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♪If not for you♪

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

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♪Only when I have your love♪

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♪Is my invincibility not in vain♪

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♪The towering peaks I've conquered♪

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♪Leave me♪

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♪Feeling empty♪

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♪I've given everything♪

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♪Just to follow you♪

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♪Through life and death♪

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♪Could it be that love♪

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♪Is the true end of this life♪

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♪Why does every battle♪

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♪Bring deeper pain♪

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♪I never got it♪

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♪You once promised me♪

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♪You'd give me ordinary days♪

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♪Then I'd rather♪

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♪Face blades and fall♪

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♪Into your arms instead of the clouds♪

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♪I'll pass through layers of fog♪

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♪And barriers♪

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

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♪Who's to weigh their worth♪

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♪Only love♪

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♪Gives me a sky as wide as the sea♪

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♪I only want to be your hero♪

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=The Prisoner of Beauty=

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=Episode 9=

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You're home early today.

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(Wise Kashyapa Who Governs Eternally)

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I am.

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To congratulate you.

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Why is that?

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Do you know

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who the Commander of Boya Forces is?

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Who is it?

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Your brother-in-law.

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Bi Zhi.

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You must be joking, My Lord.

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My brother-in-law is just a stableman.

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You really don't know?

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Your brother-in-law

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is quite remarkable.

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He not only

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defeated Xue Tai,

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but did so more than once.

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Really?

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I can't believe he pulled that off.

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That means Cousin's days ahead

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could finally be peaceful.

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But then again,

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how peaceful can it really be?

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He claimed Boya all on his own.

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Different factions

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will go after him.

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But he's just one man, not much power.

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My uncle,

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wary of your reputation,

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won't accept him easily.

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Neither of them can go home now.

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Typical Qiao. Always defiant.

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Were you copying sutras just now?

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Yes.

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Do you like the armrest I gave you?

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I do.

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It's made from fresh southern bamboo.

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It never feels sticky.

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I treasured it too much,

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so I hardly dared use it.

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It's all right.

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It's not that rare, anyway.

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This bamboo, though,

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it's truly quite fine.

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My Lord.

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You work so hard every day

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and often suffer headaches.

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I thought perhaps,

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your pillow wasn't comfortable.

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So I made you a new one.

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(That pattern…)

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(What's she trying to imply?)

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Did you embroider it?

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No.

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I asked Chunniang to sew it,

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but I picked the fabric myself.

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And this pattern…

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I…

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I just thought

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the fabric was so soft.

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It must be comfortable for sleep.

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Thank you.

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Why is he acting so odd today?

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He insisted you read and write here.

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Wait.

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The fabric is
of Flourishing Descendants pattern.

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Why didn't you tell me?

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Flourishing Descendants?

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You said it was just soft fabric.

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And,

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that armrest's jade.

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You didn't say that either.

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My Lord.

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Rest assured, sir.

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I've already asked her.

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As for this matter,

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no matter how bold the Qiao Clan is,

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they wouldn't dare raise a flag in Boya.

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What did Mrs. Wei say?

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You can rest assured.

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Bi Zhi may have some skills

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and defeated Xue Tai several times,

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but the Qiao Clan won't accept him.

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He's just

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looking for a foothold.

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As long as there's no flag,

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Boya remains unclaimed.

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And since he's fighting Xue Tai,

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he poses no threat to us.

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Just keep things as they are.

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Only a few hundred men?

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General,

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those hunting in the woods

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were very agile.

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Not mere servants.

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Wei Shao

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has intervened in Boya,

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dressing his soldiers in plain clothes.

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What's his intention?

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Luckily, we didn't rush to attack.

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He was once Qiao's stableman,

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and is Qiao Yue's son-in-law now.

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In truth,

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he's family to the Wei traitors.

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Yanzhou has two such sons-in-law now,

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and they're both carving out territory.

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We won't engage.

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Withdraw the troops.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Xue Tai has withdrawn?

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That's right.

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He left just like that?

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My friend,

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we owe this to you.

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General, you flatter me.

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I didn't do much.

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Even though Xue Tai has retreated,

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we declared ourselves

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commander here.

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There will be trouble again.

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So what should we do?

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You drove off the bandits

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and have won the people's trust.

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Find a hilltop

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and raise a command flag.

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It'll look like you're asking

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for the people's support.

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If you do this,

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more will follow you,

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and fewer will cause trouble.

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But what kind of flag?

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I only know horses.

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That's easy.

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I've seen plenty of flags.

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Bring a plain piece of cloth.

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Xing.

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Yes.

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But what should we write on it?

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We can't write "Zhi" (swine).

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A command flag

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declares ownership.

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If it bears the character "Wei,"

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it means this place belongs to Wei.

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If trouble arises later,

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Wei will have to step in.

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If it becomes Wei territory,

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wouldn't that cause problems
for the Lord of Wei?

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Xue Tai is stationed at Xiaogang,

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across the river from Boya and Panyi.

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This trip

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is not for battle,

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but to probe.

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We can't let others think

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that Wei plans to occupy Boya.

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Dear, what if

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we write your surname,

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Qiao?

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That's a good idea.

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Xing, bring more liquor.

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We must thank General Wei Qu.

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Yes.

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(Qiao)

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Ma'am.

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General Bi Zhi.

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Don't bother.

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Take care, General.

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Take care.

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Hyah.

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(Qiao)

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You raised the flag for Qiao.

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You handled such a big matter

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and only brought back some wild game

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and sacks of rice?

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It was my oversight.

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You ordered me

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to ensure no one thought

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Wei intervened.

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But everything was ruined by hesitation.

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Looks like all you do is hunt and drink.

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After a few drinks,

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you've forgotten who you are.

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My Lord,

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Wei Qu can't be blamed for this.

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Who would've thought
Qiao was so bold?

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They challenged you

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over Boya.

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Yong.

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Sir.

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Sir.

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- Speak.
- My voice...

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My Lord,

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if anyone's to blame, it's Bi Zhi.

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All brawn,

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no brains.

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Fought so hard for a piece of land,

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only to fly

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his wife's surname on the flag.

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Sounds like a kept man.

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Who are you mocking?

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My Lord.

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We haven't seen it coming.

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It's a misunderstanding.

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A misunderstanding?

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How could things line up so perfectly?

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No need for you to tell me.

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I know who's behind this.

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My Lord,

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could it truly be as the advisor said,

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that this is Mrs. Wei's doing?

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I underestimated her.

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You all remember this:

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Stay away from the Qiao Clan.

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Or you'll be dumb.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Yes.

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You may all rise.

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I can

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give up Boya,

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but I won't just hand it to Yanzhou.

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It was a losing game,

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yet she managed to turn it around.

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(Xiaogang, Boya)

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Send the order:

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Attack Xiaogang immediately.

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My Lord,

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Liangya's army guards Xiaogang.

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That land belonged to Wei.

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But 14 years ago,

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it was taken while we were weak.

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Lady Qiao

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(Panyi)
gave me Panyi without fuss,

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(Boya)
but secretly let Bi Zhi take Boya.

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That gives Yanzhou a new gateway.

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So,

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keeping troops in Panyi

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will be pointless.

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To strike back,

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we must open

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a new front.

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Boya and Xiaogang face each other.

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(Xiaogang)
From there,

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we can monitor Bi Zhi closely.

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You four,

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gather the troops.

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Set out for Xiaogang.

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- Yes.
- Yes.

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Wei Qu,

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this is your chance to redeem yourself.

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Don't waste it.

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Understood.

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Any other orders?

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From today on,

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all correspondence from the Qiao Clan

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comes through me.

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Got it.

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I don't think

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any of us should get married.

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Marriage just turns

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into mind games.

290
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Don't count me in.

291
00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:45,880
Only you

292
00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:47,260
could be outwitted by your own kin.

293
00:14:48,020 --> 00:14:48,900
And My Lord, too.

294
00:14:49,180 --> 00:14:50,020
Enough.

295
00:14:57,820 --> 00:14:58,660
My Lady.

296
00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:01,820
What's this?

297
00:15:11,580 --> 00:15:13,500
You're home early today.

298
00:15:14,340 --> 00:15:16,580
These are wild game from Boya.

299
00:15:16,860 --> 00:15:18,180
And this rice too.

300
00:15:21,350 --> 00:15:22,220
Come.

301
00:15:22,220 --> 00:15:23,260
Specially prepared for you.

302
00:15:27,180 --> 00:15:29,260
Cousin sent these?

303
00:15:29,980 --> 00:15:30,820
Yes.

304
00:15:31,500 --> 00:15:33,220
You two share a deep bond,

305
00:15:33,220 --> 00:15:34,340
looking out for each other.

306
00:15:34,540 --> 00:15:36,220
It's truly moving.

307
00:15:36,860 --> 00:15:39,180
But it's not even mealtime yet.

308
00:15:39,300 --> 00:15:40,580
I can't eat these.

309
00:15:40,780 --> 00:15:42,860
You made me shoes,

310
00:15:43,020 --> 00:15:43,980
pillows,

311
00:15:44,100 --> 00:15:45,340
and meals.

312
00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:46,460
This meal

313
00:15:46,460 --> 00:15:47,620
is to thank you.

314
00:15:51,300 --> 00:15:52,140
Dig in.

315
00:15:58,820 --> 00:15:59,660
Try this.

316
00:16:06,820 --> 00:16:07,740
The meat is good.

317
00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:09,140
- My Lord.
- It's tasty.

318
00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:10,820
I can't eat that much.

319
00:16:10,940 --> 00:16:12,940
The kitchen made this just for you.

320
00:16:12,940 --> 00:16:14,300
Eat more.

321
00:16:15,860 --> 00:16:16,700
Eat.

322
00:16:28,260 --> 00:16:31,140
He said not to associate with Qiao.

323
00:16:31,340 --> 00:16:33,140
Does that include Xiaotao?

324
00:16:35,140 --> 00:16:36,220
Probably.

325
00:16:48,820 --> 00:16:49,660
Duang,

326
00:16:50,180 --> 00:16:52,700
I heard General Wei Qu is back.

327
00:16:52,860 --> 00:16:54,820
How is Miss Daqiao doing in Boya?

328
00:16:55,900 --> 00:16:57,260
I'm talking to you here.

329
00:16:58,700 --> 00:16:59,540
Duang.

330
00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:01,060
Xiaotao,

331
00:17:01,060 --> 00:17:03,020
can you leave me alone?

332
00:17:03,420 --> 00:17:04,859
My Lord said

333
00:17:05,099 --> 00:17:06,540
to stay away from you people.

334
00:17:07,060 --> 00:17:08,740
Said we might turn dumb.

335
00:17:10,220 --> 00:17:11,260
How does your dumbness

336
00:17:11,260 --> 00:17:13,099
have anything to do with us?

337
00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:15,460
Duang, how is she?

338
00:17:15,619 --> 00:17:16,700
Xiaotao,

339
00:17:16,700 --> 00:17:18,619
I'm truly on official duty now.

340
00:17:19,300 --> 00:17:21,740
We messed up in Boya,

341
00:17:22,700 --> 00:17:24,460
and now we're making up for it.

342
00:17:24,780 --> 00:17:26,460
My Lord is sending troops to Xiaogang.

343
00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:28,260
So please, stop bothering me.

344
00:17:34,180 --> 00:17:35,660
Xiaogang?

345
00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:42,060
I really can't eat more.

346
00:17:43,340 --> 00:17:44,460
Just a bit more.

347
00:17:44,460 --> 00:17:45,300
Look.

348
00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:46,980
The rice is from Boya.

349
00:17:47,340 --> 00:17:48,180
Have some more.

350
00:17:50,060 --> 00:17:51,580
Did you

351
00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:53,660
come here for something?

352
00:17:54,820 --> 00:17:55,940
Not really.

353
00:17:56,540 --> 00:17:58,340
I just wanted to ask you,

354
00:17:58,780 --> 00:18:00,500
what have you been busy with lately?

355
00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:03,580
Needlework and copying sutras.

356
00:18:03,820 --> 00:18:04,860
Besides that?

357
00:18:07,580 --> 00:18:09,540
Studying "The Analects"

358
00:18:09,540 --> 00:18:10,860
and "The Book of Songs."

359
00:18:11,980 --> 00:18:14,620
For example, letters to your cousin?

360
00:18:16,700 --> 00:18:17,980
Just some

361
00:18:17,980 --> 00:18:18,860
daily reminders.

362
00:18:19,620 --> 00:18:20,700
Daily reminders?

363
00:18:22,260 --> 00:18:23,780
Does that include

364
00:18:24,820 --> 00:18:27,460
raising the Qiao flag in Boya?

365
00:18:33,740 --> 00:18:36,060
I only heard him defeated the bandits,

366
00:18:36,060 --> 00:18:37,220
so I gave a few reminders.

367
00:18:41,140 --> 00:18:42,140
Lady Qiao,

368
00:18:44,300 --> 00:18:45,620
how cunning you are.

369
00:18:49,900 --> 00:18:51,380
I don't understand

370
00:18:51,380 --> 00:18:52,340
what you're saying.

371
00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:53,340
Really?

372
00:18:54,420 --> 00:18:56,260
You pretended to care,

373
00:18:56,340 --> 00:18:57,500
made me drop my guard,

374
00:18:58,100 --> 00:18:59,460
then used the box incident

375
00:18:59,460 --> 00:19:00,860
to make me feel guilty.

376
00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:02,100
I couldn't

377
00:19:02,100 --> 00:19:03,380
have planned guilt.

378
00:19:04,260 --> 00:19:06,220
You had to be wrong first

379
00:19:06,380 --> 00:19:07,580
for me to use it.

380
00:19:07,740 --> 00:19:09,380
Exactly. You used that guilt.

381
00:19:09,620 --> 00:19:11,780
Faked deep sibling affection.

382
00:19:12,180 --> 00:19:13,820
Used the konghou to draw my concern.

383
00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:14,660
Right?

384
00:19:14,940 --> 00:19:16,380
Missing my cousin is real.

385
00:19:16,380 --> 00:19:18,300
But your love for music is fake, right?

386
00:19:18,540 --> 00:19:19,700
After all these days,

387
00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:20,880
why does it still sound awful?

388
00:19:21,980 --> 00:19:22,860
Besides,

389
00:19:22,860 --> 00:19:23,820
if you want Boya,

390
00:19:23,820 --> 00:19:25,180
you could've just told me.

391
00:19:26,060 --> 00:19:27,620
Why manipulate my men

392
00:19:27,620 --> 00:19:28,620
to send your letters?

393
00:19:28,780 --> 00:19:29,710
Act all high and mighty

394
00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:30,740
in front of Xue Tai?

395
00:19:30,740 --> 00:19:31,820
No battle fought,

396
00:19:31,820 --> 00:19:33,700
yet the Qiao flag flew over Boya.

397
00:19:37,180 --> 00:19:38,780
My brother-in-law succeeded, huh?

398
00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:43,500
Look at your smug face.

399
00:19:43,500 --> 00:19:44,780
Look in a mirror.

400
00:19:50,900 --> 00:19:52,220
Turns out, I was too naive.

401
00:19:53,380 --> 00:19:54,780
You're a Wei wife in name,

402
00:19:55,980 --> 00:19:57,260
but still a Qiao woman at heart.

403
00:19:58,420 --> 00:19:59,940
He defeated Xue Tai

404
00:19:59,940 --> 00:20:01,700
and helped Wei

405
00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:03,220
get rid of a threat.

406
00:20:03,860 --> 00:20:06,220
Raising the Qiao flag
shouldn't be a big deal.

407
00:20:06,220 --> 00:20:07,660
Qiao and Wei are one family.

408
00:20:07,860 --> 00:20:10,180
You won't attack
the Qiao Clan, will you?

409
00:20:11,860 --> 00:20:13,060
Or,

410
00:20:13,060 --> 00:20:14,380
the marriage between us

411
00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:16,260
was all for show?

412
00:20:16,660 --> 00:20:18,460
Is that why
you stationed troops in Panyi?

413
00:20:22,980 --> 00:20:24,140
I can't out-talk you.

414
00:20:24,740 --> 00:20:26,020
You always win with your words.

415
00:20:26,820 --> 00:20:28,540
Words are all I have here.

416
00:20:28,540 --> 00:20:30,180
Your words drive me mad.

417
00:20:34,300 --> 00:20:35,820
I'm done arguing.

418
00:20:40,580 --> 00:20:41,740
However,

419
00:20:43,060 --> 00:20:44,940
don't think holding a key position

420
00:20:46,060 --> 00:20:47,340
means you can act reckless.

421
00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:50,340
I'll always keep a knife

422
00:20:50,340 --> 00:20:51,420
at Qiao's throat.

423
00:21:03,340 --> 00:21:04,260
Mrs. Wei,

424
00:21:05,780 --> 00:21:08,260
Wei Liang got all mad when he saw me.

425
00:21:08,540 --> 00:21:09,900
Said his lord told him

426
00:21:09,900 --> 00:21:11,540
not to go near the Qiao clan,

427
00:21:11,540 --> 00:21:12,900
or he'd turn dumb.

428
00:21:13,180 --> 00:21:14,460
Can you believe

429
00:21:14,460 --> 00:21:15,580
how ridiculous he was?

430
00:21:17,420 --> 00:21:19,220
But he's not entirely wrong.

431
00:21:21,060 --> 00:21:24,100
Now they're so angry,
they're sending out troops.

432
00:21:26,940 --> 00:21:28,060
Where to?

433
00:21:28,500 --> 00:21:30,580
Xiaogang.

434
00:21:36,220 --> 00:21:37,060
Chunniang.

435
00:21:38,900 --> 00:21:40,540
When will Zhang Pu return to Kangjun?

436
00:21:41,060 --> 00:21:42,060
My Lady.

437
00:21:42,060 --> 00:21:43,820
He was ill

438
00:21:43,860 --> 00:21:45,060
after coming to Yujun.

439
00:21:45,060 --> 00:21:47,020
He likely hasn't recovered yet.

440
00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:49,740
Have him come see me.

441
00:21:49,740 --> 00:21:50,580
Yes.

442
00:21:53,940 --> 00:21:55,730
Sir, when you return to Yanzhou,

443
00:21:55,750 --> 00:21:56,980
could you take a detour to Boya

444
00:21:56,980 --> 00:21:58,020
and deliver a message

445
00:21:58,020 --> 00:21:59,500
to my cousin?

446
00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:03,460
I'm still sick.

447
00:22:04,740 --> 00:22:07,140
Can't you just write a letter?

448
00:22:07,300 --> 00:22:09,020
It's of great importance.

449
00:22:09,020 --> 00:22:11,460
You must explain it in person.

450
00:22:11,620 --> 00:22:13,180
Break it down for them.

451
00:22:14,220 --> 00:22:15,260
I see.

452
00:22:16,340 --> 00:22:17,660
Please tell me.

453
00:22:17,980 --> 00:22:19,260
Wei Shao

454
00:22:19,690 --> 00:22:21,620
is attacking Xiaogang today

455
00:22:22,020 --> 00:22:24,020
to pin down Boya.

456
00:22:24,420 --> 00:22:26,660
But in Yanzhou, there's a place

457
00:22:26,820 --> 00:22:27,980
called Liancheng

458
00:22:27,980 --> 00:22:29,420
close to Xiaogang.

459
00:22:29,940 --> 00:22:31,540
If you take the mountain path,

460
00:22:31,540 --> 00:22:33,180
it's a three-day trip.

461
00:22:33,500 --> 00:22:34,700
Tell my cousin,

462
00:22:34,860 --> 00:22:36,740
to have her husband start mining there.

463
00:22:36,940 --> 00:22:37,780
I've marked

464
00:22:37,780 --> 00:22:39,460
the exact spot on this map.

465
00:22:43,420 --> 00:22:45,500
(Yanzhou, Panyi, Liangya,
Wei State, Bianzhou)

466
00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:48,180
(Boya)

467
00:22:49,420 --> 00:22:50,780
Mining?

468
00:22:51,060 --> 00:22:51,940
(Wei)

469
00:22:51,940 --> 00:22:54,300
(Wei Shao set his sights on Xiaogang)

470
00:22:54,300 --> 00:22:57,380
(as it's easy to defend
and hard to attack.)

471
00:22:57,380 --> 00:22:59,060
(It could be used to pin down Boya.)

472
00:22:59,060 --> 00:23:00,700
(But if we dig)

473
00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:02,420
(a secret tunnel here,)

474
00:23:02,420 --> 00:23:03,660
(Yanzhou's troops)

475
00:23:03,660 --> 00:23:05,820
(could reach Xiaogang
within half a day.)

476
00:23:05,820 --> 00:23:06,940
(In that case,)

477
00:23:07,060 --> 00:23:09,580
(Xiaogang would be firmly
in Yanzhou's grasp.)

478
00:23:30,540 --> 00:23:31,540
Lady Xu,

479
00:23:31,780 --> 00:23:32,780
Mrs. Wei is here.

480
00:23:34,380 --> 00:23:35,220
Grandmother.

481
00:23:35,700 --> 00:23:36,780
Did you see him off?

482
00:23:37,260 --> 00:23:38,100
I did.

483
00:23:38,940 --> 00:23:39,780
Have a seat.

484
00:23:44,940 --> 00:23:46,060
Do you play Go?

485
00:23:47,220 --> 00:23:48,140
Yes.

486
00:23:48,340 --> 00:23:49,380
But I'm not skilled.

487
00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:51,260
It's an art to be learned.

488
00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:54,380
Beginners often focus

489
00:23:54,380 --> 00:23:56,140
on capturing more pieces,

490
00:23:56,180 --> 00:23:57,540
trying to wipe out the opponent.

491
00:23:58,060 --> 00:23:59,660
And they lose because of it.

492
00:24:00,220 --> 00:24:01,460
To win,

493
00:24:01,460 --> 00:24:03,140
you have to yield a little.

494
00:24:03,620 --> 00:24:05,540
But knowing how much to yield

495
00:24:05,740 --> 00:24:07,100
takes judgment.

496
00:24:07,620 --> 00:24:10,140
If both sides press too hard,

497
00:24:10,620 --> 00:24:11,460
it ends

498
00:24:11,460 --> 00:24:13,540
in a stalemate.

499
00:24:14,300 --> 00:24:16,300
There may still be a winner,

500
00:24:16,660 --> 00:24:17,940
but the board

501
00:24:18,380 --> 00:24:19,260
looks ugly.

502
00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:22,500
I will remember your words.

503
00:24:22,700 --> 00:24:23,780
Do you think

504
00:24:23,940 --> 00:24:25,740
I was talking about the game?

505
00:24:26,540 --> 00:24:28,420
It was about marriage.

506
00:24:29,220 --> 00:24:30,780
My Lord and I are not enemies,

507
00:24:30,780 --> 00:24:31,860
but allies.

508
00:24:32,620 --> 00:24:34,100
Still, maybe

509
00:24:34,250 --> 00:24:35,940
I'm not good at Go.

510
00:24:38,360 --> 00:24:40,940
I used to see him off to war.

511
00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:42,820
Now you do.

512
00:24:43,020 --> 00:24:44,620
That's a wife's duty.

513
00:24:44,980 --> 00:24:46,140
I'm pleased.

514
00:24:46,660 --> 00:24:48,260
But what I really hope is:

515
00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:49,860
From now on,

516
00:24:50,380 --> 00:24:51,380
Zhonglin will

517
00:24:51,380 --> 00:24:52,660
no longer go to war.

518
00:24:52,940 --> 00:24:55,380
Do you know

519
00:24:55,580 --> 00:24:56,980
what that means?

520
00:24:58,060 --> 00:24:59,380
I understand.

521
00:24:59,580 --> 00:25:00,620
Back then,

522
00:25:00,620 --> 00:25:02,420
when your grandfather proposed,

523
00:25:03,740 --> 00:25:05,260
he wrote me a letter,

524
00:25:06,180 --> 00:25:08,940
confessing his past wrongs.

525
00:25:09,490 --> 00:25:11,180
I resented your grandfather.

526
00:25:11,330 --> 00:25:13,380
His betrayal

527
00:25:13,580 --> 00:25:15,860
cost me my husband,

528
00:25:16,420 --> 00:25:17,260
my son,

529
00:25:17,620 --> 00:25:18,540
and my grandson.

530
00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:22,340
But the dead can't come back.

531
00:25:22,980 --> 00:25:26,180
Even if I wipe out the Qiao Clan,

532
00:25:26,180 --> 00:25:28,180
would it ease our scars from the past

533
00:25:28,420 --> 00:25:29,900
and the pain in our hearts

534
00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:32,660
even a little?

535
00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:37,260
But if

536
00:25:37,260 --> 00:25:39,500
your marriage with Zhonglin

537
00:25:40,700 --> 00:25:42,660
could resolve this hatred

538
00:25:43,260 --> 00:25:44,900
and help him

539
00:25:45,220 --> 00:25:46,940
let go of his obsessions,

540
00:25:48,420 --> 00:25:49,700
so he no longer

541
00:25:50,580 --> 00:25:53,180
spends his life in mourning,

542
00:25:53,980 --> 00:25:54,940
what more

543
00:25:57,580 --> 00:25:59,460
could I ask for?

544
00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:04,860
Grandmother,

545
00:26:07,460 --> 00:26:09,300
I've let you down.

546
00:26:09,940 --> 00:26:10,780
It's all right.

547
00:26:10,900 --> 00:26:12,380
Everything takes time.

548
00:26:12,780 --> 00:26:14,220
Let's take it slow.

549
00:26:20,540 --> 00:26:23,740
(Two Months Later)

550
00:26:36,820 --> 00:26:38,740
(Government Office)
The Lord has returned.

551
00:26:38,740 --> 00:26:47,740
The Lord has returned.

552
00:26:47,780 --> 00:26:49,620
The Lord has returned.

553
00:26:49,900 --> 00:26:51,580
The Lord has returned.

554
00:26:51,940 --> 00:26:53,420
The Lord has returned.

555
00:26:53,700 --> 00:26:55,620
The Lord has returned.

556
00:26:55,620 --> 00:26:57,140
(Government Office)

557
00:26:57,140 --> 00:26:59,500
My Lord, we claimed
a great victory at Xiaogang.

558
00:26:59,700 --> 00:27:02,300
We gave Liu Yan of Liangya
a strong warning.

559
00:27:02,300 --> 00:27:03,860
It truly lifts everyone's spirits.

560
00:27:04,020 --> 00:27:05,620
How many times must I tell you?

561
00:27:05,620 --> 00:27:07,540
Never judge by appearances alone.

562
00:27:07,860 --> 00:27:09,060
Stationing troops at Xiaogang

563
00:27:09,300 --> 00:27:11,540
isn't only about intimidating Liangya.

564
00:27:12,180 --> 00:27:14,100
Besides reinforcing Xiaogang,

565
00:27:14,740 --> 00:27:15,980
I have four more

566
00:27:15,980 --> 00:27:16,980
tasks for you.

567
00:27:17,740 --> 00:27:18,820
Yes.

568
00:27:19,740 --> 00:27:20,580
First:

569
00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:22,220
Increase patrols

570
00:27:22,220 --> 00:27:24,340
along the Xiaogang-Liangya border.

571
00:27:24,580 --> 00:27:25,780
You are wise and decisive.

572
00:27:25,780 --> 00:27:27,300
Liangya has always eyed us.

573
00:27:27,620 --> 00:27:28,540
Second:

574
00:27:29,060 --> 00:27:30,260
Keep close watch

575
00:27:30,260 --> 00:27:32,180
on military movements
between Yanzhou and Boya.

576
00:27:32,180 --> 00:27:33,540
You're thorough and careful.

577
00:27:33,540 --> 00:27:35,260
We must guard against an attack
from Boya.

578
00:27:35,380 --> 00:27:36,300
Third:

579
00:27:36,660 --> 00:27:39,220
Reinforce all frontier outposts.

580
00:27:39,270 --> 00:27:40,340
Your foresight's unmatched.

581
00:27:40,340 --> 00:27:41,700
We must watch every state's moves.

582
00:27:42,220 --> 00:27:43,420
Fourth…

583
00:27:54,780 --> 00:27:55,620
My Lord,

584
00:27:55,740 --> 00:27:57,660
what's the fourth thing?

585
00:27:58,340 --> 00:27:59,180
The fourth one.

586
00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,260
Get my bedding back
to the main chamber.

587
00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:02,900
I'm going to battle Lady Qiao

588
00:28:03,020 --> 00:28:04,220
over every inch of ground.

589
00:28:21,900 --> 00:28:23,780
Howe can you just barge in?

590
00:28:24,220 --> 00:28:25,500
Do you have no respect?

591
00:28:25,500 --> 00:28:27,500
This is the Lord and Lady's bedchamber.

592
00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:30,260
No matter how often

593
00:28:30,260 --> 00:28:31,460
you used to come,

594
00:28:31,700 --> 00:28:33,340
from now on,
without being summoned,

595
00:28:33,540 --> 00:28:34,660
no one may enter.

596
00:28:35,540 --> 00:28:37,060
If we aren't moving in ourselves,

597
00:28:37,220 --> 00:28:38,180
will you do it?

598
00:28:38,300 --> 00:28:39,460
Didn't you just say

599
00:28:39,460 --> 00:28:42,220
this is the Lord and Lady's bedchamber?

600
00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:44,280
My Lord is moving back in.

601
00:28:44,290 --> 00:28:45,140
Excuse me.

602
00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:46,780
Careful.

603
00:28:53,620 --> 00:28:55,260
Don't crush the Lady's quilt.

604
00:28:56,340 --> 00:28:57,180
Get down.

605
00:28:58,580 --> 00:29:01,060
Stop it. That's Mrs. Wei's books.

606
00:29:01,060 --> 00:29:01,980
Get down.

607
00:29:01,980 --> 00:29:02,820
Stop it.

608
00:29:04,740 --> 00:29:05,900
What are you doing?

609
00:29:05,900 --> 00:29:07,580
Don't touch the Lady's books.

610
00:29:07,700 --> 00:29:09,860
Wait. She's just a woman,

611
00:29:09,860 --> 00:29:11,900
she reads too?

612
00:29:12,420 --> 00:29:15,140
My Lady could read at three,
recite poems at five.

613
00:29:15,140 --> 00:29:16,220
Of course she reads.

614
00:29:16,220 --> 00:29:17,100
Fine, fine.

615
00:29:17,700 --> 00:29:19,780
Put those useless books
on the dressing table.

616
00:29:19,780 --> 00:29:20,860
He won't use it anyway.

617
00:29:21,820 --> 00:29:23,180
What?

618
00:29:23,500 --> 00:29:25,420
You say it like he doesn't have a face.

619
00:29:26,980 --> 00:29:29,140
The sword. I think it's best here.

620
00:29:29,580 --> 00:29:30,540
It fits well right here.

621
00:29:33,940 --> 00:29:35,620
You're leaving a sword here?

622
00:29:35,940 --> 00:29:37,140
Does he practice it?

623
00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:39,380
He's not just a swordsman.

624
00:29:39,380 --> 00:29:40,860
He kills with ease.

625
00:29:41,340 --> 00:29:42,780
Where should his clothes go?

626
00:29:45,500 --> 00:29:46,660
This one

627
00:29:46,660 --> 00:29:48,900
and those ones are My Lady's.

628
00:29:49,300 --> 00:29:50,340
Well,

629
00:29:50,340 --> 00:29:51,340
he can use that one.

630
00:29:52,580 --> 00:29:53,500
So small?

631
00:29:54,150 --> 00:29:55,000
Wait.

632
00:29:55,020 --> 00:29:57,540
Why does she take up so much space?

633
00:29:57,820 --> 00:29:59,500
Did she move all of Yanzhou in?

634
00:30:00,900 --> 00:30:03,060
None of you four are married, right?

635
00:30:03,540 --> 00:30:05,140
Anywhere, the woman's wardrobe

636
00:30:05,140 --> 00:30:07,060
is always bigger.

637
00:30:08,940 --> 00:30:09,780
Really?

638
00:30:10,460 --> 00:30:11,500
Makes sense.

639
00:30:18,580 --> 00:30:20,860
With Xiaotao's temper, honestly,

640
00:30:20,980 --> 00:30:22,100
who'd marry her?

641
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,890
What's she to you?

642
00:30:23,900 --> 00:30:25,010
Why worry about that?

643
00:30:25,030 --> 00:30:25,820
Come on.

644
00:30:25,860 --> 00:30:26,900
Don't forget,

645
00:30:27,180 --> 00:30:28,900
she's meant to marry into our family.

646
00:30:29,300 --> 00:30:31,620
Well, just one of us.

647
00:30:31,740 --> 00:30:32,860
Not it.

648
00:30:33,220 --> 00:30:34,060
Me neither.

649
00:30:34,260 --> 00:30:35,300
I'm not marrying her.

650
00:30:36,450 --> 00:30:37,300
You…

651
00:30:37,420 --> 00:30:38,340
Let's draw lots.

652
00:30:39,340 --> 00:30:40,420
Alright. Fine.

653
00:30:48,740 --> 00:30:50,100
Didn't we agree to draw lots?

654
00:30:50,380 --> 00:30:51,220
Where is everyone?

655
00:31:01,820 --> 00:31:03,780
My Lady, you should've seen them.

656
00:31:04,060 --> 00:31:06,540
It was like they were
dividing up territory,

657
00:31:06,540 --> 00:31:08,100
arguing over every inch.

658
00:31:08,580 --> 00:31:10,700
Insisting on which part belonged to him,

659
00:31:10,700 --> 00:31:11,940
and which to you.

660
00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:14,140
But the two of you share a room,

661
00:31:14,300 --> 00:31:15,660
how can it be split so neatly?

662
00:31:16,140 --> 00:31:18,180
People say, easy with the ruler,

663
00:31:18,180 --> 00:31:19,620
tough with the servants.

664
00:31:20,140 --> 00:31:22,180
Just like Grandmother said.

665
00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:24,860
When someone pushes,
another must yield.

666
00:31:25,620 --> 00:31:28,260
I've raised the Qiao flag at Boya.

667
00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:30,010
If he wants to get back elsewhere,

668
00:31:30,020 --> 00:31:31,140
so be it.

669
00:31:32,580 --> 00:31:34,540
Let's organize his things.

670
00:31:34,980 --> 00:31:36,540
As for his bedding?

671
00:31:40,180 --> 00:31:41,380
Just leave it for now.

672
00:31:41,660 --> 00:31:42,500
All right.

673
00:32:11,900 --> 00:32:12,740
What are you doing?

674
00:32:14,660 --> 00:32:16,620
I saw you sleeping uneasily.

675
00:32:16,820 --> 00:32:18,500
Maybe the candlelight was too bright.

676
00:32:18,740 --> 00:32:20,940
So I wanted to put it out.

677
00:32:28,860 --> 00:32:29,860
Don't.

678
00:32:36,620 --> 00:32:38,180
Just wear more clothes

679
00:32:38,420 --> 00:32:39,580
at night.

680
00:32:40,260 --> 00:32:41,820
Don't try to seduce me.

681
00:32:42,780 --> 00:32:44,060
I am the Lord of Wei.

682
00:32:44,580 --> 00:32:46,540
I won't be swayed by beauty.

683
00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:49,380
I had no such intent.

684
00:32:50,300 --> 00:32:51,300
You speak in opposites.

685
00:32:51,300 --> 00:32:52,340
You say no,

686
00:32:52,340 --> 00:32:53,460
then it's yes.

687
00:32:55,060 --> 00:32:57,540
If you say so,

688
00:32:58,340 --> 00:32:59,540
then so be it.

689
00:33:49,820 --> 00:33:51,180
Sir, please sit.

690
00:33:52,220 --> 00:33:53,180
My Lord,

691
00:33:53,180 --> 00:33:54,940
my cough hasn't healed yet,

692
00:33:54,940 --> 00:33:56,740
so I dare not

693
00:33:56,740 --> 00:33:58,220
drink with you.

694
00:33:59,620 --> 00:34:00,900
Then,

695
00:34:00,900 --> 00:34:02,140
just sit here

696
00:34:02,620 --> 00:34:03,500
and keep me company.

697
00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:22,699
My Lord,

698
00:34:25,739 --> 00:34:27,060
there are many things

699
00:34:28,020 --> 00:34:30,739
that can be shared with dearest ones.

700
00:34:33,060 --> 00:34:35,179
No need to bear it all alone.

701
00:34:40,060 --> 00:34:41,380
But I have no one to talk to.

702
00:34:43,900 --> 00:34:44,780
No one understands.

703
00:34:53,580 --> 00:34:55,460
It's all because he kills in dreams.

704
00:34:55,620 --> 00:34:57,740
He made you lose sleep.

705
00:34:58,260 --> 00:34:59,940
Even said you tried to seduce him.

706
00:35:00,220 --> 00:35:01,620
How unfair.

707
00:35:01,820 --> 00:35:04,220
He only said it to ease my worries.

708
00:35:05,300 --> 00:35:07,900
You're always defending him.

709
00:35:08,820 --> 00:35:10,660
He just talks, that's all.

710
00:35:10,660 --> 00:35:12,180
He never hurt me.

711
00:35:13,540 --> 00:35:16,180
Forget it. Go make some red bean soup.

712
00:36:33,700 --> 00:36:34,660
My Lord?

713
00:36:36,740 --> 00:36:38,020
Why is it so dark in here?

714
00:36:41,860 --> 00:36:42,940
My Lord?

715
00:36:43,620 --> 00:36:44,460
My…

716
00:36:46,420 --> 00:36:48,540
They say the Lord of Wei kills
in his sleep,

717
00:36:48,540 --> 00:36:50,700
never lets anyone near him
when sleeping.

718
00:37:03,900 --> 00:37:04,820
My Lord.

719
00:37:08,820 --> 00:37:09,660
Xiaozao…

720
00:37:09,660 --> 00:37:10,500
Don't go.

721
00:37:14,260 --> 00:37:15,100
Stay.

722
00:37:24,300 --> 00:37:25,420
What's wrong?

723
00:37:32,660 --> 00:37:33,860
Are you afraid of the dark?

724
00:37:46,180 --> 00:37:47,300
It's okay.

725
00:37:48,580 --> 00:37:49,740
It's all right.

726
00:37:50,780 --> 00:37:51,860
I'm here for you.

727
00:37:54,740 --> 00:37:55,860
It's all right.

728
00:38:03,620 --> 00:38:04,500
Don't be afraid.

729
00:38:06,820 --> 00:38:07,660
I'm right here.

730
00:39:02,220 --> 00:39:03,300
As the saying goes,

731
00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:05,060
"A wise one knows when

732
00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:06,400
to advance and when to retreat."

733
00:39:06,940 --> 00:39:08,300
But this requires careful judgment.

734
00:39:08,460 --> 00:39:10,180
A slight error,
and one crosses the line.

735
00:39:13,540 --> 00:39:14,860
Bear insults

736
00:39:16,220 --> 00:39:17,380
without flinching,

737
00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:20,180
and see faults

738
00:39:20,780 --> 00:39:21,940
without exposing.

739
00:39:22,780 --> 00:39:24,140
My Lady, you should know

740
00:39:24,540 --> 00:39:27,140
the art of wise companionship
better than I do.

741
00:39:29,790 --> 00:39:32,410
You're talking about noble friendships.

742
00:39:33,490 --> 00:39:34,920
But what about marriage?

743
00:39:36,260 --> 00:39:38,140
It's the same

744
00:39:38,260 --> 00:39:39,740
for you and My Lord.

745
00:39:42,740 --> 00:39:44,140
I thought

746
00:39:44,540 --> 00:39:46,980
he'd resent me over Boya.

747
00:39:47,380 --> 00:39:49,100
But these past days,

748
00:39:49,460 --> 00:39:51,380
I've realized he doesn't.

749
00:39:51,860 --> 00:39:53,620
And now I don't know how to face him.

750
00:39:56,420 --> 00:39:59,140
The Lord grew up in hatred,

751
00:39:59,740 --> 00:40:01,700
inherited leadership young.

752
00:40:02,020 --> 00:40:04,380
If he's sometimes cold,

753
00:40:04,380 --> 00:40:05,820
it's only natural.

754
00:40:07,460 --> 00:40:08,980
Please try to understand.

755
00:40:10,300 --> 00:40:12,380
But I've served him in war for years.

756
00:40:12,780 --> 00:40:14,500
I know him

757
00:40:14,660 --> 00:40:16,540
better than anyone.

758
00:40:18,620 --> 00:40:19,980
Then,

759
00:40:20,580 --> 00:40:22,140
what's his true nature?

760
00:40:25,260 --> 00:40:27,420
Tough on the outside,
soft on the inside.

761
00:40:27,780 --> 00:40:30,460
Big-hearted.

762
00:40:31,860 --> 00:40:32,820
Otherwise,

763
00:40:33,140 --> 00:40:35,900
he wouldn't have allowed you
to stay in Yujun.

764
00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:40,180
If that's the case,

765
00:40:41,420 --> 00:40:43,460
I've misjudged him.

766
00:40:45,540 --> 00:40:47,100
Thank you for your advice.

767
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:24,670
♪The moonlight is as silent
as the deep sea♪

768
00:41:25,740 --> 00:41:28,200
♪From afar♪

769
00:41:30,150 --> 00:41:33,300
♪It once lit up dreams with a breath♪

770
00:41:34,220 --> 00:41:37,330
♪But vanished with a sigh♪

771
00:41:38,550 --> 00:41:41,920
♪Brushing past my fingertips♪

772
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:45,690
♪My heartstrings were stirred quietly♪

773
00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:48,460
♪As if we once met before♪

774
00:41:48,950 --> 00:41:53,060
♪Holding back a love so deep♪

775
00:41:55,350 --> 00:41:58,720
♪Love asks for nothing in the end♪

776
00:41:59,310 --> 00:42:02,390
♪Leaving only obsessions♪

777
00:42:03,710 --> 00:42:07,110
♪I've wandered in the world♪

778
00:42:07,610 --> 00:42:10,610
♪Yet cannot have it all♪

779
00:42:12,170 --> 00:42:15,440
♪We meet and part in the fires of war♪

780
00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:19,450
♪Embracing,
leaving tender marks of love♪

781
00:42:20,150 --> 00:42:22,080
♪With one breathtaking glance♪

782
00:42:22,620 --> 00:42:27,540
♪How could I ever forget♪

783
00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,400
♪I would cross mountains and seas♪

784
00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:32,920
♪To spend time with you♪

785
00:42:33,170 --> 00:42:34,530
♪When we grow old♪

786
00:42:34,530 --> 00:42:37,120
♪Nothing will change♪

787
00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:38,720
♪The misty rains never cease♪

788
00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:41,580
♪Falling gently on your brow♪

789
00:42:41,580 --> 00:42:45,570
♪Lingering in my heart♪

790
00:42:45,570 --> 00:42:47,270
♪I would sever fate's ties♪

791
00:42:47,270 --> 00:42:49,690
♪To protect your smiling eyes♪

792
00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:53,950
♪Even if behind me lies a storm♪

793
00:42:53,950 --> 00:42:55,060
♪No matter the trials♪

794
00:42:55,060 --> 00:42:58,280
♪I carry this longing for the journey♪

795
00:42:58,370 --> 00:43:00,360
♪This life♪

796
00:43:01,850 --> 00:43:05,530
♪Will not be in vain♪

797
00:43:10,190 --> 00:43:12,420
♪I would cross mountains and seas♪

798
00:43:12,420 --> 00:43:14,900
♪To spend time with you♪

799
00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:16,500
♪When we grow old♪

800
00:43:16,500 --> 00:43:19,170
♪Nothing will change♪

801
00:43:19,170 --> 00:43:20,860
♪The misty rains never cease♪

802
00:43:20,860 --> 00:43:23,460
♪Falling gently on your brow♪

803
00:43:23,660 --> 00:43:27,630
♪Lingering in my heart♪

804
00:43:27,630 --> 00:43:29,260
♪I would sever fate's ties♪

805
00:43:29,260 --> 00:43:31,800
♪To protect your smiling eyes♪

806
00:43:32,150 --> 00:43:36,060
♪Even if behind me lies a storm♪

807
00:43:36,060 --> 00:43:37,100
♪No matter the trials♪

808
00:43:37,100 --> 00:43:40,510
♪I carry this longing for the journey♪

809
00:43:40,510 --> 00:43:42,660
♪This life♪

810
00:43:43,910 --> 00:43:48,540
♪Will not be in vain♪