1
00:01:32,130 --> 00:01:34,950
[How dare you!?]

2
00:01:35,009 --> 00:01:37,979
[Episode 5]

3
00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:44,610
We got the wrong person.

4
00:01:45,479 --> 00:01:46,509
It's a misunderstanding.

5
00:01:46,509 --> 00:01:48,000
It's all a misunderstanding.

6
00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:48,430
Sorry.

7
00:01:49,380 --> 00:01:50,240
Our apologies.

8
00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:51,310
Sorry about that.

9
00:02:00,350 --> 00:02:02,410
How dare you cause trouble on my turf?

10
00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,140
You must have a death wish.

11
00:02:31,190 --> 00:02:31,750
Dan.

12
00:02:36,079 --> 00:02:37,140
You really are Dan.

13
00:02:38,710 --> 00:02:40,440
-I...
-You really are Bei Zhou?

14
00:02:40,630 --> 00:02:41,750
Who is this girl?

15
00:02:42,650 --> 00:02:43,250
I'm his...

16
00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:51,070
I'm his favored consort,

17
00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:52,810
the love of his life,

18
00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:54,550
his one and only,

19
00:02:54,590 --> 00:02:55,870
the end of his journey,

20
00:02:56,590 --> 00:02:58,050
and the anchor of his soul,

21
00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,400
Yu Wanyin.

22
00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:03,520
Demonic consort.

23
00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:06,840
Dan.

24
00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,120
How did you know

25
00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:13,910
I was here?

26
00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,890
But isn't Bei Zhou supposed to be a man?

27
00:03:25,540 --> 00:03:26,000
Bei...

28
00:03:27,470 --> 00:03:29,130
Mrs. Bei, impressive skills.

29
00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,140
Mrs.?

30
00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:04,780
Right. This is it.

31
00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,020
We've found the right person.

32
00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,000
Bone-Constriction Skill?

33
00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:09,930
Disguise Art?

34
00:04:10,590 --> 00:04:12,320
Is this really the same person?

35
00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:13,050
Definitely.

36
00:04:13,630 --> 00:04:14,640
Look at his eyes.

37
00:04:15,470 --> 00:04:16,390
So bright,

38
00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:17,920
so beautiful,

39
00:04:18,950 --> 00:04:19,680
and so round—

40
00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,260
clearly not the eyes of a worker bee.

41
00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:23,720
So, Dan,

42
00:04:24,700 --> 00:04:26,360
how did you know

43
00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:28,250
someone like me exists?

44
00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:31,030
I've been away from the capital
for over a decade.

45
00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,260
That's because...

46
00:04:34,630 --> 00:04:35,270
Shut up.

47
00:04:38,270 --> 00:04:39,480
I'm asking Dan.

48
00:04:43,850 --> 00:04:44,560
This is bad.

49
00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,270
He's testing you.

50
00:04:46,930 --> 00:04:47,480
CEO Dan.

51
00:04:47,950 --> 00:04:49,150
Don't make things up.

52
00:05:01,740 --> 00:05:03,550
Of course I know about you, Mr. Bei,

53
00:05:03,550 --> 00:05:04,270
because...

54
00:05:04,270 --> 00:05:04,930
Because...

55
00:05:09,410 --> 00:05:11,620
Because I told him.

56
00:05:13,430 --> 00:05:14,960
Because you were mentioned

57
00:05:15,830 --> 00:05:17,430
in my mother's final letter.

58
00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:20,440
Gosh.

59
00:05:20,670 --> 00:05:22,600
You can actually explain it like that?

60
00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:23,890
Even the original novel
isn't as good as your story.

61
00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:25,550
How did Nan write about me?

62
00:05:26,870 --> 00:05:28,020
I know this one!

63
00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,540
Just be as melodramatic as possible.

64
00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,390
Something like "never once dreamed of
returning home for 10 years,"

65
00:05:33,390 --> 00:05:36,000
"longing for each other from afar
yet unrecognized,"

66
00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,240
or "vows remain,
but letters are hard to send."

67
00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:40,159
Mother said,

68
00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:43,330
"Dan, if you're ever in danger,

69
00:05:43,940 --> 00:05:45,940
the only person in the world to trust

70
00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:47,800
is Bei Zhou."

71
00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,560
You might as well just write
"Bei Zhou is useful"

72
00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,159
on your forehead.

73
00:06:07,690 --> 00:06:08,490
What?

74
00:06:08,890 --> 00:06:11,150
Those words actually moved him to tears?

75
00:06:13,100 --> 00:06:14,500
She still remembered me.

76
00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:18,310
Actually,

77
00:06:19,340 --> 00:06:20,940
since ascending the throne,

78
00:06:21,150 --> 00:06:23,480
I immediately sent people to look for you.

79
00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:25,080
Only after many years

80
00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,150
did we finally catch a faint trace of
your whereabouts, Mr. Bei.

81
00:06:29,150 --> 00:06:30,080
I came today

82
00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:32,620
merely to try my luck.

83
00:06:33,909 --> 00:06:34,840
I never expected

84
00:06:35,250 --> 00:06:36,710
to run into this incident.

85
00:06:37,620 --> 00:06:39,560
That man deserved to die.

86
00:06:41,370 --> 00:06:42,440
In his room,

87
00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:43,560
I found this.

88
00:06:50,430 --> 00:06:52,090
How can anyone read this?

89
00:06:55,570 --> 00:06:56,750
Reading so intently—

90
00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:58,750
do you even know the Qiang language?

91
00:07:04,030 --> 00:07:06,690
That man was an assassin
sent by the Qiang State?

92
00:07:07,430 --> 00:07:07,870
Dan,

93
00:07:08,430 --> 00:07:09,560
you are truly smart—

94
00:07:10,380 --> 00:07:11,740
just as smart as Nan.

95
00:07:13,190 --> 00:07:15,720
The Qiang State is wedged between
Yan and Xia.

96
00:07:15,870 --> 00:07:17,070
It's a mere speck of land,

97
00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:18,530
unable to protect itself,

98
00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,600
so it resorts to
underhanded assassinations,

99
00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,070
trying to stir up internal strife
in our state.

100
00:07:23,070 --> 00:07:24,670
But why did he want to kill me?

101
00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:31,870
Our probing just now

102
00:07:31,870 --> 00:07:33,470
might have made him think
his identity was exposed,

103
00:07:33,470 --> 00:07:34,920
so he tried to silence you.

104
00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,240
Or maybe these incompetents
you brought with you

105
00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,750
made him realize he'd already
blown his cover

106
00:07:39,750 --> 00:07:41,190
and that someone was coming after him.

107
00:07:41,190 --> 00:07:44,190
It seems the Qiang State
has been driven into a corner.

108
00:07:44,310 --> 00:07:44,800
Today,

109
00:07:45,870 --> 00:07:48,530
I'm fortunate to have been saved by you,
Mr. Bei.

110
00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:49,650
To be honest,

111
00:07:50,890 --> 00:07:52,350
my situation in the palace

112
00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:55,470
is indeed perilous now—

113
00:07:57,770 --> 00:07:58,830
beset on all sides.

114
00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:01,470
You really know how to put on an act.

115
00:08:01,470 --> 00:08:03,400
In truth, I returned to the capital

116
00:08:03,510 --> 00:08:05,770
for the sole purpose of keeping you safe.

117
00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,330
If I were to abandon you,

118
00:08:08,070 --> 00:08:09,200
in this whole world,

119
00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:10,610
who else could

120
00:08:10,830 --> 00:08:11,750
keep you safe?

121
00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:14,080
Mr. Bei...

122
00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:15,390
Dan...

123
00:08:15,870 --> 00:08:16,500
Mr. Bei...

124
00:08:17,190 --> 00:08:17,680
Dan...

125
00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:19,170
Mr. Bei!

126
00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:23,360
Dan...

127
00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:28,060
Auntie,

128
00:08:28,190 --> 00:08:30,670
why on earth are you leaving so suddenly?

129
00:08:30,870 --> 00:08:32,000
Where are you going?

130
00:08:32,020 --> 00:08:33,669
Could you please take me with you?

131
00:08:33,669 --> 00:08:36,030
-Let's leave together, Auntie.
-Take us with you.

132
00:08:36,030 --> 00:08:37,730
Given the current situation,

133
00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,039
should we call him Mr. Bei or Mrs. Bei?

134
00:08:40,070 --> 00:08:40,720
Auntie.

135
00:08:41,549 --> 00:08:42,610
Let's try them out.

136
00:08:43,830 --> 00:08:44,470
Mrs. Bei?

137
00:08:44,830 --> 00:08:45,370
Mr. Bei?

138
00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:47,640
Let's stick with Mr. Bei.

139
00:08:49,390 --> 00:08:50,440
Alright, alright.

140
00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:51,500
This is far enough.

141
00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:52,620
Go back now.

142
00:08:53,870 --> 00:08:57,070
-Come back soon, Auntie.
-Remember to come back, Auntie.

143
00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:57,790
Go back now.

144
00:08:57,790 --> 00:08:58,510
Auntie...

145
00:08:58,630 --> 00:08:59,080
Go back now.

146
00:08:59,080 --> 00:08:59,790
Auntie.

147
00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:01,770
Come back soon.

148
00:09:00,820 --> 00:09:04,180
[Banyue House]

149
00:09:02,030 --> 00:09:02,790
Auntie...

150
00:09:03,510 --> 00:09:04,440
I'll send people

151
00:09:04,670 --> 00:09:06,530
to look after Banyue House later.

152
00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:07,910
They won't be mistreated.

153
00:09:07,910 --> 00:09:08,440
Dan,

154
00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:10,090
you are so kind—

155
00:09:10,630 --> 00:09:11,630
just like Nan.

156
00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:16,900
Come on,

157
00:09:17,270 --> 00:09:17,710
Dan.

158
00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:26,630
Mr. Bei.

159
00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,780
Is this demonic consort
coming back with us too?

160
00:09:32,620 --> 00:09:33,570
Unfortunately,

161
00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,710
my home is right where your Dan lives.

162
00:09:47,250 --> 00:09:50,670
[Banyue House]

163
00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,220
[Banyue House]

164
00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:02,460
Mr. Bei,

165
00:10:03,150 --> 00:10:04,240
after we return to the palace,

166
00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:05,790
you won't need to wear a disguise anymore.

167
00:10:05,790 --> 00:10:06,990
Just pose as my guard.

168
00:10:07,150 --> 00:10:07,610
No need.

169
00:10:08,910 --> 00:10:10,390
I prefer the way I look now.

170
00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,390
Isn't it uncomfortable
wearing a disguise every day?

171
00:10:13,390 --> 00:10:14,120
Beauty

172
00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:16,960
always comes at a price.

173
00:10:24,050 --> 00:10:24,530
Mr. Bei,

174
00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,160
could you tell me more

175
00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,000
about your story with my mother?

176
00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:29,750
Nan

177
00:10:29,870 --> 00:10:32,670
was the only person in the world
who understood me.

178
00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:34,550
She never despised me.

179
00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,550
She taught me how to write poems

180
00:10:37,870 --> 00:10:39,280
and how to dress myself.

181
00:10:39,670 --> 00:10:41,080
I remember that back then,

182
00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:42,660
the first time I wore a bodice...

183
00:10:42,660 --> 00:10:43,120
Mr. Bei!

184
00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:47,970
You can write poems?

185
00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,660
Can you compose one right now?

186
00:10:54,090 --> 00:10:55,090
I was just joking.

187
00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:56,600
You don't have to.

188
00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:57,510
Sure.

189
00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,110
The moonlight is soft,

190
00:11:08,770 --> 00:11:09,910
like an egg.

191
00:11:14,630 --> 00:11:16,510
Crack it in a bowl,

192
00:11:17,670 --> 00:11:18,600
and it scatters.

193
00:11:20,790 --> 00:11:22,240
You call that a poem?

194
00:11:22,530 --> 00:11:24,540
[Zhaoyang Hall]

195
00:11:24,910 --> 00:11:27,000
You want me to stay in
this demonic consort's palace?

196
00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,440
It's the Noble Consort's Palace.

197
00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,120
I fear there are spies around me.

198
00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,080
The Noble Consort's Palace,
on the other hand, is sparsely staffed.

199
00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,480
It's easier to talk here.

200
00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:34,630
Easier to talk?

201
00:11:35,210 --> 00:11:37,370
[Zhaoyang Hall]

202
00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,520
Three on the roof, two in the side hall,

203
00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,850
one in the side room
and one in the kitchen.

204
00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:41,660
Great.

205
00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:43,690
Now all 7 men of ours

206
00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:45,520
are completely exposed.

207
00:11:46,090 --> 00:11:47,690
These are all our own people.

208
00:11:47,790 --> 00:11:48,390
It's fine.

209
00:11:59,670 --> 00:12:01,270
I earnestly ask you, Mr. Bei,

210
00:12:01,430 --> 00:12:02,090
to treat her

211
00:12:02,730 --> 00:12:03,730
as you'd treat me.

212
00:12:04,670 --> 00:12:06,800
Please ensure her safety at all costs.

213
00:12:07,830 --> 00:12:08,630
Rest assured.

214
00:12:09,670 --> 00:12:11,200
I'll definitely eliminate

215
00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,380
the traitors at Your Majesty's side.

216
00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:21,280
Three of Characters.

217
00:12:21,990 --> 00:12:24,590
[Minister Yu]

218
00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:25,840
Straight.

219
00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:26,910
Straight.

220
00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:27,840
I won.

221
00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,320
Come on, pay up.

222
00:12:31,390 --> 00:12:31,890
-Come on.
-Here.

223
00:12:31,890 --> 00:12:32,550
Here.

224
00:12:32,790 --> 00:12:33,390
Here.

225
00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:34,240
Master!

226
00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:35,420
Master!

227
00:12:35,750 --> 00:12:36,210
Master!

228
00:12:37,670 --> 00:12:38,800
Prince Duan is here.

229
00:12:39,870 --> 00:12:40,600
Prince Duan?

230
00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:43,940
What would bring him here?

231
00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,360
He says he's here to congratulate you—

232
00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,220
Consort Yu has just been elevated
to Noble Consort.

233
00:12:51,140 --> 00:12:51,600
Master.

234
00:12:52,390 --> 00:12:52,920
Noble...

235
00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:54,220
Noble Consort?

236
00:12:57,460 --> 00:12:59,190
I didn't know Your Highness...

237
00:13:00,910 --> 00:13:02,390
I didn't know Your Highness was coming.

238
00:13:02,390 --> 00:13:04,240
Please forgive me for not welcoming you

239
00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:05,720
properly, Your Highness.

240
00:13:06,270 --> 00:13:07,270
Vice Minister Yu,

241
00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,730
there is no need for such formalities.

242
00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:11,120
I just happened to

243
00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:13,500
be passing by

244
00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:17,010
and thought I'd share in
the Noble Consort's joy.

245
00:13:18,150 --> 00:13:19,010
Your Highness,

246
00:13:19,270 --> 00:13:20,200
you are too kind.

247
00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:22,630
I...

248
00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,370
Actually, I hadn't received any news.

249
00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,970
For such a big matter
as being made Noble Consort,

250
00:13:32,030 --> 00:13:33,550
she didn't even send word home?

251
00:13:33,550 --> 00:13:34,910
To be honest, Your Highness,

252
00:13:34,910 --> 00:13:37,310
ever since my daughter became a concubine,

253
00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,120
she hasn't contacted us.

254
00:13:43,670 --> 00:13:45,910
But I understand—

255
00:13:46,390 --> 00:13:48,920
after all, it's not appropriate
for the harem

256
00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:50,000
to interact too much

257
00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,730
with their original families.

258
00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,140
Well, that is true.

259
00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,640
Lord Yu, you have truly
raised your daughter well.

260
00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,510
Not only is Noble Consort Yu

261
00:14:01,510 --> 00:14:03,040
exceptionally beautiful,

262
00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:07,340
I've also heard she's highly accomplished
in her studies.

263
00:14:10,370 --> 00:14:12,320
It just so happens that
I have a close friend

264
00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:13,780
whose daughter has always

265
00:14:13,910 --> 00:14:16,370
looked up to Noble Consort Yu
as a role model.

266
00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:19,580
So I'd like to

267
00:14:20,390 --> 00:14:21,650
ask you for a favor:

268
00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,290
please select one of
Consort Yu's calligraphy or paintings

269
00:14:25,290 --> 00:14:26,420
to give her as a gift.

270
00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,000
Of... Of course, why not?

271
00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:32,080
Fu.

272
00:14:32,870 --> 00:14:34,710
Hurry and bring one of

273
00:14:34,870 --> 00:14:35,870
Lady Yu's calligraphy or paintings.

274
00:14:35,870 --> 00:14:36,330
Master.

275
00:14:36,630 --> 00:14:38,320
Her Highness sent someone a few days ago

276
00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,380
to take all her works into the palace.

277
00:14:41,270 --> 00:14:41,840
That day,

278
00:14:42,870 --> 00:14:43,870
you weren't here.

279
00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:46,910
Your Highness,

280
00:14:46,910 --> 00:14:49,080
you see, I didn't know.

281
00:14:51,030 --> 00:14:51,830
But it's okay.

282
00:14:52,550 --> 00:14:55,240
I taught my daughter everything
she knows about calligraphy and painting.

283
00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:56,440
I can write something for you.

284
00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:57,000
Lord Yu.

285
00:14:59,630 --> 00:15:00,510
It's okay. Forget it.

286
00:15:00,510 --> 00:15:01,770
Please don't say that.

287
00:15:01,790 --> 00:15:03,850
I'll be quick. Just a moment, please.

288
00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:21,720
The stronger a person is,

289
00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:23,650
the more they prefer to work alone—

290
00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:25,440
even on missions,

291
00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,050
they don't bring anyone along.

292
00:15:28,270 --> 00:15:28,720
What?

293
00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:30,600
Mr. Bei

294
00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:32,380
has gone to Prince Duan's Mansion
to get the book?

295
00:15:32,380 --> 00:15:33,180
That's right.

296
00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,140
Isn't that too rushed?

297
00:15:36,910 --> 00:15:37,980
Xu Yao told us

298
00:15:38,870 --> 00:15:40,120
to wait a bit

299
00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:42,570
so we wouldn't alert the enemy.

300
00:15:42,870 --> 00:15:43,270
I'm worried that...

301
00:15:43,270 --> 00:15:44,980
I know what you're worried about.

302
00:15:44,980 --> 00:15:46,280
Xiahou Bo

303
00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,630
has been scheming painstakingly for years,

304
00:15:48,630 --> 00:15:49,460
and his mind is

305
00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:51,550
exceedingly dark and sinister.

306
00:15:51,550 --> 00:15:52,480
Prince Duan's Mansion

307
00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:53,880
must be heavily guarded.

308
00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:55,820
But Mr. Bei is no ordinary person.

309
00:15:55,870 --> 00:15:56,840
You said it yourself that

310
00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,270
he has the highest combat power
in the entire book.

311
00:15:59,270 --> 00:16:00,670
Even if there's trouble,

312
00:16:01,150 --> 00:16:02,280
with his abilities,

313
00:16:02,630 --> 00:16:03,360
I believe

314
00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:06,970
he can turn it to his advantage.

315
00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:10,970
That's true.

316
00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,290
Now that we have
the book Xu Yao left behind

317
00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,200
and know all of Prince Duan's plans,

318
00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:20,640
can we really defeat him?

319
00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,600
How much that book can actually
help us is another matter.

320
00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:24,200
So for now,

321
00:16:25,510 --> 00:16:27,150
don't overthink it.

322
00:16:29,670 --> 00:16:31,120
I understand the logic,

323
00:16:32,430 --> 00:16:34,270
but ever since we transmigrated here,

324
00:16:34,270 --> 00:16:36,130
so many plot points have changed.

325
00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:37,970
I really can't feel at ease.

326
00:16:39,750 --> 00:16:41,550
Besides, in the original story,

327
00:16:42,780 --> 00:16:44,420
Xu Yao lived for a long time.

328
00:16:45,870 --> 00:16:47,000
Don't worry.

329
00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,000
The worst that could happen

330
00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,030
is we die.

331
00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:55,090
Thanks.

332
00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:56,900
That's oddly comforting.

333
00:17:11,829 --> 00:17:13,200
Why is he so handsome?

334
00:17:16,270 --> 00:17:18,400
I've never seen him trim his eyebrows.

335
00:17:19,589 --> 00:17:20,790
So why are they shaped

336
00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,440
so perfectly?

337
00:17:23,829 --> 00:17:24,750
His eyes,

338
00:17:25,109 --> 00:17:25,790
nose,

339
00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:27,040
and mouth.

340
00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,140
My dear, are you peeking at me?

341
00:17:41,790 --> 00:17:42,270
No.

342
00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:44,320
Who's peeking?

343
00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,600
I... I was worried about your headache.

344
00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,410
I'm going to take a bath now.

345
00:17:51,660 --> 00:17:52,660
Why not together?

346
00:17:53,270 --> 00:17:54,470
You can see even more.

347
00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:56,850
How inappropriate!

348
00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:45,510
My dear,

349
00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:47,400
are you peeking at me?

350
00:18:49,730 --> 00:18:51,060
Stop thinking about it.

351
00:18:52,540 --> 00:18:54,310
Being love-struck is a huge taboo.

352
00:18:54,310 --> 00:18:55,200
In stories like this...

353
00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,720
-Why not together?
-The love-struck all die young.

354
00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,580
What's wrong with you, Yu Wanyin?

355
00:19:00,110 --> 00:19:01,440
In this food chain,

356
00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:03,440
you are already the weakest.

357
00:19:03,510 --> 00:19:04,830
If you want to survive till the end,

358
00:19:04,830 --> 00:19:06,670
you can't let primal urges conquer you.

359
00:19:06,670 --> 00:19:07,800
Stay clear-headed.

360
00:19:09,550 --> 00:19:10,410
Clear-headed.

361
00:19:11,830 --> 00:19:12,830
Stay clear-headed.

362
00:19:12,830 --> 00:19:13,960
Stay clear-headed.

363
00:19:18,750 --> 00:19:20,830
How can I stay clear-headed?

364
00:19:30,110 --> 00:19:31,750
Please take a look, Your Majesty.

365
00:19:31,750 --> 00:19:32,880
Is this from Mr. Bai?

366
00:19:34,070 --> 00:19:34,400
Yes.

367
00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:58,070
Tell him

368
00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,480
that everything in the palace is as usual

369
00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,610
and that he should proceed as planned.

370
00:20:03,510 --> 00:20:03,930
Yes.

371
00:20:15,530 --> 00:20:19,230
[The demonic consort is ominous
and must be eliminated immediately]

372
00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:41,790
You

373
00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:43,800
finished washing up so soon?

374
00:20:45,550 --> 00:20:46,550
You were slow.

375
00:21:22,070 --> 00:21:23,200
Can't sleep either?

376
00:21:25,350 --> 00:21:26,680
I knew it wouldn't work.

377
00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:31,280
What's wrong?

378
00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:33,000
Headache.

379
00:21:34,550 --> 00:21:35,010
Then...

380
00:21:35,750 --> 00:21:37,680
Do you want me to give you a massage?

381
00:21:39,310 --> 00:21:41,960
I-I'm just showing humanitarian concern.

382
00:21:40,360 --> 00:21:42,360
♪ A letter, a line of words ♪

383
00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:44,070
It's perfectly normal
to care about a companion.

384
00:21:42,730 --> 00:21:43,980
♪ Picking up the pen again and again ♪

385
00:21:44,310 --> 00:21:46,410
♪ A cup of tea, a glass of wine ♪

386
00:21:46,830 --> 00:21:48,150
♪ Drinking alone, hard to get drunk ♪

387
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,650
♪ Words unspoken ♪

388
00:21:52,190 --> 00:21:54,630
♪ Shyness unhidden ♪

389
00:21:56,300 --> 00:21:58,440
♪ Walking down a street together ♪

390
00:21:58,760 --> 00:21:59,860
♪ Shoulder to shoulder ♪

391
00:21:59,000 --> 00:21:59,930
I'll be gentler.

392
00:22:00,260 --> 00:22:02,260
♪ Raising my head, lowering my eyes ♪

393
00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:04,140
♪ Blushing slightly ♪

394
00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,160
I don't know if you'll find this
comforting,

395
00:22:04,350 --> 00:22:06,680
♪ A face flushed red at first sight ♪

396
00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,540
♪ A smile like a flower in my heart ♪

397
00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,720
but the headache is just part of
your character setting.

398
00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,310
You didn't end up dying from it anyway.

399
00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,530
♪ Whose longing lingers day and night? ♪

400
00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:14,750
At least,

401
00:22:15,110 --> 00:22:16,510
before you were assassinated,

402
00:22:16,300 --> 00:22:19,260
♪ Piling up stories
and countless thoughts ♪

403
00:22:17,070 --> 00:22:18,330
you didn't die from it.

404
00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:20,640
Thanks.

405
00:22:19,790 --> 00:22:21,580
♪ Walking through once, taking a glance ♪

406
00:22:21,550 --> 00:22:22,510
That's oddly comforting.

407
00:22:21,820 --> 00:22:23,460
♪ All lingering and wandering ♪

408
00:22:23,770 --> 00:22:25,460
♪ How many rains, how many winds? ♪

409
00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,860
♪ Looking back, it's all like smoke ♪

410
00:22:28,070 --> 00:22:28,830
Later,

411
00:22:28,310 --> 00:22:31,360
♪ Watching the hazy world ♪

412
00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,310
have Mr. Bei examine you

413
00:22:32,270 --> 00:22:34,610
♪ Who still guards that yearning? ♪

414
00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:34,730
and see if it's a brain tumor or poison.

415
00:22:34,730 --> 00:22:35,870
♪ Still unchanged ♪

416
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:37,790
Mr. Bei is experienced
in the martial world.

417
00:22:36,270 --> 00:22:39,140
♪ Even if months and years
pass in a blink ♪

418
00:22:38,550 --> 00:22:40,070
He might know of some poisons

419
00:22:39,850 --> 00:22:41,210
♪ One thought for a lifetime ♪

420
00:22:40,070 --> 00:22:41,340
that even the imperial physicians
have never heard of.

421
00:22:41,340 --> 00:22:45,470
♪ Waiting for someone to appear ♪

422
00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,940
You're actually afraid of death too,
right?

423
00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:55,900
Hard to say.

424
00:23:00,070 --> 00:23:00,960
It's okay.

425
00:23:02,030 --> 00:23:02,680
I'm afraid too.

426
00:23:02,350 --> 00:23:04,420
♪ A letter, a line of words ♪

427
00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,480
But as a CEO,
you need to adjust your mindset.

428
00:23:04,700 --> 00:23:05,940
♪ Picking up the pen again and again ♪

429
00:23:06,290 --> 00:23:08,450
♪ A cup of tea, a glass of wine ♪

430
00:23:06,790 --> 00:23:07,790
Show some spirit.

431
00:23:08,810 --> 00:23:10,190
♪ Drinking alone, hard to get drunk ♪

432
00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,080
Even if Mr. Bei

433
00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,580
♪ Words unspoken ♪

434
00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:12,490
couldn't get the book back,

435
00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:14,200
-we can still fight again...
-Don't worry.

436
00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,580
♪ Shyness unhidden ♪

437
00:23:18,310 --> 00:23:20,400
♪ Walking down a street together ♪

438
00:23:19,590 --> 00:23:20,800
As long as you don't want to give up,

439
00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:21,890
♪ Shoulder to shoulder ♪

440
00:23:22,250 --> 00:23:23,240
I won't give up either.

441
00:23:22,340 --> 00:23:24,260
♪ Raising my head, lowering my eyes ♪

442
00:23:24,820 --> 00:23:26,150
♪ Blushing slightly ♪

443
00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,690
♪ A face flushed red at first sight ♪

444
00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,720
♪ A smile like a flower in my heart ♪

445
00:23:34,170 --> 00:23:37,670
♪ Whose longing lingers day and night? ♪

446
00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,030
After all, I'm counting on you
to lead me to a good life, Wanyin.

447
00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,240
♪ Piling up stories
and countless thoughts ♪

448
00:23:41,700 --> 00:23:43,630
♪ Walking through once, taking a glance ♪

449
00:23:43,830 --> 00:23:45,430
♪ All lingering and wandering ♪

450
00:23:45,770 --> 00:23:47,380
♪ How many rains, how many winds? ♪

451
00:23:46,030 --> 00:23:46,880
That's true.

452
00:23:47,780 --> 00:23:49,880
♪ Looking back, it's all like smoke ♪

453
00:23:50,300 --> 00:23:53,460
♪ Watching the hazy world ♪

454
00:23:54,250 --> 00:23:56,660
♪ Who still guards that yearning? ♪

455
00:23:56,730 --> 00:23:57,790
♪ Still unchanged ♪

456
00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:58,680
I'm going to sleep.

457
00:23:58,340 --> 00:24:01,200
♪ Even if months and years
pass in a blink ♪

458
00:23:59,160 --> 00:23:59,820
Good night.

459
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,250
♪ One thought for a lifetime ♪

460
00:24:02,510 --> 00:24:03,170
Good night.

461
00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:07,900
♪ Waiting for someone to appear ♪

462
00:24:22,170 --> 00:24:25,700
♪ Whose longing lingers day and night? ♪

463
00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,240
♪ Piling up stories
and countless thoughts ♪

464
00:24:27,310 --> 00:24:29,110
Even if she's a demonic consort,

465
00:24:29,590 --> 00:24:30,680
she's a good-looking one.

466
00:24:29,780 --> 00:24:31,630
♪ Walking through once, taking a glance ♪

467
00:24:31,850 --> 00:24:33,530
♪ All lingering and wandering ♪

468
00:24:33,830 --> 00:24:35,500
♪ How many rains, how many winds? ♪

469
00:24:35,790 --> 00:24:37,950
♪ Looking back, it's all like smoke ♪

470
00:24:38,330 --> 00:24:41,510
♪ Watching the hazy world ♪

471
00:24:42,310 --> 00:24:44,720
♪ Who still guards that yearning? ♪

472
00:24:44,820 --> 00:24:49,070
[Zhaoyang Hall]

473
00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:45,890
♪ Still unchanged ♪

474
00:24:46,350 --> 00:24:49,260
♪ Even if months and years
pass in a blink ♪

475
00:24:49,810 --> 00:24:51,260
♪ One thought for a lifetime ♪

476
00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:58,690
♪ Waiting for someone to appear ♪

477
00:25:17,110 --> 00:25:17,880
Wake up.

478
00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:19,130
The book is here.

479
00:25:23,830 --> 00:25:24,630
Your Majesty.

480
00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:26,270
Grand Tutor Wei

481
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,130
hanged himself in his cell last night.

482
00:25:33,350 --> 00:25:34,880
That saves me some trouble.

483
00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:41,160
Grand Tutor Wei was a smart man, you know.

484
00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:43,440
How did he end up having

485
00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,850
such useless children?

486
00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:49,680
Poor Grand Tutor Wei.

487
00:25:50,830 --> 00:25:53,960
In the end, to protect them,

488
00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,590
he ruined his reputation

489
00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,770
by committing suicide
to escape punishment.

490
00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:02,680
Your Majesty,

491
00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:04,560
as for Noble Consort Wei,

492
00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:06,250
are we still going to...

493
00:26:07,550 --> 00:26:10,000
No love is as selfless as parents' love.

494
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,030
Let her stay in the Cold Palace

495
00:26:14,510 --> 00:26:15,910
until she dies of old age.

496
00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:16,310
Yes.

497
00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:18,400
Yesterday,

498
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,660
who served the Emperor in bed?

499
00:26:21,310 --> 00:26:22,110
Your Majesty,

500
00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,160
last night, His Majesty

501
00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,200
stayed with Noble Consort Yu again.

502
00:26:29,830 --> 00:26:31,160
Did they sleep together?

503
00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:32,830
The Noble Consort's Palace
is heavily guarded.

504
00:26:32,830 --> 00:26:33,760
It's hard to spy.

505
00:26:34,350 --> 00:26:36,830
Besides, His Majesty usually
dismisses the servants

506
00:26:36,830 --> 00:26:38,690
to be alone with Noble Consort Yu.

507
00:26:38,790 --> 00:26:40,400
As for whether they slept together,

508
00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,260
there's really no way to find out.

509
00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:49,580
In the harem, the worst thing
is one faction growing too dominant.

510
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,720
Before, Noble Consort Wei

511
00:26:53,350 --> 00:26:55,440
could keep her somewhat in check,

512
00:26:58,440 --> 00:26:59,570
but now, Yu Wanyin's

513
00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,640
influence is growing too strong.

514
00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:05,340
It's time to dampen her momentum.

515
00:27:06,510 --> 00:27:08,120
What rank is her father?

516
00:27:08,590 --> 00:27:09,390
Your Majesty,

517
00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,240
he's a fourth-rank official.

518
00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,340
A lowly Vice Minister.

519
00:27:13,550 --> 00:27:14,350
That's right.

520
00:27:15,310 --> 00:27:16,070
Very well.

521
00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,270
I'll make her understand

522
00:27:18,750 --> 00:27:20,750
that in this harem,

523
00:27:21,270 --> 00:27:24,680
there's no room for a girl like her

524
00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,070
to run amok.

525
00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:36,500
[Zhaoyang Hall]

526
00:27:32,270 --> 00:27:33,510
Zhaoyang Palace

527
00:27:33,590 --> 00:27:36,990
was specially bestowed upon
Noble Consort Yu by His Majesty.

528
00:27:37,030 --> 00:27:39,720
His Majesty worries that
you young servants

529
00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:40,880
won't serve well,

530
00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,110
so he specially found someone experienced

531
00:27:44,110 --> 00:27:45,910
to supervise the daily routine.

532
00:27:46,310 --> 00:27:46,920
Please.

533
00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,960
You can call me...

534
00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:21,350
Madam Bei.

535
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:23,400
Yes.

536
00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:25,640
Madam here

537
00:28:26,030 --> 00:28:28,360
used to serve the former Empress Dowager.

538
00:28:28,510 --> 00:28:31,170
Keep your eyes wide open
and learn well from her.

539
00:28:32,270 --> 00:28:33,200
Do you hear me?

540
00:28:33,270 --> 00:28:37,490
[Zhaoyang Hall]

541
00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:34,400
Yes.

542
00:28:36,110 --> 00:28:37,640
Her Highness prefers quiet

543
00:28:37,750 --> 00:28:39,680
and stays deep within her chambers.

544
00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:40,710
Except for me,

545
00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:42,160
Mei,

546
00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:43,360
all other maids

547
00:28:43,510 --> 00:28:44,910
are not allowed to enter.

548
00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:46,310
Yes.

549
00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:47,770
Alright.

550
00:28:48,310 --> 00:28:49,970
All of you may get back to work.

551
00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:54,920
Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch An.

552
00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:55,880
Not at all.

553
00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,480
We are all here to serve our masters.

554
00:28:58,750 --> 00:29:00,400
Since His Majesty ordered it,

555
00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,830
we servants just need to do our best.

556
00:29:03,390 --> 00:29:03,820
Yes.

557
00:29:06,590 --> 00:29:07,390
Leave it to me.

558
00:29:07,790 --> 00:29:08,790
I am Mei.

559
00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,030
Didn't you just say

560
00:29:11,270 --> 00:29:12,200
"except for me?"

561
00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:13,680
I said "except for me,

562
00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:15,920
Mei, all other maids

563
00:29:16,030 --> 00:29:17,490
are not allowed to enter."

564
00:29:18,350 --> 00:29:20,430
She meant Mei and all other maids,

565
00:29:20,590 --> 00:29:22,450
-including you.
-Including you.

566
00:29:22,830 --> 00:29:23,680
Just listen to Madam Bei.

567
00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:24,410
Hand it over.

568
00:29:26,790 --> 00:29:28,640
His Majesty has arrived!

569
00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:39,680
No need for such formalities, Mr...

570
00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:42,280
Madam Bei?

571
00:29:44,250 --> 00:29:45,250
W-What's wrong?

572
00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:48,760
Is my makeup

573
00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:50,920
not fancy enough?

574
00:29:52,130 --> 00:29:52,880
I just entered the palace,

575
00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,530
and I don't know the rules.

576
00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:56,160
Is it a bit too plain?

577
00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:02,690
Ask Wanyin to help you
adjust it a bit another day.

578
00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:05,590
I left in a hurry this morning,

579
00:30:05,590 --> 00:30:06,790
so I didn't get to ask.

580
00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:08,750
Regarding the trip last night,

581
00:30:08,750 --> 00:30:10,550
you didn't encounter any difficulties,
did you?

582
00:30:10,550 --> 00:30:11,410
Difficulties?

583
00:30:12,350 --> 00:30:16,680
"The item is 1 meter below the window of
the Prince Duan's Mansion's kitchen."

584
00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:21,160
There are so many windows in the kitchen.

585
00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:22,110
Which one is it?

586
00:30:24,270 --> 00:30:24,730
Mr. Bei?

587
00:30:26,030 --> 00:30:27,550
At Prince Duan's Mansion last night,

588
00:30:27,550 --> 00:30:29,070
did you encounter any difficulties?

589
00:30:29,070 --> 00:30:29,730
Not at all.

590
00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:31,910
It was a piece of cake.

591
00:30:42,550 --> 00:30:43,640
He didn't even make it clear

592
00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:44,790
which window it is.

593
00:30:46,290 --> 00:30:48,610
[Ways to win over Deputy Commander Zhao]

594
00:30:47,790 --> 00:30:48,720
I see.

595
00:30:49,590 --> 00:30:49,960
So...

596
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:54,680
So that explains it.

597
00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,200
-Dan, look.
-I see.

598
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:04,640
That's not right.

599
00:31:04,750 --> 00:31:06,310
Ever since she opened this booklet,

600
00:31:06,310 --> 00:31:08,240
-she's been acting jumpy.
-This...

601
00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:09,960
Even when I spoke to her,
she wouldn't respond.

602
00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,290
-Why is she like this?
-What is this thing?

603
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,030
What does this mean?

604
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:23,650
You're here.

605
00:31:24,310 --> 00:31:26,200
I happen to have something to ask you.

606
00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:26,820
Look at this.

607
00:31:26,820 --> 00:31:28,160
[Ways to win over Deputy Commander Zhao]

608
00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:28,370
"Turn Deputy Zhao."

609
00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:29,740
Who is Deputy Zhao?

610
00:31:31,030 --> 00:31:33,550
There is indeed a Deputy Commander
surnamed Zhao in the Imperial Guards.

611
00:31:33,550 --> 00:31:34,270
Could it be him?

612
00:31:34,270 --> 00:31:35,270
That explains it!

613
00:31:35,310 --> 00:31:36,170
Explains what?

614
00:31:36,310 --> 00:31:38,370
What exactly is written in this book?

615
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,160
This book records

616
00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:41,680
Prince Duan's future plans.

617
00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:42,810
"Turn Deputy Zhao."

618
00:31:43,350 --> 00:31:44,410
It basically means

619
00:31:44,450 --> 00:31:46,830
he wants to turn Deputy Commander Zhao
of the Imperial Guards,

620
00:31:46,830 --> 00:31:48,350
make him the Commander,

621
00:31:49,110 --> 00:31:51,160
and thereby bring
the Imperial Guards' power

622
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:52,400
under his own control.

623
00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,480
Aren't the Imperial Guards supposed to
protect the Imperial City?

624
00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,540
If Prince Duan wants to control them,

625
00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:58,810
what is he planning?

626
00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:00,640
Exactly.

627
00:32:01,550 --> 00:32:02,530
Why do I remember

628
00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:04,890
this wasn't part of the original story?

629
00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:06,350
Where did it go wrong?

630
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:11,930
Why are you two acting so...

631
00:32:20,210 --> 00:32:22,020
Isn't he planning a rebellion?

632
00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:22,770
Correct.

633
00:32:24,110 --> 00:32:25,710
But now that we have the book,

634
00:32:26,470 --> 00:32:28,300
we can defeat them one by one

635
00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:29,720
and make their

636
00:32:30,310 --> 00:32:31,270
plans fail.

637
00:32:32,510 --> 00:32:33,770
But the book also says,

638
00:32:34,070 --> 00:32:36,270
"use foreign spies to eliminate Li."

639
00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:38,070
Who is this Li?

640
00:32:38,070 --> 00:32:39,350
A distant relative of the Empress Dowager,

641
00:32:39,350 --> 00:32:40,790
Vice Minister of Works, Mr. Li.

642
00:32:40,790 --> 00:32:43,440
So Prince Duan intends to
use someone else's hand to kill

643
00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:44,900
and eliminate his rivals?

644
00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:45,110
So...

645
00:32:45,110 --> 00:32:45,830
So our accidental killing

646
00:32:45,830 --> 00:32:47,630
of the Qiang assassin last night

647
00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:49,590
might have already ruined
Prince Duan's plan.

648
00:32:49,590 --> 00:32:51,270
He might not be from the Qiang State.

649
00:32:51,270 --> 00:32:53,400
Although Qiang also likes to pull tricks,

650
00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:54,790
it's more likely the Yan State's doing.

651
00:32:54,790 --> 00:32:55,240
The Yan State...

652
00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:56,680
Why would the Yan State want to
assassinate someone from Great Xia?

653
00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:58,790
-The Yan State...
-The Yan State wants to fight for power.

654
00:32:58,790 --> 00:33:00,190
Sending a few assassins

655
00:33:00,350 --> 00:33:02,210
to kill key officials of Great Xia

656
00:33:02,550 --> 00:33:05,010
is their bargaining chip
for seizing power.

657
00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:07,180
Plus, the Yan State's land

658
00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,400
is barren and plagued by years of drought.

659
00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:10,800
They can barely survive.

660
00:33:11,070 --> 00:33:13,870
The worse their lives get,
the more they resent us.

661
00:33:19,350 --> 00:33:20,550
What's with the "oh"?

662
00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:21,960
Mr. Bei, I'd like to ask,

663
00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:22,450
since

664
00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,880
the Yan State's land is dry and barren,

665
00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:26,210
what crops do they grow?

666
00:33:26,830 --> 00:33:29,430
I think it's something called Yan millet.

667
00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:31,110
It's no good anyway,

668
00:33:31,110 --> 00:33:32,510
rough and tastes terrible.

669
00:33:32,510 --> 00:33:34,000
Anyway, we don't grow it here
in Great Xia.

670
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,200
Even if we did, it'd be for feeding pigs.

671
00:33:38,790 --> 00:33:40,570
-I see.
-I see.

672
00:33:40,750 --> 00:33:42,030
Forget about the plans.

673
00:33:42,030 --> 00:33:44,200
I'll just go chop off Prince Duan's head

674
00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:45,600
and save you the trouble.

675
00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:46,240
Mr. Bei!

676
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:48,720
Prince Duan's faction is deeply rooted.

677
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:50,200
No matter how good you are, Mr. Bei,

678
00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:51,360
you can't possibly fight thousands alone.

679
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:51,830
It's fine.

680
00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:52,720
Besides,

681
00:33:52,930 --> 00:33:55,260
Prince Duan is backed by the Three Armies.

682
00:33:55,270 --> 00:33:56,600
Killing him isn't hard.

683
00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,880
The hard part is
seizing military power first.

684
00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:00,350
How do we know if we don't try?

685
00:34:00,350 --> 00:34:01,070
-Mr. Bei!
-Mr. Bei!

686
00:34:01,070 --> 00:34:02,470
Even if this is resolved,

687
00:34:03,070 --> 00:34:04,510
the Empress Dowager will reign supreme.

688
00:34:04,510 --> 00:34:05,240
Her next step

689
00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:06,440
will be to kill me.

690
00:34:07,070 --> 00:34:08,320
All this killing back and forth

691
00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:09,400
only treats the symptoms,

692
00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:10,460
not the root cause.

693
00:34:10,670 --> 00:34:12,600
Then how do we treat the root cause?

694
00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:15,889
That depends on her.

695
00:34:16,670 --> 00:34:17,190
Her?

696
00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,290
Can a demonic consort really save a state?

697
00:34:22,270 --> 00:34:25,110
[Prince Duan's Mansion]

698
00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:38,630
Your Highness.

699
00:34:38,630 --> 00:34:40,830
Mr. Murong asked me to pass on a message.

700
00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:41,489
Go ahead.

701
00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:44,920
The Commander of the Imperial Guards
indeed has a concubine,

702
00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:46,520
who's extremely beautiful.

703
00:34:46,630 --> 00:34:48,880
She often goes to Nanshan Temple
to burn incense.

704
00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,800
Her route and Deputy Commander Zhao's

705
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:52,130
overlap in some places.

706
00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:54,110
If we drug him

707
00:34:54,190 --> 00:34:55,960
and make him take liberties with her,

708
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,920
the two men will surely become enemies.

709
00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,230
If Your Highness recruits
Deputy Commander Zhao then,

710
00:35:00,230 --> 00:35:02,830
you'll surely succeed
in one decisive stroke.

711
00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:06,530
What else did he say?

712
00:35:07,030 --> 00:35:10,400
Mr. Murong praised this plan
for achieving much with little,

713
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:13,930
and said that the strategist behind it
is worthy of great trust.

714
00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:17,300
Give this letter to His Highness.

715
00:35:17,830 --> 00:35:20,560
It will surely help His Highness
make a comeback.

716
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,470
How does Xie Yong'er know so much?

717
00:35:27,150 --> 00:35:27,930
Your Highness.

718
00:35:27,930 --> 00:35:29,940
Shall I proceed with the plan?

719
00:35:31,580 --> 00:35:32,640
Go and investigate

720
00:35:34,030 --> 00:35:36,000
if Concubine Xie had any dealings
with these people

721
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:37,730
before she entered the palace.

722
00:35:38,550 --> 00:35:38,980
Yes.

723
00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:56,920
Still reading?

724
00:35:57,190 --> 00:35:58,650
You've been at it for ages.

725
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,480
This is Xu Yao's journal.

726
00:36:02,030 --> 00:36:03,560
He probably never expected

727
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,600
it would become evidence for us.

728
00:36:06,510 --> 00:36:09,280
But a lot of information is hidden
between the lines.

729
00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:10,880
I need to study it carefully.

730
00:36:11,710 --> 00:36:13,280
Study carefully?

731
00:36:14,090 --> 00:36:14,800
Is that so?

732
00:36:19,190 --> 00:36:20,520
Then let me study it too!

733
00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:22,960
I'm not done yet. Stop it.

734
00:36:24,150 --> 00:36:24,840
Xiahou Dan!

735
00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:25,710
Why can't I read it?

736
00:36:25,710 --> 00:36:27,070
You're so childish.

737
00:36:27,550 --> 00:36:28,410
Go take a break.

738
00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:29,430
Stop it.

739
00:36:29,670 --> 00:36:30,670
Give it back to me.

740
00:36:30,670 --> 00:36:32,000
-I'm not done yet.
-Let me study it.

741
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,000
So only you can study it carefully?

742
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,110
Give it to me!

743
00:36:36,110 --> 00:36:37,170
Who allowed you in?

744
00:36:37,610 --> 00:36:39,590
Y-Your Majesty, please forgive me.

745
00:36:39,590 --> 00:36:42,030
These are Her Ladyship's
favorite pastries.

746
00:36:42,030 --> 00:36:43,230
I thought I'd bring them to her...

747
00:36:43,230 --> 00:36:44,550
Leave this sort of thing

748
00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:45,880
to Madam Bei from now on.

749
00:36:46,110 --> 00:36:46,640
Leave us!

750
00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:48,380
Yes, Your Majesty.

751
00:36:54,610 --> 00:36:56,610
You didn't have to be so harsh on her.

752
00:36:57,190 --> 00:36:57,590
Was I?

753
00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:05,190
Look, how do you pronounce this character?

754
00:37:04,210 --> 00:37:06,140
[Talents who failed
the February imperial exam]

755
00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:05,760
Wei.

756
00:37:06,590 --> 00:37:08,990
As in "Weishi," meaning the imperial exam.

757
00:37:09,510 --> 00:37:10,710
Impressive.

758
00:37:11,190 --> 00:37:13,450
You even know such an obscure character.

759
00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:16,560
I picked it up practicing calligraphy.

760
00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:17,670
So here,

761
00:37:18,150 --> 00:37:21,210
"talents who failed
the February imperial exam" means

762
00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,360
that during the imperial exam
next February,

763
00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:25,360
Prince Duan will recruit
some of the talents

764
00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:26,760
who fail the exam, right?

765
00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:29,400
Why recruit those who fail?

766
00:37:31,110 --> 00:37:33,570
Because of that Empress Dowager,
of course.

767
00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:35,070
The current imperial exams

768
00:37:35,070 --> 00:37:37,130
are plagued by fraud and corruption.

769
00:37:37,710 --> 00:37:40,510
Scholars from poor families
never stand a chance.

770
00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:43,920
As long as Prince Duan recruits
capable, ambitious people

771
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:45,670
and offers them even minor official posts,

772
00:37:45,670 --> 00:37:46,670
they'll all end up

773
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,630
pledging their loyalty to him, won't they?

774
00:37:48,630 --> 00:37:49,890
Besides, the book says

775
00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:52,440
the scholars Prince Duan recruited

776
00:37:52,630 --> 00:37:53,830
include many talents

777
00:37:54,110 --> 00:37:55,150
who ended up becoming capable ministers.

778
00:37:55,150 --> 00:37:56,410
What should we do then?

779
00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:00,190
Beat him to it

780
00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:01,700
and poach them.

781
00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:04,540
Poach them?

782
00:38:07,510 --> 00:38:09,710
Your Majesty, I have a matter to report!

783
00:38:10,710 --> 00:38:11,640
I wish to impeach

784
00:38:11,950 --> 00:38:12,910
[Lord Wang]

785
00:38:11,990 --> 00:38:13,040
Minister Yu

786
00:38:13,430 --> 00:38:16,230
for perverting the law
and lining his own pockets.

787
00:38:18,510 --> 00:38:19,480
I second that.

788
00:38:20,230 --> 00:38:22,880
Minister Yu relies on his status
as a royal relative

789
00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:24,540
to disrupt court discipline.

790
00:38:24,590 --> 00:38:26,990
I hope Your Majesty
will judge this fairly.

791
00:38:28,030 --> 00:38:30,520
Although Minister Yu
is Consort Yu's father

792
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:32,460
and holds a fourth-rank post,

793
00:38:32,550 --> 00:38:33,840
royal relatives

794
00:38:34,030 --> 00:38:36,700
cannot place themselves above the law.

795
00:38:40,510 --> 00:38:41,230
What?

796
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,670
Minister Yu often invites officials
to his residence

797
00:39:02,110 --> 00:39:03,710
and accepts bribes

798
00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:05,740
under the guise of playing cards.

799
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:07,450
I have recorded all the money

800
00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:10,540
he embezzled in the past year.

801
00:39:11,150 --> 00:39:13,410
I hope Your Majesty prioritizes the law,

802
00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:15,110
handles this impartially,

803
00:39:15,110 --> 00:39:17,370
and does not let Minister Yu off lightly.

804
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:24,960
How dare you!

805
00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:26,760
Your Majesty!

806
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:27,590
Your Majesty.

807
00:39:27,590 --> 00:39:28,030
Your Majesty.

808
00:39:28,030 --> 00:39:30,190
Your Majesty, I only have Great Xia's
best interests at heart.

809
00:39:30,190 --> 00:39:31,400
Even if it displeases Your Majesty,

810
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:31,760
I

811
00:39:32,070 --> 00:39:33,130
must remonstrate!

812
00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:34,940
E-E-Exactly.

813
00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:37,280
I am willing to remonstrate with my life!

814
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:38,390
So am I!