someone,
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although there are extenuating circumstances,
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the law is the law.
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It's wrong to do justice
with your own hands.
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For now, let's remove it
of the position of Military Commissioner.
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He can redeem himself with future merit.
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In any case,
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if I hear
some more dirty talk involving
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the honor of the royal family again,
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Don't blame me for being ruthless.
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I obey the decree.
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Your Majesty, they are gone.
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Calm.
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Your Majesty,
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If it continues like this, Grand Tutor Li
can turn against you.
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What do I do? Say.
What should I do?
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What should you do?
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With Xie Zheng back,
Wei Yan regained his courage.
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When coming today, he wanted
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confront me and destabilize
the alliance with Grand Tutor Li.
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These two old conspirators…
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It's always one side that wins or the other.
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When will someone come to give me a break?
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Master, what did the emperor say?
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That useless Qi Sheng
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is an indecisive person. He changed his mind again.
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It's...
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With Xie Zheng back,
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Wei Yan gained more advantage.
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It seems we can't count
with the emperor.
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Our Li family
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need to find another way.
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Master,
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Qi Min will act soon.
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Furthermore,
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the chancellor's investigation
about Jinzhou has a clue.
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SUI YUANQING HAS THE INSIGNIA.
KEY TO JINZHOU AND WEI QILIN CASE
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The news came from Chongzhou.
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Should we inform the young master?
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17 years ago,
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the insignia that Wei Qilin
brought to mobilize the troops was real.
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But for Prince Changxin,
became a farce.
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Caught between the real and the fake insignia,
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the key figure is the man who delivered it…
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Wei Qilin himself.
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WEI MANSION
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After all these days,
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finally dare to come back?
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I heard mom is sick.
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I was worried.
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I take responsibility
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by Li Huaiqin's legs.
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Are you responsible?
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Do you think you are worthy
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to defend the honor of the Wei?
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Do you think you can?
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The official question
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I already solved it.
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But you will not escape family discipline.
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- Guards.
- Yes sir.
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Twelve, thirteen,
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fourteen, fifteen,
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sixteen,
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seventeen,
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eighteen.
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Complete punishment.
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Father,
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the mother is sick.
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Aren't you going to keep her?
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I've already sent for the imperial doctor.
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Do you know why I broke
Li Huaiqin's legs that day?
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He insulted me.
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He said I'm not his son.
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May your beloved
is a childhood sweetheart from the palace.
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My mother
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He served him all these years, he gave everything.
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And now he's sick in bed,
and you don't even look at your own wife?
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Chancellor,
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letter from Wei Sheng.
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It concerns the Marquis of Wu'an.
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See?
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I have official business to attend to.
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As for your mother,
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take good care of her.
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If there is nothing else,
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stay here. Don't wander around.
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You only care about Xie Zheng.
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Have you considered me
and my mother as a family?
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Am I right?
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You take care of Xie Zheng
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as if he were your son,
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dedicate all your energy and thoughts
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only to him.
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And me?
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I can only stand by and watch!
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Did you even look at me?
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Once?
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At least once?
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What I hate most
That's your cold indifference.
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Since I was a child,
no matter what I did,
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You never cared.
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Who is your son? Xie Zheng or me?
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Am I some bastard you picked up off the street?
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Am I?
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You are no longer a child.
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The Grand Princess has arrived.
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Your Highness, the emperor is busy
with state affairs.
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Please calm down.
I couldn't stop her.
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Forget.
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I didn't expect him to stop her. You can go.
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As you wish.
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I heard that my brother wants to marry me
with the Marquis of Wu'an.
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Sister,
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I found it for you
a legendary hero for a husband.
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Why aren't you happy?
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I'll kill you!
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- Stop!
- Stopped.
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This hurts.
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Didn't you say you admired the Marquis?
That you wanted to marry him?
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I was only 6 years old at the time. Six years!
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- You just want him by your side.
- Sister…
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- Stop!
- Marriage is an excuse.
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It's going to get ugly if it doesn't stop.
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Are you concerned about appearances?
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First, try to sell me to the Li,
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Now to the Xie family.
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Am I still the Grand Princess?
Do I still have dignity left?
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I need my dignity too, sister.
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You are also a Qi.
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Can you stand to see me being manipulated
by those old people?
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I lived in fear
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for 17 years, sister.
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Sister, have you read
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in some book
about such a pathetic emperor?
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Xie Zheng is not Wei Yan.
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Even without marriage as a favor,
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he would still serve you, brother.
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So… you can…
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guarantee for him forever?
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Prince Changxin,
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17 years ago,
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he never imagined he would rebel.
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Everyone thought
that his family was dead.
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And now, suddenly, it appears
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Sui Yuanhuai pretending
death itself and running away?
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Anyway, brother,
stop playing matchmaker.
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Or I will come back.
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This military training,
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Maybe I didn't learn much,
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but war?
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I understood very well.
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I understand, you've already scared me enough.
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Fast. Look for Li Xiang.
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Now.
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Losing an ear won't kill you.
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WEI MANSION
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BY IMPERIAL GRACE
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Chancellor, please save me.
Someone wants to depose me.
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Chancellor,
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From now on, I will obey.
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Before, I was deceived by the Li family.
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- Chancellor?
- Your Majesty.
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- Chancellor?
- Your Majesty.
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Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven.
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You must behave as such.
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How do you lose your composure like that?
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Are rebel forces at the gates?
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Someone is conspiring
to usurp the throne?
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None of that.
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The palace is still standing,
the walls intact.
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Why so afraid, Your Majesty?
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Yes, I lost my composure.
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Li Xiang returned from Jizhou, speaking
of rumors spreading in the army.
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Someone from the old Eastern Palace
appeared.
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17 years ago,
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you gave me the throne.
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I know that in this world,
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Only you will always be with me.
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He's the only one I trust.
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Your Majesty.
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Chancellor.
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I am distraught and confused.
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Rumors about the ancient Eastern Palace
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have come up several times in the last decade.
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I will take care of them.
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But Your Majesty
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legitimately inherited the throne
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for the abdication of the late emperor.
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What is there to fear?
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Your Majesty must not forget that,
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in the northwest,
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there is a new general
with notable achievements
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who saved the people from suffering
and won their hearts.
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You should take advantage
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and win over that person.
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Only then can you
guarantee the confidence of the people
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and demonstrate his imperial authority.
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I mean that woman
who kills pigs, Fan Changyu?
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She's got some courage and strength
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and killed Prince Changxin
on the battlefield.
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But it comes from humble origins,
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without roots or connections in the court.
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How could it serve me?
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Don't forget.
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This woman commands
half of the Jizhou Army.
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And the Li family is trying to win her over.
277
00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,760
If you summon her to court now,
while your merits accumulate,
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and honor her appropriately,
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it shows your favor.
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Excellent. Very good.
281
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I will follow the chancellor's advice.
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Issue my decree.
283
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Summon Fan Changyu and everyone
who helped in the rebellion
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to the capital to receive titles.
285
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The first formidable general
of our dynasty.
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I will preside over the investiture ceremony.
287
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Your Majesty is very wise.
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The Qi are all liars,
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equally despicable.
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00:18:58,600 --> 00:18:59,720
Careful, Chancellor.
291
00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:04,080
Even the emperor knows now
over the old Oriental Palace.
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00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,800
Is he planning to disclose?
293
00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,600
Xie Jiuheng…
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Are you trying to become the second Wei Yan?
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By imperial decree.
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"The rebellious prince Changxin
plotted against the western frontier.
297
00:19:35,360 --> 00:19:38,680
The loyal and courageous general Fan Changyu
defeated the enemy
298
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and executed the rebel leader.
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Praise your merits
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00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,720
and I name her especially
as General Adornada de Flores,
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of fourth patent, and I grant the purple scholarship
with gold fish.
302
00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,520
She hereby
must appear in the capital
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for an audience
and receive the investiture.
304
00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,400
So this is the capital.
Look at these buildings,
305
00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,360
these streets, all these people.
306
00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,960
Cang, quick, pinch me. Am I dreaming?
307
00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,520
There. I'm not dreaming.
308
00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:09,600
You guys, take care.
309
00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,160
Don't let them know
that we are from the interior.
310
00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,040
So what if we go?
311
00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:16,480
Fan won its patent
312
00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,320
with a knife
for slaughtering pigs in the interior.
313
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:20,720
Who dares to despise her?
314
00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,440
Look at our general, so imposing.
315
00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,800
If General Fan were a man,
I wanted to marry her.
316
00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:32,480
Maybe she has a brother.
317
00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,720
If I can't get married,
It would be nice to be your sister-in-law.
318
00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,320
I never thought it would look even more beautiful
on horseback than any boy.
319
00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,160
I heard that the emperor will lead
the investiture ceremony.
320
00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:43,080
Serious?
321
00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,600
- General Fan, formidable!
- General Fan!
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00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:47,040
General Fan!
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By decree of the emperor,
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00:21:53,360 --> 00:21:56,840
we summon Li Huai'an,
Jizhou Military Supervisor,
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00:21:56,920 --> 00:22:02,120
and Fan Changyu, Flower-Adorned General,
to an audience.
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00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:09,320
DILIGENT IN GOVERNMENT, DEVOTED TO THE WORTHY
327
00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,800
- Long live the emperor!
- Long live the emperor!
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00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:26,120
Stand tall, loyal ministers.
329
00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:27,680
Thank you, Your Majesty.
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00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,480
Look, my ministers.
331
00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,440
This is the backbone of our Dayin.
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00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:46,720
I dare not accept the compliments.
333
00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,160
It is the duty of a subject to be loyal
to Your Majesty.
334
00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,960
Furthermore, in this campaign,
335
00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,040
the greatest merit belongs to General He
and the Marquis of Wu'an.
336
00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,480
General He and the Marquis of Wu'an
337
00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,920
are indeed the pillars of Dayin.
338
00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,120
My heart hurts deeply
339
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,760
with the death of General He in Lucheng.
340
00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:09,520
I barely eat for days.
341
00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,200
Fortunately, Dayin has the Marquis of Wu'an
342
00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,480
and loyal ministers like you,
343
00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,600
So you and I can rest assured.
344
00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,280
I will not frustrate your expectations.
345
00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,680
I heard that a general appeared
346
00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,440
among our people.
347
00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,200
Come closer and let me see you.
348
00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,080
Commander Fan Changyu
349
00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:35,800
salutes Your Majesty.
350
00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:37,720
Closer.
351
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,480
Commander Fan Changyu
salutes Your Majesty.
352
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,240
Raise your head.
353
00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:57,680
A beautiful peony with an iron will.
354
00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:02,680
Are you married, general?
355
00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,720
Responding to Your Majesty,
I already have a husband.
356
00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,040
So where is your husband now?
357
00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,560
In recruitment at the beginning of the year,
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00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,240
my husband went to the front.
359
00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,040
Looking forward to meeting you,
360
00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:20,600
I ended up joining the army.
361
00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,360
But the Battle of Lucheng was very brutal.
362
00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:25,400
To this day I don't know
363
00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,000
whether he is alive or dead.
364
00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:28,560
Dead or alive, you say?
365
00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,120
Maybe the general can…
366
00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,160
In my 17 years on the throne,
367
00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,800
It's the first time I've seen a general.
368
00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,040
I was very excited.
369
00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:52,400
Minister Fan, in suppressing the rebellion,
370
00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,200
first killed Shi Hu,
then he beheaded Prince Changxin.
371
00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,760
Your contributions
cannot be ignored.
372
00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,800
I hereby nominate
General Adorned with Flowers,
373
00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:02,440
with honorary title
of Lady of the Fourth Rank.
374
00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,960
Commander Fan Changyu thanks
your unlimited grace.
375
00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,280
Your Majesty,
376
00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:24,800
since the founding of Dayin,
377
00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,720
there was never a general
378
00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,680
with a rank above five.
379
00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:31,960
The appointment of the general
It's already unprecedented,
380
00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,120
- what about...
- It's the Grand Tutor's faction.
381
00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,680
- …half of the command in the northwest.
- Still stuck with half the army.
382
00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,600
Your Majesty, I ask you to reconsider.
383
00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:45,920
Report.
384
00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,200
General Fan is different.
385
00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,480
Alone, she beheaded the prince
and changed the course of the battle.
386
00:25:51,120 --> 00:25:53,240
- Deserves the greatest credit.
-Supervisor Li,
387
00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,440
be careful with your words
388
00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,040
before the emperor.
389
00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:00,840
I heard that,
390
00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,480
before enlisting in the army,
General Fan
391
00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,800
killed pigs
in some remote border town.
392
00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:09,160
But how could it be?
393
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,680
To kill the formidable Prince Changxin,
394
00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:16,720
- certainly not…
- Thank you, Grand Tutor Li, for the compliment.
395
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,440
Like a humble peasant,
396
00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:21,440
I know nothing
397
00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:25,200
in addition to cutting pork with precision
398
00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,120
and kill the enemy without mercy.
399
00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:29,680
General Fan,
400
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,760
This is not your filthy slaughterhouse.
401
00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,680
Now that you have an official title,
402
00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,440
must always be careful
with your words and actions,
403
00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,360
especially here at court,
404
00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,840
especially before the emperor
and the Great Tutor.
405
00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:45,960
You speak well.
406
00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:48,120
Speaking of slaughterhouse,
407
00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,440
I keep mine spotless
with fat and healthy pigs.
408
00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:57,560
But there are always some rotten pigs
who insist on making everything dirty.
409
00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,080
Even the cleanest place gets dirty.
410
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:01,000
It's...
411
00:27:04,360 --> 00:27:06,040
Who are you calling a pig?
412
00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:08,400
Calm down, minister. I didn't call him a pig.
413
00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:11,720
Gen. Fan is fun.
414
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,280
Your words can be direct,
415
00:27:14,360 --> 00:27:15,760
but they carry some truth.
416
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,320
General Fan, harsh words
they do not replace the merits of battle.
417
00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:23,280
As a military man,
418
00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,320
your duty is to protect the kingdom,
419
00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:30,120
Don't exchange barbs here.
420
00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,560
Grand Tutor Li speaks well.
421
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,840
Of course I know the importance
to protect the kingdom.
422
00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,440
But while the frontier people suffered,
423
00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:41,440
where was it
with your sarcastic comments?
424
00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:43,280
You…
425
00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:46,680
Enough.
426
00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:50,400
General Fan's frankness is refreshing,
427
00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,240
very different from ordinary women.
428
00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:57,760
No wonder he won
such illustrious battle merits.
429
00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:01,600
As they say,
A hero's origins don't matter.
430
00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,800
We, court officials,
431
00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,760
we should show some leniency.
432
00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,720
As for military command,
433
00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:13,080
we will discuss later.
434
00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,280
Thank you, Chancellor Wei.
435
00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:20,560
I'm here today
436
00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,400
thanks to your generosity.
437
00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,840
But I don't see that
as a mere play on words.
438
00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,760
Courtship is like slaughter.
Both require rules.
439
00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,960
Slaughter demands a clean death.
440
00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,080
Speaking in court requires hitting the target.
441
00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,960
All these twists and turns,
How can they solve something?
442
00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,000
Look at the Battle of Lucheng.
443
00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,520
If all the soldiers had retreated,
444
00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:50,240
Who would have controlled the city?
445
00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:53,440
General Fan's words
are reasonable on all points,
446
00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,560
but they lack decorum.
447
00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:01,040
Must study proper etiquette
from now on.
448
00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:02,880
The chancellor speaks the truth.
449
00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,760
My habit of speaking bluntly
needs to be corrected.
450
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:11,440
The Marquis asked me to offer incense
at his parents' grave for him.
451
00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,120
Chancellor, I would also like
to offer prayers to your sister
452
00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:20,480
and General Xie?
453
00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,520
If there are no more matters, ministers,
454
00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:41,240
they can withdraw.
455
00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:46,480
Let me know if you have any issues to discuss.
Otherwise, the court is dismissed.
456
00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,520
With respect, we say goodbye
of Your Majesty.
457
00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:08,640
It's a beautiful place.
458
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:10,720
But with few good people.
459
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,640
Nowhere near as good as Lin'an.
460
00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:18,880
General Fan…
461
00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,400
should not be done
so many enemies at court.
462
00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:29,640
Grandmother.
463
00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,040
Then you remember that I am your grandfather.
464
00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:37,080
Go home.
465
00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:45,880
General Fan, please wait.
466
00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:52,160
I'm not your grandson.
What? Do you want to lecture me too?
467
00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:57,120
General Fan,
your behavior today in court
468
00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,560
left a good impression.
469
00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,160
Now that you've won
the emperor's praise,
470
00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,760
everyone hails her
as a hero among women.
471
00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:07,040
But as a woman,
472
00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:09,840
will get married and have children,
sooner or later.
473
00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:11,840
No matter how great your merits,
474
00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:13,760
It's the most you'll get.
475
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,360
A sparrow can never
reach the highest branch.
476
00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:19,640
You will never become a phoenix.
477
00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:24,040
Women can get married, have children
and still obtain merits.
478
00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,800
Furthermore,
What does this have to do with you?
479
00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:29,880
General Fan, have you heard the saying:
480
00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,880
"A wise man
submits to circumstances"?
481
00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:35,680
Great.
482
00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:38,720
I will now wisely withdraw.
483
00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:56,920
Master.
484
00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,520
Great Tutor, beautiful litter.
485
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:01,760
Master.
486
00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:07,800
Pride comes before a fall.
487
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:11,880
She's going to stumble sooner or later.
488
00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,720
LONGQING GATE
489
00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:26,840
- Master.
- Great Tutor.
490
00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,320
Master, are you okay?
491
00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,040
- Master.
-Fan Changyu…
492
00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:35,440
Just wait.
493
00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:42,760
Chancellor Wei faints in rage.
Grand Tutor Li falls from the litter.
494
00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:44,920
The Grand Princess has arrived.
495
00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:46,840
Sister.
496
00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:48,000
Sister.
497
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:50,560
Why all this joy?
498
00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,960
Did you know that General Fan came to court today?
499
00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:55,880
She is an extraordinary person.
500
00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:56,880
I'll tell you, sister,
501
00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:00,200
since I ascended the throne,
I have never laughed so sincerely as I do today.
502
00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:02,000
Say. What kind of person is she?
503
00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:04,120
Changyu…
504
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,000
Changyu is frank and honest,
505
00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:08,360
simple and adorable.
506
00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:09,440
Amazing at martial art.
507
00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,840
Sincere with friends,
willing to die for her comrades,
508
00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:14,840
and with the Marquis of Wu'an it is even more so...
509
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:18,640
Even more so with the Marquis?
510
00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,120
In the capital, don't say anything
about Changyu and me.
511
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:24,160
They can use this to cause problems.
512
00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:29,880
She holds him in high esteem.
They are comrades who fought side by side.
513
00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:35,800
Not only is it formidable in battle,
it can also influence Xie Zheng.
514
00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,400
I worried about not having anyone useful.
She is what I wanted.
515
00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:44,240
Grandmother,
516
00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,600
although Qi Min is an imperial grandson,
517
00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:48,320
is not a worthy ruler.
518
00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,840
His nature is distorted,
your methods are cruel.
519
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,160
If our Li family
help him regain power,
520
00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:57,240
Once you're in control,
521
00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:01,400
It will be the beginning of suffering
for all the people.
522
00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:03,320
Look at Qi Sheng now,
523
00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:04,960
a puppet of Wei Yan.
524
00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,040
No virtue or talent for the position.
525
00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:09,360
And Wei Yan’s character…
526
00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:13,199
I don't need to say. You know this well.
527
00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:17,600
In past battles, he disregarded
completely the lives of the people.
528
00:34:17,679 --> 00:34:19,400
imposing taxes on grain
529
00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:22,480
while the people were starving,
was displaced
530
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,440
and died in the streets.
531
00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:26,520
This misery is all his doing.
532
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,199
This is what it looks like
533
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,120
true cruelty.
534
00:34:30,199 --> 00:34:33,639
This is what really makes people suffer.
535
00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:35,800
Qi Min is much more cruel than Wei Yan.
536
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:37,960
I saw it with my own eyes.
537
00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:41,320
Grandmother.
538
00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:44,520
We have served loyally for generations.
539
00:34:45,679 --> 00:34:47,440
We cannot help a tyrant,
540
00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:51,080
and allow a man
of such a vile character ascend the throne.
541
00:34:51,159 --> 00:34:53,480
But he is a descendant
of Crown Prince Chengde.
542
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,840
Carries the true lineage
of the royal family.
543
00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:57,240
All these years,
544
00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:59,480
wandering and suffering,
545
00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,880
It is inevitable that he was disturbed.
546
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:04,200
You should understand.
547
00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:06,560
Don't judge hastily.
548
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,360
Grandfather, have you heard
549
00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:10,480
of "killing the dog like that
that game is captured"?
550
00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:12,560
My boy,
551
00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,880
your teacher He Jingyuan
He was principled and upheld righteousness.
552
00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:20,720
It was a first-tier hero from Dayin.
553
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:24,240
And he died on the battlefield.
554
00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:26,960
In the end, everything came to nothing.
555
00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:28,960
Even if you talk about national morality,
556
00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:30,760
what difference does it make?
557
00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:34,600
So you shouldn't have sent me
to the northwest.
558
00:35:36,240 --> 00:35:38,160
I ask you to think clearly.
559
00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:40,080
The current emperor
560
00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,400
Is a ruler wise or foolish?
561
00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:43,880
It benefits the kingdom
562
00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,320
or not?
563
00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:04,400
Teacher.
564
00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:08,360
Surround the office immediately.
565
00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:11,160
If he dares to act rashly,
stop him on the spot,
566
00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:12,280
then report.
567
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:13,880
Yes sir.
568
00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:16,360
Qi Min has made up his mind.
569
00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:17,400
He is…
570
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:22,640
GUO'S TAVERN
571
00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:24,520
JINGQUE HOUSE
572
00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:27,520
Come here.
573
00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:29,280
- Sir, what are you doing?
- Beauty…
574
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:30,960
Please no, sir.
575
00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:32,200
Where are you going?
576
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,440
We didn't finish drinking.
577
00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:36,480
Young lady, don't run.
578
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:37,480
Sir.
579
00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:40,800
General Fan, join us.
580
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:42,440
Yes, General Fan, come in.
581
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:44,680
No, thank you. Have fun.
582
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:46,680
It's...
583
00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:47,840
Lord, come and get me.
584
00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:48,920
Very good.
585
00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,480
Socialize? What does this mean?
586
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:55,680
It's eating and drinking
with a group of strangers and,
587
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:57,280
Suddenly they become friends.
588
00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:58,600
Want to socialize with me?
589
00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:00,400
Right here, with me.
590
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:04,080
JINGQUE HOUSE
591
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,160
General Fan.
592
00:37:12,240 --> 00:37:14,520
- General Fan, see you later.
- Until later.
593
00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:15,840
Until later.
594
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,400
- Sir, I will accompany you.
- Master, are you drunk?
595
00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,760
- Come back.
- For sure.
596
00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,520
- Shall we go, Fan?
- I'm going for a walk.
597
00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:26,440
You can go.
598
00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:28,240
Don't forget me.
599
00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:35,280
Coat.
600
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:38,760
Wait here. I will check.
601
00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:25,400
Why are you here?
602
00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:28,120
I missed you.
603
00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:59,680
ZHANG NOODLES
604
00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,440
Aren't you afraid they'll see us?
605
00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:03,480
So what if they see it?
606
00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:05,880
It's your first time in the capital,
I was worried.
607
00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:08,040
But seeing
608
00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:10,920
General Adornada de Flores
handle things so well,
609
00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:11,840
I'm relieved.
610
00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:19,080
None of these officers
611
00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:22,160
care more about the truth
17 years ago.
612
00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,680
In puppet plays,
613
00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:29,080
when someone kneels
before the throne for justice,
614
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,320
good and evil are punished,
615
00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:31,880
it's all fake.
616
00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:34,360
Not even the emperor helps.
617
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:38,840
Don't worry.
618
00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:41,360
I will seek the truth with you.
619
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:45,360
We will clear your father's name.
620
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:54,200
Thanks.
621
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:03,840
- Shall we go home?
- Home? And Changyu?
622
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,360
Didn't I say there are bad people here?
Shouldn't we protect her?
623
00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:07,280
Right.
624
00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:10,000
Today the emperor asked
if she had a husband.
625
00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:11,080
What is he up to?
626
00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:14,040
That bastard emperor…
He wants her in the palace.
627
00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:15,400
What good would he have in mind?
628
00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:16,800
You understood.
629
00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:19,400
Stop blathering.
630
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:22,040
With the Marquis close by,
631
00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:24,360
no one in the world can hurt her.
632
00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:28,320
Unnecessary worry.
633
00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:31,320
Useless, completely useless.
634
00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:35,080
Come back.
635
00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:37,200
I will walk alone.
636
00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:44,720
BE HUMBLE AND REMAIN VIGILANT
637
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:01,320
I greet Your Majesty.
638
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:03,280
What brings the two
639
00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:04,680
before me today?
640
00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:08,600
Your Majesty,
I have a memorial to present.
641
00:41:08,680 --> 00:41:10,760
The Flower-Adorned General, Fan Changyu,
642
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:12,520
is arrogant and arrogant.
643
00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:13,920
It destroys Dayin's integrity.
644
00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:16,360
Not only did he challenge Chancellor Wei,
645
00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:17,960
but he disrespected me too.
646
00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:20,640
I request you to take appropriate action.
647
00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,920
Chancellor Wei,
Did you also come to accuse General Fan?
648
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,680
No, Your Majesty.
649
00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:31,640
I came to praise you.
650
00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:37,160
A few days ago, Your Majesty
mentioned the rumors
651
00:41:37,240 --> 00:41:38,400
over the Eastern Palace.
652
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:40,840
I investigated thoroughly.
653
00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:43,760
General Fan
not only killed Prince Changxin
654
00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:46,240
on the battlefield
and rendered a great service,
655
00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:51,920
as he also saved the lineage
of Crown Prince Chengde,
656
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,080
the emperor's great-grandson.
657
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:59,960
He is the direct heir
of the old Oriental Palace.
658
00:42:00,640 --> 00:42:03,400
General Fan carried out
a great feat this time.
659
00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:06,000
She deserves recognition for her value.
660
00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:13,000
What wonderful news!
661
00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:14,480
Chancellor Wei,
662
00:42:15,240 --> 00:42:18,400
the royal lineage concerns
to the very foundation of Dayin.
663
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:19,600
Don't confuse.
664
00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:22,120
17 years ago, the palace fire
665
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:25,040
killed his wife
of the crown prince and his son.
666
00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:26,360
So,
667
00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:30,160
how is it possible
for this imperial great-grandson to appear out of nowhere?
668
00:42:30,240 --> 00:42:31,440
And where is
669
00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:33,600
this person now?
670
00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:35,680
After the Battle of Lucheng,
671
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,520
the great-grandson of the emperor
really disappeared.
672
00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:42,000
I request permission to issue
a decree of reward.
673
00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:43,800
Search for him throughout the kingdom.
674
00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:47,560
If we truly recover the royal lineage,
675
00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:51,400
This will ease your worries
about succession.
676
00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:56,040
As for whether it is true or false,
677
00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,720
there are ways to determine this.
678
00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:01,880
Even if the chance is small,
we can't give up.
679
00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:03,480
Just like that
680
00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:07,840
we can honor
the infinite grace of the late emperor.
681
00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:13,640
The Chancellor speaks wisely.
682
00:43:13,720 --> 00:43:17,160
I leave the question of reward
in your capable hands.
683
00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:21,480
Make sure... Make sure
684
00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:23,280
to find my poor nephew.
685
00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:32,200
Grandfather, please calm down.
Don't get hurt.
686
00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:36,400
That Marquis of Wu'an…
Does he have fortune on his side?
687
00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:39,120
Commits the most serious offenses,
688
00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:40,800
and always avoids the consequences.
689
00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:44,640
No.
690
00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:46,440
Whatever it takes,
691
00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:50,160
we need to sow discord
between uncle and nephew, so that they destroy each other.
692
00:43:58,400 --> 00:43:59,640
Send someone now.
693
00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:03,160
Find a way to warn
Xie Zheng by any means.
694
00:44:03,240 --> 00:44:05,360
Tell him that 17 years ago,
695
00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:09,000
when Wei Yan returned to the capital,
received a message from Lady Qi.
696
00:44:09,600 --> 00:44:12,440
This is what led to death
from his father, Xie Linshan,
697
00:44:12,520 --> 00:44:14,680
and Crown Prince Chengde
of the Eastern Palace.
698
00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:18,000
But the letter disappeared a long time ago.
699
00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:20,640
Wei Yan has probably already destroyed it.
700
00:44:20,720 --> 00:44:22,920
Just a rumor.
701
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:25,880
Xie Zheng will go looking for evidence.
702
00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:29,400
We just need
703
00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:31,840
let them fight each other.
704
00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:39,720
17 years ago,
705
00:44:40,400 --> 00:44:43,520
Wei Yan was too nice.
706
00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:48,480
This is what led to today's disaster.
707
00:44:50,360 --> 00:44:51,520
Now,
708
00:44:52,200 --> 00:44:53,400
let's just...
709
00:44:54,440 --> 00:44:56,440
set the stage again.
710
00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:05,120
POST-CREDITS SCENE
711
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:08,840
MEETING OF GRACE AND COMPASSION
712
00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:11,160
Your Majesty, I have arrived.
713
00:45:15,080 --> 00:45:16,360
I know.
714
00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:18,080
Not a single minister in this court
715
00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:21,560
sees me as a true Son of Heaven.
716
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:24,960
Wei Yan treats me
like a puppet emperor.
717
00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:27,080
And Xie Zheng wants to follow suit?
718
00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:31,000
Find a descendant of the Eastern Palace
to make him a puppet?
719
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:34,800
Li Xiang, you useless idiot.
720
00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:36,240
Even ignored the fact
721
00:45:36,320 --> 00:45:39,560
that there were still descendants
of the former crown prince.
722
00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:40,840
And you,
723
00:45:40,920 --> 00:45:44,560
Do you want a new emperor to serve too?
724
00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:46,480
He wants?
725
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:47,480
No, I don't want to.
726
00:45:47,560 --> 00:45:50,440
I beg Your Majesty to calm down.
727
00:45:50,520 --> 00:45:52,640
Do not harm the dragon's health
728
00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:55,440
because of this servant's failure.
729
00:45:55,960 --> 00:45:56,880
Your Majesty,
730
00:45:57,400 --> 00:46:01,440
this time, I really did my best.
731
00:46:02,400 --> 00:46:06,440
The Grand Princess didn't help me.
732
00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:08,600
I was losing my mind.
733
00:46:08,680 --> 00:46:13,320
I had no choice but to risk my life
and invade the military camp.
734
00:46:13,400 --> 00:46:14,360
And then,
735
00:46:14,440 --> 00:46:18,480
the Marquis cut off one of my ears.
736
00:46:20,120 --> 00:46:21,560
Your Majesty,
737
00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:25,000
I know I'm useless.
738
00:46:25,960 --> 00:46:26,840
But…
739
00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:29,880
But in my heart,
740
00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:32,320
truly, in my heart,
741
00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:36,920
There is only Your Majesty. Just you.
742
00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:39,800
Come closer.
743
00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:47,120
I am here.
744
00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:50,040
Is it hurting?
745
00:46:53,760 --> 00:46:56,320
I am fine.
746
00:46:56,400 --> 00:46:59,600
It's healed now.
747
00:47:00,520 --> 00:47:04,320
No. Whether Wei Yan or Xie Zheng,
748
00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:07,200
no one sits on this dragon throne.
749
00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:09,920
It's mine and no one else's.
750
00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:11,720
Yes, Your Majesty.
751
00:47:11,800 --> 00:47:13,960
Majesty is the true Son of Heaven.
752
00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:16,440
These people are not worthy.
753
00:47:16,520 --> 00:47:22,040
No. You… Promise me.
It will serve me forever. I am the emperor.
754
00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:27,880
I…
755
00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:31,520
I obey the decree.
756
00:50:08,840 --> 00:50:11,360
NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED
IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS EPISODE
757
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:12,960
Subtitles: Danielle Negredo