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[How dare you!?]

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[Episode 3]

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What I meant was

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that my temper is indeed terrible.

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Please sit, Mother.

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Mother, why get angry

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over a mere consort?

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Here, have some tea.

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Let's talk things through.

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Little Crown Prince,

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how are your studies lately?

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F-

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Father...

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recently

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m-my studies have been satisfactory.

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Very good!

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Thanks to Mother's virtuous influence,

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the little Crown Prince
has been raised so well.

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Little Crown Prince,

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if you need anything in the future,

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feel free to tell me.

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Yes.

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Now you're acting like a proper father.

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There is indeed something

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you can help the Crown Prince with.

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Our Crown Prince

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is exceptionally intelligent.

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However, his horsemanship
and archery skills

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are somewhat lacking.

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Doesn't General Luo have a young son

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of similar age?

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Why not summon him to the palace

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to be a companion to the Crown Prince?

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General Luo

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has just been commended for his merits.

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Wouldn't this be somewhat...

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Guards!

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Here we go again.

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I'll draft the decree immediately.

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Guards!

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Serve tea to Consort Yu.

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Your Highness.

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What are you doing?

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Your Highness,

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I was blessed with a son
only in my forties.

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He is my life.

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Now, His Majesty summoning him
to the palace—

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while it sounds like
making him a study partner,

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in reality,
it's actually holding him as hostage.

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What if...

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What if he fails
to please the Crown Prince?

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If anything goes wrong,

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it could cost my entire family's lives!

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General Luo,

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please rise to speak.

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I was a companion
to the Crown Prince since childhood.

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The hardships involved,

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no one understands better than I do.

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General Luo,

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if you still trust me,

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give me some time.

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I promise to bring your child back

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safe and sound.

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Your Highness is most gracious.

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I am but a simple warrior

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and don't know fancy words.

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If you can save my beloved son,

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I will lay down my life,

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and follow

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your lead alone.

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Rest assured, General Luo.

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I will keep my promise.

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I shall

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take my leave now.

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I've only just realized

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why you suddenly came
to the Empress Dowager today

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and put on such a show.

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What show?

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You wanted everyone in the palace to know

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that you won't tolerate me
being criticised,

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let alone being framed.

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This way they'll think

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this demonic consort has become
the emperor's weakness.

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Controlling her means controlling you.

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This would make them lower their guard

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while they continue fighting
among themselves.

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This way we can develop our strength
in secret.

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Right?

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You figured that out?

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Is my acting that bad?

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Your acting was excellent.

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It took me a whole day to figure it out.

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You're truly a mastermind.

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Now I've become both your shield
and your weakness.

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When one day,

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an assassin

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holds a sword

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against my throat to force your hand,

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you could just say,

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"What a fool.

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I don't care about her."

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Then with one stroke,

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skewer both me and the assassin
like candied fruits.

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If you really think that way,

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aren't you angry?

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Not at all.

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We're all drowning people.

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Whoever can swim to safety
does so by their own ability.

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I understand completely.

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I'd do the same in your position.

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Besides,

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didn't I not let him know
about Prince Duan

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contacting me in private?

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Moreover,

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my request to go to the library
was also self-serving.

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The two doors there connect
the inside and outside of the palace,

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providing my escape route from this place.

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But let's be clear about one thing.

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Don't give me that
self-sacrifice nonsense.

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If someday only one of us can survive,

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don't go easy on me
just because I'm a woman.

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I won't go easy on you either.

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No matter what,

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I will never betray you.

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Even if in the end

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you choose Prince Duan,

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it would still be the same.

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Of course,

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if you don't want to choose anyone,

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if someday I die first,

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before I die,

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I'll send you out of the palace,

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away from this place of conflict,

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toward the freedom that belongs to you.

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No one will harm you in the slightest.

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I swear.

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That's all far in the future.

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Let's first

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handle the immediate matters at hand

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and enjoy the moonlight while we can.

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The moon is so full tonight.

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Because today is the 15th.

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I see.

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The

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15th...

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Yong'er.

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My lord.

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I haven't seen you for days.

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Why have you lost weight?

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Did something happen?

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Nothing serious.

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Just today,

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when Consort Zhuang and Consort Yu went to
pay respects to the Empress Dowager,

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I teased Consort Yu a few times

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and was slapped by His Majesty.

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One must be careful

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in the harem about everything these days.

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I'm scared...

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Scared that one day...

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You took such a great risk

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to entrust your true feelings to me.

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As long as I am here,

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I won't let anything happen to you.

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Actually, these few days,

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I've been carrying the sachet you gave me

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on me.

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When I see it,

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it's like seeing you.

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We staked out an hour in advance

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just to eavesdrop?

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This isn't just any eavesdropping.

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The book says

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that their first date on a full moon night

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laid the foundation for

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years of cooperation between the leads.

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Do you remember how I died?

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-Seriously—
-Stop complaining.

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I can't hear anything now.

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By the way,

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why hasn't Your Highness
sent any news for days?

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Are you busy with official duties?

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It's a long story.

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Why did they change locations again?

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Why did she leave just like this?

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Recently, the affairs at my residence
have been troublesome.

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I truly have little leisure time.

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It's related to the harem too.

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Actually, I risked coming to see you

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because of this matter.

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The connection between women
in the harem and the court

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is always about their family background.

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If it makes Your Highness so hesitant,

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it must be either Consort Shu's brother

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or Noble Consort Wei's father.

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You are indeed clever.

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It is indeed Grand Tutor Wei.

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Grand Tutor Wei.

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A key character has appeared.

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Grand Tutor Wei's son recently

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trampled a commoner to death
with his horse in the street.

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The victim had come to the capital
to file an imperial complaint

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against the Salt Inspector
from his hometown.

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Intercepting an imperial complaint

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is a serious crime.

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The scoundrel knew he had committed
a terrible offense

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that couldn't be undone,

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so he privately contacted Grand Tutor Wei.

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Grand Tutor Wei, eager to protect his son,

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managed to suppress the matter.

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Grand Tutor Wei
is the Empress Dowager's man.

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Noble Consort Wei

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is also highly favored because of this.

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He is
the Empress Dowager's right-hand man.

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For years, he's been using
the Salt Transportation License

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to amass wealth
and commit all kinds of evil deeds.

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What goes around

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comes around.

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That's exactly how it's written
in the original novel?

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Word for word.

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The author must be
an "Infernal Affairs" fan?

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Where's the straw mat for your lower body?

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This imperial palace is too poor.

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Come in quickly.

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Your Highness need not say more.

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Tell me what you want to do.

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I want to take this opportunity
to eliminate Grand Tutor Wei

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and bring justice to the people.

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But this matter is of great importance,

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and I haven't figured out a good plan yet.

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I know a good way.

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The Salt Inspector

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once gave

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Grand Tutor Wei a sarira as a bribe.

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-But he thought...
-Look. Is it beautiful?

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It is just an ordinary red agate,

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so he gave it to his daughter,
Noble Consort Wei.

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How did you learn of this?

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It's a secret.

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Anyway,

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I will find a way to get it

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to help you.

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Yong'er...

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If that's true,

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you'll be doing me a great favor.

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What a jerk.

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Playing Xie Yong'er like a fool.

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You're really getting into
this eavesdropping.

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That relic they mentioned,

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is it really true?

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It should be real.

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Let's go.

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Xie Yong'er is willing to do anything—

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even theft—for Prince Duan.

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She's really going all out.

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You stepped on my foot.

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I-I'm sorry.

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Who's there?

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Your Majesty.

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Your Highness.

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Did His Majesty and Consort Yu

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have a fight in the Imperial Garden?

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Why are you so gossipy?

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I can't believe our plan
to drive them apart

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actually...

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Worked!

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Who's there?

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My Prince,

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it was me.

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He didn't report us.

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He even

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covered for us.

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If I'd known I was so good at recruiting,

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I should have gone into HR.

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In that case,

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Xu Yao switching sides

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is just a matter of time.

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Taking down Prince Duan

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is not far from succeeding.

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When Grand Tutor Wei is imprisoned,

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Xu Yao will surely use the opportunity
to investigate his father's case.

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He might even sneak in
to question him directly.

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00:14:27,270 --> 00:14:29,670
Then I should get there before him
to question him—

283
00:14:29,670 --> 00:14:31,030
to take control of the situation.

284
00:14:31,030 --> 00:14:32,080
This Prince Duan

285
00:14:32,390 --> 00:14:33,510
is not a fool.

286
00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:35,080
Once he finds out,

287
00:14:35,630 --> 00:14:37,030
Xu Yao might be in danger.

288
00:14:37,630 --> 00:14:38,600
Then I'll create

289
00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,000
a new career change plan for him.

290
00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,930
He can get land allocation rewards

291
00:14:41,970 --> 00:14:43,240
based on his own merit.

292
00:14:43,670 --> 00:14:44,840
Full benefits,

293
00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:46,270
annual leave, and paternity leave—

294
00:14:46,270 --> 00:14:47,600
line them all up for him.

295
00:14:50,750 --> 00:14:52,360
Then I can't sleep here tonight.

296
00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:52,670
Why?

297
00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:53,870
Xie Yong'er is going to

298
00:14:53,870 --> 00:14:55,550
go steal
Noble Consort Wei's sarira bead tomorrow.

299
00:14:55,550 --> 00:14:56,950
I need to be in the palace.

300
00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:57,860
Otherwise,

301
00:14:58,440 --> 00:14:59,440
with no audience,

302
00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,040
who will the actors perform for?

303
00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,800
How about a couple more special drinks?

304
00:15:07,910 --> 00:15:10,970
Nope. Drinking too much
will interfere with business.

305
00:15:12,550 --> 00:15:14,480
Help! There's a thief!

306
00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:16,270
One.

307
00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:16,860
Two.

308
00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:18,000
Three.

309
00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:21,030
[Changning Palace]

310
00:15:18,510 --> 00:15:18,850
Four.

311
00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:19,930
Five.

312
00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:20,700
Six.

313
00:15:21,270 --> 00:15:21,670
Seven.

314
00:15:21,910 --> 00:15:23,510
My Lady, bad news!

315
00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:24,000
Two.

316
00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:24,880
Three.

317
00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:25,650
Four.

318
00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:26,570
Five.

319
00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:27,360
Six.

320
00:15:27,910 --> 00:15:28,550
My Lady!

321
00:15:28,790 --> 00:15:30,630
Something valuable went missing
from Noble Consort Wei's palace.

322
00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:31,870
They're searching everywhere for it.

323
00:15:31,870 --> 00:15:33,600
Concubine Xie is also spreading rumors.

324
00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,480
She's saying you must be involved
in this matter.

325
00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:36,720
Isn't that a malicious accusation?

326
00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:37,120
Eight.

327
00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:38,320
My Lady!

328
00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:38,840
Two.

329
00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,510
Are you listening to me?

330
00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:42,810
Five.

331
00:15:43,670 --> 00:15:44,080
Four.

332
00:15:45,150 --> 00:15:45,600
Three.

333
00:15:46,790 --> 00:15:47,080
Two.

334
00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:49,240
One.

335
00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:52,120
The treasure I've lost is priceless.

336
00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,180
Ten of your lives wouldn't be enough
for me to pay for it.

337
00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:58,790
You few, search the back courtyard.

338
00:15:58,790 --> 00:16:00,520
The rest of you, search inside.

339
00:16:09,790 --> 00:16:11,480
Your Highness, we haven't found anything.

340
00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:12,360
Useless fools.

341
00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:14,450
I'll search myself.

342
00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,570
Sister, let me help you.

343
00:16:19,750 --> 00:16:20,550
Nothing here?

344
00:16:22,910 --> 00:16:23,610
Oh, Sister.

345
00:16:23,910 --> 00:16:24,710
Come quickly.

346
00:16:27,150 --> 00:16:29,150
There's a hidden compartment here.

347
00:16:29,870 --> 00:16:32,130
But I'm certain there's nothing inside.

348
00:16:39,890 --> 00:16:40,950
By the way, Sister.

349
00:16:41,390 --> 00:16:43,080
There are 10 more chests over there.

350
00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:44,200
There are 6 cabinets there

351
00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,260
and 3 makeup boxes.

352
00:16:45,270 --> 00:16:46,110
Let's search them all carefully.

353
00:16:46,110 --> 00:16:51,720
[Changning Palace]

354
00:16:47,630 --> 00:16:48,090
Sister!

355
00:16:48,630 --> 00:16:50,440
Are you not going to search anymore?

356
00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,170
Hasn't anyone found anything?

357
00:16:52,790 --> 00:16:54,050
All of you are useless!

358
00:16:54,390 --> 00:16:55,200
Your Highness.

359
00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:55,860
We found it.

360
00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,370
There's a hidden compartment in here.

361
00:16:59,670 --> 00:17:00,440
Yu Wanyin.

362
00:17:00,870 --> 00:17:02,870
What do you have to say for yourself?

363
00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:04,329
Caught you red-handed.

364
00:17:04,550 --> 00:17:05,010
Guards!

365
00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:06,210
Arrest her!

366
00:17:06,349 --> 00:17:07,750
I'd like to see who dares.

367
00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,700
-Greetings, Your Majesty.
-Greetings, Your Majesty.

368
00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,490
Shouldn't he be attending court
at this hour?

369
00:17:20,829 --> 00:17:21,550
Surprised?

370
00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:22,930
I left early.

371
00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:28,359
Your Majesty.

372
00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:30,520
Please don't blame Lady Wei.

373
00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,030
She lost a rare treasure.

374
00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:34,480
She's too anxious.

375
00:17:35,310 --> 00:17:36,310
that's why she's

376
00:17:36,310 --> 00:17:38,510
blindly taking her anger out on me.

377
00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:40,280
Your Majesty.

378
00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:41,590
Don't listen to her nonsense.

379
00:17:41,590 --> 00:17:42,520
I have evidence.

380
00:17:42,830 --> 00:17:44,290
Someone saw a young eunuch

381
00:17:44,310 --> 00:17:45,270
steal my agate,

382
00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,400
and deliver it to Consort Yu's palace.

383
00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,200
Bring it here!

384
00:18:04,230 --> 00:18:05,030
Your Majesty!

385
00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,000
Is this your so-called evidence?

386
00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:07,880
This is impossible.

387
00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:08,940
It was clearly a...

388
00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:10,070
It was clearly a precious pearl.

389
00:18:10,070 --> 00:18:11,530
How did it turn into a date?

390
00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,830
After all, it was given
to my beloved consort by the Grand Tutor.

391
00:18:21,830 --> 00:18:22,440
I imagine

392
00:18:23,070 --> 00:18:24,800
it must be extremely valuable.

393
00:18:26,020 --> 00:18:27,070
I won't stop you.

394
00:18:28,030 --> 00:18:29,090
I'll even help you.

395
00:18:29,750 --> 00:18:31,810
Let's continue searching together.

396
00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,000
What's happening?

397
00:18:41,410 --> 00:18:42,790
Why all this commotion?

398
00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:45,160
Empress Dowager.

399
00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:46,560
I heard that

400
00:18:46,750 --> 00:18:49,510
Noble Consort Wei lost
an extremely precious jewelry.

401
00:18:49,510 --> 00:18:50,770
So early this morning,

402
00:18:50,930 --> 00:18:52,440
she went to Consort Yu's place

403
00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:53,440
to search for it.

404
00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:55,680
It's just a piece of jewelry.

405
00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:57,590
Is that worth making such a fuss?

406
00:18:58,550 --> 00:19:00,680
I also find it strange, Your Highness.

407
00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:04,240
Though the Consort's rank is high,

408
00:19:04,510 --> 00:19:06,110
she isn't actually favored.

409
00:19:06,550 --> 00:19:07,640
Yet His Majesty

410
00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:09,460
is willing to search the palace

411
00:19:09,460 --> 00:19:10,110
for her.

412
00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:19,500
You're saying this matter
even involved the Emperor?

413
00:19:19,590 --> 00:19:20,270
Yes.

414
00:19:22,310 --> 00:19:23,640
Something isn't right.

415
00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:25,830
Something's suspicious.

416
00:19:28,070 --> 00:19:28,930
Your Highness.

417
00:19:32,590 --> 00:19:33,880
How's it going on outside?

418
00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:35,210
I've found out, My Lady.

419
00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:36,160
Noble Consort Wei

420
00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,790
didn't find the red agate
in Consort Yu's quarters.

421
00:19:38,790 --> 00:19:39,920
They didn't find it?

422
00:19:43,110 --> 00:19:44,350
Are you certain you personally

423
00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:46,160
gave it to someone from her palace?

424
00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:47,360
Absolutely certain.

425
00:19:47,590 --> 00:19:49,200
I even saw that young eunuch

426
00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:50,830
enter Changning Palace with my own eyes.

427
00:19:50,830 --> 00:19:51,960
That's impossible.

428
00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:54,350
Oh, Your Highness.

429
00:19:54,350 --> 00:19:56,190
This food was sent by Consort Yu.

430
00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:58,680
Sending food at a time like this?

431
00:20:05,590 --> 00:20:06,450
Your Highness.

432
00:20:06,790 --> 00:20:07,550
Why would she

433
00:20:07,550 --> 00:20:08,920
only send steamed buns?

434
00:20:18,830 --> 00:20:19,230
How...

435
00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:19,880
How...

436
00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,240
How did the red agate end up here?

437
00:20:22,830 --> 00:20:24,030
Was this food box sent

438
00:20:24,170 --> 00:20:25,570
before the palace search

439
00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:27,550
or after?

440
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,380
Shortly after the search.

441
00:20:29,380 --> 00:20:30,110
Are you sure?

442
00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:31,200
I'm certain.

443
00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:32,880
The guards had just left.

444
00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:34,080
I was quite flustered

445
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,930
and almost dropped the box
when receiving it.

446
00:20:38,590 --> 00:20:40,650
If this box was sent after the search,

447
00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,770
it means she wasn't trying to frame me.

448
00:20:45,070 --> 00:20:46,930
It also shows she knows I did this.

449
00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,030
Yet, not only didn't she report me,

450
00:20:49,030 --> 00:20:50,230
she even returned it.

451
00:20:51,590 --> 00:20:53,400
Could it be that when she came last time,

452
00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,460
she genuinely wanted to befriend me?

453
00:20:56,510 --> 00:20:57,590
A 2D character

454
00:20:57,830 --> 00:21:00,070
couldn't possibly be this magnanimous.

455
00:21:00,070 --> 00:21:00,730
Or perhaps,

456
00:21:01,030 --> 00:21:02,880
because I changed the original storyline,

457
00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,350
a butterfly effect was caused?

458
00:21:04,350 --> 00:21:05,880
She never had the chance
to fall in love with Prince Duan,

459
00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,410
so she never had the opportunity
to turn evil.

460
00:21:08,510 --> 00:21:08,840
Wait.

461
00:21:09,550 --> 00:21:10,880
If she didn't turn evil,

462
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,790
then the biggest villain in this story

463
00:21:12,790 --> 00:21:14,190
would be me, wouldn't it?

464
00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:15,510
Your Highness.

465
00:21:15,510 --> 00:21:16,400
What should we do

466
00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,200
with this red agate now?

467
00:21:42,750 --> 00:21:44,350
I've summoned all ministers today

468
00:21:44,350 --> 00:21:45,030
to ask about

469
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:46,790
the preparations

470
00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,100
for the Grand Longevity Banquet.

471
00:21:52,590 --> 00:21:53,920
May I ask, Your Majesty,

472
00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,820
are you referring to last year's
or this year's?

473
00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,530
This year's, of course.

474
00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:00,400
Your Majesty's birthday from last year

475
00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:01,590
was just over a month ago.

476
00:22:01,590 --> 00:22:02,790
This year's Grand Longevity Banquet

477
00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,410
[Chief of the State Ceremonial Bureau]

478
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:04,060
has not yet been

479
00:22:04,270 --> 00:22:06,000
scheduled by us, Your Majesty.

480
00:22:12,590 --> 00:22:14,390
Seems like the Ministry of Rites

481
00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,220
is not doing anything.

482
00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:20,800
Your Majesty!

483
00:22:22,310 --> 00:22:23,110
Your Majesty.

484
00:22:23,110 --> 00:22:23,910
Your Majesty.

485
00:22:24,070 --> 00:22:25,470
The agate has been found.

486
00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:39,250
It's just a small agate.

487
00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,370
There's nothing special about it.

488
00:22:45,790 --> 00:22:47,250
Why does Noble Consort Wei

489
00:22:48,590 --> 00:22:50,110
value it so highly?

490
00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:55,410
Your Majesty doesn't know.

491
00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,250
It's not an ordinary agate.

492
00:22:57,550 --> 00:22:59,880
It's a sarira that the Qiang State

493
00:23:00,070 --> 00:23:01,550
specially presented to Your Majesty

494
00:23:01,550 --> 00:23:02,610
for your birthday.

495
00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,000
It's a priceless treasure.

496
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,400
This was presented to me?

497
00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,480
Why haven't I seen it before?

498
00:23:12,790 --> 00:23:13,590
Your Majesty,

499
00:23:13,590 --> 00:23:14,680
I know all the gift records

500
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:15,960
by heart.

501
00:23:16,270 --> 00:23:18,070
There's absolutely no mistake.

502
00:23:18,270 --> 00:23:18,730
This...

503
00:23:19,070 --> 00:23:19,880
Perhaps

504
00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,530
Your Majesty gave it to Noble Consort Wei?

505
00:23:22,790 --> 00:23:23,720
Grand Tutor Wei,

506
00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:25,110
did I

507
00:23:25,790 --> 00:23:27,270
give this to Noble Consort Wei?

508
00:23:27,270 --> 00:23:28,000
Impossible!

509
00:23:30,030 --> 00:23:30,830
Your Majesty,

510
00:23:31,030 --> 00:23:33,630
this couldn't possibly belong
to my daughter.

511
00:23:34,030 --> 00:23:34,720
Perhaps

512
00:23:35,070 --> 00:23:36,000
it looks similar

513
00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,640
and the palace servants made a mistake.

514
00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:39,700
If that's the case,

515
00:23:40,310 --> 00:23:42,960
let Noble Consort Wei
come and identify it herself.

516
00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,020
Yes, Your Majesty.

517
00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:45,770
I'll summon her right away.

518
00:23:49,590 --> 00:23:50,030
What?

519
00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:53,890
You're saying Noble Consort Wei's

520
00:23:54,030 --> 00:23:55,400
lost red agate

521
00:23:56,350 --> 00:23:58,200
was found in our pond?

522
00:23:59,030 --> 00:24:01,760
And it's a sarira bead
offered by the Qiang State?

523
00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:02,580
Yes.

524
00:24:02,750 --> 00:24:04,720
His Majesty was furious when he found out.

525
00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:06,850
I heard he's already ordered Eunuch An

526
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,250
to bring Noble Consort Wei to identify it.

527
00:24:11,110 --> 00:24:12,040
This is not good.

528
00:24:13,110 --> 00:24:14,510
If Noble Consort Wei admits

529
00:24:14,510 --> 00:24:15,790
this is what she lost,

530
00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,070
then the crime of hiding tribute items

531
00:24:18,070 --> 00:24:20,800
could lead to
the execution of her entire family.

532
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,000
Empress Dowager,

533
00:24:27,310 --> 00:24:29,770
if we don't stop this now,
it will be too late.

534
00:24:30,110 --> 00:24:30,680
No.

535
00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:32,200
Something's off.

536
00:24:35,790 --> 00:24:36,990
This tribute item was

537
00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:39,160
found in my quarters.

538
00:24:39,790 --> 00:24:42,640
Everyone at court knows
who Grand Tutor Wei is loyal to.

539
00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,110
If I go there now,

540
00:24:45,070 --> 00:24:46,830
wouldn't it basically be
announcing to everyone

541
00:24:46,830 --> 00:24:49,200
that I'm the mastermind behind this?

542
00:24:49,750 --> 00:24:51,950
Sorry for not realizing it beforehand.

543
00:24:53,550 --> 00:24:53,950
You...

544
00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:55,240
Oh, my God...

545
00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:56,730
These...

546
00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:58,200
These two guys are

547
00:24:58,590 --> 00:24:59,880
good for nothing

548
00:25:00,270 --> 00:25:01,640
but trouble.

549
00:25:02,070 --> 00:25:03,550
Fools! Fools!

550
00:25:10,830 --> 00:25:12,290
Greetings, Your Majesty.

551
00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:14,600
My dear, please rise.

552
00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:16,640
Thank you, Your Majesty.

553
00:25:21,310 --> 00:25:22,440
My dear, come and see

554
00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:24,850
if what I've found is

555
00:25:25,270 --> 00:25:26,880
what you lost.

556
00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:37,200
Your Majesty,

557
00:25:38,070 --> 00:25:39,880
this is indeed the agate I lost.

558
00:25:43,070 --> 00:25:44,880
Where did you find it, Your Majesty?

559
00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,340
In the pond
at the Empress Dowager's palace.

560
00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:50,720
How could that be?

561
00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:52,510
My dear, please look carefully.

562
00:25:52,510 --> 00:25:53,750
Don't mistake something

563
00:25:53,750 --> 00:25:55,410
that isn't yours for your own.

564
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:56,810
How could I be mistaken?

565
00:25:57,030 --> 00:25:59,290
This was my birthday gift from my father.

566
00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:01,920
I had been wearing it all the time.

567
00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:03,510
This agate even has

568
00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,680
my childhood nickname
carved on its bottom.

569
00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:06,240
Shut up!

570
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:07,920
You foolish girl!

571
00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,350
You don't even know

572
00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:11,790
when it was switched,

573
00:26:11,790 --> 00:26:13,850
yet you dare talk such nonsense here!

574
00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:15,400
As precious as this item is,

575
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:16,640
how could it have been switched?

576
00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,500
Father, what on earth is going on?

577
00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:20,520
Your Majesty,

578
00:26:20,830 --> 00:26:23,440
I'd like to expose
Grand Tutor Wei's corruption.

579
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,160
[Vice Minister Wu]

580
00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:25,550
He allowed his son to accept bribes

581
00:26:25,550 --> 00:26:26,680
and ride recklessly in the streets,

582
00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:28,440
killing a commoner
who was filing a petition!

583
00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:30,440
His crimes are too numerous to list.

584
00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,210
This is complete nonsense!

585
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,670
Who put you up to this

586
00:26:33,790 --> 00:26:34,790
to frame me?

587
00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:36,510
If my son

588
00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,590
truly committed such serious crimes,

589
00:26:38,590 --> 00:26:39,030
I

590
00:26:39,270 --> 00:26:40,730
would never cover for him!

591
00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:41,720
Your Majesty,

592
00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:43,400
I'm telling the truth!

593
00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:44,400
Truth?

594
00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:45,680
Do you have evidence?

595
00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:46,400
I do.

596
00:26:47,870 --> 00:26:49,900
[I want to charge the Salt Inspector]

597
00:26:49,900 --> 00:26:51,930
[with selling Salt Transportation
and Sales Licenses for personal gain.]

598
00:26:51,030 --> 00:26:52,270
Blocked petitions,

599
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,010
engaged in corruption,

600
00:26:54,750 --> 00:26:55,920
accepted bribes,

601
00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:58,400
and hoarded tribute items.

602
00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:04,170
Grand Tutor Wei,

603
00:27:04,550 --> 00:27:07,110
it seems that you're not content
with being my father-in-law.

604
00:27:07,110 --> 00:27:09,400
You even want my throne, huh?

605
00:27:13,270 --> 00:27:14,200
I wouldn't dare.

606
00:27:14,970 --> 00:27:16,460
[Mu Yun]

607
00:27:15,510 --> 00:27:16,310
Your Majesty,

608
00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:17,650
may I request

609
00:27:18,550 --> 00:27:20,410
the Empress Dowager's presence?

610
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:22,440
I promise

611
00:27:23,110 --> 00:27:24,400
I will come clean.

612
00:27:25,590 --> 00:27:28,000
On my way here with Noble Consort Wei,

613
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,680
I noticed the lights
in the Empress Dowager's palace were out.

614
00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:31,240
I think

615
00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:32,610
the Empress Dowager

616
00:27:33,270 --> 00:27:35,730
went to rest early
to avoid being disturbed.

617
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:38,790
In that case,

618
00:27:39,070 --> 00:27:40,670
I have to send Grand Tutor Wei

619
00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,590
to the Court of Revision.

620
00:27:45,210 --> 00:27:48,040
[Yongyan Hall]

621
00:27:46,750 --> 00:27:48,080
That's total bullshit!

622
00:27:48,590 --> 00:27:51,400
Noble Consort Wei
wears that sarira agate every day.

623
00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,000
How could you not know about that?

624
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:53,640
Stop!

625
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,400
The way you talked was way too modern!

626
00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,330
Can you please stick to the script?

627
00:28:00,310 --> 00:28:01,750
You've revised it so many times.

628
00:28:01,750 --> 00:28:03,950
Who can remember all those lines, miss?

629
00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:06,590
It's my first time directing.

630
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:08,140
I'm a bit nervous, too.

631
00:28:08,750 --> 00:28:09,410
No worries.

632
00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:11,350
I'm a CEO.

633
00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:13,270
Manipulating employees is

634
00:28:13,270 --> 00:28:14,330
easy-peasy for me.

635
00:28:15,350 --> 00:28:16,950
To deal with Grand Tutor Wei,

636
00:28:17,830 --> 00:28:19,760
I can simply improvise on the spot.

637
00:28:20,270 --> 00:28:21,270
What about Xu Yao?

638
00:28:21,310 --> 00:28:23,110
You must make sure he's present.

639
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,440
He's so concerned about anything

640
00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:26,680
related to Senior Minister Xu.

641
00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:28,920
So he rushed to the Court of Revision
as soon as he

642
00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:29,830
got the news.

643
00:28:31,030 --> 00:28:31,760
That's good.

644
00:28:33,030 --> 00:28:34,590
Is Xu Yao really that important?

645
00:28:34,590 --> 00:28:35,550
Of course!

646
00:28:36,110 --> 00:28:38,910
In the original story,
he's a legendary minister.

647
00:28:39,030 --> 00:28:40,030
Only with his help

648
00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:41,880
can we defeat Prince Duan

649
00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:43,730
and make you a good emperor.

650
00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:45,550
Besides,

651
00:28:46,510 --> 00:28:48,240
that young man is so handsome.

652
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,260
Can you bear to see him
deceived and utilized by others?

653
00:28:52,790 --> 00:28:53,750
I knew it.

654
00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:55,080
All right,

655
00:28:55,110 --> 00:28:56,030
since you're ready,

656
00:28:56,030 --> 00:28:57,090
you may set off now.

657
00:28:58,720 --> 00:28:59,680
Come on!

658
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:01,960
What are you waiting for?

659
00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:02,360
Hurry!

660
00:29:02,750 --> 00:29:04,790
I'll wait for your good news
in the library.

661
00:29:04,790 --> 00:29:05,390
Good luck!

662
00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:15,760
Your Majesty.

663
00:29:20,270 --> 00:29:21,070
Your Majesty!

664
00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:22,780
I've been wronged!

665
00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,790
I was only focused
on easing your burdens, Your Majesty.

666
00:29:25,790 --> 00:29:28,830
It was those villains who set me up.

667
00:29:29,030 --> 00:29:29,960
Are you saying

668
00:29:30,270 --> 00:29:31,930
I've wronged you for the issue

669
00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:33,560
regarding the sarira agate?

670
00:29:33,590 --> 00:29:34,990
I wouldn't dare say that.

671
00:29:35,030 --> 00:29:35,760
It's just...

672
00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:41,200
It's just that there's more
behind the issue about that sarira agate.

673
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,460
My son brought it home.

674
00:29:43,070 --> 00:29:45,000
My daughter liked its bright color

675
00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:46,280
and asked for it.

676
00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,030
I had no idea it was so valuable!

677
00:29:49,270 --> 00:29:50,030
I see.

678
00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:52,640
So everything was

679
00:29:53,590 --> 00:29:55,550
done by your son and daughter.

680
00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:56,570
Fine.

681
00:29:57,590 --> 00:29:59,250
I'll release you immediately

682
00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:00,930
and imprison them instead.

683
00:30:01,310 --> 00:30:02,720
That's not what I meant.

684
00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:05,720
Then you mean

685
00:30:07,270 --> 00:30:08,930
you did everything yourself?

686
00:30:10,110 --> 00:30:11,310
You deceived me?

687
00:30:12,110 --> 00:30:13,840
That's not what I meant either.

688
00:30:14,790 --> 00:30:17,920
Neither this nor that.

689
00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,880
Then how exactly
did today's incident happen?

690
00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:24,080
My daughter lost her jewelry
at a rather suspicious time.

691
00:30:27,110 --> 00:30:28,370
Also, Vice Minister Wu

692
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:29,690
and the Capital Prefect

693
00:30:29,690 --> 00:30:31,030
[I want to charge the Salt Inspector]

694
00:30:30,110 --> 00:30:31,960
carried the so-called evidence with them.

695
00:30:31,030 --> 00:30:32,380
[with selling Salt Transportation
and Sales Licenses for personal gain.]

696
00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:34,680
Your Majesty, you wouldn't believe

697
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,730
that they didn't plan this
in advance, would you?

698
00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,480
Then I'm even more confused now.

699
00:30:48,270 --> 00:30:50,440
Vice Minister Wu and the Capital Prefect

700
00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,300
have no regular contact with you.

701
00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:54,720
Why would they set up
such an elaborate trap

702
00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:55,550
to get you?

703
00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:57,200
Yeah!

704
00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,660
They all work for Prince Duan!

705
00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:03,020
Prince Duan...

706
00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,180
Could it be Prince Duan trying to harm me?

707
00:31:08,830 --> 00:31:10,890
Why would Prince Duan want to harm me?

708
00:31:14,510 --> 00:31:15,550
Do you know

709
00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:19,550
that among Prince Duan's counselors,

710
00:31:19,550 --> 00:31:21,010
there is one called Xu Yao?

711
00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:22,000
Xu Yao?

712
00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:23,240
He's still alive?

713
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:26,720
Back then,

714
00:31:27,270 --> 00:31:28,930
Senior Minister Xu's case was

715
00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:30,560
orchestrated by you, right?

716
00:31:30,830 --> 00:31:31,240
Yes.

717
00:31:32,110 --> 00:31:33,040
But at that time,

718
00:31:33,270 --> 00:31:34,930
it was all Prince Duan's idea.

719
00:31:36,030 --> 00:31:37,160
What a coincidence.

720
00:31:38,550 --> 00:31:41,240
The hunting dog is cooked
after the rabbit is caught.

721
00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,770
The bow is put away
when the birds are all gone.

722
00:31:44,070 --> 00:31:45,240
He used you

723
00:31:45,350 --> 00:31:46,680
and then abandoned you,

724
00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:48,160
saving

725
00:31:49,070 --> 00:31:49,920
your enemy,

726
00:31:50,350 --> 00:31:50,960
Xu Yao.

727
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,800
He also made Xu Yao see you
as his lifelong nemesis.

728
00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:56,350
My brother is

729
00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:57,590
so horrible.

730
00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,030
First, he used you

731
00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,060
to eliminate Senior Minister Xu.

732
00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:05,240
Then he used Xu Yao

733
00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:07,350
to get rid of you.

734
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,350
He truly kept it fair to both sides

735
00:32:10,830 --> 00:32:12,960
like no one else in this world.

736
00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:16,110
I also know

737
00:32:16,790 --> 00:32:19,390
why you joined
the Empress Dowager's faction.

738
00:32:20,750 --> 00:32:22,610
You studied hard since childhood

739
00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:23,940
with lofty ambitions.

740
00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:25,480
But...

741
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,060
Your talents went unrecognized.

742
00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:37,830
By chance,

743
00:32:38,510 --> 00:32:41,170
Prince Duan valued
me as someone with potential

744
00:32:41,310 --> 00:32:42,790
and gave me an opportunity.

745
00:32:42,790 --> 00:32:44,070
He privately persuaded me

746
00:32:44,070 --> 00:32:46,000
to impeach Senior Minister Xu

747
00:32:46,310 --> 00:32:47,570
and cooperate with him

748
00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,040
to fabricate flawless evidence of crimes.

749
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,000
Fortune favors the bold.

750
00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:54,510
I won my gamble!

751
00:32:55,030 --> 00:32:57,440
I not only gained merit
with the Empress Dowager

752
00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,300
but also won Prince Duan's trust.

753
00:33:00,270 --> 00:33:01,070
From then on,

754
00:33:02,550 --> 00:33:04,030
my career soared.

755
00:33:05,590 --> 00:33:07,320
Among all the court officials,

756
00:33:07,550 --> 00:33:08,270
only you

757
00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:10,640
could play both sides

758
00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:11,840
with such stability.

759
00:33:13,110 --> 00:33:14,240
You've been working

760
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:16,000
for both of them.

761
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:18,830
Only I, the Emperor...

762
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:23,160
I am

763
00:33:24,030 --> 00:33:26,440
so sinful and deserve to die.

764
00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:33,480
Your Majesty,

765
00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:36,400
I know

766
00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:39,690
that I can not survive this.

767
00:33:42,030 --> 00:33:43,030
I just want to know

768
00:33:44,030 --> 00:33:46,480
how you learned about this, Your Majesty.

769
00:33:59,830 --> 00:34:00,360
Stand up.

770
00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:07,340
I just guessed.

771
00:34:16,590 --> 00:34:17,960
Just guessed?

772
00:34:30,230 --> 00:34:31,090
Your Highness.

773
00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:32,800
How did Xu Yao

774
00:34:34,150 --> 00:34:35,880
get into the Court of Revision?

775
00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:37,320
According to the guards,

776
00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,250
he entered with an imperial token.

777
00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,000
Oh, Xu Yao...

778
00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,150
I'm afraid you're

779
00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,110
going to lose this game.

780
00:35:05,550 --> 00:35:06,280
Who's there?

781
00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:09,400
I need to see Her Highness
for something urgent.

782
00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:10,400
Without His Majesty's decree,

783
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:11,860
no one is allowed to enter.

784
00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:13,300
Your Highness!

785
00:35:13,510 --> 00:35:14,370
Your Highness!

786
00:35:15,710 --> 00:35:16,440
Xu Yao?

787
00:35:17,030 --> 00:35:17,830
Why is he here?

788
00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:19,280
Let him in now.

789
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:20,190
Yes.

790
00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:23,740
Please.

791
00:35:24,670 --> 00:35:25,480
Mr. Xu?

792
00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:28,480
What brings you here?

793
00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:29,340
Your Highness,

794
00:35:29,590 --> 00:35:31,840
I need to see His Majesty
for some urgent matters.

795
00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:34,100
Could you please help me, Your Highness?

796
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:35,630
Mei, go invite His Majesty over.

797
00:35:35,630 --> 00:35:36,360
Understood.

798
00:35:41,070 --> 00:35:41,870
What's wrong?

799
00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:43,480
Is someone after you?

800
00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:44,610
Don't worry.

801
00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:45,760
You're absolutely safe here.

802
00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:46,620
Your Highness,

803
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:48,010
it's really urgent.

804
00:35:49,070 --> 00:35:50,630
If it's about Senior Minister Xu,

805
00:35:50,630 --> 00:35:51,890
I think I know about it.

806
00:35:53,510 --> 00:35:56,190
Your Highness,
you truly have His Majesty's favor.

807
00:35:56,190 --> 00:35:57,320
I was investigating

808
00:35:57,510 --> 00:35:59,440
my father's wrongful conviction.

809
00:35:59,710 --> 00:36:02,320
I found all the evidence
pointed to Prince Duan all of a sudden.

810
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:02,850
Just now,

811
00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:04,570
I returned to my room

812
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:05,890
and took a sip of tea.

813
00:36:06,670 --> 00:36:08,270
I noticed a weird taste, felt

814
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,000
a burning pain in my stomach,

815
00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:12,440
and realized I was poisoned.

816
00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:14,500
You were poisoned?

817
00:36:14,550 --> 00:36:15,880
Let's go find the imperial physician.

818
00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:16,590
Your Highness,

819
00:36:16,590 --> 00:36:19,630
since Prince Duan wants me dead,
I have no chance of survival.

820
00:36:19,630 --> 00:36:20,150
So,

821
00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,400
I pretended to know nothing,

822
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,110
snuck out through the back door,

823
00:36:24,110 --> 00:36:27,170
and temporarily escaped
Prince Duan's secret guards.

824
00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:28,960
With no way to meet His Majesty,

825
00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:30,360
I could only come to the library

826
00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:32,360
to ask for your help, Your Highness.

827
00:36:35,030 --> 00:36:35,440
Xu Yao!

828
00:36:39,110 --> 00:36:40,440
I know my sins are grave.

829
00:36:42,030 --> 00:36:44,290
But before I die, I have only one request.

830
00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:46,280
I've worked for Prince Duan for years,

831
00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:47,800
and I know all his crimes.

832
00:36:49,550 --> 00:36:51,410
If His Majesty can save my father,

833
00:36:51,510 --> 00:36:52,040
I, Xu Yao,

834
00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,340
will surely repay this kindness!

835
00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:56,650
Don't worry.

836
00:36:57,110 --> 00:36:58,760
His Majesty is a man of his word.

837
00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:02,090
Senior Minister Xu is already on his way
back to the capital.

838
00:37:02,190 --> 00:37:02,920
Is that true?

839
00:37:07,550 --> 00:37:08,610
That's wonderful.

840
00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:10,330
My father

841
00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:12,280
has always hoped

842
00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,230
that His Majesty could be a good emperor.

843
00:37:14,230 --> 00:37:15,030
If he returns,

844
00:37:15,630 --> 00:37:16,960
he will certainly serve
with absolute loyalty,

845
00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:18,880
using all his knowledge
to assist His Majesty,

846
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:20,030
making His Majesty...

847
00:37:20,030 --> 00:37:20,440
Xu Yao!

848
00:37:22,110 --> 00:37:23,070
Don't worry.

849
00:37:24,070 --> 00:37:26,000
His Majesty values
Senior Minister Xu's talents greatly,

850
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,530
and he values yours as well.

851
00:37:27,630 --> 00:37:28,480
Also, His Majesty

852
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,360
has already arranged a way out for you.

853
00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:32,360
He wants you to safely switch sides.

854
00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:33,840
Let's get out of here first, alright?

855
00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:34,370
Let's go.

856
00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:35,360
I'm afraid

857
00:37:36,070 --> 00:37:38,270
I won't be able to see His Majesty today.

858
00:37:41,250 --> 00:37:41,900
[Library]

859
00:37:57,670 --> 00:37:59,760
Fire! Come and help put it out!

860
00:38:00,030 --> 00:38:01,360
Someone please help!

861
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:05,690
It's on fire?

862
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:06,490
Let's go!

863
00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,160
Let's get out of here now!

864
00:38:08,630 --> 00:38:09,090
Come on.

865
00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:11,680
Go.

866
00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:21,720
Xu Yao!

867
00:38:24,550 --> 00:38:25,070
Get up!

868
00:38:25,110 --> 00:38:25,970
Your Highness,

869
00:38:26,110 --> 00:38:26,910
it's too late.

870
00:38:27,070 --> 00:38:28,110
I've recorded all

871
00:38:28,110 --> 00:38:29,590
of Prince Duan's plans in a book

872
00:38:29,590 --> 00:38:32,030
and buried it under the window
of his mansion's back kitchen.

873
00:38:32,030 --> 00:38:33,590
Don't go looking for it right away.

874
00:38:33,590 --> 00:38:34,960
Wait at least 7 days.

875
00:38:35,070 --> 00:38:35,880
Stop this talk.

876
00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:36,910
Let's get out first.

877
00:38:36,910 --> 00:38:37,440
Let's go.

878
00:38:48,230 --> 00:38:48,760
Xu Yao!

879
00:38:51,510 --> 00:38:52,030
Run.

880
00:38:53,110 --> 00:38:55,170
Don't look back for whoever you meet.

881
00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:57,630
Stay alive.

882
00:38:58,360 --> 00:38:58,840
Xu Yao!

883
00:38:59,710 --> 00:39:00,570
Get up quickly!

884
00:39:03,710 --> 00:39:04,140
Xu Yao,

885
00:39:04,510 --> 00:39:05,440
get up now!

886
00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:10,370
This isn't how your story ends
in the book.

887
00:39:10,370 --> 00:39:12,860
♪ In the time and space of chaos ♪

888
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:12,480
Don't you remember?

889
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:13,680
You still have a vendetta to settle.

890
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:16,700
♪ Every time I open my eyes ♪

891
00:39:14,190 --> 00:39:15,120
You're so young.

892
00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:17,410
You must have many things
you still want to do.

893
00:39:17,410 --> 00:39:20,610
♪ Your silhouette is engraved inside ♪

894
00:39:17,550 --> 00:39:19,750
Are you really willing to die like this?

895
00:39:20,270 --> 00:39:21,880
Smooth talkers

896
00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,280
often disguise themselves
as someone loyal and virtuous.

897
00:39:23,790 --> 00:39:26,530
♪ Then we transform ♪

898
00:39:25,190 --> 00:39:27,000
Those who are truly honest and sincere

899
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:29,800
may be clumsy in words,
but they act with integrity.

900
00:39:27,170 --> 00:39:30,230
♪ Into the blazing light to guard ♪

901
00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:32,840
So one must discern right from wrong.

902
00:39:30,610 --> 00:39:35,240
♪ Our eternal galaxy ♪

903
00:39:33,110 --> 00:39:35,310
One move can secure the nation's peace.

904
00:39:36,070 --> 00:39:37,030
Repeat after me.

905
00:39:36,110 --> 00:39:38,450
♪ Watch the universe bow ♪

906
00:39:39,270 --> 00:39:41,880
♪ And let time freeze ♪

907
00:39:39,550 --> 00:39:40,360
One move

908
00:39:40,630 --> 00:39:42,360
can secure the nation's peace.

909
00:39:42,590 --> 00:39:48,320
♪ I still gaze into those firm eyes ♪

910
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:50,280
Secure the nation's peace.

911
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:50,010
♪ It doesn't matter ♪

912
00:39:50,690 --> 00:39:53,540
♪ The world set a trap with the stars
and the moon blocking the way ♪

913
00:39:54,030 --> 00:39:54,480
Xu Yao...

914
00:39:54,070 --> 00:39:55,750
♪ I'll still stand by your side ♪

915
00:39:55,770 --> 00:40:01,660
♪ Stand like an unbreakable wall
in troubled times ♪

916
00:39:57,670 --> 00:39:58,280
Xu Yao!

917
00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:00,070
Don't give up!

918
00:40:02,210 --> 00:40:03,670
♪ Go to the battlefield ♪

919
00:40:04,140 --> 00:40:07,050
♪ Waters surge in reverse,
and time rewinds ♪

920
00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:07,280
Xu Yao!

921
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:09,660
♪ Sever the mundane shackles ♪

922
00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:11,290
♪ We can dance together ♪

923
00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:11,400
Xu Yao!

924
00:40:11,310 --> 00:40:20,910
♪ On the ruins fearlessly ♪

925
00:40:43,610 --> 00:40:46,150
♪ Watch the universe bow ♪

926
00:40:47,070 --> 00:40:49,490
♪ And let time freeze ♪

927
00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:55,970
♪ I still gaze into those firm eyes ♪

928
00:40:56,390 --> 00:40:57,470
♪ It doesn't matter ♪

929
00:40:58,040 --> 00:41:00,860
♪ The world set a trap with the stars
and the moon blocking the way ♪

930
00:41:01,490 --> 00:41:03,060
♪ I'll still stand by your side ♪

931
00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:09,080
♪ Stand like an unbreakable wall
in troubled times ♪

932
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:11,330
♪ Go to the battlefield ♪

933
00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:14,510
♪ Waters surge in reverse,
and time rewinds ♪

934
00:41:14,990 --> 00:41:17,100
♪ Sever the mundane shackles ♪

935
00:41:17,120 --> 00:41:18,760
♪ We can dance together ♪

936
00:41:18,790 --> 00:41:27,860
♪ On the ruins fearlessly ♪

937
00:41:29,570 --> 00:41:35,520
♪ Never looking back ♪

938
00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:54,880
Lady Yu?

939
00:42:02,630 --> 00:42:03,160
Yong'er.

940
00:42:06,150 --> 00:42:06,800
Help me.

941
00:42:10,150 --> 00:42:11,610
Take me to see His Majesty.

942
00:42:24,550 --> 00:42:25,080
Let's go.

943
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:29,770
Stay here and wait for me.

944
00:42:29,770 --> 00:42:31,700
I'll have someone carry you there.

945
00:42:31,710 --> 00:42:32,070
No.

946
00:42:33,590 --> 00:42:34,450
Don't leave me.

947
00:42:37,630 --> 00:42:38,490
Don't leave me.

948
00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:42,800
Your Highnesses.

949
00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:03,930
Greetings, Your Highness.

950
00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:06,680
I heard the library caught fire.

951
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:09,130
I've sent my guards to put out the fire.

952
00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:12,360
Fortunately, Her Highness is blessed
with good luck.

953
00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:19,660
Are you hurt anywhere,

954
00:43:21,110 --> 00:43:22,960
Your Highness?

955
00:43:35,150 --> 00:43:36,010
Your Highness,

956
00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:38,770
I don't think this is appropriate.

957
00:43:38,770 --> 00:43:39,830
It's an emergency.

958
00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:43,760
I'm simply escorting Her Highness
back to the palace.

959
00:43:49,550 --> 00:43:50,410
Your Highness!

960
00:43:54,510 --> 00:43:55,510
Let me go with you.

961
00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:57,510
No need for help here.

962
00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:01,960
Please fetch the imperial physician,
Your Highness.

963
00:44:06,550 --> 00:44:07,150
All right.

964
00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:24,010
Why are you trembling so much,
Your Highness?

965
00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:26,340
Are you scared of heights,

966
00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:29,020
worried about falling down these steps?

967
00:44:29,110 --> 00:44:30,110
If you're scared,

968
00:44:31,510 --> 00:44:33,110
you can hold onto me tightly.

969
00:44:34,110 --> 00:44:35,240
It's just the gusts.

970
00:44:36,190 --> 00:44:37,920
They're making me feel chilly.

971
00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:41,540
Your Highness, I hope you and I can remain

972
00:44:41,710 --> 00:44:43,240
as we were when we first met,

973
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:45,000
without fear,

974
00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:47,480
without distance.

975
00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:52,480
Do you know

976
00:44:53,230 --> 00:44:55,890
serving the emperor is
like living with a tiger?

977
00:44:56,230 --> 00:44:57,760
Instead of fearing me,

978
00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:01,230
you should fear His Majesty.

979
00:45:07,590 --> 00:45:08,800
That's much better.

980
00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:14,940
After all, Grand Tutor Wei's collusion
with the Salt Inspector is

981
00:45:15,030 --> 00:45:18,000
an open secret throughout the court.

982
00:45:19,030 --> 00:45:21,090
Yet His Majesty has kept ignoring it.

983
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,660
To exonerate the Salt Inspector,

984
00:45:25,320 --> 00:45:27,850
they've exploited
the common people and sold

985
00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:32,210
Salt Transportation and Sales Licenses
privately to line their own pockets,

986
00:45:33,670 --> 00:45:36,200
while the people
who wrote petitions in blood

987
00:45:37,070 --> 00:45:39,280
could only die from their lashings.

988
00:45:42,110 --> 00:45:42,970
Your Highness,

989
00:45:43,630 --> 00:45:44,480
this world

990
00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:48,200
has suffered from tyranny for too long.

991
00:45:52,590 --> 00:45:54,990
What are you talking about, Your Highness?

992
00:45:55,150 --> 00:45:56,710
I don't understand.

993
00:45:57,840 --> 00:45:58,440
Let her go!

994
00:46:20,940 --> 00:46:21,730
♪ Tell me ♪

995
00:46:22,450 --> 00:46:25,900
♪ Why so many laments echo in the wind ♪

996
00:46:27,520 --> 00:46:28,580
♪ Walk past me ♪

997
00:46:28,980 --> 00:46:32,730
♪ Like an aloof passerby ♪

998
00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:36,580
♪ We met in the crowd ♪

999
00:46:37,500 --> 00:46:40,150
♪ There's no mistake in this life ♪

1000
00:46:41,010 --> 00:46:43,970
♪ I only regret being clumsy in words ♪

1001
00:46:43,990 --> 00:46:46,150
♪ And shrinking from speaking it out ♪

1002
00:46:46,550 --> 00:46:49,000
♪ Even when destiny mocked me, hurt me ♪

1003
00:46:49,050 --> 00:46:50,810
♪ Destroyed me, or trapped me ♪

1004
00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:53,360
♪ I never yielded ♪

1005
00:46:53,670 --> 00:46:55,110
♪ But why ♪

1006
00:46:55,400 --> 00:46:59,860
♪ Can't I bear to see
even a single tear in your eyes? ♪

1007
00:47:00,300 --> 00:47:02,620
♪ But we once fell in love, went wild ♪

1008
00:47:02,710 --> 00:47:04,560
♪ Split up, and lost each other ♪

1009
00:47:04,590 --> 00:47:06,910
♪ They are
all unforgettable memories to me ♪

1010
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:05,480
Sorry,

1011
00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:07,880
I'm late.

1012
00:47:07,330 --> 00:47:09,060
♪ The first time I met you ♪

1013
00:47:09,460 --> 00:47:17,280
♪ It felt like something suddenly
lit up my soul ♪